1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,280 Speaker 1: Dirty Birds. What's up and welcome back. I'm your host 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:05,600 Speaker 1: Will mcfadd and I am joined by Tory mclaney and 3 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:08,240 Speaker 1: Tarren Walk and we are here to discuss the Falcons 4 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 1: initial roster, which dropped on Tuesday afternoon. The NFL teams 5 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:16,920 Speaker 1: had to cut their rosters down to fifty three men 6 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:19,799 Speaker 1: by Tuesday at four pm, the Falcons got down to 7 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:21,959 Speaker 1: fifty two. We're not going to go through the whole 8 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:23,520 Speaker 1: thing as it stands right now. If you'd like to 9 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:25,959 Speaker 1: see the whole thing before listening to this podcast, just 10 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: press pause for one quick second and dash on over 11 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 1: to Atlanta Falcons dot com, where we have the full 12 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 1: fifty three men roster for you and excellent coverage from 13 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:37,160 Speaker 1: all of training camp that you can check out while 14 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 1: you're there. But really quickly, we will go through just 15 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:43,319 Speaker 1: some of our biggest surprises, some of the players were 16 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: glad that made it, some of the position groups we 17 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,879 Speaker 1: feel that have changed the most, and then tomorrow the 18 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:50,519 Speaker 1: practice squad will be announced, So we're not going to 19 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 1: really touch on any of the practic squad stuff because 20 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 1: we don't know it at this point in time. But 21 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 1: before we get into the roster, there's a little bit 22 00:00:57,280 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 1: of offensive line news that happened on Tuesday that we're 23 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: going to start off with, so Taren kicking it on 24 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 1: over to you. 25 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 2: At the same time, the fifty three or fifty two 26 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:09,760 Speaker 2: man in this case, roster was announced. Caleb McGary, the 27 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 2: Falcons starting right tackle, was placed on injured reserve without 28 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:16,040 Speaker 2: the designation to return, so that means he is out 29 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 2: for this season. He injured his left leg in the 30 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 2: Falcon's final practice of training camp last Wednesday, and then 31 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:28,320 Speaker 2: on Friday, after the Falcons preseason lost to the Cowboys, 32 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:31,959 Speaker 2: Falcons head coach Rahim Morris said McGary will miss significant 33 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 2: time and we now know how significant, and it is 34 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 2: very significant. And then on top of that news, on 35 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 2: what day is today, Tuesday, a report surfaced that the 36 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 2: Falcons are making a trade with the Seattle Seahawks for 37 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 2: offensive lineman Michael Jerrold, Michael Jarrell and. 38 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 1: Jerald Or Jarrell ask we're going to find out, We're 39 00:01:58,840 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: going to report back. 40 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 3: Report back once it becomes an official trade. 41 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 4: Yeah. 42 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 2: So those are the two newsy bits when it comes 43 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 2: to the offensive line, along with something we'll get into later, 44 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 2: but I'll leave that for later. 45 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, Tori I was watching a little bit of film 46 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 1: on the Seattle offensive lineman, just preparing. But I think 47 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:21,360 Speaker 1: we can probably table that for a later time and 48 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: we'll kind of see what he brings to this team. 49 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 1: Right now, let's talk a little bit more about Kayla McGary. 50 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 1: We know that he's done for the year. That was 51 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:29,959 Speaker 1: kind of the missing piece in all of this. We 52 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: knew he was injured, we just didn't know what the 53 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:33,920 Speaker 1: severity was going to be. Now that we do, you 54 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 1: said last time you were concerned. 55 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, I still am. 56 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 3: I still am concerned, And I think that this is 57 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 3: one of those things where we're recording this at like 58 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 3: five o'clock on Tuesday. It wouldn't surprise me at all 59 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 3: by five o'clock on Wednesday that the Falcons have made 60 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 3: a move, have turned over a new leaf at right tackle, 61 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:58,799 Speaker 3: whether it be. I think the reported trade of Michael 62 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 3: Jerrell is is more along the lines of like reinforcing 63 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 3: depth at the position than I do. I don't believe 64 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:09,239 Speaker 3: this is somebody who's going to come in and be 65 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:10,959 Speaker 3: a starter. I think this is someone who's going to 66 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:12,919 Speaker 3: come in and compete for like a swing. 