1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: Welcome back to the Atlanta Falcons podcast network. I'm your host, 2 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: Will mcfatten. I am joined by Tory mclaney and Tarren Walk. Ladies, 3 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:10,879 Speaker 1: we've been away for a couple of weeks. There's been 4 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 1: some news that has happened involving the Atlanta Falcons and 5 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: that's kind of busy. Yeah, Aran, I know you just 6 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: we just kept you out of the loop on all 7 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: of it. It's crazy, But Tory and I have been 8 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:23,080 Speaker 1: what happened. 9 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:25,960 Speaker 2: I didn't know there were new there were news, there 10 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:26,800 Speaker 2: was news. 11 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:31,319 Speaker 1: So Raheem Morris, Terry Fontineau organization moved on. They have 12 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: announced the addition of the president of football position, which 13 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 1: is what brings us here today. We heard from Atlanta 14 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 1: Falcons owner and chairman Arthur Blank, we heard from President 15 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: and CEO Greg Beatles, and the newest edition to the organization, 16 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: President of Football, Matt Ryan, spoke today. So yeah, we 17 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: wanted to kind of get back on the mics and 18 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: share our thoughts from what that press conference was, kind 19 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 1: of what it means for the future of the organization. 20 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 1: And I think it's important for us to start Terarran 21 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 1: maybe with the mid for why Matt Ryan felt compelled 22 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:07,120 Speaker 1: to get back into professional football and come back to 23 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 1: the Atlanta Falcons kind of why did he explain he 24 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:12,399 Speaker 1: wanted to return to the organization. 25 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 2: He has the same goals that he set in two 26 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 2: thousand and eight when the Falcons first drafted him, and 27 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 2: that is to win a championship, and that ultimately didn't 28 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:23,400 Speaker 2: happen when he was a player for the Falcons. But 29 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 2: now there's an opportunity for him to, as he said, 30 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 2: did you do unfinished business with this team? And although 31 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 2: he's not going to be putting on the helmet himself, 32 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 2: I don't know that actually might be part of the uniform. 33 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:39,760 Speaker 2: We don't know. So it's a new position guys, maybe 34 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 2: the norm. But regardless, he still has that itch to compete, 35 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 2: I know, he said with like CBS, he loved the 36 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 2: job and loved the opportunity to be an analyst on TV, 37 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 2: but there's nothing compared to being a part of a 38 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 2: win or a loss. In experiencing something like that firsthand 39 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 2: as a part of a team. That's ultimately what landed 40 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 2: him back in Atlanta. 41 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:05,559 Speaker 1: Two thoughts. First, you just gave me the mental image 42 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: of Matt Ryan sitting at his computer just like with 43 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 1: a football helmet on, maybe just fully suited up, just 44 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: like an ESPN commercial or something, you know, like one 45 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 1: of those this is uh to. 46 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 2: Each on, Matthew, I support you if you do that. 47 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:18,240 Speaker 3: There you go. 48 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 1: And secondly, is we I think we saw tori some 49 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: of these like little glimpses and glimmers throughout Matt Ryan's 50 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 1: career of just like the absurd and crazy competitor. Yes 51 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: that he actually is right the get f and set 52 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 1: is obviously one moment, but just like how fiery he 53 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 1: is even though he has kind of this Mattie Ice 54 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,839 Speaker 1: cool demeanor on the outside. And you got a little 55 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:41,919 Speaker 1: bit of a sense, I think in today's press conference 56 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: just how much that kind of alpha mentality can come 57 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: through in the right settings. 58 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:48,239 Speaker 4: I think that and this was something that I wrote 59 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 4: after the press conference, which you can read on Atlanta 60 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 4: Falcons dot com. But it almost felt like that fire, 61 00:02:55,400 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 4: that passion was simmering underneath an exterior that has a suit, 62 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 4: has a megawatt smile, has the little Falcons pen but 63 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 4: that same fire, that same passion, that same competitiveness lives 64 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:13,079 Speaker 4: within Matt Ryan in this way where I think it's 65 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 4: this really awesome like story of you saw the same 66 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:22,520 Speaker 4: Matt Ryan that led the Falcons on a Super Bowl run, yep, 67 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 4: that showed that passion who said to Julio to get 68 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 4: expletive set, Like that's Matt Ryan. Is still the Matt 69 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 4: Ryan that's sitting in front of us talking about how 70 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 4: he missed being in a locker room, he missed being 71 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 4: in a building. He missed the winds and the losses 72 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 4: and the preparation and the fire that you feel going 73 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 4: out and competing. And something that I thought was really 74 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 4: interesting when he's talking about all of this is, you know, 75 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 4: he made mention that as he was really thinking about 76 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 4: making this move to a front office rall a president 77 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 4: of football role, he's spoke to individuals and he didn't 78 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 4: name names, but I'm sure people can kind of like 79 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 4: have a list of names that he probably could have 80 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 4: spoken to of individuals who were former players who saw 81 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 4: a lot of success on the playing field that ultimately 82 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 4: moved into executive styles of leadership within different organizations. And 83 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:21,479 Speaker 4: he said something that he really related to was them 84 