Falcons feeling urgency to be prepared for every situation

0:00Thank you sir. Thank you. I'm talking to one of our listeners literally as we come back on live. What's your name? Rudy. Thank you Rudy. Rudy's here hanging out with us. He's a brags fan from the old days Carl He was a little boob below when they were still in Milwaukee before they morades. You and Lana. Yeah. Well, thank you Rudy Thanks for coming out man. Appreciate you. Good to see you Gotta give a shout out to my man from Jamaica Carl. He met us last time we were out here on the streets. What is he at? Don't you just said to me he goes what is he he goes your wife must not be a jealous woman? I said no You really don't know my wife. Oh, oh, the thing just in the radio. No, I said yes. It's true No, she does get very upset. Oh, yeah, no idea sir. He comes in. She's got a knife Yes I'm on double secret probation as always with her. Hey man Shelton's here. We got another dude who's here earlier He doubled back to get his nap a flag. We're live. He chose Jonesboro Road. Ray Buchanan is gonna have Carpal tunnel. He's signing somebody autographs over there But he's hanging a big play Ray Joe. There he is He's hanging out and we've got the flags for again a great line of folks hanging out here We just become an annual event our dukes and bell Falcons nappa flag giveaway. It's fun, man

1:03It really is and you know if you're wondering Honestly like the support it's real the support is here right fans care We want our team to win. Yeah, our team has some issues, but we we in it right and that's the beauty of this And by the way when I said gap year and in data brought that up the other day I hope it's not a gap here No, look I'm just saying I made it. It was a thought you had a literally on I think our podcast right and I was like I lost it on the podcast that day and then we came in and I said you got to share this because It's something that I think a lot of people have thought about like what is this year really going to be and Someday, you know, we'll find out more and nobody's hoping that we're not hoping this last thing in the world It's this would be nine seasons guys without the playoffs and look we one thing for certain No, whatever this season is going to be whether we win 10 games and win the division or win seven and don't nice That'd be nice You know, we got to figure out is Michael Pentax Jr. Are franchise quarterback. That's got to happen this year. Yeah All right, I want to write day day. Yeah. Thank you Sounded confident. I want to play something for you and by the way, I got to give a big shout out JT

2:08Acres Mike brought us gifts man dude Fantasy thank you. He knows I'm a Corvette guy got me a Corvette lid I mean we got the best listeners some other guys Corbett lids and I don't even have one yet. You know join the club man. I might have to I told him I said what's the grand sport guy He said I hadn't seen one yet Come on now. We always appreciate meeting some of the best listeners in town man I want you to hear be John. He went on with with K Adams. Is that right? All right, so this is be John guy By the way Falcons practice today family practice was good Injury report real quick Mike while we're talking about this Zachariah branch guys So I really want to see an action up against Pittsburgh He's listening with a hamstring. No, we don't know how serious it is and this is the first day But it is the day that you know we finally find out what's going on. Yeah, he's got a hammy But the one this little more concerning is Brandon Dorless. How do you say groin in Texas? Oh groin? That's two syllables But anyway Brandon Dorless is listed with a groin injury and he's our best pass Russia Okay, I don't want to hear that Because he's arguably our best friend seven guy right now other than maybe divine Diablo and we're gonna see what Kendall Daniels can do Yeah, did you say define Diablo? Let's hope so

3:10So that's the injury report, but again, it's Wednesday They're required to do this NFL so it's out there. I don't know how Concerning it might be but anytime as somebody's on there we do talk about it now I would say for fantasy owners if you picked up rock Bowers in the first round and Not exactly the start you were looking for rock Bowers apparently is gonna miss this first week maybe two all right earlier in the show You were looting to what was and what is and I said five o'clock out. I'm gonna tell you a story You said I can't wait. I'm gonna sit back and kick back and hear the story So I'm gonna tell you the story but to set the story up I want you to hear B. John Robinson talking to K Adams now B. John has nothing to do with this story, but this story speaks to where we were not where we're at But B was asked about what the atmosphere is here now under Kevin's defense key. Listen to what he said What does Kevin bring what has Kevin changed culturally that makes this one feel built to last? Yeah, I think really really his experience is being a head coach like I

4:11bought I saw from that one and Just him in his intention now being in just his high intentional level of detail that he brings is Pretty special at just as a coach, but even as a as a guy that you know you look up to You know school to see that and everybody else, you know brings that same energy all the coaches bring that same energy the players now Do it as well, but you know, he's very big and being prepared for every situation Every situation on the field whether it's Two-minute first-down second down third. It doesn't matter what it is like, you know He wants a plan for it. He has a plan for it and he wants to execute it at a very high level Even what Tommy Reese me in the OC like, you know, he he's very creative He's very intentional to his details and I know all he wants to do is just call plays to score touchdowns And that's all you want to do is put the ball in his home So you know having those guys here is definitely been special for all of us So that's good to hear

