1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:03,840 Speaker 1: And we are back with another episode of The Falcons 2 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 1: Audible presented by AT and T. I'm Derek Rackley joining 3 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: you once again, and I'll do my best to steer 4 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:10,160 Speaker 1: this ship for the next day, call it twenty or 5 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: thirty minutes. I've got my guys back this week too, 6 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 1: Dave Archer and d J. Shockley. After a bye week 7 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 1: of their own, they are back and they give me 8 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 1: a heads up. By the way, they are ready to 9 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 1: just jump in with some mind breaking stuff here. But 10 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: before we get to those guys, let's talk about what 11 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 1: we've got on the docket for today. Of course, we're 12 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 1: going to dive into the previous game between the Falcons 13 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 1: and the Saints. Falcons come up short in that game 14 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:35,879 Speaker 1: twenty four to nine to New Orleans. We will talk 15 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 1: about whether or not the guys having a concern from 16 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 1: the offensive line and all the pressure that's coming in 17 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:43,639 Speaker 1: the backfield for Matt Ryan and that offense. We'll talk 18 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:46,240 Speaker 1: a little bit about Sean Payton and does he'd liked 19 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: to troll the Falcons after wins or just after things 20 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:51,839 Speaker 1: that he sees on the internet, and whether or not 21 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 1: they like that tactic. We'll get into that in a 22 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: little bit more. And then obviously one of the biggest 23 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 1: news coming out is maybe some little bit of developments 24 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 1: in the general manager search for the Atlanta Falcons. So 25 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 1: we'll get the guys take on that with some of 26 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 1: the names that are starting to surface a little bit. 27 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 1: So with that, let's get right into it. Let's talk 28 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: about this Falcon Saints game from this weekend. And I'm 29 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: gonna start with the guys to give me a headline 30 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 1: and maybe a little bit of background behind their headline 31 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 1: from this past weekend. So shock, I'm gonna put you 32 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 1: on blast here. First, give us a headline from the 33 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: Falcon Saints game last weekend. What you saw in the 34 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: biggest headline If you were a big time news reporter 35 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 1: with a newspaper that's going out all over the country, 36 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:36,119 Speaker 1: what would it have read after this game? Falcons lose 37 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: on the perimeter. And I think that's a big, big 38 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:40,319 Speaker 1: part of what happened in that ball game. If you 39 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 1: look at how this game kind of transpired, it you 40 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:44,959 Speaker 1: look at some of the key spots in the ball 41 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 1: game and some of the scale position I say spots 42 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 1: in the ball I think the Falcons lost on the perimeter. 43 00:01:51,160 --> 00:01:53,559 Speaker 1: You think about the defensive backs in this ball game. 44 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 1: There were a lot of fifty fifty balls. There were 45 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 1: a lot of times the Falcons were in Maine coverage, 46 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 1: and the Saints won those battles a lot of times 47 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 1: on the offense side of the the ball, where you need 48 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 1: a guys to win one on one on the outside, 49 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: you need a route to to kind of open up, 50 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 1: and guys weren't winning those matches uffs. So I think 51 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 1: on a perimeter, the Saints came in and were the 52 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: more aggressor on that side of the ball, on both 53 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: sides of the ball actually, so the perimeter for me 54 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 1: was a big part of this game, and the Falcons 55 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 1: just did not stand up to what the Saints had 56 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: going on. Yeah, I like that shock. It's a it's 57 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 1: a it's actually I'm gonna go next arch if you 58 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 1: don't mind, because I feel like it's a pretty good contrast, 59 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 1: because my headline for this game would be unrivaled, and 60 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: you know, since we're on podcast, there's a colon right there, 61 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 1: unrivaled Saints overpower Falcons as Taysom Hill shines as the 62 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 1: starting quarterback. But mind shock, oddly enough, has to do 63 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 1: with a little bit more of the lines of scrimmage, Like, 64 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:47,399 Speaker 1: I felt like the Saints ended up dominating the Falcons 65 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 1: on the line of scrimmage. That defensive front and the 66 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 1: linebackers for New Orleans. They lived in the backfield for Atlanta. 67 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: And we're gonna talk a little bit more about the 68 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 1: offensive line. But they got beat up front, they got 69 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 1: beat running the football on offense. I think the Saints 70 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: tripled the Falcons as far as rushing goes. Now, granted, 71 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 1: a lot of that happens when you get behind as 72 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:08,360 Speaker 1: a team you're forced to throw the football more. But 73 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 1: the Falcons became more predictable because they had to throw 74 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 1: the football. So guess what happens. You pin your ears 75 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 1: back as a defense and you start rushing after the quarterback. 