1 00:00:10,119 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 1: Welcome to playmakers. Everyone. I'm your host, Haley Elwood. It 2 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 1: is week nine. The Los Angeles Chargers are back from 3 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:18,760 Speaker 1: there by and they will head to Atlanta to take 4 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:21,080 Speaker 1: on the Falcon. So joining me to talk about this 5 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:24,439 Speaker 1: one is NFL on Fox reporter Shannon Spake. Shannon, welcome 6 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: back to the show. Thanks for coming on. Of course, 7 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: I can't believe you just said it's week nine. It's 8 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:33,480 Speaker 1: so unbelievable that it's flown by like this. It's last week. 9 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 1: I was shooting like a little video before the start 10 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:37,239 Speaker 1: of our game and I said it was week eight, 11 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:39,280 Speaker 1: and I had to like, I was like, is it weak? 12 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:41,479 Speaker 1: Is it really weak? Eight? Like I just couldn't believe 13 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: how fast this season has gone so far. It's nuts. 14 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:46,960 Speaker 1: This is what the halfway point, right, because now we 15 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:49,879 Speaker 1: have week seventeen. It's kind of crazy math wise, but 16 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:52,120 Speaker 1: we've made it. I guess you can look at it 17 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: that way. Here we go. So one thing despite the 18 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:58,279 Speaker 1: craziness that has kind of remained the same over these 19 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 1: last couple of weeks for you is the Atlanta Falcons. 20 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:04,680 Speaker 1: You were there last week for their overtime win against Carolina. 21 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:06,679 Speaker 1: You will see them again we're going to preview this 22 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 1: opponent against the Chargers this week. They lead the NFC South. 23 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 1: Who knew at this point, but in your opinion, what 24 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:15,959 Speaker 1: is sort of the state of that team right now? 25 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 1: I don't know if you really know, because I know 26 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 1: that they're leading, but that that win last week was 27 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 1: so weird, right, I mean, they wouldn't have won if 28 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: d J. Moore hadn't taken off his helmet. They wouldn't 29 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 1: have won. If you know, Bradley opinion, had hit that 30 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: first field goal or that extra point, they wouldn't have 31 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 1: won if you would hit it. I mean, it was 32 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 1: just like there's so much, like there was so much 33 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:39,760 Speaker 1: going on in that game. So I still don't know 34 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:43,320 Speaker 1: much about this team. We had them week one as well, 35 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 1: and obviously with most teams, you were still trying to 36 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: figure it out. You know, listen, they're gonna get Cordarrell 37 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: Patterson back. They love to run the ball, and I 38 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 1: think that, you know, Tyler Algier has done a great 39 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: job sort of jumping into the you know, into that role, 40 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 1: but with Corderyl coming back, it will be interesting. They 41 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 1: finally started using Kyle Pitts last week, and we saw 42 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 1: Drake London get a couple of catches, and so I 43 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 1: do think that the fear of that run game, especially 44 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 1: with Patterson coming back, is really going to give them 45 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:11,079 Speaker 1: that two dimension that they're looking forward that's going to 46 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 1: make those guys, you know, whether it be Kyle Pitts, 47 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 1: Kyle Pitts and Derwin James, that's a matchup that I'm 48 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 1: really looking forward to seeing if those two are matched 49 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 1: up on each other. But yeah, yeah, I think they're 50 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 1: still sort of finding their identity. But they were just 51 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 1: I mean, they were this close to not winning that game. No, 52 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:32,120 Speaker 1: I think that wasn't the game that I had locally, 53 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: but it kicked in because it got kind of crazy 54 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 1: towards the end there, and I'm going, oh, Atlanta's got 55 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 1: this in the back. Hold on, here comes the sixty 56 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: two yard No, it's from bj Walker and then the 57 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: helmet incident happens, and then overtime happens. But in your 58 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 1: point of view, though, looking at that kind of win, 59 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 1: is this something that maybe could propel them moving forward 60 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:53,920 Speaker 1: or are they still sort of, like you said, trying 61 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:56,239 Speaker 1: to figure out who they are despite being at the 62 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:58,639 Speaker 1: halfway point of this. Yeah, I think any win is 63 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:01,639 Speaker 1: good momentum. I mean, we saw of Panthers when they 64 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: got a win, right they came in. I mean it 65 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: was there, like the only their second win on the season, 66 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:08,079 Speaker 1: but it was like