The Falcoholic - Falcons vs. Jets: Complete Monday Night Football CoverageFalcons News, Analysis & Tomfoolery For and By Fanshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/21944/falcoholic-fave.jpg2013-10-09T15:00:07-04:00http://www.thefalcoholic.com/rss/stream/45646892013-10-09T15:00:07-04:002013-10-09T15:00:07-04:005 Things We Learned From Falcons-Jets
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<p>Five unpleasant truths from a close and heartbreaking loss. </p> <p>The <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/atlanta-falcons" class="sbn-auto-link">Falcons</a> dropped their third straight game. They're at 1-4, and it's going to be an uphill battle to get back to a winning record, much less the playoffs. As always, though, we're in the business of learning from Atlanta's mistakes, as the Falcons should be.</p>
<p>Here's five things we learned from that hideous, hideously close game. I would have posted this yesterday, but you know...<span>Julio Jones</span> and all that.</p>
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<li><span><b>Close games just aren't going their way. </b>The Falcons a year ago went 7-2 in games decided by a touchdown or less. This year, they've gone 1-4. Some of that is just the inevitable turning of the tides of luck, but much of it is just the Falcons playing some lousy football for entire quarters or halves of games, which puts them in holes they can't fully dig back out of.<br><br>The fact that all these games are close despite the way the Falcons are playing remains encouraging. At the same time, it's troubling that the Falcons aren't being more aggressive knowing how these close games go, particularly in the first half.</span></li>
<li><span><span><b>The right side of the line needs help. </b><span>Justin Blalock</span> has quietly put together a very solid season. <span>Lamar Holmes</span> has quietly improved at left tackle. Neither is a world beater, but the pressure on Ryan off the left side is fading a little bit.<br><br>The right side, though? Woof, Buzz, your linemen. <span>Peter Konz</span> has struggled all season, <span>Garrett Reynolds</span> was lousy in this one and <span>Jeremy Trueblood</span> is every bit as good in pass protection as advertised, which is to say he's not at all. The <a href="https://www.ganggreennation.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Jets</a> were doing the most damage on the right side and up the middle, particularly on the Ryan fumble that proved to be so costly. <br><br>What's the answer? I don't think it's "continue to trot the same three guys out there," so expect to see some kind of change. I think the team will be inclined to stick with Konz at center and let him grow, but certainly <span>Joe Hawley</span> and <span>Harland Gunn</span> are considerations at right guard and the Falcons will mull how they're going to use <span>Sam Baker</span> and Holmes going forward at tackle. The status quo is a killer.</span></span></li>
<li><span><span><b>Time to turn to <span>Levine Toilolo</span>. </b>I don't think Toilolo is the answer in the passing game, per se. He's still learning the NFL game, particularly as a blocker. He's made his mistakes. After watching that impressive touchdown catch, though, you can see the raw potential here.<br><br>The Falcons aren't getting <span>Harry Douglas</span> very involved. <span>Roddy White</span> is limited. Julio Jones is gone for stretches as he battles his leg maladies. The Falcons need to start using other weapons to take pressure off Jones and Tony Gonzalez, and Toilolo fits the bills in a lot of ways. He runs well for a big guy, his size makes him a matchup problem and teams must account for him in the red zone. He's going to have his growing pains, but he should be seeing more than one or two targets a game for this offense until Roddy's back at 100%. <i>Someone has to</i> step up. </span></span></li>
<li> <b>The pass rush exists! </b>Sort of. The frustrating thing about this game was seeing how easily the Falcons got after <span>Geno Smith</span> when they decided to really blitz. When they set up a nice little gap blitz, Osi came around the corner untouched and threw Smith to the ground. He, <span>Corey Peters</span> and <span>Joplo Bartu</span> combined for four sacks in this one, and when the Falcons were sending four or more guys they were generally at least putting a little pressure on Smith.<br><br>I know that </li>
<li><span><b>This season is probably over. </b>If the loss didn't do it, the injury to Julio Jones will. At 1-4, missing key starters all over the place, these Falcons will have to go on a miracle run just to make the playoffs. They've played some tough, close games, but they haven't won them. Time to come to terms with this new reality and hope 2014 brings brighter days.</span></li>
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<p><font size="2"><span><br></span></font><span>What did you learn from this game? </span></p>
