1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: Falcons Audible presented by AT and T is back. We 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:06,800 Speaker 1: are back after three straight Falcons victories. Not only three 3 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: straight victories, but three straight divisional victories. We told you 4 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: we're gonna come here. We're gonna bring the fire whether 5 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:16,479 Speaker 1: we win or lose. But it's a little easier to 6 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:19,599 Speaker 1: bring the fire win when you sit on top of 7 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 1: the division and you're feeling real good about yourself. But 8 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:24,800 Speaker 1: what does that mean? Okay, guys, let me ask you 9 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: that question. What does that mean? Okay, you end up 10 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 1: winning three straight divisional games, arch you get yourself atop 11 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: the NFC South, it's still early in the season. What 12 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:34,560 Speaker 1: does it mean? 13 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 2: Well, I think it means a ton rack. I think 14 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 2: that when you start looking at your three and you 15 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 2: get six division games, you're three and zero in the division. 16 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 2: You talk about a leg up. Then all of a 17 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 2: sudden you start looking at the NFC and then that 18 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 2: next criteria as far as playoffs, you're done playoffs. Not 19 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 2: only six, but you're a third of the way through 20 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 2: the season essentially. Okay, so now all of a sudden 21 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 2: you start kind of stacking. Can you stack wins? Were 22 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:05,559 Speaker 2: those wins stacked? NFC stacked wins NFC South stacked wins. 23 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:08,559 Speaker 2: That that's money in the bank. And who doesn't want 24 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 2: some money in the bank. I mean, we don't want 25 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:12,680 Speaker 2: a savings account, right, y'all want that checking account. 26 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 3: Look look at it. Well, that checking account looks pretty. 27 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 1: Good, right now, that's right, that's right, DJ. After a 28 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:21,680 Speaker 1: one and two start, you start thinking, even you know, 29 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:23,559 Speaker 1: even though it's early in the season, there's still plenty 30 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:27,039 Speaker 1: of time left. But like the cards start stacking against you, right. 31 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 1: You start looking at the stats. You start looking at 32 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 1: how many teams that start one and two, that start 33 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: one in three actually make it to the postseason, and 34 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 1: those percentages dip dramatically, right, But then they turned the switch, right, 35 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:42,119 Speaker 1: everything kind of settled into place a little bit. Offense 36 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 1: has kind of found its groove over the last three games. 37 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 1: And I saw something scrolling at the bottom of the 38 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: screen the other the other day about power rankings, And 39 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 1: this was before the completion of the Panthers game, and 40 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 1: it had Falcons at tenth in the NFL and power rankings. 41 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 1: Funny how things change after a few weeks. 42 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 4: Huh Yeah, And I think I've seen some similar I 43 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 4: saw as high as seven for the Falcons as far 44 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 4: as what you see. But I mean the great thing 45 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 4: about it is they've been able to put it on 46 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:09,639 Speaker 4: display in front of the entire country. And they've been 47 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 4: obviously playing on these high profile games Sunday night, Monday night, 48 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 4: you know, Thursday night. They've had chances to showcase who 49 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 4: they are. And it's not just talk anymore, because I 50 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:20,839 Speaker 4: think when we came to the season, we all talked 51 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:22,680 Speaker 4: about all the new additions and how they will all 52 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 4: come to how it would come together, and how quickly 53 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 4: could they come together was the other part of it. 54 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 4: And I think you watched that first game and everybody's like, 55 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 4: whoa hold on? This may be the same old what 56 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 4: we've seen the last few years. We just gave this 57 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 4: guy one hundred and eighty million dollars and we can't 58 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 4: get a touchdown. And then all of a sudden, like 59 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 4: you mentioned, he throws for five hundred and the next week 60 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 4: you run for a two hundred. And you're seeing all 61 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 4: these pieces come together. You get Judne, you get Jesse. 62 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 4: I mean, you got all these different pieces that are 63 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 4: playing so well together. And then people can see it, 64 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 4: actually watch it and see how these games finish and 65 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:58,959 Speaker 4: I think the biggest part is the way they have 66 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 4: finished these games. And I think that's a big part 67 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 4: of it too, because if you're a true Falcus fan, 68 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 4: you've seen over the years how you've had a number 69 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 4: of opportunities to be in this same position. If you 70 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 4: finish ball games, and now you didn't just do it 71 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:14,920 Speaker 4: one week, You've done it two, three, four weeks, and 72 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 4: you've been consistent with it. And that's a big part 73 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 4: of changing the narrative of who this team is is. Yeah, 74 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 4: they're playing better and they've done it over the years, 75 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:26,519 Speaker 4: but finishing these ball games has been a big part 76 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 4: of how people view this team now because even verse 77 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 4: teams that maybe they thought weren't going to be able 78 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 4: to beat them, they've done it at. 79 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:34,519 Speaker 3: The end of the bey, able to finish. 80 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 2: That's interesting too, And I want to ask you guys, 81 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 2: there's always a conversation. It seems like the conversation has 82 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 2: come up a number of times. Okay, once Kirk kind 83 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 2: of gets Kirk gets up to speed and Zach gets 84 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 2: up to speed offense, what is your identity on offense? 85 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 3: You know? 86 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 2: And then there's this whole being able to determine who 87 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 2: you are on the offensive side of the football. You 88 00:03:56,920 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 2: just talked about you just dropped the five hundred spot 89 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 2: on Tampa. You just dropped a two hundred spot rushing 90 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 2: to football on Carolina. Now of a sudden, if I'm 91 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 2: trying to prepare and let's let's go to Seattle seat 92 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 2: this week, I'm trying to pare, prepare. You only got 93 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:16,719 Speaker 2: so many times, so many hours to prepare. I mean, 94 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:19,359 Speaker 2: what are you looking at it from an identity? And 95 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 2: I think you destruct The identity shock is they're finishers. 96 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 2: You know you can no matter what it takes, They're 97 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:29,679 Speaker 2: going to finish. They're going to come down the stretch 98 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 2: and go find what they need to do to finish 99 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 2: the game, whether it's salt the game, will gain away 100 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 2: like they did last week, or find a way to 101 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:39,839 Speaker 2: win a game in the clutches with throwing the football. 102 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 2: And how about the defense. There's so much conversation about 103 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 2: the offense. How about the defense and their identity of 104 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 2: being able to finish. They've finished the last couple of 105 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:51,360 Speaker 2: weeks as well. So I think that that now of 106 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 2: a sudden from me, if somebody asked me, what's the 107 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:55,720 Speaker 2: identity of the Facon team they're finishers. 