1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: Ryan from under center, play fake to frame and Matt 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: looks rip to de crayam touchdown Atlanta right across the 3 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:10,959 Speaker 1: middle and the man from Yale is in the end zone. 4 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 1: You're listening to Falcons Audible presented by A G and 5 00:00:15,600 --> 00:00:18,599 Speaker 1: G and I'm Matt to be joined by Dave Archer 6 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:21,599 Speaker 1: and DJ Shockley on a Monday morning here at Flowery 7 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:25,479 Speaker 1: Branch following the twenty six to eighteen Falcons loss on 8 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving Day night to the rival Saints. Falcons followed to 9 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:34,879 Speaker 1: three and nine gents with four games to go, two 10 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:39,160 Speaker 1: at home, two on the road. The two home games 11 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 1: one is this weekend Carolina Panthers and then the Jacksville Jaguars, 12 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:46,480 Speaker 1: and then they go on the road for a trip 13 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:49,879 Speaker 1: to Levi Stadium to see those San Francisco forty nine 14 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 1: ers and then closed out with the Bucks once again 15 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 1: this year. But back to Thanksgiving Day night, rough night 16 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 1: for the offensive line that with that was kind of 17 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: my takeaway with Mike column. You know, that was the 18 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 1: big storyline outside of the coaching changes, Dave, was the 19 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:10,479 Speaker 1: overhaul of the offensive line, and at times they've looked 20 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: good this year, but career high nine sacks for Matt Ryan. 21 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: A lot of people were critical of Matt in my 22 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:20,120 Speaker 1: mail bag and on social media, but it's tough to 23 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 1: do much when you're under durest and sacked nine times. Yeah, 24 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 1: I didn't think he played great in the game. I 25 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 1: thought I thought he looked a little out of sorts 26 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 1: in the game, no question early in the game. So 27 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:34,160 Speaker 1: I could see where some fans might be a little 28 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:36,960 Speaker 1: upset that maybe Matt didn't play at the highest possible level. 29 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 1: But when you're under siege for the better part of 30 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 1: I think they had the ball for thirty five minutes 31 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:45,959 Speaker 1: in the game. He was under siege the entire time. 32 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 1: When you can't get people blocked, and and let's clarify 33 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: and make sure the offensive line certainly struggled, and we 34 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 1: know that Caleb McGarry's still kind of learning the game. 35 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 1: It's kind of trial by far for the young guy 36 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: from Washington, and he drew a guy that could probably 37 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 1: at some point we were in a gold jacket at 38 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:06,559 Speaker 1: some point in cam Jordan. But yeah, I do think 39 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:09,640 Speaker 1: that there was some other things wrong with protection. It 40 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 1: wasn't just the offensive line out that the backs struggled 41 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 1: mightily to pick up linebackers. Give Dennis Allen, the defensive 42 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 1: coordinator for the Saints, a ton of credit. He looked 43 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:22,239 Speaker 1: what Todd Bowles did the week before. He was able 44 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 1: to get backs isolated on linebackers. Damario Davis is a 45 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: load coming through the middle, and they could not handle 46 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 1: him and the blitz package. They did a good job 47 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:34,920 Speaker 1: of heating us up with more than just four man rush. 48 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: They heated us up with five and six man pressures. 49 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: And then we did do a very good job with 50 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: at a wide receiver. It's separating. So all of this 51 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:46,800 Speaker 1: stuff which helped Atlanta in the New Orleans game, the 52 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 1: first one and then followed by the Carolina game. All 53 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: the things that we were doing defensively in those two games, 54 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 1: our opposition have done in the last two games. The 55 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: Bucks and the Saints have kind of thrown it back 56 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 1: in our face. They've rushed the path certain and defended 57 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: in the back end, covered up receivers, and Ryan has 58 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 1: not been able to get the ball out. And I'll 59 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:08,680 Speaker 1: add to the back part of this what Arts mentioned 60 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 1: about the receivers and not being able to create that space. 61 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: And I think we've taken for granted, how for a 62 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 1: long time what it means to have number eleven Julio 63 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:20,680 Speaker 1: Jones on the field. Obviously, when he's on the field 64 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: as a defensive coordinator, you think a little bit differently 65 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: about the type of call that you may make in 66 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: the ball game. And I thought without having him on 67 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: the field, that added to some of the extra pressure 68 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: that they could bring, saying, hey, we can lock up 69 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: one on one on the outside with these guys. And 70 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 1: there were a couple of times where really did get 71 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: behind the defense, and you know, we missed a couple 72 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 1: of those and as part of but not having eleven 73 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 1: on the field as well, I think contributed to what 74 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 1: they could do and the things that maybe they would 75 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: not have done if Julio was on the field, simply 76 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 1: because of what he adds to it, and he opens 77 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: up a lot of things for everybody else, as we know. 78 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 1: But I think that most obvious thing is, of course, 79 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 1: regardless of who's on the field, you got to block 80 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 1: the guys out in front of you. And I thought 81 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 1: we struggled to do that in this ball game mightily 82 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 1: at a lot of different times in this game. And 83 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: I love the fact the times we were throwing the 84 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 1: ball on first down, we were trying to dictate the 85 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: temple to them at times. But when you drop back 86 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 1: and you don't complain it, or you drop back and 87 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: you get the pressure, and now it's second and long, 88 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 1: here comes the calvary. And that's kind of how the 89 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:26,600 Speaker 1: game went throughout the game. And obviously that first played 90 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 1: the game. I mean, it dictates everything. It shows you, 91 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:31,120 Speaker 1: that's kind of how the game was going to go, 92 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 1: no question about it. When Julio Jones is not in 93 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:38,479 Speaker 1: the game, you're playing defense for the Saints, You're going, Okay, 94 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:41,039 Speaker 1: the best, the best receiver on the planet, we don't 95 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 1: have to worry about him tonight. That's got to make 96 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 1: you feel a little bit more at ease about your 97 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: game plan, about what your responsibilities, and it changes things up. 98 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 1: And I think that's a great point, and I agree 99 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: with the arch. I'm not saying that Matt Ryan had 100 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:59,039 Speaker 1: a terrific night by any means. It was probably his 101 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 1: worst game of the season, and uh, but it does 102 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 1: make things. It amplified things when you're under duress and 103 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, sacked nine times, and yeah, there's 104 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:14,080 Speaker 1: just some ugly plays and some things could have gone, 105 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 1: could have been even worse. You know, when he sacked. 106 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 1: He was fortunate to recover his own fumble on the 107 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 1: one play. And I know one ball he threw it 108 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 1: was almost a pick six, and so it could have 109 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 1: been worse that all said. You you mentioned Taysom Hill. Boy, 110 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:33,320 Speaker 1: it felt like Minnesota at first that game, you know, 111 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 1: with with the bang bang bang, and next thing you know, 112 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: pump block, touchdown, catch Taysom Hill and then he and 113 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:41,720 Speaker 1: then he runs one in later on. But it was 114 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: the Taysom Hill show early on. But I felt like, 115 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 1: oh boy, we've we've seen this show before where the 116 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 1: Falcons fall behind early. But they tightened up and I 117 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: thought the defense they made some adjustments arch I felt 118 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 1: like for the most part, for the rest of the game, 119 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: Alcons defense played well enough, you know, to give the 120 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 1: Falcons a chance. They struggled, yes, on offense, they struggled 121 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:12,719 Speaker 1: with separation, they struggled blocking picking up blocks. But I 122 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:16,159 Speaker 1: felt like the defense played well, especially in the second half. 123 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: And you look at you know, the Saints they couldn't 124 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 1: you know, they struggled on third down two of ten. 125 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 1: It's not like Breeze had Gaudi stats. I thought the 126 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 1: defense played okay. They played better than okay, the defense 127 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:31,919 Speaker 1: played enough for you to win the game. When you 128 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 1: limit the Saints the thirty five total points in two games, 129 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 1: you're supposed to win both the games. They ran forty 130 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 1: nine offensive plays. They had two hundred and seventy nine 131 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 1: yards of offense they had they were two for ten, 132 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 1: as Matt mentioned, on third down, I think combined in 133 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 1: the two games, they're like five for twenty five on 134 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 1: third down. Those are winning efforts. The defense played well 135 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 1: enough to win the football game. Thing they didn't do 136 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:56,159 Speaker 1: is they didn't put brees on the ground. There's a 137 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:59,479 Speaker 1: reason for that because the ball was coming out and 138 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:01,840 Speaker 1: they didn't the ball away in this game. Those are 139 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:03,400 Speaker 1: the two things if you want to get on the 140 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:07,920 Speaker 1: defense for that. But short field opportunities. You played virtually 141 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 1: the entire game with the goal post looking over your shoulder, 142 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 1: your own goal post looking over your shoulder. You had 143 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 1: number of short field situations where you defended you gave up. 144 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:20,040 Speaker 1: In two games against the Saints, you gave up seven 145 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 1: field goals and two touchdowns. That don't happen too often. 