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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SeenThisB4
September 24th, 2010
9:31 am
GEAUX SAINTS! OUR TIME!!
SeenThisB4
September 24th, 2010
9:31 am
D-Led: Are you doing Deke and Hebert’s radio show today? If yes, what time?
SeenThisB4
September 24th, 2010
9:32 am
Humph, First and Second. Falcant fans are asleep at the helm, again.
GEAUX SAINTS! OUR TIME!!
falkonfan
September 24th, 2010
9:33 am
These are not the same ole’ Falcons. The game in Pittsburgh was a hard loss, however the team took care of business against the Cards. Folks have talked about the Cards being a poor team. In the NFL, you still have to line up and show it on the field. The Falcons dominated a team that they should have dominated in all three facets of the game. It’s “Feeding Time” and the hunting ground is the Superdome. Oh yeah, FIRST!!!!
SeenThisB4
September 24th, 2010
9:35 am
I have no life.
falkonfan
September 24th, 2010
9:36 am
B4,
Do the Aints have a blog you can stalk instead of lurking here in the FALCONS blog?
SeenThisB4
September 24th, 2010
9:41 am
falkonfan: Yes, but I’m more of a warrior than a cheerleader.
Be careful when you go hunting in the Superdome, the Saints are extremely adept at bagging wild prey there too. And I think, we’re going to have some falcant gumbo Sunday afternoon.
GEAUX SAINTS! OUR TIME!!
waynester
September 24th, 2010
9:43 am
falkonfan
Have you seen the Saints’ blog? It’s no wonder they’d rather post here…..
falkonfan
September 24th, 2010
9:48 am
B4,
That is the difference this year. The Falcons are no longer “wild” in the sense of which you speak. They are a very organized and disciplined pack of hungry hunters. Your only meal on Sunday afternoon will be Smashmouth soup with a few slices of Humble pie.
SeenThisB4
September 24th, 2010
9:50 am
Wat’s up waynester. Listen up, you need to keep a stiff upper lip after your falcants get their tailfeathers kicked. With the way the cowboys and vikings are imploding, your team should still have a shot at the wildcard.
Where’s rekingball? Must have left ajc.com in fear.
GEAUX SAINTS! OUR TIME!!
waynester
September 24th, 2010
9:50 am
falkonfan
“smashmouth soup”–priceless….
SimpleDawg
September 24th, 2010
9:50 am
B4, do you come in costume to the games like the rest of that rabble that follows the Aints?
BTW, last year was last year…it’s over. New year, new team….for everyone.
Beware of the Birds…..fear the Falcons.
Should be a good game, though.
D. Orlando Ledbetter
September 24th, 2010
9:52 am
B4- Haven’t heard from Deke and Herbert this year. I hope Bobby isn’t cheering in the press box again in violation of the PFWA of code of conduct.
falkonfan
September 24th, 2010
9:52 am
Waynester,
No time to waste searching for anything Aints related. I don’t post often here on or on TATF. I see B4 and HiramSaint hanging out here like bad rashes. I had a little extra time this morning, so I wanted to poke a little NFC South fun at a rival.
waynester
September 24th, 2010
9:54 am
B4
Howdy yourself!
Since I dislike the Cowgirls and Viqueens almost as much as your team, I’m not too broken up over their current troubles. Don’t worry though, yours is the team we love to loathe the most….
falkonfan
September 24th, 2010
9:55 am
Waynester
Thanks for the “smashmouth soup”. Maybe my best work is in the am.
D. Orlando Ledbetter
September 24th, 2010
9:56 am
CHECK OUT N.O. Times-Picayune columnist Jeff Duncan’s 4-minute drill video —
http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2010/09/jeff_duncans_4-minute_drill_at.html
waynester
September 24th, 2010
9:56 am
falkonfan
know thy opponent….
Actually, the Times-Picayune does a fairly good job of covering the Saints/LSU……
SeenThisB4
September 24th, 2010
9:58 am
falkonfan: After your team lost to a third string QB, this board was rift with disheartment, disappointment, disgust, and dismay. Then you beat a cardinal team, still reeling from a QB fiasco, on your own home field, and you actually start boasting about how you’re going to beat the defending World Champions. Not only that, but you have the gall to use the “disciplined” adjective in referring to your pretender team. Ah, ha, ha, ha!
