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Falcons Audible 11 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 1: back presented by a T and T. The crew is here. 12 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:40,159 Speaker 1: DJ Shockley, Dave Archer, I'm Derek Rackley. Thirty one twenty 13 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 1: six Falcons victory over the Bucks on the road. One 14 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 1: thing I do know this team got a squeaky clean 15 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 1: record on the road. Generally, back when we were playing guys, 16 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:51,960 Speaker 1: they always said win all of your home games and 17 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: then split your away games. Falcons are just gonna say 18 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 1: now we're just gonna win all. 19 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 2: The way games and you can put a little polish 20 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 2: on NFC South games. 21 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: Exactly. We stand right now. The fact could sit atop 22 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:06,320 Speaker 1: and I'm saying firmly atop the NFC South at four, 23 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 1: and oh what a victory. Guys came out and they 24 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 1: played really sharp from the start. Offense, Kirk Cousins had 25 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 1: another just banner game. It's starting to turn into Kirk 26 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 1: Cousins likes playing against Buccaneers falls. 27 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:20,960 Speaker 2: There's a bunch of guys like exactly. 28 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:24,680 Speaker 1: There was so many things that you could say coming 29 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 1: into this game needed to happen. I just had this 30 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: feeling in the back of my head guys that even 31 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 1: though they were without Godwin and Evans, Mayfield was going 32 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: to make this competitive. The guy is just too much 33 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: of a competitor to just roll over on his back 34 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: and just let Atlanta come in there beat him. And 35 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 1: they found ways to continue to move the football and 36 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: score points. But turnover margin, which has been kind of 37 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: a bugaboo for Atlanta all season, they finally were able 38 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 1: to win that solidly in this game. Arch. What was 39 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 1: kind of your initial thirty thousand foot view thoughts of 40 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: the game. 41 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 2: Well, whenever you go on the road, you're looking for 42 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 2: somebody to make a play early, maybe change the tie, 43 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 2: take some of the energy out of the bill, whatever's 44 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 2: going on. And it didn't take long. Jesse Bates, the 45 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 2: dude has a knack for getting the ball out. The 46 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 2: only guy guys can think of you, guys, Peanut Tillman 47 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 2: was a guy that could do that in Chicago. But 48 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:14,080 Speaker 2: this dude has a knack for not only getting a 49 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 2: ball out, but getting the ball. You know, he recovered 50 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 2: it himself. He has the pick later on. The guy 51 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 2: has had in two games. Again, you're talking about guys 52 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:24,520 Speaker 2: don't want to Tampa, don't want to see anymore. He's 53 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:29,079 Speaker 2: got sixteen tackles and interception in three forced fumbles against 54 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 2: the kids. He's got so they don't want to see him. 55 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 2: He's He's a long list of guys. Tampa's not here. 56 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 2: Stidn't seeing again. But I thought that was the key 57 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:38,640 Speaker 2: to me, was to get something early, get a short 58 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 2: field opportunity U and then how about raheem right there 59 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 2: in that first drive you kind of bobble along. 60 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 1: To fourth and three. 61 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 2: He says, Hey, this was our opportunity. We got a 62 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 2: break from Jesse. We're going for it, and Kyle shows 63 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 2: his physicality, gets clean on the corner and runs a touchdown. 64 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 2: You look up and you've been in the game for 65 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 2: two and a half minutes and it's seven. 66 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:00,799 Speaker 1: On the road. 67 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 2: I thought that was huge in a game. 68 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: Not only that Arch, but the but Tampa starting and 69 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 1: they were they were a couple of running plays. They 70 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: were just kind of darting through the defense. Unfortunately, as 71 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: you mentioned, Jesse with the punch out and it's almost 72 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 1: like he's just got laser. Guys, it's like his fist 73 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: came in there and like it's easy. When they slow 74 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 1: it down on replay and they're like, oh yeah, I 75 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:22,519 Speaker 1: mean his fist just goes right to the floor. It's 76 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: going full speed folks, right, but he just knows how 77 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: to get his hands more than one way all over 78 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:30,119 Speaker 1: the football. DJ, what did you think of the game? 79 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 1: Kind of over arching thoughts? 80 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 3: The number one thing I think is what you mentioned 81 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 3: off the top was my man Kirk Cousins and the 82 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 3: way he played. I thought there were some plays in 83 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 3: this ballgame and it goes back to day one when 84 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 3: everybody's okay, who can we get who is Roth thinking about? 85 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 3: And the number one thing he talked about was having 86 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 3: a guy that was an elite processor and there was 87 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 3: a couple plays in his ball game that tell me 88 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 3: about it points exactly to that. Even the touchdown that 89 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 3: Arch talks about on that fourth down to Kyle pits. 90 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: They run, they they run their. 