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We are 11 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 1: back in the Falcons Audible presented by AT and T. 12 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 1: Your crew is back here. That's DJ Shockley, that's Dave Archer. 13 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 1: I'm Derek Rackley here to recap a Falcons loss. Unfortunately, 14 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:43,559 Speaker 1: last weekend in New Orleans, Falcons dropped the six and 15 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:46,479 Speaker 1: four on the season. New Orleans to the chagrin of 16 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 1: many Atlanta Falcons fans improved to three and seven on 17 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 1: the year. So, fellas, let's just kind of dive right 18 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: into this one. Another one of those that I would 19 00:00:56,080 --> 00:01:00,319 Speaker 1: categorize is missed opportunity. I think when you you were 20 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 1: having this season that you're having, you're undefeated in the division, 21 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: you're facing a team that's coming off with seven straight 22 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 1: losses and that is injury ravage. You're thinking this is 23 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: a game that you should and need to win. Would 24 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:15,440 Speaker 1: you guys agree with that assumption? Okay, should in need 25 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: to wine. 26 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 2: No question, should need to win? Would certainly be in 27 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 2: the game. 28 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: So we also know that this is the National Football 29 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:25,400 Speaker 1: League and on any given Sunday, as they say, right, 30 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 1: things can happen. This wide receiver corps from New Orleans 31 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 1: was completely decimated. We knew that the biggest playmaker was 32 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 1: Alvin Kamara. Alvin Kamara didn't even have a dominating performance, 33 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:38,120 Speaker 1: but they still found a way to make a couple 34 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: of plays to end up beating the Atlanta Falcons. So, Arch, 35 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:43,560 Speaker 1: I'm gonna start with you with a broad question, and 36 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:45,400 Speaker 1: this is gonna be tough because you'll have to narrow 37 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 1: it down to one or two things. But where did 38 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 1: it go wrong for Atlanta in this game? Yeah? 39 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 2: I thought I think it started wrong. I think because 40 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 2: the final three quarters, I thought they played well. But 41 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 2: to condense this down, I thought the start. Atlanta got 42 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 2: a very similar start in this game that they got 43 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 2: in the first Saint game. And remember you won the 44 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 2: first Saint game by smoking mirrors. G even scored an 45 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 2: offensive touchdown and won that football game. But it got 46 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:12,359 Speaker 2: started slow, and it was really weird the way it started. 47 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:14,639 Speaker 2: You get an unbelievable catch by Raverray on third down 48 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 2: and then you've got Drake along the sideline and you 49 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:18,959 Speaker 2: can't quite get the foot down, and that all of 50 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 2: a sudden kind of kickstarted a slow start for the 51 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:23,960 Speaker 2: defense as well. They had fifty seven yards rushing of 52 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:27,239 Speaker 2: their under one hundred yards rushing in the first quarter 53 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 2: and we had fifteen. We only had the ball for 54 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 2: three minutes in the first quarter. Yeah, so it got 55 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 2: you off to a slow start. But I thought the 56 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 2: team played, especially defensively played three quarters are really good. 57 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:42,240 Speaker 1: Football shock if we always talk about and much easier 58 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:44,959 Speaker 1: said than done in the National Football League, is starting fast. 59 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 1: And I think Arch makes a great point. When the 60 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: other team gets off to a fast start, you get 61 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 1: off to a slow start. It just kind of establishes 62 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: a sluggish feeling for the moment for the game, right 63 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 1: and at some point you got to kind of snap 64 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:01,080 Speaker 1: back out of it, and unfortunately Atlanta really not able 65 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: to snap back out of it. Was there anything different 66 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 1: than what Art said as far as how you felt 67 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 1: like things went wrong for. 68 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:09,920 Speaker 3: This one, No, I think arts pretty spot on about 69 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 3: what he mentioned, especially early in the ball game. And 70 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 3: I thought early in the ball game, offensively, you seemed 71 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:16,799 Speaker 3: a little bit out of rhythm. And I thought there 72 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 3: were a couple of throws or maybe a couple of 73 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 3: situations where you had guys and you weren't able to 74 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:23,080 Speaker 3: complete them. Whether it's pressure or whatever it may be. 75 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 3: I just thought the offense was not in complete rhythm 76 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:28,360 Speaker 3: until a little bit later in the ball game and 77 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 3: you start finding Mooney and Drake making some catches, and 78 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 3: like arch mentioned, you have maybe a foot that doesn't 79 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 3: get in bounds, and then that could have kickstarted to 80 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 3: get you going. But I just thought offensively, you just, 81 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 3: you know, weren't totally in sync them where you looked 82 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 3: in a couple of ball games where you looked really 83 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 3: good starting the ball game. So other than that, like 84 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:48,880 Speaker 3: Archie men, it was one of those type of games 85 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 3: where it was kind of slows, kind of methodical. Of course, 86 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 3: knew all the made and plays, but I just thought 87 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 3: we finally got going. By the time we got going, 88 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 3: it was a little bit too late. 89 00:03:57,640 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 1: So let me ask you guys this question, and d J, 90 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 1: I don't think you were there yet. I think you 91 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 1: were a little bit younger than that. But Arch, did 92 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: you go through a coaching change mid season during your 93 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: career at all? Do you remember? 