Packers’ B.J. Raji disses the Falcons
Packers' B.J. Raji celebrates after beating the Steelers 31-25 in the Super Bowl XLV in Arlington, Texas. (Associated Press)
By Chris Vivlamore
The Packers felt slighted by the Falcons, even after Sunday night’s 25-14 victory.
Green Bay players haven’t forgotten offseason comments made following last year’s playoff game at the Georgia Dome, which the Packers won en route to their Super Bowl championship. The Falcons left the perception that they were the better team last season.
“Now that we abused them, for the second time in a row, at their home, there’s nothing really to do,” Packers defensive lineman B.J. Raji told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel following Sunday night’s win. “If they want to play us again, tell them to come up to Lambeau [Field]. That’s it. That’s how we’re doing it.”
Raji said he didn’t consider the Falcons a rival, despite Atlanta’s regular-season victory last season.
“They have a long way to go,” Raji said. “For it to be a rivalry, you have to win meaningful games. They’re just another opponent. They have a long way to go. I wouldn’t talk like this, but when people don’t respect you, I don’t take it lying down. Those people don’t respect us, so, in turn, I’m not going to give them any respect.”
–D. Orlando Ledbetter, The Atlanta Falcons beat blog
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G-Dot
October 10th, 2011
5:31 pm
B.J. Raji can go KICK ROCKS!
Steve from McDonough
October 10th, 2011
5:33 pm
I’m glad he said it. The Falcons need to realize that games aren’t played on paper, and to be respected as a force in the league, you have to make plays and execute for 4 full quarters each and every game.
UGA Advocate
October 10th, 2011
5:33 pm
….He’s hilarious…..exactly..kick rocks
mike
October 10th, 2011
5:34 pm
I have nothing to say because he is right. Although he is fat and I’m not.
UGA Advocate
October 10th, 2011
5:35 pm
..But he is correct!
Boom Dizzle
October 10th, 2011
5:37 pm
That fat tub of goo can go pound sand….
CGD..
October 10th, 2011
5:37 pm
Hey Larry swat yourself………
hiramsaint
October 10th, 2011
5:37 pm
THE WHOLE PACKERS TEAM DISSED THE THE ENTIRE FAILCLOWNS TEAM LAST NIGHT…AGAIN! and it was fun to watch–geaux sa i nts !!!!
PMC
October 10th, 2011
5:39 pm
I hope he blows out both knees in the next game.
CGD..
October 10th, 2011
5:41 pm
cant stand the heat, QUIT!!!!!!!
Hamp
October 10th, 2011
5:44 pm
you cant argue when you cant score or defend. the defense played well in the begining but the 85 Bears would have been reeling with all the 3 and outs the offense gave them I say fire both coordinators and keep smitty!!!!!
Kyle
October 10th, 2011
5:45 pm
I don’t know how you can argue with anything Raji says and I’m from here and a hometown guy when it comes to sports but if you play like sissies when real men come to town then what do you expect?
Professor du Fromage
October 10th, 2011
5:45 pm
He isn’t fat; he has extremely large bones made of Adamantium.
Besides, he has the same body type as Michael Turner. Only problem is, he’s not a RB, and he’s faster than Turner these days.
SimpleDawg
October 10th, 2011
5:45 pm
No reason he shouldn’t talk that trash…..
The Falcons certainly don’t seem capable of doing anything about it.
nick p.
October 10th, 2011
5:50 pm
do the falcons know that there are 2 halves to each game? i wonder sometimes because we are starting to look like the houston Texans! boy, are Turner’s first three steps as a running back considered three of the slowest in the world of running back or what! kind of reminds me of Brian McCann!
BFALCON
October 10th, 2011
5:50 pm
***Bulletin Board Material***
BJ Raji says,
“Great teams don’t indulge in the kind of cheap stuff the Falcons do,” Raji said. “We’re the champions and we play that way. We walk away from the stuff they pull. These guys are coached to play after the whistle.
“I don’t know what the deal is. I think it’s a lack of talent on their part. We didn’t worry about any of that. We came out and played our game.”
Harsh words, but the Packers had a right to crow after the game. They scored 25 unanswered points to embarrass the Falcons less than a year after blowing them away, 48-21, in the divisional playoff round at the Georgia Dome. Perhaps the Falcons are getting a bit too frustrated at their inability to get past the Super Bowl champs.
Larry
October 10th, 2011
5:51 pm
Unabashed morbid obesity…the guy will 500 lbs and in a hub-a-round by age 50.
And as he turns out the lights and walks toward the bed his woman shivers in fear.
Professor du Fromage
October 10th, 2011
5:59 pm
He is allowed to tip the scales at 500 lb as soon as his career is over.
That’s his God-given right as an American, and frankly I think he’s capable of doing it by the age of 38. Don’t underestimate him.
Of course, he’ll have 5 or 6 rings by then, which is fine by us. The GB coaching staff has him convinced the opposing team has a cream filling, like a Twinkie. Genius. You could learn a thing or two from this fat tub of Awesomeness.
Kelly
October 10th, 2011
6:04 pm
About the only thing that considers that fat slob a rival is a Big Mac.
Kelly
October 10th, 2011
6:07 pm
Hey professor cheese…yes, it’s his right to be a flagrant moron. After he takes up about 30 acres in the cemetery after that massive coronary (he’ll probably have it on the field in Lambeau) we’ll be sure to burn the ground and all that it holds to make room for, oh, about 75 normal, non-retarded humans.
falcons
October 10th, 2011
6:09 pm
get mad if you want but that is Smith’s arrogance of not teaching his players to tackle he teaches them to lunge instead of tackling that why 2 dummies hurt themselves, Sad and Raj is right
Kelly
October 10th, 2011
6:17 pm
Naw, I’m not mad. I’m just laughing at his fat ass. He looks funny to me. He is funny. Hey hey hey! He’s willfilly fat. And I doubt I have much to learn from Blub Awesome and that semi-trailer he calls an ass.
Trey
October 10th, 2011
6:21 pm
B.J., I understand. Vanderbilt fans don’t consider Boston College a rival after your miserable performance in your very last college game.
Tell it like it is.