76 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: So I actually felt like it was a little bit 77 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: more in between the tackles so arch Maybe not so 78 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 1: much breaking the tie here, but what side of the 79 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 1: fence do you lean on? What's your headline from this game? 80 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 1: What's stuck out to you? The most headline is look out. 81 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 1: That's the headline, because that's what Matt Ryan was doing 82 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 1: all night. Look look out. Okay, coming, how about the 83 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 1: other side of the ball, running the football look out, 84 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 1: the running right at you. I mean it was a 85 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 1: lookout scenario. Yeah, you got overpowered physically. I think that 86 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 1: was the game within the game, certainly with some of 87 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: the stuff Shock talk about helped contribute to that. The 88 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 1: inability to win down field. Potentially there was uncertainty, there 89 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 1: was just confusion. Yeah, lookout would have been my headline 90 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 1: to the game. And Dave, let me go right back 91 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: to you because we didn't get a chance to really 92 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 1: discuss this much. But one of the biggest storylines coming 93 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: out of the game was the fact that it was 94 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: Taysom Hill starting at quarterback and not Jameis Winston. What 95 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: did you think of the performance of Taysom Hill. Granted, 96 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:17,840 Speaker 1: they feel like they can do a little bit more 97 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:19,839 Speaker 1: with him. They're okay with him running the football, They're 98 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: okay with him taking a little bit of contact. But 99 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:24,279 Speaker 1: as I was watching the game, I was quite impressed 100 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 1: by this guy that's been more of a changeup type back, 101 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 1: if you will, a true athlete for the Saints, actually 102 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 1: settled in and looked like a pretty good quarterback for them. Well, 103 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 1: I think if you take it in the context with 104 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 1: which you put it in, yeah, he had a nice day. 105 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 1: I as far as shining goes, he didn't do anything 106 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 1: in the first half. He threw a jump ball in 107 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:46,160 Speaker 1: the first half. It was caught down near the Falcon 108 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 1: ten yard line when Dion Jones decided to exit the building. 109 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: I don't know where he was gone in coverage, but 110 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 1: decided to run out of the end zone. So Sanders 111 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:57,279 Speaker 1: catches the football and almost gets stripped. After a view, 112 00:04:57,279 --> 00:04:59,799 Speaker 1: it almost gave up the football down there. I didn't 113 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:01,840 Speaker 1: think he did anything in the first half. They were 114 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: one for six or one for five on third down. 115 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 1: They were unable to run the football. Atlanta controlled the game, 116 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: just didn't punch it in when they first got down there. 117 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 1: In fact, takes him Hill's first series. They go three 118 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: and out and he think he threw a grounder in 119 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 1: the right flat to somebody. So because of Atlanta's inefficiency 120 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 1: on offense, they allowed him to begin to settle in. 121 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 1: This was a limited package of plays Sean Payton had 122 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: in for him. It was keeper game, it was play action, 123 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 1: it was sprint out. That's all he had in the 124 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 1: game plan. Okay, but because Atlanta's inefficiency on offense, now 125 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:41,360 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, as a play caller. I'm saying, Okay, 126 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: we're good. Our defense is control of the game. Now 127 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:45,919 Speaker 1: I'm gonna give him another little package of plays to go. Now, 128 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 1: I'm gonna give him this. And he started to settle 129 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 1: in and get into the game. And then what really 130 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:53,919 Speaker 1: settled him into my opinion, was you got him involved 131 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:56,679 Speaker 1: in what he does best, and that's run the football. 132 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 1: He ran down Hill with their quarterback run game and 133 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:01,840 Speaker 1: his little scramble out of the pocket, outstanding scramble. But 134 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:03,919 Speaker 1: then we knew that he could do that, right, But 135 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 1: I think Atlanta allowed Taysom Hill to shine. If you will, 136 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:11,040 Speaker 1: I'll let you use your word shine. I didn't necessarily 137 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:13,719 Speaker 1: see that, but I do think that I do think 138 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 1: that he did settle in the game and played a 139 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:18,040 Speaker 1: nice football game. Yeah, and I guess my comment back 140 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 1: to you would be in DJ you can comment on 141 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: this too. But I look just looking at his numbers, 142 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 1: and yes, it wasn't necessarily flashy, but eighteen of twenty 143 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:26,600 Speaker 1: three for a guy that doesn't have a whole lot 144 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:30,160 Speaker 1: of experience as that head, as the leader of the offense, 145 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:32,360 Speaker 1: the starting quarterback in the NFL, I thought it was 146 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:35,039 Speaker 1: a pretty efficient performance. For him. Yes, it didn't look 147 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:37,840 Speaker 1: great at all times, but shock were you a little 148 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 1: surprised that their offense, especially in the second half, to 149 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:43,640 Speaker 1: Arch's point, was able to execute as well as they 150 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 1: were against Atlanta. I thought it was a growing process. 