Behind enemy lines: Vilma gives his take on the Falcons
Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma in action (Rusty Costanza/The Times-Picayune)
Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma’s weekend is off to a great start.
He had to be pleased with how “The U” dismantled the Pitt Panthers on ESPN last night.
He did a Q & A for PlaymakerMoble.com and gave some insights to the game.
Vilma, who had the key tipped pass late in last season’s game at the Superdome, is expecting another close battle.
VILMA: I expect a tough game from the Falcons. Even though we started 13-0 last season and beat the Falcons twice during that stretch, they were close games. We won by three points, I believe, at their place, on a fourth-down stop actually, to seal that victory. Then it was a close game at our house, less than seven points, I think. These matchups, we don’t expect a blowout. We know it’s going to be a grind, and winning a division game is almost like winning two games because of tiebreakers, so we have to get after it.
He calls the Falcons offensive line “gritty.” He talks about losing Reggie Bush and noted that he plans to keep an eye out for a certain No. 44, who had 186 total yards and was named the NFC offensive player of the week.
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Schlenk10
September 24th, 2010
3:52 pm
B4….Make sure you come see us on monday, i can’t wait to RUB this win in your face, The SAINTS were physically manhandled by the Niners on both sides, the NINERS offense just sux or they would have won…i can’t wait to watch the aints get pushed around…..too bad i can’t find you at the game….
Schlenk10
September 24th, 2010
3:58 pm
Martin, are you from that Landfill we call New Orleans? dude we have owned the saints since day one look at the numbers DumbA$$.
Make sure you come back monday….can’t wait to rub this one in make sure B4 comes too
niners physically pushed the aints around both sides, the Niners offense just sux…get ready to get pushed around like Reggie in the media….pushed around
Ken Strickland
September 24th, 2010
4:04 pm
While it’s way too premature for AINT fans to start wearing their bags of shame, since they’re 2-0, but Sunday certainly isn’t too early for them to start chanting WHO DAT, WHO DAT WHIPPING ON THEM SAINTS, WHO DAT, WHO DAT MAKING THEM LOOK LIKE AINTS.
All we have to do is limit our turnovers, and do what the AINTS last 2 opponents have successfully done, even with RB RBush, and that’s limit their ability to score. We’ll have all of our key OFF weapons ready, and will put a royal whipping on LAST YRS SORRY 25TH RANKED AINTS DEF.
MARTIN-AINT fans are currently blogging on our website because until winning last yrs Super Bowl, they’ve never had the guts, or the justification to blog on here before. I don’t take any of this personally, and actually enjoy the ribbing and competition. This rivalry is more like a college rivalry, which makes it unlike any other in the NFL. We’re sister southern cities with rich cultures, which makes us like sibling rivals.
RODDY WHITE
September 24th, 2010
4:18 pm
Is this the same Saints fans that were totally against the ropes against the lowley 49ers until they kicked a High School looking flip flop field goal late in the game? Do not expect any of the gimmes that were given by a much lesser team. Your team has been absolutley blessed with gifts/luck all last year and this year. This is the beginning of the end of that garbage. I hope you all did not discard your paper sacks based off of this lucky crap. I guarentee you WILL need them again, soon. Not only will we win, we will dominate!!!!!!!! GO FALCONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hiramsaint
September 24th, 2010
4:42 pm
@ roddy- that highschool kick made us 2-0! whats your record? eaux neaux it’s 3 & eaux feaux the superbeauxl feauxty feaux champs
RODDY WHITE
September 24th, 2010
4:53 pm
Hiram, It’s about to be 2-1.
Martin
September 24th, 2010
5:27 pm
Until your sorry team win a super bowl, you guys should just shut up with the insults. You guys can”t even sell out the Georgia dome. Yes I said it and I’ll say it again, it ain’t a rivalry anymore, we own your team. You guys barely got by a Pittsburg team that has no offense. You play a sorry cardinals team and all of a sudden you are the team to beat in the NFL, get a life loserville, USA. I did not give your sports team that name, that came from a study done by the mass media. It’s not my fault that your pro teams are none for being a bunch of losers. Come Sunday, the champs are going to show the fal-cants they are not yet ready for prime time, after all a dirty bird can’t fly with a broken wing. Watch that direct tv commercial, as that’s about as close as you guys will get to being on primetime tv. I’ll repeat what I’ve said to you guys on numerous occasions, until you win a super bowl, SHUT UP HATERS. You know they say jealousy is a mother.
