1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:03,279 Speaker 1: We are back on the Falcons Audible presented by AT 2 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 1: and T. Nineteen of twenty one teams over the last 3 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 1: three years that started zero to two missed the playoffs. 4 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 1: And that was the somewhat sombering stat that faced the 5 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: Atlanta Falcons for about fifty eight and a half minutes 6 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 1: last night, until one two minute drill that was executed 7 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:26,279 Speaker 1: to perfection allowed the Falcons to come away with a 8 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 1: victory in Philadelphia on Monday Night Football. 9 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 2: I'm Derek Rackley, that's Dave Archer, that's DJ Shockley. 10 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:35,159 Speaker 1: I feel like we bring the energy, we bring the 11 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 1: enthusiasm every week, but it's a little bit easier to 12 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: do that when we come in we can talk about 13 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 1: a victory because as you could ask Arch, you could 14 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: ask Shock, you could ask any of the players, they 15 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: any of the coaches on the team. They're gonna tell 16 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 1: you that there's still quite a few things that need 17 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:52,239 Speaker 1: to be cleaned up. However, it's a lot easier to 18 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: go into the mindset of cleaning stuff up when you 19 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:55,960 Speaker 1: came away. 20 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 2: With a victory. 21 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: And that's exactly what Atlanta does. Getting a twenty two 22 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 1: twenty one victory in Philadelphia. Arch I want you to 23 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 1: repeat the thing that you said before we came on 24 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 1: the show about you going up to Philly. The last 25 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:09,759 Speaker 1: few years has generally been what. 26 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 3: It's been a house of horrors. I think it had 27 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 3: been twenty twelve since we won in Philadelphia. I remember 28 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:17,960 Speaker 3: as a player going up there and getting beat on 29 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 3: a ninety nine yard touchdown by Mike Quick, who was 30 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:22,679 Speaker 3: sitting right next to me calling the games for Philly 31 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:26,040 Speaker 3: way back in the day, and then having gone up 32 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 3: there the last several years to play up there, whether 33 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:32,040 Speaker 3: it was an SC championship game or a playoff, or 34 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:34,839 Speaker 3: a playoff game, or just a just a regular regular 35 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 3: season game, we just have not fared well up there. 36 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 3: And the building was electric. 37 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 4: Guys. 38 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 3: I've been up there a number of times, and it's 39 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:46,039 Speaker 3: a good fan base. When I mean passionate fan base. Now, 40 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 3: whether you're they're good to you in a back hour, 41 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 3: that's a different story. But the fan base was cranked up. 42 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 3: I think everybody in the stands had a jersey of 43 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 3: some kind. Whether it was Reggie White, God Rest his Soul, 44 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 3: or Randall Cuttingham or whoever it was, they were cranked 45 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 3: up and ready to go. So it was just as 46 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 3: hostile and environment as you're going to play it. 47 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 1: And that's generally what it is when you play in Philadelphia. 48 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 2: It is a difficult place to play. 49 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 1: You talked about that, it's hard to come away with 50 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 1: a victory and it's hard to do a lot of 51 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: things up there, communicate, operate efficiently, you name it. 52 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:17,119 Speaker 2: We've played up there. 53 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 1: I've played up actually in both stadiums, at the Link 54 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 1: and at the Vet. I was actually at the Vet 55 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 1: when we had a whole issue about we're not going 56 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 1: to play the game because the surface was so bad. 57 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 2: We won't go into that, but. 58 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, but they turned a little piece of two before 59 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 3: they had rolled up that stuck down in the hole 60 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:36,559 Speaker 3: to make sure that that seals. 61 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 2: Put a tex strip on it. 62 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 4: It'll be fine. 63 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:42,800 Speaker 1: But anyway, Shock, let's start with this with you. I 64 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 1: want you to and this is hard for you. I 65 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 1: know it's really hard for you. I want you to 66 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:51,079 Speaker 1: sum up what you saw last night in three words 67 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:56,679 Speaker 1: or less. He couldn't even say that it is alive, right, 68 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:59,959 Speaker 1: that was like six words. 69 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 4: Chocks of late like the rest of us. So yeah, 70 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 4: I'm gonna go with tough, gritty and resilient. 71 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 2: Okay, I like it. I like it, Arch, same to you. 72 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:11,520 Speaker 3: Wow, good God a mighty. 73 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: And I'm gonna go with two minute perfection. That's what 74 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go with. So, guys, there's a lot to 75 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 1: unpack on this one. Two weeks in a row, the 76 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:28,359 Speaker 1: alnt of Falcons have faced mobile quarterbacks along with really 77 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: talented running backs. Don't need to go into the negatives 78 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 1: right now. I think we talk about the positives that 79 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 1: I was going to the fact that, you know, run 80 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: stopping has been an issue, when we'll get to that 81 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 1: a little bit later. However, I think one of the 82 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: things that does need to be talked about is how 83 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 1: Atlanta offensively is controlling the line of scrimmage and running 84 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: the football. And I had this thought on my mind 85 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: today Arch on the way here, correct me if I'm wrong, 86 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: or you might say not yet, or you might say 87 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 1: pump the brakes. But I have this personal opinion that 88 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:02,839 Speaker 1: Jean Robbins has has already gotten himself into the category 89 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 1: of a Christian McCaffrey type playmaker. And what I mean 90 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: by that is dynamic with the football in his hands, 91 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 1: makes people miss, has top end speaks, can break tackles, 92 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: but also is lethal coming out of the backfield. Is 93 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:17,479 Speaker 1: it fair or is it too early to say that? 94 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 2: On Jon? 95 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:20,040 Speaker 3: No, I think that's the comparison you're going to get. 96 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:22,039 Speaker 3: In fact, the two guys that played last night were 97 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 3: mirror images of one or not. Saquon Barkley was brilliant 98 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 3: in the game, you know, and his ability to catch 99 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:28,600 Speaker 3: the ball in the backfield until. 