1 00:00:01,800 --> 00:00:04,320 Speaker 1: Hey, welcome into Falcons Audible, presented by AT and T 2 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: along with DJ Shockley. I'm Dave Archer. We don't have 3 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:09,640 Speaker 1: Derek Rackley with this. Rack is with his family over 4 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:11,799 Speaker 1: the Christmas holidays. They're doing a little bit of traveling. 5 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 1: So we'll get Rack back in the pocket here next week. 6 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: But for now, it's Shock and I, a couple of 7 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: quarterbacks coming at you. We're just gonna we're gonna discuss 8 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:22,239 Speaker 1: this Baltimore game and certainly how that went down in 9 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 1: a frigid showdown in Baltimore. We'll look forward to the 10 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 1: keys of the game and what might happen with the 11 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: Arizona Cardinals coming and banged up Arizona Cardinal team coming 12 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 1: in here, and then we're out of the playoffs. So 13 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 1: what are we doing? Why are you still playing? Do 14 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 1: you just shut it down after week fifteen? Week fourteen, 15 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:40,480 Speaker 1: don't even play the rest of the games? No, there's 16 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 1: a reason why you continue to play. We're going to 17 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 1: discuss that as well here on Falcons Audible, brought to 18 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:47,640 Speaker 1: you by AT and T. First of all, Shock, Marry 19 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:49,879 Speaker 1: Christmas to you. They go well for the family, Yeah, man, 20 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:53,640 Speaker 1: same to you. Man, all went well obviously Falcons playing 21 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 1: Christmas Eve, so you know, I think we all were 22 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: working up unto Christmas and then obviously you had the 23 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: day off, so all was good. Kids got exactly what 24 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 1: they want in and which was good man. How about you? Yeah, 25 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 1: it was. It was a fun time to spend time 26 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:11,199 Speaker 1: with family. We're a rare situation because in football kind 27 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 1: of holidays are optional in football, Thanksgiving, Christmas. But this 28 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: was kind of a cool moment for us as Falcons, 29 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: and there were the number of other teams that played 30 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 1: on Saturday. You had the what had the six teams 31 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:28,680 Speaker 1: that played on Sunday, and of course the two teams 32 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:31,960 Speaker 1: that played on Monday night. We were given Sunday as well, 33 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 1: So a rare moment for you to have the Sunday 34 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:37,320 Speaker 1: off that late in the season and for it to 35 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 1: be Christmas Day. Pretty cool to spend time to family. 36 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 1: Had a chance to visit with Arthur Smith on his 37 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: Coaches show for Radio this week and asked him about that, 38 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 1: and he says, yeah, that was a very rare and 39 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: cool opportunity. He's got three young children, so he had 40 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 1: a chance to be be home with his kids and 41 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: stuff like that, so pretty cool. Opportunity for Arthur's guys. 42 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: You guys got home a good enough time, right, I 43 00:01:58,040 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 1: mean we did. We got back about nine o'clock on 44 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 1: Christmas Eve, so Christmas Eve night and then of course 45 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: the next day was unabated. Yeah, an opportunity to spend 46 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 1: some time in your family. How did you survive out 47 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,080 Speaker 1: and be more? Where did you have enough layers on? 48 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 1: I know it was kind of cold. Well that's a 49 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 1: good question. Coldest game in Baltimore Raven history. Now. I 50 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 1: know some of the purists out there gonna say, wait 51 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 1: a minute, I saw some Baltimore games back in the day. 52 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 1: They're in black and white, and people were freezing their 53 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 1: rear ends off. Yeah, we're not talking about the Baltimore Colts. 54 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:30,240 Speaker 1: We're talking about the Baltimore Ravens, and so you can 55 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: go back the length of time that they've been in existence. 56 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 1: But this was their coldest game on record, I believe it. Kickoff, 57 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:40,799 Speaker 1: the temperature was in the single digits, somewhere in at 58 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: five range, I believe somewhere at neverd. The windshill factor 59 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: was below that. Of course, it was chilly, no question 60 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 1: about it. We we had the windows open on the 61 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: on the broadcast booth. The Baltimore Raven broadcast did not, 62 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: which included Hall of Famer Rod Woodson. The windows were down. 63 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: We won that, yeah, yeah, way tougher than our radio 64 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: team kicked. Their radio teams asked that, want to let 65 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 1: you know, Unfortunately we didn't score any points. That's like 66 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 1: the Falcons did when they got in the red zone 67 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: when it came to touchdowns. But when we look back 68 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: on this game, cold football game, how much did you 69 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: feel you feel like that that played in shot the 70 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 1: cold weather and all that kind of stuff. You know what, 71 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: I I think it absolutely was a factor. You look 72 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: at some of the plays in the game where there's 73 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 1: win and maybe the ball was knocked down a couple 74 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: of times, but at the end of the day, they 75 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:31,640 Speaker 1: had to play it in as well. So I think 76 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 1: regardless of if it was too cold, it was windy, 77 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 1: both teams had to play in the same kind of environment, 78 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 1: had to play in the same kind of game. So 79 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 1: I don't put a lot of stock into the weather 80 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 1: being a huge factor. And then you think of some 81 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 1: of the things that happened in the game, whether it 82 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: really had nothing to do with it. Um and obviously 83 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 1: you know this was a big question that uh, you know, 84 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:53,839 Speaker 1: a lot of people asked Arthur Smith after the game, 85 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 1: and you know, I thought the answer did really well. 86 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 1: But obviously there were three or four calls in the 87 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 1: game that absolutely changed the landscape of how that game 88 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 1: could have been. You're talking about being on the one 89 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: yard line and you get the phantom phantom uh you know, 90 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 1: uh crowning call or the guy absolutely hits Ritter's arm 91 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:17,800 Speaker 1: was unbelievable. The you know, Mike Kael Pruitt was an 92 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 1: absolute catch. You can see it on TV. I don't 93 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 1: know how they overturned it. I still don't get that one. 94 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:25,040 Speaker 1: And then obviously you're watching OZ and the holding call 95 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 1: going into the end zone where uh, you know, CP 96 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: goes in the score. So absolutely there were some plays 97 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 1: and we could talk about it because we're gonna get fined, 98 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:35,839 Speaker 1: so it's all right, uh, and I'm watching the game 99 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:39,039 Speaker 1: and I'm you know, yelling at the TV because they're 100 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 1: taking stuff away from us. But uh, those are you know, 101 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 1: those are moments in the game that you look back on. 102 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 1: But there's also other things in the game where you say, 103 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 1: all right, Falcons didn't do well in this particular situation. 