fansince78 Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 It is not as bad for me because I was expecting the loss, but I did think the offense would put up some points. Anyway, After the smoke clears and the dust settles, it will be clear that changes have to be made. The offense has consisted of nothing but plays that were preventable because they were so predictable. I could predict almost every play they were going to run the entire season. If I could (I'll bet you could too), you know people getting paid to study film could as well. If we had the biggest and strongest OL in the league, we probably could line up on 4th down needing a yard and get it by moving the pile. Since we don't, maybe we should have other plays designed to pick up that yard when necessary. The Falcons do exactly what is expected and that is why an average defense can look so good against them. The offense has been as predictable as the tide table and that is why they looked so bad today and during the season. Denver did not line up in overtime and do exactly what the Steelers expected and that is why they won. What would the Falcons have done in that position? Here is hoping that the right decision is made in replacing MM with an OC that can make something of this offense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War404bucks Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 People need to STOP BLAMING MULARKEY, Ryan is the PROBLEM...NOT MULARKEY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHEC Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Even Tebow has a playoff win over Ryan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JoeSr Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 When will we spread some of the blame around instead of placing it solely (or even most of it) at the feet of the OC?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince78 Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 People need to STOP BLAMING MULARKEY, Ryan is the PROBLEM...NOT MULARKEYLOL...Mularkey could have had Rogers in there today and still would not have scored an offensive point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince78 Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 When will we spread some of the blame around instead of placing it solely (or even most of it) at the feet of the OC?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Yeah...you are right!! We need to also blame the guy calling the offensive plays...oh, wait...never mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomak Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Ryan is far from being the problem.......a problem qb doesn't throw for over 4000 yards, a problem RB dosen't have the most yards in the NFC, a HOF TE dosen't have a problem, two WR who combined for nearly 2000 yards (one being a rookie who missed three games) dosen't have a problem. The problem is Smith, Mularkey, Van Gorder.......that's our problem. Oh and the O-line is a problem too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomak Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 (edited) Not one time in this game did the coaching make the opposing team adjust to us.....we were constantly playing in the hand.....remember Smith says "we play what they give us." HECK NO!!! We should force them to change their DA*N game. Smith is a soft coach.....did you not hear the guys didn't even practice in pads this week. WHAT THE HE**!!! Edited January 9, 2012 by nomak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-TowN.- Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Even Tebow has a playoff win over Ryan.Doesn't that tell you something about the coaching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threepac Daddy Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 i had the falcons losing today, but not like this. i had it 24-27 in a good game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swift Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 this loss hurts more then last year....Rodgers is so much better then Matt Ryan if you watch game of football you see thatthere was no excuse for us to perform like we did today .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBeattz Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 The fact tebow is 1-0 in the playoffs shows playoff win loss record isn't everything when speaking about a qb.Everyone knew it was a long shot we would win this game. We've played like crap against just about every good team we've played under this regime.The positive side coming into this game was that if we lost, the organization would have to finally do something about all this mediocrity and conservativeness. Yay. Mission accomplished...I'm still pissed though. I let my hopes get up after the Bucs game(knew it would happen, shame on me for letting it). Now I'm bitterly excited about the changes I EXPECT to see this offseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBeattz Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Not one time in this game did the coaching make the opposing team adjust to us.....we were constantly playing in the hand.....remember Smith says "we play what they give us." HECK NO!!! We should force them to change their DA*N game. Smith is a soft coach.....did you not hear the guys didn't even practice in pads this week. WHAT THE HE**!!!Before this game I was ok with Smith staying. just replce the coordinators.Now Im leaning heavily toward replacing the whole staff, maybe even TD. I think there may be hope for Ryan still with the proper coaches. But I wouldnt be upset if we moved on from him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of God Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 The fact tebow is 1-0 in the playoffs shows playoff win loss record isn't everything when speaking about a qb.Everyone knew it was a long shot we would win this game. We've played like crap against just about every good team we've played under this regime.The positive side coming into this game was that if we lost, the organization would have to finally do something about all this mediocrity and conservativeness. Yay. Mission accomplished...I'm still pissed though. I let my hopes get up after the Bucs game(knew it would happen, shame on me for letting it). Now I'm bitterly excited about the changes I EXPECT to see this offseason.How about what we expect of a QB isn't always what wins games... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb4242 Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 When will we spread some of the blame around instead of placing it solely (or even most of it) at the feet of the OC?