1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:01,560 Speaker 1: Dirty Birds, What's Up? 2 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 2: And welcome to another edition of Falcons Final Whistle presented 3 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 2: by Zaxby's I'm your host Will mcfat and I am 4 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 2: joined by Tarren walk And on the sabon, the Falcons 5 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 2: have another rivalry match on the books. They are playing 6 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 2: the New Orleans Saints, who have a lot going on 7 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 2: inside of their own organization, and we will get to that. 8 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:23,920 Speaker 2: But they've also got the Pope tweeting hashtag Saints a lot, 9 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,479 Speaker 2: so you know they got that going for him. Karen, 10 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 2: who would be your favorite person to start tweeting rise up? 11 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 2: Not even knowing that it's a Falcons thing, right. 12 00:00:32,760 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 3: I know who Terrence is going to be. I don't 13 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:35,280 Speaker 3: know mine. 14 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: It's Piple. 15 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:42,880 Speaker 4: Oh no, I'm keeping that personal and professional separate. Yeah good, 16 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 4: Oh my gosh, Andre Day. I don't know if I'm 17 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:49,239 Speaker 4: even saying her name correctly. But the song where it's 18 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 4: like then we'll run. 19 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, okay, I like that. 20 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 3: That's a good one because I'm drawing a blank. 21 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 1: You've got some singing on the podcast. 22 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 3: Yeah. I don't know why my mind went to Kobe Bryant, but. 23 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:05,400 Speaker 2: I was thinking of the zombie because that's like my Yeah, 24 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 2: they just rise up out of the ground. 25 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:07,039 Speaker 1: Sure. 26 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, The Walking Dead. Anyone watched that show? I happened 27 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 3: in Georgia. 28 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: What's up? Yeah? Andrew Lincoln. I believe that he's Banish. 29 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 1: He was the star of that. 30 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:18,319 Speaker 4: I'm not even gonna try. I was about to do 31 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 4: a British rise up and I was like. 32 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 1: Who pays so much money to actually hear? 33 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 4: Maybe off off camera? 34 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 2: So the Pope, you know, he's he's not going to 35 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 2: be out there on the field Sunday if you don't know, 36 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 2: although I would that would be awesome too. 37 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 3: They haven't quested for prayers though, so they have. 38 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 2: We're not going to send any their way, though, because 39 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:40,320 Speaker 2: the Falcons are playing some good football right now and 40 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 2: that's been the focus is really on themselves. And before 41 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 2: we kind of continue to dig into the matchup, I 42 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 2: think that we should talk a little bit about the 43 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 2: trade deadline. Kima went on Tuesday. The Falcons didn't make 44 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 2: a move. There were reports out there that they were 45 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 2: eyeing some potential pass rush help. They were looking at 46 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 2: at some of the guys who could be available, but 47 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 2: ultimately decided or just nothing happened. 48 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: Right. 49 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:09,080 Speaker 2: We don't know if decisions were made or not, but 50 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:13,080 Speaker 2: I do think that there are some takeaways. Part of 51 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:15,639 Speaker 2: that is that it sends a good message in the 52 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:18,639 Speaker 2: locker room. I think it does, and we've heard from 53 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 2: Raheem Morris, We've heard from Jimmy Lake that they like 54 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:24,639 Speaker 2: what they are seeing from Atlanta's pass rush. Even if 55 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:27,359 Speaker 2: the sacks are not coming, there are third in pressures 56 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 2: over the last three weeks, so something is working there. 57 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 2: And I do think that this was a little bit 58 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 2: of a positive message for the guys already in house. 59 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:35,679 Speaker 1: No for sure. 60 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 4: I mean the Falcons, brass believe thet the believes in 61 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:41,919 Speaker 4: the bodies in the building. That is too many bees, 62 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 4: so much to myself, but it just shows that they 63 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 4: believe in the athletes they have in house. Yep, no 64 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:52,080 Speaker 4: more bees, and I think that is a confidence boost, 65 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 4: especially when externally the keyboard warriors are out here like 66 00:02:56,560 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 4: trade Trade Trade, where's the pass Raj and just go 67 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 4: in a wall about that, where internally it's like, we 68 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 4: believe in you and we know what you can do. 69 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: Now you just have to do it. 70 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 4: And they kind of showed what they can do last 71 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 4: week with the three sacks against the Cowboys and that 72 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 4: was half of the total they had going into the game. 73 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:18,640 Speaker 4: So that's a big step in the right direction. The 74 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 4: thing is can keep making forward progress rather than going 75 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:26,119 Speaker 4: back to only one sack or no sacks. So it's 76 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 4: kind of like a maybe it was a risk. Could 77 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:32,359 Speaker 4: I not do anything on the trade day? I don't 78 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 4: know what they could have done, Like I don't see 79 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 4: the books where it's like what they have to offer 80 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 4: and things like that, or what they're willing to offer 81 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 4: and all that and what people are asking for, right, 82 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 4: so exactly like I don't know. 83 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 1: As much as people think that we do. 84 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 4: Right, I'm not sitting in Terry fono his office being like, show, yeah, 85 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 4: who you got as an option. 