1 00:00:02,120 --> 00:00:05,200 Speaker 1: We are back on the Falcons Audible presented by AT 2 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 1: and T with our final wrap up of the season, 3 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:11,479 Speaker 1: and I'm Derek Racklem with DJ Shockley and Dave Archer. 4 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 1: As always, here is a quick quick rundown of what 5 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: we're gonna cover finishing the season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 6 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:20,959 Speaker 1: We will look forward after that victory to victory to 7 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: close out the season. Yes, Dean P's retirement, we'll talk 8 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 1: a little bit about his legacy in turn to president, 9 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: there was some promotions going around the Atlanta Falcons organization 10 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 1: this past week. We'll talk a little about a little 11 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: bit about Greg Beadles being named as the new Atlanta 12 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 1: Falcons president, and then of course Terry Fontineau Arthur Smith. 13 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 1: Their end of season press conference. Will recap what the 14 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: guys heard there and then look ahead to the next 15 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 1: stage of turning into the twenty twenty three season, which 16 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 1: will be free agency and the draft. But before we 17 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 1: get started, we have a former dog podcast. Hey now, 18 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: and if anybody was playing paying attention to some college 19 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: football this past week, UM, I don't know if we 20 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: could say they saw a game, they saw something that 21 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:08,680 Speaker 1: was attempted to be played in front of a national audience, 22 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: but that turned out to be a wipeout. DJ. Congratulations 23 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: to you and your dogs on back to back national championships. 24 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 1: And is there any other way to say about a 25 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: dominating performance than what we saw on Monday night? Well, 26 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 1: like I wish I say, I wish I could say 27 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:26,680 Speaker 1: add something to do with it, but uh, it was 28 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: fun though, Man, I tell you it's fun when um 29 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: my counterparts to the f is a part of the 30 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:33,679 Speaker 1: Big twelve. When we get to you know, rub it 31 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:36,400 Speaker 1: into the Big twelve over here, we'll get there and say, okay, 32 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: my bad. I was a little earlier, but no, man, 33 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: it was it was fun. Man, La was cool. Obviously 34 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 1: it was raining like crazy, but uh it was a 35 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 1: downpour for the dogs. And then seriously, I mean it 36 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 1: was nothing like what we saw the previous week where 37 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 1: I was nervous and stressed and wasn't even playing planning 38 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: as Ohio State, and this week it was wasn't even 39 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 1: a thread of anything happening for or against the dog. 40 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 1: So it was fun though. Man, I'm proud of those dudes. 41 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 1: Man Kirby continues to elevate the program, which you love 42 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 1: as a former player and alumni of the university, so 43 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 1: back to bag Natties is pretty remarkable and I think 44 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: we all know how specially is and how hearted is 45 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 1: to win on that level, and for them to go 46 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:21,119 Speaker 1: out and do it, I was super hype for Yeah. 47 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 1: We talked a little bit via text Us three and 48 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 1: I don't have any personal connections to the program, but 49 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:29,239 Speaker 1: archs as residents of the state of Georgia, sometimes you 50 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 1: kind of have to take a little bit of interest 51 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 1: in the home team and how they have gotten themselves. 52 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 1: I mean, you want to say to the pinnacle. I mean, 53 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:38,239 Speaker 1: they're on the very top of the mountain, the things 54 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: that they've been able to do. DJ kind of talked 55 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:42,239 Speaker 1: a little bit about it. You cover a lot of 56 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 1: the Big twelve, and I'm sure from that perspective you're 57 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 1: maybe a little surprised that it was not as much 58 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: of a fight from TCU side. But again, as I mentioned, 59 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 1: you live in the state of Georgia, so it's hard 60 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: not to be amazed and impressed by what Kirby Smart 61 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 1: has done. Yeah, no question about it. They got a 62 00:02:57,600 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 1: lot of respect for Kirby getting to know him over 63 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:01,919 Speaker 1: the years as we played in golf tournaments together. Things 64 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:05,360 Speaker 1: of that nature. Great dude, um, a guy that's played 65 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 1: for the dog. I mean, you couldn't have a bigger 66 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:09,919 Speaker 1: legacy guy running the program than a dude to play 67 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 1: dB for them and then is now directing traffic for them. 68 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 1: But they were, they were. They were. When you get 69 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:18,679 Speaker 1: a situation where you get the best team and they 70 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 1: play one of their better games, if not their best game, 71 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter who the opponent is, they're going to 72 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:27,959 Speaker 1: run you off the field. And that was the case here. 73 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 1: And I don't the discussion going around around the country. 74 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 1: I know we want to get the Falcon stuff here, 75 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 1: but the discussion going on around the country is about 76 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 1: the SEC versus the Big twelve, in the in the 77 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: in the Big ten. Uh. The discussion is about Georgia 78 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 1: and Alabama versus everybody else. That's what the discussion is. 79 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:48,880 Speaker 1: And until you get your mind right on that, because 80 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: I guarantee you old miss Kentucky Vanderbilt, they're going to 81 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: how do we beat those guys? They don't know how 82 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 1: to beat those guys right, Let alone TCU or Ohio 83 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 1: State or who ever lost to Georgia this year. So 84 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: let's let's not get this thing twisted. It's a Georgia 85 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 1: and an Alabama problem for everybody else in the country, 86 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 1: not just for TCUH. And the one thing I do know, 87 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 1: and we talked a little bit about this is and 88 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 1: this is any level because we're gonna get to the 89 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: NFL here is Yes, you want to have great coaches. 90 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:21,039 Speaker 1: We know that there's great coaches at Georgia and Alabama 91 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:23,040 Speaker 1: and all over the country, but you gotta have dudes. 