Smith leads Falcons in game — and rumble against Hall
This look says it all: Falcons coach Mike Smith is not a man to be messed with (AP photo).
If talent alone determined success, DeAngelo Hall would be destined to have a bust of his head stuck on a shelf in Canton, instead of his actual head so obviously being stuck somewhere else.
If football was a game determined by things other than character, work ethic and certainly leadership, we could debate who had the better the team Sunday, the Falcons or the Washington Redskins. Fortunately, Mike Smith doesn’t have to ask that question.
The Falcons responded to their first two-game losing streak under Smith by doing what good teams do. They beat a bad team. They left them doubled-over. They jumped out to a 24-3 lead over one of the NFL’s bottom-feeders, and when the Redskins showed signs of actual football, they responded accordingly. They won, 31-17. Next?
There was never a doubt. Why? Because the Falcons don’t set up as a crumbling act. It’s the way general manager Thomas Dimitroff wanted to build this roster. Big leads don’t turn into devastating losses. Two-game losing streaks don’t mutate into spiraling, endless slides. Success is defined by how a player reacts in heated moments, like when an opponent is trying to take his head off. It’s not about how fast he glides on an empty track.
And it’s about leadership.
The Falcons will be fine because they follow their leader. That is Mike Smith.
When Hall, who has gone from Atlanta to Oakland to Washington but still dresses for games in big shoes, a red nose and a squirting flower, tried to turn Sunday’s game into a second-grader’s rumble, it was Smith who stared him down.
Late in the second quarter, with the Falcons’ leading, 21-3, Matt Ryan scrambled for a first down out of bounds to the Falcons’ sideline. He was hit late by LaRon Landry, who drew a personal foul. The matter would’ve ended there. But when Landry walked away, Hall walked into the center of a scrum. Match, meet dynamite. Hall found himself in the middle of a circle of players who probably wanted to knock him out even when he was in their locker room. Yelling, pushing and swinging ensued.
Smith led the charge
Center Todd McClure laughed about it later. “When Smitty pokes that lip out, you know he’s pretty heated.”
“He got me juiced,” said Curtis Lofton.
“I know he’s a head coach now,” said Mike Peterson, who played for Smith in Jacksonville. “But he was a [defensive] coordinator and a linebackers coach before that. It’s still in him – that fire, that emotion. I love that man.”
Funny. While Hall later stopped just short of saying he feared for his life when confronted by the 50-year-old Smith, the Falcons’ coach denied even knowing it was Hall.
Play along. I guess Smith always wanted to be a defense attorney.
“Our quarterback was hit late and there was a skirmish over there and all I was trying to do was restore order,” Smith said. “I did not want to get into a situation where any of our guys were injured.”
Did he realize who it was?
“There were a bunch of guys on that sideline,” Smith said. “Some of them were wearing black helmets and some were wearing maroon helmets. I can’t tell you any more than that. It was very, very hectic on the sideline.”
Hall wasn’t confused. Deluded, maybe.
He rambled on about Smith “talking [stuff] to me, saying he’ll kick my [rear] and all this other [stuff]. … [If] Mike Smith wants to see me, he can find me.”
Hall claimed both Smith and strength coach Jeff Fish put their hands on him “in a harmful way.” He said he’s going to complain to Commissioner Roger Goodell.
He might as well do it in January. He’ll have time, since he won’t be in the playoffs again.
Smith will be busy for a while. The Falcons should be a post-season team again because they fight for their coach, and vice versa.
“He’s got our backs, and we have his,” McClure said. “He’s not going to let anything happen to his guys.”
It’s what leaders do.
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238 comments Add your comment
BJohnDawg
November 8th, 2009
6:57 pm
Wished the BullDogs played like the Falcons. But they play more like DeAngelo Hall. Oh Well there is always next year.
Falcons showed some game the last two weeks. You got to love it. They leave it all on the field. Win or lose.Should be a strong Wild Card team.This franchise is on the way to big things.
kate gosselin
November 8th, 2009
6:58 pm
Jeff Schultz you never call me anymore.
