5 reasons not to panic over the Falcons just yet

as long as the falcons win the games they are supposed to win, the season will be ok. losing one to tampa or carolina is a freal possibility. see eagles vs. raiders

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What another vacation 51 hours after the game you put up post LOL
GO FALCONS!!!!!!!!!!!

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…and turn that frown upside down, RomeDawg. Greater things are yet to come.

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Defense Defense Defense wins championship, now sense our best cornerback is out we can’t man up 1 on 1, the secondary will be exposed bad.
SCORE FALCONS 24 SAINT 42.
GO FALCONS!!!!!!!!!

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I wonder what will happen first?

Will Matty Ice and Mike Smith face their first losing streak? Meaning losing two games in a row?

Or will Mike Vick be relevent?

Mark… I sincerely hope the AJC and you have some plans on how to handle a certain troll blogger who’s tones by the names of Vick Supporter 2, Bad News, and now “Choke,” because the rest of us, even those with INTELLIGENT anti-Falcon comments, are getting to the point where this trolling is enough is enough.

Other websites promote discourse and disagreement, and still have no issues regulating the trolls.

It’s time for the AJC to step up to the big leagues in that department, because you and Schultzie do a great job with the Live Blogs, but guys like this ruin the fun for everyone else, which means OUR rights are being impugned, which is reason enough to ban him.

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We falcon fans need to remember that we have a very young team especially on defense. Lots of guys playing in their position for the first year, and they will only get better with experience and good coaching. We have enough talent on the field to win most ball games if the guys will maintain their intensity, and this will come in time with reps. We all have questions about why some players like cris and tye are not playing, but then we know the coaches see them in practice against our quality receivers and they have an edge on us in those decisions. We appear to be just a few seoonds off on the pass rush and I am sure the coaches will come up with the right combinations this week to put some fear in Drew Brees and maybe a bruise or two on his chest to cause him to rush some throws.Our run defense has improved,and we have a good chance with maximum effort of upsetting the Saints. Go Falcons>>>>

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I don’t want to see them blown out again. I understand victories and losses, but it hurts to lose to an inferior team. The thing I don’t understand is the lack of parity between divisions. Our O-Line looked like a WALL/battering ram last year against the AFC West. This year, they struggle against the East-ers. Is one part of the league JV and the NFC South and East and the AFC East etc because of excellent coaching? The teams draw from the same talent pool, so it is hard to believe that is the essence of the disparity.

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MARK

You need to put that crack pot down.

The Falcons beat The Niners (They have lost 3 in a row)

The Falcons beat Chicago (They lost Sunday 45-10)

The Falcons Beat Carolina (They are hopeless)

The Falcons beat Miami (They gave up 30 in 1 half to The Saints)

They have beaten bottom of the barrel teams and then against “ELITE” franchises…………..

They were BLOWN OUT by The Patriots (They lost to The Jets)

They were BLOWN OUT by The Cowboys (Falcons only win with winning record)

You really think they will beat The Eagles, you really need psych examination. In fact they will get dominated by both The Redskins & Jets and Buffalo will be a toss up.

This season is DONE.

The “NEW FACE” of the franchise project is a BUST just like Matt “Choke” Ryan!

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MATT “CHOKE” RYAN’S LAST 2 GAMES “QB RATINGS”:

vs Chicago 68…2 tds….2 ints

vs Dallas 66….2 tds…2 ints….2 fumbles

Playoffs?….. Really?

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OK Mark……..5 reasons not to panic over the falcons…5 reasons the hawks will make the eastern conference title. what’s next? 5 reasons why the braves will make the playoffs in 2010…5 reasons why the georgia bulldogs will beat the florida gators this saturday…5 reasons why Ga. Tech will lose again this yr in a meaningful bowl game…and the most important of all, 5 reasons why southerners eat grits….lol.

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I really don’t know where the AJC journalists get their logics in the bogus predictions they make.

Against New England & Dallas, the combined scores were:

60 – 31

So how in the world are they going to stand a chance Against the Blitzing defenses of the Eagles, Jets, Giants, Buffalo & the Run stuffing Redskins and their shutdown corners?

Get serious!

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Kevrock/Smarty Jones

October 28th, 2009
12:21 am
Hey Matt ‘Choke’ Ryan…This is Ryan’s only 2nd year…He’s way ahead of QB’s say a Jay Cutler…so we still have a few years for the Choke reference and I will give 2 more…If he has the stats of say the Bears/Cowboys then yes I would agree with you…For the 49′ers game most folks had the 49′ers winning…Look who is the choker there…Shaun ‘I love larry Johnson’s Johnson’s’ Hill…

Aren’t you guys saying he is more intelligent, better passer, better leader etc than Vick?

Well guess what? In Vick’s 2nd season, not only did the team go to the playoffs, Vick was the 1st qb in NFL HISTORY to beat Green Bay on the road, so what are you saying?

Does that mean Vick actually was better? Or does the CHOKE has an excuse for needing more time.

Pro Bowl Back

Pro Bowl Receiver

Pro Bowl Tight End

More improved coaches

More improved Offensive Linemen

What more does he need?

Time is like the N.F.L. (Not For Long).

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(sigh)

Matt Ryan has an evil stalker.

Seriously? You’re going to bash Matt Ryan? The guy has been nothing short of phenomenal in his year and a half wearing the Falcons’ uniform and has a 0.0000% risk of going to jail for organizing an interstate dogfighting ring, and you’re going to hate on him because of two poor games? Hands down the best rookie quarterback season in several years last year, and two games aside, putting up a strong campaign in his sophomore season, and all of a sudden he’s Matt “Choke” Ryan.

