1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: Mile two to the kind of you gonna slip its 2 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 1: Falcons fans, what's up? And welcome back to Falcons Final Whistle. 3 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: The Atlanta Falcons unfortunately drops their third game of the season, 4 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: falling on the road twenty to ten to the San 5 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: Francisco forty nine ers. They are now three and three. Uh, 6 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 1: they're two game win streak ended at two and honestly, 7 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:37,879 Speaker 1: there's I've seen a lot of reaction from the fan 8 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 1: base that I want to get to here. But if 9 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 1: you're new to the show, if you're new to Falcons 10 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 1: Final Whistle, here's how it all works. We have four quarters. 11 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: Each quarter is going to take six minutes. At the 12 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 1: end of each quarter, you're gonna hear a whistle, which 13 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: means we've got to move on to the next quarter 14 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: because this is a road game. Tory mclaney are, a trepid, 15 00:00:56,520 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 1: excellent reporter, is on location in San Francisco. She so 16 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 1: she is gonna call in and join me for the 17 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 1: second and third quarters. I'm gonna hitch you up top 18 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:07,039 Speaker 1: with my thoughts for the game, and then our producer 19 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: Jared is gonna join me for the fourth and final quarter. 20 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:13,040 Speaker 1: Got it? Get it good? Let's move on to quarter 21 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 1: number one. I really I've seen a lot of reaction 22 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:18,399 Speaker 1: kind of after the game about that this is an 23 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 1: inexcusable loss, X, Y, and Z along those same lines, 24 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:27,400 Speaker 1: And yes, I get that this is a very demoralizing 25 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 1: loss right after the highs of the Buffalo Bills and 26 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:33,400 Speaker 1: then going on the road and kind of beating your 27 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:35,959 Speaker 1: chest and thumping your chest as hey, we are back 28 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 1: in the NFC, look out for the Atlanta Falcons, and 29 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:42,480 Speaker 1: then to go up against another NFC contender in the 30 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: San Francisco forty nine ers, you feel like it's toe 31 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: to toe. We're gonna come in, We're gonna beat you 32 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: in your house and kind of stake our claim that 33 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: we are here as contenders. So I totally understand the 34 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: disappointment that you didn't do it, because I'm disappointed too, right, 35 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 1: I think everybody should be. This is a a little 36 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: bit of a letdown because it was the opportunity for 37 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 1: you to kind of fully deprove and say, without beyond 38 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 1: the shadow of a doubt, this is a different Falcons group. 39 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 1: I still believe that it is a different Falcons group. 40 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: I don't believe it's an inexcusable loss, because I kind 41 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 1: of think that the way that San Francisco played you 42 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 1: in this game tells you that this is a team 43 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 1: to be taken seriously. Like this, the forty nine ers 44 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 1: have been to the NFC Championship game what two or 45 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 1: three times over the last five years, they've been to 46 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl. They are a very good team with 47 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: very good players who have playoff aspirations and more. Right, so, 48 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 1: these are the types of games you should be playing in, 49 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: and also these are the types of games that you 50 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: have to learn how to win, because a team like 51 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: the forty nine Ers is not going to allow you 52 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:55,519 Speaker 1: to hand the ball off to Bajan Robinson all day long. 53 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: They are going to key on your run game and 54 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: holds you to sixty two yards rushing on the night. 55 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 1: So what do you have to do? You have to 56 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 1: then adjust, You have to go to your other outlets, 57 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 1: because again, if you're going to be playing in these 58 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:10,799 Speaker 1: types of games and winning in these types of games, 59 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: you sometimes have to win ugly. And that to me 60 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 1: is kind of the the key takeaway from this one 61 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 1: is that the Falcons just need to learn how to 62 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 1: kind of get down in the muck with everybody else. 63 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: It's something that they showed I think in Week one 64 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 1: a little bit too against Tampa is they can't do this, 65 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 1: but can they sustain it for long enough to really 66 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: truly take and absorb those shots, give them back and 67 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 1: keep moving forward even when there are some stepbacks and 68 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 1: even when everything is not working perfectly. I kind of 69 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 1: thought the way they got Kyle Pitts involved in this 70 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:51,960 Speaker 1: game was a big step forward, right and I early 71 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 1: on I was like, this is amazing. This is exactly 72 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 1: what I am talking about. Is that all right, They're 73 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 1: going to take away Bajehan Robinson, They're going to take 74 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 1: away Drake London a little bit. I thought the coverage 75 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: for San Francisco was very tight all night long. They 76 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: were really