1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: Welcome back to the Falcons Audible presented by AT and T. 2 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: A bonus edition this week. The second time you get 3 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: a chance to see us here, well you get a 4 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: second chance. You get to see Dave Archer and d J. Shockley. 5 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 1: You don't get a chance to see me in the 6 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: plush this week because well, guess what, it's been twenty 7 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 1: twenty and so I am without power at my house 8 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:26,120 Speaker 1: right now. So I'm going to be doing this episode 9 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 1: via the phone, and the other guys are going to 10 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: be doing there's the normal way. But we have some 11 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:34,519 Speaker 1: fun at my gym this morning. We were doing a 12 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: little dress up deal. And so the picture that you're 13 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 1: going to see of me, no, that's not what I 14 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 1: normally look like. I was just having a little fun 15 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: as an old man dressed up as a Georgia Bulldog 16 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 1: fan and had the hunchback and talk aboub go dogs 17 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 1: beat them loudcats this weekend. Appreciate that, right, It don't matter. 18 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 1: We got the best fans in the entire country, So 19 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 1: I'm glad you found you on board. Whether you want 20 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 1: to have a hunchback or not. They always support Baby's 21 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:05,320 Speaker 1: always all good. Oh goodness, Dave, how are you the 22 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:07,960 Speaker 1: sporting man? Good? Good, It's always good after you win 23 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: a game late night last night. Got out of the 24 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 1: stadium about one o'clock last night, but excited to be 25 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: on here with you guys talking about a w All right, well, 26 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 1: let's talk a little bit about what we are going 27 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:23,199 Speaker 1: to discuss in this podcast really quick. Here, We're gonna 28 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: talk about how about the defense stepping up? Defense has 29 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:28,319 Speaker 1: been kind of much maligned throughout the course this year, 30 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:31,039 Speaker 1: but they had a great performance against the Panthers. We'll 31 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:32,960 Speaker 1: talk a little bit about that. How About a surprise 32 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 1: player for twenty twenty. We all know about the Julio Jones, 33 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: the Matt Ryan's, the Todd Gurleys of the world, but 34 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 1: maybe there's another guy that's made a difference this year. 35 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 1: We'll talk about that. How about the offensive performance last night? 36 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:46,400 Speaker 1: What do we make of it? There was some conditions. 37 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 1: The offense has been kind of applauded for their performance 38 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 1: all year, even though it's been a down season. But 39 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 1: we'll talk a little bit more about the offense, and 40 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 1: then how do we put last night into perspective for 41 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: the rest of the season. What does this mean mean? 42 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: The win mean moving forward? And then finally we'll have 43 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 1: a little bit of fun, because after you win a game, 44 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: you can have a little bit more fun, whether it's 45 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 1: us talking here or it's on social media. Kudos to 46 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,640 Speaker 1: our social media department here for the Atlanta Falcons. We'll 47 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:17,920 Speaker 1: talk about that in just a little bit, but DJ, 48 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:20,360 Speaker 1: I want to start off with you instant reactions to 49 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 1: the game last night. What do you think was the 50 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 1: headline from last night's victory over the Panthers. It has 51 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:30,239 Speaker 1: to be the Falcons finish and I say they finished 52 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 1: in all three phases. I know offensively, at the end 53 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: of ball game, when you need to go down and 54 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: put a score on the board, you go down and 55 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 1: you physically, like similar to what they did to us 56 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 1: in our own building, you go down and the offensive 57 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 1: line takes over the ball game. You run the football, 58 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 1: really will you punch it in and get a touchdown 59 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,359 Speaker 1: out of field goal. Then the defense bins and that 60 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: breaks and gets the intercession at end the game, and 61 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:54,079 Speaker 1: then you gotta give it to the special team as well. 62 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,359 Speaker 1: I know young wick Ku missed an extra point. We've 63 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 1: made it a little bit more intriguing at the end 64 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: the ball game. But he also made field goals that 65 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:04,799 Speaker 1: really helped the Falcon So really finishing this ball game 66 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,799 Speaker 1: in all three phases I thought would be the absolute 67 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:12,360 Speaker 1: headline going into after this ball game. Yeah, finishes something 68 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: that has definitely needs to be at the top of 69 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 1: every Falcons fan mind's damn you got anything else as 70 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 1: far as a headline to last night's victory. I just 71 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 1: like how aggressive Atlanta came out on offense. I thought 72 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:27,360 Speaker 1: that this was a team in Carolina that was going 73 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: to try to stop girl in the run game. They 74 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 1: were going to swell up against the run. And I 75 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: thought it was Taylor made from