1 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 1: You are listening to the End Around podcast. I'm Matt 2 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: to Beat with Will McFadden. The Falcons Will just posted 3 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:40,919 Speaker 1: their second consecutive win, second division win in a row, 4 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 1: twenty nine to three up in Charlotte today. Consecutive wins, Will, 5 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 1: How wonderful is that. I want to talk about the defense, 6 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:51,960 Speaker 1: you want to talk about the offense. But wow, here 7 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 1: we go. Well, Matt, this was a great game. This 8 00:00:56,720 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 1: was even more fun, if that's somehow imagined than the 9 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: win last week against the Saints, because I don't know, 10 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 1: more fun. Yeah, well it was pretty fun. I mean, sure, 11 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 1: that was pretty fun. You pick and choose, but this 12 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: this was even more dominant. And we sat here and 13 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 1: talked last week about how complete that win against the 14 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 1: Saints felt to me. This was, no contest, the most 15 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:22,639 Speaker 1: complete game that this team has played so far this season, 16 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:25,320 Speaker 1: which is a great sign because we sat here last 17 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:27,679 Speaker 1: week and said, what do the Falcons have to do 18 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: to carry that momentum forward? Man, they did it in 19 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 1: every conceivable way today. Well, I'm gonna agree with you 20 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 1: there on that last point because I'll tell you what, 21 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:40,680 Speaker 1: after watching this game, the one thing I was thinking 22 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 1: about last week and I think a lot of fans 23 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 1: were writing in and I wrote this in my column, 24 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: was where has this team been all season long? Right? 25 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: And and then was it a fluke? Was it just 26 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 1: you know, a rivalry game? Did we check this up? 27 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 1: As you know, I heard somebody say on TV, will 28 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: you know the Falcons played their Super Bowl today? But 29 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: could they back it up? Could they keep it going? 30 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 1: Because when you go look back at the Seattle Seahawks 31 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: second half of the Seattle Seahawks game, Dan Quinn talked 32 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 1: about it, something happened at halftime. He said there was 33 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 1: a shift. I call it a size mixshift because since 34 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:21,959 Speaker 1: then ten straight quarters they have not allowed a touchdown. Yeah, 35 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:25,679 Speaker 1: that's unbelievable. And this is the defense that we I 36 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 1: thought we'd see all season long. I'll get more into that, 37 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: but what are your initial thoughts on I mean, just 38 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 1: they mentioned not giving up a touchdown. This is just 39 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: the sixth time. Think about that, the sixth time in 40 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:39,920 Speaker 1: franchise history that the Falcons have not allowed a touchdown 41 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 1: and back to back games. That's insane. They've outscored the 42 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: Panthers and the Saints too. You know, at the midway 43 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 1: point of the season, they looked like two contenders in 44 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 1: the NFC. The Saints obviously leading the division, but the 45 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 1: Panthers right there in the wildcard mix. They've outscored those 46 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 1: guys fifty five to twelve, both games on the road, 47 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: by the way. So I mean, when you when you 48 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 1: start looking at this defense, it makes it makes me 49 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 1: feel a little bit better about where our heads were 50 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: at before the season started, because I sat there and 51 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 1: had to look in the mirror and go, man, am 52 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: I not good at this? Like did I? I thought 53 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: I saw a good unit. I thought we were going 54 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:18,080 Speaker 1: to have something this year with DQ taking over as 55 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: defensive coordinator, and then just to kind of see all 56 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 1: of the mistakes throughout the first half of the season 57 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 1: was mind blowing. And so this is what we thought 58 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:29,359 Speaker 1: we were going to get. And that's you know, you 59 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:32,119 Speaker 1: phrased it perfectly. Where has this team been? But I'm 60 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: glad it's here now? Yeah? Absolutely. I mean eleven sacks 61 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 1: the last two games, five today against the Panthers. The defense, 62 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 1: you know, that fronts just look dominant. Six against the 63 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 1: Saints and four interceptions they had two two prior they 64 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: had four interceptions three in the first half. Yep Um 65 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 1: you know, and as Dan Quinn said, you know when 66 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 1: you when you turn when you can create those turnovers, 67 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 1: it really helps your chance as a winning and uh 68 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 1: he said that that makes your chances of winning go 69 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 1: up a ton. That's that's