1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,120 Speaker 1: Falcons Audible presented by AT and t as back as 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: we are each and every week a little bit of 3 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 1: a different look. 4 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:09,159 Speaker 2: This week we are down one arch. 5 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: Arch will not be joining us this week, but he 6 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 1: will be back with us next week and so we 7 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: will just fill in for him admirably, right, DJ, wink wink. 8 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 1: We can only try to live up to one. Dave Archer. 9 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: He's not here, but DJ Shockley is and myself Derek Rackley. 10 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: So here's what we are going to discuss real quick today. Obviously, 11 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 1: we will dive into the Falcons loss thirty one twenty 12 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:38,480 Speaker 1: eight to the Vikings. We'll talk a little about Taylor 13 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 1: Heineke and his performances, maybe some other players as well, 14 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 1: maybe visit some of the recurring issues or problems that 15 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:47,639 Speaker 1: Atlanta's having and what they need to do to get 16 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:48,160 Speaker 1: over the hump. 17 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:49,559 Speaker 2: And then we'll start talking a. 18 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:52,120 Speaker 1: Little bit about Arizona what they're going to be facing 19 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 1: this weekend as the Falcons travel on the road. And 20 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 1: then maybe if we have time, we'll get into a 21 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 1: little bit of a state of the NFC South as 22 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:01,959 Speaker 1: it stands right now now this season. 23 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 2: So DJ, let's get into it. 24 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 1: Were one of the biggest issues of this game, or 25 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: biggest storylines if you will. Probably a better word is 26 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:13,039 Speaker 1: the kind of the battle of the backup quarterbacks. Jaron 27 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: Hall was going to be the starter for the Vikings 28 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:17,679 Speaker 1: as he was, although that didn't last very long, and 29 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 1: Taylor Heinike for the Atlanta Falcons. So let's talk a 30 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: little bit about heinikeith break down for the people that 31 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: are listening and watching what you saw from Taylor Heineke. 32 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: Some things that he did good and some areas that 33 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: need to be improved upon. 34 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 3: Now, obviously, I think this was an interesting situation coming 35 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 3: in with you know, you being a guy who's been 36 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:40,120 Speaker 3: around the league a while, you understand what it's like 37 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 3: to take over his team or take over midseason, have 38 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 3: to do your particular job. And Taylor, you know, for 39 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 3: the most part, I thought he played a solid ball game. Now, 40 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 3: there were some instances where you know, you want a 41 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 3: couple throws back. I mean there were a couple where 42 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 3: obviously they dropped it and it could have been interception. 43 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 3: On your hand, you had that one bad interception on 44 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 3: the dig route and allowed to come was okay? Was 45 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 3: there situations in the game where he was off with 46 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 3: his receivers, because you felt like there were a couple 47 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 3: of times where the ball was like really behind him 48 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 3: or you felt like maybe the receiver did come out 49 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 3: of this route good enough. But we would never know 50 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:17,079 Speaker 3: that unless we sat down with David Going and Arthur 51 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:19,119 Speaker 3: Smith and went through all the different things that goes 52 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:22,919 Speaker 3: into a particular concept or play. But when I think 53 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 3: about Taylor Heinikey, I thought, again, he played a really 54 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:29,639 Speaker 3: good ballgame from the standpoint of being able to move 55 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 3: this offense. He made plays when he needed to, made 56 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 3: it some big time throws. I thought he had a 57 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,800 Speaker 3: big time run on third down to extend a drive 58 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 3: one time, and you scored twenty eight points. You score 59 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:43,080 Speaker 3: the most points you scored all season long, and that 60 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 3: tells you. I think it were the last two ballgames 61 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 3: with him, and you scored forty eight total points. I 62 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 3: think it is with him taking over as a quarterback. 63 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 3: So you know, there has been some progression as far 64 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:56,959 Speaker 3: as scoring touchdowns, being able to move his football team, 65 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:59,079 Speaker 3: but there's always definitely. 66 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 4: Room to go. And we talked about came on. 67 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:04,359 Speaker 3: There were opportunities that were absolutely missing this ballgame from 68 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 3: the offense side of the ball. But I also give 69 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 3: this offense a lot of credit for what happened towards 70 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 3: the end of the game where you needed to go 71 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 3: down and score, and you not only scored, you know, 72 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 3: you're only you know, kicked the field, kicked the next point, 73 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 3: you actually scored a touchdown. Tyler Year the key had 74 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 3: the ball the last six plays of that drive that 75 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 3: gives you the lead. And he made a couple of 76 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 3: big time throws to throw to Canaro Hodge and a 77 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 3: cover two honey hole over here. Early in the ball game, 78 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 3: he hit Kyle pitched down the scene a couple of times. 79 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 3: There were a couple plays in this ball game. You say, 80 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 3: all right, the ball comes out of his hands quicker. 81 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 3: He makes really quick decisions. And of course, like I 82 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 3: just mentioned, in any ball game, you're gonna have instance 83 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 3: where yeah, yeah, yeah, you have some bad throws and 84 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 3: something as you want back and being there before. But 85 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 3: I thought, overall, I thought Heinike did a really good 86 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 3: job of moving this offense and kind of operating within 87 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 3: what all the Smith likes. 88 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 1: Twenty fifty five percent completion rate in the game, two 89 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: hundred and sixty eight yards and a touchdown. As you mentioned, 90 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: they did score the twenty eight points, which is the 91 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 1: most this season. Previous high was twenty five points back 92 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 1: in Week two against the Packers. I think DJ and 93 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: again like we have to we have to kind of 94 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 1: be honest with what the performance was, like it was 95 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:21,960 Speaker 1: a missed opportunity to get a victory. We're gonna talk 96 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 1: about some of the positives, but I just want everybody 97 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: to understand, like we're not understating the fact that, like 98 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 1: in the NFL, you are there. 99 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 2: To win football games. 