1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: Welcome back to the Falcons Audible presented by AT and T. 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:05,320 Speaker 1: We are back once again after about a week and 3 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:07,960 Speaker 1: a half layoff due to the Falcons short week playing 4 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 1: on as I said a week and a half ago, 5 00:00:10,119 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: Thursday night. But they had some action on Sunday. So 6 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: guess what it's time to see myself? They've Archer and 7 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: deep Day Shockley one more time. So fellas, before I 8 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: get into your guys's mind blowing thoughts, let's run through 9 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 1: a quick rundown and what we're going to talk about today. 10 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 1: Of course, we will touch on the Falcons Broncos game. 11 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 1: Over the weekend, we will talk about the playoffs and 12 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 1: is it becoming a little bit more of a reality. 13 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 1: That's our playoffs. We're just trying to win a game. 14 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 1: Very intriguing conversation coming up after that, we'll talk about 15 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 1: the quarterbacks of the NFC South, because so much of 16 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 1: the conversation goes towards Tom Brady and Drew Brees. Rightfully, 17 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 1: so most people think they're gonna be first ballot Hall 18 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 1: of Famers once they hang up the shoes. But Matt, 19 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 1: where does Matt Ryan fall into that conversation? We'll dive 20 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 1: into that a little bit more, and then we'll make 21 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 1: sense of speaking of Drew Brees what happened in that 22 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 1: Saint's Buccaneers game, and then we'll spend things forward and 23 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 1: talk a little bit about what the Falcons are gonna 24 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 1: have to do once they returned from the bye week 25 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 1: and face those said New Orleans Saints. So with that, fellas, 26 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 1: DJ Arch, let's get right into this. Well, I'll get 27 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: into the pleasantries of how you guys are doing, but 28 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: we'll piggyback that with your first thought, DJ, And actually, 29 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:24,119 Speaker 1: let's talk a little bit about there was some breaking 30 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 1: news recently in the Falcons organization Tack McKinley, former first 31 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 1: round pick. The Falcons decided to cut ties with him 32 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 1: and they are moving on. DJ. Just wanted to get 33 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:36,559 Speaker 1: your initial reaction when you heard this news. Wasn't surprised 34 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: after the things that kind of what happened, that kind 35 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 1: of happened. I thought it was kind of ineviable. Sometimes 36 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:45,680 Speaker 1: things just don't work out, And you know, he was 37 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: you thought you had a good player when you drafted him, 38 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 1: still is a good player. Just injuries, lack of performers 39 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 1: at times, it just didn't work out for the Falcons 40 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 1: and wish him well going forward. But at the end 41 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: of the day, is a ball club up, an organization 42 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 1: that is all about brotherhood and family and the type 43 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 1: of things that happened were displayed and didn't fall in 44 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 1: line with that. So I had no issues when it 45 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 1: wasn't surprised and wishing were going forward. Yeah, there's there's 46 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 1: everybody's got their own personality, and I think everybody found 47 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 1: that out from Tack McKinley on the day that he 48 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 1: was drafted from the Atlanta Falcons, the type of fiery 49 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 1: personality that he is. It's a business. Everybody wants to 50 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:26,359 Speaker 1: get paid, everybody wants their contract, but sometimes you could 51 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 1: argue about how guys go about handling it, and maybe 52 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: that was the case with Tack. McKinley didn't necessarily handle 53 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 1: it the way as DJ mentioned as the Falcons kind 54 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: of align their morals and values. Yeah, there's no question 55 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 1: that the guy who was impactful when he was able 56 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 1: to play, and there's the big caveat you know, you're 57 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:46,080 Speaker 1: not helping the team in the tub. He can't he 58 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 1: couldn't get back on the field. I think that there's 59 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:50,959 Speaker 1: certainly there were plays that you go back and look 60 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:53,080 Speaker 1: at and and say, Okay, yeah, that was a number 61 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 1: one draft pick that made that play. But then there 62 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 1: were too many times when he wasn't on the football field. 63 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: And then to be get a little sideways with some 64 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 1: of your comments and not blend into what was Shock 65 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 1: was talking about as far as teammates and concern for 66 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: the team, those type of things. At some point it 67 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 1: comes time to, you know what, let's just let's just 68 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:12,639 Speaker 1: move on. To let him move on, let him have 69 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: a career or someplace else. There are ramvications attached to it, 70 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: you know, and we'll talk about that here later on 71 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 1: and some later on podcasts we start talking about draft 72 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 1: picks and those type of things. But that was the 73 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: right thing to do. You got to move on, go 74 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:26,520 Speaker 1: with the guys that are on the field, that are 75 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: making place for you. Yeah, and I agree with you, 76 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 