1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:03,560 Speaker 1: The Falcons Audible presented by AT and T is back 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: for another episode. Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, whatever 3 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:09,399 Speaker 1: time you are tuning us in, we appreciate it. I'm 4 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 1: Derek Rackley, your host each and every week, and I'm 5 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 1: joined by my fellas, DJ Shockley and Dave Archer. I 6 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 1: will get to them in just a minute. DJ's got 7 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 1: a little fist pump there. Maybe it's because of the 8 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:22,759 Speaker 1: Falcons forty three to six victory over the Raiders. We 9 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,439 Speaker 1: will dive into the Falcons playoff chances. I know we 10 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: talked about it a couple of weeks ago, but it 11 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 1: seems like in the NFC, especially with the NFC East, 12 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: it's like there's still a chance for the playoffs. We'll 13 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:35,920 Speaker 1: talk about that bizarre Saints Broncos games where the Denver 14 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 1: Broncos had this many quarterbacks available for the games. We'll 15 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:42,160 Speaker 1: talk about that and how that was. We'll talk about 16 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:44,880 Speaker 1: the Falcons defense and it was dominant against the Raiders. 17 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:47,159 Speaker 1: Is that style of play here to stay for the 18 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: rest of the season. I'll let the guys talk about 19 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 1: their opinions there, and then the upcoming Falcons Saints version 20 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 1: two this year. Is there a chance that game is 21 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 1: going to be different than the first time around. And 22 00:00:57,600 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 1: then finally we'll talk a little bit about Raheen Morris 23 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 1: and what the fellas think his chances are of remaining 24 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: the head coach of Atlanta at the end of the season. 25 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:07,280 Speaker 1: We'll dive into all that. That's the rundown on what's 26 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: gonna happen today. But let's start with our very first topic, 27 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,119 Speaker 1: DJ and David's time to get you guys to jump 28 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 1: into this one. And we had we had some dancing 29 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 1: going on during the Falcons game. Okay, so here's what 30 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 1: I'm gonna set up this first topic, the Falcons playoff chances. 31 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:26,119 Speaker 1: Is it like the Ricardo Allen shimmy that we saw 32 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 1: in the game and we'll get a chance to see 33 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: what that looks like. Or is it more like the 34 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: Christian Blake backflip? So, DJ, if you had to pick, 35 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:37,040 Speaker 1: are you more of a shimmy or gosh, how can 36 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 1: I imitate backflip? On the Falcons playoff chances? I'm going 37 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: with the Ricardo Allen shimmy, and I'm going with the 38 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: shimmy for you think about it when you saw the video. 39 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: He kind of paused and then he kind of he 40 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 1: did the shimmy, so he's like, it's kind of bumpy, 41 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: it's kind of shaky, and that's how you look at 42 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: the playoff chances. They're bumpy, they're shaky, but they're interesting. 43 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: When you watch shimmy, it's fun to watch. It looks 44 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 1: good and it's something interesting to watch when you see it, 45 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 1: so it's something you want to see more. So I'm 46 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:10,079 Speaker 1: all down with the shimmy. And Ricardo it was good 47 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:11,959 Speaker 1: for me, so I'm all about the shimmy. Man. Yeah, 48 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 1: there at least there is a little bit of a 49 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 1: shimmy of a discussion for the playoffs arch are you 50 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 1: more of a backflip stick it and land it or 51 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 1: are you in the shimmy category? Right now, I probably 52 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 1: can't do either one rap, but at least do Justice 53 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 1: be the one. But the one that's a little bit 54 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:32,400 Speaker 1: more far fetched to me for me to complete would 55 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 1: be the backflip, So I'll go with Christian Blake's backflip. 56 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:39,119 Speaker 1: I think we're a live playoff wise, but me doing 57 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: a backflip a little bit maybe resembles our playoff chances 58 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: as well. So, but we are alive, and there would 59 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: be if I had a little trampoline, I could get 60 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 1: the nut job done on the back flip. So I'm 61 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:54,079 Speaker 1: a little Christian Blake's blacklip. You know what, Arch, I'm 62 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 1: somewhat impressed that you would even take the chance because attempted, right, Yeah, 63 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: because me getting on trampoline nonetheless trying a backflip, because 64 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: the landing is going to be some type of disaster, 65 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:09,519 Speaker 1: and especially if it would end up being on solid ground. 