1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 1: Thirty birds. What's up? And welcome to another edition of 2 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: Falcons Final Whistle presented by Zaxby's. I'm your host Will mcfatten, 3 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:09,959 Speaker 1: joined as always by Tory mclaney and Tarren Walcke, and 4 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:12,560 Speaker 1: we are here for the final game of the season. 5 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:16,599 Speaker 1: It's regular regular season, right. That's an important note because 6 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:19,440 Speaker 1: the Falcons still have a chance to make the postseason 7 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 1: if things break the right way on Sunday, and they 8 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: will be facing the Carolina Panthers, who are four and twelve. 9 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 1: They met earlier this season Week six, Atlanta one, thirty 10 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: eight to twenty on the road. We are going to 11 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: get into that game. There's a few different topics on 12 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 1: today's podcast, but I know Taren, you wanted to start 13 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 1: by saying a few things about New Orleans. 14 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 2: Yes, so I lived in New Orleans before I moved 15 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 2: to Atlanta, and I just want to send thoughts. 16 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 3: And prayers from Atlanta. 17 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 2: I know we've all talked about it around the office 18 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:51,160 Speaker 2: about how tragic what happened on New Year's Eve slash 19 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 2: New Year's Day was, and thoughts and prayers go out 20 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 2: to the families of those who were killed and those 21 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 2: who are injured and I just been praying for that city. 22 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 2: It's a great regardless of your allegiances in the NFL, 23 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 2: and so it's just send love and hug those you 24 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 2: care about a little tighter each. 25 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:08,199 Speaker 3: And every day. 26 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:11,119 Speaker 1: Yeah, it was a moment, you know, honestly that kind 27 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:13,960 Speaker 1: of draws you out of the football of it, all right, 28 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 1: And I know it kind of was a weird connection 29 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:20,120 Speaker 1: to this state as well because Georgia is out there 30 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 1: playing in the Sugar Belt Bowl, so we had a 31 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:24,960 Speaker 1: lot of kind of overlap, right, Yeah, A lot of people, 32 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 1: a lot. 33 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 4: Of friends were staying like literally in the yeah a 34 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 4: block away in the media. 35 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:31,759 Speaker 1: Hotel and media members as yeah. 36 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 4: Right, And I don't know, I'm having a hard time 37 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 4: even now, like getting back into a football mindset because 38 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:41,839 Speaker 4: it was just so horrific and it's really I texted 39 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 4: Terran last night and I was like, I'm literally going 40 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:46,039 Speaker 4: down a rabbit hole just watching all of this stuff 41 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 4: and it's just it's heartbreaking. 42 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 5: And to echo Terran. 43 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 4: Like sending all the love and prayers and support we 44 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 4: can to everybody down in New Orleans. 45 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 2: I had to figure out which Bourbon Street establishment to 46 00:01:58,640 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 2: support today. 47 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 1: Obrian, tell me, tell me about Paddos. 48 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 5: She's like those. 49 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:09,799 Speaker 2: Stories, it happens on Bourbon. 50 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: All right. I love that. Well, then we can we 51 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 1: can move on then from from Pados to Pro Bowls. 52 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 1: And it was like a seventy percent there, and I 53 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: don't know, it didn't didn't land the way I wanted to. 54 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: The only time the Falcons had two players named to 55 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty five Pro Bowl Games, right guard Chris Lnstrom, 56 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:35,079 Speaker 1: for whom this is third time that he has made 57 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:37,359 Speaker 1: the Pro Bowl. So congrats to Chris Nice. 58 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 3: It's nice. 59 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:40,640 Speaker 1: There you go. And then we had a first timer 60 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: special teamer, Darryl Hodge. Yeah, honestly, like of anybody, I'm 61 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 1: so glad that Daryl made it. 62 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:47,799 Speaker 5: Yeah, I am too. 63 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 4: He deserved it just from everything that he's done for 64 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 4: this team. And I think it's a lot done a 65 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 4: lot for this team in twenty twenty four. And I 66 00:02:56,639 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 4: I said, not too long ago. I was like, I 67 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 4: I feel like the story of twenty twenty four is 68 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 4: not going to be about like Caderrell Hodge's performance. 69 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 5: It's about what's happened with the quarterback situation. 70 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:10,760 Speaker 4: It's been about the Falcons kind of losing steam and 71 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 4: losing the momentum in the middle of the season, maybe 72 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 4: not living up to expectations or potential. But there are 73 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 4: certain individuals that I think have had stellar years. I'm 74 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 4: talking about Ca Daryl Hodgejon Robinson, Drake London, Jesse Bates, 75 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 4: AJ Terrell, Chris lyn str I mean, all of these 76 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 4: guys have had individual successes in the year of Darnell 77 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 4: Mooney in the year of twenty twenty four, But because 78 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 4: the Falcons have not been able to consistently play well 79 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 4: as a team and put wins together, their individual performances 80 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 4: kind of get lost in the sauce. Because if you 81 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 4: look at the guys who were voted to pro bolls, 82 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 4: which I know we'll get into with a game that 83 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 4: Will has planned for us. But it's like when you 84 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 4: look at what you know Arnold Abacatie is doing recently 85 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 4: in pass rush, when you look at what Bjeon Robinson 86 00:03:56,600 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 4: has done all year long, Drake London, et cetera, et cetera, Ajterrell, Well, 87 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 4: it's just it's tough because you're looking at their stats 88 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 4: and you're looking at their lines, and you're kind of 89 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 4: like they're playing too Pro Bowl and all pro levels. 90 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 4: But the Falcons aren't being talked about in the national stage. 91 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, Tarin, that that kind of as I think about 92 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: this season holistically, like that feels like the story is 93 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 1: you've got individual players who are playing some of their 94 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 1: best seasons. Like there are multiple guys, as Toy said, 95 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 1: like who're having career years, and yet it just hasn't 96 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 1: all kind of come together at the right time. Like 97 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:34,480 Speaker 1: what are your thoughts on maybe why that hasn't happened? 