104 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 1: And you know, I heard you talk to a lot 105 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:52,840 Speaker 1: of the guys after the game, and that was one 106 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 1: of the things they talked about, was the situations of 107 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 1: the game that hurt you. But I think defensively, you 108 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 1: gave up too many big wrong run They had a 109 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 1: lot of what we call chunk yardage runs. I think 110 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 1: they had four or five in the first half of 111 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 1: ten fifteen plus yard runs in the game, and that 112 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 1: really hurts you, especially in the game. Then, obviously the 113 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:13,159 Speaker 1: red zone was a big part of it. But I 114 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 1: thought you did well defensively in the red zone. They 115 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 1: had four trips in the red zone, the only kicked 116 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:21,600 Speaker 1: three field goals. So the defense did enough to keep 117 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:23,160 Speaker 1: you in the ball game. And we gotta be honest, 118 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 1: they scored seventeen points. You know, you still should be 119 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 1: in his ball game. You mentioned it coming on. We 120 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: just didn't score enough points in this game to make 121 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:32,840 Speaker 1: it one of those type of games where you say, 122 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 1: all right, we got a chance. Yeah. I certainly think 123 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: there's a number of things to be excited about or 124 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 1: enthused about or encouraged about it if you just want 125 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 1: to go to that level. You mentioned some of the 126 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:47,839 Speaker 1: stuff your red zone defense has been really good. Really 127 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 1: the whole second half of the season. You've been really 128 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 1: good about keeping teams out of the end zone, keeping 129 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:55,600 Speaker 1: yourself in the game. Now, with that goes along the 130 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:57,920 Speaker 1: fact of your inability to run stop the run game. 131 00:05:57,960 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 1: Their ability to run. You mentioned a couple of chunk 132 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,040 Speaker 1: runs that they were able to get, but just their 133 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 1: ability to run the football and keep it in manageable 134 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 1: third down situations, it allowed the quarterback who's not a 135 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 1: dynamic player like Lamar Jackson Huntley was able to run 136 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 1: for some first down certainly that one touchdown drive that 137 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 1: they got and they moved pushed it down the field 138 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 1: there right at the end of the first half. His 139 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:20,360 Speaker 1: run game on third down, they were one for five 140 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: to start the game on third down. They went three 141 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 1: for three in that drive and punched it in to 142 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:29,400 Speaker 1: get themselves back to even par or fifty percent in 143 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 1: third down. So I think there's some things to be 144 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:34,640 Speaker 1: encouraged about. Where'd you feel like the biggest struggles where 145 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:37,479 Speaker 1: you talked about some of the stuff and the referee 146 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:40,760 Speaker 1: calls notwithstanding, and there were some you can imagine what 147 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 1: I was doing on the radio, there was some glaring 148 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 1: screw ups in that area. But where do you think 149 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 1: that if you're gonna win this game this next weekend, 150 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 1: let's try to apply what happened in this one to 151 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:55,040 Speaker 1: maybe apply it to next week's game. What has to happen? 152 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:57,840 Speaker 1: What after you affix? You know what? I think? One 153 00:06:57,880 --> 00:06:59,839 Speaker 1: thing that comes to mind is like some short yard 154 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 1: situations in the ball game on both sides of the 155 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 1: ball where you have to be a little bit more shtout. 156 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 1: I just I go back to the first drive of 157 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:09,240 Speaker 1: the game. You get a great play on first down 158 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 1: where you get eight nine yards on first down, a 159 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: little you know, a little pot pass to Oz you 160 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 1: pick up eight yards. Second play, you get no game. 161 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 1: Third play you have a fumble chap and now you're 162 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 1: punning the football and it's you know, three and out 163 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 1: of you had a chance to go and get a 164 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 1: first down to start the ball game. Get your game, 165 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:28,800 Speaker 1: get the game rolling and situationally in that ball in 166 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 1: that part of the game. You have to be a 167 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 1: little bit better in the short yardest part of the 168 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 1: game because you gotta be honest, haven't had a lot 169 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 1: of explosive plays down the field. So it's gonna come 170 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: down to third and five or less sometimes in the 171 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 1: ball game the way you run the football, and I 172 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 1: think you have to be physical enough to maybe get 173 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 1: those throughout, you know, these next two ball games, and 174 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 1: you've done that over the speed of the season. I 175 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 1: mean tylight years has been awesome this year. I mean 176 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 1: his physicality and his runs have been really big your time, 177 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 1: so you want to lean on that for sure. I 178 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:01,280 Speaker 1: thought we took a step forward in the passing game. 179 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 1: At least it was a little bit more efficient than 180 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 1: you were in the first game. Obviously there are throws 181 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 1: that you want, their plays that you want to have back. 182 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:09,600 Speaker 1: But I thought they were a little bit more efficient 183 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 1: in the past game, which were talking about last week, 184 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: which was a good deal. But defensively, you can't have 185 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:17,680 Speaker 1: the chunk plays. And I go back to it because 186 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 1: in the previous game it was chunk plays in the 187 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 1: past game, and those auregested demoralizing. But when they're running 188 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 1: down your throw and they're picking up eleven, twelve, thirteen 189 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 1: yard games and they never get to third down, that's 190 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,960 Speaker 1: the big part of this ball game. I thought you 191 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 1: did a pretty decent job in the second half, only 192 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 1: giving up what three points. I think it was in 193 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 1: the second half. So this is a game coming up 194 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 1: against Arizona, it's gonna be a physical nature game as well. 195 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 1: Obviously you don't have their quarterback and there in Kylin Murray. 196 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:51,680 Speaker 1: I think cold McCoy maybe still be out of trades. 197 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: Mcsorry we saw last week was a big part of 198 00:08:54,679 --> 00:08:57,080 Speaker 1: that ball game getting to getting the start. But I 199 00:08:57,160 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 1: think the situations in the short yardist plays in the 200 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:02,880 Speaker 1: ball game are critical to the success of your having 201 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 1: But to be honest, I thought I thought I'm a 202 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: four played a lot better from the quarterbacks. But yeah, 203 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 1: no question about it. And I want to dive into 204 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 1: that too. By the way, there's no truth to the 205 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:16,560 Speaker 1: rumor that Neil Lomax or Jim Hart will start at 206 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 1: quarterback this weekend for the Cardinals. So we won't. We won't. 207 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 1: We won't worry. H And for you, if you don't 208 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 1: know who that is, go look it up. Okay, there 209 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:30,720 Speaker 1: you go, h Desmond Ritter he's gonna be the focal point. 210 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:33,240 Speaker 1: He has been for the last two weeks. He will 211 00:09:33,280 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 1: be for the next two weeks as the fans kind 212 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:40,000 Speaker 1: of try to digest is this your guy moving forward? 