Falcons: Nothin' but respect for Dion! Dude is high on Matt Ryan.

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(11-30-2012 07:08 PM)AsylumGuido Wrote:  I need to go back and look, but I am pretty sure none of them were incredibly athletic plays a la Grimes. Before we go further on this subject let's do a little research and break it down.

The Atlanta defense gave up over 440 yards while the offense was held to their second lowest total of the season falling well short of 300 yards.

DeCoud - combo of solid play assignment integrity and athletic hustle. Brees tried to look him off and took the shot too late gave DeCoud the chance to close and make a great play on the ball.

Spoon - Hustle play closed in on Ivory would have likely had a tackle for loss/ forced fumble/ incompletion, Brees threw a bad pass Ivory couldn't adjust allowing Spoon to pick it off.

Moore number 1 - great play good baiting and adjustment to what was happening on the field. Brees threw across his body yes, but Moore would have likely jumped anything thrown into that area as he was seemingly in a rover type role on that play.

Babineaux - Similar to the Peters pick Brees made a bad throw under pressure, not sure who either of those attempts were too, not sure if it was an attempt to ground the ball.

Moore number 2 - Moore made a massive athletic play . The ground he covers to pick that ball is huge getting two feet in. The coverage down the sideline was good, contested, robinson and the receiver were jockeying but in fairness to them both i didnt see either commit a foul. I think the ball dropped short as Moore seemed to come in behind them not sure if receiver was meant to come back to the ball or if it just lost air...