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Speaker 1: And welcome back into a I will call it a

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Speaker 1: brand new podcast because it is a brand new studio. Okay,

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Speaker 1: it's not a brand new podcast. It's the Falcons Audible,

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Speaker 1: still presented by AT and T. It's still Derek Rackley,

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Speaker 1: Dave Archer in DJ Shockley. But it is our first

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Speaker 1: Falcons Audible in our new digs, in the new podcast

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Speaker 2: So it's lovely.

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Speaker 1: Now granted to the average viewer. I mean, you know,

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Speaker 1: we all look good. We still probably look good in

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Speaker 1: the last studio, but if you guys could just really

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Speaker 1: see what we were sitting in, which you're not gonna

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Speaker 1: be able to say to the whole thing, but this

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Speaker 1: thing is beautiful.

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Speaker 2: It is lush, it is luxurious, and we are in it.

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Speaker 3: Yeah. The one thing I'll say about it is that

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Speaker 3: I'm probably the shortest at six two shocks six two

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Speaker 3: None of our feet are touching the floor.

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Speaker 4: Swinging.

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Speaker 2: It's great.

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Speaker 1: So if you see one of us, just slide out

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Speaker 1: of the picture. The rolling chairs are working. All right,

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Speaker 1: Let's get into what we are going to discuss today,

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Speaker 1: because we are post draft and We are excited because,

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Speaker 1: as we talked about Arch last week, we've got some

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Speaker 1: new blood in the organization. We've got some new talent

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Speaker 1: that we've got to talk about. And it's the first

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Speaker 1: here's what we're gonna discuss. We're gonna get our first

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Speaker 1: reactions of Bijon Robinson at number eight to the Falcons

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Speaker 1: along with the.

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Speaker 2: Rest of the Atlanta Falcons draft picks.

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Speaker 3: This year.

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Speaker 1: We're gonna get a grade on the Falcons draft this year.

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Speaker 1: I know Arch cannot wait. He loves draft grades. We'll

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Speaker 1: get him going here in just a second State of

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Speaker 1: the NFC South and then we will look ahead to

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Speaker 1: the twenty twenty three schedule release.

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Speaker 2: So that's the schedule, fellas, let's get to it.

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Speaker 1: I want to start with the draft for the Falcons

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Speaker 1: DJ in three words.

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Speaker 2: Now, I know that.

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Speaker 1: Sometimes Arch shot we deviate from the rules, but let's

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Speaker 1: see how good you guys follow it.

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Speaker 2: Atlanta Falcons draft in three words.

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Speaker 5: I'm usually not the one that breaks the rules, by

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Speaker 5: the way, it's usually Arch always and try to put

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Speaker 5: it off on me. But I'm gonna go three words.

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Speaker 5: I'm gonna go smart, versatile, and productive. About that, I

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Speaker 2: I like it.

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Speaker 1: Stords like war time, smart, productive, versatile, versatile. Yes, we

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Speaker 1: will get into that versatility here in just a minute.

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Speaker 2: All right, turn three words.

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Speaker 3: I'm gonna use a short phrase.

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Speaker 1: Yes, was very effective, was very I like it. So

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Speaker 1: we got just three words. We got short phrase, I'm

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Speaker 1: with you. I'm going short phrase my three words. Let's

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Speaker 1: freaking go because we got some playmakers that came into

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Speaker 1: the organization. This follows up on free agency, which we

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Speaker 1: let's get just dive into it. Obviously, we have not

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Speaker 2: I want to start. We're going to go with our

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Speaker 2: first round pick, Bijon Robinson.

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Speaker 1: Polarizing pick to some arch because everybody wants to say,

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Speaker 1: You can't pick a running back in the first It's

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Speaker 1: too early to pick a running back in the first round. Okay,

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Speaker 1: it doesn't happen very often. Highest drafted running backs in

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Speaker 1: Saquon Barkley. Give us your take on Bijon Robinson at

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Speaker 1: number eight. Sorry for knocking your phone.

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Speaker 3: That's okay. Jon is a transcendent player. A lot of

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Speaker 3: people said he's a generational player. You and I were

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Speaker 3: And the things that he brings to the table are

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Speaker 2: The board absolutely. Arch.

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Speaker 1: You hit it on the head. DJ, what's your take

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Speaker 2: What's your take.

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Speaker 4: Are we worried about that right now?

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Speaker 5: We're worried about this upcoming season and the productivity that

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Speaker 5: All these are things that if you look into draft

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Speaker 4: If you know he's gonna date my daughter, I wouldn't

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Speaker 5: Like he said, he's everything you want in a football

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Speaker 4: So I love the pick. I love arts broke down all.

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Speaker 5: The things that he can do within a game, and

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Speaker 5: And then you got this guy who you can line

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Speaker 4: I just think the value that you get.

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Speaker 5: With them exceeds anything that you've may have thought about

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Speaker 5: running backs over the years.

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Speaker 3: Think about this personnel group. Guys, they go twenty three,

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Speaker 3: All of a sudden, you get a shift call to

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Speaker 2: Gonna run the wishbone at me.

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Speaker 4: Now you're gonna the rock at me time out.

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Speaker 3: That's a preparation problem. Yeah, okay, Because if you could

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Speaker 3: the receiving abilities of both b Jeon Robinson and CP,

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Speaker 3: then you get those two pazz catching tight ends that

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Speaker 2: Yeah, how do you match up against that group?

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Speaker 1: We could probably no disrespect to the rest of the draft.

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Speaker 1: We could probably do this entire podcast on just Bjon Robinson.

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Speaker 1: But I wanted to finish with this point because I

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Speaker 1: thought a lot about the running back pick throughout the weekend.

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Speaker 1: Because a couple of people text me on Thursday saying,

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Speaker 1: who do you think the Falcons are gonna pick?

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Speaker 2: I gave my selection. They said, well, what do you

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Speaker 2: think about Jon Robinson?

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Speaker 1: I was like, you know, I'm not usually high on

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Speaker 1: I thought about it is this, here's for the people

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Speaker 2: Here's the nuts and bolts of it. In my opinion.

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Speaker 1: Okay, you got draft pundits out there, Mel Kuiper, Todd McShay,

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Speaker 1: Pro Football Focus US three. Everybody wants to give you

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Speaker 1: their mock draft who they want to get. Nobody gets

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Speaker 1: to spend as much time with these players as the

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Speaker 1: NFL teams as the Atlanta Falcons. The coaching staff took

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Speaker 1: a trip to Austin. They brought TQ. Graham, who is

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Speaker 5: And discussion, right, here's one other thing, and I know

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Speaker 3: You get a guy who's played a lot of football

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Speaker 3: He's going to play at that left guard position. This

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Speaker 3: That was some of what was going on. Some scuttle

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Speaker 1: Looks, Jay, I'm gonna go back to one of the

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Speaker 1: So Matthew Bergeran, as you mentioned, Arch played left tackle.

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Speaker 5: And as we go through the entire draft class, I

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Speaker 5: And this is no different. Talk about thirty one games

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Speaker 4: On the inside. You gotta be ale quick. You gotta

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Speaker 5: He's gonna go against Grady Jared every single day, so

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Speaker 5: So this gives you so much depth at this particular

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Speaker 4: The strew he's got.

