Vick latest Ex-Falcon to make life miserable for franchise
LAST ONE AT THE DOME – Haven’t checked all of the remaining rosters, but I think the Falcons are done with the
Former Falcons QB Michael Vick talks with Falcons owner Arthur Blank prior to the Falcons playing the Philadelphia Eagles at the Georgia Dome Sunday, December 6th, 2009. It was Vick's first time back at the Georgia Dome since his conviction on dogfighting charges. Kent D. Johnson, kdjohnson@ajc.com
2009 Reunion/Alumni Tour.
They were 3-1 in games against former Falcons this season and none of them turned out well.
It all started with the Dallas game. The Falcons lost and Keith Brooking celebrated like he’d won the lottery.
Then there was the Washington Redskins game. The Falcons won that one, but former cornerback DeAngelo Hall got into a scuffle on the Falcons’ sidelines. Coach Mike Smith and Director of Athletic Performance Jeff Fish ended up getting fined by the league. Hall was not fined.
On to the New York Gaints and Michael Boley. He’s a real quiet guy, but even he spoke up during the week leading up to the game. He didn’t like the way the coaching staff handled his
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick (7) is stopped by Atlanta Falcons' Kroy Biermann, and Jamaal Anderson after rushing for a short gain in the first quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009 in Atlanta. The game was Vick's first in Atlanta since serving a prison sentence for dogfighting. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
demotion late last season and seemed to be miffed that the Falcons didn’t want to re-sign him.
Michael Vick’s return will be remembered for the chants of “We Want Vick, We Want Vick” in the fourth quarter.
“It felt great to hear the crowds reaction in the fourth quarter,” Vick said. “It was 50-50 reaction in the beginning of the game. It was awesome to have chance to go out and make some plays today.”
At least Vick didn’t do a Jeff George victory lap or proclaim “This is my House” like Deion Sanders did on their Reunion games with the Falcons.
“We were beat on all levels and it is an embarrassment to the organization and our team,” defensive end Jamaal Anderson said. “We never imagined that this would happen. With Michael (Vick) coming back, they came into this game with a lot of emotion, and we weren’t ready for what they brought to the field. We have to move forward because we have another big game next week.”
On to the Saints and that vaunted offense.
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Dee Dee
December 6th, 2009
11:58 pm
To the writer who says he moved to Az. to get away from Atlanta’s “homies”…we wish you well and hope that you fare better with your biased beliefs. While you are there, do what you obviously didn’t do while living in Georgia: Try Jesus.
big earl
December 7th, 2009
12:00 am
Well said j-man at 11:38, its obvious that some people miss the point. I hope number 2 is our Tom Brady and I miss watching #7 since he left. In now way should any man loose his life for an animal, punished yes- but 2 years in prison. Anyway we as Atlantians have WAY MORE PRESSING ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER ON.
Mary Wanna
December 7th, 2009
12:00 am
I knew Blank should have got a restraining order against Vick. Not that it would have mattered…
Hey DOL, did you finally ban “Choke” Troll, or you think he’s still trying to get on the Philly bus?
jack bull
December 7th, 2009
12:09 am
let me say first, one of my dear friends is a black-american, not african-american, per him, because he, nor his parents,grand-parents, or great grandparents have ever been there, so, with that said, i am not racist..now, black people love to have one of their own be a hero. plain and simple..they stick together, in right or wrong instances. but, so do a whole lot of other folks.. i was a little taken back for the cheers that vick got today, not because he is one the black folks hero’s, i kinda expected that, like when O.J. got off killing two white people, but for the fact that he let the Falcons and the city of Atlanta down with what he did several years ago. i owned a vick jersey once, and was proud of him, but he really let us down, plain and simple.. therefore, i don’t think he deserved to be cheered for, maybe a clap at the start of the game, but thats about it. one last thing,,,, i’m still waiting for Arthur Blank to come out pushing Matt Ryan in a wheelchair.. ya think that’ll ever happen???
