Atlanta Falcons: NBC’s Harrison is not a big fan of the Falcons
FLOWERY BRANCH — If the playoffs started today, the Falcons would be the top seed in the NFC.
That doesn’t sit well with NBC analyst Rodney Harrison.
During halftime of Sunday’s night game, host Dan Patrick asked him to pick the best team in the NFC. Harrison swung a haymaker at the Falcons.
“Atlanta is the No. 1 seed, but no one is afraid to play Atlanta,” Harrison said. “To me, the team to beat in the NFC is the New York Giants.”
And guess who’s coming to town Sunday?
“I don’t even care about the record,” Harrison said. “When the Giants (8-5) get into the playoffs, they have the experience and that pass rush. Eli (Manning) in the fourth quarter, that’s the team to beat.”
The Falcons, coming off Sunday’s discouraging 30-20 loss at Carolina, saw Harrison’s comments.
“It’s not disrespectful,” defensive end John Abraham said. “How we played last week, they should say stuff like that. When we put stuff like that out there on tape, they should say stuff like that.”
Safety Thomas DeCoud wasn’t bothered by the comment, even if it was dismissive of the NFC South champs.
“The man is entitled to his opinion,” DeCoud said. “He can say whatever he wants. He gets paid to say whatever he wants. We can’t be too tuned into that type of stuff because after a while, that type of stuff becomes a distraction.”
The Falcons watched the film of the Carolina game on Monday and said they were ready to move on from the embarrassing defeat to a team that had won just three games before Sunday. They are preparing for what could be a playoff preview when they face the Giants at the Georgia Dome.
“I think we’ll be OK,” Abraham said. “It was a butt-whipping. Call it what it is. They did a good job. They played a great game. We didn’t come to play like we’re supposed to come. So we are getting ready for the Giants right now. We have to get over the hump.”
Carolina nearly beat the Falcons earlier this season and were furious after losing in the final minute 30-28 on Sept. 30. The Panthers took verbal shots at the Falcons all last week and said they were the better team. They then backed it all up, jumping out to a 23-0 lead and then holding on for the victory.
“You hate to admit it,” running back Michael Turner said. “But when guys are talking smack and they come out with the W, it’s kind of like a double-whammy.”
The Falcons have tried to put the day behind them.
“We can’t keep worrying about things we can’t change,” Abraham said. “It’s in the record books. We’ll let that go. We can have something to do with the future right now, so we need to worry about that right now.”
The last time they met, the Falcons were eliminated from the playoffs by the Giants last season in the wild-card round. New York held a 7-2 halftime lead before pulling away to a 24-2 victory.
The Giants throttled the Saints 52-27 on Sunday.
Falcons coach Mike Smith started laying the groundwork for a turnaround, one of the team’s biggest challenges of the season.
“The message is real simple,” Smith said. “We didn’t play our best. We didn’t play up to our capabilities and up to our standard. We’ve got to get back in here, to the office, to get the corrections, and come out here on Wednesday and prepare for the New York Giants.”
Under Smith, the Falcons have never dropped back-to-back games with Ryan as the starting quarterback and one of the games was at home.
The Falcons have dropped back-to-back games with Ryan at the controls twice, but all of those games were on the road.
In 2009, Dallas beat them 37-21 on Oct. 25 at Cowboys Stadium followed by a 35-27 loss at New Orleans on Nov. 2. They also lost at Carolina 28-19 on Nov. 15 and at the New York Giants 34-31 in overtime on Nov. 22.
Overall, the Falcons have not dropped back-to-back games since Games 12 and 13 of the 2009 season. With Ryan out with a turf toe injury, they lost to Philadelphia (Dec. 6, 2009) and New Orleans (Dec. 13, 2009) with Chris Redman at the controls.
“(The Giants) are playing very good football right now,” Smith said. “The last two weeks, they’ve played outstanding football and it’s going to be a big challenge. They’re right in the middle of the playoff hunt.”
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2daResq
December 11th, 2012
5:17 am
first…Rodney Harrison, Heath Evans, Willie McGinest….NONE of them like the Falcons. It’s a distraction. Coach Smith and the crew should just stop the interviews, and just do what it takes to win it all. Every week. No more talk.
LDawg
December 11th, 2012
5:18 am
Well Smitty, you can start by not giving your players 4 days off. Obviously a mistake. They looked like they were still on vacation.
LDawg
December 11th, 2012
5:19 am
ESPN hates all things Atlanta/Georgia too. Stop talking about resilience and just go do it. That is KILLER instinct.
Elderly
December 11th, 2012
5:48 am
Let’s be honest. It’s not that the panthers PLAYED better, it’s that they ARE better. They’d whip us again if we played them next Sunday. They’re just one of several teams right now that are better than we are. Perhaps the most disappointing aspect of our play was Ryan. His accuracy was poor, even when he wasn’t under pressure. I don’t know at this stage how you “fix” that.
Jerry
December 11th, 2012
5:50 am
If our running attack doesn’t get better we will not go far in the playoffs. The offensive line has got to quit stopping Turner.
Samuel
December 11th, 2012
6:01 am
The fans and Rodney Harrison are skeptical, I’ve been a Falcon Fan for many years and out side of the one Superbowl appearence, they’ve let me down time after time. I get it, divisional games are tough, but what I was looking for Sunday was effort and I didn’t see it. I’m more concern about a playoff win, than winning against the Giants. However, I want to see effort and mean spiritness when the New york comes to town.
Buddy Landel
December 11th, 2012
6:07 am
Easy to predict a letdown this past Sunday. A team with a 3-9 record following an emotional win over New Orleans. I expect a good game against the Giants.
Rick Patel
December 11th, 2012
6:16 am
Flash & dash Houston crushed by Patriots on Monday night. Preview of the Falcons/Giants game? These 2nd tier teams can’t play with the big boys.
Cats hav fleas 2
December 11th, 2012
6:20 am
Harrison is correct
Eddie Mcshan
December 11th, 2012
6:31 am
To quote Rick Flair if you want to be the man you gotta beat the man. Birds need the W against the G-men this weekend. Else there will be a lot of premium seats on the bandwagon. I’m staying in mine no matter what. I believe in these Falcons!
oldmike
December 11th, 2012
6:34 am
Watch the Pats play and you see a team with confidence and savvy. Watch the Giants play and you see the same. Do you see that when we play? I hate to say it but as good as Smith is he is not a top tier coach. And our personnel doesn’t match up well with the big boys.
Falcon Fan
December 11th, 2012
6:42 am
I have to agree with oldmike. The only thing separating us from the top tier teams is confidence. Maybe we can get that with a win over the Giants. It’s the kind of win that can propel a team to the Super Bowl.
Adogg36
December 11th, 2012
6:44 am
Yall see da way dem pats played last nite.They played like a playoff team KILLER INSTINC dats what we need when we hit da feild the other team should no it just like dey did last nite houston even sayed it they could see it in dare eyes and feel it in dare souls.BIRDS ITS TIME TO TIGHTEN UP.Come out sunday on fire.Start proven dat we r a playoff team.Make it shake birds.Rise but don’t pop!!!!
