1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,840 Speaker 1: What's up, everybody, and welcome to a special edition of 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: the Falcons Final Whistle Podcast presented by Windows eleven, and 3 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: we are here to talk schedule, which was just released 4 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: by the NFL. We know what we have long known, 5 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: who the Falcons were going to play and where, but 6 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:22,440 Speaker 1: not the win. The win has now been unveiled for 7 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:25,959 Speaker 1: weeks one through eighteen. We have the preseason slate. We 8 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: know exactly how things are going to be laid out here. 9 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 1: So in the spirit of really good radio and podcasting, 10 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,199 Speaker 1: I'm going to read from a list. Okay, just like 11 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:37,199 Speaker 1: just to start out there, for those of you that 12 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: don't have a second screen, which you should, this video 13 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 1: on YouTube on like your eighty five inch plasma is 14 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 1: still a thing. I don't know, I don't know something. 15 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 1: I don't think so Alie de or yeah something. Anyway, 16 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 1: put it up big and then have a second screen 17 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: on the schedule for reference after I read this thing off. 18 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: But basically, they have the preseason slate that starts at 19 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 1: the Lions at the Jets home against the Jaguars, and 20 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:06,679 Speaker 1: then they have the regular season. They have nine home games, 21 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 1: they have eight road games, including playing the entire NFC 22 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:13,759 Speaker 1: West so here we go. They start Week one at 23 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: home against the Saints, then at the Rams at the 24 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 1: Seahawks home against the Browns, at the Bucks forty nine 25 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:26,839 Speaker 1: Ers home Bengals away Panthers home, Chargers home at Carolina 26 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 1: Panthers on a Thursday night. That one's going to be 27 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 1: a fun one, followed by home against the Bears in 28 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:35,840 Speaker 1: week eleven. Week twelve is at Washington, Week thirteen home 29 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: against Pittsburgh, then the bye took me a long time 30 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 1: to say that word. And then in week fifteen at 31 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:46,559 Speaker 1: New Orleans, Week sixteen at Baltimore home against Arizona home 32 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: against Tampa Bay. If you couldn't remember that again, just 33 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 1: head on over the website check it out. And basically 34 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 1: we're here to kind of break this schedule down right 35 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: that now we know the exact order of how they're 36 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: going to play these teams, and I guess instant reaction here, guys, Tory, 37 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 1: what are your first thoughts on this schedule kind of 38 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 1: seeing it all play out right here in front of you. Yeah, 39 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:12,799 Speaker 1: I mean, I think it's really interesting to look at. 40 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:15,839 Speaker 1: I think schedule release in general is a very interesting day, 41 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 1: and I know that people are really excited about it, 42 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 1: and as you should be. It's you should be excited 43 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 1: about it. But to me, schedule release is not really 44 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 1: as big as big of a deal as what I 45 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 1: think many think it is, because when you're looking at 46 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,799 Speaker 1: schedule release, it's exciting to know when and where you're going, 47 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 1: who you're playing when, But it's not the time to 48 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 1: count the ws and the l's and to really like 49 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 1: get into the nitty gritty of prediction. Because I have 50 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: an issue and I feel like I've said this on 51 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 1: the podcast for I have a problem with predictions, like 52 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: I think predicting things is so stupid and because it's 53 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 1: just like one of those things where it's like you 54 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 1: can try and predict all day long, but no one 55 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:57,399 Speaker 1: knows what the heck's going on. I think I said 56 00:02:57,400 --> 00:03:00,080 Speaker 1: that in the draft. It's like we can go and 57 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:02,239 Speaker 1: make as many mock drafts is what we want to make, 58 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: but no one knows how it's actually going to shake 59 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 1: out on draft night. Same thing with season, same thing 60 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: with schedule A least, it's like we can look at 61 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 1: this all day long and be like, oh, yeah, you're 62 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: playing this person. Then you don't have a bye week 63 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:14,639 Speaker 1: until here at the end of the day. It's how 64 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 1: prepared this team is to actually play their opponents. And 65 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 1: with the NFL being how it is, especially in the 66 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 1: last couple of years, we have seen where anybody can 67 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: be anyone on any given Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, any 68 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: of it. Like anyone can be anybody at any time. 69 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 1: And so that's why I'm kind of anti predictions when 70 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 1: it comes to schedule last day, though I do know 71 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 1: it's exciting. Everyone should be excited. Yeah, And I mean 72 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 1: when you look at this slate, I just think now 73 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: you can kind of see how the Falcons fall and 74 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:49,119 Speaker 1: winter is going to play out, right, because they have 75 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: so much roster turnover heading into it that my natural 76 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: thought is how are they going to start? How are 77 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 1: they going to use that preseason to kind of get 78 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 1: going Chris, especially because they have a new quarterback Matt 79 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 1: Ryan obviously in Indianapolis, not a part of this schedule 80 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 1: as an opponent or obviously as the home team's quarterback. 