1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:02,960 Speaker 1: And we are back on another edition of the Falcons 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:05,760 Speaker 1: Audible presented by AT and T. I'm Derek Rackley. I'll 3 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: be your host, helping steer this ship for the next 4 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:10,799 Speaker 1: twenty to twenty five minutes or so. We'll see how 5 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:13,120 Speaker 1: talkative the guys are today. That'll dictate how long we're 6 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:16,079 Speaker 1: gonna go. Speaking to my guys, DJ Shockley, Dave Archer 7 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: with me as always before I get there mind blowing 8 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 1: takes and opinions, let me give you a quick rundown 9 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:24,480 Speaker 1: and what we're gonna talk about some developments in the 10 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: Falcons GM search. We'll talk about who that is and 11 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 1: the potential fit, even though it's very early on in 12 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 1: that process. We will go back and talk about the 13 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: Falcons game from the past weekend against the Saints at home, 14 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: and we will talk a little bit more specifically about 15 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 1: the offense and what the guys think is going on. 16 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: We're why there's some struggles there. We'll kind of expand things, 17 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: and we'll talk a little bit about the Pro Bowl 18 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: and are you sipping on the kool aid of the 19 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 1: Falcons Pro Bowl representative. We'll talk about that a little 20 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 1: bit later. And then there was a crazy finish in 21 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 1: the Raiders Jets game. So I want to get the 22 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: guy's take on that and what they feel like they 23 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 1: would have done differently had they put on their defensive 24 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: coordinator cap in that game, because they probably would have 25 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: had a better call on and give their team a 26 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: chance to win that game. But we'll talk about that 27 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: in a little bit. So let's get to it right now. 28 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: That's these are my guys, Dave, Dave, Archer, DJ Shockley. 29 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 1: I might rename you guys. I might give you guys 30 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: a nickname. Call you guys like uh like Arch Sleep No, 31 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 1: no shocker shots. Now, I'm gonna think about that, guys. 32 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:34,160 Speaker 1: I'll think about it. Archer shocking, Archer gave not shock 33 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: at all, but I like it. You just gotta draw 34 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:39,399 Speaker 1: it out a little bit. That's all right. We're in 35 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: the South and just naturally you draw things out. So Arch, 36 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: let me start with you. Let's talk a little bit 37 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: about the rumors that are coming out to the reports. 38 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: Jeff Schultz from The Athletic has reported that the Falcons 39 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 1: are reportedly interested in a current analyst on TV right now. 40 00:01:56,960 --> 00:01:59,559 Speaker 1: That's Lewis Riddick, who's with ESPN currently on the Monday 41 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: Night Ball crew and had spent some time in the 42 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 1: personnel departments of the Eagles and the Washington football team. 43 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: So Dave, let me get your kind of quick take 44 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: on this one. What your thoughts were when you heard 45 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 1: his name surface. Well, I know Lewis really well. He 46 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:16,679 Speaker 1: and I were both teammates on the World League team. 47 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:18,640 Speaker 1: We won the World League Championship together. He was a 48 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:21,920 Speaker 1: box safety on that team and an outstanding player. Went 49 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 1: on to play in the National Football League for a 50 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:26,359 Speaker 1: few teams, but he was a really good player for us. 51 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:28,960 Speaker 1: But he was typified the box Safety's a tough guy, 52 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: and he loves the tough guy mentality. Anytime you hear 53 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 1: him describe a game, that comes out in him. He's 54 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: a guy that wants guys that want want to be 55 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 1: played discipline, played tough, lay it on the line for 56 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:44,519 Speaker 1: their team. That's the way he was as a teammate. 57 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 1: He was a good teammate, good dude. But he is 58 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 1: a very serious guy I and I think that comes 59 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 1: across his broadcast as well. It came across as a 60 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 1: teammate too. He was he was very serious about his 61 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:58,640 Speaker 1: opportunity there in the world Lead to get himself into 62 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:02,639 Speaker 1: the National Football League, as we all were, but certainly 63 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:04,920 Speaker 1: that came across as a very a guy that wasn't 64 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:07,359 Speaker 1: He was there to be a good teammate, but he 65 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 1: also was there for to do a job. And I 66 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: think that that's what he's going to bring if he 67 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 1: gets an opportunity. He's certainly been looking for a GM opportunity. 68 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 1: Like you said, he's been player of personnel, he's been 69 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: a player personnel director. So that next step in the 70 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:24,359 Speaker 1: personnel process is that general manager job. And I think 71 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: it's something and we've seen guys come from the broadcast 72 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: booth to get it done before. Right now, Lynch has 73 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: done it, We've seen Mike Mayock do it, so there 74 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 1: is some validity. And he's been around the draft a 75 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: good bit in his broadcast duties to where he's putting 76 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: notebooks together, evaluating talent and those type of things along 77 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 1: the personnel the side of it. So he's a good dude. 78 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 1: I can tell you I know him really well. Yeah, DJ, 79 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 1: you know, Arch kind of talked about it. He was 80 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 1: actually a draft pick of the San Francisco forty nine 81 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: ers back in nineteen nineteen one. He was a ninth 82 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 1: round draft pick back when they had that many rounds 83 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: and actually interviewed what San Francisco forty nine ers for 84 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: their GM vacancy a few years back before Lynch ended 85 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 1: up getting it. So he's been in this process before. 