1 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 1: You are listening to the end around postgame show. I 2 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: am at speak joined with Will nick Fadden, and the 3 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: Falcons just wrapped up a twenty eight to twelve loss 4 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:29,640 Speaker 1: to the Vikings in Minneapolis. Will, how you doing and 5 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 1: what are your initial thoughts here? Hey, Matt, I'm glad 6 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:37,199 Speaker 1: to be here with you talking about the Falcons game. 7 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:39,599 Speaker 1: We had our first look at what this team will 8 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 1: look like in twenty nineteen and it was disappointing. Certainly 9 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:47,479 Speaker 1: not what the Falcons wanted and definitely not what Falcons 10 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 1: fans wanted to see. A very tough environment, very good 11 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 1: Minnesota team. I think this team has playoff talent on it, 12 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: but so does Atlanta and this was just a tough 13 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 1: start right out of the gates for the Falcons. What 14 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: about you? What are your thoughts on it? I agree? 15 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:07,319 Speaker 1: I think Minnesota's a very good team. I think they're 16 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 1: very good up front. I think their offensive line they 17 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: fixed whatever issues they had up front. Their run game 18 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:16,119 Speaker 1: looked especially stout. We knew their defense of front four 19 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:18,919 Speaker 1: was going to be tough. Their linebackers were impressive too. 20 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: They harassed Matt Ryan a lot today. And you know, 21 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 1: it is one game and you know, I was sitting 22 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:32,400 Speaker 1: there looking at the statistics and I watched the game 23 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: with you today. The difference was turnovers and they the 24 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: Falcons shot themselves in the foot especially. You know. The 25 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 1: backbreaker to me was when Matt Ryan went down and 26 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 1: they were set up on the three yard line and 27 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: it was that kind of day. He went to throw 28 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 1: the ball away and it was he didn't get enough 29 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 1: on it on it and you know, Harris picked it 30 00:01:57,520 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 1: off and so and then they six play later they 31 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: went and scored again. It was twenty one nothing game 32 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 1: at that point and then it ended up being twenty 33 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 1: eight nothing. And so I agree with you, I this 34 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 1: it's one game and uh against a very good team. 35 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: But they've got to shore up some things. But there 36 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 1: were we learned a lot about this team, and you know, 37 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 1: we'll get into that right now. But you know, we 38 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:24,200 Speaker 1: offensive flying a lot of things. So yeah, let's talk 39 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: about it. So you can pick the first one. Um, Yeah, 40 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: well let's start. Let's start a turnovers. Okay, Um. You know, 41 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 1: the Falcons finished officially with three turnovers if you count 42 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 1: the blocked punt, that's really four turnovers um, and all 43 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: fours resulted in kings. Points in points and that is 44 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: the story of the game. I mean, Dan Quinn talks 45 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:44,359 Speaker 1: about it, You wrote about it in your column after 46 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 1: the game. Turnovers are so important in the NFL where 47 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: everybody's talented, and the ability to have extra possessions, especially 48 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: possessions like the Vikings did early in the game when 49 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:57,639 Speaker 1: they had short fields, when they had thirty yard fields 50 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 1: to work with. They're good enough. Cook is good enough, 51 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:03,800 Speaker 1: that offensive line is good enough, like the Vikings can 52 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 1: take advantage of that. And they did that on Sunday 53 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 1: and it put the Falcons on the eight ball. It 54 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:10,959 Speaker 1: kind of forced the offense to change what they wanted 55 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:15,359 Speaker 1: to do a little bit. And those turnovers right off 56 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: the bat were exactly what Atlanta did not want to 57 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:20,360 Speaker 1: have in an environment that can be as loud as 58 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: they are in the NFL. Yeah, if there was one 59 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 1: telling stat aside from the three turnovers in the block 60 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 1: punt is the fact that Kirk Cousins he only completed 61 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 1: eight passes today for ninety eight yards. Yeah, he didn't 62 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:33,799 Speaker 1: have to throw the ball. He didn't have to throw 63 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: the ball. And when they did run the ball, Dalvin 64 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 1: Cook and Alexander Madison, they were a nice one two punch, 65 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 1: but Cook showed speed, showed power. You know, he ran 66 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: twenty one times for one hundred and eleven yards and 67 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 1: two touchdowns. So Gary Gary Kubiak is in Minnesota for 68 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: this season and Kevin Stefanski is in his first year's 69 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator. They liked to run the ball. They did 70 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 1: a lot of running on Sunday. They I mean, Dalvin 71 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 1: Cook looked very much like the player everybody expected him 72 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 1: to be coming out of FSU, and it was it 73 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 1: was a tough It was a tough thing to see 74 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: because we were both very high on this Falcons defensive 75 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: line entering the season. You know what, as much as 76 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 1: they talk about the ever changing NFL and the past 77 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 1: happy offenses, you know what, if you can play defense 78 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 1: and run the football and protect the ball, that's a 79 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 1: pretty good formula to win. And guess what Minnesota did today. 