Post by Guvmintcheeze on Oct 15, 2014 19:11:01 GMT
Falcons' Konz acknowledges Bears fans' role in silent count switch
October, 15, 2014
By Vaughn McClure | ESPN.com
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Atlanat Falcons offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter generated a little bit of a buzz Tuesday when he admitted he switched to a silent count Sunday against the Chicago Bears although such a method is typically reserved for hostile road environments.
Koetter didn't exactly attribute the move to the inordinate amount of Bears in the Georgia Dome. Center Peter Konz, however, acknowledged the impact Bears diehards had in causing the silent count.
``It was just that Chicago travels well, and when it got loud with our fans combined with their fans, it was really hard to communicate,'' Konz said. ``To be totally effective, we needed to go into the silent count just so the tackles could get off and get back so there were no false starts. I had a false start because I wasn't sure if I was hearing the snap count of if I was just hearing some noise. We just corrected it on the sideline right away. Not a big deal. It's just one of those in-game checks that you've got to do.
``For me, when it becomes loud like that, it's just making sure that we're all on the same page. `If we're all wrong, we're all right' is the saying. As long as everybody is doing the same thing synchronized, it's fine, whatever it is. When it gets loud like that, making sure that everybody is on the same page is essential. And that's why we did it better after we went to the silent count. But at home, it's not ideal.''
You would think a Wisconsin native such as Konz would have a difficult time crediting Bears fans, considering the rivalry with the Packers.
``I wanted to be different from everybody else, so I was a Dolphins fan,'' Konz said. ``My grandparents live down in Florida and they were able to get me some tickets when I'd go down there.''
Besides Konz, quarterback Matt Ryan also spoke about turning to a silent count at home. He was asked if he ever remembered having to use one inside the Georgia Dome.
``No, but it's one of those things when you don't play particularly well ... we've been good at home in the past and that gets our fans going,'' Ryan said. ``Our fans have been great, though. Our fans have been great since I've been here. But it was a tough one Sunday.''
October, 15, 2014
By Vaughn McClure | ESPN.com
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Atlanat Falcons offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter generated a little bit of a buzz Tuesday when he admitted he switched to a silent count Sunday against the Chicago Bears although such a method is typically reserved for hostile road environments.
Koetter didn't exactly attribute the move to the inordinate amount of Bears in the Georgia Dome. Center Peter Konz, however, acknowledged the impact Bears diehards had in causing the silent count.
``It was just that Chicago travels well, and when it got loud with our fans combined with their fans, it was really hard to communicate,'' Konz said. ``To be totally effective, we needed to go into the silent count just so the tackles could get off and get back so there were no false starts. I had a false start because I wasn't sure if I was hearing the snap count of if I was just hearing some noise. We just corrected it on the sideline right away. Not a big deal. It's just one of those in-game checks that you've got to do.
``For me, when it becomes loud like that, it's just making sure that we're all on the same page. `If we're all wrong, we're all right' is the saying. As long as everybody is doing the same thing synchronized, it's fine, whatever it is. When it gets loud like that, making sure that everybody is on the same page is essential. And that's why we did it better after we went to the silent count. But at home, it's not ideal.''
You would think a Wisconsin native such as Konz would have a difficult time crediting Bears fans, considering the rivalry with the Packers.
``I wanted to be different from everybody else, so I was a Dolphins fan,'' Konz said. ``My grandparents live down in Florida and they were able to get me some tickets when I'd go down there.''
Besides Konz, quarterback Matt Ryan also spoke about turning to a silent count at home. He was asked if he ever remembered having to use one inside the Georgia Dome.
``No, but it's one of those things when you don't play particularly well ... we've been good at home in the past and that gets our fans going,'' Ryan said. ``Our fans have been great, though. Our fans have been great since I've been here. But it was a tough one Sunday.''