1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,240 Speaker 1: He called him the hottest tight end in the game. No, 2 00:00:02,360 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: not like that, speaking of somebody who's red hot. How 3 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:06,560 Speaker 1: about that? 4 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 2: That's a budget gift. I'm over here like I. 5 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: Want Falcons fans. What's up? And welcome back to the 6 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 1: Friday Five. I'm your host, Will McFadden. I'm joined as 7 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:21,439 Speaker 1: always by Tory mc laney and tarn Walk. We have 8 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: a matchup with the Arizona Cardinals on tap. We're gonna 9 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 1: break it all down with the five things you need 10 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 1: to know about the Falcons heading into the weekend. But 11 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: before we get to that, as always, we're gonna start 12 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 1: with our question of the day. Make sure you're following 13 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 1: at Atlanta Falcons on TikTok to catch all of the 14 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: questions of the day. But Tory, what do we have today? 15 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 3: Question? 16 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 2: Today? 17 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 3: What? 18 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:42,840 Speaker 2: What? 19 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:47,519 Speaker 4: Who do you have winning the college football playoffs? And 20 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 4: as there are two Georgia alums sitting here in one 21 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 4: Alabama alum, I feel strongly that James Madison everyone probably 22 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 4: knows what way we're gonna leave. 23 00:00:58,040 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 2: I feel like we have to pick a backup. 24 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 4: Okay, So if we're not picking our alma maters, who 25 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 4: are we picking? 26 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 2: Okay? So my alma mater. I am the Alabama grad. 27 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:10,759 Speaker 2: If people didn't know, yeah, shock and then my backup, 28 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:12,759 Speaker 2: I'm gonna go with Tulane. If I can't roll Tiede, 29 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 2: I'm gonna roll Wave good. 30 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 1: Well said, well. 31 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:23,040 Speaker 4: If you ask me, sure, Yeah, I'm a University of 32 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 4: Georgia grad. Uh so I'm Bulldogs all the way. But 33 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 4: if the Dogs don't win, I have Ohio State winning. 34 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:33,679 Speaker 1: Yeah, Georgia is gonna win it, all right? 35 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, so but I will I will. 36 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: Say, and this is no shot at our producer Jared 37 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 1: Texas Tech. I do think their defense. 38 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:45,199 Speaker 4: Their defense is amazing. That the middle linebackers that they. 39 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 1: Have, Yeah, their linebacker group is fun. 40 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 2: Yeah. 41 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: So again it's gonna be the Georgia bull Dogs. But 42 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: if not, we got what Tulane, Ohio State and Texas Tech. 43 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 1: So let's move on to to another game featuring. There 44 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: was a lot of red in our choy? Is there 45 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 1: a lot of red in this matchup this weekend? And 46 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 1: kind of only somebody. 47 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 2: I was thinking about the colors. I was like, only 48 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 2: my backup didn't have any red. 49 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:13,919 Speaker 1: Yeah, I know, you hate a theme, you hate a theme. 50 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 2: Speaking of no go on? Okay, I had to. 51 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:20,359 Speaker 1: Say, speaking of somebody who's red hot, how about that 52 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 1: Kyle Pitts coming off of the best game of his 53 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:26,920 Speaker 1: career and really the best three game stretch I think 54 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:29,079 Speaker 1: of his career, twenty four catches, three hundred and thirty 55 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:31,519 Speaker 1: eight yards and three touchdowns over the last three games. 56 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 1: It's been interesting because obviously he's talented enough to do 57 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:39,639 Speaker 1: all of that, but the opportunity has also been here 58 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 1: for Kyle Pitts. Notably, Drake Lonnon has missed the last 59 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 1: four games, which is allowed I think Kyle Pitts a 60 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 1: little bit more room to operate in this offense, a 61 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 1: larger share. And we heard, we talked about that on 62 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 1: the final whistle, and we heard this week a little 63 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 1: bit more to back up that belief, right Tory, right, Yeah. 64 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 4: Because that was the one thing that we were talking 65 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 4: about last Friday was you know, how does the absence 66 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 4: of Drake London ultimately change where Kyle Pitts falls in progressions? 67 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 4: And that was something that Raheem Morris early on this 68 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 4: week really spoke at length about the fact that Kyle 69 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 4: Pitts is your number one receiving option right now for 70 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 4: a vast majority of the plays that the Falcons are running. 71 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 3: And when it comes to. 72 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 4: What that means, it means that not only is Kyle 73 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:27,080 Speaker 4: Pits taking on the bulk of what reps he would 74 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 4: normally get, he's also taking on the bulks of the 75 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 4: reps that Drake London would be the number one option 76 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 4: within the progression for a quarterback I e. 77 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 3: Kirk Cousins. 