a play caller standpoint 76 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 1: to play action early in the football game, and they did. 77 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 1: You got Julio Jones involved. Julio did not play in 78 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 1: this game in Week five. He was a monster in 79 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: the first half. In fact, in the first quarter, I 80 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 1: think he had eighty five receiving yards on four grabs 81 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 1: and then got involved in the back half of the 82 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 1: game as well and really created that seat of doubt defensively, 83 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: and I thought that was something that played out throughout 84 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: the game. I thought that Carolina there was a seat 85 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 1: of doubt in their minds defensively. The entire game because 86 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 1: of the way Dirt Cutter called the game. Yeah, I 87 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 1: think it's great that you brought that point up, Dave 88 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 1: about Julio Jones, because that was the thing that kind 89 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 1: of stuck out to me early. I was like excited, 90 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: from not only an offensive standpoint, but a team game 91 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:16,719 Speaker 1: plan standpoint that they got the ball in the hands 92 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 1: of Julio right away. It was like, they're setting the 93 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: tone that if you guys are gonna beat us, you're 94 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 1: gonna have to beat us with our best players getting 95 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:25,480 Speaker 1: featured in this game. A couple of big catches I 96 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:27,599 Speaker 1: believe both of them over twenty yards on the first 97 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:30,599 Speaker 1: drive for the Falcons. So I like the fact that 98 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 1: they got one of the stars involved right away and 99 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 1: it wasn't like he had to wait until the third 100 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 1: quarter to get him some action. And if I would 101 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 1: say the headline for the victory over the Panthers, I'd 102 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: say all three phases, because there's been a many of 103 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:45,479 Speaker 1: times this year where it's been a one or a 104 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: two phase game for the Atlanta Falcons, meaning offense, defense, 105 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 1: and special teams. And even though the offense didn't dominate 106 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 1: last night like they did in other games, even though 107 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 1: the record didn't reflect that. I felt like DJ already 108 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 1: talked about. You had the field goals by young Way 109 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 1: Coup where Atlanta came up short in the red zone, 110 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 1: but they were still able to put points on the board. 111 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,440 Speaker 1: Defense finally had somewhat of a statement game to kind 112 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 1: of get the monkey off their back, if you will, 113 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 1: and then the offense just continuing to drive down the field, 114 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan making some throws, even tucking the ball down 115 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 1: and running it a few times. It had proved to 116 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 1: be really important for them in a night where the 117 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:24,039 Speaker 1: rain was coming down and it just didn't have the 118 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:27,280 Speaker 1: conditions to really post up one of those four four 119 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty yard offensive nights. So those are three 120 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 1: quick headlines instant reactions from the game. But let's kind 121 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 1: of dive into this defense a little bit more, Dave. 122 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:38,360 Speaker 1: I know you're an X and NO guy, and without 123 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:41,599 Speaker 1: going into some big time XES and those, but the 124 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 1: defense is what I mentioned, has been much maligned the 125 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:47,480 Speaker 1: first five or six weeks of the season, giving up 126 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 1: over thirty two points per game, but in the last 127 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 1: three just twenty one points per game. Is there something 128 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 1: that you've noticed that's been different over these last three 129 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:59,360 Speaker 1: weeks day that the Falcons sorely missed at the beginning 130 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:01,919 Speaker 1: of the season. One. Thin styles make fights to a 131 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: certain extent. Obviously, racks, so different weeks are going to 132 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:08,160 Speaker 1: present different issues, and how can you adjust to those issues. 133 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 1: I think certainly situational awareness has been something the defense 134 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 1: has lacked, and you could even say it lacked last 135 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 1: Sunday when they didn't keep the ball in front of 136 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:19,600 Speaker 1: them in the Lion game and gave up some plays 137 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 1: that led to a touchdown. But last night, specifically, this 138 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 1: was a team in Carolina that destroyed you with short 139 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 1: passing and run after the catch. They had nine plays 140 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: of fifteen yards or more in Week five and one 141 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:37,599 Speaker 1: hundred and seventy eight yards yack yards yards after catch. 142 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 1: Atlanta eliminated that last night. They took away those short, 143 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 1: easy throws. They contested those throws. I think that's where 144 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 1: they've grown the most, is their willingness to play man coverage, 145 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 1: play bump and run, bring pressure because that's the only 146 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 1: way they're going to get home. The four man pass 147 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 1: rush has not served them very well this year. They 148 00:06:56,960 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 1: decided I'm bringing linebackers, I'm bringing safeties. I need to 149 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 1: gonna bring the slot defender. I'm gonna bring a corner, 150 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:05,559 Speaker 1: whatever it takes. I'm gonna bring more than you could block, 151 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 1: and we're gonna gambled you can't find the open guy, 152 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 1: or we're gonna hug up and play tight man coverage. 