1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,279 Speaker 1: He's got that straight line down Jesus. 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, maybe like before he goes in sport mode. 3 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 3: He's six three two two three. He has like a 4 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 3: seven foot long broad source that he carries on. 5 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 1: His back to walk his dog. Happy Friday Falcons fans, 6 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:16,480 Speaker 1: welcome back to the Friday five. I am your host, 7 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:19,080 Speaker 1: Will mcfad and I'm joined by Tory mclaney and Tarren 8 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: Walk and we are here to break down the five 9 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 1: biggest things that you need to know before this weekend's 10 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 1: matchup between the Atlanta Falcons and the Miami Dolphins. Falcons 11 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: need to bounce back coming off of a loss. They 12 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 1: return back at home. It's it's gonna be a big 13 00:00:31,880 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: game and I'm excited to dig into that with you both. 14 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 1: But before we get to that, let's say we start 15 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:39,560 Speaker 1: with our social question of the day. 16 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, okay, it's a good one, but for the Halloween spirit, 17 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 3: it's who would survive the longest in a horror movie? 18 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 3: And instead of like us saying between the three of us, 19 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 3: like I thought it would be better if we did 20 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 3: the players on the current team. Oh hey, yeah, like so, 21 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 3: And I'm here's do you want me to answer first? 22 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 3: Or Tarin do you want to go first? 23 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 2: I can go first. 24 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:06,199 Speaker 3: Okay, go first. 25 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 2: So I'm torn between two. Do I say both or 26 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 2: yodel reasoning yeah, okay, David on your Mata Okay, that's good. 27 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 3: Or Liam McCullough okay. 28 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 1: One is way way better than I know the winner 29 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 1: of those two. 30 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 2: My thought process is David on your Mata kind of 31 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 2: goes under the radar because he's just a quieter guy, 32 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 2: but I know when he's on the field he's an 33 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 2: absolute menace. I go with Liam for half of that reason, 34 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 2: where it's like you just go kind of under the 35 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 2: radar unless you fully mess up, and it's like zombies 36 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:38,759 Speaker 2: won't even come. 37 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:41,959 Speaker 1: Near to you, won't even survive lips. 38 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 2: So I like evading the zombies technique. 39 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 3: So I was thinking, I considered everyone part of the 40 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 3: organization is being a part of the team, so they're 41 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 3: not technically on the fifty three man roster right now, 42 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 3: they're on injured reserve. But Caleb McGarry would absolutely be 43 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 3: the one to survive in a horror He has all 44 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 3: of these I mean, the man tracked a bear for 45 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 3: like two years, his groove's been had swords. Yeah, he 46 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 3: has like a seven foot long broadsword that he carries 47 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 3: on his back to walk his dog, like. 48 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 1: He's the top draft pick without questions. 49 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:22,640 Speaker 3: Absolutely honestly, And can you imagine like a because in 50 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 3: horror films it's kind of like, you know, they're not 51 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 3: these huge beings. I watched The Shining last night and 52 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 3: it's just like a man. Yeah yeah, but like. 53 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,520 Speaker 1: Him up against Kayler McGary, Michael Meyer, like that's a 54 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 1: different story. Fair it depends on Jason is different than 55 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 1: Jack Nicholson. I agreed, pointed scissor Hands is different. 56 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 3: I think that was like where my brain went is like, 57 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 3: how many actual like horror villains are bigger than Kayla McGary. 58 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, I know. I think those are definitely both the 59 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:55,959 Speaker 1: best like bruiser kind of berserker types. David Oniamata and 60 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 1: Kayla McGary would win. You know, I love you, Liam, 61 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 1: but we're gonna stick with us two. I do think 62 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:05,839 Speaker 1: Charlie Warner sneaky ad to that risk would be good, 63 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 1: but I'm gonna go in a different I'll go in 64 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: the stealth direction which you were getting out with Liam is. 65 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 1: I think Darnell would actually be Darnell Mooney would be 66 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 1: kind of like caned into the shadows and then just 67 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: be like, no, yeah, nobody even knows where I am. 68 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:19,639 Speaker 1: And they pop out at the end and be like, 69 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 1: all right, I win. 70 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 3: That's true a picture. 71 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 1: I'm like, flash, Jean is too nice though he's probably 72 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: sacrificing himself for sure. 73 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 3: Something's happening here. 74 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 2: The zombies delete them. 75 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 1: All Right, Well that was that was great. If you 76 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:33,799 Speaker 1: want to see who the players actually picked themselves, you 77 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 1: can go check it out on the falcons TikTok feed 78 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 1: And if you like the segment, we've got plenty more 79 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 1: where that came from every day throughout the week. So yeah, 80 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 1: it's I love their social questions of the day, but 81 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: enough messing around. Okay, this is this is back to 82 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 1: business for the Atlanta Falcons this week. So for that reason, 83 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 1: after a loss, I feel like it's you often look inward. 