Falcons: Like last year

[cooperbh]

Some quick observations...


DeCoud is simply not a playmaker. Never has been, never will be. Whenever the spotlight is on and he has a chance to make a game changing play, he wilts every time. Might as give Sanders a shot whenever he gets up to speed.

The middle of our defense is a third down conversion waiting to happen.

We don't tackle like a championship team. Until this changes, we will not be a championship team.

O-line is still garbage against good defenses. 5 sacks given up. Lord knows how many pressures and QB hits.

Our playmakers never seem to be in a position to make plays. On the rare occasions our QB actually had time to get the ball downfield today, nobody was ever open.

Ryan needs to learn that a checkdown to Snelling on 3rd and long will never result in a 1st down. Ever. Might as well just heave it downfield and see what happens.


That's all I got. Now, excuse me while I go vomit.

[Goal Line D]

How about this one?

Score a fucking TD in the redzone!!!!

SMH

[phalcon phil]

(09-11-2011 04:27 PM)I Am The Truth Wrote:  There are 15 more games to play, but if we don't shape up quick, fast, and in a hurry, we will dig ourselves an early season deficit that we won't be able to climb out of.

The only good thing about this game is that it is just one of 16 and our D Ends came to play. But if this game doesn't increase the microscope on our coaching while lighting a fire among our players, I don't know what will. Wasn't the Green Bay beatdown and all this talk about "We won't forget" supposed to the battle cry that accomplished that?

Ryan, the O Line, offensive playcalling, the secondary, Weems....it all stunk. Why is our offense continuing to look like garbage despite even better talent from last year? Why can't we piece together an O Line that can give Ryan more than 2 seconds to deliver the ball? Why, when given time, does Ryan still prefer to make safe choices and checkdown instead of taking some shots downfield? Why can't Mularkey develop an aggressive offensive playcalling approach with this talent? Why does our secondary (especially Dunta and Decoud, today) continue to get shredded? And wtf happened with pretty much everyone on special teams--especially Weems?

It's just Game 1, but Philly comes to town. They better figure some things out quick or things will be even uglier next week.

(09-11-2011 04:28 PM)Radical Wrote:  So we need to turn the ball over more to win?

No we need to stop being afraid of taking chances. Conservative play puts wins and stats up but doesnt win you rings. We wont make it to the playoffs let alone win a playoff game if ryan doesnt grow a sack. He's in the nfl now, there are guys getting paid 15 million a year to decapitate him. If he cant get past that he needs to pass the torch to someone who can.

[Jesus]

4-13 on 3rd downs
-2 turnovers
9-65 penalties

Last year against Pittsburgh
6-16 3rd down
0 on turnovers
3-24 penalties

there are reasons why you lose, they usually are fixable

[Radical]

(09-11-2011 04:59 PM)phalcon phil Wrote:  No we need to stop being afraid of taking chances. Conservative play puts wins and stats up but doesnt win you rings. We wont make it to the playoffs let alone win a playoff game if ryan doesnt grow a sack. He's in the nfl now, there are guys getting paid 15 million a year to decapitate him. If he cant get past that he needs to pass the torch to someone who can.

You make it sound like QBs are getting mauled like Ryan was every week and still lighting things up.

[phalcon phil]

(09-11-2011 05:02 PM)Radical Wrote:  You make it sound like QBs are getting mauled like Ryan was every week and still lighting things up.

Actually there are. That's the thing. Everybody's got their head so far up ryans "elite" asshole that they don't see other things going on around them. Roethlisberger plays behind the WORST oline in the league. (per pff) Vick did pretty good today for being under constant pressure. I agree that qbs need time to throw and our oline needs serious help, but at the same time i saw plenty of opportunities to wing it down the field and ryan DIDNT TAKE 1 SHOT. NOT 1. Mularkey, the oline, nobody is to blame for him checking it down on 3rd down far behind the 1st down marker. At least throw it up and give your ELITE receiver a chance to make a play on it. You guys are acting like this is just one game. This is ryan's steelo ive said it before ill say it again, until ryan does something significant consistently hes nothing more than a game manager with great intangibles and an average arm at best.

[takeitdown]

(09-11-2011 04:57 PM)cooperbh Wrote:  Some quick observations...


Our playmakers never seem to be in a position to make plays. On the rare occasions our QB actually had time to get the ball downfield today, nobody was ever open.

Ryan needs to learn that a checkdown to Snelling on 3rd and long will never result in a 1st down. Ever. Might as well just heave it downfield and see what happens.

These two are huge. The first seems to be because we don't run decent route combos...we never have free runners. We run very simple single move routes that are easy to defend.

The second drives me crazy. Don't throw an INT on 1st down or in the redzone, but if it's 3rd and 10+, and you can take a chance deep, do it...and INT is basically like a punt in that situation. If they're not willing to go intermediate to deep several times per game (even if there's slight risk of INT), the offense will never open up.

[phocis850]

I stand by my Oline statement. It was the collapse of the Falcons today. When you can destroy our Oline with just a 4 man rush, you can't do a damn thing. Somehow Ryan got over 300 yards today, but he played poorly and was protected poorly.

[phalcon phil]

(09-11-2011 05:10 PM)takeitdown Wrote:  These two are huge. The first seems to be because we don't run decent route combos...we never have free runners. We run very simple single move routes that are easy to defend.

The second drives me crazy. Don't throw an INT on 1st down or in the redzone, but if it's 3rd and 10+, and you can take a chance deep, do it...and INT is basically like a punt in that situation. If they're not willing to go intermediate to deep several times per game (even if there's slight risk of INT), the offense will never open up.

amen fuck stats give your playmakers a chance to do something!

[cooperbh]

(09-11-2011 05:08 PM)phalcon phil Wrote:  Actually there are. That's the thing. Everybody's got their head so far up ryans "elite" asshole that they don't see other things going on around them. Roethlisberger plays behind the WORST oline in the league. (per pff) Vick did pretty good today for being under constant pressure. I agree that qbs need time to throw and our oline needs serious help, but at the same time i saw plenty of opportunities to wing it down the field and ryan DIDNT TAKE 1 SHOT. NOT 1. Mularkey, the oline, nobody is to blame for him checking it down on 3rd down far behind the 1st down marker. At least throw it up and give your ELITE receiver a chance to make a play on it. You guys are acting like this is just one game. This is ryan's steelo ive said it before ill say it again, until ryan does something significant consistently hes nothing more than a game manager with great intangibles and an average arm at best.

The arm has nothing to do with it. Just stop it.

Other than that, you're not far off. The broadcast team flashed a stat in the 3rd quarter showing that the Falcons had attempted just one pass of 20+ yards up to that point. I saw Eli Manning attempt two deep passes in the same series just a while ago. You can't make explosive plays if you don't attempt them.