October 10th, 2011
6:25 pm
Raji is right,thats the only time the Falcants can tackle,is when the play is over,and they do have a long way to go.
jcatl
October 10th, 2011
6:26 pm
The Falcons have little in the way of veteran leadership on the team and it shows on the field in how they play and some of the continuing dirty shots we see every week by our D. It reflects on the coaching staff which seems to have produced a defensive squad with a higher than average number of thugs.
The draft decisions to get Julio were foolish. Nothing on JJ, we just had bigger needs to fill and now those needs are gaping holes and have doomed us to a season or two of mediocrity.
MB
October 10th, 2011
6:30 pm
The last statement sums up what is wrong with our world.
CFB Fan
October 10th, 2011
6:35 pm
WHAT!?!?!? Win meaningful games? They may have won the Super Bowl last year, but BJ neeed not forget that his team LOST 7 games last year and ALMOST didn’t even make the playoffs.. Talk about winning games…
Falconsfan
October 10th, 2011
6:38 pm
Raji is right….I have issue with what he said…the packers back it up on the field and the falcons are chumps going nowhere…
Falconsfan
October 10th, 2011
6:41 pm
I guess the good thing is the saints can’t be the packers either
Greg Moundine
October 10th, 2011
6:42 pm
Falcons, need to look in the mirror. The offensive coach does also. He did an excellent job the first half calling and did a terrible job the second half. You do not let a team come to your house twice and beat you in the mouth.
Rajii have to understand this is now war!
Packers Fan
October 10th, 2011
6:51 pm
I told you Falcons fans beating Philly was no great accomplish. Beat GB, or NE Patriots then brag. Philly 1-4 and they STINK!!
Tell it like it is.
October 10th, 2011
6:51 pm
It seams like this team is way overrated,and last year was a fluke,it reminds me a lot of the 1980 team, when they went 12-4 and we all know what happen after that! is history repeating its self?
Fabian
October 10th, 2011
6:53 pm
B.J. Raji has a point….and honestly all those picks traded away could have been quality secondary guys and defensive ends that Atlanta needed to be able to compete… Matt Ryan doesn’t have the “clutch gene” yet…not in games where he really needs to make a statement….
Iron Head
October 10th, 2011
6:57 pm
Great job BJ if the Falcons don’t like do something about it. Truth be told the Falcons are nice group of guys, and thats the problem you can be nice off the field but between the lines get nasty. Coach Smith is right the D held up their end; Matty sideline blew it.
Tommy Gunn
October 10th, 2011
7:02 pm
The Falcons are a crappy team, owned by a crappy idiot, supported (barely) by crappy fans, and pimped by crappy scribblers for a newspaper that won’t even exist much longer.
rg
October 10th, 2011
7:03 pm
Well, his name is “BJ” after all, lol!
Falconer
October 10th, 2011
7:04 pm
The called back completion and the holding call were terrible calls by the refs. BUT. The offense (including Mularkey) are playing terrible ball and often leave the defense on the field far too long. The D actually played a far better game than I expected. Too bad the offense let them down. They need to let Ryan call his own plays or give the play calling duties to somebody else. The play calling has been poor and only sporadically successful.
atltiger15
October 10th, 2011
7:06 pm
if you cant back up whatcha say (Roddy) and others, dont talk. I love the falcons but man, quit talking and do something. Raji deserves to say whatever. When the champs comes to town, the chumps retrieves.
Wow..
October 10th, 2011
7:07 pm
CFB Fan you really should get your facts right. The Packers were 10-6 last year. They lost 6 games not 7 and have won the last 11 games including playoffs. So why yes, that would be winning meaningful games. Especially the Super Bowl…I wonder…I guess in your standards that must not be a meaningful game? Some fans these days…Glad I could set you straight.
Let The Dawgs Lose
October 10th, 2011
7:07 pm
Raji is right on point. The Falcon fans on here mouthing off about his weight are sore losers. At the end of the year nobody cares how many games you win or lost if you win the Superbowl. Just make the playoffs and do what Green Bay did last year. The road to the Superbowl will go through Lambeau field this people whether we like it or not.Now it’s really time to RISE UP!!!!. . .
42 years and counting
October 10th, 2011
7:08 pm
Been a Falcon fan 42 years and counting–looks like a typical Falcon team to me. QB can’t make throws under pressure and can’t create his own opportunities, no running game, defensive backs getting burned long as well as short, pressure on the opposing QB at a minimum–just overall inept after the first blush of energy wanes. Agree with Fabian 100%.
Roast Beef Curtains
October 10th, 2011
7:13 pm
From the lovely flower known as Kelly: “After he takes up about 30 acres in the cemetery after that massive coronary (he’ll probably have it on the field in Lambeau) we’ll be sure to burn the ground and all that it holds to make room for, oh, about 75 normal, non-retarded humans.”
U mad, bro? *trollface*
Van Goiter
October 10th, 2011
7:22 pm
Almost every pass play had at least two Packers wide open. We just werent executing. There is only supposed to be one player wide open every play.
Von
October 10th, 2011
7:23 pm
Hey, the truth hurts Falcon fans. Win a Super Bowl and then you have the right to talk trash to the Packers, Saints and the like. Right now…what have the Falcons won…13 games last year and 2-3 now with the Bucs up next. Bottom line…you ain’t but an average football opponent to the better teams in the league. That’s about it.
Scrappyg
October 10th, 2011
7:25 pm
As it stands (and plays) now, nobody would confuse the Falcons with a good team. Outplayed and outcoached yet again.
InTheShadowofLambeau
October 10th, 2011
7:25 pm
I wish B.J. would have just shut his danged mouth.
I don’t like it when your professional athletes talk s**t … and … I despise it when MY professional athletes talk sh**. The win was good enough for me. The crap talk is just plain bad form and I’m embarrassed.
Hit A Single
October 10th, 2011
7:28 pm
I could care less what B.J. says. Just another mouth that is ruining this league. Look at all the empty seats in the NFL stadium. Some are tired of this thug mouth league.
Savage57
October 10th, 2011
7:34 pm
Listened to all the smack that players were throwing around, got tired of all the tough hits after the whistle and decided after another convincing beat down to talk back. Got a problem with that Falcons? Then go do something about it on the field and stop talking about how good you are, how you are a better team and go prove it where it counts.
kerryb
October 10th, 2011
7:38 pm
All I have to say about this is “Go Lions”. Stafford,Johnson, and Javid Best is going to tear this defense up.
kerryb
October 10th, 2011
7:40 pm
Enter your comments here
Cracker
October 10th, 2011
7:41 pm
I havent heard too many people talking about how good we are.
jwritz
October 10th, 2011
7:42 pm
The better team won! Time to man up Falcons…This is the NFL (Not For Long).