81 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: When you look at the first section there Saints at 82 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:17,040 Speaker 1: Rams at Seahawks home against the Browns, obviously you have 83 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 1: the preseason. How key is that for the for the 84 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:25,839 Speaker 1: fort all these new contributors to kind of hit the 85 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:28,479 Speaker 1: ground running. Do you think it's possible to start hot 86 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 1: even against that section of opposition with so many new guys. Yeah, 87 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:35,840 Speaker 1: I think starting hot can also look different ways. I 88 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: don't think starting hot necessarily mean not saying that if 89 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:41,600 Speaker 1: you start owing four, obviously that would be disappointing and 90 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:44,239 Speaker 1: could you know, hinder momentum going into later in the season. 91 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: But I think starting hot can mean This is gonna 92 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 1: sound weird, but I heard people say this phrase before, 93 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 1: but like, there's a way to lose a game versus 94 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:56,279 Speaker 1: like losing and versus if you lose like forty to nothing, 95 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:59,839 Speaker 1: or you lose twenty five to twenty four or twenty 96 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,480 Speaker 1: eleven to twenty three, or you played really hard at 97 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 1: the end of a game. Right, So there's a way 98 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:07,840 Speaker 1: to build momentum within the first four games. I think 99 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:11,280 Speaker 1: there's this team is brand new, there's a lot of 100 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:14,280 Speaker 1: new faces all over, So to be through the first 101 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:16,480 Speaker 1: four games, you'll see are these guys as bought in 102 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:18,920 Speaker 1: as guys last season work? Because it seemed like last 103 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 1: season guys are bought in, Guys are playing till the 104 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:23,840 Speaker 1: end of games and playing hard. They believed in what 105 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 1: was happening. Now, you bring in a bunch of new faces, 106 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: you lost a staple at quarterback. Our guys still going 107 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:31,359 Speaker 1: to be bought in, and you'll learn that through the 108 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 1: first four games, which I think could arguably be the 109 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 1: toughest part of their schedule. Yeah, and we're going to 110 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 1: get into tough stretches. We are going to get into 111 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:44,039 Speaker 1: some tough teams that they play outside of the NFC South. 112 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 1: We're gonna take a look at their bye week and 113 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 1: not make bold predictions. I promise you that. But before 114 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 1: we get to all that stuff, a big thank you 115 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 1: to our sponsor, Microsoft Way Knows eleven. I love the logo, 116 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 1: the official operating system of the NFL and the Atlanta Falcons. 117 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 1: The all new Windows eleven is here to bring you 118 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 1: closer to what you love. Like this Falcon's Final Whistle 119 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 1: podcast to learn all about the awesome new features of 120 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 1: Windows eleven at Windows dot com. So my first reaction, 121 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:14,279 Speaker 1: and I said it as I was reading over the schedule, 122 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:18,280 Speaker 1: is bye week Week fourteen so long? That seems so 123 00:06:18,320 --> 00:06:21,039 Speaker 1: late far away? That seems late now. Last year they 124 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:24,279 Speaker 1: kind of had to have it early because they played London. 125 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 1: The new York Jets in London, they had a bye week, 126 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 1: so that would have been week six, right. That seems 127 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 1: too early. Week fourteen seems too late, like a long 128 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 1: time away. Now. I'm sure right before we get there, 129 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: everybody will say that it's a great time to have 130 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:39,039 Speaker 1: the buy because that's what they always say. But it 131 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 1: seems too late, right, It just seems I mean, there's 132 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:44,720 Speaker 1: only four games left after that one. Yeah, I mean, 133 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 1: I think I'm all about the bye week being rot 134 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:50,360 Speaker 1: in the middle of the season, you know, right. It's 135 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 1: just I think that we should collectively as the league 136 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 1: just say that everyone's off in one weekend. Just everybody 137 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: has done. Everybody's just going to take the weekend off 138 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 1: and that it. I'm all about work life balance and 139 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:05,360 Speaker 1: chill acts and when you can. I kind of dig that, right. 