146 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 1: I mean, now, that's winning football in the defensive side 147 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 1: of the ball. And Dan talks about complimentary football. That 148 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: means you play solid defense like that. If there is 149 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 1: a sudden change, we limited to three, which they did 150 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:37,800 Speaker 1: for the most part. The block punt was the one 151 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:41,680 Speaker 1: that they didn't limit for three, and then they bowed 152 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:44,679 Speaker 1: their back the rest of the game. They limited everything else. 153 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 1: There was a minimal amount of run game there. They 154 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 1: were right around one hundred yards ninety five, two hundred 155 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 1: yards and run game, as you said, breeze under two 156 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 1: hundred yards passing. They only ran forty nine plays on offense. 157 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 1: I mean, that's getting off the field if you're the 158 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 1: defensive side of the ball. So complimentary football. He's the offense. Now, 159 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 1: when you get that kind of decessive effort, can't turn 160 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 1: the ball over. You gotta take care of the ball. 161 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 1: You gotta put points on the board. And that didn't happen. 162 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 1: I thought they strained in that ball game on both sides. 163 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:17,200 Speaker 1: I thought the Saint strain to, you know, kind of 164 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 1: come up with some things offensively, and the defense strained 165 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 1: as well. I remember there were a couple of Tennessee 166 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 1: breakers in this game that I thought the Falcons did 167 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: really well. There was a spot in the game where 168 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 1: the Falcons are in man coverage and in Maderau at 169 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:36,680 Speaker 1: the time. Deebo is a guy who's draws Camara, he 170 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 1: draws Christian McCaffrey and those this particular play, they looks 171 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 1: like its man coverage all across the board. Debos lined 172 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:46,360 Speaker 1: up right in front of Camara and I'm stabbing the ball. 173 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 1: He goes and blitzes, and Vic drops off and he 174 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:52,960 Speaker 1: plays in the coverage. This is something that the Falcons 175 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 1: haven't shown as much, but it was a Tennessee breaker 176 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 1: to Breeze and I thought it made him hold onto 177 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:00,319 Speaker 1: the football just a little bit longer. Where then he 178 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 1: wants you because they got Kamara going on an option 179 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:04,880 Speaker 1: route and vicked us such a good job of not 180 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:07,959 Speaker 1: giving away the inside because the pressure was coming from 181 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:10,320 Speaker 1: the inside. He gets beats acrawled his face. Then it's 182 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 1: a no go and changing up just for to half 183 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 1: a second, force breeds get the ball out of his 184 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:16,199 Speaker 1: hands and the affecting him. You didnt get him on 185 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 1: the ground, but you affected him and he had to 186 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:21,840 Speaker 1: throw an incomplete pass there. But just you're changing up 187 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 1: what you see, changing up what he sees. A guy 188 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:27,080 Speaker 1: who's played nineteen years I thought was pretty smart. It's 189 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:31,960 Speaker 1: a great point, Shock, And we talk about the league's 190 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 1: a copycat league and some things teams mirror one another. 191 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 1: If you watch the game last night at all between 192 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:44,559 Speaker 1: New England and Houston, Okay, New England does some similar 193 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:48,480 Speaker 1: things with James White that that New Orleans does with 194 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:51,600 Speaker 1: Galvin Kamara right where they're gonna get him singled, and 195 00:09:51,679 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 1: so they've been guarding him with a dB Robie all 196 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:58,320 Speaker 1: night long. Okay, they had the same setup. Robi's lined 197 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 1: up or White, White's gonna run the option route. They 198 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 1: blitched Robie instead of cover and they covered with the defense. 199 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 1: Event it was the exact same concept, and that's what 200 00:10:07,960 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 1: you're looking for from ingenuity and stuff with switching things 201 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:13,520 Speaker 1: up defensively. That was a great call defensively, that's a 202 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 1: that's a great recognition on your part. Shock. I thought 203 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:18,839 Speaker 1: that the defense is doing what they what they need 204 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:21,200 Speaker 1: to do, and it's we saw bits and pieces of 205 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:23,520 Speaker 1: it for eight games. Guys, where they would play a quarter, 206 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 1: they get they give us an opportunity to three or 207 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 1: four stops in a row where the offense get climbed 208 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:32,120 Speaker 1: back potentially back in the game. Um. But now since 209 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:35,520 Speaker 1: the second half really of the uh and I even 210 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 1: count the Tampa Bay game, there was some there was 211 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:39,439 Speaker 1: some moments where they lost coverage a couple of times, 212 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:41,680 Speaker 1: but I think they've played a stretch of games here 213 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 1: where you should win the football games and you're just 214 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 1: not getting done on the offensive side of the ball. Agree, 215 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 1: And it was a clean game for him too. You know, 216 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:52,680 Speaker 1: things were chippy early on. And Christian Blake there, uh, 217 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:55,600 Speaker 1: he came to play and I really liked how he 218 00:10:55,679 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 1: showed up in the game. But you know, at the 219 