1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:02,760 Speaker 1: What's up, everybody. It's Scott Bear here, your host of 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 1: Falcon's Final Whistle. And before we dive into this episode, 3 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:09,120 Speaker 1: a quick listener note. Tory, Chris and I recorded this 4 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: episode before Tuesday morning's announcement by Tom Brady that he 5 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 1: has officially retired, so there is some outdated discussion about 6 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:19,920 Speaker 1: whether he will or won't come back for the twenty 7 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:22,759 Speaker 1: twenty two season. Now it's official and the core of 8 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 1: this episode remains intact as we discussed how the Falcons 9 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: will be impacted by Tom Brady retiring and by Sean 10 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:41,559 Speaker 1: Payton stepping away as Saints head coach. What's up, everybody, 11 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 1: and welcome to another edition of the Falcons Final Whistle podcast. 12 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 1: I'm Scottie Bear. I'm staring via zoom at Tory mclanny 13 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: and Chris rim Is in Mobile, Alabama at Senior Bowl. 14 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 1: Going on, guys, Chris, how is Alabama? So far? All right? 15 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: I've ever been here before and never thought I would be. 16 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 1: You know, I'm a couple of hours in so, you know, 17 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 1: just surviving. Ounce pretty good. Let's let's try to keep 18 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 1: the expenses to a reasonable amount. Maybe possibly, I don't know. 19 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 1: You and Terry Fontel maybe out until the wee hours 20 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 1: of the morning, but just used his corporate card. Okay, 21 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:27,039 Speaker 1: there's only really one way to say, like anything about 22 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 1: being in Alabama. It's just like, oh, you're in Alabama, 23 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:32,480 Speaker 1: and it's like, yes, I'm here, and that's all you 24 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 1: have to say. You don't have to say anything else. 25 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: And we planned on doing the second question of the 26 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:43,560 Speaker 1: week and have it be Senior Bowl slash NFL Draft related, 27 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 1: and then Sean Payton did a thing, and then Tom 28 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 1: Brady did like another thing maybe probably yeah, maybe a thing. 29 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: We don't know if it's a thing yet because the 30 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 1: goat hasn't announced it's a thing. But nonetheless, Sean Payton 31 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 1: earlier last week, and that's officially official. He's stepping away 32 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 1: from the Saints as their longtime head coach, the man 33 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:10,839 Speaker 1: who brought them Super Bowl, who partnered with with Drew 34 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: Brees to make the Saints a very good team for 35 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:18,240 Speaker 1: a very long time. He is officially stepping away, at 36 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 1: least for the year. He's not going to be a 37 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 1: head coach anywhere the Saints. That's a big transition for 38 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 1: somebody who was an institution down in New Orleans. And 39 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 1: then on Saturday afternoon. Anybody with a phone or ears 40 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 1: heard that. According and I have to phrase this appropriately 41 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 1: right in report by Adam Schefter and Jeff Darlington citing 42 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:43,799 Speaker 1: multiple sources, I'm not gonna say it this way. Every 43 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 1: time they said that Tom Brady is going to retire 44 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: after twenty two seasons, Chris was were you born when 45 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: he was playing? All right, no clue, but that's my 46 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: entire life, so yeah, it's yours. I don't remember it, Tom. 47 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 1: When Tom Brady wasn't playing, I think I was because 48 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 1: I'm twenty six, so I was like four years old. 49 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 1: Oh that's adorable. Please don't tell Drew Bledsoell those facts. 50 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:17,239 Speaker 1: He want to appreciate it. But nonetheless, it from Adam 51 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 1: Schefter and ESPN that he's expected to retire, and if 52 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: I'm letwork kind of backed that up as well. We're 53 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: going to see on all that. But nonetheless, there is 54 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 1: a very strong or there's a possibility that the NFC 55 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 1: Souths could look a lot different just with those two 56 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 1: guys taking off. So we changed things up. We're going 57 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 1: with this as our question of the week that we 58 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 1: are going to dive into over the course of this 59 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 1: Falcon's Final Whistle podcast for those of you used to 60 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 1: the postgame pod format with all the ticking clocks and buzzers. 