falconsd56 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 While there are clearly issues that need to be adressed.....again. There were areas that the defense actually improved on. As a whole I thought that the tackling was much better than in previous weeks....when the cards receivers caught short routes...they generally did not get up field for more yards......the edmonds screen pass and the "where are the defenders in the screen" dump off to Johnson. The falcons did over all a good job getting the receiver down almost immediately. The coverage as a whole was much better IMO.....the Cardinals had few wide open receivers all game....we had defenders around the ball......even on the fumble that was not called a fumble the coverage was actually pretty good amd with out a perfect throw the ball probably gets knocked down or intercepted by the safety(Rico???)But it was a perfect throw.....sometimes you have to give credit to the other team...they get paid as well. We are still giving teams too many free first downs via penalty (another drive extending one on third down) and we are still giving up WAY too many chunk yardage plays but there were some actual encouraging things that can be built on. 11=team, papachaz, Ergo Proxy and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcanuck Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 You gotta remember this was a 1 win team with a rookie QB and nobody WRs (minus an old Fitz). papachaz, PokerSteve, 4LoveoftheGame and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malachore Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 They gave up 34 points without the offense turning the ball over. They were trash, those positives are something any NFL team should do. Tribal Chief, PokerSteve, 4LoveoftheGame and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dothan_birdman Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Well Tru was out. Sheffield seems better IMO. We could put Kazee at safety and change the NB for more improvements. But without productive Edge Rushers, our D is only going to be able to do much. scheme and personnel need changing. autigerfan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyg2033 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 8 minutes ago, falconsd56 said: While there are clearly issues that need to be adressed.....again. There were areas that the defense actually improved on. As a whole I thought that the tackling was much better than in previous weeks....when the cards receivers caught short routes...they generally did not get up field for more yards......the edmonds screen pass and the "where are the defenders in the screen" dump off to Johnson. The falcons did over all a good job getting the receiver down almost immediately. The coverage as a whole was much better IMO.....the Cardinals had few wide open receivers all game....we had defenders around the ball......even on the fumble that was not called a fumble the coverage was actually pretty good amd with out a perfect throw the ball probably gets knocked down or intercepted by the safety(Rico???)But it was a perfect throw.....sometimes you have to give credit to the other team...they get paid as well. We are still giving teams too many free first downs via penalty (another drive extending one on third down) and we are still giving up WAY too many chunk yardage plays but there were some actual encouraging things that can be built on. These bums gave up 35 points to an absolutely lousy team with a first year QB who looked like the second coming of Steve Young, and you say you saw improvement? Dude are you on the Falcons payroll or something? roguebeaver and RunningThePiszOuttaTheBall 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogIsYourName Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 The defense is terrible and nothing but new players or a new scheme can change that. Can't we at least try a completely different blitz heavy scheme??? I'd rather give up all 70 yards at once than on 12 plays over seven minutes. FormerFan-RobertAP, PokerSteve and shockerfalcon 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eight Track Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 I personally don't think the players are quitting or Quinn has "lost the locker room." Yesterday we had several bad breaks with marginal talent on defense. Drvillain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconsd56 Posted October 14, 2019 Author Share Posted October 14, 2019 See....I knew it would be unpopular. **** I'm good! JDaveG, PokerSteve, Drew4719 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezekiel 25:17 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 I DID notice a drop in penalties back to a normal high level, so there’s that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shc Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Falcanuck said: You gotta remember this was a 1 win team with a rookie QB and nobody WRs (minus an old Fitz). going into the game, they had one less loss than us, so from a record standpoint, they were the better team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDaveG Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 There were signs. In the 4th quarter. The problem is they can't seem to ever put together more than 2 quarters of decent play. Even against the Eagles, where the defense flat carried the offense, they weren't good. They were just sort of good enough. falconsd56, Ergo Proxy and RunningThePiszOuttaTheBall 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ergo Proxy Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Pass rush is still a major problem despite Grady wrecking guys inside, we don’t have finishers at DE. Tru is out and Sheffield does fine on an aged Fitz. Something to build on if Sheffield can lock down LCB for next year and we can move on from Tru’s overpaid salary. There are bright spots but gotta see more meaningful snaps out of young guys. Miller needs to see snaps at