Dirtybird#11 Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Football is back and it couldn't have felt better! We started off the Quinn era with a W against a pretty solid team throughout the preseason and for majority of last season. But we're far from perfect. Here is a few things I seen an wanted to share with my fellow Falcon faithful. The GOODSince it was a win you've gotta start off with the positives! The biggest positive that I saw last night was the effectiveness of the run game. I mean for an OLINE that was assembled on Friday and having 1 RB out the entire preseason you gotta admit.... We looked great! It was pleasing to see a Falcons offense with balance. Also on a secondary note Tevin Coleman is easily the clear cut #1 back, but it wouldn't hurt to being in a guy like Ben Tate to give us more depth cause if he or Freeman was to go down we'd be in trouble cause I don't trust Ward. Another positive was the 1st half defense. I mean I was just wowed at how they played. Only letting up 3 points to that offense was incredible and not only that, but we got turnovers and solid pressure from the edge and the interior. Probably the biggest positive was our STs. Bryant bailed 4 FGs,Bosher pinned them deep multie times and boomed loads of kickoffs to the back of the endzone,and even without Hester we still looked best in the league in that department! My final positive is the pass blocking. Our guys up front looked dang near elite last night aside from that 1 strip sack because of Matthews, but luckily it was called back because of a PI. But all in all you couldn't help but smile to see Matt having nice time to drop back and dissect. The BADThe semi-Mike Smith heart throb in that awful 3rd qtr. Yes that's right Falcons fans who missed it we still struggled in the 3rd qtr. Idk what it is but that quarter of football is our unlucky quarter cause we never seem to be able to step on teams throats when needed. We've gotta fix that. Now I complemented the defense for playing solid in the 1st half, but in the 2nd half they where getting worked underneath. Now this is mostly contributed to Bradford dinking and dunking for the majority of the time, but I noticed something that Kelly capitalized on.... We don't have a mix up front in our front 4 guys. I seen Quinn and Smith send out 2 completely different lineups every few plays and they both had major weaknesses. Like as an example he sent TJax,Soliai,Babs,and Biermann in one lineup all of which are better run stoppers than pass rushers and Kelly ate them alive,and then when Quinn countered and put in Jarrett,Beasley,Schofield,Clayborn,etc. Kelly ran it in those sweep outside runs. Quinn IMO needs to find a good balance in the 1st and 2nd front 4 defensive units in order for us to be really ready to compete. We can't keep sending out groups of guys who all offer 1 trait to contribute... You gotta find the balance. My final bad is the SS play. Ishmael and Moore both played below average last night. Moore aside from 2 plays looked timid while Ish was smoked and immediately pulled cause he looked lost covering Sproles. We need to find someone who understands this system and get them here in this secondary before our defense can be crowned great. The UGLYYes Falcons fans it doesn't stop at bad. We had some ugly too....The 1st of 2 gripes is Biermann still trying to cover. Idk who sent him out there to cover the likes of Matthews and Sproles, but don't ever do it again. Leave Kroy doing 1 of 3 things.1.Playing STs 2.Rushing the passer3.Riding the benchThe other ugly was the play of Matt Ryan. I mean dang he looked like Andy Dalton out there at times. We need him to stop forcing things and just find that firery killer instinct. Once he gets that we'll be ready to contend, but he didn't have it once again last night. To sounds off on a great opener of Falcons football I wanna give huge props to these players cause they killed it last night! Ricardo AllenMatt BryantTevin ColemanJulio JonesDesmond TrufantRobert AlfordMatt BosherLevine ToiloloPatrick DimarcoGrady JarrettObrien SchofieldJustin DurantPaul WorrilowRoddy WhiteAnd the entire OLINE. All in all I was impressed and I hope we stay winning! Go Falcons! Rise Up!~DB#11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest King Jigsaw Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 tl;drYou don't command the respect on this board to expect people to read all this stuff you post. Too many other garbage threads to make me believe this one is worth the while it would take to go through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtybird#11 Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 So you saw rushing the passer was a low point? Is that because we did not record a sack?, because Bradford was hit and pressured quite a bit.No not as a low point. Cause we most definitely did pressure Bradford, but more a judgement of Quinn and his ability to adjust. I know he's green and all as a HC, but he's gotta figure out a lineup up front that works and has both run stuffers and pass rusher in both the 1st and 2nd units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEIST Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 tl;drYou don't command the respect on this board to expect people to read all this stuff you post. Too many other garbage threads to make me believe this one is worth the while it would take to go through.ruthless lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavvyFalcon89 Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 No not as a low point. Cause we most definitely did pressure Bradford, but more a judgement of Quinn and his ability to adjust. I know he's green and all as a HC, but he's gotta figure out a lineup up front that works and has both run stuffers and pass rusher in both the 1st and 2nd units.While I do agree with you to a certain degree that Quinn should possibly tinker with the rotations a bit, and more than likely he possibly will deprdning on game planing and match ups. I don't think it would have mattered as much due to the offense we were against. I don't care if you have a defense full of JJ Watts, eventually the defense will wear down. Regardless of how it looked last night, Chip Kelly's offense does present a bit of a unique challenge. We won't be seeing that offense again...until the playoffs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateDogg1215 Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Ryan looked as bad as Andy Dalton? Mmmmmmm Kay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenixFalcon Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 (edited) Chester was below avg at center last night too. He did great when paired up with a Gaurd but he got beat on several run plays which lead to TFL on Coleman/Freeman. I agree with most of this and I think Ryan was just having a hard time juggling last night. Hard to be 100% at your job when you are playing traffic director too. It's part of his job too sure but he was directing almost everyone on the line lol. Poor guy is lucky he didn't have a aneurysm from all that. New offense comes with woes. We will get that ironed out and we still have Julio so no matter what we can score on offense. Roddy also looked spectacular last night. Cheers to him.IMO Biermann is actually better at covering slot recievers, slower backs and tight ends than he is at pass rushing. The guy sucks at it but you can't rely on him to ever get to a QB any game. I dont think we need a replacement SS. Moore is coming off injuries and only played half a season last night. Can't heckle him too much as he's knocking off some rust and still managed a pick and a