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RE: Preseason Game 1 Injuries - JDaveG - 08-10-2012 09:27 AM
(08-10-2012 09:05 AM)Jesus Wrote: I'm excited that we are pushing the ball down field through the air, that will open the run game. I think we will do a lot of second half running this year because the offense will be so explosive early.
That's something I was hopeful of when I heard Koetter had a history coaching with Andy Reid. Something Andy Reid does philosophically that I LOVE is he uses the passing game to build a lead and then runs the ball in the 2nd half/4th quarter to burn the clock. And he does it very, very well, mixing in enough deep passing in the 2nd half to keep the defense back on their heels so the running game can work. I think that is a winning formula -- get a big lead and then burn the clock. I'm hopeful that's exactly what we'll do in the regular season.
RE: Preseason Game 1 Injuries - The Birds Are The Truth!!!!!! - 08-10-2012 09:31 AM
(08-10-2012 12:19 AM)Jesus Wrote: Ewing is a rookie and Cox is serviceable in the FB hole.
We'll be fine there. I'm worried about MLB.
That's my concerns too.
Preseason Game 1 Injuries - juraitwaluzka - 08-10-2012 11:22 AM
(08-10-2012 09:24 AM)JDaveG Wrote: A fair amount of that yardage was on what looked to be a horrendous pass interference call. I'm still trying to figure out what the corner did wrong. From section 113, it looked like a perfectly defensed pass.
Did the replays on TV shed any light on that?
Looked to me like he got a handful of jersey and that's why it was called. Even so, didn't really bother me, the coverage was tight, not like he was getting smoked.
RE: Preseason Game 1 Injuries - pauliwood - 08-10-2012 11:56 AM
(08-09-2012 11:22 PM)BC32 Wrote: I'll just use this thread to talk about the game instead of making a new one.
120 penalty yards and 4 turnovers? I know it's preseason and the first game and all but we need to get that fixed. I don't know details because I'm near Cincy and didn't get the game, nor did I listen on radio or stream but I hope it's not as bad as the numbers look.
Our first team DOMINATED their first team, on both sides of the ball, 3/4 of those turn overs came from people who wont be on the roster week 1.
If you didn't see the game don't look at stats and think it gives you a good picture of what happened.
RE: Preseason Game 1 Injuries - Nuccah - 08-10-2012 12:21 PM
(08-10-2012 11:22 AM)juraitwaluzka Wrote: Looked to me like he got a handful of jersey and that's why it was called. Even so, didn't really bother me, the coverage was tight, not like he was getting smoked.
He didn't just get a handful of jersey, he pulled and you could see the WR slow down cause of it.
I thought the refs did a good job last night, minus the Arizona (x2) goof
RE: Preseason Game 1 Injuries - JDaveG - 08-10-2012 12:41 PM
(08-10-2012 11:22 AM)juraitwaluzka Wrote: Looked to me like he got a handful of jersey and that's why it was called. Even so, didn't really bother me, the coverage was tight, not like he was getting smoked.
(08-10-2012 12:21 PM)Nuccah Wrote: He didn't just get a handful of jersey, he pulled and you could see the WR slow down cause of it.
I thought the refs did a good job last night, minus the Arizona (x2) goof
That's good to hear -- it looked like an awful call from the stands and I was really ticked off about it. It's one of those few times you're at a game and thinking "I wish I could see this on the TV replay a few times." They replayed it once on the screen and it was essentially from the same angle I had from the seats.
RE: Preseason Game 1 Injuries - ChrisD - 08-10-2012 01:03 PM
It's the first pre-season game, so I'm not too worried about the penalties yet. Couple that in with the fact that these are the replacement refs, I think that most calls were questionable at best.
Loved Matt's placement on his passes. Looked extremely good the first drive.
In just one game, we can already see the extreme change in the playcalling from last season to this season. Loved the Julio Jones screen on the first drive. That's something we didn't really see at all last season. I love how Dirk called it. He showed off a lot of things that we've been asking to see.
The defense looked alright. Hopefully they can look better as a unit later in the pre-season and into the season
Preseason Game 1 Injuries - juraitwaluzka - 08-10-2012 03:39 PM
(08-10-2012 12:21 PM)Nuccah Wrote: He didn't just get a handful of jersey, he pulled and you could see the WR slow down cause of it.
I thought the refs did a good job last night, minus the Arizona (x2) goof
I agree, I didn't have a problem with the call or the coverage.
On another note I don't recall seeing Owens out there last night, the reason I say this is that I woke up today feeling somehow less stressed in general.
RE: Preseason Game 1 Injuries - BC32 - 08-10-2012 05:51 PM
According to the falcons official Facebook page Ewing has been placed on IR about 10 minutes ago.
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RE: Preseason Game 1 Injuries - RockHoward - 08-10-2012 06:13 PM
(08-10-2012 05:51 PM)BC32 Wrote: According to the falcons official Facebook page Ewing has been placed on IR about 10 minutes ago.
Sadly the new league rules on IR (which allow one player per season to return to the team after week 8) only apply for players who are put on IR after the cutdown to the 53 player roster.