1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,119 Speaker 1: And week one of the twenty twenty four NFL season 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:06,000 Speaker 1: is officially in the books. Welcome into the Falcons Audible, 3 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:09,120 Speaker 1: presented by AT and T. Your regular crew is back 4 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:09,800 Speaker 1: to break. 5 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:10,239 Speaker 2: It all down. 6 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 1: I'm Derek Rackley, that's Dave Archer, DJ Shockley, and yeah, 7 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 1: unfortunately we sit here after Week one with the Falcons loss. 8 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:19,279 Speaker 1: They end up coming up shorten this one of the 9 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:22,239 Speaker 1: Steelers eighteen to ten at home. It looked like there 10 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 1: was some promise at a point in Arch. You and 11 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 1: I or excuse me, shock you and I were breaking 12 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 1: things down at the halftime. They had to lead at 13 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:31,159 Speaker 1: that point, kind of needed to come out of the 14 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: break and have a couple things go their way, and 15 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:35,919 Speaker 1: it didn't quite go that direction. So let's just kind 16 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 1: of go ahead and dive into it, and let's kind 17 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 1: of break this apart as we do on Falcons Audible, 18 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: as we do as kind of we're all former players 19 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 1: and analysts to some degree, and we'll try to bring 20 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 1: as much analysis and opinions to this as we can 21 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:51,839 Speaker 1: and give everybody a little bit of flavor of what 22 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: we saw in the game on Sunday. So Shock, let's 23 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: start with the defensive side, of the ball Let's just 24 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: give your overall assessment of the defense, maybe a couple 25 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 1: of things that stuck out, and then maybe if you 26 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 1: want to go ahead and expand a couple of missed 27 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: opportunities as well. 28 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 3: I think when you look at the totality of the game, 29 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:12,399 Speaker 3: you said, this defense gave you a chance to win 30 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 3: the ball game. This defense held the rope, to say, 31 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 3: for a long period of the ball game. They were 32 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 3: a couple of short fields. There were some opportunities where 33 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:23,319 Speaker 3: the offense left you in some vicarious situation because of turnovers, 34 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 3: and we all saw that. I mean, that's you know, 35 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:28,960 Speaker 3: facts of the game. I thought the defense bowled their 36 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 3: neck a few times. 37 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 2: Now. 38 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:33,120 Speaker 3: Of course, Pittsburgh is a team and players on that 39 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 3: side of the ball they get paid just like the 40 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 3: Falcons do, so they're gonna make their their share of plays. 41 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 2: You know, Pickings had a big play. 42 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 3: I think they play before half was huge from Pittsburgh. Uh, 43 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 3: you know, trying to get trying to get points on 44 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 3: the board, and they roll left and Pickings run the 45 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 3: corner out to the backside. It picks up a chunk 46 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 3: yards game and get poisoning in the halftime that's a 47 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 3: big momentum swing going in knowing that hey, coming out 48 00:01:57,600 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 3: that we're gonna get the football because the Falcons took it, 49 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 3: now got another opportunity to kind of go to for one. 50 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 3: We talked about that at halftime. But this was a 51 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:08,720 Speaker 3: defense that at times was really stingy. There was a 52 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 3: defense that got after the quarterback. I thought they did 53 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 3: a really good job of changing the line of scrimmage 54 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 3: at times. There were times where I think it had 55 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 3: seven eight tackles for lost in this game. They got 56 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 3: to justin a couple of times. Gregy Jared got to 57 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 3: him by himself one time with a big time sack. 58 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 3: But you look at the totality of it. You force 59 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 3: field goals and you forced long with It's not like 60 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 3: they drove the field on you and got inside the 61 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 3: red zone and it was inside the ten yard line 62 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 3: and you know, you. 63 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 2: Bowled to neck, You bowted way out. 64 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 3: This guy Boswell, my goodness, guy was kicking fifty yarders. 65 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 3: Come on, he was kicking fifty five fifty seven yarders. 66 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:48,079 Speaker 3: And sometimes you got a cheap of hat to him. 67 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 3: I mean, I think if you're coming too the ball game, 68 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 3: you say, you know what, they're not gonna score today. 69 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:54,920 Speaker 3: You feel pretty like can score a touchdown to day. 70 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 3: You feel good about that, and you walk out saying, 71 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 3: all right, I'll take that. They kicking field goals all day. Well, 72 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 3: guess what we're gonna match Dad with touchdowns or our 73 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:04,640 Speaker 3: own field goals or whatever it may be. And you 74 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 3: say you feel good about that. They're gonna lie them 75 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 3: and kick a fifty seven yarder. Hey, good luck to you. 76 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 2: You make it. 77 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 3: Kudos to you. So I thought the defense did a 78 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 3: good job of keeping the Falcons in the ball game 79 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 3: and giving them opportunity. You think about all the missed opportunities, 80 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 3: you lose a turnover battle, and you have an opportunity 81 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 3: to go and actually still win this ball game. Considering 82 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 3: everything that happened, you gotta give a lot of credit 83 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 3: to the defense for holding that rope and giving you 84 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 3: a chance. 85 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, you're right, because if especially playing at home, if 86 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: like you don't allow your opponents to score touchdowns, you 87 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 1: should have a chance to compete in every game, right, 88 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 1: you shouldn't be beat by a team that's just kicking 89 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: field goals. Unfortunately that was the case in Arch. You 90 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: knew we found out right before the game was gonna 91 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 1: be Justin Fields at the ninety minute meeting when they 92 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: announced that Russell was gonna be out for the game. 93 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:53,119 Speaker 1: So you're thinking, Okay, maybe you're gonna get a little 94 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: bit more quarterback run game than you do with Russell Wilson. 95 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: And then he throws it twenty three times and complete 96 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: seventeen of them, right, So even though it was one 97 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty six yards, he was fairly efficient, and 98 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 1: you're thinking, maybe with Justin Fields twenty three times, like 99 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 1: we got to get one, we got to get one 100 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: or two like create a takeaway on defense, and we 101 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: didn't get the interceptions, But where were some of the 102 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 1: areas that you thought were strong and some of the 103 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:17,160 Speaker 1: missed opportunities defensively? 