00:00Let's talk some Falcons, man, because coming off of rookie minicamp over the weekend,
00:05everybody's like, okay, what did we learn?
00:06Look, I don't want to diminish this because you need it,
00:11and I'm always a big proponent for it,
00:13but it's a lot of seven-on-seven walkthroughs, Mike, and learning where you need to be.
00:16That's what we're talking about, right?
00:18Yeah, the most compelling piece of video we think may be a fugazi.
00:22There was a video of Michael Penix Jr.,
00:24and again, why would he be throwing while the rookies are there?
00:27Well, he has been hanging out at the facility.
00:28You know, you've got both the general manager, team president,
00:31the coach on record that he's been putting the work in,
00:33and then Day Day and I had this spirited debate about was this actual video,
00:37Everything Georgia, which kind of is a site aggregator of all sorts of information,
00:41and it was presumed that that was Michael Penix Jr. out there throwing somebody
00:45who got a picture of it.
00:46Where's Tua?
00:46Well, again, he's not rehabbing that ACL tear.
00:49Oh, okay.
00:50You know, our boys.
00:50So it looked like the New Jersey.
00:52Yeah, Jiu-Jitsu for sure.
00:55Your quarterback knows how to fall better than anyone.
00:58Well, you've got to train that way, Mike.
00:59You don't want to hurt yourself.
01:00I mean, if someone's sacking you, he understands the dangers in that.
01:03He trained with Kung Fu Panda for two years.
01:06But no, I'm just saying, I said this to Mike when he said,
01:08You've seen the picture of Penix.
01:09I said, Where's the picture of Tua?
01:10That's how I knew this wasn't real.
01:12Well, again, he's not rehabbing at the facility.
01:15Tua is busy getting ready, practicing his haikus,
01:18and reading motivational speeches to give the media.
01:20See, I knew you were going to say that.
01:21So as far as Penix Jr., Day-Day said it wasn't.
01:23Our boss, Mike Conti, is of the opinion that is a doctored or older piece of video.
01:28So, again, I'm trying to give hope to all those people who think I'm a Penix hater.
01:32I was trying to prop it up that a man's out there and he looks good throwing a football.
01:35All right, time out.
01:36Can we talk about this then?
01:37What you're telling us is there are no real pictures of Penix out there performing.
01:42I presume he does throw a football around when he's up there.
01:45Or sitting on a couch.
01:47I don't know.
01:47I'd like to add that Oren brought up probably the most important piece of evidence.
01:52What's that?
01:53There's no knee brace on those knees.
01:56Again, you guys, I said this earlier.
01:58You expect him to come out looking like Jake Matthews.
02:00Like he's going to have two of those giant wrought iron braces.
02:03Like he looks like the wheels on a locomotive or something.
02:05Anytime he's out there on the field,
02:06I would think the Falcons would want that man more braced up more than Jake Matthews.
02:10I thought he was going to look like the Michelin man.
02:12Anytime he touches grass, he's got to have a brace on.
02:14Where's his wheelchair?
02:15Did you say on the grass?
02:16On the grass.
02:17Yes, I said on the grass.
02:18Anytime he's on the grass.
02:20Oh, my goodness.
02:21Mike, you're right, though.
02:23Are they going to wheel him out and then help him out of the wheelchair to get onto the field?
02:30Is that what we're talking about?
02:31My grandmother, when I used to get her,
02:32I'd get the handicap sticker from my grandma because she had bad knees,
02:35and I would wheel her into Dillard's down at Fort Lauderdale,
02:37and I'd have her in the wheelchair,
02:39and then she'd lock to the wheelchair,
02:41and she'd stand up and go,
02:41Oh, look, it's a miracle.
02:44Yes, exactly.
02:44That's what you're saying is going to happen with our boy here.
02:46I'm just saying.
02:47To O's point, I mean,
02:48Day Day's kind of right.
02:49Why are you hating on Paddick's Jr. now?
02:50No, no, no, no, no, no.
02:51See, now you're hating on Paddick's Jr.
02:52I just want to make the fact.
02:53You're trying to put the man in a wheelchair.
02:54I want to make sure the facts are out there.
02:57There's no two ways, two ways about it.
02:59Listen to me.
02:59You know, when it comes to the NFL.
03:02Either you're on the grass or you're not on the grass.
03:05Oh, you're not on the grass.
03:05And that's all I'm saying.
03:07But I want to see some real photos.
03:08Michael!
03:10Michael!
03:11Can we see some real photos of you throwing the rock around?
03:14What do you need to see if you're on a football?
03:15You saw him dancing, baby.
03:16Danny Terrier.
03:17Dance fever, man.
03:18That ain't enough.
03:19I want to see him out in his backyard with some dummies
03:21and some of his boys chasing him.
03:24Oh, now you want to see a Jameis video?
03:26Exactly.
03:26And then I want to see him throw it into a target
03:28while he's moving to the right or left.
03:30Do that a couple of times, Mike,
03:32and then put that video on.
