1 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:09,800 Speaker 1: What's up, everybody, and welcome to another edition of the 2 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: Falcons Final Whistle Podcast. I'm Scott Bear alongside Chris Room 3 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:17,119 Speaker 1: and Tory mclaney. We are checking in with you from Charlotte, 4 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: North Carolina Bank of America Stadium. After the Falcons came 5 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:25,439 Speaker 1: away victorious with a twenty nine to twenty one result 6 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 1: that was essential, absolutely vital, maybe even must win, I 7 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 1: don't know, but it was key to the Falcons staying 8 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: relevant as we move forward through the final stretch of 9 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:40,159 Speaker 1: this twenty twenty one season. Tory mclaney, what was your 10 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 1: biggest takeaway from what we saw here in Charlotte. I 11 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:46,880 Speaker 1: think my biggest takeaway it was actually really interesting because 12 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: it was the exact It's the same takeaway that I 13 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 1: had against when the Falcons lost it Tampa last week. 14 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 1: It's all about the Lana scrimmage, and last week the 15 00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: takeaway was that it wasn't good, and this week takeaway 16 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 1: is that it was much improved, which I think is 17 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 1: kind of funny, like the juxtaposition of what it was 18 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 1: last week to this week. And I will say I 19 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:10,960 Speaker 1: thought one of the best quotes of the postgame press 20 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 1: conferences with Arthur Smith was when he said that he 21 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: thought that there was a physicality that the line of 22 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 1: scrimmage played with. And I think you could see that 23 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: on both the offensive and defensive lines. The offensive line, 24 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: the way that they made holes to run the ball, 25 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 1: the defensive line, the way they affected the quarterback. Even 26 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: though there wasn't there was only one sack, they're still 27 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: getting Cam Newton and p J. Walker just uncomfortable in 28 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: the pocket. And that's a step in the right direction. Yeah. 29 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: I thought you asked a great question of Arthur Smith 30 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 1: in the press conferences, how can you see the better 31 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 1: play along the lines of scrimmage? And he said, because 32 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 1: we're moving the line of scrimmage. Yeah, he pensively backwards, 33 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: offensively forwards. That's really positive sign. It's basic, but it 34 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 1: makes tons of sense. Yeah, he literally said it moved 35 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 1: talking about it. But it's perfectly said. There are so 36 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: many times I think people trying to overcomplicate football, and 37 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 1: sometimes it's as simple as just moving the line of scrimmage. Yeah. Absolutely, 38 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 1: And before we get to christ Rooms takeaway, let's just 39 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 1: break down how this thing works five minutes on four 40 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: different topics, where we are going to go over how 41 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:20,119 Speaker 1: well this uh, how much better this defensive line, and 42 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 1: I'm sorry this defense played the fact that they took it. Personally, 43 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 1: we're going to talk about the run game, We're going 44 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 1: to talk about our players of the game, and as always, 45 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 1: we're going to look forward and see what this game 46 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 1: means and for the Falcons over the course of the 47 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 1: final couple of games. Chris Ram looking back at this game, 48 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 1: what was your What was something that stood out to you? 49 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: The same thing as last week for me in terms 50 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:45,959 Speaker 1: and I think it's been the same thing offseason, just consistency. 51 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 1: And I think after the game, for me, it was 52 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: kind of noticeable to see the difference in the way 53 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 1: the veterans talked and the way that kind of the 54 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: younger guys talk after the win. Grady and Matt were 55 00:02:56,639 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 1: kind of like, that was all right, we won. It 56 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:03,920 Speaker 1: was cool, but that was it wasn't what it should 57 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 1: have been. I thought they dominated the first half, then 58 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 1: the second half the Panthers looked like they were on 59 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: their way to they had the momentum, and then Cam 60 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 1: trips on the center's foot and the game goes in 61 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: their direction. So I think, again, four quarters of consistent 62 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 1: football is something that Matt Ryan admitted they're still chasing 63 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: something that's hard to do, but again, consistency. But like 64 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: he said also in his press conference, who cares? Yeah? 65 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: They won? Yeah soon, So it doesn't matter that right, 66 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 1: And I also think that people need to understand that 67 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: there is a difference between perfection, completion, and consistency. Yeah, 68 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 1: those three words are all different and they all mean 69 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 1: very different things. For this Falcons team in twenty twenty one. 70 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: Breaking it down, I mean, let's put that on the quote. 