78 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 4: I think that taking on that extra added responsibility means 79 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 4: nothing if you're not catching the balls. So you may 80 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 4: be the number one target, but if you're not open, 81 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 4: or if you're not showing kind of that level of 82 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 4: trust with your with yourself and with your quarterback, then 83 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 4: that's kind of a moot point. 84 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 3: But that's not the case with what Kyle Pitts is 85 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 3: doing right now. 86 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 4: To your point, I do think that we're seeing him 87 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 4: play with a lot of heart recently in this last 88 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 4: month and kind of taking that responsibility of the added targets, 89 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 4: the added oomph of what they need him to be. 90 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 4: He's taking that on and he's showing us who he 91 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 4: is when he has that level of responsibility. And I 92 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 4: think it was even Raheem Morris said something along the 93 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:23,040 Speaker 4: lines of you also just in the flow of a game, 94 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:27,039 Speaker 4: you go to the hot hand, and against Tampa last Thursday, 95 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:28,799 Speaker 4: Kyle Pitts was the hot hand. 96 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 3: He was eleven of twelve. 97 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 1: Yep through the air, and he got going like early, 98 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 1: and got going early. When you see on the first 99 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 1: or second drive Kyle catch a couple of passes, it's 100 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 1: usually then a good sign that he's gonna have kind 101 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 1: of a big day. 102 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 2: Right. 103 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 4: So I think that, you know, trust breeds more trust, 104 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:47,840 Speaker 4: and that's something that we've seen. I don't think and 105 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:49,479 Speaker 4: this was something I said I think even in the 106 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 4: podcast last week, is this Tampa game doesn't really feel 107 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 4: like it happened in a vacuum. It feels like it 108 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 4: was built up to based on what we've seen the 109 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 4: last three games and what Kyle pits is able to do. 110 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, what he's done is exactly what we 111 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:07,040 Speaker 1: all expected him to do when the Falcons drafted him 112 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:11,280 Speaker 1: five years ago, and it is interesting to see if 113 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: he will continue this trend throughout the rest of the season. Obviously, 114 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:18,040 Speaker 1: he's going into an offseason with no contract, so this 115 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 1: is a big time for him. But a little bit 116 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:24,919 Speaker 1: of a wrinkle that I think even progressed this week 117 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 1: tarn is whether or not Drake London will be back 118 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 1: in the fold for Atlanta at any point this season, 119 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 1: starting on Sunday. What's kind of the latest with his status. 120 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:38,800 Speaker 2: As of Wednesday. Raheem Morris said that Drake London is 121 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:40,599 Speaker 2: no longer week to week. He is day to day. 122 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 2: So you love that nuanced step in the right direction. 123 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 2: He also said, and this is probably more telling than 124 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 2: the status change, is that he's very hopeful. More hopeful 125 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 2: he was both phrases that Drake London will play this 126 00:05:55,320 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 2: Sunday against the Aris. Aren't Arizona Cardinals. What it kind 127 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 2: of goes to what was Tory was saying, where without Drake, 128 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 2: there are a lot of targets going to Kyle Pitts. 129 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:12,039 Speaker 2: When you introduce Drake, It'll be interesting to see how 130 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 2: that divvy's because it's not just Kyle Pitts. And which 131 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 2: is something forhe Morris touched on this week too, was 132 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 2: it's Kyle Pitts, it's Drake London when he's healthy. It's 133 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:23,719 Speaker 2: Butjon Robinson. It's wanting to get Darnell Mooney back out 134 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 2: there and active in the deep ball game, and so 135 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 2: you have to balance those out. But like in Tampa, 136 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:34,279 Speaker 2: as you noted, he got a lot of targets and 137 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 2: he caught them all. There was only one he did 138 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:38,559 Speaker 2: not catch. Eleven of twelve for one hundred and sixty 139 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:42,280 Speaker 2: six yards and three touchdowns. Like that's so impressive. And 140 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 2: Will You've mentioned the fact that he doesn't have a 141 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:47,040 Speaker 2: contract guaranteed for next season. He was asked about that 142 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 2: in open locker room earlier this week and he said 143 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:53,039 Speaker 2: he would love to stay in Atlanta, but that's not 144 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 2: his focus right now because there are still three games left. 145 00:06:56,480 --> 00:07:00,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, And I was listening to I believe it was 146 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 1: Dukes in bell On ninety ten nine on the drive 147 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 1: home yesterday Wednesday, and Kirk was on with them and 148 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 1: talking about how he's going about the offense right because 149 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 1: just because Drake Lennon is out doesn't mean it's like 150 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:12,760 Speaker 1: all right, we're taking these six targets and allotting them 151 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:15,160 Speaker 1: right here. To this player, there is a level of 152 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 1: trust and when the ball snapped and he's reading the defense, 153 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 1: these are so split second decisions that he's making. But 154 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 1: I think that Kyle doing what he did not just 155 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 1: last week, but over this three game stretch, cements that 156 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 1: trust with Kirk a little bit. So even if Drake 157 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 1: Lennon is back in the fold, I kind of think 158 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 1: that Kyle is going to stay involved. 