92 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 1: And Georgia's got some dude You're coming back and maybe 93 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 1: some of them dudes are gonna be playing in the 94 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:35,480 Speaker 1: NFL this next year. So let's get to that. And 95 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:38,039 Speaker 1: for the Atlanta Falcons, it wasn't quite a sixty five 96 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 1: to seven victory, but it was a thirty to seventeen 97 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 1: victory over a division rival in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 98 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 1: to close out the season in a seven and ten 99 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:49,480 Speaker 1: year for the Atlanta Falcons. So we're not gonna dive 100 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: necessarily into the xs and o's of that game. Let's 101 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: talk a little bit more about how that game, that 102 00:04:57,160 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 1: victory kind of springboards this team as we moved forward. 103 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 1: Arch again as the analyst of the team, you get 104 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:05,359 Speaker 1: to see him and probably one of the more intimate 105 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:08,719 Speaker 1: ways dissecting XS and o's each week calling it on 106 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:12,240 Speaker 1: the radio. From what you saw against the Buccaneers, how 107 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:15,119 Speaker 1: do you feel like this kind of parlays them moving 108 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 1: into the off season. Well, I mean, you can't help 109 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:21,279 Speaker 1: but be really excited. I've over the last couple of weeks. 110 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 1: I've left games even though we lost prior to the 111 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:27,680 Speaker 1: two games coming to home, when we beat Arizona and Tampa. 112 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:30,039 Speaker 1: Even in Baltimore, I left that game with a smile 113 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 1: on my face thinking about the young players on his 114 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:36,480 Speaker 1: team and that he'sn't even more accentuated at the end 115 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 1: of the season with the progress you saw Desmond Ritter 116 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:44,080 Speaker 1: make at the quarterback position. The running back is a dude. 117 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:47,360 Speaker 1: You talk about dude now, I mean Tyler Algier, that's 118 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 1: a fifth round draft pick. I mean, when we gonna 119 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 1: start talking about the scouting department and what Terry Fontineau's 120 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 1: group did to get a dude like that in the 121 00:05:56,960 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 1: fifth round. He's arguably the US back in the league 122 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:03,360 Speaker 1: right now. I mean, you could make that argument. The 123 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 1: dude had a great year, broke the all time record 124 00:06:05,760 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 1: for a rookie, and let's let's qualify it too, is 125 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:10,840 Speaker 1: he played sixteen games this year. He was not ella. 126 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:14,479 Speaker 1: He was not active in game one, So don't tell 127 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 1: me about his thousand and thirty five yards being in 128 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 1: seventeen games. He played sixteen games. He broke William Andrews 129 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 1: record from nineteen seventy nine as the all time leading 130 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 1: rusher in Falcon history as a rookie with a thousand 131 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:30,480 Speaker 1: and thirty five yards. William Andrews checked in one thousand 132 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 1: and twenty three, and will was a great player. If 133 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 1: this guy is anywhere near as good as William Andrews is, 134 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:37,360 Speaker 1: you got something. I think you're going in that direction. 135 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 1: Drake London broke the rookie record for receptions in a 136 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 1: season that was set by Kyle Pitts the year before. Oh, 137 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:47,720 Speaker 1: by the way, that dude's coming back next year. I mean, 138 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 1: that's that's where it is with me, Rack, And then 139 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 1: we could go through all the young dudes, and it's 140 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: not just the first year guys, the rookies. It's it's 141 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:58,920 Speaker 1: Richie Grant and the strides he made. It's Jalen Hawkins, 142 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:02,159 Speaker 1: who's a year older than that, third year aj Terrell. 143 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:04,720 Speaker 1: This is a young football team. I think it's one 144 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:07,280 Speaker 1: of the three or four youngest teams in the league returning. 145 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 1: That's where my optimism is. And the way they closed 146 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 1: the show, the way they've never quit playing, the way 147 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: they bought into what Arthur's selling, and it's a legitimate 148 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 1: thing here. They've got something going on here now with 149 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 1: all that money. Shock now of a sudden, if I'm 150 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 1: a free agent and I see that young group down 151 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: there that are dogs that are playing hard, yeah, I'm 152 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 1: gonna go play with them, goes Yeah. So that's you know, 153 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 1: We're gonna get into a little bit of the personnel 154 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 1: side of this a little later when we talk about 155 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 1: the head coach in general manager's press conference. But you're right, 156 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 1: Arch and DJ I turned to you because if you're 157 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:44,520 Speaker 1: looking at promising pieces to the puzzle moving forward, yes, 158 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 1: you generally look at guys that came from the draft, 159 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 1: and not just this game against the Buccaneers, but even 160 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 1: going back the last few weeks. I mean, Ritter, Algier 161 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 1: and London showed that they can end up being pillars 162 00:07:57,680 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 1: of this franchise, and they did some really special things 163 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 1: the rookie year. They're only gonna get better between this 164 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 1: year and next year. Talking about the game completely slowing 165 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 1: down for those guys later in the part of the 166 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:14,280 Speaker 1: year was something that you you look at in your 167 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:17,200 Speaker 1: marvel at and I think Archers such a great job 168 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 1: of breaking down what those guys did and exactly how 169 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 1: successful they were towards the end of the year, and 170 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:27,240 Speaker 1: it makes you wonder, like, Okay, these guys, they they 171 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 1: got it, they understood it, and we point to the rookies, 172 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:32,480 Speaker 1: but I also pointed some of those veteran guys you're 173 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 1: talking about. A guy like Rashan Admans comes in his 174 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:40,640 Speaker 1: first year and absolutely by his play, laid by example 175 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:43,439 Speaker 1: and probably brought a lot of the young guys alone. 