The Real Falcon
December 11th, 2012
6:44 am
The only way to make people scared of you is to win each week. Does not have to be pretty but you HAVE to win! Our coordinators and coaches lost the game Sunday.
bobby q
December 11th, 2012
6:52 am
what up
robertussen
December 11th, 2012
6:59 am
you’re wrong d’led. ryan has lost back to back games while starting at qb. it happened twice in 09 the first was weeks 7 and 8 to dallas and new orleans then we beat washington in week 9 and then lost back to back games vs………get ready for this……carolina and new york giants (bad omen?) then we beat tampa in the last seconds while ryan went down with a turf toe injury. than we dropped two more in a row to philly and new orleans with redman at qb. ryan returned and we won three in a row to get the first back to back winning season in franchise history.
longtimefan
December 11th, 2012
6:59 am
The Falcons are capable of beating the better teams on any given day, they just can’t do it with consistency. They beat Denver and Washington amongst others. The naysayers will say Denver was early in the season when Manning was getting his sea legs back and with the Redskins RG3 didn’t play the entire game. Nevertheless, they won. The Carolina game was a wake up call for the Falcons and may put even more focus and urgency on the Giants game. If they roll the Giants they have a virtual lock on the first seed and will have confidence entering the playoffs. If they win, how about a few of you trash talking non fans coming back on the board and saying maybe you were wrong about Ryan and the team. If you can’t support your home team were they are tied for the best record in the NFL in week 14 @ 11-2, then you really aren’t a fan.
Double Zero Eight
December 11th, 2012
7:16 am
Action speaks louder than words. Let’s hope
the Falcons have matured and learned from
their early exit playoff losses to Green Bay and
New York. The lack of a pass rush and running
game may result in more of the same. You have
to have both to beat top tier teams in the playoffs.
Me Too
December 11th, 2012
7:31 am
Double Zero Eight,
Does the Panthers game Sunday give you any hope that HC Smith has learned anything from the previous playoff losses?? He is one slow to change coach. Why is Michael Turner still starting?
tfalcon
December 11th, 2012
7:43 am
we will see what kind of effort they give in the gaints game,I believe thi well show how far
we may go in the playoffs this year,all u fans saw what NE did to the texasen last night
our team isn’t playing anywhere near that level of play
Season Ticket Holder
December 11th, 2012
8:05 am
I am a diehard Falcon fan. However, I understand Rodney Harrison’s comments. The Falcons have had to use last minute scores to beat some of the weakest teams in the NFL like Arizona, Oakland, Tampa and Carolina (the first time). Great teams dominate the game from start to finish. The Falcons has not done that. My Falcons lack that killer instinct to put teams away. Therefore, no one is afraid to play Falcons. This could work to the Falcons advantage in the playoffs if teams overlook them.
Getaway
December 11th, 2012
8:06 am
They had nine days to prepare for a team that they barely got by the first time, a team with an unconventional quarterback. They only used four of those days. I know they are beat up and I know they are tired, but they can’t let up now.
Win or lose Sunday’s game will tell us a lot. I’m fully onboard with the Falcons, but I want to see a good game. This is the one the analysts have been pointing to.
BTW, the Giants didn’t have any kind of running game last year UNTIL they got into the playoffs.
falcon82
December 11th, 2012
8:18 am
I think the falcons peaked in tthe first four games of the season. Seems as the season has went along the swagger has dropped off. Hope they get it together.
mj
December 11th, 2012
8:20 am
We certainly need to be better prepared or it will wind up in our watch pocket. The Giants will be the real test on what we have to offer in the playoffs. Harrison only echo’s what everyone in football has been saying all year long. I am a real believer in Nolan’s ability to lead our defense and he needs to be on target. Goodness sakes our running game needs to wake up and stop acting like quick sand.
PMC
December 11th, 2012
8:21 am
I find it funny that NBC who loves to santimoniously dictate every sunday night what we should believe would put a guy who is famous largely for head hunting and dirty play front and center.
Oh sure, safety is important, here’s our safe play advisor…. Rodney Harrison.
Also, here’s our staff doctor. Josef Mengele.
Whadda Ya Know?
December 11th, 2012
8:31 am
Can I get my post released DLed? Thanks
Fan since 66
December 11th, 2012
8:32 am
Even to a long-time fan, Sunday’s game was a bad loss. As several posters have stated, the Falcons appeared flat and basically out of sync. Whether that was due to the long wait from Thurs to the following Sunday, or just the deep breath that is naturally taken after winning the Division doesn’t matter, the fact is the Falcons were not ready to play. In a non-critical game I guess that’s ok, but they had better snap out of it for the G-men. Reading the players’ quotes I feel sure they see what we saw, and will address it and come back strong against NY. I still believe in my Falcons…it’s good they got that game out of their system before playing the Giants. I can’t help but believe they will be up for the game against the Giants, after the embarrassing loss last year. Either way, I still love my Falcons and will support them “come he#l or high water”.
Go Falcons!
I usually just read but...
December 11th, 2012
8:37 am
“It’s not disrespectful,” defensive end John Abraham said. “How we played last week, they should say stuff like that. When we put stuff like that out there on tape, they should say stuff like that.”
There it is, and right on. I’ve been a Falcon fan from the beginning. I don’t jump on and off the band wagon, I will still support them at the end of this season, be it the first playoff game or the Superbowl. However, the team seems to lack consistency, especially in situations when they need it the most. When the D absoulutely needs that stop, somebody is out of position, don’t stay in their gap and their RB rips off a long run, or drops a reciever they consider out of the play and he goes on for a big catch or TD.
When the O needs to convert a first down, all of a sudden, the line can’t block and the running backs can’t hit the hole even if ther was one, or Matt can’t hit the broad side of a barn. Inconsistency! The team can make those plays, Matt can make those throws, I’ve seen them do it. I don’t know what’s wrong or how to fix it but I can tell you if they keep screwing around SF and the Giants are in their rearview mirror and have their foot on the gas. If they want the bye and homefield for the playoffs they better find out how to play consistent ball and stop teams, take the ball back and then do something with it. Simple as that.
GO FALCONS!!
Giants fall to 8-6
December 11th, 2012
8:38 am
“` The Falcons will sweep the NFC Least “`
d
December 11th, 2012
8:41 am
Yep, they were flat and we were missing Samuel and Moore. Combine that with the running quarterback and it made for a bad day. Rodney Harrison’s opinion is just that. We’ll send the bandwagon back around for you guys next week.
after further reviiew
December 11th, 2012
8:46 am
None of the talking head experts picked the Falcons to be 11-2 and 6-0 at home.
Rodney Harrison is a clown.
after further review
December 11th, 2012
8:47 am
12-2 will do.
Duenorth
December 11th, 2012
9:03 am
Time to RISE UP!!!!!!!Got the G-Men…NY Giants comming to town. Last years playoff gm. if you want to call it that, left a bad taste in my mouth. With back to back first round exits from the playoffs, but this yr. I think the Birds are ready to shake that monkey off their back. Just win the first gm. and the rest will be steamed over by the hunger and desire that has been unleashed with the W over the G-Men…..Sorry for the drama. Focus, Execute, and pay attention to detail while planning the gm. plan with the NY Giants, the Birds will be fine.
nfcchampslivesinga
December 11th, 2012
9:08 am
Just my opinion, however if the fans are calling for the team to develop confidence within and a Killer instinct , then the fan base should practice what it preaches. Show the same confidence in the Falcons win or lose. Possess a killer instinct when critics, and non Falcon fans try to spin how good our team really is. It is time for the Falcons and there fans to Rise Up!! Like JA55 said, we cant change the past game, its in the record books or the past 3 post season flops, yet we can show faith, confidence, and strong support for our home team that they will change there fortunes. Fans need a mental refresh just like the team. Change is the only thing in life that is constant! Falcons and Falcon fans, RISE UP!!