one last thing,, our defense has ZERO resistance to anybody’s offense…
Dee Dee
December 7th, 2009
12:12 am
Crabapplejoe: When I was a teen here in Atlanta, I had to drink from a “colored only” water fountain….it WAS NOT that long ago. Mike Vick did NOT start a racial divide in Atlanta. It was here before he was born. However, I don’t think there is anything “racial” about fan support for Vick….many whites cheered him and many blacks left the stadium early. Of coures many more blacks believe that Vick’s sentence was unjust. That’s because there are so many other politicians, entertainers, and sports stars who have done worst things ( to human beings–not dogs)and didn’t receive the punishment that MV has endured. Next week the Saints will come to the dome and they will come enmasse. Falcon fans will attempt to cheer the Falcons on….and life will go on for those who aren’t concerned about jobs, shelter, and putting food on the table. After all football is just a game!
Roland
December 7th, 2009
12:30 am
To all the Vick haters. Who would you want as your back up quarterback?
Mick Vick, or Chris Redman. Case closed. Michael Vick was the most exciting athlete in the NFL. He did not kill anyone, sell drugs to children, rape or kill a woman etc. Yet he served two years in prison for a crime that a white man would have only served probation.( Yea I went there)
Yet, people don’t understand why other people, myself included, stood and cheered his triumphant return. KARMA IS ALIVE AND WELL and WE MICHAEL VICK FANS LOVE EVERY MOMENT OF IT!!!!!!!
Falcon 34
December 7th, 2009
12:33 am
Its finally over. The whole MV experience has come full circle. Its amazing how Falcon fans should somehow feel bad for something that was never in our control. “Fans” who love a single player more than a team were never really fans anyway. What did you want the Falcons organization to do? Wait? Accept the debacle as it was and welcome back with open arms?
Congrats on a 5 yard TD run and a 5 yard TD pass when the score was 27-0. Do I get credit if my team runs to the inner red-zone and let my 8 month old crawl across? What a joke.
True Falcons fans hang in there. It’s a tough going right now and we’ll make it through. We’re on the right path and we’ll get there as a franchise. The Saints were 8-8 last year with same team. GO FALCONS!!!!!!!
Falcon 34
December 7th, 2009
12:33 am
Who the h3ll is Mick Vick? Is that a soccer player for Celtic Football Club?
WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT?
December 7th, 2009
12:36 am
THIS IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT I PICTURED WHEN WE LET 5 DEFENSIVE STARTERS GO AND DIDN’T GET ANY TOP TALENT IN THE DB OR DLINE VET POOL.
I THOUGHT OUR DEFENSE WOULD AT LEAST HIT VICK HARD ENOUGH TO KNOCK A SNOT BUBBLE OUT THRU HIS EARHOLE. GUESS THEY DIDN’T HEAR WE WERE PLAYING AT HOME.
DEAR SAINTS, PLEASE BE GENTLE. MY BACKSIDE STILL HURTS MIGHTY BAD. DOES OUR SCOREBOARD EVEN HAVE THE DIGITS TO GO TO 100?
WIN OUT V. JETS, BILLS, BUCS? THAT WOULD BE SWELL, BUT WOULD INVOLVE MAKING BIG PLAYS FOR 12 STRAIGHT QUARTERS.
WAKE ME UP WHEN IT’S OVER. OH, IT’S OVER ALREADY? I WILL PICK UP MY HOPES AND PASTE THEM BACK TOGETHER ANYWAY.
IF WE’RE GOING TO FANTASIZE ABOUT BRINGING SOMEONE BACK WHO’S UNDER CONTRACT, CAN IT BE BIG OL’ GRADY JACKSON TO SIT ON THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE?
Falcon 34
December 7th, 2009
12:38 am
No, he just ran a national, illegal, pre-meditated, abhorrent, and noxious dog-fighting ring. Definitely a good samaritan.
Capt Kirk
December 7th, 2009
12:43 am
Hey Joe…
thanks for the hi five..Look to you and folks who read this….I m not a bigot..In college I had black roomates 2 yrs n white ones the other 2 and the black guys where far n away better men and didnt play those country club white boy elitist games they learned at home.
