1 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 1: Hello, Hello, Welcome to the latest edition of Falcons and Focus. 2 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 1: I am Tarren Walk, joined per usual by Tory mclahaney 3 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 1: and our special guest to day is not a player, 4 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: ye paw twist. We have special teams coach Marquise. 5 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 2: Williams, Tory Terrence. 6 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 3: I appreciate it. I'm excited to be here. 7 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 4: We are excited to have you here, first coach that 8 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 4: we have in the chair of twenty twenty four. 9 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 2: Let's go, yeah, are you? 10 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 4: Are you ready? 11 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 3: Beyond excited? 12 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 4: Yeah? 13 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:28,600 Speaker 2: Okay, well before you're ready? 14 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 3: Surprised that you asked me that you're ready. 15 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:33,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, or that we can be ready yet. I gotta 16 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:36,840 Speaker 2: read this, Paul, and then I'll ask. 17 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 1: As the official ticket Matt Marco marketplace of the Falcons 18 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:47,640 Speaker 1: and the NFL, Ticketmaster has a wide selection of tickets 19 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 1: available for every game, whether you're cheering on the Falcons 20 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:53,200 Speaker 1: at home or away. We all prefer home. Ticketmaster has 21 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 1: you covered. Download the Ticketmaster app or find tickets today 22 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: at ticketmaster dot com slash Falcons. That's ticketmaster dot com 23 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 1: slash Falcons in the Ticketmaster studio here we are now. 24 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 2: Are you ready? Yes, ma'am, I'm glad you could wait that. 25 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 3: I'm just trying to throw you off. 26 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 2: You did, clearly, I couldn't say marketplaces like Mike. 27 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 1: Mike alrighting, Well, how has it been so many years 28 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 1: and this is your first podcast? 29 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 2: Come on now, I. 30 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:25,759 Speaker 3: Don't know, done a lot of press conferences. 31 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:28,680 Speaker 2: Oh we know, yeah, we've been there. 32 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 3: Well, I'm just excited for the opportunity overall, just say, 33 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 3: get a chance to sit in here and talk with 34 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 3: you guys, whether we're talking football, talking whatever you guys 35 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:42,559 Speaker 3: want to speak about. In again, I'm just very fortunate 36 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 3: to be here with the Falcons. It's going on my 37 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:47,320 Speaker 3: fourth season, and I'm very excited and this, obviously we 38 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 3: know around the building has been exciting times, starting with 39 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 3: our owner Terry and then having coach Morris here. Is 40 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 3: very blessed to be here. So I'm very, very privileged 41 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 3: and very excited. 42 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 4: When I want to go back to when Raheem comes in. 43 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 4: And it's funny because I've talked to dwayn Leadford about 44 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 4: where he was when Raheem called him and said, hey, 45 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 4: I want you to stay here in Atlanta. 46 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 2: What's your story? 47 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 4: Where were you? Because Dwayne Ludford was like in bed 48 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,080 Speaker 4: had a whole co mania shirt on was watching three hundred, 49 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 4: which to me screams offensive line coach. So where were 50 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 4: you What were you doing when Raheem called you? 51 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:24,239 Speaker 3: I was actually getting our kids ready for bedtime. Yeah, 52 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 3: and got a call from him, and I kind of 53 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 3: like just ran upstairs so I could take the call 54 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 3: one on one. My family, my wife and kids were 55 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 3: downstairs and had that phone call with him, and it 56 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 3: was exciting news to be able to be back here 57 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:40,119 Speaker 3: and work with this organization, work with the players, and too, 58 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:42,360 Speaker 3: to work with coach Morris. I've known him from a distance. 59 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 3: I'vemired his careermired who he is as a coach and 60 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 3: as a person, and then to get the opportunity to 61 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 3: work with him has something that you know, myself and 62 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 3: then obviously my family, which we've been here in this 63 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 3: area for over three years, that we could not pass up. 64 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: That's a massive dose of like adrenaline and good news. 65 00:02:58,160 --> 00:02:59,639 Speaker 1: At night, Did you sleep at all? 66 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 3: Yeah? I slept, you know, monestly. 67 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:05,200 Speaker 4: At that point the anxiety is gone, like you know 68 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 4: exactly what you could breathe. 69 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:09,520 Speaker 3: For a little bit. So I went downstairs told my wife. 70 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 3: I was like, hey, we're good to go and she like, 71 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 3: what do he say? How do he say it? And 72 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:16,679 Speaker 3: I had to give her to details and she wants 73 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:18,639 Speaker 3: everything and what you say then? 74 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 2: How you said she should have just recorded the phone call. 75 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 3: I know, I shouldn't put a speaker phone like, hey, 76 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:23,359 Speaker 3: Rahiem Blizz is here. 77 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 2: She wants to know everything. 78 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 3: Give her a rundown. So it was very exciting to 79 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 3: get an opportunity to talk with you know, Terry and 80 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 3: Rahiem and and get the ball rolling with this uh 81 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 3: this off season. So very excited. 82 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 1: How excited was your son because I've heard he has 83 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: an extensive Young Way Coop jersey collection. 84 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, he has every single one of them, you know, 85 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 3: all colors, all colors, throwback you know the funny. 86 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 2: Numbers too, right? 87 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 3: Oh yeah numbers, yeah, I know the first our first 88 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 3: year here, I think these three at the time we 89 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 3: took him to I took him to a barbershop and 90 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 3: he's wanted to throw back number seven jersey. So I 91 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 3: take him to the barber shop and get a haircute 92 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 3: and all the dudes and it's like, oh man, you 93 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 3: got on that mic thing. He's like this young Way cool. 94 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 3: So I was like, okay, I gotta go home, and 95 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 3: who else was number seven? So I to go on 96 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 3: YouTube and show him all the Mike Vic highlights. So 97 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 3: he's running around throwing the ball and stuff. So but yeah, 98 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 3: he loves cool and I coached cool with the Chargers 99 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 3: and then just fast forward just to be here with him. 100 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 3: And yeah, my son, he's a football freak. He loves it. 101 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:24,479 Speaker 3: My oldest daughter, Eliana too, she loves football. She always 102 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 3: catch her watching like top ten highlights, top ten biggest 103 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:30,919 Speaker 3: runs and stuff like that. So when it comes to 104 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 3: draft and any type of acquisitions, they're all about it. 105 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:36,839 Speaker 3: I'm usually the first ones to tell them. I tell 106 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 3: them like my oldest d my oldest daughter, and my 107 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 3: son who who we got and who we picked up 108 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:41,559 Speaker 3: during off season. 