153 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 1: I thought they did both last night. Coupled with the 154 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: pressure package. They needed to take away that gun run 155 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 1: after catch or yards after catch, and they did that 156 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 1: last night. It was great to see that pressure, as 157 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: you mentioned, Dave, like forcing the quarterback to get the 158 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 1: ball out of his hands quickly to allow him to 159 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:29,840 Speaker 1: sit back there and kind of pick apart the defense 160 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 1: try to find the holes in that zone. DJ was 161 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 1: what stuck out to you defensively. That really put a 162 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 1: stamp on the performance to help Atlanta get that victory. 163 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 1: You know, Arec, I'll piggyback on what you guys both 164 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: just mentioned and put some numbers behind it. When you 165 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 1: look at this ball game opposed to the first ball game, 166 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:48,520 Speaker 1: they blitzed Teddy Bridgewater or pressure to him twenty one 167 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:51,120 Speaker 1: percent of the time in that first ball game. This 168 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 1: second ball game forty percent of the time they brought 169 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 1: some kind of pressure, some kind of blitz and they 170 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: were going to get to him three times in this 171 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:01,080 Speaker 1: ball game, which was huge. So you tell from one 172 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 1: week to another the game playing the adjustments they happen, 173 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 1: and people always say, how where does the adjustment happen? 174 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 1: Do we change things up? Well, the numbers absolutely tell 175 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 1: you that the Falcons went in with a different game 176 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 1: playing this particular weekend. The one thing that I noticed 177 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 1: is Arch talked about the yards I have to catch. Well, 178 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: there were no bust in this game. I thought, there 179 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 1: weren't any explosive plays where you've just seen guys running 180 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 1: Scott free through your secondary or just guys running you 181 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 1: know free in this game out That's what I'd like 182 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 1: to see, tackling this space, not giving up the big plays. 183 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:38,040 Speaker 1: And last week we talked about each guy doing their 184 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:40,680 Speaker 1: one and eleven. I thought on that defense, each guy 185 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 1: played within the system for one and then hey, when 186 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 1: you played his own coverage and they checked it down, 187 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:48,480 Speaker 1: which they want to do, you came up and tackling 188 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:51,440 Speaker 1: his space. So when you put all those things together, 189 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 1: you have a pretty good defensive performance. And it looked 190 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:57,160 Speaker 1: like Teddy Bridgewater was under some kind of pressure throughout 191 00:08:57,200 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: this ball game. It was definitely uncomfortable in the pocket. 192 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: And fellas, I'll add I'll add one, I'll add one 193 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:04,720 Speaker 1: other thing to that, guys, and you tell me if 194 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:08,560 Speaker 1: I'm wrong. This defense played with a nastiness. Now, you 195 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:11,679 Speaker 1: don't like fifteen yard penalties, and coaches tell you that 196 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:15,280 Speaker 1: no players worth fifteen yards. But Dion Jones whacked the 197 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:18,120 Speaker 1: quarterback right along the sideline, got a fifteen yard penalty 198 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 1: for it. Charles Johnson or Charles Harrison's thrown out of 199 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 1: the game because he is yet Now you don't condone 200 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:29,199 Speaker 1: those type of plays, but it affected the quarterback Unlike 201 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:32,960 Speaker 1: we've seen in recent year. Atlanta played with a nastiness 202 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:35,720 Speaker 1: on the defensive side of the ball right to the 203 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 1: edge of the whistle and even passed the whistle. And again, 204 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:40,680 Speaker 1: you can't play that way every week. But I did 205 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 1: think that it showed a little bit of teeth that 206 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:45,840 Speaker 1: you hadn't seen from your defense, a little bit of 207 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 1: willing to growl and get after you, and and that 208 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:51,719 Speaker 1: kind of trans transmitted into the quarterback. And I thought 209 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 1: the quarterback played some tenant in football. Yeah, I agree, Dave, 210 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 1: because and I'll bring up another guy, and I guess 211 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:01,560 Speaker 1: he always plays with that tenacity. But Kean O'Neill had 212 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:03,920 Speaker 1: a couple of big hits last night. One that sticks 213 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:07,079 Speaker 1: out to me was the play that was initially ruled 214 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:09,800 Speaker 1: a completion in a fumble, but he came up and 215 00:10:09,920 --> 00:10:13,280 Speaker 1: just absolutely hammered the receiver on that play, and they 216 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 1: ended up reviewing it and saying it was an incomplete pass. 217 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:18,959 Speaker 1: But again, those are kind of like those statement hits, 218 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:21,319 Speaker 1: like if you're gonna come score on us, you're gonna 219 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 1: have to work for it. And by the way, if 220 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 1: you come across the middle, you might be met rudely 221 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:28,440 Speaker 1: by one of our defenders. And so that I thought, 222 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:31,360 Speaker 1: Keiano O'Neill play with that nastiness last night, which he 223 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 1: does each and every week. And you know the other 224 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 1: the other play that kind of sticks out to me, 225 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:38,560 Speaker 1: guys is you remember that fake punt that Carolina end 226 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 1: up having. Right they they let the delay of game happen, 227 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:45,240 Speaker 1: Atlanta switches to their punt return team I believe, and 228 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:47,840 Speaker 1: then they run the fake punt. They get the first down. 229 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 1: That's where they ended up having the personal file, I believe. 