1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,079 Speaker 1: Play clock two one snap to Ryan. Here comes Philly 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 1: quick throw. This is Julio Jones forty five forty thirty 3 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 1: twenty five, twenty fifteen, ten five touchdown Atlanta. Holy goodness, smokes. 4 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 1: What a great call by either Matt Bryan or dirt 5 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: Cutter or Bull. They showed sellout blitz. They've been showing 6 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:26,440 Speaker 1: zero coverage and coming with everybody that wasn't covered somebody. 7 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: All Atlanta needed was one block. They got the block 8 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: on the perimeter and who shows the world class speed 9 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:36,239 Speaker 1: to put it in the end zone. You're listening to 10 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 1: Falcons Audible presented by A D and T and I'm 11 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:46,000 Speaker 1: Matt Tubeek, I'm Victory Monday, joined by That's what I 12 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 1: thought it was about, Dave Archer and DJ Shockley. Guys, 13 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 1: I'm in a fantastic mood. Hey, twenty four twenty Last 14 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 1: night it was a late one. I think I have 15 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: two hours sleep. But let's just let's start right from 16 00:00:59,880 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: the top. Let's get your initial reactions. Archaea. It was 17 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: a lot of fun. It's a fun night, there's no 18 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 1: question about that. I think that as much as you ever, 19 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 1: we want to make sure everybody said whoa, whoa, whoa 20 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: on the on the loss, I think, in my opinion, 21 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 1: and I'm not trying to damp in anybody's mood here, 22 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 1: but you say whoa, whoa, whoa as well in the win, right, 23 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:24,320 Speaker 1: So you make sure that you kind of keep things 24 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: in perspective. There was a lot of cool stuff that 25 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: happened last night. Obviously, a lot of records fell, which 26 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 1: we'll talk about with Julio and Matt and all that 27 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 1: type of stuff. But I think that the thing that 28 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 1: stuck out to me in the game, I think, if 29 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: I could pick one thing out, was how physical the 30 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 1: game was. It was as physical a game as I 31 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:43,040 Speaker 1: can remember in a long time, on both sides of 32 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: the ball. But I thought that was something Atlanta had 33 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: been challenged with coming into week two, was could you 34 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 1: raise your physicality? Could you stop people from pushing you around? 35 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: And I think you got I think you got that 36 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 1: done last night. DJ your quick reactions watching the game, 37 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: and you go back to week one, obviously, and you 38 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 1: think about all the things that went wrong in that 39 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 1: ball game and you weren't even to overcome. I go 40 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 1: back to you got ten pennies in the ball game, 41 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:15,919 Speaker 1: three turnovers, Matt Brian does something we never expect him 42 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 1: to do, missile field goal, and you still win the 43 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: ball game. All those things working against you, and usually 44 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 1: you think, hey, you've got a couple of turnovers, there's 45 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:26,919 Speaker 1: no way you can win a ball game in the 46 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: National Football They with a really good football team like 47 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,399 Speaker 1: the Philadelphia Eagles, and you still win the ball game. 48 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:34,519 Speaker 1: You just find a way. And I think this is 49 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: a big, big builder for this team. I mean, to 50 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 1: come out on the other end of it with so 51 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 1: many things that went wrong, and then are you bringing 52 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:44,959 Speaker 1: up the physicality part. I wanted to see the details 53 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 1: of the ball game, the details of having great leverage, 54 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:52,919 Speaker 1: making sure you were in the right spot. And I 55 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 1: give them up the big plays. Obviously they had some 56 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: guys out, but still the same time, I thought this 57 00:02:57,320 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: game was about the details and finding a way to 58 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 1: get a one. Wait, did you just say three turnovers 59 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:04,639 Speaker 1: in a special team's mistake? Who you talked about week 60 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: one or week two? Because that's what happened to week one, right, 61 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:12,520 Speaker 1: But the difference was the Falcons last night forced three 62 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:17,359 Speaker 1: turnovers and capitalized on them. And you were right, both 63 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 1: of you, right, they they were aggressive. I mean Carson 64 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:24,239 Speaker 1: Wentz took a beating. I mean he left the game 65 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:28,359 Speaker 1: at one point. Josh McCown was in there. They were 66 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:31,359 Speaker 1: running out of receivers at one point. So it was 67 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:34,520 Speaker 1: it was, you know, in my column that I wrote, 68 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 1: it was, you know, a typical Eagles Falcons fist fight. 69 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: And this time though the script was flipped. This time 70 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: it was in Atlanta. This time it was the Eagles 71 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: at the end, trying to score at the end. But 72 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: the difference was is that Matt and Julio when it 73 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: counted connected. And then that defense came up big, even 74 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 1: though yeah, Aglar dropped the ball or twenty five yards 75 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: streaking down the sideline, but you know what, sometimes you 76 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 1: need a little luck, right, and then al Galar came 77 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 1: up with the big reception down to the eighteen for 78 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: forty three. Wentz dropped it in between three Falcons defenders, 79 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 1: but yet they stiffened up Isaiah Oliver and fourth down 80 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: big tackle. There's a lot we can unpack here, but 81 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 1: let's just start with the defense. Dan Quinn's defense, that aggressiveness, 82 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:28,839 Speaker 1: Desmond Trufant coming up with two picks, the sacks, tack 83 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 1: played