1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:03,720 Speaker 1: Djarch. No matter how you slice that, we're sitting at 2 00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 1: the Falcons, were sitting at four and six this Monday morning. 3 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 1: We can only think about what could have been the 4 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: last two weeks, with disappointing losses at Cleveland and then Dallas. 5 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: Totally different feelings coming out of those two games. I 6 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 1: think they felt pretty good about based on the comments, 7 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: how they how they played against Dallas, but just came 8 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 1: up short Arch. But here we are four and six 9 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 1: and we'll get into the playoff picture. But the reality 10 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:34,519 Speaker 1: is right now, they've got a very short week, a 11 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:36,600 Speaker 1: short amount of time. They have to forget about those 12 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:39,919 Speaker 1: two games, forget about Dallas, and they've got their arch 13 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:45,560 Speaker 1: rivals coming up on Thursday night. Your initial thoughts about 14 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 1: the Cowboys game, Well, it's it kind of comes down 15 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 1: in these games. Certainly, this game opportunities that you have 16 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 1: to take advantage of or you can't allow happen. As 17 00:00:57,160 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 1: I just reflect on the game, No game comes down 18 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: to one play, but when you get close games like 19 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:04,959 Speaker 1: this that are going to come down to the end, 20 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 1: which most NFL games do, right, guys, you can't let 21 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:10,759 Speaker 1: the ball bounce off your hands and be picked off. Okay, 22 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 1: that can't happen, okay, And that's just one play in 23 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 1: the game, but just had a defense that grudgingly gave 24 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: up a touchdown to make it fifteen to fifteen twelve. 25 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: They missed the extra point to keep it at fifteen twelve, 26 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: which is which was a little bit of a bonus 27 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:26,399 Speaker 1: in your pocket. Yeah, and you're moving the ball. Ryan 28 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 1: does a good job of getting the ball out. So 29 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: I mean that just kind of just stuck in my mind. 30 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 1: But it's kind of been like that throughout the year. 31 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 1: Just one little mistake here there, and with the injuries 32 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 1: and maybe kind of grinding to play one player, two 33 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: plays kind of make the difference in a game. It's 34 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 1: funny you said that I struggled a little bit, and 35 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 1: when I wrote my postgame column, I did pick that deflection. 36 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 1: It's kind of the turning point of that game because 37 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: I felt like it was such a tight game. No 38 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 1: team had led by more than three points. It was 39 00:01:57,520 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: a twelve nine game, I think, and um, you know, 40 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 1: Matt threw the ball in traffic, but it just went off. 41 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 1: Calvin Ridley's had such a terrific here. The ball just 42 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 1: went It was a bang bang play in Layton Vandersch, 43 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:15,360 Speaker 1: the rookie linebacker instinctively somehow managed to haul that in 44 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: and then you know, you return it down to the 45 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 1: thirty one. But that was the one play I felt 46 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:24,520 Speaker 1: like though that it was kind of turned the tide. 47 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:26,920 Speaker 1: But to the Falcons credit, they scored ten points and 48 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: tied it up. And we can talk about the end 49 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:32,640 Speaker 1: of that game if you want. But to your point, 50 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 1: they've had six games this year, six come down to 51 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 1: the last play of the game, and so it's you know, 52 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: Dan Quinn talks every week about there's such a tiny, 53 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: a small margin for error, and you look at the 54 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 1: games yesterday. All these games come down to the end, 55 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 1: and it's a it's a it's a it's a league 56 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 1: built on parody um. But the Falcons, despite all the injuries, 57 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: to spite everything, they've managed to put themselves in a 58 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 1: position to be, you know, relevant this time of year. 59 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: But now the whole is a little you know, four 60 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: and six is tough. Yeah, you know, they're they're projected 61 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:15,519 Speaker 1: tenth seat right now, behind the Seahawks, the Cowboys, and 62 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: the Packers for that six wildcard spot. DJ. But I 63 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 1: know you wanted to talk a little bit about the 64 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:23,679 Speaker 1: the run game, the line of scrimmage struggles. Yeah, yeah, 65 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: the run game was a big part of it. And 66 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 1: before we get it out, kind of piggyback on what 67 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 1: arts talking about the opportunities in the game, and you 68 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:34,360 Speaker 1: think about some stuff that transpired throughout the game, and 69 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 1: you always talk about the what ifs and the should 70 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 1: and all that kind of stuff. I mean, I think 71 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, it's all about finishing 72 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: a ball game. And we both we all know at 73 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 1: last minute of the game or last play of a 74 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: game really matters. But I think it might have just 75 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: balanced itself out. I mean, you think about the first 76 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: play of the game, match trying to get Hooper on 77 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 1: the screen, and the guy drops the ball, I mean 78 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 1: to throw the deep ball to Julio and he has 79 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 1: to break it up. I mean, that's two interceptions that 80 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 1: the Cowboys could have had there. The fumble that's Zeke 81 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: has and it hits two three of our guys and 82 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 1: we still don't get on I mean recover for a 83 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: first down. Yeah, So you look at you look at 84 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:18,600 Speaker 1: different plays in the game, and people can always point 85 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 1: to one play and but they're multiple players throughout a game. 86 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: And as a former player, we were always taught you 87 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:27,599 Speaker 1: never know which play it is that can be the 88 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:31,040 Speaker 1: outcome of a game. So to point one play is 89 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 1: kind of unfair to those guys, especially at the end 90 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:35,720 Speaker 1: of a game, because there plays in the second quarter, 91 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 1: plays in the first or third quarter that can you know, 92 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 1: turn the tide of a game. And that played the 93 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 1: deflection just happened to turn it in the Cowboys way. 94 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:47,479 Speaker 1: But I thought overall, the guys fought tremendously to stay 95 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 1: in that ball game with and we saw that what 96 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:52,040 Speaker 1: they wanted to do, they wanted to run the ball. 97 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:56,279 Speaker 1: They wanted to establish run game. Zekeo's averaging five yards 98 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:58,600 Speaker 1: of pop every time he got to football. And it's 99 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 1: hard when you look up in Dallas is at third 100 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: and one and they running his own read, and you 101 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: got a big quarterback who can lean for a yard 102 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 1: and pick up a play. I mean, you look at 103 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: it was third and one, they run his own read. 104 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:13,280 Speaker 1: Four Yer does a great job of looping around the end, 105 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:15,920 Speaker 1: crashes on the back. Foy loops around, he's right there 106 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:18,360 Speaker 1: at he's in position, and Backin's up falling for the 107 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:21,040 Speaker 1: first town. I mean, little players like that give momentum 108 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:23,560 Speaker 1: for the other team and you're there. You're in position, 109 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 1: and that's one thing the Falcons have been there, just 110 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 1: haven't finished. But for me, the run game I thought, 111 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:31,640 Speaker 1: I thought at times should have stayed with a little 112 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 1: bit more. Tevin having eight carries, he has to have 113 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:37,920 Speaker 1: more in netball at fifty three yards averaging seven point 114 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: three a carry, I wanted him to be able to 115 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: touch the football a little bit more in the run game. 116 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: I know situations dictate certain things, but I just thought 117 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 1: the run game and controlling that line of scriminals a 118 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 1: big part of this game as well as they did. Yeah, 119 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: and piggybacking on you again, we kind of piggybacking on 120 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:57,279 Speaker 1: each other here a little bit. But when you talk 121 00:05:57,320 --> 00:05:59,679 Speaker 1: about the players, let's get back to that for a second. 122 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 1: The play that Julio makes, the play that even that 123 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 1: the ball is forced out by Crawford gets a stripping, 124 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 1: those are forced opportunities. When Ridley comes across the middle 125 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 1: and the ball goes through his hands, there's nothing forced there. Okay, 126 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:17,479 Speaker 1: when you force a play that happens, then, yes, there's 127 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 1: a lot of them in a game. But when there's 128 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 1: something that you need to do or you need to 129 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:24,800 Speaker 1: make a play and you don't make it and it 130 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:28,039 Speaker 1: was not nothing forced it on you by the opposition, 131 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 1: then that's where you have a problem. You have to 132 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 1: make the plays that are there. I thought, Matt makes 133 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:34,599 Speaker 1: a good throw at the end of the game to 134 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 1: Julio for a touchdown. It's not a great it's not 135 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:40,760 Speaker 1: a great throw. Julio does a good job battling making 136 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:44,000 Speaker 1: the catch. Julio. They got the same opportunity early in 137 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:45,919 Speaker 1: the game, and Matt makes a bad throw. He throws 138 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 1: the ball out of bounds and behind Julio. If he 139 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 1: gets the ball out in the front, it's going to 140 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:52,559 Speaker 1: be a similar play. Julio is going to score. That's 141 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:56,200 Speaker 1: another one of those unforced plays that you have to 142 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:58,600 Speaker 1: make in those situations, and all of a sudden you 143 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:01,279 Speaker 1: look up and okay, well there's another touchdown, maybe a 144 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:04,600 Speaker 1: conversion to Ridley, and who knows, really makes split them 145 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 1: and he may go. So I agree with you guys 146 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 1: on the fact that, okay, there's there's five or six play, 147 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 1: seven plays in a game. But when you got the 148 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 1: two forces combatting each other and it's forced by one 149 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 1: side of the other, Julio