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Phone: 410-502-2442 | Fax: 443-769-1243
Dr. Pegah Touradji is an assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
A fellowship-trained rehabilitation neuropsychologist, she specializes in helping people with brain-related dysfunction restore their emotions, moods, function and home lives.
Dr. Touradji earned her doctoral degree at Teachers College, Columbia University. She completed fellowships at both Johns Hopkins (physical medicine and rehabilitation) and the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital (clinical psychology) in Tampa, Florida.
She is a member of the neuropsychology training faculty of the Hopkins-affiliated Kennedy Krieger Institute.
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- Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- James A Haley Veterans Hospital / Clinical Psychology (2004)
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2006)
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Magnitude of cognitive dysfunction in adults with type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis of six cognitive domains and the most frequently reported neuropsychological tests within domains.
Palta P, Schneider AL, Biessels GJ, Touradji P, Hill-Briggs F.
J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2014 Mar;20(3):278-91. doi: 10.1017/S1355617713001483. Epub 2014 Feb 20.
Reducing deep sedation and delirium in acute lung injury patients: a quality improvement project*.
Hager DN, Dinglas VD, Subhas S, Rowden AM, Neufeld KJ, Bienvenu OJ, Touradji P, Colantuoni E, Reddy DR, Brower RG, Needham DM.
Crit Care Med. 2013 Jun;41(6):1435-42. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31827ca949.
The effect of a quality improvement intervention on perceived sleep quality and cognition in a medical ICU.
Kamdar BB, King LM, Collop NA, Sakamuri S, Colantuoni E, Neufeld KJ, Bienvenu OJ, Rowden AM, Touradji P, Brower RG, Needham DM.
Crit Care Med. 2013 Mar;41(3):800-9. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3182746442.
The Johns Hopkins Delirium Consortium: a model for collaborating across disciplines and departments for delirium prevention and treatment.
Neufeld KJ, Joseph Bienvenu O, Rosenberg PB, Mears SC, Lee HB, Kamdar BB, Sieber FE, Krumm SK, Walston JD, Hager DN, Touradji P, Needham DM.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Nov;59 Suppl 2:S244-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03672.x.
The culture of time in neuropsychological assessment: exploring the effects of culture-specific time attitudes on timed test performance in Russian and American samples.
Agranovich AV, Panter AT, Puente AE, Touradji P.
J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2011 Jul;17(4):692-701.
Inpatient rehabilitation diabetes consult service: a rehabilitation psychology approach to assessment and intervention.
Schumann KP, Touradji P, Hill-Briggs F.
Rehabil Psychol. 2010 Nov;55(4):331-9. doi: 10.1037/a0021456.
The Three Cities Test: preliminary validation of a short bedside memory test in persons with acute stroke.
Johnson-Greene D, Touradji P, Emmerson LC.
Top Stroke Rehabil. 2009 Sep-Oct;16(5):321-9. doi: 10.1310/tsr1605-321.
Executive control and learning pattern on the CVLT.
Lebowitz BK, Touradji P, Jonen L, Belanger HG, Curtiss G, Vanderploeg RD.
J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2006 Oct;28(7):1208-17.
Acculturation, reading level, and neuropsychological test performance among African American elders.
Manly JJ, Byrd DA, Touradji P, Stern Y.
Appl Neuropsychol. 2004;11(1):37-46.
Cancellation test performance in African American, Hispanic, and White elderly.
Byrd DA, Touradji P, Tang MX, Manly JJ.
J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2004 May;10(3):401-11.
Literacy and memory decline among ethnically diverse elders.
Manly JJ, Touradji P, Tang MX, Stern Y.
J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2003 Aug;25(5):680-90.
Reading level attenuates differences in neuropsychological test performance between African American and White elders.
Manly JJ, Jacobs DM, Touradji P, Small SA, Stern Y.
J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2002 Mar;8(3):341-8. Erratum in: J Int Neuropsychol Soc 2002 May;8(4):605.
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A young girl has been saved from drowning in a swimming pool by new high-tech underwater safety cameras and dramatic footage of the rescue was released today.
The 10-year-old girl lost consciousness in the deep end of the Bangor Swimming Pool, North Wales, last Wednesday and dropped quickly to the floor of the pool, 12ft 6ins under the surface.
Within 10 seconds, one of four underwater safety cameras spotted the girl and alerted lifeguards via a pager message. A lifeguard dived into the water and pulled the girl to safety. She was given mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and made a full recovery in hospital.
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Wow! A really cool photo!
Love how the couple is dressed.
Let's grow up later
If that's you're grandfather, you look just alike! I thought he was you for a second. Awesome picture. It's magical.
gorgeous grandma
she's wearing lace dress, wasn't she?
really nice picture, classic :)
i love looking at photos of deceased grandparents and seeing how happy they were…she seems so cosy on that moon. i cannot wait to move down to melbourne in december and take photos at luna park.
Wow, so cool to have a photo like that of her.
That's a great picture.
Awwww!!!!! TOO sweet!
Adorable! Love the jacket the guy is wearing.
awesome background! do you accept vintage photos from outsiders?
Haha, adorable. Really sweet photo.
She's gorgeous! Her outfit actually looks very modern, I'd love that long coat!
omg. this picture is so lovely and the background is just amazing! love it!
you've inspired me. my personal fashion icons
you've inspired me. check out my personal fashion icons
Scott, I was so sure that was you. Looks so much alike. My Mum lived to be 92 and I also never saw her wear trousers.
I adore these old photos…inspires me to post some on my blog.
Love the name Nola. Did you know it's the short form of Fionnula which is Gaelic/Irish and means "white shoulder" . So Scott FYI you have some Gaelic roots….Fab photo…
If that's your grandpa Scott, I gotta say that he's just like you pal.
I know that because I've just bought "The Satorialist"… the book…
i have a confession to make…everytime i see an update on your blog, i secretly wish it's a vintage photo update…THANK YOU for sharing (everyone) and you for posting! i wish i could see them all. :)
wow, thats awesome…
love it very much…nice share
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Love this photo. They are such a cute couple. I like how she has her hair done and the dress and jacket she is wearing. x
There is so much charme and quality to these old pictures.
Precious. She's so full of life and hope. And her coat is beautiful, love that oversized collar look of it falling over her shoulders. Thanks so much for sharing this.
What an adorable photo!
Mustart x
Beautiful picture! It reminds me my grandmother! :)
They just don't make 'em like this anymore. I wish they did…
Really nice pic! :)
i love vintage pictures.. this is awesome..
love your blog!
You look like your grandfather!
I've never, NEVER seen my own mother wear pants.
I love this picture. I wish I could go back into time for a few days and take a 100 terabytes of pictures.
I love the way her hands and legs are posed. I love his jacket, hair, and 'stache. I love them. I hope those lovebirds lived happily ever after together.
that's truly one of the most wonderful pictures i've seen in a long while! it's magical.
j'adore les vieilles photos !!
Des bisous de CELINE&CHARLOTTE
My favorite so far :)
Wonderful image and memory of them…
I have an interview with artist Robert Anders up on my site that is fascinating!
Art by Karena
so cute ! with the stars and the moon. lovely couple.
I can´t imagine make through the winter without pants! she was sure brave! :) lovely pic!
So elegant!!!
I absolutely love the cheesiness of their backdrop, not to mention their styles! I want a blazer like his to sport around, and her little lace number too! I am completely obsessed with the vintage photo contest. It's genius!
Gorgeous. Love this contest . . .
It's too funny that I revisited your blog looking for pictures of striped club jackets, and there's one here on the first page!
I would love to see these come back in style. When done right, they're perfect example of quirky elegance. :D
This photo worth a lot!Thank you for posting it:-)It put a smile on my face:-)
Love NastaziaQ
Beautiful people, beautiful generation. My grandmother lived to be 91 and I never saw her in pants. I recently unearthed some old photos of camping in California, circa 1960. Grandma was in pants, next to tent. Very sweet to see.
