1 00:00:01,240 --> 00:00:01,640 Speaker 1: Whatever. 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:05,760 Speaker 2: Oh my gosh, those short. 3 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 3: Weeks got me like club And that was Calendar Corner, 4 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 3: brought to you by Calendar Stive. Falcons fans, what's up 5 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 3: and welcome back to another episode of Friday five. I'm 6 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 3: your Oswell McFadden, joined by Tory mclaney and Tarren Walk. 7 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 3: We are coming off of an incredible, exciting, exhilarating all 8 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:26,640 Speaker 3: of the adjectives. I think I used incredible one hundred 9 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 3: times in the Falcons final whistle, so I'm gonna refrain 10 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 3: from doing that again for Falcons final whistle. But an 11 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 3: amazing win against the Buffalo Bills. Another big primetime game 12 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 3: on the docket against the San Francisco forty nine ers, 13 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:43,199 Speaker 3: and so this show is going to share with you 14 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:46,279 Speaker 3: the five things you need to know going into that matchup. 15 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:49,520 Speaker 3: But up top, as we are gonna do from time 16 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:52,519 Speaker 3: to time, here we want to talk about the social 17 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 3: question that you can check out on TikTok for the 18 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 3: Atlanta Falcons account. Players are asked a random question each 19 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 3: day they provide their answers. So our random question is, 20 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 3: if you could only eat one meal, Tory for the 21 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 3: rest of your life, what would you choose? 22 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 4: I think pizza is a really easy one. Like I 23 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:11,200 Speaker 4: could eat pizza at any time of the dinner, but 24 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 4: it would be like meal pizza and ice cream because 25 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:17,399 Speaker 4: I can eat ice cream at any time. 26 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 2: Do you want an appetizer? 27 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 4: I could do an appetizer as well. Yeah, maybe maybe 28 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 4: to get some green in like a caesar. 29 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:26,039 Speaker 3: This says one meal, not a three course meal. 30 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 2: All right, my meals have appetizers. 31 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:30,679 Speaker 3: What are we doing? All right? I choose Golden Corral. 32 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 3: I get the buffet and wine. 33 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 2: Apparently we're eating full meals here. 34 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 5: I would go do serin of Thailand and I would 35 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:42,120 Speaker 5: get the crab angels to start with the coconut soup 36 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 5: with tofu as my app Then I would get the 37 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:47,320 Speaker 5: Penang curry with steam tofu, not the go to fried tofu. 38 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 5: And for dessert a Thai tea martini, Tai tea martini. 39 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 3: Oh, I love that. I would just go with like 40 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 3: a simple breakfast sampler right on. Some egs. I want, 41 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 3: like some pancakes. 42 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 1: I want some bacon. 43 00:01:57,800 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, like I'm just gonna I will eat that. I 44 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 3: pretty much do eat every single day. So that will 45 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 3: do it for our social question of the day. We 46 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 3: are now going to turn to a quick overview of 47 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 3: the NFC South. We are third of the way through 48 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:10,920 Speaker 3: the season. It's always kind of trippy how they've they've 49 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 3: changed the number of weeks. It's always hard to catch up. 50 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 3: But third of the way through the season, Taren, you 51 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 3: got an update for us on the NFC South and 52 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 3: outstacks up? 53 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:19,959 Speaker 2: Yes to no. 54 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 5: In surprise, the Buccaneers are in the lead. They have 55 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 5: a five and one record overall, and they're one and 56 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 5: zero division. That divisional win obviously came over the Falcons 57 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 5: in week one. Then you have the Falcons in second, 58 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 5: who are three and two overall, zero and two in 59 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 5: the division, followed by the Panthers who are three and 60 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 5: three overall, one and o in the division. That one 61 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 5: win did come against the Falcons also in week three. 62 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 5: Then you have the Saints who are one in five 63 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:46,959 Speaker 5: and have not played a divisional game, and there are 64 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 5: no NFC South matchups in week seven. So the Falcons 65 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 5: are the only team that I've played more than one 66 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:52,959 Speaker 5: divisional game. 67 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 2: Good lord. 68 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, well, and sometimes it do be like that, Toy. 69 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 3: Is this how you expected the division to kind of 70 00:02:58,120 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 3: be shaping out. 71 00:02:59,080 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: A little bit? 72 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think that we knew that the Tampa Bay 73 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 4: Buccaneers were the team to beat, but not just that. 74 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:06,800 Speaker 1: I think what we've learned. 75 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 4: Over the first six weeks of the season is that 76 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:12,519 Speaker 4: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are actually legit contenders. They are 77 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 4: not just the team to beat in the NFC South, 78 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 4: they're the team to beat overall. 79 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 1: I know that there are a lot of power. 80 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:21,639 Speaker 4: Rankings going into this week, week seven that had the 81 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:24,920 Speaker 4: Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the number one ranked team in 82 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 4: all of pro football. So I really think that the 83 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:31,080 Speaker 4: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and I've said this before, but they're 84 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 4: the ones that are setting the pace for the NFC 85 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 4: and the NFC South. But what's interesting about that is 86 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 4: that they're not blowing people out of the water. I know, 87 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 4: they just beat the San Francisco forty nine ers, which 88 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:45,840 Speaker 4: we're going to get into that game in a little bit, 89 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 4: but they just beat them what was at thirty nineteen 90 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 4: and which that is honestly their largest margin of victory 91 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 4: through the first six weeks of the season. And what's 92 00:03:56,440 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 4: funny is is like everything else is by one point two. 93 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 3: Point three and the march wasn't that large. 