knocking the ball out, Crawford 150 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 1: knocking the ball. I was forced. But when you got 151 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: to play to make and nothing happens other than you 152 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 1: don't get your job done, those are the ones that 153 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 1: beat you. And that's what happened to Atlanta. I thought, 154 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: I thought that one play early on. I think it 155 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 1: was the first quarter where Cole Beasley dropped the touchdown pass. 156 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: I thought, I thought that's gonna in the in the 157 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 1: game it ended up being close. I thought that is 158 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 1: gonna end up being the play that Dallas goes back 159 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 1: and says, wow again that lost the game. Switching gears. Now, 160 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: it's it's a short week and tough loss. But this 161 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: team has got to get emotionally ready now. And I 162 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 1: think it'd be easy with it being the Saints. I 163 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 1: think it's going to be a little bit easier because 164 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 1: the familiarity with the opponent, the stakes of the game, 165 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 1: and you know they're going down to that team that's 166 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: playing so well right now. They're averaging thirty seven and 167 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 1: a half points I think per game. They just lit 168 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 1: up the defending Super Bowl chants last night. Thoughts now 169 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:32,600 Speaker 1: heading into that game, Dave, you know, as far as 170 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 1: you know, you and I talked offset a little bit 171 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:37,680 Speaker 1: about you know, Drew Brees is so tough. He gets 172 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:39,839 Speaker 1: rid of the ball so quickly. He's got Kamaro is 173 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:42,080 Speaker 1: a great receiver. He's got Thomas is a great receiver. 174 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 1: But the thing that makes Drew Brees so tough is 175 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:46,960 Speaker 1: that he gets back there. He knows where he's gonna go. 176 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 1: Pre snap a lot of times and he makes that 177 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 1: throw and you almost have to make him blink. You 178 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 1: have to make it, whether it's coverage or something, you 179 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 1: have to make him blink. And it's not easy to do. 180 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 1: And maybe you can speak to this a little bit, 181 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:03,440 Speaker 1: but if you make him blink and go to that 182 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 1: second target or maybe check down, that buys your time 183 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:12,840 Speaker 1: and you can disrupt maybe the throwing lane where he 184 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 1: is in the pocket. He's not a big runner, but 185 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 1: he can run. Talk about that task ahead of the 186 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 1: Falcons right now, because they match up. They're better than 187 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 1: they played in Week two, White Thing or week three. 188 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:27,360 Speaker 1: They're better now defensively because of all the injuries and 189 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 1: they've gotten more adjusted. But these two we are going 190 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:31,959 Speaker 1: to score points on each other now. The Saints give 191 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:34,719 Speaker 1: up a lot of points too, Yeah, providing you can protect. 192 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:38,199 Speaker 1: And that's the big problem for Atlanta is can you protect? 193 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 1: And that's been maybe one of the more disappointing things 194 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:42,480 Speaker 1: that I've had this year. And I know we're missing 195 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:45,320 Speaker 1: our two guards. That's part of the injury scenario. I 196 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:47,199 Speaker 1: think that Ryan's been brilliant in that area, and I 197 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:48,839 Speaker 1: might talk about them in a few moments. But to 198 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 1: answer your question, Breeze, Breeze is the history or the 199 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:58,240 Speaker 1: idea of Breeze is not changed through the years. Breeze 200 00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:00,640 Speaker 1: is a short setter, meaning he he likes to sit 201 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:03,959 Speaker 1: on drop back about five six maybe seven yards deep. 202 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:06,560 Speaker 1: Now play action he'll get deeper, and most play actions 203 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:09,320 Speaker 1: are a deeper set. But he's a short setter. He 204 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 1: likes the quick game. Okay, so interior push. Grady Jarrett 205 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:16,440 Speaker 1: was outstanding this weekend against Alice. He had good pressure 206 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 1: through them and you're gonna need a lot of that 207 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 1: to shove his lineman back in his lap because he's 208 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:23,680 Speaker 1: not a very tall guy. He's only six one six 209 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 1: feet and he has a tendency to kind of throw 210 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 1: the ball out of a hole. You can make the 211 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:31,560 Speaker 1: hole deeper if you get into your push because let's 212 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:35,600 Speaker 1: face it, the breeze arm strength, albeit still fine, is 213 00:10:35,640 --> 00:10:37,680 Speaker 1: not what it was before where he can do the 214 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:40,959 Speaker 1: back foot throws and flip the ball out. So now 215 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 1: he has to have his feet set a little bit 216 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:44,320 Speaker 1: better to be a little more accurate. Can you change 217 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:46,840 Speaker 1: his feet and that's what you're talking about, making him blink. 