1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:03,400 Speaker 1: The Atlanta Falcons improved to three and three on the 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 1: season with a twenty eight to fourteen victory over San 3 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:09,720 Speaker 1: Francisco at home last weekend. Welcome to the Falcons Autole, 4 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:12,360 Speaker 1: presented by AT and T. I'm Derek Rackley. Back, all 5 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 1: three of us in the studio. Although as an Atlanta 6 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: fan and resident, I think we're a little bit bummed 7 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:20,239 Speaker 1: that you're in the studio, DJ, because that means the 8 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: Braves are out of the playoffs, because they should still 9 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: be playing and you should be off chasing them around 10 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:28,319 Speaker 1: the country. But you know what they say, it is 11 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 1: what it is. It is what it is, man. I 12 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: just knew it was gonna be out travel now I 13 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 1: can see you guys via zoom again. I know I'm 14 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 1: at you guys, right, but yeah, man, tough of the Braves, man. Uh, 15 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 1: not a good year finish. It didn't play well in 16 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:46,239 Speaker 1: the postseason. So anyway, but we got DJ Shock who, 17 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:48,200 Speaker 1: we got Dave Archer again, I'm Derek Rackley. We're gonna 18 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 1: talk about Falcon stuff here. How about we do that 19 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 1: because at the end of the day, this is a 20 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 1: Falcons podcast, not a Braves podcast. What are we gonna 21 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 1: talk about? Today, we're gonna talk about Marcus mariot to 22 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: showing out. We're gonna talk about the Falcons playing three 23 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: phase football, offense, defense, and special teams, and then we'll 24 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: look ahead a little bit on what it's going to 25 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:09,320 Speaker 1: take to beat the Cincinnati Bengals, who also come in 26 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:11,960 Speaker 1: at three and three this season. So, without further ado, guys, 27 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: let's get a headline reaction. How would you, Dave describe 28 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 1: the matchup against San Francisco the win against the forty 29 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: nine ers at home in a headline style? So you 30 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: give me one line? Is it? One word? One word? 31 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 1: Just depends on like what kind of like writer you are, 32 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: because if you're a good writer, it's one it's one line. 33 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: It's to the point, and it's like, bam, get their attention. 34 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 1: If you if if you saw me play with the 35 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: with the with the relationship I had with the writers, yeah, okay, 36 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 1: so no writing for me. But what I would say 37 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 1: is is, uh, my word would be impressive. Okay, I 38 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 1: would go with impressive. And the reason I would say 39 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 1: impressive real quickly, not to steal any any headlines from 40 00:01:55,600 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 1: Shock fourteen. Nothing you jump out. They closed the gap 41 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 1: to fourteen fourteen. How many times we've seen to everybody 42 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 1: go ohh start running for the aisles they reeled U 43 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: in and then boom you go back down to get 44 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: another touchdown before half and go ahead and take control 45 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:14,640 Speaker 1: of the second half. Impressive like it? Impressive? DJ, what 46 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: you got? Can I say one thing before I give 47 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 1: my headline? I know you guys may what if I 48 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: said no, Yeah, I'm probably gonna say it anyway, but 49 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 1: uh uh, I wasn't here last week. I'm sure you 50 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 1: guys covered it. But I wanted to make sure that 51 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:34,959 Speaker 1: I give my guy Arches flowers from last week yelling solo. 52 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 1: That was awesome, man, I mean to I mean, I 53 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 1: thought about this spot. I was like, man, that'd be 54 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 1: that'd be different, but Art crushed it. So I just 55 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 1: want to make sure that kind of gave my dudes flowers. Right, 56 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 1: Hopefully my mind would be falcons continue to prove physicality 57 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 1: and when okay, all right, so I thought long ahead, 58 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: it's I got a long paper, you know. Yeah, he 59 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: got that like like eleven by seventeen style, the old paper, 60 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 1: the old everybody everybody got their own style. So that's 61 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:12,960 Speaker 1: what it is. All right, good, and I'll give you 62 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 1: mine real quick, and I'm gonna say Falcons have an 63 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 1: identity and they stick to it. And that's that don't 64 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 1: fit either. That don't fit either, that would long time identity. 65 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: There's just one comma and stick to it. Like I thought, 66 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:27,920 Speaker 1: it was actually pretty good. It's good. Why are you 67 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: coming back? First of all, you give him a compliment 68 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 1: that you rain on my parade because you was with Art. 69 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 1: You're shooting cannons at us arch side. That's what both 70 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: y'all stuff is getting shortened down by the editor. That's 71 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: what editor letting them headlights pass. Dave was like, you 72 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: gotta learn from me. It's just called impressive, all right. 73 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 1: So Dave talked about it. Let's talk about impressive. Let's 74 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 1: talk about Marcus Mariota because it's inside of eleven minutes 75 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: left in the fourth quarter when he throws his first 76 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: and only in completion of the game, right, And what 77 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 1: I think, and I'm talking talking about my headline is 78 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: have an identity and stick to it. What has Arthur 79 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: Smith and this team decided that they're gonna do. They're 80 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: gonna run the football and they're gonna throw the ball 81 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 1: enough to keep it honest. But not put Marcus Mariote 82 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 1: in this offense in a situation where he's tries to 83 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:17,279 Speaker 1: do too much and makes the critical mistake. So what 84 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 1: was so impressive that you saw in this matchup last weekend. Well, 85 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:22,919 Speaker 1: I've been talking about this guy for several weeks now, 86 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 1: anybody's been watching the podcast here, and we appreciate you 87 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 1: by the way. I've been talking about how this guy 88 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:31,160 Speaker 1: is a good player and that he's doing a lot 89 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 1: of stuff. It's a lot of stuff at the line 90 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 1: of scrimmage to change things at the line of scrimmage. 