1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: We are back with another edition of the Falcon's Audible, 2 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:05,760 Speaker 1: presented by AT and T. All three crew members are 3 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:09,040 Speaker 1: back in the house. Welcome back days. How was your 4 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 1: West Coast trip? Was a long wagon ride back? We 5 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: didn't get back? We were you on hiking and all 6 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:17,439 Speaker 1: kinds of things. I didn't do that. It's a business trip. 7 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: Shock you know? How put you back in place real quick, 8 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: didn't he? Sorry? Oh man, They've just happy to be home. 9 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: You know, I didn't do anything on them. Why is 10 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 1: Archer wearing sunglasses? Those lights look awfully Briani, Welcome back 11 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: and appreciate you for everyone involved bringing it back with 12 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:43,520 Speaker 1: Falcons victory twenty seven twenty three win for Atlanta holding 13 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 1: holding off the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth quarter. We're 14 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: gonna get all into it. By the way, if you 15 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:49,959 Speaker 1: didn't know, this is DJ Shah. I'm Derek Brackley. We're 16 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,279 Speaker 1: we're still here. But it's all about our It's all 17 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:55,279 Speaker 1: about our baby. All right, here's what we got this week. 18 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 1: We're gonna talk about the first reactions and the Falcons 19 00:00:57,640 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 1: getting the victory, and then we're gonna kind of change 20 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 1: it up a little bit. We're gonna break down the 21 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: defense and the offense and kind of look at what 22 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 1: the defense did well, what the offense did well, and 23 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 1: then we'll kind of shift gears and say what adjustments 24 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 1: need to be made for Atlanta to be able to 25 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 1: get a victory as they come back home next week 26 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:15,959 Speaker 1: and face the Cleveland Browns. So, guys, David, since you're 27 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: you're fresh with all the knowledge, with all of the 28 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 1: sleep and the rest coming back from the West Coast, 29 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: we'll gets your first reactions to the Falcon's victory last 30 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 1: week against Seattle. I just think handled their business on 31 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 1: the West Coast. We talked about it last week a 32 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:31,960 Speaker 1: little bit. My head was much bigger on that thing 33 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 1: than it is here. Thankfully, Thankfully, I've gotten back to 34 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:38,759 Speaker 1: the regular side, I think. But it You know, those 35 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 1: can be tough trips, especially coming off of a loss. 36 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 1: How do you handle it? They went up to Seattle. 37 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:46,960 Speaker 1: They practiced extremely well, and you always hear that. I mean, 38 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: coaches come and say, hey, we had a really crappy 39 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 1: week of practice, and so I don't think we're gonna 40 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 1: play very well. They did practice well. I had a 41 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: chance to be out there quite a bit, be around him. 42 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 1: I thought they were not caught up and being in 43 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 1: some location they weren't familiar with. They did what they 44 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 1: need to do, get back to the hotel, got their rest, 45 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 1: went to their meetings. I just think that the thing 46 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 1: is stuck out to me was they handled their business 47 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:09,639 Speaker 1: and then it transferred to the field where they came 48 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: out fast on offense. I think they did some good 49 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 1: things adjusting defensively and so just handled their business, I 50 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 1: think is the first thing that comes to mind. I 51 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 1: like it handle the business. DJ, what did you see 52 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,639 Speaker 1: from Atlanta first reactions? You know what? I go back 53 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 1: to key moments in the game, making the plays that 54 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 1: were there. And one moment I think about is late 55 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter, Seahawks are driving and you know 56 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 1: they get a big play, you get a holding call 57 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 1: from Breach and it's one of those instines where it 58 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: doesn't really show up all the time on the statuet, 59 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 1: or it doesn't show up as this guy did this. 60 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 1: But I thought it was a play that was so 61 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: instrumental because you end up going they get first and 62 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: twenty and you end up backing them up and they 63 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: don't get none out of it. Plays like that, I thought, 64 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:55,919 Speaker 1: in timely moments, getting the sacks, lading the ball games, 65 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 1: putting the pressure on Gino. I thought was huge in 66 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 1: a game, especially defensively, because that's what it came down to. 67 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 1: And I think the biggest thing is you finished the game. Yeah. 68 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:06,640 Speaker 1: I think the first two weeks you've had opportunities to 69 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: finish off teams, and for some reason or not, you 70 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 1: didn't do it well this week on the road in 71 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:15,799 Speaker 1: a hostile environment, arch headed ear muffling because he was 72 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:18,800 Speaker 1: so loud to twelve, and you found a way to 73 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 1: get it done. And I just thought, that's that's monster 74 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:24,640 Speaker 1: on the road too. I thought it was it was 75 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:28,080 Speaker 1: great to see Atlanta run the rock, and that was 76 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 1: what I took away from it was not only did 77 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:32,360 Speaker 1: they run it well, but if you look at it, 78 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 1: like Dave at halftime, it was only like what thirty 79 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: didn't CPF like thirty five yards rushing at halftime something 80 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 1: around there, and then all of a sudden he just 81 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 1: breaks out in the second half. But it looked like 82 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: early on that Seattle was going to run the football 83 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: and you're thinking, oh goodness, like are they going to 84 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 1: control the pace of this game because of the way 85 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 1: that they're running the football, but then Atlanta responds right back. 