1 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 1: What's up, everybody, and welcome to another edition of The 2 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 1: Falcon's Final Whistle podcasts. Y'all haven't heard that intro in 3 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks because Tory and I I'm Scott Bear. 4 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: That's Tory mc laney. We've been on summer vacation and 5 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:22,080 Speaker 1: it has been awesome. I went to Key West with 6 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:24,959 Speaker 1: the fam, had a blast. Saw a shark while I 7 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 1: was snorkeling actually here, and the the swimsuit right off me. Basically, 8 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 1: it was like, wait, that's a ten foot shark very 9 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 1: close to my six year old son. That's not a 10 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 1: good situation. Do you know what I did, Tory? I 11 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:44,560 Speaker 1: didn't pay y'all shark. I just moved a few other 12 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 1: strangers closer to the shark and me farther away, so 13 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:50,479 Speaker 1: the shark would want them, not me. I don't think 14 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: that a good person. But what's the saying, like, if 15 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 1: a bear is chasing you, like, you just have to 16 00:00:55,960 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 1: be faster than the slowest parson. That's the same, the 17 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 1: same principle, you just have to be faster than other 18 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:07,039 Speaker 1: people in the water. Yes, that is exactly right. So 19 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 1: we are prerecording this when I went to Key West, 20 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:13,960 Speaker 1: Tory has gone to Tybee Island. There's a Jamaica trip 21 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 1: coming up. I think you will be on your Jamaica 22 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:19,039 Speaker 1: trip when this podcast comes out. I think, if I'm 23 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 1: doing the math right, you've got to be stoked for that. 24 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: I cannot wait. I'm going with one of my friends 25 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:29,479 Speaker 1: who is from Jamaica, so we're doing the true Jamaican 26 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 1: experience because we're staying with her grandmother for a couple 27 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 1: of nights. So it's gonna be It's gonna be fun. 28 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 1: Will there be any time for you to have a 29 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 1: cocktail with a tiny umbrella in it? Though? Oh, that'll 30 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: be So we're staying at an all inclusive resort like 31 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 1: the first three nights that were there, so I will 32 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 1: only be drinking things if they have a tiny umbrella. 33 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: I feel like that's essential because heading into training camp, 34 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 1: our lives formally end and we turn ourselves over to 35 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 1: the Falcons machine as they try to improve and continue building. 36 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 1: In Terry Fontineau and Arthur Smith's second season, how about 37 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 1: that for a transition, We're heading into this training camp, 38 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 1: which I think, I don't know what you think. I 39 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 1: think is intriguing as heck, right, because there is so 40 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 1: much competition. How many times have we heard prove it, 41 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 1: you know, earn your role, right, there's gonna be I 42 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 1: think there's more training camp competition than any camp that 43 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 1: I've covered, whether it was the Falcons or the Raiders 44 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 1: or the forty nine ers in several years. And I 45 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:38,959 Speaker 1: think there are several intriguing areas where there's gonna be 46 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 1: a lot of drama, right that we really don't know 47 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 1: who's going to start, who's going to have these bigger roles. 