1 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:10,960 Speaker 1: What's up, everybody, and welcome to another edition of The 2 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 1: Falcon's Final Whistle on Scott Bair alongside Tory mcilaney and 3 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:17,680 Speaker 1: Chris rim And, as we do each week, we are 4 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: going to answer a question of our own show, okay, 5 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 1: of Tory mcilaney's choosing. Let's be honest, and we're going 6 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: to offer a great perspective. We're gonna offer rationality. We're 7 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:32,000 Speaker 1: gonna bring all the things you hope for in sporting 8 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: discourse you're probably not gonna generally find on talk radio. 9 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: God bless y'all, but it's true. Nonetheless, we are going 10 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 1: to tackle a big one this time, one where I'm 11 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:45,240 Speaker 1: sure a lot of people have a lot of different 12 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:48,199 Speaker 1: positions or a lot of different opinions, and that is 13 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: what is the Falcon's biggest need. Now. The one thing 14 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 1: is there's plenty of positions to choose from on this roster. 15 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: You can go a number of different directions. You can 16 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: definitely prioritize, and I think it brings into greater scope. 17 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:08,040 Speaker 1: One absolute, unquestionable fact is that this Falcons roster, as 18 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 1: it works its way through the salary cap, needs a 19 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 1: lot of work. Man, It really does needs a lot 20 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: of work and a lot of different areas, and you 21 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 1: can't dispute that. Now, what you can dispute is how 22 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 1: you would rank things, right, And I think that's kind 23 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 1: of what we're going to get into over the course 24 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 1: of the next half hour, and we're going to kind 25 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 1: of break this thing down. But before we start saying 26 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 1: which positions we feel like are the biggest need and 27 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:33,480 Speaker 1: can we address it or can the Falcons address it 28 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 1: through free agency or the draft or both, Tori, I 29 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: want to go back to something that Terry Fontino said 30 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: and the story that you wrote shortly after the end 31 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 1: of the season press conference something like that. It was 32 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: after the Senior Bowl, after the Senior Bowl, that basically said, 33 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: when he was talking about best player available, some people 34 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 1: freak out because they think Falcons have so many needs. Well, 35 00:01:56,800 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: best player available, We'll always address a need. Yeah, well, 36 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: especially for yeah No, if you look at this Falcons roster, 37 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 1: and this is kind of the gist of what I 38 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: was saying in that article that you're referring to, is 39 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:11,920 Speaker 1: that when Terry Fano says that they're going to draft 40 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 1: the best, the best player available for the Falcons, that 41 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: essentially means that you are also drafting for need, because 42 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 1: that's how many needs this specific Falcons team has in 43 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:24,959 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two, and so when you're looking at it, 44 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 1: you're more likely than not it doesn't matter what direction 45 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: they go in, it's gonna be a need. And something 46 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: that I thought Terry Fano said that, I think a 47 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: lot of people maybe think is like a cop out 48 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:36,640 Speaker 1: in saying it, but I do think it's very true 49 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:40,640 Speaker 1: considering where the organization is. He's like if he's like, 50 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 1: essentially like, you're always drafting for need because you think 51 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: about it, like, at any point in the next two 52 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 1: three years, you're always going to come back around and 53 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:51,399 Speaker 1: need a different type of player in a different type 54 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:55,359 Speaker 1: of position. And I think, like, but in this specific 55 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:57,360 Speaker 1: case with the Falcons in twenty twenty two, it's like 56 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:00,079 Speaker 1: there's a lot of needs, like a lot as you 57 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 1: alluded to, Like, there are just so many. I think 58 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: you can go up and down this roster and pick 59 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: any area honestly that you want to, and you could 60 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: make an argument that it's a need and that it 61 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: will be either this offseason or next offseason. And I 62 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 1: do I do kind of believe that. I do just 63 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: believe that's just where this organization is right now. All right, Chris, 64 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:24,519 Speaker 1: I'm officially going off script. We've been in this podcast 65 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 