1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:04,240 Speaker 1: Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening, whatever time of 2 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 1: day you happen to be checking us out right here 3 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:08,720 Speaker 1: on the Falcons Audible presented by AT and T. He's 4 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 1: DJ Shockley, that's Dave Archer, and I am Derek Rackley, 5 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 1: back once again to talk about all things Falcons and guys. 6 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:18,079 Speaker 1: We actually have some action to talk about on the field. 7 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: We have joined each other a few times throughout the 8 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,319 Speaker 1: course of the off season to talk wrap up of 9 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: last year draft preparation. What are the Falcons gonna look 10 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 1: like this year? And guess what, we got a chance 11 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: to see what they looked like this year. So here's 12 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:33,920 Speaker 1: a quick rundown of what we're gonna be covering today. 13 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 1: Of course, we'll look back at the Atlanta's game against 14 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 1: the Detroit Lions. Players who are standing out already. These 15 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: guys are gonna be a great resource because they're at 16 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 1: practice a whole lot more than I am, so they 17 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 1: can see not only what are these guys are doing 18 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: on the practice field, but how that transitioned over into 19 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:53,239 Speaker 1: the game against the Lions. Joint practices coming up. I'm 20 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 1: sure we've all gotten various experiences with some joint practices 21 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: coming up with the New York Jets, and then we 22 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 1: will talk little bit about the Jets preseason game. So guys, 23 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 1: let's dive back into the Detroit Lions game. It's it's 24 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:11,760 Speaker 1: interesting because in preseason it's not necessarily about wins, but 25 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:14,759 Speaker 1: in the NFL, it's always about you wins and losses. Right, 26 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 1: you're still somewhat judged by that. But Dave, I want 27 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:21,680 Speaker 1: to start with you, how important is it just more 28 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 1: thirty thousand foot view that Atlanta starts off the preseason 29 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 1: with a win, that the guys that were out on 30 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:29,760 Speaker 1: the field found a way to come away with a 31 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: victory at the end. Yeah, I think you've got it. 32 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 1: It's such a young team rack that I think that 33 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: when you go out and have success, obviously you're dictating 34 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:40,039 Speaker 1: that play to player series the series. But if you 35 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: can ultimately look up at the scoreboard and what you 36 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:46,040 Speaker 1: did from a workplace standpoint, for all the guys coming together, 37 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 1: you you finished on top. I think it's a big deal, 38 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 1: especially with a young football team. It was an older team, 39 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: you know, you wouldn't carry that much about it because 40 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 1: you know they're going to turn on in the regular 41 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: season starts with this young team, trying to develop a 42 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: camaraderie of culture, if you will, whatever, whatever, however you're 43 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 1: going to describe it. And so I think the winning 44 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 1: part of it at the end, the dramatic fashion in 45 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 1: which they won, getting a defensive stop at the end 46 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 1: as well, that all stuff that to me, that's equity. 47 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 1: They begins to stack up a little bit, and I 48 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: think for a young team that's important. Yeah, DJ, The 49 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 1: coaching staff is looking at a lot of things, right. 50 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:19,799 Speaker 1: They want to see reps, They want to see players 51 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: in action. They want to see what we call live bullets, 52 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 1: right quarterbacks or can be tackled, guys are coming down 53 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 1: to the ground and everything. But you're still looking for 54 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: as a coaching staff, how players react in situations. Football, 55 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 1: as we know, is one of the biggest sports that's 56 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 1: all about situations. How do you excel? That's why in 57 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 1: practices they get generally segmented out. We're working on open field, 58 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 1: we're working on third and long, we're working on short 59 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 1: yardage and goal line. But they also want to see 60 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:51,080 Speaker 1: can players go in? Can we count on them to 61 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 1: close out games? Do you feel like the coaching staff 62 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: found anything out about that from the Detroit game. I think, 63 00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 1: so just to pick a little big on what we're 64 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 1: talked about, I think it's big that you gotta win 65 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: because I think in the way you won and you 66 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: go back into a game he said, Okay, we won 67 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: the game. Maybe because they jumped off size and we 68 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 1: got the five yards when they kicking field. Whatever it 69 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 1: may be, whatever the mistakes that happened by them that 70 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 1: allow you to win. But this was a game that 71 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: I thought the Falcons took it to them to go 72 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:20,960 Speaker 1: win the ball game. There are a lot of things 73 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 1: they had to overcome throughout the game. They had adversity 74 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 1: through the game, and they found the way to win. 75 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 1: So I think that's just as big as winning the game. 76 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:29,679 Speaker 1: Is how you win the ball game, and I thought 77 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 1: they did that. Another thing is when you come into 78 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 1: this game, I think the response of the team was huge, 79 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 1: like ours talking about when when when you go in 80 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: and you have to win at the end the ball 81 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 1: game and you have to overcome some stuff. Think about 82 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 1: the first series of the game, they go right down 83 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 1: the fielding score. Your response, You go right back down 84 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 1: the field and score. Yeah, penalties, you had some long 85 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: yard situations. You responded to them. So this is what 86 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: I think is big going into the going in a halftime, 87 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: yet forty seven seconds or something, you go down, you 88 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: get a field goal. Those are big. Those situations you're 89 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: talking about it in the ball game. You had a 90 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 1: lot of situation in his ball game where guys maybe 91 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: messed up here there, and they responded the right way. 92 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: Even in the drive where where Ridda throws a touchdown. 