1 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: You are listening to the End Around podcast. I'm Matt 2 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: Speak joined with Will McFadden. We're here in Flowery Branch. 3 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 1: The Falcons just handed the New Orleans Saints a twenty 4 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 1: six nine beat down down there and Mercedes Been Superdome. Will, 5 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:44,200 Speaker 1: It's a game I don't think any Falcons fans saw coming, 6 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:47,919 Speaker 1: but every phase of the game, they just they just 7 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: beat him down. It was so fun to watch your 8 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:53,159 Speaker 1: initial take, Man, you love to see him that this was, 9 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 1: like you said, a beatdown and it was not one 10 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: of those in the broadcast team kind of said it 11 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 1: a little bit as the game was dwindling away. When 12 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 1: you look at a box score like this, you tend 13 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: to think, Man, one team seven one one's one and seven, 14 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 1: What the heck happened? Well, what that happened was the 15 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: Falcons walked into New Orleans and they took the Saints 16 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 1: lunch today. Man, they won in every facet of the game. 17 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 1: It was as complete a game that I've seen in 18 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: a really long time from this Atlanta team. It was 19 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 1: a lot of fun to watch, and you're right, not 20 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: a lot of teams would have guessed that the Falcons 21 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:24,680 Speaker 1: were the one and seven team but they went in 22 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:27,760 Speaker 1: there and all the things, you know, I kept saying 23 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: to myself as I'm watching this game, Well, all the 24 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: things that seemingly went wrong at different times through the 25 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 1: first eight games of the season was not an issue today. 26 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 1: It was not only were the records, you know, the 27 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 1: script was flipped as far as in terms of the records, 28 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:45,759 Speaker 1: but just the way in which the Falcons play today. 29 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 1: The defense came in much maligned. Right. They were last 30 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 1: in the league in sacks, They had only had two 31 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: interceptions coming into this. They were giving up you know, 32 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 1: I think they're in the high twenties as far as 33 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 1: points allowed, yards allowed, and they got it done today. 34 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 1: And it was it was a combination of you know, 35 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: the secondary was playing a lot of man and man 36 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 1: playing really well, but they got pass rush on Drew 37 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 1: Brees and then you know, we'll get into the nuances 38 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: and details of all that. But then on the other 39 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 1: side of the ball, from the very first play, the 40 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:20,920 Speaker 1: Calvin Ridley quick hit, you know, uh, the rush to 41 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: the left side, I think that what was at eighteen 42 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: yards nineteen yards. From the very moment the game kicked off, 43 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:30,080 Speaker 1: they were aggressive and committed to the run and it 44 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:34,640 Speaker 1: showed today and they just they dominated. They had long clock, 45 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 1: eating consuming drives and they were keeping the Saints on 46 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 1: the sideline and frustrating that. It was everything you wanted 47 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: to see, and it was. It was. It was so 48 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 1: fun for Falcons fans to watch this one. It was 49 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 1: so good for fans to finally taste to win and 50 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 1: to go down there will and beat the Saints. It's 51 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: I mean, we'll get into like what that means, but man, 52 00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: you gotta feel good for the for the players, and 53 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:01,240 Speaker 1: really good for the coaching staff, especially Dan Quinn one 54 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: hundred percent. I want to go back to one of 55 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 1: the things you touched on when through the first eight games, 56 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: just it seemed like every week it was a different thing, 57 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 1: whether it was some blown coverages or the offensive line 58 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: gave up a ton of sacks. In today, You're right, 59 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 1: there wasn't any of that, and I got a little worried, 60 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: as I'm sure a lot of fans did. When you 61 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 1: see the opening drive and you see them really establishing 62 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: the run the way they want to, the way they've 63 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:24,920 Speaker 1: tried to, and they get down there into the red 64 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:26,399 Speaker 1: zone and then you have back to back false start 65 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:29,239 Speaker 1: penalties and you start to think to yourself, Man, is 66 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: this gonna be one of those games? Is this going 67 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:32,959 Speaker 1: to be a game where they're moving the ball, they're 68 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 1: doing really well, but then they just kind of shoot 69 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 1: themselves in the foot at key times. And it wasn't 70 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: and it was great. And on the other hand, the 71 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: Saints were doing that four hands to the face penalties 72 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: in one game. I mean, it was nuts. I've never 73 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 1: seen anything like it. Yeah, but like you said, it 74 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 1: was really complete. They did a really good job of 75 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 1: settling in after those two penalties, and they played a 76 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: really clean game. Yeah, Falcons fans had to be saying 77 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: to themselves, here we go again after those penalties, because 78 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 1: you're right. In the first game it was the turnovers 79 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 1: against the Vikings, right, And then they went through this 80 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 1: period where they had too many penalties. Then they gave 81 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 1: up too many sacks and the offensive line, you know, 82 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan was taking too many hits, right, That was 83 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 1: the the other narrative, and then it just they just 84 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:17,800 Speaker 1: they played through it. They played through it, and they 85 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 1: just they kept their sleeves rolled up and they kept 86 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 1: at it, and uh, it was you know, you kept 87 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 1: waiting for the shoe to fall to shoe to fall, 88 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:28,880 Speaker 1: and it never did and it was a lot of 89 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: fun to watch and just you know, and each time 90 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 1: the Saints got down in the red zone and we're 91 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 1: settling for field goals, you kept saying to yourself, this 92 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 1: is good. Yep, this is good. Yeah. So big, big 93 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 1: credit to the coaching staff that has come under fire 94 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 1: this season. But they got that happens, you know when 95 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:48,279 Speaker 1: you're one and seven. Well, yeah, but they got things. 