1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:03,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Falcon's audible. It is a victory Monday, the 2 00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:09,320 Speaker 1: fourth victory Monday of the Falcons season. Guys, great win, 3 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: probably the most thorough, most impressive win of the season, 4 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 1: on the road, all three phases of the game. And 5 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 1: here we are sitting at the midway point of the the season, 6 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:26,119 Speaker 1: four and four. You know, it's interesting, there's such a 7 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:31,000 Speaker 1: different feeling right now, being at four and four. They 8 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:35,920 Speaker 1: started off with the loss to Philly, They split their 9 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:38,199 Speaker 1: first two games, lost three straight, and then they've won 10 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 1: the last three. Last year they won the first three, 11 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:44,279 Speaker 1: dropped three in a row, and then split and there 12 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: was that twenty to sixteen loss at Charlotte in their 13 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:51,320 Speaker 1: eighth game. Such a different feeling this year. This team 14 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: has overcome the injuries and they've got momentum heading into 15 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 1: the second half. And dan Quinn's teams the last two 16 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: years have gone six and two down the stretch. There's 17 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: a lot of feeling right now that there's there's some 18 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:07,679 Speaker 1: optimism here in Flowery Brands this morning, and rightfully so. 19 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 1: The fans are excited. And I know you, guys, you 20 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 1: want to talk about the defensive line, the munch, the 21 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 1: line of defense. Yeah, buddy, that defense really stepped up 22 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: against Adrian Peterson. Arch, And you want to talk about 23 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:20,760 Speaker 1: just the offense in general, Steve Sarcasian called the hack 24 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 1: of the game. That offense since Week one has been 25 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: lights out carrying this team at times really took the 26 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 1: Redskins out of their game. But let's just jump right in. 27 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: I mean, it was a complete game, and the Falcons 28 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: ran the ball. They shut down Adrian Peterson in there 29 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: in the Redskins five wins. Peterson average twenty four touches 30 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: one hundred and thirty yards a game, one hundred twenty nine, 31 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: and the Falcons just shut him down nine carries for 32 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: seventeen yards, took him out of their game. They they 33 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 1: jumped out to an early lead. Let's just talk about 34 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: that offense Arch. Yeah, I think that when you how 35 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: does one side of the ball affect the other side 36 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 1: of the ball or helped the other side of the ball. 37 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: We talked about it all the time. Team offense, defense, 38 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 1: three phases. As you mentioned, Mat, I think that the 39 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 1: game plan that Sark came out with it. We knew 40 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 1: that their strength was defensive run stop. To stop the 41 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: run game. They got big guys up front, so what 42 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: do you do? So you use their strength against them, 43 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:18,119 Speaker 1: So you stay base A good bit on first down, 44 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 1: base meaning one back, three receivers is kind of a 45 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 1: base for us, even though it's a sub package for some. 46 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 1: Sometimes we got two tight ends and it's in a 47 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: fullback end, but you kept them in their base. Look 48 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:30,359 Speaker 1: for a good bit of the game, the first part 49 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: of the game, and you threw the ball on first down, 50 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 1: and you had a lot of successful on the ball 51 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 1: on first down. The part that was impressive to me 52 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 1: was Steve stayed. Steve Sarkiesan stayed very very tight to 53 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:45,359 Speaker 1: his idea. If there was an incompletion on first down, 54 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: Ryan wasn't perfect. We ran the ball, and so it's 55 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 1: okay to go ahead and you run the ball, but 56 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 1: you got to get success. The shortest run on second 57 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 1: down in ten was three yards. Now you're third and seven. 58 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 1: You go eight for eight on third down in the 59 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 1: first half. That's because Steve Sarkeesian stayed true to what 60 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:05,800 Speaker 1: he wanted to do. Throw the ball in first down. 61 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:08,920 Speaker 1: If we get completions, we'll get we'll get in some tempo, 62 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 1: we'll get after him. If we don't, we'll come back 63 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 1: and run the ball in second down and give the 64 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:16,079 Speaker 1: offensive line credit the sense of urgency to understand we 65 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 1: have to get something positive here on second down, to 66 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 1: give Ryan an opportunity, to give Steve Sarkeesian an opportunity 67 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 1: to get us the third down. But the development of 68 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:28,919 Speaker 1: and it looked like Steve Sarkeesian winning the laboratory. Put 69 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: the laboratory code on because they had some looks that 70 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: were certainly unscouted. Because the Redskins had a really tough 71 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 1: time matching up even when we were we went empty 72 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 1: out of our base look, had a couple backs in 73 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 1: the game, go empty, tight in the back out of empty. 74 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 1: They had a tough time matching up. So I thought 75 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: Steve Sarkeesian was brilliant. And then Matt Ryan continued his brilliance. 76 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: You've talked about a number of times, his brilliance of 77 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 1: executing the plan. Ball was coming out quick. A lot 78 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: of the designs of the passing game was get the 79 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: ball out of Ryan's hands. Okay, Rashak, you and I 80 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: both know we played quarterback. Played quarterback on first down passing. 