1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 1: We are back. On the Falcon's Audible, presented by AT 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:05,280 Speaker 1: and T. We are not only back, but we're back 3 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: after a bye week. We're, as they say in the 4 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: NFL world, we're energized. We got our legs underneath ourselves, juvenated, recharged. 5 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 1: Good words, fellas, Dave. Did you do anything fun on 6 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:18,280 Speaker 1: your bye week? I did, Actually went to Arizona, visited 7 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:20,640 Speaker 1: my son. He lives in Arizona. Yeah, come out there 8 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 1: and had a good time with him. Had a couple 9 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 1: of Live Nations. Okay, any golf and Arizon too. It's 10 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 1: cold in Arizona. It's colder out there than it was here, 11 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: and what the hell's going on? What the hell's going on? 12 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 1: It's supposed to be in the desert. Yeah, I came 13 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: out here for some fun and sun. I see the sun, 14 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:37,520 Speaker 1: but it ain't warming. It wasn't So it was fun. 15 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:39,239 Speaker 1: Gotta do some family. He's not gonna be home for 16 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 1: Christmas for the first time we've ever had our oldest 17 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:44,239 Speaker 1: Boy's not gonna be with us her Christmas time. So 18 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:46,840 Speaker 1: she had a little tear there. But cool to spend 19 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 1: some three days with him, kind of get a holiday 20 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: mix with him. Very good at least you don't have 21 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 1: to drive this time, right, Yeah, no driving and not 22 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: driving that I couldn't find gasoline to pour my hands 23 00:00:56,640 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 1: on myself. DJ. How about you anything fun on your 24 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 1: bye week or fun? For me? Was able to have 25 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 1: some family time. They had to take my love guy 26 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:08,320 Speaker 1: to practice, to a game, all that kind of stuff, 27 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: sitting back and watch a couple of movies with fam. 28 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: So for me, that was all the fun I needed. Okay, good? 29 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: How about so good? Um? Spent time with the family, 30 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,119 Speaker 1: made an attempt to go to the seven A State 31 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: championship football game, but didn't actually go because the traffic 32 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: was so bad, like we didn't even move getting to 33 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 1: the stadium. So my wife and I just decided a 34 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: new turn and we went back and we decided to 35 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: take our daughter to go bowling and play some video 36 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 1: games and so that was a little bit more fun there. 37 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 1: But yeah, I was going to watch a football game, 38 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: just didn't actually make it. Inside traffic it was crazy. 39 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: Parking was crazy. I did not expect that with a 40 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: high school football game. All right, So enough about our 41 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:46,039 Speaker 1: bye week. Atlanta was on their bye week. They're back 42 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: on in action this week, and guys, they're back in 43 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: action with a new starting quarterback. We will dive all 44 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: into the Desmond Ritter situation. We will briefly, and I 45 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: mean really briefly, talk about the skit Steelers game, the 46 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 1: last time Atlanta was on the field, but we'll forward. 47 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 1: We'll talk about the keys to beating the Saints on 48 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: the road, and the current state of the NFC South 49 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: and where did the falcon still have a chance in 50 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:12,519 Speaker 1: the playoffs? Got a shot, so you're saying there's a chance, 51 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 1: all right, without further ado, guys, let's talk about Desmond Ritter. Okay, 52 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 1: hadn't really talked about him a whole lot. Third round 53 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 1: pick Cincinnati, two time AAC Offensive Player of the Year 54 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: was actually the second quarterback taken off the board, but 55 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: it didn't happen until the third round. He did complete 56 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 1: sixty percent of his passes in the preseason, three touchdown, 57 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: two picks, for whatever value you put in that right 58 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: in this day and age, in the preseason. So Dave, 59 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 1: let me start with you. It's hard to say what 60 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 1: Atlanta is getting in Desmond Ritter, but let's kind of 61 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,959 Speaker 1: start to hint at what does Atlanta get with Desmond Ritter. 62 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: You're getting a great, big athlete that's six five six six, 63 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:55,959 Speaker 1: that can run, a guy that's extremely confident, a guy 64 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 1: that is the third all time leading winner as a 65 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: quarterback in college football forty six wins, second to what 66 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: the guy that's the OC with the Cowboys now and 67 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: Colt McCoy I think are the three two quarterbacks that 68 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: are ahead of him. So he won a lot of 69 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 1: football games, played in a lot of football games at Cincinnati, 70 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 1: And how does that translate. Well, I think that what 71 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: it does is the guys used to be in on 72 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: the field now. I think he's done a nice job 73 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 1: of listening and learning as to how the system applies, 74 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:29,079 Speaker 1: what's there, what's not there. Having been on the sideline, 75 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:30,799 Speaker 1: Shock and I both can tell you having been on 76 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 1: the sideline and then starting you see things that that 77 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: are not being taken advantage of. You see things that 78 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: are being taken advantage of. That you can go ahead 79 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:40,839 Speaker 1: and do yourself. But then there's spots, and we'll talk 80 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 1: about that today some of the things that he can accentuate. 