91 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 3: Usual try to get Drake on the option route, and 92 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 3: it's safety on the top side. You're talking about running 93 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 3: to Drake runs to it, Kirk pumps, he comes off 94 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 3: of it and finds finds Kyl on the other side. 95 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 3: How about Bjon's touchdown. He got to his fifth read 96 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 3: on it. He's talking about starting boom boom boom and 97 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 3: getting back to the backside. I mean, just an unbelievable job. 98 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 2: Patting on the back those five guys up front. I 99 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 2: mean five guys up front. 100 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:29,719 Speaker 3: I mean giving them time obviously to get through the progressions. 101 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 3: You gotta have some some welfall for the old line 102 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:35,679 Speaker 3: to hold up the other one. How about Mooney touchdown. 103 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:38,599 Speaker 3: Unbelievable job. You got three by one on the back side, 104 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 3: they're running the patentent. Coyle's running through the middle. Here 105 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 3: comes Drake on a on the endcut. We've hit this 106 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:46,919 Speaker 3: probably a bunch of times throughout the season, and twe 107 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:49,279 Speaker 3: Winfield trying to be the you know, the heady guy. 108 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 3: He is kind of pushing towards that three receiver side 109 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 3: and as QB's we always call it just a little 110 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:56,719 Speaker 3: peekable route. We just take a peek at it, just 111 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 3: to make sure that safety deal with what he supposed to. 112 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 3: And Winfield in a little too greedy over there looking 113 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:04,480 Speaker 3: at three superside and you already got outside levers by 114 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 3: the corner. I mean he drops a perfect ball to 115 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 3: Mooney for the touchdown. I mean those are three plays. 116 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 3: I mean there's probably ten more plays like that where 117 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 3: he goes through the processing part of it. But just 118 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 3: an unbelievable job of knowing where to go to football, 119 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 3: how to dictate, and if a defense tried to take 120 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 3: away your first and second read, how to get back 121 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 3: to those other guys. I thought Kirk was saying to 122 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 3: feel as good as he probably could, and Ross said, 123 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 3: out of the game, Hey, this is probably the best 124 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 3: game he's played. And I know he had a five 125 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 3: hundred and nine yard game, but this was a game where, 126 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:33,919 Speaker 3: you know what, this guy was efficient. He got the 127 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:35,920 Speaker 3: ball out, he didn't hold on to it, he got 128 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 3: rid of it. Guys made plays. He was efficient throwing it. 129 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 2: Justelie, I gotta get shocked to tell me about the 130 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 2: French silk pie they handed you. You know that that 131 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:47,359 Speaker 2: feeling you get when that when that apple cobbler comes 132 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 2: with that ice cream on top of it. They got 133 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 2: Mooney running a bench route right at the end of 134 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:57,920 Speaker 2: the first face This is I mean, I got chills 135 00:05:57,920 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 2: going down my back. 136 00:05:58,800 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 1: You're about to throw. 137 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 2: They play cover two man and they jump inside. 138 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 1: They got the core. 139 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:06,919 Speaker 2: They got safety rolling over the top and Kirk makes that. 140 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:08,280 Speaker 1: He drops, sets. 141 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 2: His feet and it's just smooth. 142 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 1: Ball comes on. 143 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 2: Boney comes out of the break ball right there, toe 144 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 2: tap out of bounds. 145 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 1: Tell me about it too exciting. 146 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 3: I mean, you just talked. I'm excited thinking about it. 147 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:23,600 Speaker 3: But the other part is the anticipation part. Oh my goodness, 148 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 3: you're talking about Mooney, said Susie turned around the balls 149 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 3: in his arms. I mean, they played it probably as 150 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 3: good as you can play it. There was only one 151 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 3: place you can put this football. And he let his 152 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:34,640 Speaker 3: football go before Mooney even put his right foot in 153 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:37,159 Speaker 3: the ground to plant to go to the corner route, 154 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 3: and that ball drops perfectly in there. 155 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 1: I mean, if I'm a dB, I am mad. 156 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:42,280 Speaker 3: You know, I can't even be mad. 157 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 1: You got cop like sometimes you got to do that 158 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 1: in the NFL. 159 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:50,160 Speaker 3: So to Archer's point, that was an unbelievable throw. It's QBS. 160 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 3: You can see us. We're like giddy talking about because 161 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:54,919 Speaker 3: how tough of a throw that I couldn't. 162 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 1: Talk enough about it. It was. 163 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:58,159 Speaker 2: It was it was like a thirteen yard com police. 164 00:06:57,839 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 1: Like, oh my god, that's one of the best thuds 165 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:01,839 Speaker 1: I've ever seen. It was unbelieved, it was. But guy's fun. 166 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 1: We come back to this and I made this point, 167 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,719 Speaker 1: and I think sometimes people can gloss over it. Okay, 168 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: and when I make this point, I don't say this 169 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 1: in any disrespect to the previous quarterbacks, but say what 170 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 1: you want about contract the money they paid to Kirk Cousins. 