104 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:21,719 Speaker 4: You wonder with the Justin Fields announcement of him starting 105 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:25,160 Speaker 4: how much that potentially changed. You knew they had an 106 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:27,160 Speaker 4: idea what they want to do with both quarterbacks, right, 107 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 4: so with feels in the game, I need eyes on 108 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 4: the quarterback, and so did that change how much I 109 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 4: was going to play man coverage, how much I was 110 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 4: going to hug I needed to watch the quarterback he 111 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:40,840 Speaker 4: gets out of the pocket. Now, Justin Field still got 112 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 4: out and he ran for a couple of first downs. 113 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 4: But I thought you limited his ability to affect the game. 114 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 4: In the run game made a couple of ice throws. 115 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:49,599 Speaker 4: In the pass game, he didn't hurt you in the past. 116 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:51,720 Speaker 4: Game made a couple of ice throws. Pickings made a 117 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 4: couple of nice plays the former dog step. The big 118 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 4: time things that I loved about the game rack was 119 00:04:57,400 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 4: you gave up three plays of fifteen yards or more. 120 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:03,559 Speaker 4: I mean, that's that's winning football. If you're not giving 121 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:05,600 Speaker 4: up big chunks of yards. You gave up two hundred 122 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 4: and seventy nine yards of total offense. Now, when you 123 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 4: begin to look at how they controlled the football and 124 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:13,600 Speaker 4: now the offense has to is it was a liability 125 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 4: here too, because you weren't able to stay on the field. 126 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:18,600 Speaker 4: But they held the ball for thirty five and a 127 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 4: half minutes of the game. At some point, that's gonna 128 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 4: get you. It's gonna sap you. We talked about it 129 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:26,720 Speaker 4: early in the season. You don't have your game lungs. 130 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 4: You know you don't. You can't suck it up all 131 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:31,720 Speaker 4: of a sudden. You're playing fifty sixty plays. You know 132 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 4: you're you're kind of having so Now, I thought Jimmy 133 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 4: Lake and the staff defensively did a really good job 134 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:40,039 Speaker 4: of rotating the front seven. But there's a there's a 135 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 4: group that's a second group, and there's a group that's 136 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 4: a first group. And I thought they got a foothold 137 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:45,800 Speaker 4: in the run game. Now, they ran the ball forty 138 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:48,920 Speaker 4: one times for three point three yards of carry. Again, 139 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 4: that's winning football, but it kept them in manageable down 140 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:56,039 Speaker 4: in distant situations where they converted eight of seventeen third downs, 141 00:05:56,279 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 4: which kept them on the field. 142 00:05:58,200 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 2: So that's an. 143 00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 4: Area that Atlanta is going to have to be better. 144 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 4: You mentioned tackles for loss, what six or eight tackles 145 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 4: for lost? 146 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:04,279 Speaker 2: Which is great. 147 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 4: Now you've got to make sure you win on those 148 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 4: third down situations. You don't let them get in. They 149 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:11,840 Speaker 4: converted a couple third longs that you don't want them. 150 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:14,039 Speaker 4: So those are some of the areas that I thought 151 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:16,039 Speaker 4: you looked really good in. I thought there was a 152 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 4: couple areas third down and maybe shoring up the run game, 153 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 4: because make no mistake, you're going to see the run 154 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 4: game on Monday Night from the quarterback and from the 155 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 4: running back. At Saquon Barkley so but I thought that 156 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 4: the defense, like Shack said, and I said, hold on 157 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 4: the rope the whole broadcast. 158 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 2: So that was the way to do it. 159 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 4: That's the kind of what you do. The five of 160 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 4: the six field goals were forty plus yards. To echo 161 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 4: what Shack was saying, it's not like they were penetrating 162 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 4: down deep in your territory and all we got to 163 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 4: settle for three. No, you forced them to settle for 164 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 4: a long field goal. They played winning football on third 165 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 4: on defense, And I think that's one of the big differences. 166 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 1: Guys we've lived in called college football games for years, 167 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:56,039 Speaker 1: and that's the difference. That you get to the National 168 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 1: Football League. You're going to play most teams that's going 169 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: to have a kicker that is going to be able 170 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:04,279 Speaker 1: to knock those down almost like clockwork. Right, So it's 171 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 1: not like as a defense, yes, you think you won, 172 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 1: but yet you're thinking, Okay, well maybe he's gonna miss it, 173 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 1: maybe we're gonna get her finger on it. Then he 174 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 1: just drills a fifty yard I mean, look at the 175 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:16,200 Speaker 1: kid from Dallas just continuing to drill these fifty and 176 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 1: sixty yard field goals. 177 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 4: When you get a sixty six yards they took off 178 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 4: the board. He was gonna try one from seventy one 179 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 4: and they decided to do it. 180 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 1: So yeah, like field goal kicking, that's the reason why 181 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: these guys play for so long, because they're so good 182 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 1: and arch you talked about third downs was a huge 183 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 1: story of the game. Right Pittsburgh comes in. They finished 184 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: eight of seventeen on third down. I don't know if 185 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 1: the numbers changed, but I know when we were playing, 186 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: they used to always harp on winning football was forty 187 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:43,840 Speaker 1: percent or more on third down. 188 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 2: Right, my quick mass shows me that. 189 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 1: They're well over that number on age seventeen, whereas Atlanta 190 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 1: two for nine on third down. You talk about time 191 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 1: of possession. That's the reason why they converted on third down. 192 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 1: They stayed on the field and ultimately got themselves into 193 00:07:57,640 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: scoring range. It turned out to be field goal range, 194 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: but credit to the Steelers. They put points on the board. 195 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 1: So let's go go ahead and flip it over to 196 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: the other side. And I think this is probably where 197 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 1: there's a little bit more disappointment if you will, let down, 198 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 1: if you will. There was so much optimism around this offense, 199 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 1: having Kirk Cousins feeling since the first. 200 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 2: Time is it's Matt Ryan. 201 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:21,679 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan and his heyday. Matt Ryan was still really 202 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:24,720 Speaker 1: effective that we felt like, Okay, we got a good 203 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 1: chance to have some good balance in this game. Throwing 204 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 1: the football in the first drive looked like there was 205 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:31,960 Speaker 1: some promise right through a couple throws and I was like, ah, 206 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 1: we haven't seen like one like that in a little while. 