Hr3 - Cooper Rush Named Falcons Starter as Tua and Penix Sidelined

0:00hanging out at Twin Peaks and Buckhead just ran into a buck-eye fan. That's not the word he used by the way I can't say what he said. Errila's not? No, it was worse than that. I'm sorry. Because I walked up and he goes I'm a blank-eye fan. I went, oh okay. And we had a great discussion about the game this weekend and his buddy is from Wisconsin and he's a packer fan So he said, hey, yeah, I've been to a ton of places. Oh you bet, yes And he said I'm going up 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, we just tune in and join us today the news news is that Cooper Rush has been elevated to your starter Tuah 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 Tuah's 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 And I'll be damn yesterday Mike this old bleak thing happens and all of a sudden he's out of the mix

1:00He's ruled out and now you're counting on a guy again who got here day one first day of camp and really hadn't gotten any reps Daniel Flick said it. He hadn't gotten any reps with the ones so the good news is if you didn't like to a if you didn't believe in to a This guy is probably about the same level as to where to it is in his career I mean more experience for two or 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 two though with 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 Cooper 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 Cooper rush 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 I would imagine try to bunch the line and try to stop be John or at least limit be John from the explosive play

2:02But this is where you and I talked about yesterday Zachary branch Kyle Pits John Dodson 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 worried about Jawahntaylor the blindside goes back to its traditional that's Jake Matthews and left tackle The quarterback doesn't scare anybody though no, but it wouldn't have scared you if it was to it Would have scared you if it was Michael Pinnix at least I thought Michael Pinnix if so what you think What he's done? I know that Michael Pinnix's 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% I just I just I Was gonna be a tough task regardless of who the start of the 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 Do 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

3:03Throw ten times Michael 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 of this injury with Michael with three N. Surgeon, 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 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 But right now guys lean on the defense you can't expect anything from this defense in Pittsburgh

4:04Even though it's a pretty mediocre offense. Yeah you every time I pray every time I've asked the guest of ours about are we gonna try to create Pastros through the blist 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 over under on sax 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 look I don't want to say that I got tunnel vision with Kendall 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 edge 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 might gonna go back and forth all the time on and off the air we go on and off the you know back and forth You guys this task has become tougher because of the quarterback situation and again

5:05I don't give a damn what you thought about two of mics 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 thinking the NFL and you guys saw it last night Weird things happen and sometimes Mike, you know when 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 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 it 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 Matt in

6:06We 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 creates a mismatches if we can get that at second level on the defense But that also means the offensive lines got a hold yes, yeah 4047 2609 29 want to hear from you You're more than welcome to chime in on this so to a ruled out Billy Bowman Michael pinnocks cam 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? Yeah, I mean Billy you know, it was in kill these 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 stay I mean Patrick Mahomes literally he I'm not saying he looked like fastest from gunsmo get a Marshall Dylan Marshall Dylan

7:09But 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 Tariott Mariotta right Mariotta Ritter Ritter Kirk cousins panic tenics and now Cooper rush Unbelievable, 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 Vets and 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

8:10Both to a tongue of I lower and Kyler Murray We're 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 bring in Kyler Murray? Is that more of a threat to Michael Panic's junior which again? I could care less if Kyler Merrick and 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 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 a prove it look He makes me laugh because his 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?

9:12It gives him a hell of a shot to revitalize himself and so you know look 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 Gruden I'll be ready my week one. He did say that you know when he talked to our buddy Zach Clapham channel two 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 it 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 gonna be short of a full season you know, and now it's like okay if we're You can I ask you something if we look like crap and Pittsburgh and he doesn't start against Carolina Be a lot of people like me. They'll be now. It's okay. Now. I'm angry about this You might not be ready. He might not be ready. Let me ask you this though

10:13Are you looking for him to be the savior because I think that's unfair? I just want to see what he looks like with competent coaching okay The one thing for guys who feel that an incoral I think we've been a lockstep on this I want to speak for you But we've always felt that Peneck's junior had there were things last year that he did well and there are things like I should have just looked awful play action looked awful. He looks so uncomfortable on the pocket He had a hesitancy to just take with 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 that 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

