1 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:10,319 Speaker 1: What's up everybody, and welcome to another edition of The 2 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:13,600 Speaker 1: Falcon's Final Whistle podcast. I'm Scott Bear here with Tory 3 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:17,479 Speaker 1: mcilaney and Chris rim And I will bet you that 4 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:20,279 Speaker 1: you didn't expect to hear that phrasing at the top 5 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:23,920 Speaker 1: of a podcast that soon after we just told you. 6 00:00:24,239 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 1: He just told you that we were saying goodbye after 7 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 1: the season was over. Have a nice offseason, signed my yearbook, 8 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 1: Ki t we lied two weeks. We just couldn't stand 9 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:44,959 Speaker 1: it anymore. So you guys too much the podcast too much? Yeah, 10 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 1: no doubt. I think really what it comes down to 11 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: is Tory mclaney just wants more mugs, right, I do 12 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 1: want more mugs. If anyone wants to send me more mugs, 13 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 1: I'm totally fond of that I have. I got my 14 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 1: parents got me an espresso maker for Christmas. So like, 15 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 1: if anyone wants to in me any more Dean's favorite 16 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:07,120 Speaker 1: mugs and or or merchandise or merchandise, I will happily 17 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 1: take all of it. Thank you. So, Chris, Tor and 18 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: I we all huddled up during the offseason and we said, 19 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:18,479 Speaker 1: you know what, that was so much fun, so much fun. 20 00:01:18,560 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 1: We just got is that always said, Um, sure, that 21 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:25,480 Speaker 1: sounds like a good story. I think, as I like 22 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 1: to think that what we should tell people as we 23 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:31,840 Speaker 1: should tell people that everyone loved the podcast so much 24 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 1: that it was just a mass demand right for the 25 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 1: podcast retirement. Yeah, that's what we need to go with. 26 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 1: That's our story. People were clamoring in a Scott Beard 27 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:44,960 Speaker 1: farmil so he didn't put the questions, but they were 28 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:47,560 Speaker 1: just saying where are the after Because the way Tory 29 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: ended the pod, I think she went on like a 30 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 1: nice rant about pass rush. So people people needed that content. 31 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 1: People needed that. I'm pretty sure it probably went viral somewhere. 32 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 1: Who knows. Yeah, hey, and hey, you ask you quote 33 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 1: unquote ask, We're going to deliver what the heck? So 34 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:10,800 Speaker 1: we have now the off season addition and version of 35 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: The Falcon's Final Whistle podcast. But we're gonna tackle a 36 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: question of the week throughout the course of the off season. 37 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:20,679 Speaker 1: We're gonna ponder great truths and we're gonna break things 38 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 1: down in including the first question of the week, which 39 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: is about Matt Ryan's future with the club. That's not 40 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: a question that's new, right, that's a question It's been 41 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: around for longer than Chris and I have been in 42 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: this market. I think longer than I've longer than I've 43 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 1: been in this market. Like I've only been covering the 44 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:42,920 Speaker 1: Falcons for two years, but I've been in the like 45 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 1: Atlanta area, so I know it's been a lot longer 46 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 1: than we've all been around. Yeah, so we're really going 47 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: to break down Matt Ryan's future with the club. We're 48 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 1: gonna and we're gonna strip away the Stopwatch. The Stopwatch 49 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: will be back next August. We just couldn't pay the 50 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 1: stop Watches royalty fee. It was just I mean, I 51 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: can still do some solid sound effects if we need them. 52 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:10,119 Speaker 1: I think we're gonna Chris and I are gonna win 53 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 1: on a majority vote no on that upset Wow Dagger 54 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 1: to the Heart. To start the offseason podcast, someone tells 55 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 1: me that the poet or that the sound effects are 56 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: still coming, whether we request them or right. Yeah, I 57 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: hate to break it to you, but it's a package 58 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 1: deal when it comes to me. But nonetheless, we are 59 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: going to dissect and try to bring logic and reason 60 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 1: to a topic that typically involves throwing tomatoes and screaming 61 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: at other people from across the aisle. Or through social media. 