1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: Dirty birds. What's up and welcome to another edition of 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 1: Falcons Final Whistle. I'm your host Will McFadden and I 3 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:08,880 Speaker 1: am very pleased to welcome back Tory mclaney. We're going 4 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: to talk about Atlanta's thrilling, decisive thirty eight to twenty victory. 5 00:00:13,720 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: Victory I know is a little bit of a bittersweet 6 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:16,079 Speaker 1: day for you. 7 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, I this is my first day back in the office. 8 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:21,119 Speaker 2: I worked at the game this weekend, so that was 9 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 2: technically him my first day back to work. But my 10 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 2: mamma unfortunately passed away last week and so I spent 11 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 2: all last week with my family and being around them. 12 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 2: And I appreciate all the people who reached out with 13 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:40,880 Speaker 2: thoughts and prayers and just love in general on Twitter 14 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 2: social media. I got a lot of love in a 15 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:47,599 Speaker 2: time where I think I very much needed it, and so. 16 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 3: It was tough. 17 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 2: It's going to be tough, but you know, it's always 18 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 2: great to have friends and families and loved ones and 19 00:00:57,800 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 2: as well as the Falcons community who have been so 20 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 2: great to me be around. So for that, I just 21 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 2: wanted to say thank you and thank you everybody for 22 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 2: letting me have the time and the space to take 23 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:11,400 Speaker 2: some time to be with family, but I am very 24 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:14,199 Speaker 2: very happy to be back. This is where I want 25 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 2: to be, This is where my mamma would want me 26 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 2: to be. 27 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:19,960 Speaker 3: So I am very excited to talk about this game. 28 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 1: Of course, but yeah, no, it was it warmed my 29 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:24,479 Speaker 1: heart to see kind of all the well wishes on Twitter. 30 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 1: I know that that's not important. Spending time with the 31 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:29,839 Speaker 1: family and everything is, but you were loved. We're excited 32 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 1: to have you back. But let's talk about a really 33 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: cool win. Yeah. So the Falcons are now four and 34 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 1: two on the year, but more importantly, they are three 35 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: to zero in the division. Yeah, and they are four 36 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: to oh in the NFC, which is awesome. Like I mean, 37 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:43,480 Speaker 1: I think when the schedule came out and everybody was 38 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:46,560 Speaker 1: looking at the first little bit, like if you had 39 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 1: teleported me back in time to tell myself, hey, like 40 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 1: here's how it's all going to go down, I would 41 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: have been like, cool, yes, let's take that. Like you're 42 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: not going to win them all, right, but these are 43 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 1: the ones that matter. And going into this game, I 44 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: think given kind of the one score, close name nature 45 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 1: of the Falcons first three wins, really the first five 46 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: games period, this was an opportunity, I think, to make 47 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:09,679 Speaker 1: a statement against a team that was not of the 48 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 1: same caliber as those other teams. So, in your opinion, 49 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:16,080 Speaker 1: did they make a statement yesterday and what statement did 50 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: they make? If so? 51 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 2: I think so in the second half. I think that 52 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:20,959 Speaker 2: first half was a little touch and go. 53 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 3: It started. 54 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 2: The game started, especially offensively, where I felt like the 55 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 2: pass game was a little bit out of rhythm. They're 56 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 2: struggling at times to connect, and then you started to 57 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 2: see them get their feet under them a little bit. 58 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:38,119 Speaker 2: And I do mean that like as much as literally 59 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 2: as I do figuratively, because what we're going to talk 60 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 2: about a lot is the run game and how the 61 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 2: Falcons were able to rely on Jean Robinson, Tyler Algira 62 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 2: and this offensive line to put the game away to 63 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:55,920 Speaker 2: go along with a couple key interceptions from AJ Terrell 64 00:02:56,040 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 2: and Clark Phillips. And so to me, it was you 65 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 2: get into the second half and that's where I felt 66 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:05,080 Speaker 2: like the statement was made. It was like you knew 67 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 2: you were going to commit to run the ball, and 68 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 2: you did it. And both Tyler Alger and Jon Robinson 69 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 2: averaged over five yards per carry in a game, and 70 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 2: that in and of itself. When you're talking about them 71 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:23,359 Speaker 2: having over ninety five rushing yards apiece like that, that matters, 72 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:26,079 Speaker 2: and it mattered a whole lot in the second half, 73 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 2: especially of this game against the Panthers, And this was 74 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 2: a game to your point, that the Falcons not only 75 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:34,519 Speaker 2: needed to win, but it needed to win I think 76 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 2: by multiple scores, which it did do. That was very important. 77 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 2: You talk a lot about needing a decisive win where 78 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 2: you're not having to rely on the last like two 79 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 2: minutes of the game and kind of sitting on the 80 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 2: edge of your seat and on pins and needles or 81 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 2: whatever the expression is. That when you got to the 82 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 2: second half and the Falcons found that separation that they 83 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 2: haven't had this point in the season, that was I 84 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 2: was kind of sitting there almost like wait, where's the suspense. 85 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 1: Like it's like such a shame Terreen's not here to 86 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 1: like take her victory lap I know she's wanted all 87 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: year long. 88 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, for those that don't know, Taran writes the game 89 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 2: breakdown that runs at the buzzer, like at the very 90 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:20,280 Speaker 2: very end of the game, So she's working on that 91 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:21,719 Speaker 2: during the game's entirety. 92 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 1: Is she's the world's most stressed out, like the person 93 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 1: watching a Falcons game, which. 94 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 2: You're saying something, which is saying a lot because I 95 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:30,599 Speaker 2: know a lot of y'all are very stressed, but Arreen 96 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:33,719 Speaker 2: is probably the most stressed, and she wasn't stressed last night, which. 