1 00:00:01,720 --> 00:00:05,120 Speaker 1: There's jobs Hooper the Cats and a touchdown that a 2 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 1: little field just SIPs one into Austin Hooper. You're listening 3 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:12,559 Speaker 1: to Falcons audible Breeze entered by A G and G. 4 00:00:13,720 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 1: I'm Matt Tebkle. We're gonna change it up, Thake, because 5 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:18,080 Speaker 1: we definitely need to change some things up. Dave take 6 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:21,640 Speaker 1: take ticket. We're gonna go with a hard throwing right hander. Hi. 7 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:24,919 Speaker 1: I'm Dave Archer with Matt Tebek and DJ Shockley, and 8 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 1: this is Falcons audible boom. You know. Uh. I grew 9 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 1: up in New York and in a Giant's household. Dave 10 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:37,880 Speaker 1: and my dad was a big is a big Giants fan. 11 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:41,839 Speaker 1: Big Bill Parcel's Guy Parcel says, you are what your 12 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:43,919 Speaker 1: record says you are. We're one in sects. The Falcons 13 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:46,960 Speaker 1: are right now. That's where we are. Let's talk about 14 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: this game, Sunday thirty seven. Ten previous games, there was 15 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 1: always one or two things the Falcons could hang their 16 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:59,279 Speaker 1: hats on. I felt like every single game yesterday, for 17 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 1: the first time all season, all three phases struggled. Yeah 18 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 1: and I disagree. Okay, well, let's just let's just go 19 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:12,039 Speaker 1: right there. Then, all right, I think the offensive line struggled. 20 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: I would agree with Yes. I think Matt Ryan had 21 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: his worst game of the season, and he took a 22 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 1: beating back there. He was hit nine times, sacked five times. Yea. 23 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 1: At times we looked like we could well, you know, 24 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 1: I'll take that back. We really couldn't get the run 25 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:34,319 Speaker 1: game going. Um, Julio was Julio. Defensively, I thought Dion 26 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 1: Jones played really well and Grady Jarrett played well in spots. 27 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 1: But I think in the end second half when we 28 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 1: needed I thought the first now I'm talking about complete game. 29 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 1: At first half, I thought the defense played really well, 30 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 1: gave us a shot. Second half had just unraveled. And 31 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: then special teams. There was the fake punt. We knew 32 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: they talked about the fake punt and earlier in the week, 33 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: which is an illegal play by the way, but go ahead, yeah, 34 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: let's get into that. And then just we had a 35 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 1: couple other mistakes and special teams. But I just I 36 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: felt collectively all three phases, we're up to what we 37 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 1: needed to win the game. Yeah, and I disagree. I 38 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:14,239 Speaker 1: think defensively, there was a lot of good stuff. Defensively, 39 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: I think you hit the quarterback a number of times 40 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:18,119 Speaker 1: in this game knocked off to the ground. I thought 41 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:20,920 Speaker 1: that the play a Lucan makes on the on the blitz, 42 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: what is he supposed to do? He's gonna fall on 43 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 1: the quarterback once you lance yourself off the ground about 44 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 1: the past, there's no way that's a play that gets 45 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: you off the field, right, And so a fifteen yard 46 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:34,359 Speaker 1: penalty there. I thought that was incorrectly. There was so 47 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: much more tight coverage. How many times do we see 48 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 1: golf miss throws because of kite tight coverage with guys 49 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: in man coverage. I thought there was a number of that. 50 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 1: We mixed up looks with four or five six man 51 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: pressure looks. The scores thirteen three at halftime. You forced 52 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 1: four field goals. Defensively, yeah, they moved the ball and 53 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: you were not good enough on third down. They converted 54 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:58,639 Speaker 1: eight of sixteen third downs. But ultimately you forced four 55 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: field goals. Your offense puts you in a horrible position 56 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: with a turnover in your own sixteen yard line. They 57 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 1: punched that in for a touchdown. I disagree. I think 58 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: that the defense played good enough had the offense played 59 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 1: to their normal capabilities. This is a game that very 60 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 1: much was in position to be won because your defense 61 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:20,800 Speaker 1: held the rope against a good offense. That's a talented 62 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 1: offense with a good set of receivers, one of the 63 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:26,800 Speaker 1: more dynamic running backs. You completely took Gurley out of 64 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 1: the game in the run game completely. Yeah. I just 65 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:33,640 Speaker 1: think there are a lot of good things that happened defensively. 66 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 1: When you look up at the scoreboard and it's thirty 67 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 1: seven to ten, if you look at it in that lens, 68 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:41,240 Speaker 1: you say, wow, that's that's brutal. You guys got your 69 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: rear ends kicked, And yeah, ultimately that's what happened. But yeah, 70 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 1: I think I thought there were a number of things 71 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: happened defensively that were hang your hat moments. I thought 72 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 1: there was. I thought there were a number of times 73 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: where you had goff under pressure. I thought he made 74 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: a lot of flustered throws in missed some guys because 75 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 1: he felt like he can I offer a counterpoint to that. Sure, 76 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 1: all right, I thought the defense played well in the 77 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: first half, But anytime you give up thirty seven points, 78 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: I just they didn't give up thirty seven points, right, Okay, 79 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:18,160 Speaker 1: But and I would put the sixteen yard drive five 80 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:20,600 Speaker 1: play sixteen yard drive on the offense as well, So 81 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:26,839 Speaker 1: I would say twenty three points. Maybe defensively still Still 82 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 1: that said, this is the fourth straight game they've gone 83 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 1: without a sack. This is the fifth straight game they've 84 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:37,000 Speaker 1: gone without forcing a turnover. They have they're thirty first 85 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 1: in the league entering this game. They're thirty first in 86 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 1: the league. Points given up thirty one. Yeah, they were 87 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 1: averaging giving up as far as yards three and eighty eight. 88 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:50,839 Speaker 1: They gave up thirty three eighty one. That's not gonna 89 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:53,360 Speaker 1: win you a lot of games. It's kind of That's 90 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:55,479 Speaker 1: that's where I'm kind of going with it. It's it 91 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:58,560 Speaker 1: was better, but I don't think it was good enough 92 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:03,159 Speaker 1: to win. If you're offense plays anywhere near your capability, 93 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 1: do you win the football Do you have a chance 94 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:06,159 Speaker 1: to win the football game? I think you do because 95 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:08,039 Speaker 1: you you go back to the last couple of games 96 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 1: that thy points. Have your offense been scoring. That's how 97 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 1: I thought they would win this game as if because 98 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:16,280 Speaker 1: they were. But here's the other part of it is, 99 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 1: this is what the defense has. But this is where 100 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 1: I've I've been concerned with your offense playing well the 101 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:27,920 Speaker 1: past few games and arch you've talked to him at 102 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 1: a couple of times, and a few times you've talked 103 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:32,280 Speaker 1: to him, he said he felt like they had to 104 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:36,360 Speaker 1: score every single time. So my concern coming to one 105 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 