176 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:46,199 Speaker 1: Lorenzo Carter another guy on those one year deal who 177 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 1: came in here and throughout the entire season you could 178 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:51,840 Speaker 1: tell he gave everything he had, He fought hard, he 179 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: was a guy who you know, constantly put pressure on 180 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:57,439 Speaker 1: the quarterback. So having the nucleus of yeah, we got 181 00:08:57,440 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 1: some young guys, but then we also had some veteran 182 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:02,440 Speaker 1: guys who come in here and show exactly what they're about. Now. 183 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:08,720 Speaker 1: I love the part about you offensively established your identity 184 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 1: and I think regardless of who you played what defense 185 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:15,440 Speaker 1: you were playing against. I remember playing against We're playing 186 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:18,560 Speaker 1: against the forty nine ers, and everybody said, there's no 187 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 1: way you can do what you do versus that kind 188 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 1: of defense, and it didn't matter. So the fact that, 189 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:26,080 Speaker 1: like Arth mentioned, you're gonna have guys who're gonna look 190 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:28,319 Speaker 1: at this team and say it didn't matter who they played, 191 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:30,440 Speaker 1: especially on the offense side of the ball, they have 192 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: a distinct identity of who they are and what they're 193 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:36,360 Speaker 1: gonna do. Every single ball game, you saw the physicality 194 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:38,960 Speaker 1: and the run game. You saw back get downhill, You 195 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 1: saw quarterbacks making the right decisions in the run game, 196 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:44,480 Speaker 1: and then you saw receivers on the outside blocking their 197 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 1: tails off. This is an offense that has an identity 198 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:51,120 Speaker 1: that has established what the culture is, and that's what 199 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:54,440 Speaker 1: everybody talks about sometimes, and you know, when you have 200 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 1: an organization, what's your culture, what's your identity? I think offensively, 201 00:09:57,400 --> 00:09:59,160 Speaker 1: you know exactly who it is. Now we're gonna talk 202 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:01,959 Speaker 1: DMP and the defense in a second, but I think 203 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:03,679 Speaker 1: you saw it on both sides of the ball, and 204 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:07,040 Speaker 1: that's something that gives you some optimism going forward, is 205 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 1: you can look at this squad and know exactly what 206 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 1: they are about. You know exactly who the head coach is, 207 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:16,439 Speaker 1: you know exactly what the GM wants to do. There's 208 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:19,720 Speaker 1: no confusion about where they're heading and the type of 209 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 1: players they want. So I thought, you're in this season 210 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:25,839 Speaker 1: the right way with two wins at home, and you 211 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 1: go into the off season on exactly where the holes 212 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 1: that you want to kind of close up. You feel 213 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:37,280 Speaker 1: good about this episode in part brought to you by 214 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 1: the Home Depot. 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Find exactly 223 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 1: what you need with the home Depot App. Download the 224 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 1: home Depot app today. You know, guys, I want to 225 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:14,599 Speaker 1: highlight something because I just sat here and I was 226 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 1: kind of thinking through some things all the way back 227 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: to last year. I remember we were sitting here doing 228 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:21,679 Speaker 1: a very similar podcast kind of cap in the season, 229 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 1: and you guys know me in one of the areas 230 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:26,320 Speaker 1: I'm old school. One of the areas I felt like 231 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:29,560 Speaker 1: Atlanta needed to grow was on the offensive line. And 232 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:31,680 Speaker 1: I start to think back to all the podcasts that 233 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:34,600 Speaker 1: we've done this year. How critical have I been of 234 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:38,280 Speaker 1: the offensive line this year? Not so much? Right? And 235 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:40,840 Speaker 1: I think Number one, that's a testament to them growing 236 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:44,079 Speaker 1: as a unit. Number two, it's a testament to two things. 237 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:47,679 Speaker 1: Having a quarterback that can help kind of get away 238 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 1: from some of the pressure, but then also finding a 239 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 1: running game, and those guys get excited about it. I mean, 240 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:57,280 Speaker 1: you heard it all year, guys like Lyndstrom Turner and saying, 241 00:11:57,440 --> 00:12:00,160 Speaker 1: you know this rookie like he runs hard. It makes 242 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 1: the offensive line almost work harder, focus on their game 243 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:05,720 Speaker 1: a little bit more because they know they got a 244 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:09,720 Speaker 1: couple of dudes and Algier and CP behind them that 245 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 1: are gonna gonna run run over somebody. It's funny you 246 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:14,719 Speaker 1: say that, because I heard Lyndstrom say last week he 247 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:18,720 Speaker 1: knew exactly where our gear was, he knew he had 248 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:22,000 Speaker 1: nine hundred yards, he knew that he wanted to get 249 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:25,480 Speaker 1: him to a thousand because that spoke monuments about what 250 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 1: they were able to do. So you're talking about having 251 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:30,560 Speaker 1: pride in the run game, they absolutely did. They knew 252 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:33,559 Speaker 1: exactly where their back was. This young guy trying to 253 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:36,440 Speaker 1: bring a thousand yards and that speaks volumes and you say, hey, 254 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:39,720 Speaker 1: I'll blocked for a thousand yard back. That's something that 255 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:41,720 Speaker 1: you know a lot of guys take pride, and especially 256 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:43,480 Speaker 1: when you play up front and play offensive line. And 257 00:12:43,480 --> 00:12:45,880 Speaker 1: we know other Smith asked that background up front with 258 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:49,600 Speaker 1: that offensive line. So having the pride and the values 259 00:12:49,640 --> 00:12:52,559 Speaker 1: say hey, we're gonna go and force the issue in 260 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 1: the run game. It was fun to watch this ship. Yeah, 261 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 1: growth from the offensive line. Found some young players that 262 00:12:58,120 --> 00:13:02,160 Speaker 1: really are are showing some excitement and growth for years 263 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:05,880 Speaker 1: to come. And then you know, obviously there's gonna be 264 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 1: some changes year to year. And DJ, you kind of 265 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:10,440 Speaker 1: led me into it. And let's talk a little bit 266 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 1: about Dean pas obviously announcing his retirement. A guy that 267 00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 1: has been so accomplished in and I would just say 268 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:20,120 Speaker 1: the game of football, because he started at high school, 269 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 1: transitioned into small college, worked his way up through mid 270 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:27,440 Speaker 1: majors and then got his chance in the bigger time 271 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 1: at Notre Dame Michigan State, then makes the transition over 272 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:34,240 Speaker 1: into the NFL, has a very fruitful career in the 273 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 