Peter
October 10th, 2011
7:42 pm
Yup he is correct…… We are not on the same level….. starting with our GM !
Robertatl
October 10th, 2011
7:44 pm
Savage57 you know Rogers is the new star in the league and the officials were scared to throw a flag when GB offensive line went hands to the face. Personally since the official has been moved from behind the defensive line to behind the offensive line a lot of penalties on offensive lineman are being missed or they don’t have the gonads to call a penalty.
rick
October 10th, 2011
7:44 pm
Never seen a pizza he didn’t eat.. fat pig!!! Did he play for one of those farm teams?
Robertatl
October 10th, 2011
7:46 pm
GB lineman were up in Falcons grill on the touchdown where GB went up by 1.
John
October 10th, 2011
7:47 pm
The Falcons need to reflect on this season right NOW. The question is “Is it true” what BJ is saying about my hometown team. I personally think that both Mularky and BVG need to be scrutinized closer. Then the Falcons need to scout nothing but offensive and defensive line in the next 2 drafts to get quality and depth in both lines. The Falcons still have time to turn it around. GO FALCONS
Poor atl fans
October 10th, 2011
7:48 pm
At least bj has a super bowl ring, where’s the failcants ring.
OldTimer
October 10th, 2011
7:55 pm
The Falcons just got beat by a smack talking can of Crisco. There are only two ways to go from here. Either man-up or put on a dress.
(STILL) 2-10 Against Ranked Teams
October 10th, 2011
8:00 pm
“You wanna BE the MAN??? You gotta BEAT the MAN!!”
Raji is right, Falcons are pretenders. We gave Dimitroff and Smith 3 years…..look where we are!!
Someone’s feet needs to held to the fire…..Honeymoon’s over
Courtney
October 10th, 2011
8:03 pm
He will be dead by 45. You just know it.
Rise Up
October 10th, 2011
8:10 pm
BJ is a fat slob and is lucky the NFL exists or he might have to where a thong and be a SUMO Wrestler. The Packers won and played a much better 2nd half. BJ is probably embarassed by his play in the first half. But the Falcons were not the only team hitting after the play. I watched most of the game with binoculars And saw many dirty plays by the Pack.
Matt Ryan's weak are
October 10th, 2011
8:10 pm
I thought we should have ran it more. I thought if I wasn’t so weak maybe I could have thrown the ball up high so my receivers could “go up and get it”. I’m pretty sure people should call me Maddy now after that pathetic display of quarterbacking.
Falcons 2011
October 10th, 2011
8:21 pm
Don’t sugarcoat it, Tommy Gunn.
Give it to us straight.
TmanATL
October 10th, 2011
8:23 pm
The Falcons need to tend to business, not showboat as did Witherspoon and other defensive players. I feel the Packers are a better team and that the Falcons need to huddle up and make better efforts. Turner is showing his age, we need speed in the backfield. Ryan is trying to do too much. He needs to calm down and make better throws. He seems to be catching the Bartkowski happy feet disease.
Falcons 2011
October 10th, 2011
8:28 pm
Arthur Blank with all of his money will look in the mirror and see…….
Rankin Smith.
Who made the decision to hire TD?
He made the deal for Julio to hide his lack of talent evaluating skill.
The Browns are really hoping for a Falcons meltdown and a more valuable pick.
This reminds me of Dan Reeves trading a 1st round pick for another TE.
TD is such a mediocrity.
BobDawg
October 10th, 2011
8:33 pm
…. Kerryb, I’m a closet Lions fan also with Stafford and Johnson doing their thing… BJ was totally right.. Falcons Shut Up Until you are relevant… Maybe you can beat the JV team with Cam this Sunday?????
USEagle
October 10th, 2011
8:34 pm
U-G-L-Y . He ain’t got no alibi. He’s ugly,man, he’s ugly.
sam The Swami
October 10th, 2011
8:43 pm
The truth hurts. Ouch.
woodie
October 10th, 2011
8:44 pm
Wish we had Raji…he’s a tough hombre.
26belly
October 10th, 2011
8:49 pm
In regards to Raji…as we called guys like him back in the day, “U Big Slob!” He’ll end up pimping the NFLPA for benefits after he blows out both knees and ends up running a dead-end chop shop somewhere in Newark, NJ. Do we really concerns ourselves with a “U Big Slob!” who has a remaining shelf life of less than three years. Whatever! Wait till the arthritis kicks in on “U Big Slob!” and he’ll be on his knees begging to one of his Newark tricks to change his bedpan! Slob!
ground_fog
October 10th, 2011
8:51 pm
If you win games you don’t have to listen to this crap. Take note Falcons..try putting 4 quarters together for once
BirdDawg24
October 10th, 2011
9:08 pm
the Packers stopped by for the ” Occupy Atlanta ” rally. and they left ” Owners of the GA Dome ” falcons need to learn to play 4 quarters. last year they were good < but also lucky. this year they neither good nor lucky. luck has run out . Mularky and Vangorder its time to resign. sorry guys but its time for the team to go in another direction.
ATLER
October 10th, 2011
9:17 pm
B.J. Raji got it absolutely right about the Falcons. They can’t do anything right. Matt Ryan is not a clutch QB at all. When are we going to get the point that Matty Ice is not the solution. Go and get David Garrod!!!!!!!
ATLER
October 10th, 2011
9:21 pm
No need for name calling Falcon fans. GB just spanked our tails. Hopefully the GM and owner can see that we need more help.
smokey121
October 10th, 2011
9:22 pm
RAJI is 100% correct. If you want respect then you must earn it. Or you can take it if you are BAD. You have to produce for 60 minutes a game , not the first 15 minutes (FIRST QUARTER) MIKE BULLARKEY need to really ask Mr. Blank to find a NEW COORDINATOR for his replacement. IN this league it is what have you done for me Lately. I know he has a pretty decent record with us in the past. That’s it the (PAST) . It’s time to move on and let by gons be by gons. I predict FALCONS record at the end of the season 8-8 tops, if BULLARKEY stays. Matt Ryan calling his own plays maybe 10-6.
cloudy
October 10th, 2011
10:21 pm
Packers came out at halftime and just shut the Falcons down- totally!!!