jamming the receiver. They were almost kind of 77 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 1: doing to Atlanta what Buffalo or what Atlanta was doing 78 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 1: to Buffalo, which is bringing a lot of pressure, which 79 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:18,600 Speaker 1: I'm not necessarily sure is the San Francisco forty nine 80 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 1: ersm so far this year under Robert Solo. So I 81 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:23,679 Speaker 1: think that was a little bit new. We knew Atlanta 82 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:26,479 Speaker 1: was the most blitz happy team coming into this game 83 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 1: in the league. Not so sure that the forty nine 84 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: ers were so wrinkles right, differences in what you expect, 85 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 1: and again that is why I think ultimately it was 86 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 1: kind of a testament to what this Atlanta team is 87 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:43,799 Speaker 1: capable of. But they have to learn from this type 88 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 1: of game. They have to learn how to win when 89 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 1: things are not going right, when you lose a divine 90 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 1: diablo early on in the game, and it was very 91 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,479 Speaker 1: clear the impact that he made. If anybody has any 92 00:04:55,520 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 1: more reservations about how important divine diabolo is, you got 93 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:04,800 Speaker 1: rid of them tonight. Right. So, Kate Nellis played great. 94 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:07,799 Speaker 1: I thought. I thought the secondary for the most part 95 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 1: played pretty well. George Kittle didn't have a catch even 96 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:13,839 Speaker 1: though he was coming back. Realistically, it comes down to 97 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:16,359 Speaker 1: a few things. It comes down to the inability to 98 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 1: consistently defend the run, which gets harder to do the 99 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:23,040 Speaker 1: longer that you keep the game in the balance or 100 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 1: you are behind. And it came down to your inability 101 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:31,799 Speaker 1: to set up your offense, which mostly funnels through the run. 102 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 1: And because the forty nine ers were able to effectively 103 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 1: never thought I'd say this take John Robinson away a 104 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:42,279 Speaker 1: little bit. Atlanta just didn't have a consistent counter and 105 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:45,599 Speaker 1: Drake London has been awesome in that mold moving forward. 106 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:49,039 Speaker 1: Kyle Pitts, I thought again was really good tonight, and 107 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 1: Darnel Mooney is working his way back. So I do 108 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 1: think the Falcons, as Michael Pennock Junior said after the game, 109 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 1: they've got the talent in place they can do this. 110 00:05:57,279 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: They just kind of, I think, have to learn how to. 111 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 1: And I do think that involves the entire offense. I 112 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: think it involves the scheme, some of the play calls 113 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 1: in the red zone, execution, all of that. So this 114 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 1: is something that I do think the Falcons need to 115 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: learn from. Do I think the sky is falling? By 116 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:17,240 Speaker 1: no means is the sky falling. So that's kind of 117 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: my overall thought on the big picture of tonight's game. 118 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 1: It's a disappointing loss for sure, twenty to ten. But 119 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 1: we're going to get into more of the specifics with 120 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 1: Tory mclaney right now in our second quarter live from 121 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:33,160 Speaker 1: San Francisco. Tory, how you doing? 122 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 2: I've been better? I think. 123 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 1: That's that's very fair, all right, So we wanted to 124 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:43,920 Speaker 1: talk a little bit about just the falcons inability to 125 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 1: run the ball tonight. I think it's surprised both of 126 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:49,360 Speaker 1: us from different coasts. You know, I could just feel 127 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: the energy, the vibe coming off of you. You were 128 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:53,840 Speaker 1: a little disappointed in the Falcons run game tonight. 129 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 3: You know why, Well, I think that you have an 130 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 3: opportunity to really do something special after what Jon Robinson 131 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 3: did on Monday Night Football, and then to see that 132 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 3: they come out and they only average three point one 133 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:11,320 Speaker 3: yards per carry on twenty carries, and the fact that 134 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 3: Jean Robinson only averaged two point nine yards per carry 135 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 3: the longest he the longest run he had was eight yards. 136 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 3: I mean, this is not the calling card of what 137 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 3: this offense is and what they want to do. And 138 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 3: it just goes to show, like what happens when the 139 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 3: Falcons run game in their offense is not firing on 140 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 3: all cylinders. It's very reminiscent of what that Tampa Bay 141 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 3: game in Week one ultimately was. And so I think 142 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:42,840 Speaker 3: for that reason, it's why you really really know that 143 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 3: this offense relies heavily on Jon Robinson being the engine 144 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 3: for it, and so when that engine is not chugging, 145 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 3: it causes problems. 