Building the Falcons (HC 09)

[Jefferson2Lafell]

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Falcons Pre-Season in review

Atlanta, Ga- The Falcons were 1-3 this preseason, showing a dominating defense but a very shaky offense. Larry Porter is a RB guru, but didn't have over 70 yards in any game. The line is among the best in the NFL, but the RB's were not hitting the hole hard enough or eluding anyone. With the loss of Brian Brohm, the shaky QB situation gets worse. Ken Dorsey struggled and only threw 1 touchdown all 4 games, which was the only touchdown through the air for the Falcons. Rookie Joe Flacco was downright awful, throwing 5 interceptions and only completed 27% of his passes. Randy Moss was slowed by a hamstring injury, but came on in the last game, catching 5 passes for 78 yards and 1 touchdown. Early Doucet also played well, having caught 5 passes for 122 yards in their only victory against the Titans, and may be a candidate to start opposite Moss. Back to the struggles, the most telling fact was that in their only win, they touchdown they scored was on an interception by Nnamdi Asomugha. Asomugha, Asante Samuel, Antoine Cason, and Chris Houston combined to pick off 10 passes in the preseason and allowed only 1 passing touchdown to be scored on them. The run defense allowed 3 touchdowns, but was not soft in any sense. They held opponents to 97 rushing yards per game and forced 5 fumbles. Defense looks to be the identity of this team, at least until Brian Brohm returns from injury and they see if he can provide the spark for this team. Until then, it looks to be Dorsey's job as game manager, letting the defense do their job and the running backs play to physical football.

[Jefferson2Lafell]

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Why did u get so many QBs? And what are u gonna do with Flacco, he probably wants a massive contract.

Well at first I had 0 QB's on my roster, but Flacco turned in to an enormous bust, which sucks for me because I have him for 4 years and a 4.5M penalty if I cut him. So idk what to do with a 69 ovr buy with 79 potential who has 70 accuracy lol. I guess I'll just keep him until his contract expires. Im really wishing i would have drafted Mendenhall instead of Flacco

[Jefferson2Lafell]

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Falcons win first game of Porter Era

The defenses dominated in this game as Atlanta squeaked by Detroit, 13-10. Ken Dorsey completed 13 of 27 attempts for 138 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception to Ernie Sims. Jerious Norwood ran 20 times for 70 yards in attempting to prove he could be an every down back. Randy Moss caught 5 passes for 43 yards and 1 TD. The Falcons line was solid, only allowing 1 sack all day. Demorrio Williams attempted to earn his hefty paycheck as he was Atlanta's second-leading tackler with 9 tackles and 1 interception. Asante Samuel also gathered in a pick, forced a fumble, and recorded 4 stops. Keith Brooking led the team with 11 tackles. Detriot scored first on a 1-yard pass from John Kitna to Calvin Johnson in the 2nd quarter. That drive was answered by an Atlanta field goal. After Kitna threw the INT to Williams on the next drive, Norwood ran the team slowly downfield and Dorsey threw a 2-yard TD to Moss, giving Atlanta a 10-7 lead going into the half. After the Samuel pick, the Falcons got a field goal by Elam and never looked back as they held on for the W. Coach Porter said after the game, "It was just nice to start quickly out the gate with a win. I give all the credit in the world to our guys and Detroit for a hard-fought game."

[Limbombe]

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Brohm named Falcons QB

Atlanta, GA- Falcons Coach Larry Porter named his starting QB today as none other than rookie Brian Brohm from Louisville, coincidentally coached in his first 3 years by Falcons former coach Bobby Petrino. Brohm won the battle between veteran Ken Dorsey and 13th overall pick Joe Flacco. Brohm threw for 10,775 yards and 70 touchdowns with only 24 interceptions in his career at Louisville.
(Edited 2 days later)

BREAKING NEWS

Just days after being named the Falcons starting QB, Brian Brohm finds himself out for 3-5 months after getting injured in the Falcons 11-24 loss at the hands of the Texans in the first game of the pre-season. Brohm was 3-8 for 32 yards. The other Falcons QB's struggled also in relief of Brohm. Ken Dorsey went 7-21 for 130 yards and 1 interception. Rookie Joe Flacco was 2-7 for 9 yards and 1 interception.

why did you get two qb's?

[Jefferson2Lafell]

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why did you get flacco two qb's?

It was just a thing where I wanted to be set w/ my QB situation and Brohm was the best available player at the pick, so I grabbed him. Plus, I wasnt sure how Flacco would be on the game, and turns out he is 79 potential.

[JMSHHT]

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Congrats on the win. And yeah Flacco is underated in this game, see if u can get some picks trading him in the second year.
BTW what offensive and defensive system are u running?

[Jefferson2Lafell]

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Congrats on the win. And yeah Flacco is underated in this game, see if u can get some picks trading him in the second year.
BTW what offensive and defensive system are u running?

Im running basically Tom Moore Pass Attack w/ some plays for Norwood to run with and Jags Physical D, I run alot of man blitzes

[JMSHHT]

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Im running basically Tom Moore Pass Attack w/ some plays for Norwood to run with and Jags Physical D, I run alot of man blitzes

Hey we have the same offensive playbook and I too call a lot of man blitzs.
It will be interesting to compare our team stats to see who's got the better team.
And ru playing your games or simming them? If ur playing them, how long is your quarters? Mine is 7 minutes, I found 15 min quarters just way too long and I often get ridiculously high scoring games from them.