100 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:33,040 Speaker 1: Like you could sit here and talk about stats all 101 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: you want, but you are based off of your win 102 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:38,719 Speaker 1: loss record. Okay, So we're not going to sugarcoat any 103 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 1: of that. DJ, I think you got to go back 104 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 1: to the second quarter though, the big talking about missed opportunities, 105 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 1: the turnover they get the sack fumble from a Emicadie 106 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:51,040 Speaker 1: Lorenzo Carter brings it back to the one yard line 107 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 1: and we end up coming away with a field goal. 108 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 1: And to me, that was a huge missed opportunity because 109 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 1: you rarely ever get position like that in a football game, 110 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 1: to start first in goal at the one yard line 111 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 1: and you get a procedure penalty which Arthur Smith talked 112 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 1: about it yesterday. Is pre snap penalties are completely controllable 113 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 1: by yourself. Sometimes things that happen within the play may 114 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: not end up being controllable. Might be a technique issue, 115 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 1: but concentration. Not only that, but knowing what the defense 116 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 1: is going to do. Because Arthur Smith said that he 117 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 1: knew that Brian Flores does some shifting and stemming and 118 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 1: different things on the defensive side of the ball all 119 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:34,480 Speaker 1: the way going back to the days at New England. 120 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 1: So they knew it, they talked about it, but they 121 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: still fell victim to it. And your very first play 122 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:41,919 Speaker 1: you go from first and goal at the one the 123 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:44,159 Speaker 1: first and goal at the six six. That to me 124 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:46,840 Speaker 1: was a It was early in the game, so it's like, oh, 125 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:49,599 Speaker 1: you got plenty of time to fix this mistake. But 126 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:51,480 Speaker 1: that's a huge missed opportunity. 127 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 3: It's I believe it's one of those things where even 128 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 3: though you got down there, it's a downer because there's 129 00:05:57,120 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 3: a difference from the one yard line to the sixth 130 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 3: yard line for any offense regardless, I don't care what happens, 131 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 3: and it. 132 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 4: Kind of steals a little bit of the momentum. 133 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, because the call now is a lot different from 134 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 3: the one yard line as it is from the six 135 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 3: yard line, because now you're trying to make up that 136 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 3: yardage or you know, obviously after a turnover you want 137 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:17,720 Speaker 3: to make them pay immediately. 138 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:19,920 Speaker 4: And you mentioned it. 139 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:22,840 Speaker 3: I thought the procedural penalties was something that really hurt 140 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:26,160 Speaker 3: the falan stout again there with a couple illegal formations 141 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:29,600 Speaker 3: in the ballgame, that hamiergery. You had the false starts 142 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 3: in the ballgame, and I think that's one of the 143 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:33,600 Speaker 3: things that hurts you throughout the ball game, was those 144 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:36,880 Speaker 3: procedural penalties that didn't give you the momentum you had 145 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:39,120 Speaker 3: going into a particular drive or you got to drive 146 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:43,360 Speaker 3: going and something happened. So interesting enough, you mentioned that 147 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:48,279 Speaker 3: second quarter kind of you know, situational or occurrences. It 148 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:51,919 Speaker 3: absolutely was I think a damper on a particular drive 149 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 3: or a particular game going in because at that point 150 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 3: you could go up and be double digits at that point, 151 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 3: but you end up just kicking a field goal. 152 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: So you mentioned penalties. I think it's interesting to note 153 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:02,479 Speaker 1: in the game, there's a lot of statistics that get 154 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 1: thrown around penalties. Atlanta eight for sixty two, Minnesota one 155 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: for four Wow. So conversely, what did Minnesota do well 156 00:07:12,280 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 1: in this game? They didn't shoot themselves in the foot, right, 157 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 1: which is such a big thing about staying on schedule. 158 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:21,040 Speaker 1: And you think obviously about what they had to deal 159 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: with in the game. A backup quarterback that essentially took 160 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 1: all the reps during the week because Kirk Cousins injury. 161 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 1: And then they had a guy that they just traded 162 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 1: for that came to the building on Tuesday as first 163 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 1: practice was on Wednesday, supposedly didn't take any reps all week, okay, 164 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 1: and then in the first quarter he gets thrust it 165 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 1: into the game. 166 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 2: Okay. 167 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 1: So all of these things are working out in the 168 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: favor of Atlanta. But then Minnesota with their lack of 169 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 1: penalties and getting a couple of turnovers. That's just how 170 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 1: you can turn the tides in the National Football League. 171 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 3: And I think we've talked about a numerous amount of 172 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 3: times about if you come into a ballgame and you 173 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 3: feel as the advantage is for you, but you give 174 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 3: a team any kind of hope, and you talk about 175 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 3: hope as far as the turnovers, You give hope as 176 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 3: in opportunities left behind, and now you look up and 177 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 3: it's Oh it's five to three. Oh it's eight to three. 178 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 3: Oh it's eleven. You know what I'm saying. So you 179 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 3: keep giving them the chance. Hey, we're still only one 180 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 3: possession away in this ball game. And I think that 181 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 3: ultimately was the biggest key for Minnesota was, Yeah, they 182 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 3: knew they were down. Yep, they knew this was a 183 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,559 Speaker 3: situation where it's gonna be an uphill battle. They came 184 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:33,960 Speaker 3: in the game not being able to run the ball 185 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 3: at all. Anyway, you knew coming in there's a new quarterback. 186 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 3: All you want to do is turn around and throw 187 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:41,080 Speaker 3: and handing the ball off because it's gonna be tough 188 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 3: enough to throw it. 189 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:44,440 Speaker 4: So you gave them a little hope. 190 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 3: And I think that's ultimately what led to this game 191 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:48,720 Speaker 3: being a lot closer than it should have been. 192 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 1: Very simply on the sidelines, your leaders, to your point, DJ, 193 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:53,960 Speaker 1: if you're on Minnesota, you can say, guys, as bad 194 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 1: as it's been so far in this game, we're down, 195 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:59,520 Speaker 1: call it eight to three, like we are one or 196 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:01,960 Speaker 1: two plays from not only getting back into the game, 197 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:04,520 Speaker 1: but taking the lead. And so that's kind of the 198 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 1: perspective that you give another team when you don't make 199 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:09,439 Speaker 1: them pay for mistakes. 