Nominate The 2011 Best And Worst For The Atlanta Falcons

Team MVP
- Matt Ryan. 61.3% completion. 29 TDs. 12 INTs. 4,177 yards. 7.4 YPA. Sure, he came up short a lot, but without him out there, we’re a 6 or 7 win team.
Offensive Player
- Matt Ryan. Ditto.
Defensive Player
- Curtis Lofton. Wanted to go with Spoon here, but Curtis had 147 tackles, 1 sack, 9 passes defensed, 2 interceptions, 1 touchdown, a forced fumble and a fumble return. Our disappointing defense is a lot more disappointing without him out there leading the squad.
Special Teams Player
- Matt Bryant. First in the league for FG percentage (over 20 attempts). The most consistent guy on an inconsistent team.
Worst Player
- On offense, Sam Baker. Gets demoted from left tackle, and then sucks at guard when given the chance.
- On defense, Peria Jerry. Just a waste of a roster spot and 1st round pick at this point.
Best Game
- Week 14, the comeback game against Carolina.
Worst Game
- Week 16, the debacle in New Orleans.
Best Play
- Chris Owens running down Percy Harvin in the Vikings game.
Worst Play
- Ugh. Michael Turner stuffed at the line in OT against the Saints in Week 10.
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Team MVP- Sean Weatherspoon! Spoon proved to be an elite LB this year. After a rough game against the Bears, he certainly put things together to be a dominate force in the Defense.

Offensive Player- Matt Ryan. Matty Ice put together some nice numbers this year breaking a few franchise records. He would get the nod as team MVP if he came up big in big games. Hopefully the new direction of the offense will put him in elite status.

Defensive Player- Spoon. As mentioned above.

Special Teams Player- Matt Bryant. Came up big and was quite reliable when needed.

Worst Player-Peria Jerry. 1st round pick has yet to prove himself on the field. Beginning to resemble JA98

Best Game- The Falcons 1st half against the Bucs.

Worst Game- opening day against the Bears.

Best Play- Snelling run against the Saints.

Worst Play- QB Sneak should be erased from the offense, or Matty Ice should learn how to run one.

Enduring Image- Spoon’s whiff on Forte opening day…yuk!

Team MVP: Sean Weatherspoon (dude showed up and showed out in all 17 games, I can’t name any other player who did that).

Offensive Player: Matt Ryan.

Defensive Player: Sean Weatherspoon.

Special Teams Player: Matt Bosher (he went from zero to eighty in like half a season, I’m glad he’s not a car).

Worst Player: Ray Edwards (I knew he’d be a bad free agent pickup long before we signed him and he did a pretty good job of proving me right).

Best Game: At home versus the Eagles (won 35-31).

Worst Game: Playoff game at the Giants (loss 2-24).

Best Play: Julio’s TD catch between two defenders.

Worst Play: Too many to choose from.

Enduring Image: The scoreboard at 0:00 4th Qtr, in the Giants game.

Team MVP- Sean Weatherspoon. A force on defense that scares every team.
Offensive Player- Michael Turner. Ryan still can’t take over a game and Roddy had too many drops. Turner averaged 4.5 ypc behind a struggling line.
Defensive Player- Curtis Lofton. The leader of the defense and a player all over the field.
Special Teams Player- Matt Bosher. I doubted, he changed my mind.
Worst Player- Sam Baker. Going from starting LT, to backup LT, to sucky backup G.
Best Game- Jacksonville. From start to finish, the most complete game.
Worst Game- Giants. Offense was shutout. Enough said…
Best Play- Julio TD catch vs. Indy
Worst Play- All three of the failed QB sneaks
Enduring Image- Yep, that is our future right there.

