Canfora says Something's wrong with Falcons

[lostnmexico 2,264]

NFL Week 3 insider notes: Something's wrong with Falcons

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• by Jason La Canfora
•  @JasonLaCanfora

 

Something is up with the Atlanta Falcons.

For the second time in three weeks they basically failed to show up for the first half of a football game. Their quarterback, he of the $90-plus million in guarantees, keeps turning the ball over. They have 223 yards rushing as a team through three weeks. Their defense cannot get a stop when they need one.

With the coaching staff entering the season under fire, needing to bounce back from a lost 2018 that was attributed to injuries more than anything else, well, it's fair to call September uninspiring at best thus far. Atlanta's defense has been run over in the ground game far too often, they have seemed like the less physical football team too often and they are starting slow to a season once again.

Yes, they had two pristine second-half drives to make a game of it in Indianapolis Sunday, but that was only after Matt Ryan threw his sixth pick of the season and the Colts marched up and down the field and led, 20-3, at halftime. The Falcons couldn't come all the way back, cutting things to three at one point, and the Colts could have scored again late but chose to run out the clock – yet again, with the Falcons needing a stop, none came.

Here's what the Colts offense did to them in the first half on four possessions:

Nine plays for 39 yards and a field goal.
Seven plays for 93 yards and a touchdown.
Fifteen plays for 94 yards and a field goal.
Ten plays for 41 yards and a touchdown.

Yeah, two drives over 90 yards in the first half alone. Jacoby Brissett completed his first 16 passes and barely had to break a sweat doing it. Julio Jones' frustration boiled over at times. And, as I posited several times this offseason, expecting a Dirk Koetter/Matt Ryan reunion to be transformational was folly. We will never see this offense look like it did in the second season Kyle Shanahan called plays there … and it might be quite some time before the Falcons get back to the Super Bowl after blowing it to the Pats in 2017.

They are 17-18 since losing that heartbreaking game, they're on their third offensive coordinator and head coach Dan Quinn already took over the defense. There isn't much more shuffling to do. The cosmetic stuff has already happened. At some point owner Arthur Blank's patience will run out, and if these uneven performances continue then that day is coming in early 2020, at the latest.  

I'd suggest a quick turnaround, because the second half of the season looks like a chore. From Week 7-14 the Falcons face the Rams, Seahawks, then after a bye, play divisional games five weeks in a row, including twice with the Saints and Panthers.

Edited September 23 by lostnmexico

[octoslash 13,226]

Wow, something's wrong with the Falcons? Guy's a genius.

[lostnmexico 2,264]

The Not so Mighty Quinn.......

[RubberDucky 4,438]

PURELY DEFENSIVELY:

We suck because Quinns soft-*** defensive scheme sucks.

We suck because we have no pass rushers that can consistently threaten opposing QB's on a 4 man rush

We suck because our DE's are literal dog-**** at setting an edge

We suck because Drevondre Campbell has the reaction time of a sloth

[Jesus 18,881]

He needed to attack Brissett today,  but didn’t. Instead they sat back in a zone and challenged the Colts to beat them. Then on the drive they did attack...3 and out -5 yards. Next drive, let them march down the field and put the game away.  Get your head out of your ***, coach.

[lostnmexico 2,264]

2 minutes ago, Jesus said:

He needed to attack Brissett today,  but didn’t. Instead they sat back in a zone and challenged the Colts to beat them. Then on the drive they did attack...3 and out -5 yards. Next drive, let them march down the field and put the game away.  Get your head out of your ***, coach.

I agree....Quinn has no clue and no way to overcome his own ego!  Whats an in game adjustment?   Just spot em a half and we'll get em later!

Edited September 23 by lostnmexico

[FalconsIn2012 20,384]

With an offense that assumes 70% of the CAP in 2019/2020, averaging 20 ppg is inexcusable.  

Why hire 2 re-treads as OC and TE Coach/Run game Coordinator.

With Julio garnering so much attention, how does Ridley finish with  six yards on one catch?  That’s on the OC

[D.B.N. 4,020]

Can’t argue anything in that article. It’s really spot on. Ryan is overrated, Quinn and TD suck. Time to clean house if we continue this way. 

[Lowndesfalc 2,406]

 

[Jesus 18,881]

Just now, lostnmexico said:

I agree....Quinn has no clue and n way to overcome his own ego!

He’s a much better coach than this game, and these players are much better than their performance. This was another instance of communication and just bad vision by Quinn as to what was going on out there. This happens a lot on D. 

[KRUNKuno 6,194]

This needs to get more national attention.  I want that seat to be unbearably hot for dan Quinn. I’m tired of it.  Was tired of it before he was hired.  It reeked of mediocrity from the beginning.

[Stray Dog THA GAWD 4,196]

Mystery Solved!

[Jesus 18,881]

Just now, Lowndesfalc said:

 

This is a huge problem. One guy had 10 TDs last year the other guy is a tackle with slightly better hands than Jake Matthews. Ridley is getting lost in this offense. Enough with the four verts. Get him in his crossing patterns.

[⚡Slumerican⚡ 4,956]

Anyone think DK could be sabotaging this season in hopes for getting a chance at the head coach job next year? Idk, something is definitely up

[ChickenBiscuit 5,265]

8 minutes ago, RubberDucky said:

PURELY DEFENSIVELY:

We suck because Quinns soft-*** defensive scheme sucks.

We suck because we have no pass rushers that can consistently threaten opposing QB's on a 4 man rush

We suck because our DE's are literal dog-**** at setting an edge

We suck because Drevondre Campbell has the reaction time of a sloth

you forgot because we have most of our cap invested into the offense and rely on players on rookie contracts and budget skill position players to anchor the defense with little to no veteran presence at all.

[FalconsIn2012 20,384]

2 minutes ago, Lowndesfalc said:

 

Exactly this.  It’s a flawed gameplan

[FalconsIn2012 20,384]

Just now, ⚡Slumerican⚡ said:

Anyone think DK could be sabotaging this season in hopes for getting a chance at the head coach job next year? Idk, something is definitely up

He would never be the HC next year so I doubt it.  This is DK Offense at its finest.  All yards, no points

[Jesus 18,881]

1 minute ago, ⚡Slumerican⚡ said:

Anyone think DK could be sabotaging this season in hopes for getting a chance at the head coach job next year? Idk, something is definitely up

He is already a high paid head coach with FO duties in a great organization with a top shelf stadium and great owner. No one would hire him if what you said was true.

[falcons007 18,183]

Canfora saw everything wrong with falcons in 2016.

[sdogg 8,932]

You just can’t recover from choking away a 28-3 SB win. Quinn is done. Get him out of here. 

[falcons007 18,183]

4 minutes ago, ⚡Slumerican⚡ said:

Anyone think DK could be sabotaging this season in hopes for getting a chance at the head coach job next year? Idk, something is definitely up

With the falcons defense, DK doesn’t need to do anything to sabotage. 

[fan since 1968 149]

It's hard to argue with what he says but that guy never has anything good to say about the Falcons.

Edited September 23 by fan since 1968

[Jerz #Quinning 5,975]

Dont worry boys we just have to GEL and we will right this ship. We showed some real FIGHT in the 2nd half. EMBRACE THE SUCK #Quinning

[JD dirtybird21 14,309]

5 minutes ago, FalconsIn2020 said:

He would never be the HC next year so I doubt it.  This is DK Offense at its finest.  All yards, no points

Koetter didn’t commit 16 penalties or throw a pick in double coverage in the red zone. 

[falcons007 18,183]

2 minutes ago, fan since 1968 said:

It's hard to argue with what he says but that guy never has anything good ti say about the Falcons.

Yeah. He said same things in 2016 and pretty much every year.