1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 1: Dirty birds. What's up and welcome back to Final Whistle. 2 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 1: It is our first final whistle of the twenty twenty 3 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: five season. The Falcons have wrapped up their second preseason 4 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:13,039 Speaker 1: game just about an hour ago against the Tennessee Titans. 5 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 1: They were on the wrong side twenty three to twenty. 6 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: But I'm here with Tory mclaney to break down all 7 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:19,120 Speaker 1: the action. We're going to go through a little bit 8 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: of a new format this year for a Falcons final whistle. 9 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: We've got four quarters, four minutes each. We're going to 10 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 1: keep the clock, a whistle's gonna blow, and when the 11 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 1: whistle blows, we got to move on. So toy you 12 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 1: ready for it? 13 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:33,919 Speaker 2: As someone who's super long winded, I don't know if 14 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 2: I'm ready, But we're going to try it out. 15 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 1: We're going to see, we're about to find out. So 16 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 1: I'm going to start the clock all right right now 17 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:42,519 Speaker 1: for our first quarter, and we're going to talk about 18 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 1: the offense. It was, you know, I think overall a 19 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 1: little bit of an underwhelming certainly first half for the offense. 20 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 1: Second half you got more explosive plays. Were there any 21 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 1: guys you really felt stood out tonight offensively? Yeah? 22 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 2: So there are two guys, and they stood out for 23 00:00:56,680 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 2: different reasons. For starters, Nathan Carter, I thought I had 24 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 2: a fantastic day. Even when the offensive line struggled, I 25 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 2: think to block and that was something that continued over 26 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 2: from last Friday into this Friday. But I thought Nathan 27 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:14,399 Speaker 2: Carter did a really, really solid job. This is somebody 28 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 2: who has a chance to step up with Carlos Washington 29 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:20,039 Speaker 2: working through a hamstring injury, and I think he's done that. 30 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:23,319 Speaker 2: I think it's gonna be really difficult on this Falcons 31 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 2: front office and coaches to make the decision about what 32 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:30,039 Speaker 2: they're gonna do with potentially that third running back spot. 33 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 2: Do you keep someone like Carlos Washington who's been here 34 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 2: and been a good body for you for a couple 35 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 2: of years now, or do you go with this young guy. No, 36 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 2: you haven't seen Carlos Washington, but you just saw Nathan 37 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 2: Carter explode for a what forty some odd yard touchdown today. 38 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 2: So I think that's one A. One B is the 39 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 2: opposite reason. I really liked Nathan Carter because you saw 40 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 2: a lot of him, and I thought I liked what 41 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 2: we saw from him. David Steals the fifth is so 42 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 2: when we did not see b on that very very 43 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 2: first series, and I think that's actually indicative of his 44 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 2: place on this roster. He is somebody who is taking 45 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 2: some first team reps over the course of joint practice, 46 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 2: over the course of this past week, and he's somebody 47 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 2: who I think there is an argument to be made 48 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 2: that the Falcons could carry seven receivers on the fifty 49 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 2: three man roster this year, which to me is like 50 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 2: a little mind boggling. But considering we did not see 51 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 2: much of David Sills the fifth hardly at all tonight, 52 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 2: I think it's indicative of where he kind of falls 53 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 2: in the pecking order. 