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 4: talking about what you're saying about how much they missed 85 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:29,160 Speaker 4: that part of what they no longer have the opportunity 86 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:32,039 Speaker 4: to have no longer being players. And Matt said, the 87 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 4: one thing that kept coming up in every conversation that 88 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 4: he had is like, when you make that move back 89 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:40,919 Speaker 4: to a front office, back into a building, back around 90 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 4: a locker room and a weight room and a calf 91 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:45,480 Speaker 4: and all those things that go along with being a player, 92 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 4: when you move back into it in an executive role, 93 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 4: your juices start flowing a little bit. That competitive nature 94 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 4: can come back to the surface. And I think that's 95 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 4: kind of what we saw from Matt today was he's like, 96 00:04:57,480 --> 00:05:00,120 Speaker 4: you know, my responsibilities are different. 97 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:01,839 Speaker 5: Than the where when I was the franchise quarterback. 98 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:04,479 Speaker 4: My role is exceptionally different than it was when I 99 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:07,159 Speaker 4: was a franchise quarterback. But like you said, the mission 100 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 4: remains and the goal is to win games. And that's 101 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:14,479 Speaker 4: kind of where that was the basis of everything I 102 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 4: took today from him, And. 103 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 1: I think to anybody who has ever played sports, be 104 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 1: it a you know, the pee wee level or the 105 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 1: professional level, he like spoke to a very inherent quality 106 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:29,280 Speaker 1: that you kind of don't get anywhere else in life, 107 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 1: which is you put in all of this work in 108 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:35,280 Speaker 1: a condensed time period, all your effort, all your know 109 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 1: how all what have you? And then you kind of 110 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:40,839 Speaker 1: get that end result and you get that immediate feedback. 111 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 1: And I do think if you're a competitor, like there's 112 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: kind of nowhere else, you get that where it's just 113 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:49,240 Speaker 1: like everybody's rowing in the same direction. But then you 114 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: get that immediate checkpoint for feedback of like where are 115 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 1: efforts good enough? And if they weren't, how do we 116 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: fix that and regroup? And then you get another period 117 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 1: of that feedback and like that just does doesn't exist 118 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:02,480 Speaker 1: anywhere else. So I would imagine that that is a 119 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: driving factor of like, no, we're better than you, and 120 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: we're going to get to find out on Sunday, yeah right, 121 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 1: And if not, then we're going to do everything we 122 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 1: can to get it right because we care about being 123 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 1: better than you. 124 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 3: Yeah right. 125 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:14,480 Speaker 1: And that is how I think Matt Ryan goes about it. 126 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:17,159 Speaker 1: But Tarn, there is a question that I think I 127 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 1: saw from a lot of people in like the lead 128 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:21,360 Speaker 1: up in the interview period when it was not yet 129 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:23,599 Speaker 1: known that Matt Ryan was ultimately going to be the 130 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 1: choice here for president football, and it was you know, 131 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 1: Matt just has experienced really as a player doing this right. 132 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 1: He's been with CBS, But what does he bring to 133 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:34,799 Speaker 1: this role and how is he going to add value? 134 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 1: And he touched upon that on Tuesday as we record this, 135 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:43,280 Speaker 1: and realistically, I think that as the franchise quarterback here 136 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:46,360 Speaker 1: in Atlanta, like he got privy to some of the 137 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:49,720 Speaker 1: conversations and was part of some of those at a 138 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 1: higher level maybe than some other players. 139 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 2: Were for sure. I mean if this was someone who 140 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:56,200 Speaker 2: just played in the league for their rookie contract and 141 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:58,359 Speaker 2: maybe then a year or two, I don't know that 142 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:02,720 Speaker 2: you see them within three years outside of the building 143 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:06,600 Speaker 2: itself moving into a front office role. But Matt Ryan 144 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:10,239 Speaker 2: was the quarterback for the Falcons for fourteen years. Oh 145 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 2: if I had watched that, Yeah, and then one year 146 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 2: with another team, the Indianapolis Colts that he I looked 147 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 2: it up. Worked under four head coaches, two interim head coaches, 148 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 2: and then four different three different general managers. That's a 149 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 2: lot of different viewpoints in charge at different times at 150 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 2: different points in his career. Where if you take that 151 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 2: cumulative experience, he was a part of conversations that involved 152 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 2: the draft, I'm sure he's part of conversation that involved 153 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 2: free agency. I'm sure, Like I'm sure he's part of 154 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 2: conversations where, hey, things aren't going well, how do we 155 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 2: turn this team around? 156 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 4: Her? 157 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 2: Hey, things are going well, how do we continue this momentum? 158 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 2: So he's been a pawn almost on the chess board 159 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 2: when it comes to decisions made, gameplays made. 160 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, he kind of said like, I wasn't making the decisions, 161 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 4: but people were asking me my opinion. 162 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 5: I was in those conversations. 163 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, like maybe not a pond, but like a spectator. Yeah, 164 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 2: he's a part of it, and maybe it's like, hey, 165 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 2: I'm going to phone a front hey, mat. 166 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 4: And he knows how those decisions affect a player exactly. 