1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:04,480 Speaker 1: You're shock throwing for the end zone and caught it 2 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:12,239 Speaker 1: in the pyloon. It's Ridley touchdown A ladda. You were 3 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:16,279 Speaker 1: listening to Falcons Audible presented by A G and G 4 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 1: and I'm at to be joined with DJ Shockling Dave 5 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:25,440 Speaker 1: Archer for Falcons Audible presented by AT and T gents. Uh, 6 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 1: the Falcons come back to earth a little bit. Thirty 7 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 1: five twenty two loss to the Bucks. The feel good 8 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: two game winning streak to the Saints and Panthers is 9 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 1: a memory now and the Falcons are three, three and seven, Dave, 10 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: And you know, for whatever hope that was left, you know, 11 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 1: and I wrote all week it's a less than one 12 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 1: percent chance. I was trying to be realistic with fans, 13 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 1: but they wanted all the scenarios and everything, and I said, look, 14 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: it's less than one percent chance. They have to win 15 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 1: out and then get a lot of a lot of help, 16 00:01:01,640 --> 00:01:05,399 Speaker 1: and they couldn't afford to lose to the to the 17 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:10,199 Speaker 1: NFC rival Bucks, and they did, and here we are 18 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: at three and seven. Well, I think that, be honest 19 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: with you, I wasn't really thinking about playoffs, okay, I 20 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:19,319 Speaker 1: was thinking about I was thinking about Okay, do we 21 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: continue to get better to continue to show this continuity 22 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: on the team, you know, one hand washing the other hand. 23 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 1: Complimentary football something we've talked about a lot about. Coach 24 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:29,680 Speaker 1: Quinn's talked a lot about. We didn't get any of 25 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 1: that in this game. And I think if you looked 26 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:34,839 Speaker 1: at this game realistically and you paid attention to it, 27 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: you came in thinking, Okay, the Falcons haven't given up 28 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:40,400 Speaker 1: a touchdown in ten quarters. To think that that was 29 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: going to continue is a pipe dream. Okay, all of 30 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 1: a sudden, we're not going to transfer into the eighty 31 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: five Bears. Okay, but you wanted to see some continuity 32 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 1: and continued good play on that side of the ball. 33 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: The problem here was you were playing the number six 34 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: scoring team in the league. Everybody sees Jamis throws the 35 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: ball to the other team, and he did in this game. 36 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 1: But you have you were going to have to score 37 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 1: in this game to win the game. This was not 38 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 1: going to be one of those games where you're gonna 39 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:08,519 Speaker 1: keep Tampa to six points. This was going to be 40 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:10,359 Speaker 1: a game where you needed to get the score into 41 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 1: the mid twenties to high to the low thirties. Okay, 42 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: that was the realistic part of this game. And we 43 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 1: could not block them. And I'm not just talking in 44 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:20,639 Speaker 1: the pass game. With Ryan being sacked six times and 45 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: knocked to the ground numerous other times. You couldn't run 46 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 1: the ball, okay, and when you can't run it now 47 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:32,360 Speaker 1: of a sudden, magnifies your inability to stop the rush 48 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:35,640 Speaker 1: that we made some we didn't adjust it extremely well 49 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 1: to it. Receivers had a tough time separating Shock, and 50 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 1: I would let's give credit where credits due. Now, three 51 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: rookies and two second year players in the secondary. Four Tampa, 52 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: they let Vernon Hargraves go, they moved. That's a first 53 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:51,320 Speaker 1: round draft pick. They see you later. They played really 54 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 1: good coverage on Atlanta, made Ryan hold the football, and 55 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 1: that rush was relentless. You bring up the run game, 56 00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 1: which was last week. We talked about the run game 57 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: not really getting going as well, but we talked about 58 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:05,640 Speaker 1: being able to run the ball in spots where you 59 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: needed to, and in this ball game, you were not 60 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: able to do that. And then because you weren't able 61 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 1: to do that, throwing the football was tougher. But then 62 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 1: it was even tougher on third down and you struggled 63 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:18,520 Speaker 1: on both sides of the ball on third down, couldn't 64 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: get off the field on third down. Jamie's a couple 65 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: of times running making some places when his legs hurt 66 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: you when you were trying to play man, or even 67 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 1: when you're in zone coverage, you were dropping so deep. 68 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 1: Played a lot of two tap in this ball game. 69 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 1: And then on offense, just every time you looked up, 70 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 1: it was third and eight, thirty, ninth, third and ten. 71 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: And it goes back to what you do on first 72 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 1: and second down. And I think throwing a football on 73 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: first down was a good call. I mean, you try 74 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: to do that, you gotta switch up from Tennessee as 75 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 1: you can't try to force the issue and run the 76 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 1: ball every time on first down. But I like the 77 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 1: fact they tried to throw it on first down. But 78 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 1: then if you're not successful on first down, that second 79 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 1: down call, that second down play has to be successful. 80 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 1: And that's where I thought the ball game was won 81 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 1: and lost a lot of this game, especially when you're 82 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 1: able to stay in those third down and manageable spots 83 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 1: in the ball game, and they were able to pin 84 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: their ears back and come after you a little bit. 85 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 1: So um the fact, you couldn't get off the field. 86 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 1: And even though James made the mistakes, they were a 87 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: couple of times, was it. You had a couple of 88 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:20,920 Speaker 1: possessions where you got group field position. You couldn't capitalize 89 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 1: on what they did when you got the turnover and 90 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 1: one or four in the red zone, that's that's not 91 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 1: gonna do it. Like Archers mentioned, you have to score 92 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 1: points against this style of team that's going to continually 93 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: press you. As far as throwing the football down the 94 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:37,479 Speaker 1: field vertically, they did that throughout the ball game, and 95 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:39,120 Speaker 1: you just weren't already to be able to get off 96 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 1: the field. Yeah, the Falcons they didn't really cash in 97 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 1: on those turnovers. They had one touchdown the other the 98 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:48,280 Speaker 1: other time they punted. They were four sixteen on third down. 99 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: To your point, you know, they just couldn't sustain drives 100 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: and they couldn't run and give it. Like you said, Dave, 101 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 1: the Bucks have a very good run defense, and unlike 102 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:02,159 Speaker 1: the previous two weeks, the Falcons only could muster fifty 103 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 1: seven yards rushing on nineteen carries. They couldn't get it going, 104 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:09,040 Speaker 1: They couldn't get Brian Hill going, and they couldn't block 105 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 1: up front. You know, they couldn't they couldn't open holes, 106 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 1: but they also couldn't protect Matt Ryan, who was sacked 107 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 1: season high six times. Yeah, and it wasn't all just 108 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 1: to let's not skew this or get it twisted. It 109 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 1: wasn't just the offensive line. We had some problems in 110 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: the backfield. And when you're a defensive coordinator and you're 111 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 1: looking to attack, and Todd Bowles he's pretty good. Now, 112 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 1: that's why he got a head job. He pretty good 113 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:35,840 Speaker 1: defensive coordinator. He realized Atlanta had two running backs young 114 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 1: backs in the game. Okay, yeah, Brian Hill will start 115 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:41,159 Speaker 1: the game. Quadrea Allison also in the game as well, 116 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:43,600 Speaker 1: And I thought he took advantage of maybe they're a 117 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:47,280 Speaker 1: little bit of their