Falcons postgame positives and negatives

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by rocnrik

with all the injuries its time to be able to suit up all 53 on game day. the NFL is so concerned with the level of competition yet teams are being devastated with injuries ..i don't get this at all..except GREED has something to do with it..

I read somewhere (ESPN I think) that the inactive rule is actually intended to equalize the game. A team that has 53 players healthy has a competitive advantage over those that (like us) have lots of players injured. By having inactives, it forces teams to choose their depth carefully and lessens the impact of multiple injuries.

I don't remember the inactive list this past week but were there any who we needed to step in at game time but couldn't?

Perhaps they should tweek it some so inactives could be designated "emergency players" and, like emergency QB's, the players they come in for could not go back in the game.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

I read somewhere (ESPN I think) that the inactive rule is actually intended to equalize the game. A team that has 53 players healthy has a competitive advantage over those that (like us) have lots of players injured. By having inactives, it forces teams to choose their depth carefully and lessens the impact of multiple injuries.

I don't remember the inactive list this past week but were there any who we needed to step in at game time but couldn't?

Perhaps they should tweek it some so inactives could be designated "emergency players" and, like emergency QB's, the players they come in for could not go back in the game.

That's exactly what the rule is for, and it does make sense - imagine the Patriots having 53 healthy players while we had 45, the screams of unfairness would shut this board down. I do think your tweek would be a good one also.

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by 30gut

Whenever Compton comes in at TE the defense KNOWS it a run.

Whenever it's first down for the Skins the defense knows it's a run.

[over the mountain]

Im a Cousins fan but the 2 interceptions were on him to varying degrees. i didnt expect this level of inaccuracy from him. the inside post route was his money route but he seems to be off time, throwing it behind guys. i dont think he is throwing it late, just not leading guys enough.

with desean out, that intermediate middle area is not cleared out like it used to be. tighter windows but cousins has to improve his mid passing game. i did not expect this coming into week 1.

1st int - inaccurate ball, unfortunate bounce, nothing more to it imo.

2nd int - cousins makes a blind throw. Im guessing pre-snap he reads pressure and reads Grant as his hot route. But .... post-snap, cousins just throws it out there. i dont think he got to read the play post snap, i dont think he saw anything expect some big guys coming free towards him and he just throws it out there and hopes for the best. He just threw it out there hoping his pre-snap coverage read was accurate and Grant would be where he was supposed to be.

I know I am asking a lot, but it was 2nd and 8, not 4th down.

you just dont make a blind throw like that.

when live bullets are flying, im sure its hard to make proper split second decisions but kirk didnt have to treat that down like the game was on the line. it wasnt.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

He looks like he's doing 2 positions at once, maybe that's why Moses is looking good. What a beast.

I dare say it's Litchenessitgieriietiger that needs a look in the off-season. Reading how good he is at making line calls but how poorly he's been graded each week. If we get pressure it IS often up the gut.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by over the mountain

Im a Cousins fan but the 2 interceptions were on him to varying degrees. i didnt expect this level of inaccuracy from him. the inside post route was his money route but he seems to be off time, throwing it behind guys. i dont think he is throwing it late, just not leading guys enough.

with desean out, that intermediate middle area is not cleared out like it used to be. tighter windows but cousins has to improve his mid passing game. i did not expect this coming into week 1.

1st int - inaccurate ball, unfortunate bounce, nothing more to it imo.

2nd int - cousins makes a blind throw. Im guessing pre-snap he reads pressure and reads Grant as his hot route. But .... post-snap, cousins just throws it out there. i dont think he got to read the play post snap, i dont think he saw anything expect some big guys coming free towards him and he just throws it out there and hopes for the best. He just threw it out there hoping his pre-snap coverage read was accurate and Grant would be where he was supposed to be.

I know I am asking a lot, but it was 2nd and 8, not 4th down.

you just dont make a blind throw like that.

when live bullets are flying, im sure its hard to make proper split second decisions but kirk didnt have to treat that down like the game was on the line. it wasnt.

So fawking true.This was a painful lost. We really would have been on the NFL map with a win yesterday.

[30gut]

Originally Posted by KI Skins Fan

Whenever it's first down for the Skins the defense knows it's a run.

They gotta sit down and get some honest self scouting going....identify and break their own tendencies.

One tendency I've been saying for awhile is too heavy with the 1st down runs and 2nd down pass.

I finally looked up the 2nd downs from (markbullock's spreadsheet) 339 2nd down plays.

235 passes
104 runs

If my math is correct thats 31% run vs 69% pass on 2nd down.

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

I dare say it's Litchenessitgieriietiger that needs a look in the off-season. Reading how good he is at making line calls but how poorly he's been graded each week. If we get pressure it IS often up the gut.

We need a bigger, stronger center in the mold of Mack, Frederick, and Mangold but center is not at the top of our list of needs, IMO.

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

I dare say it's Litchenessitgieriietiger that needs a look in the off-season. Reading how good he is at making line calls but how poorly he's been graded each week. If we get pressure it IS often up the gut.

Couldnt agree more. Everytime the floodgates open it is rite up the middle. We need to draft a C this offseason. Its very high up there on my team needs list.

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by 30gut

They gotta sit down and get some honest self scouting going....identify and break their own tendencies.

One tendency I've been saying for awhile is too heavy with the 1st down runs and 2nd down pass.

I finally looked up the 2nd downs from (markbullock's spreadsheet) 339 2nd down plays.

235 passes
104 runs

If my math is correct thats 31% run vs 69% pass on 2nd down.

We are way too predictable. Atlanta was running two big, fat defensive linemen onto the field for first down and right back off the field, replaced by pass rushers, on second down all game long until the 4th Qtr.

[sdskinsfan2001]

Originally Posted by over the mountain

Im a Cousins fan but the 2 interceptions were on him to varying degrees. i didnt expect this level of inaccuracy from him. the inside post route was his money route but he seems to be off time, throwing it behind guys. i dont think he is throwing it late, just not leading guys enough.

with desean out, that intermediate middle area is not cleared out like it used to be. tighter windows but cousins has to improve his mid passing game. i did not expect this coming into week 1.

1st int - inaccurate ball, unfortunate bounce, nothing more to it imo.

2nd int - cousins makes a blind throw. Im guessing pre-snap he reads pressure and reads Grant as his hot route. But .... post-snap, cousins just throws it out there. i dont think he got to read the play post snap, i dont think he saw anything expect some big guys coming free towards him and he just throws it out there and hopes for the best. He just threw it out there hoping his pre-snap coverage read was accurate and Grant would be where he was supposed to be.

I know I am asking a lot, but it was 2nd and 8, not 4th down.

you just dont make a blind throw like that.

when live bullets are flying, im sure its hard to make proper split second decisions but kirk didnt have to treat that down like the game was on the line. it wasnt.

I agree with this 100%. His 2 biggest issues are his inaccuracy and not knowing when to just take a sack or throw it away. On the pick 6 he just chucked it there but is getting a bit of a reprieve because Grant fell. He should've just took the sack and lived to fight another day.

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by sdskinsfan2001

I agree with this 100%. His 2 biggest issues are his inaccuracy and not knowing when to just take a sack or throw it away. On the pick 6 he just chucked it there but is getting a bit of a reprieve because Grant fell. He should've just took the sack and lived to fight another day.

Throw it away, yes, but he shouldn't have taken a sack in that situation.

[skinsfaninok]

One thing that's alarming about kirk is his 10+ yard passing accuracy. It seems like he misses alot of throws downfield. Let's just remember this is an audition for him it's not like he's guaranteed the spot for the future.

[sdskinsfan2001]

Originally Posted by KI Skins Fan

Throw it away, yes, but he shouldn't have taken a sack in that situation.

Throwing it away is always more ideal, I don't think he was outside of the pocket though on that play. Maybe he could have just fired it over both their heads on the sideline. Either option was better than the actual end result.

[davy]

How about we judge him on the last 5 games of the season not the first 5?