1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:04,200 Speaker 1: Welcome to Falcons Audible podcast. I am pretty stoked today 2 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:11,120 Speaker 1: because DJ Shockley, We've got our first guest all season long. 3 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 1: Falcons coach Dan Quinn joins us coach our first guests 4 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: all here. Yeah. Well, I'm kind of sad, No. I 5 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:18,239 Speaker 1: think it sets it off in the right way, you know, 6 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 1: like if it's going to be about nineteen setting it off, 7 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: and I think we should do that right now way. 8 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: I'm always pumped a beer here with two good football guys. So, um, 9 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 1: let's talk to Falcon football. Well, you just went through 10 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 1: uh forty six minutes of Q and A being grilled 11 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 1: up there at the podium with the Thomas talking about 12 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 1: the twenty eighteen talking about the state of the Falcons. 13 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: What is the state of dan Quinn these days? How 14 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 1: are you doing? I'm doing good. I had told the 15 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:49,560 Speaker 1: team obviously, when you have a disappointing year, I wanted 16 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 1: them to recognize, h, we've got this gap to fill, 17 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 1: you know, over the next you know, six months, to say, 18 00:00:57,360 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 1: let's make sure it's of the utmost importance. Man that 19 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:07,679 Speaker 1: like every player, coach, personnel, equipment, training, like understands like 20 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 1: the magnitude of what we need to get done and 21 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:15,479 Speaker 1: puts forth the effort for that cause because we've got 22 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 1: a really cool group of guys and so for us 23 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 1: to have to have made some changes, that sucks. Man. 24 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 1: That was like absolutely the worst part of the job 25 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: of guys that you really care about, and so to 26 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:30,039 Speaker 1: have some of those changes take place. And they're good 27 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: coaches and will move to other cities and coaching doing 28 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 1: their thing, but at times some new change and some 29 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 1: new voices are needed. And so that's what we did 30 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 1: about that. You know, Monday, I wrote about the changes, 31 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: and you talked about, Hey, these are really difficult decisions, 32 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 1: and you talked about how you know you respect those 33 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 1: guys for a personal level too. How as a coach, 34 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 1: is there anybody that you kind of learned from or 35 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: look to when you're kind of evaluating and how to 36 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 1: make those decisions. Is there a lot of things that 37 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 1: you kind of go through that you just kind of 38 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: lean on because it's got to be tough. I think 39 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: the toughest, like you said, the toughest part your job. 40 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 1: The toughest part is and you guys have been through 41 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:13,919 Speaker 1: when you have to make decisions that you don't want 42 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 1: to do, but you know, it's right. And so at 43 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:17,960 Speaker 1: the end, that's you know, when you put your head 44 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,919 Speaker 1: on the PI pillow to say, all right, this is 45 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 1: going to be the best thing to represent the team, 46 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 1: and that starts Arthur, the organization, the locker room, the fans, 47 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 1: and so when you put it in that context to say, 48 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 1: you know, what decisions do we have to make, you know, 49 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,360 Speaker 1: for better and sometimes those are the toughest ones, but 50 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:39,240 Speaker 1: at the end of it, it's like, all right, knowing 51 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 1: what you do, you just try to keep doing right. 52 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:44,800 Speaker 1: And as a player who's been in the locker room, 53 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: I hope you recognize that to say, man, they're always 54 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:51,080 Speaker 1: digging too, you know, making just exactly as it should be. 55 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 1: And so that's my responsibility to the players and that'll 56 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 1: never stop. When did the process start for you? Because 57 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 1: obviously you're going through the year and you know you're 58 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 1: locked in on game plans every week and focusing on 59 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:05,639 Speaker 1: the team. But when you have to think, okay, here's 60 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: where I have to start thinking about making changes to staff. 61 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: From a fan perspective, I'm sure they would love to 62 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 1: know when did you start to go through that process 63 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 1: of okay, this is what I need to do. Once 64 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 1: the seasons. Well, it's from players, coaches, the whole thing, 65 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: and the team never is far from my mind. And 66 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: so an evaluation process takes place at meetings, at practice 67 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 1: in these moments that you see and you're recognized, and 68 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: so you just keep tracking, keep putting the evaluation in 69 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 1: to say, there's not generally one moment that causes, you know, 70 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 1: a shift or a change, but when there's some things 71 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 1: that you see, Okay, this can be done in a 72 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 1: different way, that's where you go to. And that was 73 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: the case in this one because the men that have 74 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 1: left here. From the coaching side, there's some terrific coaches 75 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 1: and are going to do well and it's going to 76 00:03:57,280 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: be the same thing. From the player side, you'd love 77 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 1: to keep every player all the time, you know, because 78 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: from a player and coaching side, like, I love these 79 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 1: guys and I'll do anything, literally anything, you know, just 80 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: about for anyone in that locker room, player or coach. 