On a wild night, the Falcons KO Vick and outslug his team

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Dangit flanker!!!

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Ryanmania!

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Sam Baker should be fired. Great Win Falcons!!

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Point of interest, the Falcons have 13 players from the ACC.

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It’s so cool to finally beat those dudes!

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Matt Ryan is the man.

Mike Vick will never be as tough as Matt Ryan.

Go Falcons.

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Time to leave the red #7 jerseys at home or wear another team’s colors.

Falcons earned this one… and also earned the right to leave the ghost of Vick in the past.

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Mikey “Choke” Vick: “Sorry guys, I bit my tongue, so I’m done for tonight. Plus, I gotta schedule a dog … grooming.”

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Just what I wanted. A Falcons win and Vick getting hurt ! Gotta love it.

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Vick is half the man that Ryan is. Ryan a much better overall football player than Vick.

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Great game! Welcome home Mike, hows that taste?

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Sam Baker for first taxi out of town!!! He got manhandled. Go Birds.

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NFL Network had to show all the “fans” wearing #7. You should all be ashamed. You’re not Falcons fans. You’re sad people who can’t move from the past. Do you have your Breese jerseys out yet?

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Michael Vick is a gadget quarterback – he will never be the complete QB that the Falcons now have. Thank goodness for Matt Ryan. Vick couldn’t lead the birds to two consecutive winning seasons. Matt Ryan is now working on his 4th in a row!

Good riddance vick (and all of your racist jersey wearing fans).

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how is it when you lead 2 straight 80 yds drives and throw for 4 tds while getting beat up all night is wetting the bed???

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As a lifelong Falcons Fan and supporter of the red & black, I don’t even care about Michael Vick’s illegal interstate gambling operation that involved dogfighting.

I stopped being a Michael Vick fan when the “content of his character” revealed that he had KNOWINGLY gone around and infected numerous unsuspecting women with his Herpes and other STDs without telling them just because he “didn’t like to talk about it.” He selfishly just wanted to gratify himself at the expense, health & well-being of other human beings.

For that alone, I hope that monster burns in the eternal flames of Hell.

By the way,

Go, Falcons!

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Time for some Vicks Vaporub. Good for people dog tired and needing some extra breathing.

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As soon as Kafka entered the game, I knew Mark Bradley would find a way to work “Kafka-esque” into his recap of the game. It took him nearly ten paragraphs but he came through for me!

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Spitting up blood, broke neck? Pointing at the scoreboard…RICH This was a heavyweight fight in which our light in the loafers defense somehow hung on by the tiniest fingernail. Mike Smith truly looked scared all night long. Matt Ryan had a good comeback at the end (from all his many boneheaded mistakes) It seemed knocking Vick out of the game got Matt Ryan started.That and the catch Julio Jones FINALLY made !

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Bite your tongue! Falcons pulled out a much needed win.

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Letting Harvey Dahl go does not look like a smart decision at all- Why are we the only team in the league that has a kicker that can not routinely kick it in the back of the end zone when we are spotted an extra 5 yards? I watched Dahl’s replacement- he sux- I think he is too tall at 6′7 to play guard nose tackles just get under neath him and he is getting drove into the running backs and back field almost every play- You mean to tell me there is no one in the league that just got cut that isn’t better than him and Sammy “the bull rush” Baker?

Don’t even get me started on Christoher owens- he was beat by 5 yards when maclin missed that pass that’s why Andy was laughing because that was pure luck-

Hey I will take it but hell you got to address dahl’s replacement, baker, and c. owens, and the new punter they are flat out horrible.

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Vince Young looked so bored

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Hey ya’ll, stop complaining about me pointing at the scoreboard. At least I didn’t point my middle finger at you … this time.

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Our new punter and Sammy “the bull rush” Baker, and Dahl’s replacement looked great. If i see Owens get burned again I am going to lose it- Maclin did him a favor and dropped it.

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Ryan is a class act and a leader in the locker room. He is someone who will never need to be rehabed. Vick, on the other hand, should still be in prison.

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Sorry Mike Vick but you can’t hold me

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Thanks for putting my earlier comments up, Mr. Bradley; I don’t know why that happens sometimes.

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FINALLY, we beat those bums. It’s about time. We need to do better on defense. Baker got torched tonight and why are we still covering so loosely? Let’s try bump and run man to man…

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DREAM TEAM, NOT!!!

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A lot of people wanted to wring or stretch Michael Vick’s neck for the various, numerous crimes and bad behaviors he committed while drawing a paycheck here in Atlanta.

During tonight’s game, many of them may have finally (if partially) gotten their wish.

Selah.

(Since the video indicating Vick was bleeding his STD-riddled blood on the sidelines, I hope the Eagles trainers wore protective gloves and took precautions.)

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Hey Mike, Thanks for stopping by. Now GET SOMEWHERE!!!

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Edwards fumble recovery run made my night….straight up gassed but great play none the less

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Kudos the Falcons players & coaches! They beat the Eagles AND the officials—worst /most crooked officiating in years. No one should ever question the toughness of Matt ryan after that beating.

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We need to fix the pass defense NOW, or the best that will happen is making the playoffs and then getting torched like last year in our first round.

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Tackling improved (not enough) but blocking got worse. Can’t win the South, much less the SB, unless we protect the QB and open better running lanes.
Sam Baker won’t be on the team next year if he doesn’t improve quite a bit.
They say Dunta Robinson is a shut-down corner, but I haven’t seen it…and the headhunting is very disturbing.
Yes, the Falcons won but, all in all, the team doesn’t seem to have their act together yet. Tonight felt…lucky, and I would rather they be good than lucky.

