Latest injury prove Falcons right keeping four quarterbacks on roster

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1:04individual Juryls, all right? He's throwing. He throws to a coach. So this is warm up basically, all right? At that point, he finds himself a little discomfort, a little bit of pain, goes down to the grass, all right? And all of a sudden now, he is limited in practice today. So this has been fluid, guys, because as it happened, we were like, what do you mean he's hurt? Now we know it's an oblique. We also know Cooper Rush then took all the remaining reps with the first team. We got a game on Sunday. Yeah. So, two has been with the game plan. He practiced yesterday. Remember, they practiced Monday. They were off Tuesday. And now it's Thursday and Cooper Rush is taking first team snaps. So Mike, two of through that pass, had the discomfort. We know it's an oblique. We do not know the extent of what this means as far as is. He's going to be out or not. But we only have two choices because Michael Pinnix currently is in active. It's Jack Strand or it's Cooper Rush if two of us can't go. All right. So is this any given Sunday now where Cap Rooney gets knocked out?

2:06That was the, the star quarterback. What? Sorry. That is quaid. And then you get the backup who is like a, you know, like a Vince Ferragamo type guy. And then you get to steeman Willey Beeman, who's the third string. Remember they gave me Fox. Jamie Foxx, who actually played high school football, did a nice job. And then he gets out there and then he becomes the man. And as we said, with the exception of Kurt Warner, this never happens in the NFL. You've had guys, you know, maybe Johnny, United's with, you know, it was literally playing, you know, Napar would pick up Sebi Pro Ball. But Jack Strand got people so fired up. But guys, if you put a worky in that environment in Pittsburgh, it's going to be ugly. You know, I'd love to see what Jack Strand can be when he gets an opportunity. I don't know when that opportunity is going to come, but I just don't think the first week would be it. What I'd really like to see, and I'm not going to trigger anybody. So I just tell you, I mean, I think this is a folks too late day day. But even folks that were arguing with me, even folks that were arguing me about Patix and he knows his body. He can't go a minute too soon. This is the most important thing and it is an important thing. And I get all that. I mean, this is a crossroads for his career.

3:07Do you become the man or not? You're either going to be a guy who gets another couple years, got an option picked up and maybe a contract with the Falcons. You wind up a Gypsy wearing a baseball hat, you know, and then the Joshua Dobbs route, which is, it pays well, but it's not optimal. But anyway, getting back to the man, Mike and Patissier could save the day. He could come up to coach. You know what? And then guys go, no, you can't do that. All right, I guess once the die is cast, you can't go back. So now we're stuck with frigging Cooper Rush, potentially starting in the steel game. All the build up to the start of the season is like, right out the window. It's felt that way all can't long, because we never got what we thought we were going to get. We're seeing two guys go at it. A mono, a mono, right for rep, a battle. It didn't turn out that way. Two, by the way, did stand up after he threw the ball, walked a few steps and then put his hands on his knees, hunched over once more. I'm just describing to you what happened. And then he didn't throw again and warm up after the injury. Mike, I just tweeted out and put him up, see,

4:09Dukes, Mike said ATL bail 929. As crazy as it sounds, I would start stranding. And I will tell you why now, look, it isn't optimal. Mike's absolutely right. But he does the things that I think you're going to need to do to beat the Steelers. He can avoid pressure. He can run. He also can at least threaten to throw the ball down the field and maybe challenge them and take the top off. Are you telling me in this game plan that we're not going to, going to see Zachariah branch or Jahan Dotson challenges guys? That's why we went and got these guys. We didn't have enough speed on the outside to challenge. Start strand and just see and he brings those tools. The problem is guys, he's not seeing any reps. It's Thursday. So the problem right now is strand is just like last night. I'm the backup and God forbid if something happens to Cooper Rush, if two of can't play on Sunday, he's going to be thrown into action. And this is going literally going to be all right. What are we running again?

