Real Falcons ‘fans’ need to thank Coach Mularkey

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Thank you Mularkey for 4 years of heartbreak and conservative play calling. I would also like to thank you for some of those great play calls on 4th down.

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It’s called a screen pass Mike, add it to “play book” that consists of slants and 10 yard curl routes.
When the free agent blog coming up?

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Honestly, this is the truth. I can’t speak for all falcon fans but for me personally its the expectations of the offense instead of the accolades you listed D-Led. It was never, “OH murlarkey is the worst coordinator.” It was just the way the offense looked when going up against a good to great defense. I saw flaws in murlarkeys playcalling and system. Hope he has success in jacksonville. Our offense is known as a good offense but thats not good enough, we have the potential to be a great offense. Again, the giants game showed it all. There had to be change. I agree with most of everything you said though d-led. Its not like we were a top 10 bad offense. But when you look at the numbers we regressed in offense. BEst year was matt ryans rookie year, WITHOUT GONZALEZ AND JULIO. Thats where my problems came in.

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DOL – Why don’t you delete all of the ones that don’t support your article?

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I wasn’t his fault that some of the players didn’t/couldn’t carry out the plays, but it was his responsibility to get the right plays in with the right players. When he kept calling for runs up the middle when it obviously wasn’t working, that’s just being mule-headed.

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DOL – there were no screen passes last year!

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D-Led you are right, Mularkey has been a key figure in falcon’s success the last four years. However, there comes a time when a team is no longer content with just being good. This team has reached it plateau under these coordinators and a lot of us real fans have noticed that as much talent as falcons offense and defense have, they are not being maximized. You can compare our skilled players to anybody in the league and we would match up. So why is it that we always come up short in big games or are terrible against other great teams. Falcons fans are not the only ones who questions the offensive and defensive schemes. Other professionals such as former coaches and analyst have also question the same things that we question.

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Really? You have the nerve to tell fans what they should be thinking, feeling, or saying?

Well since we’re being all honest here, how’s this? You can take your gratefulness to Jacksonville along with Mularkey. We miss Steve Wyche, and there’s a reason why the fan blog is more popular than the beat blog.

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DOL ,
I think you are missing the point. It’s not that Smitty and Mularkey didn’t do a good job of raising the Falcons up from the ashes of the Mike V. and Bobby P. debacle. The issue is they are incapable of taking the team to the next level. A more innovative unit of coaches are needed, also a coordinator who can work better with (ALL) the pieces we have. That’s not saying it’s all on the coordinators backs; as a matter of fact I’m back and forth on if Smitty should have been let go. Look at the last three Super Bowl winning Coaches and their staff and tell me what you see different than the falcons.

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You are right DO. Mularkey overall did a good job. People have short memories. There is a mindset here in Georgia to blame Mike Bobo, Willie Martinez and Larry Parrish. Coaching is only a part of it. Players need to execute.

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D Led,
I kinda agree with falconrelax. His offense saw great at the time. Just grew kind of stale. I agree that he shouldnt be leaving town with rocks thrown at him. It was just time for a change and the winds blew in. He accomplished a lot and will probably turn Gabbert around. He just couldnt do anything else with this offense at this point. I think many fans will always credit him for what he did….it was just like food that tastes pretty good but if you eat it over and over without trying out new sauces,etc….becomes pretty bland.lol Thanks for all your reporting. I heard you at the press conference.LOL They know you quite well.LOL We appreciate what you do sir!

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Thank-you so much ” Ex OC” ! But I am still glad you left ! Good Byeeeeeeeeeeee !

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The only people I will thank are at the AJC. The day that you are fired and they get a competent journalist to replace you.

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You are correct! MM does deserve better on his way out. He did help bring this offense to places it had never been before, but that being said it was time for him to go. Our offense became predictable and stale. I think back to many 4th and shorts and the defense knew exactly what we were going to do. True players have to execute, but the element of suprise plays a lot in that. When they know whats coming there is no suprise.

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Geez DOL…calling out the “real” fans? I’ve been here since damn near I was old enough to watch TV. I’ve watched this team crush my hopes and rise above more times than I can count…but this isn’t about me, it’s about me and anyone else that would apparently DARE to question Mike Mularkey, because somehow we should all be bowing at his feet. Seriously?

OK, kudos to Mike Mularkey on taking a team that was at the BOTTOM OF THE BARREL and turning them into something slightly better than average. That wasn’t easy. You can post stats all you want, but the fact remains, when you average the Falcon’s Offensive rankings under him (numbers don’t lie, or have opinions, DOL) the Falcons were just that, ranked about 12th in total O and 9th in points scored. ABOVE AVERAGE. Every single team that has played in the Super Bowl in the last 8 years has had a top 10 offense (with the exception of the Steelers, who were allowing around 14 points a game at the time….) Now, since the most criticism came for MM during this last year, when the Falcons were supposed to have taken the next step forward, and seemed mired in the mud, riddles with inconsistency and poor execution, I think that the criticism is deserved, and Mike, being a man, realizes that as well, and has enough a$% to get it chewed out a bit. He should know by now with this many years in the league EXACTLY what those initials stand for for coaches.

Stop babying him. HE KNOWS he underachieved and why he’s out the door. He KNOWS why the fans turned on him. Treat him (and us) like he’s stupid, and he’s just going to get a bunch of pre-read, corporate talking point, soft-garbage. And worse, he might start to believe it and never move forward. Which is a shame, because he is an intelligent, and special coach.

He can just do better than what we saw this season. ADMIT IT:

So, after all that, yes, thank you Mike Mularkey, you deserve praise for rescuing a sunken ship and turning us into something fun to watch (at times) and competitive at a certain level. Good luck in Jacksonville, and some REAL advice, with full respect and wanting to see you do what we should all know is your best:

Turn up the heat and get better.

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What a shame DLED, you call in to question the “REAL FALCON FANS” just because we differ in our opinion of Mularkey, that’s like us calling in to question that the “REAL SPORTS WRITER” would have question Mularkey and his competency sooner and more often – like they way they do in New York TIMES, NY Post and the Philly Enquirer.

