Ryan should benefit from arrival of Koetter (and Samuel)
Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan likes the approach of new offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter. (Curtis Compton/AJC)
FLOWERY BRANCH – The Falcons’ acquisition of Asante Samuel this offseason might prove to be more than just an upgrade of the team’s secondary. He also opened Matt Ryan’s eyes a little bit with some analysis.
“Yeah, he crushed me,” Ryan said, laughing. “But he has a way of crushing everybody. We played against him four times, and I think he had like three picks against me.”
The Falcons opened training camp Thursday. Ryan had just finished talking about his revised offseason workouts (increased weight-lifting), his new approach to practices and meetings (maintaining consistent focus, discipline and intensity through the year) and the hiring of a new offensive coordinator (Dirk Koetter), all of which he hopes will result in something significantly north of another playoff shutout.
It’s no secret that Ryan hasn’t been good in his three playoff games. It hit him shortly after (and possibly during) the 24-2 loss to the New York Giants that something had to change.
Taking ownership wasn’t a problem Thursday. “When you look at the past season, and leading up to this point of your career, I certainly haven’t been where I need to be,” he said. “I haven’t been as good as I can be.”
He sought and received critiques from opposing players. Quarterbacks “tend to not be too rough on each other,” he said. But Samuel, acquired from Philadelphia, didn’t hold back after arriving and provided some revelations.
Like what?
“Well, I’m not going to tell you,” Ryan said, smiling.
But he is not shy about addressing the obvious: He knows the offense has to get better, and particularly more efficient in the red zone, for this team to have any postseason.
“When you look at the difference between a first-round exit and a Super Bowl championship, the game shakes on five, six, seven plays,” he said. “We have to be better. I have to be better.”
They also have to be less predictable. If we can’t yet know how effective Koetter will be, we at least know things had hit a wall with Mike Mularkey. Play-calling seemed rubber-stamped from the week before. It’s less about the common refrain, that Ryan needs to throw deep more, than it is the offense needs to be more varied.
I have found there to be one absolute in football: When guys in the press box are calling out the play before the snap, there’s a problem.
It’s hard for an offense to get shut out in a game. When a team gets 10 to 12 possessions, it’s bound to stumble into at least a couple of field goals.
Mularkey didn’t understand the criticism. He lived at the intersection of arrogant and insufferable. He seemed closed to any suggestions that his offense had become predictable and that halftime adjustments by opponents possibly led to a drop-off in production. He dismissed these as mere theories from “outside sources.”
“The general public and yourself would not know that unless you studied film, knew what the game plan was and knew what was happening in the first half and not the second half,” Mularkey said last season.
Oh, woe be our feeble minds.
Mularkey is now disseminating his brilliance in Jacksonville.
Ryan did not take any shots at Mularkey, of course. He even said, “I liked playing for Mike.”
But take note of Ryan’s remarks on Koetter: “He’s been really good in meetings, really upbeat, really positive. Everybody is impressed with how smart he is and how receptive he is to our input. … Dirk’s got a different way of teaching, and a lot of our guys respond to it well. He pushes people differently. Mike was very demanding, very organized. Dirk is as well, but he has a different type of personality. He’s very positive. It’s a different vibe.”
Ryan actually had an impressive year statistically — career highs in yards (4,177), touchdowns (29) and efficiency (92.2) — especially considering he was out there with a just-average running game and too-often less-than-average protection from his line. But he knows he needs to better.
He said the offense most needs to improve on “finishing drives.” Some of that is execution by his teammates. Some of it is play-calling. Some of it is on the quarterback.
“There’s one thing that tells you that you need to do something different, and that’s the end result,” he said.
– Jeff Schultz
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Jedi Falcon
July 26th, 2012
8:37 pm
#1
Ronald Millsaps
July 26th, 2012
8:44 pm
Winning and losing don’t tell it all; how you play does, and the Falcons haven’t played well in the playoffs and oftentimes have been regular-season underachievers.
The bookend corners should pay huge dividends, for multiple reasons, and yes, you do have to go downfield. You do need to stretch a defense, and get this “Oprah” nonsense out of the playcalling.
JSS
July 26th, 2012
8:45 pm
Ah, the great film studier who never learns… Don’t worry, Tramon Williams is still out there lurking around… Then there’s that bunch in Houston, they were giddy to see him too!
Ronald Millsaps
July 26th, 2012
8:45 pm
This team should be their best since ‘98.
Marcus
July 26th, 2012
8:47 pm
let’s do the daggone thing.
Schultzie, do some digging to see what Asante really said. LOL.
Ted M
July 26th, 2012
9:07 pm
that sounded exactly like what Ryan said at the beginning of last season.
JSS
July 26th, 2012
9:09 pm
“You take that 5 step drop and throw outs to the shoulder” “You need 6 in (blocking) and call it in audible between the 20s” “You never throw the dig and go” “You depend on the out with a sprint out when you’re scared to test a secondary” and on & on…
GT GRAD
July 26th, 2012
9:17 pm
We are very lucky to have Matt Ryan………any haters out there that say different are biased and/or ignorant.
I am very concerned about the LT position; however, we all expect a solid LT will be signed after cap casualties hit other teams (IF a solid LT is cut of course).
We have a VERY solid team and we should have a great year.
Any teams out there willing to trade a starting LT for Turner (yeah right LOL)…….on a more serious note, I would trade Turner today for a 2nd or 3rd round draft pick (the problem is I do not think any team would even give us a 7th round draft pick for him)! He is too slow and he makes our offense predictable…………..teams simply load the box and do not worry about running plays or screen passes outside of the offensive tackles (he is not capable of breaking a long run to make the team pay for loading the box). I also do not think I have ever seen him pick up a blitzing defender at a critical juncture which allowed Matt Ryan the needed time to make a play………..how many running backs do this at least once almost every game? I do not blame Turner (he is a great guy and he is giving all he has to the team); however, I do blame the Falcons brass for keeping him around when it is obvious he is well past his prime……..it is past time to move on!
{We would have drafted Adrian Peterson instead of DE Jamal Anderson if the Vikings had not drafted him one pick ahead of us…………..how good would the Falcons have been the past few years if we had been lucky enough to draft Adrian Peterson??? I only make this comment to drive the point home that Turner is detrimental to the team at this juncture.}
Ryan Sucks
July 26th, 2012
9:23 pm
Luv ya Jeff Schultz, but your In-The-Spin-Zone
It’s not that Ryan needs to throw deep more. That’s not what we “haters” have been screaming.
It’s that he doesn’t throw a good deep ball. In fact, he’s rather terrible. And because of that, playoff defenses sit on routes 15-yard deep or less and destroy him. AKA the Giants.
Look at the Texans game last year, Ryan missed 2 wide open deep receivers… Wade had his D sit on the short routes, and our offense couldn’t move / score points.
Lets go the other way, look at the Colts game. Ryan did hit Julio on a bomb… yet watch the play like a coach. Julio was WIDE OPEN. Ryan missed him by a mile and Julio had to make a circus catch.
Can we win a Super Bowl with Ryan? yeah, like Brad Johnson & Trent Dilfer won Super Bowls. AKA all our money should be spent on making an awesome D. Let Ryan be a manager.
Ryan Sucks
July 26th, 2012
9:25 pm
whoops, previous post has typos like “your” instead of “you’re”
Ryan does that to me
D man
July 26th, 2012
9:31 pm
Can’t wait till the first kickoff… Hurry up season…
JSS
July 26th, 2012
9:33 pm
One, you don’t 2nd or 3rd picks for RBs and WRs anymore, that ship has sailed…
This one (statement) made laugh cause I guess you’re saying this about Randy Cross and Rich Gannon?