54 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: Interesting, Yeah, I mean you certainly like this time of year. 55 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 1: There's a lot of gamesmanship that happens, right with guys 56 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 1: who play and who don't play. We didn't see Casey 57 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 1: Washington out there, but I think that's a pretty clear 58 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 1: sign of how they feel. So you're right online with 59 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: David Sills, maybe they do say, hey, we've seen enough, 60 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 1: even if it's in the first quarter. Somebody who we 61 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 1: saw kind of throughout the game a wide receiver was 62 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: Chris Blair. I thought he had a really solid second 63 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:01,639 Speaker 1: preseason game. He's been really solid. I think all of camp. 64 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 1: I mean, like he's consistently found a rhythm with any 65 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: quarterback that's throwing the ball. He's got the size, he's 66 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:08,679 Speaker 1: got kind of the physical tools. It was awesome to 67 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 1: see him get that fifty two yard touchdown out there tonight. 68 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 1: But was there anybody that you feel, you know, maybe 69 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 1: was a little lackluster out there. 70 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 2: I thought Easton Stick had a little bit of a 71 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 2: slow start. I thought that the inner so the first 72 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 2: interception that he threw was was tough, and then the 73 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 2: second one that actually got erased because of offsetting penalties, 74 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 2: I thought that one was a bit worse. He was 75 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 2: on the run and trying to scramble and make something 76 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:35,480 Speaker 2: happen and just throw it. 77 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: Feels like he didn't see the guy. 78 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, So I thought, considering how good he was, how 79 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 2: almost mistake free he was last Friday night, we kind 80 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 2: of got off to a very different start with him 81 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 2: this time around. I thought that he came back in 82 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 2: the second half when he got the chance in the 83 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 2: third quarter and did some nice things. The Chris Blair, 84 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 2: he had a scramble a quarterback keeper that were. 85 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 1: Like, oh, that was nice to getting deepd to guys. 86 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 2: I know it's great. So I thought that it was 87 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 2: a little bit like h like touch and go for him, 88 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 2: but not to the point where I think that it 89 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 2: changes my view on carrying three quarterbacks on this fifty 90 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 2: three men roster, especially if you think that Kirk Cousins 91 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 2: is a traitable asset. 92 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, I think he is a unique little 93 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: wrinkle into all that really quickly because we're up against 94 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:24,599 Speaker 1: the clock. I do think the interior interior of the 95 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:27,599 Speaker 1: second offensive line still as an area that you're probably 96 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 1: looking at and focusing on. I'll be really curious to 97 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: see if they bring in anybody like out of the 98 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:35,799 Speaker 1: roster this upcoming week like they did last week, because 99 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 1: you know, I still don't know if it was a 100 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:40,839 Speaker 1: great game for those guys, even with the long touchdown run. 101 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: So yep, oh, there's our first whistle. All right, We're 102 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:47,599 Speaker 1: gonna go right on into our second quarter, which is 103 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 1: defensive players. So Tory, same exercise. Ye, who do you 104 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 1: think stood out on the defensive side of the ball tonight? 105 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:56,359 Speaker 2: He is someone I've talked about from the start of 106 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 2: training camp, through the first preseason game, through all of 107 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:01,240 Speaker 2: joint practices, and now he showed up in a big 108 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 2: way against the Tennessee Titans on Friday night, and that 109 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 2: was Neatron Brooks. 110 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 1: Yes, he had. 111 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:10,359 Speaker 2: An interception tonight, but I was honestly ready and willing 112 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:13,679 Speaker 2: to talk about him regardless of kind of any big 113 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 2: plays that he was to make tonight, because of the 114 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:20,039 Speaker 2: nature of how quickly he's moving up the fifty three 115 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:23,039 Speaker 2: man roster. He's someone who I believe I wrote about 116 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 2: over the course of the week, that being someone who 117 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 2: is taking some first team defensive reps during joint practice, 118 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 2: kind of simulating what we talked about in the podcast 119 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:36,920 Speaker 2: last last time on you know whatever, the last day 120 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 2: of the joint practices, Yeah, Wednesday, whatever day it is, circle, 121 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 2: We don't know. It's still training camp, it's still the preseason. 