1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:03,920 Speaker 1: We are back with another Falcons Audible presented by AT 2 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: and T. I'm your host Derek Rackley. Once again, I 3 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: got my boys, DJ Shockley and Dave Archer. We'll get 4 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: to them in just a second, but let's give you 5 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 1: a quick rundown of what's going to be happening in 6 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:16,200 Speaker 1: this podcast. Of course, we're gonna go back and we're 7 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:18,640 Speaker 1: gonna look at the falcons previous game against the Chargers 8 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: of twenty seventeen defeat. We'll talk about whether or not 9 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 1: it's been a little bit of a role reversal throught 10 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 1: throughout what we've seen through the course of this season 11 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: offense defense. I'll throw it up to the guys and 12 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: get their feelings on that. We've got three games left 13 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:34,840 Speaker 1: in the season, so with the playoffs out of the question, 14 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna ask the guys what are they looking forward 15 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 1: to in these last three weeks. Is it something on 16 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: the field? Is it off the field? Is a specific position, 17 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: something along those lines. I'll get their take on that. 18 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:48,880 Speaker 1: Are we more excited about wins or a draft pick? 19 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: As things close out here, we'll kind of take a 20 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: look at what the fans should be looking for. What 21 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 1: people inside of the organization are focused on at this one. 22 00:00:57,600 --> 00:00:59,279 Speaker 1: And then we'll take a step back from this one. 23 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 1: We'll look at the Saints an Eagles game and there 24 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 1: was an interesting change at the quarterback position and Jalen Hurts, 25 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:09,319 Speaker 1: the former Alabama slash Oklahoma quarterback, played pretty well. And 26 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 1: is it time to turn the page on one Carson Wentz. 27 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:16,400 Speaker 1: We'll get into that discussion. And then did the Falcons 28 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: game bring back some memories of one Walter Payton? And 29 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 1: we'll get into that a little bit more as we 30 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 1: get further along in this one. But with that, fella's 31 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 1: DJ Shockley Dave Archer. I'm happy to have you, guys, 32 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:29,400 Speaker 1: and let's go ahead, and let's start us off with 33 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:31,840 Speaker 1: this very first topic. Let's go back to the Falcons 34 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 1: game from this past weekend. DJ, my question to you 35 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: is very simple. Is it been somewhat of a role reversal? 36 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 1: Because it's been It was a lot about how good 37 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 1: the Falcons offense was early on and the defense was struggling, 38 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: and now it seems like the Falcons offense has come 39 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 1: back a little bit and the defense has poured it on. 40 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: Are you seeing a role reversal or is this just 41 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 1: kind of the natural progression of a season. Here, Yeah, 42 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 1: rac I think the role reversa is a good way 43 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: to use it, a good phrase to talk about what's 44 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 1: been happening, because for years, it's always been this offense 45 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 1: carrying the Falcons team. It's always been they can score 46 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 1: tons of points. They can They got guys on the 47 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:13,240 Speaker 1: outside who can put up big numbers. Matt's always been 48 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 1: in the four thousand yard pass frange every single year. 49 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 1: And you know, coming in and play the Falcons, you 50 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:21,080 Speaker 1: gotta score at least twenty five thirty points if you're 51 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:23,839 Speaker 1: gonna get a win. Well, the last four or five 52 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 1: ball games, it has absolutely been a row reversal. I 53 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,640 Speaker 1: was looking at the numbers for the defense. In four 54 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:32,959 Speaker 1: straight games they have limited their opponents to two hundred 55 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 1: and fifty or less pass yards. You're talking about playing 56 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: some really good football on that side, less than twenty points. 57 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 1: And offensively, the Wolls have come up, and this is 58 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: a team that has lived in the outside zone scheme. 59 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 1: You want to use the play action off of it. 60 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:49,679 Speaker 1: The running pass game has been so inconsistent, and then 61 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 1: of course the red zones up. Since Week eight, the 62 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: Falcons are nine of twenty three touchdown percentage in the 63 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 1: red zone. That's not gonna win a lot of ball 64 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:01,359 Speaker 1: games for you. That's been a big issue, and the 65 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:05,240 Speaker 1: Falcon's defense has been kind of the rope that's kind 66 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:08,399 Speaker 1: of hanging and holding this team on because you've kept 67 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 1: this team in ball games late, especially in the last 68 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 1: few ball games. So it had absolutely been a role 69 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:17,239 Speaker 1: reversal for me, and the offense has not been pulling 70 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:21,799 Speaker 1: their side of the rope to say, I would say, yeah, Dave, 71 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: you know, when you're sitting at four and nine on 72 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:28,360 Speaker 1: the season, it's hard to sit here and decipher the 73 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 1: good things that are happening because when that's your record, 74 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 1: there's not a whole lot of good things that are 75 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 1: going on. So do you see this thing kind of 76 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: like DJ is where the defense is playing better the 77 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 1: offense is starting to play worse or is it somewhere 78 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: in between their arch No, I think that the defense 79 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 1: certainly has picked it up. I think the reason the 80 