1: and I think that we would agree that somebody will 77 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: take a chance on him, somebody will sign him, and 78 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 1: maybe he'll end up kind of rekindling his career elsewhere 79 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 1: as a lot of players end up doing. And make 80 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: a great point, Old Dave, one of the things I 81 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: remembered when I was playing football, I always watched the 82 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 1: guys that were in the training room, and then subsequently 83 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 1: the guys ended up getting cut. So I learned early 84 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 1: in my career that will have a good relationship with 85 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 1: the trainers, but stay out of the training room if 86 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 1: at all possible, grab a bag of ice and go 87 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 1: sit by your locker. But get off the stem machines 88 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 1: because that's where you find yourself on the transaction wire. 89 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 1: So anyway, just sometimes things just fire things up in 90 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: my head. All right, let's talk a little bit about 91 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: the game last week. I'll come right back to you 92 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: ar give us your initial reaction, your quick thoughts on 93 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: what you saw in the Falcons Broncos game. I just 94 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 1: think that I love the way there's a transition of 95 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 1: philosophy defensively, and it's really been noticeable in the last 96 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:24,719 Speaker 1: four weeks. You're three and one. Over those four weeks, 97 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 1: you could argue you should be four and oh. During 98 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 1: those four weeks, defense is played at a high level, 99 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 1: and that's what immediately jumps at at me. You limited 100 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 1: Denver's ability to get off the schneide on third down 101 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 1: in the first half, you limited their run game, you 102 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: pressured their quarterback. There seems to be a number of 103 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 1: unscouted looks at teams are trying to sort out where 104 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 1: people are coming from, and you're playing up tight and 105 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:48,480 Speaker 1: bump and run. And by the way, that philosophy is 106 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:50,599 Speaker 1: we get to look forward to who we're playing next 107 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 1: is going to be perfect when you start getting ready 108 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:56,919 Speaker 1: to talk about playing against New Orleans. Yeah, physical style 109 00:04:56,960 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 1: of play up in your face. I like all that, 110 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:01,840 Speaker 1: Dave DJ what stuck out to you and anything similar 111 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 1: or did you see anything differently as far as how 112 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: the Falcons were able to pull out that victory. You know, 113 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 1: I think arch Mason good points on the team as 114 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:11,159 Speaker 1: back up it and it's it's spot on what this 115 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:13,840 Speaker 1: team had looked like over the past four weeks. I'm 116 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 1: gonna take it to a more player standpoint. And even 117 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:18,720 Speaker 1: if you're not a Falcons fan, even if you watch 118 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:21,719 Speaker 1: this team on a weekly basis, or you've locked in 119 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:24,919 Speaker 1: on this team. One guy who continually flashes for me 120 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 1: on film and when I watch him, four Yer and 121 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:29,840 Speaker 1: Lucum every single week, he seemed to be a guy 122 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:32,600 Speaker 1: that's always around the football, He's making a play. I mean, 123 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:35,600 Speaker 1: this past week ten tackles, four QB hits, a sack, 124 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: of TfL. I mean, he is stacking up the freaking 125 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: statue every single week. So when I look at four Yer, 126 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 1: I'm like googly moogling. This dude is balling every single 127 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 1: week and his production is continue to rise, and it's 128 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:52,599 Speaker 1: fun to watch him every single week. I'm just glad 129 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 1: I'm not on the other end of someone to hit 130 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 1: some of the things that he's doing on the defensive 131 00:05:57,120 --> 00:06:00,840 Speaker 1: side of the ball. Sorry, sorry, guys, I'm on on 132 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:04,799 Speaker 1: my phone trying to figure out what googly Moogli means. 133 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 1: University of Georgia comment. They use those type of things 134 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 1: at Georgia all the time. That's why you lost to Florida. 135 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: You gotta come with a better statement. Googli Mogli has 136 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: nothing to do with it that I always loved. Arch 137 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 1: has got something good coming when he gets close to 138 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 1: the microphot that means he's really thought of it, and 139 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 1: you need to listen up to what's coming next. So 140 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna keep working on figuring out what googly Moogli is. Second, 141 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 1: maybe maybe the googly Moogli is the fast start that 142 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:41,479 Speaker 1: the Falcons got off to. That was the thing that 143 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:43,640 Speaker 1: I like to see in that game is is getting 144 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:46,159 Speaker 1: off to a fast start, starting out in front and 145 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:48,280 Speaker 1: playing with the lead. Because as you know in the NFL, 146 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 1: and we're gonna talk about the Saints Buccaneers game a 147 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:53,480 Speaker 1: little bit talking about starting out in front, what happens 148 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 1: is you make a team one dimensional. Now they're playing 149 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 1: catch up. Now they get more predictable when you're on defense. 