91 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:38,600 Speaker 1: He reads on zone read, he ran for a touchdown 92 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:41,479 Speaker 1: on his own read, his RPO reads to pull and throw, 93 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 1: and then when he does get an opportunity to get 94 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 1: a full pattern route and he's not getting a lot 95 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:48,120 Speaker 1: of these now guys, a lot of people are kind 96 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:50,799 Speaker 1: of compare him to Patrick Mahomes and all these guys 97 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 1: that are just dropping and throwing it all over the yard. 98 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 1: He's probably getting somewhere. He had fourteen throws in this game. 99 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 1: He pulled it down probably two or three other times. 100 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:00,279 Speaker 1: So let's say he got twenty opportunity he used to 101 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 1: throw the football, pulled it down five or six. He's 102 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 1: probably getting somewhere in at eight or nine, maybe seven 103 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 1: full pattern routes. And by that I mean he's dropping 104 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 1: and he's got five guys in the pattern. Most of 105 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 1: these are two man routes. A lot of times they 106 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 1: are one man routes. Shock you know, so to that end, 107 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: to go thirteen or fourteen, and I would argue the 108 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 1: one miss as he threw it away. It was third 109 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 1: and short, third, about five tight coverage, threw it away, 110 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 1: tried to preserve, tried to preserve the field position there. 111 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 1: So I think he's playing at the highest level play 112 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 1: the game for me. Can I say that now? Or 113 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 1: do we got something I didn't read the scripch my 114 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:44,120 Speaker 1: bad before the half before that, no question about it. 115 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 1: The run by where he pulls it down. Only DJ 116 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 1: Shockley and maybe one other guy could have made that run. 117 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 1: But to knife through and get sixteen on third and 118 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:57,359 Speaker 1: twelve when he was dead into water, I mean you 119 00:05:57,400 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 1: had pressure all around him, he had a guy free 120 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 1: into pocket, he made a I missed the pocket, maybe 121 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 1: a guy miss at the second level and split two 122 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: safeties to get the first down. That was a ballsy play, 123 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 1: no question about it. Heck, of a run um he 124 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 1: had what fifty yards rushing to sprinkling with his passing. 125 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 1: That's pretty good. He mentioned that DJ and maybe one 126 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: other guy or we had another guy here on the 127 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: show a few weeks back, Michael Vick that I'm pretty 128 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:22,160 Speaker 1: sure can sail the guns. Yeah, that was then think 129 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 1: of the other guy. Okay, that was the other guy. 130 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 1: I seen him convert a couple third and twelves on 131 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:29,039 Speaker 1: his own before as well. DJ. What stuck out to 132 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 1: you is is some of the key plays or maybe 133 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 1: momentum shifters or impressive as Arch talked about from the 134 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:39,159 Speaker 1: game on Sunday. It's it's interesting Arch bringing that up 135 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:41,919 Speaker 1: because that's one of the plays because today, you know, 136 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,480 Speaker 1: before we do our podcasts, always do a breakdown that 137 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 1: people can watch on lanion dot com on YouTube, and 138 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 1: that play on third down was one of the plays 139 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 1: that you know, I pointed out as big one a stunt. 140 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:55,120 Speaker 1: They had a stunt from the defensive and come loops 141 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:58,359 Speaker 1: all the way around and they do a good job 142 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:00,840 Speaker 1: of you know, kind of kind of sorting it out. 143 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 1: But there's pressure in there and he has to make 144 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 1: a move like Arcaid and move over and you know 145 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 1: picks up the big run. There's so many things that 146 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 1: I think people don't really understand that he does in 147 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 1: a ball game that helped his team win. Arch talks 148 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: about changing plays. I go back to the Tampa game 149 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 1: where you know, he goes can Can changes the play, 150 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 1: gives it off to a Williams, he go runs for 151 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 1: a touchdown. I think the other part that people fail 152 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 1: to realize and it would never come up in a 153 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 1: stat sheet is toughness and his ability to standing there 154 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 1: and make throws. There was a throwing in the Tampa 155 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 1: game where he throws an out route to Drake London. 156 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 1: He's got Devin White coming screaming right down at him 157 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: on a free run. He stands in there and delivers it. 158 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 1: Drake London catches for a first down. There's a play 159 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: in this ball game. I'm not sure what down it was, 160 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 1: but he hits Oz across the middle and it comes 161 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 1: from a stunt. Here's a guy beaming right down on 162 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 1: him again, but he stands in there and delivers a 163 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 1: strike to Oz across the middle for about a fifteen 164 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:53,480 Speaker 1: yard game. Those are some of the plays that you 165 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 1: never see on the stat sheet, that never really comes 166 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: up when you know you're looking at ESPN or you're 167 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 1: looking at highlights. But that's something that his teammates can 168 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:03,560 Speaker 1: see on tape every single week and say, we know 169 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 1: a guy that's tough enough to