61 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 1: We were skipping that during the offseason, but the Final 62 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 1: Whistle because we have the final word on this. Okay, 63 00:03:57,200 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 1: what we say goes, that's important for everyone to know. 64 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 1: I'm glad you're taking that stand. Yeah, I am. Well, 65 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: I'm trying to keep the Falcon's Final Whistle the name 66 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 1: of the podcast relevant, right, Like, yeah, it's like we 67 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 1: can't just we can't follow the same format as what 68 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:17,919 Speaker 1: we were doing, but we still have to keep the 69 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: name because people know the name now exactly, subscribe and 70 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:27,039 Speaker 1: all that stuff. But anyway, initial thoughts, I guess Chris, 71 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 1: we'll start with you. Initial thoughts on the news of 72 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:34,040 Speaker 1: the week, whether Brady, Peyton both. What was your take 73 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 1: on all that kind of coming down over the course 74 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 1: of one week. Well, I think it's a obviously a 75 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:44,359 Speaker 1: crazy news week for people doing breaking news and that. 76 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:50,360 Speaker 1: But I think that Brady's retirement is expected, and I 77 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 1: don't think that Jeff Darlington and Adam Schefter would have 78 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:58,159 Speaker 1: reported that without having credible sources, Because this is Tom 79 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 1: Brady's retirement. It's not something that you want to be 80 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:06,280 Speaker 1: wrong about, especially from two guys who have proven their 81 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 1: credibility on this. On these type of things, in terms 82 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:12,600 Speaker 1: of breaking news, they're usually accurate. So I think the 83 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 1: Tom Tom Brady's dad coming out and reports coming out 84 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:21,279 Speaker 1: that he called the Bucks, I think though that could 85 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 1: possibly be because he wanted to do it on his 86 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 1: own terms. He has his video Um, he has his 87 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 1: own He comes out with cool videos, he has the 88 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 1: Man of the Arena, So it could be one of 89 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:34,359 Speaker 1: those things. And then as for san Sean Payton, obviously he, 90 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:36,720 Speaker 1: like you said, he's an institution in New Orleans, took 91 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 1: that franchise from from nothing and changed things around. So 92 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: obviously a crazy week for the NFC South. We're going 93 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:47,479 Speaker 1: to dive into, um all that stuff. Really, we're going 94 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 1: to talk about how Brady Kid is going to impact 95 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:54,799 Speaker 1: the Bucks, how losing Sean Payton is going to impact 96 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 1: the Saints. If you're the Falcons, what are you thinking 97 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 1: about all this and does this news change anything about 98 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 1: how the Falcon should proceed over the course of this offseason. 99 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 1: Before we do all that, we got to thank our 100 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:11,280 Speaker 1: sponsor Sick and with us a big thank you to 101 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: our sponsor Microsoft Windows eleven, the official operating system of 102 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 1: the NFL and the Atlanta Falcons. The all new Windows 103 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:20,360 Speaker 1: eleven is here to bring you closer to what you love, 104 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 1: like this Falcon's Final Whistle podcast. Learn all about the 105 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: awesome new features of Windows eleven at Windows dot com. 106 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: So now we can get into this. We've already kind 107 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 1: of touched on it. Right, is Tom going to retire 108 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 1: or not? Right? And it's again Adam Schefter. He's pretty 109 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:46,599 Speaker 1: dialed in, I would say, mate. According to my sources, 110 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:50,680 Speaker 1: Adam Schefter is very good at his job. And so nonetheless, 111 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 1: the expectation is that Brady will retire. Tom Brady is 112 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:58,359 Speaker 1: Tom Brady. You never know. But let's operate under the 113 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: assumption here, so we don't have to to keep repeating reported 114 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 1: and ESPN all that. So let's just assume that the 115 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 1: expectation is at and for this conversation, that he's going 116 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:10,320 Speaker 1: to retire. If he doesn't, we'll have a whole other 117 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 1: pot and that'll be fun. Yeah, well we'll read it. 118 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:15,680 Speaker 1: We won't read it the pod. We'll just continue the 119 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 1: same pod and you can just like you can just 120 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 1: listen to it back to back that way, just one continuation, 121 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:25,240 Speaker 1: So if we're