167 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 2: He has that firsthand experience, and he's been a part 168 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 2: of it now almost at every level because he's already 169 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:23,840 Speaker 2: hit the ground running and been a part of head 170 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 2: coach searches. They haven't started GM stuff yet, but I'm 171 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 2: sure they're thinking about it. 172 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 5: Oh yeah, you have to toy. 173 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 1: You'll you'll actually be able to drive this metaphor home 174 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 1: for me. But because you know this way, beut more 175 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 1: than I do. But what I was just thinking of 176 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:38,440 Speaker 1: is it's almost like he is the f one driver. Yeah, 177 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:40,520 Speaker 1: but then it's like the rest of the team around 178 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:44,560 Speaker 1: him are making the decision fair fair, but you know, 179 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 1: we're gonna give Tory the microphone here. But it's kind 180 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:51,560 Speaker 1: of like, even though you're the driver and everybody around 181 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 1: you is kind of making those calls, you got to 182 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 1: be the one in the car executing it. And so 183 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 1: naturally you're going to want your your quarterback the face 184 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:00,599 Speaker 1: of your franchise. And there's been no body be it 185 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:03,599 Speaker 1: Grady Jarrett or Jake Matthews or who have you, that 186 00:09:03,760 --> 00:09:06,840 Speaker 1: is more integral to the Atlanta Falcons of the last 187 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 1: two decades than Matt Ryan has been. So it makes 188 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 1: sense that he was, you know, again, if not a 189 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 1: decision maker in this process, at least consulted to say, hey, 190 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:17,199 Speaker 1: what's going to make you feel comfortable, what's going to 191 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:19,959 Speaker 1: help you and ultimately get the most wins out there 192 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:20,440 Speaker 1: on the field. 193 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 4: Right, And first off, love the analogy, and I think 194 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 4: we could even like take it a step further, Like, 195 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:29,559 Speaker 4: you know, you're talking about Matt Ryan, the franchise. 196 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:31,000 Speaker 5: Quarterback, the guy who you know. 197 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:34,400 Speaker 4: Spent fourteen years in Atlanta when you're in Indianapolis. Like, 198 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:40,000 Speaker 4: but there is a piece of his career a three 199 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:44,080 Speaker 4: year chapter where he was a member of the media, 200 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 4: and something that I asked him in the one on 201 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:49,120 Speaker 4: one conversation that I had with him, like immediately after 202 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 4: the press conference. 203 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 5: I was like, Okay, so in that chapter. 204 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 4: Of your career where you were not a player, you're 205 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:58,240 Speaker 4: not a front office exec, you're not really a mover 206 00:09:58,400 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 4: and shaker, but you're. 207 00:09:59,520 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 3: Talking one of us. You're in the media, you're. 208 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 4: Us Like what right, Yeah, what did you learn within 209 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:10,320 Speaker 4: the scope of that role that broaden your horizons about 210 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:13,280 Speaker 4: the landscape of the NFL but also the business of 211 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:15,439 Speaker 4: the NFL. And I thought that he had such an 212 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:18,560 Speaker 4: eloquent answer because he said, you know, in my first 213 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:22,240 Speaker 4: year out in the world of media, he was. 214 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:27,080 Speaker 2: And I thought, you're saying the wild wilderness media wilderness. 215 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 4: He was like, you know, I was on the road 216 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:32,000 Speaker 4: calling games, and he was like, I was going into 217 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:37,600 Speaker 4: other organizations, other buildings, seeing how they weren't talking to 218 00:10:37,679 --> 00:10:40,560 Speaker 4: individuals having those conversations. And he said, you know, that 219 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:43,720 Speaker 4: first year was more about like he was like, I 220 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 4: was almost looking at it through the lens of a player. 221 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:47,400 Speaker 4: I was still looking at the game through the lens 222 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 4: of a player, where it's like matchup oriented, it is 223 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:51,679 Speaker 4: like what. 224 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:54,000 Speaker 5: Are they going to do to counteract this? What's the 225 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:54,560 Speaker 5: move off of this? 226 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:56,120 Speaker 3: Mets got a backup left tackle. 227 00:10:57,160 --> 00:10:59,719 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's more of the like nuanced day to day 228 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 4: of like like what if I'm a quarterback? 229 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 5: What am I seeing in? How am I attacking it? 230 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:03,920 Speaker 5: He said. 231 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:06,120 Speaker 4: But in the last couple of years, as his role 232 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:10,880 Speaker 4: has shifted to being more in that analyst chair, in 233 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 4: having to debate and have conversations about and analyze the moves, 234 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 4: the transactions, the decisions that are being made across the 235 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 4: entire landscape of the league, not just one specific team 236 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:27,320 Speaker 4: or organization. He was like, that was where I felt 237 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:31,120 Speaker 4: like I went from zero to one hundred. Yeah, because 238 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:33,680 Speaker 4: being able to kind of like see that those things 239 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:36,080 Speaker 4: are happening and everything, but being able to analyze it 240 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 4: and speak to it and speak to it in a 241 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:42,000 Speaker 4: way that's like a to take these like big business 242 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 4: type of ideas from a multi billion dollar corporation of 243 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:50,560 Speaker 4: an NFL team to make it serviceable and package it 244 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:53,800 Speaker 4: in a way to make everybody understand what's going on 245 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:57,040 Speaker 4: and why it matters. Like that's a that's a skill 246 00:11:57,080 --> 00:11:57,880 Speaker 4: in and of itself. 