RunningThePiszOuttaTheBall Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 (edited) Wow, the Falcons looked pretty good tonight. Here are some thoughts and observations (I stopped at the point the Jets put in their 2nd string QB). 1. Adrian Clayborn!!! He is a force of nature. Got a sack by himself, knocked down a pass, caused a hold. Dominant. 2. Beasley! The Jets defender is still frozen on the field right now from that spin move. And he knocked down a pass as well. 3. Babs!!! Wreaking havoc. 4. Our special teams look fantastic. Hester is dynamite - we knew that. Bosher went crazy with the 60+ yarders. Our coverage looks great too. Allen Bradford was excellent on special teams (though he struggled on defense). 5. O line worries -- we saw some good plays from them. But: Chris Chester had a terrible play on Yates first play -- he singlehandedly caused the sack just as much as if he would have turned around and sacked Yates himself. Then, Stone gave up the safety singlehandedly with a horrible play. And our 2nd string O line was so awful that we really have no idea whether Yates or Renfree are any good or not. 6. Alford had a bad game. Gave up a penalty that converted a 3rd down for them, and didn't do much else. 7. Hardy does not appear to be living up to the hype we've been hearing about him. He was mostly a non-factor and had another drop. In a nutshell: * The defense looks greatly improved, especially the line * The O line is cause for serious concern * Special teams look like a major strength I sure hope the O line can pull it together. I think it's time for Evan Mathis or *something*. Edited August 22, 2015 by DriveHomeSafelyAtlantaWins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunningThePiszOuttaTheBall Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 Of course, a few plays later, Yates threw a terrible interception that looks to be all on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwifalcon Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 The o-line wellthe starters in the 1st QTR looked good to me.I mean we punched it in from the 4 with Ward and there was a huge hole.The d-line a youmentioned looks greatthere getoff is as advertised.Babs is going to go close to defensive MVP on this team he looked great last week and its just a continuation for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwell1 Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Alford had a bad game? smh get outta here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdawg4876 Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Alford had a bad game? smh get outta herehe covered brandon marshall flawlessly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Chief Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Beasley drew a mean double team on clayborn sack and still got close to the qb. Clayborn was credited the sack but he definitely didn't do it alone, at least from what I saw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red falcon Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Alford looked good to me, even the wire said that call was bogus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelawareFalcFan Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 im most impressed with bosher, holy crap he was booming them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunningThePiszOuttaTheBall Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 Alford looked good to me, even the wire said that call was bogus. It looked like a good call to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunningThePiszOuttaTheBall Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 (edited) The o-line wellthe starters in the 1st QTR looked good to me. I mean we punched it in from the 4 with Ward and there was a huge hole. Yeah, I agree with that. But you gotta remember most of the starting O line stayed in after Ryan left. Chester and Stone both had those bad plays, and both are starters. Plus, with Ryan in the game, most of our offense was Colin Mooney and Hester (on the punt return). Edited August 22, 2015 by DriveHomeSafelyAtlantaWins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunningThePiszOuttaTheBall Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 he covered brandon marshall flawlessly I honestly don't know what you're basing that on. Do you mean the whole game, or are you saying the penalty was a bad call? To me, he didn't have a ton of snaps, and he had that penalty on one. I think the call was exactly right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papachaz Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 im most impressed with bosher, holy crap he was booming themthey never said how far the punt after the safety went, but good grief! boys been pumping up that leg for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunningThePiszOuttaTheBall Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 Beasley drew a mean double team on clayborn sack and still got close to the qb. Clayborn was credited the sack but he definitely didn't do it alone, at least from what I saw I think you're giving Beasley too much credit there. Beasley had a great game overall. And you're right, he did draw a double team there and still caused a little havoc. But Clayborn tossed his blocker aside and just crushed the QB. Sure, if you want to give Beasley some credit, it was 90% Clayborn, 5% Beasley, and 5% the rest of the D line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Chief Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 I think you're giving Beasley too much credit there. Beasley had a great game overall. And you're right, he did draw a double team there and still caused a little havoc.But Clayborn tossed his blocker aside and just crushed the QB.Sure, if you want to give Beasley some credit, it was 90% Clayborn, 5% Beasley, and 5% the rest of the D line.Not giving Beasley too much credit at all. Without Beasley's pressure that double team likely shifts to clayborn. Clayborn didn't do it by himself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFanSince1970 Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 im most impressed with bosher, holy crap he was booming themDimi's only late round gem. He needs Free, Brawley, Allen, Ish, Lolo, Beer, Starr or Ponga to rise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunningThePiszOuttaTheBall Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 Not giving Beasley too much credit at all. Without Beasley's pressure that double team likely shifts to clayborn. Clayborn didn't do it by himself Alright -- sounds like we agree he gets 5%. I'm cool with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Chief Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Alright -- sounds like we agree he gets 5%. I'm cool with that.so do you think that double team shifts to clayborn if Beasley doesn't get pressure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovie_Lover Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Crappy poster is crappy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunningThePiszOuttaTheBall Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 Crappy poster is crappyThanks, friend. Good talking Falcons football with ya. Stay classy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunningThePiszOuttaTheBall Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 so do you think that double team shifts to clayborn if Beasley doesn't get pressure. Probably. Still, give me a sense of how far apart we are. Do you think it's more of a 50/50 thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunningThePiszOuttaTheBall Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 Dimi's only late round gem. He needs Free, Brawley, Allen, Ish, Lolo, Beer, Starr or Ponga to rise. Well, out of Free, Brawley and Ish, I think at least one of them is going to end up having a pretty good career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdawg4876 Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 beasly was constantly getting pressure babs gota massive tfl and clayborn does what clayborn does. also brooks reed looked good in first game action Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFatboi Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 I think you're giving Beasley too much credit there. Beasley had a great game overall. And you're right, he did draw a double team there and still caused a little havoc.But Clayborn tossed his blocker aside and just crushed the QB.Sure, if you want to give Beasley some credit, it was 90% Clayborn, 5% Beasley, and 5% the rest of the D line.It's like I told you last week. Anytime a player draws a double team he leaves a team mate in a 1 on 1 and that player should win his matchup. That's the whole point of having a player that forces a defense to try and take him away. If teams keep double teaming beasley Clayborn will have a helluva year. They look to be a great tandem. Either clayborn will be doubled or Beasley will. They will be similar to Sapp/Rice in Tampa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Chief Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Probably. Still, give me a sense of how far apart we are. Do you think it's more of a 50/50 thing?depends on how you look at it. You say he did it all by himself I say Beasley played a nice role drawing the double team. Just depends on how you wanna look at it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFatboi Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 depends on how you look at it. You say he did it all by himself I say Beasley played a nice role drawing the double team. Just depends on how you wanna look at itIt's only one way to look at it. If Beasley gets doubled the plan is for clayborn or hags or babs or jax or whoever is next to him to win his 1 on 1. It's football 101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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