66 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: But but guys, you mentioned there is a chance, Like, 67 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: it's not far fetched. Let's take a look at obviously, 68 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 1: break the tie. Let's let's oh you want me to 69 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:19,799 Speaker 1: do it? Oh? Yes, You've always got to break the 70 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:21,959 Speaker 1: shimmy for me. Yeah, yeah, we're we're we're in a 71 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 1: shimmy category right now, because if the Falcons do get 72 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:27,959 Speaker 1: into the playoffs, they're going to have to shimmy their 73 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:30,680 Speaker 1: way into And I like what, I got a ton 74 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 1: of respect for Christian Blake. I mean the fact that 75 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 1: he just sitting back there decided to drop a backflip 76 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: and landed. I was just like, man, what would be like? 77 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 1: Know what? Though? When I was his age, I couldn't 78 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 1: do it anyway, So okay, but let's just think about this, guys, 79 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 1: if you go down to the contenders in the NFC 80 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 1: right now, Okay, let's just talk about this. The Rams 81 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: at seven and four. Obviously, there's frustrations on Sunday over 82 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 1: Jared Golf's play. You got the Buccaneers. Yes, they started 83 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 1: six and two, but they're three. They've lost three of 84 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: their last four, and the Falcons got them twice to 85 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 1: close out the season. Cardinals, they've lost three in the 86 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: last four. Forty nine Ers, they've lost three of the 87 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 1: last four and o By the way, their next two 88 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 1: get home games are going to be played in Arizona, 89 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 1: not in Santa Clair. The Falcon excuse me, the Vikings. 90 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 1: Falcons beat them earlier this year. They're sitting at five 91 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:17,600 Speaker 1: and six. How about the Bears. Was early in the season, 92 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:19,599 Speaker 1: Arch they were looking like one of the best teams 93 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:21,840 Speaker 1: in the league. They've lost five straights, so Arch, if 94 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:23,839 Speaker 1: you look at some of the teams in there, you 95 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 1: can't necessarily say that everybody's playing lights out, even though 96 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 1: the Falcons have a different schedule to finish out the season. Yeah, 97 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 1: everybody's trended in the wrong direction, except for the Atlanta Falcons, 98 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 1: who are four and two in their last six games, 99 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 1: and you look like you may have righted the ship 100 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 1: on the side of the ball that has been was 101 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 1: the worst for you in the first five games, and 102 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 1: I know we'll get to that. So, yeah, there's no 103 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:51,919 Speaker 1: question that we've seen crazier things happen. Atlanta is going 104 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 1: to have to do a crazy scenario here. I believe 105 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:58,159 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a run the table scenario for Atlanta. 106 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: But you know what, that's what they said and dumb 107 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:03,719 Speaker 1: and dumber when they said, So you're saying, there's a chance, 108 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 1: there is a chance you can run the table, and 109 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:09,280 Speaker 1: they certainly can get that done. They has to start 110 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:11,840 Speaker 1: this weekend obviously with New Orleans. Yeah, DJ, you know, 111 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 1: we talk about the five games remaining. You got the Saints, 112 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 1: they got two games against Tampa, and then they got 113 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 1: road games against the Chargers and then arguably the best 114 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: team in the league, maybe the scariest offense right now 115 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: in Kansas City. So we're talking about a breathing chance here. 116 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 1: But with that schedule, can they do it with a 117 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 1: foreign one? Does it got to be undefeated? What are 118 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:33,840 Speaker 1: your thoughts? Yeah, I'm on the same line. I think 119 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 1: you got to run the table. You look at what 120 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:37,840 Speaker 1: happened at the beginning of the season where you've playing 121 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 1: all these NFC teams and you end up losing those 122 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 1: ball games. You think about the Bears, the Lions, games 123 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:45,359 Speaker 1: that you know you had well in hand and you 124 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: aren't able to capitalize on the windows. Those are games 125 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: that if you look back on it now you win 126 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 1: those ball games, you're right in the middleisting So I 127 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:54,840 Speaker 1: think losing those games hurt yet at the end of 128 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: the year. But at end the season, it's what already said, 129 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 1: you gotta run the table, and it's gonna be a 130 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 1: tough task. But obviously anything had happened any given week, 131 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 1: and the only thing that that's you know you're going 132 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 1: to get the best from all these teams. Obviously you 133 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:13,279 Speaker 1: just mentioned Tampa's in a scenario where they're trying to 134 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 1: finish out this season to find their way in the playoffs. 135 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 1: The Saints are trying to hold on to that number 136 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:19,719 Speaker 1: one seed where they get to buy So you're gonna 137 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 1: get the best out of all these ball club that 138 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 1: you're gonna face at the end of the year. And 139 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 1: lucky enough for us, we're actually playing at a high level. 140 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:28,600 Speaker 1: So you got an opportunity to win these ball games. Yeah, 141 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 1: and Arch, you kind of alluded to it earlier, and 142 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 1: I wanted to switch gears because if the Falcons are 143 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: going to run the table, a lot of it's going 144 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 1: to have to happen with a defense or performance similar 145 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 1: to what they put out on the field on Sunday. 146 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:44,800 Speaker 1: Think about this, gave up just six points, forced five turnovers, 147 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:48,679 Speaker 1: slowed the Raiders to just forty rushing yards and twenty 148 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 1: five percent on third down. If you kind of go 149 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 1: through a list of what a dominant defensive performance looks like, 150 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:57,600 Speaker 1: that kind of fits the bill, So Arch for you, 151 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 1: is this is this something that we can fact moving forward? 