94 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 3: Did I go through one? 95 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 2: Oh? 96 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 1: That's right, See I was gone by that time. You 97 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 1: did have the you were there for them. I was 98 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 1: thinking of Dan rees Mo, but you had the Patrio. Okay, hey, yeah, 99 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:22,920 Speaker 1: hold that people might have had the worst one of 100 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 1: all the time. Okay, So DJ, this may not classify 101 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 1: in the same category then, but you did go through 102 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:30,919 Speaker 1: a mid season coaching change that may be one of 103 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 1: the most bizarre in National Football League. So are there 104 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 1: any parallels that you could take from that experience with 105 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: Bobby Petrino to what New Orleans did with Darren Rizzy 106 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:43,719 Speaker 1: where they kind of rallied behind their coach on an 107 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 1: interim basis. 108 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think that was a little bit different because 109 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 3: of the way it happened. I think with Dennize, I 110 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:56,280 Speaker 3: think the players actually enjoyed their coach. Uh. For our standpoint, 111 00:04:56,360 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 3: it wasn't the same uh kind of attitude and meanor 112 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 3: from the guy that left us. But I'll say this 113 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 3: I think when you have the situation where Allen leaves, 114 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 3: obviously they were really they really formed his players. For me, 115 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 3: I heard Derek Carr talking about him after the game say, 116 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 3: this was, you know, for him, just as much as 117 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 3: it was for a Rizzone who got to win. But 118 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 3: I think in this ball game you hear so much 119 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:23,040 Speaker 3: about how much the team loved him. He'd been around 120 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:25,359 Speaker 3: the league for a while, and then this is a 121 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 3: special teams guy, so he has his fingerprint on every 122 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 3: single player on that team. So it wasn't like he 123 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 3: was just an offensive guy. Now he has to talk 124 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 3: to the defensive guys. This was a guy who these 125 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:38,799 Speaker 3: players saw every single day and everybody understood what he's about. 126 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:41,360 Speaker 3: So I think it's a little bit different scenario from 127 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 3: what we went through. I was a little bit later 128 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:47,479 Speaker 3: in the season two and it was a completely done 129 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 3: season for us by that time. But I think in 130 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:53,040 Speaker 3: this situation where they still got half of the season ago, 131 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:56,120 Speaker 3: and the guy that is replacing him and the guy 132 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 3: that left are two guys that they actually, you know, 133 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 3: want to play for, So you knew it would be 134 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:03,440 Speaker 3: that kind of scenario for maybe. 135 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:05,360 Speaker 1: Somewhat of an unfair question because you might have had 136 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:08,839 Speaker 1: the most disaster mid season coaching change in recently. 137 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:10,919 Speaker 2: There wasn't anybody that wasn't pleased in the building as 138 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 2: that guy was gone. 139 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 1: But Archie know where I'm going with this. I mean 140 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 1: I had the same scenario when I was here early 141 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 1: in two thousands when Dan Reeves was relieved of his duties. 142 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 1: Wade Phillips took over, and not to say that anything 143 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 1: was bad with Dan Reeves, but it was almost like 144 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 1: the team felt like a little bit of a bump afterwards, 145 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 1: just because Wade changed a couple of things that we did, 146 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: took the pads off during practice, and the guys were like, 147 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 1: oh my gosh, this is so great, you know, because 148 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 1: Dan liked to bang it even late in the season. 149 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:41,720 Speaker 1: But did you see anything different in this game that 150 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 1: you felt like was a bump from New Orleans because 151 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:47,279 Speaker 1: of the interim coach, them playing a little bit harder 152 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:49,040 Speaker 1: than they did the last game, or do you think 153 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 1: that this was just rivalry and better execution from New Orleans? 154 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 2: Well, I think it's I think it's both. 155 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 1: Rack. 156 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 2: I think that you're going to get a bump from 157 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 2: the fact that the Facon helped them that the Falcons 158 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:00,840 Speaker 2: were in the building, because there's nobody they'd other beat 159 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 2: in their building than Atlanta. But we talked a lot 160 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:07,480 Speaker 2: about this last week. This is very similar situation that 161 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 2: Raheem took over here in Atlanta for Dan Quinn in 162 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:14,440 Speaker 2: that season where he took over what after we were 163 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 2: zero and five oh and six in that season. Then 164 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 2: you played Minnesota the next weekend and you thump Minnesota. 165 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 2: It was a pretty good Minnesota team. You thumped him, 166 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 2: I believe in their building. And then you won three. Yeah, 167 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 2: you won three your next four games. So if you 168 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 2: go back and you think of it along those lines, 169 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:35,360 Speaker 2: And we also talked about, you know, players, sometimes there's 170 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 2: a little slap in the face or throw a bucket 171 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 2: of water in her face. Hey, you're not in this 172 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 2: league very long if this is the way you're going 173 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 2: to play, because there's other guys coming out of college. 174 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 2: We can go get some other dudes. So now all 175 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 2: of a sudden, your signature is being put on every 176 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 2: piece of tape that's being put out there to all 177 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 2: the teams. Is this guy worthy of being in the league, 178 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 2: not only here in the New Orleans, but is he 179 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:56,840 Speaker 2: worthy to be in the league everywhere else. So you're 180 00:07:56,840 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 2: always playing for your job at that point, and there's 181 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:02,680 Speaker 2: motivating factors that are that kick into that. Now, does 182 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 2: that motivate them to play better team football? If you 183 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 2: go back and look at it, they didn't really do 184 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 2: all that much in this game. Atlanta probably helped them 185 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 2: more than anything else. They made three plays on offense. 