1 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:09,319 Speaker 1: Dirty Birds. What's up? 2 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 2: Welcome to another edition of Falcons Final Whistle presented by Zaxby's. 3 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 2: I'm your host Will mcfad and I'm joined by Tory 4 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 2: mclaney and Amna Saban, who was filling in for Tearn 5 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:22,799 Speaker 2: Walk for one more day. Guys, we had our first 6 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:26,439 Speaker 2: training camp practice in front of fans. It was out 7 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 2: of second your High school in Beauford, Saturday night lights, 8 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:33,599 Speaker 2: not Friday night lights. But man, the energy was palpable. 9 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 2: The play I thought was pretty good. Tory, what was 10 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:38,519 Speaker 2: your takeaway from today? 11 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 3: It was everything that I feel like I've been missing 12 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 3: in training camp. You know. The first day we talked 13 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 3: about kind of how routine it felt, how very boring 14 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 3: it felt, to bring us back full circle to the 15 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 3: word that I've used that has now had everyone call 16 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 3: me out on using the word boring. And then day 17 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 3: two things picked up a little bit more. We said 18 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 3: it looked more like training camp practice. And then we 19 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 3: get to today and or tonight, I should say, and 20 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 3: the fans are there, cheerleaders are there, band's playing, Kirk 21 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 3: Cousins is hitting Kyle Pits for a forty yard game. 22 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:15,839 Speaker 3: I mean it, it had a little bit of everything 23 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 3: there we saw our first interception of camp. I personally 24 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 3: was just I said this, I was joking around. I 25 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 3: was talking to Matt Haley and who's one of our 26 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 3: comms reps, and we were walking around kind of the 27 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:34,319 Speaker 3: track watching everybody do individuals and they're getting ready for 28 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 3: eleven on eleven and I just looked at him and 29 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 3: I just like, this is what it's supposed to feel like. 30 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:41,119 Speaker 3: I was like, I feel so excited. I feel at home. 31 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 4: Like y'all know, my. 32 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 3: Dad was high school football coach, so that's kind of 33 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 3: where I fell in love with the game, was on 34 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 3: a high school football field, and so that was just 35 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 3: something that I'm as we're walking around the track and 36 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 3: as we're kind of standing there and they're doing eleven 37 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 3: on eleven stuff, it was just very like, I was like, 38 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:00,080 Speaker 3: this is how it's supposed to feel. This is the 39 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 3: excitement that they're supposed to be during this point in 40 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 3: time in training camp. And and a lot of it 41 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 3: was due to the fans and to the people who 42 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 3: did say hi, thanks, it was great seeing you guys, 43 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 3: and thank you for that. 44 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 4: I know, yeah I heard the Tory mclehaney, Yeah. 45 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:20,360 Speaker 3: Thank you so much for doing that, I promise I 46 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 3: I it kind of caught me off guard. So if 47 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 3: I looked a little like deer in headlights, don't don't 48 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 3: mind me. But it was it was such a it 49 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:29,640 Speaker 3: was such a good evening. Saw a lot of really 50 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 3: cool play, which I know we'll get more into that, 51 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 3: and but I think just overall, it was really really 52 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 3: nice to get out there. And let me just say this, 53 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 3: there is no one who draws a crowd quite like 54 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 3: Bajon Robinson. Oh yeah, the fans that were in attendance, 55 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 3: and if you were there, I'm sure you were one 56 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:49,920 Speaker 3: of the many that kind of stood in line waited 57 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 3: for a long time to get something signed by Bajon, 58 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 3: or kids yelling at Bajon. There were the people who 59 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 3: brought like signs for Jesse, and I mean it was 60 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 3: it was again I'm reiterating, but it was everything that 61 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 3: you would hope that it would have been. 62 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:07,519 Speaker 5: Yeah, And speaking of Bajon, like, it created like such 63 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 5: an interesting atmosphere that we don't typically see like on 64 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 5: the practice field here where the fans are up on 65 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 5: the hill, like there was you know, some kids on 66 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 5: the sideline and they're just trying to get Bajon's attention. 67 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 5: He turns around and he waves and they just like 68 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 5: go berserk. And then like a minute later, he finds 69 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 5: some free time and he goes over and shakes their 70 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 5: hands and they're just they're just going crazy. So it 71 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 5: was just such a fun atmosphere and what I took 72 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 5: away from it, Like you were talking about growing up 73 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 5: on the football field, I was taken back to covering 74 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 5: high school football in a short amount of time that 75 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 5: I did. But I was like, I'm not used to 76 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 5: seeing this big of bodies on a football sideline. I'm like, 77 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 5: this is very interesting. 78 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 4: Though in Beford, Georgia, they are pretty big. Very true, 79 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:48,839 Speaker 4: that is very true. 80 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 5: I'm used to my uh not to be too hard 81 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 5: on my Arizona, but like sorry, Braillan Trice Ye, it's 82 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 5: different out here in Georgia. 83 00:03:57,800 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 3: It is. 84 00:03:58,160 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 4: It is high school football. 85 00:03:59,200 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: It's different. 86 00:03:59,600 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 4: Beast in time. 87 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 2: You are right though about like, because I too covered 88 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 2: high school football. I remember going to Sprayberry High School. 