1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,920 Speaker 1: Dirty Birds. What's up? And welcome to another Atlanta Falcons podcast. 2 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 1: I am your host, Will McFadden. I am joined by 3 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: Tory mclaney and Tory we are here to dig into 4 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: the mail bag. It's gonna be a lot of fun. 5 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: You and I write a mail bag the mailbox on 6 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:18,640 Speaker 1: Atlanta Falcons dot com. So we are frequently kind of 7 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:21,799 Speaker 1: in check with what the fans are talking about, what 8 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 1: they're thinking about, but this will give us an opportunity 9 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 1: to do it in an audio format and kind of 10 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:30,040 Speaker 1: go back and forth and discuss some of the excellent 11 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 1: questions that we got. So that is on tap for today, 12 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: but in case you missed it, be sure to go 13 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: check out Tory's interview with Leonard Floyd. Obviously kind of 14 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:42,839 Speaker 1: the biggest edition I think for Atlanta this offseason so far, far, 15 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 1: so far. But he was sitting in the chair that 16 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: you are in right now, and you guys had an 17 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:49,879 Speaker 1: awesome discussion that ranged everywhere from on the field to 18 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: on the farm. 19 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, watermelons, barn dominiums. If you've watched the podcast, you 20 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 2: know what I'm talking about. If you haven't, go watched 21 00:00:57,120 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 2: the podcast, so you do know what I'm talking about. 22 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 1: There we go. I love thee I love the teas, 23 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:04,679 Speaker 1: But let's go ahead and get into today's mail bag. 24 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:09,119 Speaker 1: We submitted some questions via many different social media platforms. 25 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 1: Thank you guys so much if you did submit a question. 26 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:14,399 Speaker 1: We had a lot of great submissions. So let's just 27 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 1: start right up at the top. 28 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 2: Okay, I have one for you. All right, We're gonna 29 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 2: start off pretty strong. This is from Lucas, So shout 30 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:26,839 Speaker 2: out Lucas for the question house. Yeah, outside of Drake 31 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 2: London and Darnell Mooney, what's the status of the wide 32 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 2: receiver room expect editions in the draft slash free agency. 33 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's a great question. 34 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 1: Because I think the reason this one kind of stood 35 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:43,119 Speaker 1: out to me was this offseason has really been about 36 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:45,959 Speaker 1: the defense. Yeah, right, Like we ended the year talking 37 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 1: about the offense kind of that last game against Carolina 38 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 1: with the explosion of Jehan and Drake and Michael Pennix 39 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 1: and it was like this is the future, right, But 40 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 1: since then it's been all defense and understandably so, so 41 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: if we're gonna kind of take stock of where the 42 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: wide receiver room stands right now, Drake London, first one, 43 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 1: thousand yard season of his career. He is established himself 44 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:07,639 Speaker 1: as the true number one receiver, one of the most 45 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 1: physical receivers in the league. And I think the future 46 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 1: is really bright for him. Darnell Mooney right so. 47 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:16,640 Speaker 3: Close all I wanted. 48 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 2: I can't remember if people like really remember he was 49 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 2: only what like eight yards away. 50 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 1: We had a story ready to go. 51 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 3: We did. We had a story written. 52 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:26,359 Speaker 2: I think Omna Sepon wrote it like and we were 53 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:29,239 Speaker 2: ready to give him his flowers with the graphics made 54 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 2: all of it. 55 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,359 Speaker 3: And then he's hurt for that final game. 56 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 1: Like Mooney watch all week injured report like moving up 57 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: in net. 58 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 2: Yet I did at one point, I was like, just 59 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 2: just run him out there for one play. 60 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 3: Just give him like an eight yard out route, like just. 61 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 1: A pop pass right over the middle, and then get down. 62 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 2: Literally that's it, and then you've never we never see 63 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 2: him for the rest of the game. 64 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 1: But didn't happen, But he he re established something that 65 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:54,920 Speaker 1: Atlanta had for a long time there, which was like 66 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:57,639 Speaker 1: two quality wide receivers. You know, if you're looking back 67 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:01,240 Speaker 1: to Roddy White, Michael Jenkins, Roddy White, Julio Jones, Julio Jones, 68 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: Calvin Ridley, mom, it's new and there like Russell Gate like, 69 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 1: there was always a quality number two, and Darnold Mooney 70 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 1: is right in that mix. Number three is where it 71 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 1: gets interesting. Ray Ray McCloud was great in that area 72 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:15,959 Speaker 1: and he will be back this season. But could they 73 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:18,920 Speaker 1: look to get Casey Washington a little bit more involved? 74 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:21,960 Speaker 1: Obviously he developed a great connection with Michael Pennix as 75 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: as rookies butt. With Michael Pennix now the starter, he's 76 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 1: gonna have an opportunity to build chemistry with kind of 77 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: everybody else. So I'm curious to see who in house 78 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 1: steps up. But do you think there's a chance that 79 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: they actually had somebody in the draft? 80 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 2: I think potentially in the later rounds, like one of round. Yeah. 81 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: Maybe. 82 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 2: I think at that point you're just looking for who's 83 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 2: the best athlete out there who can come and give 84 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 2: you potentially meaningful special teams reps. You're not really looking 85 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 2: for someone who's going to be a Day one starter. 86 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 2: So sure, But for me, I am packaging those seventh 87 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 2: round picks in any way shape for I can in 88 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 2: getting trying to get in the sixth, trying to get 89 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 2: in the fifth I which you'd have to package some 90 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 2: other things as well. 91 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 3: You can't just give two sevens. 92 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 1: That's because you're the number seven, right, seven eight nine. Yeah, 93 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:17,679 Speaker 1: of course, but I uh, we're just trying. 