62 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: We're gonna give it the old college try, I think, 63 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 1: trying to bring some rationalities, rationality to a topic that 64 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: doesn't have very much. So we're gonna kind of hit 65 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: a number of different things. Again, no stop watch, no 66 00:03:57,160 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: exact amount of time on each topic. We're gonna talk 67 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: about Matt's twenty twenty one campaign. We're gonna talk about 68 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: his contract, which plays a major factor in what happens 69 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 1: moving forward. We're gonna give our big answers, our big 70 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 1: reveals midway through this podcast about whether he should return 71 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty two, so we can also talk about 72 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:19,280 Speaker 1: our thoughts on a succession plan and if a succession 73 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 1: plan isn't executed in twenty twenty two, what the Falcons 74 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 1: do at backup quarterback. 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So awesome, love it, and you know, 84 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:56,919 Speaker 1: I think that you guys are gonna love this. What 85 00:04:57,080 --> 00:05:02,239 Speaker 1: can be a very polarizing conversation, shall we say about 86 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:05,280 Speaker 1: about Matt Ryan and what they should do moving forward. 87 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:08,840 Speaker 1: It's also a polarizing conversation about how good he was 88 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty one. And you can throw stats at 89 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 1: people and everybody has a different opinion, but nonetheless, just 90 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:19,480 Speaker 1: go over his football card right As a quarterback, his record, 91 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 1: as we all know, seven and ten. He threw for 92 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: three thousand, nine hundred and sixty eight yards, the first 93 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 1: time he's been under four thousand since twenty ten. Twenty touchdowns, 94 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 1: twelve interceptions, a ninety point four passer rating, which is 95 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:35,919 Speaker 1: about on par with where he's been of the last 96 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 1: five years he's been. He was sacked forty times. That's 97 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:46,720 Speaker 1: actually shockingly that's his lowest total since twenty seventeen, if 98 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 1: you can believe that or not. Wow, But what's the 99 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:51,920 Speaker 1: I think he was hit more times though, Oh yeah 100 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 1: he was hit. Yeah, I've seen some different numbers, so 101 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:58,039 Speaker 1: I'm low to throw out a number. But let's just 102 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 1: say that they were all in the triple digits. They 103 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 1: were all a league high for quarterback hits. He was 104 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 1: under a lot of pressure. So with all that kind 105 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:10,840 Speaker 1: of context involved, Chris, what was your take on Matt 106 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 1: Ryan's twenty twenty one campaign. Yeah, like I think we 107 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:17,159 Speaker 1: talked about before, I think this was the first season 108 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:21,360 Speaker 1: where Matt was playing with a wide receiving corps where 109 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:24,159 Speaker 1: he didn't have a first round pick leading that group 110 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 1: in the wide receiver corps from uh he had Roddy 111 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:31,040 Speaker 1: to Julio and then to Calvin and all the guys 112 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 1: in Betweens, the new Um, you know, Hardy whatever, whoever 113 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 1: you name it, Gonzalez, He's always had guys out there, 114 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:42,719 Speaker 1: Lamborghini's out there, as Lee Smith called, this season, he 115 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 1: didn't have that luxury um along with you know, an 116 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 1: old line that you know, he was hit a lot 117 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:52,799 Speaker 1: more and though he says he's been running his whole career, 118 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:55,920 Speaker 1: and seems like he was running a lot more and um, 119 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:58,159 Speaker 1: you know, scrambling a lot more. I don't have the 120 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 1: spiffy stats on that, but yeah, and I think, considering 121 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:04,279 Speaker 1: the situation, I think you did well. I think I 122 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 1: think I don't think he was playing around, you know, 123 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:09,200 Speaker 1: the bottom half of quarterbacks of the league. You know. 124 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: I also don't think he was playing at you know, 125 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 1: his MVP level, But I think he was still playing 126 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 1: at you know, a solid kind of middle of the 127 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 1: pack level, and I think he maximized the roster and 128 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:23,840 Speaker 1: the players he was playing with. Yeah, I agree with that, 129 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 1: and I think it's one of those things I tell 130 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:27,880 Speaker 1: people a lot. I'm like, you know, Matt Ryan did 131 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 1: the best he could with what he had available. And 132 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:35,360 Speaker 1: I say that with you knowing that, you know, they 133 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:37,680 Speaker 1: didn't have Calvin for the entire year. I think that 134 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 1: makes a huge difference. And even you know, you do 135 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 1: kind of substitute in Kyle Pitts, and Kyle Pitts is 136 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 1: a great target for Matt Ryan. He's going to be 137 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 1: a great target for years to come. But there was 138 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:53,480 Speaker 1: a process there, There was a learning curve there that 139 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 1: I think Matt and Kal needed to get on the 140 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 1: same page. And I think even Matt talked about it 141 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 1: a lot throughout the season, and that once he got 142 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 1: towards the back half of the season, like they had 143 