Running Through The NFL- The Coaching Career of Tobias Grimm

[Mike3207]

I can't believe you gave a incentive to a kicker.

[Shamhat1915]

Normally, I wouldn't give a kicker an incentive. But it's too easy to just low-ball players all the time and get them to accept the cheapest contract, so I'm forcing myself to "give in" to some of their demands and increase my contract offer as they decrease theirs. Unfortunately, that led to Prater getting an incentive.
All in all, I'm liking the way this has been working out so far. I'm actually enjoying it, when I get around to playing (which hasn't been often with work and all these other amazing games that have come out and are still coming out).
I'm currently playing a game for my Seahawks franchise right now, and will be playing the Bears game for my Falcons sometime soon as well

[Aurabolt127]

Glad you decided to keep to some realism with your contracts... Good luck next game, back to .500 I hope! Tough break with the Dayne fumble, I don't think I've ever had him cough it up in multiple franchises... c'est la vie... Abraham had a good first game back, that's promising at least.

[Shamhat1915]

Quote: Originally Posted by Aurabolt127

Glad you decided to keep to some realism with your contracts... Good luck next game, back to .500 I hope! Tough break with the Dayne fumble, I don't think I've ever had him cough it up in multiple franchises... c'est la vie... Abraham had a good first game back, that's promising at least.

Yeah, I was shocked by that fumble. And those turnovers in general. I wasn't expecting them, and it really affected the game. Still, a hell of a game by Matt Ryan and Roddy White, which excited me. After seeing Abraham's performance, I am excited for my defensive front, especially once Buddy Jackson is healthy again.

I am definitely trying to keep my contracts realistic. In all honesty, I kind of want to get into cap trouble

[Shamhat1915]

INJURIES, DROPPED PASSES DOOM FALCONS

BEARS ROLL OVER FALCONS AS MISCUES STAY THE HOT HAND OF WHITE

ATLANTA, GA: The Chicago Bears looked to be the better team this week as they rolled over the Falcons defense on the way to their first win of the season. "No one is going to enjoy practice this week. The receivers couldn't hold on to the ball, the offensive line couldn't open holes, the defenders didn't even make any movements towards the ball carrier until he was five yards down the field. This was a sh** game. We deserved to get our ***es handed to us."

Grimm was livid after the game, and rightfully so. Matt Ryan ended the game completing a mere forty-one percent of his passes, and throwing three interceptions. None of the interceptions could be considered his fault, however, as all three hit his receivers right in the hands. They couldn't corral the ball and let it bounce right into the defenders hands without a fight.

John Abraham, Trey Lewis, Javon Walker, and Nick Hayden all had to leave the game with injuries, adding more names to an ever-growing list for the Falcons.

Falcon receivers dropped a total of thirteen passes on the night, including two in the end zone, one of which was picked off. Add those into the equation as completions, and Ryan goes 31 of 41 for almost four hundred yards, three touchdowns and only one interception. Instead, the team will head into the game in two weeks against Philadelphia with a lot to think about, and hopefully manage to stem this losing streak.

Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons
Oct 12, 2008	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Chicago Bears (1-5)	3	6	14	10	33
Atlanta Falcons (2-4)	0	3	0	7	10

Team Stats Comparison
	CHI	ATL
Total Offense	317	308
Rushing Yards	142	41
Passing Yards	175	267
First Downs	18	16
Punt Return Yards	24	5
Kick Return Yards	53	168
Total Yards	394	481
Turnovers	1	3
3rd Down Converstion	5-10	7-13
4th Down Conversion
2-Point Conversion
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2/3	0/1
Penalties	2-20	0-0
Posession Time	30:26	29:33