67 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 4: Tackle role on this roster. 68 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 3: I do not think that the Falcons are done looking 69 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:24,640 Speaker 3: at what's available at the tackle position. There are a 70 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 3: lot of offensive tackles that have starting experience on other 71 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 3: rosters that actually fell off of other fifty three man 72 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 3: rosters that I think could come in and, if anything, 73 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 3: compete for a starting spot. And so I think, even 74 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 3: though yes, we can right now in this moment at 75 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 3: five to ten pm on Tuesday, say okay, Elijah Wilkinson, 76 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 3: I'm sliding him in. If I'm looking at a depth 77 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:52,080 Speaker 3: chart right now with the initial fifty two man roster 78 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 3: that we have available to us. 79 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 4: It's like, Okay, it's Elijah Wilkinson. 80 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 3: I don't know if that's who we're going to be 81 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 3: penciling in twenty four hours from now. I don't know 82 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 3: if that's going to be who we're penciling in for 83 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 3: Week one. Like I think, this is a very fluid situation, 84 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 3: and the fact that the only thing that's not fluid 85 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 3: now is we do know Kayler McGary will be out 86 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 3: for the entire season. So you've got to figure out 87 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 3: that right tackle spot and the ramifications of it also 88 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:20,480 Speaker 3: across the line and what happens with the whole group 89 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 3: as a whole because as we know, running the ball 90 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 3: down the right side behind Cayleb McGarry and Chris Lynstrim 91 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 3: is something that the Falcons found uper success doing last season. 92 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:32,719 Speaker 3: How that changes and how that affects potentially even Zach 93 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 3: Robinson play calling will be something to monitor. 94 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 1: It sure brought a smile to my face every time 95 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:39,280 Speaker 1: I saw it on Sunday, seeing those two guys leading 96 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: the way for jean Or Tyler. I'm just gonna miss it. 97 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 1: I'm gonna miss it, but I hope everybody heard what 98 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:47,039 Speaker 1: you said. It's gonna be a fluid situation. That's fully 99 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:49,719 Speaker 1: what I would expect because they're doing their due diligence 100 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 1: as they always do, but this time there's a real 101 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,920 Speaker 1: mission I think involved in scouring all of the cutlasts 102 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:56,840 Speaker 1: to figure out who is available, can they help our team, 103 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 1: and can they do so quickly? Because I was looking 104 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 1: at at Kin of Lancer Line for NFL dot Com 105 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:04,160 Speaker 1: does a lot of the draft profile, so I again 106 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 1: just wanted to get a real quick idea on the 107 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:09,559 Speaker 1: reported signing of Michael Durrell, and this little bullet point 108 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 1: stood out to me. Trades could lead to rapid growth 109 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:14,360 Speaker 1: with pro coaching and development. Now he's been in the 110 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 1: league for one year. I did see a little bit 111 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: of growth. But Dwayne Ledford, the offensive line coach here, 112 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 1: is very highly thought of within the building and around 113 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:23,560 Speaker 1: the league, and so I'm curious to see what he 114 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:25,359 Speaker 1: could do. But I agree, I think that's going to 115 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:29,719 Speaker 1: be a depth move ultimately, so fluid situation. As you said, 116 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 1: keep an eye on that. But now we are going 117 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:35,039 Speaker 1: to go ahead and transition to talk about some of 118 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 1: the cuts that were made, some of the position groups 119 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 1: that were left. But we're going to start with our 120 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 1: Vibe Shift Award, and this is the position group that 121 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 1: is the most different from last year. I think it's 122 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:49,040 Speaker 1: very clear that the Edge group, based on the draft 123 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:52,599 Speaker 1: picks and the rookies coming in and just really again 124 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:55,480 Speaker 1: the demeanor of the group itself. We saw kind of 125 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:58,719 Speaker 1: the tenacity that they played with starting a couple of fights, 126 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: a little bit of that. So I think Edge is 127 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 1: very clearly the answer for a lot of people here. 128 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:05,599 Speaker 1: We don't need to spend much more time on that. 129 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 1: But Tarin, I'm really curious who who did you have? 130 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 1: What position group do you think had the biggest five shows? 131 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 2: See I think I went with the most obvious quarterback. 