Falcons Pregame

[martytheman]

my biggest fear for this game is that the birds will do what the giants did to minimize the pass rush by going to that quick/short passing game. I hope the dc doesn't fall into the trap of being afraid of getting beat deep and playing everyone so far off the ball to minimize the chance of getting beat deep that it opens up miles of underneath room for them to get 1st downs and chew up clock.
They did that against the giants in fear of getting beat by ODB, I'm afraid we will see the same thing this week. Zero or one sack by the defense because the short stuff is open, no turnovers forced and a runaway game.

HOPEFULLY they will play aggressive and force the birds to win the game, vs giving it to them an easy 5 to 8 yards at a time, which will result in a sure loss anyway.

To elaborate further, look at the cowgirls game. up 28-7 what do they do?
play prevent and lose the game.
I think we will start out playing prevent, especially with the depleted secondary. What that will do is give them long time consuming drives, make their running game look more credible than it is, and by the time they decide to change the plan because prevent isn't working, it will be too late.

Here's to hoping they prove me wrong!

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by martytheman

my biggest fear for this game is that the birds will do what the giants did to minimize the pass rush by going to that quick/short passing game. I hope the dc doesn't fall into the trap of being afraid of getting beat deep and playing everyone so far off the ball to minimize the chance of getting beat deep that it opens up miles of underneath room for them to get 1st downs and chew up clock.
They did that against the giants in fear of getting beat by ODB, I'm afraid we will see the same thing this week. Zero or one sack by the defense because the short stuff is open, no turnovers forced and a runaway game.

HOPEFULLY they will play aggressive and force the birds to win the game, vs giving it to them an easy 5 to 8 yards at a time, which will result in a sure loss anyway.

I'm ok with keeping everything in front of them, make ATL earn it all the way down the field...as long as we choke 'em out in the red zone and force FG attempts

[martytheman]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

I'm ok with keeping everything in front of them, make ATL earn it all the way down the field...as long as we choke 'em out in the red zone and force FG attempts

The problem is, that plays right into the birds strength. Ryan is more than happy to throw short and fast and keep a clean jersey, Julio runs a ton of underneath stuff and can beat you just as badly with rac as he can over the top.
I really hope the redskins can start strong, chew up some clock and come away with td's instead of fg's. IF they can do that, I like their chances. Unfortunately recent history against that team suggests otherwise.