Wake up man. You’re blindly walking into a buzz saw and you don’t even want to open your eyes.
GEAUX SAINTS! OUR TIME!!
waynester
September 24th, 2010
10:02 am
DLed
That is weird, man. I had just watched that vid, and we both posted about the Times-Pic at the same exact time! Jinx, buy me a drink….
SeenThisB4
September 24th, 2010
10:02 am
D-Led: Looks like Deke and Hebert have been dropping the ball then. Maybe that MNF schedule threw their game plan off. Anyway, hope to year you on the broadcast later today.
falkonfan
September 24th, 2010
10:06 am
B4,
You are the one my friend who should open your eyes. First, you incorrectly assume I am a man; I am woman. Second, I just said I don’t post much; I was as upset by the loss as the next fan, however I did not believe the loss was something to throw the towel in on the whole year. Third, There are no “gimmes” in the NFL; Yes Pittsburgh had some QB issues but so did Zona. You can’t use that argument to bash us in one breathe and use it in the next breathe to attempt a backhanded compliment in the other. Make up your mind!! Either you beat a team with the personnel they use for that game or not!!
waynester
September 24th, 2010
10:06 am
B4
Every team has it’s glass-half-empty contingent and anytime you lose an overtime game that could have gone either way it’s tough to stomach. No bragging here, even your teams’ beat writer acknowledged as much in the video DLed just linked to. The vast majority of self-congratulatory auto-backslapping has been coming from youse guys over dere….
SeenThisB4
September 24th, 2010
10:13 am
waynester: I know. But, when the Lombardi is sitting in your trophy cabinet, you tend to get a big ego.
You know the feeling. Remember when you all were indulging in “self-gratification” when you had back to back winning seasons? Yeah, same thing, …..well, sort of, ….perhaps just not as,… umm, graphic! LOL!
GEAUX SAINTS! OUR TIME!!
SeenThisB4
September 24th, 2010
10:19 am
falkonfan: Sorry, my mistake. It’s difficult to discern gender based on a post.
But, just like a typical woman, you can’t drive a blog if you think that I posted a back-handed compliment.
By the way, do you think that attractive, curvy, scantily-dressed, female reporters belong in a men’s locker room? I do, as long as they meet that discription, otherwise: NO!
GEAUX SAINTS! OUR TIME!!
SeenThisB4
September 24th, 2010
10:23 am
I am a tool.
dean
September 24th, 2010
10:24 am
Seenthisb4.
No. You haven’t seen this before.
Prepare to pick feathers out of you azz. See you Monday.
VDeuce
September 24th, 2010
10:24 am
My problem aint with the Saints, its the obnoxious, irrational, unrealistic part of the fan base!!! Falcons scored more points in ONE game (41) than the Saints have ALL SEASON (39). New Orleans looks beatable to me.
falkonfan
September 24th, 2010
10:27 am
No apologies necessary, I simply wanted to point out your undeserved air of arrogance. You come to our blog and spewing vile and contempt; I am old enough to vividly remember the days of Aints fans wearing paper bags with tears drawn on them.
Backhanded compliment definition”A backhanded compliment or left-handed compliment is an insult that is disguised as a compliment. The term usually connotes an intent to belittle or condescend.
Using the QB situation to define our victory as well as our loss.
Never mind, it may be too much for you!!!
CAH CAH!!!!!
September 24th, 2010
10:28 am
Everyone forgets that Turner had 76 or so yds. on eight carries last week and didn’t come back ’cause of the rout. Turner goes for at least 125 on Sunday and the Falcons will control the clock. Bam!!! That just happened. Game over.
falkonfan
September 24th, 2010
10:31 am
B4,
On the female reporters; If you are basing your reasoning on the way she was dressed, you may just be a tool. The way one is dressed has never been a license to allow others to treat her with disrespect. Oh and by the way, I can drive a blog and watch the FALCONS run it up and down the field on Sunday.
SeenThisB4
September 24th, 2010
10:31 am
VDeuce: And yet, the standings are Saints 2&0 and falcants 1&1. Falcants look like patsies to me.
I don’t think they give you style points for beating the cardinals by 20. They might in the college coachs poll, not in the NFL.