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Speaker 1: Learn you you talked about learn from Kalais Campbell, Learn

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Speaker 5: what he turns into. But you know, he has the

439
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Speaker 5: skill set, you know he has the ability, has a size,

440
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Speaker 5: but you just want to see it.

441
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Speaker 4: Kind of molded a little bit more.

442
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Speaker 5: And he's got guys in there who he will instantly

443
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Speaker 5: come into that room and say, Okay, this guy klys kem'

444
00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:05,240
Speaker 5: been here sixteen.

445
00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:07,600
Speaker 3: Years, he has a hundred sacks and back I.

446
00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:08,480
Speaker 4: Got to learn from him.

447
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Speaker 5: So it's fun to have those kind of guys in

448
00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:13,280
Speaker 5: the room where you got a mix of young, got

449
00:19:13,320 --> 00:19:14,600
Speaker 5: to mix some guys who's been in it for a

450
00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:16,800
Speaker 5: little bit, like Buddy Breed, and you got guys who

451
00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:18,960
Speaker 5: have absolutely done it and can set the standards.

452
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Speaker 4: So it's gonna be cool to see that.

453
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Speaker 3: I think it's such a great point that Shock makes

454
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Speaker 3: in the fact that he's not expected to come in

455
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Speaker 3: here and lay ten sacks on the board. Okay, you'd

456
00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:30,159
Speaker 3: love to have it, right sure, but he comes in

457
00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:32,440
Speaker 3: here and now he's got the opportunity to learn from

458
00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:35,840
Speaker 3: these guys a Shock just talked about and the expectation level.

459
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Speaker 3: Albeit you want to want that pressure on you, and

460
00:19:38,119 --> 00:19:40,040
Speaker 3: he'll feel some of it because he's a draft pick.

461
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Speaker 3: He isn't expected to come in and have ten will

462
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Speaker 3: Anderson when he gets to when he gets to Houston,

463
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Speaker 3: if he didn't have twelve sacks, it's a problems, right.

464
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Speaker 3: Sure that's not going to be laid at the feet

465
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Speaker 3: of Zach Harrison. So he's gonna have a chance to learn.

466
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Speaker 3: And let's not forget now when we're talking about sacks.

467
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Speaker 3: Ryan Nielsen's defense in New Orleans forty seven sacks in

468
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Speaker 3: twenty twenty two. Fourteen different guys contributed to forty seven sacks.

469
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Speaker 3: Forty seven sacks put him in the upper seven or

470
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Speaker 3: eight teams in the National Football League, which is where

471
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Speaker 3: you want to be. That was led by Cam Jordan

472
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Speaker 3: with eight and a half sacks. So it can be

473
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Speaker 3: done by a variety of players. I think this guy

474
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Speaker 3: gets his as a part of what Shock's talking about,

475
00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:23,960
Speaker 3: a group of players getting after the past.

476
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Speaker 1: You guys, variety of players, group of players I'm just

477
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Speaker 1: like trying to quickly do the math Epicadie Alone, Dupre, Harrison,

478
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Speaker 1: Anya Matta, Las Campbell Carter.

479
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Speaker 2: I mean, yeah, we got Grady Jarrett, TQ.

480
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Speaker 4: Graham.

481
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Speaker 1: Like, there's only so many roster spots, fellas. You think

482
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Speaker 1: about the competition that's going to go on in training camp,

483
00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:44,760
Speaker 1: Like these guys are going to be balling because they

484
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Speaker 1: know that they got to earn a roster spot. There's

485
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Speaker 1: not this many roster spots on the fifty three man, right,

486
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Speaker 1: So it's going to be exciting as we get into

487
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Speaker 1: training cat. Speaking of exciting, maybe one of the most

488
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Speaker 1: intriguing picks of this draft, fellas is Clark Phillips, the

489
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Speaker 1: third out of Utah. Get him in the fourth round.

490
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Speaker 1: Many and I mean many people saying this is first

491
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Speaker 1: or second round talent player and the only reason he

492
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Speaker 1: slipped his size NFLA is about measurables and Clark Phillips

493
00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:15,520
Speaker 1: comes in at five to nine and ninety pounds. But

494
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Speaker 1: you know what that's kind of spells to me. You

495
00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:20,400
Speaker 1: might have just got your slot player for next year.

496
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Speaker 1: You might have just got your corner that's gonna kick

497
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Speaker 1: inside play the slot. And this kid gets after the football.

498
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Speaker 1: He has shown it time after the time. Arch What

499
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Speaker 1: do what does Atlanta get in Clark Phillips the.

500
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Speaker 3: Third, Well, you get a dog, you're gonna get a

501
00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:36,320
Speaker 3: guy and he whenever you're that size and people keep

502
00:21:36,359 --> 00:21:39,359
Speaker 3: talking about it, but you're the first team All America corner,

503
00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:42,320
Speaker 3: then you got a little something about you right again,

504
00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:45,000
Speaker 3: another captain of his football team. This guy was a

505
00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:49,240
Speaker 3: captain at Utah nine career interceptions for he took it

506
00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:52,600
Speaker 3: back for touchdowns. He's got a knacks, as Rax said,

507
00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:55,199
Speaker 3: about getting his hands on the football and then the

508
00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:58,000
Speaker 3: versatility to play corner if he needed to, and to

509
00:21:58,119 --> 00:22:00,640
Speaker 3: kick inside and play in the slot, which you talk

510
00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:04,280
Speaker 3: about how crowded the d line room is dB rooms

511
00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:06,720
Speaker 3: getting pretty crowded the corner spot with those two guys

512
00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:09,520
Speaker 3: you signed in Hughes and Akuda that are gonna join

513
00:22:09,760 --> 00:22:13,320
Speaker 3: AJ Terrell and Obi d you Alford corner Armstrong, so

514
00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:15,280
Speaker 3: that's getting pretty crowded in there as well. But he'll

515
00:22:15,320 --> 00:22:16,760
Speaker 3: come in and mix in there. But what I like

516
00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:19,560
Speaker 3: is go to Atlanta Falcons dot com and listen to

517
00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:23,840
Speaker 3: this guy talk because he understands all the things they're

518
00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:25,640
Speaker 3: saying about him. Well you went in the fourth round

519
00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:28,720
Speaker 3: because you're five to nine. Okay, Okay, well I'll get

520
00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:30,879
Speaker 3: you a place to sit. Watch me play. He wants

521
00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:33,080
Speaker 3: to come in and lay it down on the field.

522
00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:35,919
Speaker 3: He says it verbatim on the interview. Go watch it.

523
00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:38,879
Speaker 3: It's a fun watch. The dude's got more confidence than

524
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Speaker 3: anybody that I've talked to or watched say anything in

525
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Speaker 3: the draft this year.

526
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Speaker 5: And even with that size. You turn on the tape,

527
00:22:46,080 --> 00:22:48,480
Speaker 5: he's playing press man. Yeah, he can play off. He

528
00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:50,919
Speaker 5: can play like you mentioned, play inside, play outside. He

529
00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:53,840
Speaker 5: don't care. He wants the action. When they say, hey,

530
00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:57,560
Speaker 5: I want some smoke, Clark Phillip says, I want to

531
00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:00,240
Speaker 5: smoke anybody. And it's gonna be fun because that's what

532
00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:01,960
Speaker 5: he's gonna be able to go against Drake Lennon every

533
00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:04,720
Speaker 5: day mac Hollins, who are all giants when it comes

534
00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:07,680
Speaker 5: to receivers. But guess what, I guarantee you day one,

535
00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:09,400
Speaker 5: he's gonna step up there. He's gonna be a yard

536
00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:11,360
Speaker 5: away and he's gonna be trying to get in that grill.

