Mularkey!

[BirdyDird]

As far as Mularkey goes, he needs to stop playing chess when we get in the red zone! We have the line and backs to play against the best, but for some reason, instead of lining up and running over people, we try to finess our way into the end zone and we've all seen how that works!

Come on Mularkey, have some confidence in your team to get it done. Stop trying to out think the other team!!!

Tony Dungy said, "the reason our team was so sucessful was we weren't trying to disgiuse what we were doing, we just lined up and ran our best plays and said stop us if you can"

Now that's a great coach with confidence in his team to get the job done!

[MattIceRyanMVP2]

I agree. We have guys that can bust you in the mouth with Turner, Snelling, and Mughelli and there behind the nastiest line the league. Now I can understand a play action pass every now and then but when we run 2 or 3 in a row every time were in the red zone it gets very predictable and very easy to stop.

Edited August 25, 2010 by MattIceRyanMVP2

[BirdyDird]

I agree. We have guys that can bust you in the mouth with Turner, Snelling, and Mughelli and there behind the nastiest line the league. Now I can understand a play action pass every now and then but when we run 2 or 3 in a row every time were in the red zone it gets very predictable and very easy to stop.

True enough! But when you're in the RZ, I think you run high percentage plays! it looks like to me that we start running stupid plays that we put in at practice this week and we're not very good at running them yet... We need to stick with plays that we have cofidence in running. Especially in the RZ!

[Jesus]

Last year we struggled in the red zone the minute Turner went down. With Gonzo and big guys like jerkins and fin we should get into the end zone more often. It never works that way.

[BirdyDird]

Last year we struggled in the red zone the minute Turner went down. With Gonzo and big guys like jerkins and fin we should get into the end zone more often. It never works that way.

Yeah! And that's when we started running some crazy, questionable plays...

[raysnill1]

with Turner healthy ,we usually do just ram the ball down opponents throats.

[cyofish]

Are you basing your opinion on what they're doing during the preseason? If so wouldn't you think it's possible Mularkey may just be trying out certain plays to see how the team can execute it in the redzone? The last couple of regular seasons we have done pretty good in the Redzone. I wouldn't worry too much about it.

[loozianafalcon]

Are you basing your opinion on what they're doing during the preseason? If so wouldn't you think it's possible Mularkey may just be trying out certain plays to see how the team can execute it in the redzone? The last couple of regular seasons we have done pretty good in the Redzone. I wouldn't worry too much about it.

I'm gonna go ahead and bump this one, my fellow Falcon fan ... so true! Pre-season is just what it says "pre-season" ... try things, do things different, and become adjusted after a long off-season. Mularkey is a very good OC. Simmer down, folks!

[BirdyDird]

I'm gonna go ahead and bump this one, my fellow Falcon fan ... so true! Pre-season is just what it says "pre-season" ... try things, do things different, and become adjusted after a long off-season. Mularkey is a very good OC. Simmer down, folks!

I am basing this on being a Falcon's fan since 1966... And having been to every home game for the last 20 years. Do not lecture me on petty, pointless and almost retared replies!!!!!

Don't reply if you can't get past trying to impress your cronies on this board. It only makes you look like the newbies you are..............

[The Birds are the truth]

with Turner healthy ,we usually do just ram the ball down opponents throats.

Mixed it up with The Burner,Sneiling,even Ovie as long we are not predictable.

[GA-FALCON-FAN]

WOW! HOW MANY TIMES, I MEAN HOW, HOW, HOW MANY TIMES! Must it be said : "THIS IS PRE-SEASON FOOTBALL"???? This is an evaluation period.

HECK, YOU WANT TO PUT PLAYERS IN A POSITION THAT IS LESS FAVORABLE FOR THEM TO SEE HOW THEY REACT.

Just my opinion, but I understand the concept of preseason football. "NO REASON TO FIRE THE COACH YET". Heck no reason to fire any of the coaches.

Yeah, last years calls were questionable for offense and defense, but you have to remember, several KEY players were out for the season also. They are trying to evaluate what they have now to make sure that doesn't happen this season.

[BirdyDird]

WOW! HOW MANY TIMES, I MEAN HOW, HOW, HOW MANY TIMES! Must it be said : "THIS IS PRE-SEASON FOOTBALL"???? This is an evaluation period.

HECK, YOU WANT TO PUT PLAYERS IN A POSITION THAT IS LESS FAVORABLE FOR THEM TO SEE HOW THEY REACT.

Just my opinion, but I understand the concept of preseason football. "NO REASON TO FIRE THE COACH YET". Heck no reason to fire any of the coaches.

Yeah, last years calls were questionable for offense and defense, but you have to remember, several KEY players were out for the season also. They are trying to evaluate what they have now to make sure that doesn't happen this season.

"Somitime's it's best to keep opinion to self and be assumed stupid, than to express opinion and remove all doubt"

[BirdyDird]

WOW! HOW MANY TIMES, I MEAN HOW, HOW, HOW MANY TIMES! Must it be said : "THIS IS PRE-SEASON FOOTBALL"???? This is an evaluation period.

HECK, YOU WANT TO PUT PLAYERS IN A POSITION THAT IS LESS FAVORABLE FOR THEM TO SEE HOW THEY REACT.

Just my opinion, but I understand the concept of preseason football. "NO REASON TO FIRE THE COACH YET". Heck no reason to fire any of the coaches.

