dirtycanadianbird Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Harry Douglas makes some spectacular catches if he continues on from the Bears game we've found a solid receiver for many years.Our O-line is absolutley stellar in pass protection, at the same time Ryan has a great feel for where any little pressure is coming from and he always seems to make the play that will net the most yards.Chris Houston NEEDS to learn to turn his head. Say what you will about Brent Grimes but he at least is always aware of where the ball is. Houston seems content with flailing his arms about and hoping for the best. He needs to work on this.Biermann has got some skills, he had a few hurries and was a step away from his first sack. Nice to see his motor translates to the NFL Keith Brooking was a big part of the 4th and goal stop but he gets pushed around more and more each game. He had the chance to make some other big plays but either got pushed out of the play or overpursued.Abe seemingly gets pressure on every snap.Matt Ryan has it, nuff saidRoddy White sounds exactlly like Mos Def, (lol everyone knows that) He is also a very smart WR, on the TD that was called back he recognized the situation and broke off to the sideline. Should have been a TD.Jerious Norwood MUST get more touches, Punt returns, rushes, passes I don't care this guy is being extremely underutilized and it absolutely boggles my mind. Kid is Touchdown in a bottle.Jason Elam IS a clutch kicker.Anderson played great although I saw him just stand up after the snap and do nothing while the bears were marching at the end, that was a little troubling.Theres more but I'm tired, most of it is obvious but I was taking mental notes while watching the replay tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falconsfan567 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Harry Douglas makes some spectacular catches if he continues on from the Bears game we've found a solid receiver for many years.Our O-line is absolutley stellar in pass protection, at the same time Ryan has a great feel for where any little pressure is coming from and he always seems to make the play that will net the most yards.Chris Houston NEEDS to learn to turn his head. Say what you will about Brent Grimes but he at least is always aware of where the ball is. Houston seems content with flailing his arms about and hoping for the best. He needs to work on this.Biermann has got some skills, he had a few hurries and was a step away from his first sack. Nice to see his motor translates to the NFL Keith Brooking was a big part of the 4th and goal stop but he gets pushed around more and more each game. He had the chance to make some other big plays but either got pushed out of the play or overpursued.Abe seemingly gets pressure on every snap.Matt Ryan has it, nuff saidRoddy White sounds exactlly like Mos Def, (lol everyone knows that) He is also a very smart WR, on the TD that was called back he recognized the situation and broke off to the sideline. Should have been a TD.Jerious Norwood MUST get more touches, Punt returns, rushes, passes I don't care this guy is being extremely underutilized and it absolutely boggles my mind. Kid is Touchdown in a bottle.Jason Elam IS a clutch kicker.Anderson played great although I saw him just stand up after the snap and do nothing while the bears were marching at the end, that was a little troubling.Theres more but I'm tired, most of it is obvious but I was taking mental notes while watching the replay tonight. I totally agree with everything you said. Talking about Matt's ability to move in the pocket reminds me alot of Dan Marino. Marino wasn't the fastest runner but he was awesome when it came to just taking little slide steps in the pocket to avoid a defender and Matt does the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ki46dinah Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I would say probably the most exciting person to watch on the Falcons is John Abraham. You expect him to get a sack every QB dropback, and he is usually right on the heels of said QB. He also is very good against the run...pushing his tackle back into the pile quite often.2nd most exciting...Norwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi-Falcon Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Abraham has re-invented himself. He can now stop the run as good as anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobkowski Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I totally agree with you on most everything you wrote. The current staff said they would use Norwood more, but just as the last 3 staffs, they havent. Turner is solid but he seems to be on a roller coaster. When he isn't being effective, try Norwood. Norwood only got "5" carries against da Bears. He rushed for 51 yds. That is 10 yds a carry. Turner had 54 with 25 carries.I'm wondering how olinemen are getting to Brooking and Lofton so often. To his credit, I saw Brooking shed "2" blockers to make a tackle during da Bears game.Abe is great when he is in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb4242 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Funny to see all the Biermann fanatics who consider it great that he can be within a step or two of a sack on some plays, yet bash JA98 for the same thing. Not saying you've done it DCB, just something that's been in a lot of posts since the preseason. I do agree with most of your points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innovativefx Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Guys - look up Norwoods stats this year... he IS being used much more than any previous years Look at this page:http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/stats?playerId=9665He already has about half of what he has any other year. He ends up right at 100 carriers per year... this year I think it will be closer to 120 - plus his recieving stats should end up about the same.On top of that he is now our full-time KR.I think they are using him very well.... I'd maybe increase his runs a little more - maybe even more from the single wing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Roc Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Guys - look up Norwoods stats this year... he IS being used much more than any previous years Look at this page:http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/stats?playerId=9665He already has about half of what he has any other year. He ends up right at 100 carriers per year... this year I think it will be closer to 120 - plus his recieving stats should end up about the same.On top of that he is now our full-time KR.I think they are using him very well.... I'd maybe increase his runs a little more - maybe even more from the single wing.Some people just don't understand the game...they figure that b/c Norwood doesn't get 20 carries a game, he's being under-utilized. When our run game is effective, Norwood will get his 10-15 carries per game. When we have tough sledding like we did last week against CHI, it's tough to work him in.Turner is our feature back. He will get the bulk of the carries every game, regardless. You don't give Norwood the ball just for the sake of giving him the ball. The game plan was solid last week, as it has been most other wks. We were going to have to ride Ryan to the victory and we did. The only thing I would suggest, is perhaps more screens to Norwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbish68 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Funny to see all the Biermann fanatics who consider it great that he can be within a step or two of a sack on some plays, yet bash JA98 for the same thing. Not saying you've done it DCB, just something that's been in a lot of posts since the preseason. I do agree with most of your points.We've got a top 10 draft choice that's been underachieving and a fifth round draft choice that been overachieving, that's all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedblackandred Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 good observation..