171 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 1: But we've seen already, Okay, through eight games this year, 172 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 1: he has made multiple, not a few, multiple throws that 173 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: we didn't see in the last few years. Absolutely right, 174 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:29,920 Speaker 1: And to me, in the National Football League, that is 175 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 1: worth every penny you pay the guy. It's worth every 176 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 1: penny you pay the guy because that's what you have 177 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 1: to do to win at this level. You have to 178 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 1: have a quarterback that can just make a couple throws 179 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 1: that generally end up being fourth down in punt but 180 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:47,600 Speaker 1: instead it's the beautifully thrown anticipation right on the money, 181 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 1: first down, catches well ahead DJ. 182 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 3: One last thing, Art just talking a row after the game. 183 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 3: He's talking about all the things Kurt's done, and he said, 184 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 3: this is why you brought him here. Ross says, no, 185 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:01,200 Speaker 3: we brought him here for the zone. How about the run? 186 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 1: Thirteen yard run? 187 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 3: Shut all the noise? 188 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 2: Down I made. Kirk comes running at. 189 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 1: K How many of you guys when you saw down, 190 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 1: We're like, oh, gosh, no, oh. 191 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 2: That's that's classic. The no no, no, yes, yeah, no. 192 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: Question about it. No, it was good play by Kurt. 193 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: All right. So Kirk Cousins seventy nine percent completion rate 194 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 1: in the game, twenty three to twenty nine, two hundred 195 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 1: and seventy six yards, four touchdowns, and guys, I don't 196 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 1: know why I always say this, but maybe even more impressively, 197 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:32,319 Speaker 1: no interceptions, right, And that's been the only kind of 198 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 1: inter the only kind of thing blemish you could say 199 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:37,400 Speaker 1: about Kirk. This year has been some some mistakes, the 200 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:39,680 Speaker 1: turnovers here and there, but that's what you have to 201 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:42,080 Speaker 1: do when you play on the road, is you got 202 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 1: to go down there. You got to play well, but 203 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 1: you can't turn the ball over and give Baker Mayfield 204 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:48,200 Speaker 1: another opportunity, give him a short field, and we had 205 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 1: some short fields and we took advantage of it. And 206 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 1: I think that's a credit to Atlanta. How about Bijon, 207 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 1: You guys talked a little bit about his his touchdown 208 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 1: pass and Arch. You know, it's not sometimes when we 209 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 1: we back and we look at the numbers, it's not 210 00:09:01,559 --> 00:09:05,960 Speaker 1: necessarily dominating performances. But again, it's like certain runs. I 211 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:08,440 Speaker 1: feel like there might be one guy in the NFL 212 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:10,319 Speaker 1: that can do what he does when he gets the 213 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 1: football in his hands. Yeah, the guy. 214 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:15,119 Speaker 2: Is is dynamic. I think that if you're a defender, 215 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 2: you get a little tight when you know he's coming 216 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:19,040 Speaker 2: because of what you've seen on tape. 217 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 1: You've got it. 218 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 2: He's a guy that you have to leverage tackle, meaning 219 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 2: you've got to have outside, inside, and over the top 220 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 2: on the guy. But and even at that, if a 221 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 2: guy kind of commits himself, he's gonna make you miss 222 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:31,560 Speaker 2: a jump stop. I mean, think about this, guys, you 223 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:34,960 Speaker 2: had he had two plays taken away. He had an 224 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:37,439 Speaker 2: I think a fifteen or seventeen yard run down the 225 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 2: left sideline gets called back because of moon he's holding, 226 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:43,559 Speaker 2: and then Reyray comes down and holes right before, right 227 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:46,760 Speaker 2: before his touchdown catch, he runs thirty yards for a 228 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:48,960 Speaker 2: touchdown there, So you look up and he didn't have 229 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:50,679 Speaker 2: sixty five yard rushing. All of a sudden you look 230 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:52,320 Speaker 2: a him, he's got one hundred and ten yard rushing. 231 00:09:52,360 --> 00:09:55,000 Speaker 2: You sprinkle in what he did from a receiving standpoint. 232 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 2: The guy is a dynamic football player. And now what's 233 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 2: happening in other meeting rooms around the league. You guys 234 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:03,839 Speaker 2: know as well as I do. You start looking at 235 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:06,840 Speaker 2: guys that are difference making players. You think, wait a minute, 236 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:08,920 Speaker 2: we've got to make sure we concert. We got to 237 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:13,200 Speaker 2: dedicate resources to make sure we have this guy corral, 238 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:16,559 Speaker 2: which begins to now free up the moonies on the 239 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 2: post routes because I've got to stay low because if 240 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:20,719 Speaker 2: Jeanne gets out of the backfield, I don't want him 241 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:23,800 Speaker 2: one on one on my linebacker. That's what starts to 242 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:26,200 Speaker 2: happen now, and this guy's gaining respect across the league. 243 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 1: Well, just think about what you said Arch two, how 244 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:30,440 Speaker 1: you have to leverage him, And you basically said that 245 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 1: the best way to get him down is to have 246 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 1: three guys. How often defensively can you actually get three 247 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 1: guys to a ball carrier and it generally never happens right. 