1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,320 Speaker 1: You are listening to Falcon's Able podcast, presented by AT 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 1: and T. I am Matt to Beat, joined by today 3 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:13,239 Speaker 1: William McFadden, making his Falcon's Audible debut on day two 4 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: of Falcons training camp. Will so glad to have you. 5 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 1: What's up, Matt, glad to be here. Thanks for having me. 6 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:22,800 Speaker 1: I'm excited to do this with you. Yeah, so we're 7 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:24,439 Speaker 1: gonna get we have a little bit of news about 8 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: the podcast. We'll get into that later. Well, let's just 9 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 1: jump right into training camp. We're into day two here 10 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:39,520 Speaker 1: and we need to give an assessment where this team 11 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 1: is at. But let's get into the top storylines, the 12 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:46,560 Speaker 1: things that you're watching as a beat writer out there. 13 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: And you know, we'll go through your top five storylines 14 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:53,560 Speaker 1: and I'll jump in and kind of give you mine. 15 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 1: But right now, as this team heads into twenty nineteen, 16 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 1: coming off of Southern ninth finish, what are the top 17 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 1: storylines heading into camp and the twenty nineteen season. Yeah, man, 18 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: I'm not sure if you're aware, but football is back 19 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 1: here out on the practice fields. The team wrapped up 20 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:16,119 Speaker 1: their second day of camp today, so there's a lot 21 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: to look for really this year. Really, some exciting storylines. 22 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: The we'll jump right in. Number five on my list 23 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 1: is the tight end group, which may I don't think 24 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 1: a lot of people are talking about this. Obviously Dirt 25 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 1: Cutter's history with tight ends, we know what he can 26 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:33,760 Speaker 1: do if there's a lot of guys here, So that's 27 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: that's something that I'm personally just curious to see how 28 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 1: that all pans out. Number four on my list is 29 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 1: the running dock situation. Obviously, Devonte Freeman is back and healthy, 30 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 1: but the loss of Tevin Coleman is one of the 31 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 1: biggest losses that they have this past offseason. I think 32 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: that's fair to say, and so just seeing how it 33 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 1: sorts out behind him, I'm curious to see how that unfolds. 34 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: Number three on my list the second year players stepping up? 35 00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 1: What kind of role do they have going into year two? 36 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: And second on my list are the of course guys 37 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:05,919 Speaker 1: coming back off of injury. Keiana Knew, Riccardo Allen already 38 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: out there. Dean Jones and Julio Jones have been working 39 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 1: off to the side, but they're going to get back 40 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: out there soon. So just how do those guys look. 41 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 1: Number one, I'm not going to get ahead of myself, 42 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: but I would be surprised if this was not number 43 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 1: one on your list as well. The offensive line battle. 44 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:26,239 Speaker 1: It seems like this is number one every single year. 45 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 1: But with two first round draft picks on the right 46 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 1: side of the offensive line, it's got to be number 47 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: one on the list. So, Matt, what are your what 48 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 1: are your five? Yeah? I agree with you on three 49 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:40,079 Speaker 1: of those, But those are all great storylines, and it's 50 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 1: there's really not one that's really more important than the 51 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: other except the offensive line. The rebuilt offensive line is 52 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: by far the one thing that you know, with everything 53 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 1: that they went through last season, the changes they made 54 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 1: with the free agency they brought in. Their first two 55 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: draft picks were first rounders on the offensive line, they 56 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: had to fix it. They weren't protecting Matt Ryan last year. 57 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:12,520 Speaker 1: He was sacked forty two times. They were inconsistent running 58 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:17,800 Speaker 1: the football last year. Without question, the offensive line is 59 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 1: the top story line head into camp. I'll go the 60 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: opposite order since we started with the old line being 61 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 1: number one. For me, I agree with you on the 62 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: comeback stories. Ricardo Allen Keyan O'Neil both safeties, as we 63 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 1: all know, uh you know, lost to season ending injuries 64 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 1: last year, their comeback stories, how they ease back into 65 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: the lineup, that's going to be a big storyline. And 66 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: they're so important defense, such a huge boost for this defense. 