1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: Thirty birds. What's up? And welcome to another edition of 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 1: Falcons Final Whistle, presented at by Zaxby's. I'm your host, 3 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:09,240 Speaker 1: Will McFadden. I'm joined by Tarren Wak and Omni Sabon. Ladies. 4 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:10,160 Speaker 1: How are we doing today? 5 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 2: We're doing well? 6 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:12,479 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm not how you doing? 7 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 3: Spirits are high? 8 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:16,079 Speaker 1: All right? Spirits are high? And why shouldn't they be. 9 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 1: The Falcons are back at home this weekend taking on 10 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:21,800 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys. They are five and three, and honestly, 11 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:23,840 Speaker 1: I just want to like basking that for a second, 12 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: because it's been it's been, like, it's so cool to 13 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 1: see this team go out score points three games, with 14 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:34,519 Speaker 1: thirty plus points in the last four, Like, this is 15 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 1: Falcons football. This is the stuff that I think gets 16 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 1: fans excited here and so again, we really appreciate you 17 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: guys following along with us this season. It's gonna be 18 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 1: a lot of fun the rest of the way. But 19 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: before we dig into this particular matchup this morning Friday morning, 20 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:52,840 Speaker 1: up on the site, you can find a really great, 21 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 1: extensive deep dive on not only Atlanta's special teams, but 22 00:00:57,040 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: really the dynamic kickoff rule and how it's changed the 23 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: NFL landscape, Taren, you want to talk a little bit 24 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 1: about this piece that you wrote. 25 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:06,839 Speaker 4: I feel like I've been you all Special Teams Queen 26 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 4: on this podcast this season, and there's a reason for it. 27 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 1: On Halloween, the Special Teams Queen. 28 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:14,680 Speaker 2: I should have worn like, I don't know what we 29 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 2: should have gotten. 30 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: Field goalposts should have that's what you should have been. 31 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:20,400 Speaker 4: That would have been a walking hazard. I would have 32 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 4: been the running into things left and right. But I'm 33 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 4: really excited about this. This is something where like the 34 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 4: rule was announced and I was like, let's get weird. 35 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 2: Because it's so different. 36 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:32,960 Speaker 4: It looks so different, it's playing out very differently, and 37 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:34,679 Speaker 4: I was one of the people who got well ahead 38 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 4: of their skis where it was like, all right, this 39 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:38,399 Speaker 4: is going to change everything. Things are about to get, 40 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 4: as I said, weird and wild and let's get crazy 41 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 4: on Special Teams. And I got reality checked real hard 42 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 4: by Special Teams coordinator Marquise Williams here because he's like, 43 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 4: it's still too early to do that. It's we're still 44 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 4: figuring it out. And so today's story is really a 45 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 4: temperature check on like where the league as a whole 46 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 4: is when it comes to this new rule. And one 47 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 4: of the things that stood out to me most when 48 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 4: talking to Rich McKay who's the co chairman of the 49 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 4: Competition Committee and then in house here with the Falcons 50 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:14,799 Speaker 4: as their CEO, is that something they circled was the 51 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 4: difference between return yards over a decade. In twenty thirteen 52 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:23,399 Speaker 4: and compared to twenty twenty three, it was sixteen five 53 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:26,080 Speaker 4: hundred eighty seven return yards lost, Like the difference between 54 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 4: the two years or wow. 55 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 1: That's crazy. There was a lot. Yeah, like that fewer 56 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 1: returns in just a decades time. 57 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 4: Right, that's like fifteen hundred a season essentially going downward. 58 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:39,320 Speaker 4: I know the math isn't that simple, but like, regardless 59 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:41,640 Speaker 4: from year to year, that is the difference between the 60 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 4: two season totals. And then from two thousand and three 61 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 4: to twenty twenty three it's thirty three thousand and sixty 62 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:51,080 Speaker 4: five year return yards. So that's a fifty five and 63 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 4: a seventy one percent decrease respectively between a decade and 64 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 4: two decades. 65 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 2: And that's crazy. 66 00:02:57,280 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 1: I mean, that just shows you, I think why there 67 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: was kind of a sense of urgency to bring that 68 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: element of the game back, right, Yeah, And I'm have 69 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:07,519 Speaker 1: you noticed, you know, more kickoffs this year like we've 70 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 1: done at every game. We've watched a lot of football 71 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: this year. It feels like the kickoff is back and 72 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: play a little bit more. 73 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, And it feels like it's back and play, 74 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 3: but it's also just a little stagnant at the same time. 75 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 2: So it's like waiting for that next step. 76 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:21,080 Speaker 3: And I like, we're still early in this, like you said, 77 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 3: and I'm just curious, like, what are those next steps 78 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 3: going to be to make this as dynamic as they 79 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:28,079 Speaker 3: want to It does. 80 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:29,519 Speaker 1: Yeah, it feels like a lot of guys kind of 81 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:31,959 Speaker 1: like running to about the twenty five or the thirty 82 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 1: and then getting tackled right. 