248 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:42,439 Speaker 1: And how many times have opposing defense is likely turned 249 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:45,200 Speaker 1: on the tape on Mondays and a defensive back just 250 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:47,160 Speaker 1: comes downhill. He's like, I got him dead in the 251 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:49,680 Speaker 1: water and he makes a miss and he just makes 252 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:50,960 Speaker 1: him look foolish. Sometimes. 253 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:54,719 Speaker 2: Kirk referenced that right there, Rak he said, I had 254 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 2: a dead play, and you guys probably remember the play. 255 00:10:57,840 --> 00:10:59,840 Speaker 2: He was late in the reading. He just threw it 256 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 2: left flat and kJ Britt the linebacker standing from me 257 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 2: to you from right there, and he has to jump 258 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 2: and kind of make a juggling catch, puts his foot 259 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 2: in the ground, does a little shake, and Brit goes 260 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:13,679 Speaker 2: that way. He goes right down the sideline for about 261 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:15,000 Speaker 2: ten yards. Unbelievable. 262 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:17,800 Speaker 1: And I don't know, guys, if there's stats out there 263 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 1: from next Gen or whatever about how many people that 264 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 1: he's made miss because it's always like yards after catch 265 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:25,679 Speaker 1: or yards after contact. But I'd like to know, like 266 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:29,080 Speaker 1: how many people he's made miss and made positive plays 267 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 1: out of. And it's so hard to quantify because you 268 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:33,640 Speaker 1: could say, well, so many other guys were probably tackled 269 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:36,400 Speaker 1: right there. I'll I'll say is it's it's a luxury 270 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:38,080 Speaker 1: that the Atlanta Falcons are happy to have. 271 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 3: I'll say this when Arts mentioned a guy getting tight, 272 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 3: and I instantly went back to when I was playing 273 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:46,719 Speaker 3: and say, you got a guy who you know is 274 00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 3: a really good blitzer and you know it's hard to 275 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:51,840 Speaker 3: block him, and he comes up, and you instantly think about, oh, snap, 276 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 3: I gotta make sure we slide to I gotta make 277 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 3: sure we get to him. It's kind of like when 278 00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:57,880 Speaker 3: you watch that on film with Johann he said, Okay, 279 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:00,360 Speaker 3: he just made three guys missed. Then you getting ball 280 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:02,680 Speaker 3: game and it's you and you thinking about it now. 281 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 3: So it absolutely can mess with your mind a little 282 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 3: bit like, Okay, I've seen this guy do this. Now 283 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 3: it's me and him and oh now you're overthinking it. 284 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 3: So you can absolutely say when you turn on the 285 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:17,320 Speaker 3: tape and you watch this guy, guys will probably admit it, 286 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:19,199 Speaker 3: but he will strike fear and a lot of defensive 287 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:21,319 Speaker 3: players because his ability may guys miss. 288 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:24,240 Speaker 2: You just came up with it. We got a new segment. 289 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:26,200 Speaker 2: We got to come up with this. Somehow, we got 290 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:28,640 Speaker 2: to create this. You you've seen the stuff on ESPN 291 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:31,080 Speaker 2: where they or I think NFL network of Randy Moss. 292 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 1: You got Moss? 293 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:34,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, okay, how about you got mustard on your face? 294 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:38,520 Speaker 2: You got mustard on your shirt or something like that, 295 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:42,120 Speaker 2: because this dude is to squeeze a little hot dog 296 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 2: all over. It's unbelievable. But you guys are right fun 297 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:46,839 Speaker 2: to watch. Man. 298 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 1: Finally, let's just kind of wrap up this conversation from 299 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:51,559 Speaker 1: last week and talking a little bit about the defense. 300 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:53,800 Speaker 1: I mean, we mentioned throughout the course of the season 301 00:12:53,880 --> 00:12:57,600 Speaker 1: it's been a bennot break defense. Uh, they held in there. 302 00:12:57,920 --> 00:12:59,800 Speaker 1: They did give up some yards in this game. I 303 00:12:59,840 --> 00:13:02,800 Speaker 1: think it goes back to the grittiness of Baker Mayfield. 304 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 1: I mean, even though he did not have Evans and Godwin, 305 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:07,319 Speaker 1: he still had some playmakers. He still had two really 306 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:10,160 Speaker 1: good backs in the backfield and kay Otten give him credit, 307 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:12,800 Speaker 1: like the guys stepped up when he needed to step up, right, 308 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:15,120 Speaker 1: and we knew that that was likely gonna happen. There's 309 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:17,560 Speaker 1: so much talk about National tight ends day and he 310 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:19,839 Speaker 1: ends up ended up having eighty one yards and two 311 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 1: touchdowns in the game. But at least the defense ended 312 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 1: up forcing the turnovers and didn't allow him on the 313 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:27,320 Speaker 1: final drive to be able to get in. I just 314 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 1: think it's kind of been the culmination of the season, 315 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 1: if you will DJ. This defense kind of more bend 316 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 1: but not break. Yeah, no doubt about it. 317 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:37,320 Speaker 3: And we talked about it last week on the podcast, 318 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:39,120 Speaker 3: like they're gonna come in here, They're gonna be ready 319 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 3: to go. Just because they don't have their top two guys, 320 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 3: they're still gonna show up and played. These guys are 321 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:45,840 Speaker 3: International Football League for a reason. These guys will go 322 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:49,319 Speaker 3: on and compete, and their coaches watched film, so they 323 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:50,880 Speaker 3: were gonna have some things down up for you. So 324 00:13:50,920 --> 00:13:53,080 Speaker 3: get him some credit. Get Bakers from credit for baby 325 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:55,320 Speaker 3: spread the football around. And you know they were using 326 00:13:55,320 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 3: their run game. I mean, I think out of the 327 00:13:57,280 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 3: first twenty plays at a ball game, they're running backs 328 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:01,280 Speaker 3: were He's probably fifteen. 329 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:02,640 Speaker 1: Times out of it, whether it's throwing and running. 330 00:14:02,840 --> 00:14:05,120 Speaker 3: So give them a lot of credit for understanding some 331 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 3: of their deficiencies and making it work for them. But 332 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 3: on the other side of it, this was a team 333 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 3: that absolutely wanted to play better. I know there was 334 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:16,160 Speaker 3: a lot of conversation coming off the Seattle game about 335 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:18,560 Speaker 3: playing better on the back end. We talked about Jesse's 336 00:14:18,559 --> 00:14:20,800 Speaker 3: a billy. We talked about how about aj coming off 337 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:23,280 Speaker 3: his guy to go make an interception again too now 338 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 3: in the last couple of ball games and not being 339 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 3: able to get him for a while. I thought they 340 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 3: did an outstanding job in the run game, especially in 341 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 3: the second half. I think that's seventy four yards rushing 342 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:35,520 Speaker 3: in the first half twenty eight Only in the second half. 343 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 3: You did such a better job of whether it's misfits 344 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 3: or whether it's tackling in space, And that's the other 345 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 3: part of it. I thought he did a really good 346 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:44,800 Speaker 3: job of not aligning a bunch of yak like they 347 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:48,960 Speaker 3: were really tightly contested plays on the outside, and this 348 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 3: was a defense that you mentioned is being but not break. 349 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:54,080 Speaker 3: But they always find a way to come up with 350 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:57,640 Speaker 3: those plays. Think about twenty four to seventeen. Tapa's going 351 00:14:57,680 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 3: down looking like they're having a great job going down 352 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:02,240 Speaker 3: to score. What they do the flee flicker, Jesse Bates 353 00:15:02,440 --> 00:15:05,000 Speaker 3: is playing cover three, he's playing zone coverage on the 354 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:07,280 Speaker 3: other side. He shouldn't even be dropping on the wheel 355 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:10,680 Speaker 3: route and understands what's going on around him, falls back, 356 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 3: turns his head. Mike Hughes does a good job of 357 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:16,280 Speaker 3: playing in between both guys and finding football and making 358 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 3: an interception. Now you go back down and you go score. 359 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 3: Now it's a two touchdown ball game. Just a little 360 00:15:20,560 --> 00:15:23,560 Speaker 3: small things like that, given your offense opportunities to go 361 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:27,320 Speaker 3: score again, given your team a chance lading the ball game, 362 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 3: shutting the door on him making the adjustments in the 363 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 3: second half. So this defense is fun to watch. Yeam, 364 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 3: you want to sacks all that kind of stuff. I 365 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:36,400 Speaker 3: know you didn't get as many QB hits you want, 366 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:39,280 Speaker 3: but in the ballgame, when you look up, you got 367 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:40,880 Speaker 3: a W and I think that's what matters the most. 368 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, a couple of nuances in the secondary too. AJ 369 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:46,600 Speaker 2: comes up with another interception and the cool little wrinkle 370 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 2: that he came to because they played a little two 371 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 2: invert meaning if you most fans know what cover two is, 372 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:53,920 Speaker 2: two safeties in half the field, and then you're playing 373 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 2: five under zone or five under man. Well, Atlanta with 374 00:15:57,160 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 2: a little switch up rotated Aj the corner back to 375 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:03,080 Speaker 2: the half safety position, and they ran Richie Grant out 376 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:06,560 Speaker 2: in the flat as the flat curl flat defender. So 377 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:09,880 Speaker 2: it flips it around and so as a quarterback, you think, Okay, 378 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:13,680 Speaker 2: while that corner is way too far inside, Baker thought 379 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:15,840 Speaker 2: he had a wheel route down the sideline, and really 380 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:20,200 Speaker 2: essentially AJ's playing half safety and AJ made the adjustment 381 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 2: read the quarterback, broke on the ball and makes a 382 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:24,680 Speaker 2: diving interception. But that's some of the things that Jerry 383 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:27,120 Speaker 2: Gray's doing with his secondary to kind of mix it 384 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 2: up even though you don't have pass rush. Potentially some 385 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 2: of the time, there's guys in the back end, veteran players, 386 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:36,880 Speaker 2: the safeties, the corners that understand these different nuances that 387 00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:38,560 Speaker 2: are going on and some of the things they're switching 388 00:16:38,640 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 2: up to confuse potentially a look for or for quarterback. 389 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:45,080 Speaker 2: And the next thing you know, AJ, who's playing corner 390 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 2: but actually playing half safety, gets interception right there. 391 00:16:47,720 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's pretty impressive with the takeaways. And I mean, 392 00:16:50,280 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 1: I thought Jesse Bates's interception was a true display of athleticism. 