150 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 1: And it goes back to what Arch was talking about, 151 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 1: is that defense was able to play with that attack 152 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 1: mindset because Atlanta gat got out in front and because 153 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 1: Denver was forced to throw the football with Drew Lock, 154 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 1: a guy that doesn't have a ton of NFL experience yet, 155 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 1: So those defensive players can pin their ears back, they 156 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 1: can get after the quarterback, and the defensive backs knows 157 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 1: that the ball is going to be in the air, 158 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 1: results in some plays like we saw with Roccardo Allen 159 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 1: getting the interception. So I like the fact to see 160 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan and that offense getting off to such a 161 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 1: fast start, building up that twenty to three lead at 162 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 1: halftime and basically saying, Okay, we know you got to 163 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 1: play catch up. Now we know what you're gonna do. 164 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 1: Now you have to execute, and Denver was able to 165 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 1: put a couple scores up on the board, but it 166 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 1: ended up being a little bit too late. So with that, 167 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: and Dave, you already talked about the fact that the 168 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 1: Falcons maybe should be four and o in their last 169 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 1: four games, at one point loss to the Lions. Now, 170 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 1: if I remember correctly, we were talking about this start 171 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 1: where the Falcons couldn't win a game, their head coach 172 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 1: got fired, and we were nowhere near a playoff conversation. 173 00:07:56,800 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 1: But DJ, can we actually start talking about the tangible nature? 174 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 1: Can we reach out and maybe touch playoffs for the 175 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 1: Atlanta Falcons? Is it they're yet order? No? No. The 176 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 1: fact that this is even a topic, the fact that 177 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: we even have an opportunity to say is it possible, 178 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 1: means there is a possibility. And obviously there's things that 179 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 1: has to go your way, and losing to Detroit and 180 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: the Bears and the NFC that makes it a little 181 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:26,800 Speaker 1: bit harder. But the great point is you have division 182 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 1: games in front of you. You've got four big division 183 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:31,600 Speaker 1: games in front of you that can give you a 184 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:34,840 Speaker 1: lot of leverage and heading into this latter part of 185 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 1: the season, and what gives me hope is the way 186 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 1: the offense has played throughout the year. You're scoring points, 187 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:45,640 Speaker 1: that's not the issue. Defensively, you have taken an uptick 188 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 1: in your play and if you want to make it 189 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:50,079 Speaker 1: to the playoffs, if you're gonna win these division games 190 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:52,760 Speaker 1: versus who we talked about earlier, in these Drew Brees 191 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 1: and Tom Brady, the Tampa and New Orleans, your defense 192 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 1: has to be better. And the defense has shown they 193 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:00,679 Speaker 1: have the ability to play at a higher level. So 194 00:09:00,679 --> 00:09:03,199 Speaker 1: it's absolutely in the roum if you continue to play 195 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:05,199 Speaker 1: in it. The leve you're playing because think about what 196 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 1: happened last season. Nobody expected you to go to New 197 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 1: Order to get a win. Nobody expect you to go 198 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:11,040 Speaker 1: to San fran to get a win, and you go 199 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:13,560 Speaker 1: out there and play good football. And those are teams 200 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:15,840 Speaker 1: that weren't just sending back saying okay, we're holding onto 201 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 1: our playoffs spot. They were still fighting for a position 202 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:22,400 Speaker 1: in the playoff rings. So there's absolutely great talk about 203 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:27,360 Speaker 1: possibly going to the next level, which is playing in January. Yes, 204 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 1: and you know, and you make a great point, Djman. 205 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 1: The next three weeks, you got two games against the 206 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 1: Saints sandwiched around a game against the Las Vegas Raiders, 207 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:36,679 Speaker 1: that's obviously going to tell us whether or not the 208 00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:40,680 Speaker 1: Falcons have elevated their play arch to get into that 209 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 1: playoff conversation. But with the NFL expanding it to seven 210 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:46,839 Speaker 1: teams per conference, and there's a proposal on the table 211 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 1: to potentially expand it to eight teams per conference, which 212 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:53,440 Speaker 1: means sixteen teams get in the playoffs, and if that 213 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 1: ends up happening, we'll still see if that ends up 214 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:58,560 Speaker 1: getting approved, there would be it would be seated based 215 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: off a winning percentage arch and not just division winners. 216 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:03,559 Speaker 1: And then that whole what is it three five and one, 217 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 1: three six and one Philadelphia Eagles hosting a playoff game 218 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:09,160 Speaker 1: as it stands right now on the NFC East, So 219 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:11,679 Speaker 1: that makes it even a little bit more attainable if 220 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 1: that stuff were to happen for Atlanta arch. So you're saying, 221 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 1: there's a chance that came from dumb and dumber, and 222 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 1: I guarantee the fans that are watching this are calling 223 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:23,520 Speaker 1: you dumb DJ Dummer and me dumb mist They come 224 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 1: me dumbest. No, when you look at it and break 225 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:30,600 Speaker 1: it down the way you two guys just broke it down, 226 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:33,200 Speaker 1: is you get to play the teams that are in 227 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 1: front of you get New Orleans twice, you get Tampa twice. 