1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 1: And welcome back to another edition of The Falcon's Audible, 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:06,000 Speaker 1: presented by AT and T. I'm Derek Rackley. I got 3 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: my guys with me, Dave Archer and DJ Shockley, and 4 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:12,040 Speaker 1: there's one different thing about this week. Yes, it's the 5 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 1: Falcons win, but there's smiles on these faces because there's 6 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:17,120 Speaker 1: a lot of Look at DJ's even dancing. He's got 7 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:19,919 Speaker 1: the w's pointed up. I mean, that's not for west 8 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: Side folks, that's for w that's for a Falcons win. 9 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 1: And we're not eating w's either, exactly. Anybody heard of 10 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: that one before? Thank you, Thank you. There we got 11 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:35,280 Speaker 1: leg oh Man. So guys, we got a lot to 12 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: talk about, much like we do every week, but last week, 13 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 1: you know, we kind of hit it at it at 14 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: the end of the podcast that hopefully next week, this week, 15 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 1: we'll be talking about the action on the field and 16 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: not the coaches and the personnel department. And we've got 17 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: exactly that to discuss. So let's get right into it. 18 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: Um I want to start with a quick hitting question here, 19 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 1: and um Arch I'm gonna start with you just real simple. 20 00:00:56,480 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 1: Did you see what happened with the Falcons on Sunday? 21 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: Coming give me a one year, one word answer, yes 22 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 1: or no. Yes, Okay, DJ your turn. All right, same question. 23 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 1: Did you see the performance that the Falcons put up 24 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: on the road against the Vikings? Did you see that coming? Absolutely? 25 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 1: Oh so we got two resounding responses, both to the positive. 26 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: All right, Art, I'm coming right back to you. Tell 27 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 1: me why you felt so strongly that you would see 28 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 1: that type of performance after the I mean, you can 29 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:31,319 Speaker 1: call it somewhat dismal week that it was for the 30 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 1: Atlanta Falcons last week. Call it mathematics, call it it's 31 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 1: about time, whatever you want to call it. This team 32 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: had played at a high level periodically throughout the year. 33 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 1: You could make an argument that this team should be 34 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 1: sitting no worse than three and three right now. So 35 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 1: the capabilities of winning games had always existed. Could you 36 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: put four quarters there? Could you finish? That's what they 37 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 1: did on this weekend against the Vikings. They were able 38 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: to finish. And I guess it's a mathematical equation for me, Raq, 39 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: and I know you you studied mathematics at Minnesota. The 40 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: law of averagers were in our favor. We got too 41 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: much talent this team for it to have to work 42 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 1: out let me think I'm funning about the mathematics classes. Yes, quired, 43 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 1: I took it was required for my major. All right, Shock, 44 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 1: it's your time to shine here. Now tell us why 45 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 1: you saw this coming with an absolutely yes from the 46 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 1: Falcons at Minnesota this past Sunday. Well two partter one 47 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 1: was what Ars just mentioned is this was the team 48 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 1: we saw that put together the quarters, good hass. We 49 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 1: saw them put together good drives, so you knew it 50 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: was only amount of time before it happened. The second 51 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 1: part of it is when you lose your head coach 52 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:47,080 Speaker 1: as a player, you find some sense of pride that 53 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 1: next game that kind of eximplifies why you should be 54 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 1: here or why you guys should be winning ball games. 55 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:57,360 Speaker 1: And I thought that pride will go out and play 56 00:02:57,440 --> 00:03:00,639 Speaker 1: really good football after losing your co We talked about 57 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:03,679 Speaker 1: it last week. Hey, a lot of guys didn't hold 58 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:05,679 Speaker 1: up the end of their bargain. So I thought coming 59 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 1: into this week, guys would have a renewed focus and 60 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: they will play a little bit better than they have 61 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 1: in those few first few games, and we'll come out 62 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 1: and play. I thought it was some sound, sound football, 63 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:20,239 Speaker 1: and I thought they did that a couple of mathematics. 64 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 1: Since you brought it up day four hundred and sixty 65 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 1: two yards of offense for Atlanta. That works, Holo, Rack, 66 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:29,679 Speaker 1: before you go on, Okay, okay, answer your own question. 