200 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 4: I e. 201 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:12,320 Speaker 1: The second quarter drive Atlanta had where they're not able 202 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 1: to punch the ball in for a touchdown. That score 203 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 1: seems a little bit more insurmountable for another team, whether 204 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 1: on their second quarterback just coming off of a sack fumble, 205 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:23,520 Speaker 1: giving the ball to the team and boom they punch 206 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 1: it in for a touchdown instead. It's the defense is 207 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 1: they're lit because they just they just got a field 208 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 1: goal attempt when most teams are scoring a touchdown. So 209 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 1: the red zone issues continue to be a little bit 210 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:37,200 Speaker 1: of a problem and a goal on it should say 211 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:40,480 Speaker 1: Atlanta fifty percent in the red zone, nineteenth in the NFL, 212 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:43,160 Speaker 1: So you're not saying that they're thirtieth to thirty second, 213 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:44,560 Speaker 1: but they're still in the middle of the pack. But 214 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 1: some missed opportunities in the red zone some other things 215 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:49,680 Speaker 1: I guess you could look at from a positive standpoint. 216 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 1: Yung Waiku twenty eight points in the game. So that's 217 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 1: one thing Atlanta always knows is that they get into 218 00:09:56,600 --> 00:10:00,320 Speaker 1: field goal range. They feel like they can almost on 219 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:01,920 Speaker 1: the fact that we're going to have points. Not to 220 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 1: mention the fact that he has scored seventy two of 221 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 1: the one hundred and sixty six points for the fire 222 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:09,840 Speaker 1: because it's your forty three point three percent of the points. 223 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 2: Good in the bad, right, good in the bad. 224 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:15,760 Speaker 1: You probably want more points from your offense, but the 225 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:18,439 Speaker 1: know that you've got a kicker that's going to do 226 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 1: his job when he comes on the field. 227 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 3: Here's something that's so interesting about Coop. I found out 228 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 3: this coup is we talk about the clutch gene and 229 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 3: being able to get points, and you move across a 230 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 3: certain part of the field, you feel like, all right, 231 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 3: we have points kup is eighteen and nineteen from fifty 232 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:34,920 Speaker 3: one to. 233 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:36,280 Speaker 4: Fifty five yards. 234 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:38,839 Speaker 3: I mean, we look and around the National Football League 235 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:42,079 Speaker 3: and there's guys missing extra points, there's guys missing you know, 236 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:45,120 Speaker 3: routine thirty five yards, and we got a kicker who 237 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:48,000 Speaker 3: every time he steps out there, you feel great about 238 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 3: where this football's headed and you're gonna get points on 239 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:52,720 Speaker 3: the scoreboard. So a lot of a lot of credit 240 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 3: to Coup, A lot of credit to that whole operation 241 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 3: because it goes, you know, from you know, the snap 242 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:00,440 Speaker 3: to the whole, from pinion to you know, coup line 243 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:02,880 Speaker 3: it up. So give that union a lot of credit 244 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:07,199 Speaker 3: for just getting points when absolutely you need it. 245 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 1: I think what's interesting the actually in the game too. 246 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:13,760 Speaker 1: Remember when Minnesota ended up accepting the penalty to back 247 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 1: him up on the extra point, thinking there's a chance 248 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 1: that he misses this extra point. No, he's gonna nail 249 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:22,960 Speaker 1: it even if you back him up fifteen more yards. 250 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:25,679 Speaker 1: Let's talk a little bit about John new Smith because 251 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 1: I thought it was interesting in two reasons. Number one, 252 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:31,200 Speaker 1: the quick screen they had out to the perimeter, really 253 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 1: nice design, couple of good blocks out on the outside. 254 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:35,680 Speaker 1: Michel Pruz was in there, a couple of the offensive 255 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 1: linemen were in there as well. But then he gets 256 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:41,560 Speaker 1: up the sideline and during the game he turns on 257 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:43,640 Speaker 1: the jets and it's kind of like, oh wow, like 258 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 1: he ends up kind of like he's got some speed, right, 259 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 1: And then it comes out afterwards, you know, because we 260 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:52,880 Speaker 1: have all these next gen stats right that that touchdown, 261 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:56,560 Speaker 1: John new Smith reached a speed of twenty one point 262 00:11:56,720 --> 00:12:00,720 Speaker 1: one five miles per hour as a tied end, showing 263 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:03,320 Speaker 1: that not only is he feeling good, but he's feeling 264 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 1: one hundred percent and fast. And Arthur Smith's saying that 265 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:08,720 Speaker 1: he has not seen that type of speed from him 266 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:13,000 Speaker 1: since when they were together in Tennessee. Good thing to have. 267 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: He ends up finishing the game with over one hundred 268 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:19,440 Speaker 1: yards receiving in the game. He's kind of been and 269 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:21,839 Speaker 1: I don't know if I would say a surprise DJ. 270 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:24,840 Speaker 1: Obviously the organization brought him in the offseason knowing that 271 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:27,840 Speaker 1: he's got playmaking ability, But him and Kyle Pitts have 272 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:30,520 Speaker 1: been a really good one two punch the tight end position. 273 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:34,839 Speaker 3: And coming into the season, all the conversation was, you 274 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:37,320 Speaker 3: got big time receiver and Drake who is that? You 275 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:40,680 Speaker 3: got another big old receiver and Mac Hollins, Kyle Pitts 276 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:43,320 Speaker 3: is coming back your draft b Jonn Robinson. You still 277 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 3: got a one thousand yard back in Tyler Aljier. So 278 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:48,960 Speaker 3: all the talk on the outside was about all these 279 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:50,400 Speaker 3: other pieces. 280 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 4: That are around. 281 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:53,760 Speaker 3: And I remember hearing Arthur Smith talk about in training 282 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:56,080 Speaker 3: camp when everybody wanted to point out all these different 283 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:58,439 Speaker 3: other guys, he said, look, you guys better be watching 284 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:00,959 Speaker 3: out because John daw was here is a big time 285 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 3: player for us. And not only that means second on 286 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:05,840 Speaker 3: the team in catches with thirty four, he's second on 287 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:07,920 Speaker 3: the team in yards with four hundred and twenty two 288 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 3: and he's averaging twelve yards a reception two hundred and 289 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:15,200 Speaker 3: fifty eight yards after the catch leads the team, and 290 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:18,360 Speaker 3: that tells you how important John neu has been. Also 291 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 3: along with Kyle Pitts. I truly believe now he has 292 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:24,080 Speaker 3: taking a lot of pressure off of Kyle Pits because 293 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 3: he can also do some of the similar things. 