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		CHI	ATL
09:16	(CHI) Robbie Gould 24-yard field goal	3	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		CHI	ATL
11:02	(ATL) Matt Prater 32-yard field goal	3	3
04:07	(CHI) Robbie Gould 26-yard field goal	6	3
00:09	(CHI) Robbie Gould 48-yard field goal	9	3
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		CHI	ATL
08:52	(CHI) Brodie Croyle 8-yard pass to Andre Caldwell (extra point good)	16	3
03:37	(CHI) Matt Forte 18-yard run (extra point good)	23	3
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		CHI	ATL
02:00	(CHI) Robbie Gould 28-yard field goal	26	3
00:21	(CHI) Charle Tillman intercepts Matt Ryan (extra point good)	33	3
00:01	(ATL) Matt Ryan 54-yard pass to Laurent Robinson (extra point good)	33	10

Chicago Bears PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Brodie Croyle 17/26 185 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Matt Forte 26 142 5.4 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Josh Morgan 4 49 12.2 0 Greg Olsen 4 38 9.5 0 Andre Caldwell 3 23 7.6 1 Devin Hester 2 27 13.5 0 Dennis Northcutt 2 28 14.0 0 Matt Forte 1 18 18.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Greg Olsen 1 0 Jason McKie 1 0 Olin Kreutz 1 0 John Tait 0 1 Josh Beekman 0 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Nathan Vasher 7 0 0 0 Lance Briggs 6 (1 ftl) 0 0 0 Mike Brown 6 0 1 0 Hunter Hillenmeyer 6 (1 tfl) 0 0 0 Brian Urlacher 6 (2 tfl) 0 0 0 Ricky Manning 4 0 0 0 Charles Tillman 4 0 1 1 Tommie Harris 2 0 0 0 Dejuan Morgan 2 0 1 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Robbie Gould 4/4 3/3 15 49 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Brad Maynard 2 71 35.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Devin Hester 2 53 26.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Devin Hester 2 24 12.0 0

Atlanta Falcons PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Matt Ryan 18/41 267 1 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Jerious Norwood 14 36 2.5 0 Ron Dayne 4 12 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Roddy White 6 86 14.3 0 Laurent Robinson 3 74 24.6 1 Harry Douglas 3 37 12.3 0 Javon Walker 2 56 28.0 0 Martellus Bennett 2 2 1.0 0 Jerious Norwood 2 12 6.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Justin Blalock 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Keith Brooking 13 (3 tfl) 1 0 0 Jamar Adams 6 0 0 0 Rodney Leslie 6 (1 tfl) 1 0 0 Eugene Wilson 5 0 0 0 Chris Houston 4 (1 ftl) 0 0 0 David Vobora 4 (1 tfl) 1 0 0 Isreal Idonije 3 0 0 0 Michael Boley 3 (1 ftl) 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Matt Prater 1/1 1/1 4 32 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Michael Koenen 4 164 41.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Pat Lee 4 95 23.7 0 Chris Gamble 3 73 24.3 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Pat Lee 1 5 5.0 0

*I am absolutely disgusted by this game. THIRTEEN!?!?!? dropped passes!?!?!? Come on, that's just obnoxious. And even more injuries! This is going to be a pain of a season. I'm half tempted to just sim the rest of the season so I can get rid of this trainer and get someone better. But...I'm going to give it at least one more game. I mean, this is what I wanted: a challenge. Unlike with my Titans franchise, I am actually losing games. I might even struggle to reach .500 on the season.

[Shamhat1915]

Speaking of the injuries, just look at the Falcons injury report after the loss to Chicago. This is a devastating list. But, with two weeks before our next game, hopefully at least some of them can come back and be ready for our game against the Eagles. We need them if we want to have a chance at winning.

Atlanta Falcons Injury Report
Pos	Player	Injury Note
HB	Michael Turner	Sprained Ankle, should return for Philly game
HB	Jason Snelling	Dislocated Toe, should return for Philly game
TE	Martrez Milner	Bruised Heel, should return for Philly game
DT	Trey Lewis	Pulled Groin Muscle, could return for Philly game
DE	Buddy Jackson	Triceps Strain, doubtful for Philly game
CB	Randall Gay	Triceps Strain, doubtful for Philly game
DE	John Abraham	Mild Pulled Hamstring, questionable for Philly game

[Shamhat1915]

BREAKING NEWS

Rumors have been flying around the Falcons facility after the loss to Chicago. With a 2-4 record to start the season, owner hhhhh and general manager Don Ross sat down with Grimm and discussed the current depth chart. The following changes were suggested, but not all were accepted:

Sit WR Harry Douglas, start WR Joe Horn. stayed the same. Douglas has 9 catches for 116 yards and 0 touchdowns, while Horn hasn't caught a single pass as the number four receiver.