94 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 2: To so I sure. But at the exact same time, 95 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:27,160 Speaker 2: I am so locked in on this defense right now 96 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:31,359 Speaker 2: that I'm okay with where this wide receiver room is. 97 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 2: Because you also brought back Cadarrel Hodge, who I thought 98 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 2: gave you meaningful relief and was pretty consistent in what 99 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:41,479 Speaker 2: he was able to provide this offense. I know he 100 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 2: was a pro bowler as a special teamer, but I 101 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:47,600 Speaker 2: felt like the depth that he provided as wide receiver 102 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 2: number four five, whenever Darnel Mooney had to come out 103 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 2: or Drake Lennon had to come out, you you felt 104 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 2: confident in what Kadaril Hodge was able to provide you 105 00:04:56,200 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 2: in a split second decision. And so I think that 106 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 2: they're okay, you have Drake, you have Darnell Raira McCloud, 107 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 2: Cadarrell Hodge, case Washington hopefully taking that next step and 108 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:11,040 Speaker 2: coming along, especially to your point, he's probably the one 109 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 2: that's worked with Michael PENNOCKX the most out of anybody 110 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 2: else collectively since they've both been in the building. So 111 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:22,679 Speaker 2: to your question, sure, like you could go get another receiver, 112 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:25,480 Speaker 2: have another body, but I'm not it's not the end 113 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 2: all be all. 114 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 3: If you don't draft a receiver. I'm cool. 115 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 2: If you want to draft as many defensive players as 116 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:33,000 Speaker 2: you possibly can. 117 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 3: That's just me though. 118 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:36,920 Speaker 1: And I know that you know the Zach Robinson kind 119 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: of Sean McVay tree a lot of love and personnel. 120 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 1: But you do still have Kyle Pitts in the building. 121 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 1: You do still have Jehan Robinson and Tyler all gear 122 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 1: and there are weapons to go around. So even if 123 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:47,279 Speaker 1: it's not a wide. 124 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:49,359 Speaker 2: Receiver, Charlie Warner sidings, you know, I. 125 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:51,360 Speaker 1: Knew you were guys. I didn't even want to mention 126 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 1: his name because I knew it. Just like coming in on. 127 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 2: One or two passes to Charlie warrener like every three games. 128 00:05:57,800 --> 00:05:58,479 Speaker 3: That's all I need. 129 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 1: I've got a question for you comes from Trevor uh Ever, 130 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 1: this is about a former Falcon, but somebody near and 131 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:10,120 Speaker 1: dear to our hearts. How will the Falcons replace Grady Jarrett. 132 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 2: Oh, it's a great question. I think that it's actually 133 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:14,839 Speaker 2: going to be and I've said this on I did 134 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 2: a down in our studio. I actually came straight up 135 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 2: from recording this with Taylor. 136 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:21,599 Speaker 1: Visusy woman, busiest woman in the world. 137 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 2: Literally, I recorded a studio show, now doing a podcast, 138 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 2: probably gonna write later, maybe do some meetings, which. 139 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:29,839 Speaker 1: I can already feel my voice going, how do you 140 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 1: do this? It's the coffee. 141 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 3: It's the coffee. It really just like helps me out. 142 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 3: Recenters me. 143 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:37,840 Speaker 2: But I was talking to Taylor Vismore and she kind 144 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:39,839 Speaker 2: of asked a very similar question. I was like, it's 145 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:43,680 Speaker 2: going to be by committee. There's no replacing Grady Jarrett 146 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 2: one for one, whether you're talking leadership qualities, whether you're 147 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:51,039 Speaker 2: talking the experience level, kind of the fear that he 148 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:55,159 Speaker 2: evokes I think in offensive coordinators' minds. And also, let's 149 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:58,040 Speaker 2: be honest, production too. I know production hasn't really wasn't 150 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 2: really there for him as we've known it to be 151 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 2: in the last two years as he was coming off 152 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:06,160 Speaker 2: of that injury. But Grady Jarrett was someone who produced, 153 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 2: whether you saw it on a stat line or you didn't, 154 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 2: he was affecting the game. So I think that there's 155 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 2: no there's no one of one replacement for Grady Jarrett. 156 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 2: It's going to be David anuman Is, Zach Harrison, Rukeroo, 157 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 2: Brandon Dorls, Morgan Fox, like these guys, Kentavious Street too, 158 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:27,800 Speaker 2: Kwan Graham, these guys collectively, and the rotation that Jeff 159 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 2: Olbrick and Raheem Morris ultimately come to about how they 160 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 2: can solidify this interior of the defensive line, because that, 161 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 2: to me, is how you go about moving forward with 162 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 2: this defensive interior without someone like Grady Jarrett in the 163 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 2: fold anymore. 164 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, And I was actually just looking up to see 165 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: when Aaron Donald when his last season was, because I 166 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 1: was trying to think, did Raheem Morris go through something 167 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 1: like this in LA with Aaron Donald leaving? But their 168 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 1: last seasons were together, So it is going to be 169 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 1: a little bit of a new experience. But I will 170 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 1: give the front office credit. It does seem like there 171 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:07,320 Speaker 1: was foresight to this because last year, you know, when 172 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 1: they just kind of ran on the defensive line there 173 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 1: in round two, three, four, I was like, all right, 174 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:16,040 Speaker 1: everybody wanted them to draft defense. They went quarterback in 175 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 1: the first round and then they were like we heard 176 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 1: you out and clear defense defense defense, and now it's 177 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 1: time for those kinds step up, as you mentioned, and 178 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 1: I think the rotational aspect of it is something Leonard 179 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 1: Floyd touched on in his introductory press conference, which it's 180 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 1: a basketball rotation, is kind of what he said. You 181 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 1: need guys to come in here with fresh legs because 182 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:37,760 Speaker 1: who plays every snap offensive lineman. Those guys don't come 183 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 1: off the field. So if you are in the midst 184 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:42,679 Speaker 1: of a long drive, and it's why you see teams 185 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 1: really start to I think lean on no huddle and 186 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:48,320 Speaker 1: stuff like that, it's because they want to keep things 187 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:50,839 Speaker 1: the same. If our offensive linemen are staying out here, 188 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:52,839 Speaker 1: your defensive linemen are staying out here too, and we're 189 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 1: going to equalize that. But if you can get a 190 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:57,599 Speaker 1: rotation really going and get everybody in the flow and 191 00:08:57,640 --> 00:08:59,640 Speaker 1: the falcons are set up, I think pretty well to 192 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:03,440 Speaker 1: do that, then the some of the whole could be 193 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 1: better than the individual person. 