89 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 2: Trace Sermon, who spent some time in the league, was 90 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 2: at Oklahoma for a while and was with the forty 91 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 2: nine ers. I believe he may still be, but he 92 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 2: was there running back there, and you're right, it's just 93 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:19,479 Speaker 2: the the people in the stands, the music playing, the 94 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:22,920 Speaker 2: kind of like the weird chatter that you do pick 95 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,920 Speaker 2: up from like groups of random eighth graders who are 96 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 2: just like walking around right, Like it's a very real experience. 97 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 1: But Bajan is. 98 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 2: The perfect type of athlete for this environment because there 99 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:37,159 Speaker 2: is like a Steph Curry quality to him where he 100 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:39,920 Speaker 2: is so likable, he's so affable, but he's so like 101 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 2: good in the cool kind of way. Yeah, right, Like 102 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 2: his style of play is the type of play that 103 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 2: you would try to emulate out in the backyard like 104 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 2: I did as a kid with Michael Vick. 105 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: Right, You're just like, how close did you get to? Oh? 106 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: I was? It was right there. 107 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:56,280 Speaker 2: I mean honestly, like if Jim Mora had just come 108 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 2: to scout me in my backyard, Wow, I'm pretty sure. Yeah, 109 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:01,599 Speaker 2: I mean I would have traded Matt shop way sooner. 110 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: That's great. But yeah, I mean. 111 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 2: He he was really sharp. He's been sharp, I mean 112 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 2: all camp. It's it's just hard, like we haven't talked 113 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 2: a lot about I think Bajon because it is really 114 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 2: like still fifty percent. It's walkthroughs, and Bujon should look 115 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 2: amazing at all of that because there's not tackling. So 116 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 2: I we will touch on Bejon, I'm sure a lot 117 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 2: more as camp continues. 118 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:28,159 Speaker 5: He did have a little spin move that got the 119 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:30,360 Speaker 5: fans going that was fun. Yeah, yeah, but yeah, with 120 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 5: no tackling, it's like, Okay, they're doing a run, but 121 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 5: it doesn't really mean much at this point. 122 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 3: When it comes to be like Bajeon's at his best 123 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 3: when he's making people miss, and it's really hard to 124 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 3: make people miss when they're kind of just like running 125 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:42,400 Speaker 3: up and like. 126 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:42,800 Speaker 1: When they're just. 127 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 3: Yeah. 128 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 2: And also I thought, I mean the way that his 129 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:50,280 Speaker 2: his balance was especially I feel like on display today 130 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:53,119 Speaker 2: just with not being on on grass and on turf, 131 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 2: and I know that that can be a little bit 132 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:57,720 Speaker 2: of a trickier situation for some athletes, but I thought 133 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 2: he handled it like super well and his his balance 134 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:03,920 Speaker 2: is just incredible and second to none. But was there 135 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:06,920 Speaker 2: anybody else Tory who kind of like stood out to 136 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 2: you today, just maybe that we haven't talked about so 137 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:11,359 Speaker 2: far in camp. 138 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 3: Well, we have kind of touched on Kyle Pitts, but 139 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:20,480 Speaker 3: not a whole whole lot. It's been very Kirk centric. 140 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 3: You know, we talked yesterday. We were big on receivers yesterday, 141 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:28,159 Speaker 3: talking about Darnell Mooney, Ray Ray, McLeod Ron Delmore. We 142 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:29,800 Speaker 3: didn't really talk that much about Kyle. We had a 143 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:32,159 Speaker 3: little bit of snippet about Kyle. But today was the 144 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 3: day that you saw Kyle Pits be Kyle Pitts. It 145 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:42,359 Speaker 3: was Kyle Pits to the degree. It really was like 146 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:45,840 Speaker 3: because I'm watching him and well, I know you wrote 147 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 3: about Kyle and you you really zeroed in on what 148 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:51,840 Speaker 3: his day looked like and how the connection with him 149 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 3: and Kirk was was looking, and how confident Kyle was looking. 150 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 3: But you really got and I was really glad the 151 00:06:58,000 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 3: fans got to. 152 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 4: See truly how hell healthy Kyle Pitts is. 153 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:04,040 Speaker 3: That was something that as he's kind of running along 154 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:07,119 Speaker 3: the sidelines and as you know, the fans are seeing 155 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 3: him make these catches, and you know, it was Kyle 156 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 3: Pitts at one hundred percent. And there's something special about 157 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 3: Kyle Pitts at one hundred percent. It's why you draft 158 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 3: him number four overall. 159 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 4: It's why he has the rookie year that he has. 160 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 3: Circumstances have been what they've been we this has been 161 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:26,800 Speaker 3: a dead horse that we have just beat over and 162 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 3: over and over again. But I'm gonna say it again 163 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 3: because tonight you really got to see Kyle Pits put 164 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 3: on a show. And even in the moments where there 165 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 3: was this, it was very very early on in the 166 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:42,200 Speaker 3: eleven and eleven portion of practice and Kirk just kind 167 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 3: of lets one rip down the sidelines and it was 168 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:48,680 Speaker 3: perfectly placed right in Kyle's hands and he kind of 169 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 3: bobbled it and the ball fell incomplete. And will you 170 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 3: actually saw Kirk go over to Kyle. 171 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, it wasn't anything major, you know, it was just 172 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 2: kind of like a tap on the shoulder pad while 173 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 2: Kyle was like talking to some teammates