146 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 1: Absolutely, Yeah, And I thought kind of in particular, it 147 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:58,520 Speaker 1: was interesting the run game outside of the tackles, which 148 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:02,440 Speaker 1: has been such a strength for Atlanta's offense, really was 149 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: shut down tonight by San Francisco's defense. You know, I 150 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: saw a next gen stat after the game. Jean Robinson 151 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 1: had three hundred and ninety yards on outside runs coming 152 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 1: into this game. He had thirty four yards on twelve 153 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: carries tonight. So that right there kind of shows you. 154 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 1: You know, Jake Matthews coming into this game banged up, right, 155 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 1: it was in question whether or not he was going 156 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 1: to make his you know, active streak record setting one 157 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:32,840 Speaker 1: hundred and eighty fourth career start. He did. But you know, 158 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:34,200 Speaker 1: when you have a number like that in a stall 159 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:37,440 Speaker 1: like that, for a player as explosive and as dangerous 160 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:40,560 Speaker 1: on the edges as for Jean Robinson, you know, you 161 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:43,000 Speaker 1: wonder if that injury and then you know, Elijah Wilkinson 162 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 1: on the other side, enters the season as kind of 163 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 1: third on the depth chart, if that took its toll tonight. 164 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:50,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, And I think that it's only heightened, Like the 165 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:53,199 Speaker 3: falcons inability to run the ball is only heightened by 166 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 3: the fact that the forty nine ers had absolutely no 167 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:59,320 Speaker 3: trouble running the ball like Christian McCaffrey ends with almost 168 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:01,600 Speaker 3: one hundred and already total rushing yards. And I think 169 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 3: like when you go into a game where the entire 170 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:07,680 Speaker 3: conversation and narrative around the game is it's the Bajon 171 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 3: Robinson versus Christian McCaffrey showdown, and Jon coming off of 172 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:15,319 Speaker 3: what he did Monday night, I mean, it's it really 173 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 3: only heightens the falcons inability to do much of anything 174 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 3: running the ball at all. And I mean it just 175 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 3: was there was never a point in time where it 176 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:26,560 Speaker 3: felt like anything was easy for them, whether it was 177 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:29,200 Speaker 3: throwing the ball, whether it was running the ball. There 178 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:31,680 Speaker 3: there was no point in time in those four quarters 179 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:34,400 Speaker 3: where I felt like, oh, they've got something going and 180 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:37,200 Speaker 3: they're moving the ball. Well, maybe outside of that one 181 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 3: touchdown scoring drive, but where they got the ball, you know, 182 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:45,240 Speaker 3: at midfield after the Jamal Agnew returned. But I think 183 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:48,480 Speaker 3: other than that, it was just it never felt easy. 184 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 3: And I mean, I guess you do have to give 185 00:09:50,559 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 3: credit to Robert Salla and this defense for showing up 186 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 3: and having a game plan and attacking the Falcons and 187 00:09:57,160 --> 00:10:00,680 Speaker 3: taking away their strength. But if you're the Falcons and 188 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:03,800 Speaker 3: you know that you want to be. They've never made 189 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:06,360 Speaker 3: it a secret. They're like, we're gonna run the ball. 190 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:08,720 Speaker 3: We're a run first team, and so when that is 191 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 3: completely taken away, this is kind of what happens. And again, 192 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:16,960 Speaker 3: it just feels very reminiscent to that Week one Tampa 193 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:22,160 Speaker 3: game where the Falcons run game was almost completely taken away. 194 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:25,160 Speaker 3: I believe Jean Robinson average two point nine yards per 195 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 3: carrying that game as well. 196 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, it is crazy the parallels kind of between both 197 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 1: of those and when Atlanta's run game again in a 198 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:36,280 Speaker 1: weird way, you saw kind of I think what Atlanta 199 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: is going for in the way San Francisco played tonight, 200 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:42,880 Speaker 1: right where you have a stout defense and we'll get 201 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:45,079 Speaker 1: to San Francisco's defense, I think a little bit more 202 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:47,160 Speaker 1: in the third quarter, because they did some things that 203 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:49,880 Speaker 1: were surprising to me. But they also kind of did 204 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 1: just the number one thing on the most obvious list, 205 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:56,079 Speaker 1: which is shut down the run game. And when Atlanta's 206 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:58,600 Speaker 1: run game is not able to really get going, you 207 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 1: see how it kind of boggs down the rest of 208 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 1: the offense. Were you surprised that it bogged down just 209 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 1: as much as it as it did on Sunday night. 210 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, I was, I think because you know, we've seen 211 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:14,840 Speaker 3: the Falcons do kind of some really good things to 212 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:18,040 Speaker 3: get some bloated boxes recently, whether it be the Buffalo 213 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:21,440 Speaker 3: Bills or the Washington Commanders, Like, those were two defenses 214 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:23,880 Speaker 3: that definitely wanted to take the runaway, but the Falcons 215 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:26,080 Speaker 3: were able to run the ball even when they were 216 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:29,559 Speaker 3: actively trying to do that, Whereas today against the forty 217 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:33,360 Speaker 3: nine Ers, it felt like, I don't know, I don't 218 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:37,600 Speaker 3: necessarily think the I don't think there was a Here's 219 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 3: the thing is, like, I ultimately, when I look at 220 00:11:39,520 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 3: this offensive performance, I can't just put it on like 221 00:11:42,280 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 3: one singular thing as to why the Falcons only scored 222 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:48,960 Speaker 3: ten points today. It really did feel like a microcosm 223 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:53,320 Speaker 3: like the entire unit not blocking well up front, the 224 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:58,640 Speaker 3: run game not manifesting some miscues on Michael Pennock's junior's part. 225 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:01,600 Speaker 3: I mean, there were just so many different avenues of 226 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:05,120 Speaker 3: this offense that weren't clicking and weren't firing on all cylinders. 