1 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:19,439 Speaker 1: You are listening to the end around postgame show. I'm 2 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:23,120 Speaker 1: Matt Tebeek joined with Will McFadden and the Falcons just 3 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: pulled out a twenty four twenty win here Mercedes ben 4 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 1: Stadium on Sunday Night Football and from a national TV audience, 5 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 1: Will who that was? Well? It was just like the 6 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: previous two of Eagles Falcons games. It went right down 7 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: to the wire and it was ugly, scrappy, hard hitting fistfight. 8 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 1: Wow your thoughts, it sure was, Matt. It's two to 9 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: eight am here and I am energized and ready to go. 10 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:02,639 Speaker 1: And it is all became because of Julio on that 11 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:07,320 Speaker 1: fifty four yard game winning touchdown screen pass. Julio did 12 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 1: it for you, Oh he did. He did it for 13 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 1: a lot of Falcons fans. I'm sure I'll tell you what. 14 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 1: I don't want to give it away too too much, 15 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 1: but be sure to go to Atlanta Falcons dot com 16 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:22,760 Speaker 1: and check out my column. But you know this game 17 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:28,400 Speaker 1: to me, that play, they Matt Ryan and Julio Jones 18 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 1: did something that they couldn't do the previous two games. 19 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:36,759 Speaker 1: When the game was on the line, two fourth down 20 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:42,399 Speaker 1: passes fell incomplete. You know, Julio was the ball went 21 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: through his hands in the divisional playoff game, and then 22 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: he fell out of bounds last year in the season 23 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 1: opening game, and then this year on fourth and three, 24 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 1: Will Boom finds him in the flat. He hit twenty 25 00:01:57,480 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: miles an hour on that run on touched textbook blocks 26 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: by Jake Matthew, Matthew's boy in Mohammed Sanu. He's gonna 27 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 1: get some applause on Monday morning when they latched on film. 28 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: And it may not be to a tee the exact play, 29 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: but if Falcons fans remember last year when Julio finally 30 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 1: ended his scoring drought against Washington up at FedEx Field, 31 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 1: it was eerily, not earily, it was wonderfully reminiscent of 32 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 1: that play field. Yates had a tweet after Julio's first 33 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:34,960 Speaker 1: touchdown catch in the night because he had two tonight. 34 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 1: He now has a touchdown catch in six straight games, 35 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 1: which is the longest active streak. So everybody out there 36 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: who was freaking out because Julio Jones couldn't catch a 37 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 1: touchdown pass, those demons are put to rest. Record setting 38 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:52,079 Speaker 1: night for Julio t record setting night, two two records, 39 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 1: same play Matt Ryan three hundred touchdown pass Julio Jones 40 00:02:55,880 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 1: passes Roddy White for all time franchise leading receiver. And 41 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 1: you know, it's incredible. When he was selected and the 42 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: Falcons gave up that entire draft haul to go up 43 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: and get him, it seemed impossible for him to live 44 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 1: up to that standard that they set by trading up 45 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: and giving away so much to get him. That man 46 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 1: has achieved every possible thing that the Falcons could have 47 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 1: hoped to get with him. And he is he's an 48 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 1: all time great receiver. But you know what, what in 49 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 1: Philly Atlanta style, that wasn't the end of the game. 50 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 1: It was not Carson Wentz and his depleted offense. And 51 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 1: he was I'll tell you what, he took a lot 52 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 1: of shots to night. He was off target. He is impressive. 53 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: He didn't have the prettiest in the nights, but he 54 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:51,960 Speaker 1: just he for his size. He was impressive with some 55 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 1: of the tackles he broke. And and I'll tell you what. 56 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: They credited a sack one time where it looked like 57 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: he he had gotten away. But this is a it's 58 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: a pro Carson Wentz podcast. I think you and I 59 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 1: both like him as a quarterback round. Oh yeah, I 60 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 1: mean it's it's pretty clear why he was drafted where 61 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 1: he was. He's a very good quarterback. But what I 62 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 1: was getting to was, you know, with two minutes left, 63 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 1: there they were and driving down the field, and had 64 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 1: it not been for a Nelson Agalar drop down, streaking 65 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:28,840 Speaker 1: down twenty five yards down the left sideline in front 66 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:34,159 Speaker 1: of the Falcons bench right off his hands, he still 67 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:36,159 Speaker 1: might be running. I mean it was he would have 68 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 1: walked into the end zone, probably turned around facing the 69 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 1: defense with his arms spread wide to Seawan Jackson style. 70 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:46,039 Speaker 1: And I mean, you're not supposed to make noise in 71 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 1: the press box. There was an audible exhale, groan whatever 72 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 1: from the media writ large when that ball went in 73 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: and out of his fingers. He was unbelievable. And I'll 74 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:03,599 Speaker 1: tell you what the in football, you need the ball 75 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 1: to bounce your way, even the even the great teams. 