393 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:57,280 Speaker 1: I mean, just showing his ability to go up, elevate, 394 00:16:57,400 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 1: not only get his hands on the football, steal it 395 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:02,640 Speaker 1: away from the offense. Just think about the guys that 396 00:17:02,680 --> 00:17:04,440 Speaker 1: have been making a ton of plays for this team 397 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 1: are highly paid guys that are actually backing it up, 398 00:17:07,119 --> 00:17:09,640 Speaker 1: which is refreshing when you make the investment in certain 399 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 1: players and they back it up with they're play in 400 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:13,399 Speaker 1: the field. So let's turn a page because as we 401 00:17:13,440 --> 00:17:16,960 Speaker 1: record this podcast here on Tuesday, it's fun to sit 402 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 1: here and celebrate a win. But guess what, it's time 403 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 1: to turn a page and get ready for another one 404 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:23,440 Speaker 1: because Atlanta is going to welcome the Dallas Cowboys into 405 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:26,879 Speaker 1: town this weekend. And guys, some similarities between the last 406 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:29,880 Speaker 1: time Atlanta was at home. It's not a divisional opponent, 407 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:31,919 Speaker 1: but it is a conference opponent, and it is a 408 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:35,159 Speaker 1: team that can throw the football extremely well, look at 409 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:38,119 Speaker 1: the last three weeks Seattle, Tampa, and Dallas. We're going 410 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:40,840 Speaker 1: to face three of the top passing teams in the 411 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:43,760 Speaker 1: National Football League. So Arch, if you can kind of 412 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 1: break down this matchup and what's going to be key 413 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:49,200 Speaker 1: for Atlanta. What Dallas brings to the table that might 414 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:50,800 Speaker 1: present some issues for Atlanta. 415 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:53,160 Speaker 2: Well, this will be a hungry football team coming in 416 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:56,360 Speaker 2: because they're starting to fall behind a little bit. Obviously, 417 00:17:56,359 --> 00:17:59,720 Speaker 2: the loss to San Francisco on Sunday night is a 418 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 2: law that puts them behind the eight ball a little bit. 419 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:05,840 Speaker 2: Talented quarterback, the quarterback last year finished number two in 420 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:09,520 Speaker 2: the MVP voting and Dak Prescott. And just to relate 421 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 2: it to the current staff that's on this for the Falcons, 422 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:16,520 Speaker 2: remember Raheem was the defensive coordinator in LA last year. 423 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:19,920 Speaker 2: Zach Robinson was the pass game coordinator in LA last year. 424 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:24,400 Speaker 2: These two teams played last year, Dallas really got after 425 00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:27,520 Speaker 2: the Rams. In fact, Micah Parsons, who potentially could play 426 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:29,919 Speaker 2: in this game he's been injured, had two sacks in 427 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:32,919 Speaker 2: that game a year ago, and Dak Prescott threw for 428 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 2: over three hundred yards. Cede Lamb had twelve grabs for 429 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:37,239 Speaker 2: one hundred and sixty yards and two touchdowns in that 430 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:40,600 Speaker 2: game a year ago. That's who's coming to the building, yep. 431 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:42,560 Speaker 2: And they're coming with a bit of a chip on 432 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:45,840 Speaker 2: their shoulder or a desperate feel that we've got to 433 00:18:45,840 --> 00:18:48,879 Speaker 2: find a way to win win a game. So that's 434 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 2: to me on the surface, what you're bringing to the table. 435 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:54,879 Speaker 2: And a team that probably throws the LA tape on 436 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:57,160 Speaker 2: as well as the Falcon tape and said hey, let's 437 00:18:57,160 --> 00:18:59,879 Speaker 2: blend these two together and see we can operate against 438 00:18:59,880 --> 00:19:02,080 Speaker 2: the operation. That's I would think they would be coming 439 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:03,640 Speaker 2: with that kind of confidence. Would you say that's. 440 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:06,399 Speaker 3: Yeah, I totally agree. You're talking about a team that, 441 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:08,600 Speaker 3: like you mentioned, wants to throw the football around Dak. 442 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:10,959 Speaker 3: We know is that their run game is kind of 443 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:14,199 Speaker 3: bismal right now, not doing what's kind of last in 444 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:16,159 Speaker 3: the league and running the football. You know, Zeker has 445 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:18,960 Speaker 3: been up and down, Dall's been out. They brought in Cook, 446 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:21,720 Speaker 3: you know, he had a couple of carriers. But this 447 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:25,240 Speaker 3: is an offense that is led by Dak Prescott and 448 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:29,400 Speaker 3: it's a reason he's averaging thirty seven attempts per game. 449 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:31,399 Speaker 3: That tells you he's gonna throw the footballer and have 450 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 3: been sacked eighteen times this year. But obviously no DeMarcus 451 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:38,600 Speaker 3: Lawrence who's on IR, Neeland IR, Duran Bland on IR. 452 00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:40,360 Speaker 3: So they got some guys on the defensive side who 453 00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:42,720 Speaker 3: are out. But this still is like I think the 454 00:19:42,760 --> 00:19:45,879 Speaker 3: word you use is desperate, and you're talking about and 455 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:49,960 Speaker 3: our rack. You talked about the NFC. I looked at 456 00:19:50,359 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 3: around the NFC and why it matters so much about 457 00:19:53,119 --> 00:19:54,760 Speaker 3: this game and trying to stay in it. Like you 458 00:19:54,800 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 3: mentioned with Dallas, you're talking about the entire NFC. North 459 00:19:57,920 --> 00:20:00,920 Speaker 3: over five hundred three teams sixty one, line Packers six 460 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:02,880 Speaker 3: and two, Vikings five and two, Bears four and three. 461 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:05,200 Speaker 1: We're talking about where we are right in the middle. 462 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:08,640 Speaker 3: Everything's so tight NFC West, every team five hundred except 463 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 3: the Rams who are three and four, but just beat 464 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 3: the Vikings, who we know are the top of obviously 465 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 3: the NFC as well, So this game matters for both sides. Yeah, 466 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:20,640 Speaker 3: we got the division's feeling real good. Well, you talk 467 00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:23,400 Speaker 3: about latter part of the season when these tiebreakers matter, 468 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:26,159 Speaker 3: Cowboys looking at the same kind of thing. So they 469 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 3: got to come in here and feel like we got 470 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:29,720 Speaker 3: to put fourth our best effort because this is gonna 471 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:31,120 Speaker 3: be one of those games you look back on and say, 472 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:33,040 Speaker 3: all right, this is one of those games we needed. 