186 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 2: Valdez Scanton makes two long catches. That was one with 187 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 2: sixty seven and one was forty forty, and then they 188 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 2: had a screen. The only play they made in the 189 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 2: second half was a three count screen to Kamara that 190 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 2: he turns into a thirty one yard play. They had 191 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:32,920 Speaker 2: one hundred yards of offense in the second half, completely 192 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:36,600 Speaker 2: five to three and outs in a row. So you 193 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 2: tell me how much they were galvanized as a team. 194 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 2: We missed three field goals, we missed opportunity, we threw 195 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:45,840 Speaker 2: an interception as we were going into their territory. So 196 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:48,600 Speaker 2: all the things that needed to happen for New Orleans 197 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 2: to have this energy building win for Rizzy, Atlanta kind 198 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 2: of helped make happen. 199 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, And just to add a little bit more to 200 00:08:56,679 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 3: what reck I mean to ours just talked about talking 201 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 3: about one hundred toty yards on two plays, zero for 202 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 3: six on third down was New Orleans. In the first half, 203 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 3: they were five of seven tomorrow six carries five yards 204 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 3: in a second half rushing, and you had fifty in 205 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:14,079 Speaker 3: that first half. So you're talking about not really giving 206 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:17,080 Speaker 3: them or not making the place like it was something 207 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:19,559 Speaker 3: that we absolutely gave to them in this game. 208 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:22,320 Speaker 1: Guys, we talk about this being a three phase game. 209 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:24,600 Speaker 1: And I don't ever like to single guys out, especially 210 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:26,520 Speaker 1: when it's on special teams, because that's where I made 211 00:09:26,559 --> 00:09:29,800 Speaker 1: my career. But you mentioned three missed field goals, very 212 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 1: uncharacteristic for young Waiku, And I would just say this 213 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 1: that we can be very critical at times. Fans can 214 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 1: broadcasters can of quarterbacks when they throw interceptions, of running 215 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:44,600 Speaker 1: backs when they fumble the football. And I know this 216 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:47,079 Speaker 1: because I spent my career on special teams. That everybody 217 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:51,120 Speaker 1: wants to say, your job is only this right rack. 218 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:54,080 Speaker 1: Your job is to snap the football. Punters, your job 219 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 1: is to punt the ball. Kickers, your job is to 220 00:09:56,320 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 1: make field goals. Right. You could make the same parallel 221 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 1: for you guys. As quarterback, your job is to complete 222 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 1: passes and score touchdowns. But guess what, you don't always 223 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 1: do that. But there's not a person that feels worse 224 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 1: about this than Young Wayku because we lose the game 225 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:12,040 Speaker 1: twenty to seventeen, and we missed three field goals. Two 226 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 1: of them were missed, one of them was blocked, and 227 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 1: you just wonder how that would change the momentum, how 228 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 1: that would change the field inside the building if you 229 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:23,200 Speaker 1: get two or none less not more maybe three of 230 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:25,760 Speaker 1: those field goals. I mean, that's nine points that we 231 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:27,559 Speaker 1: missed out on that. I think you would make the 232 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:30,400 Speaker 1: argument to say that Young Wayku is perfectly capable of 233 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:32,199 Speaker 1: hitting all three of those. Is that accurate? 234 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:35,280 Speaker 2: Absolutely, no question about it. He's been money. I mean, 235 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:38,320 Speaker 2: let's go back to Week four. It was Young ways 236 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:40,760 Speaker 2: Kup's fifty eight yard field goal at the buzzer that 237 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:44,200 Speaker 2: won the game against this very same team. And he's 238 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:46,360 Speaker 2: made a lot of kicks in his career as an 239 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:48,920 Speaker 2: Atlanta Falcon. There's going to be some times where he's 240 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:51,080 Speaker 2: not going to be quite as sharp as he and 241 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:54,520 Speaker 2: so what do we talk about when maybe a defender's 242 00:10:54,559 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 2: not quite as sharp the offense needs to pick him up, 243 00:10:57,640 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 2: or the defense it realizes that you know, the offense 244 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:03,920 Speaker 2: isn't operating quite as well. We need to pick him 245 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 2: up defensively. 246 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:05,320 Speaker 1: Yep. 247 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:07,760 Speaker 2: So if you have some mistakes or make a few 248 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 2: mistakes on special teams and this would count as a 249 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 2: mistake or two and not make it a kick, got 250 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 2: to pick them up in another area, you know. And 251 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:18,600 Speaker 2: and so that's why they talk about complimentary football. So yeah, 252 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 2: this doesn't fall Yeah, young way, Young Way missed a 253 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 2: couple kicks, and I would say two kicks. The other 254 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 2: one's block. That's not his fault. He's got a ball 255 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 2: up that's going to go probably go through. We lose 256 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:30,440 Speaker 2: protection in the front and he gets one block. So 257 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:34,040 Speaker 2: but yes, he missed a couple of kicks, So we 258 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:35,960 Speaker 2: got to pick him up in another area. Go go, 259 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:38,200 Speaker 2: go score a touchdown, make a play defensively, give us 260 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:40,880 Speaker 2: another short field opportunity. Those kind of things have to 261 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:42,640 Speaker 2: pop up, and you just didn't get those. 