81 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: You're looking for completions, you're not looking. Yeah, you'll take 82 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: a shot if it's there, but get the ball out 83 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 1: check downs backs in the flat, receivers on quick routs, 84 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: and it really frustrated the Redskins. I thought, yeah, that's 85 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:16,280 Speaker 1: one thing I knowed too. They got the ball out 86 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 1: quick mac out, whether it was in the flat or 87 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 1: a dump off or a crossing pattern, it was out 88 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:23,280 Speaker 1: of his hands pretty quick. And he did a good 89 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:25,719 Speaker 1: job too. I thought. When the Redskins did get some 90 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 1: pressure in his face, he extended some place. You know. 91 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 1: He a couple of times he rolled out and made 92 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: some plays with his legs and get then got rid 93 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:35,159 Speaker 1: of the ball. But that on top of you. You 94 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: talked about the running game too. Edo Smith and Tevin 95 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 1: Coleman had a you know, a great day running the ball. 96 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:45,039 Speaker 1: And the Redskins have been stingy against some very good 97 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 1: backs this year. They've shut down, say Quon Barkley, David Johnson, 98 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: Zeke Elliott. They've held them all to one hundred yards 99 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,359 Speaker 1: under one hundred yards. Coming into the game, like the 100 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 1: seven games, five teams had rushed for less than one 101 00:04:57,240 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 1: hundred and they held five of the seven teams last 102 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 1: one hundred yards. And the biggest, the biggest number they 103 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 1: give it up. It was one hundred and four yards 104 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 1: of the Packers too. One thing that's pretty evident that 105 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 1: I thought was the ability to be able to use 106 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 1: the play action And in the previous games, everybody harped on, Okay, 107 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: the Falcons aren't being able to run the football. But 108 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 1: I think everybody understands they have seen on film Tevin's 109 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 1: ability to hit it and go, and there's stuff on 110 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:22,800 Speaker 1: thing where you can see all he needs is one 111 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:24,360 Speaker 1: little crazy He's got the ability to take it to 112 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 1: the house. And I think that's part of we saw 113 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 1: in that Giants game was fourteen to fifteen on play 114 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: action passes because of that, and then we saw this game. 115 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:35,480 Speaker 1: The run game got going. So now here's another thing 116 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 1: on film for teams to recognize and say, Okay, well, 117 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:40,360 Speaker 1: even though they haven't run it in the past, they 118 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 1: have the ability to run. And we talked about all 119 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 1: the time Sarkisian sticking to it, doing a good job 120 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,600 Speaker 1: of forcing the issue. Even if you're getting one two 121 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:50,839 Speaker 1: yards here or there. He stuck to it, aren't You 122 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:53,480 Speaker 1: talked about staying to the game plan of second down. 123 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 1: Now I remember vividly watching the game throw it on 124 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 1: first down if it's not there. You come back, you 125 00:05:58,040 --> 00:05:59,720 Speaker 1: run the ball, you pick up three, four or five 126 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 1: yard just third and four or five, five or six 127 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 1: whatever it may be, and you're giving yourself a chance 128 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:08,039 Speaker 1: to convert on third down. But forcing the issue running 129 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:10,120 Speaker 1: the football was big, And then we've seen it a 130 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:12,920 Speaker 1: couple of times. If Tevin gets a crease, that offensive 131 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 1: line gets up to that second level that we talked 132 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 1: about a lot, he can take it the dishes every 133 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 1: single time, and I think that helps with the play 134 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:21,040 Speaker 1: action and we see it so much, which is so 135 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 1: big when what the Falcons want to do. Edo Smith, 136 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:26,040 Speaker 1: I just mentioned him a second guy. He had ten 137 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:29,920 Speaker 1: carries for sixty yards. Tevin had thirteen for eighty eight. 138 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:32,039 Speaker 1: As a team, they rushed for one hundred and fifty 139 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:35,359 Speaker 1: four yards. Edo Smith, though, is you talked about this 140 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 1: draft class? Edo Smith is week to week making a contribution. 141 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 1: Calvin Rimley coming along on defense for Alackawan and d 142 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: Drins and not where'd you going alack one real Lucan. Yeah, yeah, 143 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 1: I like Alackawan. That's kind of cool. I won't say 144 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 1: how the guy up in the press box as it's 145 00:06:56,800 --> 00:07:00,800 Speaker 1: oh no Avarable. He just pushes it Butcher was his name. 146 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:05,040 Speaker 1: But yeah, a lot of plays. That's the good thing. Yeah, 147 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:07,920 Speaker 1: you're saying his name, he's making plays, is making plays. 148 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 1: And even Isaiah Oliver, Yeah, he has been good under 149 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 1: the microscope. But he you know, he seems to get 150 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 1: better week to week and he makes plays. People want 151 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 1: to talk about the plays he's given up, but he 152 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 1: makes a lot of plays too. But even the places 153 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 1: he's given up, he's been right there. It's not like 154 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 1: he's been just getting rushed. Even in the game yesterday, 155 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 1: he did a great job. Even the fade rod he's there. Yes, 156 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 1: guy just made a great play. Play on the sideline, 157 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 1: he's there. The guy just makes a great play. The 158 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 1: next level of it is where we've seen Robert Offer 159 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 1: come is he's gonna get that head around. He's gonna 160 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 1: start to understand when the ball's coming out, and he's 161 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: gonna better, you know, get his hand through. I mean, 162 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: look at the play that Niceman made, Yes on Jordan 163 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 1: read Jordan Reid running the out route. He's beat on 164 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 1: the play, but he doesn't give up. And the last 165 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 1: moment you see him come through and swipe through and 166 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:57,040 Speaker 1: punch that ball out. The next plays oh, I know 167 00:07:57,080 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 1: you want to jump in the defense. I wanted to 168 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 1: say one more point about these two more point okay, 169 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: two more point, got one? You got a point? Okay. 170 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 1: When you talk about game plan, um, Atlanta really hurt 171 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: the Redskins with the first down, passing eight for eight 172 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 1: on third down, standing manageable third down situation. So now 173 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: if I go in at halftime, I'm Greg Manusky, the 174 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: defensive coordinate. See good god him Ny. We gotta stop 175 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:24,160 Speaker 1: the short passing attack. We gotta hug up, we got 176 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 1: we gotta spread out, we gotta pay attention. This ball's 177 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 1: coming out quick. Let's forget about trying to get your 178 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 1: hands in the air as a pass rusher. And what 179 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:34,080 Speaker 1: do you do? You slowed them down up front and 180 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 1: Steve Sarcasin comes out and bangs them with the run 181 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 1: game in that opening drive of the second half. You hold, yeah, 182 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 1: you hold the ball for almost seven minutes and shove 183 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 1: it like a death nail into them with that opening 184 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 1: drive in the third quarter to extend their depth of 185 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 1: how far they had to come back offensively. Thought that 186 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 1: was a brilliant to you know, so often we talk 187 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 1: about offensive coordinators. Okay, do you have a little CounterPunch 188 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 1: in the second half. There's something you haven't shown them 189 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:00,120 Speaker 1: you want to CounterPunch them with. Well, that was it, 190 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:02,559 Speaker 1: because they had made a point of trying to stop 191 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:04,880 Speaker 1: the passing game on first down, and here comes that 192 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 1: physical run game. But that's that's a good point because 193 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 1: you look at most times you go in the halftime 194 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:12,000 Speaker 1: and you want to make adjustments. You want to if 195 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 1: things aren't going around at certain plays, didn't fit what 196 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 1: you had going into the game, you're going in and 197 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:19,400 Speaker 1: you change, Well, the falcons, everything was working. Yeah, so 198 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:22,600 Speaker 1: he said, says, let's just stay with what we're doing. 199 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 1: But instead he comes out and he changes the entire 200 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 1: game plan because he knew that run game will begin 201 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:30,280 Speaker 1: to click because they wanted to stop the pass game 202 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 1: on the outside, all the perimeter throws the extensions of 203 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 1: the run game with the screen passes out to Tevin 204 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 1: and stuff, gashing them up that middle with something I 205 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 1: know they didn't expect. When you get out to that 206 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 1: lead like that, it opens up the playbook. When they're 207 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:45,079 Speaker 1: playing on their heels like that, that's when Sarkusan can 208 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: really open things up. And they did. The point I 209 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 1: wanted to make real quick was you know, you talk 210 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 1: about signs of optimism, of signs to be hopeful, things 211 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:56,840 Speaker 1: to be you know that fans should be excited about. Yes, 212 00:09:57,240 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 1: they're four and four and they're they've won three straight. Yeah, 213 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 1: the rookie class is contributing in a major way. But 214 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 1: you go back to this year and even even or 215 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:08,840 Speaker 1: go back to last year in the in the first 216 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:13,680 Speaker 1: game this year, there was a lot of outcry over, hey, 217 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 1: our third down, our red zone offense. Uh you know, 218 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 1: everyone was comparing the offense to Kyle Shanahan when you 219 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:24,199 Speaker 1: look at the job. Just to piggyback on what Steve 220 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:27,199 Speaker 1: Sarkisian has done. At one point you said they were 221 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:31,080 Speaker 1: eight for eight on third down. They were perfect first 222 00:10:31,080 --> 00:10:33,840 Speaker 1: half before in the in the eighth one was the 223 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:38,760 Speaker 1: touchdown to Rid right, who's just playing lights out. They 224 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:42,800 Speaker 1: finished ten to thirteen seventy seven percent. Yeah. Yeah, And 225 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 1: in the red zone they were two for three I think, yes, 226 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 1: two for three sixty seven percent. That is touchdown. Yes, 227 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:56,079 Speaker 1: that's a red zone. Uh So, I mean there's some 228 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 1: thing about the back about the offense. Now the backs 229 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:00,880 Speaker 1: and you you were talking to Edo and Tevin and 230 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:03,440 Speaker 1: we're talking about their vision and running the ball, their 231 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 1: contribution in the past game. If you get a chance, 232 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:08,559 Speaker 1: you have the If you have it taped, if you're 233 00:11:08,559 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 1: a fan at home, you have it tape. Go back 234 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:13,760 Speaker 1: and look at Edo and Tevin Coleman in pass protection 235 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:18,199 Speaker 1: and one in particular, Tevin is sidecar left of Ryan 236 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 1: and the shotgun and they blitz, and the blitz comes 237 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:25,080 Speaker 1: off and the guy Tevin's responsible for his ray over there, 238 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:29,240 Speaker 1: but Tevin surveys it, scans and boom hits the guy 239 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:31,920 Speaker 1: right in the mouth. Ryan slides up behind and shoves 240 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:33,600 Speaker 1: the ball down the field and might use them my 241 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:38,280 Speaker 1: hands enough problem, but shoves the ball right down the field. 242 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 1: And the confidence you and I played that position? Shock? 243 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:43,200 Speaker 1: How much? How much? How does that make you feel 244 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:45,079 Speaker 1: when you know that guy is gonna go get that 245 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:49,160 Speaker 1: It's big? It's big because a lot of times we 246 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:52,560 Speaker 1: question does this guy see him coming off as this 247 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:55,199 Speaker 1: guy knowing us a scan all the way across and 248 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 1: get there now. And sometimes we see a lot where 249 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 1: we have say you play action, yeah, play the action. 