213 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 1: I'm not sure. We certainly can't answer that too through 214 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:44,439 Speaker 1: two games. I'm not sure we're gonna be able to 215 00:09:44,440 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: answer that through four games. But you're getting a pretty 216 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:52,280 Speaker 1: good idea of the improvement this guy is making through 217 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 1: the first two games. We saw in game one and 218 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:58,680 Speaker 1: I'm saying game one is the New Orleans game little jittery. 219 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 1: To start off with shock, I thought that his pocket 220 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:04,600 Speaker 1: awareness was not there. He wanted to get out too quickly. 221 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 1: And then as he settled into the game, you kind 222 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:11,439 Speaker 1: of started to see his ability let his ability take 223 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 1: effect as opposed to thinking too much. Now he's still 224 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 1: thinking quite a bit because he hasn't played very much, 225 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 1: but you saw that gradually progressed to where he makes 226 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:21,560 Speaker 1: the play on fourth down to Drake. Now, I didn't 227 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:23,320 Speaker 1: turn out our way, and I'll talk a little bit 228 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:25,079 Speaker 1: about Drake layd the ball in the ground and back 229 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:28,080 Speaker 1: to back weeks, but he makes to play there at 230 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:30,800 Speaker 1: the end to give you a chance. The key to 231 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:33,960 Speaker 1: the for me, the key for Ridder was to start 232 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 1: this game where he finished the last game. I thought 233 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 1: he did that he started off. You mentioned the OZ 234 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 1: throw he got started. I thought there was a couple 235 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 1: of things in the game that stuck out for me. 236 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:47,240 Speaker 1: Ball coming out on time. We saw a couple of 237 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 1: games against New Orleans with the ball was late right, 238 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 1: and some of that is not because he's just doesn't 239 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 1: know to trust the guys yet to turn it loose 240 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 1: on time. His bench route or sideline route to Demere 241 00:10:57,800 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 1: Bird is a big time throw in between the corner 242 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 1: with a safety coming over the top. He shoots that 243 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 1: ball into Beer makes Bird makes a nice catch on 244 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:09,560 Speaker 1: the sideline and then the pocket awareness sliding in the 245 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:13,000 Speaker 1: pocket and kind of that short start sidearm, just a 246 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:16,200 Speaker 1: gas shot, blast it right over the middle. Fastball to 247 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:19,480 Speaker 1: Drake London against the zone over the middle. Those are 248 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 1: you talk about encouraging now? Those are cool moments. And 249 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:26,920 Speaker 1: then obviously his hookups with Drake is coming. Drake's caught 250 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:30,600 Speaker 1: fourteen passes in the last three games. Just your thoughts 251 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:33,840 Speaker 1: on the progress that Ridders made and you hope he 252 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:35,880 Speaker 1: takes it from here now in the cardinal game and 253 00:11:35,920 --> 00:11:37,439 Speaker 1: takes it further on. But tell me about where you 254 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:39,080 Speaker 1: think he is. I think you brought up some great 255 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:42,079 Speaker 1: points and some things that he's done really well inside 256 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:44,960 Speaker 1: the pocket that gives you a lot of encouragement. And 257 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 1: you talk about poise at the line of scrimmers, I 258 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:50,240 Speaker 1: saw way more commanded line of scrims. I saw a 259 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:52,319 Speaker 1: lot of them, a lot more talking to his offensive 260 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 1: line changing plays. Can you know, you know, have an 261 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 1: opportunity to do so, I thought coming out of the 262 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:00,760 Speaker 1: third quarter where they changed the ten boat and they 263 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 1: went a little bit tempo on him and you could 264 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:05,520 Speaker 1: see him running the show. That was big in the 265 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:07,160 Speaker 1: ball game. To see him able to do that on 266 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 1: the road with conditions against a pretty good defense. I mean, 267 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 1: you gotta give They got two linebackers who are still 268 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: running right now. I mean they stay running. But it's 269 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:20,880 Speaker 1: fun to watch the things that he's done. And you 270 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:22,960 Speaker 1: talk about that that one throw to drink, he climbs 271 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:24,319 Speaker 1: up at the pocket a little bit. And then give 272 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:26,120 Speaker 1: Drake a lot of credit to They're playing like some 273 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 1: kind of zone on the backside, and if Drake continues 274 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:32,840 Speaker 1: on his dig route, he continued, he's gonna run into 275 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 1: the backside linebacker. He just settles in his zone right there, 276 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:38,600 Speaker 1: gives him his numbers and you know, and then Ridder 277 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 1: puts it on him. Those are the type of things 278 00:12:40,200 --> 00:12:41,760 Speaker 1: that you want to see end game. You can see 279 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:44,080 Speaker 1: it all day in practice, but when the lie bullets 280 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:45,800 Speaker 1: were flying around you and you're able to make those 281 00:12:45,880 --> 00:12:48,319 Speaker 1: kind of throws, it shows you what he's about. And 282 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:51,440 Speaker 1: then you think about the last two weeks of you know, 283 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:54,560 Speaker 1: kind of what he've had to overcome, the defense's head. 284 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 1: He's played and I don't think people realize, you know, 285 00:12:57,320 --> 00:13:00,840 Speaker 1: the fronts that he's played against the last two weeks 286 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 1: and the things that you know, these defenses give you 287 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 1: in a game, and he's been able to decipher them 288 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 1: and then be able to move this team down the 289 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:12,920 Speaker 1: field and make some plays. And he's only going to 290 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:14,920 Speaker 1: get better. Twenty two or thirty three for two or 291 00:13:15,080 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 1: eighteen yards is you know, you see the progression starting 292 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:21,240 Speaker 1: to get there. I think he had nine different pass 293 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:24,400 Speaker 1: catchers in this ball game. Uh, Drake had nine targets. 294 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:27,040 Speaker 1: You talking about their their connection. There was another play 295 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 1: I want to talk about that on the left side, 296 00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 1: and it's a timing throw as well, and it looks 297 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 1: like Drake maybe has a fade stop and he can't 298 00:13:35,559 --> 00:13:37,319 Speaker 1: get on top of him and he stopped. It's to 299 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 1: play where he you know, gets the foot down and 300 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:42,400 Speaker 1: gets the elbow down. That's the timing. They had to 301 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 1: review it, and the timing of that play was pretty 302 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 1: unbelieva because he lets the ball go and I'm watching 303 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 1: it and I went back and looked at the film. 304 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:52,960 Speaker 1: Rud Or lets the ball goods halfway there and the 305 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 1: guy still has an arm or hand on Drake and 306 00:13:56,160 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 1: he's balance at the top of his route. But the 307 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:01,280 Speaker 1: most important thing that happened in route is even though 308 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 1: he's running this outside release fade kind of stop, he 309 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:07,959 Speaker 1: gives his quarterback five yards worth the room on the 310 00:14:08,040 --> 00:14:12,120 Speaker 1: sideline and that's exactly where Ridder puts that football high 311 00:14:12,160 --> 00:14:14,719 Speaker 1: and a way and Drake comes down with it and 312 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:16,560 Speaker 1: it's a you know, ends up being you know, a 313 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:20,160 Speaker 1: cash just an unbelievable timing from Ridder on that particular 314 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 1: throw because if he doesn't guess what it's probably a 315 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:27,240 Speaker 1: pass breakup or it's not complete and you're not even 316 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 1: worrying about the review. So those are some of the 317 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 1: small nuances in the game that you know, people never 318 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:35,680 Speaker 1: really realize. And there's probably even more than when they 319 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:37,520 Speaker 1: turn on the tape and they watch it, and there's 320 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 1: so many things probably in the run game that he's 321 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:42,800 Speaker 1: doing that we have no idea about, but he's putting 322 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:45,520 Speaker 1: them in, you know, into good situations. So I think 323 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:48,800 Speaker 1: if you're a Falcon fan, you are very encouraged on 324 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 1: what you've seen from week one to week two from 325 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:53,560 Speaker 1: Desmond Ridder. Yeah, I hope you are. I hope your 326 00:14:53,560 --> 00:14:55,960 Speaker 1: fans are paying attention because they are. They are definitely 327 00:14:56,320 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 1: showing some signs of some really good play at that position. 