INSTANT REACTION! Falcons vs. Steelers Ft. Kirk Cousins & Raheem Morris Meltdown + Highlights, Stats

[Music] Falcons lose to the Steelers 18-10 and I've never seen a game where just two individuals dominated as much as they did TJ Watt and Chris Boswell the kicker singlehandedly won this game for the Pittsburgh Steelers if they if those two guys are not in this game the Falcons might win not by lot but probably still win I know there's a lot of frustration right now and I'll open up by saying don't give up it is week one do not panic and do not overreact too much you are well in your rights to be frustrated and upset because this was a season that Falcons fans were looking forward to for a long time and the most excitement for a team since 2016 2017 but do not overreact and just give up after one week here are the stats from the loss Justin Fields was told he was starting a few hours before the game he goes uh 17 for 23 and 156 yards in his return to Georgia KK cousins 16 for 26 155 yards one touchdown and two interceptions and in terms of the blame game here's my ranking for blame first I'm going to say the Falcons offensive line specifically pass protection subset Caleb McGary it seemed like Atlanta didn't have a great game plan for TJ watt the game plan was Caleb McGary on TJ watt then they realized that's not working let's put Kyle Pits on him to Chip and then Caleb McGary and that kind of worked but still didn't really work enough and they never really counteracted TJ watt they didn't run to his side of the field right I know that sounds counterintuitive but like a pass rusher can't get a sack if a you're running the ball but B if you're going to him like you are pushing the ball his direction and you are sending guys to block him and they never did play action either like you very rarely saw if any play action from today like that's like the name of the game when you've got a guy who's living in your back field let him think the ball's going to the running back and then you peel out I don't know if that was just because they didn't have trust in cousins' Mobility following his Achilles injury but for me number one person or group I'm blaming today is the offensive line the Steelers defensive line bullied them especially in the second half they tormented the Falcons o line next up Kirk Cousins Kirk Cousins looked Rusty that's that that that's a fact he looked Rusty he did not look like a $180 Million Man and that's okay for one week what's very frustrating to me though is I felt like a lot of the rust could have been been avoided and like I had preached for the last 6 weeks and a lot of you told me I was wrong in the comment section and who am I to say what rahee Morris should do he knows more than I do don't you think some of the starters should have played in the preseason now don't you feel like maybe some of the illegal shifts or a snap running into a guy in motion could have been worked out in the preseason those were the little things that really added up today that is why I wanted these guys to play in the preseason even if it's just for one quarter 10 snaps 15 snaps instead they came out looking Rusty and that 10-point offensive performance shows it I feel bad for the defense they got put in some tough spots they gave up two field goals after cook cousins turned the ball over twice on interceptions they did their best to keep this team in the game holding the guy to no touchdowns should be enough to win a game and then third I'm going to sign blame to rahee Morris mostly for what I just talked about this team came out and somewhat ill-prepared for TJ Watt and offensively looked Rusty like they just looked like they were not running at full speed Robinson I thought looked great we can throw his stats on screen for you guys here he was a great rusher and a good receiver for them bejon Robinson 18 carries 68 yards like he was kind of the heartbeat of this offense what happened to Drake London dude said his name once at the beginning of the game and then adios didn't see him for the rest of the day I don't know if he was just not getting open I I got to rewatch The Game to see if he wasn't separating if he was open and the ball wasn't finding him or what was going on but nothing from Drake London two grabs for 15 yards I've got more to rant on and I'm sure everyone watching kind of feels the same way first I do want to give a quick shout out to our sponsor today game time game time is a new feature called Game Time picks that makes getting tickets to see your favorite teams play Live even easier game time picks filters out the fluff to show you only incredible deals on great seats so you don't have to waste time searching through thousands of tickets one thing I really like about game time is they're Allin pricing option toggling this feature shows the total upfront cost with no surprise fees at checkout so take the guesswork out of buying tickets with Game Time download the game time app create an account and use code chat sports for $2 off your first purchase terms apply again create an account and redeem code CH h a sports for $20 off download game time today what time is it game time um let's spend a few minutes just talking about the defense for a second because I felt like the defense had a pretty good game we never really got that big you know game-changing play like a interception or a force fumble which the Steelers produced a few of and that was somewhat the Difference Maker in this game but they still held their own like Justin Fields they had a couple of nice passes to George Pickin but no other receiver touched the football they had some good runs here and there but if I tell you before this game that the Steelers don't score a touchdown you definitely think the Falcons win and if I tell you they only put up 18 points you likely think the FAL win I feel bad for the defense they made some big stops especially at the end there on fourth and one get the ball back to the offense and they just immediately punt it right back I feel bad for the defense if you want some reassuring good news though this defense looks a hell of a lot better than it was last year it wasn't a train record or a disaster last year but Grady Jarrett first game back a huge sack Matthew judon I've got Nate lman jumping over a pile to take down Justin fields on a QB sneak like you got guys flying across the field defensively and we didn't even get much from Justin Simmons or Jesse Bates so you know those guys are going to start picking things up too Terrell somewhat got bullied by George Pickins at times especially on that big 40 yard throw but overall really solid performance from the Falcons defense the offense failed them today uh injury-wise I saw Mike Hughes at one point leave the game um and Clark Phillips had to fill in I mean I'm sure we're going to see in the press conference Kirk Cousins and the oh this is a sad s sad stat speaking of kurk cousins he had as many completed passes as times hit by the Steelers pass rush in the second half courtesy of Daniel flick only 51 total yards in the second half it was a complete meltdown offensively in quarters three and four and it finally looked like they started to kind of get the Mojo going and the cobwebs out at the end of half number one with that touchdown pass to Kyle pittz not to be very frustrating and I think the real frustrating part is this was supposed to be the easy game of the first three right Pittsburgh at home then you go two Philly on Monday night they looked pretty good against the Packers and then back home on Sunday night against Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs not to overreact but you are staring at 0 and3 you're already 0 and one and now you're looking at 0 and3 very quickly overall I will leave you guys with this the season is not over and no you are not benching Kirk Cousins for Michael penex like stop one bad game in his first game from October is not grounds for termination you are not benching Kirk Cousins and I don't even feel like I even need to explain why it is one game make sure to subscribe usually these are like well not usually lately but there's this year is supposed to be fun postgame videos so if you're looking for a free Falcons YouTube channel hit the sub button down below I appreciate everyone who watched with us during our watch party damn there's nothing better than Victory Monday after week one but there is nothing worse than starting off 0 And1 in the NFL Falcons dro the home and season opener 18 to10 to Justin fields and the Steelers [Music]