falcons007 Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 (edited) Curtis Lofton is top 5 on the defensive leaders list.http://espn.go.com/nfl/statisticsHow can they let go the top 5 defensive players when the other Falcons don't even show up in top 10. Edited September 25, 2012 by falcons007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl927 Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Weak. You're better than this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Negatorris Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Loft on hasn't done **** this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Brasky Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Weak. You're better than this.Apparently he is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulitik Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Yeah, he's been real effective. He's the Keith Brooking of New Orleans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guvmintcheeze Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Curtis Lofton is top 5 on the defensive leaders list.http://espn.go.com/nfl/statisticsHow can they let go the top 5 defensive players when the other Falcons don't even show up in top 10.Stop.Akeem Dent took his role. How many..or should I say few snaps has he taken thus far? Exactly, **** few. You wanna pay Lofton that much to ride the pine? PLUS we did offer Lofton more money. HIS pride stepped on his jimmie. Now he can have fun @ 0-3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayOzOne Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xSICKxWITHxITx Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Lol he's the leader of the worst defense in the league. So yeah they can have him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CHOCTHEFALCONFAN™ Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Failed thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheIdowu Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 OP. . you cant be serious. . .Please take statistics as supplementary as they were meant to be used. . .. not as absolute.Look at his performance on the field of play. He has some good plays and then racks up tackles by tackling the man 20 yards later. PLEASE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xSICKxWITHxITx Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Why the Falcons let Curtis Lofton goThree games into the season, I think it’s become obvious why the Atlanta Falcons didn’t re-sign middle linebacker Curtis Lofton to a big-money contract. There was no sense paying him a high salary if they weren’t going to use him in the new defensive scheme of coordinator Mike Nolan. I just went back through play-time counts for the first three games and it’s quite obvious the Falcons aren’t using a middle linebacker much at all. Second-year pro Akeem Dent is in Lofton’s old position in the middle, but the Falcons are barely using him. Instead, they’re keeping outside linebackers Sean Weatherspoon and Stephen Nicholas on the field all the time and using three cornerbacks almost all the time. Let’s take a run through each game. In the season opener at Kansas City, Dent was on the field for 16 of Atlanta’s 69 defensive plays (11 percent). Weatherspoon and Nicholas participated in every play. Cornerback Asante Samuel also took part in every play. Cornerback Dunta Robinson was on the field 84 percent of the time and cornerback Brent Grimes was in for 75 percent of the plays before suffering a season-ending injury. In Week 2 against Denver, Dent played only one of Atlanta’s 73 defensive plays (1 percent). Nicholas, Weatherspoon and Robinson each played every play. Samuel, who briefly was banged up) was on the field for 97 percent of the plays. In that game, Chris Owens took over as the nickel back, but suffered a concussion early in the game. Dominique Franks took his place and participated in 82 percent of the plays. In Week 3 at San Diego, Dent got his most extensive playing time, but it still wasn’t a lot. Dent was on the field for 20 of Atlanta’s 56 defensive plays (36 percent). Nicholas, Weatherspoon, Samuel and Robinson took part in every defensive play. Franks was on the field for 64 percent of the defensive plays. In fairness to Lofton, I just looked at New Orleans’ play counts for the first three games of the season. Lofton has participated in every defensive play. That’s proof that Lofton can be a three-down linebacker -- in the right system. The Saints are paying him an average of $5.5 million a season. He wasn’t going to be an every-down linebacker in Atlanta anymore, so there was no sense in the Falcons paying him big money to be a part-time player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgiaBoyz Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Some of the guys here are rediculous did the op not see the article written about us not bringing his none covering azz back and how it was a great decision? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcons007 Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 Its Sarcasm people! I just forgot the Purple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guvmintcheeze Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Some of the guys here are rediculous did the op not see the article written about us not bringing his none covering azz back and how it was a great decision?THIS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcons007 Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 Why the Falcons let Curtis Lofton goThree games into the season, I think it's become obvious why the Atlanta Falcons didn't re-sign middle linebacker Curtis Lofton to a big-money contract.There was no sense paying him a high salary if they weren't going to use him in the new defensive scheme of coordinator Mike Nolan. I just went back through play-time counts for the first three games and it's quite obvious the Falcons aren't using a middle linebacker much at all.Second-year pro Akeem Dent is in Lofton's old position in the middle, but the Falcons are barely using him. Instead, they're keeping outside linebackers Sean Weatherspoon and Stephen Nicholas on the field all the time and using three cornerbacks almost all the time.Let's take a run through each game. In the season opener at Kansas City, Dent was on the field for 16 of Atlanta's 69 defensive plays (11 percent). Weatherspoon and Nicholas participated in every play. Cornerback Asante Samuel also took part in every play. Cornerback Dunta Robinson was on the field 84 percent of the time and cornerback Brent Grimes was in for 75 percent of the plays before suffering a season-ending injury.In Week 2 against Denver, Dent played only one of Atlanta's 73 defensive plays (1 percent). Nicholas, Weatherspoon and Robinson each played every play. Samuel, who briefly was banged up) was on the field for 97 percent of the plays. In that game, Chris Owens took over as the nickel back, but suffered a concussion early in the game. Dominique Franks took his place and participated in 82 percent of the plays.In Week 3 at San Diego, Dent got his most extensive playing time, but it still wasn't a lot. Dent was on the field for 20 of Atlanta's 56 defensive plays (36 percent). Nicholas, Weatherspoon, Samuel and Robinson took part in every defensive play. Franks was on the field for 64 percent of the defensive plays.In fairness to Lofton, I just looked at New Orleans' play counts for the first three games of the season. Lofton has participated in every defensive play.That's proof that Lofton can be a three-down linebacker -- in the right system. The Saints are paying him an average of $5.5 million a season. He wasn't going to be an every-down linebacker in Atlanta anymore, so there was no sense in the Falcons paying him big money to be a part-time player.What ever happened to Sarcasm. LOL I was one of the few here wanted Lofton to get off for Nics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheIdowu Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Its Sarcasm people! I just forgot the Purple.I know OP. . . . . I was playing along with you. . . thing is. . I dont think many here caught on to it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Captain Falcon Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Its Sarcasm people! I just forgot the Purple.lol they didnt get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirteebirdee Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 He might be #5 as an individual....our defense is doing great as a team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fibonacci/Mashburn Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Keep it up lofton....keep showing the world that these no name wr are something against you. The panthers had no idea who Lafell was, until ofton played them.....that is actually a fact. Go ask the panthers before week 2 and they say, "who dat?" But if you ask them after week 2, they say, "ohhhh the guy who beat lofton"....again, this is a fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFanSince1970 Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 You guys keep bustin on Lofton's balls. Dude is 26 years old. He will be around along time serving up crow to you clowns. I think when we start playing some of these running teams you will miss him. We already got run over by three average running teams. Letting him walk was a mistake. We obviously wanted him. If we hadn't we wouldn't have given him an offer. Low ball or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcons007 Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 lol they didnt get it.Lofton huggers on this thread keeps throwing stats on tackles and why he shouldn't have let go. How can you let go a leading tackler blah blah. So just wanted to show how much stats don't reveal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Brasky Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 You guys keep bustin on Lofton's balls. Dude is 26 years old. He will be around along time serving up crow to you clowns. I think when we start playing some of these running teams you will miss him. We already got run over by three average running teams. Letting him walk was a mistake. We obviously wanted him. If we hadn't we wouldn't have given him an offer. Low ball or not.You're a Sooners fan, aren't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheIdowu Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 You guys keep bustin on Lofton's balls. Dude is 26 years old. He will be around along time serving up crow to you clowns. I think when we start playing some of these running teams you will miss him. We already got run over by three average running teams. Letting him walk was a mistake. We obviously wanted him. If we hadn't we wouldn't have given him an offer. Low ball or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlrfalcon Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 If you have a fast-paced basketball team, you don't keep a slow 7' center around who cannot get down the floor.The Falcons are essentially a fast-paced football defense now and Lofton was too slow for it.The Saints are a slow-paced defense (which is coincidentally one of the worst in the league) and need a big slow Middle Linebacker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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