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Football is officially back! On this episode of Bleav in Falcons, hosts Ovie Mughelli and Michael "The Burner" Turner kick off Week 1 of the season with two-time Super Bowl champion, CBS Sports analyst, and Pittsburgh Steelers legend Bryant McFadden!
The guys dive deep into the upcoming Atlanta Falcons vs. Pittsburgh Steelers matchup:
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New Eras in Pittsburgh & Atlanta: B-Mac breaks down what Mike McCarthy brings to the Steelers as head coach, while Ovie and Mike share their thoughts on Kevin Stefanski taking the helm for the Falcons.
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Quarterback Breakdown: B-Mac gives his honest assessment on what 42-year-old Aaron Rodgers has left in the tank. Meanwhile, the crew addresses Falcons fans' concerns surrounding Tua Tagovailoa's preseason play, his health, and how new head coach Kevin Stefanski will manage the offense.
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Roster Strengths & Weaknesses: The guys analyze Pittsburgh's new-look secondary and veteran front fronted by Cam Heyward and T.J. Watt, alongside Atlanta's backfield depth with Bijan Robinson and weapons like Kyle Pitts and Drake London.
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Betting Odds & Keys to Victory: Presented by FanDuel, the group discusses the 3.5-point spread and low 41.5 over/under. B-Mac and Mike name their respective X-factors (Chris Boswell and Kyle Pitts) needed to pull off a Week 1 victory.
Plus, the crew shares memories of past matchups, discusses Matt Ryan’s new role in the front office, and debates whether the Falcons can finally break their winless streak in Pittsburgh!
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Taught to hate the Steelers and taught to hate you know anyone who played with Steelers you Troy Paul follow decent human beings But even more decent for coming on the podcast and helping us kick off the believe in falcons season with a game against the Steelers Oh, man appreciate the invite man both you guys man I respect you know for for your underfield Accountants miss and off the field as well great dudes and it's only right that you get a steal on Footfall it's here right football is it's here it's back My optimistic until they're not so we're gonna see how it plays for both organizations on Sunday That's good. That's good stuff. So tell us tell us about this new era in Pittsburgh because It's been what like 20 years since you had a new coach So what's the what's the difference? Yeah, yeah, it's a film and refresh you how's the air in Pittsburgh right now? You know what it is a new regime New freshness Mike McCarthy the great thing about this transition to Mike McCarthy as the head coach is
He's been around a block a few times this isn't his first rodeo so he understands Relationships he's understands coming into a new organization and not changing the entire DNA of the organization Just adding some of his his individual Football thoughts and DNAs into the process and people have really bought into what he's selling and not to meet you got a Respect him. He's a super one in coach. He he's shown the ability to be successful So it's not like it's a new you know Joe coming into the building who's never done it before who doesn't have a positive resume The players love it, you know Aaron Rodgers said that was solely why he decided to return for one more year was because I might McCarthy coming in and being a headman in charge So so far so good, you know and and as long as they put forth a great football product on the football field You won't hear any issues coming from Pittsburgh All right, that's interesting you mentioned the guy we're gonna get to pretty soon because we have our own quarterback issue We'll get to that but but let's leave us alone. Let's talk about the Steelers and Aaron Rodgers and how much do we as Falcons fans
Who have to worry about Aaron Rodgers does he still have it? Can he still help you guys win? Do you really feel like I know you're kind of hamstrung because you can't say Aaron Rodgers sucks the infeed You never say that but is Aaron Rodgers good enough to get them back to where you or mr. McFadden to Superbowl? You know what I'm not gonna throw out Superbowl aspirations just yet, but he is gonna have to get you into the tournament Right and that's the first step in trying to get close to the championship is getting into the playoffs They did that a year ago It was a short stay in the playoffs, but he was good enough to get them into the playoffs I believe he has a saying athletic attribute When you look at what's surrounding him the office line. I think should be better Right bringing in Michael Pittman Jr I think it improves the white receiver unit as a whole Jermaine Bernard from the second rounder from Alabama I think he has he's gonna have some impact on this team, obviously as well. So yeah, he he still has it Is he the MVP Aaron Rodgers?
