1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:03,840 Speaker 1: Welcome to a special edition of the Falcons Audible presented 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:08,040 Speaker 1: by AT and T. This is a special initial reaction 3 00:00:08,200 --> 00:00:11,399 Speaker 1: to the Atlanta Falcons first round selection in the twenty 4 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: twenty two draft. I'm Derek Rackley. I'm joined by Dave Archer. 5 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 1: DJ Jackley will not be joining us tonight, he's tied 6 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: up with his other draft responsibilities, but we didn't want 7 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:25,440 Speaker 1: to let any time go by without reacting to Atlanta's 8 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 1: first round selection, which is wide receiver Drake London out 9 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: of USC. So, Dave Archer, I'm gonna turn it right 10 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 1: over to you. I want to get your initial reaction 11 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: when you heard his name called by the commissioner and 12 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 1: how you feel like he immediately fits into this Thalkins offense. Yeah, 13 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:46,920 Speaker 1: Rack I think probably initially, like a lot of Falcon fans, 14 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: I was a little bit surprised, not overly surprised. I 15 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 1: knew this was a need position. The Falcons a little 16 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 1: bit needy. We talked about that on our last edition 17 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: of Falcons Audible, that we were a little bit needy 18 00:00:57,440 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 1: in a lot of positions, and certainly wide receiver was one. 19 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: Actually in the light of the Calvin Ridley information that 20 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:05,119 Speaker 1: we got after the season was over with that Cal 21 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: wouldn't be available for the twenty twenty two season. But 22 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: I think a lot of us had our eyes cast 23 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:11,960 Speaker 1: on that defensive side of the the football, maybe one of 24 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 1: those edge rushers. But it became kind of clear as 25 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: the draft started to get to eight that maybe the 26 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 1: top three guys weren't going to be there. The top 27 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 1: two corners went three and four off the board as well, 28 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:26,320 Speaker 1: and you thought that that might be another one of 29 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: the need spots. So then receiver became a real possibility. 30 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 1: Now Drake London. When I began to study Drake London 31 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 1: after the pick, I knew about him, knew who he was, 32 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:43,480 Speaker 1: that type of stuff. Rack you kind of get it, 33 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 1: get it. You understand why because Jamison Williams, Chris Olavey, 34 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: and Garrett Wilson are all kind of the same type 35 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 1: of guy. Drake London's a different dude. He doesn't have 36 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 1: the great speed, albeit he can get down the field. 37 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: He had a lot of vertical catches this year prior 38 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: to his injury. But he is a big dude that 39 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: wins every fifty fifty ball. And when you begin to 40 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 1: think about how that pairs up with a six foot 41 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 1: six tight end that's got a seven foot wingspan. All 42 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:16,079 Speaker 1: of a sudden, it starts to come into picture very 43 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:20,399 Speaker 1: clearly in the red zone on third down, extending drives. 44 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:22,839 Speaker 1: This guy makes a ton of sense, and I got 45 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: more and more excited as it continued to think about 46 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: how the matchups go and how he equates to what 47 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: the team needs. And this is a guy that can 48 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: move the chain score down the red zone. And like 49 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 1: I said, he's not gonna lose any fifty fifty shots rack. Yeah, 50 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: absolutely coming in just shy at six foot four's got 51 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:46,399 Speaker 1: those long arms and you mentioned the length not only 52 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 1: in the red zone, but he can make those contested 53 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: catches in the middle of the field as well, and 54 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 1: he did it many times throughout his career at USC, 55 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 1: showing a lot of clips that I've seen throughout this 56 00:02:56,880 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 1: week where he's making these one handed grabs to not 57 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: only saved the quarterback, keep drives, going pick up first downs, 58 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 1: and then ultimately punching the ball into the end zone 59 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:09,080 Speaker 1: once he gets down into the red zone. And one 60 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 1: of his initial quotes that he said after he was 61 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 1: drafted by the Falcons and teaming up with Kyle Pitts, Dave, 62 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 