108 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:57,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean that's where we're at. 109 00:04:57,440 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 1: Here after that six weeks, right, The identity that you 110 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:01,320 Speaker 1: would want, yeah, I mean you could sit here and 111 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 1: say we're a throwing team, we're a running team, we're 112 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 1: a balanced team. If somebody says that team finishes ball, 113 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:07,840 Speaker 1: that's a pretty good identity. 114 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 3: And I like that arch. 115 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:11,040 Speaker 1: I mean, I think it's a great observation. If if 116 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: you had to ask me what the identity of this 117 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:17,039 Speaker 1: team was, I would say last Sunday against Carolina is 118 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 1: who I think they should be. Is the team that 119 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,839 Speaker 1: has that balance that they can when they want to 120 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 1: run for two hundred yards. They got two backs in 121 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: the backfield, an offensive line that they are fully capable 122 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 1: of doing that. Should I sit here and say that 123 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 1: they can do it every week? No, this is a 124 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 1: National Football League, Right, You're gonna play against some really 125 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:37,480 Speaker 1: stout defenses in this league. But that's to me what 126 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:40,839 Speaker 1: they're capable of. And you can't sit here and say 127 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 1: that we're gonna put it on Kirk Shoulders to throw 128 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:46,839 Speaker 1: for three four five yards every week. Right, But the 129 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:49,159 Speaker 1: fact that Kirk has shown that he can do that 130 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: and he will do that and He'll put the team 131 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:54,160 Speaker 1: on his shoulders if need be. Is pretty encouraging. 132 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 4: The other that we got to give a lot of 133 00:05:56,960 --> 00:06:00,279 Speaker 4: credit to is Zach Robson. I think you look, we 134 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 4: talked about throwing for five, rushing for two. I think 135 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:07,360 Speaker 4: whatever the game calls for, that's what he puts on 136 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 4: this play. And for so many years we talk about, Okay, 137 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 4: if this play works, why don't we ever come back 138 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 4: to it? 139 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:16,160 Speaker 3: Well, why don't we keep doing this? Ell? If they 140 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 3: give you something, guess what, you keep doing it. 141 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 4: And I think Zach's are such a good job of 142 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 4: creating that mode where okay, well they give the us 143 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:26,240 Speaker 4: the past game. We ain't got to force the run game. 144 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:27,840 Speaker 4: We can still run the football we want to. But 145 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 4: if we having so much success throwing the rock, why 146 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 4: go away from it? 147 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:32,160 Speaker 3: Oh? 148 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 4: This past week, Tyler Igir was down freaking heel, Bijon 149 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 4: Robinson was downhill. I mean tough physical runs on the 150 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:44,000 Speaker 4: goal line down there inside the five yard line, third down, 151 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,719 Speaker 4: you run the rock that speaks volumes for how he 152 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:49,599 Speaker 4: feels about his team. And then in that moment, this 153 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:51,920 Speaker 4: game called for let's be a team that could run 154 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:52,920 Speaker 4: the football, and they did. 155 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:56,800 Speaker 1: That I asked you guys about my opening question about this, 156 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 1: like what does it mean? And the reason why I 157 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:01,600 Speaker 1: said that is the Falcons have started three and h 158 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:03,760 Speaker 1: in the division before, I believe last year, right Arch, 159 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:05,719 Speaker 1: they start three and h in the division last year, 160 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 1: and we saw how things finished, right and you mentioned 161 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 1: changing the narrative, DJ, I think it's a great thing 162 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 1: to say that this organization, these players, this new coaching 163 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 1: staff have to change the narrative of what it was 164 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 1: previously right, sometimes getting off to a hot start not 165 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 1: able to finish the season okay. And the reason why 166 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 1: I said what does it mean? It means that you 167 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: put yourself, in my opinion, in a really good position 168 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 1: at this point in the season, and you've got some 169 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 1: momentum and you've got some confidence. But now you've got 170 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 1: to go win the next game. And that's it's like 171 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 1: it's that whole like twenty four hour rule, like let's celebrate, 172 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: let's enjoy this for twenty four hours. But just because 173 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 1: the Seattle Seahawks team is coming off three straight losses 174 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 1: doesn't mean that you've arrived and that you've automatically won 175 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 1: this game. So before we get into Seattle, let's talk 176 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 1: about this one a little bit more arch and first 177 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:57,040 Speaker 1: game this season after five straight games that were decided 178 00:07:57,080 --> 00:08:00,080 Speaker 1: by one score, eight points or less, finally get a 179 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 1: more comfortable victory. Going into this one, even though every 180 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 1: team is in the National Football League has professionals on it, 181 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 1: a one in four Carolina team, you're feeling like you 182 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:13,560 Speaker 1: gotta win this game. This is one of those must 183 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:16,080 Speaker 1: win situation. You could say that every single week, sure, 184 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 1: but when you're facing a one in four Carolina team 185 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 1: and you're trying to remain atop the division, it's a 186 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 1: must win game. And it was a little bit like 187 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:26,000 Speaker 1: I had this feeling like they're kind of letting Carolina 188 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:27,800 Speaker 1: hang around for a little bit, and then the second 189 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 1: half the finish was a lot different. What were some 190 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:32,959 Speaker 1: of the key turning points for you in this game 191 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 1: that allowed Atlanta to escape with a little bit more 192 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:36,320 Speaker 1: of a comfortable victory. 193 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:40,320 Speaker 2: I think that their ability to answer was part of it. 194 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:42,440 Speaker 2: Early on, I thought that, you know, you had two 195 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:44,679 Speaker 2: three and outs to start the game. Neither team got 196 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 2: off to a very good start offensively. First, Atlanta gets pressure, 197 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 2: Richie Grant comes on a blitz and Andy Dalton throws 198 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:53,959 Speaker 2: a ball that almost gets picked off in that first. 199 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 3: Series of down. 200 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:57,199 Speaker 2: So you go the other side of it, and Kirk 201 00:08:57,200 --> 00:08:59,840 Speaker 2: doesn't seem very settled into the game, makes a couple 202 00:08:59,880 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 2: of really kind of poor reeds to where he throws 203 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 2: the football. But you got an inkling because on second 204 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:07,840 Speaker 2: down b Jeon Robinson pounded one out for about six 205 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 2: or seven yards. Thought wait a minute, there's a little 206 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:11,640 Speaker 2: something there. But then he threw it on the other 207 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:14,680 Speaker 2: two downs and he looked a little unsettled. Carolina gets 208 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 2: it goes right down the field of scores. What does 209 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 2: Atlanta do? Gets it goes right down the field of scores? 