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 1: defense has picked it up because they've identified how they 81 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 1: want to play. They didn't know how they wanted to 82 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: play in the first five six weeks of the season, 83 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: and then they realize, you know what the best way 84 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 1: for us to play is we need to come up 85 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 1: and play press on the outside, go man coverage, and 86 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 1: we need to bring more than you could block, or 87 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: at least try to bluff you into bringing more. They 88 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 1: think we're bringing more than you can block, and they've 89 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: done that. I mean, we've seen Dion Jones if and 90 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 1: Foyo Luken get home with linebacker blitz, as we've seen 91 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 1: Keyan O'Neill get home with a safety blitz. And then 92 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 1: you're playing man on the outside, and I think it 93 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: suits your personnel better. Isaiah Oliver is a better player uptight. Certainly, 94 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 1: aj Terrell is really impressed as a corner that can 95 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: come up and place press coverage. When you play a 96 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: guy like Keenan Allen, and albeit he did get a 97 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: touchdown on you in the first drive of the game, 98 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: I mean you limited him from that point on to 99 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 1: eight grabs for forty five yards. That's one of the 100 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 1: best receivers in the league. I mean, I'm not a mathematician, 101 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 1: but that's you know, I think that's less than five 102 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:44,160 Speaker 1: just over five yards of grabs. So that's a really 103 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 1: good job and I think that it suits the personnel. 104 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:48,920 Speaker 1: So I think that's why you're seeing the defense play 105 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:51,039 Speaker 1: better offensive. You can't run it. You haven't been able 106 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:53,039 Speaker 1: to run the ball for two years. You've been able 107 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:55,720 Speaker 1: to run the football consistently for two years. That puts 108 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:58,039 Speaker 1: the onus on your pass protection, puts the onus on 109 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: your quarterback. And at some point these teams are pretty 110 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 1: good to rush in the past, you're gonna break you down. 111 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: And I think we're seeing the Falcons get broken down 112 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 1: on offense simply because they're not diversified enough to be 113 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 1: able to run and throw it. Yeah, Dave, it's a 114 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 1: great point, and it's it's one that I've kind of 115 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 1: hammered out the last couple of weeks. And yes, you 116 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 1: know we're sitting here talking about the obvious, but you know, 117 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 1: I'm an old school guy. You've got to be able 118 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:22,160 Speaker 1: to run the football if you want to have balance, 119 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 1: and they just don't. You look. You look back there, 120 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 1: you see Matt turn around, hand the ball off, and 121 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 1: you just don't see any explosive plays out of the 122 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 1: running game. You're it's like you're lucky to get three 123 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:36,040 Speaker 1: or four yards here and there, but it's not enough 124 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:38,360 Speaker 1: to keep the defense honest. So Arch let me. Let 125 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:40,480 Speaker 1: me go right back to you. We're talking a little 126 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:43,039 Speaker 1: bit about the struggles of the run game, but I 127 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:45,159 Speaker 1: know you're probably the same way you're thinking. In the 128 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:48,039 Speaker 1: fourth quarter, Atlanta still has a chance to win this game, 129 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 1: and it's just two costly interceptions by Matt Ryan that 130 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:53,640 Speaker 1: ended up proving to be the difference in the game, 131 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:58,040 Speaker 1: and probably throws that Matt doesn't doesn't normally make it 132 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 1: ended up being fatal for Atlant trying to get back 133 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 1: into that game. Yeah, I think that obviously leaning on 134 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 1: the passing game, which has been your strength all along 135 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:08,719 Speaker 1: since Matt Ryan's been here. The strength your football team 136 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: has been to throw the football. Save maybe the first 137 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: couple of years where he had Michael Turner running the ball, 138 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 1: it's been pretty much Matt Ryan throwing it and distributing 139 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 1: the ball to as receivers. So you're gonna make mistakes 140 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:21,480 Speaker 1: in games, it's just in sixteen games, you're gonna make 141 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 1: some mistakes as a quarterback. It gets magnified when you're 142 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 1: struggling on offense and struggling to score points. I mean, 143 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 1: what gets overlooked is Todd Gurley going the wrong direction 144 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:33,680 Speaker 1: on a bootleg play that sets up a penalty where 145 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:36,040 Speaker 1: Ryan's trying to throw the ball and minimize the damage. 146 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:37,720 Speaker 1: That's gonna be a play where you're gonna put points 147 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:39,480 Speaker 1: on the board. You're gonna get at least three there 148 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:42,479 Speaker 1: because the penalty, because of the mister, because of the 149 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:45,719 Speaker 1: blown assignment by Gurley, you lose the chance to put 150 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 1: points on the board. But we fast forward to those 151 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 1: last two series. Matt is late getting the ball to Hurst. 152 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:53,359 Speaker 1: It's picked off. He makes a poor throw to the 153 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:56,280 Speaker 1: inside on a speed out. You cannot miss to the inside. Shock, 154 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: I'll tell you the first place that you're taught when 155 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 1: you're throwing the speed out is you have to miss 156 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 1: to the sideline with the football. Even if you're going 157 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:05,320 Speaker 1: to be short or late, it's got to be missed outside. 