262 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:47,040 Speaker 3: For for fans to kind of understand the mindset and 263 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:50,960 Speaker 3: rereck you just made the you know, kind of analogy 264 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 3: from quarterback to kickers, and I know ours can say 265 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 3: the same thing. We don't we don't really focus on 266 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 3: the ones that you make you don't really focus on 267 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 3: the big throws that you make in a ball game. 268 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 3: Oh that that out route was really good. You remember 269 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 3: the ones you miss You remember the you know comeback 270 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:12,559 Speaker 3: that you had a guy you're talking about as a 271 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:16,319 Speaker 3: player as a player, as a player as a player, 272 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 3: those are the ones that you got it as. So 273 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:24,200 Speaker 3: don't think that Young Way Koup is all about the 274 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:26,000 Speaker 3: ones that he's made. This is a guy who is 275 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:27,840 Speaker 3: gonna take it harder than anybody else the ones that 276 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 3: he missed. And I think it's it's kind of you 277 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 3: have to think about in the likes of this is 278 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:36,319 Speaker 3: a guy who's made so many, so many big time 279 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 3: kicks for this organization. You just mentioned a few weeks back, 280 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:43,200 Speaker 3: we didn't score an offensive touchdown. We don't win the 281 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:45,920 Speaker 3: ball game unless Young Waykup makes a bunch of kicks 282 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:48,600 Speaker 3: in that ball game. And even counting a number of 283 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:51,240 Speaker 3: other times where he's done that. But I guarantee you 284 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 3: if you ask Young Way Coo, he can tell you 285 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:55,120 Speaker 3: exactly every single one that he's missed. 286 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 1: Yes, and why going. 287 00:12:57,840 --> 00:13:00,960 Speaker 3: On, I think it's it's just one of those things 288 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 3: where you know, you forget about you know, what's happened. 289 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:05,719 Speaker 3: But I know it's a here and now league and 290 00:13:05,760 --> 00:13:07,960 Speaker 3: all that kind of stuff, and those moments are big 291 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:09,679 Speaker 3: and you look back at it. But this is one 292 00:13:09,679 --> 00:13:12,040 Speaker 3: of the guys that's been very dependable for you. He's 293 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:13,720 Speaker 3: been a guy that's won a lot of football games 294 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 3: for you. You can't under you know, underestimated what this guy's 295 00:13:16,679 --> 00:13:20,200 Speaker 3: been for this team. And guarantee you he wants to 296 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:22,760 Speaker 3: have that opportunity. And he said it out the ballgame 297 00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 3: when they was about to go drive, I was locked in, 298 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 3: I was ready, and I was gonna nail it. So 299 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:30,480 Speaker 3: he's got the confidence he'll be just fine. And of 300 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:32,280 Speaker 3: course it's a bump in a row, but Young Waku 301 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:34,000 Speaker 3: has been outstanding for this organization. 302 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:38,359 Speaker 1: As we sit here to shoot this podcast on a Tuesday, 303 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 1: Mondays are generally the days where the teams go in 304 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 1: and they watch the tape and generally when you lose, 305 00:13:46,480 --> 00:13:48,400 Speaker 1: as we all all three of us would agree, those 306 00:13:48,440 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 1: are not the best film sessions, but it's those are 307 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:54,839 Speaker 1: the times when the true pros come out because you 308 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 1: watch the tape and you're critical of yourself. Not only 309 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:00,480 Speaker 1: are the coaches critical of the mistakes that are made 310 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:03,079 Speaker 1: on the field. But as a true pro and a 311 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:05,640 Speaker 1: guy that's a team player number one and number two, 312 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:08,400 Speaker 1: you're a competitor that wants to get better, you have 313 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:11,319 Speaker 1: to be critical with yourself and some of those film 314 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:15,720 Speaker 1: sessions are difficult sometimes on Mondays because especially after all 315 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:17,640 Speaker 1: the momentum that you've built up and then you have 316 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:20,240 Speaker 1: a tough loss like you did last weekend. So I 317 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:23,080 Speaker 1: know yesterday's feel again as we record here on Tuesday. 318 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 1: On Monday was probably not the best day inside the 319 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 1: Falcons building. But that's just how things go. So guys, 320 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 1: let me ask you this question. Big picture, Falcons now 321 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:34,440 Speaker 1: fall to four and one in the division. They still 322 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 1: are sitting in first in the NFC South, They still 323 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:39,640 Speaker 1: have an edge on Tampa Bay. Where do they go 324 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 1: from here? Obviously we're going to get into this weekend, 325 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:44,000 Speaker 1: the final game before the bye week, but where does 326 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 1: Atlanta stand? Bump in the road? Reason to be concerned? 327 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 1: Still everything out in front of them, arch what's kind 328 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:49,280 Speaker 1: of your thoughts? 329 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 2: If you're being professional about it, there's always some concern. 330 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 2: There's no panic, and I think that shock talk about 331 00:14:57,120 --> 00:15:01,160 Speaker 2: how we grade ourselves as players, and we always think 332 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:03,200 Speaker 2: about oh man, I could have got that ball out 333 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 2: a little bit further out in front, or you know, 334 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 2: different little little things that you need to do better 335 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:10,840 Speaker 2: on the plays that didn't go well. That's the piece 336 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:14,080 Speaker 2: here that I think is important for today, tomorrow and 337 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:16,440 Speaker 2: as you get into Wednesday start game planning for Denver 338 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:20,920 Speaker 2: is that you don't allow some of these mistakes and 339 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:24,680 Speaker 2: to beat you again next weekend. And that's that's really 340 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 2: all you can do. And I say all you can do, 341 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:31,160 Speaker 2: that's what you should do. There shouldn't be any concentration about, hey, bye, 342 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 2: week's coming up, we'll get some rest. No, you got 343 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:36,480 Speaker 2: to lock in on Denver. And we've talked about it before. 344 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:39,280 Speaker 2: The Seattle game was an instance where you got a 345 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 2: little bit of slap in the face. Atlanta re locked in. Now, 346 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:45,320 Speaker 2: you hope you don't have to have those that many 347 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 2: opportunities to where you have to relock. But this is 348 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 2: another one of those ones that the ebb and flow 349 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:52,960 Speaker 2: of a seventeen game schedule, you're going to have some 350 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 2: ups and downs in the year. I mean, only one 351 00:15:55,520 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 2: team's gone undefeated throughout. I mean one team. Another team 352 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:01,720 Speaker 2: went undefeated and got beaten the championship game. So twice, 353 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:03,840 Speaker 2: and how long has the league been aroun one hundred years? 354 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:07,000 Speaker 2: So you're gonna have some You're gonna have some blips 355 00:16:07,040 --> 00:16:10,640 Speaker 2: on along the way, and how do you overcome those? 