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 1: much better communication than could kind of like work off 144 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 1: of each other really well. I mean you're also in 145 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:11,680 Speaker 1: a brand new system with Arthur Smith. And then of 146 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:14,040 Speaker 1: course there were the issues across the offensive line and 147 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 1: the fact that Matt Ryan was hit as many times 148 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 1: as he was in the pocket. I mean, Matt Ryan 149 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:21,640 Speaker 1: his game is not to be a running quarterback. I 150 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:23,880 Speaker 1: know that we talk about Mattie Wills as a joke 151 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:27,119 Speaker 1: all the time, but like Mattie Wills is like a joke, 152 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:29,840 Speaker 1: Like it's we know what Matt Ryan's game is, and 153 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 1: it's the stained in the pocket and throw the ball. 154 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 1: And so if you're getting hit with less than like 155 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:40,119 Speaker 1: two seconds in the pocket, like that's it's really amazing 156 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 1: that Matt Ryan is even still standing in injury free 157 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:46,160 Speaker 1: at the end of twenty twenty one, considering the hits 158 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: that he took. But that's beside the point. I think 159 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 1: we're kind of already looking ahead to the twenty twenty 160 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:55,439 Speaker 1: two season as we should. And honestly, when you just 161 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 1: kind of look at his contract, if that's because Ascott 162 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 1: was talking about for like, that's such a major point 163 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 1: of conversation around Matt Ryan. It almost like the twenty 164 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:09,839 Speaker 1: twenty one campaign was what it was, But that contract 165 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 1: is more of the topic of conversation, and for me 166 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:16,360 Speaker 1: just kind of looking at it, looking at the numbers 167 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:18,960 Speaker 1: on like spot rack or over the Cap, it's just 168 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 1: kind of like, this is such a big chunk of 169 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:26,080 Speaker 1: money that the Falcons owe Matt Ryan because his deal 170 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 1: has been restructured so many times, and I just don't 171 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:31,400 Speaker 1: see a way to work around it. If you're wanting 172 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:34,600 Speaker 1: to move on from Matt Ryan, well, let's just take 173 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:36,960 Speaker 1: a look at the numbers I'm staring at over thecap 174 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 1: dot com and you look at his twenty twenty two 175 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:44,200 Speaker 1: breakdown again. According to this website, his cap number is 176 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 1: a not so small forty eight point six million dollars. 177 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 1: That is twenty three point three percent of this year's cap. 178 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 1: It also comes with a dead money hit. If they 179 00:09:57,400 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 1: were to move on from him. At forty million, there's 180 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:03,679 Speaker 1: an eight million dollar cap savings. In twenty twenty three, 181 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 1: it gets a bit more manageable fifteen million in dead money. 182 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:10,240 Speaker 1: His cap number is still incredibly high at forty three 183 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 1: point six million with twenty eight million dollars in cap savings. 184 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 1: When we I'll be honest here, guys, we recorded this 185 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 1: much of the podcast already before my computer decided to 186 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 1: spontaneously combust. It was really bad, really, I mean I 187 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:32,000 Speaker 1: didn't cry, but it was close. I also did. Because 188 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:33,839 Speaker 1: we come to this point in the conversation, and the 189 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:35,600 Speaker 1: reason why I say all that is to give Chris 190 00:10:35,640 --> 00:10:38,319 Speaker 1: Rooms some credit here is that when the first time 191 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:40,280 Speaker 1: that we did that, I listed all those numbers and 192 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 1: I didn't include the pre and post June one designations 193 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:47,160 Speaker 1: if they were to move on from him. And I 194 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 1: think that given what these numbers are tour you have 195 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 1: them in front of you, right, yeah, yeah, because these 196 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 1: play a factor in what we in how this needs 197 00:10:57,480 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 1: to be evaluated. Yeah, So if you trade Matt Ryan 198 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:04,040 Speaker 1: pre June first, he would carry a dead cap hit 199 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:07,080 Speaker 1: of forty point five million, but you would have him 200 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 1: off the books in twenty twenty three. But then if 201 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:13,760 Speaker 1: you tried him post June first, that splits the dead 202 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:19,120 Speaker 1: money hits over two years, So twenty four point nine 203 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:22,720 Speaker 1: million in twenty twenty two and then fifteen point six 204 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: million in twenty twenty three. And that fifteen point six 205 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:28,959 Speaker 1: million is pretty on part two if we're if we're 206 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:31,920 Speaker 1: wanting to use a real world example, the falcons oh 207 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:35,880 Speaker 1: around that for Julio in twenty twenty two, that's his 208 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:39,440 Speaker 1: dead cap or it's his dead hip. Yeah. Right, So 209 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:42,960 Speaker 1: when you evaluate all those numbers, right, Chris, and I 210 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:45,439 Speaker 1: know there's a lot of numbers probably floating around anything, 211 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:51,199 Speaker 1: so many numbers, but just generally when you evaluate the contract, 212 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 1: I mean, I think the first instinct is it's impossible. 