Dawgsfan1990
November 8th, 2009
6:58 pm
Mike Smith rules. Meangelo drools.
Aaron
November 8th, 2009
7:06 pm
Who cares if he is DeAngelo, MeAngelo, Meatball or whatever. Why are we wasting print and commentary on this guy. He has no game and doesn’t mean anything to Atlanta. Let’s quit wasting print space on this guy and focus on the really GREAT players that are on OUR team. Not the other team. I’d much rather read about OUR Falcons.
Ike
November 8th, 2009
7:07 pm
Hall has $10 talent and a 10 cent head. Thank god he’s stealing money from Washington and not Atlanta. Nice tackle on Turner’s 30 yd td you puss.
WhopperDawg
November 8th, 2009
7:08 pm
Typical Meangelo, I am so happy he is off this team. What a cancer, he epitomizes what is wrong with the Redskins.
Kudzu
November 8th, 2009
7:09 pm
Coach Johnson and Coach Smith- make me proud to be an American…and a football fan (albeit from Tampa) Hey, they won today too…
DMajor
November 8th, 2009
7:11 pm
DeAngelo Hall is an extremely annoying, inconsiderate person most commonly associated with Harley Riders. Deangelo Hall is a f..
hiramsaint
November 8th, 2009
7:13 pm
WHODAT…………8-0
BOOGER MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
November 8th, 2009
7:18 pm
MEANGELO T H U G………..GONE FROM ATL THANK GOD…..LIKE MV
TigerSaints
November 8th, 2009
7:19 pm
WHODAT!!!!!!?!! and uck D Hall, little punk need his ars whipped, by the coach no less!
BOOGER MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
November 8th, 2009
7:21 pm
MEANGELO THUG …..LIKE MIKE V…….GONE WITH THE WIND THANK GOD
Larry
November 8th, 2009
7:21 pm
Last spring I met Hall at Disney World. Let me assure everyone this is a man’s body being piloted by an 11-12 year old mind. He reminds me of a preadolescence boy just starting to enter puberty and kind of emotionally stuck between a man and a boy.
Yes, he’s that immature, not very bright person, has an constant angry edge about him, and don’t be surprised to read one day where he has pull an OJ Simpson type act on a man or even a woman.
This guy needs an intervention!
Matt
November 8th, 2009
7:22 pm
Hall is just the epitome of an idiot. When has he EVER backed up anything he said? All I remember is him getting torched like Charles Dimry and melting down against the Panthers and Steve Smith. World class MORON. Good riddance MeAngelo. Hope you BOUGHT your ticket to Hawaii this year.
Leebo
November 8th, 2009
7:24 pm
Mike Smith did find you, MeAngelo. Be glad his boys were pushing him away from you. No class punk.
Eric C.
November 8th, 2009
7:24 pm
Great win Falcons…I underestimated them. It’s time to start thinking about the game at Carolina, which looks like a much tougher game now than it did a few weeks ago. Don’t waste any more time thinking about Hall.
BugKiller
November 8th, 2009
7:26 pm
Where’s “Choke”?
Didn’t he tell all of us that MeAngelo was going to intercept Matt Ryan multiple times and own the Dome?
Where you at, “Choke,” you miserable, pitifull excuse for human excrement?
And how’d your boy Joe Fluke-O do today? How’s his team doing so far this year?
Isom Philips
November 8th, 2009
7:27 pm
He got cut by the Raiders. Enough said
gary 32
November 8th, 2009
7:28 pm
Coach Smith is a big bully and could have done serious harm to D-LO. I hope D-lo calls Goodell and put’s a stop to this bully Smith. I bet Smitty was a bully in school to.
"Chef" Tim Dix
November 8th, 2009
7:30 pm
Strait up I’m saying Coach Smith would beat D (Barney Fife,”Nip it, nip it, nip it!”) Hall pillar to post. It was as close as he got to Falcon’s receiver… standing on the sidelines. What a tard.
Roy Firestone where are you?