48 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 1: And over the course of the next fifteen twenty minutes, 49 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 1: we're going to talk about those specific areas that the 50 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: three kind of big storylines that Torry and I are 51 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:57,360 Speaker 1: focusing on as we head into training camp. Oh and 52 00:02:57,440 --> 00:03:00,399 Speaker 1: by the way, we've got some freaking awesome stuff coming 53 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:03,359 Speaker 1: up during training camp. We're talking about live podcasts, we're 54 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 1: talking about player guests, so much fun stuff coming up 55 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 1: on the Falcons final whistle. But before we get to that, 56 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 1: we have to talk about what's coming up and Tory's 57 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 1: what's a storyline that you're going to have your eye 58 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 1: on as we start to get into late July in 59 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: August and we move towards the regular season, I think 60 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: this isn't a very I don't even know what the 61 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 1: word is. It's not like a very sexy answer to 62 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: say the line of scrimmage and offensive line and defensive line. 63 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 1: But I'm gonna say it because I think every good 64 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 1: thing that could happen for the Falcons to me, it starts, 65 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 1: it begins and ends at the line of scrimmage. And 66 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: I can't look at this twenty twenty two Falcons team 67 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 1: and not look at this line of scrimmage and hope 68 00:03:57,240 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: that there is significant improvement from twenty twenty one to 69 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two, both on the offensive and defensive line. 70 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 1: For the offensive line, it's protecting the quarterback, whoever it 71 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 1: may be, though I'm saying right now it's going to 72 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 1: be Marcus Mariota, but you know, don't come for me. 73 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: But it's protecting him. It's making sure that he has 74 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 1: time in the pocket. It's all of these things that 75 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 1: we need to see an improvement on it. Then with 76 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 1: the defensive line, I know we're going to talk about it. 77 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 1: It's getting after the quarterback. It's getting the guy off 78 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 1: of his spot and not letting him leak out the side. 79 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 1: I mean, that's these are all things that are very 80 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:40,279 Speaker 1: important to any success the Falcons may have in twenty 81 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:43,559 Speaker 1: twenty two. Yeah, and I look at it. This team 82 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 1: has a bunch of intriguing skill players. I want to 83 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:49,160 Speaker 1: see what Tyler Algier can do. I want to see 84 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:51,159 Speaker 1: what Drake Lundon can do. And Kyle Pitts in his 85 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: second year, and I think Brian Edwards is on the 86 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,280 Speaker 1: verge of a breakout year. None of those guys can 87 00:04:56,279 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 1: do anything if they are not protected, right, And I 88 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: think here's the weird thing is that we talk about competition, competition, competition, challengers. Right, 89 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 1: It's possible. It's possible that we go into twenty twenty 90 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: two with the exact same offensive line that we that 91 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 1: the Falcons had last year. Yeah, it's possible. But Matt 92 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: Hennessy is going to be challenged at center, Jayleen Mayfield 93 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:26,479 Speaker 1: will be challenged at left guard, Caleb McGarry will be 94 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 1: challenged at right tackle. And I think if they go 95 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 1: earn it, then they deserve the right to maintain their jobs. 96 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 1: But I think the fact that there will be challengers, 97 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:41,719 Speaker 1: veteran challengers. Jermaine Effettie first round pick, right up and 98 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 1: down sort of career to this point he wants to 99 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 1: start right. Drew Dallman didn't come here to be a 100 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 1: backup right at center, and I think that competition is 101 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 1: going to be good. So if we end up with 102 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: the same starting five, okay, cool. But they have earned it. 103 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 1: We're last year. I think they were given it a 104 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: little bit, right, Yeah. I think it was more of 105 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:07,920 Speaker 1: a we are just patching this up to get through 106 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 1: the first few weeks, and then you get to a 107 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:13,479 Speaker 1: point where it's like, Okay, you can't necessarily take you 108 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:15,480 Speaker 1: can't take Jayleen Mayfield out of this. I mean, I 109 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:19,920 Speaker 1: think I think people forget that the offensive line was 110 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 1: set differently before last year's training camp than what it 111 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 1: actually ended up being. I think Josh Andrews was supposed 112 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:30,480 Speaker 1: to play a much bigger role and then he goes 113 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 1: and gets injured a couple weeks into training camp, and 114 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:37,839 Speaker 1: that to me, changed the whole scope of the offensive line. 115 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 1: Because of that, now we're looking at a different group altogether. 