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1:03Just grabbing my shoes. That's what you said 10 minutes ago. I just wrapped a video call, uploading this giant file on my tablet, looking at my watch group and Nana's with the group chat, and of course, still lining up tonight's playlist on my phone. All at once? Yep. Story of my life. That's why I switched to T-Mobile. They have the fastest 5G network. Okay, multitasker. I see you. Honestly, I never imagined I could do all this at once. It's awesome. Say no more. I'm totally switching. My post is taking way too long to upload. That's a sign you've got to get T-Mobile. So many reasons to join T-Mobile. Find yours at T-Mobile.com. Fast to space on analysis by Uglos Speed Test Intelligence theta of National Speed School Results incorporating 5G download and upload speeds for the first half of 2026. Nice. Today's episode is sponsored by NerdWellet's Smart Money Podcast.

2:04Every Google and Money question and end up 12 tabs deep with 12 different answers. This podcast is your shortcut back to clarity. NerdWellet's Smart Money Podcast breaks down financial decisions with a team of trusted journalists. They explain the why behind decisions like investing, home buying, and choosing credit cards with clear research-backed insights. No jargon, no misinformation. Make your next financial move with confidence. Follow NerdWellet's Smart Money Podcast on your favorite podcast app. Nothing ever goes right for this franchise. Atlanta, what's going on? It's Duke Simpel on Sports Radio 92 9 the game. We start off every day and every hour by saying, hey man, we now know who's going to start in Pittsburgh and it is not Michael Pinnix. Nope, it is not to a tongue of Iloa. Nope, it is not even Jack Strand. Nope, it is Cooper Rush. But it, but it, but it, what? Who was named today by Kevin Stofansky after two of her to Zobleek yesterday at practice.

3:06This is already a mess and the season hasn't even started. Yes. I'm so at my wits in, Mike, and I got to tell you. Look, I blame the front office for this because they had an opportunity to either make a trade or bring in somebody else if they knew and had talked to Michael Pinnix about where he is. But I'm starting to believe, Mike, they didn't, because it's almost like, well, you just tell us what's going on. And then when he said, I'm not ready, they went, oh crap. Well, that's just it. I mean, I've had all these guys tell me, you can't rush, Pinnix. This is his career year. He's not going to have a career, even as he get out on the field. So I know, don't project your life into Michael Pinnix's life if you're a quiet quitter. Okay, Michael Pinnix Jr. has got to impress GMs around the league who right now we're going, how is this guy clear to not playing? Okay, that's reality. There's nothing to do with just Atlanta. If Michael Pinnix is future lies somewhere else, other GMs are questioning the same things I'm questioning. Regardless, Carl, they had two options. He was either Kyler Murray or two of Tongue By Love.

4:08That's not true, Mike. They could have made a trade. They could have gone out and acquired a quarterback if they really thought our quarterback room is going to be crap. Not to paraphrase you. Who? Who? Well, look, Cooper Rush was sitting at home not doing a damn thing, waiting on a phone call, all off season. They didn't call him until we acquired him on the 29th of July, okay? So he was like last minute after thought, just in case we need another guy. And now, all of a sudden, he's starting on Sunday. I'm just saying, a front office worth its salt, does its research and says, hey, we got to bring in more qualified people in here because we may be without Michael Pinnix a lot longer than we think. They didn't do that. Well, again, I thought they figured two of Tongue By Love was looking to reinvent himself because he liked to continue to get paid other than what the dolphins still pay him for not being a dolphin. But I will say that two of us, injury to start the camp was kind of maybe a harbinger of what's going on with this guy. We think about the concussion. We worry about that. Turns out to be my aching back. So today, I mean, yesterday he literally, it's like that scene in the Royal Tannenbaum's

5:10when Jean Hackman goes, oh, remember he lays down slowly and they put the spoon in his mouth, pretending like he's at a stroke or something. And that's the way he went down. So guys, it's just very frustrating that, yes, we didn't have a better option. But the one thing I'm excited about is, maybe we see Jack Strand. The good news bad news on that is, if you see Jack Strand on Sunday in Pittsburgh, we're probably down by 25, 30 points. Correct. You know, and a lot of fans will be curious to see how we respond. But this is gonna be Cooper Rush, who's been there, done that, has a bunch of starts, high pressure, being in there for the Cowboys years ago. But it's just so uncompelling as a Falcon fan. I wanna see Michael Pentax Jr., you don't get that. All right, we'll give me two. I don't even get that. So you're right, sometimes, and I hate to play that Atlanta, I just can't, you feel like you're cursed. 404-726-0929. I told you guys yesterday, nobody. And I mean, nobody is giving us a chance to go up to Pittsburgh and win. That was prior to this decision. What is Cooper Rush? Cooper Rush is a 32-year-old backup quarterback

6:11in the National Football League, who has played 42 games, and is 9 and 7 as a starter. He was only two for the Ravens last year. That's what he is. So if you're asking, hey, what are we getting on Sunday? I really don't know a whole lot about Cooper Rush. For those Cowboy fans, you might remember him as the backup. He had moments, okay? But at the end of the day, this is a tough way to start the season. And again, when you acquired the guy on the first day of training camp, just because, and now, yesterday was his first real, first team snaps. And he said it yesterday after practice. He said, ah, it's good to get out there because if I have to play, at least I have a feel for what's going on. Fowke and fans, where are you at with this? Because it really feels like this sets the season and the tone for the opposite direction of what we thought might, what this might look like. I heard Rusty Mans out the other day say, it's a long season. Yeah, it's a long season, but every year our seasons come down to one game, one or two games and we win the division. So we're just going to say, oh, yeah, it's a 17 week season,

7:12but week one is an extension of the preseason? Carl, I can't wrap with that. That's a bunch of nonsense. I mean, these games matter, okay? Now, if you're the Rams and you look like Stirfried blank last night down under, you can always come back and get it right because you're the Rams. You've got better talent than we do. Yes. If you're the Falcons, we got no margin for error. Where you just say, I concede week one. That's why I was so irked about, Panic's not being willing to go when he was cleared. All right, man, we got a lot to chop up today. It certainly changes the direction of what we thought we'd be talking about and that is, hey, all right. Two has gotten all these reps. They got a game plan in for two and by the way, the game plan was specifically centered around what two of us best. That's now been tweaked and the time is ticking until kickoff on Sunday. And so I'm not telling you again, Falcon fans that Cooper Rush won't step in and do the best job that he can. Of course he is, but it just diminishes our chances. When you know you're going into a game with a guy who really gives you a 50% or less chance

8:14to win this game. I'm just being honest with you guys. That's how I feel about this. Now, if you pulled off a miracle mic and Monday we roll into the studio and we're talking about what a win for the Falcons. Great, but I just don't feel like that. You know, you need the offense to really be trucking because your defense has now what loss we did the math. Half of those sacks it made us the second best past rushing team in the league last year. Those those sacks are out of the building right now. You know, at least until James Pierce Jr. comes back 10 and a half, whatever he can do and a half a season come back. Joe Sue Mendoza hits us up on the X. He goes, I don't know what panics putting on the Cape even means. He goes for and eight as a starter. Literally has not shown once that he can play it in a elite level. I said, and my argument is with a better head coach, a better offensive coordinator, a real game plan, not that crap that Zach Robinson was in over his head with. That's what I want. That's why I can't wait to see Michael Pentax in this sample size. That's what I mean by give him a shot to come out there and be the hero. All right, look, we have no choice. We got to get behind Cooper. We'll see what this looks like. I hope he plays well by the way, speaking of Jack Strand, Frost is the backup.

9:16So to Mike's point, now we're talking about him being a playaway and I've been saying this all off season. Either one of these guys are a playaway, whether it was going to be Pinnix or Tua and you guys laugh when I said Jack Strand can be a playaway, literally on Sunday, he is a playaway. Well, now they've talking about, they'll be an emergency quarterback. Who's that? Well, is it going to be Michael Pentax, Jr. or Lama-Dezzekeas? Who played quarterback in Pop Warner or in junior college that can play quarterback in a pinch? Right, everybody's got one. Now, this we're bringing Heinz Ward back or Matt Ryan's going to come out. Matt Ryan has signed a one day contract to be an emergency quarterback. I'll be down with that. I'll be going, this is so falcony. It's just so falcony. It's what unfortunately, and I hate to tie in previous seasons with a fresh start, but the fresh start just feels like more of the same. Well, this is why Mike, and I know again, we hadn't played it down, but this is why I'm looking at the front office. What are we doing? It's almost like, what's the plan? And the most important plan going into the season, this off season was what? You guys know, it was quarterback.

10:17It was the number one thing we talked about. Pinnix coming off of this injury and everybody just assumed, dude was going to be fine. How many of you guys told us he'll be ready for the season? He's not. Did the falcon's front office not realize that and say, you know what, we really need to kind of double down on this and be prepared. So look, the two of thing is what it is, but many of you thought he was injury prone anyway. You thought he was injury prone anyway? I was never really sold. I mean, the one thing we can talk about, now they're not going to start him. And by the way, you and I were talking at the end of the show guys who missed it about, how does the NFL work week? Cause they're traveling up to Pittsburgh on Saturday morning. It's talking with Archie last night on the way home, be a text. And Dave was saying there's some seven on seven, some red zone today, but it's not like your full, you know, day of practice at USC earlier in the weekend was they do the installs. So it's not like Cooper Rush is going to be beating out Jack Strand. It's all Cooper Rush and Jack Strand won't have that opportunity. But Jack Strand is on this roster for a reason. Somebody in that building carl upstairs says, I believe enough about Jack Strand

11:17to take away a vital 53 man roster spot. So as much as I argued with you that he's not ready or you can't throw him up there against Pittsburgh, I think every Falcon fan listening would rather see Jack Strand out there than Cooper Rush just to at least see what this kid's about, you know, in the ultimate trial by fire. That's where I've been. And I said if two of can't play at two of that start, obviously that's not who they're starting. Today Kevin Stofansky when he addressed the media was not upset. He was not red in the face. He simply delivered the information. And I've said this about him. I do like this aspect. Even when we're kind of freaking out about stuff, he is right here all the time. And so he said that they have always had a plan. I'm not sure if that's true. I think this is reaction. Okay, I don't think this is part of the plan. Action reaction. Okay, but he said, hey, we've always had a plan. But he be carrying four quarterbacks, isn't that doesn't that mean you anticipate some stuff? I think the four quarterbacks was we know Pinnix now is not ready. So at least we've got three.

12:18Okay, that's what I think they weren't expecting to go my back. Are you know, Carl we're live at Twin Peaks here in Buckhead. Can I give a shout out real quick to start the show? Absolutely. Carl, I believe that children are our future. And you and I have talked about Gen Z being soft. Randy Watson said that being weak, having no balls. That's not what's happening right here. Three young men from the University of Georgia, hardworking guys, Duke's and Bill, this news Carl. They only got to see national championships with Kirby. Young men right there just got certified as an agent as a professional sports agent. How cool is that? One guy's in banking, one guy's in real estate. They're here to bird dog chicks. Let's give it up for these. You know what? Gen Z. They're not all worthless. Oh, that's good. That's good. Way to go Gen Z. All right. Too bad. It's a room full of dudes right now. I guess you're exactly right. And once you hit 25 to 54, you help Carl and I hit our bonuses. So you get you guys get that birthday soon. All right, man. Good to have you guys in the building. Appreciate you guys coming out. You can come out here and hang out with us. The drinks, the eats, the scenic views as we like to say.

13:18Here at Twin Peaks. All right, we got a lot to get to. We're going to talk to our man, B-Mac, Bryant McFadden. Two times, Super Bowl champion with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was already leaning Pittsburgh. It was already killing us. We said this today on the pre-show on Twitch and YouTube. He's going to be chirping like there's no business. I mean, you know how much he's going to be chirping today. All right, we'll talk to him. And last night, all that Rams hype come down. We'll lie between peaks on a Friday at Stukson Bell. Heading back to campus, timed web grades your entire tech setup. Switch to Verizon, buy or bring a qualifying smartphone and get a smart watch and a tablet on us. That's all your essential gear for zero extra dollars. Ace your classes, track your fitness, and stream your favorite shows. Visit Verizon.com or your local store today. Bring an eligible phone to purchase a new phone with device payment on post-paid service plan required. The $649.99 watch and tablet device payment purchased with new mine on $20 per month tablet plan and $50 per month watch plan for 36 months required. Less up to $650 promo credit applied over 36 months per device. Additional taxes fees in terms of apply. Let's clear the air about hybrids with Kia.

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16:21I don't want to hear about it. Because you don't want to hear about it. No, he's just sitting there laughing right now. We love him though. Bryant makes that into time. Super Bowl champion with the Pittsburgh Steelers, which ironically is where our Falcons start. Listen to him. He's already laughing. He's starting to season on Sunday. And he is a CBS NFL analyst, guys, by the way, check him out. But this news, I think, is rock Falcon fans world today that Cooper Rush is the starter. Because in a short period of time, six weeks we've gone from Pinnix to Tuah to neither to this love fest with Jack Strand. And now it is Cooper Rush, who by the way, again, I repeat, was at camp July 29th. That was the first day of camp is when he showed up. What are your thoughts, B? What are you thinking about this? Because that's the starter for Sunday for the Falcons. Man, I'm surprised. I'm surprised just like you guys are. Tuah was just named the starting quarterback a few days ago.

17:22Right? Has it been a year? Has it been a year? I know, man. I know. I know. He just was named the starting quarterback. And now he's already in Grady. And he hadn't played once now. Again, it was a back spas and prime, please. It's an old belief. It's not getting crazy. He's already in Grady. Man, he knows how to become a Grady baby already. Already. I will say this, he may never play a down that counts for the Falcons because at some point, Michael will get to 100% but Michael Pettix Jr. will be really to play. And Tuah might not get on the field. We got more guys talking about Jack Strand, our fourth string quarterback right now. So B, the question is going to be, without having the guys that created all those sacks last year on this roster, do we just have to blitz? Are you thinking some of the OGs we brought in can actually get after Aaron Rogers? I mean, I think being able to dial up pressure with scheme would be very, very important because you're two best individual pass rushers, like you said, or not in the lineup.

18:23But you know, the thing about the game of, in the NFL, right? When you think you know, you don't know. That's the unique thing about the sport. That's why we love the sport. That's why it's the best sport in our country because when you think you know, you don't know. You know what I mean? So anything can happen. Who would have thought Drew Lockwood come into the ball game in the second drive with the first quarter and lead the Seahawks to a victory against Drake May, right? Who would have thought San Francisco would just dominate the Rams in the fashion in which they did last night. So I understand there's some quarterback concerns for Atlanta. There's some defensive concerns for Atlanta. But you just don't know. So if I'm the Pittsburgh Steelers, you applaud the problems for Atlanta with their top pass rushers being out one suspended, one injured, you applaud the issues with the quarterback position, but you don't overlook them. You cannot overlook them. That I agree with. And that's the wackiness of week one. I think it's the wackiness of the month of September.