81 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 1: But it's a guy that I think really showed out 82 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 1: in practice and in the preseason games from a know 83 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: how absorb the offense teammate leader. All that stuff came 84 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: to bear for Arthur Smith in this offensive staff Dave 85 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: Gone as they watch kind of go about his business, 86 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 1: and then how he's maintained kind of that work ethic 87 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 1: waiting for his opportunity. So I think you're gonna get 88 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 1: all of that. Now. There's all the unknown is what's 89 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 1: it gonna be like to put him in there? But 90 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: I think there's a lot of excitement around it, no question. 91 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 1: There's always the question in the NFL when there's a 92 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 1: quarterback that's drafted, you can say hi anywhere in the 93 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 1: first you know three rounds where Desmond Ritter has fallen 94 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 1: is do you throw him to the wolves or do 95 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:27,720 Speaker 1: you let him learn and get his feet underneath himself 96 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:30,240 Speaker 1: and watch tape and learn from the experiences from the 97 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: starting quarterback that he's seen the entire season. DJ, I'm 98 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: gonna ask you this question, and I'm gonna try to 99 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 1: put you back into your playing days. Let's talk a 100 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: little bit less about x's and o's for Desmond Ritter 101 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:43,159 Speaker 1: and say what it's like from going from being in 102 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 1: a meeting room feel like you know everything that's going on, 103 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: but then how that gear changes once your feet actually 104 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:51,359 Speaker 1: step on the field and now you're running the offense 105 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:54,600 Speaker 1: and things are full speed ahead. You know what, There's 106 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 1: two ways that as a backup, I want about it 107 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 1: and to be honest, when you get into that role, 108 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: for me, I felt like nothing changed. And I tell 109 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: you why, I say nothing changed because as the backup 110 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:11,160 Speaker 1: arsenal sis, you're always one play away, so in your 111 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:14,840 Speaker 1: mind you have to always be ready. And it kind 112 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 1: of goes back to that that old cliche, you know, 113 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: stay ready so you don't have to get ready, and 114 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:20,240 Speaker 1: that's kind of how your mindset has to be. So 115 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:23,279 Speaker 1: when you're now the guy, well, if you're not already 116 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 1: ready and prepared and preparing like you're already the starter, 117 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 1: then it's a shock for you. But I think guys 118 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:32,480 Speaker 1: who excel in this league, or guys who are ready 119 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:35,359 Speaker 1: for that moment, they go into the situation as the 120 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 1: backup thinking like they're the starter. So they go in 121 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:41,600 Speaker 1: already saying, Okay, I'm gonna prepare every day like I'm 122 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 1: going to be the guy. I'm gonnapare every day day 123 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:45,839 Speaker 1: when I go out to practice, so that these guys 124 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 1: when I get into the huddle, they know it's not 125 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:50,360 Speaker 1: a drop off. And that's kind of how my mindset 126 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 1: was when I got in the game. I wanted to 127 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 1: make sure that those other ten guys around me knew 128 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:57,160 Speaker 1: exactly what they were going to get because they saw 129 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 1: it in practice, they saw it in the weight room, 130 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 1: they saw it, you know, in eating rooms, so that 131 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:03,440 Speaker 1: there wasn't a question when you got onto the field, 132 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: what kind of guy you're getting. And I think, you know, 133 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:10,360 Speaker 1: for desbid ritterd Arch mentioned confidence. That's something that I've 134 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:11,599 Speaker 1: talked to a couple of you about, and that's the 135 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 1: number one thing they talk about with him, is I mean, 136 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 1: the dude played like he got what fifty played fifty 137 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 1: games in college. I mean, I mean the next closest 138 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 1: guy is a guy who's doing it right now, doing 139 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 1: pretty well. And Archers you know, ilwas State got my 140 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 1: man brock Purty. So that tells you that does have 141 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:33,600 Speaker 1: some kind of impact. A guy who's played a lot 142 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:36,680 Speaker 1: of football, who's confident now he comes into this moment 143 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:39,920 Speaker 1: that he will accept that challenge and be ready for it. 144 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: And then I go back to training camp. They didn't 145 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:45,480 Speaker 1: bring any other quarterback in the training camp for any 146 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 1: other backups, when you have two or three guys in camp, 147 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:50,719 Speaker 1: it takes away from the rep that you got. Well, 148 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:52,839 Speaker 1: he got a lot of reps in training camp. He's 149 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 1: got a lot of reps in practice. I heard Richie 150 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 1: Grant talk about him. I heard Caleb Hunley talk about him, 151 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 1: and they all talk glowingly about him. That knowells you 152 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:02,840 Speaker 1: that he's doing the right things inside the building as 153 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:05,600 Speaker 1: well as on the practice field. That gives you some confidence. 154 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:07,239 Speaker 1: Like you said, well, we don't know what's going to happen. 