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Where was all the inside chatter and Adam Schefter with the late breaking scoop?
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So false, so absurd, and so common.Atlanta reminds me of the old Carolina teams under Ron Rivera. So much talent the coach refuses to utilize. Crazy stuff. He's on my top 5 list of coaches that need to be fired with guys like McDaniels and Staley. Idiots.
Or the reporters at the game.
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Where was all the inside chatter and Adam Schefter with the late breaking scoop?
They're leading the worst division in football by half a game over the Bucs. They've beaten the Panthers, Packers, Texans and Bucs. Great. Will they win the division? Dollars to donuts it's the Saints that come out on top in the NFC South.So false, so absurd, and so common.Atlanta reminds me of the old Carolina teams under Ron Rivera. So much talent the coach refuses to utilize. Crazy stuff. He's on my top 5 list of coaches that need to be fired with guys like McDaniels and Staley. Idiots.
They're in first place
Everyone is touching the ball. How can you claim he's not utilizing talents?
And I have Tyler Alg on most of the teams where I have Bjian, it's not like I couldn't have made a line up switch if I had known
Or roll Pacheco into my starting RB spot and use Flex for a WR like say Rashee Rice
He didn't just create a hole on rosters, he created a vacuum for many
Lost in almost every league where I started him
And let me just add, out of the 4 games they've won they won 1 by a point, 1 by two points, and 1 by 3 points. They beat a terrible Carolina team by 14 in week 1 against Young who looks like a terrible bust. They lost to Washington at home by 8.They're leading the worst division in football by half a game over the Bucs. They've beaten the Panthers, Packers, Texans and Bucs. Great. Will they win the division? Dollars to donuts it's the Saints that come out on top in the NFC South.So false, so absurd, and so common.Atlanta reminds me of the old Carolina teams under Ron Rivera. So much talent the coach refuses to utilize. Crazy stuff. He's on my top 5 list of coaches that need to be fired with guys like McDaniels and Staley. Idiots.
They're in first place
Everyone is touching the ball. How can you claim he's not utilizing talents?
How can I claim Arthur Smith is not utilizing talents?
Through 7 games.
Kyle Pitts - 2021 4th overall pick - 25 receptions, 298 yards, 1 TD
Drake London - 2022 8th overall pick - 32 receptions, 383 yards, 2 TD
Bijan Robinson - 2023 8th overall pick - 81 rushes, 404 yards, 26 receptions, 189 yards, 2 TDs
Pitts and London are not on pace to hit 1,000 yards in 17 games. Bijan has 2 more touches than Tyler Allgeier. Bijan has 103 more rushing yards than Allgeier on 15 less attempts.
Pitts, London and Robinson are elite talents. If you think that is AS utilizing their talent, I don't know what to say. They're winning games because they play good defense and stick to a conservative gameplan against terrible teams. That's great and all but it's not going to take them anywhere special. It will make them a middling team until they decide to open it up, but that will never happen under AS. He'll conservative his way to being fired while these draft picks are used as decoys. By that time one or more will be sold off for peanuts if they don't leave for FA first.
See you said one thing and then changed it to try and pretend it proves your point.They're leading the worst division in football by half a game over the Bucs. They've beaten the Panthers, Packers, Texans and Bucs. Great. Will they win the division? Dollars to donuts it's the Saints that come out on top in the NFC South.So false, so absurd, and so common.Atlanta reminds me of the old Carolina teams under Ron Rivera. So much talent the coach refuses to utilize. Crazy stuff. He's on my top 5 list of coaches that need to be fired with guys like McDaniels and Staley. Idiots.
They're in first place
Everyone is touching the ball. How can you claim he's not utilizing talents?
How can I claim Arthur Smith is not utilizing talents?
Through 7 games.
Kyle Pitts - 2021 4th overall pick - 25 receptions, 298 yards, 1 TD
Drake London - 2022 8th overall pick - 32 receptions, 383 yards, 2 TD
Bijan Robinson - 2023 8th overall pick - 81 rushes, 404 yards, 26 receptions, 189 yards, 2 TDs
Pitts and London are not on pace to hit 1,000 yards in 17 games. Bijan has 2 more touches than Tyler Allgeier. Bijan has 103 more rushing yards than Allgeier on 15 less attempts.
Pitts, London and Robinson are elite talents. If you think that is AS utilizing their talent, I don't know what to say. They're winning games because they play good defense and stick to a conservative gameplan against terrible teams. That's great and all but it's not going to take them anywhere special. It will make them a middling team until they decide to open it up, but that will never happen under AS. He'll conservative his way to being fired while these draft picks are used as decoys. By that time one or more will be sold off for peanuts if they don't leave for FA first.
