 Hey guys, how we doing? I didn't watch the whole thing. Oh, I should first three innings. I was pleased to wake up to that though I think he's got You know Unbelievable transition his ability to get in and out of cuts And he uses that you know to to his advantage You know each guy's got their own skill sets in the way that they do things and I think that's certainly his strengths and Now I think he's done a nice job for us had a great adjustment and catch on the touchdown last week, too You know really the only spot you could put the throw and it's not an easy catch when you're going full-speed flying that way And to get it on the back shoulder He made it look really easy And so, you know, he runs routes with great transition great speed and he's doing a really good job for us Oh, I think he's got craftier, you know for sure and has you know a better feel for You know what kind of releases he wants to use for certain types of routes and how to get you know body position that he wants I think he's he's much further along with that than he was when he first got here But he always had he always had the fast twitch and the ability to be able to do it. I think he just He has a better plan when he comes to the line of scrimmage does a great job with it Yeah, I think it was it was great for us You know Russ is he's a good player and showed up big on the touchdown pass I think, you know Getting back into the rhythm was good for him too. You know, he was he was out for an extended period of time and It's hard, you know, it's hard when you're not in the rhythm weekend and week out But I thought he did a nice job for us came up with a big play right out of the half and You know, I only see that kind of picking up for us as we keep going And I think Jake, you know quietly goes about his business and you know, he's about as as underrated or unsung Of a guy as there is He's durable. I mean, he's out there every week and He's he's just technically sound really good technique when it comes to pass protection Really good technique in the run game plays hard for us. He's a great leader by example, you know, I think a really good He's got a really good template of how he prepares himself You know weekend and week out that the young guys can look at and say that's that's how you do it and I think that's been really good for us I think, you know, that's that's kind of the theme You know, whether it's run game or pass game, it's Everybody's, you know, going to be involved in whatever we have to do to be efficient and to move the ball We're going to try and do and I think of the run game, you know I've always believed it takes all 11 guys in the field, you know operating And kind of rolling in the same direction if we can do that, you know use use our backs Mike, you know Mike had a huge run for us in that game too on a third down situation We got beat up front, but he made a guy miss and converts on the third down I mean the the timeliness of some of the plays that he's had this year You know has has been huge for us. So I think both those guys have done a good job We need to continue to work at it and try and improve How valuable is it to have that trusted Jake over the years? Oh, yeah, you know, it applies to everybody, you know, I think often the narrative becomes about quarterback wide receiver, but You know, so much of it has to do with trusting your guys up front and you know You know believe in they're going to get the job done and and our guys They make it easy to trust them because they they're so well prepared, you know They really do a good job and a credit to our coaching staff to offensive line coaching staff You know coach led does a good job with those guys Chandler does a good job with them and You know gets those guys ready to go week in and week out has them prepared for multiple different things that we might see But it's also on the player, you know, you you have to you have to find a way To make sure that you're ready to go and those guys have done a great job So I have a lot of faith and trust and in not only Jake, but really the entire group up front Um, so I suppose uh, Smith about, you know, 12 person doesn't like why is that why can't that be so difficult to defend With the guys that you all have and Kyle Pitts and Hayden Hurst Like what type of problems did that present for defense? Like what makes that so difficult for uh, Difficult to say, okay. This is how we're going to fit this package Well, I think it's just you know, you've got versatile players guys that you know are big and strong and physical And are willing Enable in the run game to block and do the things you want to do so if you want to defend You know the passing game the speed and and The ability that they have with corners and playing nickel defense, you know You can go in and feel like you have an advantage running the football Because they're in smaller personnel and then the opposite is true if if they're you know going to try and take Away what we we could do in the run game with some bigger personnel You feel like you can spread people out Or put guys in different spots to get matchups that you feel like are favorable on your end guys with the speed and In versatility, you know that our guys have make that possible. You know, it's It takes it takes unique type of players to be able to do those things and to create matchup problems And you know, we're lucky we we have some guys That we asked to do a lot of different things and they're capable of doing that What type of problems they'll care about the defense Yeah, I think they're very good. I think you know, they've they've draft it Seems like exclusively on that side of the ball the last couple of years and they've had it Very talented players young guys that fly around the ball You know play extremely hard I think that's the thing that that jumps out at you when you watch them early in the week It's just the effort and the physicality that they play with. I think You know on the defensive side of the ball, they're playing very well Yeah, but then I also believe in You know Exceptional wide receivers and tight ends that