230 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:54,200 Speaker 1: And as if your Falcons fan, you're probably like, oh gosh, 231 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 1: here it goes again like a chance for them to 232 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:58,480 Speaker 1: take a lead. But what happened, Davi, is that they 233 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:00,960 Speaker 1: buckled down and forced a feel goal instead of giving 234 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:06,359 Speaker 1: up a touchdown. Yeah it It just showed a tenacity 235 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:08,839 Speaker 1: and you can't get caught napping in that situation. That's 236 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 1: a great point. I'd forgotten about that play, Rack, but 237 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:13,600 Speaker 1: you did come out and swell up and get a 238 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 1: stop and force a field goal. Also had a fourth 239 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:19,600 Speaker 1: down stop in Atlanta territory as well, So there are 240 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 1: a number of plays you could point to on the 241 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 1: defensive side of the football. Very positive, very positive signs 242 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:28,120 Speaker 1: for that group on that side of the ball. So 243 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 1: we talked a little bit about, like the team, the 244 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 1: all three levels ended up contributing in that game, the 245 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:37,360 Speaker 1: defensive line, the linebackers, in the secondary. And there's been 246 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:40,320 Speaker 1: weeks where, let's be frank, not only us, but I 247 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:43,720 Speaker 1: would imagine the general public has been criticizing certain players 248 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 1: for maybe not getting their job done, not playing that 249 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:49,600 Speaker 1: one eleven like DJ likes to talk about. But let's 250 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 1: flip it around because it was a good performance and 251 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:55,439 Speaker 1: it did come after a victory. But let me put 252 00:11:55,440 --> 00:11:57,480 Speaker 1: you guys on the spot DJ give me a guy 253 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:01,080 Speaker 1: on the team or on defense, where whever you see. 254 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:03,640 Speaker 1: That's been one of the surprises of twenty twenty. Not 255 00:12:03,679 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 1: one of the main stay names that we knew were 256 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:08,000 Speaker 1: going to be a big time playmaker, but somebody that's 257 00:12:08,040 --> 00:12:10,640 Speaker 1: maybe come out of the background a little bit that's 258 00:12:10,679 --> 00:12:13,160 Speaker 1: become an integral part of this team. You know what, 259 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:16,800 Speaker 1: I've enjoyed watching this guy and I thought he has 260 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: been one of the guys that's matured for a very 261 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 1: last couple of years and been integral to what the 262 00:12:21,679 --> 00:12:24,800 Speaker 1: Falcons have been doing. And I'm gonna say, Brian Hill, 263 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:28,160 Speaker 1: I mean he has been a huge compliment to Todd Gurley. 264 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:30,680 Speaker 1: When he comes into the ball game and you watch 265 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:33,840 Speaker 1: every single game that he's played, he's flashed some way, 266 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 1: somehow in a game, whether it's out of the backfield 267 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 1: or maybe it's you know, some tough, hard, physical runs. 268 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:42,080 Speaker 1: He has flashed and taken a lot of weight, I 269 00:12:42,120 --> 00:12:45,120 Speaker 1: believe off Todd Gurley's shoulders being a guy that could 270 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:48,480 Speaker 1: compliment him, and each week we see him continue to progress. 271 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:50,840 Speaker 1: We know he came in here and didn't have a 272 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 1: good start to his career, but left, came back and 273 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:56,600 Speaker 1: has really churned the page as one of the guys 274 00:12:56,600 --> 00:12:59,040 Speaker 1: that the Falcons can depend on, and Brian Hill has 275 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:01,720 Speaker 1: been I think a big this season. I think a 276 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:04,640 Speaker 1: big surprise for me that he is turned into the 277 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:09,200 Speaker 1: type of role player he has become this season. Yeah, 278 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:11,839 Speaker 1: I like that pick. DJ ends up leading Atlanta and 279 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:14,439 Speaker 1: rushing last night with fifty five yards. But what stuck 280 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:15,959 Speaker 1: out to meet Dave, And I don't know if you 281 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 1: remember this play is he had two catches in that game, 282 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 1: but there was one I believe it was in the 283 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:22,640 Speaker 1: fourth quarter. Matt Ryan was rolling out, there was a 284 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:24,720 Speaker 1: little bit of pressure. He dumps it off to Brian 285 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:26,920 Speaker 1: Hill and it looks like he's going to be tackled 286 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:29,440 Speaker 1: three or four yards short of the first down. But 287 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:32,359 Speaker 1: what is it. It's that individual effort, in that tenacity 288 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 1: he cons out of I think two tackles and picks 289 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 1: up a first down that was on a third down too, 290 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:39,120 Speaker 1: that they're gonna have to pump the ball back to Carolina, 291 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:42,480 Speaker 1: keeps that drive going. When you talk about tenacity, a 292 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 