1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:02,080 Speaker 1: So now everyone cares about special teams. 2 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:04,600 Speaker 2: I am pro Beaver. I'm a fan of the Beavers. 3 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 3: They only had one single play that they ran outside 4 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:08,559 Speaker 3: the tackle to the right. 5 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 2: We gotta wrap this Agapore, we go off the rails. 6 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 2: Happy Friday Falcons fans, Welcome back to our second episode 7 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 2: of Friday five. I'm your host, Will mcfad and I'm 8 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:20,119 Speaker 2: joined as always by Tory mclaney and Tarren Wack. The 9 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 2: Falcons have their second game of the season against the 10 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 2: Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night. It's going to be another 11 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 2: early primetime game in the year, and we're gonna talk 12 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 2: a little bit about it, but we're also gonna have 13 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 2: a lot of fun. That is the you know, the 14 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:35,160 Speaker 2: whole vibe for this episode. And we're going to start 15 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:38,839 Speaker 2: right off the top with a little Friday four or 16 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 2: five cast, right, you know, like trying to figure out 17 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:45,880 Speaker 2: what this team's mentality is like heading into the week. 18 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 2: They obviously, you know, dropped a tough close Week one opener. 19 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 2: So Tory, we'll start with you, how has the vibe 20 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 2: kind of been in the building and what's your vibe? 21 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 3: So my vibe has been a bit of like a 22 00:00:57,200 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 3: question Mark, I think I have a lot of questions 23 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 3: about this, and I have a lot of questions about 24 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 3: how they're going to respond. But ultimately, like something that 25 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:06,559 Speaker 3: I found out when I was doing some research for 26 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:08,760 Speaker 3: the show I do with Fox five calls Rise Up 27 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:12,399 Speaker 3: Tonight that we it's every Thursday night out check it out. 28 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 3: I do it with Kelly Price, and she was kind 29 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 3: of talking about, oh, I feel I don't know how 30 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 3: to feel. I'm just like trying to feel better about 31 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 3: like losing in week one, and I said, I was like, 32 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:25,119 Speaker 3: you want to know the last time that the Falcons 33 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 3: lost to the Bucks at home to start a season, Like, 34 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:31,480 Speaker 3: do you do y'all know? When I know y'all know, 35 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:34,040 Speaker 3: I know y'all know, But so y'all y'all want to 36 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:34,679 Speaker 3: tell tell. 37 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:37,039 Speaker 1: People go oh gosh, pull what if I'm wrong? 38 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:40,480 Speaker 3: It's literally so we're recording this on September eleventh, twenty 39 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 3: twenty five. It's exactly nine years ago today, September eleventh, 40 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 3: twenty sixteen. 41 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 2: What was that thirty one, twenty eight, yes, or twenty 42 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 2: four okay, but yeah, but I remember that game. It 43 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 2: was it was a great game. 44 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 4: To sum it up, the last time the Falcons lost 45 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 4: to the Buccaneers in a home opener. Was the same 46 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 4: year the Falcons went to the Super Bowl. 47 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 3: So not to say that that is happening this year, 48 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 3: not to say anything. 49 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 1: Everyone calls it down. 50 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:08,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, not to say, but I'm just saying, like, it 51 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:11,239 Speaker 3: just goes to show, like if you lose Week one 52 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 3: against a divisional opponent, it's not the end of the world. 53 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 3: It's not the end of your season. 54 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:18,240 Speaker 2: Hold on, I gotta go cancel a flight because I 55 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 2: thought that that meant we were automatically booking our tickets. 56 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 2: But no, I think I think that's definitely a great 57 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 2: reminder and it's a good reminder that week one is 58 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 2: week one, right, there's so much football left to play. 59 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 2: So Taren, what's your your vibe state going into loading? 60 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: Loading? Loads? 61 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 3: The like umrae like circle wheel, the circle wheel. Yeah, 62 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 3: the colorful wheel of death on a MacBook. 63 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 4: That is how that's so contradicted to the colorful wheel 64 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 4: of death, dark color of happiness. Oh not the colorful 65 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 4: wheel of death anyways, But yes, loading, because as we 66 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 4: have now said, it was just week one. I'm also 67 00:02:58,320 --> 00:02:59,800 Speaker 4: the one who said week one needs to set the 68 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 4: tone for the season. So hello, contradictory, but I don't 69 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 4: know there were things that you can fix. They're like, 70 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 4: not really the injuries, people will get healthy eventually. But 71 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 4: everything else, it's like you could see what went wrong. 72 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 4: It's not some fluky stuff where you're like, well, I 73 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 4: can't really fix that, it just happened. It's like you 74 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 4: can improve your run game, you can improve your pass rush, 75 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 4: and those are like the two things will highlight later. 76 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 4: I'm already ruining the surprise, but I'm going to stop 77 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:30,799 Speaker 4: talking now because yeah, loading, loading. 78 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 2: Loading, No, I love all of that. I'm kind of 79 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 2: cop cautiously optimistic is kind of the mentality I'm bringing 80 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 2: into this weekend. And the reason I say that is 81 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 2: the further away I get from last Sunday, the more 82 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 2: I feel like the Falcons were the better team, like 83 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 2: in a lot of ways in that game, and I 84 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 2: think Tampa is a good team. And so in Week one, 85 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 2: yeah there were mistakes, but like again, week ones kind 86 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 2: of about identifying some of those. It's the first time 87 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 2: the rubbers hitting the road in a real way, and 88 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 2: you come away with that with a lot of lessons. 