P. Bull Terrier
October 10th, 2011
10:31 pm
Where is Roddy White when you need him?
He might not be able to win the game on the field, but surely he can out-trash-talk a guy like Raji.
cdog
October 10th, 2011
10:36 pm
the packers didn’t beat the falcons, the officials did.the packers should think the officials who made it their business after the falcons offense cut the packers defense up to prevent the falcons offense from doing anything else.the falcons shouild feel good despite the cheating by the officials.in the first half, everytime the packer offense ran a play they were holding on every play but the officials never called it but in the second half, everytime the falcons made a big play they threw a flag on them.these guys should be investigated.nobody is going to crown the packers. they are not a superbowl team only if the officials help them. the falcons will take care of business, they shouldn’t listen to blind fans who will not call a spade a spade.the officials rob them sunday night, point blank.
CFB Fan
October 10th, 2011
10:39 pm
Wow… WOW, I was off by one little game. The fact still remains….Yes, the Pack did win the Super Bowl. Can’t take that away from them, but the Falcons still had a better record than the Pack last year. Also, the Falcons are 2-2 in the last four games versus each other. How about those facts… They still loss three more games than the Falcons last year and don’t forget the last team that beat them…. US!!!!!
Anthony
October 10th, 2011
10:43 pm
Let fat boy talk all he wants. He won something. We haven’t. Answer all the trash talk by winning on the field. Simple as that!! Just sayin!!
cloudy
October 10th, 2011
10:45 pm
cdog How old are you fifteen??? Good grief could you grow up a little bit. We got beat- by the better team ! Deal with it!!!
cdog
October 10th, 2011
11:23 pm
cloudy, no we didn’t.did you see the game? notice everytime the falcons offense in the second half tried to do something, they usually did but the officials made sure the didn’t go up by 3 tds. they started the falcons offense in second and long all of the second half.the packers have a good team but they are not like everyone is trying to crown them superbowl champs for this season.i stop watching in the second half with the score 14-9. the officials were not going to let the falcons do anything to further bury the packers.the packers needed the help of the officials sunday night to win.hopefully, this won’t happen the rest of the season.that group of officials were terrible and should be investigated.we are suppose to believe the packers made ajustments in the second half? no way.they needed the officials for victory but they won’t be there to save them the rest of the season. they called holding on sam baker and everytime the packers o-line blocked they blocked the same way baker blocked but the difference was baker is a falcon and the packers are the big bad pack, yeah right.they should thank the officials for this one.
Falcons > Everyone
October 10th, 2011
11:30 pm
Since the Packers won because of his three tackles (0 sacks) last night, B.J. is feeling himself right now. They have the bragging rights, if it means that much to him in Week 5. I’m guessing he’d have something to say, win or lose. But hey, they’re playing great right now and we’re inconsistent. As long as the Falcons make the playoffs I don’t care what our record is. Hopefully B.J. gets his wish and the birds will make a trip to Lambeau in late-January.
PMC
October 10th, 2011
11:46 pm
Generally, when you take a lot of guys who aren’t really all that strong or talented compared to their opponents on the line, they tend to play dirty to survive in the league.
This OL is woefully untalented. Sure the lunch pail gang thing is fun to sell, but give me Walter Jones and Willie Roaf every freaking time.
Texas Falcon
October 11th, 2011
12:20 am
To my Dirty Bird Brethren, Please show some class. We got beat. That lost does not mean the season is over. Learn from this game and move on to the next one. I like you have endured with my beloved Falcons but, we must hang in there because we will prevail in the end. So please respect the champs because one day and I know this in my heart we will be champions within the next two years.
NYfalcon
October 11th, 2011
12:26 am
Falcon fans don’t get mad; the packers are who we thought they were…..a better team than the falcons. Not to mention what really may hurt is the high first round they will be giving up next year to make another team better (even though I like Julio Jones). This feels like a abusive relationship that has reached an end. Go ahead and move the team to LA already, I can’t watch anymore!
7thWard
October 11th, 2011
1:01 am
Don’t worry Falcon fans. They will have to see the Saints again, in the playoffs.We will show them a thing or two for beating up our little brothers in the NFC South. Who Dat 2012!! LOL
Pro Football Fan Site » B.J. Raji rips on Atlanta Falcons
October 11th, 2011
1:49 am
[...] comments by Atlanta receiver Roddy White. Green Bay defensive lineman B.J. Raji had some pretty harsh words for the Falcons after the Packers won Sunday night’s game, 25-14. “Now that we abused [...]
cdog
October 11th, 2011
1:57 am
no birddog24, the officials should stay out of the game and not be seen.they should let the players win and not try to be seen on their part.but we are not worried because the falcons will be playoff bound this season.that bunch of officials should be ban for ever attempting to call another game in the NFL. its a crime for those officials to be that terrible. mike smith need to step it up on the sidelines.instead of standing there smiling and letting officials take his game.he need to get in the faces.those officials on sunday in the falconn’s game were so awful it wasn’t funny.
Timmy
October 11th, 2011
2:26 am
HAHAHA! Make all the jokes you want about Raji, but the simple fact is he is a BETTER player than ANYONE that is on the Falcons roster. How many studs do you have on your DL that play multiple positions (DE and DT), not to mention do both of them very well? All why playing 85-90% of the snaps? Um-huh, I thought so…
Also,this article was entirely out of context; no mention at all of what motivated his remarks. Here are some from another source, apparently ignored by your home newspaper:
“Much of Raji’s distaste for the Falcons comes from receiver Roddy White’s comments during the off-season that his team was better than the Packers as well as some other slights Raji accused them of, including coaches not shaking the hand of one of the team’s priests after the divisional playoff loss.
Whether it happened the way Raji said it did is anyone’s guess, but that was the mentality many of the Packers’ defenders took into this game. They thought the Falcons had only so much to offer before the Packers’ talent would take over.”
So, in summary, if your players were as good on the field as they are at running their mouth, you would be a better team.
B.J. Raji of Greenbay Packers rips on Atlanta Falcons a New one verbally.