93 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 1: Maybe early in the ballgame, you had Allison drop a ball, 94 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: you had Hessy drop a ball. Those were two guys 95 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:21,479 Speaker 1: in that same drive who came up and responded. So 96 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 1: I think the response is what the coaches wanted to 97 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:26,280 Speaker 1: be to see in this ball game with live action, 98 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:28,920 Speaker 1: with coaches not being on the field yelling at him. 99 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:31,359 Speaker 1: These guys responded in those moments, which were big. I 100 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:34,599 Speaker 1: think if you're you're an old, veteran savvy quarterback like 101 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:37,720 Speaker 1: a Matt Ryan, like an Aaron Rodgers, you maybe arch 102 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 1: getting to the point to where if a guy drops 103 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 1: one or two balls, you may not go back in 104 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 1: his direction. But when you're a young quarterback, you're kind 105 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 1: of tasked to just read the defense and take what's 106 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 1: given to you. Mentioned the drop from Hessey and then 107 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 1: he comes back and he ends up throwing him a 108 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: touchdown pass. Those are the things where it's like Desmond 109 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 1: Ritters just kind of looking at it and seeing who 110 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: is open, where do I need to throw this football. 111 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 1: I'm gonna ask you this question Arch, and I'm gonna 112 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:03,719 Speaker 1: give you a choice here. I'm going to ask you 113 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 1: either who stood out or what stood out. Maybe it 114 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 1: wasn't a player, maybe it was a series, Maybe it 115 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: was a situation. Maybe it was something bigger picture that 116 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:16,160 Speaker 1: stood out to you that you came away and pressed with. Well, 117 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:18,040 Speaker 1: I think that the thing that's going to be obvious 118 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:21,040 Speaker 1: that jumps off the tape at your athleticism of the 119 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: two quarterbacks, I mean their ability to extend play sideline 120 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:26,839 Speaker 1: the sidelines a problem. Yeah, okay, that's a problem for 121 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: people coming up. And both of them can do it. 122 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:32,159 Speaker 1: Both of them are intelligent runners. They know when to 123 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 1: take off, when not to take off, when to throw 124 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:36,239 Speaker 1: the ball in to move, and both have the ablue 125 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: to so that immediately jumps off the page at you. 126 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 1: And obviously it's different because Matt was more of an 127 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:45,600 Speaker 1: in the pocket guy. Ball comes out on time, but 128 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 1: it provides you least for me, it provides me some excitement. 129 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:52,680 Speaker 1: Is that everything we know, everything's not going to get 130 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 1: blocked perfectly, and most of the time it's not going 131 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 1: to get blocked perfectly. If you've got a guy, an 132 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: eleventh athlete on the yield, it has a chance to 133 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:04,600 Speaker 1: do something like those two guys that immediately jumped off. 134 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:07,280 Speaker 1: And then I think we've been concentrating on the offensive 135 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 1: line their ability to create some creases and to play 136 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 1: on the other team's side of the line of scrimmage. 137 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:14,599 Speaker 1: That's a big deal when you can press the holes 138 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:17,480 Speaker 1: as a runner and you can slide to the daylight. 139 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:19,599 Speaker 1: And I thought we saw that from all the backs. 140 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 1: It ran, and I thought all the backs ran really hard. Yeah, 141 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 1: I'm gonna I'm gonna agree with you, because mine's more 142 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:26,800 Speaker 1: like I guess it's a what annaho. But I like 143 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:29,600 Speaker 1: the fact that and I'll be one of them. I'll 144 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 1: be honest. I'll tell you that I feel like the 145 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:34,840 Speaker 1: offensive line still has strides to make in the passing conslutely. 146 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 1: But when I watch these two quarterbacks directly to your point, 147 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: they give you options for when things break down. So 148 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 1: instead of it being DJ second and thirteen, second and seventeen. 149 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 1: Maybe it's second and nine. That's a big difference if 150 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:53,919 Speaker 1: you have Mariota or Ritter that can just get away 151 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 1: from somebody and maybe they just get past the line 152 00:06:56,480 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 1: of scrimmage. I'm not even talking about running for a 153 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 1: first down here. Again, you change the playsheet for an 154 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:05,360 Speaker 1: offensive play caller when you're sitting at second and nine 155 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:08,800 Speaker 1: versus second and seventeen. Did anything else stand out to 156 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: you from that game that you came away with saying, gosh, 157 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 1: we got some promise there. Yeah. I would say the 158 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 1: second year got a Louisville man. Dorian. I thought he 159 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 1: was constantly around the football. I thought he was a 160 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 1: guy that you remember last year, made the team because 161 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 1: of how he played in the preseason, a guy that 162 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 1: showed up. And I mean he's one of those type 163 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 1: of guys that that kind of when you look at 164 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 1: the statuet or you look at the ball game, you say, 165 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 1: okay for the eight always rounding football. Him and obviously 166 