67 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 1: Did you see this happening? And why? Okay? Thank you? 68 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: You want to be the host. I like this. You 69 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: could turn week and then Rack keeps doing the old 70 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 1: Week Martindale thing and not answering questions here. Okay, good, 71 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 1: I like it. I'll spend it on me. Did I 72 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 1: see it coming? Uh? Yes, I saw it coming as 73 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 1: well for a number of the reasons that you guys said. 74 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 1: But you know, we talked about this in previous weeks 75 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 1: that we've been a part of teams that have gone 76 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 1: through mid season coaching changes, and for what every reason, 77 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: there is kind of this renewed sense of call it 78 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 1: weightlifted off your shoulders. Guys are ready to refocus. And again, 79 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: it has nothing to do with Dan Quinn. It has 80 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: nothing to do with Thomas. To Mitchroff, it's almost like 81 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 1: all the players are put on blast a little bit, 82 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:20,239 Speaker 1: if you will, from the owner by saying nobody's job 83 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:23,679 Speaker 1: is safe in this organization because he said my goal 84 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 1: and my commitment to the fans is to win, and 85 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:30,120 Speaker 1: if we are not going to win, I'm going to, yes, DJ, 86 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 1: throw it up. I'm going to find people that are 87 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:36,480 Speaker 1: going to help this organization win. So sometimes it takes 88 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: some of these really really tough business decisions that end 89 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 1: up being personal. As Arthur mentioned last week as well, 90 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 1: that gets everybody refocused to say, you know what, if 91 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: I want to live in Atlanta next year, if I 92 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 1: want this contract that I've been paid, if I want 93 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:53,239 Speaker 1: to continue to play for this organization, I better show 94 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 1: up and show out. And I think that's a lot 95 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 1: of what we saw. Dave. You mentioned that they were 96 00:04:57,440 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: able to finish a game, they were also able to 97 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:01,279 Speaker 1: start again game. They got off to such a great 98 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:03,600 Speaker 1: start with the turnover in the very first play of 99 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 1: the game. That's not what's happened to Atlanta this year. 100 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 1: They got the game started on the exact right note. 101 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:11,719 Speaker 1: And so to say that I see it coming, Yes, 102 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:13,839 Speaker 1: I saw it coming, and I think it's been refreshing 103 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 1: for everybody in the city of the City of Atlanta. 104 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: So we talked a little bit about the offense. I 105 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 1: threw out the number of total yards and DJ, I'm 106 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:23,719 Speaker 1: gonna start with you. Even though we got two offensive 107 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 1: guys here in former quarterbacks in you and Arch, the 108 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 1: defense looks so much better. I just mentioned the interception 109 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:31,640 Speaker 1: to start the game. Why do you feel like the 110 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 1: defense played so much better against Minnesota? Well, Rag, One 111 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 1: thing that helps what happened too offensive guys and qbs 112 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:40,479 Speaker 1: is we know the defense better probably than we know 113 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 1: the offense. So watching this defense, I thought they were 114 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 1: technically a lot better. I thought they were more sound. 115 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:49,839 Speaker 1: I thought guys were doing as we all heard the term, 116 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:52,920 Speaker 1: doing their one eleven. Throughout the first four or five 117 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:56,279 Speaker 1: ball games, we saw some guys trying to do more, 118 00:05:56,279 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 1: trying to help other guys who are coming into field, 119 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 1: spive for guys who may have been out. I thought 120 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:02,919 Speaker 1: the defense did a good job of playing on the 121 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:05,680 Speaker 1: other side of the line of scrimmage, obviously holding them. 122 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:08,480 Speaker 1: The thirty two rush yards was a big day. There 123 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 1: was a lot of pressures on Kirk Cousins. I thought 124 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 1: on the back end, every throw was pretty much contested. 125 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:17,040 Speaker 1: There wasn't much yards after the catch. I know Jefferson 126 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:19,240 Speaker 1: got something after, you know, lading that ball game, but 127 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 1: I thought when majority of the ball game this defense 128 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 1: played technically sound, and each guy did their own individual 129 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 1: job and collectively they played better as a unit. Arch, 130 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:30,800 Speaker 1: before you jump in, I felt like DJ's point about 131 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 1: doing one eleventh, I think was a great one because 132 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 1: a lot of times when you get into a struggle, 133 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 1: as he mentioned, guys want to start trying to do 134 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:41,039 Speaker 1: stuff for other people, when at the end of the day, 135 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 1: you got to do your job, Like if you play 136 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:46,280 Speaker 1: left guard on the offensive line, you've got to execute 137 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 1: your assignment, which we all know that in it itself 138 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 1: is hard enough. Nonetheless, trying to play center and trying 139 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 1: to play left tackle and trying to play running back 140 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 1: as well. So Arch, I want to ask you the 141 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:58,120 Speaker 1: question because you're a big year an analyst for the team. 142 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 1: You're a big X and O guy, and without getting 143 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:02,600 Speaker 1: too detail, like what did you see defensively that was 144 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 1: so much better than we've seen in weeks past. Well, 145 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 1: in an effort not to retrace what Shock already said, 146 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:09,960 Speaker 1: I think that the thing that's stuck out to me 147 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 1: in the first five games is the lack of situational 148 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 1: awareness and playing in the proper technique in different portions 149 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 1: of the game. You're gonna play a receiver differently in 150 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 1: the first quarter than you may play him in the 151 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 1: fourth quarter with the game on the line, just simply 152 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 1: because you're trying not to give up a big play. 153 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:29,840 Speaker 1: There may be a reason to come up and hug 154 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 1: up when you're late in the football game. I thought 155 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 1: situational awareness and their ability to play their techniques was 156 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 1: as sound as we've seen it in the first six games. 