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!JoeSr, where do you think the blame should go? Serious question, I respect your opinion.IMO, the OC needs to get some of the blame. We never attacked the middle of the field until the final drive. There were 1 or 2 other times in the game, but the Giants were leaving the middle open all day long. MM should have seen that and adjusted to it.Ryan has the OL in his head. His mental clock is wound really tight & has been since very early this season. It's obvious he doesn't trust the OL. If he's not careful, he's going to become another Joey Harrington. He's got to learn to feel the pressure and then move or check down. He's checked down way too early or tried to escape the pressure that wasn't there only to run into it.Our WRs have to do a better job at the LOS getting clean releases. These were not good corners that they were going against today & they couldn't win battles at the line to get open quickly. (coaching problem, Robiskie needs to go)The OL, did a halfway decent job in pass protection today, but they once again sucked in the run game, especially short yardage. We've struggled along the OL for years and the head man (AB) needs to realize that fans want wins more than they want the next exciting player on the roster, so he had better let the FO rebuild this OL. We are a run first team, but our OL is too weak for us to ever be dominant in the run game. Their pass protection isn't nearly good enough for us to be dominant in the passing game. If anything on this team needs to be blown up, it's right here with these 5 guys. Along with blowing up the OL, the OL coach should be shown the door tomorrow.The D came out & played well today. People will point to the big plays, but those were not happening early. Our O couldn't sustain anything and it wore down our defense. I think we came out with a good defensive plan and even though we were missing key defensive contributors, we played well. We need our pass rush to look like it did in the first half today all season.I think there is plenty of blame to go around, and there are going to be repercussions from this loss. Mike Smith, IMO, is safe. He put himself on shaky ground today though. The first 4th & 1 was boneheaded, I said in chat that we needed to kick it, but I like the aggressiveness early. Make that & maybe the entire complexion of the game changes. The 2nd one though, no excuses for that, it should have been kicked without any hesitation. Then the clock management at the end of the half was atrocious. He's safe, but only for 1 more year.Then there is Arthur Blank. He's the biggest problem we have outside of the OL. I still completely believe he was behind the JJ trade. AB seems to feel that to reach the fanbase, which he was very concerned about going into this season, is to bring in a player that is exciting and the fans can rally behind, just like they did with Vick. It's the completely wrong way to go about it. Fans want wins, and wins come from winning the LOS. We could have fixed the OL a long time ago, but I think he hasn't let us. JMO, AB is too hands on and one of the biggest micro-manager owners in the league, but it goes under the radar. The coaching staff coached like they were influenced by AB's demands to win at all costs and I think that led to some of the bad decisions that were made from the HC spot especially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotLantaFalcon Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I'm not even going to blame anyone (even though plenty of blame deserves to be placed, except Bosher, I thought he had a great game and he improved all season from a bad kicker to a pretty good one) ..... heck I'm not really infuriated with them taking the L ... that much; they were a number 5 team, on the road, and we've seen not-so-goodness all year long (last year though, I absolutely hated. Number 1 overall and they got hosed? at home? i didn't like that at all).What I couldn't stand this year was 2 pts scored all game and 0 offensively. I at least thought this team was good for a TD and at least 2 TDs in a huge playoff game at a point where we were spoon fed all the stuff about Ryan/Coaching staff has learned from previous playoff losses and how many playoff veterans were on this team and just how good they actually thought they were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War404bucks Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 SUPPORT MULARKEY - ISH CAN RYAN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Regular Guy Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 SUPPORT MULARKEY - ISH CAN RYAN!IS that you Mike? Your tactics aren't going to work here or with Arthur! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateDogg1215 Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 SUPPORT MULARKEY - ISH CAN RYAN!so tired of the obvious trolls on this board..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateDogg1215 Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 The only positive of today loss, is that Mike Mularkey will be gone. The players have called him out and he will be gone. We still won 10 games in spite of his predicatable play calling. Smitty and TD will make changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesgall13 Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 People need to STOP BLAMING MULARKEY, Ryan is the PROBLEM...NOT MULARKEYThey are both to blame along with that clown Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimsmusic™ Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Even Tebow has a playoff win over Ryan.id love to play a steelers Defense missing their 2nd best DB, and 2 all-pro lineman. and a hurt polamalou + a missing center and a hurt big ben at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
{Mojo-Risin} Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 When you make the statement, "EVEN Tebow has a playoff win," doesn't that pretty much show that there's something wrong with the gameplanning? Unless someone is claiming that Tebow is actually a GOOD qb... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb4242 Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 When you make the statement, "EVEN Tebow has a playoff win," doesn't that pretty much show that there's something wrong with the gameplanning? Unless someone is claiming that Tebow is actually a GOOD qb...Just FYI, you can win an NFL playoff game without being a good QB....see Mark Sanchez, Joe Flacco, or Trent Dilfer, and now Tim Tebow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rounz Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 The only positive of today loss, is that Mike Mularkey will be gone. The players have called him out and he will be gone. We still won 10 games in spite of his predicatable play calling. Smitty and TD will make changes.True that some changes have to be made; but Smitty can start by looking in the mirror. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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