we have to you know, I've been on both sides. I've played against you know, some guys that You know are some of the best corners in the league But when you try it out there with a guy like Roddy white or Julio Jones at different points in my career Calvin Ridley, you feel pretty good about whoever you're going against I have a lot of respect for For corners in this league. It's a hard job And it's it's never a slight at them. I just have so much belief in the in the guys that we have I go back to early on You know, he ended up being a teammate of mine, but a sante Samuel in Philadelphia. He got me a few too many times He let me know about it when he came here, too You know Rivas, uh, you know was was tough You know, josh norman was really good In carolina going against him twice a year even when in my younger days a keep to leave and You know in tampa when he was there just young talented corner very aggressive I played against a lot of good ones, you know during my time But I've always been fortunate to have you know, really good players on our side of the ball too guys that I always had confidence in Well, he's long, you know, he's long. He's got really good speed Um, just a really good feel, you know, I think it comes With with corners, it's all about the guys that have instinct and um, you know Have great instinct in terms of pattern recognition But then also have either the speed or the length to be able to recover at times when they're out of position and You know, he certainly has that going against him, you know every day during training camp You know, you have to be on point and and it's great work for for our wide receivers And for myself going against guys like that That's going to prepare you to go against some of the best players in the league and he's certainly one of them I think I think it's just Um You know that The calmness he plays with, you know, he's he's pretty Low-key he's pretty chill most of the time Day-to-day, but you never know until you get into game situations how guys, you know, emotionally are going to be out there what they're Um, you know what their personality is going to be like because a lot of people It's a little bit different, you know when the lights come on and and you're out there and you're in live action Um, it becomes just a little bit different and he's He's the same. I mean he really is he just he goes about his business. He's never too high never too low He just he's got a really calming presence out there and It shows up, you know in critical situations. I mean, there's there's just no hesitation in his game Oh, you definitely feel it. It's awesome and you know, I've got young kids I've got young boys and they're fired up. We were in their brave jerseys last night. We're watching the pregame Uh, they're running around the house playing baseball. I mean, it's it's awesome to see Uh, and particularly, you know, this team has been so easy to root for With the way that you know They battled throughout the year kind of turned it on when they needed to you've got some new guys coming in providing energy Celery with the home run to start the game last night. It's just it's a fun team to watch. It's a fun team to root for and You know, I definitely feel it you feel it driving around town You're pumping gas or whatever you see things, you know going on. It's it's cool to see and You know, I'm fired up. Hopefully, you know, Friday Maybe I'll get to watch a little bit more Sunday night. You never know Maybe clinch something and get the job done. It'd be cool Or Well, I got three and a half year old boys that are ready to trick or treat Sunday night, so I don't think I'll be going to that game. I'm pretty positive about that We'll be watching though I am not no, my little yeah, my little guys are getting ready to go. Luckily I get to pass on On having to dress up. I think it's with game day. I got to pass so it's it's okay You would in the fourth quarter you're waiting on the next thing to go wrong and that seemed kind of snowball throughout the year Now that you've got things going right and that's been the way in your past before Does that kind of snowball when people just kind of now expect you're going to make the game money play? Yeah, I believe that, you know, I think momentum, you know works in both directions and You know An old coach Steve Logan my offensive coordinator my last year at bc would always tell me when it's when it's You know, when it's going tough, you just hang on you hang on as best you can and when it's going You know your way you get all you can get and that's a message when when the momentum's on your side You go get everything you can get and you know, I think that's Now it's part of this league creating momentum Getting yourself, you know confident in those situations creating belief, you know, something we talked about four or five weeks ago and You know, I think it's it's starting to build. We've got a long way to go, but it's definitely starting to build I think it's been pretty good. We've been coming away with touchdowns when we've gotten down there, you know, you'd like to You'd like to, you know get down there more often Sometimes the stats can get skewed, you know end of the game last week is a red zone visit But you know, you do exactly what you need it to do there So I think it comes down to situationally being really good But I think for the most part, you know, we've done a nice job down there We need to continue to to do that, you know, if you're if you're successful in that area It makes a big difference scoring touchdowns as compared to kick and field goals So this is going to be Do you pay much attention to actor Matt Ryan? The what? I do I do not I guess I gotta Take a peek at it. I really don't even know who he is. Yeah. Oh, right. No Yeah, I I didn't I didn't know that I gotta check it out. Okay. Yeah. Is it good? He's good. I think he's good. Yeah, I Name's sake. Yeah, it's I'm sure he is. He's gotta be right Yeah, I was just wondering what I never like came up That's the first question. That's the first time I got it. All right. Thank you guys. Have a great day