1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:03,560 Speaker 1: Walk cout. Now he'll last pitch it the free minut 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:07,959 Speaker 1: He's got room ten five touchdown at the last side. 3 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: The Falcons. You're listening to it Falcons Audible presented by 4 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:16,360 Speaker 1: A G and T. Welcome to Falcons Audible, brought to 5 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:19,800 Speaker 1: you by AT and T. And where's Matt Tebek He's 6 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 1: on assignment. We've sent him to another country someplace. Now. 7 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:25,439 Speaker 1: Matt's not feeling well. So I got my man DJ 8 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 1: Shockley here with me, and Shock and I are going 9 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:31,480 Speaker 1: to break down this outstanding win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, 10 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:34,159 Speaker 1: number three in a row for this team. Uh in 11 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: wins and five of the last what last six? Right? Yeah? 12 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:42,839 Speaker 1: Five and the last six? Yeah? Okay, So off to 13 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: this was this is a tremendous game. Shock. I'd be 14 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 1: interested what your initial thoughts were, what jumped out at 15 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 1: you as far as this game against Jacksonville in the 16 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:54,639 Speaker 1: twenty four twelve win. I thought watching this football game, 17 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 1: I mean I was there and had opportunity to see 18 00:00:57,200 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: it up close, and I think the biggest thing that 19 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: steps out to me is I thought they played with 20 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: a more of an edge in this ball game. I thought, 21 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: especially on the defensive side of the ball. Getting after 22 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 1: that Jags offense was I thought crucial in this ball game. 23 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 1: There were a bunch of times where Minshew was pressured 24 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: in the pocket, he had to move, he had to run. 25 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:15,960 Speaker 1: I know, you got to him a couple of times, 26 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: but there were a number of times where he was 27 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:22,559 Speaker 1: really forced outside the pocket. And then Dan Quinn uses 28 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 1: the word complimentary all the time, and I thought this 29 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: ball game there was I think probably the first time 30 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: you see really what complimentary football looks like with the 31 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:34,680 Speaker 1: front end. It's helping on the back end. The back 32 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 1: end compliments the pass rush. And this was a game 33 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: where there were bunches of situations where guys were not 34 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: even open and he had an opportunity to throw the football, 35 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: or had time and or had pressure and couldn't get 36 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: the football out because of the complimentary side of the 37 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: football and defense side the ball. Offensively, I was really 38 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: impressed with Free. I thought Free looked he looked like 39 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: the old Free that we had to seeing Free over 40 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: the years. I mean, you know, being just decisive, you know, 41 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: breaking people down, running hard, and what do you have 42 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: seven e catches out of the backfield. I mean he 43 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 1: was nine grabs nine grabs out of the backfield. I mean, 44 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 1: this is what you like to see from your feature guy, 45 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: and Free I thought played one of his best football 46 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,960 Speaker 1: games yesterday. Yeah, I think that you make a good point. 47 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: Complimentary is a good word for it, because then you 48 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 1: got the compliment on special teams. Right. You get the 49 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: opening drive, you go right down to the field. You 50 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: didn't even face a third down situation shock in that 51 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: opening drive. And then you get down, you go ahead 52 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 1: and punch to punch it in with the Freeman touchdown run, 53 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: and then you get the takeaway right away, and then 54 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:41,080 Speaker 1: it's the Freeman catch a little checkdown, right. I thought 55 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: that Free showed I was I was asked about DeVonta 56 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: Freeman and what is DeVonta Freeman? I said, Freeman is 57 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 1: a complete back because he can run between the tackles, 58 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:54,919 Speaker 1: he runs the perimeter. He has some explosions still in 59 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 1: that body. But what he is that a lot of 60 00:02:57,480 --> 00:02:59,920 Speaker 1: backs aren't is he's a good receiver. And I'm not 61 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 1: talking about a guy. You can get the ball. You 62 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: know you're this, let's get the ball to him in space. 63 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: You can do that. But he's a guy that'll catch 64 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: the contested catch yeah. I mean, I think that's the 65 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:14,359 Speaker 1: part that gets undersold about him the most is he's 66 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: a really good receiver. I'm not just talking about a 67 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 1: guy that can explos him. I'm talking about an accomplished receiver. 68 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 1: He I believe it's probably one of the toughest guys 69 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:27,639 Speaker 1: to tackle. And you talk about in you know, when 70 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 1: he runs in between the tackles, he's shifty, he's patient 71 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 1: at times, and then when he gets on the perimeter, 72 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 1: I man, I know exactly the Roger talking about that 73 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 1: wheel rod he catches and turns his body towards the 74 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 1: sideline to catch it. How about some of the throws 75 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:42,839 Speaker 1: Matt had in that ball game. I remember the one 76 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 1: that vividly sticks out to me is the corner rout 77 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: to Julio and the guy's in great coverage, got the 78 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: safety barreling down on him, and he drops that football 79 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 1: in there. I mean, we both are real big supporters 80 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 1: of Matt, and there's some throws that I don't think 81 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 1: people will give him