1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: How different itself. He's looked efensively and comparing when you're 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: obviously familiar with that moment. The press that they've lost 3 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:08,959 Speaker 1: is he's still trying to do the same thing in 4 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: new faces. Yeah, I mean, unfortunately for the NFL, injury 5 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: is is uh a tough deal for it for everybody. 6 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:23,800 Speaker 1: So when you I think the Falcons, you know, kind 7 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:25,480 Speaker 1: of like a lot of other teams, Um, they've had 8 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:28,319 Speaker 1: some guys hurt. Uh, it's the next you know, next 9 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 1: man up for everybody. And um, obviously when you lose starters, 10 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:34,479 Speaker 1: you lose a little bit because otherwise I wouldn't be 11 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 1: your starters. But other guys have to come in. The 12 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 1: one thing I'd say is each week you see these guys, 13 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:41,279 Speaker 1: they're getting more and more used to what they're being 14 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: asked to do. Um. You know, they had a big 15 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:45,599 Speaker 1: win last week, so they got a little momentum going, 16 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 1: like what kind of progress have you seen from Sterling Shepherd, 17 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 1: especially with the extended role policy? Responding to that and 18 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 1: what is he for right now that maybe you know, yeah, 19 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: well I wouldn't here last year, but I know this. 20 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 1: He brings energy every day and he's a really good 21 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: route runner, he's explosive, he's got good hands. I just 22 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:08,040 Speaker 1: think with every practice, every game, he gets more experience, 23 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: he gets more knowledge on all the little things that 24 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,679 Speaker 1: uh involve his position. And he's playing more than one 25 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:17,039 Speaker 1: position now, like he said, he's we're moving him around 26 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 1: a little bit. Um, and he's fun to watch with 27 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 1: the ball and hands. How much of you guys are 28 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: gonna steppen Ingram and and how big a post wo 29 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 1: be to offense? I think, you know, Evan has been 30 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 1: a big part of our offense so far, and we're 31 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: still we still feel like that being said, we still 32 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: feel like we're you know, we're just we're just scratching 33 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 1: the surface. And um, I think he will him having 34 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: him back will be very helpful. Um. We all know 35 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: that he's an explosive player. He can run, he can 36 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: stretch the defense, he's good with the ball in his hands. 37 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: So um, you know, I think everybody's excited to have 38 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 1: him at Like with the with so many teams, every 39 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 1: team pretty much Keenan O'Dell, what's the challenge to try 40 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: to figure out waves to And you know, obviously with Atlanta, 41 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 1: who we over doesn't do a lot of the red 42 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 1: zones or yeah, yeah, it is a challenge. It's a 43 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:08,720 Speaker 1: good challenge, um, And that's why there's that's what's great 44 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 1: about this sport is that it's it's a great team sport. 45 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: And there's ten other guys on the field other than 46 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 1: other than O'Dell or Julio and um, I think there's 47 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 1: um the number one thing for us to do is 48 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 1: is the challenges to get the ball in the ends 49 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: on more. You know, whether or not it's it's in 50 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 1: the red zone or wherever. So whether or not it's 51 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 1: getting the ball to O'Dell or um by you know, 52 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:34,639 Speaker 1: uh line and moving them around. I think everybody knows 53 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 1: we moved around a little bit, just like Atlanta does 54 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:40,079 Speaker 1: with Julio. Or if not then um, you know, if 55 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:42,919 Speaker 1: there's coverage that's that's being taken to him and he's 56 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: he's double covered or they're changing cheating the safety of 57 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:48,640 Speaker 1: that side, so to speak, then other guys have a 58 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:50,239 Speaker 1: chance to have one on one or be open in 59 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 1: their zone. So um, you know, that's a neat thing 60 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 1: about football is diagnosing that and obviously for for Eli 61 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 1: and it's just about making good decisions and and getting 62 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 1: to the right guy with the ball in time and accurately. 63 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: If they're a fine line between trying to force it 64 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 1: to him and notice taking with the defense. Yeah, no doubt, 65 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:13,360 Speaker 1: that's a good question. It is a fine line because 66 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 1: he's you know, he's one of your top players, and 67 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:19,919 Speaker 1: you want to get your top players the ball. But um, uh, 68 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,080 Speaker 1: you also don't want your quarterback forcing it to him 69 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:26,520 Speaker 1: where it results in a tip ball or an interception 70 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 1: or whatever. Uh. That's why, you know, getting back to 71 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:32,679 Speaker 1: the Evan question, it's Evan's gonna be helpful. Chef we 72 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 1: talked about Chef, and then and then obviously Sae Kwan 73 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 1: with um. You know, if teams want to all of 74 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 1: a sudden plays start playing too deep, which we haven't 75 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 1: seen a whole lot of, but they do mix it in, Um, 76 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 1: then they've got sa Kwan to worry about with two 77 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 1: safeties back there and less run support. The whole thing 78 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 1: too to that is, and it goes back to everything 79 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: else we've talked about, is just staying on on pace 80 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 1: with the with the change, staying out of the long 81 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 1: yardage situation, staying out of the third and longs the 82 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 1: second and longs and um, you know, starting fast, but 83 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 1: you know, more important than that just staying on pace. 84 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 1: Ideally we'd all like to start fast, but if you don't, 85 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 1: then you just got to keep going and keep grinding 86 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 1: and get back to where you're you know, you're making 87 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 1: first downs on first and second down, and um not 88 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 1: wait until third down or third and long like. Have 89 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:23,920 Speaker 1: they have defenses changed from the beginning of the season 90 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 1: to now how they've covered you guys in the red 91 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 1: so much? Um, I think everybody is different. They all 92 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: do it within their personality. I think every now and 93 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: then we'll see a team maybe that will you know, 94 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 1: you're looking at on tape and they're playing this coverage 95 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:38,920 Speaker 1: and they've got a you know that's kind of their 96 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 1: go to coverage and over their defense or blitz or whatever, 97 00:04:42,279 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 1: and then all of a sudden we don't see it. Um, 98 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:46,159 Speaker 1: But I don't think it's any more out of the 99 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:52,360 Speaker 1: ordinary than than any other year. Some more. Corey Coleman 100 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:57,040 Speaker 1: was coming out of the draft. What did you see that? Well, um, 101 00:04:57,080 --> 00:05:01,040 Speaker 1: you know it's just been here just uh briefly, but 102 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 1: you know he's very talented, very explosive, Ah, good route runner, 103 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 1: good hands, you know. So we're just anxious in definding 104 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:14,680 Speaker 1: out more about him behind the scenes. What is Kyle 105 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:17,840 Speaker 1: a Letta showing you as a quarterback that maybe we 106 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:21,839 Speaker 1: don't see. Um, Well, I think Kyle is kind of 107 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 1: like we talked to him when or when we last 108 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 1: spoke about him. I think he's um, you know, he's talented, 109 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:32,280 Speaker 1: he's got good arm, he's accurate. I think he's got 110 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 1: a lot of poise for a young guy. Um, he 111 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 1: underheat not he's not just a smart, you know, young 112 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:41,839 Speaker 1: football player quarterback, but you kind of get a feel 113 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:46,359 Speaker 1: for um, rookies or you know, quarterbacks or whatever position. 114 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:49,479 Speaker 1: But you know, does does football make sense to him? Um, 115 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 1: outside of just you know what's on the paper. And 116 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 1: I think, uh, he fit definitely fits into that category. 117 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 1: So he's he works hard, prepares like um, like all 118 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 1: the other guys do, and he's learned from obviously two 119 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 1: really good guys with Eli and Alex. Alex Is is 120 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 1: unbelievable in his preparation.