People seem to have a lot of crossed wires going on here: It's not Scott's grandfather, it's a photo competition, people send in their photos, get it?
And it doesn't look anything like Scott, as far as I can tell.
How precious! I would also like to know if this is 'your' grandfather, whoever sent this in….
i'm from melbourne! sucha cool photo :)
This is such a sweet vintage photo
My favourite vintage photo so far. I just love everything about it.
Great. Somehow, it reminds me of the smashing pumpkins.
I love the feel of such a sweet and simpler time.
What a beautiful photo!!
such a sweet photo
i LOVE it
I love you to the moon and back.
Darling!! xx's!
Saludos from Colombia!
Bonita foto!!
I am so confused..I feel Scott looks like this gentleman,but the guy's comment above makes me think I am way off. Scott, please set the record straight ……..Are they your grandparents? They look super anyway, but still think you look so much alike!!!
Wow, great story!!
I didn't know Luna Park was that old! I love the photo
Best vintage photo ever! Congrats!
This is so beautiful made even more so by the backstory that goes with it… a picture is worth a thousand words!
lovely contest
oh my! when it was taken? in fariness, they are photogenic.
beautiful shot! xx
I love their serene expression:)
luna park is in Sydney..but yes they are the epitome of the era
Thank-you so much for posting this. I have a similar photo of my grandmother taken at a similar time in her life. I'd completely forgotten about it, but your photo reminded me & brought back so many lovely memories of pouring over the family albumns as a child.
Paper moon, just like the movie!
So romantic…
Say, its only a paper moon
Sailing over a cardboard sea
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me
Yes, it's only a canvas sky
Hanging over a muslin tree
But it wouldn't be make-believe
If you believed in me…
Thanks for the beauty!! Giovanna
Oh, I heart this photo. I just adore vintage, and I love that it was taken at such an important and beautiful moment in her life – captured forever and now being celebrated here. You Granny Nola sounds like she had real style :)
love the moon,
it´s kind of " Méliès" film
That is such a precious image and a very handsome couple. I like the comment especially about never seeing your Grandmother wearing trousers. Only tonight I bagged up my last two pair of denims which have been gathering dust balls and will never ever wear a pair of jeans again. For me, they lapsed into the no-wear zone a few years back. Definitely an age thing for me, and I cringe when I see women about my age or over wearing them. Not sure why it bothers me but it does. It will (almost) be frocks only from here on in my wardrobe.
Couldn't your next book be of vintage photos? (sorry if someone has already suggested this, I am online at Sidewalk Express only, and don't have time to read all the comments(
No that I think about it, I don't think my father's mother wore pants either. Real men wore hats outdoors and hatless in doors. Those seemed to be very civilized times.She lived to be 90 before she died. My grandfather did not last long after that. They were a pair.
Lovely, what a sweet photo! I love the moon prop. it was recreated for a 20's inspired wedding recently here.
so glad to see the moon in it's tru vintage form though!
looks like it came right out of the "tonight tonight" music video from the smashing pumpkins years ago…
…very cool image
How very sweet! this reminds me of a Woody Allen movie about a jazz guitarist in awe of Django Reinhardt, & his mute girlfriend. The sequence on the moon crescent was hilarious & very moving too!
Thanks for sharing.
What a sweet picture! There's something about it that has so much atmosphere you can almost imagine what it was like to be there….
It reminds my of that film 'Paper Moon'…
Is that a school blazer on the gentleman?
Seriously. Just because it's an old picture does not meen that it's stylish. I mean, sure, you may like this pic but for me it's not stylish in any way.
People tend to romantacise old picture and claim them to be really stylish, and in some way they really are not.
Handsome fella, nicely dressed. Thought this was you for a minute. You're the spittin' image!
I really love vintage pictures, In my home, I've found many of my family's pictures since 1870 to 1950, and ive appreciated very much those period pieces… If u want u can see somebody some on my blog, that exactly celebrate, the style of another age. Thank u so much and see u soon!
Who would have thought that once Luna Park was so magical and romantic… This is such a gorgeous photo. Thank you for sharing it.
Such a lovely picture, romantic but… so real at the same time! It's as if they are quite literally staring into the future ahead of them. How easily we forget when we see our elders that one day they were young and in love!
For those who haven't been on the site for a while… Scott ran a vintage photo contest recently. These are photos sent in by his readers (usually old family photos).
Agnes – The original Luna Park was at Coney Island in Brooklyn. It closed down in the 1940s but spawned many other Luna Parks all over the world… Australia has two; Melbourne (since 1912) and Sydney (on-and-off since 1935). There used to be two others in Queensland and SA but they closed down.
The jacket the man in the photo is wearing is a vintage Melbourne Grammar School blazer, i just finished there last year, Wish we still wore them instead of boring navy blue.
Wow. We just stumbled upon that park on a layover in Melbourne from LA the other day! Photo to come.
what a lovely photo!
Fatima k: Looks like a Bishop's Mitre on the man's left-breast pocket. Was he still at school??? Perhaps he was a house master. Trying to identify the school.
When living in Oz, I'd go to Luna Park to alleviate being homesick… this pic made me smile. Thank you. PS- Now living in Croatia, please visit!
This is fantastic, I always love paper moon photos. And Melbourne is such a lovely city, I miss living there. Luna Park is great, I love St. Kilda.
This loving couple were getting engaged, in their late teens, in the middle of the Great Depression, which hit Australia very hard. Unemployment in 1921 was over 20%. It's lovely and amazing to see such hopefulness in them in the face of that. Perhaps it also explains why a grown man was wearing a school blazer.
So this is what Smashing Pumpkins based their "Tonight, Tonight" video off of :)
My dad is in a photo with the exact backdrop – Lunsa park in melbourne . I adore it , Glad you do as well
That is where I'm from! I just love this Melies style backdrop.
And never wore pants? I love that.
I'm a Melburniam, living in the UK, following an American blog, which shows a picture of somewhere my parents used to take me – although not quite that long ago. How lovely to see Luna Park again.
Wow. I can't believe I stumbled upon this blog. The picture is of my grandparents. I am so pleased to see so many nice comments. Thanks for really making my day! Thanks Tani if you see this I assume it must be you who loaded the pic up.
i was privileged to visit Luna Park before it closed.
What a magical place to be engaged/spend your engagement night
WONDERFUL Post.thanks for share..more wait .. …
I got what you wish, thanks for putting up. Woh I am happy to conclude this website through google. Thanks For Share Luna Park, Vintage Photo Contest The Sartorialist.


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text: White Collar White Collar is about the unlikely partnership of a con artist and an FBI agent who have been playing cat and mouse for years. Neal Caffrey (Matt Bomer), a charming criminal mastermind, is finally caught by his nemesis, FBI Agent Peter Burke (Tim DeKay.) When Neal escapes from a maximum-security prison to find his long-lost love, Peter nabs him once again. Rather than returning to jail, Neal suggests an alternate plan: He'll provide his criminal expertise to assist the Feds in catching other elusive criminals in exchange for his eventual freedom. Initially wary, Peter quickly finds that Neal provides insight and intuition that can't be found on the right side of the law. It airs on Friday's, 10pm on USA. It premieres today. I think this is going to be a good show. Because it's an interesting idea. Here's a trailer YouTube - White Collar Trailer Season 1


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Bats finally break through behind solid Colon
NEW YORK -- Now 22 games into the season, the Mets are still not scoring in bunches. They are threatening to hit as anemically as any club this century. They are on pace to set the league's all-time strikeout record. They are regularly relying on a pair of 40-year-old players. Their three most feared sluggers have not come close to meeting preseason expectations. They still have no real idea what's going on at the back end of their bullpen.