Excellent analysis.

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The real question, Mark, if you’re awake and still reading…

….who do you think represents the NFC at this point? New Orleans? Minnesota? Tampa Bay? (snicker)

I don’t think I’ve ever picked the Saints for anything other than “worst football uniforms,” but my God, they look unstoppable right now. I’m gonna go with New Orleans vs. the Colts in the league’s first “All Dome team Super Bowl.”

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And while Ted Striker knows his movies, I’m with BugKiller on the D-Cord representation. Willie Martinez, while a nice guy, isn’t fit to be the defensive coordinator of your average high school program at this point. Here’s hoping Coach Richt does the right thing and splurges for Kirby Smart or Will Muschamp or some other former Bulldog who is making a name for themselves elsewhere this offseason.

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The lesser Jamal Anderson has even been somewhat impressive in the middle, Cali, to speak to your final point. He was in the backfield a pretty good bit last game. There may be hope for the man yet.

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Thanks for the encouraging words Mark. It amazes me how many fans have already given up on this team after six games in this season (The Atlanta Falcons website has “fans” who are already looking forward to next year’s draft instead of looking forward to the rest of the season). As a fan for 33 years of this team I have experienced much ridicule and suffering for supporting a franchise that hasn’t had consecutive winning seasons in it’s 43 years of existence (I’m to set in my ways to support another franchise). The bottom line is that this team is capable of winning for years to come (with a few more pieces) and deserve our support (unless you want to feel the pain of Cleveland, LA, Brooklyn, and even our former hockey team the Flames who all left other cities to win championships elsewhere). GO FALCONS!!!

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I wonder if bringing in the running back and signing him is to light a fire under Turner’s a$$? And my point is that it’s not blocking, etc, but that it’s Turner’s effort. Our coaches do NOT deal with stuff in the media they just replace you if you don’t perform. It could be that Turner is getting a reminder that you have to earn the right to start in the NFL. I know Jerious is still hurt and, but not out and I thought we would pick up more secondary help. Just wondering.

I’m just not too concerned. I have not seen anything that tells me out D sucks. They are young, fast and sometimes make stupid mistakes (like wrong angles on pursuit), but that can be coached. The secondary just has to cover too long. No one in the league can cover that long. It’s not possible. The pass rush is the killer. When the rush is there our secondary looks pro-bowl. When it’s not there they get toasted. They have skill, but they can’t cover forever. We HAVE to get a pass rush going without sending the entire house every down. Stunts, one or two to blitz at the right place, but not every down.

We’ll be ok. I agree with Mark. We have 5 or 6 wins left on the schedule, and if the streak of not losing back to back games keeps up, maybe 7.

Go Birds!!!!

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I pretty much agree with all of your observations, Mr. Bradley. I too believe the Falcons will again post a winning season, which will be huge in getting that ignonimity of never doing so back-to-back out of sight and mind. But with what we have now, I think we’d have to have a run of luck like the Arizona Cardinals had last year to reach the Superbowl; I felt that in every NFC playoff game, possibly with the exception of their game against the Eagles, they caught teams napping or took advantage of sloppy plays and mistakes (Atlanta and Carolina) to advance. But right now I just don’t see us making it; Ryan’s improving, but still hasn’t yet become comfortable taking shots downfield or avoided the occasional head-scratcher as far as interceptions or throwing laterally in long yardage situations. He’s definitely an improvement consistency-wise from Vick as far as the decision-making a quarterback is responsible for, but has a long way to go. And there are just too many holes that opposing teams (especially the better ones) can exploit on both sides of the ball right now.

One thing is for sure; our running game is killing us on offense, forcing Ryan to pass in long yardage situations time and time again. Hopefully Turner will get things turned around before we have to go shopping for another featured back either through the Draft or free agency. And our undersized defense (especially the secondary) is a liability we can no longer ignore come the offseason; we have to bring in some guys who will put opposing linemen on their backs and get to QBs, and have corners and safeties who are tall, athletic, and hard-hitting to dissuade opponents’ passing games.

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Falcons don’t have much wiggle room should they lose one of those “6 wins on the schedule” games. There are 3 other teams in the conference that are also at 4-2 (out of those 3, Dallas/Green Bay look to have sort of the Falcons remaining schedule with more winnable than loseable games left while Philly might have the hardest).

At this point I’m thinking the Falcons could have a winning season but still miss out on the playoffs, but there’s still a ways to go before we can start filling out those NFC playoff brackets.

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Matt “Choke” Ryan, funny you mention Ryan’s last two games passer rating, Vick’s last two seasons, his passer ratting was 73.1 & 75.7. He probably had 10 – 12 fumbles in that time as well.

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7. Arthur Blank continues to stay out of football decisions.

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Problems:

1-Turner is doing nothing, he is SO slow to the hole

2-Norwood always is hurt

3-Our drafts picks are hurt

4-We have no CBs

5-We have no pass rush

Footnote: Was it me or were our WRs never open against Dallas?

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Can we please let Foxworth go. Has anyone notice how he is playing in Baltimore? The Ravens pass defense is near the bottom as well, I’m glad we didn’t committ that much money to him. However the Brent Grimes experiement should have ended last year.

I wish we would be more aggressive in free agency and trades. You don’t bring in a Tony Gonzalez and don’t expect big things to happen. When Brian Williams went down we should have been looking hard to fill his spot instead of filling spots with previous rejects.

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Matt Ryan needs to bark-out more at his teammates and back-it-up with more of his own toughness. Linebackers and safeties need to read the slants better to help support the corners and make those receivers pay for coming across the middle. Matt need to go deep at least 3-6 times
more every game to keep safetys away from the line of scrimage.