1: So I want to ask you about that. He said, 63 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 1: we're gonna be like the Twin Towers. How do you 64 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: feel like that matchup, that duo is gonna be on 65 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: the field when you got two really long receivers, because 66 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 1: as we know, Kyle Pitts is almost like a receiver 67 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 1: that are going to be out there for Marcus Marioto. Well, 68 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 1: let's let's let's face it. Let's look, let's try to 69 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 1: find a team that would be similar to that. Oh, 70 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: you don't have to go very far. You go to 71 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 1: Tampa and you find find Gronkowski at tight end, and 72 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 1: you find Mike Evans at the wide receiver spot. Those 73 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 1: guy's kind a lot of touchdowns over the last couple 74 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: of seasons with that guy throwing the football to him. 75 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 1: So that's what the size does matter. Okay, matters on 76 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 1: the offensive the defensive lines, and it matters at wide receiver. 77 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: And it tied in and let's face it. You now 78 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 1: have you have a jump ball scenario on both sides 79 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 1: of the field. You can put a six foot six 80 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 1: wide receiver in Kyle Pitts out one side, who has 81 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 1: a seven foot wingspan, and you just drafted a six 82 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:17,360 Speaker 1: four wide receiver that he commands the fifty fifty ball. 83 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 1: Every highlight you see is him climbing the ladder, beating 84 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 1: a guy out for a ball and making a catch. 85 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:26,039 Speaker 1: A guy that had over a thousand yards receiving in 86 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 1: what just eight games rack before he got injured, he'd 87 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: already put seven or eight touchdowns on the board. This 88 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 1: is a highly effective dude. I know he doesn't necessarily 89 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 1: have that flashy Jamison William's top end speed or the 90 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: top end speed that you saw from Garrett Wilson, but 91 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 1: I'll remind you, and I know you know, this different 92 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: receiver than those guys. Those guys were the speed guys 93 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:51,280 Speaker 1: got gotta yell a fine space. This is guy's gonna create, 94 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:55,919 Speaker 1: create his own space. So a clever pick here. I 95 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 1: was surprised, no question about it. But I don't think 96 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:02,599 Speaker 1: that it necessarily hinders you from being able to still 97 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:04,359 Speaker 1: get where you want to get in the second and 98 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 1: third round. Yeah, and Dave, you kind of talked about 99 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 1: you could put him on opposite sides of each other. 100 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:12,840 Speaker 1: How about putting him on the same side of each other? 101 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 1: Then making a defense declare who are they? Who are 102 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: they going? To try to slow down. Are they going 103 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:20,240 Speaker 1: to double up on Kyle Pitts and leave Drake London 104 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: in man demand coverage or are they going to try 105 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:24,719 Speaker 1: to play with a safety safety over the top and 106 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 1: those guys just have to beat somebody over the top 107 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: of them at the line of scrimmage. So definitely gives 108 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:33,840 Speaker 1: Arthur Smith some options as the play caller offensively. And 109 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 1: you know we talk about Drake London, he was the 110 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:39,160 Speaker 1: guy in this draft arch that kind of started the 111 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:42,600 Speaker 1: run on wide receivers the first time six wide receivers 112 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: were drafted in the top twenty in the common draft era, 113 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:49,919 Speaker 1: and it all started with Drake London at number eight 114 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:52,919 Speaker 1: for the Atlanta Falcons. So you can go around league 115 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:55,480 Speaker 1: circles all you want and say that Garrett Wilson was 116 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: the best receiver. Jamison Williams when he's healthy as the 117 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:01,600 Speaker 1: best receiver. It all matters on what each specific team 118 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 1: feels like is the best fit. And obviously Terry Fontono 119 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 1: and Arthur Smith thought that Drake London was the best 120 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 1: fit for the Atlantic Falcons organization. So Dave, let me 121 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:16,160 Speaker 1: ask you this question. Let's let's talk about Drake London 122 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:19,240 Speaker 1: and his edition with Kyle Pitts and Cordarrell Patterson for 123 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 1: next season. But then how does this selection end up 124 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:26,280 Speaker 1: kind of setting Atlanta up for Day two, which is 125 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:28,599 Speaker 1: going to be rounds two and three. Well, you knew 126 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 1: you were gonna have to go wide receivers sometime, right, 127 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 1: So there was some that thought, Okay, maybe you get 128 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:36,840 Speaker 1: maybe if the edge rusher's fault, to which they didn't, 129 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 1: you could go that route in the first round, and 130 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:41,720 Speaker 1: then wide receivers would be available in the second round. 