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NEW YORK -- Now 22 games into the season, the Mets are still not scoring in bunches. They are threatening to hit as anemically as any club this century. They are on pace to set the league's all-time strikeout record. They are regularly relying on a pair of 40-year-old players. Their three most feared sluggers have not come close to meeting preseason expectations. They still have no real idea what's going on at the back end of their bullpen.
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"Realistically, you've got a winning record and you're in the mix," catcher Anthony Recker said after the Mets beat the Cardinals, 4-1, on Thursday to take three of four from the National League's defending champions. "I want to be better than that, but I wouldn't say that I'm disappointed right now either. I think we're playing well right now. I like where we're at."
Or, as Chris Young put it, "Winning is winning." And right now the Mets are winning with regularity, moving multiple games above .500 for the first time in over a year.
Somehow, manager Terry Collins' patchwork formula is working. Thursday's equation included a sublime start from 40-year-old Bartolo Colon, a home run from the previously homerless slugger Young and Daisuke Matsuzaka's first career save.
Matsuzaka, an eight-year veteran, did not even know he would be closing until the eighth. That's how unscripted this whole operation is.
And yet …
"Ever since Spring Training, we've been determined to win a lot of ballgames," Young said. "We believe in ourselves. We know we have the talent. If we just bring it all together … I think we can continue to keep this thing rolling."
Unlike most of his teammates, Colon rolled from the start on Thursday, keeping the Cardinals completely off Citi Field's basepaths until the fourth. He allowed his only run on Tony Cruz's RBI double in the fifth inning, finishing with eight strikeouts in seven innings. Outside of a nine-run debacle in Anaheim two weekends ago, Colon has posted a 2.33 ERA with 23 strikeouts and one walk in four starts.
His teammates began joining him on the highlight reel in the fifth, shortly after their collective OPS fell below .600 -- a mark that no team has failed to eclipse in 42 years. It was Young who finally broke the spell, blasting a no-doubt homer to the second deck in right field -- two days after Matt Holliday robbed what would have been his first long ball of the season.
"I didn't eat my Wheaties that day," Young said. "Today, I ate them."
Wheaties flowed freely for the Mets from there. In the sixth, Daniel Murphy doubled home the go-ahead run, taking advantage of starting pitcher Lance Lynn's throwing error. In the seventh, Curtis Granderson singled home some insurance, before Eric Young Jr. tripled and Murphy knocked Lynn out of the game with an RBI single. That gave the Mets a three-run lead and, with regular closer Kyle Farnsworth unavailable, prompted Collins to surprise Matsuzaka with a save opportunity.
Not since his days in Japan had Dice-K earned a save. Before last weekend, he had pitched in relief only once in America.
And yet …
"He did well," Collins said of Matsuzaka, who breezed through a perfect ninth and may receive more save chances in the future. "I just wanted him to get used to it, because I don't know what's going to happen."
No one knows what will unfold over the next five months in Flushing. When asked if he is surprised that the Mets are two games over .500 in the final week of April, Murphy preached that the Mets expected to be here. His boss's boss, general manager Sandy Alderson, was the one who infamously predicted 90 wins for the Mets -- later clarifying it as a goal, not an expectation.
Yet the truth remains that few outside of Queens thought the Mets could play so well, even in a small sample. And maybe they can't. There are still 140 games remaining. The Mets are not hitting with even a modicum of consistency. They are relying on relievers Scott Rice and Carlos Torres to a dangerous extent. They are leaning on a group of players so old that Recker joked the Mets are "back in 1999."
And yet …
"I'd say we're looking good as a team right now," Young said. "Guys are going to turn things around. Some guys are going to be hot and some guys are going to be cold. If we all get hot at the same time, it's going to be real dangerous."
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyDicomo.


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Computer Science ColloquiumIm Rahmen des Informatik-Kolloquiums, das von den Instituten des Fachbereichs Informatik, der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Informatik (ÖGI), der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Datenverarbeitung (ADV) sowie der Österreichischen Computergesellschaft (OCG) abgehalten wird, spricht
Prof. William F. Hunt, Jr.
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" An Alternate PM Fine Standard. – History and New Trends in Establishing Standards in Air Pollution in the United States"Zeit: Tue 18.5.2004, 18:00, 60 Minuten
Ort: HS 12
ZusammenfassungHistorical Air Pollution Episodes Systems of the Human Body that are Affected by Pollution Local and State Control Initiatives Major Legislative Landmarks Clean Air Act of 1970 Criteria Pollutants Air Quality Management Trends (air quality vs. emissions) History of PM (Particulate Matter) Standards Comparison of PSI/AQ Breakpoints Study Objectives
VortragenderWilliam F. Hunt is the former director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Emissions, Monitoring and Analysis Division. The division consists of about 110 scientists, engineers and statisticians. He retired from his post two years ago and is presently Visiting Professor and Senior Scientist in the Department of Statistics at North Carolina State University. His main objective there is to strengthen and broaden the environmental programs and services of this university. Among numerous special assignments, Mr. Hunt advised the U.S. government in dealing with the air pollution problems resulting from the Kuwait oil fires in the Iraq war of 1991, and he served as the co-project leader of the U.S./Russia Working Group on Statistical Analysis Methodology on the Air Quality Trend Assessment. He has received several awards from governmental and private institutions for his work in air pollution matters.
Einladender: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Helmut Beran, Institut für Angewandte Systemforschung und Statis
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I'm probably the last mom you would expect to hear quoting the 10 Commandments. I gave up on organized religion a long time ago. And yet, there's some pretty solid advice in there for kids. No one wants to raise the kid who kills or steals, right?
We've modified it a bit for our family to cut out the overtly religious mentions, but my kid knows there are some hard and fast rules you just don't break in life. It's got me wondering: what if there was a 10 Commandments for moms? Rules that have nothing to do with religion but rules we just don't break? What would that look like?
I sat down and thought about it, and here's what I came up with. Here are my Ten Commandments as a mom, the things I need to remember to do (or not do) if I want to raise a good kid:
Thou Shalt:
Give in and read another chapter at bed time once in awhile, even when you're bone tired.
Apologize when you're wrong.
Let them eat candy for dinner at least once a year.
Take them outside long after they should be in bed so you can watch the stars together.
Help when they ask for it nicely (but feel free to ignore them when they whine incessantly).
More from The Stir: 25 All-Time Favorite Mommy Confessions
Thou Shalt Not:
Forget to pack your kid's lunch on field trip day.
Say no to another kiss and another hug at bedtime.
Eat the last cookie.
Be too honest about what you're thinking.
Forget what it was like to be a kid.
What's on your list of mom commandments?
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Breakdown Of Every Falcon That Played Vs. Redskins
TOPICS:CampbellCapiClaybornDeion JonesFullerGarlandGoodwinHardyMatthewsMcKissicNick WilliamsPersonPoolePreseasonRenfreeReviewRyanSanuSchaubSchweitzerShelbyStarrUpshawWeatherspoonWorrilow
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Quarterback Matt Schaub
Here is my review of what I saw from every single Atlanta Falcons player in the team's preseason-opening win against the Washington Redskins.
I do this every year and there's occasionally some insights gleaned from it. For example, last year the Falcons somewhat foreshadowed the release of center Joe Hawley by how they were platooning him and Mike Person during the final few games of the preseason.
We're only one game into the preseason with three more remaining, so I won't try to jump to any conclusions. But as the rest of the preseason unfolds, I'll start to draw some firmer takeaways on how position battles and the roster picture is shaping up.
Also one of the positives you can glean from these breakdowns is exactly how the team's depth chart looks, which offers quite a bit of insight in how the coaching staff views certain players. While the Falcons released an unofficial depth chart last week, here's what their actual depth chart looked like against the Redskins:
Falcons actual depth chart vs. Redskins
To check out the team's current depth chart reflecting many of these changes, you can click here.
As for the rest, we'll go position-by-position with some tentative conclusions I've made about each group.