100 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 4: It wasn't you know. 101 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 3: And Jon dropped one in the right flat, a very 102 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:34,719 Speaker 3: similar type throw, albeit it was out near midfield, dropped 103 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 3: a conversion play where balls in his hands, and so 104 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 3: it's gonna happen. You're you're a human being. But there's 105 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 3: no question that Bjeon Robinson is one of the elite 106 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:47,719 Speaker 3: level players. And I think you'd be hard pressed to 107 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 3: name five backs that you might look at before you 108 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 3: look at Bjeon Robinson. I think you're gonna have a 109 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 3: few to have a tough time doing that. He was 110 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 3: dynamic last night. I don't know what it was, whether 111 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:02,599 Speaker 3: it was I love our all white uniforms and he 112 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 3: just looked quicker in the way uniform. 113 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 4: Don't know what it was. 114 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:08,159 Speaker 3: He was darting through people. I mean, it was a 115 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 3: number of plays last night rack where he put it 116 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:13,799 Speaker 3: all on display with his quickness to make you miss 117 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 3: in a phone booth, the acceleration and then the power 118 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:21,039 Speaker 3: to drop his shoulder and run through. You saw the 119 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:24,279 Speaker 3: whole thing last night, just a tip of the iceberg. 120 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 3: He had what another one hundred and fifteen hundred and 121 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 3: twenty yards of total offense last night, just under one 122 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 3: hundred yards rushing. He was dynamic and shock. 123 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:33,720 Speaker 1: I don't want to lead you to where you're going 124 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: on this, but I don't know what's more impressive the 125 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,280 Speaker 1: way that the offensive line was able to open up 126 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 1: holes against some really talented defensive Georgia Bulldog players on 127 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:48,159 Speaker 1: that Philadelphia Eagles defense, or if it is more about 128 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 1: Bijon and what he's able to do, just his ability 129 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:52,040 Speaker 1: to make people miss. 130 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 2: I mean the cuts that he makes. 131 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 1: It almost tears my acl sitting in my recliner watching 132 00:05:57,480 --> 00:06:01,839 Speaker 1: the game because how he's He's got such great body control. 133 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: But between that and the offensive line, I thought on 134 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:07,239 Speaker 1: the Road was one heck of a display. 135 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 4: I think it's a collection of both, because I think 136 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:11,359 Speaker 4: you think about the way this game transpired and you 137 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 4: look at the way the Falcons were able to run 138 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,160 Speaker 4: the football. You're talking about averaging over six yards of 139 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 4: carrying the ball in for Bijon, And then I think 140 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 4: about what I say, it's a collection, because yeah, they 141 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:24,280 Speaker 4: created holes, and you got guys up there and Jordan Davis, 142 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 4: who's you know, three point fifty, Jalen Carter, who everybody 143 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 4: considers the next guy, and they're tough guys to move, 144 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 4: and they got a lot of physical guys up front. 145 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 4: But then they were able to do that. But then 146 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:37,719 Speaker 4: also it's the second part of it. Okay, if I 147 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:40,720 Speaker 4: create a hole for you, it's just not enough that 148 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:42,719 Speaker 4: you Okay, you go through it and you make five 149 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:46,040 Speaker 4: six yards. There's a play they run little inside zone. 150 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:49,920 Speaker 4: Drake comes down, hits the safety on the most dangerous guy. 151 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:52,719 Speaker 4: Bijon is him in. The safety puts his foot in 152 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:55,919 Speaker 4: the ground, like Artie says, doesn't even touch him. He 153 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:59,799 Speaker 4: picks up fourteen more yards. Now that's that's next level 154 00:06:59,880 --> 00:07:01,919 Speaker 4: is yeah, okay, give me the hole. But then what 155 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 4: do you do after being able to make a guy miss. 156 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 4: That's one thing that as a former player, I used 157 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:09,240 Speaker 4: to always hear running back coaches say, or any coach say, 158 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 4: all right, sometimes there's gonna be an unblocked guy, there's 159 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 4: gonna be somebody that you have to make miss. And 160 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 4: if you got one on one with number seven, that 161 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 4: first guy probably ain't gonna make the play. Let's be real. 162 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 4: So the fact that you got an offensive line that 163 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 4: kept Kirk upright one sack of the ball game, he 164 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 4: had time to throw all day. You know. Then you 165 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 4: think about bijon his ability to be able to run hard, 166 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 4: run physical rundown. I mean all the astroutes you guys 167 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 4: just talked about. He has that and some and you know, 168 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 4: I'm watching the game and everybody's you know, just talking 169 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 4: about how he looks and the way he goes about 170 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 4: his business. This is a guy that's a superstar already 171 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 4: in his second season and we haven't even been halfway 172 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:50,200 Speaker 4: through it. You know. 173 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 3: The cool part about it, too, guys, is the fact 174 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 3: when Tyler al Jeer comes in the game, there's