250 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 1: Come and you're suposed to play action right, But this 251 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:05,200 Speaker 1: guy is left side instead of going through the play 252 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 1: action right, he just goes left. Now, sometimes that is 253 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:09,800 Speaker 1: the part of the mind that the quarterback has to 254 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:13,320 Speaker 1: maybe second guesses is this guy gonna do his job? 255 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:16,000 Speaker 1: And the fact that Matt does not have to worry 256 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:18,520 Speaker 1: about that and knows Teban is going to do his 257 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:21,080 Speaker 1: right responsibility and get that guy picked up. He could 258 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:23,360 Speaker 1: stand in there with no problem throw the football if 259 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:25,360 Speaker 1: not worrying about do I need to slide or do 260 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 1: I need to move. That's a big part of the 261 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:28,720 Speaker 1: game art, and I think that's a good point you 262 00:12:28,760 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 1: brought up with. There were multiple times Teben stepped up 263 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:36,360 Speaker 1: into the middle of that that offensive line and picked 264 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:38,800 Speaker 1: up a blitz, which gave you the time to complete 265 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:41,240 Speaker 1: a third down, a complete another player to keep it 266 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:45,120 Speaker 1: drive going, and that is what you want out to 267 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:47,240 Speaker 1: complete back when you look at a guy who can run, 268 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 1: who would catch out the backfield, that's a big part 269 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:51,319 Speaker 1: of it. Yeah, But if you keep being there on 270 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:52,960 Speaker 1: third down and pick up a blitz and not know 271 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:55,719 Speaker 1: where they're coming from all the exotic things you see 272 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 1: on defense these days, then there's no reason for you 273 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 1: to be on the field of third down. You need 274 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:01,920 Speaker 1: him on the field because of what he can bring. 275 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:04,760 Speaker 1: Edo Smith has been a great addition to this team, 276 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 1: no question about it. You are listening to Falcons audible 277 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:13,920 Speaker 1: podcasts presented by AT and T. Give us a call, 278 00:13:14,559 --> 00:13:18,040 Speaker 1: Remember that we play these on Monday. So keep your 279 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:21,880 Speaker 1: question forward looking a little bit if you can. But 280 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:26,959 Speaker 1: if you want to talk about transactions, you know, roster questions, 281 00:13:27,040 --> 00:13:30,679 Speaker 1: anything like that, what you wrote from anything? Yeah, and 282 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:32,679 Speaker 1: you speaking to the the number, by the way, it's 283 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 1: four seven zero three four one four one seven seven 284 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:39,720 Speaker 1: four seven zero three four one four one seven seven. 285 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 1: Speaking to you guys, the fans, I know one thing 286 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 1: that you are thrilled about is one thing I get 287 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:50,439 Speaker 1: a question about all the time is, hey, why can't 288 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:54,160 Speaker 1: the Falcons finish teams off? Why can't they're doing so well? 289 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:57,120 Speaker 1: Why can't they just put the boot on the throat 290 00:13:57,120 --> 00:14:00,559 Speaker 1: and finish them? Well? Yesterday finished them and that was 291 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:03,360 Speaker 1: a good feeling. They, like you said, they didn't have 292 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:06,440 Speaker 1: to change much. They kept the throttle down and it 293 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 1: was really fun to watch. So arch here we are 294 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:14,120 Speaker 1: four and four, eight games left, five of the final 295 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:18,400 Speaker 1: eight on the road, Road Warriors, Road Warriors, But one 296 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 1: game at a time, we finally convert one finally Yep, 297 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 1: that's how I ended my I ended my column today. 298 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 1: Believe a time I ended my column pick use eight 299 00:14:29,800 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 1: weeks to get you there on to Cleveland period. So 300 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 1: speaking of those Browns, Yeah, they've lost four straight. Tough 301 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:43,160 Speaker 1: loss to Patrick Mahomes the Machine yesterday. Um, they're gonna 302 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:45,720 Speaker 1: be itching for a win obviously, But you don't worry 303 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:47,600 Speaker 1: about that. You just worry about coming in and taking 304 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:50,880 Speaker 1: care of business. Yeah, what are your thought initial thoughts 305 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 1: right now heading into the Cleveland game. We're healthy, I mean, 306 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 1: we didn't have any nothing, I know. Yeah, yeah, it's 307 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:02,640 Speaker 1: it's one. It's yeah. I think that you like the 308 00:15:02,760 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 1: momentum you're carrying, and certainly the fan and us we 309 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:09,360 Speaker 1: can all get kind of wrapped up in kind of 310 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:12,120 Speaker 1: this momentum and how good we feel. It's about those 311 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 1: guys in the locker room making sure that they lock 312 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 1: into this week. This is a Cleveland team that has 313 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 1: the potential to play pretty good defense. They're not playing 314 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:23,280 Speaker 1: very good defense right now. Okay, when you look at 315 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:26,440 Speaker 1: the numbers, it's really weird. They're number one in the 316 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 1: NFL and giveaway takeaway, they're two and six. They're plus 317 00:15:30,880 --> 00:15:34,000 Speaker 1: eleven to giveaway takeaway. They lead the league in interceptions. 318 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:36,920 Speaker 1: They have fourteen interceptions, which leads the league, is right 319 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 1: near the top of the league. Twenty three takeaways, I'm sorry, 320 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 1: twenty three takeaways is number in the league. Thirteen interceptions 321 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:44,400 Speaker 1: is number two in the league. So they're doing a 322 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:46,800 Speaker 1: great job with that part of it, but not doing it. 323 00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:49,920 Speaker 1: They're middle of the road third down conversion, They're giving 324 00:15:49,960 --> 00:15:53,040 Speaker 1: up over four hundred yards a game. They're given up 325 00:15:53,040 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 1: one hundred and thirty five yards a game on the ground. 326 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 1: So a Cleveland defense that I think most people think 327 00:15:58,040 --> 00:16:01,400 Speaker 1: is playing pretty well man so much, you know. And 328 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 1: so they're and they're still trying to find their identity. 