1: of these type of games, well, just any game was 106 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:41,159 Speaker 1: in the near future, there was going to be a 107 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 1: day where your offense was going to struggle. Sure, and 108 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:47,720 Speaker 1: when your offense struggled, and it's hard for him to 109 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 1: score that many points every single ball game. And then 110 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:52,600 Speaker 1: when your offense does struggle, you gotta have a pick 111 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 1: me up. And obviously they put him in some bass 112 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 1: spots on the defense side of the ball, but offensively, 113 00:05:57,440 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 1: you weren't able to do the things you wanted to 114 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:01,280 Speaker 1: do aby run football baby, to control the cloud, to 115 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 1: be able to you know, pick up third Now. I 116 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:05,479 Speaker 1: think we were three or twelve on third down. And 117 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:07,159 Speaker 1: you know, a lot of that has to do with 118 00:06:07,480 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 1: the pressure and having to throw early and all that 119 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:11,720 Speaker 1: kind of stuff. And it was a lot of times 120 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:15,000 Speaker 1: in his ballgame where Matt was hitting that back foot 121 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 1: and he was having to move and I never felt 122 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 1: it was clean all day for Matt. I thought Matt 123 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 1: was under siege from the opening snap. He had probably 124 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 1: two or three times everything. He actually ran himself into 125 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:32,479 Speaker 1: a couple of problems, I thought, because he thought that 126 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 1: the pressure was coming around the edge. Yeah, he took 127 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 1: a shot in the face that was not called by 128 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 1: Dante Fowler where the ball kind of was dumped in 129 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 1: the right flat for to DeVante Freeman, where he kind 130 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 1: of ran himself into the pressure because he felt like 131 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 1: it was coming. And that happens in any quarterback shot. 132 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:50,159 Speaker 1: And I both played it. You know, when you when 133 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:51,839 Speaker 1: you get pressured like that early in the game, which 134 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: they did, now, you start trying to avoid it when 135 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:57,279 Speaker 1: it might not even be there yet. And so I 136 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:01,359 Speaker 1: thought that happened to him a few times yesterday. I thought, 137 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 1: Golf to your point, Yeah, maybe the pressure at times 138 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 1: made him you know, he was off target a number 139 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 1: of times. But he also had a clean pocket for 140 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 1: much of the afternoon too. He had a lot of 141 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 1: time to sit back there. He was just off on 142 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 1: some throws. He missed some big throws that potential chunkyard 143 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 1: chunkyardage place. I don't think it can be diminished, though, Matt, 144 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 1: if you've got tight coverage and shock and I've had 145 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 1: to try to make these throws now when you've got 146 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 1: a guy open, it's two or three steps open, which 147 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 1: we've seen this year. There have been guys wide open 148 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: this year against his defense. Those are easy throws. You know, 149 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 1: you can lollipop it out there, and he did. He 150 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 1: had a couple of those yesterday. But I thought, when 151 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 1: you've got a guy in the hip pocket of a 152 00:07:47,880 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 1: receiver and he's trailing, you can't be off very far 153 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: and you have to error on the side where you're 154 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 1: gonna miss him wide as opposed to missing him short. 155 00:07:56,320 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 1: Because of its short it's picked off right, So that 156 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 1: tight coverage tends to make you error in the you know, 157 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 1: a little bit wide. And I thought that that coverage 158 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 1: part of the And I'm not saying all of it. 159 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 1: I'm not trying to sing praises that, Hey, we played 160 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,240 Speaker 1: lockdown defense. Yes, I know what you're saying, but I 161 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 1: think that there was a number of times yesterday because 162 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 1: of coverage. One play was Everett, who they wanted it. 163 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 1: They obviously wanted to get the ball to every they're 164 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 1: tight end. He was a mismatch problem. He came across 165 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 1: the field. Dion Jones picked him up halfway across the 166 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 1: field in an over route and got right in his 167 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 1: hip pocket, and so the throw had to be perfect, 168 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 1: like the throw he made to Girly for the touchdown 169 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:36,600 Speaker 1: with Beasley in perfect position. It's a perfect throw. You 170 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 1: tip your hat. But because the coverage was tight enough, 171 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:42,240 Speaker 1: I thought he missed a number of throws because the 172 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:44,960 Speaker 1: where guys were. And all I'm doing is I'm trying 173 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 1: to find something that I thought looked a lot better 174 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:50,440 Speaker 1: than it had looked in previous weeks. I thought the 175 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 1: coverage was there. I know what you're doing, and I 176 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 1: agree with I agree with what you're saying. I'm just 177 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:59,599 Speaker 1: saying collectively. At the end of the day, the Falcons 178 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:03,960 Speaker 1: had three turnovers. The Rams head done. The Rams were 179 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 1: They converted fifty percent of their third downs, they were 180 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:11,560 Speaker 1: eight of sixteen. They were one for one on fourth down. 181 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 1: You know, it's the same old I don't want to 182 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 1: say the same old story at all, but it's just 183 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 1: we've seen this. We've seen this story though with this 184 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 1: defense in this team. You know, it's just they're not 185 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 1: winning the turnover deferential. They're not winning, they're not getting 186 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:29,320 Speaker 1: off the field. The Rams had four hundred yards total 187 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 1: offense compared to the Falcons had two hundred yards. It's 188 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:37,560 Speaker 1: just but to me, when you need you need the 189 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 1: offense to outscore you know, the other team, with the 190 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:43,840 Speaker 1: way the defense is playing this season, and to your point, shock, 191 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 1: you can't do it, and you can't do it every 192 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:48,440 Speaker 1: single game. You need you need some turnovers, you need 193 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 1: to steal some possessions. Um that's what I thought would 194 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:53,079 Speaker 1: be the difference maybe in this game. I thought it 195 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:56,080 Speaker 1: would be a high scoring game, just because because the 196 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:59,160 Speaker 1: Rams do have some weapons in the you know, the 197 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:03,440 Speaker 1: receivers are pretty good and Girly that other running back's 198 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 1: pretty good too. Um So I just thought that, you know, 199 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:14,880 Speaker 1: in the end, you they're just not doing what you 200 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 1: do need to do in all three phases, you know, 201 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:19,880 Speaker 1: there was just breakdowns there. There was a lot of 202 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 1: a lot of different combinations on the back end as well. Um, 203 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:26,760 Speaker 1: we saw a couple of guys rolling in out. We 204 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 1: saw Isaiah come out a couple of times and rolling 205 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 1: as well. We saw Carter come in a few times 206 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 1: and rolling there. And then we talked about it last week. 207 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 1: From a play collar standpoint, dan Coin was trying to 208 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 1: find the best combination of ways to create pressure because 209 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 1: you haven't been able to do it. We talked about 210 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:45,280 Speaker 1: the inability better get sacks, but you're trying to bring pressure. 