FLOWERY BRANCH – When a transcendent talent comes along in sport, the opponent, instead of conceding, must come up with rules, principles or guidelines with the hopes of slowing down, or if lucky, shutting down the force of nature.
The Falcons (6-4), who face the Minnesota Vikings (7-3) and their truly dynamic running back Adrian Peterson at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Georgia Dome, find themselves in this position.
Former Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Fritz Shurmur, who wrote four innovative books on defense, used to talk about using all of his bullets when playing Detroit running back Barry Sanders.