They call it "selective amnesia," and it means that to succeed in the NFL as a cornerback, you must forget the immediate past and focus on the present. That's kind of where Byron Maxwell is right now after his tough outing in Atlanta on Monday night and with Dallas ahead on Sunday.
"I didn't play up to par. My technique was bad on a couple of the big plays. It definitely could have been better," said Maxwell, who was targeted often by Atlanta's passing game. Julio Jones caught eight of his nine passes and both touchdowns in the first half of the Falcons' win, and then he added a 44-yard catch that led to the game-winning points in the fourth quarter.