83 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, and the touchback has really changed things. But the 84 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 4: thing I found probably most interesting is the fact that 85 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 4: punts are so down. Wow, Bradley Pinion in this buildings 86 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 4: only averaging two and a half punts per game. 87 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 2: He's only had twenty punts this season, whereas. 88 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 4: Last year he had thirty six by this point, wow, 89 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 4: And so year over year in his career, they've just 90 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 4: kind of like gone down. And he's like, I mean, 91 00:03:57,760 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 4: I'm not going to ruin the great quote in the story, but. 92 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 3: He's like, go read it. 93 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 2: I'm still going to do my job. 94 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 4: Like he thinks it's a good thing because the points 95 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 4: are up, and that's what allegedly fans want. 96 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 2: I don't know. 97 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, I can't want to speak on there. 98 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 2: I think a little five to three game is kind 99 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:14,119 Speaker 2: of fun. 100 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 1: I think I just can't do you. Okay, Alabama grad 101 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:20,839 Speaker 1: over here at LSU Alabama, look at that. I totally agree. 102 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 1: I think that the points have been a lot of fun. Again, 103 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 1: we started off the show talking about the Falcon scoring 104 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:27,719 Speaker 1: thirty plus points in three of their last four games, 105 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 1: like it has added a little bit of an element 106 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 1: to the kicking game, specifically with field goals, and that's 107 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:37,159 Speaker 1: been such a cool wrinkle that I didn't really see coming. 108 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:39,119 Speaker 1: I don't know how many people when we were talking 109 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: about this change before the season started, predicted that field 110 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 1: goals would would go way up and punts would go 111 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 1: way down. But Terren's story does an incredible job covering 112 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 1: all of it, is honestly so thorough. Please go check 113 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: it out if you've got some time out. Great work 114 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 1: on that, Taran, But let's get to some action for Sunday. 115 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:01,240 Speaker 1: As my iPad to just freaks out on me, which 116 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 1: why we have a paper copy, ladies and gentlemen. So 117 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 1: before we uh, we kind of dissect the Cowboys Dallas matchup, 118 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: I do want to start with a Falcon centric look 119 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 1: and specifically a little bit of a compliment sandwich. We 120 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:17,360 Speaker 1: are through eight games, which gives us a nice sample 121 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: size to to really look at, and so we'll start 122 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: with you, what's one thing you think the Falcons have 123 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 1: done really well over the first eight weeks. 124 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 3: Well, I think you can't help but look at the offense. 125 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:29,839 Speaker 3: And then you can't help but look at Kirk Cousins. 126 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 3: And that's who I'm starting with with the the bun 127 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:34,040 Speaker 3: of the compliment sandwich. 128 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, sessme, bun? Is that what we're going on? 129 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:37,799 Speaker 3: We're going with bosch. 130 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: Oh bo. 131 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 2: If it's a POSSI, I'm gonna say asiago, but that's 132 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 2: a bagel. 133 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:44,720 Speaker 1: God, you guys are way better at breads than I am. 134 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 3: Oh, you can't go wrong. Oh yes, Kirk Cousins is 135 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 3: the brioche bun. Like he's he's really stepped it up 136 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:55,159 Speaker 3: from like coming off that injury and like we're in 137 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:58,800 Speaker 3: week nine. He wasn't playing Week nine last year. So 138 00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:01,040 Speaker 3: the fact that he's like playing as well as he is. 139 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 3: Just got NC Offensive Player of the Week for the 140 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 3: second time. Yeah, for the second time this month, for 141 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 3: the second time against the Bucks coming off the Bucks. 142 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:10,159 Speaker 1: Kirk Tober Baby, kirktober. 143 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:13,719 Speaker 3: Ah, it's so fun, but like it be beyond that, 144 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 3: Like there's that leadership in that like that he's providing 145 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:20,039 Speaker 3: to the locker room and then this like dynamic he's 146 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:22,359 Speaker 3: creating with the fans and the way that he's embracing 147 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 3: Atlanta culture. And I asked him about it yesterday. I'm like, 148 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 3: is this something that you're like intentionally doing to like 149 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 3: learn about it or are you just like is it 150 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 3: just all natural? And He's like, if I was really trying, 151 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 3: I think I'd look pretty silly. And then I'm trying 152 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 3: too hard, So you just he's poking fun at himself. 153 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:39,800 Speaker 3: And that's been like something for me that like I 154 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:43,279 Speaker 3: didn't see coming. With like the way that he's like 155 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:46,920 Speaker 3: become this Atlanta man type thing. I feel like that's 156 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 3: been such a fun unforeseen storyline. And when he's signed here, 157 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:53,279 Speaker 3: I didn't see that coming. So he's definitely been the 158 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 3: positive for me. 159 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, I totally agree. I think it's everything that the 160 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:00,480 Speaker 1: Falcons could have hoped for and expect did and then 161 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:03,160 Speaker 1: some With Kirk so far. I mean, he was playing 162 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:04,839 Speaker 1: at such a high level last year, but to see 163 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 1: him really pick it back up, and and like you said, 164 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 1: he is now a full year kind of removed from 165 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 1: that injury, and and that's historically been the timeline for 166 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: something like that, So maybe his best days are still 167 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 1: ahead of him, which