I was actually happy with the game plan, but not so much with the execution.
Missed tackles (mostly missed chances on Vick), combined with poor man-to-man skills of Henry and Glenn on those two deep balls really kicked us in our arse.
With Vick, you pick your poison. You can take your DE's, push upfield and go for the sack, but by doing that you are opening up alot of running lanes for Vick. So for the chance at getting a sack (something Canty and Spears aren't adept at to begin with), is it worth giving all that real estate to Vick for running room?
Zimmer did what was needed, he picked his spots to put pressure on Vick and attempted to limit the running space to keep Vick from making a big play with his legs.
With Vick making passes he normally doesn't with his arm, it actually gave our defense a different look than we were expecting. The TD throw to Lelie with Newman draped on him, the first down throw to Crumpler with Nate Jones all over him, those are throws Vick normally doesn't make. Plus with his WR's making plays on deep balls, it was just an odd performance from what had become a somewhat predictable offense in the Falcons.
The defense did adjust in the 2nd half, taking away the underneath pass having the CB's finally defend the underneath pass. In the first half, it looked like I was still living last Sunday.
One thing that does need to be corrected after two weeks of the same thing is Henry not using his size advantage to jam WR's. Two weeks in a row he allowed Devery Henderson and Roddy White to get off the line without getting a jam and he gave up the big play. If Henry wants to be known as even a starting caliber CB, he needs to use his size to his advantage, since his speed doesn't allow him to keep up with faster WR's.
Get your hands on them, knock them off their route, get physical. It'll help the defense alot, AH.