86 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: Terry's phone, This is Terren speaking. Yeah that's not happening. 87 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 4: Yeah right, But I think it does speak volumes and 88 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 4: it does give a boost, and it's kindkind of like, 89 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 4: all right, now, step up to the plate and prove 90 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 4: that they made the right decision. 91 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 1: Though, were you Were you surprised though that they didn't 92 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 1: make a move. 93 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 3: No, I wasn't surprised. I mean, they're obviously going to 94 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 3: look into it, but it didn't seem like it was 95 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:18,679 Speaker 3: a they already made a move. Yeah, earlier this season, 96 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 3: they got they got Jude On. They obviously, you know, 97 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 3: have belief in their guys. But yeah, I mean, I'm 98 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 3: taking from your your mail bag a little bit and 99 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 3: shout out to Joe from Huntington Beach. That's my mom's hometown. 100 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 2: Oh heck, yeah, HB. 101 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:37,679 Speaker 3: But yeah, you like, there's not a ton of cap space. 102 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 3: They don't have a ton of picks to offer. You 103 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 3: already threw a lot at this team to go and 104 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 3: build what you have, Like, you can't kind of keep 105 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:49,160 Speaker 3: throwing things out. You have to save a little bit 106 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:52,720 Speaker 3: for later. So the fact that they they didn't make 107 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 3: a move didn't surprise me at all. But it talking 108 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 3: to Raheem and him saying, you know, quote, we feel 109 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:01,039 Speaker 3: really good about the guys we got. It reminded me 110 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 3: of a conversation I had with the outside linebackers coach. 111 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:05,840 Speaker 3: I talked to him over the offseason and there was 112 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:08,280 Speaker 3: a lot of talk about, you know, at draft, you 113 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 3: got to go get a pass rusher, you got to 114 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:11,679 Speaker 3: do it in the first round, and that didn't happen. 115 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 3: So I asked him, if do you feel confident about 116 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 3: the personnel you have now and he said, yeah, absolutely, 117 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:19,720 Speaker 3: I mean obviously that's what you're gonna say. 118 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, I would be very surprised, he was like, but 119 00:05:22,960 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 1: not to really. 120 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:26,599 Speaker 3: Actually, the way that he said it reminded me exactly 121 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:28,840 Speaker 3: of what Rahiem said now, So like, that's what you've 122 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 3: got to tell your guys, that's what you've got to 123 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:34,279 Speaker 3: believe yourself. And when I was talking to him, he 124 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 3: brought up Arnold Abacaty as a guy who was really 125 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:40,719 Speaker 3: looking for the season to pop. And we haven't entirely 126 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 3: see that this season, but we saw that against the Cowboys, 127 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 3: so we'll see. 128 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:48,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, that can continue. I that's the key it is. 129 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:50,919 Speaker 2: I like getting somebody like on An Katie kind of 130 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:53,919 Speaker 2: figuring out how best to use him, getting a little 131 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 2: bit more out of matt Judan. And that is like that, 132 00:05:57,279 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 2: if the Justin Simmons and Matthew Judon signing had happened Tuesday, 133 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 2: I think everybody would have been over the moon, right, 134 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:08,359 Speaker 2: But those moves happened before the season. It doesn't discount 135 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 2: those moves though. 136 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:10,040 Speaker 1: This team. 137 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:13,159 Speaker 2: To your point, I'm like, I think they recognized in 138 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 2: training camp, right, here's what we've got. Let's go get 139 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:17,720 Speaker 2: a couple more pieces to put us over the edge. 140 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:21,840 Speaker 2: That hasn't that kind of like production at least in 141 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:26,240 Speaker 2: the sack department hasn't manifested yet. But let's say that 142 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 2: this is the worst we will see from Atlanta's pass 143 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 2: rush all season. That means that, like the second half 144 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:34,240 Speaker 2: of the season, if they continue to get better, and 145 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:36,280 Speaker 2: that is an if, right, we don't know that that's 146 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 2: going to happen, but there is a chance that, like 147 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:40,719 Speaker 2: we look back on this and it's like, Okay, the 148 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 2: pass rush did find their stride and the team really 149 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 2: turned into something down the stretch. Now the reverse could 150 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 2: happen as well. We're just projecting here, but I think 151 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:51,240 Speaker 2: that's a little bit of the calculus, and it does 152 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 2: take two to tango at the trade deadline. And balancing 153 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:57,599 Speaker 2: the future benefits and costs and all of that are 154 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:00,480 Speaker 2: is something that Terry Fonta from day one said he 155 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 2: was going to be very mindful of because he inherited 156 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 2: a situation where they were very much in a win now, 157 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:09,360 Speaker 2: win now, win now, win now mode, and it got 158 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 2: them into a little bit of future financial trouble. So 159 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 2: they are very mindful of that. 160 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 3: As they've been asked about this for you know, the 161 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 3: last like from week probably two until last week, just 162 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 3: incessantly asked about it. A lot of guys talked about 163 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 3: like they feel like the floodgates are going to open. 164 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 3: We kind of saw that against the Cowboys, so maybe 165 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 3: maybe they're open. Well, see, I mean, eve, when you 166 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 3: look at perception, like the offense got a lot of 167 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 3: questions in the first couple of weeks, that those questions 168 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 3: are gone, they're still evolving, so I'm curious to see 169 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 3: if that consistency is there. 