247 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:00,880 Speaker 1: It's like going from like preparing species for a test 248 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:02,960 Speaker 1: as like I'm doing the play by play or the 249 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:06,080 Speaker 1: color for one game, to like I'm teaching the subjects. Yes, 250 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:07,280 Speaker 1: I have to know all parts of. 251 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:07,640 Speaker 5: It, all of it. 252 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:09,960 Speaker 4: And I think that that was what Matt was kind 253 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:12,680 Speaker 4: of saying saying to me, was like that was so 254 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:18,439 Speaker 4: helpful in his even ability to quickly and cognitively understand 255 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:21,760 Speaker 4: multiple layers of the NFL machine. 256 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:25,840 Speaker 2: Is that more like the spotter the crew chief an 257 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 2: F one? Probably crew chief? 258 00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:30,960 Speaker 4: Well, actually no, probably spotter, Probably spotter because crew chief 259 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:32,080 Speaker 4: you're actually making decisions. 260 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:33,959 Speaker 5: So maybe now crew chief. 261 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 2: Now previously spotter was driver. Yeah, okay, racing fans over here, Yeah, 262 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:43,800 Speaker 2: we love that. Very different ones and. 263 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:45,000 Speaker 3: This was Racing Corner. 264 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:47,439 Speaker 5: Brought to you by. 265 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 3: But there's there's going to be. 266 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:51,880 Speaker 1: Some moving parts, you know, I think over the next 267 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 1: little bit, obviously, as they're doing the head coach and 268 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 1: GM search, which Matt Ryan is going to be leading, right. 269 00:12:57,160 --> 00:12:59,360 Speaker 1: That is part of why they wanted to get him 270 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 1: in here first as the president of football because he 271 00:13:01,880 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 1: is going to have a big hand in these next 272 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:07,679 Speaker 1: two very important positions and a key crucial part of 273 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:10,840 Speaker 1: I think the press conference on Tuesday was how exactly 274 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:13,600 Speaker 1: is this going to look and what are the responsibilities? 275 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 1: And Taren, one of the things that I think was 276 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 1: made very clear is that just because Matt Ryan is 277 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 1: here as the president of football, that doesn't mean that 278 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:23,680 Speaker 1: the head coach is all of a sudden a diminished 279 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:25,400 Speaker 1: role and they're going to do half the job of 280 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 1: the head coach, or that the GM now has only 281 00:13:27,880 --> 00:13:29,880 Speaker 1: a little tiny bit of say no, it's it's going 282 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:31,920 Speaker 1: to still be the head coach is your head coach. 283 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 1: The GM is your GM, as it always has been. 284 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:37,560 Speaker 1: Just now Matt Ryan is also a part of this. 285 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:40,920 Speaker 1: So can you help explain exactly where Matt fits into 286 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 1: this and kind of what some of those decisions he 287 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 1: might be a part of would be. 288 00:13:44,400 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 2: For sure, I'm going to rip the band aid off 289 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 2: first to our listeners, though, Matt Ryan will not take 290 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:49,600 Speaker 2: a snap in a. 291 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:53,000 Speaker 3: Game looking out to play quarterback game. 292 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:56,079 Speaker 2: He said himself, quote, I'm not trying to pull a 293 00:13:56,160 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 2: Philip Rivers and come back to play. 294 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:00,080 Speaker 3: Hey, get your foot the door. That's what I've always. 295 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:03,120 Speaker 2: Heard, not even an emergency third quarterback. 296 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 5: Yeah, that was my favorite part of the press conference. 297 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:08,720 Speaker 2: Artist River's catching a stray from Atlanta. 298 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:10,400 Speaker 5: But it's true. 299 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 2: He's not going to be the head coach. He's not 300 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:15,720 Speaker 2: going to be the general manager. He's kind of someone again, 301 00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:18,320 Speaker 2: almost like he was in those meetings back as a quarterback, 302 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:22,280 Speaker 2: someone there to provide an opinion. While his opinion before 303 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:26,240 Speaker 2: was just minor. I'm sure now it's major where they 304 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:28,080 Speaker 2: might take it more seriously. I mean, not that they 305 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 2: didn'take him seriously before, but you know what I mean, 306 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 2: Like it's an elevated role where he's overseeing the entire thing, 307 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:38,680 Speaker 2: like the spotter and trying to help the different entities 308 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 2: make a decision when it comes to like the general manager. 309 00:14:43,280 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 2: Arthur Blank said that he's still going to be in 310 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:49,480 Speaker 2: charge of the draft, free agency, everything that the general 311 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 2: manager has done in recent years for the Falcons, and 312 00:14:52,640 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 2: it was the same thing with the head coach. The 313 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 2: head coach is going to pick when it comes to 314 00:14:56,600 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 2: his staff specifically, and just like the stop that they're 315 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 2: gonna play with, and Matt Ryan's not gonna be the 316 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:07,160 Speaker 2: one to dictate that. He doesn't want to do that, 317 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 2: he has no desire. Arthur Blank said, maybe that was 318 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:13,960 Speaker 2: a conversation, but I don't know, And it was just 319 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 2: very clear from all of them that I know my 320 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:21,840 Speaker 2: I know my role. Like he has his lane and 321 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:25,480 Speaker 2: he's gonna help whatever, like a veer into the other lanes. 322 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:27,840 Speaker 2: But he's sticking to his own And I need to 323 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:28,920 Speaker 2: get off the racing analogy. 