Smitty makes plea for fans to be on time, loud for Packers
Falcons coach Mike Smith has asked for some help from the fans to beat the Packers. (Curtis Compton/ Ccompton@ajc.com)
FLOWERY BRANCH – Tell your preacher to let you out of Sunday service early.
Take the MARTA if traffic is your issue.
Cut the tailgate off a little bit earlier.
Basically, as Kim Zolciak sings, “Don’t be Tardy for the Party!”
Falcons coach Mike Smith, who is 18-3 in the Georgia Dome in three seasons, is asking the fans to be on time and loud for Sunday’s 1 p.m. game against the Green Bay Packers.
“I just want to talk a little bit about the upcoming game and how important it is for our fans to get out there,” Smith said. “We want it to be like Thursday night (against the Baltimore Ravens). That was a big advantage for us as a football team to have the fans in the stands, rocking and rolling.”
The Falcons are 8-2 and have the best record in the NFC. Green Bay is 7-3.
“It should be a good game,” Smith said. “The Green Bay Packers are on a roll. They are playing good football. It ought to be an exciting afternoon. We are hoping that everyone will come and help us win the game.”
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truth
November 23rd, 2010
10:59 am
The Falcons will cut the cheese this Sunday.
Falcon Jim
November 23rd, 2010
11:05 am
The short history lesson for this week:
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL) and are the third-oldest franchise in the NFL.
The Packers are the last vestige of “small town teams” that were once common in the NFL during the 1920s and 1930s. Founded in 1919 by Earl “Curly” Lambeau (hence the name Lambeau Field on which the team plays) and George Whitney Calhoun, the Green Bay Packers can trace their lineage to other semi-professional teams in Green Bay dating back to 1896. In 1919 and 1920 the Packers competed as a semi-professional football team against clubs from around Wisconsin and the Midwest. They joined the American Professional Football Association (APFA) in 1921, the forerunner to what is known today as the National Football League (NFL). The Packers are the only non-profit, community-owned major league professional sports team in the United States.
mpbuzz77
November 23rd, 2010
11:07 am
Why don’t you cheap a**es purchase the NFL Ticket from Directv. I live in Austin TX and don’t miss a single Falcons game. I was a 5 year season ticket holder, I feel like I have alot invested in this team…GO FALCONS!!
kcfalconsfan
November 23rd, 2010
11:19 am
RISE UP ATLANTA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS OUR TIME !!!!!!!!!!!!
droy
November 23rd, 2010
11:45 am
I’ll be there early Sunday and I will be loud!!! c’mon Falcons fans let’s show those cheeseheads that can’t come to our house and be louder than us!!!!!!
Falcon Jim
November 23rd, 2010
11:49 am
Sumpthans stinnky. Who cutt da cheese ?
robbie
November 23rd, 2010
11:51 am
they might show up on time but when the packers take a 28-3 lead they will leave early atl getting blown out pack have BEST defence n nfl and the 2 best defensive players in the nfl. its going to be an absolut blowout final score 45-17 pack roll
Falcon Jim
November 23rd, 2010
11:57 am
The Packs defense gets a lot of pub, but compare the yardage.
Packers……………323.4 (12th)
Falcons……………339.5 (17th)
16 yards a game is not much.
Falcons offense averages 24 more that the Pack per game. Very close. IF averages held true, the Falcons gain 8 more yards than the Pack.
Close game? Special teams be the difference?
Falcon Jim
November 23rd, 2010
11:59 am
robbie, numbers mean more than words. See my last post. Blowout? HA HA HA HA HA…CHEESE-HEAD ! !
Saints1Fan
November 23rd, 2010
12:00 pm
I have to say that I have been surprised by the Falcons winning this season, but I think this will be an L. Green Bay has probably the best group of wide receivers that you will ever see. They are fast, strong, and very aggressive so they snatch the ball out of the air, rather than allow teams to pick them off. A Saints win this Thursday and a Falcons loss on Sunday will make for a great matchup December 27th.
Falcon Jim
November 23rd, 2010
12:02 pm
Taints suxk.
Falcon Jim
November 23rd, 2010
12:02 pm
……………along with their fans.
Saints1Fan
November 23rd, 2010
12:19 pm
Pidgeon Jim:
Your Pidgeons will be in the prone position come Dec 27th. Get used to it because you are going to like it. LOL.
