Atlanta Falcons: Birds Beat Broncos on Big Stage
Falcons Notch Big Win on Monday Night Football
Moore = Beast! (AJC)
The Atlanta Falcons finally won on the biggest of stages after falling flat the last few times, and every time in the Mike Smith Era. The Birds welcomed one of the greatest quarterbacks of all-time full of hype after beating the vaunted Pittsburgh Steelers. It was an entertaining and very long game that was filled with plenty of turnovers (for the Broncos) and a bunch of stoppage times from the replacement refs. We can talk all day long about how the Falcons almost let a big slip away, but the fact remains that they didn’t. In fact, this was a big win for no other reason than help the Falcons themselves, the organization, and their fans psyche in believing they can win the big ones. A look at the huge win……….
William Moore’s Breakout
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There were plenty of great performances to go around, but it one player had to be chosen it was safety William Moore. The former Missouri product has become a quick fan favorite for his hard-hitting and many have been waiting for his breakout season. If last is any indication, we might be seeing it in 2012. Moore started the Manning pick party by making a great play on the ball, bobbling it, intercepting, and taking it all the way to the one yard line. Moore had his hands on several more and was all over the place, making huge hits, batting balls, and making key stops.
With Falcon fans shaking in their boots seeing Manning start to heat up, Moore made one of the biggest plays of the game by sacking Manning on 3rd and 6 in Falcons territory. He blitzed off the edge and dropped Manning like a cold stone. Some though guys like Kroy Biermann, Lawrence Sidbury, or Sean Weatherspoon would benefit the most from Mike Nolan’s aggressive defense, but Moore might be the guy after all.
This was a Big Win
Some of the NFL Media elite have tried to downplay the significance of the win after the fact, saying it was more Manning making mistakes than it was the Falcons getting the huge win. Wrong. Matt Ryan and Mike Smith had never won on Monday Night Football and everyone loves to talk about the times the Falcons have come up short. In fact, someone should create a Mike Smith-Matt Ryan-playoffs-0 and 3 drinking game with the sheer redundancy all media parrot the tired description. Peyton Manning was back. He beat the Pittsburgh Steelers and couldn’t be stopped in the talking heads beliefs. More than anything, the Falcons proved they could win a tough, tight, and big game against a very good defense and an elite quarterback.
The Falcons Defense FORCED Those Picks
Nick Had a Huge Game (AJC)
The headlines were quite succinct after the Falcons big win: “Manning throws 3 picks,”Manning can’t overcome turnovers,” and “Manning fails in late comeback.” Was there another team playing? One reason many Falcons fans have tuned out and turned off the “NFL Media Elite” is because of this very reason. All we heard in the post-game was how Manning made the mistakes and that’s why they lost. Dead wrong. Mike Nolan and the Falcons defense played lights out and FORCED those interceptions from one of the greatest to play the game. Nolan had a fantastic scheme, coached his players up, and they executed to perfection. The vaunted Steelers defense didn’t force an interception. The Falcons forced three in the first quarter. I’m sure they were all luck, right? To be fair, there were a few pundits who gave Mike Nolan and the Falcons defense due credit, but not many. The Falcons played hard, tough, and aggressive and deserve every bit of that victory.
Best Defense in a Long Time
It’s only the second game of a long season and this isn’t meant to denigrate past defenses, but the defense against the Broncos facing one of the best QB’s of all time was one of the best in a long, long time. They were aggressive, tough, hit hard, and opportunistic in their defensive effort. They had picked off Peyton Manning 3 times in the first quarter and didn’t relent until they finally started getting a little tired after the offense had 3 weak series in a row. The Falcons have now forced 7 turnovers in the first two games. The blitz schemes and disguises were superb and confused one of the best of all-time. As mentioned earlier, there’s still a long way to go, but the sky’s the limit for a defense long looking for someone to help them turn the proverbial corner.
