1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:02,920 Speaker 1: We are back with the Falcons Audible presented by AT 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: and T. We're back with a full house too. This 3 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 1: week we got DJ Shockley back in the house, Dave 4 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: Archer and I am Derek Rackley. Before we get started 5 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:13,400 Speaker 1: on what we've got, I wanted to make sure that 6 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 1: we threw it out. We got to throw it out 7 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:18,319 Speaker 1: there that DJ starts a new job this year. He 8 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 1: starts covering big events throughout the season. First we talk 9 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: about on a podcast that he goes to Houston as 10 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: the correspondent covering the Atlanta Braves. What happens The Braves 11 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 1: win the World Series? Yeah, then they send him to 12 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: Indianapolis yea and his beloved alma mater. Yeah. The Georgia 13 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 1: Bulldogs come home with a national champion. So so, first 14 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 1: of all, congratulations now right the former Georgia Bulldog. I 15 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:44,239 Speaker 1: know you've got a been you had to have been 16 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:46,960 Speaker 1: flying high. Oh man, it's been. It's been fun and 17 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:50,599 Speaker 1: last few days ain't gonna lie obviously having won one 18 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: forty one years. Uh, dog Nation is beside their stuff 19 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 1: and I am too, man. It was it was fun 20 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: to be there a lot of excited people and UH 21 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 1: appreciate you so um let me just go the elephant 22 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 1: in the room here. So the Braves on the World 23 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:10,399 Speaker 1: Series Georgia one National championship, and Falcon fans are watching. 24 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:16,119 Speaker 1: They're saying, what's up? Yeah, they say, they say, good 25 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 1: things happen in three so we better wait till the 26 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two season, the finals. So things are looking 27 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:30,320 Speaker 1: up in the Atlanta area, everybody. Um So, anyway, congratulations 28 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 1: Georgia Bulldogs. Let's get into Atlanta Falcons. First of all, 29 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:35,319 Speaker 1: here's what we're gonna cover. There's a quick reactions, not 30 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 1: necessarily for the game last weekend. We're gonna get the 31 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 1: guy's quick take on what they felt this season kind 32 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: of shaped up to be. We're gonna talk about the 33 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: things that we liked in the areas that need to 34 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: be improved for next year, as we've obviously got a 35 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 1: lot of time to talk about how this organization is 36 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: going to evolve and how this roster is gonna end 37 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 1: up changing. We'll talk a little bit about free agency 38 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 1: in the NFL Draft, and then I'm gonna have the 39 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 1: guys and even myself, we're gonna give our favorite Falcon 40 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: memory from the twenty twenty one season, because there was 41 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: a lot of good memories. There was obviously some times 42 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: sometimes that people want to forget when you have a 43 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 1: seven and ten season. That happens. But we're gonna talk 44 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 1: about the positives from this one. So guys, let's go 45 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:17,679 Speaker 1: ahead and start us off. Quick reaction today is combined 46 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:19,919 Speaker 1: the two the new general manager and the head coach. 47 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 1: DJ I'm gonna start with you, how would you grade 48 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: or rate their first season in charge of the Atlanta Falcons. 49 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: You know what, I'm gonna give them a sea grade 50 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:34,839 Speaker 1: because this season was up and down. Obviously, I think 51 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:38,359 Speaker 1: with coming into this organization, we all knew there was 52 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:40,079 Speaker 1: gonna have to make some big moves. There were gonna 53 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:41,679 Speaker 1: be some big names that left. There were gonna be 54 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 1: a lot of changes. And to come into this organization 55 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 1: into year one and try to establish your particular identity 56 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 1: or culture, what's going to be hard. It's gonna be 57 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 1: tough coming off the seas of your head. It was 58 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 1: gonna be tough. But I think this team continued to 59 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: show signs throughout the year that gives you much much 60 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:05,359 Speaker 1: room for improvement, but also gives you some excitement because 61 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 1: of the guys that at Helm and I think you know, 62 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: we all heard both guys talk, you know, was it 63 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:16,080 Speaker 1: yesterday or so? And you feel good about the progression 64 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:18,920 Speaker 1: of where this pro whether organization is going because of 65 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 1: those two's guys at the top. And obviously everybody expects 66 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 1: things that happen really fasten year one and it's tough 67 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: to do that. But I think this organization is in 68 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: good hands with both guys that are at the top. 69 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: All right, So DJ's middle of the road arch where 70 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:32,079 Speaker 1: you got for your grain. I think I'm gonna go 71 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:34,640 Speaker 1: be minus. I thought that there was a lot of 72 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: things that this team did that they didn't have from 73 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 1: an asset standpoint. We know about Calvin Ridley not being here. 74 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 1: That's that's got to be a major thing you count 75 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 1: and it can't count against the coach or the general manager. 76 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 1: Don't foresee that correct. How about the addition of some 77 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 1: of the bodies you added, Anthony Rush, Mike Pannell, guys 78 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 1: you added in that interior, the defense that I thought 79 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 1: made them competitive, the ability to dodge around the injuries. 80 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 1: Isaiah Oliver goes down, who had rounded himself into a 81 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: really pretty good nickel. You lose him, and now you're 82 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 1: playing two rookies, three rookies sometimes at that position. So 83 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 1: I thought danps did a nice job on the staff. 