GEAUX SAINTS! OUR TIME!!
waynester
September 24th, 2010
10:35 am
B4
Over the last 4 games, the score is Saints 110, Falcons 109. Ya’ll got the “w”s, though. Even when both teams stunk(ya’ll smelled worse, of course) this was a tough rivalry and it’s only gotten tougher as both sides improved. Smell ya later….
james
September 24th, 2010
10:40 am
I was dismayed to see this blog dominated by Saints fans. Then it occurred to me that the reason there are few Falcon fan postings could be that WE actually have real job responsibilities to attend to on Friday mornings.
SeenThisB4
September 24th, 2010
10:43 am
falkonfan: Thanks for the definition, but it doesn’t clairfy your original statement at all, and you know it.
AS for the female reporter, you are responsible for the image you project.
And since you can remember when Saints fans wore their bags in what I term, mass protest, then, at the very youngest, you are 35, but probably, much, much, much older.
Enjoy your Sunday afternoon. By the way, catch Brees on 60 minutes later that evening, if you wish. That’s a news type show aimed at the, umm, “mature” audience.
GEAUX SAINTS! OUR TIME!!
SeenThisB4
September 24th, 2010
10:45 am
waynester: Yes. I agree, it’s probably one of the best, and most hard fought rivalry in the NFL.
MWC
September 24th, 2010
10:47 am
B4,
So falkonfan may be 35 or older. What’s your point? Are you on drugs, or are you gripping?
SeenThisB4
September 24th, 2010
10:52 am
Gripping? Not at all, I just believe that the older american should be more focused on the pending changes to their social/health care networks, than what’s going to happen on Sunday. You know, I have grandparents too! I worry about them.
DaJoKeR
September 24th, 2010
10:55 am
B4 Lets B4real the 49ers beat themselves…. when the Falcons get in the red zone we will make it count. No muffed punts, No 20ft snaps in the endzone for safety will save you this week!!!!
MWC
September 24th, 2010
10:55 am
Yeah, your on drugs…
suwaneefalcon
September 24th, 2010
10:56 am
SeenThis B4, I see you are busy blogging on both sites, this one and the one D-Led posted the link. What no job? Being a warrior is one thing my friend, being a pompous freak is another. Let me guess, you have been a saints fan all your life? Or does a teams success dictate “your team”? I bet you have blogged on Patriots sites during this decade.
truth
September 24th, 2010
10:57 am
From Seen “Be careful when you go hunting in the Superdome, because you might slip on a pile of SH** and hurt your back.”
TXDawg (The Real TXDawg)
September 24th, 2010
10:59 am
Yeah, it’s an even harder rivalry when your parents are from New Orleans and you are raised in Atlanta, thus causing a sense of split loyalty. Although, my dad and I shared some fun times traveling back and forth between New Orleans and the ATL enjoying the fun rivalry between the two teams.
RockyMtnFalcon
September 24th, 2010
11:02 am
The Falcons are going to have “Saint” Gumbo, or Red “Saints” and Rice for Sunday Dinner!
GO FALCONS!!!!
falkonfan
September 24th, 2010
11:03 am
You, my friend are still ignoring the question. Is it a victory when you line up and beat the opposing team, caliber of players on the field not withstanding? You can not use that line to negate our victory on the one hand and bash us with it on the other!!! Oh today’s youth;you cannot nor will I allow you to have it both ways.
On my age, like most fine and valuable items they and I grow better with time!!!!
Elvisinthehouse
September 24th, 2010
11:05 am
The falcons aint gone do nothing! when it comes to this team(falcons)fans live off hope.I hope the falcons have back to back seasons,i hope the falcons make it to the playoffs,i hope the falcons can win outside there dome,i hope the falcons defence show up on sunday,i hope the coach call more plays that are not predictable.HOPE HOPE HOPE! when this team can open there eyes and bring in quality veteran help(leadership) and stop going out the cheap way(drafting and playing unproven rookies)then they can win consistantly.You see this year in and year out and thats the players they draft in a two to three year span become solid players then they don’t want to pay for them and they go to other teams and become probowlers.This falcons team aint nothing but a farm system that groom talent to go to other teams and make them solid.Until this organization open there eyes and see they need veteran talent to get them over the hump fans will still be saying there favorite cheer,and thats WAIT TIL NEXT YEAR!!
Paddy
September 24th, 2010
11:07 am
Seenthis B4…little girl, stay away from the adults, go play outside with your friends.