170 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 1: That's a great point. 171 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 2: I do think that, you know, whenever he comes back, 172 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 2: and hopefully it's soon, right, try Anderson's involvement in this 173 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 2: defense by itself, it could be very impactful because he's 174 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 2: a good player, but it could free up Anelli's to 175 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:01,200 Speaker 2: be involved in even more of these pass rush situations, 176 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:04,760 Speaker 2: which he's clearly very good at. So maybe it's an 177 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 2: addition by addition that helps this whole off or defense 178 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 2: kind of reach that next level. But turning the page 179 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 2: to the Saints, and there's been a lot of talk 180 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 2: all week, of course about Dennis Sallen being fired, the 181 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 2: Saints now having an interim head coach. Also, you know 182 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 2: a lot of injuries, Marsham Latimore being traded, so the 183 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 2: organization that Atlanta is about to play is not, you know, 184 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 2: pristine at this point in time. However, I kind of 185 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:34,000 Speaker 2: think none of that matters to Raheem Morris. To the 186 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 2: players in the locker room, they have said all week long, 187 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:40,520 Speaker 2: like we're focused on proving ourselves each and every week. 188 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:43,560 Speaker 2: Her cousins said that in training camp, this is a 189 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 2: chance to once again outrun the South. 190 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:48,199 Speaker 3: It's a cry to use it it is. 191 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:50,640 Speaker 2: It is a rally and cry, and this is another 192 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 2: chance to rally against an opponent in your division. Taren, 193 00:08:54,679 --> 00:08:57,120 Speaker 2: what do you think about playing an interim head coach 194 00:08:57,200 --> 00:09:00,200 Speaker 2: or are you is that even really factoring into to 195 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:02,760 Speaker 2: the mix for you as you are evaluating this matchup. 196 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:07,599 Speaker 4: I think that Darren Rizzy as the interim coach is 197 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 4: giving them a little extra juice. 198 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 1: This week. 199 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:14,200 Speaker 4: You could see there were Mary Rismus Christmas or Rismus 200 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:17,720 Speaker 4: long sleeves. And from what I've seen of my old 201 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:21,840 Speaker 4: coworkers tweeting from the locker room is that players are 202 00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 4: excited about the energy that Rizzy brings, and you can 203 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 4: he has a very different personality than Dennis Allen, So 204 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 4: I do think maybe this is like the perfect fit 205 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 4: for what they need right now. That's just like that 206 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 4: big Adrelline rush, like shut to the arm, let's go. 207 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 4: Rizzi provides that. So it's more of a like you 208 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 4: could get. Don't underestimate it, that's it. I don't want 209 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:50,640 Speaker 4: to say trap game because Brahey Morris did say this 210 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 4: week word for word, there's no such thing as a 211 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:55,880 Speaker 4: trap game in the National Football League, and I agree 212 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 4: because this is the best of the best. They're all professionals, 213 00:09:59,520 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 4: but now going into someone who's defending their own territory 214 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 4: after having lost the last seven games in a row, 215 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:09,560 Speaker 4: firing their head coach, and now they have someone who 216 00:10:09,840 --> 00:10:14,319 Speaker 4: is bringing this energy, bringing this like we can still 217 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:19,280 Speaker 4: do this attitude where who knows what that's going to 218 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 4: do for them. 219 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 3: When you talk about that energy, it's a little bit 220 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 3: of a deja vous because Raheem in twenty twenty brought 221 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:28,680 Speaker 3: that same energy when he was in interim coach and 222 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 3: small world or like parallels are just like weird coincidences. 223 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:37,440 Speaker 3: They played Kirk Cousins and that first game as he 224 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 3: was in interim, and they blew them out of the water. 225 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 3: They're on a five game losing streak. 226 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:44,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, I remember it well. 227 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:47,560 Speaker 3: Grady was great. When I asked Gratty about it, he said, 228 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:50,199 Speaker 3: it was a breath of fresh air, and like it's 229 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:53,800 Speaker 3: such an intangible thing, like that jolt of energy. Like 230 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:56,400 Speaker 3: Kirk obviously knows what it's like to be on the 231 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 3: other side. He said, it can galvanize a team, like, 232 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 3: but it's something that you just have to prepare for 233 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:05,920 Speaker 3: mentally and like bring like kind of just say hey, okay, 234 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:08,080 Speaker 3: you're gonna have that energy, but we have energy too, 235 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 3: and we're good team. We're trying to go seven and three. 