151 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 1: And you know, if you guys listen to Arch on 152 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:53,479 Speaker 1: the call, it was one of those sitoids where eld 153 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: in the ball game, I thought Sean Payton was trying 154 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:58,039 Speaker 1: to outthink what he had going on in the offense, 155 00:06:58,040 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 1: because they were times they had a couple of chances 156 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 1: in the zone and art commissions on the call. You 157 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:04,720 Speaker 1: already have the guy in the ball game who is 158 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 1: that gadget kind of guy who you bring in on 159 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 1: red zone and short yard situations, and you use him 160 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:13,239 Speaker 1: as the guy who can you know, run those wildcat things. 161 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 1: And there are a couple of times they motioned him 162 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 1: out and use Album Camara or they use somebody else 163 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 1: in that position, and they kind of outcoached or something. 164 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: Later in the ballgame, it looked like Sean pay says, 165 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 1: screw that, let's use what we have, and that's when 166 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 1: they started to really click. And then you think about 167 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 1: they got him some of those easy completions. Arch mentioned 168 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 1: getting him on the outside, getting them on the edge. 169 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: He had some nice easy completions on outside, some hit trouts, 170 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:38,760 Speaker 1: some comebacks that he threw, and you can see the 171 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 1: confidence growing inside the pocket. And we weren't able to 172 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:44,200 Speaker 1: get to him either. So if he has time inside 173 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: the pocket, he's complete five six yard passes down the field. 174 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 1: His guys are making plays for him. Michael Thomas came 175 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 1: up big for him a couple of times. He's gonna 176 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:56,239 Speaker 1: grow as a quarterback. So any guy who hasn't played 177 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 1: a position fully for extended amount of time, it's going 178 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 1: to take a little bit of time. And I thought 179 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 1: as a game progressed, he grew as a passer, he 180 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 1: grew confidence wise, and he grew in his system and 181 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 1: Sean Payin allowed him to be that guy. You know, 182 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 1: we talked Fellas so much about the strength of Atlanta 183 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 1: this year, and I even on the podcast last week, 184 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 1: I talked about Atlanta's They're scoring rate this year should 185 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 1: call for a much better record than what they currently 186 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:23,840 Speaker 1: sit at. Right. The twenty seven points per game going 187 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:26,800 Speaker 1: into last week should be more than three wins on 188 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 1: the season. Right, But this is something that we've talked 189 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 1: about all season. Now, Dave, I want to get back 190 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:33,320 Speaker 1: to your point, because you said that part of the 191 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:36,079 Speaker 1: reason the Saints ended up settling down and getting into 192 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 1: their groove in the second half was because of the 193 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 1: Falcon's inability to push the envelope, inability to stay balanced 194 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:44,679 Speaker 1: on offense and put points on the board, and a 195 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 1: lot of that, if anybody was watching this game, had 196 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 1: to do with the fact that Matt Ryan was watch 197 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:52,679 Speaker 1: out the entire game right throwing everything off of his heels. 198 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:55,320 Speaker 1: Arch what type of concern like if you had a 199 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:58,320 Speaker 1: zero to ten scale on the protection up front for 200 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 1: the offensive line in front of Matt Ryan, and as 201 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 1: far as you're concerned, zero would be not concerned, ten 202 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaker 1: would be very concerned. Where do you sit for the 203 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:08,920 Speaker 1: offensive line? I'd probably sit at a seven. I'm in 204 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:12,959 Speaker 1: a seven right now for him. Let's be clear on 205 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 1: the eight sacks, now, not all of that was on 206 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:17,800 Speaker 1: the offensive line. I think we get caught up and 207 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 1: see our quarterback under duress, or as I turned it 208 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:23,800 Speaker 1: on the radio, under siege is what it felt like. 209 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:26,600 Speaker 1: Felt like he was under siege the entire time, and 210 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:29,440 Speaker 1: walls are being knocked down everywhere, and people were running 211 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 1: through at him, and that was certainly the case. I 212 00:09:32,880 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 1: thought that there was a lack of ability to sustain 213 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:38,880 Speaker 1: for protection to allow him to settle in. But I 214 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 1: thought New Orleans did an incredible job and Shocked Bill 215 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:43,679 Speaker 1: talked a little bit about this, and they did an 216 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 1: incredible job of covering Atlantis receivers. That's something they've never 217 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:49,839 Speaker 1: been able to do. They've never been able to cover 218 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:52,079 Speaker 1: at lanted down the field. They've always been able to 219 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:54,800 Speaker 1: rush the passer, but they've never been able to cover. 