67 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 1: Staying on the defense, I think another huge storyline for 68 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 1: this team is going to be dan Quinn taken over 69 00:03:54,520 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 1: the defense. Very good point. Yeah, I you know, with 70 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 1: the three coaching changes right at the end of the season, 71 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 1: the three coordinators parting ways with them, DQ taking over 72 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 1: the defense, to me, that's going to be a story 73 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 1: that's going to be talked about, watched, picked apart, especially 74 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: early on with this team. We can get into some 75 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:21,480 Speaker 1: of these in depth a little bit more, and just 76 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 1: his influence on guys like Tack McKinley and Dick Keasley. 77 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: I'd like to come back to Yeah, and I agree 78 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 1: with you on the run game. I think Devanta Freeman's 79 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: return is huge for this team. I wrote a column 80 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:39,799 Speaker 1: you have a story coming out today on the impact 81 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 1: of DeVante Freeman in this offense. I mean, come on, 82 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 1: the guys like fifteen hundred yards waiting to happen if 83 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 1: he can stay on the field. Yeah. Absolutely, And to me, 84 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: now here's here's here's another story that it's you talk 85 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:58,480 Speaker 1: about the tight ends. The one story that is not 86 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:01,920 Speaker 1: getting a lot of run right now is the kicker, 87 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: Georgio to Vecchio filling Matt bryant shoes. Now, Georgio has 88 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 1: been perfect in the few appearances he's made with this team, 89 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: but Matt Bryant is the franchise leading, all time leading scorer, 90 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:19,279 Speaker 1: and you know, we just kind of just I don't know. 91 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 1: I'm not saying we took for granted Matt Bryant, but 92 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:24,840 Speaker 1: I think that's safe to say. I think that he 93 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 1: was so consistently excellent for so long that I think 94 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 1: people understand the importance of having a really good kicker. 95 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 1: So taken for granted might be a little hyperbolic, but 96 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 1: for sure that when Matt Bryant, I've never seen anything 97 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:43,360 Speaker 1: like it. A guy goes out for a fifty five 98 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:45,720 Speaker 1: yard field goal and you just can get up, leave 99 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 1: your seat and go to the bathroom because you know 100 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:50,160 Speaker 1: it's it's good. So they call them money Matt for 101 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: a reason. He's he's in a tough spot. Georgia is 102 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 1: in a tough spot. He's been perfect on his field 103 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:58,560 Speaker 1: goal attempts and extra points at TIMPs, but He's only 104 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 1: appeared I think in three games. I wrote, I looked 105 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:02,920 Speaker 1: it up. I wrote it in today, straight from the Beak. 106 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 1: But I love Georgio and they think highly of them. 107 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:09,359 Speaker 1: I mean, think about it. They kept him on the roster. 108 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: They didn't want him exposed. They thought that highly of them. 109 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:17,839 Speaker 1: But I think that's a storyline that's bears worth watching, 110 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 1: you know what I mean? And that is this week's 111 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 1: Kicker segment, folks. So I was kind of torn there. 112 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 1: I wanted to talk to about the secondary and in 113 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:31,480 Speaker 1: Isaiah Oliver and I just think, you know, and I 114 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:35,160 Speaker 1: was also torn about possibly thrown out there. Just the 115 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 1: pressure that this coaching staff is under, you know, after 116 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 1: finishing seven to nine, missing the playoffs, making all those 117 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 1: coaching changes, dq taking over the defense, bringing in a 118 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 1: guy like Bob Sutton, bringing in former head coaches Mike 119 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 1: Mularkey to coach the tight ends, and Dirk Cutter, who's 120 00:06:56,640 --> 00:06:59,600 Speaker 1: the offensive coordinator. A lot of coaches won't feel comfortable 121 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:03,159 Speaker 1: bringing in and veteran coaches like that, especially after missing 122 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 1: the playoffs and going seven to nine. Will, but not DQ. 123 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 1: That's a really interesting point that you make, because seven 124 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:12,760 Speaker 1: to nine, that's the first losing season dan Quinn has 125 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: had since he's been here in four seasons, went to 126 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 1: the playoffs backs back years, of course, had that Super 127 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: Bowl run in twenty sixteen. We've talked to him. I 128 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:23,480 Speaker 1: don't necessarily get the sense that the changes were made 129 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 1: retro or reactionarily based on external pressure. I think there 130 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 