213 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 1: Look at that dead money hit. Maybe with the June 214 00:11:57,000 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 1: one designation, maybe it's not. I mean, Arthur had said 215 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 1: never say never, so never say never. I don't know, 216 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 1: how are you looking at at all that? Yeah, as 217 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:10,280 Speaker 1: I as I said when we first recorded this, I 218 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:13,240 Speaker 1: think and before I think, well, I preface this by saying, 219 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:16,200 Speaker 1: like I said before, I think Matt should stay. I 220 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 1: think the best option would be to keep him on 221 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:20,319 Speaker 1: the team. But like I said, it's not I think 222 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:23,079 Speaker 1: sometimes people make it seem like it's impossible, like there's 223 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:25,480 Speaker 1: no way that the Falcon could ever get rid of him. 224 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 1: But that's just not the case. Like if they if 225 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:31,840 Speaker 1: they want to move on from that, there's a situation 226 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:34,000 Speaker 1: where they could cut their losses and it not be 227 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 1: the biggest capit in NFL history. Um, the Eagles still 228 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:41,560 Speaker 1: have that. I grew up in Philadelphia. I saw the 229 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:46,080 Speaker 1: kursen Wentz drowning firsthand. UM thirty three million dollar capits 230 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:48,959 Speaker 1: the biggest in NFL history. UM, and the Eagles made 231 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:51,560 Speaker 1: the playoffs and the team they traded him too didn't 232 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:53,680 Speaker 1: and they got a first rounder and now they have 233 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 1: three in this year's draft. So there's there are ways 234 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:59,720 Speaker 1: to I think maneuver. Obviously, I was a complete different 235 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 1: scu A guy asked out. Matt has been clear that 236 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 1: he doesn't want out, so the Eagles definitely didn't want 237 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 1: to do that, but they had to do it. So 238 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:10,120 Speaker 1: I say all that to say it's not impossible, and 239 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 1: the June first designation makes it so it's a little 240 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:16,720 Speaker 1: bit less. Where it's twenty four you say tour instead 241 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:24,400 Speaker 1: of eight. Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's it's twenty four point 242 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 1: nine instead of forty point five. Yeah. So so yeah, 243 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:31,600 Speaker 1: that's basically what I would say. You know, never say never, 244 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 1: and I don't think it's impossible, but I think the 245 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:37,840 Speaker 1: best bet would be to build around a guy who 246 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:41,040 Speaker 1: was still playing good football and you have veterans. Also, 247 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 1: if you get rid of Matt and you bring in, 248 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 1: you know, maybe someone from this year's draft to be 249 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:49,080 Speaker 1: evaluate or some have said none of them seem to 250 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:51,680 Speaker 1: look like surefire guys at least in year one, or 251 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 1: take some time to develop. I think that would there 252 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:57,520 Speaker 1: would be guys on the team who wouldn't like that, 253 00:13:57,720 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 1: veterans like good Grady, Jared or you know, guys who 254 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 1: want to win, that might turn them off and make 255 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:06,600 Speaker 1: them when a play elsewhere, I look elsewhere. If things 256 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:10,240 Speaker 1: feel like it's a rebuild, yeah, I think it's. Oh, 257 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 1: go ahead, got go ahead, you do it. I mean, 258 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:15,320 Speaker 1: I was just gonna say, like I completely agree that, 259 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 1: you know, while it's not impossible, I think it's it's 260 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:20,840 Speaker 1: one of those things where it's like there are more 261 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 1: that we have to talk about here besides just the money. 262 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 1: The money is like seventy five percent of the conversation 263 00:14:27,160 --> 00:14:30,160 Speaker 1: because it has to be. But there's also the whole 264 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:33,440 Speaker 1: idea of a system of having a plan in place 265 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 1: for when Matt Ryan is no longer your quarterback. And 266 00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 1: like Chris was saying, I also am in the belief 267 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:42,360 Speaker 1: that I don't know. And granted I haven't done my 268 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 1: complete draft review of all the draftable guys this year 269 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 1: as I normally do. I'm about to go on vacation, y'all, 270 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:53,200 Speaker 1: So like, I'll do that when I get back, and 271 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:56,040 Speaker 1: then you'll get all of my draft content. Don't worry. 