Falconblade22 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 (edited) I see this being said everywhere and from what I can see .. its mostly negative .. so .. in your own opinion what do you think "smitty ball" is? Edited January 21, 2013 by Falconblade22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtybird56 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I don't think we get that conservative so can't blame him for thatBut I do think it's his fault this team shuts down after one half. That's what I consider Smitty ball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falconblade22 Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 I don't think we get that conservative so can't blame him for thatBut I do think it's his fault this team shuts down after one half. That's what I consider Smitty ballmmm yes i agree with that totally .. very soft defense right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falconblade22 Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 truthfully though .. id say that it definitely involves conservatism and that the conservatism actually resulted from the players more so the coach .. im sure the coaches wouldn't just sit around and not even tell them wtf is up ... because the players are also adults and the problem with most adults is .. PRIDE!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smittyball101 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I think coach smith gets the blame for poor execution from his players, when this happens some call it SMITTY BALL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falconblade22 Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 I think coach smith gets the blame for poor execution from his players, when this happens some call it SMITTY BALL.i think its the way how smith addresses the problems to his players .. hes not like the parent that spanks his kids when they do something wrong or bad ... hes the go to your corner your in timeout type of coach and .. just like that s*** doesn't work with kids .. its sure as h** does not work for adults with PRIDE!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rev Jesse Jackson Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 dude not a playoff coach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtybird2k5 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 (edited) I think it is more the lack of LB coverage skills... The TE's have killed us the past two weeks. Smitty ball is dead and has been for a while. Edited January 21, 2013 by dirtybird2k5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philosophico Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 This came straight from ESPN falcons football page and pretty much sums up smitty Ball. The important part is bolded. Ryan excellent downfieldMatt Ryan was outstanding throwing downfield in the first half on Sunday. Ryan completed 11 passes on throws deeper than 10 yards downfield, equaling his full-game career high in completions of that distance. Ryan and the Falcons' offense were more conservative in the second half.23 minutes ago | ESPN Stats and Information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philosophico Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 smitty ball is when the team has a massive lead and becomes completely conservative which puts us in a bad position to were we struggle to win a game we were dominating earlier.It happen against the seahags which we again barely beat, and it happen again the 49ners which cost us this.Oh and a tidbit, the 49ners were 1-17 when losing 17 -0 after the 1st qtr dating back to 2001. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongSufferingFan88 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Playing soft.Getting off the gas.Making bad decisions.Being okay with the losses.Those things define Smitty Ball for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Brasky Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Anything that went wrong in the game = Smittyball on TATF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilgore Trout Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Smitty Ball is when your team only ever plays one good half of football.At least that's what I always thought people meant by saying that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS91 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 (edited) I see this being said everywhere and from what I can see .. its mostly negative .. so .. in your own opinion what do you think "smitty ball" is?It's not easily encapsulated like the "run, run, pass" of Martyball. Smittyball is a mindset. The idea that if you get a ~20 point lead it is time to start killing clock on offense and playing bend but don't break on defense. The idea that not making mistakes is the penultimate goal of football. It has taken over this team. We play with fire and energy and take chances, then we get a lead, and once we lose momentum it is over. This is a team that only knows how to play from behind, because playing from behind forces them to be intense and take chances. Edited January 21, 2013 by RS91 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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