Falcons postgame positives and negatives

Positives:

Crowder- Gonna be a top slot WR in this league if he keeps improving. Maybe Bill Polian wasnt insane when he said Julian Edleman.

Thompson- Has really shown growth as a 3rd down RB

Breeland- No fear as a CB, definitely has been our top secondary player for the last 2 seasons

Baker- The guy has been a monster this season

Negatives

That 3rd and goal WR screen, I feel like that is where we lost the game.

Gruden admitted that was an "awful" play call.

with all the injuries its time to be able to suit up all 53 on game day. the NFL is so concerned with the level of competition yet teams are being devastated with injuries ..i don't get this at all..except GREED has something to do with it..

Went to the Redskins bar in San Diego for the 1st time. It was awesome singing HTTR when we scored.

Place went ghost silence on the pick 6.

Ughh, that would have been one sick win.

I was shocked how easily Freeman ran all over our defense. Seems like we should have been familiar with their run scheme. Defense did a good job of bending but not breaking except for last series of game. I hate the damn prevent defense. Got carved up.

The heart of this team is very promising thru 5 games. That's the best part of the season so far, seeing that.

To me it looked like the d-line was really getting a lot of penetration, it was the LB's that could not make the plays on Freeman. And I think we need to give that kid some credit. He is a really good RB, better than I thought he was.

This guy is a positive. @OLineScout

Scherff https://t.co/Cag3IOMCB3

He looks like he's doing 2 positions at once, maybe that's why Moses is looking good. What a beast.

Bad:
The run game overall. But, here is something specific I've noticed since the preseason.

Compton, despite being a very good run blocker, hurts more then helps the run game when he plays TE.

Whenever Compton comes in at TE the defense KNOWS it a run.

Last game: He came in at TE 5 times by my count for a total of 6 yards gained.
Thats 1.2 ypc on run plays with Compton at TE. 3 of those runs were for no gain.

with all the injuries its time to be able to suit up all 53 on game day. the NFL is so concerned with the level of competition yet teams are being devastated with injuries ..i don't get this at all..except GREED has something to do with it..

I read somewhere (ESPN I think) that the inactive rule is actually intended to equalize the game. A team that has 53 players healthy has a competitive advantage over those that (like us) have lots of players injured. By having inactives, it forces teams to choose their depth carefully and lessens the impact of multiple injuries.

I don't remember the inactive list this past week but were there any who we needed to step in at game time but couldn't?

Perhaps they should tweek it some so inactives could be designated "emergency players" and, like emergency QB's, the players they come in for could not go back in the game.

I read somewhere (ESPN I think) that the inactive rule is actually intended to equalize the game. A team that has 53 players healthy has a competitive advantage over those that (like us) have lots of players injured. By having inactives, it forces teams to choose their depth carefully and lessens the impact of multiple injuries.

I don't remember the inactive list this past week but were there any who we needed to step in at game time but couldn't?

Perhaps they should tweek it some so inactives could be designated "emergency players" and, like emergency QB's, the players they come in for could not go back in the game.

That's exactly what the rule is for, and it does make sense - imagine the Patriots having 53 healthy players while we had 45, the screams of unfairness would shut this board down. I do think your tweek would be a good one also.

Whenever Compton comes in at TE the defense KNOWS it a run.



Whenever it's first down for the Skins the defense knows it's a run.

Im a Cousins fan but the 2 interceptions were on him to varying degrees. i didnt expect this level of inaccuracy from him. the inside post route was his money route but he seems to be off time, throwing it behind guys. i dont think he is throwing it late, just not leading guys enough.

with desean out, that intermediate middle area is not cleared out like it used to be. tighter windows but cousins has to improve his mid passing game. i did not expect this coming into week 1.

1st int - inaccurate ball, unfortunate bounce, nothing more to it imo.

2nd int - cousins makes a blind throw. Im guessing pre-snap he reads pressure and reads Grant as his hot route. But .... post-snap, cousins just throws it out there. i dont think he got to read the play post snap, i dont think he saw anything expect some big guys coming free towards him and he just throws it out there and hopes for the best. He just threw it out there hoping his pre-snap coverage read was accurate and Grant would be where he was supposed to be.

I know I am asking a lot, but it was 2nd and 8, not 4th down.

you just dont make a blind throw like that.

when live bullets are flying, im sure its hard to make proper split second decisions but kirk didnt have to treat that down like the game was on the line. it wasnt.

He looks like he's doing 2 positions at once, maybe that's why Moses is looking good. What a beast.

I dare say it's Litchenessitgieriietiger that needs a look in the off-season. Reading how good he is at making line calls but how poorly he's been graded each week. If we get pressure it IS often up the gut.