86 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: But guys, are just one play. I know we'll probably 87 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 1: get to it at some point, But when CP goes 88 00:03:57,720 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 1: straight hurdle style Olympic trials for the one hundred and 89 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 1: ten metal high hurdles, I was impressed. I don't know 90 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 1: about you, guys, but there's been a couple of times, 91 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: and I talked about it earlier this season that he 92 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: looks refreshed, he looks young, he looks fast, physical, like 93 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:17,800 Speaker 1: he's got everything. Granted, you know he's getting rest when 94 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:20,160 Speaker 1: he needs a tyler Algeers coming in spelling him on 95 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 1: a couple of occasions, but when he comes back in 96 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 1: the game, he's running possessed, he's running physical, he's running hard, 97 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:28,599 Speaker 1: and he is being a big difference maker. So that 98 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 1: was one play that just really stood out to me. 99 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:34,479 Speaker 1: They ran the football, but Ceps saying, now, I'm not 100 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 1: gonna just settle for a five yard game. I'm gonna 101 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:38,720 Speaker 1: hurdle this guy and make this about a nine, ten, 102 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: twelve yard game. That was pretty impressive. So let's break 103 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: it down a little bit. We always got two quarterbacks here. 104 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 1: We always generally start on the offensive side of the ball. 105 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:50,480 Speaker 1: Let's start on the defensive side of the ball. So 106 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: let's talk about some key plays. And I'll start with 107 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:56,599 Speaker 1: you here Arch. Some of the defensive plays that were made, 108 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:00,279 Speaker 1: maybe that everybody notices, maybe that people didn't know notice 109 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: that were key in Atlanta coming up with a victory. Yeah, 110 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 1: I think there's probably a number of him you mentioned. 111 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 1: You know, Grady had a big sack late in the 112 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:10,360 Speaker 1: football game to force him into a long yardage situation 113 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 1: which Richie ends up coming up with the interception. That's 114 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:16,160 Speaker 1: the one we'll probably look at. How about learning the game? 115 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 1: How about a J Terrell who has he asked to 116 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:24,040 Speaker 1: be on DK? He told, he told the staff earlier 117 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 1: in the week. You know, he's drawn you know, some 118 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 1: pretty good receivers. Over the first couple of weeks he 119 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 1: had Michael Thomas didn't work out that well. He got 120 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 1: beat a couple of times down close. He had Cooper 121 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 1: Cup a number of times last weekend. This weekend's DK 122 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 1: metcalf that's what you're gonna get me, you in the 123 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:41,160 Speaker 1: top corner. And he had had some moments or didn't 124 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: work out quite as well for him. But I love 125 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:45,479 Speaker 1: the way that he worked on his skill set. I 126 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:48,600 Speaker 1: talked to him during the week. I mentioned, you know what, 127 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 1: what have you done wrong? He says, I got some 128 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 1: things I'm working on. I need you to get my 129 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 1: hands on the receiver. You go back to the play 130 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 1: on the goal line, He's got dk Metcalf. It's bump 131 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 1: and run. It's the same play that he lost against 132 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:03,360 Speaker 1: Michael Thomas too twice. Right gets his hands up in Metcalf. 133 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 1: Metcalf can't get off the jam trying to get to 134 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 1: the football. Balls fairly well thrown from Geno, incomplete, and 135 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 1: it's just a young player who's considered one of the 136 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:15,359 Speaker 1: best that his position, that has had a tough start 137 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 1: to the season, you know, because he's being targeted a ton. 138 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 1: I thought that was that was a cool moment for 139 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:23,719 Speaker 1: me in the game. And then defensively, it's more of 140 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 1: a team concept. You forced three field goals, and you 141 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 1: guys know this is situational football. Went on third down 142 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 1: on offens or defense, winning the red zone on offens 143 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:36,680 Speaker 1: or defense? Can you force field goals on third day? 144 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 1: They moved the ball, they spend seventeen third downs, They 145 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 1: forced seventeen third down situations. That means you're get you 146 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 1: you're bend and bend and bend and fighting. But they 147 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:49,600 Speaker 1: won in the red zone three red zone turnerways. That's 148 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:52,720 Speaker 1: not counting the Richie Grand interception, the force field goals. 149 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:55,320 Speaker 1: That's what stuck out to me about defense, you know, 150 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 1: to piggyback on what ars talking about. He talked about 151 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 1: Aj Turret. This one guy who I thought played the 152 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:03,480 Speaker 1: phenomena as well, Sean Evans. I thought the way he 153 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 1: was flying around, I mean, he got his hands on 154 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 1: a couple of balls in the ball game. I think 155 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 1: he led the team in tackles. But this is the 156 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:12,160 Speaker 1: guy that you thought would be the heart and sold 157 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:15,680 Speaker 1: of defense, a physical, just mean guy on the inside. 158 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 1: And I thought he played like and I thought the 159 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 1: guys fed off. And that's what you want from a 160 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 1: guy who's coming here on what we've talked about, on 161 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:24,880 Speaker 1: these proved deals. He's got one year to prove that 162 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 1: he still can be that guy. And I thought this 163 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 1: was a phenomenal game by him. There were a couple 164 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 1: of times where you know, he needed to know carry 165 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 1: a guy. He got deep on a you know, two 166 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 1: Tampa look times and got his hands on the ball. 167 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 1: I mean, he just I thought he played the position 168 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 1: the way it was supposed to and played the way 169 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 1: I think dp's brought him in here to be the guy. 170 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 1: We talked a lot this offseason leading up to the 171 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:48,920 Speaker 1: year about the areas that needed to improve, and one 172 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 1: of them was pass rushed right. We said, we got 173 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: to get to the quarterback more, and if you look 174 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 1: at the first three quarters of the game, it didn't happen. 