Bradley’s Buzz: Peter King picks the Falcons, and woe is he!
More of that great Falcon D. But I still think they'll be OK. (AJC photo by Curtis Compton)
Poor, poor pitiful Peter
I’ve known Peter King for 30 years, or since he was at the Cincinnati Enquirer and I was working in Lexington. There’s not a nicer guy or a harder worker in the biz. But I feel truly sorry for Industrious Pete today. Because he picked the Falcons to go 10-6 and win the NFC South — same as I did! And we know what that means, don’t we?
Pete’s SI.com colleague Don Banks sees it differently. He picks the Saints to win the South and the Falcons to miss the playoffs. And Clark Judge of CBSsports.com likewise picks New Orleans. Of the Birds, he writes: “I’m not sure why, but I don’t see it happening again. Maybe it’s because I trust history, and history tells us that when the Falcons go to the playoffs they fizzle the following season.”
I won’t lie. I was utterly underwhelmed by the Falcons’ preseason. (I was appalled by the defensive non-showing against the Chargers.) But it was only preseason. And there’s enough offense here to provide enough points until the defense comes around. Which it will. I think.
Don’t give up on the Dogs, Doyel says
Y’all know my buddy Gregg Doyel of CBSsports.com. He hates everybody. Well, except the Georgia Bulldogs. Even after witnessing their loss in Stillwater, Doyel figures they’ll wind up a Top 15 team. He thinks Richard Samuel will play in the NFL. He thinks Joe Cox will be just fine. He even thinks the defense is OK. (Does Willie Martinez still coach Georgia’s defense?)
Speaking of Georgia’s D … Bruce Feldman of ESPN.com’s Insiders believes Reshad Jones was harshly done, as they say in Britain. Writes Feldman (link requires registration):
“The game featured the worst call of the day when UGA safety Reshad Jones was flagged for unnecessary roughness for drilling Justin Blackmon across the middle just as he was about to catch the ball on a big third-down play. It was a big hit, but Jones didn’t lead with his helmet or hit Blackmon in the head.
“What was Jones supposed to do to the receiver? Clap his hands to startle him? Scream to try to distract him from making the catch? The only way that was ‘unnecessary”is if the pass isn’t anywhere near the receiver.”
One final word about the men of Martinez, this from OSU quarterback Zac Robinson via Dave Curtis of Sporting News Today: “It’s probably the best defense we’ll play all year.”
It’s September, which means it’s hockey time in the A-T-L
The Thrashers open camp Saturday — first practice is Sunday — and Mike Zeisberger of the Toronto Sun lists Vegas odds that have them at 50-1 to win the Stanley Cup. Which doesn’t sound all that high, truth to tell. Especially when you consider that six teams are listed at 60-1 or worse.
The Sporting News Hockey Yearbook has the Thrashers the 27th-best team in the 30-team NHL. But, on a happier note, The Hockey Writers offers 10 reasons Ilya Kovalchuk will remain a Thrasher. (Thanks again to faithful reader Wayne Brown of Tuskegee, Ala., for the tip.) The best of the 10: “Little White Russian” — the proposed nickname for a Kovy-Bryan Little-Todd White line.
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Saint Simons
September 7th, 2009
9:35 am
(((((( 24 – 10 ))))) hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
KT
September 7th, 2009
9:40 am
The “Dogs” have to be glad they don’t play Alabama this year.
tixholdersince66
September 7th, 2009
10:03 am
One of two things will need to happen for the Falcons to go 10-6 this season. 1) Our OL will need to come to play 16 weeks to maintain time of possesion. 2) Find a couple CB’s at least 6′ or taller to cover the tall receivers we face each week. I am hoping for both to happen and we could go a long way in the playoffs.
drew
September 7th, 2009
10:07 am
This new rule to protect “defenseless” receivers is a crock. Get ready for a years worth of bad game changing calls. What used to be considered a great hit (”he got…..JACKED-UP”) is now a 15 yard penalty, based of course on the astute (BWAHHH!) judgement of the refs…geez, talk about a can of worms. Mark my words…this stupid rule is going to determine the outcome of football games (as a matter of fact, it probably already has). Defensive players are supposed to make receivers pay when they come across the middle. And now players/teams are going to be penalized for doing exactly what they’ve been taught to do their entire football lives.
So, let’s see, you can’t lay it on the QB or the “defenseless” receivers…what about the the lineman and running backs? What about the blindside blocks on special teams, or after an interception…we can’t allow that, someone might get hurt.
I’ve got an idea, let’s just chunk the pads, puts skirts on ‘em, and play touch. And after the game they can all get together and sing Kumbaya, and have tea and cookies.
brewdawg
September 7th, 2009
10:13 am
The LSU game does not look quite as daunting as it once did on UGA’s schedule. Of course, LSU could improve after a lackluster showing against Washington. UGA, as we know, can’t possibly improve after a rough start. Sure didn’t after starting out 6-4 in 2006. Sure didn’t after losing 35-14 at UT in 2007. They just aren’t the same program anymore. We need to start throwing dirt on this regime as quickly as possible so that we can get back to the glory days of the 90’s as quickly as possible!
tree rollins
September 7th, 2009
10:19 am
Mark, I like you was not particularly swept off my feet by the Falcons preseason. But then again it was almost exactly what I expected. The Falcons completely gutted their veteran defense from last season and I could almost not get anyone to talk about it. They just kept wanting to talk about Ryan and Gonzalez. And it’s not like last year’s defense was anything great!
I would have to say the draft picks don’t exactly blow me away this year. Sidbury looks decent for where we got him. The rest look very average. We don’t have a punt returner any more and not much of a kick return game. I think Thomas Brown could have helped in these areas so I’m disappointed that we chopped him – Snelling puts me to sleep. My prediction this year 7-9 with a very tough schedule and no defense against the good teams.
Mark Bradley
September 7th, 2009
10:19 am
The Falcons’ o-line will hold up its end. This I know.
Mark Bradley
September 7th, 2009
10:22 am
They gutted a defense that needed a redo, Tree. It will pay off in the long run.
MightyQuinn
September 7th, 2009
10:23 am
Wow, Mark, you and Jeff both spitting out columns on Labor Day! And I’m wondering: I know you do an accountability column every year, but does Peter King? Or is there a web site that checks him? Seems like he’s rarely right, yet he’s SI’s top gun for the NFL. Nice gig if you can get it, I guess!
kurula
September 7th, 2009
10:32 am
hopefully the corners that the falcons added will make the secondary better. preseason was truly hard to watch and hopefully not a harbinger of things to come. also…what is this ‘hockey’ you speak of?