October 11th, 2011
3:13 am
[...] [...]
sick of yall classless aints and falcants fans
October 11th, 2011
5:41 am
Just keep posting all these meaningless comments, nobody really give a f@*k about what yall think, not the players, not the coaches nor the owners. It dont matter which team yall root for, aints, falcant, yall silly ass fans are ones like each other, yall just keeping whining like a baby, and dissing each other like yall really matter. Im telling you what a real fan does. A real fan keep his mouth shut, just watch the game and support his team, and most important of all, respect fans from the other 31 teams.
YourPoliticalAnimal
October 11th, 2011
6:41 am
Am I imagining things or is coach Smith failing to make important adjustments??? Let’s remember that he was the Falcons’ third or fourth choice for coach after BPetrino’s midnight exodus . . . he could be in over his head . . . but I digress . . .
JYD
October 11th, 2011
7:45 am
They have a long way to go,” Raji said. “For it to be a rivalry, you have to win meaningful games. They’re just another opponent.
Nothing wrong with this statement, Falcons fans, it’s nothing but the truth twice in the dome didn’t prove anything to yourselves.
Detroiter
October 11th, 2011
8:02 am
By the look of things it’s getting harder to see the Falcons win game after game. People on here are Mad at Raji calling him all sorts of names wishing him ill, this just shows how much frustrated the fans are by the Falcons.
Hope you guys are ready for the Lions Furious pass rush.
Curt Escher
October 11th, 2011
8:34 am
Guys, Guys, Guys! This is a tough league, and a very streaky league. We still have a long way to go. We could win the next five, and GB could lose the next five. That would make us 7 and 3 and GB 5 and 5. I’ve seen stranger things in the NFL, haven’t you? We did play a horrible second half, didn’t we. And this game was totally different than the beat down we took in the playoff loss last year. And yes, I think we are a bit overrated, because we are not playing up to our potential…..no pass rush, and the miscues from Matty to his receivers. But you plug a hole here and there, next thing you know, you string together five wins in a row, and the whole season looks good again. All we want to do is get into the playoffs, anything can happen after that.
D-Bird
October 11th, 2011
8:37 am
I couldn’t agree more with Mr Raji. Point made and should be well taken. Roddy needs to shut his mouth til we show up every Sunday like Champions. Offense has been down right ugly this season. Falcons will draft another QB and running back as soon as this season is over. I really like Turner, but he is no longer the Burner.
joe suggs
October 11th, 2011
8:44 am
Who cares ! Pro sports make millionares out of thugs !!! If not for football he would be selling drugs on the street corners.
Bozo the Troll
October 11th, 2011
8:46 am
Lots of fair weather fans on here. Yes, the Falcons need to step it up, but we need to support them through the tough times too.
ATL 1
October 11th, 2011
8:57 am
The ATL will remember this disrespect and use it for motivation when they play GB again in the playoffs!
Steve-O
October 11th, 2011
9:00 am
Hey Hiram, at least we held the Pack to “only” 25 while they rang up 42 on the Aints…that doesn’t bode well for you either…
CGD..
October 11th, 2011
9:17 am
Hey dont forget GB has the #2 rush defense..You knew Turner would have a tough time running on this D?
So they said Ice Melt is going to have to beat us man to man..We saw what he did over the last 3 quarters nothing but get his #1 receiver hurt..
Way ta go Joey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CGD..
October 11th, 2011
9:20 am
Smith=Mora
Steve-O: your comments are a sign of desperation
October 11th, 2011
9:30 am
We lost to the Packers. You lost by MORE. Do you really want to embarras yourself and talk stats? Our record is 4-1. Soon to be 5-1. You will be 2-4 after this weekend. Does not “bode” well for you…..Saints are an elite team…we know how to finish games…you know how to start strong and implode….your record proves it…fact….stay classy, who dat….
Tim
October 11th, 2011
9:35 am
bunch of cry babies,play football and not your fat mouth
Tim
October 11th, 2011
9:36 am
desperation is wearing paper bags, know anything about that aints?
extremus
October 11th, 2011
9:50 am
While I’m not a fan of trash-talking from either side (I think there’s something to be said for showing and teaching good sportsmanship, which in pro leagues has become more and more a rarity in recent years), the essence of Raji’s remarks holds true. Now I don’t know whether the Falcons really thought or said they were the better team, especially after that game last January, but the notion of not paying ANY NFL playoff team a decent amount of respect is ludicrous.
All that aside, the Falcons DO need a wake-up call; right now they DO (still) have a LONG way to go to be a truly elite team…and even the casual observer can clearly tell it goes beyond merely the talent they have on the field. It’s an approach and philosophy built around a comparatively low number of plays and schemes which has repeatedly shown to be vulnerable and has difficulty adjusting to changing conditions in games. It’s a team that seems to think 30 minutes of solid offensive production and relying on your defense the rest of the way is good enough to win, as opposed to making a statement every single game and burying your opponents. The Falcons may yet finish the season with a winning record perhaps, but without a killer instinct and a justified confidence they’ll never rise above being a team that their frustrated fans vent about in the AJC forums…kind of like the Braves in that respect.
Just saying
October 11th, 2011
9:51 am
@Tommy Gunn….I guess that makes you crappy also…otherwise what are you doing on the blog? Remember, “birds of a feather flock together.”
Go Falcons…keep on trying your best..winning ways will return!
Intelligence Here
October 11th, 2011
10:03 am
Time to move on folks.
Support Occupy Atlanta. 4pm march from Woodruff Park to Skank of America bldg. on North Ave.
We can’t beat Green Bay, but we can beat the banks. Let’s turn out in force. And that means you too Chris Vivlamore.
Mr. Cheese
October 11th, 2011
10:16 am
From a Packer blog in the Milwaukee newspaper: “I didn’t hear anything in the commentary, but you could clearly hear the chants of “GO PACK GO” during the 4th quarter. The stands were basically empty of Atlanta fans by the middle of the third quarter and it only got louder after they left.
Awesome to see us take their best shot in the jaw and just stand there looking them in the eye as to say, “That’s it? That’s all you got?” and then just pummel them into submission and send them home like crybabies on a schoolyard getting beat up.
Absolutely love the resolve of this team and how no one panics and everyone just steps up when needed. We have clearly established a pattern of behavior that bodes well for the future!
GO PACK GO!”
The Georgia Dome is now offically known to GB fans as “Lambeau South”….
