How would you rate the Falcons’ performance?
Time for the report card on the Falcons’ effort Sunday against the Patriots in New England. Rate the team on the following four categories: offense, defense, special teams and coaching.
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Mr. Thomas Anthony Jones, Sr.
September 27th, 2009
4:29 pm
The Falcons were overrated by everyone.
Bull butter
September 27th, 2009
4:31 pm
Not very good all the way around.
LJ
September 27th, 2009
4:34 pm
Shake it off, make adjustments during the bye week and beat the 49ers in 2 weeks.
c.brown
September 27th, 2009
4:36 pm
Enter your comments here falcons d horrible, no blitzes?
JW
September 27th, 2009
4:37 pm
Poor decision making on both sides of the ball. Coach Smith got schooled today.
Frequent Flyer
September 27th, 2009
4:38 pm
I only saw Gonzalez make one catch before I gave up watching…thought he could have been used more.
Alan
September 27th, 2009
4:39 pm
Out coached and out played, really looked as if they were not prepaared. I’m sure that things will be addressed for the next game but today ws pathetic.
Tony Montana
September 27th, 2009
4:40 pm
Falcons showed New England too much respect! It’s like they were satisified with just being close in the game. Poor kicking game, terrible defense, …….uh oh! There goes those same ole Falcons!1
Tony Montana
September 27th, 2009
4:41 pm
If Michael Jenkins is your leading receiver…………NO WAY will the Falcons win!!!
Tony Montana
September 27th, 2009
4:44 pm
Falcons caught looking at the Championship rings of the Patriots. I thought the players were going to kiss the Patriots after the game. Abraham and the other GIRLS (Jamal Anderson) on defensive line should have had on a DRESS today………because they looked like they were dancing at the PROM>
Huge Falcon Fan
September 27th, 2009
4:44 pm
I’ve seen this many times before. The Patriots offense against our defense looked like a cat playing with a mouse. They could do anything they wanted against us. I don’t think Brady even needed to dress for this game. He could have been in street clothes today. We can’t stop the run or the pass….hell, pick one or the other and at least try to stop something. I was also disappointed in our offense. We couldn’t run the ball and therefore couldn’t pass the ball. We were totally beated on both lines of scrimmage today.
j.mills
September 27th, 2009
4:45 pm
I thought the Falcons didn’t show the bravado on 4th downs like the Patriots. The 4th down on the 38 yd line and punt! You’ve got to show guts and confidence in your team. Then the Falcons punt the ball away with 1 timeout left with 7 minutes left and 16 points down! You have to try at that point to get a first down or the game is basically over. I’m confused because I love our Coach Smith but he didn’t make the best decisions to put our team in a position to win.
Tony Montana
September 27th, 2009
4:46 pm
Is it just me, but GRIMES could be mistaken as the BALL BOY. I am sure they check his ID at every game (home and away). AND CHRIS HOUSTON……..who looks good but reminds you of the BUSTED PLAY RAY BUCHANAN………….HOUSTON YOU ARE A PROBLEM!!!
Tony Montana
September 27th, 2009
4:47 pm
There has to be some more Defensive backs out there besides these Jaguar Rejects. There is a reason they were cut………..and it wasn’t money……….HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!
Tony Montana
September 27th, 2009
4:48 pm
HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM……………..YOU!!!
Huge Falcon Fan
September 27th, 2009
4:49 pm
Didn’t matter who was playing defensive back today…you can’t give Brady that kind of time
Rimanivong
September 27th, 2009
4:50 pm
RODDY -WHITE-IS GABAGE!!!!!!!!gARBAGE!!!!!!