537
00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:13,640
Speaker 5: That's what you like about one of these type of guys.

538
00:23:13,680 --> 00:23:16,960
Speaker 5: It's scrappy, but they're all so savvy enough to understand

539
00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:19,240
Speaker 5: how to use that frame, how to use that body,

540
00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:20,800
Speaker 5: how to go against these guys. It's gonna be the

541
00:23:20,840 --> 00:23:23,920
Speaker 5: first time he's going to get big, tall, physical receivers.

542
00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:25,920
Speaker 5: He'll be ready for it. So I love this pick.

543
00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:28,920
Speaker 5: I love it again for the versatility. We talk about

544
00:23:28,960 --> 00:23:31,040
Speaker 5: being able to do a lot of different things, and

545
00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:34,760
Speaker 5: then the dude gets the football in his hands. He

546
00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:37,240
Speaker 5: gonna put some numbers up and that's that's the last thing.

547
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Speaker 3: You like to Yeah. I think he had two hundred

548
00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:40,480
Speaker 3: and forty return yards.

549
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Speaker 1: So this is not just a guy that's picking off

550
00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:46,040
Speaker 1: the ball and fall under the turn. Now he's making

551
00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:48,520
Speaker 1: something happen after the catch. You know, I think it's

552
00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:52,600
Speaker 1: great that you guys kind of outlined the captain, the leadership.

553
00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:56,760
Speaker 1: You see the trend on from free agency Colas Campbell,

554
00:23:56,880 --> 00:24:00,199
Speaker 1: Jesse Bates, David Anyamata to now in the draft. You

555
00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:02,560
Speaker 1: see what Terry Fontea and Arthur Smith are going after,

556
00:24:03,080 --> 00:24:07,800
Speaker 1: high character, amazing human beings. That means something to them. Again,

557
00:24:08,119 --> 00:24:11,160
Speaker 1: it doesn't matter what draft pundits think you should pick

558
00:24:11,240 --> 00:24:14,040
Speaker 1: with a certain pick. It matters what those guys think

559
00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:16,879
Speaker 1: is gonna mesh the best in this building. They're getting

560
00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:21,240
Speaker 1: really good football players that are extremely high character young men.

561
00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:23,280
Speaker 1: That's kind of the theme that we're seeing so far.

562
00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:25,040
Speaker 1: And the other thing that I'm gonna say, the last

563
00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:27,760
Speaker 1: thing about Phillips. When you're when you've got size and

564
00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:29,879
Speaker 1: everybody's that's all they talk about, you know what they

565
00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:33,959
Speaker 1: play with chip on their shoulders. You want to keep

566
00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:36,440
Speaker 1: talking about my size? Okay, I'm gonna match up against

567
00:24:36,480 --> 00:24:38,879
Speaker 1: Drake London and Matt Collins at six four in training

568
00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:39,520
Speaker 1: camp every day.

569
00:24:40,040 --> 00:24:40,640
Speaker 2: Watch me ball.

570
00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:43,200
Speaker 1: Okay, That's what I'm excited to see out of him.

571
00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:45,560
Speaker 1: All right, final, let's I want you guys to sum

572
00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:48,920
Speaker 1: together or pick one. DeMarco Hellams and Jovon Gwynn the

573
00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:51,000
Speaker 1: last two picks Atlanta ends up getting in the draft.

574
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Speaker 3: Okay, I'll jump on Hellams. Hellams was again a captain

575
00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:58,840
Speaker 3: led to Alabama in tackles. I don't maybe people you

576
00:24:58,840 --> 00:25:01,119
Speaker 3: don't know that, but he was the leader tackler for

577
00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:04,119
Speaker 3: the Crimson Tidees last year. Helms is a tough kid,

578
00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:07,920
Speaker 3: very competitive kid. And what happens to me with Hellams

579
00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:11,440
Speaker 3: is does he contribute on defense? Absolutely? All of a sudden,

580
00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:15,440
Speaker 3: when you start upgrading your talent. That upgrades the special

581
00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:18,000
Speaker 3: teams as well. And Helms is going to be a

582
00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:20,680
Speaker 3: core special teams player. We already know he can tackle.

583
00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:23,160
Speaker 3: He led Alabama tackling, so we know he can do that.

584
00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:26,560
Speaker 3: His ability to cover, his ability to block in some

585
00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:30,280
Speaker 3: of the return teams. I think that what he does is, yes,

586
00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:34,040
Speaker 3: he elevates the safety room because of his abilities. And

587
00:25:34,119 --> 00:25:35,919
Speaker 3: if you do have an injury or two, god forbid,

588
00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:38,240
Speaker 3: you got to plug a guy in. He's ready to

589
00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:39,760
Speaker 3: do that because he played a ton of snaps at

590
00:25:39,760 --> 00:25:43,680
Speaker 3: Alabama at safety. But look what happened to Marquise Williams group.

591
00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:45,920
Speaker 3: I mean, this dude steps in the room and all

592
00:25:45,920 --> 00:25:49,360
Speaker 3: of a sudden, again, by the way, I keep repeating

593
00:25:49,359 --> 00:25:53,120
Speaker 3: myself captain of the Alabama tee. Another guy, a leader

594
00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:55,440
Speaker 3: as Raq was talking about, that steps into that special

595
00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:57,840
Speaker 3: teams shock and immediately upgrade.

596
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Speaker 4: You love Helen.

597
00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:01,320
Speaker 5: I mean, obviously you know a guy who watches the

598
00:26:01,359 --> 00:26:03,920
Speaker 5: sec A lot two Number two? Is that the guy

599
00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:06,199
Speaker 5: you always saw when Alabama was on defense, and a

600
00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:08,959
Speaker 5: guy out there making all the calls, making all the adjustments,

601
00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:10,840
Speaker 5: and a guy who ain't afraid to put his hat

602
00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:12,479
Speaker 5: in there and make a player. He will be an

603
00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:14,960
Speaker 5: outstanding special team player. As you mentioned who wanted to

604
00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:18,080
Speaker 5: Javon Gwinn. The first thing I start with is two

605
00:26:18,160 --> 00:26:24,200
Speaker 5: time captain. I mean right down the board. I mean

606
00:26:24,240 --> 00:26:26,960
Speaker 5: it's not even I mean, if you talk about the strategy,

607
00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:31,200
Speaker 5: there is a clear vision of what this staff wanted

608
00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:34,360
Speaker 5: to do in the draft. And here's another two time captains.

609
00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:37,480
Speaker 5: Guy had forty nine forty seven stars. Might excuse me.