yeah, that's an understatement. They yeah, 70 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 1: and so um here we are. It's you know, look, 71 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:16,719 Speaker 1: they're three and seven, they're two and own in the 72 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 1: in the NFC South. They've got three more NFC South 73 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 1: games coming up. Two of them are gonna be rematches 74 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: here and so look it's let's be realistic. I mean 75 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 1: for them just to have a five hundred record or 76 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: to finish with a winning record, they'd have to win out. 77 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:40,480 Speaker 1: That's you know, that's that to say that's going to 78 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:44,479 Speaker 1: be a challenge a challenge is an understatement. But I mean, 79 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:48,160 Speaker 1: here we are, halfway through the season, and what's that. 80 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:50,359 Speaker 1: I think they dug themselves too great a whole personally. 81 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, it's too much. I mean that's fair. 82 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 1: They still got to San Francisco forty nine ers, they 83 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 1: got the Saints again. I mean, this is a tough stretch. 84 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 1: For as well as they've played, they're going to have 85 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 1: to play this well every single game. It's gonna be tough, 86 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 1: but hey, they started it out. You can only take 87 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:10,840 Speaker 1: a one game at a time. And through the first 88 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: two games they have been an A plus football team. Yeah, 89 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:15,480 Speaker 1: no one saw this coming. And just like just like 90 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: the you know, the start of the season, no one's thought. 91 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 1: No one would have predicted that they'd go you know, 92 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:22,600 Speaker 1: one and seven in their first eight games. Will and 93 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:25,040 Speaker 1: but I don't think anybody thought that they were going 94 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 1: to go down to New Orleans kicking the doors and 95 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:30,279 Speaker 1: the dome and then do what they did just you 96 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 1: know today up in Charlotte and not against that defense. 97 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:36,000 Speaker 1: Well here's another staff for you. I mean, Dan Quinn 98 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:39,720 Speaker 1: places an emphasis on the division, and throughout his ten 99 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:41,680 Speaker 1: year as the falcons head coach, that has panned out. 100 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:45,280 Speaker 1: He's sixteen and ten since becoming the Falcon's head coach 101 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:49,679 Speaker 1: in twenty fifteen, and since twenty sixteen, he's fifteen and five. Yeah, 102 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:51,919 Speaker 1: so you've got a stretcher where you're gonna play the Bucks, 103 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 1: the Saints, the Panthers, and then you're gonna end the 104 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:56,919 Speaker 1: season in week seventeen with the Bucks again. So that 105 00:05:57,120 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 1: is four games remaining against the division and his historically 106 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 1: you know, the record would indicate Dan Quinn and the 107 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:06,040 Speaker 1: Falcons have been pretty good in the NFC South since 108 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 1: he's been the head coach, and they've had quite a 109 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 1: run here recently against the Panthers. Yeah, this is their 110 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 1: seventh win in the last eight games against Carolina. They 111 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 1: they're the Kings of the Queen City. So here we are. 112 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:21,279 Speaker 1: We're feeling pretty good about where this team is to 113 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 1: start the second half the season. We said all along 114 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:26,720 Speaker 1: that the second half the season was going to make 115 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:29,360 Speaker 1: or break this team. No one. No one thought though 116 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 1: when we were saying that they would come into it 117 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:35,280 Speaker 1: with just one win, right, and it was a quality 118 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 1: win at that over Philadelphia. But all things said, at 119 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 1: this point, it wasn't just the defense to either the 120 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 1: offense I thought played really well. I thought the offensive 121 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:50,719 Speaker 1: line played really well against a pretty good, you know, 122 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:55,720 Speaker 1: front seven, and they did very good linebackers, very good 123 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 1: defensive tackles, very good defensive ends, edge rushers, you know, 124 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 1: and you know, Matt Ryan for the most part, there 125 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 1: were a couple of times, you know, he felt the 126 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:06,480 Speaker 1: pressure a couple of times that you know, he was 127 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 1: sacked three times, sacked three times. One the perfect game 128 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 1: for the offense. Yeah, he didn't put up you know, 129 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 1: he's still through for three hundred yards. But it was 130 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: just it just felt like the entire game they were 131 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 1: in control. Yes, and I think we should start on 132 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 1: the defensive side because to me, the reason this game 133 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 1: felt so in control was because of that defensive unit. 134 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 1: I mean, when Young Waku kicks a field goal to 135 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:34,240 Speaker 1: make it three to nothing on the falcons first possession, 136 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 1: that is as many points as the Panthers scored the 137 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 1: entire game. They could have. The Falcons could have literally 138 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 1: not scored another point. This game would have gone into overtime. 