122 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:47,480 Speaker 2: Days are meaningless at this point. But I do think 123 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 2: that he has cemented himself not only on the fifty 124 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 2: three man roster, but as potentially the first outside corner 125 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:57,359 Speaker 2: off the bench. And I think to go, I know 126 00:05:57,400 --> 00:05:59,280 Speaker 2: we're going to get into this kind of in the 127 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:02,839 Speaker 2: fourth quarter of this podcast. But there are some people 128 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 2: who I think should be worried that Neutron Brooks is 129 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 2: skyrocketing up this depth chart and the way that he is, 130 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 2: I mean, he's making plays and he's somebody that Cayden 131 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:18,160 Speaker 2: Ellis even called out unprompted as being this like perfect 132 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 2: example of Jeff Ulbrick's defensive mantra of heartmind fest And 133 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 2: I think that that's indicative of what we're seeing in 134 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,280 Speaker 2: the plays that he's making, and I think the passion 135 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:31,840 Speaker 2: that he's playing with. I've really enjoyed watching him all 136 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:35,160 Speaker 2: preseason long, So he's somebody who I think you couldn't 137 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:35,719 Speaker 2: miss tonight. 138 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 1: Yeah. I think the only nitpick that I had with 139 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 1: his game, which was otherwise like perfect, was a mistackle 140 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:45,280 Speaker 1: on the touchdown run that Tennessee had there in the 141 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:47,719 Speaker 1: fourth quarter. But other than that, I know he was perfect, 142 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 1: and he was nails all week long, and joint practices 143 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 1: in one on ones like he was giving Tennessee wide 144 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:55,480 Speaker 1: receivers fits out there, and I mean he is so 145 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:57,280 Speaker 1: much fun to watch. So yeah, I hope he is 146 00:06:57,360 --> 00:07:00,360 Speaker 1: kind of ultimately that six man off the bench that 147 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 1: you know remains to be seeing how much they're going 148 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 1: to need him. But he has certainly earned his way, 149 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:08,120 Speaker 1: I think, into a key reserve role somebody else who 150 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 1: like has been doing their best, but I just don't 151 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 1: know if they're going to be crowded out of the position. 152 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 1: Is Lahale London. I know he has been just doing 153 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 1: every He was a great player and joint practices in 154 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 1: one on ones like he was giving Tennessee's offensive line 155 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: fits and out there again tonight, I kind of noticed 156 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 1: him either eating up bodies pushing back the pile like 157 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: he is just a really solid strong dude in the 158 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:34,240 Speaker 1: middle there, and he would in another roster where there's 159 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: not so many big, strong dudes I think on the 160 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: interior have a clearer shot at the roster. Well. 161 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 2: Something that I know you and I have talked about 162 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:43,960 Speaker 2: not being recorded, but the fact that you look back 163 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 2: two years ago and in Ryan Nilsen's system, which is 164 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 2: very a similar attacking style, and Lakale Lonnon actually got 165 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 2: quite a bit of run after Grady Jarrett was injured 166 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 2: and suffered hits season ending knee injury, and I thought 167 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:00,680 Speaker 2: he did well then, I thought he was impact. So 168 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 2: now seeing him in this system, it's reminiscent of kind 169 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:08,120 Speaker 2: of what we saw before. And speaking of injuries, somebody 170 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 2: who I wanted to add while we're talking about it 171 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:12,520 Speaker 2: is Braylan Trice. We got to see him for the 172 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 2: first time in live game reps since his season ending 173 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 