 What's up everybody and welcome to the latest edition of the Falcons final whistle podcast I'm Scott Bayer looking through the zoom technology at Tori McElaney and Ashton Edmonds Coming to you after another unwelcome results and let's be honest a series of them the latest which came on Sunday of week 15 was a 21 to 18 victory by the rival New Orleans Saints over the Falcons and This was yet another one that comes down to the wire Tori McElaney and I were joking on Saturday that we weren't sure what was gonna happen But we were pretty sure it was gonna end with a three-point swing either way Yeah, we got that part right and again unfortunately for the Falcons It doesn't end well for them. They now fall to five and nine But just because of this result doesn't mean that there's nothing to talk about in fact There's quite a bit because this was a lot to talk about absolutely. This is Desmond Ritters a lot This is Desmond Ritters NFL debut we have Tyler Algier going full-on beast mode We have another disappointing result and we have a weird wild Will this ever end with a victor NFC south where Tampa Bay loses Carolina loses Atlanta loses The Saints when everybody's bunched together in a confusing and absolutely maddening way That I don't really think is I mean, it's I don't even know if it's entertaining. It's kind of just become sad a little bit Those things that I think it has become It's taken on a life of its own and I don't know if I like it It's like it makes it fun and I feel like I've talked about this before where I love it when You know NFL teams are kind of all on the same level I think that's when you have like the most fun games league wide I mean we just saw on Sunday how many over the course of this week 15 How many games like took a last second swing or a significant comeback or anything like that? The NFL is at its best when kind of everybody's on the same level. I think but the NFC South right now is just Bonkers it's really wild to sit and think about all the different outcomes that we could have in the next three weeks Right, but none of them matter until the Falcons Figure out themselves, right? So this is going to be an inward-looking podcast almost all the time We get to the end of it and we say what's the state of the NFC South? Well, the state of the NFC South is that Tampa Bay leads it at six and eight every other team is five and nine But it doesn't matter that Atlanta's on the bottom it wouldn't matter if Atlanta was in second place what matters is that they are not doing enough good things and not Are not putting together a complete enough performance to come out of these games with a victory. They've lost Too many in a row. They've lost too many in a cluster Troy, what did you say five six? I Think it's six of seven now six. I think it was five I think it's five of six before we went into the bye week Well, call me on that right but but we're gonna go ahead and focus inward about what the Falcons did about how Desmond Ritter and Tyler Algier and the defense did and where the Falcons go from here more than Let's try to figure out some mathematical tiebreakers in a way that the Falcons can still win the NFC South that's for only if they get on the winning track and finish really strong and Perform better in close games than they have recently Before we get to all that big picture type of stuff before we break down Desmond Ritter's debut This was one of those situations to worry where they were down 14 to nothing early Then it was 14 three at half then they came storming right back ultimately fell just short What it what did you make of this Falcon Saints installment on? its own I Think that when I go back and look at this game What will stick out to me will be that it's kind of fall it followed similar Patterns to what we have seen this Falcons team be in 2022 and what I mean by that is you know You have a bin, but don't break defense, you know The it looked like the defense was breaking at the very very beginning of the game, you know Like it didn't look good I think all of the defenders in that locker room would tell you that their start was not what it needed to be But then you look at what the offense was doing and the run game was so so productive And you have over 200 rushing yards And this is now how many games that they have had over 200 rushing yards and not actually won the game That is We know what this run game is we know how good it can be and the fact that the Pass game is not catching up to the production of the run game continues to be Something that I think we talk about weekend and week out and I tried to like Say this throughout the week that just because Desmond Ritter was starting didn't mean that that was automatically going to fix It's like the problem that they have in the pass game and the lack of execution that they have in the pass game That's a lot of pressure to put on one person Um, it's it I think it's a collective Issue that the Falcons have had from the beginning of this season to where we are now We're now in week 15 with what week 15 has just ended We're going into week 16 of the 2022 season and this has been a consistent Talking point. I think of what we've had to talk about about this offense, particularly as we've gone through this season Ash and why are the Falcons struggling in one score games? Man, honestly, I think I look at the first quarter Um, same score twice in under six minutes. I think I was that's big the defense gave up two critical touchdowns and you can't let a team get a lead that early into the game like It was in the first quarter. Um, and I think that really hurt them early on I definitely think the defense held their own in the second half, um, which they played really well They were really solid But I think that first half start is what really hurt the Falcons early on they just it couldn't find a rhythm They were giving up way too much chunky art edge um The the secondary was getting deep left and right and I think that's something that they really have