| As Atlanta Journal-Constitution staffer D. Orlando Ledbetter noted on Thursday, every team knows the Falcons are going to run the football. Every team is going to put eight -- and sometimes nine -- players at the line of scrimmage to stop them.
So how do the Falcons counter the opposition's strategy? Especially in this week's rematch with Carolina, who limited the Falcons earlier this season.
"You've got to be able to block that eighth element," Falcons coach Mike Smith said. "Some times [last week] we were able to get him, and some times we didn't. Any time you load the box there is a chance for an explosive [play]. Michael [Turner] had a nice run on that [28]-yard touchdown run."
In that first ga ... |