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Yea thats my question. It’s hard to believe the TD doesn’t spend a good part of his day looking for new/different personnel. The players we have are well…..the players we have. Td is always making a move, but I doubt he is going to spend a tremendous amount of money to pull in a veteran free agent. Not his style.

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The schedule is very difficult with all the teams they play coming off by weeks. 9 and 7 would be a great record.

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Don’t you just love all the fair weather (band wagon) fans. The team is currently 4-2, not 2-4. They will win more and lose more this year so get use to it. They will still have an overall winning season this year!!!! GO FALCONS!!!!

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I do not agree that Turner is a one year wonder. WIthout Norwood to stretch the field laterally, the opposing defenses only need shut Turner down in the middle. If we had a back fast enough to get on the outside to take the pressure off then I believe we would see the old Turner back.

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Harvard Blue

Ans to Problem 1. Have you seen Foxworth this year? He’s not worth the 16 million in guarenteed money the Ravens are getting him.

Ans to Problem 2. There aren’t too many shutdown corners in the NFL. A good secondary depends on its front 7. No pass rush means more time for the QB to read and the DB to cover. That’s too much

Ans. to Problem 3. Knee jerk reactions are not going to help this team win. You just continue to be a critical fan and let these guys handle their job, because that is what it is a job. If you had a great year and the following year you were struggling would you get fired? The boss knows what he has and is giving you the confidence you will figure it out.

Ans to Problem 4 Okay it’s either throw passes away and play the field position game or be like Jay Cutler and throw 3-5 picks a game. The choice is yours.

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People seem to forget why teams have training camps and OTAs. It takes all that time to learn a playbook. You all keep saying TD do this and TD bring in that person. I played in a Pro Style Offense in high school with all the motions and routes and formations. It’s hard. Then I went to college and it was twice as hard, now just imagining doubling the playbook you learned in college. It’s like saying lets bring in somebody who has a similar position as you but doesn’t know how certain things are done in your office. It takes time for them to acclimate themselves even though they have the same position title. If it’s hard for them think about a CB who has to go full speed in a defense he doesn’t know.

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Chris Owens looks like a good fast and athletic player. We know Tye Hill can run and he’s talented if he’s healthy which he wasn’t for most of his Rams career.

It shows the level headedness of our staff that they will not force guys out there and send them to the wolves without them being prepared to play (remember petrino with leftwich) They knew what they were doing with Foxworth last year and they got the best out of him. Tye Hill is more talented than Foxworth.

We knew our young defense was going to have growing pains… that means some weeks (Chicago, Miami) they will carry the team and others (New England, Dallas) they will struggle. It’s ok, the offense just has to start carrying the team. They have to start giving Turner some room to work with let him run some not just stretch plays where he’s been being caught from behind this year..

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Also, Stecker has been pretty good for both New Orleans and Tampa in an emergency relief role. He’s a pretty good guy to have on a roster in a pinch.

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Welcome Saints fan, Good to have you! Thanks for the nice words. I think we are all sitting around holding our breath waiting for the other shoe to drop. We do have a bit of a history of that you know. But you are right..Time to rally around the team!

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TRY SAYING THIS ON THERE MESSAGE BOARD AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS

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Having optimism in the Falcons doesn’t mean I didn’t wonder about the deep ball. I think Jenkins had one catch, maybe? Where were the deep passes? I didn’t see one over 30 yds….maybe I just missed it. Throw the deep ball to White and Jenkins…..like we have seen in the past.

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@FALCONS SENSOR CRITICS

You don’t make any cense….

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So Vick is an apple and Ryan is an orange? That is soooooo racist!

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No, I think he meant it the other way around. Not racist then.

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Now, Ted, that right there was funny, I don’t care who you are!

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At this point we should not be counting wins or losses…We should be taking this season one game at a time and looking to improve every game.

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Falcons sorry:
“BROOKINGS AND VICK MIGHT EVEN WIND UP PLAYING AGAINST EACH OTHER IN THE SUPPER BOWL”

Please tell me you’re not that dumb……

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last!!!

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Quarterbacks determine who WINS & LOSES. If your quarterback is near the middle of the pack (Number 14) how do you expect to be a contender?

If he is ranked number 14 and the team is 4-2, then someone else is the reason for an above average performance.

The Vikings had a very good team, but they knew they needed a Superbowl caliber quarterback under center, so they went after Brett Favre.

Face it guys, the problem for a team’s problems is in the leadership role and that is the quarterback.

Start putting the blame where it belongs.

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Take the falcons and stick’um up your ass.They lost to a team they were suppose to beat.No playoffs and to hell with a winning season. if you can’t make the playoffs what good is a winning season.

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Mark’s response to Brewdog is pure lawyer…ish. Beware of snakes in your brain.

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AlvinDark…. AWESOME!

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Our o-line hasn’t been run blocking, and Turner looks slow. Turner started looking slow last year in the last four games.

Ryan is going to have to win games with his arm, because he is going to be blitzed every play.

Someone needs to step up at #1 corner back.

The score in that Dallas game was deceiving. If they hadn’t gotten that punt return the Falcons would have beaten them.

I don’t see how anyone can blame Ryan for that loss.

Keith Brooking is a SLIMEBALL with NO CLASS. He should never be in the Falcons ring of honor. This guy is trash inside and out.

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bigeasy830

I agree with “most” of your points as well. The only reason I mention QB RATINGS and other stats is because that is what most bloggers on here want to hold against Mike Vick when his QB RATINGS were not very high, yet he had a VERY HIGH WINNING PERCENTAGE.