294 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:27,280 Speaker 4: And when you. 295 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:29,360 Speaker 3: Turn on the tape, you say, oh, man, John new 296 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:31,959 Speaker 3: is winning just as much as Kyle Pits. There are 297 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 3: plays designed for John new Smith. Like you mentioned, the 298 00:13:35,559 --> 00:13:38,200 Speaker 3: screen was to John new and he takes it to 299 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 3: the house, runs away from a defensive back. You don't 300 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 3: see a tight end running away from a National Football 301 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 3: League defensive back hardly ever. But give John nu a 302 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:51,320 Speaker 3: lot of credit, man. He has absolutely added another big 303 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 3: time piece to this team. And he's just not a oh, 304 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 3: let's go get you know, eight, ten, twelve yards of 305 00:13:57,280 --> 00:13:59,679 Speaker 3: possession receiver. This guy has ability to make big time 306 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:02,480 Speaker 3: play and continue to do that, I thought every single 307 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 3: week and has become an integral piece of this offense. 308 00:14:05,920 --> 00:14:08,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, and also wanted to just highlight two other guys 309 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:10,240 Speaker 1: on the other side of the ball. One of the 310 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:13,200 Speaker 1: biggest storylines last week coming into this game was loss 311 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:15,319 Speaker 1: of Grady Jarrett and what Atlanta was going to do 312 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:17,360 Speaker 1: on the defensive line. When you lose your leader, you 313 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:20,840 Speaker 1: lose a playmaker, you lose a guy that commands so 314 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 1: much attention in the middle of the defense. Well, it 315 00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:27,440 Speaker 1: took forever, seemingly for Klais Campbell to get his one 316 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:30,000 Speaker 1: hundred sack, but now he gets as one hundred and 317 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:33,080 Speaker 1: second sack of the season, which also ended up being 318 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 1: his third career safety, which is tied for second among 319 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 1: active players in the National Football League and it is 320 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 1: fifth all time, tied for fifth all time. Again, just 321 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 1: another stat to go down in his illustrious career. And 322 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:53,000 Speaker 1: then Conavious Street traded for him last week to hopefully 323 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:54,120 Speaker 1: fill some of the shows. 324 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 4: Are you mad that this is not an interception like 325 00:14:57,320 --> 00:14:58,400 Speaker 4: they called it? Like a fumble? 326 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:00,960 Speaker 2: Exactly? Street comes. 327 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 1: Not only is he traded for last week, he starts 328 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 1: the game, and then he ends up with a fumble recovery. 329 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:11,800 Speaker 1: I used air quotes because the ball looked like an interception, 330 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 1: but after further review, the official stat was that the 331 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:18,880 Speaker 1: ball was jarred loose from Joshua Dobb's hands and it 332 00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 1: was termed a fumble and recovered by Contavia Street, which 333 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:26,680 Speaker 1: actually ended up being his first career fumble recovery. But 334 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 1: he doesn't take very long to have his presence felt 335 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:30,800 Speaker 1: on the defensive side of the ball. 336 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 4: Which is exactly what you want. 337 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:34,520 Speaker 3: And give a lot of creditorry fund No, give a 338 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:36,360 Speaker 3: lot of credit to the scouting staff here with the 339 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 3: Falcons knowing that, okay, if we lose a particular player, 340 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 3: guess what, they already had a guy in mind who 341 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:45,400 Speaker 3: they thought could come here right away and have an impact, 342 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 3: and you saw it immediately while he was out there. 343 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 3: So give Street a lot of credit for one being 344 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:52,440 Speaker 3: ready for the moment and always being, you know, in 345 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:55,560 Speaker 3: this process ready to go get the quarterback. But you 346 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:57,840 Speaker 3: had other guys step up, and you know, even on 347 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:02,520 Speaker 3: the kalais Campbell safety, but Dupree is rushing around the 348 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:05,720 Speaker 3: left edge, which is forcing Dobbs to step up into 349 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 3: where Kalays gets the sack. But then if you go 350 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:11,160 Speaker 3: back and look at the tape on that particular play, 351 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 3: Dupree gets. 352 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 4: Up the field on the left side and David. 353 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:17,320 Speaker 3: On your model, is being blocked by three offensive linemen. 354 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 3: Three it takes three guys to block on your mind, 355 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:22,840 Speaker 3: so guess what, you get one on one with kalay As. 356 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 3: You love that and he ends up retraxing sselves coming 357 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 3: back down to get Josh jobs for the sack. And 358 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 3: then you were and here's another part you talk about 359 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 3: with the defensive side the ball and the snap of 360 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:35,760 Speaker 3: the ball. They had seven guys at the line of 361 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:38,200 Speaker 3: crimmage and you end up rushing three and you're talking 362 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 3: about a guy who's coming here who hasn't played in 363 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:43,800 Speaker 3: this system, and Josh dobbs to say, Okay, who are 364 00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:44,440 Speaker 3: they gonna pick up? 365 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:45,200 Speaker 4: Who they're gonna block? 366 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 3: Right at the end of the day, it obviously confused 367 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 3: that offensive line because there's no reason a Minnesota offensive 368 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 3: line should be blocking with three guys on one and 369 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 3: leave kalay Is by himself and ultimately ends up being 370 00:16:57,640 --> 00:16:59,480 Speaker 3: a sack. And give the secondary a lot of credit 371 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:01,360 Speaker 3: to because they were, you know, drop a coverage and 372 00:17:01,360 --> 00:17:04,520 Speaker 3: did that. But it's awesome to see Street to come 373 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:06,679 Speaker 3: in here and have an immediate impact and make a 374 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:09,440 Speaker 3: play in this ball game, and you know, love the 375 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:11,640 Speaker 3: celebration going in and slide and just chill and got 376 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:13,560 Speaker 3: all the guys around him. And I heard him talk 377 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:16,359 Speaker 3: after the game actually to Arch and he talked about 378 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:18,920 Speaker 3: and he just went down the line naming five, six, 379 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:21,679 Speaker 3: seven guys like, man, it's pretty cool to be on 380 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 3: this defense with all these you know, caliber players, And 381 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:29,800 Speaker 3: he was extremely, extremely humbled to be at Atlanta Falcon 382 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:31,119 Speaker 3: and you love to see him have an impact. 