1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,679 Speaker 1: We are back on the Falcons Audible presented by AT 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:04,760 Speaker 1: and T. Your normal crew is here, your normal creup 3 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:06,640 Speaker 1: is ready to talk about some Falcons of NFL. I'm 4 00:00:06,680 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: Derek Rackley, That's DJ Shockley, Dave Archer. Thanks so much 5 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: for joining us. However, you get your podcast materia. If 6 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 1: it's all audio, listen up. If you're watching video as well, 7 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 1: hopefully we give you some smiles and some excitement and 8 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:23,279 Speaker 1: a little bit of everything here on the podcast. Here's 9 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: what we got on the docket today. We'll talk a 10 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: little bit about next Man Up, because that's been the philosophy, 11 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 1: or at least it was last weekend. Atlanta pretty healthy 12 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 1: throughout the entire season, maybe up until this past Sunday. 13 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 1: We'll talk a little bit about the breakdown of the 14 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 1: game against the Buccaneers, maybe a little Q and A, 15 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: and then we will talk about who is on deck 16 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: next is Atlanta States in the division travels to Carolina 17 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 1: to face a Panthers team who you'd like to think 18 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: you got to have confidence going into that matchup, but 19 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 1: again that's why they say you got to play the 20 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: game on Sundays show. So let's start with next Man Up. 21 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 1: I had been talking about in the pregame show, and 22 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 1: I'm sure we've kind of talked about it here on 23 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 1: the podcast. Fellows that by and large, you know, outside 24 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: of a Grady Jared injury early in the season, Atlanta 25 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 1: has stayed pretty healthy throughout the course of this season 26 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: all things considered. Okay, you can go around the league. 27 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: You can think about like Minnesota Vikings losing Jefferson, losing 28 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 1: Cousins right. When you lose marquee players like that, it 29 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 1: derails your season in the NFL. You just can't replace 30 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:29,839 Speaker 1: guys like that. Well, Atlanta had been able to hold 31 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 1: things together. David Anyamat is a great example a guy 32 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:35,959 Speaker 1: that stepped up when Grady Jared got hurt early on 33 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:39,399 Speaker 1: the season, and he has been a problem all season long. Well, 34 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 1: now we had an issue this past weekend where Atlanta 35 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 1: got bit by the injury bug. All right, and everybody 36 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: that was paying attention to the game knows. No, Kayla McGary, no, 37 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: Drew Dollmen, Jake Matthews went out in the game. Linstrom 38 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: went out in the game. He was able to come 39 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: back in no late Nate Lambon, no, Jeff Acuda, Contavia 40 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: Street got banged up missed the rest of the game 41 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 1: as he ended up trying to fill in holes. So 42 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 1: I guess this is kind of the elephant the room. 43 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 1: Maybe it's a dumb question, maybe it's a layup DJ, 44 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:09,640 Speaker 1: but was this the first time that the injuries became 45 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 1: a serious issue that cost Atlanta the game? 46 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:14,920 Speaker 2: I wouldn't go as far as to say it cost 47 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:17,239 Speaker 2: you the game, but it definitely was a big part 48 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 2: of the game. And I'll be honest, no team in 49 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 2: the NFL is going to feel sorry for another team 50 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 2: for having injuries. 51 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 3: You mentioned it. It happens. The attrition of the season. 52 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 2: Happens throughout a year, and guys get banged up, and 53 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 2: you hope that you know when guys get banged up. 54 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 2: Maybe it's a week, maybe it's two weeks, maybe it's 55 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 2: not the entire season. But I go back to I 56 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:41,079 Speaker 2: think a big part of this is why coaches stress 57 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 2: OTA's many camps, training camp, preseason, because you have to 58 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:48,679 Speaker 2: find those depth guys because it's going to happen, and 59 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:51,079 Speaker 2: regardless if it happens early in the season or late 60 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 2: in the year, you're going to have some guys in 61 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:54,640 Speaker 2: and out of the lineup. 62 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 3: And when you have. 63 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 2: Guys who you feel are good enough to fill the 64 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 2: void of those guys. When they go out, then you 65 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 2: feel a little bit better about your team, but you 66 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 2: go back to the game on Sunday. I think the 67 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 2: biggest area of concern that you saw with the attrition 68 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:13,959 Speaker 2: was obviously upfront and the bucks ability be able to 69 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 2: run the football. I think we were really hurt in 70 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:19,079 Speaker 2: the ball game with the amount of guys that were 71 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 2: hurt in the interior because they really ran the football 72 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:24,919 Speaker 2: on the interior part of our defense. And of course, 73 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 2: you know, going for you know, over one hundred and 74 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:28,640 Speaker 2: forty yards rushing, and you could see there were times, 75 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 2: especially lay in the ball game where when they needed 76 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 2: a big time drive they ran the football and I 77 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 2: remember one particular drive where you know, they'd run it 78 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 2: four or five six times in a row and they're 79 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 2: picking up chunk yardis so I think throughout the year, yeah, 80 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 2: the attrition of your players going down, you just hope 81 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 2: it's kind of if it can't be spread out between 82 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 2: a couple of different positions. But in this ball game, 83 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 2: it seems like in the trenches is where you were 84 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 2: hurt the most. And obviously the starters are started for 85 00:03:57,320 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 2: a reason. I was a guy who was a backup 86 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 2: for a lot of my career in college and in 87 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 2: the NFL, and you're considered why you're the backup, because hey, 88 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 2: that's who you are. 89 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 3: But I think in those positions it's still. 