94 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: The whole game and the whole Yeah, exactly exactly. 95 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 4: It wasn't until the very yeah, yeah, So what's I mean, 96 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 4: it's kind of the Baker mayfieldness of it all. They 97 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:16,479 Speaker 4: they're doing enough to win every single game there that 98 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:20,480 Speaker 4: they're playing. They are taking what I think is like 99 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 4: these moments in time that can kind of change the 100 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 4: pace of a game, and they're capitalizing on those moments. 101 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:29,040 Speaker 4: They kind of have this like clutch gene that you 102 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 4: always feel like one team always has every single year. 103 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 1: I feel like it's the Tampa Bay Buccaneers right now. 104 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:35,719 Speaker 3: I feel like if you looked up clutch gen Yeah, 105 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 3: like Baker Mayfield's face right now would be the main 106 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:40,719 Speaker 3: thing that comes up. Because that's a great point. But 107 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 3: you know, Taran, we knew Tampa Bay was always gonna 108 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:46,479 Speaker 3: kind of be in the mix for the NFC South Carolina, 109 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 3: I gotta I gotta be honest, Like they're not a 110 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 3: team I necessarily saw coming or at least sticking around 111 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:53,120 Speaker 3: for as long as they have. They beat Carolina, but 112 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 3: do you think Carolina, or they beat Atlanta, but do 113 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 3: you think Carolina is here to stay the rest of 114 00:04:57,880 --> 00:04:59,480 Speaker 3: the season, or do you think they may fade back 115 00:04:59,480 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 3: to the pack. 116 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:02,600 Speaker 5: Can all their games be played at Bank of America Stadium? 117 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 3: True? 118 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 2: They win everyone there, aren't they undefeated at home? 119 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:06,480 Speaker 3: I believe. 120 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:10,600 Speaker 2: I think that's where like the craziest Yeah, like. 121 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 3: With like historic rushing numbers. Rico Dawbell looks like Todd 122 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:18,520 Speaker 3: Gurley circa two thousand and like sixteen or whatever. It's crazy. 123 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:21,719 Speaker 2: I wouldn't underestimate them. I mean, which all happens. If 124 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 2: you do. 125 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:24,920 Speaker 5: Exactly, if you somehow are able to take that home 126 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 5: mojo onto the road mojo, then they might be an 127 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:32,600 Speaker 5: actual contender in the NFC South two and five. 128 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, there they They I think are very close to 129 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 3: just being like, all right, well, we'll see the next season. Saints, 130 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:40,599 Speaker 3: they've been tight in some of those games. And Spencer 131 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 3: Rattler actually, like it's totally understandable if you haven't been 132 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:46,839 Speaker 3: paying attention to the Saints, but he has been playing 133 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 3: pretty well. 134 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:48,839 Speaker 1: The fighting Spencer Rattlers. 135 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:53,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, the Rattler Snakes are are doing doing a little 136 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 3: bit down there. They got to take some hillback they 137 00:05:54,960 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 3: you know, big times down in New Orleans for them. Uh, 138 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 3: let's let's move on to the forty nine and the 139 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 3: Bucks played the forty nine ers this week. As you mentioned, 140 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:07,480 Speaker 3: they continued winning thirty nineteen. But Taren, what stood out 141 00:06:07,480 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 3: to you the most about kind of this game once 142 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 3: you started digging into it, about you know what the 143 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 3: Bucks were able to do? 144 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:16,919 Speaker 5: Gosh, there were three key stats that I pulled. The 145 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:20,720 Speaker 5: forty nine Ers were seven out of sixteen on third down. No, boy, no, 146 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 5: they had nine penalties for sixty five yards, which was 147 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 5: way more than I think the Buccaneers had six. And 148 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:32,039 Speaker 5: then they lost two turnovers compared to the Buccaneers zero 149 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 5: and it was two interceptions from mac Jones. One turned 150 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 5: into a touchdown and one turned into a field goal. 151 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:40,279 Speaker 5: So again, as we talked about last year, last year, 152 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 5: last week with the Bills, they had three turnovers and 153 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 5: it turned into ten points and they only lost by 154 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:49,360 Speaker 5: what was it at one point, that was so far 155 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 5: long ago, it was a. 156 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 2: Year ago, and then it was a whole year. 157 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 5: And now you have a team granted thirty nineteen. Even 158 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:57,920 Speaker 5: if those ten points are taken back, it's a one 159 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 5: point game, but still it's a lot feel different if 160 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 5: those turnovers don't happen. You always feel different if turnovers 161 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 5: don't happen. So I think those are the three areas 162 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 5: that the Falcons can capitalize on, like turning the ball over, well, 163 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 5: not them. 164 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 4: Forcing turnover, winning. 165 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:16,679 Speaker 5: The turnover margin, getting them off the field on third 166 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 5: down yep. And then you can't really force them into penalties, 167 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 5: but make sure. 168 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 2: You play clean. So if they don't, they're the ones 169 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 2: losing that battle too. 170 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 1: Hey, if they line Felipe Franks up in the quarterbacks. 