Sis-Boom-Bah Humbug
December 11th, 2012
9:15 am
Good point by LDog about the FOUR! days off after the Thursday night game against New Orleans. It appears that Smitty tries to ingratiate himself to the players by a “permissive” approach – instead of coaching/exacting top performance out of them.
This same lackadaisical approach characterized Falcons’ preparation for the playoff game against Green Bay a couple of years back, when Smitty saw the bye week as an invitation for holiday relaxation. After all, his bulletin board indicated that Green Bay was just a minor bump in the road to the Super Bowl.
In such cases, focus, intensity & due diligence preparation are discarded – typically with ruinous consequences.
Bottom line: the Falcons need to do more than just show up for a game, though it is debatable whether they even did that against the Giants in the playoffs last year.
Doug Sahm
December 11th, 2012
9:19 am
“Elderly”, Matt Ryan was 70% passing in the game on Sunday. We get it, you don’t like Matt Ryan for some strange reason.
cb795
December 11th, 2012
9:27 am
Mike Smith teams has looked the same over the years. They can’t tackle or defend the pass. Redskins use a rookie as a backup and falcons find a 1.8 rated qb to backup Ryan. Turner still running into his linemen and Ryan looking scared each game. Nothing will change and the Falcons will loose two games in a row for the first time. Maybe Smith should get out of his coordinators way because they look like the two we lost. It has to be Smith!
Ueeediot
December 11th, 2012
9:29 am
You all act like this is something new this year.
If youve been to a game and actually got to your seat before 1:15 (which accounts for about 30% of fans at the game)…if you watch warm ups….some of the guys dont even worry about warm ups. Its a dancing competition out there. #28, 25, 22, 56 ….. much more interested in the music and dancing than preparing for the next 3 hours.
OR Maybe they are just so confident that they dont need to be focused?
Mike Smith is not a discipline coach like you hear them talk about on TV. I dont care how many or how few penalties the team earns. That is only part. Lost to the Texans last year because players and coaches dont have the discipline to stay off the field. Lost to NO this year partly because players dont have the discipline to get off the field before celebrating…
Mike Smith needs to get a hold of his team and get these guys focused.
I will repeat my guess that 2013 is the year for the Falcons.
Ueeediot
December 11th, 2012
9:36 am
I, for one, cannot wait for the new outdoor stadium.
I pine for the cold weather and wet weather games where only actual fans will show up and where people who are there to read the newspaper (or that chemistry book I saw someone carry in a couple weeks ago) stay home.
A stadium where the food actually has to be made hot….(wonders if the health inspector knows they serve food at the dome outside of the club levels)
And maybe, just maybe the content on the video screen will have more to do with the game I am watching (and even other NFL games) instead of showing me that the offensive linemen are better at rapidly removing tissues from a box than they are at run blocking.
Ben
December 11th, 2012
9:41 am
Giants 34 Falcons 24
Say what
December 11th, 2012
10:05 am
Ueediot @ 9:41, you speak the truth, my friend. And I agree about Mike Smith. Tired of seeing the same mistakes over and over. Like everyone else, tired of seeing a plodding MTurner type of offense when it’s obvious the team plays better without him on the field. Without MT33 we have a more dynamic offense with more options. Tired of Matt Ryan having to save the game for his coach, instead of his coach helping. Matt Ryan is better than most realize because he has to deal with a weak Oline and a mediocre coach, and until this year, no defense, yet he wins. Just how I see it.
Dwayne
December 11th, 2012
10:13 am
Carolina is 4-9 and Cam Newton is the greatest quaterback ever…what a joke. your record is what you are.
ctfalconsfan
December 11th, 2012
10:13 am
I’m a die hard Falcon fan but I will admit we are 0-3 in the play-offs under Smitty and we haven’t looked solid on either side of the ball in over a month.. We need to step up our game.
Remember, Respect has to be EARNED!!
We beat the giants then we are on our way to earning respect.
Dwayne
December 11th, 2012
10:14 am
i say even if the Falcons win, it will be because the giants did not play well.
Keeping it real
December 11th, 2012
10:24 am
Remember last sundays game with Carolina,because thats the kind of game you will get each and every week in the playoffs,and the Falcons failed that test! so you eather raise your level of play,or your season will be over after the first game.
Stiffneck
December 11th, 2012
10:29 am
The Giants are looking like last year’s team. Falcons will find out if they are a contender or a pretender.
Loyal Falcon
December 11th, 2012
10:30 am
The Pats played that way, because the OL protected him very well. If we had the same Matt would destroy our opposition!
Whadda Ya Know?
December 11th, 2012
10:32 am
I just hope Smitty isn’t being handcuffed by internal politics to keep Turner on the field. Otherwise, he (Smith) must be one blind or stubborn man to not see Turner provides no advantage being in the game. If we need to run the ball to keep the defense off balance and milk the clock, then for God sake run Rodgers, Snelling or Smith (or all of them by committee). Open up the offense and put Chase Coffman and Tony Gonzalez on the field at the same time with Julio and Roddy. Now that’s a look that no one has seen yet and look at the Patriots with their two TE scheme. It’s hard to stop.
Answer This
December 11th, 2012
10:33 am
Well what did we expect? Rodney Harrison has never been a fan…….dont deserve the praise from this slop heads anyway! We ARE THE FANS. Now prove to the world that you are what your record says you are Birds. Dont gripe dont ask for respect go and TAKE IT!
Jst Askn
December 11th, 2012
10:35 am
If Rodney Harrison doesn’t like the ATL Falcons, he should pack up and move to a city where the ATL Falcons don’t play. He has no problem ragging on our team AND living here. Pack up and move to NYC or Boston, Rodney. We won’t miss you!
Answer This
December 11th, 2012
10:35 am
And one more thing……….I DONT WANT OUR FALCONS TO BE FEARED! I WANT THEM TO BE RESPECTED BY EVERY OTHER TEAM IN THE NFL! Fear makes you do things that you would not do (like play so hard that you beat teams you not supposed to beat)………….Respect makes others look at you in a different light. Be respected FUDGE being feared. RISE UP!
Keeping it real
December 11th, 2012
10:38 am
The way to play the gmen is to jump on them quick,and play very fisical football for 4 quarters,just like Carolina did the falcons ,and force Manning to make misstakes,and force turnovers.
Whadda Ya Know?
December 11th, 2012
10:44 am
Answer This – “Dont gripe dont ask for respect go and TAKE IT!” Exactly. Earn it by beating down everyone remaining on your schedule and go into the playoffs HOT.
Loyal Falcon
December 11th, 2012
10:44 am
@Whadda ya know….having Chase,Tony, Roddy and Julio on at the same time is a damn good idea! I hope the falcons are reading this blog. We have to give teams different looks like that in order to keep them guessing. Otherwise we will be predictable. I sure hope Dirk and M Nolan are keeping some gems stored up for the playoffs.
abby normal
December 11th, 2012
10:57 am
I’ve been a Falcons fan from the very beginning in 1966. In the ensuing forty-six years the teams have mostly been somewhere between awful and average. Even when they have put a really good team on the field, they screw it up in the end. I fear this season will be no different.
Whadda Ya Know?
December 11th, 2012
10:57 am
Loyal Falcon, now is the time to go all out against your final opponents. It’s not the time to continue to do what we’ve done all year long in running Turner. Do something, anything to keep the opponent guessing and not be so darn predictable.