DaJoKeR
September 24th, 2010
11:12 am
ATLANTA FALCON FANS : RISE UPPPP!!!! SAINTS 15 mins of FAME R UP!!!!!
ICE, GONZO, JENKS, RODDY, BURNER, HD, FIN, SNELL, OVIE, THE WHOLE O LINE!!!! WE REEEAAADDYYY!!!! WE DAT!!!
Authur Blank
September 24th, 2010
11:12 am
I pay too much for this team to have a Saints fan post more than the Falcons Fan’s
falkonfan
September 24th, 2010
11:14 am
Elvis,
Leave this house and get back in class! grammar is up next you don’t want to miss it!
Mike Jay
September 24th, 2010
11:14 am
Elvis,
Please list some palyers that were groomed from the draft and not retained due to finaces. Otherwise you are just spewing nonsense.
MWC
September 24th, 2010
11:16 am
I’m guessing Elvis AND B4 missed the short bus this morning.
SeenThisB4
September 24th, 2010
11:22 am
falkonfan: Yes, a W is a W no matter how you get it. The objective is to get Ws. And hopefully, your team will one day get enough Ws to earn a Lombardi, and hopefully in your lifetime, though unlike most valuable items, we all have limited time on this earth, some less than others. I was consistent on my use of the QB angle, whether you want to admit or not, you lost to a team with QB issues, and you beat a team with QB issues. You won’t be playing a team with QB issues this week.
Paddy: You call me a little girl? With a blogname of “Paddy”. Uh-huh.
TXDawg: How does Texas come into it? I guess you now live in TX. Which begs the question: texans or cowboys?
GEAUX SAINTS! OUR TIME!!
DaJoKeR
September 24th, 2010
11:23 am
ELVIS IS DEAD!!! ATLANTA FALCONS FANS : RISE UP!!!!! ABE, BABS,PJ, KROY,PETE, POLICE, SPOON, ROBINSON, OWENS, WILLIAMS, DECOUP, COLEMAN need I say MOORE!!!! GUESS WHOS COMMING TO DINNER AT THE SAINTS HOUSE!!!!!!
SeenThisB4
September 24th, 2010
11:26 am
Arthur Blank: This is an AJC.com blog, not your blog. GEAUX AWAY!
OnThaHalfShell
September 24th, 2010
11:26 am
Yep, I’m trolling, there’s no question about it. Just seeing how the fan hype is going over here. Looks like B4 is doing a good job irritating everyone. Personally I’m not here to start a shyte-storm Saints will take care of that on Sunday. It’s gonna be a lot closer game than everyone thinks. Be carefull… Drew is due for a 400+ yard day. Ahh, I’m looking forwrd to some dirty bird gumbo!!! Good luck to evryone. Keep the NFC South strong and HEALTHY!!!
SeenThisB4
September 24th, 2010
11:29 am
DaJokeR: Oh, oh, there goes our neighborhood. One falcant fan is a novelty, two is a ghetto.
GEAUX SAINTS! OUR TIME!!
Mike Jay
September 24th, 2010
11:29 am
SB4, Please explain to me how that 3rd string QB on Pittsburg beat the Falcons? How many TD’s did he score? How many 3rd downs did he convert? How many tackles did he make? Tis is the seocnd blog you have made this claim in and have yet to ansswer how he did it.
DaJoKeR
September 24th, 2010
11:31 am
ATLANTA FALCONS : RISE UP!!!!!! ID LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK A.B., T.D.,and SMITTY !!
SeenThisB4
September 24th, 2010
11:33 am
Mike Jay: I didn’t say the third string QB beat the falcants by himself, the implication was that your team lost to a team helmed by a third string QB. If you need that diagrammed for you, then you need remedial instruction and that my red feathered turkey, is not my job.
DaJoKeR
September 24th, 2010
11:44 am
B4: YOU almost went 2 far… BUTTTT JUST 2 LET U KNOW “ITS ALL GOOD IN OUR HOOD!!!”
Whats Important
September 24th, 2010
11:47 am
SeenThisB4: Seems from the time you are spending on this blog, nothing is your job.
