1 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: What's up, everybody, and welcome to another edition of the 2 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 1: Falcons Final Whistle Podcast. I'm Scott Bayer, and here with 3 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: me Tory mcelaney and Chris rim and we are going 4 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:19,079 Speaker 1: to break down a thirty to seventeen Falcons loss here 5 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 1: at Mercedes ben Stadium to the NFC South leading Tampa 6 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 1: Bay Buccaneers. And over the course of this four quarter podcast, 7 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 1: where you're going to spend five minutes talking about the 8 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: stats of the game, the plays that the Falcons would 9 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:34,199 Speaker 1: definitely like to have back, We're going to take a 10 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 1: deep dive into the run game, and as always in 11 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter, we are going to look ahead to 12 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: what the Falcons must do to get back into the 13 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: playoff mix to finish this season. Well, all those types 14 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 1: of things. But before we get to all that, Tory, 15 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 1: what was your biggest takeaway from this loss to Tampa 16 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: here at home? Yeah? I was thinking a lot about 17 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 1: when the Falcons played Tampa in Tampa and what that 18 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 1: game looked like in comparing it to what we saw today. 19 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: And while I do think that there were steps taken 20 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: in the right direction in some areas, I would say 21 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:14,319 Speaker 1: that seeing the production in the run game was really 22 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 1: good to see now for the second week in a row, 23 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:19,040 Speaker 1: the Falcons getting over one hundred yards in a game 24 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: rushing yards in a game. Even in saying that, I 25 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:26,680 Speaker 1: still feel like there were areas in which the Buccaneers 26 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:30,039 Speaker 1: showed that they were just more dominant in and I 27 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 1: think that we'll get more into it when we're talking 28 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: about the stats of the game and the plays of 29 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 1: the game, But that to me was I really saw, 30 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 1: I think a like discrepancy between what the Buccaneers were 31 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: able to do on offense and defense versus what the 32 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 1: Falcons were able to do. Chris, what was your takeaway 33 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: number one from this game? Last time we did as 34 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 1: I think I talked about consistency and the Falcons needing 35 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: to over the stretch play four quarters of good football, 36 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 1: and today was an example of them not executing that. 37 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 1: They started the game off hot, the Buccaneers scored, they 38 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: responded quickly with the score of their own six play 39 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 1: seventy five yards, you know, running down the teams. That's 40 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: the best rushing defense that we'll get into later. But 41 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 1: then after that we kind of saw that sputter out 42 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: and not be the same. So again, I think my 43 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 1: biggest takeaway is still the consistency here is that for 44 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 1: some reason they can start to start a game that 45 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: way or play a quarter that way, But how can 46 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 1: they do that over the course of four quarters is 47 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 1: still what this team needs to figure out through the 48 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 1: final five. Yeah, and we're going to break this game 49 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:37,080 Speaker 1: down and look ahead as we always do. But before 50 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:38,799 Speaker 1: we get to that, a big thank you to our 51 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:42,359 Speaker 1: sponsor Microsoft, Windows eleven, the official operating system of the 52 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 1: NFL and the Atlanta Falcons. The all new Windows eleven 53 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:47,399 Speaker 1: is here to bring you closer to what you love. 54 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: Like this Falcons Final Whistle podcast and learn all about 55 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 1: the awesome new features of Windows eleven at Windows dot com. 56 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:59,799 Speaker 1: And we are starting a quarter number one talking about 57 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 1: the stats that tell the story of this game. And 58 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 1: Tory mcleaney, you have a pretty good one that you 59 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: also wrote about on the website that is very revealing, 60 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:12,800 Speaker 1: and Arthur Smith agreed with you. Yeah, what I was 61 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:18,359 Speaker 1: looking at mainly was the play of the guys at 62 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:21,960 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage and so the offensive and defensive lines. 