80 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 1: They played lights out defense. They give them some credit 81 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 1: too with those turnovers. They you know, they played a 82 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 1: big hand in in creating those turnovers. And it wasn't 83 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 1: just like the Falcons just made mistakes. And you know, 84 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:51,159 Speaker 1: we need to talk about the receivers here in a minute, 85 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:55,160 Speaker 1: and in Julio Jones and that matchup. But they ran 86 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:59,719 Speaker 1: the football, they protected the football, and they played good defense. 87 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 1: And you know what, it's tough to win on the 88 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: road in the NFL. We weren't there, but a lot 89 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:08,839 Speaker 1: of our co workers were there. You could hear it 90 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 1: on TV. I've had friends in that seame. That is 91 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: one loud venue. On top of it, it's a legit 92 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:20,039 Speaker 1: home field advantage playing there. They've now won all four 93 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:23,480 Speaker 1: of their openers there. They're a good team. Yeah, And 94 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:26,039 Speaker 1: I mean you talked about the Vikings defense, and the 95 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 1: Vikings defense set the tone of the game from the 96 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:31,920 Speaker 1: very first play. They had a late shift and it 97 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 1: looks like Jake Matthews didn't didn't see the late shift. 98 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 1: Anthony Barr came Scott free off the edge and took 99 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:39,040 Speaker 1: matt Ryan down for an eight yard loss. Are you 100 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: talking about the opening drive? Literally a first play of 101 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: the game, and the Vikings ended with four sacks, could 102 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 1: have been five if not for a penalty on Minnesota's 103 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:52,159 Speaker 1: part that negated one. But it was just for an 104 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:54,719 Speaker 1: offensive line for a team that really is focused on 105 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:58,160 Speaker 1: getting the offensive line where they believe it should be. 106 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: That's not what you want to see, we know the 107 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings have a very good front for Lynvall, Joseph 108 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:08,719 Speaker 1: Danielle Hunter and Everson Griffin are three really good players 109 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: Pro bowlers, but the Falcons really really invested in their 110 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:16,839 Speaker 1: offensive line. James Carpenter was out there. He's a new face. 111 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 1: Chris Lynstrom was out there. He was a new face. 112 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:21,799 Speaker 1: Kayleb McGarry was out there. He's a new face. Still 113 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:24,040 Speaker 1: ended up with four sacks. They've got to find a 114 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 1: way to get that unit jelling. And from what it 115 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,360 Speaker 1: sounded like after when dan Quinn spoke after the game, 116 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 1: he liked what this team and what this group was 117 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:37,040 Speaker 1: doing in practice all week. He thought the preparation was 118 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 1: on point. So now they've got to go back and 119 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 1: take a look at it and see what they can 120 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 1: clean up. Yeah, before we get into you know, it 121 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 1: sounds like we're just harping on the negatives where but 122 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:49,719 Speaker 1: we will talk about the positives that came out of 123 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 1: this game here. But you know, one of the things 124 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 1: that surprised me too today was our defensive front. I thought, 125 00:06:58,040 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 1: and we talked about it on the last podcast. Well, 126 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 1: we thought that with the changes made with dan Quinn's defense, 127 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:12,239 Speaker 1: that with the additions Tyler, Davison, All and Bailey and 128 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:14,560 Speaker 1: some of the changes that they would make this year, 129 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 1: it would translate into having a little bit more control 130 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:23,480 Speaker 1: up front and being that I thought they would handle 131 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 1: their run game better than they did, is what I'm 132 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 1: trying to say. I was surprised. I was legitimately surprised that, 133 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: you know, they were able to cook, especially get some 134 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 1: of those keep ripping those longer runs. I just it 135 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: was that was the biggest surprise to me. Yeah, right there, 136 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 1: the long runs. I think is kind of the point 137 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 1: because they did adjust after those early couple of touchdowns, 138 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 1: and they settled in a little bit towards the end 139 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 1: of the first quarter into the second quarter. I think 140 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 1: you saw Grady Jared makes some plays, Alan Bailey started 141 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 1: making some