109 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 2: So that's who I need to get in with. That's 110 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 2: that's who we need to talk to. They have the news. 111 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 4: So you actually have a very interesting I'm glad that 112 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 4: we're talking to you today because this is very topical. 113 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:55,599 Speaker 4: But you have a very interesting challenge ahead of you 114 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:58,280 Speaker 4: going into the twenty twenty four year because of the 115 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 4: kickoff rule changes. How how do you kind of approach that? 116 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:05,159 Speaker 4: Do you dive into to certain types of film. What 117 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 4: are you looking at? How are your gears turning as 118 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 4: you get the news that this is a significant change 119 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 4: that's happening. 120 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 3: You know, it's been it's been crazy because this play 121 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:19,160 Speaker 3: has changed since I've been in the NFL since twenty 122 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 3: sixteen about five times, five or six times, I want 123 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 3: to say six, six times since twenty sixteen. So just 124 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:28,040 Speaker 3: seeing the play changed throughout these years and prior to 125 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 3: that has only changed a handful of times prior to 126 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:33,719 Speaker 3: the beginning of the NFL. Going into this offseason, I 127 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:36,719 Speaker 3: think it's big for us as a team because it's 128 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 3: bringing the play back. You know, last year I went 129 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 3: to the Super Bowl and there was the first time 130 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 3: Super Bowl history that there was zero kickoff returns in the 131 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:44,160 Speaker 3: Super Bowl. 132 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 2: Wow. 133 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 3: So you know there last year we heard rumblings that 134 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 3: this was probably going to change. And then going into 135 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 3: this offseason, you know, talking to all that thirty one 136 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 3: other coordinators and talking about what can we do to 137 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:57,920 Speaker 3: bring this play back? And it's exciting because it's going 138 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:00,279 Speaker 3: to create value for the returners going and create for 139 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 3: the kicker, the core players, and you know, to us 140 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:06,560 Speaker 3: in the room, the special teams room, like downstairs it's 141 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 3: the first player on offense as the return team, it's 142 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:11,040 Speaker 3: the first player on defense as a covers unit. So 143 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 3: going into this offseason, we're looking at, Okay, how can 144 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:17,159 Speaker 3: we best compliment our players? Like people ask me, like, 145 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 3: what's our scheme? Our scheme is our players. So whatever 146 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 3: our players do best, we're gonna put in the best position. 147 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 3: Whatever Bradley and Ko could do kickoff wise, put in 148 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 3: the best position for us, and then we correlate that 149 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:29,440 Speaker 3: with our covers units, and then you know, it's flipping 150 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 3: on the other side. Our returners we have, We're very 151 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:34,719 Speaker 3: blessed to have multiple returners, but avery coming back, which 152 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 3: is a blessing. You know, Ray Rays in the building, 153 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:40,040 Speaker 3: Mike Hughes, who's had a really good career in college 154 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:43,480 Speaker 3: at UCF as a kickoff returner, d Alford who stepped 155 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 3: up last year for US, Tyler al Gerar has done 156 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:49,480 Speaker 3: it before, you know, Rondell Moore. We have a bunch 157 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:51,280 Speaker 3: of guys that can do it. So it's a good 158 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:53,480 Speaker 3: problem to have. And now it's just getting our guys 159 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 3: in a position that let them be successful. Create momentum 160 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 3: for our offense, create momentum for our defense. But at 161 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 3: the end of the day and blocking, tackling, getting off blocks, 162 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 3: and securing the football. 163 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 4: You make such a good point too, about how this 164 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:08,720 Speaker 4: play was essentially out of the game for a little bit. 165 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 4: I mean, it was very rare that you saw a 166 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 4: kickoff return. I mean, just honestly. And when it comes 167 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 4: to the fact that y'all now get to insert so 168 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 4: much strategy into now the play itself because of the 169 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 4: rule change, you now get to experiment a little bit 170 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 4: and try and figure out best ways to do it, 171 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 4: like how it flows within a game scenario. And it's 172 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 4: kind of this is a guinea pig year for it almost. 173 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 4: How excited are you to kind of as a coach, 174 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 4: as a teacher, to be able to flex the strategic 175 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 4: mind a little bit more than you have been in 176 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 4: the past. 177 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 3: Yes, that's big because you know last year they implemented 178 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 3: the fair catch rule, which kind of took the strategy 179 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 3: out of it because you could show one way, kick 180 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 3: the other way, move guys around. Another team could be like, 181 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 3: we're not messing with this fair catch. So now to 182 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 3: get back into that and find ways, you know, Tori 183 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 3: to put our guys in different positions. It's exciting Yes, 184 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 3: there is a lot of unknowns and it's gonna be 185 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 3: a lot of tweaks as we go about it. But 186 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 3: I feel our room we're gonna embrace it. And it 187 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:14,680 Speaker 3: creates opportunities, you know, with unknown situations. It allows for 188 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 3: great growth, you know, individually as a coach, our players 189 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 3: and in our team, and it's going to create a 190 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:23,239 Speaker 3: lot of opportunities for our players, for other players throughout 191 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 3: the NFL. And I think it's going to be exciting. 