Colorado Bird
October 11th, 2011
10:31 am
It’s really sad that the game between the Packers and Falcons have come down to this! I am a Atlanta fan but I do to some agree with the Packer player. Until Atlanta finds it within themselves to become one as a team, and win, then they deserve and are going to be considered a second class team by other teams in the NFL and sports media.
I still believe that they can turn this thing around. But they too include, the coaching staff which must quit making excuses and produce. Atlanta looks weak making these excuses and stating they need to find a way to fix the problem.? Too me, it seems like they have no clue as to what to do.Their mantel has really been rattled and sometimes when your back is against the wall, you either come out fighting or you just give in!
It will be interesting to see how they respond ?
I know zero about players and how to accurately judge if they are at a level to be in a position or not, but I know what I see, and it seems too me, the offensive line isn’t working as one. I believe the rookie ( Baker) is struggling and not ready.
I believe although Matt Ryan will not admit it, He is nervous about his blind side . Seeing Ryan’s eyes on television during the game while trying to find receivers, shows him totally uncomfortable with his outside (blind side) protection.
The defense played well and I’m extremely impressed with the effort Sidbury game in the game!
The usual suspects gave it their all and this fan thanks you. You know who you are in shows in your play and your stats.
Go Falcons !!
Big Mike
October 11th, 2011
10:51 am
The Fat Boy is right you got to walk the walk not talk the talk. I don’t think we play nasty we are the good guys, they finish respectfully but don’t win champonships. Lets face it the team is sleep walking this year.Coach Smith put some fire under the team or you will be with your brother inlaw, that’s the nature of the business. What is wrong with our quarterback :
Texpeach
October 11th, 2011
10:53 am
These so called Falcon fans make me sick to my stomach!! Shut up and cheer your team on!! Win…lose…or draw!!! Sick and tired of all your whining and big thumbs down to those so called fans leaving early in the 4th quarter..you’re the losers!!!!!!!!!!
Brick
October 11th, 2011
11:20 am
BJ told like it is. OUR Falcons dont DESERVE respect. GB just dumped on us TWICE in our own living room. LOL
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
October 11th, 2011
11:20 am
I am a Falcon fan, but Roddy started this public trash talking. BJ can say what he wants. Falcons OC didn’t or didn’t know how to make adjustments. Capers did. End of story, Falcons in danger of losing record and/or missing playoffs.
Brick
October 11th, 2011
11:24 am
Intelligence Here
October 11th, 2011
10:03 am
I just came from Occupy Atlanta and looks like Maynard G Krebs and Cheek and Chong are leading that pack………………LOL
AlanFalcon
October 11th, 2011
11:37 am
Please, please, please find an OC with some imagination, it couldn’t possibility be any worse ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Buster Ryme
October 11th, 2011
12:08 pm
Not many NFL teams get humiliated on their own field TWO straight games. Rare to see. Falcon Fruits are missing pride in their home turf. May motivate them. I cant read them anymore
NYfalcon
October 11th, 2011
12:22 pm
@ 7th Ward….you all ARE the little brothers, even though you grew up and won a championship…..don’t forget your history.
NYfalcon
October 11th, 2011
12:40 pm
I really hate it when people use the term “Fair weather fans” when it comes to any Atlanta team. What many fail to realize is that Atlanta is a city full of transplants from places here or there and tend to root for the teams close to where they may have originated. Second, of all the years of pro sports in this town has only produced one championship (95′ Braves)…and we all saw the writing on the wall at the end of the season for them this year. I happen to be a transplant living in NYC and still root for the home team and had season tickets for several years and recently digressed to a more realistic means to support by getting the NFL ticket to watch the Falcons. Unless you have truly been an Atlanta pro sport team fan over the past 25-30 years; I really don’t think you know understand….
warfalcons
October 11th, 2011
12:48 pm
Why did you post that? This team and these coaches are not going to do anything they are just mouth,if they werre going to anything they would have done something Sunday night.Fan since 5 years old [1965] and I am tried of this 7448.players talk coaches talk a bunch of bull 7448.
Flo=Ri-Duh
October 11th, 2011
12:52 pm
Now that Atlanta will finish 8-8 as I earlier predicted I am on the Lion band wagon and look forward to the day they kick Green Bay’s butt. That arrogant Raji is one purty sight.
Falcon fan 24/7
October 11th, 2011
12:57 pm
Last year GB had a 9-7 regular season record and didn’t deserve to be in the playoffs. They got lucky in the playoffs. They are not the best team in the NFL, tenth at best.
Flo=Ri-Duh
October 11th, 2011
1:02 pm
Rumor is that Raji has the same chef as Oprah…. se the comparison in the above photo. His belly is not a purty sight.
Pauls Johnson
October 11th, 2011
1:02 pm
@ ATL 1 ,,, PLAYOFFS, BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Falcon fan 24/7
October 11th, 2011
1:03 pm
We beat them two straight, they beat us two straight.The Pack ain’t all that. They’ve knocked us out the playoffs, we’ve knocked them out of the playoffs.
Falcon fan 24/7
October 11th, 2011
1:05 pm
This guy is irrevelant and full of lard.
Pauls Johnson
October 11th, 2011
1:09 pm
Falcons = One step forward and Two step back. Its what they do.
Falcons Fan
October 11th, 2011
1:14 pm
Hiamsaint….. Last time i check this was the AJC (ATLANTA Journal ConstituTion) so take your who dat a** back to New Orleans where all the other bums are!!!!!!!!!!!
ASHCAN.
October 11th, 2011
1:16 pm
The saints or packers will come out the nfc.The afc is hard to figure out,you can say NE but they gotta understand that they defense can’t be ranked last in the playoffs.My question for falcon fans???? why yall try to put matt ryan out to be a elite QB just because he calls audibles???? He called all those audibles the whole second half like he knew what he was doing.Wake up call,just because a QB looks like he knows what he’s doing don’t mean he knows what he’s doing.He (ryan leaf) looked like a deer coming toward my head lights from that pass rush from GB.@ STEVE O,let me school you on the game of football.when the packers played the saints it was the 1st game of the season meaning there was no film to watch before they played them.The falcons watched film and still got drilled.To all you falcon fans,stop trying to find excuses and take that A whippen like a man!
Pauls Johnson
October 11th, 2011
1:18 pm
ASHCAN,,, I’m one Falcons fan that never called Ryan Elite. We havent had a Elite quarterback since Bartkowski and thats been a minute.