90 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 2: Hard for those guys to kind of field the ward 91 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 2: of the guys that are out and you end up 92 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 2: being hurt by. 93 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 1: You're right, and the National Football League arch there's nobody's 94 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:19,239 Speaker 1: gonna make excuses when you get hurt because everybody deals 95 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:21,600 Speaker 1: with injuries. But your job as a professional, whether you're 96 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 1: a coach or you're a player, is the next guy 97 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 1: up and needs to come in and contribute and help 98 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: a team win the football game. DJ makes a great point. 99 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 1: Though I went back and looked him. My numbers may 100 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 1: not be exact, but over the last four drives for Tampa, 101 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 1: I think I added up that they had sixty eight 102 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 1: to seventy rushing yards just in their last four drives 103 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 1: of the game. To me, I agree with you. It 104 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:44,919 Speaker 1: looked like not having Anya Mada, not having some of 105 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 1: those guys up front, they were able to run the 106 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:50,040 Speaker 1: football a little bit more effectively. As you're calling the game, 107 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 1: did you get that same sense. Towards the end of 108 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 1: the game. 109 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, you could feel the battle Electrician starting to wear 110 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 4: Atlanta down defensively because you were down to your fifth 111 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 4: defensive tackles defensive tackle and one of those guys, the 112 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 4: young man Key who comes from Kennesaw State first got 113 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:07,719 Speaker 4: to ever take a snap for a Kennesaw State al 114 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:10,479 Speaker 4: in an NFL game, and did a good job of 115 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 4: battling in there. But the rotation got thinner and thinner. 116 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:15,840 Speaker 4: And it's not that he couldn't play, it's that you 117 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 4: got so thin that the rotation to keep those guys fresh. 118 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:22,160 Speaker 4: Remember this was a defense that now Kaleis Campbell had 119 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 4: to play some of the inside. He was playing edge, 120 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 4: playing inside just because the numbers got down anything. We 121 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 4: even saw Zach Harrison potentially get a couple inside snaps 122 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:33,359 Speaker 4: just to try to spell some of those guys. Ultimately, 123 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 4: you got worn down on the defensive front. But I 124 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:38,560 Speaker 4: thought it happened to both sides. I mean, remember Tampa 125 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 4: was without three guys on all three levels. Videvea was out, 126 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 4: Devin White was out, and Jamal Dean was out. The 127 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:48,279 Speaker 4: three A corner, a middle linebacker in their nose tackle 128 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 4: who's been a problem for us since he's been in 129 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:53,719 Speaker 4: the league. I thought both defenses the bow broke in 130 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 4: the fourth quarter. I thought that they started to give 131 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:58,840 Speaker 4: a little bit in midway through the third, and then 132 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 4: I thought both defenses, as much as they held onto 133 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:04,680 Speaker 4: the rope and kind of created opportunities to get off 134 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 4: the field for themselves, ultimately broken. Both offenses broke through. 135 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:10,120 Speaker 1: You know, we've talked about this throughout the course of 136 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 1: the season, and I know it's been a big discussion 137 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 1: over the last forty eight hours, has been the play 138 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 1: of Desmond Ritters. So I wanted to get our quarterbacks 139 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 1: here to talk a little bit about what they saw 140 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 1: from him in the game. Did have a career high 141 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 1: three hundred and forty seven yards passing in the game, 142 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 1: And again, I think we could all agree that there 143 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 1: are times when he makes some really good decisions and 144 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:32,599 Speaker 1: some really good throws, but there's still some times where 145 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 1: and again I haven't had a chance to break down 146 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 1: the tape. Maybe you have, my arch DJ, but you 147 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: had the interception on the quick screen to the outside, 148 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 1: might have been a miss block, maybe it was the 149 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:44,800 Speaker 1: timing got ended up, got messed up, But then you 150 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 1: had the safety as well. Looked like Desmond held out 151 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 1: to the football a little bit. But you got to 152 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 1: know that when a defensive end at the end kind 153 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: of sifts down, he's going to slant inside and you're 154 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 1: going to have somebody coming to the outside. Right, So 155 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 1: Antoine Winfield comes from the outside. He ends up beating 156 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 1: Keith Smith around the corner. The ball gets knocked out, 157 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 1: Keith recovers it, but it's a safety for two points. 