lostnmexico 2,343 Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 THis is pathetic! Gurley Did his job. The Defense did not do theirs! Period! How is everybody on the Gurley Pile on and NOBODY talking about the Crappy D! Since when is an offensive player responsible for allowing a team to come back! Toxic Culture! Toxic Environment! Blow It All Up! slick0ne, Precyse, Ergo Proxy and 19 others 16 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chriscc17 26 Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 Gurley DIDN'T do his job. He was told to take a knee and NOT score. The last drive by Detroit never would have happened. Sidecar Falcon, Since1990, Mr.Blank and 5 others 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rings 5,061 Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 I agree the defense is also to blame, it when you know your defense isn’t good, you need to protect them as well. Coaching tried to do that, Gurley tried as well but stumbled and fell into the end zone. Is what it is. Pointing fingers is pointless at this point. Ergo Proxy, obidan, me4falcons and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Redjack 396 Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 Gurley knew the deal. He’s done it multiple times throughout his career with the Rams. Is it 100% on him? No. But he knows he ****** up. dfsutton and obidan 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Precyse 1,561 Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 7 minutes ago, chriscc17 said: Gurley DIDN'T do his job. He was told to take a knee and NOT score. The last drive by Detroit never would have happened. Who told you that and who told him that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spts1 6,055 Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 29 minutes ago, lostnmexico said: THis is pathetic! Gurley Did his job. The Defense did not do theirs! Period! How is everybody on the Gurley Pile on and NOBODY talking about the Crappy D! Since when is an offensive player responsible for allowing a team to come back! Toxic Culture! Toxic Environment! Blow It All Up! I was more surprised by Gurley trying NOT to score than his SUPPOSEDLY mistake by scoring. If any coach or fan thinks otherwise, they are being ignorant. The Falcons were BEHIND. The Falcons hadn't pushed the Lions off the ball the entire game. A field goal is not guaranteed. You TAKE the points. The Falcons lost the game by NOT taking the points earlier when they went for it on 4th down instead of kicking the field goal. Either Quinn is calling this game from somewhere deep in the stadium or his game mismanagement skills have rubbed off on Raheem... dawgsjw, Optimus_Cr1m35, RetroRoq and 8 others 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chriscc17 26 Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 2 minutes ago, Precyse said: Who told you that and who told him that? Raheem did: Raheem Morris said they had a conversation with Todd & the offense that the plan was to get to the 1-yard line. That is not on coaching. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chriscc17 26 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Todd Gurley says the Falcons talked about him going down before the end zone in the huddle before the final run. He adds that he knows to do that as well, and he's been in that situation many times before. "I'm man enough to take the responsibility." Boise Falcon Fan, Dr Long Shot, Rings and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FalconinPA 12,460 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 We can't be this bad at blowing games, this has to be intentional. I mean this is the weirdest phenomenon 4LoveoftheGame, sdogg, ltstorm2 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Knight of God 51,037 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Defense has to do their job. FalconinPA, 4LoveoftheGame, Ergo Proxy and 14 others 13 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chriscc17 26 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 (edited) But even running the ball at all was stupid. Could have fumbled, Detroit could have ripped the ball out. Tell Matt to take a knee. Clock continues to run. Then spike the ball with 3 seconds left. Kick FG. Nothing is guaranteed but I'd rather attempt a chip shot FG for the win rather than relying on the D to stop M Stafford. Edited October 26 by chriscc17 Boise Falcon Fan, 408Falcon, Xero and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KRUNKuno 8,245 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 So wait...Gurley was told to go down and he didn’t? That’s par for the course. This team is dumb as rocks. Dr Long Shot and Mr.Blank 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Redjack 396 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 He’s done it before and admits that he screwed up. Move on. Rings, me4falcons, Sidecar Falcon and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FalconFan13 1,534 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Still don't think him stopping on the 1 was a good idea so im glad he scored. To me you ALWAYS take the points unless you are already winning and only need to run the clock out and can do it with kneels. Their is never a guarantee a botched snap or missed FG can't happen. sdogg, lostnmexico and freakyfalcon 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kenn.junior 