356 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:12,440 Speaker 2: Those are the good that's what the good teams do, 357 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 2: and I think this is a good team. 358 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 1: So you mentioned how do you overcome? And let's just 359 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 1: go ahead and move forward to this week and the 360 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 1: Falcons are going to go on the road again. They're 361 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:22,120 Speaker 1: going to face the Denver Broncos, and this is the 362 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:25,320 Speaker 1: final game before the bye week, and generally at this 363 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 1: point in the season, there's a lot of players that 364 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:30,400 Speaker 1: are looking forward to that because they just need a 365 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:35,320 Speaker 1: little bit of decompress. Right, But here's the thing, you 366 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 1: still have one extremely important game to play, and so 367 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:41,400 Speaker 1: show I'm gonna ask you this question. Going on the 368 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:45,120 Speaker 1: road to Denver, if you're on this current roster, Okay, 369 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:46,880 Speaker 1: you still look like you could play. Still a pretty 370 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:47,600 Speaker 1: fit young man. 371 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 2: Okay, got to put in the shot and only throw 372 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:53,840 Speaker 2: intermediate threat. 373 00:16:54,120 --> 00:16:56,360 Speaker 1: Give me a couple of thoughts that's inside your brain. 374 00:16:56,440 --> 00:16:59,040 Speaker 1: You're on this roster, you got to travel to Denver, 375 00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:01,400 Speaker 1: you got to play a five and five Broncos team, 376 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:04,399 Speaker 1: third in the AFC West. Right before your bye week, 377 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 1: what are some of the thoughts that are going through 378 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:08,480 Speaker 1: your mind coming off a loss at New Orleans. 379 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:11,160 Speaker 3: I think the biggest thing is what we just mentioned, 380 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:14,080 Speaker 3: is we gotta make sure that the mistakes that you 381 00:17:14,160 --> 00:17:15,800 Speaker 3: made in the last game don't come up in this 382 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:18,399 Speaker 3: game you got. You gotta be better with your communication 383 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:19,960 Speaker 3: on both sides of the ball. I think that was 384 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:21,960 Speaker 3: a big part of this last ball game. But I 385 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:23,880 Speaker 3: think as you head into the bye week, you need 386 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 3: something encouraging to go into that bye week because I've 387 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:28,360 Speaker 3: been on teams where you go into a bi week 388 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:30,720 Speaker 3: after a loss and it sits on you for two 389 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:32,640 Speaker 3: whole weeks. You gotta think about it, you gotta watch 390 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:35,760 Speaker 3: the table, you gotta watch other people play, and it 391 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:38,159 Speaker 3: kind of festers inside of you. So I think the 392 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:41,800 Speaker 3: biggest thing is making sure that you prepare yourself throughout 393 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:43,919 Speaker 3: this week as you head into Denver to have the 394 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 3: best performance that you can have, because right now you're 395 00:17:47,040 --> 00:17:49,760 Speaker 3: playing one game season as you do throughout the entire season, 396 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:51,720 Speaker 3: but now as you get ready for the bie week, 397 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:53,800 Speaker 3: it's one of those kinds of situations you think back, 398 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:56,359 Speaker 3: this is a time where we have to put our 399 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:58,520 Speaker 3: best performance out there, because if not, you got two 400 00:17:58,560 --> 00:17:59,959 Speaker 3: whole weeks to sit on it, and you do not 401 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:01,800 Speaker 3: want to sit on a loss after that, especially come 402 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:03,160 Speaker 3: off a lost. 403 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:03,400 Speaker 1: To New Orleans. 404 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 3: So that's two in a row that you gotta wonder, Okay, 405 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:08,760 Speaker 3: are we starting to fall apart? Are things starting to 406 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:11,000 Speaker 3: happen that late in the season, or guys you know, 407 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:13,639 Speaker 3: starting to you know, kind of feel the wrath of 408 00:18:13,920 --> 00:18:16,119 Speaker 3: be going through a long season. Every going after this game, 409 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:18,600 Speaker 3: it cann be eleven straight weeks of ball. So, like 410 00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:20,439 Speaker 3: you mentioned, you gonna need this by week. You need 411 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 3: a little time to get off. But you can't allow 412 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:24,640 Speaker 3: yourself to start thinking that because you still have this 413 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:26,879 Speaker 3: one big game, like you mentioned, and this is a 414 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:28,960 Speaker 3: team that you just talked about. Just play the team 415 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:32,160 Speaker 3: that was undefeated, and if it wasn't for a block 416 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:34,000 Speaker 3: field go let the end of the game, they knock 417 00:18:34,040 --> 00:18:36,840 Speaker 3: off a team that's undefeated. So regardless of their record, 418 00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:38,440 Speaker 3: this is a ball club that's played a lot of 419 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 3: big ball games, have already been playing a lot of 420 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:42,840 Speaker 3: tight ball games and had chances to win. So the 421 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:45,120 Speaker 3: records says are five and five, But this is still 422 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 3: a really good football team. You just played the team 423 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:49,240 Speaker 3: that was two and six or two and seven what 424 00:18:49,320 --> 00:18:52,280 Speaker 3: it was, and you lost to them. So they tell 425 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:54,200 Speaker 3: you right now, in this league, the records mean nothing. 426 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 3: All these guys are professionals. They're gonna come to play. 427 00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 3: You go into their building and you're playing against a 428 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:03,360 Speaker 3: guy that knows his organization really well, and I guarantee 429 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:05,399 Speaker 3: you he would love to be able to give this 430 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:08,200 Speaker 3: organization another loss heading into their bye week. 431 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:10,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, talking about Sean Payton, head coach of the Broncos, 432 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:14,160 Speaker 1: obviously played a lot of games against the Atlanta Falcons 433 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:16,800 Speaker 1: in our I just want to ask you this question too, 434 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 1: as we kind of dive a little deeper into Denvers. 