86 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 1: He's been vocal about the fact that he is he 87 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 1: would be very interested in taking the right fit and 88 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: DJ just from what you know what you've seen out 89 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 1: of him. I know arch makes a great point he 90 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:19,599 Speaker 1: is a very intense analyst and how he gets things 91 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:22,920 Speaker 1: across on television. Do you feel like maybe that would 92 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:25,840 Speaker 1: translate well for him as a personnel director or potential 93 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 1: general manager. Absolutely, because I think us as former players 94 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:33,039 Speaker 1: to understand the attention to detail that you have to 95 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: have as a player, and then now you see him 96 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: have that same attention to detail in the analyst box, 97 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 1: and those are things that you know won't go by 98 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:44,160 Speaker 1: the wayside, and you know he can evaluate talent. Obviously, Archie, 99 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:45,800 Speaker 1: both of you guys have talked about him being in 100 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 1: the personnel department. But then also he's playball, He's been 101 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:52,160 Speaker 1: around guys, he understands systems, he understands what kind of 102 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:56,160 Speaker 1: guy's fitting certain cultures. So the fact that he's been 103 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:59,600 Speaker 1: around the game this long, and he's been on three 104 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: four different size of the game. I think bows well 105 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:06,280 Speaker 1: for him, and it bows well for if he gets 106 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:08,159 Speaker 1: that opportunity to become a GM And I love the 107 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:10,559 Speaker 1: fact that he's series. I love the fact that Arts 108 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:13,719 Speaker 1: mentioned that mentality that he has because at the end 109 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 1: of the day, that's what you need. I mean, a 110 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 1: lot of people want guys who are friendly, who want to, 111 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 1: you know, be nice to everybody. At the end of 112 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:21,159 Speaker 1: the day, you want guys who are gonna win games 113 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 1: and who are gonna be about their business. And Lewis 114 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 1: Riddick seemed like a guy who's about his business regardless 115 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 1: of whatever he's doing or whatever situation he's been in. 116 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: He's been that guy to hold his own. Yeah, not 117 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 1: necessarily like this is a trend that is going to continue, 118 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:36,719 Speaker 1: But as Dave mentioned, there has been somewhat of a 119 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 1: trend of former players going from the broadcast booth into 120 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 1: this leadership position as a candidate and running a franchise 121 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 1: from the personnel side. So we'll see if there's any legs, 122 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 1: any traction to this as time continues. But again that's 123 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 1: been recently reported and we'll keep our eyes on that 124 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 1: if he ends up surfacing as a real potential candidate 125 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 1: to take over the personnel department for the Atlanta Falcon. So, 126 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 1: speaking of Atlanta Falcons, let's go back and visit the 127 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:04,280 Speaker 1: game from this past weekend. Of course, the Falcons come 128 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 1: up short to the Saints at home, just we're not 129 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:08,359 Speaker 1: able to put enough points on the board. DJ, I 130 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 1: want to start right with you. Let's talk a little 131 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:12,600 Speaker 1: bit about the offense because I mentioned a couple of 132 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 1: weeks ago. I believe it was during the podcast following 133 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 1: the first Saints game that the offense has been too 134 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:19,920 Speaker 1: much of a roller coaster up and down. You see 135 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 1: a performance like the previous week against the Raiders, they 136 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 1: put a bunch of points up on the board, and 137 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 1: then it seems like they're scratching, they're clawing, they're grinding, 138 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: and they're getting off the field too early, especially on 139 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:34,920 Speaker 1: third down. What are you seeing offensively that slowing down 140 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:38,720 Speaker 1: Atlanta and preventing them from putting more points on the board. Right, Obviously, 141 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 1: I think there are a couple of things. This team 142 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 1: has always been good from twenty to twenty. I thought 143 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:44,800 Speaker 1: we've always been able to move to football, and you 144 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 1: struggle once you got into the red zone. Obviously with 145 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 1: good how good I know we're gonna talk about this 146 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 1: a little bit later, but how good young Wau has 147 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:55,040 Speaker 1: been is something part of the story. But when you 148 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:56,920 Speaker 1: get inside the red zone, you gotta be to score points. 