phenomenal. Grady Jarrett play phenomenal. Let's just talk about 84 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:36,359 Speaker 1: the Falcons defense and then segue into the offense, and 85 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 1: then just talk about big picture and we can get 86 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:41,920 Speaker 1: into the NFC South and the Drew Brees news and 87 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 1: then to this up for I'm sorry Indianapolis next week. 88 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: So defense, dan Quinn's defense pretty aggressive, pretty aggressive, and 89 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 1: that's what you like. Uh, you got to give his 90 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:56,279 Speaker 1: staff a lot of credit for this game plan. Codan 91 00:04:56,400 --> 00:05:01,159 Speaker 1: here knowing they had some offensive weapons that could really 92 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 1: hurt you on the deep end on the back side 93 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:06,720 Speaker 1: of his defense. And the most important thing that I 94 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 1: thought was really fun to watch was the ability to 95 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 1: get a lot of pressure on the quarterback with four guys. 96 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:17,159 Speaker 1: You talked about Tag Tag had tons of pressure, Grady 97 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 1: pushing from the inside. I mean there was a lot 98 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:20,800 Speaker 1: of guys Alan Bailey on the inside. I made a 99 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:24,599 Speaker 1: lot of guys just getting pressure with four and forcing 100 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 1: what coach Quinn and I know a lot of that 101 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 1: defense staff talks about, we got to get a guy 102 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:31,919 Speaker 1: off his spot, a guy like Carson Wentz as a 103 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 1: guy who is a big, physical quarterback. He broke out 104 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 1: a couple of tackles in that ball game where a 105 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:39,480 Speaker 1: guy should have add sacks. But I love the fact that, hey, 106 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 1: you're getting pressure with four you're able to play coverage, 107 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 1: but then you look on the outside, you're playing press 108 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 1: man coverage on the outside. I thought, for the most part, 109 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 1: Keano did a pretty good job with wins at times. 110 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 1: Obviously he's gonna win his matchups at times too, but 111 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: I love the fact that you got interface, You challenged 112 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: them on a lot of different possessions to win and 113 00:06:00,279 --> 00:06:02,479 Speaker 1: you came out on the other side of it. And 114 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 1: the fact that you were able to get pressure on 115 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 1: him forced him to throw the football earlier than he 116 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:10,159 Speaker 1: wanted two At times, it forced him to not be 117 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:12,760 Speaker 1: as accurate, and you watched him in the first half, 118 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:15,600 Speaker 1: there were times where he was all balanced. There were 119 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:17,279 Speaker 1: times where he was throwing off his back foot. There 120 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:19,159 Speaker 1: were times he was trying to throw the football before 121 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 1: he even had to because he felt like I'm about 122 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 1: to get hit. And a lot of that just came 123 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 1: from a four man pressure. But also I liked the 124 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:27,920 Speaker 1: different looks that coach Quinn brought up to. There were 125 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 1: times usually we see Ricardo back in that high hole. 126 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:32,279 Speaker 1: There were times we saw Ricardo coming off the edge. 127 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 1: There were times where you saw different looks as far 128 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 1: as the defensive line where they were finding ways to 129 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:40,720 Speaker 1: get one on one matchups on that offensive line as well. 130 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: And I thought he did a good job of pushing 131 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 1: the pocket and forcing Carson went into some uncomfortable spots 132 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 1: in this ball game. But give that defense credit for 133 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:52,840 Speaker 1: stepping up to the challenge and saying, yeah, they got 134 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 1: a good offense, they got some playmakers, but we're gonna 135 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 1: challenge him every time. And you just didn't have those 136 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 1: big blonde coverages that you saw, and then you didn't 137 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 1: see those big huge runs either shut their rundown a 138 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 1: good job of, you know, not letting Sprows, who usually 139 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: is a killer force, beat you six or sixteen that 140 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:14,560 Speaker 1: first half. Carson wentz and was sacked twice in the 141 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 1: first half and knocked out. And that you mentioned, Kean 142 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 1: O'Neil he and zach Ertz went at it all night last. 143 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 1: That was a fun matchup to watch. What do you 144 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 1: what's your take on the d Arch Well, they played 145 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 1: with relentlessness and they they played physical. The front four 146 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 1: was outstanding. I think when you limit a team in 147 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 1: the run game, the way they did this was a 148 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:36,080 Speaker 1: team that ran for over one hundred and twenty five 149 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: yards a week ago against the Redskins. The Falcons gave 150 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 1: up over one hundred and seventy yards on the ground 151 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 1: a week ago against the Vikings. You made them one dimensional. 152 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 1: They want to run rpo, they want to be able 153 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 1: to mix the run in with the pass, and the 154 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 1: Falcons completely destroyed their run game, completely took it away 155 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 1: from them. So now you've how you make them one dimensional. 156 00:07:57,640 --> 00:08:00,080 Speaker 1: H And I thought that when you did that, your 157 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 1: ability to get after the pass or the way you 158 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 1: did it put him. The word I kept using on 159 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:08,679 Speaker 1: the radio during the game was Carson Wentz is under siege. 