157 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 1: And I'll give you a couple of for instances, a 158 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:42,200 Speaker 1: couple of plays, and we're going to talk about aj 159 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:45,560 Speaker 1: Terrell here. But Terrell's understanding of what he needed to 160 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: do in the particular play he had the interception. We're 161 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:49,880 Speaker 1: gonna talk about that as well. Is his ability to 162 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 1: jump back outside of a tight split by a tight 163 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 1: end and not allow the tight end to get a 164 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 1: free release to the outside that would have given Kirk 165 00:07:57,080 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: Cousins a quick throw to the sideline. Terrell at the 166 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 1: last moment jumped back outside where he was supposed to 167 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 1: be and made the jam that he needed to and 168 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 1: in turn baited the young quarter or the older quarterback 169 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 1: into making the throw he shouldn't have made. That's just 170 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 1: situational awareness. He I need to be where I'm supposed 171 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: to be. And I'll give you another for instance, the 172 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:18,240 Speaker 1: tackling was on point in this game. There are a 173 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:20,559 Speaker 1: number of times he checked the football down to pretty 174 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: good receivers. Abdula and Madison can catch the ball and 175 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 1: run after catch, but the ability to surround the football, 176 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 1: leverage the football and get it on the ground again 177 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: situationally aware of where I'm supposed to be. I know 178 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 1: my buddies over there, we can leverage the football and 179 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 1: we can make the tackle where he catches it as 180 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:40,520 Speaker 1: opposed to ten yards down the field. I just thought 181 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 1: that that was something maybe the Shock didn't touch on 182 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 1: and all the stuff Shock touched on his paramount, but 183 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 1: that might be an addition to what Shock was talking about. Yeah, exactly, 184 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:51,199 Speaker 1: Fellas and Dave, you mentioned the tackling thing, and the 185 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 1: one thing that jumped to my mind was the goal 186 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:56,960 Speaker 1: line stand that they had. Minnesota gets the ball inside 187 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:59,720 Speaker 1: the five yard line with first down, and not only 188 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:01,679 Speaker 1: did they get three stops, thinking maybe they're going to 189 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: kick a field goal, they go for it on fourth 190 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaker 1: down and just hammer them in the backfield. And I 191 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:09,719 Speaker 1: think that's probably one of the added tude things. I mean, yes, 192 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 1: you can talk so much about technique of tackling, but 193 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 1: a fourth downstand, most defensive guys will tell you it's 194 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:17,960 Speaker 1: an attitude and it's an effort. And we saw like 195 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:20,840 Speaker 1: a different defense coming out on that goal line stand. 196 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 1: I thought it was huge because the offense just feeds 197 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:26,000 Speaker 1: off of the momentum that those type of stands end 198 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 1: up providing for the team. And we've talked about the 199 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 1: interceptions that was huge for this defense, and DJ, you 200 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 1: talked about the pressures. I want to say Atlanta finished 201 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:35,960 Speaker 1: with one sack in the game, but it seemed like 202 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:38,959 Speaker 1: every time Cousins was throwing the football he was throwing 203 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 1: it under dress. He was throwing it off of his 204 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:43,640 Speaker 1: back foot, which led to a lot of errant throws 205 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:46,080 Speaker 1: and some of the interceptions that he ended up throwing 206 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 1: in the game. So those are three things that I 207 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 1: thought were huge in the defense helping out getting this 208 00:09:50,559 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 1: total team victory. So, Dave, you talked a little about 209 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:55,080 Speaker 1: AJ Terrell. I want to dive into him a little 210 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:56,439 Speaker 1: bit more in DJ, I want to give you a 211 00:09:56,520 --> 00:09:59,200 Speaker 1: chance to start on this one. Is what have you 212 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 1: seen now out of the matturation of AJ Terrell? Maybe 213 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 1: a little bit of a tough start for him as 214 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 1: a rookie early on in the season. But are we 215 00:10:07,960 --> 00:10:10,840 Speaker 1: starting to see some of the talent and the abilities 216 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 1: that he can provide to this defense from his performance 217 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:16,599 Speaker 1: last weekend. Oh yeah, absolutely. I think he came into 218 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 1: being a professional the most confident player that we've seen 219 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 1: in a long time at that position. And I say 220 