SawThat1nce
December 11th, 2012
11:10 am
1st off,….. Rodney Harrison has the right, to have any opinion that he wants to have about the Falcons.
2nd off,…… Who gives a flying rat’s azz, what Rodney Harrison’s opinion is? About anything? I certainly do not.
Gamer
December 11th, 2012
11:13 am
Harrison like many others sport pundits are just spectators on the outside trying to look into the Falcons team……..Outsiders in anything can’t influence a unified team……..
Falcons organization should care less what outsiders say…….
Rodney Harrison’s Superbowl rings are tarnished by New England Patriots SPYGATE-spycam………Cheaters words have no merits among bluecollar workers……….
Furthermore, the Patriot won most of their postseason games by field-goals……It’s not like they were blowing teams away back then…….Tom Brady is a media favorite so Patriots get a pass from bias sport analysts…..
Falcons on three, DOMINATE…
SawThat1nce
December 11th, 2012
11:15 am
In my opinion, the Falcons OLine is their biggest impediment, to being a really great team.
Their lack of a running game(which can be partly blames on the OLine) and inability to keep to put more pressure on the opposing QBs, doesn’t help them in regards to being a dominate team either.
Mike Nolan
December 11th, 2012
11:16 am
So what if Rodney Harrison, Greg Rosenthal and a long list of analysts don’t believe in us? No team wins because people believe they will win, teams win when they play good ball on 3 phases of the game, and eventually win no matter if people believed in them or not (giants over pats on both SB) …
It’s hard to win against any team, let alone division rivals when you’re sleep walking for the first thirty minutes while the other team is playing tough. Like it or not, the team relaxed after winning the division and clinching the playoff berth. Hopefully they will remember this week the beating the giants gave us last year on the playoffs .. so we can return them the favor.
Leeman Bennett
December 11th, 2012
11:22 am
Can any of you on this forum really see the Birds winning this Sunday? NY has the best pass rush in football, and their overall offense is better. I’m a lifelong Falcons fan, so it pains me to say this, but Rodney is correct. Personally, I fear for Ryan’s safety, as he’ll be running for his life from the G-men. Oh yeah, did any of you see Tom Brady last night standing flat footed in the pocket like he’s waiting for a Marta train? Thats pass blocking.
Jimmy Crack
December 11th, 2012
11:26 am
This is the biggest game of the season. It makes me wonder if this team, led by Smith and Ryan, have the guts to win a man’s game against the bully that pulled their pants down.
C
December 11th, 2012
12:18 pm
Jaquizz Rodgers…
Decatur Falcons
December 11th, 2012
12:19 pm
Harrison is right. In the NFL and what we saw on Monday Night New England and Houston Texan. Head Coach and his QB have to be cruel period. First play you have to go out playing hard scoring touchdowns not putting it in the hands of your kicker. Offensive Coordinator has to help Mike Nolan because Mike Nolan don’t have a Middle Linebacker to fight off block stopping the run or intercepts pass thrown to the Tight End. Mike Smith has start coaching now this is the playoffs right now. Matt Ryan got to be cruel like Tom Brady having no fear in the pocket throwing touchdowns. It start now, not next year, now. Mike Smith has to be cruel in NFL if he is not cruel he will never see the Super Bowl period. GO FALCONS!!!!!
Robert
December 11th, 2012
12:31 pm
Ok, Rodney who?
CT Falcons Fan
December 11th, 2012
12:36 pm
Hold on everyone–Harrison actually used to defend the Falcons vs. Tony Dungy on the NBC show earlier in the season (when ATL was 8-0 etc.). I think he’s being fair in his assessment now, but to say he was “never a fan” is simply not true if you’ve been watching all year. He definitely spoke up for Atlanta in past weeks.
TH FROM MC
December 11th, 2012
12:36 pm
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hard rain
December 11th, 2012
12:42 pm
This is not a good team, its a lucky team and they are bound for first round exit from the playoffs.
Loyal Falcon
December 11th, 2012
1:06 pm
kick rocks
Kenny D
December 11th, 2012
1:14 pm
Why even post anything about what Rodney (dirty playing ) Harrison ! I do know he love the city of Atlanta !
Rodney Harrison just so happen to be on a winning team. He have no respect for Coach Dungy……….. I really can’t say, what I want to say about this clown….. Go Falcons
Brothas Hunt 2
December 11th, 2012
1:27 pm
Like it or not Rodney is correct! No team in the NFL fears Atlanta. The reason why is because after thirteen games played we still cannot run the ball effectively on offense and we still have not stopped the run or tackled well on defense.
I heard Steve Young 49ers Hall of Fame QB say recently after the Ravens fired their Offensive Coordinator, that the Head Coach and the QB of the team are responsible for offensive consistency. For the past four games, the Falcons have looked lethargic on offense. I ask all Falcons fans, who in this organization is responsible for what we saw last Sunday? Is Steve Young right or wrong? Where is the accountability in the Falcons organization?
BH2
warfalcon
December 11th, 2012
1:29 pm
You people are some of the most negative people I have ever read,this is your team and they loose one game and their record is 11-2 all you here “we`ll never make it“ect.ect.ect.ect..FORGET Rodney Harrison and the rest of them. ONE GAME AT A TIME,LETS GO FALCONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am the only true FAN since 1965.
Loyal Falcon
December 11th, 2012
1:43 pm
@warfalcon…AMEN!!!!
SawThat1nce
December 11th, 2012
2:20 pm
@11:22am…………Yes I can see the Falcons winning the game vs. the Giants.
They cannot play like they have been the last 2 or 3 games and win, but they are capable of defeating NY.
james
December 11th, 2012
2:37 pm
I love me some Falcons football and what I do not see is that killer instinct that dominant teams have.Every week I hope that this will be the week that it comes thru,but I will not give up on My Birds regardless of what a bunch of ex-jocks have to say.If we continue to win or win big against a tough opponent they will have to give us respect,.so Falcons fans don’t give up this beats our old losing ways by far.
D. Orlando Ledbetter
December 11th, 2012
2:42 pm
Kenny D — Give it shot. Try to clean it up as best you can.
truthbtold
December 11th, 2012
2:57 pm
I’m a Falcon’s Fan, but the truth does hurt. The Falcons make weak teams look good. They don’t have “killer instinct.” If we get a lead on a team – all we want to do is run out the clock. This mentality starts with the coaching staff. We’re scared to keep the foot on the gas – in a league where you never know if you have enough points. After 13 games, The Falcons still haven’t figured out how to use their offensive weapons. This dink and donk passing game will get you blown out in the playoffs. They better figure out quick – how to throw the ball vertical more. I.e. – 3rd down and 12 against Carolina in the 4th quarter – Ryan drops back and completes a pass short of the line of scrimmage, where the receiver is tackled immediately? Throw the ball down-field!!!! Those little passes to the sideline and out in the flat – teams will give that to you all day long…as long as they keep you out the end zone. Teams have figured out that all you have to do is put pressure on Ryan, and it’s over for the offense. He can’t move at all. It’s like having a quarterback with his pants down around his knees- he can’t get away.
shoulda, woulda, coulda sayin'
December 11th, 2012
3:06 pm
so…this probably is the same sentiment the rest of the league has about this team…0-3, headed to 0-4…
Loyal Falcon
December 11th, 2012
3:27 pm
I know it’s all talk and everyone has their own opinion, but it’s unbelieveable that the Falcons have some much doubt surrounding them. I mean here sits a team that’s 11-2 and everyone(the lame tv personalities included) is saying this team has no chance at all to win. Forget the last couple of years because that’s the past. I truly believe that we are going to win a playoff game and then some because everyone says we aren’t. If I were an Atlanta Falcons player I’d be so pissed and so fired up! Not because of what people are saying, but for pride and my team. Also, just so when I raise that Lombardi I can tell all those tv personalities and bandwagon jumpers or nonbelievers to KISS MY ARSE!
extremus
December 11th, 2012
3:30 pm
I know this may sound counterintuitive, but I’d rather hear critics dismissing the Falcons and leveling these (justified) criticisms than singing their praises and hailing them as the NFC’s Superbowl representative. The playoffs aren’t about who had the best regular season record; they’re won by who’s the hottest and most motivated when that time comes. Being told you’re the “best” can easily set you up to believe your own press and not come prepared to play, but hearing lots of people say they doubt you can win in the playoffs…now THAT’S bulletin board material, and if I were Mike Smith I’d be reading each and every one of those comments to his players and challenging them to prove the criticisms wrong.