76 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:08,599 Speaker 1: You need to stay healthy, you need to make plays, 77 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 1: you create your own quote unquote luck. But uh, sometimes 78 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: you need the ball to bounce your way or bounce 79 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 1: off the other guy's hands. And that's what happened, or 80 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 1: he did. He did come back and make a good Yeah. 81 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 1: I was getting to that, okay. I mean later on 82 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 1: on fourth down when it looked like I think was 83 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 1: a fourth and fourteen, Uh, Wentz throws it up and 84 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 1: he comes it was I think it was a forty 85 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:38,479 Speaker 1: three yard game forty three yard catch. Wentz was surrounded 86 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:42,600 Speaker 1: and he dropped it. He dropped it into triple coverage. 87 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 1: Agilar had three Falcons around him. Somehow pulls it in. 88 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 1: I mean, I mean he was, well, it was just 89 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:53,839 Speaker 1: a well thrown ball and he had beaten everybody. But uh, 90 00:05:54,080 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 1: to the Falcons defense credit. They stood, they made the 91 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 1: tackle and they held the line. And that was the 92 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 1: difference between tonight in years past. It was all those 93 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 1: games had been. They weren't pretty. Tonight wasn't pretty. But 94 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 1: the Falcons defense tonight came in will with They just 95 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 1: had an energy and they were energized and they brought 96 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 1: it tonight. They definitely did. And you talk about the Falcons, 97 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 1: and I didn't think that they matched Minnesota last week 98 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:36,599 Speaker 1: intensity wise, but I think the turnovers got you know, 99 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:39,279 Speaker 1: they had turnovers tonight too, but they still kept at it. 100 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 1: But go ahead, you talk about the Falcons, you know, 101 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 1: creating NFL teams have to create their own luck, and 102 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:51,840 Speaker 1: had the Falcons not regrouped from that missed fourth down 103 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 1: opportunity a chance to win the game, and then instead 104 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 1: of getting off the field getting a sack there or 105 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:59,599 Speaker 1: breaking the pass up, you give up a big forty 106 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 1: three yard pass that all of a sudden has them 107 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 1: down on the red zone. That could have been an 108 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 1: opportunity where we're looking back at that Agalore drop and 109 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 1: ultimately that doesn't matter because the Eagles make the play 110 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: they need to and then go on and score a 111 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 1: touchdown win the game, and we're sitting here going what 112 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 1: the heck happened? But they didn't. They came back and 113 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 1: they stood firm, and they get four plays later the 114 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 1: game winning tackle Zach Ertz stop him inches short. And 115 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 1: that's the type of luck that you create. It's not 116 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: necessarily always the ball bouncing one way or the other, 117 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 1: but it's giving an opportunity that you then take advantage 118 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 1: of it. And I thought the Falcons defense really throughout 119 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:39,200 Speaker 1: the entirety of the game because the offense, and a 120 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 1: lot of this was on Matt Ryan and I'm sure 121 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 1: will get to that, but the defense anchored this team 122 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:48,239 Speaker 1: pretty much half of the eagles two hundred and eighty 123 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 1: three yards tonight came on the final two drives. I 124 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 1: mean they held the Eagles under one hundred and fifty 125 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: yards through three quarters. They only gave up two point 126 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:01,119 Speaker 1: three yards a carry, one after giving up one hundred 127 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 1: and seventy seven yards on the ground against the Vikings. 128 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 1: I mean, give all the credit in the world Dan 129 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 1: Quinn for getting this group turned around and ready to 130 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 1: go this week against a team that has played them 131 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 1: really tough over the past three to four years. I 132 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:19,160 Speaker 1: mean the defense set the tone tonight. Yeah, they they 133 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: hit Carson Wentz. They sacked him three times tonight. And 134 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: let's not forget Josh McCown was actually in there. He 135 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:28,400 Speaker 1: threw five passes tonight for twenty four yards. I think 136 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 1: a lot of people forgot Josh McCown was in the NFL. Still. 137 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:34,040 Speaker 1: You know what though, for being cold off the bench 138 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:36,439 Speaker 1: and coach in high school football. I don't know how 139 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:39,679 Speaker 1: long ago he came in. He was three to five. 140 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:42,240 Speaker 1: I give I give the guy credit, But back to 141 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 1: the defense. They sacked him three times. Vic Peasley just 142 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:51,320 Speaker 1: lowered the boom one time on Wentz could have had 143 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:55,600 Speaker 1: another sackhead Wentz not miraculously gotten the ball off for 144 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 1: a first down conversion late in the game. But you 145 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:02,200 Speaker 1: know who I'm happy it is for tonight? Who Isaiah Oliver. 146 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 1: You talk about holding your ground. He was the guy 147 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 1: on fourth and three or I'm sorry, on fourth and eight. 