OutkastFalcon Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 For starters I feel bad that so many of our fans seem ready to give up on this team. Kinda weak, but none the less this is a observation I have made, you may disagree but it is my observation. The Falcons decided that they needed to stop the pass, since that is what was killing them last year. They had no need to try and stop the run because they were a top ranked Defense against the run last season.So the Falcons go out and get Asante and Mike Nolan to help them stop the bleeding from all of the big pass plays. Now we are descent against the pass but can not stop a run to save our life. The NFL is evolving again.. it is early in it but it is. The once great passing league of the NFL is slowly regressing to smash mouth run the ball. The Falcons are behind the curve. We grew a great passing team and devoted our off-season to stopping the pass, while other teams started thinking, with all these coverage guys we should be able to run. That is proving true. I feel like the Falcons need to go with what they set out to do last season, be more explosive. Stop with this power running your team is not developed for and lets go with some sweeps and screens. give Quizz a chance to juke out some players on the edge. Let Julio run some jet sweeps. That will help with the passing game if we can start moving the defense from side to side, tire them out. As for Defense, I said it in the off season, letting Lofton walk was a bad deal. He was our run defense... he did so much for the run that it is even more evident now. We need someone like him that is NOT a 3 down backer but a run stuffer. We usually go to a nickel against pass anyways so we can take out the extra backer for a larger safety. I feel like Atlanta needs to start thinking ahead of the curve instead of following it.How do you feel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supes™ Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 How do you feel?At 8 -1, I feel pretty good. I'm betting the Texans fans feel similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutkastFalcon Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 I completely agree. The Falcons are playing the best I have ever seen them play. 8- 1 is awesome and I am in no way feeling as if this season is lost. I just feel that for a continued success, we have to start paying more attention to future rather than what happened the year before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis York Morgan Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 The thing is, even though smash mouth teams like the Bears, the 49ers, the Texans are winning more games, guess who's beat them down? That's right...teams like the Giants and Packers. Just saying, come playoff time I'd rather have a stellar pass offense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutkastFalcon Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 That is why I said we do not need the run it up the middle with turner, we need to move their defense back and forth. make them run around and get tired. Our passing game is good enough to get first downs and move the ball. Our key for the run game is to wear out the defense by moving them east to west, rather then right in our face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windu Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 I think we played as good in 2010 and 2011. Difference in our record is late game heroics. I don't think we're any better on offense, and we're somewhat better on defense, because of schemes that have confused QBs. This season is almost a carbon copy of 2010. Then we played the weak NFC West, this season it's the weak AFC West. And the NFC East is kinda stinky this year too, let's be honest. But 8-1 is 8-1! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ki46dinah Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 8-1 is gravy, but our repetitively glaring holes will be more than exploited come playoff time. Anyone that doesnt believe that hasnt watched the last 2 playoff games.Its pretty bad when the mostly still Mora/Petrino built 2008 team had the best playoff game of the bunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*TMo* Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Me, I'm stickin' with the Falcons! I'll be there Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOEinPHX Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 For starters I feel bad that so many of our fans seem ready to give up on this team. I actually think there are very few fans who feel this way - just a few attention whores who should have their keyboards dipped in Lysol.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutkastFalcon Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 I actually think there are very few fans who feel this way - just a few attention whores who should have their keyboards dipped in Lysol..agreed, I just felt like WOAH WTF is going on on the boards, everyone is going nuts. Total meltdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HASHBROWN3 Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Time to get some cardinal azz... Bring it!!! 9-1 and we control our own destiny friends... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOEinPHX Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 agreed, I just felt like WOAH WTF is going on on the boards, everyone is going nuts. Total meltdown.At 300 posts, you're still just a youngster in these here parts. Meltdowns are a way of life for the local prima donnas.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerSteve Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 At 300 posts, you're still just a youngster in these here parts. Meltdowns are a way of life for the local prima donnas..Kinda like the holier-than-thou, self-righteous fantrolls whose main/only contributions to the boards is pointing fingers and criticizing other fans. Really beyond ********. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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