210 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 2: And I thought that was the key. And again Caro 211 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:24,640 Speaker 2: give Carolina credit too. They did a good job of 212 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 2: answering a few drives, but it was Atlanta's ability to 213 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 2: limit their opportunities in the red zone. They only got 214 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 2: three red zone opportunities. Atlanta had eight red zone opportunities 215 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 2: eight right now, four of eight is not Now, let's 216 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:38,200 Speaker 2: take away the last one, say four of seven, because 217 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:40,680 Speaker 2: the last one's a kneel down. Clark hits the ground 218 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 2: at the bottom, you know, and stops the game and 219 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 2: doesn't allow the defense to get back on the field, 220 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 2: which I thought was a cool play. We can talk 221 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:48,679 Speaker 2: about that, but anyway, four or seven in the red 222 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 2: zone got to be better there. You'd like to finish, 223 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 2: you know, one field one, one young Way coup field goal, 224 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:57,199 Speaker 2: not three of them, but I thought that was the 225 00:09:57,280 --> 00:10:00,680 Speaker 2: key for me in the game. And the sequences of 226 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:03,400 Speaker 2: you know, Zach Harrison's block kick was huge. I mean, 227 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:05,599 Speaker 2: obviously AJ's interception at the end of the game was 228 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:08,720 Speaker 2: a big time play. But it's thought that their their 229 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:13,920 Speaker 2: ability to answer when when when Carolina did something offensively 230 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:15,840 Speaker 2: where it was a field goal or moved the ball, 231 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 2: they were able to answer, and then the defense shuts 232 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 2: the door you had. The Carolina had three possessions in 233 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:25,360 Speaker 2: the fourth quarter all ended in turn turnovers, an interception, 234 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 2: downs in a turnover, an interception. 235 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:29,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, and DJ, I mean, it's it's one of those 236 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:33,439 Speaker 1: deals where you know, you football is a game of momentum, 237 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 1: and just like Arch was talking about, like there were 238 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:37,920 Speaker 1: some times where you felt like maybe Carolina had a 239 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 1: little bit of momentum, but it's like, how do you 240 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:42,559 Speaker 1: respond not just as an offense, but as a team 241 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 1: when when the other team has supposedly taken a little 242 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:48,200 Speaker 1: bit of the momentum, but Atlanta was able to do 243 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:50,320 Speaker 1: that just kind of like seize it right back on 244 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:53,680 Speaker 1: their side, regain the confidence, if you will, among the 245 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 1: rest of the team. What kind of plays stuck out 246 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:57,720 Speaker 1: for you that were some turning points in the game. 247 00:10:57,920 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 4: You know what, I I just look at how consistent 248 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:02,599 Speaker 4: they were on offense, and you're talking about you have 249 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:04,959 Speaker 4: eleven possessions in the game and you scored on seven 250 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 4: of them. That's not including the first three out three 251 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 4: and out that arts just talked about the fumble that 252 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:12,080 Speaker 4: they called by Ray Ray and then the two kneel downs. 253 00:11:12,360 --> 00:11:15,440 Speaker 4: Other than that, you were consistently moving the football up 254 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:17,959 Speaker 4: and down the field, and I thought that put a 255 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:20,000 Speaker 4: lot of pressure on Carolina. It put a lot of 256 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 4: pressure on them to respond as well. So I think 257 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:25,280 Speaker 4: you were the team that was the more aggressive in 258 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 4: this ball game. Even if they made some plays throughout 259 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 4: the game, it always felt like you were in a 260 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 4: good spot and the defense made it hard. And I 261 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 4: think that's the other part about it too, that I 262 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:38,400 Speaker 4: look at it and says, this defense is forcing teams 263 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:40,880 Speaker 4: to go earn it, like it's not just Okay, I'm 264 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 4: gonna throw a deep ball. Here's a seven yard catch 265 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:45,400 Speaker 4: and we're in the end zone. That making these guys. 266 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:46,319 Speaker 3: Go full field go. 267 00:11:46,440 --> 00:11:48,679 Speaker 4: I think they had maybe four or five drives of 268 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 4: seven or eight plays and more where they had to 269 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:53,440 Speaker 4: go try to get points. That's forcing them to go 270 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:56,080 Speaker 4: earn it. And then offensively, you being consistent enough to 271 00:11:56,120 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 4: put drives together that keeps your defense off the field, 272 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:03,000 Speaker 4: but also your sustaining drives and giving everybody involved in it. 273 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:05,560 Speaker 4: So I thought just their ability to be the aggression 274 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:07,679 Speaker 4: his ball game was a big part of their success, 275 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 4: but also allowing this team to show, Okay, we can 276 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 4: do a lot of different things in a lot of 277 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:14,600 Speaker 4: different ways, and now you have to be the team 278 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:15,680 Speaker 4: that has to respond. 279 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:18,680 Speaker 1: To us six or twelve on third down, which with 280 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:23,000 Speaker 1: fifty percent is good. It's winning football obviously, right, and 281 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:25,480 Speaker 1: we talked about the first three games was a struggle 282 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 1: on third down. I think the fact that they had 283 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:32,520 Speaker 1: twelve opportunities shows us that the running game showed up right. 284 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 1: And let's talk a little bit about that running game 285 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:36,360 Speaker 1: because it was easy for us to talk about Kirk 286 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:39,280 Speaker 1: in the passing game last week after the Buccaneers. But 287 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 1: we knew coming into this season that we had a 288 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:46,840 Speaker 1: veteran offensive line that was locked up, experienced, and we 289 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:49,840 Speaker 1: had arguably the best backfield in the National Football League. 290 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:52,679 Speaker 1: Bijana has already emerged to be one of the most 291 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 1: electric playmakers in the National Football League. And you got 292 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:57,600 Speaker 1: a Tyler Algiar who just kind of sits back there 293 00:12:57,760 --> 00:12:59,560 Speaker 1: does what he does is ready to run over people 294 00:12:59,559 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 1: when it's not. 295 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 2: Ball of razor blades as I referred to him. 296 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 1: Yes, so arts, Like, how encouraging was it for you 297 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:10,160 Speaker 1: to see like that run game kind of dominate if 298 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:12,240 Speaker 1: you will, Just like the fact that it continue to 299 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:15,440 Speaker 1: break tackles, found ways to slide through holes, and it 300 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 1: was almost like every time it was picking up six, seven, 301 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:20,520 Speaker 1: eight yards whatever they needed, they were able to do 302 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 1: it on the ground. Well, I can tell you what 303 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 1: a quarterback does. 304 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 3: Wow, that is so nice. 305 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 2: I mean because you look up and it's second and four, 306 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:31,320 Speaker 2: it's second and five, it's second and three. Is to 307 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:35,240 Speaker 2: your point, Yeah, that was outstanding. I thought that getting 308 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 2: back to one of our original points about finishing this 309 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:40,920 Speaker 2: they had three rushing touchdowns in this game, you know, 310 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 2: and you didn't just run it in from one yard out. 311 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:45,920 Speaker 2: Vijon ran in from a couple of times outside the 312 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 2: five yard line and powered it in really good blocking 313 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:50,360 Speaker 2: on the perimeter and shoved it in the end zone 314 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 2: with that physicality that that really makes you feel good 315 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:57,000 Speaker 2: as a quarterback as well. But now, all of a sudden, 316 00:13:57,040 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 2: think about what it opens up for Zach Robinson. If 317 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:01,480 Speaker 2: you're running football like that and you want to take 318 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:03,679 Speaker 2: your shots, the play action shots or whatever you want 319 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:07,560 Speaker 2: to take. Now there's some there's some credibility to it 320 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:10,560 Speaker 2: because linebackers are being harped on on the sideline when 321 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:12,440 Speaker 2: they get off the field and they just ran. You know, 322 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 2: you run. You run eleven plays in a drive and 323 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 2: eight of them are run plays, and you shove it 324 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:18,439 Speaker 2: in the end zone. You can bet with the defensive 325 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 2: coordinators talking about when that defense gets to the sideline, guys, 326 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 2: we got to swall up against the run. I gotta 327 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 2: come with run blitz as I've become the run dogs. Now, 328 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:27,520 Speaker 2: all a sudden, those linebackers are tangled up in the 329 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:29,800 Speaker 2: in the in the run blocking and and and then 330 00:14:29,880 --> 00:14:32,480 Speaker 2: ultimately play action pass and blocking and you throw, but 331 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:35,040 Speaker 2: you throw behind them. So there are so many things 332 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 2: that it breathes life into and one of it and 333 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:40,560 Speaker 2: a good bit of it. And I know this might 334 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:44,480 Speaker 2: be your original point, is the offensive line wants to 335 00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:46,840 Speaker 2: be able to come off the ball and shorten the 336 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:48,960 Speaker 2: other people's necks on the other side of the football. 