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BFChris28
January 6th, 2013
7:12 pm
I hope RG3 is OK after that.
Norris Chuck
January 6th, 2013
7:14 pm
Man Seattle is destroying Washington’s D right now! And RG3 should have hung up his cleets in the 3rd qtr! They had a better chance with Cousins but Shannahan(like most coaches) was stubborn by keeping RG3 in the game and almost costing him his NFL career.
Raffy
January 6th, 2013
7:16 pm
I bet that little hut the redskins have has some needles in it
richbrave
January 6th, 2013
7:18 pm
SOUTH of the BORDER
VENEZUELA
ZULIA EAGLES Game in the 7th
DH ERNESTO MEJIA [.400 BA] 4-4, 1 R, 1 RBI [3].
Mr Maggot
January 6th, 2013
7:21 pm
Sounds like the Apple Dumpling Gang has been going at it this evening. Seems we’re still firing Frank Wren. Too bad about 10 of us are trading barbs and nobody else in paying us any attention.
TheOnlyBravesFan
January 6th, 2013
7:23 pm
RiseUp… see the Hawks next week. Sad to see RG3 still in there and get hurt like that… and even Cousins couldn’t stand in the pocket without getting rocked.
Astral
January 6th, 2013
7:25 pm
yeah like there are really ten of you
Astral
January 6th, 2013
7:31 pm
eventually everybody worth talking to will migrate elsewhere to where they can block trolls, and who will be left for you to try to irritate?
Jake W.
January 6th, 2013
7:32 pm
Looks like Falcons vs Seahawks, never cared who our opponent was going to be, we just better be prepared. This is a team we can definitely beat, now lets actually do it.
RGIII should have been pulled earlier imo. Oh well, a part of me would have liked to see the talkative Hall get eaten up by our receivers. Bigger goals now though.
Lee in S GA
January 6th, 2013
7:33 pm
sorry for the Skins fans…but I didn’t want them playing the Falcons again since we had already beat them once this season…
Jake W.
January 6th, 2013
7:37 pm
but I didn’t want them playing the Falcons again since we had already beat them once this season…
I did, RGIII on one leg is easier to contain than any two leg quarterback. The two NFC game results have been greatly affected by some quarterback injuries. What a shame, was really hoping for two really close games and I think they would have been if not for those injuries.
Raffy
January 6th, 2013
7:38 pm
Seahakws looked tough- Falcons will need their A game next week. Matty Ice will step up
Ward
January 6th, 2013
7:40 pm
Hello everyone! Mr Maggot = Dentz as well any questions?
Ward
January 6th, 2013
7:46 pm
I just wonder how many names Denz, goes under? Hmmmmmm
TheOnlyBravesFan
January 6th, 2013
7:48 pm
Ice will will step up, but will Turner and the defense? and Roddy/Julio….
Get the WIU machine cranked up
Jake W.
January 6th, 2013
7:48 pm
SEC has a chance to finish their bowl season strong tomorrow. Not a Saban or Bama fan, but Julio seems to do well when they do well so i’ll go with Bama for the win.
Jerry
January 6th, 2013
7:53 pm
I’ve been saying it for weeks now that the Seahawks look like a Super Bowl champion. Now that they are playing the Falcons next week, they have a very good chance to get to the big game. I see the Falcons easily going 0 for 4 in the playoffs next week.
Astral
January 6th, 2013
7:56 pm
If I root for the ND Leprechaun will I offend anybody?
Astral
January 6th, 2013
7:56 pm
of course you do Jerry
Jake W.
January 6th, 2013
8:01 pm
I’ve been saying it for weeks now that the Seahawks look like a Super Bowl champion. Now that they are playing the Falcons next week, they have a very good chance to get to the big game. I see the Falcons easily going 0 for 4 in the playoffs next week.
Honestly i’m still not buying the seahawks. They don’t look like a super bowl champion to me. I think they have played very well but i’m going to go out on a limb and differ with the experts and say that its niners vs falcons for a chance to go to the superbowl. I know after the wild card weekend both the pack and the seahawks are good looking picks, but beating two hobbled teams give me reason to question if their results are really as good as they look.
They could very well prove me wrong but right now i’m just not seeing it with the seahawks.