5:10And that has a little bit unfair to every backup. It's certainly unfair to an undrafted free agent, Mike, who makes your squad and is supposed to be on the practice team, you know, the practice squad. And here he is, maybe in Pittsburgh, he might get some run by default. But as I said to Carl, unless we're going to run a single wing and some of you are going to be having a shotgun and just run, you know, remember when you played Mike Vick on the Madden game? Shotgun, run Vick. But that's it guys. That's not, that's not, it's not going to work. The one thing we do know, whether you have doubts about Jawant Taylor, we mentioned earlier with a Cooper Rush out there on the blind side, switches back to the left side with Jake Matthews. Jawant got an old guy rest day today with the injury report. So there's nothing to be concerned about there. But yeah, it just, it just takes so much wind out of your sales. Yes, we can try to run the football, but Cooper Rush, it's just this, nobody, nobody listens. It was like, I was ever, it's either Stranger Penex for many, for much of our audience and two, maybe a distant third. And now we're going to see Cooper Rush potentially. Unless this, too, a thing, he gets treatment, do what they've got to do.

6:10But this, if this is similar to what happened to his back and it was back now to oblique, they kept him out for the first five days of practice. Let's, by the way, does he still give you the best chance to win? Yes, that's why he was named the starter. I mean, you guys don't want to admit it, but they could have easily named any of these other guys. They didn't because they thought to a gives a, he gives us the best chance to win this week. And so let's hope that he is able to play, but I got to tell you something. What if he starts this game, Mike, and all of a sudden, the first series, you see signs and now you got to pull him. And now all of a sudden Cooper's been thrown into the, I just think it just diminishes our chances of going up there and trying to win this football game. You got, they're going to run the ball regardless. And this is why I'm saying play strand. You're not going to let Cooper Rush to the ball 50 times in this game anyway. So why not start the kid? Yeah, only way you're throwing that matches if we're getting smoked by three of us, touchdowns or more, that were one dimension. All the run games out the window. But B-john, you know, we've talked about it. Everyone's talking about, hey, you know, 20 carries five or six throws.

7:11Sounds like a nice number. You got to lean into them in the early part of the season. And even when Michael Panic's junior does get out there to take the pressure off, you know, we heard Mike Tomman last night, you know, crappin' on to a, yeah, it was two touchdowns, one pick. You got sack four times. Last time, last game, last year for the dolphins against Pittsburgh. Mike Floreo said, if two of us didn't do well, they'll cut him. And, you know, we did explore that option earlier in the year because you knew, I don't think they're going to carry four quarterbacks all season long. I don't think they might trade a Cooper rush. When you have a situation like what happened with Seattle, if somebody like a Donald is out for an extended period and you didn't experience backup, but I bet you're what the market is for a two out there. They could have cut him already. Why are we got to wait to see him lose a game? And it goes on the record before you feel like you need to cut him. If he wasn't doing the job and they didn't feel confident in him, Mike, they would have cut him already. And, and I think to be quite honest with you, if situation or circumstances were different in this situation, meaning pinnocks was healthy, that, that's a different element. But it wasn't.

8:11And so now this four quarterback thing, they just said to me in my ear, four quarterbacks don't look too bad. But this is why they did it. They were unsure even before we got to this point. What is this going to be in week five? Where are we? Who can we rely on? So, you know, I hate it, Mike, because again, we talk about these roster spots and trying to hide guys and all this stuff. But at the end of the day, this may be the best decision that he and cutting him in the front office made because of the uncertainty of where this is going. Like, I'm intrigued by his turn. We talked about it all camp long, but the guy that I want to see out there is Patex. I want to see what Patex Jr. is and establish the baseline and know what he is as to fancy his offense and how he functions. We're going to go see Kevin the day then. I mean, you could day day day. I know we've argued this till we're blue in the face. We got to get gazillion likes and views of you and me arguing about this. You say, look, the man's got to know his own body and he can't rush it. As Cam Newton said, he's rushed back and everybody says, that's now the template. Well, Justin, no, you're trying to battle for a job in this league and his goal, the opportunity is yours.

