1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,280 Speaker 1: We are back on the Falcon's Audible presented by AT 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 1: and T. Welcome into our studios here, everybody, that's DJ Shockley, 3 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:09,239 Speaker 1: Dave Archer. I am Derek Rackley. We are going to 4 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 1: talk about some Falcon stuff, a little bit of last week, 5 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 1: a little bit of this week, and hopefully we can 6 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 1: create some positive good mood mojo juju. I put those 7 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:25,239 Speaker 1: two words together, making up new words here, So we're 8 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: gonna we're gonna create some mooju up in here. Okay, UM, 9 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: all right, here's what we're gonna talk about. UM, but 10 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 1: a lot of close games with Atlanta this year. We'll 11 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 1: kind of discuss on what the guys think UM is 12 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 1: attributing to coming up short in the close games. We'll 13 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:41,520 Speaker 1: talk a little bit more about the game in Washington. 14 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 1: Was a pretty good atmosphere, didn't seem like it was 15 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:46,559 Speaker 1: a full house, Dave. I know you'll talk about it. 16 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 1: The weather conditions weren't great, but still they have they have, 17 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 1: they are loud, Okay, they still came to support their team. 18 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:55,280 Speaker 1: And then we will fast forward. We will talk about 19 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 1: a home game against Pittsburgh Steelers. So Dave, let's talk 20 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 1: about this close games twelve games this year, nine of 21 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 1: them coming down to a single score, and sometimes you 22 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: come up short, sometimes you win them. It seems like 23 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 1: the teams that that have the veteran quarterbacks, experienced players, playmakers, 24 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:15,919 Speaker 1: they find a way to win those games. Other teams 25 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: find a way to come up short. Is what is 26 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 1: your philosophy, What is your kind of breakdown as to 27 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: why Atlanta comes up short in the closer games as 28 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:30,119 Speaker 1: as opposed to finding a way to win the close ones. Well, 29 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 1: I think we're we've made strides with that rack. I 30 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:34,680 Speaker 1: think that if you looked at this team a couple 31 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:37,399 Speaker 1: of years ago, you lost all of those and then 32 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:40,480 Speaker 1: you started to kind of tip the scales your direction. 33 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 1: Last year with some of the wins you had late 34 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 1: in the football game, closed a game out or two defensively. 35 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: This year you've closed three out on the defensive side 36 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: of football with interceptions at the end of the game 37 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: to win it. But it tightens, it tightens the news 38 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: a little bit on both both teams a little bit. 39 00:01:57,200 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: When you start thinking about, Okay, making a play here there, 40 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 1: you talk about making a play, That's what happens this weekend. 41 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 1: Deron Payne is essentially blocked on the play. I talked 42 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:08,720 Speaker 1: to Chris Lindstrom post game. I said, what bugs you 43 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 1: the most about that play? You're blocking and the guy 44 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:14,519 Speaker 1: He says, well, I won the rep, and so you're thinking, Okay, 45 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:16,919 Speaker 1: I did my job. I blocked one of the top 46 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 1: into your defensive linemen in the game. I blocked him. 47 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: I won the rep, and he just threw his hand 48 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: in the air and get the ball in the ball 49 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:27,960 Speaker 1: And that's part of this league, and it's part of 50 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 1: the things that happened in this league. He made a play. 51 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: I guess you could qualify it as making a play. 52 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 1: So there's got to be a sense of urgency shock 53 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 1: with guys on our team in maximizing your moments. We 54 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:42,959 Speaker 1: were talking a little bit about this before we came 55 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 1: on today about you know, you can't drop a pass 56 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:49,079 Speaker 1: on a screen. Okay, you got it. You can't get 57 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: knife on a short yardage run play. Give up your 58 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 1: inside gaps so your running back get blown up in 59 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 1: the backfield. I've got to get my head across his bow, 60 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 1: get him blocked so I can get that little bit 61 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:01,239 Speaker 1: of push that we can get that yard keep the 62 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:03,959 Speaker 1: drive going, especially when you're a team that runs a 63 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: football like we do, there's gonna be limited opportunities of 64 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:10,400 Speaker 1: the football. You go from twelve possessions a game to 65 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: maybe ten nine possessions a game. That magnifies the importance 66 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 1: of the possessions and that's why the games are close. 67 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:20,839 Speaker 1: But it also means that you better not blow an opportunity, right, 68 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 1: And we've blown a couple of those opportunities. Yeah, And 69 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 1: the final drive that you're alluding to, I wouldn't necessarily 70 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: say that you characterize it as a blown opportunity. It 71 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 1: would be more as a tough break because, just like 72 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 1: you said, Lindstrom says he won the rep, he had 73 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 1: him blocked. And what is a defensive lineman coach to 74 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 1: do if you don't get to the quarterback, get your 75 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 1: hands up in the air and like you said, arches. 