Tough situation for the Washington Commanders this week.
Seems people have broken the Falcons game down to if Jayden plays, they win. If Marcus plays, they lose. I'm of the opposite intuition. That is based on feelings. Nothing more than feelings. Trying to forget my . . .
The meme is floating that Kingsbury lets Jayden create and doesn't create himself. When Marcus plays, Kliff feels free to create. Is it a deeper into the playbook thing?
The Falcons are talented. But they have some tectonic problems going on. They should have some things figured out by now. But they don't. They give off a little 86 Bears energy. All the talent in the world. But they couldn't stop bickering.
The Falcons need to stop bitching and get to it. Run the ball. Play defense. Especially against Washington. Why?
Because the game plan doesn't change much whether they play Marcus or Jayden. Neither one needs to be on the field for long stretches if you are the Falcons.
If they are going to beat the Commanders this year, now is the best time. Commanders are banged up on Offense. Their receiving corps is depleted. So they probably are gonna come with the running game.
Atlanta is hit and miss against the run. Some don't agree. They see a weak middle. They need to play a Vikings type game versus the Commanders run game.
I wouldn't assume the Falcons are going to lose because they lost to the Panthers. The Early Season in the NFL is the uncanny valley. Weird things happen because teams aren't ready. They are not grooving. They are not calibrated. There are wild mood swings week to week.
They don't have the right look.
And because the season takes an eternity to complete, being 2-2 at week four doesn't mean you are out of it.
Neither of these particular ball clubs will be out of the running with a loss.
I think the spread should be Falcons -3.
I see zero difference between them. With the home team getting the traditional field goal gratuity.
Public is still on Washington at 62%.