220 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:56,839 Speaker 1: So Matt's been able to get the ball out. They 221 00:09:56,880 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 1: deployed a cover, they put too high and played to 222 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:03,920 Speaker 1: man coverage and ran underneath everything, and Ryan's trying to 223 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 1: throw the football and he's holding the ball. Matt held 224 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 1: the ball way too long in the game. I'm sure 225 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:11,560 Speaker 1: he's kicking himself some as he goes back and looks 226 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 1: at it and said, did I see that correctly? Is 227 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:15,440 Speaker 1: that why he held onto the ball? That's what we 228 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 1: always do as quarterbacks, Remember Rack, you go back and 229 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 1: look at the tape to verify why you did that, 230 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:22,600 Speaker 1: you know, and Shock, That's why we do those kind 231 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:25,160 Speaker 1: of things. But I think that there was a number 232 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:27,840 Speaker 1: of times where Ryan could have gotten the ball out, 233 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 1: he didn't trust what he saw because it was such 234 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 1: a different look from New Orleans from a coverage standpoint, 235 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:37,280 Speaker 1: and I think that's why New Orleans gave Tampa a 236 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 1: lot of problems in game one of the season and 237 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 1: blew them out of their own building because they're doing 238 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:45,200 Speaker 1: some different things in the back end that's complimenting their 239 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:48,560 Speaker 1: pass rush. Dennis Allen defensive coordinator of course, formerly with 240 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 1: the Falcons franchise. That's where he got his start, doing 241 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 1: a great job coordinating the defense, keeping things different each 242 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 1: and every week. I think it's great that we've got 243 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:59,200 Speaker 1: two quarterbacks on this podcast because even though Matt Ryan 244 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:02,280 Speaker 1: is a MVP player and he's one of the best 245 00:11:02,320 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 1: quarterbacks and maybe when it's all said and done, he'll 246 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:06,480 Speaker 1: be go down as one of the top ten to 247 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:09,839 Speaker 1: ever play the position, DJ you have to sometimes come 248 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 1: back and be critical because Dave says, it's not all 249 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:14,000 Speaker 1: about the offensive line. It was more about what the 250 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:16,440 Speaker 1: Saints were doing, and maybe Matt was getting holding onto 251 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:18,400 Speaker 1: the football too long. But maybe we need to talk 252 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:21,840 Speaker 1: about the entire protection as a whole. Right, So offensive 253 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 1: line tight ends, running backs and Matt Ryan's decision making 254 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:27,199 Speaker 1: you get rid of the ball, like, where is your 255 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 1: concern meter on the pass protection for the Atlanta Falcons DJ, 256 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:34,600 Speaker 1: It's similar. You look at how this game kind of 257 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:37,200 Speaker 1: played out, and there were situations where you win third 258 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 1: or long a couple of times in this ball game, 259 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:41,200 Speaker 1: and you knew you wan't one be able to hold up. 260 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:44,000 Speaker 1: You knew the routes had to go a little bit deeper. 261 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 1: You knew the backs had be in protection so that 262 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 1: means less guys are out. And there were a couple 263 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:50,720 Speaker 1: of times in the ball game where the Falcons with 264 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:53,600 Speaker 1: two main route concepts because they're trying to hold up, 265 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:55,679 Speaker 1: and you still aren't able to throw the football down 266 00:11:55,679 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 1: the field because you have two mal route cons stuff 267 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:00,240 Speaker 1: and they have four or five guys on the back 268 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:02,720 Speaker 1: in so that limits where you can go with the football. 269 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 1: It was tough watching because as a QB, obviously we're 270 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:11,280 Speaker 1: not in the moment that Matt was in, but as 271 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:13,520 Speaker 1: watching it, it looks like there were times where the 272 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:15,600 Speaker 1: ball could have been thrown. It looks like there's times 273 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:18,520 Speaker 1: where guys should have won those one on one matchup. 274 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:22,320 Speaker 1: There's times where to guard the center to tackle whoever 275 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:25,000 Speaker 1: it was, could have held that block for a second longer, 276 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 1: or could have used their feet their hands a little 277 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:30,840 Speaker 1: bit better. So I'm in the same boat on the 278 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 1: offensive line has to play better, But then also you 279 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:35,200 Speaker 1: have to play better in the run game as well. 280 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:39,360 Speaker 1: This is an offense that absolutely predicates itself on playing 281 00:12:39,400 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 1: in the play action game. You have to be a 282 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 1: running football. When you're running football for fifty two yards 283 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:46,079 Speaker 1: or something in the ball game, that's not gonna get 284 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:48,160 Speaker 1: it on the road. You have to baby have a 285 00:12:48,200 --> 00:12:51,600 Speaker 1: balanced attack. And knowing the Saints knew you cannot run 286 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:53,760 Speaker 1: the football, you weren't moving them up front. It made 287 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:55,079 Speaker 1: it a little bit easier in the past game. And 288 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:56,880 Speaker 1: they knew they can get off the ball. Yeah, maybe 289 00:12:56,880 --> 00:12:59,360 Speaker 1: the little beach with a two high safety. Look, two 290 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:02,040 Speaker 1: guys and you guys. We all sat in meetings as 291 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:06,839 Speaker 1: offensive players and coaches said, you cannot allow a team 292 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:09,920 Speaker 1: to play two high safeties and protecting the back end 293 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 1: and you can't run the football. So it's essentially at 294 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:15,480 Speaker 1: most a seven man box. You have to be able 295 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:18,240 Speaker 1: to run it against that, and Atlanta could not do that. 296 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:20,120 Speaker 1: New Orleans came in fourth in the league, against the 297 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:22,840 Speaker 1: run and that held up with them allowing them to 298 00:13:22,920 --> 00:13:26,679 Speaker 1: play play coverage and that just can't happen. Yeah, and guys, 299 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:29,000 Speaker 1: you know, I'm kind of an old school one here 300 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:31,480 Speaker 1: because of you know I was, and Dave knows this. 301 00:13:31,520 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 1: I was around the Alex Gibbs regime with Warwick done, 302 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 1: and it was you get the football and you go downhill. 