No, he's nowhere close is he a top five quarterback in the NFL? No, he's not right but He can give you serviceable production And he's still smart above the shoulder game still hasn't gone into where the the interlec is still intact You know, it's just the athleticism that he once has has taken a decline Which is expected when you're in your 40s, you know what I mean? So for Aaron Rodgers, you know, I still believe he has the goods to get it done and I'm not gonna sit here and say yeah, he can be he can get you to the Superbowl But if he gets you to the playoffs, you guys know what happened anything can happen. Yeah, anything to the playoffs Speaking of We just talk about age age of Aaron Rodgers. He's up there up there in age You got some deepers of players too that's been up there in the age and I think I added some new players So I added like basically a new secondary up there three new secondary guys in all season But up front you still got the agent Hayward Who's on who's an age I can't think of his name right now who's on the edge?
You know watch yeah, he's up there in age now like how's that how's that mix gonna be are y'all kind of like It's not so both a bus, but it kind of it's kind of like Aaron Rodgers last right But how's the how's the team gonna gel with knowing that it's his last right and plus you got to kind of rebuild at the same time That's we know why I'm getting that Yeah, you know what that's a good question because I asked the cam Hayward that question with him being the senior of the team I played with cam Hayward that's how wow that's how long cam has been the league actually cam Hayward is the longest tenure defensive tackle in the national football league in the history of this season makes him the longest tenure defense attack, right? But I asked him that question is there any pressure for you guys knowing that this is Aaron Rodgers Last dance and trying to do whatever it is to get him to have his final game being out late and he said it is pressure But as an NFL player you guys know it's pressure anyway
If there's a veteran player that's making it is his last year in a league It's always pressure to try to go out and perform to the best of your ability But defensively they have a nice mix of age and youth Well, you talk about cam Hayward. Yes, he's the oldest guy no defense, but his his play doesn't say that He still plays extremely well fundamentally sound use great technique Look at TJ white. He's been around the block for quite some time But he's still productive and then you look at Nick Herbick who's a rotational past Russia who they just paid Handsomely you look at Alex Heismith who's younger than TJ white then you look at the interior with Derek Harmon Would he use utilize a first-round draft make on? Over a year ago from Oregon. He's in year two he on the bit and so they got a nice mix of youth and And and and and seeing your ship If if if if that's the thing in terms of the mix and then second day wise, you know You got Jalen Ramsey you brought in Jamil Dean cornerback, you know You look at us asante Samuel Jr
Who's been playing phenomenal football even though you have a contract dispute going on with Joy Porter Jr You know when he's out there. He's a he's a guy that can give you sound curvature and lockdown coverage as well So I like the mix and I like the the mix of talent, you know experience talent and you got some up and comers as well That's great and you know be back again believing Falcons presented by Fandall one of the Fandall odds out there is the Falcons are Underdog I think three and a half points. So everyone thinks the Falcons are gonna lose Three and a half points. I think that's a sense of I think we're gonna win outright But we lose we ain't lose my more than three points. I think that's a great bid But they also over under is 41 and a half so Fandall saying the over under is 41 and a half they're saying it's gonna be You know not too high scoring the fifth of struggle that leads us to Outquarter back shot my your quarterbacks. Out quarterback It's to a tongue of I oh, I hope I said that right to a has been up He's been down people have talked about him needing to retire after stincustions and you know that picture
We all have a pin on the ground with fingers curled up like why are you still doing this if you get to hit one more time This may happen Pettics has been honest. He said hey, I'm not quite comfortable. I'm not in my own skin Or at a level to where I feel like I can go out of the field and trust my body Can't to a trust his body knowing that he's won two hits away from Maybe not playing football ever again. I would have loved to have seen him perform higher in the preseason So that everyone coming to this first game saying oh, yeah, two of them be great Two hasn't been horrible But he hasn't been the two that we want him to be at his height in Miami Do you think Fandall and though the automakers are correct in that It's not gonna be a high scoring game especially because on our side our offensive fire I guess firepower at the quarterback is low Yeah, I think fan dude is the fan duel is dead on from both sides the total And and and the the under in the favorite. I think Pittsburgh is a better team Three and a half is that sweet spot
