Trouble Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 The Falcons have a new offensive coordinator in Kyle Shanahan and one of the players on the unit provided a hint about how they’ll be trying to move the ball this season.According to wide receiver Roddy White, the offense won’t be as reliant as throwing the ball as they were last season. The Falcons were third in the league with 39.5 attempts per game last season and White expects that number to drop significantly in 2015.“We’re not going to be passing 35-40 times a game,” White said, via D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal Constitution.That may well be the plan, but the Falcons are going to have to be a lot more effective running the ball than they were last year if they are going to cut down on the size of the roles that White, Julio Jones and Matt Ryan play in the offense. Their ability to do that will rely heavily on Devonta Freeman and rookie Tevin Coleman in the backfield as well as the play of an offensive line that didn’t make too many significant changes in personnel from last season.Oh crap not this again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayorWest13 Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Oh crap not this again.What isn't that good and more balance is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 What isn't that good and more balance is good. Im not sure our Oline or RB`s are ready to be that much a role. Yes most where half dead the last 2 years. But those things didnt make Smith popular either. Smith haters will be licking their chops trying to go run heavy. When it works it works good. But it hasnt worked for us in 2 years and thats why we ended up pass heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 The Falcons averaged 39.5 pass attempts per game last year, third-most in the league. Unless third-round pick Tevin Coleman emerges, Atlanta's running game should be just as stagnant as it was in 2014. Though White might disagree, we expect Atlanta to rely heavily on the pass again this season. Perhaps White was hinting at his own reduced role in the offense. White mentioned previously he's "not worried" about how many targets he gets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayorWest13 Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 I think Steven Jackson just didn't have enough left in the tank and the oline was something. The oline looks to be somewhat improved. Diffent line scheme suits some of them better too. Coleman or Freeman I think can offer better production Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 You're right. Jackson was done. He just wanted 1 last payday. The line was horrendous. But that was injuries. We never really had much luck running vs the South teams. We have to stay competitive in the South before we do anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 My thing was our lines could only do 1 thing right. They could pass block or they could run block. They couldn't do both in the same game. Different scheme and different players. So we will see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rave Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Hey your QB only got good when he had a running game at least ours did it without a running game...just sayin'Atlanta2008 11-5 2443 yards rushing2010 13-3 1891 yards rushing2011 10-6 1834 yards rushing2012 13-3 1397 yards rushingDallas2006 9-7 1936 yards rushing2007 13-3 1746 yards rushing2009 11-5 2103 yards rushing2014 12-4 2354 yards rushing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rave Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 That's not true, that's not true...Ive already proven otherwise.Atlanta2008 11-5 2443 yards rushing2010 13-3 1891 yards rushing2011 10-6 1834 yards rushing2012 13-3 1397 yards rushing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shredman Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Tammy will never admit to anything positive about Dallas.bottom linewe were much more consistant playing winning football when we ran the ball more, all the great stats for Ryan and the WRs are nice, but i would much rather be winning games, if teams have to start playing the run first vs us again, this O will be almost unstoppable , I think we all know that....as far as saying anything good about Cowboysthey had a good yr last yr....I am just glad we have a guy like J Jones, and not a guy like Dez or D Thomas who are all about getting paid.... J Jones was 1 of the first guys to show up for OTAs and was a guest speaker at the SOF last week, he knows hes gonna get paid, and should be paid, he dont have to threaten to hold out .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buc-man™® Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 The first sign your qb isn't worth 100mill...Mike smiths franchise qb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des-pool Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 He is has one year left...and is not talking about holding out at all. Btw...Rave, not sure what you are trying to prove, this years don't match up for comparison purposes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des-pool Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 The first sign your qb isn't worth 100mill...Mike smiths franchise qbRyan succeeded in spite of Smith, not because of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 It is smart to take reps off white and Jones though. Keep them healthy. The last 2 years has been rough on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rave Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 He is has one year left...and is not talking about holding out at all.Btw...Rave, not sure what you are trying to prove, this years don't match up for comparison purposes...Those are playoff years. Apparently Romo is nothing without a running game, but neith QB made it to the playoffs without a running game. If you would have read the entire post you would have seen that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashburn*Fibonacci Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Of course we won't. That was because of the bubble screen and dropping it off over the top that koetter brought in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rave Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 bottom linewe were much more consistant playing winning football when we ran the ball more, all the great stats for Ryan and the WRs are nice, but i would much rather be winning games, if teams have to start playing the run first vs us again, this O will be almost unstoppable , I think we all know that....as far as saying anything good about Cowboysthey had a good yr last yr....I am just glad we have a guy like J Jones, and not a guy like Dez or D Thomas who are all about getting paid.... J Jones was 1 of the first guys to show up for OTAs and was a guest speaker at the SOF last week, he knows hes gonna get paid, and should be paid, he dont have to threaten to hold out ....I guess its a good thing you never had Emmitt Smith either, while youre on your high horse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashburn*Fibonacci Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 And if Julio is the first to sign he'd be the first to set the market (which is what the franchised wide outs are waiting for) and I guarantee you his agent will make sure it's not as team friendly as you think because that contract is going to be what a lot of guys will be operating off of. yeah I see no way Julio goes home town discount. It might be a million or two in savings over the entire contact. But it won't be much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Bird is Da Word Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 What running game did Dallas have in 2007...2009...I'll wait...ignorance is bliss.Ryan hasn't been to the playoffs without a running game.Dallas had 2103 rushing yards in 2009. Atlanta only broke 2000 once Turner's first year in Atlanta. Dallas averaged more rushing yards than Atlanta in the sample you provided and Romo never led his team anywhere near 13 wins with less than 1400 rushing yards. Your argument is being refuted by your own stats...thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rave Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Dallas had 2103 rushing yards in 2009. Atlanta only broke 2000 once Turner's first year in Atlanta. Dallas averaged more rushing yards than Atlanta in the sample you provided and Romo never led his team anywhere near 13 wins with less than 1400 rushing yards. Your argument is being refuted by your own stats...thanksNeither QB has led his team anywhere without a running game. That is irrefutable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Bird is Da Word Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Neither QB has led his team anywhere without a running game. That is irrefutable.Wrong...Ryan led his team to the NFC Championship without a run game. I just refuted it. With your own stats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rave Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Wrong...Ryan led his team to the NFC Championship without a run game. I just refuted it. With your own stats.That team rushed for 1400 yards that year. How is that having no running game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Bird is Da Word Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 That team rushed for 1400 yards that year. How is that having no running game?I shouldn't have to explain this to you, but 1400 yards total rushing isn't good at all. Those1400 yards amounted to the NFL's 29th ranked rushing attack.http://espn.go.com/nfl/statistics/team/_/stat/rushing/year/2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rave Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Ryan led a team to the playoffs in 2012 while the team rushed for 1397 yards.Not Ryan's fault Atlanta had a losing record last year, he had no running game. Team rushed for 1498 yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rave Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Under a 100 yards a game is pathetic and below the league average per teamSo...if Ryan was indeed the hero of 2012 (not having Gonzo, Roddy, and JJ)...then who is to blame in 2014 when they had a better running game, but a losing record?Atlanta averaged 94 yards rushing a game last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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