stand in there and 170 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 1: make the throws. And then there's another part that I 171 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 1: think it's interesting that goals kind of people don't even 172 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:14,040 Speaker 1: really think about it is think about how much stuff 173 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 1: they do pre snap, and then how much stuff they 174 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:19,280 Speaker 1: do post snap with motion shifts, and he has to 175 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:20,880 Speaker 1: be the guy to get everybody lined up, make sure 176 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: everybody said, make sure everything happens. And then when the 177 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 1: ball snap from all the pre snap movement, he has 178 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 1: to make sure and see what's going on the yatchech 179 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 1: because the defense has to change as well. And the 180 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 1: the ability to make quick decisions off that, I think 181 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:37,719 Speaker 1: it's really really important. Arch talked about some of the 182 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:40,520 Speaker 1: RPO stuff he does, seeing it and then just being 183 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 1: a better athlete. I mean Sam Frand on that touchdown 184 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:46,240 Speaker 1: they had it played, they had to dive cover, they 185 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 1: had the dB sitting outside way, no Mariota, and he 186 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:51,840 Speaker 1: just outruns the guy. That's kind of stuff that you know, 187 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:54,840 Speaker 1: it's hard to teach you just gotta have it. And 188 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: he's playing some of the best football. And I think, 189 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 1: you know, Arthur Smith said it few weeks back, this 190 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 1: dude's coming off not playing for two years. Yeah, and 191 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:06,439 Speaker 1: he was five games in coming to this one. Do 192 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 1: you still trying to get his mojo going? He's they're 193 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 1: trying to figure out, all right, well, what's gonna make 194 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:13,600 Speaker 1: me successful? I think he's doing it and he's kind 195 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:15,280 Speaker 1: of found his rhythm. We all got a chance to 196 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:17,199 Speaker 1: watch the game. But sometimes it's like you look back 197 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 1: at it and you see, Okay, starting quarterback through for 198 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 1: one hundred and twenty nine passing yards and two touchdowns, 199 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:24,640 Speaker 1: and they win this game by two touchdowns. So it's like, 200 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: how do they do it? Right? So some of the 201 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:29,320 Speaker 1: things you guys talked about individual plays, sometimes I like 202 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 1: to take a step back and just think about like 203 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:34,199 Speaker 1: the most important parts. Okay, why did they win? They 204 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 1: ran for one hundred and sixty eight yards and they 205 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:39,840 Speaker 1: held San Francisco to fifty Okay, couple that with winning 206 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 1: the turnover margin three to zero. Like you can sit 207 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:45,839 Speaker 1: here and talk all about this new age of NFL 208 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:48,959 Speaker 1: football throwing it all across the yard. If that's how 209 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:50,960 Speaker 1: you run the football, and that's how you are in 210 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 1: a turnover margin. You're gonna win a lot of football games, right. 211 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:56,719 Speaker 1: And I would bet you that if Arthur Smith kind 212 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 1: of draw it up, he would say, Yeah, this is 213 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 1: what I want. I want us to be able to 214 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:03,840 Speaker 1: win the running game and to protect the football. Take 215 00:10:03,880 --> 00:10:06,559 Speaker 1: it away on defense. Right. Not only that, guys, let's 216 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:08,439 Speaker 1: let's flip it over to the other side of the ball. 217 00:10:08,760 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 1: Because what I was impressed about was we going to 218 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:13,680 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter arch right, get a couple of guys 219 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 1: banged up, okay in the secondary, right, and they know 220 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:20,000 Speaker 1: and they're gonna start taking some shots down field. So 221 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:22,280 Speaker 1: then what happens in the fourth quarter You get Darren 222 00:10:22,320 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 1: Hall with the next level pass deflection on IUK when 223 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:27,960 Speaker 1: they try to take a shot down the field, right, 224 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 1: And then the very next play, what do we get 225 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:35,640 Speaker 1: deflection interception? Right. So there's always this talk about next 226 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:38,120 Speaker 1: man up mentality, but you just never know what's going 227 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:41,680 Speaker 1: to happen. Terrell goes down, Oliver gets banged up for 228 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:45,200 Speaker 1: a little bit, right, Heyward. So these guys are not 229 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 1: only getting a chance to perform Dave, but they're coming 230 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 1: in and they're making big plays that are becoming that 231 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:54,040 Speaker 1: are that are really pivotabal and outcome of the game. Absolutely, 232 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 1: I'm glad you brought it up. Rack. I mean you 233 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 1: had to where if you were a fan, you had 234 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:02,000 Speaker 1: to look at your program. Okay, who's it corner? De Offord? Well, 235 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:04,600 Speaker 1: de Offord had been playing nickel since the middle part 236 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:06,719 Speaker 1: of training camp. He hadn't played any corner. All of 237 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 1: a sudden, he's at a corner because Casey's out. You 238 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:12,839 Speaker 1: mentioned d Hall. Darren Hall comes in for aj Terrell. 239 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 1: Now Mike Ford slides into the nickel because you see 240 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 1: Isaiah Oliver leieve the game and you're going, wait a minute, Okay, 241 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:21,920 Speaker 1: i gotta check who's twenty eight? You know, you're trying 242 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:24,520 Speaker 1: to figure out. The thing that was impressive about it 243 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:27,360 Speaker 1: was not so much that different guys were on the field. 