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Because of the censors on here I can’t say what I’d like to say but didn’t the Falcons score 14 points off of Vick turnovers.

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Also clear Baker has been getting blasted for 2 years now. Need a LT in Round 2 next year. Major need.

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@Dentster. Sam Baker had a looooooong night. Made me think of that grade school story bout the kid sticking his finger in the dike to plug the leak…..An exercise in futility!

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Atlanta, as happy as I am tonight, let’s not forget before the gutsy trade to bring Vick here, you could get Falcons tickets literally for free. Vick changed that, he brought excitement and interest to the city of Atlanta for once. Atlanta hasn’t had an elite player like him since he left. I’m not praising Vick, just remembering, despite his shortcomings, what he brought to this city. Also, my mother could block better than Sam Baker did tonight. If we can’t find someone better, Ryan is going to be on IR before you know it. First thing tomorrow morning, cut Baker.

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what was the roughing the qb call on abraham???? wow!

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Our Offensive cor is terrible and we are the most predicable offense. We run the ball first and second down then get into a long third down every time. Matt Ryan had 195 yards and 4 TD that stat line is terrible. We need to take the gloves off and go Cam Newton has thrown over 800 yard in two weeks. We will win close games all day but we need to open it up.

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Maybe we can round up a few pit bulls to chase Vick back to Philly……..

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Those last two 80 yards drives against the dream team defense orchestrated by #2 gives us all a little hope again after losing hope watching Baker get embarrassed, our defense once again allowing wide open receivers, and Mr. Abraham doing the most stupid thing one can do in a football game..lie up off sides on a key 3rd and four in the red zone giving a team an automatic 1st down that led to a TD.

Ryan wasn’t perfect…but the man was a warrior out there today unwilling to lose!

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GO FALCONS! KEEP PUSHIN! ROAD TO PLAYOFF REDEMPTION STARTS NOW!

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Why is the name Kafka appropriate? Because the Falcons were on “trial” after last week’s big loss? Because a 2nd-string quarterback naturally feels alienated amid a frenzied road crowd? Not fully getting the reference, MB. I agree, though, that the finish was somewhat Kafkaesque. While not absurdly complex, there was a sense of impending doom, considering these are the Falcons. Now if Bosher bungles the final punt, becomes a roach, scurries around end, and gets squashed, then yes, I agree, we’re sending the team to Prague for an interrogation.

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YAAWWWWWN! A WIN IS A WIN!

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The Falcons’ attack is better when they play at a high tempo. The Birds are not a grind it out team.

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Mark,

On Sportscenter, Trent Dilfer says he doesnt understand why the Falcons dont run the no huddle more often (if not all the time). He thinks Matt Ryan can handle it, and actually said he is comparable to Brady and Manning (not in terms of talent), but in terms of being able to process many things quickly, and to make the right decisions more often than not.

What do you think?

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MightyQuinn,

I’m with you. Falcons need to run the no huddle more often. Peyton runs it for almost the entire game. And I have not been impressed by Mularkey’s play calling.

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Mark Bradley

September 19th, 2011
12:19 am

It was a great game to watch. No so much a great game to write about on a file-at-the-final-buzzer print deadline, however. But that’s part of the deal.
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That was obvious by your article MB, bit it’s okay. We love you anyway lol. It was kind of like the Falcons tonight: ugly, but it got it done. Few appreciate how hard it is to be at your “best” 15 seconds after the game is done. I’ll give you kudo’s on your blog entry.

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Hey ya’ll, just wanted to say sorry for lettin’ you down. I’m gonna keep workin’ on my heart and toughness, and one day I’ll have half as much as Jay Cutler.

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we won. that’s all that matters.

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It was a good and lucky win. It’s pretty simple. The Falcons have a lot of work to do on their O-line but it’s the defense that has me concerned. Why is no one calling for BVG’s job right now? The Falcons simply have to quit playing quarters zone defense on every single third down. Our safeties cannot play 20 yards off the ball on third and ten. We cannot drop our best pass rusher into a zone dog and eliminate him from the pass rusg. IT DOESN’T FOOL ANYONE BVG!!!!! SO, CUT IT OUT!!!!

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anyone wearing a vick jersey and calling themselves a falcons fan are so full of crap.vick has no one but himself to blame for not still being the falcons quarterback.he let himself down and he let the falcons down along with all the true falcons fans down…hey mike point at the scoreboard now

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Hey, Mark, I might be crazy, and I know we had a 4 point lead which requires a td to win, but with a shaky punter and the worlds most exciting punt returner facing us, would it have been insane to take the punt snap, run around in the end zone for as long as possible, take the safety, and kick with probably less than 10 seconds left in the game? Their kicker already left a long field goal attempt ten yards short. After that shank earlier in the game by our guy, I was thinking safety.

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Vick has improved passing….but one thing he has not improved on is his protecting football when running….he lost the ball alot when he ran as Falcon and the same thing happened in Philly tonight.

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Matt Ryan and Mularkey was about to make me have freakin heart attack all night with QB play and Mularkey play calling. Mularkey finally found out late in the game that their D-Line couldn’t stop Turner or the rest of the run game. The run game is the key to this team. I love the addition of Reggy Kelly. Great blocking. Some how and someway he and Ovie needs to be in the backfield together power blocking for Turner and the rook.The O-line played awful but Matt Ryan got hit a lot on his own, holding on to the ball way too long. He needs to learn to throw the ball away sometime and his high ball throwing may cause someone to get hurt soon. Why is Sam Baker still starting or on this Team. Wasn’t he like a first or second round draft pick? Did I mention that our Linebackers SUCK right now!! This also was a horrible officiating game. Ryan gets hit twice helmate to helmate and a late hit but none was called. hate Vick got hurt but i’m glad he got taken out of the game because there was no way that defense would have stopped Vick from getting 3 yards and 7 yards on Phillys final two possession. I guess Grimes finally gets some respect because there wasn’t too many balls thrown his way. Interior D needs to buff up more or get stronger.

