W11 GDT: Atlanta Falcons (9-1) vs. Tampa Bay Bucs (6-4)

GFalcon · Joined: 19 Jul 2007 Posts: 8303 Location: ATL

stupid decision
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GSUeagles14 · Joined: 21 Jan 2011 Posts: 4236

There are a lot of positives to take out of this game. Our run game showed signs of life, we tackled well and our pass d really wasn't that bad. We just need to get in the end zo e whe. We have the chance

Willthethrill_H · Joined: 15 Jan 2012 Posts: 546 Location: Birmingham, AL

I wasn't able to watch the game. Can anyone confirm/deny/elaborate and add to any of these assumptions I've made from the stats?

Matty Ice affirmed his nickname with his sixth comeback win this year

Julio proved he's one of the most explosive players in the league

Turner had his worst day as a Falcon while JacQuizz showed some life

Our defensive front played well and essentially shut down the leagues leading rusher
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chipperboy1 · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 10:25 pm Post subject:

terrell123 · Joined: 08 Jan 2008 Posts: 3625 Location: Atlanta

Start Quizz!! Smith starting Turner is like Woody starting Bibby or Hinrich over Teague. Or Bobby Cox starting one of his "guys" over the "kid". Stop being so damn loyal. smmfgdh

Hotlanta12 · Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 5084 Location: New Haven, Conn.

Ok guys, I wasn't able to watch the game but just by looking at the boxscore here's what I'm able to take away from it.

-Matt Ryan had a great game.
-Quizz FINALLY got some touches. Hopefully the coaching staff realizes that Quizz needs the ball in his hands a bit more.
-Julio is a beast
-The run D is back hopefully even though its one game. It looks like they played really well away from home.
-Bryant needs to get his head straight and stop missing easy kicks. Get back to being the best kicker in the league like he was up until week 8.

--Other things to take away going forward--

-If we win v. the Saints we eliminate them from the divison race.
-If we win the next two games we clinch the division.
-We're still two games ahead of the race for home field advantage in the NFC playoffs. which I think would be HUGE for us.
-We're 10-1, and how many other teams can say they have double digit wins.
-After thursdays game, we technically have a bye week for our players to get healthy and extra rest for the last 4 weeks of the season.

--WERE STILL IN GREAT POSITION!!!!!!--

Go Falcons!!!!!!
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scar988 · Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 28723 Location: Charleston, SC

we're in the best position we've been since 1998. Hopefully we can do something similar and go 15-1 this year.
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Mekias · Joined: 27 Mar 2009 Posts: 479

Bryant's two bad games (in NO & TB) were following weeks where he was questionable due to his back acting up. Hopefully that's the reason for the misses and he can get fully healthy again soon.

Our defense played really good, especially against the run. However, Freeman should have gotten a TD near the end there. He completely missed a wide open Mike Williams at the endzone. That's the second week we've gotten lucky and the QB has missed a wide open touchdown.

Hopefully Asante is available for Thursday but he looked like he was in some pain and struggling badly.

Having Spoon back was fantastic but we'll need more than him to hold down Graham & Sproles. Nolan really needs to come up with something good in the next few days to keep Brees from going off. We can't sack him 5 times like the 49'ers did.

Quizz really needs to be the starter at this point. He's not really a great runner (unless he's in space) but he provides another checkdown that we'll need against a Saints team that's blitzing heavily again.

Gonzalez is brilliant as a receiving TE but he's missing run blocks constantly. I'd love a Heath Miller type in free agency.

tml_gogo · Joined: 02 Feb 2007 Posts: 11705 Location: Montréal

Hey guys, just wanted to say good game. Few things I wanted to point out:

- Jacquizz Rogers is awesome, why isn't he starting? He reminds me of Doug Martin but more shake and bake, less power. Very hard to contain.

- Julio Jones is a treat to watch.

- What's the deal with John Abraham? Usually he is all over us, but I didn't really notice him Sunday.
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GSUeagles14 · Joined: 21 Jan 2011 Posts: 4236

People get too wrapped up in the word "starting"' quizz had 12 touches, turner had 15. That's not a bad split imo

devils1854 · Joined: 04 Jan 2009 Posts: 13903 Location: The Beach

adam9 · Joined: 06 Jan 2011 Posts: 9590 Location: Cartersville, GA