Great Pass Blocking, Weak Run Blocking
The long beleaguered Falcons offensive line have done an excellent job protecting Matt Ryan through two games in the season. Sam Baker was singled out several times by Jon Gruden for his excellence in stopping one of the best pass rushers in Elvis Dumervil. Garrett Reynolds has done well working at right guard, as have Justin Blalock and Todd McClure. Tyson Clabo has struggled a bit this year, giving up the only two sacks, but there’s no reason to think he can’t turn it around. Major congrats on a job well done so far this season protecting Matt Ryan and giving him time to run this new aerial offense.
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For as good as their pass blocking has been, their run blocking has been anemic. Matt Ryan was the leading rusher at one point in both the games against Kansas City and Denver. It’s surely not all the offensive lines fault (Michael Turner we’re looking at you), but they haven’t opened up hardly any holes for any of the running backs. It’s true that maybe Jacquizz Rodgers or Jason Snelling could squeeze out a few more yards than Turner, but not much. Something has to get fixed in the run game and the offensive line shares the blame.
Please stay tuned, plenty more to come very soon………..
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Screen Pass
September 19th, 2012
4:26 pm
“Matty Bifocals…. Sigh. It’s not all balck and white, but I’m done trying to explain it to you guys. Smittyball exists and can be damaging… it already has. Uugh, it’s futile.” – Coop
Meh, a troll stupid enough to putty Matty in his name doesn’t deserve a sigh. Ignore the moron and he will go back to one of the other boards that fall for that ish.
Ken Strickland
September 19th, 2012
4:39 pm
I refuse to believe I’m the only one that now gets excited when both our OFF and DEF takes the field. In the past, I would feel somewhat depressed whenever our OFF had to get off the field after not scoring any pts. The idea of our DEF doing anything even remotely close to what our DEF has done the last 2 gms was just not something we could come to expect under VanGorder’s totally nonaggressive creampuff zone DEF approach.
To be honest, the constant movement of our DEF players along the line of scrimmage, along with their totally aggressive nature, simply brings me so much doggone satisfaction and excitement. I love watching MRyan being able to drop back and have time to read the entire DEF and go through all of his progressions.
I heard the announcers make several comments about how quickly he releases the ball. Well, that’s because unlike last yr, he no longer has to wait for his 2 receiving options to get open before the pass rush gets to him or forces him to throw it away. We usually have someone coming off the line and getting open before Ryan actually sets up. His biggest problem now is deciding who he’ll throw to.
JSS
September 19th, 2012
4:51 pm
Say what you want, but I’ll stick by what I’ve said. You want to hear more about me?
Coop
September 19th, 2012
5:00 pm
Wabe and SP – Thanks for the support. Wabe your recollections absolutely back up my theory.
If you look at the regular season like it’s prectice for the playoffs, then we are practicing “safe” too often. You don’t normally flip the aggressive switch once the playoff starts. it’s too late. the team exudes Smitty’s personality.
Alos, you can complain about something that is good. It is possible to recognize Smitty as the best coach in franchise history and opine that you don’t believe he is good enough to win a Superbowl. I htink Mark Richt is the best coach in UGA history (better than Dooley) and he’ll NEVER win a national title cause he can’t field a disciplined and prepared team.
Smitty and Mark are the same coach in that way. They’re great, just not good enough. This is usually when I get the retarded arguement of, “would you rather have Petrino or Goff back”. Of course not moron! No matter how good Smitty is or how much better he is than Petrino, it doesn’t mean he doesn’t have a fatally flawed system that will prevent what should be the ultimate goal… Championships!
Coop
September 19th, 2012
5:14 pm
JJ – You’re correct that my trade offer was crazy. I felt the same about yours. Matthews is a starter. Jackson may never start again. I mmight consider my backup Vikings RB for your backup Bills RB, but Spiller has stolen that job.
JJ
September 19th, 2012
5:32 pm
Coop, its all good brother, best of luck in our SarahB league!!!
Paddy O
September 19th, 2012
5:33 pm
I don’t think smith built this team anyway – TD & Blank did. Smitty at this point is the anchor which prevents us from winning in the playoffs. He has to trust the passing game. With Tony G, JJ, RW84 & MR2; plus Quizz & HD – why would you NOT trust it? Our pass blocking was excellent; if turner is a good deception in play action, so be it – but, we would get the same production from Jason Snelling.