1: NFL with a number of different teams, and he's gonna 274 00:13:36,559 --> 00:13:39,080 Speaker 1: end his career here with the Atlanta Falcon. Dave, I'm 275 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:42,400 Speaker 1: gonna come back to you and just say what Dean 276 00:13:42,520 --> 00:13:45,680 Speaker 1: Pas has meant to this team and to this defense 277 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 1: and the growth that you've seen from some of the 278 00:13:47,280 --> 00:13:49,000 Speaker 1: players on that side of the ball. Well, I think, 279 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 1: first of all, the dogged way they play, they play, 280 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:57,600 Speaker 1: you know, the entire game. We saw times when teams 281 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 1: in the past, you know, you go into a situation 282 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 1: where you kind of felt like, okay, well they're they're 283 00:14:03,280 --> 00:14:05,000 Speaker 1: going to kind of succumb to what's going on. This 284 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:08,079 Speaker 1: team never was like that. I thought that a couple 285 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:11,319 Speaker 1: of moments in games, the red zone stuff that they 286 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 1: did was pretty good. Um, you could argue, hey, third down, 287 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:17,480 Speaker 1: we weren't very good on third down, that's true, and 288 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 1: you weren't. You weren't great at stop in the run 289 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 1: game when TQ. Once TQ Graham got her, I thought 290 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:26,760 Speaker 1: that the rotation became thinner in the defensive line. I 291 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:28,360 Speaker 1: think Graham as a guy. By the way, you talk 292 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:30,040 Speaker 1: about another guy coming back off an injury, it's a 293 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:32,800 Speaker 1: part of the young group of this team. That guy's 294 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 1: going to be a pretty good player. And you add 295 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:36,880 Speaker 1: maybe some other players to him, and we'll talk about that. 296 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 1: But I thought that that that was a big injury 297 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 1: for atlanted overcome. Yet Dean continued to mix and match 298 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 1: there At times he'd have five linebackers on the field. 299 00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:48,680 Speaker 1: You'd have you know, you had the two edge guys 300 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:51,960 Speaker 1: or linebackers, three inside guys or linebackers. So he mixed 301 00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 1: and match. How many injuries do we have And we 302 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:56,080 Speaker 1: know we don't like to use this as an excuse, 303 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 1: but we can look at it as that. Think about 304 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 1: how many different guys you have corner opposite Aj Terrell. 305 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 1: Even when AJ went down, AJ was down for a 306 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 1: game or two where the secondary was banged up. I 307 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:09,360 Speaker 1: thought that the guy really did a good job of 308 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 1: kind of putting puzzle pieces together. And let's not make 309 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 1: let's not get it screwed up here when you start 310 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:18,400 Speaker 1: thinking about how many points his team give up during 311 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 1: games you were in. You were in thirteen one score 312 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:25,320 Speaker 1: games this year, now we didn't. We were five and 313 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 1: eight in those games. But you were in the game 314 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 1: to win it. And it's because you were able to 315 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:34,400 Speaker 1: keep people off of the scoreboard. Okay. And let's not 316 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:38,040 Speaker 1: forget also that when you're a staff and you guys 317 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 1: know this, you don't just stay on one side of 318 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 1: the bill. Okay, the defense, those are your four rooms. 319 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:44,600 Speaker 1: Don't come out of those rooms. Those are your rooms. 320 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:48,560 Speaker 1: Here's the offensive rooms. The reason Dean Piece was hired 321 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:52,000 Speaker 1: here was because Arthur knew him and trusted him and 322 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 1: had tremendous respect for him as a defensive coordinate. Lord 323 00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:58,120 Speaker 1: him out of retirement to come here. Okay, he didn't 324 00:15:58,120 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 1: just bring him here to coach the defense. Him here 325 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 1: to talk to him about how do I attack a defense? 326 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 1: Though they had conversations about our offense and how you 327 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 1: attack defense and this is what this defense is doing. 328 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:14,400 Speaker 1: What do you see Dean here? That might be those 329 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:18,000 Speaker 1: conversations happened. So to think that he was just exclusively 330 00:16:18,040 --> 00:16:22,120 Speaker 1: in the defensive coordinator office, that's what you're losing. When 331 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 1: you have a guy like that step away, he'll be 332 00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 1: a big shoes to fill. Now, I think there will 333 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:27,400 Speaker 1: be some guys you can go and you can get 334 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:30,160 Speaker 1: better defensively because of the bricks that are laid here 335 00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:32,920 Speaker 1: as a foundation. But the guy meant a lot to 336 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 1: this team and he'll he had a great career and 337 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 1: God bless him. Man. I hope he has a great retirement. 338 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 1: He and his wife deserve it. He's worked his reard 339 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 1: off this league. And to kind of add to Art 340 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 1: what you just mentioned, absolutely wis coach ps the best 341 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 1: obviously fifty years in the game doing it at the 342 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:54,400 Speaker 1: level that he did it, He absolutely deserves this retirement. 343 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 1: And the fact that, like you mentioned Arthur Smith, when 344 00:16:56,440 --> 00:16:58,920 Speaker 1: he got him out of retirement because he knew what 345 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:00,320 Speaker 1: his guys about. And I think that's one of the 346 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:03,200 Speaker 1: things that that is so important and why he has 347 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 1: so much respect is because of the things that he 348 00:17:06,640 --> 00:17:08,760 Speaker 1: does in game. But you got so many guys and 349 00:17:08,840 --> 00:17:11,560 Speaker 1: coaches in this league that are so smart, but you 350 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:14,040 Speaker 1: look at a guy like Dmpas and people respect the 351 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:16,680 Speaker 1: heck out of him because of what he's done over time. 352 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 1: And I think one of the biggest things that you know, 353 00:17:19,359 --> 00:17:21,480 Speaker 1: he did the best job up this year and Arts 354 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 1: kind of alluded to it, was being able to put 355 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:26,720 Speaker 1: those pieces together but getting the most out of the 356 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 1: personnel that he had, because a lot of people came 357 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:31,280 Speaker 1: into this year. We had, you know, we mentioned a 358 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 1: lot of one year guys, a lot of you know, 359 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:35,119 Speaker 1: guys who are trying to find themselves, a lot of 360 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:37,640 Speaker 1: young guys, and Dan Pis did such a good job 361 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:41,040 Speaker 1: of changing the look of what this defense was every 362 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:43,480 Speaker 1: single weekend. I think that's what's fun for me to 363 00:17:43,480 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 1: watch your turn or tape that every week a lot 364 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:48,359 Speaker 1: of stuff looked different. There were some games earlier in 365 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:51,400 Speaker 1: the year where you can see exactly what the Falcon's 366 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:52,760 Speaker 1: defense were doing, and then by the middle of the 367 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:55,160 Speaker 1: year you could see the disguises for a little bit better. 368 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 1: You were bringing blitzes from different areas. You were trying 369 00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:00,200 Speaker 1: to trying to, you know, conform his defense to fit 370 00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 1: the right way. And I think they did such a 371 00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:04,359 Speaker 1: good job of getting these guys to play at such 372 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:07,159 Speaker 1: a higher level and the schemes he drew up. He 373 00:18:07,359 --> 00:18:10,400 Speaker 1: is just one of those guys that you know you hate, 374 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:12,200 Speaker 1: turned on the tape and watch him because you're gonna 375 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 1: get so many different things from him. And I thought 376 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:17,879 Speaker 1: he did such a great job of finding ways to 377 00:18:18,760 --> 00:18:20,399 Speaker 1: bring the most out of you know a lot of 378 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:23,320 Speaker 1: guys who a lot of people probably ridden off, and 379 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:27,400 Speaker 1: Coach Peas is one that I remember going against him 380 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 1: when I was playing, and you looked at his defense 381 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:33,199 Speaker 1: and sometimes you just shook your head like he just 382 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:35,040 Speaker 1: got us on this one. And he did a lot 383 00:18:35,040 --> 00:18:37,520 Speaker 1: of that throughout his time. So I wish him well 384 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:40,720 Speaker 1: in retirement as well. I was glad we well he 385 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:42,400 Speaker 1: had the opportunity to happen here for a couple of years. 386 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:43,959 Speaker 1: I'm sure a lot of those guys on the defense 387 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:47,520 Speaker 1: side of the ball learned so much from what he 388 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:50,800 Speaker 1: has brought to the game of football into the NFL, 389 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:52,840 Speaker 1: and those guys will be better down the road because 390 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 1: they were coached by Dan Peace. Yeah, well said DJ 391 00:18:55,520 --> 00:18:57,600 Speaker 1: and on behalf of all of us here at the Falcons, 392 00:18:57,680 --> 00:19:01,159 Speaker 1: all the pole. We wi wish coach pas the best 393 00:19:01,160 --> 00:19:03,880 Speaker 1: in retirement. He has earned every little bit of all 394 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:06,240 Speaker 1: the basking in the sun that hopefully he is going 395 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:09,360 Speaker 1: to do and spending time with those closest to him. 396 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:12,879 Speaker 1: So you guys kind of alluded to it here. Not 397 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:16,560 Speaker 1: only are there personnel holes to fill, but there's also 398 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:19,160 Speaker 1: a defensive coordinator position to fill. Which kind of leads 399 00:19:19,240 --> 00:19:22,439 Speaker 1: us to the end of the season press conference that 400 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:26,200 Speaker 1: happened between Arthur Smith and Terry Fontineau, and one of 401 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:29,879 Speaker 1: the highlights of that press conference arch was Arthur Smith 402 00:19:30,119 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 1: saying that he knows the type of person that he's 403 00:19:33,560 --> 00:19:36,720 Speaker 1: looking for, and now with some of the adjustments that 404 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 1: they've made in hiring, he's got a little bit more 405 00:19:38,840 --> 00:19:41,920 Speaker 1: time to take his time right and not feel like 406 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 1: he has to rush into a hire. But he knows 407 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 1: what he's looking for because he knows as a play 408 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:51,320 Speaker 1: caller what is difficult for him to go up against. 409 00:19:52,080 --> 00:19:55,480 Speaker 1: So you think about some of the most important moves 410 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:58,240 Speaker 1: this offseason might be personnel. Well, it's also going to 411 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:00,960 Speaker 1: be into coaching ranks. Is who Arthur ends up hiring 412 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:03,280 Speaker 1: as a decordinator. Yeah. I think that the thing that 413 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:06,000 Speaker 1: he and Terry have done, Terry Fontineau, the GM here 414 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:10,560 Speaker 1: have done is they haven't hamstrung themselves by building it 415 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:14,680 Speaker 1: to a certain model. They've gotten a lot of versatile players. 416 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:17,399 Speaker 1: You saw it when Shock and I were talking about 417 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:20,760 Speaker 1: with the versatility that Dean showed within the different looks 418 00:20:20,760 --> 00:20:24,879 Speaker 1: the different personnel groups they had defensively, so that gives 419 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:26,720 Speaker 1: them a lot of versatility as to what they want 420 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:28,800 Speaker 1: to go. I think that a lot of fan gets 421 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:32,919 Speaker 1: caught up in the adage four three three four. You know, 422 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:37,399 Speaker 1: most teams aren't really either one anymore. It's hybrid style 423 00:20:37,520 --> 00:20:40,320 Speaker 1: defenses where you can morph in and out of three 424 00:20:40,359 --> 00:20:44,199 Speaker 1: man line, four man line. Sixty five to sixty six 425 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:46,160 Speaker 1: percent of the game is played at a nickel set, 426 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:48,560 Speaker 1: which is usually a four down line. You see some 427 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:51,360 Speaker 1: teams rush three and drop eight. You see teams rush 428 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:54,760 Speaker 1: three and bring three or four from the second level. 429 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:57,359 Speaker 1: Those are all things that this team is built to do. 430 00:20:57,440 --> 00:20:59,800 Speaker 1: And now you're gonna getting ready to add maybe another 431 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:02,920 Speaker 1: level of talent that's gonna because of money you're gonna 432 00:21:02,920 --> 00:21:04,760 Speaker 1: be able to spend both free agency in your draft 433 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:06,639 Speaker 1: that's going to come up in April, and now all 434 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 1: of a sudden, some of the versatility that you have 435 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:10,840 Speaker 1: on the team already blended with some of the new 436 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:14,919 Speaker 1: players exponentially makes you better the next year. So I 437 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:16,840 Speaker 1: think the thing that I'm encouraged about the most is 438 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:20,720 Speaker 1: the versatility that this team has from a personnel standpoint, defensively, 439 00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:23,920 Speaker 1: what they could potentially add to it and in any 440 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:25,760 Speaker 1: that you've got a head coaches you just talked about 441 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:28,600 Speaker 1: Rack that has an idea of what that is supposed 442 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:31,120 Speaker 1: to look like. And there's a number of guys out there, 443 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:34,480 Speaker 1: you know. There's there's some veteran coaches that are analysts 444 00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 1: on other job other places that have been been defensive coordinators. 