I could have started D'Onta Foreman in place of Bijan had I known. I still won big though so not concerned.
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Where was all the inside chatter and Adam Schefter with the late breaking scoop?
Same as everyone else.And let me just add, out of the 4 games they've won they won 1 by a point, 1 by two points, and 1 by 3 points. They beat a terrible Carolina team by 14 in week 1 against Young who looks like a terrible bust. They lost to Washington at home by 8.They're leading the worst division in football by half a game over the Bucs. They've beaten the Panthers, Packers, Texans and Bucs. Great. Will they win the division? Dollars to donuts it's the Saints that come out on top in the NFC South.So false, so absurd, and so common.Atlanta reminds me of the old Carolina teams under Ron Rivera. So much talent the coach refuses to utilize. Crazy stuff. He's on my top 5 list of coaches that need to be fired with guys like McDaniels and Staley. Idiots.
They're in first place
Everyone is touching the ball. How can you claim he's not utilizing talents?
How can I claim Arthur Smith is not utilizing talents?
Through 7 games.
Kyle Pitts - 2021 4th overall pick - 25 receptions, 298 yards, 1 TD
Drake London - 2022 8th overall pick - 32 receptions, 383 yards, 2 TD
Bijan Robinson - 2023 8th overall pick - 81 rushes, 404 yards, 26 receptions, 189 yards, 2 TDs
Pitts and London are not on pace to hit 1,000 yards in 17 games. Bijan has 2 more touches than Tyler Allgeier. Bijan has 103 more rushing yards than Allgeier on 15 less attempts.
Pitts, London and Robinson are elite talents. If you think that is AS utilizing their talent, I don't know what to say. They're winning games because they play good defense and stick to a conservative gameplan against terrible teams. That's great and all but it's not going to take them anywhere special. It will make them a middling team until they decide to open it up, but that will never happen under AS. He'll conservative his way to being fired while these draft picks are used as decoys. By that time one or more will be sold off for peanuts if they don't leave for FA first.
Atlanta is 4-3. They've scored 115 points. Their opponents have scored 133 points. The combined win/loss record of their 7 opponents is 21-24.
If you think Atlanta is game planning well and utilizing their talent at the skill positions, you must be Arthur Smith's mother, father, child or wife. I don't know how else to explain such thinking.
Korey Stringer and so many head injuries. Players are way less likely to play thru bad headaches or dehydration nowadays.An example of what a great NFL player, great running back does when injured.
Tuesday, July 5, 2005
Emmitt played through pain for 'Boys
By Kris Schwartz
Special to ESPN.com
https://www.espn.com/classic/s/add_smith_emmitt.html#:~:text=With the Cowboys leading 10,returned in the third quarter.
Signature Game
Jan. 2, 1994 - In the final game of the regular season, the Dallas Cowboys traveled to the frigid Meadowlands in East Rutherford, N.J., for an NFC East showdown with the New York Giants that would give home-field advantage and a playoff bye to the victor.
With the Cowboys leading 10-0 late in the second quarter, Emmitt Smith ran for 46 yards before he was slammed to the artificial turf at Giants Stadium by safety Greg Jackson. Smith remained on the ground, having suffered a separated right shoulder.
Despite the ferocious pain, Smith returned in the third quarter. He touched the ball 17 more times. "Emmitt was hurting, he was done," right guard Kevin Gogan said. "He sucked it up for his boys. I don't know how he did it."
In overtime, with his right arm dangling uselessly between plays, Smith ran or had a reception on nine of the Cowboys' 11 plays on their game-winning drive. He gained 41 of their 52 yards to set up Eddie Murray's 41-yard field goal that gave Dallas a 16-13 victory.
Smith finished with 168 yards on 32 carries and had 10 receptions for 61 yards and one touchdown. He became the fourth player to win three straight NFL rushing titles, joining Steve Van Buren, Jim Brown and Earl Campbell.
That's fair.Korey Stringer and so many head injuries. Players are way less likely to play thru bad headaches or dehydration nowadays.An example of what a great NFL player, great running back does when injured.
Tuesday, July 5, 2005
Emmitt played through pain for 'Boys
By Kris Schwartz
Special to ESPN.com
https://www.espn.com/classic/s/add_smith_emmitt.html#:~:text=With the Cowboys leading 10,returned in the third quarter.
Signature Game
Jan. 2, 1994 - In the final game of the regular season, the Dallas Cowboys traveled to the frigid Meadowlands in East Rutherford, N.J., for an NFC East showdown with the New York Giants that would give home-field advantage and a playoff bye to the victor.