81 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: So you can imagine how difficult that is when you 82 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: would literally do anything for them and you still have 83 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:17,800 Speaker 1: to make the change. So you just kind of take 84 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 1: mental notes as yes, maybe it could be in October 85 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 1: or November, just like August. Yeah, yeah, you know, during 86 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 1: the drafts like this and so okay, where we're adding 87 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 1: free agency, there's such a you know, like segmented parts 88 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:34,159 Speaker 1: of our profession because in the offseason, what are we 89 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 1: bring in From an evaluation standpoint? You know, not all 90 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 1: coaches are evaluators, and there's some excellent coaches that are okay, 91 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 1: can coach the guy, but maybe not want to get 92 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 1: the evaluation to bring them in. And there's some excellent 93 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 1: evaluators who aren't always you know, the best on the grass. 94 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 1: So that part, how do we teach what's going on 95 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:00,039 Speaker 1: in the meeting? Are we evolving? Are we challenging the 96 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 1: eyes in new ways? So one of the things that 97 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 1: we like to do from a staff standpoint is how 98 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:08,719 Speaker 1: are we constantly involve evolving in the development of the 99 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:11,479 Speaker 1: players in questioning because quite honestly, some of these players 100 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:13,159 Speaker 1: have been here through or four years, they know this 101 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 1: system pretty well. I'm ready for you to teach it. Yeah, 102 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:18,360 Speaker 1: and I'm sure you can relate to that as a quarterback. 103 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 1: All right, Now you teach it, you know where it's 104 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,599 Speaker 1: not rinse and repeat, so to speak. And so that's 105 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 1: the challenge that you go through as a coach then 106 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:28,359 Speaker 1: into the spring and what were the things that you 107 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: challenge the player to improve upon? And did that happen? 108 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:35,239 Speaker 1: Because we have a point of attack tape for every player, 109 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:38,279 Speaker 1: this was the thing that we set our sights on 110 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 1: improving upon. Did that happen? And then as you get 111 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: into training camp and it's you know, let me watch 112 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 1: individual here with this coach, let me go over to 113 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 1: see this one to see how are those players developing, 114 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 1: you know, under a coach's you know, guidance, How does 115 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:54,719 Speaker 1: the team respond, what's the energy look like for them? 116 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 1: How is it game plan? So like, all of these 117 00:05:57,600 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 1: are part of the evaluation, not you know, one moment, 118 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:03,840 Speaker 1: are you seeing that? Are you seeing those guys step 119 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 1: up now that they're heading in the third fourth year, 120 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 1: are becoming those on the field coaches for her that 121 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:13,360 Speaker 1: are thinking like I do, Yeah, and we need to 122 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 1: encourage it even more. Yeah, Because quite honestly, the more 123 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:19,479 Speaker 1: veteran players you have that really have a rock solid 124 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:22,720 Speaker 1: vision of the program the team that helps a lot. 125 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 1: So they don't need to call players on game day. 126 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 1: I'm not suggesting that. What I am suggesting is like, hey, 127 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:30,280 Speaker 1: let me tell you exactly how this should be to 128 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 1: a new player. So it's not just coming from the coach, 129 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:37,480 Speaker 1: but the learning takes place from the coordinators myself, coordinators, 130 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 1: position coaches, and then in the locker room too, to 131 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 1: say this is exactly where I need you here. I 132 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 1: think Matt it's one of the clearest examples of that, 133 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 1: because not only does he have his self squared away, 134 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 1: he'll tell a receiver, especially a young one, to say, no, 135 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:55,239 Speaker 1: I need that stem, let's do it right at seven yards. 136 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 1: And so he's very clear on what that is. And 137 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:02,719 Speaker 1: I said that to Russell Gage earlier. I said to him, 138 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 1: will you be that clear in ten years with a 139 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 1: rookie quarterback that Matt was just with you? And he said, 140 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:14,280 Speaker 1: oh yeah. I said, are you sure you're going to 141 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 1: be thirty two? Yeah, thirty one years old? And here's this, 142 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 1: you know, twenty one year old that is you know, 143 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:24,760 Speaker 1: like something Instagram that's not even like a thing anymore. 