303 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 1: One thing, I don't like what I'm seeing. And maybe 304 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:40,960 Speaker 1: this is a discussion for another day. And I don't 305 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 1: know if you guys saw this, if you agree with 306 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:44,440 Speaker 1: me or not, but it seems like every time Todd 307 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:47,840 Speaker 1: Gurley is getting the football, he's stopping his feet, he's chomping, 308 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:50,679 Speaker 1: he's trying to like sort things out in front of him. 309 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:52,600 Speaker 1: I'm wondering if that's why we saw more of Hill 310 00:13:52,679 --> 00:13:54,640 Speaker 1: and Smith towards the end of the game, because those 311 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:56,920 Speaker 1: guys were getting the ball and they were going downfield. 312 00:13:56,960 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 1: They were going full speed in between the tackles. I 313 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:02,079 Speaker 1: just feel like there's a little bit too much dancing 314 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 1: going on with Todd Gurley right now instead of going 315 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 1: downhill full speed, using his strength, using his physicality to 316 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:10,559 Speaker 1: break some tackles. Because I agree with you, if they 317 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 1: can't run the football more consistently, you're gonna make an 318 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:17,640 Speaker 1: attacking defense pin their ears back start salivating a little 319 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 1: bit because they get to rush the passers. So maybe 320 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 1: we'll get into that a little bit more on another 321 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:24,920 Speaker 1: episode if it ends up manifesting itself throughout the season. 322 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:26,120 Speaker 1: But I agree with you guys, they've got to be 323 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:28,640 Speaker 1: able to run the football more effectively. Just like you said, Arch, 324 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:30,400 Speaker 1: you've got to take them out of that too high 325 00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:32,960 Speaker 1: safety look. Otherwise they're going to stay back there. They'll 326 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 1: play two man all day, rush five and be perfectly 327 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 1: content if they're getting pressure on the quarterback. So let's 328 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:42,120 Speaker 1: step back a little bit because we know our Falcon's 329 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:44,640 Speaker 1: digital media department likes to have some fun here on 330 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 1: social media. They like to kind of poke the bear 331 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:49,880 Speaker 1: a little bit where they get their opportunities. Well, an 332 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:52,480 Speaker 1: arrivalry matchup, when you don't win, you don't get a 333 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 1: chance to poke the bear a little bit. Actually the 334 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:57,680 Speaker 1: bear gets a chance to poke back. And if there's 335 00:14:57,720 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 1: one bear in this situation, it's been Sean Payton. And 336 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 1: I'm sure you guys may have saw that. He ended 337 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:07,280 Speaker 1: up not really commenting, but it was he just retweeted 338 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:11,480 Speaker 1: Botty White's tweet after the game about how Roddy said 339 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 1: that they were going to pound the Saints with a 340 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:17,160 Speaker 1: backup quarterback and afterwards it was just a simple little 341 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 1: arrows right, retweets that, like, uh, I see what you're doing, 342 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 1: but that didn't happen. It's it's kind of like one 343 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:26,320 Speaker 1: of those things, arch What did you think of it? 344 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:29,120 Speaker 1: Do you like it? Do you like how Sean Payton 345 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 1: stirs the pot as it is not your cup of tea? 346 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:33,120 Speaker 1: What did you think? Yeah? You know, you know what. 347 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 1: I The whole social media part of it is an 348 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 1: interesting development for a head football coach in this league, right, 349 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 1: because most of these guys are really wrapped up. It 350 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:46,960 Speaker 1: might give you an indication of how Sean's coaching the 351 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:50,280 Speaker 1: team from a looseness standpoint. If he's willing to do that, 352 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 1: then there's a looseness within their within their organization, within 353 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:57,880 Speaker 1: their locker room, which I think probably bodes well for 354 00:15:57,920 --> 00:16:01,560 Speaker 1: them because it's a high pressure job. He's, without a doubt, 355 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 1: in my mind, the best game day play caller and 356 00:16:05,160 --> 00:16:08,960 Speaker 1: adjuster on the offense side of the football, hands down. 357 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 1: And I said that on the radio. I firmly believe that. 358 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:14,920 Speaker 1: Think he does an unbelievable job of putting his guys 359 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 1: in position, takes them Hill as a classic example, the 360 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 1: way the game unfolded, how he could kind of coax 361 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 1: him along and we allow that to happen. But he 362 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 1: did that. But as far as the social media part 363 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 1: of it, I think there's an arrogance attached to this guy, 364 00:16:28,320 --> 00:16:31,880 Speaker 1: and that arrogance comes out to whether it's really quietly 365 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 1: like he did there, or maybe a little bit more abrupt. 