1: lot of times that's on defense, Dave, but I felt 293 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 1: like Brian Hill showed some of that tenacity on offense, 294 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 1: breaking a couple of tackles to pick up that first down. Yeah, 295 00:13:50,280 --> 00:13:52,640 Speaker 1: key moment in the game, guys, because that's at the 296 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:54,960 Speaker 1: end of the game where they had down the football 297 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:58,000 Speaker 1: after a punt at the Falcon five yard line. So 298 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:01,360 Speaker 1: I had commented on the radio broad cast, Okay, the 299 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:03,000 Speaker 1: worst you can do here is you've got to get 300 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:05,560 Speaker 1: a couple of first downs to flip the field. And 301 00:14:05,800 --> 00:14:08,920 Speaker 1: Brian Hill's play made that happen. He makes that catch 302 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:12,160 Speaker 1: and as you said, Rack, he's he's three four yards 303 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:14,280 Speaker 1: short in the first down. He splits two defenders against 304 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:17,520 Speaker 1: the first down, and that's ultimately a drive. Atlanta eats 305 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:20,520 Speaker 1: up a ton of clock and moves the football out 306 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 1: over midfield before punting it and down he got on 307 00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 1: the Carolina five yard line. That made it the long 308 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 1: road to go for Teddy Bridgewater. So a huge moment, 309 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:32,600 Speaker 1: just one play in a drive that end up being 310 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:35,840 Speaker 1: a huge drive and really a clock eater for the Falcons. 311 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:38,520 Speaker 1: And let me add a little put him put a 312 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 1: lot of button on in of that, Rack, h If 313 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:43,320 Speaker 1: you remember what happened after he catches that football and 314 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:46,160 Speaker 1: goes get the first down, the first guy who sprints 315 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:49,000 Speaker 1: to him is number two. He knew how important that 316 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 1: was for him to pick up that first down. He 317 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 1: runs over so quickly and dapts him up like man, 318 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:56,600 Speaker 1: that was a next level play for a ball club 319 00:14:56,600 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 1: and won't be talked about in the instat line or 320 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 1: won't be talked about, you know, on ESPN or where 321 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 1: it is, but it was a huge play for him. 322 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:07,640 Speaker 1: Maybe go ahead and get that win. Well, guess what 323 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:09,400 Speaker 1: it's going to be something that we'll talk about in 324 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 1: Falcon's audible. That's what I'm talking about. That's right, Dave. 325 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:16,720 Speaker 1: Let me throw out one other name here because there's 326 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:19,160 Speaker 1: a guy that I feel like defensively kind of fits 327 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 1: the bill of this topic, and it's Foyer Luican. Would 328 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 1: you would you agree that he's one of these guys 329 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 1: that's really stepped up and made a difference on the 330 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 1: defense that's been kind of loaded with a lot of superstars. Yeah, 331 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 1: coming into the game last night, Fellas, guess who you're 332 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:36,680 Speaker 1: leading tackler on the football team is Foyer Lucan As 333 00:15:36,680 --> 00:15:40,360 Speaker 1: you're leading tackler Victyon Jones. You might even think Keyan O'Neill, 334 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 1: but it's Foyer Lucan as you're leading tackler and he's 335 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:46,320 Speaker 1: been involved in some key moments. Now you think, okay, 336 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 1: you're two and six, how many key moments could you 337 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 1: have defensively, Well, let's just look at this last game. Now, 338 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 1: Grady Jarrett is a big part of the fourth down stop, 339 00:15:54,160 --> 00:15:55,680 Speaker 1: but Foyer is a big part of it as well, 340 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:58,000 Speaker 1: in that fourth down play around the Falcon forty yard 341 00:15:58,040 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 1: line which turned Carolina and prevented them from gaining any 342 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:04,720 Speaker 1: kind of momentum on the offensive side of the ball. 343 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 1: But if you found a guy that's played faster than 344 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:11,680 Speaker 1: Foyers the first eight games, I challenge you to do that. 345 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:14,040 Speaker 1: The one guy I would pick out, and I don't 346 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:17,840 Speaker 1: know if it's a surprise, is Keyan O'Neill, simply because 347 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: Keiano has been forced to play more than I think 348 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 1: they thought he was going to Demante Keyzy's injury has 349 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:26,680 Speaker 1: forced Kiki to play more. And I think you like 350 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:28,920 Speaker 1: him on the field, but he's shown signs of being 351 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:31,640 Speaker 1: the guy we saw in twenty and sixteen, twenty seventeen, 352 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 1: there was a Pro Bowl safety and you mentioned how 353 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:38,480 Speaker 1: much he's thumped, But nobody takes a Foyer takes a 354 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:41,640 Speaker 1: backseat to no one in how high a level he's 355 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 1: played at and certainly would count as a surprise being 356 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:46,880 Speaker 1: a six round pick back in twenty and eighteen. And Rack, 357 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 1: here's one thing I want to add to that particular 358 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:53,000 Speaker 1: point is Arch doesn't interview after the ball game with 359 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 1: Foyer ninety two nine a game and on the post 360 00:16:56,520 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 1: game show, and he talks to Foyer about that particular 361 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:02,560 Speaker 1: wore down. And when I heard him talk, the one 362 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:05,080 Speaker 1: thing that I realized is this guy's playing fast. This 363 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:07,640 Speaker 1: guy's understands what he's seeing. He said, Hey, I knew 364 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:10,280 Speaker 1: it was a lead play and I shot my shot, 365 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:13,600 Speaker 1: so he knew exactly. He didn't stutter, he didn't fall step, 366 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:16,520 Speaker 1: he saw it right away, knew his film study, and 367 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:18,960 Speaker 1: went and attacked it and he got rewarded for us. 368 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:21,520 Speaker 1: So that tells you that this guy understands what he's 369 00:17:21,520 --> 00:17:23,920 Speaker 1: seeing in a ball game and he shout out of 370 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:27,959 Speaker 1: cannon when he knows exactly what's coming. Yeah, I mean 371 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:30,080 Speaker 1: that's what you want as guys that are not playing 372 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:32,560 Speaker 1: with hesitation, because as we all know, a hesitation is 373 00:17:32,600 --> 00:17:35,160 Speaker 1: something that I'll get you beat at pretty much any level. 