155 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 1: We all know it's totally different when you kick it 156 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:14,560 Speaker 1: off and guess what, it's not preson boy. That's the 157 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 1: poy that we don't know about. But we know that 158 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 1: from just the small sympesize of being around this guy 159 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 1: that he won't take this bumment for granted and he'll 160 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 1: be ready. Yeah, I will say, as a player, if 161 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 1: you're trying to equate what the preseason looked like to 162 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 1: what he's going to get now, obviously things ramp up 163 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 1: because you're trying to make the playoffs or whatever you're 164 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 1: trying to do win a regular season game. But shock 165 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 1: and you as well, we don't discern when you're in 166 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 1: the game and you're playing, you got the uniform on, 167 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 1: and you've got guys around and you're playing with I 168 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 1: didn't think, well, this is just a preseason game. Yeah. 169 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 1: I was playing my rear end all. I was trying 170 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 1: to make the team. I was trying to prove that 171 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 1: I deserved to play. And Desmond scramming out of the 172 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:59,120 Speaker 1: pocket against against Detroit and finding Bernie for that touchdown 173 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 1: on fourth down, that's an impactful play for him. Those 174 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 1: are his last memories of being on the field and 175 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: those are big, big time moments. So to be able to, 176 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 1: you know, downgrade what that was because it was preseason, yeah, 177 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 1: I get as a priest, but into mind as a player, 178 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 1: we're not thinking about it. If we're inserted in the game, 179 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:19,160 Speaker 1: I'm not thinking, well, I don't have to really go 180 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 1: that hard or they're not really going that hard because 181 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 1: as a preseason that's not the way you play it. 182 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: And so you're going hard. It is live bullets. It 183 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 1: just they don't they're not going to count that game 184 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: when we go play. But you're counting your mind from 185 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 1: an experience standpoint, Yeah, no doubt. Over ten thousand yards 186 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:37,240 Speaker 1: passing in college. You talked about the wins, arch eighty 187 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:41,560 Speaker 1: seven passing touchdowns, sixty five percent passer his last two years. 188 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:45,280 Speaker 1: The confidence is there. One of the things that I 189 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:48,679 Speaker 1: feel like scouts, general managers, coaches when they go out 190 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 1: and look for players, specifically quarterbacks, they want winners, right, 191 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:55,560 Speaker 1: they want guys that know how to win, that expect 192 00:08:55,640 --> 00:08:57,839 Speaker 1: to win, and they hate to lose. That's what you're 193 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 1: getting in Desmond Ritter. Obviously things are going to change 194 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:01,959 Speaker 1: in the NFL. DJ I want to come back to 195 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 1: you with this question. We've talked a lot about Arthur 196 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:07,959 Speaker 1: Smith and how well he has done as a play caller, 197 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:11,720 Speaker 1: working to the strength of what he has on the field. 198 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:15,000 Speaker 1: If you're Arthur Smith, and granted this is not us 199 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:17,040 Speaker 1: saying this is what we want him to do, this 200 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:20,800 Speaker 1: is your opinion. How do you use Desmond Ritter early 201 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 1: on in the game plan to get him comfortable, to 202 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:26,480 Speaker 1: get him up to speed. Is this a throw some 203 00:09:26,559 --> 00:09:29,720 Speaker 1: short passes to let him feel confident see the ball 204 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 1: being completed, or do you feel like this is the 205 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 1: offense let him run with it. I think to start 206 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 1: a game on the road, I think it all starts 207 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 1: with trying to get your quarterbacks some confidence get him 208 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 1: those quick and easy throws a definitely something that helped 209 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:44,679 Speaker 1: calm me down. For me, I used to tell him, 210 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:46,480 Speaker 1: I go get me on the move, get me on 211 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 1: the edge, get me on the corner. I want to 212 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:49,719 Speaker 1: be able to have the run pass off to I 213 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 1: can just dump it off or I can go and 214 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:54,120 Speaker 1: pick up for five yards on a run. Those are 215 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:57,000 Speaker 1: some of the things that I felt like, from my opinion, 216 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:59,720 Speaker 1: from the way I played that those things helped me 217 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:01,679 Speaker 1: kind of get into the game. But then also there 218 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:03,920 Speaker 1: were times where early in the ball game, I turned 219 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:05,719 Speaker 1: around and I handed off and we got four, five 220 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:07,640 Speaker 1: six yards on first down. I look up in a 221 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:10,199 Speaker 1: second and four second and five. Yeah, I feel a 222 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:12,679 Speaker 1: little bit better because I'm not in thirty long on 223 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:14,840 Speaker 1: the first drive of the game and have to, you know, 224 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:16,440 Speaker 1: throw a strike or have to stand it there and 225 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 1: throw one. The run game has been very crucial, and 226 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 1: I don't think you get away from that. I don't 227 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:23,839 Speaker 1: think you get away from what has helped you get 228 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 1: to this point, which is be in every ball game 229 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 1: and have a chance to win it. So I think 230 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:31,200 Speaker 1: continue to have that run game going, giving him some 231 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:34,400 Speaker 1: early some early throws, whether it's a little bubble screen 232 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:36,360 Speaker 1: where it's at throwing a hitch, whether it's you know, 233 00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:38,200 Speaker 1: get him on the corner, whatever it may be. I 234 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:41,760 Speaker 1: think those things bill confidence in a quarterback early, especially 235 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:44,320 Speaker 1: on the road in a place like New Orleans of 236 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 1: all places. Yeah, it's interesting. It's