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 1: end of the night, the Falcons were only penalized four 220 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 1: times for I think eighteen yards and so and I 221 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:05,960 Speaker 1: think the Saints had one hundred and twenty one yards 222 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:10,079 Speaker 1: and penalties. So you know, those were things too. We 223 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:12,079 Speaker 1: talked about early on in the area, some of those 224 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 1: Achilles heels, so to speak. You know, with the team 225 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:17,800 Speaker 1: they've you you mentioned the defense, Dave, and and they're 226 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:23,320 Speaker 1: playing cleaner football, um, and you said, well enough to win. 227 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:27,200 Speaker 1: And this almost turned out to be a Thanksgiving Day 228 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 1: miracle with three three converted on side kicks. One was 229 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:39,560 Speaker 1: called back, but the odds of doing that are so rare, 230 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:44,360 Speaker 1: yet there they were, and with thirty eight seconds left 231 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:49,400 Speaker 1: had a chance to tie this game. Thoughts on the 232 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:54,679 Speaker 1: end of the game, Well, give given benk Week in 233 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:58,440 Speaker 1: his group his a ton of credit because they had 234 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 1: set this up and and coup for a pretty good kicks. 235 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:04,480 Speaker 1: I mean the first kick I didn't necessarily was as 236 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:07,839 Speaker 1: good a kick. But Foya Lukan does an amazing job 237 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:09,920 Speaker 1: on all three. Obviously, he ends up at the recovery 238 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:13,079 Speaker 1: on the first one that's kind of negated because Gage 239 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:17,199 Speaker 1: was offside. Gage is the guy that collisions I believe 240 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 1: Mike Thomas the balls out, so that one gets called back, 241 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 1: but then you get it. Then you go back to 242 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 1: back and Alucan does a great job on the second one, 243 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:26,680 Speaker 1: which was the key. Obviously, had to have the first 244 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 1: one to go down score, but then the second one 245 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:32,079 Speaker 1: to give yourself another opportunity and a Lucan lays out 246 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:34,040 Speaker 1: and strips the ball, gets the ball out on the 247 00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:37,000 Speaker 1: ground where Kamal Ishmael comes in and makes a recovery 248 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:40,600 Speaker 1: to give you the final opportunity. So defense played at 249 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 1: really high level. Special teams did a ton of stuff 250 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:46,199 Speaker 1: to provide you the opportunity, and you just could not 251 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 1: get him blocked. But yeah, phenomenal effort by that group 252 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 1: and said a lot about those guys that are kind 253 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:53,880 Speaker 1: of periphery type players. A lot of those guys don't 254 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:57,719 Speaker 1: play all the time, Comal Ishmael and Foya Lukan and 255 00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:00,679 Speaker 1: those guys, but when they had their opportunity, they were 256 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:02,960 Speaker 1: giving an opportunity to step up and make something happen. 257 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:06,560 Speaker 1: They did. That was pretty cool. And I think when 258 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 1: you watch an end of the ball game where you watch, 259 00:13:08,760 --> 00:13:12,640 Speaker 1: like Arts just mentioned, certain guys fighting, straining that hard 260 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 1: to make a play, and then you think about it 261 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 1: at the end of the year and you're wondering about, Okay, 262 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:18,800 Speaker 1: should we keep this guy around, or is this a 263 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 1: guy that fits who we are as a team where 264 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:23,719 Speaker 1: or those teams looking at him and saying, Okay, this 265 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 1: is a team that's not going to the playoffs, not 266 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 1: allowed to play for But then you got you turn 267 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:30,679 Speaker 1: on the tape and you see these guys continue to fight. 268 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:32,040 Speaker 1: These are the guys that you want to have on 269 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 1: your football team. And that's why when people talk about 270 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 1: it doesn't mean as much of these guys. Oh absolutely, 271 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:39,120 Speaker 1: it does mean a lot to these guys because this 272 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 1: is their future. This is what they do for a living. 273 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:44,720 Speaker 1: And what you put on tape is who you are. 274 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 1: And these guys continue to fight regardless of the situation. 275 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 1: Regards of the future. I think speaks volumes for those 276 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 1: guys understanding the moment that they're in and understanding they're 277 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:57,760 Speaker 1: not just playing for this season that may be lost 278 00:13:57,800 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 1: for this particular team. They're still playing for their future 279 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:03,240 Speaker 1: and playing for the future a part of this organization 280 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:05,480 Speaker 1: or a part of any other organization as well. So 281 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 1: those guys get a lot of credit to I think. 282 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 1: You know, sometimes we talk about the guys who are 283 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 1: the premier guys, but there's so many other guys on 284 00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:20,920 Speaker 1: this team that deserve to continue to play in the 285 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,680 Speaker 1: National Football League, and you know, they're fighting for their 286 00:14:23,760 --> 00:14:26,440 Speaker 1: livelihood every single week. And you mentioned Christian Blake, a 287 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 1: guy who getting his opportunity and it's not afraid. I mean, 288 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 1: he's taking it to Marshawn Lattimore, one of the top 289 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 1: dvs in the league, and he's not afraid. And this 290 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 1: is just you know, first time up against some real 291 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:41,240 Speaker 1: action and he doesn't look like he's playing with his 292 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 1: hair on fire out there. So I love that. I'm 293 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:46,000 Speaker 1: so glad you said that. I get so many questions. 