71 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: Line it up and it's very accurate, and we're gonna 72 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 1: get into all this. We're gonna break things down, um 73 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: for this Falcons team and what we saw against Carolina. 74 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 1: But before we do all that, I had a big 75 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:03,520 Speaker 1: thank you to our sponsor, Microsoft. Windows eleven, the official 76 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: operating system of the NFL and the Atlanta Falcons. The 77 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 1: all new Windows eleven is here to bring you closer 78 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 1: to what you love. Like this Falcon's Final Whistle podcast. 79 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 1: Learn all about the awesome new features of Windows eleven 80 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:20,559 Speaker 1: at Windows dot com. We're starting quarter number one talking 81 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:24,280 Speaker 1: about defense, the Atlanta Falcons defense, which the last time 82 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:27,479 Speaker 1: they played Carolina they gave up more than two hundred 83 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:31,159 Speaker 1: yards rushing on I think forty seven carries. Yeah, that's 84 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 1: a lot. It's it wasn't a high per carry average necessarily, 85 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 1: but anytime that a team runs two hundred on you, yeah, 86 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: that ain't good. Michael Walker said, he took it personally. 87 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:45,800 Speaker 1: He said, the defense. The defense took it personally, thank you. 88 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 1: And I think that that's key that they were able 89 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 1: to cut that rushing total in half against this team 90 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: and that was vital to what we saw with the 91 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:58,159 Speaker 1: end result. Yeah, it's funny because you think back to 92 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:00,279 Speaker 1: what Dan Peas was saying during the week when he 93 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:04,719 Speaker 1: was talking about playing a team twice, and he said, 94 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 1: you know, I've been in this business long enough to 95 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:11,159 Speaker 1: know that when a team does something really well the 96 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: first time you play them, they're gonna, of course go 97 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 1: back to it to see if you fixed it. Yeah, 98 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:17,880 Speaker 1: and that was the quote, to see if you fixed it. 99 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: And the Falcons, I think looking at this coming in, 100 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:23,839 Speaker 1: they knew that Carolina was going to want to establish 101 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: the run early. And the fact that they were able 102 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 1: to cut the production in half go from two hundred 103 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:34,160 Speaker 1: and three rushing yards to giving up ninety one this week, 104 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:38,599 Speaker 1: I think that's a really stark difference in contrast. Yeah, 105 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 1: And I think all week the Falcons defensive players didn't 106 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 1: shy away from admitting that that this was something that 107 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 1: was harped on all week, that PAS got after them 108 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:51,840 Speaker 1: about giving up the rushing yards. And I don't think, 109 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 1: I don't think that emphasis was so much on they 110 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:56,680 Speaker 1: gave up two hundred three rushing yards because I don't, 111 00:05:56,720 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 1: like Dean has said before that he doesn't care about 112 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:01,599 Speaker 1: the yards, about the points. And they also had forty 113 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 1: seven carries, So if you run the ball at fifty times, 114 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: you know, if you get two hundred, okay, But I 115 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 1: think what the big what the big deal was? Sam 116 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:14,039 Speaker 1: Darnold had sixty six yards eight carries, one that came 117 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 1: on a second and four he ran for twenty yards, 118 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 1: and one that came on like a third and nine 119 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter that sealed the game, where he 120 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 1: scrambled for eleven yards. Those were two plays that we 121 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:26,040 Speaker 1: learned from this week. Players told us those were two 122 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:27,920 Speaker 1: plays that he pulled up in the film room and said, 123 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 1: this cannot happen. And then Sam Darnold's on ir and 124 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:33,720 Speaker 1: you have one of the best Russian quarterbacks, you know, 125 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 1: the most physical. Yeah, one of the most physical runners 126 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 1: ever at the quarterback position. So now you know, you 127 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 1: got to buckle up and it's really a challenge to 128 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 1: see and they stepped up today and we saw that. 129 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:45,719 Speaker 1: And I think that was a big difference here in 130 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 1: terms of how they how they managed that. Yeah, Carolina 131 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 1: had some sloppy play over the course of this game. 132 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:54,480 Speaker 1: Dot dot dot, but the Falcons took advantage of it 133 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:58,160 Speaker 1: that they got takeaways, They they they recovered fumbles. They 134 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:00,800 Speaker 1: were able to turn some of those opportunities these into 135 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 1: points and those are real positives. Obviously, Michael Walker was 136 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:11,320 Speaker 1: the highlight. The guy had quite a week, shall we say, Yeah, yeah, 137 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 1: new dad, Michael Walker. And uh now that the proud 138 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 1: Papa had his first career interception and his first pick six, 139 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 1: that was a huge deal. Aj Terrell had a pick, 140 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:25,200 Speaker 1: could have had a second one, and uh Grady Jarrett 141 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 1: lands on a fumble. Those types of things are really 142 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 1: important when you're not totally perfect. Um, and I really 143 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 1: think that that was key for them. And you know, 144 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 1: so what else can we say about this defense? Anybody? Um, 145 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 1: if if you look at it, they uh Carolina was 146 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 1: only four for eleven on third down. I think that's good. 147 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 1: Their per carry average was three point five and Cam 148 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 1: Newton didn't get loose. There were more designed runs. Yeah, 149 00:07:56,280 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 1: but then like then we saw the week before the 150 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 1: in the previous game. I'm sorry, but nonetheless I think 151 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:07,640 Speaker 1: that they handled Cam. Cam bounced in and out. But 152 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 1: nonetheless they did what was required. And how have you 153 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: guys seen this defense progress over the course of the 154 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 1: last month. Maybe not since they last played Carolina, but 155 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:20,920 Speaker 1: over the last couple of weeks, we've seen a fewer 156 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 1: points allowed from the defensive side. I didn't pretty I 157 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 1: was just gonna say, I think, you know, if after 158 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: you know someone's scores, and I think after you lose 159 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 1: the way that the team lost to Dallas in general, 160 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:35,720 Speaker 1: you know, you you kind of have to look yourself 161 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:37,720 Speaker 1: in the mirror and something something has to change. You 162 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:39,319 Speaker 1: have to you know, you got to play with a 163 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:41,840 Speaker 1: chip on your shoulder, and I think they have done that, 164 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 1: you know today too. Even before the game started there 165 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:47,559 Speaker 1: on the field, there were people were jumping around and dancing, 166 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:48,959 Speaker 1: and you know, it seemed like there was a lot 167 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:51,199 Speaker 1: of energy from them. And I think they're just playing 168 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:53,839 Speaker 1: with a different kind of confidence and a different kind 169 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:57,600 Speaker 1: of swagger, and I think they know that they're improving, 170 00:08:57,640 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 1: but they still are humble enough to also recognize that 171 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:02,760 Speaker 1: we can be a lot better than what we are. 172 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:06,080 Speaker 1: And now we're gonna flip the side of the football. 173 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:10,960 Speaker 1: Talk more about offense. In quarter number two, it was 174 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 1: another game another week where the Falcons rushed for over 175 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 1: one hundred yards. It's three in a row now, as 176 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 1: this running game is really showing signs of life, both 177 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 1: along the offensive line and in the offensive backfield, where 178 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:28,400 Speaker 1: where we have seen Mike Davis catch a little bit 179 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 1: of fire, Patterson has done well. We've even seen Allison, 180 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:35,720 Speaker 1: who's now on the active roster, get into the mix 181 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:39,320 Speaker 1: a little bit. This running game. How important has it 182 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:42,480 Speaker 1: been to get this thing going as we go through 183 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:45,520 Speaker 1: the winter months. Yeah, well, I think as the running 184 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 1: games progressed, I think the passing game has also. I 185 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:51,560 Speaker 1: won't say it's it's been maybe more effective, but you 186 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:54,200 Speaker 1: see the defense, it keeps the defensive line and the 187 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:57,320 Speaker 1: defense honest, you know, guys aren't like pinning their airback 188 00:09:57,480 --> 00:09:59,840 Speaker 1: ears back and coming after Matt because they know that 189 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:02,959 Speaker 1: you know there's a threat back there. Exactly. You're not 190 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:05,600 Speaker 1: one dimensional so it just makes everything easier. That's why 191 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:08,320 Speaker 1: Russell Gage could get one hundred and thirty yards last week. 192 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 1: That's why he had, you know, sixty four today and 193 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 1: pits have five catches today. And he was wide open 194 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:15,079 Speaker 1: on well, that was third and thirteen, So I guess 195 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 1: he should have expected a pastor, But I think I 196 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 1: would like to think that's why he was watching open 197 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 1: on that third and thirteen. It would have helped my point. 