158 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:08,680 Speaker 1: He didn't do that. I think that it comes with 159 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 1: the territory though, guys and Shock and I both played 160 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 1: the position. You're gonna have some days where you make 161 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 1: some mistakes in games. Unfortunately, it's magnified when you're really 162 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 1: struggling to win. Yeah, it's a great point, and we'll 163 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 1: talk about another quarterback a little bit later. Whereas some 164 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 1: of the mistakes are are plaguing him and where he 165 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 1: ends up being a discussion of our podcast in a 166 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 1: very similar situation. So DJ, let me let me switch 167 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 1: gears to you, because now that we know Atlanta is 168 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 1: eliminated from the playoffs, let's just talk about what's next. 169 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 1: I mean, the the playoffs is off the table. What 170 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 1: is one thing, DJ, that you're looking for that you 171 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 1: want to see out of this team. Maybe it's personnel, 172 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 1: it's coaching, maybe it's a it's something more thirty thousand 173 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 1: foot view. What's one thing that you're looking to see 174 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 1: out of this team in the last three weeks as 175 00:07:56,840 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 1: this season has progress, We've seen some guys, girl, We've 176 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 1: seen some guys play at a higher level. We've seen 177 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 1: some of the young guys become a bigger part of 178 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 1: this team. And for me and you're you know, you've 179 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 1: got three games left, I want to see these rookies 180 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 1: continue to grow. I want to see these rookies continue 181 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 1: to play at a high level. Arch just mentioned aj 182 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 1: Terrell and what he has mentioned. I think what he 183 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 1: has meant to this defense has been pretty spectacular. He's 184 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 1: kind of been the guy on the back end and 185 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 1: every week you line him up against the best receiver 186 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 1: and he's kind of held his own. I want to 187 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 1: see these guys continue to be the guys that you 188 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:35,559 Speaker 1: went out and drafted. You're talking about AJ Terrell, Michael Walker, 189 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:37,560 Speaker 1: who we've seen the last couple of weeks step in 190 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:40,480 Speaker 1: and play a big part on that in the linebacker corps, 191 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:42,679 Speaker 1: Jalen Hawkins, you've seen him in and out a lot 192 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 1: of the times. I know Marlon Davidson went down with 193 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:47,080 Speaker 1: an injury, but I want to see some of these 194 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 1: rookies continue to show why they should have been on 195 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 1: this ball club and then continue to see why they're 196 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 1: of value because they're gonna be instants towards the end 197 00:08:55,760 --> 00:08:58,240 Speaker 1: of this year where they're gonna be needed where this 198 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:01,600 Speaker 1: organization is gonna need to see. Are these guys that 199 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 1: we can pin don't going into year two? And aj Terrella, 200 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:07,280 Speaker 1: I think is absolutely good guy that we've seen a 201 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:09,680 Speaker 1: lot of and know what is expected. So I just 202 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:11,959 Speaker 1: want to see these rookies come out and finish the 203 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:15,320 Speaker 1: season the right way and not regress because there's a 204 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:17,960 Speaker 1: lot of time where hey, it's a longer season than 205 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:20,319 Speaker 1: they're used to in college. What they finished this season 206 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 1: out the right way and go into year two feeling 207 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: positive about some things they've done in year one. I 208 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 1: definitely think there's gonna be a lot of upside for 209 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:30,320 Speaker 1: aj Terrell. You mentioned the fact that he's had to 210 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 1: cover all of the best receivers that he's faced all 211 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 1: year long, and when the record says four and nine, 212 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 1: you don't really look at it and say, oh, man, 213 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 1: it's been a great season. But not only has he 214 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 1: done a really good job as a cover corner, but 215 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:43,640 Speaker 1: he's also shown the ability to come up and make 216 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 1: some very timely sticks in the running game too, and 217 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 1: especially when guys catch the ball in the flat, he 218 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:51,080 Speaker 1: is not afraid to put his head down and get 219 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:52,880 Speaker 1: somebody down to the turf arch. What is it going 220 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 1: to be for you? Is it something for is the rookies? 221 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:56,960 Speaker 1: Is it something bigger? What do you think? What are 222 00:09:57,000 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 1: you looking for in these last three weeks? Well, certainly, 223 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 1: if you're a veteran player, you have to finish on 224 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:04,040 Speaker 1: some kind of high note. I mean, Matt Ryan, we 225 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 1: just talked about how to pour outing in LA against 226 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:10,480 Speaker 1: the Chargers. I'd like to see him finish on a 227 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 1: ride here in the second in these last three football 228 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:15,600 Speaker 1: games to where you feel real good about that. You 229 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:17,679 Speaker 1: feel good if you're making a decision. And we heard 230 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 1: Rich McKay and Arthur Blank talk about how the coach 231 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 1: and the GM are going to make decisions across the 232 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:28,080 Speaker 1: board on personnel. Nobody's exempt from that. So quarterback's going 233 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 1: to come into conversation. Contracts are going to come into conversation. 