1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:00,760 Speaker 1: Dirty Birds. 2 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:03,800 Speaker 2: What's up and welcome to another edition of Falcons Final 3 00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:07,440 Speaker 2: Whistle presented by Zaxby's I'm Your Host Will mcpadden joined 4 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 2: today by Tory mclaney. Tory, we are going to talk 5 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 2: about a rivalry game. The Falcons and the Saints are 6 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 2: going to kick off at one o'clock on Sunday in 7 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 2: Mercedes ben Stadium. It is a huge game, as they 8 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 2: all are with the Saints for many different reasons, but 9 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:24,480 Speaker 2: most importantly the division. Whoever wins is going to get 10 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:26,599 Speaker 2: kind of an early leg up the big stretch for 11 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 2: the Falcons. But before we dive into kind of the 12 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:32,519 Speaker 2: game itself, let's touch on the injury situations and some 13 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 2: of the developments from this week. 14 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 1: So you want to start, yeah, So let's just. 15 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:38,879 Speaker 3: Start with the Falcons. It's basically all eyes are on 16 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:42,519 Speaker 3: the offensive line right now. Drew Dohmon and Kyle McGary 17 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 3: left last Sunday's game against the Chiefs. Kaler McGary knee injury, 18 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 3: Drew Domond ankle injury. Drew Dolmon has since been put 19 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 3: on Irkyler McGary is a little bit more day to day, 20 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 3: he told reporters in the locker room on Wednesday that 21 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 3: the MRI showed that it wasn't super super bad. So 22 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 3: even though he didn't participate in Wednesday's practice, I think 23 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:09,039 Speaker 3: they're trying to see if he can give it a 24 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 3: go for this weekend. 25 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 4: He's still up in the air. 26 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 3: But if you can't go, you'll have Storm Norton in 27 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:19,319 Speaker 3: at right tackle and then Ryan Noosel getting those snaps 28 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 3: at center. 29 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 1: Would you say, like, is a limited participation on Friday. 30 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 2: Are you taking that as like a really good sign 31 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 2: for Caleb or do you need to see something maybe 32 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 2: Thursday as well? 33 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: Where are you? 34 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 3: Yeah? I think he needs to be a participant in 35 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 3: Thursday's practice and Friday's practice. Granted the weather situation, I mean, 36 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:41,400 Speaker 3: I don't even know if the Falcons will be able 37 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 3: to They're definitely not going to practice outside, like it's 38 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 3: going to be indoors all week because so there's a 39 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 3: tropical storm. 40 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 1: Just drive everybody. 41 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:53,639 Speaker 3: Please stay saved, Yes, please stay saved, stay home, get bread, milk, 42 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 3: all that kind of stuff. Your girl has no food 43 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 3: in her apartment at all, So I'm going to have. 44 00:01:57,920 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 4: To go and hunker down somewhere. 45 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 3: But I do think that he needs to participate in 46 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 3: Thursday and Friday's practice for me to feel good about 47 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 3: his likelihood to play on Sunday. But again it's a 48 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 3: reported mcl sprain. I kind of am in the boat 49 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 3: of like, let's not push it. Yeah, you know, Storm 50 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 3: Norton has played valuable reps with this offensive line, same 51 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 3: with Ryan Noosel. A whole week of practicing together collectively 52 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 3: with this starting offensive line could do wonders, I think 53 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:35,639 Speaker 3: for the cohesion that they all play with. So I'm 54 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:40,079 Speaker 3: okay if you hold Kyle McGary back a little bit. 55 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 3: Even though the Saints defensive line, we know how disruptive 56 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 3: they can be, but that's any defensive line at this 57 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 3: point in the NFL. Like Tampa Bay, you're going to 58 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 3: have the same issues. They have a really good defensive front. 59 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 3: So I say, try and get guys as close to 60 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:56,520 Speaker 3: one hundred percent as you can before you put them 61 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:56,919 Speaker 3: out there. 62 00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 1: That's true. 63 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 2: I mean, there's absolutely no off weeks actually for an 64 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 2: NFL offensive line, because, yeah, in the trenches, it's a 65 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 2: battle every single play. I like your thinking on that, 66 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:11,079 Speaker 2: and I do. There's a big difference between going into 67 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 2: a game when the game is happening, when you weren't 68 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 2: preparing as the starter all week long and getting those 69 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 2: reps in practice. So what we saw on Sunday against 70 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 2: the Chiefs Ryan Muzell Storm Norton, if they're the starters, 71 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 2: you know, we know Ryan Neuzl will be, but if 72 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 2: storm Norton is as well, Like it is a new 73 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 2: game off of a week of practice, you know, where 74 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 2: they are really preparing for this, Yeah, well. 75 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 4: It's going to be. 76 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 3: It's funny because someone asked me at some point about, 77 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 3: you know, between Drew Domen and Calee McGary, like those injuries, 78 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 3: which who are you most worried about? And they're like, 79 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 3: are you really worried about Caylen McGary? And I was like, actually, 80 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 3: you talk like people talk all the time about kirk 81 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 3: cousins relationship with his pass catchers as well, they should, 82 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 3: but one of the most important connections that he has 83 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 3: is with his center, and Drew Domon has been the 84 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 3: guy since kirk Cousins in here. And what was really 85 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 3: interesting is when Drew Doman has his ankle injury and 86 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 3: he's hobbling off the field, kirk Cousins is like yelling 87 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 3: at Ryan Neuzle, like, hey, we gotta work on some 88 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 3: snaps because they haven't really worked together too terribly much, 89 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 3: there hasn't been a reason to so Kirk Cousins said 90 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:22,039 Speaker 3: this week a big part of his prep is working 91 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 3: with Ryan Neuzl, getting the field, getting the understanding of 92 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:27,359 Speaker 3: how they work together and how they work off of 93 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 3: each other, and how Ryan Neuzle kind of calls the 94 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 3: protections and everything like that. So that is a major 95 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 3: major point of emphasis for this team at this point 96 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:39,920 Speaker 3: this season. But what's really interesting about this game specifically 97 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 3: is Eric McCoy, the Saints longtime center are not a 98 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 3: long time but kind of the Saints sinner who I've 99 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 3: seen from reports like he's kind of the glue that 100 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 3: holds that offensive line together. 