FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. – Troy Andersen was pressing too much. He knew it. It was early in his rookie year with the Atlanta Falcons, and he was too focused on making sure he was doing the right thing and being in the right spot every time.
It took a little while, but Andersen learned perfection was an ideal but not a needed reality. It’s nice to strive for, sure, but to do what he was doing as a linebacker it didn’t -- it couldn’t -- be that way.
“Sometimes you just gotta go make plays and play free and loose and let your skills and your preparation really take you and lead you,” Andersen said.