132 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:16,080 Speaker 2: You have a completely different starting quarterback this year. I 133 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:18,599 Speaker 2: mean the same quarterbacks are in the room, right. 134 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 4: I was about to say, it's like. 135 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 1: So it's a change though in the h I mean. 136 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:25,719 Speaker 2: Different. 137 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 1: Yeah. 138 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 2: So last year, obviously Kirk Cousins was the starting quarterback 139 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 2: and Michael Penix Junior was his backup one eight I think. 140 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:38,040 Speaker 2: But now Michael PENNOCKX Junior is the starter and Kirk 141 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 2: Cousins is the backup. 142 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, not said it's different. It's just one too different. 143 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 1: Always get the one eighty three sixty thing wrong. So 144 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:49,119 Speaker 1: I'm kind of glad to see you do that because 145 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 1: I always am like, oh yeah, it was a full 146 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 1: three sixty and they're like, so we just kept on 147 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:54,719 Speaker 1: going right in the same direction. 148 00:06:54,480 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 2: Will yeah, slide. 149 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 1: Tory, what was what was the vibe shift for you? 150 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 3: So the vibe shift for me was the defensive line, 151 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:07,839 Speaker 3: interior defensive line to go along with the same vibes 152 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 3: of the EDG dresser group. I think that this is 153 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 3: a young group outside of David on Yamada, I mean, 154 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 3: for how long? For ten years, an entire decade, Grady 155 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 3: Jarrett has been the core of the interior defensive line 156 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 3: for the Atlanta Falcons. He is no longer on a 157 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 3: fifty three man roster here in Atlanta, and it does 158 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 3: feel like there is this ushering end of the next guard, 159 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 3: the new guard, and that includes Rucuroro, it includes Zach 160 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 3: Harrison and Brandon Dorless, and yes, david On Yamada is 161 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 3: still here and Lakal London I know we're going to 162 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 3: talk about him later making the fifty three man roster. 163 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 3: I think that for the scope of how much different 164 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 3: it could look, that group and along with the Edgresher, 165 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 3: the entire defensive line could look and feel very different 166 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 3: Week one. I already feel like through the first three 167 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 3: preseason games it did look and feel different, the way 168 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 3: that they were playing, how they were rotating, all of 169 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 3: those things, the. 170 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 4: Bodies that they have, the youth that they have. 171 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 3: I think all manifests in this entire defensive front feeling different. 172 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 1: So you brought up Grady Jarrett no longer being here, which, like, honestly, 173 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:19,840 Speaker 1: that's it's crazy to think about that. Who among this 174 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 1: group and there there's probably not an answer in year 175 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:25,119 Speaker 1: one because it took Grady a decade to ingratiate himself 176 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 1: the way that he did. But who do you think 177 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 1: has the best chance to kind of end the year 178 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 1: with that Grady type of fan favorite label amongst this 179 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 1: group of maybe into your defensive linemen. 180 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:37,440 Speaker 4: I do think it's Ruke. I think it's Ruke. 181 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 3: I think he is the one that you drafted to 182 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 3: come in here with kind of the understanding that, hey, 183 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 3: Grady jareded is not going to be around this roster forever, 184 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 3: whether it happened the way it happened or if he 185 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:50,800 Speaker 3: retired here in Atlanta. You know, like there was always 186 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 3: going he was in the twilight years of his career. 187 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 1: You got to pass the towrch somehow. 188 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:56,720 Speaker 3: You have to figure out a secession plan. And I 189 00:08:56,760 --> 00:09:00,840 Speaker 3: think one what we've seen from Ruke really take ownership 190 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 3: of like not trying to be Grady Jarrett because he 191 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 3: can't be Grady Jarrett, but understanding that his time is 192 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 3: now and his time has come. I think him and 193 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:11,839 Speaker 3: you know, the kind of pairing of Brandon Dorlys. I 194 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 3: think Brandon Dorlys had a great camp. Ye I think 195 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 3: he had one of the best camps of you know, 196 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 3: anybody on. 197 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 1: This roster professional camper that man right there. 