[raysnill1]

This Falcon team is shaping up to be a powerhouse. When you think about it, we didn't have Snelling, Norwood, Jerry, Williams, Douglas, or a competent kicker and we gave a very complete Saints team a run for their money. and that's with Matty having one of the poorest performances of his career. I've seen a lot of posts about giving up on the Birds but I can't see the sky falling, I see this team shaping up to become a force to reckon with and a perennial playoff contender for years to come.

[DoYouSeeWhatHappensLarry]

It would have been a little more difficult for the Saints but I thought we covered pretty well for the most part. The fact is they made 5-7 absolute stud catches that kept drives alive and moved them down the field. This wasnt like the Dallas game where everyone was wide open 30 yards downfield. These were throws and catches to the sideline or high up in the air and they were fortunate enough to hang on to pretty much all of them.


I think the losses of Douglas and Norwood are really hurting us. We dont have the weapons to really work underneath. With Gonzo and White stretching the D and Jenkins also pushing his corner, there should be a lot of room in the middle for Harry or Jerious....but neither of them are here.

[raysnill1]

DoYouSeeWhatHappensLarry, on 03 November 2009 - 08:49 PM, said:

It would have been a little more difficult for the Saints but I thought we covered pretty well for the most part. The fact is they made 5-7 absolute stud catches that kept drives alive and moved them down the field. This wasnt like the Dallas game where everyone was wide open 30 yards downfield. These were throws and catches to the sideline or high up in the air and they were fortunate enough to hang on to pretty much all of them.


I think the losses of Douglas and Norwood are really hurting us. We dont have the weapons to really work underneath. With Gonzo and White stretching the D and Jenkins also pushing his corner, there should be a lot of room in the middle for Harry or Jerious....but neither of them are here.

I think Mularkey will finally see the light and dial up some screen passes. one or 2 screen passes last night would have neutralize those DEs and taken some of the pressure off Matty

[derrty bird]

i cant even lie
a few of those passes and catches were just sick
we had pretty decent coverage an no one was WIDE open like usually
brees is just a machine

[ConnFalcon]

I agree. We had some pretty decent coverage and Brees just threaded the needle.

[Ryan2White46]

Then we wouldn't have had the Brent Grimes' interception.

[raysnill1]

Ryan2White46, on 03 November 2009 - 09:28 PM, said:

Then we wouldn't have had the Brent Grimes' interception.

and maybe we could have got them off the field on a few of those 3rd down conversions

[John Speigner]

Does anybody know why Tye Hill was pulled last night? He was playing pretty well, he gave up that one TD but noone, not even Deion Sanders, could have kept Colston from catching that pass.

[raysnill1]

John Speigner, on 03 November 2009 - 10:20 PM, said:

Does anybody know why Tye Hill was pulled last night? He was playing pretty well, he gave up that one TD but noone, not even Deion Sanders, could have kept Colston from catching that pass.

he caught cramps, but he'll be fine.