Bandwagon alert! Lots of folks really like the 2010 Falcons
A substantive reason to be cheerful: New man Dunta Robinson (AJC photo by Jason Getz)
Lots of folks were saying lots of nice things about the Falcons this time a year ago, and that was understandable. The Falcons were coming off an improbable playoff season and were a feel-good story. Today the Falcons are coming off a 9-7 season in which they were eliminated from postseason consideration with three games to go … and lots of folks are still saying lots of nice things about their chances in 2010.
From Michael Kun of the Washington Post’s NFL blog The League: “I’ll give you a non-playoff team [from 2009] that’s going to go all the way to the NFC Championship game, barring a major injury. The Atlanta Falcons.”
From Andy Benoit, writing for the New York Times’ NFL blog The Fifth Down:
Let’s see: Modest success the previous year; no burden of high expectations; distinct offensive and defensive identity; star quarterback; and improvements in most key areas of weakness. Sounds pretty good. And we haven’t even mentioned the stability at the top (another trait the Saints, Steelers and Giants all shared, by the way). Owner Arthur Blank and GM Thomas Dimitroff run their program with great chemistry. Perhaps even Super Bowl caliber chemistry.
Let the record reflect that Benoit still tabs the Falcons to finish second in the NFC South and suggests they “may still be a player or two short of Super Bowl caliber.” The greater point is that enthusiasm for this team coming off a (slightly) disappointing season seems every bit as great in many circles as it did for one that had seen everything break right in 2008.
Browsing the magazine rack at Kroger yesterday, I noted that the Sporting News Pro Football yearbook picks the Falcons to win the NFC South, which is the home of the reigning Super Bowl titlist. And I would be remiss if I didn’t point out that these glowing forecasts mesh with my own. Last month I picked the Falcons to go 12-4, win their division and play Dallas for the NFC title.
I am, as we’re all too aware, thick as a brick. But even a goofball feels encouraged when more clever folks are seeing the same thing he is. At least this goofball does.
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Big C
July 21st, 2010
11:09 am
We have WR R. White coming into his own, Hall of Fame TE T. Gonzalez, excellent slot reciever H. Douglass missed him last year, we need to do something about our 2nd wide reciever Jennings he drops to many wide open passes. Get those linemen to stand firm for 1 or 2 more seconds we will be alright on offense. No damn good on offense. Defense can get better wish we had some one that opponents really fear looking for a headhunter type LB or SS someone like or close to a Ray Lewis Ronnie Lott
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
11:10 am
Many smart NFL watchers seem to be high on Carolina, SeenThisB4. I am not sure why this is.
GSU Eagle 91
July 21st, 2010
11:14 am
It is great to be talking about football again… While I am a huge Falcons fan, I still think the Saints are the team to beat in the NFC barring injury. Maybe it is OUR turn to shine, and I will be enjoying every moment.
Oh….I almost forgot…It is good to see FALCONS SORRY back on board…By now I would think he would brush up on his grammar, sentence structure and ability to spell…Perhaps he really IS a relative of MV…..
Chris
July 21st, 2010
11:20 am
Falcon’s sorry must be a distant cousin of the Cavalier’s owner.
And PDawg, there is something special about being first. It’s not easy. It takes exceptional timing and I would have to guess Mr. Clusters or the Thunderchief would be ranked number 1 or 2 historically.
I got my first first the other day and met my future wife, won the lottery and lost 20 lbs in the afternoon. You can’t really define it, just something special about it.
And the Falcon’s are on a similar curve to the Saints the past three years…injuries probably determine difference between another 9-7 or 11-5 season?
TheAntiMe
July 21st, 2010
11:20 am
Oh….I almost forgot…It is good to see FALCONS SORRY back on board…By now I would think he would brush up on his grammar, sentence structure and ability to spell…Perhaps he really IS a relative of MV…..
No, GSU, more likely he’s the one relative of Arthur Blank who never get’s invited over for Thanksgiving Dinner.
ugaclassof2004
July 21st, 2010
11:23 am
There are some that say that this team will finish 12-4 and go to the NFC Championship. Then there are otherss who say this team will choke. So the correct answer is in the middle: The Falcons finish 10-6 and lose the division to the Saints but still make the playoffs. Falcons win their wild card game( more than likely a road game) but lose in the divisional playoffs to Dallas or Minnesota. Saints will get upset at home in their wild card game.
ReddJonn68
July 21st, 2010
11:23 am
@ TheAntiMe good point most of the time the place kicker is an issue during the season, but if you have been watching the last couple of yrs the powerhouse teams in the NFC haven’t really relied on them. I don’t recall many games where Brees & Farve were siiting on pins & needles last season or the season before with Warner & McNabb. Basically the NFL is now a run & gun league. Our offense has to keep pace.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
11:24 am
Chris, I may have to borrow your description of “first” for marketing purposes.
ugaclassof2004
July 21st, 2010
11:26 am
There are some that say that this team will finish 12-4 and go to the NFC Championship. Then there are others who say this team will choke. So the correct answer is in the middle: The Falcons finish 10-6 and lose the division to the Saints but still make the playoffs. Falcons win their wild card game( I thinking they beat a team like the 49ers or Cardinals on the road) but lose in the divisional playoffs to Dallas or Minnesota. Saints will get upset at home in their wild card game.
SeenThisB4
July 21st, 2010
11:26 am
I don’t understand anyone being high on Carolina. They don’t have a proven QB anywhere on their roster, anywhere, with no prospect of signing anyone else. Their best and only proven WR won’t participate in training camp because of flag football (hotdogging) injuries, their defense line was eviscerated by management, even one of their best linebackers looks like he’s done for the season, or a major part of it. About the only thing they can hang their hat on is their duel running back attack, but that makes them purely one-dimensional, and if one of them goes down to say re-injured ankle, it’s “lights out”. So, why they would be on anybody’s radar screen indicates a major mal-function in that radar. I wouldn’t be surprised if Tampa overtakes them this year.
Of course, I picked the Saints to be second in the NFC South last year, so, who knows! LOL!
Tommy
July 21st, 2010
11:26 am
I don’t understand that one bit either Mark. I have seen and heard so many people on the Panthers bandwagon and, though I am a big Falcons fan, I do try and be honest in assessing other teams in the division and I can not for the life of me understand why the Panthers will be that good in a tough NFC. How do you lose your franchise player (Peppers), have basically a first year starter in Matt Moore, and have no WR depth aside from Steve Smith, who is hurt… I just don’t see how that makes the Panthers a good team…
KY Falcon
July 21st, 2010
11:26 am
So I started this new word find puzzle…. feel free to continue
MARK BRADL(E)Y! YOU HAVE DONE LOST YOUR MIND! THE ONLY WAY THIS SORRY TEAM IS GOING TO THE SUPPER BOWL OR THE NFC CHAMPION (SHIP) GAME IS ON (A) GRAY HOUND! YOU KNOW THE ONLY REASON THE SO CALL(ED)QUARTERBACK MATTY HOPELESS IS EVEN ON THIS TEAM IS BECAUSE HE IS BLANKS ILL LEGITIMATE (ILEGITIMATE?) SON FROM BOSTON WHERE BLANK IS FROM TOO AND BECAUSE (HIS) DADDY FELT GUILTY AND WANTED TO GIVE HIS BABY BOY A JOB! YOU KNOW NOT EVEN BLANK IS STUPID ENOUGH TO GET RID OF THE BEST QB TO EVER PLAY THE GAME UNLESS IT (IS) TO HELP HIS OWN FAMILY! BLANK PROBABLY KNEW THE NFL WOULD INVEST(I)GATE ABOUT JUST DUMPING FOR MIKE FOR NO REASON! THAT PROBABLY IS WHY BLANK SET HIM UP TO GET HIM ARRESTED, SO THAT BLANK COULD GET OUT OF HIS CONTRACT AND HAVE MONEY FOR HIS LITTLE BABY! YEAH! CRYING BABY RYAN! RYAN-BLANK IS WHAT IT NEED(S TO )SAY ON HIS JERS(E)Y! MIKE GOT HIS PAY BACK LAST DECEMBER WHEN HE CAME BACK TO HIS HOUSE AND SHOW(ED)BLANK WHO THE REAL OWNER OF THE FALCONS AND THE ATL IS! BLANK IS THE ONE THAT SHOULD HAVE WENT (GONE) TO PRISON (AND NOT INSTEAD OF) TAKING CARE OF HIS KID AND NOT MIKE! THE AJC LIKE TO TALK ABOUT MIKE ALL THE TIME! THEY BETTER TALK ABOUT HIM GOOD WHEN IT COMETHAT MIKE VICK CLEARED OF ALL CHARGES (STILL CONFUSED)! IT (IS) GOOD THAT YOU GOT USED TO WEARING ORANGE AT HOME(S) DEPOT BLANK BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT YOU WILL BE WEARING ALL THE TIME IN PRISON ONCE THE TRUTH COME(S)OUT! COACH SMITTY! YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR BACK TOO! IF BLANK HAVE ANY LITTLE GIRLS COMING OUT TO CLAIM HE THEY FATHER (“chuckling”) THE FALCONS MAY JUST HAVE THE FIRST WOMAN FOOTBALL COACH! YOU BETTER START USING PROTECTION SO NO BODY (NOBODY?) ELSE (HAVE HAS) TO GET FRAMED AND LOOSE (OR TIGHT)THEY JOB BECAUSE OF YOU BLANK! LET HOPE SHE TAKE AFTER HER MOTHER AND LOOK BETTER ON THAT SIDE LINE THAN YOU DO BLANK! MAKE UP!
Greg from Marietta
July 21st, 2010
11:28 am
Mark, I agree with Andy Benoit in his assessment of the positive chemistry of the Falcons. Finally we have a management group and a GM that takes the player’s effect on the team chemistry into consideration as being as equally important as his athletic ability. I don’t think that Mr. Blank nor Thomas D. can tolerate a trouble maker or anyone who has a tendency to upset the apple-cart. That being said, Thomas D. and Smitty have demonstrated a real eye for talent and its really hard to believe all that has been accomplished in the relatively short period of time that they have been in charge. I honestly believe that they have established a chemistry of winning and team work with this group of players and within the next couple of years the Falcons will be one of the truly elite teams of the NFL. Who knows maybe even a Super Bowl is in the not to distant future.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
11:29 am
It’s a good administration at 4400 Falcon Parkway, Greg from Marietta. The best in team history.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
July 21st, 2010
11:31 am
Mark, no not at you at all! I agree w/ the 12-4 record and see the team poised for a deep playoff run.
I passed on reading his 2nd act. Has to be a joke.
suwaneefalcon
July 21st, 2010
11:41 am
Sorry Falcon is pulling on our lariets. There is no one that ignorant out there to post a serious commentary like that. I mean the guy even misspelled Greyhound and anyone that was like that would know how to spell his means of travel. Come on!
On a serious note, I believe Athlon has us going 7-9 and finishing 3rd in our division. Pretty far from the other experts.
Mark Bradley
July 21st, 2010
11:45 am
I’d be stunned if the Falcons went 7-9, suwaneefalcon. They didn’t do that last season when everything went wrong.
yunel asscobar
July 21st, 2010
11:52 am
Mark – you shop at Kroger?? That’s the problem! Move to Publix where the quality of your sports browsing material will improve exponentially. I see a ratings increase in your blogging future within 7-10 days after you make the move.
ReddJonn68
July 21st, 2010
11:53 am
@ suwaneefalcon every magazine besides Athlon has us finishing 2nd or winning the division if N.O. suffers from a Super Bowl hangover. Whats up with Athlon, sounds like they’ve been drinking Haterade.
ROD
July 21st, 2010
11:58 am
They are missing one piece, and that’s Terrel Owens. Until they get someone on the other side of Roddy White, I’m not going that far. Teams are going to keep double teaming Roddy, then they will make the other no name receiver beat them. If they add TO, they can’t double team, now you have to pick your poison. He will allow things to open up more for Tony, Roddy, Turner and all the other players. He’s there to take, and it will be a shame they do not sign him to a one year deal. The Falcons with TO wins the SuperBowl, without TO, NFC South Champions. They will lose in the Playoffs. I guarantee this!!!!! Mark I see 14-2 at best, 13-3 at worst. Bring in TO, we might have a perfect season. The man can still play. Mark, make sure you keep this statement.
DJ's Mom
July 21st, 2010
12:00 pm
Yes, Falcons Sorry, the birds did lose their best quarter back. DJ is much better then all the clowns now and before him……
Smiling Jack
July 21st, 2010
12:08 pm
I’m for a T shirt party, but is there a Dairy Queen in Dunwoody??? We don’t even have one in Snellville anymore (our great loss), but we will be able to have a beer with our pizza on Sunday (our great gain for personal liberty). Falcons sorry is an understatement…He really is sorry!
Falcon08
July 21st, 2010
12:10 pm
As a big Falcons fan, one of the biggest thing I noticed that just isn’t happening at the moment, is fans. I work up at the falcons games…We can’t have split up fans (Ryan fans and old Mike vick fans) Vick isn’t on the team any more and Ryan and the Falcons need the fans (most of them if not all) to jump on the Matt Ryan wagon if we wanna go all the way. Give the man some credit here, we DID go to the playoffs under number 2. LETS GO FALCONS! AND FALCONS FANS! We can go all the way!
Singletary
July 21st, 2010
12:11 pm
Finally, a new column. Gentle ribbing, there. Musta read Colossus a thousand times, hoping you are right. Let’s gear up and get ready for the season!
jimmymack
July 21st, 2010
12:11 pm
this is the most consistent the falcon organization has ever been they are talented and playing as a team it’s ashamed some people can’t or won’t understand the progress that has been made. mark you make perfect sense to me
Buddy Curry made every tackle
July 21st, 2010
12:19 pm
We are lacking team speed on offense. IF Harry Douglas can make if back to his rookie form that will help, however, did I hear he was still suffering from the effects of the injury? Turner will have a big year and Snelling will too. This should be fun.
CRACK HEAD
July 21st, 2010
12:31 pm
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
I LIKE TO EAT DEM WOOD CHIPS WIT EXTRA GRAVY!!!!!!
YEEEAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Dawg Man
July 21st, 2010
12:32 pm
Smart, caring owner. Check.
Competent GM who gets good players, and keeps good players we already have. Check.
Fiery, yet encouraging coach. Check.
Hard working, intelligent QB. Check.
Solid running game. Check.
Good receivers. Check.
Strong lines on the O and D. Check.
Sounds like Atlanta is ready to go!
Northern Bird
July 21st, 2010
12:33 pm
Mr Bradley, your projection of 12-4 record is pretty lofty. Everything, and I mean everything would have to go right for the Falcons to rack up a 12 win season. As it was mentioned earlier, i think we are about 2 ’solid’ players away from putting together a legit superbowl run. But, I think we’re going to give the Saints a good run for their money this season. Keys are Turner staying healthy, Douglas coming out strong, and the secondary rallying around Dunta and really stepping up. Also, Kroy ‘Beer-man’ please keep it coming > you could have a huge season for our Falcons !
Go Birds !
Hollywould
July 21st, 2010
12:38 pm
Falcon Sorry is classic comedy. Welcome back. Man, I am pumped for this season. Might even see a screen pass this year.
Whopper Dawg
July 21st, 2010
12:39 pm
Not with that defense you don’t.
Sorry too many holes and question marks on that side of the ball. Far too many. They are a players or three away. TD, please continue to stock pile mediocre Dlinemen. That is the ticket.
Yosemite Sam
July 21st, 2010
12:39 pm
Let me out of here! Let me out of here! Get me a mouth piece! I want a “habus corpeas”!
Sid
July 21st, 2010
12:42 pm
Who wouldn’t be excited about this edition of the Falcons…………!!! Certainly every team on their schedule has that game marked in bold. They Falcons played New Orleans so well in both games last year, they might split this year but have the game to possibly win both. I think back to that Jets game last year…………..they beat a damn good team at home. This is going to be fun!
DawgDad
July 21st, 2010
12:49 pm
The goal should be winning the NFC South and otherwise getting into the playoffs. Doesn’t matter if you win 10, 11, 12, or whatever, just win the most you can. Barring devastating injury this team is EXPECTED to win 10+ and make the playoffs.
The issue then becomes how far can they go. Sure, they could go all the way, but there are two big questions. (1) It usually takes a QB firing on all cylinders to reach those heights. Matt Ryan still has to prove he can perform like a Manning, Warner, Brees, Brady. (2) The defense. This defense is very young, very soft on pass rush and coverage, and on recent history just plain not good enough. The Falcons will need a LOT of good things to happen to drive to the NFC Championship or beyond.
Times are good. The organization is rock-solid, and the offense is very good. Should be a great season.
suwaneefalcon
July 21st, 2010
12:55 pm
Mark, thanks for the feed back. I agree that 7-9 would be way off as a prediction with this teams talent on and off the field. That being said, we just can not have another season of injuries to key players. I wish our back up qb situation was a little stronger.
Randal
July 21st, 2010
12:56 pm
The Falcons will certainly be a fine team this year, which is a shame. I have loved this team since 1978 when i was just a kid and make the long drive a couple of times a year to see them play. UNTIL THIS YEAR. See, I was at the Philly game when ‘the ATL’ showed its true colors by cheering against their home team just because a former player had returned. And don’t say it was just the Eagles fans, because the stadium was half full of Falcons fans wearing old Vick jerseys or new Eagles versions, and they screamed and cheered wildly when MV led the score in the third quarter and the second one later. The patron seated next to me had on a Falcons jersey and just went crazy when MV was driving nails into the Atlanta coffin that day. My friend and I left in the fourth quarter and I will never be back. Those fans are not real, and their agenda is not mine. If that’s what Atlanta is, count me out.
P.S. anyone remember the season finale in the late 80s against Detroit when less that 8k fans showed up to see the team get pasted? I drove 2 1/2 hours on Christmas Eve by myself to see that game with four tickets in my pocket that I could not even give away. Good luck, and I hope they succeed, but no more for me.
Power Up In My Pants
July 21st, 2010
12:57 pm
Falcons will not only win the NFC South, they’ll SWEEP the NFC South.
You heard it here first.
D-MON
July 21st, 2010
12:57 pm
Falcon Sorry has obviously lost his mind,Vick has moved on and so have we with Matty-Ice get over it Sorry,VICK GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LMAO………….
suwaneefalcon
July 21st, 2010
1:00 pm
Randall, what you post is sad but true. I stick by this team and turn my cheek to the ignorant Vick fans who forget how he lied to the owner and the team and tore this team up for 2 seasons. Now look at what he is going through in Philly. The guy just can’t help himself. Hope you come back some day.
Shocktheworld
July 21st, 2010
1:03 pm
Bandwagon? Atlanta? SHOCKING. I am shocked.
bigstack19
July 21st, 2010
1:07 pm
I say 12-4 and they host Green Bay for the NFC Title at a raucous Georgia Dome.
myra
July 21st, 2010
1:10 pm
I like the offense,but the defense is like butta.
Thomas D. has picked us some good free agents(of course with Arthur’s money.)but he really has given us some duds in the draft. We’ll see. Thank the Lord cause football is close!
suwaneefalcon
July 21st, 2010
1:11 pm
Bigstack, you think 12-4 would get home field advantage? I’m thinking 13-3 will be needed.
D-MON
July 21st, 2010
1:12 pm
Im wit cha bigstack19.
CSpin
July 21st, 2010
1:17 pm
2010 Schedule, for those interested and tired of going elsewhere to find it:
1 Sep 12 ATL @ PIT
2 Sep 19 ARI @ ATL
3 Sep 26 ATL @ NO
4 Oct 03 SF @ ATL
5 Oct 10 ATL @ CLE
6 Oct 17 ATL @ PHI
7 Oct 24 CIN @ ATL
8 Bye
9 Nov 07 TB @ ATL
10 Nov 11 BAL @ ATL
11 Nov 21 ATL @ STL
12 Nov 28 GB @ ATL
13 Dec 05 ATL @ TB
14 Dec 12 ATL @ CAR
15 Dec 19 ATL @ SEA
16 Dec 27 NO @ ATL
17 Jan 02 CAR @ ATL
First half of the season is looking tough. I’m interested to see how the NFC South looks this year. Should be a lot of mixups–don’t count out TB or CAR.
Howie Long
July 21st, 2010
1:17 pm
I’m a true Falcons fan but I have to be realistic, I’d be surprised if the Falcons win 9 games this season even more surprised if they win 10. Blank, Dimitroff and McKay have not made the proper moves to build a championship caliber team. The Falcons resemble the Hawks in that they are only good enough to make it to the first round of the playoffs or have a meaningless 9-7 back to back winning season. I could care less about a back to back winning season, if every other season they are at least going deep into the playoffs, if not, winning it all. I don’t understand the logic of the Falcons’ front office. We had the chance to get DE Julius Peppers who truly could have taken our defense to the next level as well as helped us get 2 division wins against his former team the Panthers, not to mention wins against the other teams that he already knows very well in our division. DE J. Abraham has been on the decline for a while now so why not get him some help on the other end. Our receivers are sub-par, Roddy White is a number 2 receiver at best and Mike Jenkins as well Brian Finneran don’t deserve to be wearing an NFL jersey. Can anybody tell me why Brian Finneran is still employed by the Falcons? We haven’t had a good receiver since Terence Mathis. I do like Mike Smith but I don’t think he is using Jerious Norwood properly. Norwood is like a potato chip (injury prone) therefore he shouldn’t be carrying the ball as a RB any more than 3 times a game. He should be used as a receiver or a receiving back like Reggie Bush or Brian Westbrook in the flats. Truth be told I don’t expect RB Mike Turner to give us anymore than what he gave us last season, I do believe his first year here was just a lucky season for him and in my honest opinion he will never match or top that season. I am impressed with RB Jason Snelling and do believe that we would get more out of him than we would M. Turner or if we did the running back by committee in alternating running backs it would be great for our offense. Our FB Ovie Mughelli is a bust as well, but he is just good enough to get us by, I guess as long as he is blocking we are good because we don’t run plays that utilize our FB for anything other than blocking. But I can’t tell you how much I miss the greatest full back we ever had in Bob Christian. Oh yeah I miss the greatest Safety we ever had also in Scott Case, I can’t tell you who is playing Safety for us these days but whoever he is I’ll bet he isn’t nasty and lays the smack down the way that Scott Case did back in the day.The only big moves the Falcons have made is signing the veteran CB Dunta Robinson which I am in total agreement that that was a great move. The rest are rookies, guys they got from the draft. The Falcons need at least 5 more pieces to make it to the next level, 1 on offense and 3 on defense. Until we get a good number 1 WR, a hard hitting Safety, a LB who can lead as well as close up the middle, a DE to help out aging Abraham, and another shut down CB then I refuse to jump aboard this endless Falcons rollercoaster ride. I am emotionally burned out by my favorite football team in the Falcons. I feel bad for Mr. Blank because he is getting older and his dream of bringing an NFL championship to Atlanta seems to be escaping his grasp. I think Dimitroff and McKay should be fired after this season if the Falcons dont at least make it to the NFC championship game. It is my honest opinion that if the Falcons organization had given Dan Reeves 2 more years then we would have had our chamipionship by now. I also feel that Coach Reeves would have been a greater selection to head the front office than McKay or Dimitroff. Mr. Blank, I need a job, HIRE ME and in 2 years I promise you that I can get this great city the championship it deserves. Until then I wont be jumping on the bandwagon just sittin’ on the sidelines with my head in my hands wondering why can’t my Falcons get it right.
Vick Supporter
July 21st, 2010
1:23 pm
Vick will shine again
Vick Supporter
July 21st, 2010
1:26 pm
The Falcons WILL NOT make it to the nfc championship game. They need a QB that can lead and make all of the throws to do that, not a checkdown QB.
Jim
July 21st, 2010
1:26 pm
The best thing about this time of year is every team has hope, then after about 4:00pm on opening Sunday only have of them have hope. Will Atlanta be in that half or the other half?
If the pass rush has improved even a little bit and injuries don’t creep up again Atlanta should make the playoffs. I like the way they are doing things right now, a little at a time which generally mean a long run at the playoffs.
Good luck Birds, this town is ready to explode, we will see.
suwaneefalcon
July 21st, 2010
1:30 pm
Yeah Vick supporter, we need a leader like Michael. With leaders like that who needs a team. And by the way, I wore my Vick jersey every Sunday until the assclown lied through his teeth about his actions. I will take a true qb like Ryan over the athlete like Vick and Sunday.