HEAD COACH TODD BOWLES
(On if RB Bucky Irving will be active on Sunday)
"Yes, he is. Barring anything happening, he should be okay."
(On when RB Bucky Irving got his injury and what kind of injury it is)
"It's a toe injury. It's been bothering him. He's had it in college, [it's] something he's been having to deal with his whole life."
(On if RB Bucky Irving's injury is a turf toe)
"No, just a toe [injury]."
(On who is ruled out for Sunday)
"[Greg] Gaines will be out, obviously Mike [Evans] will be out [and] Tykee Smith will be out."
(On if he expects WR Rakim Jarett to be active)
"It's between him and [Tanner] Knue. Obviously, one is a kick returner and one is a punt returner. We're still hashing that one out."
(On if he plans to find a coverage linebacker to platoon with LB K.J. Britt)
"It wasn't all his fault. I mean, there were a lot of guys that should have been in there doing certain things in that aspect, but we have different packages that we try to use [for] certain games. Guys either got nicked up or injured or it just wasn't the right time to use them but we're prepared to do a lot of things but it definitely wasn't all him."
(On if there are any defensive advantages that come with being familiar with Atlanta's offense)
"It didn't help us the first time. They scored a lot of points and they threw for a lot of yards so familiarity with the opponent being that they're in the division and for what we're fighting for – that part is familiar but as far as the game, we just have to go out and play our game."
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