337 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:49,840 Speaker 3: They want to. 338 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:52,800 Speaker 2: Come off and and that breeze life into them. That 339 00:14:52,840 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 2: gives them confidence. And that's the thing for a quarterback 340 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 2: is you always want guys to feel confident in their 341 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 2: ability to do their job. It's a receiver, aligneman, whatever 342 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 2: it is. And that's what the run game does with 343 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:05,520 Speaker 2: the offensive line. 344 00:15:05,520 --> 00:15:08,560 Speaker 4: And I'll add a lot more to it. Is the 345 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 4: offensive line big party. Obviously they have to be a 346 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 4: big part. There were times where you saw Drake London 347 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 4: insert and inside or Kirk telling him to come down 348 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 4: and point you got this guy. And then the multiple 349 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 4: ways I thought Zach Robinson got to some of these runs. 350 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:25,320 Speaker 4: There was a wham block by Charlie Warner one time 351 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:28,120 Speaker 4: coming down and win the defensive defensive tackle. I mean, 352 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:30,760 Speaker 4: you got counters that they get Bijon and Tyler on 353 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 4: the outside. You got outside stretchs though, which that's a 354 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 4: staple of this team. But it was tight ends, it 355 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:39,360 Speaker 4: was receivers. You see Ray Ray blocking down field. You 356 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 4: see everybody involved in a run game. And as we know, 357 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:44,400 Speaker 4: the only way to get the run game going and 358 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:46,520 Speaker 4: for it to be successful is if you're getting those 359 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 4: guys on the second and third level as well. So 360 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 4: give a lot of credit to the old line, a 361 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 4: bunch of great combo double blocks getting up to linebackers. 362 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:56,160 Speaker 4: Then you got receivers filling in going to get the 363 00:15:56,160 --> 00:15:58,440 Speaker 4: most dangerous. I mean, there's so many games that you 364 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:01,720 Speaker 4: watch in entirety say man, this, when you turn them 365 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:03,880 Speaker 4: the tape a deep thing, I'll be like, well, them dudes, 366 00:16:03,920 --> 00:16:05,400 Speaker 4: they gonna come in. They're gonna try to knock your 367 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:07,960 Speaker 4: head off too, just like the offensive lineman. So it 368 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:10,840 Speaker 4: was fun to watch you and the receivers get a 369 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:13,200 Speaker 4: lot of credit for the things they do with the football, 370 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:15,000 Speaker 4: but how about what they do without it is a 371 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 4: big part too. 372 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 3: Yeah. 373 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:20,160 Speaker 2: The ancillary piece of that was how many untimely penalties 374 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 2: have we got? And we got another win in here, 375 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 2: and there's a phantom holding call on Chris Linstrom in 376 00:16:25,240 --> 00:16:27,520 Speaker 2: the game. I still I've looked at the tape three 377 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:30,720 Speaker 2: times and I can't find it he engages the linebacker, 378 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:33,960 Speaker 2: the linebacker slides off and Chris stumbles and falls on 379 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:37,000 Speaker 2: the back of his legs, and so they called it holding, 380 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 2: which brought back a play that was down in the 381 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 2: red zone as the lena was trying to punch one in. 382 00:16:41,240 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 3: But for the most. 383 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 2: Part you eliminated that and to me, that's an indication 384 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 2: of Coach Ledford working with those guys on technique, hand placement, 385 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:51,840 Speaker 2: all that kind of stuff, turning guys loose if you're 386 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:54,600 Speaker 2: on the edge while those edge blocks. When we talk 387 00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 2: outside zone, it's about how long can you hold and 388 00:16:57,360 --> 00:17:00,080 Speaker 2: then get off of them? Right? And another piece that 389 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 2: you mentioned Warner, you mentioned London. Kyle Pitts had a 390 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:05,639 Speaker 2: really good game in this In this game from a 391 00:17:05,680 --> 00:17:08,400 Speaker 2: blocking standpoint, he had three grabs for what seventy yards 392 00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:09,880 Speaker 2: or whatever it was. He had the big play down 393 00:17:09,960 --> 00:17:13,040 Speaker 2: the sideline. But yeah, he did a really good job 394 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:15,200 Speaker 2: blocking in game. In fact, I thought he got a 395 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 2: little charge. I saw him pump his fist one time 396 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:20,640 Speaker 2: when the when the when the bowling ball of knives 397 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:23,960 Speaker 2: went went inside of him. He got a block on 398 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:26,400 Speaker 2: the defensive end. It wasn't a linebacker. He was locked 399 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 2: up with a big guy and he used the technique 400 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:31,120 Speaker 2: right his hands were inside and then he you know, 401 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:34,359 Speaker 2: he turned him loose. But Algier blows by and I 402 00:17:34,359 --> 00:17:38,320 Speaker 2: could see I could see Kyle pump his fist, you know, 403 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:41,880 Speaker 2: in really enjoying his job right there on that play. 404 00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:43,560 Speaker 2: So I thought he deserves some credit as well. 405 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:47,760 Speaker 1: I mean, it's it's the fans and people watching and everything. 406 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:49,760 Speaker 1: They want to see the ball in the air, they 407 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:52,760 Speaker 1: want to see the completions. But like football gurus will 408 00:17:52,760 --> 00:17:55,400 Speaker 1: tell you that when you start pounding in at somebody, 409 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:59,240 Speaker 1: it is a fun time, right everybody. And to your point, 410 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:00,919 Speaker 1: I mean, I know you guys want to sling it 411 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:04,000 Speaker 1: as quarterbacks, but sometimes it's kind of nice to like 412 00:18:04,040 --> 00:18:05,840 Speaker 1: turn around and it off and then just look over 413 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 1: and just watch people just boom boom boom boom. I 414 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:10,280 Speaker 1: seeing your guys just working their way down the field. 415 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:13,080 Speaker 3: We don't mind taking any full thirty three. That makes 416 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:13,440 Speaker 3: it easy to do. 417 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:17,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, think about think about you had no sacks in 418 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:19,920 Speaker 2: this game, given up And I think Kirk was credited 419 00:18:20,040 --> 00:18:22,760 Speaker 2: being hit three times in the game. Now there was 420 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:25,680 Speaker 2: they were around him a few times. It made it uncomfortable, 421 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 2: but he was knocked to the ground three times or 422 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:31,440 Speaker 2: hit three times. I think that's another piece to the 423 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:34,320 Speaker 2: run game. If you're running the football that hard, that 424 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:37,359 Speaker 2: slows everybody down up front to be able to get 425 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 2: to your quarterback and knock your quarterback around, So that 426 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:41,160 Speaker 2: that's just another Ansley piece too, all. 427 00:18:41,119 --> 00:18:43,359 Speaker 1: Right, So let's not sit here and focus all on 428 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:45,520 Speaker 1: the offense, guys. Let's talk a little bit about the defense. 