1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 1: We are back on the Falcon's audible presented by AT 2 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:06,760 Speaker 1: and T. We've got smiles here. DJ's ready, he's flexing, 3 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:11,920 Speaker 1: Dave's punching. I'm our cineo hauling. Okay, I know for 4 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: the young people that are watching, you have no idea 5 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 1: who I'm talking about. But it's okay. You've got this 6 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 1: thing on your computer. It's called Google. Put it into Google, everybody. Okay. 7 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:25,639 Speaker 1: He's the Dave Archer, DJ Shockley, Derek Rackley. Here is 8 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 1: the three that are in charge of this deal, and 9 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 1: we are going to talk about it. Seems like an 10 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:35,879 Speaker 1: eternity ago that the Atlanta Falcons played Carolina Panthers in Charlotte. Dave, 11 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 1: do you remember that like I do? Yeah, I was. 12 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 1: I was there for it. Yeah. Yeah. So we're gonna 13 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 1: talk about that game just a little bit. Right. We're 14 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 1: gonna give you our takes on what happens. We'll talk 15 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 1: about a player or a position group that through this 16 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 1: point in the season that you know what, we've been 17 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 1: pretty impressed with. They're actually doing a pretty good job. 18 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 1: And then we will fast forward. We will talking about 19 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: Chicago Bears, next opponent on the schedule for the Atlanta Falcons. 20 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 1: But first, Dave, let's talk a little bit about Carolina. 21 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 1: Let's go back to Charlotte. Crappy conditions, no good rain off, 22 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 1: and on the entire game, of course, Atlanta comes up short. 23 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: Why don't you give us our your synopsis of what 24 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 1: you felt like happened? Where did things go wrong? And remember, Dave, 25 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:21,119 Speaker 1: we're on a limited time here. Where do you think 26 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 1: things kind of went The only thing was worse than 27 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 1: maybe the weather was the way we played. Yeah, and 28 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 1: I think that that everybody saw that you got a 29 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:32,479 Speaker 1: block and tackle in this game, as it turns out, 30 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 1: and we didn't do any of that in the game. 31 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: Let's let's be real. Couldn't handle Derek Brown, could not 32 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 1: handle annitis in the middle. That creator a problem for 33 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 1: your quarterback. Now your quarterbacks running around. Quarterback made some 34 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 1: bad decisions with the football, put it in harm's way, 35 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: which we can't do. The one thing it does fall 36 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: in the quarterback. One of the thing, one of the 37 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 1: many things that falls on the quarterback is your ability 38 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 1: to minimize damage. So, yeah, things weren't going well. We 39 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 1: weren't running with a lot of effectiveness. The quarterback was 40 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: under siege. Now I got to take care of the ball. 41 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: I can't throw the ball the other team. So that 42 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: was the last part of it that didn't work out. Offensively, 43 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 1: the other side of the football had a tough time 44 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: in the run game. This is it. They gutted you 45 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 1: in the run game, and it wasn't perimeter run game. 46 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:17,919 Speaker 1: It was right at you and you could not stop 47 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:21,920 Speaker 1: the interior run game. There's some reasons for that that 48 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: are fixable, I think, but that was a problem as well. 49 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: And then some tackling issues in the back end I 50 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 1: thought created some maybe some of the couple plays they 51 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 1: got out where they got explosive, and they weren't overly 52 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 1: explosive offensively either, but they had a couple plays where 53 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: tackling was an issue. Yeah, but they kind of, you 54 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: know again, gave Atlanta taste of their own medicine by 55 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:48,640 Speaker 1: pounding the football. And that's why so many people, myself included, 56 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: even though we seem like we're guys in this generation 57 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 1: of quarterbacks chucking the ball through the air, if you 58 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 1: can run the rock, if you can dominate the line 59 00:02:57,760 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: of scrimmage, good things are going to happen. And that's 60 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:01,920 Speaker 1: we've gotten a chance to see in this game. Mean, 61 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:04,679 Speaker 1: Atlanta has not been able to solve this foreman guy 62 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: for Carolina in two games. Like he's kind of just 63 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: marched right up and down. And Dave made a good point, 64 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:11,239 Speaker 1: And I don't want to sit here and single out 65 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 1: one play, but you know the one where Mariota scrambles 66 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 1: and then he's going down to the ground and he 67 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 1: and he just chucks the ball and granted it gets 68 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:23,799 Speaker 1: replayed right and he's down, but you're but but you're 69 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: kind of you sitting there like like why we do that? Yeah? Right, 70 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:29,800 Speaker 1: Like those are some of the decision making things that 71 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:31,920 Speaker 1: it's like, if you don't feel like you're gonna get 72 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 1: out and throw the ball about shock talk about that 73 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 1: because from the time we start learning to take snaps, 74 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 1: there's a ball security thing that comes into mind. What 75 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: are some of the things that you remember hearing pounded 76 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: in your head about kicking there of the ball? Well, 77 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 1: the number one thing I was always taught was don't 78 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 1: turn a bad play into a catastrophe. Yeah, So basically, 79 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 1: like our just mentioned, the play is already dead pretty 80 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:57,119 Speaker 1: much and nothing's really there. And this was I thought 81 00:03:57,160 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 1: was the first game that I thought our quarterback try 82 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:02,839 Speaker 1: to force the issue. At times, I think there were 83 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 1: you know, he wanted to make the play so bad, 84 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 1: and I don't fault him for that, but I just, 85 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 1: you know, I wanted him like arching you, like you 86 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 1: just said, to make better decisions when it's just not there. 