RoanokeFan
12-13-2012, 07:55 AM
http://www.bigblueview.com/2012/12/1...couting-report (http://www.bigblueview.com/2012/12/12/3759178/giants-at-falcons-atlanta-scouting-report)
Excerpt: "The Atlanta Falcons (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/atlanta-falcons) are 11-2, have already clinched the NFC South and appear well on their way to earning a bye and home-field advantage during the NFC Playoffs. Yet, as Jorge Castillo of the Star-Ledger wrote (http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2012/12/falcons_seeking_to_prove_skept.html), "skeptics are plentiful."
That means the defending Super Bowl champion Giants (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/new-york-giants) arrive at the Georgia Dome Sunday at what might be a critical time for the Falcons, especially coming off a loss to the Carolina Panthers (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/carolina-panthers).
"I can hear everybody right now," tight end Tony Gonzalez said (http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2012/12/09/falcons-give-performance-to-leave-us-wondering-again/?cxntfid=blogs_jeff_schultz_blog). "They’re getting off the bandwagon. I can hear them jumping off. Looking at our history, people are going to go, ‘See, I told you.’"
The Falcons also have the added motivation of the memory of last season's lopsided 24-2 loss to the Giants in the Wild-Card round of the NFC Playoffs.
"I don’t have this, like, deep desire to get them back," Falcons tackle Tyson Clabo said (http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-falcons-blog/2012/12/12/giants-arriving-at-big-moment-in-falcons%E2%80%99-season/). "I just want to play well and defend the Dome and get a win."
Let' take a look at the Falcons in this week's Scouting Report.
Offense
Overall rank: 376.2 yards per game (8th)
Points: 25.9 (8th)
Rushing: 86.9 yards per game (28th)
Passing: 289.2 yards per game (4th)
Quarterback Matt Ryan is having a fantastic season for a Falcons team that is much more pass-oriented than you might have realized. 'Matty Ice' has competed 346-of-511 pass attempts (67.7 percent) for 3,932 yards, 24 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. He has a passer rating of 94.8. You think the Giants throw the ball a lot. Eli Manning (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2235/eli-manning) has 462 pass attempts this season, far fewer than Ryan.
Of course, Ryan has an incredibly prolific trio of receivers to throw to. Tight end Tony Gonzalez, a future Hall of Famer, has a team-leading 81 catches. Wide receiver Roddy White (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1192/roddy-white) has 77 catches for a team-high 1,140 yards (14.8 yards per catch) and Julio Jones (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/131119/julio-jones) has 63 receptions for 997 yards (15.8 per catch).
Michael Turner (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/3034/michael-turner) leads the Falcons' ground game with 689 yards and averages 3.7 yards per carry." Read more...
Excerpt: "The Atlanta Falcons (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/atlanta-falcons) are 11-2, have already clinched the NFC South and appear well on their way to earning a bye and home-field advantage during the NFC Playoffs. Yet, as Jorge Castillo of the Star-Ledger wrote (http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2012/12/falcons_seeking_to_prove_skept.html), "skeptics are plentiful."
That means the defending Super Bowl champion Giants (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/new-york-giants) arrive at the Georgia Dome Sunday at what might be a critical time for the Falcons, especially coming off a loss to the Carolina Panthers (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/teams/carolina-panthers).
"I can hear everybody right now," tight end Tony Gonzalez said (http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2012/12/09/falcons-give-performance-to-leave-us-wondering-again/?cxntfid=blogs_jeff_schultz_blog). "They’re getting off the bandwagon. I can hear them jumping off. Looking at our history, people are going to go, ‘See, I told you.’"
The Falcons also have the added motivation of the memory of last season's lopsided 24-2 loss to the Giants in the Wild-Card round of the NFC Playoffs.
"I don’t have this, like, deep desire to get them back," Falcons tackle Tyson Clabo said (http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-falcons-blog/2012/12/12/giants-arriving-at-big-moment-in-falcons%E2%80%99-season/). "I just want to play well and defend the Dome and get a win."
Let' take a look at the Falcons in this week's Scouting Report.
Offense
Overall rank: 376.2 yards per game (8th)
Points: 25.9 (8th)
Rushing: 86.9 yards per game (28th)
Passing: 289.2 yards per game (4th)
Quarterback Matt Ryan is having a fantastic season for a Falcons team that is much more pass-oriented than you might have realized. 'Matty Ice' has competed 346-of-511 pass attempts (67.7 percent) for 3,932 yards, 24 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. He has a passer rating of 94.8. You think the Giants throw the ball a lot. Eli Manning (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/2235/eli-manning) has 462 pass attempts this season, far fewer than Ryan.
Of course, Ryan has an incredibly prolific trio of receivers to throw to. Tight end Tony Gonzalez, a future Hall of Famer, has a team-leading 81 catches. Wide receiver Roddy White (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/1192/roddy-white) has 77 catches for a team-high 1,140 yards (14.8 yards per catch) and Julio Jones (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/131119/julio-jones) has 63 receptions for 997 yards (15.8 per catch).
Michael Turner (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/players/3034/michael-turner) leads the Falcons' ground game with 689 yards and averages 3.7 yards per carry." Read more...