Are the Falcons the Raiders of the NFC South?
The Falcons and the Lions, two of the most penalized teams in the league in 2011, combined for 21 penalties in their raucous 23-16 affair last Sunday. AP
BYE WEEK VILLE – The Falcons committed 11 penalties for 80 yards against Detroit.
The Falcons are fourth in the NFL with 50 penalties. Last season they were the least-penalized team in the league with 57 infractions.
Detroit leads the league with 71 followed by Chicago (56), Washington (54) and Atlanta (50). Jacksonville and New England also have 50 penalties.
The Oakland Raiders, the perennial bad boys of the league, are eighth with 46 penalties.
The Falcons and the Lions combined for 21 penalties and 164 yards in that 23-16 smash-dancing fest last Sunday.
[Note to self. . . . make sure to ask Smitty what the bye-week "drill down" revealed about the 50 penalties in seven games.]
–D. Orlando Ledbetter, The Atlanta Falcons beat blog
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Lame
October 28th, 2011
7:43 pm
Next ‘nugget’- The Falcons uniforms are red, white and black! Ha! Does this guy get paid?!
clockwork
October 28th, 2011
8:35 pm
Three pages of comments on an article that wonders if the Falcons are the Raiders of the South because of penalties…..is this a bye week?…..
Bird Dawg Country
October 29th, 2011
1:22 pm
NO…..But demographics of fan base might be starting to look like raiders criminal fanbase, though. We still have more normal people at moment.
SeenThisB4
October 29th, 2011
2:29 pm
Another weekend is here and as I look around, what do I find? The falcan’ts are still in third place!
Navigator
October 29th, 2011
2:34 pm
No predictions here, but against Detroit the Falcons looked tough. They were able to dish it out and take it to, and if this trend continues, they stand to make the playoffs two years in a row, and three out of the last four. Last year they played up to every team, but didn’t seem to scare anyone with their aggressiveness. That seems to be changing now, and taking some bloody noses early seems to have helped them. Remember, they’ve already played Green Bay, Chicago, Philly, Detroit, Tampa Bay, and only Philly has a losing record. They should finally be ready to step out on the big stage and impress some folks, which they didn’t do last year with a 13-3 record.
katherine
October 30th, 2011
3:13 pm
SeenThisB4
October 29th, 2011
2:29 pm
Another weekend is here and as I look around, what do I find? The falcan’ts are still in third place!
Actually, the falcons are tied with tampa for 2nd and the saints are losing right now near the end of the 3rd qtr 24-0…….so you should get your facts straight before posting.
Robert08
October 30th, 2011
3:27 pm
We need a blog to make fun of Saints fans as they are losing to the Rams 24-0 … the winless Rams. It seems the Saints just might lose their third game of the season.
Michael M.
October 30th, 2011
3:29 pm
Its the last Sunday in October and watching the Rams demolish the Saints…whoops the Aints…oh my the Cants! Ha ! Ha ! Ha ! Ha ! Ha ! Ha ! Ha ! what about dem Aints are they not the best ? Ha ! Ha ! Ha ! Ha ! Ha ! ………………….The Birds will Crushhhhhhhhhhhh the Aints they call the Saints that are the Caints ! LMAO
katherine
October 30th, 2011
3:57 pm
well as much smack as the saints fans talk…..im not surprised they arent here now
katherine
October 30th, 2011
4:05 pm
lol so sorry scam newton…guess you lose again hahahaha……oh and drew brees, so sorry falcons had a good week even while having a bye
Robert08
October 30th, 2011
4:20 pm
How about them Rams …
falconsrus
October 30th, 2011
4:45 pm
are the saints the miami dolphins of the nfc south they suc
katherine
October 30th, 2011
4:53 pm
hiramsaint
October 27th, 2011
4:43 pm
you’re in 3rd place and you’re fantasizing about a playoff run? truly laughable
lololololol…the rams….lolololol and the falcons were tied for 2nd….now who is laughable
katherine
October 30th, 2011
5:06 pm
what…no rude posts from saints fans?