131 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 1: Ed dressers came off the board at least the three 132 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:47,719 Speaker 1: you coveted. I think the three that they liked were gone. 133 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 1: And by the way, a lot of people talking about 134 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:52,919 Speaker 1: Jermaine Johnson, Okay, why did you just say Durraine Johnson 135 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:55,280 Speaker 1: at eight. Jermaine Johnson didn't come off the board to 136 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 1: like what twenty five, So Atlanta but the only team 137 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: that didn't have him rated as high as a lot 138 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:04,719 Speaker 1: of these pundits had him rated. Not that I'm not 139 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 1: trying to throw Jermaine Johnson under the bus, and he'll 140 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 1: be an excellent player I'm sure in this the in 141 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 1: his career, but Drake London was high much highly rated 142 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 1: and that's that kind of follows suit here with what 143 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 1: Terry Fontno said. This was the highest rated guy on 144 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 1: our board, and he might have been higher rated than 145 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 1: some of the guys that went in the first seven picks, 146 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: as it turns out. But as far as setting me 147 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 1: up to, there's guys rack in this second round and 148 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 1: they change body sizes a little bit. Now, all of 149 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 1: a sudden, the three four linebacker edge rusher comes into play. 150 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 1: I'll give you a couple of names. Arnold Mka, the 151 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 1: kid out of Penn State, transfer from Pemple, kid that 152 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:48,360 Speaker 1: had what ten sacks this year for Penn State outstanding 153 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 1: player off the edge. Nick Bodito, outside linebacker type that 154 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:54,680 Speaker 1: can played a lot of space, but also Russia's the 155 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 1: passer had seventeen sacks in the last two seasons at Oklahoma. 156 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 1: And here's one completely out of nowhere, and we've talked 157 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 1: about him on the last our last Falcon's audible, D'Angelo Malone, 158 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 1: Western Kentucky six four two forty ran four six in 159 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 1: the combine. He has thirty two and a half career sacks, 160 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: fifty nine tackles for lost. There's names still on this 161 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:23,120 Speaker 1: board where Atlantic can address some edge stuff if they 162 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: want to, and there's a couple of really good corners 163 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 1: still on the board as well. Yeah, you talk about 164 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 1: the first round guys, those are the ones that you 165 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 1: feel like or or the general population feels like Dave 166 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 1: that are kind of the can't miss because they've got 167 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 1: everything going for him. They've got the size, they've got 168 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:44,120 Speaker 1: the speed, they've got the athleticism, they got the production 169 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 1: on the field, and for the most part, they've done 170 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:51,199 Speaker 1: it against legit competition. So now once you get into 171 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 1: the second and third round, maybe you get, like you 172 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:57,160 Speaker 1: mentioned the Western Kentucky guy, maybe he didn't end up 173 00:08:57,200 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 1: facing the best competition, but the kids just freak athlete. 174 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:03,240 Speaker 1: Or you might get somebody that played at a big 175 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 1: school but he's undersized in NFL circles, but that doesn't 176 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 1: necessarily mean he can't be a star. Those are the 177 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 1: type of players that Atlanta is looking to hit on 178 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 1: in rounds two and three. Absolutely, Iraq, and I think 179 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:17,800 Speaker 1: that what it does is it tells you that they 180 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:21,040 Speaker 1: were very comfortable with the fact that those players are 181 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 1: going to be here. If you don't, you don't take 182 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:26,040 Speaker 1: Drake London Okay at number eight. If you don't feel 183 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:29,679 Speaker 1: like you're necessarily going to have the cards stacked up 184 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:32,360 Speaker 1: for you at the bat in the second and third round. 