MVP- Matt Ryan. Kman says 6 or 7 win team without him. I’d say we would’ve been lucky to win 4.
Offensive MVP- Matty Ice again. With all the hate in Atlanta, did anyone even notice him break the single season passing record?
Defensive MVP- Sean Weatherspoon. Lofton may have had more tackles, but Spoon always seemed to come up with that big play when we needed it.
Special Teams Player- Matt Bryant. It’s a great thing when you can safely sit back and anticipate that the field goal will be good.
Worst Player- Peria Jerry. Someone called Jerry was on our team? I didn’t notice.
Best Game- The warm welcome we gave Michael Vick when he got knocked out of the game in the dome. How great was it when he was pointing at the scoreboard to the fans with the Eagles up, and then lost? I wanted to go with the Carolina comeback, but that was really just the best half of football
Worst game- Giants…i refuse to say any more
Best Play- Chris Owens chasing down Harvin, and letting the D come up big against the Vikings.
Worst Play(s)- the sheer amount of wide open receivers Drew Brees seemed to hit when they embarassed us on Monday night.
Enduring Image- I’m a huge optimist, but it’s gotta be the 2 points our “new, more explosive offense” mustered against the Giants…and they didnt even score those 2.

Team MVP –
Tha Police. Led the team in tackles, 1 FF, 1 FR, 2 INT and a touchdown to boot. It’d be a shame if he’s not in Atlanta next year.
Offensive Player
Michael Turner. 1,340 yards behind a below average offensive line.
Defensive Player
Lofton
Special Teams Player
Bryant. This one’s the easiest… dude only missed two kicks the entire year.
Worst Player
Thomas DeCoud. Jerry still hasn’t done anything, but DeCoud was the worst starter we had.
Best Game
Well, obviously, Indy. But that’s not a real NFL team. I’m pretty sure LSU could have played them tight this year. I’ll go with the win in Detroit.
Worst Game
uhh… The playoff game where we didn’t score an offensive TD, our coaches lost their minds and we were embarrassed on national televesion for the second time in 3 weeks. Yeah, that one.
Best Play
JJ 75 yard catch and run against the Panthers
Worst Play
Matt getting stuffed on 4th down against the Giants.

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MVP -
Tony G. Most consistent player all yr.
O-Turner good #s. crap for O+line
D- Spoon.
ST- Bryant
WP- Sam Baker
Best game-Detroit. We played with attitude.
Best play- Matt’s completion after coming back from getting injured.
Worst play- 4th and 1. 1st NO game.
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getting onjured

As for categories. How about Favorite game. The philly come back. See my enduring image post.I’m Still enjoying each and everyone’s input. Thanks Carry on.

Team MVP – Matt Ryan. Better and better. Breaking Falcons records left and right. All while taking a beating.

Offensive Player – Matt Ryan.

Defensive Player – Weatherspoon. Becoming an absolute monster on the field. Love how some were labeling him a TD “bust” last season when he was hurt.

Special Teams Player – Bosher. Has any player developed so quickly?? The guy was killing it after a few weeks.

Worst Player – Hate calling any professional player the “worst” but given the demotion, I have to vote for Sam Baker.

Best Game – At Panthers. Awesome turn-around after a slow start. Just what we needed to save the season.

Worst Game – At Tampa. Talk about a game we really should have won. Just a dreadful performance against an awful team.

Best Play – Pick one of Julio’s insane catches against NO or IND.

Worst Play – The Matt Ryan “place the ball on the ground” fumble in week 1.

Enduring Image – 4th and 1, 4th and 1, or 4th and 1.

Team MVP – MR 2

Offensive Player – MR 2 (again)

Defensive Player – Definitely got to be ’Spoon

Special Teams Player – Bosher

Worst Player – This is a toss-up ’cause the O-Line had so many issues

Best Game – Detroit Rock City

Worst Game – The Giants in the postseason, or in the regular season @ New Orleans

Best Play – Julio getting that TD vs. Indy

Worst Play – The one with Forte in the first game vs. Da Bears (it was a simple screen)

Enduring Image – this epitomizes it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SORs_NqooKQ
(Basically we were going up and up and just when I thought we couldn’t stop going up we hit the ground quickly)

[p.s. if you read it my JEDI mind trick worked!]