366 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 1: This is it's what makes you dislike the Saints. Okay, 367 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:43,520 Speaker 1: he's part of why you don't like the Saints. At 368 00:16:43,560 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 1: least that's for me, and I like that from a 369 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 1: rivalry standpoint, I don't seem doing it to anybody else. 370 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 1: It's just kind of to the Falcons and some of 371 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 1: the people around the Falcons, So I dig it. I 372 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:57,680 Speaker 1: think it kind of makes makes the ramps the rivalry 373 00:16:57,760 --> 00:16:59,760 Speaker 1: up even more. And this is the rivalry at people 374 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 1: for get about. That's probably fever pitch as any rivalry 375 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:06,359 Speaker 1: in the National Football League. David, you mentioned that he 376 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:08,439 Speaker 1: does it to the Falcons. I thought the same thing, Like, 377 00:17:08,520 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 1: I feel like, if that game is with what thirty 378 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:13,960 Speaker 1: other teams in the NFL. He doesn't do anything. It 379 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 1: just he'll just scroll right past that, right. But because 380 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:19,080 Speaker 1: it was the Falcons game, and because he saw an opportunity, 381 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:20,760 Speaker 1: as I mentioned, to poke the bear DJ, it just 382 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:24,040 Speaker 1: seems like with Sean Payton in this instance. Now he's 383 00:17:24,080 --> 00:17:26,200 Speaker 1: done it a couple of other times, taking his digs 384 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:28,680 Speaker 1: at the Falcons, but in this instant, it was almost 385 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:32,359 Speaker 1: like the whole phrase that you've heard silent speak volumes. 386 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:35,199 Speaker 1: That's kind of what I thought about that after I 387 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 1: saw a shock. Yeah, and you know what, for one, 388 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:41,760 Speaker 1: it makes him human, It makes him you know, we 389 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:44,960 Speaker 1: always hear all the time. These coaches never hear anything 390 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:47,280 Speaker 1: in immedia. They never hear anything when people are talking 391 00:17:47,280 --> 00:17:49,960 Speaker 1: about me. It showed you exactly that these guys do 392 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:53,680 Speaker 1: pay attention. I cover college football in the SEC. One 393 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 1: guy who this tweet reminds me of Lane Kiffet, who 394 00:17:57,359 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 1: is always on Twitter. It always has something to say 395 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:04,959 Speaker 1: and it's funny. And I'll be honest if this is 396 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 1: the other way around. We know how passionate Falcons fans are. 397 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:11,920 Speaker 1: I got buddies who are die hard Falcons fans and 398 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:14,760 Speaker 1: they will go to the grave for the Falcons and 399 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:18,040 Speaker 1: if this would have happened and we beat the Saints, 400 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 1: trust me, you're talking about talking some cash money. These 401 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:24,159 Speaker 1: dudes are going to let it fly. So on the 402 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:27,359 Speaker 1: other side of it, you gotta get him before he 403 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:29,159 Speaker 1: gets you. That's kind of how it goes. And I 404 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:32,400 Speaker 1: know if the Falcons fans had a chance to get him, 405 00:18:32,680 --> 00:18:34,639 Speaker 1: they would, I guarantee you if we would have won 406 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:38,679 Speaker 1: that ball game, that have been tons more acts Sean 407 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 1: Payton and a lot of this uh in the social 408 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:43,639 Speaker 1: media world. So I don't mind it. Man, he's human. 409 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:45,359 Speaker 1: He's trying to have a good thing with his team 410 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:48,000 Speaker 1: and said, hey, you know, he brings it up with 411 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:49,520 Speaker 1: his fellows. He brings it up with his team. And 412 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:51,720 Speaker 1: I guarantee the Falcons had the chance to do it 413 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 1: anybody and the fans, they would definitely be at it. 414 00:18:55,119 --> 00:18:58,120 Speaker 1: You like, Hey, guys, think about this real quickly. Just 415 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:01,760 Speaker 1: can you imagine if there was social media with Jerry 416 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:05,640 Speaker 1: Glanville and Buddy Ryan. Can you imagine those two guys. 417 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:09,400 Speaker 1: I mean, this would be tame compared to what those 418 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:11,720 Speaker 1: guys used to do. They'd release stuffed in the media 419 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 1: to try to get it out there. It'd be a 420 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 1: lot of fun to see those two guys in a 421 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:19,480 Speaker 1: social media setting begin blocked in all kind of you 422 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:22,359 Speaker 1: start thinking about the old ones. I think about to 423 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:24,439 Speaker 1: your point arts, what about like a Jimmy Johnson, a 424 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:27,399 Speaker 1: Barry Switzer, Like if they would have been on social 425 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:29,600 Speaker 1: media back in the day, I mean, they would have 426 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 1: been causing some fights, because I don't think those guys 427 00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 1: can just throw a joke, like they'd throw something out 428 00:19:33,560 --> 00:19:35,360 Speaker 1: and it would be it'd be had the next time 429 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:37,680 Speaker 1: on the field. So yeah, it wasn't. It wasn't the 430 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 1: first time it happened with Sean Payton, of course, when 431 00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:41,920 Speaker 1: the Falcons released some stuff about their uniforms, he put 432 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:45,400 Speaker 1: out a very clever little twenty eight to three kind 433 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:48,000 Speaker 1: of almost like a like poetry, if you will, But 434 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:50,720 Speaker 1: it was very slick and how he threw that reference 435 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:52,399 Speaker 1: in there. But as you guys mentioned, he likes to 436 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:54,119 Speaker 1: have fun with his team, he likes to relate, and 437 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:56,400 Speaker 1: I don't I don't think there's anything wrong with having 438 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 1: a little fun in a business that is so many 439 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:02,320 Speaker 1: times so serio curious and all about jobs and paying 440 00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:05,159 Speaker 1: you know, paying bills, And this is about my family. 441 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 1: He's saying, you know what, at the end of the day, guys, 442 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:09,639 Speaker 1: we can still have some fun in the National Football League. 