87 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:16,480 Speaker 1: Sometimes you gotta just pun it. Sometimes you just gotta 88 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 1: throw it away. As bad as that feels, as bad 89 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: as you may just had two three and outs, they 90 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:23,359 Speaker 1: just went down to score, you can't make it worse. 91 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 1: And I thought a couple of times in this ball 92 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 1: game he had ample opportunities just to chuck it in 93 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:31,360 Speaker 1: the third rule or just eat it, and the decision 94 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:34,239 Speaker 1: to try to force the football and make something happen. 95 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: And I can understand it. I'll be honest, I've been 96 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: there before. I've been a guy who hasn't played a 97 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 1: lot and I know where you know, like all eight 98 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 1: nine games in the season, and he's played a bunch 99 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 1: of football. But it still is a guy who you know, 100 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 1: is trying to prove not just to the files but 101 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:50,920 Speaker 1: to the rest of the league that he belongs as 102 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 1: a starter, and he wants to make plays. So I 103 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 1: totally understand, I totally get it. Just in some of 104 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: those instances. The idea of taking care of the football 105 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 1: and throwing in a way is a lot better than 106 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 1: trying to throw it from your back and you can't 107 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:06,480 Speaker 1: see the defense. And that's that's a tough thing that 108 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:08,359 Speaker 1: he has to kind of get over, I think in 109 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:10,480 Speaker 1: the last couple of games. Yeah, lets and let's let's 110 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:13,159 Speaker 1: let's be real about this too. One of the reasons 111 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:15,719 Speaker 1: he's playing is because of his veteran ability to understands 112 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 1: the game. He's been in the game for a while 113 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:20,480 Speaker 1: so with experience. As Shock and are talking about both 114 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 1: that we're young players and we played yet early to play. 115 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:24,480 Speaker 1: I got to play early in my career. I made 116 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 1: some mistakes like that. But when you're struggling offensively as 117 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:31,839 Speaker 1: a coordinator, you've got to be able to trust the dude. 118 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: It's got the ball in his hands every snap, whether 119 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:36,480 Speaker 1: you hand it off or throw it to somebody, you 120 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:39,840 Speaker 1: got it every snap. So I gotta trust to a 121 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:42,160 Speaker 1: certain extent. I've called a play and it might not 122 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:44,240 Speaker 1: be the best player in the world, but now I'm 123 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 1: turning over the trust that you're going to take care 124 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:48,839 Speaker 1: of the ball for me. And this was, as Shock said, 125 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 1: was the first time I think this season. Now there's 126 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:54,360 Speaker 1: been some mistakes, ball's gotten out through an interception or whatever, 127 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 1: but not to the degree of that. So that's something 128 00:05:57,720 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 1: he's gonna Marcus is going to have to go back 129 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:01,720 Speaker 1: and check his whole card. He's gonna look at his tape. 130 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 1: He told me right after the game, I did not 131 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:05,360 Speaker 1: play well. Those are right out of his mouth. I 132 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 1: did not play well. Yep. You can bet he'll be 133 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 1: a better player this weekend because that's just who he is. 134 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 1: So so, but you are trusting as a play caller that, Okay, 135 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 1: here we go, here's the team, here's the ball, you 136 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: take care of it for me. If this thing gets 137 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 1: jacked up a little bit, I need to trust you're 138 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:22,680 Speaker 1: gonna get rid of it in the right way. Dave, 139 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 1: you talked about experience, and that's the reason why he's 140 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: likely the starting quarterback as it stands right now. And 141 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:32,040 Speaker 1: some of the decisions you would think maybe fall on 142 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: a guy that's a rookie. Right So, there's been this 143 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: conversation and I know you kind of made a joke 144 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:38,159 Speaker 1: about it, and I want you guys to talk about 145 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 1: this as quarterbacks because the questions and I'm not trying 146 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 1: to create a controversy here, but the questions about if 147 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 1: and when is it Desmond Ridder's time to get a 148 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:50,720 Speaker 1: chance to play. Do you think we're getting close to 149 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 1: that or do you still feel like Marcus Mariota gives 150 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:56,840 Speaker 1: Atlanta the best chance to win right now? Right now, 151 00:06:56,920 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 1: I still feel like Marcus is the guy, And I 152 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:03,159 Speaker 1: feel like as much of the things that we saw 153 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 1: that we were not encouraged about, there are tons of 154 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 1: things that you've seen through this season that has you encouraged, 155 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:14,320 Speaker 1: that has you thinking, Okay, this guy has kept us 156 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 1: in a lot of ball games. He made a lot 157 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 1: of plays. He's made a lot of big time throws 158 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 1: where he had to stand in the pocket. There were 159 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 1: a couple of times throughout the year where we needed 160 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 1: a big time play for him and he made it. 161 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 1: So I think as much as you're always looking forward 162 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 1: to the next guy, and we were talking about it 163 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 1: before we came on, I've been the backup plenty of 164 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 1: times in my career, in my life, whether this college 165 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 1: has been NFL and you got people on the outside 166 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 1: calling your taxi and you need to be playing, and yeah, 167 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 1: obviously that guy's probably because you ain't seen him play yet, 168 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 1: so until he gets on the field and he throws 169 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 1: another interception or he doesn't have the bas snap or something, 170 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:56,120 Speaker 1: and looking for the next guy. So I understand why 171 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:59,120 Speaker 1: fans are looking forward to the shiny new toy that 172 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 1: it has been rid of that you went out and drafted. 