198 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 1: But I think the I think overall the running backs 199 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 1: looked great today, but I think also today, um, I 200 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 1: think everyone played well, but I think today also showed 201 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:35,280 Speaker 1: from because hep had sixteen carries for for fifty eight 202 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:37,680 Speaker 1: yards um and on a lot of his usually some 203 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 1: Cepee gets in there, it's like a burst of energy 204 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 1: and he just it's almost like when he gets in 205 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:44,319 Speaker 1: there he finds lanes. But sometimes today there just weren't lanes. 206 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:46,480 Speaker 1: And then when Mike got in there it seemed like 207 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 1: there were sometimes and he averaged more yards per carry. 208 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:52,080 Speaker 1: So I think Tory talks about this a lot in 209 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:54,480 Speaker 1: terms of like there needs to be lanes for these 210 00:10:54,559 --> 00:10:56,720 Speaker 1: guys to run through, and today we saw that in 211 00:10:56,840 --> 00:10:59,560 Speaker 1: terms of Mike looked great, Cep looked great and also 212 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:02,200 Speaker 1: as you look great too. So those are great day 213 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 1: for the Becks and their third straight hundred yard rushing game. Yeah, 214 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:10,320 Speaker 1: I'm going to talk about the offensive line again, which 215 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:12,679 Speaker 1: I feel like I talked about him last week. I 216 00:11:12,679 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 1: feel like I'm talking about in the week before. I'm 217 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:16,840 Speaker 1: gonna talk about him again. I just really think that 218 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 1: it's really telling how I think you see with this 219 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:24,680 Speaker 1: offensive line, how long sometimes it takes to install something 220 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:28,480 Speaker 1: and how long it sometimes takes for a group to 221 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 1: understand the concept of what their offensive coordinator or in 222 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:35,600 Speaker 1: this case, head coach is trying to install and instill 223 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 1: in them. And I think you're seeing that play out 224 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 1: in real time because I think for a long time, 225 00:11:42,280 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 1: perhaps they just weren't getting it, They weren't seeing the 226 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:48,680 Speaker 1: big picture of the run game. Things just weren't working out. 227 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:50,600 Speaker 1: And something that Arthur Smith has said over and over, 228 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:54,160 Speaker 1: he commends this offensive line for just sticking with the 229 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:57,320 Speaker 1: plan and sooner or later something's gonna shake out. And 230 00:11:57,360 --> 00:12:00,600 Speaker 1: I think we are actively seeing that happen because I mean, 231 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:04,480 Speaker 1: against these defensive fronts over the course of the last 232 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:08,439 Speaker 1: three weeks, to run over a hundred yards against them specifically, 233 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 1: especially the last two games, has been a really really 234 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:14,840 Speaker 1: big deal. And I think that it really goes to 235 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 1: show you kind of how which work has been put in, 236 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:21,440 Speaker 1: but also kind of just like the patience of the process. 237 00:12:21,679 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 1: And I asked that Ryan, I was like, he even said, 238 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:27,560 Speaker 1: you know, there's a confidence being built within this offensive line. 239 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 1: You can see it happening, and it almost felt like 240 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:32,160 Speaker 1: one of those things. And this is what I asked him. 241 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:33,400 Speaker 1: I was like, is it one of those things where 242 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:35,720 Speaker 1: it just took them doing it one time for it 243 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:39,600 Speaker 1: to finally conceptually click. And I really do think that, 244 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:44,440 Speaker 1: like just watching it how it clicked against Jacksonville and 245 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:47,600 Speaker 1: it's continuing to click. I think that is so important 246 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 1: because it almost feels like this offensive line is like, 247 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 1: wait a minute, we saw we could do it. Now 248 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 1: we understand it the body motion, we understand the lanes, 249 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:58,679 Speaker 1: and we understand our fit blocks and all that kind 250 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:01,200 Speaker 1: of stuff. Now we see it. Now, we understand it. 251 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 1: Now we can do it. Yeah, And the fit blocks 252 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 1: part of it is so key because the timing has 253 00:13:07,559 --> 00:13:08,840 Speaker 1: to I'm not I don't want to get a super 254 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 1: football nerds here, but the timing of the blocking has 255 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:15,720 Speaker 1: to be very precise to get these plays to work, 256 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:17,959 Speaker 1: and the backs have to trust that it's going to happen. 