89 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 2: You probably scrap some things, you may add some things, 90 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 2: and expand on some stuff. So in the areas that 91 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 2: they shined like, I thought the Falcons were really solid. 92 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 2: I saw a lot from Michael Pennix Junior. I liked 93 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 2: what Sean Robinson did, even though you know, the ground 94 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:16,719 Speaker 2: game has a little bit of work to do, and 95 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:19,400 Speaker 2: the defense the rookies looked solid. You actually didn't get 96 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:22,040 Speaker 2: great play from Kaden Ellis or Jesse Bates are the 97 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:23,599 Speaker 2: guys that you would maybe rely on to make some 98 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:26,839 Speaker 2: of those impact plays. So I'm kind of optimistic even 99 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:29,839 Speaker 2: after coming, you know, shocker, coming off of a loss. 100 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 2: It's like, if they clean up those few areas, this 101 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:35,479 Speaker 2: team showed me enough in Week one to build on. 102 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:38,599 Speaker 2: So that's kind of where I'm at going into it. 103 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:41,559 Speaker 2: I think the team vibes are fine. You know, it's solid. 104 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 2: It's still again keeping it in perspective, and it probably 105 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:47,600 Speaker 2: won't be until after the bye week that we really 106 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:51,160 Speaker 2: start to sense like the season bleeding into it. But 107 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 2: that is our vibe check we're now going to after 108 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:58,039 Speaker 2: I just said, I've got some optimism and I've got 109 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:01,039 Speaker 2: a little bit of, you know, some cautious hope going 110 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 2: in that we're gonna freak out a little bit. I'm 111 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 2: gonna set a timer for five minutes, and we're gonna get, 112 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 2: you know, any of the anxieties that we have built up, 113 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 2: And we have a mail bag that's going that went 114 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 2: up on Thursday. We had another one that went up 115 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 2: on Tuesday, and a lot of fans were able to 116 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 2: voice their opinions and some of their anxieties. So we're 117 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:18,719 Speaker 2: I'm gonna set the timer right now, five minutes on 118 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 2: the clock, Taren. 119 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:29,479 Speaker 1: So, now everyone cares about special teams. 120 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 3: Like it's kind of like the same thing with the 121 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 3: run game and like offensive line play, Like you really 122 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 3: don't talk about like the offensive line unless something bad's 123 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 3: going wrong. 124 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 4: Yeah, now everyone's like, hmmm, special teams? What's going on? 125 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 2: Karen's like Baine, and She's just like, I've been here 126 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:47,920 Speaker 2: the whole time I was born in Welcome is that it? Yeah, 127 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 2: you're more freaking out about the bandwagon getting heavier, and now. 128 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 4: Everyone wants to pay attention to a unit I have 129 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 4: had my focus on for years. 130 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 3: Man, So where do I mean, where did the Falcons 131 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 3: kicking go from here? Right? 132 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 4: I literally just really wanted to say that, But the 133 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 4: issue with special teams right now is the fact that 134 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:13,480 Speaker 4: Young Waiku continues to have kicking issues, problems and consistencies, 135 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:15,600 Speaker 4: whatever you want to call it. And so right away 136 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 4: on Monday, Raheem Morris said that they're going to bring 137 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 4: in competition for him, and they did that as soon 138 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:24,480 Speaker 4: as Tuesday with Parker Romo, and that we don't get 139 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:26,840 Speaker 4: to see any of the kicking battle in the media 140 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 4: viewing period of practice. But I will be very curious 141 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:36,039 Speaker 4: and kind of surprised if this doesn't happen. Whether Parker 142 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:38,920 Speaker 4: Romo is one of the two practice squad elevations for Sunday, 143 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 4: whether or not he. 144 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:44,719 Speaker 1: Actually goes out there is tbd. But to just have that. 145 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 4: Option to say, like, if Young Wayku's vibe, as we 146 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 4: were saying, is a little off, then put Parker Romo in. 147 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 1: But I don't know. 148 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 4: I don't know that there's going to be like a 149 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 4: drastic roster change this week at all. 150 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 1: But do you want that option? 151 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean it could be something worth my nitoring 152 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 2: during inactives before the game starts, just to see if 153 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 2: there's any indicator there. But yep, that's TVD just keeping 154 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 2: it on special teams really quickly. Is I really liked 155 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 2: what I saw from Minnesota's rookie returner on Monday night 156 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 2: against Chicago. The Falcons gave up a long return on 157 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 2: Sunday against Tampa, so like that's got to get cleaned 158 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 2: up too. It wasn't just the kicking game. Basically everybody 159 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 2: outside of Bradley Pinion and Liam Yeah, someone. 160 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 4: Was like, did so poorly And I was like, Bradley 161 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 4: Pinion pin two within the ten. 162 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 1: She's like justice for Bradley Davies. Bradley did fine. 163 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 2: We got two two forty five left on the time 164 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 2: or tour. You want to freak out it out anything. 165 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 3: I mean, I guess I'll just stay with the kicking game, 166 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 3: Like I mean, the fact of the matter is is 167 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:43,120 Speaker 3: that on Monday, Raheem Morris is asked, like, not having 168 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 3: a consistent kicker, does that change like your game plan 169 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 3: or your ability to like make decisions, particularly like in 170 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 3: field goal wrench, And he said yes, it has to be. 171 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:56,040 Speaker 3: And like I said this or I said this somewhere, 172 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 3: and I was like, this is not a like high 173 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:01,520 Speaker 3: school head coach admitting to that or alluding to that. 174 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 3: This is a professional NFL head coach alluding to that 175 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 3: and saying yes, it does make a difference in how 176 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:12,560 Speaker 3: we go about our game plan. And that to me 177 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 3: is like really worrisome. 