140 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:08,680 Speaker 1: I think. I just think it makes sense because I 141 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 1: do think that according to where your bye week falls 142 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 1: dictates how the games before and the games after kind 143 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 1: of work out. Because these are guys who are literally 144 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 1: putting their bodies on the lawn every single week. It's 145 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 1: I feel like people are like, oh, well they're paid 146 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 1: to do this. Well, yeah, they are paid to do this, 147 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 1: but they're also still humans. They're really big, strong, fast humans, 148 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 1: but they're still humans, and they're gonna get tired and 149 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:35,360 Speaker 1: they're gonna have some ups. They're gone, they're gonna have 150 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 1: some bumps and bruss So I'm very like, I don't 151 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 1: know if I would rather have a bye week early 152 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: like how it was last year, or bye week late 153 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: how it is this coming year, because both suck in 154 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 1: my opinion, like you know, like both both bye weeks 155 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 1: being so far on one side is tough. And I 156 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 1: think about like the first few, like the first two 157 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 1: months of the season, those are like what Chris is saying, 158 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 1: those are some half games to have to play right 159 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 1: off the bat and until you think you have that 160 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 1: chunk of games in the first two months and then 161 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: you gotta go until December until you can just get 162 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 1: a break. That's tough. Yeah, I think that I think 163 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: our early bye week would probably I'd probably prefer because 164 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 1: I think in terms of like rookies, and I think 165 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 1: simularly for rookies, it gives you a chance to take 166 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 1: a breath and you know, recalibrate and like, okay, it's 167 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 1: like you're ripping and running, but they're ripping and running 168 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 1: for thirteen weeks. So yeah, I think the universal bye 169 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:34,160 Speaker 1: week we should send that to the commissioner. Yeah, I'm 170 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 1: gonna call him up man, because there is I think 171 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:39,960 Speaker 1: there is some advantage if I mean, you could also 172 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 1: say on the back end, like you could have momentum 173 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 1: from a win. But I think there's some advantage if 174 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 1: you have some wingering injuries, which everyone does in the league. 175 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:48,559 Speaker 1: You can get taped up, you can get stuff right, 176 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 1: get your body right, and I feel rejuvenated, and you 177 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:53,440 Speaker 1: could be coming off you could be playing a team 178 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 1: who's coming off having all those injuries. So there is 179 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:58,720 Speaker 1: some advantage. So yeah, maybe Tory needs to do Maybe 180 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:02,559 Speaker 1: I'll I'll send in my application to be commissioner in 181 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 1: twenty twenty nine. Let's do it. You already here. First, 182 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 1: another thing, think of the amount of rookies that are 183 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:12,440 Speaker 1: going to be playing for the Falcons. Just thinking how 184 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 1: many games they play in college and how many weeks 185 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 1: they have until the bye week, and then to tack 186 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 1: on four more games after that. That that's really a 187 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 1: shock to the system for some of these rookies who 188 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:27,960 Speaker 1: are going to be playing a lot. We know that 189 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:31,679 Speaker 1: that's just how this roster is constructed at the current times. 190 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:34,360 Speaker 1: That's a really interesting part and it's something that I 191 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:36,680 Speaker 1: know Arthur Smith talked about last year two when he 192 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 1: was talking about the reps that Kyle Pitts was taking, 193 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:42,560 Speaker 1: Jaylen Mayfield was taking. I think I remember talking at 194 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:44,600 Speaker 1: one point to Jaylen Mayfield and him towards the end 195 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:46,959 Speaker 1: of the season and there was still like another two 196 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 1: months left of the season, and he was like, Yeah, 197 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:52,400 Speaker 1: I've already played more this year than I did in 198 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:54,640 Speaker 1: the last like two years of college, like, and that's 199 00:09:54,679 --> 00:09:57,199 Speaker 1: kind of the that's kind of how it was, especially 200 00:09:57,200 --> 00:09:59,960 Speaker 1: with the COVID year too, and some guys didn't play. 201 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:03,199 Speaker 1: I mean that's I feel like that's a really interesting 202 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 1: part of this too, that maybe not as many people 203 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 1: are talking about. Yeah, and not only that, but all 204 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:12,480 Speaker 1: these first year guys that they've been doing the pre 205 00:10:12,559 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 1: deeft process for the whole time, so there hasn't been 206 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:17,640 Speaker 1: any break and you talk about the big break between 207 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 1: years one and two, these guys don't get that. And 208 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:22,160 Speaker 1: then I know that we're only talking about one week 209 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 1: for the buy, but when it's also a whole you know, 210 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 1: four day stretch off and they have a quote unquote 211 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:31,840 Speaker 1: mini buy. They play Carolina on a Thursday night on 212 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:35,640 Speaker 1: Amazon Prime. That's the Falcons only primetime game. That's