244 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 1: You mentioned the play on AOKS deep post route. Hall 245 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:32,320 Speaker 1: goes up with the right hand, bats it away in 246 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:36,360 Speaker 1: a perfectly played one on one setup. But go back 247 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:39,240 Speaker 1: to the play where he creates the interception. They're running 248 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 1: post deep over okay, and he's playing outside technique on 249 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 1: the post route looking back to the inside. Okay, how 250 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 1: many reps has he gotten exactly in a week to 251 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:52,280 Speaker 1: get ready for that? Okay, probably not many, because that's 252 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 1: been Aj out there playing that spot. They sprinkle in 253 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:56,720 Speaker 1: a few reps for some of these other guys, but 254 00:11:56,840 --> 00:11:58,960 Speaker 1: not nearly as many as the first team gets. And 255 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 1: here comes Debos Samuel on an over route. He passes 256 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 1: off the post route to his safety and he sits 257 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 1: on the over route and collisions Deebo Samuel. The balls 258 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 1: pop in the ear and Jalen picks it off. That 259 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:14,960 Speaker 1: to me is well coached and then from a player 260 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:18,839 Speaker 1: well absorbed understanding your responsibilities. Because he could have come 261 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 1: in at either corner. He could have been on the 262 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 1: other corner. He's the next corner in the offers, not 263 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 1: the next corner. So if Casey'd been in, he'd been 264 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:29,439 Speaker 1: on the other side of it, so he wouldn't even 265 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:31,679 Speaker 1: have seen that. That would have been going away from 266 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 1: him for him to be in the game for AJ 267 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:38,079 Speaker 1: and to play it that way phenomenal by just the 268 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 1: coaching and then having and the guys being able to absorb. 269 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:42,240 Speaker 1: I mean, guys, it's like DJ, how many times do 270 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:43,840 Speaker 1: we see when you end up having to go that 271 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 1: deep in the depth chart, especially at the corner position. 272 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:48,760 Speaker 1: It's like quarterback starts licking their lips right, like we're 273 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 1: gonna go take a shot, and it ends up happening 274 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:55,480 Speaker 1: and the offense makes a play, but he steps in 275 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:59,199 Speaker 1: there and then not only that makes two excellent plays 276 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:03,080 Speaker 1: that could have really turned the momentum around in the game. Right, 277 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 1: So you've got that. And then the other thing I 278 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:07,960 Speaker 1: wanted to mention, and it didn't really result anything in 279 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 1: the scorebook, but was their four minute offense at the 280 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:13,960 Speaker 1: end of the game, forcing San Francisco to burn timeouts. 281 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:15,959 Speaker 1: They actually don't get the first down, they have to 282 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:18,720 Speaker 1: punt it away. But it was like they did their job. 283 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 1: They made San Francisco eat their timeouts, took some time 284 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 1: off the clock, and made it difficult when they did 285 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:26,679 Speaker 1: get an opportunity to come back. What else stuck out 286 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 1: to you defensively, because this is not all just an 287 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:31,480 Speaker 1: offensive game. Yeah, I mean, it's unbelievable. You look at 288 00:13:31,520 --> 00:13:33,959 Speaker 1: the fact that those guys did not blink. They got 289 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:36,760 Speaker 1: in the ball game and in those moments, you're talking 290 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:39,640 Speaker 1: about corners who you know you're standing over for a 291 00:13:39,679 --> 00:13:41,760 Speaker 1: long time and you haven't really had the opportunity to 292 00:13:42,040 --> 00:13:43,599 Speaker 1: get your drilling going like that. Maybe you've been on 293 00:13:43,679 --> 00:13:45,400 Speaker 1: special teams, you've been doing some other kind of stuff, 294 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:47,559 Speaker 1: But to be in a position where you got you 295 00:13:47,679 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 1: who's had a really good ball game and you have 296 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 1: him on that deep post. How many guys in that 297 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:54,199 Speaker 1: spot have we seen panic and get a PI yep, 298 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:56,840 Speaker 1: or how many guys we see in the moment our 299 00:13:57,000 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 1: talks about with you know, passing things off that you're 300 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:03,080 Speaker 1: actually so locked in that you can see that and 301 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:04,440 Speaker 1: then be able to break on the ball and make 302 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:07,199 Speaker 1: a play and not have a PI, or being a 303 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:09,479 Speaker 1: position that you should post. I mean, those are things 304 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:12,160 Speaker 1: that gives you a lot of things to be excited 305 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 1: about when it comes to this defense because regardless of 306 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:16,959 Speaker 1: who's in there, guys are doing their job. And the 307 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:19,200 Speaker 1: other big thing I saw booth sides of the ball 308 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 1: nine or fourteen on third down for the offense, three 309 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:26,440 Speaker 1: of eight on defense for San Francisco. That means, for one, 310 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:28,960 Speaker 1: you're staying on the field, you're doing a good job 311 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:30,800 Speaker 1: of getting them multa field, and they're early in the 312 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 1: ball game. The fouls were in a lot of third 313 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 1: and two or three and lay the ball game, though 314 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:36,760 Speaker 1: they had some seven and age nine that they had 315 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 1: to convert and did a good job of the third 316 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:40,720 Speaker 1: and thirteen. Are just talking about that's one. And then 317 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:44,120 Speaker 1: on the other side, you know what Deebo Semi is about. 318 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 1: You know, Jimmy Garoppolo doesn't really throw the football to 319 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:49,080 Speaker 1: a lot of people and for you to force those turnovers. 