atljbo Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/170930/still-questions-about-offensive-line-after-atlanta-falcons-minicampRicardo Allen, free safety: Allen, drafted as a cornerback, created plenty of buzz with his outstanding play at his new position. He showed speed and instincts and had an impressive interception on Day 2 of camp. Right now, Allen has to be in the lead to be the starting free safety next to strong safety William Moore. That seems like quite a surprise, considering Allen was cut following training camp last year but then re-signed to the practice squad. You don't return four interceptions for touchdowns in college by mistake. "Ricardo has been working extremely hard and for a young guy with his ability, you like to see how far he is willing to take his gift," teammate O'Brien Schofield said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of God Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Man...Allen is becoming the biggest thrill of the off season for me. Its almost as if we signed a new player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjerry Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 2014 - Not even good enough to be the 5th CB, cut, Practice Squad2015 - Starting FS, Ballhawk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterBateser Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Rooting for big balls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atljbo Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 Man...Allen is becoming the biggest thrill of the off season for me. Its almost as if we signed a new player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of God Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Welcome to the team Ricardo Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atljbo Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 ill give quinn his props... He really are looking to play guys towards there strength ... Its no way the past staff would have gave him a shot.Its early but Jake Matthews, Rashede Hageman, Devonte Freeman, and Ricardo Allen .. all from the 2014 staff looks like potential starters this year ... We just need the young guys to step up .... Southward is still out there to as a guy that can possibly contribute .Lets see what happens tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of God Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 ill give quinn his props... He really are looking to play guys towards there strength ... Its no way the past staff would have gave him a shot.Its early but Jake Matthews, Rashede Hageman, Devonte Freeman, and Ricardo Allen .. all from the 2014 staff looks like potential starters this year ... We just need the young guys to step up .... Southward is still out there to as a guy that can possibly contribute .Lets see what happens thoI don't even like discussing Southward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atljbo Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 vaughn mcclure @vxmcclure23 17h17 hours ago Guys I thought looked impressive yesterday were, of course, Ricardo Allen, along with Ra'Shede Hageman, Vic Beasley and Chris Chester. vaughn mcclure @vxmcclure23 13h13 hours ago I would say with three days of minicamp with the first team Ricardo Allen goes into training camp as the starting FS unless Kemal changes it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of God Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Allen proved at CB he was a good player. He ticked the staff off by knocking the snot out of someone, then gloating on field and sideline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlshocker Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Pleasant surprise. I am too excited to see how different our defense plays under quinn. A ballhawk safety would be a xfactor for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuswap Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I don't have a link but Lowery mentioned in a interview that he wasn't resigned because he didn't have the length and speed the new regime wanted..... Now some dude who is 2inches shorter and probably a little slower is starting. Not to mention he's a rookie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truth B Told (TRU) Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I don't have a link but Lowery mentioned in a interview that he wasn't resigned because he didn't have the length and speed the new regime wanted..... Now some dude who is 2inches shorter and probably a little slower is starting. Not to mention he's a rookie.I know right. Things that make you go hmmm...I could care less about his size and speed. Ed Reed size and speed wasn't the greatest (5'11 205 4.57), but he had great instincts that made him great. Allen (5'9 197 4.51) showed great instincts in college. Working with Morris will only help improve his game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigglypuff Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I like it but let's take it with a grain of salt, no pads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayorWest13 Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Allen proved at CB he was a good player. He ticked the staff off by knocking the snot out of someone, then gloating on field and sideline.Anyone got video of that? I like it but let's take it with a grain of salt, no padsWe saw what he did in preseason with pads. He tackled too well so we had to cut him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndySG Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Allen proved at CB he was a good player. He ticked the staff off by knocking the snot out of someone, then gloating on field and sideline.You know that if Spoon had done it then they would be saying how much it means to him and how he leads by example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayOzOne Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I hope Allen is as good as he's showing so far. But I'm going to temper my expectations until the exhibition season. The last two years taught me not to drink Kool-Aid. If he is even serviceable, our defense has enough pieces on all three levels to be pretty good. I feel like that every year, though. I'll be glad when it finally breaks through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlGM Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I liked Allen last year as long as he can consistently bring down ball carries he will be our FS for years to come Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romfal Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 me likey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChessPlayer1 Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 It would be interesting to know why Dan Quinn decided to try Ricardo Allen at Safety. When you compare Earl Thomas and Ricardo Allen's physical traits you can see that they are somewhat similar. When you compare their ability you will see Earl has faster straight line speed but both are ball hawks.I wonder if Ricardo reminds him of Earl in anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FentayeJones Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 DQ has stayed true to his word. He said coming in that his staff will work with the players and figure out what they CAN do versus what they cant do. He discovered Allen has traits and skillset of a FS. Thats called good coaching and player evaluation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlfanstckndenver Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I love this too, but let's stay grounded guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChessPlayer1 Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 When you look at Dwight Lowery he is closer in physical ability/physical build to Earl Thomas. I wonder why he cut Lowery and tried Allen at FS. So far Allen looks good at the position. Only time will tell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOR Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I remember Mike Woodson shitting all over Jeff Teague. He got fired and Jeff flourished. Hmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Doktor Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 It would be interesting to know why Dan Quinn decided to try Ricardo Allen at Safety. When you compare Earl Thomas and Ricardo Allen's physical traits you can see that they are somewhat similar. When you compare their ability you will see Earl has faster straight line speed but both are ball hawks.I wonder if Ricardo reminds him of Earl in anyway.It looks like Quinn watched a pile of Falcons games before taking the job. He really did his homework. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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