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pzummo Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I agreed with most of what you said. One thing I wanted to comment on was Norwood. Turner has 21.8 touches per game. Norwood has 11.7 touches. Roddy White has had 5.8 times per game. I think that's a pretty good ratio for our 3 biggest playmakers. Pounding Turner 22 times a game really wears down the defense, so I really wouldn't want to take away those carries. One thing to note, Norwood has really been a lot more involved in the offense than what shows up statistically. He's had a few dropped passes and been involved in a bunch of other passing plays where he ran a route and Matt just threw it to somebody else. He's been getting about 20 offensive snaps a game from what I've noticed. That's a lot more involved than he was with our previous regimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pzummo Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Funny to see all the Biermann fanatics who consider it great that he can be within a step or two of a sack on some plays, yet bash JA98 for the same thing. Not saying you've done it DCB, just something that's been in a lot of posts since the preseason. I do agree with most of your points.If Biermann is within a step or two for 21 straight games with never getting the sack, than you can start comparing the bashing. JA98 is coming off a great game, I was extremely impressed, and I am hoping he finally turned the corner. But seriously, can you honestly sit there and say it wasn't frustrating seeing him a step away for 21 straight games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formul8or Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 We've got a top 10 draft choice that's been underachieving and a fifth round draft choice that been overachieving, that's all.Exactly. Bierrman shows flashes of skill and Anderson never shows flashes of anything(I'm not sold on one freakin' game). If Bierrman can up his strength then he has the motor to be very successful. Jamaal is just too slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty4life Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I noticed we really dominated the game up to the end of the 4th quarter. I will say we HAVE to get 7pts instead of 3 on some of those drives. I also noticed one time where Bierrman almoast didn't make it onto the field and still almoast got the sack.If we KEEP improving we will be GREAT!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconMama Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Everytime I watch the TD that Houston gave up it makes me sick to my stomach.. He hesitated and just like that Davis was in the back corner of the end zone... Keep the play in front of you Houston! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Man Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Houtson's hesitation was baffling to the announcers, as well as to everyone who saw it. I think we still need to focus on DB's in the next draft and FA period Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtycanadianbird Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 With Regard to Norwood.Even if his production is up from last year how can you assume he is getting the ball enough with only 5 carries.I'm not saying take 10 carries away from Turner but that Single wing formation gave us 21 yards and yet we only ran it once, I understand not overusing something like that but considering the tough day Turner was having for the most part I think that was the type of game that Norwood should have had at LEAST 10 carries, yah Turner is hard on a defense but even with 20 carries he would be.And its alot tougher for a defense when they have someone like Turner crashin into em all day and then they have to deal with norwood's speed for a few plays in a row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb4242 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 If Biermann is within a step or two for 21 straight games with never getting the sack, than you can start comparing the bashing. JA98 is coming off a great game, I was extremely impressed, and I am hoping he finally turned the corner. But seriously, can you honestly sit there and say it wasn't frustrating seeing him a step away for 21 straight games?Sure it's been frustrating. But JMO, last year I'm not concerned with at all. Our old staff was not playing him correctly, had him using bad technique, and basically did nothing to allow him to advance as a pro.This year has been a different story & from what I've seen, he's doing fine this year. Has been a step away the first few games and finally played at something close to his potential last week. I guess the biggest thing is I just don't count last year & I'm still seeing JA98 as a rookie, because with the coaching he got last year, that's really what he is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnorts Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Anderson played great although I saw him just stand up after the snap and do nothing while the bears were marching at the end, that was a little troubling.Can you name other players that seemed out of gas? It seems the last few game we just stop playing defense in the end. I don't even know if there is anything we could do about it. The boys just get tired.This is a great thread btw. I wish they were all like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falconsfan567 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Funny to see all the Biermann fanatics who consider it great that he can be within a step or two of a sack on some plays, yet bash JA98 for the same thing. Not saying you've done it DCB, just something that's been in a lot of posts since the preseason. I do agree with most of your points.We've got a top 10 draft choice that's been underachieving and a fifth round draft choice that been overachieving, that's all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtycanadianbird Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 Can you name other players that seemed out of gas? It seems the last few game we just stop playing defense in the end. I don't even know if there is anything we could do about it. The boys just get tired.This is a great thread btw. I wish they were all like this.Anderson was the only one that I noticed but he was pretty blatant about it.He just kinda stood up and walked forward. Kind of hard to fault the guy considering how well he played but you do expect your guys to play hard all game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~SEAMILL~ Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Did anyone hear in one of the interview Roddy start to say Mike...then he laughed and said Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloxygenil Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Abraham has re-invented himself. He can now stop the run as good as anyone.He could when he got here, he was an excellent DE against the run, you listen to pompous media crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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