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:37,680 Speaker 1: one guy that you know, we've heard the coaches to 167 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 1: talk about him during camp, but I think for the 168 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: first time people got to see him. De Alford Yea 169 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 1: had the interception in the ball game. I think he 170 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: might have led the team in tackles, So he was 171 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 1: he was a guy that you loved to see because 172 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 1: you know he's gonna be a special teams guy, but 173 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 1: also can be that third, four or fifth corner for 174 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 1: you need him. And definitely you know, took a step 175 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: forward him and other rookie as well, Katie. I thought, 176 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:02,680 Speaker 1: you know, he had a missed that early in the 177 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 1: ball game, loss of look attained. But then also he 178 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: came back later and I thought he was a guy 179 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:09,679 Speaker 1: that was constantly trying to get pressure and up field 180 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 1: a lot of the game. Yeah, it's interesting on that 181 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:14,080 Speaker 1: play too, that you're talking about Ak, and there was 182 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 1: the swift bouncing score in the first drive. I talked 183 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: to Danp's post game about it, and that was not 184 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 1: Ak's responsibility. I thought the same thing. He should have 185 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:25,640 Speaker 1: kept contained or set the edge in the defense. His 186 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 1: job was to crush the edge of the line of scrimmage. 187 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 1: The linebacker was supposed to scrape and the safety had 188 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 1: contained on the play, so the safety got caught up 189 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 1: with some of the head faking. Again. Learning during the game, 190 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:39,319 Speaker 1: some young players got some young safeties in there learning 191 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 1: and got caught up in some of the I candy 192 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: in the backfield and wasn't out responsible for Swift when 193 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:48,960 Speaker 1: he bounced and scored learning learning process there. Dean said, 194 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 1: very same thing happened later on the game two yard game, 195 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 1: and so that was what he loved about the fact that, Okay, 196 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:59,520 Speaker 1: we made a mistake cost us seven, but we really 197 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 1: learned and immediately applied it later on in the game 198 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 1: and snuffed the play out and got off the field. 199 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:06,560 Speaker 1: I thought that was pretty important. A lot of times 200 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:09,440 Speaker 1: that ends up happening in film session when it's too late, 201 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 1: but you have the guy's ability to make the in 202 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:15,080 Speaker 1: game adjustments, and the coaches just want to see, don't 203 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 1: make the same mistake twice three times, because, as you mentioned, 204 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 1: it already costs seven points. Now, can we learn from 205 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:24,439 Speaker 1: those mistakes and grow as football players. I'm gonna add 206 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 1: one other, actually two other guys. I thought Rashaun Evans 207 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:28,720 Speaker 1: got off to a good start early on in the game. 208 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 1: He was flying around making some plays in Kadrea Allison. 209 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 1: I felt ran physical and I'd like to see that. 210 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:37,600 Speaker 1: You talked a little bit about the offensive line getting pushed. 211 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:40,840 Speaker 1: I liked how he ended up, finding seams and taking 212 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:42,960 Speaker 1: the ball up field. That's what you want to see 213 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:45,080 Speaker 1: from running backs. A lot of times, the young ones, 214 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 1: as you guys seem, they come in the league and 215 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:48,600 Speaker 1: they want to dance a little bit. You have got 216 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 1: to find a way to get north and south in 217 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 1: the NFL, even if it's just a matter of real quickly. 218 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:58,080 Speaker 1: Nathan Lanman played his rear end off two outside inside linebacker, 219 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 1: played next to Ethridge. Those two guys were really good. 220 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:03,440 Speaker 1: You mentioned Ethel's round the ball. Landman batted the ball down. 221 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 1: In fact, he batted the ball that was almost picked 222 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:07,079 Speaker 1: off in the end zone when he was caming on 223 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 1: coming on a stunt um. Landman was outstanding. He's a 224 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:13,160 Speaker 1: He's a rookie free agent out of Colorado. They said, 225 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:15,960 Speaker 1: when you throw his tape on, it's unbelievable in college. 226 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 1: So they were lucky to get him as a rookie 227 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 1: as a free agent. And then I thought Tyler Urgier 228 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 1: was as advertised. He ran with his shoulders square the 229 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage and he came downhill and he had 230 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 1: a lot more gas when he hit the line of 231 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:29,719 Speaker 1: scrimmage than I was gonna that. I was willing to 232 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:32,560 Speaker 1: give him credit for he got downhill and had some 233 00:10:32,679 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 1: gas to get into that third level of the defense. 234 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:39,160 Speaker 1: And there's gonna be some dvs now late games and it, 235 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:42,240 Speaker 1: so that'll be fun to watch this one. Yeah, DJA 236 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:44,360 Speaker 1: saw you got to do an interview with cp O 237 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:48,400 Speaker 1: for Daryl Patterson on the sidelines and you were talking 238 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:51,440 Speaker 1: to him about where does he see himself fitting into 239 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:54,320 Speaker 1: this offense? And I think it might be a little 240 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:57,079 Speaker 1: bit of a luxury again, assuming these running backs continue 241 00:10:57,120 --> 00:11:00,559 Speaker 1: to develop, because cp was kind of the answer last year, 242 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 1: like when they needed plays, when they needed the ball moved, 243 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:04,840 Speaker 1: they would find a way to get the ball into 244 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:07,199 Speaker 1: his hands. And maybe some of these guys that we're 245 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 1: talking about step up and he can be used more 246 00:11:10,040 --> 00:11:12,960 Speaker 1: as an athlete, not as just your traditional running back 247 