It's it's a sound number and also when you look at the total being really really low You guys know this being from a players week one is the week unknowns You know what you're gonna get You know the game like who would have thought kick off game against Seattle new wing will be such a low scoring affair Right because usually offense is kind of It takes some time and and we're in this day and age and NFL is a lot different than what it was when we played We remember we had four preseason games and against play the starters played they played more In preseason play than what they do now and I think that's why we're seeing some chemistry concerns offensively because these quarterbacks ain't really playing in preseason play and I didn't really I agree with you Ovi I felt like with Kevin's defense you taking over for the Falcons bringing in new new pieces I lied the quarterback into a tongue of I lower. I felt it was imperative for him to play the preseason Now be John Robinson has earned the right to not play right right right and you don't need to see a lot of Drake May and Kyle pits
But be John is the one guy who shouldn't play in the preseason for Atlanta because you know who he is And you know how much you have to lean on him but for two The chemistry the rhythm offensively he's a rhythm quarterback You need to get those reps and people say well They participated in all the joint practices Yeah, guys Even though it's preseason game People watching is different as you know if you get beaten practice Again in a joint practice session. Oh man. I got beat but it's practice Yeah, yeah, like Like turt Michael you run a toss and you get hit and you foam in the ball and the joint practice I humble but But I hear it all the time. I know you guys hear it all the time Well, it was a joint practice session against the dolphins and they got rip it's not the same bruh it ain't
So we'll see Sunday in terms of there's any chemistry issues with Tuha in the small sample size in the preseason He didn't really look good you wanted. I think he should have been at the little more But they decided to go to opposite that one So if you've ever furnished a restaurant hotel or an office you know the drill five vendors five in voices five delivery windows But there's a better way to do this Craten barrel contract is a business to business program that covers three brands Craten barrel CB2 and Craten kids with one account one order one delivery They've got durable plates and glasses Contract grade furniture and lighting that looks custom that's built for the wear of busy space actually takes and the best part is You're not doing it alone a dedicated rep handles your project end-to-end from volume orders to design curation Plus members get 20% off tax exempt checkout and flexible payment with no minimums Learn more at Craten barrel.com slash podcast. That's create and barrel.com slash podcast
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But we see how true that is come Sunday and And like you said this Sunday is a lot of unknowns. Y'all got new for that is new coach staff. We got new coach staff We both have we both have like suitable players suitable stars on the team like it so it's a matter of like which stars When the step up on Sunday week one and I think it is tough. Well to be on the road We never want we if that was never one in Pittsburgh never in history never really never so wow So yeah, so yeah, y'all can be favorite. I'm cool with that, but do I think y'all are much better team than us? No Tell Mike I do not think that y'all have questions concerns as with because y'all got a new coach for a reason Just like we got coach for a reason Hey, I'll tell you this much and y'all with y'all would be lying if y'all tell me You don't you don't think Mike McCarthy is a better coach than Kevin's offense. Oh
No, how many coaches years is it yeah? How many coaches years? Yeah, yeah, Mike McCarthy. How many coaches years? No When you become the head comes at for the Cleveland Browns the bars Organization has not been built So you went so but he yes he has those award awards, but who do you who would you trust more? I'm a trust in the guy who I've seen do it He's won in multiple spots It's easy. I believe that's an easy answer or because because women close to your twice in Cleveland Oh It's Cleveland Even rocks Right now I'm on the bed and I don't even know this right. I don't know how many times Mike you played against Cleveland and oh yeah, I know you played against Cleveland a few times in Baltimore
Yeah, I was not a winning record against Cleveland in our career And we've been retired for a long time. Yeah, they never had a quarter they never had a quarterback every time we played them They had no quarterback Tim Townsor this guy So Hey Yeah, he was a he's a playoff coach in Dallas. You know the mean did he get him to a championship? No I mean they've had a lot of coaches who we haven't gotten to that level But you can't say he he disappointed in Dallas. I won't say that Just the expectations are higher in Dallas than they are In Cleveland in our roster as constructed is better. We have a better quarterback even though an arrives is 42 He's better than to a tongue-by-law Right The don't know we don't do that. Don't you do that? Don't you do I want to though. I want to I want to yeah, I want to be your heart
At at two as best because it was our hope the Falcons fan base's hope is that to a plays at his Sealing the best the two of can be because in Miami you the pro-bola You saw when two against hot. He is hot. Why can't you be channeled that the right quarterback the right system can make a quarterback I mean look at you boy um A Sam Donald from the Seattle Seahawks. He was horrible when he first started gotten a lead Went to a Minnesota got great because of the right coach the right system and then did it in Seattle Why can't we do that with two of us? So to say two of us on his bed is good as air Rogers No, 42 right right but 42 and we talk about It's all yeah 42 air Rogers It was a four-year two. It won't even matter to age Over you talk my playing at a high ceiling man that seal is in the door house Even if he plays it at high ceiling. That's a miniature house. He ain't So here's the thing I will reserve my opinion for after this game because