to Home in on but I would say what really hurt the Falcons in my opinion was that How the the Saints really got off to a fast start and scored two touchdowns in under six minutes Yeah, look last year. They were seven and two in one score games this year. The record is a lot worse Um, it's mostly been coming close after early deficits like ashen pointed out and kind of not being able to finish the job That they kind of chip away chip away chip away and can't really seal the deal They've done so a couple times and those have been fun wins to watch I think more more often than not it hasn't gone that way and something that I feel like torian I've been screaming for the last 12 months is that the the Performance in one score games doesn't travel, right? Like there's too much randomness to assume that that can be like a foundational quality of your team with the exception of if you got a brady rogers Manning ask person at the helm, right that that's like the that's the i before e accept after c type of situation But they haven't done well enough They they are getting into early deficits. They are battling all the resiliency the the the fighters There are lots of things that we know about this team But just quite not quite good enough to get over the hump and I think tori brings up a good point that inserting a 20 An early 20 something year old in desmond ridder wasn't going to magically solve all of their problems when I think a lot of people Maybe unspokenly thought that that they thought well There's a lot of critical mistakes that we can pin on the quarterback if we get a new quarterback Those like those mistakes won't happen and if we were going from veteran to veteran. Maybe that's one thing but we're going from Veteran who you know what you have versus an unknown commodity an asset Where it's his first nfl game and there's so much to adapt to so tory yeah, and also like he I mean, he's a third round pick too. You know, it's not like we're talking about a first round pick in the 2022 nfl draft It's not like we're talking about the expectations that were put on like trevor lorenz or zack wilson or Even justin fields in their first years like I feel like desmond ridder's trajectory has to be looked at through a different lens because There's a reason why Some people don't get drafted in the first round, you know, like it's it's not like this is all like Oh, like he fell all that way Like there's a reason why guys are taken when they're taken and so I think you have to think about that too when you're watching A guy who hasn't taken a true live snap since august right Yeah, okay, so let's just look at the stat sheet not that it means a whole lot and then tory We're going to let you break this down because you talked to arthur smith the desmond ridder to several people about desmond ridder and his nfl debut desmond ridder 13 completions of 26 attempts 97 yards a 59.3 passer rating six carries 38 yards with a long of 18 The stat sheet doesn't inspire confidence But I can tell you I can promise you one thing that we're going to do over the course of the next four Final whistle podcast, I guess including this one is we're going to look at the stats because they're there for us But we're not going to stop there. This is about the eye test. This is about the ear test for us as as journalists What are the experts saying around us? What are they seeing and what are we seeing as we Use a fine tooth comb to try to dissect and find little moments of positivity or negativity About desmond ridder's performance beyond the box score tory give us a synopsis of what you wrote about and what The falcon said about desmond ridder after his nfl debut Yeah, I think it starts off with what arthur smith was talking about where he made the comment to desmond ridder on saturday Before he'd ever taken a snap on sunday and he made the comment to desmond ridder and told him look like It doesn't matter if you go out and throw for 400 yards or 100 yards against the saints That's not going to define your career And I I say that because I want people to understand That this these next four games include well including the game that was just played the saints game It's to me. I look at it more as an evaluation period to decide What direction you want to go in 2023? I know that people are like, oh like we're playing for wins and everything like that and yes, you still are because yeah, you're still in it But I I need to be able to see if there's something that can be built moving forward Really thinking about big picture stuff. And so with that in mind I thought what arthur smith and desmond ridder both said and not just them but chryslyn strum as well was that desmond ridder excels In all of the pre snap stuff. So like getting the call in Getting everybody set everybody understands what the call is everybody knows the timing He's not running out of time with the the play clock Like all of those things he commands the offense very very well That's something that they talked about gosh even back in rookie mini camp Even back during training camp that this is a guy who mentally understands Leadership and what he needs to do as a quarterback in this role So I say that to say that I was actually very pleased with I agreed with what desmond ridder and and arthur smith said about his command of the offense and Something that was really interesting when I was looking back at it The falcons actually weren't penalized a lot in this game against the saints like hardly at all They only had three penalties as a very very few Penalty is thrown or penalty penalty likes I apparently can't penalty flags thrown penalty flags thrown. Okay All of them those three not a single one of them were based in procedural penalties by the falcons offense And to do that as a rookie quarterback in your first start And not just that but in norlands was I think very impressive to me But even in that it's like okay, so pre snap stuff is there the leadership stuff is there the intangibles are there But then