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:14,959 Speaker 1: as he had to get used a lot last year. 248 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 1: So let of war him down. Yeah, I think you 249 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:19,680 Speaker 1: make a great sin. He had career high in rushing 250 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:22,720 Speaker 1: yards and receiving yards, career high in touchdowns. He scored 251 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:25,320 Speaker 1: eleven touchdowns, but he ran for over six hundred yards 252 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 1: and you were You're right, he was asked to be 253 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 1: some of that batting and battering Ram stuff that I 254 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 1: think that you know, you'd like to see him in 255 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 1: week twelve or week thirteen. Looked like the same guy 256 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:36,400 Speaker 1: worked in week one and two, and I think that 257 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:37,959 Speaker 1: that war on him some of a year ago. Yeah, 258 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 1: still have that burst to be able to make some 259 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:41,839 Speaker 1: big plays for the offense. So I know it's been 260 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 1: disgusted by us and by everybody else within the organization 261 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 1: and outside of it. As far as last week, guys, 262 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:49,560 Speaker 1: let's let's turn the page and let's focus on this 263 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:52,520 Speaker 1: week before we get to the Jets preseason game, We've 264 00:11:52,559 --> 00:11:56,320 Speaker 1: actually got joint practices that happened around the NFL quite 265 00:11:56,320 --> 00:12:00,160 Speaker 1: a bit. And so Dave, let me ask you your opinion, like, 266 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 1: what what do players get out of joint practices that 267 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 1: they don't get when they're just going against black and 268 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 1: white on the practice field right outside of this building. 269 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:10,319 Speaker 1: The first thing that comes off the page for me, 270 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: I Raq and we all felt it because we all 271 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 1: participated in these is there's different juice. Yeah, okay, it's 272 00:12:15,679 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 1: not game juice, but it's in between practice juice and 273 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 1: game juice, right, and so you get that, then you 274 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:25,840 Speaker 1: also get a new look at something, something new. We 275 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 1: all know how many times do we talk about you're 276 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 1: squatting on that route because you know we're running that route. 277 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:32,880 Speaker 1: You've seen it all week in practice or three weeks 278 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 1: of You're not even be able to do that here 279 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:37,320 Speaker 1: because you don't know their system. They don't know your system. 280 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 1: So you're gonna get a cleaner look, which I think 281 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 1: benefits you too. It's much more of a game style look. 282 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 1: So you get a little bit of juice and you're 283 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:47,320 Speaker 1: gonna get some of that game look that maybe is 284 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:50,480 Speaker 1: better than your own practices. And there's so many times 285 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 1: we've been through these before where you get in training 286 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:55,760 Speaker 1: camp and granted, I understand the times of change that 287 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 1: it's not as physical as you want to call it 288 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:02,160 Speaker 1: because they're not on has as many, but DJ's there 289 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:04,800 Speaker 1: comes a time when you get tired of practicing against 290 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 1: your own guys. Right, So that juice that I think 291 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:10,440 Speaker 1: Art is talking about, not only is it the competitiveness, 292 00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:14,080 Speaker 1: but it's the excitement of seeing somebody else a different 293 00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:17,600 Speaker 1: colored jersey and going out there and competing. Yeah, and 294 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:20,520 Speaker 1: I go to an example I saw last week where 295 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:23,840 Speaker 1: you had the Broncos and Cowboys and joint practice, and 296 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:26,560 Speaker 1: I'm sure you got seeing as well, and Big Chubb 297 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:29,080 Speaker 1: comes down the line and he just lays out, He 298 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:32,240 Speaker 1: lays out Ezekiel elliott I just thought that was like, 299 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:35,079 Speaker 1: that's what it's about. That's what happens is you forget 300 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:37,800 Speaker 1: that is a practice. You forget that it's just one 301 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 1: of these periods where it's maybe thud, but the juice is, 302 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 1: like Art just said, it get going and you get 303 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:45,079 Speaker 1: to see somebody else who doesn't know exactly who you're 304 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 1: about to what you're about, especially when you're talking about 305 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 1: technique or certain things you're trying to work on, and 306 00:13:50,280 --> 00:13:52,440 Speaker 1: you're getting those instance and it kind of feels like 307 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:54,200 Speaker 1: a game. It kind of feels it's not all the 308 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 1: way like Art says, but you feel like, Okay, that's 309 00:13:56,760 --> 00:13:58,640 Speaker 1: somebody different in front of me. It's not my same 310 00:13:58,679 --> 00:14:00,800 Speaker 1: teammate who we're trying to work to the same goal 311 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:03,240 Speaker 1: of getting better. I want to beat him. Yeah, And 312 00:14:03,280 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 1: that's what happens in these joint practices. You want to 313 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 1: make sure you put your best foot forward birds them 314 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:09,760 Speaker 1: because you know, at the end of the day, they're 315 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:11,280 Speaker 1: not on my team, so oh I don't care if 316 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:13,520 Speaker 1: they do good or that. So to all the people 317 00:14:13,559 --> 00:14:15,440 Speaker 1: that are watching. You got a few guys that have 318 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 1: been through these joint practices before, and sometimes you say, 319 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:24,040 Speaker 1: are these practices better for specific groups than they are others? 