228 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:40,559 Speaker 1: The way you're playing defensively is the perfect prescription if 229 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:45,720 Speaker 1: you will to get after them on offense. Brady doesn't 230 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:47,880 Speaker 1: like to be pressured. You saw New Orleans do it 231 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:51,320 Speaker 1: to him this weekend. Breeze, you got to hug his receivers. 232 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 1: He wants to throw the ball short. Your pressure him 233 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:56,440 Speaker 1: up the middle. So you actually are playing the kind 234 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 1: of defense that I've been talking about for years. Is 235 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 1: that's the way you've got to beat Breeze. And I 236 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 1: think it's the same way you beat Brady. So and 237 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:07,920 Speaker 1: you get those teams four times, plus the three AFC teams. 238 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:11,240 Speaker 1: So if you do find your way back into the mix, guys, 239 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 1: and we gotta go one day at a time, the 240 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 1: whole cliche scenario. But if you find your way back in, 241 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:20,640 Speaker 1: this is gonna be a team that's clicking in a 242 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 1: pretty high clip because you'll have won probably at least 243 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 1: six of these next games, maybe all seven. Who knows. 244 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:31,200 Speaker 1: To get yourself in that position. If a team like 245 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 1: Atlanta does that, I'm not sure I'll want any piece 246 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 1: of them. If you do get into the playoffs at 247 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:39,240 Speaker 1: that point, because you'll be red hot get into the playoffs. 248 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:43,080 Speaker 1: And it's great because the schedule, as we talked about, 249 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 1: stacks up to where if the Falcons are thinking about 250 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:48,559 Speaker 1: the postseason, which as you mentioned, is right, Dave, you 251 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:50,080 Speaker 1: got to take it one game at a time because 252 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:53,079 Speaker 1: if they start thinking playoffs before they think about going 253 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 1: on the road against the Saints, they're going to end 254 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:56,840 Speaker 1: up with a result much like what happened to the 255 00:11:56,840 --> 00:11:59,600 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay bucking. I can guarantee your rack, you and 256 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:02,560 Speaker 1: I and DJ the only ones talking about playoffs. Right. 257 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:09,120 Speaker 1: That's great, great these podcasts are for. And you know, 258 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 1: we'll kind of switch to the next topic because I 259 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:13,600 Speaker 1: feel like it kind of leads us into that is 260 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 1: is the Saints and Buccaneers game. I just mentioned the 261 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:18,440 Speaker 1: fact that if you start looking ahead to playoffs, you 262 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 1: could end up getting blown out in the NFL really quickly, 263 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:24,280 Speaker 1: which is exactly what happened to the Buccaneers on Sunday night. 264 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:27,400 Speaker 1: And Guys, I actually called that game on national radio, 265 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:30,040 Speaker 1: and I was so pumped to be in that stadium 266 00:12:30,040 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 1: calling that game. He had two quarterbacks that are surefire 267 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:36,120 Speaker 1: first ballot Hall of Famers when they hang it up. 268 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 1: NFC ramifications, NFC South ramifications, and what happened the Bucks 269 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 1: laid an egg. I mean, I'm talking about a big 270 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:47,720 Speaker 1: time egg. And I'm gonna give us some credit to 271 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:49,719 Speaker 1: New Orleans and the game plan, Dave, because you kind 272 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 1: of talked about this a little bit in that matchup 273 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 1: spinning forward, But can you make any sense out of 274 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:59,080 Speaker 1: what happened to the Bucks against the Saints. Saints go 275 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:02,520 Speaker 1: on the road and they absolutely blow out Tom Brady 276 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:05,560 Speaker 1: and the home team Buccaneers in their own stadium. Well, 277 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 1: it's scenario was get off to a fast start. You 278 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:12,720 Speaker 1: talked about. What I talked about was Prussia the quarterback, 279 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:14,920 Speaker 1: and hug up on the receivers, take the quick, easy 280 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:17,320 Speaker 1: throws away, be able to manage the run game at 281 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:20,240 Speaker 1: your front six or seven. They did all of those 282 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:23,480 Speaker 1: type of things, and cash in your opportunities. Right, if 283 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:26,720 Speaker 1: you get a short field opportunity, make it a touchdown. 284 00:13:27,040 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 1: And if there's anything the Falcons can improve on or 285 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 1: take it as an example of the way New Orleans 286 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 1: played this weekend is they've got to be better in 287 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:37,200 Speaker 1: the red zone. If they do that, games like this 288 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:40,720 Speaker 1: weekend are going to be three touchdown wins games. We're 289 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:42,920 Speaker 1: gonna win games that way because this is a talent 290 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:46,319 Speaker 1: enough team. But it just goes to show you, Fellas 291 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:48,840 Speaker 1: and you and I, we've all talked about it. It's 292 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:50,400 Speaker 1: hard to win games in this league. And if you 293 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:55,319 Speaker 1: don't bring at least some semblance of your pretty good game, 294 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:58,560 Speaker 1: you're gonna lose. If you bring something like Tampa brought 295 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 1: to the table, you're gonna get bone lone off the field. 