435 00:19:19,359 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 1: This is to me, this is also a time when 436 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 1: you know, you step back a little bit and at 437 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:25,560 Speaker 1: the end of the day, Falcons are still trying to 438 00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:29,359 Speaker 1: change the tenor of this organization as a whole. Right, 439 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:32,400 Speaker 1: three straight seasons of seven to ten seasons coming short 440 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:35,199 Speaker 1: of the playoffs. To me, this is still like this 441 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:39,760 Speaker 1: has got to be a mindset, mindset shift. Okay, going 442 00:19:39,800 --> 00:19:42,760 Speaker 1: into this game and the rest of the season, is 443 00:19:42,840 --> 00:19:45,399 Speaker 1: how do you change the fortunes or I should I 444 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:47,840 Speaker 1: call it the misfortunes of years past and now don't 445 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:50,360 Speaker 1: let this one turn in to the same way. We're 446 00:19:50,359 --> 00:19:52,600 Speaker 1: going to face the Denver Broncos team that is not 447 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 1: great on offense. Okay, twenty fourth in the league when 448 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:58,359 Speaker 1: you talk about total offense, but defensively they're fifth at 449 00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:01,280 Speaker 1: two hundred ninety five yards a game and they're averaging 450 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 1: three and a half sacks a game. That's second best 451 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:06,680 Speaker 1: in the National Football League. Not so great offense, pretty 452 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:09,280 Speaker 1: darn good defense. Some of the things that stick out 453 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:12,159 Speaker 1: to you about this matchup against Denver this week. 454 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:15,080 Speaker 2: Well, I think when you start thinking about Denver, you're 455 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:17,679 Speaker 2: going to think about the coach and obviously his ability. 456 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:20,399 Speaker 2: I think he's been one of the better in game 457 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:24,359 Speaker 2: coaches as far as adjustments go, especially offensive. He's an 458 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:26,639 Speaker 2: offensive coach and did an unbelievable job. Now he had 459 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:30,560 Speaker 2: Drew Brees as his quarterback. He loves this kid in 460 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:35,880 Speaker 2: bow Knicks. Talking to Raheem Morris yesterday during his during 461 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:38,280 Speaker 2: his coaches show, we talked a little bit about bo 462 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:42,840 Speaker 2: Knicks and they evaluate Remember we drafted a quarterback, Michael Pennix. 463 00:20:43,119 --> 00:20:46,400 Speaker 2: They evaluated all the guys that could potentially be number 464 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:48,880 Speaker 2: one picks. Bow Knicks was one of them. They loved him. 465 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:50,879 Speaker 2: They think he's a heck of a player. He's resilient, 466 00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:53,600 Speaker 2: He's a guy that can make plays with his legs. 467 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:56,360 Speaker 2: And I think that's the part that probably about him 468 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:58,480 Speaker 2: that jumps out more than anything to me is his 469 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 2: ability to keep things alive and create with his ability 470 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:06,600 Speaker 2: outside to pocket. That's been a problem in past years. 471 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:08,560 Speaker 2: You know, if you go it to past years now 472 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:11,840 Speaker 2: this year, have we seen a guy like this guy. 473 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:13,880 Speaker 2: You saw a guy in Week one that was very 474 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:16,600 Speaker 2: similar to this guy. He didn't necessarily break your back 475 00:21:16,680 --> 00:21:19,480 Speaker 2: running around with the football and justin fields. But that's 476 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:22,080 Speaker 2: something you got to be concerned about. Defensively, I think 477 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 2: this team, if you go out and operate offensively, I 478 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:28,520 Speaker 2: think you'll be fine. And this is a defensive team. Yes, 479 00:21:28,520 --> 00:21:30,680 Speaker 2: they're solid. They do a good job in both run 480 00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:32,359 Speaker 2: in the pass, they get after the pass, or if 481 00:21:32,359 --> 00:21:34,600 Speaker 2: you give them those opportunities. That's why it's going to 482 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:37,399 Speaker 2: be important for Bijon and Tyler to get cranked up 483 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:40,679 Speaker 2: and run the football out there. But that's just an 484 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:43,000 Speaker 2: overview for me, as I think if you go play 485 00:21:43,040 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 2: your game, then you're gonna be fine. But if you 486 00:21:45,320 --> 00:21:47,760 Speaker 2: play like you did this last weekend, where you leave 487 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:49,879 Speaker 2: a few cracks in the floor, you're gonna get a 488 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:51,679 Speaker 2: little leaky, and next thing you know, you look up 489 00:21:51,680 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 2: and you're down by you know, you're down by ten 490 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:55,640 Speaker 2: in the second half, and you've got to fight back. 491 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:57,600 Speaker 2: That's gonna be a tough road to hoe. 492 00:21:57,680 --> 00:22:01,119 Speaker 1: And and shock. The pass protection, to use one of 493 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 1: your words, a little leaky this past week and against 494 00:22:03,359 --> 00:22:06,560 Speaker 1: New Orleans and Denver, they've got four players that have 495 00:22:06,640 --> 00:22:09,919 Speaker 1: five plus sacks in this game, twelve players overall have 496 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:12,960 Speaker 1: re quarded his sacked so much like every single week. 497 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:15,159 Speaker 1: But pass protection is gonna be key because we know 498 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:16,960 Speaker 1: that Kirk is not a quarterback that wants to get 499 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:20,800 Speaker 1: outside the pocket and run with it. And his asset 500 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:24,000 Speaker 1: has been his ability to push the ball down the field, 501 00:22:24,080 --> 00:22:25,680 Speaker 1: so he's going to need time to do that. Pass 502 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:27,840 Speaker 1: protection is going to be at a premium this week. 503 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:29,920 Speaker 1: What else sticks out to you is things that have 504 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:32,399 Speaker 1: to happen in order for Atlanta to get off to 505 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:34,880 Speaker 1: a better start than they did last week against New Orleans. 506 00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:37,600 Speaker 3: You know, I think it comes back to what you 507 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 3: guys both said, and one of my keys to this one, well, 508 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:42,560 Speaker 3: you got to stay ahead of the chains, and we 509 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:45,520 Speaker 3: talk about their abillity better get after you. Certain on 510 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:48,640 Speaker 3: the back end, as we know, you know, fronting works 511 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:50,480 Speaker 3: with the back game. You start getting sacked, guys throw 512 00:22:50,520 --> 00:22:53,080 Speaker 3: the football to the other team and then all of 513 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 3: a sudden you look up and you're down by whatever. 