320 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 1: And I'll leave this off by an experience that I 321 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:29,960 Speaker 1: had as far as special teams go, and I thought 322 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 1: these joint practices were great for punt team for punt 323 00:14:33,160 --> 00:14:36,480 Speaker 1: and punt block because that is a big time competitive 324 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 1: environment because in the NFL, you don't block punts very often, 325 00:14:40,720 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 1: but when you do, you have the most athletic players 326 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 1: in the world that are going to try to block punts. Right, 327 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 1: So you drill punt block a whole lot more than 328 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:52,480 Speaker 1: you ever see it in the game. Right. So I 329 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 1: remember my experiences where we went up against Tennessee Titans 330 00:14:55,800 --> 00:14:58,240 Speaker 1: and we were doing punt block and you had another 331 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:01,240 Speaker 1: team over there, and you know there coach was saying, guys, 332 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 1: we gotta get us one, Like we're gonna get us one. 333 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 1: And then from our side of it, like this is 334 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:10,800 Speaker 1: punp protection, Like we don't get punts blocked. So there's 335 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:13,960 Speaker 1: an added level of focus that goes into it. You 336 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 1: could call it competitives, whatever it is, but I'll never 337 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:21,320 Speaker 1: I'll never forget how fiery Joe D. Camillis was when 338 00:15:21,360 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 1: we went against the Tennessee Titans. So we were going 339 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:27,240 Speaker 1: punt block versus I mean our punt protection versus their 340 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:30,800 Speaker 1: punt block, and man, we probably went fifteen reps. Normally 341 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 1: in practice should go about eight or nine. Right, you 342 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 1: get five or six with the first team, three or 343 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:38,520 Speaker 1: four with the second team. We went like fifteen of 344 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:42,760 Speaker 1: two separate groups and they were getting after it. But 345 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 1: that probably prepared me more than a preseason game, getting 346 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:50,880 Speaker 1: me ready for the regular season, just because of how 347 00:15:51,040 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 1: locked in everybody was. Arch. Do you see any other 348 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 1: things from joint practices where a specific group offense defense, 349 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:02,160 Speaker 1: lines of scrimmage one on ones outside that maybe get 350 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:05,280 Speaker 1: more out of this than anybody else. Yeah, and just 351 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:07,960 Speaker 1: figgureback in, there's nothing more deflating get a punt block. 352 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:10,720 Speaker 1: You guys know that it deflates the team. There's some 353 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:13,200 Speaker 1: screwy number where eighty percent of the time you get 354 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 1: a punt block, you lose the game. So it's a 355 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:19,040 Speaker 1: It's as important a unit is there is offense defense. 356 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:21,160 Speaker 1: I don't care what it is. Your punt protection is 357 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 1: as good as is as important as it is I 358 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:25,560 Speaker 1: would say, if I was going to look at it, 359 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:27,960 Speaker 1: I mean, I think the wide receivers and dbs get 360 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:30,920 Speaker 1: enough work. Yeah, there's some nuances you can work on. 361 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 1: I would think offense, even defensive line, this would be 362 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:36,680 Speaker 1: really important for them because you've got different bodies that 363 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 1: you don't know their idio secrecies, you don't know some 364 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:44,680 Speaker 1: of the cheat steps that they So it becomes it 365 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 1: becomes even though you're not knocking anybody to the ground, 366 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:50,400 Speaker 1: your landmarks have to be pretty solid, your technique has 367 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 1: to be pretty solid, because again there's a little bit 368 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 1: more juice that guy's trying to make his team. You're 369 00:16:55,880 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 1: trying to make your team. And I get it, it's 370 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:00,320 Speaker 1: happening here, but there is a little bit more of 371 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:03,600 Speaker 1: a brother in law scenario in our practices, especially deep 372 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:06,159 Speaker 1: into practice when you get two three weeks in, whereas 373 00:17:06,200 --> 00:17:09,399 Speaker 1: here this is fresh and new and you can't cheat. 374 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:11,439 Speaker 1: And so I think that there's there's something to that, 375 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 1: and I think an offensive a defensive alignment. I think 376 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:15,359 Speaker 1: they get a lot out of this. I love what 377 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 1: Art said, because you know, in my mind, the trenches 378 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 1: matter all the time. Of course, says, you know, we're 379 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:23,040 Speaker 1: all skilled guys. So you know, we don't say that 380 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:26,240 Speaker 1: too often, but I'm gonna go to the quarterbacks as well, 381 00:17:26,320 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 1: because you think about Arch talked about the fact of 382 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 1: maybe you know a guy sits on a certain route 383 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:35,359 Speaker 1: or he knows exactly what to do. For us as quarterbacks, 384 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:37,920 Speaker 1: we're all always looking at little tails. We got guys 385 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:40,199 Speaker 1: in practice who we've seen for two weeks straight and 386 00:17:40,280 --> 00:17:42,600 Speaker 1: we know, Okay, I see his eyes leaning, I see 387 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:44,960 Speaker 1: him leaning to one side. I know the safety is 388 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:46,520 Speaker 1: about to come down, so I can see that kind 389 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:48,520 Speaker 1: of stuff. And you know it for quarterbacks getting a 390 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:51,359 Speaker 1: different look at an entire defense or looking a different 391 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 1: look at secondary to where they move. You know, some 392 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:56,320 Speaker 1: guys don't tip stuff as other guys. Do you see 393 00:17:56,359 --> 00:17:58,520 Speaker 1: him practice for the last two weeks. It's huge for 394 00:17:58,560 --> 00:18:00,960 Speaker 1: those guys to not say, Okay, I know this guy, 395 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:02,680 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't have to worry about read m keys. 396 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:05,520 Speaker 1: Now you go against these joint practice and you have 397 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:08,280 Speaker 1: to go back to day one fundamentals. Though. If a 398 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:11,159 Speaker 1: guy goes in motion, that's gonna be man or I 399 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:13,560 Speaker 1: know if this guy is leaning one way, he's gonna 400 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:15,879 Speaker 1: be an outside every Now you can't do that. You 401 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 1: gotta make sure everything is buttoned up, and it goes 402 00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:21,440 Speaker 1: I think every position too, but quarterbacks, especially especially in 403 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:23,919 Speaker 1: this part of what you're gonna need joint practice. It 404 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:26,159 Speaker 1: becomes a cleaner look for you for a quarterback. And 405 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 1: I completely agree with DJ and the fact that you 406 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:32,480 Speaker 1: can't really cheat. So our guys