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Official 2023 week 2 pregame thread at undefeated Dirty Birds of Atlanta
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<blockquote data-quote="Dantés" data-source="post: 1005749" data-attributes="member: 12283"><p>We only have a 1 game sample to work from. The Panthers lost @ Atlanta, 10-24.</p><p></p><p>Bryce Young had a miserable debut, averaging a mere 3.8 YPA, throwing 2 picks to 1 TD, sacked twice, and fumbling once. </p><p></p><p>As a team, Carolina was able to find running room-- 154 yards on 32 carries (4.8 YPC). </p><p></p><p>On the other side, Desmond Ridder was not much of a threat. He only averaged 6.4 YPA despite completing 83% of his passes. The Falcons want to run the ball and just rely on Ridder to convert 3rd & 4+. On 3rd downs:</p><p></p><p>-3rd & 8, sacked, fumbles (punt)</p><p>-3rd & 9, pass complete for -6 yards (punt)</p><p>-3rd & 4, pass complete for 11 yards (TD)</p><p>-3rd & 10, pass complete for 10 yards (punt)</p><p>-3rd & 12, pass complete for -3 yards (punt)</p><p>-3rd & 10, pass complete for 7 yards (punt)</p><p>-3rd & 22, pass complete for 17 yards (punt)</p><p></p><p>So Ridder only converted one 3rd down opportunity on the day. 9 of his 15 completions were to the running backs. </p><p></p><p>On the ground, Atlanta ran 26 times for 130 yards (5.0 YPC). </p><p></p><p>10 of their 24 points came on short fields. Their first touchdown drive started on the CAR 17 after an INT and their FG to tie the game at 10 started at the CAR 36 and ended at the 31 after an INT. </p><p></p><p>Carolina was moving the ball better than Atlanta early, but kept the Falcons in it with some short fields. The Falcons only scoring drives of any real substance came late, when the running game began to grind on the Panthers.</p><p></p><p>This game is very winnable in my opinion. <strong>The keys are:</strong></p><p></p><p>-Limiting the rushing attack and forcing Ridder to contribute a lot to the offensive success. Ridder is not a very good QB. Much of his production were empty yards that resulted in punts. Even his 35 yard completion to Pitts was an ill-advised throw; an elite talent just made a play. </p><p></p><p>-Protecting the football. Young's picks were identical; Bates got him over the middle. Young didn't look him off and/or didn't see him. Hopefully Love will prove to be a more mature processor than that.</p><p></p><p>-Sustaining drives-- even if they end with a punt or a FG, you don't want your defense on the field all day taking body blows from the Atlanta running game. If you do that, then the dam will break eventually.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dantés, post: 1005749, member: 12283"] We only have a 1 game sample to work from. The Panthers lost @ Atlanta, 10-24. Bryce Young had a miserable debut, averaging a mere 3.8 YPA, throwing 2 picks to 1 TD, sacked twice, and fumbling once. As a team, Carolina was able to find running room-- 154 yards on 32 carries (4.8 YPC). On the other side, Desmond Ridder was not much of a threat. He only averaged 6.4 YPA despite completing 83% of his passes. The Falcons want to run the ball and just rely on Ridder to convert 3rd & 4+. On 3rd downs: -3rd & 8, sacked, fumbles (punt) -3rd & 9, pass complete for -6 yards (punt) -3rd & 4, pass complete for 11 yards (TD) -3rd & 10, pass complete for 10 yards (punt) -3rd & 12, pass complete for -3 yards (punt) -3rd & 10, pass complete for 7 yards (punt) -3rd & 22, pass complete for 17 yards (punt) So Ridder only converted one 3rd down opportunity on the day. 9 of his 15 completions were to the running backs. On the ground, Atlanta ran 26 times for 130 yards (5.0 YPC). 10 of their 24 points came on short fields. Their first touchdown drive started on the CAR 17 after an INT and their FG to tie the game at 10 started at the CAR 36 and ended at the 31 after an INT. Carolina was moving the ball better than Atlanta early, but kept the Falcons in it with some short fields. The Falcons only scoring drives of any real substance came late, when the running game began to grind on the Panthers. This game is very winnable in my opinion. [B]The keys are:[/B] -Limiting the rushing attack and forcing Ridder to contribute a lot to the offensive success. Ridder is not a very good QB. Much of his production were empty yards that resulted in punts. Even his 35 yard completion to Pitts was an ill-advised throw; an elite talent just made a play. -Protecting the football. Young's picks were identical; Bates got him over the middle. Young didn't look him off and/or didn't see him. Hopefully Love will prove to be a more mature processor than that. -Sustaining drives-- even if they end with a punt or a FG, you don't want your defense on the field all day taking body blows from the Atlanta running game. If you do that, then the dam will break eventually. [/QUOTE]
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