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What's up, everybody? 8 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: We are back here on the Falcons Audible presented by 9 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 1: AT and T and yes, the triplets are back in town. 10 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:33,200 Speaker 2: Now. 11 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 1: We don't look like each other, but I just use 12 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 1: that because there's three of us and this is your 13 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:41,840 Speaker 1: regular crew. Here is I was out of town last week. 14 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 1: Appreciate you and the fellows held it down for me 15 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: last week. Uh, don't leave them never. 16 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 3: Respect on it. 17 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: And we were talking earlier before we came on the 18 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 1: show that they need to get the respect on Arch now. 19 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: Like when he goes and asks a question after practice, like, hell, 20 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 1: better know who he is now. This ain't just a 21 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 1: random reporter. I said, this is the Dave Archer. 22 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 4: Just to give people a little behind the scenes. Arts 23 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 4: was asking a particular player some questions after practice and 24 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:20,399 Speaker 4: after Arts left that particular player was like Dave Archer, 25 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:23,839 Speaker 4: who is Dave? And you could tell the kid really 26 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 4: wanted to know who Arch was. So that's why me 27 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:28,319 Speaker 4: and rack are saying he better put some respect on 28 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 4: arts name. 29 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 1: If you didn't know, this is Dave Archer, that's shockly 30 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:35,960 Speaker 1: and I'm Derek Rackley and we are back to talk 31 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: about all things Falcons as we are officially in training camp. 32 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 1: I know the guy's already said that last week, but 33 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 1: I was here, so I'm gonna do it again. So quick. 34 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 1: The rundown here says quick offseason update from Rack. Ye 35 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 1: could make hard when you're hosting the show and you 36 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: have to ask yourself a question. 37 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 3: Well, right, all right, here we go. 38 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 4: We and Archs talked about are different things we partake 39 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 4: in last offseason for this off season? 40 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, so what did you do this offseason? 41 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 1: Right? Well, I'll tell you this. I played very little golf, 42 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 1: which is kind of normal for me these days. But 43 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 1: I've mentioned it before on the show. I'm a softball dad. 44 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 1: I got two girls that play softball, so I've been 45 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 1: what I've used this term, I've been softballing all summer. Okay, 46 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:23,360 Speaker 1: so I've been from Alabama to Florida to Kansas City, 47 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 1: to Colorado, back to Atlanta and then to California. 48 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 3: Goodness. 49 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 1: So you see all these fingers that I held up 50 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:33,679 Speaker 1: kind of talking about where I've been, that also could 51 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:37,239 Speaker 1: equate to like thousands, like one thousand, three thousand, and 52 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: four thousand. Like all my money goes to my kids 53 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 1: in their activities, no doubt. But as they say, I 54 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 1: wouldn't change it for the world because of all the 55 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: memories that were created. 56 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 5: Those two racks. 57 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 2: Two girls can flat ball. 58 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 5: Now that's why there he what's why he's all over 59 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 5: the country. 60 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 2: They ain't just doing that to guilfy if they can 61 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:54,920 Speaker 2: get some barbecue in Kansas. 62 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 1: Right, Although did get some barbecue in Kansas City. So yeah, 63 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 1: that's what I've been up to. I did hear about 64 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: you guys. You were on the Falcons cruise because I 65 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 1: did my homework. I watched you guys a podcast, and 66 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: you have been spending some time with your son at 67 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:12,360 Speaker 1: travel baseball and your daughter's been playing tracks. See I 68 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 1: watch you guys, like what I missed all when I'm gone. 69 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 3: We missed you too. We missed you too. 70 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:18,639 Speaker 5: Well. 71 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 2: We talked for like an hour and a half because right, Yeah. 72 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 1: I mean we can talk for if you want. Like 73 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 1: we were joking before we came on the show, give 74 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: the people what they want, give them what they want. 75 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:29,359 Speaker 5: They want to know. 76 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 1: You know, y'all don't want to hear about what we did. 77 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:33,640 Speaker 4: So you got no when it's me and Arch, it's 78 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 4: nobody to ring us back in. 79 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 3: We just we don't talk. You're here, you can. 80 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 1: Bring nobody to keep us on schedule, completely off script. 81 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 5: Sorry about last week? 82 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 3: All right, off schedule QBS. 83 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 1: Well that's that's my job is. I'm gonna get them 84 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 1: back on track. So, Arch, you had a little live 85 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 1: show last week. Tell us how it went. I did 86 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: watch a little bit of that. I didn't watch all 87 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 1: of it because it was long. 88 00:03:57,320 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 5: It was an hour and a half. 89 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 1: But I did see you guys talk with coach Rohie Morris, 90 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 1: I saw you talk with Terry, saw you guys talk. 91 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 1: Who else did you guys have on the show to 92 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 1: So tell me how the live show went. 93 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 5: Yeah, I thought it went went really well. 94 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:14,119 Speaker 2: I thought not from my perspective because I was probably 95 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:16,040 Speaker 2: the weak link of the whole thing, but I thought 96 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:19,720 Speaker 2: that Taylor Vismore was outstanding and as our host. Our 97 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 2: crew that puts that kind of stuff on. This is 98 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:24,719 Speaker 2: an award winning crew. You guys know that to do 99 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 2: the dot com stuff. 100 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:27,039 Speaker 5: And their ability. 101 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 2: This was the first time they'd done a live scenario 102 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 2: wherehere you actually got cameras interacting with what we're talking 103 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 2: about live. And then of course we had the coach, 104 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 2: the GM and Tory came in and sat down with us, 105 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:39,840 Speaker 2: so that was fun. And then have the box set 106 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 2: up to where you could see some of practice. So 107 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:43,160 Speaker 2: one thing I will say, and this kind of a 108 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 2: late disclaimer, we're not allowed to show a lot of 109 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 2: the practice show some tight copy of some guys working 110 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 2: out and doing some drills and stuff like that. But 111 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:52,360 Speaker 2: as far as getting eleven on eleven and seven on seven, 112 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 2: if you're expecting that, just go in knowing that no 113 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:58,719 Speaker 2: coach wants to give away any of those trade secrets, 114 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:01,240 Speaker 2: even though I know the people up on the on 115 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:03,719 Speaker 2: the hillside of probably film and stuff. But uh, anyway, 116 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:06,719 Speaker 2: it was a really really fun fun thing to do. 117 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 2: I hope you guys enjoyed it. If you had any comment, 118 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:11,280 Speaker 2: please send him in. We're always trying to be as 119 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:13,599 Speaker 2: best the best we could possibly be, so feel free 120 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:15,039 Speaker 2: to do that. But it was fun to be work 121 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:17,479 Speaker 2: with Taylor. You work with Taylor all the time. I 122 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 2: thought you, I thought she was outstanding. 