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He wasnt able to lead the International team to a victory, but Graham DeLaet leaves his first Presidents Cup having gained a lot of respect and plenty of praise. Thats especially true after winding up his Sunday in dramatic fashion by holing his final shots on 18 in both his matches. Its not as if Canadians werent aware of DeLaets talent; after all, hes been the top Canuck for a few years now. You knew hed become mainstream in his home country when you stopped hearing "De-Lay." Hard-core golf fans elsewhere have also known about his remarkable ball-striking and accuracy off the tee, evident just by looking at his name at the top of so many statistical categories. They also watched as he performed well in the FedEx Cup playoffs, his beard lengthening each week. But its fair to say that this event will be DeLaets coming out party to the rest of the golf world. TV announcers have been singing his praises all week with Golf Channels Brandel Chamblee calling him the best ball-striker in the world right now. Johnny Miller was positively gushing at his talents and even Jack Nicklaus gave a nod to the Canadian. "I thought he played great," said the Golden Bear. "I talked to him on the first tee today and I said to him, Graham, the way youve played this week, I think this will mean an awful lot to your career." Hes also gained the respect of both captains here this week. "Hes fun to watch," said Fred Couples. "He hits it a long way, he putts well. You know, hes just a very good player." "Hes a hell of a player," said Nick Price. "I think Canada has a lot to look forward to the next 10 or 12 years or so, watching him play, because hed definitely major championship material." The enthusiasm he displayed all week was positively effervescent. On Thursday when his partner Jason Day rolled in a winning putt, DeLaet almost took Days arm off with the high five. When his putt dropped on Sunday morning in the match against Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley he reacted as if hed just scored in overtime to win the Stanley Cup. He managed to do it again in his singles match against Jordan Spieth, this time holing it from the bunker to win his match 1-up. "I executed them both well, but theres some luck involved as well," he admitted. "I mean, its super exciting to finish like that; to win the match here and then to halve the match this morning, it makes it even better." In addition to all the attention, its clear to see DeLaet gained a bushel full of confidence playing this Presidents Cup. Not that he was short on self-belief, but matching games with the best Americans and being one of the top point producers on the International team can only help when he returns to action on the PGA Tour in a few weeks in Las Vegas. "I definitely believe that deep inside, I feel a little more confidence in myself now," admitted DeLaet. "These are the best players in the world and this American team is just loaded with talent. To be able to come in here and play well against them means a lot." While the individual performance was tremendous, DeLaet admitted to disappointment at not being able to help his team break the long drought in the competition. Despite a record of 3-1-1 for the Canadian, once again, the Internationals were humbled by the Yanks, losing 18.5 to 15.5. "Thats the thing. Were here as a team to try and win this thing as a team and its great to play well, but its going to be tough going into that locker room and seeing all those guys," said DeLaet. "I mean, Im sure well have a couple of drinks tonight and just celebrate the friendships and everything that weve made." 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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 wee get back to work, have a great mindset and a great sense of focus.ddddddddddddThough 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. I think our bye week came at the right time, so we can relax ourselves, regroup and pull off a heck of a season.___Online: AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL___Follow George Henry on Twitter: http://twitter.com/georgehenryAP ' ' '