211 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:47,680 Speaker 1: You're trying to find on the back end with all 212 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:49,880 Speaker 1: those guys that they have, how do you match up 213 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:51,600 Speaker 1: with them? And there was a couple of times where 214 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:56,400 Speaker 1: they were running free to golf, missed tight end. A 215 00:10:56,400 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 1: couple of times had them going out a scene at 216 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:00,720 Speaker 1: one time and missed them. Could have been to walk 217 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:03,520 Speaker 1: in and Carter had him at coverage there. Um. So 218 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 1: as a play caller, you see that happening. Okay, we 219 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 1: lucked up there and then get beat. But there's still 220 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:13,120 Speaker 1: times where as a play caller you have to mentally 221 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:16,959 Speaker 1: go into a game and go into situations of how 222 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 1: do I call this game with the personnel that I 223 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 1: have against the personnel that they have and still try 224 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:26,560 Speaker 1: to be successful. So it's it's it's a tough job 225 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:29,040 Speaker 1: for the coach. Obviously, this is what he's signed up for, 226 00:11:29,960 --> 00:11:32,840 Speaker 1: but there's a lot more to it than these guys 227 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:35,199 Speaker 1: just not getting done, I believe. Yeah, number one priority 228 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 1: going in the game was to stop the run game. 229 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:39,720 Speaker 1: He knew Gurley was gonna play Girly as a dynamic 230 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:41,959 Speaker 1: to me, he's the straw that stirs their drink. If 231 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:44,080 Speaker 1: they can get it going offensively in the run game, 232 00:11:44,640 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 1: then that promotes. Because they want to throw play action. 233 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 1: They want to play action off a girly and throw 234 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:52,880 Speaker 1: the ball down the field. You know, the Cooks, Woods 235 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:56,679 Speaker 1: and Cup and Everett. Now who's sir, Who's become a 236 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 1: big time player at the tight end position. That's what 237 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:01,320 Speaker 1: they want to do. And I thought Atlanta really did 238 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:04,840 Speaker 1: a good job of taking away the run game. By design, 239 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:10,959 Speaker 1: Quinn had Debo reading run hard and knifing the a 240 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 1: gap immediately. The eleven tackles and three for loss. That 241 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:19,320 Speaker 1: was by design defensively to get Debo in the backfield. 242 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:21,760 Speaker 1: I thought that you saw Grady burst into the backfield 243 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:26,040 Speaker 1: never time. Great hurt Z oblique on the play trying 244 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 1: to reach out and make a play. But there were 245 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 1: a number players, I mean, Tyler Davidson had to play 246 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:32,600 Speaker 1: in the backfield against the run game. So they did 247 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 1: a good job of ganging up against the run. Now 248 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 1: you've got to be able to transition to pass rush, 249 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:42,119 Speaker 1: and because they're not getting any pressure with four man pressures, 250 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:45,000 Speaker 1: now you've got to be willing to bring extra people. 251 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:47,120 Speaker 1: We've talked about it on this show a number of times. 252 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:49,440 Speaker 1: If you're gonna play man, if you're gonna come with 253 00:12:49,520 --> 00:12:52,080 Speaker 1: five and six man pressures, you got to play man 254 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 1: coverage in the back end. And if we don't get 255 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:57,560 Speaker 1: home with the pressure, those guys in the back end 256 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:01,079 Speaker 1: can only stay on coverage so long and gonna get eventually. 257 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:03,080 Speaker 1: If I've got a guy running a deep over route, 258 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 1: I'm running Yeah, at some point he's gonna come clean, right, So, 259 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:10,959 Speaker 1: uh yeah, I think you know. If you want to 260 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:14,160 Speaker 1: point to a couple of things, our inability to pressure 261 00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:18,720 Speaker 1: the pastor consistently reek havoc on him consistently still isn't there. 262 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:22,160 Speaker 1: And that translates to your inability to get off the 263 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:24,480 Speaker 1: field on third down at the percentage you're looking for. 264 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 1: You're looking forward to getting off the field somewhere in 265 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:29,040 Speaker 1: at thirty eight to forty range on third down. If 266 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:31,839 Speaker 1: you can do that, that's winning football. And their teams 267 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:33,800 Speaker 1: are converting at fifty four percent of the time on 268 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:36,679 Speaker 1: third down, and that that's too hard to stay on 269 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:40,319 Speaker 1: the field that long. Defensively, ultimately, your offense is inability 270 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:43,360 Speaker 1: to stay on the field and you get anything going, 271 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:46,080 Speaker 1: and then your inability to get off the field on 272 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 1: third down means you're on the field for thirty seven 273 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:50,920 Speaker 1: minutes on defense. And at some point, if you're exposed 274 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:53,760 Speaker 1: that long, that's like a picture seeing that's like hitters 275 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 1: seeing a picture for the third time through the order. Right, 276 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:58,080 Speaker 1: once you get you see him that many times, you're 277 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 1: probably gonna touch him up. Yeah, time was thirty seven 278 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:05,959 Speaker 1: oh nine to twenty Yeah, literally a whole quarter, or 279 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:08,600 Speaker 1: if they put time possession in there, eventually you're gonna 280 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:10,319 Speaker 1: break down. If I don't care what defense is, you 281 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:11,839 Speaker 1: gonna break down if you're on the shield that long. 282 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 1: And the Falcons can't have eight consecutive empty possessions either, right, 283 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:18,520 Speaker 1: this offense is way too talent for that. And right 284 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 1: going through this ball game, you gotta fire away us 285 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 1: to put the football in the end zone, regardless of 286 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:24,960 Speaker 1: what they got going on the other side, you gotta 287 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:29,520 Speaker 1: find a way. So if the offense did get it going, 288 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:32,440 Speaker 1: if they did, there was you know, there was just 289 00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:34,720 Speaker 1: a couple of moments in that first half where they 290 00:14:34,760 --> 00:14:37,960 Speaker 1: could have cut into that lead. UM still, I felt 291 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 1: pretty good about you know, a thirteen three game at halftime. UM, 292 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:45,000 Speaker 1: there were some missed opportunities and Matt missed, you know, 293 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:47,040 Speaker 1: Matt Bryant missed a kick and it was it was 294 00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:51,360 Speaker 1: a long kick. But still, it's just I'm with you, Dave. 295 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:55,320 Speaker 1: I thought the defense played. You know, I felt good 296 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:58,160 Speaker 1: about the defense first half. I just but just collectively, 297 00:14:58,200 --> 00:14:59,760 Speaker 1: when you just kind of just take it all in, 298 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 1: you know, each week, each each you go back through 299 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:08,560 Speaker 1: the schedule, right back from you know, after Philadelphia, from 300 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:13,480 Speaker 1: Jacoby Brissette to Marcus Mariota to Deshaun Watson to Kyler 301 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 1: Murray and then we and I thought the Rams would 302 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 1: put up points. I thought with because of the weapons 303 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 1: they have and whether or not Girly played or not. 304 00:15:22,680 --> 00:15:26,800 Speaker 1: And Girly Girly had a fantastic that thirteen yard touchdown. 