absolutely 175 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 3: zero step down. And I think that as much as 176 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 3: we want to talk about fun and lightning, because he 177 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 3: brings that power like a bowling ball going downhill, I 178 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 3: think there are a lot of like his ability to 179 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 3: make people miss is not necessarily that phone booth stuff 180 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 3: like Jean is or break your ankles on a little 181 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 3: jump jump cut. But he makes people miss too, and 182 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 3: his ability to step on the accelerats much faster than 183 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:23,840 Speaker 3: people give him credit for. And he had two or 184 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:26,680 Speaker 3: three catches last night, little dump downs where he made 185 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 3: people miss and got up the field. So it's an 186 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:33,840 Speaker 3: unbelievably cool combination of two guys that as much as 187 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 3: you want to say they're different, they're very much alike, 188 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:39,520 Speaker 3: which I would think would be very satisfying to me 189 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:42,679 Speaker 3: as a coordinator. Zach Robinson. When I put Tyler in 190 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:44,720 Speaker 3: the game, I don't have to change what I'm doing, 191 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:46,080 Speaker 3: which is pretty cool. 192 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:48,079 Speaker 4: And let me add one last piece out. We talked 193 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 4: about the old line, we talk about the different backs, 194 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:53,600 Speaker 4: but the guy he just mentioned, Zach Robinson, I thought 195 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 4: he was so creative in the formations, the shifts, the motions, 196 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 4: getting them in positions to be advotageous in the run 197 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 4: and the pass game. I mean, I know we're gonna 198 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:07,719 Speaker 4: go through it, but even the touchdown play to win 199 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 4: the ball game, unbelievable play call to get his guy 200 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 4: in position to where he can have that. It was 201 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:16,839 Speaker 4: sobody plays throughout the ball game where they had him 202 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:19,840 Speaker 4: outlivered just by because of formation or just because you 203 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 4: motioned the guy into a certain set Zach Robinson in 204 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 4: his second ball game. You can see the adjustments, you 205 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 4: can see the growth from one game to the next. 206 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 4: And we talked about it from players all the time. 207 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 4: How about from a play caller? 208 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:33,079 Speaker 1: Absolutely, because you talk about right out the gate, Cousins 209 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:35,679 Speaker 1: comes under center, run the ball a couple of times, 210 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:38,360 Speaker 1: gash gash right out the gate. Play action coming off 211 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:40,600 Speaker 1: of that, right, some of the concerns that a lot 212 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 1: of people talked about after last week, and it was 213 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 1: like he was kind of like, hold by beverage. 214 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, okay, let me show you guys what we can 215 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:48,480 Speaker 2: do here. 216 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, then don't think that he the play calling isial early. 217 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:54,800 Speaker 2: On was I told you we could do that. 218 00:09:55,040 --> 00:09:57,559 Speaker 3: He couldn't care less about what anybody's saying, but it 219 00:09:57,640 --> 00:10:00,679 Speaker 3: felt it felt like that, it felt for all of us. 220 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 1: Who are kind of defenditing right exactly. So here's what 221 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 1: here's what I would say, Bob kirk Cousins. It's so 222 00:10:07,960 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 1: refreshing to hear him speak, like the postgame interview, how 223 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 1: he talks about there's still some things that he missed 224 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:14,640 Speaker 1: and things that needs to clean up and things that 225 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:16,560 Speaker 1: needs to be better about, because he just goes to 226 00:10:16,559 --> 00:10:19,320 Speaker 1: Philadelphia knocks off the Eagles at a two minute drill, 227 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:21,439 Speaker 1: and he seemed like he wasn't happy, right. 228 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:23,200 Speaker 2: But what I will say, and I think I said 229 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 2: this last. 230 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:26,440 Speaker 1: Week too, arch, is there was a few throws that 231 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 1: he made in that game that we have not seen 232 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 1: Atlanta Falcon quarterback make in a long time. Okay, and 233 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:33,520 Speaker 1: no disrespect to the other guys. That's the reason why 234 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:34,600 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins was brought here. 235 00:10:34,679 --> 00:10:35,199 Speaker 2: Number one. 236 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 1: Number two, I think we have to just go into 237 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:41,320 Speaker 1: discussing the two minute drill because to me, it was 238 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:45,559 Speaker 1: like before before what happened no timeouts? I believe minute 239 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:47,160 Speaker 1: thirty nine seconds? Does that sound right? 240 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:47,400 Speaker 2: Yeah? 241 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 1: And we're and I'm just like, they gotta score a 242 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:50,680 Speaker 1: touchdown to get back in this game, and we just 243 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:53,000 Speaker 1: haven't seen that in a while. But then it was 244 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:55,320 Speaker 1: just like Kirk was just like boo boo boom, Like 245 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 1: I have not seen a two minute drill executed offensively 246 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:02,400 Speaker 1: here in Atlanta like that in a long time. When's 247 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:03,640 Speaker 1: I mean, Matt Ryanan. 248 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 3: Is primary you got to you got to go back 249 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 3: to Ryan I was trying to remember. We were kind of, 250 00:11:07,679 --> 00:11:10,000 Speaker 3: you know, reflecting on when was the last time he 251 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:11,920 Speaker 3: drove the link to field to win the game with 252 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:14,920 Speaker 3: a touchdown, and and you got to go back. You 253 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 3: might have to go back to like twelve, you know, 254 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:20,040 Speaker 3: when when I think Tony g catches one on the 255 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:22,319 Speaker 3: back line against like what Green Bay or somebody to 256 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:25,199 Speaker 3: win a game. So it'd been a while we've driven 257 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:27,559 Speaker 3: down in one games with field goals since things like that. 258 00:11:27,679 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 3: But we to really take control of the game and 259 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 3: go down the field and just dominate the game. It 260 00:11:35,080 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 3: was like it looked like practice, yeah, you know, And 261 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:39,840 Speaker 3: and he was throwing that deep, deep bench route to Mooney. 