227 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:08,720 Speaker 3: And I think that's ultimately kind of like and when 228 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:11,560 Speaker 3: you can't rely on the one thing that you're so 229 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:15,080 Speaker 3: used to relying on and feel so good about your 230 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:19,720 Speaker 3: bread and butter. Like what happened tonight is kind of 231 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:20,559 Speaker 3: indicative of that. 232 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:25,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely, all right, Well that is our whistle, and 233 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 1: you are going to run off and talk to Michael 234 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 1: Pennix next. I believe he's going to take the podium 235 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 1: here soon, so we will touch base with you again, 236 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:35,719 Speaker 1: Toy for the third quarter to kind of talk a 237 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:37,960 Speaker 1: little bit more about the offense and hear what Michael 238 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:39,080 Speaker 1: Pennix Junior had to say. 239 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 2: Awesome, sounds good. I'll be right back. 240 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:44,840 Speaker 1: Today's halftime is brought to you by Microsoft co Pilot, 241 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:48,320 Speaker 1: which helps us create this incredible outline for today's podcast. 242 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 1: Microsoft co Pilot stat for You has to do with pressure. 243 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:55,160 Speaker 1: Michael Pennix was pressured eleven times on forty two dropbacks 244 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:57,880 Speaker 1: Sunday night. He did not complete one of his nine 245 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:01,120 Speaker 1: passes while under pressure, and he was sacked twice. However, 246 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:03,480 Speaker 1: on the flip side, when he was not pressured, he 247 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 1: was twenty one of twenty nine for two hundred and 248 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:08,320 Speaker 1: forty one yards and a touchdown. So I think it 249 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:10,400 Speaker 1: was a smart move by Robert Solid of pressure the 250 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:12,560 Speaker 1: Falcons as much as he did. I do think it 251 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:14,720 Speaker 1: is something that Michael Pennix will learn from and this 252 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:18,400 Speaker 1: offense will ultimately be better because of it. But it 253 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 1: worked out for the forty nine Ers tonight, and ultimately 254 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 1: the defense for San Francisco got the better of Atlanta's offense. 255 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:28,200 Speaker 1: So that is our halftime stat brought to you by 256 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 1: Microsoft Copilot. We will see you in the third quarter. 257 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 1: We are back with Tory mclanney for the third quarter. Tory, 258 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 1: you just heard from Michael Pennox Junior. Can you briefly 259 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:40,520 Speaker 1: tell us what he had to say, just kind of 260 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:42,840 Speaker 1: about the offensive performance tonight. 261 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:43,840 Speaker 2: Yeah. 262 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:47,080 Speaker 3: I think the main point of what he said and 263 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:51,120 Speaker 3: was kind of this idea of the Falcons have too 264 00:13:51,160 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 3: many good players on this team to not find a 265 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:56,560 Speaker 3: way to win games. I agree, And I kind of 266 00:13:56,880 --> 00:13:59,280 Speaker 3: asked the question of like, well, what were the forty 267 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:01,480 Speaker 3: nine ers doing to take away the run? And he 268 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:03,920 Speaker 3: kind of was like, you know, they did take away 269 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:06,720 Speaker 3: the run, but we should be able to do things 270 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:10,320 Speaker 3: outside of the run to score points. And I think 271 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:14,679 Speaker 3: like he talked about misopportunities, he talked about kind of 272 00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 3: like wanting to be better holistically and this this offense 273 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 3: ultimately not scoring and not capitalizing in the moments and 274 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:26,720 Speaker 3: in the time periods that they ultimately needed to because 275 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:28,320 Speaker 3: like what he said, he was like, we were not 276 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:32,680 Speaker 3: without opportunities, we were not without moments to capitalize on 277 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 3: and put points on the board. 278 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:35,480 Speaker 2: So because of that. 279 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:37,240 Speaker 3: It was kind of this it goes back to what 280 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:39,240 Speaker 3: I was even saying in the last quarter, where it's 281 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 3: like a holistic thing of like, there were a lot 282 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 3: of issues offensively that happened in this in these four 283 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 3: quarters tonight that created this kind of perfect storm for 284 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:58,720 Speaker 3: this offense to to not do what they do best. Also, sorry, 285 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:01,160 Speaker 3: if you're hearing like all this be it noise, everybody's 286 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:06,240 Speaker 3: packing up to go get on the bush. 287 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:07,840 Speaker 1: That is okay. We will deal with some ambient noise 288 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:11,200 Speaker 1: if it means we get some on location reporting from 289 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:13,120 