Robert08
October 30th, 2011
5:11 pm
What is laughable is getting your butt kicked by an 0-6 team …
Mike Franklin
October 30th, 2011
5:27 pm
If the Falcons are perceived as the ‘bad boys’ of the NFC South, it is because of you guys in the sports media that play us that way. Tough hits don’t make a don’t make a dirty team. The new rules have put lace on NFL players to begin with. Beyond that, our only sin is the same one the Saints share; a formerly losing team that is winning.
The stereotyping is sickening.
Michael M.
October 30th, 2011
6:24 pm
Its all over the News, in fact its the big news……………..” Aints get tail kickin by the St. Louis Mighty Mites ! ” Whats the matter boys ? Mama need to get you some grease rags to wipe the Tears again ?
You guys are a big Joke when you come on here and talk the crap about our Team and cutting them down when in fact they are going to hand you your next butt whooping !
SeenThisB4
October 30th, 2011
7:01 pm
And here’s the rest of the news: NFL investigators have uncovered this evening that the falcan’ts are still in third place, failing to move out of that position even though New Orleans lost early this afternoon. Said one NFL spokesman, ” Yes, the S a i n t s lost, but the falcan’ts are still mired in there own mediocrity and remain in third place in the NFC South, a position they will likely remain in for the rest of season.
SeenThisB4
October 30th, 2011
7:02 pm
Third Place! LOL!
Robert08
October 30th, 2011
7:46 pm
Rams 31, Saints 21! LOL!
SeenThisB4
October 30th, 2011
7:50 pm
Third Place! And some of you claim you’re tied for 2nd! LOL! Talk about denial!
Third Place!
Najeh Davenpoop
October 30th, 2011
8:07 pm
I’m sorry, but if your team just lost to the Rams, you should have a moratorium on any trash talking for at least a week.
SNF time, which of course means #7 time. Go Eagles.
SeenThisB4
October 30th, 2011
8:12 pm
@Najeh:
LOL! Yeah right, and if the we didn’t post, you and your buddies would be the first to be calling us out! So live with it! You’re still squarely, in third place!
Tell it like it is.
October 30th, 2011
8:15 pm
The cants are pretty bad,loseing to the Rams,i don’t thin they will be on top of the NFC long.
Tell it like it is.
October 30th, 2011
8:16 pm
Mke that the NFC south!
SeenThisB4
October 30th, 2011
8:23 pm
Atlanta Public Schools strike again!
Tell it like it is.
October 30th, 2011
8:24 pm
Seen this before—get used to loseing! The falcons have a better defence than the cants.The cants are heading down in the standing.
Michael M.
October 30th, 2011
8:32 pm
Stun gun
St. Louis shocks the league with massive upset. Ha Ha HA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !
You got to love it !
Chew on that the rest of the week Aints Caints Troll Fans ! Hilarious ! lmao
Michael M.
October 30th, 2011
8:34 pm
Oh I left this out……………………… When the Birds play the Aints ,Matty Ice is bringing the Shotgun !
Michael M.
October 30th, 2011
8:35 pm
Double Barrels ……………….BOOMMMMMMMMMMM !
SeenThisB4
October 30th, 2011
8:36 pm
@ Spell it like it is. Yeah, but the Sa ints have a better offense than the falcan’ts. And that’s why they can lose and still remain in their rightful place atop of the NFC South, while your team still dwells near the cellar.
SeenThisB4
October 30th, 2011
8:38 pm
Third place Mikey, third place. Chew on that the rest of the week.
Michael M.
October 30th, 2011
8:42 pm
Enough said…………..no sense arguing with a moron…………..wait n see !