262 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:42,920 Speaker 3: Mooney made a couple of really good plays, intelligent plays 263 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 3: to get out of bounds. In fact, Kirk told me 264 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 3: in the post game, we got down there so quickly 265 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:50,720 Speaker 3: you almost started thinking, okay, we're here too fast. You know, 266 00:11:50,760 --> 00:11:52,440 Speaker 3: you almost see you got to think about you know, 267 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 3: number one priority was to score a touchdown, but number 268 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 3: two was to make sure. And I even said, there 269 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:00,200 Speaker 3: was like forty two So we're down there and there's 270 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:02,320 Speaker 3: like forty second stuff on the clock, and I said, 271 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:04,680 Speaker 3: you know, you don't have a time out, but you 272 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:07,679 Speaker 3: might even consider running the ball down here because they 273 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:09,400 Speaker 3: were spread out and they'd done such a good job 274 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 3: against us in the red zone that they had taken 275 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 3: away a couple opportunities and we hadn't been able to 276 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 3: get it in. Would you consider running the football? And 277 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:18,880 Speaker 3: then the brilliant play that Shock's talking about where you 278 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:22,000 Speaker 3: got a bunch to Cousin's right, Drake's inside, and they 279 00:12:22,040 --> 00:12:25,240 Speaker 3: motioned Drake outside of the bunch, which was really cool 280 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:28,080 Speaker 3: to watch it develop. And then Drake at the top 281 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 3: of the route. We run a lot of that slant 282 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:35,160 Speaker 3: stuff off of an outside motion and then slant back inside. 283 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 3: He gets to the top of the route and he 284 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:42,240 Speaker 3: completely yard sales Darius Slay. I mean, his stuff's laying 285 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 3: all over the place. Everything's for sale right here because 286 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 3: he just went bang bang and went out and boom. 287 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 3: Kirk was on the same page with him, So there 288 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:51,400 Speaker 3: was a lot of brilliance in there. 289 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 4: Two things. I just finished doing the breakdown for lenefunk 290 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 4: dot com and I feel like I literally said the 291 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 4: exact same thing that ar just talked about on that 292 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:03,559 Speaker 4: particular play, the route, how it unenveloped But here's the 293 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:05,079 Speaker 4: other thing I'm want to ask you, as a guy 294 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 4: who's been there and done it, played his position, do 295 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:11,440 Speaker 4: you feel like maybe it's almost easier to get in 296 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 4: a two minute drill that in that moment as opposed to, Okay, 297 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:17,360 Speaker 4: let's line up, we gotta run this play, run that play. 298 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:19,720 Speaker 4: But when you know, Okay, ain much they can do, 299 00:13:19,760 --> 00:13:22,760 Speaker 4: they're gonna be pretty basic. But is it easier you think, 300 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:24,640 Speaker 4: to get in a two minute drill from the quarterback 301 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:26,920 Speaker 4: standpoint in that moment? Then a lot of people may 302 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:28,720 Speaker 4: think that it's a lot tougher than it is. No. 303 00:13:29,760 --> 00:13:31,960 Speaker 3: Obviously, the pressure that's going on and all that kind 304 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:34,199 Speaker 3: of stuff which you'd filter out as you're just playing 305 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 3: football like you normally do. Couldn't agree with you more shock. 306 00:13:36,679 --> 00:13:38,760 Speaker 3: I think that's why you see more and more teams 307 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:42,679 Speaker 3: are trying to jump into tempo inside of drives. You know, 308 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:44,920 Speaker 3: you get a first down in boom. You saw both 309 00:13:44,960 --> 00:13:47,200 Speaker 3: teams do it last night. We saw both teams last week, 310 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 3: Pittsburgh and Atlanta both did it where they get a 311 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 3: first down then boom, they're immediately on the line of 312 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:53,320 Speaker 3: scrimmage and then they'll go back and huddle, get another 313 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 3: first down. Now we're jump into tempo again. I think 314 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 3: it obviously it limits what the defensive coordinator do. From 315 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:02,600 Speaker 3: a personnel standpoint, it probably gets you to a base check. 316 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 4: And I thought after the. 317 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 3: First completion, Philly was kind of in a backpedal. They were, 318 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:11,440 Speaker 3: whoa wait a minute, let's let's try to get our 319 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:13,280 Speaker 3: bearings here, and then boom, boom boom. You looked up 320 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 3: and we were at the nine yard line. You know 321 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 3: it was. It was crazy, And that's why Kirk came here. 322 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:21,520 Speaker 3: His ability to process stuff, get the ball out on time, 323 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:24,240 Speaker 3: and I'll let go what you said, rack right off 324 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 3: the top. I thought the offensive line really challenged Dwayne Ladford, 325 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:30,800 Speaker 3: who does a great job of the old line here. 326 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:34,200 Speaker 3: He challenged them because they didn't play very well last week. 327 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:38,480 Speaker 3: They their quarterback was not comfortable. Now Kirk had problems 328 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 3: of his own because he was rusty, but they provided 329 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:44,320 Speaker 3: him an opportunity to get comfortable in this game. Hey, 330 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 3: we're going to block our rear ends off. We're going 331 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 3: to give you time. How many times do we see 332 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:51,680 Speaker 3: him in the game shock go from here here. In fact, 333 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:53,400 Speaker 3: one of the plays that I know we got to 334 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 3: discuss is the fourth down play where he puts his 335 00:14:56,680 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 3: head here. He's got a two man route with with 336 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:01,560 Speaker 3: Drake and with Pitts on the right side, and Philly 337 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:04,800 Speaker 3: takes it away and he cranes his head back inside 338 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 3: and here comes Raray McLeod who wins to the inside, 339 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:11,400 Speaker 3: but he had time to go come back off and 340 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:14,480 Speaker 3: bang hits him inside. In course, the very next play, 341 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 3: Philly tries to heat him up with zero blitz because 342 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 3: they think they're gonna run dougas they're gonna run the football, 343 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:21,720 Speaker 3: and he finds Mooney right down the pipe for a touchdown. 