Doc Cheney
November 23rd, 2010
12:19 pm
Can’t wait to see all the fat white chix in their Clay Matthews jerseys Sunday. I love me some fatties, and female Green Bay fans know how to squeeze their goods into a man’s extra large jersey.
Falcon Jim
November 23rd, 2010
12:35 pm
Who is “Pidgeon Jim?” What is a Pidgeon? There was an actor years ago, Walter Pidgeon. There are birds that are called pigeons. Typical Taint’s fan………….confused.
QUICK80
November 23rd, 2010
1:06 pm
Yo Atlanta!
The Packers are coming to town!
Ya’ll are a pretty nice team this year but reality comes to “Hotlanta” on Sunday and his name is Charles Woodson!
Mr. Roddy will rue the day…believe me…when Charles is thru with him.
Good luck…it should be a nice game to watch.
Actually I like the Falcons…it’s just that I’m a Packers fan!
Falcon Jim
November 23rd, 2010
1:12 pm
QUICK80
I like the Pack…………….but I’m a Falcons fan.
You won’t leave our house with a win. Period.
QUICK80
November 23rd, 2010
1:20 pm
I think we will buddy; love the falcons uniforms though…classy, cool.
My brother went to “tech” and is a rambling wreck. I remember old underground atlanta. Cool too.
Thanks for Dimitri Nancy; nice looking back, who in a few years will really come into his own. Good kid too.
And who doesn’t like “matty-ice”?
QUICK80
November 23rd, 2010
1:21 pm
…ooops; I mean NANCE.
Keith Mercer
November 23rd, 2010
1:22 pm
Be there and give all your money to Arthur Blank, he don’t care about you.
bull
November 23rd, 2010
1:25 pm
Sell your tickets to real fans. oh thats right the Packers will be there Sunday. Fill the stadium up with cheeseheads and lets make it a Packer home game…………
QUICK80
November 23rd, 2010
1:25 pm
Keep your eye on our “nickel back”, Sam Shields!
Undrafted out of “the U”, cornerback; ran a 4.28 dash at the combine and is our kick returner and nickel-corner.
One mistake…and it’s showtime!
Nice kid, good person and a hard worker; easy to cheer for a guy like that.
QUICK80
November 23rd, 2010
1:27 pm
Packer fans travel well; not only that, there are Packer fans everywhere and you will hear them, even in the dome. Just ask the Viking fans…
QUICK80
November 23rd, 2010
1:33 pm
After 11 season ending injuries (IR) and 5 of those, starters…it was thought that the Packers (including myself) were done for the year but…they just keep plugging guys in and away they go.
Everybody up here has been holding our breath…and they keep getting better. Won 4 in a row now.
Bye the way…it’s 35 degrees and sunny here today. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
Matt
November 23rd, 2010
1:46 pm
“The Green Bay Packers have won TWELVE SuperBowels? I missed something along the way. Twelve?”
Oh, Falcon Jim, he said twelve championships not Super Bowls, there were championships before the Bowl… only three Super Bowls…. Hey how many Hall of Famers do the Falcons have?
reckingball
November 23rd, 2010
2:00 pm
Why do Packer fans come on to a AJC Falcon’s blog? Is it a mass- Wisconsin case of insecurity?
Spew your BS cheesehead Packer fans, the players will decide the winner.
I’m putting my money on the Falcons, because I honestly don’t think that the Pack is really that good.
GEAUX FALCONS!! OUR TIME!!
Matt
November 23rd, 2010
2:00 pm
Go Pack Go!!!
Falcon Jim
November 23rd, 2010
2:01 pm
Matt, I know. Just diggin
Sure is stinnky round here.
Who cutt the cheese?
reckingball
November 23rd, 2010
2:02 pm
@1:46…….When was the last time that the Packers won a championship? Which championship was it?
Matt
November 23rd, 2010
2:09 pm
Been awhile, but the NFC Championship in 1997.. won the Super Bowl in 96… so 14 years since they’ve won anything other than a division.
tnpackfan
November 23rd, 2010
2:14 pm
GA Dome is the second best stadium in the country for a football game after Lambeau. Is the game sold out? I have a pair of tickets for row 22 that I will need to sell. Looking forward to a great game.
QUICK80
November 23rd, 2010
2:27 pm
Hey reckingball!
I’m here to read up on the team, from their newspaper and see what the fans are saying.
I guess I am spewing but no harm meant.
I’m interested in what’s being said around town….
