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Friday, October 20, 2006
A watershed game?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
There has been little, if any, fallout among players, coaches or front-office staff about Michael Vick’s remarks in an HBO Inside the NFL interview with former NFL wide receiver Cris Carter this week.
To summarize, Vick said the team needs to stop running on first and second down all the time; that he wishes he could have the opportunity to throw to Randy Moss and Marvin Harrison; and to be able play in the Colts’ system for a week.
In addition, Warrick Dunn said in an article my colleague D. Orlando Ledbetter wrote Friday that he and the other running backs would welcome the opportunity to be more a part of the passing game.
Sounds like the team’s top two offensive players would prefer some changes.
Based on the tension that seems to be brewing, Sunday’s game with the Steelers is huge. A loss by Atlanta, especially one in which the offense plays poorly or can’t score touchdowns again, could spur a lot more negative reaction than what we’ve witnessed this week.
A victory and all will be good.
It’s the nature of sports nowadays for the pendulum to swing wildly from week to week but eve though this is game No. 6 for Atlanta, it could be a watershed for the direction of this team, its players and coaching staff.