The Falcons just endured a humiliating loss that obviously has called attention to some things that sorely need addressing, and three weeks before the end of the regular season A) gives them time to focus on fixing those issues and B) hopefully get “hot” at exactly the right time. Considering the potential consequences of failure for all involved, there should be no shortage of fire evident against the Giants and from here on.
Mike Franklin
December 11th, 2012
3:33 pm
I does no good to hold the sports media accountable. They own college football and would own this league too.
This is our year and no matter what those booth apes calling games say, or those network desk warriors do during pregame and halftime… this OUR year.
They won’t give a flying rat’s boonkie even if we DO win the SB. They will still hate us and now, we can hate them back.
BigHittas
December 11th, 2012
3:43 pm
It’s called ‘too many days off’
When you play uninspired ball like ATL does, you don’t deserve time off.
Loyal Falcon
December 11th, 2012
3:52 pm
@extremus…Bullseye!
coleski
December 11th, 2012
4:08 pm
BIG BUTT KICKING COMING SUNDAY. Sad but true. I’ve watched them since 1966. There have been many sad seasons..
These men are paid to play professional football. How can they not prepare themselves to play. Excuses are like butts everyone has one.
A question for dled, why do many of my posts not get posted? I see others posted more than
once so what gives?
True Falcon Fan
December 11th, 2012
4:36 pm
FOLKS: The bottom-line is “WIN”! This Falcons team is as good as any previous Falcons team in history of this franchise. Including the 1980 Bartkowski team & 1998-99 SB team. I’ve been a “true Falcon fan” since day ONE the beginning. I want to see this team play the best and win, starting this Sunday the G-men. They are coming to town with all personnel ready to go. This upcoming game is a statement game, if we win we will have made one statement towards being looked upon as an elite team. Plus we will probably lock-up 1st round bye with a win this Sunday. If I could have my way, I very much would like to see this Falcons team play and “WIN” any of the following playoff contenders Chi, Sea, GB or SF in their 1st playoff appearance & GB or SF in the NFC championship game. Then go on to the SB & play either Balt, Pits, NE or Hou for the Championship! Jus “WIN BABY WIN” —- So cut the crap, the smack talk, if they could’a or should’a would’a — let’s just play the “BEST CLUBS” — then we have earned the so called “DUE” respect if we “WIN”!
Go Falcons — G-men next
DirtyBirdinCali
December 11th, 2012
4:38 pm
It’s good to know other people get their posts rejected too….I thought DLed was singling me out
DirtyBirdinCali
December 11th, 2012
4:41 pm
I live my Falcons to death but until they consistently pressure opposing QBs and effectively run the ball (Turner and Quizz), we shouldn’t expect to win in the playoffs.
DirtyBirdinCali
December 11th, 2012
4:41 pm
*love*
True Falcon Fan
December 11th, 2012
5:01 pm
Furthermore all the Falcons critics are right if the Falcons don’t “WIN”! Hell, even the ZERO/JSS scumbag is right if the Falcons don’t “WIN”!
So RISE-UP ATL., support your team — starting this Sunday against the those NY G-men….
We NEED SUM NOISE……………………………………..
Go Falcons — G-men next
Where are you Esquire,,,, let’s hear it 5,6,7,8,
UGA ECONOMICS MAJOR
December 11th, 2012
5:27 pm
i,m a die hard falcon fanatic…LOVE THE ATLANTA FALCONS….SUNDAY WILL EARN SOME RESPECT WHEN THEY WIN..BUT THEY DIDNT LOOK PREPARED AGAINST CAROLINA..
UGA ECONOMICS MAJOR
December 11th, 2012
5:32 pm
GEORGIA DOME..GET LOUD ON SUNDAY..VERY LOUD ..LIKE THE JETS AT HARTSFIELD BRING THE NOISE MAKE IT UNBEARABLE FOR GIANTS
ronnie tuner
December 11th, 2012
5:54 pm
carolina IS NOT BETTER THAN ATLANTA JUST DIDN.T SHOW UP LOOK OUT NEXT TIME IT WON.T HAPPEN AGAIN
techduck
December 11th, 2012
5:55 pm
WHEN AND WHO DECIDES WHEN THIS TEAM COMES TO PLAY OR NOT TO PLAY IN CERTAIN GAMES ?I THOUGHT THE REASON WAS TO WIN ALL GAMES NOT JUST CERTAIN ONES.
techduck
December 11th, 2012
5:56 pm
SHAME ,SHAME, SHAME
techduck
December 11th, 2012
6:00 pm
ARE YOU SAYING THEY DID NOT PREPARE 4 CAROLINA ?WHY DID WE THE FANS PAID THEM FOR
techduck
December 11th, 2012
6:01 pm
REFUNDS PLEASE $$$$$$$$$$ A BUNCH OR REJECTS I DEMAND MY MONEY BACK
techduck
December 11th, 2012
6:04 pm
SMITTY ARE YOU STILL LAUGHING LIKE YOU WERE AT HALF TIME OF ONE OF MANY MORE TO COME GAMES AT CAROLINA THIS PAST SUNDAYS LOST ?
Rod from College Park
December 11th, 2012
6:09 pm
Patriots get up by 21, they are still throwing bombs, trying to score, we get up by 7 points and we start playing conservatively. Michael Turner for 1 yard, Michaeal Turner for 2 yards…… Bill Belichick does not seen to be worried about his running game. The team with the dominant running game got destroyed last night.
