An ode to Jerious Norwood
The electrifying Jerious Norwood, one of the nicest guys on the team, has had an injury-plagued career with the Falcons. Curtis Compton/Ccompton@ajc.com)
Perhaps coach Mike Smith just didn’t want to jump the gun Monday. But we don’t know why he’s gone all Bill Belichick on the media over injuries.
It was already out that Jerious Norwood had a torn ACL. He was seen in the locker room on crutches. He sent an e-mail to an associate
Norwood is an avid fisherman.
stating that his ACL was torn, but that he was in good spirits. His family was already apprised of his status.
Smith said the team was still evaluating things and if there was a season-ending knee injury that an announcement would be made.
They made it today and announced some other moves.
Norwood suffered a torn ACL in his right knee on the opening kickoff of the 41-7 pasting of the Cardinals. He tripped on Shann Schillinger’s foot and his right knee slammed into the Georgia Dome turf.
The players already knew that Norwood was done for the season on Monday.
Norwood had speed to burn.
“We are a run-first offense,” wide receiver Roddy White said. “We are just looking forward to next week. Mike (Turner) will be able to play. (Jason) Snelling will be backing him up and we’ll keep rolling.”
The Falcons also announced the addition of running back Gartrell Johnson to the active roster and terminated the contract of linebacker Bear Woods, who was on the practice squad. They signed running back Shawnbrey McNeal to replace Woods.
Johnson was a fourth-round draft pick of the Chargers in 2009. He had 43 yards on 13 carries for the Giants last season.
McNeal was signed by San Diego as an undrafted rookie free agent out of Southern Methodist. He was waived following training camp.
He rushed for 1,188 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior and was honorable mention all-Conference USA.
Norwood has been injury plagued over his career with the Falcons.
“Unfortunately, since we’ve been here Jerious has had some bumps and bruises and some missed time,” Smith said. “But he is a very talented football player and he’s been a guy that’s contributed to the success that we’ve had.”
When asked about the ACL tear on Monday, Smith said, “I don’t know where that report is coming from. We’ve had testing done and evaluation done this morning. We are going to continue to evaluate it. If it is indeed the case. Then we would announce that. But again,
Jerious Norwood on the move.
that will come on Wednesday when we give our injury report.” (Umm, it came from an e-mail Jerious sent.)
The coaching staff thought Norwood could help them on third down. Norwood, who had four accrued years in the league, was a restricted free agent and received a second round tender last season. He was set to receive a salary of $1.759 million or 110 percent of his 2009 salary, whichever is greater.
“There is always a sense of frustration anytime that you don’t have your best players out there on the field,” Smith said. “That’s not necessarily directed toward Jerious or anyone else. Any time you don’t have your best players out there who give you the best chance to win, it is frustrating.”
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161 comments Add your comment
waynester
September 21st, 2010
7:22 pm
First off, I’m glad we picked up some help at RB–but losing Bear Woods is too high a price to pay….
D. Orlando Ledbetter
September 21st, 2010
7:28 pm
Waynester — You loved the Bear! He was likable.
Paddy O
September 21st, 2010
7:28 pm
you really feel bad for Norwood.
Sly Ty
September 21st, 2010
7:30 pm
Waynester, apparently not about Bear Woods. There were others on the practice squad who could have been wacked. We will miss Norwood’s speed. However, with the overall depth that Smitty and TD have created this is not as bad as the Saints losing Reggie Bush.
falconneil
September 21st, 2010
7:30 pm
the staff made a HUGE mistake for letting Dmitri Nance go to the practice squad where he could be poached by Green Bay. he would have been the perfect replacement for Jerious. But no. We chose Antone Smith for some reason. Big mistake.
Sly Ty
September 21st, 2010
7:32 pm
I hate to be negative hiramsaint, but we both know the Reggie Bush injury is just the beginning of the Madden Curse.
FrontRow
September 21st, 2010
7:34 pm
I’m guessing Antone Smith was inactive last Sunday. I was hoping the Falcons would keep JN off the return team but my worst fears came true.
Here’s to hoping Jason Snelling doesn’t get hurt.
yo mama
September 21st, 2010
7:35 pm
D LED, we need to not have turnovers sunday if we want to win. The Saints are making a living off of others mistakes. So, far they havent scored much without turnovers. Protect that Ball!
dawggy style
September 21st, 2010
7:36 pm
Why is Bear Woods playing football? He should be on the golf course getting ready for the Ryder Cup.
FrontRow
September 21st, 2010
7:36 pm
brilliant…perhaps yo mama should be on the advance scout team or maybe the TD’s personal assistant.
FrontRow
September 21st, 2010
7:37 pm
The only reason bear woods was around is cuz his middle name (acronym) is SIT.
Don
September 21st, 2010
7:44 pm
The Glass Rocket is down.
Sly Ty
September 21st, 2010
7:48 pm
I believe the Falcons have a solid offense and a solid defense. I don’t think the birds will turn the ball over 4 times, and give up a safety as the 49ers did against the Saints. We have a fair chance to compete well against them this time.
Flying V
September 21st, 2010
7:49 pm
J-Rock will truly be missed. He is a great leader in the locker room and in the community. I wish him the best and will keep him in my prayers for a full recovery. Lets go Falcons and get well Jerious!
william cranman
September 21st, 2010
7:56 pm
Ditto Flying V. Well said. Good luck Jerious.
FrontRow
September 21st, 2010
7:58 pm
I don’t expect the Falcons to choke like the 49ers did; nor do I expect the Saints to defend the toilet Dome like they were the Pittsburg Steelers on opening day missing their starting QB.
I do expect a whole bunch of WhoDats whining every time a Brees pass falls incomplete. I can only hope the refs call the game evenly but after 4+ years of seeing the NFL help them out, I don’t think that dream will come true.
nes
September 21st, 2010
7:58 pm
Well, D.O.L., i truly hate this happened to J.Norwood but i think all of us bloggers knew it was just a matter of time before he went down again. Like Norwood himself said, some players are injury prone, for whatever reason he’s had that fate on him. Best of Luck J. Norwood in a complete recovery. Is A.Smith activated this week? no news about him at all today, also i do think we should have kept D.Nance as he could sure get across the goal line in preseason games!