Im here in AR..but I still LOVE Atlanta..I lived there in : Decatur, College PK, Nothlake, Conyers & Lawrenceville for 32 yrs..all my adult kids were BORN there… I told my wife tonite after the game..Look we’re Here in AR but Atlanta is was and forever will be..my HOME!!! I was there from the beginning of its ascendeancy into an international city..ther city too busy to hate and watched..while the developers, the money men and the race baiters turned a dream into a messed up, gridlocked, foreclosed, subprime mortgage nightmare… I was not BS in about my burgeoning 3rd world digs…owners moved on, renters in,..5 cars on the lawn drug dealers..I had to be armed in my own subdivision…and always , nearly always. the people who caused all the problems were those who embraced the MV hip hop lifestyle…not the smooth jazz educated urbanites with whom I laughed n flourished, but the types of people who thought that MV had done “Nuthin” wrong..and made personal choices and lived their lives as he did….. blaring their noise at all hours of the night and even refusing to change their behavior after numerous visits from the heat….Thats my last memory of my digs there, one problem after another….in a subprime neighborhood goin downhill.. My fault, I should’ve moved when the issues began, but I thought wed tough it out..so when the 1st opportunity for a gig elsewhere developed…I told my wife” We’re outta here” and went… The Lville cops were probably happy to see me go…as our 24/7/365 all nite barkin dog subdiv, as others adjacent to us, had become a joke to decent folks of all races who wed met in neighborhood associations…..
We’re here..but Id rather be back w you in MY Town Atlanta…my home..MV was the poster boy for bad behavior and bad personal choices..hence the legions who defended him..people whose actions are continually rude and disrespectful of others rights to enjoy their homes n property in peace n quiet
JSS
December 7th, 2009
12:53 am
Crapapple, you can not divide something that never existed… I won’t even go through the long history of the Falcons being a simply putrid football organization. The average Atlantan has support other teams. At least the 98 Super Bowl got people to care a little again in terms of the football product. Of course the Falcons turned right around and fumbled away that opportunity. Bad draft after bad draft, how many tight ends did we pick? Dan Reeves continual picking a defensive linemen du jour from the waiver wire. What you folks do not understand is how close this team was being early 70’s Falcons again. Reeves knew he was going as far as he would ever go with Chandler. How many more years did he play? So he had a choice Tomlinson or Vick. He has felt you can get a good running back later in the draft. Don’t believe me, check his history. Vick was his 2nd chance at Elway. He and his draft counsel should have done a better ob jof vetting Vick, but overall he got what he want and some more. I say again, Drew Brees would have been killed playing behind the offensive line of 2001-2005.
Now, do you really reside in rural Fulton County? If so, enjoy,,, However, the so-called “Racial Divide” has existed since the day “Terminus” was founded. That is original name for Atlanta by the way… I repeat, Michael Vick did not bring that divide to the surface. it was always on the surface. Atlanta could have exploded like every other metropolis in the 60’s. Instead, it worked on compromises. Instead of White Atlanta truly reaching across the table and realizing the shift in power; there has been this consistent sniping and undermining of the City of Atlanta and in return its majority black citizenry. Whether it be the undercutting of MARTA, the destruction of the neighborhood during “urban renewal,” or the persistent state of “white flight” and community “red lining.” Only in the most stagnant of minds would someone destroy a tax base and then expect it to do miracles. I could go on, but if you don’t want to truly address the real reason that large segments of both communities are at each others throats, then you choose to that way…
Leave Michael Vick out of it, he did not destroy the Falcons. Joe Montana went down multiple times in his career. It is funny how the 49ers of the 80’s and 90’s could plug in Jeff Kemp or Steve Bono and still succeed. But, I keep hearing how Vick destroyed the Falcons. A large segment of African-Americans did not leave the Falcons when Vick was injured in 03. Doug Johnson and Dan Reeves drove that train off a cliff. Good franchises raise above adversity. Good people do the same thing as well…
Capt Kirk
December 7th, 2009
1:06 am
Hey Dee,
hers what I mean..biased beliefs??? AR is not Arizona..its Arkansas…
Is it biased or fact to indicate that:
The city was fined by the EPA millions of $$$ with regard to aging infrastucture>>
This couldve been fixed in 1977,,if the race conscoius political cronies runnin city hall wouldve dug the trench thru East Point, connected it to a proposed plant. and channeled the sewer overflows propely..instead of this environmental racism BS….