610
00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:39,960
Speaker 5: Forty seven starts in forty nine games tells you what

611
00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:43,399
Speaker 5: this guy's about. Play center and guard another word we

612
00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:46,320
Speaker 5: use again, versatile can be inside of that. I think

613
00:26:46,359 --> 00:26:49,600
Speaker 5: he's similar to what we talked about, a guy who

614
00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:51,440
Speaker 5: can be kind of a developmental guy like we talked

615
00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:54,280
Speaker 5: about with Harrison, a guy that gives you really good depth,

616
00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:56,280
Speaker 5: but a guy who has some experience. But you hear

617
00:26:56,359 --> 00:26:58,399
Speaker 5: him talk. The guy wants to come in and compete

618
00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:00,680
Speaker 5: right away, and that's what you want. Going in the

619
00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:03,479
Speaker 5: seventh round. He's gonna be excited. He's gonna be one

620
00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:04,600
Speaker 5: of those guys that has a chip.

621
00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:06,240
Speaker 4: On his shoulder. Probably felt like he should go early.

622
00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:09,679
Speaker 5: Playing five years inside the SEC, having forty seven stars,

623
00:27:09,800 --> 00:27:12,479
Speaker 5: playing both inside and outside a two time captain. So

624
00:27:12,560 --> 00:27:15,199
Speaker 5: that tells you this guy has the moxie to go

625
00:27:15,320 --> 00:27:18,480
Speaker 5: out and be the guy and consistently do it, and

626
00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:20,560
Speaker 5: that's what you like to So, uh, he's gonna be

627
00:27:20,640 --> 00:27:23,120
Speaker 5: fun to be around, the fun of guy to add

628
00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:25,800
Speaker 5: depth to. But also he's gonna be ready to go

629
00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:26,439
Speaker 5: if you need him.

630
00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:29,360
Speaker 3: Yeah, don't dispel the seventh round too, because then I say, oh,

631
00:27:29,359 --> 00:27:31,399
Speaker 3: he's a late round pick. So if you get something

632
00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:35,560
Speaker 3: from him. So bit forty seven consecutive starts now at

633
00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:39,119
Speaker 3: South Carolina, which is Jaques pointed out, but play center

634
00:27:39,160 --> 00:27:41,880
Speaker 3: six to two about three hundred pounds. Another seventh round

635
00:27:41,880 --> 00:27:43,560
Speaker 3: pick keeps coming to mind. Didn't we just put him

636
00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:46,040
Speaker 3: in the Ring of Honor this last year? Not saying

637
00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:48,960
Speaker 3: he's gonna be mud duck, but don't discount a seventh round.

638
00:27:48,760 --> 00:27:52,480
Speaker 2: Back floor yep, one of the better laying this franchise.

639
00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:56,119
Speaker 1: You guys have played a lot of football in your career,

640
00:27:56,240 --> 00:27:59,560
Speaker 1: and I would say that in my experience, some of

641
00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:04,719
Speaker 1: the best teams have been player led teams. Okay, so

642
00:28:04,880 --> 00:28:07,200
Speaker 1: can you see here what Terry Fonta and Arthur Smith

643
00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:09,800
Speaker 1: are trying to do. They bring in Kaleis Campbell, they

644
00:28:09,800 --> 00:28:12,560
Speaker 1: bring in Jesse Bates, they bring in all these guys

645
00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:16,880
Speaker 1: that are captains of their college teams. They're bringing in leaders.

646
00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:20,800
Speaker 1: They want these players to lead the organization. Yes, Arthur

647
00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:23,040
Speaker 1: Smith's got to be the head coach. Yes, the assistant

648
00:28:23,080 --> 00:28:25,040
Speaker 1: coaches got to get him in the right places. But

649
00:28:25,080 --> 00:28:27,680
Speaker 1: the leaders need to take control of the team and

650
00:28:27,720 --> 00:28:30,600
Speaker 1: that's where special things come. All right, DJ, let's wrap

651
00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:32,680
Speaker 1: this up. I need you to give me a grade

652
00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:35,160
Speaker 1: on this draft class for the Atlanta Falcons.

653
00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:35,960
Speaker 4: I give it an A.

654
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Speaker 5: I mean, obviously, this is a group of individuals that

655
00:28:40,120 --> 00:28:43,680
Speaker 5: I think will add so much value. There's depth, there's

656
00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:46,680
Speaker 5: the leadership part that we talked about. There's productivity in

657
00:28:46,760 --> 00:28:49,760
Speaker 5: college that you like, played at some major universities, did

658
00:28:49,800 --> 00:28:52,840
Speaker 5: some really good things. And then there's guys that you

659
00:28:53,120 --> 00:28:55,719
Speaker 5: know are going to show up every single day and

660
00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:59,040
Speaker 5: bring it. They're guys that you know are looking for

661
00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:01,360
Speaker 5: these opportunities. And if you had a chance to hear

662
00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:03,760
Speaker 5: any of these guys talk, you know what kind of

663
00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:05,680
Speaker 5: guys they are, and you know when they step in,

664
00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:07,960
Speaker 5: step up here to baty branch, they're gonna be giving

665
00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:11,719
Speaker 5: you something that Obviously, it's a reason why they went

666
00:29:11,760 --> 00:29:12,160
Speaker 5: in drafted.

667
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Speaker 4: So I love this draft class.

668
00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:17,480
Speaker 5: I thought there, Uh, their production in college is definitely

669
00:29:17,520 --> 00:29:19,880
Speaker 5: gonna match what's happening once they get here, once they

670
00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:22,280
Speaker 5: figure out exactly what the pro game is all about.

671
00:29:22,560 --> 00:29:25,480
Speaker 5: But these are all quality individuals first off, then you

672
00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:27,000
Speaker 5: don't have to worry about things are gonna go on

673
00:29:27,040 --> 00:29:28,960
Speaker 5: with them off the field. But you know on the

674
00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:32,040
Speaker 5: field they gonna it's gonna go down because they want

675
00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:34,080
Speaker 5: all the action and they gonna bring it.

676
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Speaker 3: I just don't know how you how you do the

677
00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:38,360
Speaker 3: grade thing? How do you do the grade thing when

678
00:29:38,800 --> 00:29:41,080
Speaker 3: they man be played yet? So if we graded them

679
00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:42,960
Speaker 3: based on what they did in college, it's an A

680
00:29:43,080 --> 00:29:45,479
Speaker 3: plus because they were all really good in college. Right now,

681
00:29:45,840 --> 00:29:48,160
Speaker 3: about Phillips being a three, it was an All American,

682
00:29:48,320 --> 00:29:50,560
Speaker 3: first team All American. He went in the fourth round.

683
00:29:50,560 --> 00:29:52,520
Speaker 3: Does that mean he's not not as good? I don't think.

684
00:29:52,560 --> 00:29:54,120
Speaker 3: I don't think so. If I had to put a

685
00:29:54,120 --> 00:29:56,120
Speaker 3: grade on it, I'd put a B on it. And

686
00:29:56,200 --> 00:29:57,800
Speaker 3: the only reason I'd put a B on is there

687
00:29:57,840 --> 00:30:01,360
Speaker 3: some developmental pieces here. Okay, Matthew bergeron is you have

688
00:30:01,440 --> 00:30:03,520
Speaker 3: to slide from tackle inside? Can he do it?

689
00:30:03,560 --> 00:30:04,120
Speaker 4: Absolutely?

