Xfactor Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 (edited) A weekly look at what the Falcons must fix:The Atlanta Falcons have to be more physical on both the offensive and defensive lines as they prepare for Thursday night's quick turnaround game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.On offense, right tackle Lamar Holmes got dominated with speed and power when he matched up against Bengals defensive end Carlos Dunlap. Holmes' poor technique was part of the reason Dunlap put two hits on quarterback Matt Ryan, including one that the Falcons thought was a "cheap shot" late in the game.Defensively, one run in particular was indicative of how the Falcons got pushed around. Bengals rookie Jeremy Hill ran straight up the middle for a 13-yard gain with 4 minutes, 58 seconds left before halftime. Nose tackle Paul Soliai got caught leaning one way while fellow defensive lineman Tyson Jackson had to battle a double-team. Inside linebacker Paul Worrilow couldn't shed a block by an offensive lineman while outside linebacker Kroy Biermann stood and watched instead of his throwing his body in the way. Maybe the Falcons were still stunned and tired by Giovani Bernard's 46-yard catch-and-run off a checkdown by Andy Dalton on the previous play. Whatever the case, the Falcons can't hope to have success stuffing the run if they let a running back bust through the middle like that. Vaughn McClure ESPN Atlanta Falcons reporter Edited September 15, 2014 by Xfactor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconsd56 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Would getting 2 hits on a qb when that qb throws 44 or so times really be considered " dominating"??I see where people are talking about Holmes but how many times did his guy actually hit Ryan?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califalcon0013 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Kroy did a lot of standing around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcons_own_nfc_south Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 (edited) Kroy has been ignoring contact since pre-season..... May be it's time to put in contact with his wife and let him stay at home Edited September 16, 2014 by falcon_owns_nfc_south Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etherdome Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I don't know about the physicality, but I do know that we looked confused on defense and soft on offense. Truly tough teams don't have to talk about their toughness. They don't have to throw punches after the whistle. They take care of business every play. Sadly, we don't know what we are supposed to be doing and we don't block/tackle like a professional team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobkowski Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Kroy did a lot of standing aroundNo he didn't. He made a great block on Paul Warlord to prevent him from making the tackle on a long play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanadonis Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Would getting 2 hits on a qb when that qb throws 44 or so times really be considered " dominating"??I see where people are talking about Holmes but how many times did his guy actually hit Ryan??Sorry but what part of Matt Ryan's game or the O-line's performance that you were proud about this past Sunday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcons Rage Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 No he didn't. He made a great block on Paul Warlord to prevent him from making the tackle on a long play.Lol. I remember that play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truth. Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Its still one play. Soliai had a big game. Worrilow was fine. Biermann looked like crap the whole game though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollo lawson Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 McClure telling it like it is. So much better than DLedDled is the king of sugarcoating!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of God Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Would getting 2 hits on a qb when that qb throws 44 or so times really be considered " dominating"??I see where people are talking about Holmes but how many times did his guy actually hit Ryan??Dunlap got 5 hits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peoriabird Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 (edited) None of those hits cause the 3 interceptions or the poor play calling! Edited September 16, 2014 by peoriabird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuggle'2 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Sorry but what part of Matt Ryan's game or the O-line's performance that you were proud about this past Sunday?I personally loved the scrambling. So there's that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of God Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 None of those hits cause the 3 interceptions or the poor play calling!No, its a coincidence he was being harassed all game and threw 3 picks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconsd56 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Dunlap got 5 hitsI am downloading it to watch again.I do not recall him getting that many... I will have another link up for it tomorrow or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peoriabird Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 No, its a coincidence he was being harassed all game and threw 3 picks.That pocket was clean when those picks were thrown and Ryan had over 6 seconds to scan the field on all 3. Ryan's picks cannot be blamed on anyone but Ryan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach_Petrino Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Who should play instead of Bierman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacific_Falcon Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 So much better than DLedSo would getting a prostate exam from Dr. Hook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of God Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I am downloading it to watch again.I do not recall him getting that many... I will have another link up for it tomorrow or so.I don't know if they were all on Holmes though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuggle'2 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Who should play instead of Bierman?I am going to go with anybody else. At least a younger guy would have an excuse. Kroy has none except that he's coming off an injury. Not a very good one. If he's that effected by it he shouldn't be playing in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of God Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 That pocket was clean when those picks were thrown and Ryan had over 6 seconds to scan the field on all 3. Ryan's picks cannot be blamed on anyone but Ryan.That's why I love to rush the passer man. It gets in their head and doesn't leave. Their bodies still know the chance of being hit is there. It distracts them...its called "rattling their cage". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconsd56 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I don't know if they were all on Holmes though.I will find out in about a hour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of God Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I will find out in about a hourLet me know man. I'm not watching it again. Not doing any analyzing this season bro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconsd56 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peoriabird Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 That's why I love to rush the passer man. It gets in their head and doesn't leave. Their bodies still know the chance of being hit is there. It distracts them...its called "rattling their cage".nope...Those were just poor throws! Especially the deep throw to Douglas. Definitely should have been a rub route or a quick slant to Julio since Cinci sent a safety blitz on that play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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