What I Saw: Matt Ryan got two series' worth of action and failed to complete a pass. He should have had more opportunities since he threw a nice pass to Mohamed Sanu on the second series, but an interference penalty was not called on the breakup. That should have given the Falcons a first down and continued that series. Instead on the very next play, Ryan faced pressure, had to reset his feet and threw late to Aldrick Robinson, which was broken up. It was not an impressive performance by any means, but nothing that should get anybody's panties in a twist.
Then he gave way to Matt Schaub for the rest of the first half. Schaub played very well, looking poised and in control as a veteran quarterback. He had the two big plays to Robinson, but I thought Schaub's work in the red zone stood out a bit more. He had two opportunities to throw touchdowns on his first series, but pressure in his face (allowed by Mike Person) caused an under throw to Sanu in the end zone that was broken up. Then a few plays later he was able to avoid pressure, get outside the pocket and find an open Devonta Freeman in the end zone. But Freeman dropped what should have been an easy touchdown.
Sean Renfree got the bulk of the work in the second half. He hit on a couple of throws and missed on a few (the lob to Austin Hooper jumps to mind), but mostly was solid. He showed good poise despite the fact that he seemed to be dealing with less-than-ideal offensive line play. There was a little too much pressure and it seemed that whenever the Redskins blitzed at that point in the game, they were successful.
Matt Simms got some late action and like Ryan failed to complete a pass. But like Renfree, that was partially to blame on bad line play leading to one batted pass and another incompletion due to a drop. Simms can only blame himself for missing his first throw, but we'll blame that on jitters. His biggest positive was the fact that he showed very effective wheels on an 18-yard run that was the read option. The Falcons managed to utilize read option at least four times from my count when Simms was in the game on the final two series, which makes me believe that offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan hasn't scrapped it totally from his playbook.
Conclusions: Schaub had the strong start that I was hoping to see but I also thought Renfree did enough to keep pace. There are several more games to be played at this point before things are settled, but I'd say based off this first game, the chances that the Falcons keep two backups behind Ryan have increased. Ryan's subpar performance is nothing worth losing sleep over.
Running Backs
What I Saw: Devonta Freeman had a nice couple of runs to start the third series when Schaub entered the game. He looked just like he did last year: perfectly fine. But his most significant play was the dropped touchdown. He seemed to signal to the sideline as he was jogging back that he lost track of the ball in the air, maybe from the lights or something.
Tevin Coleman didn't get much work, presumably because the Falcons didn't want him to aggravate the foot injury he had been suffering from earlier in camp. But he had one nice run near the goal line.
Brandon Wilds and Gus Johnson rotated at the running back spot thereafter and Wilds definitely looked better. But to be fair, he seemed to get better blocking, although he had his fair share of poorly blocked ones as well. The only real bad play from Wilds was his fumble.
Wilds showed good straight-line speed throughout the night, looking comfortable when he could run north and south, but doesn't quite have the lateral cutting on the second level that you'd prefer to see within the zone-blocking scheme. There were also a couple of times where Wilds' pass-protection needed to be better. I never saw anything glaring, but it's not quite to a level where I think the team would be comfortable playing him during the regular season like they often did Terron Ward last season as the third back.
Johnson had a few nice runs, but very little daylight to run through. Ward did not play due to an ankle injury and Cyrus Gray was also held out.
Conclusions: We didn't really get an extended opportunity to see Coleman in order to gauge how much improvement, if any, he's made in 2016. Between the backups, Wilds was the superior one, but his fumble leaves the door still open for Johnson and others to close the gap in the coming weeks. The battle for the third running back is wide open at this point.
What I Saw: Neither Patrick DiMarco nor his backup, Will Ratelle, got a ton of work as the Falcons were utilizing three wide receivers for most of the night. From my count, a fullback lined up on the field on roughly a dozen plays.
DiMarco was already a lock to make the team and Ratelle's best chance was to show enough upside to earn a reserve spot, with the chance to play in the event that the former got hurt. But Ratelle missed too many assignments, making him a long shot to stick. That could be somewhat forgivable since he's being converted from a college linebacker, but my expectation was that at least he'd look physical given that defensive background. That wasn't quite the case.
Conclusions: If DiMarco was to go down, based off this first preseason action, I'd be very confident that the Falcons would bring in an outside option rather than go with Ratelle. We'll see if there is improvement from the latter over the course of the preseason.
Wide Receivers
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Julio Jones
What I Saw: Julio Jones basically was pulled after the first series, which has been the norm in these early preseason games the past few summers. Mohamed Sanu stayed in the game for a bit longer, staying in through the first three series and thus got an opportunity to be the featured option across from Aldrick Robinson when Schaub entered the game.
What is most notable is that Justin Hardy got the start alongside Jones and Sanu but according to my notes, did not see a single snap inside in the slot while Sanu was playing. His one and only slot rep was at the outset of the fourth series when Sanu was pulled. I have had questions over whether Sanu would steal a significant portion of Hardy's reps in the slot this year and at least based off how the team deployed them in this first preseason week, the answer is yes. Based off my count, Sanu played 18 snaps and was lined up in the slot on six of them.
Robinson served as Jones' backup and he along with Hardy and Nick Williams clearly rounded out the team's top five receivers on the depth chart. Williams by my count had 21 snaps with 18 of them coming in the slot. That is very clearly his role with the team, but I do wonder how necessary it is. Jones, Sanu and Hardy all can play in the slot and even Robinson got some reps there against the Redskins. Rookie Devin Fuller is also experienced slot receiver dating from his days at UCLA. Unlike the others, Williams isn't much of an outside receiver and I wonder if there really needs to be a roster spot reserved for a "slot only" receiver in Atlanta. But again, it's very clear that Williams is the fifth guy on the depth chart as of now, so I actually expect him to stick despite my concerns.
Robinson had the big plays in the game, showing his trademark vertical potential. The key moving forward is going to be getting him more reps with Ryan at quarterback to try and help build that rapport to better take advantage of that skill set during the regular season.
After the top five, Eric Weems, Fuller and Jordan Leslie were the next players off the bench. Weems had the big catch on a go route. It was a nice play by Weems, but probably more the result of Redskins cornerback Jeremy Harris completely losing track of the ball in the air than anything special Weems did.
Fuller didn't do much in his debut but had a nice 17-yard grab on a dig route. Leslie also made a nice leaping grab on a 13-yard pass for his lone reception of the night. What impressed me most about Leslie was his blocking. Given he's one of the few Falcons backup receivers that legitimately stands above six-feet tall, it makes sense that he was more effective than others when it came to getting position downfield. But still he seemed to consistently hit his blocking assignments.
David Glidden, Corey Washington and J.D. McKissic all got work late in the game on the final two series but did little with it. That was mostly because the Falcons were focused primarily on running out the clock. McKissic dropped an opportunity on a screen and the one target to Washington was an off throw by Simms.
Conclusions: If there were concerns over whether Robinson could make this roster going into this game, he silenced them quickly. The big question is going to be whether he can repeat this with more first-unit work later this summer.
As far as roster battles go, I think Williams is really the only player of note to pay attention to at least in terms of their offensive potential. Everyone else such as Fuller, Weems, etc. are really is going to have to earn their way onto the team based on special teams ability more than anything else. I suspect Williams has the inside track on a roster spot, but as I mentioned earlier, there is some redundancy in his role.
At least based off play on offense, I thought Leslie helped himself the most of any receiver. But he's a roster long shot at this point and is basically fighting for a place on the practice squad.
Tight Ends
What I Saw: The Falcons rotated most of their reserves in and out of the game with a lot of reps given to Austin Hooper and Josh Perkins throughout the last three quarters. Jacob Tamme didn't appear to get any work after the second series, which subtly signifies his grip on the starting spot.
If Hooper is a potential challenger there, it was somewhat telling that he only saw the field after D.J. Tialavea did. Tialavea seemed to be getting the reps as the second blocking tight end that Levine Toilolo would have gotten had he been healthy enough to play. Tialavea was even taking Toilolo's usual snaps on punt coverage too.