690
00:30:04,160 --> 00:30:06,360
Speaker 3: That's why they took him to do it. But it's

691
00:30:06,400 --> 00:30:09,520
Speaker 3: got to develop, it's got to happen. Okay, Zach Harrison

692
00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:11,880
Speaker 3: comes in third round draft pick, he's gonna have to

693
00:30:11,920 --> 00:30:13,920
Speaker 3: develop and learn, like we talked about. Now, if he's

694
00:30:13,960 --> 00:30:16,840
Speaker 3: willing to absorb that information, I mean, the sky's a

695
00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:18,800
Speaker 3: limit for this guy. Big dude that can come off

696
00:30:18,800 --> 00:30:21,200
Speaker 3: the edge. Could he be a Cam Jordan, Maybe he

697
00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:22,920
Speaker 3: could be one of those kind of guys. But still

698
00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:25,800
Speaker 3: there's a developmental process that I think Bjon Robinson is

699
00:30:25,840 --> 00:30:28,000
Speaker 3: the goods. I don't think there's any question about that.

700
00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:30,520
Speaker 3: If you're downgrading that draft pick, you're an idiot, Okay.

701
00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:33,480
Speaker 3: I mean the guy can completely ball. And then the

702
00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:35,200
Speaker 3: guys in the back end of the draft, with Phillips

703
00:30:35,240 --> 00:30:37,280
Speaker 3: and the guys we just talked about how they can contribute.

704
00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:40,440
Speaker 3: There's a developmental piece to it. And so instead of

705
00:30:40,480 --> 00:30:42,240
Speaker 3: giving an A and everybody's gonna start and all that

706
00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:44,040
Speaker 3: kind of stuff, I'm gonna go ahead and I'm gonna

707
00:30:44,040 --> 00:30:45,760
Speaker 3: go ahead and give it a B and give us

708
00:30:45,760 --> 00:30:48,200
Speaker 3: some room to grow, which I think this team will do.

709
00:30:48,280 --> 00:30:48,680
Speaker 2: I like that.

710
00:30:48,880 --> 00:30:51,280
Speaker 1: And here's the other thing that I think is hard

711
00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:55,880
Speaker 1: to grade. The draft is because it's another it's it's

712
00:30:55,880 --> 00:30:57,880
Speaker 1: a piece that just followed free agency.

713
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Speaker 2: So to me, I don't think you can just.

714
00:31:00,240 --> 00:31:02,800
Speaker 1: The draft because I think you need to grade free

715
00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:05,760
Speaker 1: agency and the draft because think about the players that

716
00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:08,640
Speaker 1: they brought in in free agency, and then the draft

717
00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:12,080
Speaker 1: just complimented or helped fill the gaps that didn't get

718
00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:13,200
Speaker 1: filled in free agency.

719
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Speaker 2: So as we do.

720
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Speaker 1: Sometimes I'm not going to grade the draft. I'm going

721
00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:20,520
Speaker 1: to grade the draft and free agency, and I'm gonna

722
00:31:20,520 --> 00:31:23,960
Speaker 1: give it an A. And the only reason is maybe

723
00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:25,719
Speaker 1: I would have liked to see a wide receiver come

724
00:31:25,760 --> 00:31:27,920
Speaker 1: in the draft at some point, it didn't happen. They

725
00:31:27,920 --> 00:31:30,840
Speaker 1: bring a couple undrafted free agents, maybe they strike gold

726
00:31:30,840 --> 00:31:34,920
Speaker 1: in those guys, right, But just another young wide receiver

727
00:31:35,080 --> 00:31:36,960
Speaker 1: added to this core would be my own. But other

728
00:31:37,040 --> 00:31:39,800
Speaker 1: than that, thinking about what the guys want, what the

729
00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:42,440
Speaker 1: guys in this building want, and what they brought in,

730
00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:43,719
Speaker 1: how can you criticize it.

731
00:31:43,840 --> 00:31:45,280
Speaker 2: That's the way that I look at it.

732
00:31:45,160 --> 00:31:45,440
Speaker 4: Like it.

733
00:31:45,520 --> 00:31:48,120
Speaker 1: I like it all right. So now let's move on

734
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Speaker 1: real quick. I know we're probably getting close to time here,

735
00:31:51,080 --> 00:31:53,560
Speaker 1: but State of the NFC South, you guys have had

736
00:31:53,560 --> 00:31:55,400
Speaker 1: a chance to kind of see some of the other

737
00:31:55,520 --> 00:31:58,240
Speaker 1: teams in this division and how they've been able to

738
00:31:58,320 --> 00:32:01,880
Speaker 1: upgrade their teams where they still on free agency.

739
00:32:01,280 --> 00:32:02,440
Speaker 2: Prior to the draft.

740
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Speaker 1: So, DJ, let's start with you, how does Atlanta stack

741
00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:07,760
Speaker 1: up with the rest of the division now? Is we've

742
00:32:07,760 --> 00:32:11,760
Speaker 1: gone through the majority of the personnel process of this offseason.

743
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Speaker 5: I think you look around the league and you look

744
00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:16,720
Speaker 5: at some of the things that other teams have done. Obviously,

745
00:32:17,040 --> 00:32:19,320
Speaker 5: the Panthers go out and get Bryce Young. Obviously that's

746
00:32:19,720 --> 00:32:22,120
Speaker 5: a big musk for them having a quarterback. We've seen

747
00:32:22,120 --> 00:32:23,680
Speaker 5: in the past couple of years they've had a couple

748
00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:26,080
Speaker 5: guys in there trying to fill that void. Now they

749
00:32:26,080 --> 00:32:30,120
Speaker 5: get their franchise guy, bringing Jonathan Mingo, a big, physical receiver,

750
00:32:30,280 --> 00:32:32,960
Speaker 5: and we talked about the depth at corner. Guess what,

751
00:32:33,120 --> 00:32:35,520
Speaker 5: every team you play this year is going to have

752
00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:38,640
Speaker 5: some big, nice receivers on the outside. If you don't

753
00:32:38,680 --> 00:32:40,360
Speaker 5: have guys who can cover those guys, as we've seen

754
00:32:40,400 --> 00:32:43,920
Speaker 5: over the years, that can lead you to having some issues. Obviously,

755
00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:46,440
Speaker 5: we went and address some things up front. Getting after

756
00:32:46,480 --> 00:32:48,880
Speaker 5: the quarterback, that's a big deal. The Saints go out

757
00:32:48,920 --> 00:32:50,600
Speaker 5: of the I think they try to address some of

758
00:32:50,600 --> 00:32:53,200
Speaker 5: the voice that they left with, you know, Ellis and

759
00:32:53,400 --> 00:32:55,000
Speaker 5: you know on your Modagne. They go out to get

760
00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:58,160
Speaker 5: Brian Breese, a guy from from Clemson who ARCHI I

761
00:32:58,160 --> 00:33:00,000
Speaker 5: know you've seen a lot. They go out and get

762
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Speaker 5: Kendrick Miller, who I know You've seen a lot from TCU.

763
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Speaker 4: It's going to be a battering ram.

764
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Speaker 5: It is going to be tough, and I think that's

765
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Speaker 5: why the Foucs went up and want to solidify that

766
00:33:08,920 --> 00:33:11,920
Speaker 5: defense because overall you look around, not just the NFC South,

767
00:33:12,160 --> 00:33:16,080
Speaker 5: but every other team, They're always going to have weapons.