operating under the expectation that he is 122 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 1: going to retire and make his announcements and that Peyton 123 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:32,560 Speaker 1: is leaving. The first question written by Tory mcleany, if 124 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 1: you're the Falcons having feel about Peyton and Brady retiring 125 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 1: as you go into the offseason, if you're Arthur Smith 126 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 1: and Matt Ryan and Terry Fontineau, what's your reaction to 127 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 1: the news over the course of the last week. So 128 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:49,880 Speaker 1: there's this picture of Arthur Smith that I find to 129 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 1: be the funniest picture in the history of the twenty 130 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 1: twenty one football season. And it's a picture that it's 131 00:07:56,760 --> 00:07:59,120 Speaker 1: like a screen grab of a press conference that we 132 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 1: had with him, probably a month and a half ago, 133 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 1: two months ago now, and it's this really like sinister 134 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 1: like looking like small smile and it's perfect. It's it's 135 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 1: the perfect picture in my mind. And I tweeted out 136 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 1: quite often. So if y'all don't follow me on Twitter, 137 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:19,120 Speaker 1: go go to my like Twitter account and it'll be 138 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 1: on there because I've already tweeted it. Um. But that 139 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 1: picture is how I feel the Falcon's organization feels about 140 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 1: the Saints no longer having Sean Payton and the Bucks 141 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:33,840 Speaker 1: no longer having Tom Brady. It's just like the sinister 142 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 1: little smile that you're not like. It's not an overly 143 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 1: expressive smile, but the smile is there. And that's how 144 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 1: I feel like they feel about this. Yeah, it'll be 145 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:48,040 Speaker 1: in the promotional tweet thread of the pods. You can 146 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 1: see exactly what we talk about dial it right in there. 147 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 1: It's it's it's a ry smile. He's in on a secret. 148 00:08:56,640 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 1: He knows something that we don't. Yeah, But nonetheless, I 149 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 1: think it's it can't be anything but good for the Falcons, right. 150 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 1: I'm sure that they're excited about the prospect because they 151 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:10,320 Speaker 1: had the greatest of all time and the reigning Super 152 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:13,680 Speaker 1: Bowl champs in the division, and they had a team 153 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 1: that's been a perennial playoff contender for I don't know ever, 154 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:21,560 Speaker 1: basically right over the last ten or fifteen years. They've 155 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:25,560 Speaker 1: always been in it. And when you have those types 156 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 1: and you could take Drew brees departure from a year 157 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:34,240 Speaker 1: before as another sign of those teams weakening, So I 158 00:09:34,280 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 1: think they have to be excited about it, about the 159 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:40,840 Speaker 1: prospects of being able to move up within their own division. 160 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 1: Winning the divisions the only way you're gonna get a 161 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 1: home game, and so it's a good thing. I don't think, 162 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:52,360 Speaker 1: you know, we should start rearranging the divisional hierarchy just yet, 163 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 1: or assuming the Falcons are going to jump right to 164 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 1: the front, Chris, you know, kind of what's your take 165 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:03,520 Speaker 1: on all this if you're goings on the mind of 166 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 1: Terry Fontino of of the Falcon's brass, you know, like 167 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 1: their reaction to this, and what is a realistic expectation 168 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:14,920 Speaker 1: of where the Falcons sit after these two pieces of 169 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 1: big news. I mean, I think they should be popping bottles. 170 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:25,479 Speaker 1: I would be doing. I mean, I mean the expectation 171 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:28,640 Speaker 1: has changed now. The expectation has changed because the U 172 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 1: as I mean, I think we're gonna get there. But 173 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 1: the Bucks of nineteen free Agents, of which Ryan Jensen, 174 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 1: Donickin Sue, Chris Godwin, Leonard Fournette, ground O J. Howard, Um, 175 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 1: it's not just Brady who's leaving that if if it 176 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 1: was just Brady who was leaving, the Bucks would be 177 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 1: a very attractive team for a superstar quarterback who would 178 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 1: want to leave? I E. One in Green Bay, one 179 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:58,559 Speaker 1: in Seattle. You know, but with all those guys going, 180 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:02,199 Speaker 1: it's not not deal situation for any quarterback much less 181 