144 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 1: Are you going to be willing to say, hey, man, 145 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:28,800 Speaker 1: this is where I'll be in that space, you can 146 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 1: count on me to throw it. And so I tried 147 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 1: to reverse the roles to say, look at the time 148 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 1: invested he made in you, are you willing to do 149 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 1: that every single year to the next teammate who's coming up, 150 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:44,320 Speaker 1: and so I think there was small moments like that 151 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 1: that when you create leadership from within, it kind of 152 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 1: keeps building. And that's why I think this rookie class 153 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 1: has some real leaders in it, and they'll be ready 154 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: to mentor the next group because of the guys that 155 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 1: have helped them through this first year. You're going forward, 156 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 1: you gonna be taking over their duties on the defensive side, 157 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 1: calling the plays, and you're going through the process of 158 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 1: looking for an offensive coordinator. For the fans, kind of 159 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 1: tell them what that process is lack and what you're 160 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: looking for out of the next guy who's going to 161 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 1: come in here and be offensive coordinate, Right, I think 162 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 1: number one, it better start from a like the cultural 163 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 1: fit and say that's a number one, because if that's off, 164 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 1: that'll get down to the coaches, which gets down to 165 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 1: the players. So that's a number one, and then from 166 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:32,080 Speaker 1: there a scheme fit or the ability to adapt within 167 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 1: our scheme. So it's not here's the playbook, just call 168 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 1: it like you see fit, but a real knowledge and 169 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,200 Speaker 1: understanding of how to feature of the players within that 170 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 1: system and then from there how to a lead amongst 171 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:47,679 Speaker 1: the staff, because as a coordinator, it's not just about 172 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 1: one position. It's about managing the staff and it's about 173 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 1: managing the players. So the leadership portion of that role 174 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 1: I didn't have a full appreciation for until I stepped 175 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:00,320 Speaker 1: into the role for the first time. And you're an 176 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: assistant coach, oftentimes that there's a staff meeting, you just 177 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 1: kind of sit down and you're waiting for your instruction, 178 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 1: you know, kind of like going to school kindergarten. Okay, Yeah, 179 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 1: open up your book and turn to page four and 180 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: turn to page four. Okay. And so as the coordinator, 181 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:18,320 Speaker 1: you're responsible for setting the course for everything. What do 182 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:20,079 Speaker 1: we want to research, What do we want to emphasize, 183 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:22,240 Speaker 1: What do we need to work on more to see 184 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:24,199 Speaker 1: if we can improve in this area. What things are 185 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:27,080 Speaker 1: we doing well? How do we emphasize that within the 186 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 1: game plan? What things need extra attention? How do we 187 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: manage that part of the game plan, the installation, and 188 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:36,720 Speaker 1: so how are we using collaboration to if you're going 189 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:39,600 Speaker 1: to work the empty side of the offensive game plan 190 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 1: and you're going to work the blitzide of it, you know, 191 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 1: and how does that collaboration, go together, and if you 192 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:49,160 Speaker 1: can organize guys and empower them in such a way 193 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 1: that they have some really cool roles. That chemistry much 194 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 1: like a team, you feel it. And when the chemistry 195 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 1: is really good on good teams you've been a part of. 196 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:00,719 Speaker 1: I don't know if you can describe, but you can 197 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:04,040 Speaker 1: feel it. It's hard to describe. It's two words that 198 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 1: are often hard to describe. The first one, I'll give 199 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:13,400 Speaker 1: you the second one, So, how do you describe respect? Yeah? 200 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 1: So there was a pause because, like, what's that definition 201 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:18,079 Speaker 1: for you? Right? It's a word that we all know 202 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:21,200 Speaker 1: and we all know what it looks like. And so 203 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,080 Speaker 1: you know, one word we say around here is regard 204 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 1: because respect is how much you regard something. You could 205 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:30,680 Speaker 1: give it high regard and you're definitely treating somebody with 206 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:33,640 Speaker 1: a lot of respect, or you treat something without high 207 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:36,240 Speaker 1: regard and you're not giving it the same respect. So 208 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:39,840 Speaker 1: that's one, and then the second one is intent, what 209 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:42,520 Speaker 1: my plan is? Yeah, And so those two things I 210 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:45,680 Speaker 1: think are a big part of leading because the respect 211 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 1: part of it, to make sure everybody has a really 212 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:51,320 Speaker 1: clear role and knowing that it's we're going to disagree 213 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:54,680 Speaker 1: on things, and how does that it's okay to disagree, 214 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 1: you know, and say, I know you may not have 215 00:10:57,400 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 1: tried this, but we're going to try it, and here's 216 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:00,400 Speaker 1: how we go and I'd like you to figure out 217 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:03,680 Speaker 1: a way to get it done. And so it's never 218 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:05,560 Speaker 1: one that i'd like to hear, well, this is how 219 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:08,240 Speaker 1: we've always done it. You know, like that's not going 220 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:10,320 Speaker 1: to cut it right, right, you know, I've never done that. 221 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 1: You know, like that's when you shut off and you're 222 00:11:12,280 --> 00:11:14,959 Speaker 1: not open to new ideas and being curious about new 223 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:17,040 Speaker 1: ways to do things. I don't think anybody likes to 224 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:19,079 Speaker 1: hear that in any kind of line of work really, 225 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:21,680 Speaker 1: And now we've always done it. Yeah, it's like that's good. 226 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 1: But you know, like we used to walk everywhere we 227 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: were going, you know. So you know, then on the 228 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 1: intent side is from the coordinator role to make sure 229 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 