768
00:33:16,080 --> 00:33:17,880
Speaker 5: On the offense has similar to what we're trying to

769
00:33:17,920 --> 00:33:20,000
Speaker 5: do here is put up tons of points. They're gonna

770
00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:22,080
Speaker 5: continue to do that as well. And obviously the Bucks

771
00:33:22,080 --> 00:33:24,240
Speaker 5: had eight picks, a bunch of different guys that I

772
00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:26,320
Speaker 5: think they're gonna feel the world for them. One guy

773
00:33:26,360 --> 00:33:29,120
Speaker 5: I like from them was Yah Yah Davey from Louisville,

774
00:33:29,160 --> 00:33:32,320
Speaker 5: who's you know, a sack artist and except nine sacks

775
00:33:32,360 --> 00:33:34,480
Speaker 5: coming out of Louisville. And I think it's similar to

776
00:33:34,760 --> 00:33:37,440
Speaker 5: you looking around the league, everybody's looking for guys who

777
00:33:37,480 --> 00:33:39,920
Speaker 5: can get after the quarterback, guys who can make plays.

778
00:33:39,920 --> 00:33:41,680
Speaker 5: On the offense, which is the name of the game.

779
00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:43,960
Speaker 5: But I think the NC South and what those three

780
00:33:43,960 --> 00:33:45,680
Speaker 5: teams are trying to do are similar to what we've

781
00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:47,880
Speaker 5: done here. So it's gonna be exciting to see how

782
00:33:47,920 --> 00:33:50,040
Speaker 5: all the pieces come together. But I think you guys

783
00:33:50,080 --> 00:33:52,160
Speaker 5: are right when you say you just don't know until

784
00:33:52,560 --> 00:33:55,040
Speaker 5: Sunday rolls around and those guys get a chance to

785
00:33:55,160 --> 00:33:57,480
Speaker 5: put that on the field and it all comes together

786
00:33:57,680 --> 00:33:58,880
Speaker 5: to show the complete product.

787
00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:01,880
Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, there's definitely been some change in this

788
00:34:01,960 --> 00:34:03,959
Speaker 1: division over the last few years. You thinking about two

789
00:34:04,040 --> 00:34:06,160
Speaker 1: first ballot Hall of Famers and Drew Brees and Tom

790
00:34:06,200 --> 00:34:08,799
Speaker 1: Brady coming out of this division that are no longer there, right,

791
00:34:08,880 --> 00:34:12,160
Speaker 1: so teams have had to retool their quarterback position. Atlanta

792
00:34:12,200 --> 00:34:14,840
Speaker 1: Falcons included in that conversation, what do you how do

793
00:34:14,880 --> 00:34:16,799
Speaker 1: you feel like the rest of the division stacks up well?

794
00:34:16,840 --> 00:34:20,080
Speaker 3: The narrative that there's a whole bunch of pressure on

795
00:34:20,320 --> 00:34:23,480
Speaker 3: Desmond Ritter is one that I find comical in the

796
00:34:23,560 --> 00:34:26,640
Speaker 3: fact that there's always pressure on the quarterback. No, okay,

797
00:34:26,640 --> 00:34:28,799
Speaker 3: I don't care. By the way, there's pressure on Derek

798
00:34:28,840 --> 00:34:33,080
Speaker 3: Carr in New Orleans, Baker Mayfield in Tampa and the

799
00:34:33,120 --> 00:34:36,640
Speaker 3: new guy Bryce Young in Carolina, and you could probably

800
00:34:36,719 --> 00:34:39,280
Speaker 3: go to the other twenty eight teams the National Football

801
00:34:39,320 --> 00:34:42,279
Speaker 3: League and say there's pressure on the quarterback. So this

802
00:34:42,320 --> 00:34:44,920
Speaker 3: whole narrative, Boy, there's a lot of pressure on you know,

803
00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:47,560
Speaker 3: Desmond Ridder to come in and get it done. Yeah,

804
00:34:47,560 --> 00:34:48,880
Speaker 3: that's what the position goes with.

805
00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:50,040
Speaker 2: That's part of it.

806
00:34:50,239 --> 00:34:52,719
Speaker 3: Okay, he understands that. I don't think that there's any

807
00:34:53,239 --> 00:34:55,200
Speaker 3: more even Keel We've all had a chance to talk

808
00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:57,879
Speaker 3: to him. Is as even Keel a guy as there is.

809
00:34:58,360 --> 00:35:01,040
Speaker 3: I think all the teams did to adjust. I think

810
00:35:01,040 --> 00:35:02,759
Speaker 3: New Orleans did a really good job. You mentioned some

811
00:35:02,760 --> 00:35:05,000
Speaker 3: of their draft picks. I think at Perry the kid

812
00:35:05,040 --> 00:35:06,959
Speaker 3: they draft out a wake Force in the sixth round,

813
00:35:07,160 --> 00:35:10,280
Speaker 3: outstanding wide receiver who lit it up with Sam Hartman

814
00:35:10,320 --> 00:35:12,239
Speaker 3: out for the for the Demon Deacons. I think he's

815
00:35:12,280 --> 00:35:13,799
Speaker 3: going to add to what they've got in their wide

816
00:35:13,840 --> 00:35:17,400
Speaker 3: receiver room. Elijah Canci, can he be Aaron Donald in

817
00:35:17,440 --> 00:35:20,160
Speaker 3: the interior with Vitavea right next to him? Can he

818
00:35:20,239 --> 00:35:22,400
Speaker 3: step in and be that guy that's a problem like

819
00:35:22,480 --> 00:35:24,520
Speaker 3: Aaron Donald is for the Rams, coming out of the

820
00:35:24,520 --> 00:35:27,200
Speaker 3: same college you pit for Tampa Bay, and then, of

821
00:35:27,200 --> 00:35:28,960
Speaker 3: course can the young quarterback. They need to find a

822
00:35:28,960 --> 00:35:32,600
Speaker 3: different podium for Bryce to stand behind me the press conference.

823
00:35:32,880 --> 00:35:35,920
Speaker 3: I guess they still have the Cam Newton Brom Newton.

824
00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:38,520
Speaker 3: But anyway, I think I talked about him. I think

825
00:35:38,560 --> 00:35:41,239
Speaker 3: he's a savantic quarterback. I think the guy understands the

826
00:35:41,239 --> 00:35:44,400
Speaker 3: game to the highest possible level. I think it's really

827
00:35:44,520 --> 00:35:48,600
Speaker 3: cool how exciting and really uncertain things are. Make no mistake,

828
00:35:48,880 --> 00:35:52,439
Speaker 3: Atlanta's additions, as you mentioned in free agency, puts them

829
00:35:52,560 --> 00:35:54,279
Speaker 3: right in the mix to win this thing.