160 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 1: You felt like he was trying to defend the castle 161 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:14,080 Speaker 1: and there are pieces of the wall falling everywhere, and 162 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: he was trying to defend the castle because they were 163 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 1: getting after him forty nine yards rushing Eagles. Great job, 164 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:25,840 Speaker 1: especially after what happened a week ago. Wentz was impressive 165 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: and even though he was disoriented, I mean he he 166 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:32,560 Speaker 1: reminds me of Ben Roethlisberger a little bit. How guys 167 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 1: you think he's down and booms he's spun out of there, 168 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:39,960 Speaker 1: or guys are falling off him. One time they called 169 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:43,000 Speaker 1: him down and he was looked like he'd break breaking 170 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 1: away for a sact better. Man, that's what you want. 171 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:49,560 Speaker 1: I mean, you got the same thing here. Who's compete? Man, Yeah, 172 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:51,560 Speaker 1: he wan't the best. They want to play in the 173 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 1: biggest moments. And Carson Wentz is no different. But the 174 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 1: other part of dude, Now he's six fis you know, 175 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 1: Ryan is probably one hundred, two hundred and fifteen pounds 176 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 1: sunken wet. You know, he's this thin, lanky guy. This 177 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 1: guy is a gigantic man. And it's a great comparison 178 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 1: to Roethlisberger because Roeths Brothlisberger's about six six, about two 179 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:15,440 Speaker 1: forty two forty five, dude. And about the times you 180 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:17,560 Speaker 1: get sacks on third down? How big is that? I 181 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 1: mean you got three sacks those I mean those three 182 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:23,320 Speaker 1: sacks came on third down, critical situation where you needed 183 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:25,840 Speaker 1: the most. And it was a time where even at 184 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:28,840 Speaker 1: the end of the ball game, the effort you just 185 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 1: talked about, the effort for Victor come all the way 186 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:34,839 Speaker 1: around that left side. As Carson gets outside the parking, 187 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:37,200 Speaker 1: he's still looking to throw the football and just the 188 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 1: relentless effort to continue. There were a bunch of plays 189 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 1: in the ballgame like they were. That d Low was 190 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: what we call retracing and going and running fifteen twenty 191 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:50,000 Speaker 1: yards down the field to make another play. So yeah, 192 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:52,560 Speaker 1: the Falcons were up at seventeen six at one point 193 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:56,959 Speaker 1: in the third quarter, and then Philly started coming back. 194 00:09:57,760 --> 00:10:01,839 Speaker 1: It got really interesting. But just to reinforce what we're 195 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 1: talking about with the defense, you know, they they they 196 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:07,959 Speaker 1: buckled up and they made some plays when they had to, 197 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:12,360 Speaker 1: and it just seemed like Philly, you know, they they 198 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:14,640 Speaker 1: made some big plays and then they came up short 199 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 1: with some other ones down the stretch. But there was 200 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 1: just a number of plays that just kind of stick out. 201 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:23,199 Speaker 1: Ricardo Allen breaking up the pass and the end zone. Um, 202 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 1: truefont's picks. Um. What a great game for Desmond Trufon. 203 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 1: I mean he just was physical. The one interception where 204 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 1: he was actually sitting down. I don't think I've ever 205 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:38,200 Speaker 1: seen that before, and I don't, but yeah, I just 206 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:42,000 Speaker 1: credit that that front and in the pressure and relentlessness 207 00:10:42,080 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 1: is a great way to describe it. Now. On the 208 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 1: flip side, it wasn't always pretty. There was a there 209 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 1: was some good, bad and ugly arch um. Matt Ryan 210 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 1: second week in a row, probably wishes he could have 211 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 1: one back then one pick he threw, but they couldn't 212 00:10:58,280 --> 00:11:00,320 Speaker 1: get the run game going. But as I was telling 213 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 1: somebody here, look Minnesota and Pheelly very good defensive front. 214 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:09,160 Speaker 1: I mean, it's you're gonna you know, It's just like 215 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 1: and I think you mentioned it last week. You know, 216 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:15,240 Speaker 1: these two teams they have traditionally struggled against, and they're 217 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 1: very good defensively. So I'm not really, you know, too concerned. 218 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:20,960 Speaker 1: I don't know how you feel about it, but I'm 219 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:23,199 Speaker 1: not too concerned the fact that they didn't get the 220 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:25,280 Speaker 1: run game. It looked early on like Free was going 221 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:28,199 Speaker 1: to have a have a night and then boom, they 222 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 1: shut him down. Thoughts on Freeman, Thoughts on Matt's Knight, Well, 223 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:35,320 Speaker 1: I thought Free looked good. I thought the Free showed 224 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:38,760 Speaker 1: the acceleration that you expect out of DeVante Freeman. There 225 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:40,960 Speaker 1: are a number of plays where he got a small 226 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:44,360 Speaker 1: crease and you saw the Freeman acceleration. There's one player 227 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:46,560 Speaker 1: that I remember. They stretched to the left side and 228 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 1: Free stepped around just the edge block and then stepped 229 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:50,959 Speaker 1: on the accelerator and it was about a six yard run, 230 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:53,800 Speaker 1: but thought, wow, okay, there it is the shovel pass 231 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:55,679 Speaker 1: of the inside. It ended up being like a middle screen, 232 00:11:55,679 --> 00:11:59,320 Speaker 1: which was a great call. When you get those. It's 233 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:02,480 Speaker 1: just a really good job Free showing the quickness and 234 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:05,080 Speaker 1: speed after he caught the football. So I thought, Free 235 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: and it's going to take a little time for him 236 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:09,080 Speaker 1: to get ramped back up. Remember we talked about how 237 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:12,079 Speaker 1: he'd only had seventeen carry since twenty seventeen going into 238 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:14,880 Speaker 1: last week's game. So the more he gets a chance 239 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:17,079 Speaker 1: to play, the more he's going to get in some 240 00:12:17,160 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 1: kind of rhythm. Backs getting a rhythm, just like quarterbacks 241 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:23,720 Speaker 1: do running a football. Catching the ball see increases knowing 242 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:26,320 Speaker 1: when to step on it, when to be patient. I 243 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:29,600 Speaker 1: think