1: that it's very clear what we need to get done 230 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:38,080 Speaker 1: and that part or some important things that you may 231 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 1: not know until you get somebody here to visit with them. 232 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 1: Let's talk about the Uh, the one position I'm really 233 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:47,160 Speaker 1: excited about it is the new DC we got. YEP. 234 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 1: I was looking at that piece I wrote Monday, I 235 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 1: was looking at the legion of Boom rankings d right 236 00:11:57,160 --> 00:11:58,959 Speaker 1: here he was. He was one of the most sought 237 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:03,520 Speaker 1: after coaches coming out. Yeah, because of what he had 238 00:12:03,559 --> 00:12:07,040 Speaker 1: did in Seattle for two years. Was there a category 239 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 1: you guys didn't leave the league? Well, I'm about that. Well, 240 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:13,080 Speaker 1: I can tell you moving forward, there's a lot of ones. 241 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 1: It's pretty good. I love tough ass, hard nosed defensive play, 242 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 1: and I think to be championship caliber teams, you'd better 243 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 1: have an edge to you. And sometimes we may see 244 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 1: five or ten really big hits in a season when 245 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:39,720 Speaker 1: you're really humming, they should be forty or fifty of those. 246 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 1: As a defense, to make sure you're trying to out 247 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:45,760 Speaker 1: hit in every way. The best defenses I've been a 248 00:12:45,760 --> 00:12:49,720 Speaker 1: part of had a good ball hawking mindset and that 249 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:51,560 Speaker 1: part of the game. If you can do that and 250 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:54,760 Speaker 1: eliminate explosive plays, you've got a really good chance to 251 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 1: do well. The defense I didn't like to play against 252 00:12:57,040 --> 00:13:00,120 Speaker 1: are not the ones I like to play against. And 253 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 1: so after the same chemistry that you know you need 254 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:07,720 Speaker 1: on offense, you know you've been on part of good 255 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 1: collaborative and you're working together and in sync. The same 256 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 1: thing happens defensively. It's the communication that has to take place, 257 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 1: it's the physicality that has to take place, it's the 258 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:22,680 Speaker 1: accountability that has to take place. And so, by no 259 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 1: stretch of any defense I've been a part of, was 260 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:28,959 Speaker 1: it at one man show or one man operation? Players, coaches, 261 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:32,800 Speaker 1: When you play a team game, you're judged by how 262 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 1: many good teams you've been a part of. And I'll 263 00:13:35,559 --> 00:13:38,439 Speaker 1: never forget Bill Russell saying that, and I think it's 264 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:41,960 Speaker 1: as true as you could ever imagine. Because playing good defense, 265 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:44,439 Speaker 1: it's also the offense has to play well. They've got 266 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:46,280 Speaker 1: to take care of the ball. They've got to have 267 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 1: a low turnover margin, because say you turn it over 268 00:13:49,640 --> 00:13:53,200 Speaker 1: fifteen or twenty or twenty times in a year, those 269 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 1: are fifteen or twenty more possessions. And let alone, if 270 00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 1: one of those turnovers turn into a score, you know, 271 00:13:59,679 --> 00:14:03,160 Speaker 1: that's that adds to the defensive scoring, you know, percentage. 272 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 1: So like it's so hand in hand. The best teams 273 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:12,280 Speaker 1: I've been a part of head good offenses, defenses, good 274 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 1: special teams, because if you get out of whack one 275 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:18,400 Speaker 1: way or another, it gets very difficult to do and 276 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:23,880 Speaker 1: you better be like lights out unbelievable to be so 277 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 1: to be really good and just be really good on 278 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 1: one side, And in your press conference use the words 279 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:35,560 Speaker 1: consistency and vision. And you look back on this last 280 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 1: season and you saw a lot of guys step up. 281 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:39,880 Speaker 1: You saw a lot of guys step into some roles 282 00:14:39,920 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 1: that probably we're gonna be the roles that intended coming 283 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:45,160 Speaker 1: into the season. But how excited are you to have 284 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:47,760 Speaker 1: those guys like Akzy, like a four yeer, step into 285 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 1: some big time roles Edo play some big time roles 286 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 1: for you know one coming into the next season. We 287 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 1: can depend on those guys. Yes, And so is there 288 00:14:56,960 --> 00:14:59,160 Speaker 1: some on the job training? You bet. You know what 289 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 1: job any of us have that we didn't learn, especially 290 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:04,520 Speaker 1: in the first year. Yet Yeah, we're still learning, right, 291 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:07,440 Speaker 1: but you gain like in that first year of it, 292 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 1: you grow a lot. And that is the case with Edo, 293 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 1: with Calvin, with Russell, Gage, with Foyer, who have extended 294 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 1: playing time as a first or second year player. And 295 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 1: so when you do that and you come through, it's 296 00:15:23,640 --> 00:15:27,440 Speaker 1: a powerful feeling because not just the coaches know it, yeah, 297 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:31,280 Speaker 1: more importantly, the players know it and shaking the test 298 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:36,080 Speaker 1: no one has better insight than the players. They know 299 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:39,200 Speaker 1: who can play, and if you try to be as 300 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:43,080 Speaker 1: the players, and they see right through it, and so 301 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 1: you better make sure you recognize who is those guys 302 00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:49,480 Speaker 1: who can play. And it's a great feeling knowing that 303 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:51,200 Speaker 1: there's some young guys that are up and coming that 304 00:15:51,240 --> 00:15:54,520 Speaker 1: are making their way and I think they're gonna take 305 00:15:54,640 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 1: big jumps moving forward. So I went back to your 306 