236 00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 3: We're trying to outrun the South. Let me take care 237 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:16,720 Speaker 3: of business. Yeah. 238 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 4: I think the moral of it is don't underestimate the 239 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 4: power of change, whether it's good or bad. 240 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 1: For sure. 241 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:24,959 Speaker 2: And I mean I kind of wanted to do some 242 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:28,360 Speaker 2: digging into the effect that an interim head coach can 243 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:30,800 Speaker 2: have because that is such a change at a fundamental 244 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 2: level for a team. And I was really surprised since 245 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 2: twenty ten interim head coaches in their first game with 246 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 2: a team are seventeen and fifteen. They have a winning record. 247 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:45,040 Speaker 4: That's closer than I expect it actually though, yeah. 248 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:45,800 Speaker 1: You did got it. 249 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:48,120 Speaker 2: It was over the last couple of years that that 250 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:50,080 Speaker 2: has evened out a little bit. There was a point 251 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:51,679 Speaker 2: where I want to say, it was like fourteen and 252 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:54,760 Speaker 2: nine or something along those lines. But Rahem Morris was 253 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 2: one of those you know, Dan Campbell at one point 254 00:11:56,800 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 2: was one of those sore There is something too changing 255 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:04,240 Speaker 2: things up right. Obviously, if you've got a good established coach, 256 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 2: you don't want to be doing that. You trust them, 257 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:08,040 Speaker 2: But shaking things up a little bit inside of the 258 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:10,960 Speaker 2: locker room, inside of the building can sometimes jolt I 259 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:14,120 Speaker 2: think players out of all right this again, you know 260 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:16,880 Speaker 2: again the sameness of kind of especially when you're going 261 00:12:16,880 --> 00:12:19,679 Speaker 2: through a tough season. It's just each week, all right, 262 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:21,600 Speaker 2: are we going to get the same result because nothing 263 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:25,320 Speaker 2: really has changed. You're forcing change into the organization. So 264 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:28,960 Speaker 2: the Falcons are going to have to match, as Raheem 265 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 2: Morris said, the level of urgency because and this is 266 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:35,040 Speaker 2: a quote from him, he said, you know, you just 267 00:12:35,080 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 2: increase the urgency in the whole building, in the Saints organization. 268 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 2: You know, they're playing for their livelihood, they're playing for jobs, 269 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:46,199 Speaker 2: and that's what this becomes is the interim coach you know, 270 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:48,959 Speaker 2: Riz is coaching now to become the head coach of 271 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 2: the New Orleans Saints. 272 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 1: All of those players, there is. 273 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:55,320 Speaker 2: No guarantee now after this this year, right, maybe for 274 00:12:55,520 --> 00:12:57,720 Speaker 2: Alvin Kamara if you signed a big contract and you're 275 00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 2: kind of guaranteed to be around, but everybody else, like 276 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:03,600 Speaker 2: the future just got kind of thrown out a whack. 277 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:06,719 Speaker 2: So they are auditioning each and every game from here 278 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 2: on out, So they have to put their best foot forward. 279 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:12,040 Speaker 2: There is no taking a week off, and the Falcons 280 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:14,439 Speaker 2: have to be ready to match that level of urgency. 281 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:14,800 Speaker 1: Aran. 282 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:16,920 Speaker 2: Based on kind of just talking to players and coaches 283 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:19,439 Speaker 2: this week, do you the sense that they're locked in 284 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:22,680 Speaker 2: for this game or is all this outside noise, you know, 285 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 2: creeping in. 286 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:26,760 Speaker 4: I didn't necessarily ask players this week about the interim 287 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 4: head coach. It was more so, how different is this 288 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:34,200 Speaker 4: Saints team in week ten than it was in week four? Yeah, 289 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:37,960 Speaker 4: because the conversations we were having on this podcast in 290 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 4: week four were completely different, even if you take the 291 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 4: head coach situation out of it. Yeah, gosh, the numbers 292 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 4: prove it too, oh, thank gosh. But like entering the 293 00:13:50,280 --> 00:13:52,240 Speaker 4: Week four game between the Falcons and the Saints, the 294 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:55,600 Speaker 4: Saints were averaging thirty four point three points per game. 295 00:13:56,720 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 4: From five to nine, they're averaging fourteen point two. That's 296 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:04,840 Speaker 4: crazy that drop off in same and it's not even 297 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:08,319 Speaker 4: like the other numbers have skewed all that much because 298 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:12,119 Speaker 4: yards per game went from three forty three to three seventeen. 299 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:13,960 Speaker 3: So yeah, there's some drop off. 300 00:14:13,840 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 4: But it's not massive. 301 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 1: Four hundred yards against the Panthers, Yeah, so it's. 302 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:21,880 Speaker 4: Just they're not scoring, right, They're putting up all these 303 00:14:21,960 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 4: yards but not scoring, and ultimately it it's what decides 304 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:27,520 Speaker 4: football games. So you kind of got to do that. 305 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 2: Today's episode of Falcons Final Whistle is brought to you 306 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 2: by Zaxby's. And after a long game, when I'm tired 307 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 2: and I need to refuel, I turned to Zaxbies. They're marinated, handbreaded, 308 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:44,640 Speaker 2: fried to perfection chicken fingers. They hit the spot every time. 309 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 2: Get yours with seasoned crinkle fries, a nice drink in 310 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:52,760 Speaker 2: whichever of their twelve signature sauces you're feeling at the moment, 311 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 2: but it always hits just right. So next time you 312 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:58,440 Speaker 2: need to refuel, go get yourself some zaxbies. 