credit four and that one throw 82 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: to me, I think is indicative of this guy has 83 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: so much more football than him and people saying, oh, 84 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 1: he's getting up in age. When you watch some throws 85 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 1: you watch some anticipation of some throws in that ball 86 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:16,280 Speaker 1: game yesterday, I thought Matt is steel playing at the 87 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 1: highest level. Of course, going over three hundred yards again, 88 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:22,040 Speaker 1: I mean fifty fifth time he's thrown for over three 89 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 1: hundred yards. I know you get a chance to see 90 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:28,920 Speaker 1: him more than I do, so I know you would 91 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: love to harp a little bit more on some of 92 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 1: the stuff he does, not just at the line of scrimmers, 93 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:35,599 Speaker 1: but just throws and getting guys around them playing better. Yeah, 94 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 1: his command of the different throws, as you're talking about, 95 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 1: his command of where ball placement's supposed to be, those 96 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 1: type of things. Or I thought he made a throw 97 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:47,040 Speaker 1: to Julio a play where Julio actually drops the football 98 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:51,040 Speaker 1: coming across the middle, but he sees the linebacker sinking 99 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 1: to try to take away the cross and he knows 100 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 1: Julio's gonna run into that contact, so he gears him 101 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: down and throws it on the back shoulder. Now Julio 102 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 1: drops the football, which we never see who do, right, 103 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 1: but he does. But just dawn on me. Wow, nice 104 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 1: job of realizing I don't want to run my guy 105 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 1: into the backer, and I'm gonna pull him up. You're 106 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: gonna talk about in film session today and make sure 107 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 1: you visit Atlanta Falcons dot com. Uh DJ does a 108 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: tremendous job and breaking down plays within the game. But 109 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: there's a play in the game where we're in a 110 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 1: big package and we've got a lame Za kiss in 111 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:25,719 Speaker 1: the game and he runs a post to clear and 112 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:27,839 Speaker 1: he makes another throw like you're talking about over the 113 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 1: top to hoop with a linebacker kind of closing out 114 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:33,480 Speaker 1: that easy throw, he's got to drop it in. It's 115 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 1: it's unreal, man. It's fun to watch him, especially with 116 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: us being quarterbacks. We understand the nuances of the game 117 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:42,280 Speaker 1: and understand, you know, holding people up. And he goes 118 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 1: back to even last week we talked, We talked about 119 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 1: that San Francisco game. He saw on that last play 120 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 1: to Julio, he saw the safety barreling down on him, 121 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:51,040 Speaker 1: puts it on that back shoulder and doesn't run him 122 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:54,560 Speaker 1: into that safety. It's fun to watch a guy that 123 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: can operate in this offense and operate weekend and week 124 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 1: out and play at a such a high level to 125 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:06,160 Speaker 1: give a lot of guys opportunities on the outside. From 126 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:10,719 Speaker 1: your standpoint, you've called every game in Julio's career. What 127 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:13,599 Speaker 1: is something that I think people don't understand about Julio 128 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: Jones that makes him so spot I mean, you can 129 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 1: see daphletism, you can see all the stuff he does. 130 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 1: But from your standpoint who you called the game, you 131 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:22,720 Speaker 1: watch him, You see him every week. You see stuff 132 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 1: that probably other people watching the game don't see. What 133 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 1: makes Julio Jones so specially well? I think that we 134 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 1: know about the physical attributes that he brings the table. 135 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:32,839 Speaker 1: He's six foot three, two hundred and twenty five pounds, 136 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:34,280 Speaker 1: and oh, by the way, he runs four or four 137 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:36,359 Speaker 1: or four three and to forty that that kind of 138 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 1: puts him out of the class, right. I think it's 139 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 1: what he's done to learn the game from what teams 140 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 1: are trying to do to him, and then how he 141 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:49,840 Speaker 1: manipulates corners or and or double coverage, which a lot 142 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 1: of times is the case with his route. And you 143 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:55,279 Speaker 1: and I have had to break down the minusia and 144 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 1: study the minusia of routes. Whether it's your release which 145 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:00,599 Speaker 1: is the first two or three steps, and then it's 146 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 1: the stem of the route which means you get vertical 147 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 1: up the field and more often than not, offensive coordinators 148 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 1: want you to always threaten somebody vertical. I don't care 149 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 1: if it's a six yard route or if the twenty 150 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 1: yard route. Threaten, threaten them vertically, make him think you're 151 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 1: gonna run by him. Julio does a tremendous job of 152 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 1: changing pace and bursting and then his ability at the 153 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 1: top of the route. And this is the hint, what 154 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: we call the hint. It gives the quarterback an idea 155 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 1: when to turn the ball loose, to get it out 156 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: on time, or even before he comes out of the break. 157 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 1: Is that little nod or a little nudged one direction 158 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 1: or the other to kind of give one last influence 159 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 1: on the defender to turn his hips, turn his shoulders, 160 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 1: and then all of a sudden he's scott free, wide open, 161 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 1: and those little the science of the routes, I guess 162 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 1: is where Julio, to me, has improved the most. It's 163 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 1: it's one of the one of the fun things to 164 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: watch Julio Jones go at it. I mean, it's it's 165 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 1: one thing where you're maybe the second of the third receiver. 