19:23Be to be honest with you because we're still trying to figure out these teams. But here's the thing we can't debate. I don't think we can deny. If you don't have a quarterback you trust, you're already behind it. And that's part of our problem going into week one. I know Cooper's played a lot of football. I get it. But the confidence level right now is not what it would have been, maybe even if Michael Pinnix was healthy. Certainly, Tua, and I just feel like that is like where we are as a fan base right now going into week one. We can't debate that, right? Yeah, you can't debate that. I mean, for Atlanta, Falcon fans, week one is that week where all fan bases are optimistic. But for a Falcon fans, you took a blow knowing that Cooper Rush is going to be a starting quarterback, even though you didn't have a lot of belief. And Tua, you believe more in Tua just from the experience factor than anything. But I'll say this, for Cooper Rush, if you just go manage the system, make timely plays and don't turn the football over,

20:24allow your playmakers to do what they've been paid to do. All three high level playmakers in the offense, Kyle Piss, Drake London, B. John Robinson have been paid deservedly so. Bayer are really, really good at what they do. And the cupboard isn't there when it comes to the skill positions on the offense. And I do like the offense line as well. So yeah, you might have major concerns at the quarterback position in which you should. But everything else is intact. So if you're Cooper Rush, who's been in a lead for quite some time, I know you guys said he just got to Atlanta the end of July. But he's been around the game of football and the NFL quite some time. He's experienced guy. Man, just don't trick it off. Protect the football and give the football onto the hands of your playmakers. Hey, crossing routes, slants, boom, boom, boom, balls gotta be accurate. But then a ball comes out. B. John, you get the ball. I think the number we came up with 25 touches. I know I don't want to run this guy in the ground. We're not talking about abusing him like, say, one, Barclay with the Eagles. But they're going to. But B. John has to be the guy you lean into. Of other way, Cooper Rush, 9 and 7, as I started quarterback,

21:259 and 5 is time with Dallas. But B. Mac, the thing that we keep coming back to is Carl brought up earlier in a week. Still the team is pretty mediocre on offense themselves. I mean, DK Metcalf, Pittman. I know that that's an elite defense from Houston last year. But they look pretty awful on offense down the stretch last year. Maybe it. Maybe it. They're going to lose. Oh, see, here you go. There's the first shot. We need objective analysis and you have objective analysis. It is. You right. They look horrible in that playoff game against Houston. And this is a new year. I think the offense line is going to be better. And I'm going to tell you this much. And this is a guy you guys are familiar with based on 2025. Rico Dotto is going to be a huge asset to the offense. Rico Dotto. Yes. Rico is going to be a huge asset to the running game. And yeah, you remember he ran exceptionally well for Carolina last year. Right. So the addition of Rico, you know, Michael Pittman Jr. is another, you know, big, big body

22:30wire receiver that can move the chain. The most important thing for Atlanta is getting pressure on an rajas because if you do not, I understand he's in his 40s. But the above the shoulder game is still intact in terms of dissecting you up. He's going to carve you like a Thanksgiving turkey. If you don't put pressure on it. So that's the biggest thing for Atlanta. Can they put pressure on an rajas like what we saw from Houston and make him uncomfortable because he can't, if he sits in that pocket and go through his progression, he knows exactly where to go to football. Yeah, that's, it's my number one concern. And it was prior to this whole quarterback thing. We're talking to B-MAC guys, Brian Tbeck Fatton here on Sports Radio 92 9 to game. We're live at Twin Peaks and Buckhead. If you're just joining us, Cooper Russia, officially named the starter for Sunday. It is not Pennix. He's out in active. It is not Tua. And as Mike said, the emergency quarterback still yet to be named, but they said they've got a plan there. I want to ask you about the hype on the Rams because you know, I know it's all straying. Everybody's talking about and criticizing the plan and how they got there with the Rams. And then I saw Miles Garrett say, look, I just didn't play well.

23:31Man, I'm not 100%. Okay. So is this team over a hype? What are your thoughts after this matchup with the 49ers who they owned them yet last night? And that's the thing about those two teams. They go back and forth. You know, if you look at the history between Kyle Shanahan and Sean McVey, you know, it's always a split in the series series, the season series with these teams in years past. I just didn't expect to see San Francisco dominate in the fashion in which they did. And for the Rams, the Rams looked like they were sluggish. They looked like, obviously, they had no chemistry, no rhythm. And a lot of that have to do with them not participating at all and anything in preseason related. So Brock 40 played in preseason, right? He got out there with the guys and he was able to orchestrate a few drives. And he looked to be extremely precise in that ball game. Matthew Stafford looked to be off. Even when his wide receivers had created separation, the ball placement wasn't there. So it just, it seemed like the rhythm was never there. He talked about Miles Garrett. Remember, Miles Garrett missed a lot of time in training camp because of injuries.

24:33They would say it was giving him rest days and things like that. He checked engine light came on in the first quarter. He was on fumes in the first quarter. He had no gas. He had no legs. And the thing about Miles Garrett, you would never question his ability to be in an elite task Russia. But there's one area concerned in this game is stopping the run. Jerry versus the better run stopper than Miles Garrett. And they missed that element from Jerry versus when you look at the down here running game, that San Francisco was implementing in the offense. So is it, do you still believe the Rams, you know, can get to a solo vote? I do. Yes, I still believe they can be a high level team. But clearly, they didn't perform to the level of expectations that we have for them, especially with all the additions. I mean, week one can be a fake out because some teams just come, just come back and not to mention being a, we spent a lot of time last week. 49ers got there. They had a week to get ready. The fly in the night before the sleep experts, I think blue this one because they little

25:35look like they were sleepwalking, including Matthew Stafford. It's our man B. Mac, Brian McFadden guys, two time Super Bowl winners were live from Twin Peaks here in Bucket. The Patriots and Drake May guys and you be you agree when it comes to teams of the winning record. And last year in the regular season in playoffs, 11 touchdowns and 11 picks. So it in the and the C.O.X. had the same formula. They got after that but man, police and everybody and he couldn't handle it. Yeah, and that's the thing for Drake May. If he just protect the football, they probably win the ball game. That's it. And he started to press. He was pressing in a moment where he didn't need to press. You know, just understand when the defenses were kind of dictating the flow of the ball game, it's okay to take what they're giving you. And also too, you have to understand. And those type of ball games was a close net situation. Field goes like touchdowns. Field goes, they feel like touchdowns because it's hard to drive the length of the football field when defense are dominated. And for him, he just reverted to a rookie Drake May when he was trying to press to make

26:40things happen. And they weren't there. If you look at all three inceptions, all three inceptions were bad decisions. All three, especially the last one when you're already in field goal range. So worst case scenario, you keep a field goal. You go in the overtime. In this case, you score a touchdown, but you don't turn the football over. Not there. And for him to be in his year three to have the MVP caliber year last year, you would think he wouldn't make that type of decision. Totally agree. All right, B. Close game, you said it. Handle, you know, long down situations, put yourself in a third and short. Make the short passes. Give the ball to your playmakers. Falkens keep this close. What are your thoughts on the game Sunday? We covered it three and a half. Well, it's up to five now. It's up to five now, Joe. I'm doing news. Well, I hope you all got it at three and a half. I got it at three and a half. And I'm having I'm elated that that three and a half is where I got it at.

27:44But we covered so I'm just talking about the initial spread. We covered it three and a half. But like I said, and no one might McCarthy and no one the veteran coach that he is, which I love him in this spot. He will make sure the guys in the locker room that will be wearing that stealers helmet helmet. They're not overlooking that lamp. Check that extremely serious. This is weak one. This is the week of unknowns. Yes, because you don't know exactly what you're going to get from Atlanta. Defensively or offensively. So don't don't overlook them because Cooper Rush is lining up in the heart. You know what I mean? Go hunt Cooper Rush like he will hunt to a tongue of I lower. Go hunt them. But don't take them for granted. And also to another name I forgot to highlight Zachariah Branch that he got some juice to him. He got some ish to him. Either God that can be a difference maker alone with the other guys that we highlighted. So the offense for Atlanta can score points. They just got to get the quarterback situation right. And I hope they don't get it right on Sunday. Right. He's listening with the hamster. So I'm going to cut you off and I said, check that up to six now on draft Kings MGM. Six Carl.

28:44That's for us. We're now we're a touchdown dog on the road in Pittsburgh. Guys, it's a quarterback league. Yeah. It's just what it is. Whether he's crap or not fans know the brand of two of and when you're Cooper Rush they that Vegas jumps the numbers. All right. Be appreciate you as always man. Enjoy the games and we will talk to you next week as we hit towards the joy of that much. Well, you know, as a football fan. I mean, look at this. Be get out of here man. All right. We're done with you. You know, are we doing the state dinner? Are we doing the state dinner? Yeah. I know what you can't you can't fight one. You got to order that online NFL.com Playboy. All right. We do the state.com. How about that? Are we going to do the state dinner with this one or not? For what? This game's got to cover six. You got to cover six. I'm out on this game. Well, you see this isn't this wasn't I signed up for long. I'll slap rock over here. I didn't sign up for this. Huh? The bet was made. The bet was made. We know we were going to have a quarterback circus going on. You know, he doesn't drink. We get off easy on this. Just take it with the stipulation to the bet. Fine. Fine. Yes. Unless he orders bananas foster or something.

29:44Okay. We're good with this. We're like that on fire. All right. All right. We choose. Yeah. Sounds like pick it. Pick it. Pick it. I'll take it. Brian, we'll talk to you next week, man. Yes. Brian, make fat and look, why wouldn't you feel good if you're thinking about being, you know, on the Steelers? I get it. I just feel for us, guys. Brian made a valid point. We'll get into this on the other side. And I'm going to let you hear from Cooper Rush. I'm going to let you hear from coach Defansky as well. And Mike, a quote that I've got to read from coach that just says everything you've been saying all week long. It's next on sports radio, 92 9 the game. Heading back to campus, timed web grades your entire tech setup, switched to Verizon, buy or bring a qualifying smartphone and get a smartwatch and a tablet on us. That's all your essential gear for zero extra dollars. Ace your classes, track your fitness and stream your favorite shows.

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33:53I want to read you a quote before we let you hear what's the fans he had to say. And also Cooper Rush, because he spoke to the media yesterday, right after practice. It was really the first time we've had a chance to hear from him because there's been no reason. He was literally the third string guy. It was perceived to be that with Pinnix and Tuha. But Kevin's defense get-a-day, Mike, when asked about Michael Pinnix. Mike will be ready when he's ready. I trust in this process. I'm not going to get into next week. And the reason he said that is because people said, hey, well, you know, I'll open it against Carolina. How about that one? Our situation right now, coach. I'm not going to get into next week. Like Mike told you, he's getting very, very close. Okay. Cooper Rush and Jack Strand with the quarterback's president for the main drill, according to our buddy, Mark Ramondi from ESPN.com. When the media got to see practice, Cooper was throwing primarily Michael Pinnix Jr. There was a cross the field with the reserves.

34:54Okay. I'm not surprised. No, I mean, I'm not going to-it is what it is. I'm not arguing about this anymore. I think there's some fans that become sort of, maybe you didn't agree with me at first, but you're coming around because the situation now has changed and the circumstances have changed and sometimes requires a little deeper dive into where you're at. But that's his thought. And again, hopefully someday we'll get a chance to catch up with him after he's established up as keeping people talking about what happened these last few weeks. Let me say this though, Mike. And look, I'm with you as the fan in me wants to see the urgency of him wanting to come back as soon as possible. The other side of this is, and I had a friend say this to me and I said, okay, you're right. If you were advising him and we're not, we are cheering for this football team and want them to do as well as possible. The advice you would give him is do not get out there until you give yourself a real chance to get a bag.

35:55And his next bag, not this rookie bag, the next bag is what he's trying to get to already got his, by the way, to a guy he's in Miami, right? We're talking about $200 plus million, $150, $180 million guaranteed, whatever it's going to be. Don't know what the contract looked like, but those are the numbers when you start talking about these quarterback contracts. And he said, if you were advising him, you would say that, right? And I said, probably. But that's not where I'm at. I'm on the other side of that where I go, this is probably the best option for us to win. And I need him. And he's been medically cleared. So look, there are two sides to that, right? And I get it, but I'm as frustrated as Mike is and certainly as many of you are with the whole idea that now we're in this quarterback predicament, quarterback chaos. And his, his mindset is not changing. I said to Mike yesterday, because Mike said maybe he comes to the rescue. Mentally, he's checked out right now. He's already told you I'm not playing this right. So there's no way that that was going to play out work. All of a sudden yesterday that goes down with two and he comes to coach and says, hey,

36:55by the way, I'm ready to go. This is where we thought it would be. He's inactive for week one. I'm just curious to know who the hell the emergency quarterback is. And again, I don't think it's like we're writing a script for a Disney movie, you know, that like, we joked around about this earlier this summer, like all Tom Cruise movies. I'm the man I doubt myself. I get my confidence back. I win the day. Thought that might happen. Not happening yet. And look, I'm a different generation than some of our younger audience. And I don't, I just think it's most guys who've competed in their lives, understand what I'm talking about. Some guys don't. Some guys say, look, it's about self preservation and the Falcons, you know, because they didn't draft and they don't owe him anything and he doesn't owe anything to the Falcons. He doesn't. I don't think that necessarily though that helps you around the national football league. Yeah. Look, that's what I'm saying. That's because I mean, there'll be personnel guys around the league that look at this and go, what the blank is he doing? That conversation is valid. If you're advising him, if that is your son, you're telling him you don't get on the field until you can give yourself a chance to secure this back. And that is the problem. And we want him out there. And so Mike, it'll happen, but I thought that was interesting.

37:58That's Kevin's to Fanski. And again, I read that in a way where he didn't deliver it that way, but that's what it sounds like. He's not ready. He told you he's not ready. Like that's what it feels like. Hey, I'm reinforcing what you guys already know. Let me hear Cooper rush because this is the first time again. We hadn't really, you know, camp we talked about him, but Cooper rush was asked if he's getting ready to be the starter. This was before the announcement was made literally about an hour or so ago. Yeah, not sure what happened, but you know, it's Thursday practice practice has to go on and so you're up next. And that was a good day. It's good to get out there and get some real wraps with that group and it will say happens. And what's going to happen is he's under center on Sunday. Rush also said he feels ready to be the quarterback if he got the call. And now that's the case. Yeah, I feel that camp was camp was good. Got caught up to speed pretty quickly. I think to test me to the staff, how well it's coached that you can fall along and pick it up pretty quickly in terms of how it's organized, the systematic, systematic stuff of

38:59it. And so that's been, that's been really helpful. And I think kind of everyone being the first year together definitely helps it too. The interesting thing is Andy and Randy asked coach Defansky yesterday, is there too much? Bejohn is there such a thing? And I don't care who the starter was going to be this year. I already felt like they were going to try to run him into the ground. That's just me. I may be wrong about this, but I think at the end of the season when we look at carries attempts, that he's going to be right up there as either the league leader or second, depending on how things shake out. And it's putting a lot of pressure on Bejohn, not that, you know, he doesn't, he doesn't want it. And I think that's part of the thing that I think most teams are going to play us understand. Right? Take him out, take him away. And now how does this offense look? But Kevin's Defansky was asked that question. Here was his response about is there such thing as too much Bejohn? Yeah, listen, he's a great player. He's a great player for us. You know, I love the person and the player. And then we'll have a plan as each game rolls around.

40:00Can he get every rep? No. You know, but we feel really good about the plan for Bejohn. We feel really good about the plan for Brian Robinson. We'll mix and match as the game calls for it. I do think you have to get into games and there's a little bit of riding the hot hand at times. So I feel really confident in coach Reese, coach Petrie. We'll go into it with a plan ready to adjust. But I think it's important for us to have a plan for our guys in week one, recognizing that it could be an 80 play game. Right? Right? And it could be a X number game season. So you have to always take that into account as you're putting these plans in. Okay. Bejohn with Brian Robinson. Remember, we were kind of eyebrow raised by the two running backs, not a third. But two and Brian Robinson dealt with a lot of nagging little injuries, but he stayed out there. You know, he's tough. So B and B, but B. John, as we said, can't give enough touches. And it's going to be interesting to see how Zachariah Branch gets involved in this. We just talked about that with Brian Smith, Fadden from the Steelers.

41:00By the way, full participation today from Zachariah Branch, dealing with a hamstring. Okay. Kendall Daniels got a little nervous when I saw he had a kill ease. Don't mess with that. Doerless with the Geroin, as you say in Texas. Yes, sir. To Sean Hand with the knee, but these guys all participated as did Michael Pennix with his knee. Cedaria Smith with a shoulder, John Taylor, the knee, but he got the day off yesterday as a veteran. And Jake Matthews got the older guy day off today. Hmm. All right. And of course, two of did not participate with the oblique. Yeah. And it's affecting his throwing. I don't know. That's the other part about it. We're never getting it. Guys, news flash. That's another thing. We're never going to see two of us talking about. Oh, it started game for the Falcons this year. I mean, realistically, because it takes a few weeks for this to heal. And it's either going to be Michael Pennix, you and you will eventually look at the man in the mirror and say, are we ready? And then he'll go. But I don't think we see two. Yeah. Yeah. The oblique thing is it's a throwing motion. Doesn't matter right left side. And if you're feeling discomfort there, it's what it is. Didn't you try Drake Baldwin have that at some point? Did? He did. Yeah.

42:01Let's hear Jeff Olberg, Mike, because as much as we're talking about the quarterback and yes, it's a big deal. I've been saying to you guys, if we let Aaron Rogers pat the ball all day, it's going to be a long Sunday afternoon. And Jeff is the defensive coordinator for our Falcons. He is tasked with how do you face this dude who's seen every coverage in the book. You're not going to do anything sunny to him. He hasn't seen. Okay. 20 years in the league, guys, he's seen it all. So our DC talked about the challenge of facing Rogers in this offense. Yeah. He is obviously one of the best quarterbacks that has ever played this game. Still playing at a very high level. And on top of all of that, like I think he's got an arsenal of weapons at his disposal as well. So receiving core, the tight end group, the two running backs. So, and then the way that historically coach McCarthy has featured guys with very specific roles and skill sets, it's going to be a great challenge. And from a defensive perspective, these are the games, you know, I'd like to say every

43:04game is the same. And it is, but at the same time to go up against a player of Aaron's magnitude and the players around him from an offensive perspective, it's a great challenge. It's one that they're all super excited about. I'm excited about as well. He has a lot more respect, I think, than most because he was there when Aaron went to the jets. He was their defensive coordinator and saw Aaron Rogers every day leading up to him running out on the field with that damn flag and injuring his Achilles. I think he knows. He's seen him at practice way more than most and he understands what they're up against. And you know, the respect thing is that's just NFL conversation there. But Mike Jeff Olberg's got to be thinking, I don't have my two big guns on that. Only outside. I don't have all the things I need to slow this dude down. No. And as we said, I mean, you've just got guys that you're hoping will bring some heat, but it's just, it's kind of old timers day. You know, I mean, and guys coming off of injuries.

