1 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: And you are listening to the End Around podcast. I 2 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: am Matt Tobeek joined with Will mcfadd and Kelsey Conway. 3 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 1: We are at Mercedes Benz Stadium. The Falcons rolled over 4 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:38,840 Speaker 1: the Panthers today forty to twenty. Lots to talk about 5 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 1: a lot of good things happened today as they picked 6 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:44,200 Speaker 1: up their fourth win of the season, improving to four 7 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:47,239 Speaker 1: and nine on the year. And let's just get right 8 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 1: to it, guys, let's just talk about. You know, there's 9 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: a lot of different aspects of this game we can 10 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: talk about, but I'm just gonna kick it right to you. 11 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 1: Will you know what stood out to you? And I 12 00:00:57,680 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: know you guys, each of you talked to different people 13 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 1: out after the game, So let's just jump in there. 14 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: I know you've got a couple of stories. In Atlanta. 15 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 1: Falcons dot Com went about young Way Coup. Yeah, and 16 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:10,119 Speaker 1: he had he had a day. You want to kick 17 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 1: it over to me, Well, let's start with the kicker himself, 18 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: young Way Coup perfect four for four on field goals, 19 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: perfect four for four on extra points. But perhaps the 20 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 1: biggest play of the day was his recovery of a 21 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:24,680 Speaker 1: fumble on the kickoff That was a lot of fun. 22 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 1: It was a lot of fun. He said that he 23 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:29,839 Speaker 1: blacked out and doesn't really remember that. And I saw 24 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:32,039 Speaker 1: that comment, I was like, did he really say that. 25 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: I can I can relate a little bit. You know, 26 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 1: I never played football at a high level, but for 27 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:40,039 Speaker 1: my high school days, I have distinct memories of having 28 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:41,839 Speaker 1: the ball in your hands. And you're like, I don't 29 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:44,639 Speaker 1: know what the heck just happened. But something good happened 30 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 1: today for Young Way and he actually got the ball. 31 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 1: After the game. An official came up to him, you know, 32 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: met on the field when they kind of do the 33 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 1: postgame handshakes, and gave him the ball. I asked him 34 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: about it after the game. He said, that's got going 35 00:01:57,320 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: right on the mantel as it should. He made a 36 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 1: heck of a play. Dan Quinn said before this game, 37 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 1: kind of in the week leading up, a big emphasis 38 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: for them was gonna be ending up in the plus 39 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:10,519 Speaker 1: in the turnover margin, and they did that. They put 40 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:14,079 Speaker 1: a big step forward in that department today and Young Way, 41 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:15,960 Speaker 1: I mean, he's played really well since he's been here 42 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:18,080 Speaker 1: with Falcons, and it's really great to see. Yeah, I 43 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:19,959 Speaker 1: want to get a shout out to the Atlanta Falcons 44 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 1: social media team too, because if you haven't been to 45 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: the Falcons twitter feed today or at all during the game, 46 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 1: please go and look at all the coup coup tweets 47 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 1: because they're pretty funny. Can we make cuckoo for cuckoo 48 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: pups the things or is that? Lay? I love it? 49 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 1: I actually try to find a little baby Yoda meme 50 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 1: and then like I wanted to find the close caption 51 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: where it's like coup softly or something, and we need 52 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:50,640 Speaker 1: maybe we can make the cuckoo for cuckoo puffs a 53 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 1: shirt or something. I kind of like that. We're all 54 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: going cuckoo over coup. Let us know if you like that. 55 00:02:55,400 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 1: Falcons fam. And also today the defense had a day too. 56 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 1: They really did it was it was good to see 57 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 1: Vic Beasley. Devandre Campbell has been has head a sneaky, quiet, 58 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: pretty good season. He made plays today and Monte Casey 59 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 1: and the whole lot. Yeah, the pass rush really stepped up, 60 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:18,079 Speaker 1: had five sacks. Devandre Campbell kicked things off, but both 61 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 1: Tack McKinley and Vic Beasley got in there with two 62 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:24,240 Speaker 1: sacks apiece. Both of Vic's sacks were strip sacks. They 63 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 1: recovered one of them, Tyler Davison jumped on it and 64 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 1: then that led to DeVante Freeman's first touchdown run of 65 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:33,080 Speaker 1: the season. But their crusher throughout the game on Kyle 66 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 1: Allen did play a big role in de Monte Casey 67 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 1: getting his two picks. That played a big role in 68 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 1: a lot of pass breakups. So, I mean, that's what 69 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: you talked about when you want to see it's the 70 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 1: reason why they put so much emphasis on the pass 71 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: rush because it can really impact all levels of the defense, 72 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 1: not just up front, but also on the back end. 73 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 