Southside Falcon
September 7th, 2009
10:36 am
I still think its possible for them to have a winning season granted the defense wasnt nothing to go home and tell mom about but they will get it fixed just let them do the work necessary. Look at the scehdule the teams that scare me are New England,New Orleans,Giants and the Eagles all the other games are winable, GEEZ every body was singing they’re praise now yall jump off the bandwagon!? Yall make me sick as a fan. That why we got our reputation as bad fans
Mort
September 7th, 2009
11:00 am
Glad to see somebody rip the officials for that call against Jones. It’s football, not tiddly winks. Terrible call and McDonough and Millen said so then.
Dawgs2009
September 7th, 2009
11:09 am
I hope Saint Simons catches AIDS and dies a horrible death.
Falcon 228
September 7th, 2009
11:13 am
I agree the offense will score points this season. But I’m afraid the defense has more leaks than a tea strainer. Blame the secondary but the defensive line is giving the opposition too much time to throw the ball. I don’t care if you have 4 Deion Sanders clones as DBs if you give the QB enough time a WR will get open. We’ve seen a few offensive coordinators get fired in the past week just before the opening game of the season. We may see a few defensive coordinators get the ax after the first couple of games for the same reason. I hope VanGorder isn’t one of them. It looks like Dimitroff is going to be busy for a while taking a look around to try and find some talent. I still think the Falcons can take the NFC South though. Tampa isn’t going anywhere this season. Carolina is about where they were last year. The Saints? That team is who we have to beat twice this season instead of once. 10-6? It’s a tough call but I’ll buy in.
Eman
September 7th, 2009
11:18 am
There were two calls that set UGA faith last Sat and they were 1. The non spot challenge that UGA coach did not challenge. The defence clearly stop them on fourth down. 2. the foul for hiting that TE in the third quarter. Both cause UGA 14 points. Cox should have been bench for his poor play. I think that if we lose the next game then its time for a new QB.
Also, Why can’t UGA recruit better athletes at QB. Man since DJ Shockely has left there has not been an athlete at QB. I do not think that da dawgs have the mental make up or talent that Gators or BAMA has. It looks like no championships this year.
Not Disappointed!
September 7th, 2009
11:21 am
Mark, in you humble opinion, why do you think the defense for the Falcons are worse than last year.
Falcon Fan/Ramblin Wreck!
Mort
September 7th, 2009
11:23 am
I think between the Rams guy and the Jaguars guy, maybe the Falcons pulled another “Foxworth.” They surely didn’t get worse. And, what about Thomas Brown for the practice squad instead of Shockley. Brown has far more upside.
Jackets2009
September 7th, 2009
11:24 am
I won’t go that far but I’m pretty sick of Saint Simons too.
Cuz
September 7th, 2009
11:25 am
Bad calls are part of the game. Can we just move on and get ready for the Colonel Sanders express coming our way.
Go Dawgs. Choke the Chickens.
bigeasy830
September 7th, 2009
11:27 am
That gutted defense will not pay off in the long run because the only young talent on that gutted defense in Lofton. The rest of the young players are garbage except maybe Peria. Also seems like the trend is that the Falcons are putting money in their offense to help make Ryan look good but are not spending any money on the defense.
The Falcons will be 4-12 in 2009
“Back To Life, Back To Reality”
Mark Bradley
September 7th, 2009
11:31 am
A defense runs on cohesion as much as talent. These guys have not been together long enough to find a mesh.
Jackets2009
September 7th, 2009
11:32 am
Cuz, you’ll be the 2nd Uga fan I agree with today. I had a relative I liked a lot but whenever we’d beat his team it was always the refs and that practically negated all the goodwill between us. Just don’t say I’m going soft not to argue all day.
The Real Falcon
September 7th, 2009
11:34 am
What would someone calling themselves “bigeasy’ know about the Falcons?
“Wedat say we going to beat them Saints”
Jamaaliver
September 7th, 2009
11:36 am
Does anybody else kind of miss the nonsensical ramblings of Falcons Sorry?
J/K It’ll be an intersting season, though. For the entire NFL.
Jackets2009
September 7th, 2009
11:40 am
I think the Falcons scapegoated the defense when Ryan lost the game by playing like a rookie. With Brooking (somehow still a starter) and Choice, I’ll be tempted to pull for the Boys.
Scapegoating players after losing in the playoffs is what the Braves have done and I don’t think it works. Even Milloy got added by the Seahawks today. TD got spoiled by picking 3rd and being lucky the first two passed on Ryan.
The A Bomb
September 7th, 2009
11:41 am
Detroit was 4-0 in the preseason last year.
Enough said. Defense will grow. Enough of Brooking (beaten time after time), Milloy (ditto), Boley (dropped INT against NO last year).
WE WILL BE READY.
jack
September 7th, 2009
11:43 am
why do you never mention ga. tech?the bull pups are not the only collage football team in ga.
Greg
September 7th, 2009
11:43 am
Mark, do you ever get the sense that the Falcons will try anything rather than pay up? They need corners, but instead a hitting on good players who are free agents, they opt for two recent rejects. Maybe they can bring these two guys around, but is it really likely that they would have been cut if they were first-rate talent?
Jackets2009
September 7th, 2009
11:49 am
What I don’t like about blogs, since the going is slow today, is the folks who bait other teams fans. Then when they lose, they’ll disappear and not face what they’ve been dishing out.
Mony
September 7th, 2009
11:50 am
I think Georgia got away from what would have won them the game. That first drive where they went straight at OSU, mixing a few passes in with a strong running game. If they hadn’t gotten away from that they woulda won.
Sonny Clusters
September 7th, 2009
11:52 am
Clusters was never so much football players as baseball players. A Clusters would always want to be in the lineup and didn’t miss games with sore parts. We was thinking a lot of people work sore. Sore can be soaked. Sore can be rubbed. Sore don’t mean you miss a game. Now, we’re not picking on anybody in particular, mind you, but they is someone on the Braves that won’t play sore. Sore thumbs, sore groins, sore obliques, sore toes, sore back, sore abdomen, sore ankles, sore hammys, and sore tail from sitting – all that soreness needs to get worked out. If we was making millions of dollars to play ball we could work out of being sore all the time. The Braves have lost five in a row and pretty much look like they are out of it the first week of September. That makes a lot of people sore.
