Falcons Daily: Atlanta players, coaches to discuss the lesson learned following recent damage

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — On Monday, Arthur Smith became very sincere approximately how he felt regarding the manner the Falcons answered withinside the week after the win towards the 49ers and earlier than the loss to the Bengals.

Essentially? It wasn`t close to accurate sufficient.

“In hindsight, revisionist history, I became a bit irritated ultimate week,” Smith stated. “I did not suppose our attention became splendid early on. You can ask everybody in that locker room.”

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Smith brought that he wasn’t announcing this really due to the fact the Falcons misplaced the manner they did in Cincinnati. He wasn’t announcing it as an excuse. He became announcing it to maintain stated locker room in check, due to the fact it is now no longer some thing the Falcons subscribe to.

For the maximum part, Smith stated the Falcons were clearly accurate this yr at taking every week for what it is, and now no longer letting a win (or loss) bleed over into a brand new week.

“Obviously,” he stated, “it wasn’t accurate sufficient ultimate week.”

It’s some thing the Falcons need to rectify immediately, specially with a divisional opponent heading to metropolis on Sunday.

The Carolina Panthers can be going thru their honest proportion of turmoil, however they may be coming off their pleasant collective win of the season, having beat Tampa Bay ultimate Sunday, 21-3.

It became a win that taken aback many. It’s additionally one which stands as a reminder to the Falcons that – as Smith stated – “you can not take whatever for granted,” mainly this yr.

“It’s simply every other reminder. It should not must be that manner however from time to time you want reminders,” he stated, “and it is what we do with it… Whatever group is capable of put together and make modifications this week and be geared up to roll will win on Sunday. That begins offevolved today.”

That became on Monday.

So, how did the Falcons honest with this reminder? Much higher, Smith stated on the cease of the week.

Looking returned, Smith did not thoughts the attempt and paintings because the week stepped forward beforehand of the Cincinnati sport. It became the begin to the week that he did not a whole lot appreciate. In fact, he equated it to the manner the Falcons began out the sport towards the Bengals.

“We have the proper men here, however from time to time you analyze painful lessons,” Smith stated on Friday. “It wasn’t the complete week, however you do appearance returned at it. Sometimes you had a awful week and also you play properly and different instances it is sort of indicative of ways the sport begins offevolved. That’s the way it became ultimate week.”

From participant perspective, they echoed Smith’s sentiment nearly verbatim.

“We have a splendid organization of fellows and I suppose win or lose you need to come withinside the subsequent week, and each week as it is very own thing,” Chris Lindstrom stated. “There’s a massive significance of the ultimate week did not cross our manner however you can not allow it snowball.”

Grady Jarrett expectantly stated this week has been higher.

“I sense like we have got come returned to paintings properly,” he stated. “… You must make a choice and be capable of cross forward. I sense like we are taking that step. I would not anticipate whatever much less from us. There are nevertheless 10 sport left withinside the normal season and the whole thing we need continues to be beforehand of us. There’s no purpose to be down over a awful (outing). You can not allow one overall performance beat you twice.”

And the Falcons do not need – and honestly, can not afford – every other divisional loss.

Though, the groups of the NFC South awakened on Friday morning with the Falcons maintaining onto a divisional lead following Tampa Bay’s loss on Thursday night, Atlanta is 0-2 towards divisional opponents. For that purpose, this sport on Sunday is a massive one for the Falcons.

Though there are numerous that could take Carolina gently due to the state of affairs the employer reveals itself in 8 weeks into the season, the Falcons can not, and won’t. Why? Because they have got found out they can not, and that they found out the lesson the tough manner.