November 8th, 2009
7:31 pm
We have a top drawer NFL team in this town now. Smitty is the kind of coach/boss everyone wants to go into battle with. Once they get the defense caught up with the offense we will be in the hunt for the division and beyond every year! I was at the N.O. game Monday night and thier fans had nothing but good things to say about the Falcons other than wanting to kick our butts that night which was cool. BTW, if you have never been to a Saints game put that on your to do list. Great time despite the game’s outcome. D-Hall – your a disgusting player and person! I wish you would move your off season home from our great city. Ike makes a great point about that missed tackle on the burner. Your team still had a slim chance but you, as always, proved your alligator mouth can’t back up you chicken/Hookie a**. Go falcons!!!!!
NRBQ
November 8th, 2009
7:31 pm
My biggest gripe about DeNothing was always his pansy tackling. He specializes in hanging back till somebody else engages the ball carrier, then piling on.
Not to be negative about a win, but I noticed our wideouts were open a lot, but got no throws. Did Washington generate that much pressure? I don’t think so, and today’s game was not the first that our talented receivers were under-used.
If Ryan could find those guys, Atlanta has one loss at most.
BOOGER MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
November 8th, 2009
7:35 pm
DEION TAUGHT HIM HOW TO TICKLE- I MEAN TACKLE
Chattanooga Chuck
November 8th, 2009
7:37 pm
I almost feel sorry for DeAngelo Hall. I wonder how he would have turned out if he had begun his career under Coach Smith rather than Jim Mora.
jerry
November 8th, 2009
7:37 pm
“Choke” is dining on Crow…….. or Raven……… or Falcon.
Love Coach Smith
November 8th, 2009
7:38 pm
I love our coach and I’m loving these new Falcons! The coach is the kind of leader all of us want to work for/with, and the players never give up (unlike the Falcons of years past). I’m so proud of them all!
Hall_Is_A_Joke
November 8th, 2009
7:40 pm
O Line does not give Ryan enough time to throw the deep ball. He was on his Butt all day. Sometimes his fault, but most of the time the lines fault. But Wash has pretty good D line….
"Chef" Tim Dix
November 8th, 2009
7:40 pm
Oh, congrants on your awesome fair catch Mr. Bud nipper.
I want to play for CMS!
November 8th, 2009
7:41 pm
Can you believe a grown man in the NFL, oh wait….that’s not true. OK, someone who is supposed to be an adult, given a NFL body and helmet, pads, etc…. who is scared of a head coach who is not in a uniform, and is many years older? This idiot is obviously scared of what might happen to his talentless–missed tackling–loud mouthed–washed up–team killer-and a shell of what could have been a real football player.
But wait…..breaking news just in….Instead of playing football, Me-angel-no-no has just perfected the art of put your foot-in-mouth ball!
I could not be happier that he is gone, he was probably as much of a cancer to the team as MV became in his downward spiral. Can you hear what the horrendously bad redskins are saying about him in their locker room right now? I can, and there is no way that anyone playing in the NFL can take him seriously. He’s lost any respect that might be left with anyone who is connected with the NFL–either on the buisness side or the fan side.
At the same time, every free agent next year circled this incident and just raised the Falcons on their short list of places they want to come. Heck, even I would want to play for Coach Mike Smith!
The only thing that would have been better about this would be if he had hit the fool with a right cross and dropped him like a bad habit. Oh yeah, we did drop him like a bad habit, and have gone up ever since. Nice.
GA Alumni
November 8th, 2009
7:41 pm
MEangelo Hall needs to SHUT IT.
JTH
November 8th, 2009
7:46 pm
MeAngelo-You start a fight and then a man 20+ years older than you, a supposed world class athlete, threatens to give you the beating your parents never did and you’re going to go tell on him?
Bah-hahahahahahaha!!!! and BOOO-F’N-HOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
sidslid
November 8th, 2009
7:47 pm
Didn’t miss a beat after Sam Baker went down for the umpteenth time in a year and a half
Quite frankly, other than Ryan, Dimitroff has whiffed in the draft
StingerSplash
November 8th, 2009
7:52 pm
DeAngelo Hall plays football in a harmful way too — to his own team.
and somewhere, Pedro Martinez has next with Mike Smith.