445 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:42,240 Speaker 1: There's young up and coming guys that are linebacker coaches 446 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:44,840 Speaker 1: or that maybe you have been in the DANPS system 447 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:48,640 Speaker 1: if you will, or some have some knowledge of that. 448 00:21:48,880 --> 00:21:50,960 Speaker 1: So I think there's a lot of encouraging stuff. They're 449 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:52,960 Speaker 1: they're going to scour this thing. This is not gonna 450 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:55,240 Speaker 1: be a quick, easy choice for them. They're going to 451 00:21:55,280 --> 00:21:57,040 Speaker 1: make sure they do their homework on this one. Yeah, 452 00:21:57,040 --> 00:22:01,520 Speaker 1: they talked are a lot about placing Dean P's. They 453 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:06,080 Speaker 1: also discussed DJ this is kind of the next phase 454 00:22:06,119 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 1: in their plan. And I thought this was interesting because 455 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:11,520 Speaker 1: I start, I try to pull myself out and I'm 456 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:13,240 Speaker 1: sure you guys do as well. I try to pull 457 00:22:13,280 --> 00:22:15,320 Speaker 1: myself out of a guy that's been in locker rooms 458 00:22:15,359 --> 00:22:18,160 Speaker 1: and understands how the inner workings of the NFL works, 459 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:19,639 Speaker 1: and I start to try to think about it as 460 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:22,080 Speaker 1: a fan. People that are listening to us right now, 461 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:25,040 Speaker 1: because your Falcons fan might say, we've got to have 462 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:26,880 Speaker 1: this guy if we're going to take the next step 463 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:28,880 Speaker 1: in our development, we got to go find the best 464 00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:32,760 Speaker 1: pass rusher and we got to pay him whatever he's worth. Right. Well, 465 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:35,080 Speaker 1: we all know that that's not always the easiest thing 466 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:37,840 Speaker 1: to do. Right. First of all, they didn't have the 467 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:40,720 Speaker 1: money to do that before. Second of all, if that 468 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:43,320 Speaker 1: guy you pay him all that money and he doesn't 469 00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:46,199 Speaker 1: produce like you want him too, you're right back to 470 00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 1: square one. Or maybe he does produce arch but this 471 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:51,800 Speaker 1: guy is bad in the locker room and he messes 472 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:53,840 Speaker 1: up the chemistry. Right, So they've always got to try 473 00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:57,399 Speaker 1: to find the right fit. So DJ they talked about 474 00:22:57,440 --> 00:23:00,560 Speaker 1: the next plan, the next phase of our plan, right 475 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:03,359 Speaker 1: which they had to make some tough decisions. They had 476 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:05,640 Speaker 1: to decide to move on from guys like Matt Ryan, 477 00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:10,960 Speaker 1: Julio Jones, Calvin Ridley recently reworking Jake Matthews contract because 478 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:13,239 Speaker 1: they had to get in a better position with the 479 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:16,119 Speaker 1: cap and now they are. You guys have both talked 480 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:19,600 Speaker 1: about it. So it's such an important offseason because now 481 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:22,240 Speaker 1: they can be players in free agency. But that doesn't 482 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:24,640 Speaker 1: mean you go free will and spend, it still has 483 00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:27,479 Speaker 1: to be the right piece to the Atlanta Falcon's puzzle. 484 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:30,960 Speaker 1: And it's great the way you put that, because they 485 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:34,200 Speaker 1: were thoughtful and you could tell they had a clear 486 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:36,879 Speaker 1: and precise plan of what they want the future to 487 00:23:36,920 --> 00:23:38,879 Speaker 1: look like, like you just mentioned, and they were a 488 00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:41,639 Speaker 1: couple of quotes that I took out of it that 489 00:23:41,680 --> 00:23:45,119 Speaker 1: speaks directly to it. And aren't you mentioned earlier when 490 00:23:45,119 --> 00:23:46,760 Speaker 1: they say, hey, we're gonna have some cash, but they 491 00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:49,040 Speaker 1: also said, you know, even though we'll have the cash 492 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:51,040 Speaker 1: to go out and spend, we still want to be 493 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:54,000 Speaker 1: disciplined on their decisions. Don't want to go back to 494 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:56,240 Speaker 1: the point where they when they first arrived here in Atlanta. 495 00:23:56,560 --> 00:24:00,200 Speaker 1: And that tells you they're purposefully thinking about how they 496 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:02,399 Speaker 1: make this team better but also put it in a 497 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:06,200 Speaker 1: position where it can continuously be better going in the future. 498 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:08,960 Speaker 1: Talk about the defensive coordinator, they said they're gonna be 499 00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:12,560 Speaker 1: purposeful and open minded finding a new DC, but they 500 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:14,879 Speaker 1: will not start from scratch. And I thought that was 501 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:17,919 Speaker 1: big too, because we talked about already the pieces that 502 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:20,679 Speaker 1: that's already here. Find a guy who can come in 503 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:23,520 Speaker 1: and also bring in something different, but also, no, Okay, 504 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:27,880 Speaker 1: here's what your personnel is going to look like for 505 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:29,560 Speaker 1: the future. You know, obviously you're gonna bring in new 506 00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:31,960 Speaker 1: guys have different parts of it, but I thought that 507 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:33,879 Speaker 1: part was big too. And he said when when we 508 00:24:33,920 --> 00:24:36,520 Speaker 1: signed in draft players, Teary said this, we won't be 509 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:39,439 Speaker 1: prisoners of the moment. And I think that speaks to 510 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:42,520 Speaker 1: the point where you just talked about of Okay, maybe 511 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:45,200 Speaker 1: this guy did this this year, but you look back 512 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:48,160 Speaker 1: two years ago and he had, you know, less sacksual 513 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:50,119 Speaker 1: he had whatever issue was. And the other part was 514 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:52,000 Speaker 1: you're talking about having character guys that come in here. 515 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:54,119 Speaker 1: They can fit the culture that you want. You don't 516 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:56,320 Speaker 1: just bring guys in. Yeah he may have fifteen sacks, 517 00:24:56,359 --> 00:24:57,920 Speaker 1: but he may not be good in your locker room. 518 00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:00,199 Speaker 1: And I think that's a big deal as well. And 519 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:01,879 Speaker 1: you saw that this year. We're talking about earlier with 520 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 1: some of the veterans that they brought in. They fit 521 00:25:04,119 --> 00:25:07,480 Speaker 1: this culture automatically. They came in knowing exactly what kind 522 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:09,280 Speaker 1: of guys they were, and I think all that kind 523 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:12,080 Speaker 1: of stuff goes together to men what they want to 524 00:25:12,080 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 1: do going into the off season. So I think they 525 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 1: absolutely have a plan going forward for who they want 526 00:25:16,840 --> 00:25:18,560 Speaker 1: to as a DC. They have a plan going for 527 00:25:18,760 --> 00:25:20,639 Speaker 1: the type of players that they want to bring it 528 00:25:20,680 --> 00:25:22,919 Speaker 1: on both sides of the ball, and they're gonna be 529 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:25,800 Speaker 1: calculated about it, which is great because then you know 530 00:25:25,880 --> 00:25:28,080 Speaker 1: exactly they have a plan for it, and that's something 531 00:25:28,119 --> 00:25:30,760 Speaker 1: that you as a fan can be excited and say, 532 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:33,119 Speaker 1: all right, these guys know exactly what they're doing and 533 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:35,600 Speaker 1: are you mentioned it earlier? Give a lot of credit 534 00:25:35,640 --> 00:25:37,639 Speaker 1: to the scout staff talking about the guys that you 535 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:40,080 Speaker 1: bring in or the guys that you go draft. These 536 00:25:40,119 --> 00:25:41,760 Speaker 1: are the guys that you gotta know that's gonna come 537 00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:44,080 Speaker 1: in and fit who Arthur Smith and Terry Fan who 538 00:25:44,119 --> 00:25:46,120 Speaker 1: want right away. So I think that's a big enough 539 00:25:46,119 --> 00:25:48,760 Speaker 1: deal in his own right that they also have those 540 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:50,320 Speaker 1: type of people on the outside. We talk about the 541 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:52,680 Speaker 1: personnel a lot, talking about the personnel going to field, 542 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 1: the coaching personnel, but also the bigger pitchers, the staff 543 00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:59,240 Speaker 1: part of it. Those guys have to know exactly what 544 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:01,840 Speaker 1: is your vision and maybe to bring you guys this 545 00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:04,199 Speaker 1: they all right, coach, I think they fit exactly what 546 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:07,960 Speaker 1: you're looking for. So I think it's totally an organizational thing. 