198 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:23,200 Speaker 3: Yes, and so I think, like, but to me, it's Ruke. 199 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 3: The investment you made into Ruke and also understanding I 200 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 3: also think like just from a fan's perspective, the personality 201 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 3: of Ruke, and you know he's a Clemson grad, Like, 202 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:35,840 Speaker 3: this is a guy who I mean, he's been on 203 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 3: this podcast. He has an infectious personality. He is really 204 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 3: fun to interview. I think in terms of who the 205 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:44,839 Speaker 3: fan base could gravitate towards if they really get going, 206 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 3: it's in that group. 207 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:46,200 Speaker 4: It's Ruke. 208 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 2: Ruke would take it as an honor too. I remember 209 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 2: when he got drafted, he was so looking forward to 210 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 2: learning from Grady Jarrett that if he could be in 211 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:57,480 Speaker 2: some way, shape or form Grady Jarrett two point zero, 212 00:09:57,600 --> 00:09:59,280 Speaker 2: that boy will always have a smile on his face. 213 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:04,320 Speaker 1: Let's pivot to our next topic. Who's the bubble guy 214 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:08,079 Speaker 1: Taren that you are really excited to see on this roster? 215 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:11,080 Speaker 2: This player brought a smile to my face seeing him 216 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:14,640 Speaker 2: on the initial fifty two man roster. And that is 217 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 2: offensive lineman Jack Nelson, partially because I was in Madison 218 00:10:18,280 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 2: two weeks ago and went to the bar that he 219 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 2: got drafted in so there's a tie there, But I 220 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:28,960 Speaker 2: just think you see how Dwayne Ludford has built his 221 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:32,319 Speaker 2: offensive linement from like the ground up essentially, and how 222 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 2: many offensive linemen in the Falcon system who were drafted 223 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:37,880 Speaker 2: here and built from the ground up and had such 224 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:40,680 Speaker 2: long careers that I would love for a young guy 225 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 2: like Jack Nelson to learn from these veterans like Jake Matthews, 226 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:47,760 Speaker 2: like Chris Lindstrom and even Ryan Noodle who had a 227 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:50,680 Speaker 2: completely different career path than the other two, and just 228 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:54,640 Speaker 2: absorb that and maybe be a really good future depth 229 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:56,680 Speaker 2: or starting option down the line. 230 00:10:56,920 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's a great pick, and I think you know 231 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:00,559 Speaker 1: a lot of people were myself and included kind of 232 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 1: tough on Jack Nelson during training camp in the preseason, 233 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 1: But like Raheema said him many times, he got so 234 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 1: many reps this preseason and he got on both sides, 235 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 1: and switching sides like that is not easy for a 236 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 1: young player, for a veteran even and so I do 237 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 1: think it is. I'm really curious to see how his 238 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:20,840 Speaker 1: development throughout the year progresses. Tory, what about you? 239 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 3: So my player, my bubble player, which I think you 240 00:11:23,960 --> 00:11:26,200 Speaker 3: could probably argue if he was a bubble player or not, 241 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 3: but was d'angelum alone. I thoroughly appreciated how much he 242 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 3: was kind of doing whatever he needed to do to 243 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:38,280 Speaker 3: make this roster, adding value wherever he could to make 244 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:41,040 Speaker 3: this roster. And I always think that that stuff should 245 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 3: be rewarded, like doing the dirty work on special teams, 246 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 3: playing multiple positions, doing anything and everything that is asked 247 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 3: of you, and honestly doing it pretty well. I thought 248 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 3: he had some moments where he flashed in some preseason games, 249 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 3: even understanding that particularly inside linebacker was a position that 250 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:03,840 Speaker 3: was very new to him. I really liked that the 251 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 3: if you're talking about just like fifty three man decisions 252 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:13,199 Speaker 3: and initial rostered decisions, someone who did everything that was 253 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 3: asked of them and earned a spot on the fifty 254 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 3: three man or on the initial roster, that to me 255 00:12:19,280 --> 00:12:23,839 Speaker 3: matters to also other people that are kind of watching 256 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:27,360 Speaker 3: what decisions are made, either in Atlanta or if you're 257 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:30,040 Speaker 3: on a practice squad or anything like that like that, 258 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:31,800 Speaker 3: if you do the right things and if you do 259 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:34,960 Speaker 3: what you're asked, that there is something good for you 260 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:35,760 Speaker 3: at the end of it. 261 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:37,920 Speaker 2: You just want to build on the Barnyard Bully I 262 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 2: do well I love I love that tagline. 