Vick Supporter
November 8th, 2009
7:52 pm
Dec 6th………
Vick Supporter
November 8th, 2009
7:54 pm
Choke = NRBQ = Falcon Hero = welikebaseball2 = noodle arm = vick supporter
This moron criticizes Ryan and then answers himself. Sad.
RobbE33
November 8th, 2009
7:56 pm
Hey Chuck, Smitty wouldn’t have been able to change the damage VaTech inflicted on MeAngelo; that’s why he’s playing in DC now.
George Holman
November 8th, 2009
7:56 pm
You gotta love a guy with that kind of fire.
Bob Dylan
November 8th, 2009
7:56 pm
sure sid. Like Lofton, Bierman,Douglas, DeCoud, Good teams don’t havs thier rookies playing anywhere but special teams.
I want to play for CMS!
November 8th, 2009
7:57 pm
This just in from Me-I’m a stupid idiot Hall of shame…..”I’m gonna tell, I’m gonna tell, hey he’s looking at me! Tell him to stop!”
I guess it’s not enough he’s scared to tackle and cover anyone, now he’s scared of head coaches tool. See what happens to a good defense when you add a team-killer? You lose AND you get embarrassed by your big mouthed player with no cahones. If he’s interested in acquiring some, CMS and CPJ at GT have enough to spare.
Oh yeah, you still have to pay him too.
Wah-Wah.
Bozydeco
November 8th, 2009
7:59 pm
Did you notice that none of the Redskins came to DeAngelo’s rescue immediately?
James
November 8th, 2009
7:59 pm
Gotta love the look on Coach’s face. He looks ready to murder somebody…
…Unless calling DeAngelo Hall “somebody” is giving him to much credit.
Matt "Choke" Ryan
November 8th, 2009
7:59 pm
I like swarthy men
BOOGER MAN FROM HARTWELL GA
November 8th, 2009
8:01 pm
PEDRO DOESNT WANT ANY OF CMS ILL ASSURE YOU-HES NO OLD MAN ZIMMER
Jim007
November 8th, 2009
8:03 pm
Thank God we have a Great Coach who has his players back 100% of the time.
Deangelo Hall is simply a loser.
Bet the Redskins are glad they have him NOT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Vick Supporter
November 8th, 2009
8:04 pm
You clowns beat the weak ass Redskins,lol. Act like you’ve been there people,lol
Maddog
November 8th, 2009
8:25 pm
So DeAngelo Fall, a speedy athlete in his physical prime, and in pads and helmet no less, felt “threatened” by a middle aged man with a gut wearing street clothes? WAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Hermans
November 8th, 2009
8:25 pm
Hall does not realize how lucky he is that Mike Smith got no closer to him, and then to complain that Mike “put his nands on me in a harmful way. Next he will blame Turner for his inability to tackle a runner.
jimmy
November 8th, 2009
8:26 pm
coach please strike first we can’t afford to have you even touched
EW
November 8th, 2009
8:26 pm
Hall might want to think twice about calling Goodell. After seeing the video again, he might be suspended for his actions in that altercation. How delusional can a person be to think he was trying to pull people away when he was the only person left in the scrum and kept trying to go at them? There is seriously something wrong with him in the ehad.
Humbug
November 8th, 2009
8:30 pm
DeAngelo Hall keeps telling us how great he is at football but has never showed us. Even his body does not support his mouth.
Larry
November 8th, 2009
8:38 pm
Hall=No class thug wanna be
Tim
November 8th, 2009
8:45 pm
I would like to put the front end of my car on Deangelo in a harmful way.
Jackson
November 8th, 2009
8:47 pm
Tony G. was in D. Hall’s area all afternoon. Why didn’t he take him on?
Tim
November 8th, 2009
8:51 pm
Vick Supporter,
How many plays will the ex-con play in the game? 2 or 3? Maybe none? He’s irrelavent. Just a sideshow. Won’t be in the league more than a couple of years.
NRBQ
November 8th, 2009
8:56 pm
Jeff -
Please have a look at the 8:28 post.
Eric C.