830
00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:57,160
Speaker 1: Uh huh okay, and that's what's fun about it. Well, guys,

831
00:35:57,360 --> 00:35:59,560
Speaker 1: you look around the NFL. To your point, Arch is

832
00:35:59,600 --> 00:36:02,440
Speaker 1: that you've got divisions like the AFC East, right Like

833
00:36:02,719 --> 00:36:05,520
Speaker 1: you think about around the league, there's certain divisions because

834
00:36:05,520 --> 00:36:09,440
Speaker 1: they already have that established quarterback, They've got the laundry

835
00:36:09,480 --> 00:36:12,440
Speaker 1: list of talented players behind them that you just expect

836
00:36:12,480 --> 00:36:14,719
Speaker 1: them to be able to take that division like it's

837
00:36:14,760 --> 00:36:17,120
Speaker 1: theirs for the taking, and if anybody else wins it,

838
00:36:17,120 --> 00:36:20,520
Speaker 1: it's a surprise. It's still wide open in the NFC South,

839
00:36:20,840 --> 00:36:25,200
Speaker 1: and that's why this offseason became so important because everybody's

840
00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:27,719
Speaker 1: kind of on the same playing field here, Like what

841
00:36:27,760 --> 00:36:29,920
Speaker 1: players are you going to bring in and which of

842
00:36:29,960 --> 00:36:32,759
Speaker 1: those players are going to step up and really take

843
00:36:32,840 --> 00:36:35,520
Speaker 1: over and start winning football games. That's what it's all about.

844
00:36:35,520 --> 00:36:38,319
Speaker 1: Speaking of winning football games. Will close on this one

845
00:36:38,360 --> 00:36:41,080
Speaker 1: of the biggest next biggest moments of the offseason will

846
00:36:41,080 --> 00:36:44,239
Speaker 1: be the schedule release. We already know the Falcons opponents

847
00:36:44,280 --> 00:36:46,040
Speaker 1: for next year, we just don't know when we're going

848
00:36:46,120 --> 00:36:49,400
Speaker 1: to play them. It's a time when a lot of

849
00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:52,800
Speaker 1: teams try to build excitement with their free agency additions,

850
00:36:52,800 --> 00:36:55,560
Speaker 1: with their draft picks, and this is your chance to

851
00:36:55,560 --> 00:36:58,560
Speaker 1: see them on X, Y and Z date against the

852
00:36:58,600 --> 00:37:01,160
Speaker 1: New York Jets, who are on the on the schedule

853
00:37:01,160 --> 00:37:03,600
Speaker 1: for the Atlanta Falcons next year. They've got a new quarterbacks,

854
00:37:03,920 --> 00:37:06,440
Speaker 1: one that we all know in Aaron Rodgers. But let's

855
00:37:06,560 --> 00:37:08,960
Speaker 1: dj I'm gonna start with you. What kind of excitement

856
00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:11,480
Speaker 1: are you seeing in the Falcons twenty twenty three schedule

857
00:37:11,680 --> 00:37:12,520
Speaker 1: as it's gonna come.

858
00:37:12,400 --> 00:37:13,239
Speaker 2: Out here in a couple of weeks.

859
00:37:13,280 --> 00:37:15,640
Speaker 5: You know what is ironic that we're talking about the schedule.

860
00:37:15,800 --> 00:37:19,279
Speaker 5: We talked about the different editions around the league. Our

861
00:37:19,520 --> 00:37:23,839
Speaker 5: just mentioned the quote unquote pressure on different quarterbacks. Well,

862
00:37:23,880 --> 00:37:27,120
Speaker 5: guess what, we get a chance to see all the

863
00:37:27,200 --> 00:37:30,759
Speaker 5: top young draft picks at quarterback this year.

864
00:37:30,760 --> 00:37:32,920
Speaker 4: You're talking about Bryce Young, obviously we'll see him twice.

865
00:37:33,280 --> 00:37:35,200
Speaker 4: C J. Stroud play Houston this year.

866
00:37:35,320 --> 00:37:38,360
Speaker 5: How about Anthony Richardson with the coach, we're talking about

867
00:37:38,360 --> 00:37:42,359
Speaker 5: playing him from day one and then possibly seeing Will

868
00:37:42,440 --> 00:37:45,280
Speaker 5: Levis and tennessee if you know, depending on what happens

869
00:37:45,320 --> 00:37:48,120
Speaker 5: with Tannehill. But you got a chance to see the

870
00:37:48,160 --> 00:37:50,719
Speaker 5: new crop of young qbs. Talking about Aaron Rodgers, guy

871
00:37:50,760 --> 00:37:52,520
Speaker 5: who's been around for a while. Obviously we'll get a

872
00:37:52,560 --> 00:37:54,520
Speaker 5: chance to see him. We've seen him before, we know

873
00:37:54,560 --> 00:37:57,640
Speaker 5: what it's like. But how about these young guys going

874
00:37:57,680 --> 00:38:00,280
Speaker 5: against our falcons and it's gonna be fun to see

875
00:38:00,680 --> 00:38:03,000
Speaker 5: how they kind of develop as the season go on.

876
00:38:03,160 --> 00:38:05,480
Speaker 5: But also how much pressure we could put on these

877
00:38:05,520 --> 00:38:08,000
Speaker 5: young bucks to maybe give us a few here in

878
00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:09,840
Speaker 5: this So I'm excited for those matchups.

879
00:38:09,880 --> 00:38:11,359
Speaker 4: Yeah, when the season.

880
00:38:11,080 --> 00:38:13,759
Speaker 2: Rolls around, DJ, you mentioned the quarterbacks, Yes, c J.

881
00:38:13,920 --> 00:38:18,879
Speaker 1: Stroud, Bryce Young, Anthony Richardson, maybe Jordan Love with Green Bay,

882
00:38:19,560 --> 00:38:23,120
Speaker 1: Trevor Lawrence justin fields. There was a little bit of

883
00:38:23,960 --> 00:38:26,759
Speaker 1: speaking of running back pushback Jamiir Gibbs going to the

884
00:38:26,760 --> 00:38:30,680
Speaker 1: Detroit Lions. Well face, we'll face Detroit next year. And

885
00:38:30,719 --> 00:38:33,719
Speaker 1: then Kyler Murray Arizona Cardinals. A lot of really talented

886
00:38:33,880 --> 00:38:34,920
Speaker 1: quarterbacks on the schedule.

887
00:38:34,920 --> 00:38:36,759
Speaker 3: What are you excited we might see Kyler Murray. I'm

888
00:38:36,760 --> 00:38:38,480
Speaker 3: not sure where he's gonna be. And it begins and

889
00:38:38,640 --> 00:38:41,200
Speaker 3: he ends on if it's early in the year or

890
00:38:41,239 --> 00:38:43,200
Speaker 3: it depends on if he decides the play or not.

891
00:38:43,320 --> 00:38:47,400
Speaker 3: But Will Levis out of Minnesota as you mentioned, shock Minnesota.

892
00:38:47,440 --> 00:38:49,480
Speaker 3: So you're gonna get all four of the new quarterbacks

893
00:38:49,840 --> 00:38:51,720
Speaker 3: or all come to Atlanta as you just talked about.

894
00:38:51,920 --> 00:38:54,560
Speaker 3: Let's not forget Hendon Hooker who went to Detroit. He

895
00:38:54,560 --> 00:38:56,640
Speaker 3: could potentially be on the field, you know, not wishing

896
00:38:56,680 --> 00:38:59,680
Speaker 3: anything on Jared Goff, but Hendon Hooker with an opportunity there,

897
00:38:59,800 --> 00:39:03,600
Speaker 3: You're going to get Cartersville own in Trevor Lawrence. You're

898
00:39:03,600 --> 00:39:06,160
Speaker 3: going to see him down in Jacksonville or may see

899
00:39:06,239 --> 00:39:08,920
Speaker 3: him in London. I'm not just hearing some vibes about

900
00:39:08,920 --> 00:39:11,319
Speaker 3: that and that. Stay tuned on that one. So you

901
00:39:11,360 --> 00:39:14,160
Speaker 3: find out where Atlanta's going to actually play Jacksonville this year.