159 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, I do too, But I do think that it's 160 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:38,520 Speaker 3: gonna look different. 161 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 4: I think it has to look different because the main 162 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 4: thing is targets that were Drake's previously that kind of 163 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 4: got shifted to Kyle. 164 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 3: They're probably going to go back to Drake. 165 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 4: Because there's really no reason to think that they wouldn't, 166 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 4: even with how much Kyle Pitts has been doing over 167 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 4: the last you know, three four weeks that Drake hasn't 168 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 4: been out there. But also I think that Kirk Cousins 169 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:01,200 Speaker 4: to your point, he has a say and where the 170 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 4: ball goes. Defenses have a say and where the ball goes, 171 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:06,800 Speaker 4: and I am That's the biggest question I think I 172 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 4: have for this week going into this weekend is Okay, 173 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 4: if Drake London is out there, if he is available, 174 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 4: how does that affect Kyle Pitts and what we have 175 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 4: seen him do of late? 176 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, and somebody else we have seen do a lot 177 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:24,080 Speaker 1: of late is James Pierce Junior. He's uh, six straight games. 178 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 1: I feel like each week that we just keep doing 179 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 1: the show, it's like, all right, we need an update, 180 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 1: we need. 181 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 2: Like a little tracker JPJ tracker exactly. 182 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 1: He's got eight sacks on the season, which is the 183 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 1: most Biofalcons rookie since nineteen eighty two, when sacks became 184 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:40,440 Speaker 1: an official stat. He passed Mike Pitts, who had seven 185 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 1: to ninety or in nineteen eighty three. And I mentioned 186 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 1: the six straight games. Only three other rookies since nineteen 187 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:49,440 Speaker 1: eighty two have done that. They would be Mike Crowell, 188 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:52,199 Speaker 1: Javon Curse, and Micah Parsons. And the reason I mentioned 189 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 1: that is because all three players at the end of 190 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 1: that season were named Defensive Rookie of the Year. That 191 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 1: is obviously what James Pierce Junior is is trying to 192 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:04,560 Speaker 1: do here. But Taren, I haven't seen James Pierce Junior's 193 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: name atop a lot of lists, and it's driving me 194 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: a little bit crazy because every time I turn on 195 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 1: a game, like watching Seattle, it's ah, nick emmin worry. 196 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:14,960 Speaker 1: Of course he's gonna be Defensive Rookie of the Year. 197 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:17,040 Speaker 1: You read an NFL dot com article and it's like 198 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:20,720 Speaker 1: three other names and then an honorable mention. Why is 199 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 1: that has he not done enough to kind of be 200 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 1: the lead candidate for this award? 201 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:29,200 Speaker 2: In my eyes, he's done enough. But no, in the public, 202 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:33,559 Speaker 2: you guess not because I looked at DraftKings. I do 203 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:38,760 Speaker 2: not gamble, but I looked at DraftKings. Must know on record, 204 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 2: on record, but I did look at DraftKings, and it 205 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 2: has the brown lyingbacker Carson Schweisinger, Schwesssinger, Yes, questions, questions, 206 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:56,080 Speaker 2: Carson past rush. It has Carson as the top like 207 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 2: Droy odds on candidate at minus two forty. Then you 208 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:02,960 Speaker 2: have Nick, who you mentioned his last name. I'm also 209 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 2: not going to botch worry and Amory and Amy. 210 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:12,560 Speaker 1: And enigmatic sounds like. 211 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:14,719 Speaker 4: Me. 212 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 2: So it goes Carson and Nick, and then you have 213 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:22,959 Speaker 2: James Pierce Junior, and let's add Jalen Walker and the 214 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:24,599 Speaker 2: reason those four at the top. If you want me 215 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 2: to hit you with the stats real quick to see 216 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 2: how they compare, I can do that. We're going with 217 00:10:29,160 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 2: first names. Carson has one hundred and thirty three tackles, 218 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:34,840 Speaker 2: nine pass breakups, two interceptions, and one and a half sacks. 219 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:39,160 Speaker 2: What's his first name? Nick has forty three tackles, eleven 220 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 2: pass breakups, two and a half sacks in an interception. 