Speaker 1: one of the best reporters on the Falcons beat. 290 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 2: So oh stop. 291 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:18,000 Speaker 1: So yeah, I do agree. I mean I think that 292 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 1: you see what the Falcons want to be in a 293 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 1: weird way. It's kind of like what the forty nine 294 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 1: ers were tonight and the march down the field nineteen 295 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:28,840 Speaker 1: plays kind of at the end of the first quarter 296 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 1: leading into the beginning of the second quarter. I think 297 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:35,560 Speaker 1: was indicative of not just Atlanta's performance tonight, but a 298 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:39,200 Speaker 1: little bit of their performance so far this season through 299 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 1: seven weeks, and you just you have this clock eating 300 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:46,920 Speaker 1: melting drive where you're doing a little bit of everything. Yeah, 301 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:49,520 Speaker 1: you're getting some penalties that extend drives, but this is 302 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:52,840 Speaker 1: the NFL. It's found to happen. And they were running 303 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:54,920 Speaker 1: the ball, they were mixing in the past, Michael Pennix 304 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:57,560 Speaker 1: was going and then you just kind of get down 305 00:15:57,640 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 1: across the fifty and down closer to the red zone 306 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 1: and in the red zone, and it all starts to 307 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:05,400 Speaker 1: bog down a little bit, and ultimately you come away 308 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:08,480 Speaker 1: with just a field goal when you were very well 309 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:11,520 Speaker 1: poised to make it an early seven and nothing lead, 310 00:16:11,560 --> 00:16:14,280 Speaker 1: and you start to kind of like make the game 311 00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 1: move in your favor like they did against Buffalo. What 312 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:19,520 Speaker 1: what did you see there? And why has it been 313 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:21,240 Speaker 1: so hard for Atlanta to kind of score in the 314 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:22,680 Speaker 1: red zone? Do you think this season? 315 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 3: I don't know. I think it goes back to actually 316 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:30,520 Speaker 3: something I know that's you know, amazing analysis. I don't know, 317 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:34,160 Speaker 3: but I think think it goes back to something that 318 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:37,880 Speaker 3: Zach Robinson said. I believe it was after the Minnesota 319 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:41,560 Speaker 3: Vikings game, where again the Falcons struggled to score. They 320 00:16:41,560 --> 00:16:43,760 Speaker 3: didn't struggle to move the ball twenty yard line to 321 00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:46,560 Speaker 3: twenty yard line, but once they kind of got in 322 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:49,920 Speaker 3: in the red zone, they couldn't punch it in essentially. 323 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:51,960 Speaker 3: And I believe he kind of said, you know, we 324 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:54,040 Speaker 3: need to be better on first and second down to 325 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:56,640 Speaker 3: put us in more manageable third down situations. And there 326 00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:59,800 Speaker 3: are a lot of times today that I felt that 327 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 3: I felt like because it all stems again from the 328 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:05,080 Speaker 3: falcons inability to run the ball. Because they weren't able 329 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 3: to pick up four or five yards on first or 330 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:11,440 Speaker 3: second down. They were in what felt like more middle 331 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 3: of the range third downs, if not third and longs tonight. 332 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:19,199 Speaker 3: And I think that that makes things a lot more difficult. 333 00:17:19,320 --> 00:17:22,480 Speaker 3: When you shrink the field and you do get closer 334 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:26,320 Speaker 3: and closer to the end zone, because then you're the 335 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 3: way a defense plays you, it also shrinks the field 336 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:32,840 Speaker 3: for them and it takes away the quote unquote explosive play. 337 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:35,800 Speaker 3: And so I think that that's where the Falcons are 338 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:37,000 Speaker 3: kind of getting. 339 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 2: Hung up a little bit. 340 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 3: And I mean, I also think that that one drive 341 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:45,400 Speaker 3: that you're talking about which was like a nineteen play 342 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:48,439 Speaker 3: drive that only resulted in enough field goal, and the 343 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:50,560 Speaker 3: field goal was the nineteenth play of that drive. Like, 344 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:55,080 Speaker 3: so eighteen plays and you don't come away with points, 345 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:57,760 Speaker 3: Like there was like this kind of demoralizing feeling when 346 00:17:57,760 --> 00:18:01,040 Speaker 3: you don't do that. It's demoralizing for or the offense. 347 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 3: It's also demoralizing for a defense to kind of be. 348 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 1: Like, yo, like we gotta get. 349 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:10,160 Speaker 3: The ball back, like or we turn the ball over. 350 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 3: It's it's like and didn't. Yeah, it kind of becomes 351 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 3: this like for a whole team, it becomes really a 352 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:21,520 Speaker 3: difficult moment when you don't punch the ball in and 353 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 3: get a touchdown. So ultimately, like what does this mean 354 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:28,920 Speaker 3: for the Falcons? I think this is a trend that 355 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:32,440 Speaker 3: the Falcons have shown over the course of seven six 356 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:35,679 Speaker 3: games that it's like, hey, when they are losing games, 357 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:38,880 Speaker 3: and even sometimes when they're winning games, a key issue 358 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:43,600 Speaker 3: that is reigned supreme for six games is the inability 359 00:18:43,600 --> 00:18:47,040 Speaker 3: to punch the ball into the end zone to the 360 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 3: degree and to the clip. 361 00:18:48,280 --> 00:18:52,320 Speaker 1: You need to absolutely and that has been in my opinion, 362 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:54,200 Speaker 1: that's kind of like the number one thing they need 363 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:56,399 Speaker 1: to get cleaned up if they're gonna evolve into a 364 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:59,719 Speaker 1: playoff team in the NFC really quickly. Tori did what 365 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:01,399 Speaker 1: am I Michael Pennix have to say about kind of 366 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:05,200 Speaker 1: right before halftime the intentional grounding call and Oraheem said 367 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 1: coming out of the half he thought there would be 368 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:10,800 Speaker 1: one second left on the clock. What did Mike say afterwards? 