Mike Jay
September 24th, 2010
11:52 am
SB4, I can’t read minds. This is what you said “After your team lost to a third string QB”. In the other thread you said ““Your team defense was giving up big plays to the third string QB-ed steelers and lowly cardinals.” You keep bringing up this QB and how he beat us over and over. So again I ask you … How did he beat the Falcons? If you don’t mean what you type how do you expect anyone to take you seriously?
SeenThisB4
September 24th, 2010
11:53 am
DaJoKeR: I’m no speciescist, I’ve gone to football games with falcant fans, worked alongside of falcant fans, hell, there’s even one falcant fan at my church, ….not that there’s anything wrong with that. I just don’t want any falcant fans in my neighborhood, or in the neighborhood schools. Though, there’s some left wing talk about busing some of them in. Ugh! The thought of it is just makes my skin crawl! No respect.
GEAUX SAINTS! OUR TIME!!
SeenThisB4
September 24th, 2010
11:59 am
Whatsimportant: Don’t be so quick to judge what I am doing, dimwit. How do you know that I don’t work at night? Perhaps I am a college student. Maybe I’m retired. Or maybe, I’m off from work today, cause I work on Saturdays-Wednesdays. What’s sad is your feeble attempt to paint a picture of me, when you haven’t an iota of a clue, about who I am. One thing is certain though, and I have seen this before: you’re clueless.
Mike Jay: Your problem is that you’re trying to take me seriously. I dunno who’s denser. You, or Whatsimportant.
DaJoKeR
September 24th, 2010
12:01 pm
ATLANTA FALCONS FANS, SINCE B4 WANTS TO DO A HISTORY LESSON, (with the whole backup Qb thing) HE NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THAT UNLIKE OUR LAST MEETING THE AINTS WONT BE PLAYING OUR BACKUP QB & RB !!! THEY’RE BAAACK!!!! RISE UPPP!!!!!
SeenThisB4
September 24th, 2010
12:03 pm
I am one miserable individual…
Mike Jay
September 24th, 2010
12:03 pm
SB4,
Gotcha. You have no idea what your talking about. Glad we established that. All those years of wearing a papersack have taken away your ability to be able to understand the game of football. Oh wait nevermind, we all know you became a ‘Aints fan last season.
DaJoKeR
September 24th, 2010
12:10 pm
B4: DONT WORRY NOBODYS MOVING THERE…. WE ARE JUST COMING 2 RAID AND PILLAGE THE SUPERDOME!!!! OHHH YEAH THAT THING THATS MAKIN YOUR SKIN CRAWL IS LEFT OVER WASTE FROM KATRINA…. CANT HELP YOU WITH THAT, MABEY A DOCTOR VISIT IS IN ORDER….. ATL: RISE UPPP!!!!!
SeenThisB4
September 24th, 2010
12:13 pm
Mike Jay: Puleeze, …..the only person you can say “Gotcha” to is your girlfriend, Chlamydia.
GEAUX SAINTS! OUR TIME!!
States Burr
September 24th, 2010
12:15 pm
SeenThisB4: As I have said many times…New Orleans can plan a Bus Convoy to Atlanta for a football game but could’nt get out of New Orleans with a weeks advance notice during Katrina….typical
SeenThisB4
September 24th, 2010
12:16 pm
All right ladies, (you too falkconfan) the noon hour is fast approaching in the Big Easy. I’m going to prepare my Friday ritual Shrimp Po-boy dressed, emmm-EMMM! You fools can have your blog back for a while.
STB4 is out.
GEAUX SAINTS! OUR TIME!!
DaJoKeR
September 24th, 2010
12:20 pm
WHO DAT, WHO DAT, WHO DAT SAY DEY GON BEAT DEM SAINTS…… AND B4 CALLED ME GHETTO!!!!! LMAO!!!!! THATS REAL VANILLA ICEISH OF U!!!!!
Mike Jay
September 24th, 2010
12:23 pm
Ahh yes, leaving with his tail betweeen his leg because he was made to look stupid. Typical.
Damage Inc.
September 24th, 2010
12:27 pm
SB4: I agree that Brees will have a good day. I bet he completes all four of his passes because his a$$ will be on the bench watching us RUN all down your defenses little throat. But don’t worry too much, they’ll probably pull Turner out after he gets 200 yards and put Snelling in to get 200 more. CAN’T WAIT
PMC
September 24th, 2010
12:29 pm
Does this really have to be ugly?