158 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: You know, kind of turns things around. You're hoping maybe 159 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: you get a little bit of breathing room. Assess the 160 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 1: play from what you saw from Desmond Ridder good and bad. 161 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 4: Yeah, I thought he was solid. I think he continues 162 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 4: to do solid stuff. We see athleticism, We see the 163 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:18,520 Speaker 4: touchdown run. Riot runs the guy to the corner and 164 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 4: gets in the end zone. He made a number of 165 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 4: big time throws. Obviously the numbers would indicate, you know, 166 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 4: he threw for big yardage. Some of that came late 167 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 4: in the football game. A couple of big throws that 168 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 4: Drake certainly, the one right at the end of the 169 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:30,960 Speaker 4: game that ends up at the three yard line is 170 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 4: added into that. When you start looking at the numbers, 171 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:35,840 Speaker 4: so don't get get caught up in that. But twenty 172 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 4: six completions. I thought they had explosive plays in the 173 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 4: past game. The ones that bothery a little bit for 174 00:07:41,160 --> 00:07:44,679 Speaker 4: Dez is he really believes in his arm, which is cool. 175 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 4: Shock had a big arm and I didn't, So I 176 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 4: didn't try to shove the ball into areas I couldn't 177 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 4: get it into. This would be more shocks, department. Shock 178 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 4: give me a mindset that when you need to choke 179 00:07:57,760 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 4: the motor a little bit. He tries to throw the 180 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:02,200 Speaker 4: seam route the John who it hits the defender like 181 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 4: in the back shoulder pops in the Internet. It ended 182 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 4: up being a holding pedal in that play that get 183 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 4: the interception gets called back. And then he tried to 184 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 4: shove one in. It didn't look like and need to 185 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 4: be there that end cut that went right through the 186 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 4: middle linebacker's hands. Give me an idea in your mind 187 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 4: from a big arm standpoint, how do you pump the 188 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 4: brakes on that when you take those shots. 189 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:26,000 Speaker 2: It's tough, because I'll be honest. When you have the 190 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 2: ability to make those throws, you have the ability to 191 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 2: put those throws into tight windows. 192 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:32,079 Speaker 3: Then you've made them. 193 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 2: It gives you the confidence to say, Okay, I can 194 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:37,400 Speaker 2: make that throw when I need to or when it's 195 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 2: called for it. And the other part about it is 196 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 2: which Davis has is he has some dudes on the 197 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 2: outside that you give him an opportunity, they're gonna come 198 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:49,680 Speaker 2: down with it. So that's part of I'm gonna put 199 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 2: my guys up the bat, even if the covers doesn't 200 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 2: dictate it, or even if I don't really see it 201 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:56,679 Speaker 2: as good as I want to, but I know my 202 00:08:56,800 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 2: guy out there will make a play for me. And 203 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 2: I think sometimes that is the hard part for a 204 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 2: guy who can make those type of throws. And there 205 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 2: are tons on you watch around the league, and I 206 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 2: think sometimes the risk reward is one of those things 207 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 2: you look at and say, Okay, I feel like the 208 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 2: risk will outweigh what happens at the end of a 209 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 2: play because I can make this throw and I've seen 210 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 2: it happen over and over again. Now, I think the 211 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:22,280 Speaker 2: big thing that you have to do as a guy 212 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 2: who has that kind of arm is to understand what 213 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 2: moment does this help my team? What moment does this 214 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 2: put my team in danger? Where it's early in the 215 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:33,960 Speaker 2: ball game or laying the ball game situations. I have 216 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 2: to know when okay, I can force this football and 217 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:38,440 Speaker 2: maybe I get a chance to come and my guy 218 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:40,960 Speaker 2: comes down with it, or is it really worth it? 219 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 3: And I think Daz has gone through that. 220 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:46,120 Speaker 2: Throughout his you know, his temure here throughout this season, 221 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:49,439 Speaker 2: and he's learned, Okay, here are times where maybe I 222 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:51,680 Speaker 2: shouldn't throw this football because there you mentioned there were 223 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 2: times where he felt like maybe I should hold on 224 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:54,680 Speaker 2: to it a bit longer. We've seen it in a 225 00:09:54,679 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 2: couple of ball games where you're like, Okay, maybe he 226 00:09:57,280 --> 00:09:59,200 Speaker 2: should have let that one go. And then there's times 227 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:02,960 Speaker 2: you're like he ripped out. He believed in that throw. 228 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 2: He believed in what he saw from the defense. So 229 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:10,240 Speaker 2: it's hard for a guy who has made these throws, 230 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:14,320 Speaker 2: who's done it to say, all right, let's pull the 231 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 2: let's kind of pull the reins back to not do 232 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 2: that because as a quarterback archer, you know this, as 233 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:24,480 Speaker 2: a quarterback, there's not much time for indecision. You can't 234 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:28,600 Speaker 2: be back there, you know, contemplating hm, is this one 235 00:10:28,640 --> 00:10:30,200 Speaker 2: of those type of throws that I should make? And 236 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 2: I think, you know, with time Ritter is becoming more 237 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:37,880 Speaker 2: aware of when he can do that and the guys 238 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 2: that he can do that too. 239 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 4: See, that's a key point for me, Rack and Shock 240 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 4: is he's got fifteen starts. He has not started an 241 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 4: entire season of football for some reason. There's a judge 242 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 4: on him that he's been in the league for three 243 