473 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:35,320 Speaker 1: So we talked a little bit about some of the personnel. 474 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:37,520 Speaker 1: I want to focus a little bit on Dallas's defense 475 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:39,640 Speaker 1: because it has not been great this year. I think 476 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:42,320 Speaker 1: partly due to well probably not partly a lot having 477 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:44,159 Speaker 1: to do with guys being injured and not having a 478 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:45,840 Speaker 1: guy like Michaeh Parsons out there. I mean, one of 479 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:48,399 Speaker 1: the best pass rushers in the league twenty sixth in 480 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:50,919 Speaker 1: the NFL and yards per game allowed three hundred and 481 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:53,960 Speaker 1: seventy three a game, thirty first in the NFL in 482 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:58,680 Speaker 1: points allowed at twenty eight point three. We've seen over 483 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:00,480 Speaker 1: the last couple two out of last three weeks, if 484 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:03,280 Speaker 1: you will, three out of last four weeks. Maybe Atlanta's 485 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:06,240 Speaker 1: been able to score the football. So let's talk about 486 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:09,520 Speaker 1: Atlanta's offense arch. How do they end up taking advantage 487 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:11,880 Speaker 1: of a little bit of a banged up Dallas defense 488 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:13,760 Speaker 1: or one that's kind of reeling a little bit. It's 489 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:14,800 Speaker 1: not been playing their best. 490 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:16,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, you got to make it a physical football game. 491 00:21:16,680 --> 00:21:18,360 Speaker 2: You got to come off the ball and run the football. 492 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 2: I think that Zach's done a really good job of 493 00:21:20,119 --> 00:21:23,320 Speaker 2: kind of probing defenses against Tampa. It's kind of in 494 00:21:23,359 --> 00:21:25,320 Speaker 2: the past game early and then all of a sudden, 495 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 2: here comes a run game. Tyler Algier gets cranked up 496 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:29,879 Speaker 2: that that happened in this game. Second quarter, All of 497 00:21:29,920 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 2: a sudden, now Jeers starts to get rolling. Now Bejans 498 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 2: mixed in with the run game. It'll be interesting to 499 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 2: see how he probes Mike Zimmer's defense here. I think 500 00:21:37,880 --> 00:21:40,479 Speaker 2: this is a team, as you mentioned, is banged up. 501 00:21:40,520 --> 00:21:43,000 Speaker 2: I do think there's a good chance that Micah Parsons 502 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:44,639 Speaker 2: is going to play in this game. I don't think. 503 00:21:44,840 --> 00:21:46,480 Speaker 2: I think it's one of those deals where he may 504 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 2: not be completely one hundred percent, but they may not 505 00:21:49,840 --> 00:21:51,600 Speaker 2: be able to wait any longer. You know, they might 506 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 2: need to get him in the game. So that may 507 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:56,240 Speaker 2: be a part of that. And he had some success 508 00:21:56,280 --> 00:21:59,359 Speaker 2: against this scheme, as I mentioned, when these two teams 509 00:21:59,359 --> 00:22:02,120 Speaker 2: play Dallas in the Rams, a very similar similar scheme 510 00:22:02,119 --> 00:22:03,520 Speaker 2: we're running. I think it's got to be a physical 511 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:05,639 Speaker 2: football game. Run the football. I don't think you have 512 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:07,840 Speaker 2: to reimagine anything, though, do you, guys? 513 00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:08,880 Speaker 1: I mean, I think. 514 00:22:08,840 --> 00:22:11,200 Speaker 2: Kirk's playing at a high level. Your wide receivers are 515 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:14,640 Speaker 2: blending with one another. You're getting everybody involved. I think 516 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:16,840 Speaker 2: you continue to do that. I think that makes it 517 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:19,720 Speaker 2: difficult for teams to prepare for We just talked about 518 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:22,640 Speaker 2: Bijon trying to prepare for him alone. I mean, think 519 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:25,000 Speaker 2: about okay, now, Bejeon and Tyler in the back. We're 520 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:27,120 Speaker 2: seeing more than that. We're seeing more of those guys 521 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:30,439 Speaker 2: in the backfield some together. Are we are we taking 522 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:32,720 Speaker 2: care of the bowling ball of razor blades? Are we 523 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 2: going to take the guy who's gonna jump cut you in, 524 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:36,720 Speaker 2: make three or fourth, guys miss and you'll be on 525 00:22:36,760 --> 00:22:40,080 Speaker 2: Sports Center. So I think that you just continue to 526 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:42,040 Speaker 2: do what you're doing, but you got to come in 527 00:22:42,119 --> 00:22:44,679 Speaker 2: with the resolve that you're going to play. You can't 528 00:22:44,720 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 2: have an effort like you had after three two really 529 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:50,840 Speaker 2: good efforts, then the Seattle game, you are three really 530 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:53,520 Speaker 2: good efforts, and then the Seattle game it was kind of, yeah, 531 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:55,199 Speaker 2: we can't come in. We just kind of roll our 532 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:57,040 Speaker 2: hat out there. Yeah, Dallas is banged up. You got 533 00:22:57,080 --> 00:22:59,080 Speaker 2: to come in and maybe this week, what do you 534 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:02,240 Speaker 2: guys do? This was a team in Tampa that was 535 00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:04,360 Speaker 2: banged up. There's a lot of conversation about who they 536 00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:06,920 Speaker 2: didn't have and all this kind of stuff. Close football game. 537 00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 2: How much does that help you a little bit? Knowing 538 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:11,200 Speaker 2: that you still were in a fight to the finish. 539 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:14,000 Speaker 2: Here comes Dallas in a very similar concept. 