We played like poop and still almost came back from a big hole, on the road, against a divisional rival...

[Bronn]

So, everybody cool your jets...

The only things we should take away from this game are:

DJ Moore needs more PT.
Keep CMC in on passing downs.
Our Defense is still not great in the secondary, and we still play too much prevent/soft zone.

We've got a home game next week against a team that isn't great by many standards, and then our BYE, and then another home game against a Dave Gettleman GM'd garbage team that still has Sloth from the Goonies playing QB. TD's back after that, and then we have a short road trip against another mediocre team.

We'll be fine. We're in a three way tie for second place in our division and only one game back from the leader. We're still working out the kinks, and will be a well oiled machine by the time it really starts counting.

 

Keep calm, and Keep Pounding!

[electro's horse]

[CPF4LIFE]

Yep, thats the Ron Rivera way. Keep the game close instead of trying to win comfortably so if you lose you can just say:

"Hey we almost got a win, missed some opportunities, feel good about where we are at!".

 

[*FreeFua*]

Cool?

A loss is a loss. We’ve seen this song and dance before quit the silver lining bs 

[Saca312]

If we’re sleeping on the Bengals offense, then we’re in trouble.

[4Corners]

Yeah, agree. We were in it until the very last play of the game. Atlanta played great and they still couldn’t put us away, even with us playing below average most of it. 

Falcons are going to struggle this season on the road and honestly I don’t rhink they are very good. Pretty optimistic loss honestly. They need to win the next game though. 

[4Corners]

10 minutes ago, Saca312 said:

If we’re sleeping on the Bengals offense, then we’re in trouble.

Mixon is our for this game but considering we just let a backup RB gash us I’m not getting too excited. 

[Fox007]

"We played like poop"

Seems to be happening a lot these days. Last week it was "we played like poop but still won"

This time we played like poop and lost rofl...

How about we stop playing like poop under this fugin HC so often.

[Saca312]

59 minutes ago, 4Corners said:

Mixon is our for this game but considering we just let a backup RB gash us I’m not getting too excited. 

All fairness Tevin Coleman is a beast and some have argued he's better than Freeman. Sarkisian let him loose.

[SOJA]

We also were missing are best two receiving options arguably. Our Pro Bowl Guard was out. We had a guy playing LT that literally was sitting on his couch last weekend. And every single WR dropped passes for Cam including one that dropped right into the Falcons hands near the red zone. 

Oh and the refs had a ghost PI and a non holding call that literally changed the outcome of the game. 

I'm surprised the game was even close. Cam is a beast. 

[jtm]

People need to remember that this is a new offensive scheme and will take time to adjust. 

The 2 minute offense was horrific and way too many dropped passes.  Cam was walking up to the line like he was trying to kill time during that last drive and that was a head scratcher.  

[JARROD]

Everyone was happy to have Wilkes out and Washington in— but he looks clueless,.. 

 

[UpstatePanther]

Negative nancys are out in force today. Im buying on this team.

I remember alot of similar comments after two games in 2015 too. Patience. To borrow a phrase from Aaron Rodgers... RELAX.

#KeepPounding

[Palmetto]

4 hours ago, CPF4LIFE said:

Yep, thats the Ron Rivera way. Keep the game close instead of trying to win comfortably so if you lose you can just say:

"Hey we almost got a win, missed some opportunities, feel good about where we are at!".

 

And learn nothing and come back next week with same problems