How dare you question my fanaticism Sir!

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Dled
Looks like you are ready to leave town also.

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Mr. Ledbetter is such a bozo liberal, hard to believe he is such a zombie that he would actually type this manure, let alone hit send.

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hey D’ I enjoy your you columns seems you got the angry birds riled thanks for putting the effort. Lots of real bitter folks who call themselves fans. gonna have to take a break ‘ cause of the drivel and hate that gets posted by these creeps. have a good off season . your friend on lake lanier.

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retired – you a liberal like DOL with your strawman arguments?

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Why did the AJC let a REAL sportswriter like Wyche go and replace him with this poser? Does he get paid in gum? His stories would MOST likely get an A in English in 2nd grade.

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Mr Ledbetter,

I\’m not a fan of your blog. I\’m also not a fan of you and your inability to take criticism. I am however, a fan of this blog entry.

So few of us really understand what is going on behind the scenes on an NFL team. It always angered me to hear the average light beer swilling hillbilly say: \”He\’s too predictable!!\”….Oh yeah? then what is NOT predictable? Running on first down…Well, most teams do it most of the time. Although Turner tailed off towards the end of the season, he still put up decent numbers.

You can\’t blame Mularkey for dropped passes, missed assignments, or over matched offensive lineman.

There may be a point next season where we will not miss Mularkey……Then again, there may be a time we do miss him.

Be careful for what you wish for.

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@ Retired. Also agreed

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I pay $2600 for one set of season tickets and $800 for two others in the upper deck. How much do you pay DOL?? I think the overwhemling fan opinion has been MM was a terrible play caller. Anyone who watched us knew the first two plays would be Turner up the middle for 2 yards and then a hurried incomplete pass on third down and punt. Just think how far in the playoffs the Falcons could have gone with a decent play caller. I had my picture taken w/ Randy Johnson and Tommy Nobis at a county fair in 67 and have been a die hard fan since. Don’t need you to tell me how to feel. I agree w/ Ackshun above.

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ok. so we will blame Dimitroff for not giving Mularkey the tools he needed to make his boneheaded plays work.

also, you have to subtract any calls Ryan made at the line from the totals you provided, since those calls weren’t made by Mularkey

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DLED- You are right on the money- but the monday am qb’s and the locker room lawyers aren’t going to let the FACTS get in the way of their poorly thought out rants. Most D’s rushed 3-4 only so screen game is DOA. Losing OL’s leader last year killed this line- which couldn’t block anyone this year. How that O set records with that line is because the OC is really smart and a really good teacher. I guess we’ll find out next year……

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No use kicking dead horses. Good luck Mike. I hope that if the Falcons ever play the Jags and the Jags need 1/2 a yard for a 1st down that you do the same thing you did here, empty the back-field and run a QB keeper.

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DOL – I have to (sort of) disagree with you. As you, and a whole lot of people ‘in football’ say…”it’s a business”. In this business the FANS are the customers. Maybe the Falcons should be thanking the fans that have supported, and continue to support, even though we continue to get what WE percieve as an inferior product. Maybe it’s a bad analogy, but if you supported (lets say) Toyota for years…and over the recent years they have recall after recall, brake failures, gas pedals sticking, and so on – would you expect us to thank the ‘designer’ for his input? I think not…

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How anyone with any integrity can defend Dunta’s play(considering what we gave for him) is not owning up to a mistake. He was supposed to be “the” great corner in the league or at least of of a couple. Laughable!

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monty
January 13th, 2012
9:38 am

No use kicking dead horses. Good luck Mike. I hope that if the Falcons ever play the Jags and the Jags need 1/2 a yard for a 1st down that you do the same thing you did here, empty the back-field and run a QB keeper.

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See, it\’s junk like this that expose you as a fair weather fan.

How can you judge Mularkey on ONE play? You have to consider this tenure here and all that went with it…..Including bone headed play calls.

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To my knowledge MM won us no play-off games.. In many cases there were games we won inspite of MM.

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Reading this blog DOL are you hoping to get a job with the Jacksonville paper to cover MM?

Living up North these writers tear apart owners, coaches, players and anyone else.

The ajc continues to sugarcoat the play of the Falcons.
- Is there a contractual agreement between the two organizations?

I WILL NEVER FORGET DOL the article in the ajc after we lost to the aints in OT this season stating ” Falcons made the right call to go for it on fouth down”???
- Trying to justify the percentage of stopping aints and getting the ball back..

JUST STUPID JOURNALISM!!! It needs to stop

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MM was one year away from being canned here. He got out while he was on top, good for him. He will be “OK” even if a few “real fans” think some of his play calling stank. He was one more playoff game with little or no points scored from being dismissed. Do you disagree with that DLED?

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More insults to the readers, D-Led? You’re unbelievable. And while we’re at it, yesterday’s “demanding” headline on your “article” was misleading… and in my opinion a fabrication of the actual words. I listened to the entire press conference online. I didn’t hear one single word or phrase that suggested Arthur Blank was “demanding” a championship. I don’t care who writes the headlines – you or your editors. It was a poor reference in the article and a misleading headline. Atlanta deserves better reporting on the Falcons. Someone who has a passion for this city and its teams – especially the Falcons.

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Dear Mike Mularkey thank you for resigning as Falcons OC good riddance don’t let the door knob hit yah where the good lord split yah.

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Mularkey and VanGorder gave up after the Saints loss. There was no game plan in place to beat the Giants. They both new they were gone win or loose and they knew they would never make it passed Green Bay. So, less than 24 hours after loosing BVG is hired at Auburn. That hire didn’t happen in 7 hours… Less than 4 days, Mularkey was hired in Jax. A head coach hired in 4 days. NOPE!

He was hired the weekend JAX was in ATL when that crazy looking new owner was in town.

They both gave up on the Falcons and the fans. To that, I say screw you both!