84 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 1: I thought Arthur was growing into what he wanted to 85 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 1: be as a play caller here, but also as the 86 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:16,440 Speaker 1: overall seer of the team. It's his first time to 87 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 1: be a head coach, so I thought there was a 88 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 1: lot of dancing around there. And I thought that Terry 89 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:22,039 Speaker 1: and his staff did a really good job of adding 90 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:24,040 Speaker 1: some of those bodies we talked about. So I think 91 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:26,480 Speaker 1: if you combine maybe some of the shortcomings and mistakes 92 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:28,880 Speaker 1: they made during the games to kind of close a 93 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: game out, all those kind of things, the learning process, 94 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: and then adding some of the bodies in the development 95 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 1: of players in the offseason or during the season in 96 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 1: the weeks they didn't play. I thought that when you 97 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:42,600 Speaker 1: add that together, B minus seven wins, do what you 98 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:44,720 Speaker 1: doubled your win total from a year ago. So I 99 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 1: think that's a promising sign as you move forward. Yeah, Dave, 100 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 1: I'll be quick here. I'm gonna piggyback on that one. 101 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:50,799 Speaker 1: I think B minus as well. I think the positives 102 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 1: that come out of this one is you get some 103 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 1: really good performances by guys that were kind of thrust 104 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 1: into the spotlight. Russell Gage played really well this year, 105 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: obviously without having Calvin Ridley, that true number one threat 106 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: in the National Football League on the outside, we got 107 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 1: a chance to see what Kyle Pitts can do first 108 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: year in the NFL for number four overall pick, he 109 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:10,479 Speaker 1: gets selected to go to the Pro Bowl. I think 110 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:12,919 Speaker 1: we also saw how good Foyer Lucan can be in 111 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 1: that linebacking crew, the tackling machine, a leader of that 112 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:18,920 Speaker 1: group of the entire defense in him getting his hands 113 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 1: on the football. So I think there's some positives. Obviously 114 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: the negatives are and we'll get into it a little 115 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 1: bit more lines of scrimmage about to be better. I 116 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:28,480 Speaker 1: think a running game needs to be more consistent and 117 00:05:28,520 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 1: then finding whoever is going to be hopefully it ends 118 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:34,039 Speaker 1: up being Calvin Ridley, but that number one option in 119 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 1: the receiving game. Take pressure off Kyle Pitts, give the 120 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 1: defense something that they have to consider, something they have 121 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:42,599 Speaker 1: to respect in the passing game, and not focus all 122 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 1: their attention at the line of scrimmage. So we've kind 123 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:47,799 Speaker 1: of give that C B area there for the grade 124 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 1: for Arthur Smith and Terry Fontineau. So Dave, let me 125 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 1: go right back to you. Let's talk about the areas 126 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 1: I mentioned some of the areas that were positive. Expand 127 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:59,239 Speaker 1: a little bit more on some of the good things 128 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 1: that you saw that Atlanta Falcons can build on. It 129 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 1: doesn't necessarily have to be an individual performance, but it 130 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 1: can be but areas that you feel like this organization 131 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:09,920 Speaker 1: can use as a building block for years to come. Yeah, 132 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 1: I think there's a couple of lynchpin things that to 133 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 1: me stick out. Number one, you heard Arthur Smith talk 134 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:16,840 Speaker 1: about it throughout the year. This is sixty minute team. 135 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:18,920 Speaker 1: It's not a team that gets down and all of 136 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 1: a sudden, it's over with. Now. They had a couple 137 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:22,279 Speaker 1: of games got away from them, but it wasn't because 138 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 1: guys weren't competing. Now, if you upgrade some talent in 139 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:27,480 Speaker 1: places here and there and you still have that mentality, 140 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 1: what does that do is that all of a sudden 141 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: are ten and seven team? Are you an eleven and 142 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:35,599 Speaker 1: six team? So that can translate to wins. But you 143 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 1: have to have that culture here the word culture. All 144 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 1: the time, our cultures were coming to work every day 145 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:44,000 Speaker 1: and then set on Sunday. We apply that and that 146 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 1: means we play for sixty minutes. I think that carries over. 147 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 1: That's a culturally changed scenario that they made happen, Arthur 148 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:53,840 Speaker 1: Smith and his staff. And I think when you begin 149 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 1: to think about what the defense was or wasn't, there 150 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 1: were a lot of shortcomings. You couldn't get off the 151 00:06:57,839 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 1: field on third den, you had a tough time against 152 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:01,240 Speaker 1: the run the last couple of weeks. But what you 153 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 1: did do is you took the ball away. They had 154 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 1: twelve consecutive games where they took the football away. That's 155 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 1: a carryover. That's a mentality on the defensive side of 156 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 1: the football. That's a couple of guys. Things that jump 157 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 1: out to me immediately. That are things, Oh I can 158 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 1: that's something weird. That's who we're gonna be as you 159 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 1: move forward. Yeah, competing for sixty minutes, taking the football away, 160 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 1: those all those things translate into victories no matter who 161 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 1: the PERSONNELI is, DJ, What are some of the positives 162 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 1: you take away from this season they can build on. 163 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 1: I think that culture word is a big one because obviously, 164 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 1: when you bring a new staff in here, you want 165 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:37,480 Speaker 1: to establish that culture right away. And I think the 166 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 1: standard and style of play that this team, you know, 167 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 1: starts to show late the year, is something huge, is 168 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 1: something that you can build on going into the off season, 169 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 1: going into the next season, because I mean, you look 170 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 1: around the league and we're not gonna name certain teams, 171 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 1: but you look and you don't know what the standard 172 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 1: is or what the culture is. There are a lot 173 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 1: of things that's going on within the organization that you say, 174 00:07:57,760 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 1: I can't hang my hat on. I don't want to 175 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 1: go to a place like that. When you see Atlanta