320 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 1: There were a lot of different looks that DMPs putting 321 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:55,760 Speaker 1: to this ball game that I thought Jimmy Garoppolo was holding, 322 00:14:55,760 --> 00:14:57,640 Speaker 1: that he was looking, he was searching, and was hard 323 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:00,960 Speaker 1: for him to find open guys. So give this defense 324 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:03,360 Speaker 1: a lot of credit for playing the way they did. 325 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:05,680 Speaker 1: This is a team with tie for fourth in the 326 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:08,200 Speaker 1: league right now and takeaways one off the lead. I mean, 327 00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 1: that tells you about a lot about what this team 328 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:12,480 Speaker 1: is doing right now and being able to get after 329 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:14,760 Speaker 1: opposing offense. Let's talk about a couple of the young 330 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 1: guys on that side of the ball. To Troy Anderson 331 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:19,040 Speaker 1: gets the start at linebacker. He had thirteen tackles in 332 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:21,280 Speaker 1: the game. In fact, he had a huge tackle on 333 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 1: special teams where he ran the returner down to prevent 334 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:26,400 Speaker 1: the prevent a score there. And then how about Arnold 335 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:28,920 Speaker 1: Eba Katy continues to come. He got a sack taken 336 00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 1: off of the board because of a holding penalty and 337 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:35,280 Speaker 1: Lorenzo Carter who was beating the daylights out of Kittle 338 00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 1: trying to get off the ball, which was which is 339 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:40,080 Speaker 1: another story in itself, just the physicality they put some 340 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 1: of those guys that are kind of finesse players through. 341 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 1: Kittle being one of them, they beat him up pretty good. 342 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 1: But give Ebba Katy some credit too for getting around 343 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:52,480 Speaker 1: the quarterback. I felt like Garoppolo. I talked to Arthur 344 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:55,640 Speaker 1: Smith on Monday in our Coaches Show, and I said, 345 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:57,880 Speaker 1: was it just me or did I would kind of 346 00:15:57,920 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 1: had a feeling as a quarterback he kind of sent 347 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:03,880 Speaker 1: through the guy that's playing. He felt uncomfortable the whole game. 348 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 1: It just sensed that he just wasn't settled. And I 349 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:10,080 Speaker 1: think it's because of that rush and it's not getting 350 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:11,520 Speaker 1: home yet. And I know the fans view, I know 351 00:16:11,560 --> 00:16:15,280 Speaker 1: you want sacks. I think it's coming, but this is 352 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 1: a group that makes a guy feel uncomfortable. I thought 353 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 1: Brady was uncomfortable a few times a week ago, So 354 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 1: just to throw a couple of guys in there, Abby 355 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:25,320 Speaker 1: Katy and Troy Anderson a couple second round picks that 356 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 1: are getting it done. Yeah, and you mentioned Anderson on 357 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:30,800 Speaker 1: special teams making the tackle DJ. I think it's another area. 358 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:33,480 Speaker 1: Like generally when we've been talking about special teams, it's 359 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:35,840 Speaker 1: Young Way Coup right, Like he ends up making the 360 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:38,400 Speaker 1: kicks that the Falcons need to either get in a game, 361 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:40,280 Speaker 1: win a game, or something like that. But it's not 362 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:43,520 Speaker 1: it's Avery Williams. Like Avery Williams stepping up and making 363 00:16:43,560 --> 00:16:47,320 Speaker 1: some big returns. It's close. Yeah, it's gonna pop exactly right, 364 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:51,000 Speaker 1: Like his value to this team, right, guy that used 365 00:16:51,040 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 1: to be a defensive back, Now he's getting snaps at 366 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 1: running back, but he's still a legit returner and he's 367 00:16:57,080 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 1: doing his job in that role, not turning it over 368 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:02,360 Speaker 1: Number one. Number two getting some returns that are helping 369 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:04,520 Speaker 1: give them favorable field position. And that's the number one 370 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:06,840 Speaker 1: thing is giving your offense maybe one or two extra 371 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 1: first owns. He's averaging seventeen point eight yards on punt returns. 372 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:14,640 Speaker 1: He's having twenty four yards on kickoff returns, and you're 373 00:17:14,680 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 1: talking about just changing the field position. Sometimes we always 374 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:19,800 Speaker 1: talk about that with punters, you know, you're pinning them 375 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 1: back to the one, which Pinion did with an outstanding job. 376 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:23,840 Speaker 1: He kicking him high. He's doing a great job of that. 377 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 1: But also on the other side of it, giving your 378 00:17:26,040 --> 00:17:29,240 Speaker 1: offense a couple more first downs starting them out instead 379 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:31,399 Speaker 1: of Hey, your fair catching on the ten yard line. 380 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:33,960 Speaker 1: He's making a couple of guys missing and before you 381 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:36,240 Speaker 1: know you're up here on the twenty eight thirty yard line. 382 00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 1: That's great starting field position for your offense. It gives 383 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:42,359 Speaker 1: your offensive coordinator Billy says, Okay, we're not backed up. 384 00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:44,320 Speaker 1: I can call my railar offense so we can get 385 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:47,200 Speaker 1: this thing going. So that is a hidden hinding gym 386 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:50,120 Speaker 1: for the Falcons. Having a guy who's aggressive for one, 387 00:17:50,119 --> 00:17:52,160 Speaker 1: because we've seen the last few years where we've had 388 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:54,560 Speaker 1: some guys who just want to fair catch it, which 389 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 1: is okay. But now we got a guy who is 390 00:17:56,880 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 1: not afraid to catch it and make some guys miss 391 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:03,720 Speaker 1: and get field and start their offense in prime tier tour, shock, 392 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:09,119 Speaker 1: tuck and hidden yardage. Right, very old coaching for you. 393 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 1: Look out, hey, real quickly, let's just stay on special teams. 394 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:15,480 Speaker 1: I know you love this rack. You might have the 395 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:18,480 Speaker 1: two best gunners in football. I mean Mike ford Every 396 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 1: time the returner looks up, Mike Forde standing right there. 397 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:25,119 Speaker 1: He's unbelievable. And how about Canaril Hodges you mentioned pinning 398 00:18:25,119 --> 00:18:27,639 Speaker 1: at the one yard line played it perfectly. He's another 399 00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 1: guy that's outstanding on the edge. You've got two guys 400 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:32,159 Speaker 1: with Pinion banging it the way he is from the 401 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:34,879 Speaker 1: foot that's a weapon. And the hidden yard and Shock's 402 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:36,800 Speaker 1: talking out with those two gunners getting down there. It's 403 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:38,760 Speaker 1: fun to watch. Yeah, they're gonna they're gonna find a 404 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:41,400 Speaker 1: lot of those balls dropping inside the five yard line. 405 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:43,440 Speaker 1: It was nice to see him just kind of look back. 406 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:45,760 Speaker 1: It strem not in the end zone. Here you go, guys, 407 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 1: you can start with this on the one yard line. 408 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 1: So yeah, we talked about the three phase performance and 409 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:54,720 Speaker 1: again some of the things the players that we talked about, 410 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:56,359 Speaker 1: some of the stats that we talked about. You're gonna 411 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 1: win games in the NFL when that's how things end 412 00:18:59,880 --> 00:19:03,639 Speaker 1: up shaking out. This episode in part brought to you 413 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:06,320 Speaker 1: by the Home Depot. 