is crazy to say, again coming 168 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 1: off of two NFC Player of the Week performances in 169 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 1: the span of one single month. Right, So, Kirk Cousins 170 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 1: eight touchdowns against the Buccaneers, more by any quarterback in 171 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 1: NFL history against one team in a single month. Dude's 172 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 1: bawling right now. So that's great, Brioche bun to start 173 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: off with. I'm gonna go with, you know, maybe like 174 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 1: a little frozen meat patty in the middle. Yeah, it's tough, 175 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 1: but that is breakfast. That is of course, the Falcons 176 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 1: pass rush, and a lot of questions in the mailbag 177 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 1: the last few weeks about it, understandably so, right, Falcons 178 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 1: are last in the league in sacks, They are last 179 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 1: in the league in pressure rate, not last in the 180 00:07:57,200 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 1: league in overall pressures, they've had more pass rush snap 181 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 1: than some of the other teams. They're like third to 182 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 1: last in pressures, but by and large, when you're down 183 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:08,120 Speaker 1: that far in some of these rankings, it's going to 184 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 1: be a clear area to address, and the Falcons have 185 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:14,200 Speaker 1: been looking at that for the last few weeks. I 186 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 1: do like what the coaching staff has been saying. I 187 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:20,880 Speaker 1: do think there is some accountability on these players. You 188 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: can't kind of get outside of yourself too much to 189 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:26,600 Speaker 1: generate pressure. You really do have to rely on Arnold 190 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 1: I Vacadie to win some matchups, Matthew jude On to 191 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 1: win some matchups, Grady Jarre in the middle to win 192 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:33,719 Speaker 1: some matchups, but to also do it together. One thing 193 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:35,560 Speaker 1: you heard Raheie Morris say on Monday was kind of 194 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 1: getting the pass rush to rush as one, and that 195 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 1: is when you kind of look at some of the 196 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:43,679 Speaker 1: quarterbacks being able to escape the pocket and step up 197 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 1: and out and do things like that. I think the 198 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: Falcons could use a little bit more of synchronicity in 199 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 1: their pass rush and everybody kind of staying in their 200 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: lane and not allowing the leak out by the quarterback 201 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:58,960 Speaker 1: this week. Dak Prescott used to be a little more 202 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 1: mobile than he is now, so maybe it'll be a 203 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:04,840 Speaker 1: chance to you know, get right in that area. But 204 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 1: unless Adrian Claiborne is walking through the door and he's 205 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:10,840 Speaker 1: gonna have another six SAG performance like he did a 206 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:14,199 Speaker 1: few years ago for Atlanta, Will we'll see what happens 207 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 1: with the pass rush again on Sunday. But let's quickly 208 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 1: go back to another positive to wrap things up. Taren, 209 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 1: which he got. 210 00:09:20,920 --> 00:09:23,200 Speaker 4: I had offense written down, but I feel like the 211 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:25,679 Speaker 4: other half of the bun has to be defense because 212 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 4: they need to not just get the sad middle patty apparently. 213 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 1: I'll say a sad middle patty. I said a frozen 214 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: middle patty. They're looking the thought out, you. 215 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:37,840 Speaker 2: Know, ew as a not me eater. 216 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:43,439 Speaker 4: I don't enjoy this analogy of possible burger for that's 217 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 4: not ruin that for me too. But gosh, let's go 218 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:51,000 Speaker 4: with Jesse Bates. I mean, it's it's crazy how he 219 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:53,840 Speaker 4: just like shows up in clutch moments. I mean two 220 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:57,839 Speaker 4: turnovers in the last game alone. I feel like he's 221 00:09:57,880 --> 00:10:00,199 Speaker 4: averaging a turnover for a game. I haven't even look 222 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:02,720 Speaker 4: that up. But it just feels like that. Yeah, and 223 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 4: so he's gonna be my positive bottom bun because otherwise 224 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:11,200 Speaker 4: I had Drake London, Darnell Mooney, but Jehan Robinson, Tyler Algier, 225 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 4: not to mention Kyle Pitts, Ray Ray McLeod, Like, the 226 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 4: reason Kirk is able to do what he's doing is 227 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:20,319 Speaker 4: because he has all these options. And again, I've been 228 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:22,520 Speaker 4: so deep in special teams lately. The only story you've 229 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:24,960 Speaker 4: written not about special teams this week is about Darnell 230 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 4: Mooney and Drake London and how they're the reason the 231 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 4: Falcons are the only team in the NFL right now 232 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 4: with two wide receivers with at least five hundred yards receiving. 233 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 4: I think the Houston Texans were next, but Stefan Diggs 234 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:40,839 Speaker 4: is out for the season so his number will not change. 235 00:10:40,920 --> 00:10:44,280 Speaker 1: And then after that five yard shy, I think eight. Okay, 236 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 1: but that's crazy like Houston. Like when we look at 237 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:48,959 Speaker 1: Houston and we've got Tank Dell and Nico Collins and 238 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:51,840 Speaker 1: Stefan did I mean coming into the season, they were 239 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 1: looked at as like this super talent rich offense. And 240 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 1: to have the Falcons not only be in the same 241 00:10:57,320 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 1: category as them, but are same conversation as them, but 242 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:02,400 Speaker 1: like leading in that category is awesome. 243 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:05,200 Speaker 4: Yeah. And then the next one is the Ravens and 244 00:11:06,280 --> 00:11:10,200 Speaker 4: their person who doesn't fit the show is out by 245 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 4: like eight eighty eight yards because I think he's like 246 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:16,720 Speaker 4: at four twenty two if I remember correctly. 