Jackets2009
September 7th, 2009
11:52 am
A Bomb I hope you, Mark and Peter are right. Maybe it was time for them to go but I don’t know about Foxworthy. That’s the one I don’t understand.
brewdawg
September 7th, 2009
11:56 am
I also tire of the blame the ref game. UGA lost because they didn’t play well enough to win. Maybe once or twice a year throughout college football will officiating be the reason a team loses.
Oh, and Jack, I don’t know what to tell you if you think that is the case. Mark Bradley has developed quite the attachment to Coach Paul Johnson. He talks about GT being the best team in the state. He gives Tech plenty of attention.
Typical UGA fan
September 7th, 2009
11:56 am
All is lost. Not only is this season doomed, but UGA will never win a game until Aaron Murray’s great, great, great grandson becomes the head coach. Every SEC school but us has won a national championship in the past two seasons. We haven’t won a game since Vince Dooley retired. It’s all Willie Martinez’ fault. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!
Then, a win over South Carolina.
We’re on a roll now! Joe Cox just needed to work the kinks out, he’s another D.J. Shockley. Oklahoma State IS a really good team, you know. We probably won’t lose again until after Zach Mettenberger’s senior season. Martinez, your D played ONE good game, don’t be getting too comfortable.
What a pack of idiots.
Putting On The Foil
September 7th, 2009
12:00 pm
Mark-Thanks for the link on the Thrashers. The bandwagon will be loading up soon.
Mark Bradley
September 7th, 2009
12:03 pm
Foxworth signed with Baltimore for $17 million guaranteed. The Falcons liked him, but not that much.
Sonny Clusters
September 7th, 2009
12:03 pm
They was a sportswriter that got sore all the time and he kept sportswriting. Sometimes at the plant we’ll get sore from lifting and stretching and standing all the time. We have to go back the next day, though. If we was about to win a pennant or make the playoffs we wouldn’t think nothing of being sore. We’d go on in and finish the shift. Maybe we’d do some exercising to get stronger or talk to a pain doctor about how to deal with boo-boo’s. A boo-boo shouldn’t keep you out of the lineup. Something broke should, but nothing is broke that we can tell, just sore. Now, Clusters can sometimes be too hard on somebody that don’t pull on the leotard and go to war. We was criticized for that before but we always held firm to our convictions that a ball player should play ball. It’s kinda hard to watch the season go away and know they had the pitching for a change and couldn’t do the things they needed to win. That group wouldn’t look good in leotards anyway. Bobby and Chino would be especially disgusting in leotards. How did we get talking about leotards, anyway? Well, depending on who’s pitching we may see Chipper back in the lineup pretty soon and then it’s just a short while until hunting season begins and he can do some more sitting in a tree stand.
Mark Bradley
September 7th, 2009
12:06 pm
We’re into old-time hockey here, Foil. Me and Eddie Shore.
BRICK
September 7th, 2009
12:07 pm
The Falcons will go 11-5 again with losses to NE,NO,CAR,NYG,and DAL.
Jackets2009
September 7th, 2009
12:07 pm
Typical. Every fan base has it’s adults and adolescents. If Saints Simons dad won’t spank him, I would not mind an Uga fan doing the job.
There are plenty of adult Uga fans to debate. Are you going to show up on this blog if we don’t beat the Dogs? Maybe there ought to be another blog for those capable of getting past the gloating when they win and hiding when they lose mentality.
Typical UGA fan
September 7th, 2009
12:09 pm
Who is “we?”
DawgRight
September 7th, 2009
12:10 pm
That call against Reshad was totally home cooking BS! No way that was a penalty. Georgia got screwed by the local refs all day!
Typical UGA fan
September 7th, 2009
12:10 pm
I actually am a UGA fan, who cannot believe the nuts who come out when the Dawgs lose. I’m amazed at their doomsday ignorance.
BRICK
September 7th, 2009
12:15 pm
bigeasy830 you are one of the true idiots in this world. Roddy White, Matty Ice, Tony Gonzalez, Micheal Turner, great O-line yea just to name a few. With that offense alone thats atleast 6 wins. Get off this blog and go cry somewhere else biCH BOY.
Jackets2009
September 7th, 2009
12:15 pm
Thanks Mark for the reason. That’s a good explanation.
A Ga fan said to me in Athens immediately after they beat us years ago “Tech was tough” and it made the loss easier to get over.
A Tech coach had died in an accident and I’ve wondered if that was the reason Uga fans were polite both pre and post game. I know I’m pretty old school but it’s a shame it takes a death for fans to be decent to each other. Probably not much agreement with that thought.
The A Bomb
September 7th, 2009
12:18 pm
Just signed Brian Williams to go along with Tye Hill.
As usual, Dimitroff strikes again. Veteran secondary guys to go until Jackson can handle it. This should light a fire under Houston as well.
Jackets2009
September 7th, 2009
12:24 pm
Well you fooled me Typical. Good job.
IBleedRed&Black
September 7th, 2009
12:24 pm
10-6 maybe… But miss the NFC South??? C’mon you gotta be kidding… Bradley these blogs are becoming just insane… No offense to you, but….oh well gotta go and drink a cold one and finish grilling. Happy Labor Day!
Jackets2009
September 7th, 2009
12:25 pm
Like I said A Bomb, I hope you and the rest are right.
Bat Masterson
September 7th, 2009
12:31 pm
Sonny’s on today.
Jackets2009
September 7th, 2009
12:35 pm
I was late to watching the Uga game and tv showed their star WR getting smacked without the ball and no penalty. The unnecessary roughness or whatever was a bad call. Makes me wonder if it was a makeup call which I don’t like either. It’s a home ref mentality I sometimes see where the refs let the road team get away with a few things so they can call every nitpicking thing in the 4th qt. Just a thought.
greg
September 7th, 2009
12:43 pm
Falcons…7 wins and 9 loses…best case…this is so obvious to me…this is a very average team…just like the braves…there is simply not enough talent…last year was a freak..it will not happen this year…you can’t blow up a defense at this level and expect improvement right away…not against the level of talent in the NFL.
JWC a real dawg
September 7th, 2009
12:46 pm
Anybody else think UGA’s D got taken by the refs on the 4th down “non” stop when the replay showed only the running back’s helmet went over the line…guess he ran with the ball in his mouth!!! 3 Bad Plays, 2 Bad Calls…Ballgame giftwrapped and handed to OSU.
collegeballfan
September 7th, 2009
12:49 pm
UGA will be OK if they line up & run the ball & not spend all afternoon fantasizing about Green at WR. Just run the ball. See Ala/VT game. Just run the ball.