383 00:17:31,240 --> 00:17:32,639 Speaker 1: We talked a little bit about it last week and 384 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:34,960 Speaker 1: Tavia Street spent last year with the Saints, so he 385 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:38,399 Speaker 1: knows David Anyamata, he knows Ryan Nielsen, and conversely, he 386 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:40,800 Speaker 1: knows this defense right. So I think that's the reason 387 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:43,359 Speaker 1: why they made the move. There's not the big learning 388 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 1: curve needed with the terminology what Ryan Nielsen is expecting 389 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:49,280 Speaker 1: out of his defensive line, and he was able to 390 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:51,800 Speaker 1: make an impact in that game. Again, don't want to 391 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 1: sugarcoat the result of the game. Falcons did not do 392 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:56,399 Speaker 1: enough to win, and that's what their job is in 393 00:17:56,440 --> 00:17:59,199 Speaker 1: the National Football League. So DJ, let's segue to our 394 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:01,320 Speaker 1: next conversation, which I want to kind of combine a 395 00:18:01,359 --> 00:18:04,600 Speaker 1: little bit some of the adjustment or some of the 396 00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:08,239 Speaker 1: recurring problems and then the adjustments that need to be 397 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:10,720 Speaker 1: made moving forward. I asked you this at halftime on 398 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:13,240 Speaker 1: Sunday on our halftime show there in the stadium, Dirty 399 00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:15,520 Speaker 1: Birds Live presented by AT and T. Put on your 400 00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator hat. Cap doesn't necessarily have to be offense, 401 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:21,040 Speaker 1: could be defense. But let's get into some of the 402 00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 1: things that you think. This is kind of a spitballing. 403 00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 1: We are not coaches, We are not coordinators. Sometimes I wish, 404 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:30,399 Speaker 1: because they get paid quite well, but the pressure is 405 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:33,640 Speaker 1: quite a bit. Kind of put on your coordinator hat 406 00:18:33,680 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 1: and say what are some of the recurring issues and 407 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:38,119 Speaker 1: things that you think they need to do to fix 408 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:38,880 Speaker 1: those issues. 409 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:41,080 Speaker 3: I think one thing we already talked about was the 410 00:18:41,119 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 3: procedural killingies on the offense side of the ball, and 411 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:47,040 Speaker 3: it goes it correlates to exactly what my next point is, 412 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 3: is the lack of success that you had on first down. 413 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:52,120 Speaker 3: There was a lot of times at a ball game 414 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 3: where you had negative or zero yardist plays on first down, 415 00:18:55,800 --> 00:18:58,720 Speaker 3: whether you're throwing it or running it, you had negative 416 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:01,600 Speaker 3: yardist plays and you didn't get off to a fast 417 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:05,040 Speaker 3: start on this particular drive or on first down. And 418 00:19:05,160 --> 00:19:07,600 Speaker 3: when you have a procedural penalty and it's first of 419 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:09,960 Speaker 3: fifteen or you have a holding penalty, and it's first 420 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:12,560 Speaker 3: and twenty, and now you're trying to catch up in 421 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:15,320 Speaker 3: the chains. That's tough to do for any team, let 422 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:18,000 Speaker 3: alone a team that needs to do things better when 423 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:20,639 Speaker 3: it comes to first down. And you're talking about the 424 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:23,520 Speaker 3: consistency of what you had on third down. You were 425 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:25,679 Speaker 3: at third and seven, eight or plus for a majority 426 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:27,800 Speaker 3: of this ball game, and it's because of the things 427 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 3: that you were not able to do on first down. 428 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:32,080 Speaker 3: And now you get to second and eight and you 429 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:33,760 Speaker 3: try to run the football and you try to get 430 00:19:33,760 --> 00:19:36,119 Speaker 3: some things going, and it doesn't happen for you. So 431 00:19:36,119 --> 00:19:38,639 Speaker 3: I think, first of all, the procedural plumters go in 432 00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:41,400 Speaker 3: line with you have to be better on first down. 433 00:19:41,440 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 3: We got to find a way to I don't know 434 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:46,480 Speaker 3: if it's having an easy completion or if it's just 435 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:49,760 Speaker 3: simple as let's move our guy so that we can 436 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:52,399 Speaker 3: get to three yards on first down, which is a 437 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:54,879 Speaker 3: huge deal. And the other part is what you mentioned 438 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:57,000 Speaker 3: is I think we need to be able to run 439 00:19:57,040 --> 00:19:59,440 Speaker 3: the football better in the red zone. And I bring 440 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:02,720 Speaker 3: back that drive, yeah, because that's exactly what we did. 441 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 2: It's almost like, where is that been? 442 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:05,000 Speaker 1: All right? 443 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:07,920 Speaker 3: No? Doubt, and I think that is the true identity 444 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:11,720 Speaker 3: of what this Falcons offense looks like because there's a 445 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:13,359 Speaker 3: lot of play action in the game, there's a lot 446 00:20:13,400 --> 00:20:16,040 Speaker 3: of RPOs in the game, and without the threat of 447 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:20,320 Speaker 3: the run, the defense doesn't have the mindset of, Okay, 448 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:22,760 Speaker 3: we need to play forward. Now we're playing backwards. We're 449 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:24,679 Speaker 3: keeping everything in front of us. So being able to 450 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:26,600 Speaker 3: run the football, think in the red zone is a big, 451 00:20:26,640 --> 00:20:30,160 Speaker 3: big deal. I thought the defense did a good job 452 00:20:30,359 --> 00:20:33,119 Speaker 3: of getting a couple of turnovers, but obviously we have 453 00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:35,520 Speaker 3: to do better on some of the more explosive plays. 454 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:37,160 Speaker 4: We have to tackle better. 455 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:40,359 Speaker 3: I thought they were instant in his ball game, and 456 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:42,400 Speaker 3: I know we go back to it a couple of times, 457 00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:44,640 Speaker 3: but there were a couple of instances where we had 458 00:20:44,760 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 3: Josh Dobbs corralled inside the pocket yep the fourth and 459 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 3: seventh play, we had it, the third and ten played 460 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:53,479 Speaker 3: before halftime, where he picks up the first down, we 461 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:55,480 Speaker 3: had a chance to get a tackle on and we 462 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:56,480 Speaker 3: had a chance to get him to the ground. 463 00:20:56,520 --> 00:20:57,400 Speaker 4: We weren't able to do that. 464 00:20:57,720 --> 00:20:59,440 Speaker 3: And as hard as we know to be in this 465 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:01,920 Speaker 3: league to every day, they're not going to do that. Yep, 466 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:03,600 Speaker 3: you know, you don't want to bring guys to the 467 00:21:03,640 --> 00:21:06,200 Speaker 3: ground all that kind of stuff. So it's a lot tougher. 468 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:09,760 Speaker 3: So I think you mentioned it. The techniques, the fundamentals 469 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:12,040 Speaker 3: of things that you have to really hone in on 470 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:14,440 Speaker 3: in a ball game. It's something that the Falcons have 471 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 3: to lean back on when it comes to looking back 472 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:17,960 Speaker 3: at this tape. 473 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:20,320 Speaker 1: There was if there was one thing that Atlanta should 474 00:21:20,359 --> 00:21:22,679 Speaker 1: have known when Josh Dobbs came into the game, was 475 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 1: you had athleticism, and you had a guy that they 476 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:26,520 Speaker 1: knew was going to get out of the pocket and 477 00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 1: probably should have known that a lot of the passing 478 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:31,959 Speaker 1: plays might end up going that direction. 479 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:32,840 Speaker 2: Let's get him. 480 00:21:32,680 --> 00:21:35,720 Speaker 1: Outside of the pocket so it clears up his vision 481 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:38,280 Speaker 1: a little bit. So he's not coming in here five 482 00:21:38,440 --> 00:21:41,320 Speaker 1: days on a brand new team having to look through 483 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:43,639 Speaker 1: the middle of a defense, as you mentioned, sometimes with 484 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:46,560 Speaker 1: seven guys on the defensive front and try to pick 485 00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 1: a part of defense. Well, let's get him out on 486 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:50,399 Speaker 1: the perimeter a little bit. And there was a couple 487 00:21:50,440 --> 00:21:53,399 Speaker 1: of those occasions where he got outside of contained and 488 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:56,199 Speaker 1: he used his athleticism, and Arthur Smith even said, this 489 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:57,960 Speaker 1: is this guy that's been around the league a little bit, 490 00:21:58,040 --> 00:22:01,040 Speaker 1: so he knows his role and what he can provide 491 00:22:01,040 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 1: to an offense, and he was able to do that, 492 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:06,840 Speaker 1: unfortunately to the loss of the Falcons and their defense. 