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 1: introductory press conference here when I was just looking back, 307 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:07,360 Speaker 1: and the words you used a lot were fast, physical, 308 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:11,960 Speaker 1: and attack. Um, And you're talking about some of the 309 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:14,200 Speaker 1: elements you want this this defense now to have, in 310 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 1: this offense to have. How do you feel like that 311 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:21,080 Speaker 1: you're close, you feel like that you're you're you're seeing 312 00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 1: those things and not today, I'm not, um, but we will. Yeah. 313 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:30,120 Speaker 1: And the fast part I felt, you know, the effort 314 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:33,800 Speaker 1: of the defense. But there was a number of markers 315 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 1: that we missed on in this in this season. So 316 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 1: we've got a gap to fill for sure. It's going 317 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:39,880 Speaker 1: to take a hell of a lot of work to 318 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:43,440 Speaker 1: get there. But with the men that are here, I 319 00:16:43,560 --> 00:16:46,920 Speaker 1: have a very good sense that that kind of physicality 320 00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 1: and technique and effort and strain and ball hawking will 321 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:55,960 Speaker 1: take place. And I'm very excited because I know the 322 00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:59,560 Speaker 1: roles that some of these men already have and I'm 323 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 1: excited to see where we can take it. Coach, I 324 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:06,400 Speaker 1: look forward you for you to come back, and our 325 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:10,840 Speaker 1: next conversation is about how you've closed that gap? Yeah, 326 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:15,679 Speaker 1: or feel like that, Hey, yeah, we're almost there, We're right, 327 00:17:15,720 --> 00:17:17,600 Speaker 1: We're right there. I think I got the pieces or 328 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 1: I think the easy thing would be to just blame 329 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:24,040 Speaker 1: something on injuries. Yeah, and on every team. Teams have injuries, 330 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 1: and it's a real factor, especially when some of those 331 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:32,840 Speaker 1: injuries happen to positions that have leading voices and leading influence. 332 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:37,120 Speaker 1: On offense, that might be at quarterback, it might be hell, 333 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:39,800 Speaker 1: it might be at center, you don't know that. On defense, 334 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:42,439 Speaker 1: it might be at safety, at corn, whatever it is. 335 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 1: But it's our job to feature the guys and the 336 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:47,000 Speaker 1: best places that they're able to do their thing. And 337 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:50,320 Speaker 1: some of these men that are coming back, I have 338 00:17:50,359 --> 00:17:54,320 Speaker 1: a good sense about what they will do within the system, 339 00:17:54,320 --> 00:17:56,680 Speaker 1: and there'll definitely be some changes of how we do things, 340 00:17:57,000 --> 00:18:00,240 Speaker 1: and I think you're always doing that to evolve, But 341 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:02,280 Speaker 1: I'm very much looking forward to I love this team. 342 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:05,200 Speaker 1: I love what they stand for. There's a group of fighters, 343 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:08,720 Speaker 1: and if you have that mindset and that attitude, generally 344 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:10,920 Speaker 1: good things happen. Coach when I see in the morning, 345 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:13,080 Speaker 1: So you get here like six twenty six to fifteen, 346 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:15,639 Speaker 1: you're like the first car in and I'm like the 347 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:18,960 Speaker 1: second car in. Or sometimes I beat you. We passed, 348 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:21,560 Speaker 1: we passed. Sometimes yeah, no, no doubt. And the one 349 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:23,280 Speaker 1: thing you always say to me which kind of fires 350 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:26,080 Speaker 1: me up is you always say, beakyadar rock. Yeah, Coach, 351 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:28,359 Speaker 1: your radar rock one hundred percent I am. And the 352 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:33,440 Speaker 1: energy that comes from the challenges, like, there's nothing like it. 353 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:37,440 Speaker 1: And so that's the responsibility to Arthur, to the organization, 354 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:40,000 Speaker 1: to the team, to the locker room, and that's what 355 00:18:40,240 --> 00:18:42,959 Speaker 1: drives you to see, can you do it better than 356 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 1: it's ever been done? That's a that's a that's a cool, 357 00:18:46,119 --> 00:18:49,440 Speaker 1: kick ass challenge. So that's what drives you. Before we 358 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:51,840 Speaker 1: let's get out of here. I know the fans would 359 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:55,399 Speaker 1: love to ask this question leading into the draft. You 360 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:56,960 Speaker 1: know a lot of stuff coming up. Free am you 361 00:18:57,000 --> 00:18:59,240 Speaker 1: see all that kind of stuff. Where's the focal point 362 00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:01,679 Speaker 1: for you? Go forward with this team and where you 363 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:04,479 Speaker 1: guys want to go as far as personnel, as far 364 00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:06,400 Speaker 1: as what do you want to look like going into 365 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:09,680 Speaker 1: all those different you know, stages of the offseason. What's 366 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:12,480 Speaker 1: the focal point for coach Dan Coin. Well, I'll leave 367 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:14,080 Speaker 1: it at this, and it could probably apply to a 368 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:16,879 Speaker 1: couple of positions. But uh, for the fans, let's make 369 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:21,280 Speaker 1: sure we get nastier. Yeah, it might be big and nasty, 370 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:25,159 Speaker 1: it might be fast and masting. We getting nasty, but 371 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:28,720 Speaker 1: let's make sure there's no doubt about that. But honestly, 372 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:32,639 Speaker 1: it's a good question. And uh, we definitely always want 373 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:34,600 Speaker 1: to be able to impose your will and you better 374 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:36,960 Speaker 1: have people that know how to do that and like 375 00:19:37,119 --> 00:19:40,640 Speaker 1: doing that, And that'll be a big focal point when 376 00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:44,119 Speaker 1: you calm coach dogs, dogs, Yes, you need more dogs. 377 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:46,000 Speaker 1: You got you always have some dogs. You can't have 378 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:48,800 Speaker 1: some dogs not bulldogs. You got to have bull dolls. 