RCB if Oliver keeps playing bad but Oliver was in good position on the 2 big plays he allowed. He wasn’t a lost mouse like the previous 2-3 weeks. Give me a front 7 next year with the DL overhaul coming and Vondre walking. Get insurance for Neal at SS if you keep him on the option for a prove it deal and let’s see a secondary. PokerSteve and RunningThePiszOuttaTheBall 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ergo Proxy Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 One thing that helped coverage in 2nd half at least was more man coverages. It did improve... Can we get a whole game out of the D? Offense would help if we played with a lead. Dirk seems lost after those scripted 15plays. We don’t start going off on offense until he lets Matt go uptempo. @Knight of God @PeytonMannings Forehead PokerSteve, RunningThePiszOuttaTheBall and kiwifalcon 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of God Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 4 hours ago, Ergo Proxy said: One thing that helped coverage in 2nd half at least was more man coverages. It did improve... Can we get a whole game out of the D? Offense would help if we played with a lead. Dirk seems lost after those scripted 15plays. We don’t start going off on offense until he lets Matt go uptempo. @Knight of God @PeytonMannings Forehead I don’t have anything nice to say about this team whatsoever. Drew4719, PeytonMannings Forehead, Ergo Proxy and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwifalcon Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 6 hours ago, falconsd56 said: See....I knew it would be unpopular. **** I'm good! Feel sorry for you trying to look for something positive and get shot too bits. Me I liked how Freeman was finally used correctly hit for big runs on the edge and abusing people off of short passes and getting in the end zone twice that’s a real positive. PokerSteve, Ergo Proxy, Realsurfin and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romfal Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 really don't give a **** if small things improved, its week 6, everyone better be firing on all cylinders. You know what didn't improve? We didn't force a punt until the 3rd ******* quarter. PokerSteve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realsurfin Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Glad I did not pony up the money for all access this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realsurfin Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 1 hour ago, kiwifalcon said: Feel sorry for you trying to look for something positive and get shot too bits. Me I liked how Freeman was finally used correctly hit for big runs on the edge and abusing people off of short passes and getting in the end zone twice that’s a real positive. Freeman did play better. He had a good game. He made a difference. kiwifalcon, PokerSteve and Ergo Proxy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PensacolaFalcon Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 I appreciate the OPs positive glass half full out look but lets be honest. Our defense is a dumpster fire .... and I full expect a dumpster fire or two to file a defamation lawsuit against me for comparing them to the falcons D. PokerSteve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm_falcons Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Quinn needs to go...as for the D there are soooo many overrated players. I do think Grady...Jones...Allen and Tak are good and we should rebuild around them. As for the rest....you are simply wasting your time. You just gave up 34 pts to a below avg offense. That's a good 10 pts more than they were averaging. 52 pts last week to Hou? Are you kidding me? What more do you people need to see? Whats it going to take? Mr Brees hanging 50 on us later this season? PokerSteve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drvillain Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Unfortunately I think the falcons will beat the Rams somehow, which means Quinn will be here longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jidady Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 8 hours ago, Falcanuck said: You gotta remember this was a 1 win team with a rookie QB and nobody WRs (minus an old Fitz). David Johnson is a WR a lot of the time, and he's a dominant talent. But that's not why I'm replying. I've watched Arizona play a lot over the past three years. Fitz may be old, but he's still a stud in the league. falconsd56 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconsd56 Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, jidady said: David Johnson is a WR a lot of the time, and he's a dominant talent. But that's not why I'm replying. I've watched Arizona play a lot over the past three years. Fitz may be old, but he's still a stud in the league. Being here..I hear and see alot of cardinals stuff. Murray looks legit. We had him dead to rights a couple tines and he was unbelievable in his speed and quickness. It was very impressive to see in person. PokerSteve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcanuck Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 31 minutes ago, jidady said: David Johnson is a WR a lot of the time, and he's a dominant talent. But that's not why I'm replying. I've watched Arizona play a lot over the past three years. Fitz may be old, but he's still a stud in the league. Fitz will always be a stud, but he is very slow at this stage of his career. He’ll be like the 30th best WR the Falcons face this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jidady Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 55 minutes ago, Falcanuck said: Fitz will always be a stud, but he is very slow at this stage of his career. He’ll be like the 30th best WR the Falcons face this year. He's pacing for a 1,140-yard season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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