Tony Montana
September 27th, 2009
4:50 pm
JAMAL ANDERSON…………..is STEALING FROM THE Blank. He is the only player who does not have to wash his uniform each week and he plays!!
icndark
September 27th, 2009
4:52 pm
Frankly, I am done with kissing this coaching staffs’ a$$! Today they showed an utter lack of creativity both offensively and defensively. I suppose that no completions to TG ’til the 3rd qtr. was part of the gameplan??? I suppose that the stale running game to this point was worthy of up the middle for nothing repeatedly in the first half??? I suppose that the only play worth challenging is one involving TG??? God forbid he (Smitty) challenge defensively on third down when Grimes clearly dislodged the ball going out of bounds (Moss). I put this loss squarely on the coaches, for it was obvious the entire game that we had the edge in athleticism and talent. The coaching staff has an utter lack of creativity and will-power. Ever heard the saying nothing ventured nothing gained??? We did not blitz one time and paid the price for our arrogance. As if the Jets did not lay the foundation for us. NO PRESSURE!!! We deserved to lose and this from a true Falcon’s fan. What an utter waste of talent and an utter lack of coaching by the Falcons’ staff. I am, and we should be ashamed! Screw the officials! It should not have been in their hands to begin with. Our coaches have NO GUTS! Case closed! Argue with that! We’ll be lucky to have a winning season with the likes of them. I kept my mouth(keyboard) shut last week, fearing such an exhibition. And here it was for the whole world to see….Nice job coaching staff! I repeat; NO GUTS!!! No blitzes=No wins!! DUH? Even I know that! Brady and his coaches did too….Pathetic!
Good luck! I am thouroughly disgusted with the effort and personnel decisions. Go ahead and give JA98 another start Fools! What more do you need to say??? Utterly dissappointed, in the Atl.
Tony Montana
September 27th, 2009
4:52 pm
Grimes plays on Friday nights as well……………for Flowery Branch High School
Tony Montana
September 27th, 2009
4:54 pm
Jamal Anderson has problems sacking the QB in practice with NO OFFENSIVE LINE in front of him
Roger D Smart
September 27th, 2009
4:54 pm
With a current record of 2-0, this game vs New England, the Falcons did not have much of a passing game, and New England had better plays, and their defense was better, WHY? I am not giving up on my Falcons, but we have to learn from this. We shouldn’t loose our next game!!!!! Were we prepared for this game? Now, with a record of 2-1, we have to win the next few games to stay on top.
Bull butter
September 27th, 2009
4:54 pm
Mike peterson had a rough day. missed talkles all day long.
Huge Falcon Fan
September 27th, 2009
4:56 pm
There must be a special place in Heaven for Falcon fans.
Huge Falcon Fan
September 27th, 2009
4:58 pm
I’ll never stop loving the Falcons, but they sure do try a fans patience.
Dawgfan 4 life
September 27th, 2009
4:58 pm
One bad game and everybody wants to be Patriot fans. What great fans we have in Atlanta!!
icndark
September 27th, 2009
4:59 pm
You can’t blame Peterson although I saw the same missed tackles. There were no risks taken defensively, and that spelled our doom! We lack any killer instinct at all. Playing scared will not grant you wins…..Smitty are you listening???? Van Gorder??? Anyone???
bugman
September 27th, 2009
4:59 pm
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Huge Falcon Fan
September 27th, 2009
5:00 pm
Falcon fans are really just frustrated after so many years of this type of ball.
stevew
September 27th, 2009
5:02 pm
1) No pressure 2)Poor tackle attempt 3) Smith got schooled 4) Didn’t Tony G. make the trip 4) Jamal Anderson ??????????????
icndark
September 27th, 2009
5:04 pm
I love the Falcons, but we lost due to inept coaching. How does that reflect on the fans? Are we not allowed to call them out? You can single out all the players that you want, but on either side of the ball: They were not put in positions to win all day. You will get beaten by the good teams if your coaching SUCKS! Ours’ did! Period!
I still have hope, but the Staff must take the blame for this loss and make adjustments, or this scenario will be repeated. And repeated. And repeated. And repeated.
You should know that “Dawg fan…” LOL
w
September 27th, 2009
5:05 pm
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The falcons will never win with Pop Warner sized D-backs against pro sized receivers. Looked like the midgets out there. Offense was the worse I saw in the past 5 years. No imagination and no spirit. A 12 year old could draw up better plays in the dirt with a popsicle stick.