221 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 2: James has twenty tackles, eight sacks, three pass breakups and 222 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:49,679 Speaker 2: a force fumble and a fumble recovery. Walker Jalen, I 223 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 2: switched it up. Oh shame. Jalen has thirty two tackles, 224 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 2: five and a half sacks, a pass breakup, and forced 225 00:10:56,559 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 2: two fumbles and recovered one. And it's you want to 226 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:04,280 Speaker 2: blame the record a little bit sometimes, But then I 227 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:06,839 Speaker 2: pause and saw that the Browns and Carson are three 228 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 2: and eleven. Yeah, so you can't. You want to want to, 229 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:14,199 Speaker 2: but you can't. And so Peers and Walker have the 230 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:16,719 Speaker 2: most sacks among all rookies though, So let's hang that 231 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:20,199 Speaker 2: hat available. And might as well throw Xavier Wats into 232 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:22,680 Speaker 2: this conversation too. He was on the draft Kings board. 233 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:27,679 Speaker 2: I do not gamble with gosh. He has seventy nine tackles, 234 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:30,839 Speaker 2: seven pass breakups, and three interceptions, and those are the 235 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:33,600 Speaker 2: most among rookies. So you have three rookies, so three 236 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:36,600 Speaker 2: who are still active. Billy Bowman, Junr throwing your name 237 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:40,679 Speaker 2: out there regardless and in our hearts, in our hearts. 238 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:45,040 Speaker 2: But that's all three that are still active from the 239 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:47,559 Speaker 2: Falcons roster, and that's so impressive when it comes to 240 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:51,240 Speaker 2: what this defense has been able to do with its 241 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 2: young talent. And yeah, goodbye Carson and Nick, come on, Jalen, 242 00:11:56,360 --> 00:11:57,200 Speaker 2: James and Xavier. 243 00:11:57,760 --> 00:12:00,199 Speaker 1: I'm just not I'm just tackles. Don't do it for me, 244 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 1: you know, like seeing one hundred and thirty three tackles, 245 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:06,440 Speaker 1: who cares? Who cares? Are they tackling? Is he tackling 246 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 1: the quarterback on those? No, he's not. He only has 247 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 1: one and a half times. So looking at kind of 248 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 1: the next three games, toy, like, what does James Pierce 249 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:17,199 Speaker 1: Junior have to do to kind of be the lead 250 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:19,319 Speaker 1: dog in this race at year's end? And like what 251 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:22,280 Speaker 1: is he up against in kind of that effort? 252 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:25,559 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think that if we could continue to see honestly, 253 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:28,080 Speaker 4: just like a level of consistency that we have seen 254 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:31,199 Speaker 4: him have over the last six games, I'm cool with that. 255 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 1: I don't you know, I do you think he needs 256 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:34,040 Speaker 1: to reach double digits? 257 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 3: I kind of do think in order to have the 258 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:39,439 Speaker 3: push that he needs, he does need to surpass that. 259 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:41,559 Speaker 4: I don't know if he needs to have eleven and 260 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:45,439 Speaker 4: a half, which is technically technically Pad Humphries who the 261 00:12:45,559 --> 00:12:49,080 Speaker 4: Falcons actually. Despite the fact that sex haven't been an 262 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 4: individual stat recognized as an individual stats in sineteen eighty two, 263 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 4: the Falcons do recognize Claude Humphries. 264 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 1: I recognize Cud Humphries. 265 00:12:56,760 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 4: That dude was an animal, right, Yeah, and so I 266 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,319 Speaker 4: say that, But he needs eleven and a half in 267 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:06,840 Speaker 4: order to become the official as the Falcons franchise see 268 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 4: it leader in sacks as a rookie. But you asked 269 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:12,840 Speaker 4: about the next few games and what you need to see. 270 00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 4: I think it's a really good opportunity for James Feaarce 271 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 4: junior going against some of these offensive linemen and offensive 272 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 4: fronts that the next three teams have. It's actually interesting. 273 00:13:23,559 --> 00:13:25,280 Speaker 4: I looked into this a little bit. It's kind of 274 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 4: a mixed bag in terms of the offensive line. So 275 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:29,319 Speaker 4: the Falcons are going to go against over the next 276 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:32,679 Speaker 4: three weeks with the Cardinals, the Rams, and the Saints. 277 00:13:33,320 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 3: Just kind of looking at it. 278 00:13:34,280 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 4: Arizona has had some injuries at left tackles, specifically, they've 279 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 4: rotated in a couple of guys over the last couple 280 00:13:39,520 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 4: of weeks PFF, so take this as a grain of salt. 281 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:45,439 Speaker 4: Ranked them going into week sixteen as the number twenty 282 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:48,959 Speaker 4: ninth ranked offensive line group in the league. So I 283 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:51,560 Speaker 4: think this is a good opportunity for James Fears Junior 284 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:54,559 Speaker 4: to kind of continue to get after it a bit. 285 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 4: The Rams are on the completely different side of the spectrum. 286 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:02,480 Speaker 4: They are a very talented offensive front, arguably the best 287 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:05,280 Speaker 4: offensive line in the league in terms of what they've 288 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:07,920 Speaker 4: been able to do protecting Matthew Stafford and also what 289 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:09,880 Speaker 4: they've been able to do in the run game. All 290 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:12,719 Speaker 4: five Rams starters rank among the top ten players at 291 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:15,839 Speaker 4: the position in PFF overall grades. So you get the 292 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:18,040 Speaker 4: other side of the spectrum, which will I think, really 293 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 4: go to show how much James Peerce Junior has potentially grown. 