328 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 1: Think seems to be getting better. You mentioned a couple 329 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:04,960 Speaker 1: of things that really jumped out at me, jumping into 330 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 1: the no huddle and or tempo in the middle of 331 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:10,680 Speaker 1: a game. It's one thing to do it in two 332 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 1: minute offense or late in the football game you go 333 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:16,120 Speaker 1: to a limited amount of plays. It's something you work 334 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:19,440 Speaker 1: on and you try to flood people throwing the ball. 335 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 1: It's another thing to do it in game. Shock will 336 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 1: tell you that now all of a sudden, the whole 337 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 1: playbooks available, because remember the coach is still you're in 338 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:28,440 Speaker 1: your ear to a certain time on the play clock. 339 00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:31,680 Speaker 1: So now I'm coming up dummy audibles, doing all sorts 340 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 1: of stuff to try to maybe get a guy jump offside, 341 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 1: get them to declare themselves, and then I'm gonna step 342 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:38,320 Speaker 1: back and I listen to the coach and now I'm 343 00:15:38,320 --> 00:15:41,360 Speaker 1: gonna change things. He's got the whole playbook at his 344 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:44,320 Speaker 1: disposal with that personnel group in the fee on the field. 345 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:46,920 Speaker 1: A lot of trust there from Arthur Smith, a lot 346 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 1: of maturity and poise for the young quarterback. Also trust 347 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:54,160 Speaker 1: in the fact thirty three attempts most we've had all year, 348 00:15:54,480 --> 00:15:58,480 Speaker 1: twenty two completions most we've had all year. Yeah, and 349 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 1: that's just his second game on the yield him him 350 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:03,240 Speaker 1: putting out those numbers, and yes, those will get better. 351 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 1: They're gonna get better as he gets more and more 352 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:07,720 Speaker 1: accustomed to being in the game and more and more 353 00:16:07,720 --> 00:16:10,920 Speaker 1: on accustomed to the field. Mentioned Drake London, He's got 354 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:14,520 Speaker 1: fourteen receptions over the last last two games. You talked 355 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 1: to yards last two weeks, right, Yeah, And so he's 356 00:16:17,720 --> 00:16:19,800 Speaker 1: doing it, and so he and Ritter certainly have. There's 357 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:22,000 Speaker 1: something going on. There's some magic going on there, and 358 00:16:22,040 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 1: I think that's only going to get better. Nothing told 359 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 1: you more about that than that little red zone throw 360 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 1: where he makes the little sale route and he gears 361 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 1: it down, elevates the front of three dudes right there, 362 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 1: puts it on him and trusting his young receiver to 363 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:35,520 Speaker 1: go up and get the football. I think there's a 364 00:16:35,560 --> 00:16:38,880 Speaker 1: real connection there between between those two. All right, let's 365 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 1: talk about, you know, kind of the the elephant in 366 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:43,040 Speaker 1: the room, if you will. Drake's laid the ball on 367 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 1: the ground the last two weeks. Um. I talked to 368 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:49,160 Speaker 1: him yesterday on the Coaches Show, uh, and he says, 369 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 1: that's all on me. Says, I've got to understand. He says, 370 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:55,080 Speaker 1: I have a real good feel for situational awareness from 371 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:58,000 Speaker 1: zone coverage, where to sit it down, if a guy's 372 00:16:58,040 --> 00:17:00,160 Speaker 1: gonna play me man, the leverage, and how I can 373 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:02,880 Speaker 1: get on top of the guy or create separation from 374 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:05,399 Speaker 1: my quarterback. I got all that, and I'm still going 375 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:07,199 Speaker 1: to continue to work on that just because I got it, 376 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:10,920 Speaker 1: he says. My work has to be in situational awareness 377 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:13,880 Speaker 1: of protecting the football. He says, and you watch him, 378 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:17,560 Speaker 1: he tried to cover up. Give Humphrey credit. Humphrey comes 379 00:17:17,560 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 1: in and pops it out of there. He immediately went 380 00:17:19,600 --> 00:17:24,040 Speaker 1: to the sidelines, took his sleeves off. So he says, 381 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:26,399 Speaker 1: that's something that I've got to continue to work on. 382 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:29,720 Speaker 1: He recognizes there's an issue there. He's got to take 383 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:32,160 Speaker 1: care of that. But I applaud again you talk talking 384 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:36,160 Speaker 1: about maturity of these young players. Here's Drake London. Here's 385 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:38,480 Speaker 1: a guy that understands, Hey, I've created some problems for 386 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:41,080 Speaker 1: my own team. Yeah, I've been a problem for us, 387 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:43,359 Speaker 1: and he understands it. He's working on his game. Yeah. 388 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:49,080 Speaker 1: And what's interesting enough about that is we've seen, you know, 389 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:51,399 Speaker 1: a guy around this league who didn't play well and 390 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:53,159 Speaker 1: didn't own up to it, and how much flak he 391 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 1: took forward. And for Drake to immediately come out and say, yeah, 392 00:17:57,800 --> 00:18:00,679 Speaker 1: that's on me, that's an issue that I'm hurting my 393 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:04,200 Speaker 1: team with is huge. It's big because he understands he's 394 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:06,440 Speaker 1: one of the key calists not only to these teams 395 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:08,800 Speaker 1: with his offense, and he's making plays doing it. And 396 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:11,040 Speaker 1: obviously that's gonna happen. You're gonna have time to time 397 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 1: where you know things gonna go your way. But I 398 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:15,399 Speaker 1: love the fact that you know he owned up to it. 399 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:18,160 Speaker 1: For one, like you mentioned, you talk to him and say, hey, 400 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:19,840 Speaker 1: that told me, that's something I got to clear up. 401 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:22,639 Speaker 1: But then he continued to play and he continues to 402 00:18:22,680 --> 00:18:26,320 Speaker 1: fight and even in the fumble last week as he's 403 00:18:26,359 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 1: starting to run in our running motion, you know, with 404 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 1: one arm coming forward, one coming back. That's when the 405 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:34,399 Speaker 1: ball was hit coming out. I mean, those are just 406 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:36,919 Speaker 1: some of those are freak things. And obviously, yeah, he 407 00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:38,840 Speaker 1: gotta make sure he take care of the football, that's 408 00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:42,640 Speaker 1: number one. But owning up to it being mature enough 409 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:45,679 Speaker 1: in his rookie season where you know, he's had some 410 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:48,400 Speaker 1: success and then he's had these instances where things are 411 00:18:48,440 --> 00:18:50,680 Speaker 1: going against him, he hasn't let him get him down. 412 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:53,639 Speaker 1: He's continued to play the style of football that everybody 413 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:55,680 Speaker 1: expecting when he came in, and he's been a key 414 