Putting On The Foil
September 7th, 2009
12:50 pm
Yea, Mark. I remember the days when the Flames put people in the stands win or lose. As long as you won the fights, it kept ‘em coming back. Hockey fans and the NWA crowd.
Jackets2009
September 7th, 2009
12:51 pm
JWC I agree OSU got most if not all the calls but opening a new stadium named for their most famous alum as with all road games, you have to plan to win by 10 or more in order to win by three.
Turtsnap
September 7th, 2009
12:55 pm
M, I am shocked and disheartened by the amount of foolish Bulldog “fans” calling for Mark Richt’s head! How utterly insane is that? Guess Dawg “fans” have a very short memory. Have they really forgotten the lean years under Goff and Donnan?
Hillbilly Deluxe
September 7th, 2009
1:03 pm
Every SEC school but us has won a national championship in the past two seasons
I’m not a PhD but that seems mathematically impossible to me.
Putting On The Foil
September 7th, 2009
1:03 pm
Dawgs will be fine as long as Richt doesn’t stick with the senority stuff too long and finds someone to get the ball in the playmaker’s hands(aka Green,etc). Remember Veron Haynes? Eighth game of the season..
brewdawg
September 7th, 2009
1:07 pm
Turtsnap,
Bradley already has the “Is It Time For A Coaching Change At UGA?” article written. It’s only a matter of when he posts it, not if.
Jackets2009
September 7th, 2009
1:08 pm
Turtsnap there is probably a majority of Uga fans who agree. You should have stepped up Saturday night and fought the whiners. There are too many fans of all teams ready to throw someone under the bus after a loss.
Kendawg
September 7th, 2009
1:13 pm
I was just as dismayed by the spot that the refs gave the OSU running back as the hit that Reshad Jones got called for. I would like to think the Big 12 refs were impartial, but the calls don’t support that opinion. But UGA contributed to the loss. You just can’t have crucial turnovers. And when will we cover kickoffs?
Ross
September 7th, 2009
1:19 pm
We have only one team to face with more than 10 wins last year on the back end of the schedule – I say 12-4 maybe 13-3. This is an intense offense. Remember the 2001 Patriots defense was a pack of no-namers who were fired up by their ball-control offense. Same will happen with the Birds this year.
-drl
Ross
September 7th, 2009
1:21 pm
Hey Dawg lovers, this is an NFL story. Do you guys ever let up?
-drl
BeattieFeathers
September 7th, 2009
1:21 pm
What, Bradley? You have a column where you aren’t carrying water for Mark Richt? By the way, Mark Richt is going down the path of former Tennessee coach Phil Fulmer. He had a fabulous record after seven seasons which included two SEC titles and a national championship. He became stubborn and too loyal to inferior assistants(sound familiar?)which led to his demise. He also lost ground to programs who hired brighter, more energetic coaches who were on the cutting edge of innovation and organization like Saban and Myere. Lane Kiffin is going to be a burr on Mark Richt’s saddle. You will eat the words you have spoken about Kiffin just as you did about Fulmer earlier in his career.
Old Time Ref
September 7th, 2009
1:29 pm
Well I see the dawgs are at it again. Blame everyone and give credit to no one. OSU was a better team. Their D coach made adjustments. The call was necessary because the hit was unnecessary. The NCAA has mandated the protection of player who are definseless. The defensive back was only trying to unload on the receiver and not make a defensive play. The receiver did not have his hands on the ball. The fourth down was not a bad call the first down was made. If MR had made the challenge he would have lost. College plays are always reviewd in the both and if they are questionable they are reviewed. You lost to a better team. If your offense does not improve you will be playing all night against USC because they have a good defense.
kauai dawg
September 7th, 2009
1:35 pm
I am pretty sure that coach Richt can use Saturday and the days leading up the the game as furlough days for his offensive coaches. I don’t think anyone will disagree????
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brewdawg
September 7th, 2009
1:37 pm
Actually BeattieFeathers,
Mark Bradley gave his death knell to the Tennessee program earlier this decade, when he declared it the “most sound program in the nation.” UT promptly went out and lost in the SEC title game, and Jabari “Peach Bowl” Davis was never heard from again. Point being, MB NEVER spoke of Fulmer like he does of Kiffin.
Pi$$onaDawg
September 7th, 2009
1:39 pm
Poor ole Ronnie LOTT would have had more flags called on him if this new rule had been around druing his playing days. Go play Golf or soccer if you don’t want contact. How could the Refs make that call and miss the one in the NCST vs USC game where USC almost took the players head off by grabbing the helmet. The NCSU was a game changing call by not letting the Pack start on USC’s 35.
Typical UGA fan
September 7th, 2009
1:41 pm
Hillbilly, mean Sarcasm. Sarcasm, this is Hillbilly.
Typical UGA fan
September 7th, 2009
1:47 pm
That should be, Hillbilly, MEET Sarcasm. I can’t believe I have to explain this in the first place. Geez.
FALCONS SORRY
September 7th, 2009
1:50 pm
THE FALCONS WILL MISS THE PLAYOFFS !!!!! THEY GOT NO DEFENSE AND THEY GOT MATTY HOPELESS FOR QB SO COUNT ON MATTY HOPELESS TO WIN THE TOILET BOWL WHILE MICHAEL VICK TAKE HOME THE LUMBARTI WHEN HE WIN THE SUPPER BOWL !!!!!
JEFF SCHULTZ CAN PUT THAT IN HIS PIPE AND SMOKE IT TOO !!!!!
Dr. Nick
September 7th, 2009
1:51 pm
Enough about “the Dawgs” Mark–What about the other D-I programs in the state–Tech & Ga. Southern?
Nick Henry
September 7th, 2009
1:55 pm
Ga. Southern? Don’t count on them getting more coverage, because interest is low comparatively. The only reason Ga. State gets any attention right now is because the program is new … and coached by whatshisname.
Sonny Clusters
September 7th, 2009
1:58 pm
Baseball always was our favorite sport. Sure, we liked to kick the ball and shoot the ball and play some golf, but by far we was always partial to baseball. Baseball is played on the grass and in the dirt both. Baseball involves hitting and catching and throwing and running and sliding and requires some thinking, too, unless you are uncoachable like somebody we know. Baseball is played by players but they are supposed to be a team. The current Braves are playing like players instead of like a team and that may be what’s wrong. Some of them are sore and that’s a problem, too. Sore don’t get it when you’re trying to get to the playoffs. Some people have deep thoughts and some don’t. It probably is true that Chipper’s thoughts aren’t all that well developed and if your brain is sore sometimes you don’t talk as good as you might if it wasn’t sore. Talking like a shetland pony, though, separates you from the rest of the players and makes you a favorite of the sportswriters who probably have a headache when the interview is taking place anyway. Cliches is something a lot of players like and Chipper seems to like ‘em the most of anybody. It’s hard to teach an old dog new tricks even on bark in the park day if that ol’ dog is too sore to play.