344 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:24,480 Speaker 3: I mean, bang bang like that his ability to process it, 345 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:26,320 Speaker 3: but the old line gave him time to do it. 346 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 3: By the way, Bijeon steps up and takes the linebacker 347 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:31,320 Speaker 3: on that zero Blitz takes I don't know it was 348 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:34,560 Speaker 3: Nakobe Dean or whether it was Bond, but took him 349 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:37,040 Speaker 3: right there, stone him at the line, and Kirk kid 350 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 3: him down the pipe. Just fun stuff. Meg gives me 351 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:40,000 Speaker 3: chills down. 352 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 1: But here's what I'll add to that, and then we'll 353 00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:44,720 Speaker 1: kind of move the discussion along. As we talked about 354 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:46,800 Speaker 1: you just mentioned the fourth down play. You mentioned the 355 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:49,520 Speaker 1: cover zero, handling the pressure. We talked about the two 356 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:52,840 Speaker 1: minute drill and all of the pressure that's there. And 357 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:54,760 Speaker 1: here's what I would say if anybody was out there 358 00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:58,120 Speaker 1: that was criticizing the Falcons move to sign Kirk Cousins. 359 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 1: That's the reason why you pay them these guys a 360 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:05,400 Speaker 1: ton of money because they have been there before, they're experienced. 361 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:09,440 Speaker 1: They don't feel the pressure. They just operate. And that's 362 00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 1: the reason why you pay quarterbacks. However many millions of dollars. 363 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 1: You do it because if you don't have that guy 364 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 1: in that position, they don't have the comfort, they don't 365 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:22,080 Speaker 1: have the experience, and they don't succeed in those situations. 366 00:16:22,080 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 4: And here's the last part to kind of put a 367 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:26,600 Speaker 4: bowl on that play that ours talks about is I 368 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:28,600 Speaker 4: watched the film and you watch his eyes. His eyes 369 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 4: goes right first to make sure that that backside safety 370 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:35,040 Speaker 4: is in zero and he's going to that two receiver side, 371 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:37,760 Speaker 4: which he does. But then the last part about it is, yeah, 372 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:40,280 Speaker 4: a guy who can process, a guy who can make 373 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:42,360 Speaker 4: the decision but also be accurate. 374 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:43,120 Speaker 1: It covers zero. 375 00:16:43,440 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 4: So guess what if he throw that ball up the ash, 376 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 4: it's probably not the way he throws him open, throws 377 00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 4: him away from the defender, so Moody can go get it. 378 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 4: That's the decision, that's the accuracy, that's understanding of that moment. 379 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 4: I see everything that's happening. But then also I can 380 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 4: make the plague and executed like you talked about. Yeah, 381 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:03,440 Speaker 4: that's a part of it that I think is next 382 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 4: level and why you mentioned why he's. 383 00:17:05,640 --> 00:17:08,280 Speaker 1: Here and all things created equal, Guys, I feel like 384 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 1: Kirk is probably only going to get better as the 385 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:12,439 Speaker 1: season goes along, when he gets more comfortable with this 386 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:15,160 Speaker 1: offensive line, when he gets more comfortable with the way 387 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:16,919 Speaker 1: that these receivers are going to come out of their 388 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:19,960 Speaker 1: breaks and their routes, because trust me, justin Jefferson, he 389 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:22,440 Speaker 1: knew exactly where he was going to be on every 390 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:24,320 Speaker 1: single route that they ran together. And that's going to 391 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:26,840 Speaker 1: get only better the longer that Kirk is here with 392 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:31,280 Speaker 1: this supporting cast. So, guys, this only happens, This only 393 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 1: happens with the Falcons come away with a one point 394 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:38,160 Speaker 1: victory if the defense answers when Philadelphia gets the ball back, 395 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:40,199 Speaker 1: because as you mentioned, they almost got a little bit 396 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:43,560 Speaker 1: too much time left on the clock with two timeouts. 397 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 1: And as the drive started arch it looked like, uh oh, 398 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 1: you know, they only need to get to call it 399 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 1: the forty something yard line to attempt. Now, kickers, are 400 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:53,719 Speaker 1: you get the sixty yards? You in range? 401 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:54,200 Speaker 4: Right? 402 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:56,479 Speaker 3: And that guy in particular, he's hit two from sixty 403 00:17:56,680 --> 00:17:58,280 Speaker 3: yes games. In fact, he won a game with a 404 00:17:58,359 --> 00:18:01,200 Speaker 3: sixty one yarder. I actually measured it off. I said, Okay, 405 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:03,160 Speaker 3: if they get to the forty three yard line, he's 406 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:05,879 Speaker 3: in range to the falcon forty three, which ended up 407 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 3: only being twenty seven yards. And so you're talking what 408 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:11,000 Speaker 3: thirty I think it was thirty four seconds left in 409 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:13,320 Speaker 3: the cock To get twenty seven yards, you're gonna play 410 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:15,919 Speaker 3: zone coverage. His first throw is the goddard over the middle. 411 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:18,920 Speaker 3: He got twelve, so he's got half the yard he's 412 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:22,159 Speaker 3: already right, And so yeah, there was a there was 413 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:25,800 Speaker 3: a sense of urgency. Can you hug up and play coverage? 414 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:28,960 Speaker 3: But you I heard this, This was an analogy that 415 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:32,919 Speaker 3: I know came from from inside the organization. But you 416 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:37,360 Speaker 3: had to make You have to make the quarterback play quarterback, okay, 417 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 3: And I think predominantly in the game, Jalen was allowed 418 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:44,600 Speaker 3: a lot of time. He was allowed to kind of float. 419 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:47,120 Speaker 3: They were trying to keep him from from breaking him 420 00:18:47,119 --> 00:18:50,080 Speaker 3: down impromptu. Right, He had one run in the first 421 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:51,640 Speaker 3: half where he got down in the side of the red zone. 422 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:53,440 Speaker 3: That was when he jumped up and spiked the football. 