493 00:22:07,160 --> 00:22:08,680 Speaker 4: I mean, regularly, let me ask you question. 494 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:11,280 Speaker 3: You get a chance to call some of the biggest 495 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:15,360 Speaker 3: games every single week in college football, and you're there 496 00:22:15,359 --> 00:22:18,840 Speaker 3: every Sunday, you're watching the Falcons, your intent on the 497 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:21,639 Speaker 3: things that you see when you think about some of 498 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:24,040 Speaker 3: the things that transpired throughout the game, and you say, Okay, 499 00:22:24,080 --> 00:22:26,359 Speaker 3: the college game is a little bit different. But is 500 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:28,920 Speaker 3: it really that different when we're talking about some things 501 00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:31,920 Speaker 3: that happened in game where you say, okay, first down 502 00:22:32,119 --> 00:22:34,120 Speaker 3: always got to win, third down, you know you want 503 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:36,159 Speaker 3: to win that, turnovers it always got to win. So 504 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:39,000 Speaker 3: the end of the day, whether there's major college football 505 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:41,280 Speaker 3: with the NFL, that doesn't change. 506 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:42,280 Speaker 2: Right, does not change. 507 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:44,680 Speaker 1: I mean I preach about it in the games that 508 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:47,119 Speaker 1: I call first college and a lot of times it 509 00:22:47,160 --> 00:22:49,200 Speaker 1: dictates the matchup. You're playing on the road, you're playing 510 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:51,600 Speaker 1: against a really good defense. Going back to your point, 511 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:54,320 Speaker 1: you have to stay on schedule with the chains, right, 512 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:58,000 Speaker 1: you cannot live, you cannot win in college and if 513 00:22:58,160 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 1: high school for that matter, when you're playing behind the chains, 514 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:04,000 Speaker 1: you got first and fifteen, you got second and seventeen 515 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:04,600 Speaker 1: or eighteen. 516 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:05,320 Speaker 4: So what is that? 517 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:07,959 Speaker 1: That's pre snap penalties, it's holding penalties. So many times 518 00:23:08,040 --> 00:23:10,320 Speaker 1: they're drive killers. But it also goes back to your 519 00:23:10,320 --> 00:23:13,520 Speaker 1: point with running the football successfully. And I wanted to 520 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:15,439 Speaker 1: make this point DJ, because you can appreciate it. I've 521 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:18,720 Speaker 1: said it once or twice before, but Alex Gibbs rest 522 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:20,880 Speaker 1: his soul who was with us a number of years 523 00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:23,440 Speaker 1: ago here with the Falcons as the run game coordinator, 524 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:26,720 Speaker 1: if you will. He used to always preach to our 525 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:31,040 Speaker 1: offense and that's everybody, offensive line, running backs, tight ends, 526 00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:36,000 Speaker 1: anybody involved. We ran the football is get me something positive. 527 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:41,480 Speaker 1: And I will never forget Alex Gibbs undressing Warick Done. Okay, 528 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:45,360 Speaker 1: one of the most respected guys in the national football 529 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:48,840 Speaker 1: He get his time undressing Warwick done, telling him if 530 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:51,199 Speaker 1: you dance in the hole one more time and you 531 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:53,520 Speaker 1: don't get me one or two yards, you will not 532 00:23:53,640 --> 00:23:56,600 Speaker 1: play on this offense. And to have Warick done kind 533 00:23:56,640 --> 00:23:57,400 Speaker 1: of turn around and be. 534 00:23:57,400 --> 00:24:00,080 Speaker 4: Like, who is this guy? 535 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 1: Alex Gibbs did not care because he knew exactly what 536 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:06,000 Speaker 1: he wanted. He was a run game guru, and his 537 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:09,400 Speaker 1: deal was you get me something because he didn't want 538 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:11,680 Speaker 1: to be behind the change sense he would much rather 539 00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:14,800 Speaker 1: be at second and nine, second and eight than second 540 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 1: and twelve. And coincidentally, at those times we ran the 541 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:23,800 Speaker 1: football extremely well, with Warick done and TJ. Duckett not 542 00:24:23,840 --> 00:24:25,960 Speaker 1: saying that the Atlanta Falcons have not run the football 543 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:27,359 Speaker 1: that well this year, because they have. 544 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:28,439 Speaker 4: They're towards the top half of. 545 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:32,520 Speaker 1: The league and running the football. But you're talking about 546 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:35,560 Speaker 1: staying away from those those negative yardage plays, whether it's 547 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:38,480 Speaker 1: pre snap penalties, running the football effectively. Let's get to 548 00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:41,440 Speaker 1: second and seven, second and six, you got so many 549 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:44,800 Speaker 1: more options as an offensive play caller if that happens. 550 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:46,639 Speaker 1: All right, DJ, let's kind of spin it forward a 551 00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:49,400 Speaker 1: little bit, and let's talk about what Atlanta's gonna face 552 00:24:49,440 --> 00:24:50,920 Speaker 1: this week. They're gonna go back on the road. They're 553 00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:54,000 Speaker 1: going to Arizona face the Arizona Cardinals. Well, here's the 554 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:57,400 Speaker 1: good news if you're a Falcons fan. Arizona Cardinals are 555 00:24:57,440 --> 00:25:01,160 Speaker 1: one and eight. Okay, remember that guy, Josh Dobbs. He 556 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 1: was the starter for the Arizona Cardinals the entire year 557 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:06,040 Speaker 1: eight games, and they didn't. 558 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:06,360 Speaker 2: Play too well. 559 00:25:06,440 --> 00:25:09,359 Speaker 1: They traded him away to Minnesota, and well, he played 560 00:25:09,359 --> 00:25:13,480 Speaker 1: pretty well for Minnesota last week. However, Cleveland or excuse me, 561 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:15,800 Speaker 1: Arizona went on the road last week to Cleveland with 562 00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:18,560 Speaker 1: a quarterback named Clayton Tuone who did not do very 563 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:21,479 Speaker 1: well fifty eight yards passing and the Cardinals lost twenty 564 00:25:21,680 --> 00:25:24,639 Speaker 1: seven and nothing too the Browns. Now here's the change. 565 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:27,960 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray's expected to be back this week. He's going 566 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:30,560 Speaker 1: to come off of ir Remember he's recovering from an 567 00:25:30,600 --> 00:25:33,640 Speaker 1: ACL injury that happened last year in Week fourteen. It's 568 00:25:33,640 --> 00:25:35,040 Speaker 1: a guy that spend the two Pro Bowls. He was 569 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:37,680 Speaker 1: a twenty nineteen Offensive Player of the Year by AP. 570 00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:40,280 Speaker 1: We don't know whether or not he's going to be 571 00:25:40,359 --> 00:25:42,760 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray of old, but what we do know is 572 00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:46,760 Speaker 1: he is a competitor and he's extremely athletic. So talk 573 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:49,600 Speaker 1: to me, talk to us about what Atlanta is going 574 00:25:49,640 --> 00:25:52,000 Speaker 1: to see with this Arizona Cardinals team this week on 575 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:52,359 Speaker 1: the road. 576 00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:55,760 Speaker 3: The big thing I think when it comes to possibly 577 00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:58,119 Speaker 3: seeing Kyler Murray and it goes back and I can 578 00:25:58,280 --> 00:26:02,119 Speaker 3: understand it whole heart him coming back and this if 579 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:04,920 Speaker 3: he does play, there's gonna be times in the game 580 00:26:04,920 --> 00:26:08,400 Speaker 3: where the Falcons have to have really great contain because 581 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:11,960 Speaker 3: as a guy who's just getting his