429 00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:47,200 Speaker 1: And arn't you kind of mentioned it. I'm gonna throw 430 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:48,880 Speaker 1: this out to you, guys. I'm gonna let you take 431 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:52,600 Speaker 1: it wherever you'd like to go. AJ terrell first interception 432 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:55,399 Speaker 1: since the twenty twenty one season. It actually ended up 433 00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:59,359 Speaker 1: being in twenty twenty two January second January twenty twenty two. However, 434 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:01,200 Speaker 1: it was in the twenty twenty one season. I think 435 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:04,159 Speaker 1: it was thirty seven games for AJ Terrell since his 436 00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:06,639 Speaker 1: last interception, So it's good to see him get his 437 00:19:06,680 --> 00:19:08,879 Speaker 1: hands on the football again. And then Archie mentioned it 438 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:11,919 Speaker 1: Clark Phillips with the interception on the previous drive, and 439 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:13,679 Speaker 1: I gotta give him a lot of credit. I'm not 440 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:14,800 Speaker 1: sure I would have fell down. 441 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:16,239 Speaker 3: Into the five year my first one. 442 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:19,000 Speaker 1: I mean, you're looking you're looking right at a pick six, 443 00:19:19,760 --> 00:19:23,000 Speaker 1: but think about the unselfish nature of that, knowing that 444 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:26,120 Speaker 1: he slides down in the field of play, and now 445 00:19:26,119 --> 00:19:28,919 Speaker 1: you've got neel downs and you don't you don't score 446 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:30,840 Speaker 1: the touchdown and put another seven points on the board. 447 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:32,840 Speaker 1: But their offense comes back on the field, right, they're 448 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:35,600 Speaker 1: probably not getting back in the game, but there's no 449 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:38,800 Speaker 1: chance of anybody else really getting hurt. And you were 450 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:40,800 Speaker 1: able to just kind of salt the game away with 451 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:43,040 Speaker 1: some kneel downs. So I just wanted to throw up 452 00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:45,840 Speaker 1: the lob. This is like I'm the setter and volleyball 453 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:47,520 Speaker 1: and I just put it up for you. 454 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:50,639 Speaker 2: I like the crossover dribble movie for Shock and he 455 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:52,159 Speaker 2: comes in runs okay, so. 456 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:53,960 Speaker 3: You like you've dunk instead. 457 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:57,440 Speaker 1: Okay, Ali, You've don't take it whatever way you want. Shock. 458 00:19:57,640 --> 00:20:01,280 Speaker 4: You know what this defense had has, you know, really 459 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:03,960 Speaker 4: been fun to watch. You look at so many ways 460 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:06,119 Speaker 4: they are able to get to a lot of different 461 00:20:06,119 --> 00:20:07,080 Speaker 4: packages and the things. 462 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:07,720 Speaker 3: In this ball game. 463 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:11,520 Speaker 4: I remember there was a play on I think it 464 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:13,440 Speaker 4: was like third and eight or something, and you got 465 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:17,159 Speaker 4: kayten Ellis and Matthew Judong working on a et stunt 466 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:19,880 Speaker 4: together and how often you see that. We've talked about 467 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:21,719 Speaker 4: kat and Ellen's been a guy that can rush and 468 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:23,560 Speaker 4: his main job is to take two. 469 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:25,280 Speaker 3: But Judunt comes around. 470 00:20:25,320 --> 00:20:27,800 Speaker 4: That guard has to come off to Judah and now 471 00:20:27,920 --> 00:20:30,760 Speaker 4: Kateen Ellis gets the pressure and force the ball out 472 00:20:30,760 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 4: of Andidlar's hands soon as they want to be. Little 473 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:36,360 Speaker 4: things like that, I think is what allows this defense 474 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:37,959 Speaker 4: to play at the level that dust and I think 475 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:41,359 Speaker 4: Jim Lan's doing a good job of being able to 476 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:43,920 Speaker 4: get these guys in spots where they can be successful, 477 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:46,719 Speaker 4: where these guys can you know, kind of you understand 478 00:20:46,760 --> 00:20:49,440 Speaker 4: what they could do best. And I think Arsen missed 479 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:50,960 Speaker 4: it last week where we talked about some of the 480 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:52,960 Speaker 4: young guy I mean not the young guys, but some 481 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:55,920 Speaker 4: of the small guys putting their hat on people. When 482 00:20:55,920 --> 00:20:58,240 Speaker 4: you're watching these guys be as physical, you watch these 483 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:01,399 Speaker 4: guys be thumpers. You see Mike Hughes in the pocket 484 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:04,120 Speaker 4: of Xavier Lagat running on the go route and he's 485 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:06,359 Speaker 4: right in his pocket, not giving away, not giving a 486 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:09,360 Speaker 4: p I away, or watching a j Terrell. 487 00:21:09,880 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 3: You know, he said after the game he's. 488 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:15,080 Speaker 4: In Cover three, but I don't know if he's in 489 00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:18,920 Speaker 4: cover three running across, so. 490 00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:21,719 Speaker 3: A J said, I was like, okay, But. 491 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:23,560 Speaker 4: But the fact that he probably seen that around a 492 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:26,000 Speaker 4: thousand times and have the abillity be able to undercut 493 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:28,400 Speaker 4: it and have the confidence to go get it, that's 494 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:30,920 Speaker 4: a big time play for him. Obviously, we've talked about 495 00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:33,119 Speaker 4: the saying, talking about the guys up front. This is 496 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:34,120 Speaker 4: becoming a unit. 497 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:34,720 Speaker 3: I think that. 498 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:37,919 Speaker 4: I think Grady said after the game, they're continuing to 499 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:42,000 Speaker 4: fine tune their skills so that they can when those 500 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:44,360 Speaker 4: sacks start to come, it's gonna be a floodgate them 501 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:46,560 Speaker 4: and they're not really concerned anybout it. So I think 502 00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:49,120 Speaker 4: this is a unit that that shows that they can 503 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:52,400 Speaker 4: get after people. They've shown them that they're gonna force 504 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:54,960 Speaker 4: people to go earn it. They're forcing people it to 505 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:57,479 Speaker 4: make it hard on receivers, backs, whoever it may be. 506 00:21:57,560 --> 00:22:00,840 Speaker 4: Not you behover now. First half they had him under wraps. 507 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:02,760 Speaker 4: I mean on the reps he was I think he 508 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:05,320 Speaker 4: had eleven carris for thirty six yards avers three yards 509 00:22:05,320 --> 00:22:08,000 Speaker 4: of carriage. Second half he got going down Yeah, seven 510 00:22:08,040 --> 00:22:10,000 Speaker 4: for fifty six and average eight yards of carriage. So 511 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:11,320 Speaker 4: I know that's something they're gonna go back to the 512 00:22:11,359 --> 00:22:13,840 Speaker 4: drawing board and say, okay, we got to limit some 513 00:22:14,280 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 4: of our rush defense. But for entirety, this was a 514 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:21,159 Speaker 4: defense that made it hard on Carolina, and when they 515 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:22,960 Speaker 4: had to go force it, they went and got it. 516 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:26,520 Speaker 2: Man, A good bit of Cuba's numbers came from one drive, 517 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:29,240 Speaker 2: if I'm not mistaken, shock they've got something going there 518 00:22:29,240 --> 00:22:31,880 Speaker 2: in the fourth quarter and they got one drive where 519 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:34,439 Speaker 2: they punched it down the field and Cuba had I 520 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:37,840 Speaker 2: think three runs in there that netted him somewhere between 521 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:40,880 Speaker 2: twenty five and thirty yards on three carries. I went, 522 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:43,639 Speaker 2: I looked at the tape. There the guys in the 523 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:45,879 Speaker 2: interior are doing a much better better job from a 524 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:50,240 Speaker 2: stout standpoint. Wes nickname and give Westernham credit. He came 525 00:22:50,320 --> 00:22:53,400 Speaker 2: up with the nickname the two Clemson Tigers. He called 526 00:22:53,480 --> 00:22:56,080 Speaker 2: him the Tiger Twins. But he had Ruka Roo the 527 00:22:56,119 --> 00:22:57,960 Speaker 2: young guy, and he got the old guy Grady Jared 528 00:22:58,040 --> 00:22:59,600 Speaker 2: in there. And those two guys really did a pretty 529 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:01,920 Speaker 2: good job being stout on the interior. And let's give 530 00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:04,960 Speaker 2: Nate Lambman some credit. Nate comes off of the short 531 00:23:05,040 --> 00:23:07,760 Speaker 2: term I are and he led the team in tackles 532 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:12,480 Speaker 2: and he's he's the prototypical old school linebacker, six foot 533 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:14,640 Speaker 2: three two and forty two hundred and forty five pounds. 