149 00:06:56,920 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 1: And another part of it is you haven't been running 150 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 1: the football as effective. And we talked about this last 151 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 1: couple of weeks, is well, you're not able to have 152 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 1: that threat of the run game, your play action game, 153 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 1: the boots, all the kind of stuff that comes off 154 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 1: of it. It's not as effective. And then you cultivate 155 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 1: that with Okay, now you gotta throw the ball a 156 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 1: little bit longer. And now in his last ball game, 157 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 1: you weren't sacked as many times as you were in 158 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 1: the previous ball game. But Matt was hit almost every 159 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 1: single play, and every time he dropped back, there was 160 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 1: a hurry, there was a situations we had to get 161 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: the football out. And I still thought there were times 162 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:30,520 Speaker 1: where the receivers on the outside could have helped him 163 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: out and one a little bit better. And the Saints 164 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 1: came in with that two man coverage and they played 165 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 1: a lot of that trying to take away the inbreaking routes. 166 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 1: I know we hit some of it, but sometimes if 167 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 1: you watch some of the releases, you watch some of 168 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 1: the stuff at the line screamers. They're trying to create 169 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: that space, but it's taking so long. And when you're 170 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 1: taking so long, Number two, we had to hold on 171 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 1: to the football a little bit more, and now you 172 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 1: have some some tough situations. So first and second down 173 00:07:54,600 --> 00:07:56,680 Speaker 1: has to be better. Run game, First and second iw 174 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:58,000 Speaker 1: has to be better because we were in a lot 175 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 1: of third and seven eight plus and that's not where 176 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 1: you want to be versus defense. That's that good arch. 177 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 1: DJ brings out a couple of great points that I'll 178 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 1: kind of piggyback on and then I'll let you take 179 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:10,400 Speaker 1: it whatever direction that you see. The most fitting is 180 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 1: the run game was struggling, and I know that Todd 181 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:14,680 Speaker 1: Gurley has not been healthy throughout the course of this season, 182 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:17,320 Speaker 1: but I think he's averaging three point six yards per 183 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 1: carry this year and he just doesn't look like he 184 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 1: has any burst for the running game. I know they've 185 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:25,000 Speaker 1: been rotating different guys through the seven yard loss towards 186 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 1: the end of the game on third down was a 187 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 1: very telling run to mean the granted that not necessarily 188 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 1: all his fault, but also the red zone is DJ 189 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:36,679 Speaker 1: touchdown twenty ninth in the NFL, scoring touchdowns just fifty 190 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:38,840 Speaker 1: percent of the time. Right now, they're not able to 191 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: punch the ball into the end zone. Dave, what are 192 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:45,839 Speaker 1: you seeing offensively that's holding this team and this offense back. Well, 193 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:48,560 Speaker 1: like Shack said, I think twenty to twenty, you're pretty good, 194 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:50,560 Speaker 1: you know, I think you're fifth in league. And throwing 195 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 1: the football, which has kind of always been where we 196 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 1: have our bread is buttered with throwing the ball. And 197 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 1: you sprinkle the run game in as much as we 198 00:08:57,080 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 1: want to say, hey, power running team, or we're gonna 199 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 1: do everything off the power running game, we can't do that. Yeah, 200 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 1: that's not who we are. We don't come off the 201 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 1: ball and mash anybody, you know. So you want to 202 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:12,200 Speaker 1: sprinkle the run game. So how can you accentuate, you know, 203 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 1: the passing game with kind of some sumblance of running 204 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 1: game That means screen game, That means quick passing. I 205 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 1: mean all the hands in the quarterback, and that means 206 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 1: carrying your twenty to twenty offense into the red zone. 207 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 1: See if you're moving the ball twenty to twenty, which 208 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:30,079 Speaker 1: Atlanta has done for the most part of the year, 209 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 1: saved the last couple of weeks. Really, this is a 210 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 1: team that doesn't do the same things down twenty to twenty, 211 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:38,760 Speaker 1: and I think that that's where you got to look to. 212 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 1: You gotta have your RPO package in the game plan, 213 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 1: in the in the red zone. I think Dirt's trying 214 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 1: to do some of that. There's also the idea that 215 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 1: you know, when you get down there, things get constricted 216 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 1: so that it's paramount that you make the play if 217 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 1: it's there. Guys are missing plays, balls are being dropped, 218 00:09:56,480 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: We're missing blocks, Ryan's missing pe pole. So it's not 219 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:03,600 Speaker 1: one person where you put your finger on that and say, Okay, 220 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:06,200 Speaker 1: that fixes it. That's not the way it is. And 221 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:09,400 Speaker 1: you're missing some calls too, there's no question about that. 222 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:10,960 Speaker 1: But I mean, you can do it. Back to this 223 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 1: last game where you fought your urns off to stay 224 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:16,480 Speaker 1: in the football game, and you make a decision to 225 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 1: run the ball on second and eight or second and two, 226 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:21,440 Speaker 1: which I loved. It was a perfect call. Makes Sean 227 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:24,440 Speaker 1: Payton burn time outs, and the Bunny running back makes 228 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:27,720 Speaker 1: a poor decision to dance in the backfield, gets tackled 229 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:30,079 Speaker 1: for no gain, and then of course the second the 230 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:33,280 Speaker 1: second run is just mind boggling Why I decided to 231 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:37,440 