Falcons2012
December 11th, 2012
6:13 pm
We are as screwed as Adogg36 in a spelling bee come playoff time.
techduck
December 11th, 2012
6:13 pm
ALL RIGHT FOLKS HERE IT IS.SOME SAY TO QUIT PUTTEN THEM FALCONS DOWN SO MUCH.COME TO THE GAME AND BACK THEM UP ,MAKE SOME NOISE.NOW LETS SEE HERE,IF THEY WIN WHATS NEXT ?ONLY GOING TO LOSE THE FOLLOWING GAME AGAIN ,OVER AND OVER ,SAME OLE SAME OLE.FACE IT THEY WILL NEVER GET OVER THE HUMP.WILL NEVER GO HIGH ENOUGH.
techduck
December 11th, 2012
6:16 pm
FALCONS DON”T KNOW HOW TO COACH A GAME IN THE LIKES OF N.E. N.O.S.F. H.T. AND P. S.
techduck
December 11th, 2012
6:17 pm
Enter your comments here
one and done
December 11th, 2012
6:25 pm
I can’t wait for the playoffs to see the Falcons pound Turner up the middle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
techduck
December 11th, 2012
6:26 pm
ONLY THE SMART ONES LIKE MY SELF THATS RIGHT ME .I ALREADY NEW AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON THEY WEREN”T GOING MUCH FURTHER THAN THEY DID LAST YEAR.THEY DIDN”T DO ANYTHING TO BEEF UP NEITHER SIDE OF THE LINES.as LONG AS THEY THINK THAT THERE SMALL LINES CAN MOVE FASTER THAN THEIRS AND THIS IS WHAT YOU GET A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF WINS EACH YEAR OVER And over again same OLE SAME OLE.
techduck
December 11th, 2012
6:28 pm
MONEY BACK PLEASE,REFUND
techduck
December 11th, 2012
6:30 pm
GO BACK HOME,NO NOT THE GA,DOME.YOUR CHILDHOOD HOME AND GROW UP SOME MORE
bird
December 11th, 2012
6:32 pm
I’m a diehard Falcons fan, and I can’t be to upset with what Harrison said. I mean the man is right. Harrison gave the Falcons a lot of credit earlier in the season but it is what it is. As Abe stated, when you’re on film playing the way they played, you give people more than enough reason to feel the way they feel. If we as fans don’t feel the same, then we’re fooling ourselves.
SimpleDawg
December 11th, 2012
6:58 pm
The Falcons got smack talked in the papers, and then got bitch slapped in the game.
Embarrassing.
1 and done
December 11th, 2012
7:04 pm
The 1st round of the playoffs is not a fan of the Falcons.
bud
December 11th, 2012
7:08 pm
The only undefeated team was the 72 dolphins. The giants had 7 losses nobody in the media crushed them like they are crushing the falcons. The 49er couldn’t beat the rams twice. The media didnt crush them. the media was rooting for the Falcons to lose so they could bash them and drop them from their so called power rankings. I say beat the giants and tell them to get off are bleeping field.
FalconJim
December 11th, 2012
7:18 pm
Who cares what that “JackWagon” has to say. I could care less if he’s a Falcon’s fan, or not.
It all comes down to this….In the immortal words of Rick Flair — “If you want to BE the man, you gotta BEAT the man”, as another poster put it. And right now, “the man” is the N. Y. Giants…
GO, YOU DIRTY BIRDS!!!
Birdhouse
December 11th, 2012
7:21 pm
Ravens fire OC.
atlppal
December 11th, 2012
7:25 pm
Of the 11 wins posted by the FALCANTS, 7 could have gone to the other team…So, FALCANTS FANS!! Get READY!! It’s that time of year for you do show who you really are. You will get blown out Sunday by the Giants. This will be the preview game to set you up for what we’ve seen the last 3 years….. ONE AND DONE! That’s who you REALLY ARE. ICE MELTS!!!
Kramer
December 11th, 2012
7:37 pm
Does anyone give a rat’s a**what a person on nbc sports or for that matter in nbc’s news room, what they think? Please!
mj
December 11th, 2012
7:37 pm
PROFOOTBALLTALK.COM
Worst 11-2 team in NFL history! I say better than the worst 2-11 team in NFL history!!! Hell new stadium, high dollar seats and expensive cold beer. Ain’t no 2-11 getting you that PROFOOTBALLTALK.COM!!!!!!!
X-Ryan
December 11th, 2012
8:05 pm
Trust me when I say everything starts with Ryan! Momma’s boy needs to cut the cord already and starts playing like a man. This past game at Carolina and most times, I see a dazed and confused look on his face. When the pocket starts to collapse a little, he starts peeing in his pants. I can’t understand it. When I look at other successful QBs, I don’t see that. Other successful QBs seem to have this confidence about them that Ryan lacks. Please Matt Ryan………cut the cord and start playing like the big, grown man that you are. I and most Falcons fans are tired of seeing the eight year-old girl in your performances!!!
Bobby
December 11th, 2012
8:29 pm
Well Ledbetter, the Falcants won’t make it past the first playoff game.
GEAUX NEW ORLEANS GEAUX!
Big Daddy
December 11th, 2012
8:36 pm
First, forget what anyone else says and think about what you see. The Falcons lost to a team they should have dominated from start to finish. And, the worst part was the game was not even close. They were very ill-prepared and it showed. The loss to the Panthers is the reason why so many of the analysts and others don’t take the Falcons seriously. The Texans lost, big time to the Patriots. But it was to a perennial Super Bowl contender, not to a bad team. We cannot take this loss lightly.
If there is a must win game for this season, this is it. If the Birds lose this one, at home, they will lose the confidence of other teams, the fans and most likely themselves as to how well they will do in the playoffs. Ryan has not looked sharp the last few games and there were a couple of plays where is accuracy was not there. We have an opportunity to demonstrate that we belong in the company of top teams that have our kind of records on Sunday. It is the most important game this year. Don’t mess it up.
Cliff
December 11th, 2012
8:40 pm
The Falcons can beat anyone. They can also lose to anyone. They have a good record and they should have a first round bye, and maybe home field advantage throughout the playoffs. That’s the goal of the regular season. Not to blow everyone out. Not to gain the accolades and praise of sports analysts. Believe in your abilities, win games, and ignore everything else. Let me tell you how good the Giants were last year. In the regular season, they were 9-7 and they beat one team with a winning record and lost to every other playoff caliber team. What a truly dominant performance. But does anyone look back and say, gosh those Giants really had a mediocre regular season in 2011? No. Because they won the Super Bowl so everyone has to shut the @#!% up. Playoffs are different. We don’t know how the Falcons will do this year in the Playoffs. Maybe they lose, but maybe they dominate. The Falcons are the authors of their destiny, the rest of us will have to read how this story ends.
clem
December 11th, 2012
8:44 pm
smith is decent coach, but something is lacking. some teams have won superbowls with average qbs but falcons defense, offensive line, & running game too sporadic.
11 and 5 in 2013
December 11th, 2012
9:09 pm
As a Falcon fan for 40+ years and having watched the last 6 Falcons games, I see no indications that this team will be able to compete or even remotely win “ANY”of their 3 remaining games.
1.Our offensive line’s run blocking and pass protection are non existent
2.Michael Turner is shot and should be released outright, period end of subject
3. Anyone but Michael Turner should be running the damn ball
4. Pass protection has been spotty and unimpressive at best
5. No pass rushperiod and end of subject again. (Offensive line are bunch of stiffs)
6. Punt returner is a “Black Hole” Franks lacks ballz and skillz
7. MatT Bryant has not been accurate over the last 6 games
8. Matty Ice has take a beating and has displayed happy feet from the lack of pass protection
9. Questionable offensive playcalling (Wheres the short Nickel and Dime passing game) See#6
10. No emphasis on SCREEN PASSES( these slow down the pass rush) See #6
Guys I am just calling them as I see them. Unless there is a magical transformation during the next 3 games…….. I am afraid the Birds will be 1 and out again come playoffs. They needed to address the OFFENSIVE and DEFENSIVELINES in last 2 drafts and chose not to address the most obvious needs . I love Julio Jones but until we get some horses and studs on the O and D lines it won’t matter how how talented we are at the skill positions.
If anyone on this blog is paying attention then look back over the last 20 years and see which teams were successful in the playoffs. You will see that the ones that won in the playoffs were all loaded on the O and D lines. Falcons can’t Rush or even Disrupt the passer.