218 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 1: To couple with the interior push, you've got to hug 219 00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:52,720 Speaker 1: up on the receivers. You've got to take away the quick, 220 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:55,520 Speaker 1: easy throws, and that means the back getting out of 221 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:57,800 Speaker 1: the backfield. Remember Camara led us up for what I mean, 222 00:10:57,840 --> 00:11:00,319 Speaker 1: double digit receptions in the game the first time we 223 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 1: playte or something. So you've got to be able to 224 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 1: take away those quick easy throws for him to the 225 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 1: tight end the back, the slants of the receiver. I 226 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 1: think Atlanta did a better job of that this weekend 227 00:11:10,280 --> 00:11:12,840 Speaker 1: against Dallas, but there were a couple of moments where 228 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:15,840 Speaker 1: I think we kind of lost our focus defensively. One 229 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 1: was the quick dump over the middle in the final 230 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 1: minute of the game where he found Elliot over the 231 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:23,360 Speaker 1: middle for about a fifteen yard game where was everybody. 232 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 1: I mean, you got to hug up on they can't 233 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 1: take that away, So you're gonna have to be much 234 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 1: more diligent about taking that away. But that's what you're 235 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 1: talking about him making him blink is make him hold 236 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:34,319 Speaker 1: the ball just account more and then maybe you can 237 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:36,400 Speaker 1: get home in the past right or force him into 238 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:38,560 Speaker 1: a bad throw because he's been he's been known to 239 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:40,800 Speaker 1: try to push it into coverage and you're gonna you 240 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:43,600 Speaker 1: can steal it from him, otherwise he's gonna carve. Oh yeah, 241 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 1: harb up anybody right? I mean so, and I you 242 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 1: unbeat I keep hearing unbeatable. I mean I don't buy 243 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:51,280 Speaker 1: that at all. I mean, you went, you went to 244 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:52,920 Speaker 1: overt lost to him in overtime, You had a block 245 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:55,199 Speaker 1: punt in the game which resulted in short field Dochtown. 246 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 1: A couple of close games, and of course you know 247 00:11:57,200 --> 00:12:00,160 Speaker 1: week one. I think if you're per tapping there, you 248 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:03,000 Speaker 1: protect Ryan the way bree breeze on them in sack 249 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:05,840 Speaker 1: nine times this year. Okay, they're number one in the 250 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:07,840 Speaker 1: league on defense, and they're in the run game. In 251 00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:10,520 Speaker 1: the run game, so you got to sprinkle to run 252 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:12,120 Speaker 1: in some and try to run it some. But it's 253 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:14,680 Speaker 1: going to be about these two quarterbacks throwing it can 254 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:17,720 Speaker 1: you protect the pass is then a product Dave of 255 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 1: them being out in front of so many teams in 256 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:24,280 Speaker 1: forcing good potentially Yeah. Absolutely, Um, so you know you'd 257 00:12:24,280 --> 00:12:25,599 Speaker 1: a lot of stress on you. Yeah, they put a 258 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:28,840 Speaker 1: lot of stress on you. What do you think you know? Uh, First, 259 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:32,560 Speaker 1: we're you're listening to Falcons Autica Falcons Audible Podcast. If 260 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:35,319 Speaker 1: I can say, it's Early this Morning present by AT 261 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:37,319 Speaker 1: and T if you want to give us a college 262 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:39,600 Speaker 1: for seven zero three four one four one seven seven. 263 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:42,520 Speaker 1: I totally forgot about that plug. But back to the 264 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:46,240 Speaker 1: nice recovery there though I can spin it out or 265 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 1: a DJ, I'm really screwing everything up here. DJ, talk 266 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:54,199 Speaker 1: to me about the Saints. Well, in the problems that 267 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 1: through breezing that offense pose you think, yeah, they're they're 268 00:12:57,440 --> 00:13:01,480 Speaker 1: They're an offense that, like Ars talked about, was a 269 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 1: very dynamic one and one that does put a lot 270 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:05,200 Speaker 1: of pressure on and they got a lot of guys 271 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:07,199 Speaker 1: who can stretch the field. That's where breeze and this 272 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:10,760 Speaker 1: office wants to do. And the fact that they've used 273 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:13,560 Speaker 1: what's the guys Taysom Hill except that they've used him 274 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:16,000 Speaker 1: in so many multiple ways. To add to this, offense, 275 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:20,680 Speaker 1: there's another dimension for him that helps with anybody, everybody 276 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 1: who can take Breeze off the field. To have him 277 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:24,720 Speaker 1: a part of it means he's a big part of 278 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:26,840 Speaker 1: what they do. So understanding who's in the game and 279 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:28,960 Speaker 1: where they are is a big part of it. But 280 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:31,760 Speaker 1: to say they're unbeatile, I don't think. So you go 281 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:34,240 Speaker 1: back orders a couple of years ago when Carolina came 282 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 1: in here and undefeated and feeling good about themselves and 283 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:39,000 Speaker 1: the Falcons took it to him. I mean, this is 284 00:13:39,040 --> 00:13:41,719 Speaker 1: the same scenario where you got a robbery game a 285 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:45,840 Speaker 1: rival team. Yeah they're playing really well, but this is 286 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:48,120 Speaker 1: a Falcons team that knows him very well. So it 287 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:52,120 Speaker 1: takes into account that it's probably even better that you 288 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:54,000 Speaker 1: get back on the field as quickly as possible by 289 00:13:54,040 --> 00:13:57,520 Speaker 1: to play this ball games. But I think you guys 290 00:13:57,520 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 1: talked about the fact that how Drew gets rid of 291 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 1: the which is a part of it. But the second 292 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:04,120 Speaker 1: part of it, I believe is you got to stick 293 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:07,520 Speaker 1: to those receivers even if you move them get him 294 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:10,000 Speaker 1: off his spot. You push from the inside and obviously 295 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 1: on the outside those guys have to turn the corner. 