play, 176 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 1: you understand exactly who they are, you know exactly how 177 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 1: they're going to play, And I love that part. I 178 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 1: love the growth of this team as well. I mean, 179 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 1: Archers talked about some of the things that happened defensively, 180 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: and you think about where this defense was at the 181 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 1: beginning of the season to where it kind of got 182 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 1: to towards the end of the season where you're talking 183 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 1: about being able to do multiple things on the defensive 184 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 1: side of the ball, to take the football away, to 185 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 1: confuse quarterbacks a little bit, something on the defense side 186 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 1: the ball. Now, obviously there's always things you can work on, 187 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: but when you see the growth of what DMPs was 188 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 1: able to call and then you look at some of 189 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 1: the young talent that started to play this season on 190 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:39,680 Speaker 1: the defense side of the ball. There's nothing like the 191 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:42,560 Speaker 1: endgame remp that these guys can learn from a Richie 192 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:45,640 Speaker 1: Grant getting a chance to play in meaningful minutes in 193 00:08:45,679 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 1: the ball game with bowl well for you going into 194 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 1: next season. We saw Sean Williams come here in the 195 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:53,079 Speaker 1: last couple of ball games from that safety spot and 196 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 1: was what second league tackler last ball game. That's stuff 197 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 1: you can build on. Guys on the practice squad tearing 198 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 1: his crew when it found him he wasn't playing, bound 199 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:03,839 Speaker 1: him off the street and brought him in, brought him 200 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 1: on the pres squad for a couple of weeks, and 201 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:07,200 Speaker 1: then you know, obviously got a chance to play. Those 202 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 1: are things that you can build on within the organization. 203 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 1: You're talking about some of those big guys up front. 204 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:13,480 Speaker 1: You had to go find those guys. You had to 205 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:15,560 Speaker 1: mold them from the practice squad all the way too. 206 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:17,920 Speaker 1: They got their moment to play, and those are things 207 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 1: that I think you absolutely can build on as you 208 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: get into the off season and say, all right, up top, 209 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:26,000 Speaker 1: they do have an eye for the style in which 210 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:28,360 Speaker 1: of guys that they want on this team, and it's 211 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:30,320 Speaker 1: going to take a little bit of time. People want 212 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 1: it right away of course to understand that, but it's 213 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:35,400 Speaker 1: going to take time for you to establish those type 214 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 1: of players and how they fit into your system. So 215 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 1: I love the growth and like our t mension, the 216 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:42,400 Speaker 1: style and was played that these guys play with all year. 217 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 1: I don't want to digress to our last topic, but DJ, 218 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 1: you mentioned Terry and you guys talked about some of 219 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:51,160 Speaker 1: the new faces that were thrust into the lineup, and again, 220 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 1: without going backwards, I wonder how much of a challenge 221 00:09:55,040 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 1: it was for Terry Fotton on his first season as 222 00:09:57,520 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 1: a general manager having to deal with the luidity of 223 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:04,280 Speaker 1: a roster through this COVID mess, right, but not only that, 224 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 1: like how much better does that make him as a 225 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 1: personnel evaluator and somebody that has to juggle moving forward? 226 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 1: And I would you could probably say that for all 227 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:16,679 Speaker 1: thirty two a general managers across the league and all 228 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:19,720 Speaker 1: the guys at work in personnel, how much better they 229 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:23,440 Speaker 1: had to become at their job because at any given 230 00:10:23,520 --> 00:10:25,079 Speaker 1: day you had to put a guy on the COVID 231 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 1: list and bring somebody up from the practice squad and 232 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:28,960 Speaker 1: then figure out how you're going to try to compete 233 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:31,439 Speaker 1: and win a football game. Had to have been a challenge, 234 00:10:31,679 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 1: but everybody in the NFL is having to work through it. 235 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:40,319 Speaker 1: This episode in part brought to you by the Home Depot. 236 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 1: Everything you need for your next home improvement project is 237 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 1: just a tap away on the home Depot app. The 238 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 1: home Depot app Digital toolbox gives you access to how 239 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 1: to guides, project calculators, and image search so you'll know 240 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:54,960 Speaker 1: exactly what you need to pick up with the tap 241 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:57,439 Speaker 1: of the finger. You can rent and reserve the right 242 00:10:57,480 --> 00:11:01,080 Speaker 1: tools for the job. 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You can sit here and talk 252 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 1: about culture, you can talk about the good things all 253 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:33,600 Speaker 1: you want. At the end of the day, what does 254 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:36,400 Speaker 1: Arthur Blank want his team in the postseason and competing 255 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:39,160 Speaker 1: for the championship. So one or two areas where they 256 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:41,600 Speaker 1: need to do to get themselves in the postseason next year. 257 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:43,880 Speaker 1: I'm going to focus on one key area and it's 258 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:48,120 Speaker 1: something that obviously we've talked about fans that talked about 259 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 1: we got to have a dominant pass rusher. We have 260 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:54,079 Speaker 1: to have somebody who can change the launch point, who 261 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:57,520 Speaker 1: could change the outcome of a ball game with the 262 00:11:57,559 --> 00:11:59,200 Speaker 1: way they get to the quarterback. I mean, you look 263 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:02,120 Speaker 1: around the league, a T. J. Watt to Miles Garant, 264 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:04,480 Speaker 1: Nick Bosa, Robert Quinn. We've seen a lot of these 265 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 1: guys this season, and we know the impact of what 266 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:10,200 Speaker 1: that guy can do for you in a ball game 267 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: when they know it's third down or you need somebody 268 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 1: to put pressure on the quarterback. We just haven't had 269 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:18,559 Speaker 1: the semblance of a guy who can do that down 270 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:20,679 Speaker 1: in and down out. I think that's one of the 271 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:25,480 Speaker 1: staples that'd be really good defense, is that front part 272 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 1: of your defense up top, being able to get pressure 273 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:29,800 Speaker 1: on the quarterback. We got a guy in the middle. 