294 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:49,040 Speaker 1: So for all your readers and listeners out there who 295 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:52,280 Speaker 1: are constantly asking about, hey, how come the Falcons won't 296 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 1: they use that word tank or how come they won't 297 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 1: play for draft position? That's exactly why every time you 298 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:01,040 Speaker 1: show up, not only are there own coaches and general 299 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 1: managers and scouts watching, but thirty one other teams are watching. 300 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:08,120 Speaker 1: It is their resume. It is every time they line 301 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:11,520 Speaker 1: up on the field. That is part of their resume. 302 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 1: That is part of their livelihood. And everything they do, 303 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:19,360 Speaker 1: even when the ball doesn't go to them, is watched. 304 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 1: And so shocker, always shock and I were always told 305 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:26,240 Speaker 1: as players that every time they video you, you just 306 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:29,880 Speaker 1: put a video signature on who you are. You're signing 307 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 1: your name to that. Okay, And so you tell me 308 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 1: out there that want the Falcons to tank and don't 309 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 1: I don't understand the word. How do you tell Foya 310 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:42,880 Speaker 1: Luka and who's not guaranteed anything in this league, or 311 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:45,400 Speaker 1: kamal Ishmael or any of these guys that aren't guarant 312 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 1: how do you tell those guys, you know what, don't 313 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:49,360 Speaker 1: just let's just just go through the most sure and 314 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 1: finish the season off. Or how do you tell those 315 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 1: guys to do that because they're playing, as Shock said, 316 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:58,200 Speaker 1: and as best it can possibly you said, they're playing 317 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:00,760 Speaker 1: for their futures. And some of the coaches too. The 318 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:04,440 Speaker 1: coaches want nothing more than to string some wins together 319 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:07,960 Speaker 1: to out coach the other team. We talked about the 320 00:16:08,160 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 1: upcoming schedule. There's some pretty good teams on the schedule 321 00:16:11,520 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 1: that looks good when a coach can put together a 322 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:17,520 Speaker 1: game plan or out scheme another coach that's going to 323 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:20,280 Speaker 1: the playoffs, or there's you know, we're talking about top 324 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:23,080 Speaker 1: seeds in the in the conference, so it's not in 325 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 1: their dna um. You know, I'm not saying don't ask 326 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:29,960 Speaker 1: your questions, but rewind that and listen to that, and 327 00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 1: let that sink in. It's it's their resume, it's it's 328 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 1: who they are and it's what they're judged by. I 329 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:36,760 Speaker 1: think it's a good point you talk about with the 330 00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 1: coaches too. Um Arch Tuesday at something last week about 331 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 1: it was towards the ending that ball game and ty 332 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:45,160 Speaker 1: Bull still bringing the house. He's still changing up his 333 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 1: looks like they're they're wanting to show to who they are, 334 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 1: not that you know, this is a time where they're 335 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:55,600 Speaker 1: gonna get you know, fire and all that kind of stuff, 336 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:58,800 Speaker 1: but they still have something to prove as well. They've 337 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:01,680 Speaker 1: been under fire as well, so showing what they're about 338 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:04,200 Speaker 1: is big time as well. And well, I would I 339 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 1: would challenge anyone that if you're a lot in life's 340 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:10,240 Speaker 1: not guaranteed, you're not guaranteed to be on this team, 341 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:15,200 Speaker 1: or you're not guaranteed to have your job tomorrow, are 342 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:16,719 Speaker 1: you not going to go as hard as you can 343 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:19,240 Speaker 1: possibly go to prove that you deserve to have this 344 00:17:19,359 --> 00:17:23,119 Speaker 1: opportunity or another one with someone else. I mean, tell me, 345 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:26,360 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't. I can't comprehend that. And I'd 346 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:28,199 Speaker 1: like to think that most people, if you'd use your 347 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:31,400 Speaker 1: rational mind and you think about, hey, I'm not guaranteed 348 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:34,879 Speaker 1: to have this job, right, I'm not gonna go, but 349 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:37,879 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna go hard. I mean, that doesn't make 350 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:39,959 Speaker 1: any sense to me. And they're just like us. I mean, 351 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:43,040 Speaker 1: they've got families, they've got bills, they've got medical expenses, 352 00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:45,400 Speaker 1: they've got cars to fix, they've got tuitions to pay 353 00:17:46,040 --> 00:17:49,440 Speaker 1: and and uh, you know, mortgages to pay, rent to pay, 354 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:51,720 Speaker 1: and they've got to they've got to pay that just 355 00:17:51,840 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 1: like you out there. So here we are, the Falcons 356 00:17:55,760 --> 00:18:00,720 Speaker 1: are three and nine, and Carolina's coming to and they're 357 00:18:00,720 --> 00:18:04,240 Speaker 1: coming off a kind of a surprising loss to the Redskins. 