“any haters out there that say different are biased and/or ignorant.”
They are not down on Matt Ryan, but they sure know his limitations as a game changer…
So what’s their “bias?” Why are they “ignorant?”
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
July 26th, 2012
9:36 pm
JEFF
More excuses for Ryan I see.
I also see you are not posting any blogs like the one you did “Vick must go”.
Why is that?
Najeh Davenpoop
July 26th, 2012
9:39 pm
Dirk Koetter’s entire NFL experience, prior to joining the Falcons, has been as Jacksonville’s offensive coordinator the last five years.
His first year there (2007), the Jags finished 7th in the league in total offense. Since then, they have finished no higher than 15th. And it is debatable how much impact Koetter really had on that 2007 team, since they finished 10th in total offense the previous year, when he was not on the staff. They peaked in 2007 and have since declined.
Granted, they did not have elite personnel other than Maurice Jones-Drew and (early in Koetter’s career there) Fred Taylor, and David Garrard did have his career best season in 2007. But with that said, Koetter’s resume doesn’t exactly jump off the page to indicate that he is a real difference maker. And my contention has consistently been that the Falcons don’t have elite personnel either. Maybe Koetter is more imaginative than Mularkey, but he doesn’t strike me as a guy who can lift less-than-elite personnel to elite status. We’ll see. If these coaching changes don’t squeeze more out of this personnel group, Dimitroff needs to be on the hot seat.
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
July 26th, 2012
9:40 pm
GT GRAD
July 26th, 2012
9:17 pm
We are very lucky to have Matt Ryan………any haters out there that say different are biased and/or ignorant.
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Is that the same type of happy as a person having a sprain instead of a broken bone?
Until CHOKE showed up I can’t recall the last time a Falcons qb has ever been 1 and done and he has done it 3 straight times, so what is there to be happy about?
0-3 and counting
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
July 26th, 2012
9:41 pm
JSS
July 26th, 2012
8:45 pm
Ah, the great film studier who never learns… Don’t worry, Tramon Williams is still out there lurking around… Then there’s that bunch in Houston, they were giddy to see him too!
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JSS…..Don’t be so picky….It could have been a 75 yard pick 6 instead of 70…..ha ha
Najeh Davenpoop
July 26th, 2012
9:41 pm
“It’s not that Ryan needs to throw deep more. That’s not what we “haters” have been screaming.
It’s that he doesn’t throw a good deep ball. In fact, he’s rather terrible. And because of that, playoff defenses sit on routes 15-yard deep or less and destroy him. AKA the Giants.”
Co-sign. And it’s not that Ryan can’t win a Super Bowl, but unless his weight training program has added considerable speed to his passes, he’s not going to lead a team there.
Bob
July 26th, 2012
9:43 pm
If Ryan had the protection some of the elite QB’s have he might be able to complete deep passes.
Look at Tom Brady. He hae 5,6 seconds in the pocket and rarely gets hit. Ryan gets killed even on the passes he completes. How often do the Mannings get hit? The offensive line makes the QB’S in a lot of cases.
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
July 26th, 2012
9:44 pm
Ronald Millsaps
July 26th, 2012
8:45 pm
This team should be their best since ‘98
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Considering that the 2004 team played in the championship game, that would mean they will be playing in the Superbowl.
You really need to put down the crack pot……ha ha
Najeh Davenpoop
July 26th, 2012
9:44 pm
While Samuel is busy giving advice to teammates, hopefully his physical skills at age 31 are still good enough for his gambling tendencies to pay off. He got torched by Larry Fitzgerald last year. The good news is that Mike Nolan is pretty legit as a DC, so if anything Samuel is probably going to be used properly.
FalconsfaninAugusta
July 26th, 2012
9:45 pm
Great article Jeff… I’m excited about the new season and watching Ryan improve even more.
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
July 26th, 2012
9:49 pm
Bob
July 26th, 2012
9:43 pm
If Ryan had the protection some of the elite QB’s have he might be able to complete deep passes.
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You want some cheese with that WHINE?
CHOKE could have 6 pro bowl linemen and he would still throw those butterflies down field.
You guys have more excuses than you can handle…..ha ha
Doug
July 26th, 2012
9:50 pm
The Ryan haters always sound rather pathetic, particularly since the actual numbers indicate that he is a well above-average quarterback in the NFL. What’s increasingly pathetic is that “adults” take time out of their day to bash Ryan online within five minutes of a blog’s posting. There is more to life, I assure you.
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
July 26th, 2012
9:52 pm
In regards to Samuel, when was the last time Andy Reid released or traded a player and they have excelled?
Andy Reid is more of a guru of talent than big hair Dimitroff could ever dream of.
You will see really soon how hosed Dimitroff is again…..ha ha
Ron
July 26th, 2012
9:52 pm
The Vick apologists are out today! LMAO
Your boy’s 32 and too busy talking synasty after having missed the playoffs
It’s over, it’s dead, ike thoe dogs… Vick’s gone, move on. Support your team or go be an Eagles fan even though he shot a bird in your faces as well while he was with the Falcons. LOL Idiots.
bulldawgjim
July 26th, 2012
9:53 pm
Come on guys…..quit beating up on Matt Ryan…….he is clearly the best QB the Falcons have had since Bartkowski…….remember this…before Matt Ryan and Mike Smith got here the Falcons had NEVER had back-to-back winning seaons……EVER…..yes, I too am unhappy with our 0-3 playoff record, but I am optimistic that Falcons will turn that around, too……..better pass protection is the key….if Ryan has time, you watch…..deep throws will improve…….deep routes take a long time to develop……pretty difficult to make a deep, accurate throw when you are constantly on the run…..
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
July 26th, 2012
9:54 pm
While CHOKE is looking hopelessly for his 1stt playoff win, Flacco the 30 million dollar bargain can only improve by making it to a superbowl. Reaching the championship game, he has been there and done that. Twice to be exact.
CHOKE is the JOKE I predicted from the beginning
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
July 26th, 2012
10:00 pm
bulldawgjim
July 26th, 2012
9:53 pm
Come on guys…..quit beating up on Matt Ryan…….he is clearly the best QB the Falcons have had since Bartkowski…….remember this…before Matt Ryan and Mike Smith got here the Falcons had NEVER had back-to-back winning seaons……EVER
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And before CHOKE & Smith the Falcons had never gone 1 and done in over 20 years.
Before CHOKE & Smith the Falcons had never failed to go “worst to first.”
HA HA
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
July 26th, 2012
10:01 pm
I mean seriously, how can you put up a big GOOSE EGG in the biggest game of the season?
HA HA
Ron
July 26th, 2012
10:02 pm
Ask the Vick fans what their boy’s last playoff pass was??????
A game-LOSING interception vs Green Bay. Damn homie! LMAO
Where was he last year???? Oh right, home and injured. DREAM TEAM.
Don’t tell the “Vick-suckers” on here though. They are just bitter their boy left them so they blame someone else to blame, just like they’ll blame Andy Reid when the dog-errr-COACH KILLER gets him fired this season. Ahahahahaha!
Ron
July 26th, 2012
10:06 pm
“Before CHOKE & Smith the Falcons had never failed to go “worst to first.” …”
Bahahaha! WUT??? The Falcons have been in the playoff 3 of Ryan’s 4 years.