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So they're gonna 432 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:05,240 Speaker 1: face the Cincinnati Bengals this week. They're coming off a 433 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:07,720 Speaker 1: win against the Saints when Joe Burrow in twenty eight 434 00:20:07,720 --> 00:20:10,240 Speaker 1: to thirty seven for three hundred yards. So Arch, let's 435 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:12,520 Speaker 1: just just talk to me a little bit, talk to us, 436 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:15,239 Speaker 1: talk to them about the Bengals, what Atlanta is going 437 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:17,359 Speaker 1: to see and what some of the areas that are 438 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 1: going to be the key areas that they gotta win 439 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:21,320 Speaker 1: in order to get another victory. This well, this is 440 00:20:21,359 --> 00:20:23,880 Speaker 1: a multiple offense. Burrow throws it all over the yard. 441 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:27,359 Speaker 1: He's got three guys. Te Higgins, Tyler Boyd and Jamar 442 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:31,080 Speaker 1: Chase are phenomenal outside receivers. Chase had the sixty yard 443 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:33,600 Speaker 1: touchdown late in the football game that won the game 444 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:35,880 Speaker 1: in New Orleans for him. By the way, Joe Burrow 445 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 1: shows up with the national championship Jamar Chase Jersey, I 446 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:39,920 Speaker 1: don't know if that was a that was a nice 447 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:41,520 Speaker 1: That was a nice touch on his part. The last 448 00:20:41,560 --> 00:20:43,760 Speaker 1: time they were in that building they won a national title, 449 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:46,720 Speaker 1: So that was pretty cool. So when you start thinking 450 00:20:46,760 --> 00:20:50,840 Speaker 1: about their their attack. Joe Mixon good running back. P 451 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:52,680 Speaker 1: Ryan's a good running back that comes off the bench. 452 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:56,919 Speaker 1: This is a talented offensive skill position group. There in 453 00:20:57,000 --> 00:21:00,520 Speaker 1: lies some of the issues that Cincinnati has has problems 454 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:02,840 Speaker 1: with is the offensive line's been a little bit leaky, 455 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:04,760 Speaker 1: and I think that they've been leaky some this year. 456 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:06,520 Speaker 1: They were they were a SIV a year ago. Even 457 00:21:06,560 --> 00:21:08,560 Speaker 1: though that team made it to the playoffs. I think 458 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 1: he had what he was sacked like ten times in 459 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:13,240 Speaker 1: the playoff game in one playoff game, still won the 460 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:16,840 Speaker 1: football game. That tells you how talented they are. But 461 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:19,280 Speaker 1: this is going to be an all day fight for 462 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:22,240 Speaker 1: the back seven of this. You're gonna have to fight 463 00:21:22,280 --> 00:21:24,639 Speaker 1: to try to find some pressures, which DMPs will with 464 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:27,879 Speaker 1: a multitude of different guys coming. But there in that 465 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:30,800 Speaker 1: lies the problem is if I come, I've got guys 466 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:34,200 Speaker 1: man to man, and you could probably point to all 467 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:36,840 Speaker 1: three of these receivers. Is no worse than a two 468 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:39,400 Speaker 1: receiver on most every other team. And they may all 469 00:21:39,440 --> 00:21:43,919 Speaker 1: be ones. Yeah, they can all play. And my worry, 470 00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 1: and I'm just gonna go ahead and throw it out there, 471 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:47,800 Speaker 1: My worry is, Okay, if you get in a game 472 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:50,720 Speaker 1: that's a track meet, can you play that kind of game? 473 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:53,880 Speaker 1: We have not had to do that. Our run game 474 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 1: and our defenses kind of kept us in games, kept 475 00:21:56,119 --> 00:21:59,680 Speaker 1: him somewhat low scoring twenties. If it gets into a 476 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 1: track meet, can you do that? Yeah, here's one thing 477 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:05,560 Speaker 1: I'll say. Just let's just review some of the Bengals 478 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:10,160 Speaker 1: games this year. Opening the season twenty three, twenty overtime loss, right, 479 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:12,840 Speaker 1: so they didn't light up the scoreboard there. Arch seventeen 480 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:16,080 Speaker 1: twenty loss at the Cowboys three point game again, and 481 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:19,200 Speaker 1: in nineteen seventeen loss at the Ravens. Okay, so three 482 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:21,800 Speaker 1: of those games all decided on a field goal or 483 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:24,720 Speaker 1: less and they did not light up the scoreboard. And 484 00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:26,560 Speaker 1: those however, some of the games that they did win 485 00:22:26,640 --> 00:22:29,640 Speaker 1: twenty seven, twenty seven, and thirty, so they do have 486 00:22:29,680 --> 00:22:33,800 Speaker 1: the potential there. Atlanta saw a team in Tampa that 487 00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 1: has three really good receivers, so it's not like this 488 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:38,600 Speaker 1: is the first time the defense is going to see 489 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:42,639 Speaker 1: it DJ but you figure if they're gonna win, they 490 00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 1: got to stick to their same game plan. They've got 491 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:48,200 Speaker 1: to have success running the football, and Marcus has got 492 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:50,280 Speaker 1: to go out there and play a clean game. Doesn't 493 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:53,000 Speaker 1: have to necessarily be thirteen and fourteen, but he needs 494 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:55,080 Speaker 1: to not turn it over. And if he has to 495 00:22:55,119 --> 00:22:58,040 Speaker 1: throw it away because it's tight coverage on certain occasions, 496 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:00,480 Speaker 1: throw it away. Live for another down, I live for 497 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:02,199 Speaker 1: a punt. I think both. You gotta bring up some 498 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 1: awesome and great points to this ball game, because when 499 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:07,879 Speaker 1: I went back and looked at looking at those numbers 500 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:11,240 Speaker 1: and the three losses by combined eight points. That tells you, 501 00:23:11,240 --> 00:23:13,399 Speaker 1: guess what you're gonna be in a dog fight. You're 502 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:15,040 Speaker 1: gonna be in a ball game. These guys are not 503 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:16,640 Speaker 1: gonna go away. It's gonna be one of those type 504 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:19,399 Speaker 1: of ball games. And then you think about some of 505 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:22,840 Speaker 1: the guys in this ball game, and you mentioned those receivers. 