324 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 5: But no, you plant the seed. 325 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:39,920 Speaker 4: But no, I do think that The main thing that 326 00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:43,160 Speaker 4: I think Arthur Blank said that really put into perspective 327 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 4: what it is is that he said, Matt Ryan did 328 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:48,240 Speaker 4: not sign up to be the general manager. He did 329 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 4: not sign up to be the head coach, and as 330 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:51,760 Speaker 4: Matt said, he did not sign up to come and 331 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:55,560 Speaker 4: play quarterback. Again, like what he did sign up to 332 00:15:55,640 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 4: be is the person in place to put these individuals 333 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:06,200 Speaker 4: in those positions. That was something because he's the one 334 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:09,480 Speaker 4: that's leading these searches for head coach and general manager. 335 00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:12,880 Speaker 4: That has been made abundantly clear. And what Arthur Blank said, 336 00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:15,360 Speaker 4: he signed up to get the best people for them 337 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 4: to do their job with his support, his wisdom, and 338 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:20,160 Speaker 4: his guidance based on his experience. And that was something 339 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:21,800 Speaker 4: that Matt and I talked about as well as like 340 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 4: he kind of said, he is the one that's putting 341 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 4: up these guardrails of setting a vision, setting an expectation, 342 00:16:28,880 --> 00:16:31,400 Speaker 4: who you're going to be, what you're going to be achieving. 343 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 4: But that doesn't mean that he is kind of this 344 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:38,200 Speaker 4: like puppeteer for a head coach or GM. They have 345 00:16:38,400 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 4: their jobs to do. Matt Ryan is again there to support, there, 346 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 4: to provide wisdom, there, to help make decisions and get 347 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 4: the trains moving. 348 00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 3: Yeah. 349 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:50,520 Speaker 1: I mean, I think setting it up is definitely one 350 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:52,560 Speaker 1: part of the calculus. But then I think the other 351 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:55,480 Speaker 1: is holding people accountable, right, is making sure that hey, 352 00:16:55,520 --> 00:16:57,240 Speaker 1: this is what we all agreed upon, This is what 353 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 1: everybody in this room, you know, Oltimi came to agreement 354 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:04,000 Speaker 1: that we're aligned and moving in this direction, and now 355 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:05,320 Speaker 1: we've got to do that. And I think that is 356 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:07,720 Speaker 1: part of why Matt is here. But yeah, he defines 357 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:10,680 Speaker 1: the lines. He's gonna then allow others to color within them. Yeah, right, 358 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:13,239 Speaker 1: and so you're not coming in here saying, hey, it's 359 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:15,080 Speaker 1: my way or the highway. And I think there's also 360 00:17:15,320 --> 00:17:19,119 Speaker 1: an element to this, As with any relationship or job, 361 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 1: there's probably gonna be some evolution once you actually get 362 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:26,080 Speaker 1: in there and you start doing the work. Naturally, things 363 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:27,040 Speaker 1: are going to change in evolve. 364 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:27,480 Speaker 3: So I. 365 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:32,280 Speaker 1: Don't think it's fair to say, hey, here's exactly how 366 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:34,159 Speaker 1: it's all going to look on day one of the 367 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:36,840 Speaker 1: press conference, because it's a new position and this is 368 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 1: going to be a new way moving forward, and I 369 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:40,920 Speaker 1: think there's going to be some adjustment periods. 370 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:44,600 Speaker 4: And I think Matt was actually very like candid about that, 371 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:47,359 Speaker 4: where he said off the bat like, there's a lot I. 372 00:17:47,320 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 5: Need to learn. 373 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:50,919 Speaker 4: There's a lot I'm so excited to learn, and you know, 374 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:52,879 Speaker 4: to get my hands in some stuff. And then he 375 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:56,200 Speaker 4: also made the comment too a little bit later where 376 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:59,840 Speaker 4: he was asked, you know, once there are decisions made 377 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:02,879 Speaker 4: about head coach, because that's kind of his main focus 378 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:04,920 Speaker 4: right now is getting a head coach in place, getting 379 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:07,680 Speaker 4: a general manager in place, And the question was presented, 380 00:18:07,760 --> 00:18:11,200 Speaker 4: so like what happens in your role thereafter, and he 381 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 4: was very candid and he was like, we'll kind of see, 382 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:17,120 Speaker 4: Like wolves, It'll depend on what the head coach needs 383 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:19,240 Speaker 4: for me. It depends on what the general manager needs 384 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:21,520 Speaker 4: for me. It depends on kind of what the expectation 385 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:25,439 Speaker 4: and vision we set for the organization is based on 386 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:27,520 Speaker 4: how he moves and operates. And I think that's a 387 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:30,680 Speaker 4: very fair way to look at it. To your point 388 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:35,200 Speaker 4: that this is an evolving entity. It's not a black 389 00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:35,919 Speaker 4: and white. 390 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:37,879 Speaker 2: And hearing y'all talk about it more, and then thinking 391 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:40,600 Speaker 2: back to not just this press conference, but Arthur Blank's 392 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:44,720 Speaker 2: press conference last week, Arthur wasn't shy and saying, I'm 393 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 2: not at the facility every single day. I don't know 394 00:18:47,359 --> 00:18:49,560 Speaker 2: what's going on on a day to day basis because 395 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:51,680 Speaker 2: that man has a lot of other things away. 396 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:53,760 Speaker 4: And he said My favorite quote that he said is 397 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:56,600 Speaker 4: he was like, I have the authority, but I do 398 00:18:56,640 --> 00:18:57,480 Speaker 4: not have the knowledge. 399 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:01,360 Speaker 5: And I thought that was such a and like, I. 400 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 4: Think that there are so many leaders who can learn 401 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:08,760 Speaker 4: something from like that line. It's like, and I think 402 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 4: that's why Matt Ryan is in the position he's in. 403 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:14,119 Speaker 2: It's almost like his boots on the ground, like his 404 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 2: informant or whatever, Like Matt Ryan is going to collect 405 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:21,359 Speaker 2: all this information and present it to Arthur Blank. Because 406 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:24,320 Speaker 2: he did say that too. He's like, I'm just making 407 00:19:24,359 --> 00:19:28,400 Speaker 2: a recommendation. I'm leading these searches. But Arthur Blank, this 408 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:31,480 Speaker 2: is his team, this is his football team, will ultimately 409 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:32,200 Speaker 2: make the decision. 