plays. Dion Jones really came alive and was 142 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 1: flying around there. So they did, I think, tighten some 143 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 1: things up. But obviously, when you allow Dalvin Cook to 144 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:06,880 Speaker 1: have the day that he did and for the Vikings 145 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 1: to be as efficient running the ball, yeah they've they've 146 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 1: got to do a better job. But I don't think 147 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 1: it was totally a hopeless lost effort out there for 148 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 1: the run defense, but the Vikings got a lot of 149 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 1: chunk plays, and you can't allow those explosive plays in 150 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 1: the NFL. Yeah, and I thought Devantie Freeman would have 151 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:26,800 Speaker 1: a bigger day today too, even though they've got a 152 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 1: great front seven really and getting behind fourteen points really early. 153 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:34,080 Speaker 1: I mean, that's going to take your offense off schedule. Yeah, 154 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:35,720 Speaker 1: I almost thought, you know, and you and I talked 155 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 1: about during the game. I thought maybe the Falcons would 156 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 1: even though they were down a couple scores, I thought 157 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:46,280 Speaker 1: that they would try to wear down, you know, that front, 158 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:49,079 Speaker 1: you know, because if you're back passing, they can pin 159 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 1: their ears back and come at you. And if you 160 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:55,439 Speaker 1: can run that te you know, and sustained some drives 161 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 1: and yeah, that can wear down a front a little bit. 162 00:08:58,480 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 1: And so I thought, you know that they would go, 163 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 1: you know, a little bit more run heavy. They did not, 164 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 1: They just so they the Falcons really started to Their 165 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:13,720 Speaker 1: best drive came in at the start of the second quarter. 166 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:15,440 Speaker 1: Their first drive of the second quarter was really the 167 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 1: first drive where they moved the ball deep into Minnesota's territory, 168 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 1: ended when DeVonta Freeman fumbled the football. But their first 169 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:27,080 Speaker 1: their first four plays on that drive all resulted in 170 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:29,400 Speaker 1: the first down, and they were all pass plays. They 171 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 1: gained forty six yards on their first three pass plays 172 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 1: on that drive, after running the ball mostly on first 173 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:37,080 Speaker 1: down in the first quarter. It was really during that 174 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 1: stretch that they started to find success. So, yeah, they 175 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 1: got behind a little bit, but their play action on 176 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 1: early downs started to get them back into it. You 177 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:47,720 Speaker 1: bring up DeVante Freeman in that fumble. Let's talk about 178 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:50,960 Speaker 1: this really quick while I while I remember it for 179 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 1: Falcons fans out there listening and for Falcons fans watching 180 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:58,199 Speaker 1: this game today, the official I hate I'm not blaming 181 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:00,319 Speaker 1: anything on the officials. Let me just prem miss this 182 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 1: with that, but the officiating today was frustrating in a 183 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:08,679 Speaker 1: lot of ways. It felt like it was really inconsistent 184 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:12,320 Speaker 1: for both teams. I felt like some of the calls 185 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 1: today were you know, I felt like preseason still. It 186 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 1: just I don't know for everybody, Matt, I'm just saying 187 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 1: it just felt like there was a lot of inconsistent calls. 188 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:25,640 Speaker 1: Say it felt like you know, they had there was 189 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:28,079 Speaker 1: the one play I forget who the completion was too. 190 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 1: Was it digs and they could they tacked on you know, 191 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:34,880 Speaker 1: unnecessary roughness or there was like, are you talking about that, 192 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 1: Ricardo Allen? Yeah, the Rico got back back to back, 193 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 1: Ricardo Allen lowering his head O'Neal on the sideline, and 194 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:45,280 Speaker 1: then your immediate reaction was, well, how come they didn't 195 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:47,560 Speaker 1: call that on game when they gauge hit um? You know, 196 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:52,680 Speaker 1: I look it just it was a little frustrating for fans, 197 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:54,840 Speaker 1: and I'm sure on top of the turnovers, it just 198 00:10:54,880 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 1: did not make for a very pleasant day in Dirty 199 00:10:57,920 --> 00:11:00,240 Speaker 1: Bird Nation. But I just wanted to just throw that 200 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 1: out there that the officiating was a little inconsistent today. 201 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:06,559 Speaker 1: I was surprised I didn't. I didn't. I never saw 202 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:10,200 Speaker 1: a clean look at the Devonte Freeman fumble. I felt 203 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:12,800 Speaker 1: like that was a big turning point to one, and 204 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:14,559 Speaker 1: there was a number of turning points in this game. 205 00:11:14,600 --> 00:11:17,320 Speaker 1: I felt like that was a big That was a 206 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:20,360 Speaker 1: big turning point. It was the Falcons were certainly in 207 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:23,960 Speaker 1: fuel goal range at that point, and although DeVonta Freeman 208 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 1: emerged from the scrum with the football, they ruled and 209 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 1: it was it was a it was a lengthy pile up. 210 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 1: You know that A good number of seconds ticked off 211 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:35,800 Speaker 1: as everybody was fighting at the bottom of the thing. 