194 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:08,520 Speaker 2: Agreed. Agreed. So I want to move forward to something 195 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:11,600 Speaker 2: that I feel like we haven't talked a lot about 196 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 2: in this offseason. It's kind of flown under the radar 197 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 2: a little bit, but it's going to matter significantly when 198 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 2: you get to the twenty twenty five season because of 199 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:25,720 Speaker 2: how close these games are, and that's what are the 200 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:29,439 Speaker 2: Falcons going to do with their kicker situation? And I'm 201 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:32,720 Speaker 2: going to preface this by saying Young Waiku has been 202 00:09:32,880 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 2: so clutch and so good for a very long time 203 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 2: for this team. But he's going through something last season 204 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 2: and missed some key field goals that we've become trusting 205 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:49,679 Speaker 2: in him to make, and then he was placed on 206 00:09:49,880 --> 00:09:53,600 Speaker 2: injured reserve with a hamstring injury. Like, there was a 207 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:55,440 Speaker 2: lot going on in the kicking game last year that 208 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:58,319 Speaker 2: I think has flown under the radar in the off 209 00:09:58,360 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 2: season because of how much we're looking at the defense. 210 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:05,600 Speaker 2: But Alicia, our girl, Alisha like shout out, she asked. 211 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 2: She was like, is Young Wayku our trusted kicker still? 212 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:11,080 Speaker 2: And do we expect competition to come in the building. 213 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:13,200 Speaker 2: I know exactly where I stand. I'm curious where you 214 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:13,680 Speaker 2: stand on this. 215 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, I do believe competition is coming. In fact, you know, 216 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:20,840 Speaker 1: Raheem Morris pretty much said as much at his end 217 00:10:20,880 --> 00:10:24,320 Speaker 1: of season press conference. You know, he it's very clear 218 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 1: that twenty twenty four was an uncharacteristic year for Young Wayku. Yeah, however, 219 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 1: and I do believe that injuries played some sort of 220 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 1: role in how all of that went down. Obviously you 221 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:39,079 Speaker 1: mentioned he went on injured reserves. So anytime that you 222 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:42,760 Speaker 1: get because it because kicking is almost like closer to 223 00:10:42,800 --> 00:10:45,520 Speaker 1: golf than anything else, Like if you think about it, 224 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:47,880 Speaker 1: a kicker's leg is the golf club. 225 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 2: Well, even Young Wayku himself like us this really awesome 226 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 2: analogy about like halfway through the season, about like change 227 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 2: like essentially changing the where he's hitting his foot on 228 00:10:57,640 --> 00:10:59,680 Speaker 2: the ball, comparing it to like a petition. 229 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was very And. 230 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:05,840 Speaker 2: I've gone back and I think it was Joe Patrick 231 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:08,080 Speaker 2: who had was talking to him about him, and I've 232 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 2: gone back multiple times and like to hear what Young 233 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 2: Waiku was saying about it. 234 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:15,719 Speaker 1: Yeah, I spoke to him because I was working out 235 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 1: one morning and this is the way my brain works 236 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 1: is I was doing the like leg extensions and I 237 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:22,679 Speaker 1: was just like, I wonder if kickers, if this is 238 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:24,560 Speaker 1: all they do in the gym all day long, just 239 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:28,000 Speaker 1: to like develop that like extension muscle. So me being me, 240 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:30,080 Speaker 1: I walked right up to Young waikup and I was like, hey, man, 241 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 1: do you only leg extend? Is that all the good 242 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 1: and he was like, you know, funny enough, I don't 243 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:38,560 Speaker 1: actually do a ton of like weight training he does. 244 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:40,720 Speaker 1: It's core. Yeah, you've got to keep everything tight. And 245 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:43,400 Speaker 1: what he said is really it's your hips because you're 246 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 1: generating so much torque on the ball when you're kind 247 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:49,080 Speaker 1: of rotating your your core muscles there that you've got 248 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 1: to keep everything locked in place. And so having a 249 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 1: tight core helps keep everything where it should be. So 250 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:56,400 Speaker 1: when I saw that it was a right hip injury 251 00:11:56,400 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 1: that ultimately landed him on that injured reserve, I was like, 252 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:02,280 Speaker 1: all right, you know that that checks out if things 253 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:04,480 Speaker 1: are like that's not the area that you want to 254 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:06,840 Speaker 1: be dinged up if you are a kicker because of 255 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:10,520 Speaker 1: how it impacts the whole mechanics of everything. And like 256 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 1: the golf metaphor, if you hurt your back, your golf 257 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:15,800 Speaker 1: game is gone. It's kind of the same thing I 258 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 1: think with like a hip and a kicker. 259 00:12:17,280 --> 00:12:20,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, I agree, But I do think that to bring 260 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 2: us full circle, like you, I think you have to. 261 00:12:24,280 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 2: I think that you have to bring in competition and 262 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:30,240 Speaker 2: you have to solidify the kicking game, and you hope 263 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:34,920 Speaker 2: that you know. I think Young Way, who has more 264 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 2: than you know, played up to giving him the chance 265 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:39,040 Speaker 2: to rectify. 266 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:41,440 Speaker 1: He's earned the right to at least compete for the job, right. 