369 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:13,560 Speaker 3: Mike really just kind of said, like I was just 370 00:19:13,560 --> 00:19:16,680 Speaker 3: trying not to take a sack in that situation and 371 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:19,240 Speaker 3: you know, not getting the team out of field goal 372 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:22,000 Speaker 3: range or anything like that, Like that's what mindset was. 373 00:19:22,040 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 3: So I think like he didn't even realize when he 374 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:26,600 Speaker 3: threw the ball away, like, oh, I'm not out of 375 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:29,720 Speaker 3: the tackle box, And I think like that's the gist 376 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:32,719 Speaker 3: that that he said in one note I'll leave you 377 00:19:32,760 --> 00:19:34,359 Speaker 3: on before I go and run to the bus. The 378 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:37,400 Speaker 3: Falcons have only scored one touchdown in their last six quarters, 379 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:41,919 Speaker 3: and that is not who this offense wants to be. 380 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:45,440 Speaker 1: No, certainly not the way that they came out against Buffalo. 381 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:47,720 Speaker 1: But thank you so much Tory for taking the time. 382 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:50,639 Speaker 1: Go grab that bus and I will see you, probably 383 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 1: not right in early Tuesday, I'll see you late in 384 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:53,840 Speaker 1: the afternoon. On Tuesday. 385 00:19:54,320 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 3: Here you go, I'll see you. 386 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:59,639 Speaker 1: Then there goes Tory and incomes our producer Jared Jared 387 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:03,560 Speaker 1: call Is joining me. Jared, what was your just like 388 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:07,600 Speaker 1: really quick or overall thoughts on tonight's game expectations going 389 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:10,240 Speaker 1: in off of the Buffalo win, and then kind of 390 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:12,399 Speaker 1: your evaluation of just the performance tonight. 391 00:20:13,720 --> 00:20:15,880 Speaker 4: I was really surprised coming into the game that San 392 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:18,680 Speaker 4: Francisco was favored, because I thought the talking for picking 393 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 4: up steam, I thought we looked really good against Buffalo. 394 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 4: San Francisco has been kind of in this like limbo 395 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:25,560 Speaker 4: with all their injuries, and so I was like, yeah, 396 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:28,040 Speaker 4: you know, feeling pretty good coming into this game. But 397 00:20:28,640 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 4: very soon the game proved to be a very different 398 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:33,159 Speaker 4: kind of game than the Falcons are used to winning. 399 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:33,800 Speaker 2: Lately. 400 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:36,560 Speaker 4: It's been a lot of quick starts, a lot of 401 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:40,320 Speaker 4: not necessarily shootout games, but high scoring games, and this 402 00:20:40,359 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 4: one from you know, right off the bat, we were 403 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:45,560 Speaker 4: talking before the show. First quarter was over in like 404 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 4: forty five minutes. It felt like this was going to 405 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:51,440 Speaker 4: be just a low scoring slug fest, and I think 406 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:53,760 Speaker 4: it kind of caught the Falcons by surprise, and they 407 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:56,880 Speaker 4: weren't able to weren't quite able to get up off 408 00:20:56,920 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 4: the mat after those first couple of drives didn't end 409 00:20:59,080 --> 00:21:00,240 Speaker 4: up at any points. 410 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, no, absolutely. I think it's similar to me in 411 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:09,040 Speaker 1: that it's like kind of the Week one game over again, 412 00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:12,000 Speaker 1: where I felt like that Tampa and Atlanta in that 413 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:16,119 Speaker 1: game were very similarly matched, kind of playing a grind 414 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:19,840 Speaker 1: it out style. But in that game, I thought Atlanta 415 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:22,520 Speaker 1: was the better team and that they lost the game 416 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:25,320 Speaker 1: obviously kind of had the chance to take it in overtime, 417 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:27,639 Speaker 1: you missed the kick there. They lost the game because 418 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:30,679 Speaker 1: of like some shoot yourself in the foot moments. In 419 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:35,840 Speaker 1: this one, I did feel San Francisco was the better team, 420 00:21:35,880 --> 00:21:38,840 Speaker 1: particularly just because of the way their offense was able 421 00:21:38,840 --> 00:21:41,760 Speaker 1: to get it going. I don't think Atlanta's defense played 422 00:21:41,840 --> 00:21:44,119 Speaker 1: poorly by any means, but I think that that was 423 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:48,520 Speaker 1: the difference there in this one. So it's kind of like, 424 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:51,640 Speaker 1: to your point, Atlanta, like, to be a playoff team, 425 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:54,200 Speaker 1: you have to win some of these close games, and 426 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:57,760 Speaker 1: they're the close games exist every week in the NFL. 427 00:21:57,800 --> 00:22:00,080 Speaker 1: The Falcons are not, you know, unique to this. So 428 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:01,840 Speaker 1: I think I saw a stat today where's it's like 429 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:04,160 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals are two and five and have lost 430 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 1: their five games by a combined thirteen points. Right, So, 431 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:11,320 Speaker 1: if you're an Arizona fan, you're like, you feel like 432 00:22:11,359 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 1: the season's over and it's insane how little the margin is. 433 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:18,760 Speaker 1: That is the margin though in the league, and that's 434 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:21,600 Speaker 1: where the Falcons kind of that next obstacle for them 435 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:24,000 Speaker 1: is you've seen them get up for these big games. 