Falcons: This needs to be pointed out

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(09-26-2011 10:53 AM)JDaveG Wrote:  I think what most of us would appreciate is a little bit of misdirection, creativity, etc. We ran against a stacked box yesterday. I just knew we'd play action, but no, we ran right into the teeth of their defense for a predictable no gain.

We always run from running formations and pass from passing formations. No misdirection, no imagination. Just line up, show them what we're running, and run it. That's fine if you have an o-line full of hosses who can control the LOS, but we don't. We need some imagination to make things happen, and the only time we ever get it is during no huddle (when Ryan can read the field and take advantage of mismatches). It's ridiculous. That's my ONLY problem with Mularkey. I think his system is sound, I think his plays are good, but his playcalling is just unimaginative crap. If he can't fix it, he needs to go. This is going on 4 years now.

I see nothing wrong with it. It has been effective for the four years he has been here. Matt is smart enough to check out of bad plays. Our no huddle is spectacular. We did run some play action yesterday. Turner did get stuffed at the line a couple times. You can nitpick all you want but we have a solid team, a solid FO, and a solid coaching staff. If you are interested in the bigger picture, this is a great time to be a Falcons fan.

I definitely don't agree that our formations are lackluster. That is what MM is known for, varied formations. Are you honestly trying to tell me that the only time our offense is "creative" is when we are in a no huddle? Come on man, the same plays we run in the no huddle, we run OUTSIDE of it.

I will never be able to figure out exactly what people want out of this offense. When we are a ball control offense that dominates the time of possession an entire season, its not good enough. When we start passing down the field and risking turnovers to get big plays, its not good enough.

You can either come to terms with what we have and agree that it is impressive when we aren't turning the ball over or allowing multiple sacks per game......

Or you can say we suck and need to fire someone.....

I will always take the former. I enjoyed our offense much more last season but I think I can deal with the way things are heading. Once adjustments to the OLine scheme are made and we get some guys in there that can do their job it will be very fun to watch.