Also worth mentioning is the meltdown last sunday by S.Baker, on three straight plays penalties were called against him, he also has four (4) holding calls in two games and Falcons coach Smitty says its not problematic and its the re-positioning of Referee in backfield and other little things. Well, better go back and count the sacks in with the holding calls as Baker is off to a terrible start at LT and Ryan is going to pay the price on these missed blocks leading to sacks of Ryan or the dreaded yellow flag for holding! the holding calls and sacks are called drive killers for a reason.
Now the Saints get a taste of the scheduling we had last year, monday night game on the road and a short week to get ready for the Falcons! Make no mistake about it, Falcons go into N.Orleans looking for revenge and a Win! Falcons 24-17 at long last!
GetwhatUpayfor
September 21st, 2010
8:00 pm
Turner the burner needs to turn it up. Falcons need to get another back.
oldbird
September 21st, 2010
8:03 pm
Hope we can go on the road and beat NO, we definitely played them tough last year. I really wish that Jerious had better luck with his career here, such an exciting player. Anyway, we have got to bear the Saints because looking up at Tampa Bay in the standings is making me want to puke. How nice the schedulers were to them.
oldbird
September 21st, 2010
8:04 pm
beat not bear.
SeenThisB4
September 21st, 2010
8:04 pm
FrontRow: In other words, you’re bracing youself for the falcants getting beat down on Sunday. LOL!
Carlos
September 21st, 2010
8:08 pm
Jerious,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Get well soon! Thank you for all the contributions you have made to the team and the local community.
FrontRow
September 21st, 2010
8:08 pm
Nope. I expect the NO faithful to find any excuse for Sunday EXCEPT their NFL-propped heros are anything more than mediocre.
We all saw the homey ref call last night. The Aints Nation will be the last to realize that those types of obvious bad calls are not normal in the other 15 NFL games played every week.
ryan
September 21st, 2010
8:08 pm
So long Norwood that why it was stupid to get rid of Demetri Nance .
Reid Adair
September 21st, 2010
8:10 pm
D-Led, since it appears you’re criticizing Coach Mike Smith’s timing/handling of the announcement, how is it that Jerious Norwood’s e-mail to an “associate” became public? I noticed that was omitted from the blog post.
Jimmy
September 21st, 2010
8:17 pm
This is the time for the team to cut ties with Norwood.
It is unfortunate…but that it football.
We need to replace that speed and elusiveness.
Who is this guy they signed?
SeenThisB4
September 21st, 2010
8:18 pm
That’s it FrontRow, keep repeating it, sooner or later, you might start to believe it yourself. Bad calls are part of the game, ask Detriot, dufus.
FrontRow
September 21st, 2010
8:24 pm
Another guess….J Norwood walked off the field after the opening kickoff and was diagnosed and carted off on the sideline later.
I missed that part as my seats are on the opposite side of the dome from the Falcons entrance. At any rate, Norwood was absent from the sideline but, in the second half, M. Turner was warming up as if he was going to see more action.
I also guess A Smith was inactive AND the Falcons mgmt did not notice that D. Anderson gave up after the wood brought to him by Mr. Moore (forcing a time out).
It was nice to see, finally, the team give Snelling a bit of rest by running the dive to #34 about 47 times in a row. #44 is made to dish the pain, not take it especially at garbage time.
SeenThisB4
September 21st, 2010
8:26 pm
Who is this Norwood character? Did he ever do anthing for the falcants?
Reggie Bush’s injury is a real loss,…. Norwood? Who was he? Your back-up fumbler?
Scott Anderson
September 21st, 2010
8:26 pm
this should finish out J Norwoods Falcon experience.
bob horner, chipper jones, et all
we got nothing but false hopes
FrontRow
September 21st, 2010
8:28 pm
Make my point for me B4…bad calls are part of SAINTS games. Most other games are played without such blatant homerism.
FYI the Detroit overrule was 100% correct according to the rules. Further, if it was ruled a TD it would have been overturned.
All that said, there is still NO REASON AT ALL for the refs to give the ball to the Saints after the non-touch. The ref never saw the ball touched but still decided otherwise and there is no way you can get around it except to admit the favoritism – it was BLATANT.
SeenThisB4
September 21st, 2010
8:38 pm
What play are you talking about Front Row? The punt where the niner looked like he touched the ball, or the one where he actually did muff it?
As for Detroit, I don’t care what they ruled, THAT WAS A TOUCHDOWN!, Detroit got screwed.
FrontRow
September 21st, 2010
8:47 pm
Perhaps the TD rule needs to be changed but for now the ruling in the Lions game was correct.
A far cry from the refs taking away one of the 49ers challenge flags. I never saw the rest of the game; at that point I turned it off knowing, with those refs, the Saints chances of winning were greatly enhanced.
Maybe it just been too long since you have seen a fairly officiated game.
And no, it did not even “look like” the 49er touched the ball.
waynester
September 21st, 2010
8:47 pm
DLed
I do think a lot of Woods. He’s a terrific young man who worked his butt off to make this team. Don’t get me wrong–I like Norwood a lot as a person, a fishin’ buddy, a neighbor, but not as a pro player with his injuries. I’d like to see him still be able to walk to the lake when he’s old and grey not stuck in a hoverround due to additional leg injuries. Hopefully, we’ll figure out which one of the newly-added RBs will stick and bring Bear back on board before some LB-needy team snaps him up.
B4
Seems I recall Bush putting it on the ground quite a bit, too….FRONTROW has it right and you know it. The League has spent millions propping up the NO franchise over the last 6 years to prevent it’s loss to San Antonio–they don’t want another Texas team–and between the league and ESPN they have bent over backwards to promote the Saints and their home city….
RomeDawg
September 21st, 2010
8:49 pm
I feel bad for Norwood but we all knew it was a matter of time. Great athlete but injury prone. When you see a guy with his talent you wonder, “what might have been?”. Norwood struck me as an injury prone Chris Johnson.
dbird1
September 21st, 2010
8:56 pm
I was always a huge fan of Norwoods. he’s a great player when healthy. but…the guy cant take a hit. Good luck to him. I’m glad i decided on a #84 jersey instead of the #32
FrontRow
September 21st, 2010
8:57 pm
The way I see it the Falcons have nothing to lose….lose as expected or mash the ESPN-dollies like they did the Cardinals.
Maybe B4 and hiramsaint need to take a look at #25 busting D. Anderson’s lip and forcing a time out. I don’t think you all get to see that action on TV.
These Falcons, especially the defense, are NASTY. Heck, envy B. Finneran got a NASTY flag last week.
Were coming, and were bringing a whole lotta nasty.
O. G. Falcon Fan
September 21st, 2010
8:58 pm
Good Ridance, He is worthless.
PMC
September 21st, 2010
9:01 pm
We’ll miss you J Rock. Hope the fishing is good though man.
Wooderson
September 21st, 2010
9:06 pm
Good God Norwood. I hope you wear a ski mask when you pick up that check every month. Dude gets hurt brushing his teeth in the morning… time to cut his ass
truth
September 21st, 2010
9:11 pm
Remember when Rocky went to Russia to box and B4 the fight was over the Russians were cheering for Rocky? Well that’s how the Superdome will be B4 the 4th qrt in the Big Sleezy. FALCONS! FALCONS! FALCONS!
SeenThisB4
September 21st, 2010
9:11 pm
Waynester: The NFL and a whole lot of other people nationwide, including Atlanta, did a lot for New Orleans, that’s a fact not lost on me BUT playing home games in New York, San Antonio, and Baton Rouge weren’t part of it. I guess that fact was lost on you. Saints came back renewed in 2006 with 30+ new faces on the active squad, and a new coaching staff that made it their mission to rebuild the Saints, as the city was rebuilding itself. It took four years to go from doormat to to the penthouse. Did we get lucky along the way, sure, there’s always a little luck involved, but we’ve had our share of bad bounces too, Payton for instance had one of the worst red flag challenge outcomes in the league, lost a bunch of games to because our kickers couldn’t hit easy fgs much less game winners, and we’ve had our own fair share of injuries. But we manage to stamp the words “Property of the New Orleans Saints” on the falcants since 2006! Just like we will on Sunday.
GEAUX SAINTS! OUR TIME!!
truth
September 21st, 2010
9:12 pm
Yea pretty lame.
SeenThisB4
September 21st, 2010
9:13 pm
truth: Even Stallone is a Saints fan!
truth
September 21st, 2010
9:14 pm
Seen that last post sounds alot like the Falcons the past two years building a team from scratch. Thanks for confirming……THIS IS OUR YEAR!!!!!
This Gets Old!
September 21st, 2010
9:17 pm
Don’t get into any conversations with Saints fans
truth
September 21st, 2010
9:17 pm
Man this is great, I can sense the fear in you Seen. You know your team is in for a rude awakening. Ya’ll want know what to do with the speed of our defense and offense. Sorry guy but we will stroll down the field on that sorry defense ya’ll have. You know it’s true, you guys made the 9ers look like a dynasty offense. Have some pride boy ya’ll couldnt stop them, they had to stop themselves/
JOEinPHX
September 21st, 2010
9:18 pm
This is more a paean than an ode, but I see where you’re goin’ DOL.
truth
September 21st, 2010
9:19 pm
GEAUX FALCONS! What? Ya’ll stole who dat from daaaaaaa Bearz.
truth
September 21st, 2010
9:20 pm
Hope to see both Turner and Snelling in at the same time. Man that would not be easy to defend.
truth
September 21st, 2010
9:21 pm
imagine the play action havok that would create.
SeenThisB4
September 21st, 2010
9:26 pm
Run as much as you can falcants, come Sunday your wings are going to get clipped.
Chattanooga Chuck
September 21st, 2010
9:26 pm
I feel so bad for Jerious (and the Bear).
At least we don’t have to hold our breath every time Weems touches the ball.
truth
September 21st, 2010
9:31 pm
Here are more than a few reasons why the Falcons could/should beat the Saints on Sunday.
1.) The Saints offense hasn’t been nearly as good as last year.
2.) The Saints would have lost to the Niners had they not turned the ball over 2 times inside the redzone and they still needed a last second field goal to win.
3.) The Cardinals might blow but we totally this mantled them. The Saints barely beat a Niners team that got bulldozed by the Seahawks in Week 1.
4.) Matt Ryan played like absolute crap in last year’s game in the SuperDome and the Saints still only won by 8 points 35-27.
5.) Matt Ryan and Michael Turner missed the game in Atlanta and you guys gave up 300 yards passing to Chris Redman and still needed a last second field goal to win.
6.) This is probably the most important stat. Yes it is true the Saints have dominated the Falcons since Sean Payton and Drew Brees got there but the 1 loss was in 2008 in Atlanta when Reggie Bush didn’t play. Bush played in every single game the Saints have beaten the Falcons over the past 4 years. Bush is out and won’t play against the Falcons.
7.) The Falcons are certainly due to beat the Saints in the SuperDome. 2002 was a long time ago.
8.) The Falcons defense is much, much improved over last year.
Enter your comments here
FrontRow
September 21st, 2010
9:31 pm
B4 you just gave yourself up as a fair weather fan. J. Norwood put 6 on the Saints just 2 years ago on a 60+ yd pass play. Don’t rememeber?
Oh yeah that’s the year the LAST PLACE 8-8 Saints were padding Drew Brees’ stats at the end of the year. YOu musta jumped on the bandwagon after that.
Your sob story sounds pretty but when you shine the light of day (i.e. last nights homey ref call) it doesn’t hold up. History will show these Saints to be the NFL’s version of alms to the poor.
truth
September 21st, 2010
9:33 pm
Seen surely you don’t want the Falcons to run on the aints all day. That is a 100% for sure win then cause ya’ll can’t stop the run.
jb
September 21st, 2010
9:35 pm
Its been 5or 6 yrs since Katrina. When is everybody going to get over it. I think it is time for another cleansing.
Big Ray
September 21st, 2010
9:37 pm
Run as much as you can falcants, come Sunday your wings are going to get clipped.
Funny you should say that after not stopping the run in weeks 1 and 2. You ain’t seen nothin’ yet. If you think Peterson and Gore gave you fits, you’re going to hate Turner and Snelling, who are going to take it right down your throat.
In week 3, your charmed life is over.
EB
September 21st, 2010
9:39 pm
Hate losing Bear and feel we could have cut one of the WR’s instead. We shouldn’t have let Nance go to the PS, that was STUPID!!! With Smith down already, (who I liked), we thankfully have a very solid backup with Snelling who looked fairly better to me than Turner so far. As for Norwood, this doesn’t surprise me anymore than it does the team, some guys just can’t stay healthy and he’s one of them. He’s never going to be the RB we wanted for sure, especially now, so after his next injury which surely won’t be long after he returns from this one he’ll probably be done with the Falcons (depending on how this injury effects him from being offered another contract). I think it’s about time to focus on signing a solid fourth rounder next year to be a backup we can groom, if Johnson or McNeil don’t pan out this year.
POLOBOY
September 21st, 2010
9:40 pm
I HATE TO SEE NORWOOD GO DOWN, BUT I AM NOT SURPRISED CUT HIM AND GET NANCE BACK HERE FALCONS.
truth
September 21st, 2010
9:47 pm
Did we hurt your feelings with the truth Seen? Man it would suuuuuuck being you.
waynelaster
September 21st, 2010
9:48 pm
Yea we lost our playmaker, Norwood will be missed. We have debt at the rb position. Finnerman produced when called upon, so I may have to eat my words lol
Defense when games & in the trenches, I like the Falcons, they went hard 2 weeks in a row!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RBCP
September 21st, 2010
9:51 pm
“WE R 1-1, AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 2-0 AND 1-1 IS WE HAVE OTHER TEAM MEMBERS WHO WANT TO PLAY FOOTBALL” I said this at the beginning of the year, we have back up players that can play the game. IF THE TEAM CONTINUES TO THEIR JOBS WE WILL BE FINE” FALCONS RISE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SeenThisB4
September 21st, 2010
9:53 pm
Truth: The Saints don’t need to stop the run. They didn’t stop Gore last night, but who won? Run all you want. The Saints know the falcants are one dimensional.
Lets see Saints scored 14 week one and won. Scored 25 week two and won. With that trend, we should score at least 35 on Sunday, think your team can score 6 TDs on the ground? I don’t think the falcants can,…. well, maybe in two, or three games, emm, make that four games.
truth
September 21st, 2010
10:01 pm
BWAA HA HA HA!!!!! That was a desparate post there Seen. Give it up, we all sense the fear in you. lol lol lol Reach out there pretty far not to make any logical sense. Dude I’m having fun. We know we’re gonna beat you guys like a drum……………………..and deep down you know it too. The off the wall garbage you come up with proves it.
truth
September 21st, 2010
10:04 pm
I’ve never been more confident in this team than I am right know. Ya’ll are struggeling wondering what to do without Bush and the Falcons are just practicing as usual getting ready for another win. Ya’lls playbook has changed dramaticaly and you know as well as I do that doesn’t make for a good practice, especially with a short week. BWA HA HA HA!!!!
truth
September 21st, 2010
10:06 pm
Just hold back them tears Seen, I’m sure hiram will be along soon as his mother finishes giving him a bath and he will give you a hug.
SeenThisB4
September 21st, 2010
10:06 pm
truth: Get ready to be squashed like a tortilla.
FrontRow
September 21st, 2010
10:08 pm
More voodoo? Let’s see by your math the Saints will be scoring 195 points a game in week 16.
You really must have missed Sunday’s game. Maybe you saw the TV or read the stats but you seem to miss the real trend – these (i.e. 2010) Falcons are NASTY. You probably did not even know that D. Anderson quit after a nasty hit and the entire AZ d-line played dodge the Snelling for a quarter and a half.
Face it – this is not 2009 and a real team is about to bust the shine off the prima-darlings. And, hopefully, the rest of the league will hate us for doing so.
Oh I forgot….you’re a fair weather fan.
It’s not just this week. In a few weeks the Steelers D will come a knockin. By then, a few in the Aints Nation will be looking for the bags.
Breesus
September 21st, 2010
10:16 pm
Front Row,
The “homey” call you are whining about was overturned after the 49ers challenged it. Yes it was a bad call, but in the end the refs got the call right and the 49ers kept the ball, so what are you talking about? That play didn’t decide the game, the other 4 turnovers and the botched snap for a safety did. I don’t mind you not liking the Saints with this being a rivalry and all but seriously take the blinders off.
If the 49ers didn’t turn the ball over, if the Saints only beat them by 3 then imagine what Atlanta will do.. blah blah blah… This is the same old whining and crying of teams that got BEAT!!! The Saints started last season 13-0, beat 3 Superbowl winning QB’s in the playoffs to win the title, and had the highest avg margin of victoy in the NFL (That’s hardly the result of “homer” calls, FYI the Saints were undefeated on the road last yr until the final game against Carolina where none of the starters played to rest for the playoffs, they actually lost 2 games at home which kind of defies your logic.
The Saints have won their 1st 2 games this season, while not in the convincing fashion we as Saints fans are used to, but I would rather be 2-0 than 1-1. The Saints have won while not clicking on all cylinders offensively, what do you think will happen when they finally do get going?
You have a right to your opinion, but at least get it right if you are gonna complain about something
waynester
September 21st, 2010
10:22 pm
B4
Know your opponent! Falcons had almost identical yardage through the air as on the ground. Not exactly one dimensional. ESPN has got everyone convinced that ya’ll can’t be beaten, especially in the Septic Dome– we’re about to find out. “Saints don’t need to stop the run” eh? Funny stuff….
ReddJonn68
September 21st, 2010
10:24 pm
I said it before will say it again so much potential unreached, this is trajic we never used him like we should early on. So now we have come to the point of no return, young core, but Jerious stays hurt all the time. You can’t make plays from the bench, I was hoping Jerious would have just put on a few extra pounds before it came to this, it’s over don’t feel bad though because one of the true greats Kevin Faulk may have ended his career as well with the same injury. In order to be that same type back Faulk was you have to stay healthy, be able to block the blitz, & checkdown out of the backfield making yards after contact. Never got a chance, too bad !!! When he finally was playing with a good young QB.
truth
September 21st, 2010
10:24 pm
GEAUX FALCONS!!! This IS our year! AND DONT YOU FORGET IT!!
Ted Striker
September 21st, 2010
10:29 pm
jb —
I don’t have any idea who you are however your comment at September 21st, 2010 9:35 p.m. is classless, tasteless, and if there’s anything lower, it qualifies.
I can guarantee you wouldn’t get away with saying anything like that in New Orleans…or around me.
Breesus
September 21st, 2010
10:31 pm
Take some advice Falcons fans. In the words of the immortal Rick Flair “If you want to BE the man, first, you have to BEAT the man”. Wooooooooooo!
Saints are 7-1 since Breesus signed with the Saints in 06.
truth
September 21st, 2010
10:32 pm
Redd he was hurt all the time. Dude nevwer had a complete year. When he finally got to play he would get hurt. Just like sunday one play and out.
nes
September 21st, 2010
10:32 pm
Ok to all you saints’ fans, but last year is last year and that is why this game will be different! Falcons atone for two losses last year to saints to win this game and the score will not be indicative at how the Falcons take it to the Saints, we have to deal with Mularky’s play calling which will keep score closer than it should have been, my prediction again is Falcons 24-17 !!!
truth
September 21st, 2010
10:34 pm
Where you at hiram?
Frozen Rope
September 21st, 2010
10:37 pm
Seen This,, are you serious,,your in for a rude awakening sunday brother,, just sayin
ReddJonn68
September 21st, 2010
10:37 pm
Ok lets not go there with stupid arguments fans until Sunday, Brees will still find ways to make plays, they are the defending champs that being said their defense will bend all day, but usually will get a break ! So it’s gonna come down to who wants it more, Brees will be like Peyton checking off to what the D gives him. If Matt can match that intensity & not wait till the 4th Qtr like A. Smith we may get some breaks on D as well. Did anyone see that you can shove the ball down their throat on the ground ? We have been vunerable on the ground as well but we are in the top ten in pass D so it will be a tooth & nail fight to the end.
truth
September 21st, 2010
10:38 pm
And that one was without reggie. voooooooo doooooo
FrontRow
September 21st, 2010
10:38 pm
Breesus…..doesn’t matter. The refs had no business making the call except to enforce the Saints rule. Face it…its a homey call just like the homey non-call (Sharper laying out R. White with the ball in the air) during J Greer’s pick six OR the 15 second interference call delay after B Grimes clean pick of Brees / Meachum OR the Saints picking up a dead ball punt for a TD (why the heck did we have to challenge that one?) OR…I could go on and on.
My favorite is now out of the picture……Reggie Bush breaking a screen pass with linemen clearly downfield. Now that Reggie is out it’s gonna be hard for the Saints to get that call.
Let’s see what your homey refs come up with Sunday. Believe me the Falcons brass is preparing for it.
Breesus
September 21st, 2010
10:39 pm
Saints win 34-21 in a game that is hard fought, but Brees puts the Saints in control by taking over in the 4th quarter. No one is going to convince me the Falcons are better defensively having faced Dennis Dixon and Derek Anderson. The true test will come Sunday
truth
September 21st, 2010
10:40 pm
Two long running plays from two different teams are not vunerable.
ReddJonn68
September 21st, 2010
10:43 pm
@ Truth I was the first ever to post that he was a bust draft pick (never stayed healthy), I just think right now you gotta feel for any man who’s career has come to an abrupt end. Unless he has healing powers in him like Frank Gore at a young age, this is a done deal.
truth
September 21st, 2010
10:45 pm
Breesus…you smoke some of Seen stuff. Sorry dude aint gonna happen. 34 points…..NEVER.
FrontRow
September 21st, 2010
10:47 pm
So you’re in on the voodoo math as well.
Saints haven’t scored in 2 games what the Falcons scored in 1. Did not matter who was here last week and won’t matter much who we punch next week. The D will make a major statement.
And your homey refs won’t be much help.
truth
September 21st, 2010
10:47 pm
Oh I feel for him and wanted so bad to see him bust one down the field. But I guess he just isnt meant to. Kinda like the aints winning sunday, it just aint meant to happen and wont. Maybe he can go else where a be succesful I just dont think his body will let him. It sad because he is such a good teammate.
ReddJonn68
September 21st, 2010
10:48 pm
@ Truth don’t believe the hype, Pittsburgh has not given up a running play over 20 yds, yet we have given up two huge ones the last two games. Against the run we are ranked 26th 130yds a gm, NO is ranked 19th 115yds a gm, do the math.
truth
September 21st, 2010
10:49 pm
Our fast defense is perferct for stopping the aints. To deny that is crazy.
ReddJonn68
September 21st, 2010
10:49 pm
I think this will be a Battle Royal can’t wait !!!!
Breesus
September 21st, 2010
10:49 pm
Front Row,
It doesn’t matter what I tell you or what the truth actually is, you are going to put your spin on it saying that it’s the refs giving the Saints the game. Riddle me this, if it’s the refs giving the Saints calls why didn’t they do it in 06 right after Katrina? How ever did the Saints go 8-8 and 7-9 respectively if the refs give them EVERY call as you state?
Bad calls happen across the NFL every week and it’s hardly to favor the Saints… What about the Hoculi call where he blew the play dead that was obviously a fumble in the SD/Denver game? What about the Miami/Minny game this week where the official signaled a safety when it was obvious to everyone but the ref that it was a TD?
You are an idiot of the highest order and just can’t deal with this simple fact…
SUPERBOWL TITLES:
Saints-1
Falcons-0
ReddJonn68
September 21st, 2010
10:52 pm
Oh yeah we are ranked 10th against the pass & they are ranked 20th if we can just make some proper adjustment on some of those outside runs we will be right where we ought to be on D !!!
truth
September 21st, 2010
10:53 pm
Sorry cant base it on two bad plays. I know the stats guys love to but I tend to look at it as a whole and we took care of the runningbacks of both teams without those two plays. And with Reggie out (and not a knock at him, sads he’s hurt) I dont see a rb that they have left that can do that.
ReddJonn68
September 21st, 2010
10:54 pm
A lot of guys are blogging about voodoo, hell call it what you want I want some of that luck to fall our way Sunday !
truth
September 21st, 2010
10:55 pm
Check the stats without those two plays and let us know Redd.
FalconsFan284
September 21st, 2010
10:57 pm
Seen——You are hiram are funny. Neither of you know anything about football and every post proves it. Let’s see, the best you can come up with is the Saints scored 14 and 25 in two games. So, what you’re really pointing out is that Atlanta scored more points in one game than the Saints have all year. Can we use the same logic you do for saying our team will win? Let’s try it for fun. Atlanta scored 9 in the first game and 41 in the second. Let’s see, that’s an increase of 32 points from week 1 to week 2. So, if, as you suggest, that is the prevailing trend then Atlanta should score at least 73 thus making the Saints 35 seem kind of low; like your IQ!
Face it, it is just plain stupid for you to suggest that scoring more points in the second week means anything. It’s not like you’re playing the same team. The Saints had a hard time moving the ball against a weak Vikings secondary, struggled in every offensive facet against the 49ers. Yes, the Saints won both games. But they are looking a little more like the Kansas City Chiefs wins then last year’s Saints.
I will also point out that I have compared the Saints to the ‘08-’09 Arizona Cardinals all off season. I want to thank the Saints for proving me right thus far. Think about it. The Cards had a good offense, had gone to the Superbowl the previous year and a questionable defense. Oh and a Hall of Fame quarterback! But what did the Cards do last year? That’s right, they didn’t go nearly as far. It is starting to look like there is going to be a replay in New Orleans of the Cards. And it starts this week when those Dirty Birds expose your weak team!!!!
Breesus
September 21st, 2010
10:58 pm
I really can’t wait to hear the excuses rain down on Sunday night/Monday after the Saints break your hearts again. You do realize that under this regime, the Falcons have been a sub .500 team on the road?
OUR TIME!!!! WHO DAT!!!!
waynester
September 21st, 2010
10:59 pm
breesus
You finally said something truthful. The first true test for BOTH teams is coming on Sunday. I’ve always been a Brees fan and still am, despite his current team affiliation. You may not believe the Falcons’ defense is improved, but I bet you Brees and the Saints’ coaching staff have seen it and are taking them seriously. I won’t discount the possibility of Drew working some 4th Q magic–that’s what he does–but look to be surprised this weekend if you’re expecting a pushover…
Falcon Jim
September 21st, 2010
11:00 pm
What the f~c~ is GEAUX? Speak English. GEAUX “F” yourself……………..
ReddJonn68
September 21st, 2010
11:01 pm
Sean Payton is a master O coordinator so he see’s our weaknesses like everyone else, like I said if you do not contain the outside every running back in the league will look like Reggie. Mendenhall & Hightower are not top ten backs ! They both exposed our outside containment.
FrontRow
September 21st, 2010
11:01 pm
@Breesus….they tried desparately for years. 2008- I recall Brees padding stats in the last game trying to break the record for TY and getting lots of help on the way.
And no bad calls on the magnitude of giving a team a dead ball punt (very clear to everyone BUT the refs). Stinker homey calls happen EVERY WEEK in a Saints game. The Saints are now the ONLY team that consistently tries to pick up dead ball punts – Monday Night was not the first time that play has happened with the Saints involved.
The last few years have gotten to the point where we expect it. After Monday’s call I quit watching because the intended outcome is obvious and therefore the game not worth watching.
truth
September 21st, 2010
11:03 pm
Redd….the Cards rushed for 118 yards one running play was for 80 yards without that it would have been 38…..I say 38 yards the entire game. Thats why Im not much of a stats guy. Dont know about the steelers game.
FrontRow
September 21st, 2010
11:04 pm
Yep they exposed us for a total of 2 tds in 2 games.
Frankly, I hope every team gets a long run on us. It pads the stats so the next team thinks they can run on us.
Hopefully, the Saints try it about 30-40 times on Sunday. We have lotsa d-linemen.
Breesus
September 21st, 2010
11:04 pm
Front Row,
What is yout point? The call was overturned and the ball was correctly given to the 49ers, so again what maddening injustice do you speak of? You keep harping on one play when the officials correctly ammended their mistake
myles
September 21st, 2010
11:05 pm
We need too just let him go he’s played like 20 games for usin the last four years he’s a good football player and i like him as a return man also but him being as injury prone as he is is too much of a liability. I’d really hate too say it but it’s time for norwood too go.
ReddJonn68
September 21st, 2010
11:08 pm
Both of those clowns Mendenhall & Hightower are averaging over 4 yds a carry. Heck Hightower is averaging 7.2 yds a carry, neither avgs 100 yds a game, so I wonder who padded those fantasy stats for them ????
FrontRow
September 21st, 2010
11:09 pm
truth – same thing with the Steelers. I think they got us for 125, 50 on 1 play.
like i said…maybe it’ll happen every week and all these teams will think they can run over us. I watched one game on TV and saw another and I did not see either the Steelers or the Cards jamming it down our throat.
myles
September 21st, 2010
11:12 pm
@Front Row
nobody’s jammed it down our throats the D jus has containment problems look at both of those TD runs they were both too the same side of the field and notice its the opposite side of Abraham
truth
September 21st, 2010
11:12 pm
The steelers rushed for 143 yards one run was 50 yards on ot. So without that its 93 yards the entire game. REDD YOU ARGUMENT IS POINTLESS AND PLEASE NO MORE SWINGING FROM SEAN PEYTONS NUTT SACK OR CHANGE TEAMS.
ReddJonn68
September 21st, 2010
11:13 pm
Mendenhall 115 yds vs Birds, 189 total for season, Hightower 120yds vs Birds, 169 total for season nuff said !!!
truth
September 21st, 2010
11:14 pm
WITHOUT THOSE TWO PLAYS WE AVERAGED 65.5 PER YARDS RUSHED FROM THE OPPOSING TEAM. GET A LIFE.
Frank Wilson
September 21st, 2010
11:14 pm
Sounds like Ted Striker thinks he’s Sargent John Stryker……….. Naw!
FrontRow
September 21st, 2010
11:15 pm
Breesus…the fact that they made the “mistake” in the first place is the problem. I was patently obvious nobody (but the Saints) touched the ball so why was the call made?
Two words: Homey Rules
It’s not one play. It’s one or 2 EVERY GAME. Go out yourself and review every Reggie Bush screen pass – at least half the plays have linemen downfield but it has NEVER been called.
HOMEY RULES…learn how to beat them.
FrontRow
September 21st, 2010
11:16 pm
Naw I think Redd should call Peyton and tell him how vulnerable we are to the run.
truth
September 21st, 2010
11:18 pm
Those two mistakes can be fixed easily. Gosh I hate fans with doom and gloom mindset. LOOK AT THE WHOLE PICTURE AND TAKE YOUR FANTASY FOOTBALL MIND AND GO ELSEWHERE.
ReddJonn68
September 21st, 2010
11:18 pm
Forget Peyton & everybody else only fools don’t face the truth !!! N.O. @ss won last year because of the offense their defense was lacky as hell & Baltimore won a ring because of their defense. Wishful thinking don’t win JACK , YOU BETTER KNOW WHAT YOU WORKING WITH WHEN BRING IT ON SUNDAY !!!!