358 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:07,440 Speaker 1: Thoughts to show you. I mean, you better be locked 359 00:18:07,480 --> 00:18:10,760 Speaker 1: and loaded every week now. I mean, look at Miami 360 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:15,600 Speaker 1: beats Philly, the Bingles get their first win of the season. Yeah, 361 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 1: Andy Dalton gets the start. I mean, so this is 362 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:20,399 Speaker 1: the NFL now, and you want to say, oh, this 363 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:23,880 Speaker 1: teams down or this team is not that not every 364 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:26,200 Speaker 1: weekend you better be ready to go. And here's carolinea 365 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:29,480 Speaker 1: fighting for their playoff lives in their own building, and 366 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:32,240 Speaker 1: the Redskins come in with a rookie quarterback and get 367 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:35,040 Speaker 1: got You know, that's what's what happens. Darius Geist look 368 00:18:35,119 --> 00:18:39,000 Speaker 1: good too. Um yeah, it's a great point. And you 369 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:41,200 Speaker 1: brought up the Bengals. I mean here they they're pretty 370 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:43,000 Speaker 1: much locked in for the top pick in the draft. 371 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:45,240 Speaker 1: But you see how happy they were when they want 372 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 1: yesterday exactly. So so you know the Panthers come to town. Uh, 373 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:54,240 Speaker 1: these teams know each other. It's not it wasn't that 374 00:18:54,359 --> 00:18:58,840 Speaker 1: long ago they were up in Charlotte. Um anything any thoughts. 375 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 1: I mean this team, this team hasn't changed a whole 376 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:03,600 Speaker 1: whole lot. Either team really hasn't changed a wholehole lot. 377 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:08,439 Speaker 1: So does that you know, no significant injuries. I mean 378 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:11,720 Speaker 1: going into the game. A couple of weeks ago in Charlotte, 379 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:13,920 Speaker 1: I pointed out that they had given up I think 380 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 1: we did. They'd played nine games. Six of the nine 381 00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:19,920 Speaker 1: games they'd get over one hundred and twenty yards rushing. Okay, 382 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:22,160 Speaker 1: we women into that game and they made a concerted 383 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:25,440 Speaker 1: effort in their new three four scheme to shut down 384 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:28,520 Speaker 1: the Falcon run game. And they did. They limited Atlanta 385 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:32,120 Speaker 1: running the football, but in in turn made them vulnerable 386 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:34,880 Speaker 1: to pass game. They've never been able to cover Atlanta 387 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:38,080 Speaker 1: the receivers. For as long as I've been doing the games, 388 00:19:38,119 --> 00:19:41,040 Speaker 1: which is a decade and a half of games, they've 389 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:43,280 Speaker 1: never been able to cover Atlanta. Man demand, they don't 390 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:45,600 Speaker 1: want any that want to play zone keep everything in front. 391 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:47,600 Speaker 1: It's hard to do that and stop the run. If 392 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:49,960 Speaker 1: you want to play umbrella coverage enough people in the box. 393 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:52,719 Speaker 1: So to stop the run game, they've got to get 394 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 1: somebody else down in the box and all of a sudden, 395 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:59,080 Speaker 1: now play action RPO becomes alive and Ryan killed them 396 00:19:59,119 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 1: with that. Now, they got touched up for over two 397 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:03,680 Speaker 1: hundred I think right at two hundred and fifty yards 398 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:07,239 Speaker 1: in rushing yesterday by the Redskins. Guys went for one 399 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:09,960 Speaker 1: hundred and thirty. I think that Adrian Peterson went for 400 00:20:10,119 --> 00:20:13,080 Speaker 1: ninety nine in the game. They got crushed in the 401 00:20:13,160 --> 00:20:15,520 Speaker 1: run games. You can bet that they're going to rededicate 402 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:18,800 Speaker 1: themselves to stopping the run game, and you can bet 403 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:21,440 Speaker 1: that they're gonna come with double A gap blitzes, They're 404 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 1: gonna bring linebackers. They're gonna be expute because Atlanta has 405 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:26,200 Speaker 1: not handled that the last two games. We have not 406 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:30,440 Speaker 1: handled a gap blitzes or linebackers coming, safeties coming. We 407 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:33,119 Speaker 1: have not handled extra rushers very well. So you can 408 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:35,720 Speaker 1: bank on the fact they're gonna gang up against the 409 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:38,720 Speaker 1: run and they're gonna pressure the quarterback with blitz packages. 410 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:40,920 Speaker 1: You're spot on with those stats. By the way, one 411 00:20:41,080 --> 00:20:45,960 Speaker 1: twenty nine for geis you're right too. The last time 412 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:49,800 Speaker 1: the Falcons faced went up to Charlotte, they only averaged 413 00:20:49,840 --> 00:20:52,520 Speaker 1: two point two point one yards per carry. They had 414 00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:57,200 Speaker 1: twenty six carriers for fifty four yards total. So yeah, 415 00:20:57,240 --> 00:21:01,359 Speaker 1: they shut them down, and um, that's been that's been 416 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:04,040 Speaker 1: an issue with our with the Falcons, and we saw 417 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:07,920 Speaker 1: again a little bit of short circuiting offensively. Remember, Atlanta 418 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:10,359 Speaker 1: got a couple of short field opportunities, much like they 419 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:14,520 Speaker 1: did in the Tampa game. We had Advandre Campbell interception 420 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:16,840 Speaker 1: early in both games. Both were in I believe in 421 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 1: the first quarter, and you cashed one of them. You 422 00:21:20,119 --> 00:21:22,440 Speaker 1: cashed in for I guess the touchdown against Tampa Bay, 423 00:21:22,520 --> 00:21:25,720 Speaker 1: but you did not cash to one against against Carolina. 