175 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 1: They were pretty good getting after the quarterback the first 176 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:58,960 Speaker 1: two games of the season, but the first three quarters, 177 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 1: either Gito was getting goodass protection who's getting the football 178 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 1: out of his hands, or guys were getting close and 179 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: they weren't getting him down to the ground. Talk about 180 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 1: situational and making a play. We've talked about total team concept. Right, 181 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: offense makes a bad mistake right fourth quarter, driving down 182 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: the field, RPO mesh in the backfield, ball comes out 183 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: on the ground. Right Seattle ends up taking over. What 184 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 1: happens right after that very next play, Torenzo Carter with 185 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:27,480 Speaker 1: a sack right head and had a sack the entire game. 186 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 1: Carter gets the sack kind of sets the tone for 187 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:32,679 Speaker 1: the drive. Now Seattle kind of scratches and claws. They 188 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 1: get a few yards. Then there's a holding penalty on 189 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:38,080 Speaker 1: the offense which draws them back, and then Grady Jarrett 190 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 1: comes back with the sack. So really the pass rush 191 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 1: or getting to the quarterback actually getting down to the 192 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 1: ground was not there through three quarters. Offense makes a mistake, 193 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:51,240 Speaker 1: defense bails them out. Sometimes that's the type of complimentary football. 194 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:53,679 Speaker 1: You have to have pick your teammate up right. A 195 00:08:53,720 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 1: lot of times when I'm calling a game, Arch, I 196 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:57,840 Speaker 1: don't know about you. Sometimes a quarterback will make a 197 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:01,079 Speaker 1: throw and sometimes we want it. We just think quarterbacks 198 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 1: have to be perfect with their throws. They're not always 199 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaker 1: going to be perfect. Sometimes a wide receiver has to 200 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:08,120 Speaker 1: bail your quarterback out, right, you got to make a 201 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 1: circus catch. Sometimes sometimes your defense has to bail your 202 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:14,080 Speaker 1: offense out when they make a critical mistake. Because I'm 203 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:16,960 Speaker 1: telling you, Marcus Mariota was probably the sickest person on 204 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:19,679 Speaker 1: the team as they were driving. Now, think about it, 205 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 1: they don't get a couple of sacks in the interception, 206 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:24,680 Speaker 1: Seattle might win the game. Right, they're going out, they 207 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 1: score a touchdown, they win the game. Defense comes up 208 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 1: and makes a play. So it's timely plays and I 209 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:32,760 Speaker 1: like what you talked about two day getting forcing the 210 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 1: field goals in the red zone. Sometimes ben don't break right. 211 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:38,920 Speaker 1: They gave up some yards. Seattle was able to drive, 212 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:40,439 Speaker 1: but when it came down to putting the ball in 213 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 1: the end zone, they were able to get those stops. 214 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 1: This episode in part brought to you by the Home Depot. 215 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:49,560 Speaker 1: Everything you need for your next home improvement project is 216 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 1: just a tap away on the home Depot app. The 217 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 1: home Depot app Digital toolbox gives you access to how 218 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 1: to guides, project calculators, and image search so you'll know 219 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:01,320 Speaker 1: exactly what you need to up with the tap of 220 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 1: the finger. You can rent and reserve the right tools 221 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:07,559 Speaker 1: for the job. 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You went all in on 231 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:36,240 Speaker 1: the run game, and that was very evident. Remember you 232 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 1: didn't have your starting left guard playing. Colby Gosset steps 233 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 1: in at left guard and they dominated the line of scrimmage. 234 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:44,280 Speaker 1: You played on Seattle side of the line of scrimmage 235 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:46,679 Speaker 1: for the bulk of the game. And the two beneficiaries 236 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 1: where were two running backs Tyler Algier and you mentioned 237 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 1: CP so no reason to go there. Marcus Mariota in 238 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:56,280 Speaker 1: this game was brilliant. Okay, you're gonna make some mistakes 239 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:58,600 Speaker 1: of the ball touches your hands every game. Shock I'll 240 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:00,800 Speaker 1: tell you we're gonna make a mistake or to decision, 241 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 1: throw it away, not throw it to whatever it is. 242 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:05,480 Speaker 1: He made a couple mistakes in the game. He was 243 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 1: brilliant throwing the ball underheat because what Seattle had tried 244 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:12,880 Speaker 1: to do is they tried to run dog or blitz 245 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 1: the run game because they couldn't stop the run game, 246 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 1: so they had to get more people in the gaps 247 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 1: and to stop the run. So subsequently rpo stuff where 248 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:23,840 Speaker 1: he wanted to throw it. He was under duresh because 249 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:27,200 Speaker 1: they were coming to stop the run. He made three 250 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 1: throws early with air shock early with airs. He finds 251 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:35,680 Speaker 1: Ozzie across the field a deep over route where he 252 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: lets it go. That's got an arc on it. Looked 253 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:39,440 Speaker 1: like Bernie Kozart throwing the ball and then an arc 254 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 1: on it. Perfect throw. How about the throw to Drake 255 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 1: London where he's underheat and he throws the back shoulder 256 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 1: fade to London and the ball comes out and Drake's 257 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:51,440 Speaker 1: only left five yards off the ball when he turns around, 258 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:53,720 Speaker 1: he catches it about twenty the ball nearly drops right 259 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 1: in his face mask. And then the back shoulder throw 260 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: to Kyle Pitts on the wheel route is a big 261 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:02,480 Speaker 1: time throw. So you can say what you I thought 262 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:04,559 Speaker 1: Mariota was brilliant in the game. There's a number of 263 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:06,040 Speaker 1: times he got us in and out of plays. Those 264 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:09,040 Speaker 1: are things that you're gonna have a tough time determining 265 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:10,800 Speaker 1: because you can't hear you know what the calls are 266 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:12,839 Speaker 1: on those kind of things. But having been around the team, 267 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 1: I knew what some of the things they were trying 268 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:16,120 Speaker 1: to get to, and he did an amazing job at 269 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:18,760 Speaker 1: the land of Screaming. So I thought Marcus Mariota jumped 270 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:21,679 Speaker 1: out at me and this game is huge for the Falcons. 