76 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: Sometimes it's just like a little a wave in the 77 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 1: air and it just not only does it happen to 78 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 1: hit his hand, but it goes straight up in the air. Right, 79 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: it's second down. Right, If that ball ends up hitting 80 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 1: the bottom of his hand and goes down right, live 81 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: to play another down, right, it just gets deflected. If 82 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 1: they're playing man coverage, Fuller's not even there. Yeah, but 83 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 1: they're playing a zone. They're on about the four yard line. 84 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: Everybody's eyes eyes are looking at us, so there was 85 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 1: a guy there to make the play. So yeah, it's 86 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 1: one of those one of those screen moments where everything 87 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 1: and then you also look at the fact of in 88 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: that moment, they had to have two really great plays 89 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 1: to make that happen. Like people look at it said, Okay, 90 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 1: why did you throw the ball? Why did you this? 91 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 1: The guy got his hand up, and then the guy 92 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: literally had to die fuller and get his arm on 93 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 1: it to catch it. Like those were just two great 94 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:31,720 Speaker 1: plays by those two guys. And like you said, it's 95 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:33,920 Speaker 1: one of those type of instances where you know you're 96 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 1: just on the wrong end of that situation. So I 97 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: mean to really address I mean, I've heard it, you know, 98 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:43,359 Speaker 1: last couple of days, people saying should you do this, 99 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:45,560 Speaker 1: should you do that? I had no problem with the call. 100 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:47,599 Speaker 1: I had no problem with the first down call. You 101 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 1: think about throughout this whole entire ball game, Marcus was 102 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: killing them in the zone read game. He was crushing it, 103 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 1: and obviously down there everything shrinks, it gets a little 104 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:58,840 Speaker 1: bit tighter, so you know, they shot to go off 105 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:00,480 Speaker 1: the edge. He made a good player, so we will 106 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 1: you move on to the next play. But if he 107 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 1: doesn't get his hand on the ball, we throw the 108 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 1: ball to CP, who's standing on the one yard line. 109 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 1: You don't think he's not gonna fall into the end Zoe, 110 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 1: He's not gonna run that guy over. He gets into 111 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: the end zone, and the conversation is totally different right now, 112 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:17,679 Speaker 1: and it just so happens you on the other side 113 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: of it. It's just a bad break for your team 114 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:22,720 Speaker 1: the way it happened. But ultimately, you know, if he 115 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 1: doesn't get a hand on the cpfalls in the end zone, touchdown, 116 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:28,039 Speaker 1: We're up one and we gotta go and make no mistake, 117 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 1: everybody's learning from these situations. I'll be their hard lessons. Yeah. 118 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 1: The guy's calling the plays is studying this stuff too. 119 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:37,599 Speaker 1: And I talked to him on Monday at his show 120 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: and his radio show on nine ninety game, and he 121 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:44,360 Speaker 1: talked about how the evaluation process is not just for 122 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 1: our players. I'm evaluating how I'm calling the game. Dave, 123 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 1: were going and I get together and we go over 124 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 1: what we called. Did you like that call, did that 125 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 1: call work? Did it fit in that situation, they're scrutinizing 126 00:05:56,080 --> 00:06:00,080 Speaker 1: their own decisions, and so sometimes coaches don't like to 127 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:03,599 Speaker 1: admit your second guess and so, but he's a human 128 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 1: being and saying, hey, yeah, we look at everything, not 129 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:09,520 Speaker 1: that we're second guessing our strategies, but we are making 130 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:12,359 Speaker 1: sure that they fit the situation properly, and are we 131 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 1: given our guys the best chance to win? And so 132 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: that that'll be they'll scrutinize that for whatever it was 133 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 1: twenty four or forty eight hours going to this week 134 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 1: against Pittsburgh. So I think everybody, I think we're all 135 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 1: kind of an agreement here that there's nothing really to 136 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:27,280 Speaker 1: point your fingers on in the final drive, right, that 137 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 1: it was just a stroke or maybe two strokes on 138 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 1: one play of bad luck that every once in a 139 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:34,240 Speaker 1: while that happens. Is I mentioned like that, maybe that 140 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:36,720 Speaker 1: ball gets tipped and it just falls down to the 141 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 1: turf and nobody gets hurt, but that one ends up 142 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 1: in an interception and it stimy's the Falcon's chance to 143 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:45,160 Speaker 1: not only get back in but win the football game. 144 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:48,159 Speaker 1: Let me ask you this question, and I'm not picking here, 145 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 1: but this is something that I thought about Drake London 146 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 1: had two catches in this game, with his first one 147 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 1: being a pop pass in the first quarter and a 148 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:58,840 Speaker 1: second one came. But like I want to say, it 149 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 1: was nine and a half minutes left in the second 150 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 