84 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 1: A lot of our topics today are going to deal 85 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 1: with the Atlanta Falcons, and you know, Taren, I've been 86 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 1: thinking about kind of this show is a great like 87 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: back half of where we left off last week, because 88 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: the Falcons were going west with a chance to kind 89 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 1: of correct something they were unable to do earlier in 90 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: the season, Right, coming off of Minnesota, you go to Carolina, 91 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: things don't go the way you want it, and you 92 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 1: identified that, like right off the jump after the Buffalo game, 93 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: you're like, they have a chance to kind of do 94 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 1: something here. They didn't quite do it, did they? 95 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 3: No, they just didn't do it. 96 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:28,839 Speaker 2: They lost to the forty nine ers. And I just 97 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 2: think about all the answers players and coaches alike A 98 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 2: gave in the lead up to the forty nine ers 99 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 2: game where it's like, we learned our lesson. Jesse Bates 100 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 2: straight up said that's a lesson that can't be taught twice. 101 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 2: But here we are entering week eight after a loss 102 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:46,719 Speaker 2: that came after a massive win, where it's like, come on, 103 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 2: it's one of those things where you talk the talk, 104 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 2: can you. 105 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 3: Walk the walk? 106 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 2: Like you're saying all the right things, but we need 107 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 2: to see it come to fruition where you're stacking wins 108 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 2: and showing that you can maintain consistency and that winning 109 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 2: culture and that winning nature and it doesn't have to 110 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 2: be a big blowout win week after week. It can 111 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 2: be like Raheem Morris said, winning ugly. 112 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 3: And I think that's the difference here in talking about 113 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 3: where the Falcons are right now versus maybe some other 114 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 3: teams that we're talking about being playoff contenders either last 115 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 3: year or this year. And I think you made a 116 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 3: good point, like a good team stack wins, but they 117 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:33,000 Speaker 3: also win the games that they don't necessarily play their 118 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 3: best in and that was something that even to Raheem's point, 119 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:41,160 Speaker 3: I think he was asked about it on Wednesday and 120 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 3: he said, you know, like good teams win ugly games, 121 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 3: and that's kind of where the Falcons need to get 122 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 3: to because right now, if you look at the games 123 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:54,279 Speaker 3: that they've won, which was Minnesota when they played out 124 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:58,919 Speaker 3: of their minds defensively, you look at the Buffalo Bills game, 125 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:03,479 Speaker 3: the Washington Commander's games, like there there were moments in 126 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:07,840 Speaker 3: time where they were playing at their absolute best and 127 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 3: their their kind of peak of who they should be 128 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 3: and who they want to be and who their identity is. 129 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 3: That's really if if it takes you, it's gonna take 130 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 3: your best to like win double digit games every single 131 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 3: year in this league. We know that, but you're not 132 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:26,280 Speaker 3: always gonna be at your best every single week. You're 133 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 3: gonna come up against a defense that takes Jehan Robinson away. 134 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 3: So it's when that happens. The good teams, the ones 135 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:36,040 Speaker 3: that end up pushing to a postseason, are the ones 136 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:39,279 Speaker 3: that when things don't look pretty, they still find a 137 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 3: way to win games. And I think, honestly, the Bucks 138 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 3: have been a very like, yeah, almost like a great 139 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 3: example of that, like where they aren't blowing people out 140 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 3: of the water. They are having mistakes here and there, 141 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 3: but when it all is said and done, outside of 142 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 3: this Detroit loss that they just had, which you know, 143 00:06:57,360 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 3: give credit to Detroit, Detroit's a good team, but the 144 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:04,479 Speaker 3: Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in the realm of like making 145 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 3: plays enough. 146 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 1: To win games absolutely, And the reason that's important winning 147 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 1: ugly is because that's what playoff football is, right, And 148 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: when you look at the Chiefs last year, the Eagles 149 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 1: this year, the Bucks are a great example as well. 150 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 1: Like the ability to just win regardless in any form 151 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:22,680 Speaker 1: and fashion, any way you can, that is important. And 152 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:24,760 Speaker 1: good teams, when you're playing a good team and you're 153 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 1: a good team, they're going to take away what you 154 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 1: like to do. And it just kind of felt like 155 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 1: without the Jon Robinson cooking at the level that he 156 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:35,559 Speaker 1: usually does, the Falcons didn't have the best second gear 157 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:37,480 Speaker 1: that they can turn to, and so there's a lot 158 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 1: to learn from that game because they do aspire to 159 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:41,559 Speaker 1: be a playoff team and this was a great test. 160 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 1: But Tori, if we're talking kind of playoff football, is 161 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 1: there in that game one clear area that the Falcons 162 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 1: need to get cleaned up if you do reach the 163 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 1: postseason and you do have aspirations to kind of go on. 164 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:56,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, I think it all has to stem 165 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 3: from offensive issues in the red zone, and not even 166 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:01,280 Speaker 3: offensive she's in the red zone. I think it's just 167 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 3: scoring offense in general, like not putting the ball in 168 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:10,280 