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:59,240 Speaker 1: part of what this offense it's all about. So, you know, 415 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 1: fourteen cats, I mean, he's you know, he's had i 416 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:05,399 Speaker 1: mean probably over twenty five targets the last two weeks, 417 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 1: and he continues to be a guy that can create 418 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:11,960 Speaker 1: separation for you, makes big plays in the in the 419 00:19:11,800 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 1: in the in the game for you. You talk about 420 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:15,880 Speaker 1: that throw and catch that he made on that sale ride, 421 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:18,120 Speaker 1: It's unbelievable. You got o Z on the outside cleaning 422 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 1: him out with a post and they literally got a 423 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:24,520 Speaker 1: triangle around him because the linebackers dropped so deep, and 424 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:27,639 Speaker 1: to be honest, Ridder probably should have gone off of 425 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:31,200 Speaker 1: it and checked it down. But you look at having 426 00:19:31,240 --> 00:19:34,119 Speaker 1: trust in the receiver and that speaks to Ridder, that 427 00:19:34,119 --> 00:19:38,280 Speaker 1: speaks to Drake. Is Drake knew not to run so 428 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 1: fast into it because you just got that cover three 429 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:42,320 Speaker 1: corner over there and it's kind of tight going into 430 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:44,879 Speaker 1: the red zone and he kind of throttles down a 431 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:47,480 Speaker 1: little bit in there. But then also the throw by Ridder, 432 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:49,680 Speaker 1: it was high, but it was a little bit behind 433 00:19:49,760 --> 00:19:52,200 Speaker 1: him where he didn't lead him into that corner. Those 434 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:54,440 Speaker 1: are like the small things that are just so cool 435 00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:56,960 Speaker 1: to watch, and the trust they had between each other, 436 00:19:56,960 --> 00:19:59,600 Speaker 1: the baby to go up and get that football. It's fun. 437 00:20:00,119 --> 00:20:01,879 Speaker 1: We were on video right now and we will be 438 00:20:01,920 --> 00:20:04,920 Speaker 1: back for your video. Wise, we're making some adjustments out 439 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:08,320 Speaker 1: here from a from a studio standpoint, so just sound today, 440 00:20:08,359 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 1: but we're gonna get back on video for it. If 441 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:13,000 Speaker 1: you could have Shocks saw Shock's eyes right there, he 442 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:15,399 Speaker 1: was lightening it up, he was using his hands. I 443 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:19,119 Speaker 1: love it. He's exactly right. Think about those kind of 444 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:22,200 Speaker 1: moments and he and I Shock and I both played quarterback. 445 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:24,040 Speaker 1: Those kind of moments for a guy to do that 446 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 1: for you when you let it go, that plays huge 447 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:30,720 Speaker 1: dividends down the road. Whether it's a red zone throw, 448 00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:33,520 Speaker 1: a third down throw, whatever it might be, you're gonna 449 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:35,080 Speaker 1: be willing to put your guyp to back because you 450 00:20:35,119 --> 00:20:37,159 Speaker 1: know he's gonna go get to football. Let's touch on 451 00:20:38,080 --> 00:20:40,840 Speaker 1: one other young guy here. You mentioned a little bit 452 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:44,320 Speaker 1: about Algier. He's now over eight hundred yards rushing eight 453 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:47,479 Speaker 1: I think eight seventeen somewhere in the neighborhood, thousand yards 454 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:52,680 Speaker 1: kind of in the in the view right here. Who 455 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:56,440 Speaker 1: thought fifth round draft pick out of BYUM is gonna 456 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:58,880 Speaker 1: come in and be your feature back. I think anybody 457 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:01,199 Speaker 1: watching him on tape probably said, yeah, I can see that. 458 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:04,119 Speaker 1: But they got him in the fifth round. So credit 459 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:06,919 Speaker 1: to Terry Fontineau and the coaching staff and in the 460 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:11,439 Speaker 1: scouts to go and get this guy when they did Um. 461 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:14,240 Speaker 1: But he's been outstanding shock and he runs with power. 462 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:16,760 Speaker 1: I had no idea it was as good a receiver 463 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 1: out of the backgrounds. Yet how about the catches and 464 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:22,160 Speaker 1: then the little niftiness in the open field the sidestep 465 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:24,560 Speaker 1: I got and go get a first down. This is encouraging. 466 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:27,160 Speaker 1: You're talking about young quarterback, young receiver, young running back. 467 00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:29,120 Speaker 1: What do you got to get excited about that? I mean, 468 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:30,800 Speaker 1: it's bright as these lights in here right now. I mean, 469 00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:33,120 Speaker 1: come on, let's be real. I mean, it's it's gonna 470 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:36,240 Speaker 1: be fun to maybe to see these three grow over 471 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:39,880 Speaker 1: the next few years and become maybe you know, uh 472 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:42,000 Speaker 1: something that's one of the most exciting things to watch 473 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:43,399 Speaker 1: in the league. And I like you mentioned going in 474 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:46,199 Speaker 1: the fifth round, maybe you thought, okay, yeah, he'll get 475 00:21:46,240 --> 00:21:48,200 Speaker 1: them playing time late in the season, or he'll start 476 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:50,480 Speaker 1: to take over that role. I mean, to be honest, 477 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:54,080 Speaker 1: where would his office be without Tylergier. I mean, obviously 478 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:57,240 Speaker 1: Seep was out for a little bit. Um you got 479 00:21:57,359 --> 00:21:59,200 Speaker 1: some you know guys that's trying to feel that spot. 480 00:21:59,240 --> 00:22:01,679 Speaker 1: Obviously moved a reover, He's been a part of it. 481 00:22:02,760 --> 00:22:05,200 Speaker 1: Huntley was a you know, obviously a big bruiser who 482 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:07,359 Speaker 1: was absolutely big for you throughout the season before you 483 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:11,480 Speaker 1: end up getting hurt last week. But I think the 484 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:14,240 Speaker 1: number one thing that comes to mind is all the 485 00:22:14,359 --> 00:22:16,439 Speaker 1: Smith said when we watched this guy on film. The 486 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:19,000 Speaker 1: number one thing that stuck out for us, and you 487 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:22,960 Speaker 1: see it every single week. His ability to break tackles, 488 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:25,280 Speaker 1: and they said they saw that from game one when 489 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:28,880 Speaker 1: they turned on the tape, his physicality running through arm tackles, 490 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:30,840 Speaker 1: and you see it every single week when he has 491 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:34,120 Speaker 1: the football in his hands. And then you add that 492 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:37,600 Speaker 1: that extra characteristic of being able to catch the football 493 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:39,280 Speaker 1: out the backfield. That means he can stay on the 494 00:22:39,320 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 1: field for all three downs and be a critical piece 495 00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 1: to what you need. And you can use other guys 496 00:22:44,760 --> 00:22:47,880 Speaker 1: like CP and other places that can help you. But 497 00:22:47,920 --> 00:22:49,960 Speaker 1: I love the fact that when he comes in the 498 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:54,119 Speaker 1: ball game, there is a different, different demeanor about this offense, 499 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:57,440 Speaker 1: and he's physical, he's downhill, he wants to come back, 500 00:22:57,480 --> 00:22:59,680 Speaker 1: and he's gonna continue to pound you. The first guy 501 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 1: would not made the tackle. You see it. Maybe a 502 00:23:01,760 --> 00:23:03,760 Speaker 1: zero yard game, it's gonna be two three yards game 503 00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:06,160 Speaker 1: because he's gonna he's gonna run through you and he's 504 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:09,720 Speaker 1: gonna have a have a finishing factor about him. But 505 00:23:10,240 --> 00:23:14,240 Speaker 1: it's been great to see Algier turn into the guy 506 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:17,280 Speaker 1: that has become the feature back for this Falcon team. 507 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:19,560 Speaker 1: And you know, when you have a run game like 508 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:22,040 Speaker 1: a guy in Algier, it makes your offense so much better. 509 00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:23,920 Speaker 1: It takes a lot off your quarterback, takes a lot 510 00:23:23,920 --> 00:23:26,960 Speaker 1: of ridder going into a ball game knowing you have 511 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 1: a guy like that. So it's been fun to watch 512 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:30,840 Speaker 1: the progression of a lot of these rookies as a 513 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:34,040 Speaker 1: season progresses and not hit that rookie wall like a 514 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:37,120 Speaker 1: lot of guys do. Seems like he's continue to get stronger. Yeah, 515 00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:40,320 Speaker 1: he really has. I think absolutely good points on all 516 00:23:40,359 --> 00:23:42,920 Speaker 1: that with Algier. All right, let's be real. Old. For 517 00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:46,880 Speaker 1: four in the red zone, that's that's losing football. Five 518 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:49,440 Speaker 1: for fourteen on third down, one for four and fourth 519 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:52,639 Speaker 1: down that means you were six for eighteen and conversion situations. 