desmond rudder said he was like I wasn't executing In the past game and that's true. We can look at the stats and see that we can watch the game and see that There just wasn't execution there and I think a lot of it did have to do with Ritter being in his first start. I feel like every quote-unquote mistake that he made was a typical rookie quarterback mistake and that's not me like giving him an out or anything It's just kind of what I see and I think too It was interesting kind of hearing desmond rudder talk about it as well when he was like, yeah I would give myself a c-minus Or a d. I thought I was really good in the pre snap stuff, but post snap That was where the execution kind of fell apart so I say all of that and I don't know. I feel like I'm I feel like people are going to be like, oh you're making excuses and and everything But I I said all week long like it's not fair to Say that desmond rudder is going to come in and completely change the way this offense operates and that he's the savior of falcons The ball is just not fair to do that at this point in time What happens over the course of the next three weeks for desmond rudder? I think it's so Important to where the falcons go in 2023 and 2024. I know that's a big long spiel And I'm sorry if you've made it this far. Thank you for joining me on this segment of tory won't stop talking Scott please start talking Ashing what ashen what were they saying about desmond on the broadcast? Honestly for the most part they were saying that desmond was doing really good Um, I know I saw a stat or not a stat But I saw like something about how they were kind of comparing quarterbacks who played in the warlands their rookie years Um, I think it was they talked about like seven quarterbacks not only think two of those quarterbacks including a robert griffin Uh, one in the warlands their rookie season. Um, so they were basically saying that playing in the warlands is a very tough and hostile environment And that desmond handled everything really well. Um, I think over the course of the game He did handle everything really well Um, like those first deep Balls that he threw in like the first quarter and he talked about in his post game pressure like tory said he was you know Trying to be perfect might have been a little nervous But I think as over the course as the game went on you could started to see his confidence and his Comfortability within the offense. Um, and I feel like he did really good in his first nfl start These last three games will be critical for him Um, but I think after he goes back watches the film and see what mistakes he can capitalize on I think uh, he's going to really well these last few games Yeah, I I look at it and you could see there were times there were times where He was a bit hesitant, right and I go back to what tory said about The mistakes that were made were mistakes that rookies make right there were on two instances Where there were two near interceptions and there was another example where he just didn't see the guy coming, right? He that that some the nfl defensive backs and linebackers are very good at making Somebody seem open, but they're really not right and I think that desmond fell victim to that a couple of times As people are known to do who haven't played in a game for three months and are playing at this level for the first time Again, I agree with you somebody I guarantee you will show up in the youtube comments and be like 98 passing yards or 97 passing yards The end he was terrible. Okay And you are allowed and entitled to that opinion. That's fine. He played a part in this loss No doubt about it But I think that what I said at the top of the ridder conversation Is that we're trying to bring a nuanced outlook to it, right? And if this is our baseline and this is our this is exhibit a what's going to happen in exhibit b I think arthur smith even said look He's got a big challenge. It's going to be cold in baltimore. Lamar jackson's coming back The ravens are desperate and it's on a short week Right, that's a lot of challenges But he said that's a good challenge because he wants to see little subtle signs of progress little subtle signs of Progression or regression. Well, we can't have any of those things because this is our first example So that's what we're trying to look at here. I agree. He was too amped up I arthur smith said that plainly. I think that that was evident. The guy's got a fastball. The guy's got a cannon Maybe we could see some more loft Maybe we could see some more touch and some more decisiveness But that's us being nitpicky the bottom line is the passing game's efficiency Didn't improve enough to beat the saints They the defense allowed 21 points as I always bring this up charles woodson told me if it's 24 or less That's all the defense can do 231 rushing yards What else do you want? Tyler algear who who we're going to get to but it's also about desmond ridder's candor and desmond ridder's Understanding that it wasn't too big for him tory and I were walking up to the press box across the field and desmond Was running by himself and he did not look straight. He gave us the uh dual p sign pre game by the way pre game This is pretty game. Yeah, he was totally comfortable afterward He was honest in his assessment If he gives you a bunch of coach speed or quarterback speak player speak or he thinks he did better than he did Those are warning signs Instead you have offensive linemen with good reviews saying that that the communication and the assignments were clear The pre game operation was good. What we need to see improvement on is post snap execution Identifying the right guy and be being confident that you've identified him there's plenty on this tape to coach and I think that those are positives because This is a four game evaluation. This is not a decision of whether he sucks or he's great based upon four quarters of football As ashen pointed out in new orleans it got up to 120 decibels there We know because they kept