123 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:19,159 Speaker 5: Yeah. 124 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 3: Arch had been big notebook out, so you knew it 125 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 3: was serious. 126 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 5: So it was full. 127 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 1: Usually think the notebook only comes out on draft anytime. 128 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:30,159 Speaker 1: It's important for the arch. It brings out the buying. 129 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:32,920 Speaker 1: You know it's okay and it's all the notes. Arch 130 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: I did write down a couple of things. Just listening 131 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 1: coach Rahem Morris. Obviously they are in the acclamation period 132 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:41,359 Speaker 1: as they call it right now. Right he's talking about 133 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:44,839 Speaker 1: the proper progression, getting everybody up to speed, not only 134 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 1: mentally that's probably the hardest part for most players, especially 135 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:51,679 Speaker 1: the young ones, but also physically. Not to mention the 136 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 1: brutal heat that we're dealing with in the Atlanta area, 137 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 1: which guess what, that's normal at this time of the 138 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: year in Atlanta. So you if you're gonna be on 139 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 1: the Atlanta Falcons organization, you know you're going to sweat 140 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:04,720 Speaker 1: your face off at practice. However, these are some of 141 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:07,280 Speaker 1: the shall I call them curbs that are in place 142 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 1: as the CBA has evolved over the years. 143 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, but we're not that the league is correct. 144 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 5: Correct. 145 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:18,920 Speaker 1: I know you talked about on the show and I 146 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 1: think you said fifteen days straight of doubles back when 147 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 1: you were playing I remember even when we were playing Shock, 148 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 1: it was we were on a two to two one schedule. 149 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:29,920 Speaker 1: So it was two a day, two a day single 150 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 1: to a day two a day single and then if 151 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:34,599 Speaker 1: we if we practice good enough, we might get Sunday off. 152 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:37,359 Speaker 1: But it all depended on how things go. Those days 153 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:41,720 Speaker 1: are gone, will those are way gone? But one thing 154 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:43,719 Speaker 1: I thought was interesting, I want you to elaborate on 155 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:46,599 Speaker 1: this is is a year ago it was outrun the South, 156 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 1: but now it's moving. Silence was what I heard from 157 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:51,920 Speaker 1: head coach Raheem Morse. What did you take away from 158 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 1: what he was saying in year two here? 159 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:56,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, I thought that we til Taylor. Taylor asked that question. 160 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,040 Speaker 2: That was a really good question. I think that, Uh, 161 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:02,159 Speaker 2: there's an idea idea here is I need to get 162 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:04,600 Speaker 2: better as a coach too from them, not just what 163 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:06,719 Speaker 2: we do on the field. For from a messaging standpoint, 164 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 2: how much does that transfer to meetings? How much does 165 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 2: that transfer to walkthroughs? And then ultimately in full speed 166 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 2: when we're when we're going at it, and I think 167 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 2: that he's tweaked some things about how we want to 168 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 2: attack things, how we want to approach things from a 169 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 2: from a mental concept. You talk about the mental. 170 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 5: Piece of it is so big. 171 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 2: A lot of the practices are walkthroughs and things of 172 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 2: that nature, so you do have to go through the 173 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 2: mental piece of it. But it told me Rack that 174 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 2: I think the staff sat out and said, Okay, what 175 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 2: did we do wrong last year that we can improve on? 176 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 2: And I think maybe getting too caught up in what's 177 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 2: going on in division. Let's get let's let's reel it back, 178 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 2: and let's think about ourselves a little bit more. Let's 179 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 2: kind of let's kind of spend time on what we 180 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 2: can do. It's an old adage. We all heard it 181 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 2: as players, no matter what era you played in, how 182 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 2: much better can you be today than you were yesterday? 183 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 2: And there's no way you can be the same as 184 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 2: you were yesterday because you've got another opportunity to get better. 185 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 2: So you're either better or worse. There's not a spinning 186 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 2: the wheel scenario. So that was kind of what I 187 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:07,320 Speaker 2: took away. 188 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 1: From focus on us can control what you can control 189 00:08:11,080 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 1: and in Shock. I don't want to go back to 190 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 1: my softball days, but there are certain things that like 191 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 1: I learned as a football player being around coaches like 192 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:24,040 Speaker 1: Raheem Morris. I was never around him on the same team, 193 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 1: but against him, But all coaches have the kind of 194 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 1: the same similar philosophies, and we talk about it in 195 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: softball too. Is we go and play the game, we 196 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:35,680 Speaker 1: don't play the opponent, which is kind of similar to 197 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 1: what you're talking about. It's, yeah, we need to outrun 198 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:40,720 Speaker 1: the South in order to make to get the automatic 199 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:42,760 Speaker 1: berth into the postseason, but at the end of the day, 200 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:47,440 Speaker 1: it's also control what we could control in play our game. 201 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 1: Would you agree, Shocked that that's what you have to 202 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 1: focus is on how can we get how can each 203 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 1: player get better, how can the team get better? And 204 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:57,160 Speaker 1: then all we have to do is execute on Sundays, 205 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 1: not necessarily beat the opponent. We just got to execute 206 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 1: our game plan. 207 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:04,440 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's a great comment, and it's also as factual 208 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 4: as you can get because obviously it's all about making 209 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:09,680 Speaker 4: sure you know your opponent and you have to adjust 210 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 4: to it or whatever the situation is. Yeah, you got 211 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:13,720 Speaker 4: to study them and know some of their tendencies. But 212 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 4: I think at the end of the day, what we've 213 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 4: all learned throughout the whole process is if you take 214 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:21,520 Speaker 4: care of your responsibility, if you do what you're supposed 215 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:25,559 Speaker 4: to do within that particular play or that situation, then 216 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 4: everything works out better for that particular unit. And that way, 217 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 4: you're not so concerned about what the other team is doing, 218 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:34,160 Speaker 4: because if you take care of you, you've already practiced 219 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 4: hard enough or practiced in a position that gives you 220 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 4: a chance to go win that battle whichever whoever you're 221 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 4: going to get. So I think it's a big time statement. 