not 213 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:38,400 Speaker 1: a shock, right that Normally primetime games you can have 214 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 1: a max of five. Those games generally go to the 215 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:45,520 Speaker 1: more marquee teams, the teams that have been in the playoffs, 216 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:48,959 Speaker 1: especially recently. That's not the Falcons at this point. If 217 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 1: they want, if they want more primetime games, and I'm 218 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:54,439 Speaker 1: sure fans want more primetime games at home. Those games 219 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 1: are fun, those games are live, but you need to 220 00:10:57,280 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 1: do a little bit better, and then you get that 221 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:04,439 Speaker 1: at that privilege kind of in that following year when 222 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 1: you're looking at this and I was gonna say rough stretches, 223 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:10,760 Speaker 1: but just stretches where you think maybe they can make 224 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:14,840 Speaker 1: Hay or maybe or maybe they're really gonna have to 225 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:18,080 Speaker 1: be ready for a two or three or four game stretch. Here. 226 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:22,640 Speaker 1: There are some kind of different options based upon where 227 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:25,200 Speaker 1: you look. Does anything stand out? And just as you 228 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 1: guys are looking at it, I'll just go first, maybe 229 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 1: take the easiest one, because are you going the first 230 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 1: week now on? Because that's I literally think the first 231 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:36,360 Speaker 1: week all the way to like week six is a 232 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 1: tough stretch, and I know that's what Christmas talking about earlier, right, Yeah, 233 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 1: I mean I was going to start it when they 234 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:46,359 Speaker 1: played at Tampa and then at home against San Francisco 235 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 1: and then at the Bengals. But it's funny because when 236 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:52,360 Speaker 1: we talk about tough stretches, we're talking about like what 237 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:54,080 Speaker 1: a team did last year. So I'm looking at the 238 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 1: AFC champion right right, maybe not what they are this year. 239 00:11:57,200 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 1: That's why don't hold this against them as we move through. 240 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:05,160 Speaker 1: But that one seems difficult. You know, although I'm gonna 241 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:10,079 Speaker 1: argue against myself. You're San Francisco has probably a first 242 00:12:10,160 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 1: year starter in them, and you don't know how they 243 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:15,560 Speaker 1: how the how the Bengals are going to come back. 244 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:19,120 Speaker 1: But to me, that looks tough. Yeah, you guys think 245 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:21,959 Speaker 1: the start of the year could be a little difficult. Yeah, 246 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:25,199 Speaker 1: I think kind of to go away from your question 247 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:28,560 Speaker 1: because that's, yeah, like I gotta answers before I think that, 248 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 1: But to answer, I think, like the first stretch of 249 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 1: games are tough, like right until you get like Tory 250 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:35,960 Speaker 1: was saying, when you get to Caroline, I think it's up, 251 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:38,000 Speaker 1: but I think kind of turn it around I think 252 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:42,240 Speaker 1: the easiest stretched short I guess relatively easy is when 253 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 1: you look at ten to thirteen right before the bye week. 254 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:48,440 Speaker 1: The if you look at that and we're looking at 255 00:12:48,520 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 1: last year's teams obviously and on paper, what what teams 256 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 1: look like? Those are the teams that you think, like 257 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 1: the Falcons could get some wins there, and you know, 258 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:00,400 Speaker 1: you look at the Steelers, you think, you know they 259 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 1: might be the lowest team of that division. Or you 260 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 1: know the Bears Washington, who knows they have Carson Wentz. 261 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:07,920 Speaker 1: So I think that's the stretch where you look at 262 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:10,679 Speaker 1: and you say they can get some wins there. But 263 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 1: also I just think in general, when you draw the 264 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:18,840 Speaker 1: AFC North and the NFC West right now, like it's 265 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:22,199 Speaker 1: it's just tony hard. It's just tough. Like you when 266 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:26,439 Speaker 1: you when you have the Ravens, the Cardinals, the Chargers, Steelers, 267 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 1: the Browns, Rams on your schedule, there's not a lot 268 00:13:29,960 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: of games where you can look at and no game 269 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 1: is a gimme, like Tori said, especially last season where 270 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:36,600 Speaker 1: teams were beating each other. Weird things were happening last year, 271 00:13:36,679 --> 00:13:38,440 Speaker 1: so weird things can happen this year. But when you 272 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:40,840 Speaker 1: draw those teams on paper, you don't look at that 273 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:42,360 Speaker 1: and say they're a lot of gimme. So I think 274 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 1: the entire schedule is really tough. And that week right 275 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:47,520 Speaker 1: before the bye week, I think they have some games 276 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 1: there though, that look winnable on paper, not that others 277 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 1: don't look winnable. And I was looking at it, and 278 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 1: I was going to mention the fact that that they 279 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:59,240 Speaker 1: had to play the entire NFC West because they have 280 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:01,320 