There weren't any real standouts from my eyes. Among the backups, they all seemed to have a few positive and negative plays. Perkins seemed to have the most struggles as a blocker, which was probably to be expected given how much lighter he is than the rest of the group.
Conclusions: Hooper's debut was not particularly memorable, but he should have plenty more opportunities to shine in the next three games. Toilolo entered this summer slightly on the bubble, with a player like Tialavea being a challenger to his role as blocking tight end. Tialavea barely stood out to me, but that might be a sign that he was simply doing his job at a competent enough level that I barely noticed him. I don't know if that's a good or bad thing in regards to Toilolo's hold on a roster spot. But it's certainly something that I'll pay a bit more attention to in upcoming games.
Offensive Line
What I Saw: The starters got about three series of work or at least left tackle Jake Matthews, center Alex Mack and right tackle Ryan Schraeder did. Left guard Andy Levitre got pulled after the first series. I'm not sure if that's an indicator that he has a firm grip on his roster spot or that he doesn't. Mike Person stepped in to replace him for the next two series.
Right guard Chris Chester was pulled in favor of Wes Schweitzer on the Falcons' second possession, but went right back in on the third. That's usually an indicator that the team wants to give both guys an opportunity with the starters, fueling the fire that Chester will have to earn his starting spot again.
Schweitzer had some positive moments in his debut, looking better than I expected he would. But the competition isn't even close between him and Chester, who I thought along with Schraeder was one of the more impressive of the team's starting quintet on Thursday evening.
Among the starters, I noticed Matthews seemed to struggle the most. Redskins outside linebacker Preston Smith seemed to win that matchup everytime they faced each other, effectively getting position against Matthews at the point of attack on run plays and also be able to get by him a couple of times on pass plays. I don't think that deserves panic as far as Matthews goes, but rather might be a good indicator that Smith is poised to become really good in the near future. He did after all lead all rookies last year with eight sacks.
To be honest, I thought Mack looked okay. There were some positives and some negatives, but he certainly didn't live up to some of the hype that his presence would bring forth a tidal wave of greatness along the Falcons offensive line.
It was notable to me that Schweitzer was "short-setting" guys in pass protection, which basically means he was going forward and attacking defensive linemen rather than going backward to create a pocket around the quarterback, as is most common for blockers.
Short-setting is typically a way for less athletic blockers to compensate for that deficiency. It's effective when used sporadically, but I'm not sure if many guys can succeed at this level if they rely on it consistently. That is going to be something worth monitoring with Schweitzer moving forward. As for his run-blocking, he had mostly positive moments although his power was a little lacking at times.
Person and Ben Garland each got backup reps at both center and left guard. Neither were impressive in either role. Garland flashed some mean streak, playing beyond the whistle that was very reminiscent of Hawley but his snapping was inconsistent and he struggled too often with power. When Garland is able to get out on the second level, he's very effective. But he's too frequently controlled and loses at the point of attack.
Person had a handful of really good blocks but a litany of bad ones. The notion that returning him to guard would lead him to looking much more comfortable proved false if simply judging from his performance against the Redskins. He struggled quite a bit in pass protection with bad feet and technique too often.
Bryce Harris and Tom Compton got the backup work at left and right tackle, respectively. Harris played with the third unit as well and I don't recall many moments where I thought he looked good. He really looked slow-footed in pass protection and it did not make me too confident that he's poised to earn a roster spot.
Compton on the other hand was more capable. Most of his issues were really minor compared to other backups I saw on Thursday night. There were a couple of plays where his athleticism to get out on the second level really stood out.
For the third unit, I thought each guy had a couple of nice individual moments. Shahbaz Ahmed looked much more athletic on a couple of plays that I expected based off what little I saw of him at Temple. Michael Huey was solid and I thought showed good pop off the snap late in the game as a run blocker. He had a few mistakes, but he seemed the most consistent of the third team guys. Laurence Gibson also looked physical as a run blocker.
Collin Rahrig showed very good mean streak and was really getting after guys on the handful of reps he saw. Jake Reed was adequate at center.
Conclusions: While Levitre and Chester are reportedly in the midst of competition for their starting jobs, I didn't see enough from either Person or Schweitzer to make me believe that the former two are in any real danger. We'll have to see if that changes in the coming weeks.
There were certainly positive moments for the Falcons' reserves, but a few too many negative ones. Schweitzer and Compton both at least got off to relatively good starts this summer.
But I need to see more reps from some of these players before I start to draw any firmer conclusions.
Defensive Line
What I Saw: The Falcons went with the base defense I think most of us had come to anticipated based off the training-camp reports, which featured Derrick Shelby, Grady Jarrett, Tyson Jackson and Brooks Reed.
I thought Jackson probably was the most impressive of that quartet when defending the run, somewhat quieting my concerns about his move to defensive tackle. He only really played four snaps by my count, but he did exactly what you wanted for all four of them, creating leverage and consistently pushing his blocker into the backfield.
None of the others really stood out. Shelby got a ton of work with the first-team nickel defense and Jarrett subbed into the nickel with the backups. Jarrett had a couple of nice plays, including a nice hit on the quarterback on the fourth series.
I was honestly a bit underwhelmed with Shelby. Let's just say I got much more of a Ray Edwards vibe than a Michael Bennett one. That's certainly not being fair to Shelby and he had a few flashes, but nothing that stood out enough to make me think he's poised to significantly move the needle as far as the Falcons' pass rush goes in 2016.
But he was no less effective inside than Jonathan Babineaux was in his brief action in the nickel. As expected, Shelby, Babineaux, Adrian Clayborn and Vic Beasley filled out the team's four-man nickel front.
Clayborn looked good, although he was going up against a backup offensive tackle in Ty Nsekhe rather than Trent Williams. Nsekhe is a journeyman that has been all over the Arena Leagues in recefnt years, so I'd be upset if Clayborn didn't look dominant at times. Beasley had a couple of nice pass rushes, with a pressure during the second series that forced the Redskins to settle for a field goal.
As far as the second unit base defense, I thought Ra'Shede Hageman and Joey Mbu performed well against the run. Malliciah Goodman even had a few moments while working as the "LEO."
Courtney Upshaw, working as the three-technique defensive tackle was hit and miss however. There were too many instances of him getting blown off the ball and he really struggled to handle double teams. However that is somewhat understandable given that Upshaw is new to playing defensive tackle. He had some positive moments, but for the most part looked like the one second-string reserve that didn't quite measure up.
One who did was Nordly Capi, who was able to impress with his first-step quickness as a pass-rusher in the team's sub-packages. Capi is a bit undersized and on the handful of occasions when he tried to bull rush, he was easily knocked off his rush. But when he can use his speed to go around the tackle or set him up for an inside counter move, he's effective.
Chris Mayes also did nice work against the run in his brief action working with the third-string line at nose tackle. Cory Johnson struggled against the run, but did have a nice sack. Brandon Williams had a couple of nice reps, but is a bit of a "tweener:" not quite quick enough to be a truly effective pass-rusher, but not quite bulky enough to be a reliable force against the run.
Ife Obada got some work in both the base and nickel defenses late in the game and looked exceedingly raw, particularly with his get-off and pass-rush technique. It's certainly not a surprise that he's only been playing football for a few years. Dwight Freeney was held out of action.
Conclusions: When the Falcons' base units were on the field, their run defense was mostly solid. Much of Washington's success moving the ball on the ground came when they were facing the Atlanta's nickel defenses throughout the night. Among the reserves, Capi was the most impressive pass-rusher. But Mbu and Mayes both had positive moments against the run. Goodman did some good things, but considering that he's on the bubble, he's going to have to do a lot more to stick.