44:05I mean, we talked about, you know, Samson Epicom. He is three years removed from nine and a half sacks, a mysticism in between. Loves it, Areas Smith. He brought some great energy. Look, maybe he brings him that Kalea's Campbell type juice, right? We know the story. The personal story, losing his mom stepping away from football, but that's a 34 year old guy. You know, that you're hoping can bring some heat. That's why you got to blitz a little bit more. Now if you're starting to bring some of the corners or safes, then that's high risk, high ultimate. I'd love to see him do some of the things he did with Kate Nellis, but in the form of Kendall Daniels, because I love his game. You know, but again, underneath step, we'll go for a big play if Aaron Rogers gets the ball out. If you don't get home, it's going to be interesting. It really is. From you, you can text us 404-726-0929. Follow Mike ATL Bell 929 and follow me and put them up. See, Duke's. And of course, this radio station in 929, the game follow us at Duke's and Bell 929. You agree though, if we see Cooper Rush, things are going horribly wrong. Cooper, I mean, check that Jack Strand. Cooper Rush will start Jack Strand. We'll be the backup.

45:05I mean, for those that want to see Jack Strand in a real environment, in a real environment. Yes. That could be, well, I don't want to wish ill will. That would either be an injury or the game is out of hand. I was going to say Mike Cooper Rush is one TJ White off the edge play from being out of this game. Like that's the reality of this. So yeah, man, look, I hope that's not the case, but we'll see what happens. Right. We'll continue to talk about it with you. When we come back, Brave Starter Big Series. This news with the quarterback thing is front and center, but Big Series is the truest. Also the SEC is not issuing punishment to LSU. We'll dive into that. Georgia, hosting Western Kentucky tomorrow and Georgia Tech instead of C. Scary. Yeah, we'll get into all of this stuff, man. Stay there. We're Duke's and Bell. We're live between Peaks and Buckhead. Newshoes, new clothes, brand new grade. Switched to Verizon to make sure their tech keeps up. This back to school season, buy or bring any Android phone and get a Samsung Galaxy tablet

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48:12why behind major financial decisions. You'll get research back to insights and clear pros and cons, whether you're planning a big purchase or just want to grow your wealth. Make your next financial move with confidence. Also Nerdwallet Smart Money Podcast on your favorite podcast app. If you're the type of person who wants data, not assumptions, pre-new Vows' whole body scan gives you a deep understanding of your health. Screen for over 500 conditions, including many cancers, autoimmune disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, and more. Add blood panels to test over 80 biomarkers. And you've got information about your body you may never have had before. Make your scan at pre-newvo.com. That's P-R-E-N-U-V-O-D-C-O. Happy Friday, everybody. We're live. It's wind peaks in Buckhead. It is Duke's in Bell. And our Friday is taking a turn just a little bit because of the news coming out of Florida branch. Cooper Rush is going to be your starter on Sunday. It is not too over the oblique.

49:12And we've been discussing this and what it means for not only the game plan, but the Falcons opportunity and chances to go up to Pittsburgh. And when Mike, you said the line has moved, right? Yes, on some sports books, it's up to six, which has had us talking about, now this is still the Pittsburgh Steelers. This is a very anemic offense. And we're still wondering where the pass rush comes from, but six seems a bit rich. I'm not saying how that's how we're going to play it, but the picture coming up and it's intriguing. It is. We'll continue to discuss all about that in-tales, guys. And again, so many different comments from you guys coming in on the text line and certainly on our social media about how you're feeling about this, how you're feeling about Michael Pinnix. Again, inactive, that has not changed. We will have an emergency third string quarterback, but Jack Strand is your backup. Who is this emergency third string quarterback? I don't know. And the jokes are endless. I mean, you know, guys are sending memes of Matt Ryan running out there. They're working with top men. Who? Top men. Yeah, I mean, nobody knows who this is. And again, Matt Ryan, I wouldn't, you know what?

50:15I'd like to see Matt Ryan sign a one day contract. And just get out there and do it. But either way, yeah, that's the thing. And it's fun. A couple guys let me up on the text line saying, you know, they were very angry at me for like, you know, questioning Pinnix and it's just toughness and all this. And I never got, never question is physical toughness. This is metal toughness we're talking about now. It's getting your head right. But they're feeling like, yeah, this was kind of an opportunity here for Pinnix. But again, what maybe next week, maybe the third week, maybe October, maybe in Spain. Michael Pettics feels right. What have been that? Isn't that November? Oh, come on. Don't know. Okay. I can't rush it, Carl. Yeah, look, I say, I'm Newton says you don't know anything to the man. Don't get hassled by the man. Yeah. Well, look, I will say the man is going to put you down, Carl. Well, you know, the man, nothing. I will say and the man is the NFL because the NFL throws guys out every year. Correct. And they don't think twice about him. So he's not wrong about that. That's why I'm always happy when guys do get their bag.

51:16Get your money. We always agree about that because this this doesn't last long. And it's the toughest sport. Maybe hockey and the NFL and you can never make enough. You can't because your career can be over like that. The only thing guaranteed is your signing bonus. I, my confidence level, though, is down. It was it was dwindling to begin with, to be quite honest with you. Because I just know and again, I'm just looking at the defensive side of things. It is going to be hard to get the kind of pressure we had last year with two major pieces out. So this just adds to my anxiety about this game. But, but let me ask you just a hypothetical question before we get into some other stuff. Because again, the Braves do play play tonight. Chris sale on the hill. Aaron Nola, great Friday night matchup. As the Phillies are in here for four games set. We lead or three games should I say. And we lead them by four games in the NL East. Let me ask you a hypothetical. Where would this franchise be and what would we look like if Kyle Shanahan remained here and was our coach. And the reason I ask you that is because he is now in his tenth season leading the Niners.

52:20They've already had Super Bowl appearances. They were on the verge last year of possibly getting back and they were decimated by injuries. Last night they beat the Rams the most hyped team in the off season. And Shanahan, who is now just 46 by the way. He gets a deal in the off season Mike to extend him with the 49ers and nobody even really knew about. Tom Pellicero said this announcement or this actually happened during the off season. Nobody knew it. And then last night it kind of got revealed. And I'm sitting there thinking the what if game what what if he had stayed and and there was vision with ownership to say you know what this is really as you used to say the brains of the operation. What would this look like? It would have been completely different than us going through three or four different coaches. I mean Shanahan was never going to say no to the 49ers but then the old argument was Dan Dan Quinn just bringing Matt LaFlaur. Matt LaFlaur knows the system Shanahan system you know same thing that happened to Alabama the national championship game against Clemson happened with us and Sarkeesian.

53:20Even though Sarkeesian was part of that process thrown in as an OC it was Lane Kiffons offense. And this was Shanahan's offense and he had never coached that version of a West Coast offense and it showed. You guys you realize we went into LA beat the Rams and that was a high powered offense in that time. We go into Philly. Keep them under 21 points and we don't go to the next round. We should have been in the NFC championship. We could have actually called flipped the ultimate script from that choke job of the Super Bowl. But again Shanahan and again we all know what should have happened but Dan Quinn had autonomy with his OC and no one had the presence of mind the situational awareness to look at what we should have been doing that final drive before overtime. But last night if you watched the game on Netflix they did a hell of a job. I mean the Rams they do that old celebration where they're napping in the end zone. Being Netflix of course you didn't get to see the whole thing because they never camera guy in the end zone. Netflix is awful. Brock Purti they'll regroups three touchdowns one pick. McCaffrey they grind at the average 6.8 just 10 carries and some hard runs.

54:20But the big story for me I think you and I talked about this off the air. DeMarcus Robinson and Mike Evans you know D. Bowl all three of those guys D. Bowl back doing what he needs to do but the way that Shanahan skeamed and also hats off didn't work out as a head coach on two occasions but hats off to coach Rahim Morris with a really great defensive plan especially car losing two of his defensive lineman. He has been and I said this when he got here he is a Super Bowl winning coordinator. Say what you want about rock he is a very good defensive mind right and just not a head coach and so with that said you know he helped his boy across the road there in Sean McVeigh win a Super Bowl. I think he may be trying to help his other buddy here in Kyle Shanahan get there as well and there's no reason guys if they stay healthy the thing about them is they're old. They got a lot of old pieces and they're broken down as the seasons early when you get late in the season look at their roster and see how many guys are injured or banged up because they have paid all their stars. Right Matthew Stafford made some bad decisions one ball was picked one should have been picked you know and you look at the run again. They tried to use they get the smaller running backs and Cormin Williams Coral yep and they just they weren't getting the traction.

55:25They ran at 29 times I mean there's a lot of running by the Rams but they just blew it and I just felt the Rams and everyone's talking about how do you prepare for this kind of game. First off can we never do this again you you feel me on this with the Australian experience. You know I don't like international game. I don't like Melburn I'm lucky to have been there twice it's an amazing city I've been there for Formula One great sports fan great people. But imagine and I told you yesterday in Guy talk you said 165 feet from the sideline you had some poor slubs who bought tickets from America who thought I got I got front row. You might as well have a telescope and you know I love the spectacle it look great as far as visually but it's just we shouldn't be doing this. This is a divisional game with two teams that have super well aspirations to put them into this meat grinder and again the Rams I think in hindsight maybe don't talk to the I guess the sleep experts. Yeah and just get your ass down there for a week you get acclimated you're going to have nine days till your next game. I just don't like these international games and well this but this is the extreme going to Europe is one thing that's that's that's that's an L.A.

56:27Trip plus two hours yeah this is insane it is but they all suck and here's the other thing is someone pointed out to me you know you're going to another country to to give them our best sport. And then you put it on a pay service you know for NFL fans right the people who are that the most loyal to you NFL all you got to pay extra for this I mean like there's so many levels and elements to this mic but I'm just not a huge fan of a week's actually this yesterday about our home game are we losing a home game we go to Madrid you know like all these things man they add up but this is the greed. Of of where the NFL is and that's just guys that's not going to change you're not doing this to cut less international opportunities no it's a it is a home game for us against the Bengals in Madrid so I can sell Joe Burrell down here but that's it guys it's the hubris of Roger could tell who just got a raise in a contract extension because the NFL is printing money but this Australian game is literally jumping the shark from the crappy sight lines to Netflix being absolutely horrible at broadcasting the NFL and that's not a reflection on

57:31L Duncan good friend of ours but I mean they've got production issues with that broadcast it's just not good you know I mean how about last night talking about Terry McCauley well Terry's want you to get my microphone right there a little bit of you see that I didn't I didn't I mean literally you've got that they're talking about a play and what do they think about it they go Terry McCauley is nodding okay great how about you give a microphone to the former NFL referee to speak I mean Netflix is horrible and you're right you're a you're a diehard fan if you're our generation or you guys are younger in your 20s the NFL success is built on our parents to your generation for being loyal NFL fans and now they screw you with this crap with having to watch five different pay services to watch a full season cost a lot of playoffs and it cost a lot let's hear from last night speaking the last night shinnahann this is Kyle shinnahann talking about the game plan he they were brilliant I always knew what day was I was trying to show how confusing it was comparing it to people at home but I learned the days when we got here we're one ahead now I'm ready to go back back into the future I think it's

58:40Thursday at home and Friday here my son plays on Friday so somehow I'm going to land over a day later but so be able to make his game on Friday so it's pretty cool I mean the game worked you know I mean it winner lose I knew everyone was going to make a big deal about that for either team you never know how much that factors into it you just try to do the best prepare for three and a half hours I like how we prepared but more important they like how we played yeah and people gave him crap because he was laying out you know I'm a day behind and I'm looking at my watch and I don't know what day it is and so he clarified that and then obviously talking about the game plan worked and that he did here's shinnahann also talk about no air in Donald Plank as air in Donald was not there last night just smiled said that's good so we're going to have to see him eventually we play them twice so but it's I was hoping he won it I was preparing for the worst and glad that we don't have to see him this week so Mike we saw Mike Evans in our division all these years he he became a hall of fame wide receiver in this division with the bucks last night he looked like he hadn't lost

59:43anything and his buddy George kiddo said as much after the game about how impressed he was with Mike Evans when they have really enjoyed about Mike Evans and being out of practice with them like we call these plays for him and let's just say he has like some type of widen post and the coaching points are hey you have to be the bottom measure the numbers by 15 to 20 yards and you have to keep it high in inside it takes a lot of receivers a lot of time to try to do that like young receivers takes a lot of reps like Mike Evans gets told what plays and then he just does it and he's just like no coaching points it's just fun to be around somebody who knows that yeah he was great you said at that receiving core man yeah but shinnahann I mean it was it was masterful it's the stuff you know you and I for guys don't remember we used to lie from broke back mountain after the Super Bowl with shinnahann left us I can't quit you because he's one of the best play games in the game and then you heard Sean McFay of course this is on me I got to do a better job it's on me yeah no blank Sherlock but Matthew Stafford was not good no and and I know a lot has been made about it and he owned it miles Garrett said he's not a hundred percent but miles Garrett I mean you look at him and second X man and he had no impact on that game

1:00:47yeah but he also was going up against another all pro and right give Trent his do like Trent Trent all too you can move him you know if you're if you're shula the DC you're right but I'm saying like he wasn't going up against some buster like Trent Williams has been in this league a long time and gotten a lot of money as well he did a hell of a job zero pressures from miles Garrett like I said not existed and that truly was that's that's pro baller pro baller Hall of Famer Hall of Famer all right man we're at advantage Niners yeah we're coming back what about the Falcons Daniel Flick who writes for the a JC dot com covers the Falcons is going to join us next we'll get the latest from flowery guys Cooper rushes your starter Duke's and Bill new shoes new clothes brand new grade switched a Verizon to make sure their tech keeps up this back to school season by or bring any Android phone and get a Samsung Galaxy tablet on us get your kids ready for the school year without breaking the bank visit Verizon dot com or your local store today bring an Android phone or purchase a new phone with device payment on post paid service plan required 329 99 tablet device payment purchase with new mine on 20 dollars per month

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1:05:01I ask Kevin today like if you ever in your coaching career have you ever had your quarterback won get hurt late in the week and have to pretty much figure out how you're going to piece it together He leaned back in his chair he thought about it's a good question I don't know and I'm going to guess the answer is probably no and I asked a lot of his a key is very similar deal guys in year seven as a pro You know throughout his entire playing where have you ever experienced it's he like no I really I'm pretty sure I haven't like it's it's uncharted territory And the hardest part about this I think if you're Cooper rush you go into this apart from a two minute drive you know early in training camp like the opening week of camp late July early August He hadn't taken a snap with the one since then priority yesterday so now you've got two days in a walk through tomorrow to try to create chemistry create timing Make sure everybody knows your cadence and all that stuff it's just a really hard situation a really bizarre really really bizarre times is probably how I would describe it

1:06:03Yeah, I know that fans are excited about Jack Strand so he'd be the backup does anyone know who the emergency quarterback is because Petics is an active So it won't be a quarterback that's the deal so by declaring to her and Petics out today they cannot play on Sunday and so in turn but you also cannot label a non quarterback as your emergency quarterback so in that in that case what Kevin said We got clarified this after the fact what Kevin said about them having a plan it was not that they have a quarterback necessarily planned as their emergency quarterback it would in that case be we have Or you know wide receiver or whoever else has played quarterback in his past he would be our QB3 that's their approach to it it's not it won't be to it won't be Petics it won't be any either of those guys as Kevin said hopefully it doesn't happen and hopefully it's not a problem But yeah no so in the event that it does it way it wouldn't be a quarterback Wait a minute there's a rush that in the crowd Matt Ryan is making his way from the owner's box

1:07:04But no I mean and by the way they kept Jack strand on this roster for a reason they see something in Jack strand or they just envisioned there was going to be so much turnover I mean I can't imagine them ever anticipating this what happened to two Yeah no I think with a vision a little bit I think envisioning and having an insurance policy is why Cooper rush made the team I think long term intrigue is why Jack made the team like from what what I've heard and from what Ian told us last week is that they're very high on jack's upside And so I think they've you Jack is more of an intriguing long term option and kind of see how much how how large of stride he can make this year as a prospect and an ideal world he's not playing right like an ideal world he's not going to play a game this year he didn't take a single rep And even like a scout team rep from the end of you know preseason up until yesterday he hadn't done a single rep he'd done walk through and that's it So collectively Jack really has a even harder job than Rush does in the sense that he's taken even fewer snaps so it'll be interesting to watch that goes but I really think Jack is primarily just here as a long term guy and they're not really somebody who is you know has a chance to start unless Cooper rush gets hurt