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:05,560 Speaker 1: you know, Kyle Trask or or whoever they might want 182 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 1: to bring in. The Saints, on the other hand, have 183 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 1: a cap situation um as well as they still have 184 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:15,800 Speaker 1: two two great playmakers obviously on the offensive end, and 185 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:20,079 Speaker 1: Michael Thomas and Alvin Kamara. But I think, like I said, 186 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:22,600 Speaker 1: I think the Baugers should feel really good and they 187 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 1: should be popping bottles, like I said, and they should 188 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 1: feel really about their chances. I think what I was 189 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 1: thinking earlier, their mindset should change. I don't think um. 190 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:33,840 Speaker 1: I think they should believe that they have a shot, 191 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 1: a better shot than they did coming into this season 192 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:40,160 Speaker 1: that went in the division. Yeah, it's is Matt Ryan 193 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:43,240 Speaker 1: the best quarterback in the division? I think right now 194 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:46,800 Speaker 1: that's on question now. There will be moves to be made. 195 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:51,839 Speaker 1: Bruce Arians were um Story's birthday yesterday, so the three 196 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:55,560 Speaker 1: of us were head a little bit happy birthday, Thank you, 197 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 1: thank you. Are we gonna sing um the No, we're not. 198 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 1: The listeners don't want to hear that. But one thing 199 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:05,800 Speaker 1: that a topic that that did get brought up is 200 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:08,360 Speaker 1: I mean, like Bruce arians is walking on the sideline 201 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 1: like with some help, like with slings and braces and things, 202 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:15,320 Speaker 1: and it's like, I does he I would like to 203 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:18,520 Speaker 1: ask him, does he have the motivation to want to 204 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:21,880 Speaker 1: bring up a young twenty two year old pup and 205 00:12:22,040 --> 00:12:24,760 Speaker 1: develop him and do a longer term thing or does 206 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:27,560 Speaker 1: he want somebody who can get in there and make 207 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 1: another go at it? And and that was kind of 208 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:34,640 Speaker 1: said under the ascent under forgetting everything that Christis brought 209 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:37,440 Speaker 1: up right the they were holding that that defense which 210 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:39,720 Speaker 1: was old in general, and all these phragents kind of 211 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 1: holding it together with with with duct tape and to 212 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:46,079 Speaker 1: get that to get that next ring right now, maybe 213 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:49,720 Speaker 1: that all falls apart because Brady leaves. So there are 214 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:53,200 Speaker 1: many more dominoes to fall here. And I think it's 215 00:12:53,200 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 1: going to be interesting, um, you know, to see how 216 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:59,559 Speaker 1: this plays out. But I really think Tampa could definitely 217 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:02,760 Speaker 1: take a couple steps back. That's said, they still got 218 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:05,800 Speaker 1: some weapons, but that team could look a lot different 219 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:11,520 Speaker 1: and a lot more vulnerable moving forward. Yeah, And I think, 220 00:13:11,559 --> 00:13:14,440 Speaker 1: like you think about it, I think they look vulnerable. 221 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: And then I know I said this in our little 222 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 1: uh so for these podcasts we always do like a 223 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 1: written round table that goes along with these podcasts, and 224 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:26,719 Speaker 1: we talked about a lot of the same questions and 225 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 1: something that I said in regards to the Saints is that, like, 226 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:33,600 Speaker 1: I don't I feel like Sean Payton was the Saints, 227 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:36,240 Speaker 1: and I felt like when you had Sean Payton as 228 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 1: this offensive play caller who I personally think like you 229 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:42,560 Speaker 1: got to put respect on Sean Payton's name as being 230 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:45,440 Speaker 1: one of the best I think offensive play callers of 231 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:48,320 Speaker 1: the last decade. I mean, I really do think that 232 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:50,440 Speaker 1: you can put that respect on his name to be 233 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 1: that kind of guy. And when you have that kind 234 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:56,200 Speaker 1: of guy who, like what we were talking talking about earlier, 235 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:59,280 Speaker 1: had Drew Brees and had all these different weapons, and 236 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 1: then Drew Brees retires and now Sean Payton retires, and 237 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 1: it's like the Saints look very different than what they did. 238 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:09,520 Speaker 1: And especially when you're taking away the offensive mind that 239 00:14:09,720 --> 00:14:13,080 Speaker 1: is Sean Payton, I think this Saints team