Martin
September 24th, 2010
5:42 pm
Schlenk10- if you call dacula, ga a landfill, then yes that’s where I live dude. And guess what win or lose I will be back on this site come Sunday. I’m a true saints fan, and have been all my life, so I did not jump on the bandwagon like most people do with their teams when they are winning. With that said, I’ll see you on Sunday after I attend the game, win or lose.
waynester
September 24th, 2010
5:49 pm
Martin
Your complaining about insults is another case of the pot & kettle argument. It’s like you pull up in front of the neighbor’s house in your rusted out pickup,glass pack muffler full of holes, zydeco blasting from your single working speaker hollering drunkenly at the folks down the road how much better you are than them since your hog won the blue ribbon at the county fair…go on home and holler at the folks in your own FEMA trailer….
Paddy O
September 24th, 2010
7:19 pm
This should be a tough, tight super bowl type game; Falcons 21, Saints 17 (if we hold Saints under 20, we should win). Key: Pressure Brees – we need at least 2 sacks a half – would prefer a quarter. Second key – our O line & running game – if we push off the Saints, and Turner runs like the Cards game, we should win, maybe even by 10.
Paddy O
September 24th, 2010
7:20 pm
Martin – make sure you come back here on Monday, ok? I haven’t seen blazingcards since the Friday b4 the big game.
Paddy O
September 24th, 2010
7:21 pm
the french comments don’t exactly back up your invincible ideas – the french language has lost more wars than just about anybody.
RODDY WHITE
September 24th, 2010
8:04 pm
Waynester, Very Well Put!!!!
PlanB
September 24th, 2010
9:35 pm
Everyone should quit picking on Seen & hiram. They were both rescued from the top of their houses after several days in the hot sun after Katrina. They still haven’t fully recovered. As for some of the other aint fans posting here, they weren’t recoverable before Katrina.
PlanB
September 24th, 2010
9:51 pm
Martin 5:42PM, I find it interesting why someone from Ga. would be a lifelong fan of a team worse than the Falcons of old. Who picks a loser geographically unsuitable? I see why some jump on the bandwagon of winners like the yankees or some of the other standout winners in sports, but you make me wonder.
Big Ray
September 24th, 2010
10:43 pm
Seems to me that the Saints football team has the Lombardi trophy in their showcase….not some moronic fan who still can’t figure out where his team’s website is…
Hadenough
September 24th, 2010
11:26 pm
B4…keep it up! It shows the pain and frustration you’ve been through the last 40+ years getting pushed around by the Falcons.
I’m glad you guys won the S.B. After all, the Saints have been the absolute worst team in the NFL for it’s 44 years. Enjoy it now because it won’t last forever!
GO FALCONS!
VdoggJ
September 25th, 2010
2:56 am
Before any of you Stinky Birds Trash Da Saints make sure you start your sentence off with ” The World Champion Saints …. blau blau blau. Got it? Understand ? Who Dat? We Dat, Dats Who!
yo mama
September 25th, 2010
3:49 am
hey idiots, the falcons did not lose to a third string quarterback, they lost in OT on a busted run, not a throw, or run by the QB. So, tell me how did the third string QB beat us? he had homey calls by refs aiding him, like when dunta got head slapped by hines ward on a big throw. replays showed a hard hit the head, almost 15 yards downfield. bad spots on the ball all game. Pittsburgh went on the road to Tennessee and beat the crapout of them, and completely shut down CJ2K. so, shut up about the loss to the steelers. its and afc loss, and i will take those. afc record is a tie breaker way down the line, so beating nfc teams is more important. winning all games is the goal, then winning all playoff games, and then the super bowl follow. its early, but the falcons have a great shot at winning down there. take care of the ball with no turnovers, and you beat the Aints!
ALame
September 25th, 2010
5:32 am
SeenThisB4:as a saints fan,don’t you know that the saints won 2 games with a team with WRs issues and the other with QB/RBs/WRs issues????? I don’t think the saints organization would be proud to have a fan like you,a fan without respct….you’re a nonsaints fan! shame….
Ackshun
September 25th, 2010
8:17 am
Lombardi Gras ends tomorrow!
Keith
September 25th, 2010
10:37 am
The Saints are STILL the team to beat in the division.
But I believe the birds could catch them at the right time! This will propel the Falcons from a good team to a great team this year.
GO FALCONS!
Keith
September 25th, 2010
10:38 am
Re: VdoggJ
I believe the Falcons will beat the World Champion New Orleans Saints this week.
That better?
Ignorance is Bliss
September 25th, 2010
10:44 am
Amusing how falcon fans seem to forget their own sordid history of ineptitude! We are the champs! Sing it, shout it,even envy it, but don’t forget it!
@ALame:
we won against the vikings and a team picked to win its division and make the playoffs. Stick to facts-they are so easy to remember.
Ignorance is Bliss
September 25th, 2010
10:46 am
To all my saints brethren: I will see you at Copeland’s. ….and the home…of the….Saints!