520 00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 1: You can't win football games that way. Now, there's a 521 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:59,000 Speaker 1: lot of reasons for why that's happening. Execution of the players. 522 00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:01,960 Speaker 1: You can't put your finger on one thing. You can't say, Okay, 523 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:04,400 Speaker 1: it's the quarterback. Okay, it's the offensive line, it's it's 524 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:06,760 Speaker 1: this guy dropped the ball. There's a lot of reasons 525 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:09,399 Speaker 1: for that. Oh, for four in the red zone, let's 526 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:12,639 Speaker 1: face it, and let's be real here. The referees contributed 527 00:24:12,640 --> 00:24:14,320 Speaker 1: to that. There are a couple of calls. The Oz 528 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:17,800 Speaker 1: holding call is ridiculous. Go back and look at the tape. 529 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:19,920 Speaker 1: He pushes the guy down, they throw a flag on him. 530 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:22,640 Speaker 1: He had There was no hold at all. Oz. He's 531 00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:25,160 Speaker 1: not big enough to hold anybody, let alone. He didn't 532 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:28,720 Speaker 1: hold anybody there CP scores the grounding call you talked 533 00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:31,439 Speaker 1: about a shock. He clearly gets hit. The rule is 534 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:35,000 Speaker 1: if he's if the arm is hampered anyway with the motion, 535 00:24:35,320 --> 00:24:38,200 Speaker 1: it's not grounding. That was a blown call. You heard 536 00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:40,879 Speaker 1: Arthur Smith. I'm sure over the wefts mic how he 537 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:43,800 Speaker 1: felt about that call. But then there's also you got 538 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:46,560 Speaker 1: to take some onus on yoursels as players and play call. 539 00:24:47,359 --> 00:24:49,320 Speaker 1: Maybe we're not getting into the right stuff, and that'll 540 00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:52,040 Speaker 1: be something that Arthur Smith will grind on to try 541 00:24:52,040 --> 00:24:54,280 Speaker 1: to make sure that he fixs whatever play calls are 542 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:57,320 Speaker 1: getting too on third down. So that's just touching on 543 00:24:57,520 --> 00:25:00,680 Speaker 1: some of the realness that's out there. Defensively, Let's talk 544 00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:02,560 Speaker 1: a couple of young guys real quickly before we move 545 00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:05,359 Speaker 1: on to get beating the Cardinals. Um, some guys that 546 00:25:05,400 --> 00:25:07,280 Speaker 1: are sticking out for you on the defensive side of 547 00:25:07,280 --> 00:25:09,160 Speaker 1: the football, because there's some young players on that side 548 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:11,240 Speaker 1: that they were coming too. Yeah, yeah, I mean you 549 00:25:11,320 --> 00:25:14,560 Speaker 1: obviously saw daniel lemlone have some more time you see 550 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:18,199 Speaker 1: ak have you know some some some more pressures in 551 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:21,400 Speaker 1: this ball game. Obviously Troy Anderson getting the second start 552 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:23,360 Speaker 1: being you know, flating all around the field. I mean, 553 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:26,359 Speaker 1: this is a defense that was kind of put together, 554 00:25:26,440 --> 00:25:27,919 Speaker 1: kind of patchwork, to be honest. I mean, we had 555 00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:30,120 Speaker 1: a lot of guys here coming in on a one 556 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:32,280 Speaker 1: year deal, or you had a lot of young rookies 557 00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:35,520 Speaker 1: you know, playing this season. But this has been a 558 00:25:36,080 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 1: fun defense, I say to Wash because of how some 559 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:41,800 Speaker 1: games have started, but then how they've been able to 560 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:43,679 Speaker 1: adapt to it, how they've been able to change, how 561 00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:48,160 Speaker 1: they they become a defense that understands you know, okay, 562 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:49,399 Speaker 1: you could be in a little bit, but once you're 563 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:50,960 Speaker 1: get in the red zone, you tip down. And we 564 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:53,200 Speaker 1: saw this in this ball game where you force three 565 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:55,359 Speaker 1: field goals. So you're keeping yourself in this ball game. 566 00:25:55,400 --> 00:25:57,520 Speaker 1: That's happened, you know, the last two three weeks. This 567 00:25:57,600 --> 00:26:01,040 Speaker 1: is a defense that these guys. Guys are continue to fight. 568 00:26:01,080 --> 00:26:03,040 Speaker 1: These guys will continue to play at a at a 569 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:05,200 Speaker 1: high level for you, and you're like some of the 570 00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:09,120 Speaker 1: young talent that you're seeing. Troy obviously moving into that line, 571 00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:11,720 Speaker 1: but I can spot playing next to a guy like 572 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:14,879 Speaker 1: Rashaun Evans is huge. You know, that communication that you 573 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:17,160 Speaker 1: can have in game, that you can see on tape, 574 00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:18,840 Speaker 1: you can come to the sideline and talk about those 575 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:21,679 Speaker 1: are things that you could absolutely build on in these 576 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:23,600 Speaker 1: last two games and going into the next season that 577 00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:25,439 Speaker 1: you got a veteran guy next to you and a 578 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:28,639 Speaker 1: rookie who is just as talented to be coming here 579 00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:30,760 Speaker 1: and have and it have the impact that he's having. 580 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:33,640 Speaker 1: So it's it's been good to see, like we said, 581 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:35,840 Speaker 1: the evolution of the guys on offense, but it's continue 582 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:37,880 Speaker 1: to happen on the defense side of the ball as well. Yeah, 583 00:26:37,920 --> 00:26:40,920 Speaker 1: and I thought that Drake had an important thing to say. 584 00:26:40,920 --> 00:26:43,520 Speaker 1: I was asking him about the rookies. Obviously the three 585 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:45,760 Speaker 1: that we've talked about on offense. You mentioned Troy Anderson, 586 00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:50,080 Speaker 1: you mentioned Malone at the kat he says, don't forget now, 587 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:53,199 Speaker 1: we're pretty young in some other spots too. AJ's not 588 00:26:53,359 --> 00:26:55,560 Speaker 1: very old player, you know, he's played a lot of football. 589 00:26:55,600 --> 00:26:57,320 Speaker 1: So there's a lot of young players on this team 590 00:26:57,720 --> 00:27:00,280 Speaker 1: that are kind of most safety still younger. Yeah, and there, 591 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:02,280 Speaker 1: and they're struggling to get over the hump. You keep 592 00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:05,280 Speaker 1: hearing them about them they need to win, and he said, hey, 593 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:07,119 Speaker 1: maybe we need to go through some of these hard times. 594 00:27:07,119 --> 00:27:09,120 Speaker 1: It kind of kind of hardened us a little bit 595 00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:11,200 Speaker 1: that we don't want this feeling to be able to 596 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 1: get over the hump and win some of these games. 597 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:14,560 Speaker 1: And now there are things to fix on the defensive 598 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:16,959 Speaker 1: side as well. This is a defensive team that has 599 00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:19,359 Speaker 1: not been very good against the run. Now they've gotten 600 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:22,240 Speaker 1: better as you got down deeper in territory, got deeper 601 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:24,640 Speaker 1: in the red zone, but not very good against the run. 602 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:27,440 Speaker 1: They haven't put a consistent enough pressure on the passer. 603 00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:30,040 Speaker 1: Those are things they're gonna have to try to improve, 604 00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:32,440 Speaker 1: and that might be an offseason scenario when you start 605 00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:34,840 Speaker 1: bringing in some players. Now that you get freed up 606 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:37,600 Speaker 1: from a money standpoint, maybe bring some more players. And 607 00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:39,680 Speaker 1: we gotta be honest. When you give up nearly six 608 00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:41,680 Speaker 1: yards a carry and the ball can do it, that's 609 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:44,600 Speaker 1: that's gonna be tough. It makes third down easy, right, 610 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:46,280 Speaker 1: all of a sudden of a play caller, I'm third 611 00:27:46,320 --> 00:27:48,800 Speaker 1: and three, not third nine, right, Yeah, no doubt, And 612 00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:50,440 Speaker 1: I mean that's a big part of the game obviously, 613 00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:53,320 Speaker 1: as we've talked about obviously on our side of the 614 00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:55,440 Speaker 1: ball is being able to run a football in boswealth 615 00:27:55,480 --> 00:27:57,959 Speaker 1: while other teams are doing the exact same thing. I mean, 616 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:00,480 Speaker 1: they rushed for one hundred and eighty four yards and 617 00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:02,040 Speaker 1: it was like five point nine to carry in the 618 00:28:02,119 --> 00:28:04,120 Speaker 1: ball game, and we talked about the chunk yardage runs 619 00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:07,119 Speaker 1: they had, and it puts your defense in a bind 620 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:10,280 Speaker 1: where you know you're kind of catching now because you're 621 00:28:10,280 --> 00:28:13,120 Speaker 1: playing you know, third, lessers second, and you know four 622 00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:17,080 Speaker 1: or five, and the offense is wide open for that team. 623 00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:20,000 Speaker 1: This episode in part brought to you by the Home Depot. 