173 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 1: You saw some good things out him in preseason, so 174 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 1: you're like, oh, we could have that guy behind the thing. 175 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 1: But I believe and ultimately what we just talked about 176 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 1: an experience factor that he brings. The things that he's 177 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 1: done this season, I think gives him the advantage right 178 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 1: now that he still should be the guy. Gotta we 179 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 1: gotta keep it real as bad as it feels right now, 180 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 1: and you're just coming off two straight losses, you're still 181 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 1: one game out of the division. You're still one game 182 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:29,680 Speaker 1: away from winning this division or being out in front. 183 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 1: So I still like some of the things that Marcus 184 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 1: has done. But we're talking about seventy players on the game, 185 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:38,000 Speaker 1: and there's three or four that you look at and say, man, 186 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 1: I wish you would have did that a little bit 187 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 1: differently out And there's so many things that never comes 188 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:45,559 Speaker 1: up in the stat sheet there's nothing. There's sometimes you 189 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:47,679 Speaker 1: never hear coach talk about that he does at the 190 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:51,079 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage. We watched the game and you see 191 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 1: him go cam can you see walking to the love 192 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:55,079 Speaker 1: of scrimmage? Change the players. You see him the running 193 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:58,080 Speaker 1: back having big runs a lot of time. That's him 194 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 1: getting them out of a bad play into a good 195 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:02,599 Speaker 1: but it never comes up. So it's not something that 196 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 1: you can tangibly touch that makes you say, all right, 197 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 1: that's the reason why that play works. So there's still 198 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 1: a lot of things that he's doing that's really productive 199 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:13,599 Speaker 1: and good for this team. Dave. You know, sometimes the 200 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 1: grass is greener on the other side, it's not always 201 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:18,960 Speaker 1: as you mentioned, right, So it's like you pull the trigger, 202 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 1: put a guy in like Desmond Ritter. Maybe it goes well, 203 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 1: maybe it doesn't. But what I do know is you 204 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 1: mentioned that we got to block better, we gotta tackle better, 205 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 1: we block better. Maybe Marcus plays a little bit better. 206 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:33,320 Speaker 1: But at the end of the day, this is kind 207 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:36,679 Speaker 1: of what you get yourself into if you're not Patrick Mahomes, 208 00:09:36,880 --> 00:09:40,720 Speaker 1: Josh Allen Kyler, Murray Justin Herbert, Justin Herbert, Like these 209 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:42,480 Speaker 1: type of things are going to come up. It comes 210 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 1: with the territory of being a quarterback and not necessarily 211 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:50,959 Speaker 1: a established big time starter. Are you in agreement, Is 212 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 1: he's still the guy that needs to stay under center 213 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:55,199 Speaker 1: or no question? No question, just because all the things 214 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:57,440 Speaker 1: Shocked has talked about. Because of all the things he's 215 00:09:57,480 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 1: doing for the team. Remember, if Desmond gets on the field, 216 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:03,400 Speaker 1: and he probably will at some point during the season, 217 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:06,840 Speaker 1: they'll give him a chance maybe providing you know, if 218 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 1: we keep going the way we're going, then there's definitely 219 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:11,559 Speaker 1: that's what we're going to trend towards that direction. But 220 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:14,679 Speaker 1: this thing is still in doubt. You still get Tampa 221 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 1: one more time. But what happens if you put the 222 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: young QB in and he's got some ability and by 223 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:24,760 Speaker 1: the way he's there's this there's this conversation about him. 224 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 1: Is he ready to play? He's not ready to play. 225 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:29,719 Speaker 1: That's why he's not playing. If you weren't ready to play, 226 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:33,680 Speaker 1: wouldn't be the backup. Okay, let's clarify that. Now. Being 227 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 1: ready to play and being able to hold control control 228 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:40,120 Speaker 1: everything that Marcus is controlling is two different things. You 229 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 1: just talked about all the things he's doing, so that 230 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 1: would be a pair down scenario for him. But what 231 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 1: Marcus is if you get think about the end of 232 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:51,679 Speaker 1: the game, even everything that went on, we went into 233 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:55,199 Speaker 1: two minutes, and what Marcus do took you right down 234 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:58,559 Speaker 1: to feel through a touchdown pass. Okay, and that with 235 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:01,560 Speaker 1: some degree of protect action, yeah okay. And he even 236 00:11:01,640 --> 00:11:04,080 Speaker 1: scrambled in that one, went to the left and threw 237 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:07,160 Speaker 1: one back across the bird across the field, twisting and 238 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:09,719 Speaker 1: made an unbelievable throw the bird along the sideline. So 239 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 1: you can see it. It's there, he can get it done. 240 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 1: Help him out a little bit, give him a little 241 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 1: bit of help, and don't put him under durest completely 242 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:18,679 Speaker 1: like we did this last weekend. And you've got some things, 243 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:21,839 Speaker 1: and let's be the you start talking about the NFL 244 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 1: week the week. This is a completely different matchup this week. 245 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 1: You know, to think that this