Jerry
January 6th, 2013
8:01 pm
In one week we will find out, now won’t we?
Astral
January 6th, 2013
8:06 pm
they could be playing the Lions and you would expect them to lose
Soph
January 6th, 2013
8:08 pm
Can’t wait for next week! Seattle likes to do a lot of jawing on the field as do Roddy and Julio so it’s going to be fun times.
TheOnlyBravesFan
January 6th, 2013
8:09 pm
Agree with you Jake… and I think we beat the Niners too… let’s see how it goes.
Playoffs going like Stephen A. has said so far…
MIBravesFan
January 6th, 2013
8:12 pm
Just saw the post about Kris as a possibility for the U.S. WBC team – boy, I hope that happens! Kris with a chance to have Maddux as a pitching coach!! Love that!
Jake W.
January 6th, 2013
8:13 pm
Can’t wait for next week! Seattle likes to do a lot of jawing on the field as do Roddy and Julio so it’s going to be fun times.
Shame that all the so called experts are willing to jump on everybody under the moons bandwagon but the falcons but we don’t need the hype. This team is pissed and tired of the disrespect, I hope they take it out on the seahawks. We knew we would likely be facing a mobile quarterback, getting to play Newton twice a year should help with that preparation. Julio has improved so much from last year as well. Call me naive but I like our chances.
Astral
January 6th, 2013
8:15 pm
I would prefer that none on the Braves play on either team. Good for Heyward IMO
Jerry
January 6th, 2013
8:21 pm
Astral,
You are right…if it was in the playoffs. The Falcons cannot win in the post season, same as the Braves. Not gonna believe otherwise until either actually proves it.
TheOnlyBravesFan
January 6th, 2013
8:21 pm
it’s said to be about the same as letting them play ST, but to me, it seems a bit more competitive, I could see someone overdoing it… I’d rather they not, but
Jake W.
January 6th, 2013
8:34 pm
You are right…if it was in the playoffs. The Falcons cannot win in the post season, same as the Braves. Not gonna believe otherwise until either actually proves it.
But the Braves did actually win, even if it is just once, they won. Same things used to be said about the Saints and the Patriots till they actually won. That doesn’t guarantee we win it but the past also doesn’t guarantee that we lose. Nothing wrong in believing these teams can go all the way. Even if they don’t its nothing new and you deal with it like you do all their other losses but until then just enjoy the ride and stop being such a debbie downer.
Jerry
January 6th, 2013
8:44 pm
Jake,
Oh, I’ll watch and would love it if the Falcons win, but just expect them to lose. There’s just something in the Georgia air that causes all sports teams to fall flat on their face. I’ll know the curse has ended if Michael Turner actually gains yardage. He is the worst.
TheOnlyBravesFan
January 6th, 2013
8:46 pm
http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2013/01/06/seattle-tough-but-falcons-may-have-some-advantages/
Read that. Don’t be negative.
Lane Kiffin
January 6th, 2013
8:49 pm
In case Jim drops by. Wouldn’t want him uninformed.
January 3rd, 2013
12:15 am
I am gone for a few days
Jake W.
January 6th, 2013
9:00 pm
Jerry I honestly believe the falcons had to go through some growing pains. The regular season turnaround after that whole Vick thing happened so fast that people thought that, that would automatically translate to the postseason. We were young and inexperienced in 08, making the playoffs was a surprise, we were like the Colts of this year. In 2010 when the packers ran over us our defense wasn’t good and by the time we played that game it was not only bad but injured. Last year our offense just played horrible, no excuses. This year Julio is better, we’ve gotten a little more creative offensively and biggest of all our defense has improved and is actually looking like it might be healthy come game time. This is a better team, if we lose this year we underachieved big time. The team has showed up for every big game this year. I’m hoping that trend continues.
Playoffs!!!
January 6th, 2013
9:13 pm
At least Dan Reeves could win playoff games.
As much as I want the Falcons to win , I am not optimistic.
I think the red-hot Seahawks will win Sunday. The MIke Smith/Matt Ryan Falcons have to prove to me they can win a playoff game!
Mixxo
January 6th, 2013
9:24 pm
Get the WIU machine cranked up
You betcha….and anything we can get going cuz…..we’re goners after next week.