185 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: Four picks now in the next two rounds for Atlanta, 186 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:38,640 Speaker 1: this is going to be a very important day. Tomorrow 187 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:42,199 Speaker 1: starts at seven Eastern with the draft and Atlanta is 188 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:44,600 Speaker 1: going to be involved very early and at first what 189 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 1: hour or so, Rack, you're gonna get it. They got 190 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 1: at forty two of the first pick, and they if 191 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 1: there's a guy maybe you covet that fell. Remember there's 192 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:57,160 Speaker 1: some there's some guys that we know, name brand guys 193 00:09:57,200 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 1: that are there available in the second round that maybe 194 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:02,680 Speaker 1: thought and in the first round that Atlanta could could 195 00:10:02,880 --> 00:10:04,760 Speaker 1: with the draft capital. And you talked about this last 196 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 1: time we get together. There's enough draft capital. If you 197 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 1: decide there's a guy there that's a difference maker, Okay, 198 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 1: you can pair a couple of picks together and go 199 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:15,719 Speaker 1: get him. Yeah, not necessarily the New York Jets of 200 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 1: this year in the first round, as they maneuvered all 201 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:21,479 Speaker 1: over the draft board to end up making three selections 202 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 1: in the first round. But you're right, it sets up 203 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:26,880 Speaker 1: potentially again, and obviously this is all up to Terry 204 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:30,200 Speaker 1: Fontno and his staff, but maybe they move around, as 205 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 1: they've got two second round picks sitting at number forty 206 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:36,280 Speaker 1: three and fifty eight, and then two third round picks 207 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 1: seventy four and eighty two could potentially get packaged in 208 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 1: if there was somebody that Terry Fontineau felt like he 209 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:47,160 Speaker 1: needed to move up and get earlier on in the 210 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:49,480 Speaker 1: second round. He's got the ability to do that without 211 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 1: necessarily trading away the farm to make that happen. So again, 212 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:56,600 Speaker 1: I still think it Arch. It's gonna be best player 213 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 1: available on that draft board. But we talked about it 214 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:03,160 Speaker 1: earlier this week. The needs are still there. Pass rusher, corner, 215 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 1: offensive line help. If you can just look into your 216 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:10,959 Speaker 1: crystal ball, Arch and one of these two second round selections, 217 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 1: would direction do you think Atlanta goes well? I would 218 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: probably lean towards whoever the top rated either corner or 219 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:23,840 Speaker 1: edge player, whether it be an outsidebacker and or a 220 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:26,920 Speaker 1: d or a defensive end. There's still some guys on 221 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:30,080 Speaker 1: the board. Boy A Mafe is still out there. Drake 222 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:33,440 Speaker 1: Jackson another USC player highly thought of, Dick Menino, I 223 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 1: mentioned Arnold Evi, Katie. There are a lot of names 224 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:40,480 Speaker 1: still available in that realm, and let's let's face it, 225 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 1: you're not out of the You're not out of the 226 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:44,559 Speaker 1: area where you might not take a line you could 227 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:46,800 Speaker 1: take a linebacker or something like that, a linebacker that 228 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:49,240 Speaker 1: could step in there and play. We got some blitzing 229 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 1: linebackers that are still on the board. So I think 230 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:53,560 Speaker 1: there's a lot of draft capital still available, a lot 231 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:56,960 Speaker 1: of draft people still available, or Atlantic and makes just 232 00:11:57,080 --> 00:11:59,440 Speaker 1: makes some makes some a and have some guys making 233 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:04,080 Speaker 1: place more. This episode in part brought to you by 234 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:06,679 Speaker 1: the Home Depot. Everything you need for your next home 235 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 1: improvement project is just a tap away on the home 236 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 1: Depot app. The home Depot app Digital toolbox gives you 237 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:16,600 Speaker 1: access to how to guides, project calculators, and image search 238 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 1: so you'll know exactly what you need to pick up 239 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 1: with the tap of the finger. 