313 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:01,480 Speaker 1: We'll stick with. 314 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 2: Kind of the changes between the Saints, you know, from 315 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:07,640 Speaker 2: Week four to Week ten, and a lot of key 316 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 2: guys on are not going to be in the lineup 317 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 2: for New Orleans, right, Chris Olave gets hurt last week, 318 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:16,600 Speaker 2: Rashid Shaheed out for the season. So their top two 319 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 2: wide receivers Donzo, Yeah, Marshaun Lattimore traded to Washington, He's 320 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 2: not going to be there either. These are three mar 321 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:27,960 Speaker 2: Que players for the New Orleans Saints. Yes, they still 322 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 2: have Derek Carry, Yes they still have Alvin Kamara, but 323 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 2: this is going to be a very different group. 324 00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 3: No, this is a very different team. And even in 325 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:37,960 Speaker 3: the adverse, like they're getting a couple guys back too, 326 00:15:38,120 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 3: Like Kirk Cousins mentioned to Mario Davis, a Pro Bowl 327 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 3: linebacker who's a huge leader for them, Like that's that's 328 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:48,320 Speaker 3: what he's looking at as much as like they're gonna 329 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 3: be down a lot of guys on offense, They're getting 330 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 3: that guy back. 331 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:54,640 Speaker 4: To Haysom Hill. Yeah, Taysom Hill is back and he 332 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:57,520 Speaker 4: has scored four touchdowns this season, two of which we're 333 00:15:57,520 --> 00:15:58,840 Speaker 4: against the Falcons in Week four. 334 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 1: Well, yeah, we talk about scoring points. 335 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:04,400 Speaker 2: I feel like Taysom Hill, like I should go look 336 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:07,040 Speaker 2: up just the all time like scoring against the Falcons 337 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 2: for this like century. But it feels like Taysom Hill 338 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:11,800 Speaker 2: is going to be right up there because he just 339 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:15,600 Speaker 2: seemingly is a player that the Saints have loved to 340 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:18,160 Speaker 2: roll out against Atlanta and just be like, all right, 341 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 2: here's your big game. So there's a chance that given 342 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:23,920 Speaker 2: all the reasons I just laid out, you know, no 343 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 2: Kris Lave, Novershiji eat all of that stuff, that Taysom 344 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 2: Hill is a pretty big part of this game plan 345 00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 2: on Sunday. But it really does, I think, come down 346 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 2: to the Falcons and going back into the Superdome. We 347 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:41,760 Speaker 2: all know how last year ended, right, But they are 348 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:44,640 Speaker 2: three and zero on the road this season, so we 349 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 2: can throw out kind of twenty twenty three. This is 350 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 2: a new group for so many reasons, and they are 351 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 2: getting it done on the road. They're going into a 352 00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:54,600 Speaker 2: stadium that historically has been very difficult to play in, 353 00:16:54,920 --> 00:16:57,480 Speaker 2: but I don't know what the atmosphere is going to 354 00:16:57,480 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 2: be like on Sunday. So as we kind of look 355 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 2: at how this game could shape up on what kind 356 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:09,920 Speaker 2: of strategy game plan. Do you expect the Falcons to 357 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:10,840 Speaker 2: roll out? 358 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:13,199 Speaker 3: You know, I wouldn't be surprised if they air it 359 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:16,119 Speaker 3: out because they've just done that so well. And you 360 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:19,359 Speaker 3: know up until this point so and in the Saints, 361 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:23,520 Speaker 3: as much as we talk about their their offense generating 362 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:25,760 Speaker 3: a good amount of yards, they allow a good amount 363 00:17:25,760 --> 00:17:29,199 Speaker 3: of yards on defense. They're number twenty nine and in 364 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:31,639 Speaker 3: a passing defense and then twenty six and rushing. So 365 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:34,600 Speaker 3: it's and I would say, like you can take your pick, 366 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:37,160 Speaker 3: but like I feel like they'll be able to do 367 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:40,400 Speaker 3: what they've been able to do against other teams against 368 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 3: this one, especially since they know like the personnel as 369 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 3: much as like things will be a little bit different 370 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:49,960 Speaker 3: under you know, with Dennis Allen gone, they still know 371 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:52,639 Speaker 3: this team pretty well. They know how to play in 372 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 3: the Superdome. Obviously, this will be Kirk's first game as 373 00:17:55,480 --> 00:18:00,399 Speaker 3: a Falcon there, but he's handled you know, environments in Philly, 374 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:02,359 Speaker 3: and they've been great on the road, Like you said, 375 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 3: like the last time they lost a road game was 376 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:06,719 Speaker 3: at New Orleans at the end of last season, So 377 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:09,360 Speaker 3: could be a little bit of a redemption there for them. 378 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 3: But yeah, I mean I think they can just continue 379 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 3: to assert what they've been able to do on offense, 380 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:17,359 Speaker 3: and they have a guy like Bijon who can do 381 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:19,479 Speaker 3: it on both ends passing and rushing. 382 00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:23,160 Speaker 4: So absolutely, there's also no more in Marshall Lattimore, right, Yeah, 383 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:25,960 Speaker 4: I would like to see them test whoever's in his place. 