Vick was too busy leading them to 5-11 seasons, not reading his playobook, and breaking his leg in 2003. What a chump. Worst decision this franchise ever made was drafting that clown. I’m happy he got another big contract though, because there’s nothing I love seeing more than Philly fans crying about overpaid underachieving players. LMFAO!
Ron
July 26th, 2012
10:08 pm
“I mean seriously, how can you put up a big GOOSE EGG in the biggest game of the season?”
How can you miss the playoffs after calling yourself the DREAM TEAM? With all that so-call talent huh? Even worse, how can even open your mouth talking about a DYNASTY when you couldn’t even MAKE the playoffs last season? LMAO This is the clown you idiots follow????? Hahahaha!
JSS
July 26th, 2012
10:09 pm
Sorry Bob…
But Eli Manning was pressured 582 times, sacked 73 times over the last 3 years according to a study by Profootball Focus; but he was only sacked 12.5% of the time… You know what that tells you? he get the ball out quick, and more importantly with a purpose!
Ryan on the other hand was only pressured 488, he was sacked 67 times for a 13.7% rate. That 1.2% percent higher than Manning who had nearly 100 more pressured drop backs. Something wrong beyond the offense line… He’s not reading the coverages correctly or his receivers can’t shake people. You need a accurate cannon in this league to remedy that case…
JSS
July 26th, 2012
10:12 pm
Davenpoop…
Just pray people don’t start motioning across formations to get Samuel and DeCoud on the same side of route trees…
JSS
July 26th, 2012
10:16 pm
“how can even open your mouth talking about a DYNASTY when you couldn’t even MAKE the playoffs last season?”
Same way you can when don’t score a single point in a playoff game… I guess they call it hope…
Firsttimer
July 26th, 2012
10:23 pm
Oh no, JSS is on this blog site too! Man he is such a buzz kill. I imagine he walks around with a dark cloud hovering over his head. Great article Jeff. I hope Asante is schooling Matty well. If you practice against good defenses then you are prepared to play against good defenses.
Firsttimer
July 26th, 2012
10:32 pm
Brad Johnson and Trent Dilfer? Are you putting Ryan in their category? Are you kidding me? You people disrespecting Ryan need to hear what other players and football analysts are saying about him. Quite complimentary. Only in Atlanta.
Brad
July 26th, 2012
10:35 pm
Get off Matt Ryan! He is a top 10 qb! I have been a bird for life! Since Chris Miller, Billy Joe Tolliver. We have been bad for so long and this guy comes along and what do ya know? A complete turn around for our franchise! Have trust in this guy! RISE UP! Lets get behind our team!
Brad
July 26th, 2012
10:41 pm
You people really frustrate me with your IGNORANCE! Your not “haters” but you are another breed that i just can’t seem to figure out. But really try to be behind our team! Obviously you care because you wouldn’t be reading about our dirty birds. Which by the way our man O.J. Santiago created!
YoDog
July 26th, 2012
10:43 pm
First it’s Greg Knapp and then Mike Mularkey. How do we keep getting the most unimaginative OC’s in the NFL?
Firsttimer
July 26th, 2012
10:49 pm
Good news JSS, Matty Choke, and the gang. I am out of here. If you try to talk intelligently to unintelligent people then that makes you unintelligent too. Therefore, I will not post a blog with the AJC again. I will instead hold football conversations with people who know what they are talking about and not just spewing hate. Goodbye idiots, I am off to better conversations. Have a nice life hating on the Falcons. Final words of wisdom for you; Greyhound is ready when you are. Find another city. Good luck true Falcon fans.
JSS
July 26th, 2012
10:50 pm
Sunshine where I live most of the time 320 days a year!!! Sorry, facts and honesty always kills the “buzz” of liars and pollyannas a great deal! Want another PBR to drown your sorrows (The official beer of depressed Matt Ryan fans since the 3rd QTR of the NFC Divisional Round)!
JSS
July 26th, 2012
10:54 pm
I guess he went to join IJonathan, Georgia Peach, and that looney quasi-sociologist masquerading as a ninja on the merry-go-round at Six-Flags?
JSS
July 26th, 2012
10:58 pm
“If you try to talk intelligently to unintelligent people then that makes you unintelligent too.”
That is some helluva self-analysis there fella! How long have you been of your unintelligence?
JSS
July 26th, 2012
11:02 pm
Let me insert “aware” before Cliff Clevaen posts a critique!
Brad
July 26th, 2012
11:02 pm
FACE IT! VICK IS GONE! HE IS A COACH KILLER! PLEASE GO BE EAGLES FANS! I WAS SO EXCITED WHEN THE IDIOT GOT CAUGHT!
ccc
July 26th, 2012
11:10 pm
Isn’t Michael Vick the quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons?
Scooter
July 26th, 2012
11:11 pm
BTW, JSS, it’s not the fact that you dog on Matt Ryan constantly that makes you annoying as hell..it’s that you’re one of those narcissists that tries to justify being an a-hole by claiming you are just “keeping it real”. Face it, you’re an a-hole..the sooner you admit that to youself, the faster you can try to do something about it
Scooter
July 26th, 2012
11:14 pm
Oh, and to add to my last comment JSS, noone likes a self important blowhard. Matt Ryan might suck and I might even agree with some of your critiques about him and his talents…but acting like you’re an NFL scout instead of some guy that sits behind a keyboard like the rest of us doesn’t help your points, nor does denigrating the intelligence of anyone that doesn’t agree with you.
rollo lawson
July 26th, 2012
11:29 pm
Asante probably told him to stop playing like a b#tc# in big games, grow a pair, stop trying to be so politically correct/vanilla all the time, take charge of this team, and take us deep into the playoffs!!
JSS
July 26th, 2012
11:32 pm
““keeping it real” is for aunts and uncles on reality tv… I rather be considered the vulgarity that you implied everyday, all day, 24/7, than a yessir lackey…
Oh yeah, you might want to try a Bluetooth or a wireless headset. Then you might not have to sit behind a keyboard anymore… Well, that is unless you’re like an unintelligent version of Stephen Hawking? Oops, was that mean like it took you two paragraphs to describe?
JSS
July 26th, 2012
11:37 pm
Rollo…
What did that Hawks schedule look like?
Bobby
July 26th, 2012
11:39 pm
There is ZERO chance that these same people critiqued Vick’s game the way they do Ryan’s. The ulterior motive is clear, whether Ryan has missed the playoffs every time or even if he had won a SB by now. No need to hide behind it. Vick got a pass from a lot of fans for years, now they act like standards are so high? LOL Oh please. You know how many teams would kill to have a QB as good as Ryan and be in the playoff hunt year after year now? Would you rather be the Jags? The Vikings? The CARDINALS? Maybe the Dolphins? OK I’ll leave it alone. As I said, certain fans gave Vick a pass for years, now nothing is too good for him because he doesn’t look or play like Ryan.
rideordiefalconsfan
July 26th, 2012
11:41 pm
yall bashing matt ryan because he put up a goose egg but i clearly remember peyton manning doing the same thing against the jets 41 0
Rob
July 26th, 2012
11:47 pm
“Same way you can when don’t score a single point in a playoff game… I guess they call it hope…”
Not even close to the same thing, don’t make me laugh. This is one step from the Carolina Panthers claiming they will win the Super Bowl. I mean, have you clowns seen the NFC? It ain’t easy to get to January football despite what these Vick apologists think when they trash Ryan. But in the meantime, it’s best to stfu and play ball. Just shows that his head isn’t in the right place and it doesn’t match his game. It never has. But once again, the Vick fans can’t see it and gloss over their boy’s failures after being drafted what 11 yrs ago?