Falcons Fan
October 11th, 2011
1:20 pm
TEX PEACH….. I second that! We have the worst fans ever and always will! The second our Atlanta teams lose a few games they jump off the band wagon!!! how bout you stop bashing them, cheer them on and try to give them a little more support! And to everyone who bashes Matt Ryan and thinks he’s the problem….. go kick rocks!!!!
Pauls Johnson
October 11th, 2011
1:27 pm
As a fan of 40 years I have earned the right to bash all I want… But I will be cheering them on this weekend just as I have for 40 years. Atlanta fans are tired of the excuses. We want results.
D. Orlando Ledbetter
October 11th, 2011
2:26 pm
Mr. Cheese — I’ve seen Green Bay fans take over a Dome. (St. Louis during the Super Bowl year in 96). They didn’t take over the Georgia Dome. You’re delusional.
Some Packer doosh
October 11th, 2011
2:26 pm
Is this CFB guy one of your regulars? He’s a piece of work.
“Green Bay lost 7 games last season!!!”
No, actually they lost 6.
“We were the last team to beat them!!!”
No, New England was. And Detroit beat them the week before New England.
Do some research before opening your big mouth, son. It’d do you well. And maybe learn that playoff games mean more than regular season games. 13-3 doesn’t mean squat if you lose your first playoff game.
ASHCAN.
October 11th, 2011
2:27 pm
@PAULS JOHNSON,i know right??? Some of these fans settle for less then try and find excuses.There’s no i in team which means its the coaches,QB, all the way down to the cheerleaders fault.Then these so called fans get on a blog and tell you who you can’t talk about.pleeeeeeease!!!
hiramsaint
October 11th, 2011
3:14 pm
awwwwww- that azzwhoopin’ must have really stung by the way everyone is jumpin’ on me. to bad and so sad for you! all y’all did during the offseason was talk about the elite matty melt and julio {gimp} and edwards {gimp} and as it turns out we were right and the failclowns fans were wrong. if you want to trash talk then you have to accept the fact it’s gonna be given right back to you when you stink and man , do y’all stink! WHODAT ?- not the failclowns-hehehehehehehehehehehehe GEAUX BUCS!
Datruth100
October 11th, 2011
3:14 pm
Belly Jelly Rajii <– lololol
Dave
October 11th, 2011
4:05 pm
Talk about selective editing. Ledbettor why don’t you quote Raji and the other Packers who were rally ticked off by the cheap play of the Falcons. “Great teams don’t indulge in the kind of cheap stuff the Falcons do,” Raji said. “We’re the champions and we play that way. We walk away from the stuff they pull. These guys are coached to play after the whistle.
“I don’t know what the deal is. I think it’s a lack of talent on their part. We didn’t worry about any of that. We came out and played our game.”
DR. FALCON
October 11th, 2011
4:35 pm
SO, IT’S GOTTEN DOWN TO THIS? OTHER TEAMS PLAYERS, ARE CLOWNING US FOR SOME PERCEIVED DISRESPECT? REMEMBER, RODDY WHITE STARTED ALL OF THIS! THEY BEAT US TWICE IN OUR OWN HOUSE! RODDY, SHUT UP!!!!!!!
Dan
October 11th, 2011
5:05 pm
@cdog: The Green Bay Packers have won 13 NFL championships including 4 Super Bowls in 5 tries. How many Super Bowls have you won? Oh, that’s right, your next one will be your first. That’s what they play the games for, not the regular season record. Your 13-3 record you had last year doesn’t mean a thing. I’ve got 20 bucks that says the Detroit Lions win a Super Bowl before the Falcons do.
NuclearJim
October 11th, 2011
5:23 pm
I’d rather live in GA and have a crappy team than live in Smegma-land and live indoors most of my life. If the Falcons stink, I have about 1000 other things to do on Sunday instead of chopping wood and adding layers of clothes. So thaw out those suasages and teach your daughters to eat them whole. Just like their mothers (and their sons).
falconsjrt
October 11th, 2011
5:36 pm
bj.is a non mother f—er factor!
Classy Packer Fan
October 11th, 2011
6:48 pm
WOW So much anemosity, so little class. As an avid Packer fan for over 50 yrs, this blog reminds me of the Packer LEAN years of the 70’s and 80’s. In those years the Pack tried everything and I mean everything to turn a once proud franchise back into a winner. Based on my observasions, it ALL starts at the top. 1. Owner 2. GM 3. Head Coach Without all three working as one, NO team will ever win constantly. In my humble opinion the Packers have all three while unfortionately the Falcons are struggling in one, or two, or perhaps all three areas.
As for BJs comments. A big deal was made about the disrespect the Falcon players displayed after that playoff loss and I think Bj was just blowing off a little steam. IMHO Go Pack
Buster Ryme
October 11th, 2011
9:41 pm
Falcons dont look like a team anymore.
PackerFan
October 11th, 2011
11:49 pm
All these fans rippin’ on Raj for being “fat”…r u kidding me? He a defensive lineman, sometimes nose tackle and a Damnn good one at that…this kid is on a path to the pro bowl…and should’ve made it last yr….not many nose tackles that get 6 sacks and an INT for 6 pts , let alone in there 2nd yr…tlk about a guy who turned his weight into something positive…As far as his comment, BIG DEAL..he was just saying it the way it is…he wasn’t really trying to lay it on thick…IT IS THE WAY IT IS…he just had the guts to speak his mind…I wish more people were less PC, polite at the same time but spoke there mind…I’d like to see any one of these posters call Raj fat on the street…cowards…just like the Falcons…cheap shot after cheap shot when the whistle blows the play dead…I get it…can’t keep up with the BIG BOYS MAN TO MAN so go for the cheap shots and try to win that way…still didn’t work…LMAO….Isn’t it the VULTURE that eats dead prey, also known as Carrion, bcs they can’t kill it themselves…maybe the Falcons should be called the VULTURES…or BUZZARDS…
PackerFan
October 11th, 2011
11:52 pm
NuclearJim-Sound like you speak from EXPERIENCE…all that fun you’ve had outdoors in the woods is paying off…missed a drop…
NYfalcon
October 12th, 2011
1:06 am
@ DR. Falcon. The message to Roddy should be PUT UP or SHUT! I don’t see anything wrong with a little trash talking as long as you are backing it up on the field.
jpfromtheA
October 12th, 2011
4:22 am
He’s exactly right! Atlanta is a bottom tier team with a top tier ego! We aren’t even on the same level as the Packers. Maybe one day our team will be serious about winning.
Oh by the way
October 12th, 2011
6:21 am
BJ, they don’t respect you cause with puny arms like yours you look like an ugly fat woman in a too tight pullover! Put your purse down and hit the weights!
I usually just read but....
October 12th, 2011
8:01 am
sadly he’s 100% correct. TALK don’t get the job done. Nor saying “we gotta fix that” and follow it up by making no changes.
KissDaBelt
October 12th, 2011
9:58 am
RIGHT ON BJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KissDaBelt
October 12th, 2011
9:59 am
Falcon Fans are pathetic,,YALL CAN DISH BUT CANT TAKE IT!!!!!!!!! GIve respect where respect is due and you wouldn’t have this problem!!!!!!!!
KissDaBelt
October 12th, 2011
9:59 am
Amen BJ
Adam
October 12th, 2011
10:29 am
I love the Falcons…always have and always will, BUT I have absolutely no problem with what Raji said because it is the TRUTH. There is a mentality on this team that is lacking IMHO. There is no killer instinct that I can detect, and that starts with your HC. They are never looking for ways to put away a team because their philosophy (i.e. what is drilled into the players’ each and every team meeting and practice) is that ALL games come down to one or two crucial plays. Do you really think elite teams have that philosophy? Elite teams come into a game playing themselves and EXPECTING that they will be able to do what they want to do. These Falcons routinely play to their level of competition and then get out-coached and out-executed as the game wears on by top-tier teams. You have one of the top-paid WR in the game that keeps you in suspense as to whether or not he’s gonna catch the ball. You have a LT that constantly looks lost in space. You have an OC that is committed to the run……which by the way I have no problem with EXCEPT for the fact that it is MUCH more important When you run the ball than how many times you run the ball. The plays themselves are not bad, but the situational play-calling is atrocious. Then you have a HC that made a statement in another article that “We’ve got to be able to sustain drives to be able to run the football.”
WHAT????
Shouldn’t that be the other way around? Shouldn’t you need to be able to run the ball IN ORDER to sustain drives?
For all of you that think it lies more on the QB than the OC…..How did Drew Brees do before he got under Sean Payton? And remember, he had LT running behind him @ SD.
Did Kurt Warner ever perform in AZ at the level he did under Mike Martz in STL? Now we’re seeing Matt Stafford do some incredible things under Martz as well. Your OC/QB coach has a huge impact on the effectiveness (or lack thereof) of your team’s offense.
The truly great coaches have a system, BUT they are able to tailor it to their personnel. I haven’t see that to this point from this staff.
All I’m saying is everything rises and falls with leadership…
Another thought…..If Mularkey was so great, why didn’t Pittsburgh hold on to him or offer him the HC position when Cowher retired? And exactly how well did Kordell Stewart perform under Mularkey. His lack of creativity is hamstringing this offense. His quote that the running game “has worked for 3 years” is true, BUT it avoids the issue…..IT AIN’T WORKING NOW!!!
There needs to be a change there, and if the HC can’t make the right call, then maybe that needs to be evealuated as well.
Adam
October 12th, 2011
10:31 am
err…..evaluated
KissDaBelt
October 12th, 2011
10:32 am
@ Steve-O
October 11th, 2011
9:00 am
Hey Hiram, at least we held the Pack to “only” 25 while they rang up 42 on the Aints…that doesn’t bode well for you either
~~~The Saints almost won that game, I must say,,,
They scored 35 points to our 42,,The only team that ever came close to beating us this year.. AGAIN )Still cant give respect where respect is due!
KissDaBelt
October 12th, 2011
10:35 am
Clearly the classless falcon fans are making fun of this guy’s weight because there’s nothing else you can say, but he’s right!
Adam
October 12th, 2011
10:55 am
@KissDaBelt
Thank you for making the distinction….”classless falcons fans” because not all Falcons fans are about that.
The Falcons have some real issues right now, and they got called out big time by somebody that just whooped their tails. Maybe it will server as a wake-up call.
Adam
October 12th, 2011
10:56 am
man i can’t type today…….Maybe it will “serve” as a wake-up call.
KissDaBelt
October 12th, 2011
11:37 am
@ Adam::::Right On dude!
`Maybe it will server as a wake-up call.
Hopefully Roddy White is reading and now he can focus more on his game than trash talking!
WHODAT???!!!
October 12th, 2011
11:39 am
@ Kiss
~~~The Saints almost won that game, I must say,,,
They scored 35 points to our 42,,The only team that ever came close to beating us this year.. AGAIN )Still cant give respect where respect is due.
Thanks man, Thats real classy of you to give us respect like that.. At least someone recognizes!
Good luck with the rest of the season, I have a feeling we will meet in the NFC Championship Game this year!
FalcoFan4Life
October 12th, 2011
11:41 am
Adam, you are an idiot for agreeing with these clowns, who’s side are you on?
FalcoFan4Life
October 12th, 2011
11:42 am
AINTS FANS: GO FIND A LIFE AND GET OFF OUR BLOG
FalcoFan4Life
October 12th, 2011
11:44 am
And Cheesehead fans….go kick rocks, u have to finish the rest of the season b4 u can claim anything.
FalcoFan4Life
October 12th, 2011
11:45 am
@Kiss and Whodat
Get off our blog and go blow eachother!
WHODAT???!!!
October 12th, 2011
11:49 am
LOL@Falco
WHODAT???!!!
October 12th, 2011
11:50 am
And im gonna keep laughing at you and the failcants for the rest of the season.
yep
October 12th, 2011
1:21 pm
the refs almost gave the game to the Falcons
McKay
October 12th, 2011
8:43 pm
It almost looked like Brooking was out there covering on 3rd downs over the middle. Did we ever stop them on 3rd down?
L Boogie
October 13th, 2011
3:13 pm
“A hit dog will holler”
Sammie Urive
October 16th, 2011
3:58 am
Why do I always feel so sleepy after tennis. Zzzz
packer fan
October 16th, 2011
10:26 am
Matty Ice melted!
Renea Deldonno
October 16th, 2011
4:41 pm
Now I’m situated at Tennis Kremlin CUP in olympiyskiy In Moscow. Thanks