152 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:03,840 Speaker 1: Is this gonna be a lasting trend or is this 153 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 1: more of a fat Do you have a pulse on 154 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 1: the defense for Atlanta right now? No? I think that 155 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 1: it certainly can be a trend, and it's obviously already 156 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: a trend. Can you keep it going? I think they can. 157 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 1: I think when you begin to look at what they're doing, 158 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 1: it fits their personality. This is a team that was 159 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:23,840 Speaker 1: kind of searching for an identity in the first five games. 160 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 1: Do we play zone, do we rush forward? Do we 161 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:28,960 Speaker 1: bring more and it seemed like they were kind of 162 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 1: caught in neutralist to what they wanted to do. Jeff 163 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:35,360 Speaker 1: Obrick and Raheem Morris said, forget that. They threw that 164 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 1: out the window and they said, we're gonna come up. 165 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 1: We're gonna play press coverage and we're gonna bring more 166 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: than you can block. If you beat us down the field, 167 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 1: so be it. But we think our guys are at 168 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: their best when they line up tight in coverage on 169 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 1: the outside with the corner spots and we're gonna bring 170 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: for you a look, and we're gonna bring Dion Jones, 171 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 1: We're gonna bring Kiki Keian O'Neill come, bring him off 172 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 1: the edge. We even saw Ricardo Allen come on a 173 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 1: blitz this week where they switched it up with the safeties. 174 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 1: They're doing a really good job of muddy in the water. 175 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: I think that's where they're at their best. Where they 176 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 1: don't give a clear look and you don't know who's coming. 177 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 1: That's their personality, and I think that they've really blended 178 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 1: and gelled with that personality because hey, they got something 179 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 1: sink their teeth into. This is who we are. Now, 180 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:21,640 Speaker 1: let's go play Yeah and DJ you know when I 181 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 1: was watching this game, the words that came to my 182 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 1: mind are some of the things that we've been talking about. Arch. 183 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: You really hit on this throughout the course of the 184 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 1: season on the podcast. Is I thought of words as 185 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 1: far as the defensive performance inspired. They were playing intense, 186 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:38,280 Speaker 1: they were playing with the tenacity, and I think that's 187 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:41,920 Speaker 1: where the weeks that the Atlanta had the lulls on defense, 188 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:44,680 Speaker 1: we didn't see that. We didn't see the Dion Jones 189 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:47,560 Speaker 1: flying sideline to sideline like who was We didn't always 190 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 1: see Kean O'Neil with the run support like he showed 191 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:53,080 Speaker 1: against the Raiders. So I'm gonna ask you the same question, DJ, 192 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:56,520 Speaker 1: is this a lasting trend or is this a fab 193 00:08:56,600 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 1: defensively for Atlanta? Well, first of all, Wreck, I don't 194 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:00,920 Speaker 1: know if you got to count around my house or somebody, 195 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:04,200 Speaker 1: but my notes in here say intensity, they say effort, 196 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 1: they say attitudes. So I don't know why we're looking 197 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:08,560 Speaker 1: at my notes or something. You got a camera here, 198 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 1: but are just did a great job of breaking down 199 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 1: the exits and oos of what this team, this defense 200 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 1: has looked like and the things that are non negotiable 201 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:19,079 Speaker 1: that I've seen the last few weeks is what we 202 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:22,440 Speaker 1: just talked about. The energy, the effort, the attitude. Those 203 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 1: are the non negotiable things that you see this defense 204 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 1: playing with. And on the back end, the thing I 205 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 1: like most is the way the style these guys are 206 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:35,000 Speaker 1: playing the contested catches. The guys are flying to the football. 207 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 1: Whenever you see a guy getting the talkers three or 208 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:40,000 Speaker 1: four guys getting to it, then that second guy guess 209 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 1: what he wants to football. And that's the best part 210 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:46,160 Speaker 1: about this defense is they're playing together execution wise the 211 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:48,079 Speaker 1: best way you've seen. But they also playing with the 212 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:50,840 Speaker 1: attitude and they're getting after the football, which is the 213 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 1: number one thing that we've talked about around here with 214 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:55,480 Speaker 1: this brotherhood, with this team for a long time is 215 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 1: and a lot of people don't know if you've ever 216 00:09:57,400 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 1: been in the Foucas facility, there's a ball everywhere in 217 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 1: every meeting room. When they're walking out, you got to 218 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 1: hit the ball. This is what this defense has been about, 219 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 1: is giving that football and nothing with more parent than 220 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 1: what we saw last week win against the Raiders and 221 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:13,559 Speaker 1: got that football out and number of times I'll tell 222 00:10:13,559 --> 00:10:16,200 Speaker 1: you what, if there's a way that the Falcons can 223 00:10:16,280 --> 00:10:18,840 Speaker 1: make this a lasting trend. You just talked about a DJ. 224 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:21,600 Speaker 1: I don't care what offense they play against. If they 225 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:24,600 Speaker 1: can force turnovers, you can beat anybody. If you're going 226 