101 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 4: He is also on ir right now. 102 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 3: So you are down in this game two starting centers, 103 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:01,839 Speaker 3: which I know, talking about offensive line play isn't the 104 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:04,839 Speaker 3: sexiest thing in the whole wide world, but to not 105 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 3: be without two starting centers in a game is kind 106 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 3: of wild, and it can have an effect on where 107 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 3: protections are sliding to and how they're sliding and how 108 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:18,839 Speaker 3: defensive fronts are attacking the quarterback. Because you saw as 109 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 3: soon as Drew domand went out as soon as Kayler 110 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 3: mcgeary went out, there was a shift in how the 111 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:28,479 Speaker 3: Chiefs defensive front was getting after Kirk Cousins because they're like, 112 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 3: you know, these are backups and we're going to challenge 113 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 3: these guys. 114 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, Stevie Spaggs was in his bag. 115 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 2: He was as soon as he realized the center position 116 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:38,239 Speaker 2: was changing for Atlanta. It was like, we are coming 117 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 2: right down the most direct path, Yeah, at the quarterback. 118 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 2: And that's what, honestly good coordinators do is you see weakness, 119 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 2: you kind of go for the jugular a little bit. 120 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:50,839 Speaker 2: And so this does provide an opening, as does a 121 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 2: number of injuries for the Saints like the Falcons. Obviously 122 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:57,359 Speaker 2: Kayla McGary is the one that everybody is paying attention to, 123 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:00,719 Speaker 2: but just over in New Orleans, like, they got five 124 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 2: guys potentially who are our starters who at least play 125 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 2: like some big, impactful minutes for the Saints, starting with 126 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 2: Alvin Kamara. He didn't practice on Wednesday due to a 127 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 2: rib injury and what head coach Dennis Allen described as 128 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 2: a hit pointer. So you know he has been he 129 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 2: leads the NFL right now and combined yards from scrimmage, 130 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:24,479 Speaker 2: he's already got five touchdowns, so like he's very near 131 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:25,840 Speaker 2: to last season's total. 132 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 1: He's a huge part of this offense. 133 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 2: I kind of a leaning towards and we'll see what 134 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:34,600 Speaker 2: Thursday looks like for the Saints injury report. But you 135 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:36,720 Speaker 2: need your stars out there, especially for a game as 136 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 2: big as this, so, like, you know, we'll see with 137 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:41,920 Speaker 2: all of that. But you mentioned Eric McCoy to Mario Davis, 138 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 2: longtime established veteran linebacker, like he is to them, kind 139 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:48,480 Speaker 2: of what Grady is here in Atlanta, like just the 140 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 2: heart of that defense. But he didn't practice with a 141 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 2: hamstring injury. Alonte Taylor had an illness on Wednesday and 142 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 2: he didn't practice, you know, illnesses. We'll see with that, right, 143 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 2: And then Caesar Ruiz, their offensive guard, didn't practice due 144 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:05,599 Speaker 2: to a knee injury. So I was reading an article 145 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:08,920 Speaker 2: the Saints could be without any of their starting offensive 146 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 2: linemen from last year in this game. 147 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 4: It's crazy, that's wild. 148 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, And if you are Jimmy Lake, you are tailing 149 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 3: Grady Jarrett to pin his ears back and get after 150 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 3: them interior of this offensive line against the Saints. Like 151 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 3: that to me is, I know everybody's kind of giving 152 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 3: Falcons pass rush like it's been non existent, is what 153 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:35,840 Speaker 3: people have said. And while I don't think the numbers 154 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 3: are there, I can't fully buy into this whole idea 155 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 3: of like it's non existent. I think they are affecting quarterbacks. 156 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 2: Something's working with the way that Atlanta has been playing 157 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 2: pass coverage, right, there's something that is working, even if 158 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 2: it's not like, oh, that guy was a free rusher 159 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 2: right to the quarterback. 160 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:55,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, And I do think that it's different if you 161 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 3: have a let's just be honest, Derek Carr is not 162 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 3: the same type of quarterback as justin Fields Jalen Hurts, 163 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 3: Patrick Mahomes in his ability I think to leak out 164 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:09,200 Speaker 3: of the pocket and to pick up fifteen yards like 165 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 3: you maybe leak out of the pocket and you get 166 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 3: three or four. But I do think that it's a 167 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 3: very different style of play. And so it's right and 168 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 3: I'm trying to be I'm trying to be nice about it, 169 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 3: but like, I do think. 170 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 4: It's a very different. 171 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 3: Well, he can hit hurt you in other ways, you know. 172 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 3: And I know we'll talk more about kind of the 173 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:34,839 Speaker 3: deep threats and everything that the Saints have, But if 174 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:37,720 Speaker 3: I'm this Falcons defensive line. It's like, we're gonna show 175 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:40,720 Speaker 3: you that we can get after the passer and that 176 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 3: we can affect the passer, and that what you've seen. 177 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 4: Over the first three weeks of the season. 178 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 3: No, like we can affect these guys in the pocket, 179 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:51,360 Speaker 3: and I do think they have, Like I don't think 180 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 3: that just because the sack numbers aren't there. I know, 181 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:57,680 Speaker 3: like total pressures are down. But again, you have to 182 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:00,080 Speaker 3: look at the quarter the style of quarterback that they 183 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 3: are playing. In moments like this, Derek Carr will be 184 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:06,680 Speaker 3: a good I think measuring stick to see exactly where 185 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:07,800 Speaker 3: this pass rushes and how. 186 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:08,559 Speaker 4: Far it has to go. 187 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 2: So you you've just given me kind of an idea 188 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 2: that I want to get your thoughts on here because 189 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:17,520 Speaker 2: you know, I expect this offense Klint Kubiak's offense. 