The pass rush was a little underwhelming from the starters, but Clayborn and Beasley both made plays when it counted. If you were one of those people that was questioning whether the addition of Shelby was going to do enough to enhance the Falcons pass rush, his performance on Thursday did little to boost your confidence.
The transitions of Hageman and Jackson to their new positions looked promising as both seemed to take relatively well to their new positions in what limited opportunities they had.
Upshaw is probably the most interesting player at this position because he appears to be a man without a true position. We'll have to keep an eye on how much, if any, progress he shows playing inside over the course of the next three games.
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Deion Jones
What I Saw: The improved play of the linebackers was evident on Thursday night. Interestingly enough, Sean Weatherspoon got the starting reps at middle linebacker with Paul Worrilow playing beside him at weak-side linebacker. Both players were solid in two series' worth of action in the first quarter.
Weatherspoon was badly out of position on a 12-yard run by Matt Jones on the opening drive, not reacting to the run and instead dropping into coverage. Fortunately a holding call on Morgan Moses wiped out that gain. That was the only major blemish on Spoon's stint in the middle.
They alternated early series with Deion Jones and De'Vondre Campbell. I thought of the two rookies, Jones was the far more impressive. He looked a lot more physical than I expected he would, able to shed blockers and attack the ballcarrier in the hole on multiple occasions.
Campbell made a number of "routine" plays, making some nice open-field tackles in the flat in coverage and making a few stops at or behind the line of scrimmage when he was completely unblocked and allowed to close on the ball. Those plays weren't consistently made last year, but the fact that he made them aren't really cause for celebration. There were too many instances where Campbell was playing on his heels, which was his biggest problem at Minnesota. What I mean by that is that he's not reacting as rapidly as other linebackers are, so he's not always putting himself in the best position to make plays. It was no doubt a solid debut, but he still has a ways to go before living up to the considerable hype he's received through the early part of camp.
Beasley got only two reps on the opening series at strong-side linebacker and not enough happened on either play to really properly evaluate him there. Philip Wheeler replaced him on the few other base downs later in the first quarter. Wheeler also got some late work as the weak-side linebacker. He seemed bit overaggressive in that role, seemingly looking to make a play and getting himself out of position on a couple of plays.
Tyler Starr spent most of his time playing defensive end in the nickel rather than linebacker in the base. I've always thought Starr looks more natural and comfortable rushing the quarterback with his hand on the ground than playing upright at linebacker. Nothing I saw on Thursday night changed that opinion.
Ivan McLennan also had the same role as Starr, but I thought McLennan looked a little bit more lost in terms of his awareness on the handful of reps he had at linebacker. He also wasn't much to write home about as a pass-rusher on passing downs despite getting the game-sealing sack at the end.
LaRoy Reynolds was competent as the team's third-string middle linebacker, working mostly with Wheeler before the latter gave way to Matt Wells on the final two series. Wells had a nice open field tackle to start, but then missed on another tackle trying to go for the big hit. Given his fairly brief time working with the team, such inconsistency is to be expected.
Conclusions: The two best linebackers on the field were Weatherspoon and Jones if you ask me.If I was basing it entirely off one preseason game, I'd like to see some combination of Spoon and Jones starting this year at linebacker.
Although Worrilow played well, we are already well-versed in what he is and isn't. And even if Worrilow is significantly better as a weak-side linebacker instead of playing in the middle, we know he's not really the future of this team at either spot.
Reynolds and Wheeler probably have significant leads on the rest of the group for roster spots, although neither is guaranteed anything at this point. Starr also finds himself on the bubble and is either going to have to do a lot more as a pass-rusher or more as a run-defender at linebacker to strengthen his chances of sticking.
After a bit of hype this offseason and some promising tape at Washington State, McLennan was a bit underwhelming in his debut. Hopefully he'll improve as the rest of the summer unfolds.
What I Saw: One of the issues I noticed in this Redskins game and it also dates back to last summer as well, is how hard it is to evaluate Falcons cornerbacks. Part of that is not having access to the All-22, which makes evaluating defensive backs so much easier but also it's partially due to the scheme the Falcons run. It's a scheme that doesn't really lead to the corners being tested that often in the preseason. Without opponent-oriented gameplans, opposing teams aren't consistently putting their receivers in position to win against the Falcons' Cover-3 scheme.
So that makes it harder for me to evaluate the Falcons corners in the preseason. It's easy to see when someone is especially bad, but harder to tell if/when someone is doing especially well unless they're breaking up passes or contesting catches.
Desmond Trufant and Robert Alford both got one series of action and really don't need anymore. Akeem King and C.J. Goodwin replaced them starting on the second series. Both players had their lapses in the game, but it was by no means poor performances on their part.
King got beat by Vernon Davis on what should have been a touchdown if Davis had not dropped the ball. Goodwin got beat a couple of times because he has a tendency to give up too much cushion. Also given that he's making the transition from wide receiver, it makes sense that his awareness, technique and footwork aren't quite up to par. One thing I'll say positive for Goodwin is that he was much more physical and effective in run support than I would expect from a former wide receiver. He forced a fumble and had a touchdown-saving tackle at the goal line.
However neither King nor Goodwin inspired the confidence I'm looking for in order to be comfortable with either opening the regular season as the team's nickel cornerback. But there is still time.
Speaking of nickel cornerback, it was Brian Poole that got all of the reps playing in the slot during the first half of the game. He did his job there but I question how much should be read into that since Kevin White had a similar role starting off last summer but wound up being released by the team.
DeMarcus Van Dyke and Devonte Johnson got the second-half reps in the slot. Jalen Collins worked most of the second half at right cornerback, while a combination of Van Dyke, Johnson, Goodwin and Jordan Sefon played on the left side.
None of them really got challenged all that much, although Sefon got beat twice on back-shoulder throws. So there isn't a whole lot of conclusions to draw from this single game in regards to any of the backups.
Conclusions: As mentioned before, it's hard to draw too much from this game. Poole's work with the first team is probably the biggest takeaway, but it'll be interesting to see if he continues to get that work. It's hard to imagine that the Falcons would feel all that comfortable starting the season with Poole as their primary nickel option. But I'm not sure there is another better candidate currently in Atlanta.
What I Saw: Kemal Ishmael and Robenson Therezie had to pull a lot of extra weight given the injury to Keanu Neal. Ishmael played the entire first half at strong safety and did some good things against the run. Therezie got quite a bit of work at free safety once Ricardo Allen exited the game after three series.
Therezie didn't have quite as good a game, as he had one or two missed tackles. Therezie still doesn't seem to have that same knack for playing centerfield that Allen has, who played well in limited action.
Damian Parms and Sharrod Neasman alternated series for a bit in the second half at strong safety, and Therezie got some late action there on the final series. Parms popped a couple of times on tape in run support, but other than that, neither player really stood out.
Poole's second-half playing time came at free safety on the final three series.
Conclusions: Honestly, there isn't much mystery at this position as the four players that are going to make the team: Neal, Allen, Ishmael and Therezie, are fairly known up to this point. The question is really about whether Neasman, Parms or Poole are going to do enough to compel the team to keep a fifth safety. Poole's versatility to play cornerback probably gives him a lead in that regard, but there's still time for the others to emerge.
Special Teams
What I Saw: If there was any concern over whether Nick Rose would unseat Matt Bryant, that was mostly erased on Thursday night. Rose missed back-to-back field-goal attempts, but only one of which counted on the official stat sheet due to a penalty on the first. Good snaps, good holds, so the mistake were purely kicker error in both cases. The kicker battle isn't completely over, but Bryant would have to be especially bad hereafter to give Rose even much of a chance to reverse course.
Matt Bosher boomed his punts and was his usual self, particularly when it came to coverage when he was very effective stopping returns. The Falcons obviously weren't trying to kick touchbacks so that their kickoff coverage team could get some work.