November 8th, 2009
8:56 pm
Next week against Carolina is another must win. The week after will be a trip to face the Giants and they will be coming off a bye on a 4-game losing streak. And I’m guessing the Falcons will be facing a PO’d Giants team.
The Thin Guy
November 8th, 2009
8:58 pm
DeSatan is the guy we have to thank for the exit of Bobby Suitcase Patrino. I miss him. Who else could get a 30 yard penalty? I miss Norm Van Brocklin who would have used De’s tater trap as an ashtray. Worry about Carolina. Washington is a doormat.
brewdawg
November 8th, 2009
9:03 pm
Every Falcon blog turns into such a cesspool of ignorance and hate. People get to hide behind “freedom of speech” way too much. One day maybe we’ll be able to discuss the FALCONS like mature, reasonable people.
kerryb
November 8th, 2009
9:06 pm
MeAngelo is a putz!!!!!!!!!!!1
kerryb
November 8th, 2009
9:07 pm
This guy has been stealing money from NFL teams for year impersonating a good cornerback.
pilgrim
November 8th, 2009
9:08 pm
Said Mike Peterson, “It’s still in him – that fire, that emotion. I love that man.”
What a great quote, Jeff. Makes you want to root for this team.
Jeff Schultz
November 8th, 2009
9:09 pm
Sorry, Kate. I’m playing hard to get.
Jeff Schultz
November 8th, 2009
9:11 pm
Booger Man. You’re close to getting banned. Clean it up.
Jeff Schultz
November 8th, 2009
9:13 pm
Al Davis. You’re banned.
Jeff Schultz
November 8th, 2009
9:14 pm
NRBQ — got it, thanks.
JC
November 8th, 2009
9:15 pm
Al Davis that was inappropriate.
Jeff Schultz
November 8th, 2009
9:15 pm
Pilgrim — Absolutely. The players’ love and admiration for Smith is genuine.
Jim
November 8th, 2009
9:16 pm
Like Falcons opponents of the past, I love the smell of burnt MeAngelo in the morning. Smells like……victory !
The Grinch
November 8th, 2009
9:17 pm
Hall said he couldn’t wait for Goddell to see the video. Um, the video clearly shows Hall instigating every single incident after the late hit and Smitty coming at him AFTER Hall took a swing at him and missed. I’d be surprised if he wasn’t fined and suspended four games. If he has actually seen the video and is doing anything other than preparing his apology, he’s a total fool.
The Grinch
November 8th, 2009
9:19 pm
It’s also noteable that the only teammate that supported him was Haynesworth, who’s a noted thug. All that team needs to add in the offseason is Ron Artest to be complete.
Extremus
November 8th, 2009
9:20 pm
The schedule makers didn’t do the Falcons any favors this year at all. Not only do we have to contend with the NFC South, NFC and AFC East (three of the toughest divisions in football), we’re playing a lot of games on the road against teams (the Giants, Patriots, and Cowboys, for example) that the Saints have drawn as home dates (it’ll be interesting to see how they fare in their rematches against the Panthers and against us in our houses after we both kept them on their toes at the Superdome). That and I can’t believe how many teams coming off of bye weeks we’re having to play. If this team makes the playoffs this year again, folks, I believe Coach Smith deserves serious consideration for Coach of the Year again.
But I agree with what most of you have said here; I like Smith’s fire and emotion, and while he has made some mistakes (punting on fourth down at Dallas in the fourth quarter being the obvious standout) generally calls a competitive game and has the team well-prepared on a given week. I’m sure he’ll be addressing the lack of “sustained effort” that gave rise to the Redskins’ long drives in the second half today, because Carolina showed spirit themselves against New Orleans today and won’t be an easy win at all next week. We’re going to have to come to play and give our best for 60 full minutes of football (and whatever else is needed) to win each and every game in the weeks ahead. Don’t overlook ANYONE in this league; getting to the Superbowl this year or any year takes total focus on the team you’re playing THIS WEEK; next week will take care of itself.
That said, go Falcons!!!!
SWAT Native
November 8th, 2009
9:20 pm
Why is he only close to being banned?
Matt "Choke" Ryan
November 8th, 2009
9:27 pm
DHall you are such a loser… Just like me. LOSER!