1: quarter before we came on. You mentioned that he dropped 151 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 1: the pass. Do they need to find ways to get 152 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:07,920 Speaker 1: the ball into the hands of our first round pick more? 153 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 1: I understand the identity of this team is not chucking 154 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 1: it down the field, right, But when we do offseason 155 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 1: evaluation and pre draft evaluation, like there's a reason why 156 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:20,480 Speaker 1: we draft the guy in the first round. Do they 157 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: need with with Pitts being out, Dave? Did they could 158 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 1: Atlanta use to find more ways to get the ball 159 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 1: in the hands of Drake London? Well, I think there's yes, 160 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 1: is the answer to that. And there's probably a couple 161 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 1: of reasons why you're not necessarily for his mental frame 162 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:37,800 Speaker 1: of mind and we need to get him five grabs. 163 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 1: So no, no no, no, I'm talking more about a playmaker. No. 164 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 1: I agree with you what you're saying, and what it 165 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 1: leads me to is you've got to find ways to 166 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 1: make it easier on yourself, because right now, I don't 167 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 1: know how you guys feel when I when I'm calling 168 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 1: the games and watch the games. Okay, we got four there, Okay, 169 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 1: we got three there, So now we're third at the weekend. 170 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 1: We can manage it. Marcus could run it, we could 171 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:00,120 Speaker 1: throw it, and we could even go for it on 172 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 1: fourth down. Every want but that's hard, right You want? 173 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 1: You want something, so you got you gotta find some 174 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 1: chunk plays. And so Drake's the option for that. Oz's 175 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 1: an option for that. Certainly, we saw CP. We talked 176 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 1: a little bit about this last week when we knew 177 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:18,360 Speaker 1: Kyle wasn't gonna play. Who's going to play in that spot? 178 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 1: While CP caught one of those over routes from the 179 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: slot that Kyle has caught a couple of times this year. 180 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 1: So there's no question not just to get Drake the football, 181 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:30,679 Speaker 1: but just to relieve the pressure of calling the game 182 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 1: for Arthur and I'm sure he's looking. They had a 183 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:36,199 Speaker 1: couple of n no shock we were watching it. They 184 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 1: had a couple of RPOs called that or play action play. 185 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 1: Sometimes we get confused with what an RPO is. In 186 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:45,839 Speaker 1: play action they're calling them out. But they had play 187 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 1: action on where they wanted a flashplay fake throw the 188 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 1: slant to Drake and they covered it and you couldn't 189 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 1: get And that was a couple times where the two 190 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:56,320 Speaker 1: man route and now we as quarterbacks, you gotta eat 191 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 1: it because there's nothing. So now Marcus to scrambling trying 192 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:01,560 Speaker 1: to make something happen. Right, So yeah, no question about 193 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:03,960 Speaker 1: that long answer to your question, but there's no question 194 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 1: that you're getting the rock. In addition to what Arch 195 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 1: just mentioned and when you brought that, when you pose 196 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:12,000 Speaker 1: that question, the first thing that came in my mind was, 197 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:16,840 Speaker 1: we are not in the meeting rooms to know, Okay, 198 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:20,800 Speaker 1: what is the plan or what is designed to go 199 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:23,600 Speaker 1: to a particular player, like like Arch just mentioned that 200 00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 1: particular play action it was designed to try to get 201 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:30,400 Speaker 1: to football to Dreg London. How many times in a 202 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 1: game plan that we don't even know about or fans 203 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:37,440 Speaker 1: don't knew about that the first read maybe number five. 204 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 1: But then there's also a point in the game where 205 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:44,720 Speaker 1: like particular coverage doesn't fit it. And like Arch mentioned earlier, 206 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 1: there are so many things they study throughout a week 207 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 1: of Tennessee's first down, second down, what teams do in 208 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:52,400 Speaker 1: the red zone, what they do on third down. And 209 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:55,080 Speaker 1: you're coming to the game expecting it to be a 210 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:57,680 Speaker 1: certain way. Okay, I know in third and six plus, 211 00:09:57,760 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 1: they're gonna play this certain coverage. Here's a route combination 212 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:02,439 Speaker 1: we like best, versus here's a chance for us to 213 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:05,880 Speaker 1: get number File the football. You get to the game 214 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 1: and guess what it's third and six plus and guess 215 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 1: what that team knows exactly. Oh, this is what we've 216 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 1: done in these situations, and they change the coverage. So 217 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:16,360 Speaker 1: now you change the coverage, He's not only not the 218 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 1: first read anymore, he may not even be a part 219 00:10:18,280 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 1: of the equation now. So I think that's part of 220 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:22,280 Speaker 1: it that I think people have to understand. It is 221 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 1: throughout a game, the game plan, changes coverages, changes what 222 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 1: defenses due to you. And just because you know this 223 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:32,640 