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:27,319 Speaker 1: up against the Saints, whether it's Taysom Hill or Drew Brees, 227 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:29,760 Speaker 1: you force turnovers, you can win. If you're going up 228 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:31,920 Speaker 1: against Patrick Mahomes and you can find a way to 229 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 1: steal some extra possessions away from that offense, you can 230 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:38,200 Speaker 1: beat them. But if you don't force turnovers and you 231 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:40,960 Speaker 1: play uninspired, some of these teams are going to blow 232 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 1: you out of the water. So we'll get a chance 233 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 1: to see what defense it is moving forward for them. 234 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 1: But of course Atlanta giving up thirty two points a 235 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 1: game and that over that Owen five start, but since 236 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 1: then giving up just twenty points a game, so things 237 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 1: have definitely improved for them. All right, So let's take 238 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 1: a step back. We're gonna we're gonna talk a little 239 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 1: quarterback play around the NFL. Let's have some fun with 240 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 1: this one, because I have two quarterbacks that are on 241 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:05,960 Speaker 1: here with me. And so everybody that was paying attention 242 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:08,679 Speaker 1: to the NFL this week and realized that the Broncos 243 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:12,320 Speaker 1: had to play with a quarterback that is not a 244 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:15,560 Speaker 1: quarterback on their team. All four of the players for 245 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 1: the Broncos were unavailable due to COVID concerns for their 246 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:21,840 Speaker 1: game this weekend, so they ended up having a young 247 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:23,880 Speaker 1: man that was on the practice squad as a wide 248 00:11:23,920 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 1: receiver and wide receiver Kendall Hitton got elevated just before 249 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:31,680 Speaker 1: the game to end up playing quarterback for the Denver Broncos, 250 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 1: and the poor thing he ended up going one for 251 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:36,600 Speaker 1: nine for thirteen yards. This is a guy that played 252 00:11:36,679 --> 00:11:39,440 Speaker 1: quarterback in high school or excuse me, college at wake Forest, 253 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 1: but then switched to wide receiver his senior year. It's 254 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 1: been a long time, okay, So I mean, first of all, guys, 255 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:48,240 Speaker 1: make some sense out of this. DJ. When you heard 256 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 1: this news that the Broncos game was going to happen, 257 00:11:51,240 --> 00:11:54,079 Speaker 1: but they were going to do it without any available quarterbacks, 258 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 1: your first thought was this is going to be embarrassing. 259 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 1: It was to be ridiculous, and you're sending this dude 260 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 1: up for failure. I'm using about this guy hasn't had 261 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:09,920 Speaker 1: an opportunity to practice. He hasn't apportunity. There are little 262 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 1: things that quarterbacks have to do. The number one thing 263 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:15,040 Speaker 1: is to be able get in a huddle and call 264 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:17,600 Speaker 1: a play with authority. Are you talking about you asking 265 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 1: a guy to come into a huddle and call plays 266 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:22,920 Speaker 1: who has never hasn't done it in so long, He's 267 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:26,040 Speaker 1: always just been listening, right, So the fact that he 268 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:28,680 Speaker 1: had to come in and be that guy, I was 269 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:31,600 Speaker 1: really really scared for him and the things that I 270 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 1: thought came to fuishing Or what were your thoughts when 271 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 1: you saw the news that they're going to have a 272 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:42,920 Speaker 1: non quarterback play start on an NFL team in the 273 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:45,839 Speaker 1: regular season. Yeah, I actually called when a Kendall Hilton 274 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 1: Hilton Hinton's games at Wake for US when he was 275 00:12:49,559 --> 00:12:51,920 Speaker 1: playing quarterback his first three years at Wake for US, 276 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:53,440 Speaker 1: he was a guy that was in the mix to 277 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:56,319 Speaker 1: play quarter quarterback. Then of the game John Walford, who's 278 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 1: there at the same time and hitting a tremendous athlete. 279 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:01,920 Speaker 1: Completed fifties three percent of his passes there due for 280 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:04,840 Speaker 1: about fifteen hundred yards, ran the ball extremely well in 281 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 1: their in their zone read package. And then he switched 282 00:13:07,440 --> 00:13:09,480 Speaker 1: to wide receiver, caught seventy three balls for over a 283 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:11,840 Speaker 1: thousand yards in a senior year, and hey, he made 284 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:13,880 Speaker 1: the switch to wide receiver. The thing that came to 285 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:17,800 Speaker 1: mind from Iraq was he's drinking through a fire hose 286 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:21,240 Speaker 1: right now and their preparation to try to get him 287 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:24,360 Speaker 1: ready to go. Can you imagine how they're trying to 288 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:27,319 Speaker 1: He's sleeping on the playbook. They've got a guy that's 289 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 1: got a headphones on him. There's a guy whispering in 290 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:33,599 Speaker 1: his ear trying to get some semblance of the offense, 291 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 1: and shocked his touched on it. There was just a 292 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:39,280 Speaker 1: portion of the offense. He was going to be able 293 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:41,560 Speaker 1: to run a little zone read stuff, some play action, 294 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:45,280 Speaker 1: some keeper game stuff. What's that sound like? Sounds a 295 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 1: lot like the guy we played the weekend before, right, 296 00:13:47,679 --> 00:13:49,960 Speaker 1: a guy in Taysom Hill that all he did was 297 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:53,080 Speaker 1: do boot play action in a few dropback plays. Well, 298 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 1: he did it a little bit better because his defense 299 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:57,760 Speaker 1: provided him an opportunity to kind of grow in the game. 300 00:13:58,160 --> 00:14:01,280 Speaker 1: Denver's defense played crappy the whole day. They couldn't grow 301 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 1: in the game. They ran the ball down their throat, 302 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 1: so he didn't get any help. Certainly, it was a 303 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 1: tough day for him, and I wouldn't have wanted to 304 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:11,319 Speaker 1: be stuffed in that performance. But or in that situation. 