534 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 2: We talked about his ability to come up and stack 535 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:20,520 Speaker 2: people's shed him, you know, plug holes things like that. Now, 536 00:23:20,520 --> 00:23:23,119 Speaker 2: he's still got some work to do there, but I 537 00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:26,040 Speaker 2: thought there was a marketable improvement in what they did there. 538 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:28,200 Speaker 2: And then Raheem talked about, hey, if we can get 539 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:31,040 Speaker 2: to a lead, we can change the dynamic of the 540 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:32,920 Speaker 2: play calling for the other side, they're going to have 541 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:36,760 Speaker 2: to start throwing the football. I thought Arnold Abakati was 542 00:23:36,840 --> 00:23:39,200 Speaker 2: extremely active in this game. You go back and look, 543 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 2: Ebikaty was around the quarterback a Ton. Now, I know 544 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:43,800 Speaker 2: everybody wants to we want to get the quarterback on 545 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:47,200 Speaker 2: the ground, but Ebikaty affected a number of throws. Talked 546 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:49,440 Speaker 2: about Richie Grant getting in his face on that first drive. 547 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:52,200 Speaker 2: There were a number of plays that made Dalton throw 548 00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:54,919 Speaker 2: a make errant throws or force him out of the 549 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:57,560 Speaker 2: pocket which is uncomfortable for him to throw the ball 550 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:00,879 Speaker 2: in the move which netted the interception by aj. You 551 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:03,000 Speaker 2: got to give credit where credit's due, and those guys 552 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:04,879 Speaker 2: are pressure in the quarterback are they getting them on 553 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:07,000 Speaker 2: the ground. Not yet, and that's going to be pretty 554 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:10,360 Speaker 2: big this weekend facing Gino Smith. But I just think 555 00:24:10,359 --> 00:24:13,600 Speaker 2: that there's a major progress going that direction. We talk 556 00:24:13,640 --> 00:24:16,280 Speaker 2: about the progress on offense, there's really good progress on 557 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:16,960 Speaker 2: that side as well. 558 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:17,320 Speaker 3: Yeah. 559 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:20,680 Speaker 1: Absolutely, So credit to those guys up front for not 560 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:24,000 Speaker 1: necessarily getting to the quarterback, but creating enough havoc to where, 561 00:24:24,640 --> 00:24:26,679 Speaker 1: like you said, it kind of forces them into a 562 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:30,240 Speaker 1: one dimensional offense. And then give our defensive backs or 563 00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:32,560 Speaker 1: corners in this game some credit. We always talk about 564 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:36,160 Speaker 1: the safeties recently with interceptions, but aj Terrell and Clark 565 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:38,720 Speaker 1: Phillips getting in on the action and getting sminter sections 566 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:41,360 Speaker 1: in this game. So before we talk about Seattle, real quick, 567 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:43,399 Speaker 1: guys we talked about at the beginning, I want to 568 00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:46,240 Speaker 1: get one comment from each of you. Falcons started last 569 00:24:46,320 --> 00:24:48,239 Speaker 1: year three and zero in the division. They finished three 570 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:51,480 Speaker 1: and three. They lost their last three divisional games. This 571 00:24:51,600 --> 00:24:54,240 Speaker 1: is obviously not a divisional game against Seattle, But what 572 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 1: does Atlanta have to do this year to change the 573 00:24:57,080 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 1: narrative to where they build on this and they end 574 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:03,320 Speaker 1: up staying on top of the division, getting themselves in 575 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:06,080 Speaker 1: the postseason. Players We always want to talk about one 576 00:25:06,119 --> 00:25:08,919 Speaker 1: game at a time, but in this profession we can 577 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:10,879 Speaker 1: talk about them. What do they need to do to 578 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:12,000 Speaker 1: change the narrative this year? 579 00:25:12,080 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 2: Arch Well, matchups are matchups, right rack. We know each 580 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:16,399 Speaker 2: week there's going to be something different. This is going 581 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:18,880 Speaker 2: to be a presented a completely different matchup this week 582 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:20,960 Speaker 2: than they saw last weekend. But I think that the 583 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:25,200 Speaker 2: ability that we've seen over this what was it at 584 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:29,880 Speaker 2: an eight day period or about fourteen day period where 585 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:34,320 Speaker 2: you won three football games, the ability to compartmentalize the 586 00:25:34,359 --> 00:25:37,760 Speaker 2: three divisional games, the maturity of the young players are 587 00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:41,800 Speaker 2: showing to get ready to play on practice and flush 588 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:43,440 Speaker 2: everything behind them. I mean, if you were going to 589 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:45,159 Speaker 2: get caught up in a game, this would have been 590 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:48,000 Speaker 2: the game Carolina where you would have played sloppy. I 591 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:50,520 Speaker 2: didn't think they played sloppy. I thought Carolina maybe played 592 00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:52,359 Speaker 2: better than you thought they were going to and then 593 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:56,040 Speaker 2: ultimately Atlanta stepped on them and shoved them aside. But 594 00:25:56,119 --> 00:25:58,439 Speaker 2: you had two emotional wins in your own building in 595 00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:01,840 Speaker 2: four days over two rivals that everybody's talking about are 596 00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:03,680 Speaker 2: the teams you've got to beat to win the division. 597 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:06,200 Speaker 2: You took them out and then you get ready over 598 00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:08,840 Speaker 2: a ten day period, had days off, you could have 599 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:11,199 Speaker 2: gone sat on the couch and ate chips, whatever you 600 00:26:11,200 --> 00:26:13,639 Speaker 2: want to do. They got ready to play and they 601 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:15,919 Speaker 2: went in and played a solid football game. To me, 602 00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 2: that's the difference between this team and maybe a previous 603 00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:23,679 Speaker 2: teams is there's a maturity level that obviously stems from 604 00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:27,679 Speaker 2: Kirk and Grady and Jake, but it's a young group 605 00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:31,120 Speaker 2: that's really hungry and they get ready for that next game, 606 00:26:31,119 --> 00:26:34,640 Speaker 2: and maybe playing these primetime games early on got them 607 00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:38,000 Speaker 2: so focused on each and every pod like you're talking 608 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:41,520 Speaker 2: about each week is different that it's a different mentality. 609 00:26:41,560 --> 00:26:44,199 Speaker 1: I'm glad that you mentioned maturity level because DJ, in 610 00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:46,320 Speaker 1: my opinion, this comes down to, like, how do they 611 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:48,840 Speaker 1: change the narrative? How do you end up finishing the 612 00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:51,560 Speaker 1: season out on a stronger note than in previous years. 613 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:55,359 Speaker 1: It comes down to leadership from the coaching staff, leadership 614 00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:58,399 Speaker 1: from your leaders on the football team, the experienced guys, 615 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:01,560 Speaker 1: and then the younger players. You talked about buying into 616 00:27:01,760 --> 00:27:05,680 Speaker 1: every single piece of that to me helps change the nerve, 617 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:07,359 Speaker 1: But the players are the ones at the end of 618 00:27:07,400 --> 00:27:09,560 Speaker 1: the day that have to execute it to make it 619 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:10,359 Speaker 1: all happen. 620 00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:12,879 Speaker 4: Which is a great point, and ultimately we say it 621 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:15,840 Speaker 4: all the time, and I think it's a It's a 622 00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:17,320 Speaker 4: good point to make because the end of the day, 623 00:27:17,359 --> 00:27:18,560 Speaker 4: those are the guys who have to go out and 624 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:21,439 Speaker 4: do it. And you know, I think it starts with 625 00:27:21,480 --> 00:27:23,639 Speaker 4: where you where you. Your first point was with the 626 00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:26,040 Speaker 4: coaching staff, and I think it starts with the head man, 627 00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 4: my man Rod. Every time we hear him talk, everything 628 00:27:29,119 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 4: is so focused on the here in and now, and 629 00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:33,840 Speaker 4: it's not about what we did last week. We got 630 00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:35,840 Speaker 4: to move on from that. Yeah it was a great game, Yeah, 631 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:39,199 Speaker 4: but we gotta worry about what's now. And after the 632 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:41,199 Speaker 4: ball game, you hear him every every week say all right, 633 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:44,000 Speaker 4: who's next, and the focus goes to that. And I 634 00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:47,000 Speaker 4: think he sets such a good example for his players. 635 00:27:47,119 --> 00:27:48,320 Speaker 3: And we all. 636 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:52,000 Speaker 4: Played this game and we understand sometimes you take the montre, 637 00:27:52,160 --> 00:27:54,680 Speaker 4: you take the attitude, the mood of your head coach, 638 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:57,399 Speaker 4: and that's how the players go about it. And I 639 00:27:57,440 --> 00:27:59,639 Speaker 4: think that's how this team has kind of been a 640 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:02,200 Speaker 4: symbol under the mood of. 641 00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:02,760 Speaker 3: The head coach. 