305 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:30,400 Speaker 1: He was a factor in the in the passing game. Um, 306 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 1: you know, he had the unbelievable with the shoulder catching 307 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 1: the end zone. Um, I just to you, So, I 308 00:15:36,800 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 1: think I think what we're saying here is that the 309 00:15:38,920 --> 00:15:42,080 Speaker 1: defense played well, kept him in the game, but the 310 00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:45,200 Speaker 1: offense didn't do its part. They couldn't stay in the field, 311 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:48,240 Speaker 1: they couldn't sustain drives. Matt Ryan was taken a beating, 312 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:51,280 Speaker 1: and you know, I guess this is this is a 313 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 1: good place to kind of pivot toward, you know what 314 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:58,440 Speaker 1: what went wrong with the offense yesterday? Um, I looked 315 00:15:58,440 --> 00:16:02,120 Speaker 1: towards that that sequence before halftime where obviously you missed 316 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 1: the field goal there and they get the ball there 317 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 1: with maybe orders a minute left to go before halftime, 318 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:10,680 Speaker 1: and they go three and out and then they have 319 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:13,000 Speaker 1: the bad punt and you're back in great field position 320 00:16:13,040 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 1: again and you don't do anything, would it? Yeah, that 321 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:18,840 Speaker 1: sequence is kind of what I felt the ball game 322 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 1: was about. Your defense was put in some tough spots 323 00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 1: and how many times can your defense being without break 324 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:28,120 Speaker 1: and then your offense have opportunities and not be able 325 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 1: to capitalize on it. It's a tough spot for I think, uh, 326 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 1: this team to be in when you have those opportunities, 327 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:36,440 Speaker 1: you don't capitalize it, and you look back at it 328 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:39,600 Speaker 1: and say, here's our opportunities to go out and cut 329 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 1: into that league like you mentioned right there, and you're 330 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:45,320 Speaker 1: not able to do it. Yeah, Well you couldn't block him. 331 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:47,000 Speaker 1: I mean it's as simple as that. You could not 332 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:50,200 Speaker 1: block him. Dante Fowler made the Pro Bowl this weekend. 333 00:16:49,680 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 1: Three sacks. He was he recapping and I don't care 334 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 1: who he was over. Everybody wants to say it was 335 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 1: over Caleb and Gary, and yeah, he had a couple 336 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:57,800 Speaker 1: of play. He had it over Jake Matthews too. He 337 00:16:57,840 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 1: drove Matthews right back into Ryan several times. And he 338 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:03,440 Speaker 1: wasn't the only one that was doing that. And then 339 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:05,080 Speaker 1: you had oh, by the way, number ninety nine and 340 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:08,200 Speaker 1: the inside it's not bad. He created some problems in 341 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:10,760 Speaker 1: the inside too, so you couldn't block him and Atlanta 342 00:17:10,880 --> 00:17:15,040 Speaker 1: tried to chip them. Yeah, Dante Davante Freeman got in 343 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 1: the way a couple of times. He actually picks McGarry 344 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 1: on one play that allows Fowler to get inside and 345 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:22,800 Speaker 1: make a play. If you're gonna chip, you have to 346 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 1: get in the right position to chip. There was one 347 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 1: time where he's in position to help Jake Matthews on 348 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:31,920 Speaker 1: a chip and Jake Matthews gets driven so far into 349 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:35,600 Speaker 1: the backfield that it knocks Davante Freeman off and he 350 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:39,639 Speaker 1: can't chip release, and so the guy covering Freeman blitzes 351 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 1: and sacks the quarterback. I mean, that's the kind of 352 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:45,119 Speaker 1: calamity of errors that was going on with the protection 353 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:48,160 Speaker 1: up front. They tried a number of ways to help 354 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:50,560 Speaker 1: the two tackles. It wasn't like they just freed him up. 355 00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 1: And I know people are sitting home, well, why don't 356 00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:54,440 Speaker 1: they help the tackle? Why don't they tried to help 357 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:55,920 Speaker 1: the tackle? But it was a couple of times where 358 00:17:55,920 --> 00:17:58,400 Speaker 1: Freeman was out of position or the tackle did such 359 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:01,000 Speaker 1: a poor job of setting that they didn't allow the 360 00:18:01,040 --> 00:18:04,480 Speaker 1: back to help him anyway. So yeah, I think it 361 00:18:04,520 --> 00:18:07,159 Speaker 1: really boils down to the inability to block him up 362 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:11,320 Speaker 1: front is why you couldn't get any traction offensively. And 363 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:13,560 Speaker 1: if you look back, Ryan did a number of things 364 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:16,000 Speaker 1: to slide in the pocket, throw the ball in the 365 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:19,199 Speaker 1: move under pressure. He made a couple of throws, one 366 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:21,960 Speaker 1: to Julio along the sideline, one to Ridley along the sideline, 367 00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:26,880 Speaker 1: one to Julio across the middle. They're a number where 368 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 1: he's coming up in the pocket almost kind of on 369 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:33,879 Speaker 1: a run thrown as opposed to being in a throwing position. Yeah, 370 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:37,119 Speaker 1: you know, after seeing a balanced offense against the Cardinals, 371 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:41,080 Speaker 1: Freeman finished with nineteen yards and seven carriers. They just 372 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:43,879 Speaker 1: they couldn't get the run game going. Matt had his 373 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:48,440 Speaker 1: worst game statistically of the season. Of course, he was 374 00:18:48,440 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 1: sacked five times in that last sack is the one 375 00:18:50,359 --> 00:18:53,200 Speaker 1: we're all kind of concerned about because he hurt his ankles. 376 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:57,520 Speaker 1: Was to get an MRI today and so everyone's waiting 377 00:18:57,600 --> 00:19:01,200 Speaker 1: results from that. But it looks like Matt Shop is 378 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:04,000 Speaker 1: going to be the guy if if Matt Ryan can't play, 379 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:07,600 Speaker 1: and we don't know how long, but Seattle's coming to town. 380 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 1: Pretty good Seattle team, although they lost to surprising Baltimore team. Um, 381 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 1: but I don't know if it's it's really surprising about it. 382 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:22,800 Speaker 1: I mean, we they've just talked about what's not surprising 383 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:27,960 Speaker 1: Matt's that Baltimore. Baltimore. Oh, I know, Yeah, that's a team. 384 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:29,520 Speaker 1: Trying to get a read on that team. Well, well, 385 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 1: here's the thing. When in this league, when you're able 386 00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:33,959 Speaker 1: to run the football, you got opportunity to win ball game. 387 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:37,359 Speaker 1: You're talking about girly being a guy who who stirs 388 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:39,840 Speaker 1: to drink for them, Um, they were able to run 389 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:42,359 Speaker 1: the football. I went back and looked up some stuff, 390 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:47,920 Speaker 1: and the top rush offices in the league Baltimore, San Fran, Minnesota, 391 00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:51,000 Speaker 1: and Dallas. Baltimore is five and two, San Fran six 392 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:53,360 Speaker 1: and old Minnesota's five and two, Dallas is four and three. 393 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:55,720 Speaker 1: All those teams who are able to run the football 394 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:59,080 Speaker 1: are winning. Teams that are not able to run the football, 395 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:03,560 Speaker 1: and teams that are throwing him more than anything. Most 396 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:07,040 Speaker 1: pass attempts in the league. H Dalton has two eighty six, 397 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 1: We have two eighty five, Golf has two eighty three, 398 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:14,920 Speaker 1: Rivers has us he's around two seventy five. And then 399 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:17,680 Speaker 1: Kylin Murray, Hey, if you can play great defense and 400 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:20,159 Speaker 1: run the ball, sign me up and call me old fashioned. 401 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:22,960 Speaker 1: But well, that's how, that's how. That's how Baltimore won 402 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:25,440 Speaker 1: the game. Baltimore random ball with the quarterback pretty well. 403 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:28,159 Speaker 1: But they had two scores defensively, had a pick six 404 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:30,520 Speaker 1: and a scoop and score on a fumble in that 405 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 1: game that ended up being thirty to sixteen. I think 406 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:37,359 Speaker 1: they beat Seattle. That's what surprised me. Just well, you 407 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:41,640 Speaker 1: got defensive scores, you get two defensive scores, You're gonna 408 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:43,439 Speaker 1: win a lot of games. You got two scores on 409 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:48,040 Speaker 1: the defensive side. It's not easy winning. Seattle's all in Seattle. 