The Falcons Were Lucky

TenTwo said
Just putting this out there because I think we’re getting a little hyper critical of these coaches and players. I include myself in this, not pointing fingers…

Shaheed made a costly mistake and the Falcons were very fortunate that he did.

The tipped pass pick 6 was a fluke

Not getting that fumble was very unlucky.

You take away those extremely lucky events for the Falcons and they:

Were dominated in time of possession 35 - 25 min
Dominated in total first downs 25-14
We were solid in 3rd/4th down conversions
We were less penalized/more sound

We just got unlucky. Blame your apparel selection or whatever your ritual you strayed from if you have to blame something. Blame Rasheed Shaheed for the muffed punt I guess.

Really, the Falcons were lucky, they stink, and all this criticism is mostly unwarranted in my uneducated opinion.

Who dat

That pick 6 was just a good defensive play flip the script and if it was a Saints defensive play it would still be a good athletic play by a big man. We were dominated bin time of possession because we could stop the run for a good portion of the half. We made bonehead penalties at once again bad times. Shaheed and Adebo alone killed us with unfocused play. The unfocused play was Shaheed and Adebo is a big corner he just got beat and grabbing is a natural reaction sometimes you may as well grab when you know you are beat or at least that seems to be his M.O.

It was a hard-fought battle as always. If they stink, then we stink too. We really deserve the loss but hey we all cope in our own way, I guess. The criticism is deserved in many areas. Shaheed had no business trying to field that punt he was within the 10-yard area let it go please for the love of God just let it go. That's why you let it go bad things happen, it started the game off on the wrong foot and who knows if anything it would have taken more time off the clock which matters and maybe we hit a play and drive down the field and score.

Loosing Taysom and Gay was not good at all. I thought Carr did very well and Kamara played well. There were bright spots but there were glaring self-inflicted wounds. It is early less than 1 quarter of the season is played and we are 2-2 I will take it. Not ready for the "Oh no we suck again " cry ...not yet now if things don't go well and we are here in week 10 and we are underwater record wise then yeah it may be time for Dennis and the Saints to have a serious talk.