I disagree with you saying Matt Ryan is impressive in running the offense. Joey Harrington could run this offense with all their weapons, Turner, Norwood, White, Gonzalez, Snelling, Jenkins.

I don’t care about how high the passing percentages are, even Joey Harrington in 2007 had a high 60 completion percentage.

How many more weapons does a quarterback need – Joey Harrington put up simular numbers with far less talent and a bad coaching staff back in 2007.

I keep hearing bloggers saying he is young and is only in his 2nd season, yet Vick @ age 22 in his 2nd season, did not get the same patience in their attitudes

I still remain confident that if you can’t beat the ELITE teams and win in the postseason, you are plain and simple a BUST.

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Matt “Choke” Ryan, you are an idiot. The Eagles lost to the Raiders. Yes, the RAIDERS!!! LOL Boy, that Jamarcus Russell sure knew how to handle that blitz. lol

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Matt “Choke” Ryan,

Your kidding me right? Defense wins championships, not the QB. A team wins championships not the QB. A QB cannot decide who wins and loses. It doesn’t work that way. So what if there is a minute left and the Falcons are down by 7, Matt Ryan is supposed to throw the ball to himself because the receiver’s don’t decide games? Matt Ryan can only do so much. A QB can only do so much. If a QB get’s sacked 4 times and rushed god knows how many times it is going to be a tough outing. Take Aaron Rodgers against the Vikes earlier in the season. I consider Aaron Rodgers to be a good QB who can flat-out get it done if needed. But he got sacked 6 times and hurried all game long against the Vikes and that blame is in the trenches. The receiver’s need time to let the routes develop and it just didn’t happen because the O-line simply wasn’t ready for Dallas. Could Matt Ryan have done better? Absolutely. He had 3 turnover’s but 1 was a garbage INT when the game was out of reach and the second fumble was because the pocket collapsed on him (Go figure).

Your other assertion that a QB is bust if he can’t win big games or playoff wins. Wrong again in my opinion. We all know that the defense costed the Falcons last year. Two busted coverages by Milloy and Brooking is what cost the Falcons, and the fact that the defense let Arizona ball hog that game. That’s where the defense wins the games. A QB can’t do anything if the defense doesn’t get the other team off the field. Sorry, but it just doesn’t happen. It’s a team effort. Chemistry is formed in the locker room, not in the QB’s head.

And no, Joey Harrington could not run the offense as good as Ryan. Harrington cannot run the no-huddle. That assertion is so ridiculous it really doesn’t need an explanation.

The Falcons will be back this week to take down the Saint’s. No panic here. The Falcon’s will bounce back.

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I agree, coming into the year i agreed with you and the other ajc writers that said 10-6 was plausible for the Falcons with possibly 11 which is easily a successful year for this team considering we’ve never had 2 back to back winning seasons nonetheless 2 back to back years in the post season so…winning 10 or 11 is definitely a plus.

You mentioned the schedule and Troy Aikmen mentioned it last week as well…we have the third hardest 8 game opening schedule in the league and here we sit at 4-2. Past teams would easily be 2-4 or 1-5.

And I agree, I doubt that we win this game in New Orleans…not that the Saints are that much better than us but for the more obvious reasons of the game being in New Orleans, on Monday Night in front of a prime time audience. Still having nightmares about the last time we played the Saints on Monday Night in New Orleans. Maybe the schedulers will do us a favor and schedule a monday night Falcons/Saints match-up at home next year.

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oh yea it is time to panic the NFL has lifted the free pass on Ryan. When you hit them in the mouth like Dallas did the Falcon It’s showes who is the real punk. You need defense to win in the NFL! How has the offensive line graded OUT? Tuner has no holes to run and now the Dog will be let lose on Ryan!

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Go Falcons610

You would not have guessed that Philly would have paid him 1.6 mil with a team option of 5 mil the next year before the season started, then you here of several other teams was in the running after he signed with Philly. Go Falcons610, there are a lot of bad QB’s starting in the NFL, MV7 is better than half of the starters right now. he will be a starter next year. They will be offering big bucks for him. The man sells Jersy’s and fill the stands. Who is better, David Garrard or MV7. Jake Delhomme Or MV7. Alex Smith or MV7. Who ever is the QB in Seattle Or MV7, Jamarcus Russel or MV7. Come onson, take the hater shades off and see it for what it is. And Bugkiller, You suck I believe you were the one using my blog name last week using racial slurs, you chump.

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GoFalcons 610…

Please…I completely understand thart you have drank teh Wac ryan koolaid, but at least admit thatThe best QB are measured by winning big games not running a 2 minute offense! If that is what you homers are holding on to now, then I feel for the future of football in this town. The fact is, against teams with winning records Wac Ryan has peed the bed to the tune of a QB rating in the high 60s!! Against the also rans of the NFL he is ove 100. that is jsut the facts… And please stop talking about his completion percentage…Having a 60+ percent conpletion rate is more overrated that Pam Anderson!! Hell, John Elway did not complete 60% of his passes, and Tro Aikman only averaged about 2300 yds a season passing! I hate to use tis name, But those numbers are very MV like!!!! The difference between Elway and Aikman and folks like Ryan and MV& is that in the biggest games, they did not CHOKE!!!! MV& showed up whent he falcons had big games and even won a couple ( Green Bay, and St.Louis) But Ryan has yet to win a big game for the Falcons. Who knows, maybe one day he will, but untli then, He is just another middle of the road QB on an also ran team.

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We’re good enough to beat most teams just not the best. Keep working fellas, I like the progress. Still a few players away.