that's one of Free's biggest assets is a very 244 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 1: patient runner. He's not willing it. He's not going to 245 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 1: force something that's not there, and I think that he 246 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:35,560 Speaker 1: does a good job of that. I think we started 247 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:37,560 Speaker 1: to see that a little bit. Ryan. I think that 248 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:43,240 Speaker 1: this were when you come into evaluating interceptions or balls 249 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:45,000 Speaker 1: and end up in the other team's hands. This is 250 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:47,840 Speaker 1: where it becomes a little bit of a fine line. 251 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:50,000 Speaker 1: This was a team that was going to play in 252 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:52,559 Speaker 1: your face and come after you on this night. Like 253 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:56,040 Speaker 1: Shock said, this was a zero coverage scenario. And zero 254 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:58,000 Speaker 1: coverage for those of you that don't know, it means 255 00:12:58,040 --> 00:13:00,720 Speaker 1: there's zero help behind you. If you're one the defenders 256 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:03,840 Speaker 1: in the back end they're bringing, they're committing all the resources. 257 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:06,280 Speaker 1: They're bringing more than you can block. We're gonna try 258 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:08,320 Speaker 1: to get to your quarterback before he can get it out, 259 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:12,240 Speaker 1: and they did some. Ryan's three interceptions, two of those 260 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:14,720 Speaker 1: were affected by rush. Two of those he was hitting 261 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:17,520 Speaker 1: hit as he was letting it go. I throw those out. 262 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:20,480 Speaker 1: He took a shot to Julio down the right sideline, 263 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:22,880 Speaker 1: trying to get it, trying to get it out before 264 00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:24,800 Speaker 1: they got hit. He got hit as it let go, 265 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:28,360 Speaker 1: was intercepted the past to Hooper. He gets hit underneath 266 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 1: the arm, hoops open at the five. He's probably gonna 267 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:34,280 Speaker 1: catch it and may score. Because his arm gets hit. 268 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:36,600 Speaker 1: He couldn't pull down on his target. The ball stayed high, 269 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:39,320 Speaker 1: got picked off. Now the throat of Sanu, I think 270 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 1: the throat of Sanu. And this is another one where 271 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:44,360 Speaker 1: you think, well, the ball was behind Sanu and it 272 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:47,439 Speaker 1: was was Muhammad at the right depth on the route. 273 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:49,320 Speaker 1: I mean, there's so many things that go into it. 274 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:51,800 Speaker 1: If he doesn't get to the right depth, that ball's 275 00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:53,920 Speaker 1: gonna be behind him. If he gets the right depth, 276 00:13:53,920 --> 00:13:57,959 Speaker 1: now it's in front. So give give him that one. 277 00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 1: But I think that when you start evaluating receptions, you 278 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:03,640 Speaker 1: got to take into consideration what's going on. Is he 279 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:06,280 Speaker 1: being hit, what's he trying to get done? What are 280 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 1: you willing to live with and not live with you 281 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:11,320 Speaker 1: You're never willing to live with turning the ball over. 282 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:14,080 Speaker 1: But I think there's some explanations there as to why 283 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:16,720 Speaker 1: that happened, and I don't think it necessarily continues. You know, 284 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 1: I can always live with Matt Ryan. Before I talk 285 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 1: offense and kind of what I thought about it, I 286 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:28,680 Speaker 1: want to jump back. You mentioned Ricardo in that breakup. Yeah, 287 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:31,720 Speaker 1: me and ar Chef talked about it extensively, by what 288 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 1: he does for this defense and how important he is 289 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:38,800 Speaker 1: to just getting guys lined up. That particular play, Sheffield 290 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 1: is in the slot and if you watch it, if 291 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:44,120 Speaker 1: you're watching it on TV, you can see him come 292 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:47,520 Speaker 1: up and tap Sheffield and as he's going back, he's 293 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 1: pointing to the outside at the time Sheffield was inside 294 00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 1: laborage of that receiver. He's telling him, I have your 295 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:58,440 Speaker 1: help to the inside, so you can stay outside. So 296 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 1: don't worry about trying to do too much collision at 297 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:03,840 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage where they's coming out the ball, 298 00:15:03,880 --> 00:15:05,640 Speaker 1: but don't worry about the inside part of it. I 299 00:15:05,680 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 1: got you there, and I e. They run a scene 300 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 1: right through their Agalod is there and because he's playing 301 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 1: outside leverage forces Acalore to run a little bit more 302 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 1: inside towards the safety where Ricardo is, and here comes 303 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 1: Ricardo with a big breakup. Now, a lot of that 304 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:23,840 Speaker 1: stuff you'd never seen on the stat line, That stuff 305 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:26,800 Speaker 1: he'll never probably hear about. But that's a big time 306 00:15:26,840 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 1: play because that's a touchdown. Yeah, it was eight seconds 307 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 1: left second and ten play. Eight seconds left in the 308 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:36,480 Speaker 1: second quarter. They score there. Hello, it's Tigane. And the 309 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:39,640 Speaker 1: other part about that is is if Ricardo doesn't come 310 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 1: up and tap the rookie Sheffield and tell him, hey, 311 00:15:42,360 --> 00:15:46,320 Speaker 1: jump outside, then he may play inside. Just see's a rookie. 