305 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 1: But the only thing it came to me was drinking 306 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 1: through a fire hose to try to absorb that offense. Hey, righty, 307 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:21,520 Speaker 1: hey right. We arch actually thought about calling Linsion and 308 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:23,600 Speaker 1: boys and say, hey, you got two qbs who could 309 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:25,680 Speaker 1: possibly go out there and complete a couple of passes. 310 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:27,840 Speaker 1: I mean, r say, hey, spit the game check would 311 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 1: be good to go, man, that would I'm sure it. 312 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:31,960 Speaker 1: Look it might have been better than what they got, 313 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 1: by the way, what they got one of nine thirteen 314 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:37,360 Speaker 1: yards through the air, one hundred and twelve yards of 315 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 1: total offense, three turnovers, and of course they got blown 316 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:45,480 Speaker 1: out of the water a screen. All right, So let's 317 00:14:45,520 --> 00:14:47,760 Speaker 1: have a little bit of fun with this guy. So DJ, 318 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 1: let me start with you. That was obviously a pretty 319 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 1: bad quarterback performance, and we can't blame Kendall Hinton on 320 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:55,800 Speaker 1: it because he was drinking from a fire hose when 321 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:57,360 Speaker 1: he was trying to get ready for the game plan. 322 00:14:57,480 --> 00:15:02,240 Speaker 1: But tell me u instance or an example of some 323 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:05,200 Speaker 1: of the worst quarterback play that you've seen in your career. 324 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 1: You can't go back to something in nineteen seventy two. 325 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:10,280 Speaker 1: It's got to be something in your career. DJ, you 326 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 1: start us, all right, I know you always get on 327 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:14,640 Speaker 1: to me. You guys talk about me a lot when 328 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:16,880 Speaker 1: you say, give one instance, but I got two. I 329 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 1: got two. Okay, I got two. All right, you guys 330 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:21,160 Speaker 1: would like you guys would like the second one? All right. 331 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 1: The first one is I'm going back to Z three 332 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:26,520 Speaker 1: with Tim Hasselback. He went six of twenty six when 333 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 1: he's playing for the Washington football team, which they're called now, 334 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:34,160 Speaker 1: for fifty six yards and four interceptions and a loss 335 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 1: to Dallas. I mean, when you complete six passes and 336 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:39,520 Speaker 1: four of them were that's not a good day. The 337 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 1: second one, now, you guys are like us. The second 338 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:48,600 Speaker 1: worst QB performers is by yours truly. Oh. Back in 339 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:53,000 Speaker 1: two thousand and four, David green gets hurt. We're playing 340 00:15:53,040 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 1: against Georgia Tech. He gets hurt. Like the first couple 341 00:15:55,360 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 1: of series. I come in and I go five or 342 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:01,000 Speaker 1: sixteen for like one hundred well yard. I thought, takes 343 00:16:01,160 --> 00:16:05,120 Speaker 1: no intercepting, but I could not throw a slant. I 344 00:16:05,160 --> 00:16:08,680 Speaker 1: couldn't throw a hitch route. And this was Greeney's last year, 345 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 1: so the last impression, I guess it's gonna be our guy. 346 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:15,320 Speaker 1: So the Georgia fan base was this is the dude 347 00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:18,240 Speaker 1: that you guys gonna let's start next year. It still 348 00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:22,760 Speaker 1: completing five passes. I was terrible that day, oh man. 349 00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:26,800 Speaker 1: I was fumbling snaps, I was airmailing stuff. It was 350 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:31,120 Speaker 1: the worst game ever. J I like it, you know, normally, 351 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:32,920 Speaker 1: and I was waiting for Art to jump in and 352 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 1: just tell you never follow the rules. You always give 353 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 1: few examples, Archie. The second one was pretty good, so 354 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 1: I appreciate that. What do you got for us, Dave, 355 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:44,920 Speaker 1: I'm actually gonna give you two as well. Round like 356 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 1: the second. You'll like the second one on mine as well, 357 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:50,320 Speaker 1: and it's better than DJ's by the way, Shock, you 358 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:52,960 Speaker 1: fix things a little bit. Your senior year, being player 359 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:55,840 Speaker 1: year in the SEC, I think you were okay as 360 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:59,080 Speaker 1: a senior in Georgia. Peyton Manning in two thousand and 361 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:03,080 Speaker 1: fifteen has a just a horrible day against the Chiefs. 