294 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:24,560 Speaker 4: If he can go and be a productive force to 295 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:28,040 Speaker 4: be reckoned with against the Rams offensive line in a 296 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:31,960 Speaker 4: game that is on primetime Monday Night Football after Christmas, 297 00:14:32,040 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 4: I think is a that could be a really big 298 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 4: push for him for this conversation of Rookie of the 299 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 4: Year status. And then there's the Saints, and the Saints 300 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:42,320 Speaker 4: kind of are closer to the back end but kind 301 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 4: of sort of more in the middle for their offensive line. 302 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:47,560 Speaker 4: They've been improving of late. They had their right tackle 303 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 4: return from injury just this past week, and Kelvin Banks Junior, 304 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 4: who's their rookie, has been a. 305 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 3: Bright spot for them the group at large for a 306 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 3: while for his rookie season. 307 00:14:56,760 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 4: So this is a good opportunity for James Pierce Unior 308 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 4: to take advantage of maybe some lesser offensive fronts with 309 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:06,240 Speaker 4: Arizona and the Saints, but then also make a statement 310 00:15:06,320 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 4: against the best offensive line group with the Rams coming up. 311 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:12,200 Speaker 1: To Yeah, it's a good microcosm for kind of where 312 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 1: the Falcons are in this final little three game stretch 313 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 1: as well. Torium, I'm coming right back to you. We 314 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:20,200 Speaker 1: saw James two sacks last week, obviously the big play 315 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 1: from Kyle. Like as a team, playoffs are out of 316 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 1: the picture, right so what is left is kind of 317 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 1: a game by game, individual by individual basis what we're evaluating. 318 00:15:29,880 --> 00:15:32,280 Speaker 1: So Thursday night was a lot of fun, right right. 319 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:35,960 Speaker 1: It ultimately doesn't change the fortunes, But did it change 320 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:38,440 Speaker 1: your feeling about this team and did it show you 321 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:40,960 Speaker 1: anything that is going to stick with you? Yeah? 322 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:41,240 Speaker 2: I think so. 323 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 4: And I wrote a little bit about this after the game, 324 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 4: about how this win felt like the Falcons got the 325 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:47,280 Speaker 4: monkey off their back a little. 326 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:48,920 Speaker 3: Bit if it did anything. 327 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 4: Yes, it's good to beat a division the divisional champion 328 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:55,080 Speaker 4: for the last few years, like in Tampa Bay. 329 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:57,680 Speaker 2: At home on their throwback take that Baker. 330 00:15:57,680 --> 00:16:00,920 Speaker 4: Like, Yeah, to do that against that team at that 331 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 4: point in time and kind of put your boot on 332 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:06,080 Speaker 4: their face, I don't think that's threat. 333 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:08,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, I thought I knew that so quickly, and you 334 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:09,240 Speaker 2: did know that secretly. 335 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:11,400 Speaker 3: Thank you for the assist. But I think that they 336 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:12,440 Speaker 3: showed a lot. 337 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:14,240 Speaker 4: Going back to what I said about Kyle Pitch showing 338 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 4: a lot of heart, I think the team at large 339 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:17,520 Speaker 4: showed a lot of heart. And I wrote a lot 340 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:20,800 Speaker 4: about yes, they didn't have anything really to fight for, 341 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 4: but they ended up fighting for each other, which I 342 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:27,080 Speaker 4: think the fan base as much as anybody, needed to 343 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 4: see that. And I think that I talked about this 344 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 4: a little bit on the show that I do with 345 00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 4: Kelly Price for Fox five about how I really do 346 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 4: think that when you look at the scope of where 347 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 4: this team is, like, they needed to kind of give 348 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 4: the fan base something to hope for. And I think 349 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:49,440 Speaker 4: that this this game of them fighting for each other 350 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 4: and ultimately beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after losing seven 351 00:16:53,680 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 4: of their last eight. Was so important for the feelings 352 00:16:57,680 --> 00:16:59,800 Speaker 4: that you have going into the rest of this season 353 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:03,280 Speaker 4: season and potentially showing that they're they're gonna fight for 354 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:05,720 Speaker 4: each other for the next three games. 