Matt Bicep
September 19th, 2012
5:39 pm
The giants were last in the league rushing the ball? what does that mean? Well, since they averaged over 30 rushes per game throughout the playoffs, it means they did not stop what they were committed to doing even though they struggled executing. Does Tom Coughlin strike you as a coach who abandons what he believes when it is not working?
And sure teams “almost” came back, you watch the NFL highlights each week? There are 4-5 games EVERY week where teams come back from 10+ down to win. You can’t complain about “almost” losing.
Sure, we should have scored 35 pts in he 1st half, but our recievers dropped the ball. I mean, we were lucky that Denver did not pick 6 on the one Tony G let bounce off his hands….sooo, since we had butterfingers, you blame smitty for being conservative? I really don’t get it.
Your useless vague macro stat of “Smitty’s lead” is simply a by product of close games (less than 7 points) in the 4th quarter and the fact the large leads blown were cut by the 3rd quarter by going passive.
- Give examples where we blow 2nd half double digit leads and LOST the game. I am not trolling, I believe what I say. Give me examples. Again, my “vague” state is not vague at all. Let me explain, you see how Tampa Bay blew a 14 point lead in the 4th quarter? Smitty has NEVER done that in 4 seasons…That is absurd.
My point, Smitty is a crusty old coot, he ain’t changing, he belives what he does, and should not let 3 games where things did not go his way change that, especially when you evaluate the games.
like I said
08 happy to be there, but spanked by a HOF QB
10 Got into a shootout, made a critical pick 6, then got spanked by a future HOF QB
11 Got spanked in every phase of the game, got spanked bya future HOF QB.
When I say Ryan has not been “good enough”, I can’t say with confidence that Ryan is a future HOFer, but if he keeps this year, he very well might be, and not too coincidently, if he plays as good in the playoffs as he has so far this season, he will get his playoff victory, and much more.
JB FALCON
September 19th, 2012
5:48 pm
SP 4;26, you’re right. Some folks just don’t need responding to. Or I have I already posted that but said it in twenty different ways?
Screen Pass
September 19th, 2012
5:48 pm
“Wabe and SP – Thanks for the support. Wabe your recollections absolutely back up my theory.” – Coop
No problem. The Ryan trolls have been moving to new boards and doing the trying to fit in at first thing. If this guy is who I think he is then he won’t last long.
Screen Pass
September 19th, 2012
5:56 pm
“I don’t think smith built this team anyway – TD & Blank did. Smitty at this point is the anchor which prevents us from winning in the playoffs. He has to trust the passing game. With Tony G, JJ, RW84 & MR2; plus Quizz & HD – why would you NOT trust it? Our pass blocking was excellent; if turner is a good deception in play action, so be it – but, we would get the same production from Jason Snelling.” – Paddy O
We talk about a “disconnect” because TD gets the players then Smitty and OC/DC have to make use of them. I think Smitty has tendencies that come from the defense first template teams he came up in while TD seems very cognizant of new trends and even thinking ahead. Blank just wants to win but that presser after last year showed me he won’t tolerate excuse or “sales pitches” forever. If Smitty keeps wanting to hold the offense back for the old school 70’s style after TD got us a franchise capable QB in Ryan and a franchise WR that cost a princely sum in JJ..then he is writing his ticket out of here.
Matt Bicep
September 19th, 2012
6:00 pm
Iggy me, sure…But you cannot say Ryan has played well in the playoffs. He has not been aweful, but you can’t say he has played great either.
But, he is young, and he has shown growth every year, and he looks like the real deal this year. Like I said, I believe we win a SB under smitty, and it is because Ryan played like he has been playing over the past few games.
And I don’t think we have seen Matty’s ceiling either, I think he is the best QB in the league drafted in the past 4-5 years. I believe Ryan will take Smitty to the promised land in spite of their struggles to date in the playoffs.