1: for five minutes, so that seems to brand. We're talking 66 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 1: about a lot of needs, right, and a lot of 67 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:32,080 Speaker 1: things that if you're looking at it as a gem 68 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 1: or as a personnel person that Okay, they have, you know, 69 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: a severe need here or there. Are there any positions 70 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 1: outside of you know, punter or some of the obvious 71 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 1: kind of specialist ones. Are there any needs that you 72 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:49,279 Speaker 1: would take off the table something that isn't worth consideration, 73 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 1: not just at a but is there an area of 74 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 1: this team where you feel really comfortable? It's okay if 75 00:03:54,120 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: the answers no, But I'm curious what you think it. 76 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: But I would probably say Jake and Chris are pretty solid. 77 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:14,040 Speaker 1: I mean, Jake Matthews makes a lot. Um, but Jake, 78 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 1: Jake Matthews and are pretty pretty solid. Um. Yeah, I'll 79 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 1: stay outside of that. Yeah yeah, but she still you 80 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 1: need another tight end in this offense. I would say 81 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 1: that's not a need. Um, you need another I was 82 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 1: kind of aiming you towards towards that, like interior linebacker spot, 83 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 1: but then I was thinking Okay, no, because then Foyer 84 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:39,480 Speaker 1: is a free agent, right, so then you get an 85 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 1: application there. Yeah. Yeah, I don't think it really ain't 86 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 1: anything I would I would take off the table. Really. 87 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:48,920 Speaker 1: I think it's all it's like Tory said, I think 88 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 1: it's I mean, in general, I think best player available 89 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:54,160 Speaker 1: is the way to do it. You know what they say. 90 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 1: I think is is definitely the way to do it. 91 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:59,280 Speaker 1: But yeah, especially with this team, best player available is 92 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 1: feeling a need. Tori said, yeah, yeah, well something that 93 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 1: I think is interesting. And you know, when Terry and 94 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 1: Arthur first took over here in Atlanta, like they said 95 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: that everything's kind of on the table and that no 96 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 1: player is essentially safe to a certain degree. That's not 97 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 1: the words that they use, but that's essentially what they meant. 98 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 1: And I think there are a lot of times when 99 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 1: new regimes come in and they say that like they 100 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 1: sometimes don't mean it. I one thousand percent believe with 101 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: Arthur Smith, Terry Fonto and they're a whole crew that 102 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:31,520 Speaker 1: when they say that every option is on the table, 103 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 1: I really do believe that. I really do. Yeah, And 104 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 1: I think that's key, and I think prioritizing needs maybe 105 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:41,760 Speaker 1: the way that you go, or you just build up 106 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 1: the roster slowly, understanding that it's going to take more 107 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:47,839 Speaker 1: than one year to get the talent base to where 108 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 1: it needs to be. So over the course the next 109 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:53,599 Speaker 1: half hour ish, we're gonna go over a number of 110 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 1: different topics that Tori has laid out for us, which 111 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:59,599 Speaker 1: is where is the Falcon's most glaring need? And of 112 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 1: the Asian group that you choose chose can't read today? 113 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 1: Who are a few players you believe could be a 114 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:09,039 Speaker 1: good fit for the Falcons? And of the players you named, 115 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 1: is one you wouldn't pass up on if he's there 116 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:15,000 Speaker 1: at number eight overall in the NFL draft. But before 117 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 1: we get to that, let's offer, as we always do, 118 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 1: a big thank you to our sponsor, Microsoft, Windows eleven, 119 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 1: the official operating system of the NFL and the Atlanta Falcons. 120 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 1: The all new Windows eleven is here to bring you 121 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:29,400 Speaker 1: closer to what you love. 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Uh No. 131 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 1: But to answer my own question that I post to 132 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 1: myself from myself, UM, I just okay, So I'm a 133 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 1: I'm a backtrack. So Scott's been on vacation for the 134 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 1: last couple of days and while he was on vacation, 135 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: Chris and I ran baremil and we were getting questions 136 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 1: and we were answering, and one of the questions I 137 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 1: don't know who wrote it, I just kind of saw it, 138 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 1: but it was like, Tori, Um, I hope you're not 139 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 1: like Scott and trying to shove an edge rusher down 140 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 1: our throats like we're yeah. And I was just like, 141 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 1: that's exactly what I'm about to do. I'm about to shove. 