DS1
January 6th, 2013
9:30 pm
I’m glad I never became a fan of the “other” Atlanta teams.
TheOnlyBravesFan
January 6th, 2013
9:33 pm
not goners to me Mixxo… we can play with anyone in my opinion… even the vaunted Niners defense or Packers offense. We’re at home.
nolie
January 6th, 2013
9:59 pm
Go Biggio, get elected buddy. Bags too, but prolly not this year
kenhotlanta
January 6th, 2013
10:01 pm
Aaron Murray returning to UGA for his senior season. If he stays healthy, he should set or extend records that will stand for years.
keyLargo.
January 6th, 2013
10:25 pm
I believe Murray will at the least be the 1st QB drafted and maybe even 1st overall.
Peter R.
January 6th, 2013
10:40 pm
Well, if McCann really makes it back in time for the season that would be great. If he would go back to being the hitter he once was, then a lot of pressure would be taken off the rest of the lineup. Maybe the shoulder was the reason why he wasn’t productive at all. Then we still have to worry about Uggla. I don’t think he’ll strike out 174 times… I’ll even give him more credit than that. I could see him bouncing back to .250ish. Then I think BJ Upton will produce better in a different league. Irregardless of whether the Braves make another move before the start of the season, I think they’ll be in good shape with their offense. I’m glad to see Chipper Jones go. I’ll remember him as the legend he was a young baseball player. The last year was good, but the two seasons before it were rather forgettable. I read stuff online that talks about what a loss it will be. But, I feel like the team will play better without him and will have a more consistent lineup. Better chemistry maybe? No harm in seeing if Juan is capable of playing in the majors because of the expense of him doing so is the minimum. Then the Braves won’t have to spend the big bucks to get a new 3B after next season. That’s what the Braves have to be thinking at this point. I don’t really want Bourn back! He looked horrible the last couple of months of the season. I think we’ll have a season of bounce backs and across the board improvements. Plus, getting rid of Hanson is addition by subtraction. I don’t think Fred/Wren could deal with all the steals off him. Might as well just save the money. Otherwise the Braves will never be able to compete in big-money modern day baseball, if they waste opportunities to develop young talent. If McCann comes back and hits with average again that will be a big lift. I think that Heyward/Freeman can, plus Upton will improve. And in my ideal Braves season we’re going to wind up with 96 or more wins. Hah, maybe not. But I think they would improve on last year.
MikeInFl
January 6th, 2013
10:42 pm
I don’t think Murray will ever be more than late 1st round, at best; probably 2nd round, just because of his size. Not many (any?) bigtime qb’s in this draft, so he might be passing up an opportunity, but I guess that’s not his first priority.
Great that he’s coming back. He’s got a chance to finish as one of the top 10 college qb’s of all time, in both yardage and rating.
keyLargo.
January 6th, 2013
10:57 pm
Mike – Tony Dungy recommended that KC take Murray with their 1st pick this year.
http://chiefconcerns.com/?p=3898
keyLargo.
January 6th, 2013
11:00 pm
Plus there is Mathew Stafford as precedent. Overall #1 with Detroit and Murrays size.
MikeInFl
January 6th, 2013
11:08 pm
Yeah, I know Dungy said that… but you read the AJC piece, right? That he was projected 2nd or 3rd round… Stafford’s a couple inches taller, I think. I just don’t think he fits the Luck/Manning Mold, or the RGIII/Russell Wilson mold. I love the guy, but if he was #1 pick material, he wouldn’t be hearing 2nd/3rd round coming off his (redshirt) Junior year.
richbrave
January 6th, 2013
11:19 pm
“SKINS were doing great until RGIII got hurt again.
richbrave
January 6th, 2013
11:30 pm
SOPUTH OF THE BORDER
MERXICO
CULIACAN TOMATOES
Lead-off SS RAMIRO PENA ].263 BA] 3-5, 2 R, 1 HR [1], 1 RBI [2].