Rabun Dawg
September 7th, 2009
2:00 pm
Mark, or whoever can answer. Is John Parker really a better fit as the 3rd Qb for the Falcons? I am not trying to sound off as a UGA homer, but it would appear to me that Shockley would bring some better experience to the table if needed, rather than JPW. I thought JPW was a pretty good college Qb,but never envisioned him as being good enough for the pro game. That being said, I assume Shockley was not good enough either?
Mark Bradley
September 7th, 2009
2:04 pm
The Falcons like Wilson. And let’s recall that this regime didn’t draft Shockley. It inherited him.
Dog Days
September 7th, 2009
2:11 pm
Joe C is Joe T
Richt is now officially Ray Goff – Great recruiting classes-lose every big game while being regularly outcoached.
We were a disappointment with Moreno and Stafford and a disaster without them.
FALCONS SORRY
September 7th, 2009
2:12 pm
PETER KING! WHAT IN THE WORLD WERE YOU THINKING! THE FALCONS DONT HAVE A GOOD QUARTERBACK NO MORE SO HOW IN THE WORLD DO EXPECT THEM TO BEAT THE PANTHERS AND THE SAINTS AND THE BUCKANEERS TO WIN THE NFC SOUTH! YOU KEEP MAKING PICKS LIKE THAT AND YOU BE BUSTED DOWN TO WORK AT MCDONALDS OR AJC! TURNER BURNER IS GOING TO HAVE TO CARRY THE WHOLE OFFENCE ALL BY HIS SELF THIS YEAR BECAUSE HE AINT GOT NOT HELP! IF SOMEBODY DONT GET TONY GONZOLEEZ TO EAT HIM A CHEESE BURGER OR SOMETHING TO HELP HIM GET SOME MEAT ON HIS BONES HE WILL GET PUT IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER GETTING HIS TEEF BUSTED OUT BY JUST EATING VEGETABLES! AT THE LEAST THE DEFENCE WILL DO BETTER THIS YEAR WITHOUT KIETH JUMP ON THE PILE AFTER THE WHISSLE DONE BLOWED BROOKINGS TAKING UP SPACE! THE ONLY WAY THE FALCONS WIN THE NFC SOUTH THIS YEAR IS IF THEY ARE PLAYING THE LOTTERY! IT AINT TOO LATE TO CHANGE YOUR PICK YET PETE!
JASon
September 7th, 2009
2:23 pm
Sportswriters (like Doyel) don’t know how to be angry about something without sounding prissy and gaiy. (I figured they might censor that word) Doyel’s a pu$$y.
Jackets2009
September 7th, 2009
2:23 pm
Shockley’s on the practice squad so he’s not entirely gone. You know the odds of Tashard Choice having an impact with the Boys as their 3rd string back were about zero this time last year but he showed he could play. Lots of talented guys may not ever get a shot. Would Favre have gotten one if we hadn’t traded him?
CARTERSVILLE DAWG
September 7th, 2009
2:27 pm
We can try to put this loss on bad calls but for me, that just isn’t true. In my opinion, this loss falls on Richt and Bobo. They went away from what worked the first drive. We had two series were we went three and out and all six plays were pass plays. We drove it eighty yards on the first drive by mixing it up. The horrible play calling and the fact that I think the entire coaching staff is way to soft are my only two issues with them.
I also think that Cox should have been pulled in the second half. He just wasn’t himself. He was probably still weak from having the flu earlier in the week. You can’t recover from something like that in 24-36 hours. Richt should have put Logan Gray in and let him run the offense. God knows he couldn’t do any worse.
I hope they are better prepared come Saturday. I got real worried watching us do so after seeing the Gamecock’s defense on Thursday night. They are the real deal. Let’s hope our boys are ready!
Jackets2009
September 7th, 2009
2:27 pm
By the way, ESPN had a show on Favre’s career and he stunk for most of his first game before settling down and showing what he could do. Farve and Sou Miss also upset FSU 14-7 the first game of the season which FSU mostly goffed off. I guess Bowden should have been fired for that but somehow he held his job.
Bad News
September 7th, 2009
3:30 pm
You guys need to stay clear away from the MOONSHINE! Are you guys so blinded by hope over reality? I mean where do you guys get your rationale? Do you think a MAGICAL EASTER BUNNY some how left a golden egg in flowery branch?
The offensive line is over-rated big time. Any offense can look good with the likes of Denver, Oakland, Kansas City, Detroit & St Louis – those guys had a pass rush worst than a high school team.
If you can’t look good against those guys, there is really something wrong.
Look what happened against the Cardinals in the playoffs – old NOODLE ARM didn’t know what to do when a somewhat decent pass rush was in his grill the whole game, as he “gift wrapped” those 2 picks and that safety in the endzone was classic.
A thinking and INTELLIGENT qb would have got rid of the ball and not cost the team points – that’s because he couldn’t read the defense and was too stupid to think under pressure. You may like how he speaks at press conferences – but folks the press doesn’t play football.
Then the preseason came alone, and this was a total EMBARRASSMENT on national television! Once again ole NOODLE ARM choked in the redzone, over throwing & under throwing because why? Because he is a NOODLE ARM.
Those cute little quick slants don’t fool anybody in the redzone, that’s why he finished 24 out of 32 in the NFL in the redzone, where he average a HORRIFIC 22 percent.
22 percent – ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Joey Harrington was better than that.
Last season Drew Brees threw for over 5,000 yards and that was with a bad defense. This season they have one of the best defensive coordinators in the NFL and with key additions such as Sharper and rookie Malcolm Jenkins, this is not the same defense.
What that means? Drew Brees will have even more possessions to go to work, and what will make that even more scarier, his number one receiver was hurt all last season, but now he is healthy – the Falcons will be torched twice by the Saints!
Wake up guys, until you fix that defense and get rid of ole NOODLE ARM, it will continue to be………….
2004 and counting
All I'm Saying Is...
