导出博客文章FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Coach Dan Quinn appreciates how the Atlanta Falcons are
positioned atop the NFC South, holding a one-game lead over Tampa Bay with two
games left in the regular season.Now if the Falcons could just stop getting key
players hurt, but Quinn is hardly despondent. Inexperienced players are stepping
into big roles and impressing the coaching staff.I know were judged by what
happens on Sundays, but honestly I thought the game from yesterday was won
during the week, Quinn said Monday. It was the preparation that the guys put in
and having that mindset to go for it.When Atlanta (9-5) visits Carolina (5-8)
this weekend, linebacker DeVondre Campbell will not play after sustaining a
concussion in Sundays blowout win over San Francisco.Quinn isnt sure of the
status of tight end Austin Hooper, who left the game late with a knee injury.
Campbells status, however, is a bigger concern for a defense that has already
lost cornerback Desmond Trufant, safety Kemal Ishmael, linebacker Sean
Weatherspoon and defensive end Derrick Shebly to season-ending surgeries.
Defensive end Adrian Clayborn is likely inactive for a fourth straight week with
a sore knee.Its rough and a bummer for those guys, Quinn said. We have a number
of guys who are ready if called upon, so well take it through the week as we get
ready to play.The Falcons hope that All-Pro receiver Julio Jones, out the last
two games with a sprained toe, and cornerback Jalen Collins, sidelined against
the 49ers with a knee injury, will be ready to play against Carolina.Despite
Jones absence, Quinn was delighted how well Aldrick Robinson filled in with a
team-high 111 yards receiving on four catches. The coach also praised C.J.
Goodwin, a receiver-turned-cornerback, and Deji Olaltoye, promoted from the
practice squad three weeks ago.All the guys have been in the system long enough
to know how we play, Quinn said. This is the technique we do.Without Hooper, the
Falcons took another hit at tight end. Starter Jacob Tammes season ended in Week
8, which leaves only Levine Toilolo and undrafted rookie free agent Joshua
Perkins as the lone players at their position.Without Trufant, the teams best
defender, and Collins, a second-round draft pick last year, the Falcons used a
four-man rotation at cornerback. Brian Poole, an undrafted rookie free agent who
has started seven of his 14 games at nickel, played on every snap. Robert
Alford, a full-time starter the last three years, took all but two snaps.Goodwin
and Olatoye subbed in for each other all afternoon at the outside spot opposite
Alford.Those guys have good length, Quinn said. The times we played them in
man-to-man, they really showed up. We thought theyd play well. They were ready
to go. Their coaches trust them, their teammates trust them.Improvement on
defense has been a season-long quest. The Falcons allowed between 28 and 33
points over the first four weeks, but over the last four games, theyve forced
more turnovers and opponents are scoring less.The emergence of second-year
end-outside linebacker Vic Beasley, the NFL sacks leader with 14.5, and inside
linebacker Deion Jones, one of the leagues most productive rookies, has been
timely.Even when (the 49ers) got a few first downs, we made sure that we stopped
them, safety Ricardo Allen said. Even though they got a touchdown or two, we
kept playing the whole game and got our ball back to our offense and you see
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offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the
team made the announcement Friday. Brisbane veteran Sam Thaiday has slammed the
NRLs decision to suspend St George Illawarra star Tyson Frizell for touching a
referee.Frizell is set to miss Thursdays clash with Brisbane in Wollongong as he
faces a one-match ban for contact on referee Chris James after brushing past him
while running back into a defensive position in his teams loss to
Canterbury.Thaiday, who will return from his own suspension to face the Dragons,
said the NRLs punishments for such innocuous incidents were way out of
proportion.Theres zero common sense in our game these days, especially when it
comes to some of these calls, Thaiday told reporters on Monday.Theres many
incidents throughout a lot of games where referees have been brushed by, theres
many incidents out there where referees are touching players as well.We just
need to judge incidents on their merits and make sure people arent missing games
for silly little infringements like that.Thaiday was handeed a one-game ban
three years ago for tugging on a referees shirt in an attempt to demonstrate hed
had his own jersey pulled during a scrum.ddddddddddddThe 31-year-old admitted
that was fair enough but he couldnt accept Frizell copping the same sanction for
merely brushing the chest of a referee in an attempt to move past him.Fellow
Broncos star Corey Parker said the crackdown was extremely frustrating and was
testing the patience of NRL fans.For the men and women who pay their money to
come and watch a game of rugby league and follow it through the good and bad
that have to deal with those sorts of decisions, Parker told Sky Sports Radios
Big Sports Breakfast.You can just imagine its frustrating,You just assume and
hope that the powers above make the right calls.But at the moment everyone has
an opinion on it.
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