410 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:35,640 Speaker 1: Well, inherently like when you look at what a quarterback is. Yeah, 411 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:38,560 Speaker 1: we talk about like arm strength or dual threat ability 412 00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:40,719 Speaker 1: and pocket mobility and all of this. At the end 413 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:43,000 Speaker 1: of the day, the quarterback position is a decision maker 414 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:45,080 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, Like that is what 415 00:19:45,119 --> 00:19:47,440 Speaker 1: you're out there to do, is to make good decisions 416 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:50,119 Speaker 1: before the snap, after the snap, in command of the 417 00:19:50,160 --> 00:19:53,119 Speaker 1: huddle as it relates to clock management, all of that stuff. 418 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:55,679 Speaker 1: And Matt Ryan did that at the highest level for 419 00:19:55,720 --> 00:19:59,159 Speaker 1: fifteen years. He's coming in here to help make decisions 420 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:02,560 Speaker 1: and so that's where I think the first one that 421 00:20:02,600 --> 00:20:04,520 Speaker 1: he's got to make is going to be a big one, 422 00:20:04,760 --> 00:20:08,399 Speaker 1: right and the head coach that there's a lot of 423 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:11,520 Speaker 1: different ways that the Falcons can go here. But Taran 424 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:14,320 Speaker 1: he kind of laid out three words. I guess four 425 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:17,119 Speaker 1: words technically that when he's kind of like, here's what 426 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:20,040 Speaker 1: I'm looking for. The qualities that a head coach maybe 427 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:24,359 Speaker 1: has to exemplify or maybe will be graded upon. 428 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:25,720 Speaker 3: What were those. 429 00:20:26,240 --> 00:20:30,800 Speaker 2: Character emotional stability and this one's a quote A level 430 00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:33,000 Speaker 2: of presence you have to have as a coach and 431 00:20:33,040 --> 00:20:35,760 Speaker 2: the ability to command respect of your players. So I 432 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:41,760 Speaker 2: guess the word is presence but yeah, they're all like 433 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:48,359 Speaker 2: very more. I don't know, someone helped me tangible. Yeah, 434 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:49,240 Speaker 2: but you can't. 435 00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:51,760 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's not a win loss record. 436 00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 3: It's not a defense or defense. 437 00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:58,200 Speaker 1: It's like, yeah, I use a chalkboarder, I use a 438 00:20:58,480 --> 00:20:59,080 Speaker 1: power point. 439 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:01,800 Speaker 2: I don't know where I'm throwing the dart. Yeah it's 440 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:04,919 Speaker 2: a moving target, but that's okay. Whatever is best for 441 00:21:04,960 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 2: the falcons is what they're looking for. 442 00:21:07,359 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 5: And you could have two very very. 443 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:13,880 Speaker 2: Fundamentally different people check all of those boxes. 444 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:16,280 Speaker 3: M Tory. 445 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:19,760 Speaker 1: Did any one of those three characteristics stand out to 446 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:20,280 Speaker 1: you the most? 447 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:26,359 Speaker 4: I really liked emotional stability. I mean I think that 448 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 4: like that's always been something that I personally look for 449 00:21:30,080 --> 00:21:32,880 Speaker 4: in a leader, is the emotional stability. And when things 450 00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:36,680 Speaker 4: are crazy, you're the same, When things are a bit 451 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:37,960 Speaker 4: more chill, you're the same. 452 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:40,960 Speaker 1: That's so crazy because I feel like growing up, the 453 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:47,119 Speaker 1: quintessential football coach was not very emotionally stable, like in 454 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:50,560 Speaker 1: all the varsity blues, in your little giants, like all 455 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:52,200 Speaker 1: these right y yeah pop culture. 456 00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:53,359 Speaker 3: It was to me. 457 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:56,440 Speaker 4: To me, it's like, I think it's that's why it's 458 00:21:56,480 --> 00:21:58,639 Speaker 4: this is this is why there's a search committee, is 459 00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:02,720 Speaker 4: because that's a subjective right, Like it's a subjective way 460 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:05,160 Speaker 4: because for me to look at it because I'm sitting 461 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 4: there thinking about what I personally want, but a player 462 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:12,960 Speaker 4: who's actually out there every single Sunday lining up, it 463 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:15,280 Speaker 4: is like, No, I want my coach to be in 464 00:22:15,359 --> 00:22:19,879 Speaker 4: my face getting me hyped up, but on a Monday, 465 00:22:19,920 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 4: I need him to be like, all right, here's what 466 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:24,359 Speaker 4: we need, you know, Like I think, like that's the difference. 467 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:28,200 Speaker 4: And that's why this is such a difficult thing to do. 468 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:32,160 Speaker 5: It's because it's a it's a fluid situation. 469 00:22:32,280 --> 00:22:36,920 Speaker 4: These are intangibles, These are traits that can be moving 470 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:39,359 Speaker 4: and shaking in different ways depending on the moment, And 471 00:22:39,359 --> 00:22:41,800 Speaker 4: so I think that's like it's all subjective. And that's 472 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:45,480 Speaker 4: why having I think multiple people in place with their 473 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:48,879 Speaker 4: own thoughts about what direction they want this organization to 474 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:51,480 Speaker 4: go in is good because it means that you have 475 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:55,240 Speaker 4: those tough conversations about what are non negotiables and what 476 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:56,200 Speaker 4: are Yeah. 477 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:59,199 Speaker 2: When I think of like emotionally stable too, it doesn't 478 00:22:59,240 --> 00:23:01,560 Speaker 2: have to just be someone who's cool, calm and collected 479 00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:04,240 Speaker 2: all the time. I think of like covering Nick Saban, 480 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 2: and I'm sure his players would say he was emotionally stable, 481 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:11,000 Speaker 2: but outsiders might not. You see the man throw a headset, 482 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:13,840 Speaker 2: like see him go off on a reporter and things 483 00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:16,199 Speaker 2: like that, but maybe you want to see that, Like 484 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:21,320 Speaker 2: emotionally stable doesn't have to mean you're the same every 485 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:24,080 Speaker 2: single day, but maybe it's kind of like what you 486 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:27,719 Speaker 2: present to them as important as the same. Yeah, or 487 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:28,680 Speaker 2: I also I don't know. 488 00:23:29,359 --> 00:23:30,280 Speaker 5: Like it's interesting. 