192 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 1: Just hearing you talk about this subject alone makes the 193 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:31,960 Speaker 1: fact that I read online that you never wanted to 194 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 1: be a coach before you became a coach mind blowing 195 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 1: because you're obviously so passionate about it. Why didn't you 196 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 1: want to be a coach? What did you want to 197 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 1: be and when did it switch? 198 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 3: Oh, this is a great story. So I graduated. I graduated. 199 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 3: I finish playing football at University of Mary and Bismarck, 200 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:49,680 Speaker 3: North Dakota. That's where I met my wife. She's my girlfriend. 201 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:51,480 Speaker 3: Time she played soccer there when I played football. 202 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 2: Athlete couple, who's a better athlete? 203 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 3: Man? 204 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 4: And to write she is right? 205 00:08:58,080 --> 00:08:59,440 Speaker 2: Would it have been that answer if you didn't say 206 00:08:59,440 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 2: answer right? 207 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:04,679 Speaker 3: I'm gonna answer. I'm looking a camera. You're the best, 208 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 3: You're the better athlete. I ain't in front. You know, 209 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:09,200 Speaker 3: she was an all state soccer player. I went to 210 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:11,560 Speaker 3: her house when we're in underground. I saw the trophies. 211 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:13,439 Speaker 3: I'm like, yeah, I don't have all these. 212 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:15,680 Speaker 4: The reason why I asked that because I have, I 213 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:18,679 Speaker 4: have metlists and I know, like I've looked into her background, 214 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 4: like she was she could kick. 215 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:24,559 Speaker 1: Some We're gonna pause on my question, my trifecta question, 216 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:26,800 Speaker 1: because I did see on your Instagram the photo you 217 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:28,800 Speaker 1: always post for your anniversary. 218 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 2: You're in a toga. Where is that party? 219 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 4: Wait? Wait, what's the what's the picture? 220 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 2: He's in a to you don't know. 221 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 3: I'm answer your question. We can get back to that one, 222 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 3: but you know what I'm talking about. Anyways, Do I 223 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:46,840 Speaker 3: pull up Instagram? Yeah, you pull it up. But so 224 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 3: we were we're When I finished playing ball, my defensive 225 00:09:50,559 --> 00:09:52,679 Speaker 3: coordinator time wanted me to get into coaching, and I 226 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 3: was like, no, I'm gonna move back home. I want 227 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:56,560 Speaker 3: to go to physical therapy school and get my masters 228 00:09:56,559 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 3: in physical therapy and now want My dream job was 229 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:02,120 Speaker 3: to be like a physical therapist for like a professional team, 230 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:06,200 Speaker 3: particularly NFL. So go back home, go to grad school 231 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 3: for a little bit, get into the pre professional program, 232 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 3: start the program. My wife now she moved in with 233 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 3: my family. So we're at I'm from Fresnoe, Californias. We 234 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:18,080 Speaker 3: went to Fresnol State. She was getting our master's in 235 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:21,079 Speaker 3: social work, and you know, I was I feel like 236 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:23,080 Speaker 3: I was like my wife. She calls me and everything. 237 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:24,760 Speaker 3: I feel like I was just going through the motions. 238 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 3: I get a call from two years later, so this 239 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:29,520 Speaker 3: was two thousand and eight. I graduate summer in twenty ten, 240 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 3: I get a call from my defensive Coordinator's name was 241 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 3: Jason Patrino. He's like, hey, I took a job at 242 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:35,520 Speaker 3: one Ona State. I want you to come be a 243 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:39,160 Speaker 3: graduate assistant and coach. And I know you know the secondary, 244 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:41,120 Speaker 3: but I want you to coach outside backers and be 245 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 3: a graduate assistant. I didn't even know what a graduate 246 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 3: assistant was, right, and my fansa at the time sitting 247 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:47,679 Speaker 3: in the car and I get off the phone. She's like, 248 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:49,559 Speaker 3: who is that? I was like, coach Patrino, sad, what 249 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:50,840 Speaker 3: do you want? She wants me to get into coaching. 250 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 3: She's like you're doing it. And this was in June 251 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 3: July second of twenty ten. We moved in a Ford Escort, 252 00:10:57,280 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 3: her blue one, sold my truck and we moved from 253 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:02,679 Speaker 3: I was no California, so went on to Minnesota. So 254 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 3: it wasn't for my wife pushing me to get into coaching, 255 00:11:06,160 --> 00:11:09,439 Speaker 3: I wouldn't be here. So that was She's my better half. 256 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:12,320 Speaker 3: And you know, during that time, she had a full 257 00:11:12,360 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 3: time she got her first full time job, and I 258 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 3: was just in grad school working making the like four 259 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 3: hundred dollars a month. But if it wasn't for her 260 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 3: pushing me and seeing the best out of me, I 261 00:11:23,920 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 3: wouldn't be in this position. 262 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:28,480 Speaker 4: What did you learn about yourself during this time period 263 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 4: of kind of like taking a leap of faith and 264 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:34,040 Speaker 4: just kind of seeing where it goes in your head. 265 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:37,880 Speaker 4: What was the fundamental part of those first few years 266 00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:38,440 Speaker 4: in coaching? 267 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 3: Man? Just learning like the hard work. You know, I 268 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:43,480 Speaker 3: learned that from my parents, my mom and my dad. 269 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:46,640 Speaker 3: Just working hard and doing things the right way and 270 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 3: not taking shortcuts. Your journey may be a little bit 271 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 3: harder and longer, but it makes everything worth and it 272 00:11:52,160 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 3: makes everything mean more. Like just to come in this building, 273 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:56,959 Speaker 3: to sitting here with you ladies and have a falcon 274 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:59,199 Speaker 3: on like this means the world to me because I 275 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:00,960 Speaker 3: didn't play at a big time school. I never coached 276 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 3: at a big time school, but I worked my way up. 277 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:06,960 Speaker 3: I treated people right. I treat people with respect, you know, 278 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 3: put the players first, put their team or organization first. 279 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:13,200 Speaker 3: Didn't take any shortcuts. And yes the road was harder 280 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 3: for myself and my wife and our family, but it 281 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:18,000 Speaker 3: makes everything worth it. So there was times when I 282 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 3: was a graduate assistant, I went on to stay and 283 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:24,640 Speaker 3: I'm breaking down film. My wife or fiance at times 284 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:27,080 Speaker 3: right there helped me break down film. When I became 285 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:29,320 Speaker 3: a D line coach at University of South Dakota, I 286 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:32,200 Speaker 3: didn't even know coach D line or play D line before. 