142 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 1: And I in our written portion of this Question of 143 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 1: the Week segment installment, whatever you want to call it, 144 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 1: I said that I'm gonna sit here and say like 145 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 1: I'm gonna shove the idea of drafting multiple edge rushers 146 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 1: down your throat until Draft night, like there will be. 147 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 1: I personally, I just cannot look at this roster, especially 148 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:06,960 Speaker 1: now that they've released Dante Fowler, which I think we 149 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 1: all assumed was coming. I can't look at this roster 150 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 1: and not have edge rushers pass rush as a number 151 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 1: one need. I can't. I can't do it. And I 152 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: think it's one of those things where this question of 153 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:26,120 Speaker 1: how the Falcons can develop a pass rush is one 154 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 1: that's going to hinge and dictate the success of this regime. 155 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 1: And I one percent believe that because in the past, 156 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:38,200 Speaker 1: in years past, this organization has missed so much on 157 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 1: edge rushers. And we're not just talking about Dante Fowler. 158 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:42,840 Speaker 1: I'm talking about a bunch of other people who came 159 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 1: before him, and I think, like they there were so 160 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 1: many times where the money that was given to these 161 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 1: edge rushers didn't pan out and they didn't they didn't 162 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:54,680 Speaker 1: do enough with the money that they were given. And 163 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 1: I think because of that, that's why you saw the 164 00:08:57,040 --> 00:09:01,319 Speaker 1: Falcons get into a few situations where they honestly, we're 165 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 1: losing money. They're paying these players a lot of money, 166 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 1: and then they weren't doing a gosh darn anything with it, 167 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:11,040 Speaker 1: and I think like that if you're a Falcons fan 168 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:14,679 Speaker 1: and have been for a very long time, that's frustrating. 169 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 1: And I think that the one way that this organization 170 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 1: under this new leadership, can say that they are different 171 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 1: is to actually go out and develop a pass rush. 172 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 1: And I'm not saying that this is going to change 173 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:30,080 Speaker 1: in one draft class, but it's something that you would 174 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 1: hope to see change in two, three, four years to 175 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:35,400 Speaker 1: where they can go back and say like, this was 176 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:38,080 Speaker 1: a glaring need that we saw in the organization and 177 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:41,960 Speaker 1: we change that. So that's a long speel and I 178 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:45,319 Speaker 1: will continue to hold onto that until draft night, and 179 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 1: you will hear I will not be putting any other 180 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:50,640 Speaker 1: need before pass rush period. No one's going to be 181 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:53,320 Speaker 1: able to change my mind. And the beauty of you 182 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 1: going first, right is that you've taken edge rusher and 183 00:09:57,120 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 1: it's okay to stay in that realm though it absolutely 184 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:04,200 Speaker 1: is because it's such a glaring thing, right. I mean, Chris, 185 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:06,400 Speaker 1: do you fall into that camp or do you go 186 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 1: a different direction? Where do you land? I mean, I'm yeah, 187 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:14,199 Speaker 1: I think that's the most glaring need. I think everyone, 188 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 1: like I said, I think everyone on Twitter tells me 189 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:19,440 Speaker 1: that my replies, I think Cobbnsien was in there the 190 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:25,200 Speaker 1: other day saying that. So everyone everyone has said that, 191 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:28,000 Speaker 1: and I think that's, you know, eighteen sacks. I think 192 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:31,080 Speaker 1: I was looking back. I think the Bengals had seventeen 193 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 1: last year and then Scott, I don't know if you 194 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:35,600 Speaker 1: were in Oakland twenty eighteen, but they had thirteen. So 195 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 1: if you're you might be the problem here. But but yeah, 196 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 1: so when you have like players you know outsacking you're in, 197 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 1: you know your entire defense, that's definitely an issue. And 198 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 1: I think also with a pass rush, right, aj Terreau 199 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 1: looks a lot different, your your secondary looks a lot different. 