Sit OLB David Vobora, start OLB Ian Gold. chart stayed the same, but Gold should get more looks. Vobora has 23 tackles, 5 tackles for a loss and 1 sack, while gold has only 5 tackles

Sit CB Chris Houston, start CB Pat Lee. Lee will get the start against Philadelphia. Houston has 15 tackles and 3 tackles for a loss, but has allowed 53% of completions his way. Lee has 9 tackles on the season but has not allowed a pass to be completed in his limited playing time.

Sit SS Jamar Adams, start SS Lawyer Milloy. Milloy will start. Milloy has been more of a ballhawk in his limited playing time, racking up 15 tackles compared to Adams 11, and has broken up more passes and allowed less completions.

The team also announced the signing of veteran receiver David Givens. "After seeing all the dropped passes last week, we knew we needed to make a change. Givens has been around for a while and been a solid option wherever he's been. While not flashy, Givens may struggle slightly with running routes and getting free off the snap. However, he can snatch the ball with the best of them, and isn't afraid to go into the middle of the field to make the catch. He should be a good addition to the team."

[Shamhat1915]

Matchup Preview | October 26, 2008
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Atlanta Falcons (2-4, 1-2 Away)		Philadelphia Eagles (5-1, 2-1 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 1909 Total Offensive Yards 1946 1246 Passing Yards 1380 663 Rushing Yards 566 21.1 Points Per Game 21.8 7 Passing TD 8 6 Rushing TD 6 91 First Downs 96 19 Red Zone Attempts 24 10-5 Red Zone TD-FG 12-8 78 Red Zone Percentage 83 Defensive Stats Comparison 3248 Total Yards Allowed 3248 2012 Passing Yards Allowed 2170 1236 Rushing Yards Allowed 1078 142 Points Allowed 80 9 Sacks 9 2 Fumble Recoveries 1 4 Interceptions 17 23.7 Points Per Game 13.3 22 Red Zone Attempts 14 12-5 Red Zone TD-FG 8-5 77 Red Zone Percentage 92 Injury Report Buddy Jackson / Triceps Strain 1-3 days Donovan McNabb / Torn Quadriceps IR Tavares Gooden / Strained Neck 1-4 days Jevon Kearse / Torn ACL, MCL and PCL 4-6 weeks John Abraham / Mild Pulled Hamstring 1-3 days Victor Hobson / Lis Franc Foot IR Juqua Parker / Ruptured Spleen 5-8 weeks Lawrence Jackson / Pending Injury Report Pending Injury Report Game Notes The Falcons get some good news before the game as a lot of players are returning from injury. The big names coming back are running back Michael Turner and cornerback Randall Gay, both of which are cornerstones on this team. Abraham and Jackson could be back in time for the game, but both may be held out for precautionary reasons. The Eagles are coming off a 41-13 drubbing of the 49ers in their last game, but will be without starting quarterback Donovan McNabb. Second-year pro Kevin Kolb is no slouch, and will be leaning on Westbrook and an opportunistic defense that forces turnovers to pull out the win again. Atlanta is looking to get back on track, but will struggle to do so against a strong Eagles secondary that houses Sheppard, Brown and Dawkins. Ryan will need to lean on the running game, which should get a boost with the return of Michael Turner. If Ryan and White can get back to the form they showed together three weeks ago against Green Bay, they could pull off the upset over Philadelphia, but don't hold your breath. Prediction: Atlanta 17, Philadelphia 31