287 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:34,840 Speaker 3: The first person I taught was my wife. And I'm 288 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 3: in then living room teaching her D line drills and stuff. 289 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:38,679 Speaker 3: Oh that makes sense, I'm like, okay, if it doesn't 290 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 3: make sense, I got to find a more simple way 291 00:12:40,600 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 3: or a simplistic way to teach it. So our journey 292 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:45,800 Speaker 3: like mock interviews do with my wife, and she's my 293 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 3: biggest like she critiques everything about me and I sometimes 294 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:53,200 Speaker 3: I cringe when she tells me stuff, but she's right. 295 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 3: So those things helped me. Even when I interviewed for 296 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:59,000 Speaker 3: this job here back in twenty twenty one, the first 297 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 3: person that I interviewed was my wife. 298 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 1: How much did those Bill Walsh Coaching Diversity fellowships help? 299 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:08,559 Speaker 1: Because you had two yea and when it came to 300 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:10,560 Speaker 1: coming like a coach, like, how much did that help you? 301 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:13,840 Speaker 3: And it was amazing. I did it two thousand and 302 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:18,120 Speaker 3: thirteen and fourteen. I did it with the Bears, and 303 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:21,760 Speaker 3: I got the opportunity to see, you know, how to 304 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 3: be efficient, how to be a better teacher, how to 305 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 3: structure meeting times, practice schedules, how the best of the 306 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:32,680 Speaker 3: best coach the best of the best. And it was 307 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:35,040 Speaker 3: kind of confirming too, the things that I believed in, 308 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:39,280 Speaker 3: but I didn't necessarily have a good foundation in teaching, 309 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 3: the different modalities, different ways to teach, being you know, 310 00:13:43,559 --> 00:13:45,760 Speaker 3: things being player driven. So I did that thirteen and 311 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:47,720 Speaker 3: fourteen with the Bears, and then I got the opportunity 312 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:50,320 Speaker 3: to do it twenty fifteen with Jim Calwell and the 313 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:53,560 Speaker 3: Detroit Lions, and it was amazing and one of my 314 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:57,000 Speaker 3: first NFL interviews was with the Detroit Lions and Jim 315 00:13:57,040 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 3: Colwell flew me in. I interviewed with him for two hours. 316 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 3: He put me back got the internship during training camp. 317 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:05,120 Speaker 3: He's like, you know why I made you flying to 318 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:08,040 Speaker 3: do the interview, right? I was like, for the internship. 319 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:10,000 Speaker 3: He's like, no, because that would be kind of how 320 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 3: an NFL interview will be. Fast forward about six eight 321 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 3: months later, I get my very first NFL interview as 322 00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:19,800 Speaker 3: a coach, a specially assistant with the Chargers, and I 323 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:22,560 Speaker 3: get it. But if it wasn't for those opportunities to 324 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 3: gain NFL experience without technically being an NFL coach, I 325 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:28,960 Speaker 3: wouldn't be in this position. That's why that the internship 326 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 3: to Bill Walsh, it means everything to me because it 327 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:34,000 Speaker 3: provided me so many opportunities. You look at the special 328 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,640 Speaker 3: Teams assistant that we have now, Stephen King. I met 329 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 3: him because he did the Bill Walsh with us and 330 00:14:38,680 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 3: with the Detroit Lions back in twenty twenty. 331 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:41,520 Speaker 2: Oh wow, y'all go way back. 332 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:43,320 Speaker 4: I didn't know that y'all went that far back. 333 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:45,640 Speaker 3: I met him. I met him. I met him in 334 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 3: a zoom meeting. We kind of linked up. We started 335 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:51,280 Speaker 3: talking about football. We did a couple of zoom meetings 336 00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:54,600 Speaker 3: talking about special teams. He did the virtual internship with us, 337 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 3: stayed in contact with them, and then when we had 338 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 3: the opportunity to bring them in before the twenty twenty 339 00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:01,960 Speaker 3: two season, I was like, that was a no brainer. 340 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 3: He does a great job. He's been a coordinator. I've 341 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:08,000 Speaker 3: met players that he's coached before on the road evaluating players, 342 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 3: So it made so much sense to bring him in 343 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:12,400 Speaker 3: and then also too to bring him back on special 344 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 3: teams going into this twenty twenty four season. 345 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:17,680 Speaker 1: I think the most important thing this fellowship probably helped 346 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 1: with is your seven and under flag football team? 347 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 2: Yes, how is that? 348 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 3: Hey? First games this weekend versus the Giants I believe 349 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:26,800 Speaker 3: Mountain View High School. 350 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:30,600 Speaker 4: Wait so you're you're the head coach for this seven 351 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 4: under flag football team? 352 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 3: Yes, yeah, yes, ma'am. 353 00:15:33,440 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 4: How is it? How? 354 00:15:35,520 --> 00:15:36,400 Speaker 2: What's the difference? 355 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 4: Okay, actually, this is a this seven year old and 356 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 4: a right, this is a two part question. How does 357 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 4: coaching players at the NFL level who are in the 358 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 4: peaks of their career differ from coaching these seven year 359 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:51,400 Speaker 4: old flag football teams? 360 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:55,320 Speaker 3: I think this has actually helping me become a better coach. Really, yes, 361 00:15:55,720 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 3: because you're teaching the base, the base knowledg and based 362 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:03,160 Speaker 3: fundamentals of football, and you're teaching it to kids that 363 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 3: are you know, they may want to go play video 364 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 3: games and you and I think at the end of 365 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:11,320 Speaker 3: the day, football is fun. It's a game. It's fun. 366 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:14,000 Speaker 3: So our The main thing that we're trying to go 367 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:16,720 Speaker 3: into this off this season with our players, including my 368 00:16:16,760 --> 00:16:18,840 Speaker 3: son that's out there, is we're going to have fun, 369 00:16:18,960 --> 00:16:21,160 Speaker 3: We're gonna work hard, and we're going to try to 370 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 3: play the game the right way. We don't care about 371 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 3: the score. That will take care of itself. And I 372 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 3: coached last year and I did it with them last year. 373 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 3: I think what team more we were the Lions. That's crazy, 374 00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:35,480 Speaker 3: you know my Thanksgiving hat and stuff this year