222 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:44,560 Speaker 4: It's something that we used all the time, but you 223 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:46,960 Speaker 4: always hear can you get one percent better? The same 224 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 4: thing you just mentioned about, you know, today has to 225 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:51,839 Speaker 4: be better than yesterday. Every time you go out. You 226 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 4: want to be taking a step forward as opposed to 227 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:56,440 Speaker 4: taking steps backwards. And I think that's a big deal, 228 00:09:56,520 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 4: especially in training camp, is not to commit the same mistakes, 229 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:02,240 Speaker 4: not to do the same things over and over again, 230 00:10:02,880 --> 00:10:05,800 Speaker 4: and finding ways to get better, so that throughout this process, 231 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:08,200 Speaker 4: throughout training camp, which you get to day eight or nine, 232 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 4: you're starting to go this way as you're getting ready 233 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 4: for a game as opposed to taking steps back and 234 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:15,960 Speaker 4: then you're worried about what's going on in front of you. 235 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 1: You know, guys, as we record this show on a Tuesday, 236 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:22,680 Speaker 1: the Falcons put the pads on today. But before we 237 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:24,440 Speaker 1: talk about that, I want to go back because I 238 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:26,079 Speaker 1: have been out of town a little bit. You guys 239 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 1: were around this past weekend. Falcons completed their first weekend 240 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:32,600 Speaker 1: of practices, and Arch, I'm going to come back to you, 241 00:10:32,679 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 1: like what stood out to you the first couple of 242 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 1: practices that you got to see of this twenty twenty 243 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 1: five team. 244 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:41,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, I thought that the Saturday practice was you know, 245 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 2: the first practice on Thursday was kind of that, Okay, 246 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 2: we're back out on the field and we're going through 247 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:48,440 Speaker 2: We're trying to get our timing down where you're supposed 248 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:50,440 Speaker 2: to be on this drill, you know, changing direction, all 249 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 2: this kind of stuff. I thought Saturday to me was 250 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 2: the first practice that kind of felt like training camp practic. 251 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 5: I don't know if you felt that way shocked, but. 252 00:10:57,800 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 2: It kind of felt like, Okay, now we're a training 253 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:03,439 Speaker 2: camp type defense won the day offense had a really 254 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:07,080 Speaker 2: tough day. Ball was on the ground, Jeon Robinson even 255 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:09,640 Speaker 2: talked about you know, that's not the way. We can't 256 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:12,000 Speaker 2: play that way offensively, even did an interview on NFL 257 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 2: Network talking about it. So it already one practice in 258 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 2: was already resonating with uhh, that's not who we are. 259 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:21,400 Speaker 2: We got to be better than that. The defense I get, 260 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 2: like I said one the day, Now, it didn't help 261 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 2: that Oldbrick introduced it looked like a couple of blizzes 262 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:27,880 Speaker 2: and you don't have any pads on or anything like that, 263 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 2: just to kind of screw you up in the blocking 264 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 2: schemes a little bit, I think. But you know they're 265 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 2: trying to get better on their side too, and that's 266 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 2: what I talked about. One of the things I asked. 267 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 2: I talked about training camp and we talked about this 268 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 2: shock last week is what are we looking for from 269 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 2: training camp? Defense Wednesday, offense Wednesday. But you're combining that 270 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:49,400 Speaker 2: competition where they're grinding on each other, where you get 271 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:53,600 Speaker 2: that best possible team as you emerge from August, all 272 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:55,600 Speaker 2: of a sudden, that team it's been grinding on each 273 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 2: other all training camp, now all of a sudden, you 274 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 2: got that best version on both sides of the foot 275 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 2: ball that emerge. 276 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:03,559 Speaker 1: This is a completely different era of fellas I mean, 277 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:07,400 Speaker 1: and probably an era that that favors the fans because 278 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 1: of social media and because of the developments of media 279 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:14,079 Speaker 1: in general. Again, I go back to my playing days, 280 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 1: our playing days, when when we got finished with a practice, 281 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 1: there were writers that were there and they were writing 282 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:25,240 Speaker 1: articles that got published in the newspaper. The newspaper is 283 00:12:25,280 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 1: do y'all remember what those things are and what they 284 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 1: look like, because I remember sitting at breakfast at training 285 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:33,760 Speaker 1: camp and I would read a newspaper hearing about how 286 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:37,520 Speaker 1: they captured the moments from yesterday's practice. There's no more 287 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 1: yesterday anymore. It all ends up bringing out on social 288 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:44,920 Speaker 1: media right now. And so to your point, Arch, we're 289 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:48,920 Speaker 1: getting this this live update of defense won the day. 290 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:52,160 Speaker 1: But guess what happens in training camp when it's one team. 291 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:54,439 Speaker 1: Either the defense is gonna win or the offense is 292 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:57,800 Speaker 1: gonna win generally, right, sometimes it's going to be a stalemate. 293 00:12:57,960 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 1: But what did you take away from the first weekend? 294 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:01,520 Speaker 4: One thing that came to mind here and both you 295 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:04,839 Speaker 4: guys talk about what's happening right now, and we talk 296 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 4: about the fans and the media having these live updates. 297 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 4: How about the players having it as well. And one 298 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:13,000 Speaker 4: thing that came to mind to me was you think 299 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:15,080 Speaker 4: about the last couple days of something's been doing, but 300 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:18,120 Speaker 4: having the video boards out on the field. And I 301 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:20,719 Speaker 4: saw today Michael Penny's climbing in the pocket and he 302 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:22,280 Speaker 4: was kind of mad. He threw it down because they 303 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:24,640 Speaker 4: didn't complete the ball whatever it was, and he's walking back, 304 00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:26,600 Speaker 4: he instantly looks at the board. So you're talking about 305 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:31,200 Speaker 4: getting instant analysis of what happened right now. Another example 306 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:33,839 Speaker 4: what I got you heard today Rahee Moore talking about 307 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:36,439 Speaker 4: Bijon and he said, you know, we had a bad 308 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:39,320 Speaker 4: day on Saturday. And Bijon goes to him saying, coach, 309 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 4: you know what, I would really love to get with 310 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:43,839 Speaker 4: the players after prize and talk to him right He says, no, 311 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 4: do it right now. Who you need to talk to? 312 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:48,120 Speaker 4: Go find that guy, Go find whoever you