148 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 1: Um covering all pro tight end makes the stop a 149 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:22,440 Speaker 1: yard short, holds Earth's and brings him down. Um. I 150 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 1: just just happy for Oliver. You know, he made some 151 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 1: place tonight and it wasn't always pretty, uh, but that 152 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:33,600 Speaker 1: was a that was a clutch play and uh it 153 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:35,720 Speaker 1: was a it was a one of the probably the 154 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 1: biggest tackle he's made in his young career. You know what. 155 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna say. It was the biggest tackle that 156 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:45,240 Speaker 1: he's made so far in his young career. And uh 157 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 1: he's a former second not former, he's a second round pick, 158 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:51,720 Speaker 1: and uh he is growing into his new role and 159 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 1: I think the future is bright for that guy. And uh, 160 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:57,200 Speaker 1: you know, he's just you know, he showed tonight too, 161 00:09:57,360 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 1: you know, with that long reach of his he broke 162 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:03,680 Speaker 1: a nice pass up tonight with you know, he got 163 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 1: got an arm out there, and you know we've been 164 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:10,480 Speaker 1: talking about his reach over and over since he's he's 165 00:10:10,559 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 1: arrived at Flowery Branch and uh, it's just you know, 166 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:15,280 Speaker 1: I don't know what his final stats were. I'll look 167 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 1: him up here, but regardless, he finished with five tackles 168 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:21,959 Speaker 1: and had had two pass deflections. Yeah, there is time. 169 00:10:22,760 --> 00:10:25,040 Speaker 1: Was good night for him one week after being picked 170 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:27,120 Speaker 1: on and kind of being the scapegoat for the defense 171 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:29,160 Speaker 1: in that Vikings game or one of them. But I 172 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:31,079 Speaker 1: want to talk about another member of the secondary, and 173 00:10:31,080 --> 00:10:34,960 Speaker 1: that's Desmond Truffon. You know, we all last offseason he 174 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 1: was talking about how he wanted to become more of 175 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:38,720 Speaker 1: a playmaker and to do that, you've got to create 176 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 1: some turnovers. Well, he had two interceptions tonight, one one 177 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 1: sitting down, one sitting down, which is you know is 178 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:46,920 Speaker 1: I don't know if that's easier or more difficult than 179 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:49,199 Speaker 1: standing up, but I've never done it. He made it 180 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:52,319 Speaker 1: look easy, so I'm gonna assume it's easier. But those 181 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 1: proved to be really important early on in the game 182 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:58,120 Speaker 1: to give the Falcon extra chances. We saw how important 183 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:01,320 Speaker 1: turnovers were last week, so for the Falcons to create 184 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 1: three of their own now ultimately again we will eventually 185 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 1: get to Matt Ryan and his three turnovers, but the 186 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 1: defense creating takeaways really created some juice and Mercedes ben 187 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:12,480 Speaker 1: Stadium in a crowd that had a lot of loud 188 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:16,000 Speaker 1: Eagles fans here tonight, yeah we expected that. But back 189 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 1: to back to true fonts. I'm just sitting here trying 190 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:22,800 Speaker 1: to figure out what it must feel like to be 191 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:26,680 Speaker 1: sitting down on the turf and to look up as 192 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 1: you're just sitting there with your legs straight out and 193 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:33,560 Speaker 1: here comes the ball and wow, here here you go. 194 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:38,000 Speaker 1: It's like hello, But that that was a neat play. 195 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 1: And I thought he dropped it initially. Yeah really from 196 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 1: where I was in the press box. Uh man, I'm 197 00:11:44,640 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 1: glad he didn't know. And uh, you know, just other 198 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:49,959 Speaker 1: guys that stood out on the defense night. Can O'Neil had, 199 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:54,000 Speaker 1: you know, nine tackles, Um Devendra Campbell had eight, but 200 00:11:54,200 --> 00:12:00,800 Speaker 1: Grady Jarrett and tack McKinley, Tyler Davison, Jack offered, all 201 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:05,160 Speaker 1: those guys, Vick Beasley, we just mentioned the upfront. They 202 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:07,200 Speaker 1: they had a salad night. And this is a really 203 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:09,680 Speaker 1: good Eagles offensive line. I mean, this is an Eagles 204 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:11,960 Speaker 1: offensive line that's really set that Tonin has kind of 205 00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:13,800 Speaker 1: been a little bit of a I don't know what 206 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 1: prickly in the Falcon's heel, but they they got after 207 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 1: him tonight. I mean they were in Wentz's face all night, 208 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:25,280 Speaker 1: forced him to leave the game for a little bit. 209 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:28,079 Speaker 1: I mean they they hit him early and often. Yeah, 210 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 1: it was a prtal game, and uh, there was a 211 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:33,079 Speaker 1: lot of hitting. And you know, Kelsey for their team, 212 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 1: you know, ended up walking at one point walked to 213 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:37,920 Speaker 1: the Falcon sideline. He was so woozy. So, I mean 214 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 1: the guys were hitting each other tonight, and uh, you know, 215 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:46,240 Speaker 1: the the Eagles at one point where without four receivers 216 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 1: Dallas goderh Al Glar, DeShawn Jackson, and al Shan Jeffrey 217 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:57,520 Speaker 1: and so, uh, you know, it was that's how it goes. 218 00:12:57,559 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 1: Sometimes it's uh, you know, survival of the fites. But 219 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 1: let's let's flip switch gears and talk Falcon's offense. There 220 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:10,200 Speaker 1: was some good, some bad, and some ugly. Um, we 221 00:13:10,360 --> 00:13:13,320 Speaker 1: just talked about some of the really good. Julio Calvin 222 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:18,400 Speaker 1: Ridley really great night, phenomenal. Took some shots too and 223 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 1: kept going. You know, he took a really on a 224 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:24,200 Speaker 1: crossing pad, took a brutal shot and he didn't want 225 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:27,199 Speaker 1: to anybody know that he was hurt. But he got sidelined, 226 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 1: bent over and then he comes back and catches that 227 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:31,600 Speaker 1: deep ball for touchdown. I mean, great night. I thought 228 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:33,679 Speaker 1: he was going to be the story of the night. 