424 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:28,920 Speaker 1: You had the Trufon interception early in the Tampa Bay game, 425 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 1: you got nothing out of. That's something that Atlanta is 426 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:33,440 Speaker 1: gonna have to change their fortunes on. If you get 427 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:37,159 Speaker 1: some turnovers, and this has been a guy that started 428 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:38,960 Speaker 1: to turn it over now, Kyle Allen's having a tough 429 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:41,000 Speaker 1: time taking care of the ball. He's turned it over 430 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:43,399 Speaker 1: a number of times over his last five games. You 431 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:46,800 Speaker 1: have to cash those opportunities in. And I'm sure they're 432 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:48,560 Speaker 1: discussing that down in New Orleans right now. If we 433 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:51,240 Speaker 1: get those opportunities like we did against the Atlanta you've 434 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:52,720 Speaker 1: got to cash those in if you want to go 435 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:54,760 Speaker 1: on and win a Super Bowl. And it won't be 436 00:21:54,760 --> 00:21:57,960 Speaker 1: any different. I mean, you think about what we've talked 437 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:00,720 Speaker 1: about is every week a team turns on the tape 438 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:02,760 Speaker 1: and they see, Okay, this is what affected him this 439 00:22:02,840 --> 00:22:05,080 Speaker 1: past week. These are the things that we did against 440 00:22:05,119 --> 00:22:08,800 Speaker 1: them that were successful. They're gonna come back to those things. 441 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:12,760 Speaker 1: They're gonna find new ways to make them look different. 442 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:14,720 Speaker 1: They're gonna dress them up. They're gonna bring a blitz 443 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:16,280 Speaker 1: from a different angle, but it's still gonna be the 444 00:22:16,359 --> 00:22:18,879 Speaker 1: same guys and that same kind of what we like 445 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:21,359 Speaker 1: call that a double a gap blitz, and they're gonna 446 00:22:21,359 --> 00:22:23,320 Speaker 1: play a different covers behind it, whatever it may be. 447 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:25,879 Speaker 1: But they're gonna show you some of the things that 448 00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:29,200 Speaker 1: you're struggling against. And if you're not from week to 449 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:31,680 Speaker 1: week not getting better with the things that you struggle with, 450 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 1: guess what you're gonna continue to see them. It's like 451 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:38,439 Speaker 1: if it's not broke, why you know why fix? I mean, 452 00:22:38,520 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 1: it's one of those type of things in this league 453 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:43,040 Speaker 1: where you continue to show a weekend and we kind 454 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:44,680 Speaker 1: of if you can't stop it, and right now we 455 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:48,760 Speaker 1: have struggled to protect the quarterback. So whether it's whatever 456 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:50,879 Speaker 1: style blitz you like, for that week, there will be 457 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:53,439 Speaker 1: a wrinkle, but they're gonna be a couple that they 458 00:22:53,480 --> 00:22:55,760 Speaker 1: have seen for the past three weeks that they're gonna 459 00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:58,840 Speaker 1: see in this ballgame. So it's all about the execution 460 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:00,600 Speaker 1: part of it, for sure, and we about it all 461 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:03,920 Speaker 1: year and that's a big part of a protecting the quarterly, 462 00:23:03,960 --> 00:23:05,879 Speaker 1: A big part of just playing good football is the 463 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:08,880 Speaker 1: execution part. But at the end of the day, you're 464 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:10,560 Speaker 1: gonna see things that you saw all year and you 465 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:12,600 Speaker 1: have to make sure you do it at a higher level. 466 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:16,040 Speaker 1: So say, I mean, the Panthers got Matt Ryan three times, 467 00:23:16,119 --> 00:23:18,840 Speaker 1: but it's safe to say too that Christian McCaffrey is 468 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:20,600 Speaker 1: going to get his too. I mean, he was targeted 469 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:24,800 Speaker 1: fourteen times in the passing game yesterday and then he 470 00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:27,840 Speaker 1: had fourteen I think fourteen carries or something like that, 471 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:30,520 Speaker 1: but he was targeted I think thirteen or fourteen times. 472 00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:32,720 Speaker 1: But they limited his run game. He only ran about 473 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:34,560 Speaker 1: forty five yards on the ground that he had like 474 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:37,080 Speaker 1: fifty five or sixty yards receiving, So he had right 475 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:40,200 Speaker 1: around that hundred yards but well below his average. Yeah 476 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 1: against the Folcon going on, Yeah, against Falcons, he had 477 00:23:42,359 --> 00:23:44,200 Speaker 1: seventy yards on the ground in one hundred and twenty 478 00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:48,120 Speaker 1: one receiving. So you dominated the Panthers in the last meeting. Yeah, 479 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:50,480 Speaker 1: you don't think they remember that. I mean, I'm sure 480 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:52,879 Speaker 1: just like New Orleans when they came. There's pride and 481 00:23:53,119 --> 00:23:55,240 Speaker 1: a lot of these guys. If you were dominating in 482 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:57,600 Speaker 1: the ball game and they lined up in front of 483 00:23:57,640 --> 00:24:01,240 Speaker 1: you whooped you, you're gonna remember that. I expect a 484 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:05,000 Speaker 1: heightened sense of urgency from Carolina, regardless of what the 485 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:07,920 Speaker 1: future holes for either team. This is a ball game 486 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:10,280 Speaker 1: where you get the best shot were you were punched 487 00:24:10,320 --> 00:24:12,640 Speaker 1: in the face. And if you're a man and you've 488 00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:15,080 Speaker 1: had that kind of sense of pride about yourself, you're 489 00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:18,000 Speaker 1: gonna show up. And so what do you do? And 490 00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:19,879 Speaker 1: so you're a fan at home and you're sitting there 491 00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:22,639 Speaker 1: and you're saying, Okay, well, I've watched my quarterback his 492 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:25,480 Speaker 1: sack fifteen times in the last two games. I've seen 493 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:28,840 Speaker 1: a short circuit on offense with short field opportunities. I've 494 00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:31,920 Speaker 1: seen us have a problem handling the blitz. What do 495 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:35,960 Speaker 1: we do? Because the truest form of insanity is to 496 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:38,280 Speaker 1: keep doing the same thing over and over again with 497 00:24:38,359 --> 00:24:41,080 Speaker 1: the same result. Right. So so now what you've got 498 00:24:41,200 --> 00:24:42,720 Speaker 1: to do