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Mark, I was at the game sunday. All the cowboy fans around me were wondering why we never threw
deep. Their safeties were sitting just 6 yards back. I don’t care how bad the blocking was/you have to throw deep. We saw one play where the Falcons kept in 8 to block and sent White on a 4 yard out and Gonzalez an 8 yard out on the same side of the field. the cowboys had 4 defenders on the play. Dumb. As far as Ryan obviously he got rattled but after the game there was not one cowboy fan where we were tailgating who said they would take Romo over Ryan. let the haters talk/who cares what they say. They have an agenda and we all know what that is.

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Bugkiller @12:12 — That was actually pretty funny. And since you’ve done your due diligence to track down and post a video of me, here’s a 38 second one of you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfQaa2gKNjo

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I find it truely amazing that any and all questions concerning the gloden child are met with accusations of still pinning for MV7…. Could it possibly be that there are football fans that just happen to think Wac Ryan is just a tad bit OVERRATED????

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The cowboys are who we thought they were.The Falcons we down to dallas and layed an egg.The cowboys are not that good .the falcons made them look like world beaters.And if you lose to a middle of pack nfc bottom feeder your not likely to go to the playoffs.Nuf said

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We could easily be in the postions of the Titans,Browns,Lions & other teams that are 1-5 or 0-6. We have a 2nd yr QB that is MILES ahead of the great QB’s of today that were in there 2nd season in the leauge, i.e. Peyton Manning…Tom Brady. Face it fans, we just got exposed, shut down by a better team THAT DAY…we still have 10 GAMES left, we can & will do better. It starts with the D & having them execute & make plays not barely missing them. Right now we’re an ok team. For us to be an great team we need to execute in all aspects, offense, defense, & special teams…But nevertheless…GO FALCONS!!!!

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In Disbelief @ 1:44…
Vince Young won rookie of the year in 2007…Whats your point? You say a scrambler has never won the Superbowl, and that you have to have a pocket passer to win it all, I say ok…that is more a function of opportunity than ability. remember, there are 32 teams and the league has played SB’s for 44 years… the only team to commit to that type of QB was the Falcons of the Vick era. So One faild this way and 1300 + teams and countless pocket passers that did not win standing in the pocket…..Just saying….

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BigEasy830,

One of the biggest reasons the Falcons didn’t pay Milloy, Foxworth, and Brooking is that we are eating $7 mil against our salary cap this year because our #1 pick in the draft and former starting QB liked to hang, drown, and slam dogs to the ground. Oh yeah,and lie to the face of the team owner that gave him the opportunity to earn $130 mil and probably half that again in endorsement money. Never mind the fact we burned the top pick in the draft on the clown.

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You think Vick is the only scrambling QB there has been? Randall Cunningham? Steve Young? Fran Tarkenton? But the difference between these QBs and the other guy is they could actually throw a ball. I did not say you have to commit to a pocket passer. I said I would rather have one than a scrambler. It’s purely my preference and frankly matters not to the Falcons coaching staff. And John Elway had one season of having a 63% comp percentage. Matt Ryan had 61% his rookie year. MV? 44% in 8 games his rookie year, and 54% in 2002(his first full year). The stats don’t lie, he is a franchise QB.

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TEAMS THAT WANTED TO SIGN VICK:

August 10, 2009 Print Preview
Five NFL Teams Want Vick

A league source told Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio that five teams are interested in former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick. Tony Dungy said during last night’s Pro Football Hall of Fame Game that several teams have contacted him about Vick and he expects Vick to sign with a team soon. [

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………………..

A league source told Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio that five teams are interested in former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick. Tony Dungy said during last night’s Pro Football Hall of Fame Game that several teams have contacted him about Vick and he expects Vick to sign with a team soon. [

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5 NFL TEAMS THAT WANTED VICK:

http://hardknoxsports.com/atlanta-braves/nfl-teams-vick/

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^ Extremely impressive source there choke.. I want you on my legal team.

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come vick is slow now. did you see that one run against the redskins where he got knocked the **** down? vick is out of shape (compared to before) and old. He’ll be 30 next year, too bad his prime was spent in the pen, lol

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In Disbelief @ 2:38

Please lets have some honesty in this debate… Elway was a career 56.9% passer. Steve Young was a runner when he was a backup in Tampa but made his bones as a west coast Offense QB . San Francisco. Fran Tarkenton was perhaps on of the top 5 passers of ALL TIME! And you knopw as well as i do that the stats can be displayed to show what ever point you are trying to make I.E Dree Brees avgs 1 .5 yards per attempt more than Ryan. By that stat, Brees is throwing passes that mean something and not just dumping the ball off to the tight end and backs. My point is don’t try to use that stats to make Ryan a Franchise guy… he is that because of draft position alone. When he has won a game that matters, then give my that billing. Until then, middle of the road, blah, blah, blah….

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Bigeasy830 is not VS2 or anyone else. He’s been hanging around here for years.

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When you are ranked 14th in the league in passing and can’t run for 1,000 yards, that makes you pretty lame.

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Sarah B

Aren’t you going to miss “D3″ protecting you? Since his blog is for “Pro Ryan” only

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You say 1.5 season is to soon to call him a choker, and I say that 1.5 seasons is to soon to call him great( unless you are Bib Ben or Tom Brady). Last Season Ryan has a nice year but he he got fat against teams that were a combined 6- 42 ( or something like that Oak, Det. and KC). You can’t be offended by the choke label being applied early when you have folks calling hi tne Greatest Falcon QB ever! it kinda goes withthe territory. If Falcon fans have over the top praise on Ryan, then please know that the critics are going to be on par in the opposite direction… Just sayin…

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Without Brooking none of them games listed are locks to win. Matter of fact they will lose at least 2 of them. Mark it down because Brooking says so!