207 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 1: But DJ coach Raheem Morris talked about in his postgame 208 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 1: press conference, is like, when you lose the turnover margins 209 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:43,600 Speaker 1: in the National Football League, it's extremely difficult to win. 210 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:46,240 Speaker 3: Games turnover margin and penalties. I think that was the 211 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 3: biggest part of this ball game. We could point to 212 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 3: the decision making. It's going to happen in a ballgame. 213 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 3: I mean, obviously you want your quarterback to make better decisions. 214 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 3: You wanted to throw it to our people, of course, 215 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 3: but I think you were hamstrung a lot of times 216 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 3: with penalties. And you just mentioned third down. Yeah, biggest 217 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 3: part of all game two of nine. Think about how 218 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 3: many opportunities in the ball game where you have a 219 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 3: good run or you have a good catch and then boom, 220 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:11,080 Speaker 3: here comes an illegal formation, Here comes a holding call. 221 00:09:11,320 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 3: Here comes something that puts you behind the chains. And 222 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:17,079 Speaker 3: we're talking about playing against a guy and wide over there, 223 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:19,400 Speaker 3: we're playing against you know, all these guys who can 224 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:20,720 Speaker 3: freaking come off the football. 225 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:24,080 Speaker 2: And when you're in second and long, third and long. 226 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:27,199 Speaker 3: It's hard to be really productive as an offense when 227 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:29,680 Speaker 3: you have a defense like they have on the Pittsburgh side. 228 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:31,319 Speaker 3: You gotta be honest, they were a really good defense, 229 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 3: so you can't give them anything. So I thought, in 230 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:37,080 Speaker 3: this ball game, you hurt yourselves with opportunities that you 231 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 3: could have moved the football. You could have had first downs, 232 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:41,440 Speaker 3: you could have you know, done the thing that you 233 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:44,080 Speaker 3: needed to do to change field position or change the 234 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:45,080 Speaker 3: landscape of the game. 235 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 2: But you hurt yourself. 236 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 3: So now you're back in third and ten plus, now 237 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:53,080 Speaker 3: your second in twelve. Now instead of hey, we had 238 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:55,560 Speaker 3: a good game. On first down, it was second and six, Beason, 239 00:09:55,559 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 3: a nice run gets out six seven yards on a run, 240 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:00,440 Speaker 3: and now you got to bring it back. So I 241 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:04,199 Speaker 3: thought it was wasn't advantageous for this offense, and it 242 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:07,000 Speaker 3: put a lot of people in a bond. Now, I'll 243 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:10,200 Speaker 3: be honest, there are situations in the ball game where 244 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:12,600 Speaker 3: I felt as though the receivers should have won, they 245 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:16,160 Speaker 3: should have created more separation, and it just felt like 246 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:18,960 Speaker 3: there wasn't as much separation throughout the ball game that 247 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:21,160 Speaker 3: you would like. Like you mentioned, there's a lot of optimism, 248 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:23,920 Speaker 3: but there's a lot of promise for this offense. But 249 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:26,679 Speaker 3: I think game one, everybody wanted to see that come 250 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:29,520 Speaker 3: to push. We talked about it all off season. We 251 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:31,200 Speaker 3: were all excited about it. We were out here watching 252 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 3: them in camp. We seen him throwing it around and 253 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 3: guys making plays all over the yard. But I still 254 00:10:36,559 --> 00:10:40,080 Speaker 3: think the fact that you were able to get Bjon 255 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:43,040 Speaker 3: Robinson in his space twenty three opportunities in this ball 256 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 3: game eighteen carries, five catches. 257 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:47,839 Speaker 2: That's got to be a staple of your offense. Yep. 258 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:49,439 Speaker 3: One thing I do want to see more of. I 259 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 3: want to see more of Tyler jear I think he 260 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 3: had three carries in the ball game. He has to 261 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:55,880 Speaker 3: be a bigger part of it. There were times where 262 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:58,480 Speaker 3: they both on the field. You like that and have opportunities, 263 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 3: But I think there are chances where if he has 264 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:04,600 Speaker 3: a bigger output in the ball game, I think it 265 00:11:04,679 --> 00:11:06,800 Speaker 3: works out. But it now, of course, the situations of 266 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:10,240 Speaker 3: the game didn't dictate as much where you're in longer situations, 267 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:11,640 Speaker 3: so you can't hand the ball off. 268 00:11:11,520 --> 00:11:12,720 Speaker 2: As much as you want. 269 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:16,680 Speaker 3: But when you know you look up and Drake has 270 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 3: you know, five targets or Kyle has three targets, I 271 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 3: think you got to find a way to get those 272 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:23,040 Speaker 3: guys in football. 273 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:23,959 Speaker 2: You make two great points. 274 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:26,280 Speaker 1: I mean, yes, I would agree with Tyler Algier, but 275 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:28,680 Speaker 1: I think what you're talking about their inability to stay 276 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 1: on schedule is what affected that. You get more third 277 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 1: and twos and thirds and threes, and I think you 278 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:35,560 Speaker 1: get more Tyler Alsheer on the field, maybe both of 279 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:37,599 Speaker 1: them at the same time. The other point that I 280 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:41,440 Speaker 1: thought you made was great was getting yourselves open. What 281 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:47,240 Speaker 1: is the difference fellas in guys like like Travis Kelce, 282 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:50,840 Speaker 1: like Davonte Adams, like Justin Jefferson, like Tyreek Hill. Okay, 283 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 1: I understand Tyreek Hill might be different because he's got 284 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 1: blazing speed, Okay, but these guys, even though every single 285 00:11:56,800 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 1: defense knows what the ball is going to them, Yeah, 286 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 1: they still a way to get open, right And I 287 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:04,840 Speaker 1: feel like that's probably an area maybe where we need 288 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:07,560 Speaker 1: some more growth as well, like our receivers. Our pass 289 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:10,840 Speaker 1: catchers need to find more opportunities to show more color, 290 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:13,000 Speaker 1: to get themselves more open, and to make a little 291 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:16,239 Speaker 1: bit more high percentage throws. We did see two interceptions 292 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 1: in this game. Arch Shock and I talked about this 293 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:21,120 Speaker 1: at halftime. If it wasn't for Raymray McLeod and his 294 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 1: leaping catch over the middle right before halftime, that could 295 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:26,360 Speaker 1: have been a third interception. I thought he saved an 296 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 1: interception on that ball that got tipped up in the air, 297 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:30,600 Speaker 1: but his concentration to go up and get it and 298 00:12:30,640 --> 00:12:32,360 Speaker 1: knowing he was probably going to take a hit over 299 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:35,320 Speaker 1: the middle of the field, he probably saved another turnover. 300 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:38,240 Speaker 1: But still the turnovers, inability to stay on schedule is 301 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:40,840 Speaker 1: going to be tough to operate against that style of defense. 