267 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 2: And so I think that Young Way who is going 268 00:12:45,280 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 2: to continue to be on this roster. But I do 269 00:12:48,200 --> 00:12:50,679 Speaker 2: fully believe the Falcons are going to bring in competition 270 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:54,280 Speaker 2: for him to see what the best direction to go 271 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:58,600 Speaker 2: moving forward is. And if it's one of those situations 272 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:01,320 Speaker 2: where he doesn't live up to what the Falcons need 273 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:04,800 Speaker 2: them to, it's another Grady Jair situation where it's like 274 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:07,080 Speaker 2: you have to part ways with someone who has been 275 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 2: kind of a center piece for your team for the 276 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:13,400 Speaker 2: last few years and been so reliable and so good. 277 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:15,440 Speaker 2: But at the end of the day, it's like there 278 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:17,880 Speaker 2: has to be this is a business and you have 279 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:20,440 Speaker 2: to see With Grady, it was like they needed that 280 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:22,239 Speaker 2: sixteen million dollars in cabspace. 281 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 3: With Young Way, you need those points. 282 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:28,079 Speaker 1: Yes, that's really really well said. So I'm not even 283 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:29,679 Speaker 1: gonna add try to add to it. We'll move right 284 00:13:29,760 --> 00:13:32,800 Speaker 1: on to our I love how you were just like 285 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:34,960 Speaker 1: I did something so good that you can't even say 286 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:35,720 Speaker 1: anything about it. 287 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 3: Let's move forward. 288 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 1: It was so funny, it was such older sister vibes 289 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:43,880 Speaker 1: from you, all right. This next one comes from Brandon Tory. 290 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 1: How likely will the Falcons be or how likely is 291 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:49,720 Speaker 1: it that the Falcons add another center in the draft 292 00:13:49,960 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 1: after they've lost Drew Dolmen. 293 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:53,160 Speaker 3: So I actually got this question. 294 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:56,320 Speaker 2: This is something that has been really interesting because then 295 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:57,960 Speaker 2: the last week and a half, I think I've been 296 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:00,719 Speaker 2: told you this this morning, I feel like I've been 297 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:03,240 Speaker 2: asked a lot of questions about the center position in Atlanta. 298 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:05,880 Speaker 1: It's the chatter. It's the chatter for some reason, algorithms 299 00:14:05,920 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 1: are feeding center positions. 300 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:08,600 Speaker 3: I'm just like shocked. 301 00:14:08,679 --> 00:14:12,520 Speaker 2: And for me, it's to me, it's almost like a 302 00:14:12,559 --> 00:14:15,440 Speaker 2: non question because I feel very confident in what the 303 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:18,360 Speaker 2: Falcons have in Ryan Noozl, and so if we're talking 304 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 2: about let's just talk about going forward into this offseason 305 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:24,800 Speaker 2: and into the twenty twenty five year, I think it 306 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 2: makes the most sense they put a tender on restricted 307 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:33,000 Speaker 2: free agent Ryan Noozl, which essentially yes, yeah, And it's 308 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:35,560 Speaker 2: essentially like if he gets an offer somewhere else, the 309 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 2: Falcons can match it and or have the chance to 310 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 2: match it. So to me, he's coming back like he 311 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 2: will be your starting center. Barring anything crazy in twenty 312 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:49,800 Speaker 2: twenty five, which I think makes the most sense because hey, 313 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 2: he started eight games last season. 314 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:53,640 Speaker 3: He played well in. 315 00:14:53,560 --> 00:14:57,040 Speaker 2: Those eight games. And I feel like when you are 316 00:14:57,120 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 2: having this like first time true, you be one in 317 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:05,200 Speaker 2: Michael Penix. Having someone who at the center position who 318 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:07,480 Speaker 2: has been in the system for a long time, has 319 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:11,400 Speaker 2: played beside Chris Lindstrom and Matthew Berserun for a long time, 320 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:14,960 Speaker 2: whether it be in practice or in games, that that matters. Yes, 321 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 2: So you have someone already in the building who has 322 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 2: taken significant reps with Michael Pennocks just in general. So 323 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 2: that's that's good. So I'm I'm all in on Ryan Noosel. 324 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:27,840 Speaker 2: The question though, how likeily with the Falcons add another 325 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:29,840 Speaker 2: center in the draft since losing Drew Dollmon. 326 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 3: I go back to the. 327 00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:35,080 Speaker 2: First question about the to that you were asking about, 328 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:37,560 Speaker 2: do the Falcons draft a wide receiver? And I'm like, 329 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 2: sure if you want to. Like I got asked like, 330 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:44,040 Speaker 2: would the Falcons use a second round pick on a center? 331 00:15:44,200 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 3: And I was like, that's too high. 332 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 2: I am in the first round, like Ed Rusher corner safety, 333 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:51,960 Speaker 2: in the second round, edg rusher corner safety. 334 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 1: You are in the third round. Anti trench Tory over here, 335 00:15:55,640 --> 00:15:59,360 Speaker 1: I am so ignore the trenches. That's Tory's message to everybody. 336 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:02,680 Speaker 2: My thing is this is like I can't when I'm 337 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:05,440 Speaker 2: breaking down what this fifty three man roster looks like. 338 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:08,120 Speaker 2: Those are the areas that I'm like, okay, based on 339 00:16:08,160 --> 00:16:10,360 Speaker 2: what I'm looking at in the draft and where I 340 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 2: value guys in the draft, like and where the Falcons 341 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 2: are picking like, those are the positions that I'm like, 342 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:17,120 Speaker 2: you could go and get someone who can be a 343 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:19,640 Speaker 2: playmaker right now, not saying that you can't in the 344 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:24,560 Speaker 2: interior defensive line or at center, but because Ryan, because 345 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:26,400 Speaker 2: you feel good about what you have in Ryan Neuzl. 346 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 2: It almost makes this center conversation like you put a 347 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:31,120 Speaker 2: pin in it. I don't think it's something that you 348 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:35,960 Speaker 2: have to fully put all ten toes in the water for. 349 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:40,280 Speaker 2: I don't think that's an expression at all. We'll go 350 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:42,480 Speaker 2: with it it is now, but I don't think it's 351 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 2: one of those things where you put everything in on 352 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:46,880 Speaker 2: the center position. In twenty twenty five, twenty twenty six, 353 00:16:47,280 --> 00:16:50,600 Speaker 2: let's start looking at maybe a second round pick potentially, 354 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:53,400 Speaker 2: or if you go out on the free agency market, 355 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:55,600 Speaker 2: and there's somebody who you really like you could bring 356 00:16:55,640 --> 00:17:00,080 Speaker 2: in and you have more money to play with. So 357 00:16:59,840 --> 00:17:02,280 Speaker 2: to answer this question, let's put a pin in it. 358 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:05,600 Speaker 2: If they want to draft a center in the fourth 359 00:17:05,680 --> 00:17:08,720 Speaker 2: round and like kind of bring in some competition for 360 00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:10,359 Speaker 2: Ryan Noosell, I think you have to. 361 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 3: You have to find somebody to kind of be that 362 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:12,920 Speaker 3: number two. 363 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:15,960 Speaker 2: But it's to me, it's not like they are looking 364 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:17,240 Speaker 2: for a starter. 