190 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:18,960 Speaker 1: Raheem has said. 191 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 2: Rahee Morris has said, you know, like we kind of 192 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 2: know what to expect here, right, Like few people I 193 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 2: think know that offense, the Shanahan offense, the Kubiak offense 194 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:30,280 Speaker 2: better than Raheem Morris. Like, I mean, he was there 195 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:32,880 Speaker 2: in Washington kind of at the nexus point for this 196 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 2: current iteration of it. But he's also been in LA, 197 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 2: He's been here with Kyle, like he has seen it 198 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:41,320 Speaker 2: through and through. They know what this offense is going 199 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:43,079 Speaker 2: to be. We kind of know what this offense is 200 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:44,680 Speaker 2: going to be. You're gonna get a fullback on the field, 201 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:46,200 Speaker 2: You're gonna have a tight end. It's going to be 202 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:50,199 Speaker 2: not just pure, spreaded out eleven personnel all the time. 203 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 2: So I would expect the Falcons could if they choose 204 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 2: to not be in nickel personnel a lot. Their fronts 205 00:09:55,960 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 2: could matter in this game. Do you think to impact 206 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:03,160 Speaker 2: Derek Card the most? Do you expect to see a 207 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:07,040 Speaker 2: four man fronts or kind of this three but really 208 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 2: five man fronts? And the reason I ask is I 209 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:12,760 Speaker 2: could see the argument to say, look, if they've got 210 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 2: reserves in there, let's go line up one on one 211 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 2: and take advantage. Let's get that four man line down 212 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:19,720 Speaker 2: there and just let Grady Jarrett and David on Yamada 213 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 2: and Lorenzo go or or I could see, you know, like, no, 214 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 2: let's let's kind of widen it out. Let's get a 215 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 2: couple of guys and make these be one on one 216 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:30,400 Speaker 2: matchups and get some twists and stunts and confuse people 217 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:31,960 Speaker 2: how would you prefer to go about it? 218 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:34,760 Speaker 4: So for me, I actually am so secure. 219 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:37,680 Speaker 3: I think in what's happening in the Falcon secondary that 220 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:43,199 Speaker 3: I am okay having a more loaded front in my opinion. 221 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:45,080 Speaker 3: I also, and you're gonna, I know you're gonna make 222 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:47,160 Speaker 3: fun of me for this, but Cayden Ellis I. 223 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 4: Think could huge role in this. 224 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:53,120 Speaker 3: And we're laughing because, like I talk about Kayden Ellis 225 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:55,280 Speaker 3: and the way that you can use him in a 226 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:58,280 Speaker 3: defense all the time, and I just love how they 227 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 3: have him. I would put his hand in the dirt. 228 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:02,880 Speaker 4: Over and over. 229 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:06,240 Speaker 2: You're like a video game player, just like user controlling 230 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:09,199 Speaker 2: the middle linebacker and being like I'm moving him all 231 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:10,040 Speaker 2: over the place. 232 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:11,679 Speaker 4: Yeah, That's exactly what I'm doing. 233 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 3: Because I think in this case scenario, if you have 234 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:18,199 Speaker 3: let's say you have Grady Jarrett in a one on one, 235 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 3: you have David on Yumana and a one on one 236 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:23,520 Speaker 3: Matthew Junon coming off the edge, Lorenzo can Carter Arnold 237 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:24,320 Speaker 3: a Bakhatie yea. 238 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:26,079 Speaker 4: If you have your normal look. 239 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:30,560 Speaker 3: Put Cayden Ellis on the defensive line as well. Put 240 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 3: him beside Grady, put him out wide on the other 241 00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:37,560 Speaker 3: side of Matthew Judon. I love that look personally, and 242 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 3: I think because of the nature of this offense and 243 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:44,800 Speaker 3: what we know to be true about them, I think 244 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 3: that you can find success. Don't do it every time, 245 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:50,840 Speaker 3: you know, don't do it every time. But I think 246 00:11:50,840 --> 00:11:55,479 Speaker 3: you saw a lot of it against the Philadelphia Eagles 247 00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 3: and not as much of that look against the Chiefs, 248 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:03,520 Speaker 3: which I think makes sense according to their personnel. But 249 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 3: I think you could go about it in a way 250 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 3: with the Saints that could be. 251 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:11,000 Speaker 4: Beneficial to you. 252 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:14,679 Speaker 2: So with Cayden, like, let's say you do dedicate him 253 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:17,280 Speaker 2: to that pass rushing role and you are willing to say, hey, 254 00:12:17,280 --> 00:12:19,120 Speaker 2: I'm going to trust my secondary, leave them on a 255 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 2: little bit of an island. Let's go get Derek Carr 256 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:25,880 Speaker 2: against the Saints, that could be risky. Like they are 257 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:28,719 Speaker 2: one of the most explosive offenses in the NFL to 258 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 2: start the season. They are second in points per drive, 259 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 2: behind only the Buffalo Bills. Like seventy seven point three 260 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:37,400 Speaker 2: percent of their first downs either end in a first 261 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 2: down or a touchdown. They can make defenses pay. So 262 00:12:42,520 --> 00:12:44,640 Speaker 2: like when you look at Chris Olave, when you look 263 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:46,960 Speaker 2: at Rashichi Heat are you not afraid of them or 264 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:50,479 Speaker 2: do you just have that much confidence in Jesse Bates, 265 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:53,720 Speaker 2: Justin Simmons, A J. Trell and those guys to hold 266 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:56,080 Speaker 2: him down long enough to let that pressure get. 267 00:12:55,920 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 4: Home the ladder, like I really do. 268 00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:01,439 Speaker 3: I feel there's been nothing that this secondary has done 269 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 3: through three games that I wouldn't that would give me 270 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:09,599 Speaker 3: pause or concern that they wouldn't be able to handle themselves. 271 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 3: I think that they are playing very well. I think 272 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:16,000 Speaker 3: the numbers speak for themselves too. You are you have 273 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 3: not over three And I know we talked a little 274 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 3: bit about this post game, but you talk about the 275 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:24,560 Speaker 3: Saints being this explosive offense and getting their explosive plays, 276 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:26,440 Speaker 3: and they will. I mean, that's the thing, is like 277 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 3: they're gonna take their shots. The what's interesting about this 278 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 3: Falcons secondary is that they have limited explosives over the 279 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:37,520 Speaker 3: course of the first three weeks of the season. A 280 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 3: lot of times explosion explosive plays are happening not because 281 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 3: of a direct explosive like quarterback two receiver Games twenty five, 282 00:13:47,120 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 3: you know yards it's receiver leaks out after a mistackle, 283 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:54,960 Speaker 3: or a quarterback leaks out. 284 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 1: Of the pocket and picks up talking like an AI program. 