03:33If you're listening,
03:34don't one of those dopey Jameis videos,
03:37which are very entertaining.
03:38We need it, Mike.
03:39We need this.
03:40So there's basically like 15 tires,
03:42and he's like,
03:43the high step into the tire.
03:45Well, with the knee braces on,
03:46be careful.
03:46But yes, I'm saying that.
03:47Rocky floor montages.
03:50You're making my argument for me.
03:51What's the argument?
03:52The guys with three knee surgery
03:53struggle to succeed in the NFL.
03:55No, I just want to see some real footage.
03:57You got excited today.
03:58You were like,
03:59you seen the picture of Michael Bennett?
04:00People with three knee injuries
04:01trying to play starting quarterback
04:03and I said I hadn't seen the photo.
04:06Where's this photo at?
04:07And you said,
04:07oh, let me show it to you.
04:08Then you showed it to me
04:09and all of a sudden,
04:10Day Day's like,
04:10that ain't real.
04:11So I was sucking into clickbait.
04:14Yes, I think so.
04:15I was entrapped.
04:16And the Day Day,
04:16you know,
04:17so now Day Day's negative
04:18on Panics Jr. too.
04:19I'm trying to give people hope
04:20and you guys are crapping on it.
04:22And when it's bad,
04:23you continue to be grateful.
04:25Just listen.
04:26Just listen.
04:28Hold on.
04:29Let me look up
04:29fortune cookie sayings.
04:31No, no, no, no.
04:31But listen, Mike.
04:32There you go.
04:32There's beauty in all of it.
04:33Oh, there really is.
04:34It's Dukes and Bell Sports Radio
04:3692.9 The Game.
04:36Mike,
04:37I just want,
04:38you ready for that?
04:39I want fair and balanced.
04:41If you're going to have
04:41a picture of one,
04:42let's have a picture of the other.
04:43Hey,
04:44quarterbacks are working out today.
04:45That's all I'm saying.
04:46If you want the rainbow,
04:48you got to put up
04:48with a lot of rain.
04:50They're both left-handers.
04:51The angles don't change
04:52on the cameras either.
04:53It's just a quick snap
04:53of both of them, right?
04:54I will tell you all this, though.
04:55If the first time we really see
04:56a legitimate photo
04:58or video of Pennickson,
04:59he's got knee braces on.
05:01Oh, I blame you.
05:02Right.
05:03Okay.
05:03I blame you.
05:04He's on the grass.
05:05He's braced up.
05:06Now, Dan Marino did win
05:07Comeback Player of the Year
05:08with some big,
05:09dude,
05:10talk about knee braces, man.
05:11Looks like he had braces on.
05:12Looks like Forrest Gump
05:13after he had his Achilles.
05:14Oh, they didn't want
05:15to take chances.
05:15Yeah, he had a lot of stuff.
05:17He was braced
05:17on the lower body.
05:19All right,
05:19Falcons making some moves.
05:21Signed defensive tackle
05:22Ross Blacklock.
05:23Linebacker,
05:24Devin Rayner.
05:25Offensive lineman
05:26named Leighton Robinson.
05:28Robinson's a guy
05:28who did spend some time
05:30around the NFL.
05:31So he's been on
05:32the Raiders practice squad.
05:33He's bounced around
05:34a few teams,
05:34but they like him
05:35as a guard.
05:35So as a guard,
05:36some depth
05:37for the offensive line.
05:38Here's the thing, though.
05:39He started 11 games
05:40as a rookie
05:40for the Patriots.
05:41That's the thing.
05:42This guy's got
05:43real experience.
05:44So, look,
05:44I don't know
05:45what the situation is.
05:46You know,
05:46we say this on the show
05:47a lot of times.
05:48Bodies.
05:49Right.
05:49I don't know
05:50if those are just bodies
05:51or if they're legitimately
05:52going to allow Robinson
05:53to maybe be a guy, Mike,
05:55that fits a backup role
05:56potentially,
05:57but I don't think
05:58you can have enough
05:59of these dudes.
05:59I know you signed.
06:01We know everybody
06:02right now on the O-line
06:03is signed
06:04as far as our starters
06:05are concerned.
06:06That's what we project.
06:07Right.
06:07But we know this.
06:09When you have an injury,
06:11all of a sudden,
06:12that next guy up,
06:13and we always hear,
06:14oh, it's the next man up.
06:15The next man up
06:15ain't that good.
06:16He better be ready.
06:17Well, we do need some depth,
06:18and again,
06:19we got a lot of undrafted
06:20free agents
06:20that we talked about
06:21that have experience
06:21at big schools,
06:22in big games.
06:23Carlos Washington,
06:24for Falcon fans,
06:25might remember this dude.
06:25He was an undrafted free agent,
06:27but on the roster
06:27three years,
06:28he got cut today.
06:29He's out.
06:30So, again,
06:31they didn't bring him in,
06:32so a new regime
06:33looking at some of the pieces
06:33that are in the mix,
06:34and for what it's worth,
06:36he had been with us
06:37as a backup running back,
06:38and he's gone.