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https://www.thefalcoholic.com/2013/10/9/4811994/5-things-we-learned-from-the-falcon-loss-to-the-jetsDave Choate2013-10-08T11:00:06-04:002013-10-08T11:00:06-04:00Falcons Drop 3 In A Row For 1st Time Under Smith
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<p>The end of a long, distinguished streak.</p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/atlanta-falcons">Falcons</a> had a nice run that lasted more than five seasons, managing to never drop three games in a row under Mike Smith. That changed with the loss to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.ganggreennation.com/">Jets</a> last night,</p>
<p>If you think about what it takes to win in the NFL and you think of this Falcons team with its penchant for close games, it's remarkable this didn't happen sooner. It speaks to the success that Thomas Dimitroff and Mike Smith were able to build, and how quickly that success can disappear in an injury-wracked NFL with a thin margin for error. The Falcons are obviously looking as bad as they have in the Smith era, but at least we can tip our cap for what was.</p>
<p>The only upside here? The Falcons are rapidly losing their sources of comfort. I truly believe this team has needed a major wakeup call for a while now, and as the injuries and losses mount, there's nothing to fall back on. This team's back has never been against the wall like this during the regular season. It's time we saw a response.</p>
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https://www.thefalcoholic.com/2013/10/8/4815842/falcons-drop-three-in-a-row-for-first-time-under-mike-smithDave Choate2013-10-08T08:51:21-04:002013-10-08T08:51:21-04:00Poll: Grade The Falcons In Week 5
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<p>The Falcons dropped their third straight. </p> <p>I feel like I have a pretty good idea of what grade you guys will be giving the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/atlanta-falcons" class="sbn-auto-link">Falcons</a>, but for posterity's sake, here we go.</p>
<p>Continue discussing the Falcons right here.</p>
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https://www.thefalcoholic.com/2013/10/8/4815802/poll-grade-the-falcons-in-week-5-against-the-jetsDave Choate2013-10-08T08:00:16-04:002013-10-08T08:00:16-04:00Falcons-Jets Recap: 1-4
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<p>The Atlanta Falcons play an error-filled game and drop one to a tough Jets team, and now the season is in question. </p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/atlanta-falcons">Atlanta Falcons</a> were at home, against a <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.ganggreennation.com/">Jets</a> team with a middling offense and with a lot on the line. They came out and played a lousy football game for far too long, and only a furious rally kept this one close. It was <i>so close</i>, but it was a loss that at least sized the Falcons up for a coffin. No nails yet.</p>
<p>There's no question that at 1-4, these Falcons are in grave trouble. The playoffs are not an impossible dream, but they are an unlikely one unless things turn around. The Falcons are playing mistake-filled football, they have no pass rush for long stretches, they have a bunch of injuries and their high-powered offense is sputtering out all too often behind a line that can't block. Add it all together and you've got a team that is not playing good football, or anything even <i>vaguely</i> resembling good football, for full games. It has cost them four times this season, and there's no reason to believe it will stop costing them.</p>
<p>The second half brought improvement after a lousy start that saw the Falcons fall behind 17-7, but it wasn't significant enough to lead to the win. That's becoming all too familiar. And here we are, at 1-4. They keep getting <i>so close.</i></p>
<p>Look, I try to be a patient person. The first four games were deeply unpleasant, but if you squinted hard enough you could see a football team keeping it close and surviving despite injuries. You can still see that outline, but it's one game further into the hole. They need to get healthy and make an awful lot of fixes, and it needs to start immediately.</p>
<p>It's going to take this team digging extremely deep and making some changes to the way they play football, but it is possible that this team can get a wild card berth if things start breaking the other way. I can't, in good conscience, say it's likely. We just gotta hope for the best from here on out, because what are you going to do? Stop rooting for the Falcons? C'mon.</p>
<p>An abbreviated version of the usual individual breakdowns follows, because I just don't have the stomach for more than that.</p>
<h3>The Good</h3>