329 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 1: On offense. They've got a really good pass catching back 330 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:07,320 Speaker 1: and Duke Johnson. They've got a good runner that people 331 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 1: will remember again named a pretty good runner in the course, 332 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield's ability to extend play. So it's a dangerous 333 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 1: team there. And sometimes when you're kind of in a hole, yeah, 334 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:19,880 Speaker 1: you kind of throw caution to the win, right, Hey, 335 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 1: let's try that. And that's not even on tape, So 336 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 1: that makes that makes some dangerous. And they're in their 337 00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 1: own building coaching change too. So there's some unpredictability there too. Uh. 338 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:35,440 Speaker 1: They have talent, you know that you mentioned in early 339 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 1: on in the season. They were in some tight games, 340 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 1: so they were in some very winnable games. They you know, 341 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 1: they had to tie. There was like one three times 342 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 1: three overtime games overtime. Yeah, I mean it's just so 343 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:50,800 Speaker 1: they're you know, they're right there, Um, but they're still 344 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:55,560 Speaker 1: not there. What are your thoughts on Cleveland real quick? Um? 345 00:16:56,640 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 1: Cleveland is a team I think Archers mentioned about their 346 00:16:59,720 --> 00:17:01,360 Speaker 1: bill to be baby, to have a quarterback that can 347 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:05,840 Speaker 1: get out and move also, yeah, but to take it 348 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:10,920 Speaker 1: to the Falcon's perspective, I enjoyed watching the Falcon's defensive 349 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 1: line from last week, and I think that's going to 350 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:16,720 Speaker 1: transfer over to this week and especially gonna have a 351 00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:18,720 Speaker 1: guy who can move around and make some plays and 352 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:21,960 Speaker 1: use his legs. And I think in this game, you 353 00:17:22,080 --> 00:17:24,040 Speaker 1: find a way to play more coverage in this game 354 00:17:24,080 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 1: because you know you have a guy back there who 355 00:17:25,760 --> 00:17:28,360 Speaker 1: can who will possibly throw the football he wants to play, 356 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:30,879 Speaker 1: make some plays down the field. But also this d 357 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:35,840 Speaker 1: line last week forced eight holding calls eight holding penalties 358 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:39,520 Speaker 1: in the game versus Redskins and I thought the pressure 359 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:41,480 Speaker 1: was ramped up. Give Grady Jared a lot of credit 360 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:43,399 Speaker 1: on the inside, he just so not all those guys. 361 00:17:43,840 --> 00:17:47,000 Speaker 1: Jack Crawford's got a sacking three trade games. Now, did 362 00:17:47,040 --> 00:17:49,440 Speaker 1: you feel like that that early on in the game 363 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:53,520 Speaker 1: that bullrush by Grady and Sack where their their guard 364 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:57,040 Speaker 1: was hurt on the play and then they had they 365 00:17:57,160 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 1: rotated another guy in and then Tack had a bull 366 00:17:59,359 --> 00:18:02,840 Speaker 1: rush and the next play that really kind of set 367 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:05,960 Speaker 1: the tone. I felt like early on, like the Falcons 368 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:09,399 Speaker 1: were like, hey, we're here all day, you know, and 369 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:11,359 Speaker 1: you know, not only did they jump out to the 370 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 1: early league, but they just think gave Alex Smith all 371 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 1: kinds of issues there, They shut down Adrian Peterson. They 372 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:20,439 Speaker 1: had a phenomenal day. Yeah, I mean, true enough, they 373 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:23,680 Speaker 1: had some issues up front, but at the end of 374 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:26,040 Speaker 1: the day, it's about what you do as a defensive line. 375 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:28,159 Speaker 1: You got a chance to talk to Sanat and he 376 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:30,880 Speaker 1: talked about each and every week is a new challenge. 377 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:33,399 Speaker 1: He's learning new things, he's learning how to, you know, 378 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:36,320 Speaker 1: learn from Grady and Grady maybe the best thing for 379 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 1: him was he sat out those two games, and now 380 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:41,400 Speaker 1: he is even more motivated than ever, and you can 381 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:43,920 Speaker 1: see in his last two performances and what he's done. 382 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 1: Shako want you to elaborate on the on the eat 383 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 1: holding calls. You talked about Eat holding calls and people say, well, 384 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:52,600 Speaker 1: he's holding, But why elaborate on that? Why why does 385 00:18:52,640 --> 00:18:57,640 Speaker 1: that happen there? You watch their ability to rush the passer, 386 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:00,440 Speaker 1: and it's not even in the past game. It's in 387 00:19:00,520 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 1: the hole in the run game as well. These guys 388 00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:05,280 Speaker 1: do such a great job of changing the line of 389 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:10,280 Speaker 1: scrimmage and penetrating and forcing these guys to hold because 390 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:12,400 Speaker 1: these guys are quick off the ball. Maybe that first 391 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:15,320 Speaker 1: step is a look quicker than their their offensive line, 392 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:18,240 Speaker 1: and then they get up the field and your quarterbacks 393 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:20,960 Speaker 1: not even hit this fifth or sixth step and they're 394 00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:22,840 Speaker 1: already around the corner. There were a couple of times 395 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 1: you can see Vic leaning. You can see tack leaning 396 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:27,719 Speaker 1: around that edge. You get pressure from the middle and 397 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:30,840 Speaker 1: instead of causing a big hit on your quarterback, you 398 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 1: got a hold. And we saw it in the game 399 00:19:33,960 --> 00:19:36,960 Speaker 1: tacking Vic got a holding penalty on exact same play. 400 00:19:37,119 --> 00:19:41,160 Speaker 1: By both their tackles, I mean their ability to turn 401 00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:45,840 Speaker 1: the corner and their ability to get up feel faster 402 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 1: than the offensive line is ready for. It is a 403 00:19:48,119 --> 00:19:51,439 Speaker 1: big issue, and that's why a team ends up holding 404 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:54,280 Speaker 1: so much because those guys are playing at such a 405 00:19:54,359 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 1: higher level. Ten officsive line side of relief. To finally 406 00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:00,400 Speaker 1: see some of the calls. I think we've seen Vic 407 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:03,679 Speaker 1: mobbed a number of times, drug to the ground. It 408 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:05,960 Speaker 1: was nice to see it finally called. Yeah. I agree, 409 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 1: we had you guys concerned it all about some of 410 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:12,040 Speaker 1: the off side penalties and all. Absolutely, that's the one 411 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:14,439 Speaker 1: was on a key third down. If I'm one of them, 412 00:20:14,440 --> 00:20:16,199 Speaker 1: it was third and seven or something that two of 413 00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:17,679 Speaker 1: them moved him to third and short. I think they 414 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:19,640 Speaker 1: both moved him up to third and short. I think 415 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:22,440 Speaker 1: it one on Vic and one on Tack. Now, as 416 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:24,159 Speaker 1: a fire breather coming off the edge, you're trying to 417 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:27,880 Speaker 1: anticipate that snap count, but these guys are still young, 418 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 1: younger guys, you gotta start to glue in, especially when 419 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:33,399 Speaker 1: you got a fourteen year veteran like like Alex Smith. 420 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:35,879 Speaker 1: He's gonna hard count you, especially if he sees it 421 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:39,439 Speaker 1: on tape they're jumping off side. I'm gonna hard count him. 422 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:41,760 Speaker 1: He's a hard count guy. I remember John Elway was 423 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:44,040 Speaker 1: the best at it. You know, he'd getting the gun 424 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:46,480 Speaker 1: and he could pull anybody off the off side. So 425 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:49,440 Speaker 1: these veteran quarterbacks that now you've got a younger quarterback. 