5:11Intentionality attention to detail we talk about these things. This is what makes good coaches great And he's talking about he saw it from day one high level of detail So that's his description of what they're getting from head coach Kevin Stefansky Mike the story is We didn't get that from our last coach now. I think for many of you you'll be like, oh, that's pretty obvious because he's not here anymore But you've been asking for months now. What happened to Ray Ray McLeod? Yeah, what happened to Ray Ray McLeod to good question so Ray Ray was upset That the ball and the play calling wasn't what he thought it should be and when he took that to people specifically Zach Robinson There was a problem The problem became that as a player you become expendable and as a assistant head coach or assistant or the offensive coordinator You're not and especially when you help somebody get a job So when you talk about who goes and who stays

6:12The player had to go and if you're asking well, how did that play out? I don't know I don't know the specific details what I do know that is When we talk about Zach Robinson and what he was and what he wasn't as an offensive coordinator We weren't the only ones talking about it There were players in the building who were questioning what was going on and when that was brought forth There was some fallout and that fallout led to Ray Ray not being on this team So when you say hey, what's the deal and why was Zach seemingly Don't whatever the hell he wanted last year. Well Mike that's part of it and that led to the dysfunction and the lack of detail Which deep deep right be John's talking about and the intentionality that he's talking about with Kevin's defense Can I look Kevin has won a game as a Falcon head coach? But I will tell you guys players know Ray Ray look not Ray Ray but Sitting next to us here big play Ray big you can you can ask him when he comes over here and he'll tell you players know

7:13Who's full of it and who's not and there are some great head coaches in this league and they're a great assistance and Sometimes guys are great assistants and when you're not the head coach Mike sometimes you can do things that the head coach You know that assistance get away with and head coaches wouldn't and I'm only saying that all of this and I hope you're following me Because I don't want to get into too much detail But the fact of the matter is when things got questioned by people in the organization Somebody's head had to roll and that led to Ray Ray being released. I'm telling you That's part of this deal last year and it led back to Zach Robinson and Mike We know Zack's in Tampa now. We don't know what he's gonna do with Baker Mayfield They signed him yesterday But you been asking for months and part of that is how you deal with the team and players and what goes all behind the scene everybody We talked to veteran players, you know, we talked to some of the guys on the offensive line We talked to Beige on your heard the sound bites. They said detail oriented that came up in every conversation more detail oriented more Focus like it is what what it was just talking to a correct. It's old. Yeah I was talking to a guy here earlier today Bobby and he was saying you know

8:14I like because he loved hearing you and me trying to get stuff out of roll last year You know, he said it's hard. You guys are trying to work every angle It's hard and he's he thought he said I thought Rob is gonna punch you when you said I told him I said if I was the owner He would be on the team and he'd be fired the thing would raw He had a second chance to be a head coach at the NFL not everybody gets that opportunity and everybody was lobbying for remember Tony Dungee and and and guys like Mike Tom and all these guys were saying like this guy deserves another chance So here's how you just like a chance and you hired the worst assistance possible You hired Jimmy Lake who you had to fire after one year and you're going in Zach Robinson who had never been an offensive Coordinator and then when it came time to work with a young quarterback was in over his head Remember that whole debacle of oh, I'm up in the press box. Oh no, I'm on the sideline Well, you have the entire off season to figure that one out It just was a comedy of errors and it's a shame now the good news is that won't happen with this You're not gonna get this seems not gonna beat itself from a coaching screw I don't believe so the big picture not being organized the only question is do we have enough talent? Specifically on the defensive side this year to compete and who's gonna be the manic water back big questions

9:19Big question, but at least we will be prepared for these caves regardless of those issues I just found it interesting that Bijon is talking about Kevin Stofanski in the way that he did He's not disparaging the old guy. He's not gonna tell you what the old one's different He's telling you what's different and it matters 4047 260929 but that dysfunction inside the building started to decay of how the season played out last year and Many of you are gonna well. I really didn't have any effect. Yes, it did inside the building It did it had a big effect on how Zach was looked at and what was going on there y'all offensive side of the football I don't think we're gonna have those issues with this particular group but That's kind of how this went down and then you had other issues throughout the course of the season They played out outside of the losing guys sometimes it's more than just losing on the field and when you're behind the scenes Which is why Matt Ryan is there now Can't have that kind of stuff. No, I mean like it's it's disappointing to not have the guy that I wanted to see in the I'm not I'm not the only guy a lot of folks out through dating We don't want to see Michael Pettics junior out there the question is when does it get out there and how does to a plate is to a is