Speaker 1: to travel all the way to the West Coast twice, 281 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:04,080 Speaker 1: and they do that in weeks two and three, and 282 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 1: they play back to back on the West Coast. That 283 00:14:05,920 --> 00:14:08,960 Speaker 1: would seem likely if we were to follow a pattern 284 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:11,959 Speaker 1: back from twenty nineteen they played Houston and then they 285 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:15,440 Speaker 1: played the Cardinals and they just kept going west. That 286 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 1: could be, in theory, an opportunity for them to stay 287 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 1: on the West Coast maybe. I mean, I think that 288 00:14:20,520 --> 00:14:23,400 Speaker 1: works works for me in my schedule. I mean, if 289 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 1: you want us to just hang out in Los Angeles 290 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:27,920 Speaker 1: and Seattle for right, yeah, I've never been to Seattle, 291 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:30,520 Speaker 1: so I'm cool with that. No, I think that makes sense. 292 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 1: It'll be interesting to see kind of how that does 293 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 1: shake out. I think that it makes I said that 294 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:40,680 Speaker 1: it makes sense to just stay out there that way, 295 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 1: because you think about it, play on Sunday, come back 296 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:46,600 Speaker 1: on let's say Sunday night, Monday morning, whenever it is 297 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:50,160 Speaker 1: that you come back and then immediately turn around and 298 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:53,320 Speaker 1: have to go back and lose four hours and I 299 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 1: mean or gain four hours or whatever it is. Yeah, 300 00:14:56,680 --> 00:14:58,880 Speaker 1: just just stay out there, just make it just easier 301 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:02,240 Speaker 1: that way. But having to I was going to focus 302 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:04,560 Speaker 1: so much on playing the NFC West because they have 303 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:06,880 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl champs in the Rams, they have the 304 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:09,320 Speaker 1: the the NFC runners up in the forty nine ers. 305 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 1: But playing the AFC North, what Chris just said kind 306 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 1: of sparks something that, Yeah, that's a pretty tough four 307 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:19,600 Speaker 1: team division from top to bottom, but the way that 308 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 1: they play football, you know, I mean, not every team 309 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 1: is the same as they were five years ago, but 310 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:30,880 Speaker 1: that's known as a very physically taxing, demanding, hit you 311 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:34,560 Speaker 1: under the chin strap type of division that that could 312 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:37,680 Speaker 1: play an impact too. It's gonna be some physical football there, 313 00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:40,320 Speaker 1: and I think that division is better than a NFC 314 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:44,360 Speaker 1: West from from top to bottom, defficently better. I think 315 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:46,520 Speaker 1: the worst team and that if you who's the worst 316 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 1: team at division the Steelers. Yeah, maybe Steelers and the Seahawks. 317 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 1: So I think I'd probably take the Steelers over the Seahawks. 318 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:57,480 Speaker 1: So I think you that you have to. There's some 319 00:15:57,520 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 1: great quarterbacks in that division. They have Kenny Pickett, they'll 320 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 1: mister Risky over there. But most importantly, like you said, 321 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 1: it's physical, and they got some physical guys this year, 322 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 1: so you know, and they're and it's not like the 323 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:10,600 Speaker 1: Focas aren't a physical team, but in terms of the 324 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:12,920 Speaker 1: wear and tear on your body that we talked about 325 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 1: in a week fourteen bye week. Yeah, the AFC North 326 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:20,680 Speaker 1: is trouble. I think too. Like it's I go back 327 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:22,960 Speaker 1: to kind of this is a little bit off the wall, 328 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:25,520 Speaker 1: and this analogy may not even work, but when Terry 329 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:27,400 Speaker 1: Fantino said, you know, we're gonna take it on the 330 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:29,960 Speaker 1: chin this year, when he was talking about the salary 331 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:33,360 Speaker 1: cap and having the dead money of Matt Ryan Julio 332 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 1: and kind of just tacking all that dead money on, 333 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:37,280 Speaker 1: He's like, we're gonna take it on the chin this year. 334 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 1: To a certain degree, I feel this way about the 335 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:44,080 Speaker 1: the rookies and the second year guys. Kind of looking 336 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 1: at the schedule. It's like you're gonna take it on 337 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:47,920 Speaker 1: the chin with some of these guys, like with some 338 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 1: of these teams, because that's how they play and that's 339 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:54,320 Speaker 1: kind of the pedigree of which they play with. I 340 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:56,000 Speaker 1: don't know, I don't know exactly what I'm saying, but like, 341 00:16:56,040 --> 00:16:57,840 Speaker 1: you're gonna take it on the chin. And I would 342 00:16:57,920 --> 00:17:00,520 Speaker 1: like to think that because the Falcon are taking it 343 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:04,600 Speaker 1: on the chin with the salary cap this year, taking 344 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:06,639 Speaker 1: on the chin with the schedule, I do think it 345 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:12,119 Speaker 1: sets you up for more prosperity down the road. I 346 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 1: think it's good for these rookies. I think it's good 347 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 1: for even these second year guys to get this level 348 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:24,199 Speaker 1: of physicality and so that it's like welcome to the NFL. 349 