Falcons: Barnwell: It is time to take Ryan and the Falcons seriously

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(11-30-2012 03:19 PM)Aftermath Wrote:  I completely agree, we have the potential to be the best team in the league. But will we? Smith has never had these guys clicking on all cylinders, despite the enormous amount of talent that we have on both sides of the ball. Yeah we have potential, but you can't get to the SB based on potential. Sooner or later you actually have to live up to that potential if you want to get where you are going.

I see an 11-1 team that has the potential to be better but I also see an 11-1 team that is highly inconsistent and continues to under perform due to lack of execution. We have all but abandoned the no huddle, the most lethal aspect of our offense, and Smith and DK seem to be dead set on forcing what ever part of our offense that isn't working. Hard to get excited about a team that seems determined to play to its own weaknesses.

Its all about preparation for the playoffs. They have been saying for weeks now that we need to get oue run game going on both sides of the ball. The last 2 weeks has shown massive improvement in both of those fields. If we keep it going, then defenses nor offense can key in one thing once we are in the playoffs.

We have the luxury of practicing while we play because we have such a good lead and we are a shoein for the playoffs.