FrontRow
September 21st, 2010
11:20 pm
Redd…just tell Sean to ignore the film and concentrate on the 2 plays. Tell him to give the ball to Pierre what’s his name about 40 times. Our D-line will make sure he doesn’t see week 4.
truth
September 21st, 2010
11:20 pm
Very funny FrontRow.
truth
September 21st, 2010
11:22 pm
Redd ill be working with your wife if you keep talking stupid. Im sure glad smith and company dont tuck tail and run when the aints go marching in.
truth
September 21st, 2010
11:23 pm
No…..fantasy football dont win jack. best to stop while your ahead and leave with alittle dignity.
truth
September 21st, 2010
11:25 pm
We know who we are working with. THEY ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE!!!! AND WE WONT LET THEM GET AWAY WITH IT!
ReddJonn68
September 21st, 2010
11:25 pm
Thats why we on this Norwood post right now for 4 yrs we been riding out on an often injured RB god bless him, just like we rode that none covering @ss Keith Looking at the ball go right by him ! Get real , we played a real defense in Pittsburgh, thats how u get it done not with this oh we look good against a team Alabama, could have shut down. Get real you know this D is a work in progress WTF up !!!!
GT97
September 21st, 2010
11:28 pm
It looks like most of us agree that we all love Norwood and was always waiting for the explosion. However, Again I will say it, we should have addressed this running back situation in the offseason. Good luck Falcons with that now. JS is the man, Turner is the backup like he was in SD.
FrontRow
September 21st, 2010
11:28 pm
Yeah and ask Derek Anderson why “progress” game him a fat lip.
truth
September 21st, 2010
11:31 pm
A 41-7 WHOOPING IN THE NFL IS NOT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS TO OFTEN. DOESN’T MATTER WHO IT IS. YOU ARE TRYING TO TELL US TO LOOK AT REALITY AND THAT’S WHAT WE ARE DOING. REALITY IS WE LET GAME ONE SLIP BY AND GAME TWO WE JUST PLAN KICKED A**. Look at the whole picture and we should leave the big sleezy with a win. I sure hope a hurricane dont hit them again it was awful watching them hoodlums stealing tvs while walking over there brothers in need.
ReddJonn68
September 21st, 2010
11:31 pm
A mind is a terrible thing to waste, we have played 2 teams in a row who don’t actually have a real NFL starting QB genius @sses !!!
ReddJonn68
September 21st, 2010
11:33 pm
Go Birds, I’m Out
truth
September 21st, 2010
11:33 pm
So is it ok for me to call you, Redd the scrodum swinger.
FrontRow
September 21st, 2010
11:33 pm
GT….waiting? I’m sorry to see Norwood out but I’ve already seen him explode many times.
Once upon a time the Falcons had a guy named Metcalf. A little fragile but dangerous like J Norwood.
J Norwood is a walking TD just like Metcalf and has lived up to the potential that Metcalf never achieved.
truth
September 21st, 2010
11:34 pm
Oh shoot he left.
tom
September 21st, 2010
11:34 pm
Love the guy. He has to retire or be traded. Has not had a complete season with the Falcons.
truth
September 21st, 2010
11:35 pm
See ya guys. GOOOOOO FAAAAALLLLLLCCCCOOOOONNNNSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!
rockie
September 21st, 2010
11:40 pm
thank God we don’t have to pay his broke-up-ass next year. Who the h#*l are these rb’s they’ve signed? Man this organization is baffling, Blank is supposedly a savy businessman, Dimitroff is supposedly royalty coming from NE and Smith always talks about the “process.” they have done nothing in free agency (jury still out on Gonzalez & Robinson p/u’s), this team seems scared of success. the majority of nfc teams are either distancing themselves from ATL or have caught up to them. PATHETIC!
D. Orlando Ledbetter
September 21st, 2010
11:55 pm
Who What?
Mr. Blank
September 22nd, 2010
1:52 am
I’ve had it. I’ve had it with spending a billion dollars on this team and having nothing to boost up my over sized ego. Norwood. We get one game out of you every year since you’ve been here spending my money. Take your little BB sack and the two little BBs in it and GO AWAY.
dogbird
September 22nd, 2010
6:04 am
J Rock’s hurt. Ho-hum
Paddy
September 22nd, 2010
6:47 am
i NEVER GOT TO SEE HIM PLAY BUT THEY SAID HE WAS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE “GREAT ONES”. wE WILL MISS YOU BEAR WOODS
nes
September 22nd, 2010
6:58 am
Last blog for this column, nothing motivates a team more than losing to the same team over and over. That is why the Falcons play their best game of the year this sunday against the Saints, we will win no matter what Mularky play calls! it is a pride thing and we now have enough talent on defense to pressure Brees and stop the run! wait til Brees meets Mr. Moore, our SS who hits like a linebacker (reminds me of Ronnie Lott) So you Saints fans who like the Falcons blogs, get ready to eat cajun, Falcons finally stop the losing and win in the New Orleans Dome!!
JYD
September 22nd, 2010
8:18 am
Somebody bring back Dmitri Nance, wonder why he was released.
Keith Mercer
September 22nd, 2010
9:02 am
As far as Bear Woods is concerned, I never saw him knock the snot out of anyone on the field so he was no major loss. If you want to look at pretty boys with long blond hair then go to Swingning Richards.
SeenThisB4
September 22nd, 2010
9:12 am
Nothing gives a team more confidence in beating another team, than to beat them over and over and over.
The falcants couldn’t beat a 3rd string QB, and they think they are now going to control Drew Brees, The Super Bowl MVP. They think cause they hit Derek Anderson, on a blitz, that they can do the same to Brees. LOL! Bring it!
It took them till the second game of the season for their starting offense to find the endzone, against the lowly cardinals, and now all of a sudden they proclaim they have become the “Hunter”. LOL!
Everybody’s looking at their stat books and extrapolating those numbers to foretell that the falcants will rise up and take the division. Who knows? Maybe, and maybe not.
You got brainless dingbats blaming the referees for making calls in favor of the Saints, and blaming the NFL for conspiring to give the Saints the Championship.
But just for the sake of consideration, what happens if the falcants win this week? They “rise up” to a tie for first place, at best in the division, probably a three way tie, cause it’s unlikely Tampa will beat Pittsburgh. What happens if the falcants lose? LOL! They “fall down” two games behind the division leader, in only the third game of the year! Quite a sobering possibility that will wake up even those sitting in the FrontRow wearing the falcant-colored, sissy glasses.
What happens if the Saints lose? They stay tied for the division lead. LOL! If they win? Well, that two game lead will seem impossibly unsurmountable, especially to those sitting on the “FrontRow” in the atlanta stadium.