312 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:48,560 Speaker 1: He may know his responsibility to know he has to 313 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:52,360 Speaker 1: get to a certain area. But if he stays inside 314 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:55,520 Speaker 1: and Aglo runs outside, that's another two yards away from 315 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:59,200 Speaker 1: the safety, and that's another possibility where that ball is 316 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:02,440 Speaker 1: getting caught. So Ricardo does stuff throughout the ball game 317 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 1: that you never hear about to talk about. But um, 318 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:10,000 Speaker 1: it's pretty cool. I mean, Arch did an interview with 319 00:16:10,120 --> 00:16:13,040 Speaker 1: him that we play on on our shows, and he 320 00:16:13,080 --> 00:16:15,320 Speaker 1: had to sit down with Ricardo and you could just 321 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:18,760 Speaker 1: see the energy and passion and the the relentless he 322 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:21,080 Speaker 1: wants to play with throughout the ball game, and knowing 323 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 1: what he came off of, he plays every play like 324 00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:26,920 Speaker 1: it's his last play. So I came off the field 325 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 1: with him right at the end of the game. I 326 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 1: happened to be coming into the locker room when Ricardo 327 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:32,440 Speaker 1: was leaving the field, so we were walking down the 328 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:35,800 Speaker 1: hallway to go to the and I don't know there 329 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 1: was any more boy anybody more pumped to win the 330 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 1: game than Ricardo was. And all the energy he expends 331 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 1: it was pretty cool. Cool. Dude is so good for 332 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:50,320 Speaker 1: this team and this secondary It's it's unbelievable. But going 333 00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 1: back to the offense side of the ball, I think 334 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:55,520 Speaker 1: Arch made some great points about what free does, but 335 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:58,880 Speaker 1: I think a lot of teams no freeze ability and 336 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 1: they kind of lock in with Freeze in the ball game. 337 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 1: And yeah, a lot of that has to do with 338 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:03,800 Speaker 1: the old line. You got to move some dudes around 339 00:17:03,840 --> 00:17:06,040 Speaker 1: and all that kind of stuff. But I like to 340 00:17:06,119 --> 00:17:08,440 Speaker 1: change up with Edo when Edo comes in the ball game. 341 00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:11,200 Speaker 1: The last two weeks, he has been a difference maker. 342 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:14,680 Speaker 1: He's been that that spark your need to get you, 343 00:17:14,680 --> 00:17:17,120 Speaker 1: you know, some yards and to to move the line 344 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:18,920 Speaker 1: of scrimmage. And you know, he's just one of those 345 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:21,640 Speaker 1: guys that slippery in space. And they found a good 346 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:25,159 Speaker 1: job of putting him in space and finding ways for 347 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:28,800 Speaker 1: him to win. And I think with him and free 348 00:17:28,840 --> 00:17:30,800 Speaker 1: things will get better. Now, obviously, you don't want to 349 00:17:30,880 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 1: lean on not having a run game. We did that 350 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:36,400 Speaker 1: last year. Match still put up big numbers. Is often 351 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 1: still play big, but you want to have that balance, 352 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:40,480 Speaker 1: and I know they want to be able to have 353 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 1: that balance to set up all the things that they 354 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:45,680 Speaker 1: want to do play action wise with the run game going. 355 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:48,239 Speaker 1: So this is the offense that I hope and I 356 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:51,280 Speaker 1: think we'll find its running game and it's just gonna 357 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:53,160 Speaker 1: take a little time. But you got you gotts both 358 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:56,359 Speaker 1: missed him. Yeah, first two defenses are pretty solid. Yeah, 359 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:59,840 Speaker 1: that's give credit with credits due two very good defenses. 360 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:01,680 Speaker 1: And Edo he mentioned it two weeks in a row. 361 00:18:02,160 --> 00:18:04,040 Speaker 1: Has that one run where you know last night he 362 00:18:04,080 --> 00:18:07,639 Speaker 1: had a twenty eight yard run. Um gave the offensive spark, 363 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:11,080 Speaker 1: finished with just three two yards but on four carries. 364 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:15,159 Speaker 1: One guy. Don't want to overlook Arch And I know 365 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:17,480 Speaker 1: you talked about him on the broadcast last night too. 366 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:20,879 Speaker 1: It was Calvin Ridley before the Julio Jones catch. He 367 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:23,960 Speaker 1: was having a huge night and then he had that 368 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:27,640 Speaker 1: one catch where he took a shot. You were talking 369 00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:29,119 Speaker 1: about it on the radio because I was thinking it 370 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:31,960 Speaker 1: as you were saying it. He's hurt and or he 371 00:18:32,040 --> 00:18:34,520 Speaker 1: got the wind knocked at him or something, and he 372 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:37,840 Speaker 1: he spun the ball and he walked the sideline, but 373 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:43,400 Speaker 1: you knew he was like he got to the sideline, 374 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:46,640 Speaker 1: he was bent over and uh. And then he comes 375 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:49,080 Speaker 1: out and he catches a touchdown pass. But he was 376 00:18:49,320 --> 00:18:51,600 Speaker 1: he was fearless. Yeah, he was fearless last night. That 377 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:54,119 Speaker 1: was a That was an RPO play for Atlanta. We 378 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:57,280 Speaker 1: don't run a lot of that, but Ryan rode the back. 379 00:18:57,320 --> 00:19:00,280 Speaker 1: I don't remember Edo or Devanto's in the game. And 380 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:02,080 Speaker 1: he was going to raise up and throw the slant 381 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:05,959 Speaker 1: behind it, trying to pull the linebacker right there, and 382 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:08,119 Speaker 1: he had to take him to the second window. And 383 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:10,440 Speaker 1: so whenever you take a receiver to the second window, 384 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 1: because you've been looking at him that long, the safety's closing. 385 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:16,399 Speaker 1: And so I think it was Jenkins came down and 386 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:19,120 Speaker 1: laid a lick on him on the hip. But he's 387 00:19:19,119 --> 00:19:21,040 Speaker 1: a tough kid. Jumped up, like he said, and went 388 00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:22,880 Speaker 1: over the sidelines. You could see him over the sidelines. 389 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:24,200 Speaker 1: He was hurting a little bit. Then one way, you 390 00:19:24,280 --> 00:19:25,760 Speaker 1: gotta play it off a little bit. You gotta ale 391 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:27,920 Speaker 1: like you ain't hurt. So oh he played. Don't feel 392 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: good about it. Yeah. The touchdown to to Ridley is 393 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 1: a is a big time grab by a receiver that's 394 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:36,440 Speaker 1: as good as anybody in the league, no question about it. 395 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:39,679 Speaker 1: But what needs to be pointed out on that is 396 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:43,679 Speaker 1: how Julio continues to effect coverage because the safety and 397 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:46,360 Speaker 1: the corner pulled completely out of play with Julio run 398 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:49,119 Speaker 1: the go route down the left sideline, and now Ridley 399 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:52,200 Speaker 1: was able with an outside technique corner to go over 400 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:54,919 Speaker 1: the top of the strong safety who had underneath was 401 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:58,160 Speaker 1: looking for underneath crossers and now he's got leveraged down 402 00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:00,600 