166 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 1: You know you're gonna get some opportunities here and there. 167 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 1: But the fact that every game you come into the team, 168 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:03,560 Speaker 1: the defense, everybody knows Elevin is gonna get the football. 169 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 1: So it's been fun to watch Julio over the years. 170 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 1: And I know that's something that you know, we both 171 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 1: have been very fun to watch and wish we had 172 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 1: a guy like that we could throw the football too 173 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 1: when we play. But uh, and those guys probably wish 174 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 1: that we threw the ball to him, which they had 175 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:18,560 Speaker 1: somebody like Matt Ryan to throw them ball. Right, we're 176 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 1: nobody looking down their nose at us. A little bit 177 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 1: a shock, you know, Let's let's be real. There were 178 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:27,240 Speaker 1: a couple plays in him and I mentioned Julio dropped 179 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:29,480 Speaker 1: a couple of balls in this game. I thought Matt 180 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: made a couple of poor decisions with the football a 181 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:34,040 Speaker 1: couple of times as well. The first interception where he 182 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:36,120 Speaker 1: tries to get who cleaned down the sidelines is to 183 00:08:36,160 --> 00:08:39,080 Speaker 1: stop and go. Julio's clean, but he doesn't get him 184 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 1: the football. He's got Hooper running about a fifteen yard 185 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:45,280 Speaker 1: over route wide open. Maybe you make that throw. I 186 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: like taking the shot in that situation. And then the 187 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 1: late throw or the last interception, we're down deep in Jacksonville. 188 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 1: Tag territory, gotta take care of the football down there, 189 00:08:54,679 --> 00:08:56,600 Speaker 1: throws the ball into coverage. Now, Julio looked like he 190 00:08:56,679 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 1: might have been interfered with, But your thoughts on that, 191 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 1: all of us that played the position always continue to grow. 192 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:04,960 Speaker 1: We're gonna make some mistakes. I think Matt's the first 193 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:06,840 Speaker 1: guy to say that was on me. Probably yeah. And 194 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 1: I think Matt and where he is in his career 195 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,079 Speaker 1: and understanding, he has a guy like eleven out there, 196 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 1: he looks to give him more opportunities for sure putting 197 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:18,120 Speaker 1: those guys up the bat. But I thought that instance, 198 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 1: you know, the safety had clear sight to it, especially 199 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:23,679 Speaker 1: on the stop and go route. It's hard for Hulio 200 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 1: to fight off two guys. We've seen him do it before. 201 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:28,080 Speaker 1: But in that instance, like you mentioned, there was somebody 202 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 1: else underneath. And we've always seen Matt take what the 203 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:32,880 Speaker 1: defense has given him. And like you mentioned that that 204 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:35,840 Speaker 1: overall the hoop was there, and it's a situation where 205 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 1: I think Matt wanted to take a shot. But in 206 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:40,120 Speaker 1: those spots, you gotta take care of the football, like 207 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 1: you mentioned, which is important for sure. The crossing route 208 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:45,079 Speaker 1: I thought he did to get there a little early 209 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 1: but it's one of those instances where we just talked 210 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:50,840 Speaker 1: about it where Julio was coming across and he held 211 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:53,200 Speaker 1: him up. This is another instance where I knew Matt 212 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 1: could see that safety Barylan Dine on him. And even 213 00:09:56,320 --> 00:09:57,959 Speaker 1: if that's an instance where you hold him up again 214 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 1: or you just don't make the throw, another scenario I 215 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:03,200 Speaker 1: think too. So I'm sure when he goes back and 216 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:05,320 Speaker 1: watches that those are two throws he wished he would 217 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 1: have had back in that ball game, would have kept 218 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:10,439 Speaker 1: that that's stat line clean. But those are some of 219 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 1: the things that that's made Matt who he is and 220 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:14,960 Speaker 1: giving his guys an opportunity, and nine times out of 221 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 1: ten usually they come down with that. But in those spots, 222 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:19,599 Speaker 1: I'm with you, he has to take care of the 223 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:21,200 Speaker 1: football a little bit more because that could have really 224 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 1: hurt the team. For those of you are new to 225 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:26,079 Speaker 1: Falcon's Audible, this is Falcon's Audible podcast we do each 226 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 1: and every week DJ Shockley, myself and of course Matt 227 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:30,959 Speaker 1: Tbek to Matt is not with us today, feeling a 228 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:32,600 Speaker 1: little bit under the weather, so we're trying to pick 229 00:10:32,679 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 1: up the slack for Matt to beek not being with us. 230 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 1: We appreciate it. If it's the first time you've joined us, 231 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:40,320 Speaker 1: if it's a layer, long time listener and watcher, we 232 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 1: appreciate you being Yeah, well, appreciate you being with us 233 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:44,640 Speaker 1: all season long. And I know I ran into a 234 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 1: couple of fans in California's Shock when we were out 235 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:49,520 Speaker 1: in San Francisco that met me as I was getting 236 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:52,040 Speaker 1: on the bus. And hey, love the podcast. I love 237 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 1: watching Falcon's Audible, love you and Shock and Matt, and 238 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 1: enjoy visiting with you guys. So we appreciate you guys 239 00:10:57,600 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 1: being along with us here. Hey, I