Atlanta's Gonzalez upset after allowing rare sack

WhoDat!656 · 09-13-2013, 06:43 PM

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) -- Tony Gonzalez is still bitterly disappointed in himself for allowing a sack for the first time since 1999.

The 13-time Pro Bowl tight end said Thursday that ''it was laziness on my part,'' ''embarrassing'' and ''inexcusable'' when Saints linebacker Junior Galette to sack Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan for a 10-yard loss late in the second quarter of last week's loss at New Orleans.

''I was thinking, 'He's way out there (on the edge), and there's no way he can get to the quarterback,'' Gonzalez said. ''Matt's going to throw it by then, and I just had a slow, lazy kick instead of kicking it back there and getting aggressive with it like I should have, like I've always done.''

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ChrisXVI · 09-13-2013, 06:50 PM

Should have called it a day after last season like he said he would. Now he's going to end up retiring after an incredibly disappointing Falcons season.

|Mitch| · 09-13-2013, 07:38 PM

Long and Quinn are going to eat that O-Line alive...

homerj07 · 09-13-2013, 07:49 PM

Whoops. He is learning how to choke from the masters. Smith & Ryan.

QBREES9 · 09-13-2013, 10:58 PM

Tony's is a great player. Hey, but even the great one's have bad days.

SloMotion · 09-14-2013, 05:09 AM

Did he just subtly suggest, in an offhand way, that Matt Ryan holds on to the ball too long?

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TheOak · 09-14-2013, 08:23 AM

That is what happens when you skip camp and preseason Tony.

You decide to retire which means some time in the last year or two your heart wasn't in it, you don't make camp or preseason so your rusty.... No one is that good. Rust hits everyone and when the heart leaves, it's time to hang it up.

TheOak · 09-14-2013, 08:23 AM

Originally Posted by SloMotion

Did he just subtly suggest, in an offhand way, that Matt Ryan holds on to the ball too long? .

Or Gallett is faster than expected

SmashMouth · 09-14-2013, 08:38 AM

Originally Posted by TheOak

Or Gallett is faster than expected

Or both...

QBREES9 · 09-15-2013, 12:33 PM

Or Gallett is faster than expected. You speak the truth.

09-13-2013, 06:43 PM	#1
WhoDat!656 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 16,001	Atlanta's Gonzalez upset after allowing rare sack FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) -- Tony Gonzalez is still bitterly disappointed in himself for allowing a sack for the first time since 1999. The 13-time Pro Bowl tight end said Thursday that ''it was laziness on my part,'' ''embarrassing'' and ''inexcusable'' when Saints linebacker Junior Galette to sack Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan for a 10-yard loss late in the second quarter of last week's loss at New Orleans. ''I was thinking, 'He's way out there (on the edge), and there's no way he can get to the quarterback,'' Gonzalez said. ''Matt's going to throw it by then, and I just had a slow, lazy kick instead of kicking it back there and getting aggressive with it like I should have, like I've always done.'' Y! SPORTS
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09-13-2013, 06:50 PM	#2
ChrisXVI 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11,482	Re: Atlanta's Gonzalez upset after allowing rare sack Should have called it a day after last season like he said he would. Now he's going to end up retiring after an incredibly disappointing Falcons season. QBREES9 and SloMotion like this.

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homerj07 In Doh We Trust Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 7,027 Blog Entries: 16	Re: Atlanta's Gonzalez upset after allowing rare sack Whoops. He is learning how to choke from the masters. Smith & Ryan.

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SloMotion 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,776 Blog Entries: 15	Re: Atlanta's Gonzalez upset after allowing rare sack Did he just subtly suggest, in an offhand way, that Matt Ryan holds on to the ball too long? . SmashMouth and TheOak like this.

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TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 18,978	Re: Atlanta's Gonzalez upset after allowing rare sack That is what happens when you skip camp and preseason Tony. You decide to retire which means some time in the last year or two your heart wasn't in it, you don't make camp or preseason so your rusty.... No one is that good. Rust hits everyone and when the heart leaves, it's time to hang it up. QBREES9 likes this.

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 36,987 Blog Entries: 29	Re: Atlanta's Gonzalez upset after allowing rare sack Originally Posted by TheOak Or Gallett is faster than expected Or both...

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QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,982	Re: Atlanta's Gonzalez upset after allowing rare sack Or Gallett is faster than expected. You speak the truth.

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