296 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:04,679 Speaker 1: Those two quarterbacks have thrown a lot. They're thrown a thousand, 297 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:08,440 Speaker 1: eleven hundred touchdowns combined. You give Breeze that many opportunities 298 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:11,440 Speaker 1: gonna light you. Now, So DJ it was such a 299 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:14,719 Speaker 1: big game because each team was getting their receivers back. 300 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:17,959 Speaker 1: Emmanuel Sanders, Michael Thomas came back for the Saints. Antonio 301 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:20,800 Speaker 1: Brown made his debut this year. They got Chris Godwin back. 302 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 1: But to the Saints perspective and kind of flipping this 303 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:27,920 Speaker 1: to the Falcons a little bit, there was twelve different 304 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 1: skill position players that caught a pass from Drew Brees 305 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 1: in that game. And so if you're turning on the 306 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 1: tape and you're trying to think about a game plan, yeah, 307 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:39,080 Speaker 1: obviously you're gonna try to slow down Alvin Kamara coming 308 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:41,040 Speaker 1: out of the backfield. Michael Thomas one of the best 309 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 1: wide receivers in the league. But how do you go 310 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 1: and put the game plan together when Drew Brees is 311 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 1: throwing at the twelve different players on offense? That stuff, 312 00:14:49,760 --> 00:14:52,160 Speaker 1: I mean, that's stuff that you you're talking about. I 313 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 1: remember a few years back when Matt was doing that 314 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 1: weekending week out. You saw nineteen guys catching the pass 315 00:14:57,040 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 1: every single week, and it's tough when you have a 316 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 1: back that's willing to distribute the football like that. It's 317 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:05,520 Speaker 1: tough when you have guys who maybe you haven't heard of. 318 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:08,200 Speaker 1: They're playing. They're taking their game to a new level 319 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 1: because they know at any given moment the ball could 320 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 1: come to me. And this was an offense on that 321 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 1: given night that was just clicking and each guy that 322 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:18,520 Speaker 1: had his opportunity was winning. It's one on one matchups 323 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:20,480 Speaker 1: because we know Tampa as a team that wants to 324 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:22,080 Speaker 1: be physical, they wants to get up in your face, 325 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 1: and I thought they did a good job of also 326 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 1: putting those guys in situations to win. We see all 327 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 1: the time where they may put Camara out in motion 328 00:15:32,040 --> 00:15:34,680 Speaker 1: and he's won on one versus a linebacker or safety. 329 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:35,840 Speaker 1: They did a lot of that with a lot of 330 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 1: different players who found a match up against Tampa and 331 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:41,760 Speaker 1: it wasn't I think, valuable for them. So give give 332 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 1: Breeze and give Painting a lot of credit for creating 333 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:46,480 Speaker 1: those opportunities for those guys. And it's gonna be tough 334 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:48,920 Speaker 1: when you got that many players who can make plays 335 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 1: for you and you can't key in on the key players, 336 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:55,520 Speaker 1: which are Senders and Thomas and Camara. Yeah, so you 337 00:15:55,640 --> 00:15:58,480 Speaker 1: always talk so much about offense and you don't want 338 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:00,920 Speaker 1: to give a little credit to Dennis Allen. Remember Dennis 339 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:03,320 Speaker 1: Allen's a defensive coordinator for the Saints. Dennis Allen was 340 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:06,160 Speaker 1: a defensive assistant when I was playing for him back 341 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 1: in the early two thousands, and then obviously his career 342 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:11,000 Speaker 1: just kind of skyrocket. Had got an opportunity to be 343 00:16:11,040 --> 00:16:13,520 Speaker 1: a head coach and is really respected around the league. 344 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:15,320 Speaker 1: Is a good defensive mind. They had a really good 345 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:19,200 Speaker 1: defensive game plan for Tom Brady and the Bucks offensively, 346 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:21,640 Speaker 1: But let's kind of spend that forward, Fellows, because I 347 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 1: talked about this off the top, but I think this 348 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 1: is going to be a really good discussion here, because yes, 349 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:29,280 Speaker 1: in the NFC South, probably the best three quarterbacks in 350 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:32,680 Speaker 1: one division throughout the entire NFL. But let's talk a 351 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:35,960 Speaker 1: little bit about how Matt Ryan stacks up in that conversation, 352 00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:40,360 Speaker 1: because Drew Brees basically is one two three in NFL 353 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:43,840 Speaker 1: all time and most of the important passing categories. Tom 354 00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 1: Brady has the ultimate top in the Super Bowl victories. 355 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:51,040 Speaker 1: But if you look in twenty twenty, the quarterback that's 356 00:16:51,040 --> 00:16:54,200 Speaker 1: actually given them a run for their money statistically when 357 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 1: you look at completion percentage in passing yards is Matt Ryan. 358 00:16:57,440 --> 00:17:00,360 Speaker 1: So how do you guys look at this situation in 359 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 1: this conference? Do you take it as a just what's 360 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:06,000 Speaker 1: happening in twenty twenty, do you take it in overall, 361 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 1: or do you look at legacy wise on what these 362 00:17:08,840 --> 00:17:11,119 Speaker 1: guys are going to be remembered for. DJ let me 363 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:13,480 Speaker 1: start with you when their careers are all said and done. 364 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:16,520 Speaker 1: I think it's all about what you've done over a career, 365 00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:19,360 Speaker 1: and a lot of people want to talk to what's 366 00:17:19,359 --> 00:17:21,679 Speaker 1: happening right now, But when you look at all three 367 