is you've got to get in that offensive 499 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:46,680 Speaker 1: reading room and understand, Okay, we're not maybe good enough 500 00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:48,960 Speaker 1: up front to to just line up and throw the 501 00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:51,040 Speaker 1: ball that way. So now you've got to get the 502 00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:53,639 Speaker 1: screen game involved. The ball's got to be coming out 503 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:55,880 Speaker 1: of the hands. I got to do some things from 504 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:58,879 Speaker 1: a from a design standpoint, where I can get Ridley 505 00:24:58,960 --> 00:25:01,240 Speaker 1: the ball, where I can get Gage the ball, Julio 506 00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:05,000 Speaker 1: if he's healthy, the football, even Jaden Graham who's kind 507 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:07,200 Speaker 1: of a hidden guy that runs really well with the 508 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:09,679 Speaker 1: football in his hands. Find a way to get those 509 00:25:09,720 --> 00:25:13,480 Speaker 1: guys the ball early, really quickly with blockers in front, 510 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:16,359 Speaker 1: and make the game a horizontal game. So now I 511 00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:18,639 Speaker 1: spread the defense because if they've got a lot of 512 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:20,960 Speaker 1: resources in the box that are trying to get to 513 00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 1: my quarterback, that means they're limited on the perimeter. So 514 00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:27,160 Speaker 1: I've got to affect their perimeter defense, and that means 515 00:25:27,280 --> 00:25:29,800 Speaker 1: run game to the perimeter, and that means throwing the 516 00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:32,880 Speaker 1: ball out there quickly to make them spread more, get 517 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:35,120 Speaker 1: people out of the box so I can find those 518 00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:37,080 Speaker 1: guys and get him picked up. Those are some of 519 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:38,680 Speaker 1: the things to begin to look for if I'm a 520 00:25:38,760 --> 00:25:41,399 Speaker 1: fan to say, Okay, what are we doing to try 521 00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:43,080 Speaker 1: to fit because you keep hearing well, we need to 522 00:25:43,119 --> 00:25:45,280 Speaker 1: fix that. Well, what do you do to fix that? 523 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:47,359 Speaker 1: If you keep just trying to line up seven in 524 00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:50,040 Speaker 1: the box and try to protect, that's not working. We 525 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:52,920 Speaker 1: can't block the blitzing linebacker. So now we've got a 526 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:56,320 Speaker 1: free release DeVante Freeman. Make somebody pick him up in coverage. 527 00:25:56,720 --> 00:25:59,239 Speaker 1: That guy that's coming, somebody's got to take him. If 528 00:25:59,240 --> 00:26:01,160 Speaker 1: I end up with a defensive end on him, I'll 529 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:03,399 Speaker 1: take that matchup. I'll take the match up with him 530 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:05,600 Speaker 1: and the linebacker, but I've got to get him out 531 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:07,760 Speaker 1: of there. And so those are the things that I 532 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:09,560 Speaker 1: would look for as a fan, And that's going I'm 533 00:26:09,560 --> 00:26:11,000 Speaker 1: gonna look for as I get ready to do the 534 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:14,120 Speaker 1: game this weekend, is what are we doing to try 535 00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:16,240 Speaker 1: to deflect some of that, Take some of that off 536 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:18,480 Speaker 1: of Ryan's plight, takes some of that off the offensive 537 00:26:18,560 --> 00:26:20,480 Speaker 1: line's play. Yeah, it makes you wonder why they aren't 538 00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:22,520 Speaker 1: getting the ball out of his hands. Quicker. You know, 539 00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:26,040 Speaker 1: you look at some of the quarterbacks when me early 540 00:26:26,160 --> 00:26:30,000 Speaker 1: on this season, Brissette and I'm trying to think, Oh, 541 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:33,840 Speaker 1: Marcus Mary under the Titans. That's different though, Matt, because 542 00:26:33,880 --> 00:26:36,679 Speaker 1: they're we're playing zone at depth so the ball can 543 00:26:36,760 --> 00:26:40,760 Speaker 1: come out. They're hugging up so that it talks about 544 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:43,479 Speaker 1: what shocking our time. That puts a premium on as 545 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:46,680 Speaker 1: a receiver, I've got to separate. I gotta understand the 546 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:48,480 Speaker 1: time clock's got to go off on my head. We 547 00:26:48,600 --> 00:26:51,879 Speaker 1: can't protect, so I had to create separation. I've got 548 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:54,560 Speaker 1: to make something happen quickly, and I got to create separation. 549 00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:56,720 Speaker 1: I got to build in quick crossing routes, so I 550 00:26:56,760 --> 00:26:59,159 Speaker 1: got to build in the perimeter pass game and get 551 00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:01,720 Speaker 1: these guys the foot ball quickly. But as a receiver, 552 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:04,320 Speaker 1: I also have to know that I've got to separate. 553 00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:06,680 Speaker 1: I've got to create opportunities from my quarterback to throw 554 00:27:06,760 --> 00:27:09,960 Speaker 1: the football. If you watched Tom Brady last night, which 555 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:13,320 Speaker 1: I watched a good bit of that game, Houston was 556 00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:16,560 Speaker 1: doing exactly to Tom Brady what we've seen the last 557 00:27:16,600 --> 00:27:18,560 Speaker 1: couple of weeks been done to Matt Ryan. They're making 558 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:21,480 Speaker 1: him hold the ball tight coverage, nobody's separating. It can't 559 00:27:21,480 --> 00:27:23,959 Speaker 1: get anybody open. He's stowing the ball into coverage through 560 00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:26,639 Speaker 1: a couple of picks last night. That happens to the 561 00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:28,879 Speaker 1: best that's considered the best quarterback in the league, and 562 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:30,840 Speaker 1: he's been he was put through that last night. So 563 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:33,360 Speaker 1: I think that those are some things to keep in mind. 564 00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:36,000 Speaker 1: But that's what I'm looking for as a as a fan, 565 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:37,560 Speaker 1: and as a guy that's going to do the game 566 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:41,879 Speaker 1: this weekend. I like it, and I think, right there's 567 00:27:41,920 --> 00:27:45,320 Speaker 1: a great place to wrap it up. Kickoff as one 568 00:27:45,359 --> 00:27:49,639 Speaker 1: o'clock and I'll see you gents here back on Monday. 569 00:27:50,520 --> 00:27:56,240 Speaker 1: All right. Thanks. This is Falcons Audible, presented by AT 570 00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:56,680 Speaker 1: and T