443 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:11,440 Speaker 1: Now we're going to turn gears a little bit because 444 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:13,639 Speaker 1: I talked at the top of this that the GM 445 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:15,760 Speaker 1: searched for the Atlanta Falcons is starting to pick up 446 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:17,480 Speaker 1: steam a little bit, so we wanted to kind of 447 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:19,200 Speaker 1: dive in and get the guys thoughts on it. Now. 448 00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 1: There's been some names that have been reported here. Of course, 449 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:25,560 Speaker 1: Rick Smith has been reported by Jason lockinfora that he's 450 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 1: a potential candidate, and then three others from Adam Schefter 451 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:32,200 Speaker 1: have been reported as well. Reggie McKenzie, former general manager 452 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:34,439 Speaker 1: of the Oakland Raiders, and then a couple of guys 453 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:36,480 Speaker 1: that are in the personnel departments right now kind of 454 00:20:36,520 --> 00:20:38,919 Speaker 1: up and budding stars, if you will, Champ Kelly from 455 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 1: the Bears organization, and then Brad Holmes as well from 456 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 1: the Rams organization. Our names that are just starting to 457 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:46,639 Speaker 1: surface in reports a little bit, so I wanted to 458 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:49,680 Speaker 1: get your guys's take on this. I know it's early, 459 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:51,800 Speaker 1: I know there's not really a whole lot out there, 460 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:53,680 Speaker 1: but there's a couple of guys that we at least 461 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:56,600 Speaker 1: know some background from their days as a general manager. 462 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:58,320 Speaker 1: But if there was one thing that stuck out to 463 00:20:58,400 --> 00:21:00,760 Speaker 1: meet Arch on this one is that you have four 464 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:03,600 Speaker 1: African American candidates right now. So it looks like Arthur 465 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:06,439 Speaker 1: Blank and the rest of the organization is putting diversity, 466 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:09,280 Speaker 1: at least for now at the top of their search process. 467 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:12,240 Speaker 1: It's something that mister Blank believes very deeply in. You 468 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:14,920 Speaker 1: look at his organization, that's who his organization has been 469 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:17,359 Speaker 1: from top to bottom. That's that's just who he is. 470 00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:20,639 Speaker 1: And he's all inclusive. He wants to get the best 471 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:23,720 Speaker 1: possible candidate. And these three guys are right at the 472 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 1: top of the list that you just mentioned. So when 473 00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:28,720 Speaker 1: you look at these guys, I think the first thing 474 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:31,359 Speaker 1: that comes from to mind for me as a player 475 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 1: or as as a as a fan would be, Okay, 476 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:37,920 Speaker 1: who is he? Who is he gone and gotten for before? 477 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:40,680 Speaker 1: So I can identify with some of the names and 478 00:21:40,760 --> 00:21:43,920 Speaker 1: the personnel. We'll talk about that throughout this candidacy or 479 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:46,800 Speaker 1: this this job search as we move forward, you know, 480 00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:50,480 Speaker 1: like the Khalil Max of the world, Maury Cooper, Derek Carr, 481 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:59,560 Speaker 1: under Reggie McKenzie's name, Rick Smith, DeAndre Hopkins, JJ, Wattu Marsill, Whitney, Merclin, 482 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:02,480 Speaker 1: Shot and Watson. Soo's names that you can identify with 483 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:04,560 Speaker 1: you kind of seek your teeth at you and then 484 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:07,680 Speaker 1: what is their philosophy? And that's one that we'll dig 485 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:10,719 Speaker 1: in deeper too, And stay tuned to Atlanta Falcons dot 486 00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:12,760 Speaker 1: com because there's gonna be a lot As we get 487 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:15,360 Speaker 1: closer and closer to naming guy or closer and closer 488 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:17,880 Speaker 1: to finding out who the shoe candidates for this are, 489 00:22:18,240 --> 00:22:21,080 Speaker 1: then you'll find out through Atlanta Falcons dot Com. There'll 490 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:23,200 Speaker 1: there'll be a deep dive on all these guys and 491 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:26,159 Speaker 1: what their what their philosophies are, and how they attack 492 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:29,560 Speaker 1: acquiring personnel and those type of things, and how they 493 00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 1: blend with coaches. So keep an eye up on that. 494 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:34,800 Speaker 1: I like the four names I've heard so far. I 495 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:37,120 Speaker 1: think there will be some other names that have surfaced. 496 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:41,840 Speaker 1: There's a lot of success attached to all four. And again, 497 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:44,919 Speaker 1: it doesn't surprise me that mister Blank has taken this 498 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:47,080 Speaker 1: approach because that's who he is and that's what his 499 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:49,880 Speaker 1: organization's all about. Yeah, DJ, we don't know a ton 500 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:53,040 Speaker 1: about the guys like Champ Kelly and Brad Holmes unless 501 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:55,720 Speaker 1: you've kind of been in that personnel department life if 502 00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:57,320 Speaker 1: you will, a lot of times you have to just 503 00:22:57,359 --> 00:22:59,959 Speaker 1: take a step back and say, Okay, what's the organization 504 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:02,280 Speaker 1: that they've been involved with, who have they worked under, 505 00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 1: what has that organization's mindset ben when they approached free agency, 506 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:09,280 Speaker 1: they approached the draft? And then what type of team 507 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:11,640 Speaker 1: have they put together? What type of product do they 508 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:13,919 Speaker 1: have on the field, Because obviously, if you're the GM 509 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:16,680 Speaker 1: or you're working in the personnel department, you are intimately 510 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:19,000 Speaker 1: involved in the actual players that are out on the 511 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:21,440 Speaker 1: field winning games for you. But DJ, I just want 512 00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:23,199 Speaker 1: to get your take, Like when you first saw this 513 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:25,800 Speaker 1: list of the four candidates, there was there anything that 514 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:28,600 Speaker 1: stuck out to you that was interesting, that intrigued you, 515 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 1: that excited you moving forward