is a okay, oh 246 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 1: my god, this is the way it's going to be 247 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 1: all year long. No, think about all the weeks, how 248 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:35,199 Speaker 1: different they've been each week. He was he was the 249 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:38,720 Speaker 1: NFC Player of the Week a couple of weeks ago. Yeah, okay, 250 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:41,719 Speaker 1: So let's let's keep that in perspective. And that's what 251 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:44,720 Speaker 1: happens was we lose perspective a little bit. Ye, all right, 252 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:47,240 Speaker 1: so let's go ahead. Let's let's put a bow on 253 00:11:47,320 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 1: that one we mentioned that was a few days ago. 254 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:51,679 Speaker 1: Let's move forward, because again, that's what the players and 255 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 1: the coaches are doing. So Chicago will be coming here 256 00:11:55,720 --> 00:11:57,839 Speaker 1: a little bit of a you can call it a 257 00:11:57,880 --> 00:12:00,280 Speaker 1: mini bye week if you will, because you had to 258 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:02,959 Speaker 1: turn around so quickly last week. So maybe some guys 259 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:05,520 Speaker 1: get a chance to get their feet underneath him. Maybe 260 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:07,360 Speaker 1: we get a couple more guys back out on the 261 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:09,680 Speaker 1: field that have not been recently. But all that aside, 262 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:12,320 Speaker 1: because we can't control you that, Dave, let me let 263 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:15,600 Speaker 1: me ask you this. Who is Chicago right now? Who 264 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:18,720 Speaker 1: are the Atlanta Falcons playing this week? And where are 265 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:22,000 Speaker 1: the Bears in the scope of their season strengths weaknesses, 266 00:12:22,440 --> 00:12:24,680 Speaker 1: and where do you feel like they can attack? Well, 267 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 1: what you're gonna see is a very similar version offensively 268 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 1: that we play. They want to run the football. David 269 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:37,000 Speaker 1: Montgomery's an outstanding running back from Iowa State, but no 270 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 1: good good running back. He reminds me a lot of 271 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 1: our guy and Tyler Algier his ability. He runs with 272 00:12:43,480 --> 00:12:45,760 Speaker 1: good power, he's got more juice than you think he has, 273 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 1: and he's a good receiver rather back though, so a 274 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:51,120 Speaker 1: multi purposes guy. You've got a quarterback that can run 275 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:54,760 Speaker 1: justin fields is ripped. He's leading them in rushing. He 276 00:12:54,920 --> 00:12:57,719 Speaker 1: leads the Bears in rushing. He's had two back to 277 00:12:57,800 --> 00:12:59,800 Speaker 1: back one hundred yard games the last two weeks in 278 00:12:59,840 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: two losses. They lost to a good Miami team and 279 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:05,360 Speaker 1: a high scoring thirty five thirty two affair, and then 280 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:07,440 Speaker 1: this last weekend they just lost to the Lions thirty 281 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:10,520 Speaker 1: one thirty and another game. In both those games, he 282 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 1: had a sixty plus yard touchdown run in the game. 283 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:16,480 Speaker 1: That can't happen. You cannot allow the quarterback to run 284 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 1: for a touchdown anywhere on the field, but let alone 285 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 1: rip one off sixty yards for you. That's part of 286 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:22,959 Speaker 1: what you're gonna have to deal with is trying to 287 00:13:23,040 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 1: contain him. Now, on the other side of the football, 288 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 1: they struggled against the run. In fact, they're they're in 289 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 1: the bottom four or five teams in the league against run, 290 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 1: given up about one hundred and forty five hundred and 291 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:35,200 Speaker 1: fifty yards a game on the ground. Atlanta's number four 292 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:37,960 Speaker 1: in the league, even after last weekend or last Thursday night. 293 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:41,280 Speaker 1: In rushing the football, there's your area to attack. You 294 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 1: got to get back to your roots and run the football. 295 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:46,080 Speaker 1: And when we throw it, let's get him block, give him, 296 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:49,080 Speaker 1: give yourself an opportunity. So it stopped their run game. 297 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:52,760 Speaker 1: He's averaging about twenty passes a game and about ten 298 00:13:52,880 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 1: runs a game, and I'm talking about justin fields. He 299 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:59,200 Speaker 1: will affect the game very similarly the way Marcus Mariota 300 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:01,560 Speaker 1: tries to affect game and running it with the quarterback, 301 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:04,520 Speaker 1: handing it off and play actioning. Did you want to 302 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:07,040 Speaker 1: ask you this question back in the day, when you 303 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:10,360 Speaker 1: were playing your fleet of foot, you can get outside 304 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:13,800 Speaker 1: the pocket. So when you were running with the football, 305 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:16,199 Speaker 1: if you wanted to try to attack a defense with 306 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:20,360 Speaker 1: your legs, what gave you the most fits? What slowed 307 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 1: you down as a quarterback? Right, So we can just 308 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:25,080 Speaker 1: kind of flip the table and you put yourself in 309 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:28,360 Speaker 1: justin field shoes. What makes you uncomfortable? You know what? 310 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:31,040 Speaker 1: I think the number one thing that makes any quarterback 311 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 1: uncomfortable is interior pressure because if you have guys who 312 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:37,480 Speaker 1: are disciplined enough, and that's gonna be a big thing 313 00:14:37,800 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 1: that actually has talked about is discipline in these rush lines. 