116 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 1: And I think that you're absolutely right that there is 117 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:49,279 Speaker 1: I've said this before, I think I've said it on TV, 118 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 1: But like the offensive line competition I think is going 119 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: to be it should be the nastiest competition on the field. 120 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:02,279 Speaker 1: This training camp bar none in my opinion, they should 121 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 1: be beating each other up to earn that starting role. 122 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 1: And going back to the storyline, we're on the offensive line, 123 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 1: but you said line up scrimmage, and I think once 124 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 1: we get pads on, which is I don't know, five 125 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 1: days into camp something like that, I think it's going 126 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 1: to be intense, right. And I think that those one 127 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 1: on ones, the eleven on eleven stuff, I think is 128 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 1: going to be fascinating. And I think it can transition 129 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 1: talking about the line of scrimmage can transition to another 130 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 1: storyline that I really am keeping an eye on. And 131 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 1: it revolves around the number eighteen. Right. Number eighteen was 132 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 1: the number of sacks the Falcons had last year. T J. 133 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:45,520 Speaker 1: Watt had more. Okay, that's not good they I know 134 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:48,920 Speaker 1: sacks aren't the be all end all right, but I 135 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 1: think that's an indicator. Those are game changing plays. Sacks 136 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 1: can come with strip sax, Sacks can force a punt, 137 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: Sacks can change the course of an offensive series. In 138 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 1: addition to the fact that the Falcons were very good 139 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 1: at doing the basics right, containing mobile quarterbacks, keeping guys 140 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 1: in the pocket, forcing Arrant throws, getting your hand up 141 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:13,400 Speaker 1: and knocking the ball down, right, basic stuff that needs 142 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 1: to get better. So with the defensive line, we're kind 143 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: of the Falcons are hoping for better from the same right, 144 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 1: Grady Jarrett to quant Graham, Marlon Davidson. Potential hasn't been 145 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 1: realized yet, has to get better off the edge. Lorenzo Carter, 146 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:33,840 Speaker 1: I will not stop talking about this dude. I think 147 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:36,120 Speaker 1: he's poised for a breakout year. I know it kills 148 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:38,559 Speaker 1: Tory because I give him so many compliments that she 149 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 1: doesn't have a chance to. Here's the thing with Lorenzo Carter. 150 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 1: I feel like I could add so much to the conversation, 151 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:48,440 Speaker 1: but God just keeps talking about him that I built up. 152 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:51,719 Speaker 1: I feel the need like I can't talk about him 153 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 1: because then like we're both talking about him, and then 154 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:57,320 Speaker 1: it's overkilled. You know, It's like there's a there's a 155 00:08:57,360 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 1: fine line. So I will let you have your Lorenzo 156 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:04,320 Speaker 1: Carter soapbox. I give it to you, all right. Well, 157 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 1: then let's transition to the rookie and what do you expect? 