want to ask 240 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:00,800 Speaker 1: you about the big Ugly. You got one hundred and 241 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:04,600 Speaker 1: thirty five yards rushing yesterday, one of your best days 242 00:11:04,679 --> 00:11:07,640 Speaker 1: rushing the football all season long. And I thought there 243 00:11:07,679 --> 00:11:10,680 Speaker 1: was some moments for everybody along the offensive line, but 244 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:12,839 Speaker 1: namely the right side of the offensive line, which is 245 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 1: kind of where all our eyes are going. Right those 246 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:17,280 Speaker 1: two number one picks are playing side by side, and 247 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:18,960 Speaker 1: I think I don't think it's a mistake that we've 248 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:22,559 Speaker 1: had some production pickup offensively, especially in the run game, 249 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 1: because those two guys being on the fields. It's great 250 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 1: because when listram went down. Obviously, that hurts you because 251 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:32,200 Speaker 1: you were expecting him to be in that spot. And 252 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 1: when he finally gets back and now you get to 253 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:36,840 Speaker 1: use these guys at the end of the year and 254 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:38,280 Speaker 1: a lot of people say, oh, what are your planning 255 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 1: for it the end of the year. You really don't have, 256 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:42,440 Speaker 1: you know, playoff hopes implications where this is a situation 257 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:45,320 Speaker 1: where you're building for next year. You're trying to see 258 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:48,120 Speaker 1: what the continuity is between him and Caleb McGarry on 259 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 1: that right side. And the thing I love about him 260 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:52,600 Speaker 1: is every time you see a scrum, every time you 261 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:56,280 Speaker 1: see any extracurriculars, usually one of those two guys are 262 00:11:56,360 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 1: involved in it. So the nasty part of how they 263 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 1: play is what I like. Another part is those guys 264 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:05,840 Speaker 1: are athletic. They have the ability get up to that 265 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:08,400 Speaker 1: second level. Sometimes we see him getting up on linebackers, 266 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:10,840 Speaker 1: which helps your back get to that second and third level, 267 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 1: and we know it's free gets in that spot. It's good. 268 00:12:13,280 --> 00:12:15,600 Speaker 1: I love the movement that they use sometimes up front, 269 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 1: and I think the fact that they love the nastiness something. 270 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:22,679 Speaker 1: If you hear Lystram speak, you would never know he 271 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:25,920 Speaker 1: has that kind of nasty, shrinking. I mean, he seems 272 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:28,760 Speaker 1: like just the most likable guy. But I mentioned this 273 00:12:28,920 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 1: last week. There are people on the sideline and say, 274 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:33,560 Speaker 1: this guy comes off and he's randing raven, he's mad, 275 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 1: he's fears he misses a block, or whatever it may be. 276 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:38,840 Speaker 1: But those two guys on that right side are gonna 277 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:42,560 Speaker 1: be fun to watch because of wonder athletic they're nasty, 278 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 1: and their ability to get to that second level, which 279 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:48,680 Speaker 1: is so important, which means the combination blocks down below, 280 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:50,679 Speaker 1: being able to block a guard, they being able to 281 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:52,679 Speaker 1: block a noose tackle and get up on a linebacker, 282 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 1: being able to communicate with each other and understand, Okay, 283 00:12:56,880 --> 00:13:00,200 Speaker 1: if I got somebody who who's a type five woman 284 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:01,640 Speaker 1: or something to I understand I'm trying to get to 285 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:04,760 Speaker 1: that next level and they understand where to go. It's 286 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 1: gonna be good because those guys getting this end game action. 287 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:10,959 Speaker 1: It's something that the Falcons, I think, couldn't got anywhere. 288 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 1: You can do all the practice you want, all the OTAs, 289 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 1: was nothing like getting out there, playing against a different 290 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:17,840 Speaker 1: opponent and playing against some quality guys. And we think 291 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 1: about McGary weekend and week out. He's thinking basically some 292 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 1: of the top defensive ends in all the National Football 293 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 1: League who have done it for years. Both these guys 294 00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 1: are rookies. They played in some house environments already, especially McGary. 295 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 1: But I think these guys together will be a fun 296 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:38,439 Speaker 1: duo over the you know next how womny years they play. Yeah, 297 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:40,000 Speaker 1: they got a chance to see a couple of really 298 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:43,079 Speaker 1: good players again this week. Janick and Goquay who sometimes 299 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:45,199 Speaker 1: was on the other side against Jake Matthews, but certainly 300 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:49,959 Speaker 1: Klaas Campbell mbell his name like that, Yeah, Klaas Campbell 301 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:52,240 Speaker 1: on the outside. Josh Allen, the rookie who might be 302 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:54,680 Speaker 1: Rookie of the Year, came into the game with ten sacks. 303 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:57,439 Speaker 1: This was a team that had forty three sacks coming in. 304 00:13:57,679 --> 00:13:59,520 Speaker 1: We knew their prowess to coming out for the ball. 305 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 1: They had rolled against the run, so they knew that 306 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 1: coming in and they were going to try to gang 307 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:06,080 Speaker 1: up against the run. Weren't able to stop it. Atlanta 308 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:08,440 Speaker 1: was able to impose their will in the run game. 309 00:14:08,679 --> 00:14:10,880 Speaker 1: I thought there was also a couple of important moments 310 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 1: where it didn't go so well for Lyndstrom. Inside he 311 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:17,760 Speaker 1: got paired up on arguably one of the toughest defensive 312 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 1: tackle slash defensive ends in the league. And Klais Campbell 313 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:24,360 Speaker 1: six foot eight, three hundifteen pounds, just a guy. It's 314 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:27,280 Speaker 1: really long, arms can throw you. And he got his 315 00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 1: rarin handed to him a couple of times. And I'm 316 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:32,720 Speaker 1: talking about Lynstrom and Lyndstrom. He didn't get down on himself. 