Speaker 3: the end zone, like relying on kicks and relying on Yes, 169 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 3: you can move the ball usually twenty yard line to 170 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 3: twenty yard line, but you can't have these moments like 171 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 3: what we saw in the second quarter of the Falcons 172 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 3: game against the forty nine ers where they put together 173 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 3: a nineteen play drive that eats up ten minutes of 174 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 3: clock and then you don't score. I know we talked 175 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 3: about that kind of in the postgame podcast on Final Whistle, 176 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 3: and I honestly think like that's if there's one thing 177 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:38,960 Speaker 3: that if this thing gets fixed, we're talking about this 178 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 3: team in a different way. 179 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:42,560 Speaker 1: It's that yeah. I mean you look at the numbers 180 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 1: and it's pretty stark. Right. They're seventh in three and 181 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 1: out rate, which means they have the seventh lowest rate 182 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 1: of three and outs, so they're not going three and out. 183 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 1: They have the seventh average drive distance just over thirty 184 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:56,320 Speaker 1: four yards, so when they get the ball, they're able 185 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:57,959 Speaker 1: to get that first first down, they're able to kind 186 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 1: of move it across midfield more often than not. However, 187 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:04,200 Speaker 1: their twenty fourth in drive score rate, they're twenty sixth 188 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 1: in points per drive, and they're twenty ninth in the 189 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 1: red zone. So those are clear issues that you do 190 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 1: have to figure out in a league that is centered 191 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 1: around scoring points. Tarin, what if the players and coaches 192 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 1: you've talked to this week, say, have said about how 193 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:20,079 Speaker 1: they're going to go about doing that. 194 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:24,280 Speaker 2: Hey, it's something they came to terms with. Their acknowledged 195 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:27,960 Speaker 2: immediately postgame. Talking to Darnell Mooney with the nineteen play 196 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:31,640 Speaker 2: drive specifically, he said, you always want to score, especially 197 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:33,880 Speaker 2: when you have such a long drive. It feels so 198 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 2: amazing just to be able to do whatever you want 199 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 2: to do. But they're not scoring so it feels good 200 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:42,960 Speaker 2: until it doesn't. And he did say it feels nostalgic 201 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:46,760 Speaker 2: or reminiscent of last year when this was a similar issue, 202 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:49,880 Speaker 2: or even earlier this year. And then head coach Rahim 203 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:52,680 Speaker 2: Morris did say in his press conference too, like we'll 204 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 2: get back to it. Like they weren't scoring well at 205 00:09:55,040 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 2: the beginning of the season, they had the bye, figured 206 00:09:57,800 --> 00:10:01,319 Speaker 2: it out and then scored really well. And I get that, 207 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 2: and I agree, but we're only two games removed from 208 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:07,160 Speaker 2: the by right that are you gonna have to keep 209 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:09,080 Speaker 2: going up and down, up and down, fix and fix. 210 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:11,240 Speaker 2: So I'm curious how that's going to go. But a 211 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:14,440 Speaker 2: big thing like from everyone this week, Michael Pennis, Junior, 212 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 2: Zach Robinson, Raheem Morris, other's in the locker room. It's 213 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 2: just we have to execute better. It comes down to that, 214 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 2: and that's probably I mean, Michael did admit that's frustrating 215 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:27,360 Speaker 2: because it sounds so simple and yet it's not. And 216 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:30,360 Speaker 2: he did say like they are working on that every 217 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 2: single day and when they figure it out, it'll be 218 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 2: a beautiful. 219 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 3: Thing to watch. 220 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:38,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, I understand kind of that execution piece feeling a 221 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 1: little frustrating to the fan base because it is ultimately 222 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 1: the result is what matters, because it's all they can see. 223 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 1: They're not out of here seeing practice and seeing the 224 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 1: work put in to try to correct. You just go 225 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 1: out there and you kind of see what the end 226 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:52,920 Speaker 1: result is. And when the result is what it has been, 227 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 1: that's where you're like, how do you get it fixed? 228 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:58,600 Speaker 1: Is execution? Just saying execution enough? But it does kind 229 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:00,160 Speaker 1: of come down to that at the end of the day. 230 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:04,040 Speaker 2: And I will say, like from my point of view, 231 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 2: I'm like, Okay, how does the execution just change in 232 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:07,959 Speaker 2: the red zone? Like you're doing the same thing at 233 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:12,360 Speaker 2: the midway field or mid middle of the field. And 234 00:11:12,760 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 2: so for another perspective, I did ask Zach Harrison, like, okay, 235 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 2: on the flip side, do you amp up your energy 236 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:21,320 Speaker 2: or like it's something completely different in the red zone 237 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:24,560 Speaker 2: that like offenses just get stopped. And he said, yeah, 238 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 2: that's when you have to dig deep, bow up and 239 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 2: not let the teams get in the end zone. So 240 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:32,440 Speaker 2: it goes both ways. It's not just the offense is 241 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:34,040 Speaker 2: falling apart all of a sudden when they cross the 242 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 2: twenty yard line, like oh no, like we hate this 243 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:40,400 Speaker 2: area it's the defense is manning up big time too, 244 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:42,280 Speaker 2: So yeah, it goes both ways. 245 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean it's funny that you say that, because 246 00:11:44,640 --> 00:11:47,240 Speaker 3: that was exactly what I wrote was about, Like when 247 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:50,320 Speaker 3: the field