97 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 1: Right Sunday was a lovely reprieve from the stress. But yeah, 98 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: you're right about the run game, and honestly, yesterday's performance 99 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:43,599 Speaker 1: is a little bit of a throwback. But it reminded 100 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: me of like Reggie Bush and Linda White with us 101 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 1: he because like the thunder and lightning thing gets thrown 102 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 1: around a lot for good reason, you know, like archetypal 103 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 1: and all of that. But both guys just were so 104 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,600 Speaker 1: in their own element and successful at what they were 105 00:04:57,640 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: trying to do. And I think the Falcons have done 106 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 1: a really good job, honestly all season, but especially yesterday 107 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:04,480 Speaker 1: of riding the hot hand. You know, when Tyler Algier 108 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: came in and they kind of moved the ball down 109 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:09,280 Speaker 1: into the red zone and eventually scored. Like I had 110 00:05:09,320 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 1: no issue at all with them just leaving Tyler Algeer 111 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:14,600 Speaker 1: in there, even though you know, Bijean is ostensibly one 112 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:17,719 Speaker 1: of your top playmakers, so is Tyler el cheer and 113 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:20,159 Speaker 1: it was really cool to see that. But I also 114 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:23,720 Speaker 1: love that you brought up the offensive line because like 115 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 1: this is back to back weeks in the way that 116 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 1: we're talking about the offense kind of finding different elements 117 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 1: of itself. Like imagine what it must be like for 118 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 1: an offensive lineman to one week throw the ball fifty 119 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 1: nine times or hour many times they did, and then 120 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 1: the next week run the ball for nearly two hundred 121 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:43,040 Speaker 1: yards and it. 122 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:45,679 Speaker 2: Would have been two hundred yards if you don't count 123 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 2: Kirk kneeling the ball at the end of the year. 124 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:47,840 Speaker 1: Wich, I don't. 125 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:48,600 Speaker 2: I don't know that. 126 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 1: I'm kind of like that was a two hundred yard day. 127 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 2: I legitimately it was like two oh five is what 128 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:55,359 Speaker 2: they would have had without the kneel downs at the 129 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 2: end of half in an end of game, you know, like. 130 00:05:57,279 --> 00:05:59,360 Speaker 1: The weird quirk where if you miss a field goal, 131 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 1: the ball's like botted where you attempt to kick, And 132 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: it's like, let's do another weird rule and just kneel 133 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 1: down shouldn't count in the box score as part of 134 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 1: like rushing yards. 135 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 3: I agree. 136 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 1: Who decided that. 137 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:12,279 Speaker 2: I'm gonna say that because it was funny because I 138 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 2: was in the locker room postgame and I was talking 139 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:15,720 Speaker 2: to Matthew Bergeron. 140 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 3: He was like, we had two hundred yards. It was 141 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 3: like a thing. 142 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 2: It was like we had They took it away from us, 143 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 2: but we had it. But not to your point about 144 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:24,720 Speaker 2: the offensive line. I know you talked to Jake Matthews 145 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 2: a little bit. I talked to Matthew Bergron and to 146 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 2: your point of this is a Falcons team and that 147 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 2: in the last two weeks has shown that it can 148 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:37,400 Speaker 2: win in different styles, in two very different styles, and 149 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 2: I think that does matter in terms of like the 150 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 2: psyche and the confidence of good teams find multiple ways 151 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 2: to win games, right. And I was also talking to 152 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 2: Charlie Warner and he made this one comment that I 153 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:54,120 Speaker 2: felt like was really indicative of where the Falcons are. 154 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:58,160 Speaker 2: And he said something along the lines of we're winning 155 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 2: while we're figuring this out, and that's exactly like and 156 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 2: he was talking about it in the context of winning 157 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 2: in different ways, and winning with five hundred and nine 158 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 2: passing yards from Kirk Cousins against the Bucks, but then 159 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 2: turning around and run rushing for two hundred yards against 160 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 2: the Panthers like that in and of itself. 161 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 3: He's like, we're still trying to figure it out. 162 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 2: I think he's like, we're still trying to figure out 163 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:23,239 Speaker 2: how Zach Robinson wants us to operate. He's still figuring 164 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 2: out how we want to operate and win to kind 165 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 2: of ebb and flow between those two things. 166 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 1: And that's it's cool if you can like work on 167 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: the car as it's still on the highway going at 168 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:34,240 Speaker 1: a high speed. 169 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 2: Right exactly, you would I think you would rather be 170 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:39,200 Speaker 2: winning and going over kind of the mistakes and the 171 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 2: miscues every single time than losing and having to go 172 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 2: over the mistakes and miscues. 173 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 1: Oh absolutely. And I think Jake kind of Jake Matthews 174 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 1: touched on another element of that, which is specifically in game, 175 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 1: you know, and I know every team right is adjusting 176 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 1: to what their opponent is doing. And I mean we 177 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 1: all talk about like halftime adjustments as though there's some big, 178 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:01,679 Speaker 1: grandiose thing, which like I kind of feel like they're 179 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 1: they're not, just because we're not privy to them. We 180 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 1: all like assume that there's some mystical art of like 181 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 1: the halftime speech, but really Jake kind of said, hey, 182 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:14,080 Speaker 1: it's it's just communication on the sideline. It is communication 183 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 1: at halftime of here's what we're seeing. You know, the 184 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:18,680 Speaker 1: coaches have one vantage point, whether you're in the box 185 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 1: or whether you're down there on the sideline. The players 186 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: are the ones in there. They're the ones that understand 187 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:25,640 Speaker 1: exactly what we're doing, what I'm seeing, and their ability 188 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 1: to relay that to the coaching staff and their teammates 189 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 1: allows them to make some of these in game strategy 190 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:36,000 Speaker 1: adjustments to really pinpoint an efficiency of a given team 191 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:36,960 Speaker 1: on any Sunday. 192 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:40,439 Speaker 2: Well, it's interesting too because Kirk Cousins told the story 193 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 2: after the game, which I thought was really funny, but 194 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 2: he said he was like, Zach Robinson, you know, came 195 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:47,439 Speaker 2: up to me at halftime, and you know, it was 196 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:50,680 Speaker 2: a normal conversation that I feel like all offensive coordinators 197 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 2: and quarterbacks, the good rabs do the good ones, they 198 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 2: should be having them, but just kind of the offensive 199 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 2: coordinator in this case, Zach Robinson asking, Hey, what do 200 00:08:58,400 --> 00:09:01,680 Speaker 2: you like? Yeah, the one that's out there executing the game. 201 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 3: You're in a catcher, Yeah, what what's working for you? 202 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 3: What's not working for you? 203 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:07,600 Speaker 2: Tell me what you like, what you don't like, And 204 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:09,760 Speaker 2: Kirk said, I like running the football. 205 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 1: My arm's tired, dude. We threw for five hund on Thursday. 206 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 1: Can I just hand it off for one exactly. 207 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:17,720 Speaker 2: Like let Tyler and Bajon do the work in the 208 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:21,440 Speaker 2: Ovens line. It's fine, my back hurts, but it is 209 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:23,360 Speaker 2: true because and I even asked the question in the 210 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 2: press conference, like what at that time made you feel 211 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 2: like you could say that to Zach about like, hey, 212 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:32,560 Speaker 2: like let's go to the run, and Zach being kind 213 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:35,720 Speaker 2: of like, okay, let's do it. It's working. But and he said, 214 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 2: he was like, when you're getting you're not running the 215 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:41,079 Speaker 2: ball ey as much, but you're getting five four or 216 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 2: five six yards a pop. Like you take notice of that, 217 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 2: you really do. And that was so true because I 218 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 2: was going back and I was looking on the flight 219 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:52,400 Speaker 2: home at just like the play playlist. And it was 220 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 2: funny because in their very first the very first. 