426 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:51,400 Speaker 1: You'll see it on tape. Will he use it? We'll 427 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:54,000 Speaker 1: see Baker Mayfield's gonna be more concerned about what he's 428 00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:56,480 Speaker 1: doing maybe than anything else. But you still can't give 429 00:20:56,560 --> 00:21:01,920 Speaker 1: him free yards. Our producer Sam Larson does an amazing 430 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:04,399 Speaker 1: John Elway impression. I don't know if we can. What 431 00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:08,119 Speaker 1: do you got but his throat? I guess his throat's 432 00:21:08,119 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 1: a little story. Though today got one, you got one, hey, hey, 433 00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:15,200 Speaker 1: one other point about the defense too, And I thought 434 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:17,080 Speaker 1: that you guys have made great points about the defense 435 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:19,600 Speaker 1: coming there. Remember Mark, Juan Manuel, this is not a 436 00:21:21,119 --> 00:21:24,560 Speaker 1: normally in defense. As guys, you're talking about your eleven starters, 437 00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:28,960 Speaker 1: maybe a couple of dbs, maybe one linebacker, maybe a 438 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:32,360 Speaker 1: couple of so you're talking about fifteen guys. You're talking 439 00:21:32,359 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 1: about the rotation. We're talking about we're playing twenty guys 440 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:38,960 Speaker 1: on defense now, So to dial list defense in and 441 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:41,160 Speaker 1: get them to all be on the same page regardless. 442 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:43,840 Speaker 1: Neeson's coming in and Richards is coming out a Louis 443 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:46,520 Speaker 1: Khan's coming in, Riley's coming out. You know, here comes 444 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:51,679 Speaker 1: Isaiah Oliver. They're gonna play him. And that's the and 445 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:54,720 Speaker 1: that was the back end of it. Well what happens 446 00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:57,840 Speaker 1: is so now I'm Mark Juan Manuel and I'm trying 447 00:21:57,840 --> 00:21:59,800 Speaker 1: to match up. Okay, and so I look at the 448 00:21:59,800 --> 00:22:02,160 Speaker 1: game and I go, who is killing me? Well, it's 449 00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:04,920 Speaker 1: Vernon Davis, the last guy you think the old tight 450 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:08,160 Speaker 1: end has had a great career. He's wearing us out. 451 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:10,720 Speaker 1: I try Aluk. I tried Bruce Carter on didn't work. 452 00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:13,240 Speaker 1: I tried Dvandre Campbell on him, didn't work. I tried 453 00:22:13,440 --> 00:22:15,640 Speaker 1: Jordan Richards on him, didn't work. You know what, I'm 454 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:18,359 Speaker 1: bringing a corner in. Here comes Bleedie Ray Rulson in 455 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:20,600 Speaker 1: off the bench, and he makes the play of the 456 00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:22,640 Speaker 1: game that kind of gives us the ability to tip 457 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:25,720 Speaker 1: our cap in the eighteenth fairway, walking up in walking 458 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:28,120 Speaker 1: into win. Bleedie Ray gets the tip in the air. 459 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:30,320 Speaker 1: Of course, the ball hawked to Monte Casey comes up 460 00:22:30,359 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 1: the football. So give Markwan Manuel and Dan Quinn obviously 461 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:36,960 Speaker 1: and all those defensive coaches a ton of credit to 462 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:39,919 Speaker 1: dial that many guys in to play that kind of 463 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:42,399 Speaker 1: defense yesterday. Yeah, our fans are a clamoring, Hey, we 464 00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:44,439 Speaker 1: need to make a change, we need to make a trade. 465 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:47,080 Speaker 1: We need to you know, on and on and on 466 00:22:47,119 --> 00:22:50,760 Speaker 1: before the trade deadline. And one thing they have been 467 00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:53,960 Speaker 1: adamant about is, hey, we have the players, we believe in. 468 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:57,600 Speaker 1: These guys are I'm on the job learning going on. 469 00:22:58,680 --> 00:23:02,320 Speaker 1: But you saw the community patients is improving. And this 470 00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:05,320 Speaker 1: is all done without one of your your star corners 471 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:07,720 Speaker 1: in there. I mean we didn't even talk about truth 472 00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:12,240 Speaker 1: ball game. He catches the rock. I mean, there's so 473 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:14,080 Speaker 1: many opportunities ot there. You don't have Rocky out there 474 00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:16,719 Speaker 1: as well. So you're talking about playing twenty guys, and 475 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:19,200 Speaker 1: then he has to realize who's in there at that 476 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 1: moment to call certain stuff, who does certain things really well, 477 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:25,639 Speaker 1: what combinations work up front to mash the back in 478 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 1: communications has done. And it's interesting to watch Kaz Tookzy 479 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:35,600 Speaker 1: is because you're starting to see more of Carlo Allen 480 00:23:35,680 --> 00:23:37,879 Speaker 1: coming out of it. Man, he's way down in the 481 00:23:37,920 --> 00:23:40,520 Speaker 1: box and he's sliding the lineback or over and he's 482 00:23:40,560 --> 00:23:44,919 Speaker 1: signaling the other safety get over. So his understanding. Remember 483 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:46,480 Speaker 1: we're only in a you know, we're a couple of 484 00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:48,720 Speaker 1: years in his career and he hasn't played a ton. 485 00:23:49,160 --> 00:23:52,720 Speaker 1: He's starting to develop the big picture idea where people 486 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:54,960 Speaker 1: are supposed to be and then his ability to be 487 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:58,800 Speaker 1: around the football is uncanny, ballocking, confident. One thing that 488 00:23:59,760 --> 00:24:03,200 Speaker 1: I found was pretty pretty cool that how Dan Quinn 489 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:05,920 Speaker 1: finds ways to get his guys better is he miked 490 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:09,119 Speaker 1: up Kzy in practice and then he allowed CAZy to 491 00:24:09,160 --> 00:24:11,320 Speaker 1: go back so he can listen to it and just 492 00:24:11,359 --> 00:24:14,520 Speaker 1: see how he communicates, how he's talking, how he's you know, 493 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:17,359 Speaker 1: interacting with guys where he should be. And the first 494 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:19,080 Speaker 1: thing he said was, oh, I didn't know I sound 495 00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:23,119 Speaker 1: like that, And then he was like, so this is 496 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:25,840 Speaker 1: this is the other level stuff that coach Quinn does 497 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:28,000 Speaker 1: that people won't even know on the back end, that's 498 00:24:28,040 --> 00:24:30,320 Speaker 1: helping guys continue to get better. Who knows what else 499 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:32,480 Speaker 1: he's doing with the rest are guys on this team, 500 00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:35,000 Speaker 1: But that's just one aspect of how he's getting guys better. 