2: injury last year in Miami, and I think while we 174 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 2: probably didn't hear his name called too terribly much in 175 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 2: terms of just like sheer pass rush, I think that 176 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:29,840 Speaker 2: he did some nice things in the run game and 177 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:32,720 Speaker 2: he had one play alongside Morgan Fox that I thought 178 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 2: was really nice. 179 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:35,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, exactly, which one tackle for a loss. 180 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 2: So I thought he it was just nice to see 181 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:40,960 Speaker 2: him out there and get his feet wet a little bit, 182 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 2: in the same way I felt that way about DeMarco 183 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:45,400 Speaker 2: Hellem's last Friday. 184 00:08:45,679 --> 00:08:47,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, you really do feel both of those guys 185 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 1: kind of their presence back in the lineup. Even though 186 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:52,840 Speaker 1: Braylan didn't kind of make a play out there, he 187 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:55,320 Speaker 1: was somebody that I was watching and yeah, you thought, oh, 188 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:57,680 Speaker 1: there's the other whistle. All right, We're moving right along 189 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 1: with a third third quarter. Here we go. So this 190 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:04,439 Speaker 1: is not anything to do with this preseason game. It's 191 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 1: going to do with our final preseason game. Do you 192 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:08,400 Speaker 1: want to see the starters like we haven't. We haven't 193 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:10,680 Speaker 1: seen Michael PENNOCKX junior. We haven't even seen Kirk Cousins. 194 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 1: You know, we haven't seen Drake London. You want to 195 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: see them for a series? Two doesn't matter to. 196 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 2: You, it does. I think that I have been over 197 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:21,080 Speaker 2: the course of my career. I'm kind of a big 198 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:24,079 Speaker 2: like anti playing starters in the preseason. I've always been 199 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:27,960 Speaker 2: that way. I feel like these are professionals, they don't 200 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 2: need to go out and play. But because of how 201 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 2: much I felt like this interior defensive line has benefited 202 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:38,880 Speaker 2: from playing together and feeling their rotation now, I feel 203 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:42,560 Speaker 2: like the offense could benefit from that as well. And 204 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:45,240 Speaker 2: I think that I would like to see at least 205 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 2: one or two series out of Michael PENNOCKX and just 206 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 2: kind of him getting the feel of a truly dirty 207 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:54,240 Speaker 2: pocket thinking on the fly. You know we yes, you 208 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 2: saw him do all of those things in three games 209 00:09:56,960 --> 00:10:00,440 Speaker 2: last season at the end, but a lot of time past, 210 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 2: a lot of things are different, even if personnel is 211 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 2: pretty much the same. I would just like to see 212 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 2: him go out and sling it a little bit, doesn't 213 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:09,960 Speaker 2: have to be a lot, but I would like to 214 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:12,720 Speaker 2: see it. And then on top of that, I would 215 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:16,480 Speaker 2: like to see Kirk Cousins I honestly, if the Falcons, 216 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 2: and this is just me talking, but if the Falcons 217 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 2: are looking to move on from Kirk Cousins eventually, I 218 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 2: think that teams across the league need to see what 219 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:30,720 Speaker 2: I think we've seen in training camp that Kirk is healthy, 220 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 2: he's ready to go, He's making pretty good decisions. I mean, 221 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:37,200 Speaker 2: he stood out to me that fors No the second 222 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:40,640 Speaker 2: day of joint practices when things were so heated with 223 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:43,200 Speaker 2: Michael Pennix in the first team offense, and you know, 224 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:46,079 Speaker 2: coaches had to get the first team offense and defense 225 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:48,400 Speaker 2: off the field, like get him off the field, cool 226 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:51,320 Speaker 2: him down. And Kirk comes out there and he goes 227 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:54,559 Speaker 2: three for three. He's just kind of picking apart Tennessee's 228 00:10:54,559 --> 00:10:58,840 Speaker 2: second team defense. I thought that it would be nice 229 