such a great analogy 237 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:49,920 Speaker 1: by shot could talk about. And you mentioned it, get 238 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:54,080 Speaker 1: him some throws. There's some ownership that the Desmond's gonna 239 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:56,319 Speaker 1: have to take in that he's got to remember to 240 00:10:56,400 --> 00:11:00,400 Speaker 1: stay fundamentally sound because he's gonna be amped up, he's 241 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:02,160 Speaker 1: gonna be excited to be on the field. So if 242 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:04,040 Speaker 1: I've got a hitch route in a soft corner and 243 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:07,280 Speaker 1: I am airmail it, that's not building any confidence for me. 244 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:09,559 Speaker 1: So even though it's a short, easy throw that I'm 245 00:11:09,679 --> 00:11:12,000 Speaker 1: trying to help you out, I'm daved going, or I'm 246 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 1: Arthur Smith and I called hitch or slant and it's 247 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 1: there and I miss it, or a bubble screen I 248 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:20,839 Speaker 1: airman dalla sudden, the anxiety start to build a little bit. 249 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 1: So as much as they'll try to help him, and 250 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:25,560 Speaker 1: I certainly certainly will, and I think Shock is dead 251 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 1: on on how they'll play call it he's got to 252 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 1: really be fundamentally sound early in the football game with 253 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:32,960 Speaker 1: his footwork and all those kind of things, because you're 254 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:35,320 Speaker 1: gonna you're gonna be amped. I remember my first start. 255 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 1: You're amped up, man, that basse when you're at a 256 00:11:38,559 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 1: little bit. This guy's got the ability. Certainly hope he 257 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:43,880 Speaker 1: has some success early. Well, not only amped up, but 258 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:45,960 Speaker 1: there's he's also going to be playing in a stadium 259 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:48,080 Speaker 1: that's probably gonna be loud, and they're gonna know that 260 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:50,440 Speaker 1: it's a quarterback making is first start, and they're gonna 261 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 1: let that presence be known. Right, So it's not only 262 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:56,560 Speaker 1: gonna be battling anxiety, it's gonna be battling crowd noise, 263 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:59,439 Speaker 1: which I always say. You can put as many speakers 264 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 1: as you want out on the practice field and crank 265 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:04,440 Speaker 1: up the volume as much as you want. There's nothing 266 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:07,320 Speaker 1: the same as being inside a stadium when there's sixty 267 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:10,800 Speaker 1: seventy eighty thousand people screaming. That noise is different than 268 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:13,319 Speaker 1: the noise you try to pipe in at practice. Well, 269 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:15,920 Speaker 1: and this place is different. Yeah, And I had one 270 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 1: of my early starts was in this building. This is 271 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 1: one of the toughest places. If not the toughest place 272 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:25,000 Speaker 1: I ever played because of the lack of affection. Let's 273 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:27,319 Speaker 1: put it that way that Saint fans have for falcons 274 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:29,080 Speaker 1: and vice versa. We try to do it here at 275 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:33,080 Speaker 1: Mercedes Been Stadium, but it is a loud, loud building. 276 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:36,600 Speaker 1: The sound does not escape. They don't have a roof 277 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:39,680 Speaker 1: that opens up that has They have a concrete roof 278 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 1: that it reverbs back down. And so for a first 279 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:47,319 Speaker 1: start for a guy, this couldn't be any more difficult 280 00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 1: venue that you could design. It's a rivalry game with 281 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 1: everything on the line. Both these teams still think they 282 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:57,160 Speaker 1: have a chance, maybe postseason wise, and you've got the 283 00:12:57,200 --> 00:13:00,079 Speaker 1: fact at your first start that there's a lot going on. 284 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:05,600 Speaker 1: Here's something that I hope is something that happens. And 285 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:09,400 Speaker 1: from playing in this game, playing in this building and 286 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:11,760 Speaker 1: knowing what it's like, and we talked about how many 287 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:14,680 Speaker 1: games Ridder played in college and how many big games 288 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 1: he played in this game feels like a college feel 289 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:22,640 Speaker 1: of a game like that atmosphere has the college rivalry 290 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:25,880 Speaker 1: of a game. So I'm thinking if Ritter's been in 291 00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 1: these games before, he knows that environment that hopefully he 292 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:32,199 Speaker 1: can kind of lean back on that is okay, this 293 00:13:32,280 --> 00:13:34,439 Speaker 1: is what it felt like in college, and it kind 294 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 1: of comes him being on the role playing, you know, 295 00:13:36,679 --> 00:13:38,760 Speaker 1: in a hostile environment. I know this is a little 296 00:13:38,760 --> 00:13:40,959 Speaker 1: bit different, but this is the one venue that always 297 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:44,880 Speaker 1: felt like the college atmosphere as opposed to a pro 298 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:47,680 Speaker 1: atmosphere where you know, it's kind of loud but not really. 299 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:50,000 Speaker 1: This is when atmosphere where it feels like college. I'm 300 00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 1: just happening to pull it back up. I wanted to 301 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:56,559 Speaker 1: see his last game college football semi final against Alabama 302 00:13:56,800 --> 00:14:01,040 Speaker 1: at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. He's not reflecting, No, 303 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 1: you're the twenty seven six. Not so much. Yeah, I'm 304 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:12,280 Speaker 1: thinking him atmosphere right, big time Bowl game. I'm trying 305 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:17,240 Speaker 1: to where he was going with this. I'm not thinking 306 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 1: about that game. Urch says, not so much. All right, 307 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 1: so real quick, here's Arthur Smith's quote when they were 308 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 1: talking about making the change for Desmond Ritter. A lot 309 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:29,680 Speaker 1: of things factored into it, but we've got confidence in Desmond. 