272 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 1: I know everybody is waiting with bated breath for that, 273 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 1: she says sarcastically. But but what I will say is, like, 274 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:06,960 Speaker 1: I agree that as of right now, I don't see 275 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:11,360 Speaker 1: an opportunity to draft someone and immediately have them come in. 276 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 1: That's not something that I feel like is a workable 277 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 1: solution for me. I tend to agree that what you've 278 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 1: got to do is you understand the situation that Matt 279 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 1: Ryan presents with his contract, honestly, just do what you 280 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 1: gotta do to make that manageable. But build up around 281 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:34,520 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan so that one day, when you do get 282 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:37,960 Speaker 1: a quarterback into Atlanta that's going to take over for 283 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:41,280 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan, whether it be through free agency or through 284 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:45,200 Speaker 1: the draft, you have a team around him that can 285 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:50,160 Speaker 1: support his you know, learning curve, if that's kind of 286 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:52,600 Speaker 1: what we want to call it, that can support his growth. 287 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 1: Because if you have a rebuilding team and a rebuilding quarterback, 288 00:15:56,920 --> 00:16:01,360 Speaker 1: that's not really a recipe for success for any team 289 00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:04,600 Speaker 1: anywhere in any league. So I think that's kind of 290 00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:07,480 Speaker 1: where my mind is at. If you're not even just 291 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 1: thinking about the contract and you're just kind of thinking 292 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:14,040 Speaker 1: about the next steps for the Falcons post post the 293 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan era. There's an element of of how a 294 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 1: quarterback does in the NFL. It's not one, but there's 295 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:27,200 Speaker 1: an element of that success plan, not a success plan, 296 00:16:27,240 --> 00:16:31,960 Speaker 1: not a succession plan, that involves the organization that you 297 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 1: go to, the coach, you fall into, the scheme, you 298 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:37,080 Speaker 1: fall into the team around you. We've seen some guys 299 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 1: who can chuck at seventy yards and hit a dime bust, 300 00:16:41,880 --> 00:16:44,360 Speaker 1: who are drafted in the top ten, of which there 301 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:46,880 Speaker 1: are a lot of top two quarterbacks that don't go 302 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 1: according to plan. And you see some of these guys. 303 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:53,680 Speaker 1: They come into good situations and they're they're able to 304 00:16:53,760 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 1: hit the ground running, and I think that's a huge advantage. 305 00:16:56,760 --> 00:17:00,240 Speaker 1: And if you're trying to execute a plan. This is 306 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:03,840 Speaker 1: an extreme example, right, because they had the number one pick. 307 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 1: But to go from Manning to Luck right, or from 308 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 1: far to Rogers right, those things don't happen very often. 309 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:13,960 Speaker 1: But to get yourself in the best possible position, you 310 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 1: want that younger player to and not ala David Carr right, 311 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 1: or even justin fields where they're literally running for their 312 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:26,560 Speaker 1: life and they're not they're playing to borrow Arthur Smith's term, 313 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:29,120 Speaker 1: they're playing survivor. They're not playing football. They're just trying 314 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:31,639 Speaker 1: to live. And I think that that part of that 315 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:34,000 Speaker 1: goes into it. So why not take advantage of a 316 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:38,880 Speaker 1: draft that doesn't have a bunch of quarterbacks that deserve 317 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:43,440 Speaker 1: top ten picks no matter where they're selected, and build 318 00:17:43,480 --> 00:17:45,680 Speaker 1: up the team as much as you can around him 319 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:48,399 Speaker 1: on offense and defense and give Matt the best chance 320 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:51,840 Speaker 1: to succeed and give the quarterback of the future the 321 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:55,679 Speaker 1: best chance to succeed. So, in my opinion, my vote is, 322 00:17:56,760 --> 00:17:59,639 Speaker 1: you can't renegotiate this deal again and again and again. 323 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 1: So eat it, swallow the pill. Go with Matt Ryan. 324 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:06,440 Speaker 1: He gives he gives you the best chance to win, 325 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 1: and if you continue to build up this roster, he 326 00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:12,399 Speaker 1: gives the next guy the best chance to win. Matt's 327 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:14,879 Speaker 1: under contract for two years. You don't have to force it. 328 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 1: So it seems like we all kind of feel like 329 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:23,720 Speaker 1: unless unless an offer, and like maybe even an Eagles 330 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:27,120 Speaker 1: Colts type offer blows you away, you want to keep 331 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:31,160 Speaker 1: him here. Does that sound accurate? If that's the case, 332 00:18:31,320 --> 00:18:36,119 Speaker 1: Chris or anybody, does that prevent if Matt Ryan's here, 333 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 1: does that prevent you from drafting a quarterback? High you 334 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:42,320 Speaker 1: still have a depth chart to fill out at quarterback? 335 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:46,720 Speaker 1: Could you execute the succession plan still keep Matt Ryan around? 