271 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:23,360 Speaker 1: I want to go back to the run game for 272 00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 1: a minute and give that offensive line some credit. I 273 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:29,719 Speaker 1: felt the effort by the offensive line was brilliant. And 274 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:32,280 Speaker 1: the one play that you talked about was the hurdle 275 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:35,720 Speaker 1: YEA and I broke it down on the lanifiger dot 276 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:38,400 Speaker 1: com And the one thing that I saw that was 277 00:12:38,559 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 1: so critical was Lynstrom was on the backside of that 278 00:12:42,520 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 1: play and if he doesn't cut off the backside of 279 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:49,480 Speaker 1: that play and cut the linebacker CP, it's a five 280 00:12:49,559 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 1: yard game. And here's what happened. So you get the 281 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:56,880 Speaker 1: you coming left and he's our listens engaged with the 282 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:00,439 Speaker 1: guy on the back side. He's engaged with the guy, 283 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:03,680 Speaker 1: comes off that guy and he has about two yards 284 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:07,320 Speaker 1: to get to that backside linebacker cuts that backside I'm 285 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:11,640 Speaker 1: literally lays out and cuts the backside linebacker. That's the 286 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 1: effort that you want. He could have easily said, okay, 287 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 1: I cut off my backside guy, but then he went 288 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 1: and got another guy. He wouldn't got a second guy, 289 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:20,960 Speaker 1: and he cuts that guy off. And when he cuts 290 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:23,840 Speaker 1: that guy off, that's when CP hurdles the guy. So 291 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:27,480 Speaker 1: that guy's running the alley. He's the backside guy coming 292 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:29,960 Speaker 1: to make that play and he cuts that guy off. 293 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:33,000 Speaker 1: The effort I thought up front by those guys, there 294 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:35,679 Speaker 1: were a bunch of double teams. The cp touchdown was 295 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:38,760 Speaker 1: an incredible double team getting back up. They ran that 296 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:41,599 Speaker 1: wine back kind of play a couple times and you 297 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:44,079 Speaker 1: get you know, keep coming back. The fullback come back 298 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:46,520 Speaker 1: the left side, and this time he comes back and 299 00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:50,440 Speaker 1: the linebacker front side is so concerned with getting back 300 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:54,360 Speaker 1: on this wineback run that he forgets he has to 301 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:57,640 Speaker 1: follow that particular lane right here, and he looks back 302 00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:00,720 Speaker 1: and CPC's a huge hole and he just hits it. Yeah, 303 00:14:01,080 --> 00:14:03,040 Speaker 1: these are the things that you like to see from 304 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:05,640 Speaker 1: this offense. These are things like the offensive line that 305 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:08,960 Speaker 1: the guys are seeing, the executive defense aside what's happening. 306 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 1: But the effort by the big guys up front are 307 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:14,400 Speaker 1: creating some huge lanes to run through, and it's it's 308 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 1: fun to watch. I mean, I was excited watching it. 309 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 1: So where do we gotta go to see this breakdown? Now? 310 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 1: Tell tell the fan out there where they can go. Obviously, 311 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 1: listen to Falcon's audible right now, but where can I 312 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 1: go to see it's gonna be on Lani Falcons dot 313 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:29,360 Speaker 1: com YouTube all that, So it's gonna it's gonna be 314 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:31,000 Speaker 1: fun to watch it. Did you physically do it yourself? 315 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 1: Because you were so excited there that I think you 316 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 1: may have done the jump that he got the block 317 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:42,200 Speaker 1: and the run. It was unbelievable. But but it's so 318 00:14:42,360 --> 00:14:45,000 Speaker 1: it's it's so cool to watch because this offensive line, 319 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 1: as we all have talked about it, that's got a 320 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 1: lot of grief. But to see these guys do it 321 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:53,200 Speaker 1: in game and see the extra effort to do it 322 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 1: for their other guy, and that's the one thing that 323 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:56,480 Speaker 1: would never show up on the stat sheet. It would 324 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 1: never show up. But when you're watching the game, where 325 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 1: you're watching the table, you see its seventeen carries one 326 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:06,520 Speaker 1: hundred and forty one yards in a touchdown for Cordarol Patterson, 327 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:09,560 Speaker 1: and he was dominating throughout the course of the game. 328 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 1: And a lot of the of the pub needs to 329 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:14,080 Speaker 1: go to the offensive line. Are you are you guys 330 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 1: real quickly? Are you guys stunned as I am? I 331 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:19,360 Speaker 1: don't know. Maybe I'm I'm an exclusive club here. This 332 00:15:19,400 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 1: guy played wide receiver at Tennessee. Yes, he was just 333 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 1: talking about this like he was a kick returner, has 334 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:30,600 Speaker 1: a little bit different mentality than just playing wide receiver, 335 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:33,680 Speaker 1: but it doesn't have the mentality of running the rock 336 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:36,440 Speaker 1: between the tackles and the national foot taking a bunch 337 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:41,680 Speaker 1: of hits. Yeah right, Yes, that's what I'm saying about. 