436 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:27,480 Speaker 1: Now it's learning how to win the tough games that 437 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:31,200 Speaker 1: you're not necessarily up for, or that the other team 438 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:34,399 Speaker 1: is maybe just as up for and has a great 439 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:37,840 Speaker 1: game plan for you. Right, So, can you play left handed? 440 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:40,680 Speaker 1: Because that ultimately, I think the forty nine ers gave 441 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:43,919 Speaker 1: the Falcons a great sign of respect here in that, like, 442 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:47,080 Speaker 1: they kind of brought a really good game plan in 443 00:22:47,119 --> 00:22:48,879 Speaker 1: this game. Their players were locked in. They wanted to 444 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:52,560 Speaker 1: make Atlanta have to play left handed, and if you're 445 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 1: not a good team, I don't think that's always the 446 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:58,959 Speaker 1: game plan, right, Like, so you kind of saw it 447 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:03,000 Speaker 1: felt in a weird way, a little playoff ee tonight, 448 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:05,760 Speaker 1: even though I don't think either team is close to 449 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:10,000 Speaker 1: a playoff version of themselves, right, right. 450 00:23:09,840 --> 00:23:11,560 Speaker 4: One hundred percent, And I totally know what you're saying, 451 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:13,960 Speaker 4: and I think in that way that this is a 452 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 4: great learning experience for this young Atlanta Falcons team. You 453 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:21,159 Speaker 4: got to learn, hey, Bjon Robinson has been absolutely carrying 454 00:23:21,160 --> 00:23:24,160 Speaker 4: this team right that There's been a lot of performance 455 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:27,159 Speaker 4: from Mike Pennix junior, from Drake London, Kyle Pitts has 456 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:28,720 Speaker 4: been in the mix a lot, but this offense has 457 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:32,639 Speaker 4: revolved around Bjon Robinson and today he has what was it, 458 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 4: six receptions on eight targets, fourteen carries for like forty yards. 459 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:41,119 Speaker 4: This is this is a game where like San Francisco's 460 00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:43,359 Speaker 4: defense was keenan Bejon all night long. They took him 461 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:45,040 Speaker 4: away and they forced the Falcons to beat him with 462 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:48,000 Speaker 4: their other weapons and they weren't able to do so. 463 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:49,919 Speaker 4: And so I think the fact that you're getting this 464 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 4: game in Week seven, with a lot of football left 465 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:56,880 Speaker 4: to play in this season, this could mean a lot 466 00:23:56,920 --> 00:24:00,439 Speaker 4: coming down for all these young players learning, Hey, this 467 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:03,080 Speaker 4: is what we need to do when we're getting blitzed 468 00:24:03,119 --> 00:24:04,600 Speaker 4: out the wall Zoo in the fourth quarter and we 469 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:07,399 Speaker 4: need two scores to get back into this game. This 470 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:09,560 Speaker 4: is gonna be a great learning experience moving forward. 471 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:12,680 Speaker 1: Absolutely. Yeah, So let's talk about moving forward. I said 472 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:14,520 Speaker 1: in the lead up to the Bills game, Hey, good 473 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:17,159 Speaker 1: teams don't lose back to back games, right, So the 474 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 1: Falcons have a great chance to rebound on tap against 475 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:23,880 Speaker 1: a Miami Dolphins team that is reeling maybe as much 476 00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:27,560 Speaker 1: as any in the league. Right. So again, this being 477 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:30,920 Speaker 1: the NFL, any team on any Sunday can beat you. 478 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:35,440 Speaker 1: But we're turning back home against these Miami Dolphins. Yeah, 479 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:38,199 Speaker 1: I would expect the Falcons to really be locked in 480 00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:40,640 Speaker 1: for this game, to get one at home, because Jared, 481 00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:44,880 Speaker 1: the stretch after that. At one point, you know, looking 482 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:47,040 Speaker 1: at the schedule when you get it in, what is 483 00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:51,639 Speaker 1: that may like this stretch probably felt like the most 484 00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:55,080 Speaker 1: attainable for Atlanta. Now, all of a sudden, I'm looking 485 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:57,600 Speaker 1: at after Miami, you've got the New England Patriots and 486 00:24:57,640 --> 00:24:59,680 Speaker 1: you've got the Indianapolis Colts, both of which are on 487 00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 1: the road. Those are two of the best teams in 488 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:04,919 Speaker 1: the NFL. And then you get back home for a 489 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:07,720 Speaker 1: revenge game against Carolina Panthers. But it's not gonna be 490 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:09,879 Speaker 1: so easy because you're coming back from Berlin. So what 491 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:11,760 Speaker 1: do you make Jared of the Falcons kind of next 492 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:14,800 Speaker 1: four games, And how important is it for the offense 493 00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:18,040 Speaker 1: to learn some of the lessons from tonight, Like. 494 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:20,240 Speaker 2: You said, it's it's gonna be really tough. 495 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:23,280 Speaker 4: You really need to learn your lessons here because, like 496 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:27,320 Speaker 4: you said, this Dolphins team is reeling. This Dolphins s 497 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:29,520 Speaker 4: team is not gonna be able to make you play 498 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:30,199 Speaker 4: left handed. 499 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:34,199 Speaker 2: As you say, again, this is the NFL. Any given Sunday, 500 00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:35,200 Speaker 2: anything can happen. 