Yeah, last years calls were questionable for offense and defense, but you have to remember, several KEY players were out for the season also. They are trying to evaluate what they have now to make sure that doesn't happen this season.

Also, who said fire the coach?

[PittsCreek]

"Somitime's it's best to keep opinion to self and be assumed stupid, than to express opinion and remove all doubt"

Just because someone doesnt agree with you doesnt mean they are stupid.

Your making yourself look bad by trying to make everyone agree with you. Yes this is pre-season football where new things are tried out, but i also agree that it should be the basic of calls in the RZ.

[The Birds are the truth]

WOW! HOW MANY TIMES, I MEAN HOW, HOW, HOW MANY TIMES! Must it be said : "THIS IS PRE-SEASON FOOTBALL"???? This is an evaluation period.

HECK, YOU WANT TO PUT PLAYERS IN A POSITION THAT IS LESS FAVORABLE FOR THEM TO SEE HOW THEY REACT.

Just my opinion, but I understand the concept of preseason football. "NO REASON TO FIRE THE COACH YET". Heck no reason to fire any of the coaches.

Yeah, last years calls were questionable for offense and defense, but you have to remember, several KEY players were out for the season also. They are trying to evaluate what they have now to make sure that doesn't happen this season.

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Nobody didn't say anything about firing coach. But I can understand your concerns about the players being healthy this year.

Edited August 25, 2010 by The Birds are the truth

[Dog River]

"Somitime's it's best to keep opinion to self and be assumed stupid, than to express opinion and remove all doubt"

It's awful arrogant of you to call posters stupid who disagree with you.

Some might even think you're the stupid one for criticizing playcalling in the preseason but were going to be nice enough not to call you out on it until you posted this.

Oh, and BTW, it really looks bad on your part to call posters stupid while making grossly bad spelling and apostrophe errors. I mean it takes 2 seconds to use spell check.

C'mon man.

[GA-FALCON-FAN]

Also, who said fire the coach?

It's preseason is the only thing I am trying to get across. The coaches play calling is more than likely evaluating the players type of play calling. No way do they give away their regular season play book calls here in the preseason. That's all I am trying to say. I'm not trying to argue with anyone.

If I upset you I apologize, that was not my intention.

[BirdyDird]

It's preseason is the only thing I am trying to get across. The coaches play calling is more than likely evaluating the players type of play calling. No way do they give away their regular season play book calls here in the preseason. That's all I am trying to say. I'm not trying to argue with anyone.

If I upset you I apologize, that was not my intention.

I'm sorry, too! I didn't mean to call anyone stupid... But, if you think I don't realize that it's preseason, you didn't read about how long I've been a fan of football...

You telling me that it's only pre-season is like me telling you that the big light in the sky won't hurt you or the air is there, but you really can't see it...

In other words' I know it's pre-season and to assume that I didn't is really (s word) on your part...

[rowdyfalcon]

I'm gonna go ahead and bump this one, my fellow Falcon fan ... so true! Pre-season is just what it says "pre-season" ... try things, do things different, and become adjusted after a long off-season. Mularkey is a very good OC. Simmer down, folks!

I agree with you guys. Preseason is a time to try diffrent things out and observe players on the bubble so we don't cut anyone that's a gem. We shoudnt be showing our hand in the preseason, especially not our red-zone offence.

Come the regular season, I see our o-line and turner absolutley pounding the rock in the red zone. Also sprinkle in some tosses to gonzo and the boys, hopefully jenkins gets his tall *** together and starts catching some jump balls, fades or whatever to get the TD.

[Vicious]

Wow, BD, it appears as though you are being bashed on by people who assume you are just referring to his play calling in the pre-season. SMH. Apparently we've been watching a different team than the others, because I have also noticed the "cuteness" when they get into the red zone. Moving from 20 to 20 is a cinch, then MM tries to get all cute to get it into the endzone instead of continuing to do what got them there. They'll run, run, run all the way down the field, then start throwing once they get into the RZ. It's baffling. And to those of you thinking this is based on "just the preseason" it's not. It's based off of two full seasons of MM play calling.

[LouDog]

I'm sorry, too! I didn't mean to call anyone stupid... But, if you think I don't realize that it's preseason, you didn't read about how long I've been a fan of football...

You telling me that it's only pre-season is like me telling you that the big light in the sky won't hurt you or the air is there, but you really can't see it...

In other words' I know it's pre-season and to assume that I didn't is really (s word) on your part...

:mellow:

[King ED]

But I thought we were too predictable?

If we do this, then the MB will complain we run it in obvious situations.

There's no winning with some people...

[BirdyDird]

But I thought we were too predictable?

If we do this, then the MB will complain we run it in obvious situations.

There's no winning with some people...

Did you read what Superbowl Champ coach, Tony Dungy, said about how he and his team approched the RZ?

Refer to original post

[xxstealth]

Also, who said fire the coach?

I did, I said fire Mike Mularkey...

and I stand by it, bring in Brian Billick if you want a top 5 offense.

[King ED]

Did you read what Superbowl Champ coach, Tony Dungy, said about how he and his team approched the RZ?

Refer to original post

If I remember correctly, we usually run the ball in the red zone.

People keep complaining that we don't pass enough, we don't spread the defense out enough, we're too predictable, we keep running with 8 in the box, etc.

What you're talking about has been our philosophy from day 1. Which is, we're going to run the ball at you whether or like it or not. Remember Denver 08? Todd McClure literally told the defense we were running the ball right at them after the huddle broke, and then we turned around and broke off a long TD run.