158 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 1: What do you expect? What are you looking to see 159 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:15,280 Speaker 1: during training camp? From Arnold Ebacadie and D'Angelo Malone, the 160 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:18,960 Speaker 1: third round pick. Yeah, I want to be able to 161 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:24,559 Speaker 1: see obvious improvement. And am not saying that in any 162 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 1: way to say like that I didn't see them do 163 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:29,800 Speaker 1: well in mini camp. That's not what I'm saying at all, men, 164 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 1: But I think there is a misconception that mini camp 165 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:34,360 Speaker 1: you can learn a lot from mini camp. And I 166 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:36,839 Speaker 1: can sit here and say you don't learn a dang 167 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 1: thing in mini camp, thank you, because you are not 168 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 1: seeing these guys go even seventy five percent like there 169 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:49,959 Speaker 1: aren't there aren't pads on, no one's hitting, there's no tackling, 170 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:52,839 Speaker 1: there's no running like and so you don't get to 171 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:55,880 Speaker 1: see these guys really get after it in the way 172 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 1: that you need to see in order to understand what 173 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:02,800 Speaker 1: they need to do and improve on. So for training 174 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:05,680 Speaker 1: camp purposes, I want to see exactly like what we're 175 00:10:05,679 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 1: talking about with offensive line, I want to see Arnold Ebuchetti, 176 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 1: D'Angelo Malone, Ada Ogan Dagi, Lorenzo Carter. I want to 177 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 1: see them get after it. I want to see them 178 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:20,880 Speaker 1: be able to make some things happen when they are 179 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:25,280 Speaker 1: playing in those more live settings. And I do believe 180 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:27,840 Speaker 1: that we are going to learn a lot more when 181 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:31,679 Speaker 1: we get into the joint practices with New York and Jacksonville. 182 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:36,600 Speaker 1: I think those four practices, to me are the most 183 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:40,839 Speaker 1: important days of training camp. And I would hope that 184 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:44,080 Speaker 1: by the time we get to week one that we 185 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:48,079 Speaker 1: see a guy like Arnold Ebuketty. Maybe he's not starting 186 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:52,239 Speaker 1: in the very first package or the very first rotation, 187 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:55,560 Speaker 1: but he should be in that rotation, you know, like 188 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 1: he should be a big part of it. And I 189 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:00,560 Speaker 1: think like the expectation for a guy like Arnold Becketti 190 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 1: isn't necessarily to start day one, week one of the season, 191 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 1: it's to develop into that guy. I'm okay with not 192 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 1: seeing him be a full time starter until halfway through 193 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:16,959 Speaker 1: the season because I want to see him improve. I 194 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:19,199 Speaker 1: want to see I don't want to see a linear line. 195 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:21,680 Speaker 1: I want to see it go up. I want I 196 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 1: want to see the production go up as the year 197 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:29,520 Speaker 1: goes on. That's that's the hope that I have for Arnold. 198 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:32,760 Speaker 1: Evokeati's year in D'Angelo Malone too. I don't want to 199 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:37,120 Speaker 1: not talk about him, but mainly Arnold Abaghetti. Yeah, I 200 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:42,760 Speaker 1: think if you're being a negative Nancy, you would say 201 00:11:43,679 --> 00:11:46,400 Speaker 1: that Arnold Evocati is a one year wonder, right, that 202 00:11:46,559 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 1: he had a great year at Penn State, some decent 203 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:52,840 Speaker 1: years at Temple. There are some draftnicks that thought he 204 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:55,560 Speaker 1: was a first round pick, that he belonged in that 205 00:11:56,880 --> 00:12:00,200 Speaker 1: elite class. I think he has all the tools. I 206 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:02,559 Speaker 1: think he has the right mindset. Guys, once you get 207 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:04,960 Speaker 1: to know him, you're gonna dig him. He is just 208 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:10,760 Speaker 1: a cool dude personality plus and comes with a great 209 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:16,000 Speaker 1: backstory that we'll have features about. But nonetheless, I think 210 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 1: it's gonna be interesting for him. I think de'angelo I 211 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 1: just want to see him as that like rabid dog 212 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:24,800 Speaker 1: being held by the leash and then somebody just like, 213 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 1: let's go of it right Like I want him to 214 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 1: do that. I want his one job to be like 215 