506 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 1: You think about how Joe Burr wants to throw the 507 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:27,719 Speaker 1: football around. I looked up some numbers. He's targeted Te 508 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:30,840 Speaker 1: Higgins and Jim ar Chase one hundred and one time 509 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:34,200 Speaker 1: in six games. Yeah, so we're talking about those guys 510 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:36,040 Speaker 1: on the back end. We have to be ready. Well, 511 00:23:36,119 --> 00:23:37,680 Speaker 1: guess what you know they're gonna throw. You know they're 512 00:23:37,680 --> 00:23:39,800 Speaker 1: gonna target those guys. I mean, Tyler boys got three 513 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:42,680 Speaker 1: hundred yards himselves. So it's gonna be interesting to see 514 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:46,000 Speaker 1: how we go about attacking Joe Burrow because guess what 515 00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:48,600 Speaker 1: you mentioned. He's been sacked a lot twenty one times 516 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:51,480 Speaker 1: this year, fourth in the league. So this offensive line, 517 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:53,720 Speaker 1: it's acceptable to it. And we just talked about we 518 00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:55,280 Speaker 1: want more sacks. We wanted me to get out of 519 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 1: the quarterback. So maybe a game where you can do 520 00:23:57,080 --> 00:23:59,400 Speaker 1: it because they've done it in you know, all their 521 00:23:59,400 --> 00:24:01,879 Speaker 1: ball games. It's gonna be one of those type of 522 00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:04,879 Speaker 1: games where how do you go about tacking the Cincinnati 523 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:07,560 Speaker 1: offense and defense? But you have to make sure you 524 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:09,680 Speaker 1: do similar things that you've been doing. And I think 525 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:12,120 Speaker 1: running football has been key for us. You talk about 526 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:14,880 Speaker 1: getting into a track meet, Well, the number one thing 527 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 1: to keep a team like that off the field is 528 00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:19,840 Speaker 1: you're running rock, You keep the ball, you possessed the football. 529 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:22,280 Speaker 1: I think we've done a good job of time possession 530 00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:24,240 Speaker 1: the last few ball games, making sure that we, you know, 531 00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:26,520 Speaker 1: keep the ball away from whoever we're playing. But that's 532 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:28,920 Speaker 1: just the end of this team. I think this is 533 00:24:28,960 --> 00:24:32,160 Speaker 1: a team that's that's designed to be able to get 534 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:35,359 Speaker 1: in your face. Maall guys get downhill and then after 535 00:24:35,359 --> 00:24:37,480 Speaker 1: the game go have a few beers with the fans. 536 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:40,119 Speaker 1: So you know, you rush for a hundred yards, you 537 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:46,199 Speaker 1: win the ball game. Uh you know, Younati Cincinnati have 538 00:24:46,240 --> 00:24:48,640 Speaker 1: a here with those guys. Uh No, it's it's such 539 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:51,960 Speaker 1: a it's such a great, a great thought about with 540 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:55,440 Speaker 1: the way they've run the ball and guys, you thought about, Okay, 541 00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:58,720 Speaker 1: Tampa really pretty good against the run. Okay, and two 542 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:01,159 Speaker 1: of the better linebackers in the league, and Lavante David 543 00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 1: and Devin Watt. Then you went the next week and 544 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:07,280 Speaker 1: you went, okay, pretty good d line leads the league 545 00:25:07,280 --> 00:25:10,920 Speaker 1: against the run, A couple of pretty good linebackers. Green 546 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:13,320 Speaker 1: Law and Warner are pretty good players. And you found 547 00:25:13,359 --> 00:25:15,280 Speaker 1: a way to get those guys blocked. And they were 548 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:17,359 Speaker 1: playing a ton of eight man box. They play single 549 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:20,400 Speaker 1: high safety shock. He saw it. Whenever they went too high, 550 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:23,320 Speaker 1: they had they had no answer, so they rocked the 551 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:26,280 Speaker 1: safety down in the still didn't necessarily have the answer. 552 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:28,600 Speaker 1: The one thing I would like to say about the 553 00:25:28,640 --> 00:25:30,920 Speaker 1: old line, let's give the O line props. You talked 554 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:34,600 Speaker 1: about that. What I like about the two young backs 555 00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:39,320 Speaker 1: is it's almost they run the ball almost to pay 556 00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:43,560 Speaker 1: homage to the offensive line, because they run violent. They 557 00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:46,800 Speaker 1: run like the old line blocks, And I don't know 558 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:48,600 Speaker 1: that I've seen that in a long time, or you 559 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:51,800 Speaker 1: got guys that kind of mirror their offensive line. Hey, 560 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:54,439 Speaker 1: we're coming off, we're fighting, we're we got doubled, and 561 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 1: then all of a sudden, here comes the back and 562 00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:59,080 Speaker 1: he's running the same way they're blocking. And how crazy 563 00:25:59,119 --> 00:26:00,960 Speaker 1: is it? That there were time in his game where 564 00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:04,400 Speaker 1: there was not maybe there wasn't anything there. They could 565 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:06,640 Speaker 1: have been a negative yardage run and these dudes find 566 00:26:06,640 --> 00:26:09,000 Speaker 1: a way to get two, three, four yards fall forward. 567 00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:10,840 Speaker 1: That happened a bunch of time to that game. You 568 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:14,119 Speaker 1: guys know this from our old time days when Alex 569 00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:17,119 Speaker 1: Gibbs was there, right, Oh, Alice Gibs, you always used 570 00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:20,320 Speaker 1: to say, find me one, two or three yards like 571 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:24,400 Speaker 1: I will never forget him fussing Warwick done up and down. 572 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:27,240 Speaker 1: You better stop dancing if you don't get north and 573 00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:30,119 Speaker 1: south and pick up two or three yards right, And 574 00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:32,879 Speaker 1: I think sometimes DJ to your point, that's a lost art. 575 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:35,439 Speaker 1: Like a lot of running backs want to try to 576 00:26:35,480 --> 00:26:38,840 Speaker 1: do something fancy. They want to do something spectacular, heroic 577 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:41,920 Speaker 1: and make somebody miss. The linebackers and dvs in the 578 00:26:42,040 --> 00:26:44,360 Speaker 1: NFL are two good right, nine signs out of ten. 579 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:46,760 Speaker 1: They're gonna make you pay. But if you can grind 580 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:49,600 Speaker 1: it up in there for two or three yards, keep 581 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:52,359 Speaker 1: on schedule with the change, stay out of second, twelve, 582 00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:55,600 Speaker 1: second and fourteen, you've got some chances. I saw Warner 583 00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:58,280 Speaker 1: step in the hole this week. Outside of he's as 584 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:01,280 Speaker 1: good linebackers there's in the league right probably he's a 585 00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:04,159 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl, MultiPro Bowl linebacker. Steps in the hole and 586 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:07,680 Speaker 1: Tyler Algier they're one on one and he drops that. 587 00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:11,520 Speaker 1: He tries to drop the hammer, Algier runs right through him. Yeah, 588 00:27:11,520 --> 00:27:17,960 Speaker 1: and Warner laid on the field. What the hell it was? 589 00:27:18,040 --> 00:27:20,480 Speaker 1: BYU on BYU crime by the way, But I mean 590 00:27:20,920 --> 00:27:24,560 Speaker 1: unbelievable the way the two backs run with that ferocity, 591 00:27:25,200 --> 00:27:28,040 Speaker 1: and again it mirrors, it mirrors their guys up front. 