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		<title>By: Ronald Millsaps</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-falcons-blog/2009/10/28/who-dat-secondary-play-well-for-saints/comment-page-3/#comment-14700</link>
		<dc:creator>Ronald Millsaps</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ignorantly thinks*

AGH!!!!!!!!!!! What&#039;s with all the typos??

I&#039;d be typing better if Atlanta had won last night. :)

Chase Utley&#039;s home-run swing is one of the best in history.</description>
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<p>AGH!!!!!!!!!!! What&#8217;s with all the typos??</p>
<p>I&#8217;d be typing better if Atlanta had won last night. <img src='http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-falcons-blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Chase Utley&#8217;s home-run swing is one of the best in history.</p>
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		<title>By: Ronald Millsaps</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-falcons-blog/2009/10/28/who-dat-secondary-play-well-for-saints/comment-page-3/#comment-14699</link>
		<dc:creator>Ronald Millsaps</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:19:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>it certainly does not* or it certainly has one*</description>
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		<title>By: Ronald Millsaps</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-falcons-blog/2009/10/28/who-dat-secondary-play-well-for-saints/comment-page-3/#comment-14697</link>
		<dc:creator>Ronald Millsaps</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:12:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>deserves*</description>
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		<title>By: Ronald Millsaps</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-falcons-blog/2009/10/28/who-dat-secondary-play-well-for-saints/comment-page-3/#comment-14696</link>
		<dc:creator>Ronald Millsaps</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;stendec&quot;-- None of the guys you mentioned deserevs the tirade you provided, and your comments against Chris Miller show just how little you paid attention when he was the quarterback here. Honestly, he was a lot better than a Troy Aikman but just didn&#039;t have the offensive line, the defense, etc.. (That Miller-Rison, Miller-Haynes attack is one of the top ten passing offenses in history.)

Matt Ryan disappoints me. I expected a sophomore slump for him, but he has made even-worse-than-expected throws and has done so occasionally at awful times, like last night.

Very encouraging to see Michael Turner play as well as he did. 

The Saints are very good but not as good as advertised. I&#039;m going to try to attend the game in Atlanta.

Ironic to see a reference to Miller. I listened to the game on the New Orleans Saints&#039; radio network and heard Bobby Hebert at halftime.

As for Daniel Snyder--the worst owner in professional sports by far--if fans aren&#039;t saying anything obscene (don&#039;t tell me that word lacks a concrete definition; it certainly does) or libelous, then I hope each one who has had a sign confiscated files a suit against the team. I&#039;m totally serious, and the man&#039;s completely obnoxious and completely clueless about football. In the ultimate team sport, he goes out and signs random individual talent and individually think a signed contract equates a problem-solver. If I were a head coach, there&#039;s no way I&#039;d want to work for him, and if I were a Redskins fan, I&#039;d be frustrated with his foolish ownership.

Phillies in seven.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;stendec&#8221;&#8211; None of the guys you mentioned deserevs the tirade you provided, and your comments against Chris Miller show just how little you paid attention when he was the quarterback here. Honestly, he was a lot better than a Troy Aikman but just didn&#8217;t have the offensive line, the defense, etc.. (That Miller-Rison, Miller-Haynes attack is one of the top ten passing offenses in history.)</p>
<p>Matt Ryan disappoints me. I expected a sophomore slump for him, but he has made even-worse-than-expected throws and has done so occasionally at awful times, like last night.</p>
<p>Very encouraging to see Michael Turner play as well as he did. </p>
<p>The Saints are very good but not as good as advertised. I&#8217;m going to try to attend the game in Atlanta.</p>
<p>Ironic to see a reference to Miller. I listened to the game on the New Orleans Saints&#8217; radio network and heard Bobby Hebert at halftime.</p>
<p>As for Daniel Snyder&#8211;the worst owner in professional sports by far&#8211;if fans aren&#8217;t saying anything obscene (don&#8217;t tell me that word lacks a concrete definition; it certainly does) or libelous, then I hope each one who has had a sign confiscated files a suit against the team. I&#8217;m totally serious, and the man&#8217;s completely obnoxious and completely clueless about football. In the ultimate team sport, he goes out and signs random individual talent and individually think a signed contract equates a problem-solver. If I were a head coach, there&#8217;s no way I&#8217;d want to work for him, and if I were a Redskins fan, I&#8217;d be frustrated with his foolish ownership.</p>
<p>Phillies in seven.</p>
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		<title>By: Ronald Millsaps</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-falcons-blog/2009/10/28/who-dat-secondary-play-well-for-saints/comment-page-3/#comment-14695</link>
		<dc:creator>Ronald Millsaps</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: submariner</title>
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		<dc:creator>submariner</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why didn&#039;t they pound the ball in with Turner and eat up the clock after they recovered the fumble? The running game was working! The bad play calling there and Elam&#039;s 2 missed field goals hosed &#039;em. Not to mention 14 points off turnovers for the Saints. The beat themselves and gave that one away.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why didn&#8217;t they pound the ball in with Turner and eat up the clock after they recovered the fumble? The running game was working! The bad play calling there and Elam&#8217;s 2 missed field goals hosed &#8216;em. Not to mention 14 points off turnovers for the Saints. The beat themselves and gave that one away.</p>
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		<title>By: stendec</title>
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		<dc:creator>stendec</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thank you Orlando for being only columist with courage enough to publish my post. I worked hard on blasted thing. Was so upset after latest Falcon fiasco that I could not sleep. Thanks again. Best. ++STENDEC++</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you Orlando for being only columist with courage enough to publish my post. I worked hard on blasted thing. Was so upset after latest Falcon fiasco that I could not sleep. Thanks again. Best. ++STENDEC++</p>
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		<title>By: stendec</title>
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		<dc:creator>stendec</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>SOMEONE TELL:

Matt &quot;Another Incerception&quot; Ryan that he choked just as badly as Chris Miller/Jeff George/Joey Harrington. Untalented Yankee filth! Jason &quot;Wide Left&quot; Elam that Falcon placekicking tryouts commence immediately. Please contact Morten Anderson! Roddy &quot;Butterfingers&quot; White that premiere receivers do not drop certain touchdown passes in critical situations. Overpaid son of a betch! Midgets in Falcon secondary that they are unable to cover an elderly one legged woman in a wheelchair let alone tackle one. Heartless and gutless bestards! Coach Mike Petrino not to settle for field goal attempts against Saints. Especially without a damn field goal kicker! Powers that be to ban Falcons from Monday Night Football forevermore. Do nothing but embarrass families, themselves and entire state every time they appear! Alfred &quot;Another Drop&quot; Jenkins to turn in his uniform. Scum could not catch sniffles in Antartica! Arthur Blank to stay the Hell off sidelines. His presence there totally unnecessary! Falcons that they should be completely ashamed to be a full three games behind division leaders after only seven contests. Quitting commode residue! 

The KMA Awards go to:

Melted Ice for making no attempt to stop Saint from reaching end zone after interception. Unacceptable! Falcons for going bellyup to prove everyone in sports world correct in NOT picking them in upset. Falcons picked Saints too! Former Bronco who has contracted marshmallow leg disease. Guy is paid big bucks to do one f#cking thing!

My sympathy to Michael Turner, the Falcon defensive front and linebackers (except for chokes against Saints in red zone), punter, kickoff guy and onside kick squad. Displayed heart and toughness absent in teammates!

Are Ryan and Elam directly responsible for defeat in most important showdown in Falcon franchise history? The two of them cost the team 13 points (interception for score plus two missed field goals) with screwups. Final margin eight points. Do the f#cking math!

Losers forevermore. Not confident they can whip Redskins. To Hell with the quitters! BOYCOTT REDSKIN GAME. Send message that fans will no longer tolerate this type of uncaring bullshet! ++STENDEC++</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>SOMEONE TELL:</p>
<p>Matt &#8220;Another Incerception&#8221; Ryan that he choked just as badly as Chris Miller/Jeff George/Joey Harrington. Untalented Yankee filth! Jason &#8220;Wide Left&#8221; Elam that Falcon placekicking tryouts commence immediately. Please contact Morten Anderson! Roddy &#8220;Butterfingers&#8221; White that premiere receivers do not drop certain touchdown passes in critical situations. Overpaid son of a betch! Midgets in Falcon secondary that they are unable to cover an elderly one legged woman in a wheelchair let alone tackle one. Heartless and gutless bestards! Coach Mike Petrino not to settle for field goal attempts against Saints. Especially without a damn field goal kicker! Powers that be to ban Falcons from Monday Night Football forevermore. Do nothing but embarrass families, themselves and entire state every time they appear! Alfred &#8220;Another Drop&#8221; Jenkins to turn in his uniform. Scum could not catch sniffles in Antartica! Arthur Blank to stay the Hell off sidelines. His presence there totally unnecessary! Falcons that they should be completely ashamed to be a full three games behind division leaders after only seven contests. Quitting commode residue! </p>
<p>The KMA Awards go to:</p>
<p>Melted Ice for making no attempt to stop Saint from reaching end zone after interception. Unacceptable! Falcons for going bellyup to prove everyone in sports world correct in NOT picking them in upset. Falcons picked Saints too! Former Bronco who has contracted marshmallow leg disease. Guy is paid big bucks to do one f#cking thing!</p>
<p>My sympathy to Michael Turner, the Falcon defensive front and linebackers (except for chokes against Saints in red zone), punter, kickoff guy and onside kick squad. Displayed heart and toughness absent in teammates!</p>
<p>Are Ryan and Elam directly responsible for defeat in most important showdown in Falcon franchise history? The two of them cost the team 13 points (interception for score plus two missed field goals) with screwups. Final margin eight points. Do the f#cking math!</p>
<p>Losers forevermore. Not confident they can whip Redskins. To Hell with the quitters! BOYCOTT REDSKIN GAME. Send message that fans will no longer tolerate this type of uncaring bullshet! ++STENDEC++</p>
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		<title>By: Ronald Millsaps</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ronald Millsaps</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If I were in Mike Smith&#039;s shoes, I&#039;d play man-to-man coverage in the first quarter and blitz a lot. I think Atlanta will be able to get to Brees a lot more easily than we got to Tony Romo.