96 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 1: They got things fixed over the bye week. I mean, 97 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 1: both of these teams coming off the bye week and 98 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:55,600 Speaker 1: the Falcons just in every phase of the game whooped 99 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 1: the Saints today. Yeah, we don't know, you know what 100 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 1: this is going to lead to? Obviously, you know they 101 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 1: snap a six game losing skid, think goodness three and 102 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:06,920 Speaker 1: losing streak to the Saints as well. Yeah, and so 103 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 1: there's no sweeter way, I don't care who you root for, 104 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:16,599 Speaker 1: who your team is, there's no sweeter way to end 105 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 1: a losing streak than to then by beating your long 106 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:25,479 Speaker 1: time hated rival in their house in front of their fans. 107 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:29,839 Speaker 1: And you know, on TV, it's it was just great 108 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 1: and so, um, where where's it lead to? Now? We 109 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 1: don't know. But but but if this, if this is 110 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: the only other win that the team gets this year, 111 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 1: and you know, we're all hoping that it's not, but 112 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 1: if it is, it's a good one. It's one the 113 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 1: Falcons fans are going to remember for a long time. 114 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 1: That's just how sweet it was today because it wasn't 115 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: a fluke. It was in every single phase of the game. 116 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 1: You outclassed what is a really good team and a 117 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 1: team that you love to beat. Yeah, I mean, I 118 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:59,600 Speaker 1: wrote my column on Atlanta Falcons dot com right now. 119 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:01,479 Speaker 1: I think it's going to go down as one of 120 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:05,720 Speaker 1: the biggest in Dan Quinn's tenure here, regardless of how 121 00:06:05,760 --> 00:06:08,599 Speaker 1: many more wins he compiles. You know, he's had some 122 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:11,760 Speaker 1: pretty big ones. The NFC Championship game against the Packers, 123 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 1: going to the first you know, the Super Bowl, um, 124 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:17,240 Speaker 1: you know, beating the Seahawks the week before in the 125 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:19,599 Speaker 1: Divisional round, beat going on the road, and beating the 126 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 1: Rams as a wild card Packers on Sunday Night Football 127 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:26,360 Speaker 1: to open the Mercedes ben Stadium. Medium, but this game 128 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:29,160 Speaker 1: will always bring a smile, Like you said, to Falcons 129 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 1: fans will say, you know what, remember when the Falcons 130 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:34,360 Speaker 1: started one and seven. They went down there and just 131 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: whipped New Orleans. That was seven and one. It wasn't 132 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 1: just like some scrub New Orleans good team league leading. 133 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:46,160 Speaker 1: You know, defense is I think they're fourth against the 134 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 1: run a fifth overall. You know, Drew Brees was back. 135 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 1: Everyone thought, oh man, here's back, right because they were 136 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 1: rolling with Teddy Bridgewater. The script was the script was there. Oh, 137 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: the script was there for Drew Brees to come back 138 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:01,159 Speaker 1: in and and have a big day like he's done before. 139 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:04,600 Speaker 1: And the defense. Kudos to them, they got after Drew 140 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 1: Brees in a way that no team has ever. Now, 141 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 1: chrest me if I'm wrong. Will If you had said 142 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: to anybody suggested during the week or I guess during 143 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 1: the past two weeks that this the Falcons are going 144 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 1: to go down to New Orleans and whip then, you know, 145 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 1: whip like just dominate the Saints, you'd have been laughed at. Yes, yeah, 146 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 1: probably probably. And I think if you're being honest with yourself, 147 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 1: you probably if you're out there listening right now, you've 148 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: probably doubted it too. I mean, there's not a lot 149 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 1: of people outside of that locker room that believe that 150 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 1: they were going to go down there. And that's one 151 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 1: thing I will say this, that team has gone in believe, 152 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:47,880 Speaker 1: they've kept fighting. It's been ugly, but they've kept playing hard. 153 00:07:47,880 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 1: For dan Quinn, they have, yeah, and we and we've 154 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 1: heard the players, you know, basically say hey, it's on us. 155 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 1: We've got to go out there and play better. And 156 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 1: they did today. And kind of to look at it 157 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 1: from another standpoint, I think there are probably some fans 158 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 1: out there saying, well, where the heck has this been 159 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:03,280 Speaker 1: all season? You know, if if this is what you're 160 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 1: capable of, if you're capable of winning on the road, 161 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: which is hard to do as it is in the NFL, 162 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 1: and not only on the road, but in New Orleans 163 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 1: probably one of the three toughest places in the league, 164 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 1: and you don't just go in there and play it tight. 165 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 1: You go in there and you just beat them so 166 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 1: badly that you could probably hear a pin drop at 167 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 1: the end of that game. For as ravenous as that 168 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:24,080 Speaker 1: crowd can be, except for the Falcons fans, Except for 169 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 1: the Falcons fans, and dan Quinn probably down there cheering 170 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 1: on his guys, but that can be a little bit maddening. 