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Its on to Tampa Bay now, Can Atlant beat the Bucs next week?

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TG had a great game. Not to bad for an “old” man

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guess I have to eat crow..yum-yum..yeah.falcons won..but..Matt Ryan took a beating all night!!
We still have no OFFENSIVE line..don’t have much of a defensive backfield!

How in the hell do you from one of the least penalized teams and one of the least turn over teams
to one of the WORST from last year to this year?

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Vick has not cleaned up securing football while running…lost fumbles alot while Falcon and it happened again to him tonight when Abraham got it.

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MightyQuinn I doin’t think you was paying closely attention to the game. There is no way he can run around that long with 26 seconds left and the entire Philly line rushing the punt. We need a new Kickoff kicker. This guy can’t hit the endzone with the kickoff moved up this year. Good thing this wasn’t his Job last year.

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Vick has improved as passer….but still needs to work on football security when running…he lost a lot of fumbles while running as Falcon and it happened again to him tonight.

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What about “Chandler Goes Deep?” That character blogged every five minutes before the game. Where are you now, big mouth?

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It looked like the Eagles cut off the engine and put it in neutral after Vick’s injury. Seemed like their philosophy was kick a bad dog too many times and the dog will bite, even if you hold it by the choker chain. Rather than risk some serious injury (of course with the meaningless 15-yard penalty award), it was best to ease up on rushing Matt Ryan. Ryan was looking shell-shocked mid-way through the 3rd quarter. Up by 10, the Eagles basically cut back their blitzes significantly. That allowed Ryan to play quarterback. Smelt like Goodell made a call to ease up on the team picked to go to the Super Bowl.

Even though the Eagles let the Falcons win, a team that gives up 30.5 points a game, and over 400 yards of offense to the opponent each week is not going to win many games (if any more).

Obvious observations:

The punter is the worst in the league.

Dunta Robinson would be called a goon if the Falcons played hockey. He is part of why the Eagles quit, but not because he could cover anyone.

Take away four runs in two games and Turner is averaging .5 yards per carry. He runs like a punch drunk boxer whose only offense is to lean on his opponent.

The golden Alabama rookie, Julio Jones, needs to catch the deep throws that hit him in the hands, regardless of how close the coverage is. Also, he needs to be taught that the player is not down when he falls on the ground with an interception in the NFL.

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We can sleep good tonight with the Win, but next week its the Bucs and then the Seahawks with both games on the road , two tough road games. Then Home to take on Greenbay.

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Matt did not choke nothing but touchdowns tonight! lmao

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I will be back next week and I will never post again on any ajc blog if the Falcons win next week. The Falcons are not a playoff team people. 8-8 Will not get you in. You people can be as happy as you like that Vick got hurt and you lucked up on a win, but at the end of the season its going to be the Eagles and the Patriots playing in the SuperBowl and the Falcons will not even make the playoffs.

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Let’s be real…The Falcons barely won.. they did not KO Vick, his own player did. Lucky for the Falcons he did not come back. If dude catches the pass, Falcons lose….Truth and Logic never hurt anyone…well except republicans..

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If Vick did not get hurt, Falcons would have lost that game!!!! For all you Vick haters

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not Vick but a blogger on here

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Michael M.

September 19th, 2011
12:59 am

yeah, he talked about how the Eagles were going to destroy Atlanta .

21 unanswered points before Vick got hurt to take a 10 pt lead. Yeah, he does not play D but he does keep the offense on the field so the D isn’t needed as much. The Falcons would have lost by 2 or more scores if Vick doesn’t get hurt. Good the Falcons won, because A, they aren’t going to win too many more, and B, yes they need to move on from Vick even though Matt Ryan is a very shaky QB. Finally, don’t fool yourself, this team was about to get ran out of there own building before Vick got hurt. If you are really a fan and not a hater you need to look at this for what it was. A very shaky and maybe even lucky win

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Bet you losers were pretty impressed by the number of Eagles fans at the game. Would love to see even 5% of that turn out at an away game. Oh and you’re welcome for selling out your sorry ass dome.

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Falcons ceiling this year is 8-8.

Eagles ceiling is 13-3 and a Super Bowl appearance.

Goodnight

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[...] On a wild night, the Falcons KO Vick and outslug his team [...]

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Why in the hell did we get rid of Matt Koenen (sp)????? Our new kicker has a week leg and no clue. But, I do love my Falcons. As Bob Marley sang–everting gonna be aright. Night y’all.

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Casa, but he did and his team lost. Ryan1, Vick 0. Also, Ryan got smacked all night, he just has more heart than Vick. My guess is, had VIck stayed in, we win 42 to 31, I am sure he would have turned it over one more time.

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Mark – the NFL’s refusal to enforce the roughing rules for Matt Ryan needs to be addressed – he tok a running head butt from a DLineman and in the fourth quarter one of those guys grabbed him aroung the neck and tried to split him in half.

Neither play drew a penalty.

But 55 got flagged for some reason I have yet to understand, pulled up, barely laid a hand on the Philly backup QB, and drew a flag to turn a 3rd-and-long into 1st and goal, half the distance to the goal line.

And it’s not just this game – this has happened throughout Matt’s career; I know the Falcons are not one of the “Golden” franchises that get the benefit of every doubt, but disparities such as those we saw last night are so blatant as to boggle a reasonable mind.

I know we’re never supposed to complain about it – but at what point should such extreme differences of standard not be called out?