63 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:24,959 Speaker 1: Really essentially, what I was kind of looking at was 64 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: the fact that Tampa Bay's defensive line by the end 65 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:30,799 Speaker 1: of the game, Matt Ryan had been sacked five times 66 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 1: for a loss of thirty eight yards. He was hit 67 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 1: eleven times. The Falcons were dropped for a lost six 68 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: different times, and in comparison, the Falcons had one quarterback 69 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: hit from Grady Jarrett. Wow, and that's it. There was 70 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 1: nothing else that could be even remotely compared to what 71 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 1: the Buccaneers defensive line was doing to the Falcons offensive line, 72 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 1: and then vice versa, the Falcons defensive line to the 73 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: Buccaneers offensive line. It was very interesting because I did 74 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: feel like and I feel like the stats back this up, 75 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 1: and I feel like even Arthur Smiths saying that, Yeah, 76 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 1: if you look at the stat line, it really kind 77 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 1: of shows you why the game ended up being how 78 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:16,919 Speaker 1: it is. Is that there was. To me, the Buccaneers 79 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:19,840 Speaker 1: showed that they were more dominant at the line of 80 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 1: scrimmage today, and I think that that was a huge 81 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 1: reason why the game turned out the way that it did, 82 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 1: why the score turned out the way that it did, 83 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 1: why the Falcons couldn't punch it in at all after 84 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 1: the first drive. So that to me was where I 85 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 1: kind of really looked and saw I was talking about 86 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:40,839 Speaker 1: at the top, like the discrepancy, and I really felt 87 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: like there was a discrepancy between the plays of the 88 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: guys in the line of scrimmage. Yeah, and that I 89 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 1: kind of looked at these third down conversions, right, it 90 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: seemed like the Falcons were converting some pretty dramatic third downs. Yeah, 91 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:58,279 Speaker 1: a lot of third and longs on. I believe there 92 00:04:58,360 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 1: their second drive that they would hoped would have ended 93 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,280 Speaker 1: in a touchdown a field goal. Instead, they had three 94 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 1: third down conversions of third and seven. Plus they ultimately, 95 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 1: though for as great as it felt, the fact they 96 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: were over fifty percent, still worse than Tampa Bay. Tampa 97 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 1: Bay was eight for thirteen. If you go to halftime, 98 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:20,839 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay was still better at three for five and 99 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 1: the Falcons were five for nine. And the Falcons as 100 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: well as they ran, and we'll get to that in time. 101 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:31,360 Speaker 1: They were still kind of off schedule a little bit, 102 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 1: but they found a way to get Russ Gage involved 103 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:37,159 Speaker 1: to move the chains and keep it keep everything kind 104 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 1: of going in a positive direction. But so I really 105 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 1: thought watching the game live, I thought the Falcons were 106 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 1: doing a good job on third down. So to look 107 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:48,599 Speaker 1: at the box score now and be like the Bucks 108 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:52,280 Speaker 1: did better even in that area where I thought that 109 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 1: Atlanta still did pretty well. I thought that was pretty 110 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 1: eye opening that, Yeah, Okay, maybe they had some big conversions, 111 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:00,840 Speaker 1: but they were still not on Tampa base level even 112 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:03,279 Speaker 1: when they were doing well. And that is the type 113 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 1: of thing where it's just really tough to keep up 114 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 1: with a team like this with as many mistakes as 115 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 1: you make. Ultimately, even when they did well, they didn't 116 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:16,599 Speaker 1: do well enough. Yeah, And I think for me what 117 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 1: stands out is the red zone efficiency, and it's been 118 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 1: a thing that's just stood out in the past three 119 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 1: out of the past four games, one two of which 120 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 1: that they played at home at Mercedes Benz against one 121 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 1: against the Patriots where they got to the red zone 122 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 1: twice and were over two. And then against the Cowboys 123 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: they only got to the red zone once, which was 124 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: a way and they didn't score in that game, they 125 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 1: just got a field goal. But tonight they were one 126 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 1: for three in the red zone and we saw what happened. 