inexperience. He blitz Devin White twice 118 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 1: through the middle for a couple of sacks. Barrett came claiming, 119 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:52,599 Speaker 1: if I'm a back, I'm supposed to chip release. Do 120 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 1: I know exactly where my position is to be able 121 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,360 Speaker 1: to chip that guy back onto the tackle? I thought 122 00:05:57,360 --> 00:06:00,120 Speaker 1: there were some problems there. I thought the tight ends 123 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: struggled in protection well as well, so the entire protect 124 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 1: pass protection scheme I thought broke down, not just one 125 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: particular Paler player. There are a couple of guys that struggled, 126 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:12,279 Speaker 1: but I thought it was the entire group. So what 127 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:14,719 Speaker 1: do you do in that situation? And I thought that 128 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 1: we were we struggled to find an answer. A lot 129 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 1: of times when teams are coming after you either block 130 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:22,599 Speaker 1: it up or you get everybody out, you free release. 131 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 1: And this might have been the first game that you 132 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 1: might have said, Okay, this is where Davanta Freem. Not 133 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: having Davante Freeman hurts you, because free you could free 134 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 1: release Davante Freeman. He's an outstanding pass receiver. And they 135 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 1: know that if Free back there, they're saying he's not 136 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 1: staying back there to block. He's releasing, and maybe one 137 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:42,120 Speaker 1: of those backers that's coming it's not gonna come. It's 138 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: a good point on the flip side. Uh, Chris Godwin 139 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 1: had a big day. We all good, all right, we 140 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 1: haven all good, all good secondary for those who are 141 00:06:56,760 --> 00:06:59,280 Speaker 1: watching saw it. But for those who are listening, we 142 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:03,360 Speaker 1: just hand a little adjustment here. Um, well, wouldn't adjustment. 143 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:06,280 Speaker 1: It was a cleansing scenario. Chockols trying to help me 144 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:07,800 Speaker 1: a little bit out a little something on my face 145 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 1: just to keep you guys, we're a very par transparent 146 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 1: here cleansing scenario. But hey, I'll ask you Dave. On 147 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 1: the back end though, on the flip side, Godwin huge day. 148 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 1: You know, Jamis is going to take his shots. He's 149 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 1: kind of a kind of a gambler a little bit. 150 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 1: Uh you know that a little bit. Now that's got 151 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 1: a league leading twenty. He is a buccaneer. Yeah, it's 152 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 1: the possible level. Man. No, he's gonna push them all 153 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 1: down the field. Godwin got clean. So Shock mentioned Tampa two. 154 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 1: What that is is a two deep coverage with two 155 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 1: safeties playing zone in the back end. Now you could 156 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 1: play man underneath or you can play zone underneath of 157 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 1: the other five defenders, and the Tampa the Tampa designation 158 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 1: on that means you got a linebacker probably running with 159 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:55,720 Speaker 1: a vertical through the middle, trying to take away the 160 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 1: middle shot. Because when you attack covered two the place 161 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 1: it's bowler, it's it's designed to take away short passing 162 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 1: attack where it's vulnerable as outside beyond the corners and 163 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:08,680 Speaker 1: outside the safety the honey goole or down the pipe 164 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 1: between the two safeties. That's where they kept sending Godwin 165 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 1: was down through the middle against Atlanta's too high look 166 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 1: the first play. Dion Jones is as good at coverage 167 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: as you're gonna get. And you can say what you 168 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: want to do do about Jamis Winston. The one thing you 169 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 1: will not say is he can't throw the ball because 170 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 1: he has got a big time arm he's got. He 171 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 1: threw a dime there right on Godwin with tight coverage. 