171 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:32,600 Speaker 1: And I would you know, sympathize with some of the 172 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:34,680 Speaker 1: fans that are like, where has this been? But but 173 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 1: there was today and let's just take I get some 174 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:39,120 Speaker 1: solid get it, and you know that there's probably gonna 175 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:40,600 Speaker 1: be some of that. And you know when they write 176 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:43,559 Speaker 1: into the mail bag this week and where's this spin? Right, 177 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:45,560 Speaker 1: I get it? But you know what, drink it up, 178 00:08:45,679 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 1: enjoy it, enjoy kick back, watch it, watch the game 179 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 1: over like four or five six times, you know, tonight, 180 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:54,719 Speaker 1: you know, until you fall asleep in the in the 181 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 1: lazy boy and you gotta get up for work because 182 00:08:56,760 --> 00:08:58,600 Speaker 1: you're tired. But it's gonna be a good tired because 183 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:02,440 Speaker 1: you sat there and watch the game over. Right, it's 184 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 1: almost you know. I mean, you're just gonna sit and 185 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:06,319 Speaker 1: you're probably gonna eat a little bit more at dinner 186 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:08,480 Speaker 1: tonight too, and you're just gonna enjoy this one and 187 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 1: you should. Yeah. So you want to dive into the 188 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 1: specifics of the game a little bit more. Yeah, let's 189 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 1: get into it. So you want to talk offense defense 190 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 1: real quick? Let's tucks defense? Sure? Okay, So man, they 191 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:22,560 Speaker 1: got they got after Drew Brees and it was great 192 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 1: to see, you know, it was probably Will, a combination 193 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 1: of better coverage on the back end, and they played 194 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:33,199 Speaker 1: more man and forcing Breeze to hold the ball a 195 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:35,080 Speaker 1: little bit longer. And there were not a lot of 196 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:37,640 Speaker 1: open windows. There were some time. It seemed like early 197 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:40,000 Speaker 1: on there was like that first drive it was too easy. 198 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 1: They just went right down the field. But then they 199 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,320 Speaker 1: they tightened up. It was it was good to see. 200 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:46,200 Speaker 1: I want I want to stop you right there. Yeah, 201 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:50,440 Speaker 1: because this deserves mentioned again, Matt. They got after Drew 202 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:54,320 Speaker 1: Brees today, they did. They got after Drew Brees six sacks. 203 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:57,240 Speaker 1: They came into the game with seven, so they nearly 204 00:09:57,320 --> 00:09:59,840 Speaker 1: doubled their season, totally unbelieving. He was on the ground 205 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:02,720 Speaker 1: early and often in this one, and their sax came 206 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:05,199 Speaker 1: at big times. Half of their sax came on third down, 207 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 1: and then they had one more by Vic Beasley on 208 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 1: fourth down, so they got off the field. But I've 209 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:11,400 Speaker 1: never seen Drew Brees, and I've watched Drew Brees play 210 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:13,320 Speaker 1: for a long long time, as we all have. I 211 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 1: haven't seen Drew Brees look that uncomfortable in the pocket, 212 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 1: maybe since he's been in New Orleans. I mean, it 213 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 1: was great and it was everybody. It was Grady Jared, 214 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:23,319 Speaker 1: it was Adrian Clayborne, Devondre Campbell got in there. Vic 215 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:25,559 Speaker 1: Beasley had one and a half sacks. It was it 216 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:28,199 Speaker 1: was a whole sack party. Everybody's just meeting at the quarterback. 217 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 1: Poor Tack. You could just see how eager he was 218 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 1: in there, kind of at the last drive of the game. 219 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 1: He was playing like a man with his hair on 220 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 1: fire and he got a lot of pressures even though 221 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:39,439 Speaker 1: he didn't register a sack. It was a great day 222 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:42,720 Speaker 1: upfront for the Falcons. It was and uh yeah, that 223 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 1: Saint's offense was held without a touchdown. Yeah, hard to believe. 224 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 1: And I'll tell you what, there were a couple other 225 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:53,559 Speaker 1: guys who just stood out to me too, Divin Dre Campbell. 226 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:56,959 Speaker 1: It seemed like for the you know, look, it's it's 227 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 1: been a tough year for everybody on defense. It's it's 228 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:02,040 Speaker 1: a team game and no one's calling anybody out. But 229 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:05,560 Speaker 1: it was just good to see. He just flashed a 230 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:07,640 Speaker 1: number of times today. He just was all over the 231 00:11:07,679 --> 00:11:11,439 Speaker 1: place and making big plays, breaking up passes. I think 232 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:14,200 Speaker 1: Kennell Sheffield had a really strong game to pass break 233 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:17,079 Speaker 1: up against Ted Ginn. He did Jack Crawford had a 234 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 1: pass break up that was a lot of fun to watch. 235 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 1: So all in all, great day for the defense. This 236 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 1: is the defense that I'll be honest with you, this 237 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:31,200 Speaker 1: is the defense we thought when dan Quinn took over 238 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:33,560 Speaker 1: that we would see a lot of aggressiveness getting to 239 00:11:33,559 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 1: the quarterback forcing you know, we said to ourselves a 240 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:39,800 Speaker 1: couple of times there was like at least one tip ball. 241 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 1: You know, they've got to capitalize when they get those 242 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:45,560 Speaker 1: those plays when they forced those fumbles. That was the 243 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 1: other thing that plagued him a little bit early on 244 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 1: in the season two. They were forcing fumbles, but the 245 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:52,280 Speaker 1: other team was recovering. Yeah, it's just ball just wasn't 246 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 1: bouncing their way, and it's it's a little bit ironic, 247 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 1: you know that you say that this is the defense 248 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: you expected to see under dan Quinn. When reports came 249 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:01,560 Speaker 1: out before the game from Jay Glazer, you know that 250 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 1: that linebackers coach, uh Jeff Holbrick had taken over the 251 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 1: play calling. Now, it remains to be seeing the extent 252 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:11,720 Speaker 1: to which he did, because that's been something that they've 253 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:15,160 Speaker 1: been doing since the Arizona game. But that defense definitely 254 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:17,559 Speaker 1: looked different out there. And they made some coaching changes 255 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:20,560 Speaker 1: to Raheem Morris switched over to that was a big story. 