Receivers had no separation in the second half and the great O-line sucked. Need a real running back with drive, that does not go down with a hand slap to the leg. Overall grade for this game: Team–D, Coaches–F-. Team was not ready to play.
bugman
September 27th, 2009
5:08 pm
Attempt numero dos…
Uninspired, reactionary, poorly prepared and little execution.
Not much else to say. Pats gave the berdz every opportunity to take the game and apparently they were not interested.
Why fellas, allow me!
Matt Ryan, meet Tony Gonzalez.
All pro.
Great hands.
Future hall of famer.
Creates his own space.
Look for him Matt, he’s usually got a step on his defender.
I’m not sure but did Ryan throw a ball to Gonzalez all game? I don’t remember one but I FF thru a bunch of repetative laziness and may have missed it.
So much for your record, Tony.
Falcon 3107
September 27th, 2009
5:10 pm
The Turner fumble was huge , a 10 point swing. Not blaming that play for the entire game.
Still have a lot of confidence in Owner , GM , Head Coach and assitant coaches. THESE ARE NOT THE SAME OLD FALCONS. Really Really tough schedule.
icndark
September 27th, 2009
5:10 pm
He did get at least one catch Bugman!
But thank you for making my point valid!
Peace!
Bull butter
September 27th, 2009
5:10 pm
I have been a falcons fan since 1966. so you know i’ve seen my share of loseing in all those years.I just hope this team is different.Todays game brings back those memories.
icndark
September 27th, 2009
5:13 pm
Sure does Bull butter…. I hope so too!
Boils down to coaching at this point!
Be Aggressive! B. E. Aggressive!!
Tyrone Biggums
September 27th, 2009
5:17 pm
Patriots O-line looked terrible vs. Bills and Jets. Not sure why Falcons couldn’t get any pressure.
Sullyzz
September 27th, 2009
5:18 pm
I can’t believe what I have been reading here today! The team is 2-1, and had a bad day against a Super Bowl caliber team, who was seeking revenge from a loss last weekend, in THEIR BACK YARD, who are (BTW) being coached by arguably the best coach in the NFL! I have loved the Falcons since childhood (late 60’s) but there is NO WAY I would have betted on them to win this game today….and they didn’t. I have the Falcons winning 11 games again this year, and this is certainly one of the losses that I expected. You fans need to get a life….want to retread back to the days of Petrino?! This coaching staff, ownership group, and players, have brought the team back from laughingstock to respectable in record time. Be happy you live in Georgia and SUPPORT your freaking team! I happen to live in DC and have little to no opportunities to enjoy my beloved Falcons, but I have to sit in Nationals Park and watch the mediocrity of your sorry Braves several times a year. Atlanta fans truly are some of the worst in sports.
icndark
September 27th, 2009
5:20 pm
What were the buzz-words this year?
Yadda-yadda!
Let’s see that from the coaching staff!!!
Mularkey=BS
Van Gorder=Man Shorter
B.E.Aggressive!
icndark
September 27th, 2009
5:24 pm
Are you (Sullyzz) insinuating that we should not have won this game considering what occurred on the field today???
I didn’t think so!
The staff blew it! Period!
I would never bet on the Falcons, don’t bet with the heart as the saying goes….
Lil Larry
September 27th, 2009
5:26 pm
This coaching staff is garbage. You mean to tell me all the offensive weapons on this team and the Patriots shut down everyone? We’re still running Turner and we’re 9 points down, then we put the ball on 4th and 3? Mularkey is full of Mularkey. And don’t even talk about this atrocious defense…my God. We are two good years of building the defense to be a contender. This current defense is a patchwork of rookies and over the hill players.
FalconDawg
September 27th, 2009
5:28 pm
Hey, at least Willie Martinez isn’t a part of the Falcons’ coaching staff!
DonH
September 27th, 2009
5:31 pm
Hey Mularkey….why wait til the 4th quarter to get a ball finally thrown to Tony Gonzalez? Did you already forget what worked against Carolina AND the Dolphins?