shrinks, when it becomes when you take away 248 00:11:50,360 --> 00:11:53,720 Speaker 3: the explosive plays when you're inside the twenty, it turns 249 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:56,200 Speaker 3: the pressure up in multiple different ways, in one of 250 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:59,000 Speaker 3: which is what the defense is trying to do. But 251 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:02,040 Speaker 3: I think something that was evident in and this is 252 00:12:02,080 --> 00:12:03,680 Speaker 3: kind of a theme of like where we need to 253 00:12:03,679 --> 00:12:06,559 Speaker 3: see Michael Pinnockx's growth as a quarterback as a young 254 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 3: quarterback is when that pressure does get dialed up, whether 255 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:12,839 Speaker 3: it's in the red zone or anywhere else on the field, 256 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 3: Like that's when you need him at his best, and 257 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:19,160 Speaker 3: so far through this first part of this season, you 258 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 3: needed a bit more from Michael Pinnocks when he's under 259 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:24,560 Speaker 3: pressure and under duress. I know the stat was kind 260 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:26,439 Speaker 3: of thrown out everywhere that he did not complete a 261 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 3: single one of his nine passes under pressure this past Sunday. 262 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:35,080 Speaker 3: That's not new. That's not a new thing against the Commanders. 263 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:37,080 Speaker 3: He had been pressured on thirty four point three of 264 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 3: his dropbacks, which is just below lya gaverage, but has 265 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 3: struggled even in those moments despite being pressured less. He 266 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 3: versus Tampa Bay, he was pressured on twenty of his 267 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:52,120 Speaker 3: forty six drop backs forty three point five percent. Took 268 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:55,600 Speaker 3: us back, like there there is pressure that is mounting 269 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:59,840 Speaker 3: with Michael PINNOCKX, and it's he's uncomfortable in that pressure 270 00:12:59,880 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 3: that it's become a glaring issue. And I even go 271 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:05,800 Speaker 3: back to this game and it was kind of the 272 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:09,719 Speaker 3: microcosm of those pressure moments because I looked it up 273 00:13:09,760 --> 00:13:13,319 Speaker 3: and I was watching film and for the Falcons got 274 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 3: inside the thirty yard line three times, so not even 275 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:17,960 Speaker 3: red zone, let's just say inside the thirty yard line 276 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:20,839 Speaker 3: three times. On two of the three, Michael PENNOCKX was 277 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 3: under pressure and that pressure thwarted a scoring opportunity. So 278 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:28,240 Speaker 3: he was sacked on third down, even though I do 279 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 3: think that he had some receivers open. I think if 280 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:31,679 Speaker 3: you were to go back and look at it, he 281 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 3: would say, yeah, I had Drake, Yeah, I had Darnell 282 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:36,240 Speaker 3: held onto the ball for too long. And then of 283 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:38,880 Speaker 3: course we know the intentional grounding that really did take 284 00:13:39,040 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 3: points off the board because you were in field goal position, 285 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 3: and that is again that's like a rookie mistake, you know, 286 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:49,200 Speaker 3: like that's a young guy not realizing where the tackle 287 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:51,400 Speaker 3: box is and thinking he's out of it and maybe 288 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 3: not being like people make mistakes, and I think, like 289 00:13:55,640 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 3: I'm pointing all of this out not to be like, oh, 290 00:13:57,920 --> 00:14:00,559 Speaker 3: Michael Pennox isn't the answer. No, that's not what I'm 291 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:01,079 Speaker 3: saying at all. 292 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:02,600 Speaker 1: That's a correctable area, right. 293 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 3: What I'm saying is that this is a very obvious 294 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:08,440 Speaker 3: like fix to me, Like, this is very much something 295 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:10,360 Speaker 3: that it's like, hey, when you feel the pressure, when 296 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:12,600 Speaker 3: you're under pressure, whether you're inside the twenty or not, 297 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:14,760 Speaker 3: like we need a bit more from you. We need 298 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:16,280 Speaker 3: you to set your feet, We need you to really 299 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:18,320 Speaker 3: get through all your progressions, we need you to like 300 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 3: sometimes just let the ball go. And so I think, 301 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:23,200 Speaker 3: like that's that's where I'm coming from by pulling all 302 00:14:23,200 --> 00:14:23,720 Speaker 3: this stuff up. 303 00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:27,280 Speaker 2: Zach Robinson even said, well, now that lesson's learned, like 304 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:29,480 Speaker 2: Michael's not going to make the same mistake again, Like 305 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 2: sometimes you have to learn those lessons. Actually, you do 306 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:34,680 Speaker 2: have to learn those lessons at some point in your career. 307 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 2: And lesson learned. 308 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:38,680 Speaker 1: Well, I do think Zach Robinson plays a role in 309 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:41,360 Speaker 1: helping Michael Pennox as well. You know, when when pressure 310 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 1: is involved, it can be as simple as right, what 311 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 1: are our hot route options? What are the alerts is 312 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 1: in not being identified? Like, there are more ways to 313 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:52,000 Speaker 1: correct that than just the quarterback playing better, which is 314 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 1: why I'm optimistic that it can get corrected. But when 315 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:56,320 Speaker 1: we go back to kind of the red zone and 316 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:58,840 Speaker 1: just the offense overall and scoring points, they're going to 317 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 1: have to figure out a way to do that without 318 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:02,600 Speaker 1: one of the wide receivers that came into the season 319 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:04,920 Speaker 1: with Taren. You want to explain what kind of went 320 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:05,280 Speaker 1: down this. 321 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:08,200 Speaker 2: Week, the Falcons released wide receiver Ray Ray McCloud, the 322 00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:12,240 Speaker 2: third on Tuesday. Falcons head coach where Heemore said on 323 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 2: Wednesday it was purely performance based. This is not a 324 00:15:16,080 --> 00:15:19,320 Speaker 2: disciplinary thing whatsoever. He goes. 325 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 3: I've seen it all. 326 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 2: Like I'm sure there's rumors out there on La Internet, 327 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:25,240 Speaker 2: but I haven't seen him. So when it comes to 328 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 2: that decision, he played in twenty one of a possible 329 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 2: twenty three games since he arrived in Atlanta last offseason. 