178 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:17,680 Speaker 2: While you're seeing urgency and kind of addressing it. 179 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, and I think like that's why they brought in 180 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 3: however many kickers they reportedly brought in on Tuesday, and 181 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 3: that's why they signed Parker Romo, Like it's it's they're 182 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 3: doing I will give them this, like they're doing their 183 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:32,080 Speaker 3: due diligence in bringing people in. And again, like does 184 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:34,320 Speaker 3: that mean they run anyone but young Wayko out there 185 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 3: on Sunday night against Minnesota, Like I don't know, but 186 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 3: I just think the writings on the wall with like 187 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 3: you have to do something because the what's the thing. 188 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 3: It's like the definition of insanity is doing the same 189 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 3: thing over and over and expecting different results and that 190 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:55,840 Speaker 3: and that is I kind of feels like this situation 191 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 3: Young Way Who's like I wrote a whole entire story. 192 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 3: I don't need to rehash all of it. Like go 193 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 3: read the story that I wrote at dot com, like 194 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaker 3: and you'll be able to see kind of the trends 195 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:09,360 Speaker 3: and the trajectory. But like, ultimately that's where we are 196 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 3: right now, and it's just unfortunately, Like it's unfortunate because 197 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 3: young Wiku has been so good for this organization for 198 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 3: a very long time. But but the last you can 199 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 3: only go off of what most recently happened, and in 200 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:25,840 Speaker 3: a black and white type of game, in a one 201 00:09:25,920 --> 00:09:29,600 Speaker 3: score game, like this stuff just freaking matters, like it 202 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 3: just does. And at this level you have to have 203 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 3: those conversations and you have to do something about it. 204 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:38,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, it'd be like if you're if your entire starting 205 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:41,200 Speaker 2: five in a basketball team just suddenly started missing all 206 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 2: their free throws. It just makes it really hard when 207 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 2: you start getting in late in games, and like strategy 208 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 2: comes into it to be like cool, we can navigate 209 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 2: what is more technical aspect now and. 210 00:09:51,679 --> 00:09:53,720 Speaker 3: Because ultimately, like what if what if you have fourth 211 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 3: and three and you are in field goal range like 212 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 3: that normally would be a place where you send the 213 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 3: kicker out, but like no hesitation yet, right, no hesitation, 214 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 3: but you have hesitation, Like that's the point is there 215 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:09,080 Speaker 3: is like this hesitation. 216 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:11,080 Speaker 2: And so it's important too, I think for Fait because 217 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:13,960 Speaker 2: like I can already see the like, hey, we could 218 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 2: have used the touchdown there or a field goal there. 219 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 2: In hindsight, and that would have cut the lead of 220 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:19,199 Speaker 2: this and then in the future we could have only 221 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:24,040 Speaker 2: kicked a field goal. It's like, these are all decisions that. 222 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:25,600 Speaker 1: Elkans aren't the only one in this situation. 223 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:28,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, forty nine Ers released some Jake Moodies. 224 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:32,320 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, that's right. Yeahron Broncos, Broncos, make a change 225 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 3: the brown the Browns b ro. I was so close, 226 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:38,160 Speaker 3: Yeah close, but yeah forty nine Ers Browns, Like I mean, 227 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:40,880 Speaker 3: because it is. It's a one score this the NFL 228 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 3: is a one score league. Like they that's what they want. 229 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:47,880 Speaker 3: They want the competition, they want that. All right, I'm sorry, 230 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 3: go ahead. 231 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:49,640 Speaker 2: Well I was going to say, if you kept talking 232 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:51,079 Speaker 2: for a minute longer, I was going to freak out 233 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 2: on you, freak out. 234 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:53,800 Speaker 4: I thought that was going to be more freak out 235 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:56,600 Speaker 4: e respect because then when y'all looked at me to 236 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 4: actually like say things, I was like, oh, like, I 237 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 4: was just ready to go and freak out. 238 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:02,320 Speaker 1: I didn't know we actually had only seen you. 239 00:11:02,320 --> 00:11:04,480 Speaker 2: Actually I was just about. 240 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 3: To say the same thing. I don't think I've ever 241 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:09,080 Speaker 3: seen Taren like truly freak out about something cool. 242 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:14,280 Speaker 2: All Right, we're now going to start talking a little 243 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 2: bit about this next game and really excited for forgotten 244 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:19,160 Speaker 2: this concept we came up with. We're calling it our 245 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:23,680 Speaker 2: five five layer burrito of or victory burritos. 246 00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 3: Tell the people how we landed on this concept. 247 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:27,720 Speaker 1: You're going to be hungry. 248 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 2: Every time always, that's my superpower. So basically it's it's, yeah, 249 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 2: let's start with kind of what is an obvious area 250 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:39,560 Speaker 2: that the Falcons maybe need to have success in to 251 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 2: win on Sunday, right, But then we want to kind 252 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:45,040 Speaker 2: of dive a little bit deeper and show and illustrate 253 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:47,319 Speaker 2: how all of these game parts of the game are 254 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 2: interconnected and kind of build and play off of one another. 255 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 2: So the first layer of our offensive burrita that we're 256 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:55,960 Speaker 2: about to build is getting the run game going, right. 