1: Real quick, Kelsey, real quick. Will when's the last time 74 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 1: we had a Falcons game where two defenders had two 75 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 1: at least two sacks? I don't know the end. New 76 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 1: Orleans probably probably up maybe the last time they played Carolina, right, 77 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 1: they had six five sacks in that game as well. 78 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say New Orleans though, Okay, pretty I'll look 79 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: it up. But it point is is, it hasn't happened 80 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: enough this year, right right, because before that New Orleans game, 81 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 1: I think you look back until probably last season was 82 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 1: the last time that happened. It was good to see that, 83 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 1: see that go down. I'm looking at the New Orleans game. 84 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:24,279 Speaker 1: But yeah, I just wanted to just interject that because 85 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 1: and also Kaz had a couple of picks today too, 86 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 1: right throughout the game. I mean this, and dan Quinn 87 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 1: said afterwards, it felt like the most complete win. You know, 88 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 1: we talked about young Way, who's impact on special teams, 89 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:37,599 Speaker 1: talk about you know, the offense kind of getting things 90 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 1: going on. I know Kelsey'll touch on that in a minute, 91 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 1: But defensively, they really kind of set the tone and 92 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 1: this this had the feel of some weird, low scoring game, 93 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 1: but the Falcons felt like they were taking controls earlier 94 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 1: when it was three to three and then it was 95 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 1: ten to ten, but it always seemed like the Falcons 96 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:56,039 Speaker 1: were in control of the game. And I put that 97 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:58,920 Speaker 1: on the defense because the defense, I think more so 98 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:02,040 Speaker 1: in football defense and sets the tone than maybe any 99 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:04,719 Speaker 1: other position group. And they were doing coming around? Are 100 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:08,719 Speaker 1: you coming around? Still? I still like seeing forty on 101 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 1: the board, Matt, But but you can do that. Did 102 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:14,479 Speaker 1: a really good job kind of setting the tone here early, 103 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 1: and they've played well outside of the Tampa Bay game 104 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: since the bye week, they've played really well. I know 105 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 1: New Orleans won last week, but I didn't put that 106 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:24,160 Speaker 1: so much on the defense. I think the defense did 107 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 1: a good job and they carried that over again today. Well, 108 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:30,039 Speaker 1: I think there's two common themes in that pass rush 109 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 1: has been significantly better since the bye in. I don't 110 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 1: think it's being talked about it enough, but Demante CAZy 111 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:38,919 Speaker 1: moving back to safety's been huge for this defense. He 112 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:40,919 Speaker 1: looked so comfortable in the centerfield role. I mean that 113 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:43,479 Speaker 1: second interception that he had when Kyle Allen just threw 114 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 1: it because the dude was open. He was open, but 115 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 1: it was such a deep pass. Kyle had to throw 116 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 1: it kind of off his back foot and it just 117 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 1: hung up there and you saw as soon as the 118 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:55,280 Speaker 1: ball left his hand, Casey boom broke on it undercut. 119 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:58,919 Speaker 1: It made the he's such a good centerfielder, nickel cornerback 120 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 1: Ricardo Allen. That is one of the hardest positions to play, 121 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: and for Casey to have just spend moved back there 122 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:08,159 Speaker 1: in the time, in the short time he did, it 123 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:10,120 Speaker 1: just seems like he's so much better suited to be 124 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 1: a safety in his defense, his instincts when the ball's 125 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 1: in the air or even when it's about to be 126 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 1: I mean his first interception when it was just kind 127 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 1: of got tipped up. He's got the wherewithal even when 128 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 1: he's around the ball and when plays need to be made, 129 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: he just seems to have great instincts to make those plays. 130 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 1: And as you get close to the line of scrimmage 131 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:30,800 Speaker 1: in that nickel corner roll, those kind of rangy ball 132 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 1: hawk instincts kind of go away a little bit because 133 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:36,720 Speaker 1: you're locked in on your guy and it becomes more 134 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:39,600 Speaker 1: about lateral movement and agility and speed, and he's got 135 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:43,279 Speaker 1: all of those. But I think his best asset by 136 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 1: far is just his natural instincts to go make a play. 137 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 1: So that Saints game we were talking about, Grady had 138 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:52,719 Speaker 1: two and a half sacks, but vic Head one and 139 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:57,679 Speaker 1: a half. So I'll keep looking as as we talk here, Kelsey, 140 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:02,039 Speaker 1: what I know you talk to we'll talk. You talked 141 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 1: Freeman after the game. We're gonna I'm gonna bring him 142 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:07,480 Speaker 1: up later on, but I know you talked to There 143 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:08,800 Speaker 1: was a couple of things you wanted to touch on 144 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: Alamaday but also Chris Lynstrom. Yeah, so I think obviously 145 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 1: the highlight of the day was Elamaday's ninety three yard 146 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 1: touchdown play, which not only set an NFL record for 147 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 1: longest first catch, it also is the third longest touchdown 148 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 1: play in franchise history and Matt Ryan's longest. And I 149 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 1: thought the funniest thing about it was Matt Ryan said 150 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:39,239 Speaker 1: on a day where the Falcons are honoring Roddy White, 151 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: because Roddy White had previously held the record for Matt's 152 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: longest touchdown pass, he said, Elamaday, you stole Roddy's thunder. 