139 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 1: That's how good this defense has played. This is only 140 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 1: the second time since Matt Ryan has been the Falcons 141 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: quarterback that a team has been held to under ten 142 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 1: points in back to back weeks. Yeah, so that just 143 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 1: speaks to, you know, a the level of support that 144 00:07:57,640 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 1: Matt really hasn't been getting throughout his career, but also 145 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 1: just how remarkable these past few games have been. Yeah. Well, 146 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 1: you know, when you think of the Panthers, the first 147 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 1: thing that comes to mind is Christian McCaffrey. He is 148 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 1: um he you know, we're we're joking about how he's 149 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 1: probably carried so many fantasy teams this year. You know, 150 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 1: we said love Christian McCaffrey. I mean you are a 151 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 1: massive fan of Christian McCaffrey, massive, I am. I thought 152 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:25,680 Speaker 1: he should have won the Heisman, I really do. But 153 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 1: you know what, he's a panther and uh he's on 154 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:31,480 Speaker 1: the other side, the wrong side. But you know, we 155 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 1: said he was going to get his and he you 156 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 1: know he did. He had one hundred and twenty one 157 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 1: yards receiving. Not a big day on the ground though, 158 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:43,320 Speaker 1: seventy yards Russian no tds um, but that was about it. 159 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:49,079 Speaker 1: They harassed quarterback Kyle Allen all day. He was sacked 160 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:51,840 Speaker 1: five times, head through four picks three as we said, 161 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:54,440 Speaker 1: in the first half, and for the second game in 162 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 1: a row. I gotta say Devondre Campbell, yes, is shown 163 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: up in a big way. Levin tackles today. Um Dion 164 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 1: Jones flying around. He had a Andre had that first 165 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:09,080 Speaker 1: pick as he set things on correct I'd be remiss 166 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 1: if I didn't point that out, But yeah, Kazy had 167 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 1: a pick, Campbell's pick, truefont who had the only two 168 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:20,960 Speaker 1: picks the Falcons had all season long, both at Philly 169 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:25,240 Speaker 1: way back on September fifteenth, seems like it was eons ago. 170 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 1: And then uh Ricardo yep. Riccardo had a nice, nice pass, 171 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 1: break up, nice pick back to back place. So it 172 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 1: was great to see the defense just you know, like 173 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:43,080 Speaker 1: you said, they dictated the tempo. They they they controlled 174 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:45,280 Speaker 1: the game yea. And they controlled the line of scrimmage 175 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 1: and the rest of the team just fed off them. Yeah, 176 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:51,079 Speaker 1: they controlled the line of scrimmage. But they also I thought, 177 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 1: played probably their best game of the season as a 178 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:57,720 Speaker 1: secondary unit. They I mean, we mentioned the guys who 179 00:09:57,760 --> 00:10:00,360 Speaker 1: got the interceptions, three of them, Riccardo, Allendamon, take Casey, 180 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 1: and Desmond Truffont. But yeah, I gotta say Isaiah Oliver 181 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:07,199 Speaker 1: played one heck of a game today. And Kendall Sheffield 182 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 1: keeps I really like he's just a feisty guy and 183 00:10:09,920 --> 00:10:12,600 Speaker 1: he's no quiet in the locker room, doesn't not a 184 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 1: big talker, but he he makes his statements out on 185 00:10:16,280 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 1: the field and he's done that so far. And I thought, 186 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:21,160 Speaker 1: you know, I mentioned Oliver, he's really really come around 187 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:23,200 Speaker 1: the past couple of games. He we saw his length 188 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 1: on display today. He broke away or broke up, broke 189 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 1: up a couple of passes. The secondary has been night 190 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:32,520 Speaker 1: and day from what it was before the bye week. 191 00:10:32,679 --> 00:10:34,760 Speaker 1: It's well, it just feels like, you know, guys like 192 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:39,559 Speaker 1: Oliver and then you mentioned Sheffield. You know they're young players. 193 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:43,160 Speaker 1: Who is Sheffield's a rookie and you just watch him. 194 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:44,719 Speaker 1: You know, I said it last week, but you're we're 195 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:47,439 Speaker 1: watching him kind of progress and evolve and grow up, 196 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:50,720 Speaker 1: you know in NFL terms, right before our eyes here, 197 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:54,600 Speaker 1: and so you know, you hate you hate to see 198 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:57,440 Speaker 1: him fall down too much and take too many hits, 199 00:10:58,360 --> 00:10:59,800 Speaker 1: um like they did in the first half of the 200 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 1: Sea season. But you know that's just the way it goes. 201 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 1: But they are, to your point, getting better game in 202 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 1: and game out, and uh, it's all positive. Sometimes it 203 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 1: takes the bad times to lead to the good times. Wow. Nice, 204 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:20,000 Speaker 1: Well I'm bringing today, I'm really really coming. Um. So, yeah, 205 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: I think the secondary was great. I thought the you know, 206 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 1: the pass rush got after him, you know, guys like 207 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 1: Clayborne and Tack. Tack finally got a sack. Yeah, he 208 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 1: got hurt and he changed his Twitter bio and it's great. 