384 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:29,600 Speaker 2: Paul sin Dedipot has had a pretty good year. That's 385 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:32,800 Speaker 2: pretty good this year, so and Alonce Taylor as well. 386 00:18:32,880 --> 00:18:35,640 Speaker 2: So I mean there are still some good corners there 387 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:38,159 Speaker 2: for New Orleans. But you're right, like Marsha Lattimore is 388 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:40,879 Speaker 2: Marshall Latimore exactly. We know his name for a reason. 389 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 2: He has been the guy there in New Orleans. So 390 00:18:43,840 --> 00:18:47,440 Speaker 2: I do think there are options for Atlanta's offense, however 391 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:49,200 Speaker 2: they choose to attack it. And that's been kind of 392 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:52,320 Speaker 2: the story of Atlanta's offense this year, is that versatility. 393 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:55,639 Speaker 2: Even when Kirk is throwing for three hundred plus yards 394 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:58,200 Speaker 2: and three touchdowns, Bijon is getting his He's getting involved 395 00:18:58,200 --> 00:18:59,120 Speaker 2: in a number of different ways. 396 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 1: Tyler all year as well. 397 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:03,680 Speaker 2: So I would expect to see another good game from 398 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:06,800 Speaker 2: Atlanta's offense. And then defensively, I do think it's really 399 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:10,680 Speaker 2: be on your p's and q's don't miss tackles, make 400 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:13,360 Speaker 2: your plays, and then make some impact plays as well 401 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:14,480 Speaker 2: when you get the opportunity. 402 00:19:14,760 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 4: Now that Derek Carr's back, I mean he missed three 403 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:21,440 Speaker 4: games from weeks six to eight. Put up two hundred 404 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:24,160 Speaker 4: thirty six yards in a touchdown against the Panthers last week. 405 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:26,080 Speaker 4: But again they still, like the Saints still lost, but 406 00:19:26,080 --> 00:19:29,960 Speaker 4: those are still high numbers. And then you have Alvin Kamara, 407 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:32,640 Speaker 4: who is coming off a game in which he had 408 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:36,000 Speaker 4: two hundred and fifteen total yards from scrimmage. And so 409 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:41,360 Speaker 4: Jesse Bates today as in Thursday, was saying they got 410 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 4: to watch forty one. They got to shut down forty 411 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:45,480 Speaker 4: one for sure, like at the line and in the 412 00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:48,399 Speaker 4: past game, because he's a double threat like that broke 413 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:51,080 Speaker 4: down into one hundred and fifty yards one hundred and 414 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:53,400 Speaker 4: fifty five yards on the ground in sixty through the air. 415 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:57,119 Speaker 4: And then I know we thought that Taysom number was higher. 416 00:19:57,400 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 4: That's because it is. I didn't add his passing and 417 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:01,520 Speaker 4: his rushing together. 418 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:06,000 Speaker 2: Okay, give us the updated the final count cone. 419 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:10,119 Speaker 4: For touchdown passes against the Falcons, he has rushed for 420 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:16,439 Speaker 4: six and he has received slash caught one so that 421 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:19,240 Speaker 4: puts you at eleven total, and he scored two on 422 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:22,440 Speaker 4: the ground against them in Week four. 423 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:24,720 Speaker 1: Okay, there are a lot of fours. There are a 424 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:27,919 Speaker 1: lot of fours, but good number seven. 425 00:20:28,160 --> 00:20:30,399 Speaker 2: Eleven is the one we gotta eleven we got to 426 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:33,560 Speaker 2: focus on. But I want to go back to Alvin Kamara, 427 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:35,879 Speaker 2: and you know Taysom Hill factors into this as well 428 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:39,040 Speaker 2: a little bit. But so these are per next gen stats. 429 00:20:39,359 --> 00:20:41,840 Speaker 2: But the Falcons defense has allowed a league high forty 430 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:45,160 Speaker 2: seven point one percent rushing success rate this season, which 431 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:48,359 Speaker 2: means that's a play the offense will take right. It 432 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:50,119 Speaker 2: keeps you on schedule, he keeps you ahead of the 433 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:52,439 Speaker 2: chance that's a four yard, five yard. 434 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:54,119 Speaker 1: Run on first down. Whatever. 435 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 2: Then on top of that, they've recorded a mistackle on 436 00:20:57,840 --> 00:21:01,479 Speaker 2: twenty seven percent of the care that they've seen this year, 437 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:03,320 Speaker 2: which is the fourth highest in the NFL. 438 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:03,720 Speaker 4: And that. 439 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:06,399 Speaker 1: No, no, this is the defense. 440 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:08,840 Speaker 2: Is the Falcons defense missing tackles at kind of the 441 00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:11,840 Speaker 2: fourth highest rate, And that aligns that checks out with 442 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:14,760 Speaker 2: what I've seen kind of eye test wise, right. I 443 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:17,240 Speaker 2: think early in the year they were pretty solid in 444 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:19,639 Speaker 2: their tackling, but then they kind of hit a stretch 445 00:21:19,680 --> 00:21:22,680 Speaker 2: there in the middle that you just notice some of 446 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:24,440 Speaker 2: the leaky yards, the things that should have been like 447 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:26,480 Speaker 2: a three yard run turning into a six yard run 448 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:29,800 Speaker 2: or something like that. And when you're playing a player 449 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:32,200 Speaker 2: like Alvin Kamara, who is so explosive, who is so quick, 450 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 2: I mean, John Robinson said, Alvin Kamara is a player 451 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 2: that he watches, that he looked at growing up, like 452 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:40,679 Speaker 2: all of that stuff, so we know how explosive and 453 00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:43,159 Speaker 2: dynamic he is. The Falcons need to make sure and 454 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:45,120 Speaker 2: that's kind of what I meant about p's and q's 455 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:48,400 Speaker 2: and details like tackle. Make sure you're not allowing those 456 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:51,480 Speaker 2: extra yards. Make the Saints beat you with every tool 457 00:21:51,480 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 2: at their disposal, because they don't have a lot of 458 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:55,840 Speaker 2: tools at their disposal right now. So that's kind of 459 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:58,760 Speaker 2: where I think the Falcons kind of mindset should be 460 00:21:58,880 --> 00:22:01,200 Speaker 2: going into this game. But let's go ahead and pivot 461 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:02,720 Speaker 2: to the one thing they need to do to win. 462 00:22:02,840 --> 00:22:06,239 Speaker 3: I'm not that was a great segue because mine is 463 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 3: contain Alvin Coomara. 