also, I 240 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:15,679 Speaker 1: can't help but think that they would take a step 241 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:18,400 Speaker 1: back regardless of who comes in, because I feel like 242 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 1: when you have a guy like Sean Payton, he attracts 243 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:25,840 Speaker 1: these offensive players that I think would mean a lot 244 00:14:25,880 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 1: to what the Saints they're doing, And I don't know 245 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:30,200 Speaker 1: if you have that anymore. So I think if you're 246 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 1: looking at the Saints too, like they also, I think, 247 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 1: are in a really weird situation. We obviously know how 248 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 1: bad the cap is in New Orleans, like we obviously 249 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:43,680 Speaker 1: know of that situation. So the fact that all these 250 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 1: things are kind of compounded together. You have Brady leaving 251 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:49,280 Speaker 1: with a bunch of free agents leaving over there, you 252 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 1: of Sean Payton leaving, and the Saints being in salary 253 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 1: cap hell. I mean, I just feel I'm with Chris, 254 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:57,640 Speaker 1: like if you're the Falcons, you're sitting there like we 255 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 1: feel like we're on the up and up, Whereas I 256 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 1: don't know if the Bucks and the Saints would feel 257 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 1: that way right now. Right now. The question is if 258 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:08,880 Speaker 1: you looked at where the like where the Falcons were 259 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:12,520 Speaker 1: sitting within the division and areas where they struggled, and 260 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:15,640 Speaker 1: we've taken a look and written a lot about the 261 00:15:15,680 --> 00:15:18,800 Speaker 1: Falcons needs and the falcons salary cap situation and a 262 00:15:18,880 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 1: lot of different things, and the fact that they're a 263 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 1: bit hamstrung by you know, really quote unquote going for 264 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:30,360 Speaker 1: it but do they have the resources required to be 265 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:34,520 Speaker 1: able to make the upgrades necessary to jump into that 266 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 1: championship spot. I mean that's a question. I'm not really 267 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 1: sure where I sit there, you know, you know, in 268 00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:45,800 Speaker 1: terms of going for it, that's another thing. I think 269 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 1: they should stay as disciplined as possible. We can kind 270 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:50,520 Speaker 1: of spend, you know, the last portion of it, kind 271 00:15:50,520 --> 00:15:54,760 Speaker 1: of falconizing this whole thing. You know, So do they 272 00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 1: have enough resources to get the type of things that 273 00:15:57,680 --> 00:16:00,320 Speaker 1: they need. I think they've got to be disciplined. For 274 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 1: as much as you could say, all right, these two 275 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 1: things are leaving there, These two big names and big 276 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:10,520 Speaker 1: important parts of those teams are leaving. Does that mean 277 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:13,560 Speaker 1: that they, like do some more salary cap trickery or 278 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:15,760 Speaker 1: do they try to get out of the situation that 279 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 1: they're in. Do they try to build the team the 280 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:20,880 Speaker 1: old fashioned way? Or does this change their mindset? I 281 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:24,760 Speaker 1: think it should stay. Yeah. I think their mindset, mindset 282 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:28,200 Speaker 1: should remain and not change. Yeah. Well, I mean you 283 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:30,560 Speaker 1: think about it, like when you think about it, like 284 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 1: the Bucks and the Saints are going to do what 285 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 1: they got to do in order to win, in order 286 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:38,640 Speaker 1: to rebuild with like their teams. So like everybody's following 287 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 1: kind of the same pattern here where they want to 288 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:43,680 Speaker 1: build championship level teams and winning teams and competitive teams 289 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:45,520 Speaker 1: and et cetera, et cetera, and all the cliches that 290 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:47,880 Speaker 1: we hear all the time, they're all wanting to do 291 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:50,800 Speaker 1: the exact same thing, same thing. So the Falcons should 292 00:16:50,840 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 1: absolutely want to stick to their own personal blueprint and 293 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 1: path that they want to follow with Terry Fonto and 294 00:16:58,040 --> 00:17:01,160 Speaker 1: Arthur Smith. And so I think, like I agree, I 295 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:04,199 Speaker 1: don't think anything that happens with the Saints, anything that 296 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:09,199 Speaker 1: happens with Tampa Bay changes the Falcons overall plan. I 297 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:11,159 Speaker 1: think it's going to be interesting because I think it 298 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 1: honestly puts Matt Ryan in his future in a honestly 299 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:17,840 