Speaker 1: do that. But so it's guys making mistakes. It's a 232 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 1: bad call here or there. It's guys not doing their job. 233 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 1: I mean, it's not one thing that prevents you from 234 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:46,600 Speaker 1: scoring touchdowns. You know, and guys, we can probably relate 235 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:49,600 Speaker 1: to this in some way, shape or form throughout our 236 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:52,560 Speaker 1: playing careers. And you know, I'm not afraid to mention 237 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 1: it that when I started with Atlanta, we were a 238 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:57,320 Speaker 1: very average to blow average team that lost a lot. 239 00:10:57,360 --> 00:10:59,280 Speaker 1: And that happens throughout the course of the season. It's 240 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:01,960 Speaker 1: difficult you win in the National Football League. These former 241 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:04,120 Speaker 1: players will tell you about it, but you're right, DA 242 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:07,320 Speaker 1: just seems like when you are a four and eight 243 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:09,840 Speaker 1: type team, these are the type of things that happen. 244 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 1: You drop a pass, you bounce a run that you 245 00:11:12,280 --> 00:11:15,040 Speaker 1: shouldn't bounce, there's a breakdown and protection. He makes a 246 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:17,800 Speaker 1: great point. Shock it's you can't necessarily put your finger 247 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 1: on one thing. Because DJ, if you or Dave or 248 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 1: I was able to sit here and say this is 249 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:25,600 Speaker 1: what Atlanta needs to do better, we wouldn't be doing 250 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:28,000 Speaker 1: this podcast. We'd be on a coaching staff, probably making 251 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 1: a whole lot more money. But that's not the case. 252 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 1: So it is like a compounding effect of things happening 253 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 1: over and over. And it's not just you can't say 254 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 1: it's Matt Ryan, it's Todd Griley, it's the offensive line, 255 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 1: it's a number of different things. Yeah, it's a collective thing, 256 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:43,400 Speaker 1: and I think that's what makes football so great because 257 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:46,080 Speaker 1: it's a game that you need all eleven guys. And 258 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:48,720 Speaker 1: we hear the cliche things say all the time, we 259 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:51,080 Speaker 1: need eleven guys playing on the same page, doing the 260 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:53,800 Speaker 1: same things, and in this game is the most important 261 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:56,719 Speaker 1: because you need a collective group of guys understanding where 262 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:59,080 Speaker 1: each guy fits in that system, and then you have 263 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 1: to execute it. The coach just can put you in position, 264 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:03,640 Speaker 1: but you have to execute those spots when you're given 265 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:06,160 Speaker 1: and sometimes when you have one or two guys, And 266 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:09,080 Speaker 1: for the Falcons Stands, it's been scenarios where you had 267 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:10,640 Speaker 1: three or four guys who have not been on the 268 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:14,440 Speaker 1: same page, and ultimately it affects the outcome. Five or 269 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:17,679 Speaker 1: thirteen on third down for the Falcons and more specifically 270 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 1: third and seven plus the long situations. If you will 271 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 1: just two for seven for Atlanta Grant, it's a difficult situation. 272 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:26,120 Speaker 1: You got to give some credit to New Orleans. I 273 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:27,960 Speaker 1: think they got a pretty good defense. They always come 274 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 1: into the game with a pretty good game plan going 275 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:32,839 Speaker 1: up against the Atlanta offense. But at the end of 276 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 1: the day, just not able to get it done. So unfortunately, 277 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:38,559 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan has not played well over the last three weeks. 278 00:12:38,559 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 1: He's completing just fifty two percent of his passes and 279 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:44,319 Speaker 1: again not necessarily all on his shoulders. But when you're 280 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 1: the starting quarterback, when you're a former MVP and you 281 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:48,160 Speaker 1: get paid the amount of money that you do, a 282 00:12:48,200 --> 00:12:50,880 Speaker 1: lot of it ends up coming back on your shoulders. Well, 283 00:12:51,280 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 1: one of the bright spots has been the Pro Bowl 284 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:58,439 Speaker 1: candidate for the Atlanta Falcons, and it's not necessarily your 285 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:02,120 Speaker 1: most likely one, but Djum I just wanted to ask 286 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 1: you a question. Are you drinking the kool aid on 287 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:11,440 Speaker 1: the Falcon's Pro Bowl potential representative? Well, depends on how 288 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 1: much sugar in it is kool Aid, And back in 289 00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:15,680 Speaker 1: the day, I just have a lot of sugar in 290 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:21,760 Speaker 1: my kool Aid. So U. I'm buying it, but I'm 291 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:25,800 Speaker 1: also a little taken back from it because of what 292 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:28,559 Speaker 1: it means. Obviously, it's great for Young Wako. Obviously it's 293 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:30,720 Speaker 1: great for the things that he's doing this season, and 294 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:33,120 Speaker 1: he's been a reliable guy. That's something that I think 295 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 1: fagus Plans can hang a hat on for the last 296 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 1: I don't know how many all years you've had a 297 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 1: field cold kicker. You've got an extra point guy who 298 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:42,679 Speaker 1: delivers for you in clutch moments, and Young ways been 299 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:46,800 Speaker 1: that guy. But when he leaves the league in points, 300 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:50,280 Speaker 1: that means obviously you're not scoring touchdowns. We would rather 301 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 1: kick extra points. So it's kind of a give and take. 302 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:56,160 Speaker 1: Yet you're happy for Young Wicker, but also you wish 303 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 1: you had seven on the board instead of six, because 304 00:13:58,760 --> 00:14:01,520 Speaker 1: that means possibly you were probably winning more ball games 305 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 1: because you're scoring more points. Yeah, thirty two of thirty 306 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 1: three on field goals this year, and you're right, DJ, 307 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:09,679 Speaker 1: you're probably wishing that that was thirty two of thirty 308 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 1: three extra points or fifty two of fifty three extra points. 