256 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:25,079 Speaker 1: It's still dan Quinn's defense. It's it's dan Quinn's defense, 257 00:12:25,160 --> 00:12:29,120 Speaker 1: and it's dan Quinn who's you know, look at he'll 258 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:31,960 Speaker 1: and he takes ownership of it. Good for good and bad. Yeah, 259 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:34,560 Speaker 1: for good and bad. And you know it's not easy 260 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 1: to make those kind of changes. It's not easy to 261 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:40,240 Speaker 1: take Raheem Morris off the offensive side of the ball. 262 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 1: And when you're one in seven, I mean, as I 263 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: said in my column, the Sharks and social media is 264 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:50,880 Speaker 1: circling right. The national media is criticizing, and the fans 265 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:53,480 Speaker 1: are with each passing week, we're getting louder and louder 266 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:57,360 Speaker 1: and louder unhappy. And to make those moves, it would 267 00:12:57,400 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 1: be easy just to say keep it status quote, say 268 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:03,560 Speaker 1: we'll coach through this, we'll play through this. But give 269 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:08,079 Speaker 1: coach Quinn credit. He made the changes and really didn't 270 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:12,040 Speaker 1: care what people thought. And by all accounts, you know, 271 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:14,800 Speaker 1: it was a good product on the field today. Yeah, 272 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 1: for sure. I want to talk a little bit about 273 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 1: Grady Jarrett before we flip over the offense, because to 274 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:20,200 Speaker 1: go for it, I think it's easy to take for 275 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:24,120 Speaker 1: granted some a performance like this, but he's been just 276 00:13:24,160 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 1: a rock for this defense all season long. I mean 277 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 1: you mentioned earlier that everybody's kind of taken their lumps 278 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:32,520 Speaker 1: on defense. I think Grady has played probably his best 279 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:35,600 Speaker 1: season since he's been here. And I mean that seriously. 280 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:37,680 Speaker 1: And I know that he's had some really good seasons 281 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:40,320 Speaker 1: for this Falcons team, but he just it seems like 282 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:42,840 Speaker 1: week in a week out, he's really dependable on the interior. 283 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:46,520 Speaker 1: And when you're able to still draw double teams but 284 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:49,439 Speaker 1: keep generating pressure right up the middle, as he was 285 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 1: able to do today, it just, you know it. I 286 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 1: don't want people to take for granted how good of 287 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:55,679 Speaker 1: a player. I know you wrote earlier this year when 288 00:13:55,679 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 1: he kind of signed his new deal that this is 289 00:13:57,440 --> 00:14:00,400 Speaker 1: probably the best defensive lineman in Falcons history. Well, yeah, 290 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:04,199 Speaker 1: the defensive tackle, because they don't have a rich, rich, 291 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:07,240 Speaker 1: rich history of like at that position. You know, the 292 00:14:07,679 --> 00:14:10,760 Speaker 1: Falcons have had, you know, Rod Coleman, Jonathan and the 293 00:14:10,760 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 1: embarrassment riches at other positions, but not a defensive tackle. 294 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:18,400 Speaker 1: And so because of his age and because of his 295 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 1: production so far early into his career, you know, I 296 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 1: made the case that he is on par too. Perhaps 297 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:27,920 Speaker 1: he keeps it up, he will go down, no doubt, 298 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:31,960 Speaker 1: and so in his his dad. It was on Birdnois's 299 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 1: podcast this week was a pretty darned good defender two 300 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 1: for fourteen seasons, Jesse the hammer tackle who should get 301 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:40,160 Speaker 1: into the Hall of Fame. But one last stat on 302 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:42,960 Speaker 1: the defense before we move over, and this was from 303 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:45,120 Speaker 1: Pro Football Reference. I put it in my column and 304 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 1: we were talking about this, but today was the first 305 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:49,760 Speaker 1: time since two thousand and five that a team held 306 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 1: the New Orleans Saints to under ten points in the Superdome. 307 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 1: And that's before the sea. I think about that. The 308 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:03,360 Speaker 1: quarterback think about that, I mean, chew on that. As 309 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 1: you're watching the Falcons for the fourth play time, for 310 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 1: the fourth or fifth time. I mean, yeah, that's that's fun. 311 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 1: Um offense. Yeah, let's talk offense. So Matt Ryan came 312 00:15:17,640 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 1: back from the bad wheel. He had a bad wheel. 313 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 1: He had the you know, the sprained ankle. You wouldn't 314 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 1: have known it from the way he scrambled for two 315 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:26,800 Speaker 1: first downs today. He did scramble, he did lumber a 316 00:15:26,840 --> 00:15:29,120 Speaker 1: little bit, but he got there. He got to the 317 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:31,600 Speaker 1: one we were. We were watching him get to the 318 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 1: first down mark or the one play, and it was 319 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 1: it looked uncomfortable, but he got like slide. Yeah, well 320 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:43,120 Speaker 1: I was afraid to see him slide at that point. Um. 321 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 1: But you know what, they were aggressive in their play 322 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:50,760 Speaker 1: calling today, and they were committed to the run. Aggressive 323 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:52,880 Speaker 1: in a different sense. I think when most people here 324 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 1: aggressive they think down field. Yeah, but it was it 325 00:15:56,840 --> 00:15:59,080 Speaker 1: was a different type of aggressiveness, and it was an 326 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 1: aggressiveness and their willingness to stick with the run. You know, 327 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:05,600 Speaker 1: it'd be easy when you run a couple of times 328 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 1: or especially what was telling was after those two fall 329 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:11,040 Speaker 1: star penalties, you back up ten yards. They still ran 330 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:12,720 Speaker 1: the ball in the next play. It only went for 331 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:14,680 Speaker 1: a one yard game. But to me, that shows a 332 00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 1: willingness to say, you know what, we don't care where 333 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 1: we are in the game, we don't care what the 334 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:21,080 Speaker 1: down and distance is. We are dedicated to running the 335 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:23,640 Speaker 1: ball today. And it showed. I mean, yeah, the Falcons 336 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 1: were only averaging sixty eight and a half yards per 337 00:16:25,880 --> 00:16:30,600 