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 4: or four years. He's been in the league years two years, sure, 244 00:10:57,040 --> 00:11:01,120 Speaker 4: but he's played fifteen games. And so there's a I'm 245 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:03,920 Speaker 4: telling you Shock, I'll tell you I went through it. 246 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 4: There's a learning curve as to what you can get 247 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 4: away with and what you can He's still kind of 248 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:11,960 Speaker 4: pushing the window as to what he can and can't 249 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 4: get away from away with. And I concur with Shock 250 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:18,200 Speaker 4: and that you have to understand the areas of the 251 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:20,560 Speaker 4: field that you're willing to try to shove it in 252 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:23,120 Speaker 4: to put a guy up the bat. And right now, 253 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:26,480 Speaker 4: to me, those areas would be outside the numbers. When 254 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 4: you've got Drake London up against what he had, where 255 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 4: Windfield's setting up to try to catch it. He can 256 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:34,600 Speaker 4: come across and interest and take the ball away. But 257 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:36,840 Speaker 4: it's an outside the number scenario when you start trying 258 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:40,720 Speaker 4: to shove the ball inside against zone coverage, You're bringing 259 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 4: a lot more people to the table. Whether the ball's 260 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:44,440 Speaker 4: tipped in the air, there's a lot more things that 261 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 4: can happen there. I think he's still learning some of 262 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 4: those things. But make no mistake, the dude made some 263 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:52,200 Speaker 4: big time throws in this game and gave you a 264 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 4: chance to win the football game. 265 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:56,200 Speaker 2: And actually let me throw one bag at you. As 266 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:58,520 Speaker 2: I hear you talk about it, the one thing that 267 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 2: comes to my mind is, so, Okay, play fifteen games 268 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:04,480 Speaker 2: and your guy who's played a bunch of ball in 269 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:08,439 Speaker 2: the National Football League For a fan, I would think, 270 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 2: how long does it take. 271 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:11,679 Speaker 3: To find that comfort level? 272 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 2: How long does it take for a quarterback to say, Okay, 273 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:17,959 Speaker 2: it took me a year. It took me eight games, 274 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:20,320 Speaker 2: it took me a couple of roll games. As a 275 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:22,840 Speaker 2: guy who's done it, when did you start to feel 276 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:26,560 Speaker 2: comfortable about Okay, I can afford to do this throw, 277 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:29,719 Speaker 2: I can afford to have this kind of play in 278 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:32,160 Speaker 2: a certain type of game. How long did it take you? 279 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:36,280 Speaker 4: I'll tell you specifically. I remember things clicking for me 280 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:39,560 Speaker 4: in my third training camp. Okay, I got to start 281 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 4: my second year in the league, I came in off 282 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 4: the bench my rookie year the last two games of 283 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 4: the season, and I made a couple of bad throws there. 284 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:47,360 Speaker 4: I made a couple of good throws there, but I 285 00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:49,680 Speaker 4: was still kind of feeling it out. But in my 286 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:51,680 Speaker 4: second year, when I took over as a starter for 287 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 4: Steve Barkowski, there were a lot of bad throws. There 288 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:55,839 Speaker 4: were some good throws, but there are a lot of 289 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:57,839 Speaker 4: stuff that I wow, st that was a throw I 290 00:12:57,920 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 4: made it. I was stayed, I can't make that throw here, 291 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 4: you know. And then once I get to my third 292 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:04,600 Speaker 4: training camp, things began to click. Obvious sdden you're more 293 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 4: comfortable with the system, You're more comfortable with the guys 294 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 4: you're throwing to, and there's just a confidence level. But 295 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:12,240 Speaker 4: I think it's a different I don't think there's a 296 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 4: here's the recipe book. It works for every quarterback. I 297 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:19,560 Speaker 4: think it's different for different guys. Obviously CJ. Stroud has 298 00:13:19,640 --> 00:13:22,839 Speaker 4: hit the ground running for the Texans. There's other guys 299 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 4: that hasn't hit the ground. I mean, look at the 300 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:27,200 Speaker 4: guy we're going to play this weekend. He's still struggling. 301 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:28,640 Speaker 4: And some of that has to do with the people 302 00:13:28,679 --> 00:13:31,960 Speaker 4: around him or whatever, but it's different for everybody. 303 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think it's great that you guys point this 304 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:37,160 Speaker 1: out because I think that you could probably make the 305 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:40,560 Speaker 1: argument that there's a whole lot more guys that come 306 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:43,720 Speaker 1: in and struggle rookies then come in and hit the 307 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:46,160 Speaker 1: ground running. And yes, a lot of people want to 308 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 1: look at a CJ. Stroud and he was a phenomenal 309 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 1: quarterback at Ohio State and he's having success with the Texans. 310 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 1: But you're right, Bryce Young is having one heck of 311 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:58,560 Speaker 1: a season in the negative fashion with the Carolina Panthers. 312 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:01,079 Speaker 1: And he never faced this when he was at Alabama. 313 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:03,880 Speaker 1: He always had three hundred, three hundred and fifty four 314 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:06,360 Speaker 1: hundred yard games. I even think back to when I 315 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:09,200 Speaker 1: was playing when Michael Vick came in. Michael Vick was 316 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:12,520 Speaker 1: not a great passer in the NFL. Michael Vick won 317 00:14:12,600 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 1: because he was a great athlete that made people miss 318 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:19,760 Speaker 1: with his legs. And yes, he also had the huge 319 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 1: arm that he had to figure out how to kind 320 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 1: of bear it in every once in a while, like 321 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:27,800 Speaker 1: when you're throwing a crossing route from a tight end 322 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 1: or a wide receiver that's coming across the formation. Four 323 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 1: yards down the field and you throw on sixty five 324 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 1: miles an hour, that's a hard ball to catch. I 325 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 1: don't care who you are, so I think it's it's 326 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:39,720 Speaker 1: a great point to kind of put it in perspective. 