BlacksburgHokie Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Posted by ESPN.com’s Pat YasinskasYou’ve got to give Atlanta tight end Tony Gonzalez credit for giving an honest answer -- and an accurate one -- when asked if anyone in the league can cover him one on one.The question came up in a radio interview with Atlanta’s 790 The Zone, and Gonzalez responded with man coverage. “Confidently speaking, I would say no,’’ Gonzalez said. “ If I am on my game, and I am running out there the way I think I can, they shouldn’t be able to because when you’re on offense you have the advantage, he doesn’t know where I am going, I know where I am going. If I can’t beat you to a spot where I know that I am going and you don’t know, then there is something wrong with me. That’s when I would say to myself; I got to think about retiring. Politically speaking, yeah, some guys might be able to get the best of me, but nine times out of 10 I can beat one-on-one coverage.”One other thing that needs to be pointed out here: Although Gonzalez may be getting up in age, he's going to see less one-on-one coverage than he did the past few years in Kansas City. That's because the Falcons also have Roddy White, Michael Jenkins, Michael Turner and Jerious Norwood to occupy the attention of defenses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vabchbirdlover Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Posted by ESPN.com’s Pat YasinskasYou’ve got to give Atlanta tight end Tony Gonzalez credit for giving an honest answer -- and an accurate one -- when asked if anyone in the league can cover him one on one.The question came up in a radio interview with Atlanta’s 790 The Zone, and Gonzalez responded with man coverage. “Confidently speaking, I would say no,’’ Gonzalez said. “ If I am on my game, and I am running out there the way I think I can, they shouldn’t be able to because when you’re on offense you have the advantage, he doesn’t know where I am going, I know where I am going. If I can’t beat you to a spot where I know that I am going and you don’t know, then there is something wrong with me. That’s when I would say to myself; I got to think about retiring. Politically speaking, yeah, some guys might be able to get the best of me, but nine times out of 10 I can beat one-on-one coverage.”One other thing that needs to be pointed out here: Although Gonzalez may be getting up in age, he's going to see less one-on-one coverage than he did the past few years in Kansas City. That's because the Falcons also have Roddy White, Michael Jenkins, Michael Turner and Jerious Norwood to occupy the attention of defenses.Am i reading that wrong or should that not read, More on-on-one coverage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizzard_falcon Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Am i reading that wrong or should that not read, More on-on-one coverage No, I think the author's trying to say that a lot of teams won't be able to play man-to-man against Tony G at ALL this season, because the team has way too many offensive weapons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnrealfalcoN Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Am i reading that wrong or should that not read, More on-on-one coverage you're right. good catch. i think the whole sentence is worded wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faninmd Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 I thought the same thing, I read the sentence 5 times. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*NiteFalcon* Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 no i agree with vabchbirdlover. he will see one-on-ones a lot because they cant double him...not with the other weapons we have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice of Reason Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 It might mean more teams will play zone against us to account for all of our weapons. Either way, not a very well-worded statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokifalcon55 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Either way. He is unstoppable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tax-Falcon Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Am i reading that wrong or should that not read, More on-on-one coverage Oh good, because I read that about 10 times trying to make sense of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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