1: were proactive changes. I think that seeing the losing skid, 131 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 1: and he talked about this a lot last year, you 132 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 1: learn a lot during those times. Who who's able to 133 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: keep their head above water, Who's able to come in 134 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 1: and help get things going in the right direction. And 135 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 1: I think he sincerely looked back and reflected upon the 136 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 1: team as it was last year and decided some changes 137 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 1: were needed. And he's told us that, and the bringing 138 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 1: in of a lot of NFL experienced guys Bob Sutton, 139 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 1: Mike Malarkey, Dirt Cutter. I think that shows a lot 140 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 1: of growth on dan Quinn's part of being able to 141 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:11,160 Speaker 1: say I don't necessarily have all the answers, but I 142 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 1: want to learn from the guys that do. What do 143 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 1: you think about that? Man? Yeah, I I totally agree 144 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 1: with you on that. And I just think too that 145 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 1: you know, defense is dan Quinn's calling card and he has, 146 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 1: for lack of a better word, you see it all 147 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 1: the time. He's got a high standard when it comes 148 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 1: to the defense. And you know, I was talking about 149 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 1: this today with somebody and we had him on this 150 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:38,079 Speaker 1: podcast right after the season. You know, in his introductory 151 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:41,320 Speaker 1: press conference here, he said his brand is you know, 152 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:44,440 Speaker 1: he brought up three words, fast, physical, and attack. I 153 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 1: just don't think he saw the product on the field 154 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:51,560 Speaker 1: and what he envisioned. It were two different things. And 155 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 1: I just think that it's so important to him that 156 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:57,400 Speaker 1: he just wanted to take the reins over. And I 157 00:08:57,440 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 1: think he also said that day when I was talking 158 00:09:00,679 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 1: to him, that he wants to a nastier defense. He 159 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:10,319 Speaker 1: wants guys and what that means is he wants guys that, yeah, 160 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 1: are going to be fast, physical, attack. But you know 161 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 1: when he was in Seattle twenty thirteen, twenty fourteen, they 162 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:17,960 Speaker 1: led the league. They were number one in several categories. 163 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:22,440 Speaker 1: Not only are do you have edgy guys, you have 164 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:27,079 Speaker 1: smart guys, and um you have it's in. I think 165 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 1: he wants to be more aggressive. I think he's going 166 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 1: to and feel free to jump in here, but I 167 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:35,720 Speaker 1: think he is, We're going to see some wrinkles with 168 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 1: this defense. He's gonna find ways to find to to 169 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 1: get guys out on the field, guys like Demante Kzum. 170 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:43,880 Speaker 1: I think you're going to see. Of course, a lot 171 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 1: of teams are running a lot of nickel packages now, 172 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:48,760 Speaker 1: but I think you're going to see more of those 173 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:52,440 Speaker 1: kind of packages. I think you're going to see them 174 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 1: be more aggressive when when it comes to blitzing, and 175 00:09:56,360 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 1: I think he is going he says it, and I 176 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 1: believe him. I think he's to get the best out 177 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 1: attack McKinley and Vic Beasley, and that opens the door 178 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:07,640 Speaker 1: to kind of talk about the guy they signed today. 179 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 1: But that's what I think you're going to see from 180 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:15,040 Speaker 1: this defense in a nutshell, and I think that's why 181 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 1: it's going to be one of the top storylines this year. 182 00:10:17,240 --> 00:10:19,720 Speaker 1: Before we get to Alan Bailey, who the Falcons agreed 183 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:24,160 Speaker 1: to terms with earlier today it's a Tuesday, I want 184 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 1: to touch on your point about demonte Kezy a little 185 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:30,040 Speaker 1: bit because that is part of the reason why he's 186 00:10:30,040 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 1: the third year guy. But last year, really it was 187 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:35,559 Speaker 1: his first year in that role, and injuries obviously played 188 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 1: a huge part of the storyline of last season, especially 189 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:41,080 Speaker 1: on the defensive side of the ball. But what that 190 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 1: allowed some players to do was get very important reps, 191 00:10:45,880 --> 00:10:48,720 Speaker 1: and Casey's one of those guys led the league tied 192 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 1: for the league lead with eight interceptions last year. We 193 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 1: wouldn't have necessarily known that Demante Casey was capable of 194 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:58,840 Speaker 1: being this type of player without the injuries to Ricardo 195 