FentayeJones Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Quote FLOWERY BRANCH – The Falcons are moving forward with plans to hold a players-only passing camp this offseason. Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, who tossed 16 interceptions in the first season in offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan’s outside-zone offense, believes that the quarterbacks, wide receivers and tight ends need to get together over the offseason to work on the passing attack. The players have plans to hold the camp in April in Miami. In years past, the Falcons had veteran receivers and didn’t do the Peyton Manning-styled passing camp. Ryan believes that type of camp would be beneficial this offseason. “I think that is something that we do need to do,” Ryan said on his season-ending show on 680 The Zone in January. “For a long time, we’ve been a very veteran team at those positions. Whether if it be at the tight end spot with Tony Gonzalez or our wide receivers where we had veteran guys for a long time. + Scott Cunningham ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 03: Matt Ryan #2 of the Atlanta Falcons throws a pass during the second half against the ... read more Scott Cunningham ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 03: Matt Ryan #2 of the Atlanta Falcons throws a pass during the second half against the New Orleans Saints at the Georgia Dome on January 3, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) × “I think we are young. Young across the board. I think extra time put in together whether if it be here in Atlanta…so many guys are here during the offseason which is huge for us. Or, whether if it’s getting together somewhere else and spending some time together and working together and trying to iron out the details and be a little bit more refined than we were this past season. I think that’s a really good idea.” Ryan tossed 16 interceptions — one off of his career of 17 — last season in a passing attack that revolved around wide receiver Julio Jones. Veteran wide receiver Roddy White’s production dipped to 43 catches and rookie wide receiver Justin Hardy, was slowed while learning how to study and prepare with a NFL playbook. Despite the issues, Jones turned in one of the greatest seasons in NFL history as he finished with 136 catches for 1,871 yards, but he had just eight touchdowns. Carolina Panthers’ Cam Newton, right, greets Atlanta Falcons’ Matt Ryan, left, before an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone) The Falcons averaged 273.7 yards per game last season, which ranked sixth in the league. They ranked 11th on passing yards per play at 7.05 yards. But the Falcons struggled in the redzone and averaged just 21.2 points per game which was tied for 21st in the league. http://www.myajc.com/news/sports/football/falcons-passing-camp-set-for-april-in-miami/nqWHf/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEHEADCOACH Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Maybe this will help to sharpen everything up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krammmit Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 We need it. Just curious how this will turn out since it's possible we only keep 3 of the receivers we have now and 1 or 2 TEs. Do these things include the defense ad well? Not saying they will be able to do much but we have a really young secondary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDaveG Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 WTF is an "outside zone offense?" Would it kill these guys to call a thing what it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etherdome Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Heck yeah!!! I hope there will be a chance for the public to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnst Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 I like the initiative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirdieBirdieIndie Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Why in Miami though??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashburn*Fibonacci Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 18 minutes ago, DirdieBirdieIndie said: Why in Miami though??? To hang out with Miko of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sarcomere Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Offense seemed to pick up the last three weeks, which was a huge relief. I would have felt very nervous if it hadn't. Glad Matt is getting the ball rolling on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schwarzenegger321 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 What this tells me is that some of our "veterans" didn't think they needed any extra work, especially when it was obvious that their skills were declining. Ryan obviously wanted to have these camps. I'm sure that JJ does / did too. I'll be glad when June 1st gets here. This will be a much better team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDaveG Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 I'm just glad they're finally getting around to learning Shanny's slot-right z fade offense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
direwolf Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Maybe they'll work on endzone fades so much that Shanahan will have to start calling them from time to time. Wait, never mind - wouldn't want to make use of a talent like this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla1985 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 11 hours ago, schwarzenegger321 said: What this tells me is that some of our "veterans" didn't think they needed any extra work, especially when it was obvious that their skills were declining. Ryan obviously wanted to have these camps. I'm sure that JJ does / did too. I'll be glad when June 1st gets here. This will be a much better team. If Tony "Prima Donna" G were here I could agree but I don't by that Roddy would do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Tzu 7 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 12 hours ago, DirdieBirdieIndie said: Why in Miami though??? No kidding. Its like saying they're going to have it in Vegas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 This is a great idea, but maybe someplace less fun. Why not rural Iowa? No distractions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirdieBirdieIndie Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Things happening in Miami in Spring 1. Hang out in South Beach 2. Carnaval Miami - 10 days of beauty pageants held by Latino Miami - The grand finale is Little Havana’s 23-block street party, 3. South Beach is also home to glamorous, over-the-top bar-clubs where you can live it up well into the night. 4. Hang out in South Beach 5. Party, party, party 6, Did I say hang out in South Beach? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schwarzenegger321 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 17 hours ago, DirdieBirdieIndie said: Why in Miami though??? I think a lot of professional player live in Fl due to there not being any income tax. You have to keep your primary residence there, but you can "live" in other places. Miami is nice, but I wouldn't want to live there from May until September. If I was a professional anything, I would "live" in Florida and just keep an apartment or rental residence that I "stayed" in other places. Just the income tax on say a 10 million dollar a year contract is over a half million dollars. Yeah, Miami for a toss around camp is a good idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etherdome Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 18 hours ago, DirdieBirdieIndie said: Why in Miami though??? The Cuban food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Tzu 7 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 2 hours ago, DirdieBirdieIndie said: Things happening in Miami in Spring 1. Hang out in South Beach 2. Carnaval Miami - 10 days of beauty pageants held by Latino Miami - The grand finale is Little Havana’s 23-block street party, 3. South Beach is also home to glamorous, over-the-top bar-clubs where you can live it up well into the night. 4. Hang out in South Beach 5. Party, party, party 6, Did I say hang out in South Beach? So basically they're going to party instead of working to get better... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirdieBirdieIndie Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 4 minutes ago, Sun Tzu 7 said: So basically they're going to party instead of working to get better... Look, I'm all for them taking time out to work together to get better and I'm not insinuating that it can't be done. My mom used to say "you can't learn/study with all that noise around you". They could stay in Flowery Branch and still get better.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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