200 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:01,600 Speaker 1: If you're the second best guy in the league and 201 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:04,640 Speaker 1: you look at the other pass rushers there, when you 202 00:11:04,679 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 1: look at um, you know Jalen Ramsey, he's playing with 203 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 1: with Aaron Donald and Von Miller. You look at the 204 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:12,560 Speaker 1: amount of interception of treyvon Diggs had is because he's 205 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 1: playing with the defensive line, is getting after the quarterback. Um. 206 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:17,080 Speaker 1: So yeah, I think he's the biggest need. But I 207 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:20,400 Speaker 1: think the issue is when you when you have a 208 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:23,079 Speaker 1: need like this, is if you reach and you miss 209 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:26,160 Speaker 1: it's not it's gonna be. It's not a good thing 210 00:11:26,160 --> 00:11:30,560 Speaker 1: to do. So that's why again I'm big on I'm 211 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 1: big on Derek Stingley. Um, I like, I like, I 212 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:36,959 Speaker 1: like saws Gardner two, but I'm big one Stingley. I mean, 213 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 1: he what he did, he's injury concerns um and and 214 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:43,840 Speaker 1: you know quarter having two lockdown cornerbacks. I mean, uh. 215 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:47,320 Speaker 1: Stingley was a freshman when the year A. J. Terrell 216 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 1: went in the draft and he was an All American 217 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:53,840 Speaker 1: that year Terrell was a first round pick and and 218 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 1: but Terrell wasn't an All American. So it's like this 219 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:59,319 Speaker 1: guy was eighteen years old playing in the SEC, and 220 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:03,120 Speaker 1: he led the conference and interceptions and he ran up 221 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 1: fourty three in high school as a forty two invert 222 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 1: and he's six one nine five. It's like, this guy 223 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:11,079 Speaker 1: is kind of I don't know why. You just look 224 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 1: at his measurables and what he's done. He's a guy 225 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 1: like I also like that, you know Kyle Hamilton, and 226 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 1: like we said before, I think the pastors is the 227 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:20,839 Speaker 1: most glaring need. But again, if if you're sitting there 228 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:23,200 Speaker 1: and you are not in love with the guy, if 229 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: if Cavan is not there. If if there's not, If 230 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:29,320 Speaker 1: there's not, if you like the guy from Purdue, George Karlaftis, 231 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:32,320 Speaker 1: or you like the edge rusher from Georgia or like 232 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:35,200 Speaker 1: the guy from Michigan, whoever you're in love with, that's 233 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:37,240 Speaker 1: what you should take. If you're not in love with 234 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:39,680 Speaker 1: an edge rusher there, I think, don't reach because, like 235 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:43,319 Speaker 1: Tory said, in the past, they've missed on that. There 236 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:45,120 Speaker 1: was you know, Vic Beasley who had a good season 237 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:47,440 Speaker 1: but kind of went down there, and it's just a 238 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 1: slippery slope if you try to reach for that big need. Yeah, right, 239 00:12:54,000 --> 00:13:01,920 Speaker 1: Ula love Uh yeah about dogs in the draft. We 240 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 1: can talk about the EGA guys in the draft. Don't 241 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:06,280 Speaker 1: make you feel better. Oh my goodness, the amount of 242 00:13:06,559 --> 00:13:09,440 Speaker 1: mail questions I get about Georgia defenders and why there 243 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:14,360 Speaker 1: aren't very many here as part of the Falcons staggering volume. 244 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:17,720 Speaker 1: And I've been thinking about this, and look, if the 245 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 1: pass rush is it's it's apparent how bad they need it. 246 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 1: And when Chris springs up that was the year twenty 247 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:30,840 Speaker 1: eighteen was after they traded Khalil Mack, they cut Bruce Irvan, 248 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:34,080 Speaker 1: They had nothing right. There were times where they were 249 00:13:34,160 --> 00:13:37,240 Speaker 1: lasting sacks. With Khalil Mack, they had like twenty two 250 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:40,520 Speaker 1: sacks and he had like twelve or something. And I 251 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 1: agree with you wholeheartedly that the pass rush can impact 252 00:13:43,559 --> 00:13:47,199 Speaker 1: everything you do. You know, front to back, back to front, right, 253 00:13:47,280 --> 00:13:50,480 Speaker 1: complimentary football, what every coach on the planet Earth has 254 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 1: ever said. And I agree with all those things. And 255 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:56,240 Speaker 1: I'm not saying that you address this need at number eight. 256 00:13:57,120 --> 00:14:00,960 Speaker 1: But and people will not love this right because it 257 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:03,240 Speaker 1: seems like there are two camps. There are edge rusher 258 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 1: camps and then they are protect your quarterback please camps. Right, Yeah, 259 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 1: I'm not going in either one. Okay, Um, I forget, 260 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 1: forget it, forget all those things. Right. Um, There's only 261 00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:22,040 Speaker 1: one receiver who who finished last year with the team 262 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:24,720 Speaker 1: under contract. That's Frank darby Le. Calvin Ridley is the 263 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:28,920 Speaker 1: other one. And even though I mean owner Arthur Blank 264 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 1: said it they would like to have him back, it's 265 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:33,760 