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:02,400 Speaker 1: Allen and Kean O'Neil. And another guy there who stepped 196 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 1: up was was Foyer Aluican, who I'm going to write 197 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 1: about later this week, but he was maybe the biggest 198 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:13,520 Speaker 1: surprise last year at six round pick safety at Yale 199 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 1: came in and I think had over ninety tackles as 200 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:20,960 Speaker 1: a rookie, which is incredible. And so those second year 201 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:24,440 Speaker 1: guys that got a lot of the reps last season 202 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:27,080 Speaker 1: because of those injuries, how dan Quinn especially is able 203 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 1: to use them and how he envisions using them could 204 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:31,920 Speaker 1: make the defense even better than what we saw in 205 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:35,600 Speaker 1: twenty seventeen when a lot of guys were healthy. Yeah, 206 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 1: I want to switch gears and get off the defensive secretary. 207 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:43,760 Speaker 1: But I will say this one other cool nugget about 208 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 1: Demante caz when Rico Ricardo Allen was hurt. One of 209 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 1: the first things that Casey did was go over and 210 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:58,599 Speaker 1: spent time with Ricardo, and Ricardo basically gave him the 211 00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 1: secret sauce and gave him him you know, a lot, 212 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:06,120 Speaker 1: helped him a lot with um how he studies and 213 00:12:06,120 --> 00:12:10,679 Speaker 1: and prepares and and and I think that helped HIMNTE 214 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:13,160 Speaker 1: quite a bit. Without a doubt, those two guys are 215 00:12:13,280 --> 00:12:17,760 Speaker 1: very close. UM. I wanna We've spent a lot of 216 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 1: time talking about the defense here, Um, but let's go back, 217 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:24,680 Speaker 1: let's circle back to that offensive line and just talk 218 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:29,560 Speaker 1: specifically about four guys, Chris Lyndstrom, Caleb McGarry, and then 219 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:34,680 Speaker 1: the two free agents, Jamon Brown and James Carpenter. Early 220 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:38,679 Speaker 1: thoughts on those guys. Lyndstrom definitely looks apart. What do 221 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:43,080 Speaker 1: you think. I'm not gonna go ahead and say pencil 222 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 1: him in as the starter, but pencil him in as 223 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:50,839 Speaker 1: the starter. Yeah. Um, he has, to my knowledge, taken 224 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:54,000 Speaker 1: every snap at right guard with the starters through the 225 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:57,800 Speaker 1: first two days of camp. And I say, I say 226 00:12:57,880 --> 00:13:00,960 Speaker 1: that I feel that he and this there's no inside 227 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:05,960 Speaker 1: knowledge or anything like that, pure opinion, but watching Jamon 228 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:08,920 Speaker 1: Brown and James Carpenter, but the first two days rotate 229 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:12,600 Speaker 1: at left guard. Now, Jamon Brown primarily has played right guard. 230 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 1: He did so with the Rams and he did so 231 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:18,400 Speaker 1: with the Giants. James Carpenter has played left guard for 232 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 1: pretty much his entire career. The fact that both of 233 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 1: those guys are rotating together with the first team at 234 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:26,679 Speaker 1: left guard, while Lynch Trum is getting every rep at 235 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 1: right guard. Either means that he needs every rep because 236 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:32,160 Speaker 1: he's a rookie. That certainly could be the case, but 237 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:35,920 Speaker 1: that can be true, and he could also be Let's 238 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:37,839 Speaker 1: get him every report right guard because that's where he's 239 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:41,120 Speaker 1: going to be day one, I think the ladder and 240 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 1: don't be surprised if Jamon Brown ends up winning that position. 241 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:51,560 Speaker 1: That's just not based. Yes, interesting, Okay, that's just again 242 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:56,800 Speaker 1: not inside information, just my opinion. And I'll tell you 243 00:13:56,840 --> 00:13:59,959 Speaker 1: what I know. He's been working primarily with the second team. 244 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:06,200 Speaker 1: But Matt Gano is it or Goano Gano? I think 245 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:09,200 Speaker 1: it's Goano. Don't quote me on that, but I love 246 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:13,280 Speaker 1: I love me some Maghano. Oh my gosh, he pancaked 247 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:16,080 Speaker 1: guy today, was you know? I'm telling you right now, 248 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 1: it's two days in the camp, no pads, no one's hitting, 249 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:24,040 Speaker 1: But I can't wait to see him now that he's 250 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 1: he has a year under his belt, I can't wait 251 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 1: to see him in pads. So, for those who don't know, 252 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 1: Matt Gano was with the team last year, great story, 253 00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 1: and he they kept him on the active roster, the 254 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 1: fifty three man active roster, and just made him inactive 255 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 1: for every game. That would not allow a team to 256 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:46,360 Speaker 1: come and sign a player off of the practice squad. 