302 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, six of your nine third down sitch situations were 303 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 4: ten plus yards, So that in itself is especially against 304 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:51,840 Speaker 4: that group that likes to rush the passer, is not 305 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:53,840 Speaker 4: going to go well for you. On the offensive side 306 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:56,240 Speaker 4: of the football. This is not one guy either. When 307 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 4: you start thinking about Yeah, Kirk had a couple of turnovers, 308 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 4: but there were You got to protect better. You got 309 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:04,240 Speaker 4: to be able to not commit the penalties that you're 310 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:06,440 Speaker 4: talking on hands of the face holding. Now, I'm still 311 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:08,840 Speaker 4: looking for the holding call on Linstrom. I've looked at 312 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 4: the tape three different times. I can't find it. 313 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:13,480 Speaker 1: I saw it too arch. I was like, there's no 314 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:15,320 Speaker 1: holding right there. You got to call it the wrong number. 315 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, I just don't know where the hold was on 316 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:18,719 Speaker 4: Linstrom or. 317 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 2: Whoever else they called. 318 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:23,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, well they called it on McGary, but it was 319 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 4: supposed to be on Linstrom. Ultimately they changed it to Linstrom, 320 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:28,440 Speaker 4: but I didn't see it on Linstrom either, So I'm 321 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:30,520 Speaker 4: not sure where the holding call came, but it's still 322 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:34,080 Speaker 4: it called. It was an untimely penalty and it puts 323 00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:36,840 Speaker 4: you behind the chains. The opening drive, you move the 324 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 4: ball down the field, you show a lot of different packages, 325 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:41,320 Speaker 4: a lot of different guys in the game, and you 326 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 4: get a negative play. Caleb McGary overreaches on the stretch 327 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:49,079 Speaker 4: play TJ. Watt Knife's inside tackles b Jon Robinson for 328 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 4: a three yard loss. Now you're behind the chains, and 329 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:53,760 Speaker 4: now you're behind the chains in that tight area down 330 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:55,959 Speaker 4: in the red zone and things shrink down there to 331 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:57,839 Speaker 4: where you don't have a lot of room. The play 332 00:13:57,880 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 4: on third down is going to be a touchdown. But 333 00:13:59,679 --> 00:14:02,440 Speaker 4: the linebacker makes a play and makes a tackle, and 334 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:05,520 Speaker 4: that's something that stuck out to me. I don't know 335 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 4: that I've seen a better tackling performance by a defense 336 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:12,280 Speaker 4: than Pittsburgh's tackling performance. We didn't break any tackles in 337 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:14,400 Speaker 4: the game, especially in Week one art Yeah, that's when 338 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:15,720 Speaker 4: you're supposed to miss tackles. 339 00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was early in the season. 340 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 4: Yeah, exactly, it was phenomenal. I thought there was as 341 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:23,560 Speaker 4: good a tackling performance by a defense as I've seen. 342 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:27,400 Speaker 4: I would echo the fact of separation from receivers, and 343 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 4: that's about being sharp on your routes, and especially in 344 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:34,040 Speaker 4: this game when you wanted to use quick game, I've 345 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:37,120 Speaker 4: got to be really sharp. If I'm running a slant route, 346 00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:38,840 Speaker 4: I've got to make the guy thinking I'm breaking out. 347 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:40,840 Speaker 4: I gotta make the guy think I'm gonna run by him. 348 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:42,960 Speaker 4: And then that top of the route's got to be 349 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:47,160 Speaker 4: a sharp break. I can't roll into the route, which 350 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 4: creates the window for a defender to get in knock 351 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:51,480 Speaker 4: the ball away. Those are some of the things that 352 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:54,080 Speaker 4: can help Kirk and clear up things for Kirk. So 353 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 4: the ball can come out on time. I never thought 354 00:14:56,920 --> 00:14:59,640 Speaker 4: he looked comfortable in the game. I thought that Pittsburgh 355 00:14:59,880 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 4: was a major contributor to that because they got around him. 356 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:04,720 Speaker 4: And I can tell you when you're in the pocket shock, 357 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:07,320 Speaker 4: when you're in the pocket and it shrinks down or 358 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:09,520 Speaker 4: you don't feel like you can get your arm. And 359 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 4: the play you talked about Ray Ray McCloud, his arm 360 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 4: gets hit and the ball flutters out. Ray Ray makes 361 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:16,200 Speaker 4: a great play on the ball, and that was the 362 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:18,760 Speaker 4: play that maybe it's spurred that drive to go down 363 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 4: and throw the touchdown to Kyle Pitts there. But there 364 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 4: were a lot of things that went on in the game. Now, 365 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 4: the biggest thing that I'm sure the fans listening out 366 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:29,720 Speaker 4: there is saying, can we clean it up? Can it 367 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:32,560 Speaker 4: be better? I think Kirk will be better because I 368 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:34,720 Speaker 4: think there's some In all honesty, I think there was 369 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:37,640 Speaker 4: some rustiness. I think that there's no question he hadn't played, 370 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:40,080 Speaker 4: you know, since the mid of the season last year. 371 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:43,320 Speaker 4: He hadn't thrown double digit interceptions since Week two of 372 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:46,040 Speaker 4: twenty twenty two. That was the last time he threw 373 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 4: two interceptions in the same game. This is still a 374 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:50,680 Speaker 4: good player. He's going to be a good player. He'll 375 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:54,600 Speaker 4: be better this week. But the people around him. Sharp routes, 376 00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 4: block people, big people miss, break tackles. Those are the 377 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:01,640 Speaker 4: kind of things you need to get done. We saw 378 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:03,680 Speaker 4: it Pittsburgh do some of that. We saw a big 379 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 4: play by George Pickens, a couple of those plays. We 380 00:16:06,440 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 4: saw the opportunity naj Harris. How many tackles did he 381 00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:12,320 Speaker 4: break in the run game Gyron? So there are some 382 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:14,200 Speaker 4: things there, and then there's also some things you're gonna 383 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:16,800 Speaker 4: have to do from a game plan standpoint to help 384 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 4: with protection. And I would be surprised if you don't 385 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:22,080 Speaker 4: see him move Kirk a little bit more, maybe change 386 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:24,960 Speaker 4: his launch point so they can't tee off and get 387 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 4: after him. So there's a lot of things that can 388 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:29,520 Speaker 4: happen from coaching staff to players that'll make this offensive 389 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 4: unit much better on Monday night. 390 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, so a lot of improvement needed to be made 391 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:36,320 Speaker 1: between week one and week two. Guys, going into the game, 392 00:16:36,360 --> 00:16:38,080 Speaker 1: I don't know about you, but I had three keys 393 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:40,120 Speaker 1: to the game. To me, it was established the run 394 00:16:40,160 --> 00:16:42,400 Speaker 1: on offense, and I thought it was okay. Eighty nine 395 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 1: yards rushing. I think it can be better when you 396 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 1: have one of the most electric running backs in the league, 397 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:48,680 Speaker 1: but again got off schedule and you probably had to 398 00:16:48,680 --> 00:16:50,960 Speaker 1: throw more than you wanted to. Number two I said 399 00:16:51,040 --> 00:16:52,040 Speaker 1: was to control TJ. 400 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:52,440 Speaker 2: Watt. 401 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 1: I felt like TJ Watt affected the game on occasions. 