379 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:54,479 Speaker 1: Mountaineers to dogs. Yeah, it don't even matter. You can 380 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:59,520 Speaker 1: be from anywhere, be always trying to get us, don't mountaineers. 381 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:02,360 Speaker 1: It don't matter where you come from. It don't matter 382 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:06,360 Speaker 1: how you want to get after it. And the nice 383 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:07,879 Speaker 1: part about this team and you guys know this from 384 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:12,800 Speaker 1: covering the team. There's some excellent competitive warrior mindset guys 385 00:20:13,720 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 1: Ones I listed earlier and they've mentored some coming up now. 386 00:20:17,680 --> 00:20:20,879 Speaker 1: Julio Jones is a warrior in every sense of it. 387 00:20:20,920 --> 00:20:22,800 Speaker 1: The way he competes, the way he fights, the way 388 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:27,000 Speaker 1: he battles, and those things don't go unnoticed by teammates. 389 00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 1: And so when your best players model that, it's pretty 390 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:34,480 Speaker 1: hard not to keep up because you would stick out 391 00:20:34,520 --> 00:20:37,359 Speaker 1: like a sore thumb, and he would say, man, that's 392 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:39,879 Speaker 1: not the standard. And if you can't keep up to that, 393 00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:43,359 Speaker 1: not from a talent standpoint, toughness and the finishing and 394 00:20:43,359 --> 00:20:47,360 Speaker 1: the physicality, then you know, it doesn't mean you can't play. 395 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:49,480 Speaker 1: It just means it's not the right fit. Yeah. I 396 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:52,360 Speaker 1: try to tell people all the time. It's hard to imagine, 397 00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:53,960 Speaker 1: Like towards the end of the year, you got in 398 00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 1: that three game win street, what people are saying, Okay, well, 399 00:20:57,040 --> 00:20:58,760 Speaker 1: why is Matt playing? Why is Julie up? And I 400 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:01,920 Speaker 1: hid it taking those guys off the field, no chance. 401 00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:05,200 Speaker 1: Try to imagine those guys not giving everything they happen. 402 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:07,400 Speaker 1: You can see it throughout the entire year. Those guys 403 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:09,760 Speaker 1: give everything they have, right, so the other guys they 404 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:11,520 Speaker 1: have to get a on. Like the lessons that you 405 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:14,239 Speaker 1: can learn from that are unbelievable. If I could tell 406 00:21:14,280 --> 00:21:16,520 Speaker 1: you how pissed Matt was that we fumbled the ball 407 00:21:16,560 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 1: in a four minute at Carolina, it was important for 408 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:24,440 Speaker 1: the player Brian who fumbled, to feel it from Matt 409 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:29,479 Speaker 1: to know how damn important the game is, the ball is, 410 00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:33,160 Speaker 1: the moment is, and he may not have the same 411 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:36,280 Speaker 1: regard had it not been for that lesson that didn't 412 00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:38,199 Speaker 1: have to come from me. I didn't have to go 413 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:41,520 Speaker 1: over him and get on him. Already, a leader on 414 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 1: the team just did years keeping accountable. And if the 415 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:48,040 Speaker 1: leader of the teams do, then now I know we're 416 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:52,120 Speaker 1: in the right space because that is way more impactful. 417 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 1: All right, coach, Hey, alright, thanks, here's to a nasty nineteen. 418 00:21:56,040 --> 00:22:00,680 Speaker 1: You got that, so the ratings should be really high. 419 00:22:00,760 --> 00:22:03,840 Speaker 1: This will be our highest rated podcast. I'm gonna call 420 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:05,719 Speaker 1: it now. I'll definitely call my family and tell him, 421 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:10,359 Speaker 1: all right, thanks thanks for joining us, coach. Thank falcon 422 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:14,240 Speaker 1: Zabo podcast. We'll be right back. We are back DJ 423 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:17,480 Speaker 1: with salcon Zavo podcast presented by AT and t I 424 00:22:17,560 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 1: Matt speak DJ Shockley, UM, that was pretty cool. We 425 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:24,840 Speaker 1: just had Falcons coach Dan Quinn here. He talked about 426 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:28,119 Speaker 1: a number of things, the OC, the DC, the biggest needs. 427 00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:31,560 Speaker 1: There's a lot to unpack there. I know we just 428 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:34,800 Speaker 1: want to put a bow on this and not go 429 00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:36,880 Speaker 1: too far down the line here, But what were your 430 00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:39,760 Speaker 1: initial thoughts. The one thing that struck me was the 431 00:22:39,760 --> 00:22:42,160 Speaker 1: thing that excited me the most was when when coach 432 00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 1: Quinn said, the number one thing I want this team 433 00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:51,879 Speaker 1: to be to to embody is nastiest. That's got to 434 00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:54,680 Speaker 1: prick up any Falcons fans ears. And that's one of 435 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:57,400 Speaker 1: the things that when you watched the team, you want 436 00:22:57,400 --> 00:22:59,240 Speaker 1: to see more of that. You want to see, yes, 437 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:01,399 Speaker 1: that on both sides of the ball. How many times 438 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:04,719 Speaker 1: we talk about it's a line of scrimmage game attitude, 439 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:08,080 Speaker 1: and he it's continually talking about we have to be 440 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:11,480 Speaker 1: more nasty at the line of scrimmage, and I think 441 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:14,160 Speaker 1: going forward, those are the type of guys he's looking 442 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:16,880 Speaker 1: for and he's expecting that out of his team. And 443 00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:20,639 Speaker 1: it was good to hear clearly when we asked him 444 00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:23,639 Speaker 1: that he already knew exactly what he wanted for this, 445 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:27,199 Speaker 1: I say, he doesn't have a clear vision. He has 446 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:29,960 Speaker 1: a clear vision of what this team and what he 447 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:33,440 Speaker 1: wants his guys to look like. Yeah. The other thing 448 00:23:33,800 --> 00:23:36,240 Speaker 1: that stood out to me was, you know, you know 449 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:39,679 Speaker 1: he he we saw the not that he hides it, 450 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:41,600 Speaker 1: but we saw the human side of dan Quinn there. 