274 00:12:29,880 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 1: We know it's gonna show up every ball game in 275 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:35,320 Speaker 1: Grady Jared and push the middle. We need somebody on 276 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:37,800 Speaker 1: the outside as well who can put that same fear. 277 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 1: And when you have a game plan and say this 278 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:42,760 Speaker 1: dude cannot beat us, and that's the number one thing 279 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:44,880 Speaker 1: I think you're coming to it for a quarterback that point, 280 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:48,120 Speaker 1: that's what we look at because we absolutely want to 281 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 1: know where's that guy lining up. He's on my backside 282 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 1: and he's in the front where, no doubt about it. 283 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:57,960 Speaker 1: If you come up there and say, okay, well, I 284 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:00,320 Speaker 1: know they just have a I'm not gonna sa bunch 285 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:02,920 Speaker 1: of guys up here, but they don't have that guy, 286 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 1: it makes it at life a little bit easier. So 287 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 1: I think having a pass rusher a number one I 288 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:14,560 Speaker 1: think is the first step I believe into establishing what 289 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:17,400 Speaker 1: we want is a dominant defense. Correct me if I'm wrong, Guys, 290 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:21,280 Speaker 1: one season with Vic Beasley and then before that John Abraham. 291 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: As far as consistent pass rusher, yeah, and I wouldn't 292 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:26,200 Speaker 1: even say Beasley was a consistent pastor. So he had 293 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:29,199 Speaker 1: fifteen and a half sacks, six came in two games. Yeah, 294 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:31,320 Speaker 1: So I'm not even sure you got a consistent. That 295 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:33,600 Speaker 1: was in the sixteen season, and by the way, you 296 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:36,000 Speaker 1: were scoring thirty five points a game in that season, 297 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:38,439 Speaker 1: and so he was rushing the passer the entire game. 298 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 1: There was no defending the run. So probably your purest 299 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:44,480 Speaker 1: pass rush you've had is John Abraham and that's been 300 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 1: a long time ago. Okay, Dave, your turn. Now, what 301 00:13:47,559 --> 00:13:50,120 Speaker 1: is the area or two that you feel like needs 302 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:52,319 Speaker 1: to improve the most. Well, Shock hit the number one, 303 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 1: so I'll jump to maybe one A and that would 304 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 1: be the offensive line. You've got to find a way 305 00:13:57,320 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 1: to secure the offensive line, and I mean the interior 306 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:02,760 Speaker 1: offensive line. I think Jake Matthews is still serviceable in 307 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 1: his solid at left tackle. McGarry might be a little 308 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 1: bit more of a question on the right side. And 309 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:10,320 Speaker 1: I'm trying to name anybody out, but they're certainly going 310 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:12,439 Speaker 1: to evaluate. I think you have to be stouter on 311 00:14:12,520 --> 00:14:15,640 Speaker 1: the interior. That translates to giving Ryan the ability to 312 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:17,440 Speaker 1: climb in the pocket, which he was not able to do. 313 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:19,640 Speaker 1: When you watch and you go back to just the 314 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:21,960 Speaker 1: last game, when he has the ability to climb in 315 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 1: the pocket and or set his feet and shuffle forward, 316 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:26,920 Speaker 1: he's as good as anybody in the league. We saw 317 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 1: throws all over the field, fade routes, we saw corner routes, 318 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 1: over deep over routes. But if he has to retreat, 319 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:37,239 Speaker 1: like most quarterbacks, he's going to have a problem completing 320 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:40,040 Speaker 1: passes and or getting the ball down the field. So 321 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 1: I think offensive line for me is one ad to 322 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:46,520 Speaker 1: what shocks is. Maybe number one was I don't think 323 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:49,240 Speaker 1: it's any question. Lines of the scrimmage on both sides 324 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:51,280 Speaker 1: have to improve. Yeah, I can't disagree with you guys. 325 00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:53,840 Speaker 1: To me, that's that's the most glaring issue that has 326 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 1: to improve. And I could throw in there, yes, that 327 00:14:56,600 --> 00:15:00,280 Speaker 1: you've got to have a Calvin Ridley, somebody comparable buddy 328 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 1: in the opposite side, whatever you want to call it. 329 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 1: But at the end of the day, if the offensive 330 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 1: line offensively is not fixed, it doesn't really matter who 331 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 1: you have out there. And to all the people and look, 332 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:12,360 Speaker 1: and I don't say all the people because you know, 333 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:16,080 Speaker 1: I run around in circles and guys that will be 334 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:17,800 Speaker 1: Falcons fans and they'll say, oh, we got to have 335 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:20,400 Speaker 1: a new quarterback. Matt Ryan. He just can't do it anymore. 336 00:15:20,560 --> 00:15:23,840 Speaker 1: And I have to stop. And I'm saying Matt Ryan 337 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:26,280 Speaker 1: is not the problem, and I actually want to pat 338 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:29,040 Speaker 1: him on the back the way that he managed this year. 339 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 1: I know he was frustrated. He very rarely ever showed 340 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:36,280 Speaker 1: it on his face. And for a guy that knows 341 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 1: that he can sit back there and pick a defense 342 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:40,560 Speaker 1: apart and not have the chance to do it, I 343 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 1: can't imagine how frustrating that is for him. But I 344 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 1: thought that he handled it magnificently this year as far 345 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:49,720 Speaker 1: as the mental side of it, Right, what did he do? 346 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 1: Just kept going out there and competing, like you talked 347 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:55,520 Speaker 1: about for sixty minutes every single time. So we talked 348 00:15:55,560 --> 00:15:58,320 Speaker 1: about the lines of scrimmage, defense, pass rush, offense. Got 349 00:15:58,400 --> 00:16:01,800 Speaker 1: to give him time to throw. Let's spin it forward. Now, 350 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 1: let's talk about free agency because there are some guys 351 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:07,920 Speaker 1: that had some good seasons this year who has an 352 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:11,320 Speaker 1: expiring contract. So, Dave, I'm gonna come back to you 353 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:15,040 Speaker 1: two or three guys and you can you can kind 354 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 1: of expand as much as you want that you feel 355 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 1: like need to be a priority. They need to be 356 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 1: in a Falcon's uniform next year. Yeah. One Number one 357 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 1: is Foya Lucan. You touched on him earlier. Foya Lucan 358 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:28,280 Speaker 1: led the National Football League in tackles one hundred and 359 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 1: ninety two tackles. I think you've got to go back 360 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:33,960 Speaker 1: to two thousand when you find a backer that or 361 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:37,360 Speaker 1: someone had that many tackles in one season. He nudged 362 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:39,760 Speaker 1: out the guy that's kind of been the title holder 363 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 1: for a long time, Bobby Wagner, who's been a great 364 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 1: linebacker for Seattle. So Foya Lucan led the league in tackles. 365 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 1: And it's not just what Foyer did sideline to sideline. Oh, 366 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 1: by the way, he had three interceptions in two sacks 367 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 1: are sprinkling there as well. But he is the play caller. 368 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:55,520 Speaker 1: He had taken over the headset and he's the guy 369 00:16:55,560 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 1: calling all the plays. Then why not a guy from Yale. 370 00:16:58,120 --> 00:17:00,920 Speaker 1: You're gonna hand him the reins of that. But his 371 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 1: digestion of what Deean Peace is looking for, his ability 372 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:07,280 Speaker 1: to adjust the front, maybe even some of the guys 373 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 1: behind him, get guys set up. I think there's a 374 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:13,560 Speaker 1: huge value attached to Foya Luikin. Now. I don't know 375 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:15,400 Speaker 1: what that price tag is. You just lead the league 376 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 1: in tackles and get Foya. Hope Boya gets anything he 377 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:20,960 Speaker 1: can't everything he can. But let's hope it is in 378 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:23,679 Speaker 1: Atlanta Falcon uniform and number two for me. And this 379 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:26,280 Speaker 1: might surprise you, guys, I'm going Young Way coup here 380 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:28,560 Speaker 1: number two. No, it doesn't surprise me at all. Yeah, well, 381 00:17:28,560 --> 00:17:30,680 Speaker 1: you're you're a special teams guy. You know the value 382 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:33,600 Speaker 1: of that. How many games do we win just simply 383 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:37,040 Speaker 1: because of that unit itself in this league? And how 384 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:39,280 Speaker 1: many did he win for us this year by coming 385 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:41,119 Speaker 1: in and kicking a field goal at the end. So 386 00:17:41,240 --> 00:17:43,359 Speaker 1: Young Waiku, who I think is as good as anybody 387 00:17:43,359 --> 00:17:45,200 Speaker 1: in the league, maybe the best in the league right now, 388 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 1: he has got to be a priority to get him 389 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:49,879 Speaker 1: sign and bring him back. And I believe he's a 390 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:52,480 Speaker 1: restricted free agent, which means they have to put a 391 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:56,040 Speaker 1: specified tender on him, which means that, let's say they 392 00:17:56,040 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 1: put a first round tender on him, a team is 393 00:17:57,800 --> 00:17:59,320 Speaker 1: going to have to give up a first round pick 394 00:17:59,359 --> 00:18:02,880 Speaker 1: if they want to sign him. If I feel like 395 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:04,920 Speaker 1: you're you're kind of skating on thin ice, you put 396 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 1: a second round tender on him, and then somebody decides, hey, 397 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:10,440 Speaker 1: this guy's really good, we'll give it up to get 398 00:18:10,520 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 1: Young Way coups, so that might be the decision. I 399 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:15,240 Speaker 1: like that pick though, Dave, all right, uh DJ, same 400 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:17,959 Speaker 1: question here. You got some other options from free agents. 401 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 1: Who do you feel like it's got to be back 402 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 1: next year? I mean before I say, man, I love 403 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:24,359 Speaker 1: the coup call. That is a that is a monster, 404 00:18:25,119 --> 00:18:28,440 Speaker 1: you know. I think guy who was so dependable, consistent 405 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:30,800 Speaker 1: for you all year long, and you just felt good 406 00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:33,040 Speaker 1: about when coup came with a few regardless of how 407 00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:34,679 Speaker 1: long it was. So I love that part of it. 408 00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:39,119 Speaker 1: I think the guy who everybody, you know, when you 409 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:41,200 Speaker 1: came into the season, you wasn't sure who he's gonna be, 410 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:44,200 Speaker 1: what he's gonna be. I think CP is that guy who, obviously, 411 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:48,560 Speaker 1: if it wasn't for him, not sure how much offense 412 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 1: you will be able to create. And we saw a 413 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:53,399 Speaker 1: weekending week out, We saw when he missed, you know, 414 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:57,560 Speaker 1: a ballgame, just how valuable he was to this ball club. 415 00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:02,200 Speaker 1: And obviously quarter up Atterson showed the many talents of 416 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 1: what he is about and what he can do in 417 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:07,840 Speaker 1: this style of system. And give Arthur Smith and give 418 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:10,200 Speaker 1: David Growlings him a lot of credit. David grown was 419 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:12,680 Speaker 1: trying to get this kid for a long time on 420 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:15,720 Speaker 1: his team and the fact that they found ways to 421 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:18,840 Speaker 1: use him and be creative and you know, I just 422 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:22,560 Speaker 1: find ways to make him a valuable asset to this offense. 423 00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:24,639 Speaker 1: I think what was critical. And obviously you're gonna go 424 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 1: into the draft, into the free agency, you're gonna find 425 00:19:27,119 --> 00:19:29,800 Speaker 1: other playmakers around on this offense to help this offense 426 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:32,560 Speaker 1: become you know, what you wanted to be. But he 427 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:36,359 Speaker 1: is a guy that absolutely is a chess piece. Regardless 428 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:38,399 Speaker 1: of who you have on the team, who if you 429 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:40,800 Speaker 1: have a number one receiver, you have a number one back, 430 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:43,199 Speaker 1: whatever it is, this guy has shown the ability to 431 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:45,960 Speaker 1: be a game changer. Then now you find those other 432 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:48,240 Speaker 1: pieces and you move them back to a place where 433 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:52,080 Speaker 1: he's really comfortable more full time return kicks. So that 434 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:53,960 Speaker 1: kind of stuff. Even though Abra William did a nice job, 435 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:57,640 Speaker 1: this is a guy that absolutely adds value to your 436 00:19:57,640 --> 00:19:59,960 Speaker 1: team and as it did a lot of different spot 437 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:01,920 Speaker 1: on the offensive side of it. And he's already he's 438 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:04,200 Speaker 1: already spoken out saying that he wants to be in 439 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:07,920 Speaker 1: Atlanta and carried the sign up field and it's one 440 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:09,679 Speaker 1: thing to just say it, but another thing to have 441 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 1: a sign that says, I want to be back