Falcons Sprint Game Ball Of The Week: Brent Grimes

by Dave Choate on Dec 7, 2010 12:01 PM EST in Sprint Game Ball of the Week

Move aside, hurricanes. Give way, volcanoes. Don't let the door hit you on the way out, sunspots. Brent Grimes is now the most fearsome force of nature you can imagine.

Grimey has struggled at times in 2010, but he's been the Falcons' best cornerback, too. On Sunday, Grimes took his game to a whole new level, locking down his side of the field to the tune of two completions and less than a dozen yards. He also nearly picked Josh Freeman once and came back for more, leaping in front of a pass and somehow keeping control of it as he tumbled to the ground. If you can pretend not to be impressed by that, you're probably Josh Freeman.

So let's hand the game ball to Grimes, since we gave Eric Weems the MVP. If we don't hand it to him, he's just going to pick it off anyways.

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LIL GRIMEY is our best corner..

he keeps getting attacked every wk & keeps rising up literally!

by turnj35 on Dec 7, 2010 12:09 PM EST reply actions

I agree

I am becoming more and more dissapointed with the play of Robinson.

Life is a garden. Dig it!

by Hardcore Falcon on Dec 7, 2010 12:11 PM EST reply actions

If he wasn't commanding such a large salary

I think we’d all be reasonably happy with his play. The dollars and the product on the field are not adding up.

by Dave Choate on Dec 7, 2010 12:13 PM EST up reply actions

Dunta Who?

by Alkior on Dec 7, 2010 12:22 PM EST up reply actions

Grimes + Weems + Lofton =

25% of Dunta’s 2010 salary (excluding his signing bonus!)

Atlanta Falcons fan in Moscow, Russia

by Gemini-RU on Dec 7, 2010 1:41 PM EST up reply actions

I'm not

QBs rarely throw his way and they pick on Grimes. I don’t think Dunta is living up to contract expectations, but he’s doing well enough. I wish he’d improve a lot, but he’s not doing terrible.

by ndnpride8806 on Dec 7, 2010 2:18 PM EST up reply actions

He had a great game this week

aside from the one missed tackle on Benn (though I blame that one more on Willy Mo)

by orion12 on Dec 7, 2010 2:50 PM EST up reply actions

Money doesn't make the man

apparently many people on this blog don’t see that.
So there is no point for me to make my counter argument.
No one gets it.
And I don’t get IT anymore….as well as the reason for people’s lack or reasoning…oh well whatever.

by brotherbrown on Dec 8, 2010 12:26 AM EST up reply actions

Oh yeah..

I forgot.
If he hasn’t done what you wanted him by now, Don’t expect him to.
LOWERed your EXPECTATIONS, and you shall find defaulted hapiness.

by brotherbrown on Dec 8, 2010 12:28 AM EST up reply actions

I was in favour of Grimey play nickel and the slot, with Owens starting…glad Smitty had bertter ideas…What a freak of nature!

by lambo on Dec 7, 2010 12:23 PM EST reply actions

Grimey is my favorite defensive player

cuz i can relate to being small nad playing something meant for big guys haha. also, dude has skills. sofa king much skills

by tallen629 on Dec 7, 2010 12:36 PM EST reply actions

Speaking of owens..

he has disappeared since the immergence of B.williams in the nickel spot

by turnj35 on Dec 7, 2010 12:45 PM EST reply actions

well

Williams is a vet and prob can read Offenses better Owens will get a chance next year

by Erihury on Dec 7, 2010 1:25 PM EST up reply actions

u know what..

think i did see him on special teams tho

by turnj35 on Dec 7, 2010 12:47 PM EST reply actions

The pick was fantastic but more unbelievable was 6 PD's!!

You usually see stat lines w/2-3 PD’s and that’s pretty solid but SIX?!? Amazing! Peria Jerry sighting. Of course it was after the game talking to a buc. He did have one tackle so that’s something I guess.

by aces666high on Dec 7, 2010 1:04 PM EST reply actions

what's a PD?

Atlanta Falcons fan in Moscow, Russia

by Gemini-RU on Dec 7, 2010 1:42 PM EST up reply actions

Pass defended.

by schlagdawg on Dec 7, 2010 1:45 PM EST up reply actions

Thanks schlagdawg. Sorry Gemini! My fault.

by aces666high on Dec 7, 2010 2:16 PM EST up reply actions

that's ok - should've known myself ;)

Atlanta Falcons fan in Moscow, Russia

by Gemini-RU on Dec 7, 2010 2:50 PM EST up reply actions

thanks!

Atlanta Falcons fan in Moscow, Russia

by Gemini-RU on Dec 7, 2010 2:49 PM EST up reply actions

For those disappointed with Robinson

Grimes has 6 PD’s because no one throws at Robinson. That being said, I’m glad little Grimes stepped up.

by ndnpride8806 on Dec 7, 2010 2:19 PM EST up reply actions

actually

over last several games we’ve seen Robinson in action a lot more than before. Sometimes he made great plays, sometimes he gave up TD’s. I think this has something to do with the QB around the league learning how good Grimes is and sometimes actually throwing in Dunta’s direction… just a gut feeling, no stats.

Atlanta Falcons fan in Moscow, Russia

by Gemini-RU on Dec 7, 2010 2:52 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

I agree

Eventually Dunta’s conditioning of getting targeted more will allow him to show us what he’s made of.

by brotherbrown on Dec 8, 2010 12:30 AM EST up reply actions

Peria Jerry

I wish Peria Jerry would start being the stand out defensive tackle for Atlanta that he was at Ole Miss…He’s the only falcon repping my University!

by ATL_R on Dec 7, 2010 1:35 PM EST reply actions

Didn't u read my post ATL??? He had a whole tackle!!!! :)

by aces666high on Dec 7, 2010 2:17 PM EST up reply actions

That a boy Peria…get involved with that tackle! We need him to be the next Father Abraham…do you think he has the potential?

by ATL_R on Dec 7, 2010 2:51 PM EST reply actions

The more I look at that picture the less comfortable I feel.

Two men should not be in that possition, just sayin’.

Rule #1: Double tap.

by Ball Hawk on Dec 7, 2010 7:09 PM EST reply actions

I think people should layoff DR.

He had a good game Sunday, especially that TD pass he knocked away, and he’s had a good season so far. You don’t see him getting burnt all the time, or missing a lot of tackles- he aint owens circa 09!! The reason Grimes is learning in a trial by fire and getting to defend so many passes and getting pix IS BECAUSE OPPOSING QB’S DON’T THROW TO DR’S SIDE OF THE FIELD- PERIOD!! Dunta’s contract is well worth it, at least this year, because if you remember it allowed BVG to put our DB’s into their correct slots- another reason Grimes is excelling!
DR may not be worth the contract in a couple of years but for this year and probably next year it’s worth EVERY SINGLE PENNY!!

Georgia Native, Indiana Resident, and Falcon Loving S.O.B.
Yeah, thats me.

by ATLsince1972 on Dec 7, 2010 7:26 PM EST reply actions

Also worth it cuz he knocked the

shit out of desean jackson!!!!!! Man, that guy seems really arrogant!!

Georgia Native, Indiana Resident, and Falcon Loving S.O.B.
Yeah, thats me.

by ATLsince1972 on Dec 7, 2010 7:27 PM EST up reply actions

Fair argument

Limit swearing outside of game threads, please.

by Dave Choate on Dec 7, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions

Daunte is NOT a shutdown corner!

He’s a very good corner but he’s not the second coming of Deion. He does a solid job. Up until his concussion he was a great tackler. A little off right now in that facet but really everyone, do you want to go back to the days of Jason Webster and Chris Houston? True shutdown corners are rare, almost non existent. Once BVG realizes that blitz schemes are actually supposed to get to the QB and not look like your family turkey bowl games and Corey Peters can’t play zone coverage our secondary will take that next great step and can be called…pretty solid!!!

by aces666high on Dec 7, 2010 8:36 PM EST up reply actions

I think the tackling is coming back...

He was a little nervous to stick his nose in there early…like the 1st Bucs game…but now he’s running full speed to clock guys…the problem is that every now and again, he’s missing. I agree that he isn’t a shutdown CB…but he’s above average.

by ndnpride8806 on Dec 7, 2010 11:12 PM EST up reply actions

Exactly

The comrade knew what he was getting when he signed him and he’s played pretty well for the most part.

by aces666high on Dec 8, 2010 12:21 AM EST up reply actions

I'll put it this way

I’d rather have him on my team than against me. In the NFC South, who else would you want playing CB back there? (And don’t say GRIMES! He doesn’t count in this case…)

Dunta is better than Chris Gamble…he’s at least on the same page as Tracy Porter…He’s a heavier hitter than Ronde Barber and has more speed…the only guy who I’d take over Dunta in the division right now is Aqib Talib.

Having the 2nd (Grimes) and 3rd (DR) best CBs in the division isn’t bad at all.

(I think Porter and DR are a toss up…)

by ndnpride8806 on Dec 8, 2010 9:20 AM EST up reply actions

Sorry...

Everything I said about Porter…I meant Jabrari Greer…not Porter. Greer is the better CB in New Orleans when healthy. My fault guys. So therefore, I think Greer and DR are tossups.

by ndnpride8806 on Dec 8, 2010 9:30 AM EST up reply actions

I agree

People should do a lot of things here at Falcoholic.
Lay off of Dunta, the announcers. Ripping other players and coaches, the media.
It’s beating a dead horse.
But it’s not going to happen.
We might as well get used to it and deal with it.

by brotherbrown on Dec 8, 2010 12:32 AM EST up reply actions

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

The media and announcers are fair game. If we want to watch football or pay attention to the team we love then we are forced to hear what it is they have to say. Their entire job consists of judgement and speculation so when it comes to those guys they deserve what they get because they reap what they sow. This is the perfect platform for commentary and that is why we are here.

Rule #1: Double tap.

by Ball Hawk on Dec 8, 2010 8:49 AM EST via mobile up reply actions

at least with the annoucers

it falls on deaf ears.
In all fairness, and you (or me) do much better?
I’d like to think so, but I’m smart and modest enough to know that I F up on some occasions.
How?
I notice when I TRY to call the game myself, I get ahead of myself.
Announcing, isn’t an easy job.
I say lay off of them until we’ve been in their shoes.

by brotherbrown on Dec 9, 2010 4:34 AM EST up reply actions