127 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:44,839 Speaker 1: There was a fourth down miss you there that we 128 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:48,920 Speaker 1: will get into later. But um, I think overall that 129 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: what we're seeing from the Falcons in their in their 130 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 1: last few games is just not being able to put 131 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 1: the ball in the end zone, and I think this 132 00:06:56,440 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: is a theme that they definitely want to end moving forward. Yeah. Well, 133 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 1: it's interesting because I know Matt Ryan was talking about 134 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 1: it after the game and he kind of said if 135 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 1: his quote was, if we're looking for areas of improvement, 136 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 1: that's definitely one of them, just not being able to 137 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: punch it in. And I think he made a good 138 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:18,240 Speaker 1: point that when you're playing a team like the Bucks 139 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 1: that are going to score points, they are one of 140 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: the most potent offenses in the league. I mean, you 141 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:27,480 Speaker 1: can't say you can't not say that when Tom Brady's 142 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:29,840 Speaker 1: the quarterback, you know, like they're going to go out 143 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 1: and score points. They're going to go out and do 144 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:33,679 Speaker 1: what they need to do to get in the end zone. 145 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: And so if you're not matching that step for step, 146 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 1: what's going to happen is what actually ended up happening tonight. Yeah, 147 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 1: And I think it's it's even more odd because the 148 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:45,559 Speaker 1: I think, well, obviously there are stretches in the season 149 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 1: where you struggling. This might just be that stretching. Maybe 150 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 1: the next five games are on different stretch. But the 151 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 1: Focus have scored points this year against they score points 152 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 1: here at Mercedes bands have won, but that Washington game, 153 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 1: I think that they want to have back that they 154 00:07:56,840 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 1: might have felt like they should have won. They scored 155 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 1: what thirty points in that game, scored thirty points against 156 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 1: the Dolphins twenty seven in New Orleans, So the Falcons 157 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 1: can score points. It's just figuring out, you know, if 158 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 1: if if the right thing is working for you sticking 159 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 1: to that thing, or you know, making making the right 160 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 1: decision here or like we talked about a fumble in 161 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: a certain situation. So yeah, and you know, ultimately what 162 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: it comes down to is this was a close game 163 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: until the fourth quarter, and then it was a two 164 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: score game. And I'm sorry at the end a third 165 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 1: quarter a two score game, and then things kind of 166 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: got a rye. And we are moving on to a 167 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:32,439 Speaker 1: quarter number two where we were going willing to talk 168 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 1: about plays the Falcons want to take back. In this 169 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 1: quarter number two, we're going to talk about plays or 170 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 1: in Tory's case, who will go first? A sequence of 171 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:46,679 Speaker 1: plays that was that was pivotal win against the Falcons 172 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 1: that if they could wave a magic wand and do 173 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 1: it all over again, they probably would. Yeah, I think 174 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:56,319 Speaker 1: we can't start this segment off without talking about how 175 00:08:56,360 --> 00:09:00,360 Speaker 1: the Falcons had a first and goal from the one 176 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:03,720 Speaker 1: yard line at the beginning of the second quarter and 177 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 1: did not punch it in, had to settle for a 178 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 1: twenty one yard field goal, and just kind of going 179 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 1: through and looking at that sequence, you know, there was 180 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:15,440 Speaker 1: an incompletion from the one and then you follow that 181 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 1: on second down with a fumbled snap, and there was 182 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 1: a kind of a just a not a miscommunication, but 183 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:26,720 Speaker 1: they just there was Drew Dolman was in at center. 184 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 1: My Ryan didn't catch the snap, like you know, it 185 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:31,679 Speaker 1: was just one of those things you just dropped it. 186 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 1: And so I think that it was interesting that after 187 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 1: the game, Arthur Smith was of course asked about this 188 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 1: moment because you know, the Falcons dropped the snap and 189 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:43,960 Speaker 1: fall on it, and then now you're looking at a 190 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:47,560 Speaker 1: third and three and then they threw an un another 191 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:49,840 Speaker 1: in completion and then it's fourth down. He was asked, 192 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 1: you know, like, why didn't you run the ball? And 193 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 1: he said that on that second down play when they 194 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:57,679 Speaker 1: dropped the dropped the snap, that that was going to 195 00:09:57,760 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 1: be a run play and you had an opportunity to 196 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 1: punch it in