317 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:35,240 Speaker 1: He continued to work his technique. And then when you 318 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 1: saw a couple of those gases, namely the Brian Hill 319 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 1: run that got got counted down there and near that 320 00:14:39,640 --> 00:14:41,320 Speaker 1: red zone where he punched it inside the five, all 321 00:14:41,360 --> 00:14:43,360 Speaker 1: of a sudden came that comes in and polishes it off. 322 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:47,320 Speaker 1: Lynstrom has a monster block on the defensive tackle, just 323 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 1: takes him one on one and drives in the inside. 324 00:14:49,760 --> 00:14:52,080 Speaker 1: McGarry seals the outside, and you got that running lane 325 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:54,880 Speaker 1: for Brian Hill. And you talking about that defensive front, 326 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 1: I mean, coming to the game between Klais Campbell and 327 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:02,200 Speaker 1: Goackway and Josh Allen twenty four and a half sacks 328 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:05,840 Speaker 1: between those three guys, I mean, you know, coming in 329 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:08,120 Speaker 1: there was no way you could take a playoff. And 330 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:12,240 Speaker 1: you speak of moments where Lishram has struggles, those are 331 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 1: the moments he's gonna learn from the most. Those are 332 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:16,880 Speaker 1: the moments he's gonna look back and recognize. Okay, maybe 333 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 1: I didn't have the right technique out here, maybe I 334 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:22,160 Speaker 1: did something in my first stamp that allowed him to 335 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:24,680 Speaker 1: beat me. But like you mentioned, Klais Campbell, guys like 336 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 1: that who've been around a long time, they probably were 337 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:31,800 Speaker 1: licking their chops going against a rookie looking at certain 338 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:34,200 Speaker 1: things he does. And I mean, the dudes is a 339 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:36,840 Speaker 1: monster of an individual and he's been a lot of 340 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:40,320 Speaker 1: guys in his career. But I love the moments like 341 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 1: that where they can learn from him, and that's where 342 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:46,280 Speaker 1: these guys will will continue to grow as rookies in 343 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:48,320 Speaker 1: this league. And they got one more opportunity to do 344 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:51,200 Speaker 1: it next week, and I'm sure those guys are excited 345 00:15:51,240 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 1: to be had that one more opportunity, right Shock, Let's 346 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 1: shift gears and talk about the other side of the 347 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:57,880 Speaker 1: football because they deserve being talked about. This was a 348 00:15:57,920 --> 00:16:01,840 Speaker 1: tremendous performance throughout the game, but really in the first half, 349 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 1: really limited what Jacksonville was able to do. Just eighty 350 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 1: nine yards of offense in the first half for Jacksonville 351 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:11,040 Speaker 1: and over the full game. I think it was four 352 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 1: I honestly three for fourteen on third down. Now you 353 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 1: throw in the fourth down conversions where they were three 354 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:19,359 Speaker 1: or for four, they still were only six of eighteen 355 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:24,000 Speaker 1: in third down conversion in conversion situations thirty three percent. 356 00:16:24,080 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 1: That's near the bottom of the league if you were 357 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:29,200 Speaker 1: to at factor that out throughout the league. Why is 358 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:32,680 Speaker 1: Atlanta playing so well on third down? In your mind? 359 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 1: What's happening? And you talked about the complimentary football, I no, 360 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:37,800 Speaker 1: that's part of it. Are there a couple players in 361 00:16:37,840 --> 00:16:40,720 Speaker 1: your mind that are stepping up in those money down 362 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:43,000 Speaker 1: situations that are allowing to play so well? You know what? 363 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:45,600 Speaker 1: I think it starts in the middle with the Pro 364 00:16:45,680 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 1: Bowl guy on the defensive front and Grady Jerry. I mean, 365 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:51,320 Speaker 1: there were number of opportunities to just talk about. I 366 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:53,800 Speaker 1: think you got called for two different holding calls, but 367 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 1: there were a number of times where they were holding 368 00:16:56,840 --> 00:16:59,000 Speaker 1: him because of the pressure. And there are times where 369 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 1: the Falcons used this unch up front. They use a 370 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 1: what we call et stuff with the end and tackle. 371 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:07,520 Speaker 1: They switch responsibilities and here comes Grady loop it around 372 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:10,520 Speaker 1: and gets pressure on Menshoe. But I think for the 373 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:12,520 Speaker 1: most part, there was a want to in the edge 374 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:14,840 Speaker 1: to get to the quarterback in this ball game. But 375 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:17,679 Speaker 1: that defensive front, the pressure they put on pushing the 376 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:21,960 Speaker 1: inside of the pocket is what really makes a quarterback uncomfortable, 377 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:24,960 Speaker 1: which we know um, but I think it starts with 378 00:17:25,040 --> 00:17:27,520 Speaker 1: Grady in the middle. And there are a number of 379 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:30,080 Speaker 1: times where if he didn't make the play, there was 380 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:33,719 Speaker 1: somebody else that was making a play because of his pressure, 381 00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:37,719 Speaker 1: because of his push from the inside. And Grady's been 382 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:41,200 Speaker 1: a stalemate all year long. It's hard not to talk 383 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:43,840 Speaker 1: about him in the middle. But I love the way 384 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:46,520 Speaker 1: the Bandaris played this year. He doesn't get a lot 385 00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:49,280 Speaker 1: of recognition for the way he's played. He's been matched 386 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:51,560 Speaker 1: up a lot of the time on some big time 387 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:55,560 Speaker 1: tight ends and he's held his own. I thought Bleie 388 00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:58,720 Speaker 1: Ray did a really good job at times and in coverage, 389 00:17:58,920 --> 00:18:02,399 Speaker 1: even when they were playing his own coverage. There were 390 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:04,280 Speaker 1: a couple times where they tried to run slants and 391 00:18:04,320 --> 00:18:06,720 Speaker 1: he was really hard to the slanting had a couple 392 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:09,920 Speaker 1: opportunities to get interceptions. But we've seen in the last 393 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 1: couple of weeks Bleedy step up in his time on 394 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:16,680 Speaker 1: the field, and it's great to have all three levels. 