221 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:57,959 Speaker 3: Play was a six yard run from Bajon. 222 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 2: And I think going into this game, you knew that 223 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 2: the Carolina Panthers run defense was. 224 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:05,679 Speaker 3: Not that great. 225 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:08,920 Speaker 1: Frankly, there weren't a ton of elements of their defense 226 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:12,600 Speaker 1: that were that great, right, yes, but run defense in 227 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 1: particular in particular, I think you knew that could be 228 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:18,079 Speaker 1: something you could exploit if you're this offense for the Falcons. 229 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 1: And so they they pop off with a six yard 230 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: run from Jean right off the bat, and then they 231 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 1: throw the ball, throw the ball, throw the ball, throw 232 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:26,880 Speaker 1: the ball, throw the ball for the next five plays. 233 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 1: And that's kind of when they felt disjointed to you, 234 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:29,559 Speaker 1: right exactly? 235 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:32,080 Speaker 2: That was That was the exact moment where we're in 236 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:35,600 Speaker 2: probably the second drive, and I'm like, this pass game is. 237 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:37,680 Speaker 1: Kind of like I kind of missed. It felt like 238 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:40,280 Speaker 1: as were open, but he wasn't looking in their direction. 239 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:42,080 Speaker 2: I know. I think I even said one time, I 240 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:43,680 Speaker 2: was like he needs to pull off of his first 241 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 2: rate or something. 242 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:45,600 Speaker 3: Like that to Will. 243 00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:48,840 Speaker 2: But then you look at the net, so all of 244 00:10:48,880 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 2: that's happening and it feels a little, to your point, 245 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 2: disjointed as a pass game and it's not really working 246 00:10:55,600 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 2: how they wanted to. And then they go to running 247 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 2: the ball again in that second drive, the one that 248 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:06,200 Speaker 2: it was their first touchdown, and literally five yards, seven yards, 249 00:11:06,280 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 2: nine yards, nine yards, one yard, five yard touchdowns. Pretty 250 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:12,360 Speaker 2: good those that's that's the breakdown. And running the ball 251 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:15,800 Speaker 2: in that second that second drive for the Falcons, and 252 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:19,160 Speaker 2: it was in that moment that I think things clicked. 253 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:24,440 Speaker 2: And I know we'll probably talk about the the drive 254 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:27,440 Speaker 2: that I'm calling the drive that the Falcons haven't. 255 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:28,000 Speaker 3: Had this year. 256 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 2: The okay in the fourth in the fourth quarter where 257 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:38,000 Speaker 2: they pick up fifteen yards from jan twenty yards from 258 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 2: Tyler Algier and they score to take the game to 259 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 2: thirty five twenty. 260 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's like put your foot on their throat drive. 261 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:47,960 Speaker 2: Yes, that's something that they haven't had. I think to 262 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:50,840 Speaker 2: this point in the season. It's the one drive that 263 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:53,319 Speaker 2: I felt like they were missing where it's literally like 264 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:58,319 Speaker 2: a demoralizing We're running the ball and we're going to 265 00:11:58,400 --> 00:12:01,960 Speaker 2: bleed the clock. Yeah, are gonna score and we're gonna 266 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 2: extend our lead. 267 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:05,880 Speaker 1: Yeah. They've been like Rocky Balboa in the first couple 268 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:08,440 Speaker 1: of movies where it's like they're so good at taking 269 00:12:08,440 --> 00:12:11,200 Speaker 1: that punch and then not going down and staying in 270 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:14,120 Speaker 1: the fight and answering back. And this was like Rocky 271 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 1: four where it's like he gets that he sees Drago 272 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 1: bleed and then it's like boom, boom boom, He's just 273 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:22,719 Speaker 1: going after like I'm just not gonna let up at all, 274 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 1: and I'm putting you away And that's what that felt like. 275 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:27,120 Speaker 1: And so you're totally right. It was cool to see again, 276 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:30,160 Speaker 1: we're just learning new things about this team. We're finding 277 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:33,760 Speaker 1: different gears, we're finding different dimensions. And think back to 278 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:36,000 Speaker 1: what Rahiem said after the Tampa Bay game where it's 279 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:38,120 Speaker 1: like they're almost daring us to pass. So what are 280 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:40,319 Speaker 1: you gonna do? Yeah, we're just gonna pass. We're gonna 281 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: do that. Thank you moneyball, Brad Pitt. If they're gonna 282 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 1: give it to you, say thank you, take it. Go ahead. Yesterday, 283 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:49,600 Speaker 1: what were we doing running the ball really effectively? Let's 284 00:12:49,640 --> 00:12:51,560 Speaker 1: just keep on running the ball until they prove they 285 00:12:51,559 --> 00:12:54,000 Speaker 1: can slow us down. And yesterday was actually the second 286 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:56,679 Speaker 1: time in team history that two running backs in the 287 00:12:56,720 --> 00:13:00,120 Speaker 1: same game surpassed ninety five yards. The other time that 288 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:02,680 Speaker 1: they did that was in nineteen seventy two, and it 289 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 1: was Dave Hampton and Art Malone. Wow, I got a name, 290 00:13:05,400 --> 00:13:05,920 Speaker 1: Art Malone. 291 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:06,280 Speaker 3: Great. 292 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:08,160 Speaker 1: I just love that. Yeah, yeah, I love that. 293 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 2: I mean it's it was one of those things where 294 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:14,080 Speaker 2: you knew it was good, Like you knew the run 295 00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:17,040 Speaker 2: game was working and you could feel it and it 296 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:19,600 Speaker 2: was funny. I think Tyler Algier in the postgame, and 297 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:22,040 Speaker 2: I love the interviews with Tyler because they're so funny. 298 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:24,480 Speaker 2: But he was like, yeah, I mean we were just 299 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 2: hitting them, Hittnum, hittingum hitting them. It was like, yeah, 300 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:31,240 Speaker 2: you kinda were until you got to the point where 301 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:32,560 Speaker 2: you're like, all right, we feel good about this. 302 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:35,079 Speaker 3: Yeah, and it's funny. 303 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 2: The juxtaposition of Tyler Algier and Bajon Robinson is just hilarious. 304 00:13:39,679 --> 00:13:39,839 Speaker 1: Love. 305 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:41,880 Speaker 3: I love getting to know both of them. 306 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:44,720 Speaker 1: So we saw, you know, an offense that was pretty 307 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:47,920 Speaker 1: juxtaposed over the last two games. Which version do you prefer? Which? 308 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:50,080 Speaker 1: I think I know which one is? Kind of Actually, no, 309 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:51,719 Speaker 1: I am not going to say that one is more 310 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:53,080 Speaker 1: fun than the other, because I had a lot of 311 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 1: fun watching the run game work yesterday just as much 312 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 1: as I did Thursday watching the past game. So what 313 00:13:58,040 --> 00:13:58,560 Speaker 1: do you like? 314 00:13:58,880 --> 00:14:01,880 Speaker 2: I actually think that we have different answers here. Yeah, 315 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:04,160 Speaker 2: are you do you like the past? You like the 316 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:04,680 Speaker 2: pass game? 317 00:14:05,280 --> 00:14:07,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'll say that I'm like kind of more of 318 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:10,959 Speaker 1: that New age geek. Yeah, it's more efficient. 319 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:13,079 Speaker 3: Yeah, and I love. 320 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:15,439 Speaker 2: I mean, I love when you can air it out 321 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 2: and go fifty yards down the field. 322 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:17,520 Speaker 3: That's great. 