229 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:37,000 Speaker 1: Tell Julio, you know, had that one big catch. But 230 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:38,680 Speaker 1: what do you think? Yeah, I was. I was watching 231 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:41,440 Speaker 1: Calvin before the game, and I just I really liked 232 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:43,760 Speaker 1: the energy that he was giving off. He was he 233 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:46,080 Speaker 1: was catching passes, he was dancing at one point, you know, 234 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:48,040 Speaker 1: he kind of had a ball by himself and he 235 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 1: was tossing it between his hands and like throwing it 236 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 1: up in the air and spinning his hand around and 237 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:54,080 Speaker 1: then catching it with his palm facing down. I mean, 238 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:56,800 Speaker 1: he just seemed to be really loose and having fun 239 00:13:56,880 --> 00:13:59,560 Speaker 1: and excited and ready for this game, and he went 240 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:01,680 Speaker 1: out there and showed it. I mean, this guy's ability 241 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:04,640 Speaker 1: to run great routes. He looks he already seems to 242 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:07,080 Speaker 1: have a great connection with Matt Ryan. That Matt Ryan 243 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 1: when he's scrambling, looks Calvin's way and his trust him 244 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:11,880 Speaker 1: enough to kind of throw up a deep ball. I 245 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:15,080 Speaker 1: know they didn't connect on that first one. But Matt 246 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:18,200 Speaker 1: Ryan trusts Calvin Ridley already. You know it's it's his 247 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:20,560 Speaker 1: second year, and but he was an X factor tonight 248 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 1: that the Falcons didn't necessarily have the last time they 249 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 1: faced the Eagles because that was Calvin's very first game. 250 00:14:25,880 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what, when you run great routes and 251 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:30,800 Speaker 1: get as open as he gets, that really helps foster 252 00:14:31,080 --> 00:14:38,000 Speaker 1: a warm, loving relationship. And at Ridley is, I'll tell 253 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:42,480 Speaker 1: you what his second year now, he is. He looks 254 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:46,480 Speaker 1: every bit the part and he may have end up 255 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 1: having a better year this year than last year. Which wow, 256 00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 1: eight catches one hundred and five yards one touchdown for him, 257 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 1: Julio five catches, one hundred and six yards, two touchdowns. 258 00:14:57,320 --> 00:15:03,800 Speaker 1: It's obviously no obviously the fifty four yard game winner. Again, 259 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 1: he ran He was clocked at twenty miles an hour. 260 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:08,560 Speaker 1: Just wanted to point that out again. Have you ever 261 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 1: run run twenty miles an hour? But you know, no 262 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 1: one's ever clocked me, so I can't say I haven't. Okay, 263 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:20,600 Speaker 1: all right, let's let's let's switch gears here and talk 264 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:23,560 Speaker 1: the running game, because to me, that's a little bit. 265 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 1: I liked what I saw from Edo Smith four carries 266 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:29,800 Speaker 1: for thirty two yards. That's an eight oh average. Of course, 267 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 1: twenty eight of them were on one run. But I 268 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 1: just couldn't get the running game going again today and 269 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 1: again Minnesota very good front, Philly very good front. So 270 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:45,000 Speaker 1: that perspective, I think that it's not necessarily a They 271 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 1: couldn't get it going, although they did only average three 272 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:51,800 Speaker 1: point four yards of carry, so when they ran the ball, 273 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:54,280 Speaker 1: they didn't have as much success as they did throwing 274 00:15:54,280 --> 00:15:56,640 Speaker 1: the ball. But the Eagles brought a lot of pressure 275 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:58,960 Speaker 1: and they blitzed a lot of the gaps, which made 276 00:15:58,960 --> 00:16:02,240 Speaker 1: it really tough for the Falcons to find much running room, 277 00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:06,040 Speaker 1: especially between the tackles. And because they were bringing so 278 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:08,840 Speaker 1: much pressure, they were challenging the Falcons receivers to really 279 00:16:08,840 --> 00:16:11,640 Speaker 1: beat them in one on one matchups. And I gotta 280 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 1: believe that that's a matchup that the Falcons would thank 281 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 1: them for. I mean, if you're dirt Cutter and you're saying, Okay, 282 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:19,440 Speaker 1: you're telling me that you're gonna try to get to 283 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:21,800 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan, but in doing so, you're gonna one on 284 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:24,160 Speaker 1: one Calvin, You're gonna one on one Julio Jones you're 285 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 1: gonna one on one, Mohammed Sunu, You're gonna one on one. 286 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:30,200 Speaker 1: Austin Hooper will take those chances, and had it not 287 00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:32,840 Speaker 1: bend for a slight overthrow on that pass to Calvin 288 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:34,960 Speaker 1: Ridley and then a slight overthrow on that pass to 289 00:16:35,040 