257 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:48,360 Speaker 1: If you're on the practice squad, a team can sign 258 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:51,000 Speaker 1: you to their active roster. So if you've got a 259 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 1: guy he like, you don't really necessarily want to take 260 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:55,640 Speaker 1: a chance with him on the practice squad. So that 261 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:58,360 Speaker 1: should should provide a little bit of information on how 262 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:02,000 Speaker 1: highly the team views Matghano. And I won't name names 263 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:04,000 Speaker 1: or anything like that, but I'll tell you this much. 264 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:09,240 Speaker 1: People inside the walls of the Falcon's headquarters here in 265 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 1: Flowery Branch, which is by the way, now refer to 266 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:18,720 Speaker 1: as IBM Performance Field, they gush over you mentioned his name, 267 00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:22,200 Speaker 1: especially some of our scouts. They gush over the guy. 268 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: So I'm just saying, I'm just throwing that name out there. 269 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:27,920 Speaker 1: When has it. If you say Mattghano three times in 270 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 1: the mirror, he'll appear behind you. I'm not doing that. 271 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 1: That's just creepy. Um. All right, let's switch gears here. 272 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:37,480 Speaker 1: Any other topics we went when I jump into though, 273 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:39,920 Speaker 1: Can we talk a little bit about Davante? Yes? Can 274 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 1: I talk one second about McGary? Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 275 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:46,480 Speaker 1: I thought, great, great dude. Um, he and I love 276 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:52,000 Speaker 1: talking about skyroom. He's hilarious. I he certainly has the 277 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 1: physical presence of a of an NFL lineman. Nothing concerning 278 00:15:57,080 --> 00:16:00,240 Speaker 1: from that standpoint at all. I think really, if you 279 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 1: look at what he did in college. They Washington, Yes, 280 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:08,200 Speaker 1: at Washington, he the coaching there, from what I've read, 281 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 1: is it was a little bit more of an aggressive 282 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 1: pass blocking scheme that they asked their tackles to run, 283 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:18,840 Speaker 1: which means you want your pass blocks to look similar 284 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 1: to your run blocks. You're going to be the aggressor, 285 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:23,880 Speaker 1: initiate contact and then kind of wall off the defensive 286 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 1: end instead of your traditional drop back to a set point, 287 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 1: catch the defensive end, mirror him and kind of slow 288 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 1: his rush. So I think that might be a little 289 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 1: bit in the delay. Again, that's just speculation. On my part. 290 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:40,440 Speaker 1: But once he looks comfortable with those pass sets, you'll 291 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:42,800 Speaker 1: probably see Tyson Brio in there at right tackle and 292 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:45,280 Speaker 1: until then, but it wouldn't surprise me at all if 293 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:49,520 Speaker 1: McGarry ends up cracking this lineup at some point this season. Yeah, 294 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:52,160 Speaker 1: and it's we're two days in the camp and the 295 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 1: pads haven't even come out, and all very good points 296 00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 1: and come on. The other thing here too, is that 297 00:16:57,920 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 1: Tyson Brello he is a decent player. He was serviceable, 298 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 1: you know, at a number of positions last year. He's 299 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:09,160 Speaker 1: a vat and he's earned that right to start off, 300 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:12,800 Speaker 1: you know, at right tackle. But it's gonna be a 301 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 1: fight and doubt about it, and um, you know that's 302 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:19,879 Speaker 1: that's what you want to see. So you want to 303 00:17:19,880 --> 00:17:22,240 Speaker 1: talk about free It's it's real early though. With the 304 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 1: offensive Lineman's it's gonna be fun. Freeman is a guy 305 00:17:28,119 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 1: that Dan Quinn calls a multiplier, um, because he brings 306 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:38,960 Speaker 1: so much energy and the offense is just different when 307 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:41,679 Speaker 1: he's out there. I mean, there's a few guys that 308 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:45,480 Speaker 1: you can point to that just have an energy about him. Um. 309 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:50,480 Speaker 1: And when Freeman's out there running around healthy, it's just 310 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 1: the running backs have a you know, he's just he 311 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 1: just has a different gear. The key for him. Obviously, 312 00:17:58,040 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 1: he's missed sixteen games well the last two years. He's 313 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:05,159 Speaker 1: got a certain type of running style that you know, 314 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:08,200 Speaker 1: he's a physical guy. He can he can make guys miss, 315 00:18:08,200 --> 00:18:10,639 Speaker 1: but he'll also you know, put his head down and 316 00:18:10,760 --> 00:18:13,240 Speaker 1: hit you too. That's a perfect that's a perfect point. 