212 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 1: The reps, I guess, ruled that the Vikings had gained 213 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:41,680 Speaker 1: possession at the bottom of the pile before DeVante managed 214 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:43,839 Speaker 1: to rip the ball away. But you're right. I mean, 215 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 1: at that point they're they're down, and the Falcons are 216 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:50,960 Speaker 1: in Vikings territory with the really good chance to at 217 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:52,920 Speaker 1: least add three points there and then to come away 218 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:56,680 Speaker 1: with nothing, which they did on you know, their red 219 00:11:56,760 --> 00:12:00,319 Speaker 1: zone trips in the first half, just not you want 220 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:01,679 Speaker 1: to see. Yeah, I don't want to sound like I'm 221 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:03,560 Speaker 1: crying over spilt milk, so we're gonna move on. But 222 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 1: I just wanted to throw out there the fish sang 223 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:08,440 Speaker 1: was a little shaky today. Yeah. Is there anybody who 224 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 1: did stand out too in a positive way today? Matter? Yeah, 225 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:15,760 Speaker 1: let me think hard on this. No, Kenyan Barner the 226 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:19,120 Speaker 1: punt return, I thought he made some nice returns to 227 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 1: theay he you know, he created it is what you want. 228 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:26,440 Speaker 1: Nothing too flashy, but but just some solid returns he 229 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:32,960 Speaker 1: created when he needed to. I thought, um, you know what, look, 230 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:35,560 Speaker 1: we can go back. I haven't watched you have to 231 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:38,640 Speaker 1: watch the All twenty two. But I thought Calvin Ridley 232 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 1: when he was targeted, played okay, and you know, you 233 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:46,439 Speaker 1: look at the defensive stats and you know, the one 234 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 1: that pops out as crazy Jared he had I think 235 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:54,320 Speaker 1: he had the loan sack of the day and he 236 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:58,320 Speaker 1: had five tackles. You know, but it's hard to talk 237 00:12:58,960 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 1: about too many pauses when you when you lose like 238 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:05,560 Speaker 1: that and you had a couple garbage scores tack done 239 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:10,400 Speaker 1: at the end. Um, you know, I don't know what 240 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:13,000 Speaker 1: about for you? Who who stood out to you? Um? 241 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:15,000 Speaker 1: I mean Grady Jarrett was. It was kind of my 242 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:17,439 Speaker 1: player of the game, and it I think it is 243 00:13:17,480 --> 00:13:20,319 Speaker 1: important to talk about the positives though, because this is 244 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:22,560 Speaker 1: weak one. I think it's important to keep that in perspective. 245 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:25,880 Speaker 1: As bad as this loss was, games are seasons are 246 00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:29,160 Speaker 1: not made in week one. No, I'm not saying that right, right, right, 247 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:33,120 Speaker 1: But I think that the positive for a player like 248 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:36,600 Speaker 1: Grady Jarrett to have this type of game where he 249 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:38,840 Speaker 1: was really impactful, whether he made a tackle or not 250 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:41,720 Speaker 1: or he you know, he did get that strip fumble 251 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 1: unfortunately bounced right into Garrett Bradberry's hands. But oh my, 252 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:48,920 Speaker 1: how many fumbles did Kirk Cousins have today? And that 253 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:52,680 Speaker 1: they recovered. Yeah, I mean it's really They definitely had 254 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:55,679 Speaker 1: some some fortunate bounces. But but a guy like Grady 255 00:13:55,760 --> 00:13:58,120 Speaker 1: Jarrett you're going to depend on this season, and so 256 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:00,000 Speaker 1: even in the midst of a bad game for him 257 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 1: to look as impactful as really anybody on the Vikings 258 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:06,880 Speaker 1: defensive line. I mean, I think Grady had a very 259 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:09,120 Speaker 1: good game in the in the middle and was creating 260 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:11,600 Speaker 1: a lot of plays. That's a positive. Also, I want 261 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:13,960 Speaker 1: to give a shout out to Austin Hooper m late 262 00:14:14,080 --> 00:14:16,560 Speaker 1: late in the game in the second half, he had 263 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 1: a nice reliable connection with Matt Ryan when the Falcons 264 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 1: needed to move the ball down the field. He finished 265 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:25,880 Speaker 1: with seventy seven yards, which was first on the team. Yeah, 266 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:30,800 Speaker 1: I'll you know what, I forgot Edo Smith. He when 267 00:14:30,840 --> 00:14:33,800 Speaker 1: he had his carries, he made stuff happen. He got 268 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:36,880 Speaker 1: to the really nice cutback to get a first down. 269 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:39,480 Speaker 1: I would have liked to seen him get more touches. 