11:14That we're gonna go on this amazing win streak and he's gonna put up incredible numbers. That's unrealistic It's unrealistic and I think that's on 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? That'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 this pandas get the full audition because you know fans if Michael panics for argument say finally gets out They're in struggles Jack strand time, you know folks have been screaming for Jack strand I mean that's why at that point you have nothing to lose though And then that's then has 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 Koonen's 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

12:17And everyone saying that whoever the Rams consulted about their strategy for flying to Australia You're fired We'll get to all that guys coming up next guide 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 And again, I never thought I'd be that guy that goes yeah, I could use the rain. We could use the rain Good drive, bro save a my grass Carl dukes big Texas fan it went there. It'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 bupards and they've got a giant You know, Buddhist the buck guy Right there with a Ohio State logo and everything and in the heart of Austin What in the words of sheriff bupardte justice? What is this world coming to they?

13:18They'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 this is from some Texas longhorn fan site Say 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 never averaging out like $1,500 a room Yep, some folks had to stay as far as San 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 day at home in Austin and you know First of all I said this Mike. I want to see more of these games. It's on with Jerry 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, 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

14:21But it doesn't mean the ultimate goal can't be reached But I'll just say this man the the the when you don't play these schools every year And 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 planning of long more fans like we don't go up there that often we 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 Don't don't do if you let me man. I'm right here. They'll pay to fright again. Don't discriminate me I'm right here curl you 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 fuck I's bar and Austin for the weekend I mean have you no shame bar owner, but I believe that happens smart move that 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

15:23Well, everybody kind of agrees that nobody likes the way football on Netflix works Did hear the way the announcer was pronouncing Melbourne? I did not who was the announcer Melbourne? It was one of the Eagles I guess it's I always his son. It was his son. No, no, I'm sorry 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 Like peach Melba. It's Mel. It kept saying Mel. I didn't really and a lot of the inner webs like what's what's he doing a lot of folks Also felt that him and Luke Kekeley it almost looked like it was a ventriloquist act You got it, Lauren Take a listen. Here's our announcer Noah Eagle Oh That's it corrected Mel bin. Yeah, I've been to Melbourne Melbourne. Yeah, not Mel bin Yeah, but anyway the internet is divided some Australian say now you say Malvin

16:25Yeah, but it's Melbourne B.U.H.N. Not Mel bin 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 That son of I.N. That is Noah Eagle family business. Let a nepotism in 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 he 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 But yeah, you would think they'd have all of this coming

17:26But you feel me on that it's like well Terry McCauley's not it here greasily. Oh Well By the way, you have a problem with the way Michael Irving's wearing his hair people are killing Michael Irving Have some cool like the little dread things going. Yeah, I think he's been wearing it like that for a while now I saw I'm spanking something on the sideline after Miami's last win. I always get the belt out Yeah, he was break out the bell. I think he was spanking the water bucket Mike right talking about how they were spanking people But 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 6. Yeah again, let me again or who they playing I said Tennessee State that was George's opponent Sorry about that, but they win big 77 to 7 and they actually shorten 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

18:29I mean you could start to pencil in a couple of teams in your mind's eye to this playoff can't you I I think they are Head 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. It's a Clemson fan at the end of the bar Yeah, and misery loves companies that what are you gonna do with dabbo and I pointed I got a nolls hat on I said, you know, we're in the same boat with Norvelle You know these are these the joke last week about if they are really gonna call your bluff on the SEC They were gonna kick LSU out who you 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 it some point are they gonna get it right Clemson is still a spell to be small school in upstate South Carolina

19:30And 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 nobody 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? 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 Uh-oh, you see you can go on channel two's website stories till up. What's he doing bad?

20:30No, but he was saying like this is not the way a restaurant should work Oh, 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 But Jerry Hasselhoff saw 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 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 changed it back, but it was like you know It was so that they passed their yes apparently so but it was 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 gonna 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 cord. I just we all first of I get angry when I think about

21:3525 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 Yeah, 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 a 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

22:35We 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 kids 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 it's not a long time ago Like it it sounds me 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 planning around worrying about where is correct the threats

23:38So 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 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 Sinney, so you and I both interviewed him over the years He has lieutenant Dan man. 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 Wanchon, New York and Long Island and Gary Sinney since 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 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 o'clock all right coming up guys We're live at twin peaks Steve Kunin's gonna join us hawk CEO. Where are the hawks going for training camp?