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Not sure who’s hurting more right now: Michael Vick or all those Falcon “fans” wearing Vick jerseys after watching Matt Ryan torch the Eagles for a career-high 4 TDs?

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Football aside, as an intelligent human being and humanitarian, Michael Vick is as worthless as a TSA Airport Screener.

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@ Wild’n: that “Vick is a Thug” thing is old and lame now. Let it go. Even if he is a Thug why does that matter and what does it mean. If you didn’t know, a lot of people like to be called Thugs. remember “Thug Life”. If you don’t, don’t mention anybody being a thug again.

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William Moore spun Vick around and caused the concussion. Moore is a stud! This was a team effort. Thank you Michael Turner, Gonzo, Roddy and Matty Ice!

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That was a good win! Take that all you Ryan haters! Go falcons!

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I don’t know about all the Vick vs. Ryan stuff, but one thing I do know is that the Facons and Mike Smith need to

FIRE MIKE MULARKY NOW!!!!!

It was night and day with our offense with Ryan audibiling from the line. With Ryan running the show, our offense was actually explosive! Mularky’s playcalling is some of the most vanilla, unoriginal garbage I’ve seen as a football fan. It was nothing but three and out!

LET RYAN RUN THE OFFENSE AND SEE WHAT THIS FALCONS TEAM CAN REALLY DO!!!!

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I was at the game and listening in closely because i was sitting so high up but Vick wasn’t pointing at the Scoreboard. He was pointing at a few fans that was waving his falcon jersey.

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I sure hope everyone felt safer knowing they were confiscating lighters tonight. Couldve had a fire otherwise.

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@JWDavis: If you go back and look at the teams the falcons have played since Ryan has been here, they have a very favorable schedule over that time and not that I don’t like Matt Ryan but he still hasn’t won a playoff game. Ryan has more help now than Vick every had when he was here and a much better head coach.

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Bring back Morten Anderson for punting duties.

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Mark, let me put this gentley….. WHAT THE HELL is wrong with Baker, he got beat so much tonight you could have put him in the oven and baked him damn! he did not get beat that bad the 1st year when he hurt his back. They have got to get this fixed OMG please explain

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LOL @ florida falcon but give the man a chance. He is only a Rookie. If you can give other rookies a chance to grow why not kickers and punters.

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LOL screw vick and all of you morons who defended him and his disgusting dog killing ways.

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To Philly eagle first of all you are the big loser hence the score of the game. We were not happy to have your loudmouth fans there. And we are happy because we won and you can leave and zip it. Poor sports that you are.

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Bob and Lou are tools…..probably got herpes from Vick too.

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It was a great game, but somehow it doesn’t seem as gratifying as if we would have won with M.Vick finishing the game. Not so sure we would have. But Smitty can game plan better the next time.

….and, why is nobody slamming Mularkey for some of those idiotic calls!!

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The only reason atlanta won was because Michael Vick was pulled out. No way the falcon would have won if he hadn’t got hurt. Also you falcon fan must came in your pants when michael got hit, you’re pathetic.

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They thoroughly redeemed themselves from last week and let’s face it, these Eagles don’t usually make it easy to beat them. Good work guys. A win is a win and sometimes, you have to win it ugly.

Bring on the Bucs.

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I would have been a lot more satisfied with either team winning with both QBs finishing the game. This was anticlimactic. Vick left the game up by 10 and I was telling everyone around me at the time that there’s no way the Eagles win the game. Normally 10-point comebacks in the 4th quarter are exciting, but they are somewhat less so when it’s blatantly obvious that they are going to happen.

In the end, the Falcons — and Ryan in particular — showed again that they are completely different when they are indoors, and the Eagles showed again that their linebackers are going to be their downfall if they lose in the playoffs.

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I still can’t sleep. That was a bare knuckles brawl and the Falcs win.

Imagine that!!!

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I Don’t know about the rest of you, but these four eyes were witness to not one, but TWO outstanding class acts on the Georgia Dome field tonight; Matt Ryan AND Michael Vick. Neither one of them should have to prove themselves to ANYONE,ANYMORE! Congratulations, fellas. You both have earned my respect. You’ve earned it for two completely different reasons, but neither one of you deserves any less. May you both have long, Hall Of Fame type careers. God Bless Matty And Mike.(And yes, They deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence with the same breath).

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Olde Fan….if you have NFL network it will be replayed Tuesday night…6 or 8 o’clock…can’t remember!

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Mike Vick: FACE PLANT!

Almost feel bad for those Eagles fans. Watching Vick fumble, throw picks, and not have the balls to get in there and play is what they have to look forward to for the next 6 or 7 YEARS….naaaaaaaaaah! Great win Falcons! Turner DOMINATES again with over 100 yards rushing…Matt Ryan TOUGHS it out with 2 HUGE champion level drives, but we couldn’t have WON THE GAME without 14 points directly due to Mike Vick SCREWING UP! haahahahha…Matt Ryan ABSOLUTELY OWNED Mike Vick and the Eaglets!!!!

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Dunte Robinson almost got that ball out. Great hit. Worth the penalty and the fine if he gets the fumble. Look at replay, though. Legal hit. This ain’t badminton!

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Falcons fans shouldn’t take offense at the Eagles’ quarterback pointing to the scoreboard as he left the field with an injury. Last time he “pointed” something to us, it was his middle finger – when he was playing for Atlanta.

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Thought prison would have toughened up #7. Nope. Guess the prison poundings just toughened up the herpes blisters on his backside.

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Not taking anything away from the Falcons. Great win! But I will repeat myself just as I did when they beat Green Bay during the regular season last year….”Falcons, you WILL see this team again this year!” Fill in the BLANKS! No pun intended!

