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4 minutes ago, Flyin' In DC said:

If that ball isn't tipped it's a completion. Short of the endzone I think. But 3rd and goal at the 1/2 yard line works for me. Maybe up by 1 with a minute or less

Dangerous to throw down there especially in the middle of the field. Why do I say that? Just see the Seattle New England Super bowl.

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3 minutes ago, ItsJustMe said:

Dangerous to throw down there especially in the middle of the field. Why do I say that? Just see the Seattle New England Super bowl.

You don’t even need to reference the Super Bowl. Anytime it’s in Golden Boy’s hands to throw the end result is always going to be a crapshoot. I really do think my 74 year old grandmother can make these throws 

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10 minutes ago, Bridgeburner said:

The play call was fine. CP was wide *** open. Washington had no timeouts, and weren’t exactly killing us in obvious passing situations 

A superb call on 3rd or 4th down with 25 seconds of game clock left and Washington with no timeouts. Stupid call on 2nd down. You actually up the odds for them to win the game by passing there even if you get the TD.

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12 minutes ago, Flyin' In DC said:

If that ball isn't tipped it's a completion. Short of the endzone I think. But 3rd and goal at the 1/2 yard line works for me. Maybe up by 1 with a minute or less

True but the bottom line is it was tipped.  That was a very high risk call in that situation for reasons that are now all too apparent.  On 4th and goal I would say it’s a correct call.  But at that point running was the correct call given the clock, the timeout situation and the Falcons’ strengths.  

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5 minutes ago, Ghosts of Glanville said:

True but the bottom line is it was tipped.  That was a very high risk call in that situation for reasons that are now all too apparent.  On 4th and goal I would say it’s a correct call.  But at that point running was the correct call given the clock, the timeout situation and the Falcons’ strengths.  

That’s where I’m at.

 

I know AS was trying to catch them off guard as they likely were expecting a run… but it’s a high risk play that should’ve been on 3rd or 4th… not 2nd. 
 

BUT any decent QB turns that into a TD. Mariota telegraphed it badly and threw it right at the defender. 

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19 minutes ago, Flyin' In DC said:

If that ball isn't tipped it's a completion. Short of the endzone I think. But 3rd and goal at the 1/2 yard line works for me. Maybe up by 1 with a minute or less

It was the easiest batted pass that dude will have this season. Are we now discounting that it was a **** throw that got batted in the 1st place? 

Low release...check.

Stared down receiver...check.

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21 minutes ago, Flyin' In DC said:

If that ball isn't tipped it's a completion. Short of the endzone I think. But 3rd and goal at the 1/2 yard line works for me. Maybe up by 1 with a minute or less

But it was tipped. When you call a pass, 2 bad things can happen, incomplete or INT. There is less of a chance 

Obviously, the worst case scenario happened...even if it's just tipped incomplete, at least we'd still have the ball. I acknowledge that there was a possibility of a fumbled handoff between Mariota and CP had that been the playcall...it is, after all, the Falcon Way...

The whole thing just sucks...

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I do not like the pass call, but in the big picture this team is well ahead of schedule. People are understandably frustrated. The play calling will be a lot more worrisome if games are still being lost this way on 2024. But I suspect Smith's playcalling will look better then as all coaches look a lot smarter with better talent.

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17 minutes ago, Bridgeburner said:

The play call was fine. CP was wide *** open. Washington had no timeouts, and weren’t exactly killing us in obvious passing situations 

WRONG. History has shown that Mariota with the game on his arm is going to make a poor play...CP has displayed the ability time and again the ability to make the play when called upon. For some unknown reason, Smith refuses to just take the obvious...

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15 minutes ago, ThisIsNotFantasyFootball said:

I'm afraid Smith 2.0 will more likely end up just like Smith 1.0. Might have a few decent years but ultimately won't get the job done. Post game talking to Dave Archer he even tipped his hat to Washington several times, just like Smitty...

Arthur isn’t sniffing what Mike did right now 

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3 minutes ago, Doctor Kildare said:

I do not like the pass call, but in the big picture this team is well ahead of schedule. People are understandably frustrated. The play calling will be a lot more worrisome if games are still being lost this way on 2024. But I suspect Smith's playcalling will look better then as all coaches look a lot smarter with better talent.

5-7 is the same exact record they had last year. Not sure I’d say that’s well ahead of schedule. 

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20 minutes ago, ItsJustMe said:

Dangerous to throw down there especially in the middle of the field. Why do I say that? Just see the Seattle New England Super bowl.

Exactly. All those bodies in there has proven more often than not to be detrimental...

We had a full minute, 3 timeouts and 3 downs to call that play if it indeed just HAD to be called...I'd like to see what it's like to give the ball to our best player with the game on the line JUST ONCE!!!😠

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6 minutes ago, Drunken Minotaur Zebra said:

That’s where I’m at.

 

I know AS was trying to catch them off guard as they likely were expecting a run… but it’s a high risk play that should’ve been on 3rd or 4th… not 2nd. 
 

BUT any decent QB turns that into a TD. Mariota telegraphed it badly and threw it right at the defender. 

This is the problem. Arthur should know his own personnel and know Mariota is not going to make the play. And if he really thinks putting the game in Mariota’s hands is the correct choice then maybe he isn’t very smart. 

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AS has vastly improved as a play caller, that TD call to Pruitt was beautiful but he also had two head scratching calls

1. On the tipped interception, unless CP was under instructions to catch and do down at the goal line, the the call was inexcusable.

2. We had another crazy situation near half time where we almost gave them a shot at 3 points trying to outsmart ourselves.

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1 minute ago, Atlantafan21 said:

5-7 is the same exact record they had last year. Not sure I’d say that’s well ahead of schedule. 

With making the move away from Matt Ryan, a move that had to be made sooner or later, losing Foye and injuries or retirements this team is well above what the football world thought. For this team's competitiveness, Arthur Smith deserves a lot of praise.

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2 minutes ago, Falconcheff said:

Exactly. All those bodies in there has proven more often than not to be detrimental...

We had a full minute, 3 timeouts and 3 downs to call that play if it indeed just HAD to be called...I'd like to see what it's like to give the ball to our best player with the game on the line JUST ONCE!!!😠

Two bone headed calls, the Mariota run then the Mariota pass. I mean WTH AS? Go with you best player, not the guy that has many miscues with the game on the line.

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