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:26,760 Speaker 1: that because Archie, you were able to see some of 221 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 1: the scrimmages. I saw one scrimmage and he got beat 222 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:33,199 Speaker 1: pretty good, pretty handily on a couple of different routes 223 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:35,679 Speaker 1: for touchdowns. And then the next one he comes back, 224 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:38,199 Speaker 1: he plays the same route, he plays it better, doesn't 225 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:40,720 Speaker 1: allow the touchdown. I think that's what's happened over the 226 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:44,120 Speaker 1: first few weeks. He's kind of understood that I actually 227 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 1: belong in his league, and you can see the confidence 228 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 1: that he has built. I love the way with the 229 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:50,439 Speaker 1: balls in the air, he actually plays the football, get 230 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 1: his head around, plays with good leverage, like arch has 231 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:55,200 Speaker 1: talked about in the past game, but as well in 232 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 1: the run game. I thought he's become a sure tackler. 233 00:10:57,640 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 1: How many times do we see a guy get away 234 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:02,520 Speaker 1: from a J Turel. Not many times. This guy will 235 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:04,600 Speaker 1: put his hat in there and we'll hit you. But 236 00:11:04,679 --> 00:11:07,080 Speaker 1: more than anything, this guy is where you're supposed to be. 237 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 1: So I think the number one thing is this guy 238 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:13,040 Speaker 1: is confident. He's playing with a swagger that you love 239 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:15,839 Speaker 1: to see from that position, and he's becoming one of 240 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:18,400 Speaker 1: those guys on that side of the field that has 241 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 1: forced getting a lot of other guys to say, we 242 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 1: got to play up to his level. And this is 243 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 1: a rookie. So I love the way he's been playing 244 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:27,800 Speaker 1: the last few games. He's become one of your more 245 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:31,520 Speaker 1: say secure players on that defensive back end that you 246 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:33,200 Speaker 1: know he's gonna be in the sbody he's supposed to be. 247 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:36,600 Speaker 1: But more than anything, he's been confident. DJ I just 248 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 1: thought about this, and Arch just give me a second 249 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:40,439 Speaker 1: before I let you chime back in here. But I 250 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:43,720 Speaker 1: thought about something because I see the helmet in the background, 251 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 1: the Georgia helmet. You're a Georgia kid and you ended 252 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 1: up playing for the Atlanta Falcons. There's been a lot 253 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:51,320 Speaker 1: of discussion about AJ Terrell playing his high school ball 254 00:11:51,320 --> 00:11:53,520 Speaker 1: in Atlanta. Of course, played at Clemson, which is about 255 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 1: an hour hour and a half drive away from Atlanta. 256 00:11:56,040 --> 00:12:00,199 Speaker 1: How about from your perspective, the individual pressures of playing 257 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:02,880 Speaker 1: for a hometown team, if you will, because you had 258 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:06,079 Speaker 1: to do it at Georgia for the Atlanta Falcons as well. Yeah, 259 00:12:06,120 --> 00:12:09,120 Speaker 1: that's a that's a good point. I think it comes 260 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:12,000 Speaker 1: with its own pros and cons for sure. I think 261 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:15,679 Speaker 1: this season probably may have helped him because you know, 262 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:18,400 Speaker 1: different than him. I was a seventh round guy, not 263 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:22,400 Speaker 1: many expectations for me coming into the franchise, but him 264 00:12:22,440 --> 00:12:24,280 Speaker 1: coming in as a first round guy, the first pick 265 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 1: for the Falcons, I thought brought his own kind of 266 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:32,079 Speaker 1: expectations and not having to worry about getting everybody to 267 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:34,280 Speaker 1: the game is a big part of being a rookie. 268 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 1: How to how to go about navigating those waters is 269 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 1: a huge deal in your own in your home state 270 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:42,319 Speaker 1: where everybody wants to come see your play, and there's a, 271 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:44,600 Speaker 1: like I said, a certain expectation of being that guy 272 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:47,080 Speaker 1: in your home state and then living up to that 273 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:50,080 Speaker 1: expectation is huge too. But I thought he's done a 274 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:53,480 Speaker 1: swell job so far early in his career of handling 275 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 1: that I say, helding that instance of having to live 276 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 1: up to I'm in my home state, I'm the guy 277 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 1: the first round guy in the thousands depend on and 278 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:06,439 Speaker 1: I thought he's done as well. Yeah, well we'll see 279 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:08,680 Speaker 1: if this ends up propelling him to even bigger and 280 00:13:08,720 --> 00:13:10,520 Speaker 1: better things here the rest of the season. The first 281 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 1: career interceptions also leads the team with seven tackles. All right, Arch, 282 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:15,199 Speaker 1: want's flip it over the other side of the ball, 283 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 1: because I want to get you involved here, and I 284 00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:18,160 Speaker 1: know you're just chomping at the bit to talk a 285 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:24,960 Speaker 1: little bit. Chijjrell real quickly. Aj Terrell. One thing we 286 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:27,480 Speaker 1: forget about AJ Terrell now, guys, remember he had to 287 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:30,439 Speaker 1: He got off to a good start, played solidly. In fact, 288 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:33,200 Speaker 1: was was outstanding in the Dallas game or Dallas litted 289 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 1: line up throwing the football. He was outstaying I think 290 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:37,600 Speaker 1: he had. He gave up like three catches for thirty 291 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:40,080 Speaker 1: yards in the game, and then gets put on the 292 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 1: COVID list. So here's a guy that's learning and growing 293 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 1: and then all of a sudden he's gone for two weeks. 