330 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 3: That's a lot. 331 00:15:34,160 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 2: He started fourteen of them, he was the third starting 332 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:38,640 Speaker 2: wide receiver on the depth chart. That is a big 333 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:41,240 Speaker 2: void you now have to fill. And you kind of 334 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:44,160 Speaker 2: got to see the Falcons wide receiver for depth already 335 00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 2: tested this season when Darnell Mooney was injured, he missed 336 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 2: Week one, and then he missed Week Bills, whatever week 337 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:55,160 Speaker 2: that was, Week Bills, Week six, Week Bills, and in 338 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:58,440 Speaker 2: those moments, Casey Washington started. What I was curious to 339 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:00,840 Speaker 2: see when the depth chart came out was it wasn't 340 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 2: Casey who took Raray McLeod's spot, though, it was David Sills. 341 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:09,120 Speaker 3: So I think that honestly, like my thought in that 342 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:11,960 Speaker 3: is that the Falcons are continuing to lean into their 343 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:15,320 Speaker 3: run game and continuing to lean into what they have 344 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 3: in Bejon Robinson, what they have with kind of these 345 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:21,720 Speaker 3: other pieces, what's working, what they're relying on, And I 346 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:23,920 Speaker 3: think the reason, like the reason we're seeing and this 347 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 3: is just speculation. I haven't like talked to anybody about this, 348 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 3: but like I think the reasons you saw someone like 349 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:32,360 Speaker 3: a David Sills be inserted into that spot on the 350 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:34,880 Speaker 3: depth chart, whether or not it's like how they run 351 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:36,960 Speaker 3: things out or not, I think to me as an 352 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 3: indicator that the Falcons are continuing to really really value 353 00:16:40,760 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 3: what they do in run blocking, yep, really really putting 354 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:47,000 Speaker 3: the emphasis on that to their receivers and also to 355 00:16:47,280 --> 00:16:49,880 Speaker 3: kind of just the team as a whole, to be like, hey, 356 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 3: because I do think David Sills does some good thing 357 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 3: good things in run blocking, and I think, not to 358 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 3: take anything away from his receiving skills, but he's not 359 00:16:57,480 --> 00:17:00,680 Speaker 3: the same entity of a receiver as Ray mclod. So 360 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:03,160 Speaker 3: it's not a we talked a lot about like clones 361 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:06,000 Speaker 3: that Raheem Morris is constantly trying to find like clones 362 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:08,439 Speaker 3: for guys David Sills and Ray Ray mclod. That's not 363 00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:09,119 Speaker 3: a clone. 364 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:11,639 Speaker 1: Such and Casey Washington been the guy like when they 365 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:13,840 Speaker 1: need the receiver in the game, that's kind of who's 366 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:15,680 Speaker 1: been in the game when they need that extra run blocking, 367 00:17:15,720 --> 00:17:17,680 Speaker 1: it's been more David Sills, yeah, or k Daryl Hodge 368 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:18,720 Speaker 1: or who have you? Yeah. 369 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:21,960 Speaker 3: Yeah. So I think, like the point that I am 370 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:23,840 Speaker 3: trying to make and all of this is and I 371 00:17:23,840 --> 00:17:26,640 Speaker 3: don't want to be disparaging when I asked this question, 372 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:29,320 Speaker 3: but it is a question that I have, Like, as 373 00:17:29,359 --> 00:17:32,560 Speaker 3: I'm looking at what the wide receiver room was this 374 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:36,960 Speaker 3: year and going into this year, do you really truly 375 00:17:37,080 --> 00:17:41,320 Speaker 3: miss Ray Ray McCloud, Like when you have Drake London, 376 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:43,640 Speaker 3: when you have Cole Pits, when you have a Jean Robinson, 377 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:46,639 Speaker 3: when you now have Darnell Mooney back, I think that, like, look, 378 00:17:47,040 --> 00:17:49,520 Speaker 3: this is just personally how I felt. It's like when 379 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:53,119 Speaker 3: you didn't have Darnell Mooney throughout training camp, when you 380 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:55,520 Speaker 3: didn't have Darnal Mooney the first couple weeks of the season, 381 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:57,879 Speaker 3: when you didn't have him the last couple of weeks, 382 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 3: like I truly didn't. I felt I felt his absence. 383 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:05,600 Speaker 3: I felt that he needed to be out there, and 384 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:07,600 Speaker 3: if he was out there, it would move the needle. 385 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:11,960 Speaker 3: I don't know if I necessarily felt the same way 386 00:18:12,320 --> 00:18:17,679 Speaker 3: personally from where I was with Ray McLeod not having 387 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:20,400 Speaker 3: been there the last two weeks, I think you do 388 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 3: miss kind of some of that top end speed one percent. 389 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:28,199 Speaker 3: We saw Heck Kirk Cousins and Ravery McLeod were this 390 00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:32,440 Speaker 3: third down duo of you know, I don't know what 391 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:34,160 Speaker 3: it is off the top of my head, but I 392 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:37,639 Speaker 3: imagine that rayra mclod was Kirk Cousins top target on 393 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:40,919 Speaker 3: third downs, I guarantee you like just thinking about it, 394 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:43,240 Speaker 3: like he had so many third down receptions that were 395 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 3: so big for Kirk Cousins. But I don't know if 396 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:49,439 Speaker 3: that was the same relationship that he had with Michael Pennox. 397 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:52,600 Speaker 3: I'm not sure if I even like felt that throughout 398 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 3: training camp, like outside of a couple plays here and there, 399 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:59,840 Speaker 3: and but I feel that if we're comparing apples to 400 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:02,600 Speaker 3: oranges a little bit, like I felt the absence of 401 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:05,239 Speaker 3: Darnel Mooney, but not necessarily the same as like Ray 402 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 3: Ray McLoud. 