Speaker 1: through the pipe with the free say out of the 403 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:03,879 Speaker 1: play because Julio's dragging him out of play. So but 404 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:05,600 Speaker 1: it's a really good throw by Ryan and it's a 405 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:10,080 Speaker 1: big time catch by by Ridley. So again it's Julio 406 00:20:10,119 --> 00:20:13,200 Speaker 1: affecting coverage. But can somebody step up in that situation 407 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:15,919 Speaker 1: to make a play. Ridley did and they continue to ye. 408 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:20,719 Speaker 1: What's so fun to watch also is the nuances of 409 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:23,439 Speaker 1: what this guy does in his route, and on that 410 00:20:23,520 --> 00:20:26,480 Speaker 1: particular route, he said, how does he create that space 411 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:28,480 Speaker 1: from Darby on the outside, How does he create that 412 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:31,040 Speaker 1: two three yards space that you need? And right at 413 00:20:31,080 --> 00:20:33,360 Speaker 1: the top of the route, he stems him up just 414 00:20:33,560 --> 00:20:36,000 Speaker 1: enough that he straightens him out, and when he straightens 415 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:38,800 Speaker 1: him out, he kind of flat foots the defensive back 416 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:41,280 Speaker 1: and then now he creates a separation to run the post. 417 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:46,320 Speaker 1: Those little small things are things that I like to 418 00:20:46,320 --> 00:20:48,639 Speaker 1: talk about. That that that you never hear about. It, 419 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:50,360 Speaker 1: you never talk about, it never comes up. But those 420 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:52,640 Speaker 1: are the ways that a guy in his second year 421 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:55,320 Speaker 1: is creating space. The guy is creating room for himself 422 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:57,240 Speaker 1: to make throws and then I mean to make plays, 423 00:20:57,240 --> 00:20:59,879 Speaker 1: and then it helps Matt two because it creates that 424 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:02,159 Speaker 1: aving to throw that football all the way across and 425 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:04,760 Speaker 1: give him some room to go get it. And we 426 00:21:04,840 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 1: gotta remember there were a couple other spots in that 427 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 1: ball game where Matt put the dudes up the bat. 428 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:11,280 Speaker 1: I mean, we saw really had one down that right 429 00:21:11,320 --> 00:21:13,359 Speaker 1: side line. We saw Hardy had another one on a 430 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:16,119 Speaker 1: big post that was right he almost one handed it. 431 00:21:16,560 --> 00:21:19,840 Speaker 1: So there were opportunities in this ball game that Matt 432 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:21,240 Speaker 1: did a good job of putting these guys up the 433 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:23,000 Speaker 1: bat and just didn't come down with it. But these 434 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:25,520 Speaker 1: guys do a great job of the nuances of running 435 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:28,919 Speaker 1: rossos and so get Rahei Morris, the receivers coach, a 436 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 1: lot of credit for making sure these guys are on 437 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:35,280 Speaker 1: the details when they get those opportunities. Because it's so 438 00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:38,400 Speaker 1: easy for a guy to say, Okay, I got quarters coverage, 439 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:41,440 Speaker 1: I know who's gonna take this guy out. I'm gonna 440 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:43,199 Speaker 1: have free run to the middle of the field on 441 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:44,800 Speaker 1: his post, and just to try to run and get 442 00:21:44,800 --> 00:21:46,840 Speaker 1: there as pash as you can, and dudes in this 443 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:48,879 Speaker 1: league will be all over that. So you got to 444 00:21:48,880 --> 00:21:52,960 Speaker 1: continue the details in your routes or in your drop 445 00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:54,800 Speaker 1: or whatever it may be, to make sure this play 446 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:57,479 Speaker 1: works for you. I'm glad you mentioned Rahe Morris. There 447 00:21:57,480 --> 00:22:00,399 Speaker 1: are a few coaches on the staff that are fun 448 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:04,840 Speaker 1: to watch coach, and he is one of them. I 449 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:08,159 Speaker 1: always enjoy watching him out on the field, you know, 450 00:22:08,359 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 1: running with the receivers, chasing them down, talking to him 451 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:13,960 Speaker 1: when they do something wrong. He's in their ear when 452 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:16,800 Speaker 1: he when they do something the right way, he is 453 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:18,920 Speaker 1: the first one to pat him on the rear end. 454 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:26,440 Speaker 1: But yeah, absolutely so. Now the Falcons are one and one. Guys, again, 455 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:29,000 Speaker 1: it's only week two and we head into week three here. 456 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:33,520 Speaker 1: But the NFC South is really interesting now. It's yet 457 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:35,199 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay at one on one, the Falcons at one 458 00:22:35,240 --> 00:22:39,280 Speaker 1: on one, the Saints who lost out to the ram 459 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:41,920 Speaker 1: just say, at one on one, and then Carolina and two. 460 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:47,560 Speaker 1: But big news Dave with Drew Brees. He there was 461 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:50,119 Speaker 1: a lot of speculation as to what was wrong. He 462 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 1: got Aaron Donald hit him. He hurt his thumb. The 463 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:57,960 Speaker 1: last report I just saw from Schefter Adam Schefter of 464 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:02,480 Speaker 1: ESPN was six weeks possible surgery tonight. I just can't 465 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:05,840 Speaker 1: wait to hear arch breakdown this thumb. I mean he 466 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:11,200 Speaker 1: just gave us a medical well I had right here. 467 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 1: I mean, I mean, well, I think of us. It 468 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:16,480 Speaker 1: played quarterback. As you're following through, you either hit a helmet, 469 00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:19,840 Speaker 1: a shoulder pad, a hand, and this play in this situation, 470 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald is coming right at Breeze and as he 471 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:25,960 Speaker 1: comes through with his hands, he actually his hand goes 472 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:30,720 Speaker 1: into Aaron Donald's hands and smashes against Donald's big paw 473 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:33,119 Speaker 1: coming up there trying to block the pass. I hit 474 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:36,000 Speaker 1: a guy in the shoulder pad, same injury, dislocated the 475 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 1: thumb up high just as it goes into the wrist. 476 00:23:40,359 --> 00:23:42,400 Speaker 1: Had pins put in the thumb. I was out six 477 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:44,960 Speaker 1: seven weeks before I came back. And then we've talked 478 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:47,600 Speaker 1: about how you got to get the scar tissue broken 479 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:49,400 Speaker 1: down and each one that joints, those type of things. 