270 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:41,800 Speaker 1: He just you know what, And I'll just go back 271 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:45,600 Speaker 1: to the preseason too, when he had his ops in 272 00:14:45,640 --> 00:14:49,440 Speaker 1: the preseason. He just he's not the fastest guy, he's 273 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:52,320 Speaker 1: not the biggest guy. He's not the most powerful guy. 274 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:55,600 Speaker 1: But He's a guy that just makes things happen. He 275 00:14:55,640 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 1: gets yards, he doesn't get he he doesn't have huge gains, 276 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:02,760 Speaker 1: but you know, he had a long of sixteen today, 277 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:06,080 Speaker 1: but he makes things happen. And he had six carries 278 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:09,320 Speaker 1: for thirty one yards average five yards carry five point two. 279 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 1: But he was he was definitely a positive. Yeah. I 280 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 1: think he's a lot like DeVante in that aspect where 281 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 1: neither of those guys are really going to lose you 282 00:15:17,120 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 1: yards that they're usually good enough to even if it's 283 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:24,320 Speaker 1: a poorly blocked play or a well defended play, they're 284 00:15:24,360 --> 00:15:26,440 Speaker 1: good enough on their own to at least get you 285 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:29,080 Speaker 1: a two or three yards on a run, which is 286 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:31,200 Speaker 1: valuable in the NFL. It keeps you, you know, I 287 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 1: kind of on schedule offensively. So yeah, you know, you 288 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:39,040 Speaker 1: look at this game and the Falcons. You take out 289 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:44,240 Speaker 1: the turnovers which all resulted in their four scores, and 290 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:49,360 Speaker 1: suddenly it's, you know what, it was pretty even against 291 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:52,520 Speaker 1: a good team, and as I noted in my column, 292 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:55,680 Speaker 1: you know what, they actually outgained him. I don't know 293 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:57,160 Speaker 1: if they had something to do at the end and 294 00:15:57,440 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 1: they're trying to score, but I think that all said 295 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 1: more first downs, the short fields than the Vikings had, 296 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:05,880 Speaker 1: oh for sure. Yeah, yeah, yes, I'm not going to 297 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:09,600 Speaker 1: pretend it didn't. But you know, twenty seven eighteen and 298 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:12,560 Speaker 1: first downs and they outgained him and ran more plays 299 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:18,160 Speaker 1: sixty seven to forty nine um again shorter field, less plays, 300 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 1: and they even won the time of possession battle, which 301 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:25,600 Speaker 1: again none of it matters. It's it's all about the score. 302 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:30,000 Speaker 1: So here we are, oh and one Vikings or one 303 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:33,040 Speaker 1: and oh what what before we get into that, what 304 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:36,680 Speaker 1: do you what are your thoughts on Matt Ryan's play? 305 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 1: You take away the one throw in the back of 306 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 1: the end zone, and that was just unfortunate. You know, 307 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:47,200 Speaker 1: It's just it was a weird play. It was a 308 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 1: weird He said after the game that he was trying 309 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:52,560 Speaker 1: to kind of get that out of out of bounds. 310 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 1: Dan Quinn said that he thought he might have been, 311 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:57,280 Speaker 1: you know, putting it up there, to put it to 312 00:16:57,360 --> 00:17:00,480 Speaker 1: let his guy go go make a play. Matt seemed 313 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 1: to insinuate he was just trying to get rid of it. 314 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:06,080 Speaker 1: So whatever happened there, whether it's you know, let soccer 315 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 1: make play or Matt get it out of bounds, it's 316 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:10,399 Speaker 1: just a weird play quote. I put it in my 317 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 1: column for me. On the second play, I just didn't 318 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:15,359 Speaker 1: throw the ball far enough away. As I pulled up, 319 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:18,000 Speaker 1: it kind of stopped. I just got to throw the 320 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:20,880 Speaker 1: ball further out of bounds. Both interceptions say, we're poor 321 00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:24,160 Speaker 1: decisions and it cost us. It cost us points. I've 322 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:30,920 Speaker 1: got to be better. Um Matt Ryan's play though, Look, 323 00:17:31,080 --> 00:17:34,640 Speaker 1: he the guy was under duress. Yeah, all day, and 324 00:17:35,600 --> 00:17:40,760 Speaker 1: he's you know, he's a vet, he's he's he's level headed. Um. 325 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 1: He had some you know, he didn't he had some 326 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:46,679 Speaker 1: off target throws today, but he had. He had a 327 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 1: few throws. He did some higher throws than normal. He 328 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:52,440 Speaker 1: did and you know, the one to gauge sticks out 329 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:57,560 Speaker 1: engage took a pretty good shot and held onto the ball. Um, 330 00:17:57,680 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 1: impressive catch. I just feel like that Matt was under duress. 331 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 1: He was hit. He you know, I don't know how. 332 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:07,199 Speaker 1: I don't know what the final number was, but how 333 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:12,160 Speaker 1: many dropbacks where he was hit. But it's tough and 334 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 1: and so UM, I thought he had a tough day 335 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:22,359 Speaker 1: and you know it was numbers wise, he um not 336 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:24,160 Speaker 1: not his best day. I mean he still threw from 337 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:28,240 Speaker 1: more than three hundred yards, but those two picks were brutal, 338 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:30,879 Speaker 1: and we what about Julio Jones. It seems weird that 339 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:34,040 Speaker 1: we're this far into a podcast without mentioning the all 340 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:37,520 Speaker 1: pre receiver who just signed a contract extension on Sunday, 341 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:40,639 Speaker 1: but are on Saturday. But what what? What do you 342 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:43,600 Speaker 1: see from Julio out there? Not much? And you know, 343 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:46,439 Speaker 1: it seems to be the case when you know Xavier 344 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:50,200 Speaker 1: Rhodes matches up well against him. He does, and uh, 345 00:18:50,240 --> 00:18:53,560 Speaker 1: you know, I'll pull it up here, but Julio ended 346 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:56,000 Speaker 1: up finishing with what I mean, he had six catches 347 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:58,680 Speaker 1: for thirty one yards. Um. He did have a touchdown. 