98 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:37,920 Speaker 2: As for the why gosh, who knows, because that's one 99 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 2: of the questions that is still coming up to this 100 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:44,279 Speaker 2: day where it's like what changed in Kirk Cousins specifically, 101 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 2: mm hm, because that's kind of the story, as Tory 102 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 2: already said, and I think because these questions are going unanswered, 103 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:52,839 Speaker 2: it's kind of where a lot of frustrations among the 104 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:55,919 Speaker 2: fan base lie because or was it like I don't know, 105 00:04:56,560 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 2: point is I think there are so many good individual weapons, 106 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 2: so it's like, why isn't the team doing better? 107 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:03,920 Speaker 3: Right? 108 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 2: You have all this talent and we talked about this 109 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 2: in the preseason, can you bring it together to be 110 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:13,479 Speaker 2: a talented team not just a bunch of talented individuals. 111 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 4: It's interesting because it was even Kirk Cousins himself and 112 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 4: at the end of training camp going into kind of 113 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 4: the preseason, and people were talking about the lofty expectations 114 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 4: of this team in this season, and he kind of said. 115 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 5: This idea of perception versus reality. The perception of. 116 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:31,520 Speaker 4: This team going into the season was that they were 117 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 4: going to win the NFC South, there were going to 118 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 4: be a ten win team, and now here we sit 119 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 4: and the reality of it is that there's a chance 120 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 4: they could be neither of those things. And we definitely 121 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:43,840 Speaker 4: know in the regular season they're not going to get 122 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 4: to ten wins. Jury's still out on what's going to 123 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:49,360 Speaker 4: happen Sunday in terms of who's the top the NFC South. 124 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:53,359 Speaker 4: But I think that's kind of the the ramifications of 125 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:57,479 Speaker 4: what this season was is that the perception reality didn't 126 00:05:57,760 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 4: match up for this team. 127 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 1: And yet it was so clear right and that there's 128 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:04,359 Speaker 1: a question in the mailbag that's going up in fifteen minutes, 129 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:05,799 Speaker 1: but it will be up by the time you're listening 130 00:06:05,839 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 1: to this, so go check it out on Atlanta Falcons 131 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:11,159 Speaker 1: dot com. Kind of laying down just how the season 132 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:13,160 Speaker 1: has unfolded and some of the good and the bad 133 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:15,479 Speaker 1: and the turnarounds, Like we look at the defense and 134 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:17,360 Speaker 1: kind of the turnaround that they've made since the bye 135 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:22,080 Speaker 1: week is magnificent. But during that stretch, simultaneously you had 136 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 1: a drop off in the play at quarterback. And it 137 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:27,840 Speaker 1: just to me the big takeaway is yet again the 138 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:31,479 Speaker 1: importance of the quarterback position. And it's almost like unfair 139 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 1: how much that one spot has such an outsized importance 140 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 1: in this game, but it does. And that's where, you know, 141 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 1: I think we've all enjoyed watching Michael Pennox these last 142 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 1: couple of weeks, and we'll get a chance again on 143 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:46,159 Speaker 1: Sunday to see what he can do. I think there's 144 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:49,039 Speaker 1: a lot of promise with him, even though he's a rookie. 145 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: So that's kind of the most exciting thing I think 146 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 1: about Sunday's game. But let's talk about some of the 147 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 1: other guys who had individual seasons who you know aren't 148 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 1: in the Pro Bowl unfortunately. And the Falcons have a 149 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:03,479 Speaker 1: lot of alternates that you know they didn't make the cut, 150 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:05,360 Speaker 1: but they're right there, Tory, you want to read off 151 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 1: a couple. 152 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, so, but Jean Robinson and Jesse Bates, the third 153 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 4: or first alternates Kaden Ellis Young Waykoo third, Matthew Matthew 154 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:16,119 Speaker 4: jude On four, Drew Domen five, AJ Treell five, Grady 155 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 4: Jarrett five. 156 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 1: I mean, anybody stand out to you as a little 157 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 1: surprising to see on that list of alternates. 158 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 4: I didn't, Yeah, Drew Domen, if I'm being completely honest, 159 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 4: nothing about like Drew Domend at all. Like he's but 160 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 4: he missed a lot of it, like in the middle 161 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 4: part of the season. 162 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 5: We've seen a lot of Ryan Neusel this season, maybe. 163 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 1: Like the fourth best known, Yeah, offensive lineman two, which 164 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 1: is interesting right, Yeah. 165 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:42,600 Speaker 4: Like, if I'm talking offensive lineman, I'm talking Chris Lynstrom, 166 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:45,520 Speaker 4: Matthew Berjeron, Jake Matthews, Caleb McGarry. 167 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 1: I mean, good year. 168 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:51,120 Speaker 4: I'm not sorry sorry to this man, but like I'm 169 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 4: so sorry Drew Domend, But like I was kind of 170 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 4: shocked when he was a fifth alternate because a j 171 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 4: Grady jude. 172 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 1: On, Judon was surprised. Yeah, I just know, like we 173 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 1: all know that Pro Bowl voting has a lot to 174 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 1: do with name recognition. Yeah, but he's just not had 175 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:07,640 Speaker 1: that year, and I think he would be one of 176 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 1: the first to admit it. 177 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 5: Absolutely and honestly, Yung waikoubing a third alternate also is 178 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 5: my surprise. Yeah, that's kind of a little bit. 179 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 4: It's one of those things that the more I get 180 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:20,920 Speaker 4: into like Pro Bowl voting and the minutia of it 181 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 4: and the nuances of it, the more I'm like, I 182 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 4: don't like it, and I feel like I feel as 183 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 4: though the waiting system should be more to coaches, players 184 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:34,880 Speaker 4: and who they're voting for. 185 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:37,359 Speaker 3: But then I literally had that conversation yesterday. 