Comments on: Dirk Koetter: Michael Turner didn’t have a chance on majority of runs

By: sb44champs

sb44champs — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:07:17 +0000

ialwayswantedtobeabanker says:
Nov 13, 2012 11:21 PM
Anyone who watched that game would agree that Turner had nowhere to go. Virtually the instant he got the rock, he was being swarmed by black jerseys.

Not pointing fingers at coaching, linemen, play-calling or whatever —– but definitely am saying it wasn’t Turner’s fault for his light production against the Saints.
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One must at least give the Saints’ D credit for consistently distruption into the backfield on short-yardage plays… Been doing it for the last few games minus the game against Broncos..

By: rickscherger

rickscherger — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:54:09 +0000

Have to agree with wannabeabanker. What holes? Every time Turner touches the ball he has three defensive players in the backfield with him. No, he isnt as fast as he once was but against Dallas in the second quarter last week, when the line did open holes Turner was quite effective. Watch the tape. Either blocking scheme or poor blocking is the reason the Falcons have had trouble running the ball. Too many ‘experts’ are down on Turner. There is more to it than that

By: larryjames836

larryjames836 — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 06:53:37 +0000

Atlanta Falcons done ran Micheal Turner’s til he can’t run anymore he use to be a quick runner. But they done worsen him down, now the Falcons looking for the old Micheal Turner to return. Yes Micheal Turner runs but not like he use to.

By: ialwayswantedtobeabanker

ialwayswantedtobeabanker — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 04:21:12 +0000

Anyone who watched that game would agree that Turner had nowhere to go. Virtually the instant he got the rock, he was being swarmed by black jerseys.

Not pointing fingers at coaching, linemen, play-calling or whatever —– but definitely am saying it wasn’t Turner’s fault for his light production against the Saints.

By: ricksaints

ricksaints — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 03:43:38 +0000

And the unravelling begins…

By: grendelg

grendelg — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 03:18:51 +0000

Let me get this straight… The Falcons were the last undefeated team and lost to their best division rival on the road and there’s “no shortage of places to point them (fingers) in Atlanta”? Seriously?

You make it sound like they’re the Chiefs and just had their first lead in a game this week.

By: mlenenski

mlenenski — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 03:00:11 +0000

Mike Smith should ask Mike Dikta would do.

He’d say Falcons just need to get a new “Fridge”

That would be too easy.

Falcons too dumb to fix it, won’t win a playoff game without a short yardage specialist.

By: kinguga

kinguga — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 01:29:59 +0000

All of this is setting the Falcons up for the “nobody believed in us” thing in the playoffs. There isn’t a team in the NFL that is more due to have a playoff run than Atlanta.

By: jkaflagg

jkaflagg — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 01:07:22 +0000

Unfortunately, you could see the problems way back in preseason when the first team offense was on the field – Turner no longer hits the hole decisively and does not break as many tackles as in the past; Rodgers and Snelling are useful in the passing game but have little impact running the ball due the inability of the line to get any movement up front…..People are talking like these problems are just coming to light, but in reality they go back to last year, when the short yardage failures against the Saints and Giants sabotaged the season.

No doubt teams will continue to exploit these problems the rest of the season; as the saying goes, by this time of the year “you are who you are” ….the Falcons will probably go only as far as Matt Ryan’s passing will take them, and then Thomas Dimitroff needs to find a couple of new running backs to carry the mail, in addition to upgrading the OL…..

By: pftstory

pftstory — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 01:04:34 +0000

Its not the same team..The style of play is different. The coaching is different. The D is playing better. Are they a SB team. Maybe not yet. But maybe yes.
I figure their off-season move this year is to replace Turner. Though of course that is no grand prediction.
Problem I see Turner cant change direction and takes too many steps to get to top speed. So the hole has to be there. They are lesser backs than Turner, but not slouches. But Snelling and Rodgers at least have a shot of changing directions if the hole is not there. All Turner can do is ram or fall into where the hole should have been.

By: gbpbacker84

gbpbacker84 — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:38:47 +0000

This is essentially the same Falcon team that got absolutely murked in the playoffs the last 2 years. I hope they get the 1 seed because I’d much rather play there in the Playoffs than San Fran.

By: giantsfanlewis

giantsfanlewis — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:26:39 +0000

Wow I’m a giants fan and I just have to say your making something out of nothing. Your acting like matty ice ran a dog fighting ring or something when all that happened was the falcons played a bad game in a trap game against a bad saints team. Last year the superbowl winners got beat twice by the worst team in the nfc east. It happens.

By: iceshocker

iceshocker — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:17:37 +0000

feels like people are trying to come up with anything to make the falcons seem bad.

Aren’t they going to lose in the first round of the playoffs? Why are people acting so scared of them then?