With the Cowboys leading 10-0 late in the second quarter, Emmitt Smith ran for 46 yards before he was slammed to the artificial turf at Giants Stadium by safety Greg Jackson. Smith remained on the ground, having suffered a separated right shoulder.
Despite the ferocious pain, Smith returned in the third quarter. He touched the ball 17 more times. "Emmitt was hurting, he was done," right guard Kevin Gogan said. "He sucked it up for his boys. I don't know how he did it."
In overtime, with his right arm dangling uselessly between plays, Smith ran or had a reception on nine of the Cowboys' 11 plays on their game-winning drive. He gained 41 of their 52 yards to set up Eddie Murray's 41-yard field goal that gave Dallas a 16-13 victory.
Smith finished with 168 yards on 32 carries and had 10 receptions for 61 yards and one touchdown. He became the fourth player to win three straight NFL rushing titles, joining Steve Van Buren, Jim Brown and Earl Campbell.
"Tough it out" seems to be more of a playoff thing nowadays.
It should have been reported but I don't think he should have played a full game
Drake London and Kyle Pitts are elite talents and with a top QB and a coach that would let it rip they would be tops in the NFL statistically. I have no doubt about it. Desmond Ridder's propensity to miss passes and throw interceptions and the coach knowing this is holding them back.Same as everyone else.And let me just add, out of the 4 games they've won they won 1 by a point, 1 by two points, and 1 by 3 points. They beat a terrible Carolina team by 14 in week 1 against Young who looks like a terrible bust. They lost to Washington at home by 8.They're leading the worst division in football by half a game over the Bucs. They've beaten the Panthers, Packers, Texans and Bucs. Great. Will they win the division? Dollars to donuts it's the Saints that come out on top in the NFC South.So false, so absurd, and so common.Atlanta reminds me of the old Carolina teams under Ron Rivera. So much talent the coach refuses to utilize. Crazy stuff. He's on my top 5 list of coaches that need to be fired with guys like McDaniels and Staley. Idiots.
They're in first place
Everyone is touching the ball. How can you claim he's not utilizing talents?
How can I claim Arthur Smith is not utilizing talents?
Through 7 games.
Kyle Pitts - 2021 4th overall pick - 25 receptions, 298 yards, 1 TD
Drake London - 2022 8th overall pick - 32 receptions, 383 yards, 2 TD
Bijan Robinson - 2023 8th overall pick - 81 rushes, 404 yards, 26 receptions, 189 yards, 2 TDs
Pitts and London are not on pace to hit 1,000 yards in 17 games. Bijan has 2 more touches than Tyler Allgeier. Bijan has 103 more rushing yards than Allgeier on 15 less attempts.
Pitts, London and Robinson are elite talents. If you think that is AS utilizing their talent, I don't know what to say. They're winning games because they play good defense and stick to a conservative gameplan against terrible teams. That's great and all but it's not going to take them anywhere special. It will make them a middling team until they decide to open it up, but that will never happen under AS. He'll conservative his way to being fired while these draft picks are used as decoys. By that time one or more will be sold off for peanuts if they don't leave for FA first.
Atlanta is 4-3. They've scored 115 points. Their opponents have scored 133 points. The combined win/loss record of their 7 opponents is 21-24.
If you think Atlanta is game planning well and utilizing their talent at the skill positions, you must be Arthur Smith's mother, father, child or wife. I don't know how else to explain such thinking.
There's never been fans so upset a team wins as Falcons fantasy owners.
They did a total rebuild and almost won the division last year. Now they're in first.
Yeah the games have been close but you're just griping to gripe. If they're not a good team then how are they winning if not by coaching?
Same about Ridder- guy plays awful and follows it with two 300 yard games and people still are unhappy. He isn't even done with his first year of play.
Pitts was not doing the little things and not responding to coaching. Jonnu was a backup. He's only the latest to be subbed in. Firkser and Hesse and Pruitt were before. They do what the coach wants. Did ya see Patterson played some TE in camp and he just got rolling after an injury? Pitts not hitting his blocks and cutting routes short makes him Meshawn. There's no shortage of coaches that have taken the time to work with him and Hesse is widely adored as a future coach yet it's Smith's fault. Patterson has helped a lot of players over his career maybe he and Jonnu get thru to Pitts, if not he's just OJ Howard. Feel free to read on how much of a gifted athlete he was.