here soon, 442 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:14,800 Speaker 1: and then walking the locker room with you walked in. 443 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:17,480 Speaker 1: You know somebody just gave it to him. So yeah, 444 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:19,480 Speaker 1: I agree with you guys. Hopefully that price tag works 445 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:22,400 Speaker 1: out for both. Let me ask you guys this then, okay, 446 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:24,600 Speaker 1: how much do you think it helps? The factors? And 447 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:27,200 Speaker 1: this is just us as fans now chopping it up. 448 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 1: He was as effective late in the year. The last 449 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:33,840 Speaker 1: five games of the season, maybe even the last six 450 00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:37,080 Speaker 1: game of season, he averaged about thirteen fourteen touches a 451 00:20:37,119 --> 00:20:39,240 Speaker 1: game and only about fifty yards. I think he only 452 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:43,239 Speaker 1: scored two touchdowns in the last six games. Now, that 453 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 1: didn't bode well for us as a team because you 454 00:20:45,040 --> 00:20:48,719 Speaker 1: need him to make more plays. But him being thirty 455 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:51,280 Speaker 1: one thirty two years old out in the marketplace and 456 00:20:51,359 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 1: this is the only place that's really been able to 457 00:20:53,119 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 1: unlock the cheat codes on him, how much does he 458 00:20:56,480 --> 00:20:59,240 Speaker 1: factor that in in your mind? And how much does 459 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:01,000 Speaker 1: the rest of the league look, well, that's an older 460 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:03,320 Speaker 1: player and they kind of did some stuff with him 461 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:05,280 Speaker 1: that we don't necessarily think we can do, and we 462 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:07,320 Speaker 1: didn't see a lot of production late in the year. 463 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:09,119 Speaker 1: How much is that all you kind of wrap your 464 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:11,320 Speaker 1: arms around that as a falcon fancy. Wait a minute, 465 00:21:11,359 --> 00:21:13,119 Speaker 1: we can keep him here and it won't cost us 466 00:21:13,119 --> 00:21:15,880 Speaker 1: over the time. I mean, Dave, that's the business side 467 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:17,760 Speaker 1: of it. I mean, I agree with you guys, because 468 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:20,359 Speaker 1: I feel like he would be a big value to 469 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:23,760 Speaker 1: this team, but maybe not in the amount that he 470 00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:27,080 Speaker 1: had to do this past season. And that's probably And 471 00:21:27,160 --> 00:21:30,200 Speaker 1: I hate to sit here and talk about how important 472 00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 1: it is to have him back and then to say 473 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 1: maybe he wore down a little bit, because then what's 474 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:37,040 Speaker 1: everybody gonna say, Well, then why do you want him back? Right? 475 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:40,320 Speaker 1: But maybe if you don't have to use him as 476 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 1: one of your top receiving threats, your best rushing threat, 477 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:46,199 Speaker 1: you can now sprinkle him in some more. Put him 478 00:21:46,240 --> 00:21:48,920 Speaker 1: in the backfield a couple of times, let him run routes, 479 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:51,159 Speaker 1: let him return kicks like he did early on in 480 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:54,320 Speaker 1: his career, and then maybe you get more full speed 481 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:57,879 Speaker 1: eighteen weeks out of him seventeen games, of course, But 482 00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:01,240 Speaker 1: again this goes back to the business aspect. The price 483 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:03,920 Speaker 1: tag on both sides has to work out, no doubt, 484 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:05,880 Speaker 1: and that's a big part of it, because obviously these 485 00:22:05,920 --> 00:22:08,080 Speaker 1: are I mean, you mentioned it. The guy's thirty one 486 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 1: thirty two. He you know, probably had his best career 487 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:15,400 Speaker 1: you know, stat wise, that he's ever had, and he 488 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:18,480 Speaker 1: feels as though he still got a lot more to do. 489 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:20,320 Speaker 1: I mean, you think about over the years, he's been 490 00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:23,160 Speaker 1: the you know, sprinkle here and there guy, So this 491 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:25,680 Speaker 1: was this real, like full season of being like the 492 00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:28,880 Speaker 1: guys in his mind. If he goes to the table, 493 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:31,200 Speaker 1: he says, look, I'm thirty one, thirty two, but my 494 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:33,840 Speaker 1: body still says, hey, I'm twenty seven. I'm twenty eight 495 00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:36,640 Speaker 1: because I haven't had the usage like I had this year. 496 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:39,560 Speaker 1: So there's a lot to look at from both sides. 497 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:42,040 Speaker 1: But I just know the value of what we saw 498 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:45,719 Speaker 1: this season, and obviously, as the year progressed, like Art mentioned, 499 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:48,439 Speaker 1: it wasn't what it was for a full season. But 500 00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:50,320 Speaker 1: I mean, how many guys can do it for a 501 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:53,280 Speaker 1: full season like that? So I would love to see 502 00:22:53,560 --> 00:22:57,120 Speaker 1: you know, CP back here. Okay, switching gears slightly here, 503 00:22:57,680 --> 00:23:01,199 Speaker 1: because once it was determined that the Falcons and all 504 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:03,639 Speaker 1: the other teams for that matter, not making the postseason, 505 00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:05,840 Speaker 1: they were able to go ahead and slot where teams 506 00:23:05,880 --> 00:23:07,440 Speaker 1: are going to be in the draft. So found out 507 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:09,679 Speaker 1: the Atlanta Falcons have the eighth pick. I'm not going 508 00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 1: to sit here and ask you guys who the Falcons 509 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:14,280 Speaker 1: need to pick. My question is this for you Arch 510 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:17,760 Speaker 1: You talked about offensive line or you could go defensive line, 511 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:21,600 Speaker 1: lines of scrimmage. Do you like Atlanta dressing it in 512 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:24,440 Speaker 1: the draft? Do you like trying to find somebody that's 513 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:27,280 Speaker 1: going to get their first contract that's already established in 514 00:23:27,320 --> 00:23:30,600 Speaker 1: the NFL to fix some of these needs. I think 515 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:34,600 Speaker 1: if you're looking at attacking the defensive line, you're not 516 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:36,600 Speaker 1: gonna necessary I don't know that you're necessarily going to 517 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:39,440 Speaker 1: be in a financial situation to get an a list 518 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:44,359 Speaker 1: pass rusher, someone's that's you know, Khalil Mack, who is 519 00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:47,120 Speaker 1: potentially going to be available from Chicago. I think he's 520 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:50,480 Speaker 1: due somewhere around eighteen million dollars twenty million dollars in Chicago. 521 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:53,360 Speaker 1: He may be a cap casualty for them. And now 522 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:55,680 Speaker 1: you've got a guy he didn't play very much this year. 523 00:23:55,680 --> 00:23:58,400 Speaker 1: I think he only played seven games for Chicago. Can 524 00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:00,760 Speaker 1: you get an a list your like that that's been 525 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:03,159 Speaker 1: an a lister or do you have the fear that 526 00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:07,000 Speaker 1: maybe we've we've seen that before. I tend to think 527 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:09,280 Speaker 1: that if you're gonna go defensive line, it's in the draft. 