171 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 3: He's as good as Aaron Rodgers is getting people to jump. 172 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 3: The turnover margin is a great point. The forty nine 173 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 3: ers are plus one and the turnover margin in their 174 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 3: wins minus six in their losses. Right, So if you 175 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 3: can force a couple of turnovers, you got a pretty 176 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 3: good chance. And I mean it was really the late 177 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 3: turnover tory right in that game that sealed it kind 178 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 3: of for the Bucks. They missed field goal. We're able 179 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 3: to come back and capitalize and get the field goal. 180 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 3: But otherwise, Tampa Bay and Atlanta are different teams, very 181 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 3: different teams. Atlanta doesn't have a Baker Mayfield, but Tampa right, 182 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 3: Bay doesn't have a Bajon Robbins right yet, right, So 183 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 3: what can we pull out of Tampa Bay's kind of 184 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 3: blueprint performance against San Francisco and use. 185 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 4: So I read a lot, I watched a lie and 186 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:11,680 Speaker 4: I think the main thing and I don't want this 187 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 4: to sound cliche, because I genuinely believe it. But to me, 188 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 4: when it comes to what the Falcons can learn from 189 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:20,880 Speaker 4: what the Tampa Bay Buccaneers it did against the San 190 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 4: Francisco forty nine ers, is that the game in the trenches, 191 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 4: that's where it's gonna be one. But I think that's 192 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:30,120 Speaker 4: exactly where the Falcons should want it to be one 193 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:32,560 Speaker 4: is at the line of scrimmage. So I'll start kind 194 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 4: of with what I learned about the way that the 195 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:39,960 Speaker 4: Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive line played the offensive line for 196 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 4: the San Francisco forty nine ers. They struggled to run 197 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:45,719 Speaker 4: the ball, which with Christian McCaffrey is not something that 198 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:49,960 Speaker 4: I think anyone is used to. It was the blocking 199 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 4: up front was a bit like like Christian McCaffrey was 200 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 4: getting hit kind of one yard into his run. He 201 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:59,439 Speaker 4: had seventeen carries for fifty four yards in totals. The 202 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:01,720 Speaker 4: San Francis Go forty nine ers only had sixty seven 203 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 4: total rushing yards. Matt Jones was sacked I believe six times. 204 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:11,600 Speaker 4: Like this defensive front for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers really 205 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:14,960 Speaker 4: made things difficult for the forty nine ers up front. 206 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:18,439 Speaker 4: Now switching on the other side and talking about kind 207 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:22,280 Speaker 4: of what Tampa did offensively by comparison, it really wasn't 208 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:25,839 Speaker 4: a fantastic day for Tampa Bay running backs. But that's 209 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 4: really not why I thought that Tampa Bay's front was 210 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 4: playing well. It was actually based on that Baker had 211 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 4: so much I felt like Baker had so much time 212 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:41,079 Speaker 4: in the pocket to throw. I felt like he was 213 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:42,319 Speaker 4: kept very clean. 214 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 3: Tristan Wurf's played great in this game. 215 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:46,720 Speaker 4: I thought to do you know, there were a lot 216 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:50,840 Speaker 4: of explosive plays within this game for Tampa Bay through 217 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 4: the air Specifically, I actually went back and I looked 218 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 4: at it. For every single Tampa Bay player who caught 219 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 4: a pass from Baker, they had at least one explosive, 220 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:03,920 Speaker 4: so fifteen plus yards at least one. And I think 221 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:07,680 Speaker 4: they had six or seven different guys who caught a 222 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:10,319 Speaker 4: pass from Baker Mayfield, all of which had an explosive, 223 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:13,840 Speaker 4: every single one. So you're happy, like Baker was able 224 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:17,640 Speaker 4: to move the ball in these big chunks and supplementary 225 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:20,079 Speaker 4: run game kind of helped him out. Baker scrambled a 226 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 4: few times, as we've known him to do, but I 227 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:26,320 Speaker 4: think like that to me is indicative of what the 228 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 4: front was doing protecting Baker, because as we talked about previously, 229 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:32,439 Speaker 4: you need time in the pocket in order for those 230 00:10:32,520 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 4: routes to develop downfield. Yep, and he was protected and 231 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 4: he was accurate within those deep ball throws. Like, so 232 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 4: I think that's those are the two areas where ultimately, 233 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 4: as I was looking back, I was like, that's if 234 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 4: you're the Falcons, winning up front is the game you want, 235 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:51,880 Speaker 4: but also the game that we just saw the Tampa 236 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:54,200 Speaker 4: Bay Buccaneers win because. 237 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 3: Of Okay, so yeah, I sticking here for a second 238 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:00,679 Speaker 3: because you kind of have made me wonder about something 239 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:03,319 Speaker 3: that we haven't yet seen from Atlanta's offense we really expected, 240 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:05,360 Speaker 3: which was kind of this vertical element, right, And if 241 00:11:05,400 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 3: Christian McCaffrey, I'm looking next gen stats minus eighteen yards 242 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:12,600 Speaker 3: rushing over expectation, so that would be a normal running 243 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:14,800 Speaker 3: back in a similar situation. He got eighteen fewer yards. 244 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 3: So yeah, Tampa Bay's defense was locked or San Franz, 245 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 3: Tampa Bay's defense was locked in against the run. But 246 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:23,680 Speaker 3: I kind of think that Atlanta can really have a 247 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:27,160 Speaker 3: lot of success against you know, San Francisco's defense through 248 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 3: the air deep. What did you learn about that when 249 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:30,320 Speaker 3: you were looking in a matchup. 