309 00:14:14,040 --> 00:14:16,640 Speaker 1: But Arch, I mean the guy has been has been 310 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 1: basically automatic this year. I mean he's technically third in 311 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:21,640 Speaker 1: the league in field goals, but the two guys that 312 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:23,880 Speaker 1: are ahead of a Mason Crosby and Jason Myers have 313 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 1: cooked have kicked half the amount of field goals that 314 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:29,800 Speaker 1: he has ninety seven percent. This season. He's had a 315 00:14:29,800 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 1: phenomenal year. He's been kind of battling through some issues 316 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:34,720 Speaker 1: as well. So you know, Dave, when I was a 317 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:38,000 Speaker 1: kid that the kool Aid packet was really small. You 318 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:39,400 Speaker 1: tore it off, you put it in, and it was 319 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:41,560 Speaker 1: a whole cup of sugar. I mean that's how you 320 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:45,400 Speaker 1: I don't know how they do it now, but I 321 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 1: mean you gotta give the guy credit. I mean's whole 322 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 1: cup of sugar he's been delivering all season. Yeah, hey, 323 00:14:50,760 --> 00:14:53,360 Speaker 1: kool Aid, you want him just burst through the door 324 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:56,040 Speaker 1: in a big red outfit, right, I mean, no question 325 00:14:56,120 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 1: about it. I mean, we just got through talking about guys. 326 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:00,440 Speaker 1: There you go. You guys are were in the red 327 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:02,880 Speaker 1: that day. You got the kool Aid on, and why 328 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:05,160 Speaker 1: not I'm drinking the kool Aid And we just got 329 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 1: through talking about guys doing their job. Right, catch the football, 330 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:11,400 Speaker 1: block your guy, read it out and throw it to 331 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:14,200 Speaker 1: the right dude, run through the hole when it's there. Run, 332 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:16,880 Speaker 1: create your own hole and get two yards for us 333 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 1: to get a first down right there. That's doing your job. Okay, 334 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:21,920 Speaker 1: those are things that we take for granted. Here's a 335 00:15:21,920 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 1: guy kicking, okay, his job, kick it through the big 336 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:27,080 Speaker 1: yellow things at the end of the field kicking well, 337 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:29,440 Speaker 1: young way that's what Young way KU's doing. He's doing 338 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 1: his job, so he deserves to go to the Pro 339 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:34,840 Speaker 1: Bowl if this is what he continues on his path. 340 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:37,760 Speaker 1: He's got four more games to ring up some more numbers, 341 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 1: and let's hope we score some more touchdowns, certainly to 342 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 1: give us a chance to win this final cool against 343 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:46,080 Speaker 1: a couple of divisional opponents and a couple of AFC teams. 344 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 1: But let's hope Young way Ko gets in there. He 345 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 1: gets he's got the bird on the side of his head, 346 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:53,720 Speaker 1: and he's the guy represent the t the only guy 347 00:15:53,760 --> 00:15:56,240 Speaker 1: that gets in from the football team. But he's earned 348 00:15:56,280 --> 00:15:59,040 Speaker 1: the right to be there because he's doing his job, 349 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 1: and he's doing job at the highest possible level. Yeah, 350 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:04,040 Speaker 1: and guys, you know, I think it's we got We 351 00:16:04,040 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 1: got to cap this off by mentioning the fact that 352 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:08,760 Speaker 1: this is not just your average thirty two yard field 353 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 1: goal He's seven for seven from fifty yards out this year, 354 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: so when he's in the most difficult situations, he has 355 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 1: been absolutely money. The seven for seven is by far 356 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:22,600 Speaker 1: the best record, the best conversion rates from fifty plus 357 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:25,840 Speaker 1: yards in the NFC this year. Right, quick question. Yes, 358 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:29,800 Speaker 1: when you have a kicker who is playing at the 359 00:16:29,880 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 1: level that young Wick is playing, and he gets a 360 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:35,000 Speaker 1: chance to go to the Pro Bowl, obviously he does 361 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:41,800 Speaker 1: not do this by himself. Does the snapper, does the holder? 362 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 1: Does the guys who make that whole thing work go 363 00:16:45,040 --> 00:16:47,920 Speaker 1: with it? I mean, I would like to think that, 364 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 1: especially with the money in the twenty twenty, that young 365 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 1: way who will spring to bring his holder and snapper 366 00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 1: with him when he goes to the Pro Bowl. Now, 367 00:16:57,920 --> 00:16:59,480 Speaker 1: I will tell you that when I was playing, I 368 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 1: did not have a kicker or punter that went to 369 00:17:01,840 --> 00:17:04,600 Speaker 1: the Pro Bowl. But my my buddy Algie Crumpler went 370 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:06,399 Speaker 1: to the Pro Bowl in the tight end room, as 371 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:08,160 Speaker 1: I was also a backup to tight end and he 372 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:10,399 Speaker 1: did bring me along with him to go to one 373 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 1: of his Pro Bowls, and that was in Hawaii, by 374 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:17,280 Speaker 1: the way. A nice little kift if you will, But 375 00:17:17,359 --> 00:17:18,879 Speaker 1: he was one of my good buds still keep in 376 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 1: touch with him to this day, and he was a 377 00:17:20,320 --> 00:17:23,280 Speaker 1: phenomenal tight end. But yes, I like it, DJ Lobb 378 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:28,200 Speaker 1: before it bring the holder in the operation. Wreck me 379 00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:30,440 Speaker 1: if I'm wrong, But I think that the Pro Bowls 380 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:33,160 Speaker 1: happened in his backyard this year, isn't it. I don't 381 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:37,120 