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:27,920 Speaker 1: It's a moment, You're welcome to the NFL. Moment almost 350 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:30,879 Speaker 1: turns into an entire season, and it's like get ready 351 00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:35,879 Speaker 1: because these two draft classes specifically are the direction of 352 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:39,960 Speaker 1: which this organization is going in. So the quicker that 353 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:43,760 Speaker 1: they can get live reps, good live reps under their belt, 354 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 1: the better the Falcons are going to be in twenty 355 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: twenty four and twenty twenty five. Yeah. I also like 356 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:50,359 Speaker 1: to say two I think, well not, I think, what 357 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:54,199 Speaker 1: the fuckings first round pick, he'll be rested, so he 358 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:57,480 Speaker 1: hasn't played since October. Drake hasn't place in October. So 359 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:01,199 Speaker 1: in terms of the long BYEWE, the Falcons looked up 360 00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:04,640 Speaker 1: with the first round pick because he's fresh, he did 361 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:06,879 Speaker 1: ready to go, he did a pro day, did a 362 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:09,760 Speaker 1: private workout. His family says the rest he needed, so 363 00:18:10,320 --> 00:18:12,159 Speaker 1: he'll be ready to go. And he's physically and he 364 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:16,080 Speaker 1: lowers his shoulders, so yeah, if you turn on his highlights, 365 00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 1: he's lowered his shoulders, so he'll be ready for all 366 00:18:18,760 --> 00:18:20,800 Speaker 1: of that. I think they got a guy there who 367 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 1: will feed into that. Kyle too, Yeah. Yeah, And if 368 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:27,920 Speaker 1: you want to get to where the Falcons are trying 369 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:32,359 Speaker 1: to go, you gotta measure up physically. And Arthur Smith 370 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:35,520 Speaker 1: talks so much about building that building that physical culture, 371 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:38,800 Speaker 1: being able to yeah, like maybe take it on the chin, 372 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 1: but also give it back. And I think that we're 373 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 1: gonna learn through this schedule a lot about who the 374 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:47,159 Speaker 1: Falcons have and then who they need to go get right. 375 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:50,560 Speaker 1: Who is a true foundational player of these last two drafts. 376 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:55,560 Speaker 1: I don't think they're necessarily committed to anything. Except for 377 00:18:55,800 --> 00:18:58,720 Speaker 1: continuing to add good players and to keep trying to 378 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 1: add good players, knowing something. Times you're gonna swing, sometimes 379 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:03,440 Speaker 1: you're gonna miss. And I think that when you look 380 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:05,400 Speaker 1: at this slate, it's going to be a great test 381 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:08,120 Speaker 1: for them moving forward, no matter what their record ends 382 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:11,400 Speaker 1: up being, just because they're going to be tested by 383 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 1: all these different things. While they aren't traveling as much 384 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 1: as you'd think by by dealing with the NFC West, 385 00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:20,760 Speaker 1: especially if they end up staying on the West Coast, 386 00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:24,040 Speaker 1: They're they're traveling fifteen thousand, six hundred and forty eight 387 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:27,280 Speaker 1: miles that would be cut down if they stayed on 388 00:19:27,320 --> 00:19:32,320 Speaker 1: the West Coast. That's not a lot by relative standards. 389 00:19:32,359 --> 00:19:36,040 Speaker 1: I think the Seattle Seahawks travel the most because they're 390 00:19:36,040 --> 00:19:37,760 Speaker 1: on the far stretch of the country. But I just 391 00:19:37,800 --> 00:19:40,560 Speaker 1: think I think I think it's a good test overall 392 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:43,280 Speaker 1: for the Falcons to see where they are and where 393 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:46,119 Speaker 1: they need to go and who is the type of 394 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:49,359 Speaker 1: player that they want to have around. I think you 395 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 1: look at a Drake London type, you know, Kyle Pitts 396 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:54,479 Speaker 1: is one of those. He's going to go hard on 397 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:57,560 Speaker 1: every play that they're trying to build an offensive and 398 00:19:57,640 --> 00:20:01,240 Speaker 1: defensive lines. That way, let's find these things out to 399 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:04,240 Speaker 1: your point during this season, and then you can say, 400 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:06,600 Speaker 1: all right, here's where we are, here's where we need 401 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:09,200 Speaker 1: to go. It's not that far, it's a great distance. 402 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 1: And who can we keep from all these prove it deals? 403 00:20:12,240 --> 00:20:15,000 Speaker 1: Arthur Smith was on ninety two nine earlier this week, 404 00:20:15,040 --> 00:20:18,240 Speaker 1: and he's saying, once this salary cap opens up, the 405 00:20:18,359 --> 00:20:21,679 Speaker 1: week can reward those guys who committed to us in 406 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two. He was talking about Lorenzo Carter, right, 407 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:28,160 Speaker 1: is that I if he goes out and balls out, 408 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 1: the Falcons will be more excited to reward a guy 409 00:20:31,359 --> 00:20:33,680 Speaker 1: like that. And I think that that's what you're trying 410 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:36,680 Speaker 1: to figure out. Now we know the order of which 411 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:39,360 Speaker 1: they're going to go, the fact they have to play 412 00:20:39,359 --> 00:20:41,680 Speaker 1: a full college season before they can take a chill 413 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:47,000 Speaker 1: pilla and a ball game. Um, you know, as they 414 00:20:47,080 --> 00:20:49,240 Speaker 1: kind of moved through this thing. But look, it's hard, 415 00:20:49,640 --> 00:20:53,000 Speaker 1: But I don't think the Falcons signed up to do easy. Right. Yeah, 416 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:54,879 Speaker 1: I'm tryna say. Also, I don't think I don't know, 417 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:57,480 Speaker 1: I don't I don't think we should just write off 418 00:20:57,520 --> 00:21:00,080 Speaker 1: of this season like right, because it's like a it 419 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:03,440 Speaker 1: looks difficult on paper. I think we've been around them, 420 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:05,920 Speaker 1: it's want to say them, I mean Arthur and Terry 421 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:10,120 Speaker 1: and enough to know that you know, they really believe. 