374 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:37,480 Speaker 1: So I think that's good that we got a chance 375 00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:39,680 Speaker 1: to talk a little bit about the defense, because most 376 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:42,000 Speaker 1: of our conversation about them throughout the course of the 377 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:46,879 Speaker 1: season has been in a negative limelight, if you will, 378 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:49,280 Speaker 1: So let's flip it over. Let's talk a little bit 379 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:50,960 Speaker 1: to the other side of the ball, because I talked 380 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:53,520 Speaker 1: a little bit about the conditions maybe not conducive for 381 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:55,920 Speaker 1: them to put up a whole lot of offense, But 382 00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:58,359 Speaker 1: I wanted to just get your guys opinion, Dave, what 383 00:17:58,440 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 1: did you think about the offense? Life did not do 384 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 1: great as far as third downs and as far as 385 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:05,879 Speaker 1: converting in the red zone, but they did enough to 386 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:07,680 Speaker 1: put enough points on the board. But what was kind 387 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:10,760 Speaker 1: of your takeaway on how the offense performance last night? Well, 388 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:12,280 Speaker 1: the one thing I can tell you, guys, and if 389 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:15,960 Speaker 1: anybody doubted this, shame on you. But Number two likes 390 00:18:15,960 --> 00:18:20,240 Speaker 1: to compete. There is no better competitor than Matt Ryan. 391 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:22,919 Speaker 1: And I thought that the two runs he makes that 392 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:26,280 Speaker 1: stick out one is certainly the touchdown run where he 393 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 1: finds a way to get in the right corner of 394 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 1: the end zone as a defender slips and falls, and 395 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:32,280 Speaker 1: I'm not sure he would have turned down the opportunity 396 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:34,400 Speaker 1: to try to run through the corner to get in anyway, 397 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:36,680 Speaker 1: and then he makes a run where he actually has 398 00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:38,480 Speaker 1: to push Brian Hill out of his way for a 399 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 1: first hand. It was a key run in the game. 400 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 1: Just his willingness to compete. And then probably most people 401 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:47,120 Speaker 1: that watch the game closely and listen closely, they were 402 00:18:47,119 --> 00:18:49,000 Speaker 1: not able to turn the mics off in time, the 403 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:51,960 Speaker 1: parabolic mics on the sideline and he's chewing rear ends 404 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 1: out on the field because he wants to win. He 405 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:58,199 Speaker 1: wants to win so badly. People get lost, and how 406 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:00,800 Speaker 1: much money a guy makes, and the fame of a 407 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:03,960 Speaker 1: guy you lose, the fact of how big a competitor 408 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:06,879 Speaker 1: he is. And that was what really jumped off at me. 409 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:10,480 Speaker 1: Bad weather, bad elements. It's horrible as a quarterback to 410 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:12,560 Speaker 1: try to play in those conditions. Shot can tell you 411 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:15,879 Speaker 1: trying to grip the football, make throws, be accurate with 412 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:20,400 Speaker 1: the ball. But Matt just competed his rear end off 413 00:19:20,480 --> 00:19:21,880 Speaker 1: last night. I thought that was the thing that really 414 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 1: jumped off the page offensively at me. Jah. What about 415 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:29,399 Speaker 1: two Farmers When I look at this ball game and 416 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:33,399 Speaker 1: we talked about it being wet, We talked about you know, 417 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:36,240 Speaker 1: being tu slating The one thing that that stuck out 418 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:39,800 Speaker 1: to me was the amount of explosive plays Archer mentioned 419 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:42,600 Speaker 1: at the beginning of the podcast, starting the game off 420 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:45,119 Speaker 1: with three play action passes and all three of win 421 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:47,480 Speaker 1: for first downs. This is an offense right now that 422 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:51,840 Speaker 1: least the National Football League and explosive plays with fifty 423 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:55,760 Speaker 1: that's sixteen plus yard or more pass plays, and this 424 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:58,400 Speaker 1: ball game, the Falcon has had nine passes of at 425 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:01,840 Speaker 1: least sixteen plus yard in his ball game. That is 426 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 1: a backbreaker for a defense to give up those chunk 427 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:08,439 Speaker 1: yards plays throughout a series or throughout a drive, throughout 428 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:10,800 Speaker 1: a ball game. And the Falcons were able to do 429 00:20:10,840 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 1: it in the rain and knowing they were going to 430 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:15,879 Speaker 1: throw the football. So you gotta give a lot of credit, 431 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 1: Like we mentioned earlier to Dirt Carter, you gotta give 432 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:19,880 Speaker 1: a lot of credit to this offensive line for being 433 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:21,560 Speaker 1: able to hold up. And then you got to give 434 