338 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:44,720 Speaker 1: Are you guys as stunned as I am the mentality 339 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 1: of him be able to do that? I mean, it's 340 00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:47,920 Speaker 1: one thing like if you get a guy that was 341 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:52,120 Speaker 1: Tyler Algio played linebacker in college, right, Like those are 342 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:56,040 Speaker 1: two both physical positions, right, But DJ Dave, We've been 343 00:15:56,080 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 1: around a lot of wide receivers. They don't want it 344 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:06,760 Speaker 1: try to run between no tackles. Okay, but yes, it's 345 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:10,000 Speaker 1: impressive and what I'd like to see in this game 346 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 1: against Seattle was it seemed to me that Arthur Smith 347 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 1: made more of a concerted effort because I know this 348 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:19,160 Speaker 1: is not like newsflash, but this offense needs to go 349 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 1: through CP, Drake London and Kyle Pitts, And it looked 350 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:25,840 Speaker 1: like early on Arthur Smith made an effort to get 351 00:16:25,880 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 1: the football to Kyle Pitts, right, trying to get plays 352 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 1: where he's number one in progression, trying to get Marcus 353 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 1: Mariotte thinking to get the ball into his I start 354 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 1: thinking about like Tom Brady with Rob Gronkowski, like it 355 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:38,560 Speaker 1: was such a weapon you had to use him, And 356 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:41,000 Speaker 1: I feel like Kyle Pitts is that same type of player. 357 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:43,640 Speaker 1: He is such a weapon with his size, strength and 358 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 1: athleticism that they've got to continue to try to force 359 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:49,240 Speaker 1: feed him, not to the point to where you're jeopardizing 360 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:52,120 Speaker 1: your offense, but has the ball has to continue to 361 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:54,600 Speaker 1: go through those three players looking conscious of it too. 362 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:57,000 Speaker 1: I heard him talking to you about it, about the 363 00:16:57,080 --> 00:17:00,640 Speaker 1: fact that our offense works better when Kyle has the 364 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 1: ball in his hand, and then at the end of 365 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:05,239 Speaker 1: his comment he says, you, well, we gotta get him 366 00:17:05,240 --> 00:17:07,520 Speaker 1: an end zone. I think it's so critical that he's 367 00:17:07,520 --> 00:17:10,600 Speaker 1: conscious of we gotta make sure we feed this guy. 368 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:12,440 Speaker 1: But when in the red zone, we gotta make sure 369 00:17:12,440 --> 00:17:14,840 Speaker 1: we continue to feed it. You know what else, too, though, 370 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:17,119 Speaker 1: is Kyle has got to be able to accept it. 371 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:20,520 Speaker 1: I think you superficially say, yeah, I want the ball, 372 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:25,360 Speaker 1: but there's some obligations when you want the football, and 373 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 1: so that means you've got to be crisp on your routes. 374 00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 1: You got to give me something as a quarterback that 375 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:32,560 Speaker 1: I can read to get you the rock. I think 376 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:35,400 Speaker 1: Kyle's been working on that. I said it last week. 377 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:37,120 Speaker 1: I think I think he's a victim of his own 378 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:39,399 Speaker 1: success from a year ago. He was so dominant and 379 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:42,800 Speaker 1: kind of burst on the scene that maybe just thought 380 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 1: the talent would get it done. You guys know as 381 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:47,159 Speaker 1: well as I do, and this like everybody's talented, so 382 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:49,760 Speaker 1: you better work on your craft. And he's still got 383 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:52,040 Speaker 1: some work to do. I mean he came out at 384 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:54,320 Speaker 1: the wrong angle. They had a sail route on on 385 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:57,040 Speaker 1: the Falcon sideline where you gotta go route outside to clear, 386 00:17:57,400 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 1: and he's got an inside technique defender. When he comes 387 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:01,960 Speaker 1: out of the break. You can't go the sideline, you 388 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 1: can't flatten at all angle. You gotta take the deep angle. 389 00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:06,640 Speaker 1: That's where Marcus threw the ball. So it looks like 390 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:09,919 Speaker 1: Marcus overthrew him on the play. Now, Kyle took the 391 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:12,600 Speaker 1: wrong angle coming out. If he takes the right angle, 392 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:15,440 Speaker 1: that may be a seventy yard touchdown. And so that's 393 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:19,159 Speaker 1: about working on your craft. I think Kyle has embraced that. 394 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:21,720 Speaker 1: I think that's why you saw him yes concerted effort 395 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:23,240 Speaker 1: maybe to get him the ball, but I think a 396 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:25,679 Speaker 1: little bit more a heightened sense of urgency on his 397 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:28,439 Speaker 1: part to be a better player and to give my 398 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:31,199 Speaker 1: quarterback something I can rek and read so I can 399 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 1: get him the rock. So I think it's a two 400 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:35,960 Speaker 1: way go. Similar example to drag Lunn's touchdown gets a 401 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:39,560 Speaker 1: little pressure and he doesn't just haul but all in there. 402 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:42,000 Speaker 1: He kind of throttles in there and Market puts it 403 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 1: on him. I mean, just a great understanding and feel 404 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:47,520 Speaker 1: of the game right there from a young rookie and 405 00:18:47,600 --> 00:18:49,760 Speaker 1: his quarterback. And as similar we're just talking about with 406 00:18:49,800 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 1: Kyle Kyle, how's that too? There's just time to do 407 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:54,239 Speaker 1: working on it, and he continue to get better with it. Yep. 408 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:57,960 Speaker 1: So those those two will continue to evolve. I should 409 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:00,400 Speaker 1: say three with Marcus Mariota. Two getting on the same 410 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:02,640 Speaker 1: page with the angles and everything coming out of routes, 411 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:05,200 Speaker 1: the back shoulder throws that you guys talked about. One 412 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:06,920 Speaker 1: more quick thing that I'll talk about from this game 413 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:10,720 Speaker 1: and then we'll move forward. Another big, big reason they 414 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:14,679 Speaker 1: come away with the victory. Penalties two for fifteen yards. 