410 00:20:48,040 --> 00:20:52,000 Speaker 1: Come on, Seattle's a good team. Yeah, it's very good team. Arguably, 411 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:55,000 Speaker 1: arguably the MVP playing quarterback for him right now. Now, 412 00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:57,480 Speaker 1: Russell had a Russell didn't have a good day yesterday. 413 00:20:57,480 --> 00:20:59,480 Speaker 1: Threw a pick six on a really late throw to 414 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 1: the right flat that was picked off and taken back 415 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:06,240 Speaker 1: by Marcus Marcus Peters the brand new brand and ran 416 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:08,480 Speaker 1: it back for a touchdown. But they had a couple 417 00:21:08,480 --> 00:21:10,320 Speaker 1: of mistakes that cost them. That was gonna be a 418 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 1: close game. Baltimore is a pretty good team, and the 419 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:15,439 Speaker 1: two defense, the two mistakes on offense cost them, just 420 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 1: like Atlanta's inability on offense cost cost of I thought 421 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 1: the Falcons this weekend, so here we are. You know. 422 00:21:23,400 --> 00:21:25,840 Speaker 1: Another another headline that came out of yess a day 423 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:27,760 Speaker 1: was was Dan Quinn said that, hey, you know, he 424 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:33,680 Speaker 1: gave some of the play calling duties to his assistance. Um, 425 00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:35,399 Speaker 1: you know, I don't know what you thought you guys 426 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:37,960 Speaker 1: have on that, but that was that was That was 427 00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:43,440 Speaker 1: newsworthy and and uh um, I don't know, we don't 428 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:46,880 Speaker 1: know much beyond that. But it's not for a lack 429 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:49,720 Speaker 1: of trying. It's not for a lack of good um 430 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:51,960 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. It's very good point. They're 431 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:56,199 Speaker 1: they're doing a lot of um, Hey, let's try this. 432 00:21:56,280 --> 00:21:59,720 Speaker 1: Let's got you gotta like that. That's a good point, Matt. 433 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:01,440 Speaker 1: I mean he's tried a lot of different things, a 434 00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:06,960 Speaker 1: lot of different fronts, different personnel packages, blitz coverage, uh 435 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:10,920 Speaker 1: even maybe allowing someone else to call some some make 436 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:14,159 Speaker 1: some calls. Dan's trying to turn over every rock he 437 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:17,199 Speaker 1: can to try to help this defense play at a 438 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:20,200 Speaker 1: at a more consistent and I think that's the key word, 439 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:24,160 Speaker 1: a consistent level that you can count on. And uh So, 440 00:22:24,480 --> 00:22:26,240 Speaker 1: I don't think there's any question he's trying to turn 441 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:27,800 Speaker 1: over every rock. I think it's a great point to 442 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:31,000 Speaker 1: point the points that needs to be made. So here 443 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:33,240 Speaker 1: they are one to six. They've got a tough stretch 444 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:35,720 Speaker 1: coming up. Guys, they've got before they go in to buy, 445 00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:40,600 Speaker 1: they got Seattle, um, and you know, I don't I 446 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:42,040 Speaker 1: don't even want to talk about the Saints and the 447 00:22:42,080 --> 00:22:44,480 Speaker 1: Panthers and the Bucks and the Saints again. Yeah, I 448 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:47,000 Speaker 1: think we've been through a tough stretch we got. I 449 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:50,639 Speaker 1: think it gets a little tougher now we've played you know, 450 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 1: they played some good defenses, they played some good dynamic 451 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:56,040 Speaker 1: offensive players. But I think this stretch it's going to 452 00:22:56,119 --> 00:22:59,080 Speaker 1: get is I think we could all agree that this 453 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:02,640 Speaker 1: is the meat of this schedule coming up. So here 454 00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:04,600 Speaker 1: they are? Where what where do they go from here? 455 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:07,080 Speaker 1: That's where That's what I'm being asked in the mail bag. 456 00:23:08,040 --> 00:23:10,720 Speaker 1: Fans want to know. Do we throw in the towel? 457 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:15,080 Speaker 1: The players and coaches certainly aren't. You know, these players 458 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:17,840 Speaker 1: and coaches have been through skids like this before you 459 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:21,919 Speaker 1: play through it. You know, Um, they've had tough patches. Um. 460 00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:24,320 Speaker 1: It's tough sometimes when you start the season with a 461 00:23:24,359 --> 00:23:28,560 Speaker 1: tough patch because you think the whole season's over. It's not. Um, 462 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:32,960 Speaker 1: So where do they go? Now? We've seen it? Just 463 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:36,920 Speaker 1: we talk about this offense and in this team. Actually, 464 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:39,000 Speaker 1: you know, there's like I said at the beginning, there's 465 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:41,119 Speaker 1: always been one or two things the Falcons can hang 466 00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:43,200 Speaker 1: their hats on. It seems like every single game, even 467 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:48,919 Speaker 1: even that first game, it just now do we do 468 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:53,200 Speaker 1: we kind of you come out of the Arizona game 469 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:58,720 Speaker 1: and say, hey, look at the offense is really playing well. 470 00:23:58,800 --> 00:24:03,920 Speaker 1: They're balanced, they're creative, they hit a lot of different receivers. Um, 471 00:24:04,720 --> 00:24:08,720 Speaker 1: they had to play action going Um. Again, it wasn't 472 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:12,679 Speaker 1: against the best of defenses. Statistically, but what what do 473 00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 1: you hang your hat on now? I guess is my 474 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:16,879 Speaker 1: long winded way of just saying, what what what do you? 475 00:24:17,520 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 1: What do you tell the fan? Now? Do you is 476 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:22,400 Speaker 1: well you're going to out of coming in with Matt 477 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:25,560 Speaker 1: Shop possibly being quarterback? I mean, what to give the 478 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:28,720 Speaker 1: fan anything right now? Because there's there's blood in their 479 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:31,840 Speaker 1: eyes right now. They just they're this is we never 480 00:24:31,880 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 1: would have expected in our wildest dreams to be one 481 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:37,840 Speaker 1: and six right now. This team you could have maybe 482 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:40,960 Speaker 1: you know, two and four, two and three and four 483 00:24:41,119 --> 00:24:44,640 Speaker 1: or someone it would have been a disappointing start. So 484 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:49,800 Speaker 1: there's no way you can kind of rationalize where you are, So, um, 485 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:52,520 Speaker 1: what do you do moving forward? As much as you 486 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:55,680 Speaker 1: as good as you felt maybe potentially about your offense 487 00:24:55,800 --> 00:24:58,120 Speaker 1: coming out of it and the way they played last week. 488 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:01,640 Speaker 1: I feel that way about the defense this week. Yeah, 489 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:04,200 Speaker 1: maybe not quite as good as I felt about the offense, 490 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:06,000 Speaker 1: but I do. I thought a lot of I saw 491 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:09,800 Speaker 1: a lot of signs of tight coverage, different mixtures of 492 00:25:09,880 --> 00:25:13,119 Speaker 1: pressures that got to the quarterback, their inability that you 493 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:15,520 Speaker 1: snuff the run game out. I thought there was a 494 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:18,480 Speaker 1: lot of you forced four field goals teams weren't able 495 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:20,080 Speaker 1: to punch it, to just go right down the field 496 00:25:20,080 --> 00:25:21,879 Speaker 1: and punch it in the end zone. You're able to 497 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:25,960 Speaker 1: play some red zone defense. I mean, you've succumbed to 498 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 1: being on the field as long as you were in 499 00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:32,280 Speaker 1: part of that was your fault. So that part I like, now, 500 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:34,520 Speaker 1: how do you You go back now and you look 501 00:25:34,520 --> 00:25:36,240 Speaker 1: at the offense he side of the ball, and you said, wow, 502 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:37,840 Speaker 1: I felt really good about this group, and now I 503 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:40,560 Speaker 1: don't feel so good, you know, because you didn't protect 504 00:25:40,960 --> 00:25:43,560 Speaker 1: Potentially your franchise quarterback is going to be sitting on 505 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:46,040 Speaker 1: the bench this weekend. I do like match shop. I 506 00:25:46,040 --> 00:25:49,240 Speaker 1: think Shabby is more than adequate as stepping in and playing. 