I love the Falcons, I respect the excellence that the Saints have shown the last several years. I want the Falcons to go down and win big. I actually like New Orleans. I like the city. I have a lot of fun going to games there and just having fun.
Can it just be about football?
Kane337
September 24th, 2010
12:34 pm
The Falcons have not been a good road team. 4-5 in 2008, 3-5 in 2009, and 0-1 in 2010.
At home Matt Ryan is 14-1 as a starter.
They will need to figure this road stuff out if they want to win on Sunday.
States Burr
September 24th, 2010
12:35 pm
Email SeenThisB4…
dawgforlife
September 24th, 2010
12:47 pm
you know all this bluster about how sorry the Saints are or how sorry the Falcons are…and who is talking on which blog…truth is…these are two very good football teams. this will be decided on the field Sunday..and all of our hoopla…doesn’t mean a hill of beans…I say lets stow the crowing on both sides…til about 5 o’clock Sunday…then one or the other will have earned something to gloat about
ReddJonn68
September 24th, 2010
12:48 pm
I hope while he’s looking at # 44, # 33 runs right by him !!! Gooo Birds !
Eddie Longs Underwear
September 24th, 2010
12:55 pm
*Sniff Sniff* I wants to play some foozball wif all dim big smelly menz.
JONESBORO SLIM
September 24th, 2010
12:59 pm
Looks like the New Orleans beatwriters are throwing the Saints under that broken oil drilling rig…good to know somebody down there has enough sense to know when to “hold and when to fold”. Of course when the Saints loss Sunday we won’t have to see anymore Saints fans on our blog….besides have you ever seen their blog with those grade school remarks……dumb a$$es
FrontRow
September 24th, 2010
1:00 pm
PMC – dawglife you’re right but the psuedo-Saints bloggers here want us to concede the SB before the games are played.
D’led gave us a link to a rational Saints blog with posters freely admit Saints shortcomings this year and actually talk football as opposed to cheerleading. Bottom line – we can’t talk football with the cheerleaders.
ctfalconsfan
September 24th, 2010
1:02 pm
My concern is our wildcard – MIKE MULARKEY!!!!!!
I know we want to keep the aints offense off the field by controlling the clock and you do that by running the ball and running some more but I hope he doesn’t force the run like he did in PITT.
You take what the defense gives you!!
WE MUST WIN THIS GAME AT ALL COSTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Singletary
September 24th, 2010
1:08 pm
Anyone notice that Saints fans can’t get enough of our forum?
To my mind, that means it is time for a smack down. The fact
that it is going to happen in their house probably doesn’t mean
squat to Lofton, Babs, DeCoud, Spoon & Moore. And Snelling’s
not even winded before 100 yards…
Pete
September 24th, 2010
1:09 pm
All the c.rap in the world about our offense and their defense and visa versa is totally meaningless.
The Refs will decide this game.
SOME things NEVER change.
ctfalconsfan
September 24th, 2010
1:09 pm
Maybe get a 15-yard PF penality and KO Brees early in the game!!!
Again, WIN AT ALL COSTS!!
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
September 24th, 2010
1:10 pm
this game will come down to whose defense is better. if ATL’s D can stop Brees, then we walk away with a win. I saw DLED stats that NO is 17-16 vs ATL in the superdome. seems pretty even matched to me. look for turner/snelling to have a great game and roddy to score at least 1td
ctfalconsfan
September 24th, 2010
1:11 pm
WIN or don’t bother coming home!!!!
DePlane
September 24th, 2010
1:23 pm
D. Led your blog is clogged up with STB4 posts!
Falcons win, 31-14.
FrontRow
September 24th, 2010
1:32 pm
NO has won 6 in a row at home. Before that it was 16-11 in favor of ATL.
That’s OK. We solved the Chuck & Duck last year. Now we need to go down there and make it OUR HOUSE again.
waynester
September 24th, 2010
1:44 pm
kane
Was right about winning on the road. Typically, if you win most of your home games and half on the road, you’re in the hunt. This team has been great at home under Smith–now they just need to add “road warrior” to it’s resume….
FrontRow
September 24th, 2010
1:53 pm
Learning to win on the road has been part of the “process” all 3 years.
This regime is intent on playing much more conservative on the road than at home – on both sides of the ball. They finished well last year given 2 trips to the Meadowlands (tough tough in NOV-DEC) yeilded an OT loss and a W won by stuffing the best running team in the NFL (Jets).
So far this year a darn good (not great) effort against a stout Steelers D defending their turf on opening day.
Last year the Falcons gave up 28 in the first half, 7 in the second. My opinion – Falcons take the momentum from the AZ revenge and learn how to beat the Saints in NO.
Kane337
September 24th, 2010
2:06 pm
I’m hoping the Steelers really showed the Falcons how to play smash mouth football. The Falcons held their own against the Steelers taking them to OT on their turf. The Falcons steamrolled the Cardinals on both sides of the ball. Lets hope that physical play continues against the Saints.
SWAT Native
September 24th, 2010
2:22 pm
Looking forrward to NOT hearing from B4 (and the other Aints fans) on Monday…
Falcons Chic
September 24th, 2010
2:27 pm
007 Defense?
‘Sp00n, M00re, L0ft0n, R0bins0n, Babin0, DeC0ud are “grandfather’d,” and Kr0y is O-nasty.
Kane337
September 24th, 2010
2:38 pm
You forgot about 0wens, and Peters0n.
Martin
September 24th, 2010
3:27 pm
Falcants fans are the biggest haters I’ve ever seen. Saints fans blog on this site because we can. We own that sorry team of yours. This was once a rivalry, not anymore. The falcants are 1-7 in the last eight games. The saints are the big dogs in the NFC south, your team needs to stay on the porch. Everybody knows the falcants can’t run with the big dogs. We have what your team wants, which is the NFC south and Lombardi. Don’t think we are just going to let some wannabe NFL team come and take it from us. The saints are doing the hunting, for another super bowl. Now for the falcants fans coming to the super dome on Sunday, get a good look at the super bowl banner hanging from the rafters, that’s about as close as your team will get to winning one. So continue ton talk trash, but deep down inside, you guys wish your team was as good as the super bowl winning saints. Eat your heart out loserville USA, isn’t that the name given to your sports teams by the media.
hiramsaint
September 24th, 2010
3:38 pm
the falcants hour of doom steadily approaches
hiramsaint
September 24th, 2010
3:39 pm
front row -no crying about the refs in your last post! i’m impressed
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 !!
RODDY WHITE
September 26th, 2010
9:22 pm
What a fantastic win today!
NOW THAT SAID, WHERE THE HECK ARE ALL OF THE AINTS FANS HANGIN OUT ON OUR SITE! WHO DAT! PLEASE, WE KNOW WHO DAT! IF ANY OF YOU ARE LURKING AND AFRAID TO TYPE, I JUST HAVE THIS TO SAY. IF YOU FIND YOURSELF CRYING UNCONTROLABLEY AND LAYING IN A FETAL POSITION. JUST START OFF BREATHING VERY SLOWLY IN THRU YOUR NOSE AND OUT THRU YOUR MOUTH. IF THAT IS NOT WORKING TRY A PAPER BAG AND PUT IT OVER YOUR HEAD. (I KNOW THIS WORKED FOR YOU GUYS FOR SEVERAL YEARS) AND LAST, JUST REPEAT, IT’S OVER – IT’S OVER. GO FALCONS!!!!
Drew Brees' Colon
September 26th, 2010
9:53 pm
Suddenly, the Taints aren’t so invincible. 15 minutes sure passes quickly, doesn’t it bayou turds?
renegade#1
September 26th, 2010
9:55 pm
Why was Terry Bradshaws grandpa following Mike Smith around the whole game.
FalconsFan284
September 26th, 2010
10:00 pm
Just like the Super Dome crowd, all things are silent from the Big Sleazy tonight!!!! No hiram, no Seen and no victory from last years Champs?
Seen, hiram—-I asked you each this question this week, “What happens if Atlanta wins?” Your answer seems to be silence!
DC
September 26th, 2010
10:15 pm
Falcons won a great close game. I be B4 doesn’t show here on Monday!!
VDeuce
September 26th, 2010
10:31 pm
Hey Seen That B4: I got some more numbers for ya…… Falcons 2-1 Saints 2-1, Falcons 27 Saints 24!!!!!
Special Teams play is the ONLY REASON yall kept it that close!!!!! WHO DAT said they gon beat them Falcons WHO DAT WHO DAT!!!!!