1 00:00:01,080 --> 00:00:03,680 Speaker 1: Welcome back to another episode of The Falcons Audible presented 2 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 1: by AT and T. I'm Derek Rackley. He's Dave Archer 3 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: and if you're an Atlanta sports fan, you probably understand 4 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 1: why DJ is joining us via video. Because the Braves 5 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: were not able to close it out on Sunday night, 6 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:19,120 Speaker 1: so DJ had to jump on a plane and go 7 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:21,919 Speaker 1: back to Houston. So DJ will be covering the Atlanta 8 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: Braves from Houston, Texas tonight. But right now he's going 9 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: to be covering the Atlanta Falcons Audible presented by AT 10 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 1: and T with us. DJ, thanks for joining us from 11 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 1: Texas again. How you doing, man, man, I'm good man. 12 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 1: I appreciate you guys allow me into the show away 13 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 1: from Houston, Texas. So I always love to talk about 14 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: with you guys. So let's do it. Yeah, let's do it. 15 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: So let me give you a quick rundown of what 16 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 1: we got going on today and then we'll jump into things. 17 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 1: We will get into our headlines, our quick hit headlines. 18 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:50,559 Speaker 1: I'll ask the guys to give me a quote, a 19 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:52,480 Speaker 1: sentence or two of what they think about the game 20 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: from last weekend. We'll talk a little bit about the 21 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 1: Falcons offense, what did they do well, where did they 22 00:00:57,280 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: go wrong? And then we'll kind of open it up 23 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: a little bit bigger, pick sure, and just talk about 24 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: our perception of where they're at right now as a team. 25 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:06,760 Speaker 1: Then we'll look at the now taste some Hill Saints. 26 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 1: Of course, Jamis Winston went down with an injury this 27 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 1: past weekend. We'll take a look ahead at that matchup. 28 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:14,319 Speaker 1: Maybe we get into a little bit of stories about 29 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:17,479 Speaker 1: the rivalry game because we've all participated in a little 30 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 1: bit different versions, and then we'll wrap it up. So 31 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 1: that's what we got going on from today. So DJ, 32 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: I'm gonna let you start because you're in Texas, so 33 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,679 Speaker 1: we're gonna give you the honor here. Give us your 34 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: headline of what you felt the Falcon's performance was or 35 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:36,320 Speaker 1: what you took away from last weekend. Right, I'm not 36 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 1: gonna lie last night when we got the rundown, I'm 37 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 1: going through it. I had a couple of things that 38 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:43,759 Speaker 1: i wanted to use, and I've been racking my brains. 39 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:46,119 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna ride with one right here, and I'm 40 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: gonna say it came down to the third And when 41 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 1: I say it came out to the third and I'm 42 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: talking about the third quarter. I'm talking about freaking third down, yea. 43 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: And we struggled milely in this ball I'm on both 44 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 1: sides of the ball. We were three or ten on 45 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: third down on the offensive side, and you know, until 46 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 1: late in the ball game, when you know Carolina was 47 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 1: trying to run a clock out, they were unbelievable on 48 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 1: third down. I ended up being ten of seventeen, but 49 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:11,639 Speaker 1: at one point it was like ten or fifteen. So 50 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: this was a game we're on third down. We know 51 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 1: it's a crucial spot in the game, and you want 52 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 1: to stay on the field and you want to get 53 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 1: off the field. We just couldn't seem to do either. 54 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: So I think that was a big part of the 55 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:26,239 Speaker 1: ball game, is we struggled on third down to really 56 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 1: get anything really consistent. Yeah, no doubt, Dave. He says 57 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: it came down to the third We'll talk about that 58 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:34,079 Speaker 1: a little bit more. What's your headline after this game? 59 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 1: Headline for me is two steps forward, one step backward. 60 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 1: I think it was a step backward this weekend, guys. 61 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 1: I think that we'd seen a steady improvement of the 62 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: offensive line. I didn't think they played overly well in 63 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 1: this game. I thought that Ryan was under siege most 64 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:49,959 Speaker 1: of the game and then on the defensive side, but 65 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: I felt we've been pretty stout in the front wall 66 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:54,800 Speaker 1: and done a good job of forcing what Shock has 67 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: been talking about some longer yard its third downs got 68 00:02:57,320 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 1: pushed around in the run game up front, so I 69 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:01,919 Speaker 1: was pointed in the physical part of the game. So 70 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 1: two steps forward, a couple of wins in a row, 71 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 1: three of the last four, and then a step back. 72 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: This was not a good, very good game against Carolina. 73 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:13,080 Speaker 1: I'm like kind of hesitating to say this phrase because 74 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: I know it's gonna date me. But wasn't there a 75 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 1: song like by Paula Abduel that was two steps forward? 76 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:21,920 Speaker 1: I think she said two steps back? Though. That just 77 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: shows how old these people. I'm sorry, but I had 78 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: to do it. Three you went to the former Laker 79 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: girl on right there. Hey, some of you guys watching 80 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 1: know what the song I'm talking about, all right, So 81 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: I'll give you my quick headline and then we'll move forward. 82 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 1: I just said Carolina run game drops Atlanta, so arch 83 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 1: you and I are in the same page. The run 84 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: game was too strong for the Panthers and to me, 85 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 1: it was a lot of first down. They had so 86 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 1: much success on first down that set them up for 87 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: a very, very favorable third down situation. So let me 88 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: turn it back to you, guys, because I wanted you 89 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 1: to tell me what went wrong with the Falcon's offense. 