ESPN Insider: Atlanta's smart deal for Julio Jones

[papachaz]

(05-05-2011 09:46 PM)phocis850 Wrote:  2 beautiful throws that game.
Other than that... we need an o line badly.

yeah, matt spent a good bit of that game on his ass and back, but it's come together a little better. funny but wasn't that the year they only gave up 17 sacks?

[mdrake34]

(05-05-2011 09:46 PM)phocis850 Wrote:  2 beautiful throws that game.
Other than that... we need an o line badly.

Yes, we do.

[phalcon phil]

(05-05-2011 08:59 PM)mdrake34 Wrote:  That throw should silence all of the "Ryan has a noodle arm" camp. In an otherwise ugly game, that was a thing of beauty.

(05-05-2011 09:29 PM)papachaz Wrote:  all the more reasons to say that the sum of the trade up and picking JJ is going to be worth it when you add the pieces together. along with what you put in your post in response to me, which i should have multi quoted but didn't, LOL

i suck at the quote thing thats why you see me posting 3 or 4 times consecutively lol

[TallDrink26]

(05-05-2011 08:41 PM)Swift Is a Die Hard Wrote:  The play vs Philly was a post ..that is more a wco route ...That was still a great throw by Ryan he fit that into a spot before coverage and that allowed Roddy to get YAC .. a example of routes we rarely run are these

stunts and seem routes and this is a PERFECT EXAMPLE what im talking about and where the throw needs to be made and placed for YAC







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I see what you're saying. I think Ryan has just enough zip and accuracy to make the play but needs reps first. Unfortunately with the safety being able to cheat on Roddy Ryan ends up using the sideline as his ally rather than having a chance to give Roddy some YAC. I would love to see it added to the arsenal and now we have no excuses not too so I guess we will see if Ryan can pull it off, I say yes.

[The Falcon Jedi]

Im not trying to criticize Ryan, but I have noticed a change since his rookie year. In his rookie year he used to step up in the pocket and fire the ball down the middle deep field. Since then he has shortened his passes and gone more to the sideline. Maybe thats a product of Mularkey's play calling, I dont know, but Ryan used to sling it and lately he hasnt.

[papachaz]

(05-06-2011 01:08 AM)The Falcon Jedi Wrote:  Im not trying to criticize Ryan, but I have noticed a change since his rookie year. In his rookie year he used to step up in the pocket and fire the ball down the middle deep field. Since then he has shortened his passes and gone more to the sideline. Maybe thats a product of Mularkey's play calling, I dont know, but Ryan used to sling it and lately he hasnt.

Douglas got hurt and in his comeback year he just plain played scared to me, Jenks as much as we enjoyed seing some of those clutch catches, is still really not dependable, even TG this year dropped more passes than ever before.

I hope upon hope if we keep Jenks and move him over the middle, he can catch the ball. the one problem i have with this is he is a big receiver, but he's NOT physical. he does NOT go battle for the ball. Is that going to work if he goes over the middle for most of his plays?

Julio is definitely going to make a difference in the matchups this year, you can take that to the bank! as much as I liked the Meier pick last year, we weren't saying that about him. I am still of the mind Jenks is trade bait, and Meier comes back as our 'over the middle' receiver that's not a TE

[illmusic]

(05-05-2011 05:41 PM)Swift Is a Die Hard Wrote:  Papachazz- I didn't state Ryan can't physically throw into double coverage but for most 20+ yard passes come from throwing into tiers of coverage . So can Ryan put a ball over a LB and drop it between a S. Not a easy throw by any means that has to be done consistent That is alot of timing and not caring and shaken off a int . Has more to do with trust read and wr

I actually thought he improved on that throw, it was on the outside between the corner and safety usually, but he would drop the ball between those coverages often.