Speaker 1: think so he can invite him over for a barbecue. Hey, 382 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:39,800 Speaker 1: young way, make sure you get Josh Harrison haf Richter 383 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:43,080 Speaker 1: over for a barbecue your place to sell him. I'm 384 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:45,240 Speaker 1: hoping he gets a chance to do that. But there's 385 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:47,959 Speaker 1: no question the battery that makes that happen. I had. 386 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:50,280 Speaker 1: I had an opportunity to work in my career as 387 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:53,359 Speaker 1: a holder for our kicker mc luck first when I 388 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 1: was here in Atlanta and Mick at one time I 389 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:58,840 Speaker 1: had an NFL record twenty consecutive kicks in a row 390 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:01,680 Speaker 1: at that time. That was an n NFL record. Working 391 00:18:01,680 --> 00:18:03,880 Speaker 1: while I was as a holder, we had a named 392 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:05,959 Speaker 1: Eric Sanders. You could snap the ball back just like 393 00:18:06,040 --> 00:18:07,960 Speaker 1: Rackley used to. I didn't even have to move the 394 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:09,520 Speaker 1: ball and it's caught it and set it down because 395 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:12,240 Speaker 1: the threads are straight out every time. Didn't have to move. 396 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:15,320 Speaker 1: That's the way rac operated to the way shocking you 397 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 1: know that. Yeah, that's you just we're just kind of 398 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:21,399 Speaker 1: a We're just a conduit. We're kind of like a 399 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:24,239 Speaker 1: piece of metal or a piece of copper that just 400 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:27,719 Speaker 1: connects the two pieces of electricity going together. Get her 401 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:32,479 Speaker 1: in the snapper, Yeah, good snapper. Yeah, you just need 402 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:34,960 Speaker 1: a holder that can catch the football, which, by the way, 403 00:18:35,080 --> 00:18:36,800 Speaker 1: is a little tease. We'll talk a little bit more 404 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:40,159 Speaker 1: about just catching the football at that position in a moment, 405 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:42,800 Speaker 1: but first let's talk a little bit about this crazy 406 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:45,919 Speaker 1: Raiders Jets game. Now you're talking about three guys that 407 00:18:46,040 --> 00:18:48,639 Speaker 1: basically spent their career on offenser on special teams, that 408 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:50,439 Speaker 1: are that are working with you on this podcast. But 409 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:52,600 Speaker 1: I want you guys to put on your defensive coordinator 410 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:54,720 Speaker 1: cap because Dave, you've got a cap on right now 411 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 1: the Falcons lid and if you are if you've got 412 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 1: a four point lead and the other team has got 413 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:04,600 Speaker 1: a desperation to play to get into the end zone, 414 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:07,399 Speaker 1: are you gonna dial up a zero blitz with they 415 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:10,840 Speaker 1: Warner going up against one of the fastest receivers in 416 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:13,399 Speaker 1: the NFL. Just just just humor me for a moment. 417 00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:17,400 Speaker 1: Zero coverage. The only thing that can be an over 418 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:19,639 Speaker 1: the top throw. And oh, by the way, I got 419 00:19:19,680 --> 00:19:22,240 Speaker 1: a rookie corner out there that I'm gonna put on Rugs. 420 00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:24,840 Speaker 1: I mean, they just run right by. It's it's It's 421 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:27,439 Speaker 1: arguably one of the dumbest plays I've ever There's no 422 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:29,880 Speaker 1: question about it. But why not the Jets? I when 423 00:19:29,920 --> 00:19:33,480 Speaker 1: I saw this, guys, I said, the Jets are literally 424 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 1: trying to lose this scheme because they want to maintain 425 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 1: the number one pick. That was my thought. They're trying 426 00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:41,359 Speaker 1: to lose the game, That's why they called it. But 427 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:43,719 Speaker 1: you got one of the fastest guys in the National 428 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:46,760 Speaker 1: Football League and Rugs going by your guy on a 429 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:49,720 Speaker 1: deep route on just to go, not even a hail Mary, 430 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:52,119 Speaker 1: just a go route to just in credit. Most teams 431 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:54,520 Speaker 1: build the picket line right guys on about the ten 432 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:57,119 Speaker 1: yard line, five yard line, say okay, throw it and 433 00:19:57,119 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 1: we'll have a bunch of guys over there and we'll 434 00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:02,000 Speaker 1: knock the ball down. Well. And the terrible part about 435 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:05,840 Speaker 1: this is you bring cover zero. Cover zero means they 436 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:08,680 Speaker 1: have more guys than you can block. And at the 437 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:10,399 Speaker 1: end of the day, when you watch the end of 438 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:14,720 Speaker 1: the plate. Derek Carr is still standing. Nobody even hit him. 439 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:19,879 Speaker 1: Hold on standing. He was able to step into his throne. 440 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:25,160 Speaker 1: How did you not even get home? You go cover zero, 441 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:30,080 Speaker 1: you can't even get home in the end zone. Guys, 442 00:20:30,160 --> 00:20:32,520 Speaker 1: Derek car came out after the game with a quote 443 00:20:32,520 --> 00:20:35,200 Speaker 1: that said he couldn't believe that they were bringing zero 444 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:39,320 Speaker 1: zero blitz. He was like almost salivating. And then guys, 445 00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:41,679 Speaker 1: it wasn't even It was like a layup, right, Like 446 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:44,159 Speaker 1: we talked about basketball analogies all the time. Like he 447 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:47,680 Speaker 1: threw the ball and Ruggs was five yards past the 448 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:52,560 Speaker 1: defense and he just catches it on the run and walks. 449 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:56,160 Speaker 1: You can rid a double move on the guy. That's 450 00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:58,399 Speaker 1: how much time he had. Rack. He's talking about bringing 451 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:01,440 Speaker 1: more people in the block, they double move the corner, 452 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 1: and he still was standing when he threw the football. 453 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:08,160 Speaker 1: And here's the other thing. If you're bringing everybody from 454 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:10,440 Speaker 1: a quarterback stamp, I know Arch you've beat Hire before. 