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:03,719 Speaker 2: if other teams saw that as well. Exact in the 230 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:08,200 Speaker 2: case scenario hypothetical that in a couple of weeks someone 231 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 2: loses a starting quarterback and they're looking for a guy 232 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 2: who can come in and lead an offense like Atlanta 233 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:18,280 Speaker 2: Terry Fanner should be like, hey, we have somebody like 234 00:11:19,280 --> 00:11:22,200 Speaker 2: because I do think that you have something viable in 235 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:25,640 Speaker 2: East and Stick as a backup quarterback. Even though what 236 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:27,800 Speaker 2: I said about the first half being a little wonky 237 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 2: for him today, I still liked what I saw his 238 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:33,360 Speaker 2: response in the second half. I liked how he started 239 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:36,440 Speaker 2: out last week. Like so, I think for all of 240 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:39,439 Speaker 2: those reasons, I would like to see a little bit 241 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:41,960 Speaker 2: of run for some of these guys that we have 242 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:44,559 Speaker 2: not seen at all over the course of the preseason. 243 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:48,199 Speaker 1: You make valid points, thank you. I don't want to 244 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:49,839 Speaker 1: see a single one of them out there. 245 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:52,000 Speaker 2: See, we had to have like Devil's Advocate, we had 246 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:54,120 Speaker 2: to have a little bit And normally I'm right there 247 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:56,439 Speaker 2: with you. I really normally am What's. 248 00:11:56,400 --> 00:11:58,960 Speaker 1: What's the most important thing that could happen in a preseason, 249 00:11:58,960 --> 00:11:59,560 Speaker 1: good or bad. 250 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:05,679 Speaker 2: I think that you can have some good looks that ultimately. 251 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:08,200 Speaker 1: Do they matter a drip if the player involved in 252 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:10,280 Speaker 1: them gets hurt and is missing time in the regular shoes. 253 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:13,000 Speaker 2: But I feel like you run that risk week one by. 254 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 1: Sure, But that's not a risk. That's not a risk 255 00:12:14,760 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: I'm gonna run if I'm not playing my guys in 256 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:18,839 Speaker 1: the preseason. I would rather it a risk in the 257 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:22,000 Speaker 1: regular season, when the wins and losses matter at the 258 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 1: end of the year. That is a risk that you 259 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 1: have to take. Right, but this time of year, the 260 00:12:27,360 --> 00:12:29,040 Speaker 1: way the practices are set up now and the way 261 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 1: that the Falcons have run their practice, Michael Pennock has 262 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:34,040 Speaker 1: seen some dirty pockets. They're just not like the dirtiest 263 00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:36,959 Speaker 1: pockets where he is going to be clipped, taken out, 264 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:39,720 Speaker 1: done something like that. But the pressure is still real. 265 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 1: You can feel the pressure without feeling the hits, right, 266 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 1: And I think that's kind of what the Falcons are 267 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: going for. And sure, I'll be right here in front 268 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:48,079 Speaker 1: of you ready to eat my words in week one 269 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 1: or two if if there's like thirteen points each game 270 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 1: from the offense and they look a little sluggish, But 271 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 1: right now, I think I just philosophically believe that more 272 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:59,200 Speaker 1: harm can be done than good at this time of year. 273 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:02,040 Speaker 1: If you if you lose a starter, like I mean, 274 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:03,600 Speaker 1: it just sets you back so much. And I know 275 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 1: we're all so impatient. We're ready to see him and 276 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:07,840 Speaker 1: we want to like but you know what would be 277 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 1: worse is if we see him and then we don't 278 00:13:09,640 --> 00:13:11,800 Speaker 1: get to see him again. And maybe I'm just scarred 279 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 1: by the two thousand and three preseason and Michael Vick, 280 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:16,240 Speaker 1: but I just don't want to see any of my 281 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:18,120 Speaker 1: favorite players get hurt, right, I want to see him 282 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:20,199 Speaker 1: out there. So that's where we're at. That's the whistle 283 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:22,520 Speaker 1: once again. Man, it just keeps cutting me off. Toy, 284 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:24,760 Speaker 1: you have to be the one to talk in this 285 00:13:24,880 --> 00:13:27,040 Speaker 1: fourth quarter. When the whistle goes off, it cannot be 286 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:29,240 Speaker 1: making once again. So that is our challenge. On to 287 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter we go. We'll talk about the third 288 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:34,079 Speaker 1: and final preseason game here, which players are fighting for 289 00:13:34,160 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 1: a roster spot next Friday. 