and his Titans 174 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 2: coach and kind of rea breaking down. But it's still meaningful, right, Like, 175 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:10,280 Speaker 2: that's a small gesture that you would honestly, I'd be 176 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 2: more shocked if like a veteran quarterback or leader didn't 177 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 2: do something like that, right, But still, every little bit 178 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 2: of those gestures counts when you're strengthening the relationship. It's 179 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:23,680 Speaker 2: to the stuff Matt Ryan did even when he was, 180 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 2: you know, a third year guy in the league and 181 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 2: he has Tony Gonzalez a future Hall of Famer. Like 182 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:32,480 Speaker 2: they'll sometimes show those clips when they're doing like Big 183 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 2: Falcon's History Moments or whatever on the air, and you'll 184 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:37,959 Speaker 2: see Matt Ryan come over and start like just yelling 185 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:39,720 Speaker 2: at like Tony Gonzalez, because that's kind. 186 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 1: Of what it takes. This was the opposite. 187 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:43,720 Speaker 2: This was supportive, but you still like to see the 188 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 2: veteran signal caller kind of set the tone in that way. 189 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:49,200 Speaker 3: And they didn't miss each other for the rest of 190 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 3: the afternoon. No, it was like four or five catches 191 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:52,760 Speaker 3: after that. 192 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:54,960 Speaker 5: And the amount of yeah, the amount of times I wrote. 193 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:58,880 Speaker 3: Kirk to KP right like Kirk dash KP a lot 194 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 3: in the notebook Tod and Kirk. 195 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:02,880 Speaker 4: I did the numbers. 196 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 3: I crunched the numbers a little bit because just and 197 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:07,480 Speaker 3: I'll take take this with a grain of salt. 198 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 4: Everyone, I say, these are the rough numbers. 199 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:17,280 Speaker 3: But Kirk Cousins was looking as advertised as accurate as 200 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 3: you expect when you're paying someone this kind of money 201 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 3: to come to your starting quarterback, according to what I 202 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 3: was looking at. 203 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:25,679 Speaker 4: So these are my notes. 204 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 1: So according to TFF. 205 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:33,960 Speaker 6: According to TFF, Tory Football Focus the Kirk Cousins ended 206 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 6: his day fifteen of seventeen through the air with one 207 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 6: loan incompletion, which was what we consider to be the 208 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:47,840 Speaker 6: pits drop now an asterisk in an asterisk between the 209 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:52,200 Speaker 6: other incompletion, because it technically here's the thing. 210 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:54,520 Speaker 3: There's a little discrepancy as the timing of this because 211 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:58,679 Speaker 3: Troy Anderson did have an interception on Kirk Cousins. 212 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:00,440 Speaker 4: However, from where I. 213 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:04,200 Speaker 3: Was, I thought that the officials had blown the ball 214 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 3: dead because Grady Jarrett was basically in the back, and 215 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:10,960 Speaker 3: then Kirk like let it go. So I don't know 216 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 3: the defense thought that Troy Anderson got the interception fair 217 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 3: and square. Offense was like it was a dead play. 218 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 3: It was down, he was down. It didn't count. So 219 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 3: the fifteen or seventeen, it could it could be really 220 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:25,240 Speaker 3: really close to being fifteen or sixteen. 221 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:28,440 Speaker 2: I you know, I don't think they would have called 222 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:31,319 Speaker 2: a play dead in a real game. 223 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:33,440 Speaker 3: Right, so it would have had to sack in full sense, 224 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 3: and I. 225 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:36,680 Speaker 2: Think Kirk would have you know, he's not gonna throw 226 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:38,559 Speaker 2: out of a sack necessarily because you don't want to 227 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 2: ever do that. 228 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:41,959 Speaker 1: But I would say we give it to the. 229 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 2: Defense on this one, right, because you know the offense 230 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:45,320 Speaker 2: is going to want to extend to play, They're going 231 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:46,920 Speaker 2: to want to try to make a play. And it 232 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 2: was a great jump by Troy Anderson. So yeah, let's 233 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 2: build a little for the defense, right. 234 00:10:51,800 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, we've been talking a lot about about the offense, 235 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:57,160 Speaker 3: and something that I kind of wanted to talk about 236 00:10:57,160 --> 00:11:00,680 Speaker 3: with this defense was so the way that things broke 237 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:03,640 Speaker 3: out in the first part of the eleven on eleven's 238 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:06,120 Speaker 3: was that it was the first team offense against the 239 00:11:06,160 --> 00:11:08,840 Speaker 3: second team defense. In the second team offense against the 240 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:13,400 Speaker 3: first team defense. Yes, the first team defense was making 241 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:18,079 Speaker 3: life very difficult for Michael Pennock junior, which is right, 242 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:19,959 Speaker 3: It's exactly what you want. 243 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:22,240 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's exactly it's what he wants to exactly. 244 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:24,080 Speaker 3: You talked to him, You asked him a really great 245 00:11:24,160 --> 00:11:25,439 Speaker 3: question yesterday about that as well. 246 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah, and we talked about this yesterday. Time is weird, 247 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 5: but yeah, he was saying he wants to go against 248 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 5: those guys, so like he didn't look as sharp as 249 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:36,840 Speaker 5: a Kirk Cousin did. And I mean, you know, rookie 250 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:39,720 Speaker 5: rookie year. Yeah, that's the whole thing. But like Yeah, 251 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:41,360 Speaker 5: he's gonna learn a lot from these reps. 252 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 1: Yeah. 253 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:44,839 Speaker 3: Well, it's interesting because whereas Kirk I felt like was 254 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:49,560 Speaker 3: very clean, accurate, decisive, not saying that Michael Pennocks wasn't, 255 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 3: but he was having to work in a lot of 256 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:54,200 Speaker 3: dirtier pockets. There was a lot of times. There's a 257 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:57,959 Speaker 3: few times, especially early, where the pocket was collapsing around him. 258 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 3: I have like pocket collapse, pocket collapse, pocket collapse in 259 00:12:01,480 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 3: about four or five points in my notebook, and that's 260 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:10,680 Speaker 3: what this defensive front should be doing. Even in this, 261 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:13,839 Speaker 3: you know, no tackling, they're just going kind of fifty 262 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:16,679 Speaker 3: sixty percent. But even in that, it's like they were 263 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:19,120 Speaker 3: making it difficult on Michael Pennings unior. It was in 264 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:21,720 Speaker 3: the secondary was doing a good job covering up their guys. 265 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 3: There were Honestly, there was a couple times where I 266 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:25,280 Speaker 3: was like that probably would have been a coverage sack 267 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:29,760 Speaker 3: like that. The first team defense, I felt like, kind 268 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:33,440 Speaker 3: of redeemed themselves a little bit from the day too 269 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 3: that we saw where it felt like the offense was 270 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:37,319 Speaker 3: just carving them up. 271 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:39,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, I did like what I saw from the defense, 272 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 2: but I guess I'll be the little like stick in 273 00:12:41,520 --> 00:12:43,719 Speaker 2: the mud of you, like, we have what you expect 274 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:46,440 Speaker 2: when you were going against the second team offensive line 275 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:49,320 Speaker 2: and you've got your first team defense kind of out there. 276 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:52,200 Speaker 2: But I know there was something that you noticed with 277 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 2: Kaden Ellis. Yeah that I personally like, that's what really 278 00:12:57,000 --> 00:12:59,240 Speaker 2: gets me excited when when yeah, like you're seeing the 279 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 2: pocket collapse and all that. But there's so many again 280 00:13:01,880 --> 00:13:05,319 Speaker 2: asterisks to like this time of year scheme stuff when 281 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:09,480 Speaker 2: you see players in certain positions that I think is 282 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:12,719 Speaker 2: going to translate much more to Sundays. So what did 283 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 2: you observe about Kaden Ellis today? 284 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, so Kaden Ellis, there was there were a few 285 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:20,600 Speaker 3: times where, you know, we've been talking about this inside 286 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:23,560 Speaker 3: linebacker lineup and what a starting group will look like. 287 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:25,920 Speaker 3: Is it going to be Kaden Ellis and Nate Lammon 288 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:27,959 Speaker 3: like it was last year? Is Troy Anderson going to 289 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:30,040 Speaker 3: find his way back into a starting spot? And while 290 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:32,320 Speaker 3: they all were rotating in and out, there were a 291 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:36,559 Speaker 3: few times where it was very obvious that the Falcons 292 00:13:36,559 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 3: were prioritizing Cayden Ellis's ability as a pass rusher. He 293 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 3: had his hand in the ground a couple of times. 294 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:45,720 Speaker 3: He was up there right alongside those defensive tackles in 295 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:48,720 Speaker 3: between a couple of gaps coming off the edge. I mean, 296 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:53,160 Speaker 3: they were kind of utilizing him in a way that 297 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:55,680 Speaker 3: will We were talking about this as we were walking 298 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:58,319 Speaker 3: off the field, where it's like that was kind of 299 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 3: Kaden Ellis's bread and butter when he with New Orleans 300 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:04,320 Speaker 3: that final year that he was with the Saints. That's 301 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 3: kind of how they used him. They used him, honestly 302 00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:10,439 Speaker 3: as a pass rusher. That was what he did. That 303 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:13,960 Speaker 3: was they had these certain looks and packages for him 304 00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:15,079 Speaker 3: in that regard. 305 00:14:15,640 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 4: Well, now we're. 306 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:18,440 Speaker 3: Getting to see a little bit of that with the 307 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:21,600 Speaker 3: Falcons and whereas we didn't necessarily see a whole whole 308 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:24,720 Speaker 3: lot of that last year. But again, like we talked about, 309 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 3: was probably by nature. It's probably because of the fact 310 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 3: that Trey Anderson got hurt so early in the season 311 00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:35,560 Speaker 3: and you bring in Nate Lamman, who, let's be honest, 312 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:38,440 Speaker 3: very unproven. No one really knew kind of how things 313 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:39,880 Speaker 3: were going to go in terms of depth, so you 314 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 3: really had to I feel like the previous defense staff 315 00:14:43,160 --> 00:14:45,880 Speaker 3: probably felt like the best thing they could do is 316 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:49,400 Speaker 3: just to keep Nate and Cayden kind of in line together, 317 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 3: figure it out. Cayden's got the green dot. It's fine, 318 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:54,760 Speaker 3: Like we won't try and do anything too complicated with him. 319 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:59,000 Speaker 3: But now that Nate Lamman has the experience that he has, 320 00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:02,240 Speaker 3: he's proven as he has he is Terrey Anderson's getting 321 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:05,560 Speaker 3: back to fully healthy, is back to fully healthy. I 322 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 3: really think that this opens up an avenue for Caden 323 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:10,680 Speaker 3: Ellis to get back to something that I personally think 324 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:16,120 Speaker 3: he one thrives in, but also two there is evidence 325 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 3: of production in Yeah. 326 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:20,160 Speaker 2: And I mean I asked Rahem Morris kind of he 327 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:23,000 Speaker 2: spoke before the practice started, and I was like, is 328 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:26,040 Speaker 2: this an exciting challenge for three guys in kind of 329 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:27,320 Speaker 2: normally two spots? 