with 375 00:16:35,560 --> 00:16:38,080 Speaker 3: the Rams. So it's been cool to just we had 376 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:40,280 Speaker 3: our first practice last week and then teaching them just 377 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:44,960 Speaker 3: the base fundamentals of like holding the football, playing games, 378 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:47,600 Speaker 3: pulling the flag, little things like that. And I think 379 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:51,239 Speaker 3: it's cool because like it helps you maintain your patience 380 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 3: and you know, be clear and and be you could 381 00:16:56,440 --> 00:16:58,960 Speaker 3: be demanding without being demeaning, and that's what I believe 382 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:01,400 Speaker 3: in as a coach and fl so you can have 383 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:04,760 Speaker 3: and those guys, the kids that I'm coaching, they're having fun. 384 00:17:05,480 --> 00:17:08,760 Speaker 3: And I think it's a different way to teach the 385 00:17:08,840 --> 00:17:11,640 Speaker 3: same sport and have kids. I think when you're young, 386 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 3: at a young age too, like you have memories of 387 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:18,600 Speaker 3: playing football, of playing soccer, and the worst thing that 388 00:17:18,720 --> 00:17:21,440 Speaker 3: happens them have a bad memory or a bad experience, 389 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:24,119 Speaker 3: and they hinder them from reaching their full potential or 390 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:26,959 Speaker 3: possibly limiting them. And that's something that I do not 391 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:29,800 Speaker 3: want to do. And I'm you know, very excited, very 392 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 3: proud to be the coach for the Lawrenceville Rams. 393 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 2: There you go, Rams, right, Yeah. 394 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:39,359 Speaker 4: Now the inverse of that question is how are these 395 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 4: seven year olds exactly the same as the guys that 396 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:44,680 Speaker 4: you're coaching out here on this practice field? 397 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:46,159 Speaker 2: Okay? 398 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: Or how are the men on this practice field the 399 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:49,439 Speaker 1: same as the seven year old? Right? 400 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:49,720 Speaker 4: Yeah? 401 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:51,679 Speaker 3: We had you know this year, we have a lot 402 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:53,360 Speaker 3: of five year olds, couple of six years. I think 403 00:17:53,359 --> 00:17:54,640 Speaker 3: they have one seven year old. 404 00:17:54,840 --> 00:17:59,399 Speaker 4: Really I think, well, I say I say this all 405 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:01,640 Speaker 4: the time. The more I get to know, Like I'll 406 00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:04,959 Speaker 4: use Bajon and Tyler as an example, I say all 407 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:07,439 Speaker 4: the time, like they give such like little brother energy 408 00:18:07,640 --> 00:18:10,200 Speaker 4: whenever I'm around them. Yeah, And I feel like that's 409 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:12,600 Speaker 4: probably it doesn't matter how old you get, like they 410 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 4: probably were exactly the same in that way when they 411 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:17,720 Speaker 4: were seven, six, seven years old. 412 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:20,720 Speaker 3: Well I look at it too in coaching NFL players, 413 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 3: whether they've and you're eight, nine, ten, they've been playing 414 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:29,840 Speaker 3: football since they're little, so they've been used to given structure, 415 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:34,840 Speaker 3: being coached, somebody helping them improve. So that doesn't change. Yeah, 416 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 3: they make a lot of money, but they still want 417 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:39,160 Speaker 3: to get better, they still want to compete, they still 418 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:42,960 Speaker 3: want to have fun. And coaching little kids, they're competitive. 419 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:45,240 Speaker 3: You know, they want to score the touchdown, they want 420 00:18:45,280 --> 00:18:46,960 Speaker 3: to pull the flag. S they don't pull the flag. 421 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:49,560 Speaker 3: You could tell that they're getting mad, but you're like, hey, 422 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:52,439 Speaker 3: it's okay, onto the next play. Keeping them in the present, 423 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 3: And that's always a big challenge, whether you're coaching NFL 424 00:18:55,320 --> 00:18:58,080 Speaker 3: players or you're coaching five six year olds. Keep them 425 00:18:58,119 --> 00:19:01,840 Speaker 3: in the present. What's important, Have fun, keep trying hard. 426 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:05,240 Speaker 3: I don't I don't really compliment the results. I compliment 427 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:08,120 Speaker 3: the effort in the intent, and that's what I want. 428 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 3: I want everybody, like the kids i'm coaching, to be exposed. 429 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:14,040 Speaker 3: Everybody's playing quarterback, everybody's gonna be the center, everybody's gonna 430 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:16,960 Speaker 3: play receiver, everybody's gonna run the football, so they could 431 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:19,639 Speaker 3: get the full experience, so they can have fun. And 432 00:19:19,680 --> 00:19:21,640 Speaker 3: also too, the parents are there too, and I want 433 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:24,240 Speaker 3: the parents to be able to enjoy it, enjoy those memories, 434 00:19:24,280 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 3: take good pictures, and then hopefully we get some wins. 435 00:19:27,320 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, but if not, at least we scored some touchdowns. 436 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:32,439 Speaker 3: I know my son's first touchdown, he's gonna bust off 437 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:33,800 Speaker 3: the gritty. I know he's gonna do it. 438 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:37,960 Speaker 4: You're already already, everybody already? Oh good, Okay, How long 439 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:40,880 Speaker 4: did it take y'all to land on the right handshake? 440 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 3: Not too long. We worked on it. We were playing Madden, 441 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:45,320 Speaker 3: scored a touchdown, we worked on a little bit. I 442 00:19:45,359 --> 00:19:46,960 Speaker 3: got you, and then a couple of days ago we 443 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:50,000 Speaker 3: were practicing before the real practice, worked on our handshake. 444 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 3: So we're getting it down, ready to go. 445 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:54,560 Speaker 4: So you you brought up such a good point about 446 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:59,320 Speaker 4: how one of your coaching philosophies is demanding but not demeaning. 447 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:03,080 Speaker 4: At what point in your career, did that become a 448 00:20:04,520 --> 00:20:06,440 Speaker 4: part of you as a coach and as a teacher. 449 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:09,560 Speaker 3: I think as a player, you know, being exposed to 450 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:11,639 Speaker 3: a lot of different coaches. I've had a lot of 451 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:14,760 Speaker 3: great coaches. There's been coaches where like, sometimes you can 452 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:16,919 Speaker 3: learn from great coaches, sometimes you can learn from just 453 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:20,520 Speaker 3: bad experiences. And even in being a coach and working 454 00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:23,200 Speaker 3: with other coaches or seeing how other coaches work, are 455 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:26,479 Speaker 3: hearing from other players how certain situations were. I know 456 00:20:26,560 --> 00:20:29,399 Speaker 3: personally as a person, you know, I want people to 457 00:20:29,440 --> 00:20:31,840 Speaker 3: hold me to a high standard but still show respect. 