263 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:42,559 Speaker 3: I love that Rahane called him the Barnyard Bullity of 264 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 3: special teams, I. 265 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:44,160 Speaker 4: Really do well. 266 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:46,360 Speaker 1: And he built on special team right, Like he came 267 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 1: in with that floor of special team starter and then 268 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:50,600 Speaker 1: he built on top of it. And they we saw 269 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 1: light like late last year, some of the skills that 270 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:55,240 Speaker 1: they felt they could use that Raiders game kind of 271 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 1: stands out and coming off the edge, but maybe even 272 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,400 Speaker 1: being some of that backup for Kayden, knowing the pass 273 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:02,200 Speaker 1: rush skills that he brings if you want to move 274 00:13:02,240 --> 00:13:04,720 Speaker 1: into the A gap, I think it works too. Sitting 275 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 1: on the defense side of the ball with Kale London, 276 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:09,079 Speaker 1: a player's been here for the past few years and 277 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:11,319 Speaker 1: kind of shines every time he's in there, and I 278 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:13,880 Speaker 1: just love to watch him. He made maybe my favorite 279 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 1: play of the preseason, which was in Dallas, like and 280 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:18,960 Speaker 1: I watched him. I don't know why he caught my eye, 281 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 1: but I just saw him from the sideline running in 282 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 1: late to the game because he just, I guess wasn't 283 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:27,400 Speaker 1: in there. The ball is snapped as he's like he's 284 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:29,680 Speaker 1: still running and they just kind of run up the 285 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:32,240 Speaker 1: middle and he just runs right into the ball carrier 286 00:13:32,280 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 1: and makes the tackle for like a one yard game. 287 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 1: It was amazing. 288 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 4: It was the funniest player of the preseason. 289 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:39,239 Speaker 3: It was like, so the best play of the preseason 290 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:41,440 Speaker 3: and honestly, like, maybe you should try that more often. 291 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 1: Think he ran his way into the roster. 292 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 3: I mean that play, yeah, Rahiem is just like going 293 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 3: back and forth, like, guys, this is what. 294 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 1: You need to do in order to do He was like, 295 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:53,719 Speaker 1: that's all hustle right there. That's what we need to 296 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 1: show in clips on the next. 297 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:58,240 Speaker 4: Day, hertman fist all on one play. 298 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:01,319 Speaker 1: Maybe not mind part, but the heart. 299 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:03,839 Speaker 4: I think the mind. Like maybe he was the one 300 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:05,360 Speaker 4: that was like, oh I need to get out there. 301 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:06,880 Speaker 1: It's true. Maybe somebody else was and he was like, 302 00:14:08,040 --> 00:14:12,200 Speaker 1: doth love it? All? Right? Let's get to the most 303 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:15,960 Speaker 1: surprising cut was tern Who is your most surprising cut? 304 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:17,480 Speaker 4: That threw me for a loop because I'm last on 305 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:17,800 Speaker 4: the list. 306 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:20,080 Speaker 1: We go on the fly here, we like to shake 307 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:20,520 Speaker 1: things up. 308 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 2: I went with Contavious Street mainly because I was just 309 00:14:23,760 --> 00:14:26,720 Speaker 2: so shocked by the fact the Falcons kept what five 310 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 2: defensive linemen I predicted eight, which was afty. But I 311 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:33,480 Speaker 2: just know when we were out there during training camp 312 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:36,640 Speaker 2: and Nate Aulie and Jeff Ulbrick are rotating guys along 313 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 2: the line in out and out. Nate Ollie said, four 314 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:43,000 Speaker 2: plays apiece, you're divving up four plays among five guys. 315 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:46,960 Speaker 2: The math doesn't math the like the laptop says. The 316 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:50,120 Speaker 2: math is not mathing, And that really surprised me. And 317 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 2: so Contavious Street was probably the biggest name I noticed 318 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 2: from the guys who didn't end up making the cut. 319 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:58,720 Speaker 2: Morgan Fox initially surprised me from the cuts made last Saturday. 320 00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:02,880 Speaker 2: So yeah, it's just a much thinner group than I expected. 321 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 3: You also have to take in consideration that to Kwan 322 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 3: Graham is one of the players that got put on 323 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:10,800 Speaker 3: IR with the designation two returns, so that also I 324 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:14,480 Speaker 3: think limits the scope of how many you were carrying. 325 00:15:14,640 --> 00:15:17,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, what about you, toy Eastern Stick. 