Speaker 1: possible that Calvin wants a fresh start. There's a level 266 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 1: of uncertainty there. Okay, if he doesn't come back, they 267 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:40,560 Speaker 1: got nothing nothing. I'm glad that you're bringing this up 268 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 1: because I feel like we need to talk about this. Yeah, 269 00:14:43,160 --> 00:14:45,240 Speaker 1: And I think this is the need that the Falcons 270 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:49,080 Speaker 1: have not had in years because they've used a lot 271 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 1: of high picks on wide receivers. Who Calvin even what 272 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:58,520 Speaker 1: you know that Pyle is a pass catcher, right, that 273 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:02,840 Speaker 1: they're but they've also hit it almost everyone with these guys. 274 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: You liked there? Yeah, who do you like there? At 275 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:11,480 Speaker 1: number eight? Yeah, the guy from the UFC. You're gonna 276 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 1: take the guy from USC and that was in my heart. 277 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 1: I do literally like him. Uh my wife is from Arkansas, 278 00:15:19,640 --> 00:15:23,360 Speaker 1: so trailer works may have a certain affinity, but I 279 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:26,200 Speaker 1: do like the Drake Lennon kid out of USC. Nonetheless, 280 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: I just see wide receiver that So when I covered 281 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 1: the I covered the Raiders and then the forty nine 282 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 1: ers and they made up shirts George Kittle, Deebo Samuel, 283 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 1: and Kyle Uschek that said yak bros. Okay because everybody 284 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:44,280 Speaker 1: on their team, Kendrick Bourne did the same thing they were. 285 00:15:44,360 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 1: They took pride in turning a five yard pass into 286 00:15:47,160 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 1: an eight fifteen yard game, right. And I think if 287 00:15:51,040 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 1: you look at the success that aj Round had with 288 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:56,360 Speaker 1: Arthur Smith and vice versa, that I think that that 289 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 1: type of player needs to get injected into this offense, 290 00:15:59,760 --> 00:16:02,120 Speaker 1: and at times those guys are another one of those 291 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 1: premium spots. So yes, they need to protect Matt Ryan. 292 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:09,120 Speaker 1: He's not He's manning wheels, but he's no gazelle, right, 293 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:12,320 Speaker 1: that's a given. But I just think that you need 294 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:15,800 Speaker 1: more players who are tough, more guys who can catch 295 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:19,160 Speaker 1: the ball. I think too often. Yes, this offense stalled 296 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 1: because he wasn't protected enough. It also stalled because he 297 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 1: didn't have anywhere to throw the ball. Right, there's no separation. 298 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 1: Russ was having to make crazy acrobatic catches while covered 299 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:33,440 Speaker 1: on third and blank. So ultimately, I'm gonna go yeah 300 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 1: in that direction, I'm gonna say a receiver is an issue, 301 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:39,120 Speaker 1: whether Calvin comes back or not. I think the level 302 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:43,800 Speaker 1: of uncertainty, who knows when that will get remedied, if when, 303 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:47,200 Speaker 1: the Falcons and Calvin will have a good idea of 304 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:49,600 Speaker 1: what will happen next. But that's a huge question that 305 00:16:49,680 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 1: needs to be answered moving forward. I don't care what 306 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:55,600 Speaker 1: that answer is. I still think wide receiver is huge, 307 00:16:56,760 --> 00:16:59,640 Speaker 1: and that obviously doesn't discount everything Chris was saying about 308 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:02,960 Speaker 1: sting means that they need and everybody needs a player 309 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 1: like that. I'm a stinging guy too, but a quarterback issue. 310 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:10,280 Speaker 1: Right offensive tackle, we're not blind, that's an issue. Left 311 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:13,680 Speaker 1: guard that's an issue. There's who knows, maybe off the ball. 312 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:17,040 Speaker 1: Linebacker is an issue so many different places, UM can 313 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 1: cause problems. And just by me saying receiver doesn't mean 314 00:17:20,240 --> 00:17:24,520 Speaker 1: that I don't I can't also acknowledge, again rational discourse, 315 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:27,879 Speaker 1: I can't also acknowledge that pass rusher is a huge problem. Um. 316 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:32,840 Speaker 1: So nonetheless, let's move on here to topic Numero dose. 317 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:35,640 Speaker 1: Of the position group you chose, who are a few 318 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:38,560 Speaker 1: players that you believe could be a good fit for 319 00:17:38,760 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 1: the Falcons. I assume that would mean free agency, draft 320 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:45,960 Speaker 1: or what have you. Yeah, I I went and draft. 321 00:17:46,040 --> 00:17:51,400 Speaker 1: I'm glad that Chris went free agency. Um, because I think, well, 322 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:56,000 Speaker 1: I think you went free agency. Yeah yeah, okay, I'm sorry. 