507 00:25:49,680 --> 00:25:53,840 Speaker 1: But so that's what I'm I'm concentrating game to game. 508 00:25:53,880 --> 00:25:57,320 Speaker 1: What can you do against Seattle now that that moves 509 00:25:57,320 --> 00:25:58,960 Speaker 1: you forward and gives you a chance to win the 510 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:01,159 Speaker 1: football game, because I don't think if you look at 511 00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:03,040 Speaker 1: the season, it's too big shock And I think that's 512 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:05,320 Speaker 1: the way coaches always are, players always are. Don't look 513 00:26:05,320 --> 00:26:07,359 Speaker 1: at the season, look at one game, and I know 514 00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:09,520 Speaker 1: the fan is gonna look at the season and they're 515 00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:11,600 Speaker 1: gonna throw their hands in the air. These guys are 516 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:15,600 Speaker 1: not quitting. You could see it. I watched tape this morning, 517 00:26:15,960 --> 00:26:18,680 Speaker 1: looked at them. They're flying to the football. Yeah they're 518 00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:22,000 Speaker 1: making some mistakes, but there's nobody quitting, laying down, giving 519 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 1: half ass efforts that type of stuff. They're getting to 520 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:27,960 Speaker 1: the ball. So you know, it's just I think that 521 00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:30,160 Speaker 1: they'll be a spirited effort again this week. And that's 522 00:26:30,280 --> 00:26:35,960 Speaker 1: my take on from a player's perspective is we've talked 523 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:38,320 Speaker 1: about this before last week, that was the theme, right, 524 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:41,679 Speaker 1: this team is not quitting. They're showing fight. And and 525 00:26:41,800 --> 00:26:44,600 Speaker 1: for me, if I'm the fan and I'm wondering, how 526 00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:46,200 Speaker 1: does this team not throwing the towel, there are a 527 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:48,480 Speaker 1: couple of things I think about. How does this team 528 00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:51,720 Speaker 1: continue to play at a high level? For one, this 529 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:54,480 Speaker 1: is your job. This is how you feed your family. 530 00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:57,680 Speaker 1: So if anybody's thinking about throwing in the towel, if 531 00:26:57,680 --> 00:27:00,119 Speaker 1: you want to play again in the National Football League, 532 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:03,480 Speaker 1: what they see on tape is what you're doing right now. 533 00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:05,480 Speaker 1: So if you're throwing the towel and say, hey, I'm 534 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:07,800 Speaker 1: not playing on I'm not giving my best, guess what 535 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:10,119 Speaker 1: who's gonna want you next season? When it rolls around. 536 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:12,719 Speaker 1: So from a player's perspective, your mind has to go 537 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:15,560 Speaker 1: to similar to what Matt Shops say that after the game, 538 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 1: we gotta put blinders on. You gotta look at yourself. 539 00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:20,679 Speaker 1: But also you gotta go out and you gotta play 540 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:23,880 Speaker 1: one game, one day at a time, because that's really 541 00:27:23,920 --> 00:27:26,359 Speaker 1: what it comes. It's so cliche, but it's so real 542 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:28,560 Speaker 1: that you have to do that. And the other part 543 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:32,119 Speaker 1: of it is, you haven't played one division game yet. 544 00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:36,160 Speaker 1: You go as bad as it seems, as bad as 545 00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:39,439 Speaker 1: you've played, you haven't played a division game yet, you 546 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:41,520 Speaker 1: go out. When you get into the division and you 547 00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:44,040 Speaker 1: find ways to win those ball games, you're talking about 548 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:48,360 Speaker 1: a totally different season. Obviously everything is. It looks bad now, 549 00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:50,960 Speaker 1: but you find ways to win the games that matter 550 00:27:51,240 --> 00:27:53,840 Speaker 1: down the stretch and guys start to come together. Then 551 00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:56,720 Speaker 1: you got a different talk around this team than you 552 00:27:56,760 --> 00:27:58,280 Speaker 1: did in this first part of the season. As bad 553 00:27:58,280 --> 00:28:00,480 Speaker 1: as it win the first part of the season, you 554 00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:02,840 Speaker 1: could turn around the other part of the second half 555 00:28:02,840 --> 00:28:05,560 Speaker 1: of the season. Two. If guys start doing the little things, 556 00:28:05,600 --> 00:28:08,480 Speaker 1: and we've talked about the weekend the week out, it's 557 00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:11,440 Speaker 1: not like guys are just getting just just just crushed. 558 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:13,560 Speaker 1: When you turn on the field, these guys are doing 559 00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:16,080 Speaker 1: smaller things here and there, execution things here and there 560 00:28:16,080 --> 00:28:18,600 Speaker 1: that are forcing them not to win in certain spots. 561 00:28:18,800 --> 00:28:21,199 Speaker 1: And when you get all eleven guys playing on the 562 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:24,159 Speaker 1: same page, at the same level, doing all the same things, 563 00:28:24,400 --> 00:28:26,600 Speaker 1: then that's when it turns around. For you said it's 564 00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:28,800 Speaker 1: not for lack of trying. They just said it. These 565 00:28:28,800 --> 00:28:31,000 Speaker 1: guys are playing with effort, these guys are flying around. 566 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:35,080 Speaker 1: DQ has said, Hey, I'm gonna let other guys do 567 00:28:35,119 --> 00:28:37,520 Speaker 1: different things. I'm gonna take some of the stuff away 568 00:28:37,520 --> 00:28:38,880 Speaker 1: from what I said I was gonna do at the 569 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:42,840 Speaker 1: beginning of the year, and I'm gonna start kind of 570 00:28:42,880 --> 00:28:45,080 Speaker 1: delegating away from it. So it's not for lack of trying. 571 00:28:45,080 --> 00:28:47,720 Speaker 1: It's not for guys not doing it. Guys are are 572 00:28:47,840 --> 00:28:51,280 Speaker 1: trying whatever way it's possible to get this thing turned around. Yeah, 573 00:28:51,280 --> 00:28:54,720 Speaker 1: and you can't give years away, Matt, Okay, I only 574 00:28:54,720 --> 00:28:56,880 Speaker 1: get to play this game so long, okay, And so 575 00:28:56,920 --> 00:28:59,520 Speaker 1: you say, well, let's this game, this season's in the tank. 576 00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:02,200 Speaker 1: Let's move to next year. I'm gonna be a year 577 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:05,520 Speaker 1: older next year. You know, as a player, now as 578 00:29:05,560 --> 00:29:08,320 Speaker 1: a fan, that doesn't that doesn't matter because I'm still 579 00:29:08,360 --> 00:29:09,600 Speaker 1: going to go to go to the game. So it's 580 00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:11,800 Speaker 1: a player. I only get to play this game so long, 581 00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:15,120 Speaker 1: so I can't give seasons away or I can't give 582 00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:18,440 Speaker 1: opportunities to play this game away. Ultimately, these guys get 583 00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:20,320 Speaker 1: paid to play, there's no question, and some of them 584 00:29:20,360 --> 00:29:22,720 Speaker 1: are playing better than others, and you can debate whether 585 00:29:22,760 --> 00:29:25,760 Speaker 1: they're earning their money or whatever as a fan, but 586 00:29:26,280 --> 00:29:28,560 Speaker 1: I only get to play the game so long, and 587 00:29:30,040 --> 00:29:33,040 Speaker 1: that's a fleeting scenario, so I have to I'm gonna 588 00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:34,800 Speaker 1: line up each and every week I get a chance 589 00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:37,600 Speaker 1: because there may maybe a chance, whether it's injury or 590 00:29:37,680 --> 00:29:41,200 Speaker 1: my poor play or good play is gonna cut that 591 00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:44,480 Speaker 1: opportunity short. And so that pride has to kick in 592 00:29:44,520 --> 00:29:47,240 Speaker 1: and you want to play because this is your window 593 00:29:47,400 --> 00:29:49,800 Speaker 1: to play. And that's why these guys will line up 594 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:51,640 Speaker 1: and play hard next week. But it's kind of similar 595 00:29:51,680 --> 00:29:54,440 Speaker 1: to I mean, when you're writing a blog every week, 596 00:29:54,720 --> 00:29:57,440 Speaker 1: when you're writing to the fans in the mail back, 597 00:29:57,960 --> 00:30:00,640 Speaker 1: you're not going to You're not going to write a 598 00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:04,600 Speaker 1: camp a half a half a thing. I mean, it's 599 00:30:04,600 --> 00:30:06,480 Speaker 1: not gonna happen because you're gonna put your all into 600 00:30:06,480 --> 00:30:09,480 Speaker 1: it because you're dedicated to what you're doing, and the 601 00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:12,200 Speaker 1: players are the same way. So I think fans who 602 00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:15,560 Speaker 1: have careers, who are out in the real word doing 603 00:30:15,960 --> 00:30:18,880 Speaker 1: the things that they need for their family, they're not 604 00:30:18,960 --> 00:30:21,680 Speaker 1: gonna just succumb to it because maybe they've had a 605 00:30:21,680 --> 00:30:24,400 Speaker 1: bad week or maybe they've had a bad month. They 606 00:30:24,440 --> 00:30:27,240 Speaker 1: have to realize these guys like you get a limited 607 00:30:27,320 --> 00:30:30,160 Speaker 1: times to do this. Yeah, and if you don't put 608 00:30:30,160 --> 00:30:33,840 Speaker 1: good things on tape, that's telling a future employer is 609 00:30:33,840 --> 00:30:37,640 Speaker 1: telling maybe the coaches that are here now maybe this 610 00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:40,440 Speaker 1: guy is not made for what we do here, and 611 00:30:40,480 --> 00:30:42,120 Speaker 1: the other teams are gonna say the same thing, and 612 00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:44,920 Speaker 1: then you start to get a kind of stigma about you. 613 00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:49,560 Speaker 1: So each week, each day matters. So that's why I 614 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:51,640 Speaker 1: say throwing in the towel is just ridiculous to me. 615 00:30:52,440 --> 00:30:55,720 Speaker 1: You know, I have to remind fans too a lot. 616 00:30:56,960 --> 00:30:59,760 Speaker 1: All both great points and I have two thoughts on it, 617 00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:02,680 Speaker 1: but I have to remind fans all the time that 618 00:31:02,760 --> 00:31:05,840 Speaker 1: dan Quinn didn't forget how to coach. Dan Quinn didn't 619 00:31:05,840 --> 00:31:11,080 Speaker 1: forget how to coach defense in his four years before 620 00:31:11,760 --> 00:31:16,240 Speaker 1: this year. Oh, by the way, he's won the NFC 621 00:31:16,320 --> 00:31:19,680 Speaker 1: South once, he's won an NFC Championship, he's taken the 622 00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:23,600 Speaker 1: team to the Super Bowl. He did have one losing season. 