Speaker 1: is a shot play to Dreg London. As quarterbacks, we 224 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:35,240 Speaker 1: know just because coach calls the shot play, don't mean 225 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 1: you have to throw it right. And I think there's 226 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 1: instance in the game where their instance where you're trying 227 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 1: to get him the football, but coverage dictates something different, 228 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:45,319 Speaker 1: or the quarterbacks sees something differently. He comes up and 229 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 1: he doesn't like the underneath coverage, or he doesn't like 230 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:49,600 Speaker 1: whatever he sees. So there's a lot of things, I 231 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:52,760 Speaker 1: think factors that go into why sometimes a guy may 232 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:56,400 Speaker 1: not get as many targets or touches as people on 233 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 1: the outside think you should. Well, and trust me, you 234 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:02,480 Speaker 1: got to tip your sometimes to the defense because they're 235 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:05,679 Speaker 1: studying the roster. They know what the Atlanta has, they 236 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 1: know what weapons they have. They're going to say in 237 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:11,080 Speaker 1: a third medium or long situation five or eighty four, 238 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:12,880 Speaker 1: it is probably going to be the two best options. 239 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:15,040 Speaker 1: So let's cover those two guys up and make somebody 240 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 1: else beat us. So don't get me wrong, I understand 241 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 1: how the game works, and I know that sometimes they're 242 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:22,680 Speaker 1: trying to take it away. But there's also a part 243 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:27,920 Speaker 1: of me that says, you build your roster by draft picks, 244 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:31,040 Speaker 1: right through the draft, and the number one, the first rounder, 245 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:33,400 Speaker 1: is the best one that you guys felt out there, 246 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:36,680 Speaker 1: and that's one that needs to find a way to 247 00:11:36,679 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 1: touch the football more. So, we'll see if it happens. 248 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 1: I know it's a different identity, it's a different offense 249 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 1: right now, and maybe things will change as we move forward. 250 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:46,840 Speaker 1: But it was just a thought that I had about 251 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:48,720 Speaker 1: Drake Lennon. Let's move overard to the other side of 252 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 1: the ball arch. I think the biggest thing negatively you 253 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:54,960 Speaker 1: want to point out is that they ran the rock 254 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 1: on Atlanta right nine times out of ten, maybe nine 255 00:11:58,200 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 1: and a half times out of ten. You could go 256 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:02,800 Speaker 1: to the game high school game. If somebody runs the 257 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:06,319 Speaker 1: football well, doesn't turn it over a lot of times, 258 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:08,720 Speaker 1: they're going to be in control right, just like we've 259 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 1: seen with Atlanta that when they win football games, when 260 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 1: they control the line of scrimmage, we can kind of 261 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:17,960 Speaker 1: stay in the game, dictate the game. Outside of the 262 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:19,960 Speaker 1: fact that they gave up a lot of rushing yards, 263 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 1: which there may not be a whole lot of way 264 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:23,959 Speaker 1: to get. Outside of that, what was positive in your 265 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:27,720 Speaker 1: mindset defensively other than the run game, they kept Heineke 266 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:31,040 Speaker 1: from effecting the game. Heineke, if you remember last year, 267 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:33,440 Speaker 1: did a bunch of wild scrambles. In fact, had a 268 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:34,719 Speaker 1: wild scramble at the end of the the game and throw 269 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:36,439 Speaker 1: a jump ball that ended up being a touchdown that 270 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:38,959 Speaker 1: won the game. On he got out of pocket. One 271 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:41,480 Speaker 1: time he missed McLaurin who was open for a touchdown. 272 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:44,000 Speaker 1: It was a bad throw missed him. Other than that, 273 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:46,920 Speaker 1: Heineke did not affect the game at all. I didn't 274 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 1: think as far as his ability to kind of keep 275 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 1: things alive. He's not a great runner, but he is 276 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:54,400 Speaker 1: a guy that can buy time, and it's kind of 277 00:12:54,400 --> 00:12:57,560 Speaker 1: been the reason there's been a resurgence their run game 278 00:12:57,559 --> 00:13:01,280 Speaker 1: with Brian Robinson and Heineke's ability to take care of 279 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:03,440 Speaker 1: the ball, not turn the ball over and make a 280 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 1: play or two in the game. They kept him from 281 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:08,079 Speaker 1: doing that, and I think that that you go back 282 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:10,760 Speaker 1: to looking at the Chicago game, what did you do 283 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:13,480 Speaker 1: the quarterbacks scramble around, made a couple of throws. He 284 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 1: didn't beat you deep, but you kind of kept him 285 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 1: himed in and you hit him right. And so that 286 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:21,319 Speaker 1: to me is a positive as you kind of did 287 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:23,679 Speaker 1: it back to back weeks. Get ready the young kids 288 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 1: are going to see this weekend has the ability to 289 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:29,040 Speaker 1: do that again. By time, take off and run. He's 290 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:31,960 Speaker 1: not justin fields, but he is a guy that can 291 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:34,320 Speaker 1: go run for a first down or by time and 292 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:36,680 Speaker 1: hit one of his receivers down the field. So to me, 293 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:38,960 Speaker 1: that's a positive that you take over the last couple 294 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 1: of weeks. I mean, DJ, what else stuck out for him? 295 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:43,360 Speaker 1: I saw AJ Terrell a couple of times with some 296 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:46,160 Speaker 1: really good run support, nearly had the interception somewhat of 297 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 1: a circus interception after review came back, the tip of 298 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:51,439 Speaker 1: the ball was down on the ground. What else stuck 299 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:55,440 Speaker 1: out to you? Positive that Atlantic can build on. It's 300 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 1: easy after a lost guys to sit here and pick 301 00:13:58,080 --> 00:13:59,520 Speaker 1: and prod and say this has got to be a 302 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:02,000 Speaker 1: whole lot. You can't win if this is not. What 303 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 1: positives did you see that they can build on moving 304 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:06,680 Speaker 1: forward as they close out the rest of the season. 