Matt "Choke" Ryan
November 8th, 2009
9:29 pm
dhall, you would make a good B!7@H in prison just like Mike! Go VaTech!
dagnabit
November 8th, 2009
9:31 pm
Jeff. Were you saying Hall has his head up his a$$. Just wondering.
DHall
November 8th, 2009
9:31 pm
I wet my pants today, but I blame Coach Smith. One day I’ll be a big boy, mommy says so!
DHall
November 8th, 2009
9:34 pm
I got yummy yummy down in my tummy!
MrM3Man
November 8th, 2009
9:34 pm
Have at it boys, join me in leting MeAngelo what a useless chunk of human excrement and a classless thug he really is:
http://www.deangelohall.com/ask_ok.html
BIOMASS
November 8th, 2009
9:35 pm
Jeff, is there an AJC blog that discusses Matt Ryan’s ineptness? I think it’s close to being the media-hyped, overblown, gosh-i-want-it-to-be-true arena of Mike Vick. Time to start hand-wringing?
DHall
November 8th, 2009
9:36 pm
Vick Supporter who is your team?
Andrew Sherwin (The Dude)
November 8th, 2009
9:36 pm
Mike Smith = a great example of everything that’s right about NFL football
DeAngelo Hall = a prime example of everything that is wrong about NFL football
VC
November 8th, 2009
9:37 pm
Mike Smith is a gutless wonder! Hope he gets fined. Shoulda been ejected but the refs blew it.
DHall
November 8th, 2009
9:38 pm
Me a prime example of what’s wrong? What does prime mean? After all I went to Verginia Teack!
DHall
November 8th, 2009
9:39 pm
vc he’s not a FELON!
SECDOMINATES
November 8th, 2009
9:41 pm
Falcons played well today, but no question we are a few players away from being “True Contenders”
But, I just bought 10 tickets (Saints 12/13), and the reason why is – I want to support the Falcons.
This Roller coaster ride is going to be a blast and the changes in the organization are appreciated.
Money is tight, but we need to $upport those changes – Starting with Mr. Blank and all the way down to the bottle washer.
The change started when they removed the Old. tired. and me first players like Me-Angelo.
He is gone and we are moving on up – he will find himself very lonely and not appreciated.
Very sad place to be and I do not feel any pitty for him – $ + zero character = JAIL.
I hope I am wrong, but it is too late for him and I have very little faith in his ability to recover.
Go Falcons!
MSmith
November 8th, 2009
9:44 pm
Man up DHall. sorry forgot your not a man!
ConVick
November 8th, 2009
9:47 pm
Vick Support bring on ConVick. He get his ass kicked, that’s if he can actually get in the game. After all he’s # 3 on the depth chart!
Matt "Choke" Ryan
November 8th, 2009
9:48 pm
HOW DARE CHRIS COLLINSWORTH JUST SAY THAT MY HERO HAS LOST A STEP AND LOOKS SLOWER ON SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL. BOOOOOO CHRIS BOOOOO MIKE IS THE BEST MAN!! HE HASNT LOST A STEP!!!! WHAT THE HECK!?!?!?
BOY OH BOY I WISH WE HAD MIKE “LYING DOG KILLING OVERWEIGHT SLOWTHUG” VICK ON THE FALCONS. THE STAND UP, RESPECTABLE, HELL OF A LEADER, QB THE FALCONS HAVE RIGHT NOW IS JUST SO BAD FOR THE TEAM. I CANT BELIEVE PEOPLE WOULD ROOT FOR SUCH A HIGH CHARACTER INDIVIDUAL.
MAN WE SHOULDVE KEPT VICK I BET WE’D BE 3-5 RIGHT NOW. HOW AWESOME WOULD IT BE TO HAVE OUR HERO BACK. WINS AND LOSSES MEAN NOTHING!!! VICK SURE WAS THE BEST!!!!
Ryder
November 8th, 2009
9:52 pm
Atlanta came out and showed the emotion that was needed after two tough weeks on the road. Although I’m still very concerned about the defense (no way this team should’ve been allowed to come back) it was great to see Turner get into a groove early and often. They will need to rely on him even more as Atlanta starts to get into the meat of their schedule with the Giants, Saints and Eagles on the horizon.