bringing up that meter Constantly during the game back and forth back and forth open air press box Like we don't have glass in front of us like we do it a lot of places and so it really was loud at one point I think I yelled at scott like just not mad just right and and and just yell But nonetheless we welcome the comments if you don't like what we have to say here comment back and forth We can engage in a productive keyword productive dialogue Because it's going to be important to evaluate where desmond is and did he inspire enough confidence to Lower quarterback on the priority list. Let's not forget that quarterback is a priority I would anticipate I guys. I don't think it's inaccurate or unfair to say I would not anticipate marcus mario to being on this roster next year despite his contract status running through the 2023 season At some point you're going to have to add through the draft through free agency through a trade How much are you paying? Versus That will tell us more than anything that said in front of a microphone what terry and arthur and kyle smith and falcons brass think about the number 74 overall draft pick we could go on all day on this We're probably going to go on constantly about this, but we have three more games Right, we have three more games to talk about this and we're going to keep talking about it And we're going to keep learning and our opinions are going to keep getting refined That's the good thing about a four game period. So let's take this as one chapter in four and see what happens from here But we've spent a lot of time on one rookie drafted in the third round Let's spend some time on a rookie drafted in the fifth round. Why don't you? Hold on wait before I do have a question. I'm so sorry before we move on to a different rookie I do have a question when I was talking about um You know desmond like intangibles the mentals are there getting the play call in is there and maybe not like the physical Parts of being able to execute in the past game is not quite there yet not on the same page yet Would you rather if you're like looking at a rookie quarterback? Would you rather the mental part of it be there or would you rather have a guy who like has like just these I don't even I don't like saying like god given abilities like to just make things happen But it comes at the cost of maybe something else Do y'all have like a preference on which you would want like if you're you're sitting there and you're like a play caller Or you're a developer or a coach like what would you what would you rather have? I mean, I'd rather deal with the mental side of it first But I also think That what you're talking about with with post snap execution some of that is mental too Some of that is pull the trigger and fire. He's got a quick release. He has a strong arm There are physical attributes there, but there's that decision making under fire that I think needs to improve So I'd rather have A professor Peyton Manning type. I think over anything else But that isn't discounting I think the fact that Desmond's got the tools it's just about using them at the right moments more than anything Yeah, I think I said I think I wrote something along the lines of you don't need to change Desmond Ritter You need to refine him and I think that is where I think that's where I would leave everybody With this as we end this Desmond Ritter discussion I think that's where I would leave everybody is like Desmond Ritter doesn't need to change who he is They just need to refine Kind of what it is that he's doing so that there is better execution. Yeah, and that's a long process I think but so let's move on to Tyler Algier Career day very early in his career, but man, did he look good or what third one to 43 yards? He had a touchdown I'm just going to read the stats and then Ashton you can break down tyler's performance here 17 carries 139 yards 8.2 yards a clip for a rushing offense that was averaging 5.9 yards a carry Against a defense that is tough along the front And was loading the box and somehow a rookie from byu who has a preferred walk on Ran all over that defense Ashton. What did you see? What did you hear from tyler and from those who talked about him? Look man, tyler is honestly one you can argue that tyler is one of the best running backs in the nfl Atlanta has the fourth best rushing offense in the nfl in tyler. I would hear his production has it plays a big role in that Um, what we saw today against the Saints man, he showed up in every way in every aspect I think he converted on six or seven first downs They continued to give Atlanta's offense second chance or you know second and third chances But um, he showed up big not only on the ground, but even in that two-point conversion Um, that great run. Great run. Yes. That was a great run He bounced to the outside and extended the ball over the pylon But I think like Arthur Smith said his instincts. Um, and he's a he's a very smart player And he's only a rookie and I think you know down in the in the future Of his career, he's he's going to be one of the best when when it's all said and done But I think um, you know, he's he's definitely a bright spot for our lannis offense and just for the team in general And I think um, you know for him to be a fifth rounder man I don't think anybody expected him to come out the gate like this and really, you know Really have this much production. I mean, I think the ringers bill Simmons He said he even said the least covered NFL story this season is Tyler Algier Being a best-running bag That might be his opinion, but that I think this is a story that you know should continue to get more spotlight because He's he's doing amazing as a rookie and I think he's exceeding expectations Yeah, I think Arthur Smith said he's he's a guy that you don't want to keep tackling over and over and over He's a volume guy And yet he was really efficient in 17 carries I don't know. He just seems to Kind of get it as an NFL runner. I'm always more impressed by You