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Where are my comments????

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There are some very sad people on this blog. Some of the comments that are being said about Mike Vick are despicable. What God do you all pray to???? To be exceited about someone getting hurt is just plain sick. Mike Vick got a concussion, and some of you act as if he asked for it. It saddens me to know I live in a world with people that have such hate in their hearts. WIth that being said, I would like to leave you all with this.

I am going to be very honest. The Falcons won, period. Hooray for the Falcons, blah, blah, blah. However, Matt Ryan did not even come close to looking like a NFL quarterback until Mike Vick was knocked out of the game. Finally, half of the monkey was off of his back. I think he actually breathed a sigh of relief. I am sick of hearing about the Falcons’ winning seasons and how great Matt Ryan is. Matt Ryan has not led the Falcons to a single playoff win. I would like to remind you Falcon Fans that this is Matt Ryan’s 4th season. What good is it to have a great season, and you cannot advance in the playoff? Matt Ryan is average on his best days. The Falcons are not going to the Super Bowl any time soon. Matt Ryan is not going to get you there. If I recall correctly, Vick had led the Falcons to the playoffs not once but twice by his 4th year, and the Falcons actually advanced. People tend to forget that, and the Falcons had 3 of the worst coaches in the league running the show, and an offensive line that was horrific. Falcons’ fans love mediocrity. I am confident that this has to do with all the folks that hate Vick. As long as you keep having your back to back winning seasons, you can care less about winning playoff games. Are these the standards you hold your kids to, MEDIOCRITY?! This is CRAZY!!!!!!! I am going to say it. Clearly the Falcons would not have won if Mike Vick had not of gotten hurt, and yes, I stand behind my comment. And to all of you, who complained about Vick not being a pocket passer, guess where he was when he got hurt tonight. You guessed it……in the POCKET!!!! The Falcons have moved on. Vick has moved on. Keep enjoying your mediocre seasons with Mattie Ice Water.

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Ole Con Vick forgot that the ONLY time to point at the scoreboard is at THE END when THE MEN who STAY ON THE FIELD FINISH THE GAME! Falcons owned and KICKED VICK’S AZZ to boot. A GREAT DAY for ALL of Atlanta!

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remember the whole world loves me!

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Some of the folks on this blog are very sad people. Some of the things being said about Mike Vick are dispecable. What God do you all pray to? To be excited about someone getting hurt is sick. He got a concussion. Some of you all act as if he pulled a “Jay Cutler”. I will pray for those of you with such hatred in your heart.

The Falcons won the game, but they did it against the Eagles’ third string quarterback. The Falcons currently have with 3 straight winning seasons with 0 playoff wins. What mediocrity? You all are proud of that???? Give me 0 back to back winning seasons and multiple playoff wins. If I recall, isn’t that what the Falcons did when Mike Vick was here. Matt Ryan is “overrated”, and for the last 3 games (this includes the playoff game against Green Bay), yes, I said 3, we have seen Mattie Ice Water. Do you some of you actually listen to the words that come out of your mouths?

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for all of you so called falcons fans that doubt how good matt ryan is just remember this.all great QBS in the NFL play there best football when the game is on the line in the fourth quarter when most games are won and lost.ryan has done it time and time again with the game on the line.he does what all great players do and that is win.all vick does is let his team down when they need him most

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Last I checked, a defense is allowed to knock a QB out of the game. There are very few defenses in the league that wouldn’t take pride in having taken out a starting QB. The Eagles certainly tried to take Ryan out. It didn’t work. We took Vick out and reaped the benefits from it. It’s just a game; it’s just entertainment, but try telling that to the men on the field who are paid great sums of money to beat the holy hell out of the opposition. Great win for the Falcons, and more power to ‘em for putting Vick on the ground and making him tap out.

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If u buy a tkt wear whatever u want

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I assume the Falcons won. But I don’t see a score anywhere in the article.

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Where is the free clinic at?

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Hey TruthTeller, thanks for the support. Would love to have you fly back on the plane with me and the team. Only thing I ask is that you carry my water bottle through airport security.

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Ron Mexico and all the Vick haters should keep your ignorant comments to yourself. This was a great win for the Falcons. It doesn’t need to be diluted by whatever prevents you from getting over yourself and getting over Vick’s rise, fall, and return to celebrity.

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I think this team has the talent to win big in this league but lacks the coordinators to make it happen. We cannot win with BVG as the defensive coordinator. His blitzes are unimaginative and his evaluation of opposing offenses 3rd down tendencies is extremely poor. Can we get more Matt Ryan no huddle in the middle of the game instead of when we’re behind by 10?

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Take away the turnovers and the injuries. Do we still win this game? Or are we still depending on big plays?

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We continue to struggle against diverse offenses with speed. Our D-Line isn’t dictating what the offense does to put the DB’s in a better position to get stops. Our O-line has some how digressed without Harvey Dahl. Then again, maybe we’re just seeing more defenses take advantage of Sam Baker.

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@BooBoo
Your observation is correct. The hit by Robinson took some of the wind out of the Eagles. Certainly had an impact on that last dropped pass. Watch the replays carefully and you’ll notice Maclin taking his eye off of the ball and looking to the middle of the field. Partly looking for the first down marker, but you’ll also see him bracing up for contact. I’m not advocating illegal or dirty play. I’m just calling it like I saw it.

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Black people should be ashamed of themselves. Ryan is a good dude and does not deserve to be in this city with you clowns cheering for another guy just because he is black. Vick was a .500 QB his last two years and your memories are distorted. He didn’t even try hard earned here and we paid hard money for our tickets.