Speaker 1: a little bit more secure space. And I may be 300 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:19,960 Speaker 1: the only one who thinks that, but when I think 301 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:23,440 Speaker 1: about the fact that when you look at the quarterbacks 302 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:26,239 Speaker 1: across this division and you have Matt Ryan and then 303 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:29,159 Speaker 1: you have everybody else, like a couple runs down in 304 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:32,480 Speaker 1: terms of experience and production. If you're the Falcons and 305 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:34,600 Speaker 1: you're sitting there and you have Matt Ryan for you know, 306 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:37,119 Speaker 1: at least two years, if you want to play, if 307 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:39,000 Speaker 1: you want to go to the end of his contract. 308 00:17:39,080 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 1: I mean, I think that's a pretty good position to 309 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:44,639 Speaker 1: be in, especially if you can build around. And this 310 00:17:44,680 --> 00:17:46,280 Speaker 1: goes back to what we were talking about in the 311 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:49,639 Speaker 1: former the last podcast we did, where I was saying, 312 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:52,440 Speaker 1: build around Mount Ryan, so that when you do have 313 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:56,840 Speaker 1: that his successor coming in, there's pieces already in place 314 00:17:56,840 --> 00:17:59,119 Speaker 1: and you're not rebuilding a full team. You're just getting 315 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 1: a guy at the quarterback position who can grow into 316 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:04,320 Speaker 1: this team that you already kind of have built around him. 317 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:08,680 Speaker 1: So I think that, to me is almost reinforcing what 318 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:11,280 Speaker 1: I think we talked about last week. Yeah, I was 319 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:13,320 Speaker 1: gonna say too, I don't. I don't think it's necessary 320 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:15,800 Speaker 1: that the Fucus don't have to deviate from their plan 321 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:20,600 Speaker 1: at all to hypothetically win or to think that they 322 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:22,640 Speaker 1: can win the division next year. The focus can stick 323 00:18:22,680 --> 00:18:26,880 Speaker 1: to what they to their plan, because I don't think that, 324 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:31,399 Speaker 1: like I said before, that it's very possible Tom Brady 325 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:34,560 Speaker 1: attracted a lot of people to that team. Now a 326 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:37,040 Speaker 1: lot of those people are not going to be attracted 327 00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:38,840 Speaker 1: to that team anymore. I mean, outside of the weather, 328 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:43,800 Speaker 1: the same are mentioned. Their cap situation. They may be 329 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:46,639 Speaker 1: in a situation where they bring on someone and maybe 330 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:49,399 Speaker 1: they want to get rid of some of those, you know, 331 00:18:49,480 --> 00:18:53,160 Speaker 1: bigger contracts like Williams Willam's contract or who knows, they 332 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:54,560 Speaker 1: might be in a situation where they want to get 333 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:57,440 Speaker 1: rid of those contracts. Those teams might look a lot 334 00:18:57,440 --> 00:18:59,440 Speaker 1: different next year. The focus don't need to go out 335 00:18:59,520 --> 00:19:03,760 Speaker 1: and mortgage something or or deviate from whatever we're doing. 336 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 1: I just think they should think that with the guys 337 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:08,280 Speaker 1: we have and whatever we do with what we have, 338 00:19:08,760 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 1: we have a team here that can compete in this 339 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:14,600 Speaker 1: division a lot better than we did coming into last season. 340 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:19,920 Speaker 1: I think I said shift, yeah, and I think that 341 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:24,200 Speaker 1: that's that's better said than how I put it, because 342 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:27,159 Speaker 1: like that is true. And the question I asked was 343 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:30,720 Speaker 1: can they with the resources they have, can they make 344 00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:37,320 Speaker 1: the upgrades required? And the way to more success for them, 345 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:41,600 Speaker 1: I think is more firepower in areas where they've been lacking, 346 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:44,760 Speaker 1: which is obviously in the past rush they got a 347 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:48,280 Speaker 1: restock at wide receiver. No matter what happens, you look 348 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:50,640 Speaker 1: at you look at what Deebo Samuel has been able 349 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:54,520 Speaker 1: to do, right, you look at what Arthur Smith had 350 00:19:54,720 --> 00:19:58,639 Speaker 1: success with I mean A J. Brown's, um, he's a 351 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:01,200 Speaker 1: big dude. You know, get some people who can go 352 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:03,040 Speaker 1: out there and break some tackles, get some people who 353 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:05,760 Speaker 1: can dominate the line of scrimmage, that they can find 354 00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:09,640 Speaker 1: ways to get those things done, even if it's on 355 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:13,400 Speaker 1: you know, one year contracts or whatever. To find pieces 356 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 1: that can that can achieve those goals, then yeah, I 357 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:20,520 