andrews31cain21 Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-contenders-or-pretenders-jaguars-falcons-in-playoff-mix-jets-seahawks-aren-t Atlanta Falcons Honestly, in the wake of Cordarrelle Patterson hitting injured reserve on Monday, I almost dropped the Falcons into the next section. That injury hurts. A lot. But I believe in Arthur Smith. This guy can coach. Atlanta clearly lacks talent, but this team plays hard. Smith squeezes everything out of an overmatched roster. I mean, in Sunday's 23-20 win over the Browns, the Falcons got 140 yards and a touchdown off 20 carries from Tyler Allgeier and Caleb Huntley. Who?! Exactly. Frankly, the Falcons should've beat the Saints in Week 1 -- they led 26-10 in the fourth quarter -- which would have them sitting alone atop the NFC South at 3-1. Patterson's absence will be felt, but Drake London is a difference-making receiver in Year 1. Mismatch nightmare Kyle Pitts has been surprisingly quiet to start the season, but I trust Smith will get him going. Marcus Mariota is hardly spectacular, but he's a savvy veteran at quarterback. These are not playoff predictions. I'm just trying to surmise which teams will remain in the playoff race over the next three months. Even without Patterson for at least the next four weeks, Smith will get the most out of his team. Nice write up and nice props to AS jidady, ADAMSVILLE GYM, Diesel_Bird and 15 others 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconidae Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Assuming Mariota doesn't completely fall apart, Falcons can be near 500 all year, which keeps them in the playoff hunt. dawgsfan426, Rings, Stryka and 7 others 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Just because they aren't famous names doesn't mean they don't have talent. Derp Dr Long Shot, sanfranfalcon, Hashbrown3 and 11 others 11 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheap Talk Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 5 minutes ago, andrews31cain21 said: https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-contenders-or-pretenders-jaguars-falcons-in-playoff-mix-jets-seahawks-aren-t Atlanta Falcons Honestly, in the wake of Cordarrelle Patterson hitting injured reserve on Monday, I almost dropped the Falcons into the next section. That injury hurts. A lot. But I believe in Arthur Smith. This guy can coach. Atlanta clearly lacks talent, but this team plays hard. Smith squeezes everything out of an overmatched roster. I mean, in Sunday's 23-20 win over the Browns, the Falcons got 140 yards and a touchdown off 20 carries from Tyler Allgeier and Caleb Huntley. Who?! Exactly. Frankly, the Falcons should've beat the Saints in Week 1 -- they led 26-10 in the fourth quarter -- which would have them sitting alone atop the NFC South at 3-1. Patterson's absence will be felt, but Drake London is a difference-making receiver in Year 1. Mismatch nightmare Kyle Pitts has been surprisingly quiet to start the season, but I trust Smith will get him going. Marcus Mariota is hardly spectacular, but he's a savvy veteran at quarterback. These are not playoff predictions. I'm just trying to surmise which teams will remain in the playoff race over the next three months. Even without Patterson for at least the next four weeks, Smith will get the most out of his team. Nice write up and nice props to AS I predicted the Falcons would win the South this year, before pre-season began. Still standing by this prediction, but they will have to make a change at QB to accomplish this. Agreed that Mariota should have started the season, but did not see him being replaced this soon. Thought it would come from an injury, not from being able to complete only 7-passes a game, or from having a QB rating in the 40s. Come 49s, Ridder will be on the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RING OF HONOR Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 7 minutes ago, Jesus said: Just because they aren't famous names doesn't mean they don't have talent. Derp Talk to em Jesus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 4 minutes ago, RING OF HONOR said: Talk to em Seriously CP84 was a wasted talent that was only a good KR until he came to Atlanta. thanat0s, Rings, Emmitt and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RING OF HONOR Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 1 minute ago, Jesus said: Seriously CP84 was a wasted talent that was only a good KR until he came to Atlanta. Yep....a holstered weapon.....they know now ATLskinjob, FalconJim, rounz and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hashbrown3 Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 3 minutes ago, Jesus said: Just because they aren't famous names doesn't mean they don't have talent. Derp Yeah & the fact that this guy doesn’t know who Allgeier is sort of doesn’t make much sense. Huntley, sure. But I guess he’s giving us some credit. So hard to pound the guy too much. ATLskinjob, Jesus and rounz 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lornoth Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 35 minutes ago, HASHBROWN3 said: Yeah & the fact that this guy doesn’t know who Allgeier is sort of doesn’t make much