VENEZUELA
ZULIA EAGLES
DH ERNESTO MEJIA [.375 BA] 4-5, 1 R, 1 RBI [3]
David O'Brien
January 6th, 2013
11:33 pm
Django Unchained = terrific. Just saw it tonight. Tarantino has another masterpiece. Best he’s done since Pulp Fiction.
chipontheroad
January 7th, 2013
12:26 am
That was a tuff one Rich he’s the real deal to bad about his knee maybe next year till then pull for our Birdz we need all hhe help we can get
nolie
January 7th, 2013
12:31 am
yeah I agree on Django, posted about it last night but got no response
Ward
January 7th, 2013
1:52 am
All, back for a few…. I heard about Django, and will buy it, and see it. Looks good from reviews, and I think it would be a great movie. As, for Falcon fans it’s possible they can beat the Seattle? Wasn’ too impressed with Seattles’ victory…..Falcons have a way of pulling the Giants, just don’t get your hope up? Hope the Irish, can pull off a victory tomorrow? It would be nice….It’s hard know where Wren, stands on LF? Would like Wren, to keep his talks up with Arizona, and throw in tlaks Rockies, but he could still be thinking of the Platoon in LF? All, be patient, and be cool…… Peace my friends, and “Go!!!!!Braves!!!!!” Will, talk tomorrow…….
old man
January 7th, 2013
7:24 am
Summary of NFL Wild Card week:
Ponder inactive.
Houston sucked less than Cincy.
Colts’ WRs can’t catch.
RGIII should have been inactive.
In case you missed it. You are now up to speed.
BraveDan
January 7th, 2013
7:31 am
David O’Brien
January 6th, 2013
11:33 pm
Django Unchained = terrific. Just saw it tonight. Tarantino has another masterpiece. Best he’s done since Pulp Fiction.
Good deal, we are thinking about going to see it next weekend.
Rick C
January 7th, 2013
8:50 am
“Best he’s done since Pulp Fiction.”
Good movie but I wouldn’t go that far. I think both Inglorius Basterds and Kill Bill are better films.
TennesseePaul
January 7th, 2013
9:09 am
Best he’s done since Pulp Fiction.
So, you disagree with his self assessed statement at the end of Inglorious Basterds? ( :
Mr Maggot
January 7th, 2013
9:23 am
“At least Dan Reeves could win playoff games….”
Yeah, but I’d give up playoff wins for life so I wouldn’t have to live through another Reeves interview. It’s painful.
Cliff Fiscal
January 7th, 2013
9:31 am
Given the recent playoff history of Atlanta teams, I go into next weeks’ game against the Seahawks with extreme trepidation. Not sure how anybody can be confident of a victory in this town.
richbrave
January 7th, 2013
9:32 am
South of the Border
LHRP JULIO LUGO recorded an out and PH JOSE CONSTANZA went 0-1 yesterday for the EASTERN BULLS in DOMINICAN League play-off action.
richbrave
January 7th, 2013
9:35 am
I still like RESERVOIR DOGS myself.
TheOnlyBravesFan
January 7th, 2013
9:47 am
gotta stay confident Cliff… team doesn’t lose at home, and we’ve only hosted 1 playoff game… were missing guys on defense and it showed (vs. Packers)… don’t lose back to back games either, and we lost our last one. Plus Seattle wasn’t all that good yesterday, got lucky late, all the traveling and such
We’re the better team, and should win. I’m 85% sure that we will
Mr Maggot
January 7th, 2013
9:54 am
I think we have a 50/50 chance of winning.
Pearls Before Swine
January 7th, 2013
10:02 am
Two things you can bank on……
Kevin Towers likes to see his name in the press without actually doing much. He’s wishy-washy, always has been and seemingly always will be. If he has a player you like, just window shop. Can’t deal with him.
The other thing you can bank on is that McCann will not be an Atlanta Brave in 2014.
Trader Jack
January 7th, 2013
10:13 am
FYI – Following are the opening and current odds from Vegas. Gives you an idea what the bookmakers think about the teams transactions to date.