Preseason preseason if he comes back and can channel that inner tour I watch Phil they got people okay die. Our thoughts fans are stitching together two of us best throws the man is good A year ago air Rogers if you can if you compare into a two-way in air Rogers in 2025 Who was the better quarterback? Okay, I think I think I'm not air-rod. Thank you, but the system the city the Miami system a line the camera's I'm gonna put like this though like we're not gonna we're not axing two of the thought for 350 We will look that we don't love that we asked no doubt But we got weapons or rounds that we even just just just managed the game because we got b-john robson Get him 100 ground 100 yards on the ground We got cow pits give him 50 60 yards Drake lunna give him 50 60 yards whatever it's like you say it's gonna be a low sport Saccharide branch. I mean like yeah, we got we got guys that we don't have to depend on two or two to do everything
And I hope that's what shows out on Sunday Hey, right strong demons. We got to see how hard it's just play because we missing a lot of sex on deep. Yeah, so we got to make up for some that Yeah, yeah And that's the unique thing about Atlanta if you play quarterback for Atlanta You don't need to go out and play hero football you got dudes around you just don't mess it up Just don't drink made a situation and just throw turn over It's too soon be maggot too soon This is too so but Your defense is my concern no pierce no walker who's gonna put that pressure that needs to be put on air and Roger because even on air Roger's 42 Mobilities is a concern if you don't pressure him probably so it's gonna carve like Thank you apart. Yeah, he's gonna pick you apart. So like who's gonna generate the pressure that's needed to be able to make things Uncomfortable for air Roger Now Mike I love talking about football, but what I love even more is people who help us talk about football as you know
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But I do know not only are we going to miss the sacks we had issues in the past last year Where people ran through us like we we had a very soft underbelly and teams had a good job Had you know a lot of success running through our middle We're hopefully we're gonna stop that we put some pieces in place to where uh We're hoping make it better, but how's the running game over at Pittsburgh? Well the addition of Rico Dotto Rico you guys know Well, name with Carolina you're a go Rico He didn't go Rico got some inch to him and let uh if you look at his last two stops last year in Carolina in the year before that in Dallas I mean he he's been a very very productive player With the opportunity so we got Rico Dotto and we got Jalen Warren a nice one two combination Jalen Warren is more the the stock year back You know what I mean, but both guys are assets in the passing game, you know the main so they can give you production in the passing game I don't know how they're gonna use those guys. I mean
I think it's gonna be a 50 50 split. I don't know who starts Yeah, but I think both guys can be effective To your point the in the interior of the defense align for Atlanta And if you Pittsburgh if you want to slow the game down and you keep be John and Drake and in Cal on the on the sideline do it I'm okay running the football and slowing the game down a little bit. Yeah I just I just hope that we can take the crowd out out out of it at some point in the game because y'all get loud and picks burger man Tell them but those Superlives get going and y'all and y'all play with some of the other things on the heavy metal music. No that stuff I hate it. They're really getting ready. They're really getting ready. No questions. So I hate that. Yeah I think what's going in Atlanta this weekend opening weekend like you know week one never one there Yeah, our backs against the wall we the underdogs, but I hope we take that and use that as fuel to pull off a nice upset Hey Hey don't don't worry man. At least you guys are hopeful, but you don't really have any expectations because you guys know what's gonna happen
Be sure all of you remember this but um what you are here with Matt Ryan was playing right you play against Matt Ryan And Matt Ryan beat beat Matt Ryan beat you a couple times right no no no no no See that ain't beat us in Atlanta. He I mean in Pittsburgh he beat us in Atlanta and I in Atlanta. Yeah. Yeah. I remember That oh oh six game with Vic I don't know if Mike you were there over and oh six and we came here and is I think we ended up losing we lost about one or two. I think we won that game was like 33 to 30 something like that But in in Pittsburgh, y'all y'all don't y'all don't have no luck in Pittsburgh. Yeah, so we said we never won there Well, I forget Pittsburgh. It's the Mike tell them. It's the Matt Ryan era that means something Matt Ryan the guy who beat you What he beat everybody on the NFL Matt Ryan is now the president football operation He's brought the certain type of swagger to the team that's gonna allow us to those close games that we lose We're gonna win those this gonna be a close game. We're gonna win because Matt is gonna be in the front office the back office in the locker room