Speaker 1: game on the ground, ran at thirty four times today 338 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:34,080 Speaker 1: for one hundred and forty three yards against Again, let 339 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 1: me say one more time against the fourth ranked rushing 340 00:16:36,440 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 1: defense pretty good, and that allowed them to really control 341 00:16:39,240 --> 00:16:41,520 Speaker 1: the clock, which I think was their strategy going into 342 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 1: this game. And Dan Quinn kind of said as much 343 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 1: after the words. When you look on the other side 344 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:46,600 Speaker 1: of the field, you see Sean Payton and you see 345 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 1: Drew Brees, and you know what they're capable of. You 346 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:50,200 Speaker 1: don't want to see them out on the field. You 347 00:16:50,280 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 1: like them staying right there on the sidelines. And their 348 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:55,320 Speaker 1: ability to run the ball allowed them to really dictate 349 00:16:55,320 --> 00:16:57,720 Speaker 1: the time of possession today, and they manhandled them in 350 00:16:57,760 --> 00:17:02,200 Speaker 1: that particular stat Yeah, the league's top RECEI two, Michael Thomas, 351 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:05,480 Speaker 1: who you know, he still got his today, but he 352 00:17:05,480 --> 00:17:08,040 Speaker 1: didn't get in the end zone. That's fine. What Alvin 353 00:17:08,080 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 1: Kamara finished with, let me double check that. My stats 354 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:15,080 Speaker 1: are a little crazy right now. I don't think it 355 00:17:15,119 --> 00:17:16,680 Speaker 1: was much. I know the Saints only ran the ball 356 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:20,399 Speaker 1: what eleven times total? Yeah, eleven fifty two for fifty 357 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:22,960 Speaker 1: two yards. Kamara looks like he had twenty four yards 358 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:25,240 Speaker 1: and wow, he averaged six yards per carry. But he 359 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:27,560 Speaker 1: just you know, he was coming back well, just as 360 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:29,480 Speaker 1: we kind of made the case and I wrote about 361 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 1: this during the bye week those eleven rushing attempts. When 362 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:35,359 Speaker 1: the game script is not going in your favor and 363 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:37,520 Speaker 1: when the Falcons are able to build an early lead, 364 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:39,960 Speaker 1: the Saints have to abandon the run game because they 365 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:43,159 Speaker 1: simply just need to catch up and try to do 366 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:46,399 Speaker 1: so as efficiently as possible as it pertains to the clock. 367 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:48,640 Speaker 1: And so Drew Brees threw the ball forty five times, 368 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:51,239 Speaker 1: which is the most by Saints quarterback this season. And 369 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:54,360 Speaker 1: so that it kind of boils down is simply to that. 370 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:57,360 Speaker 1: It's just when you're leading the other you force what 371 00:17:57,400 --> 00:17:59,040 Speaker 1: the other team is able to do, and they have 372 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:01,120 Speaker 1: to throw the ball that allows you to pin back 373 00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:03,840 Speaker 1: your ears and you end up with six sacks. Yeah, 374 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:05,800 Speaker 1: and it wasn't like the Falcons just had you know, 375 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:09,080 Speaker 1: they were just like riding one running back who got 376 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:14,240 Speaker 1: hot today, one, two, three, four, five, five different. You know, 377 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:17,080 Speaker 1: you count the Matt Ryan two scrambles by him. But 378 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:19,520 Speaker 1: Brian Hill got the bulk of the carry. Say well, 379 00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:23,200 Speaker 1: he had twenty twenty carries sixty one yards, nothing too 380 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:25,440 Speaker 1: eye popping, but he had a ten yard touchdown catch, 381 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:28,200 Speaker 1: which is right, I mean right, and we're just talking 382 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:30,119 Speaker 1: about it on the ground. But Yeah, he had. I 383 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:34,360 Speaker 1: think as longest run was fifteen yards. Um. He ran 384 00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 1: the ball hard though, he turned he turned some of 385 00:18:36,119 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 1: those two yard runs into four or five yard runs, 386 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 1: which is is what you need to really have an 387 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:42,600 Speaker 1: effective ground game. Well, if you've been listening to the 388 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 1: End Around podcast since August, you know how we how 389 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:49,520 Speaker 1: we how we feel around in these parts about Brian Hill. Uh, 390 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:52,600 Speaker 1: it's good to see that that guy get his and 391 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:54,400 Speaker 1: we make it a chance. You know, we don't know 392 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:57,520 Speaker 1: what the status is with DeVonta Freeman's injury. He left 393 00:18:57,520 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 1: the game with what they said was a foot injury 394 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:02,040 Speaker 1: and did not return. So we don't know the status 395 00:19:02,119 --> 00:19:04,760 Speaker 1: of of DeVante at all right now, but if he 396 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:07,040 Speaker 1: is forced to miss any time, given that Edo Smith 397 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:09,679 Speaker 1: was just placed on injured reserve over the weekend, we 398 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:11,679 Speaker 1: might get a chance to see Quadrey Allison for the 399 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 1: first time this season too. So both of those guys 400 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:15,879 Speaker 1: were standouts in the preseason. Brian Hill has made the 401 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:18,240 Speaker 1: most of his opportunities so far this year. Be nice 402 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 1: to see what Quadrey can do. Yeah, it would, um, 403 00:19:21,119 --> 00:19:24,800 Speaker 1: you know, it's so tough to gauge when a guy 404 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:27,280 Speaker 1: does well in the preseason especially you know in his case, 405 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:30,359 Speaker 1: it was they played five preseason games this year and 406 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 1: that last preseason game. Yeah, they that last preseason game. 407 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:37,920 Speaker 1: I mean, no starters are playing in that game. You know, 408 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 1: Danny at Ling looked like he was, you know, destined 409 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 1: for Canton in that game. Um, but is he not? 410 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:49,639 Speaker 1: But while our fans certainly thought so, Um but sorry, 411 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:52,480 Speaker 1: I just had to take a shot at the we 412 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:55,919 Speaker 1: want we want the backup crew. Um but no, I 413 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:59,320 Speaker 1: mean quadre played well in that game. But it's so 414 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:02,240 Speaker 1: tough because is you're not playing against starters. Yes, and 415 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:04,639 Speaker 1: it's hard to gauge. It's hard to gauge. But speaking 416 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:07,080 Speaker 1: of gauge, Russell gauge, he's not really come on this season. 