so race based POOR business decisions forced Shirley Franklin to address the issue after years of millioin $$$ fines.. and the solution was (drum roll)
having to dig under BUCKhead some od Americas most expensive real estate to build a ssytem for big $$$ now.. areally poor business decsion with taxpayers money..but Oh
we’ll just tax the hell out of N Fulton..
I was there..I saw the cronyism and race based decsions which emerged from successive administrations in city hall.. I dealt with the mayors people who were quick to take issue w me if I didnt genuflest to them apppropirately
Biased????? I’d check your facts first…..One can NEVER EVER criticize the behavior with out being called biased…..
Its the BEHAVIOR Dee Dee…Not the race!!! get it?????
JSS
December 7th, 2009
1:08 am
Oh,by the way, the Saints-Falcons rivalry was for years an African-American community rivalry. Bus loads of social clubs going both ways with good natured shout downs ringing across Tulane Stadium, the Superdome, and Atlanta Fulton Co. Stadium. The only time you saw the “big timers” was when the booze started flowing… Ah-yeeeeeeeeeee, let the good times roll!!!
CEE
December 7th, 2009
1:40 am
I KEEP HEARING PEOPLE SAY THAT MIKE VICK DID THIS AND DID THAT BLAH BLAH BLAH .. NO WHAT HE DID WAS COME BACK AND BUST THAT AZZ… AND IF THERE WERE ANY REAL FALCON FANS THEY WOULD HAVE OUT NUMBERED THE VICK SUPPORTERS. I WAS GLAD TO SEE VICK COME BACK AND RAM IT DOWN THE FALCONS THROAT..LIKE THE GREAT 2PAC ONCE SAID REVENGE IS THE SWEETEST JOY NEXT TO GETTIN PU$$Y!! CHOKE ON THE I WISH THEY WOULD HAVE GOTTEN AUTHER BLANKED 34-0
Najeh Davenpoop
December 7th, 2009
2:01 am
I will proudly admit I helped start the “We Want Vick” chants from my seat in the nosebleeds. I bought tickets to this game in August solely because I wanted to see Vick play again, even though I knew he probably wouldn’t play much. And of course, as a Vick fan, his playing time in this game couldn’t have possibly gone any better. It’s great to see him scoring TDs with his arm and his legs again, and it’s even better to visualize him doing this as a starting quarterback somewhere next year.
All that said, I was really disappointed to find out this week that so many starters would be sitting out for both teams, and I take no pleasure in seeing the Falcons self-destruct on their home turf like they did. I would have loved to see a tightly contested game — of course, one in which Vick made equally significant contributions. In fact, if anything I would have loved to see Matt Ryan use this game as an opportunity to put the team on his back (as opposed to Michael Turner’s), lead the team to victory, and win over his doubters. It would have made for a great storyline. It’s unfortunate that this couldn’t be the great football game it looked like it might be a month ago.
Oh yeah, by the way… I’m not black, and there were PLENTY of white people with Vick jerseys yelling “We Want Vick” with me. The racial aspect of this is way, way overblown. Vick is popular here because he was a great player who made more great plays in four years as a starter than any other Atlanta athlete made over their entire career, with the exception of Dominique Wilkins. Nobody is going to chant “We Want Byron” the next time Byron Leftwich returns to the Georgia Dome.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 7th, 2009
2:04 am
By the way, a lot is going to be made of Ryan, Turner, and Jenkins being out, but the injured offensive lineman made the biggest difference in my opinion. Every mistake Redman made was caused by pressure from the Eagles’ front four. The Falcons’ O-line was completely overmatched the entire game, and if they had been able to keep Redman on his feet and open some holes for Snelling and Norwood (especially near the goal line) this game would have probably been very different.