1:08:15Frost let's get away from the game for a second I found the article that you wrote about Kyle Pits very interesting he's been somewhat of an enigma since he's been here Soft spoken Mike and I have had him on the show numerous times you he's got a great personality but he really is very careful and calculated about what he says what did you learn about Kyle Pits because I love the line you know the unicorn but you don't know Kyle Pits Yeah really appreciate the question had a lot of fun writing that you know I talked to a lot of people I talked to high school coach is high school trainer college tight and coach a variety of coaches here I talked to Kyle for 25 minutes and we got into some some really cool conversations about his life as a dad what he enjoys being as you know how much he enjoys being a dad and how much that's matured him and you know kind of here and him talk about like you know I don't really read much online He seemed like he sees bad comments he doesn't really care too much about him and you can tell he's somebody who's just incredibly smart but the lines are like the most is one of his trainers nowadays who's in the Bahamas who trained Julio Jones

1:09:25and that's that's how he met Kyle was through Julio and he said Kyle Pits is the the humblest person I know and this is a guy who has been around you know pro he trains pro athletes for a living like this is his job his livelihood he's trained numerous Atlanta players in the past present and you know players from around the league and I thought it was it really carried weight that you hear things of that from guys who are around pro athletes all the time we're talking about a Kyle we'll come in and have a conversation with even like the normal people in their gym because they have a private section in their gym and a public section and Kyle will be there. So I'll go into the public and just talk to people so I learned a lot about Kyle in that sense that you know you you you land this job and you read comments online about he's not a hard worker he's lazy whatever there's a there's a big misconception about Kyle Pits I think and so what I really learned about this and that a lot of those people were wrong he does work hard he cares and he's a really good dude so he expressed a lot of appreciation to me for right again I really you know enjoyed that aspect of it as well. Fun guy to talk to his Carl mentioned we've always felt as we're talking with Daniel flick our man flick from the AJC who's up at Falcons every day you know just a lot of this was unfortunately that injury which kind of lingered from 22 into 23 and then we see you know against Tampa he can look like one of the best players in the league you know just got to hopefully that with this offense it's sustainable our brother with the game this weekend what about the past rush does all break half the dial up blitzes or can I've been saying all week to Carl the OGs the guys that we've assembled in the

1:10:53Loo of Jalen Walker and certainly without Pearson the suspension are we going to be able to have past rush without a blitz I really don't think so I I asked for about that yesterday what's your plan for it you said that they're hoping they don't have to blitz he's hoping they but obviously you always hope that and he said you know last year they went in and they were incredibly blitz every the first half of the year and then some of their younger guys came on late and it allowed them to you know rush more with a more you know usual rush package and not have to blitzes much so they're raider I think they're going to have to come out and be very blitzed at you this year and I'm sure you guys saw a little bit out at camp Q like they they've put their you know off ball linebackers on the ball they've let them down I think we'll see their linebackers rush and blitz quite a bit and line up in a lot of spots I think they'll bring corner pressure a couple times I think they'll I think they'll be aggressive with it so I think it's the last rush collectively that'll be similar to last year where especially when Pierce comes back you'll be able to see the unit gel you'll see them get more pressure as a group there's a lot of new faces I mean they you know you you only bring back 28% of your sacks from last year you sign a ton of new guys trade for a couple they're going to it's going to take time to get

1:12:00forward or rush as one so I think they're going to have to bring more I think you got to also lean into the fact that your back end is really really good that's kind of the strength of your team really so you got to trust those guys to win one on one matchups and say hey I'm not sure about our past rush but if we light them up and we bring you know it's pretty heavy pressures that that might be a way that you can kind of you know have a little bit of an edge how do the Falcons win this game run on the football you don't have to right you can't go into this now and say we're going to pass our way to a win you just can't do it not with who per rush not with a guy that through four picks and two starts last year you can't do it so they're going to have to run the ball while they're going to have to control line of scrimmage time and risk and have to have have a heck of a game calling it and they're going to have to find ways they've talked a lot this off season about hey we think we've got one beaters for every defensive concept you can throw at us well you're going to get a whole lot of heavy boxes this week so you got to go prove it so I think you got to run the ball while you got to control line of scrimmage and you have to figure out a way to make

1:13:02Aaron Rogers a little bit uncomfortable however that can be all right man always a pleasure Daniel enjoy as much as we can you know a great job man and we will certainly get a chance to to catch up with you as this season moves forward what's the phrase you used weird as we started his conversation with the school it is the most unusual yes bizarre it's a great word to state what's going on and Dan just as we're saying goodbye give me odds on Michael Peneck starting next week against Carolina oh goodness 25 to 1 I'll go how much okay out of 100 I'll put out a percentage rate Mike I'll go 45% okay all right gives me hope that's more than what I expected I think about the man in the mirror Carl come on Mikey get out there Daniel Flake man appreciate you take care bro absolutely guys I appreciate you too no doubt there it is at flowery and again Kevin's the fanski talking to the media today saying hey we got a plan

1:14:05boy let's hope so I'm with him with the time and resplake calling thing and look again it's not that Cooper Rush can't win games everybody's like I've watched Cooper Rush I watched the Cowboys I know what this is about but Mike you got to put him in positive situations my buddy coach Jimmy goes come on you guys buck up we still as our world beaters it's just it's so disappointing I mean I'm beyond the you know the fact that Mike can't go I knew there was a level of competency with Pettics but again Cooper is 9 and 7 as a starter it's just you heard from Daniel Flake you got no reps yeah oh and two last year with the Ravens right as a starter when Lamar was out right I mean like with some weapons correct all right we're coming back we got to get to the picks of the week oh what's it going to look like so what games on tap find out who Mike likes find out who find out who day day likes find out who likes coming up on sports radio 92 9 the game it's heading back to campus timed web grade your entire tech setup switched a Verizon buyer bring a qualifying smartphone and get a smart watch and a

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1:18:16We pick three games against the spread over under It can be college football, it can be NFL And right now according to DayJ I'm one and two after week one, Mike is two and one, Orange two and one, DayJ is two and one After last week's games, did you pick Florida State? I'm trying to remember doing that No, I did tell you to take Florida State or SMU SMU, that's right So we are now in week two, obviously the NFL, it's really week one for us here with the NFL We've got NFL games we can get after You can put me on the board right now for Alabama over Florida State next week right now You want to jump the con We're calling this the Mike Norvel buy out weekend A lot of Florida State fans are going to be dancing around I run into Carl the fire like Indians if Norvel gets got people are over him All right look you guys are better than I am in week one I'm going to go first then we'll go to Mike, Orange and then DayJ will do you last since you guys are all two and one

1:19:16It starts and ends with Austin this week for me It is payback and this is the best team Sark has had when and since he's been at the University of Texas But he also has a very secret weapon And that is the defensive coordinator that he hired this all season Maybe Georgia fans might be familiar with him Mike what's his name? Oh I'm trying to remember, oh will must champ Coach boom, bringing the heat Texas is only a one and a half point favorite in this game They think it's a field goal game rightfully so both teams are loaded But I'm taking the horns to cover the one and a half at home Archmaning plays well the defense holds up and they hold Ohio State down and get the victory I also like Oregon Oh I'm going to stay in it too Ohio excuse me Oakland home estate You guys realize they had like 90 new players a new coach and last week do you know who beat them?

1:20:16Tulsa I am rolling with Oregon even though they look like they struggled against boysy last week Don't discount boysy that I think they may be the best non-power for school out there Boysy's better than what you know you give them credit for But Oregon is a 23 and a half point favorite day day that's what I have them down for Double check all of this I'm taking Oregon on the road to cover that And then I keep debating Mike should I go NFL or should I stay college and I told you I like these college games this week I may stay all college But there is one game that I do think has upset potential at least cover potential And that is the panthers taking on the bears this week Chicago travels to Carolina now you guys know I don't like the fact that we've been talking about Carolina and this ascension But everybody's on the bears Everybody's on Caleb Williams everybody thinks the bears are going to lead the NFL in scoring Which they might Roma Dunes a banged up a little bit for this game correct Aluther Burton watch him out I think I want to go there day day

1:21:19Put me down for the panthers that cover the three oh my goodness at home Oh my goodness the bears wow this could be the crazy pit for me but that's what I'm going to do in the NFL It's the one game I really like I've got three more college games I could have gone But give me Texas cover in the one and a half organ on the road 23 and a half and give me the panthers Carolina plus three at home against the bears you like San Francisco that's that but you didn't put your money where your mouth was I told you I really liked Them going into this game and it had nothing to do with the whole flight thing I just I felt like Mike no and raw They were going to have a really good game plan and they did guys Matthew Stafford only passed for 155 yards last night Right so what that said those are my three on the board Mike Bells two and one what do you got hey man I'm going to go with the game which is not about Michigan looking so awful and stealing a game from western Michigan Has nothing to do Carl with the bad karma that Michigan has incurred the last couple of years terrible This is simply that Oklahoma shut down their quarterback last year that material is healthy Oklahoma has got that defense with the animals and there's going to be apparently 30,000 Oklahoma fans invading the big house

1:22:22True or more right now day day I've got it at five I'm going to take the Sooners minus five at the big house over Michigan It's that Fox noon game I like it and I think honestly Kyle winning him is a great winning coach To me he reminds me of John Fox at the end of his career thinking about the beach sitting on the beach I mean 20% this is not going to happen for Michigan and they deserve it too because they're just awful people Like Dave Portney all right man the other one I'm going to go with Go with my real quick I do see that five and a half so where are you what are you guys I'll let you guys Take it which one we're going to get lay it man. I'm gonna lay it. I'll lay the hook. I'm with you I'll lay the hook. I'm with Michael in this by the way I went by five and went by six. Yes I totally agree I till it later five and a half Joe All right man. I got you. All right here's a I'm going to go college for my second pick tough miserable game last week Got really punched in the stomach the run game was a business how Georgia Tech couldn't stop Colorado 15 run plays in a row at one point

1:23:23This is an up tempo offense Josh Hype was going to lean into their run game But I think the Brent key challenges the manhood of his guys you're going there It's going up to 12 and a half. I've got a big as insider day day. So take a look But I like Georgia Tech getting now 12 and a half not saying Georgia Tech and win But I don't I don't think Brent Keyless and guess humiliated at Bobby dot a lot of orange by the way can they block these guys We're going to find out someone say Mike you're too close to it with my buddy George God see and Brent Key Mike you're too close to it I just I cannot see Georgia Tech starting I mean only two in the seasons over they've been mad all week I will say that yeah they've been mad all week Mike if they come into this game that way Maybe you see that energy energy and if I'm wrong wrong and then you then you brought in the wrong you spent the wrong Money on the wrong guys on defense because they ran through you like poop through a goose what about the coordinators right but I mean The Georgia Tech defense couldn't do jack and like the reps got involved too there was some crappy calls Sorry goose but when you can't run the ball and they say stubborn let Mendoza cook okay let Alberto Mendoza right is that the right Mendoza it is

1:24:26It is right let that Mendoza brother cook Georgia Tech getting 12 and a half and finally go with the national football league I believe that CJ Stroud turns it around this year I think to me go Ryan's and that defense gets after Josh Allen and Buffalo in H town I'm taking the Texans getting a point and a half I like it so the Texans plus one and a half Georgia Tech getting 12 and a half And Oklahoma now five and a half laying the points those are my three week one is hard to predict in the NFL But I've told you I think Houston and I only want to say sleep or super bowl Possibility they got a team that could get there all right let's continue to move Mike was two and one last week Day day was two and one so it was on and on what are your picks this week All right here we go I'm gonna reverse that to a yours Carl Okay, I'm gonna take the day time out orin what did we say about energy speak with your chest I thought I thought that was energetic when I told Carl I was in feeling it sorry again I got a yeah I'm gonna reverse out doing your picks is that okay

1:25:29There we go what you got me I felt so in authentic oh my gosh it's still the fourth That really forced like this Falcon quarterback situation. That's not so much force as it is real but we'll get to that later. Oh no it is we got forced into this Um I am we didn't land on two pineapple boy landed on us we we got this go ahead I'm sorry I like the bears Minus three over the panthers Roma doons a is gonna be healthy this week and then the I just got a new contract so I can get some juice yeah give me the bears minus three and I like that pick I don't think your boys are going to do it this weekend Carl Give me the bus guys minus the one and a half versus the shame on Whoo so disrespect music to hassle all this Rest in high list right now yeah there's too much on offense right now for a house stay for Texas It's in what so give me that okay player I know who's calling the place good luck Okay, all right Arthur Smith He's going to score more Smith versus Steve Sarkisian

1:26:30Good luck you could argue if either one of these guys won the lottery ticket they'd lose it All I know is we might see tight in three throwing the tight in one All right all right oh sorry Falcon fans didn't want to bring back bad memories now Carl Just realize you can lose this game but still win the national championship there's no doubt neither Both of these teams can lose this game and win the national champion that's the beauty of having these games That's why I want more of this Mike let's not do less of these big games in the early This is this be Sark's biggest win um Well, they have been in the playoffs, but still I mean like I don't want to go that far Eat over Arizona State I mean you guys look so shaky in the fourth quarters of time But they've been in the playoffs. I wouldn't go that far go ahead. Oh, oh I'm in my last one to Michigan look got off the last week and the suitors look really good So that line's going up a couple points, but I'll take it to five and a half so you need the Sooners five and a half versus Michigan Jump on the sooner train what it sounds like to me is that oh listen to our picks and just jumped on the opposite side But that's what it sounds like he's with me. He is with boomers sooner. He's with Venables. Yeah, you know the get back coach

1:27:35We grabbing him I like that I like that pick hey Georgia better watch out when they come to Athens That's that's a dangerous game all right day day two and one last week your picks of the week sir Well, I'm gonna start winning. I hate to do this I should have known there would be two more of you, but I too like Oklahoma. Oh Kiss it down. Yeah, we're done. Thanks. Good luck guys. Yeah, good luck guys I think this may be the one time that we can all like feel good inside Sire for the famous laugh words. I'm sorry. Hey, they just they did not look like a team guys They're not even in the top 25 even after a win that that that was really a loss like There was nothing that they showed on the field last week that convinces me they can handle with no with Oklahoma Well word on the word on the street day day is the signs have already been stolen by them They know exactly what Oklahoma will be right Connor stallions 2.0 He's back Remember guys the clock you see on television doesn't matter. It's the super secret clock that matters most

1:28:42All right, my next one I'm going this is a very interesting matchup duke and Illinois. They both come off wins last week I'm going with the over on this one is that 51 and a half both these teams last week put up some points offensively they both can can move the ball You know or again coming off of two matchups that they were highly favored in But I feel like this one's gonna probably be high scoring So give me duke Illinois over 51 and a half and then my third one car I was kind of like you originally I was really leaning at staying away from the NFL and I was looking at that Boise State Memphis game Oh, that's gonna be a big one by the way it's gonna be a very good game, but they got Boise State as a eight and a half Favorite and that just that line is a little scary for me because Memphis they wrote I think Memphis I think a lot of people thought Summer all right the coach or John summer all That's right Now that he's gone. I think a lot of people thought they make there may be a serious fall off

1:29:43But they did not I mean they dominated last week. So I was really leaning towards Memphis Covering but you know Boise State, but then again Boise State almost took it to Oregon right? So I was just like you know Let's just stay away from that one off again Or I'm gonna go to the NFL Yep, I'm not afraid to say it and I'm gonna go to the Raiders there three point favorite over the dolphins The dolphins are just got off. I know that's my amy all years. That's bad team bad team Yeah, well listen I think I think they have enough veteran leadership in court in in in Kirk Cuddon's office league Ashton Gentry at running backs like I still like what you got on the Raiders side a lot more than what you got on the dolphins off side So give me the Raiders at three over the dolphins day day. How much are you putting on that because you can just hand it to me now if you want Actually, I like to pick two look the dolphins should be bad. This is this is you talk about teams tanking Mike

1:30:46Purposely dolphins. It's gonna be a long game Well, I mean, you know Malik Willis is gonna try to show he's got something in the tank and he's worth You know the contract they gave him which was in the biggest but wasn't the smallest either I know I know by the way just for extra curricular activity Brandon Lang was on the state couch today the guy that to two for the money was based on long time prognosticator curl He loves the Vikings this week against green Bay and it's a close spread too by the way It's just one and a half points He also likes Minnesota to go on the over under total seven and a half he likes over. Yeah, look You're underestimating Kalimmery. I get it. He's a small dude But he makes place and this is his opportunity. I'm about revitalizing yourself With that wide receiving core I really like Oklahoma until everybody jumped on Oklahoma too late. That's We're screwed down Good job, dead a alright. Oh picture in the books We'll see how we do and we'll be talking about it next week But when we come back the latest from flowery guys Cooper rush will be the man under center to lead the Falcons against the Steelers on Sunday