395 00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:19,119 Speaker 1: You can point to different guys who have stepped up 396 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 1: in certain moments and play well. But when the Falcons 397 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:26,800 Speaker 1: did play zone coverage, there still wasn't much for Garden 398 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:29,640 Speaker 1: Minshee to go. I looked at it. After three quarters, 399 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:31,720 Speaker 1: this Falcons the base had only gave up one hundred 400 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:35,480 Speaker 1: and fifty three yards and six points versus an NFL 401 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 1: defense with you know, guys like Leonard Fournett on the 402 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:40,720 Speaker 1: other side of the field. I mean DJ charge, I 403 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:42,879 Speaker 1: mean they have players, they have guys who are in 404 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 1: the National Football Lea for a reason, and to have 405 00:18:46,359 --> 00:18:49,520 Speaker 1: that kind of output I thought was special. And I 406 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:52,480 Speaker 1: remember there was anna play where Minshee breaks out of 407 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:54,240 Speaker 1: the pocket and he breaks the containment and gets out. 408 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:56,600 Speaker 1: He runs down the right sideline and I see Q 409 00:18:56,880 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 1: going ballistic on the sideline. Next play, Great, he gets 410 00:19:01,320 --> 00:19:03,720 Speaker 1: to sack. And now it's you know, second and sixteen, 411 00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 1: So you could tell there's a different type of feeling 412 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:11,240 Speaker 1: on that side of the ball and Q he holds 413 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:13,840 Speaker 1: those guys so a different standard and those guys respond. 414 00:19:14,040 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 1: And it wasn't just Great who got the sack of me? 415 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:17,360 Speaker 1: Obviously we're talking about there are a lot of guys 416 00:19:17,359 --> 00:19:20,879 Speaker 1: on the back end who who help with that as well. 417 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:25,199 Speaker 1: But what's you know, I throw it back to you 418 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:30,440 Speaker 1: with you see these guys weekly. You have a unique 419 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 1: way of talking to these guys every week and you 420 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 1: you speak to Q, you speak to players every week. 421 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:40,600 Speaker 1: What's been the difference to you from that standpoint of 422 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:43,919 Speaker 1: have they changed anything? Has the mindset changed? Are they 423 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:47,520 Speaker 1: doing anything scheme wise that has brought about this production 424 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:52,120 Speaker 1: that you think has really took it to the next level. Yeah, 425 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:54,960 Speaker 1: I have not seen a tremendous change up in from 426 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 1: a scheme standpoint. I think their willingness to play man 427 00:19:57,600 --> 00:20:01,240 Speaker 1: coverage is an indication of the confidence of the guys 428 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 1: in the back end. I think there's a confidence that 429 00:20:04,119 --> 00:20:06,800 Speaker 1: has kind of permeated all three levels. You've talked about 430 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:10,120 Speaker 1: it and really well about how all three levels compliment 431 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:13,159 Speaker 1: one another. But there's a confidence level that you have 432 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:15,200 Speaker 1: to have if you're a pass rusher. I'm gonna put 433 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:16,920 Speaker 1: my best move on here and try to get home 434 00:20:17,359 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 1: because I know my guy in the back end is 435 00:20:19,119 --> 00:20:21,360 Speaker 1: covering and vice versa. I'm gonna lock on my guy 436 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:23,280 Speaker 1: because I know my guys are going to get pressure. 437 00:20:24,119 --> 00:20:27,000 Speaker 1: But that takes playing time, that takes experience, and I 438 00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:30,919 Speaker 1: think that maybe we were a little bit too early 439 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:34,199 Speaker 1: to jump to the conclusions that Isaiah Oliver was going 440 00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:37,960 Speaker 1: to play lockdown corner. You know, he'd only played a 441 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:40,720 Speaker 1: handful of plays the year before. Maybe we were a 442 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:43,520 Speaker 1: little too early to think about that. Kendall Sheffield has 443 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:47,280 Speaker 1: come in and played it outstanding. He's done a nice job, 444 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 1: but he's needed to grow into playing the nickel position. 445 00:20:50,359 --> 00:20:52,119 Speaker 1: That's not easy to play in the slot. As you 446 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:56,640 Speaker 1: well know, the transition of Ricardo Allen from the middle 447 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:59,160 Speaker 1: of the field up to that second level has paid 448 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 1: tremendous divide from a communication standpoint. He's also executed at 449 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:05,800 Speaker 1: a pretty high level. Now. He's made some mistakes in 450 00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:08,439 Speaker 1: there too, because it's different and he's a light, lighter 451 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:11,679 Speaker 1: bodied guy playing Keyan O'Neil's position, right, talking about him 452 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:14,920 Speaker 1: going from coming out of college as a corner, yeah, 453 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:17,080 Speaker 1: and then moved the safety and now he's down in 454 00:21:17,119 --> 00:21:19,760 Speaker 1: a box plan a linebacker sometimes. I mean, so, I 455 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:22,439 Speaker 1: think there's there was some growth that had to happen 456 00:21:22,520 --> 00:21:25,360 Speaker 1: on that side of the football, uh for for all 457 00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:27,760 Speaker 1: these guys kind of grow together. But you know, since 458 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:29,880 Speaker 1: the mid part of the year, I think it's kind 459 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:32,919 Speaker 1: of solidified itself. It's interesting because it almost reminds me 460 00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 1: a little bit of when we had the four rookies, 461 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:40,080 Speaker 1: when Dion Jones, of Andre Campbell, uh Brian Poll all 462 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 1: those guys came together Keyan O'Neil. They came together in 463 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:46,639 Speaker 1: what about week ten of the sixteen season, and then 464 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:49,000 Speaker 1: all of a sudden they took off. It was It's 465 00:21:49,040 --> 00:21:50,680 Speaker 1: kind of been a little bit like that this year 466 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:53,360 Speaker 1: with the defense as well. I think it's been It's 467 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 1: been fun to watch. Okay, let's let's take a look