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:32,680 Speaker 1: see that quarterback right there, go tackle that dude. Well 216 00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:35,679 Speaker 1: that's what he was. That's what he was in at 217 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:40,079 Speaker 1: Western Kentucky. I mean I talked to scouts and assistant 218 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:43,400 Speaker 1: coaches if you read my Rookie series, like you know 219 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:47,040 Speaker 1: that was de'angelo Malone's role at Western Kentucky. They were 220 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:52,959 Speaker 1: just like DeAngelo sick him. That's literally what Edmondcino said 221 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:58,080 Speaker 1: they did with him, and so, translating that to the league, 222 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 1: I completely get what you're saying. Yeah, So I think 223 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 1: if they can up the number of game altering plays, 224 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:10,199 Speaker 1: whether it's strip sacks or whether it's quarterback pressure that 225 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:13,480 Speaker 1: forces an errand throw. AJ Terrell would appreciate some quarterback 226 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:16,679 Speaker 1: pressure that leads to lame ducks that float up that 227 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 1: he can snatch out of the air. And there are 228 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:22,680 Speaker 1: some good defensive backs here. I'm pretty confident that the 229 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:25,920 Speaker 1: secondary will be a strength. Yeah. I think. I think 230 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 1: Jalen Hawkins, he's in my Lorenzo Carter camp. I think 231 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:34,040 Speaker 1: we could have breakout, seasoned material from him. So I 232 00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:36,040 Speaker 1: think there's a lot of intriguing things to look at. 233 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:39,640 Speaker 1: Line of scrimmage, offensive line. We talked about the pass rush, 234 00:13:39,679 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 1: but we got to talk about the quarterbacks, right, I 235 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:45,720 Speaker 1: do it. I think I'm one hundred percent in agreement 236 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 1: with you that Marcus Mariota is gonna start the year 237 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 1: as the starter. Yeah, I mean, dosn't. Ritter, according to reports, 238 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:55,800 Speaker 1: was talking in the pre draft process saying how he 239 00:13:55,880 --> 00:13:59,319 Speaker 1: was going to unseat a veteran right he's got I 240 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:03,040 Speaker 1: don't know, just he got. He has he has something 241 00:14:03,280 --> 00:14:09,760 Speaker 1: that right, that's really intriguing to me, you know, um, 242 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:12,320 Speaker 1: and I want to know what that's about. And I 243 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:15,720 Speaker 1: think he's going to push. He's forty four and six 244 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:19,200 Speaker 1: was his collegiate record. The guy's a winner, he just has. 245 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:22,880 Speaker 1: He never lost at home. I don't think, no, he 246 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:27,640 Speaker 1: never lost at home. That Yeah, that was something that 247 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:29,720 Speaker 1: I kept talking to people about. They're like, well, you 248 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 1: talk to Desmond Ritter and he's a winner, and he 249 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:35,880 Speaker 1: has a comparative competitive spirit and etcetera, etcetera. It's all 250 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 1: good things, of course, but then you actually talk to 251 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 1: Desmond Ritter and it makes sense, Like that's the thing 252 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 1: is like, I think that talking to him, I think 253 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 1: he's very I mean I I think if you were 254 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 1: to say, like go up to Desmond Ritter and be like, hey, man, 255 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:55,720 Speaker 1: like enjoy your backup role in twenty twenty two, he'd 256 00:14:55,760 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 1: be like, I don't know what you're talking about. Like 257 00:14:57,600 --> 00:14:59,440 Speaker 1: I'm going to be the starter, you know. Like he 258 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 1: just cares each himself in that way, in that confident way, 259 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:05,640 Speaker 1: and I think that vote's really well for him. And 260 00:15:05,680 --> 00:15:08,440 Speaker 1: I think something that I'm never gonna get over is 261 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 1: Arthur Smiths saying that from the neck up that Desmond 262 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 1: Ritter is light years ahead of rookie quarterbacks that he's 263 00:15:14,640 --> 00:15:18,240 Speaker 1: worked with before. I cannot that does not pay that 264 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:21,280 Speaker 1: type of compliment to someone I don't know. I don't 265 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 1: know how else to like pound it into people's brains. 