9:12Are you going to start next week against Carolina? You can't go up there and be the hero. Well, here's the, you can't start. Can't go to coach and just say, hey, man, you know, maybe can I get some reps and let's do this? Well, now, so to get as a cat now. Here's the thing. Again, and I firmly believe that, no, you can't, if he's not ready to go, there's no, there's absolutely. Does it look worse to be now says he's ready? Cause that's what some guys have said. I don't know about that, but I don't think it looks bad. I don't think it looks bad. I think it looks heroic. Yeah, but here's the thing until you see him to me, there's looks like crap. To me, there's clearly already been conversation to where he feels, because like I said before, he understands the risk he's taking by not going out there right now in regards to his career. He know, like he's an older injury prone guy. He's, no, he's not 30, but he ain't far from 30. So he knows the risk he's taking in regards to what this could mean for his future. To me, this feels like there's been plenty conversation between him, Stavansky, Ryan, whoever, that look,

10:15we need to find out what you are, but you gotta let us know when we're going to find that. You know, like you got to be ready to let us know. What can we do? And again, if it's Halloween, so here we go. Well, I was listening to Mike Bell, and it sounds like you guys are in a gap. You're in anyway, so I'll take my time. Well, here's the thing. And the guys that I've been going round and round with on social media, oh yeah, Mike, all right, man, look, I just want to win. I want to see what this guy's about. You know, these guys, he can't go until he's ready. He's not an established star. He doesn't get that, he doesn't get that benefit of the doubt you guys are throwing at him. That's my point, which no one seems to get. But it's not, but the thing is he knows all this. That's the thing, Mike. But so, but here's the thing, he's the one rolling the desk. So if he goes against Carolina Week 2 or not, or it's Week 3, and there's a thing, if he waits, no matter how the excuses are already built in, well, he was never 100%. So when am I ever going to get this sample size, which means he doesn't become my quarterback, we draft a quarterback in the 27 draft, and his career is kaput here in Atlanta. No, Mike, that's where I will disagree.

11:15The excuses go away the longer he waits. The longer he waits, the excuses go out of the window because what he's telling you is, I am on my timeline, which is what Day Day is saying. And if this is three or four more weeks, there are no more excuses. When we see you, bro, you better be ready to go. Yeah. There are no excuses. You're healthy, you're ready, mentally, you're ready. That is crap to me. Like I'm not using any excuses at that point. If he came back this week, then you could use that excuse. All right. So here's the guy that says, Carl's right. Physical specimen, durable, high football IQ, mobile, big arm. But let's start Howdy Duty Sunday. How straight can throw check downs and bubbles all day too? That's right. And scramble when pressure extend to play maybe says Rob West. That's where I'm at. I mean, I know I sound crazy. And you guys know I was on this frost thing because I said, look, if it's a real thing and you guys say, hey, he played great playing. Hey, I'd love it, man. But like I said, the odds of him being a Kurt Warner, like a 2001, but I'm with you.

12:16If push comes to shove and two, it really can't go. I would not. I know what the ceiling is with Cooper. Play the kid, man. I'd love to see the guy. I just don't think to, I just don't think the fancy's got it. And by the way, the fancy must think it's great. I'm Antigarcia, host of True Crime News, the podcast. Every week we bring you in depth coverage on cases making headlines, as well as those that go under the radar. Tune in for murders that defy explanation, mystery seeking exploration, and shocking secrets that will leave you breathless. Each week we honor the victims by going beyond the salacious in our search for justice. Crime never stops. And neither do we. Listen to True Crime News available now on the Odyssey app or wherever you get your podcasts. Couthog Day. OK, from Baker Mayfield to Dishon Watson to James Winston to Joe Flacco to Shedor Sanders and now this sole Barbara. It's a mess. We don't need a bunch of cats in here. We need some more dogs. Hey, man, we're coming back. Braves win the day. What does it look like moving forward? And who's this Hassan Kim guy?

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