One Falcon To Watch: Matt Ryan

forget the run

put the defense on their heels like we did when we needed ten points to force overtime, beginning with about 7 minutes left in the game.

Simple breakdown:
On the first drive, we scored a touchdown. We passed 7 times, ran turner up the middle once for 2 yards, and ran turner to the right once for 2 yards. Scoring play was a 20 yard touchdown pass to Gonazalez.

On the second drive, Roddy dropped the game winning touchdown and we settled for a field goal. We passed 12 times and ran the ball zero times.

While we were doing that, the saints defenders looked as confused as any team could. We were doing whatever we wanted to, and it was through the air.

Ditch the run first, pass later option. Let’s not turn this into a grind-it-out game that any team can win in the end. Let’s blow this team out. We’re more than capable of doing that.

Matt Ryan’s a great choice obviously, but Abe has to pressure/hit/hurry/sack Drew Brees to help shut down some of the Saints’ offensive drives and force mistakes. Of course, you could insert Edwards / Babs / Peters etc. into Abrahams’ slot — the front four have to play effectively against the Saints’ O-Line — but usually if Abraham has it going everything else falls into place.

and how it works, and they are tinkering with doing it more. And it gives me a bit of fear, because our D is always on the verge of giving up a big play, I feel, and that up-tempo just intensifies that feeling for me.

I’ve always liked when the Saints have fired theirs up in the middle of a quarter, “I want tempo!” Coach Payton says, and I wonder why they don’t do it more…

If you want to beat the Saints, you have to stop Sproles and Graham. Weatherspoon will likely see a ton of both. I think he’s ready to “announce his presence with authority”.

If the Falcons can hold them to 23 like last time, I think the Falcons win. And that will be up to Spoon.

For some strange reason Harry has disappeared for long stretches this year but I’m looking for him to have a good game tonight. NO has problems covering the #3 WR and slants are great against blitzes. Now if MM will plan a good attack.

Look out for Ja Quizz and Antone Smith

we need to generate pressure on Brees somehow either with the blitz or Abe.

but every time he has a decent play I wish the crowd would make a buzz sound like “ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.”

We’ll see who brings in more honey!

Abraham will have at least 2 sacks and put pressure on Brees all game.

On a side note, I’ve played a few games of Madden 12 of Falcons @ Saints. The two games have resulted in:
1- Falcons 14 Saints 73
2- Falcons 38 Saints 3
So it really isn’t a good simulator, but I don’t think I have the right starters in there, since Michael Turner has played basically all game for me in both. I’m sorry if I seem needy, but could any of you tell me some of the key injuries, their positions, and the players that will be starting in place for tonight? I’d like to do one more game and report some stats. I play my games on All-Pro difficulty, the second hardest out of, I believe, 5 different levels of difficulty, if anyone on PS3 would like to add me; my username is marbyaugusta.

… we had won that first game. we shut them down on the ground but couldn’t break Brees’ leg before we screwed up that last play.

Seriously, I respect the saints as a good team.. which is more than we get from their fans. We gotta win this one.

My heart is on the line.

If the Saints score on their first possession, I see the Falcons keeping up but eventually falling off: 45-32

If the Falcons score on their first possession and hold the Saints on theirs, I suggest the game stays close and the Falcons pull out the W riding a nice wave of confidence: 27-23

and Tony G. Moore’s gotta play well and this is the kind of defense Tony should eat up

Tonight’s Falcons inactives: QB Wilson, CB Hayden, LB Nicholas, C Romberg, OL Chambers, WR Meier, DE Matthews. CB Brent Grimes will start at cornerback.

I’m wondering if we called up one of the guys from the PS in Cone or Davis