323 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:59,119 Speaker 1: We're for those that are listening where I'm legit just 324 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:04,600 Speaker 1: like looking out we wrote I forgot already. Um yeah, No, 325 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:07,200 Speaker 1: I mean I think, like for me, if I'm just 326 00:18:07,359 --> 00:18:10,639 Speaker 1: looking at the draft, I think you're happy with the 327 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:13,640 Speaker 1: way that this draft class looks. UM. When it comes 328 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:17,920 Speaker 1: to edge rushers, I think like Aiden Hutchinson is going 329 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:20,680 Speaker 1: is not going to be there at eight. Um, I 330 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:26,720 Speaker 1: think Cavon Thibodeau I think could maybe be there at eight. 331 00:18:27,359 --> 00:18:31,320 Speaker 1: Maybe I'm that's a hard maybe. That's not like, oh, 332 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:35,360 Speaker 1: maybe it's a that's a hard maybe. Uh, I don't 333 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:38,200 Speaker 1: if he's there. Here's the thing, and this is where 334 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:41,359 Speaker 1: you can get into so many different topics of conversation 335 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:44,800 Speaker 1: in the draft. Let's say Thibodeau falls to eight. Let's 336 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:50,639 Speaker 1: say that also for some reason, that a guy like 337 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:56,200 Speaker 1: Kyle Hamilton or Derek Stingley are also there at eight. 338 00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:58,239 Speaker 1: I don't think that would happen. But this is just 339 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:02,199 Speaker 1: me spitballing. I would love to know where the Falcons 340 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:06,480 Speaker 1: like put their like wish list of players and could 341 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:09,600 Speaker 1: putcause if it's the best player available, it's really hard 342 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:14,360 Speaker 1: to discern for those three who you would put over who, 343 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:18,000 Speaker 1: because all three are kind of a need for the 344 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:22,920 Speaker 1: Falcons and significant needs, especially cornerback and edge rusher. So 345 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:26,080 Speaker 1: if they're all there, who are you putting over who? 346 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:29,159 Speaker 1: But that that that's probably definitely not gonna happen. I'm 347 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:30,600 Speaker 1: just kind of throwing that out there because I think 348 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:37,200 Speaker 1: it's interesting. But I personally really like Cavon Thibadeau, even 349 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:38,879 Speaker 1: though I know a lot of people are kind of 350 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:40,879 Speaker 1: like hot and cold on him. Um. And then of 351 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 1: course there's a Trayvon Walker, um go dogs, So I 352 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:48,520 Speaker 1: had to throw that one in there. Um. But I 353 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:53,200 Speaker 1: think down prospect as a trade down. Honestly, I think 354 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:57,360 Speaker 1: the Falcons should just like trade down continuously and just 355 00:19:57,560 --> 00:20:00,919 Speaker 1: pick up all the Georgia defenders and and that and 356 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:03,359 Speaker 1: that be it. Whenever I make my draft, like for 357 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 1: frenzies like and publish it. That's what I'm actually gonna do. 358 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:12,679 Speaker 1: Just find a way to get everybody Walker David's kind 359 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:18,520 Speaker 1: every year, Dean you name it. Oh, I'm not. I'm not. 360 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 1: You think I'm joking. I'm not joking. I'm going to 361 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:24,639 Speaker 1: do that and I'm going to publish it. Yeah. I 362 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:26,800 Speaker 1: mean for me, I think that I kind of mentioned 363 00:20:26,840 --> 00:20:29,920 Speaker 1: it earlier from the draft standpoint, and then from free agency. 364 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:32,080 Speaker 1: I think if you look at the guys who are 365 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:37,879 Speaker 1: free agents, they're probably gonna be out price um for 366 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:41,400 Speaker 1: the Falcons. It's like, you know, Vob Miller, Chandler Jones, 367 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:47,760 Speaker 1: Clowney um List, Randy Gregory. Um. I mean there's two 368 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:50,679 Speaker 1: guys I kind of looked at were they don't they 369 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 1: might not make sense because it's Melvin Ingram, who's I 370 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:56,720 Speaker 1: think he's thirty seven, who you could maybe get on 371 00:20:56,720 --> 00:20:59,560 Speaker 1: on a one year deal. I think Pro Football Focus 372 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:01,920 Speaker 1: projected that he might sign a one year, eight million 373 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:05,840 Speaker 1: dollars deal. And then there's Jerry Hughes and Melvin Ingram 374 00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:08,399 Speaker 1: at two secs in the playoffs he was productive this season. 375 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:12,199 Speaker 1: There's Jerry Hughes from the Bills, who he had the 376 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:15,560 Speaker 1: fifteenth highest PF pass Russian grade. He didn't have the 377 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:17,959 Speaker 1: guardy kind of second number. I think he had three 378 00:21:18,080 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 1: or two sex. But those are two guys I looked 379 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:22,439 Speaker 1: at as far as free agency where the fuckers could go, 380 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:25,080 Speaker 1: But I think building through the draft in a particularly 381 00:21:25,119 --> 00:21:28,960 Speaker 1: deep as draft will probably be the best route. Yeah. 382 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 1: I also think there's something to be said about what 383 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:34,639 Speaker 1: Scott was saying about like trading down. I think like 384 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:37,639 Speaker 1: we could probably do a whole podcast on the potential 385 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:41,159 Speaker 1: of trading down, and most certainly will. There are a 386 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 1: lot of podcasts, there are a lot of off season weeks. 