Arthur Smith’s fake letter to Falcons beat writer D. Smith, who is sporting a new look at training camp this year with a mustache, owns a 14-20 record across his two years leading Atlanta and failed to reach the playoffs both seasons. “I think I’m going to have to start a gofundme page!” Ledbetter said in a quote-tweet with a picture of his fine. “Please be advised, any future violation of rules or failure to follow team policy will be subject to an escalated fine amount.” Arthur Smith is entering his third season as the Falcons’ head coach. I am hereby acknowledging your absence and your are being fined for your actions. “This is a violation of an important rule meant to jump start your return to play routine and meet with your fellow writers who missed you deeply. “Under the terms of Article 42, Section 1(b)(xi) of the Agreement, you are hereby fined Five Hundred Dollars ($500). “This letter will serve as notice that you have violated our Training Camp Rules and Article 42 of the NFL Collective Media Agreement Wednesday, July 26, and Thursday, July 27 by your unexcused failure to report to and absence from the first two days of Falcons Training Camp,” Smith’s joke-letter read. He must now show that he can rally the troops to pull out of this slump and do it against a team like Vikings who have a winning record.Here is the official fine for I am CRYING that Arthur Smith actually made this letter □ /KCP4Lc1tAX- Sarah K. The honeymoon is over for the first-year coach who got out to the five a 5-0 start. But since the Falcons haven’t been able to mount much of a rush, he has resorted to more blitzes over the past three games. He’d prefer to sit in a few simple zones and attack the ball with four-man pressure up front. MC: How would you describe new coach Dan Quinn’s core defensive philosophy, his blitz tendencies and how has he handled stepping up as a first-year head coach?ĭL: “Coach Quinn’s philosophy is to play fast and physical on defense. He continues to claim that he’s 100 percent healthy despite throwing several errant and wild passes over the past five games.” He believes the Vikings keep it simple on first and second down. Ryan is preparing for a variety of blitz packages on third down. He appears awkward at times with some of the ball movement, bootlegs and waggles. How does he look in Shanahan’s offense and how do you see him handling a Vikings’ defense that uses a lot of different looks and blitz packages?ĭL: “Matt Ryan does not look comfortable in the new offense. MC: Matt Ryan has 10 interceptions, including six during this five-game slide. Hageman has been doing a lot of the dirty work. They have been stout and linebackers Justin Durant and Paul Worrilow have flowed well to the ball. It’s been hard for the opponents to move Tyson Jackson, Paul Soliai and Ra’Shede Hageman out of the way. 1 run defense and how has former Gophers defensive takcle Ra’Shede Hageman contributed in that regard?ĭL: “The run defense has been very disciplined. MC: What are the main reasons for the Falcons owning the league’s No. The new offensive scheme has ignored Roddy White except for in the first game, when he had four targets and last week, when he had nine.” When Hankerson went out with a hamstring injury, they then started trying to feature tight end Jacob Tammy as the second option. They tried to feature Leonard Hankerson at the beginning of the season over Roddy White. Ryan throws it to him sometimes even when he’s not open and he normally makes the play. 2 receiver and why isn’t Roddy White more of a factor in this offense?ĭL: “Julio Jones is normally the first read in the passing game. MC: What makes Julio Jones even better in offensive coorindator Kyle Shanahan’s offense, what is contributing to what appears to be an inability to develop a productive No. Bert Mandelbaum About Atlanta Falcons TE Austin Hoopers MCL Injury. In addition to the turnovers, the Falcons have been wildly inconsistent on offense.” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Interviews Dr. There have a been interceptions, fumbles and bad snaps that have led to the turnovers. What are some of the reasons for the dramatic turnaround in turnovers and is this the biggest problem the Falcons have faced the past five games?ĭL: “The Falcons have been sloppy with the football over the past five games. But they’re minus-6 while going 1-4 in the past five games. MC: The Falcons were plus-5 in turnover ratio when they started 5-0. For this week’s Getting to Know the Falcons segment, we reached out to long-time Atlanta Journal-Constitution beat writer and Pro Football Hall of Fame selector D.
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