326 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:22,400 Speaker 3: I was very, very surprised when the reports came out 327 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 3: pretty early in the day that the Falcons were releasing 328 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 3: Eastern Stick, because I thought that he had absolutely done 329 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 3: enough to make the fifty three man roster. And I 330 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 3: have also been very adamant that, like if Kirk Cousins 331 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:40,000 Speaker 3: is a tradable asset for you, you need to have 332 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 3: someone in. 333 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:44,119 Speaker 4: Ready to go at the drop of a hat. 334 00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 3: This to me, the fact that the Falcons were willing 335 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:51,800 Speaker 3: to send him to Waivers. I think he'll be back 336 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:53,480 Speaker 3: if he clears Waivers. I do think that this is 337 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 3: somebody who you pencil in on the practice squad, absolutely, 338 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 3: But the fact that they are willing to take that chance, 339 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:02,680 Speaker 3: to me, signifies that everything that Raheem Morris, Terry Fonna, 340 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:06,160 Speaker 3: all the leaders in this Falcon organization have said is true. 341 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:09,000 Speaker 3: That the Falcons are comfortable moving forward with Kirk Cousins 342 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 3: as the backup. This right here, to me indicates that 343 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:14,400 Speaker 3: they were willing to take a chance on East and 344 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:19,160 Speaker 3: Stick being picked up by another team somewhere else via waivers, 345 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 3: and they were like, we're fine, We're cool going forward 346 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:25,640 Speaker 3: with Michael Pennix and Kirk Cousins. Like, to me, I 347 00:16:25,640 --> 00:16:27,800 Speaker 3: think people need to And it's so funny because this 348 00:16:27,840 --> 00:16:29,720 Speaker 3: is what the Falcons have been saying since freaking. 349 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:30,800 Speaker 4: January finally accepted. 350 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 3: But I do think that people maybe need to get 351 00:16:32,800 --> 00:16:35,120 Speaker 3: it through their head that Kirk Cousins is going to 352 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:38,720 Speaker 3: be on this roster for a ample amount of time 353 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:42,760 Speaker 3: and probably we're going to be in January twenty twenty six, 354 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:45,840 Speaker 3: February twenty twenty six, and he is on this roster. 355 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:50,520 Speaker 3: So that's that's you know, I'm just speculating here, but 356 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 3: that was the indicator to me. That was a big, 357 00:16:55,200 --> 00:16:58,280 Speaker 3: a big shock and a big kind of for me 358 00:16:58,360 --> 00:17:01,080 Speaker 3: and understanding of where the organism finds itself. 359 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:04,240 Speaker 1: Yeah. I do think if you look at with the 360 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:06,560 Speaker 1: two guys in the quarterback room right now, like the 361 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:10,560 Speaker 1: average skill of Michael Pennock Junior and Kirk Cousins, they've 362 00:17:10,600 --> 00:17:12,840 Speaker 1: got to have the best quarterback room in the NFL, 363 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:14,960 Speaker 1: right Like if we're doing Madden grades and then it's 364 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:18,160 Speaker 1: like the overall grade for your quarterback position. I can't 365 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:20,920 Speaker 1: imagine another another group has kind of like do you 366 00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:22,720 Speaker 1: guys like that? So they must have felt really good 367 00:17:22,720 --> 00:17:26,040 Speaker 1: about going into the season obviously they said with those 368 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:28,560 Speaker 1: two and then yeah, we'll see what happens with Easton. 369 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:33,520 Speaker 1: Another veteran though, who was released and signed this offseason 370 00:17:33,560 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 1: that I was surprised to see was Jordan Fuller. We 371 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:38,760 Speaker 1: know that they drafted Xavier Watts to come in here 372 00:17:38,800 --> 00:17:41,560 Speaker 1: and ultimately, you know, be that starter next to Jesse Bates. 373 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:44,679 Speaker 1: I just didn't know it would lead to Jordan Fuller 374 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:46,600 Speaker 1: not being on the fifty three man roster, and I 375 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:49,280 Speaker 1: think that's a credit to Xavier certainly. I think it's 376 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:52,359 Speaker 1: a credit to DeMarco Hellums. And we'll see if Jordan 377 00:17:52,359 --> 00:17:54,040 Speaker 1: Fuller is a player to come back as well. He's 378 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:57,320 Speaker 1: obviously got that experience with Raheem and he was out 379 00:17:57,359 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 1: there a lot. So I'm that one left me scratch 380 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:01,520 Speaker 1: my head a little bit. But I think when you 381 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:03,560 Speaker 1: look at at some of the injuries that have taken 382 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:06,200 Speaker 1: place and you maybe have to make a hard decision 383 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:09,480 Speaker 1: somewhere else, maybe you felt like, all right, safety is 384 00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:12,640 Speaker 1: a very solid room as well. We like all four 385 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:16,640 Speaker 1: of those guys, maybe we like three, you know, so 386 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 1: that that was definitely shocking to me. We're gonna wrap 387 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:25,159 Speaker 1: up here with our biggest question mark. I'd save in 388 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:26,480 Speaker 1: mind for the end because I think it'll be a 389 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:29,160 Speaker 1: good little button cap for this, said Taren, We'll start. 