336 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:49,080 Speaker 1: I don't know. Do you draft a quarterback at all 337 00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty two? That's my question? Or do you 338 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:53,960 Speaker 1: kind of kick the can down the road for one 339 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:59,359 Speaker 1: more year? Yeah? I mean I think I think again, 340 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:02,920 Speaker 1: like I think in terms of successions plane in twenty 341 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:08,280 Speaker 1: twenty two, drafting a quarterback, I think it depends on 342 00:19:08,320 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 1: who they like. Um, it depends on who they like. 343 00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:14,400 Speaker 1: So if you like, if you think that there's potential again, 344 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:17,360 Speaker 1: if you think there's potential that because I don't think 345 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:19,760 Speaker 1: they're gonna draft a quarterback in the first round. If 346 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:22,200 Speaker 1: they did, people would be up in arms with that. 347 00:19:23,119 --> 00:19:28,400 Speaker 1: The dumpster fire that is Falcon's Twitter would actually explode. 348 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 1: I think. Yeah. So I don't. Yeah, and I don't 349 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 1: And I don't think. Um, I don't think they would 350 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:36,920 Speaker 1: use a why Like I said, like I keep talking 351 00:19:36,920 --> 00:19:38,360 Speaker 1: about the Eagles, I didn't think the Eagles are gonna 352 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:40,320 Speaker 1: use Jalen Hurts in the second round when they had 353 00:19:40,359 --> 00:19:44,119 Speaker 1: other needs. So I don't know everything. Never I'm not 354 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:46,400 Speaker 1: in I'm not in their heads. But when you look 355 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 1: at the guys right, it's uh, it's Matt Correll, Kenny Pickett, 356 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:55,640 Speaker 1: Maligue Willis, Carson Strong from Nevada, Sam Howe, and Desmond Ritter. 357 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:59,680 Speaker 1: And Ritter has a fourth round grade. All the other 358 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:02,640 Speaker 1: Carl to Willis have first round grades, Strong and how 359 00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:06,760 Speaker 1: I have second round grades. So according to most places 360 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:09,840 Speaker 1: like and the one I'm looking at now is CBS Sports. 361 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:14,119 Speaker 1: So I guess what I'm saying is, do you think, like, 362 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:16,480 Speaker 1: would you use a second on a quarterback when you 363 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:18,760 Speaker 1: could when you're in a deep pass rushing draft, when 364 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:21,399 Speaker 1: you could get a pass rusher possibly in the second round, 365 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:24,600 Speaker 1: or you know what I mean? Or would you use 366 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:26,880 Speaker 1: a pick on Desmond Ritter maybe later in the draft 367 00:20:26,880 --> 00:20:28,639 Speaker 1: if you think he has a potential to do that 368 00:20:28,880 --> 00:20:31,520 Speaker 1: or do you just want to wait next year and 369 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:35,520 Speaker 1: try with that crop of qbs or looking or not 370 00:20:35,560 --> 00:20:38,919 Speaker 1: even draft one at all? And when Matt's Matt's, you know, 371 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:41,040 Speaker 1: on his way out, you try and trade for a 372 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:43,880 Speaker 1: quarterback who's maybe been around the league who's a little 373 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:48,520 Speaker 1: bit younger. I think a succession plan would be probably 374 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:51,560 Speaker 1: the best option, like having a guy behind Matt who 375 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:53,360 Speaker 1: can just fill in the role. I know people kind 376 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:56,240 Speaker 1: of use that Patrick Mahomes example too much, like it 377 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:59,159 Speaker 1: just that just happens like that, But I think, you 378 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:01,160 Speaker 1: know what I mean, it doesn't work just work like that. 379 00:21:01,240 --> 00:21:03,080 Speaker 1: But I think it's the best. I think it's definitely 380 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:05,240 Speaker 1: the best way to go to just get a guy 381 00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:09,840 Speaker 1: sit him for however long, unless he shows you that 382 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:14,280 Speaker 1: he's he's prepared or or better than the guy you have, 383 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:17,280 Speaker 1: especially when you have a guy like Matt who is 384 00:21:17,359 --> 00:21:19,280 Speaker 1: who seems he seems to be from outside in just 385 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:21,840 Speaker 1: like a good professional. That's what everyone says about him. 386 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:24,080 Speaker 1: He goes about things the right way. So you teach 387 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:25,879 Speaker 1: a guy the right way to go about things and 388 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:29,680 Speaker 1: then have him take the reins in his second year 389 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:33,400 Speaker 1: or a third year. So, oh no, I'm saying I'm 390 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:35,480 Speaker 1: not sure about a secession plan in twenty twenty two 391 00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:38,840 Speaker 1: with what the evaluators are saying about this quarterback class, 392 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:40,960 Speaker 1: But I think a secession plan is the best option, 393 00:21:41,119 --> 00:21:43,440 Speaker 1: and that could come next year. I don't know. About 394 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:49,760 Speaker 1: this year. Yeah, I look at it, and just to 395 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:52,639 Speaker 1: take a quarterback, just to take one, you start moving 396 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:55,159 Speaker 1: into the later rounds, I think. And again it all 397 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:57,120 Speaker 1: depends on what they think. If they fall in love 398 00:21:57,200 --> 00:21:59,960 Speaker 1: head over heels with somebody just because this is a thing, 399 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:02,120 Speaker 1: into a class or whatever. If you fall head over 400 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:05,120 Speaker 1: heels and love you want to start sending Valentine's to somebody, 401 00:22:05,359 --> 00:22:07,720 Speaker 1: then you just go move heaven and earth to