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 1: Justin Hardy. I mean there were opportunities down the field 290 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:41,840 Speaker 1: on big plays where there were a few touchdowns that 291 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 1: were that were open there, and the Falcons were finally 292 00:16:44,160 --> 00:16:47,320 Speaker 1: able to connect on some. But you know, the run game, 293 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:51,600 Speaker 1: the numbers aren't there. But I don't necessarily think that 294 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 1: that's because it wasn't working. I think the Falcons just 295 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 1: found the way. The path to victory lie somewhere else. 296 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:04,040 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan had a rough week. One game, you know, 297 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:05,560 Speaker 1: he had a couple of throws. He wished he could 298 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:08,600 Speaker 1: have back a couple more tonight, and then tonight he 299 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:14,199 Speaker 1: had one he had he definitely would want back the 300 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:16,560 Speaker 1: other one. You know, one interception tonight, you know the 301 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:18,920 Speaker 1: Eagles just made a nice play. There was a tip ball, 302 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:21,120 Speaker 1: but yeah, that on that one, he said that he 303 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:25,119 Speaker 1: was trying to throw Mohammad Suu kind of he was 304 00:17:25,160 --> 00:17:27,199 Speaker 1: trying to get Mo to stop a little bit on 305 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:29,000 Speaker 1: his route. He didn't want him coming back over the 306 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:31,119 Speaker 1: middle where a couple of defenders were waiting right there, 307 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 1: maybe to take his head off a little bit, right. 308 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:34,960 Speaker 1: So that's a timing and a trust thing that they'll 309 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:37,879 Speaker 1: work out in practice. The other one to Julio, you know, 310 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 1: it was a right up the middle pressure, which the 311 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:42,800 Speaker 1: Eagles did a lot, They blitzed a lot. Probably saw 312 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:44,879 Speaker 1: the Vikings have a lot of success doing that in 313 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 1: Week one and thought, hey, you know, we're pretty good 314 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:49,359 Speaker 1: on defense, we're pretty good up front. Let's see if 315 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:52,440 Speaker 1: that works for us. Falcons adjusted really well and they 316 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:54,800 Speaker 1: won some and we gotta give credit to the Falcons 317 00:17:54,880 --> 00:17:59,720 Speaker 1: offensive line. Matt Ryan was only sacked once. Depleted offensive 318 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:02,880 Speaker 1: line and Caleb McGarry left the game, came back back. 319 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:06,359 Speaker 1: That is huge Falcons fans. If there's an overall takeaway, 320 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 1: it's that he was able to return to this game. 321 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:11,520 Speaker 1: That's that's really big. He was only sacked one time 322 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:17,280 Speaker 1: tonight after being sacked four times last week. You know, 323 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:19,920 Speaker 1: Mattie Ice completed twenty seven to forty three for three 324 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:24,680 Speaker 1: twenty over three hundred yards again three touchdowns, but those 325 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:31,040 Speaker 1: three ants were kind of alarming, but I'm not with 326 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:33,879 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan, I don't worry about it, you know, I 327 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:37,040 Speaker 1: just don't worry about it. He's just he's just a 328 00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 1: really good quarterback. So he'll get a figure about that. 329 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:44,400 Speaker 1: The most important thing is that he's able to recognize 330 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:46,680 Speaker 1: and get you into that play that won you the game. Ultimately, 331 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:49,480 Speaker 1: that was not the called play, but it was a 332 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 1: check and it was when the when he lined up 333 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:53,960 Speaker 1: and he saw what the Eagles were doing, which was 334 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:57,679 Speaker 1: pretty much bringing all out pressure cover zero blitz. They 335 00:18:57,680 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 1: were going to line up and play man. He was 336 00:18:59,840 --> 00:19:02,160 Speaker 1: able to get them into the right call, which he said. 337 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:04,840 Speaker 1: Dirk gave him that option before the play, said hey, 338 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 1: if they give you this look, go to this play. 339 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:09,080 Speaker 1: Matt lined up, said they're giving us this look, Here 340 00:19:09,119 --> 00:19:11,800 Speaker 1: you go, Julio Jake, Matthew said, thank you, Matt. I 341 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:16,520 Speaker 1: get to run out here in maul A corner. But 342 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:19,040 Speaker 1: he's good at That's what he does is he's smart 343 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:22,200 Speaker 1: enough he can read the defense. Yeah, he's gonna maybe 344 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:24,399 Speaker 1: throw a pick where he doesn't see a week side 345 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 1: linebacker coming across to cover Austin Hooper, but he's also 346 00:19:28,359 --> 00:19:31,359 Speaker 1: gonna make really good plays like that he made the play. 347 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:35,400 Speaker 1: They win the game because of that play. And now 348 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:37,960 Speaker 1: they're sitting at one and one versus O and two. 349 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:43,399 Speaker 1: They're you know, three way tie atop the NFC South. 350 00:19:43,560 --> 00:19:45,920 Speaker 1: They could have been sitting on the you know down 351 00:19:45,920 --> 00:19:49,600 Speaker 1: there with Carolina and two. What a big difference and 352 00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:51,320 Speaker 1: two and one. I know it's just one game, but 353 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:55,160 Speaker 1: had they somehow, you know, if Agilar makes that catch 354 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:58,000 Speaker 1: or whatever, you can go through the what ifs and butts. 