323 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 2: But for me, and I don't know if this is 324 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 2: because my dad was like a defensive coordinator, and. 325 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:23,680 Speaker 3: Like I see, I often run. 326 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, I oftentimes feel like I gravitate towards the physicality 327 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:30,480 Speaker 2: of the game. And the best way you see the 328 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:32,440 Speaker 2: physicality of the game is in the run game, whether 329 00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 2: it's run defense or in your rushing attack, Oklo Madrill, Tory, Yeah, no, 330 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 2: we Joe, But I love it. And I do think 331 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:44,960 Speaker 2: that there's something to be said about going back to 332 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:47,520 Speaker 2: the other point that we were making about like enacting 333 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 2: your will yep on somebody. 334 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:54,320 Speaker 3: And when you are Mono Amano and. 335 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:58,080 Speaker 2: Your offensive line is just creating space space. 336 00:14:57,800 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 1: How many times did you say to me like, wow, that. 337 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:02,560 Speaker 2: Was a I know so many times in Will is 338 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:05,200 Speaker 2: like great analysis, Tory, and I was like, thank you, 339 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 2: I'll be here all day. 340 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:07,240 Speaker 3: It's fine. 341 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:10,640 Speaker 2: But no, I do I love And I also think 342 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 2: my dad's defensive coordinator, so I love the fiscality of 343 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:14,960 Speaker 2: the game. And I also went to the University of 344 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 2: Georgia during the years of Todd Gurley, Sony Michelle, and 345 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:22,400 Speaker 2: Nick Chubb, and there was something about like those when 346 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 2: those guys would get going. 347 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:26,480 Speaker 3: You would feel you felt if. 348 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:28,960 Speaker 2: You feel the momentum oh yeah, of a run game, 349 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:31,000 Speaker 2: you feel the momentium of a pass game too. 350 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:32,800 Speaker 3: But I don't know. 351 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:36,920 Speaker 2: I like games like that where it's enacting a certain 352 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:40,080 Speaker 2: amount of will like to the game itself. 353 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:42,880 Speaker 1: No, I mean there is something to that, right, because 354 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 1: in a pass game sometimes there's a lucky break as 355 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 1: somebody you don't see, somebody makes it great. There's like 356 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:51,760 Speaker 1: more factors involved. When you're just running the ball. It's 357 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 1: just like stop this here, I come. Yeah, guess what, 358 00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 1: Like you better be ready, right, And so when you 359 00:15:56,560 --> 00:15:59,640 Speaker 1: can do that, yeah, there's like a primal nature to 360 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 1: it of just like wow, we are physically imposing and 361 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 1: dominating and just on a roll. 362 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 2: So it was funny too because I think this is 363 00:16:06,440 --> 00:16:08,720 Speaker 2: Josh Kendall from The Athletic who tweeted this out, and 364 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:11,080 Speaker 2: I remember I made the same note in my notebook 365 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 2: about like it was the first time that Tyler Alger 366 00:16:13,920 --> 00:16:16,840 Speaker 2: came into the game and Charlie Warner, who I'm doing 367 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:18,560 Speaker 2: my entire notebook on Charlie Warner. 368 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:19,640 Speaker 1: It was incredible. 369 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:22,280 Speaker 2: He was so good him and Chris Linstrom. I'm just 370 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 2: like I love watching I love watching them block. I 371 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:27,000 Speaker 2: know it's a weird thing, but I just do. 372 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:27,520 Speaker 3: I love it. 373 00:16:27,840 --> 00:16:30,160 Speaker 1: The Falcons had one hundred and forty two yards on 374 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:33,160 Speaker 1: runs outside of the tackles, right, and Chris, like, I 375 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:34,400 Speaker 1: know he's a guard, but he has a lot to 376 00:16:34,440 --> 00:16:36,040 Speaker 1: do with that because of some of these stretched downes 377 00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:38,280 Speaker 1: and Charlie and every like. It was such a all 378 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:40,120 Speaker 1: hands on deck type of day for the run. 379 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 2: A lot of times if you're running outside the tackles, 380 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 2: you'll see they will send Chris Linstram to the next 381 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:49,160 Speaker 2: level and he's picking up the linebackers so good in space, right. 382 00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 2: So he still is a big part of it. But 383 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 2: any who, I love watching that. And there was a 384 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 2: point in Josh Kendall tweeted it out, and I thought 385 00:16:57,160 --> 00:16:59,800 Speaker 2: it was so freaking funny where he goes, Oh, Tyler 386 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:02,320 Speaker 2: and Charlie Warner are checking into the game for the 387 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:04,000 Speaker 2: first time. I bet the Falcons are going to run 388 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:06,679 Speaker 2: their third or they're going to run the ball for 389 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:09,240 Speaker 2: the third time, Like that's what they're about to do. Yeah, 390 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:11,680 Speaker 2: And it was so true because and to your point, 391 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:14,439 Speaker 2: it's like if we're sitting up in the press box, 392 00:17:14,520 --> 00:17:16,800 Speaker 2: and we are also having that same exact thought when 393 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:19,240 Speaker 2: we see Charlie Warner and Tyler Algier check into the 394 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:21,600 Speaker 2: game for the first time yep, and we're like, oh, 395 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:23,720 Speaker 2: they're about to run the ball and then they pick 396 00:17:23,840 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 2: up I think they picked up seven yards on that 397 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:30,200 Speaker 2: that play, And it's like if we are sitting in 398 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:33,040 Speaker 2: the press box and we know that Carolina, sure as 399 00:17:33,080 --> 00:17:33,880 Speaker 2: heck knew that too. 400 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 1: Yeah. It's like how new Rockney used to like publish 401 00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:39,760 Speaker 1: the plays in the newspaper that like week before he 402 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:42,879 Speaker 1: would play an opponent because it was like, hey, here, 403 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:45,040 Speaker 1: go ahead and know what we're gonna run. You still 404 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:45,880 Speaker 1: can't stop us. 405 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:48,600 Speaker 2: Which there's something to be said about that, like in 406 00:17:48,680 --> 00:17:50,760 Speaker 2: terms of a confidence builder, and also I think in 407 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:54,320 Speaker 2: terms of like just like gritty, yeah, like a grittiness. 408 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:57,200 Speaker 1: No, it's it is confidence, right, And that's like that's 409 00:17:57,240 --> 00:17:59,159 Speaker 1: what raheem brings. You know when you watch him in 410 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:02,680 Speaker 1: some of these post games locker room celebrations, the dude 411 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:05,480 Speaker 1: is like, who is next? Let's keep it rolling. And 412 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:08,199 Speaker 1: I really feel like if this team, I mean this 413 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:10,480 Speaker 1: team already is hot, right, they've won three in a row, 414 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 1: but this will be a dangerous team if they are 415 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:16,639 Speaker 1: really riding that momentum. And so I guess we can 416 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 1: kind of close the offensive part of this conversation here, like, 417 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:23,920 Speaker 1: do you think that, like this is these last two 418 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:26,200 Speaker 1: weeks we're going to look back on as kind of like, Okay, wow, 419 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:28,120 Speaker 1: that was the stretch where the offense really got going. 