266 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:28,080 Speaker 1: That that is a very very important comment for Arthur 267 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:31,080 Speaker 1: Smith to make about a rookie quarterback. Like if you 268 00:15:31,160 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 1: go back to last training camp, right, and we were 269 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:37,080 Speaker 1: all there and we all saw Kyle Pitts doing Kyle 270 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 1: Pitts things in practice in training camp. There are times 271 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 1: where I mean he's going over and above like he 272 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:50,400 Speaker 1: he just his physical tools were evident. And then you 273 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:53,640 Speaker 1: go to the press conference and you'd be like, hey, Arthur, 274 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:56,640 Speaker 1: did you see Kyle Pitts do that crazy athletic thing? 275 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:58,640 Speaker 1: And be like, I don't want to talk about I 276 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:02,040 Speaker 1: don't see nothing. Right, he just wouldn't do it because 277 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 1: he has a philosophy and that you got to go 278 00:16:08,160 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 1: prove it, right, Yeah, Like in a game, Arthur Smith 279 00:16:11,520 --> 00:16:14,800 Speaker 1: talks a lot about Kyle made like a crazy one 280 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:18,360 Speaker 1: handed going one way, the ball was going another way 281 00:16:18,400 --> 00:16:22,040 Speaker 1: catch against Tampa Bay, Right, And then after that he 282 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:25,040 Speaker 1: was talking to our PR director Davidasity, and he was like, 283 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:29,200 Speaker 1: the media has got to talk about that. Right, then 284 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:31,760 Speaker 1: he's alloted to compliment that type of behavior. He went 285 00:16:31,760 --> 00:16:34,360 Speaker 1: out and did it, right, So to have this back 286 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:36,760 Speaker 1: to Desen writ or now I'm wondering when we were 287 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:41,560 Speaker 1: going to go back. Maybe never, So we going back 288 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:45,640 Speaker 1: to to Desmond. That's I'm trying to give some context 289 00:16:45,680 --> 00:16:48,800 Speaker 1: to the gravity of that comment, right, and going back 290 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:51,280 Speaker 1: to what you said before too, right, that you can't 291 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:55,160 Speaker 1: learn anything in mini camp, right, don't chart his passes 292 00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:58,680 Speaker 1: in mini camp. Okay, don't do it. Yeah, you guys, 293 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 1: we insane, but you can chart them in the middle 294 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 1: of training camp, right, Yeah. And I think that what 295 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:07,119 Speaker 1: it was interesting about the comment that I think it 296 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 1: will be intriguing is so he's mentally getting it right, 297 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:13,960 Speaker 1: will that translate into better physical play? I think we 298 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 1: need to see that. We need to see the accuracy, 299 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:19,240 Speaker 1: we need to see the arm strength, we need to 300 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:22,400 Speaker 1: see the commands which is pretty clear. And I think 301 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:25,919 Speaker 1: that if we're if this is a competition, that's the 302 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:31,080 Speaker 1: best way for Desmond to make it a competition, right, right, Again, 303 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:33,920 Speaker 1: I just I just look at Marcus Mariota. He's twenty 304 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:37,919 Speaker 1: eight years old. Yeah, he ain't that old man. Here's 305 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:40,719 Speaker 1: the thing about Marcus Mariota, there is I think there 306 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:43,800 Speaker 1: are very few people in the league that have an 307 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 1: opportunity like what Marcus Mariota has with the Falcons in 308 00:17:47,320 --> 00:17:50,520 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two. I think a lot of times when 309 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:56,000 Speaker 1: you have somebody of that caliber slips, it's so hard 310 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:58,960 Speaker 1: to get back to where they were and to be 311 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:03,159 Speaker 1: given a chance to show that hey, I'm still starting 312 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:07,880 Speaker 1: quarterback caliber guy. I'm still that guy. Marcus Mariota has 313 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:11,359 Speaker 1: a chance that doesn't come around very often. It I 314 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:16,080 Speaker 1: really do believe that he is in this year specifically 315 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:19,600 Speaker 1: looking at this opportunity like this is it for me. 316 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 1: I've got to go out improve We talk about proving it, 317 00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:24,800 Speaker 1: proving and proving it. There is no one who better 318 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 