ahead. Now. 468 00:21:56,119 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 1: You get a divisional opponent in the Tampa Bay Box 469 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:01,120 Speaker 1: who came in and kind pushed you around your own building, 470 00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:04,239 Speaker 1: sacked your quarterback six times. They ran the football. This 471 00:22:04,320 --> 00:22:07,520 Speaker 1: is our team that's number three in the league on offense, 472 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:10,960 Speaker 1: but they're number one passing the football, so they're throwing 473 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:13,240 Speaker 1: the ball the predominant amount of time. They ran for 474 00:22:13,280 --> 00:22:16,040 Speaker 1: one hundred and thirty three yards against you, like about 475 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:19,720 Speaker 1: forty yards over their average in your own building. What 476 00:22:19,800 --> 00:22:22,520 Speaker 1: are your initial thoughts and about going down to Tampa 477 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:25,359 Speaker 1: and finish this thing out the right way? The number 478 00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:28,080 Speaker 1: one thing I think about is they got a quarterback 479 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:33,000 Speaker 1: who it's gonna keep both teams in the game by 480 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:36,040 Speaker 1: saying that, man's true. He's gonna throw us a few 481 00:22:36,440 --> 00:22:39,399 Speaker 1: and he's also gonna make some big plays. But you 482 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:42,400 Speaker 1: know what, it's it's one of those we know you, 483 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:45,960 Speaker 1: they know us. You did some things in that last 484 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 1: game that they definitely gonna go back and say, like 485 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 1: you mentioned, may able to run the football and they're 486 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:52,040 Speaker 1: gonna be to throw it. They gott to force them 487 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:55,440 Speaker 1: into one or the other. And I think throwing a 488 00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:58,359 Speaker 1: football probably leads better to our way because we know 489 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 1: what Jameis Winston wants to be. It's a this is 490 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:05,360 Speaker 1: his last opportunity really too. I know they said in 491 00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 1: some way of fashion, hey they're gonna tag him, They're 492 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:10,359 Speaker 1: gonna do something else. But as a player, if you've 493 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:13,640 Speaker 1: played and you've struggled at time, but you also played well, 494 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:16,160 Speaker 1: you're not sure what your future is and you've got 495 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:20,680 Speaker 1: one more opportunity to show this organization I'm still your guy. 496 00:23:21,320 --> 00:23:23,560 Speaker 1: I expect the best out of him. I expect the 497 00:23:23,560 --> 00:23:26,920 Speaker 1: best out of this Bucks team. And it's it's one 498 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:30,240 Speaker 1: of those situations where I look back on with the 499 00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:33,680 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay Bucks and how they go about ending their 500 00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:35,880 Speaker 1: seasons and how we always end up, you know, at 501 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 1: playing some form or fashion a division game at the 502 00:23:39,119 --> 00:23:42,480 Speaker 1: end of the year. I think it bowes well for 503 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:44,320 Speaker 1: the foul because because of the way they played towards 504 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:47,480 Speaker 1: the end of the stretch. And we gotta be honest, 505 00:23:47,520 --> 00:23:49,680 Speaker 1: this is a team and Matt said it. I don't 506 00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:52,439 Speaker 1: think it's nothing different than I'm not saying anything that 507 00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 1: nobody doesn't know. This team has been vocal about they 508 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:58,440 Speaker 1: want dan Quinn here, they want to play for their coach, 509 00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:03,040 Speaker 1: and I think they put you know, cliche, but they 510 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:05,000 Speaker 1: put their best foot forward the last few weeks and 511 00:24:05,119 --> 00:24:08,600 Speaker 1: they want to show why he should still be here. 512 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 1: And this is a team that's plays at that level. 513 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:13,479 Speaker 1: So I expect the Falcons to go out and obviously 514 00:24:13,480 --> 00:24:14,920 Speaker 1: you're gonna go back to that last game and see 515 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:17,600 Speaker 1: what they did well, things that affected them and things 516 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:19,919 Speaker 1: that affected you, and you're gonna, you know, try to 517 00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:21,359 Speaker 1: rehap some of those things to the ball game. So 518 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:25,200 Speaker 1: I expect another physical ball game to finish the division out, 519 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:27,640 Speaker 1: and you want to both teams want to go into 520 00:24:27,680 --> 00:24:29,840 Speaker 1: the offseason feeling good. About themselves. Yeah, you'd like to 521 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:32,520 Speaker 1: ride some momentum in the off season. Here's some numbers 522 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:35,919 Speaker 1: for you to think about out there. This is I 523 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:38,480 Speaker 1: mentioned the number three offense in the league. They're number 524 00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:41,440 Speaker 1: one throwing the football. They're number ten on third down 525 00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:43,880 Speaker 1: converting at forty almost forty three percent of the time. 526 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:47,280 Speaker 1: They're sixth in the NFL in red zone offense, so 527 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:50,760 Speaker 1: they are finishing drives off with touchdown sixty five percent 528 00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 1: of the time. You go to the other side of 529 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:54,440 Speaker 1: the ball. They're number one in the league against the 530 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:57,680 Speaker 1: run team's average of just seventy two yards a game, 531 00:24:58,080 --> 00:25:01,359 Speaker 1: and their number three in the league in third down 532 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:04,520 Speaker 1: defense teams converting it just thirty four percent of the time. 533 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:07,439 Speaker 1: By no stretch of the imagination, is this kind of 534 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:09,760 Speaker 1: an easy out or a final game that you're just 535 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:11,680 Speaker 1: going to roll your helmet out there and get it done. 536 00:25:12,080 --> 00:25:15,040 Speaker 1: As Shock said, Tampa's gonna want to finish in style. 537 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:20,399 Speaker 1: Their quarterback through four interceptions yesterday and they still had 538 00:25:20,400 --> 00:25:21,960 Speaker 1: a chance to win. That's a point I was gonna 539 00:25:21,960 --> 00:25:24,600 Speaker 1: get to. So that means that defense is playing at 540 00:25:24,600 --> 00:25:27,679 Speaker 1: an extremely high level. They lost to a playoff bound 541 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:31,520 Speaker 1: Houston Texan team by three points after turning the ball 542 00:25:31,520 --> 00:25:34,280 Speaker 1: over five times in the game. So this will be 543 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:37,879 Speaker 1: a very difficult proposition. And I'm going back looking at 544 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:40,600 Speaker 1: some of the stats in the Houston game. They held Houston, 545 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:44,399 Speaker 1: that offense with Deshaun Watson to four or fourteen or 546 00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:47,400 Speaker 1: third down only gave up two hundred and twenty nine 547 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:50,800 Speaker 1: total yards to a team that's playoff bound, like you mentioned. 