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Whatever…..your opinions are suspect at best. You lack the same creativity of Mularlky and Van Gorder

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My comments above notwithstanding, I DO wonder how focused Mularkey was on the game plan for the Giants. Cause that game plan was one of the worst of his tenure here. To open the second half with the same three failed plays of the first half…inexplicable.

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Are you serious!!!??? Man I wouldnt pee on Mularkey if he was on fire.. I’ll send him a Flo from Mel’s diner card. Kiss my GRITS!!!

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DOL

You continue to show why you are the most ignorant sports writer around. I still cant believe the AJC hasnt found anyone better to write for the Falcons yet.

Seriously this article is trash. You are basically trashing MOST falcons fans.

Yes MM was apart of a staff that brought us up from the depths, but he is obviously heavily flawed in his over conservative mundane repetitive play calling. And its largely his fault that this offense has tanked against good teams. When teams actually say that “they didnt do anything we hadnt seen a million times on tape” that a clue that something has to change, yet MM does not. Even by his own ego filled submission and rants to reporters that he feels that what he is doing is just fine.

And dont give me that “ever play is designed to go for a touchdown” crap. How dumb do you have to be. If thats the case then my grandmother could draw up plays. Being a good play-caller is about adjustments to what is and isnt working, and getting the most out of the pieces you have. Well MM continued to insist upon not using guys like HD, Quizz, Snelling, etc…more often.

MM being gone, regardless of what he did for us in the past, is the best thing this franchise could have done.

Wake-up man, do you even watch the games?

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Good article overall, I think it’s important to recognize how far this team has come, in a relatively short period of time…the Joey Harrington era was only 5 years ago. I think we all can agree that Mularkey’s offensive scheme (as a whole, not just this past year), and development of Matt Ryan was integral in this team’s evolution from a perennial loser to playoff contender. The fact that lack of playoff success after 3 trips in 4 seasons has fans calling for a franchise overhaul says quite a bit about how successful the team has been in building a tradition of winning football games.
However, it became glaringly apparent over the course of this season that in order for the this team to take the next step in the playoffs, a shift in offensive philosophy was necessary.It’s time to further build on the foundation that Mularkey helped to create.

DOL, as far as being a ‘real’ fan is concerned, I think it’s the real fans who recognize that MM’s time in Atlanta had run it’s course and it was clearly time for some sort of change.

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@THE INFAMOUS DK

Can’t get it together? 54 rec/959 yds/8 td…while missing 3 1/2 games w injury. I think Julio is doing fine.

Turner not in shape? Let’s not forget he finished 3rd in the league in rushing this year. I imagine one probably requires a somewhat high level of physical fitness in order to achieve that.

You sound ignorant and reactionary.

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Kiss my ass.

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“Matt Ryan made MM”

co-sign. How many times did MM’s offense stall this year, only to be picked up by Matt taking over the play calling? It wasn’t no huddle to change the tempo, it was no huddle to turn playcalling over to Matt because MM’s plan was pure garbage. Turner up the middle, Turner up the middle, short stop route and a prayer for YAC beyond the first down marker. And Mike Smith should not have accepted that from his OC. He should have torn it up and said either do better, or if you can’t, Matt is calling this entire game.

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Great Article – I too was glad to hear he is leaving wanting a more wide open offense. However, he did do a GREAT job in helping this team to be a more consistent winner. The past three years has been better than all of those loosing Sundays since the 1960s.

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Wow, D-Led. Never thought you had it in you. Thank you for pointing out to all the “fans” of Atlanta, who really walked out the door for Jacksonville. And tell Mularkey I said, “Thank you” next time you talk to him.

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D. Orlando Ledbetter
January 13th, 2012
7:27 am
“UcantCLA — There was no sense in calling a screen pass because the linemen couldn’t pull out and hit moving targets. That’s called a dead/busted play.”

Wow, Ledbetter, you put on your brave pair today! The sad thing about Falcons fans is that rarely look realistically at their personnel and their abilities. It does not matter as you pointed out across the regimes, that has been the case. It was the same when Glanville was here.

I’ve been saying it for years (3), you can’t run effective screens when have you max protect and use your backs so much in your protection packages. This team (as constituted) has never been able to block straight up 5 on 4… Mularkey knew it from Day one, and he never really got that fact out of his head (right or wrong). The thing I hate about “Snarky Central” is that they think other teams don’t look at film and that players are not smart enough to see “keys” for what plays are coming. Screen games in the pros are as much about deception as design and desire to execute. College is not like that, talent mismatches allow you to run what you want most of the time… Your choice of the Carolina screen is a perfect example. What you left out as the strong safety smelled it out and the linemen were just not up to it…

Mularkey was what he was, I had my time in Pittsburgh to weigh against this team offensively. When he that O-line, those backs (Bettis), and Stewart, that offense took chances… This offense aside from Gonzalez (an over used crutch), White (people still don’t stop him as much he stops himself), and Turner (an easy scapegoat for the O-line and Dimitroff’s misses)…

The only thing I fault him on is Bratkowski. That man just can’t coherently call a game. Jacksonville will be interesting to watch because if they can get some real wideouts with Jones-Drew and Lewis has what he had in Pittsburgh, multi-dimensional tools.

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We don’t throw parades for zero playoff wins in 4 seasons, not even in Atlanta.

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Betcha’ big $$ that Yasinskas has something to say about this article…if he hasn’t already!

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Think about it folks. If a team goes for a half a yard on forth down and don’t make it, how in tarnation do you expect them to when the offensive line is pushed 3 yard back into the backfield? Come on man, get real. The call was never the problem, the execution stunk. But who would call on rubber legs Ryan to try it? Mercy!

Guess- who be the next coach to leave?

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You are wrong DLed. Why is it every time a Patriot, Packer, Saint receiver or TE catches a pass they are wide open…Huge RAC. Why can I, an arm chair QB sit and almost predict 80% of the plays we will call? He did have accomplishments. But just like this year in most games, other teams adjust at half time, but we did the same old crap. There was no evolution with Mike. He is predictable, flat, uncreative and time for him to move along.