310 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:33,080 Speaker 1: And again, there's a risk anytime that you make a move, 311 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 1: but you've got to be able to take that if 312 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:37,640 Speaker 1: you want to break through and get out of this 313 00:14:37,800 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 1: up and down inconsistency. We talked about that a lot 314 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:43,080 Speaker 1: throughout this season. We've been in a lot of close games. 315 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:45,800 Speaker 1: We've made a lot of progress, but our objective is 316 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:48,680 Speaker 1: to get over the hump, and if it benefits us 317 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:51,920 Speaker 1: in the long term, that's a really good thing for us. Well, see, 318 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:55,760 Speaker 1: that's the key. What you just read, Rack is exactly 319 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:57,880 Speaker 1: people are thinking. Okay, hey, we're going to take get 320 00:14:57,920 --> 00:14:59,520 Speaker 1: a chance to look at it with the quarter of 321 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 1: young quarter. Looks like that's a byproduct of the decision. 322 00:15:03,080 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 1: That's just an ancillary piece. It's a good one. It's 323 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 1: a good answer. But you're trying to get a spark. 324 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 1: This is an offense has scored less than twenty points 325 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 1: several times here, including your last two games that you've lost. 326 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 1: You're looking for a spark to spark this football team, 327 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:19,360 Speaker 1: whether shots down the field or whatever it might be. 328 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 1: This kid is coming in for that reason now, to 329 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 1: get a chance to look at him, to see him 330 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:27,080 Speaker 1: watching play for a few games here at the end 331 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:29,800 Speaker 1: of the season. Okay, that's cool, but that's not why 332 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 1: they're doing it. It's exactly what you just said. We're 333 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:34,000 Speaker 1: looking for a spark to try to make a run 334 00:15:34,040 --> 00:15:36,240 Speaker 1: to the playoffs, and you guys talked about it like 335 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:39,040 Speaker 1: if he can come out make a couple of passes, 336 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 1: you talk about spark like. That's when the rest of 337 00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:44,840 Speaker 1: the team comes up to him and says, I knew 338 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 1: you could do it. We saw it in practice, right. 339 00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:49,120 Speaker 1: And then all of a sudden, when Desmond Ritter starts 340 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:50,960 Speaker 1: to feel all the support, trust me, he's going to 341 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:52,680 Speaker 1: have all the support. The teammates are going to have 342 00:15:52,680 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 1: his back. But he makes a couple of throws, a 343 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 1: couple of first downs. Then you get the defensive players 344 00:15:57,920 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 1: on the sideline that are hyping him up. When he 345 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:02,240 Speaker 1: comes off the sideline. If they can score three or 346 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 1: seven points, they're gonna say, let's go, young fellow, let's 347 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 1: go do this, Let's get a victory. And I think 348 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:09,560 Speaker 1: we gotta be real with this situation. I think the 349 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:11,800 Speaker 1: fans have to understand this is not what I was 350 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 1: just mentioned, what you're talking about. Just so you're just 351 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 1: throwing him out there for whatever it may be. That's 352 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:19,160 Speaker 1: what people may feel is happening. You're just throwing him 353 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:21,120 Speaker 1: out there to see what he's about. They put him 354 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:22,600 Speaker 1: out there because they feel like he gives him a 355 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 1: chance to win. And I think that's what fans have 356 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:28,160 Speaker 1: to realize is this is an opportunity for him to 357 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:32,440 Speaker 1: show what he's about. But also this organization drafted him 358 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:34,520 Speaker 1: for a reason and they wanted him to come here 359 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 1: for this unique opportunity to have a chance to go win. 360 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 1: You got four games left in his regular season. This 361 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:43,400 Speaker 1: is not just try by fire. Let's see what he's about. 362 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 1: This is this guy gives us a chance to go 363 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 1: win these next four games and push into the playoffs. 364 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:52,840 Speaker 1: This episode in part brought to you by the Home Depot. 365 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 1: Everything you need for your next home improvements project is 366 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:58,640 Speaker 1: just a tapaway on the home Depot app. The home 367 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:01,960 Speaker 1: Depot app digital tool gives you access to how to guides, 368 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:05,679 Speaker 1: project calculators, and image search so you'll know exactly what 369 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:08,000 Speaker 1: you need to pick up with the tap of the finger. 370 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:10,880 Speaker 1: You can rent and reserve the right tools for the job. 371 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:14,840 Speaker 1: Also browsed through millions of items from top brands that 372 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:18,040 Speaker 1: you can have delivered right to your door. 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It was 379 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:45,960 Speaker 1: almost like the Falcons were like just slowly bleeding field goals, right. 380 00:17:46,040 --> 00:17:49,200 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh just seemed like field goal, field goal, field goal. 381 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:51,040 Speaker 1: We try to get back in the game, the kick 382 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:54,920 Speaker 1: another field goal. So obviously this has something to do 383 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:56,920 Speaker 1: the kind of the icing on the cake is why 384 00:17:57,000 --> 00:18:00,479 Speaker 1: we have a new quarterback, so Arch coming on the 385 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:03,160 Speaker 1: heels of the Pittsburgh game, Atlanta had a bye week. 386 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 1: New Orleans had a bye week, right, so sometimes you say, 387 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:07,720 Speaker 1: maybe you have a bye week, you get an advantage 388 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:10,000 Speaker 1: on your appulment New Orleans. New Orleans had a bye 389 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:12,520 Speaker 1: week as well. Let's take it a little bit of 390 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 1: a step back from Desmond Ritter. What is Atlanta going 391 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:18,480 Speaker 1: to see this time around against New Orleans. Obviously it's 392 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 1: a different team when they faced them way back