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More than seven years ago Zach Allen Jersey , the relationship between Commissioner Roger Goodell and Saints coach Sean Payton became permanently fractured by a bounty scandal that resulted in the imposition of an unwarranted one-year suspension on Payton. to see eye to eye, with Payton objecting to Goodell’s handling of the aftermath of the blown non-call that kept the Saints from advancing to the Super Bowl.The two adversaries found a way to put any animosity behind them last week at the league meetings in Arizona, thanks to the common goal of wanting to adjust rules that contributed to the Saints losing to the Rams in the NFC Championship game.“One club official who noticed strange bedfellows Goodell and Payton sitting together also noticed Goodell slap Payton on the leg when the vote came in,” writes Peter King of . “That’s what the slap of camaraderie seemed to signify.”Goodell became a belated proponent of expanding replay review to cover pass interference both called and not called Hakeem Butler Jersey , marking a significant break from what some believed was a reluctance to expend political capital to solve a problem that most likely wouldn’t repeat itself on his watch. Goodell apparently realized once he got to Arizona that the winds of change were blowing hard, and that a failure to act would potentially be viewed by some owners as an abdication of his duties.In the end, Goodell showed the leadership that seemed to be absent in the days after the Rams earned a spot in the Super Bowl. However it happened, it’s good that it did. FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons‘ offense went to great lengths during the offseason to improve in the red zone.So much for that after Week 1.The Falcons were held to 12 points in last week’s loss Chris Lindstrom Jersey , scoring just one touchdown in five trips inside the Philadelphia 20-yard line. They came away with no points three times and settled for a short field goal on another.“It kind of goes without saying that we’ve put a good bit of work into there and we’re not going to assess where we’re at on one performance, but that part of our game needs to improve, and it certainly will,” coach Dan Quinn said Monday. “We just know we have work to do in that spot.”Atlanta (0-1) is unlikely to catch much of a break this weekend when Carolina (1-0) visits Mercedes-Benz Stadium.The Panthers’ defense kept Dallas out of the red zone until midway through the fourth quarter when the Cowboys scored their lone touchdown. Carolina hit quarterback Dak Prescott 10 times and sacked him six times.Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan was sacked four times and hit 13 by the Eagles. Two sacks came on the 12 snaps Atlanta took in the last two minutes as Ryan drove the offense 70 yards and ended the game with a short incompletion to star receiver Julio Jones.Quinn was just as disappointed in the game’s opening drive. The offense looked dynamic on its first seven plays, driving to the 1 on three long catches by Jones and two strong runs by Devonta Freeman http://www.lionsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-jahlani-tavai-jersey , but the offense quickly stalled.From that point on, Freeman ran just four times for 11 yards, and Tevin Colman had nine rushes for 19. Quinn stopped short of criticizing offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian’s play-calling before adding that Atlanta must do a better job of balancing its attack to blend in more runs.It will be tough against Carolina, which ranked No. 3 against the run last year. Philadelphia ranked No. 1.“When you play good fronts, it’s hard to get the run game going Kyler Murray Jersey , but you have to find ways to do it because eventually some of those runs break,” Quinn said.“Sometimes the zero run goes for 10. You’ve got to keep digging and taking your shots at it. It’s a big part of what we do. We’ve got incredibly high standards for our run and how we do it and the way we feature the backs.”The offensive line has to do its part and stay on blocks to create some creases to exploit. Freeman and Coleman need to be more active in the screen passing game, too.“We’ve just got to be effective early,” left guard Andy Levitre said. “They’ve got a good front, so it’s staying on guys and giving backs a chance to hit it and make some plays. Those guys are well capable of doing that.”NOTES: LB Deion Jones was held out of practice with a sore foot. Quinn said it was too early to tell if Jones will miss more time this week. …The team signed LB Corey Nelson http://www.arizonacardinalsteamonline.com/byron-murphy-jersey , S Keith Tandy and DE Steven Means as reserves. … WR Christian Blake was signed to the practice squad. … CB Deante Burton and long snapper Jeff Overbaugh were waived.