234 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:33,520 Speaker 1: So you'd like to see your quarterback playing at his 235 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:36,200 Speaker 1: highest level so they can get the proper evaluation. Let's 236 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 1: not there's some conversation that maybe there's some diminishing skills here. 237 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 1: They're happening with some players. I'd like to see that 238 00:10:42,760 --> 00:10:45,720 Speaker 1: dispelled by guys going out and finish the year the 239 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 1: way they're supposed to. Also would like to fall along 240 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:49,959 Speaker 1: with what DJ's talking about. I'd like to see it 241 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 1: happened on the offensive side of the football. I want 242 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 1: to see Matt Hennessy in the game. I want him 243 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 1: in the game. You know, he's a guy's supposed to 244 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 1: be one of your guys on your offensive line. You 245 00:10:57,880 --> 00:11:00,200 Speaker 1: drafted him the third round. You need to plug him 246 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 1: and let him play. I also want to see quadre 247 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:05,440 Speaker 1: oleson on the field. We start talking about, you know 248 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:08,840 Speaker 1: what Todd Gurley is or isn't. He struggled guys in 249 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:10,840 Speaker 1: the last three or four games of the season. In fact, 250 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 1: he's been responsible as a teammate, not saying him solely, 251 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 1: but as a teammate, he's been responsible for a couple 252 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 1: of bad moments on this team. You'll lose the Lion 253 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:22,720 Speaker 1: game because he scores. You have to run the last 254 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:24,599 Speaker 1: week and two weekends ago gets the Saints where he 255 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:26,600 Speaker 1: makes a mistake on how to run the football, and 256 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:29,680 Speaker 1: then I described the play in LA where he makes 257 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:31,680 Speaker 1: the mistake on the bootleg play that's cost you a 258 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 1: huge penalty and probably points on the board that might 259 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:38,240 Speaker 1: lead to a victory. Didn't all fall on Gurley's shoulders now, 260 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:41,080 Speaker 1: certainly any of those losses, but he's contributed to it. 261 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:43,400 Speaker 1: So why not give quadre oleson a guy who's been 262 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 1: sitting there, who was pretty good a year ago in 263 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:48,240 Speaker 1: short yardage and goal line? About giving him a chance 264 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:50,959 Speaker 1: to run the football. I watched him playing college. He's 265 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 1: an inside the tackles runner that makes people miss and 266 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:55,920 Speaker 1: can blow you up when you try to come up 267 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:58,199 Speaker 1: and hit two hundred and thirty pounds coming downhill. Like 268 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:00,720 Speaker 1: to see him get some opportunity those of the things, 269 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:02,679 Speaker 1: much like what Shock was talking about. Let's see some 270 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 1: of these young players get a chance to play and 271 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:06,720 Speaker 1: prove that their National Football League players, and there are 272 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:08,319 Speaker 1: going to be a core of what you got and 273 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:13,080 Speaker 1: moving forward. Guys, the interesting part is the thing that 274 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 1: I've got my eyes on for these last few weeks 275 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:17,960 Speaker 1: is a combination of what you guys have talked about DJ. 276 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:21,240 Speaker 1: You mentioned the rookies, Arch, you talked about some veterans 277 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:23,400 Speaker 1: and some rookies as well, But you guys are both 278 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:27,440 Speaker 1: talking about personnel. I'm looking at the general manager. I 279 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:29,640 Speaker 1: want to know what this general manager search and what 280 00:12:29,679 --> 00:12:32,200 Speaker 1: this candidate is going to look like, because this is 281 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:35,640 Speaker 1: the person that's arguably going to have the most influence 282 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:39,520 Speaker 1: on where this organization goes from this point out. Because 283 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 1: number one, he's going to be the guy that's that's 284 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:44,640 Speaker 1: integral hiring the next head coach, because that person is 285 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:47,600 Speaker 1: going to inject some new life, some new blood into 286 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 1: this organization. But yet the general managers also the guy 287 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:53,839 Speaker 1: that's going to be very important of bringing in the 288 00:12:53,880 --> 00:12:56,640 Speaker 1: personnel that they feel like is going to take this 289 00:12:56,760 --> 00:13:00,280 Speaker 1: organization to the next level. So not necessarily an actual 290 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:03,760 Speaker 1: person or excuse me, player, But I'm looking at what 291 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:06,080 Speaker 1: is that general manager person going to look like, because 292 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:08,000 Speaker 1: there's a lot of talk out there right now. And 293 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 1: then who is that general manager going to hire as 294 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:12,960 Speaker 1: the head coach to take this organization to the next level. 295 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 1: We all would agree that there's some talented players on 296 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:18,839 Speaker 1: this roster, but for whatever reason, DJ and Arch, it's 297 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 1: just not trending in the right direction. So can this 298 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 1: general manager and this new head coach get this organization 299 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:29,200 Speaker 1: going in the right trajectory what Arthur Blank has wanted 300 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 1: and what he has promised to the fans of Atlanta, 301 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:33,840 Speaker 1: And I think it's going to start with that general manager. 302 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:36,319 Speaker 1: So that's what I'm the most interested in seeing over 303 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 1: the next few weeks, assuming that it does happen in 304 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 1: the next few weeks. So speaking of the next few weeks, 305 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 1: let's have a little fun with this, guys, because we 306 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:49,640 Speaker 1: talked about the next few weeks. So if you're a fan, 307 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 1: and I'm going to start with you Arch, if you're 308 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 1: a fan here all right, over the next three weeks, 309 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 1: are you more interested in seeing how the players go 310 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 1: out and can they find a way to win games? 