Live from the Dome: I’m back, and so’s the Burner
Slept fast. Went to Mass. Now I’m back downtown, chatting again. Last night was great fun — fine game, unexpected (at least by me) result, much to discuss. Example: Why did Paul Johnson call four consecutive deep passes with the game on the line? We know his stylized offense doesn’t feature the short or intermediate pass, but what about the ol’ option toss? Did PJ bail out — mixed metaphor alert — on his bread and butter?
I wish I could say I had great hope for another great game here at the Dome, but I don’t. I figure the Falcons beat the Bucs by three touchdowns. I figure the Falcons need to beat the Bucs by three touchdowns just to remind themselves they can still be a playoff-caliber team, recent results notwithstanding.
Four losses in five games will have a chilling effect on a franchise and its fans, and traffic around the Dome seemed unusually light around 11:30. (And I was running late.) Can’t imagine there’ll be a full house today, but I’m bad at predictions. Example: Tech 42, Georgia 27.
Wrongheaded though I am, I hope we can make the most of whatever this day brings. The idea is to talk about the Falcons, but we can certainly accommodate the occasional Tech-UGA submission. So I ask once again: Join me, won’t you?
Oh, and this one actual snippet of news: Michael Turner is in uniform and seems to be moving expeditiously in warmups. He’ll play. And Jerious Norwood is no longer among the inactives. That makes for a full house in the backfield, which isn’t the same thing as a full-house backfield. But it’s a most welcome sign.
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Jimmy
November 29th, 2009
3:21 pm
It is too close for us to win it though.
Mark Bradley
November 29th, 2009
3:21 pm
Jarrett Jack and Will Bynum made Paul Hewitt a rich man.
Hawkster
November 29th, 2009
3:22 pm
Bugkiller – your red neck is blinding me.
Mark Bradley
November 29th, 2009
3:22 pm
What’s the TV show? Toe on the line?
TMoney
November 29th, 2009
3:22 pm
Gotta love Fox. A challenge, let’s go to commercial and not show replays.
Hawkster
November 29th, 2009
3:22 pm
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preston
November 29th, 2009
3:23 pm
yeah big let down for the hawks, and so far the falcons………..and for me Georgia Tech……this has definately been a weekend for me to forget.
Dawgs2009
November 29th, 2009
3:23 pm
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Mark Bradley
November 29th, 2009
3:23 pm
Call stands.
What's the matter with Atlanta?
November 29th, 2009
3:23 pm
Matt Choke Ryan,
You stupid douche bag you do realize that Vick took several games off and the Falcons made the playoffs twice the whole time he was in Atlanta. You make it sound like the Falcons were playing in the super bowl every year. Check out the last game of the year back in 2006 against the Panthers when that crack head Vick didn’t show up at all. Of course you were probably robbing houses in South West Atlanta at the time to remember that game and all the other games that Vick played like crap in.
Good thing you live in Atlanta that town and their terrible sports fans deserve fans like you.
Mark Bradley
November 29th, 2009
3:23 pm
A 99-yard drive?
David
November 29th, 2009
3:24 pm
Does Mike Smith ever have anyone watch the replays before he throws that flag? There was absolutely no video evidence that would ever overturn that. There’s goes our one challenge of the half.
Mark Bradley
November 29th, 2009
3:24 pm
Smitty is not pleased.
"Chef" Tim Dix
November 29th, 2009
3:24 pm
Scottbravesfan: Knocking out an opposing player according to the rules is allowed, thusly UGA did that to three GT players. While we didn’t cross state lines we did beat Auburn. Lighten up ‘k?
BugKiller
November 29th, 2009
3:24 pm
Wow… that has to be the first time anyone ever has called me a redneck.
Just because I call a couple of reverse racists what they are, tell it like it is, that makes me a redneck?
I have some redneck friends that would be mighty offended that you included me amongst their ranks, lol.
Mark Bradley
November 29th, 2009
3:24 pm
Smitty saw it on the big board.
Once "Recent" Reader
November 29th, 2009
3:25 pm
Dawg29 – please do not repeat the Repeat Message again. Not a Tech or Dawg fan but just think it was a waste of space and scrolling down effort. Thank You:)
Mark Bradley
November 29th, 2009
3:25 pm
Now it’s third-and-8 from the 3.
Mark Bradley
November 29th, 2009
3:25 pm
Third and nine, actually. From the 2.
Mark Bradley
November 29th, 2009
3:26 pm
Falcons want P.INT. But I don’t think so.