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
July 26th, 2012
11:47 pm
rollo lawson
July 26th, 2012
11:29 pm
Asante probably told him to stop playing like a b#tc# in big games, grow a pair, stop trying to be so politically correct/vanilla all the time, take charge of this team, and take us deep into the playoffs!!
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And then CHOKE said…..”Who do you think I am Flacco?….ha ha
Rick
July 26th, 2012
11:48 pm
Wow JSS lots of venom for Matt; reminds me of the venom for Payton, I guess I will remain a fan and see how it shakes out…….
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
July 26th, 2012
11:50 pm
5 years in. What is the over and under that Blank doesn’t cut CHOKE?…..HA HA
Rob
July 26th, 2012
11:52 pm
Matter of fact, let’s stack it up: Vick has been in the league well over a decade and all he has to show for it is jailtime and two playoff win, one of which was against the sorry a** Rams. No Super Bowl appearances, no list of passing records, no long string of pro bowls… just two playoff wins and some jail time. So he’s basically Tony Romo-lite.
That’s the guy yall are falling over yourselves to defend? THAT’S you hero?
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
July 26th, 2012
11:53 pm
Zero playoff wins for 72 million dollar investment. If Blank ran Home Depot that way, he would be bankrupt in both companies…..ha ha
Rick
July 26th, 2012
11:55 pm
I guess I have to ask JSS; you a mad fan? I am because I want more so nothing you said I disagree with. It is more of me being a fan and knowing its time to RISE UP. The deal is that I dont quit on the home teams because I am a fan……..(noticed I said HOME TEAMS WITH AN “S”). I expect to win the SB if not catch me here next season with the same expectations. Fan, real fan. I would perfer these bashers to say that they are angry and that they expect more. For me that would show some passion. To bash the home team on the home team blog does not show passion, it comes across as angry and bitter……..just saying.
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
July 26th, 2012
11:57 pm
@Roberta
Vick has 4 pro bowls…….CHOKE 1
Vick has 2 playoff wins….. CHOKE Goose eggs
MVP Runner Up…..Vick 2 (2002 & 2010)……CHOKE….Just kidding.
You made my case for me…..ha ha. Vick could retire tomorrow and CHOKE would still finish 3 pro bowls, 2 playoff wins, 1 championship game behind him…..
What a LOSER!
Rick
July 26th, 2012
11:58 pm
And if I can recall correctly only one QB I know won in his first five years lately was Big Ben……help me out here I could be wrong? Just saying………
Rob
July 26th, 2012
11:58 pm
I could see if dude was setting passing records or going to the pro bowl/super bowl every other year. But what has he accomplished? Don’t even compare him to Ryan, let each QB stand on his own merit. What has Vick accomplished in comparison of other QBs since he was drafted? Sorry kids, I ain;t impressed and wasn’t when he was in Atlanta. Yeah he runs around, but he missed games. yeah he has a strong arms buut he throws as many interceptions as TDs. So what’s the excuse? Dude is overrated, and all you clowns who defend him are getting laughed at by fans in other cities because they knows Vick’s game and resume doesn’t match his hype.
Rick
July 27th, 2012
12:02 am
As for you “Matt choke” who cares what Vick did? (Btw you talking to a big VICK fan) like all of these guys say, they play for the ring, not individual accolades……I bet if you ask him he would say fudge them awards “I want a ring.” Just saying…….
Rob
July 27th, 2012
12:02 am
“You made my case for me”
Bahahaha! Two playoff wins in 12 years. The way you idiots talk about him, you would think he won a few Super Bowls like Eli or Ben LOL. TWO playoff wins. Mark Sorry Sanchez has more and so does Joe Waka Flacco Flames. TWO in twelve years? Ryan at least has youth on his side. Vick is almost done. No chance at the Hall, no jersey retirement, no Super Bowl, and a criminal record. Congrats LMAO
Rob
July 27th, 2012
12:05 am
“MVP Runner Up…..Vick 2 (2002 & 2010)……”
You are in here bragging about RUNNER UP awards… LMAO. You want a 2nd place ribbon and a juice box for showing up too? He was the first pick, and with that comes pressure to finish FIRST in all things. So where are the rings? Where are the trophies? He has stolen money from TWO franchises do far and you clowns keep making excuses.
JSS
July 27th, 2012
12:06 am
Save passion for things that matter, these people have been blogging long before you gather your rate they said all those things that you just pointed out there beyond that point now. While otherslike myself have moved on from that fan phase and we just enjoy the NFL for what it is. It is a game that is played for money by people who give their allegiance from money.
I’ll enjoy the sport for what it is; but I understand at its root is the business ( that started as a not-for-profit), but like Maj. league baseball before it, people have made it a secular quasi-religion… and It is simple as that… Funny, the same people who denigrate the city of Atlanta by forming little cluster cities separate from the environs of Atlanta are generally the ones who scream the loudest about home teams… That is an amazing dichotomy…
Rob
July 27th, 2012
12:10 am
Let me explain how a #1 pick’s career should look:
Eli Manning: 8 seasons, 2 super bowls, 2 SB MVPs, doesn’t care about regular season MVPs and dynasty talk, concensus Top 5 QB.
Now THAT is someone to brag about. So what doesn’t have to brag about again? He’s been in the league longer and had plenty of talent. But I don’t see any rings or hardware. Just all talk, and too busy writing tell all books. LOL
JSS
July 27th, 2012
12:11 am
“angry and bitter”
No that would be the fact that a billionaire would come to ordinary citizens and visitors and force them to subsidize what amounts to a recreational pursuit that he owns…
Make no mistake, that is what Arthur Blank intends to do…
Rob
July 27th, 2012
12:12 am
Let me explain how a #1 pick’s career should look:
Eli Manning: 8 seasons, 2 super bowls, 2 SB MVPs, doesn’t care about regular season MVPs and dynasty talk, concensus Top 5 QB.
Now THAT is someone to brag about. So what does Vick or his fans have to brag about again? He’s been in the league longer and had plenty of talent. But I don’t see any rings or hardware. Just all talk, and too busy writing tell all books. LOL
Bobby
July 27th, 2012
12:15 am
“Funny, the same people who denigrate the city of Atlanta by forming little cluster cities separate from the environs of Atlanta are generally the ones who scream the loudest about home teams… That is an amazing dichotomy”
It works both ways. People call themselves die hard Falcons fans but then turn against the team when a player leaves after screwing it up for himself and pissing on the team and the city, their hometown. and they still defend him. Now THAT is amazing.
Rick
July 27th, 2012
12:19 am
JSS it’s football man. Your big words mean little to nothing when it comes down to x’s and o’s. If you enjoy the game that much and appreciate it for what it is dont come on a Falcons blog and bash them. Find you a team and use your big words to describe how excited you are about that team. Nothing to prove here because you have a vocab……..just saying. Relax a little man….you come across as a mean and bitter person. Its Falcon football…..it wont solve the worlds problems…..just saying!
JSS
July 27th, 2012
12:20 am
Are they claiming Eli now? Before he won last winter; they were saying he only won because that defense! They also cursed him because of how his father maneuvered him out of San Diego… Wow
JSS
July 27th, 2012
12:22 am
Rob, takes one to know one huh? Sentence short enough for ya?