September 7th, 2009
3:37 pm
Falcons like Foxworth but not enough to guarantee $17 million. If Ravens wanted him, then that confirms he was good. So here are my thoughts on our being “penny wise”:
1) We know that there are only a few shutdown corners in the league (guy in Oakland, Champ Bailey, MeAngelo Hall) but tell me how many good, solid corners are there in the league? I’d say not many.
2) More importantly, how many good corners were on our roster when we made the decision to let Foxworth go?
3) Finally, last time I checked we had cap room and we knew our defense was an issue COMING INTO THE SEASON.
So seems like not only a cheap and shortsighted move for a team supposedly approaching this season with a sense of “Urgency” per TD but also not a very smart one if anyone was counting on Grimes to be an everydown corner and we all knew Houston’s shortcomings.
Well, Mike Smith was supposed to be a defensive minded coach when hired so we’ll see if he can coach ‘em up.
LET’S GO FALCONS!
doggit
September 7th, 2009
4:07 pm
St. Simons was touched funny as a child
Cuz
September 7th, 2009
4:24 pm
Jackets2009, thanks for the kind comments. No excuses, we got beat. I will be pulling for you guys Thursday night. I pull for all the state teams and I have a degree from UGA. Good luck.
Mitch
September 7th, 2009
4:28 pm
You know, I’ve seen some poor defenses since my first Falcon’s game in 1978. I was at the Dome for the Baltimore game. There were some poor outings, but the poor nature of the outings was not coaching and it was not talent. The poor outings were due to vanilla schemes for preseason and the development of the young players and the cohesion of a very new unit.
The acquisition of two corners is not our of character for TD and MS. They did this last year when they got a good look at the D. They added the proper piece and moved on to the playoffs.
All that to say, why all of the worry? Dude, seriously. People are reacting like the Falcons are the only team with holes here and there. Each year is different in the NFL. What was is not and what is will shake out.
To be frank, this younger and faster unity can’t do much worse than last year, and they will NOT be the last unit in the NFL. All that said, with a more powerful offense and a younger D with so much upside we are going to be fine.
Everyone relax and lets get ready to put a beat down on Miami.
Rocky Mountian Falcon
September 7th, 2009
4:29 pm
I have the Falcons at 10-6 this season, but have New Orleans at 11-5. I see the NFC Playoff seeded like this.
1.New Orleans
2.Green Bay
3.Dallas
4.Arizona
5.Philly
6.Atlanta
Minnesota, Chicago and the Giants are close but fall short in December.
AFC will be
1.Pittsburgh
2.San Diego
3.New England
4.Houston
5.Ravens
6.Tennessee
Under a new head coach, I see Indy stumbling out the gate, and has too much groud to cover to make the #6 seed. Cinci will be close but no cigar, I see a head coach in Buffalo getting fired by mid-season, and Miami’s Wildcat will be more like a kitty cat this year.
Rod
September 7th, 2009
4:30 pm
please let Aaron murray start
Rocky Mountian Falcon
September 7th, 2009
4:39 pm
Hey Mitch, 1978 was the first year I watched and fell in love w/the Falcons! you and I have watched them lose more games than they will win in our lifetimes! I do see the next few years as the most exciting in Falcons history. This year we will have our first back to back winning seasons, and I see Atlanta making it to the to the 2nd round in the playoffs, and maybe even deeper. Next year, I think we will be in the Superbowl.
BravesFan79
September 7th, 2009
4:57 pm
Eman: “Why can’t UGA recruit better athletes at QB. Man since DJ Shockely has left there has not been an athlete at QB.”
So the #1 pick in the NFL draft wasnt a “athlete”?? Wow…. gotta love how some pple stereotype anyone thats not black as a “non-athlete” I guess Greg Paulus the ex Duke pt guard and now Saraquse starting QB isnt a “athlete” either huh?
Hows those “athletic QB’s” working out there for the Raiders and Titans huh? Jasuckis Russell and Vince Young will do down as 2 of the biggest draft busts ever. Some positions you can get by with just “athletes” (perfect example is the selfish idiot on UGA special teams that caused that touchback) but me… id go with a mix of Brains and Athleticism. Seems to work for Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Matt Ryan just fine!
Reid in EAV
September 7th, 2009
5:08 pm
@Falcons Sorry: The “Lumbarti?” I like it. Sounds like a massaging recliner that motivates you to cheer for your team, since winning isn’t everything, “it’s the only thing.” (As is back comfort, of course.)
I think you can buy one from The Sharper Image. Or maybe used on Craigslist.
Rocky Mountian Falcon
September 7th, 2009
5:09 pm
Hey Bad News….What was the Saints record in the playoffs last year? Ooops..never mind they did’nt make it to the playoffs last year. Compairing the Falcons in the playoffs, The Falcons were closer than any other team in beating Arizona. Come Monday Nov.2,2009 I see a final score of Atlanta 31 New Orleans 28 in OT.
On Sunday Dec. 13, 2009 the final score will be Atlanta 38 New Orleans 24.
You can take that to Vegas baby.
BravesFan79
September 7th, 2009
5:10 pm
Rocky Mountian Falcon: Houston?? You do realize this is the Texans and not the Warren Mood led Oilers on techno super bowl right?? Houstons starting QB already got hurt in the preseason. (even tho i like him and want him to do well hes injury prone).
Also NO WAY u can pick Green Bay over Minnesota! Green Bay will barely be a .500 team this year, while Minnesota will win the division. Go Farve!
Reid in EAV
September 7th, 2009
5:14 pm
Also: using all-caps lowers your perceived intelligence by about 40 IQ points. It’s the typographical equivalent of wearing a baseball cap backwards, or your baggy pants down around your knees. Oh heck, I’m pretty sure I lost you back at “typographical.”
Not so
September 7th, 2009
5:16 pm
Actually, Vince Young is clawing his way back to respectability and now appears to be the Titans QB of the future.
That said, the statement about Shockley by Eman was completely stupid … just like the entirety of his post.
By the way, it’s Syracuse.
Sonny Clusters
September 7th, 2009
5:17 pm
Brains cannot be overrated. Say, somebody has a sore brain and doesn’t want to play and somebody else has more brains and they aren’t sore and they do want to play but the one with sore brains is making a lot of money and will always get the start unless he’s too sore somewhere and doesn’t want to play. It happens all the time. We was always wanting to play, sore or not. Sometimes playing sore will make you work out the soreness and sometimes it will make you grumpy and out of sorts. Sorts and sores sounds alike but has nothing to do with each other. When we was playing ball we was always in good sorts and wanting to play, sore or not. What we need to know is how sore is too sore to play? And should sore cause us to miss a game the team really, really needs to win if they are going to advance to the playoffs? Or is sore a pass? No one can be sure (not the same as sore but spelled similarly) and no one can be sore all the time unless they have soreness genes and those genes have gone bad. Say, you wake up sore and don’t want to go to the ballpark. What are you to do? Say you get to the park and see the other team’s ace is pitching and you start to get a little sore around the edges . . .