at 393 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:22,600 Speaker 1: the beginning of the season. And what do you see 394 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:25,240 Speaker 1: as some of the other keys. Obviously, Desmond Ritter's got 395 00:18:25,320 --> 00:18:26,520 Speaker 1: to get off to a good start. He's got to 396 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 1: help offense move down the field. Other keys for Atlanta 397 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 1: coming away with a victory over New Orleans well as always, 398 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:35,000 Speaker 1: guys are you know, we got to have London and 399 00:18:35,040 --> 00:18:37,600 Speaker 1: guys make plays around the quarterback. I don't care who 400 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:40,120 Speaker 1: starts a quarterback, whether it's Tom Brady or Desmond Ritter 401 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:42,720 Speaker 1: this weekend. You got to have guys make plays around you. 402 00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:44,879 Speaker 1: So the run game is shocked talked about is going 403 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 1: to have to be a big part of what you 404 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 1: continue to do. You're number four in the league running 405 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:50,639 Speaker 1: the football. I guarantee you. The Saints are preparing down 406 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:52,879 Speaker 1: there and they're thinking, okay, young qb Eiy're gonna try 407 00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 1: to run it? Ye okay, So I'm gonna gang up 408 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:57,720 Speaker 1: against the run, which could lend itself to some pretty 409 00:18:57,880 --> 00:19:01,439 Speaker 1: spectacular moments for him if he can calm himself and 410 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:04,520 Speaker 1: make some throws. One of the reasons I think Desmond's 411 00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:06,240 Speaker 1: playing this week and one of the reasons I was 412 00:19:06,240 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 1: talking about with a spark. There were opportunities missed against Pittsburgh. 413 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:12,480 Speaker 1: You had guys open for touchdowns. There was two plays 414 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:15,440 Speaker 1: that we just flat missed that would have been touchdown 415 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:18,119 Speaker 1: passes that had you taken a shot at him and 416 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 1: you missed him. So that's one of the reasons that 417 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:22,880 Speaker 1: Desmonds getting a shot. He's a guy that can throw 418 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:25,200 Speaker 1: the ball intermediately and deep. You and I watched him 419 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 1: coming out. He's got the ability to throw the ball 420 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 1: in that intermediate deep area, maybe as well, if not 421 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:32,760 Speaker 1: better than any of the young guys that came out. 422 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:35,280 Speaker 1: So that's kind of bodes well for they have some 423 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:38,040 Speaker 1: explosive plays. I want to look at the other side 424 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:40,720 Speaker 1: of the football in what New Orleans is doing. On 425 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:43,680 Speaker 1: the offensive side of the ball. They struggled. Okay, they've 426 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:46,280 Speaker 1: turned the football over to the tune. I think twelve 427 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:49,040 Speaker 1: times they turned or they're minus twelve in the giveaway 428 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:52,800 Speaker 1: takeaway ratio. I think their second most turnovers in the league. 429 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:56,960 Speaker 1: They're also the seventh most penalized team in the league. 430 00:19:56,960 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 1: This is a team that's struggling on their side of 431 00:19:59,280 --> 00:20:02,200 Speaker 1: the football. You think of Alvin Kamara in the run game. 432 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 1: They've run over the last five games for just fifty 433 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:08,600 Speaker 1: eight yards a game. What has been Atlanta's bugaboo or 434 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:13,040 Speaker 1: deficit when it comes to looking at the offense is 435 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 1: their inability or our defense is being able to stop 436 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:19,200 Speaker 1: the run right and so you maybe you can extra 437 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:22,760 Speaker 1: aside some of those demons and stop the run game 438 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:25,960 Speaker 1: and force them Andy Dalton, these guys will throw the football. 439 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:29,080 Speaker 1: So that bodes well, I think for the defensive side 440 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:31,040 Speaker 1: of the ball, because you're gonna the young quarterback needs 441 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:32,440 Speaker 1: the other side of the ball to play well too. 442 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 1: In New Orleans is thinking the same thing. We got 443 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:37,119 Speaker 1: to play better on the defensive side to help our 444 00:20:37,160 --> 00:20:39,320 Speaker 1: guys out on offense. But those are a couple of 445 00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:41,479 Speaker 1: things that stick out to me there. Now they can 446 00:20:41,560 --> 00:20:43,600 Speaker 1: rush the passers, still, they're still they're tenth in the 447 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:46,360 Speaker 1: league in sacks, think thirty four sacks on the year. 448 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:48,479 Speaker 1: That's another that's the thing you're gonna have to combat, 449 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:51,160 Speaker 1: hopefully with run game, short passing attack, those kind of things. 450 00:20:51,359 --> 00:20:53,600 Speaker 1: That's kind of a quick thumbnail of what I've seen 451 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:56,960 Speaker 1: tape wise. Arch She talked a few times this season 452 00:20:57,160 --> 00:21:01,280 Speaker 1: about Atlanta's need for more explode of plays, and you 453 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 1: just kind of touched on it, like, maybe this sets 454 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:07,479 Speaker 1: up well with New Orleans thinking Atlanta's going to try 455 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:10,560 Speaker 1: to run the football, ball, possession game, slow the game 456 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:12,679 Speaker 1: down for the young QB, make sure that he's not 457 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:15,080 Speaker 1: stuck in third and ten third and twelve, third and fifteen. 458 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:18,360 Speaker 1: So maybe you get more man coverage, maybe you get 459 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:22,040 Speaker 1: single high safety DJ, and there are a couple of options, 460 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:25,880 Speaker 1: a couple of opportunities for him to hit a London downfield, 461 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:28,639 Speaker 1: somebody to make some of these explosive plays that have 462 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:30,960 Speaker 1: kind of been lacking throughout this season. Yeah, no doubt 463 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:33,199 Speaker 1: about it. And I think those opportunities are gonna be there. 