642 00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:04,520 Speaker 4: And I think Rod does a good job every single 643 00:28:04,560 --> 00:28:06,920 Speaker 4: week of keeping these guys focused on what is now, 644 00:28:07,280 --> 00:28:10,040 Speaker 4: and these guys understand how big of a moment each 645 00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:12,800 Speaker 4: and every week is, and then it goes to Okay, 646 00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:14,400 Speaker 4: Roth talks a certain way. 647 00:28:14,680 --> 00:28:16,320 Speaker 3: Now the players have to speak it, but then you 648 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:16,880 Speaker 3: have to go. 649 00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:19,000 Speaker 4: Out and like you mentioned, go execute it. You have 650 00:28:19,119 --> 00:28:21,840 Speaker 4: to put those words into action. And I think they 651 00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:24,080 Speaker 4: go do that every single week. And they've done that 652 00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:26,439 Speaker 4: from practice taking it to the game and then you 653 00:28:26,480 --> 00:28:29,320 Speaker 4: can see it in their execution. And then after that, Hey, 654 00:28:29,400 --> 00:28:32,200 Speaker 4: like you mentioned fourteen days, you gotta be able to 655 00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:34,399 Speaker 4: wash one game and you got to be able to 656 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:36,160 Speaker 4: get ready to go to the next game. I heard 657 00:28:36,240 --> 00:28:40,800 Speaker 4: Darnell Mooney talk about Kirk sends him freaking voice messages 658 00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:44,800 Speaker 4: out the week and ask him how long message away? 659 00:28:44,840 --> 00:28:46,560 Speaker 4: He said, yeah, he sends them to me right after 660 00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:48,640 Speaker 4: the game. The longest win he got was like eleven minutes. 661 00:28:49,040 --> 00:28:51,640 Speaker 4: And he's talking about things that's happened throughout. 662 00:28:51,320 --> 00:28:51,920 Speaker 3: The ball game. 663 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 4: And when you think about that, the first thing you 664 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:57,920 Speaker 4: say is, man, you got a guy that's keeping guys accountable. 665 00:28:58,000 --> 00:28:59,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, we just want a big game, but guess what 666 00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:00,720 Speaker 3: we could have did. 667 00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:03,280 Speaker 4: This even better on that that route or this particular 668 00:29:03,360 --> 00:29:07,680 Speaker 4: series and he's thinking ahead. So now when your quarterback 669 00:29:07,760 --> 00:29:09,560 Speaker 4: comes to you and he's saying this kind of stuff, 670 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:12,200 Speaker 4: You're like, I gotta make sure I'm on my stuff 671 00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:14,480 Speaker 4: because I'm not guess what it's going to show on 672 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:17,240 Speaker 4: our play. So I'm sure that happens all around the building, 673 00:29:17,320 --> 00:29:19,720 Speaker 4: happens all from the defensive side as well, from veterans 674 00:29:19,720 --> 00:29:23,400 Speaker 4: and stuff. So just one small example of how these 675 00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:26,600 Speaker 4: guys continue to try to fine tune those skills to 676 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:28,640 Speaker 4: get ready. Even Kirk said after the five hundred game, 677 00:29:28,680 --> 00:29:30,760 Speaker 4: everybody kept wanting to talk about it. He's like, yeah, 678 00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:32,640 Speaker 4: it's great, but you know, we got to move on, 679 00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:36,360 Speaker 4: you know. I mean he used a Bowl Belichick you 680 00:29:36,360 --> 00:29:38,560 Speaker 4: know quote or whatever it was, and and that just 681 00:29:38,600 --> 00:29:41,320 Speaker 4: tells you that, you know, even your veterans and at 682 00:29:41,360 --> 00:29:43,880 Speaker 4: that the highs, they're still thinking about what's next and 683 00:29:43,880 --> 00:29:44,640 Speaker 4: how do we get better. 684 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:47,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, just the echo what Shaq's saying about what raw, 685 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:53,280 Speaker 2: what Raheem has done from a building atmosphere and attitude 686 00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:56,520 Speaker 2: after the game. I'm fortunate to be in there as 687 00:29:56,560 --> 00:29:58,200 Speaker 2: they because the players are coming in and they do 688 00:29:58,240 --> 00:30:03,080 Speaker 2: their little postgame talk, and Raheem is immediately saying this 689 00:30:03,160 --> 00:30:06,120 Speaker 2: is who we are, Who's next? I mean, that's exactly 690 00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:09,480 Speaker 2: exactly the way Shock described it. That's the way he 691 00:30:09,640 --> 00:30:12,920 Speaker 2: is about, Hey, this is a great win, guys, gives 692 00:30:12,920 --> 00:30:15,120 Speaker 2: out a couple of game balls. Boom, this is who 693 00:30:15,120 --> 00:30:17,760 Speaker 2: we are, this is who's next. It's like, you know, 694 00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:20,880 Speaker 2: we're on to Seattle. I mean, that's that's immediately who 695 00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:24,280 Speaker 2: he is. And and the players have completely sunk their 696 00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:27,320 Speaker 2: teeth into that, and and cousins and some of these guys, 697 00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:30,160 Speaker 2: these veteran players that are calling and saying, think about it. 698 00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:32,280 Speaker 2: You know, I was thinking this on this route, you know, 699 00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:34,160 Speaker 2: and he's leaving him a message on the way home 700 00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:36,239 Speaker 2: from the game. You know, I was thinking, maybe you're 701 00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:37,080 Speaker 2: gonna shut it down there. 702 00:30:37,080 --> 00:30:37,840 Speaker 3: And that was my bad. 703 00:30:37,880 --> 00:30:39,680 Speaker 2: I threw the ball in the wrong it was it's 704 00:30:39,720 --> 00:30:40,400 Speaker 2: really good stuff. 705 00:30:40,480 --> 00:30:44,120 Speaker 1: Looking to cash in the next time missed opportunities from 706 00:30:44,160 --> 00:30:46,800 Speaker 1: the previous game. So real quick, guys, here and now 707 00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:51,880 Speaker 1: let's talk about it. Who's next? Seattle's next? Anybody paying attention, 708 00:30:51,960 --> 00:30:55,719 Speaker 1: Seattle played on Thursday night football last week, so they 709 00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:58,360 Speaker 1: had a few extra days rest. Let's just kind of 710 00:30:58,360 --> 00:30:59,840 Speaker 1: talk dive into arch here. 711 00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:00,920 Speaker 3: What Seattle? 712 00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:01,760 Speaker 1: Who Seattle is? 713 00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:02,000 Speaker 3: Right? 714 00:31:02,040 --> 00:31:04,200 Speaker 1: Now they've kind of turned into more of a pass 715 00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:07,440 Speaker 1: heavy team. They can score points, got off to a 716 00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:09,520 Speaker 1: great start this year three and zero, and then they 717 00:31:09,600 --> 00:31:11,800 Speaker 1: lost their last three games. So you got to feel 718 00:31:11,840 --> 00:31:14,600 Speaker 1: like they're in desperation mode coming across the country to 719 00:31:14,600 --> 00:31:17,520 Speaker 1: play Atlanta at our place, feeling like they want to 720 00:31:17,560 --> 00:31:19,200 Speaker 1: get back on track. They're going to sling the ball 721 00:31:19,240 --> 00:31:22,080 Speaker 1: through the air. They they can pressure the quarterback. Kind 722 00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:24,040 Speaker 1: of give the people a little bit of background of 723 00:31:24,080 --> 00:31:26,600 Speaker 1: what Seattle brings to the table and the challenges that 724 00:31:26,680 --> 00:31:27,560 Speaker 1: presents for Atlanta. 725 00:31:27,640 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 2: Well, unless you've had your head under a rock, this 726 00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:33,320 Speaker 2: is a really good receiving corps coming in here. You know, 727 00:31:33,440 --> 00:31:36,520 Speaker 2: Jackson Specting Smith, Ninjiga, who you did a lot of 728 00:31:36,560 --> 00:31:41,040 Speaker 2: his games at Ohio State. Obviously, Tyler Lockett, the veteran 729 00:31:41,320 --> 00:31:44,160 Speaker 2: DK Metcalf. You're talking about three receivers can flat go 730 00:31:44,240 --> 00:31:47,760 Speaker 2: get it. Gino has really settled into his second opportunity. 731 00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:50,719 Speaker 2: Gino Smith is taken over as the quarterback. He's one 732 00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:53,080 Speaker 2: of the top passers in the league. They're throwing the 733 00:31:53,080 --> 00:31:55,720 Speaker 2: football effect they're passing offense is number one in the 734 00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:59,520 Speaker 2: NFL right now. They're number seven in total offense. And 735 00:31:59,560 --> 00:32:02,720 Speaker 2: that's what out really using Kenneth Walker. They're a really 736 00:32:02,720 --> 00:32:05,880 Speaker 2: good running back out of Michigan State Slash wake Forest, 737 00:32:06,320 --> 00:32:08,760 Speaker 2: who had a really good year last year, has been 738 00:32:08,800 --> 00:32:10,440 Speaker 2: banged up a little bit this year. He missed a 739 00:32:10,480 --> 00:32:13,080 Speaker 2: couple of games and they have not given him the 740 00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:14,920 Speaker 2: ball very much. He touched the ball I think twenty 741 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:17,400 Speaker 2: times is the first game of the year, got banged up, 742 00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:19,640 Speaker 2: and over the last couple of games since he's been healthy, 743 00:32:20,040 --> 00:32:22,000 Speaker 2: he's only carried the ball like ten times. You got 744 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:25,800 Speaker 2: to figure they're seeing what we've seen on tape that 745 00:32:25,920 --> 00:32:27,760 Speaker 2: you're going to get a little diet of Kenneth Walker 746 00:32:27,840 --> 00:32:29,680 Speaker 2: running the football and they're going to test this a 747 00:32:29,720 --> 00:32:31,959 Speaker 2: little bit. But make no mistakes about it. It's like 748 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:34,080 Speaker 2: you said, Rack, this is a team that wants to 749 00:32:34,160 --> 00:32:36,880 Speaker 2: drop and throw it. They've got outstanding wide receivers and 750 00:32:36,920 --> 00:32:38,880 Speaker 2: Smith is in a really Gino's in a really good 751 00:32:38,920 --> 00:32:40,920 Speaker 2: place from an offensive standpoint. 