423 00:18:54,280 --> 00:18:57,160 Speaker 3: They took away the impromptu stuff in the second half. 424 00:18:57,240 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 3: And so now you're making him play quarterback, and that 425 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:03,200 Speaker 3: means the ball, read coverage, and get it out. And 426 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:06,080 Speaker 3: I made I said the stat last week. In his 427 00:19:06,119 --> 00:19:09,280 Speaker 3: first forty five games as a quarterback, he had thrown 428 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:13,080 Speaker 3: nineteen interceptions in his pre In his last eighteen games, 429 00:19:13,080 --> 00:19:15,840 Speaker 3: including the one Friday night down in Brazil, he had 430 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:20,560 Speaker 3: thrown seventeen interceptions in eighteen games. People were starting to 431 00:19:20,840 --> 00:19:23,520 Speaker 3: find out, Okay, and this is no offense me. He's 432 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:25,880 Speaker 3: a good player still, but you got to make him 433 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:28,159 Speaker 3: throw the ball, make him play coverage, Yeah, make him 434 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:31,479 Speaker 3: play quarterback. And as it turned out, you made him 435 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 3: play quarterback throughout the game in moments, but you made 436 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:37,159 Speaker 3: him play quarterback in that moment. And so he tries 437 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:39,840 Speaker 3: to stick that corner route in the slot, and and 438 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 3: aj does a really good job all Devonte Davonte Smith 439 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:46,280 Speaker 3: and here comes Jesse Hunting from the middle of the 440 00:19:46,280 --> 00:19:48,640 Speaker 3: field to go get it, and so you made him 441 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:50,800 Speaker 3: try to make a play and he made the mistake 442 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:52,920 Speaker 3: and that was what you were hoping for in the game. 443 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:55,960 Speaker 1: And I feel like, DJ, if I remember the play correctly, 444 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 1: it looked like I think they started in the two safeties. 445 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:00,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, ended up. 446 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:02,760 Speaker 1: Rolling late to where he's in the middle, And I'm 447 00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:04,600 Speaker 1: so curious to know. I wonderful we'll find out this 448 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:07,160 Speaker 1: week if that was intentional from Jimmy Lake to get 449 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:09,919 Speaker 1: him in center field and do what he does best 450 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:13,080 Speaker 1: in reading the quarterback, trusting his instincts and going and 451 00:20:13,080 --> 00:20:15,159 Speaker 1: making a play on the football, because we saw what 452 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:17,600 Speaker 1: six times last year him doing the same thing, and. 453 00:20:17,560 --> 00:20:20,760 Speaker 2: It was almost like you could have scripted it like that. 454 00:20:20,840 --> 00:20:23,159 Speaker 1: If not to take any away from Justin Simmons, he's 455 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:25,720 Speaker 1: obviously got a history of picking off passes too, but 456 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:28,119 Speaker 1: from what we saw last year, DJ, it was almost like, 457 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:30,040 Speaker 1: if somebody's going to make a play in this situation, 458 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:30,640 Speaker 1: it's gonna. 459 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:33,879 Speaker 4: Be Jesse, no doubt about it. And I think if 460 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:36,760 Speaker 4: you asked Jesse about it, he's gonna be smart enough 461 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:39,480 Speaker 4: to tell you, I know Number six's guy. I know 462 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:41,160 Speaker 4: this guy. They want to give him a football too, 463 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:43,040 Speaker 4: And as he goes to the middle of the field, 464 00:20:43,080 --> 00:20:47,160 Speaker 4: his eyes never leave Jalen Hurts and his eyes never 465 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:49,199 Speaker 4: left that side of the field, so he gets a 466 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:50,920 Speaker 4: jump on. That's what a good safety does, and good 467 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 4: safety understands pattern, they understand read, they understand who he 468 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 4: wants to get the football to. And I think he 469 00:20:56,119 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 4: understood that moment that that was a guy that he 470 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:00,879 Speaker 4: wanted to get a football. So he may shade a 471 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 4: little bit more. How about another play in the ball game. 472 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:08,400 Speaker 4: I thought this defense, you know, probably saving fourteen points. 473 00:21:09,359 --> 00:21:12,320 Speaker 4: You got a big fourth down stop, get a turnover, 474 00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:14,439 Speaker 4: get off the field. That's a chance for points for Philly. 475 00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:17,119 Speaker 4: How about the big play on third and four down 476 00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:20,240 Speaker 4: inside the red zone and it's a probably a clear 477 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:23,760 Speaker 4: touchdown for Demonte Smith and Jesse bas rakes it out 478 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:26,680 Speaker 4: to have to kick a field goal. Now it's only 479 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:28,600 Speaker 4: ten nine, it was nine ninety seven at the time. 480 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:31,200 Speaker 4: You kick a field goal. You're talking about little moments 481 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:33,600 Speaker 4: in the game, and we as players know it all 482 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:35,920 Speaker 4: the time. You never know which play it is that's 483 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:38,479 Speaker 4: gonna be the difference maker or the play where you 484 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:41,440 Speaker 4: may need those particular points to help you. You only 485 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 4: get three points right there. For Philly, it's only ten 486 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 4: to nine. You feel good about it because they're driving, 487 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:48,040 Speaker 4: They feeling good about theirselves, and they thought they had 488 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:49,880 Speaker 4: to touchdown. You take it away. There were a bunch 489 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:52,360 Speaker 4: of moments I thought that this defense blowed their neck 490 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:54,800 Speaker 4: like they did in the week before, and they did 491 00:21:54,840 --> 00:21:58,120 Speaker 4: a good job of forcing Philly to be uncomfortable. And 492 00:21:58,240 --> 00:21:59,840 Speaker 4: like you mentioned, there were a lot of times where 493 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:02,840 Speaker 4: he was just floating around trying to find somebody to 494 00:22:02,840 --> 00:22:04,800 Speaker 4: throw the football too. He was just you know, getting 495 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:06,879 Speaker 4: us out, trying to waste a little time, and the 496 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:08,760 Speaker 4: defense stuck to their guns and did a good job. Now, 497 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:10,880 Speaker 4: obviously he did a good job of make us play, 498 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:13,679 Speaker 4: like you mentioned, but for the most part, it was 499 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:16,359 Speaker 4: tough sledding from him. I thought it was hard for 500 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:19,240 Speaker 4: Philly to punch that football in when they did. 501 00:22:19,320 --> 00:22:21,360 Speaker 3: Both teams played well down in the red zone. Yeah, 502 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:22,960 Speaker 3: really good defense in the re zone. I'll give you 503 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:24,480 Speaker 3: one more. I know we got to move on, but 504 00:22:24,520 --> 00:22:27,879 Speaker 3: I give you one more similar play that's forgotten, but 505 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:30,119 Speaker 3: as in the first half, Philly drives down inside the 506 00:22:30,119 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 3: red zone's third down Jalen floats left and he's got 507 00:22:33,760 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 3: I think god her the tight end gets to the 508 00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:39,240 Speaker 3: back corner and Richie Grant comes across. Who the forgotten 509 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:42,240 Speaker 3: man they're talking about, Justin Simmons, we're talking about Jesse Bates. 