422 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:12,600 Speaker 1: They don't believe in throwing in the towel like they're 423 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:16,399 Speaker 1: not looking. They're not looking to twenty twenty three. I 424 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:18,560 Speaker 1: think you know in saying that, they've talked about wanting 425 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:20,320 Speaker 1: guys to come in because they know they have that 426 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:22,359 Speaker 1: money and to reward guys and all that. But that 427 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:24,840 Speaker 1: doesn't mean that they're not trying to win games. Like 428 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:26,520 Speaker 1: they're trying to win these games. They're trying to make 429 00:21:26,560 --> 00:21:29,119 Speaker 1: the playoffs. They're not like Arthur has said many times, 430 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:32,160 Speaker 1: and I think he said it enough and we've seen 431 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:33,760 Speaker 1: it enough. We saw it last year enough to know 432 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 1: that it's not just coach speak or lip service like 433 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:39,480 Speaker 1: they're trying year. Yeah, they weren't expected to win something. 434 00:21:39,680 --> 00:21:41,399 Speaker 1: You think about it this way too. I mean, if 435 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:43,159 Speaker 1: you don't want to be competitive now, you don't keep 436 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:46,280 Speaker 1: Jay Matthews, you don't keep Grady Jarrett like those guys 437 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 1: want to win, like you don't want to waste Grady 438 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 1: Jarrett's years with a player of that caliber, the Falcons 439 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:55,240 Speaker 1: resigned him. They resigned him, and he stayed here because 440 00:21:55,240 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 1: he wants to win games here. And I think that 441 00:21:57,400 --> 00:21:59,280 Speaker 1: goes like to your point, it's like they're not going 442 00:21:59,320 --> 00:22:01,240 Speaker 1: to throw in the towel to all. Like even in 443 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 1: games that they lost last year, I do think they 444 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:07,080 Speaker 1: were They showed signs of the physicality of which Arthur 445 00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:09,439 Speaker 1: Smith wants them to play with, the toughness that he 446 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:11,520 Speaker 1: wants them to play with. And so I think, like 447 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 1: going back to I think what you said right off 448 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:18,200 Speaker 1: the top of the podcast, like taking no matter the outcome, 449 00:22:18,280 --> 00:22:22,360 Speaker 1: but taking building blocks from every single game and being like, Okay, 450 00:22:22,359 --> 00:22:24,080 Speaker 1: this is who we are, this is who we want 451 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 1: to be, like continue being that. So yeah, but to 452 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:31,920 Speaker 1: your point, like, yeah, Grady Jared didn't want to lose games, 453 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:35,439 Speaker 1: Like they wouldn't have resigned. They could have traded him, 454 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:37,199 Speaker 1: they could have packaged him and send him on his 455 00:22:37,240 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 1: way for draft picks. They didn't do that. They wanted 456 00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:42,119 Speaker 1: to keep him here. That to me is telling that 457 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 1: they want to be as competitive as they can be 458 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:47,639 Speaker 1: while building this thing. Yeah, and if if they can 459 00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:51,040 Speaker 1: get in more situations like where they thrived in terms 460 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:54,240 Speaker 1: of one score games, and then they can find that fire. 461 00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:57,480 Speaker 1: Now that fire is not I mean, yeah, it has 462 00:22:57,480 --> 00:23:00,959 Speaker 1: to be found and earned and then manipulated and you know, 463 00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:03,399 Speaker 1: done over and over and over again, those type of 464 00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:06,160 Speaker 1: one score wins. But there are a lot of guys 465 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:08,680 Speaker 1: who know that they can win this way. And if 466 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:11,200 Speaker 1: you get into a tough fourth quarter fight, you might 467 00:23:11,359 --> 00:23:13,040 Speaker 1: end up on the right side of it. You might 468 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:16,680 Speaker 1: start hot, you might look at yourself because nobody expected 469 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:20,080 Speaker 1: the Falcons last year to be on December first, even 470 00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:23,400 Speaker 1: saying the word postseason, right, but somehow they found their 471 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:25,320 Speaker 1: way to be in it. So can they find their 472 00:23:25,359 --> 00:23:27,199 Speaker 1: way to be in it? That's going to be a 473 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:30,360 Speaker 1: fascinating thing. And who's going to contribute to this effort 474 00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:32,800 Speaker 1: in a significant way. That's what we're going to be 475 00:23:32,840 --> 00:23:35,080 Speaker 1: looking for. Is we head towards the rookie mini camp, 476 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:37,119 Speaker 1: which is at the end of this week, and on 477 00:23:37,240 --> 00:23:39,919 Speaker 1: towards training camp in the offseason program. And that's going 478 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:43,720 Speaker 1: to be fun to watch. The difficult part about that 479 00:23:44,480 --> 00:23:46,640 Speaker 1: is not being able to watch it with our good 480 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:53,600 Speaker 1: pal Chris rim Damn, I'm gonna cry. But nonetheless, I'm 481 00:23:53,640 --> 00:23:56,679 Speaker 1: sure he hates me even bringing this up. But nonetheless 482 00:23:56,720 --> 00:23:59,480 Speaker 1: we you know it, at least wanted to remind everyone 483 00:23:59,720 --> 00:24:02,359 Speaker 1: that Chris Room is moving on to a little paper 484 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:05,359 Speaker 1: called the called the New York Times. Did I get 485 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:09,200 Speaker 1: that right? Yeah? Yeah? And uh he's moving on to 486 00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:12,399 Speaker 1: a great opportunity. And uh, I know he was only 487 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:15,400 Speaker 1: here for about twelve months, but I mean, just go 488 00:24:15,720 --> 00:24:18,879 Speaker 1: spend like