480 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:51,840 Speaker 1: So yeah, this is this is a severe deal. Then 481 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:53,560 Speaker 1: you have to go back and build the strength back 482 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:56,400 Speaker 1: up and be able to squeeze the football. We already knew, 483 00:23:56,520 --> 00:23:58,399 Speaker 1: you know, you know Breeze is getting up there. You 484 00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:00,720 Speaker 1: know it's not like he's gonna How quickly will the 485 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:02,880 Speaker 1: body body heal for him? So that's you know, that's 486 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:05,800 Speaker 1: a New Orleans problem. It's not an our problem, fortunately 487 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:07,600 Speaker 1: for We hate to see a great player like that 488 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:10,639 Speaker 1: have an injury in the you know, the twilight of 489 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:13,480 Speaker 1: his career. He's the all time leading passer in NFL history. 490 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:15,800 Speaker 1: He's been a great player. So you hate to see 491 00:24:15,840 --> 00:24:17,880 Speaker 1: that happen to anyone. Yeah, the Falcon Stealth take care 492 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:19,800 Speaker 1: of business. They go to Indianapolis and then they have 493 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:25,240 Speaker 1: I believe Hugh No, Yeah, I'm sorry Titans Tennessee. Yeah, 494 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:29,080 Speaker 1: two teams that just locked horns this weekends, played the 495 00:24:29,119 --> 00:24:33,480 Speaker 1: Colts this weekend. Yeah, and Indianapolis is you know, I 496 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:36,360 Speaker 1: can't figure them out. They were considered a Super Bowl 497 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:42,440 Speaker 1: contender before Andrew Luck abruptly retired before the season started. 498 00:24:42,840 --> 00:24:45,400 Speaker 1: They're a very good team, good good line, good skill 499 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:48,800 Speaker 1: position players. Arch should be a good test. You know. 500 00:24:48,840 --> 00:24:50,960 Speaker 1: They lost in overtime, I think in their opener to 501 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:53,600 Speaker 1: the Chargers, and then they won in Nashville on an 502 00:24:53,600 --> 00:24:56,920 Speaker 1: emotional day out there where they retired. Uh, I think 503 00:24:56,920 --> 00:25:02,679 Speaker 1: Steve McNair's jersey and game. Yeah, so that's not going 504 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:04,280 Speaker 1: to be an easy one. Um. But back to the 505 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:06,000 Speaker 1: Saints real quick, you know, you got to take care 506 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:10,600 Speaker 1: of business. But they have coming up at Seattle and Dallas, 507 00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 1: so it's going to be interesting to see how that affects. 508 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:17,560 Speaker 1: You know. That's that's why they went out and got 509 00:25:17,560 --> 00:25:19,560 Speaker 1: Teddy Bridgewater, right, do you you go get a guy 510 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:22,800 Speaker 1: that that came in and played okay, didn't play good 511 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:25,600 Speaker 1: enough for them to win. But they're staying out on 512 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:28,400 Speaker 1: the West coast. They're actually they played in La their 513 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:31,440 Speaker 1: team and in fact, Breeze is seeing doctors in La 514 00:25:31,720 --> 00:25:34,800 Speaker 1: this morning and that's probably where Schefter's reports are coming from. 515 00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:37,919 Speaker 1: Um and then he's gonna have whatever he needs to 516 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:40,520 Speaker 1: have done while he's on the West coast. But then 517 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:44,520 Speaker 1: the Saints are staying out there much like we've done 518 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:46,760 Speaker 1: in the past, where they're gonna because they have Seattle 519 00:25:46,800 --> 00:25:48,639 Speaker 1: next week in Seattle, so they're gonna stay on the 520 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:52,080 Speaker 1: West coast for the entire week. Thoughts on Indie Jacoby 521 00:25:52,160 --> 00:25:56,000 Speaker 1: Pursett that defense. You had some nice young players They've got, 522 00:25:56,280 --> 00:25:58,840 Speaker 1: you know, some pretty good skill position players. T Y 523 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:01,160 Speaker 1: Helen's are very good. We see he's a good he's 524 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:03,040 Speaker 1: a shock and I had a chance to do some 525 00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:04,520 Speaker 1: of his stuff when he was in college. When he 526 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:07,520 Speaker 1: was at NC State. This guy is a really good leader. 527 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:10,360 Speaker 1: He's a guy that you think Andrew Luck steps away 528 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:12,720 Speaker 1: and here's the backup that that had come in from 529 00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:16,040 Speaker 1: New England. And this guy is a has got great 530 00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:19,240 Speaker 1: leadership skills. He's a great teammate. He's off to a 531 00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:21,199 Speaker 1: really good start. I think he's got five touchdowns just 532 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:23,760 Speaker 1: one interception. They've got a running back out of South 533 00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:26,440 Speaker 1: Florida and a Marlon Mack that nobody knows about. Get ready. 534 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:28,159 Speaker 1: This dude can run it. He had one hundred and 535 00:26:28,160 --> 00:26:31,040 Speaker 1: seventy five yards rushing in the game against against in 536 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 1: San Diego against the LA Chargers and they and last 537 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:37,960 Speaker 1: week he had a decent decent day as well. So 538 00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:40,240 Speaker 1: this is a guy that can run to football. Um, 539 00:26:40,280 --> 00:26:42,399 Speaker 1: they've got a good, strong offensive line. This was a 540 00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:44,480 Speaker 1: team that a lot of people liked with Andrew Luck 541 00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:49,479 Speaker 1: as a potential AFC representative to at least challenge New 542 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:51,240 Speaker 1: England to get into the Super Bowl. And it looks 543 00:26:51,240 --> 00:26:53,080 Speaker 1: like every week we play somebody it has a really 544 00:26:53,080 --> 00:26:56,520 Speaker 1: good tight end. Are you talking about Ibron? Eric Ebron 545 00:26:56,600 --> 00:27:03,440 Speaker 1: is a guy who is hur there we go. Eric 546 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:08,520 Speaker 1: Ebron is a guy who tight end that obviously is 547 00:27:08,560 --> 00:27:11,080 Speaker 1: an athletic dude who's gonna find space. And then we 548 00:27:11,119 --> 00:27:14,160 Speaker 1: just saw zach Ert, so we we we know that 549 00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:17,399 Speaker 1: tight ends are gonna be a big time player for 550 00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:20,240 Speaker 1: each and every team. Would go against Brusett's completing sixty 551 00:27:20,320 --> 00:27:23,840 Speaker 1: nine percent of his passes. Yes, um, like Archett, Yeah, 552 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:25,959 Speaker 1: he's been sacified times too, But this is an offense 553 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:27,720 Speaker 1: that that wants to stretch to feel as well. T 554 00:27:27,920 --> 00:27:29,680 Speaker 1: Y Hilton is a guy we've seen over the years. 