need to. 313 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 4: Let's handle it right now on the field. There's the 314 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 4: instant you know, things that you want to have happen 315 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:55,280 Speaker 4: right now. And I think that's one of the things 316 00:13:55,320 --> 00:13:57,560 Speaker 4: you talk about with Rohe's talking about how he is 317 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:00,240 Speaker 4: going to change the way he's coaching. He's changed in 318 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:03,439 Speaker 4: the way the mindset of how they go about correcting 319 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:05,520 Speaker 4: things and getting it done right now, as opposed to 320 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 4: how we used to do it was say we got 321 00:14:07,640 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 4: to go watch the take first thing you gotta say, 322 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:10,680 Speaker 4: I gotta go see what happened on the field first 323 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:12,319 Speaker 4: of all, I know what happens. Now they got to 324 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:15,240 Speaker 4: instagratification and see what happens. Or heem said the same thing. No, 325 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:18,199 Speaker 4: let's not let this faster at all right now. And 326 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:19,760 Speaker 4: there's something you want to go say to a guy, 327 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 4: go handle it right now. So you love that part 328 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:24,680 Speaker 4: about training camp and the things that they're getting out 329 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:27,240 Speaker 4: of it right now that's different from when we played 330 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:29,440 Speaker 4: that they can handle right now. But I think the 331 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 4: one thing that comes to mind to me is the 332 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 4: attention to detail that you can see in every drill. Now, 333 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:38,000 Speaker 4: not saying other teams don't do this, but just from 334 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:41,560 Speaker 4: my eyes watching everything to go on, from the things 335 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:43,200 Speaker 4: that going on the dB drills going on with the 336 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:46,360 Speaker 4: offensive line, you see guys, you see coaches talking about 337 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 4: first steps and actually going through and you see guys 338 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:50,960 Speaker 4: actually taking the first step and then they're talking through it. 339 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 4: You're talking about QB's going through progressions as far as Okay, 340 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 4: here's one, here's two, here's three. You see DJ Williams 341 00:14:57,280 --> 00:15:00,440 Speaker 4: talking to Michael Penny Jr. You see the small minute 342 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:03,200 Speaker 4: detail that's going to lead to the bigger things once 343 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 4: you get into those eleven eleven drills, you get into 344 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:07,920 Speaker 4: seven h seven, you get into a game, so that 345 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:10,400 Speaker 4: you already talked and communicated through. And I've seen that 346 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 4: on both sides of the ball, that attention to detail 347 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 4: when it comes to the small minute details of whatever 348 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:18,240 Speaker 4: the position is and trying to make sure they're doing 349 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:18,840 Speaker 4: it the right way. 350 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: Shock it's great that you walk our viewers and listeners 351 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:24,400 Speaker 1: through that, because there are people that are not part 352 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:26,960 Speaker 1: of the fifteen thousand that get to come watch practice, 353 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:29,200 Speaker 1: and and when you make a comment like that, they 354 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:31,320 Speaker 1: may not know exactly what you're talking about. They're may 355 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:33,960 Speaker 1: be trying to envision in their head, well, what are 356 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:36,800 Speaker 1: those adjustments, what are those attention to details that he's 357 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:39,240 Speaker 1: actually talking about. So I think it's good that that 358 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:42,320 Speaker 1: you kind of walk folks through that. There were some 359 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:45,200 Speaker 1: interesting storylines that came up over the weekend. One of 360 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 1: the biggest was, of course, Darnell Moody Mooney and the 361 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 1: shoulder injury, saying that he's going to miss a few weeks. 362 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 1: And I don't want to use the word subsequent because 363 00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:58,440 Speaker 1: the discussion was DJ Hark was already scheduled to be 364 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 1: worked out, so it's not necessarily in reaction to Darnell Mooney, 365 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 1: but he was signed. And so you guys actually talked 366 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:08,840 Speaker 1: a little bit about wide receivers before we came on 367 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:11,960 Speaker 1: the podcast today, So Arch I want to have you 368 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:13,720 Speaker 1: kind of touch on a little bit of the Mooney 369 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:16,840 Speaker 1: Chark situation, but maybe the wide receivers as a whole, 370 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:19,280 Speaker 1: what you've seen so far and where do you need 371 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 1: to see some growth during this training came. 372 00:16:21,560 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 2: Well, certainly growth is a is a good call rack 373 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 2: and that I think this is a group that you 374 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:29,160 Speaker 2: don't know a lot about other than Drake London, Raray McLeod, 375 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 2: Darnell Mooney, Caderrel Hodge and then and then it's kind 376 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 2: of an obscure group. We saw Chris Blair some light 377 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:40,000 Speaker 2: play last year, but it's a group at Casey Washington, 378 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:43,040 Speaker 2: a guy they drafted got banged up a year ago, 379 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 2: was on some special teams. But this is an opportunity 380 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 2: for him to step up. So there's there's opportunities here 381 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 2: from guys that maybe you knew a little bit about 382 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:55,520 Speaker 2: in college that that are now giving you the opportunity. 383 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:58,520 Speaker 2: Now the Mooney, I don't want to call an injury, 384 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 2: brush up, whatever you want to call it. I think 385 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:04,280 Speaker 2: it gives an opportunity for other guys to step up. 386 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:06,760 Speaker 2: Like I talked about, the one thing that's interesting Rack 387 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:09,880 Speaker 2: to me is Okay, a lot of a lot of gms, 388 00:17:09,920 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 2: a lot of coaches will build their rosters so a 389 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:15,919 Speaker 2: guy can step in. There's a guy that's a lot 390 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:20,880 Speaker 2: like that, they'll step in. Moony's a different dude. There's 391 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 2: long speed there, he's got some short air of quickness. 392 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:27,640 Speaker 2: He's a really good route runner. So you start trying 393 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:29,680 Speaker 2: to find he's a smaller guy, and all of a sudden, 394 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:32,480 Speaker 2: Ray May McCloud is the guy that has emerged that's 395 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:35,119 Speaker 2: going to play that position. And now Caderill Hodge steps 396 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:37,560 Speaker 2: up to where Ray Ray would play, and so you 397 00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:39,760 Speaker 2: start finding out about your depth a little bit. I 398 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 2: think it's an area, in my opinion, that they're not 399 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:45,600 Speaker 2: sure about you. I think Djhark comes in here with 400 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:47,679 Speaker 2: an opportunity to make the club. He's not just in 401 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:50,920 Speaker 2: here as a can't body. This a long speed guy 402 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:53,320 Speaker 2: that a monster year. Is his second year in the league, 403 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:56,399 Speaker 2: over a thousand yards, was a was a pro bowler 404 00:17:57,160 --> 00:17:58,919 Speaker 2: and in the last three or four years has had 405 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:01,400 Speaker 2: injuries and adult stuff, and it's kind of bounced around 406 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:03,800 Speaker 2: the league a little bit. This might be an opportunity 407 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:05,480 Speaker 2: for him to find a home here well. 408 00:18:05,480 --> 00:18:08,240 Speaker 1: And Arch listening to the live show Terry Fontineau talking 409 