250 00:11:30,400 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think that it was It all has to 251 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:35,640 Speaker 4: do kind of with that downfield accuracy of which I 252 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:38,000 Speaker 4: felt like Baker had. I felt like he had a 253 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:40,920 Speaker 4: very good understanding of where his open receivers were going 254 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:43,200 Speaker 4: to be was going to be, and with Michael PENNOCKX, 255 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:46,200 Speaker 4: that's something that even when he was going back to 256 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 4: that Carolina game that he even Michael Pennocks was even like, 257 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 4: you know, I have to hit my open guys. I 258 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:54,079 Speaker 4: have to hit my open receivers. And we saw him 259 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:57,040 Speaker 4: do that against the Washington Commanders. We definitely saw him 260 00:11:57,040 --> 00:11:59,600 Speaker 4: do that in the first half against the Buffalo Bills. 261 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:01,600 Speaker 4: And I think that this is a really good opportunity 262 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:04,400 Speaker 4: seeing what Baker Mayfield was able to do against this 263 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:09,000 Speaker 4: secondary for the forty nine ers that that was open 264 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 4: for him, that was available to him. So what can 265 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 4: Michael Pinnox do with that opportunity is something I'm curious 266 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:16,160 Speaker 4: to see if that ends up. 267 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:16,520 Speaker 1: Being in the game. 268 00:12:16,559 --> 00:12:20,240 Speaker 4: Plan, but also understanding that you still have Bjon Robinson. Sure, 269 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 4: so you hand the ball off and he's somehow getting 270 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:25,840 Speaker 4: fifteen yards of popla. So it's the trade off of 271 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:28,559 Speaker 4: kind of like pick your poison, which is exactly again 272 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:30,840 Speaker 4: where the Falcons want to be like they want you 273 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:32,520 Speaker 4: if you're going to load the box, they want to 274 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:34,959 Speaker 4: be able to let Michael Pinox's arm loose. If you're 275 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:36,360 Speaker 4: not going to, they're going to hand the ball off 276 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:39,360 Speaker 4: to Bajon Robinson, Tyler Algier and have them do what 277 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 4: they do best. 278 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:44,160 Speaker 3: Absolutely, Territory mentioned the trenches and kind of I think 279 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 3: Atlanta's defense is going to be real well primed in 280 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:49,840 Speaker 3: this game to kind of slow down Christian McCaffrey. They 281 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:51,959 Speaker 3: were very good against James Cook and the game script's 282 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 3: helped there. But flipping the other side, Jake Matthews, he 283 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 3: is left the game at before a halftime, didn't come back, 284 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:01,160 Speaker 3: is dealing with an ankle in what's kind of the 285 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 3: latest on him. 286 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:05,720 Speaker 5: I actually came straight from open practice to this podcast 287 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 5: room and noticed that Jake Matthews was not out there. 288 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:13,480 Speaker 5: Today is Thursday, and yesterday Wednesday's estimated injury report said 289 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 5: he was not a participant. 290 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 2: You don't see that from him because. 291 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 5: Normally if you see anything, it says rest day, veteran 292 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:23,360 Speaker 5: rest day, not injury related. But I'm curious more so 293 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:26,679 Speaker 5: about tomorrow's game report Fridays when this episode will come out. 294 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:28,079 Speaker 5: This will come out in the morning, so the game 295 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 5: report will come out in the afternoon. 296 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:35,720 Speaker 2: But he's had one hundred and eighty three consecutive show. 297 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:36,120 Speaker 2: I know. 298 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 5: I wrote an entire thousand plus words story about how 299 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:43,560 Speaker 5: he is mister consistent even if he doesn't take a 300 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 5: single practice nap. I would not be the least bit 301 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:49,720 Speaker 5: surprised if he takes the field on Sunday. But if 302 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:53,959 Speaker 5: he doesn't and somehow someway, that streak comes to an end. 303 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 5: Everyone was very happy with how Michael Jarell played. Darrell 304 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:00,240 Speaker 5: himself said he felt comfortable. It took a minute for 305 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:02,640 Speaker 5: him to get warmed up and like in the moment. 306 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:06,840 Speaker 5: But when I was talking to Chris Lynstrom yesterday in 307 00:14:06,840 --> 00:14:08,920 Speaker 5: the locker room, he was saying, I mean, it's tough. 308 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:11,840 Speaker 5: It was the two minute drill before halftime that he 309 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 5: has to come out in pass Pro and he held 310 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:18,360 Speaker 5: his own and drill has a history of being a 311 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 5: proven backup in this league. So it's not like you're 312 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:28,640 Speaker 5: putting someone who hasn't played significant professional reps into Jake 313 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:31,600 Speaker 5: Matthew's shoes. But what was funny in the locker room 314 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:36,480 Speaker 5: after the game on Monday. I asked Jurell, like, were 315 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 5: those big shoes to fill? Like could you tell they 316 00:14:38,320 --> 00:14:40,560 Speaker 5: were big shoes to fill? And he's like, yeah, you know, 317 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:42,840 Speaker 5: everyone out there is like, who's this guy filming in 318 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:45,400 Speaker 5: nineties not ninety seventy shoes? 319 00:14:45,520 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 2: Like it was a little it was a little pressure there. 320 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 3: But yeah, no, I mean it's literally like impossible to 321 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 3: imagine a Falcons offensive line without Jake Matthews in it. 322 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:56,680 Speaker 3: It's weird because he has been in it for one 323 00:14:56,760 --> 00:15:00,320 Speaker 3: hundred and eighty three straight games. So tearing the Falcons 324 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:01,880 Speaker 3: are going to be the only team though, dealing with 325 00:15:01,880 --> 00:15:04,800 Speaker 3: with the injury situation. What is the latest on the 326 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 3: forty nine ers and there are many many injuries that 327 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:07,920 Speaker 3: they're dealing with. 328 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:11,520 Speaker 5: Go to the forty nine ers website click injury report, No, go. 329 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:14,080 Speaker 1: To our website and click injury report. 330 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:17,200 Speaker 2: Yes, do that too. Go to all the NFL team's 331 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:18,960 Speaker 2: website websites. 