London can't beat every CB and he can't beat double teams regularly. They added that Tampa guy, Van Jefferson, and Mack for this reason. What if London's just very good and not great? Now there's other people for the D to worry about and if they do, then they can shift back to London who is no longer getting all this attention. Guy had 9 for 125 two weeks ago also.
Bijan's great but what if he has two carries for two yards and it's 3rd and 8. Is that London's fault? Ridder's fault?
Why are all these young players supposed to be all pros and have them in the Superbowl so fast? Can't they learn and develop? Why are Falcons skill positions players held to standards that HOF players weren't?
Same I squeaked out a win by 4 points!I started Bijan and Ridley and have a shot to win the game.
I felt violated for watching the full game.
Maybe so, I could surely imagine it. Ridder probably is but every rookie takes their lumps while developing. It's an unpleasant reality in the NFL.Drake London and Kyle Pitts are elite talents and with a top QB and a coach that would let it rip they would be tops in the NFL statistically. I have no doubt about it. Desmond Ridder's propensity to miss passes and throw interceptions and the coach knowing this is holding them back.Same as everyone else.And let me just add, out of the 4 games they've won they won 1 by a point, 1 by two points, and 1 by 3 points. They beat a terrible Carolina team by 14 in week 1 against Young who looks like a terrible bust. They lost to Washington at home by 8.They're leading the worst division in football by half a game over the Bucs. They've beaten the Panthers, Packers, Texans and Bucs. Great. Will they win the division? Dollars to donuts it's the Saints that come out on top in the NFC South.So false, so absurd, and so common.Atlanta reminds me of the old Carolina teams under Ron Rivera. So much talent the coach refuses to utilize. Crazy stuff. He's on my top 5 list of coaches that need to be fired with guys like McDaniels and Staley. Idiots.
They're in first place
Everyone is touching the ball. How can you claim he's not utilizing talents?
How can I claim Arthur Smith is not utilizing talents?
Through 7 games.
Kyle Pitts - 2021 4th overall pick - 25 receptions, 298 yards, 1 TD
Drake London - 2022 8th overall pick - 32 receptions, 383 yards, 2 TD
Bijan Robinson - 2023 8th overall pick - 81 rushes, 404 yards, 26 receptions, 189 yards, 2 TDs
Pitts and London are not on pace to hit 1,000 yards in 17 games. Bijan has 2 more touches than Tyler Allgeier. Bijan has 103 more rushing yards than Allgeier on 15 less attempts.
Pitts, London and Robinson are elite talents. If you think that is AS utilizing their talent, I don't know what to say. They're winning games because they play good defense and stick to a conservative gameplan against terrible teams. That's great and all but it's not going to take them anywhere special. It will make them a middling team until they decide to open it up, but that will never happen under AS. He'll conservative his way to being fired while these draft picks are used as decoys. By that time one or more will be sold off for peanuts if they don't leave for FA first.
Atlanta is 4-3. They've scored 115 points. Their opponents have scored 133 points. The combined win/loss record of their 7 opponents is 21-24.
If you think Atlanta is game planning well and utilizing their talent at the skill positions, you must be Arthur Smith's mother, father, child or wife. I don't know how else to explain such thinking.
There's never been fans so upset a team wins as Falcons fantasy owners.
They did a total rebuild and almost won the division last year. Now they're in first.
Yeah the games have been close but you're just griping to gripe. If they're not a good team then how are they winning if not by coaching?
Same about Ridder- guy plays awful and follows it with two 300 yard games and people still are unhappy. He isn't even done with his first year of play.
Pitts was not doing the little things and not responding to coaching. Jonnu was a backup. He's only the latest to be subbed in. Firkser and Hesse and Pruitt were before. They do what the coach wants. Did ya see Patterson played some TE in camp and he just got rolling after an injury? Pitts not hitting his blocks and cutting routes short makes him Meshawn. There's no shortage of coaches that have taken the time to work with him and Hesse is widely adored as a future coach yet it's Smith's fault. Patterson has helped a lot of players over his career maybe he and Jonnu get thru to Pitts, if not he's just OJ Howard. Feel free to read on how much of a gifted athlete he was.
London can't beat every CB and he can't beat double teams regularly. They added that Tampa guy, Van Jefferson, and Mack for this reason. What if London's just very good and not great? Now there's other people for the D to worry about and if they do, then they can shift back to London who is no longer getting all this attention. Guy had 9 for 125 two weeks ago also.
Bijan's great but what if he has two carries for two yards and it's 3rd and 8. Is that London's fault? Ridder's fault?
Why are all these young players supposed to be all pros and have them in the Superbowl so fast? Can't they learn and develop? Why are Falcons skill positions players held to standards that HOF players weren't?