FalcFan
December 7th, 2009
2:22 am
For those that wanted to blast Ryan, do you still feel the same way? Here are some questions to consider: Was the offensive line the same? No, but the pressure on the quarterback was. Teams have been getting pressure all season. Were the receivers the same? Yes, with the exception of Jenkins, however this could be considered a positive per his love of dropping potential touchdowns. I’m considering the run game null and void as we were behind so much it didn’t matter.
Here is my point: It is amazing that Ryan has had the success this year that he has. Ryan is under constant pressure. He is consistently throwing into some of the tightest throwing windows in the NFL. And the defense seems to know exactly what we are trying to do.
Mularkey has taken steps backward this year. If a team “steals” him away as a head coach I won’t cry one bit. His running plays are above average, but the pass play calling and design is pitiful. Last year when teams gave us a one safety look to stop the run, the sorry pass design was successful. Now that teams are playing two deep, there is no room to throw the ball. If Ryan isn’t absolutely perfect with his throws they get picked.
Bottom Line: Offensive design and playcalling HAS to improve
Glad they lost.............
December 7th, 2009
2:38 am
Being a true Atlanta fan since their inception in 1966……..I AM GLAD THEY LOST TODAY……..no better for the franchise. Get some balls and make some decisions in the front office….PEACE
falcon60
December 7th, 2009
2:39 am
TCCB, the people that chanted for and cheered for Vick weren’t Falcon fans. They were the same idiots that supported him throughout his continued lying to evertone that mattered including his “fans”. People that went to the game and did that are an embarrassment. If you’re a Falcon fan you support the TEAM not any one player.
Charles
December 7th, 2009
2:41 am
I have read everyones blogs and I can say that I am Black American in Iraq from the Southwest Side of ATLANTA. I’ve been a Falcon since 1978 or so. Bubba Bean was the man and Steve Bartkowski was our QB. I had never witnessed the excitment we had when Vick was the face of the franchise. Matty Ice is pretty good but the truth is he does not create the same excitement. What is done is done and we have to move forward. Our defense is simply too bad to think about a winning season. MB, Foxworthy, and Grady Jackson. We need all of those players. We need better people on defense. Why haven’t we picked up Chris Mc or Ty Law. They are still more than serviceable and they could’ve helped young guys Owens, Grimes and other. You get what you pay for. Vick has nothing to do with Mayoral election, so why bring it on her. Sports and like someone said it is a game.
GO DIRTY BIRDS!!!!
Falconsfan
December 7th, 2009
3:12 am
Man black people love Michael Vick. They act like that guy is the black Jesus. You would think the way the crowd was acting that the Falcons had won three super bowls with Vick at QB and that he was wrongfully imprisoned for killing someone who was raping his wife and children, instead of doing something stupid like dog fighting and putting himself first above his team. But oh well. I can honestly say that I have never seen people wearing the home team’s jersey cheering for the away team during a game that the home team’s playoff lives depended on.
Get ready Atlanta because you will be the talk of sports radio nationwide and atlanta will be ripped again for being the worst sports town in the world.
Najeh Davenpoop
December 7th, 2009
3:29 am
Allen Iverson didn’t win sh-t as a Philadelphia 76er, skipped out on fan appreciation events, had poor practice habits, had plenty of off-court trouble, and eventually whined his way out of Philadelphia. But while he was a 76er, he provided Philly fans with great play after great play, gave 110% on the court, put mediocre teams on his back every year and made them competitive single-handedly. Needless to say, he still receives standing ovations every time he returns to Philly, and the 76ers’ ticket sales have spiked considerably since they signed him last week.