06:40All right, man.
06:42As we talk about
06:43the minicam situation,
06:44I do want you to hear
06:44from Kevin Stefanski,
06:45our head coach,
06:46talking about the rookies
06:48and testing them
06:49over the last few days.
06:50I think all of our players.
06:52I mean, Zachariah's no different.
06:54We want to see
06:54what they're capable of.
06:56We're going to throw
06:56some things at them
06:57and use them
06:59in different positions,
07:00and whether that's
07:01special teams,
07:02offense, defense,
07:03let's see where
07:03the versatility
07:04may lie on our team.
07:06So, Zachariah's no different.
07:08Yeah, we're excited
07:09because we know
07:10what he's capable of,
07:11but also you can push
07:13and see what other things
07:15they're capable of doing,
07:16and that can come
07:17over the course of time.
07:17It may not be
07:18just this weekend.
07:19Yeah, man,
07:20we had a great conversation
07:21with Zachariah Branch
07:22at the end of the show
07:22on Friday.
07:23We replayed it for you
07:24earlier in the three,
07:25and just as, again,
07:26I'll parrot what you said earlier.
07:28You know,
07:28when we sat down
07:29with Jalen Walker
07:30after the draft last year,
07:31guys that come out
07:32of Kirby's system,
07:33they just seem so impressive,
07:35so dialed in,
07:36and just really,
07:37it's not that everybody,
07:38you know,
07:39everybody comes from
07:39different backgrounds
07:40and sounds differently,
07:41but these guys sound
07:42so polished,
07:43like they're ready
07:43either to step into
07:44a boardroom
07:44or the locker room.
07:45But great job
07:46with Zachariah Branch
07:47who said he can do
07:48the vertical thing.
07:49Speaking of vertical,
07:50great picture today,
07:51Falcons posted,
07:52of two guys
07:53that put a lot
07:53of touchdowns together,
07:54Roddy White,
07:55sitting next to Matt Ryan,
07:56the team president today
07:57at practice.
07:57Yeah,
07:58man,
07:58that comes fresh
07:59off the heels
08:00of Ant-Man making
08:01his comment about Roddy.
08:02Talk about that.
08:03Well,
08:03look,
08:04last night,
08:04for those who missed it,
08:05T-Wolves,
08:06they beat the Spurs,
08:07and,
08:08you know,
08:09there was a play
08:09at the end of the game
08:10where there's a long pass,
08:12long full court pass,
08:14and the ball is caught
08:16by a T-Wolves,
08:17and it was an incredible save,
08:20to be honest with you.
08:20And after the game,
08:21Ant-Man was asked about it.
08:22I want you to hear
08:23what he said
08:23because this is on the heels
08:25of this whole Roddy White thing.
08:27We love Roddy,
08:28but here you have
08:29an Atlanta kid
08:30who's one of the biggest stars
08:31in the NBA
08:32making a reference
08:33about his hometown football team.
08:35You talk about I.O.
08:36Did you see him
08:37try to catch that pass?
08:38What were you thinking
08:39in that moment?
08:39Roddy White.
08:41Atlanta Falcons.
08:42I.O. DeSumo.
08:43So he throws this ball,
08:45and he catches it somehow.
08:46Mike said he saves it
08:47from going out of bounds.
08:48Like it bounces off his calf
08:49or the back of his leg.
08:50It was like the Matrix,
08:51how this thing does
08:52to go out of bounds.
08:53Because,
08:53you know,
08:53even without Wemby,
08:54the Spurs were given
08:55them all sorts of fits
08:56trying to inbound the ball.
08:58And Minnesota pulls it off,
08:59but that's how it looked.
09:00It did.
09:00And so when that happened,
09:02everybody's like,
09:02Roddy!
09:03And you just saw
09:03a plethora of social media stuff
09:06go crazy.
09:07But Roddy at practice,
09:07and by the way,
09:08it's not the first time
09:09he's been there.
09:10Like,
09:10Roddy's been there
09:11the last few years.
09:11He's just low-key.
09:12We've seen Roddy
09:13a bunch of times
09:14up at Flowery Branch.
09:15Sanu was with Matt
09:16at the Georgia Tech Pro Day.
09:17Yeah.
09:17Just hanging out, man.
09:18It's not uncommon.
09:19You know who I haven't seen?
09:22Julio Ware is.
09:24That's somebody I have not seen.
09:26Hey, that would be cool.
09:27Be cool to track him down.
09:28Well, I mean,
09:29you're talking about
09:29my quarterback now
09:30running the organization.
09:31It would be cool.
09:32Love to interview him.
09:32I'm sorry?
09:33Love to interview him.
09:34Oh, you're talking about Julio?
09:35Julio.
09:37Where is Julio?
09:39All right.
09:39Just felt we'd trigger
09:40the Julio fans out there.
09:41It's been a while.
09:42No, but he's,
09:42look, the Hall of Famer,
09:43we know that.
09:44He's going to get there.
09:45He's going to get there.
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