458 00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:34,240 Speaker 3: And now I'm going to show respect everybody else. So 459 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:36,640 Speaker 3: if that's how I want to be treated, I expect 460 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:39,160 Speaker 3: for everybody else to be you know, treat me that way. 461 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:42,600 Speaker 3: So I've seen the pluses and minuses of what being 462 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:45,359 Speaker 3: to buddy, buddy and you know, not holding to my 463 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:47,359 Speaker 3: to a standard, because the worst thing that could happen 464 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 3: is if I'm coaching you up and you did the 465 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:52,960 Speaker 3: same mistake that Toy did. But I don't say anything 466 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:56,800 Speaker 3: to Toy. There's double standards. So how can I get 467 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:58,680 Speaker 3: the best out of both of you? Guys? Are both 468 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:02,639 Speaker 3: the ladies? Sorry? And hold both a high standard, but 469 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:06,240 Speaker 3: still being respectful. One is getting to know you. It's 470 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 3: my job to get to know the players that I 471 00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:10,439 Speaker 3: work with each and every day, understand there why what 472 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:13,680 Speaker 3: makes them tick? And then okay, these are your goals. 473 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:16,000 Speaker 3: Now I'm gonna hold you to a high standards so 474 00:21:16,040 --> 00:21:18,680 Speaker 3: you could achieve those goals. But it's a we thing. 475 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:22,160 Speaker 3: It's not just I'm the coach, you're the player. Yeah, 476 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:24,720 Speaker 3: that is my title, but that doesn't define me where. 477 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:26,359 Speaker 3: You're here to get me better and I'm here to 478 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:28,360 Speaker 3: get you better. If it wasn't for the players I've 479 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:30,240 Speaker 3: coached in the past, I wouldn't be in this position. 480 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:33,840 Speaker 3: They really got me better. They pushed me both on 481 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 3: the field and off the field, and now try to 482 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:38,880 Speaker 3: do that for our players as well, because yes, they 483 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:41,400 Speaker 3: represent the Falcons, but more importantly, they represent the last 484 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:42,040 Speaker 3: time on their back. 485 00:21:42,119 --> 00:21:44,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm ready to run through a wall for you. 486 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:46,040 Speaker 2: Let's go. Come on, coach, put me. 487 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:48,080 Speaker 3: In returns a little bit. 488 00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 4: Oh my gosh, can you imagine all of us out there? 489 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:52,800 Speaker 4: We should do like a media Olympics one day. We 490 00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:55,680 Speaker 4: should or it's just or like media combine. 491 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:58,159 Speaker 3: Maybe when we teach our player when we're teaching our 492 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:01,280 Speaker 3: players a new kickoff. Yeah, and the alignments. We just 493 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:03,160 Speaker 3: get the whole media department out there, get you guys 494 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:03,639 Speaker 3: lined up. 495 00:22:04,560 --> 00:22:06,679 Speaker 2: I would not get off the field. I love this idea. 496 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:09,639 Speaker 4: I need like give me six to eight weeks to 497 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:11,560 Speaker 4: like shape up, get in the gym. 498 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 2: I'll be ready to go. Oh yeah yeah already. Now 499 00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 2: can you imagine us with all the bads on that. 500 00:22:18,280 --> 00:22:19,440 Speaker 2: I don't think I could keep my head up with 501 00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:21,879 Speaker 2: the helmet. I know, it's very very heavy. It's like 502 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 2: a Bible HUDG. 503 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:27,560 Speaker 4: So for you when you kind of are are going 504 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:32,000 Speaker 4: through your coaching career and everything, what were some things 505 00:22:32,119 --> 00:22:36,840 Speaker 4: that you I don't want to say like picked up 506 00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:40,360 Speaker 4: on along the ways, but like like what you're saying, 507 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:44,480 Speaker 4: you're learning from different players, you're learning from different coaches. 508 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:47,480 Speaker 4: What were some of the early advice that you got 509 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:50,040 Speaker 4: from whether it be like players being like this is 510 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:51,879 Speaker 4: how I like to do things, versus coach being like 511 00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 4: this is how it should be done. If that makes sense, 512 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:56,359 Speaker 4: Like how did you kind of find your way through 513 00:22:56,480 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 4: picking and choosing the advice from others. 514 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:02,840 Speaker 3: That's a great question and tory, you know, just from experience, 515 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:07,399 Speaker 3: like like, good experience is bad experience. I think in 516 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:11,240 Speaker 3: this game where you're it's a team game, and the 517 00:23:11,280 --> 00:23:13,760 Speaker 3: players they want to play well, they don't want to 518 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:17,480 Speaker 3: mess up. I learned from a lot of different coaches. One, 519 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:20,280 Speaker 3: for example, Ron Milis, who coaches for the Colts. I 520 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:23,040 Speaker 3: worked for three years with the Chargers, and I remember 521 00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:25,520 Speaker 3: I was like, so, like Stern, I wanted our on 522 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 3: punt return, the guys that were covering the jammers to 523 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:29,840 Speaker 3: be aligned, to have their hands up and be ready. 524 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:32,679 Speaker 3: But we had a player Brandon Flowers, who had a 525 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:34,679 Speaker 3: great career in the NFL, played for the Chiefs and 526 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:36,280 Speaker 3: played for US and the Chargers. He liked to have 527 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:37,680 Speaker 3: his hands on his knees. So I'm like, I can't 528 00:23:37,680 --> 00:23:39,960 Speaker 3: get him to get his hands off his knees. And 529 00:23:40,359 --> 00:23:42,879 Speaker 3: Rob I was like, hey, so you know, Flowers has 530 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:44,439 Speaker 3: been playing for X amount of years. He has like 531 00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:49,159 Speaker 3: two Pro Bowls, So so I pick and choose my 532 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:51,480 Speaker 3: ballance longs he's able to bend his knees and play 533 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:54,080 Speaker 3: with good body positioning, Like I don't care where his 534 00:23:54,080 --> 00:23:57,480 Speaker 3: hands are at. I'm like, oh, okay, So, like there's 535 00:23:57,520 --> 00:24:00,720 Speaker 3: always every single player is different. So Miles saw me 536 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:04,360 Speaker 3: that I learned from a gentleman named George Stewart who 537 00:24:05,040 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 3: coached for the Falcons when Roddy White was here. He 538 00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:10,480 Speaker 3: coached for the forty nine Ers. I coached with him 539 00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:13,879 Speaker 3: with the Chargers. And the things that like he implemented me, 540 00:24:14,040 --> 00:24:16,960 Speaker 3: is like, don't allow the little things. Don't allow things 541 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:19,880 Speaker 3: like the little things that make you sweat. So things 542 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:22,399 Speaker 3: that happen if there's a situation happens to ant mound, 543 00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:24,879 Speaker 3: don't turn into a big ordeal because you know, sometimes 544 00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:27,040 Speaker 3: it's a young coach. You're trying to be so strict 545 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 3: and so regiment with certain things. And another thing he 546 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:32,199 Speaker 3: taught me and I use it to this day is 547 00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:34,760 Speaker 3: like have a small menu but a big understanding. And 548 00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:37,879 Speaker 3: I truly believe in that as a coach, because you 549 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:42,119 Speaker 3: want our players to play fast and play free, have fun, 550 00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:45,040 Speaker 3: be confident. So if you have a lot of plays 551 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:47,080 Speaker 3: in for us on special teams because we're guaranteed it 552 00:24:47,119 --> 00:24:49,760 Speaker 3: one kick and one kickoff return. If I have a 553 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:51,440 Speaker 3: lot of stuff in and now they're trying to memorize 554 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:54,919 Speaker 3: stuff rather than understanding, and now they can play fast, 555 00:24:55,040 --> 00:24:58,359 Speaker 3: play free. And Gus Brawley was the same way, He's like, 556 00:24:58,440 --> 00:25:01,040 Speaker 3: we want to keep things simple, can for the players 557 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:02,840 Speaker 3: so they could play fast, and we never want to 558 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:05,560 Speaker 3: jeopardize the integrity and speed of our defense. When I 559 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:08,800 Speaker 3: coached on defense, so Gus Bradley, George Stewart, and then 560 00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:10,960 Speaker 3: you know Matt Patricia, I worked with him. He was 561 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:13,480 Speaker 3: real big on the details and you know things that 562 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:16,200 Speaker 3: he taught me with you know, how to watch film 563 00:25:16,600 --> 00:25:19,159 Speaker 3: and I don't have to watch to play five million times? 