pherein
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But Atlanta did play an ultra conservative game against the Saints last week. Ryan didn't play well at all, and their offense contributed only 7 points at home.
Can't say a lot about just one game, but it was a bit of a disappointing performance from the Falcons.
Im not convinced yet. Payton/Brees have beaten the Falcons 8-2, 4-1 in the Georgia dome ( I think we were the only team in the NFL that never believed the Falcons were invincible at home). But they are a good team, and they did beat us once. Ryan has come a long way in a short time. I think the problem with the Falcons is with their depth.
If you can contain, turner,white,gonzo,and confuse Ryan a bit, they seem to struggle.
Sense most of the NFL saw this game, Im sure the Falcons are in for a hard road in the playoffs.
But their defense did a great job vs us. I don't believe they thought their secondary could contain all of our key players so they just desperately blitzed every play, hoping to stop Brees from picking them apart. It kind of worked Now we are in the precarious position of every NFL team seeing that it worked. We will be blitzed heavily in the playoffs.
I think what we saw was 2 teams putting 100% effort on the field, except for the saints OL. The saints OL also had problems with the ravens. That needs to be fixed pretty fast. They are better than that.
.and with Breeses ability to turn over the ball, is keeping every team in the game. The way our defense played was not new, we have kept a lot of teams to 1 TD, so we should have distanced our selves, but we keep turing over the ball.
That said, I think your right, I dont believe the Falcons have the heart or coaching to go deep in the playoffs.
Green Bay does, they are a very good team, very similar to us in ability and depth. The only plus we have over GB , I believe, is at the QB position and RB core. But there defense is better than ours. Until the saints fix these problems, I consider GB your #1 threat in the NFC.
even so, Im worried about our ability to play at the Bears stadium. We truly suck in the cold. We might beat any NFC team in a dome, but out side in the cold/wind, a lot of teams can beat us.
AFC Threats
1.Raven= excellent Run/Pass game balance. elite defense. They are going to be a legitimate threat, and they don't care who they play.
2.Steelers = good Run/Pass game balance. elite defense. You seem to have their number tho.
3. KC = monster Run game/Pass is ok. Good defense but pass coverage is pretty suspect. Great coaching.
I just dont see the Colts going to Foxboro and having a chance, they are way to banged up.
just my uneducated opinion
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