365 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:21,520 Speaker 1: Yeah in the draft. Yeah, I agree. And I think 366 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:23,719 Speaker 1: back to a conversation I had a long time ago 367 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:25,639 Speaker 1: at this point. It may have been with with former 368 00:17:25,760 --> 00:17:28,080 Speaker 1: GM Thomas de Mitchrof, but it was about the philosophy 369 00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:31,159 Speaker 1: of an offensive line group, right and it's He always 370 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:33,520 Speaker 1: would compare it to a link in a chain, right 371 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:36,360 Speaker 1: and you it's more about having no bad links. As 372 00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 1: long as like kind of each link is okay, the 373 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:42,480 Speaker 1: whole chain should be pretty strong. If you've got one 374 00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:45,160 Speaker 1: week link, then your chain starts to get a little 375 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:47,480 Speaker 1: iffy and compromised. I don't think Ryan Noozle is a 376 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:48,119 Speaker 1: weak link at all. 377 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:48,639 Speaker 3: I don't know that. 378 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:51,119 Speaker 2: I think he's proved like over the eight games that 379 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:53,160 Speaker 2: we saw him in. I think like, yeah, there are 380 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:55,800 Speaker 2: some limitations in his game. There are limitations and Drew 381 00:17:55,840 --> 00:17:56,520 Speaker 2: Domand's game. 382 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:59,040 Speaker 1: But he's next to Matthew bergs Ron and Chris Lynstrum 383 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:02,280 Speaker 1: and Jake Matthew there. Like that's where I think the 384 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:04,600 Speaker 1: still the sum of all of the parts of Atlanta's 385 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 1: offensive line with the continuity that Dwayne Lefford brings as 386 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:11,000 Speaker 1: the coach, and that group coming back like it could 387 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:12,320 Speaker 1: still be a very good group. I think. 388 00:18:12,359 --> 00:18:15,199 Speaker 2: I even wrote this in the mailbag that ran on 389 00:18:15,280 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 2: Wednesday on Atlanta Falcons dot com. I was like, having 390 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:23,360 Speaker 2: Chris Linstrom to the right of whoever is at that center. 391 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:25,800 Speaker 1: Number one right hand man in the league, literally. 392 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:26,240 Speaker 3: I said. 393 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 2: I was like, Chris Linstram makes up for I think 394 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:32,040 Speaker 2: a lot of deficiencies that you may think you have 395 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:36,000 Speaker 2: at the iner position simply because of the way Chris 396 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:39,000 Speaker 2: Lntram plays the game and how good he is. And 397 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:41,640 Speaker 2: I think that is something I don't want people to miss. 398 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:43,199 Speaker 2: Is like, Okay, I know that there's a lot of 399 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:46,240 Speaker 2: like chatter right now weirdly about the center position, what 400 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:47,800 Speaker 2: the Falcons are going to do and do they need 401 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:50,840 Speaker 2: to prioritize this, And it's like I'm okay with where 402 00:18:50,880 --> 00:18:53,159 Speaker 2: they are because Ryan Neuzl did some good things in 403 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:56,120 Speaker 2: those eight games. He has some places where he needs 404 00:18:56,119 --> 00:18:59,440 Speaker 2: to step up, of course, but Chris Lyndram's. 405 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:01,520 Speaker 3: There, and I'm like, it'll be fine, Yeah, it'll be okay. 406 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:04,640 Speaker 2: All right, let's move forward though, speaking of it'll be fine, 407 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:08,440 Speaker 2: It'll be okay, this is fine. 408 00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:09,639 Speaker 3: We okay. 409 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:15,040 Speaker 2: So, Andre, he said we need a quarterback opposite aj Terrurell. 410 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:15,560 Speaker 3: Correct. 411 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:18,200 Speaker 2: So my question is, why wouldn't we look to add 412 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:21,520 Speaker 2: a Sante Samuel junior solid quarterback and he's only twenty 413 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:22,240 Speaker 2: five years old. 414 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:26,200 Speaker 1: Well, Andre thought I would refer you back to the 415 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:28,840 Speaker 1: conversation that Tory and I had in this very studio 416 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: about the cornerback free agents, where we did talk about 417 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:35,600 Speaker 1: a Sante Samuel Junior. And he's a player I like 418 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:38,240 Speaker 1: a lot. I mean, I think that he's out in 419 00:19:38,359 --> 00:19:41,240 Speaker 1: LA with the Chargers, like he's had some ups and downs, 420 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:44,119 Speaker 1: he's been a solid player by and large for a 421 00:19:44,359 --> 00:19:47,520 Speaker 1: secondary that is not too dissimilar I think from Atlanta, 422 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:50,280 Speaker 1: like where there's there's some known players around the league, 423 00:19:50,359 --> 00:19:53,399 Speaker 1: but have they ever been among the dominant groups? No, 424 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:56,560 Speaker 1: And so I kind of think that a Sante Samuel 425 00:19:56,640 --> 00:19:59,720 Speaker 1: is a player that I like. However, Mike Cues did 426 00:19:59,840 --> 00:20:02,520 Speaker 1: more more than enough last year in a starting capacity 427 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:05,120 Speaker 1: to earn the contract that he did and come back 428 00:20:05,119 --> 00:20:07,639 Speaker 1: and be that number two corner across from a J. 429 00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:10,359 Speaker 1: Trel So I kind of think I like the continuity 430 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:14,240 Speaker 1: that they're developing there when you're also bringing back Jesse Bates. 431 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:16,480 Speaker 1: Really it's just Jordan Fuller as kind of that new 432 00:20:16,560 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 1: face in your secondary, and I think they could draft 433 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:22,480 Speaker 1: somebody like when we're looking at the number fifteen pick, 434 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 1: Let's say there is a run on edge rusher and 435 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:26,720 Speaker 1: the Falcons aren't able to get and you're you're left 436 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:30,600 Speaker 1: there with I don't know, like Donovan as He I 437 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:31,879 Speaker 1: don't even want to say his last name, but the 438 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:33,800 Speaker 1: kid out of Boston College. Like, let's say he's sitting 439 00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:35,639 Speaker 1: there and it's like one other guy who maybe you 440 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:38,080 Speaker 1: have a second round great on and then you got 441 00:20:38,080 --> 00:20:40,720 Speaker 1: like Bill Johnson or you got Jaday Baron or one 442 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:43,639 Speaker 1: of those guys, and yeah, if you feel, hey, this 443 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:46,280 Speaker 1: guy's a better impact player. What do we always say 444 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 1: the secondary and the pass rush have to work hand 445 00:20:48,800 --> 00:20:51,679 Speaker 1: in hand, right? I know fans probably are bristling against 446 00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:53,879 Speaker 1: that a little bit because usually that means that the 447 00:20:53,880 --> 00:20:55,760 Speaker 1: team's going to take a member of the secondary, and 448 00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:58,360 Speaker 1: I think the pass rusher needs to be the pick 449 00:20:58,400 --> 00:21:01,440 Speaker 1: this time around. But they could always add a corner 450 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:01,840 Speaker 1: in the draft. 451 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:04,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, and I think that it. So this was also 452 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:07,679 Speaker 2: something that playing around with I think the mic like 453 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:10,680 Speaker 2: re signing my Cues. I was a big proponent of 454 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:12,840 Speaker 2: bringing him back. I think I wrote about it a 455 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:15,199 Speaker 2: couple of times, like you should probably bring back my 456 00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:17,960 Speaker 2: Cues because I liked what I saw from him as 457 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:20,800 Speaker 2: the second option opposite Ajhrell. And so they do bring 458 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:23,760 Speaker 2: him back. He's here for three more years under this contract. 459 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:28,119 Speaker 2: And I think what his signing ultimately provides is the 460 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:31,520 Speaker 2: flexibility for the Falcons potentially in the first round or 461 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:33,840 Speaker 2: second round, or if they can get in the third round, 462 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:35,160 Speaker 2: which like, let's see if. 463 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:35,639 Speaker 1: They could see that. 464 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:40,479 Speaker 2: I do think that having him on the roster and 465 00:21:40,520 --> 00:21:44,240 Speaker 2: feeling confident and trusting in him allows the Falcons this 466 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:49,160 Speaker 2: flexibility to prioritize corner or nickel. Yes, because he can 467 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:52,280 Speaker 2: play corner or nickel. So if you find that in 468 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:54,359 Speaker 2: the second round, let's say things are following a certain 469 00:21:54,359 --> 00:21:57,879 Speaker 2: way you edge rusher in the first round, number fifteen, 470 00:21:57,880 --> 00:22:00,679 Speaker 2: you get an edge rusher in the second round. I 471 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:05,639 Speaker 2: think you could go outside corner or slot and according 472 00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:09,119 Speaker 2: to what is the best option there, you move my 473 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:12,879 Speaker 2: cues to the other side, or you know. I just 474 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:15,919 Speaker 2: think it's like interchangeable, and I think that opens up 475 00:22:15,920 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 2: a lot of possibilities for the Falcons and gives them 476 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:22,240 Speaker 2: a little bit of like peace of mind a little 477 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:25,680 Speaker 2: bit on the second day of the draft, to be like, Okay, 478 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 2: we know we're going after someone in the secondary and 479 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:31,720 Speaker 2: we have the pieces to place where we need to. 480 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 2: That kind of opens things up for us in terms 481 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:35,879 Speaker 2: of who we can go after and who we can prioritize. 482 00:22:36,119 --> 00:22:40,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think you're seeing positional flexibility really become something 483 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:44,080 Speaker 1: that this defense has because I think back to what 484 00:22:44,119 --> 00:22:46,760 Speaker 1: they did with Kevin King last year in preseason and 485 00:22:46,760 --> 00:22:48,399 Speaker 1: then kind of like late in the year as well 486 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:51,879 Speaker 1: with this almost like big big nickel. Yeah, that's essentially 487 00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:53,879 Speaker 1: what it is. It's like that jack position or that 488 00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:56,800 Speaker 1: star kind of player. But when you've got DeMarco Helm's 489 00:22:56,840 --> 00:22:59,679 Speaker 1: coming back and I know they like his physicality as 490 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:01,679 Speaker 1: a player, or like I envision a role for him 491 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:04,440 Speaker 1: maybe closer down to the box. I do think Devine Diablo, 492 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:08,880 Speaker 1: you know, the greatest name in the league. He's got 493 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:10,720 Speaker 1: some of those traits as a former safety as well. 494 00:23:10,760 --> 00:23:12,960 Speaker 1: So yeah, I really like what you said about how 495 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:15,560 Speaker 1: Mike cues, Like it makes sense. All the pieces that 496 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:18,320 Speaker 1: they've added do have some of that positional flexibility, which 497 00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:20,800 Speaker 1: only allows you to keep more options on the table 498 00:23:20,840 --> 00:23:24,080 Speaker 1: and not kind of box yourself into a need. And 499 00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:25,760 Speaker 1: that is the key thing for Atlanta in the draft 500 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:28,480 Speaker 1: is we don't want to have to be drafting for needs. 501 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:31,200 Speaker 1: They are aware of the needs, it's part of the formula, 502 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:33,320 Speaker 1: but you don't want to box yourself into. 503 00:23:33,119 --> 00:23:34,760 Speaker 2: It, right, And I think that it's a good point 504 00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:38,200 Speaker 2: that you make, is like you don't really know how 505 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:41,080 Speaker 2: things are going to fall the first round of the draft, 506 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:43,439 Speaker 2: and what could happen when the Falcons are ultimately on 507 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:45,680 Speaker 2: the clock at number fifteen and who's available if there 508 00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:48,800 Speaker 2: is a run on edge rushers, could the Falcons a 509 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:52,840 Speaker 2: crew more draft capital, move down in trade down in 510 00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:56,240 Speaker 2: that first round and go after a corner or a safety, Max. 511 00:23:56,080 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 1: Harston, Trey Amos, those guys, yeah, Like. 512 00:23:58,720 --> 00:24:00,879 Speaker 2: Or can they figure out a way this is a 513 00:24:00,920 --> 00:24:03,000 Speaker 2: move that Terry Fona loves to do. Is kind of 514 00:24:03,080 --> 00:24:06,439 Speaker 2: scooting up in the second round by any means necessary. 515 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:07,000 Speaker 3: I don't know. 516 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 2: There are a lot of possibilities and something that I'm 517 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:12,199 Speaker 2: really curious about because I think that the Falcons are 518 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:15,040 Speaker 2: in this interesting spot where they don't have a lot 519 00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:17,200 Speaker 2: of capital to play with. 520 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:19,160 Speaker 3: But that doesn't mean that moves can't be. 521 00:24:19,119 --> 00:24:22,080 Speaker 1: Made, right Yep, I completely agree, And yeah, and I 522 00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:24,359 Speaker 1: think there could be a creative move or two, maybe 523 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:27,120 Speaker 1: something that we don't normally see or as a little 524 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:29,840 Speaker 1: bit on the rare side, but I yeah, again, I 525 00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:31,720 Speaker 1: think anything is on the table. Let's go ahead and 526 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:33,800 Speaker 1: wrap up with our last question, and this is This 527 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:35,760 Speaker 1: is kind of a fascinating one that got us talking 528 00:24:35,760 --> 00:24:37,879 Speaker 1: a little bit about before the podcast because we were 529 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:40,159 Speaker 1: just like this is this true? Is this? And we 530 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:43,440 Speaker 1: were digging into it. So it comes from Zach who asks, 531 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:46,480 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty four, the Falcons were statistically one of 532 00:24:46,480 --> 00:24:49,359 Speaker 1: the worst tackling teams in the league. Why should we 533 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:52,040 Speaker 1: expect that to improve in twenty twenty five. 534 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:55,320 Speaker 2: It's funny because Will was going through the rundown of 535 00:24:55,359 --> 00:24:57,800 Speaker 2: what questions he had pulled from you guys, and he 536 00:24:57,880 --> 00:24:59,640 Speaker 2: got to that one and I was like, what are 537 00:24:59,680 --> 00:25:01,520 Speaker 2: the I was standing there, I was like, what are 538 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 2: the numbers? 