355 00:19:58,040 --> 00:20:02,200 Speaker 1: But they're one and one. Um technically, I guess they're 356 00:20:02,280 --> 00:20:07,200 Speaker 1: in second place because uh, Tampa's got a division win, 357 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 1: But regardless, they're one and one and some big division 358 00:20:10,320 --> 00:20:14,080 Speaker 1: news on Sunday. We don't know how serious that one is. 359 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:18,680 Speaker 1: But the team went flew to where they go, where 360 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 1: they have next, where they go to the Saint next, 361 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:25,520 Speaker 1: or where were they tonight? Where they All I know 362 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:28,080 Speaker 1: is that the Saints went one place and Drew Brees 363 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:30,159 Speaker 1: went someplace else to go get his thumb looked at. 364 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:32,160 Speaker 1: I don't cover the Saints, Matt, I'm not. I'm not 365 00:20:32,280 --> 00:20:36,400 Speaker 1: up on Drew Brees's itinerary. Well you need to uh, well, 366 00:20:36,440 --> 00:20:41,200 Speaker 1: all I can tell you this, I think we don't 367 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:43,440 Speaker 1: know for sure, but it looks like, you know, he's 368 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 1: got some kind of brace on the thumb. There could 369 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:49,680 Speaker 1: be some stability issues. There's all kinds of speculation, Um 370 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 1: that it's a ligament, that it's broken, that's dislocated. Who 371 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:57,600 Speaker 1: knows regardless, Um, big big picture though after last week, 372 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:00,280 Speaker 1: you know, it seemed like this guy was falling at like, 373 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:02,480 Speaker 1: oh my god, is this team as good as we 374 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:05,000 Speaker 1: thought they were? Were their best days behind him? The 375 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:08,040 Speaker 1: reality wasn't. That wasn't well, that wasn't either of us. 376 00:21:08,040 --> 00:21:09,920 Speaker 1: And this is the point that I'd like to make 377 00:21:10,040 --> 00:21:14,119 Speaker 1: is that that game ultimately came down to really costly 378 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:17,520 Speaker 1: turnovers early in the game that that put them behind 379 00:21:17,520 --> 00:21:21,879 Speaker 1: the April Tonight you get the win? Was was it 380 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:25,120 Speaker 1: probably as rosy as everybody would like to make it out, 381 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:27,959 Speaker 1: getting a winning as Eagles. No, the reality was there 382 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:29,280 Speaker 1: are some things that you got to work on. You 383 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:32,000 Speaker 1: mentioned the run game, you mentioned Matt Ryan's three turnovers, 384 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:34,840 Speaker 1: but you made enough plays to beat a good team 385 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 1: at home in prime time, a team that's had your 386 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:42,560 Speaker 1: number the past few years. So the reality is, is 387 00:21:42,560 --> 00:21:44,600 Speaker 1: the team as bad as they were as they looked 388 00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 1: in Week one? No? Is the team. You know, They're 389 00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:50,639 Speaker 1: probably closer to what we saw tonight. I think the 390 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 1: defense is going to be a lot better this season 391 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:56,399 Speaker 1: than they were last year. Obviously having everybody healthy plays 392 00:21:56,480 --> 00:21:58,920 Speaker 1: really big into that. But this defensive line, with the 393 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:02,600 Speaker 1: addition of a Bailey and Tyler Davison, looks different. They 394 00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:04,920 Speaker 1: just have kind of a different demeanor about them. They're 395 00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:08,520 Speaker 1: tougher to run against on the interior, and the offense 396 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:11,399 Speaker 1: is explosive enough to make plays. They've always been doing that. 397 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:13,600 Speaker 1: And when you've got guys like Julio Jones out there 398 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:16,600 Speaker 1: who can change a play on one or a game 399 00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:18,639 Speaker 1: on one single play, that's going to keep you in 400 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:21,040 Speaker 1: a lot of football games. So this is still the 401 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:22,920 Speaker 1: team I think we thought coming into the season, and 402 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:25,280 Speaker 1: at one on one everything is still ahead of them. 403 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 1: I took a lot of flak all week long from 404 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:33,080 Speaker 1: a segment of fans because they were getting frustrated because 405 00:22:33,119 --> 00:22:38,240 Speaker 1: I kept on saying, it's just one game, and it's 406 00:22:38,280 --> 00:22:40,560 Speaker 1: all it was. It was one game, and I kept 407 00:22:40,600 --> 00:22:43,480 Speaker 1: on pointing out that, hey, there have been plenty of 408 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 1: teams that have started off and two or oh and 409 00:22:46,359 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 1: one and gone on to win the Super Bowl. In 410 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:53,200 Speaker 1: twenty sixteen, the Falcons lost their openers in Tampa Bay 411 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:57,080 Speaker 1: went to the Super Bowl. The Giants lost badly their 412 00:22:57,160 --> 00:23:00,560 Speaker 1: opener in eighty six to their division foes, the Cowboys, 413 00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:04,359 Speaker 1: and went on to win the Super Bowl. Last season, 414 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:07,080 Speaker 1: the Patriots started one and two. They started off rough. 415 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:09,800 Speaker 1: But let me just point this out this weekend. Do 416 00:23:09,840 --> 00:23:12,640 Speaker 1: you have many one score games there were this weekend. 417 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 1: Let's just go to Tampa Bay Carolina twenty fourteen, Chicago 418 00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:24,040 Speaker 1: Denver sixteen fourteen, Indianapolis, Tennessee nineteen seventeen, Seattle, Pittsburgh twenty eight, 419 00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:31,440 Speaker 1: twenty six, Houston Jacksonville thirteen twelve. Yeah, I mean three Bay, 420 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:37,480 Speaker 1: Minnesota twenty one sixteen, Detroit Chargers thirteen ten, Baltimore, Arizona 421 00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:43,359 Speaker 1: twenty three seventeen, Tonight twenty four twenty point is. And 422 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:46,520 Speaker 1: I keep pointing you look at the scores every single week. 423 00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:49,560 Speaker 1: They're close people. There's not a lot of blowouts in 424 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:53,879 Speaker 1: turnovers are off in the deciding factor. They had three tonight, 425 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:56,680 Speaker 1: but you know what, they forced three tonight, so that's 426 00:23:56,680 --> 00:24:01,240 Speaker 1: why it was a close game. You gotta protect the ball. 427 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:03,680 Speaker 1: They did last week, and they paid dearly for it, 428 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:06,600 Speaker 1: and they also played two very good teams. Now they 429 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:11,000 Speaker 1: go to Indianapolis on the road, who's coming off a 430 00:24:11,240 --> 00:24:13,800 Speaker 1: tough well. No, they ended up pulling the win out 431 00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:18,000 Speaker 1: right this weekend. Yeah, they had a close loss in 432 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 1: Week one on that sort of the Chargers. They're they're 433 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 1: a good team. They're a good team. I watched that 434 00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 1: game against the Chargers. Marlon Mack is a really good 435 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:26,800 Speaker 1: running back. They got two really good tight ends. T 436 00:24:27,080 --> 00:24:29,920 Speaker 1: t Y Hilton is a is a really good they're 437 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:33,320 Speaker 1: Super Bowl contender with Andrew Luck now that he's retired. 