402 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:57,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, just a little bit, so that. 403 00:16:57,640 --> 00:16:59,760 Speaker 1: I mean, that's you're gonna have games like that when 404 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:02,720 Speaker 1: you play against somebody that is that good and you 405 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:03,840 Speaker 1: have to control him. 406 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:04,399 Speaker 2: And TJ. 407 00:17:04,520 --> 00:17:06,919 Speaker 1: Watt he's got the ability, he's got the smarts to 408 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:09,439 Speaker 1: take chances. On the one play that he knifed inside 409 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:11,359 Speaker 1: for the tackle for loss, I'm not sure that that 410 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:14,119 Speaker 1: was the call, but TJ's got the ability to do 411 00:17:14,160 --> 00:17:16,399 Speaker 1: stuff like that because he's so good, right, so you 412 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:19,879 Speaker 1: can't overstep a really good defensive end and pass rusher 413 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:21,840 Speaker 1: like that. And then the other one was get takeaways 414 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:24,120 Speaker 1: on defense. We got a takeaway, but we still ended 415 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:26,720 Speaker 1: up losing the turnover margin, So we kind of lost 416 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:28,480 Speaker 1: two out of my three keys. 417 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:30,040 Speaker 2: And they ended up losing the game. Now one of the. 418 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 4: Keys for me in the game, and we can talk 419 00:17:32,760 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 4: about red zone efficiency and third down efficiency and obviously 420 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:38,679 Speaker 4: TAKEO oas is number one for any coach is going 421 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 4: to say that's one of the keys. There's no question. 422 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:44,040 Speaker 4: My key to the game was carry what you'd been 423 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:47,119 Speaker 4: doing in practice to the game because you hadn't played 424 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:50,280 Speaker 4: in a regular so you hadn't played in the offensive defense. 425 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:53,040 Speaker 4: This was their first time to be on the field together, 426 00:17:53,480 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 4: you know, and so you went into the game with 427 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:57,320 Speaker 4: everybody healthy. But you had to carry what you've been 428 00:17:57,320 --> 00:18:01,280 Speaker 4: doing out there out here. And that's extent over not 429 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 4: you know, thud tempo where you come off collision then 430 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:07,439 Speaker 4: we ease off. It's four or five seconds on a 431 00:18:07,480 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 4: play where you're going all out, and it's also an 432 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:13,720 Speaker 4: adrenaline sapper. So how much energy do you have and 433 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:16,520 Speaker 4: how much can you maintain? And certainly the defense and 434 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:19,199 Speaker 4: holding the rope was a key deal. Thirty five and 435 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:21,399 Speaker 4: a half minutes for them to continue to play at 436 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:24,280 Speaker 4: the highest possible level, knowing, like I said, they didn't 437 00:18:24,280 --> 00:18:26,040 Speaker 4: have their game lungs and all that kind of stuff 438 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:26,879 Speaker 4: was pretty critical. 439 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:28,720 Speaker 3: I think one point it ARCS has made I think 440 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:31,480 Speaker 3: it's going to be super critical for the next game. 441 00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:33,320 Speaker 3: And you talk about you watch the film, you see 442 00:18:33,359 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 3: things and you say, okay, how can we make adjustments 443 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:39,639 Speaker 3: one adjustment that is probably pretty clear, and it arch 444 00:18:39,760 --> 00:18:42,120 Speaker 3: just mentioned, is being able to move Kirk, being able 445 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:44,000 Speaker 3: to get him off that launch point. Think about how 446 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:46,479 Speaker 3: many times in that ballgame you try to run stretch 447 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:49,720 Speaker 3: away from what and he runs it down from the backside. 448 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:53,080 Speaker 3: If he has any threat of Kirk coming out the 449 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:55,600 Speaker 3: backside of that, maybe he hesitates a little bit more. 450 00:18:55,600 --> 00:18:57,680 Speaker 3: He doesn't run three or four of those plays down. 451 00:18:57,800 --> 00:19:00,119 Speaker 3: So I think you turn the tape on, you say, okay, well, 452 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:02,440 Speaker 3: maybe next time we can implement some of this into 453 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:05,240 Speaker 3: the game plan. And then there's one adjustment that you 454 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:08,240 Speaker 3: can make going in knowing that, Okay, Philadelphia just gonna 455 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:10,720 Speaker 3: watch this tape and they're gonna see, all right, no bootlegs, 456 00:19:10,720 --> 00:19:11,840 Speaker 3: no naggats coming out of there. 457 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:13,359 Speaker 2: Maybe we can run it down too. 458 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:15,159 Speaker 3: You come into this ball game next on Monday night 459 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:17,920 Speaker 3: and say, you know what, let's find ways to kind 460 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:20,400 Speaker 3: of counter if they have that guy over there who 461 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:22,959 Speaker 3: it has the speed to run something down from the backside. 462 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:25,160 Speaker 3: All right, now we're gonna pull Kirk out of the backside. 463 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:27,320 Speaker 3: Maybe got something coming back to the other way that 464 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:29,879 Speaker 3: controls that guy a little bit more. So, now we 465 00:19:29,920 --> 00:19:32,400 Speaker 3: don't have that extra hat coming down to run down 466 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:33,199 Speaker 3: to play from the backside. 467 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:35,399 Speaker 4: Interesting too, and I thought that I think it was. 468 00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:37,239 Speaker 4: There might have been a couple more snaps, but there 469 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:39,240 Speaker 4: was one moment where Tyler had a really good run, 470 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:41,639 Speaker 4: but he and Bjeon r in the backfelt the same time, 471 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:45,000 Speaker 4: and Zach motioned Bjon across the formation out to the 472 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:47,440 Speaker 4: right and eyes went with him. If you looked in 473 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:51,280 Speaker 4: from an end zone compy, they slid and then Tyler 474 00:19:51,359 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 4: gashed them left side. You wonder if this thing expands, 475 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:56,439 Speaker 4: and you know, there's a whole bunch of stuff on 476 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:58,639 Speaker 4: the whiteboard in Zach's office that he's gonna get to 477 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:01,440 Speaker 4: and try to design for this group to be better 478 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:04,320 Speaker 4: this this Monday night. You wonder if maybe that might 479 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:06,679 Speaker 4: that package might accelerate itself a little bit to have 480 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:08,040 Speaker 4: those guys both on the same dfield. 481 00:20:08,119 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 3: Same interesting part about that play. I know exactly what 482 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:12,720 Speaker 3: our's talking about. And because of that little motion, the 483 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:15,639 Speaker 3: linebackers bump just enough and you see Dolman have a 484 00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:17,840 Speaker 3: double team and it gets up on that linebacker that 485 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 3: you usually wuld probably be in that spot. So now 486 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 3: you got first level occupied, second level occupied in the 487 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:25,400 Speaker 3: first county gets to you got the receiver after block 488 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:28,040 Speaker 3: in the corner and he gashed him for thirteen fourteen 489 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:30,240 Speaker 3: yards on the play. So good call on that one credit. 490 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:34,040 Speaker 1: That's one of the benefits that this offense and this 491 00:20:34,119 --> 00:20:36,480 Speaker 1: team is going to have with b Jon Robinson, especially 492 00:20:36,520 --> 00:20:39,280 Speaker 1: as he grows and matures more as a player. Is yes, 493 00:20:39,480 --> 00:20:43,080 Speaker 1: obviously getting the football in his hands, but sometimes strategically 494 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 1: using him as a decoy to help everybody else on 495 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:48,040 Speaker 1: this offense, whether it's Tyler or whether it's Kirk throwing 496 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:50,840 Speaker 1: the football to open up some lanes, because as you mentioned, 497 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:53,440 Speaker 1: he's gonna draw so much attention when he moves across 498 00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 1: the formation. Before we move on to Philadelphia, guys, let's 499 00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:59,520 Speaker 1: talk one more kind of positive thing. I know it's 500 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:03,720 Speaker 1: tough positive out when when when it comes after a loss, 501 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 1: because listen, we're all here. Everybody is here to win 502 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:09,320 Speaker 1: football games. You can talk about raw rat as much 503 00:21:09,359 --> 00:21:12,720 Speaker 1: as you want, but people are here to win football games. 