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:11,199 Speaker 1: about how Eastern Stick worked out with him in the 410 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:13,919 Speaker 1: offseason and said that he looked great. And remember this 411 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:16,159 Speaker 1: is a do you talk about the difference between him 412 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 1: and Darnell Mooney. This is six three, two hundred and 413 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:20,359 Speaker 1: a guy that ran four to three four on the 414 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 1: combine coming out of school. So you don't know whether 415 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:25,879 Speaker 1: or not all that long speed is still there, But 416 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:28,560 Speaker 1: you're trusting number one Eastern Stick and what he saw 417 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:30,760 Speaker 1: in the off season. Number two trusting the Falcons what 418 00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:33,520 Speaker 1: they saw on the workout. But ultimately number three shock 419 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:35,960 Speaker 1: is what does he do in training camp? Can he 420 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:38,760 Speaker 1: rekindle a little bit of what he did in that 421 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:40,159 Speaker 1: second year in the league when he was over a 422 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:43,199 Speaker 1: thousand yards and can he be an impact player that 423 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:45,199 Speaker 1: you know, is experience that has a lot of starts 424 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:48,679 Speaker 1: under his belt. Maybe just maybe he's got an opportunity 425 00:18:48,720 --> 00:18:49,040 Speaker 1: to make. 426 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 3: The club and you can only hope that. 427 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:53,720 Speaker 4: And I think they feel good about the body of 428 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:56,360 Speaker 4: work that he's bringing in. And obviously, like you guys mentioned, 429 00:18:56,800 --> 00:18:59,640 Speaker 4: there was a time where this guy was a really 430 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:02,480 Speaker 4: good receiver in this league and play really well. And 431 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 4: here's a guy that you know working out with Eastern 432 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:08,120 Speaker 4: stick in the off season. Eastern is telling them, hey, 433 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:10,280 Speaker 4: this is kind of the stuff we do. So he 434 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:11,800 Speaker 4: can go back and kind of say, you know what, 435 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 4: I remember running these type of routes because I remember 436 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 4: him talking on an interview saying, you know what, I 437 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:18,720 Speaker 4: was just doing stuff that Eastern said, you know, these 438 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:20,880 Speaker 4: are the routes that we run. So you're talking about 439 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:22,680 Speaker 4: coming in and have a familiarity with some of the 440 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 4: things they're already doing. 441 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 3: It helps you. 442 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 4: And like I said, you ain't coming in here just 443 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:28,320 Speaker 4: to be a body. You come to here to kind 444 00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:29,800 Speaker 4: of fill a void. You come to here to be 445 00:19:29,840 --> 00:19:32,880 Speaker 4: a guy that we can actually depend on. So only 446 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 4: time of tail obviously, these preseason games will be big 447 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:38,120 Speaker 4: for him, but these these training camp prices are big 448 00:19:38,160 --> 00:19:39,720 Speaker 4: as well. They're gonna have a chance to go against 449 00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:42,080 Speaker 4: the Tennessee Titans when they come here. That's another chance 450 00:19:42,119 --> 00:19:44,200 Speaker 4: to compete. So it's going to be fun to see 451 00:19:44,320 --> 00:19:47,000 Speaker 4: how he progresses through training him and if he can 452 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:50,080 Speaker 4: actually ask some value, because I'm sure he's that kind 453 00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:52,639 Speaker 4: of body that they would love to have on the perimeter. 454 00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:56,119 Speaker 2: I think it's interesting too guys that guys that sense 455 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:59,720 Speaker 2: the opportunity, and sometimes you have to be around a 456 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:02,239 Speaker 2: little while to sense that opportunity. 457 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:02,120 Speaker 5: Right rack. 458 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,119 Speaker 2: I mean a guy like Casey Washington. I had a 459 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:08,600 Speaker 2: chance to talk with him post practice today and he talked. 460 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:10,760 Speaker 2: You could see it he was a different guy. He 461 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 2: could see that there was a there was not a tenseness, 462 00:20:14,040 --> 00:20:18,280 Speaker 2: but ascension, a focus, if you will, that he understood, 463 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:21,399 Speaker 2: there's an opportunity here for me to now take that 464 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:23,720 Speaker 2: next step, not just be an extra guy, a six 465 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 2: to receiver on the team. Here's an opportunity for me 466 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:28,080 Speaker 2: to be on the field, not just on special teams, 467 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:31,520 Speaker 2: but on the field. And you wonder, and young guys 468 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:33,120 Speaker 2: have a tough time. They just want to make the club. 469 00:20:33,119 --> 00:20:34,879 Speaker 2: They wanted to Nick Nash as a kid that I 470 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:37,560 Speaker 2: think has a lot of potential. I think Quincy Skinner 471 00:20:37,600 --> 00:20:40,320 Speaker 2: is a guy that has some potential young young receivers. 472 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:42,840 Speaker 2: But there's a it's a DeVault metal type thing where 473 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:44,960 Speaker 2: you start looking at Casey Washington, he knows what the 474 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:47,720 Speaker 2: flavor is he needs to go, you know, get his 475 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 2: and you can sense that. So at Chris Blair is 476 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:52,320 Speaker 2: the same way. I think that they sense that there's 477 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:56,240 Speaker 2: some opportunities, which I think guys rise to the occasional opportunities. 478 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 5: You know. 479 00:20:57,119 --> 00:20:59,919 Speaker 1: One thing, fellas, you know, when you work with people, 480 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:03,240 Speaker 1: sometimes you don't like them and you like you step 481 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:05,600 Speaker 1: back afterwards and you like want to fight them, and like, 482 00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:08,040 Speaker 1: I've never thought that way about you guys. So that's 483 00:21:08,040 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 1: a good thing. I guess. Maybe that's the reason why 484 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:11,720 Speaker 1: I was three or together, so I don't ever really 485 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:15,320 Speaker 1: want to fight with you guys. This past weekend there 486 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:18,280 Speaker 1: was some tussles on the field, which all three of 487 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:20,560 Speaker 1: us know is just part of training camp. It's nothing 488 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:22,320 Speaker 1: to be alarmed about. Maybe some of the fans that 489 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:24,680 Speaker 1: go sit on the hill when they see that breakout, 490 00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:27,280 Speaker 1: they're probably like, oh my gosh, like are they gonna 491 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:30,160 Speaker 1: be Okay, is this is this team gonna fall up? Look, 492 00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:34,480 Speaker 1: it is normal, Okay, it is very normal. Now, there's 493 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:41,520 Speaker 1: obviously the balance of tenacity versus their your teammates, right, 494 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:44,720 Speaker 1: but we would all agree that this stuff happens. Did 495 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:47,320 Speaker 1: it escalate too much this past weekend? Or in your 496 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:50,080 Speaker 1: guys opinion, was it just normal shock? Let's start with you. 497 00:21:50,359 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 4: I've been a part of a few teams where we've 498 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:58,159 Speaker 4: had some tussles and what I saw from that that 499 00:21:58,320 --> 00:22:01,040 Speaker 4: was mild. I mean, okay, I mean, of course it 500 00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:04,000 Speaker 4: was you know, it was you know, some grabbing a face, 501 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:06,040 Speaker 4: masks and pushing and all that kind of stuff. But 502 00:22:06,040 --> 00:22:09,640 Speaker 4: I've seen some fights throughout the time I was here 503 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:11,919 Speaker 4: as Atlanta Falcon as well as when I was in 504 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:14,680 Speaker 4: college that things got a little out of hand. 505 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:17,960 Speaker 3: You're like, those dudes can't be friends to more, like so. 506 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:19,800 Speaker 1: They going to have coffee together? 