327 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:41,520 Speaker 1: I mean, Bryce Young will number one over I'll pick 328 00:14:41,560 --> 00:14:44,480 Speaker 1: their one to twelve, okay, and the Falcons are six 329 00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:47,240 Speaker 1: and seven? Does the average Does the casual fan want 330 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:49,920 Speaker 1: the Falcons to play better, their quarterback to play better? 331 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:52,880 Speaker 1: Does the coaching staff and the players want their quarterback? Yes, 332 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:56,840 Speaker 1: the answer is yes. But there is a process to 333 00:14:56,880 --> 00:14:59,680 Speaker 1: where all this stuff starts to slow down a little bit. 334 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 1: We always talk about that in college game, right When 335 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 1: when does the game start to slow down? When does 336 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:06,320 Speaker 1: the pro game start to slow down? Think about Jordan 337 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:09,120 Speaker 1: Love sat behind Aaron Rodgers. Aaron Rodgers sat behind Brett 338 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 1: Favre for a number of years before these guys got 339 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 1: an opportunity to come in. Think about all the knowledge 340 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:16,600 Speaker 1: that they picked up over those years. And I'd say 341 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:19,160 Speaker 1: that Jordan Love is still having some of his struggles 342 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 1: with the Green Bay Packers. So let's talk about this. 343 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:24,840 Speaker 1: Let's move ahead to the game this weekend, because here 344 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:27,480 Speaker 1: is here is the truth of the matter. They lost 345 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 1: the game, they were in a great position to kind 346 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:32,560 Speaker 1: of create a little distance. However, they're still tied technically 347 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:35,600 Speaker 1: atop the division. Yes, Tampa Bay holds the edge right 348 00:15:35,640 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 1: now because their record over common opponents. There's four games left, 349 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 1: and Arthur Smith said that it's going to be like 350 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 1: a race to the end of the season. And I 351 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:47,720 Speaker 1: started thinking about there's four games left, right, I thought 352 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:49,880 Speaker 1: started thinking about like a four hundred meter dash in 353 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:52,680 Speaker 1: track and field, right, like that can be kind of 354 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 1: like that's very exciting race, right, And so you got 355 00:15:56,120 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 1: basically the fifty meters here for four games each and 356 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 1: this thing is going to get exciting as we go in. 357 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:05,920 Speaker 1: So everything is still out in front of Atlanta with 358 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:08,200 Speaker 1: a game this weekend arts that you'd like to think 359 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 1: that they would feel confident going into. I'm not going 360 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:12,240 Speaker 1: to sit here and say the game that they should win. 361 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 1: This is the NFL. But you got a team that's 362 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:19,640 Speaker 1: going the absolute opposite direction of everybody in the National 363 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:21,640 Speaker 1: Football League, and the Carolina Panthers, they've got a whole 364 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:24,520 Speaker 1: lot more questions going on than Atlanta does. But yet, 365 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:26,760 Speaker 1: how does Atlanta go up on the road and get 366 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:27,400 Speaker 1: a win. Well. 367 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 4: Number one, they've got to control the run game. Carolina 368 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 4: run game has improved over the last couple of weeks. 369 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 4: Chuwba Hubbard has kind of become their featured runner. He's 370 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 4: running the football extremely well. Bryce has seen more things. 371 00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 4: So is he improving? I mean, I'm sure in his 372 00:16:42,800 --> 00:16:45,840 Speaker 4: mind he thinks he is, and so he'll be a 373 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 4: better version of the one you saw in week one. 374 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 4: I mean that seems like a lifetime. 375 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 1: That you played him in week one. 376 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:54,040 Speaker 4: He makes the two really poor throws deep in his 377 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:56,680 Speaker 4: own territory that Jesse Bates picks off. That provides short 378 00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:59,720 Speaker 4: field opportunities and you win the game by two touchdowns. 379 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:03,400 Speaker 4: This is the same team that I believe in Tampa 380 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:05,440 Speaker 4: last week or was it where they was in Carolina 381 00:17:06,560 --> 00:17:09,359 Speaker 4: that was a twenty one, what nineteen game or whatever. 382 00:17:09,400 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 4: They've played in I think five one score games now 383 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 4: they've won one of them, and so they've been in games. 384 00:17:16,359 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 4: So just to think, okay, there's one in twelve, we'll 385 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:21,440 Speaker 4: roll our hats out there, get this win. Let's look 386 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:23,879 Speaker 4: forward to what we've got coming up. No, that's not 387 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:25,199 Speaker 4: the way it's going to work. This will be a 388 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:27,479 Speaker 4: hard fought game, and they, by the way, they've got 389 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:30,240 Speaker 4: a defensive unit that's pretty good when you've got Burns 390 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 4: coming off the edge and you got Derek Brown on 391 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:35,280 Speaker 4: the interior. Those two guys caused problems for us in 392 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:38,200 Speaker 4: Week one, and Brown's caused problems for us since he's 393 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:40,280 Speaker 4: been in the league. So you can bet that they'll 394 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:41,639 Speaker 4: have to concentrate on those guys. 395 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:43,760 Speaker 1: So the only victory, as you mentioned, was a fifteen 396 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:47,440 Speaker 1: to thirteen win over Houston the aforementioned CJ. Strouden company. 