When any NFL starting quaterback has the time the Falcons give opposing quaterbacks, then we will continue to be Joke . And Arthur wants a NEW STADIUM WITH PSL’s ???………………. LEARN HOW TO WIN IN THE ONE YOU NOW HAVE. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE DOME OTHER THANTHE SMELL OF THE FALCONS MEDIOCRE PLAY.
11 and 5 in 2013
December 11th, 2012
9:16 pm
The Falcons got smack talked in the papers, and then got bitch slapped in the game.
Embarrassing.
Spot On SimpleDawg…………… Fan Blindness is Everywhere. We played like bitches and it showed
Ed
December 11th, 2012
9:22 pm
He said that because it’s true. Any team would be happy to play the Falcons in the playoffs, because it’s pretty much a guaranteed win. The Falcons themselves know this. This is why the rest of the NFL can’t take them seriously.
The Falcons won 11 games because they are built in a way that makes them an outstanding matchup against bad teams. They dont make a lot of mistakes, they dont beat themselves, they are moderately efficient, and they get lucky more times than not.
But they aren’t a good football team. This is plain as day to anyone who follows football and has any sense at all. And when the Giants come in here Sunday and thump the birds by 20, is anyone going to be surprised? Of course not. Just like they wont be surprised when the Falcons get embarrassed in the first round of the playoffs. Again.
Blank should worry less about his shiny new stadium and more about the product he puts on the field. They are an embarrassment.
jarvis
December 11th, 2012
9:31 pm
Harrison couldn’t even cover David Tyree when the chips were on the table.
Lil' Barry Bailout - OBAMAPHONE!!!
December 11th, 2012
9:35 pm
Which aspect of the Falcons game is Super-Bowl-grade?
Gene
December 11th, 2012
9:44 pm
The Falcons can settle the issue on Sunday, one way or another.
Jamal
December 11th, 2012
9:51 pm
I’m a fan, but I don’t believe in them as far as going deep in the playoffs. NO running game and the defense is suspect………….Just the way it is.
mgdawg
December 11th, 2012
9:54 pm
who is a fan of NBC? The falcons have a history of not doing good in the playoffs, until they overcome that there will be doubters and rightfully so.
Dwayne C
December 11th, 2012
9:59 pm
Think the Atlanta Falcons will use Rodney Harrison’s comments as motivation? They won’t.
NY Giants 33 – Atlanta Falcons 21
DawgNole
December 11th, 2012
10:12 pm
d
December 11th, 2012
8:41 am
Yep, they were flat and we were missing Samuel and Moore. Combine that with the running quarterback and it made for a bad day. Rodney Harrison’s opinion is just that. We’ll send the bandwagon back around for you guys next week.
______________________
Quit making excuses. That’s what losers do. Carolina had FOUR starters out. No excuse for getting clubbed by a 3-win team.
11 and 5 in 2013
December 11th, 2012
10:14 pm
I find it hard to swallow how many on this blog are so blind to the fact that this Falcons Team has been exposed! And yeah I am a Falcons Fan…. but also a realist! Ely will have a HUGE day thanks to no pass rush form the D Line while he picks us apart. If we blitz it will be even uglier! Once that happens they run over us, thru us and around us. Their pass rush with our inability to establish any resemblance of a running attack,vwill overwhelm our O line and Matty Ice Pisses his pants(hell who can blame him, I sure I would do the same). And can anyone please humor me with the reason why Michael Turner is even still in the RB rotation? Check that…..STILL on the ROSTER?
Chances are that if this game is another A$$ whipping.. the consequences will be heads roll after the season.
Sad part is that after the G Men come the Detroit Lions, another juggernaut offense capable of scoring by the bucketfull. Then we close out against the Bucs who are well coached, but by a sociopath head coach and want nothing but revenge after their earlier loss.
Dum-Bass
December 11th, 2012
10:27 pm
Never thought I would be in the same corner as ANYONE who works at NBC. He is correct though as the Falcons have been very lucky and are way overrated. They are in the same boat with the Houston Texans. It will be one game and out for both the Falcons and the Texans. It’s an “Atlanta thang” with the Falcons, as was just proven by the Braves and the DAWGS. Such is life, just the way it is. Those who value your life should jump off the bandwagon now or you’re in for another big disappointment.
Barry
December 11th, 2012
10:41 pm
Our Falcons offensive better be ready for the Giant.
Mandingos that they are going to have deal with Sunday. They.didn’t upgrade on the line from the butt kicking they got last year. And I am angry because that same group of offensive.linemen. have not improved their pass and run blocking. Win or lose, we are going to have to overhaul this offensive line. They do not play Nasty nor with Intensity. OWe also need some speedy and powerful running backs. I am still not impressed with Wizz. On defense, we better get some Mandingos like the Giants who know how to play fast and Nasty. Our guys appear to plat too, too soft and unaggresive up front. It’s like they don’t like to hit. I know if I was getting.a fat check like they do, I would be hitting.everybody. invasion different color hereunder. Iwould be hitting them with joy knowing that we are in the run for the Super.Bowl..
Eric C.
December 11th, 2012
10:44 pm
Crazy how one horrible game can ruin a regular season…that debacle against Carolina just did that.
I have no expectations for the playoffs. If they win one, great, if they win two, I would be ecstatic, if they win three, it will be like winning the lottery.
Otherwise, a loss in the first game will not feel all that bad because there are no expectations…just hoping the players and coaches give it there all!
Mayor of Whinerville
December 11th, 2012
10:53 pm
Just like the Dawgs Falcon fans; start winning the big games and everyone will STFU. Continue losing the big ones and you will continue to get NO respect nationally.
Moon Mullins
December 11th, 2012
10:54 pm
I have watched a shakey Falcons team fumble and bumble its way to a 11-2 record — and they had lightening in a jar for some of those victories. But Sunday, they stumbled coming out of the gate and never regained their balance.
If they stumble on this coming Sunday, the Giants will humiliate them.
Shut 'em up by winning
December 11th, 2012
11:07 pm
That’s usually all it takes
ClassicFalcons
December 11th, 2012
11:09 pm
When we win Sunday… All this rubbish that is on here will turn to Glee and a proclamation that the Dirt Birds are ready to beat the world! Most fickle fan base in the World!!
Hawks are 12-6 also you Morons… Go Support THEM!!!!
Esquire is in the HOUSE
December 11th, 2012
11:22 pm
5-6-7-8
Everywhere we goooO,
Everywhere we goooO,
People wanna knooOw,
People wanna knooOw,
Who we aaa are,
Who we aaa are,
So we tell theem, So we tell theem,
We are the FALCONS!! We are the FALCONS!!
MIGHTY MIGHTY FALCONS, MIGHTY MIGHTY FALCONS !!
OHH AHH OHH YEEAHH
5-6-7-8 WHO DO WE APPRECIATE???? GOOOOO FALCONS!!!!!!
WHERE’S MIKE’S COX????? I NEED IT BAD TONIGHT!!!! Please???
jo
December 11th, 2012
11:33 pm
Falcons have no rush and a weak pass rush. They will lose 31-13 to a highly superior team.it is what it is and the falcons haven’t corrected last years problems so the result will be similar. I confess I enjoy watching the hawks as they play with heart, unlike this boring team that is proving unfortunately they are just not that good.
falconsfansince64
December 11th, 2012
11:43 pm
what happened to my comments dol? can’t stand it or what??
falconsfansince64
December 11th, 2012
11:44 pm
not that one the one before?