539 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:02,960 Speaker 1: You were like show your math. 540 00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:04,680 Speaker 2: I was like show me, Like, show me what the 541 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:07,959 Speaker 2: numbers are, Like what are what are the mistackle percentages? 542 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:09,959 Speaker 2: Like what are we talking about here? Because just off 543 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:12,160 Speaker 2: the top of my head, I was just we kind 544 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:13,639 Speaker 2: of were going back and forth, like, Okay, there are 545 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:16,160 Speaker 2: mistackles in that Washington game. I was like, okay, there's 546 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:20,160 Speaker 2: that last Carolina game. There are mistackles. But like, fundamentally, 547 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:25,159 Speaker 2: how bad was it? Like when statistically one of the 548 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:27,760 Speaker 2: worst tackling teams is what Zach is saying, So you 549 00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:30,040 Speaker 2: have the numbers, yeah, we're looking at it's. 550 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:33,200 Speaker 1: Quite a statement, right. So statistically they finished with the 551 00:25:33,280 --> 00:25:37,080 Speaker 1: ninth most misstackles last year one hundred and fourteen, which 552 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:40,320 Speaker 1: the Colts were last. They had one hundred and fifty 553 00:25:40,359 --> 00:25:43,879 Speaker 1: seven misstackles, so you know, you're not like near that 554 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:46,520 Speaker 1: end of the deep end. But the Steelers led the 555 00:25:46,600 --> 00:25:49,040 Speaker 1: league with only sixty nine miss tackles. So there's clearly 556 00:25:49,359 --> 00:25:51,879 Speaker 1: a lot of work that you can do. And more importantly, 557 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:55,280 Speaker 1: this is a downward trend for Atlanta in recent years. 558 00:25:55,400 --> 00:25:58,359 Speaker 1: We went back and looked at the twenty twenty two season, 559 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:02,479 Speaker 1: for example, Atlanta had the third fewest miss tackles with 560 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:07,199 Speaker 1: only fifty four. In twenty twenty three, they rose a 561 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:10,240 Speaker 1: little bit in that and kind of were more in 562 00:26:10,280 --> 00:26:12,639 Speaker 1: the middle of the pack, but still on the bottom 563 00:26:12,760 --> 00:26:16,080 Speaker 1: end and had only ninety five miss tackles. Yeah, so again, 564 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:18,480 Speaker 1: this is something that over the last couple of years 565 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:22,840 Speaker 1: has been creeping problem, I would say for Atlanta. And 566 00:26:23,560 --> 00:26:26,400 Speaker 1: when we even dig into who are the specific players, 567 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:31,080 Speaker 1: it's kind of some players who are no longer on 568 00:26:31,119 --> 00:26:34,359 Speaker 1: the team, which should help, but also some key players 569 00:26:34,359 --> 00:26:36,600 Speaker 1: that you're going to be relying on throughout the year. 570 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:38,840 Speaker 1: So I don't know. Do you think this is more 571 00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:40,720 Speaker 1: of a coaching thing. Do you think this is more 572 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:43,440 Speaker 1: of the personnel and it's a little bit like, hey, 573 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:46,000 Speaker 1: if you're a good tackler, you're gonna be a good 574 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:48,040 Speaker 1: tackler kind of wherever you go, because it's it's more 575 00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:50,399 Speaker 1: of an innate quality with the player. Or do you 576 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:54,480 Speaker 1: believe that this is a coaching trait that you just 577 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:56,320 Speaker 1: got to spend more time hitting those pats. 578 00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:59,919 Speaker 2: It's hard because, like especially with the way that practices 579 00:27:00,200 --> 00:27:03,199 Speaker 2: are kind of ran. Now there's not a lot of 580 00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:06,439 Speaker 2: live tackling, right, and it's kind it's very much like 581 00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:09,399 Speaker 2: frowned upon, Like you you aren't allowed to live tackle. 582 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:11,720 Speaker 2: That's not something you're allowed to do like training camp. 583 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:15,480 Speaker 2: The one time in the preseason that you really get 584 00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:18,240 Speaker 2: to put pads on somebody but you can't really take 585 00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:21,120 Speaker 2: them to the ground is in joint practices, and that's 586 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:23,399 Speaker 2: the first time that your starters get the chance to 587 00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:25,160 Speaker 2: do that. So I think it's a little bit of 588 00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:30,000 Speaker 2: kind of all encompassing, but at the exact same time, 589 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:32,760 Speaker 2: it's really hard to answer the question of like why 590 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:35,200 Speaker 2: should we expect that to improve in twenty twenty five. 591 00:27:35,240 --> 00:27:37,679 Speaker 2: I guess like my thing is is like this is 592 00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:40,080 Speaker 2: not something that I think you can like outright predict 593 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:42,760 Speaker 2: because literally two years ago we're talking about Atlanta being 594 00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:45,119 Speaker 2: one of the best tackling teams in the league, and 595 00:27:45,119 --> 00:27:47,040 Speaker 2: now we're talking about them being one of the worst 596 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:51,040 Speaker 2: tackling teams in the league, and with you know, relatively 597 00:27:51,119 --> 00:27:54,000 Speaker 2: some of the same pieces here and there. I think 598 00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 2: it's it's I don't want to say, it's kind of 599 00:27:57,040 --> 00:28:00,480 Speaker 2: a byproduct of the way that the game has a evolved, 600 00:28:00,760 --> 00:28:04,439 Speaker 2: but to a certain extent, I still kind of feel 601 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:04,720 Speaker 2: that way. 602 00:28:04,760 --> 00:28:07,600 Speaker 3: I think that there are systems in place that. 603 00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:11,480 Speaker 2: For for better for worse. I think you can kind 604 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:15,280 Speaker 2: of debate it, like the way that certain tackling is 605 00:28:16,280 --> 00:28:20,199 Speaker 2: called and officiated and there are rules, and you know, 606 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:23,040 Speaker 2: you can't live tackle in the preseason truly until you 607 00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:25,159 Speaker 2: get to the preseason games, and even then it's not 608 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:26,520 Speaker 2: your starters who are tackling. 609 00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:28,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, and some teams employ kind of the Rugby style 610 00:28:28,880 --> 00:28:31,399 Speaker 1: tackling where yea on the back side of the player, 611 00:28:31,480 --> 00:28:33,359 Speaker 1: some still go head across the body. 612 00:28:33,440 --> 00:28:36,399 Speaker 2: So I think there's a lot more nuances. Yeah, I 613 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:41,040 Speaker 2: think there's a lot more nuances to this question than simply, oh, 614 00:28:41,040 --> 00:28:43,960 Speaker 2: the Falcons are bad at tackling and it's a coaching 615 00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:47,280 Speaker 2: problem or it's a player problem. I think it's it's 616 00:28:47,360 --> 00:28:51,080 Speaker 2: too big of a question to find one specific answer, 617 00:28:51,360 --> 00:28:54,400 Speaker 2: which maybe I'm you know, naive to that. 618 00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:56,440 Speaker 3: Maybe someone is out there. 