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Sam Baker an NFL player?????????????? He and the punter???????? Please teach Julio it’s OK to stretch out and dive to make a catch–forget the one-hand stuff. Dunta gets beat so much he gets violent with his helmet. Need some coaches that can COACH defense. WHAT did Koenan do to get replaced with this so-called punter?

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hi to Mr. Mustard

dot forget the block by the rookie, what a guy!!!!!

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sweet comeback for the Falcons. Huge win and a statement win that Atlanta can be tough enough to go 15 rounds. Eagles looked like they might have had us down but Atlanta changed it in the 4th. The Eagles were gassed and Vick of course was in the locker room. And it wouldnt have mattered if he was there, he doesnt play defense and Matt Ryan lead two 80 yard drives. Eagles’ offensive players are fragile at best..fast yes, but very fragile. And yes S.Baker was embarassing at LT. That has to be fixed somehow.
J. Jones isn’t really a deep threat so much, he is better underneath. Just get the ball in his hands quicker. Falcons should know this if they watched any SEC games the past couple of years.

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the refs in all the games were questionable, a lot of missed calls…..

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Matt won’t be around for a whole season if that offensive line doesn’t figure out what time it is. I actually think Philly wore themselves out that last quarter. It is one thing to bull rush straight on and another exhausting thing to jump around then bull rust all the way to the quarterback every play. Second week in a row the defensive line has eaten up the Falcons.

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The falcons need to release Bosher the first thing this morning and find a new punter. Sam baker got manhandled last night. Our o line looks bad without mcclure

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On Jones remember how long it took White to be one of the best receivers in football. Have faith Jones will be even better once he learns how to concentrate and all those dirty little tricks that they allow in the NFL and not college. Next to the quarterback the receiver is the hardest positon on the field to learn and when you run a 4.3 and are 6′4″ 230 lbs, quick learning may not be your cup of tea.

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this game was a dogfight for sure

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WE miss Harvey Dahl and Tod Mclure, The rookie lineman and Sam baker are horrible. Matt Ryan will not play a full season with this offensive line.

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I was one of the few Mike Vick supporters prior to the dogfighting ring was exposed. I was also one of the few people on here saying we should draft Matt Ryan. Although my sudden disdain for Vick upon learning of the dogfighting has subsided and he has done his time, I pull for Vick to make the best of his comeback as a person and a player, but I will never pull for him against the Falcons.

With that said, can we now turn the play calling over to Ryan? I don’t have any stats readily available, but from all observations it sure seems they click a lot better when they run the no-huddle and also when he audibles at the line. Maybe it’s time for the staff to put more trust in his hands and see how powerful this offense can be.

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Rich T….You bring up a great point. Ryan was poised and systematic – true “Matty Ice.” Atlanta is his town and the Falcons his team.

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A win is a win, but it wasn’t pretty. The no huddle offense was effective, why not use it more.

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Okay the falcons won but they didn’t beat Vick he got hurt so a Rookie QB was in the game. So dont get to cocky about the win .

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Don’t make excuses that Vick got knocked out of the game for the Eagles losing. Matt Ryan played his ass off, and so do the rest of the Falcons. Kafka being in the game didn’t hurt the Eagles-he made some great plays. Our defense stepped up and pressured Maclin, and our offense went in and got the points.
If Abraham didn’t have those 2 penalties, you’d be taking at least 4 points off the board as they both occured on 3rd and long, giving the Eagles 1st downs.
Dunta Robinson needs to get a serious come to jesus meeting this week…he’s not just risking the other player’s health with those kind of hits, he’s also setting himself up for a life out of football, and a career as a wheelchair athlete.
But finally-as the sign the lady held up said…it’s

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As the sign said “IT’S MATT RYAN’S HOUSE NOW!!!!!”
Although a good part of the mortgage is handled by Tony G. He had a stellar night, bailing out the offense with his ability to make the play. He’s always aware of where he is on the field, and what he has to do to make the play happen.

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Why Dunta Robinson is a starter on an NFL team is beyond me! Why is the Falcon secondary so weak year after year after year! Nice win, but some serious issues that need to be dealt with on both sides of the ball.

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Great win by the Falcons. But our D coordinator might be the worst in the league. And our defense is still pathetic other than our defensive ends and Grimey. For all the talk about Lofton and Weatherspoon, I just never see either LB make any big plays. All of their tackles are 20 yards downfield and they never seem to have tackles for losses. The D as a whole just looks way to soft, and when they blitz they always overrun the play. It hit me last night that its all about the scheme they play- and the O coordinator from Philly was outscheming Van Goober all night. It took a Jeremy Maclin drop to win the game. But we’lll take it.

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Great win for the Falcons, but there appear to be two major problems for this team:
1) The defense is not good enough for the Falcons to be a Super Bowl- calibre team, and
2) Matt Ryan needs to be a great quarterback in the same class as Manning, Brady, or Brees for this team to win big. He’s not right now!

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Congratulations Falcons
Get Ryan more protection, it’s hard to quarterback when your running backwards.
What’s up with the passing ball with 11 seconds left in the half and your in the lead? Are you trying to loose?

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To all those with #7 on a Falcons jersey….get a life. Get real and put on your #7 Eagles jersey because your not really a fan of our team. Your not helping our team or our city, get over it. Get onboard or jump off the train, otherwise stay at home and root for your team, the Eagles and their QB, your not really for the Falcons just admit it.

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Did you really just say “by any means necessary.” Oh lord.

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Congrads to the Atlanta Falcons,beating the Philadelphia Eagles last night.Matt Ryan survived an awful beating by Philadelphia’s D-line,and Sam Baker.Trent Cole made Baker his personal whipping boy last night.