311 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 1: Or are you more interested in the draft pick a 312 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:08,720 Speaker 1: potentially higher draft pick, which would mean probably losing games. 313 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:11,240 Speaker 1: Which one you got? Well, it's easy. The fan is 314 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 1: gonna want. The fan wants the draft pick. The thing 315 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:17,640 Speaker 1: I would caution the fan on is what is it 316 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:20,200 Speaker 1: you're picking? You know, what do you think you're There 317 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 1: is no Chase Young in this draft? There is, from 318 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 1: what I can tell in my evaluation of the draft 319 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 1: so far, and I've got about two weeks in or 320 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 1: about ten days into it, there is no Jeff Akuda 321 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:35,320 Speaker 1: at corner standing there waiting to come out in the draft. 322 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:38,120 Speaker 1: So who is it you're looking for? Do you think 323 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 1: you're going to draft a quarterback? I mean, I just 324 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 1: that to me makes it tough because I can't. It's 325 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:44,960 Speaker 1: hard for me to take off the analysts hat or 326 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:48,400 Speaker 1: the falcon hat and put myself in fandom because there's 327 00:14:48,440 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 1: some realistic situations here. There is no in my opinion, 328 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 1: clear cut number one. If it's not a quarterback, So 329 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:57,640 Speaker 1: are you looking for an offensive lineman? The other there 330 00:14:57,680 --> 00:15:00,160 Speaker 1: there's a couple there. Are you looking for a line back? 331 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 1: There's a couple there, but none of them are dominant. 332 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 1: Hands down, This is the guy football players. So I'd 333 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 1: almost like to see, you know, as I kind of 334 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:13,000 Speaker 1: drift out of my fandom and slide back into this 335 00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 1: hat I got on. I'd like to see my team 336 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:18,760 Speaker 1: play better down to stretch that I know that I've 337 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:22,680 Speaker 1: got thirty five guys, forty guys that I can go 338 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:24,720 Speaker 1: to battle with next year. They're gonna help me win 339 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 1: a division and I'm gonna have I'm gonna be able 340 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:32,080 Speaker 1: to prove that against two two teams with three games, 341 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:34,240 Speaker 1: of teams that are battling their rear ends off to 342 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 1: make the playoffs, be the number one seed wherever it's 343 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:40,480 Speaker 1: gonna be, for Tampa, the wildcards, somewhere, how can they 344 00:15:40,480 --> 00:15:43,800 Speaker 1: improve their seating. You're gonna have teams fighting for the finish. 345 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:46,520 Speaker 1: This is not gonna be teams coasting down the stretch. 346 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 1: You're gonna have two teams in three games that are 347 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:52,040 Speaker 1: gonna play as hard as they possibly can. You're gonna 348 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:54,080 Speaker 1: get a pretty good gage where you're at with some 349 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:57,720 Speaker 1: of these guys. DJ. The interesting thing here is, and 350 00:15:57,720 --> 00:15:59,360 Speaker 1: I don't know you guys. You guys talk to a 351 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:01,320 Speaker 1: lot of people, whether it's you know, via text, on 352 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:04,640 Speaker 1: the phone and passing whatever. But everybody wants to as 353 00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:07,120 Speaker 1: soon as you go to a struggle, they want to say, oh, 354 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:09,160 Speaker 1: let's just we needed to pick. Let's just go get 355 00:16:09,160 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 1: the quarterback, Dave, because you talked about it. Well, the 356 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:15,320 Speaker 1: quarterback is the one that people look at, right, and 357 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:18,200 Speaker 1: Atlanta's got a pretty darn good quarterback. But that's what 358 00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:20,760 Speaker 1: the fans talk about, right. The fans always want a 359 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 1: better pick, and they always want a better pick because 360 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:27,440 Speaker 1: the quarterback coming out is always going to be the savior. So, DJ, 361 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:29,760 Speaker 1: where do you stand on this one? Is it better 362 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 1: for the pick or is it better for the wins? 363 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:36,200 Speaker 1: I completely understand where the fan is coming from, because 364 00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 1: when you think about having a top ten pick, you 365 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:43,000 Speaker 1: think about having a player that can absolutely change your organization. 366 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 1: But in the same instance, we're talking about one player, 367 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 1: and that one player is hard to say you're gonna 368 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:54,120 Speaker 1: be able to change everything that's going on with the 369 00:16:54,120 --> 00:16:57,680 Speaker 1: team right now. And for me, I look at as 370 00:16:57,720 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 1: and you win these next three ball games verse two 371 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:05,159 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay teams, you win versus the Chiefs, and like 372 00:17:05,240 --> 00:17:08,199 Speaker 1: arts just mentioned, these are two teams that are fighting 373 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:09,960 Speaker 1: the runs off to get into the playoffs and have 374 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:12,800 Speaker 1: the pretty good roster therself. That tells you, if you 375 00:17:12,840 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 1: go out to win these ball games, guess what, there 376 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:18,840 Speaker 1: are parts on this team that are really good. So 377 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:22,159 Speaker 1: if you can add to what you already have, guess what, 378 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:24,600 Speaker 1: the future is gonna be brighter. But if you think 379 00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:27,960 Speaker 1: about losing those ball games, then that's telling you we 380 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:31,720 Speaker 1: have a bunch of pieces that we need. Not just 381 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:34,639 Speaker 1: one guy who could come in here and be a 382 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:38,119 Speaker 1: top ten pick. You're gonna need multiple guys. So you 383 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 1: go out and get a top ten pick and guess what. Oh, yeah, 384 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:43,920 Speaker 1: he might be great, but who are you gonna pair 385 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:47,120 Speaker 1: him with. You have a quarterback and your draft a quarterback. 