JSS
July 27th, 2012
12:34 am
The best thing about being a fan of an NFL instead of a single team is that you realize that every kind of quarterback has won a Super Bowl… Past their prime ones (Unitas), unimaginable ones (Dilfer), superstars (Namath), and even drunkards (Stabler)… However the great equalizer is that far more have lost across that same spectrum of talent.
That is why I watch football Rob, that journey to one Thisfinal game… And I don’t hate all aspects of the Falcons; but their weaknesses are glaring! It does you absolutely no good to sugarcoat those things under the guise of being a fan.
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
July 27th, 2012
12:46 am
@Roberta
And this is what a 3rd overall pick should do………………..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l15S7mooJAY
As analyst Troy Aikman said……………POOR decision by CHOKE………….HA HA
JSS
July 27th, 2012
12:49 am
MCR…
You didn’t go Tramon Williams on them again did you? SMDH
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
July 27th, 2012
12:51 am
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/don_banks/01/08/wild.card.playoffs/index.html
The great quarterback….ha ha
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
July 27th, 2012
12:53 am
@JSS
They have short memories….ha ha.
JSS
July 27th, 2012
1:07 am
German mind whip is more like it! Well, back to the grind… Olympic Friday finally!!!
JSS
July 27th, 2012
1:15 am
Rick, Brady won in his first five years (2,4, & 5)… Aaron Rodgers won in year 5, but in fairness he threw for 423 yards and 4 and 1 TD in his playoff debut (losing in the desert to Arizona end of similarity with Ryan)…
Falcons: Play 60!
July 27th, 2012
2:50 am
“Ryan should benefit from arrival of Koetter (and Samuel)”
if they can again reach the playoffs and score just 1 offensive point then hey, they’re already better than they were last year!
Rob
July 27th, 2012
5:27 am
If that interception was a poor decision by Ryan, what would we call throwing away two years of your life over some dogs? LMAO… Or all the games he lost since being in Philly by not protecting the ball? Or the GAME-LOSING pick vs Green Bay in the playoffs? Why don’t you want to discuss that Philly vs Green Bay playoff game, you talk about everything else. Does it hurt that bad? LOL Did you enjoy watching your boy miss the playoffs again last year? Or spitting up blood in the GA Dome? He’s finished, it’s over, it’s done. Bury him like those dog carcasses. He’ll be out for the season by Week 4. First round bust. Back to studying for your GED.
Rob
July 27th, 2012
5:41 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abjUPUiHOqw
Tramon Williams INT eliminates Vick and the Eagles, LMAO!
JSS
July 27th, 2012
6:35 am
Rob are you serious? You guys “discussed” that pick for 5 days leading up to the Green Bay game! Stalin’s goon people like you crowed how Ryan wouldn’t throw an interception like that to save his life… That is one of the reasons why people are hanging it over your heads in such a manner… It was the gift that keeps on giving!
Still, it was the collective sound of crickets that came over not just the beat writer’s blog; but the fan blog, and the Jeff Shultz game blog that made the moment just so extra special!
You guys talk about Karma so much, but when fate swings itself around ( unlike the Philly game as they challenge to win the game)… But instead, the game is decided and put away even before the half-time gun fired! In-line citations and APA references are available upon request!
Sean "CHOKE" Payton
July 27th, 2012
6:43 am
See ya next season after my suspension, pain pill rehab and divorce.
Samuel
July 27th, 2012
6:45 am
Matt Ryan has to put himself in position- where, when they mention Dree Brees, Rodgers, Manning he’s a part of that conversation.
Sean "CHOKE" Payton
July 27th, 2012
6:45 am
I’m still living in Dallas instead of that dump, New Oeleans.
Sean "CHOKE" Payton
July 27th, 2012
6:46 am
Drew Brees ain’t nothing without me and my crooked ways.
Sean "CHOKE" Payton
July 27th, 2012
6:47 am
BountyGate got me a fake Super Bowl trophy.
Sean "CHOKE" Payton
July 27th, 2012
6:49 am
Who in the world would want to live in New Orleans,
camping out in a ghetto.
Sean "CHOKE" Payton
July 27th, 2012
6:51 am
I’m gonna try to coach pop warner this year in Dallas,
not New Orleans.
Sean "CHOKE" Payton
July 27th, 2012
6:52 am
Don’t you think I’m a cute little slimeball?
Sean "CHOKE" Payton
July 27th, 2012
6:53 am
The NFL and my wife got fed up with me.
Atlanta Falcons: Q&A with head coach Mike Smith | Atlanta Falcons
July 27th, 2012
6:54 am
[...] MATT RYAN’S OFFSEASON PROGRAM: He was the first guy in the weight room this offseason. (Check out a column by Jeff Schultz on Matt Ryan. Click Here!) I think he took somewhere between two or three weeks off before he popped back up here in the [...]
Sean "CHOKE" Payton
July 27th, 2012
6:54 am
JSS should move to New Orleans and help rebuild that dump.
RobbE33
July 27th, 2012
6:55 am
My thoughts exactly. Hope springs eternal. Looking forward to an innovative and re-energized Falcon team; a team that would have been last year, had the walk-out not occurred.
Sean "CHOKE" Payton
July 27th, 2012
6:55 am
Will somebody please hire me and my ugly haircut?
Video: Q&A with Matt Ryan as Falcons open training camp | Atlanta Falcons
July 27th, 2012
7:00 am
[...] FLOWERY BRANCH – Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan spoke with the media after Thursday’s opening practice. The Atlanta Journa-Constitution columnist Jeff Schultz checked in with Ryan also. [...]
Sean "CHOKE" Payton
July 27th, 2012
7:03 am
They have short BountyGate memories, Ha Ha Ha.
Harold
July 27th, 2012
7:08 am
“You guys talk about Karma so much, but when fate swings itself around ( unlike the Philly game as they challenge to win the game)… But instead, the game is decided and put away even before the half-time gun fired! In-line citations and APA references are available upon request!”
Blah blah blah, we get it, keep defending your black hero on this blog then calling yourself a Falcons fan? Stfu leave Atlanta and go root for Philly lol
Alex "The GOAT" Smith
July 27th, 2012
7:10 am
Remember that time I beat Drew Brees in the playoffs? YOU MAD?!?!?!
Michael "CHOKE DOGS" Vick
July 27th, 2012
7:12 am
Time to go smoke a blunt, listen to some Rick Ross, and not read my playbook again. SCOOOOOOOOOBY DOOBY DOO!
Larry
July 27th, 2012
7:32 am
It doesn’t matter. When the Falcons gave up the farm for Jones, they destroyed their chances at having an offensive line. No matter how fast and deep Julio gets, Matt Ryan will not have time to get the ball to him. Bad, bad move will haunt us this year and probably next. No Playoff wins this year – if they even get there. Show horses have to be groomed; the Falcons have no groomers.
Escape from Email Purgatory
July 27th, 2012
7:33 am
One Falcons Fan’s Prayer for 2102
May this be the year the QB of my favorite football team becomes
Fleeter of foot
Deeper of voice
Stronger of arm
Stouter of body and spirit
And truer of aim with his passes.
May his timidity recede like Tiger Woods’ hairline.
Fill his competitive void with guts and guile and pluck.
May he forsake the five yard out pass
And stand tall in the pocket
As his gifted receivers endeavor to receive.
Teach him that a QB sneak requires that he move in the direction of his enemy.
May he embrace the concept that football is a contact sport – even for him.
And may he (and the team he leads) enjoy the spoils of post-season victory at last.
I ask these things in the name of Arthur Blank and the spirit of Rankin Smith.
