00:00That Falcons news item yesterday changed quite a lot and obviously Kevin Stefanski joined the
00:08morning shift today and he addressed it and we'll talk about it a little bit and we'll let you
00:13listen to that interview in our second hour as well but you know the plan was to go pretty hot
00:21and heavy on the Hawks off the top kind of slide into the Braves although it was a day game
00:27so a
00:27lot of people had had an opportunity to react to it already and then the news about Caleb McGarry
00:34drops I don't know exactly what time it was definitely during Dukes and Bell maybe four
00:39o'clock 4 30 whatever time it was I was again I don't remember the exact timeline I was getting
00:47ready to watch the Braves maybe I was already watching the Braves whatever it was boy boy did
00:55I get hot in that moment I'm gonna be honest with you I got real ticked off uh about this
01:02and for a couple of different reasons and look Caleb McGarry has every right to retire I am not
01:09trying to take this away from him I don't love the timeline maybe it could have been handled
01:16differently maybe it couldn't have maybe it had to be this timeline but more specifically I don't like
01:23the the position it left the team in and that's not his fault but it still bothered me
01:33this is a team without a first round draft pick this year this is a team with very big questions
01:47at quarterback forget the performance aspect of the quarterbacks both guys have very big question
01:56marks when it comes to health and the ability to stay healthy
02:04it is both of their blind sides
02:12and you needed the offensive line for the Atlanta Falcons
02:20to produce to protect to provide an opportunity this year
02:31and it felt like a real gut punch
02:35for your starting presumed starting right tackle
02:39to retire
02:40at this point in the season
02:44first round of free agency is gone
02:46players have been signed
02:50and how do you pivot
02:53the current pivot
02:55was Falcons adding former Chiefs offensive tackle
03:00Jawan Taylor
03:03there are going to be a lot of people who come on and talk to you about
03:08this guy has an issue with penalties
03:10I get it
03:11I understand that
03:12he's also got 111 starts
03:14I think it was
03:15for the Kansas City Chiefs
03:17along the offensive line
03:18it's a one year deal
03:20for five million dollars
03:24I don't know if you're going to do any better than that
03:31I know the guys
03:33already in house
03:34are not better than that
03:38whether it's Storm Norton
03:39trying to come back from injury
03:40Elijah Wilkinson
03:42whatever it may be
03:45this is a big hit
03:46for the Atlanta Falcons
03:48and look
03:50feel however you want to feel about Caleb McGarry
03:52I thought he was a lot better
03:53than a lot of people made him out to be
03:55I don't think he was incredible
03:57we saw the value of him
03:59when he went down
04:00and what this team was left with
04:04and I
04:05again
04:05I have no problem with Caleb McGarry
04:07stepping aside
04:08I just wish it had come
04:10to this point sooner
04:14I'm not saying
04:15they would have turned it down
04:17but
04:18I don't think
04:19Kevin Stefanski
04:20accepted his job
04:21knowing his starting right tackle
04:23would retire
04:24I don't think
04:24Ian Cunningham
04:25accepted his job
04:26knowing
04:26the starting right tackle
04:28was going to retire
04:29and again
04:29I don't think that changes
04:30whether they will or would not
04:31accept his job
04:32I don't even know
04:33if Tua comes here
04:36knowing that
04:37the starting right tackle
04:38is going to retire
04:42but it's frustrating
04:44because there were pivots
04:45that could have been made
04:47and I don't know
04:49that you were given
04:50a full opportunity
04:52to maximize
04:53your replacement options
04:56you spent money
04:58on extra defensive backs
04:59you spent money
05:00on linebackers
05:02you spent good money
05:04on a punter
05:04or a kicker
05:07and
05:08I just wonder
05:09if that money
05:10ultimately could have gone
05:12to an offensive lineman