507 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:20,320 Speaker 2: Yeah? 508 00:22:20,560 --> 00:22:21,760 Speaker 3: I think I think you. 509 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:25,720 Speaker 4: As people know it's hot outside. I mean, just think 510 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:29,240 Speaker 4: about how many times if you're hot and you're walking 511 00:22:29,240 --> 00:22:31,919 Speaker 4: around outside and you just got dudes just keep pushing, you, 512 00:22:32,119 --> 00:22:35,239 Speaker 4: keep agitating, you punch you across your head a little bit, 513 00:22:35,240 --> 00:22:37,399 Speaker 4: give you a little jab in the in the rib caves, 514 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:39,879 Speaker 4: you're gonna be a little hot too, and sometimes you 515 00:22:39,880 --> 00:22:43,240 Speaker 4: may snap back and it's it's okay because I think 516 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:46,160 Speaker 4: it shows, like you mentioned, some intensity, but it shows 517 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 4: a little passion, shows you care. It shows that guys, uh, 518 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:51,439 Speaker 4: you know, it's not gonna allow a guy just to 519 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:53,280 Speaker 4: push around. And one guy who's a party it was 520 00:22:53,320 --> 00:22:57,680 Speaker 4: James Prince Junior, like a rookie and you don't want 521 00:22:57,680 --> 00:23:00,920 Speaker 4: to see. And sometimes I knew I some offensive lineing 522 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:03,879 Speaker 4: during my time that would try a guy just to 523 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:06,480 Speaker 4: see if this guy had a little bit of dog 524 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:07,840 Speaker 4: in it, or to see if this dude got a 525 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:10,080 Speaker 4: little bit of edge and if he gonna fight back, 526 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:12,640 Speaker 4: And that tells you a lot about your teammate. 527 00:23:13,119 --> 00:23:14,560 Speaker 3: If I pushed this guy. 528 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:16,520 Speaker 4: Around and he just walks away and don't say nothing, 529 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:18,359 Speaker 4: You're like, I don't know. 530 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:20,080 Speaker 3: You know what I'm saying. I count on you know 531 00:23:20,119 --> 00:23:20,600 Speaker 3: what I'm saying. 532 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:22,760 Speaker 1: It got I count on on the fourth down when 533 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:23,120 Speaker 1: I mean. 534 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:25,520 Speaker 4: If it get tough, well, this dude, you know he's 535 00:23:25,520 --> 00:23:29,560 Speaker 4: square for me, and for me, I don't mind it. 536 00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:31,399 Speaker 4: I know you don't want too much of it because 537 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:34,320 Speaker 4: coach Moore said, Hey, it takes away from the time 538 00:23:34,359 --> 00:23:35,639 Speaker 4: you go to practice. Want to get back to it. 539 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:37,240 Speaker 4: We want to make sure that we're doing supposed to. 540 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:39,680 Speaker 4: But at the end of the day, you got guys 541 00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 4: coming to his defense. 542 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:41,600 Speaker 3: Uh. 543 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:44,720 Speaker 4: You have my boy Flow coming to his Lettard Floyd 544 00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:47,000 Speaker 4: coming to his defense. You got guys coming to you know, 545 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:48,399 Speaker 4: the defense of the offensive lineman. 546 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 3: Uh. 547 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:51,960 Speaker 4: So I think it's healthy to have those kind of 548 00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:55,360 Speaker 4: skirmishes throughout practice because it means guess what, guys are 549 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:58,200 Speaker 4: going hard, they're competing, and that's what you. 550 00:23:58,160 --> 00:23:58,879 Speaker 5: Want, I thought. 551 00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:02,200 Speaker 2: Jeff Oldbricks really he was asked about it James Pierce 552 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 2: Junior in particular. Obviously he was kind of at the 553 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:07,840 Speaker 2: center of a couple of these skirmishes, if you will. 554 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:10,360 Speaker 5: And obviously you. 555 00:24:10,320 --> 00:24:14,959 Speaker 2: Can what do they call Jared call put down on 556 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:15,720 Speaker 2: our call sheet. 557 00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:16,159 Speaker 5: He called it. 558 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:22,680 Speaker 2: Kerkfuffles, like it's like a utahs. 559 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:25,280 Speaker 5: That'll be the last time we use it on this show. 560 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:32,720 Speaker 2: But but old Brick Brick talked about what Pierce how 561 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:37,280 Speaker 2: he responded, obviously, they there was the reprimands, Hey you 562 00:24:37,280 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 2: can't do that that your teammate, all this kind of stuff. 563 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:42,159 Speaker 2: But then you kind of dig it because they're fighting 564 00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:44,920 Speaker 2: a little bit like Shaq was talking about. But what 565 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:48,720 Speaker 2: what Brick said afterward was he said, I loved the 566 00:24:48,760 --> 00:24:53,760 Speaker 2: guy Pierce was after because practice was about halfway over 567 00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:55,320 Speaker 2: when it went down, or a little up throwing the 568 00:24:55,320 --> 00:24:59,320 Speaker 2: halfway over. He was better in practice after it went 569 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:04,440 Speaker 2: down than he was maybe even prior to. So he refocused, 570 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:07,800 Speaker 2: re established his idea of what he needs to do 571 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:10,800 Speaker 2: out there to get better, and then competed with his 572 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:13,880 Speaker 2: teammate and didn't detract from his team trying to get 573 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:16,440 Speaker 2: better as well. So I thought that was pretty cool 574 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:19,200 Speaker 2: that he would he would talk about that. But I know, guys, 575 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:21,720 Speaker 2: we had a guy, a guy named Ron Heller who 576 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:25,159 Speaker 2: was an offensive tackle played in Philly. He wanted to 577 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:26,639 Speaker 2: fight the guy in the first couple of plays of 578 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:29,199 Speaker 2: the game. And it wasn't for the guy, you know, 579 00:25:29,320 --> 00:25:31,879 Speaker 2: he challenged the guy. It was to get his blood flown. 580 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:33,960 Speaker 2: He wanted to fight the dude. So he was in 581 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:36,080 Speaker 2: because he was a really nice guy off the field. 582 00:25:36,080 --> 00:25:37,639 Speaker 2: But he had to had to find that dog, as 583 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 2: you guys are talking about, So he had to get 584 00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:41,800 Speaker 2: in a fight, punch a guy in the wherever and 585 00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:43,199 Speaker 2: all that kind of stuff next to they're fight and 586 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:47,960 Speaker 2: so so there is some method sometimes to the madness stuff. 587 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:51,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean this is again remember a army doll or. 588 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:57,200 Speaker 6: But Keith Brookie, you know so so Brooke got kicked 589 00:25:57,200 --> 00:26:01,840 Speaker 6: out of practice, Keith Brooking, Brady Smith and Keenan Fordy, 590 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:08,359 Speaker 6: Mike Johnson, we're kind of the usual suspects when I 591 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:11,520 Speaker 6: was playing. But no, I'll just my last comment on 592 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:14,280 Speaker 6: that is it's hard if you never played this game 593 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:18,840 Speaker 6: or played anything really competitive to understand what we're talking about. 594 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:21,879 Speaker 6: But like sometimes when somebody like steps to you, if 595 00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:23,399 Speaker 6: you know what I mean, or or they get in 596 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:26,120 Speaker 6: your face and they challenge you, it's kind of like that, 597 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:29,840 Speaker 6: oh it's on. And that's to your point about Pierce, 598 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:31,359 Speaker 6: Like after that moment, he was. 599 00:26:31,359 --> 00:26:34,600 Speaker 1: Probably like, oh, it's on. Like they turn my buttons on, 600 00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:36,359 Speaker 1: it's on, and I'm going to show them who James 601 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:40,879 Speaker 1: Pierce is. But the biggest key is can you combine 602 00:26:41,359 --> 00:26:45,360 Speaker 1: that that newfound energy and competitive so you you have 603 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:48,800 Speaker 1: with the mental focus to execute what you're supposed to 604 00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:52,480 Speaker 1: do and not let the emotions take over. So anyway, 605 00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 1: fights at at NFL training camps, College High school over 606 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:59,360 Speaker 1: the happens all the time, completely normal. Not right now, 607 00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:01,760 Speaker 1: Oh it's on, we got one more, got one more. 608 00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:06,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna combine this last topic here, fellas, because the 609 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:08,200 Speaker 1: as we talked about today's practice, they put on the 610 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:09,840 Speaker 1: pads a little bit. You guys got a chance to 611 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:13,439 Speaker 1: see that. Between the pads and at this stage in 612 00:27:13,560 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 1: camp shock, what are the coaches, the front office, or 613 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:20,960 Speaker 1: even the players. What is the focus now where they 614 00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:21,840 Speaker 1: are at in camp. 615 00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:24,520 Speaker 4: I think a lot of things you can talk about 616 00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:27,080 Speaker 4: when the pads come on, But I think first and 617 00:27:27,119 --> 00:27:29,879 Speaker 4: foremost it comes to the physicality. Who will be physical, 618 00:27:30,280 --> 00:27:32,520 Speaker 4: especially in the trenches. Who is willing to put the 619 00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:35,320 Speaker 4: hat in there and and show up in those situations 620 00:27:35,320 --> 00:27:37,840 Speaker 4: where you say, oh, we had pads on, I would 621 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:39,480 Speaker 4: have you know, I would have gave you a nice 622 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:42,280 Speaker 4: little thud, you know. I think that's a big part 623 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:45,000 Speaker 4: of it. I think the other part is this is 624 00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:49,760 Speaker 4: the closest you will get to game feeld game action 625 00:27:49,880 --> 00:27:53,080 Speaker 4: as far as how guys attack certain guys. And what 626 00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:57,640 Speaker 4: I mean by that is how guys doing like pass pro. 627 00:27:57,960 --> 00:27:59,440 Speaker 4: So you got a running back and you got to 628 00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:01,560 Speaker 4: blind back a coming in with no pads on. It's 629 00:28:01,560 --> 00:28:03,720 Speaker 4: hard to tell. All they're just gonna fluff, they'll go around. 630 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:05,439 Speaker 4: But now this libe I can come in. He can 631 00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:07,600 Speaker 4: put his hat right on you, and will you stand 632 00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:11,199 Speaker 4: up and be right there for it? Or in the 633 00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:14,480 Speaker 4: run game we saw today in eleven on eleven, who's 634 00:28:14,520 --> 00:28:16,600 Speaker 4: gonna be able to use their physicality to move that 635 00:28:16,640 --> 00:28:19,080 Speaker 4: guy in front of them to create a hole or 636 00:28:19,119 --> 00:28:21,879 Speaker 4: to stibul guy yep to stand there and is that 637 00:28:21,920 --> 00:28:24,560 Speaker 4: linebacker don't fill that gap? And what they do now 638 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:26,359 Speaker 4: was you call a thud. You get in there, you 639 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:28,200 Speaker 4: put your hat, you put your shoulder pads on them, 640 00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:30,240 Speaker 4: and you just let them know, hey, I'm here. And 641 00:28:30,280 --> 00:28:31,560 Speaker 4: that's a big part of it. So I think the 642 00:28:31,600 --> 00:28:34,360 Speaker 4: physicality is a big part of it and making it 643 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:36,880 Speaker 4: as realistic as you can when it comes to fits, 644 00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:40,480 Speaker 4: when it comes to the aggression of getting down here, 645 00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:42,520 Speaker 4: and I think that's a big part of it, which 646 00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:46,200 Speaker 4: guys are actually going to actually show that, Hey, if 647 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:48,760 Speaker 4: we're playing a game, I put my hat on this guy, 648 00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:49,440 Speaker 4: it's gonna be real. 649 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:50,120 Speaker 5: Yeah. Yeah. 650 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:53,600 Speaker 2: Combine the physicality with what you're talking about the mental 651 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:56,719 Speaker 2: piece of the rack and Divine Diablo today was a 652 00:28:56,760 --> 00:28:59,920 Speaker 2: monster on defense. I mean he was coming downhill, going 653 00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:03,520 Speaker 2: and through blocks of guards and centers trying to get him, 654 00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:07,200 Speaker 2: blowing the run game up. I also saw Nowzle Ryan Noozl, 655 00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:09,480 Speaker 2: who's now your new starting center, I'll played eight games 656 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:11,600 Speaker 2: a year ago as a starter, and he he and 657 00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:15,040 Speaker 2: Matthew Berger on work on a on a stunt where 658 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:19,040 Speaker 2: a linebackers coming second level nose tackle went outside to 659 00:29:19,080 --> 00:29:20,640 Speaker 2: try to take the guard out in the in the 660 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:23,640 Speaker 2: and the linebacker looped to the inside. They pass that 661 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:26,920 Speaker 2: off perfect perfectly. Pennick sat in the pocket and found 662 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:29,160 Speaker 2: U Jean Robinson who was coming out of the backfield 663 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:31,520 Speaker 2: on a little corn route on the backfield for a touchdown. 664 00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:34,840 Speaker 2: I mean, just those So the we've gone through the 665 00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:37,360 Speaker 2: mental stuff. We've done it on the board, we've walked 666 00:29:37,400 --> 00:29:40,240 Speaker 2: through it. But now there's the physical piece that you 667 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:43,960 Speaker 2: actually have to get it done. Like you're talking about shock. Okay, yeah, 668 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:45,360 Speaker 2: I can put my hand out there. Yeah I would 669 00:29:45,360 --> 00:29:47,360 Speaker 2: have had you you know if I Now, you have 670 00:29:47,440 --> 00:29:49,120 Speaker 2: to get him, you know, and you got to put 671 00:29:49,120 --> 00:29:50,640 Speaker 2: the hands on him. You got to get the pads 672 00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:54,040 Speaker 2: on him. Are you square on people? So the technique 673 00:29:54,280 --> 00:29:57,120 Speaker 2: along with the mental piece of that in the physicality 674 00:29:57,120 --> 00:29:58,000 Speaker 2: all comes together. 675 00:29:57,880 --> 00:30:02,280 Speaker 4: And arts on that play, whether bijon. Another good thing 676 00:30:02,280 --> 00:30:06,239 Speaker 4: you learned from what having pads on is can you 677 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:08,200 Speaker 4: block a guy when he's coming around the edge. That 678 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:11,400 Speaker 4: same play, Pierce comes around the edge on Jake Matthews 679 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:14,080 Speaker 4: and they call a hold on Jake Matthews right there, 680 00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:16,720 Speaker 4: saying that he got under him or whatever. You've got 681 00:30:16,720 --> 00:30:18,880 Speaker 4: a tug and you bring that back. If you don't 682 00:30:18,920 --> 00:30:21,600 Speaker 4: have pads on, he probably just pushes and runs him by. 683 00:30:21,680 --> 00:30:24,120 Speaker 4: But because you have those pads on, now Piers can 684 00:30:24,160 --> 00:30:26,920 Speaker 4: actually fight through Jake and now he has a hole. 685 00:30:27,240 --> 00:30:29,320 Speaker 4: So a lot of interesting things you can get from 686 00:30:29,360 --> 00:30:32,320 Speaker 4: having the pads on. That helps you have a realistic 687 00:30:32,400 --> 00:30:33,920 Speaker 4: picture of what's going on in the game. 688 00:30:34,040 --> 00:30:35,760 Speaker 1: And I don't want to take anything away from the 689 00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:39,120 Speaker 1: skill or the speed position players, but when to me, guys, 690 00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:42,520 Speaker 1: when the pads come on, it's about the trenches. It's 691 00:30:42,560 --> 00:30:46,080 Speaker 1: about run game, and it's about line of scrimmage. And 692 00:30:46,560 --> 00:30:48,640 Speaker 1: you guys kind of hit on most of the big points. 693 00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:51,760 Speaker 1: But it's working those combination blocks in the run game. 694 00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:54,440 Speaker 1: It's passing off stunts in the passing game. But the 695 00:30:54,440 --> 00:30:57,040 Speaker 1: flip side of it too, is also the defensive front. 696 00:30:57,240 --> 00:30:59,240 Speaker 1: Which of your defensive tackles are gonna be able to 697 00:30:59,240 --> 00:31:02,080 Speaker 1: hold their ground, Which guys can you count on that 698 00:31:02,400 --> 00:31:04,400 Speaker 1: are going to be able to fight off double teams, 699 00:31:04,400 --> 00:31:06,040 Speaker 1: that are going to be able to stay in the 700 00:31:06,080 --> 00:31:08,480 Speaker 1: A gap when that's their responsibility and they're not getting 701 00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:10,280 Speaker 1: moved out of there, And you can look at and 702 00:31:10,280 --> 00:31:11,960 Speaker 1: you can say that guy's got to be on the 703 00:31:11,960 --> 00:31:15,560 Speaker 1: field when we're in rundown situations. Right, So many things there. 704 00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:17,240 Speaker 1: What you guys were talking about blitz pick up with 705 00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:19,000 Speaker 1: running backs, like are they going to be able to 706 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:20,720 Speaker 1: sit down in the chair and pick somebody up coming 707 00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:23,240 Speaker 1: through the tackle box? Are coming around the edge? 708 00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:23,520 Speaker 5: Right? 709 00:31:23,560 --> 00:31:26,400 Speaker 1: All those things are so important to see once the 710 00:31:26,400 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 1: pads come on. Yeah, there's some benefits to the wide receivers, 711 00:31:30,600 --> 00:31:32,760 Speaker 1: like are they still running fast out there? Yeah, that's great. 712 00:31:32,840 --> 00:31:34,360 Speaker 1: I mean they thudd and so on and so forth. 