355 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:08,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, what about you, Teren? I mean, I know Tory 356 00:17:08,040 --> 00:17:10,200 Speaker 1: and I talked on final Whistle after the game, but 357 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:13,920 Speaker 1: it's been a full week now, Like, what's kind of 358 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 1: stuck with you and what are your takeaways from that one? 359 00:17:17,480 --> 00:17:20,080 Speaker 2: I think back to earlier in this season. I don't 360 00:17:20,119 --> 00:17:22,400 Speaker 2: remember what game it was. It could have been after 361 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:26,239 Speaker 2: multiple games, but Raheem Morris said, like, great teams win 362 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:30,960 Speaker 2: ugly games if they pull off ugly wins. And I 363 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:33,120 Speaker 2: don't want to say Thursday was ugly, but it sure 364 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 2: wasn't pretty. I think about the nineteen penalties that the 365 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 2: Falcons committed, and I saw this tweet that said the 366 00:17:39,320 --> 00:17:41,879 Speaker 2: Falcons are only the second team in NFL history, the 367 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 2: first since nineteen forty four to win a game despite 368 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:48,879 Speaker 2: committing fifteen or more penalties than their opponent. The Buccaneers 369 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:52,800 Speaker 2: had four penalties. But does that matter? Because who won? 370 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:57,359 Speaker 2: The Falcons and I have been saying for weeks, I 371 00:17:57,440 --> 00:17:59,919 Speaker 2: don't care how you do it. You just need to win, 372 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:03,560 Speaker 2: and the Falcons did that. I wanted to see a win. 373 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:07,200 Speaker 2: I got it. The fans, as Tory said, needed to 374 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:10,480 Speaker 2: see this win. I mean it shows, as you said, 375 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:14,280 Speaker 2: that they're fighting. There are three games left. It could 376 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:16,880 Speaker 2: be three fun games. That's what Thursday showed. 377 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:17,600 Speaker 3: That's what they need. 378 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:19,639 Speaker 4: They need to show that they're a fun group, and 379 00:18:19,760 --> 00:18:22,040 Speaker 4: that they're an explosive group, and that they make the 380 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:24,800 Speaker 4: plays that show up on you know, Sports Center, ESPN, 381 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:26,920 Speaker 4: all those things. I also want to say a note 382 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:29,760 Speaker 4: to the penalties. Remorse was asked early in the week 383 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 4: two about about penalties, and he did say he was like, 384 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:34,879 Speaker 4: you may not agree with all of them, but there 385 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:38,359 Speaker 4: are a few that you definitely can't have happened in. 386 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 4: And I think that one of them is like these 387 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:43,320 Speaker 4: false starts that continue to rear their ugly head a 388 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:46,320 Speaker 4: little bit in these moments where you cannot have that happen. 389 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:49,080 Speaker 4: I think those are one things that, like, if you 390 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:51,639 Speaker 4: take away some of those, you feel very different about 391 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:53,640 Speaker 4: some of these these chats and things. 392 00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:56,080 Speaker 1: So I still just can't get over the like the 393 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 1: tweet that you reference the first team since nineteen forty four, 394 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:00,920 Speaker 1: when when did the NFL I'll start. I feel like 395 00:19:01,040 --> 00:19:03,440 Speaker 1: nineteen forty four is like very two. 396 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:06,280 Speaker 3: Of the NFL Cup was the only other team, yeah for. 397 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:08,560 Speaker 1: Having like the very first season, and so it's like, well, 398 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:11,680 Speaker 1: since nineteen forty four, they're the only thing, Like I don't. 399 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:13,240 Speaker 2: Know, I'm not going to throw the tweet person under 400 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:15,440 Speaker 2: the buzz but I may go re look at him, 401 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:16,119 Speaker 2: which is funny. 402 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:19,600 Speaker 1: Don't reveal your sources. Yeah, but the reason why it 403 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:23,520 Speaker 1: is nineteen twenty NFL start date. Okay, so twenty four years, 404 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:26,919 Speaker 1: you know, it was past drinking age for the NFL. Congratulations. 405 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:28,880 Speaker 2: Then things got sloppy again. 406 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:32,520 Speaker 1: The Cardinals are actually a really good test case for 407 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:37,840 Speaker 1: why good teams kind of find ways to win ugly games, 408 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:40,359 Speaker 1: close games, because that's what this league is, right. The 409 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:42,560 Speaker 1: Falcons have been in so many one score games where 410 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:44,560 Speaker 1: you feel like a player or two here and there, 411 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:48,000 Speaker 1: and this season is totally different. The Cardinals have been 412 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 1: in the third most one score games this season. They 413 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:53,320 Speaker 1: played in nine. That's a lot of one score games, right, 414 00:19:53,880 --> 00:19:57,160 Speaker 1: They're two and seven in those games, and specifically kind 415 00:19:57,200 --> 00:19:59,680 Speaker 1: of before their bye week, they went on a stretch 416 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:01,320 Speaker 1: and they're the NFC so out. They're playing the forty 417 00:20:01,359 --> 00:20:03,400 Speaker 1: nine ers, it's one score game. They're playing the Seahawks, 418 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:05,600 Speaker 1: it's one score game. They're playing some really good teams, 419 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:07,520 Speaker 1: and so they gave you kind of an idea of 420 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:11,359 Speaker 1: like what the caliber of this team was, even if 421 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:13,680 Speaker 1: their record was gonna probably lie to you a little 422 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:16,080 Speaker 1: bit about what it is now. They're dealing with some 423 00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:19,600 Speaker 1: injuries and things like that. But toy, like, when you 424 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:22,720 Speaker 1: look at this matchup, it feels a little bit like 425 00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:26,000 Speaker 1: maybe a measuring stick game of sorts because you've got 426 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:29,840 Speaker 1: two teams that are continuing to fight and do have 427 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 1: some talent on both sides of the ball. 428 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:34,000 Speaker 4: It is funny because these both of these teams, I 429 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:36,359 Speaker 4: think if you were to say that they could have 430 00:20:36,520 --> 00:20:39,399 Speaker 4: had and maybe should have had five more wins than 431 00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:41,920 Speaker 4: they do based on how they performed, Like, I think 432 00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:45,119 Speaker 4: that's fair to say. Like to your point about Arizona 433 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:47,639 Speaker 4: has been in so many one score games where they 434 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:50,800 Speaker 4: just ultimately didn't pull it out, the Falcons not being 435 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:54,240 Speaker 4: able to you know, make a statement or the play 436 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:56,400 Speaker 4: when they needed to that ultimately led to a loss. 437 00:20:56,560 --> 00:20:58,359 Speaker 4: I think that these are two teams that, gosh it 438 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:00,760 Speaker 4: feels like every single week when I do the weekly 439 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:04,640 Speaker 4: power rankings that Arizona and Atlanta are right there side 440 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:07,560 Speaker 4: by side because they feel like a similar team in 441 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:10,720 Speaker 4: terms of the outcomes that they're having and not putting 442 00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:14,119 Speaker 4: win not stringing wins together, but they also kind of 443 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 4: have these similarities where you know, Trey McBride is I 444 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:20,159 Speaker 4: think one of the better, if not the best tight end, 445 00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:22,119 Speaker 4: hottest tight end in the game right now. 446 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 3: And that's Jeff Olbrick who who said that. 447 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:26,720 Speaker 1: The hottest tight end in the game. 448 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:30,520 Speaker 2: No, not like that, but also like that that. 449 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:32,720 Speaker 3: Doesn't sound right. I didn't mean it like that. 450 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:35,800 Speaker 2: Playing well, he's playing very well. 451 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:39,760 Speaker 4: So I think that when I look at this Arizona 452 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 4: and Atlanta matchup, it is funny because during our pre 453 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:47,159 Speaker 4: production meeting for this show, will call them doppelgangers of 454 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:51,280 Speaker 4: each other, and that to me, having done these power 455 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:53,720 Speaker 4: rankings over and over over the last couple of years, 456 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:57,040 Speaker 4: they've been right there beside each other. They were, they've 457 00:21:57,040 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 4: been right there drafting beside each other for the last 458 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:03,680 Speaker 4: few years. So to answer, like to answer your question, 459 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:07,959 Speaker 4: to also kind of back up your point about them 460 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:10,600 Speaker 4: being doppelganger ish, like that's what it feels like, and 461 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:12,280 Speaker 4: you need to be able. If you're the Falcons, you 462 00:22:12,320 --> 00:22:13,680 Speaker 4: need to be able to at least go out and 463 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:15,280 Speaker 4: beat your doppelganger. 464 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:18,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, does tern Does that make this game feel like 465 00:22:18,359 --> 00:22:21,200 Speaker 1: more important in a weird way, because it does feel 466 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:23,000 Speaker 1: like you're on kind of a level playing field. 467 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:29,560 Speaker 2: Here saying it's more important. It feels tough because there 468 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:31,440 Speaker 2: are three games left. I think they're all kind of 469 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:35,520 Speaker 2: equally important to finish out on a way that you want. 470 00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:38,400 Speaker 2: But I think this one kind of with the level 471 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:42,240 Speaker 2: playing field. You want to think that it'll be a 472 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:44,639 Speaker 2: good matchup, a good time, and kind of show what 473 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:48,280 Speaker 2: each team is really capable of when they're able to 474 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:51,080 Speaker 2: operate at a normal level rather than having their backs 475 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:55,600 Speaker 2: against the wall or kind of scrambling to I don't know. 476 00:22:55,920 --> 00:22:57,480 Speaker 2: I don't know how to do an opposite analogy of 477 00:22:57,480 --> 00:22:59,240 Speaker 2: that one, So we're just gonna keep going. I was like, 478 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:04,359 Speaker 2: but because you look at the Cardinals as the doppel gamer, 479 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:06,359 Speaker 2: I dare people to say that five times in a 480 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:11,200 Speaker 2: row and try to spell it too. So Yeah, it's 481 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:14,520 Speaker 2: they're three and eleven fourth in the NFC West. That's 482 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 2: a stack division. Considering third place is the forty nine 483 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 2: ers with the ten and four record, who's crazy, Like yeah, whoa. 484 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:23,440 Speaker 2: And so you have that game and then you have 485 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:25,359 Speaker 2: the Rams, and it goes along the lines of like 486 00:23:25,440 --> 00:23:29,000 Speaker 2: your offensive line thinking process, where like the Rams are 487 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:31,359 Speaker 2: what you want to be in the sense of that 488 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:33,760 Speaker 2: they're eleven and three and they're a top of that 489 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:37,000 Speaker 2: division with the Cardinals in it, and they're not coming 490 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 2: to Atlanta this Monday but next Monday, and so that's 491 00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:42,080 Speaker 2: going to be the back against the wall, like you 492 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:44,000 Speaker 2: want to fight against this team that's really good and 493 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:47,119 Speaker 2: show you can fight at their level. Then you have 494 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:49,040 Speaker 2: the Saints, who are four and ten and fourth in 495 00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:52,440 Speaker 2: the NFC South, and they're that opposite analogy where I'm like, 496 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:56,639 Speaker 2: I keep thinking like you're running too fast and that 497 00:23:56,680 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 2: you're going to stumble and fall because you're trying to 498 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:00,439 Speaker 2: be too good against something that's not good. 499 