332 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 5: And you'll notice the forty nine ers is the longest 333 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:25,000 Speaker 5: injury report out there. There are eighteen roll yes, yeah, 334 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:26,720 Speaker 5: oh my gosh, no, it's crazy. 335 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:27,960 Speaker 2: And I was like doing the mental math. 336 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 5: I was like, eighteen plus eighteen is thirty six plus 337 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 5: eighteen and then I lost it. So I was like, 338 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 5: so it's about a third of their fifty three man 339 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:36,960 Speaker 5: roster is on the injury report. 340 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 2: But I know you don't care exactly about the numbers. 341 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:39,200 Speaker 2: You want to know. 342 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:41,640 Speaker 3: Who and maybe just the biggest names. 343 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 5: Brock Party first of all is TBD. I'm curious to 344 00:15:47,160 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 5: see what the injury report Wednesday says, whether or not 345 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 5: he's practicing. 346 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, because he was limited on Wednesday. 347 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:56,200 Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah, today's Wednesday Thursday. 348 00:15:56,520 --> 00:15:59,160 Speaker 2: Oh my gosh. Those short weeks got me like. 349 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:02,440 Speaker 3: What And that was corner brought to you by Calendars. 350 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:08,840 Speaker 5: Okay, anyways, well let's start with those who are officially out. 351 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:13,240 Speaker 5: Nick Bosa has been out, Fred Warner is now out 352 00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 5: because he had that season ending ankle injury last week. 353 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:21,720 Speaker 2: Rock Purdy and Ricky pearsall are TBD. 354 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:25,760 Speaker 5: They said they might practice this week and we'll see 355 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 5: like how that goes. But returning to practice this week 356 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:32,440 Speaker 5: where was for sure George Kittle and Jordan Watkins. But 357 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 5: that's four big names on the offense alone. I mean, 358 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:40,040 Speaker 5: you're missing two huge names for sure on the defense, 359 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:42,360 Speaker 5: and then there's still everyone else on that list. I 360 00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:45,120 Speaker 5: mean Mac Jones is also limited this week, so you 361 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:48,360 Speaker 5: have both of your quarterbacks limited. It's a tough one. 362 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:50,520 Speaker 5: So I not to cut you off. 363 00:16:51,320 --> 00:16:53,360 Speaker 4: I do think that this is going to be a 364 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:57,560 Speaker 4: very interesting week for Atlanta to face San Francisco because 365 00:16:57,600 --> 00:16:59,960 Speaker 4: of all the injuries you just named, but also mainly 366 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 4: because of. 367 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 1: The pieces that they could get back. 368 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:06,120 Speaker 4: And I think that there are a lot of variants 369 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:09,359 Speaker 4: that we could see from this forty nine ers offense 370 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:13,119 Speaker 4: based on how these guys are progressing through practice. 371 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:15,879 Speaker 3: That's challenging if you're Jeff Ulbrick right of. 372 00:17:15,840 --> 00:17:17,920 Speaker 4: Preparing for this, Yeah, because there is a difference, let's 373 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:20,360 Speaker 4: be real, between brock Party and mac Jones, even though 374 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:22,600 Speaker 4: mac Jones has been holding his own and winning games 375 00:17:22,640 --> 00:17:27,119 Speaker 4: for that organization. But getting George Kittle back, Ricky back, 376 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:31,800 Speaker 4: like you know, Rickaye like maybe it is one of 377 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:34,440 Speaker 4: those things where I feel like Christian McCaffrey over the 378 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:36,840 Speaker 4: last few weeks has had to carry a big load, 379 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:39,520 Speaker 4: whether it be catching the ball out of the backfield, 380 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 4: running the ball, et cetera, et cetera. 381 00:17:41,359 --> 00:17:43,399 Speaker 3: But to extend a hearty thanks on behalf of my 382 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 3: fantasy team for that, Christian, thank you so much man. 383 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 1: But they've had to rely so much. 384 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:51,040 Speaker 4: I think on him that now if you see that 385 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:54,560 Speaker 4: Brock Party can potentially come back, you think that George 386 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:58,240 Speaker 4: Kittle can potentially come back, that changes the offensive scope 387 00:17:58,520 --> 00:18:01,080 Speaker 4: of who the forty nine ers are and what they're 388 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:03,360 Speaker 4: doing in Kyle Shanahan's offense. 389 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:06,199 Speaker 5: Literally asked Jesse Bates about that today, where it's like 390 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:10,360 Speaker 5: you're basically preparing for two different offenses, Like, yeah, as 391 00:18:10,359 --> 00:18:12,160 Speaker 5: you said, Rock Party offense is different than a Mac 392 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:12,840 Speaker 5: Jones offense. 393 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:17,320 Speaker 2: But then Jesse's like, no, you're not. He didn't say 394 00:18:17,359 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 2: it like. 395 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:19,960 Speaker 1: That, but you're preparing for Kyle Shane I hate exactly. 396 00:18:20,040 --> 00:18:22,359 Speaker 5: He's like, it's they're gonna do the same things, just 397 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:24,960 Speaker 5: the people are different and the talent level is definitely different. 398 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:26,800 Speaker 5: He did say, though, I George Kittle is out there, 399 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:28,480 Speaker 5: you know they're gonna want to get the ball to 400 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:29,359 Speaker 5: George Kittle. 401 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:31,000 Speaker 4: And George Kittle is gonna want to get the ball. 402 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:35,720 Speaker 4: Will did Jeff Obrick yesterday talk about what did he 403 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:37,240 Speaker 4: kind of talk about in terms of like what the 404 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:40,040 Speaker 4: game plan is for for the Falcons defense? 