362 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 1: He goes five of twenty and this is a game 363 00:17:05,680 --> 00:17:09,359 Speaker 1: I actually watched five of twenty thirty five yards and 364 00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:13,479 Speaker 1: four yanks Peyton Manning out of the game. That's a 365 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:16,639 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame quarterback, Yanka, So shock, it can happen 366 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:19,640 Speaker 1: to all of us. I lead with that one, so 367 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:23,520 Speaker 1: I can tell one on me. I had the worst performance, 368 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:26,639 Speaker 1: maybe of a Falcon quarterback ever. We're playing the eighty 369 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:31,720 Speaker 1: five Bears in Chicago. I go two for fifty yards 370 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:35,399 Speaker 1: and two yanks, and I got hit on every play 371 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:38,000 Speaker 1: I threw the ball. Even when I handed the ball 372 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:42,719 Speaker 1: off to somebody popped me. That was the toughest day 373 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:45,399 Speaker 1: I've ever had as a quarterback as a football player, 374 00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:49,240 Speaker 1: because not only was I play him poorly in Chicago, 375 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:54,560 Speaker 1: was contributing heavily to that. It started sleeting about midway 376 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:57,480 Speaker 1: through the third quarter, and the sleet was hitting on 377 00:17:57,520 --> 00:18:01,000 Speaker 1: the AstroTurf, a soldier field, and it was laying there 378 00:18:01,040 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 1: like razor blade. So every time Richard bent, every time 379 00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:08,240 Speaker 1: the fridge, every time Mike Singletary drove me into the turf, 380 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:11,520 Speaker 1: it was just ripping my arms up in terry. So 381 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:14,840 Speaker 1: not only was I brutal as playing, I looked like 382 00:18:14,880 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 1: I'd been in a dog fight and lost, which I 383 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:20,919 Speaker 1: did a bear fight of this too, but that was 384 00:18:20,920 --> 00:18:22,879 Speaker 1: in the back end of a bare run where they sept. 385 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:25,520 Speaker 1: They I got the numbers are They beat Dallas forty 386 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:28,200 Speaker 1: four to nothing. They beat Detroit twenty four to three. 387 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:31,320 Speaker 1: They beat us thirty six to nothing that day. It 388 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:34,280 Speaker 1: was part of that Bear mystique, that eighty five Bear team. 389 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:38,200 Speaker 1: But two for fifteen shot ten yards. Arch. I could 390 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 1: not wait to get on the bus. I wanted to 391 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:44,359 Speaker 1: get that Arch. There's no way that is worse because 392 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 1: you're planning against the freaking eighty five Bears. They probably 393 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:50,119 Speaker 1: did that to a lot of people, but Arch just 394 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 1: to put a little chair on top of mine to 395 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:54,359 Speaker 1: kind of put me over the top. Here. Grenn to 396 00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:58,800 Speaker 1: get hurt, fractured his thumb and I'd come into ball game. 397 00:18:58,840 --> 00:19:01,520 Speaker 1: The game was so bad. I was so bad. They 398 00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:04,679 Speaker 1: put him back in the game with a fractured just 399 00:19:04,800 --> 00:19:07,840 Speaker 1: to make sure Georgia won the game. Is that it 400 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:10,880 Speaker 1: didn't get too far out of hand. Yeah, they put 401 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:16,040 Speaker 1: an injured guy back. I don't look. I don't think 402 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 1: I'm gonna take the cake. You guys got two good 403 00:19:18,560 --> 00:19:20,480 Speaker 1: ones here. I'm gonna give you two quick ones. Two 404 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:23,440 Speaker 1: thousand and one. Tide Debtmer good buddy of mine, played 405 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:26,120 Speaker 1: for the Falcons. He was with the Lions at the time, 406 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:28,320 Speaker 1: filling in for Charlie Batch, and they were playing the 407 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:38,000 Speaker 1: Tim couch Land Cleveland Browns Uggernaut arched. You can't say 408 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:41,240 Speaker 1: Browns and Juggernaut in the same sime, all right, but 409 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:44,399 Speaker 1: you guys will talking about interceptions. How about Tide debtmer 410 00:19:44,520 --> 00:19:49,720 Speaker 1: through seven picks in that game? Seven? He actually threw eight. 411 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 1: One of them got called back because of a penalty 412 00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:55,000 Speaker 1: through seven and and and this might this kind of 413 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:58,600 Speaker 1: would color in the situation against the Browns, right the Lions. 414 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 1: They lost this game, but they lost twenty four to fourteen. 415 00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:05,720 Speaker 1: How do you throw seven interceptions and you don't get 416 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 1: blown out of the water because we're playing against the Browns. 417 00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:13,919 Speaker 1: All right. Now, here's a quick personal personal story here, Dave. 418 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:15,880 Speaker 1: I don't even know if you know this one. So 419 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:19,000 Speaker 1: I can't remember the year because we're talking about personal experiences. 420 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:21,439 Speaker 1: So I played quarterback in college. I went there. I 421 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:23,480 Speaker 1: went to Minnesota as a quarterback, but I switched the 422 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:26,159 Speaker 1: tight end long snapper. There was a game when I 423 00:20:26,240 --> 00:20:28,679 Speaker 1: was playing with Atlanta where Michael Vick was hurt and 424 00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:31,119 Speaker 1: Doug Johnson was hurt. So Kurt Kittner was going to 425 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:34,560 Speaker 1: be the starter and we didn't have another quarterback. So 426 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:37,240 Speaker 1: they asked me. They knew that I played quarterback, in college. 427 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:39,679 Speaker 1: They were like, Rack, we might need you to be 428 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:43,520 Speaker 1: the backup, and I was like, oh, like yeah, after practice, 429 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 1: we need you to take some snaps. It was Tom 430 00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:47,600 Speaker 1: McClure was a center at the time, and Mike Johnson 431 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:49,760 Speaker 1: was a quarterback coach, and he came out and he 432 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:51,840 Speaker 1: had me throw a couple of passes because they wanted 433 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:54,480 Speaker 1: to kind of see where I was at. Right I 434 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:57,479 Speaker 1: threw like a little inside seam route down the field 435 00:20:57,760 --> 00:21:01,439 Speaker 1: and I airmailed whoever. It was tight guards, and I 436 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 1: think after that they're like, all right, yeah, we'll probably 437 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:09,360 Speaker 1: just go with somebody else. But I, how was it drop? Though? 