390 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:32,119 Speaker 4: With yours again out of order. It's okay. 391 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:37,159 Speaker 2: I went with Darnell Mooney just because putting him on 392 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:42,280 Speaker 2: the fifty three slash fifty two initial roster shows that 393 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:45,359 Speaker 2: maybe he is further along in his recovery from the 394 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:48,280 Speaker 2: shoulder injury that we then we thought because I know 395 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 2: it was very up in the air for a while there. 396 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:52,960 Speaker 2: Raheem Morris originally said a few weeks and a few 397 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 2: weeks past and there still wasn't an answer, and people 398 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:58,720 Speaker 2: were definitely marking their calendars week by week to what's 399 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:01,639 Speaker 2: a few and the fact that he's not falling into 400 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:04,520 Speaker 2: any of these other designations. Granted, we don't know what's 401 00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:08,440 Speaker 2: gonna happen in the upcoming days. I will say that's 402 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:11,080 Speaker 2: my biggest question. Is he ready to go week one? 403 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:12,280 Speaker 4: Yeah? 404 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:14,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, it'll be a huge question. And they would love 405 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:16,480 Speaker 1: to have him week one against Tampa Bay, right, that 406 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:19,000 Speaker 1: could be a shootout, two offenses. We expect a lot 407 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:21,440 Speaker 1: of fireworks from So you'd love to have Darnell Mooney, 408 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 1: what about you, Toy. 409 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:26,200 Speaker 3: It's all about where the practice squad ultimately shakes out. 410 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:28,960 Speaker 3: This is a group that I think you can pencil 411 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:30,880 Speaker 3: in a lot of names. We talked about Easton Stick, 412 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:33,439 Speaker 3: we talked about Jordan full or Contavious Street already, but 413 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:37,199 Speaker 3: Nick Nash, Chris Blair, I think that there are a 414 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:41,280 Speaker 3: good number of individuals that are that were either waved 415 00:19:41,320 --> 00:19:44,359 Speaker 3: or released today that we absolutely should pencil in to 416 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 3: see again. And I will note that don't kind of 417 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 3: count out Lenny Kreg either. This the Falcons international player. 418 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:53,960 Speaker 4: He would you would be able to. 419 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:57,440 Speaker 3: Carry him as a seventeenth person on the practice squad. 420 00:19:57,480 --> 00:20:00,359 Speaker 3: So yeah, you have sixteen spots, but also pen slin 421 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 3: leaning Krieg if he clears waivers. So that to me 422 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 3: is the biggest question that remains. We'll have that answer 423 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:11,360 Speaker 3: probably around noon on Wednesday, which will be really really great. 424 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:13,720 Speaker 3: And honestly, I was even looking back and the way 425 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:16,920 Speaker 3: the Falcons do, they're like practice squad elevations and designations. 426 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:21,000 Speaker 3: There's a very very good possibility that we will see 427 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:23,639 Speaker 3: a lot of these practice squad guys on the active 428 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:28,320 Speaker 3: game day roster. With elevations the Falcons have and honestly 429 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 3: playing too like they utilize those. It's not like they 430 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:33,800 Speaker 3: just bring those guys up for depth. They actually utilize 431 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:36,359 Speaker 3: them a lot on special teams. So for that reason, 432 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:38,560 Speaker 3: it's like who ultimately lands on that sixteen, But I 433 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:40,119 Speaker 3: think it is going to be a lot of the 434 00:20:40,240 --> 00:20:43,600 Speaker 3: names that you see on the waves released list of 435 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:44,919 Speaker 3: who got cut today. 436 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:48,880 Speaker 1: Absolutely that's a great point. They do utilize that practice squad. 437 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:51,960 Speaker 1: It's very valuable now in the NFL. So yeah, that's 438 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 1: a great point to bring up. I'm gonna end it 439 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:57,240 Speaker 1: with what we begin with. The offensive line. You know 440 00:20:57,400 --> 00:20:59,840 Speaker 1: that is easily to me the biggest question mark going in, 441 00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 1: but specifically who is going to start at right tackle? 442 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:05,040 Speaker 1: So I kind of want to wrap up our discussion 443 00:21:05,040 --> 00:21:08,040 Speaker 1: a little bit by just making one kind of proclamation, 444 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:09,719 Speaker 1: who do we think is going to start Week one 445 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:11,840 Speaker 1: at right tackle? I think the options right now are 446 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:16,679 Speaker 1: Elijah Wilkinson, Jack Nelson, the reported signing of Michael Jarrell, 447 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 1: and then a player to TBD. You know, as you said, 448 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 1: maybe there's another move to be made. So if you 449 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:25,359 Speaker 1: had to kind of bank on one of those right now, 450 00:21:25,720 --> 00:21:28,639 Speaker 1: maybe I'll go first. Elijah Wilkinson would be my pick 451 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:30,960 Speaker 1: at this moment, Toy. 452 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:33,200 Speaker 3: Can I pick someone who's