501 00:24:35,119 --> 00:24:37,600 Speaker 1: You know, Larson makes me, speaking of our producer, he 502 00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:40,040 Speaker 1: makes me do the same thing. Listen to myself and 503 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 1: I say the same thing like I didn't know I 504 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:46,520 Speaker 1: signed it. He's like, yeah, it's pretty terrible. But anyway, Yeah, 505 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:49,359 Speaker 1: I love the fact that we brought up Kazy because 506 00:24:49,440 --> 00:24:52,720 Speaker 1: he really through the preseason, throughout the first half of 507 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:55,560 Speaker 1: the season, he's been consistent. I mean, yeah, he's had 508 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 1: his mistakes, but by and large, he's made a lot 509 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:02,800 Speaker 1: of impactful plays, uh interceptions. I love this, you know, 510 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:08,040 Speaker 1: the swagger he has um threw the throw the ball 511 00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:11,399 Speaker 1: into the stands. Uh. You love to see that, you know. 512 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:13,560 Speaker 1: I think someone said something about him getting I don't 513 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:16,639 Speaker 1: know if this is true or not. Well, yeah, we 514 00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 1: were in that corner. That's about where we were. Were 515 00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:22,199 Speaker 1: you up there? Okay? Yeah, nice vantage point. The Redskins 516 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:27,840 Speaker 1: provide the vision. Radio appreciate that. Snyder in the owner. 517 00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:31,160 Speaker 1: Uh yeah, and we gotta we gotta talk about the 518 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:35,160 Speaker 1: fans that were there. Okay, but but but I gotta 519 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 1: I gotta ask you shocked. Tell me what Alex Smith 520 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:41,040 Speaker 1: is thinking when he gets out of the pocket and 521 00:25:41,119 --> 00:25:42,639 Speaker 1: goes down the side of him which happened to be 522 00:25:42,680 --> 00:25:46,000 Speaker 1: their longest run of the game, and he decides he's 523 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:48,560 Speaker 1: gonna take on He's gonna take on Brian Pool. What 524 00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:52,360 Speaker 1: are you thinking about his pool completely unlocking. I've never 525 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:54,760 Speaker 1: been in that moment because I've never wanted that situation 526 00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:59,240 Speaker 1: happened to me. You've already got out of a Houdini act, Grady, Jared, 527 00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:01,160 Speaker 1: as you did and right, and then you get out 528 00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:03,199 Speaker 1: of it, and then you make the twenty yards and 529 00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:05,040 Speaker 1: then you still want to stay in bound. I mean 530 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:07,679 Speaker 1: he's on, he's tested his luck. That's what happened. He 531 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:09,880 Speaker 1: tested his luck. I think we've seen video enough. If 532 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:13,040 Speaker 1: I'm watching video, Hey thirty four, you get around him, 533 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:15,199 Speaker 1: she's probably go and it might be a little bit 534 00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:17,760 Speaker 1: past the whistles. He's gonna take the shot. Ye don't 535 00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:20,080 Speaker 1: stay in bounds and give him the clean shot. But 536 00:26:20,119 --> 00:26:22,240 Speaker 1: that was that was I thought that was even though 537 00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:23,720 Speaker 1: they scored on the drive and it was a great 538 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:26,679 Speaker 1: play by Smith. I thought that kind of defined the 539 00:26:26,760 --> 00:26:29,760 Speaker 1: chip on the shoulder that that defensive group is playing with. Yeah, 540 00:26:30,119 --> 00:26:31,680 Speaker 1: he was kazy. Was seen it for Pool. I thought 541 00:26:31,680 --> 00:26:33,600 Speaker 1: he was a little foggy. He's looking at the ground 542 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:35,280 Speaker 1: after that. Oh, he was reaching his pocket and make 543 00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:37,480 Speaker 1: sure he had all his change. Yeah, question, you did 544 00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:39,760 Speaker 1: point out he did end up throwing a touchdown, but 545 00:26:39,920 --> 00:26:41,840 Speaker 1: he didn't even remember. I don't think he remembered it, 546 00:26:42,840 --> 00:26:48,159 Speaker 1: though I could be wrong there. All right, pin is blue? Um, 547 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:54,000 Speaker 1: what are those old Snickers commercials? Yeah? And Batman yeah? Uh. 548 00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:56,760 Speaker 1: Talking about the fans, Yeah, the fans. I mean one 549 00:26:56,800 --> 00:26:58,080 Speaker 1: thing that stuck. It stood out to me and I 550 00:26:58,080 --> 00:27:01,720 Speaker 1: tweeted it too. Is it was? There was a hooper 551 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:03,920 Speaker 1: made a heck of a play in the end zone 552 00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:05,880 Speaker 1: we were sitting at and you can hear clear, Oh 553 00:27:06,119 --> 00:27:08,560 Speaker 1: there was like the crowd. All I heard was hoo 554 00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:16,879 Speaker 1: hooop poop s too, right when you heard yes and uh, 555 00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:20,400 Speaker 1: there were a large kudos to the fans that made 556 00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:23,160 Speaker 1: the trip to DC. I saw a lot of Dion 557 00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:28,280 Speaker 1: Sanders jerseys. I saw a lot of Julio Jones jerseys. Um, 558 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:33,080 Speaker 1: tons of red and black, and they were loud and 559 00:27:33,119 --> 00:27:35,200 Speaker 1: they made their presence zone. And that's a pretty vocal 560 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:37,960 Speaker 1: that's a pretty boisterous crowd, you know, the hail to 561 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:40,320 Speaker 1: the Redskins. Even we came from the field, you could 562 00:27:40,359 --> 00:27:42,240 Speaker 1: hear the fans. When the Falcons came on the fifty, 563 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:44,280 Speaker 1: you could hear the booze obviously, but you could hear 564 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:47,320 Speaker 1: a huge contingent of people. I had a buddy who 565 00:27:47,359 --> 00:27:50,320 Speaker 1: lives in DC and he's a Falcons fan, send me 566 00:27:50,359 --> 00:27:53,320 Speaker 1: a video, and it was fifty to seventy five thousands 567 00:27:53,359 --> 00:27:56,360 Speaker 1: fans in the middle arter just fifty to seventy five 568 00:27:56,440 --> 00:28:00,160 Speaker 1: just in his group, going crazy, going loud, so you 569 00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:02,000 Speaker 1: you know, there were tons more, but that was just one. 570 00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:04,200 Speaker 1: I was like, wow, it was just red and black 571 00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:06,080 Speaker 1: everywhere in the whole entire vidies. So it was cool. 572 00:28:06,080 --> 00:28:07,639 Speaker 1: When Casey threw that ball up there. I don't know 573 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:09,359 Speaker 1: if he's gonna get fined or not. Someone should pay 574 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:13,080 Speaker 1: for that if he does, but you pay for them. 575 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:15,760 Speaker 1: I don't know if I can make used to be 576 00:28:16,040 --> 00:28:17,520 Speaker 1: when you threw the ball in the stands, it was 577 00:28:17,560 --> 00:28:19,800 Speaker 1: five hundred bucks and then then they moved it to 578 00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:23,280 Speaker 1: a thousand because you're afraid you're gonna hit somebody. That's 579 00:28:23,320 --> 00:28:25,600 Speaker 1: no problem. You could do that. He threw it up there, 580 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:27,720 Speaker 1: and there were a ton of Falcons fans up. It 581 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:29,840 Speaker 1: was cool. So does it go up by which level 582 00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:32,840 Speaker 1: you're thrown into? So first levels, five hundred, second level, 583 00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:35,640 Speaker 1: gold levels. I don't think he made the goal. It's interesting. 584 00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:37,640 Speaker 1: You can't throw a football up there, which I would 585 00:28:37,640 --> 00:28:39,360 Speaker 1: think be much you could hand it to him in it, 586 00:28:39,400 --> 00:28:41,560 Speaker 1: but you could, but you could throw a baseball in 587 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:44,120 Speaker 1: the crowd. Everytimes you see those guys throw a baseball 588 00:28:44,160 --> 00:28:46,800 Speaker 1: in the crowding Cam Newton every time they score, he 589 00:28:46,880 --> 00:28:49,080 Speaker 1: hands it. Yeah, I don't throw that. Yeah, I mean 590 00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:50,240 Speaker 1: that's like you used to be able to chuck it. 591 00:28:50,280 --> 00:28:52,360 Speaker 1: And she should be like, hey, it's fine, man, I 592 00:28:52,360 --> 00:28:55,680 Speaker 1: think it's fine. There you go. So you're listening to 593 00:28:55,680 --> 00:28:59,360 Speaker 1: Falcons Honorable Podcasts presented by AT and T, and we're 594 00:28:59,360 --> 00:29:01,760 Speaker 1: coming down the home stretch here, guys, on this victory Monday, 595 00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:04,880 Speaker 1: A big picture here. We talked a little bit of Browns. 