415 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:17,480 Speaker 1: If you don't shoot yourself in the foot, you got 416 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:19,480 Speaker 1: a great chance to win the game, even though we 417 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:21,920 Speaker 1: talked about a couple of turnovers that could have hurt them. 418 00:19:22,119 --> 00:19:24,560 Speaker 1: They ran the football, they didn't shoot themselves in the 419 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:26,840 Speaker 1: foot with penalties. Those two things are huge as well. 420 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:29,399 Speaker 1: One last thing that came to mind, and we were 421 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:32,520 Speaker 1: talking about Marcus Mariota and his value, and I think 422 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:35,080 Speaker 1: one thing that's kind of kind of going under the 423 00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:38,520 Speaker 1: radar or you know, people don't realize, is how much 424 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:42,680 Speaker 1: he controls the backside in or he controls the front side, 425 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:45,200 Speaker 1: and when they're running the zone right or when they're 426 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:47,840 Speaker 1: running a simple outside zone it he has to neck 427 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:50,680 Speaker 1: it out the backside and he holds that backside in 428 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:53,960 Speaker 1: just enough so that maybe you can have the cutback. 429 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:57,399 Speaker 1: That stuff, I think is something that fans have to 430 00:19:57,440 --> 00:20:00,119 Speaker 1: pay attention to because the simple fact that he he 431 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:03,800 Speaker 1: has that threat makes the run game goals too. Absolutely, 432 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:08,880 Speaker 1: the pass protection and run blocking Mariota has as much 433 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:12,119 Speaker 1: to do with that success as anybody on the field. 434 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:15,520 Speaker 1: Ye because of his faking, because of his innatability to 435 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:19,400 Speaker 1: create out of something out of nothing, that slowed them 436 00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:22,120 Speaker 1: down and it's allowed offensive linemen to get on their block, 437 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 1: get that backside end to just hesitate just a little 438 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:27,440 Speaker 1: bit because of the threat of him coming out the backside. 439 00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:29,200 Speaker 1: All right, guys, let's switch gears. Let's talk about the 440 00:20:29,240 --> 00:20:32,399 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns Atlanta Falcons back at home facing Cleveland. This 441 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:36,320 Speaker 1: is not the Baker Mayfield, nor to Shaun Watson Cleveland Browns. 442 00:20:36,560 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 1: This is the Jacoby burst Cleveland not going Bertie cos already, 443 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:50,640 Speaker 1: I got the cod Does that work? All right? Jacoby Brisett. 444 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:52,520 Speaker 1: But we do have two pretty good running backs in 445 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:54,919 Speaker 1: the backfield, and Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt. So I 446 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:56,440 Speaker 1: don't want to sit here and say that this is 447 00:20:56,480 --> 00:20:58,679 Speaker 1: going to be more of a defensive focus game. But 448 00:20:58,920 --> 00:21:01,680 Speaker 1: Cleveland's gonna try to run the football. Jacobe Brissette is 449 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:04,359 Speaker 1: not your Patrick Mahomes, Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady. That's gonna 450 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:07,200 Speaker 1: light you up through the air. Yes, he's capable. They 451 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:10,160 Speaker 1: want to try to win by controlling the football and 452 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:12,400 Speaker 1: running it with these two big horses. So, Dave, what's 453 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 1: going to be the focus for Atlanta coming back home. Yeah, 454 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:16,920 Speaker 1: it'll be interesting to see what personnel group. And I 455 00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:19,000 Speaker 1: don't know if how closely people were paying. I know 456 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 1: you guys were against the Rams. Atlanta played a big nickel. 457 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:25,080 Speaker 1: They went with Eric Harrison as the third linebacker and 458 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:27,400 Speaker 1: or fourth linebacker depending on whether you think we're running 459 00:21:27,400 --> 00:21:29,760 Speaker 1: four three or three four, but he was the extra 460 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:32,399 Speaker 1: guy on the field in the middle part. This week 461 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:34,960 Speaker 1: they went to a bigger part and it was Troy 462 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:37,320 Speaker 1: Anderson was on the field, and now they were playing 463 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:41,320 Speaker 1: essentially playing four to three. They walked Lorenzo Carter up 464 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 1: on the line of scrimmage. They played a kind of 465 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:45,760 Speaker 1: a four down look with him being that fourth down linebacker, 466 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:48,199 Speaker 1: and then you had the three linebackers in behind with 467 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:51,320 Speaker 1: Evans Walker and Troy Anderson the rookie on the field. 468 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:53,480 Speaker 1: So it'll be interesting to see. Now. So if I'm 469 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:55,320 Speaker 1: watching tape and I'm in Cleveland, Okay, what am I 470 00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:57,520 Speaker 1: going to get? I'm probably anticipating a little bit bigger 471 00:21:57,560 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 1: group on the field to stop the run. Screen, game, play, action, 472 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:05,280 Speaker 1: all those things are going to give into play. So 473 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:07,480 Speaker 1: not only is the front seven gonna have to play well, 474 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:10,080 Speaker 1: the back four are gonna have to be really cognizant 475 00:22:10,119 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 1: of not getting too hungry to come up and stop 476 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 1: the run game because they do have some guys can 477 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:17,119 Speaker 1: grow at the top. David and Joku is a is 478 00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 1: a tight end that played at Miami. That's a talented dude. 479 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:24,159 Speaker 1: He not Kyle Pitts, but maybe Kyle Pitts junior to 480 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:26,240 Speaker 1: a certain extent. He's got that kind of skill set, 481 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:29,280 Speaker 1: big body guy that can run, catch the football. He's 482 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 1: a problem. He kind of touchdown this last weekend. So 483 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:36,119 Speaker 1: the defense is gonna be a big focus because it 484 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 1: kind of seems a little similar to Jacoby Brissette. Might 485 00:22:38,840 --> 00:22:40,200 Speaker 1: be a guy that's going to show you a little 486 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:42,679 Speaker 1: bit of bootleg action too because of all of the 487 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:45,000 Speaker 1: success that they have in the run game, So maybe 488 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:46,320 Speaker 1: they start to use a little bit of that in 489 00:22:46,359 --> 00:22:48,920 Speaker 1: the backfield. So I discipline is going to be really 490 00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:51,840 Speaker 1: important for not only the defensive line, but but the 491 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 1: second two levels, the linebackers. In the second day, DJ, 492 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:56,960 Speaker 1: what sticks out maybe on the offensive side of the ball, 493 00:22:56,960 --> 00:23:00,399 Speaker 1: what things need to happen for Atlanta to continue to 494 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:03,720 Speaker 1: put another win in the wind? Callumn, Well, first we 495 00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:07,679 Speaker 1: helpe Miles Garrett is all right, and I accident. You 496 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:09,200 Speaker 1: never know what you're gonna get if he's gonna play 497 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:11,879 Speaker 1: or not play. But that's the number one thing that 498 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:14,200 Speaker 1: comes to