290 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:38,360 Speaker 2: So it's actually I think players that we haven't seen, 291 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 2: who have not been healthy. I don't know what's going 292 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:43,960 Speaker 2: to become of Clark Phillips, the third has a rib injury. 293 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:45,640 Speaker 2: We have not seen him. I don't know what's going 294 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 2: to become of Carlos Washington. He has a hamstring injury. 295 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 2: We haven't seen him. Storm Norton, we haven't seen him 296 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 2: all of training camp or the preseason. 297 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:56,840 Speaker 1: And these are all guys that have been around exactly. 298 00:13:56,920 --> 00:13:59,560 Speaker 2: These are people who were well on the fifty three 299 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 2: man last year. And you know, as we're talking about tackles, 300 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:08,000 Speaker 2: I'm actually a bit concerned about the offensive tackle depth 301 00:14:08,679 --> 00:14:13,440 Speaker 2: in Atlanta right now based on what happened tonight against 302 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 2: the Tennessee Titans in that first half. I you know, 303 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 2: I'll lay kind of the groundwork here and maybe I 304 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,760 Speaker 2: will just proceed to talk for the next four minutes. 305 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 2: But what was really interesting is Elijah Wilkinson has been 306 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 2: playing mostly in the interior for majority of the training camp. 307 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:35,640 Speaker 2: In the first preseason game, they moved him to left 308 00:14:35,640 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 2: tackle today and you know, of course opposite on right 309 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 2: tackle is Jack Nelson. Penalties were eating those two guys 310 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 2: up yep on Friday night, and it wasn't like you know, 311 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:51,240 Speaker 2: with Jack Nelson. It was a couple holding penalties that 312 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 2: called back some plays for Elijah Wilkinson. It was some 313 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 2: false starts. So it felt like in that first half, 314 00:14:57,320 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 2: anytime the offense took a step in the right direction, 315 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 2: something happened with the tackles that brought it back. 316 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 1: They were like third and sixteen a few times, and 317 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 1: I literally was like, it's kind of only because of 318 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 1: the offensive line, right, yeah, like they're just moving the 319 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:10,080 Speaker 1: wrong direction. 320 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:14,480 Speaker 2: And that I have concern. I cause for concern. This 321 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:16,240 Speaker 2: is not the first time we've talked about the second 322 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:18,720 Speaker 2: team offensive line. We talked about them after the game 323 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:22,160 Speaker 2: last week and how kind of concerned we were with 324 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 2: the fact that there was no run game established. Now 325 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 2: tonight against the Titans a little bit more, a little 326 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:30,480 Speaker 2: bit more, I mean, you saw it be a little 327 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 2: bit more explosive and they. 328 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:33,880 Speaker 1: Bron sixty three yards carries. 329 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:36,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, and again he probably would have had another one 330 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 2: had just that holding call on. I believe Dylan Drummond 331 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:42,120 Speaker 2: not not happened, which was which a little question. But 332 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:44,760 Speaker 2: I do think that considering we do not know the 333 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:49,200 Speaker 2: timeline or the timetable for Storm Norton's return, literally on 334 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:53,520 Speaker 2: August thirteenth this past week, which I that's Wednesday. I 335 00:15:53,560 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 2: know that because that was the day that Taylor Swift 336 00:15:55,360 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 2: went on new hips and had a come. Time is 337 00:15:58,040 --> 00:16:01,720 Speaker 2: meaningless in the preseason less unless Taylor Swi does something. 