TheFatboi Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Interesting little fact that I wasn’t aware of.  https://www.espn.com/nfl/stats/team/_/view/defense/sort/rushingYardsPerGame PokerSteve, thanat0s, gazoo and 9 others 8 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Doktor Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 How many years has the brethren screamed for more presence at the line of scrimmage? Finally, our screams have been heard. Slickwillie757, Killing Floor, Lethal and 7 others 7 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsJustMe Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 1 minute ago, Herr Doktor said: How many years has the brethren screamed for more presence at the line of scrimmage? Finally, our screams have been heard. Amen, the trenches on both sides have been paid attention to. PokerSteve, thanat0s, Killing Floor and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank_The_Tank Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 31st against the pass? **** you Tom Brady!!! JDaveG, arrogantBEAST, RING OF HONOR and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTCrunkler Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 2 hours ago, TheFatboi said: Interesting little fact that I wasn’t aware of.  https://www.espn.com/nfl/stats/team/_/view/defense/sort/rushingYardsPerGame Incredible!  I’ll take it. Man, we used to get gashed in the run.  But they’ve been playing a ton better. thanat0s, TheFatboi, FalconJim and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BtK Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 29 minutes ago, ItsJustMe said: Amen, the trenches on both sides have been paid attention to. In terms of off season resources, very little was invested in the lines this spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 48 minutes ago, Frank_The_Tank said: 31st against the pass? **** you Tom Brady!!! Brady threw over 50 times for all those yards and yet only scored 2 TDs and one of them a pass. Â Talk about garbage yards. thanat0s and ATLskinjob 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice of Reason Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 30 minutes ago, BtK said: In terms of off season resources, very little was invested in the lines this spring. It isn’t necessarily the investment in the D line that has lead to this stat. The greatest reason we have a top 10 run defense is due to us having a ball control offense.  By running the ball, we control TOP and force other teams to abandon their running games. Diesel_Bird, duckhoa, Hard2BaBirdWachr and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thanat0s Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 35 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said: It isn’t necessarily the investment in the D line that has lead to this stat. The greatest reason we have a top 10 run defense is due to us having a ball control offense.  By running the ball, we control TOP and force other teams to abandon their running games. Well, La dee Dah.. Look who's being the voice of reason around here. Peteshweddy, slick0ne, Slickwillie757 and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesupfalconfan Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 It’s a great feeling knowing we not getting bullied in the trenches anymore hopefully the pass game and pass defense are on the way thanat0s 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis York Morgan Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Unfortunately, our rush defense DVOA is 25th (pass D is 23rd). I believe we can be had in the run game and that our DL/LBs are still by far the weakness of this team. Better LBs and one hoss on the edge and it's a top tier defense. ATLskinjob, JDaveG, Rings and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 4 hours ago, TheFatboi said: Interesting little fact that I wasn’t aware of.  https://www.espn.com/nfl/stats/team/_/view/defense/sort/rushingYardsPerGame I’m glad you pointed this out.  The run D has been getting better, and is one of the main reasons why we beat the 49ers. TheFatboi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killing Floor Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Yep. That. we struggle against pads although it seems like we have a chance to fix it when we’re healthy in secondary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 The thing you notice when you look at the Falcons weekly number is that they continue to improve each week. They are getting better in all phases of the game. NorthGaBoy, Slickwillie757, JDaveG and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconidae Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 2 hours ago, ItsJustMe said: Amen, the trenches on both sides have been paid attention to. And, effectively so. This team may be special for the next few years. 2 hours ago, BtK said: In terms of off season resources, very little was invested in the lines this spring. Very little was invested anywhere.  Francis York Morgan, Vandy and ItsJustMe 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Tzu 7 Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 The downside is they are the 2nd worst against the pass. And the Bengals are the 8th best passing team. TheFatboi and falconsd56 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 1 hour ago, falconidae said: And, effectively so. This team may be special for the next few years. Very little was invested anywhere.   Good point.  Last year falcons had (IMO) the least talented team in NFL and still wins 7 games. This season we are playing .500 ball with still a lower tier NFL team talent-wise. We had an upper-tier talented team for period 2018-2020 yet played well below .500. Coaching matters. rounz, Francis York Morgan, autigerfan and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BtK Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 21 minutes ago, falconidae said: And, effectively so. This team may be special for the next few years. Very little was invested anywhere.  Draft picks are also an investment. And none of the high ones were used on the lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDaveG Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 7 minutes ago, Vandy said: Good point.  Last year falcons had (IMO) the least talented team in NFL and still win 7 games. This season we are playing .500 ball with still a lower tier team talent-wise. We had an upper-tier talented team for period 2018-2020 yet played well below .500. Coaching matters. Imagine the hubris of a coach coming in and trading the biggest offensive weapon you have out of the gate, and then going on to win 7 games after the 2nd best offensive weapon you have decided to take most of the year off and then gets suspended.  Then imagine this same dude saying "I'm going to trade the HOF QB who is the only real reason this team has been in anything the last several years" and roll with a journeyman QB who hasn't seen a good season in quite a while now. And then the SOB goes out and wins with THAT roster. Arthur Smith is building a team.  Football is the ultimate team sport.  Pa_Falcon_Fan, Drunken Minotaur Zebra, rounz and 9 others 4 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis York Morgan Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 4 minutes ago, BtK said: Draft picks are also an investment. And none of the high ones were used on the lines. I feel like that depends heavily on what you consider "the lines." We invested a 3rd last year (Mayfield), then a 2nd and 3rd this year on Ebiketie and Malone (both pass rushers). And regarding cap, we also spent by far the most money in the offseason on extensions for Matthews and Jarrett, two foundational members of lines on either side of the ball. Our two biggest cap hits are on the lines. And I'd be willing to bet a huge chunk of our resources (both cap-wise and draftwise) will go to the lines next year too. It's clear what TF and AS prioritize imho. ATLskinjob, duckhoa, Herr Doktor and 5 others 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis York Morgan Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 8 minutes ago, JDaveG said: Imagine the hubris of a coach coming in and trading the biggest offensive weapon you have out of the gate, and then going on to win 7 games after the 2nd best offensive weapon you have decided to take most of the year off and then gets suspended. Â Then imagine this same dude saying "I'm going to trade the HOF QB who is the only real reason this team has been in anything the last several years" and roll with a journeyman QB who hasn't seen a good season in quite a while now. And then the SOB goes out and wins with THAT roster. Arthur Smith is building a team. Â Football is the ultimate team sport. Â Absolutely. No one is bigger than the team, period. That's the culture being cultivated. wnyfalconfan, ATLskinjob, Vandy and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Doktor Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 3 hours ago, ItsJustMe said: Amen, the trenches on both sides have been paid attention to. There's a lot to be said of harnessing the talents of what you have, place them in a scheme that works and finally seeing the fruition of this labor.  ItsJustMe and JDaveG 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Doktor Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 11 minutes ago, BtK said: Draft picks are also an investment. And none of the high ones were used on the lines. You can argue that we have really. Mayfield, McGary was a first and has not played like one, Malone, AK, Lindstrom, etc. We also got Hennessey in the fourth I believe, and Dalman was later. Vandy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsJustMe Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 40 minutes ago, falconidae said: And, effectively so. This team may be special for the next few years. Very little was invested anywhere.  Yep, also they did what they could do considering the cap. Next year will be exciting with all the space we have in the we cap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsJustMe Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 (edited) On 10/20/2022 at 10:08 AM, Herr Doktor said: There's a lot to be said of harnessing the talents of what you have, place them in a scheme that works and finally seeing the fruition of this labor.  No one and I mean no one saw this coming. AS has a vision and a mold for this team and he is following it...and it's working. I feel like an 8 year old on Christmas morning watching the Falcons now on Sundays. Edited October 21, 2022 by ItsJustMe Rings, RING OF HONOR, ATLskinjob and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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