624 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:23,000 Speaker 1: Everything you need for your next home improvement project is 625 00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:25,600 Speaker 1: just a tap away on the home Depot app. The 626 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:28,560 Speaker 1: home Depot app digital toolbox gives you access to how 627 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:32,199 Speaker 1: to guides, project calculators, and image search so you'll know 628 00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:34,640 Speaker 1: exactly what you need to pick up with the tap 629 00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:37,119 Speaker 1: of the finger. 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Some of the 638 00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:02,280 Speaker 1: young players that are going to be the bulk part 639 00:29:02,280 --> 00:29:04,680 Speaker 1: of this football team, and the playmakers on this football 640 00:29:04,720 --> 00:29:07,360 Speaker 1: team that are gonna be a part of you moving forward. 641 00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:09,600 Speaker 1: Just something maybe to focus on. All Let's take a 642 00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:12,240 Speaker 1: look at the Arizona Cardinals. They come in on Sunday. 643 00:29:12,520 --> 00:29:15,840 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray tears his knee up two weekends ago. He's 644 00:29:15,880 --> 00:29:18,600 Speaker 1: gone for the year. You mentioned Colt McCoy, they're veteran. 645 00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:21,560 Speaker 1: He's been banged up as well. They've gone to Trace McSorley, 646 00:29:21,560 --> 00:29:24,360 Speaker 1: who played in the last game and maybe one of 647 00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:26,200 Speaker 1: the more I don't know if Monday Night football has 648 00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:28,240 Speaker 1: enjoyed this, but they've had some of the more unwatchable 649 00:29:28,280 --> 00:29:31,520 Speaker 1: games ever. But that was a Sunday night game that 650 00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:32,880 Speaker 1: was not a Monday night game. That was a Sunday 651 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:35,880 Speaker 1: night game between Arizona and Tampa Bay. But Tampa found 652 00:29:35,880 --> 00:29:37,880 Speaker 1: a way to win that game and overtime. So shock 653 00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:41,040 Speaker 1: when you look when you think Arizona, what immediately comes 654 00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:42,200 Speaker 1: to mind, and what are some of the things the 655 00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:44,520 Speaker 1: Falcon fans should watch for and what does this team 656 00:29:44,560 --> 00:29:47,200 Speaker 1: need to overcome here in Atlanta. Yeah, I think obviously 657 00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:50,320 Speaker 1: with the change at quarterback, you know, it's it's a 658 00:29:51,120 --> 00:29:53,040 Speaker 1: not a source subject, but it's something that you look 659 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:55,640 Speaker 1: at and say, Okay, maybe that's not the position of 660 00:29:56,480 --> 00:29:59,040 Speaker 1: concern that you had coming into this ballgame. Kyler Murray. 661 00:29:59,080 --> 00:30:01,640 Speaker 1: We know kind of player he is, and not having 662 00:30:01,760 --> 00:30:04,520 Speaker 1: him on the team obviously kind of boats well for 663 00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:06,640 Speaker 1: you feel better about that situation. But they got a 664 00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:10,040 Speaker 1: back in James Connor who's tough, he's physical, he's kind 665 00:30:10,040 --> 00:30:12,520 Speaker 1: of built in the mode of like alt years, a 666 00:30:12,600 --> 00:30:15,000 Speaker 1: downhill guy, played a lot of football for You's average 667 00:30:15,040 --> 00:30:18,040 Speaker 1: over four yards of carry this season, you know, just 668 00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:20,920 Speaker 1: over seven hundred yards. And look on the outside, you 669 00:30:21,040 --> 00:30:23,360 Speaker 1: got you know, arguably one of the top three receivers 670 00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:25,840 Speaker 1: in the game. And DeAndre Hopkinson. You know, he's missed 671 00:30:25,840 --> 00:30:27,920 Speaker 1: a bunch of games this season, but he still leads 672 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:30,880 Speaker 1: the team in targets at sixty four catches on the team, 673 00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:32,880 Speaker 1: that leads the team. And then you got the speed 674 00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:35,120 Speaker 1: of Hollywood Brown on the outside as well. Who's right 675 00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:37,680 Speaker 1: behind him with sixty catches and you know over nineties 676 00:30:37,720 --> 00:30:40,280 Speaker 1: some targets as well. So you have those kind of 677 00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:42,480 Speaker 1: veteran guys on the outside, you have a run game 678 00:30:42,800 --> 00:30:45,800 Speaker 1: that's gonna come in here and try to control the 679 00:30:45,880 --> 00:30:48,320 Speaker 1: atmosphere inside Mercedes ben Stadium. Take a little bit off 680 00:30:48,360 --> 00:30:50,800 Speaker 1: your quarterback, now, Chase Trace last week threw it for 681 00:30:51,160 --> 00:30:54,080 Speaker 1: He threw it forty five times, only had one interception 682 00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:56,160 Speaker 1: in the game two hundred seventeen yards us step Bucks 683 00:30:56,160 --> 00:30:58,720 Speaker 1: defense too. We know that some pretty good players on it. 684 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:02,040 Speaker 1: You think he would only build off that. He comes 685 00:31:02,040 --> 00:31:03,640 Speaker 1: in with a little moxie though. You know, he's one 686 00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:06,280 Speaker 1: of those guys who you know, can run around, can 687 00:31:06,320 --> 00:31:09,960 Speaker 1: make some plays, but his ultra confident. Washington Memori playing 688 00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:13,160 Speaker 1: at Penn State was a similar style player. Uh, and 689 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:15,480 Speaker 1: you know everything you hear from Arizona side of it is, 690 00:31:15,520 --> 00:31:18,440 Speaker 1: this guy is just as confident as anybody else. Coming 691 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:20,800 Speaker 1: in on the defensive. Siety got some really good players, 692 00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:23,360 Speaker 1: all that Tipe Buddha Bakers. They've in Collins who the 693 00:31:23,480 --> 00:31:27,040 Speaker 1: draft a few years ago, big time. You know, Russia 694 00:31:27,080 --> 00:31:29,360 Speaker 1: after the edge. Isaiah Simmons is a guy who's kind 695 00:31:29,360 --> 00:31:32,680 Speaker 1: of the the hybrid guy that everybody looks like everywhere everywhere, 696 00:31:32,920 --> 00:31:36,160 Speaker 1: and then obviously the freakish one year that's still doing 697 00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:38,400 Speaker 1: it on the outside. And JJ Watt, who you know, 698 00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:40,200 Speaker 1: leads their team with nine and a half sacks. So 699 00:31:40,520 --> 00:31:43,320 Speaker 1: there's a lot of, uh you know, players who have 700 00:31:43,600 --> 00:31:45,440 Speaker 1: you know, done some good things in this league that 701 00:31:45,520 --> 00:31:49,440 Speaker 1: you look for exactly when you're watching this ball game, 702 00:31:50,120 --> 00:31:52,560 Speaker 1: but you're thinking about the last three ball games this 703 00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:56,800 Speaker 1: Arizona team and scored thirteen, fifteen and sixteen points on offense. 704 00:31:58,760 --> 00:32:01,800 Speaker 1: That's what I'm saying. One of those uh you know, 705 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:05,240 Speaker 1: lineup Schlaubernaker, Hitchen the face kind of ball games because 706 00:32:05,520 --> 00:32:08,200 Speaker 1: sometimes there's not a lot of points scored in every possession. 707 00:32:08,560 --> 00:32:11,240 Speaker 1: Coming in we'll probably matter. Yeah, And I think when 708 00:32:11,280 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 1: you start looking at what can Atlanta do against this 709 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:17,720 Speaker 1: Arizona defense, They're gonna run to football obviously, and I 710 00:32:17,720 --> 00:32:19,880 Speaker 1: think you can pound them with the run game. I 711 00:32:19,880 --> 00:32:21,840 Speaker 1: think it is a team you can move the ball against. 