The Patriots were very “beatable” today..both teams looked lousy but our offensive coordinator (MM) forgot to use his weapon in the gunfight!
icndark
September 27th, 2009
5:31 pm
From where I was sitting(at home), it seemed that we should have blitzed at least once this entire game! I guess that’s just being a crappy fan though huh?(Sullzz)
Coaching kept the players from making the plays…Confused…and ashamed of coaching!
Players did enough to win…hate it for you guys.
gman
September 27th, 2009
5:32 pm
this van gore defense sucks, some times he gets lucky but overall,
he needs to go. how long is this defense supposed to bend before they break.
he sucks, and his play calling sucks. we had the key to the game. and we
didnot blitz brady at all.
Sam
September 27th, 2009
5:33 pm
Nothing will stop some of us to love the Falcons. So Falcons quit trying too!
gman
September 27th, 2009
5:35 pm
the play calling for both offense and defense sucked. maybe
this was thanx from T.D. for all they did for him.
icndark
September 27th, 2009
5:38 pm
I would hope that the players get a sincere apology from the “staff” for today’s miserable outing. They were not allowed to perform to the best of their abilities. NO PLAYER or PLAY caused this horrendous performance and frankly, I’m sick of hearing how great our coaching is….considering our recent performances.
J williams
September 27th, 2009
5:38 pm
The defense played held the Pats to field goals on 4 drives, but the offense has to stay on the field to give the D a breather. Heard on NFL Network during the week that the Falcons defense was suited for the Pats style of play. They were not attacking like the Jets, and if Brady is given time, it’s extremely tough to beat the Pats.
If bystanders could figure this out, how come the Falcons coaching staff could not?
You have to develop a scheme for the team that you’re playing, bit offensive and defensive, and the Falcons did not do that. This loss goes largely to the coaching staff.
gman
September 27th, 2009
5:41 pm
the offense looked like a bunch of lazy bums.
nobody fighting to get open just looks like everyone was asleep
icndark
September 27th, 2009
5:41 pm
Nuff said!
TY
Ripped Again
September 27th, 2009
5:42 pm
Where was Tony G today ???? I didn’t hear his name called once
Ripped Again
September 27th, 2009
5:44 pm
The Falcon’s are sure not ready for prime time yet,bet Akmen and Buck won’t be doing any of their games for a long time !!!
NoD
September 27th, 2009
5:44 pm
Not even a hint of pressure on Brady. If he isn’t as off as he was, we lose by two more TD’s. Ryan was hurried all day. Turner’s fumble was the turning point in the game.
We’re an average NFL team (at best) without better play out of the D line. I think Peria Jerry’s injury is going to hurt us worse than expected. Where is William Moore?
Sullyzz
September 27th, 2009
5:45 pm
So many here are in need of pacifiers. By playoff time, you all will have forgotten about this game.
icndark
September 27th, 2009
5:46 pm
And for the record, we would prefer to be without the #1 rated officials if that’s what you call the zebras we were seeing today!!!
icndark
September 27th, 2009
5:49 pm
Sullyzz, I have yet to see you reply to the assertion that we should have won today! That, as far as I know is all we’re discussing here and now. I don’t doubt that we can turn this around, but you have yet to admit the fact that our players are not the reason that we lost today. I think we could do great things, but not working within the framework set today…What say you???
Gary
September 27th, 2009
5:49 pm
Only Jamal Anderson could stumble into the qb and get a 15 yard penalty. If you are going to commit a foul,at least do it with some intensity.
michael
September 27th, 2009
5:51 pm
I can’t get too mad at my 7/8 yr old team after seeing the Falcons performance in NE. How can professional atheletes just go through the motions? Is it too much to ask to go all out, 200%, on each play for less than 4 hours for 16 weeks of the year? The Falcons look just like the Falcons…..Got their butts kicked from the punter to the head coach and all points in between…..But I do want to say thank you for some outstanding individual efforts….You made me proud on a number of plays…..butI want that number to be 100%.