403 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:08,760 Speaker 1: No. I think that's totally fair because I do think 404 00:19:08,840 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 1: Darnell is has a bigger role and is frankly a 405 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:14,639 Speaker 1: little bit of a better maybe all around receiver than 406 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:17,879 Speaker 1: Rey Ray. So it's hard probably to divorce who was 407 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 1: absent when because they both have been kind of missing. 408 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:22,560 Speaker 1: I think they've just missed maybe not Ray Ray from 409 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:26,040 Speaker 1: this year because you know, like the Carolina game wasn't 410 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:28,439 Speaker 1: what we saw from him last year. There have, but 411 00:19:28,760 --> 00:19:31,080 Speaker 1: they missed that guy from last year. They missed that 412 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:33,719 Speaker 1: third down option, particularly on screens. I don't know if 413 00:19:33,760 --> 00:19:35,160 Speaker 1: you guys have noticed, but it feels like the last 414 00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:37,280 Speaker 1: couple of weeks, we've gotten Kyle Pitts on a lot 415 00:19:37,320 --> 00:19:39,919 Speaker 1: of these like wide receiver screens out wide yep. Have 416 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:42,280 Speaker 1: to imagine that would be somebody like Rey Ray if 417 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 1: he were in the lineup. So it's more just those 418 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:47,440 Speaker 1: little moments where you could use somebody with that level 419 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:50,439 Speaker 1: of speed, with maybe that like short area burst in 420 00:19:50,520 --> 00:19:53,880 Speaker 1: these underneath routes, so you know his impact. Some will 421 00:19:53,880 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 1: probably miss it, maybe more than others. I think everybody's 422 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 1: gonna miss Divine Diablo. He's not going to be in 423 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:02,399 Speaker 1: the lineup this weekend. Fractured is forearm we learned after 424 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:04,480 Speaker 1: the forty nine Ers game. Taren, what's kind of the 425 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:06,240 Speaker 1: latest done on all that. 426 00:20:07,119 --> 00:20:09,879 Speaker 2: I mean, he's week to week, but Raheem Moore said 427 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:12,679 Speaker 2: it is very possible that Devine Dieblo can end up 428 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:16,320 Speaker 2: on injured reserve, and if that is the case, that's 429 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:19,360 Speaker 2: a massive loss to this Falcons defense. I mean, they 430 00:20:19,359 --> 00:20:21,800 Speaker 2: call him an avatar for a reason. He is such 431 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:23,679 Speaker 2: a presence in the middle of the field. 432 00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:25,520 Speaker 1: I mean, I keep thinking of that Bill's game when 433 00:20:25,520 --> 00:20:28,080 Speaker 1: he was like no, looked back all down. That's one 434 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:30,159 Speaker 1: of the coolest plays I've ever seen a defender make. 435 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:32,359 Speaker 2: I mean it says he's six three, two hundred twenty 436 00:20:32,359 --> 00:20:36,040 Speaker 2: three pounds online, and I'm like, no, he's much bigger. 437 00:20:36,119 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 2: He's seventy seven and five hundred dollars. Yeah, he just 438 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:43,320 Speaker 2: maybe like before he goes in sport mode, he's six 439 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:44,680 Speaker 2: three two two three. 440 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:47,280 Speaker 3: By when he's in sport mode. No, no, no, everything 441 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:48,400 Speaker 3: just extends. 442 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:49,760 Speaker 1: He becomes a transformer. 443 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:50,680 Speaker 3: But yeah, he. 444 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:53,120 Speaker 2: At this point in the season is at twenty four tackles, 445 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:55,480 Speaker 2: four pass breakups, a fumble recovery, and half a sack, 446 00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:59,520 Speaker 2: a little bit of everything. And without him, that's a 447 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:01,399 Speaker 2: big boy to fill And the person who had to 448 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:04,439 Speaker 2: fill it in San Francisco was j D Bertrand, who 449 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:08,399 Speaker 2: had only taken one defensive snap prior to that moment. 450 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:11,520 Speaker 2: He did make ten tackles, which tied Jesse Bates and 451 00:21:11,600 --> 00:21:14,320 Speaker 2: Tatum Bethune for most, and Tatum was filling in for 452 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:16,720 Speaker 2: Fred Warner, so both of them were filling in massive shoes. 453 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:22,240 Speaker 2: And yeah, it's funny because, like afterward, j D said, 454 00:21:22,280 --> 00:21:24,879 Speaker 2: it's a God whisper. He just had this feeling something 455 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:28,679 Speaker 2: was gonna happen, so he prepared to play defensively not 456 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:31,600 Speaker 2: just his normal special team's role. He said he just 457 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:33,639 Speaker 2: had this inkling was. 458 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:34,679 Speaker 1: Going to have. 459 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:39,400 Speaker 3: Touched down Jesus. Yeah. 460 00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:43,240 Speaker 2: But and then Kaden Ellis afterward did say he did great, 461 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:46,720 Speaker 2: like JD Bertrand played great. He's very intellectual, very physical 462 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 2: and will be good with him. But you have to 463 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:53,200 Speaker 2: wonder if they're gonna stick with JD only. 464 00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:54,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, toy you what do you think the Falcons are 465 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:55,440 Speaker 1: going to do there? 466 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:57,639 Speaker 3: Yeah? So this was like the main question that I 467 00:21:57,640 --> 00:21:59,560 Speaker 3: got in the mailbag this week is like, how do 468 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:04,840 Speaker 3: you replicate how do you account for Divine Diablo's absence? 469 00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:06,920 Speaker 3: Because yeah, I mean it's a fracture in the forearm, 470 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 3: like it's gonna probably be at least a few weeks 471 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:12,840 Speaker 3: like and I think early you could maybe get him 472 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:15,200 Speaker 3: back in maybe a month, like according to what the 473 00:22:15,320 --> 00:22:18,120 Speaker 3: fracture even is. So there's a lot of speculation where 474 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:21,080 Speaker 3: it's like this is a big loss for this defense. 475 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:23,040 Speaker 3: It's a big loss right now, regardless off he gets 476 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:27,360 Speaker 3: put on IR or not. So how do they approach 477 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:29,840 Speaker 3: feeling the role? And I kind of put it out 478 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:32,480 Speaker 3: there that it has to be like a bi committee approach, 479 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:34,600 Speaker 3: like it has to be and I threw out Josh 480 00:22:34,680 --> 00:22:37,120 Speaker 3: Woods because I think Josh Woods did some good things 481 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:40,439 Speaker 3: in the preseason. He's somebody that Jeff Ulbrick really really 482 00:22:40,600 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 3: likes from a standpoint of like his the heart that 483 00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:46,639 Speaker 3: he plays with and how hard he goes and I 484 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 3: think like he's somebody that Jeff Ulberg has really grown 485 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:52,399 Speaker 3: to appreciate. But I also made mention of someone like 486 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:54,760 Speaker 3: a DeMarco Helms. Yep, you know, I think that you 487 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:56,439 Speaker 3: could get a three safety look in there. 