420 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:30,240 Speaker 1: Or do you think they've figured out a formula here 421 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:32,639 Speaker 1: We're going into pretty much every matchup the rest of 422 00:18:32,680 --> 00:18:35,880 Speaker 1: the season, We as Falcons fans, as people who cover 423 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:38,040 Speaker 1: this team, should have a level of confidence that we're 424 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:40,600 Speaker 1: going to see elevated offensive play from the Falcons here 425 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:40,960 Speaker 1: on out. 426 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:44,920 Speaker 2: I do I think these last two weeks, you've scored 427 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:48,280 Speaker 2: what seventy two points in the last right, in the 428 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:51,680 Speaker 2: last two weeks, and that's not something matter four seventy four. 429 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:53,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, there you go, math, It's hard. 430 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 2: I'm tired, I'm sleepy, But I do think that seventy 431 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:02,480 Speaker 2: four points in two games is not necessarily something that 432 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:06,199 Speaker 2: we've had the chance to see from this organization in 433 00:19:06,240 --> 00:19:11,760 Speaker 2: a minute, And I do think that if we've said this, 434 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:13,399 Speaker 2: we know and we'll get into the defense, but we 435 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:14,919 Speaker 2: know what this defense is. We know it's a bin 436 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 2: but don't break type of defense, and that means that 437 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:20,840 Speaker 2: teams are gonna score, and they're gonna have their moments, 438 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:22,439 Speaker 2: and they're gonna have their yards, and they're gonna have 439 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 2: time of possession. But if you have an offense that 440 00:19:26,720 --> 00:19:30,080 Speaker 2: is able to put up points and get in the 441 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:33,080 Speaker 2: end zone over and over and over again and also 442 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:36,000 Speaker 2: do their part, especially against the Panthers where they were 443 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:39,399 Speaker 2: bleeding the clock and time of possession was it was 444 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:42,119 Speaker 2: very very even. I think the Falcons had it for 445 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:46,120 Speaker 2: thirty minutes and yeah, right, yeah, it was very very close. 446 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:48,000 Speaker 2: So when you have an offense that is able to 447 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:52,800 Speaker 2: do that, that matters. And I think moving forward, I 448 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:54,919 Speaker 2: do think you can kind of look at the last 449 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:58,560 Speaker 2: two games, whether they were winning by the pass or 450 00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:02,400 Speaker 2: winning by the run, to kind of to Raheem's point, 451 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:05,159 Speaker 2: to a lot of guy's points, like, whatever the defense 452 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:06,600 Speaker 2: is going to give us, we're going to take. 453 00:20:07,320 --> 00:20:10,040 Speaker 1: And they're building their menu of options. 454 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:12,720 Speaker 2: Right and they they're to Charlie Warner's point in the 455 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:15,800 Speaker 2: locker room again, it's like Zach Robinson still figuring it 456 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:19,360 Speaker 2: out how to use these offensive weapons. And I think 457 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:21,880 Speaker 2: that we have seen in the last two weeks. Different 458 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:25,600 Speaker 2: things click at different times, and I think that only 459 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:30,000 Speaker 2: bodes confidence, and I think it only bodes well for 460 00:20:30,040 --> 00:20:32,640 Speaker 2: where this offense could go. I mean, it was even 461 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:36,320 Speaker 2: Patrick Mahomes said it when the Falcons played the Chiefs 462 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:38,000 Speaker 2: a few weeks ago, like this is a team that's 463 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 2: only going to get better. 464 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:42,960 Speaker 1: The more said that a lot of season, which is 465 00:20:43,119 --> 00:20:45,560 Speaker 1: kind of eye opening yeastly when you see the guys 466 00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:48,359 Speaker 1: who are out there on the field and we're saying 467 00:20:48,359 --> 00:20:52,800 Speaker 1: all of this six games into this working relationship between everybody, 468 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 1: so you're right, like, think about six weeks into a 469 00:20:54,840 --> 00:20:57,199 Speaker 1: new job, and then think about three months into a 470 00:20:57,240 --> 00:20:59,080 Speaker 1: new job that's night and day, and then think about 471 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:01,480 Speaker 1: a year into a new job, Like they will get 472 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:04,040 Speaker 1: better as the chemistry develops, as you know, we saw. 473 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:06,119 Speaker 1: I think Kyle Pitts and Drake Lonnon and Majan and 474 00:21:06,160 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 1: Tyler all year, all have big games on the same 475 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:11,760 Speaker 1: day for what feels like kind of the first time. 476 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:14,080 Speaker 1: And the hope is that that's going to be the 477 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:16,560 Speaker 1: identity of this offense because that's kind of what it 478 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:20,520 Speaker 1: should be along with a kick butt offensive line. And 479 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:24,200 Speaker 1: that's just really exciting because it does feel like you said, 480 00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:28,920 Speaker 1: a little bit of a throwback to twenty sixteen, seventeen eighteen, 481 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:34,600 Speaker 1: like that that era of explosive, dynamic Falcons football. Today's 482 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:37,920 Speaker 1: episode of Falcons Final Whistle is brought to you by Zaxby's. 483 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:40,879 Speaker 1: And after a long game, when I'm tired and I 484 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:44,920 Speaker 1: need to refuel, I turned to Zaxbies. Their marinated handbreaded 485 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 1: fried to perfection chicken fingers. 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But let's switch over and 491 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:10,520 Speaker 1: talk about the defense a little bit, kind of a 492 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:13,960 Speaker 1: tale of two halves, a favorite of Dan Quinn phrase. 493 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:18,159 Speaker 1: But the defense I saw was catching some flack on 494 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:20,280 Speaker 1: social media kind of in the first half where it 495 00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:23,000 Speaker 1: was like, oh, okay, so this is the defense performance 496 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:25,760 Speaker 1: we're getting today, and then they only allow three points 497 00:22:25,800 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 1: in the entire second half. And I think when we 498 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:30,000 Speaker 1: talked about some of the adjustments and the offense really 499 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 1: doing that defensively, Like, I could you sense that there 500 00:22:33,359 --> 00:22:35,920 Speaker 1: were adjustments made or was it just kind of a 501 00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:39,520 Speaker 1: better play? I know the interceptions certainly help, right, Like 502 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:42,919 Speaker 1: those are impact plays and they generated some pressure but 503 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:45,399 Speaker 1: still didn't have a sack. So we're gonna have another 504 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 1: week of like that conversation. But what did you see 505 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:51,359 Speaker 1: from the defense kind of first half to second half. 506 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:55,879 Speaker 2: I think it was probably more execution than it was. 507 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:59,800 Speaker 2: I don't think they necessarily changed anything. Like it's funny 508 00:22:59,840 --> 00:23:03,159 Speaker 2: that you brought up, you know, halftime adjustments in like 509 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:05,480 Speaker 2: at the beginning of this podcast, because I used to 510 00:23:05,560 --> 00:23:08,240 Speaker 2: be a firm believer in halftime adjustments are a thing, 511 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:10,920 Speaker 2: and I don't know if I believe that anymore. I 512 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:15,360 Speaker 2: do think it's just like a conversation to where it's 513 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:18,359 Speaker 2: not like, Oh, someone comes in and just like shows 514 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:20,960 Speaker 2: the all these guys like, hey, this is gonna work, 515 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:23,000 Speaker 2: Like we're gonna do this moving after. 516 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:24,760 Speaker 1: A whole week of game planning. It would be weird 517 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:27,919 Speaker 1: if like throw it out the window, like a climactic 518 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:30,200 Speaker 1: movie moment where it's like we got the one thing 519 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:32,200 Speaker 1: that's gonna work, right, it doesn't work. 520 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:34,480 Speaker 2: I don't think it works like that, and I do 521 00:23:34,560 --> 00:23:36,880 Speaker 2: think that there's something to be said about like okay, yeah, 522 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:39,400 Speaker 2: like they maybe do some different stuff and you kind 523 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:41,040 Speaker 2: of in the back of your head like Okay, let's 524 00:23:41,080 --> 00:23:43,639 Speaker 2: not make the same mistake twice. That to me is 525 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:47,840 Speaker 2: more indicative of what the Falcons first half versus second 526 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:52,120 Speaker 2: half defense was. It's like they they just didn't make 527 00:23:52,160 --> 00:23:54,440 Speaker 2: as many mistakes. There weren't as many I think miss 528 00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:58,879 Speaker 2: tackles like they're toua Hubbard like he did have he 529 00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 2: had a good game, and you he was going to 530 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:03,040 Speaker 2: have a good game. He's coming off of three games 531 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:05,800 Speaker 2: in a row of what like averaging one hundred and five. 532 00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:08,359 Speaker 1: Very it was like over one hundred, over one hundred 533 00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:09,119 Speaker 1: and ninety ninety. 