623 00:31:24,400 --> 00:31:27,080 Speaker 1: They'll never say it, but they were decimated by injuries. 624 00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:29,560 Speaker 1: They'll never use that as an excuse ever, ever, ever, 625 00:31:30,280 --> 00:31:33,400 Speaker 1: But it's like, come on, guys, you got to give 626 00:31:33,440 --> 00:31:36,160 Speaker 1: him that perspective. And to your to your guys point 627 00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:41,960 Speaker 1: about the you know, putting the best version of themselves 628 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:45,239 Speaker 1: on tape week in and week out, because not just 629 00:31:45,280 --> 00:31:48,560 Speaker 1: their coaches and teammates are watching, but other gms. They 630 00:31:48,600 --> 00:31:50,080 Speaker 1: don't know where their career is going to go. They 631 00:31:50,120 --> 00:31:53,440 Speaker 1: don't know if they're going to be waived or traded 632 00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:55,640 Speaker 1: or whatever it was in who they're going to end 633 00:31:55,680 --> 00:31:58,520 Speaker 1: up playing for, because players move around quite a bit. 634 00:31:58,560 --> 00:32:00,600 Speaker 1: And you're right, and so one of the things that 635 00:32:00,600 --> 00:32:02,200 Speaker 1: you had said, I think it was even last year 636 00:32:02,680 --> 00:32:07,640 Speaker 1: our Dave was you know, sometimes sacks and these turnovers 637 00:32:07,680 --> 00:32:10,760 Speaker 1: they come in bunches. And then one of the frustrating 638 00:32:11,160 --> 00:32:13,600 Speaker 1: things to watch when you're seeing this team play so 639 00:32:13,680 --> 00:32:16,200 Speaker 1: hard is you're just waiting for the damn to break. 640 00:32:16,280 --> 00:32:19,960 Speaker 1: You're waiting for a couple tip balls, you're waiting for 641 00:32:20,320 --> 00:32:23,080 Speaker 1: all those forced fumbles they've had this year, just if 642 00:32:23,080 --> 00:32:25,440 Speaker 1: they can just pounce out, get one of them, get one, 643 00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:28,840 Speaker 1: and just break this thing open. Because had that happened, yes, 644 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:30,480 Speaker 1: they had they had a tip, had they had a 645 00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:34,280 Speaker 1: forced turnover, especially in the first half, that also energizes 646 00:32:35,240 --> 00:32:38,320 Speaker 1: the sideline in the in the offense, and and and 647 00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:42,560 Speaker 1: suddenly you know it's momentum. And some people don't believe 648 00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:46,000 Speaker 1: in momentum, but it does. I think there are momentum 649 00:32:46,080 --> 00:32:50,479 Speaker 1: changing plays. Well, optimism wrenching place. Yeah, and the reason 650 00:32:50,720 --> 00:32:54,080 Speaker 1: from and I know, yeah, we're we're here with the Falcons, 651 00:32:54,160 --> 00:32:56,480 Speaker 1: and we're in the building and we're around these guys 652 00:32:56,520 --> 00:32:59,520 Speaker 1: and they're saying, Wow, you guys really optimistic, and well, 653 00:32:59,560 --> 00:33:03,080 Speaker 1: you're old, really optimistic. I wish I could sit down 654 00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:06,640 Speaker 1: with every fan and watch the tape with them and 655 00:33:06,840 --> 00:33:10,239 Speaker 1: show them what I'm seeing on tape. The fan just 656 00:33:10,280 --> 00:33:12,040 Speaker 1: sees the end game and I get it. You're not 657 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:16,200 Speaker 1: winning games. There's too many of the other team making 658 00:33:16,280 --> 00:33:19,120 Speaker 1: plays and not enough of your team making plays. And 659 00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:21,640 Speaker 1: when coaches say, oh, we're close, or the players says 660 00:33:21,680 --> 00:33:23,480 Speaker 1: are close, the hand fans stole their hands in the 661 00:33:23,480 --> 00:33:26,160 Speaker 1: air and say, we've heard this crap before. Are you 662 00:33:26,280 --> 00:33:29,800 Speaker 1: kidding me? I wish I could watch the tape. I 663 00:33:29,920 --> 00:33:32,600 Speaker 1: just bit mind bog the tape I watched this morning. 664 00:33:32,640 --> 00:33:34,760 Speaker 1: I saw so many good things on the tape, but 665 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:38,120 Speaker 1: that was happening that didn't ultimately turn the tide. And 666 00:33:38,160 --> 00:33:39,880 Speaker 1: I get it. The end game is to win games 667 00:33:40,080 --> 00:33:42,600 Speaker 1: and they're not doing that. Does that mean you throw 668 00:33:42,640 --> 00:33:45,880 Speaker 1: your hands in the air and Clay or Seronardo to 669 00:33:45,960 --> 00:33:48,480 Speaker 1: the season or to people that are here or whatever. 670 00:33:49,120 --> 00:33:52,080 Speaker 1: I just would tell you that there's a lot more 671 00:33:52,160 --> 00:33:56,520 Speaker 1: going on that is positive, it's not wins, and that's 672 00:33:56,600 --> 00:33:59,200 Speaker 1: ultimately how you judge yourself. And I get it, but 673 00:33:59,360 --> 00:34:01,720 Speaker 1: there's a lot going on there. For you to blow 674 00:34:01,800 --> 00:34:05,920 Speaker 1: things up probably is the wrong decision, and because of 675 00:34:05,920 --> 00:34:09,879 Speaker 1: what I'm seeing, but ultimately I don't make those decisions. Yeah, 676 00:34:09,920 --> 00:34:12,640 Speaker 1: A lot of times, and just and people understand this too. 677 00:34:12,640 --> 00:34:15,640 Speaker 1: A lot of times when I'm you guys played in 678 00:34:15,640 --> 00:34:18,720 Speaker 1: the league, and you guys do radio and TV and 679 00:34:19,520 --> 00:34:22,080 Speaker 1: a lot I have a lot of interaction with readers 680 00:34:22,120 --> 00:34:24,719 Speaker 1: and fans on a daily basis. So a lot of 681 00:34:24,719 --> 00:34:28,280 Speaker 1: times when I'm even talking here on this podcast, I'm 682 00:34:28,280 --> 00:34:32,520 Speaker 1: coming at you or coming at things from the fans voice, 683 00:34:33,280 --> 00:34:35,880 Speaker 1: and so I want to ask things and it's important. 684 00:34:35,920 --> 00:34:38,319 Speaker 1: It's important because you want to frame questions the way 685 00:34:38,360 --> 00:34:41,920 Speaker 1: the fans sees it. It's not that yeah, and it's 686 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:44,279 Speaker 1: and so when they see that we're not winning the 687 00:34:44,280 --> 00:34:46,480 Speaker 1: turnover battle, or when they see that we're not winning 688 00:34:46,480 --> 00:34:50,920 Speaker 1: on third down, and you see all the stats that 689 00:34:51,040 --> 00:34:53,920 Speaker 1: you whether you're watching on TV or listening on the radio, 690 00:34:54,440 --> 00:34:56,359 Speaker 1: those are the things you guys reference all the time, 691 00:34:56,400 --> 00:35:00,640 Speaker 1: and so it's just weekend and week we're just not 692 00:35:00,760 --> 00:35:03,360 Speaker 1: winning some of those things. I think that's where arches 693 00:35:03,440 --> 00:35:08,399 Speaker 1: point of you can see the bigger picture of those numbers. Yeah, 694 00:35:09,200 --> 00:35:12,799 Speaker 1: But for us, and for the reason why we say 695 00:35:12,960 --> 00:35:16,600 Speaker 1: or sometimes we feel as we're optimistic is because we're 696 00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:18,880 Speaker 1: looking at the nuts and bolts of it. We're looking 697 00:35:18,920 --> 00:35:21,960 Speaker 1: at why things are happening and how things are happening 698 00:35:22,160 --> 00:35:24,279 Speaker 1: throughout the ball game, so we can see some of 699 00:35:24,280 --> 00:35:26,160 Speaker 1: the stuff that's inside. I think that's why Art says, 700 00:35:26,680 --> 00:35:29,920 Speaker 1: I wish I could show fans and watch the tape 701 00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:33,880 Speaker 1: and people can see where here's exactly why this happened, 702 00:35:34,120 --> 00:35:36,400 Speaker 1: and then I think they would have a different perspective 703 00:35:36,480 --> 00:35:39,279 Speaker 1: on how we see or view or why we say 704 00:35:39,320 --> 00:35:42,680 Speaker 1: certain things because of the way we look at the game. 705 00:35:42,800 --> 00:35:45,680 Speaker 1: And I think that's the probably the toughest part forum 706 00:35:45,719 --> 00:35:48,719 Speaker 1: of fan is because they don't have that opportunity to 707 00:35:48,760 --> 00:35:51,080 Speaker 1: break it down in the fashion in which we watch 708 00:35:51,120 --> 00:35:54,239 Speaker 1: the game. So I can understand why fans look at 709 00:35:54,280 --> 00:35:57,160 Speaker 1: the bigger picture of they see a number three of 710 00:35:57,239 --> 00:36:02,560 Speaker 1: twelve and that's why they're angry. And it's tough, I know, 711 00:36:02,719 --> 00:36:05,839 Speaker 1: and you know, well, we can't watch the film with him. 712 00:36:05,880 --> 00:36:09,439 Speaker 1: But that's why we come from the standpoint of where 713 00:36:09,480 --> 00:36:11,919 Speaker 1: we are because you see things that are a little 714 00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:15,040 Speaker 1: bit different than maybe the fan uh can't really see 715 00:36:15,080 --> 00:36:17,400 Speaker 1: because they don't have the access of what we're watching. 716 00:36:17,760 --> 00:36:21,239 Speaker 1: On a daily fan base too, It's a hell of 717 00:36:21,280 --> 00:36:24,799 Speaker 1: a fan base now here in Atlanta that is passionate. 718 00:36:24,880 --> 00:36:27,719 Speaker 1: So when you get these people saying, you know, get 719 00:36:27,760 --> 00:36:31,200 Speaker 1: my team, they there's a pride factor that hits with 720 00:36:31,239 --> 00:36:33,760 Speaker 1: the fan, which is great, and that's what you want. 721 00:36:33,800 --> 00:36:35,759 Speaker 1: I mean, I saw a Saint guy. It was down 722 00:36:35,840 --> 00:36:38,200 Speaker 1: by the stadium as Saint fan. It's after with all 723 00:36:38,200 --> 00:36:41,480 Speaker 1: this stuff on dancing around that's got to piss off 724 00:36:41,480 --> 00:36:45,160 Speaker 1: the fans so bad. It's ridiculous, you know. I mean, here, 725 00:36:45,200 --> 00:36:47,919 Speaker 1: I'm a Falcon fan and we're not playing well enough 726 00:36:47,920 --> 00:36:51,120 Speaker 1: to win. And I've got a Saint fan who's dancing around. 727 00:36:51,160 --> 00:36:53,880 Speaker 1: His team's playing pretty good obviously this year, and he 728 00:36:53,880 --> 00:36:56,440 Speaker 1: could dance around on my front. So that's a pride 729 00:36:56,520 --> 00:36:58,800 Speaker 1: thing that that eats at you at your core. I 730 00:36:59,320 --> 00:37:02,160 Speaker 1: pulled completely get it from the Falcon fan perspective. It's great. 