SeenThisB4
October 30th, 2011
8:44 pm
Mikey: I’ve been waiting since training camp, and we’re now at mid season, and your fool team is still down in the basement of the division. Always the personal insults, …a indication of frustration and weakness. LOL! Third place!
Michael M.
October 30th, 2011
8:46 pm
BOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM ! ! !
SeenThisB4
October 30th, 2011
8:47 pm
THIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDDDD!!!!!!!!!
SeenThisB4
October 30th, 2011
8:52 pm
Third Place. Of course, that’s pretty self-evident. What is more so obvious is that when the season is done, the Sa ints will be far ahead of the falcan’ts.
Michael M.
October 30th, 2011
9:00 pm
Yeah ! Aints …………….in the loss column .
Robert08
October 30th, 2011
9:35 pm
Who cares if the Falcons are in third place in Week 8 of a 17-week schedule? Oh yeah, desperate Aints fans. The Falcons – and the Bucs for that matter – are only a 1/2-game back. This is only a function of the schedule. Oh by the way, Aints were whipped by the previously 0-6 Rams. Rams, 31, Saints 21! LOL!
Michael M.
October 30th, 2011
9:47 pm
lmao ha ! ha ! ha ! How bout dem Who Dat Ainsters !
Michael M.
October 30th, 2011
9:49 pm
The Butt Kickin of the Week ! Dree Breeze bent over and grabbed his ankles and said Who Dat kick my butt ? lmao
Monday Morning QB
October 30th, 2011
11:38 pm
This Saint loss is very familiar, in fact I have SeenThisB4. In the playoffs last season the Aints played a lousy NFC west team and got drilled. Still we have to endure the crazy ramblings of a miss-placed Saint fan in this Flacon forum. The Saints have the same division record as the Falcons, a worse conference record and their so called first place division standing is nothing more than bye week scheduling. I predict that SeenThisB4 and hiramsaint will soon need to remove the sack from their head and use it to catch the discharge spewing from their lips as the Saints fall out of contention. Then again they can just puke in the streets of the big sleazy, who would know the difference.
DR. FALCON
October 30th, 2011
11:52 pm
WHO DAT? WHO DAT? WHO DAT GOINT TO BEAT THOSE SAINT? THE 0-6 RAMS! THAT’S WHO! HA! HA! HA! LOL! ONCE AGAIN, THE AINTS ARE THE TALK OF THE LEAGUE! LAUGHING STOCK! DAMN!
SawThat1nce
October 31st, 2011
12:43 am
Rams 31 – saints 21, and that score is kind of deceptive, as the Rams really rammed it to the saints. Kind of kicked their butts.
Har de har har.
Chandler Going Deep..
October 31st, 2011
12:48 am
Im just saying Cam made throws today that Melt can only dream of making…
His velocity and accuracy is sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He is the real deal… Noddle arm : not!
Julio and Cam would be an awesome combo? Ya think?
Chandler Going Deep..
October 31st, 2011
12:52 am
SuperBowl Wins,
Saints: 1
Fal-cons: 0-46 and counting for the next 50 years…….Yawn……….
Chandler Going Deep..
October 31st, 2011
12:52 am
Go Eagles!!!
How bout them Cowboys?????????????lol
SeenThisB4
October 31st, 2011
7:03 am
Another beautiful morning in the Crescent City and all’s right with the world. As I survey the landscape of the NFL, the Saints are still at their rightful place atop of the NFC South, and the falcan’ts still in third place! Have a good week falcan’t failure fans! G E A U X S A I N T S!
Michael M.
October 31st, 2011
7:34 am
Happy Halloween morning you turdy Ainster Trolls……….another loss for your boys with dree breeze bending over all day long grabbing his ankles and telling the Rams to ” kick me in the butt as hard as you can ! ” Stick that in your corn pipe in Louisisana and smoke it while you read the morning newspaper on the toilet tissue roll at the local supermarket bathroom !
Michael M.
October 31st, 2011
7:37 am
Boooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !