WEBVTT - Press Pass: Malcolm Jenkins

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<v Speaker 1>I'm talking about their play action and how I mean

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<v Speaker 1>everything's up. You know, their pass game works so well

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<v Speaker 1>off of their run game. I mean, is that the

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<v Speaker 1>challenge with this team? Yeah, I mean they run the

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<v Speaker 1>ball really really well. Man. They do everything well, even

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<v Speaker 1>their drop back passes. Um, they've got enough different concepts

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<v Speaker 1>out of different personnels. They've got you know, a traditional

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<v Speaker 1>two back, one tight end look. Next, you know, they've

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<v Speaker 1>got three tight ends on the field. Then they're three

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<v Speaker 1>wide receivers, and they're running all their concepts out of

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<v Speaker 1>the just out of same looks, different personnels. So they

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<v Speaker 1>get matchups that they want and they run the ball

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<v Speaker 1>really really well. So if you start to load up

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<v Speaker 1>the box, they can just pick it up and throw

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<v Speaker 1>hot passes to Julio, or they can start to get

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<v Speaker 1>some play action passes, and it's really hard to get

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<v Speaker 1>a pass rush when they do block it up. And

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<v Speaker 1>then you got Julio Jones. Uh, it's a new running

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<v Speaker 1>two minion routes to your secondary and he's got all

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<v Speaker 1>day to throw the ball and they can get open

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<v Speaker 1>and you give them that much time in space. So

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<v Speaker 1>they present a lot of different issues. Um, you know

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna have to line up and play and compete.

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<v Speaker 1>Stop the run. We're gonna have to match up and

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<v Speaker 1>challenge on the outside. We're gonna have to limit the

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<v Speaker 1>big plays and the understand that they're gonna make some plays,

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<v Speaker 1>they're gonna move to the ball. Where we're gonna have

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<v Speaker 1>to show up is turnover category. Being able to come

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<v Speaker 1>up with a couple of takeaways here there, especially the

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<v Speaker 1>red zone. You know, we're gonna have to tighten up

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<v Speaker 1>when the field shrinks and in those deep shots and

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<v Speaker 1>play action shots are no longer available. That's when we

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<v Speaker 1>got to take advantage of that opportunity. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>their number one offense in the league for a reason,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's because they do a lot of the stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>Well it so you get a very long time and

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<v Speaker 1>as a leader off this football team, what do you

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<v Speaker 1>say to your teammates, even had the team meeting after

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<v Speaker 1>the loss, what do you say to keep everyone positive

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<v Speaker 1>when you lose four or five? I mean, we said

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<v Speaker 1>at eight games ago, and I know you know we

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<v Speaker 1>I know me personally, I don't get discouraged until that

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<v Speaker 1>door is closed. And so right now we have the

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity to still um to kind of write whatever we

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<v Speaker 1>want this season to look like, um and and five

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<v Speaker 1>out of the next eight or at home. And so

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we if we want to do anything, this

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<v Speaker 1>is the time where we got to turn it around

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<v Speaker 1>and start to fix it. And then that's just gonna

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<v Speaker 1>happen one day at a time. It's it's a patient approach, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>and you got to be mentally UM stable enough and

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<v Speaker 1>and have the bandwidth to really U embrace that challenge

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<v Speaker 1>and embrace the focus and sacrifice that that's going to

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<v Speaker 1>the cause. And you know, this is kind of where

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<v Speaker 1>we've put ourselves um, but it's not at in any

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<v Speaker 1>case over so you know, you just tell everybody to

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<v Speaker 1>to stay the course and obviously be critical of the

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<v Speaker 1>things that we need to fix and the things we

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<v Speaker 1>need to get better at. But on a daily basis,

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<v Speaker 1>we got to grind and make a commitment to to

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<v Speaker 1>get better. But we've talked to you before about this

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<v Speaker 1>presidential race. What does the outcome say to you as

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<v Speaker 1>an African? I don't know if it speaks any necessarily

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<v Speaker 1>to me as an African American. I think being a minority,

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<v Speaker 1>I think the majority kind of stood out. I know

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<v Speaker 1>from a popular vote, I think Hillary one. But UM,

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<v Speaker 1>you know this, I think there were what records set

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<v Speaker 1>for the amount of people that came out and voted,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, so obviously I voted the other way,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know, it's it's still one of those times where, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, that's what America is all about. You get

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<v Speaker 1>a chance to to put your opinion out there and

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<v Speaker 1>put your vote. And you know, America spoken the election,

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<v Speaker 1>you would said, uh, it's going to be a sorry

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<v Speaker 1>relief for a panic. What would make it a panic

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<v Speaker 1>for you? I mean, I think there's a lot of concern,

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<v Speaker 1>I know for myself. Um. You just look at all

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<v Speaker 1>of the things that Trump has done over this entire

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<v Speaker 1>campaign and this whole process. Um, to now see him

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<v Speaker 1>in in uh, in the throne, in the seat is

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<v Speaker 1>nerve wracking for me. UM. And I know many of

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<v Speaker 1>the people are many of friends I have, UM just

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<v Speaker 1>kind of waiting to see what that looks like, um,

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<v Speaker 1>and if it will and if it will reflect anything

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<v Speaker 1>of what he's shown already. If so, that's that's very concerning.

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<v Speaker 1>The Falcons change up their offensive schemes a lot. What

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<v Speaker 1>does that mean for you in the background? Uh? For me,

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<v Speaker 1>that means I probably have a lot of different matchups. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you're going from base to nickel to H four backer

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<v Speaker 1>set so UM, you know that that'll put me personally

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<v Speaker 1>on a slot. They'll put me on the tight end

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<v Speaker 1>and put me on running backs and they get the

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<v Speaker 1>empty formations. I mean, it's it's a lot of different

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<v Speaker 1>things you you've got to prepare for, UM. And a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of the times they find ways to get a mismatch,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it's a linebacker and the receiver UM or you know,

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<v Speaker 1>receiver on one of your safeties. They're athletic running backs

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<v Speaker 1>out wide against your linebackers. They do a good job

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<v Speaker 1>of moving guys around. Julio's playing the X di Z

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<v Speaker 1>he's in the slot. UM. So it's you know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's a bit to prepare for. I mean, we're definitely

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<v Speaker 1>gonna have to survive some of those bad matchups and

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<v Speaker 1>UM and continue to adjust as the game goes on,

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<v Speaker 1>because they do a good job of scheming you up.

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<v Speaker 1>If you play the same thing over and over, they'll

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<v Speaker 1>have something um specifically for that game that you hadn't

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<v Speaker 1>seen before. So, I mean, they do a good job

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<v Speaker 1>of planning and game planning. UM. You know, so we

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<v Speaker 1>gotta be ready for a thing. Yeah. I mean I've

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<v Speaker 1>seen you know, been in at the NFC South five years,

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<v Speaker 1>Sault Julio from his first year in the league till now. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's a special talent. And you talk about his speed,

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<v Speaker 1>his size, and his ability to get in and out

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<v Speaker 1>of breaks is like nothing else or nobody else in

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<v Speaker 1>this league. Um. And whether he's double covered, he's fast

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<v Speaker 1>enough to just run through it. Uh, he's single covered,

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<v Speaker 1>he's he's he can beat man a man, he can

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<v Speaker 1>be pressed. Um, he's strong enough where if he catches

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<v Speaker 1>the ball, he can break tackles, he can outrun dbs.

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<v Speaker 1>It's it's a tough time. Nobody's really stopped him all year. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>The biggest thing is is just try to limit the

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<v Speaker 1>big plays that he had on a game. Try to

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<v Speaker 1>limit those you know, catches where he's running through the

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<v Speaker 1>secondary our runs everybody for a touchdown. You want them

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<v Speaker 1>to the least to be able to earn every cash

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<v Speaker 1>that he gets and keep it in front of the defense. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>But I mean that's you know, that's the NFL. And

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<v Speaker 1>talk about all of the talented receivers we've seen all year. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>he's definitely probably at the top of that list. You've

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<v Speaker 1>seen a lot of Matt Ryan over the years too. Statistically,

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<v Speaker 1>he's having an excellent you know his best year now

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<v Speaker 1>is that from what you've seen on film? Is that

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<v Speaker 1>a function of what they're doing schematically maybe different than

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<v Speaker 1>years past. Is him growing and maturing and getting better

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<v Speaker 1>with the kind of were's always been a productive quarterback, um,

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<v Speaker 1>especially when he's getting protected. And I think his run game,

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<v Speaker 1>even back when they used to have Turner he was

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<v Speaker 1>that's when he was really good as well. They had

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<v Speaker 1>a run game. It was the same thing, two back formations,

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<v Speaker 1>twelve personnel, play action, pass slot, um. And they're doing

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of the same stuff now, so we're never

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<v Speaker 1>he's paired with a really good run game. UM. You

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<v Speaker 1>know he's he's he's got all of the arm skills

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<v Speaker 1>and and um all of the brains at the line

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<v Speaker 1>of screamage to put him in a good play to

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<v Speaker 1>get in and out of runs, get in and play actions, um,

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<v Speaker 1>and and it's shown is having a productive year. But

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<v Speaker 1>he's always been one of those quarterbacks that you've had

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<v Speaker 1>to get ready to play. UM year and a year

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<v Speaker 1>out more about election and you talk about your friends,

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<v Speaker 1>sharing your concerns, what do you what do you say

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<v Speaker 1>to them? What are the conversations like last night, just

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<v Speaker 1>as the evening is unfolded, A lot of it was

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of disbelief, and I think a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>people you know, obviously shocked. Um. But yeah, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>it's that's pretty much it. Everybody's just kind of waiting

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<v Speaker 1>to see what what what will happen? Um. Obviously I

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<v Speaker 1>think a lot of people thought it would turn out

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<v Speaker 1>a different way, but this is America and just waiting

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<v Speaker 1>to see what happens. Yeah, kind of the same. It's

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<v Speaker 1>been the same conversations. A lot of people were kind

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<v Speaker 1>of shocked. Uh, it's probably been probably the main thing

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<v Speaker 1>guys have talked about all day. It's just you know, now,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, now everybody's talking politics. We want to talk

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<v Speaker 1>you know, foreign policy and all kinds of things. So

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<v Speaker 1>the economy. I think guys were shocked, but you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just like just like us, we're trying to figure it out.

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<v Speaker 1>You've got guys counting electoral votes and states and swing

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<v Speaker 1>states and all that stuff. But that's fun. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think everybody's shocked.