Ken Stallings
September 7th, 2009
5:18 pm
Actually, the rules about kill shots to receivers would not be necessary if form tackling was demanded by the coaching staffs again! One of the reasons tackling is worse now than 10 years ago and well before that is because of the desire to put a kill shot with your shoulder instead of wrapping the guy up and just tackling him!
FALCONS SORRY
September 7th, 2009
5:25 pm
IM GAYE!
Lane KIffin
September 7th, 2009
5:25 pm
Am I just talk now?
Dave Braine
September 7th, 2009
5:28 pm
Sonny, your post made by brain sore.
Ron Roberts
September 7th, 2009
5:38 pm
1. Lane Kiffin beat a I-AA school to start his career; that’d be akin to coaching your first NFL game against a Kiffin-coached Oakland Raiders team.
2. Mark, I think many folks (maybe you, included) are looking just at stats and scores and coming up with “defense sucks” on the whole. Let me give you MY take on the defense….I think it’s a “slight” secondary upgrade from being dynamic, fast and nasty. Against San Diego, I saw Falcons defenders flying all over the field, into the backfield, wreaking havoc, creating MANY “3rd and long” scenarios for SD. They didn’t CLOSE on those “3rd and longs” but still, they were talented enough to PUT the Chargers in those situations, and not many teams have WRs as all and athletic as they do, nor do many teams have Pro Bwol QBs capable of making those catches. That being said, Drew Brees had to be salivating over tapes of those plays (if they even review preseason shlock).
My point is, they wanted speed and depth on defense, and on the whole, they got it. Less big “names” more quality 2 and 3 deep on the roster. I think, with time, they’ll mesh and be a solid unit during the season. Just my opinion.
Julia
September 7th, 2009
5:43 pm
Is that who I think? Could it be? I will wait to hear more so I can be sure. Fondly, Julia
BravesFan79
September 7th, 2009
5:47 pm
Not so: Funny… Vince Young was the Titans “QB of the future” like 4 years ago. Even tho Paulus certainly had a Vince Young type brain fart moment when he threw that pick in overtime instead of throwing it away and getting the fieldgoal. Ill be cheering for Syracuse all season long! Man college football would be so much more exciting to talk about with a playoff system!
Barry Jay
September 7th, 2009
5:56 pm
The new rule to protect “defenseless” players is going to be controversial all year. It is too subjective and will be inconsistently applied. The NCAA needs to either define EXACTLY what constitutes the penalty (allowing instant replay to challenge the call) or suspend this thing until they work it all out.
Knock it off St. Simons
September 7th, 2009
6:04 pm
St. Simons, I’m a tech fan but your worse than m. And your making us look bad. You don’t have to like the Dogs, but come on and show some class son. Kicking while there down is not the Tech way, never has, never will. Let it go. Good luck against Spurrier guys, I think Cox will come around. And I’m gone.
E43
September 7th, 2009
6:51 pm
FALCONS SORRY- believe it or not the falcons D is not the worst. we saw a bad preseason but come day one im sure theyll clamp down and bring alot more intensity.
Ted Striker
September 7th, 2009
7:00 pm
Feldman’s take on the Reshad Jones hit was dead-on right: it was a horrible call. The sad thing is, we’ll be seeing that same horrible call — again and again — throughout the entire season. The “new” unnecessary roughness rule is completely subjective and subject to individual interpretation. The net effect is to penalize effective, clean, aggressive play.
E43
September 7th, 2009
7:00 pm
RON ROBERTS- i agree, the d plays well but falls on 3rd down. if they can do it two straight downs then im sure the defensive minds in the office will figure something out sooner or later…
2. young catz will mesh, today theres very few chest bumps, sck+int celebrations but i see a some of them coming out of their shells like bierman, psycho Sid and Lofton.
Rabun Dawg
September 7th, 2009
7:24 pm
To Knock it off S.S. Thank you for your post! I , as a UGA alum am not in love with Tech, but I do have respect for them as I have had several former high school classmates and other friends who played for Tech, plus a brother that is a Tech graduate. I do not wish Tech any bad vibes, and always pull for them except the last of Nov. Why shouldn’t I, am proud to be a lifelong resident of the State of Georgia and pull for all of the state of Georgia teams. I live 42 miles from “Death Valley”, as Clemson likes to say, but have no desire to see a SC. team beat one from my State!
savannahdawg
September 7th, 2009
7:44 pm
i live in savannah ga i am a die hard falcon fan just like most in the state but sunday our cbs station wtoc will be showing the colts jaguars game instead of the falcons besides getting direct tv or going to a sports bar any suggestions on how to watch like online alot of falcons fans down here are fired up and now might not get to see the first game WTOC in savannah sucks never move or vacation here vacation in charleston much nicer and no crime
Reid Adair
September 7th, 2009
7:59 pm
Look at it this way, Mark. Maybe Peter King just realizes what a solid prediction that is.
45ACP
September 7th, 2009
8:48 pm
The QB’s can share their skirts and makeup with the receivers this year.
There was nothing wrong with that hit. But bad calls are part of the game.
Time to let it go and get ready for the Evil Genius.
B Walsh
September 7th, 2009
9:09 pm
Mark,
Would you or one of your colleagues be willing to ask CMR why he talks a good story, but still will not let us kick it deep into or out of the endzone? Don’t blame me when the kickoffs go out of bounds at the 5-10 or someone returns them 90 yards. I could put it where they would have to take it on the 20 every time. (and Bogotay could do the same
Big Ray
September 8th, 2009
12:55 am
Falcons will be fine. They won’t continue the trend of “win this year, lose the next.” The defense does have to come around, but this is what you get when you have a young defense.
It’s called PROGRESS!
Why, oh why do people keep forgetting that we are in rebuild mode? It was only a year ago that a new GM, new coaching staff, and new team was fielded.
We won’t go 11-5 again (Falcons haters are still trying to get THAT grit out of their teeth), but we won’t go back to loserville.