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:24,159 Speaker 1: credit to the guys catching the rocket, Matt putting it 435 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:27,119 Speaker 1: in position for these guys to throw it. I know 436 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:30,000 Speaker 1: Matt at the interception, but there's so many times throughout 437 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:31,920 Speaker 1: a ball game where he may have pressure in his face, 438 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:34,800 Speaker 1: he he's letting that football go on time to a 439 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:37,920 Speaker 1: spot because he believes and trust that his receiver is 440 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:40,080 Speaker 1: gonna be there. So when I look at this ball game, 441 00:20:40,119 --> 00:20:43,960 Speaker 1: the amount of explosive plays is just remarkable. And the 442 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:47,200 Speaker 1: fact that they're able to get this done, it's pretty 443 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:51,440 Speaker 1: cool to watch. Yeah, DJ, first play of the game, 444 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:54,240 Speaker 1: twenty four yards to Julio, second play of the game, 445 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:56,680 Speaker 1: twenty eight yards to Julio, third play of the game 446 00:20:56,720 --> 00:21:00,280 Speaker 1: eleven yards to hearst. It's just like that, snap your finger. 447 00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:03,160 Speaker 1: Atlanta is already on the twelve yard line. And so 448 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:05,920 Speaker 1: if you talk about setting the tone offensively, I think 449 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 1: it's a great point that you've made, and we talked 450 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:10,439 Speaker 1: about it throughout the course of this podcast. Is is 451 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:13,800 Speaker 1: really just like Foyer said, I had to shoot my gun, right, Like, 452 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:16,440 Speaker 1: that's exactly what Atlanta did to start the game off. 453 00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:18,199 Speaker 1: As they shot their gun, they get down and I'm 454 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:20,640 Speaker 1: sure Carolina is sitting on their heels three plays into 455 00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:23,399 Speaker 1: the game saying, wait, what just happened here? Y'all? Like 456 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 1: we're already on our doorstep of scoring in the Atlanta defail. 457 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:29,840 Speaker 1: Excuse me. The Atlanta offense just came to play in 458 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 1: the game last night, which was huge for him. All Right, guys, 459 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:35,199 Speaker 1: let's let's have a little bit of fun as we 460 00:21:35,320 --> 00:21:38,960 Speaker 1: close this podcast out, because I think that you know, 461 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:41,040 Speaker 1: when you're in a down season like it's been for 462 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:42,800 Speaker 1: Atlanta and we've had to come on and we try 463 00:21:42,840 --> 00:21:45,480 Speaker 1: to be as positive as possible with this podcast and 464 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:48,199 Speaker 1: try to make take things, spit it forward. How is 465 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:49,960 Speaker 1: it they're going to make a difference for the rest 466 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:52,280 Speaker 1: of the season. We don't get a chance to really 467 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:54,720 Speaker 1: have some fun. But credit to the digital media department 468 00:21:54,760 --> 00:21:58,080 Speaker 1: for the Atlanta Falcons and the Carolina Panthers for that matter, 469 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 1: They've been having some fun with each other over the 470 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:03,600 Speaker 1: last couple of years on social media on Twitter, and 471 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:07,120 Speaker 1: the victory for Atlanta last night just happened to give 472 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 1: their our digital media team a chance to have a 473 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:12,080 Speaker 1: little bit of fun back at Carolina. And I'm sure 474 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:13,640 Speaker 1: you're going to get a chance to see some of them. 475 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:16,480 Speaker 1: But Dave, would you make of some of the pregame videos, 476 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 1: postgame videos that were cut up national Catney a little 477 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 1: jab back of the Carolina Panthers and end them having 478 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:26,000 Speaker 1: a little bit of fun on Twitter after the victory? Yeah, 479 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:27,920 Speaker 1: this is this is the we're in that era, right, 480 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 1: I mean where you can where the fans can be 481 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:33,439 Speaker 1: a little more interactive, and certainly the clubs can have 482 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:34,880 Speaker 1: a little bit more fun with it, and you hope 483 00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:37,960 Speaker 1: that most teams don't take offense. This is all in fun, 484 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:41,160 Speaker 1: all in a part of the rivalry. I got asked 485 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:45,520 Speaker 1: this week about the rivalry. Does the Atlanta fans does 486 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:50,600 Speaker 1: Atlanta consider Carolina arrival? And I kind of chuckled a 487 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 1: little bit and I said, well, you know, we have 488 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:54,119 Speaker 1: the Saints, and so that's one it's always going to 489 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:56,199 Speaker 1: stick out. I said, yeah, I guess they would consider 490 00:22:56,480 --> 00:22:58,959 Speaker 1: Carolina arrival. But usually when your arrival, you have to 491 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:01,240 Speaker 1: win some of the games, and so I feel a 492 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:03,600 Speaker 1: little fun at them too, just a little verbal jab. 493 00:23:03,960 --> 00:23:06,920 Speaker 1: I think now after the victory last night by Atlanta, 494 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 1: Atlanta is like twenty nine in thirteen or twenty eight 495 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:12,440 Speaker 1: and thirteen or something like that in the series twenty 496 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:15,440 Speaker 1: and fourteen, so you have to win a few. But 497 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:17,440 Speaker 1: it was it's fun. I think it's all in fun, 498 00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:20,520 Speaker 1: and hopefully people keep it in that perspective. I knew, no, 499 00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 1: we have a few people out there that are a 500 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 1: little bit over the top. From a fan standpoint if 501 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:26,880 Speaker 1: you get way too caught up in it, but let's 502 00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:29,200 Speaker 1: make sure we keep in the proper perspective. I thought 503 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:31,200 Speaker 1: it was a lot of fun. I think both sides 504 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:33,560 Speaker 1: had fun with it, and ultimately Atlanta has the last laugh. 