209 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 1: Everybody should go check it out because his Twitter bio 210 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:40,439 Speaker 1: game is on point. Is it okay? Oh boy, We'll 211 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:42,360 Speaker 1: say this though. It was it was good to see 212 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:45,840 Speaker 1: Ac get in there, and uh um, it was just 213 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:48,120 Speaker 1: it was fun when look at you know how you 214 00:11:48,120 --> 00:11:50,160 Speaker 1: know how I feel about these things. If you can 215 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:53,360 Speaker 1: run the football and play great defense, you got a chance. 216 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:57,079 Speaker 1: And uh in this league and the Falcons are playing 217 00:11:57,840 --> 00:12:01,680 Speaker 1: lights out defense, I would go find me a defensive unit. 218 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 1: Over the last two games. It's playing better right now. Yeah, 219 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 1: it'd be hard. No, seriously, I'm being serious, I know, 220 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:11,000 Speaker 1: but yeah, I mean they are playing really, really well. 221 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 1: And uh, you know, if this were the instead of 222 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:16,319 Speaker 1: the second half the season, if this were the start 223 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:19,160 Speaker 1: of the season, if this were week two and week three, boy, 224 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:22,440 Speaker 1: this I mean this team would be number two in 225 00:12:22,559 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 1: every power ranking. I mean it'd be insane. Speaking of which, 226 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 1: checkout Matt speaks power rankings every Tuesday. Yeah. Well, back 227 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:32,880 Speaker 1: to reality, back to three and seven world. Well, you 228 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:35,040 Speaker 1: mentioned we are running the ball in defense, your two 229 00:12:35,080 --> 00:12:37,920 Speaker 1: favorite things. They did one of those things today. They 230 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:40,240 Speaker 1: did not do the other, but it didn't matter because 231 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:45,840 Speaker 1: the passing game was pretty sharp. They Calvin Ridley, you know, 232 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 1: they needed him to take on a bigger role in 233 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 1: this offense when they trade Mohammed Sanu, and he did 234 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:54,319 Speaker 1: that today. He played one of his best games. And he, 235 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:57,560 Speaker 1: like Matt Ryan, has a history of doing this against 236 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:00,320 Speaker 1: the Carolina Panthers. He's played three games against the Answers 237 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:03,079 Speaker 1: in his career. He has had a touchdown in every 238 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 1: one of those games. And a stat line for those 239 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:07,560 Speaker 1: three games, it's fifteen catches for two hundred and ninety 240 00:13:07,559 --> 00:13:10,760 Speaker 1: seven yards in those three scores. That's pretty dang good. Dude. Well, 241 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:13,640 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what. Look, when you're playing defense like 242 00:13:13,679 --> 00:13:19,080 Speaker 1: that some weeks in and complimentary football, some weeks the offense, 243 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:20,920 Speaker 1: you know, in the quarterback and the receiver in the 244 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 1: passing game is going to be on point. And then 245 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 1: other weeks it's going to be the running game. Just 246 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:28,160 Speaker 1: like last week, we said Matt Ryan stats he only 247 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 1: threw for one hundred and eighty two yards against the Saints, 248 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:34,360 Speaker 1: and receiving wise, who was who was the leading receiver? 249 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 1: It was Julio with but he only has seventy nine yards, 250 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 1: only three catches, only three catches. Whereas the running game 251 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 1: they ran for one hundred forty three yards this week. 252 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:47,200 Speaker 1: Much different as far as that goes. But it's okay. Yeah, 253 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 1: you know, Ryan throws for three eleven even though he 254 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:54,720 Speaker 1: sacked three times. And then in the passing game, you know, 255 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:58,000 Speaker 1: Julio and Calvin Ridley had the big game eight catches, 256 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 1: one hundred forty three yards, the one touchdown, touchdown dance 257 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 1: for the mom fifty today. Pretty cool moment for the 258 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:11,679 Speaker 1: Ridlease and so yeah, and sometimes you know, it's just 259 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:15,040 Speaker 1: you just it doesn't matter as long as you're moving 260 00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:18,439 Speaker 1: the ball, moving the chains. Well, even though they didn't 261 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:21,680 Speaker 1: have production in the running game, let's not overlook the 262 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 1: fact that their ability and willingness, you know, their ability 263 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:28,080 Speaker 1: in being up throughout the game as they were, but 264 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 1: also then their willingness to stick with it. They had 265 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 1: twenty six rush attempts. That allows them to then be 266 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 1: as efficient as they were throwing the ball. Fifteen of 267 