[Jefferson2Lafell]

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Hey we have the same offensive playbook and I too call a lot of man blitzs.
It will be interesting to compare our team stats to see who's got the better team.
And ru playing your games or simming them? If ur playing them, how long is your quarters? Mine is 7 minutes, I found 15 min quarters just way too long and I often get ridiculously high scoring games from them.

I simmed the lions game but i have the bucs next and i plan to play that one... i havent decided on quarter length but ill try 10 min maybe. I started the bucs game and was down 21-0 in the second when it froze.. lol lucky break but i think i know what i need to do... trade Ken Dorsey and get a QB who can see one of the 3 wide open receivers and not throw a bullet to Moss in triple coverage. But I may be stuck with him for a while so ill manage. I signed Josh Johnson to help with my QB situation b/c dorsey & flacco suck and Brohm is hurt. Also signed a QB from San Diego who i guess sat behind Johnson 4 years then went pro. Same skill set a little worse 65/88 but 76 accuracy idk what ill do QB-wise.

[SuperChargers]

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What are your philosophies? What draft path are you going for?

[edward_1385]

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Maybe u can look to trade for Kevin Kolb or even Brady Quinn... But yeah Joe Flacco is totally underated in this game...

Btw, most Raven and Panther players are all underated servely in this game...

[Jefferson2Lafell]

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What are your philosophies? What draft path are you going for?

All hirings: give up no control
GM Draft Trade: Trade Down
Future Draft Picks: Neutral
Trading Frequency:Neutral
Trade Philosophy: Neutral
Draft: Best Available
Workout: Best Available
Reg Season Scouting: Big School
Contracts: Normal
GM: 5M cap
QB: Balanced
HB: Workhorse
FB: Ball Carrier
WR: Balanced
TE: Playmaker
G: Size/Strength/Mauler
C: Balanced
T: Size/Strength/Engulfer
DT: One Gap penetrator
DE: Undersized Speed Rusher
OLB: Balanced
MLB: Balanced
CB: Man Coverage/ Ballhawk
FS: Centerfield
SS: Run support/ Big hitter
K: Balanced
P: Big foot/distance (KOS also)
Build through draft(obviously not this last offseason but will cut back from now on)
Blitz Philosophy: Heavy
Coverage: Man
Control: HC
4-3
No-Huddle: Heavy
Off Playbook: HC
Scheme: Spread
Media Complainer: Balanced
Skip Practice: Balanced

I have English path

About to play Bucs, Story soon.

[Jefferson2Lafell]

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Falcons Win Defensive Battle

(Rainy) Tampa, FL- The Buccaneers had only 2 sustained drives all day in their 12-10 loss to the Falcons Sunday. Both were in the 1st quarter. The Bucs opening drive of the game went down to a field goal. After a Ken Dorsey interception, they went to the 10 yard line, where Jeff Garcia threw a perfect strike to Joey Galloway on a slant route for a touchdown.
The second quarter was better for Atlanta, as 3 nice drives behind the legs of Jerious Norwood's 3rd career 100 yard rushing game, and his career best 148 yards on 37 carries.
After the half though, the Bucs began to stop the vanilla offense of Atlanta, run blitzing on 1st and 2nd, and covering the noodle arm of Ken Dorsey on 3rd. Dorsey threw an interception on the first drive after the half, and was forced into throwing situations, where he failed miserably. When, late in the game, Dorsey was saved from disaster when he threw an interception to Tanard Jackson and Early Doucet made the heads up play, chasing Jackson down and stripping the ball, which was recovered by Norwood. Five plays later, though, Dorsey threw 4th interception and 2nd to Barrett Ruud.
When coach Larry Porter confronted Dorsey on the sideline, Dorsey walked past his coach and yelled something about the rain and for Porter to pay attention to the defense and do his job and let Dorsey do his. Porter responded by benching Dorsey in favor of recently acquired Rookie Josh Johnson. When Johnson went in for his first drive, he was down 10-9 with 5:13 left in the game on his own 14.. Talk about pressure. He handed off to Norwood 2 times for 14 yards, then got a pass in. 27 Yards down to the 45. Falcons call a time-out with 4:02 left. The next 5 plays are runs for a total of 21 yards, and the 2 minute warning hits with the Falcons on the 24 yard line looking to score. In the 3 following plays, they run and get 4 yards, facing 4th and 6 from the 17. Jason Elam comes in and puts the Falcons ahead by two. Asante Samuel ended the Bucs hopes for victory when he intercepted Jeff Garcia with 0:24 left in th game.
After the game, Porter had this to say on Ken Dorsey, "He will not be here for long. That action is absolutely not tolerated by the coaching staff here in Atlanta."

[Jefferson2Lafell]

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Dorsey traded to Lions

Atlanta, GA- The Falcons announced today that they traded Ken Dorsey to Detroit for a 5th round pick in 2009 and a 6th in 2010. This move was expected after Dorsey's confrontation on the sideline with coach Larry Porter before he was benched in the 4th quarter of last week's 12-10 win over Tampa. Dorsey had just thrown his 4th pick of the game, and 2nd of the drive, when he lashed out verbally at Porter.

[Jefferson2Lafell]

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Falcons get Kolb

Atlanta, GA- After trading starting QB Ken Dorsey Monday, Atlanta announced the acquisition of QB Kevin Kolb from Philadelphia. Kolb, a 2nd round pick in 06 out of Houston, has sat behind Donovan McNabb most of his career. Kolb told reporters he was excited to start at QB on a team where he would have Justin Blalock, Jeff Faine, Alan Faneca, and Jordan Gross blocking for him and tossing passes to Randy Moss. Who wouldn't like that? Philly receives a 2009 5th and 2010 6th Round pick for Kolb.