247 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:18,839 Speaker 1: But he's kind of their big play threat. So it's 248 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:21,319 Speaker 1: less volume and that's what's been so surprising abou Darnell 249 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:24,160 Speaker 1: Mooney is he's sustained volume and big play. 250 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:25,960 Speaker 2: He's been so fun to watch. 251 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 4: Because I do think he's fitting in here a lot 252 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:34,720 Speaker 4: more than he did in Chicago, and it's like, what 253 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:37,680 Speaker 4: is it he's in his fifth sixth year or something 254 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 4: like that. 255 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:41,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, one of them was was kind of lost by injury. 256 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:45,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, but to see him like finding another gear and 257 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 4: like maybe even finding their joy for the game again 258 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:51,280 Speaker 4: here with the Falcons, it's just fun to see like 259 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 4: it's kind of like a second chance and he's really 260 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 4: making the most of the opportunity. Whereas Drake London's been 261 00:11:57,040 --> 00:12:00,320 Speaker 4: here since he's joined the NFL, so it's a different 262 00:12:00,559 --> 00:12:04,400 Speaker 4: dynamic and they're also so different in stature and play. 263 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:08,680 Speaker 4: But I think the best analogy that Drake used in 264 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:13,319 Speaker 4: the locker room yesterday aka Wednesday, because I know we're 265 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:15,960 Speaker 4: recording on Thursday, and I want to make sure everyone 266 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:18,479 Speaker 4: is aware of the timeline. 267 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 2: Was that they're riding a tandem bike. 268 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:23,720 Speaker 4: Yeah, I want social to kind of make a graphic 269 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:26,040 Speaker 4: with that somehow, some way. But yeah, those who are 270 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 4: riding a tandem bike, I mean they're so close in numbers. 271 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 4: Drake has five hundred and twenty five yards receiving, Mooney 272 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:35,560 Speaker 4: has five hundred and just like they're both pedaling the 273 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:36,840 Speaker 4: Falcons offense to success. 274 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:39,520 Speaker 1: I'm just picturing one of those like ESPN Monday Night 275 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 1: Football like animated things. Since those two guys like on 276 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:45,480 Speaker 1: a bike, like pedaling up a hill and they're pedaling 277 00:12:45,559 --> 00:12:48,840 Speaker 1: past Baltimore and they're peddling past Houston, Like, why am 278 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:51,079 Speaker 1: I providing content for you guys? Yes, we need to 279 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 1: get that for that Monday night game exactly. 280 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:57,480 Speaker 3: Jaron, shoot them an email your story. 281 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think that's a great, great select And Jesse 282 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:02,080 Speaker 1: has been huge, Kirk has been huge. 283 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:02,840 Speaker 2: Double bun. 284 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:05,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, what did you say? He's my beautiful bottom bun? 285 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:06,880 Speaker 1: Is that what you said earlier? 286 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 5: I didn't say beautiful, Okay, I want to make a. 287 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:14,200 Speaker 1: T shirt where I don't know, I remember you and 288 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 1: Jesse just like. 289 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 4: He's got the bottom. But I don't know what I said. 290 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:18,719 Speaker 4: You found it funnier than I did. 291 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:21,920 Speaker 1: I did it was great, but it's it's awesome to 292 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 1: see kind of where we've come with those two, thinking 293 00:13:25,559 --> 00:13:28,960 Speaker 1: back to the training camp stories about them watching film 294 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 1: together and kind of what their leadership would mean for 295 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:33,040 Speaker 1: both sides of the ball. I think that Bucks game 296 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 1: was such a clear example of how impactful leaders are 297 00:13:37,640 --> 00:13:39,719 Speaker 1: for a football team. I mean when Jesse came out 298 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:41,840 Speaker 1: and forced that fumball in the first drive, it was like, 299 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 1: he's not going to let this team star flat. He 300 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:46,120 Speaker 1: is going to take it upon himself to get the 301 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 1: juice going. And then Kirk turned right around and hit 302 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:52,560 Speaker 1: a touchdown on that next possession, Like that is complimentary football. 303 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 1: And it started with the two biggest leaders I think 304 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 1: in this building. 305 00:13:55,640 --> 00:13:58,719 Speaker 4: So I know, but I wish the other turnovers had 306 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:02,560 Speaker 4: done something similar because that's the issue who and I 307 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:04,640 Speaker 4: think back to Raheem Wors being like, okay, so we 308 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:07,840 Speaker 4: start fast. Then what Yeah, they didn't continue exactly fast. 309 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:09,680 Speaker 4: I mean they did well. Obviously they won but like 310 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 4: I think of the other two turnovers and how they 311 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:14,320 Speaker 4: didn't result in points. 312 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:16,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, and there were some missed opportunities there to continue 313 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 1: to clean up, right, that that's why. Yeah, there's nine 314 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:19,720 Speaker 1: more games left. 315 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 2: So now I'm sounding like Raheem with the start fast 316 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:22,560 Speaker 2: like it's not enough. 317 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:26,040 Speaker 1: You gotta start fast and finish strong, right right, it's everything. 318 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:28,280 Speaker 1: And then Tory would talk about the middle eight, so 319 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 1: you gotta you gotta do it all. 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Let's 329 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:06,440 Speaker 1: go ahead and pivot though to Dallas. Dallas has been 330 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:09,560 Speaker 1: dealing with some key injuries throughout the season. Micah Parsons 331 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:12,040 Speaker 1: has missed last four games. It sounds like he will 332 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:15,040 Speaker 1: miss at least a few more. Cornerbacks to Ron Bland, 333 00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:17,800 Speaker 1: who was an All Pro last year had nine interceptions 334 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 1: and five pick sixes, I kind of feel like a 335 00:15:20,200 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 1: memory hold that last year. Not that I was like 336 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 1: tuning into a ton of Cowboys games, but that's crazy 337 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:28,120 Speaker 1: five pick sixes. But he has not played this season. 