Go Falcons.
JSS
July 27th, 2012
7:50 am
Ha ha, well we know Harold doesn’t come round this way much, and failed the CRT reading comprehension section too!
JSS
July 27th, 2012
7:53 am
“Black hero?” Is Desmond Tutu joining the Falcons?
If you’re talking about Michael Vick? He plays football for money, don’t get it twisted… That is not a hero; it is sports and entertainment…
Bubba Bean
July 27th, 2012
8:18 am
Jeff, loved this from the article –
“Mularkey didn’t understand the criticism. He lived at the intersection of arrogant and insufferable”
.
If ever there was an accurate description of our former OC you nailed it. And I will add to the comment about the press box: When an armchair quarterback like me can call the play before the snap (and it happens all of the time – just ask my wife, she thinks I’m that smart, lol) just imagine what opposing defenses can do that have studied film all week. I believe the change in OC and DC is going to be HUGE!
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
July 27th, 2012
8:20 am
@Roberta
Do you really want to compare a 6 point loss vs a nearly 30 point loss?
I swear you make my job easier…..
HA HA HA
When he threw the 70 yard PICK 6 like the punk that he is he laid down pretending to tack the guy but everyone knows if you slide 10 yards before the nearest defender is around you, you are not going to tackle a guy.
Ask Troy P. how Vick feels when you pick off his ball regardless if its in the preseason or regular…
HA HA
athensdawg
July 27th, 2012
8:26 am
mularkey = the mike bobo of the NFL.
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
July 27th, 2012
8:27 am
This would N-E-V-E-R happen in Philly im regards to the opposing team’s qb:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzEq0m_6FrI
All you need to know that CHOKE is a LOSER…..HA HA
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
July 27th, 2012
8:33 am
Matt “CHOKE” Ryan’s city……………
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feOmQ_q0YXA
Yeah right…..ha ha
bob
July 27th, 2012
8:49 am
#114
Sean "CHOKE" Payton
July 27th, 2012
9:09 am
Meet me in Dallas,
New Orleans is too nasty for my cute little visor.
Sean "CHOKE" Payton
July 27th, 2012
9:10 am
Drew Brees ain’t nothin’ without my cuteness.
Sean "CHOKE" Payton
July 27th, 2012
9:12 am
Enter your BountyGate cheating scandal coverup comments here.
Rick
July 27th, 2012
9:37 am
Hey JSS I think yoh said it correctly sports and entertainment. You should heed your own admission. Just have fun with it and thanks for correcting me about those QB’S who won in the first 5 years. Matt will be ok, he has something to prove this year lets watch and see.
Ivan
July 27th, 2012
9:55 am
“Look at Tom Brady. He hae 5,6 seconds in the pocket and rarely gets hit. Ryan gets killed even on the passes he completes. ”
And this is why I don’t think Mularkey was the main problem. As do many others. It was the terribly weak O-line last year that caused most of the problems. Against playoff teams, the coaching can only do so much the mask the weakness.
The line needed an overhaul in the offseason.
Coach
July 27th, 2012
10:03 am
It’s not about Ryan benefitting from them, it’s about the whole team benefitting from them. If Samuel is lighting fires and showing veteran leadership then that is great for everyone, even if he were to never see the field. If Roddy White has said that Koetter has let the team take ownership in the offense and that everyone has “bought in” to it, then we are definitely in a position we haven’t been in since Dan Reeves left. Specific talent of individuals aside, these 2 things are much better than we have had since then.
JSS
July 27th, 2012
10:05 am
Where’s Hillbilly D to co-sign Ivan’s post? They got Dahl in bargain in 08 and just stopped… Then just let him walk (I was no Harvey fan), bad deal after bad deal handcuffed them…
GTanner
July 27th, 2012
10:08 am
“Well, I’m not going to tell you,” Ryan said, smiling.
He’s been playing that game for four years. It’s old.
Billy
July 27th, 2012
10:38 am
Great job Jeff. Looking forward to the new look Falcons. Ryan will have a great year..bet on it.
Hillbilly D
July 27th, 2012
11:18 am
He also opened Matt Ryan’s eyes a little bit with some analysis.
It would be interesting to know what Samuel told him. It’ll also be interesting to see if there are any noticeable changes in his game, early in the season.
Hillbilly D
July 27th, 2012
11:20 am
Just saw Ivan’s post. The O-Line is the key to everything. If it gets better, the team gets better; if it doesn’t, things will be pretty much the same as they’ve been.
JoJa Boi
July 27th, 2012
11:41 am
I love the fact that we are so spoiled in ATL now that a running back that put up the 3rd most yards last year and averaged 4.5/carry is considered average.
Superdome T-Shirt Vendor
July 27th, 2012
12:04 pm
Good luck up there in the flower branch.
http://www.wwl.com/2012-Training-Camp—Day-One-/13826177?&imageGalleryXRefId=2901597#imgXR
TroutFalcon
July 27th, 2012
12:07 pm
Matt Ryan is a hard worker that strives to get better as for the acquisition of Samuel he brings a lot of swagger to the secondary which will help our front 7 even more.
Rick
July 27th, 2012
12:26 pm
Joja that is the best post I have seen on here for months! I am so happy as a 40 year Falcon fan that I finally can become a fan that says 4 years out of 5 of making the playoffs is not good enough. I am a die hard fan man and I will not bash my team only say things that I think is going to make this team better. Great post man!
wow
July 27th, 2012
1:50 pm
Ah, the Matt “Choke” Ryan poster, I hadn’t seen any of his posts this year. The man has spent years of his life now making posts about Matt Ryan. Who would do that? It would be really weird to see what this special guy looks like.
CGD..
July 27th, 2012
2:53 pm
“FLOWERY BRANCH – The Falcons’ acquisition of Asante Samuel this offseason might prove to be more than just an upgrade of the team’s secondary. He also opened Matt Ryan’s eyes a little bit with some analysis.
“Yeah, he crushed me,” Ryan said, laughing. “But he has a way of crushing everybody. We played against him four times, and I think he had like three picks against me.”
“ICE MELT” is 4-10 against the winners the past two seasons! He is the {CHOKE MASTER} for real!
Shutdown[ zero points] on National TV by the 27th ranked Defense????????????????
A Buster from the word go for sure!!!!!!!
Mr Blank I heard on the “street” you have been looking for your next QB…Well keep looking cause this guy aint the one GRASSHOPPER!
Scooter
July 27th, 2012
3:34 pm
You’re pretty much wasting your time arguing with JSS. Having read these blogs for years he basically is an expert on everything(in his own mind) and is negative about everything.
Can you imagine how bad it must be for his wife: dinner time: Now dear, this dinner just isn’t up to par, Alton Brown could have done much better. Wait, don’t get mad at me! I’m just telling the truth…I know more about food than you could ever hope to!!
He’s just a miserable SOB that likes seeing his words in print on blogs because no one in the real world gives a crap what he has to say..
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
July 27th, 2012
3:38 pm
I just have one question. Will you guys still be Falcons fans when CHOKE gets cut or traded (if there is a sucker) and the next qb doesn’t have blond hair and brown eyes?
Come on be honest……………ha ha
Really?
July 27th, 2012
3:43 pm
jss is one obsessed little loser. She is on the ajc blogs tossing out stats and what she thinks is wisdom all day and night 7 days a week. I guess not working and being a welfar leech gives her lots of free time. LOL
Obviously a taint’s fan. Does anyone ever work in new orleans? BTW robbing other people is not considered work.