JB FALCON
November 23rd, 2010
2:31 pm
Welcome south Packer fans. I hope ya’ll enjoy the game, it should be a good one. If you guys can beat us in our house 18-3, then you will have something to go home and brag about. If, however, we play like we have been playing, your trip home will not be as enjoyable. Thanks for coming, maybe next time. Falcons 27-14.
Falcon Jim
November 23rd, 2010
2:34 pm
Welcome to the South, Green Bay Peckers ! !
Bobby Petrino
November 23rd, 2010
2:36 pm
Atlanta Falcons players:
Out of my respect for you, I am letting you know that, with a heavy heart, I resigned today as head coach of the Atlanta Falcons. This decision was not easy, but it was made in the best interests of me and my family. While my desire would have been to finish out what has been a difficult season for us all, circumstances did not allow me to do so. I appreciate your hard work and wish you the best.
Sincerely,
Bobby Petrino
Chucktown
November 23rd, 2010
2:36 pm
Dan its just not in the Atl I live in South Carolina and we have more than our fare share of Fudge packers here too.
QUICK80
November 23rd, 2010
2:39 pm
Hey Falcon fans,
…go to http://www.totalpackers.com and check it out; they tell it like it is; don’t mind the “f-bombs”!
QUICK80
November 23rd, 2010
2:42 pm
Hey Chucktown…Packer fans are everywhere; you’ll hear ‘em Sunday in the dome.
Aside from a few A-holes (they’re everywhere tho) Packer fans are knowledgeable fans…not jerks.
Pack 31-17 over Falcons.
QUICK80
November 23rd, 2010
2:44 pm
You guys can also go to http://www.packersnews.com (out of greenbay)and http://www.packers.com (official website).
Lot’s of good stuff there all week leading up to the game Sunday; enjoy and good luck.
Ron D.
November 23rd, 2010
2:46 pm
The tailgaters can oblige but the church going folks will get there as soon as possible. Can’t cut out early for church just to make some noise for the Falcons.
QUICK80
November 23rd, 2010
2:46 pm
…or you can do what I did; go to the local newspaper and read up.
http://www.jsonline.com (milwaukee journal) or http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com (local news paper in GB).
Enjoy…
ECB
November 23rd, 2010
2:48 pm
@1:46. It doesn’t matter how many HOF’s the Packers have. I don’t think any of them will be playing Sunday. Also, all those “championships” you guys won against Duluth (or somebody) before the Atanta was in the league don’t impress me much. Those were more Wisconsin championships than real NFL championships.
QUICK80
November 23rd, 2010
2:49 pm
HOF’s?
QUICK80
November 23rd, 2010
2:50 pm
…belay my last; Hall of famers, aye.
ECB
November 23rd, 2010
2:50 pm
Hall of Famers
PackersSuperbowl2011
November 23rd, 2010
2:57 pm
Packers 35-10…..y’all can’t score on a good defense….
PackersSuperbowl2011
November 23rd, 2010
3:00 pm
Yeah, you probably say that the Yankees didn’t win all those World Series because they happened awhile ago. That is great logic. All that means is that Atlanta wasn’t on the map and was too pathetic to even qualify for a professional team….
Falcon Jim
November 23rd, 2010
3:02 pm
Green Bay’s Disabled List
DB * Herb Adderley
DE Lionel Aldridge
RB Donny Anderson
QB Zeke Bratkowski
DB Tom Brown
LB Lee Roy Caffey
K Don Chandler
LB/C Bill Curry
WR Carroll Dale
DE/T * Willie Davis
WR/DE Boyd Dowler
TE Marv Fleming
G/DT Gale Gillingham
RB Jim Grabowski
T/G/DT/HC * Forrest Gregg
DB Doug Hart
RB/FB/QB * Paul Hornung
DB/WR Bob Jeter
DT/DE * Henry Jordan
DT Ron Kostelnik
G Jerry Kramer
WR Bob Long
E Max McGee
LB * Ray Nitschke
RB Elijah Pitts
LB Dave Robinson
QB/HC * Bart Starr
FB * Jim Taylor
G Fuzzy Thurston
Too bad. Y’all could have used these guys.
PackersSuperbowl2011
November 23rd, 2010
3:02 pm
If you all had more than a 4th grade education you could read some of the things most of the national experts are saying about the Packers. I know, those big words they use are pretty hard to understand….
PackersSuperbowl2011
November 23rd, 2010
3:03 pm
Sorry Falcon Jim, that makes no sense whatsoever….is that your very weak attempt at humor???? You rednecks must be havin’ a hoot over that!!!!