387 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:48,879 Speaker 1: I was looking at the wide receivers right and we 388 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:53,000 Speaker 1: talked some in my earlier spiel about players that could 389 00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:55,800 Speaker 1: be available there at eight right, And it's one of 390 00:21:55,800 --> 00:21:59,240 Speaker 1: those things because you go back and forth with it, 391 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:01,840 Speaker 1: and I'm taking a free agency because the problem is 392 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:04,080 Speaker 1: they have so many needs at premium positions guys and 393 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:07,840 Speaker 1: free agency that are going to be expensive quarterbacks, expensive address, 394 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:11,600 Speaker 1: expensive right tackles, expensive, expensive, everything has a huge price tag. 395 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:14,320 Speaker 1: It's going to go get like an instant established fix. 396 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:18,000 Speaker 1: And there's only one first round draft pick there some 397 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:21,720 Speaker 1: second rounders they gotta fix that. I had some baremunt 398 00:22:21,760 --> 00:22:24,720 Speaker 1: people say there's a curse of second rounders in Atlanta 399 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:27,440 Speaker 1: too that we need to get fixed as well. But nonetheless, 400 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 1: I'm taking a look at it, and I'm talking about 401 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:34,200 Speaker 1: building a some yak bros. I really think Mike Williams, 402 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:38,000 Speaker 1: Clemson guy who played for the Chargers for a while. Yeah, 403 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:41,760 Speaker 1: which five yards after the five point five yards perception 404 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:45,679 Speaker 1: after the catch, big dude, powerful guy has some injury 405 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 1: history obviously, but not really recently. But the thing is, 406 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:51,720 Speaker 1: is it just one of those deals where I could say, yeah, 407 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:54,919 Speaker 1: go get him, and his market could spin into a 408 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:58,280 Speaker 1: stratosphere that the Falcons can't hope to compete with, and 409 00:22:58,320 --> 00:23:01,199 Speaker 1: there's nothing to say that that wouldn't happen. People may 410 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:04,160 Speaker 1: roll their eyes and me saying that's not possible and 411 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:06,680 Speaker 1: that it's you know that you just don't know until 412 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:08,359 Speaker 1: you look at the volume of what I think is 413 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:11,719 Speaker 1: a pretty good crop of wide receivers, right, I mean, 414 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:14,199 Speaker 1: who knows who's going to hit the market, But you 415 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:16,359 Speaker 1: could take a flyer on a guy like Will Fuller 416 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:19,199 Speaker 1: who's been who hasn't played very much, Emmanuel Sanders to 417 00:23:19,320 --> 00:23:22,680 Speaker 1: lead a couple of drafted players in here that there 418 00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:26,159 Speaker 1: are some options guys who can be team leaders. I've 419 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 1: been around Emmanuel a little bit, which is why he 420 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:30,280 Speaker 1: jumped out at me. I know he's a couple of 421 00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:33,000 Speaker 1: years older at the end of his career, but the 422 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:35,680 Speaker 1: guy can command a meeting room. I think those things 423 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:38,960 Speaker 1: are important. So when you look at you know, things 424 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:41,360 Speaker 1: like that, you think, okay, can you go find that 425 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 1: type of player again? It does hurt to have to say, 426 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:48,640 Speaker 1: all right, well that the kid out of USC looks 427 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:53,200 Speaker 1: like a big, tough, physical wide receiver. I think there's 428 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:57,679 Speaker 1: five six guys who could be considered first round, you know, 429 00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:00,480 Speaker 1: targets or and you can bleed into the second round. 430 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:03,080 Speaker 1: There's a bunch of really good examples of guys that 431 00:24:03,119 --> 00:24:07,520 Speaker 1: have been taken in the second round, especially recently. Chasing 432 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:10,720 Speaker 1: Claypool's second round picks a guy from Indieanapolis whose name 433 00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:14,760 Speaker 1: is escaping me. But there's some opportunity there. You know. 434 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:16,600 Speaker 1: I was gonna say that the guy from UFC is 435 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 1: it's six five, two hundred ten pounds. Yeah, probably, Yeah, 436 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:22,320 Speaker 1: he's yeah, bro, and he move he doesn't move like 437 00:24:22,359 --> 00:24:24,560 Speaker 1: that though. He moves like he's not that So he's 438 00:24:24,640 --> 00:24:28,720 Speaker 1: like like a he's a guy who like you said that, 439 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:30,280 Speaker 1: I think that he would fit right in. We look 440 00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:33,359 Speaker 1: think about what a J. Brown does and yards after catch. 