Speaker 1: mean it. In terms of that mindset shift, it is 358 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:24,320 Speaker 1: crazy to think that these two things and the dominoes 359 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:26,679 Speaker 1: that may fall afterward from what Chris was saying is 360 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 1: that you feel like maybe they can make a run 361 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 1: at it. Man, maybe they can. I mean, Cincinnati's in 362 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:36,879 Speaker 1: the super Bowl. They are ten and seven, right, I wasn't. 363 00:20:37,840 --> 00:20:39,960 Speaker 1: I wasn't talking about a super Bowl. I mean no, 364 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,040 Speaker 1: but like I'm just saying, like, I'm just saying like 365 00:20:42,080 --> 00:20:45,159 Speaker 1: they could get to ten wins, right, ten wains can 366 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:49,600 Speaker 1: win that division. I I was not. I'm not saying 367 00:20:49,640 --> 00:20:57,280 Speaker 1: anything about ten wins or anything like that. And all 368 00:20:57,359 --> 00:21:02,960 Speaker 1: I'm thinking I was thinking. I'm thinking more like, you know, 369 00:21:03,640 --> 00:21:06,160 Speaker 1: this is this is a division that could that could 370 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:09,040 Speaker 1: look a lot like how people look at the NFC 371 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:12,080 Speaker 1: East a few years ago. Is what I'm thinking, okay, 372 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:16,480 Speaker 1: that everything comes down as opposed to the Falcons. Surgeon ups. Yeah, 373 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 1: not saying that the Falcons aren't going to get better. 374 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:23,560 Speaker 1: I'm just saying that I don't think that. Yeah, I 375 00:21:23,560 --> 00:21:25,320 Speaker 1: wasn't saying like shrewer Born thing that. I'm just saying 376 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:27,600 Speaker 1: that they can compete in this division of what they 377 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:29,440 Speaker 1: have and they I don't think they need to make moves. 378 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:31,679 Speaker 1: I wasn't thinking too. Who knows, maybe, but I was. 379 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:34,520 Speaker 1: I was thinking that, not saying. I'm just saying I was. 380 00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:39,119 Speaker 1: I gotta find like one sentence that you said, and 381 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:41,840 Speaker 1: then I'll pull it, take it out of context, and 382 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 1: like have our folks like make a graphic and be 383 00:21:45,320 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 1: like Chris Ram dot dot dot super Bowl dot dot 384 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:52,679 Speaker 1: dot Falcons victory. I find a way to put you 385 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 1: in a bad position. I honestly don't. I don't think 386 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:59,240 Speaker 1: that I've ever seen Chris Ram sweat as much as 387 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:03,520 Speaker 1: he's sweating right now, like I and like, honestly like 388 00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:06,400 Speaker 1: Chris is the like most calm, cool and collective of 389 00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:09,679 Speaker 1: us three, and he was really worried about that just 390 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:13,320 Speaker 1: now I had to point it out. Definitely gonna do it. 391 00:22:13,440 --> 00:22:15,840 Speaker 1: I'm definitely gonna do it. Yeah, No, I mean I really, 392 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:20,680 Speaker 1: you know, almost taking like leaps on the moon, you know, Oh, hey, 393 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:24,640 Speaker 1: ten wins, Cincinnati got the ten wins. Joe Burrow, Joe 394 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:29,560 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow, Joe Burrow. But I do see what you're 395 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:32,480 Speaker 1: saying though, that that this division could look more like 396 00:22:33,119 --> 00:22:38,080 Speaker 1: what the NFC East has recently really what the um 397 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:40,919 Speaker 1: what the AFC South has kind of looked like it 398 00:22:41,520 --> 00:22:44,560 Speaker 1: at times in the recent past. So I think for 399 00:22:44,600 --> 00:22:46,960 Speaker 1: all those things, it's gonna be fascinating. And I think 400 00:22:47,119 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 1: that the NFC South, as we kind of wrapped this 401 00:22:49,280 --> 00:22:52,000 Speaker 1: thing up here, I think the NFC South is gonna 402 00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:55,640 Speaker 1: be a really interesting division to watch this offseason now, 403 00:22:55,800 --> 00:23:00,359 Speaker 1: right because the Falcons have that they have What are 404 00:23:00,359 --> 00:23:02,240 Speaker 1: they gonna do with Calvin Ridley? Right? What are they 405 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:04,560 Speaker 1: going to do with that number eight? Overall? Pick who's 406 00:23:04,560 --> 00:23:06,880 Speaker 1: the Saints coach going to be or who's the offensive 407 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 1: coordinator if it's Dennis Allen, Right, who's going to be 408 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:13,439 Speaker 1: the Buccaneers quarterback. There's a lot of major questions that 409 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:18,000 Speaker 1: are gonna have an impact on how this thing plays out, 410 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:22,280 Speaker 1: and too, maybe if I can get Chris's point correctly 411 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:26,359 Speaker 1: this time that there's a heading into last season, you 412 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:30,000 Speaker 1: really felt like, Okay, Tom Brady, right, like, the Bucks 413 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:32,720 Speaker 1: are the reigning Super Bowl champs, they are expected to 414 00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:37,479 Speaker 1: be the NFC South champions, right that that was a 415 00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:41,439 Speaker 1: fair and accurate assumption. You can walk into this season, 416 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:43,400 Speaker 1: depending upon how it all shakes out, and you can 417 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:45,440 Speaker 1: be like, like, who's gonna win the NFC's up and 418 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:47,800 Speaker 1: be like, I don't know, I have no idea, and 419 00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:50,640 Speaker 1: that makes her phone football, even if it's very close 420 00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:55,640 Speaker 1: to five hundred football. I mean, I think I think 421 00:23:55,680 --> 00:23:58,240 Speaker 1: you think back to even like this whole entire season. 