Bosher needed to be effective because the Falcons were trotting out a number of new faces on kicking coverage as Robenson Therezie, Eric Weems, Justin Hardy and Robert Alford were the only regulars from last season that opened the game. Notably Brian Poole, C.J. Goodwin and Sean Weatherspoon were also working on that unit. I think that bodes very well for Poole and Goodwin's chances of making the roster, although I'm not quite sure what it says about Weatherspoon.
While I doubt Weatherspoon is going to be cut, it does suggest that the team might see him as a backup rather than a starter on defense and making him a regular on their kickoff coverage is laying the groundwork for the eventuality that either Deion Jones or De'Vondre Campbell surpass him on the depth chart. Weatherspoon did work on Arizona's special teams units last year, which I believe was the first time he had extended work there since his rookie season in 2010. It also could be the possibility that Weatherspoon volunteered to play on special teams this summer as a way of showing the team that he's fully committed to helping the team. I can only speculate, but that seems exactly like the sort of thing Weatherspoon would do.
Both rookie linebackers got work on both kickoff and punt coverage, which is another reason I can't draw too big a conclusion from Spoon's presence on teams. Paul Worrilow also made his triumphant return to the starting punt coverage and did very well there.Worrilow hasn't seen much of any special-teams reps since the start of 2013. I think Worrilow's presence on special teams could go a very long way to compensating for the loss of Nate Stupar this offseason.
The Falcons tried three different combinations of gunners on punt coverage, all of them newcomers to the team. The fact that Goodwin and Poole were the "starters" again is a good sign for their roster prospects. DeMarcus Van Dyke also got work there, as did Devin Fuller, Aldrick Robinson and J.D. McKissic. It makes sense for the Falcons to try new guys there, since they already have a season's worth of evidence in how players like Hardy, Therezie, Jalen Collins and others work there.
Notably Sharrod Neasman was the lone other player to get work as a personal protector on punts besides Weems. The former did well for the most part in covering punts.
On the return front, obviously McKissic's big kickoff return was the highlight of all the special teams action. He ran untouched for the 101-yard score, with a nice alley created by good blocks from Campbell, Akeem King and Josh Perkins, among others.
On punt returns, there was nothing overly notable. McKissic had a nice 14-yard return when Redskins punter Tress Way outkicked his coverage, which allowed the young returner to get good yardage.
Conclusions: Special teams is going to be a massive factor in deciding some roster spots but it's still too early to tell how things are going to play out.
I don't think McKissic's big return puts him in the driver's seat as far as being the Falcons' opening-day return specialist, since I believe the team really wants Fuller to win that spot. But it certainly does narrow the gap, transforming McKissic from an afterthought to a legitimate contender.
I don't believe anybody else made as strong a statement when it came to coverage units. Although I do think the presences of Poole, Goodwin and LaRoy Reynolds on the "starting" coverage units is a good sign that they are in prime position to earn roster spots.
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Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 7:57 pm
Post subject: mayo
i decided to make some mayonnaise one home ec lesson, and after hearing my mum's dreadful storys about how NOT to make mayonnaise i checked out this receipe and it worked perfectly! Cheers!
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Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:04 pm
Post subject: mayo
I always use whole eggs in my mayo and it NEVER failed. I actually wonder why the cook books are full of hints how to "save" your mayo... ;-)
My mum used her blender. The European blenders have a dripping hole in the cover, so the oil will definitely just drop in...
I use the "blender stick" and a rather narrow and high measuring cup (about 1 quart volume). I put the egg, some lemon juice or vinegar, salt, pepper and mustard in the cup. I mix until everything combines, then add the oil (I use sunflower seed) rather slowly. I have no clue how much oil is needed as I simply add oil until the desired consistency is reached.
My mum would sometimes make her own tartar sauce. With the blender still running, add pickles, onions and whatever you like. Voila!
As for using raw eggs - I eat eggs, even raw ones, since my childhood. I used different eggs, from "cage" to organic, and never had problems. Actually, my aunt working in a hotel got salmonella (and other guests) form a pasteurised, packed whole eggs! So much for the theory of heating the eggs to kill the bacteria...
PS-great page! I tried the bacon-in-the-oven-method and will use only this one from now on! Thanks!
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Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:55 am
Post subject: milk mayonnaise
ok, much have been said about mayonnaise, but anyone ever tried to do it with milk instead of eggs? I´ve learned this in a cooking class and let me say that is really good too! And have the advantage: you never have the risk of salmonela, because uses no eggs!
I make it sometimes, and tastes great. Instead of using yolks use about half cup of milk. I heat 1/4 of the milk a little bit and then add the lemon juice, after that mix the rest of the milk and start doing the oil emulsion. Basically the same process as with the egg yolks.
What do you think?
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Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 12:24 am
Post subject: Milk Mayo
I'll try that, but isn't that like an oiled, blended farmers' cheese? Isn't it homogenized, acid curdled milk with oil?
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Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 6:00 am
Post subject: flax seed oil for that healthy and elusive omega 3
I've never liked the taste of flaxseed oil, so I decided to use it for my mayo experiment. It tasted wonderful! I didn't even use egg yolks, I used egg whites and some mustard to emulsify. Added some onion powder, lemon juice, salt, apple cider vinager and a touch of agave syrup for sweetness.
Second time I tried it, the eggwhites wouldn't stiffen. I threw out 3 batches, including one where I had already begun to add the (expensive) flax oil. It was just too watery. I think the problem was that my wire wisk was coming apart and the wisk was rotating on the stem, this slowed the beating action. I threw the mix into the cuisinart instead, still the eggwhites wouldn't stiffen, but I decided to start adding some cheap olive oil to the mix and suddenly it began to emulsify and thicken. Once again I achieved a perfect, tasty mayo.
mixed with a few herbs, this is very tasty on grilled salmon. spread a layer on before grilling, it forms a nice tangy crust. then use it as a dip after grilling.
BTW, thanks for all the great tips, especially about the pusher on the cuisinart. I'll have to try that.
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Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 3:15 am
Post subject: the value of this whole thing
i tired something similar to this some time ago and was never able to develop any 'head' so i knew this was going to be an abysmal failure - but that certainly wasn't @ to stop me from trying !
i failed miserably as expected but had to admit that my whisk was LAME-O. So with so much imprtance beingbeing placed on blending and emusifying 'well'..... i went off to 'Linen and things' and promptly bought myself a proper whisk
things certainly looked different using my new whisk but i got exhausted whisking and had to take a break to open a bottle of tylenol as well due to the clanging of my new and improved whisk against the bowl, giving me a rippin' good headache and all. and it made me wonder
it made me wonder how long this ridiculous recipe has to take to dutifully prepare. the instructions and hints offered to other posters who have failed is ONE DROP At A TIME until the 1st 1/3cup of oil is used.
so how long (in actual time increments) is one supposed to whisk between DROPS of oil? even if it's 10seconds..... how many drops of oil are in 1/3cup of oil X 10 seconds?
should this article have been written with the warning DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS WITHOUT A WICKED NICE MIXER AND A WELL PAID ELECTRIC BILL ?
and finally, since much ado has been made @ ading oil too quicly and that your whole project is lost should you add too much oil too quickly - is there a way to know when that has actually 'happened' so we can get a clue as to when to toss it in the trash and begin hopefull anew instead of chasing our aching whisking muscles straight into a fruitless carpal tunnel syndrome?
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Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 3:39 am
Post subject: Re: the value of this whole thing
SweetpeaNO wrote:
so how long (in actual time increments) is one supposed to whisk between DROPS of oil? even if it's 10seconds..... how many drops of oil are in 1/3cup of oil X 10 seconds?
Whisk until the oil is incorporated into the mixture. For me, that's about 8 strokes or so with the whisk - about two seconds. The unincorporated oil that you drop in looks like a clear glob where ever you drop it into the mixture. After whisking, the globs of clear liquid should no longer exist. If you're a fast whisker, this should not take very long. If it does, add a little less oil next time. If you can't get even a single drop of oil to incorporate, then the recipe has failed.
SweetpeaNO wrote:
and finally, since much ado has been made @ ading oil too quicly and that your whole project is lost should you add too much oil too quickly - is there a way to know when that has actually 'happened' so we can get a clue as to when to toss it in the trash and begin hopefull anew instead of chasing our aching whisking muscles straight into a fruitless carpal tunnel syndrome?
It has failed when you whisk and the oil sloshes around and won't magically disappear into the yellow mixture.
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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 11:05 pm
Post subject: save your time and your wrists
first of all, i'm sooooo glad to have found a site to discuss cooking with intelligent people.
i made my first batch 2 nights ago for chicken salad. went with the whole egg approach. (1 egg, 1 cup oil, 2 T white vin., 1/2 t salt) since i was planning on feeding the salad to my little one, i heated it to 160 first. used veg. oil, and followed your directions, using a whisk. that got to be much too tedious, so i poured all the oil in my mixing bowl, and used my immersion (stick) blender (which by the wy was $20 US at kohl's).
came out FABULOUS!!!!! added some mustard, more salt, a lil pepper, and some garlic powder.
***add some diced chicken and onions for a great chicken salad!***
my point is this: spend the twenty bucks, and the oil process is vitually foolproof--and, cleanup's a snap!
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 7:47 pm
Post subject: Mayonaise
Mayonaise is so easy to prepare that one often wonders why commericial is made. There is a good reason----raw eggs can be dangerous. In certain parts of the country chickens lay salmonella infected eggs. This is normally no problem if the eggs are cooked as the toxins are cooked off and the organism killed. The late 20th century has shown that we can not trust our food supply as we could in the 1940s because some people are not as hygenic as they once were. Spoled mayonaise can kill.
If you prepare your own mayonaise---first make sure the eggs that you are using are salmonella free. Next Never leave homemade mayonaise out of the refrigerator long. Just about any kind of oil can be used but classic mayonaise is always made with Olive Oil. The fastest method is the blender or mixer method into which the eggs are beaten and the oiled drizzled into them. Never omit vinegar---it acts as a preservative and discourages growth of bacteria and salmonella.
If you add Garlic to it while making the mayonaise---it becomes the classic haute cuisine Aioli.
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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:40 am
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The late 20th century has shown that we can not trust our food supply as we could in the 1940s because some people are not as hygenic as they once were.
Egg safety has nothing to do with people's hygiene, and everything to do with factory farming. Whoever posted above about reducing your risk with organic eggs was right, and also the person who pointed out that Salmonella is very rare is also right. If you buy your eggs from a local organic farmer as I do, and have visited the farm and see happy clean chickens running around pecking in the grass instead of smashed into cages in a factory farm as I have, you will undoubtedly learn a lot and feel a lot better about eating your mayonnaise raw. If you cook the eggs to 160 you lose a lot of valuable enzymes and nutrients, so it's better to buy your eggs from a trusted source and then just make mayo as it has always been made. Add some whey and leave it out for 7 hours to allow the lactobaccilli (the same beneficial bacteria found in yogurt) to culture, thus preserving the mayo and its enzymes. See Sally Fallon's cookbook, "Nourishing Traditions", for more nutritional and lactofermentation info, including how to get whey from yogurt. Incidentally, her blender mayo recipe does not work as well as that of the Joy of Cooking, so I take a hybrid approach--NT ingredients following the JoC methodology.
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 5:51 pm
Post subject: alternative
here's a lightning fast mayonnaise that's aqlso healthier, lower calorie blah blah blah....
- mix plain yogurth with mustard
yes that's all... give it a try the result is surprising and approximates mayonnaise quite accurately. Perfect for lobsters, eggs ...
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 6:22 pm
Post subject: Homemade mayonaise variations
I usually prepare my mayonaise with Dijon, but lemon or vinegar work well. If you add some garlic, parmesan and Worcestershire sauce you get a classic caesar dressing.
Adding just garlic with yield you Aïoli, which is great with cruditées. For an interesting twist you can also add some ginger along with the garlic.
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Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:27 am
Post subject: comparison
this is different from store bought mayonaisse. it tastes lemony, tastes like i'm drinking oil a bit, i just hope refrigeration thickens it more and improving the flavor.
i don't want to say i like the canned stuff better referring to jellied cranberry, but i'm still open.
i ran out of mayonaisse. what am i to do? i'm glad i had lemons and eggs and oil. oh yeah, i did drop in some tabasco and sugar from looking at other recipes.
so far it's pretty good!
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Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 1:07 am
Post subject: Mayonnaise with an immersion blender
I make mayonnaise regularly, using a Bamix immersion blender, which has the advantage of rotating at 15,000 RPM -- faster, I believe, than most inexpensive immersion blenders (but I don't know if that makes a difference with mayo, since I have never made it with any other sort of immersion blender). There is absolutely no comparison between homemade mayonnaise and commercial mayonnaise, even the consistently excellent Best Foods (Hellmans to you eastern intellectual snobs). Also, homemade is much cheaper.
I make the mayonnaise in the beaker/container that came with the blender; it is rather tall and narrow, and fits the blender quite well -- as you might assume would be the case. After considerable experimentation, here's the method I use: Put into the beaker 1 whole large egg, 1 tsp dry mustard, 1 tsp lemon or lime juice, 1 tsp vinegar (white, rice, apple cider are all good, but balsamic is too sweet), and 1/2 tsp salt. These ingredients together total about 2 fluid ounces, depending on the size of the egg. (I know this because the beaker is graduated in English and metric units.) Add enough extra-virgin olive oil to bring the total to 4 fluid ounces, then enough tasteless oil (I prefer canola or safflower) to bring the total to 12 fluid ounces. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ALL OF THIS BE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE, OR THE MAYONNAISE WILL NOT EMULSIFY.
Put the blender all the way into the mixture, i.e., so that it is resting on the bottom of the beaker. Turn it on at high speed and count slowly to 10 without moving it. Then slowly move the mixer up and down through the mixture until the mixture is fully emulsified, i.e., thick -- like mayonnaise. The whole mixing process takes perhaps 30 seconds, if that, and it makes 1-1/2 cups (12 fluid oz.) of mayonnaise that will keep for at least two weeks in a tightly-closed container in the refrigerator. If the mixture isn't going to emulsify you'll know right away, because it doesn't even start to thicken and you end up very quickly with oily soup.
By the way: an immersion blender is a great tool, and not just for mayonnaise. I like to cook pureed-vegetable soups in chilly weather, and the immersion blender makes the process extremely easy. It also makes terrific milkshakes, without ice cream.
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Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:22 pm
Post subject:
I know how to stabilize any mayo.
Today I started to make flax mayo ... And you know how hard that is.
Flaxseed oil just won't mix.
So I started thinking ... peanuts mix well ... always ...
so I added half a handfull of peanuts to the mayo. viola! thickens in seconds.
I even thing I know why.
Flaxseed oil is mainly ALA ... if you google it a bit you'll find that ALA is very unstable and it's conformation is high energy ... that's why it didn't thicken
vanderwaals bonds were stronger then the hydrogen bonds!
so it stayed in oily state instead of the watery state (that's what were doing here ... we're trying to make oil act like water)
it thickened so much i had to add more oil! cause my blender wouldn't blend!
anyway flaxseed oil mayo is great ... you just have to add more lemon juice to make up for the flavor
I don't think lemon juice masks the flavor as much as citric acid bonds with ligands or other compounds that give it the smell.
I did it this way (the second time - you can add peanuts any time you want to thicken it):
peanuts (1/2 handfull)
lemon juice (2 & 1/2 lemons)
2 whole eggs
blend until smooth
add all the oil (250 mL)
blend until smooth
if you want stronger mayo (thicker) add a few peanuts, if you want smoother, add more lemon juice
I think peanuts can stabilize ANY mayo (protein acts as a stabilizer ... i think it magnifies lecithins action)
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