Falcons set to take flight (1 Viewer)

[pghrob]

With all of the success and press that the Falcons rushing offense has gotten these past 2 weeks, you can't help but assume it will open up the passing game. Teams will try to defend that running game and then it will definitely create passing options.

Allowing Vick to use his athleticism to create opportunities is what they should have done all along. They have yet to cash in on those passing opportunities that come from their dominating run scheme, but I have a sneaky suspicion that we'll see the benefits of their committment to the run this week v. NO.

Vick and the Falcons pass for 225 yards and a pair of TD's?

While being tough v. the run (74 ypg and 1 td), the New Orleans defense has given up avg. of 211 yds passing per/game and 4 td's v. Cleveland and GB.

The Falcons offense is better than the Browns and Pack.

My predictions for Falcons passing game:

Jenkins 4 rec. for 70 yards 0.4 td

Crumpler 3 for 60 yards 0.4 td

Lelie 3 for 65 .6 td

White 2 for 19 .3td

Dunn 1 for 7 .1 td

Norwood 2 for 16 .2 td

Griffith 1 for 20 0 td

257 yards and 2 td's passing.

 

[kupcho1]

Take flight? ETA = 8:30PM?

So they'll be grounded at game time?

Or do you mean estimated time of departure (ETD) for the Falcons to "take flight" is 8:30PM?

And regarding your projections, do the fractional TDs mean the probability of a TD? If so, is 1 TD taking flight?

Or do we add them all up and get 2 TDs (probability of who gets one split accordingly)? If so, I'm not sure 2 TDs is taking flight either. Fluttering about the square, maybe. But not flight.

Falcons are a premier running team and will run all over the Saints (defensive stats against the likes of Cleveland and Green Bay notwithstanding).

 

[pghrob]

Take flight? ETA = 8:30PM?

So they'll be grounded at game time?

Or do you mean estimated time of departure (ETD) for the Falcons to "take flight" is 8:30PM?

And regarding your projections, do the fractional TDs mean the probability of a TD? If so, is 1 TD taking flight?

Or do we add them all up and get 2 TDs (probability of who gets one split accordingly)? If so, I'm not sure 2 TDs is taking flight either. Fluttering about the square, maybe. But not flight.

Falcons are a premier running team and will run all over the Saints (defensive stats against the likes of Cleveland and Green Bay notwithstanding).

Estimated Time of Arrival for THEIR passing game. Yes, fractionalized TD's are probabilities. The Falcons passing for 2 td's (as compared to their norm) is indeed their offense's passing game taking flight.

I am saying that this running team is going to take to the air Monday night.

 

[cankles]

I'm more interested in seeing how the Falcons defense can stack up against a team that has done a very good job of creating and exploiting mismatches thusfar. I'm hoping they remain dominant, but it'll be a real test.

 

[TyroneSlothrop]

I think NO will put 8 and possibly 9 guys in the box to try and stop the Falcons' running game. Here's where the size and speed of Jenkins and Lelie (and if he plays, White) should start to show benefits. If you watched the TB game, you saw that both Jenkins and Lelie were able to get a step on Ronde Barber and exploit him, forcing Barber to interfere twice (though it was only called once; still, Barber's interference on a deep ball to Lelie in the 2nd half was pretty much a textbook violation). I wouldn't be surprised to see the Falcons test McKenzie or Thomas early in the game tonight.

Having said that, I think Atlanta will still run the ball a lot and with ease. I just don't think New Orleans is prepared to stop this rushing attack. Later down the line, Pittsburgh or Baltimore may figure it out, but I'm skeptical of the Saints stopping what left Carolina and Tampa stupefied.

 

[Statorama]

I'm skeptical of the Saints stopping what left Carolina and Tampa stupefied.

As a Saints fan, I'm rooting for it (edit: them stopping the run) to happen. I'm not holding my breath though.

 

[Doug B]

... but I'm skeptical of the Saints stopping what left Carolina and Tampa stupefied.

Two weeks of film helped. Plus, it's clear now that the Saints defense is, at minimum, on par with Carolina's and TB's.2005 was eons ago.

 

[WampusCat43]

Safe to say they augered in.

 

[Pygmy Marmoset]

Well, I think we can put this "Vick is the QB of the future" crap to rest for at least a week.

 

[CrossEyed]

Well, I think we can put this "Vick is the QB of the future" crap to rest for at least a week.

Mike Vick is the Dippin' Dots of the NFL.

 

[NYGus]

Crash. Burn.

Big Easy Voodoo is very powerful.

 

[Pygmy Marmoset]

Crash. Burn.Big Easy Voodoo is very powerful.

"Another tackle for Scott Fujita..." all night long last night at the game. Loved it.