438 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:13,920 Speaker 1: I was clean, Yeah, the drop was. Everything else looked good, 439 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:17,960 Speaker 1: but just the actual execution offense was not smooth at all. 440 00:21:19,119 --> 00:21:21,479 Speaker 1: So anyway, hey guys, that's good right there. I like that. 441 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:24,439 Speaker 1: So hopefully Denver will have a little bit of a 442 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:26,720 Speaker 1: better quarterback situation than they put on the field last week. 443 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:29,199 Speaker 1: All right, quick, real quick, Let's switch to the Saints 444 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:31,840 Speaker 1: and Falcons. Aren't you talked about it? This week? Falcons 445 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:34,199 Speaker 1: are facing off with New Orleans again. Give us a 446 00:21:34,280 --> 00:21:38,040 Speaker 1: reason why this matchup will go differently than the first 447 00:21:38,080 --> 00:21:41,440 Speaker 1: one did well, simply, pride is the first thing that 448 00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:43,760 Speaker 1: comes to mind for me when your quarterback has been 449 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:46,639 Speaker 1: sacked seventeen times the last two times this team has 450 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:49,240 Speaker 1: topped on the field with your team. That includes the 451 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:51,480 Speaker 1: game last year at Mercedes Been Stadium in the first 452 00:21:51,480 --> 00:21:55,040 Speaker 1: game this year in down in New Orleans, Ryan's been 453 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:58,840 Speaker 1: sacked seventeen times. Just from a pride factor standpoint, that's 454 00:21:58,880 --> 00:22:01,480 Speaker 1: gonna lead me to think this is going to be different. Plus, 455 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:04,280 Speaker 1: you can't play worse on offense than you played in 456 00:22:04,320 --> 00:22:07,919 Speaker 1: that game. Offensively, you did nothing. Your defense played up 457 00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:09,919 Speaker 1: well enough to win the football game for you. Now 458 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:11,520 Speaker 1: they ran a little bit late in the game because 459 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:13,399 Speaker 1: Atlanta was on the field for twenty one minutes of 460 00:22:13,440 --> 00:22:15,760 Speaker 1: the second half. That won't happen in this game. It's 461 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:17,480 Speaker 1: give me a much tighter game and Lanta's gonna have 462 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:20,119 Speaker 1: a chance to win the football game. Pride, DJ and 463 00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:23,359 Speaker 1: momentum from their performance last week. What else can you 464 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:25,719 Speaker 1: add to that would that would make somebody think that 465 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:27,720 Speaker 1: the outcome is going to go differently than it did 466 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:30,439 Speaker 1: last time. Well, I think you've seen kind of the 467 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:32,919 Speaker 1: blueprint of how you keep a quarterback in the pocket. 468 00:22:32,920 --> 00:22:34,560 Speaker 1: Derek Carr is not a guy who's gonna get outside 469 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:36,320 Speaker 1: and run all over the place. But I thought they 470 00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:38,280 Speaker 1: did a good job of putting a fence around him. 471 00:22:38,280 --> 00:22:40,040 Speaker 1: I think you do a better job this week of 472 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:43,520 Speaker 1: your disguises, of your looks, of muddying up the gaps 473 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:46,000 Speaker 1: for Tayson Hill so that when things aren't there or 474 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:48,560 Speaker 1: things don't look good for him, he looks to take off. 475 00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:50,880 Speaker 1: I think you have a better plan this week going 476 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:53,919 Speaker 1: in versus him that forces them to be one dimensional 477 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:56,160 Speaker 1: and you don't allow let Tavia's murder to get off 478 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:59,280 Speaker 1: or Iva Camara. You forced Taysom Hill to be the 479 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:02,120 Speaker 1: guy throwing the football and not to get his confidence 480 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:04,320 Speaker 1: like he did last time running. Yeah, they're gonna have 481 00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:06,159 Speaker 1: to frustrate him early. And I'll tell you, if the 482 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 1: defense comes out and plays like they did against the Raiders, 483 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 1: they get in early turnover. But they play intense like 484 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 1: we talked about, they play inspired, and as Arch mentioned, 485 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:17,440 Speaker 1: they play with an attitude that they're going to put 486 00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:19,480 Speaker 1: a whole better performance on the field than they did 487 00:23:19,520 --> 00:23:21,440 Speaker 1: the first matchup. I think this one has a chance 488 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:23,880 Speaker 1: of going differently. All right, guys, for our final topic here, 489 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:27,679 Speaker 1: because we talked about it early on the change in 490 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:30,040 Speaker 1: how this season has gone oh and five to start 491 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:32,840 Speaker 1: since Raheem Morris is taken over, he's been feigned too 492 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:35,760 Speaker 1: with this team. So now that we've gotten a chance 493 00:23:35,840 --> 00:23:38,600 Speaker 1: to see six ball games out of this Atlanta, this 494 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:42,600 Speaker 1: Raheem Morris led Atlanta Falcons, DJ, give us what your 495 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:44,680 Speaker 1: thoughts are and whether or not you feel like he's 496 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:46,760 Speaker 1: done enough or he still has a lot to do 497 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:49,960 Speaker 1: to be actually named the permanent head coach for Atlanta. 498 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:52,119 Speaker 1: I think to the points you are now, you should 499 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:55,399 Speaker 1: buy stock and Raheem Morris. Obviously, there's a ton of 500 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:58,359 Speaker 1: ball games left that can decide that fate. And you 501 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:01,040 Speaker 1: look at it, are committed earlier four two. What you 502 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:03,320 Speaker 1: look back at you shouldn't be five and one. Obviously 503 00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:05,920 Speaker 1: Detroit game was something that you know, it was a 504 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:08,879 Speaker 1: just a bad situation. You should be five and one 505 00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:11,360 Speaker 1: at this point at this point, and this team has 506 00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:14,680 Speaker 1: played really well under Raheem Wars every ball game they've 507 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 1: been in it. You've seen adjustments, you've seen things happen 508 00:24:17,119 --> 00:24:20,120 Speaker 1: at halftime, you see the different ways they've decided to play. 509 00:24:20,160 --> 00:24:23,119 Speaker 1: The only game you really didn't show your medal was 510 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:24,840 Speaker 1: against the Saints a couple of weeks ago, and now 511 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 1: you have an opportunity to show it again at home, 512 00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:30,400 Speaker 1: in front of your home crowd, in front of are 513 00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:33,320 Speaker 1: the play. All that kind of stuff matters. I think 514 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:35,239 Speaker 1: you buy stock and Raheem wars He's done a good 515 00:24:35,320 --> 00:24:38,280 Speaker 1: job so far, and the way you finish the season 516 00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:40,480 