Vick’s relationship with Atlanta and the Falcons is not very different, and it’s no surprise that he was given a warm reception by many of us. He deserved it, and he would have gotten the same in any other city.
JR
December 7th, 2009
5:14 am
There were Eagles fans at the game. They were loud. However, this was the home of the Falcons. “True” Falcons fans headed for the exits in the 3rd quarter. The rest of us Falcon fans that have seen the ups and downs of the franchise, did indeed call for, chant, and cheer for Vick. Not because we were against the Falcons per se. We were against the bad decision making that has pervaded the front office forever.
Olivia
December 7th, 2009
5:26 am
Vick and his teammates played a flawless game. They were great!!!
The fans had the right to cheer for whomever that wished …..after all they purchased their tickets.
I hope Vick always remember: WHAT IS FOR YOU IS FOR YOU” AND “IT AIN’T OVER TIL GOD SAYS IT’S OVER” I wish him much sucess and God’s blessings.
The racist part of anything related to Vick is tht fact that he went to prison for something that White’s have been doing for years and are still doing and have never spent a day in jail or ever gone to prison for doing.so. Let’s not talk about the many Blacks that have been murdered or abused at the hands of Whites who have never been procecuted or charged. But I SUPPOSE BLACKS ARE STILL NOT CONSIDERED HUMAN. But less be honest about the Vick matter- the aim was to “BREAK” him financially, kill his spirit, and de-humanized…. Black’s don’t deserve to have wealth… they are not deserving of such Although he has served the time given …that is still not enough for the righteous people who think they were placed on earth to controll and tell everyone else how to live and what to do.
GOD IS THE SUPREME BEING AND WE ARE ALL THE SAME IN HIS SIGHT-HIS CHILDREN.
Dixiecom
December 7th, 2009
5:32 am
Can’t blame the loss on “Choke” Ryan this time. Perhaps “The Joke” Redmon would be more inline.
#88
December 7th, 2009
5:36 am
Dear Saints, Please , Please call me—all I want is to be on a Winning team, and to win a SuperBowl.
kjb
December 7th, 2009
6:01 am
All of yall that’s hating on Vick can kiss my u no what!!!! The man has done his time so get off of him. If Vick was white this would have not been a big deal so get over it!!! I am a true Falcon fan and Vick fan!!! Go Vick & Go Falcons!!!
MR
December 7th, 2009
7:09 am
Atlanta fans are an embarrassement to the city and the Falcons. All the signs for loving MV was a disgrace. Mr. Blank should find a place well outside the city of Atlanta and build a new stadium and the team should be come the Georgia Falcons. Andy Reed and the Eagles are a classless bunch and hopefully they will get theirs real soon. MV is the 3rd string QB on this team but Reed chose to rub the Falcons nose in the Vick past. I hope CMS and TD remember this and put a good ass whopping on them the next time. The classless fans that were in the dome Sunday deserve nothing more than they are getting. There is not a curse on the football team but a lack of support by the fans. Yes, it is a race issue because you could tell that by who was holding the “We love Vick signs.” Mr. Blank, please move this team out of the trashy slums of city full of hate.
Crimedog
December 7th, 2009
7:10 am
I wouldn’t get too excited about Vick’s two short touchdowns. He may be rehabilitated, but the Falcons are much better off without him.
MR
December 7th, 2009
7:13 am
Olivia, religion has nothing to do with football. Get a life. Only in Atlanta would a low class felon be held with such admiration. I suppose that is why Atlanta leads the nation in killings, muggings, and rapes. The majority of Atantans are on the same level as MV. Their hero and roll model.
MR
December 7th, 2009
7:18 am
Olivia, you are sick. Typical Atlantan. The city of Atlanta have become nothing more than a cesspool and people like you are the reason. Vick is a victum in this whole thing, the man wanted to break him. We can’t have a black man making all this money in the south. MV is a low class herpes spreading punk and if you can’t see that you are on his level.