451 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:45,120 Speaker 1: He he talked about how tough it is to make 452 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:49,520 Speaker 1: those decisions, and you know that can't be easy. You know, 453 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:51,920 Speaker 1: he has to take the injuries. But I thought it's 454 00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:54,800 Speaker 1: kind of fascinating when he when you were talking about 455 00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:58,280 Speaker 1: that process and he was talking about, hey, you know 456 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:02,240 Speaker 1: you take mental notes in August, in September, in December. 457 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:06,680 Speaker 1: It's not just kind of this knee jerk reaction. This 458 00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:09,960 Speaker 1: is something that has been, there been, and maybe he 459 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:11,800 Speaker 1: looks for things and there it is again, There it 460 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:13,480 Speaker 1: is again, there it is again. I think that's a 461 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:16,280 Speaker 1: good thing for fans to look at. Two is people 462 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:18,320 Speaker 1: look at it like, Okay, the season's older than the 463 00:24:18,359 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 1: next day he makes this big decision. No, he's been 464 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:24,520 Speaker 1: doing this since day on a training camp, since you know, 465 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:27,520 Speaker 1: the middle of the year. He's always evalueing his team, 466 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 1: he's always evaluating coaches. He said, I remember when he 467 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:35,280 Speaker 1: first came on, he said, we evaluate everybody, training staff, 468 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:38,480 Speaker 1: we evaluate Scalimani, and that's what you gotta have from 469 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:41,119 Speaker 1: your head coach who has a big view of what 470 00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:42,760 Speaker 1: this team should look like. It's a great point. I 471 00:24:42,800 --> 00:24:45,520 Speaker 1: was talking to Falcon's president, Rich McKay the other day. 472 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:49,159 Speaker 1: It was Monday afternoon and we were actually having lunch, 473 00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:53,760 Speaker 1: and he said, you know, you talk about attitude and everybody. 474 00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:57,160 Speaker 1: We were talking about an equipment guy and how much 475 00:24:57,280 --> 00:25:00,480 Speaker 1: energy this guy brought, and how important it is for 476 00:25:00,560 --> 00:25:04,520 Speaker 1: the equipment guys to bring energy because they are with 477 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:09,040 Speaker 1: the players. Talk about it and after a tough loss, 478 00:25:09,119 --> 00:25:16,399 Speaker 1: say players need juice, players need energy, And presidents and 479 00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:20,159 Speaker 1: gms and coaches are paying attention to body language and 480 00:25:20,680 --> 00:25:23,960 Speaker 1: energy of everybody. I was just kind of like, they 481 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:27,119 Speaker 1: don't miss anything, and yes, that stuff is important. You 482 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:29,720 Speaker 1: say it, but then when you hear the presidents say that, 483 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:34,199 Speaker 1: you go, oh, okay, yeah, that's a big deal. The 484 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:37,360 Speaker 1: little detail I mean you never realized, like, look at 485 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:41,080 Speaker 1: during warmups, how many guys are excited, Guys are doubled around. 486 00:25:41,119 --> 00:25:44,000 Speaker 1: It's not usually always on the coaches, it's training staff, 487 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:47,240 Speaker 1: it's guys who work with these guys every single day. 488 00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:50,000 Speaker 1: You see them all the time. Those are big deals 489 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:54,320 Speaker 1: for the coaches because sometimes they're so focused on Okay, 490 00:25:54,359 --> 00:25:56,040 Speaker 1: let's make sure we got the right play call, let's 491 00:25:56,040 --> 00:25:58,520 Speaker 1: make sure we got everybody focus, not worrying about Okay, 492 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:00,520 Speaker 1: we gotta make sure we bring in the juice. Yeah, 493 00:26:00,600 --> 00:26:02,959 Speaker 1: and that comes each and every week. But I think 494 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:06,000 Speaker 1: another thing that was very I thought, kind of eye 495 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:09,240 Speaker 1: opening for me was how he talked about the guys 496 00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:12,600 Speaker 1: who we thought were maybe depth guys getting major roles 497 00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:15,760 Speaker 1: this year and having to use those guys in the 498 00:26:15,840 --> 00:26:18,480 Speaker 1: upcoming future and how they're going to play into how 499 00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:20,800 Speaker 1: they go about free agency and draft because that's a 500 00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:23,800 Speaker 1: big part of them. Yeah, so they have some decisions 501 00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:26,400 Speaker 1: to make with their own unrestricted free agents. They've got 502 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:29,920 Speaker 1: nineteen UFAs, plus two other guys that are they've got 503 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:32,280 Speaker 1: some other title, but they're free agents too, and then 504 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:35,200 Speaker 1: they've got X amount of dollars in the salary cap 505 00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:39,040 Speaker 1: they Thomas de Mitroff General manager Thomas de Mtroff mentioned 506 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:42,639 Speaker 1: in the press conference earlier this morning that you know 507 00:26:42,800 --> 00:26:46,680 Speaker 1: they still plan to readdress wide receiver Julio Jones is 508 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:50,760 Speaker 1: deal and Grady Jarrett, they may have to restructure some 509 00:26:50,840 --> 00:26:54,960 Speaker 1: guys and in DC Houset and they're like, Okay, once 510 00:26:55,040 --> 00:26:58,359 Speaker 1: that's all figured out, they go into free agency. What 511 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:00,480 Speaker 1: they do, you know, what they can for there. Then 512 00:27:00,520 --> 00:27:04,000 Speaker 1: they go to the draft. But it's pretty clear whatever 513 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:07,280 Speaker 1: editions they bring in are going to have to fit 514 00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:09,520 Speaker 1: that criteria. And he laid it out pretty nicely as 515 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:12,359 Speaker 1: far as with the coach, with the coaches, but also 516 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:14,440 Speaker 1: just the kind of player he The crazy thing is 517 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 1: people look at it like, Okay, this is the off season, 518 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:19,359 Speaker 1: time for the coaches to you know, maybe go on 519 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:23,400 Speaker 1: vacation times to meet off and then Quinn both mentioned 520 00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:26,520 Speaker 1: we've already had our first draft meeting. Yeah, they're already 521 00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:29,240 Speaker 1: locked in on what's gonna make this team better already 522 00:27:29,320 --> 00:27:32,639 Speaker 1: and their focus on it going forward. And I like 523 00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:34,800 Speaker 1: the process he's going through of trying to find an 524 00:27:34,840 --> 00:27:37,600 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator that fits what they want to do but 525 00:27:37,760 --> 00:27:41,240 Speaker 1: also has the mindset of the quarterback in mind. Yeah, 526 