00:00We have this matchup between the Falcons and the Saints
00:03with a lot on the line, quite incredibly here,
00:07as the Bucs need the Saints to pull off an upset.
00:12And I don't think it's far-fetched.
00:16I'll say that much.
00:17I understand the love for...
00:23I understand the love for the Falcons.
00:27You know, they get themselves that big win against the Rams.
00:29I think the number's a little too far gone.
00:31I know the Falcons are playing all of their guys.
00:35They're not a healthy bunch, though.
00:38Pitts, London, you know, these are hobbled players in this game.
00:42And Shuck and the Saints have been playing good ball.
00:44No, Chris Alave, that makes it worse.
00:46Maybe there's a proper two that you like in this game.
00:48But just from a side perspective, who do you feel like wins this game?
00:53I feel like if Atlanta's defense plays the way it did against the Rams,
00:57Watts in that secondary, I think it's going to be a long day for Tyler Shuck.
01:02And I think that's why we're seeing three and a halves in the market
01:06in favor of Atlanta, right?
01:08To get the push, to be able to run the football against an above average
01:13and one of the top defenses in the NFC,
01:16and not just run it, but abuse it, right?
01:18You know, almost 200 yards on the ground, or over 200 if you count Algier
01:22with the 195 from Bijan.
01:26You know, how is New Orleans going to stop that?
01:31They have won four straight.
01:32I'll give them that.
01:34But we talk about weapons.
01:35I mean, clearly Atlanta is hobbled or not.
01:38Drake, London, and Pitts banged up.
01:40And Bijan and Algier are still going to play,
01:43are much better, I believe, than the group that New Orleans has.
01:46And New Orleans, for me, has to run the football on that now.
01:50Audrick Estame did it last week.
01:52He rushed close to 100 yards, and they beat up on Tennessee.
01:57But are we going to have that in back-to-back road games?
01:59I'm not so sure.
02:01And here's the other thing.
02:02Let me just throw this out.
02:05I think there's – I don't care that Atlanta's playing well now.
02:09Again, this is an organization for me.
02:12Hear me out.
02:13You're rolling your eyes.
02:15You could roll it.
02:15Raheem Morris needs to be fired.
02:18I know you'll disagree.
02:21There is no difference between this team underachieving expectations
02:25with Raheem Morris than what they had with Arthur Smith.
02:29And you could make the argument Kirk Cousins has been an added bright spot for them.
02:34Is Pinnock the guy?
02:36They have multiple questions that need to be answered in the offseason.
02:40But I am not buying into a winning streak when it's meaningless at the end of the year.
02:44And they're going to try and win it for Raheem.
02:47But I'm telling you, big picture, he is not the answer.
02:50So, one interesting thing, by the way.
02:56Because you disagree.
02:57First of all, I want to say this.
02:58The Falcons should not be incentivized to win.
03:01Okay?
03:01Them knocking Tampa Bay out of the playoffs should not be a thing.
03:05I understand they don't own their draft pick.
03:07They do control what their schedule placement would be.
03:10And they project to have a much easier schedule with a loss than a win.
03:13That's just the reality of it.
03:16As far as it goes with Raheem Morris, Joe, I...
03:20Look, I don't find him to be the most offensive coach in the league.
03:23I know there are some who totally agree with you that he's one of the worst going.
03:27However, due to the Falcons' setup, I think shaking things up is understandable.
03:36Because everyone feels so good about so much of the roster.
03:42Right?
03:42Between Jalen Walker and Jalen...
03:45No, that's my point.
03:45I know I'm agreeing with you.
03:46Right.
03:47In that, when people look at the Falcons and go, hey, can we win with what's in-house?
03:51Yes.
03:52They think yes.
03:53Right?
03:53Yeah.
03:53B. John, London, Pitts figured it out.
03:55Okay, boom, defensively, we've got Jalen Walker and James Pierce, the two first-rounders.
03:59It looks like they've come through.
04:01Xavier Watts is a star.
04:02Where do you go to school?
04:02Everybody knows.
04:04Where do you go?
04:05I forgot.
04:05Oh, interesting.
04:06Wow.
04:06I probably should have put them in the playoff.
04:06Pick six against USC.
04:08I'll give...
04:09There you go.
04:09I probably should have put them in the playoff.
04:10All right.
04:10That's it.
04:11Thanks.
04:11That was two years ago.
04:12All right.
04:13Well, I'm just saying.
04:14It's just how, you know, if you went to JMU...
04:16So, you have, to me, a Falcons group who could potentially make that move.
04:22I just...
04:23Here's the interesting thing, though, for New Orleans.
04:24Chad.
04:25When we talk about incentives.
04:27This team has already now won enough to keep them outside of that top five draft pick range.
04:32They've done so with Shuck getting better and better and better by the game.
04:37And last game against the Titans.
04:39I know it's the Titans.
04:40But 333 yards, five incompletions, two touchdowns, no interceptions.
04:45It, I think, makes it almost a certainty that Shuck's going to be the starting quarterback
04:50in New Orleans next year, which I never expected.
04:52Right.
04:53Never expected.
04:53No, and that's...
04:54So, I think, I just, I think the Saints...
04:56Yeah.
04:57...are as incentivized to go for this game as Atlanta.
05:00No.
05:01I think the three and a half...
05:02I think it comes...
05:03It's the NFC South.
05:04I think three and a half...
05:05I like New Orleans to cover at minimum in this game.
05:07I like New Orleans to cover at minimum in this game.
05:08I like New Orleans to cover at minimum in this game.
05:09I like New Orleans to cover at minimum in this game.
05:10I like New Orleans to cover at minimum in this game.
05:11I like New Orleans to cover at minimum in this game.
05:12I like New Orleans to cover at minimum in this game.
05:13I like New Orleans to cover at minimum in this game.
05:14I like New Orleans to cover at minimum in this game.
05:15I like New Orleans to cover at minimum in this game.
05:16I like New Orleans to cover at minimum in this game.
05:17I like New Orleans to cover at minimum in this game.
05:18I like New Orleans to cover at minimum in this game.
05:19I like New Orleans to cover at minimum in this game.
05:20I like New Orleans to cover at minimum in this game.
05:21I like New Orleans to cover at minimum in this game.
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