555 00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:32,239 Speaker 1: He'll throw that hand up, he'll go get it. Um. 556 00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:34,200 Speaker 1: So this is an offense you have to be still 557 00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:37,240 Speaker 1: on alert for uh because they're gonna do similar things 558 00:27:37,240 --> 00:27:39,359 Speaker 1: that Philly does and stretched to feel and try to 559 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:43,040 Speaker 1: be really really conscious of trying to take the top 560 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:45,639 Speaker 1: off the defense. And like Archi mention, Brissette is a 561 00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:47,199 Speaker 1: guy who one Huer to seven. He doesn't throw it 562 00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:49,960 Speaker 1: to the other team a lot. I'll tell you what it's. 563 00:27:50,040 --> 00:27:52,920 Speaker 1: You don't often talk about a team and preview team 564 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:58,719 Speaker 1: and talk about their guard. Oh yeah, but Quentin Nelson 565 00:28:00,640 --> 00:28:07,359 Speaker 1: Dame Notre Dame guy. But I mean impressive, impressive, dude. 566 00:28:07,359 --> 00:28:12,320 Speaker 1: I mean, look, guards aren't drafted top five, but he 567 00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:17,480 Speaker 1: looks like he is legitimately worth a top five pick now, 568 00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:21,639 Speaker 1: I mean he is very very good. Um cared a 569 00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:24,040 Speaker 1: rift on Quentin Nelson at all? I mean, is he 570 00:28:24,480 --> 00:28:26,280 Speaker 1: one thing I know is in the perspective all because 571 00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:28,680 Speaker 1: he looks so good. Yeah, he's a top five pick. 572 00:28:28,720 --> 00:28:31,720 Speaker 1: And guess what he's gonna get Atlanta Falcons fifth round 573 00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:35,000 Speaker 1: draft pick. He's gonna get a chance to taste Grady Jarrett, 574 00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:38,400 Speaker 1: Big Grady, who has been I think pretty good the 575 00:28:38,440 --> 00:28:40,480 Speaker 1: first two weeks. So that'll be a half of the match. 576 00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:45,040 Speaker 1: Think those two guys ahead, and believe me, this will 577 00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:47,040 Speaker 1: be something that Grady'll hear about. Hey, this is a 578 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:49,040 Speaker 1: great this this guard is one of the best guards 579 00:28:49,040 --> 00:28:51,000 Speaker 1: in the league, if not the best guard in the league. 580 00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 1: And uh, when you get drafted like Grady did, fifth round, 581 00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:58,760 Speaker 1: undersized guy not really appreciated that top is although the 582 00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:01,800 Speaker 1: Falcons appreciate him obvious they were him got him back 583 00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:04,320 Speaker 1: in the fold. That'll be a fun matchup. I think 584 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:06,160 Speaker 1: that there's no question it's gonna be fun to watch 585 00:29:06,160 --> 00:29:09,200 Speaker 1: these two trenches go together, go it ken. Atlanta come 586 00:29:09,240 --> 00:29:12,280 Speaker 1: back with that same relentlessness in the front four because 587 00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:14,040 Speaker 1: they're gonna need to. This is gonna be a very, 588 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:16,600 Speaker 1: very tough match. That's one thing that just really just 589 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:18,640 Speaker 1: as we wrapped this thing up, guys, the thing that 590 00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:22,400 Speaker 1: just jumped out to me from the minute they kicked 591 00:29:22,400 --> 00:29:27,080 Speaker 1: off last night against the Eagles, the intensity the Falcons 592 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:30,320 Speaker 1: just they brought it. Man, there was so much energy 593 00:29:30,440 --> 00:29:34,360 Speaker 1: last night. And I'm not saying they didn't have intensity 594 00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:36,960 Speaker 1: in week one, but I don't know if times, I 595 00:29:36,960 --> 00:29:40,040 Speaker 1: don't know. I look, I don't know, but you know what, 596 00:29:40,240 --> 00:29:42,880 Speaker 1: there was a lot of things that went wrong against Minnesota. 597 00:29:42,920 --> 00:29:44,680 Speaker 1: But we gotta get a Falcon fans a lot of 598 00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:46,640 Speaker 1: credit too. I mean, they were, they were loud, they 599 00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:49,560 Speaker 1: were they were passionate. I mean, this was an environment 600 00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:51,760 Speaker 1: that you'd like to begin on a Sunday night with 601 00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:54,080 Speaker 1: your crowd and all into it. So give the Falcon 602 00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:57,360 Speaker 1: fans a lot of credit too, for we've both been 603 00:29:57,400 --> 00:29:59,560 Speaker 1: in this building before, we both played in front of 604 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:02,880 Speaker 1: crowds like this. It brings the best out of out 605 00:30:02,880 --> 00:30:05,960 Speaker 1: of an athlete when when you're your fans are behind you. 606 00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:07,720 Speaker 1: I thought it was a great atmosphere, you know what. 607 00:30:07,800 --> 00:30:10,040 Speaker 1: They dimmed the lights and put the red lights on 608 00:30:10,800 --> 00:30:14,200 Speaker 1: um it was pretty cool. Um and it was loud, 609 00:30:14,320 --> 00:30:16,840 Speaker 1: and you know it was I think they were late 610 00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:19,760 Speaker 1: getting inside the building. But once they got in, UM, 611 00:30:20,520 --> 00:30:22,920 Speaker 1: it was a decent crowd, a lot of energy. Did 612 00:30:23,040 --> 00:30:27,400 Speaker 1: like big Boy. I love big Boy. I love Big Boy, 613 00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:31,960 Speaker 1: I love big Boy Arch. What do you think closing thoughts, Well, No, 614 00:30:32,040 --> 00:30:34,120 Speaker 1: I thought the fan the fans are loud. I would 615 00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:36,240 Speaker 1: like to see us have less of the other teams 616 00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:39,720 Speaker 1: fans in the crowd. It would be nice. Philly is 617 00:30:39,720 --> 00:30:43,360 Speaker 1: a heritage They're a heritage team from the league. Whenever 618 00:30:43,360 --> 00:30:46,200 Speaker 1: you see p Philly, Pittsburgh, Green Bay, Dallas, those type 619 00:30:46,240 --> 00:30:48,120 Speaker 1: of teams. There's a lot of fans that live in 620 00:30:48,160 --> 00:30:50,960 Speaker 1: this city. They want to come and see their hometown team, 621 00:30:51,040 --> 00:30:53,320 Speaker 1: so that's their hometown team. And then when they're when 622 00:30:53,360 --> 00:30:55,720 Speaker 1: their hometown team didn't come in and they're Falcon fans. 623 00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:58,240 Speaker 1: So I would like to see less Philly fans in there. 624 00:30:58,240 --> 00:31:01,200 Speaker 1: But I thought that the Falcon fans, Uh, we're drowning 625 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:03,080 Speaker 1: out the Philly fans that were in there. No question, 626 00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:05,960 Speaker 1: it's nice to finally play him in Atlanta instead of Yeah, 627 00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:08,640 Speaker 1: but the link too for show, all right, one and one, 628 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:13,440 Speaker 1: bring on the Colts. Uh, victory Monday, even on four 629 00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:16,640 Speaker 1: hours sleep feels pretty pretty good. By the way. Congratulations 630 00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:19,560 Speaker 1: to Julio Jones, the all time leading receiver in Falcon history, 631 00:31:20,120 --> 00:31:23,720 Speaker 1: with breaking Roddy White's record and yards. Matt Ryan throws 632 00:31:23,720 --> 00:31:29,440 Speaker 1: his three d and Julio Jones has his fiftieth regular 633 00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:32,400 Speaker 1: season one hundred yard game. Uh. And it all happened 634 00:31:32,440 --> 00:31:34,640 Speaker 1: on the same play. We didn't really just break that 635 00:31:34,680 --> 00:31:37,840 Speaker 1: play down that much, but but congratulations those guys, and 636 00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:40,080 Speaker 1: I know that they would say that everybody else it 637 00:31:40,160 --> 00:31:42,000 Speaker 1: was on the field help him get it done. Yeah, 638 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:45,160 Speaker 1: Julio surpassed Roddy White. He's now got ten thousand, eight 639 00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:50,440 Speaker 1: hundred and sixty eight. He's for the crush that record. Yeah, 640 00:31:50,440 --> 00:31:54,400 Speaker 1: it's gonna get ridiculous. He's just getting starter. Well, yeah, 641 00:31:54,400 --> 00:31:57,400 Speaker 1: he's he's pretty good still. Um, all right, guys, thanks 642 00:31:57,440 --> 00:31:59,240 Speaker 1: had a lot of fun and uh, let's do it 643 00:31:59,280 --> 00:32:05,640 Speaker 1: again next week as show This is Falcons Audible presented 644 00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:06,760 Speaker 1: by AT and T