464 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:08,360 Speaker 1: There we go. 465 00:22:08,359 --> 00:22:11,160 Speaker 3: It counts for sixty five percent of their total offense, 466 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:14,920 Speaker 3: which is just a wild number for one player to do. 467 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:15,480 Speaker 4: M hm. 468 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:18,000 Speaker 3: And yeah, when you don't have a ton going for 469 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 3: you. You're gonna rely on him a lot, so you have 470 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:21,760 Speaker 3: to contain him. 471 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:24,159 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's a real Lebron James two thousand and eight 472 00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:26,520 Speaker 2: Calves situation. Just dragging this team by. 473 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:29,400 Speaker 3: Two thousand and eight man, that's every game. 474 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:32,560 Speaker 1: For That's true. He just had no help around him 475 00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:34,760 Speaker 1: at that time. Taren, what's one thing for you? 476 00:22:35,240 --> 00:22:37,840 Speaker 4: So when you said misstackle, my mind immediately went to 477 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:40,399 Speaker 4: Bajon Robinson because he's just been doing so well and 478 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:43,040 Speaker 4: I feel like he dodges him left and right somehow. 479 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:45,679 Speaker 4: So my bad on that, And but that brings me 480 00:22:45,720 --> 00:22:49,000 Speaker 4: to my own thing when it comes to what the 481 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:52,720 Speaker 4: Falcons have to do, and it's worry about themselves. Make 482 00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 4: sure they're on their game because they're going to New 483 00:22:56,080 --> 00:22:59,920 Speaker 4: Orleans where again we've said it multiple times now, there 484 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:02,880 Speaker 4: have been ample amount of changes this week alone within 485 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:05,720 Speaker 4: that organization, and they can't get caught up in it. 486 00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:08,960 Speaker 4: They have to stay on the Falcons game. And you 487 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:12,680 Speaker 4: noticed in the past already this season when they start 488 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:16,440 Speaker 4: to get ahead of themselves that that's when they slip back. 489 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:19,560 Speaker 4: And let's just keep with the forward progress, not two 490 00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:22,320 Speaker 4: steps forward, one step back, just keep moving forward. 491 00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, I love I keep coming back to what you 492 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:27,520 Speaker 2: said a few weeks ago, where you were like, the 493 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:32,400 Speaker 2: reset isn't about straining more, it's not about pushing, It's 494 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:35,119 Speaker 2: about just getting back to neutral. It's it reminds me 495 00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:39,000 Speaker 2: of like Bejon listening to Bonobo before games to warm up, 496 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:41,560 Speaker 2: which is still the craziest thing that I've ever heard 497 00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:42,480 Speaker 2: that he listens to, Like. 498 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:43,239 Speaker 3: Oh know what that is? 499 00:23:43,359 --> 00:23:45,480 Speaker 2: And so it's yeah, I went and listened to. It's 500 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:48,600 Speaker 2: a band that basically is just instrumental music, but it's 501 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:50,720 Speaker 2: like the type of instrumental music you would listen to 502 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:52,240 Speaker 2: on like a rainforest walk. 503 00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:55,359 Speaker 1: Oh Like it's like so specific. 504 00:23:55,440 --> 00:23:58,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's like wind chimes, and like that's what he 505 00:23:59,359 --> 00:24:02,440 Speaker 2: like literally for warm up on a game day. 506 00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:04,160 Speaker 1: He is just a Buddhist monk. 507 00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:07,439 Speaker 2: He's like so zen out there, like they got the 508 00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:10,560 Speaker 2: Pope tweeting, you know, Saints, we got Jon the Buddhist 509 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:15,000 Speaker 2: monk over here, just like harmoniously gliding past defenders on 510 00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:17,600 Speaker 2: his way to the end zone. And I think that 511 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:19,840 Speaker 2: that's gonna kind of need to be the whole Falcons 512 00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:22,600 Speaker 2: vibe is going in there just being level headed. Yeah, 513 00:24:22,760 --> 00:24:24,440 Speaker 2: just go in there being a bunch of monks and 514 00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:27,320 Speaker 2: go in there level headed, focused on yourself, focused on 515 00:24:27,359 --> 00:24:29,200 Speaker 2: handling your business, and get it done. 516 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:30,000 Speaker 1: So I love that. 517 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 2: I think both of y'all are like, be on your 518 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:37,159 Speaker 2: p's and q's, get it done. Mine is let the 519 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 2: stars cook, Like this is a game where you have 520 00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:44,280 Speaker 2: the better players in this matchup. Let Kirk Cousins go, 521 00:24:44,760 --> 00:24:47,400 Speaker 2: Let Drake Lennon catch a lot of balls if he's 522 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:50,439 Speaker 2: out there, Let Kyle Pitts get to work. But Jean Robinson, 523 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:51,840 Speaker 2: I want to see the ball in his hands all day. 524 00:24:51,880 --> 00:24:55,160 Speaker 2: Like this is something where you just can probably overpower 525 00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:56,960 Speaker 2: them a little bit if you really get on a 526 00:24:57,040 --> 00:24:59,800 Speaker 2: roll and you don't set yourself back with some of 527 00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:02,000 Speaker 2: these miscues that we've seen at times when we have 528 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:05,200 Speaker 2: kind of questioned a little bit of the Falcons performances. 