MR
December 7th, 2009
7:22 am
As to football, someone said the Vikings were short 3 offensive lineman last night and no excuses. You are right and they lost 30-17. Loosing key players makes a difference but most of you are not football smart, just idiots. The Falcons, I will never use Atlanta in their name again, are still building and do not have the depth needed to overcome injuries.
Ivan
December 7th, 2009
7:25 am
Great job Falcons “Fans”! Way to cheer for the OTHER team in a must win game for playoffs!! You keep on representing Atlanta as the sorriest football town in America!! You go girls!!
John
December 7th, 2009
7:44 am
The racial divide has always been here, Micheal Vick didn’t start it. Nothing much has changed from the 60’s, same people protested civil rights are still hanging around, if not them, their kids are…I’m not a Vick fan per se, but my faith teaches me to forgive and let live. If HE forgave my sins, who am I to judge Vick?
When Vick was here he was made the scapgoat for everything that the Falcons failed to do, now we see that the offensive line is horrible, but no one noticed until they put in a stationary quarterback. The receiver couldn’t catch when Vick was here, now everyone is complaining White and Jenkins are average at best. I believe the Falcons has plenty to worry about besides Vick, they’re just not a good team. Last years soft schedule made most think Atlanta was turning the corner, but this year things are back to normal. Ryan just doesn’t have the IT factor, like a Drew Brees, he’s average at best. A running back like Micheal Turner bruising style of running only last so long in the NFL, he will continue to be hurt. The defense has so many holes I don’t know where to start.
FoxNoise.net
December 7th, 2009
7:48 am
Injuries have killed our season – but at least we still have Smith and Dimitroff. With the right additions during the offseason we can be competitive again next year.
TGATG
December 7th, 2009
7:56 am
First time writer…..Nobody was a bigger Vick fan/supporter than myself but the last time I looked he plays for “the other team”. As a kid playing sports I was told that winning was not the only thing and that “how you play the game” was the most important thing. Funny, I only remember hearing those comments after a lose. I’m not a kid anymore and I support player salaries by buying Falcon stuff but I have a problem with the “we want Vick ” chants. OUR team is suppose to beat their team, point blank. I am glad Vick is getting a second chance and I hope he does well but if you were a chanter at the game or in your living room you may as well change over to the OTHER team. True Falcon fans want the Falcons to win NOT opposing individuals. Put that in your pipe and smoke it chanters and put your jerseys on ebay because die hard loyal fans only support one team, my team, the FALCONS.
JeanE
December 7th, 2009
8:33 am
I don’t even know where to start. I thought it was totally classless that Andy Reid made Vick a captain for this game. We didn’t desert Vick, he deserted Atlanta. Enough said about him. Chris Redman was awful but so was the o-line. I realize it was a patched together line but still…the offensive playcalling was the usual incomprehensible why are we running a scatback up the middle, mess. We still have apparently never heard of and/or don’t know how to execute a screen pass. John Abraham has dropped off the face of the Earth. Our miniature CB’s continue to be exploited. See Dimitroff for someone to blame. He went into this season with these guys. Here’s what I would do in the offseason because at this point, we are only playing for our dignity which is shredded. Fire Mularkey. Pay a free agent CB. Find a veteran backup QB. Draft depth for o-line and d-line. Pray Ryan can stay healthier next year and the turf toe is not an ongoing problem. Oy.
I'm not a Doctor....,but I play one on T.V.
December 7th, 2009
8:48 am
The Falcons need to sign Jeff Garcia and try to get Nine Wins.
Kashi
December 7th, 2009
8:50 am
I was pissed off with yesterday’s paly calling then anything. Can’t score 3 yard touch down in 5 plays? And what is that ….? 5 straight running plays, where is SCREEN PLAY? OMG – I am glad season is over, it is little pain to lose now then in PLAYOFF.
NorthFLAFalcon
December 7th, 2009
8:55 am
If you look at our losses this year they are to some of the best teams in the NFL. With the exception of Carolina those were some tough teams. We played the Saints and Giants down to the wire. We won the games we were supposed to win. I still like our chances of going 8-8 or even 9-7 this year. Not spectacular but it gives us a chance to rebuild.