Team MVP: Matt Ryan

Offensive Player: Matt Ryan

Defensive Player: Curtis Lofton

Special Teams Player: Matt $ Bryant

Worst Player: Sam Baker

Best Game: Vs. Jax

Worst Game: At NO

Best Play: Jacquizz’s first receiving touchdown…i think vs carolina?

Worst Play: Corey Peters Encroachment vs Tampa

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Biggest Player Disappointment: Ray Edwards

Biggest Player Surprise: Sean Weatherspoon

Team MVP – Spoon
Offensive Player – Matt Ryan
Defensive Player – Curtis Lofton
Special Teams Player – Matt Bryant
Worst Player – Sam Baker (ugh)
Best Game – Comeback against the Panthers (Week 14).
Worst Game – Bears, opening week. Set the tone for the whole season.
Best Play – Julio Jones diving catch between three defenders against the Colts.
Worst Play – Both failed 4th down sneaks against Giants.
Enduring Image – Giants making it to the Super Bowl, like Green Bay and Arizona.

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Offensive MVP: Todd McClure. It was so noticeable when he wasn’t playing.
Enduring Image: 4th Down failures against NYG

Contradictory, isn’t it?

MVP: Tie between Matty and Curtis Lofton. Defense was impressive this year.
Offensive: Where would we be without Ryan? I shudder to think
Defensive: Brent Grimes (but Lofton/Spoon are both up there)
Special Teams: Money Bryant is too clutch
Worst Player: Garrett Reynolds, no question. Worse than Baker.
Best Game: Comeback win over Carolina, could’ve rolled over but didn’t
Worst Game: Either Giants or week 3 against the Bucs. Probably Giants.
Best Play: I’ll go Snelling running through the entire Saints D. Julio’s plays were still sick though.
Worst Play: Any fourth and inches play this season
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Team MVP – Without a doubt, it’s Matt Ryan. When I think of the player whose replacement would give the biggest drop off in production, it’s Matty. Spoon played out of his mind this year, but I think we would still not be as bad off without him as we would be if we were without Matty.

Offensive Player – I don’t really want to give this to Matty (since he’s already MVP I’d rather give it to someone else) but nobody else on the offense really did anything that stood out to me. I’m tempted to give it to Julio, but he’s not quite there yet. Roddy had too many drops for my taste and Turner was meh for me. The OL sucked for the most part. So by default, Matty wins this award.

Defensive Player – This one’s tough, because Lofton and Spoon were both so good together. Lofton made some great plays, but Spoon seemed to make the spotlight plays, and by that I mean he made several open-field plays and also had some sacks. He really stepped up his game this year, so I give this to Spoon with Lofton at a close (and respectable) 2nd.

Special Teams – I have to give this to Matt “Money” Bryant because he was awesome this year, though post-bye week Bosher is a close 2nd for me.

Best Game – JAX. I felt bad for JAX in that one.

Worst Game – The playoff game. There was plenty of bad during the regular season but a zero point offense in the most important game of the season sealed it for me.

Best Play – Gonzo’s super one-handed catch in the endzone was one of the best plays of the season for any team, let alone us. Loved Julio’s TD at Indy, too, but Gonzo takes the cake for me here.

Worst Play – The Matt Ryan sneaks in the playoff game. Dear jeebus.

Enduring Image – The pic that says “I’m Arthur Blank and I don’t give a whoop”

MVP…. MATTY ICE
OFFENSIVE…. MIKE TURNER
DEFENSIVE…. SPOON
SPECIAL TEAM…. OWENS
BEST GAME… EAGLES
WORST GAME… SAINTS (2nd game)
WORST PLAYER… EDWARDS

MVP- Sam Baker, amazing player. What else could you want?
Offense- Sam Baker, by default
Defence- Peria Jerry with Edwards at a close 2nd
Special Teams- Weems, by far
Best Game- Tie for Saints (16) and Giants
Worst Game- Week 17 Bucs, JAX
Worst Player- Tie between Matty, JJ11, and Gonzo
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