186 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:39,120 Speaker 5: Because I just don't get it, Like, I don't get 187 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:39,719 Speaker 5: it why some of. 188 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 1: These are My proposal is that the way they do 189 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:44,719 Speaker 1: the Senior Bowl and you've got like Jim Agian kind 190 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 1: of his team of scouts and everything, and they look 191 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:49,319 Speaker 1: at the entirety of the college football landscape and they're 192 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 1: kind of like, that's a guy we want in this game. 193 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 1: I think you need to have kind of a Pro 194 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:57,160 Speaker 1: Bowl committee and you have you know, a Bill Belichick 195 00:08:57,280 --> 00:08:59,560 Speaker 1: on there or like John Madden, you know, rip, but 196 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 1: like those types of figures, legacy figures of the game, 197 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 1: Tony Dungee, you know, like former players, coaches, people who 198 00:09:05,880 --> 00:09:08,840 Speaker 1: know that Rich McKay could headed up right. I just 199 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:11,680 Speaker 1: would love to see them identify players because it's always 200 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:13,800 Speaker 1: just guys who are on good teams right. 201 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 4: In popularity contests, and also kind of like fan bases, 202 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:18,720 Speaker 4: like how big certain fan bases. 203 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:22,319 Speaker 1: Are energized and the reward winning is going to the 204 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 1: playoffs and going to the Super Bowl, right like it 205 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:26,439 Speaker 1: shouldn't be that. Then you get just a ton of 206 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 1: Detroit Lions. But on the other side, it's like those 207 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 1: guys are playing really well, that's why their teams are 208 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:33,840 Speaker 1: doing it. So you know, I get both sides of it. 209 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 3: It's like I want both. 210 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:37,440 Speaker 2: I selfishly won both because I do like the idea 211 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 2: of seeing like how fans end up voting and what 212 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:43,080 Speaker 2: we see in these kind of surprises and things like that, 213 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 2: and getting the players involved. And I think it's okay 214 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 2: with the way the Pro Ball is now with the 215 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:50,400 Speaker 2: different games and it being flag, but if they want 216 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 2: to do like a Senior Bowl one and get like 217 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 2: tackled back at it, then I do think it should 218 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:58,480 Speaker 2: be more strategic and like actual talent level and not 219 00:09:58,640 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 2: how many votes can you get. 220 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 6: What sad me two games because of what's sad about this, 221 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:05,840 Speaker 6: like Pro Bowl games now is the falcons of two 222 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:08,440 Speaker 6: guys going who really won't get to participate at all, 223 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 6: like outside of like crystalin Trim will probably do like 224 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:13,439 Speaker 6: an egg toss or whatever the tosses. 225 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:18,720 Speaker 4: And then like Caderol, there's no like punting, Like there's 226 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 4: there's nothing for like. 227 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 1: I don't like Meme Awards. Is there like a mad Daryl? 228 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:27,439 Speaker 5: I don't know. I'm just kind of like it's just sad. 229 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 3: Because I wish the word Pro Bowl I think is changing. 230 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, I agree. I mean I put way more 231 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 4: stock into all pro seasons, yes, and. 232 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 1: A lot of yeah, like. 233 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:40,720 Speaker 3: We'd love to see a game of the best of 234 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:41,120 Speaker 3: the best. 235 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 1: Yeah. 236 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 4: The thing is that they don't go that we did that, 237 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:45,679 Speaker 4: and they don't go very hard because no one wants. 238 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:47,559 Speaker 1: To get injured. Here's what I remember though, as a 239 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:50,320 Speaker 1: kid in two thousand and four watching the Pro Bowl, 240 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 1: and you had so they literally used to just line 241 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:54,720 Speaker 1: up and be like forty yard dash, who's the fastest 242 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:56,960 Speaker 1: man in the NFL? Like old school, they would get 243 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 1: the bench press out there, just who can rep? Like 244 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:03,440 Speaker 1: I want that stuff exactly. In two thousand and four 245 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 1: they had Michael Vick, D'Angelo Hall, and Alan Rossam. We're 246 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:10,520 Speaker 1: three of the like seven people, and they would do 247 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 1: heats and they ended up all in the finals, and 248 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 1: I was like, this is amazing, this is incredible. We 249 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 1: got three falcons who are going to be like up 250 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:21,080 Speaker 1: for fastest man in the NFL, like I was in Heaven. 251 00:11:21,520 --> 00:11:23,680 Speaker 1: Bring that back, yea, even if it's different. Right, the 252 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 1: games are one thing, but the competition is another thing. 253 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:28,840 Speaker 1: Like I'd maybe be for that too, Like, get the 254 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 1: most interesting fun guys in that competition part, and the 255 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 1: game could just be who's the best of the best, 256 00:11:33,559 --> 00:11:35,679 Speaker 1: put them out there. But we also know, you know 257 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:39,960 Speaker 1: why that's died down. Yeah, yeah, but let's get to 258 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:40,760 Speaker 1: a game of our own. 259 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:41,200 Speaker 3: Yeah. 260 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:44,200 Speaker 1: So what I've got here is the classic. Oh yeah, 261 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:47,240 Speaker 1: line them up. We've got a classic Player A, player B. 262 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 1: Taken the names out of it, just got pure numbers. 263 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 1: I'm gonna read these off, and I want you guys 264 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 1: to say, all right, would you go play ERRA, would 265 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:56,600 Speaker 1: you go player B? One is a pro bowler, one 266 00:11:56,679 --> 00:12:00,760 Speaker 1: is not. And I've got the actual names here for you. 267 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:04,040 Speaker 1: So we're gonna start with number one, Player A three 268 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:08,120 Speaker 1: hundred and thirty offensive touches, one thousand, six hundred and 269 00:12:08,200 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 1: twenty five scrimmage yards, fifteen touchdowns, and four fumbles. Player 270 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:16,600 Speaker 1: B three hundred and thirty five touches, one thousand, seven 271 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:20,439 Speaker 1: hundred and fourteen scrimmage yards, thirteen touchdowns and one fumble. 272 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:23,720 Speaker 1: Which of those two players would you pick for the 273 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:26,959 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl? A? B, you go, A, you'd go. B. 274 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:28,600 Speaker 5: Here's the thing. B. 275 00:12:28,760 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 4: I know for a fact is Bjon Robinson is because 276 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 4: I was looking at how many scrimmage yards he he 277 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:34,599 Speaker 4: had and how much he needs to go. 278 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 1: You're cheating? 279 00:12:35,640 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 5: No, no, no, I wasn't cheating, but I just know 280 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:38,080 Speaker 5: he had seventeen. 281 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, I mean right right ish. 282 00:12:41,480 --> 00:12:43,439 Speaker 5: But it's like the thing is. 283 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:45,959 Speaker 1: That there's no real like it's who would you prefer? 