462 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Gurley’s dumb*** should of fell right when he got touched by the first guy but we have the unclutchest defense in all of sports I think the only time the defense made a clutch play at the end of a game to win was when Debo got that pick on brees in the endzone thats the only one I remember Mr.Blank, obidan and me4falcons 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Faithful Falcon 7,336 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 42 minutes ago, chriscc17 said: Gurley DIDN'T do his job. He was told to take a knee and NOT score. The last drive by Detroit never would have happened. What if Gurley would have, and we still missed the FG? Ergo Proxy, dawgsjw, sdogg and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falcons Fan Since 1978 16 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 1 hour ago, lostnmexico said: THis is pathetic! Gurley Did his job. The Defense did not do theirs! Period! How is everybody on the Gurley Pile on and NOBODY talking about the Crappy D! Since when is an offensive player responsible for allowing a team to come back! Toxic Culture! Toxic Environment! Blow It All Up! Its not Gurley Responsability, the guy is playing well, one of the best on the team. The play Call its trash. Take a knee and win the game, it basic fotball. This is in Rasheem Morris, is a trash Call to want the ball in the one yard line, for what...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ergo Proxy 23,226 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Me after every new way we lose: FalconinPA, sdogg and obidan 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fuego 14,982 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 43 minutes ago, Rings said: I agree the defense is also to blame, it when you know your defense isn’t good, you need to protect them as well. Coaching tried to do that, Gurley tried as well but stumbled and fell into the end zone. Is what it is. Pointing fingers is pointless at this point. Why run at all? Why not just take a knee? Then you don't have any concerns. Nice of him to throw Gurley under the bus though. ya_boi_j, octoslash and obidan 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ergo Proxy 23,226 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Just now, Faithful Falcon said: What if Gurley would have, and we still missed the FG? This is why the root problem was not making the Lions play TD or bust sooner...we left 3 points on the field earlier on that 4th and 5. You take the 4 point lead and try to make them start playing for TDs sooner. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wardog357 2,064 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 6 minutes ago, kenn.junior said: Gurley’s dumb*** should of fell right when he got touched by the first guy but we have the unclutchest defense in all of sports I think the only time the defense made a clutch play at the end of a game to win was when Debo got that pick on brees in the endzone thats the only one I remember Four rushing the QB wasnt the best plan either. Rush at least 5 and you still drop 6 back. Faithful Falcon 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Faithful Falcon 7,336 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 1 minute ago, Ergo Proxy said: This is why the root problem was not making the Lions play TD or bust sooner...we left 3 points on the field earlier on that 4th and 5. You take the 4 point lead and try to make them start playing for TDs sooner. That's hindsight as well. We could have kicked a FG, and Detroit could have scored a TD. I think it was a smart call, Matt just messed up on the throw. I've been raising h3ll about settling for FGs, so being aggressive was good for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ergo Proxy 23,226 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Just now, Faithful Falcon said: That's hindsight as well. We could have kicked a FG, and Detroit could have scored a TD. I think it was a smart call, Matt just messed up on the throw. I've been raising h3ll about settling for FGs, so being aggressive was good for me. In that situation it was not necessary. They had been settling for FGs. Taking the 3 negates everything they have been working towards. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Faithful Falcon 7,336 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Just now, Ergo Proxy said: In that situation it was not necessary. They had been settling for FGs. Taking the 3 negates everything they have been working towards. We were 1-5. We ain't winning s***, and that conservative ball has not worked for us over the past 12 years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AUTiger7222 5,095 Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 50 minutes ago, Rings said: I agree the defense is also to blame, it when you know your defense isn’t good, you need to protect them as well. Coaching tried to do that, Gurley tried as well but stumbled and fell into the end zone. Is what it is. Pointing fingers is pointless at this point. What I don't understand is why did they need the ball at the 1? The ball was already at the 7 or 8 or whatever. Why does it have to be at the 1? octoslash, RetroRoq and fuego 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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