548 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:53,960 Speaker 1: And we've seen Houston before we play USOULD and saw 549 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:56,840 Speaker 1: how good their offense can be and hold that offense 550 00:25:56,920 --> 00:26:01,280 Speaker 1: to that amount four point four yards per pass sack 551 00:26:01,359 --> 00:26:05,480 Speaker 1: DeShawn was it five times? I mean the numbers you 552 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:07,240 Speaker 1: just mentioned made me go back and look at what 553 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:09,879 Speaker 1: do they do last week? And this is something like 554 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:11,560 Speaker 1: you mentioned, they've been doing it all year, I mean, 555 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:15,040 Speaker 1: stopping to run. They're definitely gonna watch the film from 556 00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:17,440 Speaker 1: you know, the Jazz game and saw the Falcon put 557 00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:20,200 Speaker 1: emphasis on the run game, and of course how good 558 00:26:20,359 --> 00:26:22,680 Speaker 1: the Falcon's offense can be when they run the football. 559 00:26:23,080 --> 00:26:25,360 Speaker 1: So you know, this is gonna be a huge challenge 560 00:26:25,359 --> 00:26:27,240 Speaker 1: for them to be able to, you know, stop this 561 00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:30,000 Speaker 1: high powered offense as well. Yeah, last couple of points 562 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:32,600 Speaker 1: here before we say goodbye to here on this Christmas 563 00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:38,080 Speaker 1: version of Atlanta and of Falcons podcast Falcons Audible Here 564 00:26:38,200 --> 00:26:40,320 Speaker 1: brought to you by AT and T. Is the fact 565 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:44,199 Speaker 1: that this is a team that had some success with 566 00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:48,240 Speaker 1: the A gap blitz and Devin White their number one 567 00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:51,000 Speaker 1: draft pick. The linebacker got home twice on the A 568 00:26:51,160 --> 00:26:54,119 Speaker 1: gap blitz. We know this is a copycat league. We 569 00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:57,440 Speaker 1: even saw teams after this Tampa game try to bust 570 00:26:57,480 --> 00:27:01,639 Speaker 1: Atlanta with that. How much different will it be, potentially 571 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:05,000 Speaker 1: shocked with having Lindstrom in the game, knowing that you've 572 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:07,320 Speaker 1: got a guy that maybe you're you're hoping to count 573 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:12,280 Speaker 1: on from day one. Still, maybe some weaknesses within the 574 00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:14,560 Speaker 1: offensive line to a certain extent, but how much do 575 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:17,879 Speaker 1: you expect that the team to to respond to that? 576 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:19,520 Speaker 1: Look because they gotta look at that on tape. Yeah, 577 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:21,520 Speaker 1: they got to look at their quarterback getting sex six times, 578 00:27:21,560 --> 00:27:23,520 Speaker 1: and a lot of it was with that A gap 579 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:27,919 Speaker 1: blitz putting your backs into protection and a lot of 580 00:27:27,920 --> 00:27:29,720 Speaker 1: times we had to have Free or we had to 581 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:32,800 Speaker 1: have Brian. He'll step up and take on those linebackers 582 00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:36,280 Speaker 1: coming down. He'll full speed and be honest, we didn't 583 00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:37,920 Speaker 1: hell it will like you mentioned, and that's a good 584 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:39,719 Speaker 1: point bringing up the A Gablitzes. I mean they did 585 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:44,280 Speaker 1: it numerous of times to put our protection into some challenges. 586 00:27:44,359 --> 00:27:47,440 Speaker 1: And having Linstrom in the game now, having that communication 587 00:27:47,440 --> 00:27:49,160 Speaker 1: over the last three or four weeks, I think will 588 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:50,720 Speaker 1: help this week. And I think you go into the 589 00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:54,080 Speaker 1: ball game with protection calls in certain spots where you 590 00:27:54,119 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 1: know the A Gablitzes may be coming, and maybe you 591 00:27:57,160 --> 00:27:59,800 Speaker 1: use the slide protection more, maybe you use your back 592 00:27:59,800 --> 00:28:02,879 Speaker 1: off the edge more because hey, here comes an edge rusher. 593 00:28:02,920 --> 00:28:05,680 Speaker 1: He's coming from further distance away as opposed to coming 594 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:08,840 Speaker 1: right down the barrel electric quarterback. So I think that 595 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:11,919 Speaker 1: communication of watching that film understanding this is how they 596 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:15,160 Speaker 1: hurt us. You mentioned they ran the ball on our defense. Okay, 597 00:28:15,240 --> 00:28:16,840 Speaker 1: that's how they hurt us on the defensive side of 598 00:28:16,840 --> 00:28:19,199 Speaker 1: the ball. Here's ways that we can counter that on 599 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:20,520 Speaker 1: the offensi side of the the ball. You bring up the 600 00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:23,040 Speaker 1: A gap blitzers. Here's the protection we were in in 601 00:28:23,119 --> 00:28:25,960 Speaker 1: old certain spots. That says, okay, maybe on this down, 602 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:28,760 Speaker 1: maybe on this situation, we don't get into this protection 603 00:28:28,880 --> 00:28:31,600 Speaker 1: if we get that certain call. Then here's some guys 604 00:28:31,600 --> 00:28:34,840 Speaker 1: who have played together in Lenstrom. Obviously, we know Alex 605 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:37,160 Speaker 1: Mcki is a smart guy in the middle. Maybe let's 606 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:39,200 Speaker 1: change our protection so that we don't put too much 607 00:28:39,240 --> 00:28:42,000 Speaker 1: pressure on our backs that's coming through. Obviously, you want 608 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:45,560 Speaker 1: bigger guys linebackers on lineman to help with protection. So 609 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:48,920 Speaker 1: I think that's a good point of trying to realize, 610 00:28:49,560 --> 00:28:52,640 Speaker 1: how do we put ourselves in better situations to protect 611 00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:54,960 Speaker 1: our quarterback and get the football out because we know 612 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:57,600 Speaker 1: if he has time, he's gonna carve you apart. So 613 00:28:58,760 --> 00:29:02,080 Speaker 1: I think the emphasis and this wallgame will be not 614 00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:04,840 Speaker 1: trying to get those linebackers on our backs so quickly 615 00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:08,320 Speaker 1: through to a gap and protection wise, whether it's snap counts, 616 00:29:08,320 --> 00:29:10,160 Speaker 1: whether it's whether it may be to be able to 617 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:12,320 Speaker 1: get that ball out and protect our quarterback. Well, there 618 00:29:12,360 --> 00:29:16,320 Speaker 1: you have it. That's DJ Shockley and myself Dave Archer 619 00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:19,959 Speaker 1: here on a Falcons Audible. I keep want to call 620 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:22,920 Speaker 1: it Falcons PODCASTA Falcons Audible here brought to you by 621 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:25,200 Speaker 1: AT and T. Hope you've enjoyed it. 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