330 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 1: Right now? 331 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:30,360 Speaker 2: I don't want to I didn't say two spots because 332 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:33,360 Speaker 2: I don't know what Raheem has cooked up. Like I 333 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:36,080 Speaker 2: think that if we're talking Kayden Ellis hand in the dirt, 334 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 2: are there some packages where you do have all three 335 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:41,680 Speaker 2: of your inside linebackers on the field at the same time, 336 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:44,800 Speaker 2: but you know, typically it's three for two spots. Is 337 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:48,080 Speaker 2: that an exciting challenge for you? Or is do you 338 00:15:48,120 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 2: already have kind of a sense in mind for how 339 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 2: their their skill set is going to mess together. You know, 340 00:15:55,360 --> 00:15:57,200 Speaker 2: I just kind of think that when we talk about 341 00:15:57,200 --> 00:15:59,360 Speaker 2: the pass rush, right, like it's going to come from 342 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 2: a variety of different areas. But who on this defensive 343 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:04,040 Speaker 2: line really has you excited? 344 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:09,720 Speaker 5: H that's a good question. On this defensive line, I think, 345 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:12,440 Speaker 5: you know, I have to go back and James. 346 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:14,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, Jameson. 347 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:18,080 Speaker 5: He keeps seeing him pop up, and I like I 348 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:20,000 Speaker 5: every time, like I see the ones go, I'm like, 349 00:16:20,040 --> 00:16:22,560 Speaker 5: who's on this line? Who's starting up front? And obviously 350 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:25,840 Speaker 5: we haven't seen Grady that much up there as he's 351 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:28,440 Speaker 5: you know, ramping things up. But I'm curious you guys 352 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:30,920 Speaker 5: were able to talk to him, Well what was those conversations? 353 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 2: Like he actually didn't go today, so he'll he'll go 354 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:35,840 Speaker 2: tomorrow so we will get the chance to talk to him. 355 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 2: But no, I mean that that is definitely like one 356 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:41,320 Speaker 2: of the players I'm most excited to hear from because 357 00:16:41,360 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 2: it's such a mystery. 358 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, And I'll be honest, like I haven't really talked 359 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 3: to him all that. 360 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 1: Much, Like I don't know much about him. 361 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 3: To be completely honest, I didn't necessarily feel like a 362 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 3: super strong reason too in OTA's like just to be rank, Like, 363 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:56,160 Speaker 3: I didn't know that much about him. He was a 364 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:59,000 Speaker 3: free agency signing kind of in that second wave, not 365 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 3: even in kind of an early March signing or mid 366 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:03,080 Speaker 3: March signing. 367 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 2: So and did you hear Rahim refer to him as 368 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:09,480 Speaker 2: an outside linebacker before that kind of like I didn't 369 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 2: know if he was in that role or not. I 370 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:14,200 Speaker 2: mean I guess he'd Yeah. 371 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 5: I've seen him. 372 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:16,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, he's with Arnold a Wakattie. He's with lurn So 373 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 3: Carter when they split up. Is I mean the d tackles. 374 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:22,199 Speaker 3: That was something that today I really loved doing because 375 00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:24,800 Speaker 3: for for all of you at home, the way that 376 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:28,439 Speaker 3: things are set up in at the Falcons facility where 377 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 3: the media has access to stand, the defensive tackles are 378 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 3: on the complete. 379 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:35,920 Speaker 5: So hard to see them. 380 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:38,159 Speaker 3: I cannot see them unless I have my glasses and 381 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:42,000 Speaker 3: or binoculars, and I usually don't bring either of them 382 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 3: out with me to practice. 383 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:46,000 Speaker 4: But you don't really get to see him that often. 384 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:49,480 Speaker 3: And so today because we were able to be on 385 00:17:49,480 --> 00:17:51,639 Speaker 3: one field and we could walk around the. 386 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:53,640 Speaker 1: Tree immediately, it was so funny. 387 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:55,640 Speaker 5: I remember she just made it. 388 00:17:55,600 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 7: As soon as as soon as they split to Indy, 389 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:04,920 Speaker 7: I was speed walking to the defensive tackles because I 390 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:06,200 Speaker 7: needed to see. 391 00:18:06,040 --> 00:18:09,320 Speaker 4: Them up please No, actually didn't. 392 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:11,840 Speaker 5: I never saw her again until practice ended. 393 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:14,200 Speaker 4: Like I was just the whole time. 394 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:16,119 Speaker 3: I was just like, just put me in like Grady 395 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:18,160 Speaker 3: Jared's back pocket. I just want to see what they're 396 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:21,639 Speaker 3: doing because I then something that I really feel in 397 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:25,320 Speaker 3: this context of defensive line play. Something that I found 398 00:18:25,359 --> 00:18:28,320 Speaker 3: super interesting that I noted in our camp report was 399 00:18:28,359 --> 00:18:33,200 Speaker 3: that actually seeing these guys all together as a collective group. 400 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:36,600 Speaker 4: For the first time, honestly. 401 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:38,720 Speaker 8: Because I can't see them at practice and when they're 402 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:42,240 Speaker 8: at the Falcons facility, it was so interesting to see 403 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:46,040 Speaker 8: the varying styles of body types that there has they 404 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:48,840 Speaker 8: have and that was something that even talking to Jay Rogers, 405 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 8: who's the Falcons defensive line coach during the draft and 406 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:57,960 Speaker 8: they're picking up you know, Rouquerrero, Brandon Dorles, like the 407 00:18:58,440 --> 00:18:59,560 Speaker 8: Zion like they. 408 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:02,440 Speaker 4: He literally talked about how there were differing body types. 409 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:05,480 Speaker 3: But then when you see these new guys with David 410 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:07,920 Speaker 3: and Ani Maute, with Grady Jarrett, with Zach Harrison, who's 411 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:11,920 Speaker 3: I think people forget how huge Zach Harrison is they 412 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 3: have such differing styles of bodies across this defensive tackle group, 413 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:20,480 Speaker 3: and I think that bodes very well for them in 414 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:23,399 Speaker 3: terms of being able to show different looks along the 415 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:24,240 Speaker 3: defensive front. 416 00:19:24,280 --> 00:19:25,800 Speaker 4: So that made me really excited. 