Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith joined Dukes & Bell for his weekly appearance on the show. Coach talked about the team’s matchup against San Francisco on Sunday and what they do that the Falcons should be concerned about.
Coach Smith talked about the team speed that San Francisco has, especially on defense.
“They've got a very fast football team, a lot of speed on that team in all three phases,” Smith said. “Their defense is built for vision and breaks, and they’ve done a good job speaking of turnover margin in the last five games.
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"I believe they’re 4-1, I think they’re plus-seven in turnover margin. They’re knocking the ball out, they’ve caused 12 fumbles and we’ve gotta be great with the ball security. If you’re gonna play zone defense you'd better have some speed and they are there in a hurry.”
Smith discussed how you have to account for George Kittle and Deebo Samuel.
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“Offensively George Kittle is as good of a player as there is in the NFL," said Smith. "[I] love the way he plays, doesn’t cheat the game, we've got account for him obviously. Things they do, they’re creative in their run game as well, they’re using Deebo Samuel all over the place. It’s a fun matchup. I like our matchup, like every week in the NFL there’s a challenge. But this is a fast team we’re playing.”