752 00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:43,400 Speaker 1: We asked you guys this question not to say that 753 00:32:43,480 --> 00:32:46,680 Speaker 1: you look forward to people throwing on you, but djes, 754 00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:50,880 Speaker 1: if that game plan holds true, if they don't necessarily 755 00:32:50,920 --> 00:32:53,680 Speaker 1: pound the football like they did last year, and they 756 00:32:53,720 --> 00:32:57,840 Speaker 1: start throwing it against Atlanta more than they're going to 757 00:32:57,920 --> 00:33:01,800 Speaker 1: run the football. Does it play into Atlanta's favor or not? Necessarily? 758 00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:05,120 Speaker 4: I think this defense has made for either or, And 759 00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:08,640 Speaker 4: I'll be honest, I think obviously you think about this secondary, 760 00:33:08,760 --> 00:33:11,800 Speaker 4: you think about the backers, you think about the depth 761 00:33:11,840 --> 00:33:12,680 Speaker 4: you have up front. 762 00:33:12,880 --> 00:33:14,880 Speaker 3: I think it works fine either way. 763 00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:17,040 Speaker 4: They want to run the football all throw, but you 764 00:33:17,080 --> 00:33:18,959 Speaker 4: look at their first six ball games, their mo has 765 00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:20,720 Speaker 4: been throwing the rock and that's who they've been. That's 766 00:33:20,720 --> 00:33:24,160 Speaker 4: what they're about. The other thing that gives you maybe 767 00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:29,720 Speaker 4: a little excitement if you're this Falcons defense is Genal's 768 00:33:29,720 --> 00:33:32,880 Speaker 4: been sacking nineteen times. You got sack seven times versus 769 00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:35,400 Speaker 4: the Broncos. That tells you guess what he's given up. 770 00:33:35,600 --> 00:33:38,800 Speaker 4: And they've given up three sacks and three other ballgames, 771 00:33:38,840 --> 00:33:41,280 Speaker 4: so that tells you they've had some issues. But obviously, 772 00:33:41,280 --> 00:33:43,600 Speaker 4: when you're throwing the ball forty sometimes every ball game, 773 00:33:43,840 --> 00:33:46,760 Speaker 4: there's gonna be opportunities to get after them. So with 774 00:33:47,080 --> 00:33:50,040 Speaker 4: if I'm aj Terrell, if I'm you know, Clark Phillips, 775 00:33:50,080 --> 00:33:52,640 Speaker 4: if I'm you know Mike Hughes, I'm looking at my 776 00:33:52,720 --> 00:33:55,680 Speaker 4: chops this week because there's gonna be more opportunities for 777 00:33:55,800 --> 00:33:58,120 Speaker 4: us down the field to make plays. Now, obviously those 778 00:33:58,120 --> 00:34:01,280 Speaker 4: three guys who are just named are big time players. 779 00:34:01,560 --> 00:34:03,440 Speaker 4: And I think when it comes into this ball and 780 00:34:03,480 --> 00:34:05,560 Speaker 4: the thing that the Falcons have to do best is 781 00:34:05,600 --> 00:34:06,480 Speaker 4: they got to be to tackle. 782 00:34:06,560 --> 00:34:08,400 Speaker 3: They gotta be a tackles. This you looked up. 783 00:34:08,440 --> 00:34:10,560 Speaker 4: I look up some numbers, Tyler Lockett and I mean 784 00:34:10,640 --> 00:34:12,719 Speaker 4: Jackson Smith. Think jig, but one hundred and forty six 785 00:34:12,800 --> 00:34:14,920 Speaker 4: yards after catch or contact whatever you want to call it, 786 00:34:15,560 --> 00:34:18,080 Speaker 4: of his three hundred ten yards. Bk metcalf one hundred 787 00:34:18,120 --> 00:34:20,400 Speaker 4: and eighty nine yards have to catch of his four 788 00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:22,799 Speaker 4: hundred and sixty nine yards. These dudes catch the rocket. 789 00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:24,920 Speaker 4: They trying to go. They're trying to break Tiger. They're 790 00:34:24,920 --> 00:34:28,120 Speaker 4: trying to get to the zone. And but if you 791 00:34:28,160 --> 00:34:31,320 Speaker 4: ask me, like you mentioned, does it give this defense 792 00:34:31,360 --> 00:34:34,560 Speaker 4: any concern? I wouldn't think so. I think this is 793 00:34:34,960 --> 00:34:37,600 Speaker 4: a deep unit on the back end that's used to it. 794 00:34:37,920 --> 00:34:41,200 Speaker 4: They go against Drake Lennon and Kyle and you know Mooney, 795 00:34:41,200 --> 00:34:44,000 Speaker 4: who we've seen put dudes on skates every single week. 796 00:34:44,200 --> 00:34:46,360 Speaker 4: It's gonna be a fun matchup. And these are the 797 00:34:46,400 --> 00:34:48,200 Speaker 4: games that you look forward to especially when you know 798 00:34:48,239 --> 00:34:49,440 Speaker 4: a they coming after you. 799 00:34:50,160 --> 00:34:52,319 Speaker 1: I'm gonna have it, you guys, give me one or 800 00:34:52,360 --> 00:34:55,480 Speaker 1: two biggest keys to the game this weekend. I know 801 00:34:55,480 --> 00:34:57,719 Speaker 1: it's early in the week as we shoot this podcast, 802 00:34:57,840 --> 00:35:00,840 Speaker 1: Arch one or two keys to three for Atlanta to 803 00:35:00,840 --> 00:35:02,000 Speaker 1: come away with a win on Sunday. 804 00:35:02,080 --> 00:35:04,600 Speaker 2: I'll stay where you took us right there. I think 805 00:35:04,640 --> 00:35:07,160 Speaker 2: you've got to limit the explosive play out of this 806 00:35:07,239 --> 00:35:10,239 Speaker 2: wide receiver corps. Now, if you looked at the Falcons 807 00:35:10,320 --> 00:35:14,560 Speaker 2: strength defensively, you'd probably point at the secondary. You know, 808 00:35:14,680 --> 00:35:16,960 Speaker 2: even though there was some question marks about the corner, 809 00:35:17,160 --> 00:35:19,320 Speaker 2: Hughes has played really well and Clark when he's getting 810 00:35:19,360 --> 00:35:22,000 Speaker 2: gotten his opportunities, has played well as well. Away from 811 00:35:22,160 --> 00:35:25,400 Speaker 2: aj Terrell, you love the two safeties and Richie Grant's 812 00:35:25,400 --> 00:35:27,360 Speaker 2: ability to come in and rush the pass or do 813 00:35:27,440 --> 00:35:31,000 Speaker 2: what he does. It's strength on strength in my opinion, 814 00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:33,279 Speaker 2: our secondary, which is one of the top secondaries in 815 00:35:33,280 --> 00:35:36,600 Speaker 2: the league as far as against the pass, against their 816 00:35:36,680 --> 00:35:39,480 Speaker 2: really good ride receiver corps and the top passing unit 817 00:35:39,520 --> 00:35:41,400 Speaker 2: in this So that's that's where my eyes would go 818 00:35:41,480 --> 00:35:41,879 Speaker 2: right away. 819 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:45,799 Speaker 4: Same to you, Shock, Yeah, I think offensively, you got 820 00:35:45,800 --> 00:35:47,600 Speaker 4: to stick to the script of who you are, which 821 00:35:47,719 --> 00:35:49,919 Speaker 4: is if they're giving you the run game, you gotta 822 00:35:49,920 --> 00:35:51,319 Speaker 4: you got to you gotta enforce it. This is the 823 00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:54,520 Speaker 4: ball game where if they've thrown all the yard, maybe 824 00:35:54,560 --> 00:35:58,799 Speaker 4: possessions are limited. Maybe if you get opportunities to take 825 00:35:58,800 --> 00:36:00,560 Speaker 4: the football away you have to do. But I think 826 00:36:00,560 --> 00:36:03,880 Speaker 4: this is a ball game where you have to be 827 00:36:04,000 --> 00:36:06,640 Speaker 4: more balanced than anything. And ballance doesn't mean you got 828 00:36:06,680 --> 00:36:07,920 Speaker 4: to be fifty to fifty. It means you got to 829 00:36:07,920 --> 00:36:09,080 Speaker 4: be ale to run a rock when you need to. 830 00:36:09,120 --> 00:36:10,880 Speaker 4: You talk about being there to run the ball down 831 00:36:11,120 --> 00:36:13,600 Speaker 4: near the goal line last week on third down when 832 00:36:13,840 --> 00:36:16,319 Speaker 4: obviously you're outside of the four or five yard line 833 00:36:16,360 --> 00:36:17,120 Speaker 4: and you be able to do it. 834 00:36:17,200 --> 00:36:17,959 Speaker 3: That's a big deal. 835 00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:20,200 Speaker 4: And you may look up and say, hey, we got 836 00:36:20,200 --> 00:36:22,520 Speaker 4: eighty yards Russia, but we got you know all these 837 00:36:23,000 --> 00:36:25,520 Speaker 4: you know, key third down situations where you pick up 838 00:36:25,640 --> 00:36:26,839 Speaker 4: you know, a short yard of situ way. 839 00:36:26,840 --> 00:36:28,319 Speaker 3: Those are big in the ball game. So I think 840 00:36:28,760 --> 00:36:29,359 Speaker 3: continue to. 841 00:36:29,280 --> 00:36:31,640 Speaker 4: Take care of the football, for one, because you don't 842 00:36:31,640 --> 00:36:33,520 Speaker 4: want to be in a chase mold in this ball 843 00:36:33,520 --> 00:36:35,160 Speaker 4: game where they like to throw it all over the yard. 844 00:36:35,560 --> 00:36:37,759 Speaker 4: But continue to take care of the football. But just 845 00:36:37,800 --> 00:36:40,960 Speaker 4: take whatever this this scenario, this situation of the ball 846 00:36:40,960 --> 00:36:41,560 Speaker 4: game gives. 847 00:36:41,400 --> 00:36:43,520 Speaker 2: You Seattle has turned the ball over a ton. Yeah, 848 00:36:43,520 --> 00:36:46,240 Speaker 2: they're minus six and the giveaway takeaway Atlanta, it's zero, 849 00:36:46,360 --> 00:36:48,399 Speaker 2: which is right in the middle of the National Football League. 850 00:36:48,400 --> 00:36:50,200 Speaker 3: But to echo with Rock. 851 00:36:50,520 --> 00:36:55,319 Speaker 2: What Shock saying is the run game defense for them 852 00:36:55,520 --> 00:36:57,239 Speaker 2: is very similar to what you saw last week. And 853 00:36:57,360 --> 00:37:00,279 Speaker 2: Carolina struggles stop the run. This is Seattle team to 854 00:37:00,680 --> 00:37:02,239 Speaker 2: struggle to stop the run given abo one. 855 00:37:02,200 --> 00:37:03,040 Speaker 3: Hundred and forty five yards. 856 00:37:03,080 --> 00:37:04,799 Speaker 1: You guys kind of talked about it. My two quick 857 00:37:04,880 --> 00:37:07,279 Speaker 1: keys are stop the run because it's been a little 858 00:37:07,280 --> 00:37:09,040 Speaker 1: bit of an issue for Atlanta this year. As far 859 00:37:09,080 --> 00:37:11,040 Speaker 1: as defending the run this year, you got to stop 860 00:37:11,040 --> 00:37:13,600 Speaker 1: the run and make them throw the ball, Mitch, make 861 00:37:13,640 --> 00:37:15,560 Speaker 1: them do what they want to do, and then when 862 00:37:15,560 --> 00:37:16,799 Speaker 1: they throw it, you gotta go make plays. 863 00:37:16,800 --> 00:37:17,480 Speaker 3: In the passing game. 864 00:37:17,800 --> 00:37:19,279 Speaker 1: Gotta go make plays. You either got to get after 865 00:37:19,280 --> 00:37:21,360 Speaker 1: the quarterback. You gotta tip passes at the line of scrimmage. 866 00:37:21,360 --> 00:37:22,680 Speaker 1: You got to take it away. You just talked about 867 00:37:22,719 --> 00:37:25,040 Speaker 1: the turnover margin. Take the ball away. We've done a 868 00:37:25,080 --> 00:37:26,680 Speaker 1: good job of it. We saw it last week, We've 869 00:37:26,719 --> 00:37:29,160 Speaker 1: seen it all season long, all last year with the safeties, 870 00:37:29,520 --> 00:37:31,919 Speaker 1: take the football away on defense. All right, that's gonna 871 00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:33,680 Speaker 1: wrap it up here for the Falcons Aible presented by 872 00:37:33,680 --> 00:37:36,520 Speaker 1: eight T and ten Falcons back at home one pm 873 00:37:36,800 --> 00:37:39,760 Speaker 1: on Sunday, hosting Seattle Seahawks as they come across the country. 874 00:37:39,800 --> 00:37:40,760 Speaker 3: Are the dogs right. 875 00:37:40,640 --> 00:37:41,520 Speaker 2: For this one? This weekend? 876 00:37:41,560 --> 00:37:45,520 Speaker 3: Dogs ready to go bos Texas Shock. You will be there, Yes, 877 00:37:45,880 --> 00:37:46,520 Speaker 3: I will be there. 878 00:37:47,440 --> 00:37:52,479 Speaker 1: I know we're Falcons Audible, but we're gonna be heavy 879 00:37:52,560 --> 00:37:55,920 Speaker 1: in Austin, Texas this week as well. Thanks so much 880 00:37:55,920 --> 00:37:58,000 Speaker 1: to join us, everybody. We appreciate it. We'll be back here, 881 00:37:58,040 --> 00:38:00,440 Speaker 1: same time, same place next week to wrap it all 882 00:38:00,520 --> 00:38:01,920 Speaker 1: up for you. Thanks so much for joining us. 883 00:38:01,920 --> 00:38:02,680 Speaker 3: Everybody. Take care