mind. I mean up front, they get after you. 499 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:16,840 Speaker 1: They have one of the best defensive lines they you know, 500 00:23:16,880 --> 00:23:18,359 Speaker 1: it starts with him and you don't know if you're 501 00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:20,800 Speaker 1: gonna see him. But either way, that is the number 502 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 1: one deal is protecting your quarterback, being good in the 503 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:26,720 Speaker 1: run game, but being able to being able to have 504 00:23:26,840 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 1: guys that understand Okay, where this guy's lined up, and 505 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:31,560 Speaker 1: we talked about Aaron Donald for you know, I don't 506 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:34,240 Speaker 1: know how long Miles Garrett's in that same same kind 507 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:37,280 Speaker 1: of bang if he plays, But I think you continue 508 00:23:37,320 --> 00:23:38,880 Speaker 1: to do what you've done in the first three ball 509 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:41,040 Speaker 1: games you've had. You've been able to run the football, 510 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:43,040 Speaker 1: You've been able to get Marcus on the perimeter, be 511 00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:46,159 Speaker 1: able to use his athleticism, but then also use the 512 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:47,880 Speaker 1: weapons that you have around you. And I think that's 513 00:23:47,920 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 1: important in the ball game like this because if they 514 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 1: go out and do what they've been doing the last 515 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:56,520 Speaker 1: few games, which is running football, your possessions are gonna 516 00:23:56,520 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 1: be limited. So you gotta make sure those possessions count 517 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:00,680 Speaker 1: and you gotta make sure you put yourself in positions 518 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:03,480 Speaker 1: to win. So this is an offensive game similar to 519 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:05,760 Speaker 1: what you've you've seen in the past. Is you got 520 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:07,840 Speaker 1: to be absolutely efficient when you have the ball. Let 521 00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:11,760 Speaker 1: me ask you guys a question here as to decidedly 522 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:15,600 Speaker 1: aggressive early in the game offensively, what do you how 523 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:18,960 Speaker 1: do you feel like that affected Seattle and how does 524 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 1: it affect now Cleveland moving forward because of the way 525 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:25,520 Speaker 1: Atlanta came out, you know, vertical shots. Yeah, yeah, so 526 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 1: maybe it ends up loosening them up a little bit, 527 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:30,960 Speaker 1: and then Atlanta was able to kind of take advantage 528 00:24:30,960 --> 00:24:33,360 Speaker 1: of that and start pounding them right away. But obviously 529 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:35,480 Speaker 1: we know what happened in the game against Seattle. They 530 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:38,320 Speaker 1: saw CP run all over the place. So what is 531 00:24:38,359 --> 00:24:41,320 Speaker 1: Cleveland's defense? What's their number one goal going to be? 532 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:43,199 Speaker 1: This guy's not going to run for one hundred and 533 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 1: forty yards against US, right, so they're probably gonna have 534 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:49,040 Speaker 1: some packages, whether it's bigger personnel, whether it's attacking the 535 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:52,680 Speaker 1: line of scribbage, playing more man coverage. So if that happens, 536 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:56,479 Speaker 1: what ends up being the counter punch from Arthur Smith? 537 00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:58,359 Speaker 1: If they're going to start to commit to try to 538 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:01,400 Speaker 1: slow down CP, is it now more play action DJ? 539 00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:03,919 Speaker 1: Is that what we're gonna see? Because those are the 540 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:06,800 Speaker 1: type of things like that's what game planning is all about. 541 00:25:06,880 --> 00:25:08,680 Speaker 1: They're gonna turn on the tape and they're gonna see 542 00:25:08,720 --> 00:25:11,320 Speaker 1: a couple of games this year where Cordall Patterson went nuts, 543 00:25:11,359 --> 00:25:13,440 Speaker 1: and they're gonna say, that's what Atlanta wants to try 544 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:16,160 Speaker 1: to do to us. How do we counteract that. Let's 545 00:25:16,160 --> 00:25:19,200 Speaker 1: stack the box. So Arthur Smith's gonna maybe do a 546 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 1: little bit more play action and then maybe we take 547 00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:24,480 Speaker 1: some more of those shots early down the field to 548 00:25:24,600 --> 00:25:27,080 Speaker 1: Drake London and Kyle Pitts. If they're gonna be bearing 549 00:25:27,119 --> 00:25:28,840 Speaker 1: down on the run game, that's the chess about you 550 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:30,639 Speaker 1: got you gotta figure out in the ball Yeah. I 551 00:25:30,640 --> 00:25:33,359 Speaker 1: think that's why these coaches are who they are and 552 00:25:33,359 --> 00:25:35,280 Speaker 1: why they're in the National Football League, because you gotta 553 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:37,320 Speaker 1: be able to adjust any game. Yea. And you just 554 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:39,399 Speaker 1: talked about the abilly made a run the football. You 555 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:41,600 Speaker 1: showed that last week. But then you also showed the 556 00:25:41,600 --> 00:25:44,240 Speaker 1: ability to get Kyle pissed of football. You showed Drake 557 00:25:44,320 --> 00:25:47,800 Speaker 1: London has shown first three ball games why he was 558 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:50,719 Speaker 1: number eight picked. I mean, so it's picked your poison 559 00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:53,040 Speaker 1: with this offense right now, I believe is which one 560 00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:55,720 Speaker 1: do you want to take away? Which guys can hurt 561 00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:58,879 Speaker 1: you and I think either way, Arthur Smith will have 562 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:00,920 Speaker 1: a great plan. He's done in the first three ball games. 563 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:04,240 Speaker 1: He's found a way to make this offense successful. Well, 564 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:07,239 Speaker 1: let's flip the script on the other side. Now, we 565 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:10,520 Speaker 1: saw Seattle have success. As you mentioned Rack running the 566 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:14,760 Speaker 1: ball early. We had real problem with our edged integrity 567 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:16,879 Speaker 1: in the run game. Ogan Daiji came down hard a 568 00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:18,640 Speaker 1: couple times. A couple of other guys came down hard. 569 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:21,800 Speaker 1: Provided that cutback lane. Penny got off to a great start. Right. 570 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:25,080 Speaker 1: We know Chubb and Hunt are coming right, They're looking 571 00:26:25,119 --> 00:26:26,919 Speaker 1: at the tape. They're gonna say, wait a minute, we 572 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:29,879 Speaker 1: can get we can get that same stuff in excess. 573 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:32,840 Speaker 1: That's what we do. So I thought Dean did a 574 00:26:32,840 --> 00:26:34,920 Speaker 1: really good job of dialing in. I let's give credit 575 00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:37,400 Speaker 1: where credits due. They ran the ball for about fifty 576 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:39,639 Speaker 1: yards in the first quarter, and at that point the 577 00:26:40,359 --> 00:26:43,840 Speaker 1: run game became a little bit of a secondary thing. 