get to know our 407 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:35,200 Speaker 1: snap count. They know what we're doing even with the 408 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:37,639 Speaker 1: D line or the or they're trying to muddy the 409 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 1: water in the back end. They know when to rotate late, 410 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:43,040 Speaker 1: and so you don't get a clean look. Now all 411 00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:44,800 Speaker 1: of a sudden, you got a team that doesn't know that, 412 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:46,879 Speaker 1: just like it wouldn't begin in a game where they 413 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:49,240 Speaker 1: don't know your count, they don't know how you shift 414 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:51,679 Speaker 1: and move, and so you're getting a cleaner look. And 415 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 1: so you're ideas a pre snap look are a little 416 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:57,280 Speaker 1: bit more guaranteed as they would be in practice. Yeah, 417 00:18:57,320 --> 00:19:00,800 Speaker 1: that defensive end isn't getting across the line scrimmage a 418 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:03,359 Speaker 1: lot faster than what he normally does in practice. Go ahead, 419 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:06,080 Speaker 1: go back to your point of talk about where you 420 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:08,200 Speaker 1: guys went fifteen reps and all this kind of stuff 421 00:19:08,560 --> 00:19:11,679 Speaker 1: we forget now. Yeah, it matters to the players, but 422 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:14,360 Speaker 1: it matters to the coaches too. You think about Joe 423 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:16,800 Speaker 1: d saying I'm not gonna let this guy beat me 424 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:19,040 Speaker 1: like or you think about coaches saying, Okay, I had 425 00:19:19,040 --> 00:19:20,720 Speaker 1: all some of the work on certain things that I 426 00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:23,000 Speaker 1: want us to be really good at, and now I 427 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 1: got a chance to show it off. I don't want to. 428 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:27,719 Speaker 1: I don't want to lose. I don't want to, you know, 429 00:19:28,119 --> 00:19:31,680 Speaker 1: not say that all my hard workness offseason didn't pay off. 430 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:33,760 Speaker 1: So I think the coaches have a little of that 431 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:36,479 Speaker 1: competitive juice as well as long as the players too, 432 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:37,920 Speaker 1: because they want to win too. That's why you said 433 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:40,200 Speaker 1: you go eight nine, but yeah and this one, oh no, 434 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 1: I gotta get one more rep to beat that guy. 435 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:46,240 Speaker 1: So it definitely I think goes for coaches too. This 436 00:19:46,280 --> 00:19:48,880 Speaker 1: episode in part brought to you by the Home Depot. 437 00:19:49,040 --> 00:19:51,879 Speaker 1: Everything you need for your next home improvements project is 438 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:54,680 Speaker 1: just a tapaway on the home Depot app. The home 439 00:19:54,720 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 1: Depot app digital toolbox gives you access to how to guys, 440 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:01,879 Speaker 1: project calculators, and search so you'll know exactly what you 441 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 1: need to pick up with the tap of the finger. 442 00:20:04,359 --> 00:20:07,600 Speaker 1: You can rent and reserve the right tools for the job. 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Dolphins came up 449 00:20:28,640 --> 00:20:31,040 Speaker 1: here and we're talking about in the Dolphins heyeage, Yeah, 450 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:35,040 Speaker 1: we're talking Dan Marino, We're talking Mark Duper, Mark Clayton, Yeah, 451 00:20:35,240 --> 00:20:39,199 Speaker 1: all those guys, right, And so I'm only in my 452 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:42,840 Speaker 1: first couple of years in the league. And so here's Marino, right, Marinas, 453 00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:46,240 Speaker 1: I can hearing nothing. Texas, Texas. You know, he's stuff. 454 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:49,360 Speaker 1: So they would have offense against our defense. We would 455 00:20:49,359 --> 00:20:51,680 Speaker 1: scrimmage against them, and it was it was in Swannee 456 00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:53,840 Speaker 1: on the hills. People probably remember going out there and 457 00:20:53,880 --> 00:20:56,959 Speaker 1: watching just like this setup is out here, um, and 458 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:58,800 Speaker 1: so we'd have a scrimmage right there on that field 459 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:01,879 Speaker 1: closest to the hillside. But I found myself kind of 460 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:04,240 Speaker 1: moving over instead of being over with my offensive. You know, 461 00:21:04,280 --> 00:21:06,119 Speaker 1: we're talking through what we're gonna do in the next series. 462 00:21:06,119 --> 00:21:07,840 Speaker 1: That's what we're looking to do. All of a sudden, 463 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:10,040 Speaker 1: the coaches looking around for me. I'm the starting quarterback. 464 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:15,920 Speaker 1: I'm standing over there watching Marinos on knowledge. Archer, I 465 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:20,560 Speaker 1: needed like some some the cotton candy or some I'm 466 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:25,800 Speaker 1: sitting there watching Marino Marino's on the field. You know, Archer, 467 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:28,520 Speaker 1: you want to get over here again. So that was 468 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 1: that was that stuck out to me. I got caught 469 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:35,600 Speaker 1: up doing fanboy with them, Marina DJ anything stick out 470 00:21:35,640 --> 00:21:38,760 Speaker 1: for you. I remember, similar to how Jacksonville was coming here. 471 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:42,399 Speaker 1: We went to Jacksonville maybe my my my rookie or 472 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:46,200 Speaker 1: second early years might have been, and um, I remember 473 00:21:46,359 --> 00:21:48,760 Speaker 1: we had I had a couple of teammates from Georgia 474 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:50,840 Speaker 1: on that team, but they won the defensive side of 475 00:21:50,840 --> 00:21:52,600 Speaker 1: the ball. So I just remember every time I came 476 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:54,399 Speaker 1: to the line of scrimmage and he played line by 477 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:56,440 Speaker 1: a Tony Gibber. He would come up and he would 478 00:21:56,640 --> 00:21:59,639 Speaker 1: literally just be talking about stuff we did in college. 479 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:02,639 Speaker 1: I met the line of scrimmage. Shock you And the 480 00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:04,399 Speaker 1: time we went downtown and you saw that girl and 481 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:06,640 Speaker 1: I made the line of scrimmage. I've bet the line 482 00:22:06,640 --> 00:22:09,439 Speaker 1: of scrimmage, trying to focus and he's talking to me 483 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:13,560 Speaker 1: every single time, and it got me a couple of times. 484 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:15,479 Speaker 1: They're not gonna last, So it was it was funny. 