489 00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 4: It's interesting too because I think we have to think 490 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:34,080 Speaker 4: about it in the context as well that it will 491 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:36,679 Speaker 4: be a partnership between a general manager. So like those 492 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 4: those two hires are kind of happening what's the word 493 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 4: that they continue to use concurrently, Like they are happening simultaneously. 494 00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:47,119 Speaker 4: And something that Matt talked about today as well as 495 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:50,480 Speaker 4: Greg Beatles, was about like these two people do not 496 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:52,560 Speaker 4: have to be best friends, but they do have to 497 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:56,680 Speaker 4: kind of have a similar ground that they're operating from. 498 00:23:56,800 --> 00:23:59,920 Speaker 4: They have to be two people who kind of see 499 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:02,760 Speaker 4: the game in a similar way because it has to 500 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:05,000 Speaker 4: match with a vision that you're putting in place and 501 00:24:05,040 --> 00:24:08,560 Speaker 4: an expectation for players, because if you're a player and 502 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:13,440 Speaker 4: your expectation for what your role is changes every single year, 503 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:17,960 Speaker 4: like that's not a recipe for success, and that's what 504 00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:21,159 Speaker 4: the Falcons need, a level of like consistency. And it 505 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:22,640 Speaker 4: starts with those two. 506 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:27,080 Speaker 1: You you two might are you familiar with Daisy Jones 507 00:24:27,119 --> 00:24:29,879 Speaker 1: and the six No No, okay? So it was a 508 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:32,000 Speaker 1: book and then a limited series that came out, but 509 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:33,680 Speaker 1: a big part of it it's kind of loosely based 510 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:36,399 Speaker 1: on the Fleetwood Mac and like that story, but the 511 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:39,919 Speaker 1: creative process and how tension, especially in kind of a 512 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:42,640 Speaker 1: story of Fleetwood Mac, like at the top with your 513 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:46,880 Speaker 1: two leads, that like creative friction can sometimes lead to 514 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:49,479 Speaker 1: something greater than maybe one of the individuals could come 515 00:24:49,560 --> 00:24:52,000 Speaker 1: up with. And it's just been making me think a 516 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 1: little bit about that recently because and the words he 517 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:58,119 Speaker 1: used were polar opposite, right, like he he wants to 518 00:24:58,600 --> 00:25:01,000 Speaker 1: find two people don't see the game as polar opposites. 519 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:03,159 Speaker 1: But I think there's the thirty thousand foot few, the 520 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:05,560 Speaker 1: ten thousand foot few, and then the day to day view, yes, 521 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:07,640 Speaker 1: And I think what you're looking for is the long 522 00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:10,919 Speaker 1: term vision and even maybe that intermediate vision is like 523 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:14,880 Speaker 1: the exact same everybody's unlockstep. But then I personally don't 524 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:16,960 Speaker 1: mind if there's a little creative friction and you allow 525 00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:18,480 Speaker 1: these two guys to kind of do their job. But 526 00:25:18,520 --> 00:25:20,399 Speaker 1: that's why I think Matt is here to ultimately be 527 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:23,480 Speaker 1: kind of like that decision maker when the moment arises, 528 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:26,359 Speaker 1: and maybe those two sides can't kind of come to 529 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:29,520 Speaker 1: exactly the same terms by themselves. That's where you have 530 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:31,960 Speaker 1: one person to say, hey, the thirty thousand foot vision, 531 00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:34,600 Speaker 1: how does this how do we get there from here? 532 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:38,400 Speaker 1: And you connect those dots. And that's what I'm fascinated 533 00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:40,640 Speaker 1: by what this role is going to be because again 534 00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:43,680 Speaker 1: knowing who Matt Ryan was as a player, knowing how 535 00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:46,440 Speaker 1: he carries himself as a person, like I have high 536 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:49,120 Speaker 1: expectations for how we will perform in this role. 537 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:51,680 Speaker 4: I think too that like it goes without saying going 538 00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:53,960 Speaker 4: all the way full circle, Like there is a sense 539 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:57,960 Speaker 4: of competitiveness, like even Arthur Blank when you know Matt 540 00:25:58,040 --> 00:26:00,199 Speaker 4: Ryan was talking about, like my role and responsibility is 541 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:01,840 Speaker 4: different than it was as a player, but I still 542 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:04,919 Speaker 4: am like wanting to win games. Like mister Blank said, 543 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:09,960 Speaker 4: the role in responsibility is primarily involved with one single thing, 544 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:14,120 Speaker 4: and that is winning football games. Like everything else being 545 00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:17,119 Speaker 4: what it is, the Falcons have to get back on 546 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:21,040 Speaker 4: track as a winning organization to get back into the playoffs. 547 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:23,720 Speaker 4: That is the first thing that Matt Ryan said with 548 00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:27,600 Speaker 4: the first comments that he made on CBS NFL today 549 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:30,919 Speaker 4: on Sunday Behind the Desk for the final time, was 550 00:26:31,880 --> 00:26:34,479 Speaker 4: I hope that you're talking about the Atlanta Falcons as 551 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 4: a playoff team. 552 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:37,639 Speaker 5: That's the goal, that's the expectation. 553 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:41,520 Speaker 4: And I think that's what ultimately when you boil everything down, 554 00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:43,720 Speaker 4: what the Falcons have to do to get to that point. 555 00:26:44,160 --> 00:26:45,679 Speaker 5: That's what Matt Ryan is in place to do. 556 00:26:47,080 --> 00:26:49,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, no notes, all. 557 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:52,600 Speaker 1: Right, Well, I guess that that's been a good conversation 558 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:55,439 Speaker 1: at A lot has changed since we were last year 559 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:59,720 Speaker 1: for the Friday five to preview the Falcon Saints' regular 560 00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:02,760 Speaker 1: season finale, and you're talking about Matt Ryan. 561 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:05,240 Speaker 3: It has been Yeah, President of football. 562 00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:05,840 Speaker 5: It is crazy. 563 00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:09,120 Speaker 4: It is crazy to think that like we were we 564 00:27:09,119 --> 00:27:10,200 Speaker 4: were at we're so young. 