438 00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:37,720 Speaker 1: I mean, your boy, Quentin Nelson probably your favorite player 439 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:41,400 Speaker 1: in the NFL. No, but he's certainly my favorite draft 440 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:46,760 Speaker 1: pick coming out last year. I mean, I don't get 441 00:24:46,760 --> 00:24:49,280 Speaker 1: me started on him. Speech, don't get me started at 442 00:24:49,320 --> 00:24:52,320 Speaker 1: Quinn Nelson. That guy, that guy. And I know he's 443 00:24:52,320 --> 00:24:54,000 Speaker 1: a guard, but if there was ever going to be 444 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:56,920 Speaker 1: a first round pick for number one overall pick worth 445 00:24:57,440 --> 00:25:01,160 Speaker 1: worth it as in a guard, it would be him. Yeah, 446 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:04,920 Speaker 1: that's gonna be a tough assignment. We thought. We thought 447 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:08,560 Speaker 1: this was maybe the hardest, not the most important three 448 00:25:08,560 --> 00:25:11,040 Speaker 1: game stretch of the season for the Falcons, but probably 449 00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:14,199 Speaker 1: the hardest three game stretch coming into the season. That 450 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:16,720 Speaker 1: you're through two games and you're one on one is 451 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:20,160 Speaker 1: really good, and that you can potentially start out two 452 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:24,520 Speaker 1: and one with three really good teams who are playoff 453 00:25:24,600 --> 00:25:28,399 Speaker 1: caliber teams. You know, losing Andrew Luck hurts that a 454 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:31,439 Speaker 1: bit for the Colts, but they're very talented everywhere else. Ye, 455 00:25:32,119 --> 00:25:34,439 Speaker 1: I mean the Falcons are right in the mix right 456 00:25:34,480 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 1: at the beginning, and that's got to be a major positive. Yeah, 457 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:41,000 Speaker 1: you know what, you take one win at a time, 458 00:25:41,119 --> 00:25:44,560 Speaker 1: one game at a time, and you know what, they 459 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:47,080 Speaker 1: go to Indianapolis and then it doesn't it doesn't get 460 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 1: it easier. They got Tennessee here, who looks tough at 461 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:55,040 Speaker 1: Houston and hello, Arizona looked everyone with like, oh that's 462 00:25:55,040 --> 00:25:57,480 Speaker 1: a that's gonna be an easy one, right. They gave 463 00:25:57,840 --> 00:26:02,359 Speaker 1: Baltimore fight today. Yeah, it's gonna be tough. I think 464 00:26:02,680 --> 00:26:04,520 Speaker 1: I like the way that we match up of Arizona 465 00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:07,119 Speaker 1: solely because they'll still be with how Patrick Peterson and 466 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:11,119 Speaker 1: Robert Alford, who Falcons fans know very well, so you know, 467 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:15,840 Speaker 1: if Brooks Reid is there as well, um, the Arizona Falcons. 468 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:20,159 Speaker 1: But but as Ricardo Allen pointed out to me this summer. 469 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:22,280 Speaker 1: He stopped me. I was talking about the schedule and 470 00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:27,520 Speaker 1: say this stretch and that stretch. He said, all you 471 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:30,400 Speaker 1: can do is look at it one week at a time, 472 00:26:30,440 --> 00:26:34,680 Speaker 1: because teams may look like world beaters right now, and 473 00:26:34,760 --> 00:26:38,200 Speaker 1: in three weeks, four weeks, five weeks from now, they're 474 00:26:38,280 --> 00:26:43,760 Speaker 1: completely different because of why, injuries, whatever. And the Falcons 475 00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:47,080 Speaker 1: know that all too well after last year. And one 476 00:26:47,080 --> 00:26:49,639 Speaker 1: of the one of this shit I asked dan Quinn 477 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:53,680 Speaker 1: this week was you know what, at what point does 478 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:56,000 Speaker 1: a team really find its identity at one point of 479 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:58,760 Speaker 1: the season, Because we talk a lot about and in September, 480 00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 1: you don't really know what teams are are. Yet you 481 00:27:01,560 --> 00:27:03,480 Speaker 1: can have a team that you come into the season 482 00:27:03,560 --> 00:27:06,240 Speaker 1: thinking they're gonna be world beaters and then they fall flat. 483 00:27:06,280 --> 00:27:08,080 Speaker 1: I mean, the Steelers are O and two. How many 484 00:27:08,119 --> 00:27:10,280 Speaker 1: people pick them to win the Super Bowl? And they 485 00:27:10,280 --> 00:27:13,040 Speaker 1: still might. But like that's the point is that September 486 00:27:13,080 --> 00:27:15,199 Speaker 1: can be fools gold a lot of the time. And 487 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:17,800 Speaker 1: so the best teams, and that's what dan Quinn said, 488 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:20,520 Speaker 1: get better with each progressive week. You don't need to 489 00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:22,920 Speaker 1: be playing your best ball in September. You need to 490 00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:25,520 Speaker 1: be playing your best ball in November and December, hopefully 491 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:28,320 Speaker 1: heading into January. And so yeah, you want to be 492 00:27:28,320 --> 00:27:31,640 Speaker 1: in a position come November December where you're at least 493 00:27:31,720 --> 00:27:36,160 Speaker 1: in position to compete, and then you want to be healthy. 494 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:39,320 Speaker 1: But you're always throughout the course of the season because 495 00:27:39,359 --> 00:27:42,959 Speaker 1: young guys are developing, people are learning new positions. Some 496 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:46,600 Speaker 1: people may be thrust into into new roles, but you 497 00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:50,240 Speaker 1: want to be playing your best ball in December, November, December, 498 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:52,920 Speaker 1: and it's going to be really interesting for the Falcons 499 00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:56,200 Speaker 1: because they play all their division games, those final eight games. 500 00:27:57,400 --> 00:28:01,240 Speaker 1: They just need to be in a position come by week. 501 00:28:02,560 --> 00:28:05,920 Speaker 1: We're there, you know, like we just said, taking it 502 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:08,119 Speaker 1: one game at a time and hopefully you know, or 503 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:11,119 Speaker 1: are out on the winning end of these first eight games. 