there, but you drop the snap, and 197 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:07,440 Speaker 1: then what ends up happening is from the looking at 198 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:10,839 Speaker 1: a touchdown potentially from the one yard line versus a 199 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 1: touchdown from the three yard line. It does kind of 200 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:15,080 Speaker 1: change the way that you look at a play call 201 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:18,000 Speaker 1: in that sense. And so I really don't have a 202 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: problem with the incompletion on third down, but the fact 203 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:24,440 Speaker 1: that there was an incompletion on first down from the 204 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:26,839 Speaker 1: one followed by the drop snap, I mean though it 205 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:28,800 Speaker 1: was just kind of it just seemed like things like 206 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:32,680 Speaker 1: melted down for them in that moment. And I think 207 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 1: that kind of it was so early in the game 208 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:37,280 Speaker 1: that I think if you punch it in right there 209 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:40,640 Speaker 1: and you kind of and you get you probably potentially 210 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 1: go ahead fourteen to thirteen, right, that changes the rhythm 211 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:48,679 Speaker 1: of how the rest of that half goes. Yeah, And 212 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:53,240 Speaker 1: to stay on this sequence, it was it was very 213 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 1: interesting to watch, I would say, from the entire sequence 214 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:01,480 Speaker 1: that they get that roughing the pastor call that puts 215 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 1: the essentially at the one, and then the first down 216 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 1: plays from the shotgun right, which was an eyebrow raiser, 217 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:11,840 Speaker 1: only to the extent that that seems unorthodox from that position. 218 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:14,520 Speaker 1: Then you have a called run that doesn't work out 219 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:17,040 Speaker 1: and you ultimately have to kick a field goal, And 220 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:21,120 Speaker 1: I think that that's that's a difficult thing to take 221 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:24,280 Speaker 1: considering how well the Falcons did marching up to that point. 222 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 1: I said in the previous segment that they had three 223 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 1: third and long issues, three third and seven plus and 224 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:33,839 Speaker 1: they converted on those things. It felt like it was 225 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 1: really positive momentum that they had built after a good 226 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:43,080 Speaker 1: first opening salvo, and that really kind of, I think, 227 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 1: really hurt Atlanta overall. Chris, if you could pick a 228 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 1: play that you think the Falcons would like back, which 229 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 1: one is it? Yeah, I think it's coming out of 230 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:58,359 Speaker 1: the second half, right after that big Marlon Davidson interception 231 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:02,080 Speaker 1: for a touchdown, like so fun, yes, awesome, by the way, 232 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 1: he love you know, big man touchdown with any that 233 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:06,120 Speaker 1: doesn't even look like he was supposed to do it, 234 00:12:06,120 --> 00:12:09,439 Speaker 1: look like that was just pure instinct. But there was, 235 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:13,880 Speaker 1: you know, big possession, the big, big momentum shift possibility 236 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:15,600 Speaker 1: there for the Falcons. And it was a third and 237 00:12:15,679 --> 00:12:19,200 Speaker 1: thirteen and Matt Ryan makes to throw Russell Gage catches 238 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 1: the pass and then who had a great day, by 239 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:24,320 Speaker 1: the way, arguably his best game all year, eleven catches 240 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 1: for one thirty yards and he fumbled the ball and 241 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:30,319 Speaker 1: Tim Bay got the ball, didn't score, but converting a 242 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 1: third down like that might have. Again, like you were 243 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 1: talking about, feelings matter, plays matter, conversions matter, So maybe 244 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:39,960 Speaker 1: converting on that play can shift the momentum, give some 245 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:42,199 Speaker 1: confidence to the team, and maybe they get points on 246 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:45,000 Speaker 1: that drive. But that's a mistake that I think. Arthur 247 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:47,240 Speaker 1: Smith mentioned post game that they had some opportunities that 248 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 1: they gave up. He didn't mention things specifically, but I 249 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 1: have to imagine he was thinking about this. CP mentioned 250 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:55,000 Speaker 1: mistakes about him, things that he did wrong, but also 251 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:57,560 Speaker 1: that the team as a whole did after imagine he 252 00:12:57,640 --> 00:12:59,360 Speaker 1: might be thinking about this too. But I think this 253 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:02,400 Speaker 1: was a pivotal moment in the game for them. Yeah, 254 00:13:01,720 --> 00:13:05,360 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go back to the first drive of the game, 255 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 1: and I know a lot of things happen after that. 256 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 1: But Tampa Bay's got a fourth and four on the 257 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 1: Atlanta thirty eight that's on the very fringe of field 258 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:15,720 Speaker 1: goal range. I'm sure that the