257 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:22,280 Speaker 1: So when they say it's all eleven that's it sounds cliche, 258 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:24,680 Speaker 1: but it's really true in order to see the types 259 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:27,440 Speaker 1: of results that we're seeing here. Tor and I we 260 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:29,319 Speaker 1: were talking during the game, how I think it was 261 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: Mike Davis he was able to get to the outside 262 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:34,559 Speaker 1: for for an eleven yard run, and I said, gosh, 263 00:13:34,160 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 1: he doesn't normally He's not normally able to get to 264 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 1: the corner like that. What's the deal there? And you say, well, 265 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:43,959 Speaker 1: like Mike's not suddenly faster, it's because the blocking allowed 266 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:47,400 Speaker 1: him to get to the edge. That's what I was saying. Yeah, 267 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:48,960 Speaker 1: it was just it was just there today, so you 268 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:50,520 Speaker 1: can do. And there was actually a run late in 269 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:52,640 Speaker 1: the game where he could have bounced to the outside 270 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:54,320 Speaker 1: and maybe gotten a bunch more yards, but he would 271 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:56,080 Speaker 1: have got pushed out of bounds, so he just cut 272 00:13:56,120 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 1: in and kind of slid and fell down, so he 273 00:13:58,480 --> 00:14:01,280 Speaker 1: would have had more yards. Today, talk about situational football, 274 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:03,640 Speaker 1: Let me just staying in bounce. It's so simple. But 275 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:06,040 Speaker 1: but yeah, no, you're absolutely right. He bounced the outside. 276 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:09,080 Speaker 1: They sealed it. They sealed the end. That's the difference. 277 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 1: And it's crazy because how often do especially Falcons fans, 278 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 1: they talk about offensive balance, right that somehow the run 279 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 1: has to get up to the level of passing volume. 280 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 1: They had thirty six rushing plays twenty eight pass attempts. Wow, 281 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 1: they're still unbalanced, but they've completely flipped it over. I 282 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 1: think it is a positive sign that the commitment is 283 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:33,280 Speaker 1: there and that the results are getting better. And we're 284 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:37,440 Speaker 1: kicking off quarter number three talking about our MVPs of 285 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:41,000 Speaker 1: the game and who kind of stood out to us 286 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:43,080 Speaker 1: over the course of this one. Who helped them earn 287 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 1: a victory. They need more victories to get to where 288 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:48,720 Speaker 1: they want to go, and we'll talk about that in 289 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 1: quarter number four, But who wants to start here? Who 290 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 1: was Tory? Your MVP was very intense right there. Yeah. 291 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 1: I wish I could have seen this because Scott is 292 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:02,640 Speaker 1: legit like staring Daggers and he just go he just 293 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:08,200 Speaker 1: points at me with so much verv story. I blame 294 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:11,120 Speaker 1: the sweet tea and then the two cups of coffee. 295 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 1: There's a lot of there's a lot of caffe It 296 00:15:14,040 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 1: was all that was intense. Yeah, okay, all right, UM, 297 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:22,560 Speaker 1: I don't necessarily think that this is my most valuable player, 298 00:15:22,760 --> 00:15:25,480 Speaker 1: but in my mind, this is somebody who I thought 299 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 1: had a slow start, but I thought ended the game 300 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 1: having had a really good day. And it was Dante Fowler. 301 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:34,200 Speaker 1: And I think that's probably going to feel a little 302 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:36,160 Speaker 1: off the wall to pick Dante when there are a 303 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 1: lot of people I think that contributed to this win. 304 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 1: But I was just kind of why, you know, I 305 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:43,680 Speaker 1: was talking about the defensive line and getting after the quarterback. 306 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:46,920 Speaker 1: I thought that Dante did some things that aren't going 307 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:50,120 Speaker 1: to show up in the stat book that really caused 308 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:54,240 Speaker 1: some incompletions or whoever was in the pocket, whether it's 309 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:57,840 Speaker 1: Cam Newton or or PJ. Walker to feel a little flustered. 