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1:34:57Book your scan at pre-newvo dot com that's p-r-e and u-v-o dot com hanging out at twin peaks and buckhead just ran into a buck i fan that's not the word he used by the way I can't say what he said Erilish nut no it was worse than that uh because I walked up and he goes i'm a Blink all a blank i fan i went oh okay and we had a great discussion about the game this weekend and his buddy is from west Conson and he's a packer fan so he said hey yeah i've been a ton of your betchess and he said i'm going up to to see the You know falcon packer game we just had a great football conversation with those guys But as we talk about the falcons guys if you just tune in and join us today the the news news is that kupa rush Has been elevated to your starter Toa is been ruled out Pinnix was inactive to start the week we knew that and remember go back to the beginning of this week This is why you always have to tune in Monday right we come in and it was like oh okay well they're practicing and to has been named the starter that actually happened Sunday to be honest with you but monday we talked about it and then we're like okay let's get him ready

1:35:59And i'll be damned yesterday mike this so bleak thing happens and all of a sudden he's out of the mix He's ruled out and now you're counting on a guy again who got here day one first day of can And really hadn't gotten any reps Daniel flicks at it he hadn't gotten any reps with the ones So the good news is if you didn't like toa if you didn't believe in toa This guy is probably about the same level as to him where to it isn't his career I mean more experience for toa more starts obviously bigger contract But this guy is not in seven as a starter handle the pressure of being with the cowboys organization Last to though with the where the ravens he's only two as you pointed out earlier in the hour But If it's the same game plan he can he process it quick releases Because if you saw kupa rush in the preseason You're going up against a vanilla defense carl so you really can't gauge that no So and all they do today is they work on a lot of red zone talked to arch about that yesterday some seven on seven So can kupa rush uh do the things that two of you gonna be asked to do short passes Now it's can't just be all short passes right and you will see them

1:37:01I would imagine try to bunch the line and try to stop be john or at least limit be john from the explosive play But this is where you and I talked about yesterday zack rye branch kyle pits johan dotson drake london You know, where do we create the mismatches against an aggressive defense You know, I mean and the offensive line now if you word about uh Uh joan taylor the blindside goes back to its traditional that's Jake Matthews and left tackle The quarterback doesn't scare anybody though No, but did it wouldn't have scared you if it was to it Wouldn't have scared you if it was michael pennics At least I thought michael pennics if so what you think What he's done I know that michael pennics is effort is incomplete what he's done. Oh no, this would be a high look This would be a high pressure situation the perfect situation for him to go in and show he can handle Or not and keep waiting until you're 110 percent. I just think I just thought I was gonna be a tough task Regardless of who the startles it's a road game in the NFL against a good defense and and that's why you know like what I'm telling you is And I've said this all week long

1:38:01Do any of these quarterbacks if we need it put this game on their back and go don't worry. I got it take it over Throw ten times my kid and in a on a fourth you know fourth quarter drive and you go make it happen Pinnix has not yet shown that he has the ability to consistently do that He's not he doesn't have 15 come back from from behind wins in the fourth quarter So that's why I say that it's not me being biased I'm just saying like that's part of this is you go into this game You go yes, we got a serviceable quarterback, but I would have felt that way coming off with this injury with michael With three days surgery, but what they're asking him to do is probably I guess the point a lot of guys are brought up Is the same thing that you'd be asking to end or michael look michael's never thrown the deep ball with the falcons The things we saw it wash it and never happened last year I mean you could argue with his best game is against carolina you're in a half ago At the end of last season the 24 season so look I just want to see what this guy can do in a high-pressure situation So we can for once and for all blank or get off the pot eventually he'll get out there He'll be right and he'll be right with his head and hopefully it'll work out

1:39:03But right now guys lean on the defense you can't expect anything from this defense in Pittsburgh Even though it's a pretty mediocre offense. Yeah you every time I bring every time I've asked the guest of ours about Are we going to try to create past rest through the blitz you shake your head because you know what that entails Yeah, I just it's it's the number one issue man, especially against a veteran quarterback if this is a rookie I might feel a little bit better. This is a dude's been around 20 years overrun around sacks one One hey you know what because I think Aaron's gonna throw the ball into the ground if you get close to him He's not gonna take punishment at this age. Let's I like I don't want to say that I got tunnel vision with candle Daniels But he's been my favorite player from this camp. I'd love to see him walk up to the line like they did with Kate Nellis And spring a sack on somebody I would love it too. I just think like He's going to see with our limited ed rush. He's going to see those situations arise as you're trying to maneuver and Disguise things in there, but this is this becomes tougher. It's what we're telling you guys We can Mike and I go back and forth all the time on and off the air we go on and off the uh, you know back and forth

1:40:04You guys this task has become tougher because of the quarterback situation and again I don't give a damn what you thought about two of Mike's right 78 starts This guy was drafted high in the draft for a reason regardless of what you think about him It's why they named him the starter. They couldn't name Cooper rush the starter. They didn't so Now you're going up against it on the road with a guy who's had limited reps with the number ones and you go all right How much are we gonna lean into be John probably a lot, but here's where I do agree with Mike and we've said this I still think in the NFL and you guys saw it last night Weird things happen and sometimes Mike you know and everything is against you and you go well There's no way in hell they're gonna go up there and do anything if Cooper rush is in short third down situations Manageable right and he's not asked to throw you know third nine third and eleven third and fifty That that helps us and now Maybe this offense can manage in a different way So I'm not completely saying this is a lost cause. I'm just frustrated as hell But we're in this this quarterback predicament that we've been in and again. I get back to like okay

1:41:09Matt Ian We could have did something some other things here, but we this is where we find ourselves remember guys Joey Porter has a back issue. He's questionable We're gonna see if that you know, maybe opens things up create some mismatches if we can get to that second level on the defense But that also means the offensive line's got a hole. Yes. Yeah 4047260929 Want to hear from you? You're more than welcome to chime in on this. So to a ruled out Billy Bowman Michael pinnocks can Williams also are out so they will not be playing We know Billy Bowman's very close. We know Michael pinnocks is very close But they're not playing this weekend. Then Zadaria Smith is questionable. Is that just getting him acclimated? Is that just still trying to get him up to speed ready to play you think? Yeah, I mean Billy You know, it was in the killings right with Billy Bowman So it's it's more that one takes a little bit longer It was funny speaking of injuries. I saw a video today where Patrick Mahomes is talking with the media yesterday He goes I think we're done with the questions about my leg and then he limps off to stage I mean Patrick Mahomes literally he I'm not saying he looked like fastest from

1:42:11Gunsmall get a Marshall Dylan Marshall Dylan, but it didn't look right You know, I mean that's why I wonder you know, we always have it lean into your run game. Well the defense has a plan to So we've had a different starter every year This decade so far. Yes, it's correct. So Matt Ryan Well, now would have been 2020 and 21 Okay, and then and Torit Mario, right Mario, uh, Ritter Ritter Kirk cousins Pettics Hennings and now Cooper rush It's unbelievable 4047 260929 and that is our problem like say everything else about this organization That is fundamentally the problem. We have not been able to figure this out since Matt at the end and Mike you've been saying this for years now Matt I think he thought he's gonna get a few more years here Arthur Smith thought he was gonna have a few more years with a veteran quarterback to build these guys around Which is why he drafted the way he did and it didn't play out that way the one argument We're getting from a lot of folks today is why didn't we just sign because the price was basically the same

1:43:15Both to a tongue of Iloa and Kyler Murray Getting paid by the dolphins and the Cardinals to not play for the dolphins and Cardinals So why not go with Kyler Murray or was that seen and this is where we get into What's the mindset of the front office if you're bringing Kyler Murray is that more of a threat to Michael Pennich's junior Which again, I could care less if Kyler Murray can have you know a chance to rebuild and You know repackage his image because he took a lot of hits in Arizona about work ethic and results There's a lot of stuff off the field about him But yeah a lot of guys are saying why didn't we go with Kyler Murray because you got a really a brilliant coach in In Minnesota and they're expecting maybe some big things to happen because again that receiver core Jefferson everybody else and Kyler Murray with a maybe a better coach Yeah, I know when he's got to prove it Look he makes me laugh because his improvisation is amazing It has been half the stuff that he does is not in the playbook It's just Kyler Murray making plays it's the Sui's been since high school but I do think Mike that What they're going to have in Minnesota it gives him a hell of a shot to revitalize himself and so you know

1:44:19Look hindsight's 2020 but but don't think that we didn't get here and they didn't have other choices That's my thing like as much as we're banging on these quarterbacks and banging on what you guys think this quarterback is and it isn't Front office had opportunities to do different things and they chose not to and so this is where we find ourselves Yeah, man, it's just as we said it's so frustrating for me number one is started with Michael Peneck starts the offseason talking to John Grooton. I'll be ready my week one He did say that you know when they talk to our buddy's that clapping channel to be ready for week one He did say that then he said I talked to my doctor. It's a magic knee My knee might maybe better than it ever has been before he said that doctor said and that's why I mean again It wasn't like I'm just sitting to be a a jerk. I mean I just thought he might be able to pull it out and he may still have an amazing year It's just going to be short of a full season You know and now it's like okay if we're can I ask you something if we look like crap and Pittsburgh and he doesn't start against Carolina There'll be a lot of people like me. They'll be now. It's okay. Now. I'm angry about this Well, you might not be ready. He might not be ready. Let me ask you this though. Are you looking for him to be the savior because I think that's unfair

1:45:20I just want to see what he looks like with competent coaching. Okay, the one thing for guys who feel that an In Coral we I think we've been in lockstep on this I want to speak for you, but We've always felt that Pennick's junior had there were things last year that he did well And there are things that should have just looked awful play action looked awful He looks so uncomfortable in the pocket He had a hesitancy to just take what the defense gave him if there was four or five yards And he was always looking to push it down the field and it wasn't there I just felt was some good coaching and by the way mark my words. I'll say week five Baker may feels complaining about Zach Robinson I'm gonna say week five I'm just telling you guys by week five that's gonna be my number that Baker starts doing passive aggressive about play calling in Tampa Stay tuned, but as far as this group I just think it's a better group That's why I'm so excited about seeing how he works with a better group You know, they can probably get the most out of and play to his strengths I use the word savior because I think a lot of people feel like no matter what the record is or where we're at when he returns That we're gonna go on this amazing win streak and he's gonna put up incredible numbers

1:46:22But that's unrealistic. It's unrealistic And I think that's something speaking to be an unfair to the kid. That's what I think is unfair Mike's right we need to see him right But I'm not expecting him to come in and save the season and guys what if it is four more weeks Mike and we're one and four by the end of September It's not fair to say well here comes pinnocks and he better he better do this or he's he's a bum And that's the other thing. There's pandas get the full audition because you know fans If Michael panics for argument say finally gets out there and struggles jack strand time You know folks will be screaming for jack strand And that's why at that point you have nothing to lose though And then that's then it's become the gap year which I which I'm not that I'm hoping to predict but feel it might be trending that way All right, man. We got more to get to Mike. We got guy talked and Steve Kuhnins gonna join us right We're live between peaks. What are you guys coming up? Hey man? We got to talk about today today is 9-11 But we've also got some stuff on the lighter side to dive into including that train wreck down in Australia A lot of folks say that the NFL has truly gone a bridge too far or jumped the shark by putting teams in that environment And everyone saying that whoever the Rams consulted about their strategy for flying to Australia

1:47:27You're fired We'll get to all that guys coming up next Guy talk live Twin peaks in bucket great crowd down to join the party Carl dukes live from twin peaks here in bucket. Yes, sir On what looks to be maybe a rainy afternoon for some of the Metro today now and again I never thought I'd be that guy that goes yeah, I could use the rain, but we could use the rain's been dry bro save a my grass Carl dukes big Texas fan it went there. That's a school. You're not gonna believe what's going on in Austin, Texas. What's going on in Austin? They've got a buck guys bar On six street. Uh-oh and Rio Grande and the heart of the shenanigans. Yeah. Yeah, it's called bufords and they've got a giant You know, boot us the buck guy right there with a Ohio State logo and everything and in the heart of Austin What in the words of sheriff bufertie justice? What is this world coming to they They've come in and taken it over for the weekend. Is that what the deal is? Well According to multiple reports that I'm reading this from

1:48:29This is from some Texas longhorn fan site saying what the blank is going on here There's a whole lot of Ohio State fans now they travel man It's a legacy team and when Georgia went to Austin those who don't remember it was also formula one weekend So hotel rooms were at a premium. They were averaging out like $1,500 a room Yep, some folks had to stay as far as ten Antonio. Yep, because you couldn't get a room But that's not a formula one weekend this weekend Austin and Ohio state apparently the buck guys Have invaded Austin well, they don't you know again. You got to go back these games don't happen every year It was a home and home right so last year was there this year's they at home in Austin and you know first of all I said this Mike I want to see more of these games as I'm with Jerry our buddy, too I want to see more of these games whether it's Georgia, Alabama It doesn't matter and with this new playoff We now know you're gonna lose two or three games and still be in the playoff right? It's just not you don't have to be perfect anymore So either team loses yeah, it's gonna suck this week and there'll be a lot of chatter But it doesn't mean the ultimate goal can't be reached But I'll just say this man did the the when you don't play these schools every year

1:49:32And they're not on your schedule and you know, we're seeing in the SEC now where Georgia's like oh no Tennessee this year It's weird right, but I think that's that It creates an urgency for fans to go to those cities because they don't play all the time right and it becomes a destination So you know Columbus last year we're plenty of longhorn fans like we don't go up there that often week Let's go and so that I think that's what you're seeing but we can handle it. We got a hundred thousand plus stadium They'll pay to freight don't don't you don't yell at me man. I'm right here. They'll pay to freight again Don't just scream at me. I'm right here curl you're taking this very personal. This is just I brought it up I'm just saying the fuck guys have invaded your I never thought I'd see a bar a buck guy's bar in Austin for the weekend I mean have you no shame bar owner, but I believe that happens smart move Yeah, I believe that happens in these kind of weekends where you can come in and do that and you got enough coin to you know Hey, we want to rip this place right, you know, I'm with you. Hey, man Well, everybody kind of agrees that nobody likes the way football on Netflix works Um, did hear the way the announcer was pronouncing Melbourne? I did not who was the announcer Melbourne? It was one of the Eagles

1:50:39I guess it's I always is son. It was his son. No, no, I'm starting to put you on short notice or I just saw the story But I I heard him say it a few times. I've been to Melbourne and I mean they say Melbourne, but I think they say Mel bin It's like peach melba. It's mel it kept saying melbin I didn't really and a lot of the inner web's like what's what's he doing a lot of folks also felt that him and Luke Keekley It almost looked like it was a ventriloquist act Like you got it, Lauren Take a listen here's our announcer Noah Eagle Oh, that's a corrected in Melbourne. Yeah, I've been to Melbourne Melbourne. Yeah, not Melbourne Yeah, but anyway the internet is divided some Australian say now you say, Melbourne Yeah, but it's Melbourne B.U.H.N. Not Melbourne Like been like a trash bin. So I'll make you down to Melbourne. Is he just a syllable off in? I don't know what he's people saying they don't know what he's doing

1:51:40Okay, but that son of Ion that is Noah Eagle family business a lot of nepotism and television But he doesn't go jump he does but and it was funny last night Everyone was joking. I said this to Carl earlier because I you know I don't want to just criticize everything. I want to be positive what try to be as positive as I can on social media There's enough negativity, but I was laughing because it's Noah talking with Luke and they look at Lee said something And it's like hey, what about that play and they go in that right Terry McCauley Terry McCauley's not in everybody. This is a major television broadcast Netflix spent zillions of they don't have a microphone or a headset or even a three shot to get Terry McCauley's take Who's the referee expert wow? I yeah, I think it was 50 was it 50 million for this game or something of that nature whatever their pan I mean because for the Christmas games. I know it's ridiculous somehow, but yeah, you would think they'd have all of this cover But you feel me on that it's like well Terry McCauley's not in here greasily. Oh Well By the way, you ever probably with the way Michael Irving's wearing his hair people are killing Michael Irving