592 00:27:28,320 --> 00:27:30,920 Speaker 1: You know, we talked, we talked previously about AJ Terrell 593 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:32,800 Speaker 1: coming out of the game. Arthur Smith said that he 594 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:35,040 Speaker 1: didn't expect anything major. I didn't know if there's been 595 00:27:35,080 --> 00:27:38,040 Speaker 1: any developments. But who's saying that they need him back 596 00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:41,399 Speaker 1: on the field for Cincinnati, and hopefully that ends up 597 00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:43,360 Speaker 1: being he's got it. Has a good week because he's 598 00:27:43,359 --> 00:27:45,240 Speaker 1: gonna have his hands full because they're gonna take some 599 00:27:45,280 --> 00:27:47,560 Speaker 1: shots down the field. And we got one that's really 600 00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:50,240 Speaker 1: good in AJ Terrell. Real quick, let's talk about the division, 601 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:54,199 Speaker 1: of course, Falcons three and three. Guess what Tampa Bay 602 00:27:54,320 --> 00:27:56,399 Speaker 1: is three and three as well? Right New Orleans with 603 00:27:56,520 --> 00:27:58,760 Speaker 1: that loss to Cincinnati last weekend, they're two and four 604 00:27:58,800 --> 00:28:01,360 Speaker 1: and of course, the Panthers, they're they're in a rough 605 00:28:01,400 --> 00:28:03,080 Speaker 1: spot right now at one and five. They're kind of 606 00:28:03,200 --> 00:28:06,080 Speaker 1: reeling going the wrong direction, fired to coach and everything. 607 00:28:06,119 --> 00:28:09,359 Speaker 1: So again, it's like, if you're a Falcons fan, if 608 00:28:09,359 --> 00:28:12,440 Speaker 1: you're following this team, like we're talking through six games, 609 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:14,240 Speaker 1: they're tied at the top of the division right now. 610 00:28:14,240 --> 00:28:15,800 Speaker 1: It's not a bad place to be. A lot of 611 00:28:15,800 --> 00:28:18,440 Speaker 1: football left to go, a lot of football left. But 612 00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:21,159 Speaker 1: at this point there was if you talked about some 613 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:24,199 Speaker 1: of the national pundits out there, the outlook was not 614 00:28:24,400 --> 00:28:27,119 Speaker 1: good for this season for the Atlanta Falcons, and so 615 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:29,360 Speaker 1: far they're taking care of their business. And you're talking 616 00:28:29,400 --> 00:28:31,480 Speaker 1: about being in a spot right now where you're at 617 00:28:31,520 --> 00:28:33,680 Speaker 1: the top of the NFC South and you're playing the 618 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:36,359 Speaker 1: way you're playing, and you're starting to get the fire 619 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:38,760 Speaker 1: of a lot of people are on the league like, oh, 620 00:28:39,360 --> 00:28:41,840 Speaker 1: this Falcons team is a little bit different than everybody. 621 00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:45,080 Speaker 1: They're kind of fun to watch, you know, they game 622 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:48,400 Speaker 1: and they play a style there's different than a lot 623 00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:52,040 Speaker 1: of teams and team that you thought coming in Old 624 00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 1: San Francisco is known to be physical. They always bring 625 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:56,800 Speaker 1: it to everybody. They got the number one ranked defense 626 00:28:57,200 --> 00:28:59,400 Speaker 1: and you go ahead and rushed the ball forty times 627 00:28:59,440 --> 00:29:02,440 Speaker 1: on them. That's a statement. So I think this team 628 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:04,520 Speaker 1: is in a very good spot. I remember we all 629 00:29:04,560 --> 00:29:06,560 Speaker 1: talked about it before the year started. This team was 630 00:29:06,560 --> 00:29:09,959 Speaker 1: gonna be a lot better than everybody on the outside said. Now, 631 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:11,400 Speaker 1: true enough, we had a chance to be out of 632 00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:13,680 Speaker 1: here a lot and watch this team. But this team 633 00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:16,440 Speaker 1: believes in each other and listening to you know, the 634 00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:19,959 Speaker 1: guys talk to Arch after the game, there's there is 635 00:29:20,080 --> 00:29:23,840 Speaker 1: something inside the locker room that they believe in so much, 636 00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:27,080 Speaker 1: and you can see it. It definitely transfers over when 637 00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:29,120 Speaker 1: they play in the ball game. And you know, I'm 638 00:29:29,120 --> 00:29:30,840 Speaker 1: still waiting to Ars to put on the shades like 639 00:29:30,880 --> 00:29:33,800 Speaker 1: Darren CP had him on. You know a couple of 640 00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:42,600 Speaker 1: weeks back, there didn't well, well, let's talk about what 641 00:29:42,800 --> 00:29:45,400 Speaker 1: the thing that I thought stuck out about this week was. 642 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:48,840 Speaker 1: There was so much conversation about Grady Jarrett and the 643 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:51,280 Speaker 1: play that was taken away or whatever, whether it was 644 00:29:51,360 --> 00:29:54,800 Speaker 1: or wasn't, this team didn't miss a beat. They just 645 00:29:54,840 --> 00:29:58,560 Speaker 1: stayed with the task at hand. Let's move on, Let's 646 00:29:58,600 --> 00:30:01,280 Speaker 1: move on what they do. They moved on. They moved 647 00:30:01,320 --> 00:30:04,120 Speaker 1: on and dominated the football game in three phases. As 648 00:30:04,160 --> 00:30:07,360 Speaker 1: you talk about tall order this week, but hey, we're 649 00:30:07,400 --> 00:30:12,760 Speaker 1: in first place. By hey, we talked about physicality running 650 00:30:12,760 --> 00:30:15,560 Speaker 1: the football too. I think the fact that it's still happening. 651 00:30:15,720 --> 00:30:18,320 Speaker 1: And Cordell Patterson is the same way. Guys like, he's 652 00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:20,160 Speaker 1: a former wide receiver, but he's bulked up and he 653 00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:22,800 Speaker 1: will run through some people. So hopefully they get him 654 00:30:22,840 --> 00:30:24,360 Speaker 1: back in two or three weeks and he can add 655 00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:27,440 Speaker 1: to another phase of this game as obviously he was 656 00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:29,960 Speaker 1: a big part of this offense. So that's gonna do it. 657 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:32,440 Speaker 1: We had a lot of fun. Uh, these these these 658 00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:34,600 Speaker 1: episodes tend to be a little bit more fun when 659 00:30:34,600 --> 00:30:36,000 Speaker 1: you got a lot of good stuff on the field 660 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:39,160 Speaker 1: to talk about. So, hey, boys in the building over there, 661 00:30:39,320 --> 00:30:42,560 Speaker 1: that direction, keep it going, Let's keep it going. That's 662 00:30:42,560 --> 00:30:44,440 Speaker 1: gonna do it. Here for the Falcons Audible presented by 663 00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:46,920 Speaker 1: AT and T. Thanks so much for joining us. However, 664 00:30:47,040 --> 00:30:51,120 Speaker 1: you get your podcast material iTunes, Atlanta Falcons dot com, YouTube, 665 00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:54,200 Speaker 1: you name it, continue to like, subscribe, review, and if 666 00:30:54,240 --> 00:30:56,560 Speaker 1: you got a great question or a great comment for it, 667 00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:59,800 Speaker 1: bringing our producer Sam will find a way to get 668 00:30:59,840 --> 00:31:02,200 Speaker 1: it to us and we'll talk about it on the show. 669 00:31:02,440 --> 00:31:04,640 Speaker 1: Maybe it's gotta be really good. Sam, what's your phone 670 00:31:04,680 --> 00:31:07,760 Speaker 1: number so we can tell everybody way four old FOURTNDE mind, 671 00:31:08,040 --> 00:31:09,880 Speaker 1: I won't do it. Thanks so much for joining us. 672 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:12,200 Speaker 1: Everybody hope you back. Never again.