547 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:09,880 Speaker 1: But you got two guys at the top and Terry 548 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:13,359 Speaker 1: Fane and Arthur Smith who absolutely have a plan all 549 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:15,880 Speaker 1: the way around of what they wanted its organization will 550 00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:18,080 Speaker 1: look like. So maybe a little bit more unique than 551 00:26:18,119 --> 00:26:21,000 Speaker 1: in years past. Atlanta potentially going to be some big 552 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:23,960 Speaker 1: time players in free agency. But guys, that's just one 553 00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:25,960 Speaker 1: piece of it. We don't want to forget about the draft. 554 00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:27,920 Speaker 1: And you think about this past year. We just talked 555 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:30,840 Speaker 1: about it. One, three, and five, the first, third, and 556 00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:33,359 Speaker 1: fifth round picks nailed it out of the park this 557 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:36,080 Speaker 1: year and so, and I don't want to take anything 558 00:26:36,080 --> 00:26:37,720 Speaker 1: away from the other draft picks, but those are the 559 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:40,080 Speaker 1: three that stick out that just really ended up. We 560 00:26:40,119 --> 00:26:42,200 Speaker 1: got the chance to see them. We got a chance 561 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:43,800 Speaker 1: to see a body of work in the type of 562 00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:46,919 Speaker 1: future players that they can be. Who's to say that 563 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:48,520 Speaker 1: they don't knock it out of the park with three, 564 00:26:48,600 --> 00:26:51,520 Speaker 1: four or five guys again this next year. Yeah, Troy, 565 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:58,440 Speaker 1: I mean you absolutely so not. You mentioned the entire organization. 566 00:26:58,760 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 1: Entire organization is going to be busy just because they're 567 00:27:01,080 --> 00:27:03,439 Speaker 1: not in the postseason. They got plenty of things to do. 568 00:27:03,640 --> 00:27:06,320 Speaker 1: You've got the Bowl games coming up, you've got the 569 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:08,880 Speaker 1: East West Shrine Game, which the Falcons coaching staff will 570 00:27:08,920 --> 00:27:10,960 Speaker 1: be a part of the Senior Bowl. They're going to 571 00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:13,800 Speaker 1: be heavily there, and then obviously every other phase of 572 00:27:13,840 --> 00:27:16,680 Speaker 1: this offseason as a chance for them to find players 573 00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:19,879 Speaker 1: and get better as an organization. As you mentioned, so 574 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:22,280 Speaker 1: kudos not just to Terry Fontno and Arthur Smith, but 575 00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:26,119 Speaker 1: everybody involved in bringing personnel into this organization. Yeah, and 576 00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:30,040 Speaker 1: I think that we as fans and we cheer for 577 00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:32,399 Speaker 1: the team too or whatever where we all played for 578 00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:34,160 Speaker 1: the team, we all want the team to do well. 579 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:38,720 Speaker 1: The thing to maybe keep in mind too, is that 580 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:42,280 Speaker 1: what you saw from whatever player this year, whether it's 581 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:47,800 Speaker 1: Arnold Lebakati or Tyler Algier. Don't think that these guys 582 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:51,080 Speaker 1: can improve. I think that we get caught up and Okay, 583 00:27:51,119 --> 00:27:53,479 Speaker 1: that's the that's that's what we got there. So now 584 00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:56,399 Speaker 1: let's go get these guys. Look at the look at 585 00:27:56,400 --> 00:27:58,760 Speaker 1: the improvement Richie Grant made from his rookie year to 586 00:27:58,800 --> 00:28:01,280 Speaker 1: his second year, and that's what they're expecting. That's what 587 00:28:01,400 --> 00:28:04,159 Speaker 1: Terry Fantino talked about in his press conference is we 588 00:28:04,240 --> 00:28:07,320 Speaker 1: expect these guys to take where their game is now 589 00:28:07,359 --> 00:28:09,560 Speaker 1: and take it to another level. So we're talking about 590 00:28:09,640 --> 00:28:12,800 Speaker 1: adding other pieces. Another part of this thing that's going 591 00:28:12,880 --> 00:28:15,080 Speaker 1: to make this team a better team are these guys 592 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:17,480 Speaker 1: that got to play early in their career, young guys 593 00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:20,240 Speaker 1: that take that next step. In fact, they're going to 594 00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:22,520 Speaker 1: be required to take that next step. So there's going 595 00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:25,879 Speaker 1: to be an onus on the player this offseason to 596 00:28:26,040 --> 00:28:28,439 Speaker 1: go ahead and get better. You know. I point to 597 00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:31,520 Speaker 1: a guy, a former Georgia Bulldog and Justin Schaeffer who's 598 00:28:31,520 --> 00:28:33,960 Speaker 1: been on the practice squad all year long. Great, big dude, 599 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:37,639 Speaker 1: to can play guard. There's a need at left guard 600 00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:42,920 Speaker 1: potentially it's there. Can you make that step. He's learned 601 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:46,560 Speaker 1: how to prepare as an NFL player, He's practiced all 602 00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:50,840 Speaker 1: year long against NFL defensive lineman. He's learned the system, 603 00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:54,000 Speaker 1: he understands what's going on from a pass protaking standpoint. 604 00:28:54,280 --> 00:28:56,720 Speaker 1: I expect him to be in the mix. That's just 605 00:28:56,840 --> 00:29:00,320 Speaker 1: one guy to make that improvement. That next that he 606 00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:02,480 Speaker 1: got a red shirt ear if you will, as a 607 00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:06,280 Speaker 1: rookie for the Falcons, opportunity for him to get better. 608 00:29:06,360 --> 00:29:07,920 Speaker 1: Those are just some things that you got to keep 609 00:29:07,960 --> 00:29:10,120 Speaker 1: in mind. And they're also going to have to keep 610 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:12,360 Speaker 1: in mind too, that there's some guys on this team 611 00:29:12,760 --> 00:29:15,640 Speaker 1: that you'd like to keep that you're gonna have to resign. 612 00:29:15,680 --> 00:29:17,880 Speaker 1: It's not just about going outside the building. There's some 613 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:20,200 Speaker 1: guys in the building that are going to need to 614 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:23,120 Speaker 1: be resigned. Maybe you get maybe they get a better 615 00:29:23,160 --> 00:29:25,680 Speaker 1: deal someplace else. That's the nature of the game. That's 616 00:29:25,720 --> 00:29:27,920 Speaker 1: the nature of the business. So you have to adjust 617 00:29:27,920 --> 00:29:30,320 Speaker 1: to that too. It is a hard job now to 618 00:29:30,440 --> 00:29:32,320 Speaker 1: be the GM, to be the head coach of a 619 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:34,920 Speaker 1: National Football League team with the EBB and flow that 620 00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:37,040 Speaker 1: we see each and every year. Yeah, no doubt, And 621 00:29:37,160 --> 00:29:40,400 Speaker 1: obviously it's a time when every NFL player, every coach 622 00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:43,280 Speaker 1: that's not playing in the postseason wishes they were in 623 00:29:43,320 --> 00:29:47,360 Speaker 1: the postseason. But I think if you're an organization like Atlanta, 624 00:29:47,520 --> 00:29:50,760 Speaker 1: and again that's all that Arthur and Terry are focused about, 625 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:52,720 Speaker 1: are the Atlanta Falcons. But there's a lot of other 626 00:29:52,720 --> 00:29:55,600 Speaker 1: teams around the league right now that probably don't have 627 00:29:55,640 --> 00:29:58,880 Speaker 1: the same type of optimism that is here with the 628 00:29:58,920 --> 00:30:01,320 Speaker 1: Falcons because of some of the pieces of the puzzle 629 00:30:01,400 --> 00:30:03,360 Speaker 1: that they have where they sit with the salary cap 630 00:30:03,360 --> 00:30:06,560 Speaker 1: and what the future looks like. UM speaking of the future. 