257 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 2: We know that that's their bread and butter. Just we 258 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:01,080 Speaker 2: got all the carbs in this this section right here, 259 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 2: but they weren't able to do that effectively on Sunday 260 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:07,360 Speaker 2: against Tampa and we saw, you know it kind of eventually, 261 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:09,439 Speaker 2: I think, come back to bite them in the second 262 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:12,439 Speaker 2: half when you're unable to sustain those possessions and really 263 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:15,439 Speaker 2: lean on what you've been able to so against Minnesota 264 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:18,520 Speaker 2: when Chicago's offense was working in the first half. It's 265 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 2: because they were running the ball successfully. I think that's 266 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:23,719 Speaker 2: going to be really important on Sunday, So you want 267 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:26,280 Speaker 2: to keep our burrito making going. 268 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:26,520 Speaker 1: Of course. 269 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:29,480 Speaker 4: I mean the Falcons only had sixty nine rushing yards 270 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:32,800 Speaker 4: against the Buccaneers, only one rushing touchdown, which came from 271 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:35,040 Speaker 4: Michael PENNOCKX Junior, not from any other running dames. 272 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:36,840 Speaker 2: Michael Jordan impression in the space Jim. 273 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:38,360 Speaker 3: A but the tame on his back. 274 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, I did, yes, And let me continue with my stats. 275 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 4: For comparison, the Falcons averaged one hundred and thirty one 276 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:50,960 Speaker 4: yards rushing per game last season, which ranked tenth in 277 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:54,320 Speaker 4: the NFL, so you weren't seeing that top ten run 278 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 4: offense last week. Jean had Jon Robinson had just twenty 279 00:12:59,800 --> 00:13:02,840 Speaker 4: four yards rushing on twelve carries. Tyler Algier also had 280 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 4: twenty four yards rushing but on ten carries, and Michael 281 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:09,120 Speaker 4: Pennix Junior had twenty one. It's you don't want your 282 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 4: quarterback and your running backs to be. 283 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 3: Not unless you're Lamar that's fair, That's right. 284 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:16,559 Speaker 4: You don't want all you don't want the Falcons quarterback 285 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 4: and running backs to be basically the exact same playing 286 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:23,040 Speaker 4: field when it comes to rushing yards, and just for comparison, 287 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:26,280 Speaker 4: like league wise, Derrick Henry had the most rushing yards 288 00:13:26,280 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 4: in Week one with one hundred and sixty nine for 289 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:31,000 Speaker 4: the Ravens. 290 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:31,800 Speaker 1: Even though they lost. 291 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:34,440 Speaker 4: Yeah, but like twenty four versus one hundred and sixty nine, 292 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 4: and people say, but John Robinson is one of the 293 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:39,120 Speaker 4: best backs in the league. We did not see that 294 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:41,280 Speaker 4: at least in the run game. He did really well 295 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 4: in the passing game, but we're not talking about that. 296 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:46,160 Speaker 2: Toey, you wrote, I thought an excellent piece kind of 297 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:49,160 Speaker 2: analyzing the run game and how it was not very 298 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:52,360 Speaker 2: successful on Sunday. You know what, in your opinion, like, 299 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 2: do they need to do maybe schematically to like jump 300 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 2: start this thing? 301 00:13:55,640 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean I think that it goes back to 302 00:13:57,080 --> 00:13:59,560 Speaker 3: even something Zach Robinson talked about when he spoke to 303 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:03,479 Speaker 3: the media on Wednesday about like, especially in short yardage situations, 304 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:06,840 Speaker 3: like going back and readjusting what they were even trying 305 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:10,400 Speaker 3: to do. And I think that is a good strategy 306 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:13,559 Speaker 3: to have because ultimately I saw a lot of different 307 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:16,079 Speaker 3: wrinkles within the run game and what they were trying 308 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 3: to do with Bjon and Tyler when you compare it 309 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 3: to what their bread and butter was in twenty twenty four, 310 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 3: which we know is stretch zone to the right behind 311 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:28,440 Speaker 3: Caleb McGary and Chris Linstram as your lead blockers in 312 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 3: having you know, motioning Charlie Warner out there like that 313 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 3: was so successful for them to the clip of like 314 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:40,280 Speaker 3: they were running to the right on an average of 315 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:43,680 Speaker 3: sixty eight percent of their runs. We're going to the right, 316 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 3: We're going behind kayleb McGary, going behind Chris Lntrum. And 317 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:48,800 Speaker 3: it allows when you're running this like stretch zone, it 318 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:53,000 Speaker 3: allows Tyler Algier and Jon Robinson to cut back if 319 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:55,360 Speaker 3: they need to, or to keep going down towards the 320 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 3: sideline like it just it allowed this flexibility for the 321 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 3: running backs to be out in base and to do 322 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:04,000 Speaker 3: what they do best. And I think that what was 323 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:08,080 Speaker 3: different this time around was they only had one single 324 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:11,480 Speaker 3: play that they ran outside the tackle to the right. Now, 325 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:17,000 Speaker 3: what that ultimately means is, I don't know, Like I 326 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 3: don't know. 327 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 2: Than that. 328 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:28,200 Speaker 3: Sorry, I but essentially literally. 329 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 2: That was so funny. 