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:39,760 Speaker 1: their twenty first downds came through the air. When a 268 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:42,480 Speaker 1: team still has to respect your ability to run the ball, 269 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 1: you're going to find those open guys in the big 270 00:14:45,720 --> 00:14:48,960 Speaker 1: moments when you need to, because the defense simply can't 271 00:14:49,400 --> 00:14:51,680 Speaker 1: pick and choose what's coming on each town there. You're 272 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:54,000 Speaker 1: not playing one dimensionally. So even though they only had 273 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:57,760 Speaker 1: two point one yards to carry their twenty six attempts 274 00:14:57,800 --> 00:15:00,440 Speaker 1: are what really mattered today. So it was the run 275 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:03,080 Speaker 1: game did play a role in this win, oh for sure. 276 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 1: Um you know in those four those four turnovers or 277 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 1: four extra possessions of Falcons took away. And even though 278 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:17,920 Speaker 1: they were even you know, a total offense three forty 279 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:21,840 Speaker 1: nine three fourty seven, the thing that really stands out, 280 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 1: you know, just I know we're talking offense here, but 281 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 1: I was looking at the Falcons on third down. They 282 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 1: weren't fantastic. There are six or fourteen forty three, you know, right, 283 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:34,720 Speaker 1: forty three percent, but the Panthers were only two of 284 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:42,560 Speaker 1: fourteen on third down. Yep, fourteen percent. That's that is dominant. 285 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 1: And this comes a week after they held the Saints 286 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 1: to three of twelve on third down. So in their 287 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:49,680 Speaker 1: in their past two games, they're just five of twenty 288 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:52,400 Speaker 1: six against the Falcons. And that speaks to this pass rush. 289 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:54,600 Speaker 1: When you're getting sacks, they're getting teams off there in 290 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:57,160 Speaker 1: the third and long and it's hard to and that's 291 00:15:57,200 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 1: why you saw, you know, you said, Christian McCaffrey had 292 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 1: a big game. He usually does when he plays against 293 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 1: the Falcons. The Falcons are kind of built defensively to 294 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:09,000 Speaker 1: allow a guy like him, allowing a guy like Alvin 295 00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:11,600 Speaker 1: Kamara to have a big game because they can dump 296 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 1: the ball off to him in space. But then when 297 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 1: you've got guys like deve Andre Cambell and Dion Jones 298 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 1: and Demante Casey rallying to the football to make the tackle, 299 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:22,160 Speaker 1: that's fine. You may get them off the field eventually. 300 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 1: And you look, especially the last two games, they're tackling 301 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 1: much better. Wow, it's it is sharp. They Yeah, so 302 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:30,720 Speaker 1: here they are. There are two and oh in the 303 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 1: in the South will and now they've got Tampa Bay 304 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:39,520 Speaker 1: coming home. They've got three straight home games in fact, 305 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 1: well one, two, three, four, Their next five or home, 306 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:45,520 Speaker 1: including Thanksgiving Night against the New Orleans Saints. So yeah, 307 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 1: they're gonna have a couple of rematches Bucks come to town. 308 00:16:48,680 --> 00:16:50,760 Speaker 1: I mean, it's not unrealistic thing if they if they 309 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:52,960 Speaker 1: can keep this, you know, playing the way they are 310 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:59,200 Speaker 1: on defense. Um, you know, look, anything can happen in 311 00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 1: this league. And you know, I know fans, they and 312 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:03,560 Speaker 1: people when I write in the mail bag, you know, 313 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:08,040 Speaker 1: they roll their eye when I start saying, hey, you know, 314 00:17:08,359 --> 00:17:12,400 Speaker 1: mathematically they're not eliminated. Well, they're in a deep pot. 315 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 1: Like you said, I'm not going to even go there. 316 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:20,800 Speaker 1: But my point is the way they're playing right now, 317 00:17:22,080 --> 00:17:24,720 Speaker 1: in the way dan Quinn's defense is playing right now, 318 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:28,080 Speaker 1: it's dominant, and this is the defense we thought we 319 00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 1: were going to see. Correct, correct, correct. If they can 320 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 1: maintain this, it's tough to maintain, you know, defensive football 321 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:42,200 Speaker 1: where you're not giving up touchdowns, where you know you're 322 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 1: not allowing touchdowns. But if they can continue, will I 323 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 1: think it's gonna change. I think that, just like I 324 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 1: said that win down in New Orleans was going to 325 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:57,119 Speaker 1: change the way people remember this season. I think this 326 00:17:57,280 --> 00:18:00,240 Speaker 1: defense has a chance to change the way that we're 327 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:05,040 Speaker 1: going to remember or perceive the twenty nineteen season if 328 00:18:05,040 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 1: they can keep it up, if they continue to evolve. 329 00:18:07,640 --> 00:18:12,159 Speaker 1: And for as many people that were upset and upset 330 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:15,960 Speaker 1: with the head coach and question the reshuffling of assistant coaches, 331 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 1: you know what, say what you want about it, it's working. 