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Anyone with eyes can see that Ryan can’t throw any passes over 20 yards with any type of zip. He’ s another Chad Pennington. That doesn’t look good for the next few seasons when other teams start shutting down the 5 and ten yard passes.

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ATLDirtyBird

October 28th, 2009
3:36 pm
Hey Matt Ryan D!ck Rider, How Many Super Bowl Era QB didnt have a playoff win in there rookie season… Answer: Plenty, Your Terry Bradshaw’s, Peyton Manning’s Tom Brady’s, Hell Even Brett Farve…But Look What Vick Is Doing Now(Back-Up) & The Ravens Defense Is Exposing Flacco, His D helped him in the playoffs, he just couldnt seal the deal…So choke on that, hater

“Glad you mentioned Flacco and the bad defense.” He is currently ranked 11th in the NFL & The Great Choke is ranked 14th.

So thanks for revealing Flacco no longer has a great defense

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Vick Has A 2-2 and to career record meaning he could NEVER MAKE IT to the big game, of course he beat the Great Brett Farve in the Frozen Tundra of Lambeau Field, But This Is A ‘What Have You Done For Me Lately League’ and the fact he(Vick)aint did NOTHING! Ryan isnt a bust like Leaf or that JaMarcus kid that plays for the team that is the ‘last stop before retirement’ but we WONT get started on that!

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Falcon Fans,

Look people, Matt Ryan can’t get it done when Turner gets shut down. Did the 300 and something carries take a toll on Turner? Probably so. That’s what happens when you wear a RB down because your QB can’t stretch the field. When the game gets put on Ryan’s shoulders, it doesn’t end well (Dallas). Sorry folks

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As some one who pleadges total and absolute loyally to Mr. Michael Vick of the Newpaort News, Virginia area near Hampton Roads Area, I glad that the Atlanta falcons lost to the mighty Dallas Cowboys. There are only two types of people. Those people who are loyal and those who will backstab in a New York City Second. There is no middle ground. You are either loyal to Mr. Vick or you are dirty lowlife traitor whose Soul will Burn in hades for all of Eternity. I do not know how other people will do, but as for my family and myself we are steadfast in our loyalty to Mr. Micheal Vick. Remember there will be a Judgement Day for those who backstabbed mr. Michael Vick. May God have mercy for your worthless soul.

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Choke – I don’t need anyone protecting me.

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Turner is not getting any credit for the season they had last year and he was the MVP of that team instead of Ryan.Now Ryan did a good job last year only because of Turner.I am not bashing Ryan but I am standing up for Turner.Atlanta Falcons had a great season last year because no one had their eye of them and they caught teams by surprise but not this year.Teams now are stalking the line and asking Ryan to beat team.I still say this team is hiding their quarterback talent and I for one want to see what he can do if they let him play(throw the dam ball down field).The problem with the falcons is that they are playing safe and wants to have a back to back winning season.Now if they forget about that BS and play aggressive then they might have a chance of defeating anyone.Playing soft(not going for it on 4th down when they need to)will be 8-8 but being aggressive(going for it to win or not quitting through the entire game) will be in the playoffs.This is my opinion concerning the falcons.

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You know- I am a Saints fan and still dont think that you guys deserve to be ranked that low. On defense Ithink you should be, with the talent you have in the front seven, around 18-19 and on offense I thinkyou guys should definitely be at 10 or better. I dunno what happened but there is still plenty of football left in the season to find out. I just hope it doesnt happen on Monday night. The Falcons are of course my favorite team to hate but I also like it when they play well. I think the season almost undeniably has to turn around at some point. I do not think it unreasonable that you guys make it in as a wildcard slot. I say that because barring something horrible happening to the Saints they should finish first in the Division and likely in the NFC. I DONT THINK THAT YOU ARE ONE YEAR WONDERS! With the talent you have. But if you are and that is a possibility as well {I think a few good moves in FA for the secondary, running back, and most importantly a Wideout for Matt to throw to and next year ITS LOOK AT DEM DIRTY BIRDS!!!
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til Monday guys hope the fans coming into New Orleans enjoy their visit and find some fun outside of Da Dome as well! Good Luck Hotlanta and see ya soon.

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@HDanne, Welcome and thanks for the kind words.

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petty melt cheese QB. get petty melt birds . just hit him in the mouth and he become super punk with melted chesse (#2). Ryan is just ok nothing more. melted cheese under pressure.#2 melted cheese all day . He had a pass last year they have found his weekness! weak arm at boston collage and the same

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When will the idiots stop talking about Vick? Its over he’s gone

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MATT RYAN. THE PRESENT. THE FUTURE. DEAL WITH IT.

Dog-Killer is now fat, slow, and dumb. Over and out.

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Mr. Thomas Anthony “The taxman Cometh” Jones, SR

October 28th, 2009
4:55 pm
As some one who pleadges total and absolute loyally to Mr. Michael Vick of the Newpaort News, Virginia area near Hampton Roads Area, I glad that the Atlanta falcons lost to the mighty Dallas Cowboys. There are only two types of people. Those people who are loyal and those who will backstab in a New York City Second. There is no middle ground. You are either loyal to Mr. Vick or you are dirty lowlife traitor whose Soul will Burn in hades for all of Eternity. I do not know how other people will do, but as for my family and myself we are steadfast in our loyalty to Mr. Micheal Vick. Remember there will be a Judgement Day for those who backstabbed mr. Michael Vick. May God have mercy for your worthless soul.

