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Friday, October 27, 2006
Some secondary challenges
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Members of the Falcons’ secondary were upset over the group’s overall performance against the Steelers last Sunday and swore there won’t be a repeat performance this week at Cincinnati.
Well, the Bengals wide receiving corps is arguably better than Pittsburgh’s, especially since coach Marvin Lewis said today that problematic wideout Chris Henry, suspended the past two games (substance abuse and conduct code violations) after being deemed inactive for another, will play against the Falcons.
That poses some big-time matchup problems, especially because Henry is the outside receiver in nickel coverages and will be paired against a much smaller Jason Webster in three-receiver sets.
Free safety Chris Crocker is going to have to be far more aware than he was against the Steelers and strong safety Lawyer Milloy is going to have to keep an eye on tight end Reggie Kelly. With the Falcons expected to blitz a lot, the defensive backs will be in a decent amount of man coverage and can’t afford a lapse.
Cornerback DeAngelo Hall has been about as locked in as I’ve ever seen him. He is very displeased with how he played against the Steelers, plus, he is very eager to get the best of Cincy’s Chad Johnson, who said he’s shave his blonde Mohawk of Hall bested him and the Falcons won.