DHunt
September 19th, 2012
6:01 pm
“Smittyball” has also been subscribed to be his defensive philosophy as well. So if it’s Smitty, and if he’s consistent in his play it safe tendencies, the why didn’t the defense on MNF exhibit the same tendency? The Falcons D played balls to the wall the whole night. And they had to be dog tired in the 4th quarter because the offense had no T.O.P. in the 2nd half. Yet we still get a safety blitz to seal the deal? It’s not that I don’t believe Smitty would rather play it safe and play the percentages. That could very well be true, and there’s sufficient anecdotal evidence to support it. What I find to be out of line is the notion that he does it habitually and in spite of all rational reasoning and the wishes of his coordinators, players, and even the GM and owner, who use the word explosive so much I’m frankly surprised they aren’t on a watch list somewhere. Mularkey and BVG wanted to play that conservative style because it was what they knew, and maybe they didn’t have confidence in their personnel or their own ability to adapt successfully. Smitty then, would have been making the best of a bad situation all around.
I don’t think we have enough evidence over the first two games of this season to definitively say that Is the head coach that is in any way holding the team back. Looks to me like they legitimately try to establish a run game, because MR2 is so good at play action and to slow down the pass rush. They flung it all over the field all day against KC. Leading everyone and their great aunt saying that Matty Ice has complete control of the reins on offense and is doing a great job reading defenses and calling the right audibles. Denver appeared to have geared up to stop that air assault, so there was more of an attempt to make the run work, but then, Denver was good enough to thwart that; until it mattered the most.
If Smittyball is the only complaint we have as Falcons fans, I think it’s a pretty poor excuse to have a bitch session. That’s all I’m saying.
JSS
September 19th, 2012
6:09 pm
but, but…………….I am JSS
Unca' Bob
September 19th, 2012
6:32 pm
UPS to the rescue! MR2 in the house!!
Matt Bicep
September 19th, 2012
6:33 pm
Dhunt. Exactly right. Smitty ball with the lead has been wildly successful, when he gets lead, especailly if he carries it to the 4th quarter, his record is second to none. So, no reason to change that. If I were to criticize, I would say when he has gotten behind, he might be too patient and stuck to his guns, and in some cases has gotten burried. But since we have not been behind yet, it is hard to say if he do this again, or if Koetter will get agressive if we fall behind.
But no matter how you slice it, I like the way Matty is playing. Usually the “weight training” stuff is hype, but Ryan looks faster and stronger in the pocket.
And lets not forget, the team with the worst rush per attempt, and lowst rushing yards during the regular season rushed it over 30 times per game in the playoffs hoisted the trophy…There is more than one way to skin a cat.
Screen Pass
September 19th, 2012
6:34 pm
Since I got some time and already got the stat book open lets go over some of the popular trends in Falcons land.
First up is the Turner fans impassioned pleas that Turner has carried this team to their current success and we cannot win with M. Ryan at the helm. Whether Turner is done or not I will leave for others to speculate but the notion that this team cannot win without Turner is rather silly. M. Turner career stats can be found here ( http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TurnMi00/gamelog/ )
The thing I didn’t know and was most surprised to find out is that only 10 of Turner’s 51 rushing TDs with ATL came from beyond 9 yards. Turner apparently has never scored a receiving TD in his pro career so the evidence that more than 80 percent of Turner’s rushing TDs have been short yardage runs give credence to the idea that he could still make a team contribution has a “goaline” back. Turner has scored 306 points out of 1637 team points to make his contribution 18.69% of total team scoring during his time here. Good for sure but far from carrying the team. No one needs to denigrate or insult Turner for his contribution to the Falcons during his time here, but the notion he has “carried” this team is not based in reality. Many have suggested letting Turner become a short yardage and goalline big back…his stats show from a scoring perspective to be a pretty good bet.
falcon21
September 19th, 2012
6:34 pm
Good deal UB, wear it with pride!