296 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 1: But if you if you allow Brees are having an 297 00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:17,520 Speaker 1: extra two or three seconds, it's even more pivotal that 298 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:21,640 Speaker 1: those guys stick to those receivers because of what we 299 00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:24,040 Speaker 1: saw in this past week, and we saw it versus 300 00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:26,760 Speaker 1: Cleveland with the checkdown. Drew Brees will check it down. 301 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:29,720 Speaker 1: We saw in Cleveland they checked it down for a touchdown. 302 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:31,920 Speaker 1: Let the end of the ball game versus the Cowboys, 303 00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:33,360 Speaker 1: you check it down to Ellie. He picks up a 304 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 1: big game to set them up for you know, the 305 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:38,520 Speaker 1: field goal. Those are the small plays that you forget 306 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:41,400 Speaker 1: about doing a game that this Falconcy has to do 307 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 1: a better job at, especially at the linebacker position, of 308 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:46,800 Speaker 1: knowing who's in there. And Drew Brees will check it 309 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 1: down to Ingram. You will check it down the Camaro 310 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:51,560 Speaker 1: and whoever's there. They got a rally to the football. 311 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 1: And that's the other part of well and and maybe 312 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 1: a key point that we need to address is the 313 00:14:56,560 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 1: fact that Sean Payton is an amazing designer offense. As 314 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:02,280 Speaker 1: much as I hate to admit that I'm not a 315 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 1: big fan of him as a person, but as a coach, 316 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 1: he's an outstanding play caller. But also how they game 317 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:13,560 Speaker 1: plan and how they distribute their people. He does a 318 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:17,040 Speaker 1: great job of changing formations. A lot of times it's 319 00:15:17,120 --> 00:15:19,240 Speaker 1: with the same personnel in the game, whether it's a 320 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 1: Camara outside the numbers or Camaras in the slot or 321 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:25,280 Speaker 1: Camaras in motion. A lot of times it revolves around him. 322 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 1: But their ability to in Atlanta, if you go back 323 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:31,440 Speaker 1: to that game early in the season, we weren't lined 324 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 1: up about four or five times right in that game, 325 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:36,360 Speaker 1: didn't match up properly. This will be a huge game 326 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:39,120 Speaker 1: against short week. As you mentioned, Matt, can you get 327 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 1: dialed in on all the different looks, the multiple looks 328 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:45,360 Speaker 1: you're going to get from all yeah, to get to 329 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 1: get lined up and take care of business where where 330 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 1: you're lined up and you can do what shocks talking 331 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:53,520 Speaker 1: about taking care of hugging up tight and taking away 332 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 1: from those short, easy throws. One thing we saw, yes, 333 00:15:56,560 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 1: a different kind of defense Dallas versus New Orleans defense 334 00:15:59,560 --> 00:16:04,120 Speaker 1: right in Dallas presented some pressure problems for Matt Ryan. 335 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 1: You know, talking about let's talk about that scenes defense. 336 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:10,080 Speaker 1: But I know you wanted to talk. You're a little 337 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 1: bit concerned about how many times Matt Ryan made things 338 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:18,880 Speaker 1: happen yesterday Sunday against the Cowboys. Whether he bought time 339 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:22,320 Speaker 1: in the pocket rolling out, but he was so close 340 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 1: so many times to take in his sack. Is that 341 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 1: something that a needs to be short up or is 342 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:31,520 Speaker 1: it something that even New Orleans is capable of doing 343 00:16:31,560 --> 00:16:34,160 Speaker 1: because they don't have the same kind of pass rushers 344 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:36,880 Speaker 1: that Dallas did. Or talk to me about what you 345 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:39,640 Speaker 1: think you give us a mini scouting report on that defense. Yeah, 346 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:41,520 Speaker 1: I think that they do have the ability to heat 347 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 1: you up. Sheldon Rankings on the insider on Yata and 348 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:47,600 Speaker 1: the inside could give you problems. Obviously, we know Cameron 349 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 1: Jordan off the edge of the big time pass rusher, 350 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:52,120 Speaker 1: but so they've got two guys that have six sacks, 351 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:55,480 Speaker 1: Jordan off the edge and Ranking through the middle. So 352 00:16:55,520 --> 00:16:58,240 Speaker 1: they have the interior push as well as the edge rusher. Now, 353 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:00,520 Speaker 1: Davenport's been a little bit banged up, had his first 354 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:02,960 Speaker 1: career sack against us back in the week three or 355 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:06,760 Speaker 1: whatever Ruckinge, so he's been banged up with he's ready 356 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:09,880 Speaker 1: to play. We don't know, but it is a group 357 00:17:09,920 --> 00:17:11,960 Speaker 1: that can heat up in the pass rush. Getting to 358 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:15,800 Speaker 1: the Dallas game, I thought Ryan had it not forbidden 359 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:18,640 Speaker 1: for his pre snap diagnosis, so what was going on 360 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:22,440 Speaker 1: and being able to pick a throw. He might have 361 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:24,320 Speaker 1: been sacked seven or eight times in the game. They 362 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:27,240 Speaker 1: had free runners coming at him all day long. I'm 363 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:29,400 Speaker 1: not talking about the bootleg stuff. I'm talking about drop 364 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:33,119 Speaker 1: back pass to where somebody missed up front and had 365 00:17:33,160 --> 00:17:35,760 