504 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:16,360 Speaker 1: But it was very good DJ to see one nine 505 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 1: seven back in the line of Grady Jared healthy again 506 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:21,720 Speaker 1: and making an impact in the game. 507 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:25,280 Speaker 3: The passion, the energy, the relentless effort that he plays 508 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:27,639 Speaker 3: with his ability to be able to move up and 509 00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:29,560 Speaker 3: down that that line of scrimmage. I mean there's one 510 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 3: time he's, you know, the sack with judea On on 511 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:35,280 Speaker 3: the right side, he's actually playing a wide nine technique. 512 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:37,399 Speaker 3: I mean, he can do everything you want. And the 513 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:40,200 Speaker 3: thing that stands out to me is we've talked about 514 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:42,720 Speaker 3: how Grady is the face of this organization. When you 515 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:45,320 Speaker 3: turn on the tape, there's a standard that he plays 516 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:47,320 Speaker 3: to and if you're on the field with him, and 517 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 3: if you're not playing to that standard, you're gonna be. 518 00:21:50,359 --> 00:21:52,440 Speaker 2: You're gonna be, You're gonna be, it's gonna be seen 519 00:21:52,560 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 2: wildly because you don't want to get off it to 520 00:21:54,840 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 2: the same speed. 521 00:21:55,880 --> 00:21:58,800 Speaker 3: So I think the fact that when Grady shows up 522 00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:01,080 Speaker 3: and he plays to the level that he has for 523 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:03,920 Speaker 3: his entire ten year career, he says the standard of 524 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:06,200 Speaker 3: how a guy on that side the ball should play. 525 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:07,880 Speaker 3: And then for the other part of it is as 526 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:10,600 Speaker 3: we see that you turn that tape on and the 527 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:13,320 Speaker 3: next opponent's gonna say, you know what, I gotta know, 528 00:22:13,320 --> 00:22:14,840 Speaker 3: I gotta bring it this week because this dude ain't 529 00:22:14,840 --> 00:22:17,160 Speaker 3: gonna stop. He gonna bring it for four quarters yep. 530 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:20,000 Speaker 3: And now it's going both ways. Your teammates see this 531 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 3: guy's coming off in Acah. This guy's worked his tail 532 00:22:22,359 --> 00:22:24,440 Speaker 3: off to get back, and now he's in his tenth 533 00:22:24,480 --> 00:22:26,680 Speaker 3: year and now this guy's running all over the field, 534 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:29,040 Speaker 3: running down plays, running out George Pickens on the reverse, 535 00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:32,399 Speaker 3: Like the dude is getting it done. And it's I mean, 536 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:36,440 Speaker 3: it's an unbelievable sight to see him. You know, we 537 00:22:36,440 --> 00:22:39,080 Speaker 3: were running some the highlights on our show after after 538 00:22:39,119 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 3: the game, and uh all we we we use the 539 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:44,360 Speaker 3: sound from the game and alway he is. 540 00:22:44,359 --> 00:22:48,280 Speaker 2: You shout not pass and it just rings lot. 541 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:50,480 Speaker 3: It just it makes you smile because it's like, yes, 542 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:52,920 Speaker 3: that's the dude that you want, that's the dude that 543 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:55,520 Speaker 3: should be a part of it. And it's it's it's 544 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:58,320 Speaker 3: great to have Grady back, but just the way he plays, 545 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:02,360 Speaker 3: I think it is a huge advantage because it forces 546 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:04,919 Speaker 3: everybody around you to play up to his level and 547 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 3: then we can get everybody playing to that style. 548 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:10,879 Speaker 1: I know you missed saying that last year, right. 549 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:13,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, definitely did the last half of the season, There's 550 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:15,639 Speaker 4: no question about it. And it was fun. You know, 551 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:18,800 Speaker 4: West gave me the line when Grady broke through and 552 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:22,280 Speaker 4: was able to get that solo sack, I came resoundingly 553 00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:24,760 Speaker 4: with past and it was it was fun to do 554 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:26,320 Speaker 4: a hat, a big grin on my face on the play. 555 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 4: I'm sure everybody in the stands did too. Here's the 556 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 4: other element that I thought Grady brought obviously the play, 557 00:23:32,119 --> 00:23:35,480 Speaker 4: the passion, the work ethic, the relentlessness that he brings 558 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:40,400 Speaker 4: to the table. Pittsburgh tried to impart their will on Atlanta. 559 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:42,960 Speaker 4: They tried to play bully ball in the game at 560 00:23:42,960 --> 00:23:45,760 Speaker 4: some point and Grady was having none of it, to 561 00:23:45,800 --> 00:23:48,320 Speaker 4: the point where he got into some shoving matches from 562 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:52,400 Speaker 4: their offensive lineman. And I thought we didn't necessarily take 563 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 4: the game over from physicality standpoint, but Pittsburgh didn't either, 564 00:23:56,040 --> 00:23:57,959 Speaker 4: And I thought that that was a key moment and 565 00:23:58,040 --> 00:24:01,120 Speaker 4: key part of this game. When you start talking about 566 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:05,520 Speaker 4: looking at putting on the tape, does Atlanta get pushed around? Well, 567 00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:09,200 Speaker 4: Grady was saying, uh, not in my house and certainly 568 00:24:09,240 --> 00:24:13,000 Speaker 4: not with this team. I thought Grady established helped establish 569 00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:15,680 Speaker 4: maybe an identity that they're certainly gonna have to prove 570 00:24:15,720 --> 00:24:18,520 Speaker 4: it every weekend they step out on the field. But 571 00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:21,119 Speaker 4: there was a moment there where I thought Grady was 572 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:24,840 Speaker 4: the figurehead in saying, we're as tough as you are, 573 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:27,359 Speaker 4: we're as physical as you are, and this is gonna 574 00:24:27,359 --> 00:24:29,919 Speaker 4: be an all day fight. We might not win, but 575 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:32,359 Speaker 4: you're gonna know you played us. And I thought that 576 00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:34,159 Speaker 4: was a key moment or a key part of the 577 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:36,920 Speaker 4: game that I think carries forward for the next sixteen games. 578 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:37,879 Speaker 2: Yep, I agree with you. 579 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:40,240 Speaker 1: He's like, looky, y'all want to try to run it 580 00:24:40,280 --> 00:24:42,879 Speaker 1: on us, Well, we're gonna be here, We're gonna bring it, 581 00:24:43,560 --> 00:24:44,760 Speaker 1: and we're gonna be ready for you. 582 00:24:45,240 --> 00:24:45,520 Speaker 2: All right. 