Concerns Falcons have not named a starting QB for Week 1 'are legit'

0:00I'm Carl Ducy's Mike Bell. We're Ducy and Bell. You sound like one of those 60 minutes when they've got somebody who's an informer on the mob and they put him in silhouette. It's it's true man. How many years did you work with the Gambino's? I worked there for five years. I'm giving love and some some kudos to our last guest who is the voice of the Colorado Buffs because he came on and just blew us out of the the the window here with the voice but we're hanging out at Twin Peaks man come on and join us we'd love to see you guys. Guys just hit us up on social media city thought we were talking to John Freaky for a minute. You know there was a top 20 and I said let's do a top 25 because there's five other teams that are good enough to give you the cost of the of the top 20. He did invent that he did. So you said top 20. I said top 20. I to see it as I talked about that's me. I created it. He did invent that. But we were not we were talking with the voice and his name is Mark Johnson is that right? So you've kudos to him. And apparently Doran said looked it up. He really does live the cowboy lifestyle.

1:03Yeah. Out west the ranch and the horses and the hat and the hat and all she's back. Well he said he had an accident. If you were listening and he said him and Dion will kind of go through some rehab together not simultaneously but you know again he was doing this thing and they were talking about their injuries and trying to overcome them. We tried to break a Bronco in Carl. Well I was riding in the the Bucky. We'll be doing this. But Conti's gonna text in three. Well two one. It's rare that we talk to somebody who's got that class. Yes. Who sounds like that. So we're just you know we're monitoring the situation. I want to remind you guys before we get into some NFL conversation our buddy Mike Griffith is going to join us coming up here. We pushed him up today because we are so excited to have the honor and the privilege to get a chance to have Barbara Dooley back on this show. She's going to join us at four o'clock. She will join us throughout the course of the season. If you do not know she has joined us since her late husband Vince passed away and Vince used to do our show on a weekly basis and a few years ago we asked Barbara would

2:03you be interested? And she said of course and she has just been an unbelievable find and certainly a treasure for us as Georgia fans love her. I think if you've not heard her and I suggest you just stick around because you have no idea what story she's going to tell or what she's going to say but that starts today because Georgia season starts this weekend. All right. I'm trying to do that sports radio 92 9th game is your home for college football coverage. Join us Saturday 8 a.m. Mitch Evans a Gordon they set the stage all day for the big games college football game time is the show guys it's brought to you by Ingalls low prices love the savings and my window nation window nation.com or call 8669 Nation that's all this Saturday starting at 8 a.m. on sports radio 92 9th the game. All right Mike lots of stuff going on in the NFL. I got to make this announcement though because the Falcons did make an announcement today. What do we got? Well it's not we thought it might be but they announced their captains man and okay and look it shouldn't be any surprise.

3:04Well usually the quarterback is the captain being the leader of the team. The guy who's the most you know the focal point the most important player on the team generally it's that's a really good point. Yeah that's a really good point. No quarterbacks for named captains okay but be John Robinson Chris Lentstrom divine Diablo I said divine Diablo and he's gonna have that the green dot on his jersey guys out there for the defense calling the plays and who else am I missing here I'm missing one other one other captain but the fact that they announced the captains and and that's what stood out to me you're absolutely right no quarterback so no to it no Michael Pinnix if you look around the NFL a lot of times quarterbacks are a part of the captains Jesse Bates thank you that's why missing so those are your captains for the Atlanta Falcons this year and congratulations. That's not a story. Stop it. That's not a quarterback counter is not a story. Oh wow yeah okay it is not a big outrage but a big shout out to those guys man for the captains announcement and it's funny because

4:08we wouldn't that come from fake outrage. I had to find a quarterback he is doing you mind your own business. I know what they're doing. I had heard that. I support this team despite all the stupid things they've done 20 years. Have faith. No but we're going to find out hopefully by you know I don't know next Wednesday. Thursday yeah yeah I mean yeah it's not like you're saving. It's the fans are gonna flip a coin on Saturday night up at Pittsburgh you know have a couple iron city lights to go yeah and it's to it. That's some good beer but no we're just waiting to see where that's gonna go because I mean like in all seriousness there's there's so much riding on this and it all starts with week one now look guys it's if you have aspirations that this team is actually a playoff caliber team I don't personally believe it's a playoff caliber team. I think a lot of things are gonna have to guys are gonna have to exceed expectations and now perform certainly expectations coming out to happen but you got to you know at least know what you got with Michael Pennic's junior. Nothing else to evaluate for the next season whether you feel it's in the draft. I mean no guys are hitting me so when we can always go get Joe Burrow yeah because the Bengals are just gonna train him. Stop it. This isn't trading football cards. We're gonna have to find

5:11a quarterback in the draft of Michael Pennic's junior. Can't out of stab himself as the man this year. Let's stop. Let's stop. Let's stop. Let's stop. I know yes Carl Jake Strand. You're absolutely right. I might I love the big fellow Minnesota Jake Strand. The more for all it's Jake the more I think about where we are and what needs to happen for us to be a potential playoff team. It's becoming harder to convince myself that all the things that need to play out will right and that's kind of where I'm at right now. I have not lost hope I am not certainly started the season you know saying we're gonna lose the first five games in any of that crap but there's some windable gains. You just when you try to care line and the same speed lost to read less for those guys but I just think there's a lot that has to play out for us to be a real potential playoff team and look this division again I don't think it's that good I just don't I don't care if you're picking the Saints of Carolina to win the vision or not us or maybe it is us but I don't think it's I still don't think it's a great division this is certainly not the NFC West Mike this is not