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Mularkey: “Screen’s are stupid…they’re for movies
Mularkey: “Lining up Julio in the slot to avoid being jammed at the line would make way too much sense. It’s not what this offense is about.”

Sounds like a bunch of Mularkey to me. Thanks for nothing.

P.S. Someone give me one good reason not to send 6 men on a rush every pass play?

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I guess D-Led wants to become a columnist now.

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I am from Canada and have been a falcons fan for over 35 years. I believe that yes the offence was much to predictable in many situations. However I would also agree that the players themselves did not excute when needed. This then becomes a formula for inconsitencies and losses. Unfortunately this league is driven by “WINS, TROPHIES, and RINGS. The onwer is great and this team needs a couple of leaders who will light a fire under them when needed. Which means to be successful there is no “I ” in team and all personal must find a way to stay the course and remain focused throughout each game. The rest will take care of itself.

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HONESTLY I THINK THE PICTURE SAYS IT ALL…

Redman throwing in 1 direction and Mularkey looking in the other with his hands up.
- Probably watching Bryant kick…

Clueless, totally clueless

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Just because you spend a lot of money does not mean you know more. There is no assurance that this team will win a Superbowl every year. Your first love should be the game, your second should be the team.

Get over yourself.

I love hypocrites…

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Eph. 4:29 “Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers”……thanks MM and here’s hoping your time in Jacksonville is successful.

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Regular season is for sissies. Playoffs? How many playoff wins? Offense did not show up. How was his game planning when it counted? What was his input on personnel required to win in big games?

We have a running back who tiptoes to the line of scrimmage and lays on top of his blockers if there isn’t a hole. Red zone offense. Who’s fooling who? Falcons offense showed on average against average teams. Too bad we couldn’t play Tampa every week.

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D-Led….you may be right about Mularkey but he was never going to get this team to the next level. He was simply unable to maximize the talent he had at his disposal. It will be interesting to see what the new guy can do with more or less the same personnel. But I say, once again, fix the O-Line first!!

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THANK YOU coach Mularkey for keeping Matt Ryan healthy and teaching him the basics playing with a high percentage game plan keeping the talent on our team in the playoff hunt and THANK YOU for leaving so we can now do what Pittburgh did after you left, go to the next level. Enjoy your three years in Jacksonville. You are great at what you do and that’s getting a team over the first hurdle. Best wishes.

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If players do not execute well, who should you blame. I thought it was the coaches’ responsibility to ensure that players are prepared to perform at a high level on the field.

I am thankful to the Jacksonville Jaguars for hiring Mularkey.

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Yes i will thank him l Thank you Mularkey for 4 years of heartbreak and conservative play calling. I would also like to thank you for some of those great play calls on 4th down

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Why did Harry Douglas and J Rodgers vanish in the playoffs? How many catches did Gonzalez have? Boley is a good LB but he’s not that good. Why wasn’t more passes thrown to Douglas who has great speed and hands? Mike’s playcalling became too predictable. It was only when Matt ran the no huddle that the plays run and pass were balanced and effective. Sure he’s done good things as a OC, but like the coach you’re measured in the playoffs. 0-3. Let’s get real. Thanks Mike. I hope you have an imagination in Jacksonville if not you’re done after 2 seasons. Oh, and after what Sproles did to the Falcons in NO, why wasn’t JR implemented the same way? We have double thunder and lightning in the running game but we got fruity pebble results.

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Great blog DOL ! Good to see a little fire in your belly I was beginning to think you did not care. I am as disappointed and frustrated as everyone else about the way the season went. That said, has the Falcons ever entered a season with expectations that were this high? No! Mularkey played a valuable role in where this team is now and I do thank him and Stachetastic for all of their good work.
For every arm chair coordinator banging on non screen calls give it up to DOL for pointing out the fact we had no lineman who could execute it.

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Did thank him weeks ago.

We needed change though and both he and Van Gorder got excellent jobs.

No need for hard feelings anywhere.

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He was best OC ever in Atlanta, best sense Jerry Glanville anway

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MM did his finest work in Year 1. However, beyond that year he clearly failed. In year two, he failed to adapt once defenses figured out they could stop the run and make Ryan beat them with the pass. We missed the playoff and had trouble scoring points. In years 3 and 4, efforts were made to help bail him out and make the team more explosive (Gonzo, Julio, Quizz). We began to score more points and handle the bad teams. However, we were never a match for the truly elite defenses. We were still a run first team, although MM did put some decent wrinkles in there. They still beat us by taking away the run and making Ryan beat us with his arm. D3, we regressed and we kept trying to put a round peg in a square hole. The O Line regressed big time and is not built for “ground and pound” anymore…not great pass protectors either. Matty Ice regressed as well to in this system. Seven step drops and long developing patterns are not his gig. He will be much more effective in a 3 step, short pass, get the ball out offense. That was clearly not in MM’s arsenal and after last years loss to GB in the playoffs that should have been apparent to all the coaches. Getting Julio was not adapting. We plugged him in, but still kept trying to fit the round peg in a square hole. By this time the O Line was getting no push and Turner was a step slower. Sure Julio caught a couple of bombs, but more often than not Matt was inaccurate on the long throws or checked it down because he was afraid of the INT. Success in Year 1….beyond that I just don’t see it. We need new blood. We need a fresh look and we need a scheme that better fits the talent that Matt Ryan has.

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@ FalconFreddie – in year 2 we were riddled with injuries on offense (Ryan and Turner missed multiple games), and still finished with a winning record, going 9-7 for our first ever B2B winning seasons. By your reasoning, MM gets all of the blame for missing the playoffs and none of the credit for a winning record despite the injuries. Am I reading you right?

