Preseason Halftime Thoughts: Atlanta Falcons vs. Miami Dolphins

Clint Goss

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Sweat it out. Wait stressfully with thoughts and prayers. What are my thoughts
here at halftime? This blows Atlanta Falcons fans. This blows.

SS DeMarcco Hellams has been carted off the field with a left ankle or possiblyAchilles injury. An air cast was put on his left leg with 12:44 remaining in the 1st
Quarter (the 2nd defensive play from scrimmage for the Falcons’ Defense).

There is nothing else to say.

QB Michael Penix Jr. By The Numbers

9/16, 104 yards

Receptions

  • Casey Washington (3)
  • Chris Blair (2)
  • John Fitzpatrick (2)
  • Carlos Washington Jr. (1)
  • Jase McClellan (1)

Don’t Forget these Cornerbacks

We talk about Clark Phillips III. We talk about Mike Hughes. Yeah, we talk about AJ Terrell.

Corner depth gets all the pub with the media and the fan base.

Don’t forget Kevin King & Antonio Hamilton Sr., they are reminding us tonight. King’s
29-yard interception return is the attention-getter (he nearly had a 2nd before the end of
the half, but Hamilton Sr. is the one who ate his Wheaties this morning. A simple Cover
2 defense combating the flat, Hamilton blew up one of the first plays in the backfield for
a tone-setting TFL following the Hellams injury, finishing the half with 3 tackles and a pass deflection.

Final Tangent

It’s Time to hand QB Taylor Heinicke a cardboard box and thank him for his services.

Terry Fontenot needs to get Free Agent SS Justin Simmons a Gatorade. This Safety depth is alarming.

Hard Rock Stadium’s field is playing like Bambi on skates.

Clint Goss

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Clint Goss is a Falcons and NFL writer, as well as the the on-air co-host of The Falcon Fade radio show at 99.1 WDJY and lead NFL Draft Analyst for Stadium Rant. He is a Rhetoric graduate of Georgia College & State University. A Roswell resident, find Clint at Mercedes-Benz Stadium every Sunday. You can follow Clint actively on Twitter/X @NFLDraftDome.