172 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 1: Now what has to happen case he's got to make 173 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 1: the tackle. Yeah, you can't miss the tackle there. You've 174 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 1: already got tight coverage. I'm a safety. Safety means I'm 175 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 1: the last line of defense. I have to make that 176 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 1: a forty five yard play, not a seventy one yard touch. Yeah, 177 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:46,719 Speaker 1: seventy one yards later they're in the end zone. Take 178 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 1: the lead, and yeah it was the first of I 179 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 1: think seven or catches he had for well on the 180 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:57,719 Speaker 1: other two big days. Let's talk about the other two. 181 00:08:57,760 --> 00:09:00,920 Speaker 1: Real quick shock to the other two was your zone. 182 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 1: Now you're not running Tampa two. But the underneath the fender, 183 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: whoever is responsible that area thin because Sheffield was in 184 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 1: position one time. I think that we had blitdy Ray 185 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 1: Wilson and you could see Kazy barking at him that 186 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:17,000 Speaker 1: they weren't getting enough depth to take away that shot throw, 187 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:19,400 Speaker 1: or at least to make it more contested. They were 188 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:21,840 Speaker 1: jumping some underneath, crossing rounds which have made it open. 189 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:24,440 Speaker 1: And then there was one play right before halfway. He 190 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 1: catches it like the two yard line or show, and 191 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 1: the Falcons are into Tampa. But here's the smart thing 192 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 1: that they did here. He was the number two receivers. 193 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 1: So just think you have a three by one, you 194 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 1: have a three receivers to one side. He was the 195 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:41,479 Speaker 1: number two receivers. They had a number three guy who's inside. 196 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:44,760 Speaker 1: He ran right through the middle, which takes away the 197 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:48,200 Speaker 1: Devondre Campbell, who is the middle linebacker playing that cover two, 198 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 1: and he's the inside guy. And so the guy Devondre 199 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:53,840 Speaker 1: Cambell was right in the middle. He's a guy who 200 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 1: could be able to affect that throw. But because they 201 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 1: send a guy that affects him, he is sitting right 202 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:01,079 Speaker 1: in the hole in between the safety in the corner 203 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:04,839 Speaker 1: is And I thought, for one I thought they should 204 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 1: have got at least some kind of reroute on him, 205 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 1: or in that particular instance, Sheffield should have ran with 206 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:12,600 Speaker 1: him just a little bit up the scene, but he 207 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:15,679 Speaker 1: let him get a free release right into the secondary 208 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 1: and he got up on our safety really quickly and 209 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:19,320 Speaker 1: James put it on him and it was a good 210 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 1: play by them, but it was a good design. Yeah, 211 00:10:23,520 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 1: So the uh here we are. That's thirty five, twenty 212 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 1: two and the final and uh, you know, I only 213 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:35,679 Speaker 1: brought up the playoff. I wasn't thinking playoffs. Ye know, 214 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:37,880 Speaker 1: I know, I know, I know the fans. That's what 215 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:39,840 Speaker 1: you do, though. You keep us, you keep us appraised 216 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:43,200 Speaker 1: of that and keep us you say there's a chance. 217 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:45,640 Speaker 1: So yeah, and the fans wanted to talk all the 218 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:49,880 Speaker 1: crazy you know, pipe dream is a good good word 219 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:52,320 Speaker 1: for it, um, but they wanted to know all the 220 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:55,520 Speaker 1: different scenarios because they were feeling good about this team 221 00:10:55,559 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 1: after two. You know, everyone was saying it, this is 222 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 1: the team we thought we'd see, this is the defense 223 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:04,640 Speaker 1: we thought we'd seem. To quote Bill parcelso you are 224 00:11:04,679 --> 00:11:06,720 Speaker 1: which your record says you are there three and seven. 225 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:09,839 Speaker 1: And now on a short week, they've got the New 226 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:13,679 Speaker 1: Orleans Saints coming into town, who are probably going to 227 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:16,839 Speaker 1: have that that game a few weeks ago fresh in 228 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 1: their memory, and it's going to be a tough assignment. 