564 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:21,160 Speaker 3: How am I watching it? What am I looking for? 565 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:23,399 Speaker 3: So there's a lot of different things I learned from 566 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:26,160 Speaker 3: a lot of different coaches. Oh, Anthony Lynn. Anthony Lynn 567 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:29,639 Speaker 3: taught me what can players do for us rather than 568 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:32,439 Speaker 3: what they can't do? It's really fast quick to be 569 00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:34,000 Speaker 3: like he can't do this, he can't do that. No, 570 00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:36,240 Speaker 3: what can he do? Because he learned that from Bill Walsh? 571 00:25:36,320 --> 00:25:38,159 Speaker 3: And how can he help us win? How can you 572 00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:41,159 Speaker 3: help us win that play? How can he compliment our offense, 573 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 3: defense or special teams? So our scheme on special teams, 574 00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:49,720 Speaker 3: we're player driven is whatever our players could do. However 575 00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:52,720 Speaker 3: Bradley could punt, who could kick? How our guys could cover? 576 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 3: How Avery can return? Ray ray Ron Dell if Ray 577 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:58,800 Speaker 3: Ray's good at doing a certain return, I'm not going 578 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:00,520 Speaker 3: to force him to do something else that he's not 579 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:03,679 Speaker 3: good at. I'm not helping them. So a combination of 580 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:06,440 Speaker 3: all these different coaches that I've learned from and now 581 00:26:06,520 --> 00:26:08,919 Speaker 3: learning from Coach Morris, which is awesome. And you know, 582 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:11,360 Speaker 3: Jim Cobwoll is a guy that I really believed then 583 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:13,680 Speaker 3: that was like demanding but not demeaning, and he didn't 584 00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:16,400 Speaker 3: really raise his voice ever, but the players will want 585 00:26:16,440 --> 00:26:18,400 Speaker 3: to run through a wall for him. And then being 586 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:21,480 Speaker 3: around Raheem and seeing all those somewhat similarities from a 587 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:23,520 Speaker 3: lot of different coaches that he's worked from, and I 588 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:27,240 Speaker 3: meyer Raheem too. Coach Morris because he's coaching both sides 589 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:30,000 Speaker 3: of the ball. He has a wealth of knowledge, and 590 00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:33,040 Speaker 3: he allows the players to play fast and play free. 591 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:36,000 Speaker 3: So it's like the opportunity to be exposed to all 592 00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:39,400 Speaker 3: that stuff allows for us as coaches, and his building 593 00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:40,159 Speaker 3: for great growth. 594 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:43,359 Speaker 1: I'd like to personally thank your wife for pushing you 595 00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:46,040 Speaker 1: back or into coaching, because clearly you are so passionate 596 00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:48,800 Speaker 1: about it that it's like physical therapy, right. 597 00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:51,639 Speaker 4: Imagine I'm saying that would be helping a lot of people. 598 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:55,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, you would you were changing lives this way, Yes, 599 00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:55,640 Speaker 2: But I. 600 00:26:55,600 --> 00:26:58,679 Speaker 4: Mean I think it's just it's so crazy how this 601 00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:00,760 Speaker 4: sounds of a cliche, but it's crazy how life works. 602 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:04,040 Speaker 4: How like this one singular moment where your wife is like, well, 603 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:07,879 Speaker 4: we're moving, like you're gonna do this, and I know 604 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:09,680 Speaker 4: that it's probably gonna be crazy, and it's gonna be hard, 605 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:11,480 Speaker 4: and it's gonna be a lot of moving. But like 606 00:27:11,720 --> 00:27:13,640 Speaker 4: the fact that she saw that in you. I think 607 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:15,080 Speaker 4: it's just a spectacular party. 608 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:16,320 Speaker 3: That's why she's my better half. 609 00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:17,760 Speaker 4: Right, yep, yep, and. 610 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:20,639 Speaker 2: Jump right into rapid fire. Do I show you the 611 00:27:20,680 --> 00:27:21,800 Speaker 2: post I was talking about? 612 00:27:23,440 --> 00:27:25,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, Yeah, I'm honestly curious. 613 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:30,639 Speaker 2: No way, I know. I can't. Like, it's a toga party. 614 00:27:31,040 --> 00:27:31,879 Speaker 2: Was it a to party? 615 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:32,439 Speaker 3: Yes? It was. 616 00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:35,160 Speaker 2: It's like an annual anniversary picture. 617 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:37,919 Speaker 1: I was like, I restruct the consistency. And then I 618 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:39,200 Speaker 1: was like, was it a toga party? 619 00:27:40,359 --> 00:27:42,280 Speaker 3: That was our first year? That was our first year meeting? 620 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:44,200 Speaker 3: I know, don't. 621 00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:50,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, I'm out of here into Amy. 622 00:27:50,600 --> 00:27:51,600 Speaker 2: It's my favorite type of movie. 623 00:27:52,840 --> 00:27:54,240 Speaker 3: Will be sitting there watching I'm like, what are we 624 00:27:54,280 --> 00:27:55,720 Speaker 3: watching next to? You know, I'm sitting next to I'm like, 625 00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:57,119 Speaker 3: oh my gosh, no she did not. 626 00:27:57,920 --> 00:27:59,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, anyone gets hug they draw you in, 627 00:28:00,040 --> 00:28:00,320 Speaker 2: they do. 628 00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:03,680 Speaker 4: It's like the on TikTok, where like the girlfriends or 629 00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:05,640 Speaker 4: wives are watching like Love is Blind or The Bachelor. 630 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:08,280 Speaker 4: I've been there, right, and you're and you're like, I'm 631 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:10,280 Speaker 4: not watching, but you're like standing up and you standing 632 00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:11,320 Speaker 4: there for an hour and a half. 633 00:28:11,400 --> 00:28:13,320 Speaker 3: I'm on the backseat of this section like, oh my god, 634 00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:17,600 Speaker 3: no she did positive. Don tell me what happened? Why 635 00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:19,840 Speaker 3: having backtracks marquees, just sit down. 636 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:22,200 Speaker 1: That is a perfect segue into one of our rapid 637 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:24,399 Speaker 1: fire questions. So at the end of it, at the 638 00:28:24,480 --> 00:28:26,760 Speaker 1: end of every podcast, one of these falcons and focus, 639 00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:28,520 Speaker 1: we ask five quick questions. They don't have to be 640 00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:31,800 Speaker 1: quick necessarily, but they're five for everyone, and one of them. 641 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:35,240 Speaker 2: Is favorite TV show or movie or one you recommend 642 00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:35,920 Speaker 2: to watch right now. 643 00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:41,160 Speaker 3: Oh, man, Love is Blonde. I didn't watch the whole 644 00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:43,160 Speaker 3: season of Love is Blind. My wife and I kind 645 00:28:43,160 --> 00:28:45,160 Speaker 3: of and I noticed. But one of the things that 646 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:48,800 Speaker 3: happened one night, I felt like it was like I 647 00:28:48,840 --> 00:28:50,920 Speaker 3: don't even like disrespect. I was like, why are you 648 00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:52,320 Speaker 3: you watched the episode without me. 649 00:28:53,920 --> 00:28:55,840 Speaker 4: You're like, we were doing this together. 