284 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:51,440 Speaker 4: And you were aligned with yeah, oh you were thought No, no, 285 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:53,800 Speaker 4: I was like, who do you prefer? 286 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:56,880 Speaker 5: And I prefer the person who has seventeen? 287 00:12:57,320 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: But both right right? Yeah, got to more touchdowns. So 288 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:03,480 Speaker 1: Josh Jacobs is player A. Yeah, you know, no slights 289 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:05,800 Speaker 1: to Josh Jacobs, but I think it was we knew 290 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 1: Saquon Barkley was going to be in there. Jimior Gibbs 291 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 1: also an amazing season Detroit. They're gonna just load up 292 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:14,600 Speaker 1: on Pro bowlers this year. Josh Jacobs was the surprising 293 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:17,080 Speaker 1: one to me. But again he is right there with Bijon, 294 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:19,440 Speaker 1: So like that's where you get him over the line. Yeah, 295 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 1: Green Bay is going to the playoffs. Their fans are energized, 296 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:25,240 Speaker 1: like you understand it. But Bijean was right there. I 297 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 1: think of anybody like he was pretty worthy. 298 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:31,760 Speaker 2: Of any picking the Alabama grad, I couldn't worry more 299 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:33,880 Speaker 2: about covering Josh Ledge. 300 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:36,080 Speaker 1: All right, let's go to the second one, right. These 301 00:13:36,080 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 1: are a defense A defensive player Player A one hundred 302 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 1: and twenty three tackles, four forced fumbles, one sack, two interceptions, 303 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 1: zero fumble recoveries, four tackles for loss, two quarterback hits. 304 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 1: Player B one hundred and forty tackles, one force fumble, 305 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 1: five sacks, one interception, one fumble recovery, eight tackles for loss, 306 00:13:56,800 --> 00:13:58,559 Speaker 1: and sixteen quarterback hits. 307 00:13:58,679 --> 00:14:01,320 Speaker 3: I'm taking B because I know who it is. 308 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:04,520 Speaker 4: That's the thing is, like I know reading these, I 309 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:07,400 Speaker 4: know who whose player A and who's player B. The 310 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:09,559 Speaker 4: one thing, the one argument that I have for player 311 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:13,400 Speaker 4: A is the four forced fumbles and two interceptions, just 312 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 4: more turnover opportunities. I don't know what the four force fumbles, 313 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:20,960 Speaker 4: if those are recovered by the defense or if they're 314 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 4: just like forced in general. 315 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:24,280 Speaker 1: Those are just forced in okay in general, So. 316 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 4: I'll say turnover opportunities. But the like sixteen quarterbacks hits 317 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:31,600 Speaker 4: to the two quarterback hits, the five sacks to the one, 318 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:33,280 Speaker 4: the one twenty three. 319 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:36,120 Speaker 5: It's really the only the only reason I would pick 320 00:14:36,160 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 5: A over B is for the turnover. 321 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:41,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, the quality of the dip stat as Pat Haley 322 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:43,360 Speaker 1: is coined it, the dip. Yeah, a little more dip 323 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:44,040 Speaker 1: on your chip, a. 324 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 5: Little defensive impact plays. Shout out Matt Haley. 325 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:50,880 Speaker 1: Who is You can guess who it is? Kaden Ellis. 326 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 1: Player A is Fred Warner, who is the starting inside 327 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:57,840 Speaker 1: linebacker for the NFC Pro Bowl Team. Yeap, So there's 328 00:14:57,880 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 1: another one we've got. The third is a defensive player. 329 00:15:02,440 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 1: So seventy five targets in their coverage, seven touchdowns allowed, 330 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:12,520 Speaker 1: one interception, thirteen passes defensed, ninety three point one quarterback 331 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:16,640 Speaker 1: rating in their coverage, sixty eight tackles. Player B, sixty 332 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:21,320 Speaker 1: four targets, four touchdowns allowed, two interceptions, six passes defensed, 333 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 1: ninety point four quarterback rating, and sixty two tackles on 334 00:15:25,240 --> 00:15:28,520 Speaker 1: the season, which resume is better? 335 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 4: I like B one because of the touchdown allowed to 336 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:36,080 Speaker 4: turnover qualities you have two to one, and then also 337 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 4: the QBR QBR being lower, so. 338 00:15:38,880 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 1: You'd go with player B. 339 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:42,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, I would go be also, But I think I 340 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:42,840 Speaker 3: know who A is? 341 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 1: Do you? 342 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 3: Oh? I was going to say Ajterrell, that. 343 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 1: Is player B. 344 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:50,680 Speaker 3: Really yeah? 345 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:54,240 Speaker 1: So player A J. C. Horn who the Falcons will 346 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 1: see on the field on Sunday Carolina Panthers corner. But 347 00:15:58,200 --> 00:15:59,600 Speaker 1: that was the surprising one. 348 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 4: To me, is I legitimately like I will pound the 349 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 4: table for AJ Trarell. 350 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:07,960 Speaker 1: And he's a fifth alternate. I know, I crazy. 351 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:11,200 Speaker 4: Here's the thing is like Ajterrell's entrance into the league 352 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 4: will always make me mad because he was When he 353 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:20,200 Speaker 4: was drafted by the Falcons. That draft pick was met 354 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 4: with such vitriol that I never understood. I think people 355 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 4: had the recency bias of what had happened in the 356 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:27,960 Speaker 4: National Championship Game and. 357 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:30,080 Speaker 1: Was definitely against justin Jeff. 358 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 4: Yeah year exactly, Like, so I think that recency of 359 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:37,040 Speaker 4: like what had just happened not two months before, three 360 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:39,640 Speaker 4: months before the drafts Like okay, whatever, but like you 361 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:41,400 Speaker 4: have to say, yeah, you have to look at the 362 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:44,320 Speaker 4: body of work, and AJ Trell is a lockdown corner 363 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:47,000 Speaker 4: and what he's done in the league since being in it. 364 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:49,680 Speaker 4: I again, I will pound the table for AJ Trell 365 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 4: being a national name because I feel as though he's playing. 366 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 5: To the level of being worthy of that. 367 00:16:56,680 --> 00:17:00,440 Speaker 4: I look at the other corners that were named twos 368 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:03,080 Speaker 4: and who have all pro seasons before, and it's like, 369 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:07,119 Speaker 4: what is AJ doing that is not in line or 370 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:09,680 Speaker 4: even surpassing what some of these other guys are doing. 371 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 1: He's a perfect example of kind of the the first 372 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:17,320 Speaker 1: impression rose right. It's like you get the if you 373 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:20,119 Speaker 1: come in with like that reputation. And j. C. Horn 374 00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:23,240 Speaker 1: and Devin Witherspoon are both great players, but they're in 375 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:26,280 Speaker 1: their second season. They kind of had a rookie year 376 00:17:26,320 --> 00:17:29,840 Speaker 1: that everybody got the attention for and then this year 377 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:31,840 Speaker 1: was kind of like, all right, let's go ahead and 378 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:34,959 Speaker 1: give them their flowers for this year. But AJ has 379 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:38,439 Speaker 1: played far better and he's been targeted less. Quarterbacks are 380 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:41,200 Speaker 1: avoiding him, which is again the ultimate sign of respect 381 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:44,439 Speaker 1: for a cornerback in the NFL. So yeah, it's like 382 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:47,280 Speaker 1: he was the one where I just kind of couldn't 383 00:17:47,280 --> 00:17:49,760 Speaker 1: believe that he's not only not on the roster, but 384 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:51,879 Speaker 1: that he's kind of that fifth alternate. That means there 385 00:17:51,880 --> 00:17:54,480 Speaker 1: are four other guys ahead of him. He's waiting in line. 386 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:57,520 Speaker 1: It's crazy. Yeah, So let's go to the final comparison 387 00:17:57,560 --> 00:18:00,879 Speaker 1: that I've got again, another defensive player, Player A ninety 388 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:05,480 Speaker 1: seven tackles, ten passes defense, four interceptions, four forced fumbles, 389 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:09,119 Speaker 1: one touchdown, one fumble recovery in one sack. Player B 390 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:13,640 Speaker 1: one hundred and three tackles, fifteen passes defense, four interceptions, 391 00:18:13,880 --> 00:18:17,960 Speaker 1: one force fumble, zero touchdowns, zero fumble recoveries, and one sack. 392 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:21,440 Speaker 5: I mean, I know who they are. But you going 393 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:22,600 Speaker 5: with I'm going. 394 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:25,040 Speaker 4: Well, here's the thing is, it's tough because if I'm 395 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:29,440 Speaker 4: going back to the second grouping and I valued turnover opportunities. 396 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:31,720 Speaker 1: This is the college football playoff committee. You care about 397 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:34,359 Speaker 1: the st schedule or the conference wins exactly. 398 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:37,800 Speaker 4: And I mean, if I'm caring, if I'm continuing and 399 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:42,400 Speaker 4: I'm being consistent in my evaluation of this, I'm valuing 400 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:47,880 Speaker 4: turnover opportunities ahead of just like sheer like tackles and sacks. 401 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:49,720 Speaker 5: So I'm gonna go with. 402 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:53,720 Speaker 4: Player A because the player A has eight turnover opportunities 403 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:55,080 Speaker 4: to player b's. 404 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:56,840 Speaker 3: Five, I would go a two. 405 00:18:57,040 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 2: I mean, just because you broke one hundred doesn't mean 406 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:01,440 Speaker 2: get that much different than ninety seven. 407 00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:05,440 Speaker 4: Yeah, Also, depending on what position you play. If you're 408 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:09,040 Speaker 4: a defense in your safety, which I believe is what 409 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:13,080 Speaker 4: this is your sex, if your safety has over one 410 00:19:13,119 --> 00:19:17,160 Speaker 4: hundred tackles, I'm kind of a bit like, what's going on, Yeah, 411 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:19,119 Speaker 4: what's going on in front of you where you're the 412 00:19:19,119 --> 00:19:20,320 Speaker 4: one that's having to make those tackles. 413 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:22,760 Speaker 1: That's pretty fair. So player a's Jesse Bates. Player BE 414 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:25,960 Speaker 1: is Brian Branch. Brian Branch great player, right, and they're 415 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:28,320 Speaker 1: both kind of Jesse's been operating in the box a 416 00:19:28,359 --> 00:19:31,000 Speaker 1: little bit more because they've got Justin Simmons certainly than 417 00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:32,879 Speaker 1: he was last year when Richie was more of the 418 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:36,119 Speaker 1: box safety. Brian Branch fills that role for Detroit. But 419 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:38,800 Speaker 1: to your point, Detroit's defense has just been kind of 420 00:19:38,840 --> 00:19:42,920 Speaker 1: devastated this year, say you'll understand why he is making 421 00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:44,760 Speaker 1: a lot of tackles. And in that case, like I 422 00:19:44,760 --> 00:19:47,560 Speaker 1: think it's a credit to Brian Branch. Again, it's as 423 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:50,199 Speaker 1: well as Jesse has played, and he is a first alternate, right, 424 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:54,480 Speaker 1: so he's gotten that respect. The impact plays just he 425 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:57,679 Speaker 1: is far and away one of the most impactful defenders 426 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 1: in the NFL. And that's where if you're looking at 427 00:20:00,560 --> 00:20:03,480 Speaker 1: a Pro bowler, like to me, definitionally, Jesse Bates is 428 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:06,080 Speaker 1: a Pro Bowl type of player. And it's crazy that 429 00:20:06,119 --> 00:20:08,920 Speaker 1: he just didn't get voted in. But fingers crossed, hopefully 430 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 1: he will make it in as an alternate and we 431 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:12,639 Speaker 1: will still see him in the Pro Bowl games. But 432 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:14,879 Speaker 1: thank you guys so much for playing my game. That 433 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:17,440 Speaker 1: was fine. I hope that the listeners enjoyed it as well. 434 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:20,359 Speaker 1: Let's go ahead and turn the table and get to 435 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:24,480 Speaker 1: Panthers versus Falcons in Week eighteen, and I will start 436 00:20:24,480 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 1: with another question for you guys. Right, so this will 437 00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 1: be the sixth time that the Falcons have played the 438 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 1: Panthers in their final game of the season. Do either 439 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:36,000 Speaker 1: of you know who the Falcons have played most in 440 00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:37,880 Speaker 1: their last game of a football season? 441 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:40,120 Speaker 5: And is this this is just regular season? 442 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:40,320 Speaker 1: Right? 443 00:20:40,359 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 5: It's nice? 444 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:43,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, this is not like they played in the playoffs. 445 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:46,600 Speaker 1: Just in their fifty nine years of existence, who have 446 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:48,880 Speaker 1: they played in the final regular season game. 447 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:50,879 Speaker 3: Most my guess is the New Orleans Saints. 448 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:51,359 Speaker 1: Okay. 449 00:20:52,040 --> 00:20:55,000 Speaker 4: I also was gonna say the New Orleans Saints, but 450 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:57,120 Speaker 4: then there's a part of me that's a little bit 451 00:20:57,200 --> 00:21:02,040 Speaker 4: going back, like forty nine ers and or the Eagles. 452 00:21:02,119 --> 00:21:04,200 Speaker 1: I get forty nine ers, you know, old NFC. 453 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:06,960 Speaker 5: West, Right, I'll say, just to be different, I'll say 454 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:07,720 Speaker 5: the forty nine ers. 455 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:10,320 Speaker 1: Okay, it is the New Orleans Saints. Yeah, they played 456 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:13,800 Speaker 1: the Saints ten times. Tampa is second seven, so obviously 457 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:15,680 Speaker 1: you got the division there. But forty nine ers, I 458 00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:19,200 Speaker 1: believe is four times, so it not too far off. Yeah. 459 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:20,760 Speaker 5: I was just trying to be different, you know, trying 460 00:21:20,800 --> 00:21:22,520 Speaker 5: to give it a little weirdly. 