feetback into the 582 00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:14,199 Speaker 3: game and trying to, you know, fill out the speed, 583 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:18,200 Speaker 3: sometimes you don't see it as fast as you would 584 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:20,480 Speaker 3: if you're playing a lot when you're talking about throwing 585 00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:23,639 Speaker 3: the football. And my point here is there's gonna be 586 00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:26,879 Speaker 3: times where he wants to just create. There's gonna be 587 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:29,440 Speaker 3: times where he wants to get outside the pocket where 588 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:32,640 Speaker 3: everything slows down for him. As a athletic quarterback, I've 589 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:36,480 Speaker 3: been there. The most comfortable sometimes you are is when 590 00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:38,320 Speaker 3: you can get out and you have the option to 591 00:26:38,480 --> 00:26:41,440 Speaker 3: run or throw. And I guarantee you he's gonna turn 592 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:44,880 Speaker 3: on the tape and he's gonna see Josh Dobbs outside 593 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:48,760 Speaker 3: of creating, and he's gonna feel like, Okay, there's chances 594 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:50,960 Speaker 3: for me to win there. So I think coming into 595 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:55,160 Speaker 3: this ballgame defensively, you're talking about being able to rush 596 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:59,520 Speaker 3: this quarterback in a discipline way. There's times where you 597 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:01,639 Speaker 3: rush a quarterback and you're trying to get to the 598 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:03,840 Speaker 3: top and then you retrace your steps and come back. 599 00:27:04,160 --> 00:27:06,560 Speaker 3: There's times when you rush a quarterback where you literally 600 00:27:06,600 --> 00:27:09,879 Speaker 3: get no rush and you're literally just playing basketball, just 601 00:27:09,960 --> 00:27:12,640 Speaker 3: watching him and seeing once he moved, like you got 602 00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:15,600 Speaker 3: four spies out there. This is a game where I 603 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:18,480 Speaker 3: think you gott to force the issue with Murray. When 604 00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:20,600 Speaker 3: I say forced the issue, that means get the proper 605 00:27:20,680 --> 00:27:23,399 Speaker 3: rush jet and make sure you're rushing with discipline. But 606 00:27:23,440 --> 00:27:25,920 Speaker 3: you gotta collapse that pocket on the intelt. You gotta 607 00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:28,440 Speaker 3: make him kind of think faster than he wants to, 608 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:30,639 Speaker 3: because he's gonna want things to slow down. In his 609 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:32,840 Speaker 3: first start. He hasn't played in I don't know how long. 610 00:27:32,920 --> 00:27:35,320 Speaker 3: It's been, so long Sin's been in live game action. 611 00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:37,320 Speaker 3: This is a ball game. I think you have to 612 00:27:37,320 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 3: do that. We don't know if Connor's coming back. He's 613 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:42,200 Speaker 3: been out the last three ball games. All he wants 614 00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:44,639 Speaker 3: to have a run game. Last week, Clayton Tune was 615 00:27:44,640 --> 00:27:47,359 Speaker 3: the leading rusher with twenty eight yards, the rest of 616 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:51,040 Speaker 3: the team thirteen yards. Coming into last week's ball game, 617 00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:53,000 Speaker 3: Minnesota didn't rush the ball really well. They end up 618 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:55,920 Speaker 3: rushing the ball better in the second half, but this 619 00:27:55,960 --> 00:27:58,960 Speaker 3: is another instance where if they can control the clock. 620 00:27:59,040 --> 00:28:00,960 Speaker 3: They can not put Kyler in those thirty and long 621 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:03,200 Speaker 3: situations where they do not want to be where any 622 00:28:03,200 --> 00:28:05,679 Speaker 3: team doesn't want to be. It gives them an opportunity 623 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:07,440 Speaker 3: in this game. They got some really good players, rond 624 00:28:07,440 --> 00:28:10,440 Speaker 3: There Moore, Marquise Brown on the out side. On the defenside, 625 00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:13,640 Speaker 3: Buddha Baker is a guy because you're white. Is their 626 00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:17,920 Speaker 3: leading tackler linebacker. They've given up twenty six points per 627 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:21,280 Speaker 3: game this season and they're only rushing for They giving 628 00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:23,159 Speaker 3: up one hundred twenty yards rushing the game and two 629 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:26,360 Speaker 3: three passards. So you know this is a team that's 630 00:28:26,359 --> 00:28:28,480 Speaker 3: been up and down. They're one and eight, they're at home. 631 00:28:28,560 --> 00:28:29,240 Speaker 4: Luck you mentioned. 632 00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:32,000 Speaker 3: I'm not sure where their team or rile is right, 633 00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:34,920 Speaker 3: but I guarantee you if they turn on the tape 634 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:37,800 Speaker 3: and they say, well, this is a Minnesota Vikings team 635 00:28:37,880 --> 00:28:40,040 Speaker 3: that didn't have X, Y and Z and they found 636 00:28:40,080 --> 00:28:43,880 Speaker 3: a way. So there's going to be some hope in 637 00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:46,760 Speaker 3: that team coming in. But here's an opportunity for you 638 00:28:46,800 --> 00:28:49,760 Speaker 3: to go on the road before your bye week and 639 00:28:49,800 --> 00:28:52,120 Speaker 3: feel good about the product you put on the field. Now, 640 00:28:52,120 --> 00:28:54,120 Speaker 3: I think this is a great opportunity for the Falcons 641 00:28:54,120 --> 00:28:58,000 Speaker 3: to do. So you're playing another NFC opponent, and it's 642 00:28:58,160 --> 00:29:01,520 Speaker 3: ultra important that you go into this by week off 643 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:03,800 Speaker 3: a road game, feeling good about where you are and 644 00:29:03,880 --> 00:29:07,000 Speaker 3: getting back to five hundred. So it's a team that 645 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:10,560 Speaker 3: lost six straight ball games. I'm not sure if this 646 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:12,720 Speaker 3: team has melted in already, and it's hard to say 647 00:29:12,760 --> 00:29:16,000 Speaker 3: that with professional players, but you're one and eight knowing that. 648 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:18,800 Speaker 4: Your future is probably not in this season. 649 00:29:19,280 --> 00:29:23,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, you're playing for your professional careers for sure, But 650 00:29:23,520 --> 00:29:25,600 Speaker 3: here's an opportunity for the Falcons to say, all right, 651 00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:28,120 Speaker 3: it's our time to get back to playing our style 652 00:29:28,160 --> 00:29:29,880 Speaker 3: of football and dominate this team. 653 00:29:30,240 --> 00:29:33,480 Speaker 1: That one victory for the Arizona Cardinals was an unexpected 654 00:29:33,640 --> 00:29:37,120 Speaker 1: upset victory over the Cowboys with Josh Dobbs at quarterback, 655 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:39,440 Speaker 1: but ever after that he was not able to win 656 00:29:39,760 --> 00:29:41,760 Speaker 1: another football game. I think it's a great point. You 657 00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:44,520 Speaker 1: bring up the morale like you don't know where Arizona 658 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:47,320 Speaker 1: is at. You could probably make the same argument for Atlanta. 659 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:50,120 Speaker 1: Here's what I can tell you from experience, and I'm 660 00:29:50,160 --> 00:29:52,360 Speaker 1: sure DJ can can do that as well because we 661 00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:55,440 Speaker 1: played on a couple of the same teams. Is Unfortunately 662 00:29:55,480 --> 00:29:56,920 Speaker 1: in the NFFL, this happens. 663 00:29:57,320 --> 00:29:57,840 Speaker 2: You get on. 664 00:29:57,840 --> 00:30:01,760 Speaker 1: Losing streaks and every wants to point their finger. Everybody 665 00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:05,120 Speaker 1: wants to tear the team down. Everybody wants to make changes. 666 00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:08,959 Speaker 1: Everybody wants to start thinking about next year, should we 667 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:10,920 Speaker 1: do this so we can go get X, Y or 668 00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:14,280 Speaker 1: Z player in the draft, always thinking that the next 669 00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:16,440 Speaker 1: player in the draft is going to change your organization. 