534 00:24:09,160 --> 00:24:11,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, So I think that you knew what that was 535 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:14,520 Speaker 2: going to be, especially knowing kind of the Falcons deficiencies 536 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:17,160 Speaker 2: and run defense that they've talked about over the last week. 537 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:19,720 Speaker 1: But I saw a note from next Gen Stats where 538 00:24:19,720 --> 00:24:23,040 Speaker 1: it was most of his success came from up the middle. Actually, 539 00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:24,920 Speaker 1: I think on the season, the Falcons have like the 540 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:31,760 Speaker 1: fifth best yards like above expectation, meaning that they're holding 541 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:35,960 Speaker 1: running backs below the expected yardage gained on a normal 542 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:39,200 Speaker 1: play in a given situation. They're holding him like thirty 543 00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:42,760 Speaker 1: yards below expectation on runs outside of the tackles up 544 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:45,600 Speaker 1: the middle, I think they're like fourth or fifth worst. Yeah, 545 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:47,159 Speaker 1: in that so you're seeing where it's kind of up 546 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:49,320 Speaker 1: the spine of the defense on the perimeter. They're doing 547 00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:51,040 Speaker 1: a good job. And I wonder is that like kind 548 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:53,560 Speaker 1: of a three to four thing where you got kind 549 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:56,920 Speaker 1: of more of a horizontal positioning as opposed to three 550 00:24:56,920 --> 00:24:58,240 Speaker 1: guys right there on the second level. 551 00:24:58,359 --> 00:24:58,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, I do. 552 00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:00,760 Speaker 2: And I also think that you have to think about 553 00:25:00,800 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 2: what's been going on with the inside linebackers and how 554 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:08,200 Speaker 2: much movement there's been because Laman was hurt, then Troy 555 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:09,000 Speaker 2: Anderson was hurt. 556 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:12,120 Speaker 1: Going back, Yes, s Lamon he okay. 557 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:13,760 Speaker 2: I think something that was lost in the sauce a 558 00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:18,160 Speaker 2: little bit was the fact that Nate Lamon had two 559 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:21,600 Speaker 2: force fumbles that just like ended up rolling out of 560 00:25:21,640 --> 00:25:25,400 Speaker 2: bounds or whatever. But you forget that he has that's 561 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:28,600 Speaker 2: something that he does, Like he's he's a very ferocious 562 00:25:28,680 --> 00:25:33,440 Speaker 2: type of tackler, and you could just watching him play, 563 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:36,439 Speaker 2: you could tell that that was somebody who oh he 564 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:39,280 Speaker 2: was just like itching to get to get back out there, 565 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:42,359 Speaker 2: and I think because to your point about the middle 566 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:45,000 Speaker 2: of the defense, I think because of they haven't really 567 00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:47,040 Speaker 2: been able to get into a good rhythm, a good 568 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:50,679 Speaker 2: flow at middle linebacker because of the injuries. 569 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:52,960 Speaker 3: And I do think that that that matters. 570 00:25:53,119 --> 00:25:55,760 Speaker 2: And I will be curious to see what happens when 571 00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:58,359 Speaker 2: Troy Anderson gets back and you go back to what 572 00:25:58,359 --> 00:26:00,320 Speaker 2: we were talking about all through training, cam like you 573 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:02,600 Speaker 2: have Okay, you have a good problem where you have 574 00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:08,720 Speaker 2: started starting calibert with wherever you need it from Troy Anderson, 575 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:10,679 Speaker 2: Kaye Nillis and Nate Layman. But I do think that 576 00:26:10,800 --> 00:26:12,720 Speaker 2: kind of plays into it a little bit as well. 577 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:15,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, and I will be curious to see when you know, 578 00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:17,680 Speaker 1: if Troy Anderson can go back sooner rather than later. 579 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:20,959 Speaker 1: He's missed last couple of games. But yeah, what that 580 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:23,359 Speaker 1: looks like, because when we talk about options offensively and 581 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:25,879 Speaker 1: being able to do different things like that's what I 582 00:26:25,920 --> 00:26:28,840 Speaker 1: think really gives this defense the versatility is that linebacker 583 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:31,200 Speaker 1: position and the trio there that allows you to kind 584 00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:35,080 Speaker 1: of do a few different elements on your defense. So 585 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:38,320 Speaker 1: the cornerback position, though A. J. Sorell got his first 586 00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:41,240 Speaker 1: interception since what the twenty twenty one season. I like 587 00:26:41,280 --> 00:26:44,760 Speaker 1: the last game seven, last game, Yeah, and Clark Phillips 588 00:26:44,760 --> 00:26:47,639 Speaker 1: gets the first one of his career. Honestly, again, like 589 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:49,480 Speaker 1: the way that we don't want to factor in the 590 00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:51,560 Speaker 1: kneel downs is like rushing yards. I want to just 591 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:53,679 Speaker 1: go ahead and give Clark Phillips, our camp champ by 592 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:56,240 Speaker 1: the way, a pick six because. 593 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:56,840 Speaker 3: He would have had it. 594 00:26:56,960 --> 00:26:57,280 Speaker 2: He did. 595 00:26:57,520 --> 00:27:00,240 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, he went down, he did the honorable thing, 596 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:03,439 Speaker 1: the sportsmanlike thing, and he secured the Falcons of victory. 597 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:05,240 Speaker 1: He allowed the offense to go kneel it out. But 598 00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:07,840 Speaker 1: that was so cool to see both of those guys 599 00:27:08,320 --> 00:27:10,959 Speaker 1: AJ's in a real pivotal moment that I think allowed 600 00:27:10,960 --> 00:27:13,560 Speaker 1: the Falcons to really continue to put the game away, 601 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:16,320 Speaker 1: and then Clark sealing the game on a last gas drive. 602 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:20,199 Speaker 1: I mean, do you think to this point six games in, 603 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:22,600 Speaker 1: like it feels like the secondary is really the strength 604 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:25,000 Speaker 1: of this defense. Everybody except the Alford and Mike Hughes 605 00:27:25,240 --> 00:27:28,560 Speaker 1: has an interception, who's kind of in the real mix there, Like, 606 00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:32,040 Speaker 1: is this one of the best Falcon secondaries that you've 607 00:27:32,119 --> 00:27:33,680 Speaker 1: seen in your time covering the team? 608 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:36,080 Speaker 2: Yes, I do, And I think that you know, I 609 00:27:36,119 --> 00:27:38,199 Speaker 2: know people are going to pick apart their performance in 610 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:40,879 Speaker 2: that two minute drive at the end of half, but like, 611 00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:43,080 Speaker 2: I think that was more of an anomaly than it 612 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:44,520 Speaker 2: was what we like. 613 00:27:44,640 --> 00:27:46,439 Speaker 3: The exception to the rule, not the rule itself. 614 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:51,200 Speaker 2: I think more times than not, this secondary has performed. 615 00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:53,760 Speaker 1: And it started with the chewbehovered big run. Yeah, right, 616 00:27:53,840 --> 00:27:56,040 Speaker 1: that drive, which I mean the Panthers may have been 617 00:27:56,040 --> 00:27:58,160 Speaker 1: willing to like, hey, we'll take this in halftime. Yeah, 618 00:27:58,160 --> 00:27:59,480 Speaker 1: and then a big run opens it up and they 619 00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:00,280 Speaker 1: keep rolling right. 620 00:28:00,359 --> 00:28:03,800 Speaker 2: And I do think and I know you said, like, 621 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:06,400 Speaker 2: you know, Mike c'es daffer. They don't have interceptions yet, 622 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:11,400 Speaker 2: but boy is Mike Cues one of my favorite players 623 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:14,439 Speaker 2: to watch right now. He I mean, I think that 624 00:28:14,560 --> 00:28:18,560 Speaker 2: he has played very, very well over the course of 625 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:21,080 Speaker 2: these first six games. I said, I was like, he's 626 00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:25,679 Speaker 2: he's the best open field tackler on this team. And 627 00:28:25,720 --> 00:28:27,840 Speaker 2: I will say that with my whole chest, like that 628 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:32,920 Speaker 2: is he is somebody who has made so many plays 629 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:36,800 Speaker 2: and he's so fun to watch and he has for 630 00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:39,960 Speaker 2: all of the things that we have talked about about 631 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:44,840 Speaker 2: the cornerback position. What's so interesting is is like even 632 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:48,560 Speaker 2: though Mike cs is playing really, really well. The Falcons 633 00:28:48,560 --> 00:28:51,280 Speaker 2: are still giving Clark Phillips a lot of reps. He 634 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:54,600 Speaker 2: was in on a few of those big drives at. 635 00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:56,120 Speaker 3: That at the end of the game particularly. 