Rick and John continued to talk about the Falcons defense and questioned whether it is top 10 in the league. Squirrel – John asked Rick the last time he actually cooked something. John mentioned the ingredients on the defense that include the players who gel together to make it cohesive and possibly a top 10 defense in the league. Rick talked about how consistent the defense has been lately and rattle off specific players and what they bring to the field. Rick and John graded the secondary a B+. Rick mentioned a story from pro football focus naming the best safeties in the NFL but neglected Keanu Neal. Went sideways again talking about making special orders at fast food restaurants so, they get it the way they want it with extra stuff. Took a call.

Braves Breakdown… Rick compared the Braves to the Falcons with a top 10 offense and defense in MLB. Rick and John compared the Braves to the Yankees and the Red Sox with their salaries, and compared how their offense are similar. Rick compared the stats of the Braves to the rest of MLB and where that puts them overall. John mentioned the difference between the home and away splits with the Braves and how the Braves pitchers need to learn how to pitch at home or just out slug the other team. Rick and John talked about the launching pad STP is becoming known as around the league. John mentioned major free agents the Braves could be looking at in the offseason. John also talked about all the youth on this team that would be appealing to a veteran player looking for a good lineup. Rick said Bautista has until Swanson comes back from injury to get his act together at third base or he’ll put Camargo their instead. John told Rick that Toronto just fired Dwayne Casey as their Head Coach and Rick lost his mind.

CFB Cheat Sheet… Where does Jake Fromm rank on Athlon sports SEC QB list? Jake came in at #5 and Rick was Ok with only one of the QB’s in front of him and that was Tua from Alabama. Rick and John debated where they would put Fromm on the SEC QB list. Also debated other QB’s in CFB and where they should land on the Athlon list according to R&J. ​