about this search. Yeah, there 516 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:35,000 Speaker 1: were two things. One, does any of you guys have 517 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:39,640 Speaker 1: any familiarity with the team the state? And one guy 518 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:44,440 Speaker 1: in Brad Holmes, who interned actually with the Hawks, interesting enough, 519 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:46,479 Speaker 1: has some kind of concept would him? And you think 520 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:49,240 Speaker 1: about Rick Smith, a guy who's actually coached, and when 521 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:52,880 Speaker 1: you talk about guys and that intimate kind of relationships 522 00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:55,920 Speaker 1: with players. How more intimate can be a guy who 523 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 1: actually coached in the league and understand what it takes 524 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:00,960 Speaker 1: day in a day out get these guys playing at 525 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:04,879 Speaker 1: a high level. So there's definitely a bunch of scenarios 526 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:07,439 Speaker 1: or situations you look at for these particular guys and 527 00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 1: how they feel like you made your organizational wise, But 528 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:13,040 Speaker 1: for me, how in tuned are you to the actual players, 529 00:24:13,119 --> 00:24:15,800 Speaker 1: not just understanding where they come from, what they do, 530 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:18,240 Speaker 1: but what happens on a daily basis with these guys 531 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:19,760 Speaker 1: and how to get the most out of them. And 532 00:24:19,800 --> 00:24:22,360 Speaker 1: you can figure that out by knowing who they are 533 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:25,600 Speaker 1: and where they've been. Yeah, and I think that it's 534 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:28,119 Speaker 1: important to note too that these are just for the 535 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 1: guys that have been mentioned so far in reports again 536 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:33,399 Speaker 1: by Jason lackin For and Adam Schefter. There might be 537 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:36,199 Speaker 1: additional candidates that end up surfacing. I wouldn't say this 538 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:38,040 Speaker 1: is the be all, end all list right now, but 539 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:41,359 Speaker 1: at least it's somewhat encouraging for fans, maybe even people 540 00:24:41,359 --> 00:24:43,679 Speaker 1: in that actual building to know that, Okay, there are 541 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:45,720 Speaker 1: at least a couple of people that have been targeted 542 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:49,520 Speaker 1: potentially by the Atlanta Falcons and that either one of 543 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:51,440 Speaker 1: you guys ever thought about being a GM. I mean, 544 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:54,040 Speaker 1: you guys know enough about bald and throw your head 545 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:56,480 Speaker 1: in the ring. What's up? I just was checking my 546 00:24:56,560 --> 00:24:59,120 Speaker 1: phone and I'm not getting any text or any calls. 547 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 1: But I wouldn't I wouldn't be opposed to it. Arts, 548 00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:04,320 Speaker 1: have you gotten any personnel calls? They know, but the 549 00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:07,800 Speaker 1: calls I am. I am getting our calls about me 550 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:11,760 Speaker 1: coming and smashing watermelons before this week's game against them. 551 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:15,920 Speaker 1: So I'm excited to do that. I think I've got 552 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:18,280 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go out and buy myself a sledge hammer. 553 00:25:18,760 --> 00:25:20,879 Speaker 1: I'm gonna I'm gonna start doing the Gallagher thing here 554 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:23,359 Speaker 1: at the house, trying to really be really targeted and 555 00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:26,280 Speaker 1: nail the cantaloupes and all that type of stuff. And 556 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:28,320 Speaker 1: so I can be dialed in for Raheemaris when he 557 00:25:28,320 --> 00:25:31,600 Speaker 1: calls me in this weekend for the Raider Talks. If 558 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:33,919 Speaker 1: it doesn't happen this weekend, here's what we can we 559 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:36,440 Speaker 1: can do. Arts bring it for the podcast next week. 560 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:39,960 Speaker 1: You can practice right here, Sir, Shock and myself and 561 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:42,240 Speaker 1: everybody else that's watching would love for you to go 562 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 1: ahead and practice right here. It would make for some 563 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:46,879 Speaker 1: great undertaking. Hey, k you know what, I think it 564 00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:49,480 Speaker 1: would be easily for Arts and he can do it 565 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:52,960 Speaker 1: even with his hand. Let's if people don't understand what 566 00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:56,080 Speaker 1: happened before we get on. But the last couple of weeks, 567 00:25:56,280 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 1: our man Dave Arch has had a couple issues with 568 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:03,480 Speaker 1: this microphone, and the microphone brings out the anger in 569 00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:06,679 Speaker 1: Dave Arching. So I think if his microphone does not 570 00:26:06,840 --> 00:26:13,640 Speaker 1: bit next week, right, it doesn't working out Watermellers, Yeah, 571 00:26:13,640 --> 00:26:17,560 Speaker 1: I'll smash the Wis with my microphone. Will I will 572 00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:19,439 Speaker 1: have to go out on the deck because my wife's 573 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:20,879 Speaker 1: not gonna let me do that in the house and 574 00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:25,560 Speaker 1: have to go outside if his if he does microphone 575 00:26:25,560 --> 00:26:29,720 Speaker 1: troubles next week, hammer or nothing, He'll just use this 576 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:35,520 Speaker 1: and smash it everywhere. Height, Paul, that's good stuff right there. 577 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:37,760 Speaker 1: That's gonna do it for this week. Of course, the 578 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:40,280 Speaker 1: Falcons back at home this weekend, they're gonna face the 579 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:42,280 Speaker 1: Las Vegas Raiders and we'll see if they're able to 580 00:26:42,320 --> 00:26:44,520 Speaker 1: learn from that New Orleans Saints tape turn things around 581 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:47,000 Speaker 1: and come back with a w because if they do 582 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:49,720 Speaker 1: and Arch has microphone problems, again. He'll still be in 583 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:53,520 Speaker 1: a better mood after a Falcon's victory. All right, I'll 584 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:56,159 Speaker 1: be half from DJ Shockley and David Drob Derek Rackley, 585 00:26:56,200 --> 00:26:58,560 Speaker 1: thanks so much for watching The Falcon's Audible presented by 586 00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:01,280 Speaker 1: AT and T. 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