Falcons: I'm glad they broke the record

[TallDrink26]

A few of the holds were not needed. Ryan would of had the ball off in plenty of time, we already know he is Gumby and can take the hit. The line played really poor. Clabo getting beat multiple times even when they were rushing three. I guess the bright spot was Ryan didn't take too much of a beating

[Peyton]

(12-27-2011 01:20 AM)DemBirds Wrote:  I don't care they they wanted to break the record, my problem is the fact that they stopped the game and had a fucking ceremony.

LOL yeah well it's a pretty prestigious record.

[BC32]

(12-27-2011 01:20 AM)DemBirds Wrote:  I don't care they they wanted to break the record, my problem is the fact that they stopped the game and had a fucking ceremony.

I don't care who it was or would have been. That should have been a delay of game penalty.

[Statick]

I just hope this is the catalyst towards BVG getting canned.

[AsylumGuido]

(12-27-2011 01:21 PM)BC32 Wrote:  I don't care who it was or would have been. That should have been a delay of game penalty.

It was announced way before the game that if the record was broken at a non-critical point in a game (Atlanta or Carolina) that the game would be halted and Brees given the ball. This was okayed in advance by the league office. The same thing happened when Emmitt Smith broke the rushing record and I am pretty sure the same thing happened when Rice broke the TD record.

[Templar]

So when Drew is sat down next week and Brady breaks the record, will he get a ceremony?

[BC32]

(12-27-2011 07:06 PM)Templar Wrote:  So when Drew is sat down next week and Brady breaks the record, will he get a ceremony?

I doubt Brees will be sat next week. Between Brady having a chance at the record, first round bye and it being a division game that is.

[Radical]

(12-27-2011 01:13 AM)Peyton Wrote:  It's funny that you say that because every time he drops the DEs and blitzes LBs the fans rip him to shreds.

People love the Pittsburgh Steelers and their zone blitzing, but every time we drop Abe, Kroy, etc. into coverage people flip the fuck out. Like I said, most people don't know what they want or even know much about the game, they just want whatever we do to work.

Zone blocking you say? Fuck that, it sucks... Texans turn around and dominate with it.
Zone blitzing you say? Fuck that, it's terrible. Pittsburgh dominates with it.
Risky 4th down calls? Fuck that, it's stupid. The Patriots do it all the time.

It's about execution, not the system.

[juraitwaluzka]

(12-27-2011 06:09 PM)AsylumGuido Wrote:  It was announced way before the game that if the record was broken at a non-critical point in a game (Atlanta or Carolina) that the game would be halted and Brees given the ball. This was okayed in advance by the league office. The same thing happened when Emmitt Smith broke the rushing record and I am pretty sure the same thing happened when Rice broke the TD record.

Interestingly enough, in 1972 when Dave Hampton became the first Falcon ever to rush for 1000 yards, they did a similar thing, stopping play, having a short ceremony. Then when play resumed he lost 6 yards and ended up with 995 for the season.

So, if somehow Brees was sacked a few times to start the game, then injured, putting him back below the record would they take the ball back? Seriously though, I know that sack yardage counts against a team's passing total, but does it also count against the QB's passing stats? Always seemed strange to me to count sack yardage like that, since a pass never actually happened, and may not have even without the sack.

[cooperbh]

(12-28-2011 01:11 AM)juraitwaluzka Wrote:  Interestingly enough, in 1972 when Dave Hampton became the first Falcon ever to rush for 1000 yards, they did a similar thing, stopping play, having a short ceremony. Then when play resumed he lost 6 yards and ended up with 995 for the season.

So, if somehow Brees was sacked a few times to start the game, then injured, putting him back below the record would they take the ball back? Seriously though, I know that sack yardage counts against a team's passing total, but does it also count against the QB's passing stats? Always seemed strange to me to count sack yardage like that, since a pass never actually happened, and may not have even without the sack.

The only way a QB can lose passing yardage is to throw a pass to a receiver who then goes backwards. So, a pass to Sproles for a four yard loss on the first play of the game followed immediately by a sack which ends Brees' regular season would do the trick.

In other words, ain't gonna happen.