285 00:13:57,320 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 1: That's what I'm just talking about. I don't know. I 286 00:13:59,679 --> 00:13:59,960 Speaker 1: don't know. 287 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:02,080 Speaker 3: I'm like only halfway done with my coffee, so I'm 288 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:07,440 Speaker 3: like my brain's still. But that's to me, that's the difference, 289 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:10,560 Speaker 3: and that's why I feel confident in what the secondary 290 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 3: would be able to do. I do think that they 291 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 3: have the capabilities as much as any team the Saints 292 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:20,560 Speaker 3: have faced this year to limit their explosive abilities. 293 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:22,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, and I agree with that. 294 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 2: Again, Like what's so funny too, is is justin Simmons, 295 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 2: you know, having seen Patrick Mahomes and now coming right 296 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:33,080 Speaker 2: back with Derek Carry and also given what Jesse Bates 297 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:35,640 Speaker 2: did last year to Derek Carr with the pick six, 298 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:39,480 Speaker 2: Like this, this is a secondary that so far hasn't 299 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:42,320 Speaker 2: really had too many issues with the Saints. And I 300 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:46,160 Speaker 2: mean I say that knowing Michael Thomas over the years 301 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 2: has had his moments, but like he's not gonna be 302 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:52,280 Speaker 2: out there like so this is a different type of offense, 303 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:55,040 Speaker 2: which is Alvin kamaras still the guy. I would expect 304 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:57,520 Speaker 2: to see Troy Anderson on him a lot. In fact, 305 00:14:57,560 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 2: Ringhi Morris yesterday was like we have draft players. Yeah, 306 00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 2: and in my mind to cover Alvin Kamara, I should 307 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 2: finish my sentence there. In my mind, I was like 308 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:09,960 Speaker 2: trying to figure out when was Deon Jones drafted because 309 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:12,680 Speaker 2: I was like, all right, well that's that's the guy. Yeah, 310 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 2: he was drafted a year before Alvin Kamara. So I 311 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 2: kind of want to just find Rahiem at some point 312 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:18,320 Speaker 2: and be like, who. 313 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 4: Are you talking about? 314 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, but it's that type of linebacker. 315 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:23,720 Speaker 2: It's the speedy, rangey sideline of sideline linebacker, and that 316 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:27,080 Speaker 2: is Troy Anderson. So I mean this feels like a 317 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:30,400 Speaker 2: good on good type of matchup when you look at 318 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:33,400 Speaker 2: the skill talents really on both sides. So when you 319 00:15:33,440 --> 00:15:37,640 Speaker 2: look at Atlanta's offense against the Saints defense, you know, 320 00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 2: we've seen what Marshaun Latimore can do. We've seen what 321 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:43,560 Speaker 2: Paulsonadibo is off to a really good start as well. 322 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:47,120 Speaker 2: But I like what Drake Lennon looked like last week. 323 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 2: I liked what Darnell Mooney has looked like in this offense. 324 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:51,800 Speaker 2: Let's see what Bijean can do. But how do you 325 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:53,160 Speaker 2: feel about that side of the matchup? 326 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think from an offensive standpoint, I just need 327 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:01,520 Speaker 3: to see more from the offense. I think that they 328 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:05,040 Speaker 3: have spurts where they look exactly like you would expect 329 00:16:05,040 --> 00:16:08,160 Speaker 3: them to look. I think that the connection between Darnell 330 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:11,080 Speaker 3: Mooney and Kirk Cousins is one of the most underrated 331 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:15,760 Speaker 3: connections on this team, and I truly enjoy watching. 332 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:18,640 Speaker 4: How they work off of each other. 333 00:16:19,920 --> 00:16:22,040 Speaker 3: I think this is a good point in the podcast though, 334 00:16:22,040 --> 00:16:22,840 Speaker 3: to talk about third day. 335 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:23,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's it. 336 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 3: I so for those who don't read my notebook on Mondays, 337 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:30,040 Speaker 3: I recommend that you read. 338 00:16:29,880 --> 00:16:31,920 Speaker 4: It because I spend a lot of time on it. 339 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 3: It's my favorite thing that I get to do during 340 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:39,080 Speaker 3: the season because it's taking these things that I write 341 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 3: down in my notebook and creating something that's concrete. It's like, 342 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 3: why are we feeling this way? Why did I feel 343 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 3: the need to write down, like what's going on on 344 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:48,600 Speaker 3: third down? 345 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:49,040 Speaker 1: Y'all? 346 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 2: Y'a wouldn't believe too how many notes Tori like. I 347 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:54,360 Speaker 2: look at her during games and I'm surprised she even 348 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:57,160 Speaker 2: is aware of what's happening because her eyeballs are always 349 00:16:57,240 --> 00:16:59,479 Speaker 2: just down. She's just like scribbling furiously. 350 00:16:59,720 --> 00:17:03,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, It's it's kind of this weird. It's the one 351 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:05,320 Speaker 3: place where I feel like I can get things like 352 00:17:05,480 --> 00:17:08,879 Speaker 3: down and I can go back to it anyways. So 353 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:12,560 Speaker 3: I kind of fell on the sword on Monday so 354 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 3: that you guys don't have to. I watched all twenty 355 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:19,840 Speaker 3: seven third down plays the Falcons have run over the 356 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:21,720 Speaker 3: course of the first three games of the season. They 357 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:24,119 Speaker 3: are six of twenty seven on third downs. There are 358 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:27,280 Speaker 3: two of nine in all three appearances so far in 359 00:17:27,320 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 3: twenty twenty four. And there were a few key trends. 360 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:33,720 Speaker 1: That I saw. 361 00:17:34,359 --> 00:17:37,000 Speaker 3: But what was so interesting about third down? And I 362 00:17:37,080 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 3: know everybody's like, why are they so bad and third down? Like, 363 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:43,680 Speaker 3: why are these numbers at twenty two percent of third 364 00:17:43,720 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 3: down conversion rate? And the answer to that, and I 365 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:49,480 Speaker 3: feel like you can believe me, I'm not just blowing smoke, 366 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:53,359 Speaker 3: like this is true. It didn't matter what formation, motion, 367 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:58,719 Speaker 3: play alignment, the actual execution of it, like blocking, It 368 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:01,320 Speaker 3: didn't matter. They have done so many different things over 369 00:18:01,359 --> 00:18:04,240 Speaker 3: the course of these twenty seven plays that there was 370 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:08,919 Speaker 3: not we can't pinpoint to one thing being wrong, and 371 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:15,200 Speaker 3: that to me is worrisome because I couldn't pinpoint what 372 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:17,920 Speaker 3: was going on on third down more than anything else. 373 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:22,159 Speaker 3: The one stat within the third down conversions that I 374 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:24,600 Speaker 3: hung on the most was the fact that they are 375 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 3: one four six on third and short. Interesting that so 376 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:31,840 Speaker 3: for me, third and short I do equal to three 377 00:18:31,960 --> 00:18:34,879 Speaker 3: or less than three yards to gain. I know some 378 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:37,800 Speaker 3: people do do it differently. That's what I did. But 379 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 3: they are one for six. Kirk Cousins has been sacked 380 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:44,000 Speaker 3: twice in third and short situations. They have tried to 381 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 3: throw the ball out of third and short three times. 