902
00:39:14,200 --> 00:39:16,800
Speaker 3: But great opportunity to see all the young stars that

903
00:39:16,840 --> 00:39:18,840
Speaker 3: are coming into the league, some of the young promise

904
00:39:18,880 --> 00:39:20,600
Speaker 3: that's coming in the league, and we've got it right

905
00:39:20,640 --> 00:39:21,480
Speaker 3: here in Atlanta as well.

906
00:39:21,520 --> 00:39:23,239
Speaker 1: Guys, I know it's hard to answer this question. I'll

907
00:39:23,239 --> 00:39:26,479
Speaker 1: finish with this, but and maybe it's just because we're

908
00:39:26,480 --> 00:39:28,840
Speaker 1: having so much fun on this and there is excitement,

909
00:39:28,880 --> 00:39:32,200
Speaker 1: But do you guys remember a time when there was

910
00:39:32,440 --> 00:39:34,560
Speaker 1: like optimism like there is right now. I feel like

911
00:39:34,600 --> 00:39:37,439
Speaker 1: there's a ton of optimism with this team going into

912
00:39:37,480 --> 00:39:39,960
Speaker 1: next season. Yes, they had money to spend it free agency,

913
00:39:40,080 --> 00:39:42,960
Speaker 1: they were able to add some really critical pieces, but

914
00:39:43,360 --> 00:39:46,480
Speaker 1: so far, again, you're hoping everybody stays healthy. You're hoping

915
00:39:46,480 --> 00:39:49,120
Speaker 1: these guys grow develop turn out to be the players

916
00:39:49,120 --> 00:39:51,919
Speaker 1: that you thought. But this looks like a really good

917
00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:54,360
Speaker 1: roster going into twenty twenty three.

918
00:39:54,440 --> 00:39:57,440
Speaker 5: Before you jump in our add to that. I think

919
00:39:57,520 --> 00:40:00,000
Speaker 5: the optimism comes in from we think about the last

920
00:40:00,040 --> 00:40:03,560
Speaker 5: last two years where everybody's talked about the Falcons have

921
00:40:03,840 --> 00:40:09,080
Speaker 5: been in salary cap just a bliss. But now you're

922
00:40:09,120 --> 00:40:11,919
Speaker 5: able to add and bring more value to the roster.

923
00:40:12,040 --> 00:40:14,399
Speaker 5: And nothing against the guys who been ross the last

924
00:40:14,440 --> 00:40:18,560
Speaker 5: two years, but you have absolutely upgraded this roster. So

925
00:40:18,719 --> 00:40:20,680
Speaker 5: now and you look at what Arthur Smilth and his

926
00:40:20,719 --> 00:40:23,239
Speaker 5: staff has done the last two years. Last year they

927
00:40:23,239 --> 00:40:25,440
Speaker 5: said the Falcons will win how many games? Two games,

928
00:40:25,440 --> 00:40:28,920
Speaker 5: maybe three games that the most, and you end up,

929
00:40:28,960 --> 00:40:32,399
Speaker 5: you know, absolutely getting seventy wins last year. Now you

930
00:40:32,480 --> 00:40:35,800
Speaker 5: bring that same kind of attitude that all this Smith

931
00:40:35,840 --> 00:40:39,640
Speaker 5: brings the last two years, and you upgraded with the roster.

932
00:40:40,160 --> 00:40:44,040
Speaker 5: Oh man, oh it gives you Pauls to think, hey,

933
00:40:44,760 --> 00:40:48,120
Speaker 5: this team could absolutely make some noise this year with

934
00:40:48,239 --> 00:40:50,040
Speaker 5: what they've done in the last two years without being

935
00:40:50,080 --> 00:40:52,759
Speaker 5: able to have value add upgrade that roster.

936
00:40:52,880 --> 00:40:55,839
Speaker 3: Well, people talked about how Arthur and Terry put this game,

937
00:40:56,200 --> 00:40:59,080
Speaker 3: this roster last two years together with bailing wire, okay,

938
00:40:59,160 --> 00:41:01,440
Speaker 3: bailing string and trying to spring a bail here or

939
00:41:01,440 --> 00:41:04,040
Speaker 3: there and try and keep it from falling out. They've

940
00:41:04,040 --> 00:41:07,440
Speaker 3: bolted some things in things, some things have solidified, They've

941
00:41:07,520 --> 00:41:11,719
Speaker 3: locked some things down. Optimism have to go back and

942
00:41:11,840 --> 00:41:14,800
Speaker 3: broadcast in the games for the last twenty years. Probably

943
00:41:14,840 --> 00:41:17,800
Speaker 3: have to go back to the seventeen team. That was

944
00:41:17,840 --> 00:41:19,480
Speaker 3: a lot of optism coming out of the Super Bowl.

945
00:41:19,520 --> 00:41:21,480
Speaker 3: The seventeen team went to the playoffs. It was the

946
00:41:21,520 --> 00:41:24,160
Speaker 3: only team in the NFC that repeated a playoff trip

947
00:41:24,200 --> 00:41:27,480
Speaker 3: from the year before lost in that second round of Philly.

948
00:41:27,680 --> 00:41:30,400
Speaker 3: Philly goes on and wins it. But it's probably you

949
00:41:30,440 --> 00:41:32,520
Speaker 3: got to go back to maybe eighteen. So it's been

950
00:41:32,520 --> 00:41:35,640
Speaker 3: about five years since there's been some optimists around this

951
00:41:35,640 --> 00:41:36,279
Speaker 3: football team.

952
00:41:36,280 --> 00:41:37,680
Speaker 5: It can go do some dam I can't wait for

953
00:41:37,680 --> 00:41:40,040
Speaker 5: it to look like this again. Yes, this right here,

954
00:41:40,239 --> 00:41:45,040
Speaker 5: completely rocket, that's what you want in the seats. Do

955
00:41:45,040 --> 00:41:46,360
Speaker 5: you have the same kind of optimism?

956
00:41:46,520 --> 00:41:48,319
Speaker 1: Let us know this is a pretty good roster and

957
00:41:48,400 --> 00:41:52,200
Speaker 1: things are looking bright for the twenty twenty three Atlanta Falcons.

958
00:41:52,280 --> 00:41:54,160
Speaker 1: That's going to do it for the Falcons. At presented

959
00:41:54,200 --> 00:41:57,240
Speaker 1: by AT and T. I'm Derek Rackley, That's DJ Shockley,

960
00:41:57,320 --> 00:41:59,440
Speaker 1: Dave Archer. So glad to bring you all of the

961
00:41:59,560 --> 00:42:02,520
Speaker 1: draft recap and everything, and we will bring you some

962
00:42:02,600 --> 00:42:05,440
Speaker 1: of the next biggest moments for the Atlanta Falcons when

963
00:42:05,480 --> 00:42:05,960
Speaker 1: they come up.

964
00:42:06,000 --> 00:42:07,759
Speaker 2: Thanks so much for joining us. Everybody take care

965
00:42:08,120 --> 00:42:20,080
Speaker 3: Would you say, let's freaking yeah, yeah,