510 00:22:43,119 --> 00:22:45,760 Speaker 3: Richie Grant comes across and almost picks it off in 511 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:48,720 Speaker 3: the back corner of the end zone and thwarts that drive, 512 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:51,200 Speaker 3: makes him kick a field goal. So those moments when 513 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:53,879 Speaker 3: you get an opportunity, got to make the play. 514 00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:56,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, and so far this this year for the Atlanta defense, 515 00:22:57,040 --> 00:22:58,560 Speaker 1: one of the stories is kind of like bend but 516 00:22:58,680 --> 00:22:59,119 Speaker 1: not break. 517 00:22:59,160 --> 00:22:59,960 Speaker 2: I mean that again. 518 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:01,720 Speaker 1: I feel like it was that last night and then 519 00:23:01,760 --> 00:23:05,320 Speaker 1: making the plays in the most critical moments. 520 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:05,600 Speaker 2: When you have to. 521 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:08,080 Speaker 1: And that's what happened last night with Jesse Bates in 522 00:23:08,080 --> 00:23:10,600 Speaker 1: the interception of course, twelve tackles and a pick last night. 523 00:23:11,359 --> 00:23:13,199 Speaker 1: Again one of the forces to be reckoned with on 524 00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:15,160 Speaker 1: that side of the ball. So we turned a page 525 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:18,159 Speaker 1: from the Philadelphia Eagles. We go from one primetime slot 526 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:21,560 Speaker 1: to another primetime slot. Is Atlanta will be facing the 527 00:23:22,119 --> 00:23:25,639 Speaker 1: Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday Night Football this weekend at home. 528 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:29,119 Speaker 1: So Arch and Shock DJ, let me start with you 529 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:32,359 Speaker 1: let's just kind of summarize the animal, if you will, 530 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:35,240 Speaker 1: that Atlanta's going to be facing with Patrick Mahomes and 531 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:36,240 Speaker 1: company coming into town. 532 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:38,159 Speaker 4: I think that's where you start. I mean, obviously he 533 00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:42,760 Speaker 4: is everything is advertised, and we've seen it for years now, 534 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:45,119 Speaker 4: and he's a guy that continues to play at a 535 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:47,639 Speaker 4: high level. You talk Kansas City Chiefs, it starts at 536 00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:50,680 Speaker 4: number fifteen, and regardless of who he's had on the field. 537 00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:53,840 Speaker 4: We talked about it before. This guy you talked about 538 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:56,480 Speaker 4: last year didn't really have the receiver corps that you 539 00:23:56,560 --> 00:23:58,919 Speaker 4: thought he would need to get it done, finds a 540 00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:01,040 Speaker 4: way to get it done. I think it starts with 541 00:24:01,119 --> 00:24:03,119 Speaker 4: number fifteen. But it also in this ball game, it's 542 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:06,359 Speaker 4: a huge, huge loss for them. No Isaiah Pacheck him. Yeah, 543 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:09,800 Speaker 4: And you're talking about a guy who has probably over 544 00:24:09,880 --> 00:24:13,080 Speaker 4: sixty percent of their runs this year. I mean, this 545 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:15,040 Speaker 4: guy that's played at a high level for a long time. 546 00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:18,120 Speaker 4: I say he runs like a freaking Tasmanian devil because 547 00:24:18,119 --> 00:24:21,439 Speaker 4: he never stops car He's got one hundred and thirty 548 00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 4: five of their two hundred and twenty one total yards rushing. 549 00:24:24,760 --> 00:24:27,399 Speaker 4: He he has thirty four carries and they have fifty 550 00:24:27,440 --> 00:24:29,840 Speaker 4: two on a year. Nobody else has over nine carries. 551 00:24:30,240 --> 00:24:33,400 Speaker 4: So it tells you the importance that they they put 552 00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:35,119 Speaker 4: on him being in the ball game and him not 553 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:38,080 Speaker 4: being there. Who's gonna step beforehim? I know they got 554 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:40,439 Speaker 4: the rookie and cars and Steel, a guy who you 555 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:43,639 Speaker 4: know they leaned on and they call him a training 556 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:46,800 Speaker 4: camp hero whatever it is, but hasn't proven, hasn't done it. 557 00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:48,639 Speaker 4: Pacheco has done it. We've seen him play in the 558 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:50,080 Speaker 4: super Bowl and all that kind of stuff. He's that 559 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:53,040 Speaker 4: kind of guy. But obviously on the outside. Two speed 560 00:24:53,080 --> 00:24:58,200 Speaker 4: guys on the outside. Shay Rice is a guy who has. 561 00:24:56,720 --> 00:24:58,439 Speaker 3: Not just in his car, but he can run right. 562 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:02,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, no, not fast. 563 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:02,800 Speaker 2: Let it take the shot. 564 00:25:04,119 --> 00:25:06,320 Speaker 4: Xavier Worthy as well. I mean, two guys that they 565 00:25:06,359 --> 00:25:08,920 Speaker 4: absolutely want to stretch the field vertically with and we'll 566 00:25:08,920 --> 00:25:10,639 Speaker 4: try to do that. And they've done that in the 567 00:25:10,640 --> 00:25:14,159 Speaker 4: first two ball games, averaging twenty six points in the 568 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:16,360 Speaker 4: half of a ball game. But they struggled on third 569 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:19,439 Speaker 4: down to five of seven in the first two ball games. 570 00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:21,879 Speaker 4: So I think they're still trying to find their footing. 571 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:24,840 Speaker 4: But ultimately it comes down to number fifteen. It comes 572 00:25:24,840 --> 00:25:26,639 Speaker 4: down to number ninety five on the other side of 573 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:30,560 Speaker 4: the ball and Chris Jones. They got a really stout 574 00:25:30,600 --> 00:25:33,200 Speaker 4: lineback in the middle of Nick Boden, who is constantly 575 00:25:33,160 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 4: around the football. It's gonna be another tough ball game. 576 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:38,080 Speaker 4: This defense is a big part of why they have 577 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:40,600 Speaker 4: had a huge run. Yeah, Patrick Mahomes has a lot 578 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:42,879 Speaker 4: to do with it, but that defense has been really 579 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 4: really stingy over the years. 