348 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:01,840 Speaker 1: So thank god we don't have to endure a full 349 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:04,840 Speaker 1: half of a season of everybody saying that Julio is 350 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:06,680 Speaker 1: not a good receiver because he doesn't catch touchdowns. He 351 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:10,720 Speaker 1: caught a touchdown. Yeah. Still, I'm not worried about Juliom Jones. 352 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:17,240 Speaker 1: You know, he's fantastic. I'm not really worried. You know, 353 00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:19,720 Speaker 1: it's just I'm not worried about the Falcons. You know, 354 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:22,720 Speaker 1: if I guess if there's something I'm worried about, it's 355 00:19:23,359 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 1: maybe Chris Linstrom's Is it a foot injury foot, Yeah, 356 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 1: questionable to return. I don't believe he did. Yeah, he 357 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:32,439 Speaker 1: did not. So if there's anything to be kind of 358 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:35,119 Speaker 1: concerned about, it's it's his foot, you know, And I 359 00:19:35,119 --> 00:19:36,720 Speaker 1: don't know if it's a bruise. Who knows. I don't 360 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:38,440 Speaker 1: want to speculate. Yeah, we don't know anything. You don't 361 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:41,560 Speaker 1: know anything. Dan Quinn said he would have more information tomorrow. 362 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:43,360 Speaker 1: But this is just a tough game against a very 363 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 1: good team at home. And you know, they played him 364 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:48,280 Speaker 1: well for the most part, except for those turnovers and 365 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:50,800 Speaker 1: do some weird plays like the Matt Ryan interception and 366 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:54,520 Speaker 1: the DeVante Freeman fumble, and that's always gonna bite you, 367 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:56,640 Speaker 1: no matter how good of a team you are. So 368 00:19:57,440 --> 00:20:00,119 Speaker 1: they come home and they've got Philly at home, and 369 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:03,880 Speaker 1: I believe Philly won, right, Philly did win. So Philly's 370 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:05,879 Speaker 1: gonna come in here. That Philly has had their number 371 00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 1: the last few times they faced him. I think it's 372 00:20:10,520 --> 00:20:14,480 Speaker 1: a huge game, you know, just psychologically, and people are saying, wow, 373 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:17,240 Speaker 1: it's a yeah, it's a conference game. No. The last 374 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:19,879 Speaker 1: few times that Philly has played this team, notably in 375 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 1: the last year's season opener, last year's season opening in 376 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:24,480 Speaker 1: the game before that in the divisional round of the playoffs, 377 00:20:24,480 --> 00:20:27,440 Speaker 1: and both came down to the last series, the last 378 00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:31,720 Speaker 1: play and Philly escaped or were they, or however you 379 00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:34,680 Speaker 1: want to put it, but the Falcons came up short. 380 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:37,960 Speaker 1: And so now they found in all three the last 381 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:41,000 Speaker 1: three games we've all been in Philadelphia, will so this is, yeah, 382 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:43,560 Speaker 1: the last times to get them at the Mercedes Ben Stadium. 383 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:46,600 Speaker 1: Last time the Eagles did play Mercedes Ben Stadium, I believe, 384 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:50,440 Speaker 1: was the season opurtner of twenty fifteen on Monday Night Football, 385 00:20:50,520 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 1: in which Dan Quinn won his first game as the 386 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:55,680 Speaker 1: Falcons head coach. Didn't you go five? And oh it 387 00:20:55,800 --> 00:21:01,640 Speaker 1: started out five? And oh yeah? So yeah, it's it's 388 00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:05,360 Speaker 1: a great opportunity to you know, exercise some demons, more importantly, 389 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:07,600 Speaker 1: get back in the win column and pick up a 390 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:12,760 Speaker 1: conference wine. We knew this first stretch, opening stretch wasn't 391 00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:14,720 Speaker 1: going to be a cakewalk. No one ever said that 392 00:21:14,760 --> 00:21:17,119 Speaker 1: was going to be a cake walk. And you know, again, 393 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:19,480 Speaker 1: the Vikings are tough at home. They've won all for 394 00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:21,600 Speaker 1: their openers now in that stadium. So I don't I 395 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:26,119 Speaker 1: don't think if Falcons fans are feeling disappointed with that 396 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:29,359 Speaker 1: today's loss. I don't think it's so much has to 397 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:34,399 Speaker 1: do with the Vikings being better than the Falcons. I 398 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:37,119 Speaker 1: think it's that the Falcons didn't play to the level 399 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:39,840 Speaker 1: we expect them to be able to play at. And 400 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:43,160 Speaker 1: like you mentioned, being on the road against a good 401 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 1: team is tough. But the Falcons have kind of done 402 00:21:46,119 --> 00:21:49,520 Speaker 1: that in their season openers under Dan Quinn. I mean, 403 00:21:49,680 --> 00:21:52,840 Speaker 1: in twenty seventeen open on the road in Chicago. That's 404 00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:54,320 Speaker 1: a tough place to play. That was a close game 405 00:21:54,359 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 1: that came down to the end. Last year in Philadelphia 406 00:21:57,160 --> 00:22:00,200 Speaker 1: on Thursday Night football with the nation watching. That was 407 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:01,880 Speaker 1: a close game, that was a tough place to play, 408 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:04,080 Speaker 1: that was a good team. Today feels a little bit 409 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:06,840 Speaker 1: different because it wasn't close, because it didn't feel like 410 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 1: two teams necessarily playing really, really well and one team 411 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:13,560 Speaker 1: just has to win. So as we spin a forward 412 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:17,800 Speaker 1: and look back, you've got another good team coming into Atlanta. 