455 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:12,600 Speaker 1: When you walk up to the line of screaming, then 456 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:15,560 Speaker 1: you know already it's covering zero. You know they're coming 457 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:18,159 Speaker 1: with this blitz, and you know you got a fast 458 00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:21,280 Speaker 1: dude on the outside. You cannot snap the ball fast 459 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:24,240 Speaker 1: enough like you're almost about to get a penalty because 460 00:21:24,280 --> 00:21:27,520 Speaker 1: you're like, I know, I know they're not gonna stay 461 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:30,879 Speaker 1: in this, and they stopped the football. So that was 462 00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 1: obviously a just a horrible way to go down. So Arch, 463 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:36,600 Speaker 1: let me ask you a question here. I mean, this 464 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:39,399 Speaker 1: was pretty bad, but like, what's some of the worst 465 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:42,119 Speaker 1: or the worst way you've seen a team lose a 466 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:45,480 Speaker 1: game before? Well, I'll give you a couple and I'm 467 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:48,200 Speaker 1: not gonna mention that Todd Gurley touchdown against the Lions. 468 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:50,359 Speaker 1: Will run past that one. Let's forget that one. That 469 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 1: was a bad way to lose a football game. Homeland 470 00:21:56,080 --> 00:22:01,800 Speaker 1: of Falcon one one way back in the day, how 471 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:04,560 Speaker 1: about the immaculate reception? How would you like to lose 472 00:22:04,560 --> 00:22:07,520 Speaker 1: a game the way? Franco? I was a huge Raider fan. 473 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:10,600 Speaker 1: I'm sitting there watching the game live. Raiders are leading 474 00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:14,160 Speaker 1: seven six after Kenney Stables ran forty yards for a touchdown. 475 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:18,080 Speaker 1: So on fourth down, Terry Bradjaw scrambles around and throws 476 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:20,879 Speaker 1: one right down the middle that ricochets off of a 477 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:25,480 Speaker 1: defender's shoulder pad and somehow Franco Harris catches at a 478 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:27,720 Speaker 1: foot above the ground and runs sixty yards for a 479 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:30,400 Speaker 1: touchdown to beat the Raiders in the playoffs. By that 480 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 1: was a playoff loss, the immaculate reception. But I'll one 481 00:22:34,359 --> 00:22:36,240 Speaker 1: worse than that one in it happened to our own 482 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:39,280 Speaker 1: Atlanta Falcons, and it happened to our Super Bowl team. 483 00:22:39,280 --> 00:22:42,240 Speaker 1: In twenty sixteen, the Falcons are playing in the Kansas 484 00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:45,720 Speaker 1: City Chiefs right here in Atlanta. Eric Barry back home 485 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:48,439 Speaker 1: after you know, all the things he'd been through, as 486 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:50,640 Speaker 1: you know, a cancer patient, all that kind of set 487 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 1: playing safety for the Kansas City Chiefs. Atlanta scores to 488 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:56,280 Speaker 1: take the lead in the final moments of the game. 489 00:22:56,359 --> 00:22:58,600 Speaker 1: Final a couple of minutes of the game twenty eight 490 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:00,960 Speaker 1: twenty seven, Atlanta lead, so they're gonna go ahead and 491 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:03,720 Speaker 1: go for two to make sure it's a three point bulge. 492 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:06,720 Speaker 1: Ryan throws a pick and Barry returns it for a 493 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:11,320 Speaker 1: two point conversion and Kansas City wins twenty nine twenty eight. 494 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:15,200 Speaker 1: Are you kidding me? Now? Atlanta rights the ship and 495 00:23:15,320 --> 00:23:17,639 Speaker 1: wins the last four, goes to the playoffs, goes the 496 00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:23,360 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. But I'm sitting there stunned. What, No, we 497 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:26,600 Speaker 1: can't lose this game. We just we're ahead. You know, 498 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:28,080 Speaker 1: how does that happen? But that was one of the 499 00:23:28,119 --> 00:23:30,840 Speaker 1: worst loss of her seeing Eric Berry's return here of 500 00:23:30,840 --> 00:23:33,680 Speaker 1: a two point conversion to be in Atlanta twenty nine, 501 00:23:33,800 --> 00:23:36,960 Speaker 1: twenty eight DJ. Sometimes you just can't script this stuff. 502 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:38,440 Speaker 1: What do you think? What's somebody? What's one of your 503 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:41,200 Speaker 1: worst losses you've seen. I talked about this probably a 504 00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:43,199 Speaker 1: couple of weeks ago. It was with the high school 505 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:47,040 Speaker 1: team where it's like ten seconds to go into ballgame 506 00:23:47,080 --> 00:23:49,880 Speaker 1: and it's fourth down and the kid takes a knee 507 00:23:50,040 --> 00:23:51,760 Speaker 1: and then the other team comes out of kicks the 508 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:53,359 Speaker 1: field goal that walks off and win. What all you 509 00:23:53,359 --> 00:23:55,440 Speaker 1: had to do was waste the last ten seconds. But 510 00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:57,960 Speaker 1: he takes the knee on fourth down, they get to football, 511 00:23:58,119 --> 00:23:59,840 Speaker 1: they kick it, and I think they might have wanted 512 00:23:59,840 --> 00:24:01,679 Speaker 1: to stay championship with some off with it. But it 513 00:24:01,760 --> 00:24:05,119 Speaker 1: was crazy that they told the kid to take a knee. 514 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:06,639 Speaker 1: I don't know they told him to take a knee 515 00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:09,320 Speaker 1: or let the time run out, but either wait, fourth down, 516 00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:12,080 Speaker 1: he takes a knee, they get the ball back, kickoff 517 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:15,639 Speaker 1: out of here. Coach, When when you take a knee 518 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:19,000 Speaker 1: of fourth down, clock stops? Okay, it's not gonna just 519 00:24:19,119 --> 00:24:21,520 Speaker 1: run out on you. Uh they you know, usually they 520 00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:25,080 Speaker 1: call that victory formation. It's not supposed to be stunning 521 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:28,000 Speaker 1: the heartbreaking long Oh, it was a victory formation the 522 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:30,160 Speaker 1: other team. Yeah, it was to give the other team 523 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:32,480 Speaker 1: to victory. All right, I'll give you guys buying here 524 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:35,080 Speaker 1: as a little bit of a pop quiz, and I'm 525 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 1: gonna the first person to like raise their hand on 526 00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:40,240 Speaker 1: this one, I'll call on you. So you've got a 527 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:43,399 Speaker 1: team that's winning by one point. You got another team 528 00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:46,720 Speaker 1: that is driving down with a chance to win the 529 00:24:46,760 --> 00:24:49,840 Speaker 1: game on a nineteen yard field goal, and all they 530 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:52,560 