514 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:56,680 Speaker 3: I think this is a game where you have to 515 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:59,080 Speaker 3: stay ahead and change. Archie just mentioned getting Tyler and 516 00:22:59,080 --> 00:23:02,400 Speaker 3: Bijon cranked up. Protecting Kirk Cousins is a big deal 517 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:04,439 Speaker 3: in this ball game. I think those are two of 518 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:06,640 Speaker 3: the top things you have to do in this ballgame 519 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:09,160 Speaker 3: because of how good they are on the defensive side 520 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 3: of the ball. Now, obviously you know that the other side, 521 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:14,119 Speaker 3: you know their offense versus our defense, that's going to 522 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:15,919 Speaker 3: play itself out. But I think the other side of 523 00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:18,520 Speaker 3: that coin is exactly where this ball game is gonna 524 00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:20,160 Speaker 3: be one or loss at if your ability be able 525 00:23:20,560 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 3: to create you know, plays in a run game that 526 00:23:22,920 --> 00:23:25,520 Speaker 3: creates play actions, that creates plays down the field that 527 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:27,919 Speaker 3: slows that rush down. Now you can throw the football 528 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 3: down the field. Now you have a chance to kind 529 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:31,479 Speaker 3: of stay in his ball game because of what they 530 00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:32,679 Speaker 3: can do now, they get to do a lot of 531 00:23:32,680 --> 00:23:34,920 Speaker 3: things to you that we talked about when it comes 532 00:23:34,960 --> 00:23:36,920 Speaker 3: to sacking a quarterback. But I think you have to 533 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:38,920 Speaker 3: take care of Kirk and his ball game. We saw 534 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:41,159 Speaker 3: last game sacking a couple times. We've seen over the 535 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:43,320 Speaker 3: last few ball games Kirks had a little bit more 536 00:23:43,359 --> 00:23:46,159 Speaker 3: pressure on them than usual. That's something we have to 537 00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:48,480 Speaker 3: shure up because there's a ball game on the road 538 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:50,320 Speaker 3: that if you allowed that to happen, and you look 539 00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:52,240 Speaker 3: up and you got a guy in bowl Nicks and 540 00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 3: Sean Payne who understand they've been in a lot of 541 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:57,520 Speaker 3: ball games that at the end of the ball game 542 00:23:57,560 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 3: they can have a chance to win it. I think 543 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:00,960 Speaker 3: they learned from that. So you got to find ways 544 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:02,639 Speaker 3: to be able to put the pressure on them and 545 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:04,879 Speaker 3: force the issue and force their young quarterback to go 546 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:07,399 Speaker 3: try and beat you, as opposed to you trying to 547 00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:09,080 Speaker 3: battle back because you got down early. 548 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:11,960 Speaker 1: I think we both could, all three of us, excuse me, 549 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 1: could probably say in times in our career that we 550 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:16,240 Speaker 1: went into a bye week from a loss and we 551 00:24:16,280 --> 00:24:18,760 Speaker 1: went into a bye week with a win. So ourch 552 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:23,400 Speaker 1: last question for you is how much does this improve 553 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:26,320 Speaker 1: the psyche of the players if they can go on 554 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:29,240 Speaker 1: the road, get a victory and go into the bye 555 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:31,960 Speaker 1: week with a win coming because you always come back 556 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:34,359 Speaker 1: from a bye week refreshed, right, whether it's win or loss, 557 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:36,760 Speaker 1: you feel like, Okay, I'm re energized. Now we got 558 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:39,520 Speaker 1: this the final stretch of the season. But you think 559 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:42,000 Speaker 1: about this stretch right when they come back, they got 560 00:24:42,040 --> 00:24:44,200 Speaker 1: a home game against Chargers, and then they're right back 561 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:46,520 Speaker 1: on the road for two away games at Minnesota and 562 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:50,080 Speaker 1: at the Raiders. So how does how important is this 563 00:24:50,119 --> 00:24:52,320 Speaker 1: for Atlanta to go into the bye week with a 564 00:24:52,359 --> 00:24:54,320 Speaker 1: win with what they have coming back out of it. 565 00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:57,520 Speaker 2: Well, I think it's important, Rack, there's no question. 566 00:24:57,560 --> 00:24:59,320 Speaker 1: I think that's you know, that's easy. 567 00:24:59,359 --> 00:25:01,880 Speaker 2: Anybody can say that it's important to have a good 568 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:04,000 Speaker 2: feeling when you go into your bye week that you're 569 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:05,680 Speaker 2: going to come out. You just mentioned you get the 570 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:08,440 Speaker 2: Chargers and the Vikings. When you looked at the schedule 571 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:13,240 Speaker 2: to start the season, you probably Chargers are changing their staff, 572 00:25:13,320 --> 00:25:15,720 Speaker 2: much like Atlanta did with Harbaugh, and you're thinking, okay, 573 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:17,840 Speaker 2: well Herbert was a little banged up, and you're probably 574 00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:19,640 Speaker 2: not overly worried about that one. If you start looking 575 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:21,560 Speaker 2: at the schedule and the Vikings are supposed to have 576 00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:25,200 Speaker 2: a rookie quarterback plan and that hasn't happened and darnol. 577 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 2: So all of a sudden you look up and those 578 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:29,160 Speaker 2: are two teams that are pretty good. And now you're 579 00:25:29,160 --> 00:25:31,240 Speaker 2: going to play a teams this weekend. It's pretty good. 580 00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:34,840 Speaker 2: So thinking about what happens after the bye week is 581 00:25:34,920 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 2: a little daunting. So if you can stack a win here, 582 00:25:38,880 --> 00:25:41,000 Speaker 2: then that makes you feel a little bit better coming 583 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:43,960 Speaker 2: out of the break that you can go win win 584 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:46,560 Speaker 2: some games in December or late November and into December. 585 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:49,959 Speaker 2: But yeah, it makes you feel better about about yourself 586 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:52,600 Speaker 2: and all that is. There's a lot of young players 587 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:56,400 Speaker 2: in key positions on this team, and so young players. 588 00:25:57,040 --> 00:26:00,440 Speaker 2: We were all young players at one point, and your mamas, 589 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 2: ebb and flow. As much as you try to be professionals, 590 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:06,000 Speaker 2: they even keel all the time. Younger players have it 591 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:09,560 Speaker 2: seen as much in the league, and so their emotions 592 00:26:09,600 --> 00:26:11,919 Speaker 2: are going to change and kind of flow as the 593 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:14,840 Speaker 2: team flows, and you try to level that out as 594 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:17,400 Speaker 2: you get further on in the league, but or further 595 00:26:17,520 --> 00:26:20,359 Speaker 2: on in your career, but and there generally does. But 596 00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:22,680 Speaker 2: right now there's a lot of young players and so there, 597 00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:25,000 Speaker 2: if you go in with two losses into the bye week, 598 00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:26,600 Speaker 2: that's going to be disturbing to those guys. 599 00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:30,199 Speaker 1: Yeah, So, as we mentioned, Atlanta on the road facing 600 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:33,320 Speaker 1: Denver Broncos this weekend four oh five, so a little 601 00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:36,480 Speaker 1: for after our East coast viewers, it'll be a four 602 00:26:36,520 --> 00:26:42,359 Speaker 1: o'clock window to Simmons home. Oh yeah place too. 603 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:44,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, you've got to figure he'll be a little motivating. 604 00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:46,760 Speaker 2: That was a good job by the defense. Real quickly. 