JSS
July 27th, 2012
4:13 pm
“Welfar” the official school term of bad assumptions!!! LOL!!
JSS
July 27th, 2012
4:30 pm
The obsession with “Welfar(e)” is laughable on this blog… You cretins do know that there’s on public assistance? Unemployment too… If I’d been on such for as long as you social engineers have been swearing that I’ve been on it, it would be 72 months plus!!! Where do I find that program in anti-helping the poor and underprivileged Georgia? Ha ha, you loons are hilarious!!! Hold on, I need to use my EBT card to pay my high-speed internet!!! Crazy people, just off their rocker!!!
Scooter
July 27th, 2012
4:33 pm
Yes, it IS rather crazy to spend hours a day on the blog of a team you don’t like shooting off self important diatribes that noone but yourself cares about
JSS
July 27th, 2012
4:35 pm
Oops to busy laughing… “limit”
Now go buy another Cadillac with those “food stamps!”
JSS
July 27th, 2012
5:04 pm
You cared to write…
Loon!
Nativebird
July 27th, 2012
5:06 pm
Guy throws for a Season Record in FRANCHISE history…more than Bart, more than George….and oh he needs to build Arm strength? Get real. quarterback is maybe the ONLY position blameless for last years debacle. But you’re spot on in the main reason….and that reason resides today in Jacksonville.
Sean "CHOKE" Payton
July 27th, 2012
5:08 pm
Enter your comments here
Sean "CHOKE" Payton
July 27th, 2012
5:12 pm
Roger Goodell just dosen’t understand that bounties are part of football,
and I have to sit out here in Dallas for a full season watching Tony Romo while Joe Vitt, Curly and Moe try to coach.
Double Zero Eight
July 27th, 2012
5:14 pm
It’s obvious Mularkey did not understand the
definition of insanity. He kept calling the same
plays and expected different results. Our offense
was the most predictable one in the NFC.
Ryan and the offensive line need to improve also
to make a serious run in the playoffs this season.
Sean "CHOKE" Payton
July 27th, 2012
5:17 pm
Hope the other 31 NFL teams don’t have a bounty on Bounty Supporter Drew Brees.
JSS
July 27th, 2012
5:51 pm
I always love love guys who try to create an imaginary narrative conversation and never remember to preface it with a question mark!!!
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
July 27th, 2012
6:07 pm
QUESTIONS:
Vick was a starter for this city for seasons 2002/2003/2004/2005/2006.
That’s a total of 5 seasons. The longest span he ever went without a playoff win was 2 seasons (2005/2006).
CHOKE has gone 4 seasons, TWICE the time span. Why no outrage?
Could it mean the obvious?
kerryb
July 27th, 2012
6:27 pm
Choke, I looked at yesterdays comments and you were there. I look at today’s comments and you are here again. Do you have any sort of life at all?
kerryb
July 27th, 2012
6:29 pm
It’s going to be funny to watch the fall of that pathetic piece of garbage franchise in the state that begins with La this year. They will get what’s coming to them and which they deserve entirely.
CGD..
July 27th, 2012
7:50 pm
IF THIS BUSTER QB DOES NOT GET IT DONE THIS YEAR WITH 6X THE WEAPONS MV7 HAD THEN I WILL SUGGEST THAT THE EXPERIMENT IS “OVA”!
HOT SEAT= ICE MELT
WELL GOLLY, THANK YOU MR. OBVIOUS!
BRING BACK CHRIS CHANDLER, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DEEP BALL I HAVE EVER SEEN…..
Big Ray
July 27th, 2012
8:05 pm
BTW, JSS, it’s not the fact that you dog on Matt Ryan constantly that makes you annoying as hell..it’s that you’re one of those narcissists that tries to justify being an a-hole by claiming you are just “keeping it real”. Face it, you’re an a-hole..the sooner you admit that to youself, the faster you can try to do something about it
Big Ray
July 27th, 2012
8:07 pm
I always love love guys who try to create an imaginary narrative conversation and never remember to preface it with a question mark!!!
I always love guys that bag on others for grammatical errors while committing tons of them on a regular basis (and don’t know about it). Entertainment at its best. Well, that and listening to the “I miss Mike Vick so bad it gets me wet in the pants at the thought” types….
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
July 27th, 2012
9:25 pm
0-3
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
July 27th, 2012
9:33 pm
2013 Transactions…………………
Tony G…………………..Retiring
Abe…………………..Released
Turner……………………Released
CHOKE………………………Cut
Smith…………………..Fired
Dimitroff………………………Fired
Vick…………….League & Superbowl MVP
City of Atlanta………….Burned to the ground again….HA HA
JSS
July 27th, 2012
9:36 pm
And the world is still spinning…
Read my reply…. Emoticon that one
http://www.emotty.com/images/emoticons/959.png
JSS
July 27th, 2012
9:38 pm
I don’t miss Mike Vick, hoowever, your team’s playoff record seems to miss him a lot!
http://www.emotty.com/images/emoticons/959.png
CGD..
July 28th, 2012
12:05 am
8 years and counting Mr. Blank!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RG3 will get a playoff win before the 4 thousand yard flame thrower better known as “Ice” melt will….Yawn..
Give this buster a clip board!
Keep looking we heard it on the street Mr Blank…
Hey Grasshopper [GT Grad] get off your lazy azz, peel back the onion and maybe you’ll learn something new buster.
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
July 28th, 2012
1:31 am
It really is a shame that another qb was signed for 42 million less and has 5 playoff wins to zero.
A damn shame
redcoat
July 28th, 2012
8:35 am
JSS…….You must have lost a big bet to be so bitter toward one team and players. Saint fans come on here, you expect that, and you know why (and are amusing sometimes). You seem to have inner demons controlling the hate in you. I hope you get better soon. Hope you feel joy that your team won, whichever that may be, other than feeling joy of another team’s loss…..Bitterness and trying to get others to be the same will eventually consume you……..
Truth
July 28th, 2012
8:38 am
“That’s a total of 5 seasons. The longest span he ever went without a playoff win was 2 seasons (2005/2006).”
He spent plenty of season missing the playoffs and being injured in games though LMAO!
Michael "CHOKE DOGS" Vick
July 28th, 2012
8:40 am
Yall heard dat nu Rick Ross album? AYYYYYYYEEE. Eaguls goin 2 da supa bole yo!!!!! As soon as I learn how to reaed ma playbuk.
Truth
July 28th, 2012
8:42 am
“It really is a shame that another qb was signed for 42 million less and has 5 playoff wins to zero.”
A bigger shame Philly spent 100M on Vick and have zero playoff wins to show for it LMAO. Damn even TJ Yates can get into the playoffs last year but Vick COULDN”T???????? Damn shame!
WHO? YOU?
July 28th, 2012
8:45 am
redcoat, nope he, MCR, and CDG aka Slimjr are just angry black fans who miss Vick. Don’t let them fool you HA HA
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
July 28th, 2012
10:17 am
QBS drafted since 2008 with playoff wins:
Joe Flacco (5)
Mark Sanchez (4)
Tim Tebow (1)
Matt “CHOKE” Ryan (Zilch, Nadda, Are you kidding?)
As a poster mentioning even Yates made the playoffs, that’s just proof that CHOKE was not the reason for the Falcants making the playoffs. Thanks for proving my point yet again….HA HA.