485 00:22:15,920 --> 00:22:18,680 Speaker 1: They had that kind of, uh, kind of fun experience 486 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:21,119 Speaker 1: going against some guys you knew and they were messing 487 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:23,679 Speaker 1: with you when it was supposed to be serious and uh. 488 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:25,360 Speaker 1: And he was like a veteran. He was like he'd 489 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:27,359 Speaker 1: been a league for three or four years, so it 490 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:29,560 Speaker 1: didn't bother him. It up. Yeah, they you were talking 491 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:32,040 Speaker 1: about some of the guys that were there. You know, 492 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:34,400 Speaker 1: I don't know if i'd say, as you know, Dan 493 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:36,960 Speaker 1: Marino esque, but that year that we were with the Titans, 494 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:39,000 Speaker 1: like that was one of the first chances I got 495 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:41,600 Speaker 1: to see Steve McNair like coos and personal. Like I 496 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:44,040 Speaker 1: was a big fan of his in college, right, and 497 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:47,080 Speaker 1: then I watched him come out and just he had 498 00:22:47,119 --> 00:22:50,360 Speaker 1: this like low but like in real control voice when 499 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:53,639 Speaker 1: he gets a line of scrimmage. It was like ready, ready, 500 00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:56,320 Speaker 1: And I was just like, because you know, when we 501 00:22:56,320 --> 00:22:58,840 Speaker 1: had Chris Chandler and all this like really loud like 502 00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:01,479 Speaker 1: doing all this stuff, and Steve McNair was just like 503 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:05,680 Speaker 1: cool and come right, and then you just watch him 504 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:07,280 Speaker 1: like the strength he had in his arm. And that 505 00:23:07,359 --> 00:23:09,920 Speaker 1: was the same they had Albert Haynesworth. They had Keith 506 00:23:10,040 --> 00:23:13,159 Speaker 1: Bullock in the linebacker position. He would never stop talking. 507 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:17,400 Speaker 1: One thing we didn't mention though, guys, and I don't 508 00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:20,760 Speaker 1: know if it happened with you guys, but joint practices, 509 00:23:21,160 --> 00:23:23,879 Speaker 1: there's a tendency some fights to bat right now. It 510 00:23:23,920 --> 00:23:27,040 Speaker 1: happens when you're with your regular team, but because it's 511 00:23:27,080 --> 00:23:30,359 Speaker 1: more competitive, you get one person that just holds onto 512 00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:32,520 Speaker 1: a jersey too long and then all of a sudden, 513 00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:35,680 Speaker 1: to arms start flying and the bows start swinging and stuff. 514 00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:39,879 Speaker 1: Everybody gonna see it ota like, that's the dude we 515 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:43,000 Speaker 1: could pick on you, right, Yeah, So we'll see hopefully 516 00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:45,840 Speaker 1: they're able to keep it somewhat clean and work with 517 00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:47,679 Speaker 1: each other and get something out of it. All right, 518 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:50,480 Speaker 1: So that that's the joint practices. Let's let's move forward 519 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:53,520 Speaker 1: to the actual game. Preseason game number two. I would 520 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:56,280 Speaker 1: say we talked a little bit about things that stuck out, 521 00:23:56,320 --> 00:23:58,960 Speaker 1: players that stuck out. Dave, what's something that you're looking 522 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 1: forward to in this next what's maybe the next step 523 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 1: that you want to see in this team's evolution. Yeah, 524 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:06,040 Speaker 1: I think you want to see guys start to solidify 525 00:24:06,040 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 1: that they're the guy. Now we saw some rotation at center. 526 00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:11,720 Speaker 1: There's still some rotation there. Hennessey and Dolman are trying 527 00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:14,679 Speaker 1: to figure that out. Hennessy started the game, and I 528 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:16,400 Speaker 1: don't know that was just because he was the kind 529 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:18,600 Speaker 1: of the incumbent or what the deal was. I think 530 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:20,640 Speaker 1: if you looked at the depth chart that the Falcons 531 00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:23,760 Speaker 1: put out, it was kind of seniority based. It wasn't 532 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:27,720 Speaker 1: really based on who was the guy. I think that Dolman, 533 00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:30,199 Speaker 1: there's a chance Dolman starts this game at center. I 534 00:24:30,240 --> 00:24:33,600 Speaker 1: think that there's there's some there's some jockeying going on there, 535 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:35,959 Speaker 1: and but I want to see guys solidify themselves. If 536 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:38,040 Speaker 1: Elijah Wilkinson is going to be the left guard, I 537 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:40,960 Speaker 1: wanted to solidify himself in there. And so to me, 538 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:43,440 Speaker 1: this is because there's only three of these. I think 539 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:46,359 Speaker 1: you begin to solidify your starters in this game, and 540 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:47,960 Speaker 1: I think that you might even see guys play a 541 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:51,560 Speaker 1: little bit longer certainly in this game. And so that's 542 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:55,040 Speaker 1: what I'm looking for. You got accomplished what Arthur Smith 543 00:24:55,119 --> 00:24:58,119 Speaker 1: was talking about Arthur was talking about playing cleaner. He 544 00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:00,119 Speaker 1: didn't have a lot of penalties. There were some, but 545 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:01,959 Speaker 1: not a lot of penalties. Are a few make stakes 546 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:05,720 Speaker 1: defensively that Dan P's talked about that costs them some points. 547 00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:08,199 Speaker 1: But they also took the ball over, took over the 548 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:10,119 Speaker 1: ball and they also didn't turn the ball over in 549 00:25:10,119 --> 00:25:12,640 Speaker 1: this game, So those things continue. That's gonna how you're 550 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:14,960 Speaker 1: gonna win if you're not quite as talent as the 551 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:16,560 Speaker 1: other team on the field, but if you're playing cleaner, 552 00:25:16,600 --> 00:25:18,720 Speaker 1: it's gonna give you an opportunity to win. At the end, DJ, 553 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 1: what sticks out to you, what's the next step that 554 00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:23,520 Speaker 1: you want to see somebody or a unit make in 555 00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:25,600 Speaker 1: this game? It's definitely a unit for me is that 556 00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:28,040 Speaker 1: that wide receiver group though you don't have Drake London. 557 00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:30,239 Speaker 1: So I want to see who are the next two, three, four, 558 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:33,280 Speaker 1: five guys that can solidify said who can win, who 559 00:25:33,280 --> 00:25:36,480 Speaker 1: can create space. In the past game, I think Darby 560 00:25:36,520 --> 00:25:37,840 Speaker 1: was the only guy who had two catches in the 561 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:40,119 Speaker 1: entire ball and everybody else had one catch. Like, I 562 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:42,520 Speaker 1: want to see those guys winning on the outside. So 563 00:25:42,640 --> 00:25:44,840 Speaker 1: because a couple of times, to be honest, the cubes 564 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:46,840 Speaker 1: had to hold onto the rock and that's why they 565 00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:48,679 Speaker 1: had to, you know, get outside of the poky to 566 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:50,520 Speaker 1: make some plays. I want to see guys win on 567 00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:52,359 Speaker 1: the outside, and that's gonna start in to join prices 568 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:54,520 Speaker 1: as well. But I want to see that position in 569 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:57,359 Speaker 1: particular kind of stand up and say, all right, we 570 00:25:57,480 --> 00:25:59,280 Speaker 1: got some other guys who can help cow Pits, who 571 00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:01,679 Speaker 1: can help Drake, who are gonna be those other guys 572 00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:04,399 Speaker 1: that we have seen in camp make some plays here 573 00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:06,960 Speaker 1: and there, but can you do it for somebody else? Yeah, 574 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:09,399 Speaker 1: and you guys kind of talked a little bit about 575 00:26:09,480 --> 00:26:11,879 Speaker 1: the offensive side of the ball, and we talked a 576 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:14,280 Speaker 1: little bit about it earlier and a lot this offseason. 