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Stan

September 19th, 2011
12:03 am
Vick was hurt and taken out of game early in 3rd quarter and winning.

And while he was in on the sideline Matty brought his team back to win. What position does Vick play on defense Stan? Didn’t think so slapnut.

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REAL TALK

September 19th, 2011
8:20 am
Matt Ryan didn’t beat MV7! Philly was up by 10 in the 3rd quarter. MV7 DIN’T PLAY IN THE FOURTH QUARTER! RYAN DIDN’T BEAT SH!T!!!

MORON, thy name is Real Talk. Get a grip, like around your throat so you don’t speak stupid shit!

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@ TOO BAD! YOU CAN BURN IN HELL!!!

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No huddle. Been saying to do this for years.

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@REAL TALK I think Ryan was the QB on the winning team last night. So he did beat the Eagles….game is not Ryan vs Vick it the Falcons vs the Eagles
…Falcons won…take a deep breath and repeat after me the Falcons won !

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nkramer has the required education level to be one of the many red vick jersey morons. do those of you that wear these jerseys even have checking accounts?

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sorry nkramer, meant realtalk. meant to give you props for sticking up for matty.

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…..continued

EXACTLY! People like “Too Bad” are the very reason he’s excelled. Keep throwing Vick the hate, because you haven’t seen the best of Mike Vick yet.

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The Falcons have a long way to go if they want to win in the playoffs. Right now I think they have a fair chance of making it as wildcard. Unless they get better tho they’ll lose the opening PO game.

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An appropriate end to this one… Falcons win, Vick taunts crowd with mouth full of blood from biting his tongue. Any of you who say that man is changed have seriously been dupped… That is the same person that flicked off his own crowd a few years ago. Now, all of you so called “fans” that wear that $%^$’s jersey can keep your tails at home! Matt Ryan stood in there under extreme pressure all night, and rose to the occasion when the game was on the line. Vick’s butt was in the locker room crying like a b%&$%!!! Take notes MV7, on how a REAL QB handles himself…

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ATL, full of haters!
vick got hurt in the 3rd with the lead…..
the 3rd string qb came in and almost beat you…..
hopeless, Vick did his time, what-else does he have to do….
jesus forgives, but not southerners……

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Mark,

Did your visit to the Eagles post-game locker room last night reveal that Vick might have been in the middle of an itching, distracting herpes outbreak that attributed to his multiple fumbles?

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Same old Vick.

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Matt “Lil Dink” Ryan sucks, Falcons win but by a fluke, but I guess a win is a win.

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35-31 Ryan over Vick!!!!!! How does that blood taste Vick???? What was that you were pointing at buddy???? The game is 4 qtrs. I know you have a problem counting that high, but c’mon man… Come on back if you ever want to try again. Ryan will be waiting… Nice to finally have a real QB, rather than some washed up chump!

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“Southeast Dawg” Jesus does forgive, but southerners will forgive also, unless they are southern football fans scorned by their pro or college team.

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Chris Collingsworth(less) and Rodney Harrison are both tools… they are so biased towards vick and the eagles… got sick of them waiting for vick to do something and sick of them bashing or making excuses everytime the Falcons did something well…..

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@Sonofadog your kidding right? The QB on the winning team Always had the better team…stats are for losers.

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southeast dawg

If Vick where a white dude, you’d hate him. Nuff said!

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dawg4life your an idiot……….. Judging by your posts.

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I just drove through southwest Atlanta and it was dead quiet. I guess mourning the KO of superman. Or perhaps they just don’t have a job to go to and are still sleeping.

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Sam Baker got his butt put in a bag an KICKED all over the stadium including the nose bleed seats. He must be prayed up because i didn’t think he was going to make it past the half………….

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Sam Baker somehow looks surprised every time the DE knocks the crap out of him. If he doesn’t learn now to block that bull rush, it’s going to be a long season for his chin strap and an even longer season for Matt Ryan, if he lives through it. Suggestion: lose that stupid looking goat-tee.

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So, Vick left with a sore neck, well, … guess he knows how some of those dogs of his felt.

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Thank Andy Reid for the falcons victory.

That fumble in the red zone should have never happened if he wasn’t trying to be cute and the int by Mike Vick never happened, Ansy failed to challenge.

Mike Vick totally outclassed Matt Ryan in every facet except TD passes.

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I was at the game, and although i’m ALWAYS pulling fo rthe Falcons, I always want Mike to do well…even with those turnovers, in MY humble opinion, we would have lost that game if he’d have played for 4 qtrs…simple as that. Matty Ice, I love him, but he holds on to the ball for too dayum long and our O Line isn’t built for that. Phily was disguising that defense and he wasn’t anticipating his throws very well. I wouldn’t quite call it Matt’s House yet! Thanks GOD for Michael Turner!

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2nd time. LET RYAN CALL HIS OWN PLAYS. Our OC is clueless. Completely clueless. You all agree.

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Last time. LET RYAN CALL HIS OWN PLAYS. Our OC is clueless. Completely clueless. You all agree.

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falcons paid a lot of money for dunta robinson?? i’d ask for some of that back. what a classless, undisciplined hack he is. figured blank would have learned his lesson about throwing money at guys like that in the past…oh well…brees and saints can’t get to the atl games quick enough. matty ice, call cutler for details on behind-thumping…

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i’m glad we won but all my ga teams on all levels falcons, uga,fortvalley state and peach county all have offensive line problems none of them will make it far if we dont get better play from them all

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Has Mike Mularkey never heard about the value of a screen pass to help offset the intense pass rushers?

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Vick needs a new contract, Vick plays like a champ. Vick signs huge money contract, Vick gets hang nail and sits on bench.

