Big blow for Falcons: Keanu Neal out for the season with ACL tear

[Ball4life]

6 minutes ago, t96 said:

Neal is strictly a box safety. He can't cover at all, he gets burned routinely and gets a ton of penalties in coverage/down the field. So yeah he helps them in run defense, and he makes plays on the ball, which is solid to have but that's all he can do. 

That defense is similar to ours and it runs entirely through the front 7. Seahawks also had a ton of talent in their secondary, hence the legendary couple of years they had but their front 7 was the glue, and same thing in ATL. Trufant is a legit shutdown corner and is easily their best defensive player. And while Jones is nowhere near as good as Colinsworth slobbering over him would make one think, he is solid against the run and one of the best cover LBs in the game right now. Way better and more important than Neal.

This is all 100% false FWIW. Neal doesn’t get a lot of interceptions but he is not bad in coverage at all and he does NOT get penalized a lot. Neal was a pro bowler last year at 22 years old for a reason. 

A lot of Falcons fans don’t even think Trufant is the best CB on the team let alone the best defensive player on the team. 

[CPF4LIFE]

Should have never went back in after the first time he got hurt. 

[CarolinaSamurai]

20 minutes ago, luke nukem said:

lol, who is Vic Beasley? Oh just the guy that led the league in sacks last year.... yeah I think hes their best defensive player.

What? I don't see him anywhere on this 2017 sack leaders.....

[t96]

8 minutes ago, CarolinaSamurai said:

What? I don't see him anywhere on this 2017 sack leaders.....

JAX, LAC and us are the only teams with 2 players on that list. Pretty good, huh?

[The Lobo]

Hate to hear that for the young man. Get better 

[tiger7_88]

36 minutes ago, t96 said:

Beasley had like 6 sacks last year and is useless against the run and in coverage...

Yeah, that's one thing you and I can agree on... Beasley ain't close to being the best player on that defense.  Hell, he's not even their best DL, I'd give that honor to Grady Jarrett.

[backINblack28]

Beasley got pushed out of bounds on the biggest play of the game by 5'6 35 year old Darren Sproles

[luke nukem]

47 minutes ago, CarolinaSamurai said:

What? I don't see him anywhere on this 2017 sack leaders.....

he led the league in 2016, Id still take him over any other defensive player on there roster.

[TheSpecialJuan]

1 hour ago, TN05 said:

 

 

excellent news 

[pantherclaw]

Sucks for the player. 

[Mr. Scot]

1 hour ago, uncfan888 said:

I just want to beat teams. Don't really care about them being full strength 

I like beating teams when they're at their best.

No excuses. No what ifs. We just beat ya.

[Cpt slay a ho]

Deion Jones is easily the falcons best defender, I thought it was a acl tear the first time he went out, I don’t think it was smart putting him back in 

[Shocker]

Neal is a top safety...that is a big loss there.

[Mr. Scot]

I've seen speculation asking whether the Seahawks would give an old friend a discount on trading for Earl Thomas.