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The change of Seasons....
Originally posted by sacniner:
That's was so 2012
Originally posted by WRATHman44:
Originally posted by billbird2111:
Originally posted by WRATHman44:
Originally posted by ChazBoner:
... Said Goodwin on the team's pattern of winning two games and losing (or tying) the third): "No explanation, but it will be a great time to break it. … I think it's a week we have to get up for. Maybe that's something. Maybe we just kind of got in a lull in the regular season after a little success. Can't have that happen now. It's too big of a game and too valuable of a moment."
I hope talk like that has made it around the locker room.
I think the team is well aware of how big this game is. Most of the squad went through last year's crushing NFC Title Game loss. They know what it feels like.
The wildcard this year is CK7. What he did against Green Bay was just off the charts.
I think RoBaugh will anticipate ATL keeping DEs and/or OLBs wide to cut off the QB keep on option plays. Regardless of pre-snap alignment, this will effectively create a light box, with the Falcons' playing strength on the edges. With the line blocking like it has been, Frank should kill them inside. Zone Read play action passing should be very effective, as well.
Originally posted by Chico:
I'm not worried about this game too much...i'm more worried about
WWW.....L
Originally posted by sspiker:
I'm as worried about this stat as I am about the fact that we lost to Seattle, and Seattle lost to Atlanta, therefore we have no chance against Atlanta.
Originally posted by GreenReaperTT:
nothing on paper makes me think the falcons have a chance
but i gotta tell ya....this WWL thing we got goin on has me sweatin bullets
tell me im being silly
Originally posted by KowboyKiller:
I think the difference in this game is the timing of the first round bye, and the fact they lost the NFCCG last year and will be damned if they're going to let it happen again. When they had the bye in the middle of the season, the Rams game was their first one back which they tied. This time, it will be their second game since the bye. The reasons for the losses are never the same:
Vikings - A little overconfident, 10am eastern game, weren't expecting or ready for Peterson.
Giants - Alex has a bad game, throws 3 ints.
Rams 1 - Overconfident, D starts very slow after bye week, Alex is concussed, Rams play very physical. Akers.
Rams 2 - VERY fluky game, safety that wasn't a safety, terrible pitch call by Roman, Kaep runs out of bounds, Walker drops game winner, fluke loss and learning experience for Kap.
Seattle - D exhausted after 90 something plays in NE, two difficult road games in a row, 12th man, slow start, Seattle holding, no Justin Smith.
Most of the things that contributed to these non-wins are not going to affect this upcoming game, a bad game by Kaep which we really haven't seen yet so I am not very worried about happening, the guy has unbelievable poise and focus. The other thing is if the game is close and we have to rely on Akers to win it, that could be a problem..
Niners had the ball 40 minutes against the Pack so the D will be rested especially since it followed a bye week, but not too rested because they just played a very good offense. Overconfidence I know will not be a problem because this is the NFCCG in Atlanta and they remember what happened last year. This "pattern" if you look at it is just a statistical anomaly and will likely be broken this week, ladies.
Originally posted by Puckdaddy:
Originally posted by WRATHman44:
Originally posted by billbird2111:
Originally posted by WRATHman44:
Originally posted by ChazBoner:
... Said Goodwin on the team's pattern of winning two games and losing (or tying) the third): "No explanation, but it will be a great time to break it. … I think it's a week we have to get up for. Maybe that's something. Maybe we just kind of got in a lull in the regular season after a little success. Can't have that happen now. It's too big of a game and too valuable of a moment."
I hope talk like that has made it around the locker room.
I think the team is well aware of how big this game is. Most of the squad went through last year's crushing NFC Title Game loss. They know what it feels like.
The wildcard this year is CK7. What he did against Green Bay was just off the charts.
I think RoBaugh will anticipate ATL keeping DEs and/or OLBs wide to cut off the QB keep on option plays. Regardless of pre-snap alignment, this will effectively create a light box, with the Falcons' playing strength on the edges. With the line blocking like it has been, Frank should kill them inside. Zone Read play action passing should be very effective, as well.
And the infamous "Wham" on their elementary sized line.