713 00:31:34,400 --> 00:31:36,680 Speaker 1: Safety is coming in the box. But to me, by 714 00:31:36,760 --> 00:31:40,160 Speaker 1: and large, it's what's happening with the offense, defensive line, linebackers, 715 00:31:40,160 --> 00:31:42,520 Speaker 1: and running backs and how all those guys are faring 716 00:31:42,800 --> 00:31:45,160 Speaker 1: now that the pads are coming on. I wrote down 717 00:31:45,200 --> 00:31:47,760 Speaker 1: four things as far as this phase of camp, but 718 00:31:47,760 --> 00:31:49,600 Speaker 1: I want to see if you guys agree with this, okay, 719 00:31:50,800 --> 00:31:54,480 Speaker 1: understanding of plays and responsibilities right, knowing where you're supposed 720 00:31:54,480 --> 00:31:58,200 Speaker 1: to go, and then lack of missed assignments. Right, That's 721 00:31:58,200 --> 00:32:00,200 Speaker 1: what coaches want to see is can you take what 722 00:32:00,240 --> 00:32:03,160 Speaker 1: you learn in meeting rooms in the classroom, bring it 723 00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:05,720 Speaker 1: out to the field and then not make mistakes. That's 724 00:32:05,760 --> 00:32:07,360 Speaker 1: the biggest way to get on the field is if 725 00:32:07,400 --> 00:32:10,200 Speaker 1: the coaches have faith that you are not going to 726 00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:13,080 Speaker 1: make mistakes when you were out there. Ability to play 727 00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:15,960 Speaker 1: fast was my third one, and then you guys talked 728 00:32:15,960 --> 00:32:19,360 Speaker 1: about it. Execute. Can you actually do what you're supposed 729 00:32:19,360 --> 00:32:22,680 Speaker 1: to do? Can you complete passes? Can you catch the ball? 730 00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:25,280 Speaker 1: Are you there to square up to make tackles? Can 731 00:32:25,320 --> 00:32:28,520 Speaker 1: you execute combination blocks? Can you get off a combination blocks? 732 00:32:28,560 --> 00:32:30,440 Speaker 1: Can you get around the edge as a pass rusher? 733 00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:33,360 Speaker 1: These are all things that actually have to happen on 734 00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:36,200 Speaker 1: game day for you to be successful. To me, this 735 00:32:36,280 --> 00:32:39,680 Speaker 1: is where camp gets to is are these players able 736 00:32:39,680 --> 00:32:42,360 Speaker 1: to do those four things? And probably many others, but 737 00:32:42,400 --> 00:32:44,920 Speaker 1: those are the four that I highlight as the most important. 738 00:32:44,920 --> 00:32:48,520 Speaker 4: And I had something very similar written down and it 739 00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:52,240 Speaker 4: was to the point of who can mentally and physically 740 00:32:52,320 --> 00:32:56,080 Speaker 4: sustain it through the new installs because you got lot 741 00:32:56,080 --> 00:32:58,800 Speaker 4: of stuff going on? Can you play faster after every 742 00:32:58,840 --> 00:33:01,360 Speaker 4: day is a different is you're putting in something different 743 00:33:01,600 --> 00:33:03,960 Speaker 4: adding to what all you have already. Okay, who can 744 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:07,040 Speaker 4: mentally and physically do it? And then you're talking about 745 00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:09,680 Speaker 4: you also gotta fight with the heat. I mean it's 746 00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:12,360 Speaker 4: a real deal. It's hot outside and you run around. 747 00:33:12,400 --> 00:33:14,440 Speaker 4: You got these pads on first time, you're really going. 748 00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:16,560 Speaker 4: It's different from when you're working out in the off 749 00:33:16,640 --> 00:33:18,720 Speaker 4: season and you're outside, you got the pads on it, 750 00:33:18,760 --> 00:33:20,880 Speaker 4: you're trying to simulate it. But now you got real 751 00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:23,800 Speaker 4: deal competition, you got installed, you got the heat, you 752 00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:25,440 Speaker 4: got you know, trying to make sure you're in the 753 00:33:25,480 --> 00:33:28,680 Speaker 4: right spot. Can you mentally and physically do it and 754 00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:30,920 Speaker 4: sustain it over a period of time so that you're 755 00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:33,800 Speaker 4: not making the same mistakes, You're not doing the routine 756 00:33:33,920 --> 00:33:36,240 Speaker 4: errors because you're a little hot, or you're a little 757 00:33:36,320 --> 00:33:38,160 Speaker 4: you're a little tired. Now you got these pads on 758 00:33:38,160 --> 00:33:40,160 Speaker 4: it, it's a little bit hotter than some one hundregrees outside. 759 00:33:40,720 --> 00:33:42,400 Speaker 3: Who can do that? I think they really want to. 760 00:33:42,360 --> 00:33:44,640 Speaker 4: Pay attention to those guys who can sustain it over 761 00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:46,360 Speaker 4: a period of time. Now, this was the first day, 762 00:33:46,520 --> 00:33:48,520 Speaker 4: everybody probably felt good about it. You're still you know, 763 00:33:48,520 --> 00:33:50,280 Speaker 4: a week in the camp, but who's gonna do that 764 00:33:50,320 --> 00:33:52,719 Speaker 4: when we get to next week when you're in practice 765 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:53,560 Speaker 4: number nine or ten. 766 00:33:53,880 --> 00:33:56,160 Speaker 2: I think the other piece to it, guys, is the 767 00:33:56,200 --> 00:34:01,240 Speaker 2: coaching piece to it too, is we're trying to discover who, 768 00:34:01,760 --> 00:34:03,800 Speaker 2: excuse me, are going to be the fifty three guys 769 00:34:03,800 --> 00:34:05,800 Speaker 2: and then maybe those sixteen guys on practice squad and 770 00:34:05,840 --> 00:34:08,640 Speaker 2: you start formulating thoughts. But you're trying to find the 771 00:34:08,680 --> 00:34:10,000 Speaker 2: guys who are going to line up and play for 772 00:34:10,080 --> 00:34:13,000 Speaker 2: and go win games. So how do I adjust the 773 00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:16,520 Speaker 2: flavor of different guys playing together. So that's the coaching 774 00:34:16,560 --> 00:34:20,000 Speaker 2: piece to it. Yes, they're teaching, but they're also you know, 775 00:34:20,040 --> 00:34:22,120 Speaker 2: you're talked about the players stepping up and doing all 776 00:34:22,160 --> 00:34:24,320 Speaker 2: the kinds of I'm trying to step up as a coach. 777 00:34:24,400 --> 00:34:26,920 Speaker 2: I need to put the right guys in position. Today 778 00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:29,560 Speaker 2: Xavier Watch was on the field with Jesse Jesse Bates 779 00:34:29,880 --> 00:34:32,560 Speaker 2: in the back end. You know that hadn't that hadn't happened. 780 00:34:32,560 --> 00:34:34,640 Speaker 2: So now they got the rookie out there with with 781 00:34:34,719 --> 00:34:37,200 Speaker 2: the venerable one and Bates And how did those two 782 00:34:37,239 --> 00:34:40,240 Speaker 2: communicate with one another? You know, guys rotating in Billy 783 00:34:40,239 --> 00:34:42,879 Speaker 2: Bowman rotating at that nickel spot. You know how those 784 00:34:43,040 --> 00:34:45,520 Speaker 2: how do the edge guys combined with one another? Some 785 00:34:45,600 --> 00:34:47,799 Speaker 2: of the stunts that we can now do physically, Like 786 00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:50,279 Speaker 2: you guys are talking about, how do they execute those? 787 00:34:50,560 --> 00:34:52,759 Speaker 2: Is Anya, Mada and Floyd on the same page? You 788 00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:54,200 Speaker 2: know when they start doing that? What do I need 789 00:34:54,239 --> 00:34:56,920 Speaker 2: to do to tweak that? So it's not just a 790 00:34:56,960 --> 00:35:00,640 Speaker 2: player perspective, it's the coaches. They're trying to adjust their 791 00:35:00,680 --> 00:35:02,800 Speaker 2: thought process is who do I need on the field 792 00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:05,279 Speaker 2: and this down a distant situation. What two guys are 793 00:35:05,280 --> 00:35:07,440 Speaker 2: communicating the way they need to And who do I 794 00:35:07,480 --> 00:35:08,920 Speaker 2: need to bullsh Who do I need to pick it 795 00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:10,799 Speaker 2: up a little bit? Hey, you need to do more 796 00:35:10,800 --> 00:35:12,759 Speaker 2: of this? You know, all those kinds of things. So 797 00:35:13,160 --> 00:35:15,239 Speaker 2: it's not just the players as the coaches are trying 798 00:35:15,239 --> 00:35:16,000 Speaker 2: to adjust as well. 799 00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:20,200 Speaker 1: Fellas. We are just scratching the surface, just scratching the surface. 800 00:35:20,760 --> 00:35:23,440 Speaker 1: But guess what training camp is officially underway. 801 00:35:23,480 --> 00:35:23,719 Speaker 5: It's on. 802 00:35:24,360 --> 00:35:25,840 Speaker 1: It is on that's going to wrap it up for 803 00:35:25,880 --> 00:35:28,080 Speaker 1: this week and the Falcons Audible presented by AT and T. 804 00:35:28,200 --> 00:35:30,640 Speaker 1: We'll be back here as we record for the most 805 00:35:30,640 --> 00:35:33,560 Speaker 1: part on Tuesdays, and you guys will consume it whenever 806 00:35:33,800 --> 00:35:35,920 Speaker 1: you guys take in your podcast material. But we got 807 00:35:35,960 --> 00:35:38,200 Speaker 1: a lot to talk about next week as the Falcons 808 00:35:38,239 --> 00:35:40,120 Speaker 1: are getting ready for some scrimmaging and of course some 809 00:35:40,200 --> 00:35:42,880 Speaker 1: joint practices coming up on the docket as well, so 810 00:35:42,920 --> 00:35:44,600 Speaker 1: we're able to break some of that stuff down. But 811 00:35:44,600 --> 00:35:45,960 Speaker 1: we'll have a lot of stuff to talk about as 812 00:35:45,960 --> 00:35:49,080 Speaker 1: far as the actual practices that we have seen. Maybe 813 00:35:49,120 --> 00:35:51,400 Speaker 1: we'll get into some new names that we haven't discussed yet. 814 00:35:51,440 --> 00:35:53,080 Speaker 1: But I know a lot of you out there are 815 00:35:53,160 --> 00:35:55,399 Speaker 1: so excited to not only see some of these free 816 00:35:55,400 --> 00:35:58,080 Speaker 1: agents and how they're fitting into this team, but also 817 00:35:58,480 --> 00:36:01,439 Speaker 1: this rookie draft class that we're expecting so much from 818 00:36:01,480 --> 00:36:03,759 Speaker 1: obviously the pass rushers, but in the back end as well. 819 00:36:03,800 --> 00:36:05,680 Speaker 1: Hopefully we'll be able to detail it for you all 820 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:08,359 Speaker 1: in much more next week. As I said, that's gonna 821 00:36:08,360 --> 00:36:10,680 Speaker 1: wrap it up for today's Falcons Audible presented by AT 822 00:36:10,800 --> 00:36:14,560 Speaker 1: and T. That's DJ Shockley. That is the day of 823 00:36:14,600 --> 00:36:19,040 Speaker 1: Archer respect on that name don't forget it is Deratley 824 00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:21,799 Speaker 1: and we're gonna have a kerfuffle now once you get 825 00:36:21,800 --> 00:36:24,040 Speaker 1: out of here. I'm happy to be back with my fellows. 826 00:36:24,040 --> 00:36:25,839 Speaker 1: Thanks so much for joining us. Everybody, We will see 827 00:36:25,840 --> 00:36:26,759 Speaker 1: you next time.