229 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:23,400 Speaker 1: But I'll tell you what Falcons fans right now, they 230 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 1: love nothing more than to sweep the Saints. And you know, 231 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:31,680 Speaker 1: a short week, let's talk about it. It's it's everything's 232 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:35,440 Speaker 1: more compact. And uh, you guys, you've guys have played 233 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:38,400 Speaker 1: in some short weeks, and so what is the mindset now? 234 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:40,680 Speaker 1: Probably the best scenario you could have is when you 235 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:42,280 Speaker 1: come up a loss to baby to get back on 236 00:11:42,280 --> 00:11:46,600 Speaker 1: the field. Think about a week ago, the Houston Texas 237 00:11:46,679 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 1: play Baltimore Ravens and get thrashed. They get to come 238 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:52,400 Speaker 1: back and play on thursdaynight and beat the Colts, and 239 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 1: all the talk was we could not wait to not 240 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 1: be able to watch this film and get right into 241 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:00,720 Speaker 1: our short week and play against the team that you 242 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:04,679 Speaker 1: know in division. Obviously, you couldn't make it a better 243 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:08,360 Speaker 1: scenario for the Falcons playing against the Saints on Thanksgiving 244 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 1: to get over that last loss and get right back 245 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 1: into Okay, we gotta forget about what we did last 246 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:15,840 Speaker 1: week and find a way to get a big one 247 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:17,680 Speaker 1: this week. It won't be hard to get up for 248 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:20,200 Speaker 1: this ball game. Of course, playing on Thursday and you 249 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 1: get to play at home, which helped you a lot 250 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:23,679 Speaker 1: because you don't have to worry about travel and all 251 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 1: that kind of stuff. But you got a team that's 252 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 1: fresh in your mind. You just saw him a few 253 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 1: weeks ago, and having the ability but to play this 254 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:33,080 Speaker 1: team again in your own place after you've already had 255 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:35,720 Speaker 1: some success, gives you already confidence going into this game. 256 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:39,240 Speaker 1: So the mindset changes simply because of who you're playing, 257 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 1: but also because you get to go back out and 258 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:45,840 Speaker 1: play as quickly as you know Thursday night. I think 259 00:12:45,840 --> 00:12:48,040 Speaker 1: that when you begin to look at this game from 260 00:12:48,040 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 1: what happened the last time you played him a couple 261 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 1: of weeks ago, is if I'm Sean Payton. So that's 262 00:12:53,200 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 1: you're trying to, Okay, what are we gonna do? Shift here, 263 00:12:54,920 --> 00:12:58,120 Speaker 1: let's shift gears, and how do we beat Atlanta? And 264 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:00,839 Speaker 1: so you look at the tape and copycat League. We 265 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 1: talked about a number of times. They're gonna look at 266 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:04,480 Speaker 1: this tape and you say they had a tough time 267 00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:06,360 Speaker 1: with the run game. If you remember, the Saints got 268 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 1: away from their run game a good bit. It was breeze. 269 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:12,480 Speaker 1: It was back for the first time on the field 270 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:15,000 Speaker 1: or a second time, and it was a second time back, 271 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:17,560 Speaker 1: they felt like, Okay, we got our guy back. You know, 272 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:19,560 Speaker 1: he's thrown for two I think he in the Two 273 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:21,840 Speaker 1: Stars prior one early in the year, and then the 274 00:13:21,880 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: one he just came back from prior to the Falcon game, 275 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 1: he's thrown for like three hundred ninety yards. So okay, 276 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:28,439 Speaker 1: we got our we got our guy back. I thought 277 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 1: they got away from the run game. They're gonna look 278 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 1: at this tape and see that Tampa, a team that 279 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 1: was averaging about ninety yards ninety five yards on the ground, 280 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:37,600 Speaker 1: ran for a good chunk of change in this game. 281 00:13:37,640 --> 00:13:40,199 Speaker 1: Made it a two way game for the defense. You're 282 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:42,000 Speaker 1: gonna see a good bit of Murray. You're gonna go 283 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:45,360 Speaker 1: see a good bit of Chamara running the football. Yeah, 284 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:48,040 Speaker 1: they're gonna throw it, but I think they're gonna make 285 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:50,440 Speaker 1: some investment in the run game. So that'll be the 286 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:52,720 Speaker 1: first thing I would take aways. I'm expecting Sean Payton 287 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:54,160 Speaker 1: to get back to maybe being a little bit more 288 