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<li>Despite once again facing heavy pressure, Matt Ryan managed to keep things moving in the passing game. You know by now there's going to be a couple of lousy passes per game as he navigates that pressure, but Ryan just gets rolling. Once again, he was supremely accurate and capable of finding the open man despite a complete lack of a running game. <br><br>He finished up with 36 completions for 319 yards and two touchdowns. It was a hell of a game for him.<br>
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<li> <span>Jacquizz Rodgers</span> is tough. So is Jason Snelling. They didn't find a lot of success throughout most of the game, but they ran tough behind a middling line and Rodgers managed to rumble for two touchdowns, the second one a beautiful run that showcased his agility. Love both of these guys, particularly when Rodgers is blocking a defensive tackle to the ground. <br>
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<li> <span>Julio Jones</span> is hustle in solid form. That play in the first quarter where he scooped up the fumble and advanced it was huge for the Falcons, who otherwise would have been flailing about well shy of the red zone. Then there were the catches, particularly the 46 yarder <br>
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<li>Tony Gonzalez has rounded into form in a spectacular way. Again and again he beat quality coverage to come up with first downs, as he always does. Whatever else this season brings, we're lucky to have one more chance to see the greatest tight end in NFL history play the game. </li>
<li>The Falcons went back to Levine Toilolo at the end of the game in the end zone, and this time he made a beautiful catch facing good coverage. There's reason to believe that we're looking at our tight end of the future. </li>
<li>The light came on a bit in the second half for the pass rush. <span>Osi Umenyiora</span> and <span>Corey Peters</span> came up with sacks—Osi had two, and continues to play inspired football—and the Falcons generally got better pressure than they've gotten much of the year. </li>
<li> <span>Matt Bosher</span> isn't just a good punter, he's also the only guy on special teams who can tackle. Which is horrifying. But also, in a strange way, awesome. </li>
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<h3>The Ugly</h3>
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<li>The offensive line was pitiable. Again. They couldn't hold back an admittedly effective Jets pass rush, they couldn't run block for <span>Jason Snelling</span> and Jacquizz Rodgers and sometimes they just fell down because the big men were scary. The Ryan fumble was a direct result of the line simply failing to even slow <span>Muhammad Wilkerson</span> down.<br><br><span>Lamar Holmes</span> was solid. <span>Justin Blalock</span> did alright. The rest of the line was awful, and <span>Peter Konz</span> and <span>Garrett Reynolds</span> were embarrassed by the formidable Jets defensive tackles. <br>
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<li>When is this team going to learn how to rush the passer consistently? <span>Geno Smith</span> is playing behind a distinctly mediocre offensive line and is known for the panicked throws he makes under pressure, and the Falcons were dialing up the blitz and doing absolutely nothing for the entire first half. It's beyond frustrating, and it gave Smith the time to make things happen on offense. <br><br>Things got better in the second half, but it <i>shouldn't take that long </i>to get things going. You just gotta let your horses run sometimes. <br>
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<li>The Falcons have nothing at linebacker outside of Joplo Bartu and <span>Paul Worrilow</span>, and it shows. The Falcons simply don't have the experience, athleticism and frankly the <i>skill</i> there to mask some of the other weaknesses in the defense. They need 'Spoon and Dent back, fast. <br>
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<li>The secondary struggled mightily early on, as did the entire D in coverage. <span>Thomas DeCoud</span> was MIA. The Jets were able to pick up on <span>Joplo Bartu</span> with <span>Jeff Cumberland</span>. The points they put on the board in the first half wound up making the difference, though it's difficult to hang too much on the secondary when the pass rush couldn't do anything. </li>
<li>The play calling was ugly again and again. The decision to go for it at the end of the first half wasn't terrible on its face, but the run for Jacquizz Rodgers was a bad call. Mike Smith's clock management at the end of the game was poor. Both coordinators should be hung out to dry for some of the lousy plays they called, dialing up poor runs and not enough blitzes. <br>
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<li>Bottom line: Either the Falcons are poorly coached or their talent level isn't nearly as high as we all would like to believe, or both. I can't imagine that everyone associated with this coaching staff and front office are going to have a pleasant week, at the very least. </li>