294 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:48,880 Speaker 1: You talk about interrupting something that's in the state. You 295 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:50,480 Speaker 1: put a put a cake in the oven, you pull 296 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:52,480 Speaker 1: it out halfway through. I mean it's not even it 297 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: hadn't even gotten a chance to bake. Yet he's getting 298 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:57,439 Speaker 1: ready to start making really blossom, and you got to 299 00:13:57,480 --> 00:13:58,880 Speaker 1: take him out of the lineup. And I don't I 300 00:13:58,880 --> 00:14:01,080 Speaker 1: don't think he's missed a beat. He's been outstanding. And 301 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 1: I talked about the interception. It looked a lot like 302 00:14:03,559 --> 00:14:06,880 Speaker 1: the National Championship game against Alabama where he baited to 303 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 1: a tongue Valoa into throwing the slot route. As he 304 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:13,319 Speaker 1: was an outside outside corner he allowed, he jammed the 305 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 1: outside and floated back inside and stole the pass on 306 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:18,000 Speaker 1: the slot, return it for a touchdown in the National 307 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:21,320 Speaker 1: title game. Very similar play made against Kurt Cousins. So 308 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 1: the youngster playing at a high level. Yeah, great points there, Dave, 309 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 1: And I'm I just can't help but thinking of trying 310 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:30,000 Speaker 1: to take a bite of cake after it's only been 311 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:32,920 Speaker 1: an oven about four or five minutes, gona be gonna 312 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:36,480 Speaker 1: taste all that good. So anyway, well, of course I 313 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:39,240 Speaker 1: digress here. So let's talk a little bit about Matt 314 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 1: Ryan's big day. You know, we've talked on previous podcasts 315 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:45,480 Speaker 1: ARCH about how we knew the talent level of Matt Ryan, 316 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 1: we knew the supporting cast around it, but it seemed 317 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 1: like he had to just grind out every single completion, 318 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:53,640 Speaker 1: but not really the case for him. Last weekend seems 319 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:56,720 Speaker 1: like things came a little bit easier for him. Any 320 00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 1: perspective from your opinion on why that was able to happen. 321 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:03,200 Speaker 1: Number One, number eleven was back on the field. That 322 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 1: has a major influence on what you're looking at from 323 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 1: a coverage standpoint. Not to disparage the other receivers, because 324 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:15,600 Speaker 1: obviously Ridley Oz and Engage have been an outstanding but 325 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:18,480 Speaker 1: having number eleven back on the field, Julio Jones changes 326 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: the dynamics significantly. I thought Dirt Cutter was outstanding in 327 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:23,760 Speaker 1: the fact that he got the ground game going. This 328 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:26,800 Speaker 1: offensive line for the Falcons played on the Viking side 329 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:29,000 Speaker 1: of line of scrimmage all day long. Now you looked 330 00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:30,920 Speaker 1: up and you only rushed for ninety nine yards, but 331 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 1: it was an impactful ninety nine yards because they had 332 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:34,920 Speaker 1: to close the cushion. How many times do we look 333 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:38,360 Speaker 1: up in the safeties, har Harris and Harrison were both 334 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:40,280 Speaker 1: up near the line of scrimma trying to get involved 335 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 1: in the run game. What's that do that makes seven 336 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:44,800 Speaker 1: eight guys stepp in the line of streamers to take 337 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 1: away the run. Now your intermediate throws are quick, easy reads, 338 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:51,200 Speaker 1: the balls coming out on time. So Matt got into 339 00:15:51,240 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 1: a nice comfortable rhythm early in the football game. Give 340 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 1: Dirk Cutter a tremendous amount of credit for calling a 341 00:15:57,280 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 1: game that allowed him to get his veteran quarterback in 342 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:04,200 Speaker 1: some kind of rhythm. And then there's some plays that 343 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:06,560 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan made on his own, and we're going to 344 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:09,400 Speaker 1: talk about that as well. But Matt's an elite level 345 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:11,520 Speaker 1: quarterback that he doesn't seem to get the credit for. 346 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:14,000 Speaker 1: But he did settle into this game. And I think 347 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:16,240 Speaker 1: there's a myriad of reasons why, some of them we 348 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 1: just discussed there. And I give Dirt cut Or a 349 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:21,240 Speaker 1: ton of credit too. You gotta gotta you gotta switch 350 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 1: things up. If your quarterback feels uncomfortable, what can I 351 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 1: do to help you get in some kind of rhythm. 352 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:28,640 Speaker 1: I thought Dirt did that, Yeah, Dave, I thought that. 353 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 1: When I was watching this game. I thought the offensive 354 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:34,080 Speaker 1: line the protection was great throughout the most part of 355 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:37,120 Speaker 1: this game. It seemed like he was not rushing throws. 