330 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:32,920 Speaker 3: Sorry, but no, Like, so you run one time outside 331 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:35,880 Speaker 3: the tackle to the right. Comparatively speaking to seven times 332 00:15:35,880 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 3: to the left. That to me just shows that, Okay, 333 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:42,760 Speaker 3: not having Caleb McGarry there beside Chris Lynstrom had an 334 00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:46,520 Speaker 3: impact in play calling. And I think that they're like, Okay, 335 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 3: we know what you have and Matthew Bergeron and Jake 336 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 3: Matthews running it to the left or you know, and 337 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:53,160 Speaker 3: so there's that piece of it. I also think that 338 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 3: they were doing a little bit more gap style stuff 339 00:15:56,360 --> 00:16:02,680 Speaker 3: with or inside zone inside zone stuff comparatively speaking with 340 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 3: Bajon specifically, and I think that was a something that 341 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:12,680 Speaker 3: Tampa Bay really sniffed out very well. You watch their 342 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 3: middle linebackers and even Antoine Winfield like at safety, like 343 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 3: you saw them basically just zeroing in on Charlie Warner 344 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 3: wherever Charlie Warner was motioning to whatever side Charlie Warner was. 345 00:16:23,840 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 3: They knew. They're like, this guy is gonna be the 346 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:28,680 Speaker 3: lead blocker with that when you don't have like Cale 347 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:29,920 Speaker 3: McGarry out there, who can kind of. 348 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 2: Be this reputation proceeds here. 349 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:36,040 Speaker 3: Yes, Yeah, And so all of this kind of accumulated 350 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:39,600 Speaker 3: to what Sunday was and I just think that it 351 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 3: was very interesting the difference in how I felt about 352 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 3: the run game at the end of last season and 353 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 3: also going into this season, Like I know, for me, 354 00:16:50,840 --> 00:16:54,400 Speaker 3: I was expecting so much more out of this run game, 355 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:57,520 Speaker 3: even without Cale McGary in the picture, because of the 356 00:16:57,560 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 3: fact that like when it felt like, you know, over 357 00:16:59,880 --> 00:17:03,120 Speaker 3: the years, when nothing's been working, that run game has done. 358 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:05,879 Speaker 3: And so that was always something that in the preseason 359 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:08,680 Speaker 3: and training cam I was not worried about the run game, 360 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:11,440 Speaker 3: but then to come out and have the performance against 361 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:13,840 Speaker 3: the Bucks that they did on Sunday, It's like, no, 362 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:16,360 Speaker 3: I there is I am worried about it. 363 00:17:16,359 --> 00:17:17,440 Speaker 1: It never get comfortable. 364 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:20,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, all right, let's give a brief burrito breakdown of 365 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 2: where we are right now. First layer of the tortilla. 366 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:25,640 Speaker 2: You gotta get the run game going. So what types 367 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:27,679 Speaker 2: of run games or run plays are you gonna call, Like, 368 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:30,200 Speaker 2: you got to figure out that that mix. Yeah, nice 369 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:33,240 Speaker 2: to get balance exactly right. And so if they're going 370 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:36,360 Speaker 2: to run as much inside zone as they did on Sunday, 371 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 2: then who are the guys we need to see step up, 372 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 2: specifically on the offensive line. I'm looking at those kind 373 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 2: of three interior guys, Ryan Neuzl, Chris Linstrom, Matthew Bergheron. 374 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:49,720 Speaker 2: Chris Lnstrom is freaking all Pro. He's one of the 375 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 2: best offensive linemen in the league. I didn't think he 376 00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:54,080 Speaker 2: had a great game on Sunday, you know, Like, but 377 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:56,360 Speaker 2: I don't think anybody up had a great game on. 378 00:17:56,440 --> 00:17:58,240 Speaker 1: It was the entire line. Yeah, And I think you're 379 00:17:58,240 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 1: can put it on any one individually. 380 00:18:00,359 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 3: And I think too. Michael Pennix had a great quote 381 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:04,800 Speaker 3: on Wednesday where he was kind of just like, we 382 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:07,119 Speaker 3: need to be more physical at the point of attack period, 383 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:09,120 Speaker 3: point blank period and something I was talking. 384 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:10,960 Speaker 2: That includes wide receivers. 385 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, And I was talking to Dave Archer, you know 386 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 3: about kind of all like the run game and what 387 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:18,159 Speaker 3: they're trying to do, and he's like, you know, I 388 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:21,439 Speaker 3: what we kind of agreed upon is like there are 389 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:24,760 Speaker 3: certain things that you just can't simulate in training camp 390 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:27,679 Speaker 3: without like a live rep. And sometimes it is this 391 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:32,000 Speaker 3: like how quickly decisions have to be made in this 392 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 3: inside zone outside zone type of scheme and you don't 393 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:39,359 Speaker 3: really know the feel of it until you're in the 394 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:41,400 Speaker 3: moment and how far you're having to block a guy 395 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:44,560 Speaker 3: downfield or who's shifting off of a block, Like, you know, 396 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:47,040 Speaker 3: all of these things are happening very live that you 397 00:18:47,080 --> 00:18:49,760 Speaker 3: can try and simulate as much as you can out 398 00:18:49,760 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 3: at practice, but it's not anywhere close to what you'll 399 00:18:53,880 --> 00:18:55,720 Speaker 3: see against Tampa Bay in Week one. 400 00:18:56,280 --> 00:19:01,000 Speaker 2: Absolutely, and so but A Minnesota's front is no slouch 401 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:04,080 Speaker 2: by any means. Like Javon Hargrave looked amazing out there, 402 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:08,480 Speaker 2: so there's there's gonna be another tall task in front 403 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:10,720 Speaker 2: of him. You kind of touched on this a little bit, toy, 404 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:13,360 Speaker 2: but like the balance not only in the plays you're 405 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:15,720 Speaker 2: gonna call, but who you're running the football with. And 406 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 2: we saw a couple of plays with Tyler and Bajon 407 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:19,480 Speaker 2: out there at the same time. I was interested by that. 408 00:19:19,520 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 2: I'd like see a little bit more from that. But Taren, 409 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:24,520 Speaker 2: what did you think about kind of the usage between 410 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:26,480 Speaker 2: those two. I feel like we saw a little more 411 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:29,960 Speaker 2: of Tyler in quarters one through three than we have previously. 412 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:33,359 Speaker 2: He's usually kind of like a fourth quarter closer. What 413 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:35,680 Speaker 2: do you make of just their kind of overall mix. 414 00:19:36,520 --> 00:19:37,800 Speaker 1: I like to see more of Tyler. 415 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:40,160 Speaker 4: I think he is more so of a bowling ball 416 00:19:40,240 --> 00:19:42,120 Speaker 4: of a running back where you want to see him 417 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:44,200 Speaker 4: in the short yardage situations. 418 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:45,400 Speaker 1: I just think he. 419 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:49,119 Speaker 4: Plows his way through more easily, whereas Bajon is like 420 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:52,679 Speaker 4: the elusive one who can go the longer distances when needed. 421 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:54,240 Speaker 1: So maybe that's the balance. 