417 00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:28,600 Speaker 5: Well, it's interesting you say that because I like pings 418 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:31,439 Speaker 5: in my brain thinking back to draft. When they drafted 419 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 5: those guys, they all wanted versatility from them. Yeah, they 420 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:37,480 Speaker 5: all could do multiple things and different things. So I'll 421 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:39,720 Speaker 5: be exciting to see how it all kind of plays out. 422 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 2: But there's versatility in a couple of different ways. And 423 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:46,000 Speaker 2: it's something I've been thinking a lot about recently because 424 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:48,320 Speaker 2: you know, when we talk about versatility, I think a 425 00:19:48,320 --> 00:19:50,880 Speaker 2: lot of people use it in the context within like 426 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:54,640 Speaker 2: one or two schemes, right, Like you've got players who 427 00:19:54,680 --> 00:19:57,879 Speaker 2: can do multiple things within the defense you want to run. 428 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:00,920 Speaker 2: But now I'm really starting to think that it's more 429 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:05,040 Speaker 2: about being able to run multiple defenses. Yes, given however 430 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:07,400 Speaker 2: you want to change week to week. Like I love 431 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 2: to cook, right, I hate when I go to my 432 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:12,520 Speaker 2: spice cabinet, my spice rack and there's not the spice 433 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:16,240 Speaker 2: that I need because you can't substitute that stuff really well, 434 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:19,440 Speaker 2: Like the specific flavor that you need the profile. If 435 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:21,840 Speaker 2: you don't have it, it's really hard to kind of 436 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:24,440 Speaker 2: substitute for that. So I think that what the Falcons 437 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 2: have really done, especially on the defensive line, is just 438 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:29,880 Speaker 2: go with so many of those different types of bodies, 439 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:32,960 Speaker 2: because really the defense you want to run. Some people 440 00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:35,640 Speaker 2: talk about back to front, but a lot of times 441 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:38,119 Speaker 2: it's front to back, And so what you've got up 442 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:40,720 Speaker 2: front are the big bodies designed to stop the run. Well, 443 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:42,960 Speaker 2: then you can designate more of your scheme to maybe 444 00:20:43,040 --> 00:20:45,200 Speaker 2: stopping the pass with some of those other guys, because 445 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:47,800 Speaker 2: you trust the three or four big bodies up front 446 00:20:48,040 --> 00:20:50,680 Speaker 2: to handle the run by themselves. Flip it around, right, 447 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 2: you want to really maybe go attack the quarterback, and 448 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:55,320 Speaker 2: you've got less resources on the back end, but you 449 00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:56,120 Speaker 2: bring five or. 450 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:58,800 Speaker 1: Six juiced up guys just to go after the quarterback. 451 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:01,640 Speaker 2: Like, there's a lot of different combinations that I think 452 00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:04,920 Speaker 2: the Falcons can have defensively, and I that's the whole point. 453 00:21:05,040 --> 00:21:09,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, Well, just this conversation has me kind of thinking 454 00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 3: too about Richie Grant and right, and we're talking about 455 00:21:13,720 --> 00:21:17,040 Speaker 3: this the defensive line, but the context of this spreads 456 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:20,919 Speaker 3: to the entire defensive unit of being versatile. I have 457 00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:24,119 Speaker 3: said from go that people make way too much about 458 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:28,440 Speaker 3: when a defensive coordinator is asked about his base defense. Yes, 459 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:33,280 Speaker 3: that to me is so silly, like that people gravitate 460 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:34,960 Speaker 3: towards Oh, someone says they're going to be a three 461 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:38,720 Speaker 3: four four three four two five whatever. That at this 462 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:42,040 Speaker 3: point in time in the evolution of this game, to 463 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:46,800 Speaker 3: me doesn't matter because of the nature of how multiple 464 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:50,240 Speaker 3: defenses are at this level. Honestly, at the college level, 465 00:21:50,240 --> 00:21:52,800 Speaker 3: you're seeing it even like these big kids in Beauford 466 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:56,399 Speaker 3: at the high school level too. So I say this 467 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:59,480 Speaker 3: to also say that Raheem Morris was specifically asked about 468 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:02,880 Speaker 3: Richie Grant in his press conference before this practice started, 469 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:06,120 Speaker 3: and he made the comment about Richie in this when 470 00:22:06,119 --> 00:22:08,760 Speaker 3: they do their dime package kind of playing more of 471 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:12,879 Speaker 3: like a linebacker role, that matters when you're talking about 472 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 3: what they're doing in the secondary, what they decide to 473 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:17,800 Speaker 3: deploy along the defensive front. 474 00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:20,639 Speaker 4: This is all the same conversation. 475 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:21,280 Speaker 1: It really is. 476 00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:23,880 Speaker 2: I mean, it's going to be fascinating. I think Richie 477 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:27,680 Speaker 2: Grant is probably an early consensus for us as maybe 478 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:30,200 Speaker 2: like an under the radar kind of he's already broken 479 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:31,840 Speaker 2: out because he's been a starter and stuff that like 480 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 2: maybe a bounce back candidate because yah, last year was 481 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:36,600 Speaker 2: a little bit rougher. But it's clear that this staff 482 00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:40,680 Speaker 2: has identified his versatility as his kind of calling card, 483 00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:43,520 Speaker 2: and I think that that is something Dean Peas also 484 00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:47,000 Speaker 2: identified that maybe last year. Not that Ryan Nielsen can't 485 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:49,720 Speaker 2: identify that he's a very smart coach, it's more what 486 00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 2: was the scheme really geared to, like highlights? And I 487 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:56,479 Speaker 2: think this scheme is going to be geared to highlight 488 00:22:56,520 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 2: more of Richie Grant's versatility as opposed to maybe some 489 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:01,960 Speaker 2: of that deep coverage that he was kind of caught 490 00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:05,000 Speaker 2: in a little bit last year. I do want to 491 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:08,760 Speaker 2: wrap up with So we've got one more practice on 492 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:11,359 Speaker 2: Sunday before the Falcons kind of close up their first 493 00:23:11,600 --> 00:23:14,600 Speaker 2: four day BLOCKNA, is there anything you haven't seen yet 494 00:23:14,840 --> 00:23:16,880 Speaker 2: that you were kind of coming into camp being like, huh, 495 00:23:16,880 --> 00:23:18,880 Speaker 2: all right, this is on my radar of stuff. I'm 496 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:20,480 Speaker 2: just trying to keep an eye on that maybe you 497 00:23:20,560 --> 00:23:22,400 Speaker 2: want to see on Sunday. 