504 00:28:11,119 --> 00:28:14,359 Speaker 1: And mission accomplished tonight the home opener. What was that 505 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:17,000 Speaker 1: stat with Matt Ryan in his eleven He's eleven and 506 00:28:17,040 --> 00:28:20,640 Speaker 1: one in his career on home openers, Falcon too bad? 507 00:28:21,960 --> 00:28:25,040 Speaker 1: The Falcons are three and oh, I believe in home 508 00:28:25,160 --> 00:28:29,160 Speaker 1: openers under Dan Quinn. Well, that's a pretty impressive mark. 509 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:34,359 Speaker 1: Under Matt Ryan, I could tell you that. Yes, so hey, 510 00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:39,240 Speaker 1: it was another fight this time the script was flipped 511 00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:44,680 Speaker 1: and they got Philly. Um, it was not at their place, 512 00:28:44,720 --> 00:28:48,880 Speaker 1: it was here, and they they stood tall at the end, 513 00:28:49,040 --> 00:28:50,880 Speaker 1: and they made the plays when they needed to at 514 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:53,960 Speaker 1: the end. And uh, the last couple of years it 515 00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 1: was Philadelphia doing it. And so that part feels really good. Uh, 516 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:01,000 Speaker 1: you know, you feel like the Falcons to be exercised. 517 00:29:01,440 --> 00:29:08,160 Speaker 1: Some Eagles, not demons. Eagles tonight. Um, it's late, everybody. 518 00:29:09,120 --> 00:29:12,200 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what it's regardless, regardless how you want 519 00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:13,840 Speaker 1: to put it, it it feels good to be one on 520 00:29:13,840 --> 00:29:17,360 Speaker 1: one if you're an Atlanta Falcon. Atlanta Falcon fan and 521 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:21,680 Speaker 1: bring on Indy. Um, let's do it. Let's do it. 522 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:28,040 Speaker 1: So hey, that's a rap. Let's let's wrap it up. 523 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:33,120 Speaker 1: Thank you everybody for listening. Thank you Kcy our producer. 524 00:29:33,320 --> 00:29:37,440 Speaker 1: Yeah we are which it real quick. What did you 525 00:29:37,440 --> 00:29:41,880 Speaker 1: think of the home crowd tonight? I liked the way 526 00:29:41,920 --> 00:29:44,320 Speaker 1: that the team shut the Eagles fans up and then 527 00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:47,520 Speaker 1: then you really felt I mean towards the second, third, 528 00:29:47,560 --> 00:29:50,000 Speaker 1: fourth quarter, there were a lot of atl chants. I 529 00:29:50,040 --> 00:29:52,480 Speaker 1: really liked it. I liked the pregame intro. If you 530 00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:55,520 Speaker 1: haven't been to a home game, New pregame introduction. It 531 00:29:55,560 --> 00:29:57,920 Speaker 1: looks great. The red lights were cool. The red lights 532 00:29:57,920 --> 00:30:00,160 Speaker 1: were cool. And I'll tell you what rufe was open. 533 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:02,160 Speaker 1: I like the roof being root. You know what, even 534 00:30:02,160 --> 00:30:05,760 Speaker 1: if it's sprinkles, I want the roof opens football. But 535 00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:09,320 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what it was after the after the law, 536 00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:14,440 Speaker 1: after the game, after the win. Sorry, you could hear 537 00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:19,840 Speaker 1: the chance at l out in the corridor. You know 538 00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:22,440 Speaker 1: what the best part of that was all throughout the 539 00:30:22,560 --> 00:30:28,760 Speaker 1: corridors before the game. It was egl es and silence 540 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:31,280 Speaker 1: from the Eagles fans after the game. And that's ultimately 541 00:30:31,360 --> 00:30:33,600 Speaker 1: what matters. It doesn't matter how much smack talk can 542 00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:35,800 Speaker 1: you do before the game. All the matters is who 543 00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:38,600 Speaker 1: gets bragging rights after the game. You know, the first 544 00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:40,800 Speaker 1: game I ever saw I was a Giants Eagles game. 545 00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:44,760 Speaker 1: I grew up in a Giant's household. My whole family 546 00:30:44,800 --> 00:30:50,120 Speaker 1: hates the Eagles. The Eagles in my first game beat 547 00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:54,520 Speaker 1: the Giants. I'm not a Giant fan, but I don't 548 00:30:54,560 --> 00:30:56,680 Speaker 1: like the Eagles. And when you just said e a 549 00:30:56,800 --> 00:31:02,680 Speaker 1: g l es, I get shivers. I can't stand the Eagles. 550 00:31:02,720 --> 00:31:05,920 Speaker 1: I'm so happy the Falcons won this game, and I 551 00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:07,520 Speaker 1: just want to end it on that. I just want 552 00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:10,160 Speaker 1: to go home and go to bed. The Falcons beat 553 00:31:10,200 --> 00:31:13,320 Speaker 1: the Eagles. Great job, great job with your stories tonight. 554 00:31:13,360 --> 00:31:15,320 Speaker 1: I hope everyone checks out on land Falcons dot com. 555 00:31:17,160 --> 00:31:18,720 Speaker 1: You had do you want to do? You want to 556 00:31:18,800 --> 00:31:22,479 Speaker 1: pub your stories? Yeah? Yeah, I just wrote about the defense, 557 00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:25,240 Speaker 1: you know, making making plays there at the end, kind 558 00:31:25,280 --> 00:31:29,240 Speaker 1: of rebounding from giving up the late lead and uh, 559 00:31:29,760 --> 00:31:32,360 Speaker 1: but they really came back strong and made the plays 560 00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:34,800 Speaker 1: that they needed to. And it's gonna take that. I mean, 561 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:37,200 Speaker 1: dan Quinn talks all the time about passing the baton 562 00:31:37,600 --> 00:31:41,200 Speaker 1: and what that means is that from offense to defense 563 00:31:41,240 --> 00:31:43,680 Speaker 1: to special teams, one unit picks up the other. If 564 00:31:43,720 --> 00:31:46,360 Speaker 1: there's a turnover on defense, the offense takes the baton, 565 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:48,960 Speaker 1: runs with it, scores a touchdown and so for the 566 00:31:49,840 --> 00:31:52,720 Speaker 1: defense to step up and make the plays and win 567 00:31:52,840 --> 00:31:56,160 Speaker 1: the game. That was they passed the baton, defense stepped up, 568 00:31:56,560 --> 00:31:59,680 Speaker 1: got the win. I really like dan Quinn's defense. I 569 00:31:59,720 --> 00:32:02,720 Speaker 1: feel like we finally got all those things that he 570 00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:04,680 Speaker 1: was talking about. It was it was good to see. 571 00:32:04,760 --> 00:32:09,239 Speaker 1: So Kelsey Conway wrote a story on Julio Jones. Uh, 572 00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:12,920 Speaker 1: and you know him and his teammates reacting to, uh, 573 00:32:13,480 --> 00:32:16,840 Speaker 1: that game winning touchdown. You have your the story you 574 00:32:16,920 --> 00:32:19,440 Speaker 1: just talked about and I got my column, um, and 575 00:32:19,760 --> 00:32:22,240 Speaker 1: go check it out. And tomorrow we will have tons 576 00:32:22,440 --> 00:32:27,440 Speaker 1: of great content. Um and throughout the week. Um, that 577 00:32:27,640 --> 00:32:31,320 Speaker 1: was the longest goodbye. It's it's now two forty and 578 00:32:31,800 --> 00:32:34,880 Speaker 1: that's a rat good job. Well as that, everybody needs 579 00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:35,280 Speaker 1: to listen to