422 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:57,040 Speaker 4: I don't know that it needs to be quarter based, 423 00:19:57,040 --> 00:19:58,960 Speaker 4: and maybe that's what they're trying to get away from. 424 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:01,959 Speaker 2: Yeah, do you think there's there's something to that, the 425 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:05,240 Speaker 2: blend of kind of using these these different formations, the 426 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:08,640 Speaker 2: different runners, the different plays, Like that's what they're going 427 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:10,760 Speaker 2: for is the tendency breaking things, which is why it's 428 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:13,240 Speaker 2: so interesting the sixty eight percent and the success they had, 429 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:14,920 Speaker 2: Like that is tendency all the way, baby, and we 430 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 2: are just running it and you can't stop us. 431 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:18,879 Speaker 3: Right, I mean. And what's so interesting too is that 432 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:22,160 Speaker 3: it completely flipped on its head on Sunday where it's like, Okay, 433 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:28,720 Speaker 3: sixty eight percent of all of the Falcons runs in 434 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:32,360 Speaker 3: uh in twenty twenty four or outside the tackles, whereas 435 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:37,399 Speaker 3: sixty three percent this on Sunday Week one was inside 436 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:41,280 Speaker 3: the tackles. So to me, also, there was an issue 437 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:44,920 Speaker 3: too with like lanes being clogged too quickly, and there 438 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:47,000 Speaker 3: was a part of me that's like, as we're talking about, 439 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 3: like who do you run it with There was a 440 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:50,359 Speaker 3: part of me that's like, I want to see a 441 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:55,000 Speaker 3: bit more inside zone with Tyler alt Gear than Bajon 442 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:57,680 Speaker 3: Robinson because my big thing Withjon Robinson is get him 443 00:20:57,680 --> 00:21:00,399 Speaker 3: out in space. Yeah, let him make a move, allow 444 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:00,840 Speaker 3: him the. 445 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:04,000 Speaker 2: Ability fifty yard touchdown catches. It started the fifty. 446 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:08,480 Speaker 3: Please right like his ability to yes, like, put him 447 00:21:08,480 --> 00:21:10,960 Speaker 3: out in space. I'm not saying go stretch outside zone 448 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:13,080 Speaker 3: to the right every single time with Jean Robinson, behave 449 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:15,520 Speaker 3: if it's worth Oh I am like, And then I 450 00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:17,520 Speaker 3: think some of this more like inside zone stuff with 451 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:19,280 Speaker 3: Tyler Aljier makes a lot of sense because he has 452 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:22,120 Speaker 3: the ability to kind of, like to your point, run 453 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:25,600 Speaker 3: through people. So if those lanes are getting more clogged, 454 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:28,200 Speaker 3: like Bajon doesn't have the space to make a move, 455 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:31,080 Speaker 3: but Tyler, the way his game is, I'm like, he 456 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:33,040 Speaker 3: can run into some people. 457 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:34,840 Speaker 1: You have the best of both worlds in the right 458 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:35,440 Speaker 1: you really do. 459 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, all right, we're gonna we're gonna put this offensive 460 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:40,480 Speaker 2: burrito to bed real quick. First layer, get the wrong 461 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:43,119 Speaker 2: game going. Second, what types of run plays should be called? 462 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:43,639 Speaker 4: Third? 463 00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:46,520 Speaker 2: Who do the offensive Which offensive lineman need to step 464 00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:48,159 Speaker 2: up for? Who do you run it with? And the 465 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:51,720 Speaker 2: last layer to this one is what would establishing the 466 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 2: run do for the rest of the offense tory? 467 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:55,320 Speaker 3: Oh my gosh, it just opens up the pass game 468 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:55,840 Speaker 3: so much. 469 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:56,399 Speaker 2: There you go. 470 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:59,000 Speaker 3: I mean, the fact of the matter is is Michael 471 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:02,119 Speaker 3: Panics was over seven and will I know that we 472 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:05,280 Speaker 3: talked about this post game. He was over seven. Sorry, yes, 473 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:09,760 Speaker 3: check it out, but they he was over seven and 474 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:14,520 Speaker 3: throws beyond fifteen yards air yards, yes, And that to 475 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 3: me one we were talking after the game about how 476 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:20,879 Speaker 3: that seven number was a little bit lower on the 477 00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:23,359 Speaker 3: lower spectrum than maybe what we even thought with Michael 478 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:26,879 Speaker 3: Penix knowing his arm strength, but also to the O 479 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 3: for seven and I think that the way that Tampa 480 00:22:31,119 --> 00:22:33,440 Speaker 3: Bay was able to kind of sniff out the runs 481 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:36,080 Speaker 3: and take away the runs and it just kind of 482 00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:38,720 Speaker 3: not only did it clog things up with the run game, 483 00:22:38,760 --> 00:22:41,080 Speaker 3: but it clogged things up I think everywhere else in 484 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:43,520 Speaker 3: terms of what you wanted to do from a pass 485 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:47,160 Speaker 3: game perspective. And you know, Michael Panick said, it always 486 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:50,920 Speaker 3: starts with the run for Atlanta, like it's always going 487 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:53,440 Speaker 3: to that's going to be who they are. They want 488 00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:55,760 Speaker 3: to run the rock and when you can't do that, 489 00:22:56,160 --> 00:22:59,600 Speaker 3: and raheiem Wor said, like, we weren't wanting Michael Penix 490 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 3: to throw the as many times as he That's. 491 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:04,680 Speaker 2: What I think it unlocks, is it takes he becomes 492 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:06,639 Speaker 2: less of a game manager and you allow him to 493 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:09,280 Speaker 2: become like, hey, go go sling the ball around because 494 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:11,280 Speaker 2: we can lean on the run game to keep us 495 00:23:11,280 --> 00:23:15,119 Speaker 2: on schedule instead of Michael Pennox. Love that as our 496 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:18,320 Speaker 2: offensive burrito, We're now gonna move on to our defense burrito. 