417 00:20:07,119 --> 00:20:10,480 Speaker 1: It was nice to see him get a few catches today. Yeah, 418 00:20:10,520 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 1: you know, they they spread the ball around. Um. It 419 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:17,239 Speaker 1: took a while before the Julio got involved, but when 420 00:20:17,280 --> 00:20:19,920 Speaker 1: he did, he got involved in a big way. Um. 421 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:22,240 Speaker 1: I love that blocked by Calvin Ridley down the field. 422 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:24,040 Speaker 1: It was like, let me, I'm just gonna slide. I'm 423 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:25,880 Speaker 1: just slide run in front of you right here. Don't 424 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 1: mind me. Oh oh wait, oh hey there you're right 425 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:31,280 Speaker 1: behind me. We'll look at Julio run past us. Nothing nothing, 426 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:34,840 Speaker 1: you know, I wish Julio had planted and just kind 427 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:37,359 Speaker 1: of turned that in, but hey or pulled Austin Hooper 428 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:40,040 Speaker 1: and gone airborne to try to hurdle the guy. Um. 429 00:20:40,080 --> 00:20:43,760 Speaker 1: Speaking of Hoop, would he finished with today? He had 430 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 1: four for seventeen the touchdown but big touchdown. Yeah, and 431 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:51,560 Speaker 1: hopefully he's okay. I mean, what was the prognosis with him? 432 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:53,359 Speaker 1: I know he went into the blue tent. Yeah, he 433 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:56,480 Speaker 1: left the game and did not return. I can't remember 434 00:20:56,520 --> 00:21:00,720 Speaker 1: exactly what the designation. Great, great season, but yes, at 435 00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:03,040 Speaker 1: that point, I mean, it's tough to tell because there 436 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:04,879 Speaker 1: was like three minutes left in the game when we 437 00:21:04,960 --> 00:21:07,400 Speaker 1: kind of got that alert that you know, he'd gone 438 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:10,320 Speaker 1: out and was being evaluated. So, you know, when you're 439 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:12,080 Speaker 1: leading as much as they was, they were up twenty 440 00:21:12,119 --> 00:21:13,960 Speaker 1: six to nine at that point, there's no reason for 441 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:16,159 Speaker 1: him to come back in right, So it's tough to 442 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:19,760 Speaker 1: tell exactly what the extent of his injury is. But 443 00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:24,040 Speaker 1: he continues to have an excellent season. So the Falcons 444 00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:29,240 Speaker 1: will pick up their first game, first win, sorry, their 445 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:34,680 Speaker 1: first win since September fifteenth. The win twenty four twenty 446 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:40,119 Speaker 1: over the Eagles at home. It seems like such a 447 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:42,199 Speaker 1: long time ago. It does. I don't think at the 448 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:43,919 Speaker 1: time we thought that that was going to be the 449 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:47,560 Speaker 1: first podcast until now that we had a win to 450 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:50,520 Speaker 1: talk about inside we got another one. No, there was 451 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:53,040 Speaker 1: a lot of expectations. This team is talented, this too. 452 00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:57,160 Speaker 1: There's a lot of expectations coming into the season, and 453 00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:00,159 Speaker 1: you know, we didn't. We knew they were. There was 454 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:01,960 Speaker 1: going to be changes on the defensive side of the ball. 455 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 1: It's and it was good to just see a complete 456 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:07,879 Speaker 1: game today, and it was good today. You know, you 457 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:10,920 Speaker 1: talked about you know how he said through the first 458 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:14,120 Speaker 1: eight games, there was always something one week to the other. 459 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:18,720 Speaker 1: But the one constant thing that you know, just kind 460 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:21,480 Speaker 1: of just plagued this team will was they couldn't they 461 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:24,640 Speaker 1: couldn't put four quarters together. They played a half really well, 462 00:22:25,800 --> 00:22:29,879 Speaker 1: and today you saw four quarters. Yeah. I tweeted going 463 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:31,960 Speaker 1: in a halftime that that was the most complete half 464 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:33,800 Speaker 1: that I'd seen them play, you know, in terms of 465 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 1: We've had moments where their offense was lights out, like 466 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:39,879 Speaker 1: it was second half against the Colts. But this, what 467 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:43,479 Speaker 1: I meant was from a defensive and offensive perspective, just 468 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:45,840 Speaker 1: to all the most way around both sides of the 469 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:48,800 Speaker 1: ball really complete. I want to give special mention. I 470 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:51,000 Speaker 1: think we should talk about Young Waiku. You know, he 471 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:53,920 Speaker 1: came in in his first game perfect four for four. 472 00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:57,800 Speaker 1: That type of consistency in a game like this when 473 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:00,399 Speaker 1: early on it is a fuel goal game. You know 474 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 1: you really are going in with a thirteen to six lead, 475 00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:06,160 Speaker 1: Well what is that? That's two field goals for each team. 476 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:09,000 Speaker 1: You got to make those and he was drilling every 477 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:11,679 Speaker 1: opportunity that he had today and so that is big 478 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:15,240 Speaker 1: moving forward to have that type of confidence in your kicker, 479 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:17,840 Speaker 1: and it's something Falcons fans have been spoiled with for 480 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:20,119 Speaker 1: so long with Matt Bryant. But it was great to 481 00:23:20,119 --> 00:23:22,840 Speaker 1: see Young Way make his first impression a really good one, 482 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:25,600 Speaker 1: especially on the road in a tough environment. Like I said, yeah, 483 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:27,920 Speaker 1: it feels a little bit like you know, when to 484 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:30,800 Speaker 1: Vecchio stepped in on Monday Night Football last year exactly. 485 00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:33,320 Speaker 1: It's a great point. And he you know, he ended 486 00:23:33,359 --> 00:23:35,520 Speaker 1: up winning an NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. 487 00:23:35,560 --> 00:23:38,239 Speaker 1: I wouldn't be surprised if if Young Way is in 488 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:40,280 Speaker 1: that conversation this we should be in that conversation, and 489 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 1: you're my favorite play outside. You know, he had a 490 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:46,200 Speaker 1: career long kick today, but field goal, as you mentioned, 491 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:51,720 Speaker 1: he was, he's perfect. Atlanta fans will will point out 492 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:54,199 Speaker 1: that he's been perfect for a while because he played 493 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:57,760 Speaker 1: for the Legends and he was fourteen and fourteen, eighteen 494 00:23:57,840 --> 00:24:00,679 Speaker 1: for eighteen for Atlanta teams, for Atlanta teams. But my 495 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:05,000 Speaker 1: favorite play today was when he also saved a touchdown. 