Speaker 1: have to do is catch the snap, put it down, 531 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:55,480 Speaker 1: put it through the uprights from nineteen yards out, and 532 00:24:55,520 --> 00:24:58,119 Speaker 1: they end up winning a playoff game on the road. 533 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:02,479 Speaker 1: But the snap is dropped and the guy tries to 534 00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:05,600 Speaker 1: make a play and they end up losing the game. DJ, 535 00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:13,040 Speaker 1: you're the first one there. Yeah, I remembering Seattle going 536 00:25:13,160 --> 00:25:18,960 Speaker 1: to the left side, remember all right, it was I 537 00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:21,640 Speaker 1: was on that Seattle Seahawks team, And you talk about 538 00:25:21,760 --> 00:25:24,560 Speaker 1: being on the sidelines. Can't make this stuff up. Like 539 00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:27,880 Speaker 1: oh man, times in the NFL, like when you kind 540 00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:30,159 Speaker 1: of just know what the outcome is gonna be And 541 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:32,280 Speaker 1: even though, like you know, it was it was a 542 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:34,879 Speaker 1: Seattle day, but it was probably like forty degrees. It 543 00:25:34,920 --> 00:25:37,600 Speaker 1: wasn't like a sideways rain or anything like that. And 544 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:40,320 Speaker 1: you're thinking, you know, nineteen yard chip shot this game 545 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:41,920 Speaker 1: and it was over. I think Grammatica had made one 546 00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:45,920 Speaker 1: from fifty yards earlier in the game, right, So staying 547 00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 1: on the sidelines and all of a sudden, Romo drops 548 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:50,000 Speaker 1: it and he tries to pick it up, and I 549 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:52,439 Speaker 1: see Jordan Babineau come around the side. He gets him 550 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:54,199 Speaker 1: down on the ground and we all just looked at 551 00:25:54,240 --> 00:25:57,240 Speaker 1: each other like can you believe what just happened? And 552 00:25:57,320 --> 00:25:59,359 Speaker 1: the Seattle Seahawks we ended up winning that game, so 553 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:01,320 Speaker 1: that was Actually we were on the good side of 554 00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:03,639 Speaker 1: that one. For for a lot of Dallas Cowboys fans, 555 00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:06,640 Speaker 1: that might be one of the worst losses that they've 556 00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:09,520 Speaker 1: ever had en franchise history. Guys, this was this was 557 00:26:09,560 --> 00:26:11,400 Speaker 1: a fun one. Even though Falcons coming off a loss. 558 00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:13,840 Speaker 1: I always enjoy getting into some of these moments where 559 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 1: we can storytell, we can have a little bit of fun, 560 00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:17,480 Speaker 1: because at the end of the day, we got to 561 00:26:17,520 --> 00:26:20,840 Speaker 1: have some fun with this doubt. All right, Falcons are 562 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:24,880 Speaker 1: traveling to face the LA Chargers after this our next 563 00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:27,040 Speaker 1: week here, and so let's see if they're able to 564 00:26:27,359 --> 00:26:29,440 Speaker 1: right the ship. And you know we talked about earlier, guys, 565 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:33,160 Speaker 1: Let's see if the Falcons offense shows up and puts 566 00:26:33,280 --> 00:26:35,320 Speaker 1: much better performance out on the field. All Right, real 567 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:38,439 Speaker 1: quick before we go, DJ, give me your estimate on 568 00:26:38,440 --> 00:26:40,000 Speaker 1: what you think the score is gonna be in the 569 00:26:40,040 --> 00:26:42,720 Speaker 1: Falcons game next weekend against the Chargers. Well, I hope 570 00:26:42,720 --> 00:26:45,320 Speaker 1: it's similar to what the Chargers had going on last week. 571 00:26:45,359 --> 00:26:48,920 Speaker 1: Would they put up a goose egg? That would be awesome, 572 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:52,359 Speaker 1: But I'm sure that probably won't happen. But I'm gonna 573 00:26:52,359 --> 00:26:55,320 Speaker 1: go play good on the road going out to the 574 00:26:55,359 --> 00:26:59,240 Speaker 1: West coast. Man, I like this game to be thirty 575 00:26:59,280 --> 00:27:03,280 Speaker 1: one to twenty three for the foul all right, Dave, 576 00:27:03,280 --> 00:27:05,120 Speaker 1: what have you got? Thirty one twenty three? It's on video? 577 00:27:05,160 --> 00:27:07,320 Speaker 1: By the way, Dave, what do you got? I'm gonna 578 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:10,719 Speaker 1: go Atlanta kind of gets their offense going a little bit. 579 00:27:10,720 --> 00:27:12,920 Speaker 1: I think the defense continues to play well. As of 580 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 1: the defense really did a good job of holding on 581 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:16,480 Speaker 1: the rope in the Saint game. To give you a 582 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:18,960 Speaker 1: chance to win at the end. Didn't happen, but they 583 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:21,439 Speaker 1: gave you a chance. Saints were held to two for 584 00:27:21,520 --> 00:27:23,040 Speaker 1: eight on third down in the second half. So I'm 585 00:27:23,040 --> 00:27:26,040 Speaker 1: gonna go twenty four twenty is the Falcon defense is 586 00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:29,520 Speaker 1: able to keep Justin Herbert under wraps and maybe there's 587 00:27:29,520 --> 00:27:31,879 Speaker 1: some lingering effect of what the Patriots did to him, 588 00:27:32,520 --> 00:27:36,199 Speaker 1: maybe exactly, yeah, definitely hoping that there's a little bit 589 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:39,119 Speaker 1: of a hangover there. I'm gonna go twenty three ten Falcons. 590 00:27:39,200 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 1: And the reason why I'm doing that is that they're 591 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:44,400 Speaker 1: gonna score two touchdowns, but our boy kool Aid, it's 592 00:27:44,400 --> 00:27:46,800 Speaker 1: gonna go for three more field goals in this one 593 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:51,200 Speaker 1: to boost his Pro Bowl chances. We're rocking that kol 594 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:55,679 Speaker 1: the sugar in it alright as a kicker, as a 595 00:27:55,760 --> 00:27:58,800 Speaker 1: kicker ever had crowd had the crowd going, you know, 596 00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:01,880 Speaker 1: we always get those little chance cool. I don't think 597 00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:04,000 Speaker 1: the kickers ever had that. If we could get fans 598 00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:08,120 Speaker 1: back in the crowd, exactly cool. Why not to come 599 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:09,800 Speaker 1: home with it? What else has he got to do 600 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:12,680 Speaker 1: to get the chant um? So hey, maybe we'll sign 601 00:28:12,680 --> 00:28:14,440 Speaker 1: off the show with it here today. Thanks so much 602 00:28:14,440 --> 00:28:16,439 Speaker 1: for joining us. Here in the Falcons Audible presented by 603 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:19,200 Speaker 1: AT and T. We'll be back after this one. After 604 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:21,119 Speaker 1: the Falcons end up playing the Chargers, I'm gonna let 605 00:28:21,160 --> 00:28:24,600 Speaker 1: DJ and Arch take us away with their coop chant. 606 00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:30,440 Speaker 1: Go ahead, get get it, fellas, Get it fellas. See 607 00:28:30,480 --> 00:28:36,879 Speaker 1: you next week. Everybody, you're listening to Falcons Audible presented 608 00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:38,120 Speaker 1: by AT and T.