1: epitomizes that than Marcus Mariota. So I know that everybody's 319 00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:34,119 Speaker 1: talking about like Desmond, Marcus, Desmond, Marcus. Don't overlook the 320 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 1: absolute like I mean, just like inward competition that Marcus 321 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:43,200 Speaker 1: Mariota has with himself to prove to himself that he 322 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 1: is that guy and that he can go out in 323 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two and still be that guy. Yeah, it's 324 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:53,000 Speaker 1: gonna be a fascinating This guy's won a playoff game, right, 325 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:55,119 Speaker 1: he was the number two overall pick. He's been in 326 00:18:55,160 --> 00:18:59,200 Speaker 1: the national spotlight for a long time. And I think 327 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:01,720 Speaker 1: so much of court backing is, you know, the old 328 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:04,760 Speaker 1: nature versus nurture argument. He's got the nature part, He's 329 00:19:04,760 --> 00:19:07,600 Speaker 1: got all the physical tools. Can he be nurtured in 330 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:10,200 Speaker 1: a way that allows him to thrive? I think if 331 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 1: he he talked about playing free, if we're if we're 332 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:16,960 Speaker 1: dissecting comments, which I like to do. Oh that's all 333 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:21,000 Speaker 1: we get paid to do. Good point. Thank you everyone 334 00:19:21,080 --> 00:19:24,480 Speaker 1: for listening to him. But I go back to him 335 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:27,199 Speaker 1: talking about playing free. And it was on it was 336 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:30,600 Speaker 1: Chris Simms was talking about Marcus on a podcast on 337 00:19:30,680 --> 00:19:32,680 Speaker 1: Pro Football Talk or something like that, and he talked 338 00:19:32,720 --> 00:19:37,400 Speaker 1: about Marcus previously being robotic, and Marcus has talked about 339 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 1: being robotic in that he's reading sheet music right, he's 340 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:45,080 Speaker 1: going through his going through his progressions, and he's making 341 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 1: what he thinks is the right choice. And he talked 342 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:51,480 Speaker 1: a little bit about playing free, playing jazz man like 343 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:58,879 Speaker 1: he like like you dig like like I'm losing my mind. Fantastic, 344 00:19:59,119 --> 00:20:05,840 Speaker 1: I'm gonna need a Yeah. So I just think that 345 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:08,560 Speaker 1: if he can play free and allow his physical tools 346 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:10,680 Speaker 1: to shine, I think that could be a good thing 347 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:13,520 Speaker 1: for the Falcons. UM. So keep an eye on you know. 348 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:16,440 Speaker 1: I like that we added you added a competition to 349 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:19,399 Speaker 1: all these competitions. Right, We've got the spots on the 350 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:22,000 Speaker 1: offensive line, We've got the edge rushers, we have the 351 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:25,640 Speaker 1: quarterback competition, and then we have the Marcus Mariota competing 352 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:29,480 Speaker 1: with himself competition, which is a great point. It's something 353 00:20:29,480 --> 00:20:31,800 Speaker 1: that I'm totally gonna steal your idea and write a 354 00:20:31,840 --> 00:20:36,800 Speaker 1: whole column about it and give you zero credit. I'm 355 00:20:36,840 --> 00:20:39,440 Speaker 1: glad that I could be of service. Yeah, yeah, I'm 356 00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:41,639 Speaker 1: gonna go ahead and steal it. Plagiarism at its finest. 357 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 1: But nevertheless, keep an eye on that too, um, and 358 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:49,600 Speaker 1: also keep an eye on the Falcons Final Whistle podcast 359 00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:51,840 Speaker 1: and what I talked about earlier, We're gonna be doing 360 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:54,600 Speaker 1: so much cool stuff during training camp. Please come out 361 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:56,440 Speaker 1: to training camp to say hi to us. By the way, 362 00:20:56,720 --> 00:21:00,720 Speaker 1: it's gonna be really really fun. And another thing, this 363 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:04,160 Speaker 1: is our last podcast with just two of us. UM. 364 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:06,680 Speaker 1: By the time that you listen to this, you will 365 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:10,159 Speaker 1: have read the intro column from Ashton Edmonds, who is 366 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:15,879 Speaker 1: joining the squad. We are so freaking punch, so you know, 367 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:19,920 Speaker 1: rate reviews, subscribe, do all that fun stuff. Um, as 368 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:23,520 Speaker 1: you're listening to this on July twenty six, Tori will 369 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:29,040 Speaker 1: be sipping my tie probably or and H and then 370 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:30,879 Speaker 1: after that we're gonna be on the grind.