6:15Seattle San Francisco in the Rams this is not that so is it gonna take eight or nine wins as it has the last few years to maybe make the playoffs because again we were tied last year but they had the season tie breaker against us so they got in correct right so I mean that was it I mean that that's why we got to do it last last week talked about it yesterday this organization misses on simple things in the past I don't think it's gonna be that like that with with cutting ham and and Matt Ryan now in charge but the field goal kickers you couldn't you couldn't even get to overtime for a chance to win some games crossed at least three games you know those just win one more game Carl you win the division outright and that's what we didn't we didn't handle we talked about bad coaching decisions now the thing yesterday I heard a lot of folks and I saw on social media after the show and I've heard of the folks talk about it I think Staggart I heard him on the steakhouse he kind of agreed with us didn't want to hear the phrase us when the general manager is talking he's inserting himself into a conversation about how the quarterbacks gonna be selected I think that's the coaches decision that that gives me a little bit of

7:16pause yeah we talked a lot about it a lot I mean I don't want to over blow it but it was said and just knowing how this again you don't want to be a prisoner to the past but it's the kind of thing that collaboration air quote thing that drives us crazy yeah one guy won't decision the coach we we will see how that all shakes out it's Duke's and bail guys rely between peaks and Kenna saw big old man let's get to fourth and one uh... orn back at the studio I'm curious is anybody called in today and told you the plan has anybody done that when it regards the Falcons I've got zero calls today from anyone that has insights of the plan for the fact okay because I just I'm offering it to the entire listening audience that if you know the plan call us since it's not a big deal and let us know what it is not a big deal okay people reveal itself I just I mean do time the invitation is

8:17out there for anybody in our listening audience if you know okay with that said I want you to hear what he and cutting him said in regards to a question asked by and you ran yesterday and I thought the question was perfect the starting quarterback decision what is it gonna come you have hope and you've got plans and you're trying to figure these things out but look mike is just become he just became clear you know for eleven on eleven and uh... starting to evaluate him you know kupa rush to uh... you know with that strand preseason a lot of these guys have done some some good things in the preseason not surprised with where it's at just hoping that you know we can kind of get a few more valuations under our belt and will make that decision at the appropriate time alright so and he followed that up with not having a week one starter court starting quarterback named how does that impact the team preparing here's the answer for me and cutting him i feel like the plan that that Kevin put together in terms of

9:20splitting some of these reps and being very intentional how he's doing it based off of certain certain plays certain periods it allows us to you know compare as best we can apples to apples right and so uh... these guys are getting meaningful snaps and mike's been given a little bit more just with the one just and team settings because he hadn't had that yet um... and feel like he's done some really nice things these last few days right so to to to to Kevin um... in the thoughtfulness of how he wanted to go about doing it and Tommy how they wanted to go about attacking practice so we can get a true evaluation in a controlled environment uh... and they've done that and so you know we've got a couple more practices here and then you know look forward to making making that call uh... so it sounds like to me my could you tell me what you think they're splitting reps he's he said that right you're gonna give pittings a few more because you want to get the eleven on

10:21eleven work and then next week whoever's gonna be the guy is gonna get all the reps getting ready for Pittsburgh that's what it sounds like is going on but it's not being stated that way again in saying hey you know we were seeing all these guys when he says all these guys include strand is that include group rush music i mean hypothetically they're all the guys go back room is for so for on the active if you matter of the which gets it's not a it's not a silly radio sports like hype conversation it's you can't question it's a legitimate question what i can't get over it sorry to look at the little jenny question i think that's the mistake i made when i was calling a real skim's carl in bluefield i really should have gone more puke i mean it never lets you down beautiful day for baseball here at boonfield but i'm just saying i mean i look back down i think i needed to go more puke i'm just more puke when he says that that's what i envision is this week has been

11:24about splitting reps seeing seeing everybody who they think is going to be the guy and then next week they're gonna that person whoever it is is gonna get all the staffs get ready for it i just i'd like to start the season with with michael peddic sooner can you start with two i think we are and then the way this that's what this is everybody i think out there knows they're giving them every opportunity and then it would be quite interesting to be a fly in the wall in that room and here michael said i'm ready to go emphatically or yeah shrug or use more work you know i mean because when i heard him last week would you do that would you say i need no work something you know i told you yesterday you know guy my jim all o g was like man to one here a little more intensity but unless he's just wired that way and he's he's totally comfortable with where he is with his recovery and knows his body now for all that believe me for all the injuries he knows when he's good to go you know but you've got to go this got to be a sense of urgency because you've got to win this job and it all starts with letting people know you are available right to lead this team and make your mark on the squad and then get your contract extension pick up the fifth year and you're all that and then we have to worry about

12:27you know looking over your shoulder you know that's a thing even if what's the benchmark what we got all showed us about this but are there numbers he has to hit this year to prove that you know because you might not have the wins because the defense might let you down you know compared to last season i think there are i do we'll tell you what those numbers are we're coming back we're going to talk to everybody might griffin dog nation a jc dot com what's going on with the dogs is they get ready for their first game of the season stay there it's dox about live between peaks and kinesau