464 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:35,879 Speaker 1: And this is the reason why I think you liked 465 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:38,639 Speaker 1: having ridden this ball game, because we talked about earlier 466 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:41,240 Speaker 1: having the confidence, having the ability bay to push the 467 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 1: football down the field, and the fact that this team 468 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:47,639 Speaker 1: knows for eleven straight games you rush for over one 469 00:21:47,680 --> 00:21:50,200 Speaker 1: hundred yards. So if you come into this game knowing 470 00:21:50,240 --> 00:21:52,440 Speaker 1: a team is going to run the football, guess what, 471 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:54,439 Speaker 1: you better be ready to stop the run. So that 472 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:56,720 Speaker 1: means here comes another hat into the box. Okay, you 473 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:59,119 Speaker 1: got seven eight guys in the box. Now, well you 474 00:21:59,119 --> 00:22:01,480 Speaker 1: know what's on the outside man courage, And I like 475 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:04,159 Speaker 1: the fact that you have a guy in Ridder who 476 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 1: will take those chances. I don't think he'll be gunshot 477 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 1: at all. To Hey, I got one on one the 478 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:10,840 Speaker 1: outside with Drake and I just got to give him 479 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 1: a chance. And that's what Arch mentioned. There are times 480 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:17,200 Speaker 1: where this season where we've had opportunities to give these 481 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:20,159 Speaker 1: guys just a chance just to put it in the area, 482 00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:22,400 Speaker 1: and we haven't done that. So you have a guy 483 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:26,240 Speaker 1: like Drake who knows where CPS gonna line up. We 484 00:22:26,320 --> 00:22:28,119 Speaker 1: know Cps a guy who can make a lot of 485 00:22:28,119 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 1: plays on the outside as well. So there are guys 486 00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:32,320 Speaker 1: who can make plays on the perimeter. And I think 487 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:33,840 Speaker 1: Ridder's gonna do a good job of it just giving 488 00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:36,280 Speaker 1: these guys opportunities to make those throws. But I think 489 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:38,639 Speaker 1: it's important what Arch mentioned earlier is when you have 490 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:41,280 Speaker 1: those opportunities, you gotta hit him. And then when you 491 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:44,399 Speaker 1: have those chances, and especially if it's early in the 492 00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:47,439 Speaker 1: ball game, you're not so juiced and jacked up that 493 00:22:47,560 --> 00:22:49,920 Speaker 1: you overthrow a guy by ten fifteen yards because you 494 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 1: juiced up. So hopefully he can, like Arch mentioned, selling 495 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:56,200 Speaker 1: himself down, especially early ball game, because they're gonna say, 496 00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:58,720 Speaker 1: all right, we're gonna force this young puck to beat 497 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:00,639 Speaker 1: us with his arm. We want to see him do it. 498 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:02,400 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, we've heard he's got a good arm. We've 499 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:04,960 Speaker 1: heard he's Donal's great stuff in college, but this is 500 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:07,040 Speaker 1: a different league. Let's see him go do it versus 501 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:10,000 Speaker 1: this competition and see if, okay, we stop the run game, 502 00:23:10,359 --> 00:23:12,520 Speaker 1: can this guy go back and beat us with his arm. 503 00:23:12,920 --> 00:23:16,520 Speaker 1: Let me preface this comment by saying that every team 504 00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:19,640 Speaker 1: in the NFL presents challenges and it's difficult to win 505 00:23:19,680 --> 00:23:23,920 Speaker 1: in the NFL. However, I would also say that Desmond 506 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:26,359 Speaker 1: Ritter and the Falcons, They're not going up against the 507 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:28,919 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles this week. They're not going up against the 508 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 1: forty nine ers defense this week. They're not facing the 509 00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:34,560 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills. They're facing a Saints team that's four and nine, 510 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:37,359 Speaker 1: that's three and four at home this season, so they 511 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:40,320 Speaker 1: have not been dominant, and they're coming off a game 512 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:43,520 Speaker 1: their last game that they were up sixteen to three 513 00:23:43,640 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 1: midway through the fourth quarter and ended up losing seventeen 514 00:23:47,080 --> 00:23:50,639 Speaker 1: to sixteen. So they're not a team that's necessarily in 515 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:53,479 Speaker 1: the greatest frame of mind either, right. So it's a 516 00:23:53,480 --> 00:23:56,960 Speaker 1: good situation that leads me into my next conversation. Is 517 00:23:57,480 --> 00:23:59,880 Speaker 1: Desmond Ritter going on the road to face a divisional 518 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:05,320 Speaker 1: opponent with playoffs actually still within reach. It's gonna most 519 00:24:05,359 --> 00:24:07,680 Speaker 1: likely need to be as a division winner, because if 520 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:09,760 Speaker 1: you start looking at wildcard there's a lot of other 521 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:12,639 Speaker 1: teams that have better records and a better divisional record 522 00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:17,760 Speaker 1: for tiebreakers. But Dave getting winning this division with a 523 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:19,960 Speaker 1: game against Tampa at the end of the season is 524 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:22,920 Speaker 1: not completely out of reach. It starts with it this week. 525 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:24,760 Speaker 1: They're gonna have to like, this is one of the 526 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:27,119 Speaker 1: you you always talk about in broadcasting. Is this a 527 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:29,840 Speaker 1: do or die? Is this a win? Yes? This is 528 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:31,639 Speaker 1: you have to win this game this week if you 529 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:35,080 Speaker 1: want to have any possibility at the postseason at the 530 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:37,280 Speaker 1: end of the year. But there's still a chance. Yeah, 531 00:24:37,320 --> 00:24:40,399 Speaker 1: And it couldn't lay it out any better. Rack must 532 00:24:40,400 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 1: win scenarios something. It's a cliche. We like to use 533 00:24:43,359 --> 00:24:47,320 Speaker 1: division game late in the season in December, with your 534 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:49,040 Speaker 1: jockey in with a couple of other teams. It's a 535 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:51,080 Speaker 1: must win situation. You have to go win on the 536 00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:53,239 Speaker 1: road in New Orleans, not an easy place to go 537 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:56,000 Speaker 1: win rivalry game. We've talked about all that kind of stuff. 538 00:24:56,040 --> 00:24:58,359 Speaker 1: So I don't think there's any question, there's no reason 539 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:00,760 Speaker 1: to diminish the importance of the game. I think that's great. 