605 00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:48,879 Speaker 2: I thought the defense did a really good job of 606 00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:51,920 Speaker 2: changing the tempo in the second half. They made Jesse 607 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:54,000 Speaker 2: Bates makes a play in the backfield on second down, 608 00:26:54,160 --> 00:26:56,080 Speaker 2: Simmons makes the play on third down. Boom, all of 609 00:26:56,119 --> 00:26:58,200 Speaker 2: a sudden, New Orleans is out and New Orleans puts 610 00:26:58,240 --> 00:27:00,880 Speaker 2: a string of five consecutive three and Honurs. Those two 611 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:04,080 Speaker 2: veteran safeties stepped up. That's what you're gonna need a 612 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:06,800 Speaker 2: little bit more of. And talking about protection real quickly, 613 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:09,400 Speaker 2: we didn't talk about Caleb McGary is going to get 614 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:11,320 Speaker 2: is gonna get a lot of blame this week because 615 00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:13,320 Speaker 2: of what happened. You go back and look at the tape. 616 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:16,040 Speaker 2: McGary gets tripped by two of his own players twice. 617 00:27:16,600 --> 00:27:20,280 Speaker 2: He slides inside, he's setting, he gets hung up with 618 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:22,760 Speaker 2: with with Linstrom. Linstrom may have set a little bit 619 00:27:22,800 --> 00:27:25,480 Speaker 2: too wide. He trips McGary. That leads to won the 620 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:27,840 Speaker 2: sacks down in the red zone. And then John Robinson, 621 00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:30,200 Speaker 2: who's sliding up inside to take one of the backers, 622 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:33,480 Speaker 2: he trips him, and so he was a victim of 623 00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:36,680 Speaker 2: his own guys. He's set in good position. Now does 624 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:39,280 Speaker 2: he get beat maybe at some point, but he was 625 00:27:39,320 --> 00:27:42,000 Speaker 2: in good position on both those plays, and he tripped 626 00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:44,119 Speaker 2: over two of his own players. Those are things that 627 00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:46,520 Speaker 2: can be correct. I'm not saying that that he's not 628 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:48,399 Speaker 2: at fault because he's the guy blocking the guy, but 629 00:27:49,359 --> 00:27:51,800 Speaker 2: let's calm the role on that. Oh they're just gonna 630 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:54,240 Speaker 2: overwhelm us on that right side. I don't think that's 631 00:27:54,280 --> 00:27:56,600 Speaker 2: the case at all. Caleb's had a really good season 632 00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:58,399 Speaker 2: this year, and I think that that was he was 633 00:27:58,440 --> 00:28:00,560 Speaker 2: just a victim of a couple of screw up set. 634 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:03,320 Speaker 3: Up the victim as well, tripping over one of the guys. 635 00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:04,600 Speaker 3: Call a tripping call. 636 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:07,800 Speaker 2: I'mbelieva, So kind of some some screwy plays, but yeah, 637 00:28:08,040 --> 00:28:14,679 Speaker 2: I'm sorry to divert and go back to things because well, 638 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:15,159 Speaker 2: I mean. 639 00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:17,200 Speaker 1: And guys, at the end of the day, that's true. 640 00:28:17,240 --> 00:28:17,439 Speaker 2: You know. 641 00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:19,639 Speaker 1: You always hear coaches say, well, you know, we need 642 00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:21,000 Speaker 1: to look at the tape, and then they come in 643 00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:24,200 Speaker 1: and they talk about a press conference afterwards and they 644 00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:26,480 Speaker 1: go into some of those plays, and to the average fan, 645 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:29,040 Speaker 1: they just they don't care because it's a loss. They 646 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:31,359 Speaker 1: feel like we played bad. But it's when you actually 647 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:34,520 Speaker 1: dissect it, you're like, well, that was unfortunate. That's probably 648 00:28:34,520 --> 00:28:36,639 Speaker 1: not going to happen again. That was unfortunate. That's probably 649 00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:39,000 Speaker 1: not going to happen again. There's two other plays here 650 00:28:39,040 --> 00:28:42,000 Speaker 1: and there. And one of my college coaches used to 651 00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:44,680 Speaker 1: always say that, like, the difference between this is back 652 00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:46,800 Speaker 1: when we played eleven games, right, three and eight and 653 00:28:46,800 --> 00:28:49,160 Speaker 1: eight and three is so small you blink your eye, 654 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:51,760 Speaker 1: you miss it, right, And basically the whole thing was 655 00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 1: you make a couple of small mistakes in critical spots 656 00:28:55,040 --> 00:28:57,040 Speaker 1: in the game, and that's a difference between a winning 657 00:28:57,120 --> 00:28:59,320 Speaker 1: a loss, and you do that four or five times. 658 00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:02,760 Speaker 1: And also you're three and eight instead of eight and three, right, 659 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:05,360 Speaker 1: So the whole thing is hopefully this week the guy's 660 00:29:05,360 --> 00:29:07,520 Speaker 1: not getting tripped, right, don't be tripped. 661 00:29:07,560 --> 00:29:09,080 Speaker 3: You hear it all the time in his league. Oh 662 00:29:09,120 --> 00:29:11,600 Speaker 3: it was a one possession game, and it happens all 663 00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:13,840 Speaker 3: the time in his league. And you never know which 664 00:29:13,840 --> 00:29:14,280 Speaker 3: play it is. 665 00:29:14,320 --> 00:29:14,840 Speaker 1: That same thing. 666 00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:16,640 Speaker 3: Coach each other all the time. You never know what 667 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:18,160 Speaker 3: play it is. It could be in the second quarter, 668 00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:19,880 Speaker 3: that could be the play. You never know, so you 669 00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:21,440 Speaker 3: always got to play them to the fullest. So you 670 00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:23,760 Speaker 3: never know what happens in these goal games. It's always 671 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:26,719 Speaker 3: a tight, close game. We haven't seen many blowouts going 672 00:29:26,760 --> 00:29:29,080 Speaker 3: around the National Football League, so you never know what 673 00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:31,480 Speaker 3: can happen in an of a ballgame or any possession. 674 00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:32,080 Speaker 3: They all matter. 675 00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:34,440 Speaker 1: Falcons came on the wrong side of it. But guys, 676 00:29:34,440 --> 00:29:35,880 Speaker 1: this is part of the reason why I love the 677 00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:38,280 Speaker 1: National Football League. It doesn't matter what your record is 678 00:29:38,680 --> 00:29:42,360 Speaker 1: any weekend because there's pros on every single team and 679 00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:44,000 Speaker 1: they make a couple of plays and all of a 680 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:45,400 Speaker 1: sudden you look up and you're like, how did we 681 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:46,000 Speaker 1: lose that game? 682 00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:46,520 Speaker 2: Right? 683 00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:48,000 Speaker 1: It's happened to all of us, hasn't it. 684 00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:48,320 Speaker 2: Yeah? 685 00:29:48,560 --> 00:29:50,800 Speaker 1: All right, four o five pm this weekend on Fox 686 00:29:50,840 --> 00:29:55,680 Speaker 1: Falcons travel into Denver to play the Broncos, and I actually, honestly, 687 00:29:55,760 --> 00:29:57,440 Speaker 1: I don't know whether or not we'll be here next 688 00:29:57,440 --> 00:29:59,920 Speaker 1: week because sometimes everything shuts down on the bye week, 689 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:02,000 Speaker 1: so we may not be here next week to recap it, 690 00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:04,040 Speaker 1: but we'll be back the following week to give you 691 00:30:04,080 --> 00:30:06,360 Speaker 1: a little flavor on the Broncos and then get ready 692 00:30:06,360 --> 00:30:08,560 Speaker 1: for the next game as we mentioned against the Chargers. 693 00:30:08,560 --> 00:30:10,360 Speaker 1: Thanks so much for joining us here the Falcons Audible 694 00:30:10,360 --> 00:30:13,840 Speaker 1: presented by AT and T Like, subscribe, review at Spotify, iTunes, 695 00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:16,240 Speaker 1: Atlanta Falcons dot com and YouTube, and we will be 696 00:30:16,320 --> 00:30:20,640 Speaker 1: back next time to give you all the Atlanta Falcons Podcast. 697 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:22,360 Speaker 1: Thanks so much for joining us. 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