528 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:11,120 Speaker 1: There's a couple of really good players at the top 529 00:24:11,359 --> 00:24:14,880 Speaker 1: this defensive line. It's pretty loaded defensive line wise, whether 530 00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:16,520 Speaker 1: it's an interior guy or an edge guy. But we're 531 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:18,760 Speaker 1: looking kind of edge guy. There's a couple of guys 532 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:20,320 Speaker 1: that come to mind. We won't talk about them yet. 533 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:22,560 Speaker 1: We'll have that's a that's a segment for later on, 534 00:24:23,040 --> 00:24:26,000 Speaker 1: but that's where I would go there. Offensive line, I 535 00:24:26,040 --> 00:24:28,760 Speaker 1: think you could maybe attack the offensive line and free 536 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:32,040 Speaker 1: agency and maybe that B Lister that's a solid player 537 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:35,000 Speaker 1: that could come in and play from a free agency standpoint, 538 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:37,520 Speaker 1: would maybe a plug and play guy there. So that's 539 00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:39,000 Speaker 1: the way I would attack it. Yeah, I mean the 540 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:42,800 Speaker 1: biggest price tag offensively is generally that left tackle position, 541 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:45,320 Speaker 1: and you're right, maybe that's not the area that but 542 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:48,679 Speaker 1: you could potentially steal a guard or a center somewhere 543 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:52,720 Speaker 1: in free agency that helps the team. That's that's salary 544 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:55,600 Speaker 1: cap friendly if you will, but improves and this guy 545 00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:59,280 Speaker 1: has already proven himself through years in the NFL. Same question, DJ, 546 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:01,800 Speaker 1: I mean, does anybody stick out to you? That you like. 547 00:25:02,359 --> 00:25:04,760 Speaker 1: The reason why I kind of hate talking about guys 548 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:07,080 Speaker 1: right now is it so early in the draft process 549 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:09,600 Speaker 1: you could say, oh my gosh, Cavon Thibodeau from Oregon, 550 00:25:09,640 --> 00:25:11,639 Speaker 1: He's going to be the answer. It's like, there's a 551 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:13,760 Speaker 1: lot of time to go in this draft process. But 552 00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:16,119 Speaker 1: how do you think Atlanta needs to address it? I 553 00:25:16,119 --> 00:25:19,520 Speaker 1: think similar to what the arch mention, because the upfront 554 00:25:19,840 --> 00:25:22,320 Speaker 1: to have a guy like Clinton Nelson just come in 555 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:25,359 Speaker 1: and plug and play, you don't see that happen too often. 556 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:27,080 Speaker 1: And that's why he's talking about as one of the 557 00:25:27,119 --> 00:25:30,320 Speaker 1: best to do it when he came out of college. 558 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:33,400 Speaker 1: So I'm alone the same lines as Arches. There are 559 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:36,320 Speaker 1: plenty of guys that have plenty of experience around the 560 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:38,440 Speaker 1: National Football League that can come in here and play 561 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:41,000 Speaker 1: the style in which Arthur Smith wants, especially from the 562 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:43,960 Speaker 1: interior of the offensive line, that can add value to 563 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:47,000 Speaker 1: your offensive line right away. And when you go in 564 00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:49,160 Speaker 1: the draft, yeah, you know, you know some of those 565 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:52,120 Speaker 1: guys have had played a lot of football in college, 566 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:53,800 Speaker 1: but you never know how they're gonna fit when they 567 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:56,760 Speaker 1: come into your system, into your organization and try to 568 00:25:56,760 --> 00:25:58,720 Speaker 1: plug him in right away and say all right, come 569 00:25:58,840 --> 00:26:01,919 Speaker 1: be this, this roy and the only inside. So I 570 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:04,800 Speaker 1: love the fact that you have the opportunity in free 571 00:26:04,800 --> 00:26:06,680 Speaker 1: agency to go out and find these guys that they 572 00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:10,400 Speaker 1: may fit, that you know, that's played in your system already, 573 00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:13,080 Speaker 1: that can come in and add that value right away. 574 00:26:13,119 --> 00:26:16,160 Speaker 1: So I love the free agency part for the offensive line. Yeah, 575 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:18,399 Speaker 1: and the hope is that we'll have plenty more of 576 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:21,600 Speaker 1: these discussions talking about personnel as if we work our 577 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:25,000 Speaker 1: way through the off season and hopefully maybe we can 578 00:26:25,080 --> 00:26:27,000 Speaker 1: kind of narrow things down a little bit. And then 579 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:29,280 Speaker 1: obviously once you get into March and April, the organization 580 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:33,760 Speaker 1: is going to help make that decision. Terry Fontineau did 581 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:37,679 Speaker 1: say in the postseason pressor that their approach to the 582 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:42,000 Speaker 1: draft is still best player available. I'm not saying they're 583 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:44,560 Speaker 1: going to take another tight end at number eight or 584 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:47,480 Speaker 1: a wide receiver, but you'll love the depth on the 585 00:26:47,520 --> 00:26:50,680 Speaker 1: offensive the defensive lines. I think that's foremost in his mind. 586 00:26:50,760 --> 00:26:54,959 Speaker 1: So keep that in mind. Best player available that might 587 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:57,639 Speaker 1: be interesting at number eight. Now, I've always wanted to 588 00:26:57,640 --> 00:26:59,280 Speaker 1: be like a bug on the wall in the draft room, 589 00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:01,240 Speaker 1: and when you need help on the lines of scrimmage, 590 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:04,359 Speaker 1: I'm always like, well, when the best player available to you, 591 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:07,160 Speaker 1: does it end up being a defensive end or an 592 00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:11,840 Speaker 1: offensive tackle? I mean, it's best player available to you. Again, 593 00:27:12,040 --> 00:27:14,480 Speaker 1: long ways to go down that process. All right, last topic, guys, 594 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:16,960 Speaker 1: let's go ahead and wrap this up. I want Dave 595 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:19,879 Speaker 1: and start with you. Favorite moments of this season for 596 00:27:19,920 --> 00:27:22,040 Speaker 1: the Atlanta Falcons could be a play, it could be 597 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:24,440 Speaker 1: a sequence of plays a game. What was your favorite 598 00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:26,360 Speaker 1: moment this year? I think the thing that stuck out 599 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:28,600 Speaker 1: to me as I love beating the Saints. I had 600 00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:30,360 Speaker 1: the ability to beat the Saints a few times when 601 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:32,280 Speaker 1: I was playing, and to beat them in their building 602 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:34,760 Speaker 1: was a big moment. I thought that it was a 603 00:27:34,760 --> 00:27:37,919 Speaker 1: game or Atlanta somewhat controlled the game, and then all 604 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 1: of a sudden, No Orleans stormback, the crowds going bonkers 605 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:45,200 Speaker 1: down in the Superdome, and Ryan finds Cordarol Patterson down 606 00:27:45,280 --> 00:27:47,879 Speaker 1: the sideline on a huge play that sets up the 607 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:50,439 Speaker 1: game winner for young way Coup. I thought, for me, 608 00:27:50,600 --> 00:27:52,399 Speaker 1: there was a there were a number of moments like that. 609 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:54,720 Speaker 1: We had a few plays elsewhere, and let you guys 610 00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:56,880 Speaker 1: jump into some of those. But for me, I love 611 00:27:56,960 --> 00:27:59,720 Speaker 1: beating the Saints, and nothing feels better than to beat 612 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:02,840 Speaker 1: the Saints in their building. And that was the moment 613 00:28:02,840 --> 00:28:04,399 Speaker 1: that kind of stuck out for me, when all of 614 00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:07,040 Speaker 1: a sudden he said, well there anybody can play with Patterson. 