gman
September 27th, 2009
5:57 pm
roddy white missing balls
michael tuner fumbling
thomas decoud miss 2 interceptions
gonzo getting 1 pass
this was not one faze of the game lost, we lost in all aspects of the game
the d stayed on the the feild to long
Headmofo
September 27th, 2009
6:00 pm
Who told the Falcons to Kiss the Patriots Rings? I mean the Patriots could only stop the Patriots today. Did our Defense even get off the plane? I am sorry guys this reminded me too much of the Defense that played in the Preseason. We lacked fire, we had no pass rush, and the Patriot’s lackluster run game gashed us with a 70 year old running back. The Pats beat us soundly in the second half today. Someone tell DeCoud this is his shot! You must make plays when the ball is in your hands. DeCoud should have had two picks. I like Peterson but too much chatter today with his old buddy Taylor and not enough tackling. Peterson should have blown up some plays in the backfield instead he choose to arm tackle. News Flash!!!Grimes is fast and has heart but too short. We may need to use Chevis Jackson more on the taller receivers in the Nickel or at Corner. Defense, you must bow up for us to go deep in the playoffs. We believe in you but Championship Teams win on the road in big games with balance on Offense and Tenacity on Defense. Let’s evaluate where we are and grow because the schedule doesn’t get any easier. San Fran doesn’t plan on laying down for us, and yes they do intend to run the ball.
Chas
September 27th, 2009
6:01 pm
Enter your comments here Was it me or was Matty Ice playing with a scared look in his eyes! This is the first time since I started watching him QB for the falcons that he appeared to be unsettled. Hope I am wrong.
JASon
September 27th, 2009
6:02 pm
Newsflash, people: our defense is not that good. I stated after week one that there would be significant dropoff in away games. Either way, this should not be a surprise to anyone, we know what we’re dealing with here.
Eric Amous
September 27th, 2009
6:03 pm
Sorry, tall between there legs girls. I would have felt alot better had they been at least competitive. They were ill prepared and embarrassed the city with that high school team performance. Matt, stop watching tape if this is the end result. Turner couldn’t run through a wet paper bag. This is the third game he has been a non-factor!! Gonzalas = 1 catch. Really???????
Eric Amous
September 27th, 2009
6:05 pm
Sissies!!!
Boo Boo
September 27th, 2009
6:05 pm
Falcons never have been “mudders”. Why else do you think they built an indoor stadium? Add to that the Patriots are America-Bush-Cheney’s team (the Patriot Act?), after halftime’s review of the Falcon’s playbook and the tape of signals (the Patriot Act?), it was just a matter of Billy Check holding back his team, so it looked like it was a fair game. Everyone knew the Falcons were going to lose this game. Only giving up 26 is great!
Bull butter
September 27th, 2009
6:09 pm
The pat’s could have been had today.They are not the team at this time that they use to be.This loss goes to the coaches for poor motivatuon and game plan.Plain and simple.
Eric Amous
September 27th, 2009
6:19 pm
I give the whole team an ” F “!!!
Eturn
September 27th, 2009
7:17 pm
Enter your comments here Can anybody Please tell me why B.Grimes is still on the team.
Falcons Fan
September 27th, 2009
7:23 pm
Falcons team – F
Falcons coaches – F
Officiating – F
Sullyzz
September 27th, 2009
7:38 pm
In response to Falcons Fan grading system……
Falcons Fans – F
Sullyzz
September 27th, 2009
7:40 pm
Icndark….if the Falcons “should have” won, they “would have” won. Like I said, 11-5 this year, and this was one of the 5 that I had marked.
Peachtree John
September 27th, 2009
7:40 pm
How do I get a: “you have already voted in this poll” when I have not. Is someone stealing my sports identity?
big dog ATL
September 27th, 2009
8:18 pm
Michael Turner Sucks. He is another T.J. Duckett. Let’s get back W. Dunn.