1:52:40Have some cool like little dread things going. Yeah, I think he's been wearing it like that for a while now I saw him spanking something on the sideline after Miami's last win. I always get the belt out. Yeah, he was spanking out the bell I think he was spanking the water bucket Mike right talking about how they were spanking people Yeah, by the way Some folks have felt that there it was a little interesting to see Tennessee States coach giving a little lip And again, if you didn't see it Miami blew out If you didn't see the game last night. 77 six. Yeah, again. Let me again. Orin. Who they playing? I said Tennessee State That was George's opponent. Sorry about that But they win big 77 to seven and they actually shortened the fourth quarter to 10 minutes Similar sort of like the high school against the ratlers. It was fam you. I said Tennessee State Okay, like a high school game where they both coaches agreed to shorten or having a the clock run But it was interesting though like Miami is loaded and yes, we they rolled you Stanford And obviously fam you is not at their level not yet But Miami's got so many skill position players Men still looks like a rock star. I mean you can start to pencil in a couple of teams in your mind's eye in this playoff, can't you? I I think they are

1:53:41Head and shoulders above everybody else in the ACC right now and again That's why I asked Wes early this week about Virginia because they got a much older team their schedule is favorable I mean, you know, we'll see how that shakes out but Mike that the Clemson game in a couple weeks that could get ugly now People are saying Clemson, you know, Wes said his Clemson really that bad, you know, or it was LSU just that good A bit of both or maybe I mean there's nothing it's funny. There's a Clemson fan at the end of the bar And misery loves companies that what are you gonna do with dabbo and I pointed I got a nose hat on I said, you know, we're in the same boat with Norvelle You know these are these are the joke last week about if they're really gonna call your bluff on the SEC They were gonna kick LSU out who you're gonna bring in well about five years ago It was a no-brainer. It was Clemson or Florida State They're not hot brands right now. I mean their legacy teams, but you got to figure at some point Are they gonna get it right Clemson is still a spell to be small schooling upstate South Carolina And Florida State doesn't have that kind of money to kick around or even buy out their current coaches under performance Yeah, I just think you know when we talk about college football though the equal playing field all you got to do is look at SMU

1:54:45Nobody wanted SMU in the ACC. They thought it was a joke SMU's come in and established themselves as one of the best programs Right in that in that that conference and so that that has to do with you know The where college football is if you spend the right money Mike and I do like their coach But I just think like we go back a few years ago and we were like SMU That's a good fit for the ACC They wanted to be there because they wanted this challenge, but I just think like that's the example when you start talking about Who can we add and who adds value? Hey man, uh, I saw the story last night when I got home from work And I was like dang Channel two had the story on a chef who worked at a restaurant off camp Creek rhymes with strong horn and Apparently there was some things going on in the kitchen Have you seen you can go on channel two's website stories till up. Was he doing bad? No, but he was saying like this is not the way a restaurant should work Not the way a kitchen should look. I mean there was a lot of stuff going on I don't want to like for people are eating here at the restaurant. I'll pass. Okay on some of the glory details

1:55:46Okay, but Jerry as a lot of so it was pretty It's pretty bad and it wasn't like first when I heard the story I'm like well this is obviously some guy got fired with an accident grind No, he's a guy who actually did the right thing because you can't serve food in this environment And apparently the management team got fired that was running that store And they've changed it back, but it was like you know, but so did they pass their uh, yes apparently so But it was just I mean stakes are laying around Critters there's a lot of stuff going on man. It was Jerry C. Jerry's facial expression Jerry's making prune face bitter beer face guys like a shirt with you. Hey guys It is 9.11 today the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the us of a and like we all know where we were And we're not going to go down that road because it's a special time and a terrible time obviously in so many of our lives But I do think Carl and you and I talked about this last year We always have the same I think strike the same chord. I just We all first of I get angry when I think about 25 years ago that we were so unprepared and and it happened and you know And I grew up there and then I and then I think about also I get angry because think about how we came together

1:56:49And I'm not and again guys. I'm just saying think about how if you were at like Walmart or Costco and you were fighting over the same parking space You know you did. Hey man, you got it You know somebody's merging that day getting on the highway take it We stopped with the petty BS that crept back into our lives 25 years later You know we were so good to each other Everybody in this country any walk of life there was a true love and it just seems like it's so gone I mean I'm trying to get on a soapbox. I'm just saying it's the thing that I take you know from where we are 25 years later Can we ever get back to everything so divisive? You know culture politics etc But you know what I'm saying brother? It just felt like we all came together and we had a genuine love for our country and each other That lasted at least a year or two and then it slowly eroded We were scared We had to come together because it was us against the world We never thought that something like that would happen on our homeland So yeah, I totally remember and I totally agree I don't know if it was you or maybe some friends over the last weekend we were talking about

1:57:52Kids are not even being taught about 9-11 And for those and for those of you who are old enough again, it's only 25 years It sounds like forever. It's not that's not a long time ago. Right like it Because we were having this conversation I'll just say this Mike, you know, you're right A bunch of emotions go through me every year Because I immediately wake up and I you know you start to see things and it just takes you right back to where you were And the thing that I was and and I'm not afraid to say it. I've said it for 20 years. I was scared I think most Americans were you didn't know what was next right you didn't know what city was next You didn't know if we had a the ability to defend ourselves people forget George Bush was on a plane for damn their eight hours right are they flying around worried about where is correct the threats So it wasn't like hey, we got this under control They were trying to figure out what the hell was going on. So yes, right it is a weird eerie day that still lives very vividly In my memory and I think for most people who lived it

1:58:53But the good news is man. I hope that we are more prepared now 25 years later And certainly we don't ever want to forget the souls we lost on that day It's want to give a shout out personal note Gary Cinease you and I both interviewed him over the years. He has lieutenant Dan band He's got the nonprofits. He's evolved with wounded warrior and first responders my high school We lost 12 people from my hometown of Wanch, New York and Long Island and Gary Cinease and some other groups got involved and put together a monument outside the high school With the twin towers. Did you see the drones amazing the other night amazing guys They had the amount the same number of victims of the attacks that was the drones it basically simulated the world trade center It was goosebumps city, but again guys. I know that it's it's a tough day for a lot of folks But we'd be remiss if we didn't talk about it because as I said, I wish we could get some of that love back But either way that's guy talk guys on the anniversary of 9-11 all right coming up guys. We're live at twin peaks Steve Kuhnins gonna join us hawks CEO where the hawks going for training camp Something a little different this year Also, we'll talk about some other things with steen obviously as we kind of go all around with him

1:59:55Falcon reporters on the way will give you the latest as we get ready for Sundays match up in Pittsburgh And we're gonna talk about what we want to see from a Kyle pits or johan dotton or an avionter rail or even Tommy Reese our offensive coordinator because hey How much has he had to adjust here this last day? Let's be honest when we all heard Tommy Reese was they go see how many guys are all their eyes Big tests coming up stay there. It's Duke's in Bell He is the CEO of our lanahawks his name is Steve Kuhnins and he joins us here on sports radio 92 9 the game on a weekly basis and Steve Uh, first and foremost how you don't how's your how's your week been? Been a busy week been a very busy week lots of good stuff going on out of the earth Uh, pretty good. I mean considering the Falcon situation Uh, it was good Monday because we felt like we had a hold of things and then two was named the starter then two of gets an oblique injury And now we're down to our third quarterback, which is obviously Cooper rush. So yeah, I mean considering Ah, it's not been a great week Steve. It's not been a great week

2:00:58Well, you know what the game hadn't been played yet stranger things have happened. So let's not see the victory to Pittsburgh who has I quarterback I think about four months younger than me Yes, it's I mean that's the things the we and I always go back now ran to the Texas. I've got a lights out defense But the Steelers could not have looked more enemic than they did that final game the last year So there's always a plus week one is always such a fugacy you never know what you're gonna get Some teams look like garbage and come back the next week and they're in form Well, let's switch it off a bit. What do you think of Wednesday night football? I don't like it, but the NFL does it because they can I'm more about I'm more about not liking last night. We'll start with Wednesday I mean a rematch of the of the Super Bowl is great, but I mean I don't know it's so strange Steve and it's almost like the NFL's overflexing Yeah, I had two dinners the last two nights and it's like wow. I got to hurry up. I'm missing football. It's like bizarre on Wednesday Thursday. I like I really do

2:01:59You know, and I wish there were better games on tonight. There's really you know There's not high quality games on but The Wednesday night games the you know The game the the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving Little strange Is Australia a bridge too far? I know again 49ers handle the travel the ramps right now everyone says they didn't Steve It's just I felt bad for those fans who paid good money for those seats on a cricket pitch You're literally like a mile from the field Yeah, I mean we went to Abu Dhabi a couple of years ago And it was a fabulous experience for the players and team but we took nine days It was pretty season, you know, we enjoyed You know connecting at the team and having the family for the players with us But that that's a pretty aggressive trip to start a season especially with two of your projected top teams in the league But you know Everybody wants to make it a global game and the NBA we're fortunate that you know a third of our players are from there and the NFL and

2:03:04Major league baseball's far less, but you know I think this is what our world look. It's gonna look like it's more games Where there's less competition David Stern was way ahead of the game though wasn't he when you start talking about this international thing I mean like I think you know for the NBA Some people realize Was way ahead of this and at the time I remember the pushback like why would we want to be there? He was trying to explain like we've got more people playing basketball now. It's a different world right and Steve That's my issue football is our thing. I'm talking about American football It's our thing we love it and this idea we have to take it abroad and it's just like and now I got to pay extra money We lose a home game and you lose the home game like there's so many other elements to this But the NBA has always kind of been ahead of this Yeah, I think so you know look I think we're gonna see in a couple of years Every Sunday morning at nine o'clock or nine thirty we're gonna have an international game to watch for a full season

2:04:06I think that With the I mean 30 million people aren't wrong in tuning in and we both watched it. I found a way you know um So I just think things are going to evolve and I think that sports are going To continue to be the primary thing people consume through their television screen Steve uh, let's talk about the Hawks real quick we get word that uh, uh, I don't know how long it's been since we've gone out of state to have training camp Okay, so 1999 our producer just told us in our ear. We're going to Nashville. Is that right? What's what's behind this? um I think a deep love of country music by everyone in the roster And expanding the Hawks brand isn't that right Steve? I think it's a bit of that. I mean the you know I think the one of the brilliance of Quinn is

2:05:06When you go out of town as a group you get tight closer you get more connected Okay, you're away from your family. You're not necessarily at home. We gone we've gone to Athens. I think like eight out of the last ten years and obviously They've done University of Georgia's been credible host But uh, it was you know, how do we continue to team build because chemistry means so much we saw that With the nicks last year. So let's go create an environment That's something new and different for the guys and um, it's exciting and it should be a lot of fun Our bad Steve Couton when he's in Nashville Carl by the way he's Garth Couton Garth Couton I think that's his aliens His aliens friends and love for Garth and I'm talking about you Mike Or maybe he's hyphenated like Steve Strand Couton and anyway he joins us right now live from Twin Peaks in Buckhead Duke's and Bill hanging out with our man. Yeah, Steve like that. That's cool. I like that idea because you know This is a team which we have a high aspirations for I don't know how

2:06:10The coach is gonna play and get the rookies involved because I know you get maven when I say this but we went back and looked at it There is kind of a time-honored tradition of rookies struggling for minutes with the hawks going all the back to letty Wilkins So can you give me some kind of guarantee that we're gonna see some of these young guys we've uh, we picked up this year I think we will if they've you know If they're Going to make us better and one of the ways they make us better is by getting them playing time. So you know I have huge trust in and Quinn and Kingston we had Much higher on our board than even where it was drafted at eight So I think he's gonna have plenty of opportunity and hopefully they can rise to the occasion But you don't expect to get a ton from your rookies But we had this nice balance, you know, you saw what team Canada's been able to do and it's been Nikiola Alexander Walker and Ludoert leading that team so It's exciting. It's real exciting. I think we're gonna be tough. I think we're going to

2:07:14Be a very very fun watch and I think the league itself you see these new stars emerging Which is um also makes it fun. So I'm excited. I can't believe You know, it's weeks away from starting literally weeks It is it's Steve Cunningh guys before we uh, let you go Jalen Brunson's gonna host Saturday Night Live and it's gonna be the first episode this season I just think you know, we forget how many great sports figures have hosted All right, and that crossover of you know, Deon Sanders Derek Geter Michael Jordan was on there. Joe Montana and Walter Page Charles Barclay I was fortunate to go um when Charles Barclay's hosted a couple times When Barclay was hosting and you know, the best part is the after party. It starts at one You get home about 430 and you went did I really get to do that? How lucky am I You know, that's cool I just love how you know again with the writers get creative I always think of like the Peyton Manning sketch carol with the kids. Oh, yeah, he's playing pickup football

2:08:19I'm not saying I'd kill a snitch Oh, yeah, the catcher up small The greatest it is Pose him in the port of John Get back in there get in there It's completely opposite of Manning's personality. That's what makes it so great But yeah, so Jalen Brunson is gonna and I'm just I guess the question for me though is what does it do for the NBA? I mean, there are it's New York. They won the championship again We saw him firsthand, you know first up close and personal, but for the NBA What's it do? It's part of you know But with everything we have at our disposal to be connected and entertained with Having something that surprises and delights you Jalen Brunson will no matter how bad he is he'll be great Yeah, because the fans in New York and that and the studio only see like 300 people I mean, but they'll be they'll be cheering for him and it'll be raucous and um I hope he's funny. I hope he's funny. That's my favorite show of all time. I could talk to you for hours about that show

2:09:22But athlete, you know Tom Brady wasn't exactly a riveting guest. Charles Barkley dresses a woman kind of interesting and oddly appealing The funny scene for those that remember we're doing like snl memory lane, but the one with Brady It was a skit. I want to say it was either John Loves of the character Carl where Brady comes in the office And he's got a dress shirt on with no pants on and and and the women are of course he's so good looking the women don't care So there's no claims of sexual harassment. Yeah, it being inappropriate. That's our man Steve Kuhnen guys hanging out He's a big shot because hang out snl rap parties joins us here live from a twin peaks in bucket. Oh be nice I'm kidding. I got to go with Charles. Somebody needed to drive him Right by the way you think Charles does you think Charles does step away with Ernie They've kind of said like it's a package deal one more year for these guys you do you spend they're gonna walk away What do you hear with Charles starting in 2000 when he started retiring? Um, so it's just 26 year, but I do believe Ernie will be 70 Um, Charles doesn't want to be you know tied to to work. He wants to

2:10:28Play golf and fish and do what he has to do, but I don't know man, you know, I don't know He is such a public figure and to go Away from that so I'm sure there'll be some kind of Reduce schedule where you know, maybe Charles just come to our all-star and play off and at all start He can lose his voice Which if you remember it should have been a Saturday night lives get the first year TNT We have all-star game. We're so excited and Charles shows up for work. He was out party the entire night and we had larynx He could speak No, it's true. I that takes me back man. I was at that all-star game. That's crazy. Yes, Steve But we got to get out of here real quick dogs this weekend look the handle business last week And I expect we'll do the same and then you're talking to my I'm most of my prediction last week I had him winning by 72 they only won by 60 So I'll say it'll be no win in the mid 40s Okay, all right. They did cover Uh and final thing thoughts on Falcons Falcons first weekend Pittsburgh on the road

2:11:34I am caring loudly for our home team, but it's it's gonna be a challenge to open the season With a third-string quarterback who is experienced who's played for seven years Yeah, and you know, we'll say this is why we play the games gentlemen That's why we play the games look if we go up there and win find a way to get it done It'll be the biggest shocker week one. It's going to pans down hands down So Steve thank you have a great weekend. We appreciate you as always and hawks guys right around the corner Is there going to be having training camp up in Nashville before and by the way? They're media day will be here and then they'll head up to Nashville, but good stuff Steve. Thanks again See you guys soon take care. All right and by the way, uh was it 45 with Western Kentucky? Hilltapers are really good Uh, was it other guy conference school? They're pretty solid. They played in post seasons. They've won games against big teams So this might get back to the Kirby not covering the big number although some would feel that dog fans At look at that Georgia team and say the players heard all this stuff

2:12:35They're frustrated about how the last two seasons have ended So they want to play in with a chip. I hope so well if they are Mike Then they've got a chance to achieve their goals. Hey guys. We're coming back the latest update on the Falcons the injury report It's Friday Nothing's changing between now and Sunday if you're not playing you're not playing and what do we want to see from some of our key guys Mike and I'll break that down for you next live from Twin Peaks on sports radio 92 9th game We are Duke's in Bell we start off every day and every hour by saying hey man happy Friday guys We're live at Twin Peaks and Buckhead and Mike and I have been discussing all day What many of you maybe just getting wind up and that is what's this team going to look like on Sunday now with Cooper rush under center If you're just tuning in that decision was made and announced today by Kevin Stofansky wouldn't let you hear from coach coming up But as we thought at the beginning of this week. Okay. It's gonna be two of them. They'll get the game plan ready They'll do some things that benefit him and certainly you know play to his strengths And now Mike you've had to switch that up