356 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:38,880 Speaker 1: It seemed like he had the ability to go through 357 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:41,520 Speaker 1: his progression and his pocket was clean, which I know 358 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 1: you guys can appreciate. Now, speaking of protection, I'm actually 359 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 1: going to talk about a play that's not having to 360 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:49,520 Speaker 1: do with the protection on one where Matt Ryan gets 361 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 1: outside the pocket and DJ just kind of walk everybody 362 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:55,680 Speaker 1: through this fourth down completion that he ended up having 363 00:16:55,720 --> 00:16:58,760 Speaker 1: to Julio Jones because it was sensational and I don't 364 00:16:58,760 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 1: know how if you're a defense it's a player you 365 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 1: can defend it because Matt Ryan, I'm talking about tiptoes 366 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 1: between throwing this ball past the line of scrimmage, decides 367 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:10,119 Speaker 1: right at the last second once the defense commits to 368 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 1: drop it over the top to Julio for a touchdown, 369 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:14,680 Speaker 1: and just talk about how great of a play that 370 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:17,919 Speaker 1: was for Matt Ryan and this offense in the game. Well, first, 371 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:20,640 Speaker 1: a guy who's played thirteen years, the pois he has 372 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:24,439 Speaker 1: inside the pocket, outside the pocket cannot be understated. And 373 00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:28,159 Speaker 1: a guy who's played this much football understands a player 374 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:31,240 Speaker 1: can always be alive. And sometimes you think about the 375 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:34,960 Speaker 1: Lamar Jacksons and Russell Wilson's our game, their ability to 376 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:37,680 Speaker 1: baby to create. Well, this is in the same ram 377 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:40,000 Speaker 1: of those two guys of what he didn't that protecting 378 00:17:40,040 --> 00:17:42,600 Speaker 1: the play. Now it's fourth and three, so obviously the 379 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:45,240 Speaker 1: Falcons were thinking the ball. They wanted the ball to 380 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:48,439 Speaker 1: come out quickly. He actually has Julio Jones on a 381 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:52,399 Speaker 1: little inside, little stick dig route wide open at the 382 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:54,520 Speaker 1: beginning of the play. For some reason, he didn't like it. 383 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:56,520 Speaker 1: He came off of it, he didn't hit him. And 384 00:17:56,560 --> 00:17:59,199 Speaker 1: then now because everything was so quick, he has to 385 00:17:59,359 --> 00:18:01,840 Speaker 1: kind of emperor by and he gets outside the pocket 386 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:05,120 Speaker 1: and everybody thinks, okay, plays over. The Falcons are stopped. 387 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:07,959 Speaker 1: He continues to keep his eyes down the field and 388 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:10,880 Speaker 1: as a good receiver always will do for a quarterback, 389 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:14,359 Speaker 1: he uncovers for you. He uncovers for Matt, and Matt 390 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:16,760 Speaker 1: does a good job of you can actually it looks 391 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:19,320 Speaker 1: like he's he's throwing a little jumper because he actually 392 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 1: throws it and you can see him kind of just 393 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:23,520 Speaker 1: had a little toss like he's, you know, shooting a 394 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:27,119 Speaker 1: little mid range jumper and tear drops. They didn't know Julio, 395 00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:30,480 Speaker 1: and obviously Julio doing the rest walking into the end 396 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:33,760 Speaker 1: zone was a pretty awesome play. And I'm We're sitting 397 00:18:34,040 --> 00:18:36,720 Speaker 1: in Mercedes ben Stadium and Arch and West are calling 398 00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:40,879 Speaker 1: the game. And when this play has happening, everybody's going crazy. 399 00:18:40,920 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 1: After happened, we all going crazy like what in the 400 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 1: just happened? We couldn't believe it. So obviously a highlight 401 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:50,480 Speaker 1: of all of our day, highlight I'm sure for match 402 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:53,159 Speaker 1: day as well, showing that, hey, I'm not looked at 403 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:55,239 Speaker 1: as one of the guys that's as fleet footed, but 404 00:18:55,359 --> 00:18:57,760 Speaker 1: on that play he was definitely fleet footed and had 405 00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:00,480 Speaker 1: a little touch as well with the tear drop on 406 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:04,200 Speaker 1: Julio Arch. I hadn't seen too many of the footage 407 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:06,320 Speaker 1: from you playing in your days, but we're able to 408 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:08,679 Speaker 1: pull anything off similar to what Matt Ryan did on 409 00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:12,159 Speaker 1: that fourth down conversion, I would say rack. Unfortunately I 410 00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:14,879 Speaker 1: had to a number of times and those kind of plays. 411 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:18,240 Speaker 1: I can remember a play vers against Tampa Bay where 412 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 1: I was running towards the right corner of the end 413 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 1: zone and realized I'm not going to be able to 414 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:24,439 Speaker 1: get there and kind of had to slide off and 415 00:19:24,440 --> 00:19:26,720 Speaker 1: found one of my receivers in the front corner of 416 00:19:26,720 --> 00:19:29,720 Speaker 1: the end zone for a touchdown. But no question, I 417 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 1: mean Ryan's ability to run the football is obviously not 418 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:36,720 Speaker 1: something we hang our hat on. He was a option 419 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:39,919 Speaker 1: quarterback at pin Charter High School in Philadelphia. If you 420 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:41,600 Speaker 1: go back and look at some of those tapes, there 421 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:44,760 Speaker 1: is raws they can possibly be him running the option. 