analytics would say that 259 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 1: you go for it there, and Tampa Bay did, and 260 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:20,600 Speaker 1: that sort of makes sense. They were able to convert 261 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 1: at that point, and then they went down and scored 262 00:13:22,920 --> 00:13:25,439 Speaker 1: a touchdown on their opening drive. If you go back 263 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:29,560 Speaker 1: to Dallas, Dallas essentially did the same thing. That they 264 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:32,200 Speaker 1: had a critical fourth down right at that where analytics 265 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:34,040 Speaker 1: say that you should go for it. But I also 266 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:36,679 Speaker 1: think that that was one of those daring the Falcons 267 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 1: to stop them and they couldn't, so instead you could 268 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:42,720 Speaker 1: have a huge momentum swing right off the top and 269 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:45,760 Speaker 1: instead you end up giving up seven points. That I 270 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 1: think that if we're talking about individual plays that like 271 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:51,560 Speaker 1: that can really swing things, that's a real statement play. Yeah, 272 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:54,000 Speaker 1: and the fact that it was pretty easy allowed that 273 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:56,320 Speaker 1: drive to continue put them in a hole kind of 274 00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 1: took some of the thunder away from a great opening 275 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:01,600 Speaker 1: drive by the Falcons. I think even though that was 276 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 1: a that was an early one, it still was impactful 277 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:09,040 Speaker 1: on this game. We're going to spend the third quarter 278 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 1: of the Falcons Final Whistle podcast talking about a run 279 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:16,280 Speaker 1: game that has come to life for the Atlanta Falcons. 280 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 1: Oh really over the last couple of weeks. But not 281 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:22,760 Speaker 1: only did they do well against Jacksonville, but they came 282 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:26,520 Speaker 1: out and we're able to efficiently move the ball downfield 283 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:29,400 Speaker 1: on the ground against the NFL's number one run defense. 284 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:32,960 Speaker 1: That ain't nothing. If you look at total stats here, 285 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 1: they are pretty darn good. I would say it's a 286 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:39,320 Speaker 1: total of one hundred and twenty one rushing yards on 287 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:42,720 Speaker 1: twenty three carries. That's a five point three yard per 288 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:46,800 Speaker 1: carry clip Cordarol Patterson moving the ball on the ground 289 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:51,400 Speaker 1: thirteen attempts, seventy eight yards, and Mike Davis looked pretty 290 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:53,840 Speaker 1: good on the ground as well. Chris, what was your 291 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:57,000 Speaker 1: impression of how they're able to move then, how they 292 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:58,800 Speaker 1: were able to move the ball on the ground, both 293 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 1: with the backs and the off I thought it was 294 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 1: really impressive the way they were were able to move 295 00:15:03,080 --> 00:15:07,480 Speaker 1: the ball, especially on that opening drive. I thought the numbers, 296 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 1: the numbers say they had one hundred and twenty one yards, 297 00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:13,720 Speaker 1: but the bulk of that came in the first quarter, 298 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:15,840 Speaker 1: and then like the beginning of the second quarter, and 299 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:18,200 Speaker 1: then after around like eight minutes in the second quarter, 300 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:20,520 Speaker 1: I think they were at almost one hundred yards um. 301 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:23,920 Speaker 1: So that that says something about Buccaneer's adjustments and also 302 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 1: how the game shifted. But again, what we talked about, 303 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:29,800 Speaker 1: my takeaway was about consistency. If they can figure out 304 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 1: a way to make that happen over you know, four quarters, 305 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:34,720 Speaker 1: that would be much improved and better. But at the 306 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:37,880 Speaker 1: end of the day, I think, talking a CP post 307 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 1: game and Mike David's post game, if there's one thing 308 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:44,160 Speaker 1: that they weren't smiling and you know, boastful like kind 309 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:46,920 Speaker 1: of like last game, I'll CP was, you know, kind 310 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:48,920 Speaker 1: of feeling himself with the shades and stuff like that. 311 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:51,640 Speaker 1: But but what he did say in the in the 312 00:15:51,680 --> 00:15:54,600 Speaker 1: disappointment and the flatementt that was evident from him was 313 00:15:54,640 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 1: that what we're doing is good. It's a sign of 314 00:15:57,440 --> 00:15:59,280 Speaker 1: a step in the right direction. Like if we can 315 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:03,080 Speaker 1: keep helping out Matt running the ball, then our passing 316 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:05,920 Speaker 1: game opens up. Gauge can get eleven catches for one 317 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:07,960 Speaker 1: hundred and thirty yards if we continue to run the 318 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:10,600 Speaker 1: ball this way. So they got sixty three yards on 319 00:16:10,680 --> 00:16:13,040 Speaker 1: the ground in the opening drive, and this is the 320 00:16:13,040 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 