496 00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:10,399 Speaker 1: He did when he saved arguably a touchdown. I forget 497 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:12,359 Speaker 1: who the kick ball carrier was, but it was a 498 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:14,119 Speaker 1: kick return. Yeah it was a kick return, but I 499 00:24:14,200 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 1: forget who it was. Um, but cool. Yeah, dove forced 500 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:23,760 Speaker 1: amount of bounds because otherwise, if he hadn't, he'd have 501 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:26,760 Speaker 1: made it, maybe turned upfield and cut in and could 502 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:28,640 Speaker 1: have been ugly. He was faster than he looks man. 503 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:31,919 Speaker 1: He was. I was like, damn, that dude is hustling. 504 00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:34,800 Speaker 1: I love his confidence, I love how he carries himself. 505 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:37,639 Speaker 1: But that was a lot of fun to watch. You 506 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:40,960 Speaker 1: have you seen that viral clip on online from like 507 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:43,919 Speaker 1: twenty fifteen or something or twenty sixteen when he spins 508 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:47,280 Speaker 1: the football and then he kicks and he does a backflip. Yeah, incredible. Yeah, 509 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:49,800 Speaker 1: it was pretty cool. He's an athlete. He is an athlete, 510 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:54,760 Speaker 1: and as Dan Quinn said before the game, um, he 511 00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:57,439 Speaker 1: just had a feeling that, you know, it was Koup's 512 00:24:57,480 --> 00:25:00,000 Speaker 1: time to take his shot. He just get a feeling 513 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:03,480 Speaker 1: about a guy and he shot took a shot, and 514 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:06,400 Speaker 1: uh he surely did today. So say as they say 515 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:11,679 Speaker 1: online coud At, that is what is appearing in my 516 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:16,439 Speaker 1: timeline on Twitter, a few here and there. This. I 517 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:20,280 Speaker 1: get the sense you're not a fan. We'll see if 518 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 1: he got you. Gotta get hip with the times, Matt. 519 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:27,280 Speaker 1: I'm not big on coud At, Uh, but I'm big 520 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:29,919 Speaker 1: on Poles. Can see that's face right now. He is 521 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:33,080 Speaker 1: not happy with me. No, I have no Well, it 522 00:25:33,320 --> 00:25:34,959 Speaker 1: has nothing to do with you. I just I just 523 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:38,920 Speaker 1: feel like anytime you take something the Saints do. Um, 524 00:25:39,280 --> 00:25:40,919 Speaker 1: I just think of the Saints and I don't like that. Well, 525 00:25:40,960 --> 00:25:44,640 Speaker 1: the Saints took it from Cincinnati with Hude, so that's 526 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:47,359 Speaker 1: a yeah, there's a big there's a One of my 527 00:25:47,359 --> 00:25:50,840 Speaker 1: former colleagues wrote a long piece on the difference between 528 00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:54,200 Speaker 1: Huda and Hudat in that since Aday inquiry, I think 529 00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:57,200 Speaker 1: you should look that up someday, someday if you've got 530 00:25:58,280 --> 00:26:01,600 Speaker 1: a slow The discrepancies between Huday and Hudat is definitely 531 00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:03,879 Speaker 1: why people are listening to the End Round podcast. So 532 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:07,040 Speaker 1: you guys are welcome for this amazing content. But you 533 00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:12,000 Speaker 1: know what, I'll take Kudat tonight, and I'll take Kudat 534 00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:16,160 Speaker 1: anytime we get a performance like that, So, I mean, 535 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:22,480 Speaker 1: you know whatever. Moving on, So, the Falcons play four 536 00:26:22,560 --> 00:26:26,080 Speaker 1: straight NFC South foes right this is the first one. 537 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:33,200 Speaker 1: It's off to Carolina yea and they they're currently playing 538 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:36,000 Speaker 1: Green Bay right now. They were down at halftime, not 539 00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:39,520 Speaker 1: sure what the score is twenty four sixteen at the 540 00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:43,800 Speaker 1: time of this taping, and it is early, well about 541 00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:46,479 Speaker 1: twelve minute early into the fourth quarter. Green Bay's up 542 00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:49,360 Speaker 1: at home, not a surprise. They're always tough at home. 543 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:52,520 Speaker 1: Caroline is a good team though, I mean, they really are. 544 00:26:53,119 --> 00:26:56,439 Speaker 1: Christian McCaffrey is single handedly carrying that off. I know 545 00:26:56,480 --> 00:26:58,440 Speaker 1: how much you love him. Right now, if I have 546 00:26:58,440 --> 00:27:01,800 Speaker 1: an MVP strong, I would put Christian McCaffrey in that 547 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:04,040 Speaker 1: MVP conversation. He has to be in that conversation. You 548 00:27:04,040 --> 00:27:07,920 Speaker 1: take him off that exactly that Cam Newton lest team 549 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:12,200 Speaker 1: and Kyle all And has played okay, but McCaffrey is carried. 550 00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:15,359 Speaker 1: He is that of offense and he is carried. I 551 00:27:15,359 --> 00:27:19,680 Speaker 1: don't know how many fantasy football teams this season too. Yeah, 552 00:27:19,720 --> 00:27:21,479 Speaker 1: he's got to be right up there with Russell Wilson, 553 00:27:21,560 --> 00:27:25,640 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson for sure. Yeah, speaking of Lamar Jesus Man. Yeah, 554 00:27:25,640 --> 00:27:30,320 Speaker 1: today that was nuts. Yes, he is fun to watch. 555 00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:33,639 Speaker 1: To keep it in context, he's playing the Bengals, but 556 00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:36,520 Speaker 1: still it is still fun to watch. Reminding a lot 557 00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:40,240 Speaker 1: of people of old number seven here in Atlanta, were 558 00:27:40,280 --> 00:27:43,600 Speaker 1: you surprised that they gave number seven to young Way? Not? 559 00:27:43,680 --> 00:27:48,360 Speaker 1: After seeing how fast that dude is. When I saw 560 00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:50,239 Speaker 1: him try it out there in seven, I was like, 561 00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:53,840 Speaker 1: oh boy, here we go bold strategy Cotton. Yeah, I 562 00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:57,359 Speaker 1: wonder whose idea that was to give him number seven. Apparently, 563 00:27:57,400 --> 00:27:59,440 Speaker 1: according to the broadcast, he tried to like give it back, 564 00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:01,320 Speaker 1: but was like a little intimidate. Well, I don't think 565 00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:04,080 Speaker 1: he's trying to give it back. He wasn't gonna say anything, right, Yeah, yeah, 566 00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:06,800 Speaker 1: that he was a little unsure about about getting that number, 567 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:08,600 Speaker 1: but he didn't want to say anything. I think Falcons 568 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:10,399 Speaker 1: fans want to know the story behind that, and I 569 00:28:10,400 --> 00:28:12,960 Speaker 1: think this is this is going to be a very 570 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:16,000 Speaker 1: public story. I'm assigning you and find out the story 571 00:28:16,040 --> 00:28:19,160 Speaker 1: behind young Wake. Who's all right? Issuing a number seven 572 00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:22,679 Speaker 1: little investigative journalism. We're gonna get investigative here at La 573 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:28,440 Speaker 1: falconsack out any thoughts on Carolina game up there. I 574 00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:32,600 Speaker 1: think what you want to see is just this team build, 575 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:36,040 Speaker 1: build on this game. Yeah, go out there and you've 576 00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:38,320 Speaker 1: you've played your best game of the season. You've played 577 00:28:38,360 --> 00:28:41,560 Speaker 1: complete in all four quarters on the road. So it's 578 00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:43,160 Speaker 1: not as though this was a home game and now 579 00:28:43,160 --> 00:28:44,400 Speaker 1: you got to see it on the road. You did 580 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:47,840 Speaker 1: on the road. Take that mentality, take