05:15if you knew
05:16early enough
05:19I do think
05:21this whole season
05:22banked on good
05:23offensive line play
05:24to protect
05:25probably questionable
05:26quarterback play
05:27certainly
05:28questionable
05:29quarterback health
05:31and
05:32I don't know
05:32if you have that now
05:34I don't think
05:36Juwan Taylor
05:37comes in
05:38and
05:38can reach the level
05:39that when healthy
05:40Caleb McGarry
05:41was at
05:42and so
05:43when I look
05:43at this move
05:44when I look
05:45at how it leaves
05:46the Atlanta Falcons
05:48if it wasn't
05:49a reset season
05:50before
05:52if you weren't
05:53already there
05:56the fact
05:57that you no longer
05:57have a trustworthy
05:58piece
05:59for either
06:00quarterback's
06:01blind side
06:04how much more
06:05of a reset season
06:06is it now
06:07how do you
06:08evaluate
06:09the quarterback
06:10play
06:11if that
06:12quarterback
06:12is not
06:13protected
06:13either one
06:14I don't care
06:15if it's
06:15still
06:15or
06:15Penix
06:16how do you
06:17evaluate
06:17the play
06:18of that
06:18quarterback
06:18if they
06:19can't
06:20sit in
06:20the pocket
06:20diagnose
06:21the defense
06:22make
06:23some reads
06:24and deliver
06:25a throw
06:26without
06:27always
06:28getting hit
06:30from their
06:31blind side
06:31without
06:31always having
06:32to speed
06:33up their
06:33mental clock
06:37and if
06:37Juwan Taylor
06:38comes in
06:39and can
06:39block
06:41that's
06:41great
06:42he can't
06:43be putting
06:43you in
06:44first and
06:4415 all
06:45the time
06:47second and
06:4813
06:50after a
06:51short
06:51Bajon run
06:54if he's
06:55going to
06:55come in
06:55and prove
06:56anything
06:56the penalties
06:57have got
06:57to go
06:59not saying
07:00he has to
07:00be perfect
07:01but the
07:02penalties
07:03have got
07:03to go
07:04you've
07:05got to
07:05put this
07:05offense
07:06in a
07:06position
07:07to
07:07succeed
07:09and this
07:10one hurts
07:13we always
07:14felt
07:15Caleb McGarry
07:15was probably
07:16one that
07:16would step
07:17away
07:17earlier
07:18sooner
07:19rather than
07:20later
07:20just in
07:20terms of
07:21his
07:21career
07:21maybe
07:22this
07:22one
07:22is
07:23driven
07:23by
07:24the
07:24injury
07:25and
07:26the
07:26comeback
07:26and
07:27either
07:28it's
07:29just
07:29not
07:30where
07:30it
07:30needs
07:30to
07:30be
07:31physically
07:31and
07:32it's
07:32not
07:32worth
07:32it
07:32for
07:33him
07:35or
07:37he just
07:38started to
07:38ramp up
07:39and
07:40that love
07:41was lost
07:41the love
07:42of the
07:42game
07:43if he
07:44ever had
07:44it
07:45which
07:45by the
07:46way
07:46I don't
07:46care
07:46about
07:47this guy
07:47loves
07:47football
07:48he
07:49performed
07:50when you
07:50needed him
07:50to
07:51that's
07:51all
07:52you know
07:53but he's
07:54gone
07:54now
07:54you save
07:55some
07:55money
07:56you now
07:57have
07:57like
07:5725
07:5827
07:58million
07:59whatever
07:59in cap
08:00space
08:01and
08:02you
08:02spent
08:02it
08:02on a
08:02one
08:03year
08:03five
08:03million
08:03dollar
08:04deal
08:04for
08:05a
08:05former
08:06starting
08:06offensive
08:06lineman
08:08we'll
08:09see if
08:09it
08:09works
08:10I'm
08:11not
08:11in love
08:11with the
08:12suggestions
08:12of moving
08:13the
08:13offensive
08:14line
08:14all over
08:14the
08:15place
08:17I've
08:18seen
08:18that
08:19you
08:19could
08:19take
08:19Bergeron
08:20and move
08:20him from
08:21left
08:21guard
08:21to
08:21left
08:22tackle
08:22you
08:23take
08:23Jake
08:23Matthews
08:24move
08:24him
08:24to
08:24right
08:25tackle
08:25and
08:26then
08:26all
08:27you
08:27need
08:27to
08:27do
08:27is
08:27find
08:27a
08:28replacement
08:28guard
08:29instead
08:29of
08:30a
08:30replacement
08:30right
08:31tackle
08:31I
08:31just
08:33I'm
08:33not in
08:34love
08:34with
08:34that
08:34it's
08:35something
08:35you do
08:36early
08:36in
08:36people's
08:36careers
08:37I
08:37don't
08:38know
08:38if
08:38I'm
08:38in
08:39love
08:39with
08:39Jake
08:40Matthews
08:41after
08:41playing
08:41that
08:42much
08:42time
08:43at
08:43left