650 00:28:56,040 --> 00:28:57,360 Speaker 3: It was I thought we were in this together. I 651 00:28:57,360 --> 00:28:59,320 Speaker 3: don't even know who are you? 652 00:28:59,840 --> 00:29:01,000 Speaker 4: That's hilarious. 653 00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:03,400 Speaker 3: One of my favorite movies is the Batman Trilogy. 654 00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:06,760 Speaker 4: I like, oh yeah, yeah, solid choice. That's a good one. 655 00:29:06,840 --> 00:29:07,120 Speaker 2: Okay. 656 00:29:07,960 --> 00:29:12,240 Speaker 4: Next question, favorite player regardless of sport from when you 657 00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:12,840 Speaker 4: were growing up. 658 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:16,840 Speaker 3: Kobe Bryant, Oh yeah, yeah, he's amazing. 659 00:29:16,920 --> 00:29:18,200 Speaker 2: Yes, no hesitation. 660 00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:18,800 Speaker 4: Yeah. 661 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:22,680 Speaker 1: What about favorite play whether you did it yourself or 662 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:23,480 Speaker 1: coached it? 663 00:29:23,680 --> 00:29:26,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, like just of your career. You're looking back and 664 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:28,560 Speaker 4: you're kind of like, this is one I'll remember forever. 665 00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:29,760 Speaker 2: Highlight reel, highlight reel. 666 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:35,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, oh man, I think twenty nineteen Detroit Lions at 667 00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:38,800 Speaker 3: Philadelphia Eagles. We had to play put in that week 668 00:29:39,080 --> 00:29:41,400 Speaker 3: where it was an adjustment on the kickoff return based 669 00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:44,960 Speaker 3: on how they aligned, and initially we actually called it wrong, 670 00:29:45,240 --> 00:29:47,160 Speaker 3: and I was the assistant. I was like, oh my gosh, 671 00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:49,760 Speaker 3: we're not We're doing it the wrong way. So I 672 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:52,080 Speaker 3: had out about experience. I was like, hey, we gotta 673 00:29:52,080 --> 00:29:54,440 Speaker 3: flip it left return, let's return. And then the coach 674 00:29:54,480 --> 00:29:56,400 Speaker 3: I was working with, he said, no, they're gonna get 675 00:29:56,440 --> 00:29:58,240 Speaker 3: all the way and I was like, oh man, hopefully 676 00:29:58,240 --> 00:30:00,280 Speaker 3: I'm right. I think I'm going to be wrong. And 677 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:02,200 Speaker 3: then they kicked it to Jamal Agnew we ran it 678 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:03,920 Speaker 3: back one hundred and three yards. I was like, oh 679 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:07,320 Speaker 3: my goodness. Wow, So that was like technically my first call. 680 00:30:07,840 --> 00:30:08,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's it. 681 00:30:08,600 --> 00:30:12,040 Speaker 4: Honestly, if that's the first one, you're just kind of like, 682 00:30:12,240 --> 00:30:14,640 Speaker 4: I'll just I'll hang on from here, like this is good, 683 00:30:14,760 --> 00:30:15,880 Speaker 4: We'll just keep this energy. 684 00:30:16,080 --> 00:30:20,200 Speaker 2: That's a great answer. If you could have a superpower? 685 00:30:20,280 --> 00:30:21,520 Speaker 4: What superpower would you have? 686 00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:23,000 Speaker 1: Oh? 687 00:30:23,680 --> 00:30:26,880 Speaker 4: I know, okay, good one. That's a good one. A 688 00:30:26,960 --> 00:30:30,440 Speaker 4: lot of people have that one. It's my favorite, yeah, 689 00:30:30,920 --> 00:30:36,440 Speaker 4: rich Yeah, the airport, Yeah okay. And then the last one, 690 00:30:36,520 --> 00:30:40,040 Speaker 4: and this is one that I'm curious. I'm curious to 691 00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:42,480 Speaker 4: your answer because I kind of think I know it. 692 00:30:42,880 --> 00:30:44,360 Speaker 4: What was your first concert ever? 693 00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:47,120 Speaker 2: Oh man, I did not expect that. 694 00:30:47,480 --> 00:30:49,600 Speaker 3: It was twice. 695 00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:56,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, okay, now I know why. 696 00:30:56,200 --> 00:30:57,960 Speaker 2: She's that the best thing. 697 00:30:58,240 --> 00:31:00,840 Speaker 4: So, my sister and I are huge K pop fans, 698 00:31:01,240 --> 00:31:03,880 Speaker 4: and Marquise I knew your kids were big K pop 699 00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:06,400 Speaker 4: fans because we talked about like bpts and stray kids 700 00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:08,200 Speaker 4: and all that, and so that was like how we 701 00:31:08,280 --> 00:31:11,480 Speaker 4: bonded when you first got here. And it was so 702 00:31:11,520 --> 00:31:13,920 Speaker 4: funny because I'd gotten these tickets for my sister. It 703 00:31:13,960 --> 00:31:17,840 Speaker 4: was also her first concert ever, and we like bop 704 00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:20,880 Speaker 4: into State Farm Arena and I look up and I 705 00:31:20,920 --> 00:31:22,800 Speaker 4: go Marquise. 706 00:31:22,680 --> 00:31:24,560 Speaker 2: And he was hey. 707 00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:27,080 Speaker 3: We both were kind of like what. 708 00:31:29,040 --> 00:31:31,920 Speaker 4: It was so funny and I was like, wow, big 709 00:31:31,960 --> 00:31:34,479 Speaker 4: twice fan. He's like, yeah, first concert and I was like, 710 00:31:34,840 --> 00:31:38,840 Speaker 4: what is this is? Twenty what? Twenty one, twenty. 711 00:31:38,520 --> 00:31:41,600 Speaker 3: Two, twenty twenty twenty one? 712 00:31:41,720 --> 00:31:43,240 Speaker 4: I think it was one. I think it was when 713 00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:46,200 Speaker 4: we first off season. Yeah, I think so, and we 714 00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:47,640 Speaker 4: had Wasn't that the best concert? 715 00:31:47,680 --> 00:31:49,520 Speaker 3: We'd say it was. That was fun. That was my 716 00:31:49,560 --> 00:31:51,400 Speaker 3: first concert. That was crazy, and it was I got 717 00:31:51,440 --> 00:31:52,360 Speaker 3: the experience with my kids. 718 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:54,080 Speaker 2: I don't think I can get on the K pop Jane. 719 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:56,840 Speaker 4: That's okay, It's not for everybody, but that was. 720 00:31:57,280 --> 00:31:59,120 Speaker 3: That was my kids. Every time I gave a car 721 00:31:59,240 --> 00:32:02,600 Speaker 3: my Pandora's all Spotify, it's all, you know, whatever they 722 00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:02,880 Speaker 3: want to. 723 00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:05,440 Speaker 2: Listen to, right yeah, now cans dictate the happiness. 724 00:32:05,560 --> 00:32:05,960 Speaker 3: Yeah. 725 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:08,000 Speaker 4: And it was cool because we all were like wearing 726 00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:10,160 Speaker 4: our like costumes and stuff or not costumes are you 727 00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:15,000 Speaker 4: hearing a costume? No, he wasn't. 728 00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:17,960 Speaker 2: First concerts a lot of people. 729 00:32:18,840 --> 00:32:22,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, but it was. It was and your son, 730 00:32:22,280 --> 00:32:23,920 Speaker 4: like I think you had said, like he was going 731 00:32:23,920 --> 00:32:26,400 Speaker 4: for the stray kids, look so all black with the red. 732 00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:28,520 Speaker 3: Shoes, like it was cool. Y. 733 00:32:29,160 --> 00:32:30,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was awesome. 734 00:32:30,240 --> 00:32:31,720 Speaker 3: But he's a whole deal. 735 00:32:32,600 --> 00:32:33,400 Speaker 4: He's an enigma. 736 00:32:33,520 --> 00:32:33,720 Speaker 3: Yes. 737 00:32:34,760 --> 00:32:36,400 Speaker 4: No, but I'm glad we got that in there because 738 00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:38,600 Speaker 4: I was like, I'm ninety percent sure I remember that 739 00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:39,640 Speaker 4: was your first concert. 740 00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:42,880 Speaker 3: That was you are correct my favorite set question? 741 00:32:42,960 --> 00:32:45,280 Speaker 4: It is, honestly, yeah, oh I love that. 742 00:32:45,280 --> 00:32:46,840 Speaker 1: That is a great note to end this on. I 743 00:32:46,840 --> 00:32:48,560 Speaker 1: hope you enjoyed your first podcast. 744 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:50,720 Speaker 2: Yeah answers, Yes. 745 00:32:51,280 --> 00:32:54,160 Speaker 3: Yes, it is, Yes, it is, it is. Yes. 746 00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:56,200 Speaker 2: Thank you so much for joining us. 747 00:32:56,520 --> 00:32:59,840 Speaker 3: Thank you ladies. It's been awesome and I really appreciate it. 748 00:33:00,040 --> 00:33:00,840 Speaker 2: Everyone listening in. 749 00:33:00,920 --> 00:33:03,920 Speaker 1: Be sure to like, subscribe and follow and whatever you 750 00:33:03,960 --> 00:33:09,160 Speaker 1: can do to support podcasts on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, and 751 00:33:09,240 --> 00:33:11,520 Speaker 1: anywhere you can find the Atlanta Falcons podcast network.