596 00:29:06,200 --> 00:29:07,800 Speaker 1: I know we say one game at a time, but 597 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:10,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna do it. No, don't do it, don't go back. 598 00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:12,200 Speaker 1: Everything's on the table for this team right now. Which 599 00:29:12,200 --> 00:29:14,480 Speaker 1: you love. They control their own destiny. What you love 600 00:29:14,600 --> 00:29:16,440 Speaker 1: is what you want midway point, you want to have 601 00:29:16,480 --> 00:29:18,760 Speaker 1: a fighting chance. They have a fighting chance. Yes, there's 602 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:21,240 Speaker 1: the teams that have gotten off to great starts in 603 00:29:21,280 --> 00:29:25,760 Speaker 1: the NFC, the Saints, the Rams, who else just happened? 604 00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:29,280 Speaker 1: So our divisions, the two guys in front in division 605 00:29:29,320 --> 00:29:31,440 Speaker 1: place really well. So yeah, you get a chance to 606 00:29:31,440 --> 00:29:32,920 Speaker 1: see both of them. So it's okay. I mean, I 607 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:35,320 Speaker 1: know you gotta go to their place. But give dan 608 00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:37,280 Speaker 1: Quinn and the staff a bunch of credit for when 609 00:29:37,280 --> 00:29:39,640 Speaker 1: his team was one and four not allowing them to 610 00:29:39,680 --> 00:29:42,200 Speaker 1: go in the dumps and continue to play at a 611 00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:44,280 Speaker 1: high level. Just fight their way back, and now you're 612 00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:47,080 Speaker 1: in a position where you give yourself a chance to 613 00:29:47,160 --> 00:29:48,520 Speaker 1: make a run at it. That's all you want to 614 00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:51,920 Speaker 1: be is a team that has a shot to, you know, 615 00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:54,720 Speaker 1: play more football. We don't know what's going to happen 616 00:29:54,720 --> 00:29:56,479 Speaker 1: in the second half meeting. You know what things can 617 00:29:56,520 --> 00:29:58,640 Speaker 1: happen to other teams too. You take care of your 618 00:29:58,640 --> 00:30:01,560 Speaker 1: own business and things fall where they made. We did 619 00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:04,200 Speaker 1: get a little help yesterday the Patriots beat the Packers. 620 00:30:04,560 --> 00:30:06,560 Speaker 1: The Packers are going to kind of be in that race. 621 00:30:07,480 --> 00:30:10,240 Speaker 1: The Chargers won, right they be the Seahawks. That kind 622 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:13,520 Speaker 1: of helped Tampa. Didn't help us, uh though. Fitz Magic 623 00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:17,720 Speaker 1: did come back and throw four touchdowns. The Titans play 624 00:30:17,800 --> 00:30:21,560 Speaker 1: the garbage time. He's gonna bring you back twenty seven. 625 00:30:21,560 --> 00:30:25,840 Speaker 1: We made a spirit were in. Yeah. The Titans play 626 00:30:25,880 --> 00:30:28,080 Speaker 1: the Cowboys night the time. The Cowboys are another one 627 00:30:28,120 --> 00:30:29,720 Speaker 1: of those teams they're going to be Jackie for a 628 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:32,720 Speaker 1: wild cardinal. You'll see the Cowboys in two weeks. Yeah, 629 00:30:32,760 --> 00:30:38,400 Speaker 1: in two weeks. Uh No, I don't, you don't, Okay, 630 00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:41,240 Speaker 1: I don't. Uh. Though we do get to see Mary 631 00:30:41,280 --> 00:30:48,880 Speaker 1: Cooper and in the Blue's over tonight. Thoughts thoughts, Yeah, 632 00:30:48,920 --> 00:30:52,600 Speaker 1: the big picture of it all great points. I think 633 00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:54,920 Speaker 1: that Shock said it the best. Maybe is that you 634 00:30:54,920 --> 00:30:57,800 Speaker 1: played yourself back in position. Yep, so you had to 635 00:30:57,840 --> 00:30:59,720 Speaker 1: do that. We've been talking about here for three weeks. 636 00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:02,160 Speaker 1: Kind of felt like playoffs as it kind of felt. 637 00:31:02,280 --> 00:31:04,960 Speaker 1: Okayloff a playoff game. It's a playoff game. It's a 638 00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:07,360 Speaker 1: playoff game. What does a playoff game? A playoff a 639 00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:09,320 Speaker 1: game means you're elimited if you don't you don't find 640 00:31:09,320 --> 00:31:11,760 Speaker 1: a way to win it. And you found a way 641 00:31:11,800 --> 00:31:14,120 Speaker 1: to get after three teams in a row. So here 642 00:31:14,160 --> 00:31:15,920 Speaker 1: comes an AFC team, and the thing that I keep 643 00:31:15,920 --> 00:31:18,480 Speaker 1: hearing out there for fans, oh it's an AFC team. 644 00:31:18,600 --> 00:31:20,120 Speaker 1: We don't need to worry about this one so much. 645 00:31:20,120 --> 00:31:22,240 Speaker 1: We gotta beat the NFC teams. Well, if you don't 646 00:31:22,240 --> 00:31:25,080 Speaker 1: win this one, you don't get a chance to have 647 00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:28,160 Speaker 1: any kind of playoff or any kind of tiebreaker against 648 00:31:28,160 --> 00:31:30,800 Speaker 1: an NFC team. So you have to beat Cleveland this 649 00:31:30,840 --> 00:31:32,880 Speaker 1: week and then you can get back in to the 650 00:31:32,960 --> 00:31:35,280 Speaker 1: NFC with the Cowboys coming to Mercedes Bins. But I 651 00:31:35,400 --> 00:31:37,280 Speaker 1: got to take care of Cleveland this week, and so 652 00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:39,240 Speaker 1: each one of them, it still ramps up, and to me, 653 00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:41,560 Speaker 1: you still have to be in playoff mode heading into 654 00:31:41,640 --> 00:31:44,560 Speaker 1: that Giants game. You know, I looked, I looked ahead 655 00:31:44,680 --> 00:31:48,680 Speaker 1: at the slate, and I said, and if they can 656 00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:50,640 Speaker 1: go take care of the Giants they did, If they 657 00:31:50,640 --> 00:31:52,440 Speaker 1: can go and take care of the Redskins they have, 658 00:31:52,920 --> 00:31:55,840 Speaker 1: if they can take care of the Browns now, it 659 00:31:55,960 --> 00:31:58,240 Speaker 1: sets them up for Dion Jones to return. They have 660 00:31:58,320 --> 00:32:01,160 Speaker 1: the Cowboys at home. Can you imagine if they go 661 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:03,760 Speaker 1: into New Orleans on Thanksgiving Day with a six and 662 00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:06,600 Speaker 1: four record, with a chance to go seven and four, 663 00:32:07,560 --> 00:32:09,560 Speaker 1: with a chance to do they'll have a five and 664 00:32:09,600 --> 00:32:11,960 Speaker 1: two conference mark, and if they win that game, they're 665 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:15,720 Speaker 1: three and one in the South. I know, let's stick 666 00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:17,800 Speaker 1: to Cleveland. But that's pretty exciting, and that's what the 667 00:32:17,800 --> 00:32:19,920 Speaker 1: fans are thinking about. Because the fans also remember what 668 00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:22,120 Speaker 1: Dan Quinn has done over the second half of the seasons. 669 00:32:22,160 --> 00:32:25,080 Speaker 1: The last two years six and two, they replicate that 670 00:32:25,120 --> 00:32:27,360 Speaker 1: they're ten and six they have a fighting chance. Big. 671 00:32:27,400 --> 00:32:29,680 Speaker 1: I think you did a good job of putting that 672 00:32:29,720 --> 00:32:33,160 Speaker 1: all together and to say it's a it's a spot 673 00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:35,280 Speaker 1: where the Falcons want to be. Yes, you can. If 674 00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:38,600 Speaker 1: you can go into that big time game in New Orleans, 675 00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:42,960 Speaker 1: obviously a division game, and have the opportunity to stay 676 00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:45,760 Speaker 1: ahead of the schedule, it's where you want to be. 677 00:32:45,920 --> 00:32:48,000 Speaker 1: Got a long filad of football left to play. But 678 00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:52,080 Speaker 1: I would say at the halfway point, based on what 679 00:32:52,160 --> 00:32:54,760 Speaker 1: this team is faced from an adversity standpoint, got to 680 00:32:54,800 --> 00:32:56,960 Speaker 1: think about Dan Quinn is one of those one of 681 00:32:56,960 --> 00:32:58,880 Speaker 1: the top level coaches as far as coach of the 682 00:32:58,960 --> 00:33:01,400 Speaker 1: year right now half point, he'd be coach of the 683 00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:04,960 Speaker 1: year from about Wow, that's good stuff, guys. That's a 684 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:09,920 Speaker 1: great place to u to end today's podcast. Thanks for listening, 685 00:33:10,000 --> 00:33:11,960 Speaker 1: Thanks for watching. Peace Out