540 00:25:01,119 --> 00:25:03,360 Speaker 1: I love the importance of the football game. I think 541 00:25:03,359 --> 00:25:06,280 Speaker 1: it gives you even another insight into what the young 542 00:25:06,359 --> 00:25:09,919 Speaker 1: kid could be potentially as you move forward an impactful 543 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:12,719 Speaker 1: game in December that a lot of your hopes are 544 00:25:12,760 --> 00:25:15,160 Speaker 1: writing on, all your hopes are writing it. I mean, 545 00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:19,240 Speaker 1: probably not a better test site for a guy and 546 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:21,640 Speaker 1: still looking for that spark. And I know that people 547 00:25:21,680 --> 00:25:23,040 Speaker 1: want to keep saying, well, we need to see what 548 00:25:23,080 --> 00:25:25,840 Speaker 1: he looks like. We're all talking about how it's an 549 00:25:25,880 --> 00:25:28,240 Speaker 1: opportunity to go win something. And I think that's the 550 00:25:28,320 --> 00:25:32,560 Speaker 1: perfect scenario to maybe take a look at your young quarterback. Yeah, 551 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:34,639 Speaker 1: and guys, listen, you want to take a look at 552 00:25:34,640 --> 00:25:36,320 Speaker 1: your quarterback. You want to see if he is the 553 00:25:36,359 --> 00:25:38,680 Speaker 1: future of the franchise. You drafted him a third round, 554 00:25:38,680 --> 00:25:41,040 Speaker 1: so that means you thought really highly of him. But 555 00:25:41,119 --> 00:25:43,800 Speaker 1: I went back to that point DJ, because at the 556 00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 1: end of the day, these players, these coaches, you gain 557 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:52,920 Speaker 1: job security in the NFL by one thing winning. Yeah, right, 558 00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 1: Like Arthur Smith, that's his job. His job, yes, is 559 00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:58,400 Speaker 1: to call plays to get people in the right position, 560 00:25:58,760 --> 00:26:01,600 Speaker 1: but he has to win games. That's what every coach 561 00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:03,480 Speaker 1: in the NFL's job is. If you don't win games, 562 00:26:03,480 --> 00:26:06,320 Speaker 1: you're gone, and these guys want to stay. They want 563 00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:08,879 Speaker 1: to prove to themselves, to their coaching staff, to the 564 00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:10,880 Speaker 1: fan base that they're the right guy for the job. 565 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:13,440 Speaker 1: So you make a change like this, and you hope 566 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:16,320 Speaker 1: that all of your evaluation through the kid, through the 567 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:19,120 Speaker 1: pre draft process and watching tape starts to pay off. 568 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:21,800 Speaker 1: He's got some experience as far as watching tape. He's 569 00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 1: been able to study all season long. Now it's his 570 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:26,919 Speaker 1: chance to go out and perform, right, And that's what 571 00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:29,440 Speaker 1: the NFL is all about. You gotta perform, you gotta 572 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:32,440 Speaker 1: produce absolutely. I think you're looking around the league and 573 00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:35,400 Speaker 1: they're there. There are a few teams right now who 574 00:26:37,560 --> 00:26:39,800 Speaker 1: for you know, lack of you know, but a word. 575 00:26:39,840 --> 00:26:43,200 Speaker 1: They're the husbands and wives are looking for where trip 576 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:45,000 Speaker 1: they're gonna go on Becau ready to play in the 577 00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:48,160 Speaker 1: off season traps. Their season is done. Yeah, the Falcons 578 00:26:48,160 --> 00:26:52,720 Speaker 1: aren't going to unique, unique place where they're still playing 579 00:26:53,119 --> 00:26:56,160 Speaker 1: for the next season, which is the playoffs. And coming 580 00:26:56,200 --> 00:27:00,639 Speaker 1: into this season, nobody gave this organization a chance to 581 00:27:00,680 --> 00:27:03,920 Speaker 1: say that in December they will be playing meaningful football. 582 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:07,280 Speaker 1: And now you make a change. Now you have guys 583 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:09,960 Speaker 1: who still believe there's an opportunity to go win ball games, 584 00:27:09,960 --> 00:27:11,960 Speaker 1: and you still got guys who believe and this team 585 00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:13,800 Speaker 1: guys are still fighting, so there's still a lot to 586 00:27:13,840 --> 00:27:16,879 Speaker 1: play for. And like you mentioned, winning ball games is 587 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:19,680 Speaker 1: what this league is all about. And it doesn't matter 588 00:27:19,720 --> 00:27:22,119 Speaker 1: if you know you're Shaun Evans who played up tons 589 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:24,400 Speaker 1: of football in this league, or you're Denna ridd again 590 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:27,960 Speaker 1: your first start. The goal is the same, and they're 591 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:29,920 Speaker 1: going to rally behind him because at the end of 592 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 1: the day, all you want to do is win the 593 00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:35,320 Speaker 1: game you want to go into. You want to go 594 00:27:35,320 --> 00:27:36,800 Speaker 1: into New Orleans and to have a chance to win 595 00:27:36,840 --> 00:27:37,879 Speaker 1: the ball in the end of the day. I think 596 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:41,160 Speaker 1: that's what matters the most is regardless of who's in there, 597 00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:43,159 Speaker 1: I think they will have faith in him. And you 598 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:47,000 Speaker 1: gotta realize he's been going against this defense all year long. 599 00:27:47,119 --> 00:27:49,960 Speaker 1: He's been the scout team guy. So the defense understands 600 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:52,240 Speaker 1: what they're getting in this guy. So they know more 601 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:55,600 Speaker 1: than anybody else going into this New Orleans games, what 602 00:27:55,760 --> 00:27:57,280 Speaker 1: number four is going to be like when he steps 603 00:27:57,280 --> 00:27:59,000 Speaker 1: on the field. I'll tell you what it tastes good. Guys, 604 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:04,560 Speaker 1: I've one in this building as a starter. This tastes good. Yeah, 605 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:09,440 Speaker 1: so I'm hoping could get his. The walk and assuming 606 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:12,000 Speaker 1: they haven't changed it, the walk from the visitors locker 607 00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:14,720 Speaker 1: room back through the field up to the tunnel to 608 00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:16,760 Speaker 1: the bus and then the flight back home is good 609 00:28:17,080 --> 00:28:19,679 Speaker 1: after a Saint or no question, it is good right 610 00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:24,560 Speaker 1: walk right down the middle of that field. Hey, fella's 611 00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:27,119 Speaker 1: great job breaking it down this week. There you got it, folks. 612 00:28:27,359 --> 00:28:29,960 Speaker 1: Desmond Ritter the new starting quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons. 613 00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:32,200 Speaker 1: Hopefully we broke it down for you as best as possible. 614 00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:33,840 Speaker 1: We'll be able to break it down more next week 615 00:28:33,880 --> 00:28:37,080 Speaker 1: after we actually see some on field regular season action 616 00:28:37,440 --> 00:28:40,920 Speaker 1: of the young fella man. Try to get a dub man. 617 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:43,400 Speaker 1: Let's go ba want you want to win your way 618 00:28:43,440 --> 00:28:45,760 Speaker 1: in the hearts of Falcons fans, Go beat the Saints 619 00:28:45,760 --> 00:28:49,880 Speaker 1: and you'll get some people on your side real quick. 620 00:28:49,880 --> 00:28:52,640 Speaker 1: Thanks so much for watching the Falcons Audible presented by 621 00:28:52,680 --> 00:28:55,800 Speaker 1: AT and T. 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