Matt Bicep
September 19th, 2012
6:38 pm
I also realize that all the “elite QB’s. have all been in the NFL for 7-15 years. What they all have in common with Ryan is they grew emotionally, and become experts at reading defenses….Look at Alex Smith.
Unca' Bob
September 19th, 2012
6:43 pm
Thanx falcon21, you know I will.
Matt Bicep
September 19th, 2012
6:45 pm
Agreed about Turner, he has been an intergral part of the team, and I cannot deny that he is Smitty binky, but Turner had very productive seasons with 300+ carries at over 4+ YPC against stacked boxes..
His most overlooked contribution is his ability to hold onto the ball. I do think Ryan has benefited by the stacked boxes, but I expect Turner to benefit this year as Ds have to adjust an improved Ryan, and the focus is not to stop Turner. The book was, stop Turner, stop the Falons, and I don’t think that will be the case this year.
Screen Pass
September 19th, 2012
6:47 pm
Next up we will look at who has made up that 81.31% point differential to determine once and for all who has been carrying this team since it is defintely not Turner. The troll that gave his game away with the HOF QB refences…I’ll get to him later. This stat geek stuff takes awhile.
Matt Bicep
September 19th, 2012
6:56 pm
Man, yall really don’t like to be challenged, do you?
Anyway, who has “carried” this team? Smitty. Even this season, we were all concerned about our line to yet another opportunity to bash smitty….But look our line play, at least pass protection, has been quite good, and how he took a rag tag bunch and got them to provide good protection to a rookie QB, and Turner in 08.
falcon21
September 19th, 2012
7:02 pm
Anyone that says Matt Ryan has played poorly in big games or playoff games needs to take a look at the pizz poor O-line he was playing behind along with the pizz poor OC he had at the time.
Matt Bicep
September 19th, 2012
7:13 pm
OK, so NY was LAST in the league in rushing. LAST in the league on YPA. So, logic would say they cannot win by running the ball….Yet, they ran the ball over 30 times per game in the playoffs, and hoisted the trophy while Drew Brees and Aaron Rogers sat home.
My point, running the ball, even if it is not working, is effective.
Matt Bicep
September 19th, 2012
7:17 pm
Falcon, so not exonerate the O line. And I don’t say Ryan is not a good QB, nor do I say he can’t be great. On the contrary, I think he will be great when it is all said and done.
It is also not lost on me that every opponent he played had older, more experienced, probable HOF QBs. I just keep that in mind when I judge Smitty’s work over the course of 4+ seasons. It is just BS to say “well, smitty can’t win in the playoffs”. It is crap.
Paddy O
September 19th, 2012
7:21 pm
dhunt -your pushing a strawman argument. I ‘ve never considered the D to be SMITTY BALL; it was ALL OFFENSE. The D stupidity was wholly blamed on BVG – however, I did think HC MS was pushing the Falcon KGB when talking about addressing our defensive failures on 3rd down.
Yellow jacket for life
September 19th, 2012
7:22 pm
Love that kid Vance Walker he was a beast! The DLinemen played good can’t wait for Sunday game Go falcons!
Screen Pass
September 19th, 2012
7:25 pm
The next suspect will surprise many…it has no trolls and very few supporters. I will put “the kicking game” on the stand next;
M. Bryant ( http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/bryanmat01.htm ) has been the Falcons kicer for the last 4 years and has been money. I’m getting old and senile and had forgotten who the previous kicker was…turns out to be Jason Elam (http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/E/elamxjas01.htm ) was our kicker in 2008 and most of 2009.
M. Bryant – 310
J. Elam – 197
Total kick team points = 507
507/ 1637 total team points = 30.97 percentage of total team points
Wow. Didn’t see that coming did ya? The unheralded kicking game has carried this team by almost 2-1 over Turner from a points perspective. That still leaves a little over 50 percent to go.
Paddy O
September 19th, 2012
7:26 pm
bicep: challenged? no, we don’t like having to respond to conspicous BS artistry. You don’t see it. You are starting to remind me of crab apple joe.
Paddy O
September 19th, 2012
7:29 pm
matty – reality is crap? He has lost 3 straight; the first you can say was rookie gitters; the last 2 we got smoked. I am starting to see a delusional trend here. cie la vie. Against inferior teams, our SMITTY BALL vanilla tendency essentially allows them to come close. Against top 25% teams who qualify for the playoffs, it gets you beat. One reason I think Lofton was let go – the Giants ate us alive, despite having a bad running attack during the regular season.
Paddy O
September 19th, 2012
7:32 pm
however, all this history was under MM & BVG; the fact that the BRoncos game AGAIN exhibited SMITTY BALL indicates that not only was MM culpable for our almost losses, but it may actually have been predominantly HC MS. It is turns out to be so, and we lose again in the playoffs – especially to a statistically inferior team, Mike Smith is toast.
Paddy O
September 19th, 2012
7:36 pm
elam cost us 2 games in the 9-7 season. Bryant has been very good. We were very close to being un-anticipatable during the Bronco’s game – who were we throwing the ball too? MR2 was tossing to the open guy, and with JJ doubled, that was pretty much Roddy – who still made NICE catches, HD and Tony G. If we had used Snelling & Quizz in play action with screens – who knows how chaotic our offense would have been for defenses to plan against. MR2 looked amazing in the successful possessions – snap, play action, spin, fire – to an open guy. It was a tremendous pleasure to watch those 2 long drives.
Wabe
September 19th, 2012
7:37 pm
MB,
I don’t mind being challenged. I understand folks hold different views and share different opinions. Lets just agree to disagree on the whole ‘conservative’ thing. I personally view it as a potential flaw, that *can* put us in a bad spot down the road. I understand your point, that the facts may not support it, seeing that we haven’t technically ‘lost’. But, the point still remains, we position ourselves or make it possible for that ’streak’ to eventually end because of this tendancy to tighten up late and allow other teams to crawl back into it.
I don’t think it’s off limits to criticize, constructively of course, anything about the team you like. I remember taking plenty of heat from people in our 13-3 season for pointing out potential weaknesses or flaws, even after coming off wins. I think minimizing any glaring weaknesses/flaws is vital before getting to the playoffs. And, I view this tendancy to ‘tighten up’ or ‘go conservative’ is a potential flaw.
Paddy O
September 19th, 2012
7:37 pm
Ryan is between #5 
 in the league right now. We shall see how well we play the next few weeks – at this point, I’m pretty confident – perhaps more confident – in our D than our O. Nolan is a wizard thus far.
Screen Pass
September 19th, 2012
7:54 pm
Next up on the stand is Matt Ryan. Scorned and maligned by trolls, fans, and clueless media talking heads alike…is public enemy number one M. Ryan guilty as charged? Let’s take a closer look at the Falcons current franchise QB Matthew Thomas “Matt” Ryan ( http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RyanMa00.htm );
M. Ryan – passing TD (100) = 600 points
M. Ryan – rushing TD (5) + 2pt conv (1) = 34 points
M. Ryan total points = 634
634/1637 total team points = 38.72% of total team points
Looks like M. Ryan is guilty of carrying this team with “the kicking game” being his solid sidekick ( pardon the awful pun
).
Yes, there is still 12.02% to go. That is not enough to take the lead and I’m not a stat geek by nature…this crap is boring and tiring. The defense, other RBs, and the other QBs prolly make up that last bit. The defense part sounds interesting but I will let someone else figure that out. There is still the “Yardage” stats to go thru that will take quite awhile to do…I’m gonna eat dinner and have some drinks first.
falcon21
September 19th, 2012
8:07 pm
Good stuff SP!
WR
September 19th, 2012
8:09 pm
Great convo’s as always in the cage. Loved the D, sure maybe one of the best QBs of all-time started to figure it out late, but isn’t that why said QB is one of the best of all time. But offensively, in my opinion as many have mentioned, Smitty please let your powerful O do what it do, in the words of Ray Charles, who was blind, maybe if the fans could put blinders on you, you wouldn’t derail potential blowouts by just trying to hold on to what should be obvious blowouts.
Don’t know how far the Falcons will go this season, but to finally see an aggressive D, and aggressive O (give or take that demeanor while having a substantial league) is such a welcome and rewarding feeling for this long time Falcons fan.
Screen Pass
September 19th, 2012
8:12 pm
“Man, yall really don’t like to be challenged, do you? ” – MB
Matty Bicep – If you are who I think you are…or even if not, I don’t care about you being here as long as you don’t start spamming the board with anti- Ryan stuff and calling us idiots. You will find that this crew isn’t smart or pretty but we will “rise up” to meet challenges for damn sure. Just so you know, I’ll take the time to go thru each and EVERY game log to get a number of potential candidate situations for halftime leads and what happened. I already checked and you are right about the seven points but that could be misleading in a couple ways as there are a few late lead change games but obviously TDs are only 7 points and FGs three. I will also do the game logs for the playoff games but all this ish will take time. Play nice in the meantime and maybe you will like it here.
Unca' Bob
September 19th, 2012
8:25 pm
SP,
I threw out an olive branch as well. He seems to be stuck on his thoughts as much as we are ours.. Go figger. Ps and by the way, I…er. um..TDs are worth six points.LOL
John Waynesworld
September 19th, 2012
8:26 pm
FFL question about some previous posts…Considering the possibility of a head-to-head matchup later in the playoffs, why would anyone trade any of their players, even from the bench, to any other team? Although I know it is in the rules, I never had a thought about looking beyond my bench and the plentiful FA pool, where I got several solid producers throughout the season last year, and I can’t see why I would want to let any of the guys I had spent so much time scouting, even the guys I picked to be my bench, go to another team who I will surely play in the future.
Is it because of the possibility of hoarding of a position by one or more league members that trades even exist in FFL? I’m as dense as Jupiter on this so somebody please enlighten me.
Mikey
September 19th, 2012
8:29 pm
Great defense! What a breath of fresh air! We saw signs of this defense in the first half of the Giants playoff game last year. For the second game of the year, this was revolutionary. Congrats to Mike Nolan, Mike Smith and all those who worked so hard to make a great defense. I anticipate that they will get even better as the season progresses. It is apparent that a good defense can account for at least two touchdowns per game. Like the vaunted Bears 46 defense of the mid-80s, this defense allowed players to get to the ball, cover receivers and be aggressive and deceiptve at the same time. It was an obvious difference from the predictable Tampa 2 where player performance was based on being in the right spot at the beginning of the play.
Screen Pass
September 19th, 2012
8:32 pm
“SP,
I threw out an olive branch as well. He seems to be stuck on his thoughts as much as we are ours.. Go figger. Ps and by the way, I…er. um..TDs are worth six points.LOL” – UB
Careful buddy, I was gonna tell him you are actually pretty and he should step into your backyard to find out
. I messed up the 2point conversion number also (there was 2 for 4 points not one derp)…maybe if they paid me more for this stuff I could get it right lol.
DePlane
September 19th, 2012
8:35 pm
Unca’ Bob, did you try it on or gonna wait til Sunday? Money says ya put it on
.
DePlane
September 19th, 2012
8:37 pm
SP…nice work…keep it coming, lol!
Unca' Bob
September 19th, 2012
8:44 pm
DePlane,
You win!
JJ
September 19th, 2012
8:44 pm
JWW, injuries!!!!!!!
Unca' Bob
September 19th, 2012
9:04 pm
DePlane,
I spoke with Don Pardo and he has your parting gifts.
Unca' Bob
September 19th, 2012
9:30 pm
Cage,
Have a safe evening and please think about all the M Turners out there driving around at 97 MPH.
John Waynesworld
September 19th, 2012
9:33 pm
JJ, lol, that’s what the bench and the FA pool is for! haha Some owner I’d make. An isolationist. Heck, I was playing a different DB from the FA pool every other week until I settled for Bethea and I did the same the first several weeks with QBs after Peyton called it a year on me. I started the season off with Kyle freaking Orton, who was so bad they put Tebow in. He was bad too.