580 00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:49,080 Speaker 1: Arch I talked about the Atlanta defense not great against 581 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:50,840 Speaker 1: the run in the first couple of games, and you 582 00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:53,960 Speaker 1: got to think that not having Pacheco helps them get 583 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:56,439 Speaker 1: back on track with that. But just because he's not 584 00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:59,440 Speaker 1: there doesn't mean you go into that game thinking, oh, 585 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:01,880 Speaker 1: we got this right. That's exactly when you get taken 586 00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:04,520 Speaker 1: advantage of. So they still got to stop the run. 587 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:06,879 Speaker 1: But it's almost like, yeah, you stop the run against 588 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:08,680 Speaker 1: Kansas City, Okay, now you know what you're going to 589 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:12,440 Speaker 1: get Probably the best improvising quarterback the National Football League 590 00:26:12,440 --> 00:26:15,440 Speaker 1: maybe has ever seen, and Patrick Mahomes. What else sticks 591 00:26:15,480 --> 00:26:17,679 Speaker 1: out to you is some big focal points for Atlanta 592 00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:17,920 Speaker 1: in this. 593 00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:21,360 Speaker 3: Game against Well, certainly his safety blanket is is Kelsey 594 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:24,080 Speaker 3: and his ability to get the ball to Travis Kelsey. 595 00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:27,160 Speaker 3: It seems like he's a first down machine and still 596 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:31,000 Speaker 3: continues to be that interesting. Kingsley Sue A Monti, who'll 597 00:26:31,040 --> 00:26:40,000 Speaker 3: start at left tackle. Kingsley by O b Yu out 598 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:43,680 Speaker 3: of b YU. Had a good camp. He's a big 599 00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:46,080 Speaker 3: kid that is going to be a really good player. 600 00:26:46,320 --> 00:26:49,360 Speaker 3: Had some problems this last week against against a good 601 00:26:49,359 --> 00:26:52,040 Speaker 3: team in Cincinnati and Russia passer. I think he got 602 00:26:52,080 --> 00:26:54,680 Speaker 3: compla call for a couple of couple holes, so you 603 00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:56,239 Speaker 3: got to challenge him a little bit. He's on that 604 00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:59,159 Speaker 3: blind side for Patrick Mahomes Creed Humphreys as good as 605 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 3: it is at the centers, I think he's an outstanding 606 00:27:01,040 --> 00:27:03,199 Speaker 3: player in the tier. So it's a it's a decent 607 00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:05,720 Speaker 3: offensive line. Wouldn't say it's a great offensive lane. It's 608 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:09,320 Speaker 3: a decent offensive line. Where will the run game come from? 609 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:12,280 Speaker 3: You got Sam A J. P. Ryan Uh, They've got 610 00:27:12,560 --> 00:27:15,359 Speaker 3: Keyante Ingram on their practice squad that you could see 611 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:18,359 Speaker 3: potentially being elevated. We've had some problems with Ingram in 612 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:22,080 Speaker 3: the past. So and then the speed at the wide 613 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:24,760 Speaker 3: receiver cord this is but I would agree with Shock 614 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:28,040 Speaker 3: in that as much as you think Patrick Mahomes and 615 00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:31,080 Speaker 3: you think of Kansas City Chiefs. I thought they won 616 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:33,639 Speaker 3: They won the Super Bowl last year because of his 617 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:35,959 Speaker 3: impromptu drive at the end of the game, where his 618 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:38,720 Speaker 3: ability to get out and run. But was their defense. 619 00:27:39,119 --> 00:27:41,679 Speaker 3: Their defense is I think been in second in sacks 620 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:45,600 Speaker 3: the last two years in the National Football League. It's 621 00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:48,120 Speaker 3: not just Chris Jones, it's Carl loft Is. Coming off 622 00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:51,480 Speaker 3: the edge, they can blitz Leo Chanel, the linebackers, a 623 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:54,920 Speaker 3: really good player can run and their secondary is really good. 624 00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:58,879 Speaker 3: So again, an incredible test. You get a chance to 625 00:27:58,880 --> 00:28:02,120 Speaker 3: do it in prime time, coming off at unbelievable energy game, 626 00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:04,240 Speaker 3: and now you get the Super Bowl champs. I can't 627 00:28:04,280 --> 00:28:05,439 Speaker 3: imagine our guys aren't ready to go. 628 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:07,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, this is the matchup and this is 629 00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 1: just a classic example of why, for the most part 630 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:13,439 Speaker 1: in the NFL you have to get up each and 631 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:15,920 Speaker 1: every week because the animal that they face the last 632 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:18,960 Speaker 1: two weeks were mobile quarterbacks and two really good running backs. 633 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:21,040 Speaker 2: The animal that they get this week is the. 634 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:23,639 Speaker 1: Best quarterback in the National Football League who can make 635 00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:27,840 Speaker 1: you look silly, and he, in my opinion, guys, is 636 00:28:28,880 --> 00:28:32,160 Speaker 1: of my generation. The Brett fav and the Peyton Manning, 637 00:28:32,160 --> 00:28:34,159 Speaker 1: and what I mean by that is that the game 638 00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:38,400 Speaker 1: is never over until the clock says zero zero zero. 639 00:28:38,840 --> 00:28:40,960 Speaker 1: That's what I always felt like when I played against 640 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:44,160 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning and Brett Farve is they have that magician 641 00:28:44,280 --> 00:28:47,040 Speaker 1: capability to make something happen. You give them the ball 642 00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:50,040 Speaker 1: with thirty seven seconds left in no timeouts, they've got 643 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:51,960 Speaker 1: a bay to beat you. If you give them a 644 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:55,120 Speaker 1: minute and a half and one timeout. That's an eternity, right, 645 00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:58,040 Speaker 1: So the defense is going to have to play for 646 00:28:58,120 --> 00:29:02,280 Speaker 1: sixty minutes and one hundred fifty percent locked in communication 647 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:06,959 Speaker 1: making plays because he's that good to take advantage of it, 648 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:09,880 Speaker 1: no matter what his supporting cast is. But that's the 649 00:29:09,960 --> 00:29:12,200 Speaker 1: challenge of the National Football League, and you're looking forward 650 00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:12,800 Speaker 1: to it every. 651 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:15,400 Speaker 3: Week, and you get to do it at one and one. 652 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:16,480 Speaker 2: There you go. 653 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:18,680 Speaker 1: So Falcons at one in one will look to go 654 00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:21,320 Speaker 1: to two in one as they face the Kansas City 655 00:29:21,400 --> 00:29:24,600 Speaker 1: Chiefs on Sunday Night football at home Mercedes Benz Stadium, 656 00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 1: hoping that the crowd shows up and supports and helps 657 00:29:27,480 --> 00:29:30,600 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins this offense, this defense, and well, by the way, 658 00:29:30,640 --> 00:29:32,280 Speaker 1: the special teams we didn't get to talk about it 659 00:29:32,440 --> 00:29:35,800 Speaker 1: young Waiku with a forty eight yard extra point after 660 00:29:35,880 --> 00:29:39,400 Speaker 1: a penalty to end up taking the one point lead. 661 00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:43,280 Speaker 1: How critical was that place? Three phases? You need three 662 00:29:43,280 --> 00:29:45,520 Speaker 1: phases to win a football game, and we'll need all 663 00:29:45,560 --> 00:29:47,720 Speaker 1: three phases to beat the Chiefs. 664 00:29:47,440 --> 00:29:48,080 Speaker 2: On Sunday night. 665 00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:50,200 Speaker 1: Thanks so much for watching the Falcons all presented by 666 00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:52,880 Speaker 1: AT and T on behalf of Shock and Arch. I'm raq, 667 00:29:52,920 --> 00:29:54,480 Speaker 1: Thanks so much for joining us, and we'll be back 668 00:29:54,520 --> 00:29:57,200 Speaker 1: next week to break it all down for you right here.