338 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 1: He was activated to the active roster this week after 339 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 1: his twenty one day window was going to close, I 340 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:39,040 Speaker 1: believe on Wednesday. So we'll see where everything stands with him. 341 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 1: Maybe he'll place on it, maybe he won't. But DeMarcus Lawrence, 342 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 1: the defensive end for Dallas, is out on IR for 343 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:48,000 Speaker 1: at least one more game. Brandon Cooks is out as well, 344 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 1: the wide receiver, and then they have a couple more 345 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 1: defensive linemen who might be out also. So that's a 346 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:57,160 Speaker 1: lot of guys specifically on the defense for Dallas. Ceedee 347 00:15:57,200 --> 00:15:58,200 Speaker 1: Lamb and Dak Prescott. 348 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 2: I guess well, thanks off and on too though. 349 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean while he was on last week and 350 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:06,200 Speaker 1: Sunday Night Football, so I think he's he's looking pretty 351 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:08,760 Speaker 1: good to go for this matchup. But defensively, I mean, 352 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:11,960 Speaker 1: this is a big opportunity. I'm gonna for the Falcons 353 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:15,000 Speaker 1: offense to keep rolling. What are you looking at in 354 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 1: that specific matchup Atlanta's offense against Dallas, the defense run it. 355 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:23,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, let Bajon and Tyler Cook. Let them go because 356 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:26,200 Speaker 3: they're really into anime. Super pscy on mode if. 357 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:28,520 Speaker 1: That's I think it's super Saiyan mode. 358 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:29,800 Speaker 2: Okay, See that's the thing. 359 00:16:29,840 --> 00:16:32,840 Speaker 3: I was like, I watched Dragon fall Z as a kid, 360 00:16:32,880 --> 00:16:35,840 Speaker 3: But do I know anything else about anime? No, but 361 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:39,080 Speaker 3: let them go crazy. I think that this is a 362 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:43,760 Speaker 3: huge opportunity for both of them. Yeah, like thirty first, 363 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:47,400 Speaker 3: the Cowboys are in rushing per game like in allowing 364 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 3: those rushing yards. And then last week against the forty 365 00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 3: nine Ers, the forty nine ers had their second most 366 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 3: rushing output and Rock pretty rushed for fifty six yards. 367 00:16:56,960 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 3: That was one shy of his career high. So I'm 368 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 3: not saying Kirk needs to go out and have a 369 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:04,000 Speaker 3: career high in rushing, but I think that's a huge 370 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:05,440 Speaker 3: opportunity for them. 371 00:17:05,480 --> 00:17:07,160 Speaker 1: What do you think Raheem would do in the postgame 372 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:09,359 Speaker 1: press conference if Kirk went out and ran for sixty 373 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:10,160 Speaker 1: yards in this game. 374 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:14,040 Speaker 3: Six I don't know his career high, but I know 375 00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:15,719 Speaker 3: it sixty is more than that. 376 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:18,600 Speaker 1: It would be stunning. I mean, of course, Kirk had 377 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:22,280 Speaker 1: the big scramble last weekend, but that's kind of more 378 00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 1: than I expected to see from him on the ground. 379 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 1: Brock Perty's been weirdly feisty this year. Is kind of 380 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:29,679 Speaker 1: a runner like. Yeah, he's almost like an old version 381 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:31,480 Speaker 1: of of Aaron Rodgers, like back in the day, where 382 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:33,960 Speaker 1: he's just kind of like not a true scrambler, but 383 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:35,760 Speaker 1: if you leave him space, he's going to pick up 384 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:38,160 Speaker 1: a lot of yardage. So I think that the run 385 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:40,600 Speaker 1: game is going to be big for Atlanta in this one. 386 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:43,119 Speaker 1: Tyler all Jeer, I'm kind of in the back of 387 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 1: my mind thinking about him getting back on track after 388 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: a couple of quiet weeks. Taren, what are you seeing 389 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:50,280 Speaker 1: from Atlanta's offense against Allas's defense? 390 00:17:50,800 --> 00:17:54,680 Speaker 2: I had the run game also talking about this, But. 391 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:58,159 Speaker 1: We can have the same time, we can share, I 392 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:00,200 Speaker 1: can agree, we. 393 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 2: Can be friends. 394 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:03,920 Speaker 4: I think the reason I want to see more out 395 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:06,040 Speaker 4: of the run game specifically is because if you look 396 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:09,120 Speaker 4: at the Seahawks' standings, they're very similar to. 397 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:10,840 Speaker 2: That of the Cowboys. 398 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:13,119 Speaker 4: And so we went into that game and like run, 399 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:17,080 Speaker 4: like there's no reason you can't. They're not the defense 400 00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 4: isn't doing well against the run. Like run, run it 401 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:24,640 Speaker 4: down their throats. And yes, the Falcons had watched. 402 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:26,399 Speaker 2: I think I wrote it down. 403 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:29,760 Speaker 4: Maybe not, oh well, I think like the second most 404 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:33,120 Speaker 4: rushing yards of their season against the Seahawks, but they 405 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 4: still weren't able to come out with the wins. So 406 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:40,119 Speaker 4: it's like, how can you capitalize on a weakness and 407 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:43,120 Speaker 4: turn it into your benefit? A bit more like, yeah, 408 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:47,199 Speaker 4: you did it, but ultimately you still fell short. So 409 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:49,680 Speaker 4: it's like I want to see them run it down 410 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 4: their throats like you do. I don't know, like there's 411 00:18:53,880 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 4: no reason not to and use it to win the game, 412 00:18:57,160 --> 00:19:00,240 Speaker 4: not just put a number up in the stat book, because, 413 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:02,320 Speaker 4: as Raheem Morris loves to say, and it pains me 414 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:04,199 Speaker 4: every time he says it, stats are for losers. 