GTR
December 11th, 2012
11:50 pm
NO ONE believes in the Falcons. Dan Patrick, Colin Cowherd & Bill Simmons. Every major sports analyst. I need to verify, but the sum total record of who the Falcons have beat I believe is sub 500? They really have no big wins and have not looked good these past few weeks.
And, they have a history of losing in the first Rd of the playoffs. Its fair commentary, until they prove them wrong. I predict 2 loses of last 3 games and a first rd lose in the playoffs.
falconsfansince64
December 11th, 2012
11:53 pm
YOU HAVE GOT 2 B KIDDIN ME??? CAN’T STAND IT???
falconsfansince64
December 11th, 2012
11:56 pm
HEY SEEN WHERE ART THOU?? They won’t post anything i have to say’ so much for freedom of speech and the press. they can’t stand it when the truth comes out.lol.
falconsfansince64
December 12th, 2012
12:03 am
i was tying to say that the falcons WILL NOT WIN ANOTHER GAME!!! Join the atlanta chokers falcons…SEEN THIS B 4 4 YEARS!!! and take your stadium with you a.b. or build it yourself!!!no more home depot for me.lol.
shakazulu
December 12th, 2012
2:52 am
He’s correct….until the Falcons actually do something, record means nothing…..only rings and trophies. This team has a number of weeknesses.
Giants arriving at big moment in Falcons’ season | Atlanta Falcons
December 12th, 2012
5:02 am
[...] NBC’s Rodney Harrison is not a big fan of the Falcons [...]
Bruce
December 12th, 2012
5:04 am
A true number one team always comes ready to play. They should dominate most teams, but it is ok if they don’t, but they should always come ready to play. Falcons, Falcon fans until the team wins a game that really matters, credibility will always be questioned. The same came be said for the Texans. Over the past few years, the Texans seem to be a front runner. Based on what? Then, they will get some key injuries, and be out of the playoffs, and next year they will be front runners again. The same is happening to the Baltimore Ravens..At some point, you have to really win something.
NtheNo
December 12th, 2012
5:22 am
When do they award the regular season champ trophy?
Jock Sniffer
December 12th, 2012
6:01 am
This is great! Let’s keep talking sports while our country goes down the toilet.
Marone
December 12th, 2012
6:45 am
the falcons are tired of this disrespect—they will beat the giants easy! mark this down-the ATL will roll through the playoffs, beat SF in the nfc title game and play new england in the super bowl!
marko
December 12th, 2012
6:56 am
I’m a huge Falcon fan, but the Panther debacle was preceded by close victories over mediocre opponents. The Falcons have become perennial playoff failures. They will never get wide spread respect till they win a game that really matters. They all know this. Last weekend they forgot to show up. I really wasn’t all that surprised. I felt they might be looking ahead to the rematch. Eli’s coming and he’s bringing giants with him. If the dirty birds don’t show up for this one home field won’t mean squat come playoff time.
By the way, please don’t wear the throwback uniforms this weekend. Those colors never ran, nor did they block or tackle so good.
SuperB
December 12th, 2012
7:03 am
No disrespect intended, but— who is Rodney Harrison?
Nativebird
December 12th, 2012
7:15 am
Our o-line suxx. Simple as that. No running game (Turner has no explosive ability) and very weak pass protection (combined with a quarterback that is not a good mover in the pocket.) as much as Ryan is a top quarterback….he is not good in the pocket moving to avoid pressure. His weakest skill….and must work to fix that. The great pocket passers…Brady, Rogers, Breez, Eli, even Peyton….all move exceptionally inside the pocket. Matty has got to start moving his feet. He’s got some lead in those feet.
Senor Coughee
December 12th, 2012
7:29 am
I’ve read a lot of “we need to get better at…..” comments on this board. This is the time when they should BE better, not GETTING better. It’s too late for gettin’.
Jay
December 12th, 2012
7:34 am
Rodney Harrison please move to the city you love the best. Atlanta will not miss you at all!
CDFALCONS
December 12th, 2012
9:31 am
Here is what I see, I see Fault with Ryan. Yes Ryan……he is just sitting in the pocket can’t move or elect to run for a few yards. he just sit there in the collasping pocket and get sacked. Run dude, move a little bit extend the play help out the receiver’s. as far as Dunta Robinson goes he is always toast, he get burnt every week. He is a weak spot in our secondary! GRIMES will he be back for the playoff’s?
D man
December 12th, 2012
10:09 am
What’s the best way to get over a bad loss. Win the next week. Go FALCONS!!!
Chicken Farmer
December 12th, 2012
11:18 am
I do hope the Falcons are for real and show up with their Big Boy pants on this Sunday. If this past Sunday is indicative of how they will play the season out, then they will be identified simply as “pretenders” and not the real deal.
Giants
December 12th, 2012
2:43 pm
The Falcants will lose to the NY Giants I can’t wait to watch the Falcants’ run all over the field looking confused as usual. They might be lucky to get 3 points this time.
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December 12th, 2012
4:07 pm
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ASHCAN!!!!!
December 12th, 2012
4:08 pm
I see a lot of peeps are trashing rodney harrison because of his remarks, truth hurts.
ASHCAN!!!!!
December 12th, 2012
4:10 pm
@marone, pipe dreams. Lol.
BraveJacket
December 12th, 2012
4:32 pm
Who is Rodney Harrison, anyway?
Rodney Harrison
December 13th, 2012
12:02 am
I’m a two time superbowl winner, and 2 time pro bowler.
Rodney Harrison
December 13th, 2012
12:04 am
I’ve won 2 superbowls, and I’m one of the best free safetys ever.
Enkinan
December 13th, 2012
3:15 pm
I’m really hoping the Falcons can put a beat down on the Giants Sunday to get the disgust of that lackluster performance out of my (and most likely their) mind. They need to act like they want it and pile on some points for once. These nailbiters have mostly come out as wins, but it’s time to make a statement nobody can argue with.
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Long Time Fan
December 14th, 2012
10:09 am
The Falcons need this win for themselves as much as for the fan base and the national media to get off of their backs. They have not looked very good for several weeks. If they can put it all together and beat the Giants, it will give their confidnce a boost heading into the play-offs.
Bernie
December 16th, 2012
3:18 am
I’ve followed the Falcons since I was a little boy love to watch them play but it is just something about them that just scares you to death. They can win in the regular season but hasn’t played any team with a winning record so what is going to happen when playoff time comes. Ryan is a good QB but he just can’t seem to lead the Falcons to the promised land. Coach Smith has brought stability to the team but I wonder if he’s the one to get us deep in the playoffs. I guess I need to just say I’m afraid it is going to be one and done in the playoffs but I sure hope not. Maybe Mr. Blank just needs to clean house if this happens
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December 16th, 2012
7:43 pm
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P FOR POWER
December 17th, 2012
12:02 pm
The paid media is a bias way of getting one personal point across. Thank God for social media the real sports commentators who actually sees and speak the truth. The Falcons are a force to be reckon with: the Falcons defense has shut down evey top name quarterback out there: Brees, Newton, and most of the paid media quarterbacks the Manning boys DOWN. Can I get a WHAT, WHAT! The Falcons can get laxed on you, but the talent is there and as long as this city keep rallying behind them; they are going to bring that bowl back from the Super Bowl. It is no one person who makes that team; it is the team itself.