577 00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:17,760 Speaker 1: I'd like to see some more somebody step up, more 578 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:21,560 Speaker 1: pressure on the quarterback. I would love to see something happen, 579 00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:25,400 Speaker 1: whether it's from a scheme standpoint, or just a player 580 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:28,600 Speaker 1: just decides to play on fire and he finds himself 581 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:31,679 Speaker 1: in the backfield on every passing play, or doesn't have 582 00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:34,520 Speaker 1: to be one person, but somebody find a way. Because 583 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:36,720 Speaker 1: I think that's one area that has to improve. We've 584 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:39,160 Speaker 1: got to find a way to make the opposing quarterbacks 585 00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:42,439 Speaker 1: feel more uncomfortable, get them off their spot, get the 586 00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:44,919 Speaker 1: ball out of their hands quicker, and then throw some 587 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 1: of those passes that we can get tipped that we 588 00:26:47,080 --> 00:26:49,920 Speaker 1: can get the turnovers. I think it all starts with 589 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:51,760 Speaker 1: that pass for us. You got to make that opposing 590 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:55,440 Speaker 1: quarterback feel uncomfortable. I'd like to see more development there 591 00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:57,440 Speaker 1: in this game. Who is going to be the guy 592 00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:01,160 Speaker 1: or what is Dean P's gonna find from a a package, 593 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:04,080 Speaker 1: a play calling standpoint that's going to find a way 594 00:27:04,160 --> 00:27:07,440 Speaker 1: to get more pressure on the opposing quarterback. Yeah, no question. 595 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:09,600 Speaker 1: I wouldn't be surprised to see some of the guys 596 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:12,600 Speaker 1: that played in that second defensive unit, like de offered, 597 00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:14,960 Speaker 1: where d is going to get start getting some snaps 598 00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:17,840 Speaker 1: at Nickel where you're gonna see him inside some You 599 00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:20,199 Speaker 1: got the two guys outside in Hayward and Terrell, so 600 00:27:20,240 --> 00:27:23,000 Speaker 1: you're trying to solidify who that back five is going 601 00:27:23,040 --> 00:27:25,399 Speaker 1: to be in a nickel situation. I think there's some 602 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:29,320 Speaker 1: Obviously there's some consternation as to win. Is Isaiah Oliver 603 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:32,359 Speaker 1: going to be available? Not available yet? Straight line run, yes, 604 00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:35,359 Speaker 1: side to side maybe not quite yet. Mike Ford has 605 00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:37,840 Speaker 1: been pretty good, but de offered now is one of 606 00:27:37,880 --> 00:27:39,760 Speaker 1: these kind of guys he might need to be on 607 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:42,440 Speaker 1: the field. He's a CFL All Star from a year ago, 608 00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:44,440 Speaker 1: played for the Winnipeg team that won the Great Cup. 609 00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:47,160 Speaker 1: He comes in with a lot of confidence. He had 610 00:27:47,280 --> 00:27:49,240 Speaker 1: lightning rear end. He had to play Nick close to 611 00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:53,520 Speaker 1: you yesterday in the US Open practice right on that sideline, 612 00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:55,800 Speaker 1: almost intercepted a corner right, I think it was over there, 613 00:27:55,920 --> 00:27:57,760 Speaker 1: that's correct. Yeah, and then also climbed the ladder on 614 00:27:57,760 --> 00:28:00,640 Speaker 1: a deep post route he was folding back into, came 615 00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:02,600 Speaker 1: in and played. So he's got a little sense for 616 00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:04,480 Speaker 1: the game. And these are the kind of guys you 617 00:28:04,520 --> 00:28:08,840 Speaker 1: see surface and so now solidifying where you're gonna play. 618 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:10,840 Speaker 1: I think the Alford's in that mix as well. Some 619 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:12,840 Speaker 1: of these backup linebackers I think are gonna have a 620 00:28:12,920 --> 00:28:14,920 Speaker 1: chance as well. And obviously we want to see Troy 621 00:28:14,920 --> 00:28:17,119 Speaker 1: Anderson on the field. I'm excited to see Troy Anderson. 622 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:19,400 Speaker 1: Hopefully we can get him back on the field this weekend. Yeah, 623 00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:21,199 Speaker 1: I mean this is these are the times when the 624 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:24,040 Speaker 1: coaches are are They're not only looking at how well 625 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:26,600 Speaker 1: are you able to digest the content and what you're 626 00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:29,879 Speaker 1: seeing but after that, like can you go out and 627 00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:32,439 Speaker 1: make plays? Like they just want to see who is 628 00:28:32,480 --> 00:28:34,560 Speaker 1: not afraid to go out and make plays because it's 629 00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:36,840 Speaker 1: real easy if you're watching on the sideline or you 630 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:39,640 Speaker 1: end up watching the tape who is playing? And I 631 00:28:39,640 --> 00:28:41,760 Speaker 1: don't know if scared is the right word, but maybe 632 00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:46,640 Speaker 1: robotic thinking too much, not reacting, not using their natural 633 00:28:46,680 --> 00:28:49,200 Speaker 1: athleticism to go out and make plays. And you mentioned Alford, 634 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:50,960 Speaker 1: like I love the fact that he comes out and 635 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:54,720 Speaker 1: says I'm confident. I play with this swagger and talking 636 00:28:54,720 --> 00:28:57,800 Speaker 1: about aj Terrell giving him the confidence by saying, you've 637 00:28:57,840 --> 00:29:00,640 Speaker 1: got the ability to go do what you on now, 638 00:29:00,720 --> 00:29:04,040 Speaker 1: just go do it right. Sometimes you need somebody, somebody 639 00:29:04,120 --> 00:29:06,640 Speaker 1: that's already on the roster that's gonna have a spot 640 00:29:06,680 --> 00:29:08,840 Speaker 1: to tell you you're good enough to play and you 641 00:29:08,840 --> 00:29:11,600 Speaker 1: can help us, and maybe that will be the little 642 00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:14,320 Speaker 1: bit that takes him to the next level. So that's 643 00:29:14,360 --> 00:29:16,040 Speaker 1: gonna wrap it up. I know there'll be a lot 644 00:29:16,040 --> 00:29:19,240 Speaker 1: more conversation here about the Jets practices, the Jets game 645 00:29:19,280 --> 00:29:21,080 Speaker 1: and guess what, I'm pretty sure we'll be back next 646 00:29:21,120 --> 00:29:23,280 Speaker 1: week to bring it all down for you. Make sure 647 00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:27,160 Speaker 1: you like subscribe and review us on whatever platform it 648 00:29:27,240 --> 00:29:31,240 Speaker 1: is you find our podcast material, Spotify, iTunes, Atlanta falcons 649 00:29:31,280 --> 00:29:33,600 Speaker 1: dot com or YouTube. And thank you so much for 650 00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:36,120 Speaker 1: joining us once again right here on the Falcon's Audible, 651 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:38,680 Speaker 1: presented by AT and T. Remember that's DJ, that's Arch. 652 00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:40,880 Speaker 1: I'm Rack. We'll see you next time. Take care,