310 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 1: I mean, I know he had the one sat and 311 00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 1: then he had I think three tackles for a loss, 312 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 1: which the that's a big that's a big deal for 313 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:09,720 Speaker 1: for this defense to get an offense going back with 314 00:16:10,040 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 1: he did three tackles for Yeah, three tackles for a loss. 315 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 1: I thought that was a big number. Um, So that 316 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 1: to me was again, it wasn't that he had I 317 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:24,560 Speaker 1: think an amazing like awe inspiring game. It was just 318 00:16:24,640 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 1: it felt like a pretty consistent game for Dante Fowler, 319 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:32,880 Speaker 1: and it really did feel like he was doing things 320 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 1: to affect the game. And I think that's why I 321 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:38,720 Speaker 1: when I'm thinking about players that kind of stood out 322 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:42,960 Speaker 1: in my mind, he did, especially kind of after halftime 323 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:46,000 Speaker 1: when it really mattered. And I think that's important because 324 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 1: if you go back to what you wrote after the 325 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:51,120 Speaker 1: Tampa game, it was about how they lost on both 326 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 1: sides scrimmage, that no one was touching Tom Brady right, 327 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:57,240 Speaker 1: the pass rush on the pass protection wasn't good enough. 328 00:16:57,520 --> 00:16:59,720 Speaker 1: So when you have somebody in the pass rush that's 329 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:02,720 Speaker 1: impacting the quarterback, that it shows what you were talking 330 00:17:02,760 --> 00:17:05,400 Speaker 1: about last week, that that was lacking, that was there 331 00:17:05,680 --> 00:17:09,480 Speaker 1: and was a real advantage for the Falcons defense. Yeah, 332 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 1: he got. Yeah. For me, it was Michael Walker, And 333 00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:14,400 Speaker 1: I think what's what's cool today is that I think 334 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:16,919 Speaker 1: we're choosing a lot of people who we haven't chosen 335 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:19,080 Speaker 1: before because a lot a lot of people played well today. 336 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:22,240 Speaker 1: But but for Michael we talked about earlier. Um his 337 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 1: his pick six was the play of the day, and 338 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:26,840 Speaker 1: I think I'm also choosing him because of the situation. 339 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:30,040 Speaker 1: He had a kid five days ago, his son Caden, 340 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:32,320 Speaker 1: who also has a I think a cool unique name 341 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:34,359 Speaker 1: like like his and the way he spells it with 342 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:37,720 Speaker 1: like kayd. He also has a lot of names, Cayden. 343 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:41,880 Speaker 1: I think it's Cayden Edward James Walker. Yeah, yeah, that's 344 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 1: a pretty cool name, right, so so he he he. 345 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:47,240 Speaker 1: Then he did a rock the Baby celebration on the 346 00:17:47,280 --> 00:17:49,639 Speaker 1: sideline as a nod to his kid, and then he 347 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 1: kept the ball and apparently he was at practice the 348 00:17:52,600 --> 00:17:55,159 Speaker 1: day he was born, Mike said, which was shocked about. 349 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:56,960 Speaker 1: And he also said, how did he get away with 350 00:17:57,000 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 1: that one? Yeah? He talking about his with his mother 351 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:03,359 Speaker 1: and then Ajaire was a gift from God. And I 352 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:05,159 Speaker 1: just thought that was a really cool moment. It's probably 353 00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:08,360 Speaker 1: a cool moment for him. And then on top of that, 354 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:11,400 Speaker 1: Cam Newton is his favorite player ever and he grew 355 00:18:11,480 --> 00:18:14,399 Speaker 1: up watching Lebron and Cam. And then to get his 356 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:17,320 Speaker 1: first pick and it was a pick six against Cam 357 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:20,479 Speaker 1: Newton was probably a great feeling for him. And it 358 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:22,760 Speaker 1: was the Falcon second one and back to BA game, 359 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:25,960 Speaker 1: So I think it was a great moment, to feel 360 00:18:25,960 --> 00:18:29,320 Speaker 1: good moment and also a confidence booster for the Falcons defense, like, 361 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:31,840 Speaker 1: we're making big plays, and he said post game, he said, 362 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:34,840 Speaker 1: you know, we believe in ourselves. And he said, he said, 363 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:37,000 Speaker 1: we believe in ourselves. And then I'm paraphrasing here, but 364 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:38,800 Speaker 1: he said, you know, we know we can do this 365 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:41,640 Speaker 1: each week. We know we can make big plays each week. 366 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 1: It's just about executing. So I think plays like these 367 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:47,360 Speaker 1: and moments like these get the Falcon's confidence and then 368 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:50,160 Speaker 1: it's also just a feel good moments. So it's my MVP. Yeah, 369 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:52,119 Speaker 1: can we talk real quick about that pick six? And 370 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:55,560 Speaker 1: Foyer just kind of like, yes, skirting in front of 371 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:58,119 Speaker 1: Cam Newton to kind of make sure that he didn't 372 00:18:58,119 --> 00:19:02,280 Speaker 1: get get after Michael Walker. I thought that was and 373 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 1: that was it was. It was. It was so funny 374 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:09,040 Speaker 1: too because he's yeah, and that was a that was 375 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:11,240 Speaker 1: a moment right for a block in the back or 376 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:13,879 Speaker 1: type of illegal block that would have changed things. It 377 00:19:13,920 --> 00:19:16,400 Speaker 1: was very smart. It was a very smart sc Yeah 378 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:22,080 Speaker 1: it sure. I'm gonna go with a guy, another guy 379 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:24,919 Speaker 1: who had a great week, Mike Davis Yea named the 380 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:27,440 