1: first game with back to back one hundred yard rushing games, 321 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 1: So they're finding a rhythm and this is a perfect 322 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:20,720 Speaker 1: time to find a rhythm. And having that balanced attack 323 00:16:20,840 --> 00:16:22,960 Speaker 1: will just help a quarterback like Matt and help the 324 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 1: receivers as we saw today. So I think overalls is 325 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:28,640 Speaker 1: step in the right direction, but have to make it 326 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:31,040 Speaker 1: happen over four quarters because I think it was around 327 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:33,280 Speaker 1: ninety yards at the beginning of the second right, And 328 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 1: I do think that, you know, the flow of the 329 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:38,160 Speaker 1: game kind of goes into it too. I think that 330 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 1: they really didn't have that many opportunities in the fourth quarter, 331 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 1: just with the way the way the score was to 332 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:45,200 Speaker 1: run the ball. But still you want to be in 333 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 1: better positions going into the fourth quarter so that you 334 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 1: can do that. And I don't know, like for me 335 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 1: when I'm thinking about this run game, and you know, 336 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:56,680 Speaker 1: maybe this is me feeling bad that I was mean 337 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:59,480 Speaker 1: to the offensive line early in the first quarter of 338 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:02,200 Speaker 1: this game or this game of this podcast and kind 339 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:05,359 Speaker 1: of being like, you gave up so many sacks. Okay, 340 00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:09,880 Speaker 1: I will say that's something that has pleased me with 341 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 1: this run game in general, is that Mike Davis and 342 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:18,480 Speaker 1: Cordarrell Patterson are not getting hit as much at the 343 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:21,760 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage. Right. I remember, like that's such a 344 00:17:21,760 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 1: big deal because for probably a month and a half, 345 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:28,560 Speaker 1: like we just people kept asking me about like Mike 346 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 1: Davis's production and Cordarrell Patterson's production and why they can't 347 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:34,280 Speaker 1: run the ball, and I said over and over, it's 348 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:36,560 Speaker 1: they are getting hit at the line of scrimmage. It 349 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:38,720 Speaker 1: doesn't matter how good of a running back you are. 350 00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:42,040 Speaker 1: If you're getting hit immediately after you get the ball 351 00:17:42,080 --> 00:17:44,679 Speaker 1: handed off to you, there's not a lot that you 352 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: can do about that. Now, we have seen in the 353 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:51,720 Speaker 1: last two games that there are holes being made for 354 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:55,560 Speaker 1: these running backs, and it's it's why you're seeing the 355 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:59,240 Speaker 1: success that they are having because Cordarrell Patterson has the 356 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:02,160 Speaker 1: ability to break tackles. He's a very physical runner. It's 357 00:18:02,160 --> 00:18:04,880 Speaker 1: one of the things that I think makes him so 358 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:08,639 Speaker 1: different as a runner. But he also does such a 359 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:11,080 Speaker 1: good job of like seeing holes and seeing how things 360 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:13,400 Speaker 1: play out, and so if you can give him just 361 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:16,440 Speaker 1: a little bit of space, he can make a defense 362 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 1: pay for that. And I think that's what we're slowly 363 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:21,000 Speaker 1: starting to see happening of the course of the last 364 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:24,439 Speaker 1: two games. Yeah, I think Arthur Smith talked during the 365 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:27,840 Speaker 1: week about his commitment to getting the run game going, 366 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:30,040 Speaker 1: that he wasn't going to abandon ship and throw fifty 367 00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:32,360 Speaker 1: five times per game. And what he said is he said, 368 00:18:32,600 --> 00:18:36,200 Speaker 1: people forget that in Tennessee. In twenty eighteen. It wasn't 369 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:38,960 Speaker 1: all sunshine and rainbows. It may have ended up that way, 370 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 1: but it took them a half season to get his 371 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:45,200 Speaker 1: run game activated, and he remained committed to it even 372 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:48,040 Speaker 1: if it wasn't terribly efficient. And now we're starting to 373 00:18:48,440 --> 00:18:51,600 Speaker 1: see not only a better per carry clip, but we're 374 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:54,920 Speaker 1: starting to see those big explosive runs. And that's because 375 00:18:55,320 --> 00:18:58,040 Speaker 1: the lanes are getting better, the run fits are getting better, 376 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 1: the offensive line is doing a better job working together. 