get them. 402 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:11,680 Speaker 1: That's it, you just do it. But I don't see 403 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:14,159 Speaker 1: a point in well, we're that we're not going to 404 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:16,320 Speaker 1: take a quarterback high, so we'll just take one in 405 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:18,080 Speaker 1: the fifth or sixth round and try to develop a 406 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:20,320 Speaker 1: minute and if it doesn't work, it doesn't work. I 407 00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:23,000 Speaker 1: don't want to waste those picks because those picks can 408 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:26,480 Speaker 1: to turn into Russell Gage and Foyer Iluicant. Right. Yeah, 409 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:29,600 Speaker 1: I think the odds of doing that are better. Outside 410 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:32,680 Speaker 1: of the quarterback position, you can get somebody who can 411 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:35,880 Speaker 1: help you right away. So I think, bottom line, I'm 412 00:22:36,119 --> 00:22:39,199 Speaker 1: I side with Chris that a succession plan is the 413 00:22:39,280 --> 00:22:41,919 Speaker 1: right way to go. I think twenty twenty three is 414 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 1: the right time. If if we're talking about in a vacuum. 415 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:47,520 Speaker 1: In a perfect world, twenty twenty three is the right 416 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:50,080 Speaker 1: time to do it. So that's my vote there to 417 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:53,280 Speaker 1: your vote, and if we all agree that, we got 418 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:56,600 Speaker 1: to figure out who's gonna be the backup. So so honestly, 419 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:59,560 Speaker 1: like I guess I will play kind of Devil's advocate 420 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:02,400 Speaker 1: here and kind of go away from this decession plan 421 00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:06,240 Speaker 1: and go towards like the free agency market and look 422 00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:11,600 Speaker 1: at twenty twenty three, twenty twenty four and who is available, 423 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:14,720 Speaker 1: what moves you could make, what like if someone wants 424 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:17,400 Speaker 1: to trade for a guy. I mean, I just kind 425 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:18,840 Speaker 1: of look at this past year. And this is actually 426 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:22,840 Speaker 1: a conversation that I was having with Will McFadden on 427 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:28,000 Speaker 1: the Falconholic podcast not too long ago, but we were 428 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:30,719 Speaker 1: talking about this whole idea of Matt Ryan, and we 429 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:35,720 Speaker 1: were talking about this whole idea that quarterbacks are moving 430 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:38,400 Speaker 1: around this league in a way that I don't know 431 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 1: if we've really seen, Like we are seeing guys move 432 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:46,680 Speaker 1: to different teams, I mean, and not staying where they 433 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:50,720 Speaker 1: were drafted and bringing guys in and making all these 434 00:23:50,760 --> 00:23:54,520 Speaker 1: really big time deals for quarterbacks. And I think just 435 00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:57,120 Speaker 1: in the last year and a half two years, we've 436 00:23:57,119 --> 00:24:02,400 Speaker 1: seen some major quarterback moves across the league. So if 437 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:06,080 Speaker 1: that is a trend that continues, why couldn't the Falcons 438 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:09,639 Speaker 1: be in the conversation to bring a guy from another 439 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:13,440 Speaker 1: team make a trade for you know, you think about 440 00:24:13,480 --> 00:24:16,719 Speaker 1: like the Matthew Stafford example. You know, like, why couldn't 441 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:18,800 Speaker 1: the Falcons do something like that when they're in a 442 00:24:18,800 --> 00:24:22,800 Speaker 1: better position part of the cap and bringing in guys 443 00:24:22,920 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 1: from the twenty twenty two twenty twenty three draft that 444 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 1: they've developed. You know, if let's think about this, what 445 00:24:31,359 --> 00:24:34,600 Speaker 1: did the Tennessee Titans do when they had a number 446 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:38,760 Speaker 1: two overall draft pick and then they traded for Ryan Tannehill? 447 00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:43,080 Speaker 1: And who was the offensive coordinator when they made the 448 00:24:43,119 --> 00:24:49,040 Speaker 1: switch in season? Right? It was funny. I totally interrupted 449 00:24:49,160 --> 00:24:51,440 Speaker 1: what you were No, no, you're saying, but I had 450 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:54,280 Speaker 1: this whole argument against you walking in be like, they're 451 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:57,119 Speaker 1: gonna want a younger quarterback, Arthur Smith will want a 452 00:24:57,200 --> 00:24:59,200 Speaker 1: chance to start this regime with a guy that he 453 00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:02,400 Speaker 1: can develop. And I was like, well, Arthur Smith just 454 00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:05,720 Speaker 1: worked your argument, dude, like because he did it the 455 00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:09,040 Speaker 1: other way. So to your point, which I think is 456 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:11,800 Speaker 1: a good one, is that we can't just eliminate that 457 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:15,320 Speaker 1: on spec right, right. Yeah, And I think like that's 458 00:25:15,359 --> 00:25:17,479 Speaker 1: why I brought it up. It's because I was like, 459 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:19,920 Speaker 1: you know what, like this is something that I think 460 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:22,720 Speaker 1: could happen. This is definitely something I think they would 461 00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:26,160 Speaker 1: weigh in this conversation about what do we do after 462 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:28,680 Speaker 1: the Matt Ryan era, and so that I'm going to 463 00:25:28,760 --> 00:25:30,800 Speaker 1: throw that on the table. I'm not saying that that's 464 00:25:30,840 --> 00:25:33,000 Speaker 1: like my vote. I'm just throwing it out there to 465 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:36,320 Speaker 1: give people something to think about. Yeah, And I think 466 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:41,640 