24:43Something a little different this year also we'll talk about some other things with Steve Obviously as we kind of go all around with him Falcon 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 cow pits or Jahan Dotson or an avionter rail or even Tommy Reese our offensive coordinator because how much has he had to adjust here this last Let's be honest when we all heard Tommy Reese was the Oc. How many guys were all their eyes? Big test coming up stay there it's Duke's and Bell He is the CEO of our lanahawks his name is Steve Kunin and he joins us here on sports radio 92 9 the game on a weekly basis and Steve First and foremost how you don't has 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 Pretty good. I mean considering the Falcon situation It was good Monday because we feel like we had a hold of things and then two was named the starter then two it gets an oblique injury

25:45And now we're down to our third quarterback, which is obviously Cooper rush. So yeah, I mean considering It's not been a great week Steve. It's not been a great week Well, 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 a Quarterback I think about four months younger than me Yeah Yes, I mean, that's the things Steve 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 anemic 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 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 a hurry up. I'm missing football. It's like

26:51Bizarre on Wednesday Thursday. I like I really do you 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 see you know The game the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving little strange I'm with is Australia a bridge too far I know again 49ers handle the travel the Rams 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 were 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 seasoned You know we enjoyed you know Connecting of the team and having the family for the players with us But 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

28:01Major League baseball's far less, but you know I think this is what our world look is gonna look like is 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 he was way ahead of this and at the time I remember the pushback like why would we want to be there and 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 And 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

29:02I 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 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 Let's talk about the Hawks real quick. We get word that 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 Ross 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 one of the brilliance of Quinn is

30:02When 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 it was you know, how do we continue to team build because chemistry means so much we saw that with the Knicks last year So let's go create an environment that's something new and different for the guys and it's exciting and it should be a lot of fun Our man Steve Kooner when he's in Nashville Carl by the way. He's Garth Kooner Garth Kooner Or maybe he's hyphenated like Steve Strand Kooner anyway He joins us right now live from Twin Peaks in Buckhead dukes and Bill hanging out with our man Yeah, Steve like that that's cool. I like that idea because you know, I mean this is a team which we have a high aspirations for

31:05I don't know how the coach is gonna play and get the rookies involved because I know you get mad when I say this But we went back and looked at it. There is kind of a time on a tradition of rookies struggling for minutes with the Hawks Going all the back to Lenny Wilkins So can you give me some kind of guarantee that maybe we're gonna see some of these young guys we've we picked up this year I think we will as they 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 Nikkei Alex and under Walker and Ludoort leading that team so

32:06It's exciting. It's real exciting. I think we're gonna be tough. I think we're going to Be a very very fun watch and I think the league itself you see these new stars emerging Which is 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 Cooney guys before we let you go Jalen Brunson is 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 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 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 in you went did I really get to do that? How lucky am I

33:06Yeah, that's cool. It is and I just love how you know again with the writers get creative I always think of like the Peyton Manning sketch Carl with the kids. Oh, yeah, he's playing pickup football I'm not saying I'd kill a snitch The catcher up small greatest it is It's a fact that he's 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 Because the fans in New York and that and the studio only see it's like 300 people I mean, but they'll be they'll be cheering for him and it'll be raucous and um

34:10I 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 Um But athletes, you know Tom Brady wasn't exactly a riveting gas Charles Parkley dresses a woman kind of interesting and oddly appealing The funny scene for those that are remember we're doing like snl memory lane But the one would 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 or it being inappropriate That's our man Steve Coonin guys hanging out. He's a big shot because hang out snl rap parties joins us here live from a twin peaks in Bucket No, 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 work with Charles starting in 2000 when he started retiring

35:12Yeah, 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 Play 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 Um away from that. So I'm sure there'll be some kind of Reduce schedule where you know, maybe Charles just comes for all-star and playoff and at all-star 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 partying the entire night and we had larynxitis 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 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

36:18So 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 I Am carrying 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 um And you know we'll see this is why we play the games gentlemen This is 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. Oh, 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'll be here and then they'll head up to Nashville right good stuff Steve. Thanks again See you guys son take care all right and by the way was it 45 with western Kentucky hilltowers are really good Was it other guy conference school? They're pretty solid. They played in post seasons. They've won games against big teams

37:24So 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 They'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 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 your next live from Twin Peaks on sports radio 90 to 90 game