Falcons: play to not lose

[Beef]

I've said this several times before, but slow as fuck Michael Turner as our #1 RB and our incredibly below average OL forces us to run the dink n dunk predictable scheme we do. But the clear problem with this is the fact that MM has no clue how to create dynamic receiver routes, spread out defenses, and utilize talent properly in this scheme. So here we are.

What sucks most is, Matty has the skills to run a much more dynamic fast-paced spread offense, but he has been brainwashed by this conservative power run game checkdown underneath or throw it away mentality for 4 straight years, and this has likely stunted his true potential and might just be difficult for a bit for him to adjust to something new. Especially if our OL continues to give him zero time and if we continue to run predictible as fuck plays every time Turner is in there.

As productive as Turner's numbers look, I really have to wonder what kind of numbers someone like Matt Forte or MJD would put up for us, or if we had a Sproles-speed option coming out of our backfield with an OC who knew how to utilize him. Either Turner needs to go, or he needs to become our Brandon Jacobs, someone who comes in only when the game is in hand and all that's left is to run out the clock pounding down a tired defense. And we get a real #1 RB who the defense really has no clue if we're running, passing, going up the middle, hitting the edges, or running a screen. Turner simply doesn't leave defenses guessing at all, and that's a huge weakness for us. Especially when you factor in Mularkey's ineptness and a shitty pass blocking OL.

MM, OL, AND Turner, IMO, are our biggest issues. We change those and sky's the limit for this offense.