not on the roster, Yeah, 453 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:35,919 Speaker 3: that's player TVD, Yeah, player TBD. I think that to 454 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:38,760 Speaker 3: play Devil's advocate advocate. I also think that it wouldn't 455 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:41,680 Speaker 3: surprise me if week one Elijah Wilkinson is the guy. 456 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:44,720 Speaker 3: Week two, and then maybe even after the bye week 457 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:47,560 Speaker 3: you change something up a little bit also depending on 458 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:51,359 Speaker 3: how Storm Norton is progressing. If you feel like you 459 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:55,160 Speaker 3: can get through maybe the bye week and have Elijah Wilkinson, 460 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:58,640 Speaker 3: you know, handle himself at the position and wait out 461 00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:00,960 Speaker 3: Storm Norton, you don't have to go out and get somebody, 462 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:02,399 Speaker 3: and you feel okay with what you have. 463 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:03,600 Speaker 4: I can see that. 464 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:06,119 Speaker 3: But I'm also sitting here looking at some of like 465 00:22:06,119 --> 00:22:08,520 Speaker 3: what I said earlier, some of the offensive tackles that 466 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 3: fell off of other rosters like the Texans and the 467 00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:14,520 Speaker 3: Jets that had a lot of tackle depth. I'm absolutely 468 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:16,879 Speaker 3: kind of seeing who I could get in here to 469 00:22:17,119 --> 00:22:20,920 Speaker 3: potentially move the needle, who has that starting experience. 470 00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:23,800 Speaker 1: At that position, Toy's and those other rosters I am. 471 00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:26,600 Speaker 1: I'm literally she's greedy. She's like, she's looking out there, 472 00:22:26,640 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 1: She's give me a yeah, what about you? 473 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:29,040 Speaker 3: Terren? 474 00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:30,200 Speaker 4: I agree with Tory. 475 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:32,480 Speaker 2: So with that being said, I'm going to use my 476 00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:36,320 Speaker 2: little segment here to circle all the way back when 477 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:38,760 Speaker 2: I said we'll talk about this later, because we haven't 478 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 2: addressed it technically yet. That Storm Norton didn't make the 479 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:46,160 Speaker 2: initial roster because he was placed on reserve slash injured 480 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:49,440 Speaker 2: with the designation to return so that means he can 481 00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:53,119 Speaker 2: come back this season unlike Caleb McGary. But at some 482 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:56,239 Speaker 2: point he has to miss four games. I mean at 483 00:22:56,320 --> 00:22:58,760 Speaker 2: right off the bat, not at some point right away, 484 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:01,800 Speaker 2: at least four games. And you did have that report 485 00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:05,439 Speaker 2: last week that came out that he is expected to 486 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:09,400 Speaker 2: miss six to eight so that timeline is another question mark. 487 00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:12,800 Speaker 1: But according to our report, had the surgery six eight 488 00:23:12,800 --> 00:23:16,080 Speaker 1: week timeline, missed four four weeks automatically going on the 489 00:23:16,119 --> 00:23:18,679 Speaker 1: IR designate to return. So maybe post by week right 490 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:21,879 Speaker 1: if the best case scenario, you're maybe looking at week six. 491 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:24,560 Speaker 2: Right, five by has never looked so good. 492 00:23:24,960 --> 00:23:27,560 Speaker 1: It is not for right now, So that is going 493 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:31,439 Speaker 1: to do it for our initial roster discussion. Fifty two 494 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 1: man roster. We'll see you know when that fifty third 495 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:36,480 Speaker 1: guy manages to uh to come on in here. But 496 00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:39,919 Speaker 1: I'm ready there you go, Tarin. We've seen your what 497 00:23:40,040 --> 00:23:44,280 Speaker 1: is it your cornerback? What are you line? You're a linebacker? Okay, 498 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:46,400 Speaker 1: I feel like your position every time we every time 499 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:47,720 Speaker 1: we try to get you out there on the field, 500 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:49,840 Speaker 1: it's like kick returner, and then it's corner and then 501 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:51,479 Speaker 1: you're the edge rusher. So I'm just trying to pin 502 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:54,680 Speaker 1: down exactly the long field burst, exactly where you are. 503 00:23:55,080 --> 00:23:57,560 Speaker 1: But that that's that's your secret sauce. You already been down. 504 00:23:57,640 --> 00:24:03,400 Speaker 1: You know it's wiley out there. Savvy Vett is all right. Well, 505 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:07,800 Speaker 1: we will be back with you guys next Friday, before 506 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:10,919 Speaker 1: Week one with a brand new show that is going 507 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:13,679 Speaker 1: to be new to this Atlanta Falcons podcast network that 508 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:16,480 Speaker 1: we are very excited to roll out for you all. 509 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:20,159 Speaker 1: But until then, take a deep breath, go touch some grass, 510 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:22,959 Speaker 1: go walk around out in the sunshine. It's it's been 511 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:25,560 Speaker 1: a long cave. It's been a long offseason. The season 512 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:28,480 Speaker 1: is right around the corner. But until then, everybody for 513 00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:31,639 Speaker 1: Terron Walk, for Terren Walk and Tory mcaleney. I am 514 00:24:31,640 --> 00:24:33,040 Speaker 1: Will McFadden. We'll see you next time.