583 00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:47,400 Speaker 1: Speaking of being ready, gonna have to be ready for 584 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:52,040 Speaker 1: the first prime time matchup of the twenty twenty four season. Unfortunately, 585 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:54,720 Speaker 1: Atlanta did not get any primetime games. But you only 586 00:24:54,760 --> 00:24:57,240 Speaker 1: had to wait until week two in a twenty twenty 587 00:24:57,240 --> 00:24:59,919 Speaker 1: four season to get a primetime matchup. As Atlanta travels 588 00:24:59,920 --> 00:25:02,920 Speaker 1: to Philadelphia to Place the play the Eagles, they're coming 589 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:05,359 Speaker 1: off the win of course on Friday in Brazil thirty 590 00:25:05,359 --> 00:25:07,840 Speaker 1: four to twenty nine. Team looks a little bit different, 591 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:09,119 Speaker 1: a little bit the same as they have in the 592 00:25:09,119 --> 00:25:11,040 Speaker 1: New Year's pass. I'm gonna come to u Arch He 593 00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:12,920 Speaker 1: had a good game by Jalen Hurts two hundred and 594 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 1: seventy eight yards passing, a couple of touchdowns, did throw 595 00:25:15,640 --> 00:25:18,320 Speaker 1: a couple of interceptions. But maybe the most notable is 596 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:21,880 Speaker 1: Saquon Barkley changing uniforms within the same division. Ends with 597 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:25,160 Speaker 1: over one hundred yards rushing, three total touchdowns in the game, 598 00:25:25,480 --> 00:25:27,199 Speaker 1: and it seems like he might be playing with a 599 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:28,840 Speaker 1: little bit more of a chip on his shoulder than 600 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:30,240 Speaker 1: he did even when he was in New York. 601 00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:33,280 Speaker 4: Well, this is a far more talented offensive team than 602 00:25:33,320 --> 00:25:36,000 Speaker 4: you saw last weekend. No offense to George Pickens. He 603 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 4: had a good game and all that kind of stuff 604 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:40,879 Speaker 4: you're talking about. Potentially three number one receivers Johan Donson 605 00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:43,399 Speaker 4: comes over from the trade you got DeVante Smith and 606 00:25:43,440 --> 00:25:46,760 Speaker 4: aj Brown. The latter two combined for two hundred yards 607 00:25:46,800 --> 00:25:49,640 Speaker 4: receiving in their game Friday night down in Brazil. Saquon 608 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:52,200 Speaker 4: Barkley over one hundred yards rushing. You mentioned the three touchdowns, 609 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:55,119 Speaker 4: had a receiving touchdown in the game. Jalen Hurts. The 610 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:59,639 Speaker 4: interception note is interesting now, the first forty five games 611 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:04,040 Speaker 4: Hurts played, he threw nineteen interceptions. The last eighteen games 612 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:07,320 Speaker 4: he's played in, He's thrown seventeen interceptions. He threw two 613 00:26:07,359 --> 00:26:11,000 Speaker 4: again Friday Night through fifteen a year ago. So that's 614 00:26:11,040 --> 00:26:12,959 Speaker 4: starting to creep into this thing a little bit, and 615 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:14,800 Speaker 4: it creeps into the psyche of a quarterback a little 616 00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:17,119 Speaker 4: bit if you're the other team's ended up with the ball. Now, Ultimately, 617 00:26:17,359 --> 00:26:18,879 Speaker 4: he threw for about two hundred and eight yards to 618 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:22,720 Speaker 4: a couple of touchdowns, and it leveled itself off. The 619 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:25,760 Speaker 4: other piece that Jalen hurts is this is a guy 620 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:28,679 Speaker 4: that will affect the run game in the red zone 621 00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:31,880 Speaker 4: and on short yards. He's not necessarily looking to run 622 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:34,440 Speaker 4: like Jalen Hurst wants to pull it down and run 623 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:37,280 Speaker 4: fifty yards, but he will break off a first down 624 00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:39,639 Speaker 4: run on you. But his ability to run in the 625 00:26:39,680 --> 00:26:41,840 Speaker 4: red zone in the last three seasons, he's had double 626 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:44,600 Speaker 4: digit rushing touchdowns each of the last three years. I 627 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:48,680 Speaker 4: think he had fifteen rushing touchdowns last year. So he's 628 00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:51,720 Speaker 4: a dramatic effect, has a dramatic effect down in the 629 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:54,919 Speaker 4: red zone. Defensively, they've got a bunch of different guys. 630 00:26:54,920 --> 00:26:57,320 Speaker 4: This is a team in twenty two that had seventy 631 00:26:57,440 --> 00:26:59,560 Speaker 4: sacks that went to the Super Bowl. Last year they 632 00:26:59,560 --> 00:27:02,320 Speaker 4: had forty three sacks, which is just below the middle 633 00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:04,760 Speaker 4: part of the league. They've changed a lot of guys. 634 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:09,280 Speaker 4: Letcher Cox has gone, Jovon, Hodgrove's gone, hush On Redick's gone. 635 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:12,720 Speaker 4: It's a new group. Zach Bond stepped in. Had fifteen 636 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:15,680 Speaker 4: tackles in two sacks in the game on Friday night. 637 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:19,080 Speaker 4: So this is a younger or maybe more athletic group 638 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:22,000 Speaker 4: than they had before. But they do get after end. 639 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:24,920 Speaker 4: And of course there's a bunch of Georgia Bulldogs, so 640 00:27:25,760 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 4: this is like, this is like Clemson South versus Georgia North. 641 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:32,240 Speaker 1: I think did I see a picture on social media 642 00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:35,480 Speaker 1: DJ of from the game the Packers in the Eagles game, 643 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:38,800 Speaker 1: and there was like nine ten guys later, nine Georgia 644 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:41,160 Speaker 1: Bulldogs between the two teams that were all out there. 645 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:42,200 Speaker 2: Must be nice. 646 00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:43,560 Speaker 1: By the way, we did talk about that a little 647 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:46,240 Speaker 1: bit last week. DJ, I don't want to appoint you 648 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:48,800 Speaker 1: in any direction. I just wanted to kind of piggyback 649 00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:52,200 Speaker 1: on what Arch said. In my opinion, arguably the best 650 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:54,840 Speaker 1: short yardage team in the National Football League right now 651 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:57,960 Speaker 1: obviously the Tush Push, but Jalen Hurts's ability to pick 652 00:27:58,040 --> 00:28:00,879 Speaker 1: up first downs on third and fourth and short is 653 00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:03,160 Speaker 1: to me second to none. I mean, Tom Brady kind 654 00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:05,960 Speaker 1: of became one of the better quarterbacks, sneak quarterbacks in 655 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:08,280 Speaker 1: his heyday. I think the Eagles have kind of taken 656 00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:11,680 Speaker 1: that over. And we just talked about the third down 657 00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:14,080 Speaker 1: conversions for Pittsburgh last week. It's gonna have to be 658 00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:16,359 Speaker 1: another area of focus in this game Monday night. 659 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:17,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, no doubt about it. I went back and looked 660 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:19,640 Speaker 3: at some of the numbers for the game. Green Bay 661 00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:23,200 Speaker 3: was three of eleven on third down, forced three turnovers, 662 00:28:24,320 --> 00:28:26,880 Speaker 3: They averaged seven yards of play. They were one for 663 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:29,679 Speaker 3: four in the red zone. So you talk about winning 664 00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:33,760 Speaker 3: situational football third down red zone. Last week, we weren't 665 00:28:33,760 --> 00:28:36,959 Speaker 3: good on third down red zone. Obviously we got there 666 00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:38,240 Speaker 3: one time and they kickings. 667 00:28:38,360 --> 00:28:41,000 Speaker 4: That tells me they moved it and ye threatened. Yeah, 668 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:43,960 Speaker 4: and Philly's been as good a red zone defense over 669 00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:46,360 Speaker 4: what the last four or five years, maybe even further 670 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:48,200 Speaker 4: back than that, as good as it gets on third 671 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:48,880 Speaker 4: red zone defense. 672 00:28:48,880 --> 00:28:50,080 Speaker 2: And here's the other part of green Bay. 673 00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:51,880 Speaker 3: Randa ball Well one hundred and sixty three yards of 674 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:53,360 Speaker 3: the ground on twenty one cares. 675 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:54,760 Speaker 2: They tells you there's something there. 676 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:57,720 Speaker 3: We talked about our talking about how athletic this bunch is, 677 00:28:57,760 --> 00:28:59,600 Speaker 3: and there's a lot of guys on there who are 678 00:28:59,800 --> 00:29:02,280 Speaker 3: you know, finally move into these different roles. 679 00:29:02,600 --> 00:29:05,200 Speaker 2: Well, this is still gonna be a defense that is gettable. 680 00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:06,920 Speaker 3: Like like Archie just mentioned, there are gonna be plays 681 00:29:06,920 --> 00:29:09,320 Speaker 3: that could be made on the outside for this offense. 682 00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:10,800 Speaker 3: And I think you go to see a loo couple 683 00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:13,160 Speaker 3: of wrinkles in this ball game that allows you to 684 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:17,360 Speaker 3: have an advantage against this defense that's going to be active. 685 00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:19,600 Speaker 3: It's going to be Uh. You got a rookie on 686 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:21,840 Speaker 3: the back end of Kunyan Mitchell who's a really good player, 687 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:24,360 Speaker 3: but again he's a younger player who you know, you 688 00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:27,760 Speaker 3: gotta be uh, gotta be cognitive. Dallas got it as 689 00:29:27,800 --> 00:29:29,560 Speaker 3: well added to that crew on the other side. I mean, 690 00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:32,520 Speaker 3: you got a pretty good tight end who can get 691 00:29:32,520 --> 00:29:32,840 Speaker 3: it going. 