sense. Huntley, sure. But I guess he’s giving us some credit. So hard to pound the guy too much. I mean, do you know every team's 5'th round pick by name? Diesel_Bird and Mr.11 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hashbrown3 Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 18 minutes ago, Lornoth said: I mean, do you know every team's 5'th round pick by name? No, but to crush your snarky argument, I’ll splain it to you in the same perspective from which I made my comment.. Which was that Tyler Allgeier was/is a known commodity in the college ranks as quite a ball player. See what I mean now? ATLskinjob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lornoth Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 27 minutes ago, HASHBROWN3 said: No, but to crush your snarky argument, I’ll splain it to you in the same perspective from which I made my comment.. Which was that Tyler Allgeier was/is a known commodity in the college ranks as quite a ball player. See what I mean now? Not every dude who writes about the NFL follows college ball. Most people won't know names outside the first round, and his brackets comment strikes me more as a 'the readers won't know this name because he's not a big NFL player' type of comment rather than anything else. That's all I mean. Hashbrown3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hashbrown3 Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 3 minutes ago, Lornoth said: Not every dude who writes about the NFL follows college ball. Most people won't know names outside the first round, and his brackets comment strikes me more as a 'the readers won't know this name because he's not a big NFL player' type of comment rather than anything else. That's all I mean. Yeah but you hurt my feelings Lorn… FalconAge, Emmitt, slick0ne and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thanat0s Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 15 hours ago, falconidae said: Assuming Mariota doesn't completely fall apart, Falcons can be near 500 all year, which keeps them in the playoff hunt. Yep, this schedule is looking like it's setting up just like last year. Fighting to stay around .500 and hoping to steal a game or two over a 'better on paper' team to sneak in the playoffs. I don't care if we lost a playoff game by 20 points in the end. I just want to be there and have these new Falcons get a taste of that environment! ATLskinjob, falconidae, FalconJim and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thanat0s Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 15 hours ago, Jesus said: Seriously CP84 was a wasted talent that was only a good KR until he came to Atlanta. And the NFL basically took his job away from him by moving the kickoff spot. He had to be reinvented to hang on in the league. Smart move by Arthur to use those return moves at RB. FalconJim and ATLskinjob 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Chief Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 15 hours ago, Jesus said: Seriously CP84 was a wasted talent that was only a good KR until he came to Atlanta. NE and Chicago utilized him the same exact way Smith is utilizing him in Atlanta, especially last season. Just not nearly as much. This season he's being used more as a RB, only difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanoLedgerS Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 16 hours ago, andrews31cain21 said: https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-contenders-or-pretenders-jaguars-falcons-in-playoff-mix-jets-seahawks-aren-t Atlanta Falcons Honestly, in the wake of Cordarrelle Patterson hitting injured reserve on Monday, I almost dropped the Falcons into the next section. That injury hurts. A lot. But I believe in Arthur Smith. This guy can coach. Atlanta clearly lacks talent, but this team plays hard. Smith squeezes everything out of an overmatched roster. I mean, in Sunday's 23-20 win over the Browns, the Falcons got 140 yards and a touchdown off 20 carries from Tyler Allgeier and Caleb Huntley. Who?! Exactly. Frankly, the Falcons should've beat the Saints in Week 1 -- they led 26-10 in the fourth quarter -- which would have them sitting alone atop the NFC South at 3-1. Patterson's absence will be felt, but Drake London is a difference-making receiver in Year 1. Mismatch nightmare Kyle Pitts has been surprisingly quiet to start the season, but I trust Smith will get him going. Marcus Mariota is hardly spectacular, but he's a savvy veteran at quarterback. These are not playoff predictions. I'm just trying to surmise which teams will remain in the playoff race over the next three months. Even without Patterson for at least the next four weeks, Smith will get the most out of his team. Nice write up and nice props to AS "He doesn't have name recognition so he must suck" f off already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celtiksage Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 I think it would be a sneaky @$$ and maybe solid move to start Ridder this week, even if he doesn't play the whole game. Maybe switch back to Mariota for the 2nd half unless Ridder is just teeing off on their secondary. Gotta keep the Bucs guessing and on their toes. FalconJim and