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Seriously, what decent(not great) OC couldn’t take a MR,RW,TG,MT and not do some decent stuff? My guess is pretty much most in the league could take our talent and help sqeeeze out 9-10 wins a year. Not saying he was trash. Just more run of the mill, not exactly cutting edge. I think if we had someone like a Sean Payton they would be good for another 2-3 wins per year regular season, and definitely score some points in the post. Good luck to MM.

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DOL… Yeah, Yeah, Yeah… Spit out all the stats and accolades you want… Bottom line was the offense was PREDICTABLE and NON-EXPLOSIVE… Glad Bratkowski is off the market. He went with Mularkey to JVILLE…

Hope we can trade Turner and get something for him… How we can get someone like Joe Lombardi (QB Coach @ the AINTS) or Clements (QB Coach @ Green Bay)…

Tony Gonzalez is very good, but his style of being a possession TE are about over… I.E. Graham with the CAINTS and Grownkowski & Hernandez with the Patriots…

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Not to mention Mularkey is PROVEN he can NOT adjust to counter a defense… Going back to the Green Bay game last season… WHY did they go away from SCREEN PASSING in the 3rd QTR? They were keeping GB off guard and was WINNING… 3rd quarter, they went back to the same old BORING and PREDICTABLE offensive SCHEMES that elite teams beat us on… Glad to see Mularkey go, he’s gotten the Falcons as far as he could get us offensively…. Go get Mike Nolan for DC and Clements or Lombardi for OC!!

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I completely agree with the spirit of this article. MM should not have rocks thrown through his rear window as he drives down to Jacksonville. However, it was time for a change.

I have not missed a snap of his offensive play calling in Atlanta. Much of it was done in person in the dome and at the road games that were closer to home for me. This does not make me a professional… but believe it or not, that helps my ultimate point.

Our playcalling was overly predictable at most times. There were some formations that telegraphed exactly what was going to happen. Granted you have to load up for the run, and do some things to increase your chances for success, but you also have to mix it up. Going for it twice on 4th and 1ish is an okay decision, but bring in your bowling bowl back with the big fullback, or step back and complete a flair pass to the best TE ever or one of your two 1000yd(ish) receivers. Or at least threaten it. Everyone in that building knew what was coming – BOTH times.

What are the other solutions? Get a better QB? Better WR’s? Better RB’s? Better TE? None of those are really options or needs. You can improve the line probably, get Ovie back, and hope that Roddy doesn’t catch the dropsy’s again. But reality is the offense is fairly stacked. The role players like Quiz, Snelling, and Harry were underutilized too.

But predictable playcalling, failing to score a single point in a playoff game, and watching the offense run noticeably better when the QB is calling the plays are enough points to say good luck in your future endeavors.

Like I said, I am no expert but on a sizable portion of his called plays, I was able to call out exactly what was about to happen based on our limited formations and the personnel on the field. And if I am doing that, I am sure the professionals working for the other teams did too. Especially on 4th and 1 with Turner on the sideline when rushing for 1 yard mattered most.

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monty:At what point did anyone during the season ever go, “Wow! that play was amazing!’ Such creativity!? ”

The wheel route to Quizz in the Carolina game, to answer your question. Matt was calling the plays, set it up and hit it. MM may have designed it (seems out of character though), but Matt called it, and that’s straight from Todd Mclure.

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@ Say what: MM designed ALL of the plays we saw, whether they came from huddle, no huddle, audibles, etc. Ryan doesn’t design plays, he executes them.

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OK, SuperFan, seems out of character though, lol

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@ GoodbyeMularky: If our next OC (and DC) is strapped with Smitty’s conservative, predictable and safe approach to the game of professional football, what then?

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@ Arno: MM didn’t install the o-line. You can thank Dimitroff for that. The Giants called ‘em “dirt bags” and treated them as such.

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You guys need to quit overrating our players. They are good players but they aren’t as good as some of you guys think especially the oline. The only guy that was really consistent was Justin Blalock. The other guys showed us they aren’t long term solutions. That’s where our issues started on offense was our oline.

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It’s clear to me some people need to get over themselves.

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4get what he helped us do n tha regular season, I appreciate it, but for all the double digit winning seasons he helped us to, we had not one playoff win(s). Id rather be 8-8 and win tha superbowl all those year than keep getting bounced in tha playoffs every double digit win season. It was time to make some changes…

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So the OC has no idea what his O line is capable of? Oh, I get it now….

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@FalconSTHfromIL: Agreed it was an awful call with the empty backfield, but Smitty heard the play-call through his headset. Why didn’t he stop it and demand something else? We may never know…..

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@SuperFangelo Agreed. I have told people that three things needed to happen. New offensive coordinator, new defensive coordinator, and a stern talking to Smitty. I think he needs to be held accountable “this time” for correcting the course if the coordinators are slipping. We are more likely to get a new HC next time than two MORE coordinators. He sat by too many times in my opinion. His decisions were “okay” for the most part, but his stand by and watch it go downhill is unacceptable.

ALSO ANYONE: Has the topic of taking the two timeouts into halftime been discussed/explained?