415 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:07,240 Speaker 1: There is a question in the mail bag that went 416 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:10,840 Speaker 1: up on Thursday basically saying, you know, contrary to what 417 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:13,359 Speaker 1: you know, coach Morris believes like I like stats and 418 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:14,800 Speaker 1: here are some good ones. And I was like, I 419 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:17,080 Speaker 1: like stats too. We can just be losers together. So 420 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:19,800 Speaker 1: you know, I know how coaches feel about stats, but 421 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:20,879 Speaker 1: luckily we're not coaches. 422 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:22,879 Speaker 2: I took it personally and every time he says it, 423 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:23,480 Speaker 2: he's hurting me. 424 00:19:23,960 --> 00:19:27,640 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, stats on stay at least on Falcons final whistle. 425 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:30,840 Speaker 1: I think I think getting the run game going will 426 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:33,960 Speaker 1: be important early because if there's one thing I think 427 00:19:33,960 --> 00:19:37,200 Speaker 1: Atlanta's offense is still looking to find, it is setting 428 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 1: the pace for the game and the tempo and really 429 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:42,960 Speaker 1: imposing and then finishing that out exactly. And that's where, 430 00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:46,200 Speaker 1: like when you look at Seattle, them building that big 431 00:19:46,280 --> 00:19:49,040 Speaker 1: second half lead really took Atlanta out of what they 432 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 1: wanted to do, I think on the ground and staying 433 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:56,040 Speaker 1: true to that. And when you look at Dallas offensively, 434 00:19:56,720 --> 00:19:59,720 Speaker 1: good pass game, not a great run game at all. 435 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:03,560 Speaker 1: So if you're Atlanta, can you kind of figure out 436 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:07,000 Speaker 1: that one two combo of running the ball then maybe 437 00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:09,160 Speaker 1: hitting some of these play action passes to Drake Lennon, 438 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:12,119 Speaker 1: Darnel Mooney, Kyle Pitts a couple of explosive plays against 439 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:14,760 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay. That is where if you can get a 440 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:18,800 Speaker 1: double digit lead on them at halftime in the third quarter, 441 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:21,560 Speaker 1: I really think you're gonna put Dallas a little bit 442 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 1: behind the eight ball, but maybe you're also playing right 443 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:26,879 Speaker 1: into their offensive strength because we saw in that fourth 444 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:30,439 Speaker 1: quarter just how dangerous Dak Prescott and CD Lamb can be. 445 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:33,040 Speaker 1: So omna when you're looking at Dallas's offense, is that 446 00:20:33,119 --> 00:20:33,960 Speaker 1: really where you start? 447 00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:36,679 Speaker 3: Oh? Yeah for sure? And uh, I don't know if 448 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:39,800 Speaker 3: we're moving on, but like you have a question that 449 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:41,880 Speaker 3: who should have a good game? My wrote down AJ 450 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:45,240 Speaker 3: Terrell like I feel like, yeah, yeah, with if you 451 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:47,440 Speaker 3: can take CD Lamb out of it, if you can 452 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:52,679 Speaker 3: take that dynamic of Dak and CD and nullify it, 453 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:55,560 Speaker 3: like you are in good shape because like you said, 454 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:57,880 Speaker 3: their run game, they're not They're not producing a lot 455 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:01,000 Speaker 3: out of that, and so they're relying a lot on CD. 456 00:21:01,119 --> 00:21:06,000 Speaker 3: I think he is third in receiving yards in the NFL, 457 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 3: tied for fourth and touchdowns, Like that's a big part 458 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:12,679 Speaker 3: of the offense. And I think Aj he's had not 459 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:15,640 Speaker 3: even quietly a good season because he's had some interceptions 460 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:17,720 Speaker 3: and this is something he's been like itching to get to. 461 00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:21,320 Speaker 3: But like he's quietly one of those underrated premier corners 462 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:23,520 Speaker 3: and for him to have a good game against CD. 463 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:24,479 Speaker 3: That would just add to that. 464 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:27,439 Speaker 1: Yeah, that that play that he made against Tampa to 465 00:21:27,480 --> 00:21:31,640 Speaker 1: get the interception was something I haven't really seen from 466 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 1: AJ before. And one thing I've been monitoring from next 467 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:37,159 Speaker 1: Gen Stats all season long is that the Falcons are 468 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:39,760 Speaker 1: playing off coverage and zone coverage at kind of like 469 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:43,200 Speaker 1: a higher rate than they have throughout AJ Twell's tenure here, 470 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:45,159 Speaker 1: and so I think he's in a little bit of 471 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:47,399 Speaker 1: a new role. He's traveling around with a lot of 472 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:49,119 Speaker 1: the number ones, which is great to see. Like, I 473 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:51,440 Speaker 1: think they're they're putting a lot of faith in him 474 00:21:51,480 --> 00:21:53,840 Speaker 1: to say, you're our shutdown corner. Go out there and 475 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 1: cover Mike Evans, you know, go out there and cover 476 00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:58,639 Speaker 1: CD Lamb, go out there and cover all of these 477 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:02,720 Speaker 1: big one A wide receivers and so far. Yeah, as 478 00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:04,800 Speaker 1: a corner, you're gonna lose some matchups, but he's also 479 00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:06,960 Speaker 1: made some big plays and so I think AJ is 480 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:09,360 Speaker 1: a great selection here, Taren, what are you looking at? 481 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:13,080 Speaker 4: I realized I botched up my stats because I was 482 00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:15,280 Speaker 4: looking at the. 483 00:22:15,359 --> 00:22:17,840 Speaker 1: That's why stats are for losers, because we haven't probably bought. 484 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:22,359 Speaker 3: Right. But it's better to correct I can now. 485 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:23,119 Speaker 2: Yeah, realize it. 486 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:25,040 Speaker 4: I was like, oh, my face is turning right on 487 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 4: camera because I know I messed up. But Dallas's defense 488 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:30,959 Speaker 4: is also not so hot in the passing game, so 489 00:22:31,280 --> 00:22:35,560 Speaker 4: I'm mixed up the offense and defense when it comes 490 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:39,520 Speaker 4: to like skewness the offense that can't really run the ball, 491 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:41,800 Speaker 4: but it can pass the ball, but it's the defense 492 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:43,120 Speaker 4: they can't really defend either. 493 00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 2: Sorry. 494 00:22:44,760 --> 00:22:45,400 Speaker 3: Sorry where I. 495 00:22:45,359 --> 00:22:47,560 Speaker 4: Said before, it was kind of like skewed like Seattle, 496 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:48,800 Speaker 4: but that was the offense. 