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Falcons' Vic Beasley Acknowledges Foolish Fourth-Quarter Mistake


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Vaughn McClure,
ESPN Staff Writer

Atlanta Falcons rookie pass-rusher Vic Beasley acknowledged he made a foolish mistake in Sunday's 10-7 win against Tennessee by talking trash near the Titans' sideline rather than exiting the field after a late fourth-quarter, third-down stop, leading to a penalty.

The Falcons were whistled for 12 men on the field as Beasley was late jogging to the sideline. He tackled Titans running back Dexter McCluster after a 7-yard reception on third-and-16. Then Beasley proceeded to have an exchange with Titans players near their sideline, which led to him being delayed. The penalty gave the Titans a shorter fourth-down opportunity, although they failed to convert.

"I wasn't supposed to be over there, but they were just trash talking, man," Beasley said. "There had been trash talk the whole game, so I just kept going. I hurt the team, though. ... I can't let that get into my head and I've got to move on to the next play."

Falcons coach Dan Quinn, who could be seen on film emphatically waving for all his players to get off the field following the third-down stop, made his thoughts about Beasley's blunder pretty clear. Had the Titans converted the shorter fourth-and-4 and sustained the drive with under four minutes to play, the final outcome might have been different.

"The first thing that we talked about, and we talked about for our whole team, was let's make sure in all the situations, let's make sure we know how to finish, and that's doing right longer," Quinn said. "And that was a time he lost his poise. The play is all the way over on the other side. Knowing the situation, that's a third-down play. That's a big stop. You've got to bust it to get off the field.

"It was a learning one. And fortunately, we came back and had a stop or else it would have been a real hard one for us in terms of the mistake. But, yeah, as we're going through it, it was one that he will absolutely learn from. And I would be hard-pressed to think that would happen again."

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WTH, Beasley F'd up and it did not hurt us - he will learn from it.

good grief there is serious angst over Vic Beasley right now - he is going to be a stud eventually - Rome wasn't built in a day.

Lol dude I feel like you and I are the only people not having a meltdown over Beasley right now.

He's still a kid. Remember the awful **** people were saying about Hageman last year? I don't get it. This instant gratification **** is getting on my nerves.

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Lol dude I feel like you and I are the only people not having a meltdown over Beasley right now.

He's still a kid. Remember the awful **** people were saying about Hageman last year? I don't get it. This instant gratification **** is getting on my nerves.

No meltdown here...He screwed up, coach got on his azz, end of story.

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Glad he learned something

Now he just needs to learn his spin move isn't working.. especially when it's every damn snap.

I'm actually amazed that with his fast first step that he keeps defaulting to that same 1 move over and over

it's a very effective spin move clownorg.. he is preparing for his future dancing with the stars tryout..

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WTH, Beasley F'd up and it did not hurt us - he will learn from it.

good grief there is serious angst over Vic Beasley right now - he is going to be a stud eventually - Rome wasn't built in a day.

not true, Rome was built in 27 hours. then they established the Gladiator Fighting League (GFL) where Claudius defeated Pernifisal of Tarsus for the GFL Championshipship. Fantasy owners were pissed because Sir Victor the Moor was a first round favorite. if I'm not mistaken, I think VIc is a descendant so disappointment is almost an inherited trait.

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I'm glad he learned something, but this team isn't very tough. A too many men on the field flag, because someone on the other team was trash talking?

Hey Vic, if you want to make a statement. KILL THE FREAKING QB FOR A CHANGE.

c'mon Paul.....the team is not tough because Beasley made a mental mistake one time? you are better than that my friend.

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c'mon Paul.....the team is not tough because Beasley made a mental mistake one time? you are better than that my friend.

It's a thousand little cuts. Pass protection in the Skins game, the mistakes in the Saints Game, and this.

I'm not seeing the team we saw the first 3 weeks, that could take a punch and give it back.

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It's a thousand little cuts. Pass protection in the Skins game, the mistakes in the Saints Game, and this.

I'm not seeing the team we saw the first 3 weeks, that could take a punch and give it back.

true....but at 6-1, we have some time to figure it out and hopefully get it corrected.

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It's a thousand little cuts. Pass protection in the Skins game, the mistakes in the Saints Game, and this.

I'm not seeing the team we saw the first 3 weeks, that could take a punch and give it back.

very true.. not close to the same team. what vic did was very undisciplined. our fans trash other players from other teams who do that crap and some want to excuse beasley.. sorry, but there is no excuse for someone to put himself above team and that's what vic did.. fortunately it didn't have any affect on losing the game, but playing disciplined and keep focused is something VB needs to work on and do. hopefully he does and hopefully the team responds to the staff and we get a higher level of play.. it's been deteriorating the past 3 to 4 weeks.

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very true.. not close to the same team. what vic did was very undisciplined. our fans trash other players from other teams who do that crap and some want to excuse beasley.. sorry, but there is no excuse for someone to put himself above team and that's what vic did.. fortunately it didn't have any affect on losing the game, but playing disciplined and keep focused is something VB needs to work on and do. hopefully he does and hopefully the team responds to the staff and we get a higher level of play.. it's been deteriorating the past 3 to 4 weeks.

reality says that somebody on a 53 man active roster is going to have brain lock and do something stupid at some point in the season - the hope is it does not cost you the game. The coaches take that mistake and use it as a teachable moment - better to happen now than when the stakes are higher, etc. Hopefully it never happens again and I'm sure Beasley learned from it especially. Not excusing it, just not fretting over it either.

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not true, Rome was built in 27 hours. then they established the Gladiator Fighting League (GFL) where Claudius defeated Pernifisal of Tarsus for the GFL Championshipship. Fantasy owners were pissed because Sir Victor the Moor was a first round favorite. if I'm not mistaken, I think VIc is a descendant so disappointment is almost an inherited trait.

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reality says that somebody on a 53 man active roster is going to have brain lock and do something stupid at some point in the season - the hope is it does not cost you the game. The coaches take that mistake and use it as a teachable moment - better to happen now than when the stakes are higher, etc. Hopefully it never happens again and I'm sure Beasley learned from it especially. Not excusing it, just not fretting over it either.

completely agree..

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