Note the Toronto odds, improved from 35/1 to 14/1
MLB
2013 World Series
Updated Jan. 4, 2013
Team Open Current
Detroit 6/1 8/1
N.Y. Yankees 7/1 11/1
San Francisco 10/1 10/1
Texas 12/1 12/1
Washington 12/1 17/2
Los Angeles Angels 12/1 12/1
Philadelphia 14/1 16/1
St. Louis 14/1 20/1
Cincinnati 14/1 12/1
Atlanta 14/1 16/1
Los Angeles Dodgers 18/1 12/1
Tampa Bay 20/1 25/1
Boston 22/1 28/1
Arizona 25/1 40/1
Baltimore 25/1 28/1
Milwaukee 25/1 28/1
Oakland 25/1 18/1
Chicago White Sox 28/1 30/1
Pittsburgh 30/1 45/1
Toronto 35/1 14/1
Seattle 40/1 66/1
Miami 40/1 100/1
New York Mets 40/1 66/1
San Diego 60/1 66/1
Minnesota 66/1 100/1
Chicago Cubs 75/1 75/1
Cleveland 75/1 75/1
Colorado 75/1 100/1
Kansas City 75/1 75/1
Houston 150/1 200/1
Lane Kiffin
January 7th, 2013
10:25 am
Slowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
TheOnlyBravesFan
January 7th, 2013
10:27 am
Nats odds got better, ours worse… they improved the team, we’ve treaded water. Still a good team, should be a fun season
TheOnlyBravesFan
January 7th, 2013
10:27 am
Nats odds got better, ours worse… they improved the team, we’ve treaded water. Still a good team, should be a fun season
DAP
January 7th, 2013
10:31 am
i think if seattle doesnt play better than they did vs. washington, they wont beat the falcons. i know they won, but i didnt think they looked that good doing it. if the falcons can just tackle lynch, they will be fine.
Murph
January 7th, 2013
10:31 am
How are the Yankees’ odds so high? Just because they are the Yankees?
I have my doubts that they even make the postseason.
DAP
January 7th, 2013
10:57 am
murph, yeah the yankees might be in trouble this season. that division as a whole is looking alot better, and i actually like the bluejays chances this year. i think they make the playoffs, perhaps as a wild card. but not much has to go wrong for the yankees to make them miss out.
George_George
January 7th, 2013
11:00 am
Trader Jack
January 7th, 2013
10:13 am
Good morning all
The bookmakers say we got worse after getting BJ, they are VERY VERY SMART. The BJ signing I believe will turn out to be worse for the BRAVES than the UGGLA trade and signing.
Lew
January 7th, 2013
11:07 am
And yet only two NL Teams and seven teams in all of baseball have better odds at making it to the series than the Braves do – even without a LFer and WITH BJ Upton, but to hear the commentary here, we’rew down there with the Cubs, Rockies or Astros.
TheOnlyBravesFan
January 7th, 2013
11:08 am
if the falcons can just tackle lynch, they will be fine.
Yep… and Dunta is a better tackler than Hall. We’ll be fine.e
The fact that the Phillies and us have the same WS odds…. don’t agree
George_George
January 7th, 2013
11:14 am
Lew
January 7th, 2013
11:07 am
I do not love FREDI or BJ ,but I do think the BRAVES are a better than 90 win team in 2013.
TheOnlyBravesFan
January 7th, 2013
11:16 am
Tampa Bay 20/1 25/1
Give us Price… make a run next year!
George_George
January 7th, 2013
11:17 am
Lew
January 7th, 2013
11:07 am
I do not love FREDI or BJ, but I do believe the BRAVES are a better than 90 win team in 2013.
DAP
January 7th, 2013
11:17 am
TOBF Yep… and Dunta is a better tackler than Hall. We’ll be fine.e
not to mention we have a thriving passing game. i mean…think about it. a redskins team lead by a one legged RG3 led the seahawks for 3 quarters. so much of what the redskins do was just foiled by RG3’s injury.
George_George
January 7th, 2013
11:20 am
Sorry double post. Posting is so slow and hard to lately due to poor IT people at AJC, it almost makes me want to stop fighting it.
Lew
January 7th, 2013
11:25 am
George_George – I agree on both. The Braves are a 90+ win team and the IT department here needs to be non – tendered.
TheOnlyBravesFan
January 7th, 2013
11:38 am
Nats are 95+…
TheOnlyBravesFan
January 7th, 2013
11:41 am
but the blog IT crew… they’re like the Astros… horrible.
George_George
January 7th, 2013
11:43 am
TheOnlyBravesFan
January 7th, 2013
11:38 am
Believe you are right and I sure don’t want that awfull single game playin for us.