RODDY WHITE
September 25th, 2010
9:54 pm
I’M GONNA GO AHEAD AND SAY IT. FALCONS ARE GONNA RIP THE PRIDE RIGHT OUT OF ALL YOU AINTS FANS.. JUST REMEMBER AFTER IT’S OVER, SLOWLY BREATH, IN THRU YOUR NOSE AND OUT THRU YOUR MOUTH. REPEAT THIS PROCESS AS NECESSARY! THIS ONE IS GOING TO REALLLLLLLY HURT. PREPARE NOW, IT MAY EASE THE STING!!! GO FALCONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wildebeast
September 25th, 2010
11:08 pm
The Falcons are playing a huge, ginormous game tomorrow and the AJC hasn’t had a single update, insight, scoop, breaking news for 36 hours, other than what Jonathan Vilma’s thinking. For cripes sake, go to work. Report. It’s what’s reporters do! Tell me something new. We crave your words.
Hamp
September 26th, 2010
1:59 am
All I know is that I get Married On 02OCT10 and I need for the Falcons to beat the saints this week I got two saints fans coming over and no bachelor party could top a win!!
Jim
September 26th, 2010
2:31 am
Jonesboro Slim @12:59/24 Not trying to be picky here, but, the three most miss spelled words in the English language are; loss, lose and loose. In your case loss should have been lose.
FUÇK NEW ORLEANS!!!!
September 26th, 2010
5:18 pm
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Hurricane Katrina
September 26th, 2010
5:20 pm
hiramsaint: WHERE YOU AT, B|TCH???!!!!
e.b.
September 26th, 2010
5:56 pm
HUGE win for Falcons.
e.b.
September 26th, 2010
5:56 pm
Enter your comments here
Peachtree John
September 26th, 2010
6:38 pm
Forget about Turner’s yards. Why can’t the coaching staff see that he is tip toeing again this year. Bench him and put #44 in as the starter. He can HIT a hole and hit it fast. Come on coaches. Please.
Keith
September 26th, 2010
6:41 pm
Re: Martin
Who dat?
GO FALCONS!!!! Went into the Superdome and took one from the champs. I like it. I see this as the game that propels the Falcons from a good team to a GREAT ONE!
Keith
September 26th, 2010
6:42 pm
Re: F— New orleans
I don’t care what fan you are, your comments/spam are out of line.
Please delete those.
Hurricane Katrina
September 26th, 2010
6:50 pm
SeenThisB4: WHERE YOU AT, B|TCH??????
Jack
September 26th, 2010
7:34 pm
HiramSaint are you MIA after your loss. So who are the saints going to pick for the 1st pick of the NFL Draft
hiramsaint
September 26th, 2010
7:51 pm
Hey, c’mon guys, back off! Mom said I have to turn off the Internets for the night so I can finish my algebra, so leave me alone!!
Did I mention I’m gay?
Atlanta Peach
September 26th, 2010
7:56 pm
yeah hiramsaint, with your big fat mouth ! i hope you are hanging yourself !
Atlanta Peach
September 26th, 2010
7:57 pm
look like another hurricane wipe out all those losers again !
Jack
September 26th, 2010
7:57 pm
of course your gay, your a saints fan. Can’t handle the heat, then stop getting in the kitchen and getting burned.
hiramsaint
September 26th, 2010
8:04 pm
Grow up, guys! No need to be meanies just because I’m swinging a small hammer.
Hey, any big, strong, lonely men in Atlanta tonight? Oh my, I LOVE MEN!!!
SeenThisB4
September 26th, 2010
8:06 pm
The only thing I’m seeing is stars after the Taints got railroaded today.
Although I wouldn’t mind seeing some big, well-oiled men keep me company tonight.
Please console me. Any takers?
Atlanta Peach
September 26th, 2010
8:12 pm
he’s hurting ! he doesn’t want anyone to know, but he is !!
New Orleans Saints
September 26th, 2010
8:17 pm
The only thing hurting is our cornholes!
Atlanta Peach
September 26th, 2010
8:21 pm
hope it’s paining you something awful !
Biermesiter
September 26th, 2010
8:25 pm
WEEEEE DAAAAAAAAAAAAT! WHO DAT? FALCONS! WHO DAT? FALCONS! FALCONS GONNA BEAT DEM SAINTS!!!!!
Drew Brees' Colon
September 26th, 2010
8:26 pm
Who’s that knockin’ at the door? When the refs actually call penalties against us, my bunghole gets really sore!!! I thought we were the NFL’s darlings??? I mean our town is a craphole, and Katrina practically wiped us off the planet!! Isn’t that enough for a championship?
Oh wait, it’s 2010, isn’t it? Just one more, please? Apparently, you can only make a deal with Satan only once. Screw you, Beezelbub!!
BOOGIES THE MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
September 26th, 2010
9:04 pm
OH WHEN THE SAINTS GO FLUSHING DOWN !!