497 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:20,040 Speaker 2: And this is gonna have to be a little baby 498 00:23:20,040 --> 00:23:23,760 Speaker 2: brief burrito. We got about also five minutes to talk 499 00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:25,680 Speaker 2: through this burrito. So the first layer to this one 500 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:28,600 Speaker 2: is going to be finishing plays right, sacks, turnovers. When 501 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 2: you get a chance finish it. What's going to be 502 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:33,479 Speaker 2: the who is going to have to or where does 503 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:34,840 Speaker 2: that start up front or on the back end? 504 00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:35,119 Speaker 4: For you? 505 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:38,000 Speaker 3: Starts up front? I mean it's it's getting sacks. They 506 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:40,480 Speaker 3: only had one sack, but I you know, they were 507 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:44,359 Speaker 3: pressuring Baker Mayfield at a rate of forty point five percent, 508 00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:47,000 Speaker 3: which actually ended up being one of the best defensive 509 00:23:47,359 --> 00:23:49,680 Speaker 3: pressure rates in all of the league in Week one, 510 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:53,240 Speaker 3: and so they were there, they were around him, they 511 00:23:53,240 --> 00:23:55,439 Speaker 3: were all over him. They were making him uncomfortable, like 512 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:58,280 Speaker 3: causing some errant throws early on in the game. But 513 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:02,399 Speaker 3: then it goes the next layer within that is okay, 514 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:05,679 Speaker 3: if you can't get the sack, you gotta contain him. Yeah, 515 00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:08,280 Speaker 3: and that's where I think ultimately got away from them 516 00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 3: on Sunday. 517 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:13,359 Speaker 2: Yeah, we saw Baker, you know, kind of break contain 518 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:16,040 Speaker 2: there a few different times, and they kind of resulted 519 00:24:16,040 --> 00:24:19,000 Speaker 2: in some of the biggest plays for Tampa. JJ McCarthy 520 00:24:19,359 --> 00:24:20,840 Speaker 2: he can run too, Tarren. 521 00:24:20,920 --> 00:24:22,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, and JJ McCarthy. 522 00:24:22,560 --> 00:24:25,640 Speaker 4: It was talked about today how Jesse Bates was talking 523 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 4: about it, how JJ if anything could be faster than 524 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:31,120 Speaker 4: Baker and he has that ability and that's only one 525 00:24:31,200 --> 00:24:32,240 Speaker 4: game of film on him. 526 00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:34,400 Speaker 1: That maybe he unknocks even more in week two. 527 00:24:34,920 --> 00:24:38,600 Speaker 4: So being able to contain him is key, and being 528 00:24:38,640 --> 00:24:40,080 Speaker 4: able to get him down is even better. 529 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:42,919 Speaker 2: And as a young quarterback, honestly, I would think that 530 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:44,879 Speaker 2: he might even be a little quicker to get out 531 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:46,600 Speaker 2: of the pocket and just use his legs as opposed 532 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:48,440 Speaker 2: to standing in there like a veteran like Baker who's 533 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:49,159 Speaker 2: kind of seen it all. 534 00:24:49,840 --> 00:24:52,360 Speaker 1: He's probably less comfortable just standing. 535 00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:54,200 Speaker 2: Exactly, and so I think you tap into that and 536 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:57,240 Speaker 2: let's go another layer deeper. Is that pressure on a 537 00:24:57,280 --> 00:24:59,800 Speaker 2: young quarterback if you're able to box him in and 538 00:24:59,840 --> 00:25:02,199 Speaker 2: not leave him anywhere to go? All right, now, I 539 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:04,560 Speaker 2: gotta make a play. I gotta look downfield. Who am 540 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:06,359 Speaker 2: I going to throw the ball to. It could be 541 00:25:06,359 --> 00:25:08,240 Speaker 2: an Atlanta Falcon because we saw a lot of them 542 00:25:08,320 --> 00:25:11,200 Speaker 2: around the ball on Sunday, and again, a young quarterback, 543 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:14,040 Speaker 2: he looked kind of shaky to start that game against Chicago. 544 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:16,480 Speaker 3: Well, that's exactly what Chicago did. In that first half. 545 00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:19,920 Speaker 3: They took Justin Jefferson away the interior of that defensive line. 546 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:23,520 Speaker 3: Shout out Grady Jarrett of that Chicago defensive line was 547 00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:27,159 Speaker 3: getting significant pressure on JJ McCarthy and he throws an 548 00:25:27,240 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 3: interception very early on. Now, he was able to bounce 549 00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:33,000 Speaker 3: back and get a bit more comfortable in the flow 550 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:36,359 Speaker 3: of the game, but that first half specifically showed that, like, hey, 551 00:25:36,359 --> 00:25:39,440 Speaker 3: if you can get him uncomfortable, he's gonna he's gonna 552 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:41,440 Speaker 3: air it out and put it in. Put the ball 553 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:45,159 Speaker 3: in the scope of an Xavier Watts, who, let's be 554 00:25:45,320 --> 00:25:47,159 Speaker 3: freaking for real. He was in the lane. 555 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:48,560 Speaker 2: Let's be freaking Playlets be. 556 00:25:48,520 --> 00:25:51,760 Speaker 3: Freaking for real, Like he had two opportunities where the 557 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:54,560 Speaker 3: ball was literally inches away, saying that Cayden Ellis got 558 00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:56,920 Speaker 3: hit in the chest with one, a j Trurell was 559 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:59,280 Speaker 3: diving for one couldn't completely hold on to it, Like 560 00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:02,840 Speaker 3: there were opportunities. And if we're talking about this game 561 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:04,760 Speaker 3: on Sunday and what it can mean for this coming 562 00:26:04,920 --> 00:26:09,200 Speaker 3: Sunday is the fact that like one of those plays happened, 563 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:13,560 Speaker 3: we're maybe talking about a completely different outcome to Sunday's game. 564 00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:15,760 Speaker 3: That's how the league is going back even to the 565 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:17,440 Speaker 3: first thing that we're talking about with the kicking game. 566 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:20,120 Speaker 3: So the margin for error is so small that when 567 00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:23,399 Speaker 3: you do have an error that you capitalize on, like 568 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:26,600 Speaker 3: a turnover opportunity like that can really change the momentum 569 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:27,000 Speaker 3: of the game. 570 00:26:27,080 --> 00:26:29,400 Speaker 4: It's still always easier said than done because there are 571 00:26:29,440 --> 00:26:32,240 Speaker 4: these opportunities, and there could be opportunities again this Sunday. 572 00:26:32,359 --> 00:26:35,480 Speaker 4: But that's why we're talking about finishing these plays because 573 00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:37,080 Speaker 4: otherwise it is just another missed up. 574 00:26:37,560 --> 00:26:39,280 Speaker 2: But it's not just the plays you got to finish, 575 00:26:39,280 --> 00:26:42,359 Speaker 2: and this is our final layer of the burrito. You 576 00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:46,000 Speaker 2: gotta finish the game. We saw the Falcons and we're 577 00:26:46,040 --> 00:26:48,720 Speaker 2: unable to do that. On Sunday, we saw the Vikings 578 00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:52,679 Speaker 2: come back to win that game in kind of dramatic fashion. 579 00:26:53,359 --> 00:26:54,520 Speaker 1: A good one for you, go for it. 580 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:57,520 Speaker 4: JJ McCarthy is the first starting quarterback with a ten 581 00:26:57,600 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 4: point fourth quarter comeback in its NFL since Steve Young 582 00:27:01,080 --> 00:27:05,040 Speaker 4: in nineteen eighty five. He's the only such quarterback since 583 00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:08,200 Speaker 4: nineteen fifty to do so on the road. Wow, because 584 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:11,159 Speaker 4: we're forgetting heaped in Chicago. 585 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:12,560 Speaker 3: In Chicago on the road. 586 00:27:12,800 --> 00:27:17,119 Speaker 2: Yeah, in Shytown. That's crazy. So even though he's young, right, like, 587 00:27:17,240 --> 00:27:21,000 Speaker 2: he's capable. Yeah, and this offense Minnesota is very capable. 