338 00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:05,400 Speaker 2: But on Wednesday, Rahe Morris was specifically asked about Storn 339 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:08,960 Speaker 2: Norton and he said, hopefully we're hopefully he's on track, 340 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:11,120 Speaker 2: Hopefully we're getting him back. But I don't know that 341 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 2: was a direct quote. He did not know what the 342 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:16,400 Speaker 2: timeline for Storn Norton. Well, yeah, you feel good about 343 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 2: Kayla McGarry, who shaved his head. By the way, doesn't 344 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:23,120 Speaker 2: have long locks anymore, and you feel good about Jake Matthews. Me, 345 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:27,800 Speaker 2: but exactly. But what about what happens if Storm Norton 346 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:32,400 Speaker 2: can't go right? Who do you feel confident in? Elijah Wilkinson? 347 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:35,800 Speaker 2: Do you feel confident in Jack Nelson? I personally, with 348 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 2: the performance tonight, I'm concerned. And I know what's really 349 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:43,800 Speaker 2: funny about all of this is we for so long 350 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 2: have been talking all off season about the depth behind 351 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:51,080 Speaker 2: Ryan Noozle at center. And I still am a bit 352 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:54,360 Speaker 2: concerned about the depth behind Ryan Noodle at center. But 353 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 2: now you're throwing in the tackles as well and throwing 354 00:16:57,880 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 2: them into the conversation. And that's why I'm a bit 355 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 2: concerned with where this offensive line depth is right now. 356 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:09,160 Speaker 2: So next week, huge week, I think for offensive line depth. 357 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:10,560 Speaker 1: You think they'll make any moves? 358 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:13,120 Speaker 2: Yes, I do. I think you could see some moves 359 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:15,679 Speaker 2: made this week. I definitely think you'll see some moves 360 00:17:15,720 --> 00:17:18,840 Speaker 2: made after a fifty three cut down when some other 361 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:20,840 Speaker 2: players fall off of other rosters. 362 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:23,120 Speaker 1: The other thing, and we're getting close to the clock, 363 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 1: so hot potatoing at real fast a wide receiver, you know, 364 00:17:26,320 --> 00:17:29,199 Speaker 1: I know with Casey Washington stepping up remains to be 365 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 1: seen where they have DJ Shark and those guys in 366 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:33,760 Speaker 1: the mix. But you have a lot of play David Sills, 367 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:36,560 Speaker 1: Nick Nash, Chris Blair, Dylan Drummond. Like, that's a lot 368 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:38,160 Speaker 1: of players competing for that six spot. 369 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 2: Put them all on the practice squad. 370 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 1: Just stash the practice squad. 371 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:43,639 Speaker 2: The practice squad. 372 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 1: That is the whistle. That is the fourth quarter. We 373 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:49,680 Speaker 1: are done. I think we came out on top tonight, Tori. 374 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:51,800 Speaker 1: I think we won this one. Four quarters in the 375 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:53,440 Speaker 1: books and we won them. 376 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:56,320 Speaker 2: All, honestly, really punchy. I really like it. Yeah, hopefully 377 00:17:56,440 --> 00:17:58,920 Speaker 2: hopefully this gets you jazzed on your morning commute. 378 00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:00,880 Speaker 1: Let us know if you guys like this format. Yeah, again, 379 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 1: it's a new it's a new feel for both of us. 380 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:06,120 Speaker 1: To four minutes is pretty fast. I think we'll get 381 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:07,879 Speaker 1: the hang of it as we go. But yeah, we 382 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:11,160 Speaker 1: just want to punch you in and out, fast paced, moving, 383 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:13,399 Speaker 1: hit all the stuff and get you on home. So 384 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:16,680 Speaker 1: with that we will we'll wrap up. Next we will 385 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:19,560 Speaker 1: have a fifty three man roster kind of prediction episode. 386 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:22,399 Speaker 1: I believe we've got that coming Wednesday, So be on 387 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:25,040 Speaker 1: the lookout for that. Outside of that Falcons Audible coming 388 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:27,560 Speaker 1: again this week and we will see you on all 389 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:29,399 Speaker 1: those shows. So toy, you got anything else before we 390 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:29,919 Speaker 1: get out of here. 391 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:32,280 Speaker 2: Oh, let's get out of here. I'm tired. I'm ready 392 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:34,399 Speaker 2: to get to some regular season played, Deck Gummett. 393 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:36,760 Speaker 1: There we go, Dad Gummet. Let's get on out of here. 394 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:38,480 Speaker 1: So thank you guys so much. We'll see you next time.