461 00:21:22,520 --> 00:21:25,640 Speaker 1: They've got like Miami and Jacksonville and Cincinnati in there, 462 00:21:25,640 --> 00:21:27,600 Speaker 1: a lot too interesting. Yeah it was. It was crazy 463 00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:31,720 Speaker 1: going through all of that. But this is a matchup 464 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:33,760 Speaker 1: where I think a lot of people are kind of 465 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:37,280 Speaker 1: weirdly overlooking it because of all of the playoff discussion 466 00:21:37,359 --> 00:21:39,560 Speaker 1: and kind of the discussion of last week and though 467 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:41,560 Speaker 1: what you got to do in or like what Tampa 468 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 1: and the Saints and all of that will entail, But 469 00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:46,480 Speaker 1: what about this Panthers team tarn will start with you, like, 470 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:49,040 Speaker 1: has your attention going in this final week? 471 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:53,360 Speaker 2: The fact that Bryce Young is finally comfortable and confident 472 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:55,920 Speaker 2: in that offense, like you've seen him take. 473 00:21:55,720 --> 00:21:58,840 Speaker 3: A step forward where previously. 474 00:21:59,359 --> 00:22:01,639 Speaker 2: I mean, he was better and the Falcons faced Andy 475 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:04,040 Speaker 2: Dalton the first time they played the Panthers, and so 476 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:08,680 Speaker 2: now that you have their former first round draft pick 477 00:22:09,040 --> 00:22:12,399 Speaker 2: doing what they hoped he had done way back when Okay, 478 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:13,320 Speaker 2: only a year ago. 479 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:15,680 Speaker 5: But we've aged so much. 480 00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:19,960 Speaker 2: Honestly, and so I think seeing what he's able to 481 00:22:20,040 --> 00:22:24,320 Speaker 2: do now, that could be what's interesting in this game 482 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:25,960 Speaker 2: and what's going to be the biggest difference from the 483 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:29,120 Speaker 2: previous edition of this matchup in twenty twenty four. 484 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:32,720 Speaker 4: I do think that you're facing a fundamentally different Panthers 485 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:35,720 Speaker 4: team this time around than you were back in Week six. 486 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:38,640 Speaker 5: Yep, I was like, wait, what week was it? 487 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:42,680 Speaker 4: But I think the insertion of Bryce Young into this offense, 488 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:46,440 Speaker 4: the fact that they don't have Hubbard running the ball 489 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:47,520 Speaker 4: in this game. 490 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:48,600 Speaker 5: I think that. 491 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 4: They also have shown some sparks of life in the 492 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:56,520 Speaker 4: last four ish weeks of the season, last month of 493 00:22:56,560 --> 00:22:58,560 Speaker 4: the season, and I don't think that they're a team 494 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:02,440 Speaker 4: that is going to go quietly. And I do think 495 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:05,320 Speaker 4: if the Falcons don't show up and play to the 496 00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:07,400 Speaker 4: level that they should play to. 497 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:11,479 Speaker 5: That I think the Panthers can stick around. 498 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:14,160 Speaker 1: I think this could be like a seventeen to fourteen game. 499 00:23:15,320 --> 00:23:19,240 Speaker 4: Potentially, potentially. But the thing is is like, if the 500 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:25,200 Speaker 4: Falcons defense, I think, continues to cause chaos, especially upfront, 501 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:29,880 Speaker 4: I don't see the Panthers offensive line or Bryce Young 502 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:32,320 Speaker 4: being able to handle that very well, especially considering the 503 00:23:32,359 --> 00:23:35,960 Speaker 4: fact that what Tampa Bay did against them last week 504 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:39,000 Speaker 4: where they blitzed on like he was Bryce saying was 505 00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:41,480 Speaker 4: under pressure almost seventy percent of his drop backs. I 506 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:42,960 Speaker 4: don't know what the actual number is, but I know 507 00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:47,720 Speaker 4: it's close to seventy percent. And because of that, they 508 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:49,800 Speaker 4: were off schedule. They're off kilter a lot. So I 509 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:52,680 Speaker 4: think if the Falcons can continue to do what they've 510 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:56,280 Speaker 4: been doing from a defensive front standpoint, they should be fine. 511 00:23:56,720 --> 00:23:59,080 Speaker 4: But of course, should have, would have, could have. Like 512 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:02,000 Speaker 4: that's been the now of the game for this entire season. 513 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:03,480 Speaker 4: It's like it doesn't matter they should of, would it, 514 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:07,720 Speaker 4: could haves don't matter if the actual foundational truths are 515 00:24:07,760 --> 00:24:09,200 Speaker 4: not enacted. 516 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:11,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, but what the Falcons have been been doing from 517 00:24:11,920 --> 00:24:14,720 Speaker 1: a at least pass rush standpoint is best in the league. 518 00:24:14,840 --> 00:24:18,360 Speaker 1: It's crazy. Since Week thirteen, the Falcons have twenty one sacks, 519 00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:20,840 Speaker 1: more than double what they had in their first eleven games, 520 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:23,800 Speaker 1: and that's most in the league. That's insane. I've never 521 00:24:23,840 --> 00:24:26,520 Speaker 1: seen a turnaround like that that didn't involve, you know, 522 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:29,320 Speaker 1: going and trading for a huge All Pro name and 523 00:24:29,359 --> 00:24:31,720 Speaker 1: bringing him in or like something like that. They have 524 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:35,000 Speaker 1: just gotten better, and we saw it even against Washington, 525 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:37,679 Speaker 1: and you know, the third quarter was what it was, 526 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:39,480 Speaker 1: But the first half, I thought they did a really 527 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:42,560 Speaker 1: good job of containing Jayden Daniels and kind of that offense. 528 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:45,240 Speaker 1: And then they made that stop in the fourth quarter 529 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:48,320 Speaker 1: when Washington had a chance to go back down on 530 00:24:48,359 --> 00:24:50,639 Speaker 1: their own final drive No. Three and out, and they 531 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:52,480 Speaker 1: got the ball right back to the offense, and obviously 532 00:24:52,520 --> 00:24:54,600 Speaker 1: we know where everything went from there. I kind of 533 00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 1: just think they ran out of steam. But they have 534 00:24:57,040 --> 00:24:59,480 Speaker 1: played so so well, and this is an offense, like 535 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 1: you said, that is it's gonna be without their key 536 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:06,359 Speaker 1: player in Chewba Hubbard. Now, Adam Thielen and Bryce Young 537 00:25:06,440 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 1: had some weird mind meld alien connection going on last week, like, yeah, 538 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:13,639 Speaker 1: they bryce young for as bad as is that score 539 00:25:13,720 --> 00:25:17,440 Speaker 1: looked forty eight to fourteen. Played well, yeah to touchdown. 540 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:19,600 Speaker 5: Considering how much he was under pressure, I'm. 541 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:21,679 Speaker 1: Like, all right, bro, it's kind of crazy. He's just 542 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:24,199 Speaker 1: like backpedaling and just like chucking it up there, and 543 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:27,280 Speaker 1: it's like it's nailing exactly where he intensively go which 544 00:25:27,359 --> 00:25:29,560 Speaker 1: is how he played in Alabama, has. 545 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:30,240 Speaker 3: Gone through the ring. 546 00:25:31,520 --> 00:25:36,480 Speaker 2: He has the number one pick, it's just like ouch, yeah, 547 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:37,360 Speaker 2: since then. 548 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:39,960 Speaker 1: It is tough. Let's let's flip around though, to the 549 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:42,359 Speaker 1: other quarterback in this matchup, Michael Pennock Junior. You know, 550 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:45,720 Speaker 1: I think by and large, like he has played, he's 551 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:49,239 Speaker 1: shown the highs that everybody wanted to see when they 552 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:53,640 Speaker 1: made him the number eight overall pick. There been some missthrows, right, 553 00:25:53,720 --> 00:25:55,520 Speaker 1: and one of my favorite things I'm talking to him 554 00:25:55,600 --> 00:25:59,679 Speaker 1: yesterday during Wednesday's press conference was that he owned up 555 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:01,400 Speaker 1: to that. He was like, look, if I'm not sailing 556 