Falcons sign Lefty (1 Viewer)

[IM666]

Yesterday I heard the best description of Joey Harrington.

Joey Harrington: The Champagne of Quarterbacks

Nothing really of fantasy importance, just wanted to share that.

 

[cstu]

A week 5 start would seem logical.

Agreed.

And might help him stay healthy for a full season.

 

[crazy gadget]

Explain to me how a team that's given up 13 sacks in 2 games, is going to IMPROVE with Cement-Legs Leftwich under center?

Petrino can already see Brohm walking up to the podium to put on a Falcons hat next April.

http://blog.footballguys.com/2007/09/18/by...ve-the-falcons/

Given that you had Carr as a mortal lock to displace Delhomme, I think I'll take the side that believes Leftwich is a much better QB than he's given credit for.

Might want to read slower...that way you won't scroll past Wood's response 6 posts above yours.

 

[Chase Stuart]

Explain to me how a team that's given up 13 sacks in 2 games, is going to IMPROVE with Cement-Legs Leftwich under center?

Petrino can already see Brohm walking up to the podium to put on a Falcons hat next April.

http://blog.footballguys.com/2007/09/18/by...ve-the-falcons/

David Garrard is moblie and throughout their time in Jacksonville David was always sacked at a higher rate than Byron. Being slow footed only leads to sacks if you hold onto the ball. Byron is decent at throwing the ball away when it gets bad. Beleive me, this debate has raged in Jax for years. The Garrard people say basically what you said, but time and time again David was sacked more often than Byron. Marino and P. Manning are two of the least sacked QBs per attempt ever, not exactly quicked footed, huh?

Leftwich has been sacked 76 times in 1344 attempts (5.655%)Harrington had been sacked 92 times in 2190 attempt (4.201%) prior to this season

Come again?

You said "Explain to me how a team that's given up 13 sacks in 2 games, is going to IMPROVE with Cement-Legs Leftwich under center". Well Cement-Legs Leftwich has already proven to be better able to avoid sacks on the same team in the same year repeatly than a very mobile, big and strong QB. You want to make a bet that if Leftwich starts in Atlanta this year, he'll average less than 6.5 sacks per game? Because your statement seems to imply that he'll be sacked more often. And Chase, I really thought you were above the "come again?" type of message board bravado.

 

[texasheat]

So who is the consensus bump in a WR? What kind of player does he like throwing to the most?

- he has never had a good wr

And Atlanta is a marked improvement there.

Hey they do have Michael Jenkins.

 

[pollardsvision]

this is a terrible fit.

the falcons are concerned about joey hanging on to the ball for too long and taking sacks, but byron's biggest fault is that he takes forever to get the ball out. given his inabilty to move, i can't think of any QB that's a worse fit for a team with QB protection issues

 

[King of the Wolfies]

this is a terrible fit.the falcons are concerned about joey hanging on to the ball for too long and taking sacks, but byron's biggest fault is that he takes forever to get the ball out. given his inabilty to move, i can't think of any QB that's a worse fit for a team with QB protection issues

But Lefty can hit a WR so that should keep the defenses a little honest.I have lefty yes I do, I have Lefty how bout you?

 

[mightyeskimo]

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/20...746439761_x.htm

Bobby Petrino said it's not fair to blame the offensive line for the high sack totals - including seven in Sunday's 13-7 loss at Jacksonville.

Petrino said Harrington is holding the ball too long.

"I think right now Joey is playing a little bit conservative, a little bit not to throw the interception," Petrino said. "Therefore it is causing him to hold the ball. He just needs to open it up more with confidence and play to go win the game."

Harrington had a 1:24 sackass attempt ratio throughout his career. Right now, he's at 1:4 as a Falcon, with 13 sacks and 52 attempts. That's miserable.Leftwich has a 1:17 sackass attempt ratio, which isn't terrible. Harrington had one of the very best in the league before coming to Atlanta, so I'm not sure what to predict there. But if Leftwich can cut down on the sacks allowed (or just match his career numbers), I see him throwing a lot of passes and having some decent fantasy games in the last 12 weeks.

You can throw out the sack/pass attempt ratio when talking about Joey. As a Lions fan, that number was the result of happy feet, constant checkdowns, very poor decision making and an overall lack of moxy and willingness to go down the field. Just because he didn't get sacked is meaningless when guaging his performance.

 

[KnowledgeReignsSupreme]

Yesterday I heard the best description of Joey Harrington.Joey Harrington: The Champagne of QuarterbacksNothing really of fantasy importance, just wanted to share that.

Joey Harrington: The chocolate and strawberries of Quarterbacks

 

[Bri]

I don't see it from Lefty but GL to Petrino making him a star QB

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

So the Joey H era in ATL is over?

No way

 

[Big Score]

So the Joey H era in ATL is over?No way

It's not over yet, but he sure is on thin ice. If he can't get the ball out quicker, we'll probably see a change to Lefty in few weeks. Of course if the line doesn't block better & the WR's don't help out by getting open quicker & then hanging onto the dang ball, it won't really matter if it's Lefty or Harrington.

 

[Raider Nation]

Question for the Atlanta homers:

As unlikely as it might be, if Harrington keeps playing like he did last week (31/44, 361, 2/0), does he have any chance of keeping the starting job?

 

[moderated]

Question for the Atlanta homers:As unlikely as it might be, if Harrington keeps playing like he did last week (31/44, 361, 2/0), does he have any chance of keeping the starting job?

Odds of Harrington keeping that up = .000000001But yes, if he can continue to throw for 300+ yards, multiple TD's, and 0 INT's then he'll keep the job.

 

[Truman]

Question for the Atlanta homers:As unlikely as it might be, if Harrington keeps playing like he did last week (31/44, 361, 2/0), does he have any chance of keeping the starting job?

Of course. What QB is gonna get benched if he's playing like that?If the line can protect him he has every chance to perform like that - the playcalling is a lot more aggressive under Petrino.

 

[Raider Nation]

Question for the Atlanta homers:As unlikely as it might be, if Harrington keeps playing like he did last week (31/44, 361, 2/0), does he have any chance of keeping the starting job?

Of course. What QB is gonna get benched if he's playing like that?If the line can protect him he has every chance to perform like that - the playcalling is a lot more aggressive under Petrino.

So other than the Panthers poor secondary play, was there another reason he looked so good in week 3 after looking pretty horrible in the first two weeks?

 

[Bri]

Question for the Atlanta homers:As unlikely as it might be, if Harrington keeps playing like he did last week (31/44, 361, 2/0), does he have any chance of keeping the starting job?

Of course. What QB is gonna get benched if he's playing like that?If the line can protect him he has every chance to perform like that - the playcalling is a lot more aggressive under Petrino.

So other than the Panthers poor secondary play, was there another reason he looked so good in week 3 after looking pretty horrible in the first two weeks?

Petrino pointed out he was holding onto the ball too long, spending too much time second guessing himself and not just firing it, the week before. I imagine the coach wanting him to just sling it is exactly what he needed to hear. He was just too cautious

 

[Truman]

Question for the Atlanta homers:As unlikely as it might be, if Harrington keeps playing like he did last week (31/44, 361, 2/0), does he have any chance of keeping the starting job?

Of course. What QB is gonna get benched if he's playing like that?If the line can protect him he has every chance to perform like that - the playcalling is a lot more aggressive under Petrino.

So other than the Panthers poor secondary play, was there another reason he looked so good in week 3 after looking pretty horrible in the first two weeks?

The invisible man Julius Peppers and the failure of the Panthers front four to bring any pressure was the most important factor IMO.