497 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:52,200 Speaker 1: Offense, not the defense. One thing. Well, yeah, defense can 498 00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:54,360 Speaker 1: at least so far, has not done many things. 499 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:58,119 Speaker 4: Well yeah, and the offense was similar to that of Seattle. 500 00:22:58,240 --> 00:23:01,399 Speaker 1: Yes, where they're passing is really at the forefront of 501 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:02,000 Speaker 1: what they want to do. 502 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:04,280 Speaker 4: But then I just relooked up Seattle to see how 503 00:23:04,320 --> 00:23:06,399 Speaker 4: wrong I was, and it's okay because they're not so 504 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:08,000 Speaker 4: good in the run defense either. 505 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:12,600 Speaker 5: So they're not too dissimilar in fact that I was like, 506 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:14,359 Speaker 5: I was looking at it and a lot of things 507 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:16,679 Speaker 5: were matching up with the way that Seattle just in 508 00:23:16,760 --> 00:23:20,480 Speaker 5: terms of even like Gino Smith was high up on 509 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:25,280 Speaker 5: like sacks taken in the season, and that looked like 510 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:27,440 Speaker 5: an opportunity for them to get after the pass rush 511 00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:28,280 Speaker 5: and that didn't happen. 512 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:32,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, and so that's where my key not player, if 513 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:34,080 Speaker 4: I'm gonna go unit needs to step up, is the 514 00:23:34,119 --> 00:23:37,919 Speaker 4: defense because I am also really tired of seeing tweets 515 00:23:37,920 --> 00:23:38,760 Speaker 4: about the pass rush. 516 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:41,320 Speaker 2: It's a scary place. 517 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:43,679 Speaker 1: Sacks in the first quarter would be like the best 518 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:47,160 Speaker 1: gifts in the world. I think first for everybody. 519 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:50,560 Speaker 4: Any last week, they've had three games in which they've 520 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:53,119 Speaker 4: had no sacks, and then they haven't had a multi 521 00:23:53,119 --> 00:23:54,760 Speaker 4: sack game since Week one. 522 00:23:55,560 --> 00:23:59,920 Speaker 2: Which they lost. So I think I'm like, huh. 523 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:00,840 Speaker 4: I don't want to be one of the like the 524 00:24:00,920 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 4: keyboard warriors over here, But the rush I need to 525 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:09,080 Speaker 4: see a good need to see the quarterback hit the ground, 526 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:12,680 Speaker 4: run it down their throats and smash the quarterback's face. 527 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:13,000 Speaker 2: In the grass. 528 00:24:14,280 --> 00:24:17,160 Speaker 1: That's amazing. Is coming out for it getting aggressive? 529 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:20,400 Speaker 4: Yeah before nine am. No, it's almost ten am. 530 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:21,000 Speaker 2: I don't know. 531 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:23,440 Speaker 1: Your face is turned WoT the quarterbacks face to turn 532 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:23,840 Speaker 1: red too? 533 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:27,600 Speaker 2: My stats were messed up. I'm hurting and not. 534 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:29,240 Speaker 1: As badly as the quarterback is going to be hurting 535 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:33,880 Speaker 1: on Sunday. So I want to real change, real quick though. 536 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:36,199 Speaker 1: The Seattle game is a good way I think to 537 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:38,679 Speaker 1: think about this one because that was an opportunity for 538 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 1: Atlanta a couple of weeks ago to outside of the 539 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 1: vision make a statement against another NFC team of kind 540 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:47,480 Speaker 1: of equal caliber that's Dallas. Like Dallas is also right 541 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:49,840 Speaker 1: in the mix in the NFC East. I know they've 542 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:51,600 Speaker 1: lost their last two. They had a bye week there 543 00:24:51,640 --> 00:24:53,600 Speaker 1: in the middle, so they're kind of licking their wounds 544 00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:56,000 Speaker 1: a little bit, but so was Seattle coming into Mercedes 545 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:59,280 Speaker 1: ben Stadium. This is another opportunity for Atlanta at home 546 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:01,920 Speaker 1: to kind of make a statement outside of their division 547 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:05,240 Speaker 1: against an NFC team who we figure to be in 548 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 1: the mix kind of at the end of the year. 549 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 1: So they can't be overlooking this one. They can't be 550 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:11,760 Speaker 1: thinking about, you know, New Orleans or anything like that. 551 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:14,960 Speaker 1: Focus is on Dallas, and honestly, based on kind of 552 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:18,000 Speaker 1: what we've seen, conversations we've had, I believe they're locked 553 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:19,960 Speaker 1: in and this is gonna be a really fun one 554 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:23,800 Speaker 1: on Sunday. So quickly, let's let's kind of close this 555 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:27,199 Speaker 1: thing up with our final couple of topics closest to 556 00:25:27,240 --> 00:25:30,920 Speaker 1: the pen omna one, our very first closest. 557 00:25:30,600 --> 00:25:33,280 Speaker 2: To ten losers waiting for my golf clubs. 558 00:25:33,400 --> 00:25:39,159 Speaker 1: Yeah, you will keep waiting. I let's though, go for 559 00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:41,680 Speaker 1: round two. I'mna, we'll start with you since you were 560 00:25:41,720 --> 00:25:45,000 Speaker 1: the winner. Make it take it. Tyler al Geer rushing yards, 561 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:46,160 Speaker 1: how many you think he will have? 562 00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:51,359 Speaker 3: Okay, I'm going with fifty five? Okay against Carolina he 563 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:54,919 Speaker 3: had his most with one hundred and five. Carolina I 564 00:25:54,960 --> 00:25:59,479 Speaker 3: think gives up the most yardage rushing yards in the NFL, 565 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:03,879 Speaker 3: and then dow us as six. So another opportunity for 566 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:05,639 Speaker 3: him there. I don't know that he gets one hundred. 567 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:09,080 Speaker 3: Maybe Terran will running the ball down their throat. Maybe 568 00:26:09,080 --> 00:26:12,439 Speaker 3: he does. But I think there's there's an opportunity for 569 00:26:12,520 --> 00:26:14,560 Speaker 3: some some angry runs from Tyler from this one. 570 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:16,760 Speaker 1: Oh nice, Yeah, fifty five. It's not a bad mark 571 00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:20,560 Speaker 1: at all. Taren, you have Jesse Bates tackles, and for 572 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:23,240 Speaker 1: the purposes of this game, because I'm well aware, you 573 00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:26,080 Speaker 1: could be just one tackle off, right, and that's different 574 00:26:26,119 --> 00:26:31,080 Speaker 1: than ten yards off. So one tackle equals ten yards. 575 00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:33,200 Speaker 2: For the purposes of this with the caveat. 