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Again, just going back to recap 249 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 1: the first selection for Atlanta in the first round, Atlanta 250 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:59,199 Speaker 1: stays pad at number eight. They do not trade down, 251 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:02,080 Speaker 1: they do not at another pick, and they decide to 252 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:05,360 Speaker 1: take who they felt was the best wide receiver in 253 00:13:05,400 --> 00:13:08,360 Speaker 1: this draft, as Drake London was the first wide receiver 254 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:11,360 Speaker 1: in the twenty two draft to come off the board 255 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:14,160 Speaker 1: and he is now in Atlanta Falcon. He will pair 256 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 1: with Kyle Pitts, along with Cordarrell Patterson and the rest 257 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:21,720 Speaker 1: of this roster to bring a couple of downfield options 258 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:24,960 Speaker 1: and potentially another player that can help Atlanta punch the 259 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:27,800 Speaker 1: ball into the end zone, a definite position of need 260 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:31,559 Speaker 1: after the issue with Calvin Ridley and then Russell Gage 261 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:35,960 Speaker 1: leaving in free agency, so Atlanta ends up addressing one 262 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:39,440 Speaker 1: of its needs. And so Dave, let's just kind of 263 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:44,840 Speaker 1: recap Drake London one more time. Do you feel like, 264 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:48,080 Speaker 1: I mean, this is obviously kind of a very easy 265 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:51,679 Speaker 1: question to answer, but is he day one starter impacts 266 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:54,400 Speaker 1: this offense? And do you think he's a guy that 267 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:57,079 Speaker 1: obviously you get a couple of pieces around him. Maybe 268 00:13:57,120 --> 00:13:59,600 Speaker 1: he gets to the eight to ten touchdowns in his 269 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:02,760 Speaker 1: first season as a Falcon because he's not necessarily gonna 270 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:05,120 Speaker 1: have to beat anybody out. They're bringing him here to 271 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:08,080 Speaker 1: be a difference maker right away. He starts as soon 272 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:10,000 Speaker 1: as you step him on the field. And I here 273 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 1: in my notes, I go wrote down about Drake London 274 00:14:11,920 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 1: well before the draft, as I prepared, I got Drake London. 275 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:19,760 Speaker 1: As you're ranking the receivers, he was number two on 276 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:23,280 Speaker 1: my list, not indinare's necessarily any reason. Just had him 277 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 1: at number two, six four two nineteen out of USC 278 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 1: grown man, size and strength, great short area, quickness and shake, 279 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:36,160 Speaker 1: excellent ball skills, body control, huge catch radius. He looks 280 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 1: like a basketball player playing out on the outside. Eighty 281 00:14:39,640 --> 00:14:42,480 Speaker 1: eight catches, a thousand and eighty four yards and seven 282 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 1: touchdowns in his seven games or eight games that he 283 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:51,360 Speaker 1: played there. That's all positive, and so that's what you're 284 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:54,120 Speaker 1: gonna have attacking the football for you. He's a day 285 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:56,720 Speaker 1: one starter wreck. Yeah, And I think I saw something 286 00:14:56,800 --> 00:14:58,560 Speaker 1: Dave that said when he was in high school. His 287 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:01,080 Speaker 1: last year average twenty nine nine points per game on 288 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:05,120 Speaker 1: the hardwood and about twelve rebounds, so they're not really 289 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:07,400 Speaker 1: going to translate that twenty nine points. But if he 290 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:09,800 Speaker 1: can find a way to box somebody out and get 291 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 1: a twelve rebounds as a wide receiver out there putting 292 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 1: his body in between the defense and the football, that 293 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 1: was something that can definitely carry over onto the football field. 294 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:22,960 Speaker 1: I could see this guy being a hundred catchy year 295 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 1: guy because he's gonna be able to catch the medium 296 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:27,040 Speaker 1: range stuff. He's gonna be able to go into the 297 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 1: nasty areas, the traffic areas, catch balls, extend drives. I mean, 298 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:32,880 Speaker 1: you get in the red zone. He's a matchup problem 299 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:34,800 Speaker 1: because of his size. I love what he said when 300 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 1: he was interviewed about coming to Atlanta. They said, he said, 301 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 1: they said, what did you like about the Atlanta pick? 302 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 1: He says, I knew I was going to Atlanta. Go 303 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:44,240 Speaker 1: How did you know? He goes, well, I just felt 304 00:15:44,280 --> 00:15:46,680 Speaker 1: good about my conversations with him. They said, what do 305 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:48,920 Speaker 1: you like about Atlanta? Says I love the way they 306 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:51,800 