2:13:36We're gonna talk about things that we expect from some of these guys in the first week of the season But just your initial thoughts man because today I got to tell you when this news came down I was a little upset, but then I was a little like damn okay. What's this mean? And like now the result with me like I've gotten to the place Mike where I go Cooper's the guy. Let's just go try to win this game Well, it's funny because on Wednesday night on NBC and football night in America Mike Floreo said of two of struggles. He'll be cut And like well, he might not even get on the field You know what I mean? I never thought we were gonna carry four quarterbacks all season Cooper rush is a competent, you know back up quarterback You know, he's he's that guy, you know, he's older what early 30s right 32 32, you know, he had some some starts with the Cowboys He's nine and seven as a starter in the NFL But he's not sexy. He's not exciting and look I know we've trying to make the stealers if the stealers were that good Then why did they go to Super Bowl last year? Yes, they've got TJ want yes, they've got a good defense He's mostly got some injuries and they've got an Aaron Rodgers who looked really old at times last year in an offensive

2:14:38Even former steal of Bryant McFennon said look dysfunctional sure at times last year But it's just you know, Tua was the guy that got the most reps now. Here's a guy that literally gets shoehorned into start Carl And today they work on red zone, you know, they do some seven on seven as Dave Archer told us so he just got a cram it Hopefully he's spongeed it up and he gets what's the fans he's asking about him some guys say there's no difference whether it was Tua or Cooper rush going out there. I disagree. I think the game plan for Tua was based on certain things that they had saw I can't because he was getting the number one snaps You this guy hadn't gotten any of those snaps until yesterday So you can't say that hey everything is the same. I do think they'll be certain play calls run plays or run plays I'm talking from a passing perspective But there's the ball come out quickly whether it's Michael Penex Tua or Cooper rush well you would hold the stealers I mean you want to three slant one two three you know screen pass bubble screen things like that I think those things are very similar but I just think like Mike you've been putting a plan together probably for two weeks to be honest with you

2:15:39I think they've known that mpenex wasn't going to be available and you've been putting this plan together slowly And then all of a sudden yesterday what the hell do you mean is is oblique is hurt? So now say what you want. I'm not telling you they're scrapping it But it changes a little bit and also you go from a left hand to a right hand guy Okay, we flip in formations. There's Drake on the right side now There's there little things that go into these these play calls with all of that said Here's the thing for me with Cooper rush and and again Falcons by the way oh seven and one in Pittsburgh oh Seven and one in Pittsburgh Two and sixteen and one versus the Steelers and their last win I believe uh when you talk about playing the Steelers you got to go back to oh six Mike Um and a game at the Georgia dump we've not had a lot of success against these dudes So now you throw this monkey rich into the equation and it just makes you wonder all right what are we getting Falcon fans can we go win a football game? Yes because anything can happen But it now puts a little bit more pressure on guys to execute it Mike let's talk about this for a second before we hear from Kevin's to fansky

2:16:42Who in your opinion Needs to really like have the kind of game we've been talking about because look if guys know and you know Everybody's talking about bjhala look you don't think the Steelers know we're gonna get bjh on 25 carries But again how but it's how do they get him the ball? Is he gonna have swing passes? You're gonna get in the ball on a screen How do you get him in open open fields where you can make again bjhala's got to make one man miss in the play design Which I'll trust 99.9% of the time bjhala's got to have at least 25 touches either through the air on the ground Brian Robinson's the backup and he's a he's a solid physical running back too But yeah, it's number one bjhala and then I'll say Kyle Pitts because we expect the ball to come out quicker The routes won't be as longer perhaps again We're gonna see what's the fansky and Tommy Reese do and the other thing is would you feel worse if this was fricking Zach Robinson having to deal with this on the fly I mean all off season you and I have said adults in the room adults in the room guys that have a plan Well, we're gonna see it and by the way, what's the fansky is dealing with this week? It's called a Thursday in Cleveland Right from Baker Mayfield to Dishon Watson to Joe Flacco to James Winston to shoot her centers

2:17:46He's he's dealt with a lot of this kind of nonsense. I'm a gay brew right so yeah But let's see what the adults in the room come up with but to help Cooper rush be successful. What can I say this to you're right But they didn't win a lot of games. No, and so that's the other side of it I mean, it's also again, it's a matter of the stability or lack of stability in that organization And this goes back to what you were saying earlier in the guys It's not unfair. It's it's not unfair to say it as a falcon fan sometimes you feel like you're cursed or we're cursed within competent management Why didn't we go get Kyler Murray instead of two at Tonga by Loa when both guys are basically available at the same price and two is known as having injury now Kyler had his own injuries and off the field concerns about dedication in Arizona As was reported, but why not Kyler over to well I just feel like we can't talk about this situation without pointing the finger at the front office and saying the decisions that were made have also put us here They brought these guys here guys. It's not like we sign Cooper rush in March We signed him July 29th

2:18:47The first day of camp oh because well we got a guy we need to release because of injury Okay, well, we need another armoured Trevor Simmy and got hurt and in the armoured here and then two of mr First four four and a half days because he wasn't he couldn't do anything really in practice But Mike but Mike you had options and that that part of it goes along with why we are here now Regardless of what you think about these guys in quarterback. So you know guy said to me I thought Matt rhyme is gonna make a difference look match on the clock He hasn't yet, but I can't judge him because we haven't played a game yet The personnel hopefully gets better. We draft better But this gets back and and Mike we spend money next year You keep talking about the cap go on you know, we're gonna have more cap space, but he's on the clock Let's let's not but this is also like but this goes back to the gap you're they inherited a bit of a mess There are guys they believe in and they gave money to because you don't throw away a b-john robinson We believe in Drake they believe in like they believe more in pits and I did I would let pits play the season out on the tag But they gave pits the confidence and you a great interview We talked about Daniel flick did a really nice piece by the way in the a.j.c On Kyle pits check it out, but they've invested in their future locked up burgeon on it left guard

2:19:51Restructured Lindstrom there's some pieces that are there, but we don't have a quarterback yet We're gonna find out if Mike's the guy because we don't know and the defense look once you lost Once you lost pierced junior in the suspension and jail and walker if it wasn't their intentions The expectations certainly are realistic in that front office. Yes, well, that's my issue, but look Mike Don't bad to mediocre teams and new regimes inherit bad situations all the time Well, sometimes in this division you go from worse to first, you know We've seen it a million times, but I think there's some fundamental flaws on this team right now is presently constructed I don't disagree the defense is a number one concern. Where's the pass rush? I It's certainly mine 4047 260929 I just think like when you're a five hundred team for the last five hundred five years or six years whatever the hell it's been There are things that no matter who whether it was Matt Ryan or if it was any other executive You are taking on a task that you know may take a while But that's just part of the game. Let's hear from our coach because he did speak today What about starting Cooper this week? This is what he said

2:20:54Yes, Cooper will start and Jackson to correct with Cooper He said yesterday that other than like a two-minute drill the first week of camp He hadn't taken any reps of the ones until yesterday Do you believe that you can get up to speed with them get in sync with the guys that he needs to be in sync with between yesterday and now and I guess walk through tomorrow. I do that's the short answer as I do the long answer is That's the life of the backup quarterback and and there's been great guys over the course of history That do an excellent job of staying ready so they don't have to get ready and step in and The reason you're able to do that is because you work so hard in the meeting room and on the practice field to stay up to speed Okay, so coach believes he'll be ready. He's stay ready to be ready. Be ready. Stay ready. Okay two days Mike He's gonna throw a couple of bad passes and we're gonna just have to live with it, right? I mean like I think the notion has been that at least two has been working with these guys and you felt a little bit better about

2:21:56Okay, this rhythm and then we're talking about and you know having the timing down Regardless of what you think of it you felt better because he had been working with these guys You're doing this dude in the mix for two days and going all right. We'll be fine, but this is it I mean, that's why I was I mean, I didn't obviously I had no idea this was gonna happen But I was always lukewarm about two of just you know from the way things ended in Miami in an offense It was really geared towards his strengths and they had to bench him I'm just I never expected to do anything other than be a placeholder until penics was ready I thought there was a good chance penics start week one I don't know now we wait and see when panic gets different right now It's Cooper rush and the thing is the oblique and by the way mark Ramon to from ESPN.com Carl Tweets out this out oblique tweak has nothing to do with the back injury separate that caused him to miss the first couple days of practice but again If Michael panic studio can find a way to start next week then two is never getting on the field I mean that was it. I mean that two of was a great big nothing, but we don't know I don't know but I don't have any I never had any expectations in the guy in the first place But I can't predict what Michael pinnix is going to do this year

2:22:59If you say that that's the assumption that he's going to throw for 3500 yards and 30 touchdowns I don't know that well I do think they want to get the sample size and that's why it's important every game counts to give us the biggest breadth and volume Yeah of game experience as you can say hey penics is the guy I believe in let's give him the option and when it comes to the draft We'll go draft the air apparent to Jake Matthews or another edge rusher and we won't go quarterback That's that's why it's so important. That's why when I've been railing about penics and just look at the man in the mirror and get your butt out there There's a lot of things that play and oh by the way for guys who say one game early in the season Every year the last three years. It's come down to one game from keeping us from winning this division That's very true. Let me hear coach real quick as we're talking about Kevin's to Fansky But the order by the way is Cooper rush. It is too is inactive too. He's not going to play. Okay, so he's on the he's on the the men It is Cooper rush. It is Jack Strand as the backup Technically guys he's one play away frost and the emergency quarterback as we've talked today with Daniel Flick

2:23:59You can't declare to or penics as the emergency guy once you said they are inactive So um we talked about that a little bit earlier today, but that's kind of the pecking order Let me hear what coach had to say about putting in a new offense and starting a new quarterback in week one You know when you're in year one of a system and while there's a bunch of stuff that We've done in the past that are the same At year one of any system for coaches and players you get to know where the bones are buried on on all these plays And you know why you spend more time talking about the why and the intent of the play Sometimes you get to year two and three and everybody you're you kind of breeze past that so I do think that there's an advantage to Having a bunch of new guys in that room that have asked really good questions so that we can all you know Figuratively get on the same page That's an interesting comment and I agree with him on that one last thing Mike you talk about penics. I do want you to hear what coach said in regards to Michael Pinnix return This was today. It's Friday. We know he's not playing Sunday. Mike said is he playing in week two against Caroline at home

2:25:00Coach is he when is he going to be ready? Like we'll be ready when he's ready, you know, I again like I told you guys whatever day we talked was I trust in this process. I trust in what we're doing medically and I trust Mike Okay, already then he'll be ready when he's ready now another thing guys And some folks don't catch this sometimes coaches say things they don't necessarily believe So we'll see where this goes They might feel that they're quarterback lies in the draft they might be there might be some guys in the organization who feel is warm and fuzzy about jacks strand as you do Yeah, frost. Hey my only thing is he's the back up going into this game now and and here's what's crazy Somebody said to me doeksy can really end up playing at some point this season. Yeah The way this is going. Hey now the good news bad news if you really want to see jack strand that's good news But the bad news is if he's in the game. It's going horribly wrong I agree look I said to you all this this conversation It's not an ideal situation to throw an undrafted free agent rookie

2:26:01With no experience into into a game like this that it's almost unfair But This is our lot right now. We hope that Cooper can go up there and keep us in the game Who had Cooper rushes your starting quarterback week one on your gringo card nobody nobody All right, man. We're gonna talk to Grant There was a big series at truest park that starts tonight with the Phillies We'll get the latest from Grant McCauley coming up on sports radio 92 9 the game This is the final three games between the Phillies and the Braves tonight over at truest park. It starts tonight It's Duke's in battle. We alive at twin peaks guys in Buckhead Grant McCauley joins us to talk about the Braves Mike and I were just talking about the weather before we get into the the game itself. What's it look like over there truest Well, it's very overcast I can tell you that it's not really rained all together that much But the radar looks like it could be a problem sometime within the next two to three hours Which is really great when you're trying to plan how to start a baseball game and keep it going with no interruptions But I am currently staring at the tarp right now. So we're in the holding pattern and

2:27:02Hopefully this will blow over and be one of those things that does not make this the longest night of the season the truest park But those might be my famous last words They do have the tiebreaker with the Phillies, but of course Phillies get yeah win more games and you know win the division Massive pitching duel they haven't really given the run support to sail You know, I mean, I was telling Carl yesterday is it like three or four games on the top my head Grant Is that like psychological in the film if we got the ace out there? Can these guys get out there and rig tonight against Aaron Nolan and by his standards has struggled for the Phillies Yeah, he has struggled, but he has pitched really well in the second half And I think he had made some mechanical adjustments that we got a first hand look at it in the series over the weekend When he went seven strong innings and then the braves rally against the Phillies bullpen So there are a number of different ways to win on the days that the good starting pitcher or a starting pitcher Who has a great day is out there? But the braves to your point have been having a lot of trouble scoring run Less than four per game in the month of august now into september This has been going on for a while. I think I maybe even told you guys about it

2:28:03I know I talked about it on from the diamond, but Chris sale has nine losses in two no decisions this year He has a 2.95 ERA in those 11 starts So even on days that the braves aren't winning or he's taking a loss of tough luck when at that He's still giving you ace level production and just speaks to how good Chris sale is And that's the kind of performance they're going to need from them tonight to set the tone for this series Yeah, and that's what it's about setting the tone now when we went up there grant if I remember correctly They kind of set their rotation up To be you know what they wanted to go up against this obviously we end up splitting that series It's a little different this time around Yeah a little bit because you are still going to see I mean you've got the the match of tonight with no la who pitched well against them You guys whose Luzardo tomorrow. I don't know if I need to remind anybody what the finale and Philly looked like But it was a very fast game and very little offense to the braves and then you're going to see Andrew painter in the finale He's been pitching better But he's obviously not in sack Wheeler or Christopher Sanchez so you are missing those guys in this series However again for the braves lineup. It's really been a struggle no matter who's out there to really get some big innings rolling and get some things going

2:29:09offensively speaking But if you do look at even though there's only three games between these two teams remaining Important obviously for both teams to win this series and do as much as they can to either gain ground in the case of the Phillies Or distance themselves in the case of the braves if you look at the finale or the final couple of weeks of the season I think the braves can go seven and six and the Phillies would have to go something like 13 and two To be able to or excuse me 12 and two to even try to catch the braves So there's all there's basically no margin for air left for the Philadelphia Phillies when it comes to winning this division The braves had the lead they have that tiebreaker They essentially could play 500 or better ball for the remainder of the season and be almost mathematically impossible to catch and again I know I'm wandering into the area where it's like these could be famous last words But you just hope that things work out well enough that there's just not enough time and not enough games left for the Phillies to catch them Grant McColle is with us guys who are live here at Twin Peaks in Bucket. He's up at the stadium More on the quarterback conundrum with the Falcons up in Pittsburgh coming up. So Lane Thomas

2:30:10Inner coastal strain. Uh, he's out for like the rest of the season Maybe some of the postseason So I mean the the I guess the platoon thing never really happened But the good news is Kim seems to be hitting so down the stretch to bonds and left and Kim's in short, right? Yeah, that's kind of what it's gonna be looking like against left handers anyway And you have gotten some production out of Haasong Kim and knock on wood that can continue or maybe there's even an uptick there Where he could be a little bit more valuable Mauricio de Bonne, I know you talk about most valuable player for the braves Maybe he's not necessarily that by the numbers But what he's meant to the club for versatility's sake and for the clutch hitting and all the other things that he's done and being It's pretty much a glue guy in that clubhouse I don't know if there's been a more quote-unquote Important brave than Mauricio de Bonne from the overall team dynamic perspective So you're gonna ask him again to just move around and help the club where he can best But yeah for the Lane Thomas Acquisition you were hoping to get some guy who was gonna be able to come in and really match up well against tough left handers And the braves essentially got what about a month or so out of them

2:31:11He didn't play a ton and really I was kind of surprised that he didn't get more playing time With that intercostal issue that's the cartilage between your ribs That's what he's trained so very little you can do other than the wait for it to heal And that's based on the time of year we are if it's gonna take you a month to get back You could very well have a tough time They playing again this year if you're Lane Thomas which is a real shame for him and for the braves You man also has what 37 38 home runs. I believe it is great somewhere around there Yeah, and I'm just asking from the standpoint of like How does he need to finish this season to have any momentum whatsoever to to get the recognition of having the kind of season He's had I know he's cooled off But you know if he goes on a tear here these last few weeks. What do you think that's enough of a pusher? No I mean the last couple of weeks it can certainly close out what has been overall a great season for him And I am starting to see some swings here over the past few games through the race series Especially where you're starting to see him square the ball up more there's been some bad luck for him in some of those But when you start seeing 105 106 miles an hour off the bat hit on a line even if it's at somebody