332 00:18:20,040 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 1: And say what you want about dan Quinn, but he 333 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:25,879 Speaker 1: made the right calls. He's still the DC, and you 334 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 1: know what, he knows his staff and how can you 335 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 1: question what he's doing. So that all said, I think 336 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:35,760 Speaker 1: it changes the perception of they have a chance to 337 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:38,119 Speaker 1: just change the way we're looking at this team one percent, 338 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:41,000 Speaker 1: and it's I mean, quite frankly, it's going to be 339 00:18:41,119 --> 00:18:44,159 Speaker 1: hard to really accomplish, even if they run the table, 340 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:47,600 Speaker 1: accomplish more than that, because this is as kind of 341 00:18:47,920 --> 00:18:50,960 Speaker 1: heavyweight as we've seen the NFC in a lot in 342 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:53,560 Speaker 1: a long time. I mean, right now, the two wild 343 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:57,240 Speaker 1: card projected wild card teams are the Minnesota Vikings who 344 00:18:57,240 --> 00:18:59,560 Speaker 1: are eight and three and the Seattle Seahawks who are 345 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:04,800 Speaker 1: eight and two. So you've got to your best best bet, 346 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:07,479 Speaker 1: or if you run the table, you're in nine and seven. 347 00:19:08,520 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 1: These teams really just got to win one or two 348 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 1: more games and then you're kind of out of it. 349 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 1: But to the bigger picture, this team can really start 350 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:20,720 Speaker 1: to develop some momentum. We saw how the momentum of 351 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:24,040 Speaker 1: the Seahawks game in the second half has led to this. 352 00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 1: If they can develop some momentum for the second half 353 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:30,239 Speaker 1: of this season, what could that look like, you know, 354 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 1: moving forward? And so that I think is the goal. 355 00:19:33,560 --> 00:19:35,280 Speaker 1: The team is going to take it one game at 356 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:37,440 Speaker 1: a time. They're going to try to keep this momentum, 357 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:39,880 Speaker 1: you know, rolling as much as possible, and they're gonna 358 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:41,560 Speaker 1: just try to get better. You know, some of these 359 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:44,199 Speaker 1: younger guys, you know, Kennel Sheffield, great game today, go 360 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:45,720 Speaker 1: out and do it again next week. Gott and have 361 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:48,560 Speaker 1: a better game next week. That's the type of mentality 362 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:50,400 Speaker 1: that this team needs to have. And I mean through 363 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 1: two games, it's it's really worked well. You know what, 364 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:54,199 Speaker 1: when you can go down and do what you did 365 00:19:54,280 --> 00:19:56,000 Speaker 1: to New Orleans and then do what you did today, 366 00:19:56,840 --> 00:20:00,439 Speaker 1: you know, that's fun to watch. In below that are 367 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:03,480 Speaker 1: out there, they're thinking, no, you know, look, if we're 368 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:05,360 Speaker 1: out of it, I'd rather have a high draft pick. 369 00:20:05,440 --> 00:20:08,000 Speaker 1: This is fun football to watch. It's fun to be 370 00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:10,920 Speaker 1: a part of. It's fun to watch these guys grow 371 00:20:11,280 --> 00:20:14,679 Speaker 1: better than the alternative. It's much better. And you know what. Okay, 372 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:17,840 Speaker 1: so yeah, the Falcons they're technically still alive. They are 373 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:21,080 Speaker 1: technically the thirteenth seed in the NFC as of right now. 374 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:25,640 Speaker 1: They were fourteenth last week. You know tournament you're talking about, 375 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:28,480 Speaker 1: they're a thirteen seed. Look, you know, the top six 376 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:32,440 Speaker 1: get in. But I'm just saying it's fun to watch 377 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 1: and if they can ruin some seasons along the way 378 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:40,400 Speaker 1: and and play the spoiler and keep winning. Um, I'll 379 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:43,440 Speaker 1: take that. I'll take that any day. Let me Uh. 380 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:45,720 Speaker 1: I want to just kind of toss out a couple 381 00:20:45,720 --> 00:20:48,159 Speaker 1: of good mentions for you know, some guys who had 382 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:51,440 Speaker 1: notable games that we should probably talk about. Rookie running 383 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:54,399 Speaker 1: back Quaudrea Allison scored his first touchdown of his career 384 00:20:54,440 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 1: today on a two yard touchdown run. They came right 385 00:20:57,040 --> 00:21:01,120 Speaker 1: after Matt Ryan dropped a perfect pass in Julio Jones, 386 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:03,080 Speaker 1: who made an incredible one handed catch. And you know 387 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:05,960 Speaker 1: what I love about that play is it was three 388 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:09,879 Speaker 1: of the top players in the NFL, all playing really 389 00:21:09,880 --> 00:21:13,960 Speaker 1: really well on the same play. Matt Ryan threw a beautiful, 390 00:21:14,119 --> 00:21:17,679 Speaker 1: perfect pass Luke Keeckley and All Pro linebacker was step 391 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:20,800 Speaker 1: first step with Julio Jones down the field and played 392 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 1: excellent coverage and Julio Jones Willie May style one handed 393 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:27,639 Speaker 1: catch in the bread basket and maintains control. So that 394 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:31,000 Speaker 1: is NFL football at its highest level. I don't think 395 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:33,840 Speaker 1: you want Luke Keickley running down the middle of the field, 396 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:36,360 Speaker 1: but he can do it. He can. He was right there. 