441 00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:36,360 Speaker 1: So yeah, and in the second round too, like you said, 442 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:39,399 Speaker 1: I mean te Higgins was a second round guy. He 443 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 1: was a second round guy. So yeah, you can you 444 00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:45,639 Speaker 1: could definitely build through there. Yeah. So we so we 445 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:48,080 Speaker 1: just I mean, if we're it's tough because it's like 446 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:50,680 Speaker 1: we're talking a lot about edge ructions, we're talking about 447 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:55,560 Speaker 1: wide receivers. We uh, we just how do we fix 448 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:57,800 Speaker 1: the offensive line? Then? Can we do that in three 449 00:24:57,800 --> 00:25:04,159 Speaker 1: minutes and forty five seconds? There's no okay? I So 450 00:25:04,600 --> 00:25:06,399 Speaker 1: I know a lot of people are like, go after 451 00:25:06,920 --> 00:25:09,959 Speaker 1: an offensive tackle in the first round. And while I 452 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:13,919 Speaker 1: don't hate that idea, I just I find it really 453 00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:17,359 Speaker 1: hard to you just you have you guys can see 454 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:20,120 Speaker 1: tories like the stress on her face. Normally you can. 455 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:23,400 Speaker 1: I have no poker Tori is like sage that your 456 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:26,199 Speaker 1: temples trying to work out. The stress of the right 457 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:29,960 Speaker 1: tackle isn't an issue. It's great, I'm not playing the 458 00:25:30,080 --> 00:25:32,600 Speaker 1: right tackle isn't an issue. Right tackle is an issue. 459 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:36,600 Speaker 1: I'm just saying that you think about it, Like Jake 460 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:41,879 Speaker 1: Matthews has two years left on his contract and Caleb 461 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:45,240 Speaker 1: McGarry is not probably performing at the clip that you 462 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:49,360 Speaker 1: want him to, so both of those positions are kind 463 00:25:49,359 --> 00:25:51,040 Speaker 1: of up in the air over the next couple of years. 464 00:25:51,160 --> 00:25:54,920 Speaker 1: And then you have left guard and like, I just 465 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:57,080 Speaker 1: don't know. I don't know how to piece for this 466 00:25:57,160 --> 00:26:01,000 Speaker 1: group together, and I don't know. I'm glad I don't 467 00:26:01,080 --> 00:26:04,720 Speaker 1: I'm not paid to do it, because I god, I'm 468 00:26:05,040 --> 00:26:07,960 Speaker 1: really stressed out about it. Um. And I don't like 469 00:26:08,080 --> 00:26:10,439 Speaker 1: what you're talking about too, Like if you look at 470 00:26:10,520 --> 00:26:13,679 Speaker 1: the free agency market, like offensive linemen are pretty expensive, 471 00:26:13,960 --> 00:26:17,840 Speaker 1: and then like you need a difference maker now, and 472 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:21,640 Speaker 1: you like you don't like you have so many other 473 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:25,720 Speaker 1: needs too, and I just don't know. I don't know 474 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:30,800 Speaker 1: where to go first with this offensive line, and it's 475 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:35,720 Speaker 1: unfair of you to ask this question of me when 476 00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:40,080 Speaker 1: they like ticking clock on it again. I cannot emphasize enough, Chris, 477 00:26:40,119 --> 00:26:45,320 Speaker 1: and I just watched Tory Melton to a puddle of stress. Yeah, stressed. 478 00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:47,520 Speaker 1: I can talk to me. You can talk to me 479 00:26:47,560 --> 00:26:51,640 Speaker 1: about wide receivers and cornerbacks and edge rushers all day long, 480 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:53,440 Speaker 1: but as soon as you bring up the offensive line, 481 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:55,919 Speaker 1: I'm like good for nothing. I don't know how to 482 00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:58,240 Speaker 1: fix it, and someone else needs to fix it for 483 00:26:58,359 --> 00:27:02,080 Speaker 1: me because I can't do it. I mean, I just 484 00:27:02,160 --> 00:27:04,479 Speaker 1: have you know, this is sort of just generally speaking. 485 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:07,800 Speaker 1: Do you want to crack at the best cornerback on 486 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:10,520 Speaker 1: the board, doing a crack at the fourth best edge rusher, 487 00:27:10,640 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 1: doing a crack at the fourth best offensive tackle maybe 488 00:27:13,359 --> 00:27:17,520 Speaker 1: at number eight? Do you want the best at that 489 00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:20,240 Speaker 1: position that you can find, or do you want three 490 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:23,399 Speaker 1: other teams leftovers? I don't know. I mean, it all 491 00:27:23,440 --> 00:27:25,840 Speaker 1: depends on the depth of the class and there's a 492 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:29,920 Speaker 1: lot going on there. But so I guess, just real quick, 493 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:33,879 Speaker 1: as we wrapped this thing, up at number eight. There's 494 00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:36,040 Speaker 1: a good edge rusher on the board, just like what 495 00:27:36,080 --> 00:27:40,280 Speaker 1: you were talking about the the the Hamilton Thibadeau exercise, right, 496 00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:43,920 Speaker 1: best player, even if edge rusher is your best need 497 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:46,640 Speaker 1: and Kyle Hamilton's above him on the board, you take 498 00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:50,080 Speaker 1: that guy, You take the Notre Dame kid, right, Yeah, 499 00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:54,040 Speaker 1: I am yeah, I feel like that's what we do. Yeah. 500 00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:57,159 Speaker 1: I mean I watched the guy run from the he 501 00:27:57,280 --> 00:28:00,159 Speaker 1: was on the opposite hash and then he he he 502 00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:01,600 Speaker 1: made it to the other side of the field in 503 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:04,640 Speaker 1: like point one second. So taking them from right there, 504 00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:06,440 Speaker 1: I said, all right, I'm taking them, taking them that 505 00:28:07,359 --> 00:28:12,760 Speaker 1: I didn't need anything. That's my bag and that I 506 00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:15,480 Speaker 1: think is our great truth rights. And we've identified some 507 00:28:15,600 --> 00:28:17,520 Speaker 1: major needs. I think we can all agree that edge 508 00:28:17,560 --> 00:28:19,880 Speaker 1: dresher is the biggest one. But when it comes down 509 00:28:19,920 --> 00:28:21,640 Speaker 1: to it, there are so many needs on this team. 510 00:28:21,680 --> 00:28:24,359 Speaker 1: You take the best, most talented player that you can find, 511 00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:28,159 Speaker 1: but still having to address that primary need at some 512 00:28:28,240 --> 00:28:30,680 Speaker 1: point in the draft or in free agency to help 513 00:28:30,760 --> 00:28:49,160 Speaker 1: you immediately and in the long term.