Falcon4now
September 27th, 2009
8:44 pm
coaching was terrrible,Yet again , I agree no guts, no element of surprise same boring plays, no fake punt attempts, ……………run run pass… the nations knows your play book get new ones 4 the dome turns into a ghost town again……………
Falcon4now
September 27th, 2009
8:47 pm
the Falcons are 2 afraid of getting matty ice uniform dirty…….. the heck with the rest of the team ….they seem 2 think he is the golden egg…..Not…..man up and get real veteran hard hitting defenders
FALCONS SORRY
September 27th, 2009
8:51 pm
AND A F /U TO AUTHOR BLANK FAILED/UNSATISFACTORY
Disillusioned
September 27th, 2009
9:01 pm
Sad, sad, sad! What has been in this blog the last few weeks is fairly accurate. Mr. Blank, I know you are trying to provide Atlanta with an adequate program, but we are MILES away from the elites. I am not sure of Coach Smith’s game plan, but it sure seemed to take a long time for him to figure it out. I can think of 5 QB’s that cannot wait to play Atlanta(Brees, Cutler, Romo, Manning and of course McNabb/Vick) and their secondary. If we don’t do something soon to pressure the opposing QB, we are heading for a sub .500 season.
The real NFL
September 27th, 2009
9:19 pm
The Falcon are not all that! the run Game is gone and soon the passing game will be gone and a weak defence! They have been exposed. This was a front by the NFL any ways. They got a pass last year. I don’t like Matt Ryan but he played better than the new England QB. If the Run Game does not come back Ryan will have a long year! AJC Ryan was not the best pick but this what you guy wanted!!!
Back 2 Life, Back 2 Reality
September 27th, 2009
9:36 pm
Even when the Patrots were playing at 65% & the falcons playing at 90% they still couldn’t beat them. No more Detroit’s, Kansas City’s, St. Louis, etc., this team showed what they are against a good team.
No cakewalk schedule this year!!!! By the way the REAL Offensive Rookie of last year ( Joe Flacco) is 3-0!!!! Falcons Suck!!
Tim Parker
September 27th, 2009
10:55 pm
Talk about bandwagoneers!!! And you call yourself fans!!! I suspect that many of you are sporting current/past New England addresses. This game was weird. Officiating was suspect the entire game, particularly the head ref with his Bostonian accent. Pretty obvious NFL. Moss was pushing off all day and only got called ONCE.
Our defensive line needs immediate help. We should have gone after Richard Seymour once we caught wind that the Pats were cutting him loose. I understand the need to build through the draft and sign young up-and-coming stars, but the defensive tackles on this team scare no one. We should have never let Grady Jackson go. That was DUMB. Worst mistake made in Dimitroff’s short reign. Note to Team: 350+ pound nose tackles that can play are RARE and you should NEVER let one go.
Anybody got Sam Adams number?
Matty Ice
September 28th, 2009
12:25 am
What is so MADDENINGLY frustrating is the Falcons got the Patriots on a day when Tom Brady played horribly and we still could not win…….
ARRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Matty Ice
September 28th, 2009
12:27 am
Love our coaching staff but they get an “F” grade today.
Not going for it on 4th and short from Patriots 38 = FAIL
Not making adjustments to stop the run = FAIL
Not going for it on 4th down twice in 4th quarter, 2 scores down = FAIL
Bad, bad game by Mike Smith, Mike Mularkey and BVG…
Don
September 28th, 2009
2:08 am
where is matty slush, i mean ice?
HATinGA
September 28th, 2009
4:28 am
The team (JETS) the week before gave the blueprint to beat them and the coaches did the oppisite, pressure on brady was the key last week to the JETS win ,we rushed 4 all day and Brady torched our defence, it really should have been much worse Brady was off a little, he had all day ,normally that means blowout!