10:24Toa gonna be as bad as some of you guys already imagine he will be and as you said that's not fair to to him because There was a time that toa was good then the injury thing became an issue then last year I mean the best the last really great game you played unfortunately happened against us. That's true You know we have touchdowns economic day for touchdowns about 200 yards and change. You know how mad I was that week. I was so mad. He was terrible coming in here and he looked like he looked like like like Joe Montana coming in here He just whoa just threw the ball around it doesn't state him like what is going on here? Anyways, sorry, but that's you know that's the thing. I mean I just was hoping we get the full sample says then the question is okay Are we gonna be talking next week winner lose against Pittsburgh? What if Mike's ready to go? What if Mike says I'm I'm Michael Pettics junior comes to fanski says I'm in the right head space I feel confident with my knee. I'm ready to go can I ask you and then what and this is fanski say? Okay, we'll table that idea because you know to it didn't decent if we win If two of those after looks like crap, it's not that hard a decision. No, if Michael Pettics is ready to go to the next week

11:24No, but but I want to ask you this question though He may be ready But like this week he's not getting the reps guys You're trying to get to a ready to play the Steelers I'm sorry. It's what it is. That's not a knock again. That's that's the NFL. Right. How do you say I'm ready Mike and yet you're giving the other guy the reps to get ready How do you do that right and to fanski has said if you we played the sound bites earlier Unless you already know that that's the direction you're gonna go You know I know two is pretty forthcoming. Does that like see some guys feeling I've seen on social media Well, you know two of those he's only got this job for two weeks. Are you in the meeting? How the hell do you know that they don't I mean it's like You know, I just really by the way he'd really have to wet the bed. I mean it would have to be serious No again, we need to get Aaron Rodgers on the ground I'm worried about the past rush where that heat's gonna come from it's a road game guys Winning on the roads one of the hardest things we know that the NFL it is but this is gonna be a tough game and and two of the last time You know he played the Steelers wasn't good and I know that we've got a defense that everyone's kind of looking at like to the

12:29They are they are they're been in big and bad their offense isn't all that great They're gonna lean into the run game a little bit This is Mike McCarthy guys. Yeah, it is and this is Aaron Rodgers And this is Aaron Rodgers from MVP Calvacies and this is Aaron Rodgers who's about as mobile as a sleeper sofa right now Man, he can't move no, but with no pressure, dude. He'll still pick you apart. You gotta get that But you gotta tell him like we will be talking on Monday about I can't believe air through for three 75 and three touchdown Because you didn't get him on the ground. Are you gonna blitz because and what and when does all brick decide? He's not getting there with his guys. He's gonna have to really start getting aggressive So here's the deal you got a six three deer out on that side named D. D. K. Medcath I love AJ Tarell, but you now when you start doing those things Mike you're leaving him out there one on one No safety help all right and a guy that can throw it as well as anybody down the field like you got to pick your spots I'm not saying you don't but those are things that we got to figure out on Sunday But like this idea that Aaron is washed up. I'm not buying that I think Aaron Rodgers could easily though for 300 yards in this game If you give him six to eight seconds every day I'm passing play

13:29I guess I'm prisoner of the moment because the last time we saw the Steelers Houston was just killing him Yes, one of the best defense is in the NFL. We don't have that and that's not what we have we don't have that Houston is still the best defense And it's Ryan's is that dog and he's got those guys on that team. Yeah, that's a different defense man You saw they went to Buffalo. I mean that that team they're not in the Super Bowl last year because CJ Stroud Right see every every time that game Pittsburgh returned it over they get the ball right back in the CJ Stroud would give it right back Yeah, all right, man We're live in that bottle parts. We're gonna take a quick break. We're gonna come back Ray steel sign on our graphs you want to come down and get they still have Falcon flags by the way Napa Auto parts Jonesboro Road you can stop in get your Falcon flag We're gonna hear what Pittsburgh is thinking about us and what are their deficiencies? Right we got a chance to talk to their their beat guy for the athletic and he was very interesting man I thought he did an interesting breakdown of what they're trying to see up there and guys again There's no perfect teams right now in the NFL. It's week one. Nobody's perfect. Everybody has something that Everybody's trying to expose and for us they kind of know like if they take B-john out of this mic

14:30Do we have a quarterback that can take the game off? Hey, and one last nugget I know we're just talking Falcons and this just popped up on my computer Daniel Flick from the AJC Carl Yeah talking to Kendall Daniels the linebacker. We were really excited about this camp He says he doesn't know whether he and Harold Perkins remember this is the LSU pick later in the draft Yeah, we'll rotate this week like they did in the preseason finale But he feels are a good compliment. So I think there's there could be a lot of guys Rotated and the young guys we talked about earlier and we love Perkins game He would have been a first round pick without having that knee injury LSU Totally agree totally agree. I do think remember how I worried I was going into the As we got to the offseason I said what's going on with this linebacker room and they filled it with a bunch of long Speedy guys right and then I hope they've got it figured out all right Mike the Fah the Fables Conversation Steelers beat right before the athletics on the way. We're live here at Napa Auto Park to sports radio 92 9 to game