Speaker 1: because Ryan did a really good job of pre snap. Look, 366 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:37,880 Speaker 1: he knew he had a soft corner, got it out. 367 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 1: He knew a guy and a guy in a slot 368 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:41,679 Speaker 1: that was uncovered, got it out because he ate a 369 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:43,600 Speaker 1: helmet letting the ball go. That was one of the 370 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 1: first things I asked him after the game, is how 371 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:47,719 Speaker 1: are you feeling? He says, yeah, I'm okay. But then 372 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:50,119 Speaker 1: you get the bootleg part of it, which is what 373 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:52,240 Speaker 1: you're gonna do with the Falcons, Right, we run a 374 00:17:52,240 --> 00:17:54,400 Speaker 1: lot of bootleg because we run stress. The back out 375 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 1: of it is the bootleg. So if I'm running, if 376 00:17:57,600 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 1: I'm a rusher, I'm not going to worry about cutback run, 377 00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:05,359 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go get the passer. Yeah, okay, because we 378 00:18:05,440 --> 00:18:08,560 Speaker 1: don't really get back to the cutback, so I'm gonna 379 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:10,119 Speaker 1: go get the passer. And so Ryan had a lot 380 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:11,720 Speaker 1: of free rushers in his face. I thought he was 381 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 1: brilliant in the Bootleg game, getting a changing army. It 382 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:17,720 Speaker 1: looked like Kit to Colvey one time with a little 383 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:20,480 Speaker 1: side arm throw one time. I thought he was so 384 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:23,680 Speaker 1: even it didn't it didn't work out, and I thought 385 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:25,679 Speaker 1: he missed a couple of throws, which you're gonna when 386 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:27,520 Speaker 1: you throw it thirty five times a game, right shock. 387 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 1: But I thought I thought he was brilliant again in 388 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 1: this game, especially pre snap, knowing where he's gonna go 389 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:34,560 Speaker 1: with the ball because he had a lot of people 390 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:38,080 Speaker 1: in his face. So here we go into New Orleans 391 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 1: with a four and six mark chance to you know, 392 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:46,639 Speaker 1: hand them a loss and stay in this race because 393 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:50,680 Speaker 1: you know you've got the Seahawks, you've got the Cowboys, 394 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:54,359 Speaker 1: the Packers still ahead of you. The good news though, 395 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:56,760 Speaker 1: in their final seven games they played three of the 396 00:18:56,760 --> 00:18:59,280 Speaker 1: teams that were had of them. They've got Carolina again. 397 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:02,640 Speaker 1: They don't have the head to head with Dallas now, 398 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 1: but they have Green Bay, they'll have New Orleans. Um, 399 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:08,240 Speaker 1: what do you think it's gonna take. I know the 400 00:19:08,320 --> 00:19:11,119 Speaker 1: focus is on the Saints, but right now, at the 401 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:16,240 Speaker 1: end this final stretch, it's all about winning and being relevant. 402 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:18,960 Speaker 1: At the end of the year, because you just have 403 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:20,679 Speaker 1: to be in it to win it, right, It's all that. 404 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:22,719 Speaker 1: It doesn't matter how you get there. You just have 405 00:19:22,800 --> 00:19:25,520 Speaker 1: to get there. There is a path, but it's considerably tougher. 406 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:27,320 Speaker 1: Now do you think they have to win out? Do 407 00:19:27,320 --> 00:19:30,880 Speaker 1: you do you think they can afford and drop another game? Well, 408 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:35,600 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously we're kind of guess, and I think 409 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:38,040 Speaker 1: you have to at least win five or six. Um, 410 00:19:38,119 --> 00:19:39,800 Speaker 1: I think that's gonna You're gonna have to get at 411 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:43,280 Speaker 1: least to nine and seven. It might take all of them, um, 412 00:19:43,560 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 1: and I think so ten to get to ten and six. 413 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:47,960 Speaker 1: The one thing we do have, and you and you 414 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:49,760 Speaker 1: mentioned this matter is is a lot of these teams 415 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:51,720 Speaker 1: are gonna play each other. You know, Dallas is gonna 416 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 1: play Washington this week, the same day we play New Orleans. 417 00:19:54,720 --> 00:19:56,760 Speaker 1: So that's a win of those Thanks Eaving Day games. 418 00:19:56,760 --> 00:19:58,960 Speaker 1: So one of us, you know, Chicago's got to play 419 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:01,920 Speaker 1: some more games. We know we get Green Bay. Um. 420 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:03,680 Speaker 1: The one that's kind of out there on the West 421 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:06,440 Speaker 1: coast that there is kind of out of sight, out 422 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 1: of mind, is Seattle's kind of kept themselves viable. I 423 00:20:09,560 --> 00:20:12,399 Speaker 1: got a really good again win against the Packers, uh 424 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:15,159 Speaker 1: this last weekend. So they're kind of laying in the 425 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:17,040 Speaker 1: weeds out there and we don't get a chance to 426 00:20:17,080 --> 00:20:19,720 Speaker 1: get them. So you got to hope that they kind 427 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:21,600 Speaker 1: of stumble along the way you're gonna get You're gonna 428 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:23,720 Speaker 1: get a shot at that Carolina who looks like they're 429 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 1: scuffling a little bit with back to back losses. So 430 00:20:27,119 --> 00:20:30,640 Speaker 1: amazingly enough, you lost to Cleveland, you'll lose it home 431 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 1: to Dallas, and you look up, you think, wait a minute, 432 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:36,080 Speaker 1: this is still doable. We can still unbelievable. I mean, 433 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:38,720 Speaker 1: you say, yeah, I think they gotta win out. But 434 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:41,280 Speaker 1: two weeks ago they were talking about firing the coach 435 00:20:41,320 --> 00:20:44,960 Speaker 1: down in Dallas, right right, and they're left for dead. 436 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:48,560 Speaker 1: And suddenly they beat the Falcons yesterday and they're talking 437 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:50,600 Speaker 1: about winning