501 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:38,240 Speaker 4: But it doesn't feel like the Falcons are going to 502 00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:40,240 Speaker 4: be put to the test like they work tonight against 503 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:42,879 Speaker 4: the Dolphins. But maybe you want that because then you 504 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:45,400 Speaker 4: have to go on the road to New England, right 505 00:25:45,480 --> 00:25:47,879 Speaker 4: you said, to Germany. And the fact that you have 506 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:50,000 Speaker 4: to go on the road to New England and then 507 00:25:50,040 --> 00:25:52,359 Speaker 4: over to Germany to play the Colts and then back 508 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:54,640 Speaker 4: home with no extra rest. 509 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:57,199 Speaker 2: There's no mini buy for like a Thursday or a 510 00:25:57,240 --> 00:25:59,760 Speaker 2: Monday game. These are all just bang bang bang back 511 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:00,480 Speaker 2: to back. 512 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:03,520 Speaker 4: So you really hope that this team, this coaching staff 513 00:26:03,760 --> 00:26:06,520 Speaker 4: can learn from this forty nine ers game, put those 514 00:26:06,520 --> 00:26:09,320 Speaker 4: things into practice against the Dolphins, get some momentum going 515 00:26:09,359 --> 00:26:12,359 Speaker 4: into that three game stretch, and then you know, on 516 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:14,080 Speaker 4: the other side, you really hope you went too, and 517 00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:18,080 Speaker 4: one you definitely have to come out at least at 518 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:19,639 Speaker 4: the very worst, you have to come out two and 519 00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:22,440 Speaker 4: two out of these next four games against the Dolphins, Patriots, Calts, 520 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:23,040 Speaker 4: and Panthers. 521 00:26:23,840 --> 00:26:26,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, I guess if there is. You know, it's funny. 522 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:29,080 Speaker 1: I feel like every year we get the schedule and 523 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:30,679 Speaker 1: it's it's kind of like, oh, the Falcons have one 524 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:32,360 Speaker 1: of the easiest schedules in the league, and then by 525 00:26:32,359 --> 00:26:34,159 Speaker 1: the time we're like in the thick of it or 526 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:36,960 Speaker 1: we're wrapping up and looking back at it, it's wound 527 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:39,160 Speaker 1: up to be one of the most difficult because it's 528 00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 1: always there's like two or three teams in the league 529 00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:44,320 Speaker 1: to come out of nowhere and surprise everybody. And I 530 00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:46,520 Speaker 1: always feel like they're on the Falcons schedule. And this 531 00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:48,840 Speaker 1: year there are two of your next three opponents in 532 00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:54,119 Speaker 1: the Patriots and the Colts, but like, in a weird way, 533 00:26:54,280 --> 00:26:59,159 Speaker 1: the next three being against AFC teams like that. I 534 00:26:59,240 --> 00:27:01,439 Speaker 1: want to kind of into that. But when you have 535 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:05,520 Speaker 1: three losses already, you gotta start winning them all. But 536 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:08,360 Speaker 1: if the Falcons do take a little bit of time 537 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:11,159 Speaker 1: to kind of like something finds their footing and then 538 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:13,000 Speaker 1: maybe a step back and then a step forward, like 539 00:27:13,119 --> 00:27:17,400 Speaker 1: at least these three weeks are not in your conference 540 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:20,320 Speaker 1: and you can maybe get some things corrected because your 541 00:27:20,320 --> 00:27:24,800 Speaker 1: final five games are all NFC games and they're going 542 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:27,199 Speaker 1: to be tough as well. So if the Falcons can 543 00:27:27,280 --> 00:27:29,600 Speaker 1: just kind of like tread water and maybe do a 544 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:32,719 Speaker 1: reverse of what they did last year where you really 545 00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:35,040 Speaker 1: catch fire over the last home stretch, I mean, that's 546 00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:38,040 Speaker 1: what worked in twenty sixteen, It's what worked in twenty seventeen, 547 00:27:38,119 --> 00:27:40,800 Speaker 1: Like those are your playoff years that you look back on. 548 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:43,439 Speaker 1: That's what I think Atlanta's got to be going for. 549 00:27:43,520 --> 00:27:45,679 Speaker 1: But it really does I think start with the offense. 550 00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:48,440 Speaker 1: How surprised were you at this offense performance tonight? 551 00:27:50,040 --> 00:27:52,320 Speaker 2: Frankly, I was very surprised. 552 00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:56,680 Speaker 4: It was very surprising not to see Bjohn do everything 553 00:27:56,720 --> 00:27:59,199 Speaker 4: that he has done like this entire season. 554 00:28:00,040 --> 00:28:00,760 Speaker 2: I'm really. 555 00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:05,000 Speaker 4: This This offense needs to figure out how to score touchdowns. 556 00:28:05,240 --> 00:28:08,200 Speaker 4: That's I mean, like you said earlier, you've got to 557 00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:09,920 Speaker 4: figure out how to not shoot yourself in the foot. 558 00:28:10,119 --> 00:28:12,679 Speaker 4: There's there's too many times where you take an intentional 559 00:28:12,680 --> 00:28:16,360 Speaker 4: grounded before halftime, you get two penalties back to back 560 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:18,280 Speaker 4: that take you out of field goal range and you 561 00:28:18,320 --> 00:28:20,880 Speaker 4: got to punt the ball that that's happening way too 562 00:28:20,880 --> 00:28:21,720 Speaker 4: many times. 563 00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:21,960 Speaker 2: For this team. 564 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:24,480 Speaker 4: They're very correctable mistakes, but you need you need to 565 00:28:24,480 --> 00:28:26,200 Speaker 4: figure it out because it's it's go time. 566 00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:27,320 Speaker 2: Like you said, all. 567 00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:30,520 Speaker 1: Right, it's go time. That is our final whistle, So 568 00:28:30,560 --> 00:28:34,359 Speaker 1: it's time for us to go. For Tory mclaney to 569 00:28:34,520 --> 00:28:37,000 Speaker 1: Jared paul I am Will McFadden, please keep your eyes 570 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:39,680 Speaker 1: field poor Atlanta or to Atlanta Falcons dot com. Throughout 571 00:28:39,680 --> 00:28:42,880 Speaker 1: the week, we'll have all the coverage about this team, 572 00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:46,000 Speaker 1: the corrections they're going to make, everything like that. Stay 573 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:49,040 Speaker 1: tuned for Dalton's Audible coming to you midweek, and then 574 00:28:49,040 --> 00:28:51,040 Speaker 1: we got our Friday five coming to you on a Friday. 575 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:54,200 Speaker 1: So again, for everybody on this show, thank you so 576 00:28:54,280 --> 00:28:57,560 Speaker 1: much for listening, and we will see you next time.