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:05,080 Speaker 1: passes over these guys' heads, we have a better chance 557 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:06,639 Speaker 1: to win that game. And so they're putting in the 558 00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:09,880 Speaker 1: extra work, they're getting extra reps after practice. But there 559 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:13,399 Speaker 1: have still been some of those chemistry issues that have 560 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:16,600 Speaker 1: popped up. Is that touring maybe the number one thing 561 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:18,679 Speaker 1: you're looking to see out of Michael Pennox or is 562 00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 1: there something else? 563 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:21,879 Speaker 4: Yeah, No, it is number one because and this is 564 00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:25,120 Speaker 4: something that I wrote about after his very first start 565 00:26:25,160 --> 00:26:28,280 Speaker 4: and something that I still feel after his second start 566 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:30,920 Speaker 4: was I wrote I was like, when you go back 567 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:33,159 Speaker 4: and you watch the all twenty two of how he 568 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:36,640 Speaker 4: was operating within the offense and within kind of understanding 569 00:26:37,119 --> 00:26:40,080 Speaker 4: where his receivers were, the feel for the game and 570 00:26:40,119 --> 00:26:43,359 Speaker 4: the feel for the defense and what pockets he could exploit. 571 00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:46,960 Speaker 4: What I found to be true about him over these 572 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:51,680 Speaker 4: two starts is that he's making the right decision, He's 573 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:55,159 Speaker 4: making the right read. Now take away the interception. I 574 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:57,200 Speaker 4: think that was kind of a fluke thing where the 575 00:26:58,280 --> 00:27:02,240 Speaker 4: communication Splair had to come in really quickly off the 576 00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:04,240 Speaker 4: sideline because Darnelle couldn't come in. It was it was 577 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:06,720 Speaker 4: a weird moment. So I kind of make that the 578 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:09,439 Speaker 4: exception to the rule, not the rule itself. What you 579 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:13,600 Speaker 4: see from Michael Pennix is even when he's missing these receivers, 580 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:17,600 Speaker 4: he's missing long a lot of times, Right. 581 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:19,720 Speaker 5: Drake, there was a Darnell one. 582 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:23,640 Speaker 4: He's missing long, but he's not making the wrong decision 583 00:27:23,760 --> 00:27:25,639 Speaker 4: by trying to target the guys. 584 00:27:25,359 --> 00:27:25,800 Speaker 5: That they are. 585 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:28,159 Speaker 1: It's execution, yes making, which. 586 00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:32,240 Speaker 4: I think is fixable. I would rather have to fix 587 00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:36,440 Speaker 4: someone's accuracy than have to fix their decision making, because 588 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:38,520 Speaker 4: I think one is an easier fixed than the other. 589 00:27:38,800 --> 00:27:41,959 Speaker 4: And I do believe that to your point, the more 590 00:27:42,040 --> 00:27:45,240 Speaker 4: chemistry they build, the more timing plays a factor in 591 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:49,480 Speaker 4: Michael Pennocks knowing how fast Drake Lennon's gonna run out 592 00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:51,920 Speaker 4: of a break, how quickly Darnell Mouho's going to stop 593 00:27:51,960 --> 00:27:54,560 Speaker 4: and turn around to him like, once he gets a 594 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:59,639 Speaker 4: feel for that, I think those overshot throws, those deep 595 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:02,640 Speaker 4: balls that are missing by you know, four or five 596 00:28:02,760 --> 00:28:05,480 Speaker 4: yards sometimes I think are going to be on the 597 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:08,119 Speaker 4: money the more and more reps that he gets with 598 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:11,320 Speaker 4: these specific guys. So that's something that as I'm looking 599 00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:16,000 Speaker 4: not just to this next game, but who Michael Pannix 600 00:28:16,040 --> 00:28:19,359 Speaker 4: could be for the next few years in this league. 601 00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:21,879 Speaker 4: That's something that I think as soon as he gets that, 602 00:28:22,359 --> 00:28:25,240 Speaker 4: as soon as these are on the money throws, completely 603 00:28:25,320 --> 00:28:28,480 Speaker 4: changes the way that people talk about him. And I think, again, 604 00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:31,199 Speaker 4: I would rather have to kind of be like, hey man, 605 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:33,399 Speaker 4: don't put that much hair on it, you know, instead 606 00:28:33,440 --> 00:28:35,720 Speaker 4: of being like, hey man, you completely miss this wide 607 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:38,920 Speaker 4: open receiver down the sideline, Like that's not the conversation 608 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:39,960 Speaker 4: that we're having. 609 00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:42,240 Speaker 1: Right, I'd almost say, like, put a little more air 610 00:28:42,360 --> 00:28:44,000 Speaker 1: under it, right, Like get a little more of that 611 00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:47,200 Speaker 1: arc instead of some of these just straight lined drive throws. Yeah, 612 00:28:48,040 --> 00:28:51,880 Speaker 1: it was something that like if you look at Josh Allen, right, 613 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:54,480 Speaker 1: and I hate making a comparison to somebody who very 614 00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:56,560 Speaker 1: well could be the league MVP this year, that's how 615 00:28:56,640 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 1: well he's playing. But when he came into the league, 616 00:28:58,920 --> 00:29:01,720 Speaker 1: that accuracy to the level that it is now. So 617 00:29:01,880 --> 00:29:04,440 Speaker 1: that is something that is correctable. And I remember seeing 618 00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:06,600 Speaker 1: the same type of thing in training camp and I 619 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:09,600 Speaker 1: was standing next to our friend Dave Archer, just like, hey, Dave, 620 00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:13,280 Speaker 1: what would cause a quarterback to miss high or miss 621 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:16,040 Speaker 1: long like that? And basically he said, as a thrower, 622 00:29:16,080 --> 00:29:18,320 Speaker 1: you need to stay on top of the ball. You 623 00:29:18,360 --> 00:29:20,280 Speaker 1: need to kind of stay in control of the ball 624 00:29:20,280 --> 00:29:23,000 Speaker 1: and not let it get under you and then you're 625 00:29:23,080 --> 00:29:26,000 Speaker 1: launching it kind of a little bit long. So these 626 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:28,120 Speaker 1: are correctible things. These are things that when you have 627 00:29:28,160 --> 00:29:31,160 Speaker 1: a whole offseason to work on. I think he will 628 00:29:31,160 --> 00:29:32,720 Speaker 1: look at night and day when he kind of gets 629 00:29:32,760 --> 00:29:35,600 Speaker 1: back in next year and the different version we see 630 00:29:35,600 --> 00:29:38,040 Speaker 1: of Michael Pennox. But Taren, is there anything else that 631 00:29:38,080 --> 00:29:40,040 Speaker 1: you really want to see from number nine out there? 632 00:29:40,760 --> 00:29:42,360 Speaker 2: This is gonna sound so cheesy, but I want to 633 00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:44,960 Speaker 2: see him enjoy himself because you got that first start 634 00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:48,600 Speaker 2: out of the way, you got a playoff implication game 635 00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:50,840 Speaker 2: out of the way. Like those are very two different 636 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:53,880 Speaker 2: emotions where it's like super heightened in very different ways. 637 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:57,960 Speaker 2: And so now against a team that technically the Falcons 638 00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:02,120 Speaker 2: on paper should easily beat, do like relax, like have 639 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:04,960 Speaker 2: some fun with it and like show us what you got. 640 00:30:06,040 --> 00:30:08,160 Speaker 2: Be able to take some risk this time, because I 641 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:10,040 Speaker 2: don't think you could have done that against Washington, and 642 00:30:10,080 --> 00:30:11,640 Speaker 2: I don't think you should have done that in his 643 00:30:11,760 --> 00:30:14,280 Speaker 2: first start, like because that was getting his feet under 644 00:30:14,320 --> 00:30:17,040 Speaker 2: him and starting off and like getting him comfortable. And 645 00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:19,160 Speaker 2: then the other one was like pressures on, lights on, like 646 00:30:20,240 --> 00:30:22,600 Speaker 2: don't screw up, and then this one it's kind of 647 00:30:22,640 --> 00:30:24,479 Speaker 2: like all right, let's go. 648 00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:27,200 Speaker 1: Yeah. Have you guys heard the nickname for him and 649 00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:30,600 Speaker 1: Drake London? None. 650 00:30:30,920 --> 00:30:31,360 Speaker 3: I love it. 651 00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:36,920 Speaker 1: I like that. All right, really quickly, let's do one 652 00:30:36,920 --> 00:30:38,480 Speaker 1: thing to win. Tarn will start with you. 653 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:44,480 Speaker 2: First, Okay, I guess like going back to what Tory 654 00:30:44,560 --> 00:30:48,160 Speaker 2: was saying about like playing to your level, like do 655 00:30:48,360 --> 00:30:52,440 Speaker 2: not like slack off just because it's the Panthers, because 656 00:30:52,440 --> 00:30:53,920 Speaker 2: I know you mentioned that with the defense. I think 657 00:30:53,960 --> 00:30:56,360 Speaker 2: that also goes with the offense, where it's like, okay, yeah, 658 00:30:56,400 --> 00:30:58,880 Speaker 2: we're in week eighteen, the playoff destiny. 