the NFC East all of a sudden, because 438 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:53,960 Speaker 1: Alex Smith it rakes his length thirty three years to 439 00:20:54,000 --> 00:21:00,960 Speaker 1: the day that Jo was in the building. Crazy. I 440 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:03,520 Speaker 1: saw that. Yes, I'm like, you've got don't watch that. 441 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:05,399 Speaker 1: By the way, if you if if somebody kind of 442 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:06,960 Speaker 1: tries to entice you to look at that, that's not 443 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:10,400 Speaker 1: good to the lteam. I can't even go back. Don't 444 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 1: look at that, but not this one or that one, 445 00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:15,320 Speaker 1: either one of them. But it's a topsy turv NFC, 446 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:18,760 Speaker 1: no question about it. Anything can happen if you win. 447 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:22,360 Speaker 1: It's a week to week thing. It's that you gotta win. 448 00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:25,000 Speaker 1: They gotta they gotta win some games here. So that's 449 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:27,000 Speaker 1: the bottom line, and I think that's why you go 450 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:29,879 Speaker 1: into this game and you're excited about having opportunity to 451 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:32,760 Speaker 1: still play. And this is a this is a group, 452 00:21:33,040 --> 00:21:35,600 Speaker 1: and this is a team that if you look at it, 453 00:21:35,640 --> 00:21:37,280 Speaker 1: there a lot of guys on this team who are 454 00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:40,080 Speaker 1: going to be free agents, a lot of guys playing 455 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:42,600 Speaker 1: on one year deals. Guys want to put good things 456 00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:43,920 Speaker 1: on tape. And the only way you can do that 457 00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 1: to go out and put put forth your best effort 458 00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:49,440 Speaker 1: and play UH at a high level. And the fact 459 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:51,560 Speaker 1: that you still an opportunity to be in it at 460 00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 1: the end at four and six is a lot of 461 00:21:54,840 --> 00:21:58,240 Speaker 1: hope for a lot of players. So if you are 462 00:21:58,280 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 1: soaking over what has happened the last weeks, then obviously 463 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:05,240 Speaker 1: you're not focused on the goal at hand, which is 464 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:07,359 Speaker 1: making the playoffs. And this is a team that definitely 465 00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:10,679 Speaker 1: can do and we've seen teams come back and like 466 00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 1: you mentioned, two weeks ago they wanted Dallas and everybody 467 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 1: talking bad about them. But now Terence state where there 468 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 1: feeling good. So it's it's a week to week thing. 469 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:23,159 Speaker 1: You get a big one this week, you start feeling 470 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:24,600 Speaker 1: better and you move on to next week. And I 471 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:26,720 Speaker 1: think that So this is where you're challenged, is to 472 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:30,359 Speaker 1: what your culture is here? Whatever team? Okay, And you 473 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:33,240 Speaker 1: give Jason Garrett a ton of credit, give the Cowboy 474 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:36,680 Speaker 1: players a ton of credit for kind of staying together 475 00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:38,520 Speaker 1: and fighting through that and getting a big win on 476 00:22:38,560 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 1: the two big wins on the road at Philly at Atlanta. 477 00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:44,000 Speaker 1: So they've changed their fortunes, how they feel about themselves. 478 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:47,360 Speaker 1: And it's a very similar situation here. This has been 479 00:22:47,920 --> 00:22:50,760 Speaker 1: a group that's been very good about sticking together your 480 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:54,119 Speaker 1: chal It's easy to stick together when things are going well, Okay, 481 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,480 Speaker 1: when your challenge is when adversity strikes right and when 482 00:22:57,560 --> 00:23:00,840 Speaker 1: things aren't going well, So how does it group respond? 483 00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:03,800 Speaker 1: You're the brotherhood and who you are and believing in 484 00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:06,199 Speaker 1: one another and believing in the coaches gets challenged in 485 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:09,159 Speaker 1: these moments. And if you have any cracks in the 486 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:11,600 Speaker 1: arm or anything like that. Then these are one. This 487 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:13,400 Speaker 1: is a game like this could get away with you, 488 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:15,480 Speaker 1: you go away from you, but if you come in focus, 489 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:18,720 Speaker 1: ready to play, then you could you could shock the world. 490 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:21,520 Speaker 1: I think Atlanta, I don't remember you guys don't have 491 00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 1: to go back and help me here, and I don't 492 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:26,320 Speaker 1: like going to do the gambling thing here. But Atlanta 493 00:23:26,359 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 1: is a thirteen point underdog they've opened. It's a thirteen 494 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:33,000 Speaker 1: point underdog on basis. You'd be hard pressed to find 495 00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:36,520 Speaker 1: in the Matt Ryan era where Atlanta has been a 496 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:40,240 Speaker 1: double digit underdog to anyone. Now, you might go back 497 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 1: to thirteen and fourteen, but certainly not since since coach 498 00:23:45,119 --> 00:23:48,080 Speaker 1: Quinn's been here. One last thing to add to I 499 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:50,720 Speaker 1: was gonna ask you if that's motivation, But yeah, defensively, 500 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:56,000 Speaker 1: the possibility of Deon and Genals being back and this 501 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:58,840 Speaker 1: we don't know. I mean, there is a chance you're 502 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:01,879 Speaker 1: asking me. No, I'm just saying that. If I'm saying, 503 00:24:02,080 --> 00:24:03,920 Speaker 1: I'm saying he's not gonna be back. If he's back, 504 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:06,439 Speaker 1: then that that gives you some extra motivation. If no, 505 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:09,240 Speaker 1: for sure, if he's if he plays, that's Bree doesn't 506 00:24:09,240 --> 00:24:11,520 Speaker 1: Brees doesn't want him in the game. He's there is 507 00:24:11,560 --> 00:24:18,400 Speaker 1: one of his favorite targets. He's favorite targets. Get him twice. Uh, 508 00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:20,639 Speaker 1: to go back to that, is that motivation? Is that 509 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:23,440 Speaker 1: I know is at this level? Is that really motivation? 