153 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 1: But it was awesome to see that from Alamaday. And 154 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 1: you know, Matt Will and I have been talking about 155 00:07:55,440 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: Elamaday all throughout the preseason and training camp and yeah, okay, 156 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 1: well us, I feel like we talked about him a lot. 157 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 1: He made some eye popping plays in the preseason. And 158 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 1: the coolest thing about it is he's one of the 159 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 1: most quiet players on the team. Being in the locker room, 160 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 1: he doesn't say a whole lot. He's very very quiet, 161 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:17,680 Speaker 1: keeps to himself. But it was funny when the media 162 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 1: was huddled around his locker after the game. Russell Gage 163 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: and Christian Blake sitting next to him, were like helping 164 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:25,640 Speaker 1: him get dressed, and they were like, ozy, this is 165 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:28,040 Speaker 1: your chance, Like this is your opportunity and they're like 166 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: kind of like brushing stuff off of his shirt. It 167 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 1: was just really cool to see those guys kind of 168 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 1: like rally around him because you know, he's not he 169 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:39,520 Speaker 1: sees the crowd around Julio Jones's locker every single day. 170 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:42,000 Speaker 1: And finally, you know, all these people were trying to 171 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: talk to him and that was just a really cool 172 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:46,680 Speaker 1: thing to see. And then you know, you briefly brought 173 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:50,200 Speaker 1: up Chris Lyndstrom, but uh, yeah, it was good to 174 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 1: see him out there today and you could definitely you 175 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:57,600 Speaker 1: could definitely see his presence on the offensive line. DQ said, 176 00:08:57,720 --> 00:08:59,080 Speaker 1: you know, they were kind of going to have him 177 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:01,840 Speaker 1: on a pitch count just because he's been out for 178 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:04,199 Speaker 1: so long. They didn't know from a conditioning standpoint how 179 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: many snaps he'd be able to take. But you could 180 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 1: tell his presence was definitely noted. And Matt Ryan was 181 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:14,160 Speaker 1: very positive about his play, saying, you know, he thought 182 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 1: he did a really, really good job. Well, I'm going 183 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:19,079 Speaker 1: to agree with you that Zechias's play was the highlight 184 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 1: of the day during the game, but the highlight of 185 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 1: the day had to be Roddy White going into the 186 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:31,840 Speaker 1: Ring of Honor it's almost you know, it was a 187 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 1: cool moment for him, and you realize too. This past week, 188 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:38,440 Speaker 1: watching all the highlights and watching all the interviews, I 189 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 1: talked to Matt Helmeric of John's Creek, who Roddy coaches 190 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 1: that team twice a week during the week and then 191 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 1: on Friday nights and has brought Julio to practice, has 192 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 1: brought Calvin Ridley to practice, has brought Davante Freeman too 193 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:55,760 Speaker 1: practice or to games and stuff like that. And it's 194 00:09:55,800 --> 00:10:00,960 Speaker 1: been really cool to see his impact with those those players, 195 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 1: you know, especially off the field and the world next 196 00:10:05,679 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 1: you know what, I hope, But I'll tell you what 197 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:11,600 Speaker 1: Helmeric though, it was speaking of which he came from 198 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:13,560 Speaker 1: Fort Lauderdale, so we were talking. He was at Saint 199 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: Time as aquinas a national powerhouse. UM, and uh, he's 200 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:20,600 Speaker 1: building a pretty good program here at John's Creek. But 201 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:23,800 Speaker 1: my point is is that the one thing that kept 202 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:27,520 Speaker 1: coming up about Roddy during the week, Kelsey, when you 203 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:29,760 Speaker 1: talked to him, and when Matt Ryan talked about when 204 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:32,440 Speaker 1: Julio talked about him, and then you know the high 205 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 1: school kids in the coaches and that team. He was 206 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 1: here today, by the way, UM, The one cool thing 207 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:41,960 Speaker 1: that comes up about Roddy is the impact he makes 208 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 1: with people off the field. You know, he has fun, 209 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 1: he has that electric smile. He's contagious as personality, but 210 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:51,839 Speaker 1: when it comes time to show up, he shows up. 211 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 1: You know. Rich McKay in the one interview talked about 212 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 1: how he's kind of like Julio. You know, it's amazing 213 00:10:57,800 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 1: how quick he bounced back from so many injuries and 214 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 1: the impact he made. And you know, um, I wrote 215 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:04,319 Speaker 1: a column about it. You might check it out on 216 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:07,200 Speaker 1: a landfocuse dot com. But in looking back at his career, 217 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 1: he may have played during the best five year run 218 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:13,439 Speaker 1: in franchise history as far as wins on the field 219 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 1: and what they accomplished, and he was he was a 220 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:19,440 Speaker 1: key cog in that and so and it's so cool 221 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 1: to hear players today talking about the impact. And I 222 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 1: know you sat down with them, uh Kelsey this week, 223 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:28,439 Speaker 1: but man, it was just it was great to see that. 224 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:30,440 Speaker 1: I wish more people were here in this in the 225 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 1: stadium today. Um that was the only thing that kind 226 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 1: of in watching it, you know, you look around, but 227 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 1: it was cool to see him. Rich and Thomas and 228 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:44,360 Speaker 1: especially the owner mister Blank on the stage with him 229 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 1: and him getting his his eighty four and his I 230 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 1: don't know if you guys heard his speech through the 231 00:11:50,360 --> 00:11:53,280 Speaker 1: glass windows, but I was. We had a funny moment 232 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:58,360 Speaker 1: standing near the open window and in clastic Roddy White fashion, 233 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 1: he's doing a speech, Hey, thanking everyone, and he thanks 234 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 1: Arthur Blank, and then he thanks Rich McKay for drafting him, 235 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 1: and then he looks at Thomas and he goes, thank 236 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:09,880 Speaker 1: you for everything, and then he goes, thank you for 237 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:12,120 Speaker 1: paying me a lot of money with that big grin 238 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:13,679 Speaker 1: on his face. And I was like, if that's not 239 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:18,320 Speaker 1: the most Roddy Way comment, but he's just so endearing 240 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 1: and you can't help but laugh and smile if you 241 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:24,080 Speaker 1: even spend thirty seconds with him, so that it was 242 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:26,640 Speaker 1: really really awesome to see him get that red jacket 243 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:30,800 Speaker 1: today and the posters that if Falcons fans that weren't 244 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 1: there today, they gave away posters that said thank you 245 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 1: Roddy to every fan that was here today, And it 246 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:39,520 Speaker 1: was just really cool to see the Falcons honor just 247 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 1: such a good player for this franchise. Yeah, and you 248 00:12:43,480 --> 00:12:46,200 Speaker 1: could always feel his energy and his enthusiasm. You know, 249 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 1: reverberate around the locker room, but there's an aspect of 250 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 1: his specific style of play. And you know, obviously everybody 251 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:55,360 Speaker 1: during his career talks about his wrestling career, former wrestler, 252 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 1: really physical player, and that carried over onto the field 253 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:01,520 Speaker 1: in a way that you know, the run blocking for 254 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:03,599 Speaker 1: this team. You know, when Michael Turner was here and 255 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:07,680 Speaker 1: they were having such success on the ground, Roddy White 256 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:10,160 Speaker 1: was a big part of that and that kind of 257 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:14,440 Speaker 1: legacy of taking pride in run blocking, and Terry Ribiski, 258 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 1: the former receivers coach, always kind of preached that. But 259 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:19,480 Speaker 1: that's carried on with Julio. You know, I think having 260 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:22,600 Speaker 1: a young Julio Jones learning from a guy like Roddy 261 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:25,680 Speaker 1: White and Roddy saying, no, you know, your job is 262 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:27,840 Speaker 1: not just to catch balls. You're a part of every 263 00:13:27,880 --> 00:13:30,400 Speaker 1: single play. And we've seen Julio become one of the 264 00:13:30,400 --> 00:13:33,000 Speaker 1: better run blocking wide receivers in the league. I think 265 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:34,679 Speaker 1: that's a testament to Roddy White and what he was 266 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:36,280 Speaker 1: able to do and say, no, you don't just come 267 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:38,640 Speaker 1: out here and catch passes. You make an impact on 268 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 1: every single play. Yeah, Matt Helmeric when I was because 269 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 1: he was down in South Florida and there's a lot 270 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:46,600 Speaker 1: of x NFL players that live down there, and there's 271 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 1: a lot of NFL players that think they can coach 272 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 1: because they played in the league who can't coach. And 273 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 1: that's one thing he learned early on. But the one 274 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 1: thing that stood out. I said, So what stood out? 275 00:13:57,240 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 1: Why Why did you roll the dice or why did 276 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 1: you think Roddy was going to an impact? He said, 277 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:03,839 Speaker 1: When you listen to Michael Jenkins, when you listen to 278 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:07,000 Speaker 1: Julio Jones, when you listen to all these players say 279 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:09,880 Speaker 1: that Roddy White taught me how to be a pro, 280 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:12,480 Speaker 1: he said, I knew he was going to help my 281 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 1: kids be better football players. And so and they've gone. 282 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:19,760 Speaker 1: They've gone from three wins their first year in seventeen 283 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 1: nine wins, ten wins last year. And you know, in 284 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 1: a transient community like they we have here in this 285 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:29,560 Speaker 1: day and age where a lot of high school kids 286 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:32,400 Speaker 1: transferred to different schools to be with different coaches or 287 00:14:32,520 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 1: for more playing time, you know, he has a situation 288 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 1: where because Roddy is there, kids want to play for him, 289 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:43,600 Speaker 1: kids want to be coached by him. Deposing teams after 290 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 1: games come up and want to shake hands. He says 291 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 1: he's never seen anything like it so quickly pretty or 292 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 1: anti transfer portal. Matt, I don't want to get into 293 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 1: I've written a lot of stories about this. I think 294 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:56,320 Speaker 1: a lot of people I don't want to get into it. 295 00:14:57,160 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 1: There are a lot of people that fake divorces have, 296 00:15:00,520 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 1: have fake addresses. I've exposed. I want a press award 297 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 1: for this. I exposed a couple of coaches back in 298 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:11,640 Speaker 1: West Virginia. Um, but anyway, you brought up run blocking, 299 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 1: and I think it's a perfect segue too to talk 300 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:16,800 Speaker 1: about number twenty four. DeVante Freeman. He had a great 301 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:18,720 Speaker 1: day and you know what, there were a couple of 302 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 1: penalties negated, uh some, but he finished it. But seventeen 303 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:25,240 Speaker 1: carries for eighty four yards. He had a touchdown his 304 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:27,600 Speaker 1: longest run though, Yeah, you're right, got called back right, 305 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:29,920 Speaker 1: and uh it was good to see. They ran the 306 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 1: ball pretty well today, thirty two times for one hundred 307 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:36,240 Speaker 1: and sixty yards hundred fifty nine yards. It was good 308 00:15:36,280 --> 00:15:40,560 Speaker 1: to see Freeman get the ball, and uh yeah, Keikley 309 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:42,880 Speaker 1: May had his arm hunt him one time, and he 310 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 1: would have busted that one I forget what quarter it was, 311 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:48,000 Speaker 1: but free had a good day. It was good to 312 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:54,640 Speaker 1: see his first twenty seventeen. That is a long time 313 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:56,760 Speaker 1: if you think about it, sixteen games. He missed a 314 00:15:56,840 --> 00:15:58,840 Speaker 1: lot of games and you know, they just haven't had 315 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 1: this success. And when I interviewed him following the game, um, 316 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 1: you guys can check out that interview on Atlanta Falcons 317 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:09,040 Speaker 1: dot com. Davante Freeman kind of downplayed when I said, 318 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:10,280 Speaker 1: you know how to feel to get back in the 319 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 1: end zone? He said, I'm just blessed, and I think 320 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:15,800 Speaker 1: you know, you can't help a route for a guy 321 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:18,800 Speaker 1: like Davantae Freeman. And it was fun to watch Caleb 322 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:21,360 Speaker 1: McGarry pick him up in the end zone. It's like 323 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:24,480 Speaker 1: we had missed being able to see that from DeVonta 324 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:27,080 Speaker 1: Freeman in the end zone and it just it's a 325 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:28,960 Speaker 1: cool thing to see. Well, did I made it? Com? 326 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 1: Go ahead? Will? Sorry? Real quick. I looked it up 327 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:33,440 Speaker 1: during the game and this is the most rushing yards 328 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 1: he's ever had against Carolina Panthers. Really yeah, And wouldn't 329 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 1: you wouldn't think that that would be the case, you know, 330 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:41,840 Speaker 1: especially but especially with those teams like you know, in 331 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 1: twenty sixteen or when it seemed like every week he 332 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:46,600 Speaker 1: and Tevin were kind of running for one hundred yards 333 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 1: or whatever. Yeah, I think his previous high was like 334 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:52,160 Speaker 1: seventy three yards and I was in twenty fourteen, fifteen, 335 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:54,600 Speaker 1: but yeah, eighty four yards today it's new new career 336 00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 1: high against Panthers. Well, well, you while you guys were 337 00:16:56,840 --> 00:16:59,360 Speaker 1: gushing over Zekis in the preseason, That's why I said 338 00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 1: that you two were, I was gushing over Brian Hill 339 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:05,280 Speaker 1: and Brian Hill. Oh, by the way, today average on 340 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:08,880 Speaker 1: one seven yards to carry and had sixty two yards 341 00:17:08,920 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 1: on nine toes and a touchdown run. So I love 342 00:17:12,359 --> 00:17:14,440 Speaker 1: how he puts his shoulder down. He's a North South 343 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:17,040 Speaker 1: kind of guy, and he's got that gear. It was 344 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:18,600 Speaker 1: just good to see that running. You know what the 345 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:22,160 Speaker 1: biggest difference in the run game today, it was remember 346 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:26,280 Speaker 1: when d Hugh said on Monday, these next four games, 347 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:30,120 Speaker 1: they really wanted to get the run game more efficient, 348 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 1: and he said it's going to come down to getting 349 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:34,920 Speaker 1: to that second level. And today it was so nice 350 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:39,200 Speaker 1: to see DeVante able to get past that first level 351 00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:42,439 Speaker 1: of blocks and you know, actually have some space for 352 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:44,480 Speaker 1: as for as well as Davante ran the offensive line 353 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:46,399 Speaker 1: did a great job opening up holes. I mean he 354 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:49,440 Speaker 1: was able to get to that second level pretty easily. 355 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 1: And yeah, I mean it's Wes Schweitzer was also in there, 356 00:17:53,960 --> 00:17:56,840 Speaker 1: so you know, two new editions, Chris Lynstrom and Weschweitzer 357 00:17:56,920 --> 00:18:00,119 Speaker 1: both at the guards. You know, then I Gono so 358 00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:01,919 Speaker 1: was rotating in there with Lynch him. They kind of 359 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:05,200 Speaker 1: wanted to give him. They wanted to make sure that Chris, 360 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:07,359 Speaker 1: you know, gets his conditioning back, so they had a 361 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:09,400 Speaker 1: little bit of a rotation going on there at right guard. 362 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:10,919 Speaker 1: But yeah, you gotta give it up for the offensive 363 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:12,880 Speaker 1: line today they played really well. We saw a little 364 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 1: bit of Quadrealison today too, though the results weren't really there. 365 00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 1: He had four carries for six yards, but at least 366 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:23,880 Speaker 1: he got reps. He got some reps, and so that's 367 00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:26,199 Speaker 1: been the one thing from a lot of fans. I know, 368 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:28,320 Speaker 1: I hear all the time we want to see Allison. 369 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:30,560 Speaker 1: When he saw him for four carries today, he didn't 370 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:33,359 Speaker 1: really put up the big numbers, but he's getting reps. 371 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:36,440 Speaker 1: The defensive side, you know, Christian McCaffrey's going to get 372 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:40,160 Speaker 1: his He did again today eleven catches for eighty two yards. 373 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 1: But yeah, they it's it's a controlled kind of chaos 374 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:46,560 Speaker 1: with him. They've they've they've two games this year that 375 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:48,760 Speaker 1: he's gotten his yards, but he hasn't been like, he 376 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:52,800 Speaker 1: hasn't hurt. So I asked Panthers interim coach Perry Fuel 377 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:56,400 Speaker 1: about that this week. I said, you know, in these games, historically, 378 00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 1: Christian McCaffrey has gotten a lot of yardage. How do 379 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:01,639 Speaker 1: you make sure that that yardage doesn't turn out to 380 00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:04,639 Speaker 1: be empty calories? And he really kind of put it 381 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:06,320 Speaker 1: on the rest of the team. He said, look, Christian 382 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:08,120 Speaker 1: can't do it all by himself. We need other people 383 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:10,399 Speaker 1: to step up. Said that in the yeah, in the 384 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:13,080 Speaker 1: interview this week earlier this week. Yeah, but yeah, that's 385 00:19:13,119 --> 00:19:15,239 Speaker 1: what the interview I'm talking about. Yeah, And basically just 386 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:17,280 Speaker 1: put it on the rest of big guys that they 387 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:19,760 Speaker 1: need to step up because in these games, Christian McCaffrey 388 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:21,879 Speaker 1: has never been the problem, and he wasn't again today, 389 00:19:21,920 --> 00:19:24,360 Speaker 1: but Panthers just didn't have enough else working. I think 390 00:19:24,359 --> 00:19:28,960 Speaker 1: this is a perfect time for my weekly Pro Bowl 391 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:32,040 Speaker 1: plug for Grady Jarrett, because who was right there to 392 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:36,640 Speaker 1: shut down Christian McCaffrey today, Grady Jarrett, we're going on 393 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 1: what two weeks now? Yeah, I wrote about Grady this 394 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:43,040 Speaker 1: this past week and get check that out as well. Yeah, 395 00:19:43,080 --> 00:19:47,480 Speaker 1: he is without a doubt the most consistent player on defense, 396 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:49,040 Speaker 1: and he is you know, week in and week out. 397 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:52,160 Speaker 1: He is there. He signed his deal and he has 398 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 1: shown up in a big way. Um. Just to further 399 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:58,879 Speaker 1: support that, the Falcons held the Panthers to three and 400 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:01,639 Speaker 1: three of ten on down was huge. Now five of 401 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:05,120 Speaker 1: twenty over the press two games and forced four turnovers 402 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:10,680 Speaker 1: and didn't turn the ball over today, which was good. See, 403 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:14,879 Speaker 1: good things happen when when we can get turnovers and 404 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:17,080 Speaker 1: so yeah, four zero it was good to see. And 405 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:22,399 Speaker 1: time possession out did them there and four hundred sixty 406 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:24,960 Speaker 1: one yards of total offense to day. So I want 407 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:27,480 Speaker 1: to real quick, I want to go back to just Elamida. 408 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:30,719 Speaker 1: You know something, And I think Kelsey may have been 409 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:33,840 Speaker 1: in this press conference too, but I asked DQ kind 410 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:36,159 Speaker 1: of near roster cuts when they're making those decisions and 411 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:38,200 Speaker 1: they build out the practice squad, and I said, you know, what, 412 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:40,040 Speaker 1: what do you look for in a player to go 413 00:20:40,080 --> 00:20:42,919 Speaker 1: onto the practice squad? And you really said traits. You know, 414 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:45,200 Speaker 1: it's just kind of you can't teach speed, you can't 415 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:46,960 Speaker 1: teach size. If you got a guy on your team 416 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 1: or on your roster that maybe isn't there yet technique wise, 417 00:20:50,359 --> 00:20:54,040 Speaker 1: but you he's got just rare speed or rare size 418 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:57,080 Speaker 1: or rare strength or something like that, you keep them around. 419 00:20:57,200 --> 00:20:59,199 Speaker 1: That's what they did with Elamida, and I think we 420 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:01,720 Speaker 1: saw that rare speed on display today and we and 421 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:04,320 Speaker 1: they've got guys like Christian Blake and players like that. 422 00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 1: This is you know, I know they traded Mohammed Sanu 423 00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:09,000 Speaker 1: and so their top three maybe took a little bit 424 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 1: of a hit. But with guys like Russell Gage and 425 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 1: Christian Blake and now Alamaday emerging, there's some young receivers 426 00:21:13,720 --> 00:21:15,199 Speaker 1: on this team to be excited about it. Yeah. I 427 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:18,120 Speaker 1: really like Christian Blake. I think he's really done a lot, 428 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:20,280 Speaker 1: a lot more than Zakias, though it was good to 429 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:23,680 Speaker 1: see zago As Zakias show up today. But I really 430 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:27,040 Speaker 1: like what Blake has done. And I really like what 431 00:21:27,160 --> 00:21:29,400 Speaker 1: Russell Gage is doing too. I think he is just 432 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:33,720 Speaker 1: a tough, gritty player U. So yeah, it's it's it's 433 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:36,480 Speaker 1: a tough lineup to crack. It's a tough it's there's 434 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:38,119 Speaker 1: only so many balls to go around when you got 435 00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:40,800 Speaker 1: Austin Hooper and Julio and Ridley and those guys. But 436 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:44,560 Speaker 1: but it was good. Um. So let's take a quick 437 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:48,000 Speaker 1: spin around the NFC South. You know, the Buccaneers one today, 438 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:51,800 Speaker 1: thirty eight thirty five, shootout, six and seven. They are 439 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:54,640 Speaker 1: you know what we're talking about this before the podcast, 440 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:59,320 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay. It's amazing. They've been in so many games 441 00:21:59,359 --> 00:22:02,040 Speaker 1: this year and just they've lost a lot of close games. 442 00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:03,679 Speaker 1: But here they are six and seven. And then the 443 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:07,720 Speaker 1: Saints obviously, uh, in probably the most exciting game of 444 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:12,040 Speaker 1: the day, they lost. I'm sorry they didn't say they beat. 445 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:15,240 Speaker 1: They lost to uh the Niners on a last second 446 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 1: fuel goal. Um, so they follow the ten and three. 447 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:23,560 Speaker 1: But yeah, thoughts thoughts on because I bring it up 448 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 1: to because the Falcons are heading west, they go to 449 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:30,880 Speaker 1: Levi Stadium and see Kyle Shanahan and some former teammates 450 00:22:30,880 --> 00:22:35,320 Speaker 1: this week. Thoughts on the South. Thoughts on that game, Uh, 451 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:41,640 Speaker 1: forty nine ers are a really good football team. Wow. Well, 452 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:43,680 Speaker 1: you know, I know they allowed a lot of points 453 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:47,280 Speaker 1: to those Saints today, but they've got a really good defense. Generally, 454 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:49,679 Speaker 1: they usually run the ball really well. They've got you know, 455 00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:52,040 Speaker 1: Rahem Mustered I think led the way for them today. 456 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:54,960 Speaker 1: But forty nine ers are a really complete team. And 457 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:57,200 Speaker 1: Jameis Winston actually is he like kind of the air 458 00:22:57,200 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 1: apparent to Brett Farve as far as just a gun 459 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:07,480 Speaker 1: slingermantality because it was for an injury, but he got 460 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:10,040 Speaker 1: he go. Don't just do me one favorite. Don't ever 461 00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:12,440 Speaker 1: mention Jamis Winston and Brett Farve in the same sense. 462 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:14,240 Speaker 1: I mean, Bret far would throw his fair share of 463 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:17,880 Speaker 1: picks as well Brett Farve. Okay, see, because you're talking 464 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:20,119 Speaker 1: to somebody that just adored and love Brett Farve and 465 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 1: he's a Hall of Famer. I'm not saying Jamis is 466 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 1: a Hall of Famer man, I'm just saying he's got 467 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:28,200 Speaker 1: that gunslinger mentality. Even I'm just happy that we don't 468 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:30,119 Speaker 1: work for the Bucks so that we can. You know 469 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:33,520 Speaker 1: that that's got to be challenging to be a Buccaneers 470 00:23:33,560 --> 00:23:37,480 Speaker 1: fan because you just see so much positives from him. 471 00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:40,080 Speaker 1: You know, he makes these great plays, these wow plays. 472 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:42,000 Speaker 1: I mean we saw it when he you know, played 473 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 1: the Falcons. But then he just makes those you know, 474 00:23:44,600 --> 00:23:46,680 Speaker 1: interceptions and it's just got to be you know, you 475 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:49,480 Speaker 1: throw your hand against your forehead type of moments. Well, 476 00:23:51,840 --> 00:23:56,439 Speaker 1: his his mini me, Jamis Winston. You know what, you 477 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:59,920 Speaker 1: know what, I'm not even gonna like I'll say that 478 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:03,760 Speaker 1: about Jamis. He drives me nuts too, because he's so good. 479 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 1: Yet he it's almost like he has too much faith 480 00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:13,400 Speaker 1: in his arms sometimes and he just makes some crazy decisions. 481 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:15,439 Speaker 1: But then he can make some other plays where you go, 482 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:17,439 Speaker 1: you get out of your seat and you're going, what 483 00:24:17,720 --> 00:24:21,360 Speaker 1: just happened? So I've been here outside the last time, 484 00:24:21,400 --> 00:24:25,600 Speaker 1: the last week, you know, when they lost. All the 485 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:29,399 Speaker 1: games have been close, and Tampa Bays I tell you, 486 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:32,480 Speaker 1: I tell you what, in five years of covering this 487 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:36,639 Speaker 1: team and seeing two Falcon's Buccaneers games a year, Bruce 488 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:39,680 Speaker 1: Arians has this Buccaneer's team head in the right direction. 489 00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:43,760 Speaker 1: And Todd Bowles is doing really well with that defense. 490 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:46,240 Speaker 1: And you know, they they've got some pieces that they 491 00:24:46,240 --> 00:24:48,560 Speaker 1: need to add in the secondary. But what Todd Bowles 492 00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:50,920 Speaker 1: has done with those players up front and those and 493 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:53,760 Speaker 1: the linebackers they have, Tampa isn't headed in the right 494 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:56,000 Speaker 1: direction of My news for them, too. Is Mike Evans 495 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:59,400 Speaker 1: got hurt tie um Hurd his hamstringing may not play 496 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:02,720 Speaker 1: next week. Kelsey, any thoughts in the forty nine Ers, Oh, 497 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:04,960 Speaker 1: I have a lot of thoughts. I think I think 498 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:07,520 Speaker 1: the forty nine Ers are the most complete team in 499 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:11,960 Speaker 1: the NFC offensively and defensively, and I can't wait. You know, 500 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:15,680 Speaker 1: as a football fan, I geek out watching Kyle shanahan 501 00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:19,040 Speaker 1: scheme because I just think and knowing Kyle Shanahan and 502 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:22,480 Speaker 1: how much attention to detail on how much work he 503 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:25,560 Speaker 1: put in when he was the Falcons offensive coordinator. A 504 00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:28,760 Speaker 1: it's really awesome to see him succeed, But just as 505 00:25:28,760 --> 00:25:31,760 Speaker 1: a football fan, it's it's really amazing to watch just 506 00:25:31,880 --> 00:25:34,119 Speaker 1: kind of the attention to detail in his scheme and 507 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:36,639 Speaker 1: the fact that with forty nine Ers, I feel like 508 00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:39,560 Speaker 1: we have to talk about the fact that Mike Person, 509 00:25:40,960 --> 00:25:45,639 Speaker 1: Daniel Brunskill, and Ben Garland, all three former players for 510 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:48,960 Speaker 1: the Falcons, Daniel Brunskill on the practice squad last year 511 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:52,159 Speaker 1: for the Falcons, have all at some points started for 512 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:56,040 Speaker 1: the forty nine Ers, and they haven't missed a beat 513 00:25:56,080 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 1: out there, and it just is a testament to the 514 00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:00,560 Speaker 1: way Kyle Shanahan coaches those guys up and how strong 515 00:26:00,600 --> 00:26:03,360 Speaker 1: his running scheme is. And they have a couple coaches 516 00:26:03,359 --> 00:26:05,520 Speaker 1: on staff who were on the Falcons staff when they 517 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:08,000 Speaker 1: went to the Super Bowl. Bobby Turner, the running backs coach, 518 00:26:08,440 --> 00:26:12,399 Speaker 1: Mike McDaniels, Michael Floor. I think there's going to be 519 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:15,159 Speaker 1: a lot of familiarity for the Falcons defense, which is 520 00:26:15,160 --> 00:26:17,400 Speaker 1: going to be good because DQ and those coaches are 521 00:26:17,400 --> 00:26:19,800 Speaker 1: going to know exactly kind of what Kyle wants to do. 522 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:22,160 Speaker 1: But the difference is is the forty nine ers now 523 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:25,080 Speaker 1: have the players to execute it, and I think the 524 00:26:25,160 --> 00:26:27,879 Speaker 1: Falcons are going to have to play really really well 525 00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:30,280 Speaker 1: on offense and defense to even you know, be in 526 00:26:30,320 --> 00:26:33,040 Speaker 1: a game with forty nine ers. Yeah, you know again, 527 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:36,199 Speaker 1: the Niners did give up almost fifty points, say, but 528 00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:39,320 Speaker 1: it was to Drew Brees, and it was in that Dome, 529 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:42,240 Speaker 1: and really it looked like they were going to lose 530 00:26:42,280 --> 00:26:45,760 Speaker 1: that game until Kittle makes the big play in the 531 00:26:45,800 --> 00:26:49,199 Speaker 1: face mask called the setup what ended up being the 532 00:26:49,240 --> 00:26:53,200 Speaker 1: game winning field goal by Gould. But they very well 533 00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:55,720 Speaker 1: could have lost today too. But almost of the top 534 00:26:55,760 --> 00:26:58,240 Speaker 1: two teams in the NFC, no doubt, but Deveandre Campbell's 535 00:26:58,280 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 1: gonna gotta strap it up be ready to play next week. 536 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 1: I mean, George Kittle brings it every single week, and 537 00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:05,520 Speaker 1: that'll be a really fun matchup to watch. Yeah, he's 538 00:27:05,640 --> 00:27:08,639 Speaker 1: he's probably, I think one of them now that Ron 539 00:27:08,800 --> 00:27:10,520 Speaker 1: is out of the league. It's probably probably the best 540 00:27:10,520 --> 00:27:13,280 Speaker 1: tight end. And and you know Zach Or it's Travis 541 00:27:13,320 --> 00:27:17,240 Speaker 1: Kelsey probably, well, I think he's. I think he's the 542 00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:21,359 Speaker 1: best because he's a run blocker too. He's so solid 543 00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:23,320 Speaker 1: in the run game that I think, you know, obviously 544 00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:26,199 Speaker 1: Travis Kelsey since Nanni Bearkatt I you know, have that 545 00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:28,720 Speaker 1: most respect for it. But I think George Kittle's the 546 00:27:28,760 --> 00:27:32,080 Speaker 1: most all around talented tight end. But I think more 547 00:27:32,160 --> 00:27:35,080 Speaker 1: so than the defensive needing to play really well against 548 00:27:35,080 --> 00:27:37,680 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers offense, Falcons can't settle for field 549 00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 1: goals against the forty nine ers and think they're gonna 550 00:27:40,119 --> 00:27:41,960 Speaker 1: be in a game. And there were a couple of 551 00:27:42,040 --> 00:27:44,000 Speaker 1: drives today where I felt like the Falcons left some 552 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:47,760 Speaker 1: points on the board. I agree, all right, guys, I 553 00:27:47,760 --> 00:27:53,000 Speaker 1: think that sort yeah. Um that all said, I think 554 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:56,840 Speaker 1: that's a great place to to wrap this one, and uh, 555 00:27:57,000 --> 00:27:59,800 Speaker 1: good job guys. And good job Falcons and have a 556 00:27:59,800 --> 00:28:03,080 Speaker 1: good night. Thanks for listening, everybody for listening. Subscribe, rate 557 00:28:03,119 --> 00:28:32,159 Speaker 1: and review back back back