314 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 1: Whether it's to pass or run, you have to be 315 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 1: disciplined in how you rush this guy. And I think 316 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:49,760 Speaker 1: interior pressure always gives any quarterback fits, let alone a 317 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:52,400 Speaker 1: guy who wants to move around and run, because you're taught, 318 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:55,960 Speaker 1: for the longest never go backwards. You're taught never to 319 00:14:56,040 --> 00:14:57,920 Speaker 1: go backwards and then try to escape from me out 320 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:00,480 Speaker 1: to unless you have to. You always want to climb, climb, 321 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:02,760 Speaker 1: climb up in the pocket. And if you climb up 322 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:04,680 Speaker 1: in the pocket, you have interi your pressure. Guess what 323 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 1: that's I'm camp you're not gonna reallybate to see down 324 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 1: field because you got a guy bearing down. He's right 325 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:11,120 Speaker 1: in your face and it's hard for you to step 326 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 1: into a throw, or it's hard to throw because you 327 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 1: may hit a hand on a helmet. Whatever it is, 328 00:15:15,680 --> 00:15:19,160 Speaker 1: interior pressure is the number one killer for a quarterback 329 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 1: inside the pocket, either you run or throw. And if 330 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:25,400 Speaker 1: you watch justin Player, you watch any other quarterback who 331 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:29,320 Speaker 1: can move like that. When you don't have that interior pressure, 332 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 1: there's always a little lane that you can find if 333 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:34,720 Speaker 1: you're thinking about taking off. If it's not there, because 334 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:36,680 Speaker 1: most of the times the guys in this league are 335 00:15:36,680 --> 00:15:38,640 Speaker 1: pretty good when they come around the edges. They know 336 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 1: how far you're gonna get, they know how deep you're 337 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:43,480 Speaker 1: gonna drop. So they get to a point and then 338 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:45,240 Speaker 1: they come back, or they get to a point and 339 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 1: they fall back inside. But if you got interior pressure 340 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 1: and you're pushing from the middle, and then those guys 341 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:53,120 Speaker 1: on the outside do a good job of keeping contain, 342 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 1: they have like a cage around him, it's really nowhere 343 00:15:56,360 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 1: to go. So the inter your pressure is gonna be 344 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:01,320 Speaker 1: big in this ball game. And I mean Tq's played 345 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:03,200 Speaker 1: I thought pretty well this season. I think you know 346 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 1: Great obviously is who he is. But if you can 347 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 1: find a way to contain and keep him inside the 348 00:16:08,160 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 1: pocket as opposed to him getting on the outside and creating, 349 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 1: that's gonna be a big part of game as well. 350 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:15,720 Speaker 1: So the guys on the edge have to play a 351 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:19,160 Speaker 1: huge role in how they rush up field, and then 352 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:22,480 Speaker 1: the guys on the inside have to always keep eyes 353 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:26,560 Speaker 1: on him. So DJ likes interior pressure, No guy, I 354 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:28,920 Speaker 1: don't like it. I'm saying that we need the falcons 355 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 1: to bring into your pressure, Dave, I want to ask 356 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 1: you this question because I see this sometime in the 357 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 1: college game, when you have a linebacker that can run, 358 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:39,040 Speaker 1: you'll start to see a lot more spy coverage with 359 00:16:39,240 --> 00:16:42,040 Speaker 1: a linebacker maybe a safety when they know they've got 360 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:45,800 Speaker 1: an athletic quarterback that's gonna run. Probably would have been 361 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:48,160 Speaker 1: like a Dion Jones type role because of the way 362 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:50,400 Speaker 1: that he can run. Do you think that's something that 363 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 1: Atlanta could mix in there or does that put them 364 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:55,320 Speaker 1: susceptible in other areas that they could give up big plays? Well, 365 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 1: you have to mix it up, DP, and I think 366 00:16:56,920 --> 00:16:59,600 Speaker 1: DPS will employ that because you've got three linebackers again, 367 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 1: runners John Evans, Troy Anderson, and Michael Walker can all run. 368 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:06,320 Speaker 1: Now can they run well enough to track this kid down? 369 00:17:06,520 --> 00:17:09,760 Speaker 1: He's a They're very similar. Troy Anderson ran four fourth 370 00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:12,880 Speaker 1: to combine, that's what this guy ran. Okay, so it's 371 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 1: going to be close. And this is a big dude. Now, 372 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:17,000 Speaker 1: he's sixty three, about two hundred and twenty five pounds, 373 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:19,760 Speaker 1: so it's not like you know, you're dragging down a 374 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:23,440 Speaker 1: frail quarterback. But you can't let him escape through the middle. 375 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:25,920 Speaker 1: If you can shove him to the sidelines. Now that 376 00:17:26,040 --> 00:17:30,000 Speaker 1: extra defender the sideline comes into play. The pass game 377 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:32,880 Speaker 1: is one thing when things break down. Their first play 378 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:34,840 Speaker 1: in the game against the Lions is his own read. 379 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 1: He runs twenty five yards off the left edge for 380 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:39,960 Speaker 1: on his own read play. So when you start talking 381 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:42,000 Speaker 1: about edge players playing a huge role in this to 382 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:44,159 Speaker 1: mush rush him and kind of keep him into pocket, 383 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:47,280 Speaker 1: they're gonna have to be really disciplined and maybe even 384 00:17:47,320 --> 00:17:50,480 Speaker 1: go back to their college days of how option football 385 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:54,840 Speaker 1: works and the zone read because if you crash, he's 386 00:17:54,880 --> 00:17:57,200 Speaker 1: gonna get at least fifteen yards on you before you're 387 00:17:57,200 --> 00:17:59,680 Speaker 1: gonna touch him. So if you can keep him himed in, 388 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 1: you can see where if you keep him him den 389 00:18:02,160 --> 00:18:05,320 Speaker 1: against the Lions, there's some indecision and where he wants 390 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:06,920 Speaker 1: to throw the football. He tried to make some off 391 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:09,640 Speaker 1: balance throws. It weren't very good. He put the ball 392 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:11,520 Speaker 1: in harm's way a couple of times because he's trying 393 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 1: to make off balance that you want to make him uncomfortable, 394 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:16,440 Speaker 1: like Shock said, but it's gonna be that whole mush 395 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:19,440 Speaker 1: rush that front four or front seven are gonna have 396 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 1: to be really good this weekend. Just to add one 397 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 1: more thing to what Archer's talking about when they getting 398 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:25,200 Speaker 1: into that zone read. I think Deans is gonna do 399 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:27,920 Speaker 1: a really good job of changing the looks of who 400 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:30,040 Speaker 1: he has to read, because when you think about his 401 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:31,680 Speaker 1: zone read something that you think about, Okay, I just 402 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:33,760 Speaker 1: read the end. If he crashes, I pull him and 403 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:36,720 Speaker 1: go Well, you could also use the end where he 404 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:39,119 Speaker 1: crashes and you got the linebacker the loop around, or 405 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:41,320 