00:27:41,359 --> 00:27:43,960 Speaker 1: so that's a big deal. It sounds like whoever they 527 00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:47,080 Speaker 1: end up bringing in is going to be something runs 528 00:27:47,119 --> 00:27:50,639 Speaker 1: something or is very very familiar with something that you know, 529 00:27:50,720 --> 00:27:54,800 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan and Ulia Jones are comfortable in or are 530 00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:58,359 Speaker 1: all are already running? Absolutely, that's a tongue twister that 531 00:27:58,359 --> 00:28:03,080 Speaker 1: that's important. It's importer man. Any other thoughts about DQ 532 00:28:03,560 --> 00:28:07,520 Speaker 1: here today and then the pressor anything to stick out 533 00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:09,920 Speaker 1: stick out to you. You know what. I just love 534 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:13,960 Speaker 1: the the we talked about it, you know, in our lives, 535 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:16,159 Speaker 1: you know, sit down with him when he talked about consistency, 536 00:28:16,320 --> 00:28:19,360 Speaker 1: talking about having a vision, talked about having the way 537 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:22,320 Speaker 1: far where when we go out and we draft, or 538 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:24,640 Speaker 1: we go into free agency, or we evaluate our players, 539 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:28,640 Speaker 1: they have to fit what the brotherhood is all about. 540 00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:31,680 Speaker 1: Because sometimes Thomas Mitchell talked about maybe this guy is 541 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:34,560 Speaker 1: ultra talented, and you know, fans always say, why don't 542 00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:37,040 Speaker 1: we bring this guy in? Well, yeah, he can be talented, 543 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:39,680 Speaker 1: but he may not fit the culture of what we 544 00:28:39,720 --> 00:28:42,280 Speaker 1: have here. And he said, sometimes we take a less 545 00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:44,600 Speaker 1: talented player, but who can do X, Y and Z 546 00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:47,800 Speaker 1: better than that talented guy? It fits into our cultures, 547 00:28:47,840 --> 00:28:49,560 Speaker 1: makes him fit into our team. So I thought that 548 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:52,480 Speaker 1: was something that was kind of eye opening for fans 549 00:28:52,520 --> 00:28:54,720 Speaker 1: to really think about it is okay, yeah, sometimes we 550 00:28:54,760 --> 00:28:57,280 Speaker 1: always think about this guy is sitting on the street, 551 00:28:57,360 --> 00:28:59,440 Speaker 1: or this guy. Can we can go trade for him, 552 00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:02,360 Speaker 1: but maybe he doesn't fit this culture. And I thought 553 00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:04,520 Speaker 1: that was big too. That reminds me of a conversation 554 00:29:04,560 --> 00:29:06,560 Speaker 1: I had with Thomas once and some of the scouts. 555 00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:10,960 Speaker 1: Right now is mock draft season, right all the mock 556 00:29:11,080 --> 00:29:13,400 Speaker 1: drafts are out and the Falcons are going to right now, 557 00:29:13,560 --> 00:29:16,680 Speaker 1: which was interesting. Thomas said, well, we're currently fourteen. I 558 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:22,440 Speaker 1: was like, yeah, yeah. But one thing that he said 559 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:25,160 Speaker 1: and the scouts said to me when I was doing 560 00:29:25,160 --> 00:29:29,640 Speaker 1: some profiles last year was a lot of the fans 561 00:29:29,640 --> 00:29:31,960 Speaker 1: will see this top rated. Say you're looking at the 562 00:29:32,040 --> 00:29:35,440 Speaker 1: Falcons's biggest needs defensive tackle and the top rated defensive 563 00:29:35,480 --> 00:29:38,920 Speaker 1: tackles right there, and the Falcons going in a different direction, 564 00:29:39,080 --> 00:29:41,560 Speaker 1: and the fans are like, what are they doing? But 565 00:29:41,640 --> 00:29:44,480 Speaker 1: Thomas recognizes and so did the scouts. Yes, this guy 566 00:29:44,640 --> 00:29:46,880 Speaker 1: is a first round talent, and yes he is a 567 00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:50,560 Speaker 1: very good football player, but he does not fit into 568 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:54,720 Speaker 1: our scheme definitely our culture. They talked about football IQ, 569 00:29:54,920 --> 00:30:00,040 Speaker 1: they talked about all these different factors, right, and so 570 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:02,200 Speaker 1: that's why they make the decisions they make it. It's 571 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:05,600 Speaker 1: always fascinating to hear them talk about that process. Even 572 00:30:05,960 --> 00:30:08,840 Speaker 1: when he talked about Calvin Ridley. He said, last year 573 00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:12,400 Speaker 1: when we drafted Calval Riley, everybody was like, we don't 574 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:15,160 Speaker 1: need that, we don't need a receiver, we don't need this, right, 575 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:18,480 Speaker 1: And then he said, and it's the fresh carvers. He said, 576 00:30:19,080 --> 00:30:21,680 Speaker 1: now can you see why we drafted So he hears it, 577 00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:24,200 Speaker 1: but he wants you guys to see it, and he said, 578 00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:26,320 Speaker 1: now you can see why we drafted Calval Riley for 579 00:30:26,520 --> 00:30:28,360 Speaker 1: what we do. He fits what we do and has 580 00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:30,520 Speaker 1: made us better. Yeah, they stay true to their board 581 00:30:30,560 --> 00:30:33,720 Speaker 1: and their draft board. And it's hard to argue when 582 00:30:33,760 --> 00:30:36,640 Speaker 1: you look at like this last class, it's hard to 583 00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:41,120 Speaker 1: argue or the last few classes with their board. I 584 00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:43,840 Speaker 1: mean they've they have found some gems and just get 585 00:30:43,840 --> 00:30:46,680 Speaker 1: the contribution from this year. Look at that rookie class. 586 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:49,720 Speaker 1: At some point in time we were talking about them 587 00:30:49,760 --> 00:30:52,360 Speaker 1: in a game, about something they did, even Russell Gage, 588 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:54,800 Speaker 1: even Russell Gage, I mean, everybody has made some type 589 00:30:54,840 --> 00:30:57,880 Speaker 1: of contribution this year. Well, it was really cool having DQ, 590 00:30:59,360 --> 00:31:03,120 Speaker 1: and I always you know, next time to get TD 591 00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:05,320 Speaker 1: in here too, maybe, yeah, that would be cool. He's actually, 592 00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:08,959 Speaker 1: fans don't realize when you're walking around the halls here 593 00:31:09,040 --> 00:31:12,680 Speaker 1: flowery branch and you know this, that's the DQ. That's 594 00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:16,840 Speaker 1: that's you know, they didn't hear TD, but they're pretty 595 00:31:16,840 --> 00:31:19,640 Speaker 1: cool guys. And and what you saw here on the 596 00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:23,920 Speaker 1: set here, that's that's how we see DQ. And uh, man, 597 00:31:23,960 --> 00:31:26,600 Speaker 1: I'm rooting for him and uh and I hope that 598 00:31:26,920 --> 00:31:29,480 Speaker 1: he finds some nasty players. Man, nasty baby, let's go 599 00:31:29,520 --> 00:31:32,280 Speaker 1: getting nasty. I'm all with hey, Happy New Year team, 600 00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:36,160 Speaker 1: I appreciate it. And uh, that's gonna wrap it up. 601 00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:39,520 Speaker 1: Uh well that's actually our first twenty nineteen, but it's 602 00:31:39,520 --> 00:31:44,000 Speaker 1: gonna wrap it up. Today tops off a podcast, Um peace, 603 00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:45,040 Speaker 1: thanks for listening.