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:56,720 Speaker 1: of a blended offense. And I think going back, I mean, 289 00:13:56,760 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 1: I can't remember the numbers, but I remember ball game. 290 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:02,640 Speaker 1: Aren't you maybe a beak You maybe had to tell 291 00:14:02,679 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 1: him this. Uh, the Saints game. The Saints game. Yeah, 292 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 1: I think Camara may have had only six targets or 293 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:10,880 Speaker 1: something like that. Man, he wasn't targeted as much as 294 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:13,080 Speaker 1: he usually is. I can't remember that game, but I'm sure, 295 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 1: like you mentioned, they're gonna get some of their key 296 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 1: cogs back into that, into that uh that makeup of 297 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 1: the of the game plan. He only had four carries 298 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 1: for twenty four yards. He was targeted though ten times? 299 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 1: How many? How many carries did they have in the 300 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:27,760 Speaker 1: game though, Man, I don't remember him investing in the 301 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 1: Grant run game very much. If you're looking back and 302 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 1: again staying very transparent, he's our real time stats guy 303 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:35,560 Speaker 1: as well. I mean, this guy wears a ton of 304 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:39,240 Speaker 1: hats when it comes to Matt to beak. So at 305 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:41,920 Speaker 1: that Saints game, I don't remember there being a lot 306 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:43,880 Speaker 1: of rushing attempts. I know Murray ran the ball so 307 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 1: eleven times eleven. See that's where That's where when I 308 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:50,120 Speaker 1: began to reflect back on the game. And then what 309 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:53,440 Speaker 1: I saw this weekend the lack of an investment in 310 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:56,320 Speaker 1: the run game. And it's not like the game got 311 00:14:56,320 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 1: skewed because we've seen Atlanta have to get away from 312 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:00,960 Speaker 1: the run game because you got behind. That wasn't the case. 313 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:02,880 Speaker 1: Remember this was a nip and tup game. Neither team 314 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 1: could make take advantage of the red zone. So I 315 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 1: would imagine that would be where I would be thinking. Okay, 316 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:10,720 Speaker 1: the adjustment and the thing you're gonna see differently is 317 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:13,600 Speaker 1: the run game from the Saints. Yeah. They're three to 318 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:16,520 Speaker 1: twelve on third down and over three and fourth and 319 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 1: held scoreless. So yeah, just not the typical Saints offense 320 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:29,080 Speaker 1: that we've come to expectance, and to be honest with, 321 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:30,600 Speaker 1: they should have lost us. There's a good chance they 322 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 1: could have winn the Losses game this weekend. So a 323 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:36,280 Speaker 1: tough break for the Carolina Panthers, but a good win 324 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:37,880 Speaker 1: for the Saints. Final way to win your own building. 325 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:40,720 Speaker 1: And now the Falcons can play the role of spoilers. 326 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:44,800 Speaker 1: You know they've you know you guys, tell me, is 327 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:46,920 Speaker 1: that a at this level? Yeah? I know. In high 328 00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:48,720 Speaker 1: school and I played, you'd love to knock out your 329 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:54,160 Speaker 1: rival from the state playoffs or winning that conference. Well, 330 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 1: just smacking the Saints around that's enough. I mean, you 331 00:15:57,240 --> 00:15:59,200 Speaker 1: don't really worry. I don't think you think about Okay, 332 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:01,560 Speaker 1: I can I can play spoiler for the Saint. Saints 333 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 1: are gonna win the division, Okay, I mean unless something 334 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 1: collapses for them, they're gonna win the NFC South. Yeah, 335 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:11,080 Speaker 1: they've got so what I get to smack them around though, 336 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:14,720 Speaker 1: And I played in this series Shockumen or in the series. 337 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:18,880 Speaker 1: It's one of those things where it doesn't really matter. 