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There is one blogger who hit the nail on the head by calling out Matt Ryan as being THE guy-who is, IMHO, the ultimate player who hasn’t taken to heart, the mantelpiece of being a leader on this Falcon football team. Being a quarterback isn’t just all about skill set (although it’s paramount to have it); rather-it is about being the Field General on his team. There’s an article out there on the internet about Chad Ohcocinco-talking to the media about Tom Brady’s mindset at this point in the playoffs.
Ochocinco talks about how Tom Brady’s mindset is at a whole different level and he is a VOCAL LEADER. I’ve seen clips of Tom Brady passionately arguing with his offensive coordinator. Heck, he’s a passionate genius. Tom has an arm and is laser sharp accurate. Ochocinco said he feels like he’s walking on egg shells-because of Tom Brady’s intensity.
Tom Brady has a genius coach that supports his mentality-that be-winning. With all due respect to Smitty, if your NFL football coach has a marshmallow personality, (never shows his emotions) and is so soft spoken and overly kind in the locker room (even to underachieving players), then other players are going to slack off-they may even lose some respect for you. When has Smitty benched any one in a Falcon uniform? Let’s compare opposites. Smitty/Tuna
This brings me to my response to DOL. I hear ya D, don’t shovel all of the blame on M.M., I got it. But some of that blame needs to put on Matt Ryan, the quarterback. M.M. did a good job the first year with the rookie quarterback. Now, however, its 4 years later-in a “what have you done for me lately?” league-the NFL. And by the way, other NFL teams look at what these Falcons have done to them successfully and make adjustments-accordingly. IMHO-I think a lot more should’ve been done in previous off seasons to strengthen Matt Ryan’s arm and overall core. No one except one blogger mentioned Matt Ryan to take on any responsibility for his role in failure of key drives-where he simply misfired because of his arm. Not only that, but Matt seems like an intelligent guy. He has to know that he has greater a role of leadership. No, he doesn’t have to have Tom Brady’s personality, but he doesn’t seem to take mental ownership with his offensive personnel, except hand’s on when he running the “no huddle”. How does Matt Ryan relate to Roddy with the dropping of many of his footballs? Is he nice with him and hold it in, or does he gets in his face? I know the answer to that, because their good friends. Look at the great Joe Namath. He was never a big runner-but did have that “it” factor. Namath’s arm strength and accuracy was his calling card. Namath rewarded his offensive line, personally. Matt Ryan may personally invest an ownership mentality in his offensive line, but at what level? Other players aren’t looking at him like he’s gonna take them anywhere, because he’s never been to the big dance. The Falcons would serve themselves well to acquire a backup quarterback who’s been there-maybe even one that won a Lombardi Trophy.
I’m rooting for Matt, who wants to win-and looking forward- going into next season, we’ll see different. Maybe Matt will work in the offseason- with those winning quarterbacks or quarterback coaches who’s willing to take an interest in him (current and former greats) -in order to take his game to the next level. Cam Newton developed fast and learned from Matt Ryan, so there is hope and great anticipation for Matt Ryan in what will be his 5th year as an Atlanta Falcon.

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@AfterTheFall: Good post. If the honeymoon is over for Smitty, it’s over for Ryan as well.

The Falcons are at a crossroads and a critical one. What is decided over the next few weeks and months will have everything to bear on Ryan’s progression and success along with the whole team in general.

The honeymoon is over, and everyone in Flowery Branch (with the exception of Mr. Blank), is essentially “on the clock”.

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@trademark at 8:41 am,,,

and this Falcon fan said,, Tell it Brother….. right on point,,

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btw, I agree with you, SuperFan, that Mike Smith should get a large part of the blame for the last two playoff debacles. Hes’ the HC, it’s his team and his ultimate responsibility.

and I think you totally misread me, I was just saying that the wheel route Quizz TD was not called by MM, and was also uncharacteristic of his playbook. Not that he didn’t design it. I know my style can be subtle, but it was another way to call out MM for not using creativity or his other weapons, i.e. Quizz.

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Mr. Ledbetter, you stated…

“Here’s the deal on playing calling. All of the plays will work if executed properly and everybody wins their battles. There are no bad plays.”

Wow, if it were only that easy…why even have coordinators? The plays work when they are not predictable and when there are favorable match-ups.

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Thanks MM for building up the offense when it really needed it. Now that you are gone, will I still see the first play from scrimmage is always Turner bumping into the A-gap? And if so, who will be calling it? Was Smitty running the offense all the time?

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I don’t think so. Not after the comment he made on his showtime. He said “we didn’t have the receivers to throw the ball down field”. Well he doesn’t have any wide outs in FL or none that can match up with the one’s in ATL.

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DOL – I agree with your points. I’ve never called for anyone to be fired. My mom raised me better than that. I was, however, very disappointed with the offense this year. This is just my opinion, I think there was too much pressure placed on the team to change their identity from a power rushing – time of possession style team to trying to duplicate what the Saints do. 40 pass attempts per game is not Mike Smith’s personality. It is not in his DNA. The question has to be where was the pressure to change initiated from. I can assure you the pressure to change was not from MM. My only knock on MM this season was not taking advantage of the personnel this team put on the field. Why wasn’t Harry Douglas always on the filed in the slot catching 10 yard slants? Why draft a talent like Jacquizz if you’re not going to get him the ball on the run in open space? Heck even a direct snap to Jacquizz or placing him in the wild cat formation for 1 play would have changed the tone of the opposing defenses. Good luck Coach Murlarkey. I wish you success unless you’re playing the Falcons or Chargers.

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SuperFangelo, you asked, “Could somebody, anybody, define for me exactly what constitutes a “predictable” play-call? I get so tired of seeing that term, ‘predictable’.”

Ask the defenses that played the Falcons this year and they will explain it to you. How many quotes did you read from opposing defenses this year…we knew exactly what was coming on that play. I wish Mularkey the best, but he often drove the offense right into the ground without making the proper adjustments. Please don’t ask, “what are adjustments?”

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“Let’s go back to the Houston game, folks. First couple of plays from our O were bombs from Ryan to Jones and White. Ryan missed, players failed to execute on something that could have set the tone for the game. It was totally “unpredictable” play-calling, but the players failed at something they admittedly had been working on all week prior to the game.

Mularkeys fault?”

Yes, because there was a disconnect between MM and the team. Yes, let’s ask, “why didn’t they execute it?” If you were coaching and called it, shouldn’t the results show that you understood the players, their ability or preparedness, to achieve the desired result? He called it three times in about four plays. That’s just stupid to me. It’s just firing blanks. But now we will see if another OC can do better…

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“Just curious, are any of you fells regular posters on the Atlanta Falcons message boards?”

Meant “fellas”. ^^^

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“And that’s on the PLAYERS?”

I’m gonna tell you something: We weren’t gonna beat the Giants no matter what the play-calling was. Falcons are soft, Giants are hard. Giants had an attitude. Falcons had nothing except a defense that hung in there for as long as it could. Giants had a D-line that the Falcons O-line couldn’t handle. Couldn’t run-block ‘em, couldn’t pass block ‘em. Couldn’t even push for a few inches more than once. What else are ya gonna do?