510 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:26,399 Speaker 1: You know what? I would you if you're looking at 511 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:30,000 Speaker 1: some point, Yeah, looking for a little something. The disregard 512 00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:32,560 Speaker 1: you're gonna hear about it, I think, I mean, I 513 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:34,920 Speaker 1: don't think the players paid a lot of attention. I 514 00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 1: don't I don't remember paying how much attention to But yeah, 515 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:40,439 Speaker 1: but you knew, you knew if you were you remember 516 00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:41,920 Speaker 1: shock if you went in a billy and they weren't 517 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:43,880 Speaker 1: giving you any opportunity at all. I don't care whether 518 00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:46,199 Speaker 1: this college or pro. And you were hearing about the 519 00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:47,639 Speaker 1: other team all this time, and hey, this is a 520 00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:49,720 Speaker 1: great football team. New Orleans is going to play the 521 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:52,720 Speaker 1: super Bowl in Atlanta. Here's your motivation. Yeah, I mean 522 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:56,479 Speaker 1: absolute motivation. Yeah, wants to think about that. Yeah, but 523 00:24:56,520 --> 00:24:59,960 Speaker 1: they'll they'll Saints fan, you know last year, they'll try 524 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:03,120 Speaker 1: a little bit. They you know, on the pregame intros 525 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:07,080 Speaker 1: and the videos. I was kind of surprised, how I 526 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:11,120 Speaker 1: love those environments that's a good word for it. Arrogant. Yeah, 527 00:25:11,160 --> 00:25:13,000 Speaker 1: well when you're when you're whatever, they what are they 528 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:16,400 Speaker 1: ten and one right now? They can be yeah, nine 529 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:18,480 Speaker 1: to one. But yeah you can be arrogant now for sure. 530 00:25:18,520 --> 00:25:22,800 Speaker 1: But last year it was kind of interesting. But guys, 531 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:24,879 Speaker 1: I don't know, I did. I have a feeling that 532 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:28,240 Speaker 1: you know, they're going to be focused for this one. Um, 533 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:31,200 Speaker 1: it's a good football team they've had. Like you said, 534 00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:33,640 Speaker 1: you can't put you can't put the whole season on 535 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:36,600 Speaker 1: one play here, one play there. Though it has come 536 00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:40,040 Speaker 1: down to the the final play. I think we hit 537 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:43,360 Speaker 1: I think we explained it really nicely today that it's 538 00:25:43,359 --> 00:25:45,960 Speaker 1: a collective thing. It's five or six plays throughout the 539 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:50,600 Speaker 1: game that really do it. But uh, yeah, it's amazing 540 00:25:50,600 --> 00:25:53,280 Speaker 1: how many close games this team has had. They're going 541 00:25:53,320 --> 00:25:56,639 Speaker 1: to go down into the Superdome. I expected to be 542 00:25:56,680 --> 00:26:00,000 Speaker 1: a high scoring game again. Um. I like our defense. 543 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:02,439 Speaker 1: It's better than how it was in Week three, just 544 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:06,359 Speaker 1: because there's more cohesion there and more experience and maybe 545 00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:09,280 Speaker 1: we get in Dion Jones back. I don't know, probably 546 00:26:09,359 --> 00:26:11,879 Speaker 1: not well, but maybe we don't mean to be I 547 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:13,760 Speaker 1: don't mean to be pessimistic. I just think that they're 548 00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:16,760 Speaker 1: gonna be very careful with that. But remember New Orleans 549 00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:20,040 Speaker 1: has never been able to cover Atlantis receivers never, Okay, 550 00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:22,639 Speaker 1: and I've been doing these games for fifteen sixteen seasons. 551 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:24,680 Speaker 1: I don't care who they got back there. They can't 552 00:26:24,720 --> 00:26:28,600 Speaker 1: cover Atlanta's receivers. But if they can rush the pass 553 00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:31,280 Speaker 1: or it changes the equation. Atlanta's got to play good 554 00:26:31,359 --> 00:26:33,680 Speaker 1: up front. We've got a couple of inherent problems over 555 00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:37,720 Speaker 1: the last few weeks. Our inability to protect consistently, and 556 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:40,160 Speaker 1: then you've got to find a way to limit the run. 557 00:26:40,200 --> 00:26:44,479 Speaker 1: Game always comes down breaking liner scrap absolutely. As much 558 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:47,600 Speaker 1: as we love the scale guys, at the end of 559 00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:49,280 Speaker 1: the day, if you can't protect and you can't get 560 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:52,560 Speaker 1: after the quarterback, it's it's a minew point on the outside. 561 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:55,359 Speaker 1: Ingram's got back to back hundred yard games, So Ingram's 562 00:26:55,359 --> 00:26:58,760 Speaker 1: starting to get rolling. Camaro's got fifteen touchdowns, all the 563 00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:01,760 Speaker 1: fuzzy numbers that you'll love to you know what. They 564 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:04,280 Speaker 1: got to stop Atlanta, and if Atlanta comes to play offensively, 565 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:06,840 Speaker 1: this is gonna be act of the game angry and 566 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:09,960 Speaker 1: that's gonna do it for us. One quick programming note 567 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:13,200 Speaker 1: from us we will we tend to take this show 568 00:27:13,240 --> 00:27:15,520 Speaker 1: the day after each game. We are not going to 569 00:27:15,640 --> 00:27:18,840 Speaker 1: do it on Black Friday, but Friday after Thanksgiving shopping 570 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:21,960 Speaker 1: a shop? Are you gonna travel anywhere you go go 571 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:24,160 Speaker 1: see family? But most of us are gonna be celebrating 572 00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:29,320 Speaker 1: thanks thanks Friday. But we'll be back that following Monday. 573 00:27:31,680 --> 00:27:34,119 Speaker 1: We'll be back, hopefully talk about a win over the 574 00:27:34,160 --> 00:27:38,000 Speaker 1: Saints and talk about the Ravens who speak it into 575 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:40,919 Speaker 1: it mostage. Right there there you go, big one over 576 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:44,440 Speaker 1: say just coming. Uh. Happy Thanksgiving from all of us 577 00:27:44,440 --> 00:27:48,679 Speaker 1: at Falcon's Audible Podcasts. Thanks to see you the Monday 578 00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:51,640 Speaker 1: after Thanksgiving. Peace Out,