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So he over the first of these was 50%. So now we're tal Look at the last two ball getting better 66% 2 weeks in this ball game in the he ever started versus i sack four times. Next 2 times. That tells you r get out of his hands. He to go with the football. The stuff happens and m issue. Maybe a guy gets but it's the growth tha percentage. You're seeing the pocket. You're talking you're talking about him s clear. It's things like t from one game to the nex. progression. You're sein climb, regardless of, you feel what who you're pl on in a ball game. This to get is continuing g every weekend. You talk got 900 yards rushing on t and this is a guy who's a away from the rookie rec by William Andrews. You t a guy who is maybe the be offending. Whenever you h good things happen. And I the more telling plays in doesn't drops it out to' in a flat makes one guy miss and boom hits it fo up a first down. We talk That's something that's s even more from him. And m for a while, but he's sho year. The fact that he ca down guy. He can be a guy the backfield and make g to do. I thought the us what I think this team for 42 yards, six recepti that tells you he is b ways inside his offense touchdown. Uh, you know, away, maybe the, the fo he can learn from obviously center and all that kind I just love the growth b guys on the office of siden it shows you week in and to grow and become even is league. And as we know and both these, all these up the bat and they're love the point that you' and you're putting your c and he making a play. Th much confidence that give coach believes in me in t the ball game at home, g the balance. And he says, put in your hands and he what and it's not lost o to ridder the question a post post game uh, inter had a chance to talk to spotlight on the on the on radio on monday, aski about it and it meant a l that that was lost on him that. I mean, sometimes a game and you don't rea happened, but he was rea on what that meant for t him into up to bat and t make that play. Yeah, tha me in a critical situa just turn around and be a just put it on my shoulders go out there and make a p I want to piggyback real thing you were talking b I like about him is for a see him lose yards. Okay that I like about him is I see from calling college transition to the NFL. I' see this as well and nob this more than Alex Gibbs for the Falcons is getin finding a way to get one gives you to always say, but don't you dare give m DJ, you remember it? No other colorful words tha his ability to get north smallest of gaps just t the offense in a much be 9 is better than second i unbelievable that you mea there's so many times yo mean a big bruiser kind of you see him get skinny. He many times you see him j a little small hole and f they're like you mentioned offense and going in the stand ahead of change. He watching Michael. Yeah, th that epitomizes exactly literally runs through th slides across. He runs righ does a little sidestep, l right little dance move a eight. So in one play dow he epitomized what you'r shock. This episode in p by the Home Depot. Every for your next home impr just a tap away on the H Home Depot app. Digital t as to how to guides, proje search. So you'll know exa to pick up with the tap and reserve the right tul browse through millions o that you can have deliever whatever your project, f you need with the Home D the Home Depot app today. Let's let's fast forward of the season. Six and t face the eight and eight a little bit of momentum. to clinch their spot in th beat the Carolina Panthers to 24. And guys, I didn't talk about this. You kno the weapons, right? And w this year that we have n Mike Evans and Mike Evans up. He said there's a re for 1000 yards year after dominates last weekend. S want to just sit here in else, DJ, but is it a litt for Atlanta to face Tampa and Evans have found the missing all season long. a clip where, I guess th about the game and what he said, Tom came to me feeding you. And that's w scariest thing is, it's r coverage, regardless of w keep feeding the big dude you can see if you watch even looking at Mike, he' progressions, all of a s Mike running down to run just lets it fly and he g That's that's that's sca in the right time for t to play off. They solidi Carolina, but it's always He's always been a big iss he's had thrown in the fo I think it was eight, nigh over 1000 yards and he c guy for you and it continu competitor. And yeah, th have their their handsfu you want them. You want t best. You want to play has that kind of cash a want to know where you guys like AJ Terell, who w away from that matchup. He that matchup and I love t So it's gonna be a fun, f Obviously, I think they, t wants to play a starter. plays out, but this will for sure. Yeah, I don't kn I'm not coaching the bucc know if this is the seas and four and they're cov on all cylinders going i might need to build a Yes, you got one of the not the best quarterback that's going to the post almost like they need to some offensive consisten Arch, what sticks out to areas keys to this game? the game, I believe it wa seems like a lifetime ago 21 to 15 and they held o they jumped out 21 to 3 attack. Evans had 4 for 8 like he wasn't used in the wasn't willing to give up a lot of zone coverage, m underneath and four netco game, but Atlanta got the remember, this was the g Arthur put a little signa didn't give up on the r to three in the second h it and and rightly so, I over 150 yards in the g back in the football game remembers the call that wa Jared on the on the sack them life to allow them t game. Um, things that sti they had five sacks in th happen in this game. They that way we're going to was with a good running g sack. Marcus Mariota in t got to limit the sacks t that you will continue t similar game plan where t the explosives. This is a even back when they went he's been in Tampa Bay i on explosives. If you don plays, then the game is g similar to what we seen o It's going to come down low 20s and the game is the fourth quarter becaus Atlanta defensively and I they're not very good on d last five games are six f That's 33% just around 3 that in the red zone that Football League by 10% B the entire regular season team over the last five 34% touchdown conversion i winning football and that that will continue. So yo explosives and make them put plays together. We'v they're going to have p do, right? Those are the sticking out in this game to continue to run it. A bring a dimension into t building with his connec London that seems to be to add to what ours talk on the defensive side of last five games only giv less. That's real big. I talked about how well t situational scenarios, es and I heard last week wh guys after the game abo and how they struggled i of the game. Last week of four in the red zone of 11. Those are winning of the game and ultimately when you play a team like team to be honest, when y of the game, you got to g the game. One thing Tampa the football consistently you think that that bodes against them. However, this of two or three quarterba it's like, well, just to make him throw it al make your chances a whole if you can make them one d team, right? It's gonna, situation out, but you g don't let anybody get behi as always guys, turnovers with a young offense, lik give Tom Brady first and t yard line after a turno have to make sure that t and tight with the foo game. And another thing to cash in your oppurtun been a little bit lax than themselves. We've got to b we get down tight. It's n can bang it through from e need to close with some t put some touchdowns on t you're only going to get the football. Atlanta's about nine or 10 posess in an NFL game. You guys 13 possessions for both probably about three posi maybe even more than on last week. The last time only had the ball nine ti So you've got to make sure opportunities and it can't you got to be able to cash So final game of the sea to go to seven and 10 on I guess it would be good into the post season on a a division rival that's you in the playoffs migh to spoil things for them up for once more. I want t thoughts and prayers are Hamlin. Again, whatever you keep fighting the entire N praying and pulling for yo DJ Shockley and Dave Archer Thanks so much for joinin the Falcons audible presen Good luck to the Atlanta facing off in their fina against the Tampa Bay buc fear the frog. Frogs. The