falconsrus 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 14 hours ago, Lornoth said: Not every dude who writes about the NFL follows college ball. Most people won't know names outside the first round, and his brackets comment strikes me more as a 'the readers won't know this name because he's not a big NFL player' type of comment rather than anything else. That's all I mean. Any dude who writes in nfl who doesn’t follow college football on at least an intermediate level shouldn’t be writing about professional football period. I do agree he was writing as if to readers who generally wouldn't know. And Hash was nitpicking here. But I think most nfl fans with a football I.Q. > 50 recall Tyler Allgeier from his college play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papachaz Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 24 minutes ago, thanat0s said: And the NFL basically took his job away from him by moving the kickoff spot. He had to be reinvented to hang on in the league. Smart move by Arthur to use those return moves at RB. 23 minutes ago, Tribal Chief said: NE and Chicago utilized him the same exact way Smith is utilizing him in Atlanta, especially last season. Just not nearly as much. This season he's being used more as a RB, only difference he was used that way in college at Tennessee I do believe thanat0s 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lornoth Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 10 minutes ago, Vandy said: Any dude who writes in nfl who doesn’t follow college football on at least an intermediate level shouldn’t be writing about professional football period. I do agree he was writing as if to readers who generally wouldn't know. And Hash was nitpicking here. But I think most nfl fans with a football I.Q. > 50 recall Tyler Allgeier from his college play. I research the draft rather heavily and I barely knew who he was. There's lots of college players sometimes you miss one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thanat0s Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 10 minutes ago, papachaz said: he was used that way in college at Tennessee I do believe Yep, I remember Chicago doing some RB stuff with him, but I don't remember a ton of him from UT, except the impression that he was a dynamic playmaker. I'm sure at the time I was super aware, but I'm old and my memory isn't what it used to be. 😄 papachaz and FalconJim 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Chief Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 16 minutes ago, papachaz said: he was used that way in college at Tennessee I do believe He was. Point I'm making is that people have to stop saying no other NFL team knew how to use him because it simply isn't true. Smith is just pushing the rest of the oil from that car before he retires. papachaz and TheFatboi 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 18 minutes ago, Tribal Chief said: He was. Point I'm making is that people have to stop saying no other NFL team knew how to use him because it simply isn't true. Smith is just pushing the rest of the oil from that car before he retires. They knew he was unique, NE tinkered with him, but still didn’t know how to utilize those strengths like smith has. And he was waisting away in Chicago: https://www.sportsmockery.com/chicago-bears/cordarrelle-patterson-wasnt-happy-with-how-bears-used-him-in-2020/?amp https://www.sportsmockery.com/chicago-bears/a-cordarrelle-patterson-story-just-blasted-matt-nagy-to-oblivion/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Chief Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 6 minutes ago, Vandy said: They knew he was unique, but still didn’t know how to use him as smith has. https://www.sportsmockery.com/chicago-bears/cordarrelle-patterson-wasnt-happy-with-how-bears-used-him-in-2020/?amp https://www.sportsmockery.com/chicago-bears/a-cordarrelle-patterson-story-just-blasted-matt-nagy-to-oblivion/ 59 minutes ago, Tribal Chief said: NE and Chicago utilized him the same exact way Smith is utilizing him in Atlanta, especially last season. Just not nearly as much. This season he's being used more as a RB, only difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zekeyboy1 Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 16 hours ago, Cheap Talk said: I predicted the Falcons would win the South this year, before pre-season began. Still standing by this prediction, but they will have to make a change at QB to accomplish this. Agreed that Mariota should have started the season, but did not see him being replaced this soon. Thought it would come from an injury, not from being able to complete only 7-passes a game, or from having a QB rating in the 40s. Come 49s, Ridder will be on the field. Actually, after re-watching most of it, I don’t think he was as bad as his numbers say. He had very little help from his WR's... They didn’t create separation. And he was throwing a lot of passes under pressure. He had to do a bunch of throws at bad angles. Not saying he was good, because he wasnt.. But his play looked worse than it actually was imo.... Hashbrown3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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