Speaker 1: you can keep the end and have you know, the 406 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:43,879 Speaker 1: background on the inside. You gotta find ways to make 407 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 1: it look different to him, to make him be a 408 00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:48,280 Speaker 1: little bit indecisive when he had it. So you can 409 00:18:48,359 --> 00:18:50,200 Speaker 1: do that and change up that looked like Archiers talked 410 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:52,520 Speaker 1: about in that part of the game, then you got 411 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 1: something too. The other thing I'll add too is the 412 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:58,080 Speaker 1: defense gets justin fields in Chicago into third and long 413 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:01,480 Speaker 1: situations you can't go to I mean, I would remember DJ, 414 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 1: you are around like third and fifteen when we had 415 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:06,680 Speaker 1: Mike vickaround, Like there was people on the sideline that 416 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:10,120 Speaker 1: was just like just run it. Yeah, right, because you've 417 00:19:10,119 --> 00:19:13,200 Speaker 1: got somebody that's got the speed and elusiveness. You can't think, 418 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:15,960 Speaker 1: oh on third and fifteen were good? Right? Because this 419 00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 1: guy can tuck it down and he can get it, 420 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:20,480 Speaker 1: whereas ninety nine percent of the NFL is probably not 421 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:22,720 Speaker 1: going to pick it up. So third down got to 422 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:25,400 Speaker 1: get off the field. And part of the problem now 423 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:28,920 Speaker 1: that Chicago has is there's a dude on this side 424 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:31,680 Speaker 1: that's just like that. If I Marcus gets out of 425 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:35,160 Speaker 1: the pocket, he's a problem. Okay, So they're thinking their 426 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:38,159 Speaker 1: conversations up in Chicago are very similar to our conversations 427 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:40,480 Speaker 1: down here. I say, Okay, yeah, he had a tough 428 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:43,399 Speaker 1: day this last Thursday, but let's look at the other games. 429 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:46,120 Speaker 1: He's gotten out of the pocket. He's bought time, he's 430 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:48,800 Speaker 1: found guys. He's also taken off and run with the football. 431 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:51,680 Speaker 1: So they've got the same issues with their and their 432 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:55,560 Speaker 1: defense is not playing overly well. The strength of their 433 00:19:55,600 --> 00:19:58,480 Speaker 1: defense is Brisker, the safety. He leads them in sacks. 434 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:02,719 Speaker 1: Jaquan Brisker the same from their rookie safety from from 435 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:05,960 Speaker 1: Penn State is their leading sacker with three. Wow, they've 436 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 1: got a rookie middle linebacker that it leads the sandborn 437 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:13,439 Speaker 1: out of Wisconsin that's played well. Rokan swith remember gone up. 438 00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:16,680 Speaker 1: So they've had to rely on some young players to 439 00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:19,960 Speaker 1: make plays. What happens to young players better if I disappointed, 440 00:20:20,160 --> 00:20:22,440 Speaker 1: and you can get those guys going where they're not 441 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:24,720 Speaker 1: supposed to go, and you take advantage of that. So 442 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:28,160 Speaker 1: Chicago is up next three and seven oh and three 443 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:30,960 Speaker 1: in their division. 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Find exactly what you need 458 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:14,720 Speaker 1: with the home Depot App. Download the home Depot app. Today, 459 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:18,040 Speaker 1: I wanted to ask you guys this question we're at, 460 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:20,920 Speaker 1: you know, obviously well passed halfway in the season, and 461 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:22,960 Speaker 1: I want to ask you guys, like, who do you 462 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:27,040 Speaker 1: think is a surprise player or somebody that has developed, 463 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:30,160 Speaker 1: or maybe it's a unit that you felt like has 464 00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 1: been pretty solid all season long, and it's a player 465 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:37,320 Speaker 1: or a position group that we can continue to count 466 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:39,200 Speaker 1: on as we finish out the season. You know what 467 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:41,879 Speaker 1: it is one guy that came to mind when we 468 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:45,240 Speaker 1: started talking about this. And obviously it's hard to be 469 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:48,920 Speaker 1: cleaning at this spot because it's an every single down 470 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:51,520 Speaker 1: type of position. You gotta be good. Yeah, you're gonna 471 00:21:51,520 --> 00:21:53,200 Speaker 1: have some mistakes here and now. But one guy who 472 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 1: I thought has kind of rose to the occasions. Caleb 473 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:58,520 Speaker 1: with Geary. I mean, you look at a guy who 474 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:02,120 Speaker 1: came into this season obviously then pick it was fifth 475 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 1: year option, a lot of people thinking, okay, this is 476 00:22:06,040 --> 00:22:07,680 Speaker 1: his last year. He could be gone. He could have 477 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:09,760 Speaker 1: easily powdered, he could have easily said, Okay, well this 478 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:12,200 Speaker 1: team doesn't believe me, but there's been games. But I 479 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 1: thought this guy's played to a level that they thought 480 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:16,399 Speaker 1: he would when they get when he got drafted. So 481 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:19,640 Speaker 1: I'm I'm really encouraged by the way he's played. Of course, 482 00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:22,000 Speaker 1: he's had moments where you know, he's been beat tour. 483 00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:24,040 Speaker 1: You know, he had some bad times in a game. 484 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:26,359 Speaker 1: But I thought he's you know, kind of rose to 485 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:28,160 Speaker 1: the Cajun and said, Okay, I'm gonna give you guys 486 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:31,000 Speaker 1: something else to think about this season with how he's playing. Yeah, 487 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 1: and I think it's probably good that I go next 488 00:22:33,359 --> 00:22:35,400 Speaker 1: to piggyback on that, because yeah, we want to sit 489 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 1: there and pick at at Marcus Mariota's performance last weekend 490 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:40,960 Speaker 1: and and maybe that he didn't get the blocking the 491 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:43,399 Speaker 1: protection up front. But I'm gonna stay kind of in 492 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:46,600 Speaker 1: that same realm because a guy like McGarry has played 493 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 1: well enough that the running game has been really solid 494 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:52,119 Speaker 1: this year, and we've seen a guy like Caleb Huntley 495 00:22:52,600 --> 00:22:55,639 Speaker 1: take advantage of an opportunity and take his game to 496 00:22:55,720 --> 00:23:00,480 Speaker 1: the next level and really provide a boost with his power, 497 00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:03,639 Speaker 1: with his physicality. Even he's got some bursts. Now, I 498 00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:06,080 Speaker 1: mean he's a bigger back, but he still got some burst. 