422 00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:00,639 Speaker 1: I tell people all the time, like this entire like 423 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:03,439 Speaker 1: NFL season was one of the weirdest seasons because you 424 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:07,000 Speaker 1: always felt like at any point in time during every 425 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:09,679 Speaker 1: single Sunday, somebody could come out of left field and 426 00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:12,440 Speaker 1: beat somebody else. And it never like and it never 427 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:17,680 Speaker 1: felt like there was like significant front runners. Even I 428 00:24:17,720 --> 00:24:19,560 Speaker 1: don't know even as we came down the stretch, it 429 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:23,240 Speaker 1: felt that way. So the more of that we get, 430 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:26,560 Speaker 1: I think the better the NFL is overall. I mean, 431 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:29,440 Speaker 1: you look at these playoff games that have just been 432 00:24:29,520 --> 00:24:32,359 Speaker 1: absolutely amazing football over the course of the last like 433 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:36,160 Speaker 1: what month, and I'm here. If everybody wants to beat 434 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:39,879 Speaker 1: up on everybody, I am here for it. Yeah. I 435 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:43,199 Speaker 1: think it's gonna be interesting. I think, you know, as 436 00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:45,280 Speaker 1: Chris said, the Falcons are gonna win the Super Bowl. 437 00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:49,280 Speaker 1: I think that's important. Quote Chris Round, quote Chris Round, 438 00:24:49,560 --> 00:24:54,800 Speaker 1: super Bowl. Nonetheless, Yeah, I think it was a fun, 439 00:24:54,840 --> 00:24:59,719 Speaker 1: timely discussion. I think it really it does. As you 440 00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:02,240 Speaker 1: guys both said that you stick to the plan, but 441 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:05,560 Speaker 1: there has to be a mindset shift, right, There has 442 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:08,600 Speaker 1: to be a thing like okay, like it's there for us, 443 00:25:09,720 --> 00:25:12,439 Speaker 1: and that's obviously what the Falcons have. What Terry Fontono 444 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:16,640 Speaker 1: has always said was that he doesn't use the word rebuilt, 445 00:25:16,680 --> 00:25:19,520 Speaker 1: thinks it's insulting, and he wants to try to win 446 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:22,920 Speaker 1: as mini games and be as competitive as possible while 447 00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:25,679 Speaker 1: he gets this team right for a prolonged period of 448 00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:30,080 Speaker 1: sustained success. If you can jump in and get into them, 449 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:34,480 Speaker 1: get into the you know, serious playoff contention, right, or 450 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:37,320 Speaker 1: you can really fight for the division in year two 451 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:40,199 Speaker 1: and then still continue to evolve and develop. You know, 452 00:25:40,960 --> 00:25:44,119 Speaker 1: that's really you know, the way to go. So moral 453 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:47,040 Speaker 1: of the story, what we've learned, stick to the plant, 454 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 1: change your mindset, and you know maybe good things can 455 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:55,439 Speaker 1: come of it. So, as always, thank you guys so 456 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:58,040 Speaker 1: much for joining us on another edition of the Falcons 457 00:25:58,119 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 1: Final Whistle podcasts. Do what you do, what we'd like 458 00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:07,560 Speaker 1: you to do hopefully five star rating, nice review, pretty please. 459 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:09,919 Speaker 1: We've gotten some recently and thank you very much for that. 460 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:12,640 Speaker 1: We also had a lot of good engagement and interaction 461 00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 1: with fans in the mailbag and then John moments about 462 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:18,199 Speaker 1: the last pod. So I'm really glad that you that 463 00:26:18,280 --> 00:26:21,240 Speaker 1: you all like this offseason format. We're going to keep 464 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:25,639 Speaker 1: coming with different stuff as well. Everyone was really invested 465 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:28,520 Speaker 1: in my dating app stories, so if I get anymore, 466 00:26:28,560 --> 00:26:30,600 Speaker 1: I'll make sure and pass it along on the pod. 467 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:37,439 Speaker 1: I think that is required. Absolutely got to do it, 468 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:40,880 Speaker 1: So thank you guys so much for joining in. Don't 469 00:26:40,920 --> 00:26:43,520 Speaker 1: forget take a look at the story which is on 470 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:46,040 Speaker 1: the website. We get a bunch of cool stuff coming 471 00:26:46,119 --> 00:26:49,440 Speaker 1: up here. Chris is in Alabama for the Senior Bowl, 472 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:51,679 Speaker 1: so look out for content on that. We got some 473 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:55,399 Speaker 1: Pro bowlers coming up in Vegas next week. The NFL 474 00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:58,119 Speaker 1: season never stops really, so anyway, thank you guys for 475 00:26:58,200 --> 00:26:59,360 Speaker 1: joining talk to you next week.