305 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 1: One thing that stood up to me was the effort 306 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 1: that this team showed on defense running to the football. 307 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:15,920 Speaker 1: There were times where you know it was third and 308 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 1: you know, five six plus or whatever, and you're playing 309 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:22,560 Speaker 1: coverage and then they drop it down because hey, nothing's there, 310 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:24,720 Speaker 1: and you see five six, seven guys running to the 311 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 1: ball to AJ the one you're talking about, AJ Turrill, 312 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:29,560 Speaker 1: the one he had on the Falcon sidline where he 313 00:14:29,720 --> 00:14:32,640 Speaker 1: pops the running back over there and then you know, 314 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 1: he doesn't end up making a tackle, but the guy 315 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:37,120 Speaker 1: doesn't get any more yards because they got three four 316 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:39,840 Speaker 1: guys coming from the inside. He got guys playing you know, 317 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:42,520 Speaker 1: proper technique running to the football. I thought that was 318 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:44,680 Speaker 1: something that was that was big in this ball game. 319 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 1: And not giving up tons of points, I mean, not 320 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:48,760 Speaker 1: giving up those huge explosives that we used to over 321 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 1: the pass, you know, three four games, people getting on 322 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:53,520 Speaker 1: top of you and being able just to keep thing under. 323 00:14:53,560 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 1: Even The other thing is there are times where you 324 00:14:56,800 --> 00:15:00,120 Speaker 1: can watch the disguise from this defense and you see 325 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 1: in them look like some pre snap and some else 326 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 1: go post snap. There was a time on that particular 327 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:08,560 Speaker 1: player I'm talking about with Aj actually edby Kate, actually 328 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 1: wins on the inside. It's a four man rush. It 329 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:12,640 Speaker 1: looks like they got two guys in the a gap. 330 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:14,920 Speaker 1: Those guys bail out NBK. He hits him with a 331 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 1: spin move and he forces he pushes Heineke out to 332 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:20,440 Speaker 1: the left side and he has to just drop the 333 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: ball off and then it goes AJ and they hit 334 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:23,560 Speaker 1: him and all that kind of stuff. Those are the 335 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 1: type of plays that are winning plays because if you 336 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 1: can drop you know, seven in the coverage and only 337 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:30,480 Speaker 1: you can get home with four, you get pressure on 338 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:33,280 Speaker 1: the quarterback and force him off his spot. I think 339 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 1: that's even more critical than sometimes just saying hey, we're 340 00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 1: gonna rush fire or six guys get a sack. If 341 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:40,320 Speaker 1: you can do that before, it's gonna bold better for 342 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 1: you playing top down and maybe go tackle and tackling space. 343 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:46,520 Speaker 1: When you talked about effort, DJ, I was wondering if 344 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 1: you were gonna go specifically to d line because that's 345 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 1: what I was thinking that. There was many of times 346 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:54,760 Speaker 1: that they didn't get to Heineke, but they pushed the 347 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:57,520 Speaker 1: pocket they're containing. I mean Ifdula Anderson great Jarrett in 348 00:15:57,560 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 1: the middle, I mean they caused a couple of holding 349 00:15:59,520 --> 00:16:02,800 Speaker 1: penalties because of the effort that they're bringing inside. So 350 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 1: that to me is all positive. Yes, at the end 351 00:16:05,160 --> 00:16:06,960 Speaker 1: of the day, in the NFL, it's all about results. 352 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 1: Did you get there, did you get the job done? 353 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 1: You get the quarterback on the ground. I understand all that, 354 00:16:10,680 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 1: But they continue to play hard up front. They continue 355 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:16,840 Speaker 1: to play. If you're coaching staff, like the one thing 356 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 1: that you guys know this when you struggle. And I'm 357 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:21,400 Speaker 1: not saying Atlanta is in this category, but you can 358 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:24,400 Speaker 1: tell when guys aren't given you everything, or you can 359 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:27,160 Speaker 1: tell when they've checked out or when they've started thinking 360 00:16:27,240 --> 00:16:30,320 Speaker 1: about the offseason. Because let's be honest, guys, and when 361 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 1: we get into December in the NFL, you start to 362 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 1: see it a little bit. Right, I'm not seeing any 363 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 1: of that with Atlanta. These guys are continuing to fight 364 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:39,760 Speaker 1: and give everything that they've got. Now, let's just see 365 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:44,520 Speaker 1: if it ends up resulting in more victories. This episode 366 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:47,200 Speaker 1: in part brought to you by the Home Depot. 