Sorry for the scant few of you who insist on coming to Falcons blogs, despite hating the Falcons (and more notably, Matt Ryan). Sorry for those who insist on following Mike Vick only. Well, I’m sure the Eagles have blogs. Do everyone a favor and take up residence THERE, instead of HERE. Or continue to look like fools….and get ready for another successful season, much to your chagrin…
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JoeBrave
September 8th, 2009
7:01 am
Illiterate,Ignorant, and racist do you know who you are????
JoeBrave
September 8th, 2009
7:02 am
Buckaneers,Noodle arm,SUPPER BOWL, I am still laffin my arse off!!!
bigeasy830
September 8th, 2009
8:05 am
Rocky Mountian Falcon, the Saints won just as many games in the play-offs last year as Matt Ryan and the Falcons did and thats ZERO.HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Falcons will be 4-12 in 2009
“Back To Life, Back To Reality”
PMC
September 8th, 2009
9:48 am
It’s too bad Sanders Commings didn’t step to the left instead of drifting right on that play and allowing the receiver inside body position the play after jones hit. Robinson made a great read and Bryant ran a great route and that led to the 2 touchdown defeat.
Very impressed by the Cowboys last weekend. They were simply a better team than Georgia.
stendec
September 8th, 2009
9:54 am
AN OPEN LETTER TO MARK RICHT
Calmed down enough to type coherently. I have been supporter of yours. That ended in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Now believe you are a liability to my beloved Bulldogs. See only downward trend, bitter losses and complete unaccountability. Know why loss in Oklahoma to overrated Cowpatties anguished Bulldog Nation so much? No, I did not think you did! These northern upstarts disrespected the Dawgs. Called them out! Mocked them by saying the point spread would be 300 plus points. Those 24 points seemed like 100! Know what would have happended had the loudmouths treated Alabama, Florida or LSU in such a manner? Their new fancy smancy stadium would have been broken in with a loss of no less than four touchdowns! Any SEC/Southern team with any pride or dignity whatsoever would have left that new stadium with a victory! The Dawgs should have been motivated enough to kick those upstart cowboy wannabes into Texas! The fact they were not exposes your skills as a motivator. The Dawgs did post a face-saving TD then went through the motions for the next three plus quarters. The field goal was an unanticipated plus which meant nothing in the big scheme. You appeared so uninterested that you failed to get your hair ruffled during an obviously biased fourth down mark against the Dawg defense which led to one Cowpatty TD plus a phantom personal foul penalty on Dawgs which led to another. I am hoping that a donation to your favorite charity was not made by that zillionaire in Oklahoma but I have ruled nothing out. It was a sad day for the Bulldog Nation, Southern football and all who believe loudmouth blowhards should get their comeuppance! The Dawg season is officially over. Even if you beat SC by 100 points. You would not if you could! Being a Christian is fine but a lying backstabber has the Crimson Tide in the hunt for a national championship! Will not mean anything in hereafter but fans in Alabama sure feel happier than members of Bulldog Nation in here and now! How deep is pain? Imagine a stranger having intimate relations with daughter/girlfriend/wife or son/boyfriend/husband in a tremendously expensive hotel room then you are required to pay the tab. Vile and nauseating. A bunch of Cowpatties abused the Bulldog Nation without consequence. That is something I will never forget! Nor forgive. Do the right thing. Said as simply and plainly as I could. A completely disillusioned Stendec.
Vickers
September 8th, 2009
10:01 am
The call against Reshad Jones was a joke, even the announcers said so. Also the announcers said the spot on the 4th down play near the goal line was very generous. Those plays had a big impact on the outcome of the game. That being said, I’m pretty darn worried about the quarterback position now. JC didn t look very accurate and can’t zip the ball in on tight coverage. Play calling was lousy and we have to get a good look at Logan Grey to see what he can do. From my viewpoint, Ok State’s def coordinator out schemed our offensive coordinator during the course of the game.
shards1967
September 8th, 2009
11:56 am
We were told in 2008 that we would have been far better as a team had we Jeff Owens and the 4 or 5 D Ends that did not then play. Well, they played or were available for play and we lost.
So ……………Richt is not utilizing the so called talent and we are not moving on from more and more dismal losses. OSU will end up being 7-5 or possibly 8-4. They are not really great at all but about as good as KY or Vandy with talent and D talent. We were NOT physical either, excpet for #9s cheap shot …………standard for him. A day late and one dollar short that kid is. He needs to sit. Over rated is #09. Vastly over rated. Terrible on coverages. Awful he is.
UGA was WORN OUT at the half and did not have fire nor did they have a solid and flexible plan of attack. We in 2008 were told that our “special teams did not utilize the best athletes” and that we “feared getting them hurt in 08″ with so many key inuries BUT that WE IN “09 WOULD PLAY them on spec teams”. Well? We stunk except for the 75 yd punt and the nice field goal. We stunk !!
UGA will be 5-7 or maybe 6-6 and you heard it here first. This will be like the 69 team and the 72,73,74 teams and the latter 80s and the Goff led early 90s. We are in major trouble and it has to be resolved soon with major coaching changes, starting with Richt.
I am off the wagon pertaining to him. Enough is enough and UGA grads will make their voices heard soon. In mid October is we are like 2-5, he is in danger of not closing out the season. Bobo and fabris and CWM need to go NOW> Richt can move on. He has had 5-7 years of fabulous recruiting and we are always a day late and a dollar short.
Look at all the new SEC coaches and the fact that they ALL SCORED in the mid to high 40s vs whomever they played ( not OSU but also not great ) and we generate 10 ???? OUr system is over 9 years here at UGA> does it take maybe 15 years to install Bobo’s O???
UGA class of 73
Starring Kam Fong as Chin Ho
September 8th, 2009
12:49 pm
To: stendec and shards1967. Bye, we will miss your absolute devotion to our cause. If you will both go on over to the GT site now that will give them 2 more fans and you’ll both get pizzas with your ticket order. And stendec, if loudmouth blowhards all get their comeuppance, I anxiously await you getting yours. Ga got beat, deal with it with class or just move along, no team needs the likes of you two as “fans”
Chris
September 8th, 2009
2:49 pm
So, fans can’t be critics? That’s mindnumbing.
WHAT UP!!!
September 8th, 2009
9:15 pm
mkay
TingTongTang
September 11th, 2009
1:09 am
TingTongTang, my name is Wang. dats chinese for truth serum
Darren
September 11th, 2009
7:03 pm
BTW, Mark: I don’t know if it was Mike Knobler himself or one of the talented posters on the Thrashers boards on either the beat blog or Iceman’s blog, but Little-White-Russian was the name given to the line Little, White, and Kozlov last season.
In fact, they also referred to it as the Kahlua line.