Speaker 1: out determines if he does. But right now I would 517 00:24:40,520 --> 00:24:43,560 Speaker 1: say absolutely yes. All right, arch, if you're logging into 518 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:47,360 Speaker 1: your investment count and you are thinking about buying shares 519 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:50,840 Speaker 1: in Raheem Morris, are you buying a few? Are you 520 00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:53,920 Speaker 1: holding or are you buying a ton? Right now? Yeah, 521 00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:57,280 Speaker 1: I'm buying a few. Rack. I think that I think 522 00:24:57,320 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 1: you got a temperate where you got four five games left, 523 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:03,480 Speaker 1: the three or divisional opponents. We know how important those are. 524 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:06,919 Speaker 1: Raheem's done a nice job, and I want to remind 525 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:10,080 Speaker 1: the fan here that's watching this and we appreciate you, 526 00:25:10,119 --> 00:25:15,680 Speaker 1: by the way. But just because Raheem is maybe potentially 527 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:17,560 Speaker 1: becomes a head football coach, which there's a chance. I 528 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:19,840 Speaker 1: think there's a real chance for Raheem to retain this 529 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:22,440 Speaker 1: job and be that named the head guy, doesn't mean 530 00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:26,000 Speaker 1: that that entire staff stays okay. So I think that 531 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:29,320 Speaker 1: that's something to keep in mind because you think, oh, 532 00:25:29,359 --> 00:25:31,400 Speaker 1: I don't like what we're doing on offense, or oh 533 00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:34,399 Speaker 1: I don't like what we're doing on special teams, Well 534 00:25:34,560 --> 00:25:36,880 Speaker 1: that's all going to be evaluated as well. What you're 535 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:40,280 Speaker 1: looking at is the man, the leader, the motivator that 536 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:43,719 Speaker 1: Raheem Morris has been these six games. And there's a 537 00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:47,360 Speaker 1: lot of stock that you should grab in Raheem Morris's 538 00:25:47,840 --> 00:25:50,480 Speaker 1: at a Raheem Morris's corner. He's done an excellent job 539 00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:52,840 Speaker 1: with that. I think he is identified and being able 540 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:57,359 Speaker 1: to track down that's part that you go to to 541 00:25:57,400 --> 00:26:00,240 Speaker 1: get a player to play. He's got it. He's got 542 00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:03,560 Speaker 1: that ability to do that. Now, obviously surrounding him with 543 00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:06,239 Speaker 1: things that'll be another part of the decision. But from 544 00:26:06,280 --> 00:26:09,480 Speaker 1: a Raheem Morris standpoint, I like what I see big time. Yeah, 545 00:26:09,760 --> 00:26:12,720 Speaker 1: And obviously the chips are still stacked against him, guys, 546 00:26:12,760 --> 00:26:15,920 Speaker 1: but like, I don't think and again, the crazier things 547 00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:18,919 Speaker 1: have happened. But if Raheem to me, it's playoffs. Like 548 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:22,760 Speaker 1: if Raheem Morris can somehow get this team into the playoffs, 549 00:26:22,800 --> 00:26:25,000 Speaker 1: it could be one of the biggest stories in the 550 00:26:25,160 --> 00:26:27,959 Speaker 1: entire year, the Atlanta Falcons, the team that started oh 551 00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:31,080 Speaker 1: and five, made a midseason change and a season that 552 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:34,080 Speaker 1: looked like it was doomed, and Raheem Morris gets him 553 00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:35,920 Speaker 1: back to the playoffs. I can't sit here and say, 554 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:38,880 Speaker 1: if you're Arthur Blank, there's no reason you don't hire him. 555 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:41,160 Speaker 1: But I feel like, what else does he have to 556 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:44,160 Speaker 1: do if he's able to get this team in the playoffs? Guys, 557 00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:47,320 Speaker 1: that is a big two letter word. If right, there's 558 00:26:47,359 --> 00:26:50,679 Speaker 1: a huge, very difficult slate coming up with the Saints 559 00:26:50,760 --> 00:26:53,560 Speaker 1: two games against Tampa, the Chargers, and by the way, 560 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:56,040 Speaker 1: the Chiefs as well. I mean, obviously one of the 561 00:26:56,119 --> 00:26:57,720 Speaker 1: best teams in the league. But he can, if he 562 00:26:57,720 --> 00:27:00,720 Speaker 1: can somehow find a way to live this team in 563 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:03,600 Speaker 1: the playoffs, that would give him the best chance because 564 00:27:03,800 --> 00:27:05,840 Speaker 1: we heard from Arthur Blank that if if Raheem Morris 565 00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:07,880 Speaker 1: goes eleven and oh, yeah, he's gonna get the job. Well, 566 00:27:07,880 --> 00:27:09,560 Speaker 1: he's not going to go eleven and oh, but if 567 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:12,440 Speaker 1: he can get this oh and five starting team into 568 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:14,640 Speaker 1: the playoffs, there's a very good chance that he gets 569 00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:16,199 Speaker 1: his job. And to your point, arch I love that 570 00:27:16,280 --> 00:27:18,240 Speaker 1: point is that it doesn't have to be the guys 571 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:20,400 Speaker 1: that are on staff right now. It could be Raheem 572 00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:23,080 Speaker 1: Morris and then guys that he goes around the NFL 573 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:26,720 Speaker 1: in hand picks that will end up complimenting the way 574 00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:28,879 Speaker 1: that he's going to motivate his team. So there you 575 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:30,919 Speaker 1: got it, folks. That's kind of where our thoughts are 576 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:32,880 Speaker 1: whether or not Rahee Morris has a chance to take 577 00:27:32,920 --> 00:27:34,720 Speaker 1: this job. But we're gonna go ahead and wrap it 578 00:27:34,840 --> 00:27:38,080 Speaker 1: up right there, fellows. I enjoyed that, especially that quarterback 579 00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:42,200 Speaker 1: performance discussion. I know more about you guys now because 580 00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:44,879 Speaker 1: of that. All right, that's gonna Do you want to 581 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:47,159 Speaker 1: go back to Chicago? Ever? I never want to go 582 00:27:47,160 --> 00:27:52,399 Speaker 1: back to Chicago. Everyone Dad played the eighty five Bears. 583 00:27:53,359 --> 00:27:55,679 Speaker 1: Play the eighty five Bears. DJ Arch, you guys were 584 00:27:55,680 --> 00:27:57,399 Speaker 1: great again this week. I appreciate it. We'll see you 585 00:27:57,440 --> 00:27:59,040 Speaker 1: guys next week. That's gonna wrap things up for the 586 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:01,400 Speaker 1: Falcons attaw present about AT and T will be back 587 00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 1: same time, same place, or whenever you tune us in 588 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:06,399 Speaker 1: next week after the Falcons game. Thanks so much for 589 00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:12,720 Speaker 1: joining us. Everybody you're listening to Falcons Audible presented by 590 00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:13,720 Speaker 1: AT and t