382 00:18:46,119 --> 00:18:47,960 Speaker 3: They have run the ball out of third and short 383 00:18:48,119 --> 00:18:48,719 Speaker 3: three times. 384 00:18:48,720 --> 00:18:49,120 Speaker 1: Interesting. 385 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:52,679 Speaker 3: What's also interesting is a couple of these third and 386 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:54,760 Speaker 3: short one of the third and shorts, though one of 387 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 3: the sacks was TJ. 388 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:59,120 Speaker 4: Watt, very very last play of the game. 389 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:02,400 Speaker 3: They're in obvious situations trying to work their way back. 390 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:04,000 Speaker 2: And it's not really a third sort even though it 391 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 2: is not right. Sure, they're not looking at it. 392 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:07,880 Speaker 4: They're not looking at it like that. But that's that 393 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:08,560 Speaker 4: one right there. 394 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:12,199 Speaker 3: Because I know Zach Robinson and Kirk Cousins talked a 395 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:15,520 Speaker 3: lot about getting more into these third and manageable third 396 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:18,080 Speaker 3: and short situations, which against the Steelers they were in 397 00:19:18,119 --> 00:19:20,400 Speaker 3: third and long. That's where a lot of their third 398 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:24,959 Speaker 3: and long were was against the Steelers. But against the 399 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:28,160 Speaker 3: Eagles and against the Chiefs, they were in more third 400 00:19:28,200 --> 00:19:31,000 Speaker 3: and manageables, they were in more third and shorts and 401 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 3: still weren't able to convert on third down. 402 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:36,920 Speaker 4: And that that's the part that if. 403 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:41,320 Speaker 3: You are going to really look at it, that along 404 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:43,960 Speaker 3: with the fact that they have only converted two third 405 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:47,159 Speaker 3: downs in any of the second halves so far in 406 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:50,720 Speaker 3: the first three games of the season, that's the part 407 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 3: of it that is the most worrisome to me, is 408 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:57,760 Speaker 3: that it's there. 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Yeah, you 418 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:35,679 Speaker 2: would say, like, Okay, there's some mitigating circumstances on a 419 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:37,639 Speaker 2: third and eight right, like you've got to that's not 420 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:39,199 Speaker 2: where you want to be to begin with, but you 421 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:40,840 Speaker 2: do want to be in third and short right. That 422 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:44,440 Speaker 2: is the theme of the week really is everybody's talking 423 00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:47,200 Speaker 2: about third down, but kind of what I've heard players 424 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:50,040 Speaker 2: and coaches talk about is first and second down, yes, 425 00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:52,120 Speaker 2: And the way that they are talking about it makes 426 00:20:52,119 --> 00:20:55,199 Speaker 2: me believe that third down is like the symptom of 427 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:58,880 Speaker 2: the underlying disease. That is, like first and second down, 428 00:20:58,920 --> 00:21:02,400 Speaker 2: you gotta be productive on first down to put yourself 429 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:05,119 Speaker 2: in second and four. And then when you're in second 430 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:08,440 Speaker 2: and four, you have your whole menu open because you're 431 00:21:08,480 --> 00:21:11,160 Speaker 2: almost at that third and short already, so you can 432 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:13,200 Speaker 2: choose to take a deep shot, and if it doesn't 433 00:21:13,200 --> 00:21:15,439 Speaker 2: work out, you still like the third and four set up. 434 00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:17,000 Speaker 2: You can continue to run the ball and try to 435 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:19,080 Speaker 2: get a first down on second down, like you have 436 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:23,160 Speaker 2: everything your disposal on the defense then has to defend everything. 437 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:24,160 Speaker 4: So well to that point too. 438 00:21:24,280 --> 00:21:26,000 Speaker 3: You look at the drives that have worked for the 439 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 3: Falcons this year, Yeah, very rarely, if they are, are 440 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:30,680 Speaker 3: they in third in anything? 441 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:32,440 Speaker 4: Very rarely do they even have a third down. 442 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:35,560 Speaker 3: That very first drive of the game against the Chiefs, 443 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:40,200 Speaker 3: that opening drive, they weren't in third down at all. 444 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:44,600 Speaker 3: Kirk Cousins was hitting his guys on first or second down. 445 00:21:44,840 --> 00:21:47,399 Speaker 2: That was such a big thing in twenty sixteen. First 446 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:50,399 Speaker 2: downs on first down. Yeah, like get it, just like 447 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:54,440 Speaker 2: let's just cut the everything out of lay and like move, 448 00:21:54,560 --> 00:21:55,000 Speaker 2: let's just. 449 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 1: Move the ball. 450 00:21:55,800 --> 00:21:56,359 Speaker 4: HM. 451 00:21:56,359 --> 00:21:59,680 Speaker 2: Obviously it's easier said than done. Of course, I'm curious 452 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:02,760 Speaker 2: in you looked at the ones that didn't work, were 453 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:06,560 Speaker 2: there any commonalities between the six that have worked where 454 00:22:06,560 --> 00:22:07,560 Speaker 2: there are? 455 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:10,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, they not only did they work, but they worked 456 00:22:10,800 --> 00:22:13,880 Speaker 3: big time. So in the six that worked you're talking about, 457 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:18,240 Speaker 3: they have accumulated eighty yards on those six plays alone. 458 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:21,159 Speaker 3: Those six third down conversions that they have had eighty 459 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:26,960 Speaker 3: total yards accumulated over were the result of those plays, 460 00:22:27,359 --> 00:22:31,240 Speaker 3: not just that two touchdowns. So the Drake London touchdown 461 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:36,200 Speaker 3: against the Philly game winner that was on third down, 462 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:39,160 Speaker 3: and then another the other Drake London against the Chiefs 463 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:42,960 Speaker 3: was on third down. So not only when when they hit, 464 00:22:43,359 --> 00:22:46,720 Speaker 3: when these third down conversions hit, they've hit big for 465 00:22:46,880 --> 00:22:52,720 Speaker 3: this team. To the tune of eighty yards on six conversions, 466 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:56,800 Speaker 3: so in two touchdowns of six plays, so that you know, 467 00:22:57,040 --> 00:22:59,080 Speaker 3: you can manipulate stats all day long the way that 468 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:01,280 Speaker 3: you want them to to be and what you want 469 00:23:01,320 --> 00:23:05,760 Speaker 3: them to show you. But for me, that was what 470 00:23:05,880 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 3: was very interesting is seeing that when they hit the 471 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 3: hit big. 472 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:11,960 Speaker 2: I wonder if we'll see some of those six plays 473 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:15,120 Speaker 2: that worked, iterations of that on third down as they 474 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:18,000 Speaker 2: go to that again, to see will this work again 475 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 2: against a different team or something like that. 476 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, it'll be interesting too. 477 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:23,879 Speaker 3: And I go back to what Patrick Mahomes said after 478 00:23:24,359 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 3: the Falcon after the Sunday night game, and he was 479 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:30,159 Speaker 3: asked about the Falcons, and he said, you know, I 480 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:33,280 Speaker 3: think this is a team that once all of these 481 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:37,520 Speaker 3: pieces kind of start working together a bit more, that 482 00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:39,400 Speaker 3: it's going to be a team that's going to make 483 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:43,000 Speaker 3: a lot of noise throughout the season. And he even 484 00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:45,760 Speaker 3: said he was like, you know, it takes time sometimes 485 00:23:45,800 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 3: for some of these pieces to gel together and mesh together. 