499 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:10,440 Speaker 1: And I really like the rotation because it's like you 500 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:13,359 Speaker 1: see Algier come off the field and he hustles off 501 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:16,040 Speaker 1: and Huntley runs It's like these guys are very unselfish 502 00:23:16,119 --> 00:23:19,040 Speaker 1: right now. They understand that this collective group is what 503 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:23,440 Speaker 1: makes them good. CP being healthy obviously helps this collective group. 504 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:26,399 Speaker 1: But I feel like Huntley has taken advantage of an 505 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:30,119 Speaker 1: opportunity and he has really taken his game to the 506 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:32,639 Speaker 1: next level and provided an area that has been a 507 00:23:32,680 --> 00:23:36,480 Speaker 1: strength all season long. Dave, what's a player or position 508 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:38,679 Speaker 1: group that that is stuck out to you? Feltinly has 509 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:43,840 Speaker 1: built like a fire if fire, you know, stocked this 510 00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:47,920 Speaker 1: thick um. I think that it's been tough on the safeties. 511 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 1: I think Jalen Hawkins and Richie Grant have really kind 512 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:53,119 Speaker 1: of taken their game to another level. I think that 513 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:56,440 Speaker 1: you now was expected. I think you needed it to happen. 514 00:23:57,040 --> 00:23:59,240 Speaker 1: They I think they've done that. I mean, think about 515 00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:01,360 Speaker 1: what they've had to do with though, I mean, both 516 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:04,719 Speaker 1: corners are gone, you've had a nickel out. I mean, 517 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:07,920 Speaker 1: so they're the only constant in the game. Would have 518 00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 1: been the two safeties. They've been asked to cover in 519 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:12,480 Speaker 1: the slot, they've been asked to blitz. They've been asked 520 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:14,360 Speaker 1: to come down in the box and defend the run. 521 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 1: And the thing I like about him, and they're really 522 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:18,800 Speaker 1: to me the future of what the secondary is going 523 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:21,680 Speaker 1: to be with aj Um when he gets back and 524 00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 1: hopefully he might be back this week at the corner spot, 525 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:36,320 Speaker 1: but their ability to be as back so so those 526 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:39,040 Speaker 1: two guys are being able to fluctuate back and forth. Okay, 527 00:24:39,080 --> 00:24:41,200 Speaker 1: I'm gonna come come up and cover in the slot, 528 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:43,240 Speaker 1: whether it's tight end back out of the backfield, I'm 529 00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:46,760 Speaker 1: gonna blitz. But their ability to both do kind of 530 00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:49,520 Speaker 1: the back end as well as the front end, their 531 00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:52,840 Speaker 1: versatility to mean that that really bodes well for this 532 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:55,560 Speaker 1: defense moving forward from a future standpoints, you begin to 533 00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:57,840 Speaker 1: build around some guys. I think the two safeties have 534 00:24:57,920 --> 00:24:59,440 Speaker 1: played at a pretty high level. I just want to 535 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 1: add one quick thing to and I think it's a 536 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:05,080 Speaker 1: great point because you look at this season, you watch 537 00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:08,359 Speaker 1: the things that Dean P's does with his defense, and 538 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 1: if you don't have those two guys back there who 539 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:12,440 Speaker 1: can make the calls or who can get guys in position, 540 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:15,480 Speaker 1: it's gonna be tough on your defense. And Dean has 541 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 1: so many different looks at his defense, it's so multiple 542 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:22,120 Speaker 1: weekend and week out, and in those two guys don't 543 00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:25,880 Speaker 1: have it it's gonna be really tough on a coordinator 544 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:27,440 Speaker 1: trying to make those calls. Yeah, and I don't want 545 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:29,240 Speaker 1: to throw a guy under the bus here, but he's 546 00:25:29,280 --> 00:25:30,880 Speaker 1: not here anymore, so I'll throwing him under the bus. 547 00:25:31,760 --> 00:25:33,560 Speaker 1: Jalen Hawkins in the guy that got beat on that 548 00:25:33,640 --> 00:25:37,240 Speaker 1: deep shot. Okay, that's that's Jalen Hawkins's replacement was in 549 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:38,960 Speaker 1: the game at that time. We get beat over the 550 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:41,720 Speaker 1: top by DJ Moore for the touchdown in the Carolina 551 00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:44,040 Speaker 1: game here, I don't think that happens if Hawkins is 552 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:47,200 Speaker 1: in the game. So um, and that's just just my 553 00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:49,280 Speaker 1: just a couple of two cents worth there. I just 554 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:52,800 Speaker 1: think the two safeties have played pretty solidly. Yeah, final 555 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:55,280 Speaker 1: thing I wanted to discuss. Sometimes we get so and 556 00:25:55,400 --> 00:25:58,480 Speaker 1: everybody else, we get so dialed into x'es and o's 557 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:01,920 Speaker 1: results wins, loss, and every once in a while you 558 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:04,480 Speaker 1: forget that, like NFL players are still human beings and 559 00:26:04,520 --> 00:26:07,359 Speaker 1: they still have real life situations. That's going on. Go 560 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:10,640 Speaker 1: back to last Thursday, Jake Matthews, him and his wife 561 00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:14,200 Speaker 1: are expecting a baby, and if I read it correctly, 562 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:17,240 Speaker 1: they had it scheduled for Sunday, so they were playing 563 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:19,560 Speaker 1: on Thursday. They're going to be back late Thursday night 564 00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:23,440 Speaker 1: early Friday morning. Should be just fine on Sunday to 565 00:26:23,560 --> 00:26:25,760 Speaker 1: have his baby. Well that's not the case. Gets a 566 00:26:25,800 --> 00:26:28,359 Speaker 1: phone call Thursday morning from his wife. Apparently he had 567 00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:31,560 Speaker 1: missed like thirteen calls on his phone. His phone rings 568 00:26:31,600 --> 00:26:33,920 Speaker 1: in his hotel room, and you guys know this, like 569 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:37,560 Speaker 1: when a phone rings in the hotel. Yeah, excuse me, 570 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:40,800 Speaker 1: So Jake says, He's like, I'm wondering why my hotel 571 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:43,119 Speaker 1: phone is ringing, picks it up. His wife in to 572 00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:47,840 Speaker 1: go to the hospital, has his has his baby, comes back, 573 00:26:48,119 --> 00:26:50,560 Speaker 1: gets to the game in time, basically runs into the 574 00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:53,399 Speaker 1: stadium with shorts and a T shirt. Um but an 575 00:26:53,480 --> 00:26:57,200 Speaker 1: exciting moment for him and his wife. Um but I 576 00:26:57,320 --> 00:26:59,320 Speaker 1: want to ask you guys, like you ever have any 577 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:01,840 Speaker 1: stuff like this happened or to teammates when you guys 578 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:04,080 Speaker 1: were playing where it was like somebody all of a 579 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:08,200 Speaker 1: sudden had to leave town because of expecting a baby 580 00:27:08,440 --> 00:27:10,960 Speaker 1: or something along those lines that had to run back 581 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:14,040 Speaker 1: in the last second. First off, let's uh, let's say 582 00:27:14,119 --> 00:27:16,159 Speaker 1: thank you to Arch for allowing Jake to use his 583 00:27:16,280 --> 00:27:21,440 Speaker 1: playing Yeah really, really, guy, That jet's a good, good deal. Yeah, 584 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:25,440 Speaker 1: it's a little I'll come on, he hasn't let us borrow. 