2:32:17You certainly liked out a lot more than kind of the I don't know just feeling like he was just kind of guessing at best which I guess hitting Kind of has to get some game in a lot of ways But he just felt like he had kind of lost it there for a couple of weeks and was really grinding to try to get it back So you know as far as MVPs are concerned he's definitely the braze MVP as far as the MVP of the national league I think at this point it is the p-crohe arms strong show and he has even pushed himself away from show hey otani Who is now dealing with some health issues that could put some serious question as to his availability for the Dodgers down the stretch It's not beyond I get down the micro level grant tonight with the fillies Do you try to think about maybe you get away from Schwarber not Chris sale But if you get in the bullpen in this series stay away from Schwarber just you know it just seems to be on a roll Yeah, and there's certain guys that I'm it's no secret You know teams will look at it and say don't let this guy beat you And I think cow Schwarber is kind of that guy, you know Whether or not you want to look at all you struck out 200 times or you know He's only hitting 220 or 225 or whatever it is like that does not tell the whole story of cow Schwarber

2:33:19And we've seen it first in too many times So I think to your point even though he does have a lot of strikeout in his profile He typically works at bats and he is zoned in and able to catch up with anything Didier Fuentes wasn't looking to throw a hundred miles an hour right down the middle But cow Schwarber is one of those guys that can punish you if you make that kind of mistake And so yeah, I do think even with your best arms with the best stuff Cow Schwarber is up to the challenge So if there's one guy I can look at and this is a lineup that has a few guys that you want to be careful with Cow Schwarber is probably the one that's just a little bit more of Of a higher profile for me for a risk management standpoint Where when are you on this weekend, Grant? So I'll be on tomorrow from 12 to 2 so we'll have a couple of hours to talk about in advance of game 2 of this series We'll unpack whatever happens here tonight and however long it takes I'll have Brandon Godden the voice of the bra is for bra is nation on the show with me And I also got to catch up with Drake Baldwin and with Ray Kerr who's trying to carve out a spot in the bra is both And he's looked very good and it took him nearly two years to get back from Tommy John surgery Really, really great guy I had him on the show a couple of years ago when he first came over and so a really fun conversation

2:34:23But all of that plenty of bra is in baseball talk and hopefully something good to be speaking about once we're Done with this opener against the Phillies from the diamond tomorrow 12 to 2 right here on 99 to 9 to game wherever you get your podcasts and on the Odyssey out Good stuff Grant McCauley. I'm a great weekend. We'll talk to you next week. Hopefully we handle these these Phillies again, man. Appreciate you Hopefully so thanks guys All right, that's Grant McCauley. He's on tomorrow Mike. We're gonna talk Falcons when we come back because we got to give our final thoughts head in the week one But earlier this week NHL deputy commissioner Bill daily told ESPN that Anson Carter a former league star TNT analyst and a metro Atlanta resident so four people right we don't know who those guys are Is spearheading a new franchise expansion bid so now we're talking about having Three different bids in the Atlanta area for NHL team because last time I checked he was part of the group that was involved with the gladiators Yeah, and so now it's three and we did hear that Vernon Kraus's group apparently has to wear with all to at least

2:35:26Pass that information on the NHL is that we can come up with whatever ridiculous two billion dollar plus expansion fee You're gonna throw at us. We're keep to hearing it's Houston for the next expansion team But the question will be how long before Atlanta proves it deserves another shot I just feel Atlanta spirit LLC and that trasher experience put us so far behind the eight ball But the city is also grown since those knitwits. Yeah blew out the hockey team I'd like to think we can support it and the fact the brave showed you as much as it is to the chagrin of people on the south side The fan base is up there in the northern burbs if that's where the stadium the arena is But I still wonder if the NHL feels that the Kraus offering is too far north would answer in Carter Pal up with Tony wrestler. I don't know, but now this is this is interesting a third in HL expansion bid In the Atlanta area and that's separate from the north point correct, right? All right Just want to put that out there. All right. We got to talk some football because it's front and center Falcon Steelers Georgia playing Georgia Tech skits gets Tennessee will lay out what we think as we head towards the weekend next on sports radio 92 9 to game

2:36:31It is all about the Falcons week one in Pittsburgh Sunday coverage starts at 11 right here on sports radio 92 9 to game Kickoff is it one and it's funny because guys are like now would do you expect dukes? I don't know I didn't know when it was to I didn't know if it was gonna be pinnocks. I still don't know Um, I have concerns about certain areas of our football team But you know, this is what the seasons for we'll try to figure it out But Mike with Cooper rush under center as I said, you know, this has been a roller coaster for me today Of emotions like oh here we go again Look got to get behind it and hopefully he's able to do enough To possibly put us in a position to win and that's how I'm looking at this I don't expect my goal there in dominating if he does he's gonna surprise the hell out of everybody But keep us in short down in distance get get easy first downs and move the chains We've got to use like they're gonna try to stop be seen everybody tries to stop be seen Only times be John got stopped about twice last year best job against be John was Robert Salas defense for the San Francisco 49ers

2:37:32But uh you've got to get be John the ball and again whether it's in the passing game this you know how many time you're doing a swing pass Wheel route, you know, it's like that stuff works But the Steelers again, it's a good football team nobody thinks the Steelers are winning this Super Bowl We talked to the beat writer in the athletic. They're realistic expectations Aaron Rogers that will pick you apart if you can't get the the pass Russian That's where my biggest concern is how does Ulbrich get heat on Aaron Rogers if your blitzin Are you thinking to make you you know make it pay or are we gonna see Kendall Daniels use that super athleticism And maybe he's the X factor man. By the way for what it's worth uh Dan or Lovsky this evening on ESPN says quote if Cooper rush plays well at land is not going to put to a back on the field Okay Just to put him back on the field I would agree with that. I mean, so can I tell you what Cooper rush did last year 52 passes Zero touchdowns for the Ravens right Um Foreign exceptions

2:38:33Let's hope he plays well We don't know what we're getting like that's a bold thing to say for more Last thing I mean that's what he doesn't the day this dude hadn't played well enough to be anywhere for any amount of time That's what the concern is so He's got the ability he wouldn't be here and wouldn't be in the league if he didn't but I also think guys I think the Falcons when they called him were like We need another arm and camp they did not envision no him starting week one Look a lot of guys picked up on our conversation at the top of the hour when I said why didn't we reach out for Kyler Murray I mean it was that in deference to Michael Pettics Jr Like you didn't really feel like Michael couldn't win the job against Kyler Murray and with a guy with Potentially two or three more years here if you pick up the fifth eruption sure like either way that and that gets back That's why if you pick up to it then this isn't gap here Then you don't have any expectations You're brought in a guy who's on the downside now trying to reinvent himself Then you may get to see what Pettics does at some point and I hate saying that but and I pop that on you one day on the podcast

2:39:36And I'm starting to really feel this is the gap here and and Pettics gets out there when he gets out there I've stood fans he's like hey we got great communication everything's fine Okay, yeah, all right. I don't know if that's the case only because and again I'm not questioning his his Relationship because I don't have intimate knowledge of that all I would tell you is I think the team and the organization should have known Way before we did where Pettics was with this and when you know that Mike you prepare differently and you go out and acquire different players And I don't know if they were in tune with All right, man. Just tell us wouldn't when you're ready or We don't think you're going to be ready and have a real conversation because it was almost like when he said what he said that day And now I'm going back with two weeks when he said you know Oh, man, I ain't ready and we tripped off of it We went crazy because he's like I've been out three three practices 11 on 11. I ain't ready yet Um, I think Mike that may have been a little bit surprising to them But who knows at this point. This is our lot. We got it. We got to roll with what we roll with um I do think we still have a chance

2:40:38The NFL you saw it last night now the 49ers are different animal because they're certainly one of the most talented teams in the league But I don't think people thought they beat the Rams like they did last night So you can go make a few plays stay close and then all of a sudden, you know Hopefully you can pull this out and that's kind of how I'm looking at Sunday And then we hopefully get the next Sunday, but man can we be one and oh after week one that's the goal and how you do it Who cares if Cooper rest those if he throws for 75 yards, which again understatement But Matt Mike Matt Matthew Stafford through for 155 last night. He's the he's the reigning MVP This idea like Cooper rush is gonna come in against Pittsburgh and throw for 350. I just don't see it. So conservative game plan But one that puts your quarterback in positions to be successful Look man, this season is not up to start we expected, you know, I had this fan maybe called a fantasy that you know What was your fantasy that Michael Patissier is gonna start the freaking season? Then he was gonna do what he told everybody he interviewed with that's fantasy. I'm gonna be ready for week one

2:41:40John Groot hey, what are they telling you get me ready to go you get me you're a wild man you be ready week one Yeah, I'll be ready uh, Zach Klein you be ready week one. I'll be ready week one. Hey, it's week one You're cleared by the doctors. I'm not ready You know, and that's facts guys and if you want to get mad at me for that knock yourself out And again eventually he will have a chance to show what he has But as I said to Carl earlier you this might not matter to you and it probably doesn't But there are other person ill people and guys in front offices around the NFL going really He's cleared. He's not he's not playing. Okay It's something guys will be talking about Can we hear coach one more time about what he said about pinnocks to Mike's point Before we move to college football here before we get out of here in Twin Peaks This was um chemist of fans get a day and again. He said Cooper's the starter He's not worried about putting in a new plan with a new quarterback week one He said we're fine. We'll we'll work around that But here's what he said about michaupinics Like we'll be ready when he's ready. You know, I again, like I told you guys whatever day we talked was

2:42:41I trust in this process. I trust in what we're doing medically and I trust Mike now To be honest When he is ready We do need him to play really well This just this just isn't about him coming back and playing average I want to make that clear correct. This isn't about him just being out there He's got to come back and play really well. He has established nothing. So I mean guys And I've given if you listen to the show on a regular basis I've given him the benefit of the doubt because of Zach Robinson I mean I don't know you and I went round and round earlier in the show and I said I bet you I bet you bigger may feel to be complaining by week five. It made me laugh There were some stuff that came out This is just in preseason doubted Tampa now. How much of that was fined or oriented as opposed to player Well, find out but I just think just because you come from a great organization You're not the brains of that operation Sean McFae for better for worse is the brains of the Rams on last night of bad night in Australia

2:43:44He is but Zach Robinson he's over his head here. He is quite clearly So a shana hand and Rahim Morris by the way in a great spot last night does a hell of a job down a couple of defensive linemen And Rahim Morris in his perfect some guys are offensive coordinators and defensive coordinators some guys are not head coaches Yeah, he's great. I mean in this role he is and I think he's proven that I mean again Again, I think some people overstated, you know, well, he had a great team with the Rams well the Rams are loaded again Right so but yeah, man. I thought it was a great game plan for the sidebar from Australia I mean, I know it's the travel and everybody's making excuses, but Miles Garrett I mean, I didn't expect to hear Miles Garrett really near it's airing plan to be up Well, you know, the thing for me was after the game Aaron Donald. I just say Aaron Donald But the thing for me with Miles Garrett was after the game when he was like yeah, I'm not 100% bro Don't tell me that after the game, you know what? I don't that's what we're talking about with pinnings I don't want to hear that once you're out there you're out there But either way, uh, it's gonna be both of those teams will be playoff viable teams

2:44:45I just think shana hands brilliance Mike last year 12 and five and Mac Jones who? Mac Jones Started eight games for them and went five and three That's the brilliance of shana hand like for me that we can talk about all this other stuff But yeah, they're gonna be in the playoff mix. Will we we have a chance to win this division That's really what this starting, you know, this question starts and next week we got a big divisional matchup But in Pittsburgh and we've gotten all these different comments today a lot of Falcon fans like I'm my hands going up and down We're about to get embarrassed and then other people like you know what? Cooper rush is proven he can win in this league. He'll go win a game for us By the way, we did have a Mac Jones tweet. We always have a Mac Jones tweet with things are going south Because we should be trading for Mac Jones. They're not trading anymore picks. Okay, no they're not They want to use those picks. They want to build this thing the right way a combination of the draft And then augmented with free agency just because you have the most free agent I should say cap space to use on free agents next year means they're gonna do it I mean we talked about this earlier this summer Jets had more cap space than anybody last years. How's that working out for them?

2:45:48I mean jack, you know, but I do I do think that there is a plan here I do think this is a bit of a curveball But I also think they see something in Jack strand and they had him on the roster for a reason and now the question is going to be you know Does he get a chance? You know, it would be something that never thought I'd have a bet with you carls Will we see strand on the field before we see panic on the field Right that's crazy now that's that's that's absolutely not out of the realm of the impossible Uh before we get up out of here man Georgia tech handle business. I took tech getting 12 and a half And by the way Oklahoma's dropped down to 4.5 lot of Michigan money coming in late. Okay, but we day day if he's So last week was a fluke for Michigan then well, that's what you know, oh, it's just yeah apparently just G Wiz but no I guess well the Michigan fans are rich. They're all about you. This is church But there's a lot of money that's true and they're spending it but no that was interesting. I just I just think Brent key won't let this If we think this team is what we think it is won't let this happen again

2:46:48And it's a shame what happened against Colorado that was that was pitiful Colorado just said hey, I got an OC from Sacramento state Carl says we think they can't stop us gonna run it Run it again run it again. Did it and that's how they beat Georgia tech yeah And Tennessee's got better athletes can do it at a faster tempo But I just I'm just betting maybe with my heart that that Brent key will not let us seem against humiliated That's exactly what you're doing by the way Byday is here if you guys want to ask about the four and a half now. I think you need clarification on that Well, hey since all three of us except for you are on Oklahoma because you hate Oklahoma Dayday is down to four and a half are we gonna make an executive decision? I do hate And drop at a point because right now we're laying five and a half You know guys, I don't want to set precedence I I really feel like if I was to do this then you know We would be looking at situations moving. I mean, I remember where there was one lowly time where I wanted to take a line early in the week Dayday, thank you, but didn't you bend the rules last year to let Carl get back in the betting game? There was no beating the rules enter 500 actually so the rules are flexible. They're

2:47:51The NCAA has just shown us and the big tennis show is the rules are really not the rules The clock is not really the clock. There's a super secret clock. Oh, you don't know. There's another clock So dayday you're saying the five and a half stays. I mean it would only be right guys All right, I totally agree with you because if we start Because you know this is gonna happen all throughout the year This is what happens when you go to the sports book and the number changes guys. I'm sorry Yeah, you can't take your ticket back and say Michigan is moving the number. Yes Michigan money is moving the number, but it's I think I'll go to someone's my two scores. I do too I think they're a better team. All right last but not least Georgia cover Georgia cover No, I don't know maybe Weston Kentucky's a better team. Yeah, your usual second week opponent in the SEC and You know you rested all the starters. You just you out the Tennessee State was out man I think this made a bit closer. I didn't touch it. I didn't bet it. Oh, no, no, but I heard Routing a ball z on with Andy Randy earlier today and he was saying there's a chip on the shoulder because they feel they've left Then they have Georgia has left stuff on the table the last two sugar balls and feel like they're not getting respected right now

2:48:54Which is always a from pop water to the NFL you can play that card all season. All right Great games this weekend. We're all about it with you Monday Falcon Monday. We're talking about the Falcons Let's just go and see where this game goes That's that's my philosophy heading in the Sunday with the Steelers. All right. We got to get out of here man and clear out through Oh Hey, man. Thanks to all of our guests. They're online at audicy.com Commissioner Gordon our on-site engineer brother appreciate you as always back at the studio big O'Hendel and everything and Y'all got some work to do and Search code notes and of course day day executive producer. Hey, thank you guys for listening and always checking us out making us at land as number one sports station as number one sports show We're back at you Monday should be an exciting weekend man Braze fillies and now obviously we got all this football action. It's here guys. We finally have made it to the NFL Let's hope we have a good showing up there in Pittsburgh Mike Bell. Let's get out of here man clear throw

2:49:59Hey, man. Let's hope the Braves don't monkey around with the fillies. Don't give them a sign of life Be nice to not just you know win the division and keep them out of the playoffs You know, I talked about it with grandma call about Shorber and Bryce They got guys that can do it and their pitching is unbelievable That's the pitching staff you got to worry about in a short series best of five etc So hey, man Let's not screw around hope the bats come alive because Matt Olson talking to you brother need you to not be slumping right now I think I got that big pinch hit yesterday. Yes you did. Hopefully that's a sign of something But those two combined not hitting very well. Let's dial it up tonight against Aaron Nolan Mike brought it up in guy talk Today is the 25th anniversary of 9-11 President Bush gave a four-minute speech at 830 that night After flying around the country because they wouldn't take him back to Washington They thought the country is under siege and they were supposed to be in the second wave of terrorism But in that speech Mikey said terrorist attacks can shake the foundation of our biggest buildings But it cannot touch the foundation of America

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