486 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:52,800 Speaker 3: And you know, and I thought the fact that Patrick 487 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:56,360 Speaker 3: Mahomes was saying that, considering kind of where the Chiefs 488 00:23:56,400 --> 00:24:00,760 Speaker 3: have been over the course of his tenure in Kansas City, 489 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:03,600 Speaker 3: I thought was very very interesting and how he was 490 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:06,960 Speaker 3: talking about like figuring out what your individual pieces do 491 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 3: best to make the whole of. 492 00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:13,360 Speaker 4: The operation move towards success. 493 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:16,040 Speaker 3: And I think that's what we're actively seeing right now 494 00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:20,320 Speaker 3: with this Falcon's offense. There's still a lot to learn 495 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:23,919 Speaker 3: about them, and there's still a lot to tweak and 496 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:27,080 Speaker 3: a lot trying to figure out, like the identity and 497 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 3: kind of where they go from here. And I think 498 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:33,200 Speaker 3: there are moments, like what I said off the top, 499 00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:36,320 Speaker 3: there are moments where you see you see it. It's 500 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:41,040 Speaker 3: just now figuring out how do you make those moments 501 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:45,160 Speaker 3: not just moments, but your whole entire identity. I'm curious 502 00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:49,240 Speaker 3: from your perspective as you're looking at what the offense 503 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:54,520 Speaker 3: can do the matchups presented, is there a matchup and 504 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:56,439 Speaker 3: this you can go back to defense too, is there 505 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:59,480 Speaker 3: a specific matchup that you're like pretty chomping at the 506 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:02,280 Speaker 3: bit to happen on Sunday. 507 00:25:03,359 --> 00:25:06,680 Speaker 2: The player that I'm most like looking at in this game, 508 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:09,040 Speaker 2: and I mean, I think it comes back to the matchup, 509 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:12,000 Speaker 2: because yeah, it's it's our secondary really against their receiver. 510 00:25:12,040 --> 00:25:15,199 Speaker 2: Like Chris Alave is awesome. He was one of my 511 00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:17,520 Speaker 2: favorite receivers coming because he's so smooth he can just 512 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:20,560 Speaker 2: kind of do it all. But on that other side, 513 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:23,199 Speaker 2: and I wonder if it's going to be truly my 514 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:25,720 Speaker 2: cues against Rashid Shiheed kind of all game and aj 515 00:25:25,880 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 2: terrel against Chris Lave or if they'll. 516 00:25:27,359 --> 00:25:31,439 Speaker 1: Switch it up. But Rashid Shaheed is like such an 517 00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:32,560 Speaker 1: explosive player. 518 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:35,360 Speaker 2: He's only got seven receptions, but he didn't catch any 519 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:37,399 Speaker 2: of his five targets in the last game, so that 520 00:25:37,480 --> 00:25:40,840 Speaker 2: number is a little bit skewed. He's got fourteen targets, 521 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:43,680 Speaker 2: the same number as Chris Alave. His targets are come 522 00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:47,480 Speaker 2: a way downfield. And I asked Jesse Batesa this yesterday. 523 00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:50,000 Speaker 2: It just kind of like for a player like that, 524 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:52,400 Speaker 2: and he even brought up Tyreek Kills like the most 525 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:55,400 Speaker 2: explosive player and Rashid's like kind of number two right 526 00:25:55,440 --> 00:25:58,399 Speaker 2: behind him. Do you have to have a plan on 527 00:25:58,560 --> 00:26:01,800 Speaker 2: every single play or somebody like that, and he was like, yeah, 528 00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:03,760 Speaker 2: you know, like explosive play, like we could talk about 529 00:26:03,760 --> 00:26:06,199 Speaker 2: stopping the run, like getting guys, I'll schedule. If you're 530 00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:08,359 Speaker 2: an offense that can hit explosive plays, like it doesn't 531 00:26:08,359 --> 00:26:11,280 Speaker 2: matter you can kind of do that anytime you want. Yeah, 532 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:14,439 Speaker 2: so that is the matchup because, like you said, if 533 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:18,080 Speaker 2: we want to generate that pressure on Derek Carr and 534 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:21,440 Speaker 2: really add to the pass rush, you're going to be 535 00:26:21,520 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 2: leaving guys on kind of their own back there at 536 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:25,080 Speaker 2: some points in this game. 537 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:26,280 Speaker 1: How do they hold up? 538 00:26:26,359 --> 00:26:26,560 Speaker 4: Yeah? 539 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:28,440 Speaker 3: Well, it's interesting too that you bring up this whole 540 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:32,199 Speaker 3: idea of explosions and explosive plays, and it kind of 541 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:34,840 Speaker 3: reminds me of what Raheem was talking about earlier in 542 00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:38,679 Speaker 3: the week, where it's like time of possession versus like 543 00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:42,479 Speaker 3: wanting to keep your offense. It's like being okay with 544 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:46,560 Speaker 3: time and possession being on one side of the coin 545 00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:49,040 Speaker 3: and it maybe being a little bit lopsided because you're 546 00:26:49,080 --> 00:26:52,080 Speaker 3: scoring scoring points and scoring points quickly. And I thought 547 00:26:52,119 --> 00:26:54,280 Speaker 3: it was really interesting because I think it was Taran 548 00:26:54,359 --> 00:26:57,520 Speaker 3: who even asked Raheem, like how do you balance that? 549 00:26:57,640 --> 00:27:00,000 Speaker 4: And he goes, I don't care about time and possession. 550 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:04,080 Speaker 3: If we're scoring and we're scoring quickly, I'm cool with that. 551 00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:07,440 Speaker 3: And I think that's like what's going to be interesting 552 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:10,720 Speaker 3: about this game and seeing how that evolves for this 553 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:13,200 Speaker 3: offense and also for this defense, because the defense does 554 00:27:13,240 --> 00:27:15,800 Speaker 3: play a part in time of possession. Right now, they 555 00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:19,280 Speaker 3: have struggled in the last few games to get off 556 00:27:19,320 --> 00:27:21,800 Speaker 3: the field. Like, there are a lot of moments where, 557 00:27:22,160 --> 00:27:25,200 Speaker 3: whether it be Jalen Hurts, whether it be Patrick Mahomes, 558 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:29,560 Speaker 3: where they're kind of extending plays to the point of 559 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:32,919 Speaker 3: they're picking up first downs and the clock is running 560 00:27:32,920 --> 00:27:36,600 Speaker 3: and they even and you're looking at fifteen, sixteen, seventeen 561 00:27:37,119 --> 00:27:39,720 Speaker 3: play drives and it's they're out there for a long time. 562 00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:43,960 Speaker 3: And so there is that level of it as well. 563 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:47,160 Speaker 3: But if you're this offense, if you're the Falcons, if 564 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:50,640 Speaker 3: you can get down the field in six seven plays, 565 00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:53,520 Speaker 3: take only like three and a half minutes off the clock, 566 00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:56,479 Speaker 3: but you score, you'll take that every time. And I 567 00:27:56,520 --> 00:28:01,880 Speaker 3: think that's like where the disconnect between like time of possession. Yeah, 568 00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:05,200 Speaker 3: time of possession isn't great, but if you're scoring points. 