Ramza86 Posted January 3, 2022 Posted January 3, 2022 I just got the vibe that he felt his competition wasnt worthy of him having to play dink and dunk. He wanted to go out there and crush the Falcons with his arm. I think im ok with that...but id rather him take the checkdown a couple times a drive to help open that stuff up down the field. 3 1 3 7 1 Quote
Max Fischer Posted January 3, 2022 Posted January 3, 2022 Atlanta seemed to concentrate on blanketing Knox and Beasley and encouraged Allen to push the ball down the field. If so, the Falcons possibly thought it was better to risk the intermediate and long plays in that weather. Combined with Allen's off-day, it appeared to work. 7 2 Quote
loveorhatembillsfan4life Posted January 3, 2022 Posted January 3, 2022 18 minutes ago, Max Fischer said: Atlanta seemed to concentrate on blanketing Knox and Beasley and encouraged Allen to push the ball down the field. If so, the Falcons possibly thought it was better to risk the intermediate and long plays in that weather. Combined with Allen's off-day, it appeared to work. Great Name and Pic btw lol Quote
78thealltimegreat Posted January 3, 2022 Posted January 3, 2022 26 minutes ago, Ramza86 said: I just got the vibe that he felt his competition wasnt worthy of him having to play dink and dunk. He wanted to go out there and crush the Falcons with his arm. I think im ok with that...but id rather him take the checkdown a couple times a drive to help open that stuff up down the field. That’s entirely possible he basically drove at will on the falcons till the Jarrett tipped pass on the 3rd drive in the red zone…what’s funny about that play is if you look behind Jarrett if he doesn’t tip it there’s two bills waiting to catch it Quote
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted January 3, 2022 Posted January 3, 2022 Diggs said "Go get them, Captain!" at the first offensive series, referring to his team status. Allen mistook this as a comparison to Trent Edwards. Quote
Giuseppe Tognarelli Posted January 3, 2022 Posted January 3, 2022 I think you're spot on, exactly right. In situations like this, he feels like he should be able to be himself and be aggressive. It didn't work yesterday. He should always respect the opponent and take what is there. 2 2 1 1 Quote
MAJBobby Posted January 3, 2022 Posted January 3, 2022 He seemed to be pressing a little bit in the 2nd QTR and things snowballed on him. But end of the day your QB throws 3 picks and still win by 14 that is all that needs to be said about how he can adjust and still take control of games. 2 1 Quote
zow2 Posted January 3, 2022 Posted January 3, 2022 It's going to be a different story when they play teams in the playoffs that can run the ball and play really tough D. The games will be close and Allen will need every blade of grass that the opponent makes available.. Can't be overreaching for plays just for the sake of pushing the ball deep. 7 1 Quote
WhoTom Posted January 3, 2022 Posted January 3, 2022 He should have checked down to Knox instead of throwing the home-run ball to Diggs. And Diggs should have checked down to Josh on the razzle-dazzle play. 🙂 3 Quote
Coach Tuesday Posted January 3, 2022 Posted January 3, 2022 I don’t think he or his OC had enough respect for their opponent. 10 3 Quote
Warcodered Posted January 3, 2022 Posted January 3, 2022 I mean that deep shot to Diggs, if he has him 1 on 1 I have no problem with him taking that. Quote
FilthyBeast Posted January 3, 2022 Posted January 3, 2022 Despite the win yesterday there should definitely be concerns with Allen having one of the worse games of his career at home against a lessor team after putting together such a dominant performance the week before. It seems like he still tries to hard to play hero ball at times and that has been a big part of why this team has been so inconsistent this year. I also worry about him getting hurt or turning the ball over every time he takes off and there were a few plays yesterday that could have been a disaster with the type of hits he absorbed. Bottom line there is zero chance this team will advance far in the playoffs unless he plays smarter and still would like less running, at least the designed run stuff. 2 3 1 1 2 Quote
Pirate Angel Posted January 3, 2022 Posted January 3, 2022 Diggs had em beat, pass was a little behind. 2 Quote
TH3 Posted January 3, 2022 Posted January 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Ramza86 said: I just got the vibe that he felt his competition wasnt worthy of him having to play dink and dunk. He wanted to go out there and crush the Falcons with his arm. I think im ok with that...but id rather him take the checkdown a couple times a drive to help open that stuff up down the field. Do you have All 22? 1 hour ago, FilthyBeast said: Despite the win yesterday there should definitely be concerns with Allen having one of the worse games of his career at home against a lessor team after putting together such a dominant performance the week before. It seems like he still tries to hard to play hero ball at times and that has been a big part of why this team has been so inconsistent this year. I also worry about him getting hurt or turning the ball over every time he takes off and there were a few plays yesterday that could have been a disaster with the type of hits he absorbed. Bottom line there is zero chance this team will advance far in the playoffs unless he plays smarter and still would like less running, at least the designed run stuff. Zero chance huh? 1 Quote
Boatdrinks Posted January 3, 2022 Posted January 3, 2022 It was odd, especially coming off a game where he took the check down with great success. Maybe ATL was focused on taking those outlets away? Not sure either way but all 22 analysis will shed some light on it. Quote
SectionC3 Posted January 3, 2022 Posted January 3, 2022 1 hour ago, WhoTom said: He should have checked down to Knox instead of throwing the home-run ball to Diggs. And Diggs should have checked down to Josh on the razzle-dazzle play. 🙂 That throw to diggs was there. I don’t blame him one bit for that one. DB made a nice play. It happens. 1 1 Quote
LABILLBACKER Posted January 3, 2022 Posted January 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Max Fischer said: Atlanta seemed to concentrate on blanketing Knox and Beasley and encouraged Allen to push the ball down the field. If so, the Falcons possibly thought it was better to risk the intermediate and long plays in that weather. Combined with Allen's off-day, it appeared to work. It did work and forced us to go all run. Anytime you have enough weather (wind, snow, rain) to be an issue, Dabol has to insist on Josh scaling it back. I don't care who the opponent is. Quote
Ralonzo Posted January 3, 2022 Posted January 3, 2022 1 hour ago, WhoTom said: He should have checked down to Knox instead of throwing the home-run ball to Diggs. And Diggs should have checked down to Josh on the razzle-dazzle play. 🙂 The first time he tried to check down to Knox he reacted like Josh threw a grenade. Didn’t expect it at all. 1 1 Quote
Ralonzo Posted January 3, 2022 Posted January 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, SectionC3 said: That throw to diggs was there. I don’t blame him one bit for that one. DB made a nice play. It happens. Josh does try to force more balls to Diggs than the other guys. Even when Diggs is completely covered. Understandable because he’s the #1 and they’re buds and all but Diggs isn’t the kind of guy who’s open when he’s covered like a Hopkins. Most Allen throws that result in Bad Things, are throw at Diggs, it feels like. Quote
DrDawkinstein Posted January 3, 2022 Posted January 3, 2022 He kept going downfield because the WRs were getting separation in the slippery conditions and were open. The problem was a few tipped balls that turned into INTs (Is Josh too short? Put in Flutie?). 2 1 Quote
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