397 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:49,720 Speaker 1: But since then they've lost six straight games. I was 398 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:51,320 Speaker 1: looking at some of the stats of DJA. You look 399 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:54,439 Speaker 1: at Carolina this year, right, total offense thirtieth in the NFL, 400 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:57,560 Speaker 1: scoring offense thirtieth in the NFL, scoring defense thirty first, 401 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 1: turnover margin minus eight, just nine takeaways. However, to your point, 402 00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 1: our defense fourth total defense in the NFL. Now they've 403 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:10,240 Speaker 1: given up points, they've obviously the record doesn't reflect it. 404 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 1: But what Arch was talking about, this defense still has 405 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:16,080 Speaker 1: some players. They have had the ability to slow down 406 00:18:16,119 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 1: opposing offenses. So that's why we say they're still gonna 407 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 1: have Atlanta's still gonna have to execute, especially an offense 408 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:23,479 Speaker 1: against the talented defense. 409 00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:25,919 Speaker 2: And then one thing that Arch mentioned first off was 410 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:27,960 Speaker 2: take care of football. And you talk about playing against 411 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:32,080 Speaker 2: a defense that's in that mindset of okay, how can 412 00:18:32,119 --> 00:18:35,159 Speaker 2: we help our other side even better? And you go 413 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:36,680 Speaker 2: into a game and say, okay, if we can cause 414 00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:39,399 Speaker 2: two or three turnovers, that's two or three extra possessions 415 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:41,760 Speaker 2: that we give on offense a chance to score more points. 416 00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:44,760 Speaker 2: And you go on the road, you turn the football over, 417 00:18:45,160 --> 00:18:47,800 Speaker 2: you give them some confidence, and all of a sudden, all. 418 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 3: Right, we got us a ball game. We're in this. 419 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 3: I don't care about You don't go in this game 420 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:53,360 Speaker 3: saying all right, we won to twelve. You want this game? 421 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:55,040 Speaker 2: Say okay, how do I find a way to win 422 00:18:55,359 --> 00:18:58,119 Speaker 2: another ball game? It's a division opponent, you're going to 423 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:00,520 Speaker 2: be at home. And I think the number one thing 424 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:02,920 Speaker 2: is what you just talked about. Are just taking care 425 00:19:02,960 --> 00:19:05,240 Speaker 2: of the football in this game on the road is 426 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:06,600 Speaker 2: crucial and that's something that we. 427 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:08,359 Speaker 3: Have stressed every single week. 428 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:11,320 Speaker 2: But it's the realest thing that you could talk about, 429 00:19:11,520 --> 00:19:14,320 Speaker 2: because that's the easiest way for a team to find 430 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:17,040 Speaker 2: confidence to find a win is if they have three 431 00:19:17,119 --> 00:19:19,480 Speaker 2: four extra more possessions and you look at his last 432 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:22,439 Speaker 2: ball game. I think Tampa had sixty seven plays. We 433 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:25,000 Speaker 2: had sixty nine. So you say, okay, which one of 434 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:27,879 Speaker 2: those plays really was the determining factor? You never know, 435 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:30,760 Speaker 2: So if you turn the ball over a couple times, 436 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:32,440 Speaker 2: those could be the two or three plays in the 437 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:35,680 Speaker 2: ball game that gives you the decided edge in the game. 438 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:38,960 Speaker 2: So it's gonna be still one of those games where 439 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:41,439 Speaker 2: you gotta go earn it, and this is a defense 440 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:42,800 Speaker 2: that's not going to give it to you. 441 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:45,439 Speaker 3: Louisville on the other side's got four and a half sacks. 442 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:49,240 Speaker 2: Talk about Derek Brown talking about I mean Brian Burns 443 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 2: came in here in week one and had in practice 444 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:52,600 Speaker 2: for two days and we look at their first quarter 445 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:55,440 Speaker 2: he had two sacks exactly. So these guys are gonna 446 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:57,439 Speaker 2: have some pride about the sales. Regardless of there one 447 00:19:57,480 --> 00:20:00,880 Speaker 2: and twelve. These guys still have an ind visual career. 448 00:20:01,359 --> 00:20:03,280 Speaker 2: And obviously this is a team game. But this is 449 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:06,119 Speaker 2: what you put on tape for other teams to notice, 450 00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:08,480 Speaker 2: is Okay, yeah, this team was down, but I saw 451 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:10,399 Speaker 2: this guy still fighting. I saw this guy still getting 452 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:13,760 Speaker 2: after people. And that's what good players in this league 453 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:16,119 Speaker 2: will do is they will show up, regardless of the score, 454 00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:18,520 Speaker 2: regardless of the record, They're gonna come to play. So 455 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:20,959 Speaker 2: you can't take anything for granted this game because of 456 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:23,400 Speaker 2: what has happened in the last six weeks of them 457 00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:24,160 Speaker 2: losing ball games. 458 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:26,720 Speaker 4: There's so many moments in the games that we all 459 00:20:26,760 --> 00:20:29,359 Speaker 4: can go back to and point to. But this team. 460 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 4: What's holding this team back right now are self inflicted mistakes. 461 00:20:35,240 --> 00:20:38,000 Speaker 4: They're not mistakes that the other team is forcing. Their 462 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:41,280 Speaker 4: mistakes were making ourselves. And whether it's the screen to 463 00:20:41,320 --> 00:20:44,840 Speaker 4: Bijon where you don't get block on the perimeter, the 464 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:47,239 Speaker 4: ball's a tad late out there, but that didn't make 465 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:49,919 Speaker 4: the difference. You gotta block the corner. The corner's rolling up. 466 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:53,199 Speaker 4: Block the corner. Now Jon's out in space against two 467 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 4: defenders with two blockers. You mentioned the blitz off the edge. 468 00:20:57,040 --> 00:20:59,359 Speaker 4: You gotta block the edge defender. Do you have to 469 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 4: get the ball out of quicker? Yeah, maybe it's a 470 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:04,919 Speaker 4: max protect. I'm blocking with eight guys, I should be 471 00:21:04,960 --> 00:21:07,560 Speaker 4: able to protect there. You know, if I've got a 472 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:10,199 Speaker 4: guy open in the flat. On the first play of 473 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:13,560 