505 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 1: J I kind of got a kick out of the 506 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:39,800 Speaker 1: one that the Falcons ended up putting out in the 507 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:42,920 Speaker 1: fourth quarter where it said, can we skip to the end? 508 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:45,480 Speaker 1: Just because the Atlanta fans and the people in the 509 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:49,880 Speaker 1: organization have been through some pretty rough fourth quarters like him, 510 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:51,600 Speaker 1: can we just get to the end and find the 511 00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 1: result of this game. Yeah, that's the one that I 512 00:23:54,080 --> 00:23:56,560 Speaker 1: would say in my favorite for sure when you look 513 00:23:56,600 --> 00:23:58,919 Speaker 1: at it. Of course, everybody's gonna talk about in the 514 00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 1: Falcon season, and one of its happened was transpired in 515 00:24:01,359 --> 00:24:04,119 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter, giving up all the uh, you know, 516 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:05,640 Speaker 1: the loss of the end the ball game, but then 517 00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:08,080 Speaker 1: you get a chance to kind of have fun with 518 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:12,200 Speaker 1: yourself but also at the expense of a division rival, 519 00:24:12,280 --> 00:24:14,639 Speaker 1: So let's skip to the end. Is definitely one of 520 00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:16,800 Speaker 1: my favorite. I love the National Cat Day as well, 521 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:18,679 Speaker 1: with the with the score in the end of it, 522 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 1: so uh, kind of kind of fun to be in 523 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:23,320 Speaker 1: this era where you can have those kind of fun 524 00:24:23,359 --> 00:24:25,840 Speaker 1: and people not really be so serious about it and 525 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 1: uh and have a good time with it. So shout 526 00:24:28,320 --> 00:24:30,840 Speaker 1: out our staff man, it's it's good. I love the 527 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:33,600 Speaker 1: fact that we're, you know, not just taking the brunt 528 00:24:33,920 --> 00:24:36,919 Speaker 1: of all the fun. We're actually giving something and shooting 529 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:42,520 Speaker 1: it out. Yeah, it's definitely fun to have some positivity, 530 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:45,480 Speaker 1: because look, we all need some positivity in this twenty twenty. 531 00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:47,840 Speaker 1: Like I can't even join you guys on video and 532 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:49,919 Speaker 1: you can't see my face. You get to see you 533 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:53,560 Speaker 1: get to see the top two face of me sporting 534 00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:55,920 Speaker 1: my old man look with my Georgia both bogum this 535 00:24:56,040 --> 00:24:58,800 Speaker 1: year on. But hey, we'll have a little bit of 536 00:24:58,800 --> 00:25:02,000 Speaker 1: fun with it. That's all good, all right. So talking 537 00:25:02,040 --> 00:25:05,160 Speaker 1: to get the victory against the Carolina Panthers. They'll get 538 00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:07,080 Speaker 1: a little extra time as they just came off the 539 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:09,200 Speaker 1: short weeks they got. They're gonna take on the two 540 00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:12,520 Speaker 1: and four Denver Broncos next weekend in Atlanta. That will 541 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:14,960 Speaker 1: be November eighth already, so they got about nine or 542 00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:18,920 Speaker 1: ten days to rest, recover and get prepared for that one. Hey, 543 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:21,960 Speaker 1: before we go, DJ and Daves, I just wanted to 544 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:24,920 Speaker 1: wish'all happy Halloween. I hope you guys have a great day, 545 00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:26,840 Speaker 1: and I hope you guys dress up with something fun, 546 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:28,680 Speaker 1: maybe a little bit better than my old man get 547 00:25:28,760 --> 00:25:33,960 Speaker 1: up shock. What are you dressing up that? Oh? Man, 548 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:36,960 Speaker 1: I don't know, I don't know. I don't I don't know. Man. 549 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:39,119 Speaker 1: I got a couple of costumes at the house that 550 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:42,119 Speaker 1: maybe my wife will let me rock and where. But 551 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:46,000 Speaker 1: you'll see what happens, man, I don't know. Man, no 552 00:25:46,119 --> 00:25:49,159 Speaker 1: behind the curtain stuff and let's find the curtain lets. Yeah. No, 553 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:51,199 Speaker 1: I mean maybe I'll just tweet you out so everybody 554 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:53,080 Speaker 1: can see it. If that happens. How about to you? Yes, 555 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:55,000 Speaker 1: I think I'm gonna drop. I'm gonna drop the Michael 556 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:57,960 Speaker 1: Myers on him this week. I'm gonna revisit the classic Halloween. 557 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:00,919 Speaker 1: I've got a Halloween mask on Halloween mask. Yeah, I'm 558 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:04,880 Speaker 1: gonna drop the full full fright on the kids. I 559 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:06,600 Speaker 1: assume the kids are coming up the hill. They got 560 00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:08,040 Speaker 1: to come all the way up the hill up here 561 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:09,280 Speaker 1: in our house. So if they come up here, got 562 00:26:09,359 --> 00:26:11,120 Speaker 1: to give them gim a good scare. A little Mike 563 00:26:11,200 --> 00:26:17,239 Speaker 1: Myers set up to it worth their trip. U nightmares are. 564 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:21,080 Speaker 1: That's some great stuff. Soas I appreciate y'all join me. 565 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:23,920 Speaker 1: Good to see or from my perspective, here you guys 566 00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:27,399 Speaker 1: twice in one week, um, and we'll be back at 567 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:30,959 Speaker 1: our normal time following the Falcons game against the Denver Broncos. 568 00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:35,760 Speaker 1: Uh dj arch I appreciate it. Good to see you guys, 569 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:38,080 Speaker 1: kind of you know in air quotes. They'll have a 570 00:26:38,080 --> 00:26:44,720 Speaker 1: great Halloween weekend. Appreciate it. Man. That's gonna wrap everything 571 00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:46,720 Speaker 1: up here for the Falcon Dave Will presented by AT 572 00:26:46,840 --> 00:26:49,240 Speaker 1: and T. Falcons get their second victory of the season. 573 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:51,600 Speaker 1: We'll be back to chat with you once again after 574 00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:54,480 Speaker 1: they faced the Denver Broncos. See everybody have a great name. 575 00:26:56,280 --> 00:27:00,600 Speaker 1: You're listening to Falcons Audible presented right e T and 576 00:27:00,680 --> 00:27:00,720 Speaker 1: T