619 00:28:56,280 --> 00:28:58,960 Speaker 2: Listening being like, no, the problem is this, and if 620 00:28:58,960 --> 00:29:01,200 Speaker 2: it is put in the common but I do think 621 00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:07,480 Speaker 2: that it's a bit more holistically nuanced answer that I 622 00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:09,960 Speaker 2: don't think I have at this point in time. 623 00:29:10,160 --> 00:29:13,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, to me, I don't know if mistackles or tackling 624 00:29:13,120 --> 00:29:16,360 Speaker 1: in general is like the stickiest stat from year to year. 625 00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:17,920 Speaker 1: I do think it's one of those where you can 626 00:29:17,960 --> 00:29:20,640 Speaker 1: see it fluctuate, right, Like the Detroit Lions in twenty 627 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:23,720 Speaker 1: twenty three had some of the most mistackles in the league, 628 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:25,160 Speaker 1: which I think would shock a lot of people, right. 629 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 1: You think Dan Campbell, you think that defense Aaron Glenn 630 00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:30,000 Speaker 1: like tough, physical, we're not missing tackles. But they bounced 631 00:29:30,080 --> 00:29:31,880 Speaker 1: right back last year and they were again one of 632 00:29:31,920 --> 00:29:34,600 Speaker 1: the best teams in terms of the least amount of 633 00:29:34,640 --> 00:29:37,080 Speaker 1: mist tackles. So I do think it's a little bit 634 00:29:37,080 --> 00:29:39,320 Speaker 1: of a focus thing, just like what are you focusing 635 00:29:39,360 --> 00:29:42,360 Speaker 1: on in prioritizing and things like that. So we'll see 636 00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:44,560 Speaker 1: how you know, obviously Jeff ulbrick in here is the 637 00:29:44,560 --> 00:29:48,080 Speaker 1: new defense coordinator, what he's prioritizing. But yeah, it was 638 00:29:48,320 --> 00:29:49,680 Speaker 1: a really interesting note. Like I thought, it was an 639 00:29:49,720 --> 00:29:51,600 Speaker 1: interesting question that got us to do some of that 640 00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:55,120 Speaker 1: research because anecdotally, it did feel like in some moments 641 00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:56,760 Speaker 1: you think back to the Washington game, you mentioned the 642 00:29:56,760 --> 00:29:59,640 Speaker 1: Carolina game, like, yeah, late in the year, misstackles started 643 00:29:59,640 --> 00:30:00,400 Speaker 1: to pop well. 644 00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:02,280 Speaker 2: And also you even think back, and this just popped 645 00:30:02,320 --> 00:30:05,040 Speaker 2: into my head too, like how many mobile quarterbacks of 646 00:30:05,040 --> 00:30:07,240 Speaker 2: the Falcons faced in the first five weeks of the season, 647 00:30:07,320 --> 00:30:09,920 Speaker 2: and like, how many of those moments where you could 648 00:30:09,920 --> 00:30:14,520 Speaker 2: have brought down someone like a Jalen Hurts or Patrick Mahomes, 649 00:30:14,600 --> 00:30:17,680 Speaker 2: these guys justin fields, these guys who are moving out 650 00:30:17,680 --> 00:30:19,680 Speaker 2: of the pocket and scrambling and picking up a bunch 651 00:30:19,680 --> 00:30:23,240 Speaker 2: of yards, Like there were mistackles in the backfield, ye there, 652 00:30:23,800 --> 00:30:26,840 Speaker 2: And so I think that that also it could also 653 00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:29,560 Speaker 2: be a big conversation about like if you were to 654 00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:33,400 Speaker 2: break down every team and who what opponents they were playing, 655 00:30:33,400 --> 00:30:35,720 Speaker 2: what style of running back they were playing, what style 656 00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:38,840 Speaker 2: of quarterback they were playing, based on if there was 657 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:44,720 Speaker 2: a correlation between these more like run heavy offenses versus 658 00:30:45,040 --> 00:30:47,560 Speaker 2: kind of the teams that had a bigger margin of 659 00:30:48,280 --> 00:30:50,760 Speaker 2: mistackle percentages. I wonder if there's a correlation there. 660 00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:51,760 Speaker 3: It's a thank piece. 661 00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:53,720 Speaker 1: Yeah. I also think you know, the Falcons played a 662 00:30:53,800 --> 00:30:56,160 Speaker 1: number of big wide receivers last year, Ceede Lamb, dk 663 00:30:56,280 --> 00:30:59,160 Speaker 1: Metcalf like AJ Brown. Those those guys are tough to 664 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:00,720 Speaker 1: tackle one on one, and so if you're getting a 665 00:31:00,720 --> 00:31:02,840 Speaker 1: player out in space. Yeah, it's it's going to be 666 00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:06,080 Speaker 1: a tough proposition for you, but again, fascinating question. Well, 667 00:31:06,160 --> 00:31:08,480 Speaker 1: we'll see you will stay tuned. Put it's been in 668 00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:09,200 Speaker 1: it day tuned. 669 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:11,480 Speaker 3: We'll maybe figured out we maybe won't. 670 00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:14,360 Speaker 1: Speaking of staying tuned, toy, you've got a big week 671 00:31:14,440 --> 00:31:16,840 Speaker 1: next week, You're going to be heading down to league 672 00:31:16,840 --> 00:31:20,280 Speaker 1: owners meetings. What's what's the kind of number one thing 673 00:31:20,320 --> 00:31:21,920 Speaker 1: you're most looking forward to learning down there. 674 00:31:22,040 --> 00:31:24,640 Speaker 2: Well, I think that the biggest thing that's probably going 675 00:31:24,720 --> 00:31:29,080 Speaker 2: to be asked of Raham Morris of Arthur Blank is 676 00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:31,480 Speaker 2: going to continue to be the kirk Cousins' ness of it. 677 00:31:31,520 --> 00:31:35,720 Speaker 2: All the Cousins conversations that I'm trademarking, like, I do 678 00:31:35,840 --> 00:31:39,480 Speaker 2: think that that is going to prevail as the topic 679 00:31:39,520 --> 00:31:42,680 Speaker 2: of conversation. What do the Falcons do with kirk Cousins 680 00:31:42,760 --> 00:31:46,760 Speaker 2: and what are conversations Like are their conversations happening? It's 681 00:31:46,760 --> 00:31:50,040 Speaker 2: been reported that kirk Cousins had a meeting with Arthur Blank. 682 00:31:50,080 --> 00:31:52,000 Speaker 2: Would Arthur Blank be willing to talk about what that 683 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:53,040 Speaker 2: meeting entail? Like? 684 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:56,240 Speaker 3: That'll be interesting, right, like these are. I think that 685 00:31:56,440 --> 00:31:59,080 Speaker 3: is the biggest part of all of. 686 00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:01,400 Speaker 2: This because at this point in time, the Falcons aren't 687 00:32:01,440 --> 00:32:05,160 Speaker 2: really moving in free agency, like in terms of like 688 00:32:05,200 --> 00:32:07,680 Speaker 2: big moves. You know, they didn't make any huge moves 689 00:32:07,880 --> 00:32:11,120 Speaker 2: in free agency, took a more like precise and conservative 690 00:32:11,400 --> 00:32:13,080 Speaker 2: approach to who they were going out and getting and 691 00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:15,400 Speaker 2: who they were retaining. And then they only have five 692 00:32:15,440 --> 00:32:17,800 Speaker 2: picks in the NFL Draft, so not as many as 693 00:32:17,800 --> 00:32:19,760 Speaker 2: some other teams where they could move around and do 694 00:32:19,840 --> 00:32:20,680 Speaker 2: some different things. 695 00:32:20,880 --> 00:32:21,800 Speaker 3: So I think that. 696 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:24,520 Speaker 2: Whereas last year is like there are a list of 697 00:32:24,560 --> 00:32:26,640 Speaker 2: things that I was ready to talk to Terry Fontina, 698 00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:30,040 Speaker 2: Arthur Black, Oh yeah, like because Kirk Cousins was new and. 699 00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:32,320 Speaker 1: Morris, Raheem Morris was new. 700 00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:34,640 Speaker 2: It was like it was very different going down to 701 00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:37,680 Speaker 2: owners meetings last year in comparison to this year, because 702 00:32:37,680 --> 00:32:41,040 Speaker 2: it's like there aren't as many questions, but the questions 703 00:32:41,120 --> 00:32:44,479 Speaker 2: are pretty big in terms of the direction that this 704 00:32:44,600 --> 00:32:47,880 Speaker 2: team goes with someone like Kirk Cousins. 705 00:32:48,200 --> 00:32:51,360 Speaker 1: Awesome. Well yeah, we may. We may do a real 706 00:32:51,440 --> 00:32:55,040 Speaker 1: quick touch base from owners meetings for a podcast next week, 707 00:32:55,080 --> 00:32:57,320 Speaker 1: but we may not, you know, depending on if there 708 00:32:57,360 --> 00:32:59,720 Speaker 1: is news to cover. So just be on the lookout 709 00:32:59,760 --> 00:33:02,440 Speaker 1: on thee We will be back next week. With another 710 00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:05,400 Speaker 1: podcast for you guys getting ready for the Draft. I mean, 711 00:33:05,480 --> 00:33:07,640 Speaker 1: like April is almost here, We're gonna turn the page. 712 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:10,600 Speaker 1: It kind of feels like this in my mind, was 713 00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:13,000 Speaker 1: a little bit of we're putting free agency to bed, yeah, 714 00:33:13,040 --> 00:33:15,640 Speaker 1: type of conversation, So get ready. We've got a lot 715 00:33:15,640 --> 00:33:19,120 Speaker 1: of draft content coming down the pipe for you all, 716 00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:21,720 Speaker 1: both on the podcast feed and on Atlanta Falcons dot com, 717 00:33:21,760 --> 00:33:23,760 Speaker 1: so be sure to check it out for your daily 718 00:33:23,760 --> 00:33:26,520 Speaker 1: Falcons coverage. But until then, everybody for Tory mac laney, 719 00:33:26,680 --> 00:33:28,600 Speaker 1: I'm ol mcfatten. We will see you guys next time.