338 00:16:18,960 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 1: And a lot of times these two teams, even back 339 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:22,440 Speaker 1: when I was played, a lot of times you played 340 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:24,400 Speaker 1: to see who was in the who wasn't gonna be 341 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:27,400 Speaker 1: in the bottom right. This is a situation where they're 342 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:29,640 Speaker 1: just a rival team and you want to beat them up. 343 00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 1: And that's the biggest thing about this Shock. They've got 344 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:37,200 Speaker 1: the Saints and the Panthers and Niners coming up. Yeah. 345 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 1: To be honest, I as a as a guy who 346 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:43,520 Speaker 1: is a part of his organization and talks about him 347 00:16:43,560 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 1: in the week. I haven't even looked as far, so 348 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:48,880 Speaker 1: I know this team won't go as far as that 349 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:52,560 Speaker 1: to worry about what's coming up. Um, obviously, this is 350 00:16:52,600 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 1: a huge one for you coming off what happened last week. 351 00:16:55,280 --> 00:16:59,440 Speaker 1: This game versus Saints means everything, and because your season 352 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:02,040 Speaker 1: hasn't pay another way you wanted to similar to would 353 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 1: Arts just say some of what you just said. The 354 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:08,520 Speaker 1: spoiler role is evident, but being able to say at 355 00:17:08,520 --> 00:17:11,320 Speaker 1: the end of the year, we are a team that 356 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:13,320 Speaker 1: really beat up on our arrival, I think a lot 357 00:17:13,359 --> 00:17:16,120 Speaker 1: of Falcons fans would be really excited to be able 358 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:18,040 Speaker 1: to talk about that and be able to just stick 359 00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:20,880 Speaker 1: it to a lot of the Saints fans to say, yeah, 360 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 1: you guys made one division, but guess what, we wore 361 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:27,800 Speaker 1: you out twice and primetime fashion. So this is a 362 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:29,920 Speaker 1: huge game for them, I'll tell you what. On social media, 363 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:33,240 Speaker 1: Falcons fans are saying just that, uh, they want to 364 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 1: sweep the Saints. They love the fact that they knocked 365 00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:39,760 Speaker 1: them out down there, and they would love nothing more 366 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:44,639 Speaker 1: than to have a repeat performance or however, whatever it takes. 367 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:50,280 Speaker 1: They just want to spot turkey earlier in the day 368 00:17:50,359 --> 00:17:54,399 Speaker 1: or boom. All right, well we'll wrap it up right there, guys. Uh, 369 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:58,879 Speaker 1: it was uh not the not the funnest topics whenever 370 00:17:58,920 --> 00:18:01,840 Speaker 1: the Falcons lose. But uh, let's let's get a win 371 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:05,680 Speaker 1: Thursday night. So you're out and happy early Thanksgiving, yeah, 372 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:09,159 Speaker 1: real quickly, Happy Thanksgiving to everybody, and really hope that 373 00:18:10,320 --> 00:18:12,159 Speaker 1: you know all the people that were there and we 374 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 1: talked a lot about last week the military coming in 375 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:17,480 Speaker 1: and this was an unbelievably emotional day. We had the 376 00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:20,359 Speaker 1: ninety four TAPS families that were there. They'd lost a 377 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:24,280 Speaker 1: service member in the line of duty. That we're here 378 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:26,240 Speaker 1: and we're hosted by the Atlanta Falcons out here at 379 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:28,680 Speaker 1: Flowery Brands and of course down at the stadium. Pretty cool, 380 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:32,439 Speaker 1: incredible performance by the Falcon team and God bless all 381 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:35,480 Speaker 1: those families. Yeah, that's great. I got a minute to 382 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:38,159 Speaker 1: meet the guys before they went up and rappelled on 383 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:41,399 Speaker 1: the sideline, and I, you know, took made sure I 384 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:43,320 Speaker 1: shook every one of their hands and just said thank you. 385 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:45,919 Speaker 1: I've never done that before and so I wanted to 386 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:48,480 Speaker 1: make sure I did that. It was a cool field 387 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 1: meet the families that are tapped in and also, like 388 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:54,119 Speaker 1: you mentioned, some of those guys who have put on 389 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:56,359 Speaker 1: the line. Man, it's a totally different feeling just to 390 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:59,880 Speaker 1: have that kind of conversation enough close, face to face Wood. 391 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:03,200 Speaker 1: So yeah, I'm with you guys. Big propts to the 392 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:06,199 Speaker 1: Falcons for even doing that, but even bigger for the 393 00:19:06,240 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 1: people who have sacrificed families. Everybody's affected by it. It's 394 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:13,719 Speaker 1: pretty awesome and just the looks on their face. They 395 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:16,119 Speaker 1: really appreciate it when you say thank you. All right, 396 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:23,240 Speaker 1: that's a rat. This is Falcons Audible, presented by AT 397 00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:23,680 Speaker 1: and T