498 00:23:23,359 --> 00:23:25,320 Speaker 5: You know, I don't think we're going to see it, 499 00:23:25,359 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 5: but I really am curious to see you know, whenever 500 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:30,400 Speaker 5: that is in game or preseason or whatever. I want 501 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:34,520 Speaker 5: to see all three of them, Nate Landman, Yeah, Anderson and. 502 00:23:34,600 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 4: Kenny ell Is all out there together. I do do yeah, 503 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 4: And it's just. 504 00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:40,879 Speaker 5: Always like also, I just don't know who like is 505 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:43,800 Speaker 5: getting that nod ahead of each other, because sometimes I'll 506 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:46,680 Speaker 5: see like Nate's out there, and as far as I 507 00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:49,200 Speaker 5: can tell, like that's the first go at with the ones, 508 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:51,480 Speaker 5: and I'm like, oh, cool, Nate's there, and then Troy's there, 509 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:54,200 Speaker 5: and then yeah, Troy and Nate are together, and. 510 00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:55,119 Speaker 1: It's like, Okay. 511 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:58,119 Speaker 5: I think it's like like Ricky Morris said, it's an 512 00:23:58,160 --> 00:24:01,000 Speaker 5: exciting challenge. So I don't like, we're gonna see that tomorrow, 513 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:03,399 Speaker 5: but I'm excited when we if and when we do 514 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:04,040 Speaker 5: ever see it. 515 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:07,680 Speaker 3: What I am really really wanting to see very very soon. 516 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:11,560 Speaker 3: I want to see some dang seven on seven. 517 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:14,320 Speaker 4: Or like even like. 518 00:24:14,320 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 3: Let's just do some one on ones DB's versus Skill guys. 519 00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:19,320 Speaker 4: I want to see. 520 00:24:19,160 --> 00:24:20,679 Speaker 3: Those so bad and we have yet to see. I 521 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:22,600 Speaker 3: thought today was gonna be the day. I thought about 522 00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:24,000 Speaker 3: even asking Raheem. 523 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:27,280 Speaker 1: Request kind of in the request that. 524 00:24:27,240 --> 00:24:29,160 Speaker 3: We see the one on some one on one action 525 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:32,040 Speaker 3: please and thank you. I And maybe like there is 526 00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 3: something like within the rules of like you know, because 527 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:37,320 Speaker 3: those can get very physical, so so maybe they're holding 528 00:24:37,320 --> 00:24:37,960 Speaker 3: them back a little bit. 529 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:40,080 Speaker 4: But that's the that's the part of camp that I 530 00:24:40,119 --> 00:24:40,640 Speaker 4: love the most. 531 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:41,360 Speaker 1: And I just need to. 532 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:43,680 Speaker 3: See Drake london a did Darrel. I need to see 533 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:47,479 Speaker 3: some like one on one matchups, Like, yeah, I'm waiting 534 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:50,000 Speaker 3: for it. I'm waiting patiently, but you know my patient 535 00:24:50,359 --> 00:24:52,960 Speaker 3: is running thin. I want to see it. 536 00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:54,200 Speaker 1: Yeah. 537 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:57,600 Speaker 2: That that and honestly, the tight ends running backs against 538 00:24:57,640 --> 00:25:01,000 Speaker 2: the linebackers is such a sneaky, underrated drill. Yeah, where 539 00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:04,200 Speaker 2: they where they The wide receivers and corners are awesome, 540 00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:06,800 Speaker 2: but like the safeties, linebackers, running backs, tide ends, those 541 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:09,960 Speaker 2: are really interesting as well. So yeah, I want to 542 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:11,159 Speaker 2: see the offensive line. 543 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:11,439 Speaker 1: You know. 544 00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:14,080 Speaker 2: It was something I really tried to like that's going 545 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:15,960 Speaker 2: to be more specifically when the Pats come on, right, 546 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:17,960 Speaker 2: So I know I phrased it a Sunday. Sunday is 547 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:21,240 Speaker 2: probably going to be a lighter day, right, but I 548 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:23,160 Speaker 2: when the Pads come on, I've been trying to watch 549 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:25,280 Speaker 2: the offensive line just because I want to get a 550 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:28,199 Speaker 2: sense for like somebody like Kayla McGarry. Yeah, right, like 551 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:31,040 Speaker 2: going into a big year. How is he looking Matthew 552 00:25:31,040 --> 00:25:32,960 Speaker 2: Berger on a player that a lot of people I 553 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:35,040 Speaker 2: think are really high on going into year two? Right, 554 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:36,760 Speaker 2: what kind of strides as he made? It's just so 555 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:39,600 Speaker 2: hard to like get a sense for that right now. 556 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:42,160 Speaker 2: But that is maybe the next thing on my checklist 557 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:44,800 Speaker 2: where I'm like, once pads come on, once we really 558 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:48,359 Speaker 2: get some trench play, Oh, I cannot wait to see 559 00:25:48,359 --> 00:25:50,840 Speaker 2: what that consistency is really going to mean for Atlanta's 560 00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:53,919 Speaker 2: run game and really how this offense is maybe going 561 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:56,560 Speaker 2: to utilize what is one of their best weapons in 562 00:25:56,600 --> 00:25:59,320 Speaker 2: the offensive line. So that's kind of maybe the next 563 00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:01,480 Speaker 2: thing around the core or for us to figure out. 564 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:04,119 Speaker 2: But before I wrap us up, is there anything else 565 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:05,639 Speaker 2: that either of y'all want to bring up? 566 00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:08,320 Speaker 5: I think we'd be remiss not to mention Clark Phillips, 567 00:26:08,359 --> 00:26:12,040 Speaker 5: who did get an interception that was a clear interception. 568 00:26:12,200 --> 00:26:15,160 Speaker 3: That was a clear interception. He he tracked Michael Pennicck 569 00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:19,080 Speaker 3: Junior's eyes, he jumped throughout it was it was exactly 570 00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 3: it was the first interception of camp. The first interception 571 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:24,880 Speaker 3: officially goes to Clark Phillips. 572 00:26:24,600 --> 00:26:26,479 Speaker 2: Three days in three days. I can't sell if that's 573 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:28,800 Speaker 2: late or if that's earlier right on time. 574 00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:31,159 Speaker 4: I didn't throw the ball at a first day, so. 575 00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:33,160 Speaker 2: That they threw it a lot the second day. It's 576 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:37,120 Speaker 2: just I wasn't finding any defenders exactly. Yeah, No, that's great. 577 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:39,960 Speaker 2: I in the spirit of fairness, I will say that 578 00:26:40,040 --> 00:26:42,000 Speaker 2: Mike Cues punched the ball out. 579 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:44,400 Speaker 3: Did Yeah, But I kind of thought I was like, okay, 580 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:46,840 Speaker 3: that was another one that was a little there was 581 00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:47,719 Speaker 3: a little discrepancy. 