Speaker 4: the first series of the game, Bijeon's opening the flat 474 00:21:13,560 --> 00:21:16,080 Speaker 4: against zero coverage in the right flat. I got to 475 00:21:16,119 --> 00:21:18,240 Speaker 4: put the ball on him. That's a touchdown, so I'll 476 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:20,520 Speaker 4: walk in touchdown. Those are the kind of mistakes and 477 00:21:20,560 --> 00:21:23,640 Speaker 4: if you think they're being created by one guy, it's 478 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:26,639 Speaker 4: a myriad. A block here, a block there, a pass 479 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:28,960 Speaker 4: or a catch there, don't drop the football, you know, 480 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:31,800 Speaker 4: those kind of things. And on the defensive side, there's 481 00:21:31,800 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 4: a drop coverage here or there, or misfit the runo. 482 00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:38,440 Speaker 4: You got to eliminate the mistakes that aren't being forced 483 00:21:38,480 --> 00:21:41,199 Speaker 4: by the other team. If they do that, Atlanta's is 484 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:43,480 Speaker 4: talented and as good as anybody in the league you're 485 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 4: talking about. There's only three teams in the National or 486 00:21:46,119 --> 00:21:48,520 Speaker 4: two teams the National Football League that have more four 487 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:51,680 Speaker 4: hundred yard games offensively than Atlanta, does you know, talking 488 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:56,520 Speaker 4: about Miami and San Francisco. Okay, Yeah, And so you 489 00:21:56,840 --> 00:21:59,040 Speaker 4: start looking at that and you think, wait a minute, 490 00:21:59,080 --> 00:22:01,040 Speaker 4: we're talent enough. You got a lot of guys. Is 491 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:07,120 Speaker 4: eliminate the self inflicted wounds, and this team is gonna win, 492 00:22:07,160 --> 00:22:09,000 Speaker 4: and they're gonna win handling in games. 493 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 1: I talked to so many people, and you can make 494 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:14,320 Speaker 1: this argument depending on what your sport is, right, but 495 00:22:14,359 --> 00:22:16,720 Speaker 1: to what your guys's points are. So why I've always 496 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:19,280 Speaker 1: said that football is the greatest game on the planet 497 00:22:19,800 --> 00:22:24,560 Speaker 1: because in order for you to find success, eleven guys, 498 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:29,160 Speaker 1: eleven guys have to work in tandem on every single play. 499 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:32,239 Speaker 1: And not only that, in the National Football League they 500 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:36,520 Speaker 1: got to do that against professionals every single play. So 501 00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:38,600 Speaker 1: I know I'm gonna kind of get in on the 502 00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:41,399 Speaker 1: high horse here, but you're right, Arch. It's like you 503 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:45,440 Speaker 1: can have ten things go right, ten guys do everything right. 504 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:48,440 Speaker 1: One guy makes a mistake, your play maybe goes from 505 00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 1: a no game or from like a ten yard game 506 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:54,479 Speaker 1: to a no game. Right, or you get all eleven 507 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:56,440 Speaker 1: working in unison and all of a sudden you get 508 00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:59,560 Speaker 1: a throw to Kyle Pitts down on the right side 509 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:03,440 Speaker 1: of the field for a touchdown. Right. But everything has 510 00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:05,680 Speaker 1: to work together. That's why this game is so great, 511 00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:07,720 Speaker 1: because if you don't, you're gonna and you made a 512 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:09,560 Speaker 1: point two or three plays. One of my college coaches 513 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:11,480 Speaker 1: used to always say, there's three to five plays in 514 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:13,920 Speaker 1: a game. Yeah, three to five plays in a game 515 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:16,000 Speaker 1: that are going to make the difference between whether you 516 00:23:16,040 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 1: win or lose. Do you make them or not. 517 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:21,359 Speaker 4: Well, here's the mind bending part for the fan to trade. 518 00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:24,120 Speaker 4: Because the fan wants to put a finger on one person, 519 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:26,720 Speaker 4: that person's to blame or that coach is to blame. 520 00:23:27,080 --> 00:23:29,480 Speaker 4: And you just mentioned it rack. You've got eleven guys 521 00:23:29,800 --> 00:23:32,440 Speaker 4: that are coming off the ball on your side, every 522 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:36,200 Speaker 4: place perfect in prack, every place designed to work. Oh, 523 00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:39,600 Speaker 4: by the way, the other side has eleven guys coming 524 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:42,240 Speaker 4: off the ball that think they have the perfect call 525 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:45,120 Speaker 4: on And then you've got the matchups where maybe they're 526 00:23:45,119 --> 00:23:48,000 Speaker 4: guys a little bit better than my guy in that situation, 527 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:50,680 Speaker 4: or their guy wins the battle. So I've got eleven 528 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:54,400 Speaker 4: battles going on, or however many physical battles are going on, 529 00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:56,960 Speaker 4: they're gonna win their share of those battles. Am I 530 00:23:57,040 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 4: running away from where they win? Or am I running 531 00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:02,560 Speaker 4: right in where they went? That's the beauty of this game. 532 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 4: And that's why your kids not played on a board. 533 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:07,840 Speaker 4: It's not the video game, because there's human beings playing 534 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:10,359 Speaker 4: head to head and there's guys that outplay the other 535 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:13,320 Speaker 4: guy in particular plays, maybe not the whole game. That's 536 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:15,000 Speaker 4: the beauty of it. So you try to be more 537 00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:17,919 Speaker 4: perfect than they are, more plays than they are, and 538 00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:19,960 Speaker 4: maybe you come out on top. So there's not one 539 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:22,280 Speaker 4: person you can put your finger on say that's the 540 00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:24,160 Speaker 4: guy to blame, that's the guy I'm gonna put the blame. 541 00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:26,879 Speaker 2: And the last part about that is with all the 542 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:30,119 Speaker 2: little pieces that you just name that's going on within 543 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 2: a play and it happens within three to four seconds. Yeah, 544 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:38,240 Speaker 2: so each guy has to process everything that's happening in 545 00:24:38,280 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 2: front of them and then reacting a way that in 546 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:44,640 Speaker 2: practice it would oh it looked this way, but doing 547 00:24:44,680 --> 00:24:47,040 Speaker 2: the game, that guy ain't supposed to be right there, 548 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:49,359 Speaker 2: and all of a sudden you have to react. So 549 00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:52,639 Speaker 2: there's so many things that go on in between a play, 550 00:24:53,080 --> 00:24:56,159 Speaker 2: and I guess fail to realize like it happens so fast. 551 00:24:56,280 --> 00:24:59,359 Speaker 2: And like I said, these are professionals, you guys mentioned. 