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:23,440 Speaker 1: of these guys, they've done it for a very very 368 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:27,679 Speaker 1: long time. And for me, when I think about Brady 369 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:30,160 Speaker 1: towards the latter part of his career, it's been about 370 00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 1: the guys that have been around him, the lack there up. 371 00:17:32,359 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 1: And for Matt Ryan, you look at it this season, 372 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:38,719 Speaker 1: he's had Hulu Yo out of times, he's had Calvin 373 00:17:38,720 --> 00:17:40,760 Speaker 1: out of times. And then you look at the past game. 374 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:43,360 Speaker 1: You got Brandon Powell who scored a touchdown. You got 375 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:46,680 Speaker 1: a Lama Day who scores a touchdown. And Art, I 376 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:49,560 Speaker 1: think I heard you talking about it. It's his average 377 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:53,119 Speaker 1: is like seventy some yards per catching out on touchdowns. 378 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:55,320 Speaker 1: But it just speaks to the trust. It speaks to 379 00:17:55,960 --> 00:17:58,560 Speaker 1: regardless of who's around this guy. This guy continues to 380 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:01,400 Speaker 1: put up numbers year after the year, and everybody knows 381 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:03,159 Speaker 1: who he goes, the guy he's gonna get his catches 382 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:07,000 Speaker 1: and all that. But I think Matt is right there 383 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:09,720 Speaker 1: with those guys. And obviously the big thing is super Bowls, 384 00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:12,160 Speaker 1: is winning championships, all that kind of stuff matters absolutely, 385 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:14,880 Speaker 1: But I think this guy each year has given your 386 00:18:14,880 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 1: team a chance to play in the playoffs. He'd give 387 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:21,480 Speaker 1: your team a chance to be very competitive. And I 388 00:18:21,560 --> 00:18:24,680 Speaker 1: think one stack that stacks up is this guy has 389 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:27,640 Speaker 1: forty four three plus touchdown games, which is tenth most 390 00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:29,320 Speaker 1: in the NFL history. I mean, Matt has a bunch 391 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:32,000 Speaker 1: of these different records that people I don't think really 392 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:35,719 Speaker 1: know about, but that tells you the consistency that he 393 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 1: plays with the weekend and week out, and he has 394 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:40,920 Speaker 1: elevated the play of anybody who's been on the field 395 00:18:40,920 --> 00:18:44,240 Speaker 1: with them for the past thirteen seasons. So, yeah, those 396 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:46,560 Speaker 1: guys are great. Those guys are good, But I absolutely 397 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:50,639 Speaker 1: can guarantee you when they play the Falcons, they know 398 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:53,000 Speaker 1: they have to score points because of the guy who's 399 00:18:53,040 --> 00:18:55,200 Speaker 1: on the other side. Just as everybody looks at those 400 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:57,720 Speaker 1: guys the same way. Then there's no there's no getting 401 00:18:57,720 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 1: around the fact Arch that that Matt Ryan's not necessar 402 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:02,480 Speaker 1: serarily been in the conversation to start this season because 403 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:05,720 Speaker 1: of the way that the team's year started for Atlanta. 404 00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:08,400 Speaker 1: But couldn't you make the argument Arts that Matt Ryan 405 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 1: has done more this season with less and DJ talked 406 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:13,720 Speaker 1: about the fact that Julio has been in and out 407 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 1: of the lineup, Ridley's been in out the lineup, He's 408 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:18,880 Speaker 1: got Zakis that he's thrown too, and all these other 409 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 1: guys that maybe are more role players, the Russell Gauges 410 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:24,800 Speaker 1: of the world. But yet he's still got more passing 411 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:27,439 Speaker 1: yards than those other two quarterbacks in the same division. 412 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:31,960 Speaker 1: No disrespect to the other two guys' careers, because their 413 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:33,919 Speaker 1: first ballot walk in Hall of Fame. You can make 414 00:19:33,960 --> 00:19:35,520 Speaker 1: them a Hall of Famer as soon as they retire. 415 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:38,040 Speaker 1: You don't have to wait five years to put Brady 416 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:42,600 Speaker 1: and Breeze in. It's about this year. It's not about 417 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:45,439 Speaker 1: last year or what super Bowl you got hanging on 418 00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:48,560 Speaker 1: the shell for whatever. It's about right now, who's playing 419 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:51,960 Speaker 1: hot or right now Matt Ryan is playing as hot 420 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:55,679 Speaker 1: as any quarterback in the league. Breeze finally kind of 421 00:19:55,720 --> 00:19:59,120 Speaker 1: got it going this weekend. Think about their season. They've 422 00:19:59,119 --> 00:20:02,200 Speaker 1: been up and down. They've won a couple of overtime games. 423 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:04,119 Speaker 1: They've had games where they've been down, been able to 424 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:07,120 Speaker 1: find a way to win. This has been a year 425 00:20:07,160 --> 00:20:09,879 Speaker 1: where Matt Ryan, as you guys have talked about, an 426 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 1: assortment of receivers, got a tight end he doesn't really know, 427 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:14,720 Speaker 1: didn't have any offseason. All of a sudden, we're seeing 428 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:17,080 Speaker 1: the tight end start the blossom before our eyes and 429 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:20,760 Speaker 1: aid nurse making grabs. He's got like what thirteen fifteen 430 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:22,920 Speaker 1: eighteen balls over the last three weeks of the season. 431 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:26,960 Speaker 1: Season Ryan is making things happen, and if the defense 432 00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:29,240 Speaker 1: can play at the level they've played at the last 433 00:20:29,240 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 1: three or four weeks, this is a team that can 434 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:34,640 Speaker 1: make him a serious push, because, as Shock said, when 435 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:38,120 Speaker 1: you come to the ballpark and number two is at quarterback, 436 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:41,000 Speaker 1: I don't care who the other quarterback is. He realizes 437 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:43,320 Speaker 1: we've got to put some points on the board. Because 438 00:20:43,359 --> 00:20:46,320 Speaker 1: that group over there, with Jones and Ridley and all 439 00:20:46,359 --> 00:20:48,920 Speaker 1: those guys, they're going to score some points. We better 440 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:51,280 Speaker 1: get it done. But I think it's about right now, 441 00:20:51,320 --> 00:20:53,840 Speaker 1: and Matt Ryan's playing as good as anybody in the league. 