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“apparently, nothing but pray, lol”

I’m with you on that! Good night, friend.

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gnight, SuperFan. Let’s see this commitment from the organization!

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DOL
I appreciate loyalty. I appreciate passion. You demonstrated some of both in this column. We all do things worthy of criticism– and while not all of the heat directed at the OC is warranted(nor that directed at you) some was valid. Yes, we have some pure “haters” on here but most of us read you daily out of love–for the team and (in my case, at least) for sports journalism. I like the fire, though. Hope we’ll see more op-ed from you in future….

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I think alot of the time we have blamed MM. I think that MIke Smith had his hands tied. I see MM and BVG be scapegoats . Mike Smith getting a pass. With new coaches, it will show who was problem if Smitty doesn’t change.

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Man I see even yall beat writers are Garbage ! Like one commented earlier ! If all you had to do was draw up a play and the players execute . Then you don’t need OC’s or DC’s Just look at the Saints there are plenty off weaknesses on the D , but because we have a good DC . He’s know how to get the most out them.

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I’m confused, I thought the beat writer was supposed to REPORT on the team. Aren’t op-ed pieces like this more in Bradley and Shultz’s job descriptions? Just another example of an “insider” who gets too close to the subjects he’s supposed to objectively cover. My favorite rationale for Mularkey was “Tony Gonzales continued his march to Canton.” Good grief–he was a HOFer befoer he set foot in ATL. To somehow credit Mularkey with”continuing” that is absurd. But…par for the course with AJC.

And at least we dont’ get stupid song lyrics like the Braves’ beat writer subjects us to.

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I’m OK with MM leaving, and his play calling was not the best, but he was ham strung with personnel. He was ham strung by MR because the defense never had to spy #2 because of his lack of any running threat, or modify coverage to account for him extending the play. And with MT, you could forget about screen passes, down-field routes out of the backfield, or any running play which tried to turn the edge of your run defense.

On the whole, I think MT is more one-dimensional than MR, by a lot. And it’s easier to find a diamond in the rough RB than a QB. Snelling and Quizz could come in give us options MT did not, or provide a decoy, when they came in the defense was always alerted that something was up.

You need a RB who is more versatile, to play most of your downs, to allow your OC the ability to be unpredictable in play calling.

Honestly, Antone Smith is the closest to having all the skillsets you need–speed, evasivness, tackle-breaking, pass catching, route-running. Quizz has some of that. Snelling has more toughness, less speed. I’m not saying Smith should start. Overall, he may not excel in any one area to be an NFL back. But he has a more uniform and even set of skills.

The problem is that we can’t afford–cap money or draft picks–to get the kind of RB we need.

So we have a QB and a RB who both tend not to be multi-dimensional in their skill sets. You end up with a predictable set of player selection, formations, and play calling. MT is more one-dimensional than MR, and more easily replaced, so I think that is a much bigger problem for us.

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@oldman Antone Smith = big yes

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There are really “no bad plays,” there are stupid plays and stupid play calls in all reality. I’ve seen people win games in the modern NFL running the single wing (Carolina-vs-Atlanta-2006). There is no way that a team should not be able to stop it after seeing it two plays in a row. It is a “bad play” in most circles, but it was executed and no one could stop it on that day… The Wildcat formation is a Pee-Wee league formation, but for nearly 5 seasons, when run correctly, no one has forced teams to have to pass from it… That is a “bad play” in most quarters, but somehow when executed, it works… There is the difference…

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Just looked it up. Smith has one carry over the past two years. And he was activated for 21 games. Twenty one games and only one carry? It’s hard to believe that anyone is THAT bad, especially when they show flashes in pre-season. If he has been fully evaluated by the staff and he only merits one carry in 21 games then you need to cut him and get someone else. If we run 30 times, maybe we need to give it to Quizz and Smith and Snelling about 5 times apiece each game, and give each of them 2 touches in the passing game. If you just throw to them each time, the D will figure it out. For whatever reason, MT is good for only 0 or 1 receptions a game.

I know Smith is a special teams stud but one carry in two years seems a little extreme.

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I remember that game JSS. they didn even have a QB in on a couple 3rd down conversions(if I remember right, I am old:))

“Here’s the deal on playing calling. All of the plays will work if executed properly and everybody wins their battles. There are no bad plays.”

OK so if MM calls MT “up the gut” and the other team reads MT “up the gut” and stops him for a loss. That’s not a bad play it’s poor execution and/or poor play calling? Who carries the blame for this loss of yardage?

I think I see your point JSS. The plays themselves are not bad plays it’s their application that determines their success. Why would you use this sentence in an effort to praise MM? Here’s what I got when I read it. All MM calls were good calls the players just screwed them up. i.e. “here’s the deal on playing calling” First he suggest he will explain play calling but he ends by saying nothing about play calling and saying “there are no bad plays”. Two totally different topics, imo

I don’t like to post negative I love my team but this article really eats my lunch.

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I’m a Falcon Fan but I also watch alot of Jacksonville games as I live in Waycross Ga. Thanks Mularkey for 4 good years..now I hope you turn Jaguars around.
Thanks D-Led for being 1st class all the time.

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DOL….You are a complete idiot !!!!!

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Look at the 49ers and how they play against the Saints so you go right ahead and thank Mularkey Bedwetter.

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The Ain’ts are stinkin it up… Ha Choke, Hiramtaint

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Dled I don’t blame Mularkey for it all and yes he has accomplished many good things and maybe he will be a better HC than a OC, but as someone else pointed out the team seems to level out, Mularkey would not push the envelope, Our offence was not so much conservetive as predictible. this year in the match ups with the Better teams (Playoff calibe teams) the Defenses seem to know EXACTLY what our calls were in each critacl down. So ye sthank you Mike for bringing the Falcons to the level they are at, and thank you Jacksonville for taking Mike, cause after the preformance against the Giants I was scared NOBODY would want to take him!!