582 00:26:47,720 --> 00:26:48,840 Speaker 4: We don't have replay, so it. 583 00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:51,000 Speaker 2: Was probably going to be an incompletion, right, That's what 584 00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:53,320 Speaker 2: I thought. He did then scoop and score and like 585 00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:53,840 Speaker 2: do all that. 586 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:57,080 Speaker 3: But yeah, when I was doing the breakdowns of the numbers, 587 00:26:57,520 --> 00:27:01,280 Speaker 3: I put it as an incompletion okay for Michael's. 588 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:03,640 Speaker 1: All right, so then score one Clark. 589 00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:07,200 Speaker 4: Phillips and maybe a tang. 590 00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:08,280 Speaker 1: Yeah we will. 591 00:27:08,280 --> 00:27:10,480 Speaker 2: We will take note of all of that on Sunday 592 00:27:10,720 --> 00:27:13,719 Speaker 2: and keep everybody informed on what is happening. We are 593 00:27:13,760 --> 00:27:16,679 Speaker 2: about to wrap up this episode, but before we do, 594 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:19,080 Speaker 2: we have to get to Camp Champ. 595 00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:19,520 Speaker 1: All right. 596 00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:22,000 Speaker 2: It was in front of the fans, did the fans 597 00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:25,040 Speaker 2: sway you in any way on your thinking of Camp 598 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:34,000 Speaker 2: Champ by their reaction. No, well, the people your opinion 599 00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:35,480 Speaker 2: doesn't matter all the tori. 600 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:38,159 Speaker 5: If I were if if that were to happen, then 601 00:27:38,160 --> 00:27:39,960 Speaker 5: I would pick Jesse Bates because this fan had a 602 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:42,400 Speaker 5: really funny thing where he was like he was trying 603 00:27:42,400 --> 00:27:44,720 Speaker 5: to get Jesse's attention. He goes tell him Jesse, he 604 00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:49,520 Speaker 5: ain't big enough, but no, mine is not. Jesse Baates, Okay, 605 00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:53,680 Speaker 5: carry on, Okay, if I'm going first, then I got 606 00:27:53,680 --> 00:27:54,240 Speaker 5: cow pits. 607 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:56,600 Speaker 4: Yeah yeah, right. 608 00:27:57,200 --> 00:28:00,440 Speaker 5: Yeah, I'm actually since like you know those he said 609 00:28:00,440 --> 00:28:03,200 Speaker 5: like targets are still coming when he with the number 610 00:28:03,240 --> 00:28:05,080 Speaker 5: of stuff that he kept, number eight and he made 611 00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 5: the joke that targets are still coming. 612 00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:08,520 Speaker 4: They did, they did, they did today. 613 00:28:09,119 --> 00:28:13,080 Speaker 3: So mine is a sleeper, probably because I don't know 614 00:28:13,080 --> 00:28:15,399 Speaker 3: how many people outside of maybe his own family was 615 00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:19,920 Speaker 3: like whoa, but Kayden Ellis. I really enjoyed seeing how 616 00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:22,399 Speaker 3: they were using him today. I know that's not going 617 00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:25,480 Speaker 3: to be something that is super flashy or anything like that. 618 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:27,800 Speaker 3: But I don't want to promise, I don't want to 619 00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:31,720 Speaker 3: over promise under deliver. But I have a feeling that 620 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:35,520 Speaker 3: this is going to matter when we get into week 621 00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:39,200 Speaker 3: let's just say eight of the season. So for me, 622 00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:44,040 Speaker 3: my nomination is Kaden Ellis, but I would like to 623 00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:47,080 Speaker 3: at least say that I am also voting for Kyle 624 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:50,600 Speaker 3: Pitts because he just had he had the best day, 625 00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:51,560 Speaker 3: he really did. 626 00:28:51,800 --> 00:28:53,760 Speaker 2: Okay, well, we can let Kaden Ellis be the Week 627 00:28:53,880 --> 00:28:57,600 Speaker 2: eight Camp Champion. We can make Kyle Pits Day three 628 00:28:57,920 --> 00:29:00,400 Speaker 2: Camp Champion because he is my pick as well. Yeah, 629 00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:01,880 Speaker 2: I wrote about him on The Best Thing I Saw, 630 00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:04,240 Speaker 2: so I got to stick with him here on Camp Champ. 631 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:05,360 Speaker 1: It was he just. 632 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:08,360 Speaker 2: Looks fast, he looks comfortable, he looks like he's in 633 00:29:08,440 --> 00:29:12,440 Speaker 2: an offense that is making him the number one option 634 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:15,440 Speaker 2: on a lot of these routes. And more importantly, like 635 00:29:15,880 --> 00:29:18,800 Speaker 2: when I saw Casey Washington run the clear out route, Yeah, 636 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:20,600 Speaker 2: and then Kyle Pitts just came right behind him and 637 00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:23,560 Speaker 2: there was nobody really in the vicinity. I know that 638 00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:25,680 Speaker 2: the Falcons have been trying to do that with with 639 00:29:25,800 --> 00:29:27,880 Speaker 2: Drake Lennon and Kyle Pitts over the last couple of years. 640 00:29:27,920 --> 00:29:30,480 Speaker 2: I just don't know if that's Drake's best usage. And 641 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:32,480 Speaker 2: so when you're able to free Drake up and kind 642 00:29:32,480 --> 00:29:35,720 Speaker 2: of bring in some help to really have that specialized 643 00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:39,000 Speaker 2: just speed guy. It's gonna I've been saying it the 644 00:29:39,080 --> 00:29:41,240 Speaker 2: last couple of days. Like this offense feels very open. 645 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:44,200 Speaker 2: Taylor Heineke himself said it after practice. This is a 646 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:46,440 Speaker 2: fun offense to be part of. It is very open, 647 00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:49,960 Speaker 2: it's very creative. So Kyle Peace exactly. So Kyle Pitts 648 00:29:50,120 --> 00:29:53,320 Speaker 2: is prime to benefit and he did on Saturday. So 649 00:29:53,400 --> 00:29:58,080 Speaker 2: Kyle Pitts, congratulations, your first camp champ win. We got 650 00:29:58,120 --> 00:30:03,200 Speaker 2: Grady Jarrett, Rondel Moore, pits Hey. No doubles, yeah, no repeats. 651 00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:05,880 Speaker 4: We're still got a lot of camp lift. 652 00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:08,360 Speaker 2: So much camp left, so let's let's go ahead and 653 00:30:08,360 --> 00:30:12,080 Speaker 2: wrap it up there. Thank you guys so much for listening. 654 00:30:12,120 --> 00:30:15,800 Speaker 2: Please like and subscribe if you can. We are kind 655 00:30:15,840 --> 00:30:18,760 Speaker 2: of on video today. This show is going gonna go 656 00:30:18,840 --> 00:30:21,200 Speaker 2: up on YouTube. We are not on camera though, because 657 00:30:21,280 --> 00:30:22,040 Speaker 2: it is late. 658 00:30:22,360 --> 00:30:24,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, so we're just doing audio currently. 659 00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:26,880 Speaker 3: After ten o'clock, everybody else has gone home. 660 00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:27,640 Speaker 4: We're the only ones here. 661 00:30:27,720 --> 00:30:30,360 Speaker 1: Yeah. I've got a kid under two, so that is 662 00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:34,440 Speaker 1: way past my time. I was up it. We are 663 00:30:34,520 --> 00:30:35,280 Speaker 1: the kid under too. 664 00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:39,800 Speaker 5: It's way past cousins and Michael pennockstre to your bedtime. 665 00:30:39,800 --> 00:30:42,000 Speaker 5: They are in the dorms. 666 00:30:42,080 --> 00:30:44,880 Speaker 2: They they are hitting the Hey. So thank you guys 667 00:30:44,880 --> 00:30:48,240 Speaker 2: again so much for listening. We will see you on Sunday. 668 00:30:48,240 --> 00:30:51,280 Speaker 2: As always, today's show was presented by Zaxby's. 669 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:54,360 Speaker 1: That'll do it for us and we will see you 670 00:30:54,400 --> 00:30:54,880 Speaker 1: tomorrow