Speaker 1: Walter Payton Man of the Year. Please go read Chris 381 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:29,680 Speaker 1: room story about the ride along and the Man of 382 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:33,400 Speaker 1: the year presentation, amazing stuff on Atlanta Falcons dot com. 383 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:35,680 Speaker 1: And also he comes back to Carolina, a place where 384 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:38,639 Speaker 1: he played. And normally when guys get asked about extra 385 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:42,240 Speaker 1: motivation to play your former team, they say, Nah, it's 386 00:19:42,280 --> 00:19:44,399 Speaker 1: not a big deal, blah blah. He's like, yeah, it was. 387 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:48,359 Speaker 1: It was a big deal. He was very upfront about it. 388 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:51,560 Speaker 1: The guy ends up with um if my math says 389 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:54,560 Speaker 1: somehow right with eighty six yards of total offense. He 390 00:19:54,640 --> 00:19:57,760 Speaker 1: was impactful in the run game. He had a huge screenplay. 391 00:19:57,920 --> 00:20:01,320 Speaker 1: Excellent design. By the way, he huge screenplay to kind 392 00:20:01,359 --> 00:20:05,040 Speaker 1: of keep things moving. I think he's been better thanks 393 00:20:05,040 --> 00:20:07,400 Speaker 1: to the blocking that I think that his style. If 394 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:09,959 Speaker 1: he gets ahead esteem that the blocking allows, then he 395 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 1: becomes that that that hammer that he's been good at. 396 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:16,359 Speaker 1: So it is fun. Just like Chris said, I'm pointing 397 00:20:17,200 --> 00:20:20,000 Speaker 1: a lot now. Sorry about that, guys, but it is 398 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:23,080 Speaker 1: cool that we're that we're talking about different players. It's 399 00:20:23,080 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 1: not just Patterson and Pitts and Ryan that there were 400 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:28,840 Speaker 1: a lot of different guys that contributed to this game. 401 00:20:28,880 --> 00:20:31,520 Speaker 1: They're gonna need a lot of guys moving forward, and 402 00:20:31,560 --> 00:20:35,880 Speaker 1: that's what we're going to talk about next And we're 403 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:39,639 Speaker 1: starting quarter number four. Talking about the Falcons moving forward. 404 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:43,879 Speaker 1: They have four games left. They're in the hunt, which 405 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 1: is what every highlight show graphic will say when they're 406 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:50,480 Speaker 1: looking at the NFC, right, they're not within the seven seeds. 407 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 1: They don't have a lot of tie breakers. If we're 408 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:56,960 Speaker 1: talking about, you know, trying to extend the season, shall 409 00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:58,680 Speaker 1: we say there's a word I'm trying to avoid here 410 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 1: if you haven't noticed. But nonetheless, I think that Michael 411 00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:05,520 Speaker 1: Walker said that the playoffs have already started, right like 412 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:07,640 Speaker 1: that they have to go five and zero or four 413 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:10,720 Speaker 1: and ozer and back to Chris's point about how the 414 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:14,720 Speaker 1: youth responds and how the experience veterans respond. Matt Ryan 415 00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:16,960 Speaker 1: comes back and says, you got to make the big 416 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:19,960 Speaker 1: things little. You can't think about four things when they 417 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:23,320 Speaker 1: need every ounce of effort to beat any team, to 418 00:21:23,359 --> 00:21:25,320 Speaker 1: beat the Panthers, to beat the forty nine ers. And 419 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:27,879 Speaker 1: I think that that perspective is going to be required 420 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:33,480 Speaker 1: moving forward. But this victory keeps them in it, right Tory. 421 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:36,840 Speaker 1: I mean that this one was a gotta have it 422 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:39,240 Speaker 1: sort of a situation, but there's a lot of gotta 423 00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:41,520 Speaker 1: have it sort of situations moving forward. Yeah, it really 424 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:45,199 Speaker 1: feels like there's everything that's left for them is a 425 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:47,680 Speaker 1: gotta habit, right, you know, you can kind you can 426 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:50,920 Speaker 1: get away, I think with you know, a loss here there, 427 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:52,879 Speaker 1: but you got to go the next four games and 428 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 1: win more than you lose. And I believe that just 429 00:21:57,119 --> 00:21:59,480 Speaker 1: kind of from looking at the way that things are 430 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:02,359 Speaker 1: shaping out across the league at this point in the season. 431 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:06,720 Speaker 1: There there's the Falcons don't necessarily control their own destiny, 432 00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:09,119 Speaker 1: but they do gotta win, you know, like, which I 433 00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 1: realize is not proper English, but I'm from Chickamauga, Georgia. Um, 434 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:17,119 Speaker 1: But no, I do think that at this point in time, 435 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: there's a lot that needs to happen outside of the Falcons, 436 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:24,560 Speaker 1: but they gotta do their part too. Yeah, I think 437 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:26,680 Speaker 1: for me, like like you were saying, Sky, I think 438 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:30,320 Speaker 1: it comes with having good leadership in these kind of situations. 