Secondly, I&#039;d mix up the looks Brees got throughout the game and would shift to zone in the second quarter and would implement a corner blitz 2-3 times in the period.

In the third quarter, I&#039;d implement a mix of blitzes and fake blitzes, a la Bill Belichick.

In the fourth quarter, I&#039;d present a mixture of all of the above. 

If the defensive line were to play well tonight, things would be a whole lot easier for Atlanta. Mark Bradley and others applauded the move, but we should&#039;ve kept Grady Jackson. We clearly missed him last week and likely will again tonight.

I&#039;d run the heck out of Jason Snelling, and IF Jerious Norwood&#039;s good to go, I&#039;d run him outside the tackles like there&#039;s no tomorrow. One reason why Michael Turner hasn&#039;t run so well is because Norwood&#039;s speed threat hasn&#039;t there like it was last season. I&#039;d also try some downfield throws early this game in an attempt to open up Matt Ryan&#039;s passing lanes to Tony Gonzalez.

I&#039;m still not convinced that the Saints are as good as advertised. Brees is phenomenal and has been for years, but I still have question marks about their overall physicality and defense, though they&#039;ve improved a lot in both areas. I continue to have questions about Sean Payton, who isn&#039;t doing as much for his team as Gregg Williams is.

Speaking of running, the Phillies need to return to running also. They haven&#039;t done enough of it this series, and their lack of it has hurt them. Charlie Manuel is doing one of the very things I&#039;ve criticized Bobby for, which is to wait overly patiently for the long ball. Many might look at Philadelphia&#039;s stats and think the chances of a home-run ball intrinsically are as good as the numbers on paper, overlooking in the process the fact that those numbers are the result of hitting AND running and keeping a pitcher off-balanced.

I loved the Vikings game yesterday. Adrian Peterson, Percy Harvin, and, yep, Brett Favre are (still) incredible. If Atlanta doesn&#039;t win it all, I wouldn&#039;t mind at all if they did, them or the Patriots, who, by the way, contrary to flat-record implications, actually are a LOT better than they were two years ago at this time. I&#039;d be fascinated to see Bill Belichick&#039;s secondary schemes against the Saints&#039; passing attack. I won&#039;t have to wait long (November 30).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If I were in Mike Smith&#8217;s shoes, I&#8217;d play man-to-man coverage in the first quarter and blitz a lot. I think Atlanta will be able to get to Brees a lot more easily than we got to Tony Romo.</p>
<p>Secondly, I&#8217;d mix up the looks Brees got throughout the game and would shift to zone in the second quarter and would implement a corner blitz 2-3 times in the period.</p>
<p>In the third quarter, I&#8217;d implement a mix of blitzes and fake blitzes, a la Bill Belichick.</p>
<p>In the fourth quarter, I&#8217;d present a mixture of all of the above. </p>
<p>If the defensive line were to play well tonight, things would be a whole lot easier for Atlanta. Mark Bradley and others applauded the move, but we should&#8217;ve kept Grady Jackson. We clearly missed him last week and likely will again tonight.</p>
<p>I&#8217;d run the heck out of Jason Snelling, and IF Jerious Norwood&#8217;s good to go, I&#8217;d run him outside the tackles like there&#8217;s no tomorrow. One reason why Michael Turner hasn&#8217;t run so well is because Norwood&#8217;s speed threat hasn&#8217;t there like it was last season. I&#8217;d also try some downfield throws early this game in an attempt to open up Matt Ryan&#8217;s passing lanes to Tony Gonzalez.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m still not convinced that the Saints are as good as advertised. Brees is phenomenal and has been for years, but I still have question marks about their overall physicality and defense, though they&#8217;ve improved a lot in both areas. I continue to have questions about Sean Payton, who isn&#8217;t doing as much for his team as Gregg Williams is.</p>
<p>Speaking of running, the Phillies need to return to running also. They haven&#8217;t done enough of it this series, and their lack of it has hurt them. Charlie Manuel is doing one of the very things I&#8217;ve criticized Bobby for, which is to wait overly patiently for the long ball. Many might look at Philadelphia&#8217;s stats and think the chances of a home-run ball intrinsically are as good as the numbers on paper, overlooking in the process the fact that those numbers are the result of hitting AND running and keeping a pitcher off-balanced.</p>
<p>I loved the Vikings game yesterday. Adrian Peterson, Percy Harvin, and, yep, Brett Favre are (still) incredible. If Atlanta doesn&#8217;t win it all, I wouldn&#8217;t mind at all if they did, them or the Patriots, who, by the way, contrary to flat-record implications, actually are a LOT better than they were two years ago at this time. I&#8217;d be fascinated to see Bill Belichick&#8217;s secondary schemes against the Saints&#8217; passing attack. I won&#8217;t have to wait long (November 30).</p>
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		<title>By: FMNF</title>
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		<dc:creator>FMNF</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I hate games going in knowing your team is not going to win. This is gonna be a total butt whooping. I hate the truth sometimes.</description>
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