569 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:05,840 Speaker 4: You're okay with that. 570 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:06,480 Speaker 1: Yeah. 571 00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:09,359 Speaker 2: The number one goal for an offense going into a 572 00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:12,399 Speaker 2: game is never going to be like, let's win the 573 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:17,439 Speaker 2: time of possession. Yeah, against some teams, right, Tom Brady 574 00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:20,320 Speaker 2: and the Patriots in two thousand and seven, I don't 575 00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:22,600 Speaker 2: want them to touch the ball, right, Patrick Mahomes in 576 00:28:22,640 --> 00:28:24,800 Speaker 2: twenty eighteen, Like, I don't want him to touch the ball, 577 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:28,520 Speaker 2: so I get it. For some game plans, you may 578 00:28:28,560 --> 00:28:31,960 Speaker 2: go in intentionally wanting to speed that game up and 579 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:35,760 Speaker 2: get as few possessions for either team as possible, muddy 580 00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:37,200 Speaker 2: the game because it gives you a little bit of 581 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:40,600 Speaker 2: a better chance. But ultimately, I view time of possession 582 00:28:40,680 --> 00:28:43,280 Speaker 2: is like more on the defense, right, Like get off 583 00:28:43,320 --> 00:28:45,640 Speaker 2: the field, get the ball back to your offense. Offense 584 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:49,800 Speaker 2: when you're out there, score whether that takes fifteen plays 585 00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:52,200 Speaker 2: and eight minutes or it takes three or it takes 586 00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:54,480 Speaker 2: three and it takes forty five seconds. Yeah, I don't 587 00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:57,120 Speaker 2: care come away with seven points or three points at 588 00:28:57,160 --> 00:28:57,640 Speaker 2: the least. 589 00:28:58,240 --> 00:28:59,959 Speaker 1: And that's kind of what I think Raheem was getting out. 590 00:29:00,120 --> 00:29:03,080 Speaker 2: It's like, y'all wouldn't be talking about time of possession 591 00:29:03,880 --> 00:29:06,600 Speaker 2: if we're winning these games and we're putting up points, right, 592 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:08,000 Speaker 2: Because when it's the last time you had a time 593 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:11,239 Speaker 2: of possession conversation, I have had more this week than 594 00:29:11,280 --> 00:29:12,959 Speaker 2: I think I've ever had or cared to have in 595 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:16,320 Speaker 2: my life, right, And it's just because of what it means. 596 00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:19,240 Speaker 2: You're not getting enough of these opportunities in very close 597 00:29:19,280 --> 00:29:21,840 Speaker 2: games against good teams where you feel like, hey, maybe 598 00:29:21,880 --> 00:29:25,480 Speaker 2: one more possession, Hey maybe one more breather for the defense, 599 00:29:25,560 --> 00:29:28,200 Speaker 2: and then they don't maybe give up that late touchdown 600 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:30,480 Speaker 2: or field goal, which they haven't, Which is the thing. 601 00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:33,000 Speaker 2: If you go look at the per play rankings for 602 00:29:33,080 --> 00:29:36,440 Speaker 2: this defense, top ten against the run, top ten against 603 00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:39,120 Speaker 2: the pass, top ten in yardage per play. If you 604 00:29:39,160 --> 00:29:41,960 Speaker 2: look at the per game stats, they're in the bottom 605 00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:45,120 Speaker 2: half of the league. And that is just a volume thing. Right, 606 00:29:45,360 --> 00:29:47,840 Speaker 2: They're not a bad defense, and I think we've seen 607 00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:50,200 Speaker 2: that the eye test, right, Like, they are a good defense. 608 00:29:50,520 --> 00:29:53,840 Speaker 2: These they make them fight for every single yard. But 609 00:29:53,840 --> 00:29:55,720 Speaker 2: they're just out there and they're giving up that one 610 00:29:55,800 --> 00:29:57,240 Speaker 2: extra yard a little bit too much. 611 00:29:57,360 --> 00:29:59,120 Speaker 3: Well, I mean you look at the Chiefs game and 612 00:29:59,200 --> 00:30:01,320 Speaker 3: the fact that the chief strand like what seventy four 613 00:30:01,440 --> 00:30:03,960 Speaker 3: total plays and the Falcons ran like fifty three. Yeah, 614 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:06,360 Speaker 3: I mean that in and of itself, like and then 615 00:30:06,400 --> 00:30:08,880 Speaker 3: people start talk having this bigger conversation about oh, Cole 616 00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:11,440 Speaker 3: pits targets, Well, when you're only running fifty plays. Like. 617 00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:15,200 Speaker 3: Another thing that goes along with this too is establishing 618 00:30:15,200 --> 00:30:17,840 Speaker 3: the run game. And then we can get off of this, 619 00:30:17,960 --> 00:30:20,040 Speaker 3: But like that is another thing. When you are not 620 00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:23,480 Speaker 3: establishing the run, when the clock is not winding down, 621 00:30:23,640 --> 00:30:27,000 Speaker 3: when you can't get the run game going, that matters 622 00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:31,320 Speaker 3: towards this idea of time of possession and explosive plays 623 00:30:31,360 --> 00:30:32,280 Speaker 3: and all this kind of stuff. 624 00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:33,880 Speaker 4: So that's another point. 625 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:36,240 Speaker 2: I am again, I'm still very because you can establish 626 00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:38,280 Speaker 2: the run in different ways. Establishing the run can be 627 00:30:38,280 --> 00:30:40,440 Speaker 2: done through the pass, and then you're effective through the 628 00:30:40,520 --> 00:30:43,400 Speaker 2: run because you've kind of spread things out. And that's 629 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:44,800 Speaker 2: what I thought the Falcons were going to be able 630 00:30:44,840 --> 00:30:46,800 Speaker 2: to do last week. They couldn't do it again. I 631 00:30:46,880 --> 00:30:48,760 Speaker 2: know that they felt they would maybe be able to 632 00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:51,960 Speaker 2: do it. But the Chiefs are good. They're a good defense, 633 00:30:52,040 --> 00:30:54,320 Speaker 2: so the Saints are also a good defense. The Saints 634 00:30:54,320 --> 00:30:56,040 Speaker 2: are also a good team. As much as it pains 635 00:30:56,040 --> 00:30:59,160 Speaker 2: me to say that, just trying to be as objective 636 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:02,160 Speaker 2: for you all as it can be. So let's kind 637 00:31:02,160 --> 00:31:05,880 Speaker 2: of wrap it up here, Yeah, talking about who do 638 00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:09,320 Speaker 2: you think for the Falcons and for the Saints. We 639 00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:12,440 Speaker 2: will be coming away from the game on Sunday talking 640 00:31:12,440 --> 00:31:14,280 Speaker 2: about when we sit down and turn on the microphones 641 00:31:14,400 --> 00:31:16,280 Speaker 2: after that game, who are we talking about. 642 00:31:16,360 --> 00:31:19,080 Speaker 3: I do think if Alvin Kamara plays, it will be 643 00:31:19,080 --> 00:31:20,120 Speaker 3: talking about Alvin Kamara. 644 00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:21,560 Speaker 4: I think that you can't look. 645 00:31:21,440 --> 00:31:25,560 Speaker 3: At the what Steele was able to do with the 646 00:31:25,680 --> 00:31:29,080 Speaker 3: Chiefs and the fact that the Chiefs were having such 647 00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:31,800 Speaker 3: an issue with the running back position and they didn't 648 00:31:31,840 --> 00:31:33,600 Speaker 3: know kind of what that was going to look like. 649 00:31:33,640 --> 00:31:36,360 Speaker 3: He had injuries, mounting all that kind of stuff, and 650 00:31:36,400 --> 00:31:39,760 Speaker 3: then Steele goes out there and has a pretty dominant 651 00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:45,760 Speaker 3: night in the run, You're facing Alvin Kamara potentially. So 652 00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:49,760 Speaker 3: I do think that one way or the other, if 653 00:31:49,800 --> 00:31:52,760 Speaker 3: the Falcons stop Alvin Kamara and the run game is 654 00:31:52,800 --> 00:31:55,520 Speaker 3: not something that the Saints can really lean on with 655 00:31:55,600 --> 00:31:56,760 Speaker 3: him in that game. 656 00:31:56,520 --> 00:31:58,040 Speaker 4: We'll be talking about that. 657 00:31:58,560 --> 00:32:00,800 Speaker 3: If Alvin Kamara goes out and does what he's been 658 00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:02,720 Speaker 3: doing the first three games of the season, we'll be 659 00:32:02,760 --> 00:32:05,280 Speaker 3: talking about that. So for me, it's Alvin Kamara and 660 00:32:05,320 --> 00:32:10,120 Speaker 3: whether or not this defense can contain him, win or lost, 661 00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:12,240 Speaker 3: good or bad. I feel like we'll be talking about him. 662 00:32:12,480 --> 00:32:13,560 Speaker 1: What about for the Falcons? 663 00:32:13,600 --> 00:32:18,000 Speaker 3: The Falcons to me, I go back and forth because 664 00:32:18,120 --> 00:32:21,960 Speaker 3: I want to say I don't want to Sayjon Robinson, 665 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:25,120 Speaker 3: but Ann Tyler Algier, I don't want to say the 666 00:32:25,200 --> 00:32:27,440 Speaker 3: run game because I just talked about Alvin Kamara, but 667 00:32:27,760 --> 00:32:30,640 Speaker 3: to me, that is what I'll be looking at. How 668 00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:34,040 Speaker 3: can you bounce back from what the Chiefs were able 669 00:32:34,080 --> 00:32:37,840 Speaker 3: to do, which were to hold Robbinson to Jon Robinson 670 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:41,160 Speaker 3: to an average of one point nine yards per carry 671 00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:43,480 Speaker 3: after he had had six point nine the week before 672 00:32:43,520 --> 00:32:49,000 Speaker 3: against the Eagles. That that piece of it, that's what 673 00:32:49,080 --> 00:32:51,800 Speaker 3: I kind of am focusing very heavily on. 674 00:32:51,880 --> 00:32:53,520 Speaker 4: So I hope that's not a cop out. 675 00:32:53,360 --> 00:32:55,400 Speaker 3: That I was just like the running backs, but that's 676 00:32:55,440 --> 00:32:57,680 Speaker 3: truly how I feel like. I know, I kind of 677 00:32:57,680 --> 00:32:59,520 Speaker 3: feel like I know what I get from Kirk and 678 00:32:59,560 --> 00:33:01,480 Speaker 3: Derek Are. I feel like I know what I get 679 00:33:01,520 --> 00:33:04,040 Speaker 3: from the explosive plays of you. 680 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:04,880 Speaker 4: Know, Chrysal Lave. 681 00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:08,200 Speaker 3: I know what I can get from like Darnell Mooney, 682 00:33:08,240 --> 00:33:12,080 Speaker 3: drag Lundon Copits, the Falcons, secondary, et cetera, et cetera. 