576 00:26:33,080 --> 00:26:35,040 Speaker 1: We got to make it fair somehow, No we don't. 577 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:39,120 Speaker 4: I haven't nine tackles because he's averaging six point two 578 00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:41,920 Speaker 4: five per game. His season high is twelve, which was 579 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:44,680 Speaker 4: in the win against the Eagles, and so I just 580 00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:46,120 Speaker 4: found a happy medium between the two. 581 00:26:46,160 --> 00:26:48,159 Speaker 2: And I don't know that I want to give him 582 00:26:48,160 --> 00:26:48,760 Speaker 2: a double digit. 583 00:26:49,920 --> 00:26:52,120 Speaker 1: Okay, So yeah, now, your beautiful bottom bun, you don't 584 00:26:52,119 --> 00:26:53,160 Speaker 1: want to give him a double digit. 585 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:54,080 Speaker 4: I don't. 586 00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:56,560 Speaker 2: I really regret saying that if I did say it 587 00:26:56,560 --> 00:26:56,920 Speaker 2: that way. 588 00:26:57,040 --> 00:26:58,800 Speaker 1: I don't even think that you did. I don't, but 589 00:26:58,920 --> 00:26:59,760 Speaker 1: I am saying it now. 590 00:26:59,840 --> 00:27:01,680 Speaker 2: That hilarious making me on cozy. 591 00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:05,920 Speaker 1: Okay, So you had nine tackles, I've got Drake Lennon 592 00:27:05,960 --> 00:27:10,160 Speaker 1: receiving yards, and I'm gonna say eighty three eighty. 593 00:27:09,960 --> 00:27:12,120 Speaker 2: Three No, because they need to run it down their throat. 594 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:14,639 Speaker 1: Hey, I think they could. This could come off with 595 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:17,600 Speaker 1: two receptions. Let's say eighty three yards on two receptions. 596 00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:19,840 Speaker 1: For some receptions are not part of this at all, 597 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:22,000 Speaker 1: but they can still run it down the throat and 598 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:24,760 Speaker 1: get eighty three receiving yards for Drake Lennon. So we 599 00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:27,240 Speaker 1: had fifty five rushing yards for Tyler all year, nine 600 00:27:27,280 --> 00:27:30,679 Speaker 1: tackles for Jesse Bates, and eighty three receiving yards for 601 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:34,320 Speaker 1: Drake London ladies. Let's wrap this up with one thing 602 00:27:34,359 --> 00:27:36,879 Speaker 1: the Falcons need to do to win on Sunday. Taren, 603 00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:37,600 Speaker 1: We'll start with you. 604 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:40,800 Speaker 4: I said, keep that reset mindset they had last week 605 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:43,640 Speaker 4: because after they went three and zero in the division. 606 00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:44,840 Speaker 2: They lost to the Seahawks. 607 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:47,720 Speaker 4: Because it's kind of like, yes, the division games matters, 608 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:50,560 Speaker 4: the matter the most, because that's what gets you a 609 00:27:50,720 --> 00:27:52,280 Speaker 4: chance in the postseason. 610 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:54,480 Speaker 2: But you can't keep falling off. 611 00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:57,639 Speaker 4: And so they're coming off this really important win over 612 00:27:57,680 --> 00:27:58,400 Speaker 4: the Buccaneers. 613 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:00,399 Speaker 2: Don't fall off again. You got to go one and 614 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:02,080 Speaker 2: oh each week, not h and one. 615 00:28:02,320 --> 00:28:03,040 Speaker 1: Totally agree. 616 00:28:03,080 --> 00:28:06,800 Speaker 3: I'm win the turnover margin. It's as simple as that. 617 00:28:06,840 --> 00:28:09,400 Speaker 3: When we look back at Seattle, those turnovers really hurt 618 00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:13,080 Speaker 3: them so and then each game. I can't I don't 619 00:28:13,080 --> 00:28:14,679 Speaker 3: have the stat in front of me, but like it 620 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:17,960 Speaker 3: feels like every time Jesse Bates has a big interception, 621 00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:20,480 Speaker 3: a big play, it ends up well for them. 622 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:23,200 Speaker 1: Yeah. I think winning the turnover margin is going to 623 00:28:23,240 --> 00:28:25,760 Speaker 1: be huge in this one. And mine is going to 624 00:28:25,840 --> 00:28:28,280 Speaker 1: be in the red zone. Dallas has the worst red 625 00:28:28,359 --> 00:28:31,879 Speaker 1: zone defense in the NFL. The Falcons have been pretty 626 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:34,960 Speaker 1: good in that area recently, keep going score when you 627 00:28:35,080 --> 00:28:37,720 Speaker 1: get down there, score touchdowns, come away with touchdowns, hoftfield goals. 628 00:28:38,080 --> 00:28:38,760 Speaker 2: I have another one. 629 00:28:38,840 --> 00:28:39,480 Speaker 1: Yeah. 630 00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:42,160 Speaker 4: I saw that their third down offense is pretty good though, 631 00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:45,360 Speaker 4: and I think it would be really good to stop 632 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:46,600 Speaker 4: letting drives. 633 00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:47,000 Speaker 2: Go so long. 634 00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:50,560 Speaker 1: I agree, So short drives. 635 00:28:50,280 --> 00:28:53,280 Speaker 2: Shorter drives. Yeah, that's all I got. 636 00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:53,680 Speaker 1: That was all. 637 00:28:55,360 --> 00:28:56,320 Speaker 2: That was just my added thought. 638 00:28:56,760 --> 00:28:59,080 Speaker 1: All right, No, you're right, No, that is it's gonna 639 00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:01,680 Speaker 1: be huge, I think getting off the field on third down. 640 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:06,000 Speaker 1: Weirdly enough, these are two of the worst teams in 641 00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:08,960 Speaker 1: time of possession. They possessed, possessed the ball, you know, 642 00:29:09,040 --> 00:29:11,240 Speaker 1: the least amount of time. So I'm really curious to see. 643 00:29:11,240 --> 00:29:13,000 Speaker 2: It's potato out there all that breaks. 644 00:29:13,160 --> 00:29:16,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, like, honey, who's gonna end up just possessing this 645 00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:19,080 Speaker 1: this ball throughout the game. And again, I hope it's Atlanta. 646 00:29:19,320 --> 00:29:21,600 Speaker 1: I know that is. They are well equipped, I think 647 00:29:21,640 --> 00:29:25,000 Speaker 1: against this defense because they are balanced on offense to 648 00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:28,560 Speaker 1: really dictate this game. So let's let's go see him 649 00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:31,440 Speaker 1: out Let's go see them do that out there. But 650 00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:34,320 Speaker 1: that will do it for today's Falcons final whistle. Thank 651 00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:37,880 Speaker 1: you guys so much for listening. Happy Halloween. I know 652 00:29:37,920 --> 00:29:39,480 Speaker 1: it'll be Friday by the time you guys get it, 653 00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:42,440 Speaker 1: but it's Thursday as we're doing this. So hope everybody 654 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:45,400 Speaker 1: had a great time last night, stayed safe, got some candy. 655 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:49,840 Speaker 1: But please like, subscribe, rate review. If you enjoy this show, 656 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:51,920 Speaker 1: share it with your friends. Check us out on YouTube. 657 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:54,880 Speaker 1: Check out all of the great amazing Atlanta Falcons content, 658 00:29:54,920 --> 00:29:58,880 Speaker 1: including Terren's special Teams story, up on the site. So 659 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:02,280 Speaker 1: our pregame show will be going live on YouTube at 660 00:30:02,320 --> 00:30:05,160 Speaker 1: noon on Sunday before the one pm kickoff against the 661 00:30:05,240 --> 00:30:07,880 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys. But the next time we see you, we'll 662 00:30:07,920 --> 00:30:10,560 Speaker 1: be recapping that game right and early Monday morning. So 663 00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:12,280 Speaker 1: until then, everybody, take care.