439 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:33,280 Speaker 1: And I think too, like you know, you say one thing, 440 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:35,040 Speaker 1: but it's it's hard to not say we have to 441 00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:37,600 Speaker 1: go undefeated down the stretch. But but if if it's 442 00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:39,520 Speaker 1: possible for you to say we need to go undefeated 443 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:42,680 Speaker 1: while still focusing on one game, that's that's the importance 444 00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:45,360 Speaker 1: and I think today Michael said that, and then Mike 445 00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:47,439 Speaker 1: Davis was asked about that and his face kind of 446 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:51,000 Speaker 1: was like, well, no, I think you just want to 447 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:53,280 Speaker 1: focus on each game and winning each game because, like 448 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:55,960 Speaker 1: you said, they don't control their own destiny, but winning helps. 449 00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:58,320 Speaker 1: They're still in it. And if you win, then you 450 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:01,520 Speaker 1: did what you could with the intuition that y'all were 451 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:04,080 Speaker 1: in and then you can build on it next year 452 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:09,320 Speaker 1: or you know, maybe going to the Postsea postseason that. 453 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:14,359 Speaker 1: But but almost said it, Yeah, I didn't say it forward, 454 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:16,960 Speaker 1: I almost said it, But yeah, so I think moving forward, 455 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:19,639 Speaker 1: I think having I think having guys like Matt and 456 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:22,440 Speaker 1: Grady really helped his team in a in a situation 457 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:24,400 Speaker 1: at the room right now, and Mike and other vets 458 00:23:24,520 --> 00:23:27,080 Speaker 1: like CP and everyone. Yeah, I don't know if this 459 00:23:27,119 --> 00:23:30,520 Speaker 1: team is at a point where this elusive complete game 460 00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:34,719 Speaker 1: that Tory wrote about last week explaining the vision for offense, defense, 461 00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:38,160 Speaker 1: and special teams, let's let's take complete game off the table. 462 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:40,240 Speaker 1: I think the fact that that the defense is playing 463 00:23:40,280 --> 00:23:42,160 Speaker 1: a little bit better, that the running game is playing 464 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 1: a little bit better, that Thomas Morestead is such a 465 00:23:44,600 --> 00:23:50,280 Speaker 1: huge factor in the Thomas Wow yeah, just followed me 466 00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:52,399 Speaker 1: on Twitter to appreciation. You also followed me on Twitter. 467 00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:57,840 Speaker 1: I still don't have that, Thomas, what up? I'm sure, 468 00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:00,960 Speaker 1: I'm sure the listener of the podcast for sure. Oh yeah, 469 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 1: I mean he's among the billions, there's no doubt. But 470 00:24:05,240 --> 00:24:07,120 Speaker 1: you know, nonetheless, they've only won two in a row 471 00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:10,080 Speaker 1: once this year. But at the point I was trying 472 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:13,480 Speaker 1: to make, well, was that because all these aspects of 473 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:15,760 Speaker 1: the Falcons game have gotten a little bit better, that 474 00:24:15,840 --> 00:24:19,440 Speaker 1: they're more able to make up for some mistakes. So 475 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:21,800 Speaker 1: I think that that's important because they're not going to 476 00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:24,600 Speaker 1: play a perfect game, but can they do enough to 477 00:24:24,640 --> 00:24:28,520 Speaker 1: get by San Francisco and Detroit and Buffalo and New 478 00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:30,639 Speaker 1: Orleans at the end that those that that's how we 479 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:33,760 Speaker 1: have to kind of factor whether they're gonna be worthy 480 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:36,280 Speaker 1: of continuing this season. And that was like my lead 481 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:38,800 Speaker 1: tonight for my story. After the game, I was like, 482 00:24:38,840 --> 00:24:42,240 Speaker 1: it wasn't perfect, it wasn't even complete, but it was enough, right, 483 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:44,720 Speaker 1: and that's what needs to happen moving forward. Yeah, and 484 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:50,240 Speaker 1: that's gonna be this team. It stays relevant, it stays interesting, 485 00:24:50,359 --> 00:24:54,440 Speaker 1: it's not often pretty right, but they they just kind 486 00:24:54,440 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 1: of find a way to do enough to stay in it. 487 00:24:57,040 --> 00:24:59,679 Speaker 1: I wrote a little bit about Arthur Smith's role in 488 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:02,120 Speaker 1: all of this. I think he's done an expert job 489 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:04,960 Speaker 1: of from what the players saying. Sometimes he can be 490 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:07,520 Speaker 1: loud or passionate, whatever term that you want to use. 491 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:11,320 Speaker 1: It is an interesting adjective to use there. I was 492 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:13,720 Speaker 1: I was gonna. I was thinking like, yeah, I think 493 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:17,479 Speaker 1: passionate is probably the better of the two. Yeah, but 494 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:20,760 Speaker 1: then he can also be really cerebral and objective and 495 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:23,520 Speaker 1: academic about it. I think it's a good mix that 496 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:26,760 Speaker 1: keeps this team progressing and keeps has given them an 497 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:29,240 Speaker 1: ability to rebound. Now we have to see can they 498 00:25:29,280 --> 00:25:33,840 Speaker 1: find some consistency in terms of winning results, and that's 499 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 1: what we're going to take a look for as we 500 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:37,240 Speaker 1: move forward. The forty nine ers are up next. We 501 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:39,880 Speaker 1: will check in with you from Levi Stadium in Santa 502 00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:42,639 Speaker 1: Clara after that. So you guys know what to do 503 00:25:42,680 --> 00:25:46,800 Speaker 1: at this point. 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