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I thought Snell did a pretty 385 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:41,080 Speaker 1: good job. If you watched the game on Monday night 386 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:44,359 Speaker 1: against Baltimore, Snell, who's kind of been left for dead, 387 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:46,879 Speaker 1: a guy who's a pretty good back in the SEC, 388 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:51,359 Speaker 1: is resurfaced and he played pretty well last night. So 389 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:53,400 Speaker 1: they've got a couple of banger backs that are gonna 390 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:56,120 Speaker 1: run to football. They've got arguably one of the better 391 00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:58,880 Speaker 1: tight ends in the National Football League. And for Muth, 392 00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:01,760 Speaker 1: he's a guy that can really win on the inside. 393 00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:04,159 Speaker 1: He's a big body dude. He kind of reminds you 394 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:06,040 Speaker 1: a little bit more of a He's not a Kyle 395 00:18:06,480 --> 00:18:08,720 Speaker 1: Pitts type of guy. He's more of a gronk type 396 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:11,720 Speaker 1: of guy. Um, but got good hands, can catch a 397 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:15,240 Speaker 1: ball in traffic. And they got this young quarterback pickets 398 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:17,640 Speaker 1: Um now I think started five or four or five 399 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:21,119 Speaker 1: six games for him. Now, I think he's settling in 400 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:25,160 Speaker 1: what he can and can't get away with. And so 401 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 1: I think the offensively offensive line. Okay, not great up front. 402 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:31,080 Speaker 1: It's not like it's the best offensive line in the 403 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 1: league or anything like that. So I think you can 404 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:34,600 Speaker 1: create some problems. Now, you got to make sure he 405 00:18:34,640 --> 00:18:37,040 Speaker 1: doesn't get out, because he can get out again. He's 406 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:39,600 Speaker 1: not gonna run sixty yards or touchdown like justin fields, 407 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:41,600 Speaker 1: but he's gonna get out, run for first downs, he's 408 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:45,720 Speaker 1: gonna buy a time slides and yeah, well yeah, that's 409 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:49,800 Speaker 1: exactly right. He's a big body dude. But uh, I 410 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 1: like way he's playing. But on the other side of 411 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:54,879 Speaker 1: the football, you know Pittsburgh normally he's known for playing defense. 412 00:18:54,880 --> 00:18:57,000 Speaker 1: They can rush the passer. I don't think they're as 413 00:18:57,040 --> 00:18:59,320 Speaker 1: good against the run as they've been. They want to 414 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:01,800 Speaker 1: play a two, they want to play too high, and 415 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:04,520 Speaker 1: they want to play a lot of man underneath. That 416 00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 1: doesn't bode well against a team that runs the football, 417 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:09,080 Speaker 1: right because now it said you're vulnerable gains the running, 418 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:12,639 Speaker 1: don't have enough resources in the box, and if somebody 419 00:19:12,680 --> 00:19:15,120 Speaker 1: breaks contain or gets out and you're playing man coverage, 420 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:16,639 Speaker 1: there's nobody there to make the play. So I'll be 421 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:18,680 Speaker 1: interesting to see if Pittsburgh shifts gears a little bit, 422 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:21,199 Speaker 1: plays a little bit more single high, which is not 423 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:24,800 Speaker 1: necessarily their bag. They don't have Troy Polamalo running around 424 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:28,200 Speaker 1: back there anymore to get another guy into box to 425 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:30,840 Speaker 1: help defend the run. And are they willing to turn 426 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 1: backs and run with receivers knowing that somebody could break 427 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:36,920 Speaker 1: contain many the quarterback. The quarterback gets out of the zone, 428 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:41,120 Speaker 1: readers nobody there. Four and seven the Pittsburgh Steelers this year, DJ, 429 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:43,680 Speaker 1: we You know when I say we, I'm saying when 430 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:46,640 Speaker 1: you and I were playing. You know, that's when Roethlisberger 431 00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:49,800 Speaker 1: was there. Tomlin had recently taken over, and Pittsburgh lived 432 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:52,720 Speaker 1: in the postseason right, always competing to win their division, 433 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:55,840 Speaker 1: always making runs deep into the playoffs. Not necessarily going 434 00:19:55,880 --> 00:19:58,720 Speaker 1: to be the case with this team, however, One thing 435 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:01,280 Speaker 1: that's I've always thought is interest, And this happens every 436 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:03,760 Speaker 1: once in a while when visiting teams come into the house. 437 00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:07,480 Speaker 1: There'll be a lot of Pittsburgh Steelers fans in the stadium. 438 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:09,800 Speaker 1: And it's not necessarily one of those deals where you 439 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:13,439 Speaker 1: got to overthink playing crowd noise. But it will be 440 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:16,520 Speaker 1: a lot more noisy when Atlanta is on offense this 441 00:20:16,560 --> 00:20:20,080 Speaker 1: week than normal because Steelers fans turn out no matter 442 00:20:20,119 --> 00:20:23,160 Speaker 1: where they go, and in my experience here in Atlanta, 443 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:26,520 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh Steeler fans show out. So that's one area that 444 00:20:26,560 --> 00:20:29,120 Speaker 1: they're gonna have to kind of contend with. But how 445 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:31,560 Speaker 1: do you see this matchup kind of unfolding a little bit? 446 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:34,800 Speaker 1: First all, that is the truest statement after I remember 447 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:37,119 Speaker 1: it might have been my rookie year we played Pittsburgh 448 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:40,400 Speaker 1: and we came out after you don't have the warm ups, 449 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:42,600 Speaker 1: and it felt like we were the waiting. I mean, 450 00:20:43,359 --> 00:20:47,600 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh absolutely traveled. That's something that obviously hopefully, you know, 451 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:50,480 Speaker 1: Falcons fans come out and you know, kind of take over, 452 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:53,600 Speaker 1: take back over the bench from all the Pittsburgh fans. 453 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:56,440 Speaker 1: But I think Arch did a great job of talking 454 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 