a couple of days and read the profiles 489 00:24:18,920 --> 00:24:22,120 Speaker 1: on Kyle Pitts and Cordill Patterson and Drake London. There's 490 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:26,640 Speaker 1: a fantastic one out there. How else can I embarrass him? Um, 491 00:24:26,680 --> 00:24:31,120 Speaker 1: I'm gonna miss all the fruity drinks we consumed. If 492 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:35,200 Speaker 1: anyone everybody should know that Chris, Chris and I became 493 00:24:35,320 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 1: friends initially because we bonded over neither of us liking 494 00:24:39,680 --> 00:24:43,439 Speaker 1: any like hard like drink that didn't taste good, you know, 495 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:45,680 Speaker 1: if there wasn't a little fruit or a little sweetness 496 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:51,080 Speaker 1: in it. We're like, yeah, lemonade, yeah yeah, yeah. So yeah, 497 00:24:51,119 --> 00:24:53,240 Speaker 1: it's gonna be tough, And I'm not gonna cry on 498 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:57,240 Speaker 1: the podcast. You're I'm not gonna crawl on the um. 499 00:24:57,320 --> 00:25:00,960 Speaker 1: But yeah, we've had a great, a great year, I think, 500 00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 1: and I just think about like this collective group, and 501 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:06,640 Speaker 1: I love how much we bounce off of each other 502 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:08,879 Speaker 1: and how I think we compliment each other, and Chris 503 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:12,359 Speaker 1: is a third of that. And I think it was cool. 504 00:25:12,440 --> 00:25:15,800 Speaker 1: How how how quickly the Falcons fans really seemed to 505 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:18,240 Speaker 1: engage with your stories and some of the things. And 506 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:22,040 Speaker 1: it seems like that that you've gotten a chance to 507 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:24,680 Speaker 1: interact with a lot of good fans over the course 508 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:27,480 Speaker 1: of it. I think you you got recognized too when 509 00:25:27,480 --> 00:25:29,880 Speaker 1: you were out with with your like oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, 510 00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:31,480 Speaker 1: I got Yeah, that was good. That was good. I 511 00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:33,200 Speaker 1: mean it was yeah. Once time I was about to 512 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:36,080 Speaker 1: eat somewhere after the waiters watching if you're out there, 513 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:38,919 Speaker 1: thank you. I mean, it was it was cool, but 514 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:40,560 Speaker 1: I mean I wish we were I've been my girlfriend 515 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:42,280 Speaker 1: for a while now, like four years, so it was 516 00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:43,520 Speaker 1: kind of like she was kind of like, oh, I 517 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:45,920 Speaker 1: gotta deal with his ego. But basically I was out 518 00:25:45,920 --> 00:25:47,639 Speaker 1: to eat, and the way to recognize me I was 519 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:49,480 Speaker 1: with my girlfriend was like, man, you do great stuff 520 00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:51,840 Speaker 1: for the Falcons, you know, And I was kind of like, ah, 521 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:55,600 Speaker 1: it's like okay. Then my girlfriend was like, oh my god. 522 00:25:56,359 --> 00:25:59,320 Speaker 1: So it's like gosh, his head just ballooned exactly. Yeah, 523 00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:01,600 Speaker 1: so it was cool. But yeah, it's been fun. Everyone's cool. 524 00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:04,119 Speaker 1: This is a cool market. My first time in the 525 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:07,919 Speaker 1: South and Atlanta, it's been It's a great city. I 526 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:11,480 Speaker 1: love not having a shovel and do all that and 527 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:15,120 Speaker 1: meeting y'all. And oh yeah, Chris Samuels, our producer back 528 00:26:15,160 --> 00:26:18,399 Speaker 1: there in the cut. You know, all those people, the 529 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:21,080 Speaker 1: men and women who don't get to be on camera, 530 00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:24,360 Speaker 1: they're all great and talented and make us look good. 531 00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:27,720 Speaker 1: So there's a great team. And hopefully I built a 532 00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:29,719 Speaker 1: lot of friends here. Hopefully I did build a lot 533 00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:32,200 Speaker 1: of friends here, and hopefully we stay connected. So yeah, 534 00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:37,199 Speaker 1: and also, yeah, we with the preseason everything, like, yeah, 535 00:26:37,680 --> 00:26:43,920 Speaker 1: week two of the preseason. Yeah, everybody's sleeping on Chris's floor. Yeah, 536 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:47,359 Speaker 1: I already called the couch yea everybody. H my gosh, 537 00:26:47,359 --> 00:26:49,560 Speaker 1: I'm bringing my own sleeping back. All right. Well, we 538 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:51,840 Speaker 1: could talk about this forever and embarrass the heck out 539 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:54,320 Speaker 1: of him, but we're gonna go ahead and sign off 540 00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:56,640 Speaker 1: right now. Guys, thank you so much for joining us, 541 00:26:57,080 --> 00:27:00,080 Speaker 1: and definitely hit us up on our social channels in 542 00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:02,960 Speaker 1: the YouTube comments about your thoughts on this schedule. Your 543 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:05,720 Speaker 1: thoughts on our thoughts on this schedule. It's gonna be 544 00:27:05,880 --> 00:27:08,680 Speaker 1: a very interesting year for the Falcons as we move 545 00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:11,080 Speaker 1: forward to see how this whole thing plays out. Plenty 546 00:27:11,119 --> 00:27:14,399 Speaker 1: more to discuss on this podcast, and you know on 547 00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:17,360 Speaker 1: the website and everywhere else that you can find Atlanta 548 00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:21,040 Speaker 1: Falcons content, most notably on Atlanta falcons dot com, So 549 00:27:21,119 --> 00:27:23,040 Speaker 1: you know what to do right now, five star rating, 550 00:27:23,119 --> 00:27:26,440 Speaker 1: five star review. Oh and subscribe to Falcon's audible please 551 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 1: those guys rip. Make sure you check out all the 552 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:33,040 Speaker 1: schedule released content Falcons are putting out. Heck yeah, lots 553 00:27:33,040 --> 00:27:35,919 Speaker 1: of it to do and there's gonna be some awesome 554 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:39,840 Speaker 1: home opponents stealers, yeah, bears, tons of good stuff. Go 555 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:43,479 Speaker 1: check out a game. It's super fun. So anyway, thank 556 00:27:43,520 --> 00:27:45,120 Speaker 1: you guys so much for joining us, and we'll talk 557 00:27:45,119 --> 00:27:45,480 Speaker 1: to you soon.