442 00:20:53,840 --> 00:20:56,320 Speaker 1: He leads the league in yards, and he's lightening up 443 00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:59,440 Speaker 1: each and every week, not making the stupid mistakes. So 444 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:02,440 Speaker 1: I would hang my hat on number two every time, 445 00:21:02,480 --> 00:21:05,200 Speaker 1: and certainly this year, the way he's playing well, I 446 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:08,120 Speaker 1: think it'd be a great matchup offensively for Matt Ryan 447 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:10,200 Speaker 1: and company too. If he's got his full compliment of 448 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:13,880 Speaker 1: receivers going against New Orleans, if he's got Ridley, if 449 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:16,000 Speaker 1: he's got Julio, if he's got those tight ends like 450 00:21:16,119 --> 00:21:19,000 Speaker 1: art set are starting to blossom. I really like Hayden Hurstman. 451 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:21,600 Speaker 1: That guy. He's not only got some really soft hand, 452 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 1: but he plays with a physicality and his ability to 453 00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:26,240 Speaker 1: run with the ball after the catch is really impressive 454 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:28,280 Speaker 1: to me. I like what the upside is for him. 455 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:30,920 Speaker 1: But if they can get that full compliment together, they 456 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 1: could give the Saints a run for their money. They've 457 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:34,720 Speaker 1: done it previously. DJ already talked about it. I think 458 00:21:34,720 --> 00:21:38,199 Speaker 1: the probably the one thing that maybe they miss, guys, 459 00:21:38,440 --> 00:21:41,040 Speaker 1: is that Drew Brees has is that just that that 460 00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:43,639 Speaker 1: threat out of the backfield. And Camara, I mean, Kamara 461 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:52,000 Speaker 1: can take anything the distance. They're so creative. Number forty 462 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:56,199 Speaker 1: five it is, and I don't want to jeekes debo, 463 00:21:56,480 --> 00:22:00,399 Speaker 1: but Camara has done nothing against this team book puzz 464 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 1: of Dion Jones and what he can do as a 465 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 1: cover linebacker scenario. So Peyton better get the laboratory code 466 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:09,920 Speaker 1: on and we've some way to get number forty one 467 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:13,360 Speaker 1: open because number forty five is going to be tracking 468 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:15,800 Speaker 1: in the entire game. And that's interesting. And that's when 469 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:19,040 Speaker 1: you watch the Tampa game. Devin White was trying to 470 00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 1: be that guy and it couldn't happen. It wasn't happening. 471 00:22:22,359 --> 00:22:26,080 Speaker 1: So that's a good point on those the athletic linebackers 472 00:22:26,080 --> 00:22:28,720 Speaker 1: definitely is probably your best choice to or the best 473 00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:30,440 Speaker 1: chance to be able to slow him down. So let's 474 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:32,520 Speaker 1: let's talk about that a little bit before we go. Guys, 475 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:35,160 Speaker 1: we kind of touched on it a little bit, but DJ, 476 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 1: I want to start with you give us like your 477 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:41,400 Speaker 1: number one, number two really early key for the Falcons 478 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 1: to be able to go on the road and beat 479 00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:46,320 Speaker 1: the Saints. I think I think there's two things. One 480 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:49,280 Speaker 1: when I think about this ball game and one. Oh 481 00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:52,640 Speaker 1: he said one. He said, no, give him one, not two. One. 482 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:55,840 Speaker 1: But I'm talking one. Let's go one. If I'm talking, 483 00:22:55,880 --> 00:22:58,240 Speaker 1: I can give two. You cut my mic off? What 484 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:03,320 Speaker 1: Arch got to the mic again? All right? Fine, No, 485 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 1: I'm thinking gonna get to what is We gotta score touchdowns. 486 00:23:07,320 --> 00:23:10,440 Speaker 1: This is a game where we know we talked about 487 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:13,080 Speaker 1: when you're playing against these two type of quarterbacks in 488 00:23:13,119 --> 00:23:15,760 Speaker 1: these type of offenses, field goals will hurt you. Now, 489 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 1: points are always good, but touchdowns. Arch, who intended it 490 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:21,160 Speaker 1: earlier about the Falcons could be better in the red zone. 491 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:23,240 Speaker 1: I believe in this ball game, scoring touchdowns as we 492 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:25,840 Speaker 1: saw in the last game with Tampa and the says 493 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:27,439 Speaker 1: when they score a touchdown, they put a lot of 494 00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:30,000 Speaker 1: pressure on Tampa to try to get down and score 495 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:32,480 Speaker 1: points as well. Some score touchdowns is a big one 496 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:34,639 Speaker 1: for me. And the last one is even though we 497 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 1: talked about it, he can still hurt. You. Find out 498 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:39,239 Speaker 1: what Camara is, no where he's lined up, and make 499 00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:41,080 Speaker 1: sure you have a plan for him coming to this 500 00:23:41,119 --> 00:23:43,320 Speaker 1: ball game, as I know you always will. But those 501 00:23:43,359 --> 00:23:45,119 Speaker 1: are two big keys. You can't allow him to do that. 502 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:47,600 Speaker 1: Even yes, for one, you got too. Now I'm sitting back. 503 00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:52,080 Speaker 1: Hopefully Jones gets a couple of introcessions in that HYPERD 504 00:23:52,160 --> 00:23:54,440 Speaker 1: trap right there. He goes back. Yeah he did, Mike, 505 00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:55,879 Speaker 1: he did drop the mic on us. Arch What do 506 00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:57,800 Speaker 1: you got for him and give me your one or 507 00:23:57,960 --> 00:23:59,560 Speaker 1: if you want to go to no, No, Joe, I'm 508 00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:02,520 Speaker 1: gonna all the instructions. I'm very coachable. I'm gonna go 509 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:06,359 Speaker 1: on because Shock wants to cover all the bases, because 510 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:09,200 Speaker 1: the smart guy and he knows everything right, I'm gonna say, 511 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:12,600 Speaker 1: continue to play the way you're playing defensively, come up 512 00:24:12,640 --> 00:24:14,960 Speaker 1: with some of those designer blitzes to get after the 513 00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:18,960 Speaker 1: quarterback and hug up Breezes kryptonite. And I use the 514 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:22,960 Speaker 1: word twice once for Kamara. This is for Breeze. Interior 515 00:24:23,040 --> 00:24:27,280 Speaker 1: pressure that means Big Grady, that means John Kaminski. Pressure 516 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:30,240 Speaker 1: through the middle forced the smaller quarterback. They have to 517 00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:33,240 Speaker 1: throw out of the phone booth and take away as 518 00:24:33,320 --> 00:24:36,760 Speaker 1: quick easy throws, no quick throws the outside. He does 519 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:38,840 Speaker 1: not want to throw the ball down the field. That 520 00:24:38,920 --> 00:24:41,680 Speaker 1: means Kamara as well. So play the way you're playing 521 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:43,399 Speaker 1: right now. That's why I said at the beginning of 522 00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:47,439 Speaker 1: the show that we're playing defensively exactly the way you 523 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:50,560 Speaker 1: need to play to beat Drew Brees and the Saints. Yeah, 524 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:52,920 Speaker 1: and I would I would piggyback on that because one 525 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:56,240 Speaker 1: of my keys to the game was as for Saints 526 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:58,320 Speaker 1: when they played the Bucks on Sunday night, as I 527 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:00,480 Speaker 1: said that I would like to see bree throw the 528 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:03,120 Speaker 1: football down the field more. But he's not doing it. 529 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:06,000 Speaker 1: It's all short to mid range game. It's almost like 530 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:07,919 Speaker 1: they the other team knows they're gonna do it, but 531 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:09,679 Speaker 1: you've got to be able to stop it. So I'm 532 00:25:09,720 --> 00:25:11,560 Speaker 1: gonna piggyback on you and I'm gonna give you one 533 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:15,280 Speaker 1: key because I like to say start fast offensively, but 534 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:17,400 Speaker 1: I think this has to be the game arch where 535 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:20,440 Speaker 1: they start fast defensively. You have got to get off 536 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:24,080 Speaker 1: the field early and get that confidence against this Saints offense, 537 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 1: because I saw it on Sunday night. If you don't, 538 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:28,520 Speaker 1: you're gonna look up at the scoreboard in the first 539 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:30,919 Speaker 1: quarter and it's gonna be fourteen to nothing. But your 540 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:33,280 Speaker 1: defense has got to come to play, and they have 541 00:25:33,359 --> 00:25:36,760 Speaker 1: to have something dialed up on third down and potentially 542 00:25:36,760 --> 00:25:39,480 Speaker 1: even fourth down as well, the money downs. You've got 543 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:41,399 Speaker 1: to find a way to get off of the field 544 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:44,280 Speaker 1: because if your defense sits out there and they're running 545 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:47,120 Speaker 1: sideline to sideline while Drew Brees is throwing these short 546 00:25:47,119 --> 00:25:49,480 Speaker 1: passes and you're chasing these guys all around the field, 547 00:25:49,640 --> 00:25:51,640 Speaker 1: your defense is going to be exhausted and that's gonna 548 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:53,399 Speaker 1: take its toll. As you get in the third and 549 00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:55,520 Speaker 1: fourth quarter, DJ, you look like you've got something else 550 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:57,360 Speaker 1: you want to say. You're like you're like sitting here, 551 00:25:57,400 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 1: like I'm ready to jump back. How could he he's 552 00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:03,040 Speaker 1: like five keys to the game. I mean, how can 553 00:26:03,119 --> 00:26:04,920 Speaker 1: he How can he have any more to say, and 554 00:26:05,119 --> 00:26:12,439 Speaker 1: he broke his microphone when he dropped it, So, uh, fellas, 555 00:26:12,520 --> 00:26:14,439 Speaker 1: let's go ahead wrap this thing up, because it's always 556 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:17,080 Speaker 1: good to talk to you guys, especially after a Falcons victory. 557 00:26:17,520 --> 00:26:19,639 Speaker 1: I know you guys. You guys are cranky people, but 558 00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:22,200 Speaker 1: you're better moods when the Falcons win. So I enjoy 559 00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:24,520 Speaker 1: seeing that. I like seeing the smiles and the arts 560 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:28,240 Speaker 1: with the top hat on is looking good today? Oh man, 561 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:32,359 Speaker 1: It's always all right, fellas, appreciate it. Let's do this again, um, 562 00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:34,840 Speaker 1: and hopefully we're doing this after when. Of course Falcons 563 00:26:34,840 --> 00:26:37,040 Speaker 1: on the by this week. They're three and six right now, 564 00:26:37,040 --> 00:26:39,159 Speaker 1: and yes, we did have a playoff conversations about the 565 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:41,560 Speaker 1: Atlanta Falcons. They're gonna get some rest this week. And 566 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:43,720 Speaker 1: one thing I wanted to leave you with. I watched 567 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:46,719 Speaker 1: Remorse's press conference after the game, and there's a lot 568 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:49,720 Speaker 1: of people that won't get this one, but somebody asked 569 00:26:49,760 --> 00:26:52,080 Speaker 1: him about the defense and why they're playing better and 570 00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:53,800 Speaker 1: what are you guys doing as a team, and he 571 00:26:53,880 --> 00:27:02,120 Speaker 1: just said, we different, Yeah, we different. How you got 572 00:27:02,119 --> 00:27:04,280 Speaker 1: that two chains or you gotta give you credit? Though 573 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:06,320 Speaker 1: at least he stayed local at least he didn't go 574 00:27:06,359 --> 00:27:08,560 Speaker 1: west coast on that. He stayed local, right, he stayed 575 00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:13,439 Speaker 1: out right, stayed in all right, that's gonna do it 576 00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 1: for us, fellows. I appreciate y'all joining us. Where DJ 577 00:27:16,280 --> 00:27:18,280 Speaker 1: is gonna just he's got two chains change in his 578 00:27:18,320 --> 00:27:20,320 Speaker 1: headset right now, so he's just gonna dance it out 579 00:27:20,320 --> 00:27:21,639 Speaker 1: on the way out. Or it's good to see it 580 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:23,679 Speaker 1: once again. That's gonna wrap it up for us here 581 00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:25,760 Speaker 1: on the Falcons Audible presented by AT and T. We 582 00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:28,600 Speaker 1: will see you next time. Thanks so much for joining us. Everyone, 583 00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:35,040 Speaker 1: you're listening to Falcons Audible presented by AD and T