413 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 1: The Falcons just need to play up to their ability. 414 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:22,760 Speaker 1: They need to show, hey, we can stand here and 415 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 1: go toe to toe. Now you're gonna lose some games 416 00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:27,080 Speaker 1: doing that. This is at the NFL. I mean, one 417 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:30,520 Speaker 1: score games are very common. But just to see, you know, 418 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:33,439 Speaker 1: this team that we expected to see out here on 419 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 1: the field, I think we go a long way next week. Yeah, 420 00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:38,680 Speaker 1: let's you know what, And I'm gonna just call it now. 421 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 1: These are two playoff teams. These are two playoff caliber teams. 422 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:45,600 Speaker 1: I would not be surprised at all to see Minnesota 423 00:22:45,920 --> 00:22:48,159 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. I would not be surprised at all 424 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:50,280 Speaker 1: to see for sure the Falcons in the playoffs. I mean, 425 00:22:50,320 --> 00:22:52,800 Speaker 1: we saw, we saw the Packers and the Bears open 426 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:54,919 Speaker 1: up on Thursday Night football. The Vikings looked better than 427 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:58,440 Speaker 1: either of those teams. And yeah, and you compare last 428 00:22:58,480 --> 00:23:03,480 Speaker 1: year's opener, huge difference between this game and last year. 429 00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:06,639 Speaker 1: The last year it was a close loss, It was 430 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:09,240 Speaker 1: a tough loss. They were the defending Super Bowl champs, 431 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:12,879 Speaker 1: they unveiled their banner. It was you know, it was 432 00:23:12,920 --> 00:23:16,720 Speaker 1: a tough environment, and yet there there was Atlanta right 433 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:19,600 Speaker 1: there at the end. However, coming out of that game, 434 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:24,760 Speaker 1: it was horrible because of the injuries. This game, if 435 00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:27,679 Speaker 1: everyone's as far as I know, fairly healthy, except for 436 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:30,760 Speaker 1: we don't know the staffs of Lynstrom. And it sounds 437 00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:34,080 Speaker 1: like maybe Russell Gauge, who was had to get picked 438 00:23:34,119 --> 00:23:38,480 Speaker 1: up in concussion, which you know, those aren't great, but 439 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:42,120 Speaker 1: the season ending injuries coming out of that game last 440 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:44,679 Speaker 1: year was like a gut punch. So it feels like 441 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:47,520 Speaker 1: the sky is falling right now. But there's a little 442 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:50,480 Speaker 1: bit of perspective, yeah, for there's some perspective for you. 443 00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:54,520 Speaker 1: A big difference, um, you know, and you know, take 444 00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:58,840 Speaker 1: away the miscues in Atlanta. You know, again, there was 445 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:02,480 Speaker 1: enough there where you feel like, Okay, this team, you know, 446 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:07,160 Speaker 1: they they did move the ball well in stretches. The 447 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:10,280 Speaker 1: turnovers again, really, I mean it kind of this game 448 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 1: wasn't exactly like the New Orleans Saints game last year, 449 00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:16,800 Speaker 1: but there were some similarities to it in that in 450 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:20,440 Speaker 1: that the Falcons moved the ball, showed enough on offense, 451 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:24,200 Speaker 1: and just turned the ball over at some really inopportune times. 452 00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:26,480 Speaker 1: But let's not forget they got down into the red zone. 453 00:24:26,520 --> 00:24:28,719 Speaker 1: I mean, they did score two touchdowns. They were garbage 454 00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:31,639 Speaker 1: time touchdowns, but that was a beautiful pass to Calvin 455 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:34,639 Speaker 1: Ridley for the first touchdown, and then Julio just won 456 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:36,919 Speaker 1: his one on one matchup. So I mean, this is 457 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 1: still the team we expected and they are healthy again 458 00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:45,919 Speaker 1: heading into week two. Obviously, Lyndstrum and Engage are the 459 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:48,080 Speaker 1: exceptions there. We'll see what happens with those two guys. 460 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:52,119 Speaker 1: But but this is the same team that took the 461 00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:54,360 Speaker 1: Eagles right to the brink on that season opener last 462 00:24:54,440 --> 00:24:57,480 Speaker 1: year and rattled off, you know, some wins last season 463 00:24:57,520 --> 00:25:00,440 Speaker 1: and had a really good game down the stretch twenty 464 00:25:00,440 --> 00:25:02,640 Speaker 1: seventeen to reach the playoffs. This is really still that 465 00:25:02,680 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 1: same team. And the Vikings beat the Falcons in twenty 466 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:07,160 Speaker 1: seventeen as well, and the Falcons turned right around and 467 00:25:07,280 --> 00:25:09,400 Speaker 1: I think whooped up on the Dallas Cowboys the very 468 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:11,600 Speaker 1: next week. So this is a veteran team with a 469 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:14,400 Speaker 1: veteran coach, veteran quarterback, and a lot of good players. 470 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:16,920 Speaker 1: I think they'll be Okay, Yeah, it was a stinker. 