386 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:49,640 Speaker 1: Guess what. Look around the league right now, of these 387 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:51,920 Speaker 1: quarterbacks that came out in the top five, top ten 388 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:55,440 Speaker 1: in the NFL, the teams are struggling because it's takes time. 389 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:57,359 Speaker 1: You gotta put the guys around him. But if you 390 00:17:57,400 --> 00:17:59,760 Speaker 1: go out to win ball games, that tells the organization 391 00:18:00,359 --> 00:18:03,520 Speaker 1: I have pieces in part in place that can help 392 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:06,399 Speaker 1: us win ball games and not have to build for 393 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:09,560 Speaker 1: the next four or five years. Down and rolled, then say, Okay, 394 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:11,359 Speaker 1: we got the quarterback three or four years ago. Now 395 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 1: we're ready to go. So there's a collective thing that 396 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 1: I think if you go out and win game, it 397 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 1: goes hand in hand with what you can get in 398 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:21,840 Speaker 1: the draft. DJ. I'm the disgruntled fan. I just I 399 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:25,080 Speaker 1: want a better pick. I mean, it's just I chuckle 400 00:18:25,119 --> 00:18:28,439 Speaker 1: about it, guys, because I understand. I understand where the 401 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 1: fans sit on this one. But what they don't understand 402 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:35,480 Speaker 1: is the actual reality. What is that pick? What is 403 00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:38,119 Speaker 1: that pick? What's the pick that would do it for 404 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 1: you as a plan? I mean, yeah, yeah, what is it? 405 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:43,240 Speaker 1: A quarterback is the running back? If you were listening, 406 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:48,960 Speaker 1: everybody wants Trevor Lawrence. He is right now, Okay, he 407 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:52,639 Speaker 1: is the next Blessed Son. Okay, So if any team 408 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:55,800 Speaker 1: out there had a chance to get sixteen from Clemson, 409 00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:59,120 Speaker 1: they're taking him right now? I wrong? Am I wrong? 410 00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:01,600 Speaker 1: From a faith? I guess if you're the Falcons that 411 00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:04,159 Speaker 1: you might as well just get rid of the entire 412 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 1: back part of your your roster because I guess what 413 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:10,440 Speaker 1: you're gonna need that to go to number one exactly. Yeah, yeah, 414 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:13,119 Speaker 1: to get to get Lawrence from the Jets. Let's just 415 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:16,399 Speaker 1: mister blank is gonna have to somehow load Mercedes been 416 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:18,960 Speaker 1: stadium up on a truck and take it to New York. 417 00:19:19,520 --> 00:19:21,639 Speaker 1: That's about as close as you're gonna get the number one. Now, 418 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:24,240 Speaker 1: there is a real possibility now if you want to 419 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:26,280 Speaker 1: start debating this, and we've got some time to start 420 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:29,440 Speaker 1: talking draft, and we'll talk draft throughout the offseason as 421 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 1: we come back on Falcon's audible here. But uh, you know, 422 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 1: Justin Fields is going to be in play. If you 423 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:39,920 Speaker 1: lose the last three games, there's gonna be a chance 424 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:42,639 Speaker 1: you're gonna be at three or four or five if 425 00:19:42,640 --> 00:19:46,199 Speaker 1: you're five right now? Yeah, who's looking for quarterbacks? By 426 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:48,400 Speaker 1: the way, guys, if you look at the top top 427 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:50,920 Speaker 1: five picks right now, Atlanta sitting in the number five spot. 428 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 1: I'm looking at it right now. After this last weekend. 429 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:56,920 Speaker 1: The Jets are one, Jacksonville two, The Bengals are three. 430 00:19:56,920 --> 00:19:59,960 Speaker 1: They're not looking for a cube, right The Chargers are four. 431 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:02,159 Speaker 1: I don't know how the Chargers can be four. They 432 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:05,639 Speaker 1: just beat us. But the Chargers are at four and 433 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:07,600 Speaker 1: they're not looking for a cube. And then there you 434 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:10,080 Speaker 1: are Atlanta sitting at five. He jumped up from seven 435 00:20:10,119 --> 00:20:14,439 Speaker 1: to five now in the draft. So Justin Fields is 436 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:17,400 Speaker 1: in play. I mean, I would imagine Jacksonville doesn't want 437 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:18,960 Speaker 1: to pass that up. But again, if you roll a 438 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:21,560 Speaker 1: load up the Brinks truck, you send them a couple 439 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 1: of players or something like that, which is what is 440 00:20:24,119 --> 00:20:27,239 Speaker 1: probably in the offing. Here. We're probably getting way off 441 00:20:27,240 --> 00:20:28,920 Speaker 1: base here. I'm probably getting way too deep with this. 442 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:31,920 Speaker 1: So we're gonna, like I said, we're gonna have some shows. Rack, 443 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 1: I'm sure and Shock that we're gonna talk this through. 444 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:38,600 Speaker 1: But right now you're probably in the ballpark if you 445 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:40,840 Speaker 1: wanted to try to get one of them, you know. So, 446 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:44,200 Speaker 1: I mean, but I think where we're at is a 447 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:46,800 Speaker 1: prime spot because we're talking from a fan's point of view, 448 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 1: and if a fan is looking for a top five player, 449 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:53,800 Speaker 1: you're gonna wonder what position that is. And you mentioned it, 450 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:57,119 Speaker 1: which player is the most important? And that's why I 451 00:20:57,200 --> 00:20:59,760 Speaker 1: presented that to Rack is, Hey, yeah, if you want 452 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:03,160 Speaker 1: that player, who is that guy? And absolutely probably you're 453 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 1: looking at most fans are saying, hey, the most intriguing 454 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 1: is a QB. Yeah yeah, So just like you guys said, 455 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:13,760 Speaker 1: we'll probably have plenty of time to discuss the options 456 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:16,600 Speaker 1: for Atlanta at the draft, and that'll become a lot 457 00:21:16,640 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 1: more clear after these last three weeks of the season, 458 00:21:19,119 --> 00:21:20,640 Speaker 1: and we'll be able to dive into that a whole 459 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 1: lot more because there's also a discussion about whether or 460 00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:25,720 Speaker 1: not the Jets are going to stick with the quarterback 461 00:21:25,760 --> 00:21:28,440 Speaker 1: that they have or move on again. We'll get into 462 00:21:28,480 --> 00:21:31,280 Speaker 1: that down the road, all right. So let's speaking of quarterbacks. 