422 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:47,120 Speaker 1: You can imagine it's six foot four or six foot five. 423 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:50,120 Speaker 1: But he had an on little run prior to this play. 424 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:52,920 Speaker 1: Shock just described for us a little dead leg run 425 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:55,600 Speaker 1: where he threw luke maybe a little juke move, and 426 00:19:55,640 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 1: threw it back to the inside picked up eight yards on. 427 00:19:57,560 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 1: The play puts you in a really good positive situation 428 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:02,680 Speaker 1: from a chain standpoint, and then of course to play 429 00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:05,880 Speaker 1: we're in this we're in the city yesterday or on 430 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:10,159 Speaker 1: Sunday of fran Tarkington and nobody was better than Franz 431 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:12,840 Speaker 1: scrambling around. It harkened back. I mean, if you watch 432 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:14,679 Speaker 1: them a Frans tape, go back and put some of 433 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 1: that on. If you've never seen or watch to fran 434 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:21,560 Speaker 1: Tarkinton speaking of Georgia, their Shock a guy that scrambled 435 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:24,159 Speaker 1: all over the field and would make plays like that. 436 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 1: It harkened back to fran Tarkington's type days. But this 437 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:29,520 Speaker 1: incredible play by a big time a couple of big 438 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:32,680 Speaker 1: time players for the Falcons. Well, I'll tell you what guys, 439 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:34,640 Speaker 1: I was born and raised in Minnesota, and even though 440 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:37,080 Speaker 1: I get because it wasn't really my generation, I didn't 441 00:20:37,080 --> 00:20:38,800 Speaker 1: see a ton of fran Tarkt to the tape. One 442 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:40,600 Speaker 1: guy that I did see that was able to do 443 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:43,760 Speaker 1: some stuff like that in a Vikings Jersey Randall Cunningham, 444 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:47,760 Speaker 1: Remember that lumber those days. Yeah, Randall Cunningham was especially 445 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:49,639 Speaker 1: He was actually one of my favorite quarterbacks growing up 446 00:20:49,640 --> 00:20:52,200 Speaker 1: because I did make to Iraq basicool, guys, I did, 447 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:55,320 Speaker 1: all right. So anyway, Matt Ryan thirty to forty seventy 448 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:57,240 Speaker 1: five percent completion rate in that game, three hundred and 449 00:20:57,240 --> 00:21:00,600 Speaker 1: seventy one yards, four touchdowns, zero picks the road, huge 450 00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:03,200 Speaker 1: reason why the Falcons came away with a decisive victory. 451 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 1: All Right, guys, we're gonna take a step back away 452 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:07,639 Speaker 1: from the Falcons for a little bit because twenty twenty 453 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:11,959 Speaker 1: has been a weird year and a lot of words 454 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:15,800 Speaker 1: to use other than weird came to my mind. So 455 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:18,919 Speaker 1: I apologize, But we're going to talk about is this 456 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:23,200 Speaker 1: final topic here the most twenty twenty thing that you've 457 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:26,359 Speaker 1: seen in the NFL of the twenty twenty season. Because 458 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:28,720 Speaker 1: as we get down the road, guys, in twenty twenty five, 459 00:21:28,880 --> 00:21:31,879 Speaker 1: twenty thirty, twenty thirty five, We're gonna look back at 460 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 1: the year of twenty twenty and there are gonna be 461 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:36,440 Speaker 1: things that just stick out. So I want you guys 462 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:39,600 Speaker 1: to pick one from the NFL. And DJ's actually nominated 463 00:21:39,680 --> 00:21:42,320 Speaker 1: me to start this one, so I'll go ahead and start. 464 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:45,640 Speaker 1: So the most twenty twenty thing that I've seen so 465 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:49,199 Speaker 1: far of this season is that the Tennessee Titans have 466 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:52,320 Speaker 1: been one of the most teams that have been ravaged 467 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:54,720 Speaker 1: by the COVID cases issue. Right, I think as of 468 00:21:54,760 --> 00:21:56,640 Speaker 1: a week and a half ago, there were twenty two 469 00:21:56,680 --> 00:22:00,239 Speaker 1: people from that organization that had tested positive. I want 470 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:02,080 Speaker 1: to say it was at least eleven players, and that 471 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:04,720 Speaker 1: number may have grown. They had a game that was 472 00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:07,920 Speaker 1: postponed because of it. But yet you take a step 473 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:11,200 Speaker 1: back and you look at it, the Titans are undefeated. Guys, 474 00:22:11,560 --> 00:22:14,480 Speaker 1: They are five and oh with all of that stuff 475 00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:18,080 Speaker 1: going on. We've talked in previous weeks about how difficult 476 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:20,280 Speaker 1: it is to win in the NFL when all you 477 00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 1: have to do is think about playing football and practice, 478 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:25,680 Speaker 1: and these guys are having practice taken away, they're having 479 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:28,960 Speaker 1: to leave the facility, they've had guys that have not 480 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:30,720 Speaker 1: been available to play for them. As we know in 481 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 1: previous year's injuries are the biggest thing that can disrupt 482 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:36,879 Speaker 1: any kind of success throughout the season, and they've been 483 00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:38,960 Speaker 1: able to do this and they're leading their division by 484 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:40,720 Speaker 1: at least a game and a half right now. Now. 485 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:42,720 Speaker 1: Some might want to argue that they haven't had the 486 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:45,359 Speaker 1: schedule so on and so forth, but look, I'm not 487 00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:48,320 Speaker 1: buying into that because it's difficult enough to win in 488 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:50,840 Speaker 1: the NFL. We will see this weekend how good the 489 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:54,160 Speaker 1: Titans are because that game that was postponed from the Steelers, well, 490 00:22:54,200 --> 00:22:56,399 Speaker 1: the undefeated Steelers are on the schedule this weekend, so 491 00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:58,520 Speaker 1: we will get a chance to see if the Titans 492 00:22:58,560 --> 00:23:00,840 Speaker 1: can make it six and oh. But as the fact 493 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:02,480 Speaker 1: that they have been five and out of this point 494 00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:04,200 Speaker 1: to me, with all the stuff that's been going on, 495 00:23:04,560 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 1: has been quite quite interesting. All right, Arch, I'm gonna 496 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:10,000 Speaker 1: let you go next. What's your most twenty twenty thing 497 00:23:10,040 --> 00:23:12,919 Speaker 1: that we've seen of the twenty twenty season. I'll go 498 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:15,600 Speaker 1: the other way. In a team that was predicted to 499 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:18,480 Speaker 1: win their division, Hey, guess what, they're leading their division. 