this big win and without Christian McCaffrey, 67 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: without Robbie Anderson, and then all of a sudden they 68 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: have this like new life, new head coach, and all 69 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: of a sudden they've got this momentum in this hope. 70 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: So and they came in and played really well and 71 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:17,959 Speaker 1: we're a couple of plays away from getting a second 72 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:20,359 Speaker 1: win in a row. So yes, absolutely, I'm a big 73 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: believer in momentum, whether it be in the NFL. I 74 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 1: cover NASCAR as well, big believer in momentum, and so certainly, 75 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 1: and as far as the Chargers, you know, I just 76 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:32,639 Speaker 1: I watched that Seattle game on my way home from 77 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: Atlanta on Sunday night, and it was a tough watch 78 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 1: the first half. It was a real tough watch. And 79 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: so it was good that they had to buy And 80 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 1: I know, I know you guys are limping in with 81 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: some injuries, especially with you know, with your skilled players, 82 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 1: So we'll have to see how all of that plays out. 83 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: One of the kind of fun caveats to this game, 84 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: and we had sort of projected this earlier in the 85 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 1: season and it's stuck true. Is Marcus Mariota and Justin Herbert. 86 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 1: You got a big Oregon game coming up. That's kind 87 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 1: of got to be a fun matchup though for you 88 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: covering it right, You know, these two guys held this 89 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 1: position so long in such a high level at their colleges, 90 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: and now they get to face off in the NFL. Yeah, 91 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 1: I'm gonna try to get in touch with Mark Helfert, 92 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:16,040 Speaker 1: who works for Fox Sports now and obviously recruited both 93 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:18,040 Speaker 1: of those guys, and and just find out what that 94 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:20,919 Speaker 1: was like. You know, I'm not directly connected to the 95 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:23,719 Speaker 1: Oregon program. Living on the East Coast, I don't I 96 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 1: don't stay. I don't follow it as much as as 97 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: I would some of the SEC and ACC matchups. But 98 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: I do know that Herbert kind of came in and 99 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:34,480 Speaker 1: at a time when you know, after Marcus left, and 100 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: Marcus Mariotta was obviously the man at Oregon, and and 101 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:40,360 Speaker 1: I do think that there's an argument a lot of 102 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 1: things that I'm reading online, it's like, you know one 103 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: and then there's there's two who's kind of slowly kind 104 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: of going like this and listen, I mean, Justin Herbert 105 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 1: has so much respect for Marcus Mariota. It's hard not to. 106 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 1: He's such a likable guy and such a good guy. 107 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 1: And I am excited to see these two guys on 108 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 1: the field together. I know that it's happened before in 109 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:01,159 Speaker 1: the NFL, but just to talk to the two of 110 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:04,279 Speaker 1: them and see what each has to say about the 111 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: other one I think will be really interesting in and 112 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 1: just a really fun matchup. Yeah, the last time that 113 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: happened was versus the Raiders when Derek Carr went out 114 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: and Mariota had to come in, and it was this 115 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: surprise matchup. But that game actually was wild and a 116 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:20,600 Speaker 1: ton of fun. When it comes to Mariota though, I 117 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 1: was reading some reports and people believed he played his 118 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 1: best game last week with the Falcons. What did you 119 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 1: see from him? Well, I think he had he used 120 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 1: a lot of his weapons last week, so I know 121 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 1: I asked him about that post game, you know, I 122 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:35,119 Speaker 1: mean I think it was like Beard had a great, 123 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:38,479 Speaker 1: great game. You know, Pitts got the touchdown. You know, 124 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 1: we finally saw Drake London, who like the week before, 125 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:42,719 Speaker 1: I think Pitts and Drake London had only had eight 126 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 1: yards passing yards in the entire game. So I really 127 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:49,200 Speaker 1: think that we saw a lot more of Marcus Mariota, 128 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 1: and I know he had a couple of big runs. 129 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:53,359 Speaker 1: He's a lot of fun to watch. And one of 130 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 1: the things that Arthur Smith told us is that his 131 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:57,920 Speaker 1: command at that line of scrimmage is something that's really 132 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: kind of I think exceeded the expectations that Arthur Smith 133 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 1: had for him. Obviously he knew him really, really well, 134 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:07,280 Speaker 1: but I do think at the beginning of the year, 135 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:09,159 Speaker 1: no one really knew what was going on with Kyle Ritter. 