Steelers vs. Falcons: Impact of Key Player Changes

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00:00So we got to preview some things. If you hung out with us on Pro Football today, which you

00:07should have, especially for pregame, you found out along with us finding out that Russell

00:13Wilson will not be QB1 on Sunday. You got Steelers taking on the Falcons, Falcons adding

00:18to their defense so that they could be a little bit more forbiddable. Then you've got a Steelers

00:22defense that kind of shows up all the time as long as TJ Watt is in the mix. But what

00:26are you gauging when it comes to this Steelers-Falcons matchup? And what is it going to do morale-wise,

00:32having your QB1 swap out for Justin Fields, who now has to prove a larger point that he

00:37maybe should have had the job to begin with? I don't know. Too much drama. What do you

00:40think, Tom?

00:41Yeah, a lot going on for this one. I would say Steelers, I don't want to say losing their

00:46QB1 because they barely had a QB1 to begin with. It was like a 1A, 1B. So it's kind of

00:52just like either side of the coin that you want. For the Falcons, obviously this is fantastic

00:57for them. This season is shaping up. I'm super excited on the Falcons. Bringing Kirk Cousins,

01:03what have we been getting from him? New look offense. Obviously Robinson coming in the

01:07backfield with Kyle Pitts, Drake London. A full passing offense is what we should be

01:14seeing from the Falcons. Everyone is expecting big things. I'm heavy on the Falcons. Kirk

01:17Cousins, you name it. That's what we're getting from him in terms of a high octane offense,

01:22which they haven't had in multiple seasons. As for this game, I would slightly lean the

01:28Falcons three and a half right now. If we get full confirmation that Russell Wilson

01:33is in fact out, I think we can go ahead and look to the Falcons very comfortably. I would

01:37certainly look to them as first half as well. Under 41, I still think could be in play just

01:43because I want to see a clear lack scoring from the Steelers. Again, that could change

01:47if Wilson does end up playing, but that's my main takeaway right now.