463 00:21:31,359 --> 00:21:34,400 Speaker 1: Let's take a step away from the Atlanta Falcons organization 464 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:37,280 Speaker 1: and let's talk about a quarterback in Philadelphia, because this 465 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:40,280 Speaker 1: last weekend the Eagles faced off against the Saints and 466 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:43,159 Speaker 1: they ended up the Eagles knocked off the Saints with 467 00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:46,800 Speaker 1: a backup quarterback, and just like that, on the snap 468 00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:51,600 Speaker 1: of a finger, DJ, there became this discussion. Is Jalen 469 00:21:51,680 --> 00:21:54,080 Speaker 1: Hurts Now? The guy Carson Wentz has done some great 470 00:21:54,119 --> 00:21:56,679 Speaker 1: things in an Eagles uniform, helped bring them to a 471 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:59,439 Speaker 1: Super Bowl victory just a couple of years ago, But 472 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:03,560 Speaker 1: the back up, the backup is always the most intriguing 473 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:06,720 Speaker 1: guy on an NFL, a college, a high school roster 474 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:11,080 Speaker 1: is the backup quarterback, the savior. DJ. If you had 475 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:14,040 Speaker 1: to take a pick right now, are you going with 476 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 1: the backup Jalen Hurts? Are you sticking with Carson Wentz right, 477 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:20,760 Speaker 1: this is a great question because I am number one 478 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:22,480 Speaker 1: in the books to answer this question because I was 479 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:25,040 Speaker 1: a backup in college, I was a backup in NFL, 480 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:29,200 Speaker 1: and I was always the most popular because people this 481 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:33,200 Speaker 1: guy put him in the game. You're still the most popular. Shock, 482 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:35,639 Speaker 1: what are you talking about. I know what it feels 483 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:39,399 Speaker 1: like to be a popular backup, and right now I 484 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:42,480 Speaker 1: say as Jalen Hurts, Jalen Hurts, I thought gave his 485 00:22:42,560 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 1: team the best opportunity. And when and then when your 486 00:22:45,359 --> 00:22:47,480 Speaker 1: your coach, your head coach comes out in the press 487 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:51,040 Speaker 1: conference and says, well, I'm not sure what it is, 488 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:53,400 Speaker 1: but it seems like the play calls are a little 489 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:57,240 Speaker 1: bit better when Carson's not in the game. That's an issue. 490 00:22:57,840 --> 00:23:02,119 Speaker 1: When your quarterback, your starting back, leads the inner leads 491 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:05,840 Speaker 1: the National Football League in the interception with fifteen, that's 492 00:23:05,880 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 1: a problem, and his team just just not click when 493 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:09,960 Speaker 1: he's in the ball game. You saw a lot of 494 00:23:09,960 --> 00:23:13,040 Speaker 1: different nuances from this offense. Carson Wentz can move, yes, 495 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:15,840 Speaker 1: but Jennen hurchball are different dimension With some of the 496 00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:18,400 Speaker 1: things that he could do in the run game he created, 497 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:21,119 Speaker 1: He took care of the football, made with decision the 498 00:23:21,160 --> 00:23:24,280 Speaker 1: ball was out of his hands. This is I think 499 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:26,600 Speaker 1: something that gave them a spark, and they had even 500 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:29,800 Speaker 1: a player mentioned it was great to have him in 501 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:31,879 Speaker 1: the ball game because it gave them a spark. This 502 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:34,920 Speaker 1: is from somebody else on the ball club. So when 503 00:23:34,960 --> 00:23:38,120 Speaker 1: your own teammates can't see it and recognize it, it 504 00:23:38,160 --> 00:23:40,159 Speaker 1: only bodes well for the guy that's sending that. Now, 505 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:43,480 Speaker 1: that's one game, that's one sample size. But for that 506 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:45,919 Speaker 1: one game versus defense, wo, we know really well that 507 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:48,320 Speaker 1: the new role and Saints that are really good. He 508 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:51,360 Speaker 1: played pretty solid and I think obviously coming in this week, 509 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:53,639 Speaker 1: he's gonna be starting in his second ball game. So 510 00:23:53,760 --> 00:23:55,480 Speaker 1: I'm gonna ride with Hurts for the rest of the year. 511 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:57,960 Speaker 1: It's gonna cost some issues if he continues to play 512 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:01,560 Speaker 1: well because of that big boy contract that Winz got. 513 00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 1: Guess what, it's a problem they gotta deal with. And 514 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:07,760 Speaker 1: if they're winning games and they get into the East 515 00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:10,320 Speaker 1: playoff picture, guess what, it's gonna be a lot to 516 00:24:10,320 --> 00:24:13,280 Speaker 1: talk about where Wentz will be next year. All Right, 517 00:24:13,320 --> 00:24:17,359 Speaker 1: So arch DJ talked about the contract for one Carson Wentz, 518 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:19,160 Speaker 1: But I'll throw the same question out to you are 519 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:21,960 Speaker 1: you going Jalen Hurts or Carson Wentz. Yeah, I'm gonna 520 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:24,639 Speaker 1: go Jalen Hurts. Rack. I think that shock is correct. 521 00:24:24,640 --> 00:24:27,120 Speaker 1: The young quarterback deserves the opportunity even sitting there waiting 522 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:29,360 Speaker 1: ran for over one hundred yards. Kickstarted a run game 523 00:24:29,359 --> 00:24:31,720 Speaker 1: that ran for two forty six against the number two 524 00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:33,680 Speaker 1: rushing defense in the league. We know what the Saints 525 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:35,880 Speaker 1: are all about, right, This is a team that's run 526 00:24:35,960 --> 00:24:38,639 Speaker 1: the ball pretty well already in the Philadelphia Eagles. But 527 00:24:39,080 --> 00:24:42,760 Speaker 1: no sacks. Okay, Carson went and was sacked fifty times 528 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:46,560 Speaker 1: in the previous thirteen games. Good, no sacks. That's a 529 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:48,719 Speaker 1: big part of what's going on with Jalen Hurts too. 530 00:24:48,760 --> 00:24:50,919 Speaker 1: And hey, the guys are having fun playing around him, 531 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:52,639 Speaker 1: so hey, let the guys have some fun last three 532 00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:56,480 Speaker 1: weeks and evaluate the offseason. Yeah, I mean, his athleticism 533 00:24:56,560 --> 00:25:00,480 Speaker 1: definitely showed his ability to extend plays, keep the is going, 534 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:03,919 Speaker 1: and he actually played like he was a very comfortable 535 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:07,000 Speaker 1: NFL quarterback, not a guy just getting in there for 536 00:25:07,040 --> 00:25:10,639 Speaker 1: some of his basically his early action throughout the entire season. 