Lew
January 7th, 2013
11:48 am
Maybe. We’ll see after they actually play all the games.
TheOnlyBravesFan
January 7th, 2013
11:51 am
http://espn.go.com/mlb/hof13/story/_/id/8814530/jayson-stark-mlb-hall-fame-ballot
For the record, here are the 10 names I checked: Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mike Piazza, Craig Biggio, Curt Schilling, Sammy Sosa, Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines, Jack Morris, Dale Murphy. Now let’s talk about how I got there.
The last-timer: Dale Murphy
I’ll be honest. If I were ranking the 15 players I wanted to include on this ballot, Dale Murphy wouldn’t have made the top 10. But I’ve been voting for the guy for a decade and a half. Couldn’t stop now, when he’s in his 15th and final lap around the track.
Murphy
I can’t ever remember a player who has had a stranger voting history than Dale Murphy. In his first three elections, when nearly everyone voting on him had seen him play, he averaged 101 votes. In his next six, he averaged 55.
In 2000, he got more votes (116) than Bert Blyleven or Jack Morris. By 2004, he was down to 43 and almost dropped off the ballot. Bizarre.
By last year, Murphy was back up to 83 votes — his most in 11 years, for some reason. And this winter, as Jerry Crasnick wrote last week, his entire family has mounted a heart-warming campaign for him that raises one truly meaningful question:
Why is the character-and-integrity clause being applied only as a negative, to justify votes against the Mark McGwires of the earth? Why can’t it be a reason to vote for a man such as Murphy, one of the great baseball citizens who ever occupied any clubhouse?
Like many Murphy supporters, I would like to have seen a longer period of dominance. But I still see an eight-year stretch (1980-87) when this man ranked first, second or third in the entire sport in runs scored, home runs, extra-base hits, intentional walks and total bases. He got MVP votes in seven of those eight seasons and won twice. In that eight-year span, he and Andre Dawson were the only two players in the 200-Homer, 100-Steal Club and the only NL outfielders who won five straight Gold Gloves.
That’s an awfully long time for any player to hang around the who’s-the-best-player-in-his-league conversation. Long enough, at least, to justify casting one final vote for a player whose stature still exceeds the total accumulation of his numbers
David O'Brien
January 7th, 2013
11:54 am
“Best he’s done since Pulp Fiction.”
Good movie but I wouldn’t go that far. I think both Inglorius Basterds and Kill Bill are better films. — Rick C
Inglorious Basterds on similar level, only slighty below Django Unchained. Kill Bill Vols. 1 and II? Real good movies, but not even close to level of Django, in my opinion (and I really liked the Kill Bill movies, have them on Blue-ray).
Efrim
January 7th, 2013
11:56 am
I’m surprised that people are so in love with the Seahawks after that performance. Lynch is so important to them and Chris Clemons injury is huge for them.
Falcons desperately need to run to the left side of the offensive line and right at Bruce Irvin – he is one dimensional as a pass rusher and is not nearly as good at setting the edge in the run game.
Seahawks are incredibly talented and probably have the best roster in the sport right next to San Francisco. I feel bad for the Falcons fans that they have gotten the hottest team in the playoffs three years in a row. Crazy bad luck. Be interesting to see what happens if they lose the game. I think Mike Smith and Matt Ryan need this victory more than any other team.
TheOnlyBravesFan
January 7th, 2013
12:01 pm
Falcons desperately need to run to the left side of the offensive line and right at Bruce Irvin – he is one dimensional as a pass rusher and is not nearly as good at setting the edge in the run game.
With Turner or the undersized Rodgers…. I don’t have much faith in our running game.
I feel bad for the Falcons fans that they have gotten the hottest team in the playoffs three years in a row.
Tell me about it. Lost to 3 Super Bowl teams, last 2 won the game. If the Seahawks win….
David O'Brien
January 7th, 2013
12:03 pm
Luis Avilan told a Venezuelan newspaper that he’ll decline invitation to pitch in WBC, left-hander said he had to use his head to make decision, not his heart.
Smart kid, because he’s pitched a lot in the last year and is going to be counted on by the Braves.