08:43tackle
08:43going
08:44to
08:44the
08:44right
08:44at
08:44this
08:45point
08:45in
08:45his
08:45career
08:45I
08:46don't
08:46love
08:46it
08:48does
08:48it
08:49change
08:49the
08:49draft
08:49for
08:50the
08:50Atlanta
08:50Falcons
08:54it
08:54might
08:55it
08:56certainly
08:56changes
08:57the
08:57considerations
08:58at
08:5948
09:02you know
09:02I have
09:02a topic
09:03that I
09:03had for
09:04Andy
09:04and Randy
09:05it was
09:05kind of
09:06a
09:06Falcons
09:07draft
09:08process
09:08of
09:09elimination
09:09not
09:10who
09:10they
09:10would
09:11pick
09:11but
09:12what
09:12are
09:12the
09:12positions
09:13up
09:14for
09:14discussion
09:14and I
09:16was
09:16pretty
09:16open
09:17in
09:17terms
09:18of
09:18hey
09:19is
09:20tight
09:20end
09:21up
09:21for
09:21discussion
09:22is
09:22linebacker
09:23up
09:23for
09:23discussion
09:24could
09:24it
09:24be
09:24a
09:25cornerback
09:29along
09:29the
09:30offensive
09:30line
09:30I
09:31had
09:31center
09:31up
09:32for
09:32discussion
09:32as
09:33a
09:33potential
09:33draft
09:33pick
09:34at
09:3448
09:36I
09:37didn't
09:37have
09:37right
09:38tackle
09:38up
09:39for
09:39discussion
09:41because
09:41the
09:42assumption
09:42was
09:43Caleb
09:43McGarry
09:43returns
09:44from
09:44injury
09:44Caleb
09:45McGarry
09:45is
09:45your
09:45starting
09:45right
09:45tackle
09:46and
09:46you're
09:46comfortable
09:47there
09:49that is
09:50no longer
09:50the case
09:54and so
09:55does it
09:55change the
09:56draft plans
09:58potentially
10:02it's not
10:03great guys
10:05for
10:05for a team
10:06that in
10:07my opinion
10:07already
10:08needed
10:08needed
10:08a lot
10:09of
10:09things
10:09to
10:10go
10:10right
10:11especially
10:12at the
10:12quarterback
10:13position
10:13especially
10:14in terms
10:15of health
10:15especially
10:16in terms
10:17of keeping
10:18those
10:18quarterbacks
10:18upright
10:21is a
10:22big one
10:25and I
10:26just wish
10:27it had
10:27happened
10:27earlier
10:28I just
10:28wish
10:28the
10:28Falcons
10:29had
10:29more
10:29opportunity
10:30to pivot
10:31a little
10:31bit
10:31differently
10:34and that's
10:35the
10:35that's
10:36the
10:36tamed
10:36down
10:36version
10:37of my
10:37comments
10:37because
10:38honestly
10:38there was
10:39about
10:3940 minutes
10:40I think
10:41between
10:41when McGarry
10:42retired
10:42and when
10:43they announced
10:43they had
10:44signed
10:44Jawan
10:44Taylor
10:45oh boy
10:46in those
10:4745 minutes
10:48when there
10:50wasn't
10:50really an
10:51option
10:51oh man
10:52was I
10:53hot
10:55I
10:56couldn't
10:56believe
10:57this team
10:57had been
10:57put in
10:58this
10:58position
10:58so I
10:59will say
11:00this
11:00again
11:01I don't
11:01know if
11:01it works
11:02out
11:02I will
11:02say
11:02this
11:03credit
11:03to Ian
11:04Cunningham
11:04Kevin
11:05Stefanski
11:05Matt
11:05Ryan
11:06for finding
11:06a option
11:08I can at
11:09least get
11:09behind giving
11:10a chance
11:10to
11:11because for
11:1240 minutes
11:13boy I'll
11:14tell you
11:14what
11:16I had
11:17written
11:17down in
11:18big
11:18bold
11:18headlines
11:19Caleb
11:19McGarry
11:21unintentionally
11:22just screwed
11:22this organization
11:23and again
11:24I don't have
11:25a problem
11:25with him
11:26it's not
11:26about him
11:28it was
11:28just about
11:29the timeline
11:29it was
11:30just about
11:31the lack
11:31of pivot
11:31it was
11:32all of
11:32those
11:32things
11:34but then
11:34they signed
11:35Juwan Taylor
11:35I was like
11:35okay
11:36I still
11:37don't
11:37love
11:38the situation
11:38they're in
11:39but they
11:39got a
11:40semi
11:40plan
11:41and we'll
11:41live
11:41with that
11:44we're gonna
11:45ask Joe
11:45Patrick
11:46more about
11:46this
11:47in about
11:4730 minutes
11:48he's gonna
11:49join us
11:50at
11:501140
11:51per usual
11:52when we
11:52come back
11:52though
11:53what's
11:53trending
11:53a lot
11:53to get
11:54to
11:54still
11:56originally
11:56the plan
11:57was Hawks
11:57Braves
11:58but Caleb
11:58McGarry
11:58got me
11:59going
11:59going
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