377 00:19:01,040 --> 00:19:03,320 Speaker 1: That's something that happens over time. This is a young 378 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:05,720 Speaker 1: group that needs to be that needs to come together, 379 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:07,840 Speaker 1: So I think the fact that Arthur Smith didn't give 380 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:10,520 Speaker 1: up on it is a huge reason why we're seeing 381 00:19:10,680 --> 00:19:14,200 Speaker 1: these dividends now. Now one game is pretty nice. Two 382 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 1: games shows that it is repeatable. But to Chris's point 383 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 1: from the start of this segment is can they do 384 00:19:20,840 --> 00:19:23,800 Speaker 1: it consistently over four quarters. That's been the missing element 385 00:19:23,840 --> 00:19:27,000 Speaker 1: for this team across the board, including the run game. 386 00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:29,400 Speaker 1: But that is the next step for how to progress 387 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:33,760 Speaker 1: on the ground. And we're going to kick off the 388 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:37,240 Speaker 1: fourth quarter like we always do, taking the result, putting 389 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:41,040 Speaker 1: it in context, and looking forward to what the Falcons 390 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 1: need to do moving on from it now. I wrote 391 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:49,040 Speaker 1: a column for the website basically saying that, look, Arthur 392 00:19:49,040 --> 00:19:52,600 Speaker 1: Smith is telling his players, and he told the media, 393 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:55,159 Speaker 1: we're still in it. There's still five games to go, 394 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:57,720 Speaker 1: all of our goals are in front of us. All 395 00:19:57,760 --> 00:20:01,440 Speaker 1: of those things are mathematically true. But so we could 396 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:03,959 Speaker 1: look at it as there are still five games to go, 397 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:06,479 Speaker 1: or we could look at it as there are only 398 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:09,000 Speaker 1: five games to go. And basically my column is just 399 00:20:09,040 --> 00:20:10,640 Speaker 1: sort of about that. They got to get hot. Now 400 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:13,200 Speaker 1: their margin for error is gone. Now did that stop 401 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:17,080 Speaker 1: that tweet from getting ratio? It absolutely did not. It's 402 00:20:17,119 --> 00:20:20,879 Speaker 1: sure didn't because after a game like this, fans I 403 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:23,480 Speaker 1: don't want to think about sunshine and rainbows. They want 404 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:25,960 Speaker 1: to think about draft picks. But nonetheless, it's still out 405 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:28,600 Speaker 1: there in front of them. But the hours getting late, 406 00:20:29,200 --> 00:20:32,520 Speaker 1: the sand in the hourglass mostly on the bottom. Here 407 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:37,159 Speaker 1: are we. It's not too late, but it's definitely getting close. Tory, Yeah, no, 408 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:40,360 Speaker 1: you're absolutely right, And I think it's something that we 409 00:20:40,359 --> 00:20:42,840 Speaker 1: were talking about postgame, like something that Arthur Smith has 410 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:45,640 Speaker 1: kind of said as the season has gone on, it's like, 411 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:48,920 Speaker 1: you know, we still have ten games left. We still 412 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:51,199 Speaker 1: have seven games left, Like that's all that's been a 413 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:54,600 Speaker 1: consistent like talking point of his is kind of almost 414 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 1: like counting down how many games they have left to 415 00:20:57,520 --> 00:20:59,800 Speaker 1: kind of get things where they want them. But now 416 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:04,000 Speaker 1: at five and five is very different than ten or nine. 417 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:06,840 Speaker 1: And I think you're absolutely right that things need to 418 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:09,720 Speaker 1: kind of pick up now. And I think that there 419 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:13,840 Speaker 1: still is an opportunity to do that because Carolina, they're 420 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:16,560 Speaker 1: they're going to Charlotte on Sunday. The next time we 421 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:19,040 Speaker 1: all talk, the next time you listen to this podcast, 422 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:23,280 Speaker 1: it'll be after that game. That's a winnable game. They 423 00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:27,000 Speaker 1: just fired their offensive coordinator. That is that, to me, 424 00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:30,879 Speaker 1: is a very winnable game. Christian McCaffrey is not gonna 425 00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 1: be he's not gonna make a difference in that game 426 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:34,439 Speaker 1: because he's not going to play in that game. That 427 00:21:34,720 --> 00:21:37,960 Speaker 1: changes how the Panthers play. That is a winnable game. 428 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:40,720 Speaker 1: Then you go to San Francisco, then you come back 429 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:42,960 Speaker 1: home and you're playing the Lions, which even though the 430 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 1: Lions one today, that's still a winnable game. So you 431 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:50,400 Speaker 1: have opportunities in front of you. Is to go out 432 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:53,520 Speaker 1: and put some good games together, get a couple more 433 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 1: wins and kind of just see how things shake out 434 00:21:56,359 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 1: over the course of the next month, month and a half. Yeah, 435 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:02,679 Speaker 1: thinks are getting really like even as we recorded this, 436 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:10,440 Speaker 1: San Francisco just lost, So it just gets even this. Yeah, 437 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:12,359 Speaker 1: And I think I think too when you look at 438 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:15,119 Speaker 1: the remaining games, when the schedule and you have the 439 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:17,960 Speaker 1: benefit of that Panthers game too, is that they've seen 440 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:20,480 Speaker 1: the Panthers already. Though it might be a different quarterback 441 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:23,400 Speaker 1: that they see, depending if if Cam Newton plays or not, 442 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:26,120 Speaker 1: they've played this team already and that's the benefit. It's 443 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:28,959 Speaker 1: a double edged sword because they've also seen you, um 444 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 