488 00:22:56,520 --> 00:22:58,680 Speaker 1: To mark one of him this season. 489 00:22:58,480 --> 00:23:00,199 Speaker 3: Right if you need more of like a thumper, like 490 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:03,920 Speaker 3: we know that DeMarco Hellams like can do that. Amm. Yeah, 491 00:23:03,960 --> 00:23:06,120 Speaker 3: he put him closer to the line of scrimmage. Maybe 492 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:08,600 Speaker 3: he can do some things like in a pseudo hybrid 493 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:13,600 Speaker 3: linebacker safety role. Also, D'angela Malone has been cross training 494 00:23:13,920 --> 00:23:16,800 Speaker 3: at a traditional air rusher but also inside linebacker. So 495 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:21,320 Speaker 3: the and then let's be real, Jalen Walker is still 496 00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:24,480 Speaker 3: on this team, and I'm not no one has said 497 00:23:24,520 --> 00:23:27,200 Speaker 3: his name because one he's working through the groin injury 498 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:29,159 Speaker 3: that's kind of lingered for him over the course of 499 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:31,359 Speaker 3: training camp and then the first part of the season, 500 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:34,159 Speaker 3: and he's he missed last week for it. But this 501 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:37,159 Speaker 3: is a guy who played traditional inside linebacker for Karby 502 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:43,160 Speaker 3: at the University of Georgia like that out, don't forget 503 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:46,840 Speaker 3: about him, Like I know that Jeff Olbrick and Raheem 504 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:48,959 Speaker 3: Morris has said over and over again we want him 505 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:52,280 Speaker 3: to master being an a rusher like great, but you 506 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:54,479 Speaker 3: do not have not that time. You do not have 507 00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:56,760 Speaker 3: Divine Diablo anymore. And it's not going to be a 508 00:23:56,840 --> 00:24:00,520 Speaker 3: one for one replication because of who Divine and Diablo 509 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:03,560 Speaker 3: was and his coverage ability, his ability to rush the passer, 510 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:06,119 Speaker 3: how big he is, how strong he is, how fast 511 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:09,080 Speaker 3: he is, like he turned into this entity for this 512 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:11,560 Speaker 3: defense that was a hav It causer. 513 00:24:11,720 --> 00:24:13,880 Speaker 1: Yep, you do not have a. 514 00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:16,280 Speaker 3: One for one replication of that. So you're going to 515 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:17,960 Speaker 3: have to do it by committee by a bunch of 516 00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:21,160 Speaker 3: different people. And that's exactly what Jeff Albrick said when 517 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:23,720 Speaker 3: he talked to media on Wednesday, that that is absolutely 518 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:25,960 Speaker 3: probably going to be the plan. Like, yes, j D 519 00:24:26,040 --> 00:24:28,919 Speaker 3: Bertrand is going to get extended reps, but it's not 520 00:24:29,080 --> 00:24:32,199 Speaker 3: just going to be on j D alone to step 521 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:33,440 Speaker 3: in for Divine Diablo. 522 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:35,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, I will see exactly kind of what that plan 523 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:38,280 Speaker 1: is on Sunday one o'clock when they take the field 524 00:24:38,280 --> 00:24:41,200 Speaker 1: against Miami Dolphins. And let's wrap up today's show kind 525 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:43,600 Speaker 1: of talking a little bit about the Miami Dolphins in 526 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:45,840 Speaker 1: this next game ahead, right, Falcons are are three and 527 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:49,200 Speaker 1: three going into it. They need to I think, rebound 528 00:24:49,440 --> 00:24:52,400 Speaker 1: and look good doing it. Right. We've talked a lot 529 00:24:52,440 --> 00:24:55,560 Speaker 1: about in recent weeks, what good teams do you know? 530 00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:58,440 Speaker 1: They don't lose back to back games, they win and 531 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 1: stack wins, right, I think good teams. I'm going to 532 00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:02,760 Speaker 1: add another one here, so they beat the teams that 533 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:05,760 Speaker 1: you're supposed to beat. This is a reeling Miami Dolphins team. 534 00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:09,240 Speaker 1: Like there are a lot of favorable matchups in this game. 535 00:25:09,359 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 1: And you know, Toy, maybe we'll start here with you, 536 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:14,000 Speaker 1: is like, what when you look at the Miami Dolphins, 537 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:16,600 Speaker 1: how do you see a path to victory for Atlanta here? 538 00:25:16,680 --> 00:25:17,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think a lot of people would look at 539 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:20,199 Speaker 3: the Miami Dolphins and look at their offense and all 540 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:22,600 Speaker 3: of the things that is kind of going wrong for 541 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 3: them offensively right now. But something that I found really 542 00:25:25,080 --> 00:25:27,959 Speaker 3: interesting this is on next Gen stats, is I do 543 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:30,159 Speaker 3: think that the Falcons can get back on track running 544 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:35,560 Speaker 3: the ball a bit against this Miami defense, particular, because 545 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 3: the Falcons have run a lot out of twelve personnel 546 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:42,600 Speaker 3: and the Miami Dolphins kind of struggle to play against 547 00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:45,560 Speaker 3: twelve personnel. And I say this because the Falcons of 548 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 3: each twelve personnel on forty five point nine percent of 549 00:25:48,520 --> 00:25:50,960 Speaker 3: their offensive snaps this season. That's the highest rate in 550 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:53,439 Speaker 3: the NFL. We know that to be the case. The 551 00:25:53,480 --> 00:25:55,600 Speaker 3: Falcons love doing it. They have to. They have Cole 552 00:25:55,600 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 3: Pits and Charlie Warner and Jon Robinson and Tyler Algiers, 553 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:04,560 Speaker 3: so it makes But what's interesting is the Dolphins have 554 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:07,880 Speaker 3: allowed six point three yards per play when facing twelve 555 00:26:07,920 --> 00:26:10,760 Speaker 3: personnel this season. That's the sixth most in the league. 