You have got to be kidding me. You are a joke. If you go to hell for disliking Vick, where does Vick go for hanging, electrocuting, slamming dogs? Heck of a guy to be pulling the religious card on..

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Before I say this, I have to put out the disclaimer that I am a true fan and respect the team as a whole. Now lets get to the business:
COACHING: I like Smitty. He’s alright. BUT I do feel at times he lets the nervousness get the best of him and he coached scared. (i.e. 4th and short, Ryan wants to go for it, Smitty calls out the punt unit. We may have been able to keep momentum had we gone for it then. There was also a time in New England when Smitty folded instead of giving us one more shot) BVG, the jury is still out. Mularkey, I like him but i feel he should use our personnel a little different. Give Snelling more carries right now as he’s hitting the holes with conviction. ATL is putting dollars before dominance right now)
RUN GAME- I’m a Turner fan….but he does look fat and slow this year. But in his defense, the blocking hasnt been as great. Lets be honest, Gonzo’s a legend in this game but he is more of a pass catching TE obviously.lol We had that extra blocker to spring Turner loose last year.)
PASSING GAME- I’m ok with it overall BUT as much as we love Ryan, he needs to be held accountable for certain things. No one mentioned the picks he’s thrown of lack of downfield throws. People are starting to think he’s a dink and dunk QB…I dont agree but he has to show that with the deep threat we have in White
DEFENSE- It all starts with the line. I agree with many of you that its not all on the secondary. NO secondary can be truly effective without a proper pass rush….I dont know what the deal is on the line…maybe this “rotation” bs isnt working? I am impressed with the LBs. They’ve been solid.
GM- I know TD is trying to turn this into NE-South but i believed he whiffed on this draft. We drafted too many players with injuries just hoping they would be healthy. We see how thats worked out for us. Its only his 2nd year on the job so I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt. One thing I would like to see though, is him getting some balls and going after a free agent that can really help the team. ( I like the Brian Williams pickup…sad to see him gone for the year. He brought stability at least)
OVERALL- Its still early and the sched gets lighter after we get dragged by N.O. I think we’ll be ok if we finally get some pass rush and the running game gets going. We are still building believe it or not but the playoffs are still not a pipe dream this year.

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Hey Mark,i don’t think the birds will beat the jets and philly.If the falcons success is based on weak teams comparing this years schedule to last years,then i would hate it if they make the playoffs playing tougher teams.I would say the birds are in trouble if they make the playoffs without a bye having to play away from the dome.

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It is absolutely INSANE that people are still “dumb” enough to comment on Vick when he is no longer here. Sure Vick entertained us all when he was here but he has become a non-factor in the league. He is non-factor in Philly as an NFL backup, benchwarmer. He is a non-factor off the field in the game of life. However, people still have the insideous urge to continue to fill the blog airways with crap about Vick. Vick will soon retire and move on to something else, maybe catfighting this time. Forget about Vick because Vick has long since forgotten about you. I think people are making the foolish mistake of comparing Vick to Ryan. That my friends is silly. Ryan will be enshrined in Canton Ohio soon as a hall of famer, while Vick will continue to be a free agent non-factor in the game of life. Just thank God that Vick messed up so that Matt Fraud could leave to play for the Texans and the Falcons could draft (or reel in) a future hall of fame quarterback, filling in for Vick while Vick served out his jail sentence and subsequently tossed into the scrap heap. Matt Ryan will soon win the mvp of the league long before Reggie Bush does. Thats a guarantee!

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AveryBrooks….Ummmm I really dont see Ryan being a Hall of Fame QB….above average maybe but Hall of Fame…i dont think so…I am starting to wonder about his arm….he’s gotta step it up to me personally. He looked like a deer in the headlights against a flailing DAL team….either some of us are wrong about Ryan or he’ll get exposed….I wont lie….I am starting to suspect a noodle arm myself….this franchise was so caught up in moving forward (understandably so) that they have blinded themselves. I sit back and watch game film myself and I’ve seen QUITE a few throws Ryan made that absolutely SUCKED! We’ll see though….

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With the revelation today that Snelling is also injured, it’s more than high time to panic, if you’re a falcon fan.

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Leek, I agree. We cant give up yet. I mean goodness, we’re still 4-2 this year at this point. It could easily be 0-6, 1-5, 2-4, or 3-3. Its just that I’ve been a fan all my life and it always seems like when we get a good thing going, something always happens….so lets just say I’m cautiously optimistic.

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An “ELITE” qb wins without all the pieces. Let’s see if he can grab a win or just be a “CHOKE” and overrated.

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On free speech…people on these blogs do not have the right to say whatever they want. The only “rights” we have are those afforded by the owner of this forum.

If the AJC decides to set up rules for use of these blogs, they have every RIGHT to do so. Just as they have every RIGHT to ban those who use crude language.

In fact, free speech as most of you seem to define it is a myth. Our speech is and has been legally limited for many, many, many years.

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SallySue

October 30th, 2009
10:25 am
Sir Real: you are mistaken about Matty “Ice” Ryan. RYAN IS A HALL OF FAME QUARTERBACK.

Crack kills

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Dear Arthur:

The “New Face” of the franchise project has been exposed and has failed.

You bought into the “non-paying” crazies and let the “True Franchise” player slip through your fingers because you thought this “CHOKE” could replace the Atlanta legend.

Give me a break. I have heard all of the complaints:

He is too short

He doesn’t read defenses

He is not intelligent

He is not a traditional quarterback (hidden code for…)

Well the “CHOKE” really has been reading the defense very well the past two games, with his amazing 68 & 66 QB RATINGS.