know, we talk about like what what we like in certain position groups. We want, um Cerebral quarterbacks, right who can make the good decisions pre and post nap Uh an underrated feature that I like which is always why I love Levy on bell and his prime is patience, right? It's about knowing and he wasn't maybe even Super patient, but it's about knowing when to hit the hole when to give up On a run and bounce it outside when to make the right choice. It doesn't necessarily mean That you're sitting around waiting. It's just let's pause. Let's take a breath And make the right choice and I think that we're seeing Tyler do that And then when he makes the right choice, then he's a bowling ball and that and that tory I think it's it's fun to watch and it's fun to watch him develop He was inactive in week one and now he's running for 139 Yeah, that's what's crazy is is kind of how he has It was like a slow burn almost with tyler alger where you you didn't necessarily You knew that the falcons drafted him for depth, but if you are talking about this falcons running back group, you're In august you're talking about cordial patterns and damien williams Tyler alger is kind of there, but it's kind of he's kind of on the back burner He's not really the star of the show per se he was The I don't want to say the one good thing that the falcons had going from them for them on sunday But he was the most productive that thing that they had going for them on sunday against the saints and Something that desmond redder said and I even asked him this question in the middle of the week when we first talked to desmond on wednesday Before the saints game and I asked him I was like, you know the fact that There's like this old saying that the the best friend of a rookie quarterback is a productive run game and How that kind of adds a little bit of comfort to desmond redder going out there against the saints and you know, it's not Do or die if he can't connect on so many throats well Yes, they lost the game But you do and then I thought it was interesting how you fast forward that to you think about that conversation on wednesday and fast forward it to today where desmond was like tyler algear is almost like in the run game in general is almost a Security for me like I don't worry when i'm handing the ball off to tyler that We're gonna get anything less than like five yards and arthur smiths kind of said the same thing He's like, you know, we were running it out of clip of almost six yards of carry. Why would we stop doing that? so I I think tyler algear and not just tyler algear, but quarter l paterson and This offensive line talk about stories that I think a lot of people are missing right now is the improvement of this offensive line as a collective group and a desmond redder was sacked four times against the saints but their run blocking just continues to impress me and I I do think that There's just a lot There's a lot to be happy with with this run game and I said this after the game I think I even tweeted it like I don't have any issues with the falcons run game I need the past game to catch up to that productivity Yeah, and that's what I wrote about it is that passing efficiency right now is the missing link to their winning formula It's just not pulling enough weight. It doesn't have to be the second coming of war and moons run and shoot It doesn't have to be patent manning With crazy hand signals and omahawk or the you know second coming of Those types of offenses It what it does need to do is it needs to be a bit more efficient and play off of how well that they're running and Burn teams for putting eight and nine people in the box and let's say the run game doesn't do well enough And you got a hit on a third and seven then that's what you have to do And I know it says in our script to go defense here Um, I I do want to hit on two more things though One is a rookie and one is dean peas at the very end of it as we kind of wrap this thing up The first is drake london, right drake london had a good day today in terms of again If you just look at the box score, you're looking at 11 targets seven receptions for 70 yards Um, he also had on fourth and five say what you will about desmond ridder's Or the flaws in his game on fourth and five do or die moment He delivers a perfect strike to drake london That was a clutch read a clutch throw a clutch play And drake london gets the ball knocked out of his hands And a lost fumble a lost opportunity that happened at the saint 39 yard line Then and and then you got two minutes left and you can at worst You can set yourself up in the middle of the field for the most reliable kicker in football outside of justin tucker To give young way a chance to at least tie it, right? That's not what happened the saints get the ball Drake london did talk to the media. He easily when asked for an interview He could have said I got to go somewhere else at the doing he could have made up any excuse He did not do that. He talked Two or three separate times and I want to bring up one quote to you guys I didn't include it all in my tweet, but I I think it's important when talking about the fumble one He brought it up himself He was talking about the game and he said that game would have looked a little different and I'm paraphrasing right now That game would have looked a little bit different if I didn't drop the ball, right? And I think that's an important thing For someone in his position To have to say You know and basically what he said is on a couple different Occasions he said we just have to figure out a way to get over over the hump I don't think my play helped he got a hand on it I have to be better with ball security better situationally and better overall In the game and then later on he talked about that same play and he said I'm not I'm not going to be at all happy about it. I just sold the game It's hard. I'm a competitive person And for me to let the team down and let the fans down it just sucks It's a hard pill to swallow That