556 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:13,359 Speaker 3: So if you're just going by the numbers and reading 557 00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 3: the tea leaves and all the things, like, the Falcons 558 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:20,400 Speaker 3: are running out of twelve personnel frequently often almost all 559 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:24,040 Speaker 3: the time, like almost fifty percent of the time, and 560 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:28,600 Speaker 3: the Miami Dolphins are giving it over six yards per 561 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:32,240 Speaker 3: play going against all personnel. I think that's a small 562 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:34,840 Speaker 3: part of this matchup that maybe not a lot of 563 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:37,159 Speaker 3: people are talking about, but maybe you should pay attention 564 00:26:37,240 --> 00:26:37,840 Speaker 3: to so. 565 00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:40,720 Speaker 1: You tear anything. That's another big bijon game on deck. 566 00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:44,120 Speaker 2: Uh. I don't know what to think with this team 567 00:26:44,160 --> 00:26:47,400 Speaker 2: half the time anymore, but you would love to see 568 00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 2: what Bajon did against the Bills against the Dolphins, That's 569 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:54,720 Speaker 2: what I'll say. And going off of like what Toy 570 00:26:54,800 --> 00:26:57,200 Speaker 2: was saying with those numbers, I love that you had those. 571 00:26:57,359 --> 00:26:59,400 Speaker 3: Thanks, just run game. 572 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:01,800 Speaker 2: Overall, the Dolls are last in the league when it 573 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:04,160 Speaker 2: comes to defending the run. The Falcons are top ten. 574 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:06,879 Speaker 2: I think seventh if I'm correct as. 575 00:27:06,760 --> 00:27:08,200 Speaker 3: A as a rushing offense. 576 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:11,679 Speaker 1: Yeah, seven, I think seventh and total seventh and rushing, yes. 577 00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:15,760 Speaker 2: And by blanking on that stat, I blanked where I 578 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:19,680 Speaker 2: was going. But regardless, yes, Jon, they need to feed 579 00:27:19,720 --> 00:27:22,200 Speaker 2: Bajeon Robinson and they need to just I think it 580 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:25,680 Speaker 2: would give him the confidence back after the run game 581 00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:28,480 Speaker 2: was shut down in San Francisco. You're at home too. 582 00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:32,880 Speaker 2: So the Dolphins are one in six and they are 583 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:35,560 Speaker 2: h and four on the road. Let's make that oh 584 00:27:35,640 --> 00:27:38,800 Speaker 2: and five because the Dolphins only win is against the 585 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:39,960 Speaker 2: and seven Jets. 586 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:44,560 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, Then when you paint it like that, the numbers. 587 00:27:44,240 --> 00:27:45,520 Speaker 3: Are telling the story here. 588 00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:50,720 Speaker 2: Thank you, Like this is some would say, I don't 589 00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:51,679 Speaker 2: want to say easy win. 590 00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:52,520 Speaker 1: But it's a game you should win. 591 00:27:52,520 --> 00:27:53,640 Speaker 2: Its game you should win. 592 00:27:53,680 --> 00:27:56,320 Speaker 1: It's absolutely a game you should win and I must win. 593 00:27:57,240 --> 00:27:59,200 Speaker 1: You know again, it's a game if you're a playoff team, 594 00:27:59,240 --> 00:28:01,680 Speaker 1: you should win. And I think that's where a lot 595 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:04,840 Speaker 1: of people were looking at San Francisco as a loss 596 00:28:04,880 --> 00:28:07,320 Speaker 1: that you know, oh my god, how can the Falcons 597 00:28:07,359 --> 00:28:09,440 Speaker 1: lose that game? They can lose that game because I 598 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:11,840 Speaker 1: think San Francisco is a playoff team too, Like that 599 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:14,760 Speaker 1: is a good on good matchup and it's excusable to 600 00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:17,399 Speaker 1: lose that game. This is a different story in my opinion. 601 00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:20,040 Speaker 1: You're back at home, You're against a team really on 602 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:23,440 Speaker 1: the ropes. The matchups favor you in a lot of areas. 603 00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:26,679 Speaker 1: Your strength is their weakness. Go out and handle your business. 604 00:28:26,680 --> 00:28:29,320 Speaker 1: Michael Pennix Junior. I really want to see him play 605 00:28:29,320 --> 00:28:31,160 Speaker 1: a fishing football. I want him to see he doesn't 606 00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:32,720 Speaker 1: have to throw it a ton, I think in this one, 607 00:28:33,080 --> 00:28:36,479 Speaker 1: when you do make it count. And then defensively, I 608 00:28:36,520 --> 00:28:38,520 Speaker 1: was digging into blitz rates and pressure rates and things 609 00:28:38,560 --> 00:28:40,760 Speaker 1: because that's just been the part of Atlanta's defense. It's 610 00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:43,720 Speaker 1: fascinated me the most. I think it's worth remembering here 611 00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:46,280 Speaker 1: that to attack of ALOA gets the ball out faster 612 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:47,560 Speaker 1: than pretty much anybody. 613 00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:48,880 Speaker 3: He's very good against pressure. 614 00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:51,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, Dolphins have the third lowest time to throw 615 00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:54,120 Speaker 1: in the league, behind Kansas City and Pittsburgh. So Patrick 616 00:28:54,120 --> 00:28:57,239 Speaker 1: Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers, right, they have been blitzed, I 617 00:28:57,280 --> 00:29:01,120 Speaker 1: believe the fifth fewest or the fifth lowest rate. And 618 00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:04,120 Speaker 1: it's not just like it's a little bit different than Buffalo, 619 00:29:04,280 --> 00:29:06,800 Speaker 1: which had this great offensive line, So it made sense 620 00:29:06,840 --> 00:29:08,840 Speaker 1: why teams weren't necessarily going to try to do that. 621 00:29:09,240 --> 00:29:12,360 Speaker 1: They haven't needed to against Miami though, Like even though 622 00:29:12,360 --> 00:29:14,760 Speaker 1: they're getting blitzed at a low rate, they're giving up 623 00:29:14,800 --> 00:29:17,240 Speaker 1: kind of middle of the league pressure numbers and sac numbers. 624 00:29:17,240 --> 00:29:19,880 Speaker 1: So I think jeff Olbrick wants to get his front 625 00:29:19,920 --> 00:29:23,240 Speaker 1: four going and generate pressure that way. Maybe pull Jalen 626 00:29:23,280 --> 00:29:25,000 Speaker 1: Walker back. Maybe you don't need him this week, Maybe 627 00:29:25,040 --> 00:29:27,560 Speaker 1: you don't need Kanellis in that pass rush because I 628 00:29:27,560 --> 00:29:29,760 Speaker 1: think they can get pressure with four. So that's going 629 00:29:29,800 --> 00:29:31,240 Speaker 1: to be kind of the other side of the ball 630 00:29:31,280 --> 00:29:35,000 Speaker 1: matchup that I am looking at. But I think that'll 631 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:37,280 Speaker 1: do it for kind of today's Friday five. Is there 632 00:29:37,320 --> 00:29:39,600 Speaker 1: anything else want to open the floor up to YouTube 633 00:29:39,720 --> 00:29:41,400 Speaker 1: before we get out of here that you want to discuss. 634 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:43,600 Speaker 2: No, I'm good on not embarrassing myself this week. 635 00:29:43,800 --> 00:29:48,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, falling down standing? Yeah, yeah good, I'm glad to 636 00:29:48,040 --> 00:29:48,320 Speaker 1: do that. 637 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:49,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, we're good. 638 00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:51,840 Speaker 1: Everything's good, all right? Well cool, Thank you guys so 639 00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:54,680 Speaker 1: much for listening. A reminder, please check out the pregame 640 00:29:54,720 --> 00:29:58,040 Speaker 1: show this Sunday is noon on the Falcons YouTube channel. 641 00:29:58,080 --> 00:30:00,760 Speaker 1: Will be live from Mercedes Benceadium. You can check Derek 642 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:03,400 Speaker 1: Ractley and Taylor It is more for that and then 643 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:06,160 Speaker 1: you can find us after the game Monday morning Falcons 644 00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:08,920 Speaker 1: Final Whistle, Tory and I will be breaking down all 645 00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:11,600 Speaker 1: of the action. But until then, everybody, have a great 646 00:30:11,640 --> 00:30:13,360 Speaker 1: weekend and we will see you next time.