1: about who Pittsburgh is, and you look at this ball game. 455 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 1: I think there's room for this Falcon's defense to get home. 456 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 1: And I say that because when you're a young quarterback, 457 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 1: you don't want to make a lot of decisions. But 458 00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:10,480 Speaker 1: at the same time, you say, he's played a you know, 459 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 1: played a fair amount of football, now that he feels 460 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 1: a little bit more comfortable to put the ball, you know, 461 00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:16,720 Speaker 1: up for grabs, of but I think he's got eight 462 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 1: interceptions on the season to only three tubs. He's been 463 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:23,440 Speaker 1: sacked three twenty three times though in a short amount 464 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:25,480 Speaker 1: of time he's been playing. So that tells you, you know, 465 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:27,680 Speaker 1: whether it's the old line or him hold onto the football, 466 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 1: you got a chance to be able to get home. 467 00:21:29,560 --> 00:21:31,960 Speaker 1: And ultimately that's something that you know bows well for 468 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:35,360 Speaker 1: you defensively. But I think ms the same for the Falcons. 469 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:37,200 Speaker 1: Continue to do what you've been doing. We talked about 470 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:40,080 Speaker 1: it when he came on about being in all these 471 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:43,520 Speaker 1: one score games and you know, all the games being tight, 472 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:47,240 Speaker 1: it set for you know, obviously, Cincinnati. I think you 473 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:50,400 Speaker 1: continue along that same line because you've you know, you've 474 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:51,800 Speaker 1: been in so in it those games and that's how 475 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:55,080 Speaker 1: you've dictated the ball game. But finishing in the game 476 00:21:55,119 --> 00:21:57,159 Speaker 1: like this, I think bowls well with the experience that 477 00:21:57,200 --> 00:21:59,880 Speaker 1: you have on your side of the ball as opposed 478 00:21:59,880 --> 00:22:02,440 Speaker 1: to having a rookie coming here and you know try 479 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:04,359 Speaker 1: to you know, win him a ball game on the road. 480 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:05,960 Speaker 1: So it's gonna be interesting to see what happens. But 481 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,439 Speaker 1: I think ultimately, uh, you stay who you are on 482 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:10,159 Speaker 1: both sides of the ball. But you think you're having 483 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:13,480 Speaker 1: more opportunities to affect this quarterback this week. Yeah, forgive 484 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 1: me for not mentioning George Pickens, because Pickens has been 485 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:22,200 Speaker 1: pretty good for him. Um, the Georgia product. He's from Georgia. Oh, 486 00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:25,520 Speaker 1: I can't believe you didn't mention him, but Pickens pick 487 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 1: I mean it would have been It would have been 488 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:32,200 Speaker 1: too obviously, I said if I said him like, Oh, 489 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:35,280 Speaker 1: he's been He's been pretty good. He's made some circus 490 00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 1: catches this year. He made a couple of good grabs 491 00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 1: again on Monday night for him, and that he has 492 00:22:39,880 --> 00:22:43,280 Speaker 1: does have. He's developed a rapport with Pickens, you know, 493 00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:46,320 Speaker 1: the two the two young guys who get who go 494 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:48,600 Speaker 1: to figure Pickens and pick it kind of getting to 495 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:52,320 Speaker 1: get it together. But look back this weekend. Yeah, that 496 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:55,840 Speaker 1: would that would be interesting to do. As to what 497 00:22:55,920 --> 00:22:59,600 Speaker 1: you do if you do play man coverage, AJ's traveled some, 498 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:02,440 Speaker 1: not a ton. A lot of times he stayed home, 499 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 1: but we have traveled him some. This is not a 500 00:23:05,560 --> 00:23:07,840 Speaker 1: receiver cord that jumps off the map at it. Other 501 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:09,879 Speaker 1: than the tight end of course, as I mentioned for 502 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 1: Muth and Pickens, Pickens has been a pretty good player. 503 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:16,399 Speaker 1: For him. Is this a weekend where you decide, Okay, hey, 504 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:18,399 Speaker 1: we're gonna try to come up and stop Naja Harris 505 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:20,720 Speaker 1: and stelling those guys running the football, and we're gonna 506 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:23,000 Speaker 1: give aj Pickens. That would be a hell of a matchup. 507 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:25,120 Speaker 1: Now between those two, one of course, don't ask you 508 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:27,679 Speaker 1: you talked about a guy like Troy Polamalu. They have 509 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:30,600 Speaker 1: a guy in minkapis fashion sure too. And a guy 510 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:35,520 Speaker 1: like that, is he less of a big dealings game 511 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:38,000 Speaker 1: because you don't have the impact of having a Kyle 512 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:40,400 Speaker 1: Piz that he probably would be on or you still 513 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:42,880 Speaker 1: see him as a guy who, like Paulamla, will still 514 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:45,520 Speaker 1: affect the game in a way because of how active 515 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:47,600 Speaker 1: he is on that defense. Well, it's a great point 516 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:49,920 Speaker 1: because he's kind of a ballhawk guy, right. He kind 517 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:52,280 Speaker 1: of finds himself around the ball, gets the ball out 518 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:54,680 Speaker 1: and so those are the kind of guys you love. 519 00:23:54,840 --> 00:23:56,560 Speaker 1: Is if he's around the ball, it seems like he 520 00:23:56,600 --> 00:23:58,359 Speaker 1: gets it on the ground or takes it from you 521 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:01,720 Speaker 1: and he's continued to do that. A guy that can cover. 522 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:04,880 Speaker 1: So what is what assignment do they give him? Because 523 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:07,280 Speaker 1: they do play a lot of too high is he 524 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 1: they bring him down in the box, does he draw 525 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 1: maybe CP in the slot. That might be a matchup, 526 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:14,560 Speaker 1: you see, because I don't think they'd be over Healy 527 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:17,560 Speaker 1: concerned about Parker Hessey or somebody at the tight end 528 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:22,679 Speaker 1: spot or Ferks are both very very capable of doing something. 