136 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 1: You got a ton of playing time in the preseason 137 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,160 Speaker 1: and it was like, all right, is this Marcus's team 138 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 1: or is this going to be a one or two 139 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 1: or three game thing? And then we're going to see 140 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:19,719 Speaker 1: Ritter come in. And I do think that Marcus has 141 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:22,159 Speaker 1: done a really good job kind of cementing his you know, 142 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: you know, when we cover a game and a player, 143 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 1: a quarterback in particular, if he has a really bad 144 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:30,159 Speaker 1: first half, you go into that locker room and you're 145 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:32,280 Speaker 1: like to talk to the coaches and you're like, all right, 146 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 1: do I have to ask him about making a quarterback change, 147 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:37,279 Speaker 1: and I don't. I don't feel like that's a question 148 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:39,920 Speaker 1: that I would ask Arthur Smith about Marcus Mariota or 149 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 1: Ritter and there are some other coaches that you just 150 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:46,599 Speaker 1: don't know. And last week as well, with p J. Walker, 151 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 1: who they've now said that he's going to be the 152 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:51,159 Speaker 1: starter this week, I didn't feel, just based on the 153 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 1: way that he was playing in that game, that that 154 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 1: was a question that I would have to ask. But 155 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 1: I do think that there's a lot of times in 156 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 1: this league that you do have to ask that question. 157 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:02,360 Speaker 1: How much does that believe? And camaraderie between Arthur Smith 158 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:06,919 Speaker 1: and Mariota sort of just help that offense overall. I 159 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 1: think that, you know, Mariota knows that he's getting a 160 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: second chance, and you don't normally get a second chance 161 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 1: in the NFL, especially at that position. He said that 162 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 1: to us week one when we talk to him, and 163 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 1: I really think he's making the most of that right now. 164 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 1: I do think that the team is still slowly building. 165 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:25,880 Speaker 1: It's it's pretty young. I mean, Tyler al Jeers a rookie, 166 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: you know, and he's been your he's been your guy 167 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 1: for the last four weeks when Cordarell Patterson's been out. 168 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 1: So I think I'm I am really excited to see 169 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:36,120 Speaker 1: what Patterson does when he gets back out there. He 170 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 1: was at practice last week when we were there and 171 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 1: we saw him kind of running around and he looked 172 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 1: really good. And he was on the sideline last week 173 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 1: as well, and I know he's aching to get back 174 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 1: on that field and to be a difference maker, which 175 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 1: we know that he can be. Yeah, just what kind 176 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 1: of boost does he bring in terms of how dynamic 177 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 1: he is, not only as a pass catcher but as 178 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 1: a runner too. Yeah, totally. I think that it's going 179 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 1: to be huge. It's it's just seeing him on the 180 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 1: sideline last week, just seeing him and his vibe and 181 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:07,679 Speaker 1: the energy that he was giving to all those guys. 182 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 1: I think it's going to be It's gonna be that 183 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:12,560 Speaker 1: extra little piece. Now, all the pieces and parts are 184 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 1: kind of coming together with that offense. Like I said, 185 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:16,000 Speaker 1: they were able to kind of open it up and 186 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 1: use some of their playmakers last week, and I do 187 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:20,239 Speaker 1: think that this is going to be um. I mean, listen, 188 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: he's a big threat. You have to account for him, 189 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 1: and when you don't account for him. He'll make you pay. 190 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 1: And when you do account for him, they're now proving 191 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 1: that they have other weapons that will make you pay. 192 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:32,000 Speaker 1: So in getting to Arthur Smith, I had read an 193 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 1: article that said that he is quote unquote getting the 194 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:37,440 Speaker 1: most out of a team that has a lot of deficiencies. 