615 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:09,879 Speaker 1: I just can't cover. That's always a good moment. And 616 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:12,280 Speaker 1: I know you talked about hopefully trying to spoil it 617 00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:14,680 Speaker 1: for the Saints this past weekend. I'm not able to 618 00:28:14,720 --> 00:28:17,359 Speaker 1: do it. DJ. Your turn. I'm gonna go with a 619 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:20,879 Speaker 1: guy who had a memorable moment for his career and 620 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:23,560 Speaker 1: something that uh, you know, I know he won't ever 621 00:28:23,600 --> 00:28:27,400 Speaker 1: forget it. But how about Michael Walker's pick six verse cam? Yeah, 622 00:28:27,720 --> 00:28:30,120 Speaker 1: I mean that was a pretty cool moment. And after 623 00:28:30,119 --> 00:28:32,120 Speaker 1: the game you hear him talk about how he looked 624 00:28:32,160 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 1: up the cam and you know he just enjoyed playing 625 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:36,480 Speaker 1: against him and then he gets a pick six and 626 00:28:36,520 --> 00:28:37,959 Speaker 1: goes all the way to the house with it, And 627 00:28:38,160 --> 00:28:39,880 Speaker 1: I mean it was a big moment in the game too. 628 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:42,240 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, was you know, dropping off the 629 00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:44,479 Speaker 1: coverage and you know read it really right. So I 630 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:46,440 Speaker 1: thought that was a pretty cool moment for a player 631 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:50,120 Speaker 1: to have that opportunity to I mean, obviously, you know, 632 00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:52,120 Speaker 1: we all grew up watching guys and now you get 633 00:28:52,120 --> 00:28:55,600 Speaker 1: a chance to play against him. I remember when I first, 634 00:28:55,640 --> 00:28:58,720 Speaker 1: you know, guy walked into this building and the first 635 00:28:58,760 --> 00:29:00,880 Speaker 1: guy I meet when I walked into the building is 636 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:03,560 Speaker 1: Michael Vick. And I'm like, come on, man, I mean, 637 00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:06,440 Speaker 1: this is this is this is the guy. And now 638 00:29:06,440 --> 00:29:08,440 Speaker 1: I get to chair a room. What I mean, those 639 00:29:08,440 --> 00:29:10,840 Speaker 1: are things that people forget, Like, you know, these guys 640 00:29:10,840 --> 00:29:13,480 Speaker 1: are human too, they have guys that they look up to. 641 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:16,240 Speaker 1: And Uh, to have that moment, I thought it was 642 00:29:16,240 --> 00:29:17,960 Speaker 1: pretty cool. And to see him talk about it and 643 00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:20,040 Speaker 1: gleam about another ball games pretty cool. Yeah. And the 644 00:29:20,080 --> 00:29:23,120 Speaker 1: bonus that that week, remember his son was born at 645 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:27,320 Speaker 1: the ball home. Here's the game ball to his kid. 646 00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:29,920 Speaker 1: I mean, their son was born. What a phenomenal week 647 00:29:29,960 --> 00:29:31,719 Speaker 1: for Michael Walker. That's a good one. Shock, Yeah, very 648 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:33,760 Speaker 1: good one. You know, I'll finish it off by saying, 649 00:29:33,760 --> 00:29:36,440 Speaker 1: not necessarily a specific play, but I'm gonna say it 650 00:29:36,520 --> 00:29:40,440 Speaker 1: was the Hello NFL from Kyle Pitts in back to 651 00:29:40,520 --> 00:29:44,600 Speaker 1: back weeks plays against the Jets has a nine for 652 00:29:44,640 --> 00:29:47,280 Speaker 1: one hundred and nineteen yard performance and they backs it 653 00:29:47,400 --> 00:29:50,280 Speaker 1: up the next week against the Dolphins for seven one 654 00:29:50,560 --> 00:29:53,400 Speaker 1: sixty three in that game, and it's early in the season, 655 00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:56,760 Speaker 1: and so often think about their pressure, right, the pressure 656 00:29:56,760 --> 00:29:59,480 Speaker 1: that gets placed on that kid's shoulder, highest drafted tight 657 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:03,160 Speaker 1: end ever comes into this organization and then he's got 658 00:30:03,160 --> 00:30:05,640 Speaker 1: to be the savior and early on, and sometimes it 659 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:07,600 Speaker 1: takes guys like until the end of the year for 660 00:30:07,680 --> 00:30:09,960 Speaker 1: like the light bulb bup to come off and like, oh, 661 00:30:10,040 --> 00:30:12,000 Speaker 1: this is how you play. Oh this is how I 662 00:30:12,080 --> 00:30:14,080 Speaker 1: kind of go back to my college days. This is 663 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:17,080 Speaker 1: early in the season and Kyle Pitt's and you know, 664 00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:20,360 Speaker 1: he's calm, cool, collect doesn't say a whole lot. He 665 00:30:20,440 --> 00:30:23,960 Speaker 1: basically just said, hello, NFL, what you got, I'm here, 666 00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:26,479 Speaker 1: Not to mention the fact that that probably helped him 667 00:30:26,520 --> 00:30:28,520 Speaker 1: get voted into the Pro Bowl, as everybody around the 668 00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:31,680 Speaker 1: NFL said, this dude is legit, and they go they're 669 00:30:31,720 --> 00:30:33,640 Speaker 1: gonna find ways to get the football in his hand. 670 00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:36,440 Speaker 1: So really looking forward to seeing what his future looks 671 00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:38,920 Speaker 1: like in the black and Red and what he can 672 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:41,680 Speaker 1: do is his career progresses. Now, that's gonna go ahead 673 00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:44,200 Speaker 1: and wrap it up. We enjoyed the heck out of 674 00:30:44,240 --> 00:30:46,000 Speaker 1: being here with you, guys. I enjoyed the heck out 675 00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:48,800 Speaker 1: of being here with you two, talking a little Falcons, 676 00:30:48,840 --> 00:30:51,200 Speaker 1: talking a little NFC South, and of course some issues 677 00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:54,320 Speaker 1: and some happenings around the National Football League. Our hope 678 00:30:54,440 --> 00:30:57,120 Speaker 1: is that we will be back on occasion to talk 679 00:30:57,160 --> 00:30:59,440 Speaker 1: about the Senior Bowl, to talk about the draft, the 680 00:30:59,480 --> 00:31:03,400 Speaker 1: free age see and how this offseason shapes up for 681 00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:06,520 Speaker 1: this organization. But again that's not really up to us three. 682 00:31:06,560 --> 00:31:08,120 Speaker 1: We'll leave that up to the powers that be. But 683 00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:12,720 Speaker 1: hopefully this content was good enough and keep bob nudging them, 684 00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:16,160 Speaker 1: keep nudging him that you want some more. Once again, 685 00:31:16,160 --> 00:31:19,160 Speaker 1: I'm Derek Rackley, joined by Dave Archer and DJ Shockley. 686 00:31:19,360 --> 00:31:21,920 Speaker 1: Thanks so much for joining us, guys. Enjoyed it. Appreciate 687 00:31:21,960 --> 00:31:23,880 Speaker 1: you right, appreciate you. I'd ask you what you're gonna 688 00:31:23,920 --> 00:31:25,720 Speaker 1: do in the offseason, but I think we're almost out 689 00:31:25,760 --> 00:31:28,960 Speaker 1: of time. DJ. Hopefully your travels are allowed you to 690 00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:30,880 Speaker 1: stay around with your family a little bit more. And 691 00:31:31,080 --> 00:31:33,120 Speaker 1: Manchester United just called and they want him to be 692 00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:38,080 Speaker 1: a part of the championship exactly. So DJ will be 693 00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:40,760 Speaker 1: traveling in the world trying to help teams win championships 694 00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:42,880 Speaker 1: while me and Arch hopefully end up beating up on 695 00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:46,080 Speaker 1: a celebrity golf course somewhere around the Atlanta area. Thanks 696 00:31:46,120 --> 00:31:47,840 Speaker 1: so much for joining us once again, of course on 697 00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:51,440 Speaker 1: Atlanta Falcons dot com, on YouTube, Spotify, iTunes, so however 698 00:31:51,480 --> 00:31:53,320 Speaker 1: we get you podcast. We thank you so much for 699 00:31:53,400 --> 00:31:55,560 Speaker 1: joining us all season long, and like I said, we 700 00:31:55,600 --> 00:31:57,320 Speaker 1: hope to be back real soon. Thanks so much for 701 00:31:57,400 --> 00:31:59,920 Speaker 1: joining us right here on the Falcons Audible presented by 702 00:32:00,080 --> 00:32:09,520 Speaker 1: AT and t H