540 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:14,359 Speaker 1: Does that help? 541 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:14,640 Speaker 3: Yeah? 542 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:16,359 Speaker 1: I mean, guys, I would say that's kind of the 543 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:18,520 Speaker 1: life of the National Football League. You mentioned it earlier, 544 00:23:18,600 --> 00:23:21,359 Speaker 1: DJ like they got pros too. Dallas has banged up 545 00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:23,199 Speaker 1: some guys on our ir they got pros too, And 546 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:26,400 Speaker 1: sometimes you just have different guys. Saw it last week 547 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:28,680 Speaker 1: kateat and stepped up. He Shad White stepped up, Bucky 548 00:23:28,680 --> 00:23:31,639 Speaker 1: Irving stepped up, Baker Mayfield stepped up. That's gonna happen 549 00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:34,400 Speaker 1: with Dallas as well. And I felt the same kind 550 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:36,199 Speaker 1: of thing we were talking about going into Seattle. Right, 551 00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:38,560 Speaker 1: they had lost three straight games there after travel across 552 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:40,639 Speaker 1: the country. Oh we got this one. No, no, no. 553 00:23:40,680 --> 00:23:43,240 Speaker 1: They came out and executed better than Atlanta did. So 554 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 1: let's transition transition this into before we wrap it up. 555 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:48,359 Speaker 1: I want to get you and give me one key, 556 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:51,040 Speaker 1: your biggest key to the game for the Falcons to 557 00:23:51,119 --> 00:23:52,960 Speaker 1: get a victory. And I'm gonna start real quick, just 558 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:55,120 Speaker 1: so I can give you another second here. I think 559 00:23:55,119 --> 00:23:57,199 Speaker 1: it goes back to turnover margin again. You go back 560 00:23:57,240 --> 00:23:59,240 Speaker 1: to the Seattle game, a little bit loose with the football, 561 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:02,240 Speaker 1: go on the road to Tampa, awesome with ball security 562 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:04,720 Speaker 1: and offense. Took it away on defense, and I think 563 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:06,840 Speaker 1: if you're a defense that's not gonna be getting after 564 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 1: the quarterback, well you can compensate that by taking the 565 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:12,600 Speaker 1: football away. And you got a quarterback in Dak Prescott 566 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:17,800 Speaker 1: that has thrown his share of interceptions this year eight picks. Yeah, 567 00:24:17,840 --> 00:24:19,760 Speaker 1: So there's gonna be some opportunities you talked about. They're 568 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:22,840 Speaker 1: gonna throw the football around the yard, win the turnover margin. Again, DJ, 569 00:24:22,920 --> 00:24:23,520 Speaker 1: what do you think. 570 00:24:23,359 --> 00:24:25,119 Speaker 3: Before I give m Keyota, get one last thing to 571 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:27,240 Speaker 3: what Archer's talking about. And I think the one thing 572 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:31,320 Speaker 3: that makes the Falcons offense really good is the versatility 573 00:24:31,359 --> 00:24:32,840 Speaker 3: that can have. To talk about being able to use 574 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:34,640 Speaker 3: all right, it comes the run game. You can start 575 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:37,440 Speaker 3: with the pass game. You've shown that Billy better do both. 576 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 3: Sam Frand went in and ran the ball for two 577 00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:42,359 Speaker 3: hundred and twenty three yards against him. You look up here, 578 00:24:42,359 --> 00:24:44,480 Speaker 3: you know the Falcons can run the football. But also 579 00:24:44,520 --> 00:24:45,960 Speaker 3: you can look at and say, oh, curk through for 580 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:47,720 Speaker 3: five hundred and nine yards against this game. We just 581 00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:50,240 Speaker 3: threw for eight touchdowns against the Bucks. You know in 582 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:52,880 Speaker 3: back to back games they have the ability where does 583 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:55,120 Speaker 3: Dallas go? Where do you stop? What do you what's 584 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:57,240 Speaker 3: your You gotta pick your poison this ball game. I 585 00:24:57,280 --> 00:24:59,520 Speaker 3: think it bodes well for this Falcons because you can't 586 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 3: do both. My key to this ball game, I think 587 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:03,800 Speaker 3: is you got to get Dak off his spot. I 588 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:06,000 Speaker 3: think we've seen a lot of the instance where he 589 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:07,720 Speaker 3: gets outside the pocket, and he can get a little 590 00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:09,480 Speaker 3: reckless with him when he gets outside of pot because 591 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:11,800 Speaker 3: he wants to make those plays. I think you can 592 00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:14,080 Speaker 3: force him off his spot. I think that'd be a big, 593 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:16,680 Speaker 3: big part of this ball game and not allow him 594 00:25:16,680 --> 00:25:18,639 Speaker 3: to create more. But also I think it helps you 595 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:20,360 Speaker 3: a little bit more once you get outside of Once 596 00:25:20,359 --> 00:25:22,000 Speaker 3: he gets outside that, he may give. 597 00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:23,640 Speaker 1: You one arch. What do you think? 598 00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 2: I think the game well, and you you rack you 599 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:29,480 Speaker 2: you talked about their injuries, and I think it's the 600 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:32,720 Speaker 2: wide receiver corps for the Falcons against the Cowboy, banged 601 00:25:32,760 --> 00:25:36,200 Speaker 2: up secondary and maybe potentially a lack of pass rush. 602 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:39,840 Speaker 2: You know, maybe Parsons plays, maybe he doesn't. That changes 603 00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:42,119 Speaker 2: the dynamic some. If he does, you're going to have 604 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:44,560 Speaker 2: to dedicate some resources, much like you're talking about, Hey, 605 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:47,120 Speaker 2: we got to pay attention where Vijean is. You got 606 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:49,600 Speaker 2: to pay attention where number eleven is if he's on defense. 607 00:25:49,640 --> 00:25:52,720 Speaker 2: But with that all that being said, I think their 608 00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:55,280 Speaker 2: secondary is banged up enough. I think there's some things 609 00:25:55,280 --> 00:25:57,080 Speaker 2: that you're seeing if you watch the forty nine er game, 610 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:59,680 Speaker 2: there was guys what running wide open in that game 611 00:25:59,720 --> 00:26:02,720 Speaker 2: for sale San Francisco. So I think this receiver cord 612 00:26:02,800 --> 00:26:05,040 Speaker 2: that really seems to be coming into its own. Guys 613 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:07,600 Speaker 2: making plays all of the field. That's the key to me. 614 00:26:07,640 --> 00:26:09,520 Speaker 2: If those guys go make plays and some of those 615 00:26:09,560 --> 00:26:10,960 Speaker 2: explosive plays, I think Dallas have. 616 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:13,600 Speaker 1: A tough time. Offensive line needs another good game to 617 00:26:13,640 --> 00:26:15,760 Speaker 1: allow all that to happen. And you're right, there's so 618 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:17,200 Speaker 1: many options on this offense. 619 00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:18,920 Speaker 3: Just keep cooking. 620 00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:20,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, get the ball in these guys hands and let 621 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:27,040 Speaker 4: them cook. National tight End Week All right, Lanta Falcons 622 00:26:27,080 --> 00:26:30,720 Speaker 4: hosting the Dallas Cowboys this weekend at home Mercedes Been Stadium. 623 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:33,280 Speaker 1: One o'clock pm on Fox. Make sure you catch all 624 00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:35,359 Speaker 1: the action. 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