195 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 1: How has he sort of rallied this group? Well, look, 196 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 1: last week, I mean their secondary was completely depleted and 197 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:46,959 Speaker 1: was so exposed by the Bengals. I mean it was 198 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:48,960 Speaker 1: like four hundred and eighty one yards or something like 199 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,840 Speaker 1: that that that those guys that the Bengals were able 200 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 1: to put on that secondary. And last week they went 201 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 1: out and did a really stellar job with guys that 202 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:58,960 Speaker 1: I mean that they brought one guy up off the 203 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:01,439 Speaker 1: pro they had signed with the Actice UH squad, and 204 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:03,800 Speaker 1: then they signed them do a one year deal with 205 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:06,680 Speaker 1: Cornell Armstrong and you know, they kind of like mixed 206 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:09,080 Speaker 1: and matched these pieces and those guys really stepped up 207 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 1: to the to the challenge. And yeah, so I think 208 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:14,960 Speaker 1: that that's kind of what it is there. Again, you know, 209 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:17,520 Speaker 1: you don't have your number one skilled player out there. 210 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 1: You have a quarterback who's getting a second chance in 211 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 1: this league. I definitely think that that's a true statement. 212 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:26,439 Speaker 1: We'll just see how far that can take them. So defensible, 213 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 1: you mentioned that this unit has given up yards, but 214 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:31,600 Speaker 1: they found ways to still contain it and still get wins. 215 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 1: What is your assessment of that group. Well, there they 216 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 1: were not happy with the way that that Bengals game win. 217 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:39,959 Speaker 1: But I think with the defensive backs and with that secondary, 218 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 1: we hear it all the time, right, you gotta have 219 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:44,480 Speaker 1: a short memory that is that is the position on 220 00:09:44,520 --> 00:09:47,200 Speaker 1: the field besides the quarterback that you gotta just like 221 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:51,200 Speaker 1: you gotta like mart and go because because you're gonna 222 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 1: get fifty percent of the time, a guy's going to 223 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 1: be celebrating in the end zone because you know you 224 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 1: weren't you know you weren't in your position. And the 225 00:09:57,679 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 1: other half you're going to be in the right position 226 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:01,720 Speaker 1: to get it done. And I think that what they 227 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 1: did last week. And we don't know if Um Terrell 228 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:06,840 Speaker 1: AJ Terrell will be back. We don't know um if 229 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:09,720 Speaker 1: Jalen Hawkins will be back this week, so they're gonna 230 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 1: have to step up again. And then they just got 231 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 1: rid of m Marlowe. They just sent him. I can't 232 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:17,840 Speaker 1: I was like during the trades today. I saw I 233 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 1: saw that that trade went down. I would be lying 234 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:21,559 Speaker 1: if I if I told you where it was, but 235 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:23,920 Speaker 1: I did see that it went through, And so yeah, 236 00:10:24,040 --> 00:10:27,280 Speaker 1: there's again there's there's some changes that are happening. You're 237 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 1: gonna have a new guy that's gonna have to step 238 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:31,840 Speaker 1: up it in some of those roles. And then lastly, Shannon, 239 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:33,960 Speaker 1: what do you think is a deciding factor in terms 240 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 1: of how you see this game playing out, whether it's 241 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,560 Speaker 1: on the Falcons or maybe the Charger side too. Yeah, 242 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 1: I definitely think, I mean, the Falcons have definitely proven 243 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 1: that they want to run the ball. They want to 244 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 1: stick to that run game. So you've got to be 245 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:48,319 Speaker 1: able to stop that first and foremost. And we know that, 246 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 1: you know, a games are won and lost in the trenches, 247 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 1: and that's going to be the case again to this weekend. 248 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:58,480 Speaker 1: Are there enough guys downfield for Herbert to air it 249 00:10:58,520 --> 00:11:01,160 Speaker 1: out and to expose the secondary? You know, is Keenan 250 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:02,679 Speaker 1: Allen going to be healthy? I know, I know he 251 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:05,839 Speaker 1: wasn't at practice on Monday. Will he be back out there? 252 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 1: Will he be able to be a difference maker? Because 253 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:09,319 Speaker 1: even if they I mean, you don't want to bring 254 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 1: him out there if he's not one hundred percent because 255 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:13,600 Speaker 1: you don't want to get him injured even more. But 256 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 1: I think that those are going to be the keys, 257 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:18,600 Speaker 1: because that secondary does. I mean, they while they looked 258 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 1: good last week, we do know that they didn't two 259 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:24,680 Speaker 1: weeks before that, So I think that that's an area 260 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:27,480 Speaker 1: that can certainly be exploited. But I think stopping the 261 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:29,839 Speaker 1: run game and making them one dimensional in terms of 262 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 1: the Falcons, I think that's really important. Shannon, We appreciate 263 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:35,480 Speaker 1: you coming on. Thank you so much for sharing your 264 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 1: insight on this game, and we will see you in Atlanta.