636 00:28:56,160 --> 00:28:58,080 Speaker 2: I mean, I know we'll talk about obviously we're talking 637 00:28:58,080 --> 00:28:59,760 Speaker 2: about his interception at the end of the game, but 638 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:01,720 Speaker 2: he he was in there a few times, and so 639 00:29:02,360 --> 00:29:05,560 Speaker 2: I find that very interesting. You have someone like Mike 640 00:29:05,640 --> 00:29:09,520 Speaker 2: Hughes who's playing very well, but then the coaches are like, 641 00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:12,400 Speaker 2: but we also know that we need to get Clark 642 00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:14,000 Speaker 2: Phillips in there, we need to get him some live 643 00:29:14,040 --> 00:29:18,640 Speaker 2: game reps, and they're not afraid to make that transition 644 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:21,680 Speaker 2: and move those guys in and out, which yea, I 645 00:29:21,720 --> 00:29:24,560 Speaker 2: think a lot of coaches sometimes may be afraid to 646 00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:28,640 Speaker 2: do that. But I think that speaks to Jerry Gray, 647 00:29:28,680 --> 00:29:32,840 Speaker 2: and I think his mentality of like he's been in 648 00:29:32,840 --> 00:29:35,680 Speaker 2: that position, he's a DBI, like he knows kind of 649 00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:37,680 Speaker 2: how much it matters that these guys are in the 650 00:29:37,680 --> 00:29:38,320 Speaker 2: flow of the day. 651 00:29:39,360 --> 00:29:41,200 Speaker 1: You need to see it against live actually. 652 00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:45,480 Speaker 2: Especially outside corners, because you're on an island so much 653 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:49,000 Speaker 2: that if you have only like three or four chances 654 00:29:49,040 --> 00:29:51,080 Speaker 2: in a game to make a plane you don't. I 655 00:29:51,080 --> 00:29:52,560 Speaker 2: think a lot of times I can get into the 656 00:29:52,560 --> 00:29:57,120 Speaker 2: psyche of a corner, and I think just being able 657 00:29:57,200 --> 00:30:01,800 Speaker 2: to accumulate those reps it matters so much. I think 658 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:04,920 Speaker 2: that aj Terrell wouldn't have been had the second or 659 00:30:04,960 --> 00:30:08,040 Speaker 2: third year that he did, if Dan Quinn wouldn't. 660 00:30:07,680 --> 00:30:12,120 Speaker 1: Have just rookie season. Yet. Yeah, like you're out there. 661 00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:15,600 Speaker 2: And you just take your losses when they come. Hey 662 00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:17,480 Speaker 2: go cover Mike Thomas, Hey go cover Mike Evans, y 663 00:30:17,720 --> 00:30:21,360 Speaker 2: cover Julio Jones every single day in practice and get 664 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:24,920 Speaker 2: punched in the mouth a few times, and then learn 665 00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:25,960 Speaker 2: from it and move forward. 666 00:30:26,080 --> 00:30:26,920 Speaker 3: And I think. 667 00:30:26,760 --> 00:30:30,200 Speaker 2: That that matters for someone like Clark Phillips. 668 00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:32,480 Speaker 3: But it's also funny because like my Key's is like. 669 00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:35,480 Speaker 1: A well, well literally in this game was a learn 670 00:30:35,520 --> 00:30:37,640 Speaker 1: from it and move on moment for Clark Phillips. Right, 671 00:30:37,800 --> 00:30:39,880 Speaker 1: he gave up the touchdown Xavier l get a little 672 00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:42,240 Speaker 1: bit of a Seismiths match there, but then yeah, to 673 00:30:42,600 --> 00:30:44,480 Speaker 1: kind of bounce back in the same game. And that's 674 00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:48,080 Speaker 1: why these reps are important, right. It's it's kind of 675 00:30:48,240 --> 00:30:50,840 Speaker 1: similar to I think a basketball player if you don't 676 00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:52,440 Speaker 1: touch the ball at all and then it's like, all right, now, 677 00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:55,040 Speaker 1: break down the dude off the dribble, like ISO with 678 00:30:55,280 --> 00:30:57,400 Speaker 1: thirty seconds left in the game. It's kind of like, hey, man, 679 00:30:57,440 --> 00:30:59,480 Speaker 1: I haven't I haven't been in the flow. I haven't 680 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 1: gotten all that action, and now you're asking me in 681 00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:04,040 Speaker 1: a tough spot to do that. Like, we're not all 682 00:31:04,080 --> 00:31:06,000 Speaker 1: Malcolm Butler coming off the sideline to get a pick 683 00:31:06,040 --> 00:31:06,800 Speaker 1: six in the Super Bowl. 684 00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:10,400 Speaker 3: You got to, man, I feel like I could do it. 685 00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:12,840 Speaker 1: No, you probably could. I have no doubt about that. 686 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:16,520 Speaker 1: You're sneaky. Sometimes I want to real quick ask you 687 00:31:16,600 --> 00:31:19,000 Speaker 1: just about the pass rush and yeah, the pressure. I 688 00:31:19,640 --> 00:31:22,440 Speaker 1: wrote down a few different kind of ideas for maybe 689 00:31:22,480 --> 00:31:24,960 Speaker 1: how the team could get their production up. So I'm 690 00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:26,600 Speaker 1: just going to for the sake of time kind of 691 00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:29,280 Speaker 1: ask you which of these three and the three I 692 00:31:29,320 --> 00:31:32,600 Speaker 1: wrote are more blitzes. But they're already blitzing at a 693 00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:35,280 Speaker 1: very high rate, so I don't know if that's kind 694 00:31:35,280 --> 00:31:38,200 Speaker 1: of the answer. Take more chances, allowing deep passes to 695 00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:41,000 Speaker 1: prevent some of these quick completions, right so you force 696 00:31:41,040 --> 00:31:42,719 Speaker 1: the quarterback to hold onto the ball a little bit 697 00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:45,120 Speaker 1: more and pat the ball right now, because of the 698 00:31:45,120 --> 00:31:48,000 Speaker 1: emphasis of not allowing stuff deep. I think they're able 699 00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:51,240 Speaker 1: to hit these checkdowns a little bit quickly, So maybe 700 00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:54,720 Speaker 1: you mix up that balance, or bringing outside help at 701 00:31:54,720 --> 00:31:57,800 Speaker 1: the trade deadline. You know, I'm saying this without a 702 00:31:57,880 --> 00:32:00,160 Speaker 1: full understanding right now. With the Falcons cap situation, we'll 703 00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:01,760 Speaker 1: look into that. But the cap, you can make things 704 00:32:01,800 --> 00:32:04,000 Speaker 1: work if you really need to. So which of those 705 00:32:04,040 --> 00:32:05,520 Speaker 1: three do you like is a solution? 706 00:32:06,280 --> 00:32:09,600 Speaker 2: So the more blitzes again, to your point, they're doing that, 707 00:32:09,920 --> 00:32:13,760 Speaker 2: and you know it's it's causing havoc, but it's not 708 00:32:13,920 --> 00:32:14,680 Speaker 2: bringing down the court. 709 00:32:14,920 --> 00:32:15,600 Speaker 1: They're getting pressure. 710 00:32:15,640 --> 00:32:18,600 Speaker 2: They're getting pressure, and I do I am of the 711 00:32:18,600 --> 00:32:21,560 Speaker 2: firm belief that like just because you're not having sex, 712 00:32:21,600 --> 00:32:22,560 Speaker 2: but you have pressure. 713 00:32:22,760 --> 00:32:24,880 Speaker 1: Like, I'm okay with that, but they still have a 714 00:32:24,880 --> 00:32:25,560 Speaker 1: pretty low. 715 00:32:25,520 --> 00:32:27,400 Speaker 3: But they still have a pretty low pressure rate. 716 00:32:27,560 --> 00:32:30,880 Speaker 2: So the and then taking more chances allowing deep passes 717 00:32:30,920 --> 00:32:33,640 Speaker 2: to prevent quick completions. 718 00:32:34,640 --> 00:32:37,200 Speaker 1: Maybe yeah, but that's kind of going away from who 719 00:32:37,240 --> 00:32:38,880 Speaker 1: you are, right, That's tricky. 720 00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:42,479 Speaker 2: Yeah, so I don't necessarily I mean, and then bringing 721 00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:46,120 Speaker 2: in outside help at Tradelit deadline also. 722 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:48,840 Speaker 1: Maybe sounds like Forrey's just wants to stand pat. 723 00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:51,760 Speaker 2: I don't know that's the thing is like, I don't 724 00:32:51,880 --> 00:32:56,480 Speaker 2: know what's gonna change this pass rush. I don't know 725 00:32:56,520 --> 00:32:59,080 Speaker 2: what you can do because I feel like we've seen 726 00:32:59,120 --> 00:33:04,000 Speaker 2: them try a bunch of different things. And two, I 727 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:07,920 Speaker 2: don't want to say no avail, but there hasn't. 728 00:33:07,600 --> 00:33:09,000 Speaker 1: Been insults are what they are. 729 00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:09,720 Speaker 3: They are what they. 730 00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:14,240 Speaker 2: Are, and the pass rush hasn't been productive in twenty 731 00:33:14,280 --> 00:33:17,720 Speaker 2: twenty four. And you were considering the fact that you 732 00:33:17,760 --> 00:33:19,960 Speaker 2: went out and got Matthew Judeon, you get Grady Jerry 733 00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:22,880 Speaker 2: back to full health, and you draft Ruquero ro Like 734 00:33:23,520 --> 00:33:27,480 Speaker 2: I think that there was this thought that maybe it 735 00:33:27,520 --> 00:33:31,280 Speaker 2: would go, it would click and it Maybe we had 736 00:33:31,320 --> 00:33:34,560 Speaker 2: expectations that were too high because of the moves that 737 00:33:34,560 --> 00:33:38,480 Speaker 2: were made in the off season. And maybe that's on 738 00:33:38,880 --> 00:33:41,560 Speaker 2: me for kind of expecting, like, oh, this pass rush 739 00:33:41,640 --> 00:33:42,959 Speaker 2: is gonna get after it and they're going to be 740 00:33:43,320 --> 00:33:46,600 Speaker 2: night and day what they were. But maybe that's not 741 00:33:46,640 --> 00:33:49,840 Speaker 2: fair to assume that. But also at the exact same time, 742 00:33:49,880 --> 00:33:51,520 Speaker 2: you do go out and get Matthew Judeon, and so 743 00:33:51,640 --> 00:33:53,800 Speaker 2: you just kind of have this like, wait a minute, 744 00:33:53,840 --> 00:33:56,560 Speaker 2: like shouldn't he like shouldn't he have a sack or 745 00:33:56,600 --> 00:33:57,120 Speaker 2: two a game? 746 00:33:57,440 --> 00:33:58,920 Speaker 1: And I talked to him last night after the gain, 747 00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:00,880 Speaker 1: and I mean he you could kind of sense his friend. 748 00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:02,440 Speaker 1: He's like, yeah, we're getting close, but we got to 749 00:34:02,440 --> 00:34:03,480 Speaker 1: get him on the ground, right. 