COACHING TAPE – WEEK 14 (12/9/08)

FALCONS OFFENSE VS. SAINTS DEFENSE Falcons ran 63 offensive plays, and had 414 total yards Falcons 7-12 on third down conversions Falcons 4 trips inside the red zone, 3 TD The only negative for the Falcons offense was Turner and Norwood combined for 23-79, 3.5 yards per carry The designed cutback is a staple of the Falcons running game, and they had success with it again on the second play of the game: Turner 26 yards out of 2 back / 3 WR personnel A lot of flow and misdirection to the Falcons offense, both in the run game and the pass game, especially off Ryan designed movement Ryan’s interception was a misread: He read “quarters”, and it was “Tampa 2” behind a 3 man rush– It was well disguised by the Saints before the snap, They showed a 4 across look; ...

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