631 00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:08,920 Speaker 1: Most people that are listening to us know that we've 632 00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:12,719 Speaker 1: been audio only the last few weeks. But if you 633 00:30:12,760 --> 00:30:16,360 Speaker 1: are also a fan, you saw an announcement that Ticketmaster 634 00:30:16,600 --> 00:30:21,800 Speaker 1: studios have officially opened here at the Atlanta Falcons headquarters, 635 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:24,960 Speaker 1: and we were privy to get the tour last week. 636 00:30:25,560 --> 00:30:28,360 Speaker 1: And um, I'll tell you what. If you are a 637 00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:30,440 Speaker 1: fan of our podcast, if you are a fan of 638 00:30:30,480 --> 00:30:33,360 Speaker 1: all the different productions coming out of Lanta Falcons Digital Media, 639 00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:37,600 Speaker 1: just wait because it's uh as I don't even know 640 00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:39,360 Speaker 1: if the young kids still say it, but it's about 641 00:30:39,400 --> 00:30:45,640 Speaker 1: to get crump um. They have built some beautiful studios 642 00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:49,800 Speaker 1: that we are gonna look like, uh like we are 643 00:30:50,120 --> 00:30:56,640 Speaker 1: have arrived superstars, So I cannot wait. Yeah, yeah, we 644 00:30:56,720 --> 00:30:59,880 Speaker 1: just got to get to his level, right, but wait 645 00:31:00,400 --> 00:31:03,200 Speaker 1: uh patiently for us. The next time we come back 646 00:31:03,600 --> 00:31:09,960 Speaker 1: live from the ticket Wen it's gonna be cool. Sam 647 00:31:10,040 --> 00:31:12,320 Speaker 1: says there, you just want to make sure everybody heard that. 648 00:31:12,680 --> 00:31:15,120 Speaker 1: So Ticketmasters studios are open. So a lot of this 649 00:31:15,280 --> 00:31:18,320 Speaker 1: offseason coverage that's about to come out from the organization 650 00:31:18,800 --> 00:31:20,560 Speaker 1: is going to come out with a new flare that 651 00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:23,920 Speaker 1: you are not gonna believe. So kudos to Atlanta Falcons, 652 00:31:24,240 --> 00:31:28,080 Speaker 1: Arthur Blank and this entire organization for investing in all 653 00:31:28,080 --> 00:31:30,360 Speaker 1: of different areas they do in this organization to keep 654 00:31:30,360 --> 00:31:32,360 Speaker 1: a top notch and we're happy to be along for 655 00:31:32,360 --> 00:31:34,200 Speaker 1: the ride. All right. We're getting ready to go into 656 00:31:34,280 --> 00:31:37,200 Speaker 1: the postseason um and we're not a part of it, 657 00:31:37,240 --> 00:31:42,200 Speaker 1: which sucks. Say that right now, big time sucks. But okay, 658 00:31:42,280 --> 00:31:47,440 Speaker 1: give me, give me your two Super Bowl teams, Chuck uh, 659 00:31:47,520 --> 00:31:51,960 Speaker 1: I'm going Philly and Buffalo. Okay, that was my initial thought. 660 00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:54,560 Speaker 1: You're gonna counter on now I'm gonna well, I just 661 00:31:54,760 --> 00:31:56,360 Speaker 1: just to give it a little bit of flare. I'm 662 00:31:56,400 --> 00:32:00,760 Speaker 1: gonna say Philly and kc arch Arch. That's flair, the 663 00:32:00,760 --> 00:32:03,240 Speaker 1: two number one seed. Way to go out on a limbit. Well, 664 00:32:03,240 --> 00:32:05,920 Speaker 1: it's flair. It's flair because I just want to see 665 00:32:05,920 --> 00:32:09,880 Speaker 1: what Kansas City's gonna do next on offense snow Globe. 666 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:12,440 Speaker 1: I mean, we can't even think of who else is 667 00:32:12,520 --> 00:32:15,120 Speaker 1: in it on the NFC side, can you. I mean, 668 00:32:15,160 --> 00:32:19,080 Speaker 1: Philly has been so dominant this year. Jalen Hurtch's back. Yeah, 669 00:32:19,120 --> 00:32:23,200 Speaker 1: I don't like ers. That's what I'm gonna do. I'm 670 00:32:23,200 --> 00:32:26,240 Speaker 1: gonna go my guy brock Purty from Hiowa State. I'm 671 00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:30,800 Speaker 1: going Niners, Niners, Cincinnati Bengals. Is this an emotional We're 672 00:32:30,800 --> 00:32:35,040 Speaker 1: gonna go back the mostineteen eighty two Cincinnati and in 673 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:37,920 Speaker 1: San Francisco, So Burrow goes back to the super Burrow 674 00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:40,080 Speaker 1: goes back. I think they are red hot. I think 675 00:32:40,120 --> 00:32:43,240 Speaker 1: Cincinnati gets it done. They'll beat Baltimore this weekend in 676 00:32:43,320 --> 00:32:47,000 Speaker 1: the coin toss game, and uh yeah, I think they're 677 00:32:47,080 --> 00:32:49,120 Speaker 1: red hot. I like them, man. They were the one 678 00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:51,240 Speaker 1: team that I didn't I didn't think we handled them 679 00:32:51,240 --> 00:32:53,920 Speaker 1: at all this season, and I don't think anybody else 680 00:32:53,960 --> 00:32:56,680 Speaker 1: did very well either. But I got Cincinnati and the 681 00:32:56,760 --> 00:32:59,800 Speaker 1: forty nine we're talking about dudes. Hey, they got some 682 00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:08,720 Speaker 1: of them. So Philly and Casey Casey one Buffalo and 683 00:33:08,800 --> 00:33:13,200 Speaker 1: you went Philly Buffalo. That sounds emotional there. Who's the 684 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:19,720 Speaker 1: big twelve player? Really? Is it really? Defense? Probably the latter. 685 00:33:21,640 --> 00:33:24,200 Speaker 1: All right, folks, we appreciate you joining us this season. 686 00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:26,560 Speaker 1: Here on the Falcon's Audible, presented by A Tat we 687 00:33:26,600 --> 00:33:28,280 Speaker 1: try to give you some xs and o's, we try 688 00:33:28,280 --> 00:33:30,480 Speaker 1: to give you somepinions, but we also try to have 689 00:33:30,520 --> 00:33:32,000 Speaker 1: a little bit of fun. So hopefully we did a 690 00:33:32,040 --> 00:33:35,200 Speaker 1: good job doing that, and uh, hopefully we'll be invited 691 00:33:35,200 --> 00:33:38,520 Speaker 1: back next year. I hope, so continue to like, subscribe 692 00:33:38,520 --> 00:33:41,200 Speaker 1: and review. We better be in the beautiful conference room. 693 00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:44,440 Speaker 1: Was getting that studio and fancy lights and cameras, and 694 00:33:44,440 --> 00:33:46,280 Speaker 1: so I can listen to you two fuss about each 695 00:33:46,280 --> 00:33:49,400 Speaker 1: other's audio. Moving forward, and don't wait for us till 696 00:33:49,560 --> 00:33:52,560 Speaker 1: till till the season starts. I can guarantee you that 697 00:33:52,600 --> 00:33:54,480 Speaker 1: we're gonna do a lot more. We're gonna come back 698 00:33:54,480 --> 00:33:56,480 Speaker 1: to you guys. We got some we got some free 699 00:33:56,480 --> 00:33:58,520 Speaker 1: agent talk. We might even get shocked to break the 700 00:33:58,520 --> 00:34:01,720 Speaker 1: combine down for a Come on, let's go. We're gonna 701 00:34:01,720 --> 00:34:03,800 Speaker 1: do the draft. We're gonna be back for a year 702 00:34:03,840 --> 00:34:06,920 Speaker 1: on Falcon's audible. So the next we're actually gonna allow 703 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:09,200 Speaker 1: arts to do some of the combined drillings, some five 704 00:34:09,280 --> 00:34:13,600 Speaker 1: ten five in there, some some some QB drills as 705 00:34:13,640 --> 00:34:16,880 Speaker 1: long as I don't have to do the vertical. Just 706 00:34:16,920 --> 00:34:18,919 Speaker 1: make sure we get video because they'll be all kinds 707 00:34:18,920 --> 00:34:21,800 Speaker 1: of tendons and muscles flying all. If there was one 708 00:34:22,239 --> 00:34:27,239 Speaker 1: combine activity that you could do right now, which one 709 00:34:27,239 --> 00:34:30,879 Speaker 1: would you choose? Broad jump? Oh? Okay, broad jump broad jump. 710 00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:33,120 Speaker 1: You gotta explode them. Yeah, that's one of my one 711 00:34:33,160 --> 00:34:34,920 Speaker 1: of my favorites. I did well at it. I mean 712 00:34:35,320 --> 00:34:38,000 Speaker 1: for my position and everything, and I could still jump 713 00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:39,879 Speaker 1: a little bit. I'm just a little bit art nice. 714 00:34:41,280 --> 00:34:51,120 Speaker 1: They ain't one one now, he said, they ain't got one. DJ, 715 00:34:51,320 --> 00:34:55,480 Speaker 1: what's yours? Uh? Can just be the ones that throw 716 00:34:55,560 --> 00:34:57,799 Speaker 1: to the guys there he was down in the middle. 717 00:34:57,960 --> 00:35:00,399 Speaker 1: You just want to be the all time quarterback. I'm cool, 718 00:35:00,680 --> 00:35:03,480 Speaker 1: all right. So The Falcon's Audible podcast has got you 719 00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:06,880 Speaker 1: at broad jump all time quarterback and then um, nothing 720 00:35:07,120 --> 00:35:11,279 Speaker 1: nothing but Arch will hold that down. Baby, I got 721 00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:13,239 Speaker 1: the water Park is one of the best athletes I know, 722 00:35:13,320 --> 00:35:15,839 Speaker 1: So I don't believe anything you say right now. Thanks 723 00:35:15,840 --> 00:35:18,200 Speaker 1: so much for joining us, everybody. We'll be back very soon, 724 00:35:18,239 --> 00:35:21,600 Speaker 1: and be sure to like, subscribe, review, and pay attention 725 00:35:21,640 --> 00:35:24,120 Speaker 1: to all of the coverage coming out from Atlanta Falcons. 726 00:35:24,120 --> 00:35:33,480 Speaker 1: We got a whole lot more coming. Thanks for joining us, everybody.