712 00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:24,280 Speaker 1: You mentioned some of their really good players, and they've 713 00:32:24,320 --> 00:32:25,880 Speaker 1: got some good ones. One of the best safeties in 714 00:32:25,920 --> 00:32:28,680 Speaker 1: the game in Buddha Baker. He had nine tackles last 715 00:32:28,680 --> 00:32:32,440 Speaker 1: weekend or just this Sunday night against a Tampa Bay 716 00:32:32,680 --> 00:32:36,080 Speaker 1: in a loss for them. But they've got guys at 717 00:32:36,120 --> 00:32:39,760 Speaker 1: all three levels that you like. They have some issues 718 00:32:39,800 --> 00:32:42,239 Speaker 1: as well. This is an opportunity to go win in 719 00:32:42,280 --> 00:32:45,680 Speaker 1: your building and start to build for the offseason. That's 720 00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:47,000 Speaker 1: where I want to kind of go. That's kind of 721 00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:49,080 Speaker 1: give It gives you an idea of what Arizona is. 722 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:51,560 Speaker 1: I think we all know where Atlantic can kind of go. 723 00:32:51,720 --> 00:32:54,960 Speaker 1: They're gonna run to football. We'll see the expansion now 724 00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:57,240 Speaker 1: Desmond Ritter for the first time, we'll play at home. 725 00:32:57,680 --> 00:32:59,880 Speaker 1: That's another thing that's encouraging for the fans to come 726 00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:03,720 Speaker 1: and watch your young quarterback play in this building. He's 727 00:33:03,720 --> 00:33:06,680 Speaker 1: been on the road in two adverse situations. Inside in 728 00:33:06,760 --> 00:33:08,960 Speaker 1: New Orleans tough place to play, and then out so 729 00:33:09,240 --> 00:33:13,200 Speaker 1: aside in the frigid weather in Baltimore. Has afforded himself 730 00:33:13,240 --> 00:33:16,280 Speaker 1: pretty well against two pretty good defenses. Now you get 731 00:33:16,280 --> 00:33:18,120 Speaker 1: one that you might be able to make some plays against, 732 00:33:18,160 --> 00:33:20,600 Speaker 1: and you're gonna be able to play inside with your 733 00:33:20,640 --> 00:33:23,360 Speaker 1: people in the building. So let's take a look at 734 00:33:24,040 --> 00:33:25,719 Speaker 1: one of the things that I think the fans get 735 00:33:25,760 --> 00:33:28,000 Speaker 1: caught a business. Oh let's just lose the last two games, 736 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:31,400 Speaker 1: We'll get a better draft pick. Okay, And yeah, that 737 00:33:31,400 --> 00:33:34,040 Speaker 1: that probably would be the case. If you lost the 738 00:33:34,120 --> 00:33:38,680 Speaker 1: last two maybe your draft pick would improve. But why 739 00:33:39,080 --> 00:33:42,280 Speaker 1: given an idea of the mindset of the player, shock 740 00:33:42,320 --> 00:33:44,880 Speaker 1: if you can as to how you close this season 741 00:33:44,920 --> 00:33:48,200 Speaker 1: out and why you close it out the way you do. 742 00:33:48,280 --> 00:33:53,280 Speaker 1: You have two games left to play, and obviously the 743 00:33:53,440 --> 00:33:56,640 Speaker 1: frustration of the season has built up. As a player, 744 00:33:57,080 --> 00:34:00,000 Speaker 1: and all that matters, and you should feel a certain 745 00:34:00,000 --> 00:34:01,480 Speaker 1: why you work so hard in the off season, you 746 00:34:01,520 --> 00:34:03,360 Speaker 1: work so hard during the season, you work so hard 747 00:34:03,680 --> 00:34:06,560 Speaker 1: week to week to win ball games. And I heard 748 00:34:06,560 --> 00:34:08,720 Speaker 1: Grady talking about it at the game. I'm gonna be honest, 749 00:34:08,719 --> 00:34:12,160 Speaker 1: I'm frustrated. I'm you know, sad and mad that all 750 00:34:12,200 --> 00:34:14,319 Speaker 1: this continues to happen in a week in and week out. 751 00:34:14,880 --> 00:34:18,160 Speaker 1: But he said, I'm gonna come in and I'm going 752 00:34:18,200 --> 00:34:20,759 Speaker 1: to continue to work these last two weeks. And I 753 00:34:20,760 --> 00:34:24,239 Speaker 1: shouldn't have to tell another professional to come in and 754 00:34:24,280 --> 00:34:27,480 Speaker 1: have that same attitude because it should mean something to you. 755 00:34:27,680 --> 00:34:30,880 Speaker 1: And as a player, anytime you get a chance to 756 00:34:30,920 --> 00:34:33,520 Speaker 1: put something on tape, you want it to be good. 757 00:34:33,680 --> 00:34:37,520 Speaker 1: And here's the thing. Let's let's be perfectly honest here. 758 00:34:37,840 --> 00:34:40,840 Speaker 1: They're gonna be changes in this building, in this team 759 00:34:41,160 --> 00:34:43,120 Speaker 1: next year. Do you want to be a part of 760 00:34:43,120 --> 00:34:44,560 Speaker 1: the change. Do you want to be a guy who 761 00:34:44,600 --> 00:34:45,840 Speaker 1: is a part of this team or you gonna be 762 00:34:45,880 --> 00:34:48,760 Speaker 1: a guy that's on the house because you're not playing 763 00:34:48,760 --> 00:34:50,880 Speaker 1: for anything right now. I think the biggest thing is 764 00:34:52,400 --> 00:34:54,080 Speaker 1: when you're going to the off season, you want to 765 00:34:54,120 --> 00:34:56,280 Speaker 1: go in on a high note. You got two games 766 00:34:56,280 --> 00:34:58,759 Speaker 1: at home. You're playing for an organization. Do you want 767 00:34:58,760 --> 00:35:00,319 Speaker 1: to be a part of this organization? You have to 768 00:35:00,320 --> 00:35:03,360 Speaker 1: put good things on tape for the next team or 769 00:35:03,400 --> 00:35:05,160 Speaker 1: whatever it may be, or this team. You got to 770 00:35:05,160 --> 00:35:08,680 Speaker 1: show this coaching staff regardless of situation, regardless of how 771 00:35:08,719 --> 00:35:10,919 Speaker 1: the season's going. I'm gonna go to you to fight 772 00:35:10,960 --> 00:35:12,719 Speaker 1: for my brother and Tea, to fight for these guys 773 00:35:12,760 --> 00:35:15,040 Speaker 1: that I work hard with, that I sweat with every 774 00:35:15,080 --> 00:35:17,520 Speaker 1: single day, and I want to give everything I have 775 00:35:17,840 --> 00:35:20,840 Speaker 1: for this team. I don't care what the situation is 776 00:35:20,840 --> 00:35:23,239 Speaker 1: on the outside. I get a chance to play in 777 00:35:23,280 --> 00:35:26,640 Speaker 1: the National Football League. You cannot take that for granted, 778 00:35:26,640 --> 00:35:29,520 Speaker 1: regardless of the situation. Because there are guys who are 779 00:35:29,560 --> 00:35:33,160 Speaker 1: sitting out right now, who would give their left toe. 780 00:35:33,480 --> 00:35:35,719 Speaker 1: They give the left foot to freaking be in the 781 00:35:36,480 --> 00:35:39,880 Speaker 1: a team for the last two ball game. So do 782 00:35:39,960 --> 00:35:41,200 Speaker 1: not take it for grant. I think a lot of 783 00:35:41,239 --> 00:35:43,759 Speaker 1: these guys they understand that, they know it, and they 784 00:35:43,840 --> 00:35:47,360 Speaker 1: know that these next two games are tied to their career. 785 00:35:47,800 --> 00:35:49,279 Speaker 1: We mentioned there are a lot of guys on one 786 00:35:49,320 --> 00:35:51,120 Speaker 1: of year deal. There are a lot of guys who 787 00:35:51,200 --> 00:35:55,480 Speaker 1: are hanging on by, you know, a thread to their 788 00:35:55,560 --> 00:35:58,359 Speaker 1: NFL career. And what you're doing these last two ball 789 00:35:58,400 --> 00:36:00,920 Speaker 1: games in practice, how you go out about your business 790 00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:03,160 Speaker 1: and then what you put on tape for other teams 791 00:36:03,160 --> 00:36:06,799 Speaker 1: to see, for this Falcons organization to see matters. So 792 00:36:07,080 --> 00:36:10,480 Speaker 1: winning ball games does a lot for a lot of players, 793 00:36:10,480 --> 00:36:12,759 Speaker 1: It doesn't a lot for this organization. And you want 794 00:36:12,760 --> 00:36:15,399 Speaker 1: to give everything you have because this is your job. 795 00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:17,560 Speaker 1: This is what you're paid to do. And if you 796 00:36:17,640 --> 00:36:19,360 Speaker 1: love it like you say you do, and if you 797 00:36:19,440 --> 00:36:22,120 Speaker 1: love it to be in the National Football League, you 798 00:36:22,160 --> 00:36:23,600 Speaker 1: should have enough where the fall to go out and 799 00:36:23,600 --> 00:36:26,040 Speaker 1: give everything you got. Yeah, so well, said shock so 800 00:36:26,120 --> 00:36:30,280 Speaker 1: well said. You put your signature on every play, folks, 801 00:36:30,680 --> 00:36:34,400 Speaker 1: because it's on tape. Your peers are watching you play. 802 00:36:34,600 --> 00:36:37,000 Speaker 1: There's other coaches. You may not be here in Atlanta, 803 00:36:37,040 --> 00:36:39,360 Speaker 1: and we hope you are. We as a player and 804 00:36:39,680 --> 00:36:42,040 Speaker 1: shock just talked about are you playing for your opportunity 805 00:36:42,040 --> 00:36:44,480 Speaker 1: to be here in Atlanta? Yes? But if you're not 806 00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:47,680 Speaker 1: and they see you're not playing late in the season, 807 00:36:47,719 --> 00:36:51,600 Speaker 1: are you gonna be someplace else? Probably not. As a teammate, 808 00:36:51,640 --> 00:36:53,400 Speaker 1: I want to be able to trust you, j Shockley. 809 00:36:53,400 --> 00:36:55,200 Speaker 1: He wants to be able to trust Dave Archer that 810 00:36:55,320 --> 00:36:57,080 Speaker 1: he's gonna go out there and play as hard as 811 00:36:57,080 --> 00:37:01,040 Speaker 1: he can possibly play. Because I've got them presenting Atlanta. 812 00:37:01,080 --> 00:37:03,880 Speaker 1: I'm representing the Bird. There's no caveat you built in. 813 00:37:04,200 --> 00:37:07,440 Speaker 1: Oh well, the season was over, so they weren't really playing, 814 00:37:07,520 --> 00:37:11,239 Speaker 1: right you. That doesn't that doesn't happen. All you do 815 00:37:11,320 --> 00:37:13,600 Speaker 1: is see the tape and you see you either winning 816 00:37:13,880 --> 00:37:16,200 Speaker 1: or you see your ask getting kicked. So which do 817 00:37:16,280 --> 00:37:17,759 Speaker 1: you want to be? And that means you go out 818 00:37:17,800 --> 00:37:19,400 Speaker 1: and lay it on the line. I owe it to 819 00:37:19,440 --> 00:37:21,080 Speaker 1: my teammate to go play on the line. And that's 820 00:37:21,080 --> 00:37:23,920 Speaker 1: why you will never see or never hear of a 821 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:27,239 Speaker 1: mindset where players or a team or a coach is 822 00:37:27,280 --> 00:37:29,280 Speaker 1: going to lay down at the end of the season 823 00:37:29,520 --> 00:37:32,520 Speaker 1: and do the whole I guess NBA word tank or 824 00:37:32,560 --> 00:37:35,480 Speaker 1: where that doesn't exist the National Football League. You owe 825 00:37:35,520 --> 00:37:37,160 Speaker 1: it to your teammates and all that kind of stuff. 826 00:37:37,160 --> 00:37:40,160 Speaker 1: We're not talking about April and what's gonna happen in April. 827 00:37:40,320 --> 00:37:42,879 Speaker 1: We're talking about what's happening right now. And you talked 828 00:37:42,880 --> 00:37:46,120 Speaker 1: about momentum. I want some momentum going to the offseason. 829 00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:48,439 Speaker 1: I want to feel good about us ourselves going into 830 00:37:48,480 --> 00:37:50,719 Speaker 1: the off season. Let's make the other teams feel bad 831 00:37:50,760 --> 00:37:52,960 Speaker 1: about themselves going into the off season, no doubt. And 832 00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:55,520 Speaker 1: I think one point you bring up is April and 833 00:37:55,560 --> 00:37:58,840 Speaker 1: I heard Arthur Smith talk about it yesterday. It was 834 00:37:58,880 --> 00:38:01,600 Speaker 1: a question post whom about how do you finish his 835 00:38:01,719 --> 00:38:04,680 Speaker 1: last two ball games? And you're looking for, you know, 836 00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:07,800 Speaker 1: the right draft pick, and he says, I understand your question, 837 00:38:08,360 --> 00:38:12,120 Speaker 1: but let's be honest. You never know how that top 838 00:38:12,200 --> 00:38:14,839 Speaker 1: draft pick is going to pan out. Sometimes they pan out, 839 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:18,320 Speaker 1: sometimes they don't. So if you go into offseason putting 840 00:38:18,320 --> 00:38:20,160 Speaker 1: all your eggs in the basket of Okay, well we 841 00:38:20,200 --> 00:38:21,879 Speaker 1: got a top five pick or we got a top 842 00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:24,719 Speaker 1: six pick and it don't pan out, then what So 843 00:38:24,960 --> 00:38:26,680 Speaker 1: it's all about the here and now, and I love 844 00:38:26,719 --> 00:38:29,600 Speaker 1: the fact that Ardis Smith had a resounding no. There's 845 00:38:29,600 --> 00:38:32,120 Speaker 1: no way in the world anybody in this building is 846 00:38:32,160 --> 00:38:34,879 Speaker 1: going to quote unquote tank or not play their best 847 00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:37,319 Speaker 1: to win these last two games. He's DJ Shockley, I'm 848 00:38:37,400 --> 00:38:41,480 Speaker 1: Dave Archer. This is Falcons. This is Falcons Audible, presented 849 00:38:41,480 --> 00:38:44,279 Speaker 1: by AT and T. 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