565 00:27:10,320 --> 00:27:11,439 Speaker 5: We were so young then we were. 566 00:27:11,680 --> 00:27:13,439 Speaker 4: I'm pretty sure I have more grey hairs, but like 567 00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:16,880 Speaker 4: the amount of things that have changed, and I think 568 00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:19,960 Speaker 4: that I personally, I've been with this organization now for 569 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:25,199 Speaker 4: almost five years and seeing the fan base reaction to 570 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:30,800 Speaker 4: Arthur Blank's press conference last week, Matt Ryan's press conference today, 571 00:27:31,359 --> 00:27:34,040 Speaker 4: the decisions that are being made, the names that are 572 00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:36,320 Speaker 4: linked to the Falcons, like all of these things that 573 00:27:37,040 --> 00:27:39,280 Speaker 4: I think the fan base. I'm feeling a certain sense 574 00:27:39,320 --> 00:27:41,280 Speaker 4: of excitement from the fan base that I haven't felt 575 00:27:41,480 --> 00:27:42,080 Speaker 4: in a while. 576 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:45,679 Speaker 1: Well, you say, you say five years, right, and realistically, 577 00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:48,399 Speaker 1: if you look at kind of the defining aspect of 578 00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:51,639 Speaker 1: those five years, it's it's been a lot of the same, 579 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:55,800 Speaker 1: the same finishes. You're finishing right around eight, nine, seven, 580 00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:58,480 Speaker 1: and ten, kind of can't get over the hump and 581 00:27:58,520 --> 00:28:00,199 Speaker 1: get back to the playoffs where you want to be. 582 00:28:01,400 --> 00:28:04,080 Speaker 1: And this offseason so far has been one of change. 583 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:07,920 Speaker 1: Like they they have made the decisions to part ways 584 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:09,800 Speaker 1: with head coach and GM so you're looking there. They've 585 00:28:09,840 --> 00:28:12,879 Speaker 1: also added a new position. They are restructuring some of 586 00:28:12,920 --> 00:28:15,520 Speaker 1: the organization and promoting Greg Beatles to now give him 587 00:28:15,520 --> 00:28:18,399 Speaker 1: the CEO type Like in one week. There's been a 588 00:28:18,440 --> 00:28:20,679 Speaker 1: lot that has changed. And so if you're an Atlanta 589 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:23,760 Speaker 1: Falcons fan whoever, the last five years has been kind 590 00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:26,000 Speaker 1: of saying what do we have to do differently to 591 00:28:26,040 --> 00:28:28,159 Speaker 1: get back over the hump and get back into the 592 00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:29,480 Speaker 1: playoffs where we belong. 593 00:28:31,080 --> 00:28:32,359 Speaker 3: This last week should excite you. 594 00:28:32,560 --> 00:28:36,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, because there has been change, There's been action items, 595 00:28:36,359 --> 00:28:39,000 Speaker 4: there have been things that it's not throwing against. 596 00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:39,800 Speaker 5: A like dartboard. 597 00:28:39,840 --> 00:28:43,320 Speaker 4: It is like, here are actionable steps that this organization 598 00:28:43,480 --> 00:28:46,120 Speaker 4: is taking to make a difference to not be the 599 00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:48,640 Speaker 4: same of as what you've been the last five years. 600 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:52,040 Speaker 4: And I think like for everything, and we don't know 601 00:28:52,160 --> 00:28:54,120 Speaker 4: kind of what is going to happen down the line. 602 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:55,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, it doesn't mean it's going to work. 603 00:28:55,480 --> 00:28:58,400 Speaker 4: Doesn't like does it mean anything until like you put 604 00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:01,960 Speaker 4: players on grass le go play and anything can happen 605 00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:04,480 Speaker 4: in the NFL. But for right now, in this moment, 606 00:29:04,920 --> 00:29:09,160 Speaker 4: the Falcons organization, Falcons leadership is they're making changes. 607 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:11,000 Speaker 5: They're doing they're not just sitting in the. 608 00:29:10,960 --> 00:29:13,760 Speaker 1: Same Yes, and I should say I hope it works, 609 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:17,520 Speaker 1: but just at this point in time, you can't necessarily 610 00:29:17,560 --> 00:29:19,360 Speaker 1: think about the end result. You got to make the 611 00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:21,720 Speaker 1: decisions in the moment that you feel will get you 612 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:23,800 Speaker 1: to the end result you want. And that is what 613 00:29:23,840 --> 00:29:25,520 Speaker 1: I think they're doing right now. So we will see 614 00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:28,360 Speaker 1: what the future holds. I can't speak to the long 615 00:29:28,360 --> 00:29:30,640 Speaker 1: distance future. I can speak to the more immediate future, 616 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:32,520 Speaker 1: which is to say that we will be back on 617 00:29:32,680 --> 00:29:37,160 Speaker 1: Friday with our season recap episode. Last year we did 618 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:39,360 Speaker 1: the Final Whistles. I don't know if we're gonna call 619 00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:41,760 Speaker 1: them the Final Whistles not we have really gotten that far. 620 00:29:41,880 --> 00:29:44,240 Speaker 4: I kind of like calling them the Final Whistles. It's 621 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:46,240 Speaker 4: like incorporating two podcasts in one. 622 00:29:46,440 --> 00:29:49,000 Speaker 1: Oh, I let a little crossover episode. Yeah, with the 623 00:29:49,080 --> 00:29:52,440 Speaker 1: same people. Yeah, exactly, we'll bring in a different toy 624 00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:53,480 Speaker 1: in a different will. 625 00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:55,920 Speaker 2: Right exactly, same Terran, don't same Terrent. 626 00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:56,640 Speaker 3: Don't worry. 627 00:29:57,160 --> 00:29:58,880 Speaker 1: So, yeah, we will have that on Friday, kind of 628 00:29:58,920 --> 00:30:02,160 Speaker 1: running back the season or favorite moments, best plays, X. 629 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:04,600 Speaker 3: Y and Z. We've got topics. We'll prepare for that. 630 00:30:04,920 --> 00:30:07,440 Speaker 1: Then next week you've got Falcons Audible coming back. I'm 631 00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:09,280 Speaker 1: sure they're gonna have a lot of thoughts. Oh yeah 632 00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:11,880 Speaker 1: from a former player perspective, which will be really fun 633 00:30:11,920 --> 00:30:14,480 Speaker 1: to hear kind of everything that has happened the last 634 00:30:14,520 --> 00:30:16,400 Speaker 1: couple of weeks and what they have to say about it. 635 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:19,400 Speaker 1: And then we'll be back every Friday moving forward with 636 00:30:19,520 --> 00:30:21,840 Speaker 1: kind of our our Friday five. Throughout the off season, 637 00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:24,840 Speaker 1: we'll come up with a different idea some weeks. Some weeks, 638 00:30:24,840 --> 00:30:26,400 Speaker 1: there'll be plenty of news for us to talk about, 639 00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:29,040 Speaker 1: and anytime there's gonna be breaking news, we'll hop on 640 00:30:29,080 --> 00:30:31,440 Speaker 1: the mics if we can and provide you all of 641 00:30:31,440 --> 00:30:34,960 Speaker 1: our immediate reactions to that. So this was fun to 642 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:36,760 Speaker 1: get back on the microphone again. 643 00:30:36,920 --> 00:30:37,960 Speaker 5: Yeah, yeah, yeah. 644 00:30:37,960 --> 00:30:39,920 Speaker 2: It was a year ago that we were lost together 645 00:30:39,960 --> 00:30:40,280 Speaker 2: in here. 646 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:41,920 Speaker 5: It really was. 647 00:30:44,280 --> 00:30:44,560 Speaker 3: All right. 648 00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:47,160 Speaker 5: We'll both have had some some zingers today. 649 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:47,480 Speaker 3: Yes we have. 650 00:30:47,640 --> 00:30:50,400 Speaker 1: Oh man, we are so back. New year, same terran, 651 00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:51,920 Speaker 1: same will different. 652 00:30:52,800 --> 00:30:54,120 Speaker 2: That can't change perfection. 653 00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:55,640 Speaker 3: Awesome. 654 00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:57,719 Speaker 1: Well, thank you guys so much for listening, and we 655 00:30:57,760 --> 00:30:58,760 Speaker 1: will see you next time.