552 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 2: These are guys they turned on the tape. They watched 553 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:04,560 Speaker 2: exactly what you do on third down. They know exactly 554 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:06,800 Speaker 2: the situation you will do in red zone and you 555 00:25:06,840 --> 00:25:10,479 Speaker 2: have to adjust in that split amount of time. So 556 00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:12,440 Speaker 2: you know, you got as fans. Hey, if you're doing 557 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:14,760 Speaker 2: something and somebody tells you to justin three four seconds, 558 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 2: how good are you gonna be? 559 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:16,640 Speaker 1: Yeah? 560 00:25:16,680 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 2: You know, sometimes it's gonna work out, sometimes it ain't. 561 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:21,960 Speaker 2: But that's just the nature of this business and why, 562 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 2: like you mentioned rak, it's one of the best sports 563 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:28,359 Speaker 2: because things happen so fast, but it takes all eleven 564 00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:30,679 Speaker 2: guys to make it happen and that small amount of 565 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:31,840 Speaker 2: time to make it look good. 566 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:34,360 Speaker 1: I remember, and I'll finished with this, but I remember 567 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:37,000 Speaker 1: one of the things I learned in the National Football 568 00:25:37,080 --> 00:25:39,399 Speaker 1: League is playing tight end and being in the meetings 569 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:44,000 Speaker 1: with the offensive lineman. If your first step is six 570 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:48,400 Speaker 1: inches off, you beat. You're beat. In the National Football League. 571 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:50,480 Speaker 1: You can get away with it in high school, you 572 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:53,200 Speaker 1: can get away with in college. But if you're facing 573 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:55,680 Speaker 1: a speed rusher on the outside and you're a left 574 00:25:55,680 --> 00:25:58,399 Speaker 1: tackle and you step underneath yourself by a matter of 575 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:02,200 Speaker 1: four to six inches, the chances are you're beat. You're done. 576 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:05,399 Speaker 1: They're that good, right question, which is what a lot 577 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:08,800 Speaker 1: of people don't understand. And I Or if you step 578 00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:10,639 Speaker 1: underneath yourself and you got to cut off block on 579 00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:13,120 Speaker 1: a defensive tackle somebody like a Vita Vaye or something, 580 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:15,320 Speaker 1: you're going to miss, you're not going to get it. 581 00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:19,200 Speaker 1: And that's the difference. That's why everything has to work together. 582 00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:21,399 Speaker 1: Not only did ten eleven guys have to work together, 583 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:24,080 Speaker 1: but all of their footwork has to be perfect. 584 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:25,080 Speaker 3: Well, it's brilliant. 585 00:26:25,080 --> 00:26:27,520 Speaker 4: It's a brilliant concert. 586 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:27,720 Speaker 1: Though. 587 00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:30,800 Speaker 4: Really, when you think about the concert you're putting together, 588 00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:33,399 Speaker 4: you think about an orchestra and different groups coming in 589 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:37,919 Speaker 4: at different times, and then you factor in variations on 590 00:26:38,080 --> 00:26:42,479 Speaker 4: play or and there's variations on both sides. You know, 591 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:45,520 Speaker 4: there's a if a lie. You see a defense checking 592 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:47,520 Speaker 4: because they get to this. Well, now of a sudden, 593 00:26:47,520 --> 00:26:49,359 Speaker 4: my play doesn't work because they check that. So now 594 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:51,640 Speaker 4: I'm checking out of that to something else. And then 595 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:54,760 Speaker 4: in that route there may be two variables or three 596 00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:57,600 Speaker 4: variables within the route. We're talking about the play that 597 00:26:57,680 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 4: was intercepted. It was an RPO play, so I had 598 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 4: a run and a pass option on it, and I'm 599 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:06,399 Speaker 4: reading the defense based on the way they react. Well, 600 00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:09,800 Speaker 4: then the defense Todd Bowles actually calls role coverage up. 601 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:11,760 Speaker 4: So not only did I have a good play on 602 00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:14,040 Speaker 4: with two against two, but they had a perfect coverage. 603 00:27:14,040 --> 00:27:15,480 Speaker 4: It was going to try to split that block and 604 00:27:15,520 --> 00:27:17,240 Speaker 4: you still got to get the block, still got to 605 00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:20,359 Speaker 4: make the block. But give them some credit to they 606 00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:22,520 Speaker 4: had they had the right design, right play on for 607 00:27:22,560 --> 00:27:25,359 Speaker 4: that scenario. Those are the variations in the game, and 608 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:28,160 Speaker 4: that's that's the view. That's why I love doing the games. 609 00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:30,040 Speaker 4: That's the way we all love being around the s y. 610 00:27:30,119 --> 00:27:30,920 Speaker 3: We played the game. 611 00:27:31,040 --> 00:27:33,240 Speaker 4: That's why it's one of the hardest games, probably the 612 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:34,600 Speaker 4: hardest playing game to play. 613 00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:37,600 Speaker 1: So the Atlanta Falcons hoping that they have a perfectly 614 00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:40,960 Speaker 1: executed symphony orchestra this weekend. 615 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:43,399 Speaker 4: We got Carolina, We got shuck on the on the 616 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:45,440 Speaker 4: trumpet this week suck. 617 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:47,359 Speaker 1: Couldn't you be our director? 618 00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:50,240 Speaker 3: Oh no, to put all. 619 00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:53,400 Speaker 1: The pieces together This weekend against the Carolina Panthers. Falcons 620 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:55,720 Speaker 1: go on the road to face a divisional opponent, and 621 00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:57,960 Speaker 1: let's see if they can come back with an even 622 00:27:58,119 --> 00:28:00,560 Speaker 1: five hundred records seven and seven that stay top the 623 00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:02,240 Speaker 1: NFC South. Thanks so much for joining us here on 624 00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:04,720 Speaker 1: the Falcons Audible presented by AT and T. We'll be back, 625 00:28:04,880 --> 00:28:07,280 Speaker 1: same time, same place next week to break it all 626 00:28:07,280 --> 00:28:08,600 Speaker 1: down for you. Take care of everybody. 627 00:28:08,680 --> 00:28:09,720 Speaker 4: Come on, we gotta have it. 628 00:28:09,800 --> 00:28:10,080 Speaker 1: Let's go