Jimmy
November 29th, 2009
3:26 pm
No flag?!!!!
GT Fan
November 29th, 2009
3:26 pm
Wouldn’t pi$$ on Hewitt.
Refes get challenge wrong most of time
Hawkster
November 29th, 2009
3:26 pm
What’s the matter with Atlanta?
Too many rednecks!!!
Dawgs2009
November 29th, 2009
3:26 pm
Pathetic!
Mark Bradley
November 29th, 2009
3:27 pm
Good return. Here’s the game. Can’t give up a touchdown.
Jimmy
November 29th, 2009
3:27 pm
Block in the back. No call.
Refs really SUCK
JJ
November 29th, 2009
3:27 pm
Holy crap that was a bad no-call on the PI. Could not have been more blatant.
bigstack19
November 29th, 2009
3:27 pm
Hey, it is the 1996 Falcons I am watching today.
j
November 29th, 2009
3:27 pm
bugkiller did you finish elementary school?
Mark Bradley
November 29th, 2009
3:28 pm
So much for that 99 yard drive. Fell short by 98.
dawgfan1911
November 29th, 2009
3:28 pm
If the Falcons lose this game. it’s over! No play-offs, no winning season and a lot of off season question marks. Defense personnel being the main topic!
Dawgs2009
November 29th, 2009
3:28 pm
What will happen when we lose this game? 5-6 is pathetic. What a waste of the 2009 draft. We didn’t get anything. it is the same as if we didn’t have any picks and just skipped a year.
"Chef" Tim Dix
November 29th, 2009
3:28 pm
GT Fan: If he gave you his buy out you wouldn’t?
Hawkster
November 29th, 2009
3:28 pm
Bugkiller -I have some redneck friends that would be mighty offended that you included me amongst their ranks, lol.
I am sure that ANYONE would be offended to have you included in their ranks….lol
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St Simon
November 29th, 2009
3:28 pm
Just goes to show, it is hard to win every year.
scottbravesfan
November 29th, 2009
3:29 pm
Chef Tim,
Come on you know that Georgia would have lost to Tech if they had their QB the whole game. And your logic is that Georgia was trying to knock the Tech players out? Come on what happen was a fluke and everyone knows it. You should be proud of your team winning but some of the Georgia fans are acting like they just won a national championship.
BugKiller
November 29th, 2009
3:29 pm
Mark,
Would you like to revise your 10-6 prediction now?
I’m thinking this year, 9-7 would be more than a victory going into next season.
Matt "Choke" Ryan
November 29th, 2009
3:29 pm
And “YOU” people really thought the “brilliant” Dimitroff was the the wizard that could make this sorry team like the Patriots HA HA HA
Dimitroff…………..BUST
Smith…………..BUST
Choke…………. BUST
HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cedrick
November 29th, 2009
3:29 pm
WOW Colts have scored 21 straight to take the lead in Houston. Wish we had some of that here!!!!
Mark Bradley
November 29th, 2009
3:29 pm
Falcons are coming after Freeman now. That’s basic football. Blitz the rookie QB.
"Chef" Tim Dix
November 29th, 2009
3:29 pm
BVG should take note on that play.
Jimmy
November 29th, 2009
3:30 pm
That was a hold on number 99. Blatant. No call.
St Simon
November 29th, 2009
3:30 pm
I am so sad.
Mark Bradley
November 29th, 2009
3:30 pm
Third and eight. Blitz? (I would.)
St Simon
November 29th, 2009
3:30 pm
Wahahahhahaahaaa
Bill
November 29th, 2009
3:30 pm
Man whats happen, Bucs going to win 2nd game all years and Falcons look like crap.
Mark Bradley
November 29th, 2009
3:30 pm
Blitzed. And got an incompletion. Big stop.
Eric C.
November 29th, 2009
3:30 pm
Great stand!
ubah
November 29th, 2009
3:31 pm
nice stop
PMC
November 29th, 2009
3:31 pm
ok so the coaches and GM have just about worn out all the goodwill of a good year.
I’m beginning to lose the faith that I had built up in them. Maybe we don’t have the right guys to lead this team.
They have pretty much lost all the progress they made in a year in 11 games.
This group is the same old garbage offensive line pourous defense sad sack loser offense that were the……same old falcons.
It’s not like I’m not pulling for them before someone calls me fairweather…. but I know bad football when I see it… and these guys are playing like a bunch of bums.