588 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:22,800 Speaker 2: They've they've kind of been a little bit of a 589 00:27:22,800 --> 00:27:25,480 Speaker 2: Falcons boogeyman in recent years. Like I think they've won 590 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:28,040 Speaker 2: six to last seven. So the Falcons are gonna have 591 00:27:28,119 --> 00:27:29,920 Speaker 2: their work cut out for them going on the road, 592 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:32,399 Speaker 2: a big game, a crazy environment. But again, as I 593 00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:34,280 Speaker 2: said kind of up top my vibe check, I think 594 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:36,480 Speaker 2: this team is capable of doing it. They just have 595 00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:39,760 Speaker 2: to go out and play that way. So that is 596 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:43,280 Speaker 2: our defensive burrito, our offensive burrito. And now we're going 597 00:27:43,359 --> 00:27:45,120 Speaker 2: to wrap it up. But I want to just remind 598 00:27:45,119 --> 00:27:48,760 Speaker 2: everybody that this the Falcons did open Week one against 599 00:27:48,760 --> 00:27:52,119 Speaker 2: a rival, but they're playing maybe their biggest tribal or 600 00:27:52,119 --> 00:27:54,720 Speaker 2: at least certainly my biggest tribal because I want to 601 00:27:54,720 --> 00:27:59,240 Speaker 2: renew the Duluth, Georgia versus Duluth, Minnesota rivalry. All right, 602 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:02,840 Speaker 2: For those who are unaware, there is a far inferior Duluth, 603 00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:06,840 Speaker 2: much much, much further north than the one down here 604 00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:09,760 Speaker 2: in Georgia. There downtown is too big, it's too noisy, 605 00:28:09,800 --> 00:28:12,480 Speaker 2: there's buildings, there's smoke, there's too many cars. Ours ours 606 00:28:12,520 --> 00:28:14,680 Speaker 2: is quaint. You can walk from one side to the 607 00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:17,240 Speaker 2: other in a mere thirty seconds. There's a fountain in 608 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:19,760 Speaker 2: the middle. It's beautiful. There's one park swing it's great. 609 00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:22,720 Speaker 2: Come check it out if you didn't know. A big 610 00:28:22,800 --> 00:28:25,200 Speaker 2: part of the reason that Duluth, Minnesota was founded is 611 00:28:25,240 --> 00:28:28,200 Speaker 2: because of the beaver pelt industry. I am pro beaver. 612 00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:31,880 Speaker 2: I'm a fan of the beavers, and I don't think 613 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:34,439 Speaker 2: they should be killed for their pelts. So that is 614 00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:37,880 Speaker 2: the reason right there, Duluth, Georgia no no beaver kills 615 00:28:38,560 --> 00:28:41,920 Speaker 2: in eighteen sixty nine, Yeah, to seventy Duluth was the 616 00:28:41,960 --> 00:28:44,280 Speaker 2: fastest growing city in the country and was expected to 617 00:28:44,280 --> 00:28:46,240 Speaker 2: surpass Chicago in only a few years. Well, how did 618 00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:49,360 Speaker 2: that work out for you, d Luth? Moving on, in 619 00:28:49,400 --> 00:28:53,440 Speaker 2: the very first Duluth Minnesotian, the editor wrote to everybody, 620 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:56,440 Speaker 2: among other things, everyone should bring blankets and come prepared 621 00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:58,600 Speaker 2: to rough it it first. So if that is your 622 00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:03,040 Speaker 2: elevator pitch for your new city, hey, come down to Duluth, Georgia. 623 00:29:03,120 --> 00:29:05,280 Speaker 2: It's not gonna be freezing cold, and we have hotels 624 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:05,560 Speaker 2: for you. 625 00:29:05,800 --> 00:29:07,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, you don't need to rough it. 626 00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:10,560 Speaker 2: So, yeah, I just wanted to put that on everybody 627 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:14,760 Speaker 2: else's radar that it is a true blue rivalry weekend 628 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:17,560 Speaker 2: for the Atlanta Falcons once again, or at least for 629 00:29:17,640 --> 00:29:20,400 Speaker 2: the city of Duluth, Georgia. How'd I do? 630 00:29:21,280 --> 00:29:21,480 Speaker 4: Yeah? 631 00:29:21,480 --> 00:29:23,520 Speaker 3: I got nothing that was so fun. 632 00:29:23,560 --> 00:29:24,560 Speaker 2: Will thank you. 633 00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:25,160 Speaker 3: You're welcome. 634 00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:26,680 Speaker 2: I had a lot of fun. 635 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:31,080 Speaker 3: So glad that you are pushing this. You know, it's 636 00:29:31,080 --> 00:29:33,560 Speaker 3: like on mean girls, like I'm trying to make fetch happen. 637 00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:34,880 Speaker 2: Oh I am making fetch it. 638 00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:39,160 Speaker 3: This is your fetch Like, this is your uh what's 639 00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:42,880 Speaker 3: the word? Like the main this is my mission, is 640 00:29:42,920 --> 00:29:46,520 Speaker 3: my project, This is your life goal. Yeah, this is 641 00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:49,280 Speaker 3: your platform, this is your brandy, and we're really happy 642 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:50,160 Speaker 3: to be here and support you. 643 00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:52,160 Speaker 2: And I'm gonna start selling shirt next time you watch 644 00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:54,760 Speaker 2: this Friday five, We're gonna have shirts. It says Duluth, 645 00:29:54,840 --> 00:29:58,040 Speaker 2: Georgia with a greater than sign and then a Duluth, Minnesota. 646 00:29:58,200 --> 00:30:00,800 Speaker 2: There you go, and maybe I can work on that. Awesome. 647 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:02,600 Speaker 4: I don't know how to react to any of them, 648 00:30:02,720 --> 00:30:04,320 Speaker 4: just sitting here in silence. 649 00:30:04,920 --> 00:30:08,480 Speaker 2: Oh so, producer Jared gave me another lovely little note 650 00:30:08,480 --> 00:30:13,920 Speaker 2: down here. It says, according to Reddit user bubonic Tonic, 651 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:16,920 Speaker 2: love that name. You go, the traffic gets worse, the 652 00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:19,080 Speaker 2: better the traffic is. I don't even know what that means. 653 00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:23,320 Speaker 2: And according to another Reddit user, they called me mister Pickles. 654 00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:26,120 Speaker 2: Another great name. Reda has the best names. The streets 655 00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:27,840 Speaker 2: are a mess and the snow cleanup sucks. 656 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:31,360 Speaker 3: So yeah, honestly, maybe the same thing could be said 657 00:30:31,360 --> 00:30:32,720 Speaker 3: about probably Deluthe George. 658 00:30:32,840 --> 00:30:35,360 Speaker 2: Hey, our streets are amazing and it rarely snows, but 659 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:36,360 Speaker 2: and that's what. 660 00:30:36,520 --> 00:30:38,880 Speaker 3: And I'm someone who had to be saved off the 661 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:42,200 Speaker 3: side of a road one time via ice. My boyfriend 662 00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:43,240 Speaker 3: had to come and pick me up. 663 00:30:43,680 --> 00:30:45,480 Speaker 2: I had to half of them. Is there a new 664 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:47,880 Speaker 2: snow apocalypse? Or was that during the snowpocalypse back. 665 00:30:47,760 --> 00:30:51,640 Speaker 3: In literally this this past January. I was at the facility. 666 00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:54,000 Speaker 3: I drove and I couldn't get up a hill. 667 00:30:54,360 --> 00:30:57,080 Speaker 2: Oh my god. All right, we gotta we gotta wrap this. 668 00:30:57,640 --> 00:31:00,440 Speaker 2: We go off the rails. They thank you guys so 669 00:31:00,520 --> 00:31:03,400 Speaker 2: much for listening. Yes, this was I hope a lot 670 00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:06,800 Speaker 2: of fun. I had fun in here today. So again, 671 00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:09,280 Speaker 2: big match up on Sunday, Sunday Night football against the 672 00:31:09,320 --> 00:31:11,680 Speaker 2: Minnesota Vikings. Falcons have a tough one ahead of them, 673 00:31:11,720 --> 00:31:14,080 Speaker 2: but we'll see if they're capable enough of the challenge 674 00:31:15,040 --> 00:31:16,800 Speaker 2: that'll do it for us today. We will see you 675 00:31:16,920 --> 00:31:19,160 Speaker 2: after the game four Falcons final whistle which you can 676 00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:22,800 Speaker 2: get bright and early Monday morning. For Tory mclaney and 677 00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:24,920 Speaker 2: tarn Walk. I'm Will mac patten. Thank you so much 678 00:31:24,920 --> 00:31:26,720 Speaker 2: for listening to for Friday five,