750 00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:03,880 Speaker 3: Yeah. 751 00:34:03,920 --> 00:34:05,680 Speaker 2: And that's something that I said about like I think 752 00:34:05,720 --> 00:34:08,160 Speaker 2: I said it about Arnold Katie at one point where 753 00:34:08,160 --> 00:34:11,160 Speaker 2: I said, he's so close. Yeah, all the time, he's 754 00:34:11,280 --> 00:34:13,040 Speaker 2: this close from making the play. 755 00:34:13,080 --> 00:34:14,719 Speaker 1: And I don't know. 756 00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:16,440 Speaker 2: I wish I had a better answer for you. I 757 00:34:16,480 --> 00:34:18,759 Speaker 2: don't know what the answer is. I don't know what 758 00:34:19,080 --> 00:34:21,360 Speaker 2: to do to fix it. It's why I'm not paid 759 00:34:21,840 --> 00:34:26,479 Speaker 2: what these coaches are. If I knew, sure as heck, 760 00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:29,120 Speaker 2: I would be out there waving the flag telling him 761 00:34:29,120 --> 00:34:30,000 Speaker 2: exactly what to do. 762 00:34:30,080 --> 00:34:30,759 Speaker 3: But I don't know. 763 00:34:31,520 --> 00:34:33,480 Speaker 1: I wish you were. I wish you were out there 764 00:34:33,480 --> 00:34:35,880 Speaker 1: waving that flag. But I do think there's a different 765 00:34:35,960 --> 00:34:38,640 Speaker 1: way that we can. Like how often during the off 766 00:34:38,719 --> 00:34:41,200 Speaker 1: season and draft season, frankly, do we talk about like 767 00:34:41,960 --> 00:34:45,160 Speaker 1: the front four, front seven or tie to the secondary 768 00:34:45,239 --> 00:34:47,720 Speaker 1: and the second back end and front end are linked together. 769 00:34:47,760 --> 00:34:51,160 Speaker 1: So I think it may be unfair to talk about 770 00:34:51,200 --> 00:34:53,759 Speaker 1: and praise the secondary and the performance and the good 771 00:34:53,800 --> 00:34:56,640 Speaker 1: job they're kind of doing while not at least giving 772 00:34:56,680 --> 00:35:00,279 Speaker 1: the defensive front some credit for that. Some of these sure, 773 00:35:00,280 --> 00:35:02,440 Speaker 1: as you know the throw that AJ picks off like 774 00:35:03,160 --> 00:35:06,080 Speaker 1: there was some pressure. Yeah, so it is impacting, but 775 00:35:06,200 --> 00:35:08,880 Speaker 1: you're right, I mean, the numbers speak for themselves, like 776 00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:11,360 Speaker 1: it's clear that this is as we look, probably at 777 00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:16,160 Speaker 1: the whole team. Still the biggest issue, Yeah, facing the falcons, 778 00:35:16,160 --> 00:35:18,400 Speaker 1: and they're working on getting it corrected. But it's going 779 00:35:18,440 --> 00:35:20,960 Speaker 1: to be another week of questions and everything like that. 780 00:35:21,080 --> 00:35:23,160 Speaker 1: So let's go ahea and wrap up today's show with 781 00:35:23,400 --> 00:35:26,160 Speaker 1: game balls. It's weird three and oh, since you told 782 00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:28,520 Speaker 1: me game balls after a lost all matter. So I 783 00:35:28,640 --> 00:35:32,319 Speaker 1: just said, hey, let's simply stop losing. Nice I put 784 00:35:32,320 --> 00:35:34,359 Speaker 1: in that request and I'm very pleased to see it's 785 00:35:34,360 --> 00:35:37,920 Speaker 1: been honored. So who gets your game ball for yesterday? 786 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:40,960 Speaker 2: So, I mean, I think I can't give it to 787 00:35:41,760 --> 00:35:45,440 Speaker 2: just Tyler Algier or just Jon Robinson, or just the 788 00:35:45,480 --> 00:35:49,640 Speaker 2: offensive line or just Charlie Warner. I would like to 789 00:35:49,680 --> 00:35:52,120 Speaker 2: give it to them collectively, Like I'm it's like on 790 00:35:52,239 --> 00:35:54,880 Speaker 2: Mean Girls where she breaks apart the crown and like 791 00:35:55,160 --> 00:35:57,279 Speaker 2: throws at to everybody's you get a piece of the crown, 792 00:35:57,360 --> 00:35:58,560 Speaker 2: like or I'm like Oprah. 793 00:35:58,320 --> 00:35:58,879 Speaker 3: You get a car. 794 00:35:58,920 --> 00:36:01,279 Speaker 2: You get a car just giving out game balls to 795 00:36:01,440 --> 00:36:04,560 Speaker 2: the entire If you played a part. 796 00:36:04,360 --> 00:36:07,960 Speaker 3: In the run game on Sunday night, you get a 797 00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:09,280 Speaker 3: little piece of the pigskin. 798 00:36:09,920 --> 00:36:10,640 Speaker 1: I love that. 799 00:36:10,640 --> 00:36:11,440 Speaker 3: That's what I'm giving. 800 00:36:12,160 --> 00:36:15,200 Speaker 1: I toyed with giving it to AJ, but I think 801 00:36:15,200 --> 00:36:16,560 Speaker 1: I'm gonna give it Zach Robinson. 802 00:36:17,320 --> 00:36:17,880 Speaker 3: Good line. 803 00:36:17,920 --> 00:36:20,120 Speaker 1: I just think the last time, like I think that. 804 00:36:20,040 --> 00:36:21,560 Speaker 3: I didn't know we could give them to coaches. 805 00:36:21,600 --> 00:36:23,080 Speaker 1: Oh, everything's on the table, you can get it to 806 00:36:23,080 --> 00:36:24,560 Speaker 1: me one time. I'll give it to you. Oh thanks, 807 00:36:24,640 --> 00:36:30,239 Speaker 1: everybody's here. Yeah, that's work hard. But but I just 808 00:36:30,280 --> 00:36:32,080 Speaker 1: think back to kind of that Week one and how 809 00:36:32,120 --> 00:36:34,000 Speaker 1: coming out of that everybody was like, what is up 810 00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:36,279 Speaker 1: with this offense? It's so predictable. They only did this 811 00:36:36,360 --> 00:36:38,640 Speaker 1: on ninety eight percent of theirs now, like there's so 812 00:36:38,680 --> 00:36:41,600 Speaker 1: many signs, and then to again be kind of like 813 00:36:41,680 --> 00:36:45,440 Speaker 1: fooling some of these I think Panthers, I like Saints 814 00:36:45,760 --> 00:36:48,480 Speaker 1: Bucks moving the ball in the Chiefs at times, like 815 00:36:48,719 --> 00:36:52,160 Speaker 1: the Eagles that final. These are good teams. And I 816 00:36:52,200 --> 00:36:54,759 Speaker 1: really do think that in his first season as a 817 00:36:54,800 --> 00:36:58,120 Speaker 1: full time play caller, the chemistry, the read that he's 818 00:36:58,160 --> 00:37:00,360 Speaker 1: got on his guys the ability to kind of go 819 00:37:00,400 --> 00:37:02,840 Speaker 1: with that hothand to talk to Kirk say, like, build 820 00:37:02,840 --> 00:37:07,000 Speaker 1: that relationship that trust to sustain multiple pass catchers in 821 00:37:07,040 --> 00:37:09,440 Speaker 1: an offense. Like, I'm really impressed with just the output 822 00:37:09,440 --> 00:37:12,200 Speaker 1: that this Falcon's offense has been hitting. And so I 823 00:37:12,239 --> 00:37:13,640 Speaker 1: do give Zach a lot of credit for that. 824 00:37:13,800 --> 00:37:15,839 Speaker 2: Mm hmm, I think so too. And I think that's 825 00:37:15,880 --> 00:37:17,640 Speaker 2: something that I can't remember who said this. I think 826 00:37:17,640 --> 00:37:20,960 Speaker 2: it was Bajon was like, Zach is really good about 827 00:37:21,040 --> 00:37:24,000 Speaker 2: talking to the guys to the point of what we 828 00:37:24,040 --> 00:37:26,080 Speaker 2: were talking about at halftime when he's asking. 829 00:37:25,920 --> 00:37:28,480 Speaker 3: Kirk like, Hey, what do you like? Like, I think he's. 830 00:37:28,400 --> 00:37:31,920 Speaker 2: Very understanding of hey, I'm not going to do something 831 00:37:32,200 --> 00:37:33,680 Speaker 2: and I'm not going to put you in a position 832 00:37:33,880 --> 00:37:36,000 Speaker 2: that like you really don't like or don't think, Yeah, 833 00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:36,360 Speaker 2: he's going to. 834 00:37:36,360 --> 00:37:37,600 Speaker 1: Wait, like you're the one that has to do it, 835 00:37:37,640 --> 00:37:38,400 Speaker 1: So what do you want to do? 836 00:37:38,560 --> 00:37:41,319 Speaker 2: Right? I know, we throw around the word collaborative and 837 00:37:41,360 --> 00:37:45,239 Speaker 2: it becomes this cliche, but this offense does feel like, 838 00:37:45,400 --> 00:37:48,000 Speaker 2: especially right now when they're trying to learn each other 839 00:37:48,239 --> 00:37:50,120 Speaker 2: and they're trying to figure out what works, what doesn't work, 840 00:37:50,120 --> 00:37:53,439 Speaker 2: what clicks, what doesn't click those conversations and the fact 841 00:37:53,480 --> 00:37:56,960 Speaker 2: that Bejon Robinson said, you know, he cares about listening 842 00:37:57,040 --> 00:37:59,759 Speaker 2: to us and our opinions and kind of putting that 843 00:37:59,800 --> 00:38:02,719 Speaker 2: in to the game plan to just because we're comfortable 844 00:38:02,760 --> 00:38:05,640 Speaker 2: doing it. I think that's that goes a long way, 845 00:38:05,640 --> 00:38:10,439 Speaker 2: and I think it would. I think it behooves Zach 846 00:38:10,520 --> 00:38:15,919 Speaker 2: Robinson also looking forward as here his own career continues. 847 00:38:16,080 --> 00:38:17,560 Speaker 2: You know, he's six games. 848 00:38:17,280 --> 00:38:19,440 Speaker 1: In, right, You're getting buy in from the team though, 849 00:38:19,480 --> 00:38:21,279 Speaker 1: and that's where I think when we look at the 850 00:38:21,320 --> 00:38:23,719 Speaker 1: culture of the whole building and the inclusivity and just 851 00:38:23,760 --> 00:38:26,440 Speaker 1: like everybody is free to be themselves, to have a voice, 852 00:38:26,440 --> 00:38:29,040 Speaker 1: it is a collaborative you know, effort to your point. 853 00:38:29,040 --> 00:38:31,000 Speaker 1: Even though that is a little bit of a cliche, right, 854 00:38:31,080 --> 00:38:32,000 Speaker 1: but yeah. 855 00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:33,840 Speaker 3: I hate it. I hate that it's a cliche because 856 00:38:33,840 --> 00:38:34,400 Speaker 3: it matters. 857 00:38:34,719 --> 00:38:36,760 Speaker 1: It is. It is really cool and I think actually 858 00:38:36,840 --> 00:38:40,120 Speaker 1: there's one example of again like where there is still 859 00:38:40,200 --> 00:38:42,759 Speaker 1: room yet to grow for this offense, and it was 860 00:38:43,040 --> 00:38:46,200 Speaker 1: Kirk not missing he hit him, but Darnell Mooney down 861 00:38:46,200 --> 00:38:48,600 Speaker 1: the left sideline on a play that should have been 862 00:38:48,640 --> 00:38:50,919 Speaker 1: a touchdown, and again it looks like a little bit 863 00:38:50,960 --> 00:38:54,400 Speaker 1: of a miscommunication between quarterback and receiver where Kirk kind 864 00:38:54,440 --> 00:38:56,160 Speaker 1: of pinned it on him. Yeah, and I think if 865 00:38:56,440 --> 00:38:58,200 Speaker 1: you just like put a little more touch on the 866 00:38:58,200 --> 00:38:59,760 Speaker 1: ball and let him run under it, that's an easy 867 00:38:59,800 --> 00:39:00,279 Speaker 1: touch down. 868 00:39:00,360 --> 00:39:00,560 Speaker 2: Yep. 869 00:39:00,640 --> 00:39:03,520 Speaker 1: So again Monday morning, when they're looking over that game film, 870 00:39:03,680 --> 00:39:06,120 Speaker 1: there's a learning point and there's a teaching point for 871 00:39:06,239 --> 00:39:09,440 Speaker 1: Zach Robinson and so yeah, maybe there's even better days 872 00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:12,399 Speaker 1: to come for this offense is crazy, it feels right now. 873 00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:16,360 Speaker 1: But that will do it for our recap of this game. Sorry, 874 00:39:16,360 --> 00:39:18,879 Speaker 1: it today late traveling with the team, you know, doesn't 875 00:39:18,920 --> 00:39:23,120 Speaker 1: always allow for everything. So we hope that you guys 876 00:39:23,160 --> 00:39:27,400 Speaker 1: still are enjoying this victory Monday, basking in the glow 877 00:39:27,480 --> 00:39:29,920 Speaker 1: of a three to zero division stretch, sitting here at 878 00:39:29,960 --> 00:39:33,160 Speaker 1: four and two. Man, it feels so so good at 879 00:39:33,160 --> 00:39:35,359 Speaker 1: this point, but there's still a long way to go, 880 00:39:35,480 --> 00:39:38,600 Speaker 1: and that starts on Sunday as the Falcons will welcome 881 00:39:38,640 --> 00:39:41,880 Speaker 1: in the Seattle Seahawks to Mercedes Ben Stadium. Kickoff is 882 00:39:41,920 --> 00:39:44,640 Speaker 1: at one pm. We will be back on Friday with 883 00:39:44,760 --> 00:39:48,560 Speaker 1: our preview show for that matchup. But until then, for 884 00:39:48,640 --> 00:39:51,439 Speaker 1: Tory mclaney, I'm Will McFadden. We'll see then