1: and they have the Saints again, but who have seen them? 445 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:34,280 Speaker 1: And we're close and they won that game at the wire. 446 00:22:34,680 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 1: So I think, like you said, you know, some games 447 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:40,960 Speaker 1: look winnable on paper, but the NFL, and especially this year, 448 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:45,879 Speaker 1: anything can happen. So I think, you know, regardless regardless 449 00:22:45,920 --> 00:22:49,080 Speaker 1: of how a team looks or or how their record 450 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:51,600 Speaker 1: look I think the biggest thing, and that we've all 451 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:56,760 Speaker 1: talked about throughout it's just figuring out the identity, figuring 452 00:22:56,800 --> 00:22:59,479 Speaker 1: out how to be consistent to that identity. Yes, and 453 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:02,320 Speaker 1: I don't know I'm not sure if the identity. I'm 454 00:23:02,359 --> 00:23:05,000 Speaker 1: not the coach, I'm not sure if I know what 455 00:23:05,040 --> 00:23:07,680 Speaker 1: the identity is or if we can define it. But 456 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 1: how they're going to beat teams, what they're going to 457 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 1: do great each week. And I think that's what they 458 00:23:15,520 --> 00:23:18,240 Speaker 1: need to figure out and rely on that, right I mean, 459 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:21,679 Speaker 1: to be completely honest, the Falcons haven't put together a 460 00:23:21,680 --> 00:23:25,840 Speaker 1: complete game yet. They just haven't. And that's gonna be 461 00:23:25,920 --> 00:23:28,920 Speaker 1: the difference when we finally see that, and I hope 462 00:23:28,960 --> 00:23:31,240 Speaker 1: that we do see that at some point over the 463 00:23:31,280 --> 00:23:33,119 Speaker 1: course of the next month and a half of this season. 464 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:36,000 Speaker 1: That to me is we will be able to know 465 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:38,200 Speaker 1: more about what their identity is if they can put 466 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:41,120 Speaker 1: together a complete game. Yeah, and that's been the ever 467 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:44,240 Speaker 1: elusive quest we talk a lot about. You know how, 468 00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:46,560 Speaker 1: there's a lot of season left that we've been reminded 469 00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:49,080 Speaker 1: a lot of how much season that there is. We've 470 00:23:49,119 --> 00:23:52,200 Speaker 1: also been reminded that they're still looking for that four 471 00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:56,000 Speaker 1: quarter game. Even in wins sometimes it's been a little closer. 472 00:23:56,040 --> 00:23:59,760 Speaker 1: So that is the objective and that is the hope 473 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:02,959 Speaker 1: for this Falcons team that if they can do that, 474 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:06,840 Speaker 1: if they can play four quarters, consistently, then they can 475 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:11,600 Speaker 1: find a space where they can put some wins together. Ultimately, 476 00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 1: there are some games left on the schedule, like we've 477 00:24:14,280 --> 00:24:16,120 Speaker 1: all broken down. You can get away with a little 478 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:19,800 Speaker 1: more against Detroit, maybe the Saints in week eighteen. Then 479 00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:24,480 Speaker 1: you can against Buffalo in Buffalo. Right, So there are 480 00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:26,199 Speaker 1: some windows, but they're going to have to figure it 481 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:30,120 Speaker 1: out soon go into Carolina. They cannot make any mistakes there. 482 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:33,880 Speaker 1: Margin for error is too small. But it is not dusted, 483 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:36,840 Speaker 1: it's not gone, and I think that that's what is 484 00:24:37,080 --> 00:24:40,919 Speaker 1: gonna make these next couple games intriguing. It's down to 485 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:43,160 Speaker 1: the wire, backs against the wall, you name your cliche. 486 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:46,639 Speaker 1: It's time for the Falcons to respond and rebound as 487 00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:50,000 Speaker 1: they have done, but they need to do so more consistently, 488 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:55,520 Speaker 1: and that'll do it for the Falcons. Final Whistle Podcast. 489 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:57,840 Speaker 1: Thank you guys so much for joining us. Thank you 490 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:02,199 Speaker 1: in advance for to iTunes or Spotify or YouTube and 491 00:25:02,359 --> 00:25:07,600 Speaker 1: subscribing leaving us a kind review hopefully and a five 492 00:25:07,640 --> 00:25:09,919 Speaker 1: star rating that would be super awesome, So if you, 493 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:12,159 Speaker 1: if you guys could do that. And also I remind 494 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:15,000 Speaker 1: you guys every week that we take you through the 495 00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:18,800 Speaker 1: game that just happened. Dave Archer, DJ Shockley, DJ Rackley 496 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 1: with Falcons Audible and get you set up for the 497 00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:23,240 Speaker 1: game that is about to come up. So be sure 498 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:25,879 Speaker 1: to subscribe to every offering that we have in the 499 00:25:25,880 --> 00:25:29,359 Speaker 1: Falcons podcast network, and we will as Tori mentioned earlier, 500 00:25:29,359 --> 00:25:32,840 Speaker 1: we will talk to you again from Charlotte next week 501 00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:37,960 Speaker 1: after an absolutely totally crucial game. And guess who's coming 502 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:42,520 Speaker 1: to Charlotte Chris Ram there. We are really excited that 503 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:45,680 Speaker 1: the whole team will be together for our an away game. 504 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:48,800 Speaker 1: It's gonna be awesome. Tune in, It'll be fun. Thanks 505 00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:51,360 Speaker 1: as always for joining us. Talk to you next week 506 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:21,760 Speaker 1: and that no men do be the best that the 507 00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:22,160 Speaker 1: bet