537 00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:13,240 Speaker 1: So we'll end up seeing how that ends up playing 538 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 1: out in Philadelphia. But I think that there's a there's 539 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:19,479 Speaker 1: some dollar signs in a Carson Wentz contract that are 540 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:21,480 Speaker 1: gonna make that a little bit more difficult than what 541 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 1: most people think. All Right, So let's let's have a 542 00:25:24,359 --> 00:25:26,639 Speaker 1: little bit of fun here, guys, because last weekend Andy 543 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:30,120 Speaker 1: Falcons game against the Chargers, Russell Gage pulled off a 544 00:25:30,200 --> 00:25:33,919 Speaker 1: phenomenal pass in that game. And I was watching it, 545 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:36,480 Speaker 1: and you know how you kind of watch games sometimes 546 00:25:36,520 --> 00:25:37,760 Speaker 1: and you're just sitting there and all of a sudden 547 00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:39,720 Speaker 1: you see it play and you're like, WHOA, that was 548 00:25:39,760 --> 00:25:42,960 Speaker 1: pretty sweet. That was what happened when I saw Russell Gage. 549 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:44,680 Speaker 1: So we're not gonna talk so much about that play, 550 00:25:44,760 --> 00:25:46,560 Speaker 1: but I want to throw it up to you, guys, DJ. 551 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:49,840 Speaker 1: I want you to give me an example of one 552 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:54,320 Speaker 1: of the better or best non quarterback passes or throws 553 00:25:54,440 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 1: that you've seen in your career. This is awesome, beyond awesome. 554 00:25:57,920 --> 00:26:02,120 Speaker 1: And I know you guys remember this, um, but this 555 00:26:02,200 --> 00:26:04,520 Speaker 1: happened back in two thousand and sixteen. We know this 556 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:10,080 Speaker 1: guy really well done. Terry Pope, Kansas City Chiefs two 557 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:13,119 Speaker 1: yard line drops it in there for a touchdown. And 558 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:15,000 Speaker 1: not only was it great, there were a couple of 559 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:17,679 Speaker 1: things here in that moment. It wasn't just something that 560 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:19,760 Speaker 1: they did just to make it look like it was good. 561 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:23,639 Speaker 1: It helped eliminate their rival in the in the playoffs, 562 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:27,199 Speaker 1: the Broncos. And then it was the heaviest man to 563 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:30,920 Speaker 1: throw a pass. He previously had the heaviest guy to 564 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:33,320 Speaker 1: run a touchdown, but now he has the heaviest guy 565 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:36,560 Speaker 1: to throw a pass in the National Football League out 566 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:41,119 Speaker 1: doing Refrigerator Perry for the heaviest man to run. So 567 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:44,320 Speaker 1: one guy who was in the running for that was 568 00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:50,919 Speaker 1: JaMarcus Russell lea un Terry Pope's Pope. It was an 569 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:53,159 Speaker 1: awesome throw. He actually goes up like he's gonna run it, 570 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:55,280 Speaker 1: does does a little jump temo throw a little bit, 571 00:26:55,600 --> 00:26:57,600 Speaker 1: gets it in there and it was pretty cool. So 572 00:26:58,359 --> 00:27:01,960 Speaker 1: that was three hundred plus. That was awesome. That was 573 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:04,040 Speaker 1: the one that I saw too. And I don't know why. 574 00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:06,320 Speaker 1: It's always you want to go and you want to 575 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:09,400 Speaker 1: look at the fun ones, right, Like why the big 576 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:12,240 Speaker 1: guys always make it look funny, right, man? But that 577 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:14,800 Speaker 1: was the first one that I remembered, and I would 578 00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:17,520 Speaker 1: have gone with Don Terry Poe as well. Arch Please 579 00:27:17,560 --> 00:27:19,960 Speaker 1: tell me you got something different with Poe or either 580 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:23,600 Speaker 1: that or great minds thinking alike one of the two. Yeah, 581 00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:26,159 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna do the Tommy Boy fat guy in 582 00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:36,440 Speaker 1: a little you any's out, He's out, all right, DJ. 583 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:38,600 Speaker 1: I know that our man Arch had a couple of 584 00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:41,440 Speaker 1: awesome examples as well, but you know, just how things 585 00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:43,679 Speaker 1: end up working out in twenty twenty, he's having some 586 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:46,840 Speaker 1: major connectivity issues. So I guess we'll just have to 587 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:49,680 Speaker 1: wait to see that on the next episode. Maybe we'll 588 00:27:49,720 --> 00:27:52,399 Speaker 1: try to bring it back and see it. Yeah, we 589 00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:54,159 Speaker 1: gotta bring it back because it probably would have been 590 00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:56,520 Speaker 1: one of the best parts of the show. So but 591 00:27:56,880 --> 00:27:59,439 Speaker 1: we still leave you with that, don Tari Poe, because 592 00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:03,960 Speaker 1: that was a fantastic That's what I had. I mean, 593 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:06,080 Speaker 1: you just can't. You can't get away from a three 594 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:10,080 Speaker 1: hundred sixty pounder throwing a jet pass on the entire 595 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:13,199 Speaker 1: defense thinks that he's gonna run the football. It is 596 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:15,280 Speaker 1: guys wide opening the back of the end. So that 597 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:19,200 Speaker 1: was just just phenomenal, all right, DJ. So Thatt's gonna 598 00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:21,920 Speaker 1: close this out for this week. The Falcons OLTWA wants again, 599 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:24,080 Speaker 1: presented by AT and T Glad to join you and 600 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:26,960 Speaker 1: I'm glad to join Arch two when his internet is 601 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:29,600 Speaker 1: behaving with us. But hey, that's that's just some of 602 00:28:29,600 --> 00:28:31,439 Speaker 1: the things that we have to deal with here in 603 00:28:31,480 --> 00:28:35,160 Speaker 1: twenty twenty as we do things virtually. So Falcons will 604 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:37,640 Speaker 1: be back on track this week. They're gonna have their 605 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:41,600 Speaker 1: home finale against Tampa. Tom Brady and company will be 606 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:44,040 Speaker 1: come into town. They'll played the Bucks two out of 607 00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:46,160 Speaker 1: the next three weeks to close out the season. We'll 608 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:48,160 Speaker 1: be back to talk about that game and a little 609 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:51,400 Speaker 1: bit more what's happening around the NFL next week on 610 00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 1: the Falcons Aldiwa presented by AT and T DJ. Have 611 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:57,720 Speaker 1: a great week, my man, Holla YouTube ro We'll see 612 00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:02,400 Speaker 1: you guys. Thanks for joining us. You're listening to Falcons 613 00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:05,160 Speaker 1: Audible presented by AT and T