Speaker 1: coach you there, They bring you along, They're going in 307 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:55,760 Speaker 1: the right direction. Those were his words. I love that. 308 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:58,560 Speaker 1: I love that he recognized the coaching here and what 309 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 1: he was gonna get that was gonna make as good 310 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:02,960 Speaker 1: a player as you can possibly be. Yeah, and he's 311 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:07,240 Speaker 1: definitely gonna have to get his face into the playbook 312 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:11,800 Speaker 1: and his eyes on the film because obviously the coverage, 313 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:14,680 Speaker 1: the corners, the defense, the backs, the coverage, the coaching 314 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:16,400 Speaker 1: in the NFL is going to step up from the 315 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:18,520 Speaker 1: college game. So he's gonna have to pick up those 316 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:22,280 Speaker 1: nuances really quickly. It's probably gonna have some mistakes early 317 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:24,000 Speaker 1: on in the Season's probably going to be a little 318 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:26,400 Speaker 1: bit of a growing process until he kind of figures 319 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 1: out how do I get off the line of scrimmage 320 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 1: in the NFL, how do I create separation, how do 321 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 1: I use my hands without being called for penalties? How 322 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 1: do I end up using my elbows to create a 323 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:40,040 Speaker 1: little bit of space? All the little nuances. Maybe that 324 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:42,840 Speaker 1: if you had a six seven, eight year veteran can 325 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 1: kind of teach you a little bit quicker. He's probably 326 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 1: gonna have to learn that that process by baptism early 327 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:52,680 Speaker 1: on in his career. But as you mentioned, Dave, he's 328 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:56,040 Speaker 1: got the athleticism, he's got the range, the length to 329 00:16:56,120 --> 00:16:58,280 Speaker 1: make all that happen. Now, they just need a couple 330 00:16:58,360 --> 00:17:01,320 Speaker 1: more pieces around him to to make all that happen. 331 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 1: Get the football in his hands and see if he 332 00:17:03,840 --> 00:17:07,280 Speaker 1: and Kyle Pitts can make some special things happen offensively 333 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:10,480 Speaker 1: for the Atlanta Falcons. So that'll wrap things up again, 334 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 1: just myself and Dave archer tonight. DJ Shockley. Hopefully we'll 335 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:16,639 Speaker 1: be joining later on, but he's tied up with draft 336 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:20,760 Speaker 1: coverage with his other responsibilities. But the newest member of 337 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:24,320 Speaker 1: the Atlanta Falcons is wide receiver Drake London out of 338 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:27,840 Speaker 1: usc As. He has drafted eighth overall by Terry Fontineau, 339 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:30,760 Speaker 1: Arthur Smith and the rest of the Atlanta Falcons organization. 340 00:17:31,240 --> 00:17:34,120 Speaker 1: He will be an immediate starter for them and hopefully 341 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:38,120 Speaker 1: somebody that will make an impact from Game one. That's 342 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:40,919 Speaker 1: going to wrap things up here in our special edition 343 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:43,879 Speaker 1: of the NFL Draft recapping the first round for the 344 00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 1: Atlanta Falcons. As we mentioned they start rounds two and 345 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:50,639 Speaker 1: three with four selections, but as we know, that could 346 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:53,640 Speaker 1: be fluid as things move on. Dave, thanks so much 347 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:56,600 Speaker 1: for joining us. I know you've done plenty of research 348 00:17:57,119 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 1: looking into all of these prospects and you will be 349 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 1: quite the expert for us. Moving forward. Man, have a 350 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:07,200 Speaker 1: great rest the night, enjoy the rest of the draft, 351 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:09,720 Speaker 1: and hopefully we will be talking to you soon about 352 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:12,400 Speaker 1: the next members of the Atlanta Falcons. Rac I'll look 353 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:14,040 Speaker 1: forward to It's always good to be with you. Don't 354 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:16,440 Speaker 1: forget Falcon fans. Don't be discouraged. Now You've got a 355 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:18,960 Speaker 1: number of picks left and there's still some Christmas packages 356 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:23,840 Speaker 1: to open up in two more Christmas in April is 357 00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:26,520 Speaker 1: always a great thing. That'll do it. Here for a 358 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 1: special edition of the Falcons Audible presented by A T 359 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 1: and T. I'm Derek Rackley joined by Dave Archer. Make 360 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:35,760 Speaker 1: sure you stay tuned to all of the Falcons coverage 361 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:39,639 Speaker 1: as they continue through this me twenty two NFL Draft. 362 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:42,560 Speaker 1: Thanks so much for joining us, everybody, and enjoy the 363 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:43,439 Speaker 1: rest of the draft.