731 00:37:02,200 --> 00:37:05,680 Speaker 1: And if you're not passionate, then that's how you know 732 00:37:05,719 --> 00:37:09,920 Speaker 1: you're not really invested. So you love the passionate fans. 733 00:37:09,960 --> 00:37:12,040 Speaker 1: So we love that people write you all the time 734 00:37:12,080 --> 00:37:15,080 Speaker 1: and are really in your mail bag about what's going on. 735 00:37:15,560 --> 00:37:17,560 Speaker 1: And it's kind of how I have to tell my 736 00:37:17,560 --> 00:37:20,279 Speaker 1: wife that sometimes our little guy, he's seven years old, 737 00:37:21,200 --> 00:37:23,279 Speaker 1: he gets angry when they don't win, or he gets 738 00:37:23,320 --> 00:37:26,040 Speaker 1: angry when his team doesn't play well, and I love it. 739 00:37:26,080 --> 00:37:27,799 Speaker 1: I tell it's great. She tries to call him down. 740 00:37:27,760 --> 00:37:30,480 Speaker 1: I said, no, that's great. He needs to be passionate 741 00:37:30,520 --> 00:37:33,640 Speaker 1: about it. That means he cares about it, so I 742 00:37:33,680 --> 00:37:37,279 Speaker 1: don't mind it at all. Yeah, fans actually do right 743 00:37:37,320 --> 00:37:41,120 Speaker 1: in and said, hey, we need to win because I 744 00:37:41,160 --> 00:37:44,160 Speaker 1: can't take the beating I'm taking social media for my 745 00:37:44,239 --> 00:37:50,440 Speaker 1: Saints friends. It's just it's that's fandom. So and that's 746 00:37:50,480 --> 00:37:53,480 Speaker 1: why I love you on the top saying no, I disagree, 747 00:37:53,760 --> 00:37:58,800 Speaker 1: And here's why, because fans aren't going to pay attention 748 00:37:58,840 --> 00:38:01,960 Speaker 1: to how how much Isaiah Oliver I'm making this up, 749 00:38:02,000 --> 00:38:05,000 Speaker 1: but how much Isaiah Oliver has improved from the first 750 00:38:05,040 --> 00:38:07,919 Speaker 1: three games to the last three games. Um, they may 751 00:38:07,960 --> 00:38:10,600 Speaker 1: not appreciate the fact that maybe they aren't thrown his 752 00:38:10,719 --> 00:38:13,960 Speaker 1: way because he's covering, he's in position better, or he's 753 00:38:14,080 --> 00:38:16,399 Speaker 1: you know, and he's by the way, he played well 754 00:38:16,440 --> 00:38:18,480 Speaker 1: I think in run support yesterday, came up and made 755 00:38:18,520 --> 00:38:22,640 Speaker 1: some really nice plays up at the line scrimmage. And 756 00:38:22,680 --> 00:38:25,200 Speaker 1: then you have a young guy like Kendall Sheffield who missed, 757 00:38:25,800 --> 00:38:28,239 Speaker 1: who whipped on a tackle he came you know, it's 758 00:38:28,280 --> 00:38:30,160 Speaker 1: not Ohio State anymore. You can't just come out with 759 00:38:30,160 --> 00:38:35,280 Speaker 1: a knockout hit, right. Yeah. So those are the little 760 00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:37,759 Speaker 1: things that I love when you guys say no, here's why. 761 00:38:38,360 --> 00:38:41,399 Speaker 1: I think that's what makes listening to this and listen 762 00:38:41,400 --> 00:38:43,640 Speaker 1: to you guys on the radio, and if they would 763 00:38:43,640 --> 00:38:46,160 Speaker 1: just stop tap the brakes and say, hey, look we 764 00:38:46,239 --> 00:38:47,919 Speaker 1: can't just clean the house. You can't have a knee 765 00:38:47,960 --> 00:38:50,520 Speaker 1: jerk reaction. There's nine games left. Anything can happen in 766 00:38:50,520 --> 00:38:53,960 Speaker 1: this league. That's why we love sports. They can beat Seattle. 767 00:38:54,520 --> 00:38:58,080 Speaker 1: And if you beat Seattle and you know, you start building, 768 00:38:58,120 --> 00:39:03,160 Speaker 1: you put the brick on top of a brake. So 769 00:39:03,239 --> 00:39:06,040 Speaker 1: you talk about those nuts and bolts, DJ, what did 770 00:39:06,160 --> 00:39:09,319 Speaker 1: give me one nut or bolt? That's good that you 771 00:39:09,360 --> 00:39:13,080 Speaker 1: feel good about heading in Seattle. You know what? I 772 00:39:13,600 --> 00:39:16,400 Speaker 1: think you go back to the defensive side of the 773 00:39:16,480 --> 00:39:18,919 Speaker 1: ball and the fact that you've played against a couple 774 00:39:18,920 --> 00:39:23,040 Speaker 1: of quarterbacks of Russell Wilson's stature who can move, can run, 775 00:39:23,600 --> 00:39:28,080 Speaker 1: and now you have a plan for it and coming 776 00:39:28,120 --> 00:39:30,640 Speaker 1: to this ball game, like I mentioned, I thought Dion 777 00:39:30,800 --> 00:39:34,120 Speaker 1: Jones played with a sense of urgency in this ball game. 778 00:39:34,200 --> 00:39:35,840 Speaker 1: Obviously you want to stop the run. That was a 779 00:39:35,880 --> 00:39:38,719 Speaker 1: big part of it. So he uh coach Quinn put 780 00:39:38,760 --> 00:39:41,200 Speaker 1: him in positions to win. There's gonna be things that 781 00:39:41,200 --> 00:39:43,560 Speaker 1: they can take from each one of those pass games 782 00:39:43,680 --> 00:39:47,480 Speaker 1: versus Sean Watching versus Mariota, versus Kyler Murray that they 783 00:39:47,520 --> 00:39:49,839 Speaker 1: can lean on and this ball game and you come 784 00:39:49,840 --> 00:39:52,600 Speaker 1: off a performance they had yesterday where Yeah, the end 785 00:39:52,600 --> 00:39:55,520 Speaker 1: game doesn't look like everything worked out, but there's some 786 00:39:55,600 --> 00:39:57,839 Speaker 1: things on take that you can see that you can 787 00:39:57,880 --> 00:39:59,560 Speaker 1: bring into this ball game. I think it's going to 788 00:39:59,600 --> 00:40:02,640 Speaker 1: be so pivotal for this defense to take the next 789 00:40:02,640 --> 00:40:06,120 Speaker 1: step and find a way to limit what he can do. 790 00:40:06,239 --> 00:40:09,000 Speaker 1: And obviously he is the guy that stirs it for them. 791 00:40:09,280 --> 00:40:11,759 Speaker 1: If he gets going in the run or the pass game, 792 00:40:12,320 --> 00:40:14,480 Speaker 1: that's gonna be critical for them. But if you find 793 00:40:14,560 --> 00:40:18,200 Speaker 1: ways to limit what he does with penetration upfront, whether 794 00:40:18,239 --> 00:40:20,520 Speaker 1: it's Grady, whether it's you know, Ac getting around the edge, 795 00:40:20,520 --> 00:40:23,520 Speaker 1: whatever it may be. Dion playing you know, more hugged 796 00:40:23,600 --> 00:40:26,839 Speaker 1: up against some guys maybe you know Sheffield and Oliver. 797 00:40:26,960 --> 00:40:29,880 Speaker 1: Gaining more confidence on the outside to the gives opportunity 798 00:40:29,880 --> 00:40:32,200 Speaker 1: to bring pressure, which we saw in this pass game. 799 00:40:32,640 --> 00:40:34,640 Speaker 1: That gives you something to look forward to in a 800 00:40:34,680 --> 00:40:37,600 Speaker 1: ballgame like this where you're gonna face a team that 801 00:40:37,680 --> 00:40:40,040 Speaker 1: wants to put you in those pressure spots. No question 802 00:40:40,080 --> 00:40:42,440 Speaker 1: about Dave you Nelly. I think if there's one player 803 00:40:42,440 --> 00:40:47,640 Speaker 1: that you take off a team and completely change that team, 804 00:40:47,640 --> 00:40:51,239 Speaker 1: it's it's Russell Wilson. He is he is easily the 805 00:40:51,239 --> 00:40:54,880 Speaker 1: the MVP. I would say on that team and and 806 00:40:54,960 --> 00:40:57,239 Speaker 1: a lot of other teams too. I just think that 807 00:40:57,280 --> 00:40:59,440 Speaker 1: if you can find a way, like DJ said, to 808 00:40:59,640 --> 00:41:03,600 Speaker 1: neutralize him, it goes a long way, and being successful 809 00:41:03,600 --> 00:41:05,799 Speaker 1: against them, this will be the best quarterback you've played 810 00:41:05,800 --> 00:41:08,719 Speaker 1: all year. There's no question about it. This guy is 811 00:41:08,719 --> 00:41:10,359 Speaker 1: playing at a high level now. He had a tough 812 00:41:10,400 --> 00:41:13,760 Speaker 1: game yesterday, and that happens when you play that position. 813 00:41:13,800 --> 00:41:15,440 Speaker 1: You got the ball in your hands every time you're 814 00:41:15,440 --> 00:41:17,400 Speaker 1: going to make a throw or two that you regret. 815 00:41:17,719 --> 00:41:20,759 Speaker 1: He made one yesterday that ultimately helped contribute to them 816 00:41:20,800 --> 00:41:23,680 Speaker 1: losing the game against Baltimore. But this is a guy 817 00:41:24,560 --> 00:41:27,919 Speaker 1: that no longer looks to just get his yards and run. 818 00:41:28,320 --> 00:41:31,200 Speaker 1: He's a guy that buys time to find guys down 819 00:41:31,239 --> 00:41:33,920 Speaker 1: the field. And so if there was ever a day 820 00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:35,920 Speaker 1: where you had to try to him a guy in 821 00:41:36,800 --> 00:41:38,440 Speaker 1: this is going to be one of those guys. I 822 00:41:38,480 --> 00:41:42,359 Speaker 1: think that even Deshaun Watson, and Deshaun looks to maybe 823 00:41:42,440 --> 00:41:44,399 Speaker 1: run a little bit more, and he's learning a little 824 00:41:44,400 --> 00:41:47,840 Speaker 1: bit from a Russell Wilson. This guy is the epitome 825 00:41:47,960 --> 00:41:49,920 Speaker 1: of a quarterback that has the ability to break you 826 00:41:49,960 --> 00:41:52,799 Speaker 1: down in the run game, but will buy time to 827 00:41:52,880 --> 00:41:54,799 Speaker 1: make plays down the field, and he's made a ton 828 00:41:54,840 --> 00:41:57,319 Speaker 1: of plays already this year out of the pocket. So 829 00:41:57,560 --> 00:41:59,719 Speaker 1: if you can hem him in and how much will 830 00:41:59,760 --> 00:42:02,399 Speaker 1: they take advantage? There's another thing to look for. Will 831 00:42:02,440 --> 00:42:05,560 Speaker 1: they take advantage of Debo committing to the run as 832 00:42:05,600 --> 00:42:07,759 Speaker 1: hard as he did this weekend? Is that something we're 833 00:42:07,800 --> 00:42:10,560 Speaker 1: gonna have to shift gears with us defensively and not 834 00:42:10,760 --> 00:42:13,920 Speaker 1: make Dion Jones is committed to the run game because 835 00:42:13,960 --> 00:42:17,080 Speaker 1: you can bet that play actions coming hard this weekend 836 00:42:17,400 --> 00:42:20,680 Speaker 1: because Debo's commitment to blow the run game up running 837 00:42:20,680 --> 00:42:23,120 Speaker 1: through the A gap. He had eleven tackles, three for loss. 838 00:42:23,280 --> 00:42:26,360 Speaker 1: Gurlie did nothing. They want to run the ball in Seattle, 839 00:42:26,840 --> 00:42:28,839 Speaker 1: but they realize that there's no reason to bang their 840 00:42:28,840 --> 00:42:30,480 Speaker 1: head against the wall if they can play action and 841 00:42:30,520 --> 00:42:32,640 Speaker 1: throw behind him. So that'll be kind of the game 842 00:42:32,680 --> 00:42:35,400 Speaker 1: within the game is their adjustment to what Atlanta did 843 00:42:35,440 --> 00:42:38,640 Speaker 1: against the against the Ram run game. It's always interesting 844 00:42:38,640 --> 00:42:40,680 Speaker 1: when the Seahawks and Falcons get together, at least the 845 00:42:40,760 --> 00:42:44,799 Speaker 1: last few meetings too. It's always good, really competitive, really 846 00:42:44,880 --> 00:42:48,759 Speaker 1: high scaring, just crazy games speak. What's your take, man, 847 00:42:49,320 --> 00:42:51,760 Speaker 1: what's my take? Yeah? Well, what's your nuts? And bolts 848 00:42:51,760 --> 00:42:54,839 Speaker 1: about this ball game. Well, again, I think you look 849 00:42:54,880 --> 00:42:58,160 Speaker 1: at the last five games in the quarterbacks we've and 850 00:42:58,320 --> 00:43:01,840 Speaker 1: you guys hit it. Jacobe Prose, Marcus Mario, Deshaun Watson, 851 00:43:02,239 --> 00:43:06,799 Speaker 1: all mobile quarterbacks, golf not so much. But I think 852 00:43:07,400 --> 00:43:10,359 Speaker 1: that prepares you for It's got to help coming into 853 00:43:10,440 --> 00:43:13,600 Speaker 1: this game. But first and foremost, you got to be 854 00:43:13,640 --> 00:43:18,400 Speaker 1: able to stop Russell Wilson. Um, it'll be interesting to 855 00:43:18,400 --> 00:43:21,440 Speaker 1: see what they do, you know, with Dion and and 856 00:43:21,480 --> 00:43:25,760 Speaker 1: if they if they have somebody shadow him. I don't know, um, 857 00:43:25,800 --> 00:43:27,560 Speaker 1: but I think that's gonna be the key. That's fine, 858 00:43:27,640 --> 00:43:30,000 Speaker 1: I was asking about Russell. Ironically enough, all the guys 859 00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:32,480 Speaker 1: you just mentioned, the only quarterback has a rushing touchdown 860 00:43:32,600 --> 00:43:35,719 Speaker 1: is Jared Goff. And of those guys you mentioned that 861 00:43:35,760 --> 00:43:40,240 Speaker 1: crazy Yeah, Arch, that's a nice stat, right, that's cold 862 00:43:40,239 --> 00:43:42,640 Speaker 1: bloody right. It's not a good stat. But I know 863 00:43:42,719 --> 00:43:46,880 Speaker 1: what I'm saying. I mean, it's don't you don't you 864 00:43:46,920 --> 00:43:50,040 Speaker 1: love how I tu up arts? Oh yeah, soft toss 865 00:43:50,160 --> 00:43:54,080 Speaker 1: right there, right, your soft talk. We still gotta win. 866 00:43:54,200 --> 00:43:56,719 Speaker 1: We talked we get one. Can we get a win. 867 00:43:56,960 --> 00:44:02,800 Speaker 1: That's gonna win. Let's get a win. 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