529 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:07,679 Speaker 2: If they can be locked in, if they can be 530 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:10,200 Speaker 2: loose and relaxed and just go out there and play 531 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 2: some really good football and let their best players impact 532 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:15,480 Speaker 2: this game, I really do think that they've got a 533 00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:18,720 Speaker 2: good chance to win on Sunday. So I love all 534 00:25:18,760 --> 00:25:20,520 Speaker 2: of those three, and I do think that that is 535 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:25,000 Speaker 2: a great recipe for success for Atlanta. So let's wrap 536 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:27,040 Speaker 2: things up with Closest to the Pin. I feel like 537 00:25:27,119 --> 00:25:29,719 Speaker 2: we at some point need to get Tory in on this, 538 00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 2: but I also hesitant to get Tory in on this 539 00:25:32,119 --> 00:25:34,000 Speaker 2: because a record, it's just been the three of us 540 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:35,720 Speaker 2: this whole time, and that makes it so much easier 541 00:25:35,760 --> 00:25:38,600 Speaker 2: to keep tabs. I am the loser so far in 542 00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:40,680 Speaker 2: this clubhouse. I have yet to win the Closest to 543 00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:43,600 Speaker 2: the Pin. You each have one win a piece, So 544 00:25:44,119 --> 00:25:45,439 Speaker 2: let's go ahead and start with OMNA. 545 00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:48,560 Speaker 1: Kyle Pitt's receiving yards. What is your prediction? 546 00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:53,119 Speaker 3: Okay, I'm going with fifty six yards. His average is 547 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:56,359 Speaker 3: forty eight. I know you said let the stars cook, 548 00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:58,199 Speaker 3: and I think he could have a big game. But 549 00:25:58,280 --> 00:26:01,119 Speaker 3: last week I went really high with Tyler thinking that 550 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:03,919 Speaker 3: it was going to be a huge rushing game, So 551 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:07,200 Speaker 3: I think he could have some big receptions. He has 552 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:10,719 Speaker 3: fourteen point three on average, so like there could be 553 00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:13,840 Speaker 3: some chunk plays and they're really great at explosives. But 554 00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:15,080 Speaker 3: I'm going fifty six. 555 00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:17,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't know if fifty six isn't so much cook, 556 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:21,480 Speaker 2: it's maybe like sauteg that's like Kyle sim put him 557 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:23,320 Speaker 2: on a low boil fifty six yards. 558 00:26:23,359 --> 00:26:28,120 Speaker 1: I like that, Taren. You have Kirk Cousins passing yards, 559 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:29,160 Speaker 1: I'm going with. 560 00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:36,119 Speaker 4: Forty one to forty one, Okay, why solid? Just a number. 561 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:40,280 Speaker 4: His average is two hundred and fifty eight point seven 562 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:44,720 Speaker 4: passing yards per game. He threw two hundred thirty eight 563 00:26:44,760 --> 00:26:47,679 Speaker 4: against the Saints last time, and I just went a 564 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:52,119 Speaker 4: little above and then just for games sake, I did 565 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:53,600 Speaker 4: forty one because of Alvin Kamara. 566 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:56,400 Speaker 2: Nice, all right, So we have fifty six to forty one. 567 00:26:56,680 --> 00:27:00,720 Speaker 2: I've got Jean Robinson rushing yards only, I'm gonna say 568 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:02,520 Speaker 2: he's got a big day ahead of him. On the ground, 569 00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:03,920 Speaker 2: I'm gonna say ninety seven. 570 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:06,920 Speaker 4: Really, even with Tomorrio Davis healthy. 571 00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:09,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, even with tomorrow, what's to Mario Davis's gonna do 572 00:27:09,040 --> 00:27:09,879 Speaker 2: against Bijon. 573 00:27:10,160 --> 00:27:13,280 Speaker 3: You're just gonna be hearing those wind charms exactly right. 574 00:27:13,359 --> 00:27:15,440 Speaker 2: He's gonna feel a nice little breeze. Just go buy 575 00:27:15,520 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 2: him as Bajon takes off. I think Bajeon is gonna 576 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:20,080 Speaker 2: have a big game on Sunday. I do think they 577 00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:22,920 Speaker 2: start getting Tyler all Jeer worked in a little bit more. 578 00:27:23,280 --> 00:27:26,080 Speaker 2: But we've yet to see Bajon really break off a 579 00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:28,840 Speaker 2: long like forty plus yard line. I would love to 580 00:27:28,840 --> 00:27:31,440 Speaker 2: see that on Sunday. We've seen him do that against 581 00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:35,439 Speaker 2: the Saints before, so let's hope that gets rolling again 582 00:27:35,840 --> 00:27:39,040 Speaker 2: this week. But we will of course keep everybody updated 583 00:27:39,160 --> 00:27:43,120 Speaker 2: on the outcome of these predictions on Sunday's podcast, which 584 00:27:43,160 --> 00:27:46,040 Speaker 2: you guys will hear Monday. Taren, you won't be there 585 00:27:46,080 --> 00:27:48,520 Speaker 2: for that, but if you win, you know, we'll let 586 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:50,720 Speaker 2: me know. Yeah, well, we'll definitely keep you updated. We'll 587 00:27:50,840 --> 00:27:53,240 Speaker 2: phone you, will FaceTime you in live and just have 588 00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:54,440 Speaker 2: a party on the podcast. 589 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:57,240 Speaker 3: Teren Blve from New Orleans. What are your thoughts? 590 00:27:58,800 --> 00:28:00,920 Speaker 1: Live from New Orleans? Is probably a good idea. Yeah, 591 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:07,000 Speaker 1: I was gonna say, there's like so many ways. All Right, 592 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:09,400 Speaker 1: you guys got anything else before I wrap this up? 593 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:11,880 Speaker 4: No, I'm excited. 594 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:12,359 Speaker 1: Awesome. 595 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:15,159 Speaker 2: Yeah, well then let's go ahead and get out of 596 00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:18,439 Speaker 2: here and get ready for some awesome football action on 597 00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:23,400 Speaker 2: Sunday between two absolutely hated rivals who somehow always find 598 00:28:23,400 --> 00:28:26,880 Speaker 2: a great way to play a very exciting and compelling, 599 00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:30,280 Speaker 2: crazy often football game. Let's hope it's not that crazy 600 00:28:30,280 --> 00:28:32,400 Speaker 2: on Sunday. Let's hope it's pretty straightforward. 601 00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:33,080 Speaker 4: I don't know. 602 00:28:33,119 --> 00:28:34,119 Speaker 3: They've never been boring. 603 00:28:34,320 --> 00:28:35,439 Speaker 1: They really haven't. 604 00:28:35,520 --> 00:28:38,600 Speaker 2: And that's the one thing where you know, if you 605 00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:41,160 Speaker 2: are looking at this with a little bit of a 606 00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:43,640 Speaker 2: side eye as a Falcons fan, I understand because there's 607 00:28:43,360 --> 00:28:47,880 Speaker 2: some juju voodoo magic sometimes in the Bayou and that 608 00:28:47,920 --> 00:28:50,960 Speaker 2: can be real. But we appreciate you guys so much 609 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:54,440 Speaker 2: for listening and watching. Today's podcast checks out on YouTube. 610 00:28:54,600 --> 00:28:57,120 Speaker 2: Be sure to like and subscribe, spread the word. 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