585 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:28,639 Speaker 1: I don't know, man, you know it's yeah. I've never 586 00:27:28,760 --> 00:27:31,080 Speaker 1: had a player have to do that during and let's 587 00:27:31,160 --> 00:27:34,040 Speaker 1: let's get on Jake and his wife. Maggie. Is his 588 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:36,520 Speaker 1: wife named mag Maggie. Let's get on both of him. 589 00:27:37,040 --> 00:27:40,920 Speaker 1: You can't have a kid during the season. Bad by Jake. 590 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:45,480 Speaker 1: He's got work on a night during the week to 591 00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:47,720 Speaker 1: build the kid during the season. But the kids got 592 00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:49,560 Speaker 1: to come in the off season. You can't have the 593 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:51,920 Speaker 1: kid during the year. That's a complete blow up on 594 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:54,840 Speaker 1: his I gotta, I gotta. I'm getting married over here, 595 00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:56,919 Speaker 1: Like we gotta look at the calendar, dude, like head 596 00:27:58,280 --> 00:28:00,400 Speaker 1: giving a fall wedding. Mike, are you getting My kids 597 00:28:00,440 --> 00:28:03,080 Speaker 1: were in March and April? Say where? Gotta had good 598 00:28:03,119 --> 00:28:06,159 Speaker 1: planning there you go. I would like I would like 599 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:09,760 Speaker 1: to throw out a big kudos to brand Brandon Ruth, 600 00:28:09,800 --> 00:28:12,600 Speaker 1: who handles our logistics on the road for us, because 601 00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:17,040 Speaker 1: Brandon went over time here. Okay, so Jake's leaving. You 602 00:28:17,119 --> 00:28:20,239 Speaker 1: don't know when Jake's coming back. Okay, so now they 603 00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:23,320 Speaker 1: have to get Harrison, a guy they just signed and Shaffer, 604 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:26,040 Speaker 1: the kid out of Georgia, were back in Atlanta. They 605 00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:29,000 Speaker 1: had to get them to the game. Okay, so he 606 00:28:29,119 --> 00:28:31,000 Speaker 1: had to rent a car and have the car delivered 607 00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:34,160 Speaker 1: here to a here to Flowery branch within an hour 608 00:28:34,760 --> 00:28:37,040 Speaker 1: to get them driven up there. Couldn't get a flight 609 00:28:37,119 --> 00:28:38,840 Speaker 1: for him or the like, so they drive him up 610 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:40,960 Speaker 1: there to get them to the game in case Jake 611 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:42,800 Speaker 1: can't make it back. So we have enough people to 612 00:28:42,840 --> 00:28:45,960 Speaker 1: actually play on the offensive line. And then of course 613 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:48,280 Speaker 1: you give an assist to the big guy, mister Blank, 614 00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:55,120 Speaker 1: he's the guy that got him back here and have 615 00:28:55,160 --> 00:28:57,920 Speaker 1: a car to get him there. So Brandon Ruth, who 616 00:28:58,240 --> 00:29:01,160 Speaker 1: does an amazing job at all travel stuff. Man, that's 617 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:03,080 Speaker 1: with all the things that go on with the team, 618 00:29:03,640 --> 00:29:07,280 Speaker 1: this was above and beyond, dude, you phenomenal effort to 619 00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:10,760 Speaker 1: try to get everybody where they needed to be. Jake 620 00:29:10,840 --> 00:29:13,520 Speaker 1: sees sees his baby born and gets back for the 621 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:16,479 Speaker 1: game just at incredible effort. Now the game didn't turn 622 00:29:16,520 --> 00:29:18,400 Speaker 1: out that he wanted to, but that was a w 623 00:29:18,680 --> 00:29:21,560 Speaker 1: for brand unbelievable. You see him running in at seven 624 00:29:21,600 --> 00:29:23,840 Speaker 1: o'clock with his flip flops on and running into the 625 00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:26,719 Speaker 1: locker room I mean, it's unbelieved. I've never had anything 626 00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:29,480 Speaker 1: close to that in my career of anybody done something 627 00:29:29,640 --> 00:29:31,720 Speaker 1: like that and made with turning around. So I'm glad 628 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:33,960 Speaker 1: we weren't on the West coast or something like that exactly. 629 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:37,200 Speaker 1: It didn't happen to me either, But if I remember correctly, 630 00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:38,960 Speaker 1: I didn't have a chance to get to Finn. But 631 00:29:39,080 --> 00:29:41,280 Speaker 1: I almost remember one time I was getting on a 632 00:29:41,360 --> 00:29:45,360 Speaker 1: plane and Brian Finneran's wife called and we were literally 633 00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:48,520 Speaker 1: walking down the jetway and he turned around and went 634 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:50,640 Speaker 1: back out, And I think it was because one of 635 00:29:50,720 --> 00:29:53,360 Speaker 1: his kids was about to be born and he ended 636 00:29:53,400 --> 00:29:57,440 Speaker 1: up flying and make it to the games. Yeah, Finn, 637 00:29:57,480 --> 00:29:59,560 Speaker 1: I'll tell you later. I'll make sure I'm right on 638 00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:01,520 Speaker 1: that one. Starting all right, that's gonna do it, guys, 639 00:30:02,040 --> 00:30:04,840 Speaker 1: because me and Shock and Arch have a flight to 640 00:30:04,920 --> 00:30:08,000 Speaker 1: catch on Dave's plane. Here. I don't know where we're going, 641 00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:10,240 Speaker 1: but we're Vegas. We're just gonna cruise. But I guess 642 00:30:12,920 --> 00:30:17,400 Speaker 1: real quickly before we go. The Dogs. The dog qualified 643 00:30:17,440 --> 00:30:20,920 Speaker 1: for the championship game against LSU. Dare we rerise it? 644 00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:26,040 Speaker 1: This man's championship moment was a monster in the game. 645 00:30:26,280 --> 00:30:29,920 Speaker 1: A sec Player of the Year. Shock went off for 646 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:33,600 Speaker 1: the Dogs beat LSU in the building right down here. 647 00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:36,120 Speaker 1: Now it was a Georgia Doma at the time. That's okay, 648 00:30:36,360 --> 00:30:38,360 Speaker 1: but my guy, my guy went off. I had to 649 00:30:38,400 --> 00:30:42,040 Speaker 1: give you a little cuds pay. I pay you pay 650 00:30:43,960 --> 00:30:48,720 Speaker 1: that man. Uh So, yes, a LSU will be in 651 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:51,640 Speaker 1: the SEC Championship. Got to give DJ a little bit 652 00:30:51,680 --> 00:30:53,880 Speaker 1: of love and maybe we'll revisit some of those highlights 653 00:30:54,240 --> 00:30:56,200 Speaker 1: on the next couple of weeks leading up to the 654 00:30:56,360 --> 00:30:59,440 Speaker 1: SEC Championship game. All right, Atlanta got Chicago Bears on 655 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:01,800 Speaker 1: the dock next. Let's see if they can rebound after 656 00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:04,400 Speaker 1: a couple of stumbles, get back into wind column and 657 00:31:04,520 --> 00:31:07,040 Speaker 1: continue to make a run at this NFC South Division. 658 00:31:07,320 --> 00:31:09,720 Speaker 1: That's gonna do it, everybody, even the Falcon's Audimore presented 659 00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:12,800 Speaker 1: by AT and T. That's Arched, that's DJ, I'm d Iraq. 660 00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:15,560 Speaker 1: Those are big names for you today. We'll see you 661 00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:18,440 Speaker 1: next time. Thanks so much for watching on whatever platform 662 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:19,560 Speaker 1: you check us out on.