that same focus, 581 00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:50,240 Speaker 1: whatever you did this week in practice leading up to 582 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:52,880 Speaker 1: the game, all of that and put it together for 583 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:54,520 Speaker 1: a second week in a row. If you do that, 584 00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:56,440 Speaker 1: that that should be enough to get a win. Well, 585 00:28:56,560 --> 00:29:03,080 Speaker 1: just like losing snowballs, because what happens when, especially if 586 00:29:03,080 --> 00:29:05,400 Speaker 1: you talked about all the different ways the Falcons found 587 00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:08,400 Speaker 1: ways to you know, just weird ways in which things 588 00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:11,760 Speaker 1: didn't go their way, it creeps into your mind. It's 589 00:29:11,800 --> 00:29:14,040 Speaker 1: like what in the minute something goes south? You sitting 590 00:29:14,080 --> 00:29:17,240 Speaker 1: there saying oh, here we go again, or we've we've 591 00:29:17,280 --> 00:29:19,080 Speaker 1: got to find a way not to screw this up 592 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:23,000 Speaker 1: versus you know, and again, to reference what Jesse Tuggle 593 00:29:23,080 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 1: said this week on the podcast, the difference between winning 594 00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:32,000 Speaker 1: teams and losing teams. Losing teams is winning teams say 595 00:29:32,040 --> 00:29:35,760 Speaker 1: to themselves, finish it. You get into a close game, 596 00:29:35,800 --> 00:29:38,120 Speaker 1: you go into the fourth quarter, You're not thinking about 597 00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:40,160 Speaker 1: how I'm gonna screw this up. You're thinking about how 598 00:29:40,240 --> 00:29:45,920 Speaker 1: I'm going to put these teams away, and so exactly. 599 00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:49,520 Speaker 1: And so now you go into a arguably one of 600 00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:52,080 Speaker 1: the toughest environments in the league to go in and 601 00:29:52,120 --> 00:29:55,960 Speaker 1: play in a rivalry game. You know, those fans were 602 00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:59,400 Speaker 1: frothing at the mouth, I'm sure today, and you go 603 00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:01,400 Speaker 1: in there in you beat them in then, which you did. 604 00:30:01,480 --> 00:30:05,040 Speaker 1: That gives you such confidence in the young players, such 605 00:30:05,120 --> 00:30:08,480 Speaker 1: confidence in the defense. Yes we can do this, we 606 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:13,760 Speaker 1: can't play together, we can play you know, complimentary football. 607 00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:18,880 Speaker 1: That that just you just start to confidence. And I 608 00:30:18,920 --> 00:30:21,400 Speaker 1: think that's a very important point by you, is this 609 00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:24,680 Speaker 1: wasn't a win that they backed into. This wasn't a 610 00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:27,720 Speaker 1: win that you know, they get another team gifted them. 611 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:30,560 Speaker 1: This wasn't anything where it was a tight game, but 612 00:30:30,600 --> 00:30:32,840 Speaker 1: both teams were making mistakes and they just happened to know. 613 00:30:33,400 --> 00:30:36,040 Speaker 1: This was a full, complete win by a team that 614 00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:38,880 Speaker 1: played as well as we've seen probably any team in 615 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:41,800 Speaker 1: the league this season, play in all four phases and 616 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:44,600 Speaker 1: or all three phases. And so that's what you take 617 00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:47,880 Speaker 1: that to, Carolina, you know, you hold up on that 618 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:51,280 Speaker 1: this was a real legitimate win. Yeah, they have to 619 00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:53,560 Speaker 1: because and you know what, let's face it, this team 620 00:30:54,200 --> 00:30:57,560 Speaker 1: has been down, you know, has seen the bottom of 621 00:30:57,600 --> 00:31:01,280 Speaker 1: the barrel here, and they don't want after this. They 622 00:31:02,280 --> 00:31:05,640 Speaker 1: every year, every team is different, and this team right 623 00:31:05,680 --> 00:31:09,200 Speaker 1: now wants no part of that first half of the 624 00:31:09,240 --> 00:31:14,200 Speaker 1: season anymore, especially after that plane ride tonight back to Georgia. 625 00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:18,440 Speaker 1: M this team, you know what you have to. That's 626 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:20,880 Speaker 1: why I feel so good about what happened for dan 627 00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:22,840 Speaker 1: Quinn and the players and the coaches and just this 628 00:31:23,080 --> 00:31:26,440 Speaker 1: the fan base, you know what. The fans have been 629 00:31:26,520 --> 00:31:29,400 Speaker 1: so unhappy and I get it, you know, And I 630 00:31:29,680 --> 00:31:32,240 Speaker 1: get a lot of those emails every morning. I'm really 631 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:35,560 Speaker 1: looking forward to Tomorrow's In fact, I probably got some 632 00:31:35,680 --> 00:31:41,800 Speaker 1: now I do, I've got I've got dozens of them. Yeah, 633 00:31:41,920 --> 00:31:44,600 Speaker 1: And so they're happy. I don't even have to look 634 00:31:44,640 --> 00:31:47,640 Speaker 1: at them, but I know they're happy. And we're happy too. 635 00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:50,560 Speaker 1: Let's all be happy together. Everyone's happy. In fact, the 636 00:31:50,560 --> 00:31:52,440 Speaker 1: first one is after this big win, I started thinking 637 00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:55,400 Speaker 1: about their run game that really propelled their offense. Brian 638 00:31:55,480 --> 00:31:58,600 Speaker 1: Hill looks to be a really strong complimentary back. This 639 00:31:58,680 --> 00:32:01,480 Speaker 1: is Kurt from Mobile Alabam Emma. I'll be sure to 640 00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:05,120 Speaker 1: answer you tomorrow morning, Kurt, but yeah, it uh you 641 00:32:05,120 --> 00:32:07,920 Speaker 1: know what, people just they start feeling good about all 642 00:32:07,920 --> 00:32:10,120 Speaker 1: the parts of the team, and guys like Brian Hill 643 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:13,520 Speaker 1: and uh in Kendall Sheffield who you brought up. So 644 00:32:14,560 --> 00:32:16,200 Speaker 1: let's hope they keep it going. It was fun to 645 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:20,240 Speaker 1: talk about a win for a change against the Saints, 646 00:32:20,280 --> 00:32:24,040 Speaker 1: against the Saint lapping hands emojis against the Saints, and 647 00:32:24,120 --> 00:32:26,160 Speaker 1: I did it, and i'll i'll you know, and I 648 00:32:26,160 --> 00:32:27,720 Speaker 1: think we talked about this. But you know what if 649 00:32:27,720 --> 00:32:32,680 Speaker 1: the if the Falcons go three and thirteen this year, 650 00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:34,920 Speaker 1: and I hate to even say that, but if they 651 00:32:34,960 --> 00:32:38,840 Speaker 1: just beat the Saints twice, yep, there's something sweet with 652 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:41,960 Speaker 1: just beating your rival, especially when you're down and you're like, 653 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:44,160 Speaker 1: you know what we may have had we might have 654 00:32:44,160 --> 00:32:45,560 Speaker 1: had a bad year, but you know what, we kicked 655 00:32:45,600 --> 00:32:47,720 Speaker 1: your butt. Hey, before Drew Brees and Matt Ryan, we 656 00:32:47,840 --> 00:32:50,200 Speaker 1: kicked your New Orleans in Atlanta. That's the way it 657 00:32:50,320 --> 00:32:52,240 Speaker 1: was for a really long time. That's what makes this 658 00:32:52,360 --> 00:32:55,040 Speaker 1: rivalry great is Hey, it doesn't really matter what the 659 00:32:55,080 --> 00:32:57,120 Speaker 1: final win loss record is as long as you get 660 00:32:57,160 --> 00:32:59,760 Speaker 1: those guys, those evil guys out to the west. It's 661 00:32:59,760 --> 00:33:01,880 Speaker 1: a man, I'm telling you right now, I don't even 662 00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:04,480 Speaker 1: like going on Facebook, but I'll tell you what. Falcons 663 00:33:04,480 --> 00:33:07,720 Speaker 1: fans they are probably have enough field there right now 664 00:33:07,720 --> 00:33:12,560 Speaker 1: with their Saints counterparts and dropping smack and links to 665 00:33:12,600 --> 00:33:16,440 Speaker 1: Atlanta falconswards. People, you make sure you come to land 666 00:33:16,480 --> 00:33:18,520 Speaker 1: Falcons dot com and get all your links and all 667 00:33:18,560 --> 00:33:22,080 Speaker 1: your AMMO for all your Saints counterparts. Uh, but will 668 00:33:22,160 --> 00:33:24,720 Speaker 1: let's wrap it up there. Awesome. Thanks for listening, guys, 669 00:33:24,800 --> 00:33:25,520 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening.