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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. - The Atlanta Falcons havent backed up their off-season promise to be more physical and limit mistakes.Its looking like 2013 all over again.Coach Mike Smith insists his team has the players and schemes to make a playoff run, but the Falcons (2-6) have dropped five straight and are on course to finish 4-12 for the second straight year.Smith hasnt changed his public stance since Atlanta finished 10 yards shy of the Super Bowl in January 2013. He takes full responsibility for what happens on the field.But the problems arent getting solved. The Falcons keep losing.This is an organization thats had a lot of success since weve been here, Smith said early this week. Unfortunately, we have not had the success over the last year and a half.The offensive line is battered by injuries again, quarterback Matt Ryan often has little time to set his feet, and Julio Jones and Roddy White have dropped critical passes.Defensively, cornerback Desmond Trufant is the only potentially elite player on a unit that ranks among the leagues worst.And the Falcons, who return from a bye Nov. 9 at Tampa Bay and visit Carolina the following week, are almost a sure bet to lose on the road. They have dropped 12 of 13 away from the Georgia Dome, not including last weeks collapse in London, where they served as the home team in a one-point loss to Detroit.Ahead 21-0 at halftime, they made enough second-half blunders to lose at the buzzer on Matt Praters 48-yard field goal.Safety Kemal Ishmael and the defence allowed a 59-yard touchdown pass on a third-and-25 in the third quarter. Defensive tackle Paul Soliai had a holding call that gave the Lions a fresh set of downs on the winning drive.On the previous possession, Jones dropped a third-down pass and centre Jeff Stone was called for holding, a pair of mistakes that prevented the Falcons from running out the clock.Ryan, who called the meltdown probably as tough a loss to take as any Ive been a part of, threw an inexplicable interception that led to a third-quarter field goal.We had a lot of different chances to win that ballgame and consistently didnt make plays when we needed to, he said. I think everybody needs to look in the mirror and self-critique and really, when we get back to work, have a great mindset and a great sense of focus.Though it might seem extra practice could help, Smith decided to stick with the itinerary players were given in April — to take the bye week off. Many players already had vacation plans and Smith wanted everyone to disconnect for a little bit before reconvening on Monday.The one thing Ill say is were a 2-6 football team, but thats not a 2-6 locker room, all right? he said. That is a quality group of men. I can assure you this — theres no quit in them. Have we fallen short? Yes, but theres no quit in any of those guys.During the off-season, owner Arthur Blank, general manager Thomas Dimitroff and Smith publicly committed to make the roster tougher and stronger at the line of scrimmage, but it seems little has changed.The defence ranks second worst in total yards, is tied for second fewest in sacks, ranks fourth worst in scoring and is among the top 10 worst against the run and in third-down percentage.Injuries have taken a big toll again. Linebacker Sean Weatherspoon, left tackle Sam Baker, centre Joe Hawley, centre Peter Konz and right tackle Lamar Holmes are out for the season. Safety William Moore is out for another four weeks.A bigger concern might be that the supposed strength of the team — Ryan, Jones, White and the offence — has sputtered. Record-setting tight end Tony Gonzalez retired after last season, and the offence has performed far below expectations.The statistics arent alarmingly bad, but some of the numbers are inflated by six touchdowns by the offence in a 56-14 win over Tampa Bay, and the big-play ability of third-string running back Antone Smith.Receiver Harry Douglas agrees the season has been a big disappointment, but echoed his head coachs belief Atlanta can still make the playoffs.Were not out of anything yet, Douglas said. All we have to do is handle our own business. We control our own destiny and it starts with our game against Tampa Bay. 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Sharper knowingly administered the sedative zolpidem to three different victims and then had "sexual intercourse or oral sexual contact" with two of them without their consent, the document states. Sharper is currently in custody in Los Angeles, where he has pleaded not guilty to seven rape and drug counts in connection with two alleged attacks in Hollywood. He had been freed on $1 million bail before turning himself in when an arrest warrant was issued in New Orleans. In Arizona, police reports released earlier say two women in their early 20s had claimed Sharper drugged and sexually assaulted them at a Tempe apartment after a group including Sharper went drinking at bars in nearby Scottsdale. One of the women told police she hadnt had any alcohol that night until Sharper insisted she drink a shot. Another young woman said she had been drugged then went to bed, locked her door and wasnt attacked. The next day, one of the women confronted Sharper, who denied wrongdoing, according to the reports. The reports said Sharper was in Arizona to visit a woman who lived at the apartment. The two had met about a year earlier in Las Vegas. Skip Donau, a Tucson attorney who represents Sharper in the Arizona case, declined to discuss specifics.dddddddddddd "We know that Darren will vigorously deny the allegations," Donau said. "We are hopeful of vindication." In Los Angeles, Superior Court Judge Renee Korn said last week that it was unfair to hold Sharper in jail there "into perpetuity" and gave prosecutors in Louisiana until Thursday to charge him or otherwise seek his return. Prosecutors in New Orleans said Wednesday that Sharper would not be indicted by that deadline and the investigation remained open. It could not be immediately determined if Arizona authorities would ask that Sharper be held longer in Los Angeles or would seek his extradition. Jerry Cobb, a spokesman for the Maricopa County Attorneys Office, declined to comment. Sharper is also under investigation in Florida and Nevada. In a bail motion filed last month, Los Angeles County Investigator John Maccharella described a pattern in which the former football star met women at clubs or parties and lured them to a hotel room, where they were allegedly drugged and raped. The New Orleans warrant says police learned from witnesses that Sharper and an associate had acknowledged having nonconsensual sex with two women. Sharpers attorneys say he never made such statements. The warrant does not elaborate on how the information was obtained or disclose the names of the witnesses. Sharper was selected All-Pro six times and chosen for the Pro Bowl five times. He played in two Super Bowls, one with the Green Bay Packers as a rookie and was part of a successful championship run while with the New Orleans Saints. 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