405 00:18:40,240 --> 00:18:42,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, like understandably, he was asked a lot 406 00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:45,640 Speaker 3: about kind of just like the Excellence on on Monday Night, 407 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 3: but there was a little bit of the question specifically 408 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:51,359 Speaker 3: about the quarterbacks towards the end there, and he said 409 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:54,560 Speaker 3: that there's not a ton of difference with brock Party 410 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:58,520 Speaker 3: and mac Jones, Like generally, you're gonna kind of envision 411 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:01,359 Speaker 3: the Shanahan type of quarterback, where like you'd run a 412 00:19:01,359 --> 00:19:02,920 Speaker 3: lot of bootleg, you run a lot of play action, 413 00:19:02,960 --> 00:19:04,480 Speaker 3: you kind of point and shoot and just hit the 414 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:06,879 Speaker 3: receiver when they're open. However, when I was watching the 415 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:08,600 Speaker 3: Tampa Bay game, I did get the sense that the 416 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:10,879 Speaker 3: mac Jones could be a little bit more susceptible to 417 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:14,040 Speaker 3: maybe some of the disguises in coverage that Atlanta also 418 00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 3: really likes to run. You're talking a lot at Like 419 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:19,960 Speaker 3: I was a little bit floored by the who was 420 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 3: a Dawson Knox that caught the touchdown for Buffalo because 421 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:26,399 Speaker 3: it was a really well designed and beautiful kind of 422 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:29,200 Speaker 3: concept that I think they just lucked into the perfect 423 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:31,959 Speaker 3: play on but Jesse is in. They disguise it as 424 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 3: like a cover four it first and then which is 425 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:37,359 Speaker 3: four deep quarters that you're covering there, and then Jesse 426 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:40,160 Speaker 3: rolls into essentially a cover one robber, which is one 427 00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:42,119 Speaker 3: safety comes down in the middle of the field to 428 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:44,920 Speaker 3: take an inbreaking route away and Josh Allen makes a 429 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 3: great throw. So I would expect to see a lot 430 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:49,359 Speaker 3: of that against San Francisco, And I do think that 431 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:51,680 Speaker 3: if mac Jones is in there, you could see a 432 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 3: few more turnovers which are gonna be key on Sunday 433 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:56,640 Speaker 3: as opposed to brock Party. So that's where I think 434 00:19:56,680 --> 00:19:59,320 Speaker 3: that the difference between those two guys, even though Jeff 435 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 3: Ulbrick is going to they're the same because again that's 436 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:03,760 Speaker 3: how they should approach it. It could be a big deal 437 00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:04,120 Speaker 3: out there. 438 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:04,400 Speaker 1: Yeah. 439 00:20:04,400 --> 00:20:06,440 Speaker 4: The biggest thing too, that I think Jeff Olbert talked 440 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:09,280 Speaker 4: about was like covering Christian McCaffrey. He's I think he 441 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:11,119 Speaker 4: made the comment he was like, everyone's gonna have to 442 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:13,520 Speaker 4: cover him at some point. Every Yeah, everyone's going to 443 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:15,280 Speaker 4: be on him at some point. Everyone's gonna have to 444 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 4: look him in the eye and tackle him at some 445 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:18,959 Speaker 4: point because that's how the forty nine ers use him. 446 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:21,840 Speaker 4: It's similar to Bajon. He is kind of the engine 447 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 4: of what the forty nine ers do and want to do, 448 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:25,440 Speaker 4: so I think. 449 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 1: That is how we move forward. 450 00:20:28,040 --> 00:20:31,480 Speaker 4: Thinking about this San Francisco forty nine Ers team as well. 451 00:20:31,880 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 5: Did you just say Bajeon and Christian are alike and 452 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:35,840 Speaker 5: I'm definitely stealing Will's transition? 453 00:20:36,520 --> 00:20:36,959 Speaker 3: Go for it. 454 00:20:37,480 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 6: But I was like, oh, this is a perfect way 455 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:42,240 Speaker 6: to set it up. You said that, though, right, I 456 00:20:42,280 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 6: did say that, Yes, well they are, Oh you know, 457 00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:47,600 Speaker 6: I'm say And this stems back to. 458 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 5: Last off season when Raheem Morris flat out told the 459 00:20:52,119 --> 00:20:55,399 Speaker 5: media during the off season that the Falcons want to 460 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:58,840 Speaker 5: utilize Bajean Robinson just like the forty nine ers utilize 461 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:01,879 Speaker 5: Christian McCaffrey, and then Bajon doubled down on it. 462 00:21:02,520 --> 00:21:05,640 Speaker 2: Fast forward a year and. 463 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:09,320 Speaker 5: Bajon and Christian spent a month together training in the 464 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:13,359 Speaker 5: off season in California, and at that point, Bijon said, 465 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:15,600 Speaker 5: he taught me a whole bunch of nuanced moves that 466 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:17,159 Speaker 5: I got to learn on the field, and I did 467 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:19,120 Speaker 5: the same with him. Could you imagine being a part 468 00:21:19,119 --> 00:21:19,800 Speaker 5: of that conversation. 469 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:21,800 Speaker 1: It would be great, Like I would love to be 470 00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:22,679 Speaker 1: a fly on the wall in there. 471 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:25,480 Speaker 5: Oh yeah, it'd be fascinating, Like how are they comparing moves? 472 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:26,919 Speaker 2: Like I just want to know them. 473 00:21:27,119 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 5: But anyways, that yeah, oh, and I do have a 474 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:34,600 Speaker 5: stat to go with it. Oh yeah, Christian and Bajon 475 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 5: are the only two players in the NFL who have 476 00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:38,640 Speaker 5: had at least one hundred yards. 477 00:21:38,440 --> 00:21:40,760 Speaker 2: From scrimmage in every single game this season. 478 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:42,080 Speaker 1: Impressive. 479 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:42,920 Speaker 2: Okay, now I'm done. 480 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 3: That is crazy, And yeah, I mean Christian. Christian has 481 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:47,760 Speaker 3: been an amazing wide receiver this season as well for 482 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:49,640 Speaker 3: the forty nine ers, So that's kind of what Brick 483 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:51,840 Speaker 3: was getting at as well. It's like they're going to 484 00:21:51,880 --> 00:21:53,760 Speaker 3: figure out any possible way to get him the ball, 485 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 3: and if he's running a route, he's probably getting the 486 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:57,399 Speaker 3: ball as well, and if they're handing it off to him, 487 00:21:57,440 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 3: he's obviously getting the ball. So he is one of 488 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:02,240 Speaker 3: the best in the league for a long time going. 