683 00:33:12,200 --> 00:33:15,080 Speaker 3: It's this, It's the run games of both teams that 684 00:33:15,840 --> 00:33:18,520 Speaker 3: I'm going to be looking at very heavily. 685 00:33:18,880 --> 00:33:21,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, And I mean, I know that these questions are 686 00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:23,680 Speaker 2: often hard and they're like my least favorite when somebody's 687 00:33:23,720 --> 00:33:25,360 Speaker 2: just like, well, how do you think the game's gonna 688 00:33:25,480 --> 00:33:26,200 Speaker 2: play out or. 689 00:33:26,160 --> 00:33:28,520 Speaker 4: Like I hate score predictions. 690 00:33:28,600 --> 00:33:30,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's because it's just hard, right. 691 00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:33,560 Speaker 2: But the value that I find in a question like 692 00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:37,000 Speaker 2: that is I think it's indicative of like how you're 693 00:33:37,080 --> 00:33:40,640 Speaker 2: viewing the importance, like what is important within this game. 694 00:33:41,160 --> 00:33:43,520 Speaker 1: And I think the run game is going to be important, right. 695 00:33:43,560 --> 00:33:46,720 Speaker 2: Whoever can control that line of scrimmage is going to 696 00:33:46,960 --> 00:33:49,080 Speaker 2: I think be able to ultimately emerge with a victory 697 00:33:49,080 --> 00:33:52,960 Speaker 2: in this game. I'm going with Kirk Cousins for the Falcons. Like, 698 00:33:53,040 --> 00:33:55,280 Speaker 2: I don't know why, I have just in the back 699 00:33:55,280 --> 00:33:58,719 Speaker 2: of my mind this feeling that he's gonna ball like 700 00:33:58,760 --> 00:34:02,360 Speaker 2: one of these games, you like, he's he's just gonna 701 00:34:02,640 --> 00:34:04,920 Speaker 2: have one of these outings where we're like there it 702 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:07,840 Speaker 2: is like that's last year. He was playing so so 703 00:34:08,040 --> 00:34:11,399 Speaker 2: so well up until the injury. And honestly, he's been 704 00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:13,839 Speaker 2: playing really well for the last like six seven years, 705 00:34:13,880 --> 00:34:18,040 Speaker 2: Like he has just been so consistently great, and we've 706 00:34:18,080 --> 00:34:21,080 Speaker 2: seen good plays from him, Like we have seen moments 707 00:34:21,080 --> 00:34:23,919 Speaker 2: where it's awesome. I'm kind of expecting a game where 708 00:34:23,920 --> 00:34:26,879 Speaker 2: he for four quarters for three and a half quarter, 709 00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:29,719 Speaker 2: like he puts it together. He's hitting all parts of 710 00:34:29,719 --> 00:34:32,560 Speaker 2: the field, they're kind of in sync. And because what 711 00:34:32,640 --> 00:34:35,399 Speaker 2: the Chiefs were able to do was really just like, hey, 712 00:34:35,440 --> 00:34:38,520 Speaker 2: we're selling out to run kind of through your run 713 00:34:38,560 --> 00:34:41,600 Speaker 2: game into the quarterback on a play action if need be. 714 00:34:42,480 --> 00:34:44,440 Speaker 2: I'm curious to see if the Saints take a similar 715 00:34:44,480 --> 00:34:46,920 Speaker 2: approach because it was effective. Yeah, and if that is 716 00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:49,359 Speaker 2: the case, and I think it's gonna be on Kirk. Yeah, 717 00:34:49,400 --> 00:34:52,880 Speaker 2: and this offense to make them pay for coming similar 718 00:34:52,920 --> 00:34:54,400 Speaker 2: to what you know, I was worried about on the 719 00:34:54,400 --> 00:34:56,680 Speaker 2: other side with the Saints making us pay. Like, so 720 00:34:56,880 --> 00:34:58,759 Speaker 2: that is where I think Kirk is gonna have to 721 00:34:58,760 --> 00:34:59,960 Speaker 2: have a big game here, and I think you will. 722 00:35:00,080 --> 00:35:01,360 Speaker 4: Yeah, you've seen that twice. 723 00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:03,680 Speaker 3: Now, You've seen that against the Steelers that they were 724 00:35:03,719 --> 00:35:06,040 Speaker 3: absolutely selling out. They're like, we don't care, we're pinning 725 00:35:06,080 --> 00:35:08,520 Speaker 3: our ears back and we're going. And then you saw 726 00:35:08,560 --> 00:35:11,000 Speaker 3: it again against the Chiefs, and that to your point, 727 00:35:11,360 --> 00:35:13,200 Speaker 3: those are the two losses that the Falcons have had. 728 00:35:13,520 --> 00:35:16,560 Speaker 3: So it will be it'll be interesting to see kind 729 00:35:16,600 --> 00:35:20,280 Speaker 3: of what the Saints deploy in this type of conversation. 730 00:35:20,400 --> 00:35:22,680 Speaker 1: It's a different defense, right, and yeah. 731 00:35:22,520 --> 00:35:23,399 Speaker 4: It's definitely not the same. 732 00:35:23,440 --> 00:35:25,839 Speaker 3: There's not a tj Y out there, but there are 733 00:35:26,000 --> 00:35:29,080 Speaker 3: other players that can make you pay, you know, But. 734 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:29,879 Speaker 1: It's much more. 735 00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:33,440 Speaker 2: It's similar to obviously what was here last year in Atlanta. 736 00:35:33,480 --> 00:35:37,000 Speaker 2: Like it's bigger defenders, four man front, Like they're not 737 00:35:37,040 --> 00:35:40,400 Speaker 2: necessarily playing downhill in the way that the Steelers and 738 00:35:40,440 --> 00:35:44,080 Speaker 2: the Chiefs those type of attacking defenses play. So you're right, 739 00:35:44,120 --> 00:35:45,439 Speaker 2: are they going to take a page out of their 740 00:35:45,560 --> 00:35:47,160 Speaker 2: playbook or are they going to kind of play what 741 00:35:47,239 --> 00:35:50,480 Speaker 2: they usually play for the Saints. I think it's Tyron Matthew, 742 00:35:50,600 --> 00:35:55,440 Speaker 2: Like I think the dude is saying. I was like, 743 00:35:55,440 --> 00:35:57,520 Speaker 2: we got to save him for for some point, but 744 00:35:57,640 --> 00:35:59,920 Speaker 2: it's like he's a turnover machine. 745 00:36:00,040 --> 00:36:00,880 Speaker 1: He is so savvy. 746 00:36:00,920 --> 00:36:03,279 Speaker 2: That play against Devonte Smith in the Eagles game in 747 00:36:03,320 --> 00:36:06,000 Speaker 2: the end zone was like just such a heads up 748 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:07,960 Speaker 2: play that veteran makes because he knows who he's up 749 00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:10,319 Speaker 2: against and he's aware of that moment in the game. 750 00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:12,640 Speaker 1: Like, So, because I think. 751 00:36:12,560 --> 00:36:13,960 Speaker 2: Kirk's gonna have the ball in his hands a lot, 752 00:36:14,400 --> 00:36:15,960 Speaker 2: I think the ball is gonna be in the air 753 00:36:15,960 --> 00:36:18,880 Speaker 2: on both sides a lot. A player like Tyron Matthew, 754 00:36:18,920 --> 00:36:21,200 Speaker 2: all the safeties in this game, it's an a plus 755 00:36:21,239 --> 00:36:24,080 Speaker 2: game for safety player. It's can be so much fun. 756 00:36:24,239 --> 00:36:26,320 Speaker 2: Like the All twenty two on, this is gonna be nuts. 757 00:36:27,160 --> 00:36:30,040 Speaker 2: But yeah, Tyron Matthew is the honey badger. You don't care. 758 00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:31,839 Speaker 2: He's out there. He's gonna make some places. 759 00:36:31,920 --> 00:36:33,719 Speaker 4: Man, this is gonna be a game of safeties. 760 00:36:33,880 --> 00:36:34,440 Speaker 1: It really is. 761 00:36:34,640 --> 00:36:37,080 Speaker 4: And I'm totally here for it. I'm sorry, fine with that. 762 00:36:37,400 --> 00:36:38,919 Speaker 1: It's gonna be so much fun. I can't wait. 763 00:36:39,440 --> 00:36:41,480 Speaker 2: That will do it for us today as I try 764 00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:44,200 Speaker 2: to find my little outro script. Thank you guys so 765 00:36:44,280 --> 00:36:48,799 Speaker 2: much for listening to Falcons Final Whistle presented by Zaxby's 766 00:36:48,920 --> 00:36:53,000 Speaker 2: just a reminder, the Falcons and Saints are participating in 767 00:36:53,080 --> 00:36:55,960 Speaker 2: a fifty to fifty raffle for the second year. They're 768 00:36:56,040 --> 00:36:58,960 Speaker 2: joining forces to make a meaningful impact on those affected 769 00:36:59,320 --> 00:37:04,000 Speaker 2: by al so in a display of unity, they will 770 00:37:04,040 --> 00:37:06,520 Speaker 2: have a fifty to fifty raffle during the game on 771 00:37:06,800 --> 00:37:10,160 Speaker 2: Sunday at Mercedes Benz Stadium, and this initiative will provide 772 00:37:10,239 --> 00:37:12,960 Speaker 2: fans with an opportunity to contribute to the missions of 773 00:37:12,960 --> 00:37:17,600 Speaker 2: Steve Gleeson and Tim Green Saints and Falcons greats, and 774 00:37:17,680 --> 00:37:19,800 Speaker 2: it will be open to any individuals who are physically 775 00:37:19,840 --> 00:37:24,560 Speaker 2: located in the state of Georgia or Louisiana areas and 776 00:37:24,640 --> 00:37:27,520 Speaker 2: it is open until the twenty ninth. So we will 777 00:37:27,520 --> 00:37:29,799 Speaker 2: put the links where you can go and participate in 778 00:37:29,800 --> 00:37:33,120 Speaker 2: this raffle in the description, on YouTube, on Spotify, Apple, 779 00:37:33,120 --> 00:37:35,320 Speaker 2: wherever you get your podcasts. So if you want to 780 00:37:35,360 --> 00:37:38,200 Speaker 2: participate for this cause, please go click on the link 781 00:37:38,239 --> 00:37:41,680 Speaker 2: in the description and make sure that you don't miss out. 782 00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:43,520 Speaker 2: So if you're going to the game Sunday, be there, 783 00:37:43,520 --> 00:37:47,759 Speaker 2: bright and early, tailgate, get loud. Saints' Week is here, 784 00:37:47,840 --> 00:37:49,600 Speaker 2: It's rolling on and man, I can't wait. It's going 785 00:37:49,640 --> 00:37:50,800 Speaker 2: to be so much fun on Sunday. 786 00:37:51,040 --> 00:37:51,920 Speaker 4: We love Rivalry. 787 00:37:52,120 --> 00:37:54,400 Speaker 2: Hey kay, we love Rivalry. So for Tory mac laney, 788 00:37:54,400 --> 00:37:56,919 Speaker 2: I'm Will macfadden. Thank you guys again. We will see 789 00:37:56,960 --> 00:37:58,080 Speaker 2: you Sunday after the game.