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:01,560 Speaker 1: Or you're like out over your skis. 500 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:05,919 Speaker 3: Yes, yes, And I mean let's be real too. 501 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,760 Speaker 4: The Saints beat the Panthers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 502 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:10,960 Speaker 4: now yeah, back to back week, So. 503 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:13,440 Speaker 2: It literally matches with your offensive line statement. We're like 504 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:16,720 Speaker 2: Cardinals and Saints are they can trip you up. Yeah, 505 00:24:16,840 --> 00:24:19,119 Speaker 2: six seven, and then you have the rams. Is that 506 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:22,119 Speaker 2: how that's used. I don't know, I'm not who. But 507 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:24,280 Speaker 2: then you have the Rams, who are very good and 508 00:24:24,359 --> 00:24:26,040 Speaker 2: will be the test of who you want to be, 509 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:29,119 Speaker 2: who you want to compete against. So you're kind of 510 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:32,600 Speaker 2: sandwiching what you want versus what you need to be 511 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 2: what you need to be. 512 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:37,280 Speaker 1: Thank you well, as the representative and spokesman for all 513 00:24:37,359 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 1: Jen Alpha, I can tell you you use six seven correctly. 514 00:24:40,359 --> 00:24:44,760 Speaker 1: Congratulations on that. Let's wrap things up really quickly with 515 00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:49,240 Speaker 1: a little bit of an unwrapping. Maybe we've got one 516 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:52,440 Speaker 1: well body, thank you, thank you. Uh, We've got Christmas 517 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:55,400 Speaker 1: next week, so you know, by the time you hear 518 00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 1: the next Friday five, it will have already happened. We 519 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:01,120 Speaker 1: wanted to kind of go over a few wish list 520 00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:06,000 Speaker 1: items that only Santa can provide for the Falcons. Tory, 521 00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:08,480 Speaker 1: let's start with you. Is there any gift that you're 522 00:25:08,560 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 1: asking Santa Debrat provide? 523 00:25:10,520 --> 00:25:10,720 Speaker 2: Yeah? 524 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:14,000 Speaker 4: I think it goes back to our earlier topic about 525 00:25:14,040 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 4: James Pierce Junior, and you had made mention of it. 526 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:19,159 Speaker 4: Can he get double digit sacks? Like if James chers 527 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:22,760 Speaker 4: Junior can get double digit sacks. I think for Christmas, 528 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:27,000 Speaker 4: I think that is such a gift to a Falcons 529 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:31,320 Speaker 4: organization that has been clamoring for a pass rush and 530 00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:36,440 Speaker 4: clamoring for since the John Abraham days of someone who 531 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:40,359 Speaker 4: can disrupt quarterbacks and that quarterbacks hate to see coming. 532 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:43,480 Speaker 4: And I think that's who James Pearce Junior has turned into. 533 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:45,600 Speaker 4: I think Brandon Dorless has turned into that. I think 534 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:48,320 Speaker 4: Jalen Walker has turned into that. They have a collective 535 00:25:48,520 --> 00:25:51,639 Speaker 4: of address. It is not just James Pearce Junior, but 536 00:25:51,720 --> 00:25:54,639 Speaker 4: in terms of having somebody who could get the double digits, like. 537 00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:56,720 Speaker 3: James rus Junior is the closest. And I think that 538 00:25:56,760 --> 00:25:57,600 Speaker 3: would be a good gift. 539 00:25:57,720 --> 00:25:59,680 Speaker 2: That would be so nice. Ye, Taron, what about you? 540 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:02,320 Speaker 2: That's a budget gift. I'm over here, like I want 541 00:26:02,680 --> 00:26:09,399 Speaker 2: that's a realistic Okay, Okay. I want to Charlie Warner 542 00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:13,200 Speaker 2: twenty plus yard touchdown reception. I want a Kaden Ellis 543 00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:16,520 Speaker 2: pick six of at least fifty yards running. I want 544 00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:20,520 Speaker 2: Jalen Walker or James Pierce Junior Xavier Wats to tie 545 00:26:20,640 --> 00:26:24,040 Speaker 2: for defensive Rookie of the Year. Hot dang, Okay, I 546 00:26:24,119 --> 00:26:28,119 Speaker 2: want Zane Gonzalez to beat the field goal record range 547 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:32,000 Speaker 2: in all of NFL history at a buzzer beater wow 548 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:34,480 Speaker 2: in overtime. Well, that would be stressful for me writing 549 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:36,800 Speaker 2: the Gamer, but I want it, man. 550 00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:38,280 Speaker 1: Those are some rich kid wishes. 551 00:26:38,440 --> 00:26:41,480 Speaker 3: Those were Those are out of my budget shopping. 552 00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:46,320 Speaker 1: I see you that credit card God going out with 553 00:26:46,359 --> 00:26:50,000 Speaker 1: the grandparents and everything. Yeah, yeah, that's always the best. 554 00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:53,320 Speaker 1: I want Xavier Wats to get another interception. He's he's 555 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:57,320 Speaker 1: one shy of time, the all time Falcons rookie record 556 00:26:57,480 --> 00:27:00,200 Speaker 1: for interceptions. I also would love for them to just 557 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:03,520 Speaker 1: beat the Rams, honestly, like that's one. That's kind of 558 00:27:03,640 --> 00:27:05,080 Speaker 1: just what I want to see. It's that's what I'm 559 00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:07,680 Speaker 1: here for for the rest of the way. So is 560 00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:09,639 Speaker 1: that one game? You know, I feel like there's a 561 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 1: fun little rivalry between those two teams, but this was 562 00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:15,680 Speaker 1: also a lot of fun. So I hope everybody has 563 00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:18,880 Speaker 1: a merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, spend time with your family, 564 00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:21,720 Speaker 1: watch some football. Let's go get a win on Sunday afternoon. 565 00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:25,600 Speaker 1: But Tory Taren, thank you so much for joining me. 566 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:29,840 Speaker 1: Jared Sophia, thank you guys for producing, and thank you 567 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:33,760 Speaker 1: all for listening, so loll McFadden, Tory mckeliny, Aaron Locke. 568 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:35,160 Speaker 1: We will see you next time.