D-DawgDavis
December 7th, 2009
8:55 am
I like the post about Jeff Garcia, goes back to the Mike McKenzie and Chris McAlister rant I was on last week. Look, we got jaded and on a high horse about this season. Now we are at reality. Let’s focus on the next few games and getting our Falcons back on the field and healthy. Instead of focusing on a very overrated Mike Vick (oh, I was a believer, but face it, he’s OVERRATED), let’s look at Seven missing Offensive Starters and a defense that is lacking major, major components.
Draft strategies will have to include Brandon Spikes and Taylor Mays. BVG? Got to review him. Mularkey?? There are some questions but when your without your two studs, what are you expected to do?
Moral of the story? Vick is overrated and the Falcons are who we thought they were, now let’s get a winning season.
NorthFLAFalcon
December 7th, 2009
8:58 am
The media coverage on ESPN on Vick is embarassing. He is made to be the victim so with his TDs it’s a feel good story. Hugs all around. FOLKS! He completely sold out the franchise that gave him the world on a platter. He spit in our face! And now he’s the “nice guy getting a second chance” — it is sickening. The media loves this and he is getting ready to be picked up by another team next year. The Falcons will face him again.
Bullish-on-the-Falcons
December 7th, 2009
9:13 am
Vick didn’t have to beat the Falcons to have redemption. In fact, his redemption came when he got the go-ahead to be an NFL player again. When he took his punishment like a man and served time. He was never slighted by the Falcons for a second (wheelchair on sidelines, $120 million, innocent until admitted guilty). He squandered one of the greatest opportunities given to a sports athlete.
Yesterday was truly pathetic, and not because the Falcons on-field performance was terrible. A 7 month old could blog that.
To all of you Falcons fans who cheered on the Eagles so that Vick could have redemption, I hope you never come to a Falcons game again. For the rest of your lives. That’s like a situation where a husband cheats on a wife, then actually cheering the husband on to get back at the wife because she divorced him over his poor choices. That logic is akin to eating yellow snow. It will never make sense.
What kind of talented player will ever want to play in Atlanta with fans like this? How are we going to attract a great defensive free agent in the offseason when they know the home crowd may cheer when they get scored on?
Eagles fans near me told me we were the most pathetic fan base around. I’ve passionately supported the Falcons my whole life. But on this day I couldn’t agree with an opposing fan more.
Mike is Back
December 7th, 2009
9:18 am
Calvin G. Sims Sr., DITTO on your 9:45 pm Post about the BIRDS…me TOO!!
However, it was also good to see MIKE exorcise some ghost. He is not the first person or athlete to make at mistake…if you didn’t see or hear the humility in this man…then too bad for you…cuz people can change.
THE BIRDS WILL REBOUND…AND BEAT THEM SAINTSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!
I am rolling Calvin…I CALLING A WIN for next Sunday.
GO FALCON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
T-Wade
December 7th, 2009
9:33 am
Stop crying about injuries when the Eagles were missing a star WR, pro-bowl RB and multiple OL. Vick handled his return with class and executed when called on, while the Falcons played soft.
Ivan
December 7th, 2009
9:33 am
Bullish sees the impact this city’s fan base has on its own football team. All this talk about the front office needing to make adjustments here and there is all wasted breath! Not ONE person would want to play for the Falcons when its own home crowd cheers for THE OTHER team.
Bird Watcher
December 7th, 2009
9:36 am
Bullish-on-the-Falcons, an Eagles fan told you that our fans were pathetic. They cheered an injured man on the field. They booed Santa Claus. If you were a real fan, you should have lit a fire in that nonsense.
Bird Watcher
December 7th, 2009
9:39 am
Ivan, I guarantee you if the Falcons gave something for the home fans to cheer about, there would be no cheers for the OTHER team.
Fat Ryan
December 7th, 2009
9:41 am
To anyone who pulls for the other team at a Falcons game…I will rip you apart. I still love my Falcons