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<h3>The Wrapup</h3>
<p><b>Game MVP: </b>Matt Ryan was nails. If you take away a quarterback's ground game and pass rush, he has to be <i>damn</i> good to keep you in a football game. Ryan is damn good. It just wasn't enough, in the end.</p>
<p><b>Game Theme Song: </b>Just hum the saddest song you know while slowly shaking your head and you've got it.</p>
<p><b>One Thing To Take Away:</b> The Falcons are too depleted, too weak along the lines and too generally lousy right now to beat quality football teams. That's painful.</p>
<p><b>Next Week: </b>Mercifully, the bye week. I imagine we'll be taking stock of this team all week.</p>
<p><b>Final Word: </b><i>Deflated.</i></p>
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https://www.thefalcoholic.com/2013/10/8/4810962/falcons-vs-jets-recapDave Choate2013-10-07T23:05:46-04:002013-10-07T23:05:46-04:00Roddy White Exits With Hamstring Injury
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<p>Great. Just great.</p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/atlanta-falcons">Falcons</a> just lost another player to injury. <span>Roddy White</span>, who has been limited all year, has exited the game with a hamstring injury.</p>
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<p>Roddy White has a hamstring injury and his return is questionable <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NYJvsATL&src=hash">#NYJvsATL</a></p>
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<p>There's plenty of debate about whether or not Roddy should even have been out there, and he wasn't that effective tonight. We can only hope he's okay.</p>
<p>Stay tuned for updates, though I doubt any will come before tomorrow.</p>
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https://www.thefalcoholic.com/2013/10/7/4814916/roddy-white-injury-receiver-leaves-jets-game-with-hamstring-injuryDave Choate2013-10-07T22:03:11-04:002013-10-07T22:03:11-04:00Falcons-Jets Second Half Open Thread
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<p>The Falcons are down 17-7, and there are no easy answers.</p> <p>The Falcons go into the half down 17-7, having seen their offense stall out in the red zone again, their defense fall to pieces and ending the half going for it on fourth and short and getting stuffed at the goal line.</p>
<p>This is a terrible football game for these Falcons, and the Jets are playing excellent defense and doing enough on offense to get out to a 10 point lead. Everything has to change in the second half for the Falcons to win. <i>Everything.</i></p>
<p>As always, <b>GO FALCONS!</b></p>
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<li><a href="http://www.thefalcoholic.com/2013/10/6/4807582/nfl-week-5-sunday-night-football-games-open-thread?utm_source=thefalcoholic&utm_medium=nextclicks&utm_campaign=blogs">NFL Week 5: Sunday Night Football Games Open Thread</a></li>
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https://www.thefalcoholic.com/2013/10/7/4811740/falcons-vs-jets-second-half-open-threadDave Choate2013-10-07T19:40:03-04:002013-10-07T19:40:03-04:00Falcons-Jets MNF Open Thread
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<p>The Atlanta Falcons (1-3) take on the New York Jets (2-2) in Monday Night Football action at the Georgia Dome.</p> <p>Monday Night Football is here! Talk about all the Falcons-Jets action here.</p>
<p>Here's the inactives:</p>
<blockquote><p>Steven Jackson (hamstring), LT Sam Baker (knee), LB Akeem Dent (ankle), S Kemal Ishmael, S Zeke Motta, G Harland Gunn, and TE Chase Coffman.</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>GO FALCONS!</strong></p>
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https://www.thefalcoholic.com/2013/10/7/4810820/atlanta-falcons-vs-new-york-jets-monday-night-football-open-threadDave Choate2013-10-07T14:00:11-04:002013-10-07T14:00:11-04:00Falcons vs. Jets: Pregame Open Thread
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<p>Look, it's gonna be a long day. You're waiting eagerly for the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/atlanta-falcons">Falcons</a> to play tonight and hopefully ring up a win, but the day is going to crawl by. Certainly this has felt like a very long week, and the slow burn leading up to this game has been a major factor in that.</p>
<p>Never fear, the open thread is here! Talk Falcons-<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.ganggreennation.com/">Jets</a> for the next several hours, and be sure to ask Jets fans questions in the<a target="_blank" href="http://www.thefalcoholic.com/2013/10/4/4803834/ask-a-jets-fan-monday-night-edition"> Ask a Jets Fan</a> thread. We'll be gearing up for the game this evening, so get in prime commenting mode ahead of tonight.</p>
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https://www.thefalcoholic.com/2013/10/7/4810728/falcons-vs-jets-the-pre-monday-night-football-open-threadDave Choate