Speaker 1: hopefully what everybody's taken from this conversation is that there 467 00:25:41,680 --> 00:25:43,800 Speaker 1: are a lot of things to think about. And I 468 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:48,120 Speaker 1: know that at times when fans here Arthur Smith say 469 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:50,320 Speaker 1: never say never, or he doesn't want to make a 470 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:54,639 Speaker 1: commitment in December about an action that would happen in 471 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:58,480 Speaker 1: April or May or in twenty twenty three, you know, 472 00:25:58,560 --> 00:26:01,240 Speaker 1: you know, like down the line, right, he's basically saying 473 00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:03,640 Speaker 1: never say never, even though we think and I think 474 00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:06,720 Speaker 1: it's a good and solid educated guess that Matt Ryan's 475 00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:09,800 Speaker 1: going to be the quarterback in twenty twenty two. That 476 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:13,200 Speaker 1: look at all these options that we've discussed, right, I 477 00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:15,600 Speaker 1: think that the deeper that we dove into it, the 478 00:26:15,680 --> 00:26:19,240 Speaker 1: more we think about Okay, post June one, crazier things 479 00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:22,159 Speaker 1: have happened. Okay, they have to draft somebody in the 480 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:25,480 Speaker 1: top ten to you know, to have a succession plan. 481 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:28,399 Speaker 1: Well do they or can they go find a veteran? 482 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:31,840 Speaker 1: I think that deep down Arthur's right, right, is that 483 00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:35,520 Speaker 1: anything can happen here. They've got options, they've got mobility, 484 00:26:35,600 --> 00:26:37,800 Speaker 1: and they have a front office that is not so 485 00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:42,560 Speaker 1: hardheaded that they're willing to evaluate all of these different opportunities. 486 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:48,280 Speaker 1: That's what makes this conversation fun and hopefully y'all enjoyed it. 487 00:26:48,920 --> 00:26:50,760 Speaker 1: Because we're going to be doing these things on a 488 00:26:50,840 --> 00:26:56,840 Speaker 1: regular basis. I encourage everybody to do what we always 489 00:26:56,840 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 1: ask them to do, five star rating, view all that 490 00:27:00,840 --> 00:27:04,520 Speaker 1: fun stuff for the Falcon's final whistle. Any final thoughts 491 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:06,640 Speaker 1: from the group. I think I ended this without telling 492 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:09,600 Speaker 1: you guys I was going to end it. No, no, no, 493 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:12,679 Speaker 1: I think like y'all just like, keep up with the podcast, 494 00:27:12,800 --> 00:27:15,360 Speaker 1: because I think this is gonna be a fun exercise 495 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:18,399 Speaker 1: for us too to kind of talk about our thoughts 496 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:21,600 Speaker 1: and feelings about all of this, and honestly, like tweet 497 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:23,800 Speaker 1: us your thoughts about the podcast and kind of what 498 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:25,920 Speaker 1: you want us to talk about, like Scott was talking about, 499 00:27:26,840 --> 00:27:29,160 Speaker 1: if you want to send us any recommendations of things 500 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:31,840 Speaker 1: you want to hear on the podcast, definitely tweet us, 501 00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:35,760 Speaker 1: slide into the Instagram dams, do what you gotta do 502 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:39,359 Speaker 1: to get your questions answered, because we are honestly, I 503 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:41,399 Speaker 1: would like to think that we're gonna do this like 504 00:27:41,480 --> 00:27:44,080 Speaker 1: all off seasons, so we have a lot of topics 505 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:45,879 Speaker 1: that we can kind of go over. So anything that 506 00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:51,000 Speaker 1: you guys want to listen to, just let us know. Yeah, 507 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:53,720 Speaker 1: and just make sure you aren't asking Tori if the 508 00:27:53,720 --> 00:27:57,760 Speaker 1: fucks are gonna resign CP, here's the thing you can 509 00:27:57,840 --> 00:28:00,480 Speaker 1: do that. Here's the thing you can do. You can 510 00:28:00,560 --> 00:28:02,919 Speaker 1: ask me all day long if the Falcons are going 511 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:06,280 Speaker 1: to resign CP, do not do it when we are 512 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:12,000 Speaker 1: talking on a dating app. Okay, I am back on 513 00:28:12,080 --> 00:28:14,800 Speaker 1: the dating app dead, I'm dead, and I am back 514 00:28:14,840 --> 00:28:17,760 Speaker 1: on the dating apps after taking the season off. And 515 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:20,440 Speaker 1: what I will say is, I don't know if y'all saw, 516 00:28:20,600 --> 00:28:22,359 Speaker 1: if y'll follow me on Twitter, I've already gone on 517 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:24,280 Speaker 1: this ramp, but I'm about to do it again because 518 00:28:24,320 --> 00:28:27,040 Speaker 1: char brought it up. I matched with like, I don't 519 00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:29,560 Speaker 1: know like ten different guys on the dating app, and 520 00:28:30,080 --> 00:28:34,200 Speaker 1: five of the ten. Five of the ten ask me 521 00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:37,000 Speaker 1: if the Falcons are gonna resign CP and honestly, I'm 522 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:39,040 Speaker 1: just gonna tell them. Like y'all listen to the podcast 523 00:28:39,080 --> 00:28:41,200 Speaker 1: when we talk about that, I'm not answering that on 524 00:28:41,240 --> 00:28:45,880 Speaker 1: this Like you can ask me about my favorite TV 525 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:47,800 Speaker 1: show or what I like to do on a date, 526 00:28:47,920 --> 00:28:53,360 Speaker 1: do not ask me about the Falcons. Another crying right 527 00:28:58,960 --> 00:29:00,880 Speaker 1: then the stuff that you can only get on the 528 00:29:00,880 --> 00:29:05,840 Speaker 1: Falcon's final whistle. Wow, Chris Ram, what a what a 529 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:10,800 Speaker 1: closer topic, Tory, thanks for telling the story. Thank you 530 00:29:10,840 --> 00:29:13,760 Speaker 1: all for listening. I need to recover. I need a minute. 531 00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:19,240 Speaker 1: Thank you guys so much for listening to this one. 532 00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:24,760 Speaker 1: More more antics, more football conversation coming up. Actually, talked 533 00:29:24,760 --> 00:29:25,200 Speaker 1: to you later