90 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 1: Because I could sit here and I can talk all 91 00:03:57,600 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 1: I wanted, but I want you in DJ to tell 92 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: us what went wrong on Sunday with the Falcons offense. Yes, 93 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 1: there's a lot of different things you could talk about, 94 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 1: Calvin Ridley not being in the lineup, not being effective 95 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 1: enough running in the football, But Arts, what does it 96 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 1: come down to for you? Well, this was a defense 97 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 1: that I think we had a good idea It was 98 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 1: going to be a tough test against Carolina. They came 99 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 1: in ranked three in the league in total defense anyway, 100 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 1: so it was a defense that had been pretty good, 101 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 1: but they'd struggled against the run. They had given up 102 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:28,599 Speaker 1: over one hundred yards rushing in three of their last 103 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 1: four games and gave up two forty five to Dallas 104 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: about four weeks ago, and two weeks ago gave up 105 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:37,159 Speaker 1: almost two hundred yards one nine to Minnesota. So what 106 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:38,919 Speaker 1: do you do when you're struggling and gets something, you 107 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 1: go work on it, right, And so what they came 108 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 1: back with is they came back with a decidedly more 109 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:47,040 Speaker 1: aggressive defense. In the run game, they did a lot 110 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 1: of run dogging and stunning up front, and I think 111 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: I think our young offensive line really struggled to pick 112 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:55,359 Speaker 1: up blockers. They had a number of run throughs in 113 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:58,720 Speaker 1: the backfield created negative plays, and as good as it 114 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:01,320 Speaker 1: was for Carolina because of the way they ran it 115 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: on offense, it was the other way for Atlanta on 116 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 1: offense because you were second and ten, second and nine, 117 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 1: second and eight, a lot of backed up situations on 118 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:13,160 Speaker 1: third down as well. So I think that the problems 119 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 1: they created on first and second down for Atlanta led 120 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: to a pretty aggressive pass rush that Atlanta didn't handle either. Yeah. 121 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 1: I didn't get a chance, obviously to sit down with 122 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 1: the team and watch the game copy, but I'm sure 123 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:26,039 Speaker 1: there was some missed assignments because there was a couple 124 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:28,480 Speaker 1: of times I feel like Hayden Hurst he looked like 125 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 1: he let somebody run free. Lee Smith had another one too, 126 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 1: where it felt like somebody got into the backfield immediately. 127 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 1: So you're right, some of those run dogs or run 128 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: blitzes as they talk about. I was giving Atlanta some 129 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: fits up front, DJ, What was it for you? Is 130 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:43,159 Speaker 1: it same running game? Was it something through the air 131 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:47,040 Speaker 1: that you thought was the problem for Atlanta? No, I'm 132 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 1: kind of on the same line of Wahs talked about it. Now. 133 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:52,479 Speaker 1: I went back and try to just make sure that 134 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:54,159 Speaker 1: it wasn't just me that I saw when we were 135 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:56,719 Speaker 1: talking about the run game and we had two rushing 136 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: first downs in this ball game, you know how many 137 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:03,040 Speaker 1: Carolina had thirteen? And I think Arch hited on top 138 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:04,600 Speaker 1: of the head when he said our offensive line, I 139 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:06,479 Speaker 1: thought took a step back. There was a lot of 140 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:09,360 Speaker 1: times where they owned the line of scrimmage, they owned 141 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 1: the where they got a lot of penetration, and a 142 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 1: lot of things where they moneyed the water for us. 143 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 1: I mean, just look back at the ball game and 144 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 1: remember how many one yard runs or negative yard runs 145 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 1: or just still made runs we had in the ball 146 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:23,160 Speaker 1: game that really affected us. And then now you're looking 147 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:25,920 Speaker 1: at second and nine, second to ten, and you know 148 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 1: what's coming now, you know you have to throw the football, 149 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:30,600 Speaker 1: and then that's when they pinned their ears back. So 150 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:32,840 Speaker 1: I thought that part of the game was really frustrating. 151 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 1: I thought that part of the game was I thought 152 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 1: an emphasis for us. I mean, Mike Davis was averaging 153 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 1: almost five yards to carry. Yeah, probably had his best game. 154 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 1: It was nine forty four, I think it. Maybe it was, 155 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:45,839 Speaker 1: but it was still on timely times where you weren't 156 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 1: able to run the football and be effective, which led 157 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:51,719 Speaker 1: to three sacks in the ball game. And you know, 158 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 1: I just thought some things that we didn't see a 159 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 1: lot of drop balls in the ball game. I know 160 00:06:57,040 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: we had something earlier in the year, but unopput times 161 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 1: for sure. It's interesting where numbers can lie to you. 162 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:06,159 Speaker 1: Rack and you and I were talking prior to starting 163 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 1: today's Falcon's audible. You know, you look at the Davis 164 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 1: numbers that Shock's talking about. Remember Davis rips off a 165 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:16,160 Speaker 1: twenty yard run. One run was twenty yards. The other 166 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 1: eight carries netted him about twenty yards. So when you 167 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 1: see five yards of carry kind of doesn't tell the story. 168 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 1: You look at their hundred ninety eight yards they had rushing, 169 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 1: and Chock talked about how they're pounding us off the ball, 170 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 1: and they were. But Sam Darnold had sixty two yards 171 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 1: rushing and only one of those runs was the designed run, 172 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 1: which foy A lewi Can knocked him out of the 173 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 1: game on the play. So the rest of it was 174 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 1: scramble runs. So that number doesn't really tell the story either. 175 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 1: You almost think, Okay, we got blown off the ball 176 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 1: day long, and that's not necessarily the case. It was 177 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 1: quarterback scrambles that you might be able to take care 178 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 1: of and maybe hymn that in where it's not a 179 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 1: problem again next weekend. Yeah, And one thing I do 180 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 1: want to talk about though, guys, is we talked a 181 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:57,360 Speaker 1: lot of run game, and I probably would have talked 182 00:07:57,400 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 1: about run game as well. Line of scrimmage. They were 183 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 1: able to run it, we were not able to run it. 184 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 1: But I think we also need to talk about the 185 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 1: pass game because Kyle Pitts came off of two great games, 186 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:09,640 Speaker 1: and what did Carolina do? They said, Well, they probably 187 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 1: found out early on that Calvin Ridley was not going 188 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:13,400 Speaker 1: to play, so what did they do? They decided to 189 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:15,800 Speaker 1: roll over the top of Kyle Pitts on a few occasions, 190 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:17,320 Speaker 1: and they said, if you're gonna throw to them, you're 191 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 1: gonna throw to them in double coverage. Right, Well, let's 192 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:23,280 Speaker 1: not get into the personal side of what's going on 193 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 1: with Calvin Ridley. But I think we would all agree 194 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 1: that when you don't have that threat, that legit playmaker, 195 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 1: either on the opposite side or on the same side 196 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:35,559 Speaker 1: as Kyle Pitts, it changes the way you approach offensively, 197 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 1: and it changes the way the defense plays against Atlanta Arch. Yeah, 198 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 1: no question about it. If you've got weapons on the field, 199 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 1: those weapons distribute from a defensive standpoint, I gotta distribute 200 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 1: my resources. I gotta stretch him right, I've got to 201 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 1: put guys in different plays. Now, all of a sudden, 202 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:53,080 Speaker 1: you've got one guy that you may be worried about, 203 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 1: and that's Kyle Pitts. Now, as you said, you got 204 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: Stefan Gilmore, who they activated for this game. We don't know. 205 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 1: Gilmore's an outstanding corner. He can run underneath all the routes. 206 00:09:01,559 --> 00:09:04,760 Speaker 1: Which netted him an interception was safety help over the top. 207 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 1: So essentially he's being doubled all over the field, and 208 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:08,880 Speaker 1: so other people have to step up. I did think 209 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:11,679 Speaker 1: that Taj Starts Sharp stepped up and made some catches. 210 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:15,199 Speaker 1: But there's not a name brand guy. It's not Calvin 211 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 1: Ridley or Julio Jones or name any great receiver, Roddy White, 212 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 1: that guy's not standing out there opposite Kyle Pitts. It's 213 00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:25,959 Speaker 1: just Kyle Pitts. And so I thought that you'd tried 214 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 1: to get as much as you could out of the 215 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:29,800 Speaker 1: other guys. The two running backs helped contribute, but just 216 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:32,319 Speaker 1: wasn't enough. And when you're put up to bat, you 217 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 1: got to make the plays. Because this is an offense 218 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 1: that's challenged, so there weren't enough weapons on the field. 219 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:39,200 Speaker 1: So when I get a chance to make a play, 220 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 1: I gotta make it. Unfortunately, Kyle dropped. Maybe the biggest 221 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:43,679 Speaker 1: play of the game was the little wheel route. They're 222 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:45,680 Speaker 1: pretty good designed. They would have put him inside the 223 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 1: five yard one. Yeah, DJ, beautifully thrown ball by Matt 224 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 1: and yes, is it gonna be an easy catch Snow, 225 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 1: But there are certain times where an elite receiver and 226 00:09:55,040 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 1: I think we can put Kyle Pitts in that conversation. 227 00:09:57,160 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 1: As a receiver, you've got to make plays. And I 228 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:03,079 Speaker 1: felt like DJ, that was a fourteen point turnaround, right 229 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 1: because that was third down. It's dropped by Pitts. Young 230 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:08,800 Speaker 1: waykup comes out. He misses the first field goal of 231 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 1: the season and then Carolina drives down the field and 232 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: they end up scoring seven points, where if Kyle Pitts 233 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 1: catches that ball, moves the chains, maybe Atlanta scores a touchdowns. 234 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 1: Team like that was a huge play in the game. 235 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:22,960 Speaker 1: And here's why we expect him to make that play 236 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:25,640 Speaker 1: because we've seen him do it already this season. We've 237 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:28,319 Speaker 1: seen him make the contested catches. We've seen him make 238 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:32,280 Speaker 1: the catches that are in high traffic situations that he's 239 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:34,200 Speaker 1: done it. So for him not to come up with 240 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:36,679 Speaker 1: those in those spots was something that I think a 241 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 1: lot of fans we're looking at like what is going on. 242 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:42,040 Speaker 1: I mean, they, like you said, we have an unfortunate 243 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:44,280 Speaker 1: thing where we never expected. We just talked about it 244 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:46,600 Speaker 1: last week, where you know, if KU's on the fielding, 245 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 1: you're inside the fifty yard long, you feel good about it, 246 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:51,319 Speaker 1: and you missed the field goal and it's not good. 247 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:54,960 Speaker 1: And I wanted to reiterate one more thing you guys 248 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 1: just talked about with obviously having some other guys step up, 249 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:01,040 Speaker 1: and I mean, we got to be until these guys 250 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 1: are players that can stretch the field and have beating 251 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:07,839 Speaker 1: people over the top. Defenses are not going to stress. Hey, 252 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:09,640 Speaker 1: let's make sure these guys don't beat this, because we 253 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:11,560 Speaker 1: got one guy who's gonna beat us. And Kyle Pitch 254 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 1: there were a lot of times where they got in 255 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 1: Kyle's face at the line of scrimmage and tried to 256 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:19,640 Speaker 1: reroute them. And as quarterbacks, David, I know, guess what 257 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:21,959 Speaker 1: if he's our first reader, he's fighting with a guy 258 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 1: a lot of scrimmage, we gotta get off of it. 259 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:25,800 Speaker 1: We gotta go somewhere else. And that's kind of what 260 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 1: Carolina did a lot of the times against him, was 261 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:31,240 Speaker 1: trying to get their hands on him and forced them 262 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:35,479 Speaker 1: into not getting off of them. Bat had twenty completions 263 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 1: in the ball game. Ten of them went to the backs, 264 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 1: So that tells you how you know you had to 265 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 1: distribute the football in this ball game, and you know 266 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:44,880 Speaker 1: they were a big part of the plan, as Cordell 267 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:48,520 Speaker 1: always is and Mike Davis as well. But until what 268 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 1: Arch just mentioned, those other guys continue to step up 269 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:56,080 Speaker 1: and be more of a issue, I should say, we're 270 00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 1: gonna continue having the same issues on offense. So Arch 271 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:02,120 Speaker 1: after a couple of weeks for Atlanta and they drop 272 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 1: a game at home against Carolina that does not have 273 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 1: Christian McCaffrey, and a lot of people talking about Sam 274 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:09,360 Speaker 1: Darnold not necessarily going to be their quarterback of the future. 275 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:12,880 Speaker 1: They're talking about potentially even trading for a quarterback. What's 276 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:16,400 Speaker 1: your perception of where Atlanta is now after the game 277 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:18,120 Speaker 1: last Sunday, because it's almost like we got to take 278 00:12:18,160 --> 00:12:20,240 Speaker 1: this week by week. Yeah, I think that you have 279 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:22,400 Speaker 1: to do that rack and I think that as much 280 00:12:22,440 --> 00:12:24,760 Speaker 1: as I said two steps forward, one step back, I 281 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 1: think that you can't get frustrated with that, though I 282 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:30,040 Speaker 1: think it would be easy to say, ah, and you 283 00:12:30,080 --> 00:12:32,840 Speaker 1: allow that to affect you this week. And the old 284 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 1: adage that we all learned players players don't let this week, 285 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 1: this last weekend beat you the weekend coming up. So 286 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 1: now your reboot get ready. They're different, They're different matchups, 287 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:45,560 Speaker 1: styles make fights. This will be a different fight than 288 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:47,800 Speaker 1: we we had with the New Orleans than you had 289 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:50,960 Speaker 1: with Carolina. You got to learn from your stakes and 290 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 1: you got to keep surging forward. I think that I 291 00:12:53,200 --> 00:12:55,200 Speaker 1: think this is a team that will continue to improve. 292 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:57,839 Speaker 1: There are a lot of you know, there are a 293 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:00,560 Speaker 1: lot of cracks, but you got to try to put 294 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:03,000 Speaker 1: some salve on them and try to heal the wounds 295 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:05,079 Speaker 1: as best you can. But you can't dwell on the 296 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 1: last weekend. And I know that's easy. You know the 297 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:09,319 Speaker 1: fan gets tired of hear and to say that. But 298 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 1: you know, this has been a team that has been 299 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:14,320 Speaker 1: made stead of the improvements, this is a step back. 300 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:16,080 Speaker 1: So how do you handle that? A lot of times 301 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:18,680 Speaker 1: we're defined more by adversity than we are by success. 302 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:20,839 Speaker 1: They had a little diversity this week, and let's see 303 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:22,600 Speaker 1: how they answer the bell. Yeah, how do they end 304 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:25,400 Speaker 1: up turning the negative from this past weekend into a 305 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:28,319 Speaker 1: positive next weekend? DJ? But I'm curious to get your 306 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:30,679 Speaker 1: perception after the game and where do you feel like 307 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 1: Atlanta is at now? You know what I'm I'm on 308 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:37,000 Speaker 1: the other side of the arch. I'm frustrated with it. 309 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 1: I mean to be honest, if you know we're looking 310 00:13:39,520 --> 00:13:41,520 Speaker 1: at you know how we played and went out and 311 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:43,800 Speaker 1: got wins, and then this week we didn't show up 312 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 1: and played to the capabilities. I'm frustrated with this team 313 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:48,800 Speaker 1: because I thought we were taking strides in the right direction. 314 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 1: And I'm sure a lot of fans will probably feel 315 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:53,560 Speaker 1: the exact same way. And I know us as analysts, 316 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:54,920 Speaker 1: we look at it a little bit different than we 317 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 1: know the time these guys put in. But they're just 318 00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:00,439 Speaker 1: certain situations in the ball game that look at it 319 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:03,079 Speaker 1: and say, well, if we're trending in the right direction, 320 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 1: we should not have these type of errors. We should 321 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:08,040 Speaker 1: not have these kind of mishaps within a ballgame. And 322 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:10,960 Speaker 1: it's frustrating going forward. Now. The one thing that I 323 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 1: will hang my hat on, one thing that I will 324 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:15,960 Speaker 1: be happy about is when you hear Arch talk to 325 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:17,600 Speaker 1: these guys after the game, when you hear them talk 326 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:20,080 Speaker 1: to the media, all of them talked about what Arch 327 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:21,920 Speaker 1: just talked about is flushing this one and get into 328 00:14:21,960 --> 00:14:24,000 Speaker 1: the next one, because guess what the next one is 329 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 1: inside your freaking division. And that gives you an opportunity 330 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 1: to say, all right, we got the Saints coming in here, 331 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 1: who say hated Rogal, It's easy to flush that last 332 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 1: one and move on. They're a little bit different teams, 333 00:14:34,160 --> 00:14:35,960 Speaker 1: so you got a chance to say, all right, let's 334 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:38,360 Speaker 1: take what we did last week and let's build on it, 335 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:41,280 Speaker 1: but also let's learn from it and continue to get better. 336 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 1: So I was frustrated with that. The one step back, 337 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:47,080 Speaker 1: like arch mentioned, but also and hopeful because of what 338 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:49,080 Speaker 1: I heard from the leaders of this team, like a 339 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan, like a Grady who said, look, I don't 340 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:53,840 Speaker 1: care what's going on, I don't care what happened today. 341 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 1: I'm gonna show up tomorrow and I'm gonna go to 342 00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:57,840 Speaker 1: work and I'm gonna lead by example. And when you 343 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 1: have guys like that on your team, they'll guys around 344 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 1: them have no They have to show up, they have 345 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 1: to give their best because those guys are gonna hold accountable. 346 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:08,960 Speaker 1: So that one gives me hope about this team and 347 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:11,360 Speaker 1: these kind of guys is the leaders of this team 348 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 1: are built the right way. This episode in part brought 349 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 1: to you by the Home Depot. 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Well, 366 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:13,040 Speaker 1: for the first time, we're not preparing for Drew Brees anymore. 367 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 1: We thought we were gonna be preparing for Jamis Winston. Well, 368 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 1: Jamis Winston got hurt last weekend. He's out for the 369 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:22,120 Speaker 1: rest of the season. So now, how are the Falcons 370 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:24,840 Speaker 1: going to prepare for the Taysom Hill as we think 371 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:28,600 Speaker 1: led New Orleans Saints. Yeah, well they have some tape 372 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 1: to look at, don't they. Because Taysom Hill played in 373 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:35,160 Speaker 1: both games last year against Atlanta. So if you want 374 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:39,120 Speaker 1: to get an idea how he plays within Sean Payton's system, 375 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 1: all you got to do is throw on the tapes 376 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:43,240 Speaker 1: of both games against the Falcons. He won as a 377 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:46,120 Speaker 1: starting quarterback in both those games. In fact, his first start, 378 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 1: I believe was against Atlanta in New Orleans a year ago. 379 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 1: So so you're gonna be able to have an idea 380 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 1: what he looks like. Does he in fact go he's 381 00:16:54,560 --> 00:16:57,600 Speaker 1: been banged up. Trevor Simeon came on in relief of 382 00:16:57,920 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 1: Jamis Winston and hopefully Jamis you know, our thoughts go 383 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 1: out to Jamis Winson. You don't ever want to see 384 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:04,439 Speaker 1: anybody to get hurt like that. And he tore his 385 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:06,640 Speaker 1: ligaments in his knees, so hopefully he can get back. 386 00:17:07,040 --> 00:17:11,440 Speaker 1: But Trevor Simeon threw his first touchdown passed since twenty seventeen, 387 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:13,720 Speaker 1: So you got to kind of prepare for both. The 388 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:15,240 Speaker 1: one thing you will do, you do know you have 389 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:17,960 Speaker 1: to prepare for if Taysom Hill is gonna play is 390 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:21,640 Speaker 1: quarterback run. Yeah, what hurts you in the game this weekend? 391 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:24,879 Speaker 1: Quarter quarterback run. So they're gonna try to run it 392 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:27,480 Speaker 1: with Kamara. They're gonna pound you with Taysom Hill if 393 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:29,439 Speaker 1: if in fact he's healthy enough to do that, and 394 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:33,080 Speaker 1: then they're gonna take some shots. But so it's pretty 395 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:35,199 Speaker 1: definitive is to what they're gonna be. I think the 396 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 1: part that's the problem Rack is on the other side 397 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:40,000 Speaker 1: of the ball. Yeah, yeah, because I didn't think they 398 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:43,000 Speaker 1: were overly dynamic last year offensively with Taysom Hill in 399 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:45,040 Speaker 1: the game. They moved the ball and did a few 400 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:47,119 Speaker 1: things here and there. It was the other side of 401 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:51,040 Speaker 1: the ball. Can we get people blocked? That's the problem 402 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:53,719 Speaker 1: right now in my mind, we're not blocking people consistently 403 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:56,560 Speaker 1: enough on offense. DJ. When you look at this matchup, 404 00:17:56,600 --> 00:17:58,840 Speaker 1: do you agree with the last comment from Arts that 405 00:17:58,920 --> 00:18:01,399 Speaker 1: maybe the biggest challenge is gonna be defensively or do 406 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 1: you feel like it's the quarterback run game assuming Atlanta 407 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:07,960 Speaker 1: faces Taysom Hell well, I think the founcers and faced 408 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:11,320 Speaker 1: enough guys already this season in that quarterback run game 409 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:13,680 Speaker 1: where you can have a plan for that particular matchup. 410 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:16,119 Speaker 1: And for me, that's exactly what I was going on 411 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 1: that side of the ball because of what happened last week. 412 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:20,600 Speaker 1: The previous couple of weeks, you're only giving up two 413 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:22,639 Speaker 1: sacks in two games, well last week you gave up 414 00:18:22,680 --> 00:18:24,400 Speaker 1: three sacks. You know this is gonna be a unit. 415 00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:27,439 Speaker 1: And the Saints that loves to get home they got 416 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:29,199 Speaker 1: sixteen sacks on the year. They only give en up 417 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:32,400 Speaker 1: eighteen points a game. This is a defense that loves 418 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:34,280 Speaker 1: to show up in this type of ball game and 419 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:36,280 Speaker 1: get after number two. And we've seen that for years. 420 00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:39,160 Speaker 1: It's been one of the toughest games that Matt plays 421 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:41,639 Speaker 1: in every single year and amount of time he gets hit. 422 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:44,359 Speaker 1: So this is absolutely the side of the ball that 423 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:48,080 Speaker 1: you focus on. Obviously, Albert Camaro is a big part 424 00:18:48,119 --> 00:18:49,480 Speaker 1: of them on the offensive side of the ball, and 425 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:52,360 Speaker 1: this dude's got one hundred and thirty three attempts. The 426 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:55,720 Speaker 1: next closest Jameis Winston with thirty two, So that tells 427 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:58,560 Speaker 1: you who they want to get to football too on 428 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:00,800 Speaker 1: that side of the ball. That's something that I know 429 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 1: the Faucon is always focused on is making sure Alvic 430 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:04,920 Speaker 1: Camara doesn't hurt you. But on the defense side of 431 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:07,760 Speaker 1: the all absolutely you gotta make sure they don't get 432 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:11,480 Speaker 1: home because once they do, it becomes a storm for sure. Yeah, 433 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:14,639 Speaker 1: we always talk about electric playmakers. You guys mentioned Kamara. Mean, 434 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:16,160 Speaker 1: he's the guy that, like you said, you can turn 435 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:17,879 Speaker 1: around and hand it too, but he comes out of 436 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 1: the backfield and he's just like another receiver. So he's 437 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:23,240 Speaker 1: one of those special players. That you wish to have 438 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:25,639 Speaker 1: on your roster. New Orleans is obviously very happy to 439 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:27,960 Speaker 1: have him. So, but let's let's take a step back, 440 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:30,400 Speaker 1: and DJ, I'm gonna come right back to you because 441 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:32,639 Speaker 1: it's the rivalry. Let's so let's talk a little bit 442 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:35,040 Speaker 1: about the rivalry of this game. We've all been part 443 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:39,040 Speaker 1: of it at different stages in our careers. Dave, you 444 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:42,080 Speaker 1: were before us, and DJ and I were fairly close together. 445 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:45,400 Speaker 1: But DJ, what are your kind of thoughts on this 446 00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:49,000 Speaker 1: rivalry game? Because rivalry is not necessarily thrown around as 447 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:51,120 Speaker 1: much in the NFL game as it is in college. 448 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 1: But this would be one of those matchups where you 449 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:56,399 Speaker 1: talk about two teams that genuinely don't really care for 450 00:19:56,440 --> 00:20:00,640 Speaker 1: each other. And that's real. I mean, if you just 451 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:04,399 Speaker 1: watched the back and forth from fans on like Twitter 452 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:06,720 Speaker 1: or something, or you're watch them when they get together, 453 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:08,800 Speaker 1: you can tell it doesn't matter what the record is, 454 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:11,000 Speaker 1: they always feel like they could beat the other team. 455 00:20:11,280 --> 00:20:13,320 Speaker 1: And that's kind of how it's been over the years. 456 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:15,560 Speaker 1: And I remember when I first got into the league 457 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 1: and my rookie year was right after Katrina, and we 458 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 1: go down there when we play on freaking Monday Night football, 459 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:25,439 Speaker 1: and everybody remember Steve Gleason blocks the punt. Their fans 460 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:27,720 Speaker 1: is rockets is out of control. This is the first 461 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:30,639 Speaker 1: time that I'm seeing what the NFL game is like, 462 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:33,080 Speaker 1: you know, live of action, on the money like game. 463 00:20:33,119 --> 00:20:35,120 Speaker 1: And I just remember Mike coming to the sideline one 464 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:37,440 Speaker 1: time and he looked at me. He said, hey, he 465 00:20:37,600 --> 00:20:40,000 Speaker 1: got fourteen dudes out there, and that's what it felt 466 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,800 Speaker 1: like to him because of how crazy it was that 467 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:46,240 Speaker 1: particular night. And that was my first real introduction to it. 468 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:48,959 Speaker 1: And over the years, you know, obviously it's been crazy 469 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 1: with the back and forth with the wins and losses, 470 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:53,680 Speaker 1: and I know Dave's got some bitch stories in game, 471 00:20:54,080 --> 00:20:57,280 Speaker 1: but that was my first experience. And I just remember 472 00:20:57,320 --> 00:21:00,520 Speaker 1: after the game, Coach Moral tell us, hey, look, Fellas, 473 00:21:00,359 --> 00:21:02,920 Speaker 1: its really not much we can do about what happened 474 00:21:02,920 --> 00:21:05,159 Speaker 1: to night like. This was just one of those times 475 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:08,680 Speaker 1: where that team, that environment was just going to get 476 00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:11,240 Speaker 1: the better room whoever stepped into that building, and it 477 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:14,919 Speaker 1: was unbelievable atmosphere. Not to give the Saints fans any credit, 478 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:17,760 Speaker 1: he had to make sure that he added that right 479 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:21,240 Speaker 1: at the end, don't give any credits it's a great atmosphere. Question. Yeah, 480 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:22,960 Speaker 1: there might not have been an NFL team that was 481 00:21:22,960 --> 00:21:24,480 Speaker 1: going to win that game. Arts, do you have any 482 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:28,119 Speaker 1: memories or what does this Saints matchup between Atlanta, what 483 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:30,240 Speaker 1: kind of what kind of thoughts come to your head? No, 484 00:21:30,359 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 1: it's it's it's the greatest of thoughts, because it is. 485 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 1: It was two teams when I was playing. We were 486 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:37,760 Speaker 1: trying to play to see which team wasn't going to 487 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:40,400 Speaker 1: be in the basement of the division. As it turns out, 488 00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 1: which one's gonna nudge the other one out. We had 489 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:47,320 Speaker 1: some classic battles, uh and I remember going to New Orleans. 490 00:21:47,320 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 1: We opened the season in eighty six against New Orleans 491 00:21:50,480 --> 00:21:53,400 Speaker 1: and uh so every team's going to the super Bowl 492 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:55,800 Speaker 1: right on opening day, but we came out and played 493 00:21:55,800 --> 00:21:57,680 Speaker 1: like it. We beat him thirty one to ten. On 494 00:21:57,840 --> 00:22:00,600 Speaker 1: Jim Morris seniors first day as the head football coach. 495 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:03,560 Speaker 1: Bobby Abert at quarterback out down there for the Cajun 496 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:06,360 Speaker 1: cannon was slinging it for the New Orleans Saints, and 497 00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:08,199 Speaker 1: I remember at the end of the game, I ran 498 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:10,040 Speaker 1: a bootleg play, got out of the pocket and ran 499 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:12,040 Speaker 1: for about fifteen and bumped out of bounds. And this 500 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:14,440 Speaker 1: was late in the football game, after we'd gone on 501 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:18,800 Speaker 1: a twenty one play twelve minute drive. Rigs scores on 502 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:21,399 Speaker 1: like one yard out, they go three and out. We 503 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:23,960 Speaker 1: get it back and go on a seven minute drive 504 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:26,600 Speaker 1: and kind of seal the game with a touchdown. I 505 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:28,399 Speaker 1: remember I bumped out of bounds on a little on 506 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 1: a little bootleg play and Dave Wymer, their starting corners's 507 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:33,639 Speaker 1: arch stay in bounds. Man. We ain't got nothing left, 508 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 1: so we beat him down. We beat him down that day. 509 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:39,679 Speaker 1: But the one remember here in Atlanta, we played the Saints. 510 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:42,800 Speaker 1: They had two guys you may know, may remember the names. 511 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:46,479 Speaker 1: Jack del Rio was playing one outside linebacker, Ricky Jackson 512 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:48,720 Speaker 1: was playing the other outside linebacker. And we had a 513 00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:50,920 Speaker 1: tensee to run this little bootleg play off this little 514 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:53,879 Speaker 1: stretch play. And on fourth and one we bootleg one 515 00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:56,800 Speaker 1: and I got del Rio caught to the inside. A 516 00:22:56,920 --> 00:23:00,840 Speaker 1: hurry him say oh he knew he was beat around 517 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:02,720 Speaker 1: the edge. I ran twenty yards for a touchdown. He 518 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:04,439 Speaker 1: got there just as I got in the enzo and 519 00:23:04,560 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 1: I Dome spiked it right on eve in front of 520 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:08,960 Speaker 1: its face. So that's the way it is when you 521 00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:11,280 Speaker 1: play the Saints, man, you want to rub their nose 522 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:13,640 Speaker 1: in it. And you can bet New Orleans coming off 523 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:16,399 Speaker 1: a huge win they beat Tampa this last weekend with 524 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:19,520 Speaker 1: their backup to the backup quarterback in the game. Yeah, 525 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:21,520 Speaker 1: they're gonna want to rub Atlanta's nose in it. Yeah, 526 00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:23,720 Speaker 1: playing a lot with a lot of confidence. And I 527 00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:26,800 Speaker 1: don't know if I necessarily have too many specific memories. Obviously, 528 00:23:26,840 --> 00:23:29,719 Speaker 1: when you're playing New Orleans here in Atlanta, you're not 529 00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 1: out the night before, so you don't run into Saints fans. 530 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 1: But I always remember, and you guys probably do this 531 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:37,600 Speaker 1: when we go travel to New Orleans. It's a good 532 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 1: place to go. You go out and you can visit 533 00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:41,080 Speaker 1: some of the casinos or whatever when you have a 534 00:23:41,119 --> 00:23:43,960 Speaker 1: few hours before you have to have meetings. But anytime 535 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:47,280 Speaker 1: you encounter a Saints fan, because look like when we're 536 00:23:47,320 --> 00:23:49,800 Speaker 1: players and we're walking around the street, like you know, 537 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:52,760 Speaker 1: guys are six five six six, two hundred and sixty pounds, 538 00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:55,679 Speaker 1: Oh they must be Atlanta Falcons. They're in town, so 539 00:23:55,760 --> 00:23:58,160 Speaker 1: you'd always start hearing the chirp and you guys gonna 540 00:23:58,160 --> 00:24:00,960 Speaker 1: throw the game for us tomorrow. We're gonna be there 541 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:04,280 Speaker 1: we're gonna be cheering against you. You just always hear it. 542 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:06,960 Speaker 1: And even when you're on the sidelines. Now at and 543 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:11,240 Speaker 1: at mercedeses Been Stadium for them, the stands are a 544 00:24:11,240 --> 00:24:14,400 Speaker 1: little further away from the bleachers, right, but they sure 545 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:17,240 Speaker 1: make you feel like it's close on top, right on 546 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 1: top of you, right. And there was two games that 547 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:22,399 Speaker 1: I played in where I felt like the noise was 548 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:25,639 Speaker 1: so deafening. One game was there and one game was 549 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:28,680 Speaker 1: against the old Saint Louis Rams in Saint Louis, and 550 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:30,840 Speaker 1: it was that was when it was greatest show on 551 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:33,760 Speaker 1: turf and all that stuff. But I'll never forget those 552 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:37,159 Speaker 1: two stadiums got the two loudest that I've ever because 553 00:24:37,320 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 1: in New Orleans, like all the noise just stays right 554 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:42,480 Speaker 1: on top of you. So that's those are the challenges, 555 00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:46,480 Speaker 1: the communication and all the other stuff. Right, The concrete 556 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:49,240 Speaker 1: roof really keeps that noise in. I can reiterate what 557 00:24:49,280 --> 00:24:51,640 Speaker 1: you're talking about. One of the loudest moments I ever 558 00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:53,600 Speaker 1: had as a player was I was a rookie and 559 00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:55,560 Speaker 1: I'm standing on the side of Steve bark Kalsis, starting 560 00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:58,360 Speaker 1: quarterback of the Falcons. We're ahead late in the football 561 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:01,000 Speaker 1: game and we're looking to heard a third down, so 562 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:03,480 Speaker 1: we throw a hitch route with a corner off on 563 00:25:03,560 --> 00:25:06,080 Speaker 1: the play and Ricky Jackson jumps in the air and 564 00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:10,399 Speaker 1: tips the hitch rout. It's picked off with us leading 565 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:12,720 Speaker 1: by three by four at the end of the game, 566 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:16,639 Speaker 1: and I thought I didn't think I'd ever hear again. 567 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:19,879 Speaker 1: The place just bload it like your ear drums are 568 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:21,920 Speaker 1: gonna pap and he runs down and returns it down 569 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:23,480 Speaker 1: to like the three. We held him out of the 570 00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:29,080 Speaker 1: end zone on four downs, unbelievably, but the place just yeah, 571 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:30,480 Speaker 1: I mean it was a rookie. I was scared. I 572 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:32,520 Speaker 1: had to leave the scene. It's almost like you literally 573 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:36,760 Speaker 1: feel like DJ, they're gonna blow the roof off. Yeah, 574 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:39,200 Speaker 1: but I want to I gotta comment, and I wanna 575 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:43,439 Speaker 1: as artists, because everybody here's arts calls the game. They 576 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:45,200 Speaker 1: see him, get a lotup of terms here and there 577 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:50,119 Speaker 1: throughout some calls. But I want to know what you 578 00:25:50,280 --> 00:25:52,399 Speaker 1: say it because I want to know after you score, 579 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:54,720 Speaker 1: you just didn't spike it, didn't walk off. I know 580 00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:57,560 Speaker 1: you want enough to know there was some back and forth. 581 00:25:57,600 --> 00:25:59,639 Speaker 1: There was something you say when you ran to the sideline. 582 00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:02,720 Speaker 1: Let these people know who the real arch is. What 583 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:07,720 Speaker 1: happened wasn't get the beeper thing ready? Okay, yeah, you 584 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:09,720 Speaker 1: know what. I didn't use any I didn't use any 585 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:13,120 Speaker 1: proper improper words for del Rio. But del Rio said 586 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:15,400 Speaker 1: his deal when I broke around the corner and he went, 587 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:18,840 Speaker 1: oh ish, you know as I went around. I went 588 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:20,639 Speaker 1: around the corner and I landed about twenty yards to 589 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:22,879 Speaker 1: get there, so there wouldn't he blinding speed. I just 590 00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 1: had him out flank. When I got in the end zone, 591 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:28,280 Speaker 1: del Rio's coming up behind me, and I would yeah, baby, 592 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:30,400 Speaker 1: and I smacked the ball down on the ground. That's 593 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:32,720 Speaker 1: really all I needed to say, because he already had 594 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:36,040 Speaker 1: his head down. Yeah, he already knew. All right, guys, 595 00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:38,679 Speaker 1: before we sign off, DJ, I'm gonna give you about 596 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:42,280 Speaker 1: thirty seconds your biggest key or two. Remember you got 597 00:26:42,280 --> 00:26:44,879 Speaker 1: about thirty maybe forty five seconds your biggest key or 598 00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:47,520 Speaker 1: two for Atlanta to get the victory over New Orleans 599 00:26:47,520 --> 00:26:51,320 Speaker 1: this weekend. I think it's obviously not turned the ball over. 600 00:26:51,400 --> 00:26:53,359 Speaker 1: That's the biggest part. When you go into that building, 601 00:26:53,800 --> 00:26:56,760 Speaker 1: and like Arches mentioned, if you give them anything worth 602 00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:58,919 Speaker 1: cheering about, they're gonna linger. They're gonna do use it 603 00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:01,680 Speaker 1: for the entire time, and you turn the ball over 604 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:03,439 Speaker 1: a couple of times, you throw a pig, you fumble, 605 00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:06,159 Speaker 1: whatever that issue is that's gonna put you behind a ball. 606 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:09,040 Speaker 1: It's almost like you have you lost two possessions because 607 00:27:09,040 --> 00:27:11,240 Speaker 1: of it. And if you can hold on to the 608 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:13,840 Speaker 1: football and continue to be that offense that we saw 609 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:15,640 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks back, that gives them a lot 610 00:27:15,640 --> 00:27:17,520 Speaker 1: of trouble. It takes that crowd out of it, and 611 00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:19,720 Speaker 1: it gives you an advantage in that ball game. So 612 00:27:19,760 --> 00:27:21,080 Speaker 1: I think you gotta make sure you take care of 613 00:27:21,080 --> 00:27:23,720 Speaker 1: the football for one and you're back to playing consistent 614 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:25,960 Speaker 1: ball where you keep number two upright. That's the number 615 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:27,800 Speaker 1: one thing I think for me. You keep two upright. 616 00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:29,800 Speaker 1: You got a chance and you don't turn it over. 617 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:31,560 Speaker 1: Keep them up right, give them a chance to get 618 00:27:31,560 --> 00:27:33,520 Speaker 1: through his progression art. What do you got? It's easy 619 00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:36,120 Speaker 1: rack for me. You got to match their physicality because 620 00:27:36,119 --> 00:27:37,920 Speaker 1: they're gonna come in and try to push at Lant 621 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:40,160 Speaker 1: around on both sides of the ball. They've had their 622 00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:43,000 Speaker 1: times where they've done that to Atlanta. We just showed 623 00:27:43,040 --> 00:27:45,040 Speaker 1: on tape that we can be pushed around a little bit. 624 00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:47,800 Speaker 1: You've got to match the match their physicality or it'll 625 00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:49,480 Speaker 1: be a long day for Atlanta. Yeah, and I'm gonna 626 00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:52,400 Speaker 1: add on top that you got to convert on third down. 627 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:54,080 Speaker 1: We gotta be a whole lot better than three for 628 00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:56,960 Speaker 1: ten than they were against Carolina. And that's not always 629 00:27:57,040 --> 00:28:00,119 Speaker 1: about third down. It always goes back to first and 630 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:02,720 Speaker 1: second down. Can you get those four or five and 631 00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:05,480 Speaker 1: six yards on first down much like Carolina was able 632 00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:09,040 Speaker 1: to do against Atlanta last weekend? To give yourself favorable 633 00:28:09,119 --> 00:28:11,399 Speaker 1: third down situations so you don't have to pick up 634 00:28:11,400 --> 00:28:15,120 Speaker 1: a third and twelve. They need third ones, twos and threes. 635 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:18,639 Speaker 1: Stay on the field, convert and drive down, and you 636 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:20,680 Speaker 1: gotta score touchdowns in this game. I just don't think 637 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:22,960 Speaker 1: you can. You can just sit back and say Young 638 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:25,120 Speaker 1: Waku is gonna kick field goals and we're gonna beat 639 00:28:25,119 --> 00:28:27,280 Speaker 1: the Saints in their own building. So I think you're 640 00:28:27,280 --> 00:28:30,120 Speaker 1: probably right about that. But this is a different Saint team. 641 00:28:30,160 --> 00:28:33,359 Speaker 1: I would say that's exactly right. But this isn't Drew Brees' team. 642 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:35,840 Speaker 1: This is not a team is scoring at will. This 643 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:37,159 Speaker 1: is gonna be a little bit like the team we 644 00:28:37,160 --> 00:28:39,240 Speaker 1: saw last year with taysa hill where they're gonna be 645 00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:41,680 Speaker 1: a challenged a little bit offensively as well. We just 646 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:45,240 Speaker 1: got a match physicality and get Cam Jordan blocked because 647 00:28:45,360 --> 00:28:48,200 Speaker 1: we have not blocked him anytime he plays Atlanta. You 648 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:50,280 Speaker 1: go look at his numbers and his saxon. He's got 649 00:28:50,280 --> 00:28:52,760 Speaker 1: a good career. A lot of them are getting number two. 650 00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:55,600 Speaker 1: So you gotta get in blocked. Hey, DJ, do us 651 00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:58,920 Speaker 1: a favor. Do us a favor tonight, help the Atlanta 652 00:28:58,960 --> 00:29:01,880 Speaker 1: Braves bring a World Series victory back to the city. 653 00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:05,480 Speaker 1: No doubt. If it's not going away, I'll be the 654 00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:07,240 Speaker 1: guy run in the field. So we got to stop playter. 655 00:29:07,320 --> 00:29:09,640 Speaker 1: We gotta resume again later. So there's a couple of 656 00:29:09,680 --> 00:29:12,560 Speaker 1: base HiT's all we need from a couple of base hits. 657 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:14,640 Speaker 1: You got it all right, DJ is gonna hit a 658 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:16,760 Speaker 1: couple of base hits, and hopefully the Atlanta Falcons are 659 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:18,680 Speaker 1: gonna hit a couple of base hits on the football 660 00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:20,800 Speaker 1: field next weekend, a couple of touchdowns on field goals, 661 00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:22,800 Speaker 1: and hopefully that's enough. 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Dave, it's you and me all the time. 671 00:29:50,440 --> 00:29:52,280 Speaker 1: Thanks so much for joining us. That's gonna wrap it up. 672 00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:56,240 Speaker 1: Falcons Audible presented by AT and T. Have a great one. Everyone, 673 00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:04,360 Speaker 1: Burn up a battle, bunt the bottle, battle with the 674 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:04,800 Speaker 1: battle