489 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:04,639 Speaker 3: Bijon is on a totally different level this year. It's 490 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:07,080 Speaker 3: kind of like last year was a breakout year, his 491 00:22:07,160 --> 00:22:09,520 Speaker 3: rookie year was a breakout year, and this is somehow 492 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:12,280 Speaker 3: again a breakout year for Bajean Robinson. He's on pace 493 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:15,399 Speaker 3: i'd believe to set the all time record in yards 494 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:17,960 Speaker 3: from scrimmage and just the way he does it looks 495 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:21,879 Speaker 3: so smooth and effortless, toy like, what how does Beijan do? This? 496 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:23,840 Speaker 1: So funny that you ask. 497 00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:27,440 Speaker 4: So Now on Atlanta Falcons dot com and Atlanta Falcons 498 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:30,480 Speaker 4: YouTube you can actually see a project that we have 499 00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:33,359 Speaker 4: been working on since I think we pitched it back 500 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:36,960 Speaker 4: in December of last year. We sat down with Bajon 501 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:41,440 Speaker 4: and some people in the Falcons organization in April May. 502 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:44,520 Speaker 4: We've been researching, doing all this different stuff myself and 503 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:47,720 Speaker 4: Genny Ross, who's the editor for the feature, and it's 504 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:51,199 Speaker 4: called Art of the Duke, and it is kind of 505 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:56,400 Speaker 4: a passion project for what Bajon does, like what his 506 00:22:56,600 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 4: passion is as as a runner and what he embodied 507 00:23:00,359 --> 00:23:06,160 Speaker 4: as the modern example of how to use the juke 508 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:10,320 Speaker 4: and how to be elusive as a runner and how 509 00:23:10,359 --> 00:23:13,680 Speaker 4: to make people miss. And so this project is twofold. 510 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:17,800 Speaker 4: It is a video feature which really dives into the 511 00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:20,560 Speaker 4: artwork of it and what makes him so special in 512 00:23:20,560 --> 00:23:23,320 Speaker 4: the ruf cam videos. And we actually sat down with 513 00:23:23,359 --> 00:23:26,199 Speaker 4: Bejon for like thirty minutes and went through all of 514 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:29,280 Speaker 4: these different clips of him juking people out and why 515 00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 4: he did what he did and what he was looking 516 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:34,000 Speaker 4: at and how he made it work. And then my 517 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:36,159 Speaker 4: editorial feature, which would also be able to read on 518 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 4: Atlanta Falcons dot com is it should thank you, thank you, 519 00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:42,200 Speaker 4: But it is kind of a look into the art, 520 00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:45,720 Speaker 4: the science, and the psychology of what he's doing. Because 521 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:48,600 Speaker 4: Jon Robinson is actually as nice of a guy as 522 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:52,160 Speaker 4: he is, he is a master manipulator on the field 523 00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:54,359 Speaker 4: against these defensive guys. I mean, I go through this 524 00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:57,919 Speaker 4: whole thing about like fighter pilot decision making technique, how 525 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:02,080 Speaker 4: much ground force Bajon is taking on his body when 526 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:05,000 Speaker 4: he goes from twenty miles an hour to zero to 527 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:06,480 Speaker 4: change the direction and make a move. 528 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:08,240 Speaker 3: Like I am really like sports science stuff. 529 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:08,639 Speaker 5: It is. 530 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:11,439 Speaker 1: Yeah, if you used to watch that show back in 531 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:12,200 Speaker 1: the day, like. 532 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:15,000 Speaker 3: Rip John, Yeah, like it was. 533 00:24:15,520 --> 00:24:17,320 Speaker 4: That was kind of what I was going for when 534 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:19,520 Speaker 4: we even pitched this back in Decembers, Like I want 535 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:22,280 Speaker 4: it to be very sports science y. So what makes 536 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:26,720 Speaker 4: Bejon so special and so different than anybody else playing 537 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:29,280 Speaker 4: football right now? And I'm so excited for this project 538 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:31,880 Speaker 4: and I really would love you guys to check it out, 539 00:24:31,880 --> 00:24:34,000 Speaker 4: both the written and the video feature. 540 00:24:34,280 --> 00:24:36,960 Speaker 2: Did you get into his recovery of it all? 541 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:41,359 Speaker 5: Like how he recovers from the forces he's putting into 542 00:24:41,359 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 5: his body. 543 00:24:42,040 --> 00:24:45,800 Speaker 1: So not necessarily the recovery of it because his What 544 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:47,919 Speaker 1: is funny is talking to some of our. 545 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:52,000 Speaker 4: Strength and conditioning staff, They're like, he's actually a very 546 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:57,800 Speaker 4: rare athlete in the way that his ankle joints, knee joints, 547 00:24:57,880 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 4: hit joints, the flexibility of which he has in his body. 548 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 4: Like They're like, he's this really enigma of a physical 549 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:07,760 Speaker 4: athlete because he can take on so much force, he 550 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:10,639 Speaker 4: can hit such a significant miles per hour he like 551 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:13,679 Speaker 4: with his breakaway speed, and he has this like contact 552 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:17,679 Speaker 4: balance that is something that to a certain extent you 553 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:19,160 Speaker 4: can't really teach. 554 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:19,439 Speaker 2: Well. 555 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:21,199 Speaker 3: It's kind of like how Michael Phelps was just like 556 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:25,600 Speaker 3: perfectly somehow engineered to be in a swimming like swim. Yes, yeah, 557 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:28,040 Speaker 3: no doubt, he's like as good as he is because 558 00:25:28,080 --> 00:25:31,520 Speaker 3: it's like, oh, these three differences between like a normal 559 00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:34,760 Speaker 3: human body quote unquote and like his body are like 560 00:25:34,880 --> 00:25:39,240 Speaker 3: these perfectly aligned areas to help him move quickly in water. Yes, yeah, 561 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:39,800 Speaker 3: it's what. 562 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:42,280 Speaker 5: Drake London said in the postgame locker room on Monday, 563 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:45,960 Speaker 5: straight up being like some humans are just built born 564 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:49,080 Speaker 5: as athletes. But John Robinson he was talking about. 565 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:51,119 Speaker 4: Yes literally, and then he also added, you know what 566 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:53,800 Speaker 4: he does is art. I think someone said it's poetry 567 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:55,960 Speaker 4: in motion, Like there are just so you can wax 568 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:58,920 Speaker 4: poetic about what John Robinson does on the football field, 569 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:01,280 Speaker 4: and we had the chance to do that with this project. 570 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:06,520 Speaker 3: Yeah. It's really truly an amazing story feature. Go check 571 00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:09,240 Speaker 3: it out. Bijan is the best doing it in the 572 00:26:09,320 --> 00:26:12,120 Speaker 3: NFL right now, and this is an incredible look at 573 00:26:12,119 --> 00:26:15,159 Speaker 3: how and how the Falcons are benefiting from it. So 574 00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 3: they now have one more opportunity, I think, to make 575 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:25,240 Speaker 3: a statement. Right, they were on the national spotlight against 576 00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:27,880 Speaker 3: Buffalo and kind of open I think the NFL world's 577 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:30,600 Speaker 3: eyes to just what they can be. On Sunday, they 578 00:26:30,600 --> 00:26:33,119 Speaker 3: have a chance to kind of like right, maybe the 579 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:36,800 Speaker 3: last maybe wrong that they had, which was hey, you 580 00:26:36,840 --> 00:26:39,720 Speaker 3: did it against Minnesota and then where was that against Carolina? 581 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:42,880 Speaker 3: Good point, Yes, and coming off that Buffalo win, it's 582 00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:44,639 Speaker 3: as high as I've felt this fan base in a 583 00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:48,280 Speaker 3: long time. I need to see the team keep that 584 00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:52,080 Speaker 3: same energy on Sunday. So Taren, how do they go 585 00:26:52,119 --> 00:26:54,359 Speaker 3: about doing that? What have you heard from players and 586 00:26:54,440 --> 00:26:56,280 Speaker 3: coaches and what's kind of the vibe in the building. 587 00:26:57,080 --> 00:26:59,320 Speaker 5: I mean, it's a question I've posed to multiple players 588 00:26:59,320 --> 00:27:02,440 Speaker 5: where you can't avoid the fact that the situations right 589 00:27:02,480 --> 00:27:05,399 Speaker 5: now are very similar to weeks two and three, big 590 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:10,600 Speaker 5: prime time win, road game, big prime time win road game. 591 00:27:10,680 --> 00:27:12,720 Speaker 5: How do you make sure you don't have what happened 592 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:17,520 Speaker 5: in Carolina happened in San Francisco? And the resounding response 593 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:21,120 Speaker 5: comes down to mainly two things. Each week is its 594 00:27:21,119 --> 00:27:26,160 Speaker 5: own week and lesson learned. Kind of like they talk 595 00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:29,520 Speaker 5: about how that Carolina game was an anomaly and just 596 00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:31,640 Speaker 5: throw it out the window and things like that. 597 00:27:32,280 --> 00:27:33,679 Speaker 2: But I don't know that they necessarily have. 598 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:36,760 Speaker 5: I think they remember because it's you don't want it 599 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:39,879 Speaker 5: to happen again. They even if they said they had 600 00:27:39,880 --> 00:27:43,800 Speaker 5: a great week of prep something mentally might have not 601 00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:46,400 Speaker 5: been there because they're like, you learn from a loss, 602 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:47,280 Speaker 5: and you learn from a win. 603 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:50,320 Speaker 4: I think it's really interesting too, and I believe it 604 00:27:50,359 --> 00:27:52,840 Speaker 4: was Michael Pennix who said that said this, this week 605 00:27:52,880 --> 00:27:54,879 Speaker 4: and he because he was asked that exact question and 606 00:27:55,359 --> 00:27:57,880 Speaker 4: he made the comment, he was like, you know, you. 607 00:27:57,880 --> 00:28:00,200 Speaker 1: Throw that out, that's not who we all are are. 608 00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:01,120 Speaker 1: The same thing. 609 00:28:01,760 --> 00:28:04,560 Speaker 4: Zach Robinson talked about it like that wasn't who we are. 610 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:08,000 Speaker 4: We didn't put our best foot forward, like it's an anomaly. 611 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:12,040 Speaker 4: Like everyone has said that, ye about that Carolina game. 612 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:15,120 Speaker 4: I think this is the opportunity going out to San 613 00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:19,399 Speaker 4: Francisco to prove that right, like to prove once and 614 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:22,080 Speaker 4: for all that that Carolina game was not who you were. 615 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:27,360 Speaker 4: It was a flash in the pan of uh whatever. 616 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:32,760 Speaker 4: That's not even like that's what that's what it was, 617 00:28:33,240 --> 00:28:36,760 Speaker 4: and it's not going to happen again in the same 618 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:39,440 Speaker 4: kind of context of what it would happened in Carolina. 619 00:28:39,520 --> 00:28:42,960 Speaker 4: I think that is where you currently sit right now. 620 00:28:43,280 --> 00:28:43,880 Speaker 1: Is Okay. 621 00:28:43,920 --> 00:28:46,280 Speaker 4: They've been saying that all week long, they've been saying 622 00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:48,480 Speaker 4: it since it happened. You throw it out, you throw stones, 623 00:28:48,560 --> 00:28:53,400 Speaker 4: you it's an anomaly, blah blah blah. But you gotta 624 00:28:53,560 --> 00:28:56,760 Speaker 4: show us that in San Francisco to make us believe 625 00:28:56,880 --> 00:28:59,640 Speaker 4: what you're saying, Like actions speak louder than words. The 626 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:04,600 Speaker 4: whole ciche about that and honestly too, if anything, do 627 00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:07,200 Speaker 4: it to stay in step with the Bucks, because if 628 00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:09,400 Speaker 4: they keep winning, the Falcons. 629 00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:09,960 Speaker 1: Have to as well. 630 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:13,120 Speaker 3: Absolutely, and San Francisco looks like they are going to 631 00:29:13,160 --> 00:29:14,840 Speaker 3: be right there in the thick the wild card rais. 632 00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:17,320 Speaker 3: There's a lot of reasons why a win on Sunday 633 00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:20,600 Speaker 3: night is going to be very important, but chief among 634 00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:22,680 Speaker 3: them is that this is the next thing that Atlanta 635 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:25,520 Speaker 3: really needs to prove right, because the good teams, they 636 00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:28,520 Speaker 3: don't just not lose back to back games. Take that, Bills, 637 00:29:28,800 --> 00:29:30,480 Speaker 3: maybe you're not a good team because we did it 638 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:34,280 Speaker 3: to you, but boy, they keep winning streaks going and 639 00:29:34,280 --> 00:29:36,800 Speaker 3: they don't ebb and flow right. They keep that level 640 00:29:36,880 --> 00:29:39,000 Speaker 3: high and they stick it to every single team and 641 00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:41,800 Speaker 3: they bring it each and every week. So thank you 642 00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:45,040 Speaker 3: guys so much for checking out this week's Friday five. 643 00:29:45,080 --> 00:29:47,160 Speaker 3: I hope we brought it. This is a reminder to 644 00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:49,520 Speaker 3: check out art of the juke. You can find it 645 00:29:49,920 --> 00:29:52,840 Speaker 3: on Atlanta Falcons dot com on all of our social channels. 646 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:54,920 Speaker 3: Will be sharing it out so you won't have to 647 00:29:54,920 --> 00:29:57,840 Speaker 3: look very far, but please share it with everybody who 648 00:29:58,080 --> 00:29:59,880 Speaker 3: is a Falcons fan in your life or just in 649 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:03,440 Speaker 3: always incredible once in a generation type of athletes, because 650 00:30:03,480 --> 00:30:07,120 Speaker 3: that's all or great human beings. Because everyone was like, yeah, 651 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:10,360 Speaker 3: just share with everybody. We would really appreciated anything else 652 00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:12,719 Speaker 3: that you guys want to say before we get out 653 00:30:12,760 --> 00:30:13,040 Speaker 3: of here. 654 00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:15,320 Speaker 2: I fell coming up the stairs on the way in here. 655 00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:17,200 Speaker 3: I love that. Man. We should have led with that. 656 00:30:17,840 --> 00:30:18,640 Speaker 2: I just remembered. 657 00:30:19,480 --> 00:30:20,040 Speaker 3: Is you okay? 658 00:30:20,680 --> 00:30:21,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm fine. 659 00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:25,480 Speaker 3: All right, Well let's go ahead and end on that note. 660 00:30:25,520 --> 00:30:27,560 Speaker 3: But be sure to check out the pregame show an 661 00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:31,600 Speaker 3: hour before kickoff on Sunday night until next week. Everybody, 662 00:30:32,160 --> 00:30:32,560 Speaker 3: take care