471 00:25:17,080 --> 00:25:20,440 Speaker 1: It doesn't matter if the Falcons were eight. No, if 472 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 1: they turned the ball over three times and then have 473 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:25,280 Speaker 1: a block punt which results in a touchdown, they're going 474 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:28,520 Speaker 1: to probably they're probably gonna lose those games the majority 475 00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:30,480 Speaker 1: of time, or is dan Quinn pointed out seventy eight 476 00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:34,360 Speaker 1: percent of the time. You know, you just can't overcome 477 00:25:34,480 --> 00:25:37,760 Speaker 1: those mistakes. I don't care how good of a team 478 00:25:38,880 --> 00:25:43,879 Speaker 1: we're talking about and today the Falcons shot themselves on 479 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:48,000 Speaker 1: the foot and they couldn't overcome the mistakes. And had 480 00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:50,479 Speaker 1: the script been reversed and it was the Vikings, if 481 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:53,040 Speaker 1: they had turned it over three times, we would be 482 00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:56,120 Speaker 1: talking about the Falcons man probably. So the Vikings played well, 483 00:25:56,280 --> 00:26:00,239 Speaker 1: the Falcons made mistakes. That's sometimes it's so hard just 484 00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:03,760 Speaker 1: to put it that simply, but it's real simple. But guys, 485 00:26:03,760 --> 00:26:06,560 Speaker 1: that's that's really what it is. And briefly, we're we're 486 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:09,760 Speaker 1: recording this as Tampa Bay is still playing San Francisco, 487 00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:13,040 Speaker 1: but they are currently trailing twenty to seven in the 488 00:26:13,119 --> 00:26:17,000 Speaker 1: third quarter. New Orleans and Houston obvious obviously play the 489 00:26:17,080 --> 00:26:19,800 Speaker 1: first Monday night football game, but Carolina lost to the 490 00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:21,720 Speaker 1: Rams earlier today. So I was going to say, let's 491 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:24,040 Speaker 1: talk about the South room. Yeah, so Falcons arez and one, 492 00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:26,479 Speaker 1: but so are the Panthers. It if the score holds, 493 00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:30,400 Speaker 1: so will Tampa Bay and Tampa head who again San 494 00:26:30,440 --> 00:26:33,240 Speaker 1: Francisco And so I mean there's a there's a chance 495 00:26:33,280 --> 00:26:35,480 Speaker 1: Houston's a good team with playoff aspirations of their own. 496 00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:38,000 Speaker 1: I mean, there's a chance that all four NFC South 497 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:41,680 Speaker 1: teams start OZ and one, in which case that's not ideal, 498 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:46,920 Speaker 1: but you're still right there. Yeah, it's it's one game 499 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:51,800 Speaker 1: and fifteen to go. And you bring up the NFC 500 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:54,400 Speaker 1: South of all of those games in the second half 501 00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:56,359 Speaker 1: of the season, which we've talked about time and time again. 502 00:26:56,480 --> 00:26:59,359 Speaker 1: So I said it last week. If if this team 503 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:01,600 Speaker 1: is four and four, we're going into the bye week, Yeah, 504 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:06,280 Speaker 1: people will probably be not too happy, but no, there 505 00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:09,320 Speaker 1: the future will be right in the Falcons hands from 506 00:27:09,359 --> 00:27:11,960 Speaker 1: that point on with every one of their NFC South 507 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:15,560 Speaker 1: games left to go. So it's one game, it's one loss. 508 00:27:15,640 --> 00:27:18,119 Speaker 1: It's tough because it's the opening loss and you'd like 509 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:21,760 Speaker 1: to start out the season I want to know, but 510 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:24,800 Speaker 1: these mistakes are correctable. It's not like they were outgunned 511 00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:28,440 Speaker 1: or outmanned out there. They just really hurt themselves and 512 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:31,600 Speaker 1: you can fix that. I think as the season goes along, 513 00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:35,159 Speaker 1: people are going to recognize and see how good this 514 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:39,000 Speaker 1: Minnesota Vikings team is and they're going to look back 515 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:41,960 Speaker 1: and say, you know what those four turnovers you know 516 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:44,520 Speaker 1: the Falcons were It was an even game. I hate 517 00:27:44,520 --> 00:27:50,640 Speaker 1: saying that, but statistically it was. And you know, it's 518 00:27:50,680 --> 00:27:55,720 Speaker 1: it's all about perspective, and so again Philadelphia is the focus. Now. 519 00:27:55,760 --> 00:27:58,480 Speaker 1: They'll get back to work here in Flowery Branch tomorrow 520 00:27:58,680 --> 00:28:02,560 Speaker 1: and there's a lot too. Like we said, there were 521 00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:04,399 Speaker 1: some positives and there's a lot to grow on and 522 00:28:06,160 --> 00:28:10,439 Speaker 1: it'll be good being at home, Yes we will, all right, 523 00:28:10,960 --> 00:28:16,440 Speaker 1: will I think that's a great place to wrap this up. Um, yeah, 524 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:19,199 Speaker 1: I mean we'll be here after every single game this 525 00:28:19,280 --> 00:28:23,200 Speaker 1: season talking about the Falcons, hopefully more wins than losses. 526 00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:25,800 Speaker 1: It's gonna be a late night Sunday when we record this. 527 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:29,480 Speaker 1: It's gonna be actually gonna be a Monday morning. Yeah, 528 00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:33,080 Speaker 1: we probably won't sound as energetic, but hopefully they've got 529 00:28:33,080 --> 00:28:35,720 Speaker 1: a win to boost us. Yeah. I was gonna say, 530 00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:39,400 Speaker 1: if they win, we'll we'll be plenty excited, you know what. 531 00:28:39,720 --> 00:28:43,240 Speaker 1: And it was just great to play football. It was 532 00:28:43,280 --> 00:28:46,080 Speaker 1: great to see us out there and there's a lot 533 00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:49,239 Speaker 1: to be excited about. Love getting those fantasy notifications on 534 00:28:49,280 --> 00:28:51,920 Speaker 1: my phone again. It's yeah, it's an exciting time of year. 535 00:28:51,920 --> 00:28:54,880 Speaker 1: It's Week one started with a loss, but this team 536 00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:57,880 Speaker 1: is still very much a team to uh have high 537 00:28:57,920 --> 00:28:59,720 Speaker 1: hopes for. All right, Well, that will do it for 538 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:04,920 Speaker 1: today days. Week ones first the end Around, the end around? 539 00:29:05,120 --> 00:29:06,959 Speaker 1: Is it the end around or just week one end 540 00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:09,320 Speaker 1: around the end? Don't think it's week one end around. 541 00:29:09,320 --> 00:29:12,520 Speaker 1: That's not anything we've yeah, that's ever talked about. Well no, no, 542 00:29:12,560 --> 00:29:14,360 Speaker 1: I mean just like that'll do it for week ones 543 00:29:14,680 --> 00:29:17,840 Speaker 1: end around. That's a little awkward, doesn't roll off the tongue, 544 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:20,360 Speaker 1: but that will be around for this week's The End 545 00:29:20,360 --> 00:29:24,880 Speaker 1: Around podcast. That's a wrap, all right. Let's hope we 546 00:29:24,920 --> 00:29:27,680 Speaker 1: get a w next week. All right, thanks everybody for listening. Yeah, 547 00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:34,200 Speaker 1: thanks h