Matt "Choke" Ryan
November 8th, 2009
9:53 pm
MAN WE SHOULDVE DRAFTED FLACCO!!! THAT 4-4 RECORD HIS TEAM HAS IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN “CHOKES”. WINS AND LOSSES MEAN NOTHING MAN!! FLACCO IS DA FUTURE!!!
WE NEED VICK BACK!! THIS CITY DOESNT NEED BACK TO BACK WINNING SEASONS!! COME ON GUYS WASNT VICK SO FUN TO WATCH??? WHY WOULD YOU WANT A HIGH CHARACTER LEADER LIKE MATT RYAN. WHY DO PEOPLE CARE ABOUT WINS AND LOSSES SO MUCH I JUST DONT GET IT???!??!?!?
Vick Supporter
November 8th, 2009
9:55 pm
Vick Will Shine Again
Bier Man!
November 8th, 2009
9:56 pm
Schultzy,
Thanks for cleaning this up and taking Al Davis off of here. It’s embarrassing to have comments like that on a open forum in today’s age.
As for the game, the D looked great in the 1st half and 4th qtr (not sure what happened in the 3rd). The offense yet again looked dominate on the 1st drive and then looked like they were in the preseason the rest of the 1st half but got the running game going in the 2nd half. Ryan looked shaky after that pick. Hope he can pull it together over the next few weeks. We will need more than 125 yards passing to beat the Giants, Eagles and Saints.
It was a good win against a team we should beat which is a great sign.
Matt "Choke" Ryan
November 8th, 2009
9:57 pm
YEAH VICK SUPPORTER. WE ALL KNOW THAT RUNNING QB’S GET BETTER WITH AGE. BOY MIKE WAS ALWAYS SUCH AN ACCURATE PASSER. WE JUST KNOW THAT ONCE HE LOSES HIS LEGS HE’LL BE ABLE TO DROP BACK LIKE THE PROS!!!! MAN I WISH THAT SLOW OLD LIAR WAS STILL IN ATLANTA!! I THINK HE ACTUALLY LOOKS BETTER FAT AND SLOW. MAN HE WAS ALWAYS THE BEST PASSER, SO ACCURATE. MAN HOW GREAT WOULD IT BE TO HAVE A SLOW FAT OLD RUNNING QB???!?!?
wxwax
November 8th, 2009
9:57 pm
Only the Redskins would sing a no-character putz like MeAngelo to a big contract.
MeAngelo picks a fight with a coach. But he doesn’t have the courage to make a tackle in the field. He had a horrible game and directly contributed to two Falcons touchdowns.
You’d think he be concerned with his performance and his team’s performance. But as usual, he has more fight on the sidelines than he does on the field.
’twas ever thus with him. All bark, no bite.
Frank Beamer
November 8th, 2009
9:58 pm
Sorry Atlanta, both Micheal and D’Angelo were star studants at Verginia Teack! Just don’t no what happened! Go Hokeies or however we spalle that! We r tha Atlantatic Cost Conforance!
mat
November 8th, 2009
10:00 pm
Enter your comments here
bugman
November 8th, 2009
10:00 pm
Holy misplaced subject matter!
Didn’t Bradley just do an article on keeping this tool in ATL?!
DOH!
DrJ
November 8th, 2009
10:01 pm
Nice Win, but started celebrating a win at half-time…..coaches need to correct this. Falcons still don’t know how to put a team away. Always let them play catch-up….exciting, but not good.
Turner did great today, but he really needs backup. Coach looked good, showed the kind of enthusiasm we should have had in the third quarter. Go Falcons!
Matt "Choke" Ryan
November 8th, 2009
10:01 pm
Notice how i’ve shut my loud mouth when the Falcons win. That’s because I’m a @ick supporter!
Vick Supporter
November 8th, 2009
10:03 pm
To the fake Matt “Choke” Ryan
Man you are f-ing lame. Why don’t you be a man and use your regular username and say what you have to say