529 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:25,399 Speaker 1: But from an explosive standpoint, maybe he gets one of 530 00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:28,639 Speaker 1: those assignments. But it's a great point. He's a dude 531 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:31,240 Speaker 1: that for whatever he's getting those knacks, you know, those 532 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:33,280 Speaker 1: knack guys, that kind is a round a ball lot. 533 00:24:33,359 --> 00:24:35,240 Speaker 1: They better be aware. Man, a man, Mike Cole is 534 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 1: coming home getting his zone. I want to have a 535 00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:42,080 Speaker 1: little fun here, okay, Because you you had to ask 536 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:44,960 Speaker 1: Arch about where a certain guy was from in Georgia. 537 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:48,320 Speaker 1: I saw we talked about Menca Fitzpatrick from Alabama, talked 538 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:51,080 Speaker 1: about Nagy Harris from Alabama. He was on social media. 539 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:53,040 Speaker 1: I saw a clip this morning or last night where 540 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 1: he was asked about george guys because you know, obviously 541 00:24:57,040 --> 00:24:59,560 Speaker 1: Georgia going to the SEC Championships, so on and so forth. 542 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:03,040 Speaker 1: And he has asked a question about like always playing 543 00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 1: against first round draft picks in practice at Alabama, and 544 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 1: he makes this dig arch or shock. I'm sure I 545 00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:11,600 Speaker 1: don't know if you heard this. He said, Well, Georgia's 546 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:17,040 Speaker 1: coaches all just came from Alabama anyway. Oh so, so 547 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:20,879 Speaker 1: does Georgia get their edge because of Kirby coming from 548 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:26,320 Speaker 1: Alabama or is this a Georgia thing. That's a good one. 549 00:25:26,440 --> 00:25:31,800 Speaker 1: Kerry didn't come from Alabama, came he didn't from Georgia. Right, 550 00:25:31,880 --> 00:25:34,080 Speaker 1: He played for Georgia, he played for the Dogs. He 551 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:38,840 Speaker 1: coached there my last year. But I mean, I mean, 552 00:25:38,840 --> 00:25:40,679 Speaker 1: I'm gonna keep it all the way. I mean, you know, 553 00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:45,560 Speaker 1: he was, I'm picking. He was. He was trying to 554 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:48,440 Speaker 1: take his digs at Georgia because he's like, oh yeah, 555 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:50,600 Speaker 1: I played with Maka Fitzpatrick and like, you know, look 556 00:25:50,600 --> 00:25:52,680 Speaker 1: at all these guys from Alabama that are just dominating 557 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:55,240 Speaker 1: the NFL, and you know, Georgia they're they're good at all. 558 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:57,879 Speaker 1: But like they got what they got because their guys 559 00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:00,399 Speaker 1: came from Alabama. That he was saying, I mean it 560 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:02,440 Speaker 1: makes sense now. I mean, he goes, they're not the 561 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:05,200 Speaker 1: cream of the croft anymore. So you know, hey see 562 00:26:05,320 --> 00:26:08,439 Speaker 1: that's you know, when you're sitting in the driver's seat, right, 563 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:11,680 Speaker 1: you know, when your team Georgia is back to back 564 00:26:11,680 --> 00:26:14,800 Speaker 1: twelve and oh seasons, number one in the country. Look 565 00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:22,359 Speaker 1: at him, overwhelming number one team in the country, sitting 566 00:26:22,359 --> 00:26:27,679 Speaker 1: in the driver's seat for the college football player. Yeah, yeah, here, 567 00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:30,280 Speaker 1: here's a classic for your rack. We're coming in today 568 00:26:30,359 --> 00:26:33,000 Speaker 1: and all we're gonna pull the screen back here or 569 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:36,040 Speaker 1: the veil back, so we're coming in a shock, saying, 570 00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:38,160 Speaker 1: So I was after the game. I said, well, stuff, 571 00:26:38,200 --> 00:26:39,879 Speaker 1: when you when you lose those kind of games, you know, 572 00:26:39,920 --> 00:26:42,200 Speaker 1: He says, well, you know you talk to Arthur post 573 00:26:42,280 --> 00:26:44,240 Speaker 1: game every time, and you know how's that? You know, 574 00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:47,480 Speaker 1: you get these close losses things like that. And I said, 575 00:26:47,480 --> 00:26:49,880 Speaker 1: will shock you know you you do post game for Georgia. 576 00:26:49,920 --> 00:26:51,920 Speaker 1: You know how that is? He says, no, I don't 577 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:54,440 Speaker 1: know how that is. So he was rubbing in the 578 00:26:54,440 --> 00:26:56,880 Speaker 1: nose of everybody before we ever got in here. They want, 579 00:26:56,920 --> 00:26:58,960 Speaker 1: what are you wanting to run a row now? Where 580 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:05,560 Speaker 1: You're like, I'm just trying to pick my situations, and minute, 581 00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:08,920 Speaker 1: you know it kind of came he didn't. I don't know. 582 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:11,720 Speaker 1: I don't ask those questions. I've only been with it. 583 00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:14,160 Speaker 1: I've only you know, kind of been in the rule. 584 00:27:14,240 --> 00:27:16,560 Speaker 1: I have been for least two years, So least two 585 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:18,680 Speaker 1: years it was. It was more about the dogs being 586 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:21,840 Speaker 1: where they are as so we're gonna get shock of 587 00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:24,480 Speaker 1: Mimosa here as he just takes his feet off of 588 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:31,080 Speaker 1: the counter. By the way, we went off the rails. 589 00:27:31,160 --> 00:27:33,920 Speaker 1: This is a Falcons podcast. Okay, this is not about 590 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:36,600 Speaker 1: DJ Shockley the Georgia Bulldogs, but every once in a while, 591 00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:39,080 Speaker 1: we've gotta have a little fun, all right. Atlanta back 592 00:27:39,119 --> 00:27:42,440 Speaker 1: at home against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Uh, they've probably got 593 00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:46,640 Speaker 1: some Georgia players and some Alabama. But we're looking forward 594 00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:49,359 Speaker 1: to seeing Atlanta back on the field this weekend, hopefully 595 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:51,320 Speaker 1: coming away with a victory and seeing a whole bunch 596 00:27:51,400 --> 00:27:53,680 Speaker 1: more smiles on the faces as we come back here 597 00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:56,240 Speaker 1: and talk about Falcon stuff each and every week on 598 00:27:56,240 --> 00:27:58,600 Speaker 1: the Falcon's Audible, presented by AT and T. 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