397 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:38,880 Speaker 1: There was not There's no way he could play better 398 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:40,960 Speaker 1: coverag John Julio than he did on that play. Short 399 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 1: of intercepting the ball or getting a hand up to 400 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:46,280 Speaker 1: knock it down, he was in position to make a play. 401 00:21:46,359 --> 00:21:48,919 Speaker 1: Julio just made a better play. I like Luke Keeckley 402 00:21:48,920 --> 00:21:51,200 Speaker 1: a lot, but I'll take Julio ten out of ten times. 403 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:53,320 Speaker 1: I would too. I would too, But Julio is one 404 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:55,919 Speaker 1: of the maybe one of two or three linebackers in 405 00:21:55,920 --> 00:21:57,560 Speaker 1: the league who was capable of doing that, and he 406 00:21:57,600 --> 00:22:00,679 Speaker 1: and he was, he was right there. But so Quadre, 407 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:02,399 Speaker 1: you know, knocks it in. And then I think Kenyon 408 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:06,800 Speaker 1: Barner we shouldn't overlook his seventy eight yard punt return 409 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:12,400 Speaker 1: and I think it's second longest behind Dion Sanders. I'm 410 00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:15,240 Speaker 1: talking about in the league this year. Oh nice, I 411 00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:17,000 Speaker 1: thought you were talking to franchise history. I should have 412 00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:20,480 Speaker 1: let you finished. Yeez, will let me. It is the 413 00:22:20,520 --> 00:22:24,040 Speaker 1: first punt return for a touchdown since Devin Hester broke 414 00:22:24,080 --> 00:22:26,639 Speaker 1: the all time record in twenty fourteen on Thursday Night 415 00:22:26,640 --> 00:22:30,080 Speaker 1: Football against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. So you know, those 416 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:32,680 Speaker 1: two guys making an impact. I think special teams has 417 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:35,679 Speaker 1: been rock solid for the most part outside of the 418 00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:39,520 Speaker 1: kicking situation this year, which is a testament to coach 419 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:42,480 Speaker 1: Kotwica in his first year with the team. UM. And 420 00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:45,919 Speaker 1: then I think Russell Gage and Jaden Graham have played 421 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:49,640 Speaker 1: pretty well. They've had small roles, but they've come through 422 00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:52,040 Speaker 1: when they've been called upon, and that's the that's the 423 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:53,840 Speaker 1: sign of a good team. You know, you don't have 424 00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:57,440 Speaker 1: to have superstars everywhere. You just need guys who can 425 00:22:57,920 --> 00:23:02,120 Speaker 1: do their job to use build the checks race. Yeah. 426 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:05,800 Speaker 1: So yeah, yeah, I meant it was the longest this season, 427 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:09,160 Speaker 1: but yeah, prime Time still has the longest history. Seven 428 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:12,600 Speaker 1: he's pretty good. Yeah, So where are we right now? 429 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:15,760 Speaker 1: So we got the bucks. You would think that's a 430 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:18,640 Speaker 1: very winnable game. They Yeah, they just got blown out 431 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:23,520 Speaker 1: today against New Orleans thirty four seventeen. All right, how 432 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:28,159 Speaker 1: did Jamis do today? Jamis was? Jamis a couple of touchdowns, 433 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:34,199 Speaker 1: a few picks? Was it a few? I believe he 434 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:37,640 Speaker 1: had four interceptions? Yeah. At some point today I looked 435 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:40,679 Speaker 1: at you and I asked, you know, does Jamis Winston 436 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:43,399 Speaker 1: lead the league in games where he has you know, 437 00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:47,160 Speaker 1: two touchdown passes but then you know, two or three interceptions? 438 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:49,320 Speaker 1: As well, and I'd be curious to find that out. 439 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:52,800 Speaker 1: I was probably up there, but you know, he may 440 00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:55,000 Speaker 1: toss you a couple. We saw Kyle Allen toss the 441 00:23:55,040 --> 00:23:56,600 Speaker 1: Falcons a couple to day and we saw how that 442 00:23:56,680 --> 00:23:59,320 Speaker 1: turned out. You know, Jamis Winston has a propensity of 443 00:23:59,359 --> 00:24:02,199 Speaker 1: doing that as well. So look out, secondary, you might 444 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 1: have a couple of more chances. Yeah, I thought, you know, 445 00:24:05,960 --> 00:24:09,800 Speaker 1: Bruce arians coming to town, might you know help Jamis 446 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:13,960 Speaker 1: in that department. But look, it'll be interesting to see. 447 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:17,360 Speaker 1: Say what you want, But at least the last few 448 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:20,840 Speaker 1: years that I've been here, those Bucks Falcons games have 449 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 1: all been very close. Yeah, they have been, So I'm 450 00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:28,880 Speaker 1: expecting another close game, hopefully a fun one. Any other 451 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:33,320 Speaker 1: thoughts about that game or just today? No, I mean 452 00:24:33,359 --> 00:24:37,159 Speaker 1: I would say I'm happy for a lot of Falcons fans. 453 00:24:37,359 --> 00:24:40,200 Speaker 1: You know, it's not been and we've watched every single 454 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:42,119 Speaker 1: game this year as well, it's it's not been the 455 00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:45,040 Speaker 1: most fun season. It's not. It's not been what we've 456 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:47,760 Speaker 1: been used to seeing for so long with Matt Ryan 457 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:50,800 Speaker 1: and Julio Jones and all these and so it's been awesome, 458 00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:53,320 Speaker 1: and I'm just really happy for a lot of longtime 459 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:56,199 Speaker 1: fans who get to who get to watch them go 460 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:58,520 Speaker 1: into New Orleans and just beat the crap out of 461 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:01,639 Speaker 1: the Saints and then roll into Carol and steamroll the 462 00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:05,119 Speaker 1: Panther Like, even if this season ultimately doesn't end up 463 00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:07,840 