You have spent 72-million dollars just to be embarrassed, I thought you were a business man – Joey Harrington could have embarrassed the City for 2-million tops.

In 2002 this franchise was pulled from the ashes and place on the map. There was actually a waiting list for season ticket holders – after this game the only tickets you will be selling will be the blue light specials at Home Depot.

There has only been 2 playoff wins in this whole decade, which expires after this season and they are both by an unintelligent guy who can’t read a defense and is too short.

So this logic seemed to work better than the one being hosed up by the more qualified quarterback – qualified only in the eyes of the crowd that shares the same demographic.

The bottom line is he is the same LOSER that he was at Boston College, choking & being Virginia Tech’s BIATCH.

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Mike Vick Curse: You are a bumbling idiot! You must be the one on crack. How can you have the unmitigated gall to refer to Mike “Dogkiller” Vick as a legend. That doesnt make sense at all. What did Vick do to gain legendary status? Sure he rushed for 1000 yards as a Falcon quarterback but that was because we didnt have any running backs who could do that and Vick tried to take on too much. I would have preferred if Vick had rushed for 500 yards and we had won a superbowl instead. Vick is a criminal and the only place where Vick has legendary status is Levenworth. Oh yeah, Vick is the Levenworth Legend.

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Sally Sue: You cannot be considered a Hall of Fame Qb after just one season in which your RB was the focal point (i.e 370+ carries, 1700 yards). This shows we beat most teams RUNNING the ball(there was the Bears game though. I’ll give MR2 that.) So he only had to manage the game and minimize mistakes. 2) A Hall of Fame QB has to first win a playoff game. Not to say MR2 wont…but this has not happened yet. 3) We need to save all the HoF talk until he’s been in the league at least 5 years. Its too early to gauge and we have yet to see if he really is the real deal or not. You cant base it on one stellar season. Flacco could have just as easily won. Ryan had a better O and Flacco had a better D. 4) Are you really on this planet when you say Manning, Brady, and Brees are washed up?!! They are the 3 most elite QBs in this league. Who do you think Ryan is trying to get on the level on.?!! Manning speaks for himself, Brady’s rings speak for him, and Brees superb numbers do the same. Washed up huh? Thanks for the jokes today!!! LOL LOL

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with the 16th pick in the 2010 NFL draft the Atlanta Falcons select. Eric Berry of Tennesse. Up next Dallas. (I wish) him and Brian would be great. Because hater’s the Falcons are just a secondary away from being NFC champions. And stop hating on Ryan. I love Vick, wear his jersey to games to this day. But he screwed up. Now he has a fresh start and so do we. Let’s get over this and wish both players well.. Dang.

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Denver got spanked!

That Joe Cool sure knows how to win the big games

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I read in the ajc where the Falcons are amazed at the Saints weapons. I tell you what, the Saints better be very, very aware of the Falcons weapons; because the Falcons have many. I know if Jerius Norwood was available to play tonight it would have made the task of beating the Saints much easier. I wont make excuses but I feel that the Falcons MUST get off to a quick start against New Orleans if they are to have ANY chance at all of upsetting the Saints. Then the Falcons defense can go after Drew Brees. It should be an interesting evening of Football. Prediction: Falcons 63 Saints 7

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SORRY ATL FALCONS! YOU BUNCH OF BACK STABING HATERS ARE NOW GET WHAT YOU DESERVE FOR HOW THIS TEAM HAS TREAT ITS SUPER STARS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS! ESPECIALLY FOR HOW THAT SNAKE AUTHUR BLANK DID TO VICK! NOW MIKE IS LAUGHING HIS HEAD OFF IN PHILY AND RIDING THAT TRAIN TO MIAMI WITH HIS MEETING WITH DESTINY IN JANUARY! AND NOW EVEN KIETH BROOKINGS IS HAVING THE LAST LAUGH OVER THE SHORT COMING OF THIS FRANCHISE! BROOKINGS LAUGHING HIS HEAD OFF ON THE SIDE LINE AGAINST HIS OLD TEAM MATES AND BLANK! WHAT GO AROUND COME AROUND AUTHUR BLANK! AND YOU ARE GOING TO GET WHAT IS YOURS FOR HOW YOU TREAT PEOPLE! BROOKINGS AND VICK MIGHT EVEN WIND UP PLAYING AGAINST EACH OTHER IN THE SUPER BOWL WITH OUT THEIR OLD BOSS AND BLANK WILL HAVE TO SIT AT HOME WITH HIS TV AND CRY LIKE A LITTLE GIRL WHILE HIS FORMER EMPLOYEES PLAY OFF AGAINST ONE ANOTHER FOR CHAMPION OF THE WHOLE WORLD! THE TIME FOR THE FALCONS TO START TO PANIC SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST DAY AFTER THEY WAISTED THAT DRAFT PICK ON MATTY HOPELESS! WHERE IS YOUR OFFENSE WITHOUT VICK AND DUNN AND CRUMP FALCONS! TURNER BURNER CANT CARRY THIS OFFENCE FOREVER! THE ONLY BOWL GAME THE FALCONS ARE GOING TO WITH # 2 AS THIER QUARTERBACK IS THE TOILET BOWL GAME! COME TO THINK OF IT # 2 IS WHAT THE FALCONS ARE FULL OF SO THAT GAME SOUND LIKE THE BEST ONE FOR THE AND THEY REALLY DO HAVE THE RIGHT FRANCHISE QB! # 2 FOR # 2! DONT FORGET TO FLUSH BLANK!

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Yea ! FALCONS SORRY is back !

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