578 00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:46,359 Speaker 1: I think Walker had a jet sweep where he wound 579 00:26:46,359 --> 00:26:48,679 Speaker 1: around and got about fifteen or twenty yards. Other than that, 580 00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:50,720 Speaker 1: they didn't do winning in the run game. Give Peace 581 00:26:50,760 --> 00:26:54,159 Speaker 1: credit for getting those guys biled back into play the 582 00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:57,239 Speaker 1: techniques properly but certainly get an extra guy in there 583 00:26:57,240 --> 00:26:58,639 Speaker 1: to stop that away, and they had to go to 584 00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:02,160 Speaker 1: the short passing attack. Also, I'm looking on tape on Cleveland. 585 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:05,000 Speaker 1: I saw Casey. Hey, we're peeking in the backfield. Yeah, 586 00:27:05,160 --> 00:27:07,600 Speaker 1: play action fake, he peeks in the backfield, tight ends 587 00:27:07,640 --> 00:27:10,920 Speaker 1: behind him. If that's in Joku, it's a touchdown. So 588 00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:13,879 Speaker 1: they know that too. So if I'm kind of looking, 589 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:16,000 Speaker 1: you know, doing being the devil's advocate and looking on 590 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:18,720 Speaker 1: the other side, these are things Cleveland seeing and it's 591 00:27:18,760 --> 00:27:21,440 Speaker 1: something we're gonna have to drush up. And hear your 592 00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:24,240 Speaker 1: Arthur talk about all the time, that stuff we have 593 00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:26,080 Speaker 1: to fix. We have to get that brushed up, right. 594 00:27:26,119 --> 00:27:29,080 Speaker 1: So those are areas Atlanta's gonna have to work on 595 00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:31,159 Speaker 1: for this week against Cleveland. You got a guy in 596 00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:33,840 Speaker 1: Mark Cooper who is a really good round runner. So 597 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:37,560 Speaker 1: all right, Dave. So last question to you, because you 598 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:40,600 Speaker 1: were with the team as they were gone for you know, 599 00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:43,439 Speaker 1: call it what eight or nine days, what do you 600 00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:46,960 Speaker 1: feel like the attitude, the mojo, the energy level of 601 00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:48,520 Speaker 1: the team is going to be now that they're gonna 602 00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:50,440 Speaker 1: be back home all week and then playing in front 603 00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:52,440 Speaker 1: of their home fans. I think it was important to 604 00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:55,119 Speaker 1: get a win. I talked to Arthur on our coaches 605 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:57,440 Speaker 1: show for Sports Radio nineteen nine the game yesterday and 606 00:27:57,760 --> 00:28:00,479 Speaker 1: talk to him about, you know, you've been talking about things, 607 00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:04,200 Speaker 1: you've been close, they're playing well for the bulk of games. 608 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:05,840 Speaker 1: How important was it for you to get a win? 609 00:28:05,960 --> 00:28:08,520 Speaker 1: And he said, yeah, he says, that's all the stuff 610 00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:10,679 Speaker 1: we talk about, and it's fun to coach this team, 611 00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:13,720 Speaker 1: and we're working on this and we've got this going 612 00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:15,880 Speaker 1: and we did this well for a three quarter. None 613 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:18,359 Speaker 1: of that means anything if you can't win, and ultimately 614 00:28:18,400 --> 00:28:20,040 Speaker 1: you got to win. So I think where it does 615 00:28:20,119 --> 00:28:23,280 Speaker 1: is just put some credibility behind everything that's being said. 616 00:28:23,840 --> 00:28:26,159 Speaker 1: So now we can say, well, we did this and 617 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:28,960 Speaker 1: look what happened. Okay, we didn't commit the penalties you're 618 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:32,160 Speaker 1: talking about, we got red zone stops, we ran the rock. 619 00:28:32,800 --> 00:28:36,119 Speaker 1: This is what happens. To me, large chunk of credibility 620 00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:38,200 Speaker 1: goes in there. I think when you watch these first 621 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:40,360 Speaker 1: three ball games, the one thing that comes to mind 622 00:28:40,400 --> 00:28:43,840 Speaker 1: for me if I'm a fan, is I want to 623 00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:46,640 Speaker 1: come see this team play on Sunday. I think watching 624 00:28:46,680 --> 00:28:49,640 Speaker 1: these teams over the first three ball games being every 625 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:52,640 Speaker 1: ball game, have a chance to win every ball game 626 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:54,800 Speaker 1: and come out of Like as said, the credibility of 627 00:28:54,840 --> 00:28:57,560 Speaker 1: actually winning the ball game and finish it. It gives 628 00:28:57,560 --> 00:28:59,560 Speaker 1: the fans something to be excited about it. You think 629 00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:02,680 Speaker 1: about that that building when New Orleans was here, how 630 00:29:02,760 --> 00:29:04,920 Speaker 1: it was rocking, the excitement of it. I think that 631 00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:07,360 Speaker 1: excitement is still there. You look at all the things 632 00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:10,080 Speaker 1: that you can be excited about, and all the guys 633 00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:12,800 Speaker 1: that owned his team. It makes his team fun and 634 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:15,040 Speaker 1: want to come see. I didn't get a chance to 635 00:29:15,080 --> 00:29:17,600 Speaker 1: watch the Seattle game live, so I watched it back 636 00:29:17,600 --> 00:29:20,000 Speaker 1: on tape, and then as soon as I stopped it, 637 00:29:20,080 --> 00:29:22,680 Speaker 1: the first thing that came to my mind was not 638 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:24,840 Speaker 1: necessarily a pretty game, even looking at some of the 639 00:29:24,880 --> 00:29:27,000 Speaker 1: things our producer put in here. You know, Mariotas still 640 00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:29,160 Speaker 1: made a couple of mistakes, defense, gave up some yards 641 00:29:29,160 --> 00:29:31,720 Speaker 1: and everything. But I went back to my playing days, 642 00:29:31,720 --> 00:29:33,680 Speaker 1: and I'm sure you guys can say, and if you're 643 00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:35,320 Speaker 1: a fan of the Falcons, or if you're a fan 644 00:29:35,320 --> 00:29:39,040 Speaker 1: of football, just remember this always. Okay, it is hard 645 00:29:39,240 --> 00:29:42,640 Speaker 1: to win in the National Football League. Number One, It 646 00:29:42,720 --> 00:29:45,120 Speaker 1: is hard to win on the road in the National 647 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:48,240 Speaker 1: Football League, Right, So it's not always gonna be a 648 00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:50,800 Speaker 1: quarterback in a passing game throwing for three hundred and 649 00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:53,120 Speaker 1: seventy five yards and running for one hundred and twenty 650 00:29:53,120 --> 00:29:56,000 Speaker 1: five yards. Like, it's not always gonna be pretty. But 651 00:29:56,080 --> 00:29:58,320 Speaker 1: guess what, you take the wins when you get him. 652 00:29:58,720 --> 00:30:01,160 Speaker 1: It doesn't matter what it looks like. Sometimes you take 653 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:03,360 Speaker 1: them wins when you get them. All Right, that's gonna 654 00:30:03,360 --> 00:30:05,160 Speaker 1: wrap it up for us. Make sure you watch DJ's 655 00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:07,400 Speaker 1: breakdown because I'm gonna go watch it because he got 656 00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:09,920 Speaker 1: me excited. Did he get you excited about it too? 657 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:12,960 Speaker 1: Atlanta Falcons dot Com are all the different avenues that 658 00:30:13,040 --> 00:30:15,920 Speaker 1: you find Atlanta Falcons content. I'm sure you'll be able 659 00:30:15,960 --> 00:30:18,520 Speaker 1: to find DJ's breakdown and then make sure you keep 660 00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:20,920 Speaker 1: coming back to watch us on the Falcons Audible presented 661 00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:24,200 Speaker 1: by AT and T. Make sure you like, subscribe, review, Spotify, iTunes, 662 00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:28,160 Speaker 1: Atlanta Falcons dot com and YouTube all your different avenues 663 00:30:28,320 --> 00:30:30,520 Speaker 1: that you get your podcast material. 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