Speaker 1: being what you wanted it to be, let's just live 464 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:10,840 Speaker 1: in the moment and enjoy these past couple of weeks 465 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:14,119 Speaker 1: and hopefully there's some more weeks ahead where it's just 466 00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:16,480 Speaker 1: like this. But yeah, I mean that, that's kind of 467 00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:21,560 Speaker 1: my closing thoughts. What about you? You You got anything that? Oh, yeah, 468 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:24,760 Speaker 1: I couldn't. When I'm sitting there watching this game today 469 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:28,440 Speaker 1: and just watching the last two weeks unfold, I couldn't 470 00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:33,719 Speaker 1: help will just every time the camera panned down the 471 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:37,560 Speaker 1: Falcon sideline, and when there was a big play, it 472 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:42,800 Speaker 1: seemed like they inevitably would show Dan Quinn. Yeah, and 473 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:46,520 Speaker 1: by the way, Coach Quinn, that's a sweet jacket you have. 474 00:25:46,600 --> 00:25:48,200 Speaker 1: I'd love to get my hands on one of those. 475 00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:55,680 Speaker 1: I am so happy for coach Quinn. Yeah, I am 476 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 1: so happy for that, for his players who haven't quit 477 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:05,399 Speaker 1: on him. And so it took a ton think about 478 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:08,159 Speaker 1: this to to say, hey, look at I'm going to 479 00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:12,400 Speaker 1: change things up mid season. It didn't have to ever 480 00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:16,480 Speaker 1: get out if you think about it. And so I'm 481 00:26:16,520 --> 00:26:19,200 Speaker 1: gonna let I'm gonna change the play calling, the way 482 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:21,080 Speaker 1: we do things a little bit, tweak some things here, 483 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:22,720 Speaker 1: even though we've kind of done a little bit of 484 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:27,680 Speaker 1: that in the past twenty fifteen, and and be very 485 00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:31,280 Speaker 1: transparent about it and let the bullets fly where they may. 486 00:26:31,359 --> 00:26:36,280 Speaker 1: But you know what, hey, how can you argue with 487 00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:40,119 Speaker 1: the last two weeks? And I love the one shot 488 00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:45,159 Speaker 1: today where Raheem Morris and Jeff Olbrick were on the 489 00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:48,040 Speaker 1: sideline with coach Quinn in front of them. It was 490 00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:51,040 Speaker 1: a big defensive stop and all three of them are 491 00:26:51,080 --> 00:26:55,560 Speaker 1: just like celebrating, and then the guys on the field 492 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:59,200 Speaker 1: come to the sideline and it's just it's like, this 493 00:26:59,320 --> 00:27:03,640 Speaker 1: is what we thought we'd see, and this is what 494 00:27:03,720 --> 00:27:05,960 Speaker 1: coach Quinn had. You know, you look at him and 495 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:09,520 Speaker 1: you're like, this is this is what I envisioned. And 496 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 1: everybody thought I was nuts, probably and when it wasn't 497 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:17,960 Speaker 1: going right. And I'm just super super thrilled for him, 498 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:21,280 Speaker 1: his team, the staff, and of course the fan base. 499 00:27:21,359 --> 00:27:24,439 Speaker 1: But there are a lot of egos in the NFL. 500 00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:27,440 Speaker 1: I mean, you don't really rise through the ranks of 501 00:27:28,119 --> 00:27:33,199 Speaker 1: coaching without having supreme confidence in yourself. And so that 502 00:27:33,359 --> 00:27:36,640 Speaker 1: is such a testament to coach Quinn to be able 503 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:39,960 Speaker 1: to say, instead of I'm gonna buckle down, I'm going 504 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:43,280 Speaker 1: to find a way to fix this. He said, Okay, 505 00:27:43,440 --> 00:27:45,439 Speaker 1: let me take a step back. Let's this is not 506 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:48,560 Speaker 1: about me. And he said that multiple times in press conferences. 507 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:50,920 Speaker 1: He's never going to place himself ahead of the team. 508 00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:54,560 Speaker 1: And this is an instance where he didn't just talk 509 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:57,200 Speaker 1: the talk, he walked the walk, and it's paid off 510 00:27:57,200 --> 00:28:00,320 Speaker 1: in a massive way. So he should get, you know, 511 00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:03,520 Speaker 1: credit for being able to make that decision, being able 512 00:28:03,560 --> 00:28:05,000 Speaker 1: to look himself in the mirror and say, you know, 513 00:28:05,320 --> 00:28:08,679 Speaker 1: what is best for the Atlanta Falcons. And this is 514 00:28:08,840 --> 00:28:12,920 Speaker 1: undoubtedly in the team's best interest to have whatever formula 515 00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:16,920 Speaker 1: they've got going right now, it is really really working. Yeah, 516 00:28:16,920 --> 00:28:19,520 Speaker 1: And you know, coach Quinn he's never wants to put 517 00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:22,040 Speaker 1: himself on the back. You know, today he says, give 518 00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:24,120 Speaker 1: the players credit. They're the ones who really put on 519 00:28:24,320 --> 00:28:28,159 Speaker 1: you know, put the preparation you know, uh together that 520 00:28:28,240 --> 00:28:31,960 Speaker 1: led to this performance. And it's always about Hey, the players. 521 00:28:33,119 --> 00:28:36,640 Speaker 1: It seems like when when things go right, he he 522 00:28:36,800 --> 00:28:39,320 Speaker 1: gives the players credit, and when things go wrong, he says, 523 00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:42,440 Speaker 1: it's on me and exactly what you want to coach. 524 00:28:42,880 --> 00:28:45,160 Speaker 1: And so I love that about him, and I love 525 00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:49,360 Speaker 1: the fact that the way in which the Falcons have 526 00:28:49,480 --> 00:28:52,120 Speaker 1: won the last two weeks has been pretty sweet. That's 527 00:28:52,160 --> 00:28:56,360 Speaker 1: that's my closing thought. Yeah, all right, hey guys, uh, 528 00:28:56,560 --> 00:28:59,200 Speaker 1: you know, we appreciate you listening to this if if 529 00:28:59,240 --> 00:29:02,280 Speaker 1: you want to, you know, subscribe to Falcon's audible. We've 530 00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:05,560 Speaker 1: got you know, a lot of podcasts. 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