couple nice hits. That dink and dunk crap is the successful due to the nature of the cover 3. That's the weakness of the defense and Kelly recognized it and attacked it hard in the second half. He is arguably the best coach in the league at half time adjustments, bellichick being the only other one comparable. Edited September 16, 2015 by FenixFalcon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.11 Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 (edited) No not as a low point. Cause we most definitely did pressure Bradford, but more a judgement of Quinn and his ability to adjust. I know he's green and all as a HC, but he's gotta figure out a lineup up front that works and has both run stuffers and pass rusher in both the 1st and 2nd units.Here's some food for thought. In the Seahawks Super Bowl blowout of the Broncos two years ago, I'm pretty sure Peyton Manning wasn't sacked at all. Not once. Denver at that point employed the same tactic as the Eagles did in the second half--throw a bunch of quick underneath passes to neutralize the pass rush and rely on YAC. Peyton threw 2 INTs to 1TD in that game too. Edited September 16, 2015 by JerseyNo12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtybird#11 Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 Ryan looked as bad as Andy Dalton? Mmmmmmm KayThere is 2 words you're overlooking... AT TIMES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papachaz Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 ruthless lolbut 100% accurate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 tl;drYou don't command the respect on this board to expect people to read all this stuff you post. Too many other garbage threads to make me believe this one is worth the while it would take to go through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papachaz Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 While I do agree with you to a certain degree that Quinn should possibly tinker with the rotations a bit, and more than likely he possibly will deprdning on game planing and match ups. I don't think it would have mattered as much due to the offense we were against. I don't care if you have a defense full of JJ Watts, eventually the defense will wear down. Regardless of how it looked last night, Chip Kelly's offense does present a bit of a unique challenge. We won't be seeing that offense again...until the playoffsno, quinn has to do all of that in ONE GAME, so that for the other 15 games, there won't be any need to worry and everything would be perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of God Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Decent write up young man. Keep at it, you'll only get better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtybird#11 Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 no, quinn has to do all of that in ONE GAME, so that for the other 15 games, there won't be any need to worry and everything would be perfectLook idk what you're problem is, but if you're only gonna come into my threads and be a smart@$$ then don't post in them.... If you think you won't agree with what I have to say about this team there is a button in the top left corner that allows you to back right outta my thread, and return to teaching all your wise words of wisdom in the rest of TATF to those who actually give 2 about what you gotta say. Got it? Good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateDogg1215 Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 There is 2 words you're overlooking... AT TIMESHe made some bad throws but what he brings with his no huddle ability , ability to change plays at the line, read defenses . He's is undoubtedly our leader . He is an elite qb and will take us further now that he has a legitimate defense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtybird#11 Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 He made some bad throws but what he brings with his no huddle ability , ability to change plays at the line, read defenses . He's is undoubtedly our leader . He is an elite qb and will take us further now that he has a legitimate defenseI agree he is elite in a sense due to his pre-snap reads, but man oh man his execution was just off last night. If he get it corrected he should quite easily be considered a top 5 QB. No doubt about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moist Words Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Don't agree with all of it but good write up. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butudontseeme™ Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 I agree he is elite in a sense due to his pre-snap reads, but man oh man his execution was just off last night. If he get it corrected he should quite easily be considered a top 5 QB. No doubt about it.I'm sure you're mainly referring to the interceptions so I'll interject an opinion on those. The one in the red zone wasn't a great throw, but it WAS an absolutely outstanding play by the LB. On the second one, I feel like there was a miscommunication on the route. Ryan threw to a spot where we didn't have a guy. He was either fooled on the coverage or he and the WR were not on the same page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romfal Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 The badOP's avatar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley#37 Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 He was either fooled on the coverage He said after the game they threw something new at him and he misread it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest facelessman07 Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Ignore the haters my friend, it's nice to see some objective, clear-headed thoughtsGreat write up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiddlin John Carson Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 tl;drYou don't command the respect on this board to expect people to read all this stuff you post. Too many other garbage threads to make me believe this one is worth the while it would take to go through.It took me all of three minutes to read his post. Must suck to be slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtybird#11 Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 Ignore the haters my friend, it's nice to see some objective, clear-headed thoughtsGreat write up!I try to provide that sorta insight. It's just a matter if they wanna hear it or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFatboi Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 No not as a low point. Cause we most definitely did pressure Bradford, but more a judgement of Quinn and his ability to adjust. I know he's green and all as a HC, but he's gotta figure out a lineup up front that works and has both run stuffers and pass rusher in both the 1st and 2nd units.He has the right packages going. There was no problem with the rush. Had that been the Giants and most traditional offenses we'd have 4 or 5 sacks that game. It's hard to sack a qb that throws the ball as soon as it's hiked. Dink and dunk game. That's what Quinn's defense forces you to play. Again it was the Eagles uptempo offense so it slowed the rush. And he still got hit like 9 times. There was nothing wrong with the rush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdz4i Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 I try to provide that sorta insight. It's just a matter if they wanna hear it or notyeah, the sorta insight that says we needed to sign tebow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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