Making the playoffs is just half the battle. It takes a true leader to win them……..ha ha
I can’t wait to see ole Artie clean house and another Vick protype is drafted….ha ha
The replace Vick project has failed…..The Great Hope was just a myth
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
July 28th, 2012
10:29 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6wCYOgJzJ8
The replace Vick project has worked out just fine
July 28th, 2012
10:34 am
Vick led the Eagles to a sorry 8-8 season
and sat at home watching Matt Ryan in the playoffs on TV.
The replace Vick project has worked out just fine
July 28th, 2012
10:38 am
Matt Ryan has four winning seasons in a row.
Mike Vick has never done that and never will.
JSS
July 28th, 2012
11:11 am
“JSS…….You must have lost a big bet to be so bitter toward one team and players.”
Nope, you guys are hilarious… I gave up my Falcons allegiance the day they hired Petrino… Note to you revisonist, that was months before the Vick case hit the fan… But go ahead keep making up history, it is what you do!
Oh, go back and see the number of times I’ve gotten to whistle and laugh when the Falcons imploded while my detractors had to eat crow… My plate has only been on the table twice… Whereas, their plates have been like Thanksgiving dinner, seemingly never ending! Why do you think they’ve been praying so hard for it to change? They are so tired of eating crow!
redcoat
July 28th, 2012
11:32 am
JSS…..OK ……SO!?…….you are hilariously consumed…..Petrino’s gone and Vick is gone…..get over it…..and every team has its ups and downs………you’re going to get ulcers!….hahahaha!
JSS
July 28th, 2012
11:42 am
“you’re going to get ulcers!”
Nope, my resting pulse rate 58, and my last full scope was clean as a whistle… Anymore lies that wish to share with the world?
This team just isn’t structured to compete… But you guys keep trying to elevate them… Other teams weaknesses (like the Giants and Saints so painfully proved) outweigh anything that you consider a strength… That is reality…
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
July 28th, 2012
12:54 pm
The replace Vick project has worked out just fine
July 28th, 2012
10:34 am
Vick led the Eagles to a sorry 8-8 season
and sat at home watching Matt Ryan in the playoffs on TV.
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Since the offense scored ZERO points, it looks like both qbs were at home. Only difference was CHOKE was EMBARRASSING the city…..ha ha
redcoat
July 28th, 2012
2:05 pm
JSS….I see that vein popping out your neck.!…haha……I guess your head will explode should the Falcons not only get Ryan a playoff win, but win the SB!……You’re a funny guy!….Glad you see that doctor for checkups!
JSS
July 28th, 2012
2:21 pm
Nope, cause fantasy only works on the big screen… Danny Boyle can’t fake it for you!
redcoat
July 28th, 2012
2:29 pm
JSS……I’ll be worried about you……negativity is eating you alive man…….I hope you laugh in a good natured way every now and then…..or maybe this blog is the only way to “let it out”.
If that’s the case, just keep venting…..if it really keeps you from “exploding”.
JSS
July 28th, 2012
2:41 pm
“I’ll?, I’m worried, or I worry?” Make up your mind… But seriously, no you guys just personalize way too much… Ryan and any combination of players is not going to y’all over the hump… Enjoy the fantasy as the commercial use to say… Big ole league with a whole lot players to enjoy, but I’m not tying myself to one set of them any more… But I sure know the frauds in this league…
“A negative person is just a positive person who has been around the block!” – Chuck Daly 1998
redcoat
July 28th, 2012
4:11 pm
Sorry if my lapse of grammar upset you…..that’s another thing…….well, never mind. Your quote of Daly does not resonate with me……sounds like an excuse, but that’s me.
I’ve been following the Falcons a long time and where they’re at now is a lot better than it was, don’t you think?
JSS
July 28th, 2012
4:44 pm
I only care about where they should have been… An excuse is just what what you guys are making… He’s (Dimitroff) is blowing smoke… Another cheap failure released today…
You do know Chuck Daly right? Hall of Fame… Two time NBA championship coach… Olympic championship coach… Here’s the difference, he was a “realist!”
Don’t feed me Tilapia and sell it to me as Wild salmon! Ground Chuck is not Ground Round… But you guys come on here (daily) and try to sell the football equivalent of red goo meat filler to folks who know better and get up against the salary cap in doing so… They’ve bait and switch y’all!
Back 2 Reality
July 28th, 2012
5:52 pm
Oh No! It’s that time of year again when steak shapiro & all of 790 the zone fall over themselves trying to uplift and push matt ryan & the falcons on us, not to mention those obnoxius “rise up” commercials. Man summer’s almost over already, dang!!!
CGD..
July 28th, 2012
7:03 pm
THE EXPERIMENT IS THANKFULLY ALMOST OVER….THIS QB [ MATT 'ICE' RYAN] GAVE IT HIS BEST SHOT.HE LAID IT ALL OUT IN NEW JERSEY AND CAME UP WITH ZERO POINTS IN A NATIONALLY TELEVISED GAME!
ITS OKAY GRASSHOPPER…
MR BLANK WILL HAVE A SOLUTION… HE ALREADY WORKING ON PLAN B,[ RYANS] [REPLACEMENT]…..
HEY [WHO? YOU?] [BATHS SALTS] ARE NO GOOD FOR YA.. PLEASE JUST STOP IT NOW…
redcoat
July 28th, 2012
7:44 pm
JSS……..”If it weren’t for bad luck you’d have no luck at all……doom ,despair, and agony on you”…hahaha……Daley, yes of course……….And I think you are no where in his league….You remind me of a guy with the cloud hanging over his head……miserable……you’re so funny!
And your product is complain, complain, complain……Why you continue to torture yourself?
Trolls are people too
July 28th, 2012
8:23 pm
JSS,
I’d like to genuinely thank you. I appreciate any poster (like Hiramsaint) whose views can drive someone like me (reads the blogs; never posts) to actually post something. However, that’s where my appreciation stops. For someone who is so fond of their copy appearing on these blogs and ripping others for spelling errors, maybe you should start running spellcheck and checking your grammar. Your point is typically more valid when you don’t make the same mistakes you rag on others for. Having said that, there’s one thing that actually bugs me. You say you ceased your allegiance to falcon nation after the Petrino fiasco and you love the game of football. Great! Why spend so much time on a local newspaper blog ripping on one team? You don’t seem to bash any team but the falcons. You don’t seem to root for any other teams either. It seems like you’d want to spend your time on a website that actually focuses on the league– maybe profootballtalk or espn?
Who you claim to be and what you claim to stand for doesnt seem to match up with your actual posts.
CGD..
July 28th, 2012
8:25 pm
Bob
July 26th, 2012
9:43 pm
“If Ryan had the protection some of the elite QB’s have he might be able to complete deep passes.”
Yea and if my Aunt had a [ball sac] she’d be an [Uncle], Genius! LOL!
JSS
July 29th, 2012
10:03 am
Torture?
No, that was 2008 Detroit Lions… But guess who has the brighter future (aside from the young CB who can’t stay out of the drunk tank)?
The NFL is bigger than your team! Unfortunately for many of us, you are satisfied with the mediocre product being put out in front of the rest of us… You guys get to pretend that you’re elite until the playoffs roll around…
JSS
July 29th, 2012
10:57 am
Poor Redcoat…
You know what they say about projecting a misplaced assumption? It leads to being wrong a lot (on your part)… But hey, your bandwagon is tied to Mike Smith and Matt Ryan… You’re like late 1970s versions of Cleveland Browns fans… Just exchange your love for those 0-3 playoff losers with Sam Rutigliano and Brian Sipe!!! Different boat, same creek, and you’ll have no paddle!