gman
September 28th, 2009
7:48 am
i didnt know superman played football for the falcons
and that his realname was chris houston, every time
you see him looks like he’s trying to take off and fly
gman
September 28th, 2009
7:54 am
chris houston is garbage, the problem is why the falcons
didnt take a corner with our second pick, and wasted our
3rd pick on a corner that is 5′9″. i dont get it. i hope t.d. has
the since enough to take a corner 1st round
gman
September 28th, 2009
8:33 am
Enter your comments here
Diamond
September 28th, 2009
9:10 am
We need Michael Vick to be the quarter back for the Falcons……. Sorry Matt…… You’re just not the best pick for the Falcons….. We all know why DJ Shockley is not playing……. It’s the NFL/COACH mind set. It’s 2009, not the 60’s….. Do I need to say more… I think not……
Diamond
September 28th, 2009
9:18 am
High schools plays better than the Falcons…. Falcons players we the Fans pay to much money for season tickets….. What’s really going on? Hope you’re be ready for Philadelphia… Matt stop watching the tape and call some real NFL Professional plays…. Yeah…. We all know that you’re Coach Smith BOY!!!!! Play like a quarterback should play. You’re making the money now Perform….. When Vick was playing the dome was crunk….. Get with it Smith BOY…..
Pete
September 28th, 2009
9:45 am
EnTter your comments here
The Patriot game was the Arizona playoff game all over again.
Big stage, high hopes……………BIG FLOP.
It’s the story of Atlanta sports. Some things NEVER change.
Coop
September 28th, 2009
10:09 am
Same ol’ sorry @ss Falcons. Why do I get sucked in?
Vick Supporter
September 28th, 2009
12:14 pm
One thing i want to point out…the people that are saying “Vick should be our QB” is total BS. Vick is my favorite QB, but what’s done is done. Ryan is the QB of the Falcons now.
Is he better than Vick? At the moment, yes. Overall, no.
Will the Falcons be limited with Ryan at QB? Yes. Obviously, he has a higher ceiling than some people on here give him credit for, and some people have raised it to where he “is the next Brady”. Playing in Atlanta, he will never reach that linit, because the front office and the fans here will f it up. Well…maybe not so much…Ryan will get a pass from the white fans here. Have the black fans given Vick a pass? yes. It works both ways. I like Vick because he’s a great QB…not because of his color.
Ryan doesn’t have the arm to stretch the field with accuracy and he has trouble throwing into tight windows (this was proven again, yet certain people that have annointed him already ignore it)
Ryan is a very good QB, but may never be great. If Turner has a down year this year, the Falcons are in trouble. You people already know that the defense is terrible, and teams will be able to pass very easily on them.
As for Vick….its going to be a slow process….if anyone can make a comeback, its him.
Vick will shine again……….
Henry D.
September 28th, 2009
1:10 pm
When the defense remarks “they surprised us”, I could understand taking a couple of series or maybe a half to get it straightenrd out. But they didn’t do anything different for the whole game, other than Smith chewing out the defensive line. Can our coaches not make adjustments?
Why can our defensive ends not make an inside rush occasionally instead of getting run 10 yards around the Q.B on every play. And I agree that Anderson needs to be moved inside. I can rush the passer as good as he can and i am 50+ years old.
Bill
September 28th, 2009
1:30 pm
The falcons did not play bad this weekend but after watching the patriot’s front line hold on nearly every play, specifically Todd Light against Abraham, it is no wonder the falcons lost!
peeved
September 28th, 2009
2:47 pm
Just Another Sorry A** Out-coached Team!!..The Game Was Our’s To Win..We Failed
Miserably!! The Blame Lies Squarely On The COACHES And The PLAYER’S!!
gman
September 28th, 2009
3:50 pm
didnt know how much impact jerry was, didnt here his name, but
i guess he was clogging the middle thought the d-line was a stronghold
guess not, and lewis, i prayed for his return, but he and the rest of the
dt’s were pushed around,the whole game was played 3 yards past
the line of scrimage. hope they got some magic tucked away
Same old Falcons
September 30th, 2009
10:59 am
Every time the Falcons look like they are getting an ounce of respect, they stink it up on national tv!!
No wonder no one EVER gives us respect….WE HAVE NEVER EARNED RESPECT !!!
AFMB hacks
September 30th, 2009
11:00 am
The sorority club is over boys !! No more picking and choosing who is in your little “club”