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No who dats in the Bay Area!

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NFC West is just too much for New Orleans! Looks like the Falcons aren’t the only team with offensive line woes. On yeah, ROLL TIDE too!

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Outside of the Who-Dat dome the chicken feet and voo-doo dolls don’t work do they Hiram “Mr Hanky” Saint……….Hiiii di Ho…..and back home you go!

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also “thanks” mularky buh bye

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crickets chirping….

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Seen dis befo

January 14th, 2012
8:17 pm
NFC West is just too much for New Orleans! Looks like the Falcons aren’t the only team with offensive line woes. On yeah, ROLL TIDE too!

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Go Saints!,, what,, oh,, nevermind

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D-led is a joke! Mr Blank, your doing the right thing by cleaning house. Smith only has one more year as well.

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JSS, thank you for cutting out the BS and saying it, “It is stupid to call a empty backfield with an unbalanced line, when you have shown that look on tape multiple times…”

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Rather than becoming an extended arm of the Falcons PR dept., let’s not forget his playoff record of 0-3, most notably the shutout vs the Giants…that is his legacy.

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First ESPN tells us we (Atlanta) doesn’t deserve a playoff win or super bowl because of the fans, now this sweet cheeks. Man, what has Atlanta done to deserve all this hatred.

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@DOL

There is truth in what Mularkey has done. When this offense executed, it was a challenge for any team. The problem was when they played like that and won; it looked like the team wasn’t used to winning,( over celebratory mindset) and it almost was never against a top opponent. I’d also add that play calling was a shrinking violet in the face of a big moment. That’s what real fans were upset about. For the love of pete, take some dad’gum chances. The coaching staff has to be tough minded in order for that to translate on the field. Insanity; is not making 1 yd three consecutive times, and trying it a fourth time. Can you see how Sean Payton inspires his club, and I don’t believe I’m saying this, but Todd Grantham; even? Don’t bring the troops to war, if you won’t let them take the shots.

Peace From The “MOST NATIVE”

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Is that just season ticket holders or can others be categorized as ‘real Falcon fans?’
Mularkey and Bratkowski have jumped into a real fine fire, haven’t they?

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Dirk freakin Koetter named Offensive Coach! Oh NO Smitty has brought his insanity to a new level! the same old sh!t offense!

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I thank him for leaving.

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Well isn’t this so damn typical so many of our “experts” wanted him gone..well you got your wish the OC that lead us to winning seasons more times in a row more playoff games back to back than any OC in team history is gone.Congrats ! Now what will happen is that you won’t get behind the new OC, and will now howl for the HC and AD’s heads..are you folks insane or just new to the ATL? These have been the glory days for the Falcons do we need to get better sure we do….but we may have thrown the baby out with the bathwater. Oh and whoever we get for DC won’t be good enough for the same bunch that are already crying about the new OC.

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Right on, D Led. I think the time had come for a change, but the achievements must be acknowledged. Every time we ask “Why aren’t we Green Bay,” fairness ought to have us also asking, “Why aren’t we Cleveland?” Because these guys have done a pretty good job.

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Smith will be the next man fired, if they do not get better offensively. And by the way MM was dirt…..
I hope TD step up and get a proven Def coordinator.

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You cannot get blood out of a turnip.

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ARE YOU KIDDING ME D-LED? THANK MULARKEY? YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO COME STRONGER THAN THAT!! YOUR FAN BASE IS MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE THAN YOU GIVE US CREDIT FOR! ALL THOSE REGULAR SEASON STATS ARE NICE BUT UNDER THE PRIMTIME GLARE, WE FAILED MISERABLY! WHETHER IT’S THE MONDAY NITE GAME LATE IN THE YEAR AGAINS THE SAINTS, OR THE PLAYOFF LOSS TO THE GIANTS, OUR OFFENSE STUNK! ALSO, WHO CAN FORGET THAT PLAYOFF MASACRE TO THE PACKERS AT HOME! 2PTS, IN A PLAYOFF GAME? GOOD RIDDANCE!

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All those records really prove was how pathetic the franchise has historically been, that they could set all these records in such a short period of time. And you’ll excuse me if I’d rather be lumped in with the perennial winners in the league as opposed to bottom feeding Cleveland and Buffalo!

I give credit for bringing “some wins” to a franchise that has long been a bottom feeder itself. However fans are long starved for winning mentality and don’t expect that to go away til we reach
the mountain top!

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I’m a real Falcons fan and I don’t have to thank anyone, save for myself and the dollars that I contribute to their organization and paychecks. Thank me! Falcons fans: Don’t buy into this false deliniation about what a “real” fan is or isn’t. Bottom line is, if you pull for the Falcons, buy tickets, support them, then you don’t owe them anymore than that. What Ledbetter? Should I sign my soul to them? Give me a break. How about thanking me for supporting a team in a city to which I was born for supporting perennial losers no matter what? And buying tickets. Thank me. Screw that *&^% about thanking them. If it weren’t for the fan base (real, unreal, contrived or any other descriptor you choose to modify with), the Falcons wouldn’t exist.

Grow up!

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This was a horribly conceived article.

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Is it just me or do I see a complete lack of respect for our fellow humans on this blog? You might not agree with his article,but name calling and temper tantrums are the work of 10 year olds. The anger and hatred over a football game? Please grow people.

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The Falcons made a good hire in ushering in ‘WELCOME BACK KOTTER”. It is useless though because this off-season will sting even more because two of the most prolific offenses (and last two superbowl champions–saints and packers) got eliminated this weekend. That means ANYONE who made the playoffs could have won the superbowl. I thought either the saints or packers were going to win this years superbowl and now both teams are gone. That proves that if the Lions had upset the saints, maybe they would have took the lombardy trophy, or had the falcons gotten by the giants, then maybe the falcons would have played in the nfc title game. The parity in the nfl this year is the best ive ever seen it. Any team remaining in the last four can win the superbowl.

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