317 00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:15,199 Speaker 1: And that's part of the reason why I think he's 318 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:19,800 Speaker 1: such an energetic part of this offense is because he 319 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:25,240 Speaker 1: does really relish that opportunity to finish a run, imposing 320 00:18:25,359 --> 00:18:28,639 Speaker 1: his will upon the defender. He's never won to finish 321 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:31,280 Speaker 1: a run going backwards. He wants to fall forwards at 322 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:33,920 Speaker 1: any given moment. And so I think you really feel 323 00:18:33,960 --> 00:18:35,880 Speaker 1: that energy when he's got the ball in his hands. 324 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:38,720 Speaker 1: His legs are churning, he's lowering his shoulder, and he's 325 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:41,199 Speaker 1: trying to finish the run falling forward. So I think 326 00:18:41,280 --> 00:18:42,919 Speaker 1: dan Quinn is spot on when he talks about the 327 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 1: energy that he brings. Yeah, I would encourage our listeners 328 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:49,480 Speaker 1: to go to Lanfolcus dot com. You have a story 329 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 1: coming out today on him. I wrote a column about 330 00:18:55,119 --> 00:19:00,720 Speaker 1: Freeman about a month ago, but I think he is 331 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:03,159 Speaker 1: the key to this offense in a lot of ways. 332 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:06,720 Speaker 1: I think he's that important. I love the depth at 333 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 1: running back with Edo Smith and Kadrey Allison and you 334 00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:12,639 Speaker 1: know Kenyan Barners in the mix there though. He's going 335 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:17,400 Speaker 1: to be a special team's contributor. Brian Hill, don't overlook him. 336 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:20,760 Speaker 1: He looks a little slim down and he looks quick. 337 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:26,200 Speaker 1: Who am I forgetting Marcus Green, who's really a wide receiver? Yeah, Mark, 338 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:29,840 Speaker 1: Marcus Green's a receiver. Yeah. So I like the depth. 339 00:19:29,920 --> 00:19:32,119 Speaker 1: They've needed three running backs the last two years. At 340 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:34,680 Speaker 1: least they're gonna need three again this year, I think. 341 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:37,040 Speaker 1: But so, one thing that was interesting that dan Quinn 342 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:40,639 Speaker 1: said yesterday was obviously they had the one two punch 343 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:42,879 Speaker 1: of Freeman and Coleman, one of the best in the 344 00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:46,960 Speaker 1: league three years, right, And he said yesterday that he 345 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:50,280 Speaker 1: felt maybe the depth of this group is as strong 346 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 1: as it's been since he's been here, and also that 347 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:57,639 Speaker 1: they may look to use more specialized skill sets than 348 00:19:57,640 --> 00:19:59,879 Speaker 1: they maybe did with Coleman. You know, it might not 349 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:03,879 Speaker 1: be DeVante getting sixteen carries a game and Colman getting 350 00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:06,720 Speaker 1: twelve and then their third string guy getting two. It 351 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:10,880 Speaker 1: maybe DeVante getting sixteen, one guy getting five, one guy 352 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:14,320 Speaker 1: getting six, and then one guy getting play. So they 353 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:17,399 Speaker 1: may really look to specialize more so than they have 354 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 1: in the past at the running back at least that's 355 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:22,600 Speaker 1: the sense that I got from Dan Quinn yesterday. Yeah. 356 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:26,359 Speaker 1: And you know, Contrey Allison also brings a different skill 357 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:29,679 Speaker 1: set in size. He's bigger to the backfield, and you know, 358 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:32,520 Speaker 1: Brian Hill is a bigger guy too. Slim down a 359 00:20:32,520 --> 00:20:34,679 Speaker 1: little bit, yeah, but I mean he's like, he's what 360 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:39,080 Speaker 1: six foot six one, he's tall. Yeah. So one of 361 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:43,120 Speaker 1: the things that they couldn't do last year efficiently consistently 362 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:47,719 Speaker 1: was you know, those third and short, fourth and short situations, 363 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 1: short yard situations. Everybody that they brought in up front 364 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:59,280 Speaker 1: offensive line is big, is bigger, yes, and still athletic, 365 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:05,680 Speaker 1: Allison and Hill kind of you know, Well, I guess 366 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 1: what I'm beating around the bush here trying to say, 367 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:10,080 Speaker 1: is it they want to be able to move the 368 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:12,720 Speaker 1: pile this year. And so I got a staff for 369 00:21:12,840 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 1: you on that, Matt. So last year in twenty eighteen, 370 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:18,639 Speaker 1: the Falcons ran the ball twenty six times in a 371 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:22,480 Speaker 1: third or fourth yea and two or shorter situations. So 372 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:25,160 Speaker 1: basically one to two yards to gain third and fourth down. 373 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:27,160 Speaker 1: Ran the ball twenty six times. They got a first 374 00:21:27,160 --> 00:21:31,080 Speaker 1: down on fifteen of those carries, which is under fifty 375 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 1: eight percents. Not great, Bob, that is not great. They 376 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:36,639 Speaker 1: want to be better. In twenty seventeen, they were seventy 377 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:40,080 Speaker 1: four point two percent on those Obviously, Freeman was healthy 378 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:43,720 Speaker 1: for fourteen games that season, so he's the better inside runner. 379 00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:46,359 Speaker 1: I think that he'll make a difference in those scenarios. Oh, 380 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:48,760 Speaker 1: he definitely will. You just got to stay in the field. 381 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 1: All right, let's just switch gears and talk about what 382 00:21:56,119 --> 00:22:00,840 Speaker 1: we've seen. You know, I started off this episode talking 383 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:05,760 Speaker 1: about training camp in the first two days, but let's 384 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:10,760 Speaker 1: get into it a little bit. Two days in no pads. 385 00:22:10,800 --> 00:22:14,159 Speaker 1: As we've mentioned four or five times, now, bad start tomorrow, 386 00:22:14,280 --> 00:22:21,480 Speaker 1: pads start tomorrow, real quick. What do you think are 387 00:22:21,840 --> 00:22:26,480 Speaker 1: the biggest takeaways from the last couple of days. Mine's 388 00:22:26,520 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 1: not a pleasant one. I mean, number one overall has 389 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:34,560 Speaker 1: got to be that Lyndstrom's taken all of the starting reps, 390 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:37,600 Speaker 1: your highest pick. They've shown a history of playing young guys, 391 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:40,680 Speaker 1: so I think that's the biggest takeaway. For me there on, 392 00:22:43,359 --> 00:22:46,040 Speaker 1: it's it's so hard no pads have come on. But defensively, 393 00:22:46,119 --> 00:22:48,600 Speaker 1: I've I've liked the number of turnovers they've been able 394 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:51,240 Speaker 1: to create. I think they've had at least a couple 395 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:53,920 Speaker 1: in each of the first two practices. I know Kendall 396 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:56,960 Speaker 1: Sheffield got one yesterday, Blie Wilson got one today, Shrod 397 00:22:57,040 --> 00:23:00,520 Speaker 1: Nisman got one today. Sheffield. Maybe Man such a nice 398 00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:03,760 Speaker 1: break on the ball on his pick yep. I definitely, 399 00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:08,240 Speaker 1: he's definitely super fast. Um, but yeah, I mean I 400 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 1: like those guys getting some turnovers. Defensively, that would probably 401 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:18,280 Speaker 1: be my biggest standout outside of Winstrom for sure. Mine 402 00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:22,760 Speaker 1: after two days is after day one, I was like, oh, 403 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:25,200 Speaker 1: here we go again. I figured this that's where you 404 00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 1: were gone. The injuries, I'm like, are you kidding me? 405 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 1: I couldn't believe it, And you know it's the first 406 00:23:34,119 --> 00:23:38,680 Speaker 1: The first one was what JJ Wilcox ye safety non contact, 407 00:23:38,960 --> 00:23:42,840 Speaker 1: non contact, and I couldn't tell what happened at first. Um, 408 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:44,800 Speaker 1: I thought it was his foot. It turns out it's 409 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:49,120 Speaker 1: his acl is C And then Michael Bennett goes down 410 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 1: on defense as well. M I didn't see that play though, 411 00:23:56,080 --> 00:23:58,159 Speaker 1: did you happen to watch it. I just saw that. 412 00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:02,440 Speaker 1: I didn't see that play either. Reportedly a broken ankle, yeah, 413 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:06,160 Speaker 1: reportedly broken ankle. Still that he had to come back, 414 00:24:06,359 --> 00:24:09,680 Speaker 1: dan Quinn said today that there's a thought that or 415 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:11,320 Speaker 1: hope that he might be able to come back in 416 00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:15,639 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen. I didn't see a procedure. May need a 417 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:20,040 Speaker 1: procedure on that ankle. But to my point, you know, 418 00:24:20,119 --> 00:24:22,879 Speaker 1: it's like eight injuries are going to happen. Injuries are 419 00:24:22,920 --> 00:24:26,800 Speaker 1: part of the game. It's a physical game. It's a 420 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:30,680 Speaker 1: violent game. Guys are cutting, guys are running and stopping 421 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:33,919 Speaker 1: and starting. I get it. But after what happened to 422 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:38,879 Speaker 1: this team last year with just being decimated, no one 423 00:24:38,920 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 1: will ever use as excuse around here, but this team 424 00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:45,480 Speaker 1: was hit hard with injuries last year. I mean, it's 425 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:48,520 Speaker 1: honestly a testament that they still finished seven to nine. 426 00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:54,159 Speaker 1: I mean, given the number of impactful players. It wasn't 427 00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 1: just it wasn't just like key spots where they went down. 428 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 1: You know, obviously if you lose your quarterback that really toad, 429 00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:04,359 Speaker 1: that didn't happen, But just the barrage of injuries to 430 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:08,880 Speaker 1: really really core pieces of this team that's just so 431 00:25:08,920 --> 00:25:12,280 Speaker 1: hard to overcome. So today it rained and I was 432 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:16,200 Speaker 1: just like, hey, no one got hurt today, so that's 433 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:19,719 Speaker 1: a good thing. But no, that was kind of you know, 434 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:23,560 Speaker 1: my first thought after two days was the injuries was 435 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 1: at the forefront of my mind going into today. However, 436 00:25:30,080 --> 00:25:34,159 Speaker 1: the big news, you know, was them signing Alan Bailey, 437 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:38,320 Speaker 1: you know, thirty year old defensive tackle, defensive slash defensive 438 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:43,560 Speaker 1: end who I think will primarily play inside. He's coming 439 00:25:43,600 --> 00:25:47,520 Speaker 1: off his best year as a pro, and I think 440 00:25:48,359 --> 00:25:54,359 Speaker 1: he comes into a pretty nice rotation they've got inside now. 441 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 1: So Alan Alan Bailey led the NFL with four fun 442 00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:00,400 Speaker 1: more recoveries last year, had a nice little step, had 443 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:04,440 Speaker 1: a career high six sacks. Obviously, dan Quinn has said 444 00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:07,439 Speaker 1: it over and over wants to put an emphasis on 445 00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:09,680 Speaker 1: creating turnovers. Bringing in a guy who led the NFL 446 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:11,879 Speaker 1: in fumbwa recovery's not a bad place to start. Now, 447 00:26:12,119 --> 00:26:16,320 Speaker 1: you're point, Alan Bailey six three eighty eight has the 448 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:20,160 Speaker 1: size to play inside, as dan Quinn said today, And 449 00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:23,479 Speaker 1: what we know is that coach Quinn does like to 450 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 1: rotate his defensive lineman, both moving them outside and moving 451 00:26:27,359 --> 00:26:30,080 Speaker 1: them inside. And so he does that he will fit 452 00:26:30,280 --> 00:26:32,399 Speaker 1: right in with this defense. Yeah, I think it's a 453 00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:35,600 Speaker 1: nice addition. And they are quietly putting together a nice 454 00:26:35,600 --> 00:26:39,800 Speaker 1: little rotation. You know, when you look at Grady Jarrett, 455 00:26:39,920 --> 00:26:45,800 Speaker 1: Jack Crawford, d Drinsen, Tyler Davison, Rashid Hageman, who's you know, 456 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:48,960 Speaker 1: everyone's just kind of, you know, waiting to see, waiting 457 00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:52,199 Speaker 1: to see. But boy, if he can play up to 458 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:55,760 Speaker 1: his potential with his size, he brings in some nice 459 00:26:55,800 --> 00:27:02,280 Speaker 1: size inside Jack Crawford and now Bailey, anybody else I've overlooked? Oh, 460 00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:06,560 Speaker 1: John Kaminski, the rookie who Kelsey Conway, our writer is 461 00:27:06,560 --> 00:27:08,880 Speaker 1: going to have a story on today Atalanta falcons dot Com. 462 00:27:08,920 --> 00:27:12,359 Speaker 1: But yeah, it's gonna be interesting to see how that 463 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:15,360 Speaker 1: shakes out. Will But to me, it's going to come 464 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:19,879 Speaker 1: down to those defensive ends and can they put pressure 465 00:27:19,920 --> 00:27:22,080 Speaker 1: on the quarterback. But we'll have lots of time to 466 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:25,480 Speaker 1: talk about that. Is camp progresses. And you're listening to 467 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:31,080 Speaker 1: Falcon's audible podcast presented by AT and T and Will. 468 00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:35,080 Speaker 1: Let's just let's just tell our listeners right now, this thing, 469 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:38,960 Speaker 1: this podcast, we're gonna start rolling it out every single week. 470 00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:43,160 Speaker 1: In fact, you know, we did it during the season, 471 00:27:43,280 --> 00:27:47,119 Speaker 1: and was it Tuesday mornings? Is that right? I'm asking 472 00:27:47,160 --> 00:27:54,760 Speaker 1: our producer here, Austin Hiddle. He's nodding yes. With DJ 473 00:27:55,280 --> 00:28:00,439 Speaker 1: Shockley and Dave Archer. We're still gonna have that show 474 00:28:00,800 --> 00:28:05,280 Speaker 1: on Tuesdays, but we're also going to have a postgame podcast, Will, 475 00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:07,120 Speaker 1: which you are going to be a part of. Show 476 00:28:07,359 --> 00:28:11,919 Speaker 1: to be named I did it any any? Thank you 477 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:14,679 Speaker 1: for everybody who believed in me. We've come a long way. 478 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:16,919 Speaker 1: Do you have any uh we have? Do we have 479 00:28:16,960 --> 00:28:18,439 Speaker 1: a name for it? Yet? We don't have any. We 480 00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:21,600 Speaker 1: don't send in your suggestions to Straight from the Beak? 481 00:28:21,680 --> 00:28:24,080 Speaker 1: Where where should they send us? Send them to Straight 482 00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:29,200 Speaker 1: from the Beak? Tweet us tweet me at at Will McFadden. Um, yeah, 483 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:32,560 Speaker 1: give us give us your most creative names for a 484 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:39,520 Speaker 1: post game podcast coming to this season on Falcons Audible. Um. 485 00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:41,560 Speaker 1: And we're also going to have a we hope a 486 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:45,680 Speaker 1: third podcast during the week, um where we talk to 487 00:28:45,840 --> 00:28:52,040 Speaker 1: former players, coaches, media types. Um. But yeah, we're going 488 00:28:52,120 --> 00:28:55,280 Speaker 1: really we're going all out with our podcast this year. 489 00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:02,960 Speaker 1: So will what you got for me? I got one 490 00:29:03,040 --> 00:29:07,840 Speaker 1: question for you? What is the number one objective for 491 00:29:07,880 --> 00:29:12,360 Speaker 1: this team with heading into their first preseason game at 492 00:29:12,360 --> 00:29:17,520 Speaker 1: this point, is everybody listening, you guys listening closely? Yeah? 493 00:29:18,360 --> 00:29:24,240 Speaker 1: Stay healthy, no doubt, that is all that matters. Stay healthy, 494 00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:28,239 Speaker 1: keep everybody healthy, wrap them in bubble wrap, get them 495 00:29:28,320 --> 00:29:32,880 Speaker 1: to Game one against Minnesota. Let's do it. I'm here 496 00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:35,960 Speaker 1: for it. Stay healthy, everybody, My goodness. And that's gonna 497 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:39,400 Speaker 1: wrap up this episode. Thanks for listening. We'll see again 498 00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:41,840 Speaker 1: next week. We're gonna be putting this thing out every Tuesday, 499 00:29:43,120 --> 00:29:45,480 Speaker 1: and then, as I said, we got three coming during 500 00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:48,000 Speaker 1: the season, and then Will is going to be Will 501 00:29:48,040 --> 00:29:51,080 Speaker 1: and I are going to be doing a postgame podcast 502 00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:56,000 Speaker 1: after every single game, playoff game, and hopefully conference championship 503 00:29:56,040 --> 00:29:59,320 Speaker 1: in Super Bowl. Getting ahead of myself here, but we 504 00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:02,400 Speaker 1: will be here and write it down and there's a prediction. Hey, 505 00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:05,040 Speaker 1: We're also going to keep this thing going through uh, 506 00:30:05,360 --> 00:30:11,160 Speaker 1: free agency, the draft combine. So podcast is here to say, folks, 507 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:13,880 Speaker 1: thanks for listening. H