692 00:29:33,320 --> 00:29:33,600 Speaker 2: Uh. 693 00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:37,680 Speaker 3: But this is I think an offense that with Saquon Barkley, 694 00:29:37,720 --> 00:29:39,920 Speaker 3: with Jalen Hurts, you just mentioned the ability to be 695 00:29:39,960 --> 00:29:41,840 Speaker 3: able to be good on early down sits. 696 00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:44,280 Speaker 2: I think I can have to be really good because. 697 00:29:43,960 --> 00:29:47,240 Speaker 3: You're talking about being able to establish that physicality upfront 698 00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:48,920 Speaker 3: that's what they don't want to do. This is an 699 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:51,520 Speaker 3: offense that, yeah, they gonna take the shots down the field, 700 00:29:51,760 --> 00:29:54,520 Speaker 3: but they also know, we don't want to put Jalen 701 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:57,560 Speaker 3: Hurts in those avid those situations where he can possibly 702 00:29:57,600 --> 00:29:59,400 Speaker 3: throw his football on third and long. They want to 703 00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:01,880 Speaker 3: make sure they ball control controlled it. But then also, 704 00:30:02,120 --> 00:30:04,280 Speaker 3: here's Devontae's we have to over the top. Here's aj 705 00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:06,239 Speaker 3: Brown underneath it, and he can go over the top as well. 706 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:08,080 Speaker 3: So there're gonna be opportunities that you got to be 707 00:30:08,160 --> 00:30:09,680 Speaker 3: wary of when it comes. 708 00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:10,080 Speaker 2: To this offense. 709 00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:13,120 Speaker 1: Unfortunately, at home last week, Atlanta had to play with 710 00:30:13,160 --> 00:30:15,480 Speaker 1: a little bit of a silent count because of Pittsburgh 711 00:30:15,520 --> 00:30:18,680 Speaker 1: and how well they travel arts. Just real quick this week, 712 00:30:18,840 --> 00:30:20,680 Speaker 1: how important is it going to be for Atlanta to 713 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:23,560 Speaker 1: manage the environment because Philadelphia one of the most difficult 714 00:30:23,600 --> 00:30:26,880 Speaker 1: places to go and their fans are not pleasant at all. 715 00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:30,360 Speaker 4: Yeah, well, that's that's true. Any any group that boos 716 00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:31,640 Speaker 4: Santa Claus certainly. 717 00:30:31,280 --> 00:30:32,720 Speaker 2: Has a problem. 718 00:30:33,080 --> 00:30:37,080 Speaker 4: But and that happened in Philly, no question, I had 719 00:30:37,080 --> 00:30:40,640 Speaker 4: to spend I spent some time up there. So yeah, 720 00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:43,120 Speaker 4: the environment to link is is a good one if 721 00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:45,640 Speaker 4: you're the home team certainly is tough for the opposing team, 722 00:30:45,680 --> 00:30:47,280 Speaker 4: but this is not any different. And this is not 723 00:30:48,360 --> 00:30:50,800 Speaker 4: a bunch of guys that just fell off the turnip wagon, right, 724 00:30:50,840 --> 00:30:52,640 Speaker 4: This is a group of guys that have been different 725 00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:55,040 Speaker 4: places and played in different places. In fact, you even 726 00:30:55,080 --> 00:30:58,400 Speaker 4: had a few Steeler fans in the building the creator 727 00:30:58,560 --> 00:31:01,040 Speaker 4: and I don't think anybody said that there was. I 728 00:31:01,080 --> 00:31:03,040 Speaker 4: heard kept hearing that there were half the fan was 729 00:31:03,080 --> 00:31:06,560 Speaker 4: Pittsburgh says that's not true. It was probably seventy thirty, 730 00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:08,480 Speaker 4: seventy five, twenty five, something like that. 731 00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:10,080 Speaker 2: But so congratulations to. 732 00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:12,600 Speaker 4: The Atlanta fan because I think the environment in Mercedes 733 00:31:12,680 --> 00:31:15,240 Speaker 4: Vince Stadium was outstanding. We didn't hold up our end 734 00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:17,640 Speaker 4: of the bargain as a team, get the win. Hopefully 735 00:31:17,640 --> 00:31:19,600 Speaker 4: we can take care of business this weekend on Monday 736 00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:21,200 Speaker 4: night and then and we can have the noise again 737 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:23,960 Speaker 4: on a Sunday on a Sunday night against Patrick mahonmes. 738 00:31:23,680 --> 00:31:26,920 Speaker 3: Talking about the environment, I know fans would love to see. 739 00:31:27,320 --> 00:31:29,120 Speaker 3: They say Arch was doing it in the booth doing 740 00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:31,160 Speaker 3: a Soldier boy, when Soldier Boy was up right there 741 00:31:31,200 --> 00:31:32,040 Speaker 3: after the third. 742 00:31:31,840 --> 00:31:35,560 Speaker 2: Quarter, right next to you, trying to get it already, 743 00:31:35,640 --> 00:31:37,680 Speaker 2: know my dude was in there, guine it in. 744 00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:40,200 Speaker 1: We were trying to do our halftime, so I thought 745 00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:41,440 Speaker 1: everybody was there looking at us. 746 00:31:41,520 --> 00:31:43,360 Speaker 2: Now a soldier boy was standing. 747 00:31:43,160 --> 00:31:47,520 Speaker 1: Right Old jah Budd said, all right, so eight fifteen 748 00:31:47,560 --> 00:31:50,480 Speaker 1: Eastern time on ESPN Monday night, you can catch the game. 749 00:31:50,520 --> 00:31:51,360 Speaker 2: Go ahead real quickly. 750 00:31:51,440 --> 00:31:54,920 Speaker 4: Gimme, let's give the fan a key for you really early. 751 00:31:55,040 --> 00:31:58,080 Speaker 4: So we're we're recording this on a on a Tuesday. 752 00:31:58,120 --> 00:31:59,600 Speaker 4: You might get it on wherever you see it on 753 00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:02,800 Speaker 4: maybe a something like that. Give me a quick key 754 00:32:03,240 --> 00:32:06,280 Speaker 4: in your guys's minds against Philly, maybe maybe something we 755 00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:08,680 Speaker 4: change in one of the units. And by the way, 756 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:12,120 Speaker 4: real quickly. Special teams I thought was outstanding this weekend 757 00:32:12,120 --> 00:32:14,800 Speaker 4: for Atlanta. Had a couple punt returns that we lost 758 00:32:14,880 --> 00:32:17,560 Speaker 4: leverage on, but we had a couple of breakout returns. 759 00:32:17,640 --> 00:32:19,840 Speaker 4: Ravery mccod average almost I think, with twenty eight yards 760 00:32:19,880 --> 00:32:22,520 Speaker 4: return on two returns. And Avery Williams I thought he 761 00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:25,400 Speaker 4: was gone on one punt return, so that looked really good. 762 00:32:25,400 --> 00:32:28,880 Speaker 4: Marquise Williams group I thought really performed pretty well in 763 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:29,719 Speaker 4: the special teams game. 764 00:32:29,800 --> 00:32:31,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, and I agree with you. 765 00:32:31,360 --> 00:32:33,360 Speaker 1: And in the Special teams guys actually not going to 766 00:32:33,400 --> 00:32:35,239 Speaker 1: take special teams for a key in this game. I'm 767 00:32:35,280 --> 00:32:37,200 Speaker 1: gonna go with something that you said in the Pittsburgh 768 00:32:37,240 --> 00:32:41,000 Speaker 1: game is limiting explosive plays on defense because they have 769 00:32:41,120 --> 00:32:43,719 Speaker 1: the personnel to do it. Between the wide receivers and 770 00:32:43,760 --> 00:32:46,560 Speaker 1: the running back, they can rip off explosive plays if 771 00:32:46,600 --> 00:32:49,560 Speaker 1: you're not playing gap sound playing really tough defense, and 772 00:32:49,600 --> 00:32:50,920 Speaker 1: everybody's communicating it on. 773 00:32:50,920 --> 00:32:52,959 Speaker 3: The same page's I think it's simple. You gotta win 774 00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:55,880 Speaker 3: a turnover battle on the road versus team like this. 775 00:32:56,360 --> 00:32:57,920 Speaker 3: You have to win a turnover about it if you're 776 00:32:57,920 --> 00:33:00,000 Speaker 3: gonna win his ballgame, because if you give them other opportunity, 777 00:33:00,040 --> 00:33:02,640 Speaker 3: he's one, they can control the clock with the way 778 00:33:02,680 --> 00:33:05,640 Speaker 3: they go about their offense. But then also you don't 779 00:33:05,680 --> 00:33:07,840 Speaker 3: want to be giving them extra possessions in his ballgame, 780 00:33:07,880 --> 00:33:09,040 Speaker 3: So you gotta win that turnable battle. 781 00:33:09,080 --> 00:33:10,600 Speaker 4: Well, and I told you Hurts has been throwing the 782 00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:13,680 Speaker 4: ball to the other team eighteen last eighteen game, seventeen turnovers. 783 00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:16,600 Speaker 4: Two on Friday night down in Brazil. I'm gonna talk 784 00:33:16,600 --> 00:33:20,240 Speaker 4: about making your quarterback comfortable. We've got to find a 785 00:33:20,280 --> 00:33:22,440 Speaker 4: way to get Kirk comfortable in the game, and that 786 00:33:22,600 --> 00:33:25,080 Speaker 4: might be moving him off his launch point, getting him 787 00:33:25,080 --> 00:33:28,360 Speaker 4: some different angles where we're Jordan Davis and Jalen Carter 788 00:33:28,440 --> 00:33:31,080 Speaker 4: and some of these guys. Braun don't have exactly where 789 00:33:31,120 --> 00:33:32,760 Speaker 4: he's gonna be. I think that will be in the 790 00:33:32,840 --> 00:33:33,600 Speaker 4: offing in this game. 791 00:33:33,680 --> 00:33:34,160 Speaker 2: So there you go. 792 00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:36,480 Speaker 1: As we record here on a Tuesday, you already got 793 00:33:36,520 --> 00:33:38,880 Speaker 1: three keys to the game that's gonna happen six days 794 00:33:38,920 --> 00:33:41,000 Speaker 1: from now. And guess what, We'll have a whole lot 795 00:33:41,080 --> 00:33:44,240 Speaker 1: more preview on all the different Falcons channels here leading 796 00:33:44,320 --> 00:33:46,320 Speaker 1: up to the game. You're gonna get a pregame show 797 00:33:46,360 --> 00:33:48,720 Speaker 1: from Arch on the radio, You'll get a pregame show 798 00:33:48,760 --> 00:33:51,240 Speaker 1: from us here on digital media Atlanta Falcons dot com, 799 00:33:51,480 --> 00:33:53,680 Speaker 1: and as I mentioned, you can watch the game at 800 00:33:53,760 --> 00:33:56,360 Speaker 1: eight to fifteen Eastern Time on ESPM. Make sure you 801 00:33:56,520 --> 00:34:00,400 Speaker 1: like subscribe, review, Spotify, iTunes, Atlanta Falcons dot Com YouTube. 802 00:34:00,600 --> 00:34:02,760 Speaker 1: This has been the Falcons Audible, presented by A T 803 00:34:02,920 --> 00:34:04,720 Speaker 1: and T overs. 804 00:34:04,840 --> 00:34:07,080 Speaker 2: Let's go, let's go, that's Shock, that's Arch. 805 00:34:07,120 --> 00:34:08,319 Speaker 1: I'm reck next time. 806 00:34:16,280 --> 00:34:16,320 Speaker 3: H