Sound familiar?

And to JT@ we would have lost that game if he’d have played for 4 qtrs…simple as that.

Better to say “we would have lost that game if he’d have played for 4 qtrs” than “we would have won that game if he’d have played for 4 qtrs.”!!!!

Mike Vick has as much natural talent as nearly anyone in the NFL. His work ethic, though, is suspect.

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I’ll take Matt Ryan as my qb over Vick anyday. Thats now 22 – 2 at home!!!!
Baker needs to step it up—————-big time

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Bottomline, Vick made some Vick plays out there that helped his team. Vick made some Vick plays out there that hurt his team. I will take Ryan any day over Vick because of his mental toughness and his ability to call a game when given the opportunity. Oh yeah, Real Talk it is an hour later since you posted and you are still a MORON! Wear your Vick jersey proud today.

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Holy Cow I was worried…………we needed this win. If we don’t get some O line help, especially on the left, Ryan won’t be around for a full season. Finally, the special teams showed up, don’t know why Weems let us get trapped at the 1/2 yard line. Obviously, Turner’s Burner is flaming out and hesitating at the line again. Still had a good game with 60+ yards on that one carry around the right side…..anyone notice he didn’t stutter step on that one. Why can’t our Pro Bowl recievers get some separation…….not meaning to dis Gonz, he didn’t need separation, he just dug the ball out wherever it was thrown, a helluva catch in the back of the end zone. Truly, the defense didn’t play that good, just good enough.

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Congrats Falcon fans. It was a tough win although the Falcons were definitely outplayed by the Eagles. Down 31-21 in the fourth shows this team is has what it takes to win. The only problem is that although they won, they didn’t dominate as the Eagles did. It’s more of the Eagles not executing and making mistakes rather that the Falcons making the plays. That I believe will show more as the season goes. But a win is a win as in the end that’s really all that counts.

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Test.

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Except for me, everyone on here is an idiot. This is all you need to know:

LET RYAN CALL HIS OWN PLAYS. Our OC is clueless. Completely clueless. You all agree.

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@Sonofadog sonny if your relying on either STATS or Mike Vick finishing games your in for a LOT of disappointment..all the STATS in the world can’t keep Mike in a game….face it he kept getting smacked so he took a seat, you should be used to that by now…And sonny when you look at the scoreboard all that matters of all those numbers is that your team has the most points scored…here endth the lesson.

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Sonofadog, Too bad fumbles do not count in the QB ratings. The would put Vick’s numbers in the 80’s That was not much of a hit that put him out, Ryan took a full face to face head shot and did not go down.

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Anybody watch the Mayweather / Ortiz fight? Pretty dang bush league if you ask me.

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I see Mr. Bradley must be a VICK fan, he gets to pick and choose what comments get posted, good job lame ass.

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It was really nice seeing the “Vick fans” waste their money to see some Katka guy. Vick was back to his childish ways pointing at the score board and crying. I guess he has grown up a little cause he didn’t flip little kids off this time.

Congrats Ryan. You are one tough QB! GO FALCONS!

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Phil Phan – The first dirty blow was on the first pass when Ryan was hit helmt to helmet and no call was made.

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Is Matt Bosher still on the team this morning? I’m worried about the Bucs this Sunday. Not an easy game in TB

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It is vile to continue to hassle Mr. Vick over those dogs when hundreds are killed every day by their owners. The Falcons played a dirty game, and they are truly the dirty birds. The Falcons won’t make it into the playoffs. If Vick stayed in the game, the Falcons would have lost! They should have won against a QB in his first professional game. That is what it took for them to win.

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Not with a name like Kramer, I highly doubt it

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Pat, you are a confused retard. What is vile is what Vick did. I wasn’t aware that Vicky Vile played defense as well.

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J- Vick will never out “class” anyone in anything.. I wonder if Vick found the scoreboard again? Do you idiots think that if Vick had started in Philly come to Atlanta and gone back to Philly to play the Philly fans would have cheered for him… ? Objects would have been thrown at him.

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Wow you’re seriously brave for showing everyone you’re “Pat”.
Your name is Pat because you’re not sure if you’re a female or male.

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[...] wide receiver Jeremy Maclin dropped a fourth-down pass that would have given the Eagles a first down at the Falcons’ 15, and now both [...]

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Mike Vick > Matt Ryan, no contest. Dude was taking apart that defense like a surgeon. The only person who stopped Vick was Andy Reid.

He picked that defense apart that the D had to resort to playing dirty (Dunta Robinson aka Athens trash).

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BTW.. I guess someone else turned the ball over 3 times.

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Sonofadog

September 19th, 2011
11:30 am
Not with a name like Kramer, I highly doubt it

Really, and you think this to be fact because? Please son, don’t act all bad a** with the posters when you most likely can not back it up. Southwest Atlanta does not make you the man or a man.

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Matt Ryan is clutch.
Tony G is amazing.
Our O-line stinks.
The Dome is not Vick’s house.
Vick is amazing, but limited. And still a sadistic dog-killer.
Our D beat the crap out of them all night.
Falcons win, Eagles lose.
Conversation Over!!!!!

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Classic…

The Posts between Kramer vs Sonofadog…..CLASSICS

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I have not seen any thing on the hit matt took in the head in 1st half . No call for falcons how did ref. miss this . where is fine from N F L or any talk at all to eagles.

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The Falcons showed the eagles who is boss in the NFC. Falcons win their division easily—beat New Orleans in round 1, then play Green Bay for the NFC title—things will be different this time! Eagles–overrated, will go out in round 1 of the playoffs.

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WHY DO I HAVE THIS BAD FEELING ABOUT TAMPA THIS WEEKEND?

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