659 00:30:58,520 --> 00:31:00,720 Speaker 3: Is no longer in your hands, but you're not out 660 00:31:00,760 --> 00:31:01,400 Speaker 3: of it, so like. 661 00:31:02,840 --> 00:31:06,600 Speaker 2: Still perform, go out with a bang for like yourself, 662 00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:11,000 Speaker 2: even if Tampa Bay does win and your playoff hopes 663 00:31:11,040 --> 00:31:14,600 Speaker 2: are shot, Like do this for yourself and end on 664 00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:18,200 Speaker 2: a good note. And that's about like, yeah, that's all 665 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:18,400 Speaker 2: I got. 666 00:31:19,320 --> 00:31:21,000 Speaker 5: That's important. 667 00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:21,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, I know. 668 00:31:21,800 --> 00:31:24,840 Speaker 2: I just like added an extra end and I was like, no, 669 00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:28,920 Speaker 2: I don't have anymore. 670 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:32,440 Speaker 5: I'm gonna say, keep the foot on the gas. 671 00:31:32,480 --> 00:31:35,800 Speaker 4: As a defensive front, I really really want to see 672 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:39,760 Speaker 4: this to your point. Actually, the fact that the defensive 673 00:31:39,760 --> 00:31:43,200 Speaker 4: front and pass rush got such a knock in the 674 00:31:43,240 --> 00:31:45,719 Speaker 4: first few weeks of the season, all the way up 675 00:31:45,800 --> 00:31:48,400 Speaker 4: until the bye weight because it just was non existent 676 00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:50,360 Speaker 4: and the fact that they hit to your point, the 677 00:31:50,400 --> 00:31:52,720 Speaker 4: fact that they have had the turnaround that they've had, 678 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:56,760 Speaker 4: finish on a good note in terms of how much 679 00:31:56,800 --> 00:32:00,160 Speaker 4: you're pressuring Bryce Young, how much you're putting pressure on 680 00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:04,440 Speaker 4: the offensive line. And I do believe just from looking 681 00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:07,560 Speaker 4: at this matchup that if the Falcons can consistently move 682 00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:09,920 Speaker 4: Bryce Young off of his spot, keep him under pressure, 683 00:32:10,040 --> 00:32:14,320 Speaker 4: keep him off kilter, the harder it's gonna be for 684 00:32:14,440 --> 00:32:17,240 Speaker 4: the Panthers to score points. And I don't necessarily think 685 00:32:17,280 --> 00:32:20,400 Speaker 4: that it's gonna be tough sledding for the Falcons offense 686 00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:23,880 Speaker 4: to score, especially if they can get Jon Robinson going 687 00:32:24,080 --> 00:32:26,160 Speaker 4: in the run game going, I think they'll be fine. 688 00:32:26,720 --> 00:32:32,440 Speaker 4: It's okay when things break down offensively for the Panthers, 689 00:32:32,560 --> 00:32:35,560 Speaker 4: like put the dagger in, you know, really finish it off. 690 00:32:35,800 --> 00:32:38,000 Speaker 4: Don't let Bryce Young kind of s get atle wherever 691 00:32:38,080 --> 00:32:41,320 Speaker 4: he needs to go, like may make sure that you 692 00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:45,440 Speaker 4: are getting the job done and kind of sticking a 693 00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:47,120 Speaker 4: fork in it, because I think if this defense can 694 00:32:47,200 --> 00:32:48,960 Speaker 4: stick a fork in it, this this game should be 695 00:32:49,040 --> 00:32:49,520 Speaker 4: the Falcons. 696 00:32:50,360 --> 00:32:51,960 Speaker 1: And yeah, I'll pick up kind of with what you 697 00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:53,920 Speaker 1: said about the offense. It's just funnel it through Bejon. 698 00:32:54,760 --> 00:32:56,360 Speaker 1: As much as I think we all want to see 699 00:32:56,400 --> 00:32:58,600 Speaker 1: what Michael Pennix can do, even if he has to 700 00:32:58,600 --> 00:33:00,720 Speaker 1: throw the ball like thirty times or something like that, 701 00:33:01,400 --> 00:33:03,640 Speaker 1: the best way to win this game is just keep 702 00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:05,800 Speaker 1: giving it to number seven like he has been on 703 00:33:05,840 --> 00:33:09,520 Speaker 1: such a tear. This is the league's worst run defense, yep. 704 00:33:09,920 --> 00:33:12,280 Speaker 1: Just hand it off to Bajon. Let him get you 705 00:33:12,400 --> 00:33:14,640 Speaker 1: seven yards of pop. I'd love to see him break 706 00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:16,760 Speaker 1: a forty yard run kind of like he had against 707 00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:19,560 Speaker 1: the Saints. If you do that and then allow everybody 708 00:33:19,600 --> 00:33:21,840 Speaker 1: else to play off of that, and allow Michael Pennix 709 00:33:21,880 --> 00:33:25,240 Speaker 1: to play off of that, then that's it's just always 710 00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:27,520 Speaker 1: going to be such a huge recipe for success for 711 00:33:27,600 --> 00:33:28,000 Speaker 1: this team. 712 00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:30,400 Speaker 4: And if you're going to force the ball into anyone's 713 00:33:30,400 --> 00:33:32,960 Speaker 4: hands outside of Bajon, let it be Darnell Mooney because 714 00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:35,000 Speaker 4: he's really close to breaking a thousand yards and I 715 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:37,600 Speaker 4: feel like he deserves to kind of surpass that marker. 716 00:33:37,920 --> 00:33:39,880 Speaker 1: He's like nine yards away. And when somebody brought that 717 00:33:39,960 --> 00:33:42,320 Speaker 1: up to Michael PENNOCKX yesterday that he was like, Oh, 718 00:33:42,520 --> 00:33:46,440 Speaker 1: he's gonna get so, I think, and then Tyler Algier 719 00:33:46,480 --> 00:33:48,560 Speaker 1: I think is also like thirty yards away from moving 720 00:33:48,560 --> 00:33:50,920 Speaker 1: into top ten all time in rushing yards, which is 721 00:33:50,960 --> 00:33:54,400 Speaker 1: crazy already, like third season, and honestly, this year, I 722 00:33:54,440 --> 00:33:57,200 Speaker 1: don't think he's been utilized as much as we expected 723 00:33:57,280 --> 00:33:59,640 Speaker 1: him too. But when he's been out there, he's been effective. 724 00:33:59,680 --> 00:34:02,560 Speaker 1: It's just he's been that closer for Atlanta and there 725 00:34:02,640 --> 00:34:05,000 Speaker 1: haven't been that many I think they've been eleven to 726 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:08,239 Speaker 1: one score games this year. So and how many of them. 727 00:34:08,520 --> 00:34:10,920 Speaker 4: Were they having to come from behind instead of leading 728 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:15,400 Speaker 4: because that chilly? Yeah, that changes yoursage of being willing 729 00:34:15,440 --> 00:34:17,080 Speaker 4: to run the ball because if you're coming from behind 730 00:34:17,080 --> 00:34:18,359 Speaker 4: and you're out of time, like. 731 00:34:18,400 --> 00:34:20,640 Speaker 7: That's not gonna happen. Yeah, like a lot of a 732 00:34:20,680 --> 00:34:24,320 Speaker 7: lot of yeah. So yeah, but there there are definitely 733 00:34:24,360 --> 00:34:26,880 Speaker 7: some milestones that could be hit. There's some individual accolades, 734 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:28,719 Speaker 7: but honestly, again, this is a team sport and they 735 00:34:28,760 --> 00:34:30,000 Speaker 7: need to go out there and play like a team 736 00:34:30,040 --> 00:34:31,480 Speaker 7: and play to their level and get a win on 737 00:34:31,520 --> 00:34:33,640 Speaker 7: Sunday and then the rest is out of their hands. 738 00:34:33,680 --> 00:34:34,759 Speaker 1: They've done what they can do. 739 00:34:35,600 --> 00:34:35,759 Speaker 4: But. 740 00:34:37,239 --> 00:34:39,680 Speaker 3: And it's between the I'm not gonna do it. 741 00:34:39,760 --> 00:34:43,000 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna do it else we will see. Uh yeah, 742 00:34:43,040 --> 00:34:45,080 Speaker 1: we'll see how that one shakes out. But thank you 743 00:34:45,160 --> 00:34:48,080 Speaker 1: guys so much for listening and watching on our YouTube channel. 744 00:34:48,080 --> 00:34:49,480 Speaker 1: If that's how you choose to do it, you can 745 00:34:49,560 --> 00:34:52,720 Speaker 1: check out our YouTube channel at noon before Sunday's kickoff 746 00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:55,520 Speaker 1: for the pregame show with Eric Brackley and Taylor Vismore. 747 00:34:56,200 --> 00:34:58,640 Speaker 1: Outside of that, we will be back after the game 748 00:34:58,719 --> 00:35:01,760 Speaker 1: to recap all of the reaction. But until then, everybody 749 00:35:01,760 --> 00:35:03,880 Speaker 1: for Tory Mcaleney and tarn Walk. I'm Will mac fadden 750 00:35:03,880 --> 00:35:04,520 Speaker 1: and we will see y'all. 751 00:35:04,560 --> 00:35:04,719 Speaker 4: Then. 752 00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:08,839 Speaker 1: Today's episode of Falcons Final Whistle is brought to you 753 00:35:08,880 --> 00:35:12,640 Speaker 1: by Zaxby's. 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