is honest truth right after the game when your emotions are still firing. This guy is a good player I think he's motivated by these welcome to the nfl moments. He's not a guy that puts the ball on the ground I thought it was honorable for him to do that and I don't think this will impact him long term I think it's important in these moments. I think it shows maturity for a young player and now I'm in Scott never shuts up mode here toy is that Um, I think it's important in those moments, right fans may not care if if a guy talks or not But he stood up there. He owned it. He said how much it bothered him and I think that those types of things that's good It's good professionalism and you know, it's going to motivate him Moving forward. He doesn't seem like the type of guy to make the same mistake twice Right. Yeah. No, I think that's all really good take and I you know, we saw You saw you see glimpses of what drake london can be and I think about that catched it like Right down the sideline. I think when he was cutting back across. I'm not sure I it all runs together at some point Was it a 100? Yeah, yeah, yeah that one. That was That was nice Yeah, you see these moments and then you but then you see the fumble and I think it's I think you heard it with I mean you think about all the people that kind of spoke on camera after the game Who's desmond ridder drake london And tyler algear a lot of other guys spoke on camera for sure But those were the ones that I saw as I was kind of walking around and those are all rookies Those are all guys that are going to be here for the next four years. So I think it's important that they do have these welcome to the nfl moments because you do learn something from them Yeah, and uh Ashen go ahead. Oh, yeah, I was just going to pick you back up for what you said Scott just about his maturity I think a lot of young sometimes you can see a lot of young players lash out and and get mad and be really emotional But from watching on cb it seemed like he walked over to the sideline and was just trying to keep his composure Um, you could tell he was really mad and really disappointed in that play But I think like you said his maturity and the way he handled himself After the game speaks volumes about his character who he is Yeah, um, and then one more thing just we have only a couple minutes left before zoom Officially boots us because I'm too cheap for the upgrade Is this what happened early in the game? Please go read the statements issued by the falcons, but Dean peas was standing on the field during warm-ups talking to Someone there was a collision between him and a player He was carried off the field in a stretcher taken to a hospital and evaluated It was a scary moment tour and I were on the field at the time I didn't see it happen. I don't know if you did Tory, but nonetheless, it was kind of a scary scene More than anything else. I just didn't want this whole podcast to go without Us saying how much we like and respect and care about dean peas part of working for a team Is you really get to know some of these people better in cafeterias and on airplanes and those types of things It was a scary moment for everybody on the sideline. I thought I thought frank bush called a really good game But it's nice to see dean peas was able to come home on the plane And you you could tell how much he meant to everybody in that moment Um, and it's great to see that he's going to be okay. It was pretty scary in the moment though Yeah, it was really scary. You know, we send out, you know, all all the get well dean peas vibes that we can Because I mean he's a y'all know how I feel about him I did a whole two series podcast three series story just about dean peas in his 50 year coaching career So, you know, you don't need me to go into all that but It was very scary and just seeing the concern of everybody on the sidelines from Arthur Smith to terry font know to players to coaches and I think I I think the start of the game I mean, I'm not trying to make an excuse for anybody but like the start of the game I can't imagine because of when this happened Before the game started it was like 15 minutes before the game started. This was a very quick Process where the falcons literally had to see dean peas get taken off the field into an ambulance You're having the coaches are all huddled up trying to figure out. Okay. What's what are we doing next? What are we doing next and then you have to go out and perform and that's really really hard to do but You know at the end of the day as good news is I think we could have gotten He was able to come home on the plane with us and so Um, we send off all the vibes and we're just I think everybody's just really thankful that it wasn't Worse than it was because it was very very scary when we're kind of just standing there Watching him get worked on on this on the field Yeah, so uh for us to be in this, um position again best of a kind of bad situation but I at least just wanted to You know say what to I said and just kind of Extend the fact that you guys kind of see him in press conference moments. He's a genuinely good human being Who his players definitely care about And uh, again, it was good to see him come home. So yeah, literally zoom is like Shut up. Get out. One minute. One minute. Uh, right. Can we stretch it? No, I'm kidding Now now there's no more countdown. I'm officially in panic mode rate review subscribe to the falcons final to the falcons audio To the Atlanta falcons podcast network. My goodness, right scott. You got it. I'm so nervous. I'm sweating Okay, all right, but yeah rate review subscribe and we'll talk to you again next week after the oh Yeah on a monday the Yes, I'll play the ravens on christmas eve. We're not doing anything on christmas day You guys don't want to listen to that podcast then we are going to come to you on on monday morning with all of our hot takes Uh, right then and there guys. Thank you so much. 23 seconds. All right. Okay. Talk to you later. Bye