670 00:30:16,760 --> 00:30:20,120 Speaker 1: Sometimes it does. Most of the time it does, Okay, 671 00:30:21,560 --> 00:30:24,320 Speaker 1: But what DJ said I think is so important in this, 672 00:30:24,440 --> 00:30:27,600 Speaker 1: and it's hard for the average person, average fan to understand, 673 00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:31,160 Speaker 1: is these guys are professionals, and they have to approach 674 00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:35,560 Speaker 1: everything as professionals, not just their mechanics, not just their technique, 675 00:30:35,680 --> 00:30:39,080 Speaker 1: but this thing up here, right, And how do they 676 00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:41,840 Speaker 1: come in week after week? How does this team as 677 00:30:41,880 --> 00:30:44,800 Speaker 1: we tape here on a Tuesday, come in on a Wednesday, 678 00:30:44,960 --> 00:30:47,200 Speaker 1: the first day of the work week, with the attitude 679 00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:50,320 Speaker 1: of positivity. I'm ready to work, I'm ready to go 680 00:30:50,320 --> 00:30:52,720 Speaker 1: out and get a victory. You know how they do that? 681 00:30:52,720 --> 00:30:55,480 Speaker 1: That's their job as professionals. They get paid a lot 682 00:30:55,480 --> 00:30:57,880 Speaker 1: of money because they're really good athletes and they can 683 00:30:57,920 --> 00:31:01,040 Speaker 1: make plays, but they're also professional, so they got to 684 00:31:01,040 --> 00:31:04,720 Speaker 1: bring their mind and their brain as much right now 685 00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:07,880 Speaker 1: as they bring the physical side of football. I know 686 00:31:07,920 --> 00:31:09,880 Speaker 1: that's hard to grasp for some people, but that's what 687 00:31:09,920 --> 00:31:12,280 Speaker 1: we have been presented when we sit down in those 688 00:31:12,320 --> 00:31:15,120 Speaker 1: team meetings after a couple straight losses against teams that 689 00:31:15,200 --> 00:31:17,680 Speaker 1: you should beat. Those are the discussions that you have 690 00:31:17,760 --> 00:31:18,400 Speaker 1: in the meeting room. 691 00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:20,880 Speaker 3: And here's one thing I want fans to understand, and 692 00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:24,080 Speaker 3: I don't think this is something that's difficult to kind 693 00:31:24,080 --> 00:31:28,120 Speaker 3: of grasp, is in this particular league, if you do 694 00:31:28,160 --> 00:31:31,600 Speaker 3: not do your job, guess what, there's somebody else who 695 00:31:31,640 --> 00:31:33,960 Speaker 3: can do it, and they will find that person. There's 696 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:37,880 Speaker 3: a scouting staff that is constantly looking at other players 697 00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:39,720 Speaker 3: that they can add to the roster that will give 698 00:31:39,760 --> 00:31:42,280 Speaker 3: this team an advantage. And I don't think that's any 699 00:31:42,280 --> 00:31:45,640 Speaker 3: different from anybody in your everyday work life. If you're 700 00:31:45,680 --> 00:31:48,520 Speaker 3: not doing your particular job, they're going to find somebody 701 00:31:48,520 --> 00:31:52,760 Speaker 3: else to do it. So this team is doing everything 702 00:31:52,840 --> 00:31:56,720 Speaker 3: they can to be the best for this organization, for 703 00:31:56,840 --> 00:31:59,400 Speaker 3: this city, and they're try hard, trust me, and I 704 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:01,840 Speaker 3: know it doesn't feel like it that no fans get 705 00:32:02,040 --> 00:32:04,480 Speaker 3: you know, frustrated, And trust me, we get frustrated too. 706 00:32:05,280 --> 00:32:08,280 Speaker 3: We want the best for this organization as well, and 707 00:32:08,280 --> 00:32:11,560 Speaker 3: these guys just have some instance in a ballgame where 708 00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:14,360 Speaker 3: things don't go the way that it should. So don't 709 00:32:14,360 --> 00:32:16,240 Speaker 3: ever think this team is not trying hard. To ever 710 00:32:16,280 --> 00:32:18,160 Speaker 3: think this team is not giving everything they have for 711 00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:20,680 Speaker 3: it because you know, we here, we see the team 712 00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:23,080 Speaker 3: put in work. We know these coaches put in countless 713 00:32:23,080 --> 00:32:26,440 Speaker 3: hours to get the job done. So this is a 714 00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:28,880 Speaker 3: team that is finest tail off to get to a 715 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:32,880 Speaker 3: position where this city is proud of. So of course 716 00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:35,840 Speaker 3: you should be frustrated. You should be mad because that 717 00:32:35,880 --> 00:32:37,840 Speaker 3: means you care about your team. Guess what this team 718 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:39,800 Speaker 3: does as well, and they're doing it hardest to try 719 00:32:39,800 --> 00:32:41,440 Speaker 3: to bring back wins every single week. 720 00:32:41,520 --> 00:32:43,680 Speaker 1: Frustrating the last couple of weeks. But here's what I 721 00:32:43,720 --> 00:32:45,880 Speaker 1: will tell you and DJ, let's just talk about this 722 00:32:45,920 --> 00:32:49,160 Speaker 1: before we close. Is and Arthur Smith mentioned this in 723 00:32:49,160 --> 00:32:52,320 Speaker 1: his press conference yesterday. Everything that this team wants to 724 00:32:52,360 --> 00:32:54,960 Speaker 1: achieve this season is still in front of them. It's 725 00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:57,720 Speaker 1: still in front of them. They're four and five right now. 726 00:32:57,760 --> 00:32:59,480 Speaker 1: The Saints are five and four because they get a 727 00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:03,680 Speaker 1: victory against the Bears on Sunday, let's look at real quickly. 728 00:33:04,040 --> 00:33:06,960 Speaker 1: They've got eight games remaining, obviously Arizona this week, which 729 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:08,800 Speaker 1: is a team that's one and eight. I went back 730 00:33:08,920 --> 00:33:11,600 Speaker 1: and I looked at the final eight opponents that they have, 731 00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:14,320 Speaker 1: and I looked at what their win loss record is 732 00:33:14,440 --> 00:33:14,800 Speaker 1: right now. 733 00:33:15,400 --> 00:33:16,040 Speaker 2: The rest of. 734 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:20,680 Speaker 1: Their schedule is twenty and forty this year. Okay, twenty 735 00:33:20,760 --> 00:33:24,200 Speaker 1: wins in forty losses. There is one team that they 736 00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:26,920 Speaker 1: play that has a winning record. It happens to be 737 00:33:26,960 --> 00:33:29,920 Speaker 1: the Saints. They've got to play them twice. Everybody else 738 00:33:29,960 --> 00:33:32,280 Speaker 1: on their roster or on a schedule this year is 739 00:33:32,280 --> 00:33:35,560 Speaker 1: at five hundred or less, so it's not like they're 740 00:33:35,560 --> 00:33:38,400 Speaker 1: facing murderers row. They don't have to go up against 741 00:33:38,440 --> 00:33:41,640 Speaker 1: Philly and Pittsburgh and Baltimore and Dallas in San Francisco. 742 00:33:41,880 --> 00:33:45,280 Speaker 1: Right They've got a very manageable schedule. They have to 743 00:33:45,320 --> 00:33:48,280 Speaker 1: take care of their business, which is one week at 744 00:33:48,280 --> 00:33:50,719 Speaker 1: a time. They got to go win against Arizona, as 745 00:33:50,720 --> 00:33:53,560 Speaker 1: you mentioned, to give themselves some momentum, some positivity going 746 00:33:53,560 --> 00:33:56,960 Speaker 1: into the bye week, then rest up, unload a little bit, 747 00:33:57,200 --> 00:33:59,800 Speaker 1: maybe kind of clear their mind, and then get ready 748 00:33:59,800 --> 00:34:02,240 Speaker 1: for the back half of the schedule. If you will 749 00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:05,400 Speaker 1: which is gonna be very division heavy. Atlanta is two 750 00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:06,600 Speaker 1: and oh in the vision right now? 751 00:34:06,840 --> 00:34:09,960 Speaker 3: Good, okay, Man's that's that's such a great point. You 752 00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:13,200 Speaker 3: bring up your two and zero in division as as 753 00:34:13,320 --> 00:34:16,000 Speaker 3: as tough as it feels right now. Yeah, four and five. 754 00:34:16,719 --> 00:34:21,200 Speaker 3: You still control your own division, which is great, and 755 00:34:21,280 --> 00:34:23,600 Speaker 3: you mentioned it. You still got two games lef against 756 00:34:23,600 --> 00:34:25,799 Speaker 3: the Saints. You gotta play the Panthers again, play the 757 00:34:25,840 --> 00:34:28,239 Speaker 3: Bucks again. You still have an opportunity to play all 758 00:34:28,280 --> 00:34:29,400 Speaker 3: your teams in your division. 759 00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:32,839 Speaker 4: You play well in those games. Guess what you got 760 00:34:32,840 --> 00:34:33,720 Speaker 4: a chance in January? 761 00:34:33,800 --> 00:34:34,439 Speaker 2: Yeah, yep. 762 00:34:34,800 --> 00:34:37,560 Speaker 1: So again, take it one week at a time. But 763 00:34:37,719 --> 00:34:41,960 Speaker 1: everything is manageable, Everything is still attainable, and their focus 764 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:43,680 Speaker 1: at the end of the season is win the division 765 00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:45,839 Speaker 1: and then you just never know what's gonna happen because 766 00:34:45,840 --> 00:34:47,759 Speaker 1: somebody's got to come to town to play you in 767 00:34:47,760 --> 00:34:49,880 Speaker 1: the postseason, and then all you gotta do is just 768 00:34:49,920 --> 00:34:52,640 Speaker 1: get on a run. Right, But it all starts with 769 00:34:52,680 --> 00:34:56,080 Speaker 1: winning one game of time and that's this weekend at Arizona. 770 00:34:56,160 --> 00:34:57,600 Speaker 1: So let's gonna wrap it up here for the Falcons 771 00:34:57,600 --> 00:35:00,239 Speaker 1: Audible presented by AT and T. Just like DJ said, 772 00:35:00,280 --> 00:35:02,480 Speaker 1: I mentioned it. I know people are frustrated. The people 773 00:35:02,480 --> 00:35:05,359 Speaker 1: in this building are frustrated. Everybody is. They're upset, they're mad, 774 00:35:05,560 --> 00:35:07,759 Speaker 1: and they want to turn things around. And the only 775 00:35:07,800 --> 00:35:09,640 Speaker 1: way you can turn things around is going out on 776 00:35:09,680 --> 00:35:13,160 Speaker 1: the field and producing and executing and finding a way 777 00:35:13,200 --> 00:35:15,359 Speaker 1: to come away with one more point than the other 778 00:35:15,400 --> 00:35:18,040 Speaker 1: team does. So hopefully that happens this weekend, and we 779 00:35:18,080 --> 00:35:20,279 Speaker 1: will be back here next week to talk about that. 780 00:35:21,200 --> 00:35:23,279 Speaker 1: And maybe you'd be a full compliment up here on 781 00:35:23,320 --> 00:35:24,200 Speaker 1: the set as well with. 782 00:35:25,040 --> 00:35:28,640 Speaker 2: Arch getting back here. But in the meantime, we hope 783 00:35:28,640 --> 00:35:29,799 Speaker 2: we held it down for you. Arch. 784 00:35:29,800 --> 00:35:31,280 Speaker 1: Thanks so much for joining us here on the Falcons 785 00:35:31,320 --> 00:35:34,440 Speaker 1: Audible presented by AT and T. Continue to like, subscribe, 786 00:35:34,440 --> 00:35:37,160 Speaker 1: and review on Spotify, iTunes, Atlanta Falcons dot com, or 787 00:35:37,200 --> 00:35:40,480 Speaker 1: YouTube or however you get your podcast content. Thanks so 788 00:35:40,600 --> 00:35:42,920 Speaker 1: much for joining us. Everybody, see it next time.