500 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:21,240 Speaker 1: The Dallas Cowboys are two and four and just get 501 00:23:21,320 --> 00:23:24,320 Speaker 1: their ass handed to them on last night by the 502 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 1: Carns on Monday night by the Cardinals. They're two and four. 503 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:30,640 Speaker 1: They lead the division. The other teams only have one. 504 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:34,199 Speaker 1: It's incredible to even think they're minus twelve in the 505 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:37,680 Speaker 1: giveaway takeaway ratio. Guys, they've taken the ball away three 506 00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:40,240 Speaker 1: times on the year. Their defenses ranked twenty seventh in 507 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:43,160 Speaker 1: the league. They're giving up thirty six points a game. 508 00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:46,879 Speaker 1: Yet when the dust settles out of Week six, the 509 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:50,520 Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys lead the NFC East and have control of 510 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:54,000 Speaker 1: that division. You got to use that word lightly, Dave 511 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:57,840 Speaker 1: Well in all seriousness. Obviously, you hate the fact that 512 00:23:57,880 --> 00:23:59,639 Speaker 1: they lost Dak Prescott because he's one of the more 513 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:01,879 Speaker 1: likable guys in the National Football League. A guy that 514 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:04,639 Speaker 1: was still leads the league having missed this last weekend, 515 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:09,000 Speaker 1: still leads the league in passing yards, does Dak Prescott 516 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:12,320 Speaker 1: with not even playing this last weekend. So our prayers 517 00:24:12,359 --> 00:24:14,119 Speaker 1: go out to Dak get back quickly, man. We want 518 00:24:14,160 --> 00:24:16,400 Speaker 1: to see it back on the field. But the most 519 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:19,440 Speaker 1: twenty twenty thing I've seen all your the Cowboys lead 520 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 1: their division at two and four and they're given up 521 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:23,560 Speaker 1: thirty six to points a game. You gotta be kidding me. 522 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:26,960 Speaker 1: The two and four Cowboys are leading the one in 523 00:24:27,119 --> 00:24:30,359 Speaker 1: four and one Eagles, one in five Giants, and the 524 00:24:30,520 --> 00:24:34,200 Speaker 1: one in five Washington football team. All right, DJ, your turn. 525 00:24:34,359 --> 00:24:37,480 Speaker 1: Most twenty twenty thing you've seen this season? The most 526 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:41,879 Speaker 1: twenty twenty thing for me is a team trades away 527 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:45,360 Speaker 1: their best receiver and you think that's going to help 528 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:47,800 Speaker 1: your ball club, and now your ball club and the 529 00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:51,200 Speaker 1: guy who traded him away is now gone. You're one 530 00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:55,719 Speaker 1: in five and DeAndre Hopkins plays on an entirely different 531 00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:59,200 Speaker 1: team and who we just talked about with Arizona Cardinals, 532 00:24:59,359 --> 00:25:02,359 Speaker 1: and he's lead in the league now in receiving yards. 533 00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins last year eleven hundred yards, one hundred and 534 00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:09,679 Speaker 1: fifty targets, one hundred and four receptions, and seven touchdowns. 535 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:11,640 Speaker 1: But he's not good enough to be on his team 536 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:14,040 Speaker 1: and his team is now one in five. So for 537 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:16,919 Speaker 1: twenty twenty, you trade away your best player thinking you 538 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:19,399 Speaker 1: get better, and you get a couple of draft picks, 539 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:21,679 Speaker 1: and you don't get better. You're one in five and 540 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:24,879 Speaker 1: that coach now it's now gone. So yeah, and the 541 00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:27,600 Speaker 1: whoever it is that ends up coming in is gonna say, 542 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:30,800 Speaker 1: we're strud I had that guy? Yeah, why why did 543 00:25:30,840 --> 00:25:33,280 Speaker 1: they trade this guy away? Can we get that guy back? Please? 544 00:25:33,320 --> 00:25:35,560 Speaker 1: He's top three, top five in the NFL and they 545 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:38,359 Speaker 1: decided to walk. So hopefully these picks turn into something. 546 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:41,160 Speaker 1: But yeah, I gotta agree with you. That's it's kind 547 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:43,920 Speaker 1: of hard to fathom that one. So um So there 548 00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:45,919 Speaker 1: you go, folks, there's the most twenty twenty thing that 549 00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:48,840 Speaker 1: you've seen, or that we've seen in the twenty twenty season. Hey, 550 00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:52,399 Speaker 1: hit up the Atlanta Falcons, hit up our digital media staff, 551 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:54,840 Speaker 1: and what the most twenty twenty thing that you've seen 552 00:25:55,280 --> 00:25:57,280 Speaker 1: of this season isn't Maybe we'll talk about it on 553 00:25:57,359 --> 00:26:00,680 Speaker 1: next week's podcast. So, hey, fellas, I think that's gonna 554 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:02,760 Speaker 1: wrap it up. You know, everybody has like an attention 555 00:26:02,800 --> 00:26:05,120 Speaker 1: span this day and age, and even though we're all 556 00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:10,120 Speaker 1: very handsome, very intelligent men here, they're only gonna listen 557 00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:13,679 Speaker 1: to so much. It's just to let time focusing on 558 00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:18,480 Speaker 1: you guys right now. Moving they get the high definition, right, 559 00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:20,000 Speaker 1: I mean, that's what you're gonna need for this to 560 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:24,119 Speaker 1: look good. All right, So hopefully next weekend. H in 561 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:25,960 Speaker 1: a few days. Anyway, we'll get a chance to have 562 00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:28,200 Speaker 1: a little bit more fun. Another game for the Falcons. 563 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:31,560 Speaker 1: Detroit coming to Atlanta this weekend to face off in 564 00:26:31,600 --> 00:26:34,919 Speaker 1: the Falcons. Uh. Hey, guys, I enjoyed it once again. 565 00:26:35,440 --> 00:26:39,320 Speaker 1: Thank you for all your insight. There's the w's with you, guys? 566 00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:42,120 Speaker 1: Yeah on behalf of Dave Archer and DJ Shockley. I'm 567 00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:44,600 Speaker 1: Derek Bracker. This is the Falcons Audible presented by AT 568 00:26:44,760 --> 00:26:46,240 Speaker 1: and T. 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