Well, the “truth” is that the Super Bowl Champions are fairly adept at being lethal, efficient and affective “hunters” themselves….simply because they possess far better weapons.
GEAUX SAINTS! OUR TIME!!
DHunt
September 22nd, 2010
9:26 am
We’ll look back fondly on those few plays Jerious made. Too bad his highlight reel is actually pretty much all the live plays he ever ran.
This is the week to NOT ignore the Aints fans. This is the week to talk smack to those bayou boneheads who can’t help but lurk around a real teams fan blog.
Falcons D has given up 3 field goals in two games, and two, very flukey long runs over the left edge of the defense. You really think our coaching staff isn’t going to be all over that this week? Other than that, teams aren’t even moving the ball much against this defense. You can denigrate Dixon and Anderson all you want, but they don’t play offensive line and running back and wide receiver. We shut down offenses, not just one player. Saints haven’t stopped anyone on defense, Vikes and Niners stopped themselves. And you just lost arguably your most valuable offensive weapon. And you expect to somehow get better on offense?
Saints fans the fantasy ride stops right here. You are about to run up against the new NFC south champs, and don’t feel bad, cause everybody is getting some of this buzzsaw. Saints get 3 field goals and maybe one td. 31-16 Falcons. Believe that.
waynester
September 22nd, 2010
10:04 am
I see that B4 is beginning to ponder the possibility of a Falcons win–an incremental step toward reason, but improvement, nonetheless. I read the NO papers and you better believe the braggadocio is merely a thin veneer covering a very worried fanbase in Louisiana. I’d love to see a Falcons win, if for nothing else than eliminating some of the smug nonsense being posted on here daily….
D. Orlando Ledbetter
September 22nd, 2010
11:02 am
SeenThisB4:
You are banned from using the “GEAUX” word on these blogs ever again.
DC from Conyers
September 22nd, 2010
11:10 am
The Falcons are a better team today than they were Sunday.
Tommy Maddox
September 22nd, 2010
11:13 am
Thank you Jerious! You make football exciting to watch.
Section 108
September 22nd, 2010
11:49 am
Godspeed, Norwood. Thanks for your effort over the years.
Now Falcons Fans, who wants to be buy an authentic #32 Jersey? 80% discount!!!
Mike is back
September 22nd, 2010
12:05 pm
DLed,
Nice tribute to Norwood…I would also like to wish Norwood a speedy recovery…he is a classy guy. However, I do share some of the frustrations of my fellow bloggers…dude is soft as powder. Unfortunately, for Norwood…he has become unreliable.
I hope for his sake…he can beat the injury bug and resurrect his career. Good luck my man…I will be pulling for you.
GO BIRDS…TROUNCE THEM Aints!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yojimbot
September 22nd, 2010
12:33 pm
SeenThisB4 – Not for nothing, but if the Saints lose, they won’t be tied with the Falcons. The Falcons would be ahead of them in the standings by virtue of head-to-head win. Just throwing that out there.
PlanB
September 22nd, 2010
2:02 pm
@ Seen
Facts are facts and stats are stats
NO has been getting favorable calls by refs. Thats a fact.
We gave up 260 running yds in 2 games. Half of those in 2 TD plays. One hurt, one didn’t. We have to fix that. Breesus said 14 pts then 25 pts in games 1 & 2, wait until we get things going. I think you already have things going. Other than playing weak teams, 14 to 25 pts is all you will get this year.
Falcon Fanatic
September 22nd, 2010
2:25 pm
Let’s go into the superdome and take down the saints, Let’s RISE UP and take back OUR division!!!
Go Dirty Birds, bring the nasty to the saints!!
Go Falcons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ramblin Wrecker
September 22nd, 2010
2:29 pm
Precarious Norwood
SeenThisB4
September 22nd, 2010
2:31 pm
yojimbot: When we get closer to the end of the year, that may or not make a difference. Right now, it doesn’t mean squat.
PlanB: Well, we’ll be playing a weak team on Sunday, so I am anticipating a 30-40 point performance from the Saints.
Waynester: When you possess the Lombardi Trophy, smugness is not only appropriate, but a league granted right. Those Super Bowl rings didn’t come out of a Cracker Jack box. LOL!
DHUNT: Actually, half the teams you’ve played so far this year, gave your team the buzzsaw. ZZZZ
GEAUX SAINTS! OUR TIME!!
SeenThisB4
September 22nd, 2010
2:38 pm
PlanB:
Maybe the refs make favorable calls toward the Saints, because, maybe they play better than the other teams, maybe the Saints don’t hold like the other teams, maybe the Saints don’t jump off-sides like other teams do, maybe the Saints are just better than other teams, wait a minute, there is no “maybe” about that, THEY ARE BETTER THAN OTHER TEAMS! That’s why they are the World Champions!
I’ve always heard that the good teams get the benefit of the doubt, while the bad teams don’t get that benefit from the refs.
Why? Are the refs not giving your team the favorable calls? And why would that be?
yojimbot
September 22nd, 2010
3:10 pm
SeenThisB4 – I’m just pointing out (correctly) that there wouldn’t be a tie like you claim. Nowhere did I discuss how meaningful it was, only that you were wrong. Don’t be so hard on yourself, though. I wouldn’t expect you to know nuances like that after being a football fan for just one year.
Pete
September 22nd, 2010
3:28 pm
Norwood’s fragile “Thoroughbred” body was just never meant for the brutal battleground called the NFL.
Adios Jerious………….and good luck.
tjhook
September 22nd, 2010
4:46 pm
SeenThisB4: I’m a Falcons fan but I hope you stay around because you’re smug and funny and I believe win or lose, you will have a wheelbarrel-sized full of manure to sprinkle on our site. Good luck on Sunday and tell Charlie and Willy Wonka to not pay off the refs with candy.
tjhook
September 22nd, 2010
4:47 pm
correction: load of manure
PlanB
September 22nd, 2010
6:50 pm
Maybe they are offsides, holding, etc and not getting called for it. We live in a politically correct Country today. With NO people not having the govt get them out of trouble during a hurricane, we have to feel sorry for them. How can we help????? Give them a SB, yeah. Problem solved.
What did the people in Michigam do in the ice storm? What did the people do in the floods in Tennessee. They helped themselves.
falconsfan1986
September 23rd, 2010
10:09 pm
Norwood will get traded next year and Snelling will take turner spot…Watch what I tell you guys