My boy all he knows how to do is win except for that one time we'll talk about but all you know how to do is win Are you gonna help us wins? I'm confident in Matt. We trust you know what I applaud at Lena for giving a guy like Matt Ryan Opportunity to be in the front office. I wish more organizations do that with former players who really know the game You know what I mean? And to your point. I think it's gonna do a good job. It's not gonna help week one We might see Jack strain in the lineup. We might see all stop now the jacksman music right now I'll tell you. Yeah, maybe we do have a secret weapon that we can use later But come on Yeah, I know it's different smoke we know how That jack I'm not throwing jack in there week one talk like yeah, yeah, yeah, do not do that. Don't do that It's something to talk around the landsman crazy, but it's how bad tools been looking in the prison
That willing to put in jack strain week one that's it, but It's something to it now to just just calm the nace hairs down just go out there Just yeah, football just do your job Don't be a hero you ain't got to be hero you ain't got to save the city, you know, I'm saying you ain't got to be bad man Just just go out there and play play solid and just just look these just I don't say decent but like Give give the team a chance to win the end. I that's what that's it. Don't make me don't make mistakes It's simple don't make mistakes. It's this this game like most games the first one is going to be full of mistakes It's who makes fewer mistakes me me Mike. I'm sure you be back. We've been in so many rooms locker rooms meeting rooms We talk about hey turnovers turnovers kill games they win games. They lose games Who can play a clean game and just do their job you don't need to do anything fantastical or outstanding or game break. It's the first game. Just do the fundamentals and I think our coach is gonna help do fundamentals better in your coach. That's my opinion. I'm a little biased. So we'll see
I mean, ain't too many good things coming from the Cleveland Browns organization That's true, but it's gonna be one of them man. It's gonna be one of them I was with you at first because I was like Stavansky all that stuff with the Shadur I was like, I don't know about this but after meeting Stavansky after here with the players say going to practice seeing how they keep on saying the adult turn the room after Rahim He was I guess too much of a player's coach. I love Rahim, but you can see Stavansky has a different level of accountability and expectations and you know brotherhood that's all great, but it's about Production and results and I love that you know more Professional way of going about the season. So I'm excited to see what that looks like on the field And honestly I respect Kevin Stavansky to your point. He did a really good job Doing more with less while he was in Cleveland Honestly, so I do respect him as a head coach. I respect him as a football mind I just don't expect for him to be at his best Sunday in the other Sunday
Yeah, yeah, I just don't And he know he's used to going to Accus your stadium in losing. He's used to that Oh He's used to coming to Pittsburgh and taking a L It's not the unfamiliar spot for Kevin Stavansky. All right, so I forgot about yeah, he's been there quite a time. It might be it might be a land of advantages You never know he got better weapons now But I think they beat us in the playoffs in Pittsburgh one time too under him. So yeah, yeah Oh, that's right. I'm a game So you It'll be back before we get you out of here man give us one thing as you be like so I'm gonna be like the X factor for Your team to beat the Falcons and I'm gonna ask Mike what's the X factor for the Falcons to be the Steelers I'll say for Pittsburgh it's Chris Boswell our kicker
Special teams is always a key factor especially potential low scoring games You know sometimes you guys know when it's a low scoring affair where defenses are kind of dominating They dictate the flow of the game field goes feel like touchdowns Because it's hard they get into that red area to to score touchdown So I think Chris Boswell man who's won a high level kickers in a national football league I think he could be a X factor especially this is a low scoring effect Minus copets my copets can we can we get him going can we get him rolling can he can he have a I'd say two touchdowns. I would love to have two touchdown But something that we're getting those intermediate throws, you know, I'm saying those 10-15 yard catches Those can we stay third and short, you know, like you know, you know, can we keep it manageable? So we can have him be a factor because y'all got you know, so you got Ramsey and and Porter Jr on the outsides right What is copets gonna do in the middle of the field and stuff like that?
Are we gonna move him around and give him and into some mismatches that we can exploit the Pittsburgh defense I like it. Yeah, and I'll see you at hot. Hi, thanks stuff All right, well, we'll be back man. We appreciate you being on the show We thank you for coming on and giving us your opinion of how great this year's gonna be You know, we disagree with that opinion, but that's what friends do. We disagree. We agree to disagree but man Best luck to you and where can those who want to support you and follow you do so man on social media my handle is be back underscore sports talk CBS sports HQ daily, you know talking ball and getting ready for the season Just like you guys are in the last thing I say I'm gonna I'm gonna send a message to cam and TJ What and and ask to not put Toa in
He got wheels and people forget to a can move he ain't a statue out there Toa gonna be fine. He got a great not we Don't know Yeah, thank y'all for everybody for you know watch to subscribe for all the good stuff as always believe in Falcons rise up
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