Efrim
January 7th, 2013
12:03 pm
The Falcons defensive line is so small, I am sorry to say that but they really are. Peria Jerry and Jonathan Babineaux are going to need to step up big. They have good young linebackers and a good secondary, but Seattle isn’t a pass-first team. That’s why the Falcons did so well at home vs. the Manning brothers – neither of those teams has a power run game like the Seahawks do.
Mike Nolan is a good defensive coordinator though, and I’d expect him to adapt to the Seattle style of play and blitz more often. You have to get to Russell Wilson and contain him. Tough task. He runs the read option just as good as RG3 and Lynch is the best runner in the sport other than Adrian Peterson.
TheOnlyBravesFan
January 7th, 2013
12:05 pm
can’t agree with voting in those ‘roiders….
TheOnlyBravesFan
January 7th, 2013
12:07 pm
have Avilan talk to Medlen and Kimbrel too
DAP
January 7th, 2013
12:08 pm
efrim, seahawks the hottest team? they won the and thats great. i dont want to down play a playoff win. but, they trailed for 3 1/2 quarters.
TheOnlyBravesFan
January 7th, 2013
12:11 pm
the Seahawks were getting beat by a 1.2 legged RG3… eh, they’re not all that good
Rick C
January 7th, 2013
12:11 pm
“Inglorious Basterds on similar level, only slighty below Django Unchained. Kill Bill Vols. 1 and II? Not even close.”
I just thought that those films were much more fleshed out than Django. For example, in Kill Bill it goes deep into the bride’s back story, her training, and all the things she goes through to get revenge. In Django, there’s much less development on the back story and he just happens to be a natural shooter from the start. I’ll need to watch Django another time or two but that was my initial impression.
Murph
January 7th, 2013
12:13 pm
Is it wrong of me to lose respect for the writers that vote for Bonds and other obvious PED users? I won’t look at Stark articles the same knowing that he’s voting for Bonds. Don’t really care about his justification… I feel so strongly about it that there’s no way he could make me believe he’s in the right on this one.
TheOnlyBravesFan
January 7th, 2013
12:14 pm
and they are traveling quite a bit this week
Efrim
January 7th, 2013
12:17 pm
efrim, seahawks the hottest team? they won the and thats great. i dont want to down play a playoff win. but, they trailed for 3 1/2 quarters.
They really dominated from the start of the 2nd quarter on and should of put more points on the board than they did. RG3 was terrible and hurt, so that played a part of it. If he was healthy yesterday, Washington probably closes it out.
I guess it was just very impressive for me because Seattle was on the road and played extremely well given the field conditions and what I saw from them on the road earlier in the season. Just a completely different team because of Wilson’s improvement and the read option.
All that said, I am picking the Falcons and rooting hard for them because I’m a Niners fan and hate those Seahawks. And honestly, I would feel terrible for Matt Ryan if they lost that game. Just terribly bad for him. A lot of it is going to depend on Mike Nolan’s defensive scheme. I think there were opportunities for Griffin to expose the Seattle secondary(Brandon Browner specifically) and he was not able to do that, where I think Ryan will be able to.
Efrim
January 7th, 2013
12:19 pm
Atlanta runs a nickel defense a lot and if they do that this week, they will get torched by Lynch. Those DT’s are way too undersized to handle him. Just not enough space eaters.
TheOnlyBravesFan
January 7th, 2013
12:22 pm
David O’Brien @ajcbraves
Jordan Walden, RH reliever #Braves got in Hanson trade, faced 87 LHH in ‘12 and allowed 13 H, 10 BB w/ 31 K (.169 avg, .606 OPS)
I’ve been using that stat ever since we got him… could make EOF expendable in the right deal w/ Avilan and Walden being here
David O'Brien
January 7th, 2013
12:24 pm
I know I mentioned this at the time of the trade, but Hanson aspect of the deal overshadowed most else. Anyway, consider this: Jordan Walden, the righty reliever and former Angels closer who came to ATL in the trade, faced 87 left-handed batters in ‘12 and allowed 13 hits and 10 walks with 31 strikeouts, for a .169 avg and .606 OPS. Throws 96 mph and complements it with a change-up and slider.
If it wasn’t already tough enough for lefty hitters against Braves bullpen with O’Flaherty, Venters and Avilan, now they have this guy to face, too.