Live from Philly: Waiting on Falcons, Eagles – and Sandy
Whoa, Nellie. The skies are ominous above Philadelphia and Lincoln Financial Field. (Photo by M. Bradley)
Philadelphia — Nobody in the press box is discussing the game. Which does, you’d have to admit, look like a pretty good one. But the weather has superseded all.
It’s not raining at the moment. It’s cloudy, though, and the wind is picking up. The real heavy stuff from Miss Sandy isn’t scheduled — this assumes hurricanes hew to a schedule — to arrive until late tonight. Tomorrow and Tuesday are supposed to be the really rough days, and by that I mean really rough.
The forecast calls for intermittent rain throughout the day, which I guess is good for the Eagles. They have LeSean McCoy to run the ball against a Falcons defense that has trouble against the run, and the Falcons’ own running game remains mostly a memory.
Then again, Michael Vick does have trouble holding the ball on dry fields, and we shudder to think what might happen on a wet track. But what do I know?
Anyway, I’m happy to report that Team AJC — Mr. Ledbetter and I — are in the stadium, and we’ll endeavor to keep you apprised of all developments, meteorological and otherwise. I’d appreciate if you’d ride along, and I thank you, as ever, in advance.
FURTHER READING: 3 observations on today’s tilt — the Falcons’ offense, their receivers and that Philly crowd.
By Mark Bradley
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Mora less Petrino
October 28th, 2012
4:40 pm
If the Broncos send the Bounty Boys to 2-5, the division will be pretty much be locked up. The Caints and Panthers are pretty bad, but Tampa looks like a half way decent team. 7-0, sweet!
Go Falcons!
October 28th, 2012
4:41 pm
What’s with all the talk about the Falcons letting up?
Legitimate beef sometimes but not today. Did any of you chronically unhappy people actually see the rain falling? Discretion was the better part of valor today.
St Simons
October 28th, 2012
4:42 pm
i’ve been a falcon fan since 67, i’ve still got a Cannonball Butler
jersey & helmet, lomger than most of you pantywaisters have
been alive. It is what it is.
Can’t.Put.Teams.Away. I hope they learn. If they don’t,
it will cost them.
Seven and O Falcons
October 28th, 2012
4:42 pm
Falcons Super Bowl with Mark Bradley this year.
Charmin Harmon Wages
October 28th, 2012
4:44 pm
O. K.
phil
October 28th, 2012
4:44 pm
Not so fast….
You live in fantasy land.
Plenty of us don’t.
Charmin Harmon Wages
October 28th, 2012
4:45 pm
NOT SO SLOW, 7-0
phil
October 28th, 2012
4:45 pm
Discretion gets us beat in january…..
Repeatedly.
Shove your discretion.
Crush teams or prepare to get beat. Period.
Not So Fast
October 28th, 2012
4:46 pm
Phil you live in fantasy land. Who has scored the most points on the Eagles this year? Who is the only team that has ever beaten Andy Reid after a buy? Your argument is weak!
Claude Humphrey
October 28th, 2012
4:46 pm
Falcons are for real.
John Zook
October 28th, 2012
4:47 pm
Atlanta is for real.
Answer This
October 28th, 2012
4:47 pm
As the old folks say Phil….a hit dog will holla.
As a pump would say a hit witch ( change that w to a b) will holla.
You negative sack of poo!
phil
October 28th, 2012
4:48 pm
But we ARE 7-0…..
Sweet!
GregKennesaw
October 28th, 2012
4:48 pm
Can’t put teams away! They won by 13 points! they never trailed! they were always up by at least 2 scores the entire game! St Simons, you’re an idiot
phil
October 28th, 2012
4:49 pm
Dallas is awful….
We should beat em.
Will we though?
Mora less Petrino
October 28th, 2012
4:50 pm
I remember the Falcons 62 – Saints 7 game in 1973, was at the Dallas playoff game in 1981, the infamous Colts game in mid 80’s. Been through a lot of highs and lows with the Birds, and I’m enjoying this season. Go to any team’s blog and you’ll find the cynics. I prefer to live as an optimist. 7-0 with a hope game coming up. 8-0 is within reach.
phil
October 28th, 2012
4:50 pm
Yep, my arguments are weak…..
We’ll see.
phil
October 28th, 2012
4:51 pm
The 86 Dolts game was rock bottom…..
MarkATL
October 28th, 2012
4:52 pm
F-A-L-C-O-N-S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Time to take the “D” out of Dallas!!!
8–0 We were come!!!!!!!
phil
October 28th, 2012
4:52 pm
Bring back Dan Henning!
A true legend!
DawgNole
October 28th, 2012
4:52 pm
rm
October 28th, 2012
3:54 pm
Good stop by the D. Phil, please tell me you were kidding when you say “fire mike smith”…
____________________
You must not do AJC blogs much. Phil’s as big a fan as anyone; he just takes a “different” approach–expects the worst and hopes for the best. I do the same. Half a century of losing by ATL pro teams will do that to you.
hey now.....
October 28th, 2012
4:53 pm
“Don’t get me wrong. Its a great team. But those of us that
were sitting in Fulco in ‘79, we’ve seen this before”
St Simons, you HAVE NOT seen this before…….we are 7-0!!!!!
Stop the negative Nancy BS!
Enjoy it or get the hell out
John James
October 28th, 2012
4:53 pm
John Brown! 7-0!
phil
October 28th, 2012
4:54 pm
The Giants will kill us….
It is our January destiny.
You know it, I know it.
phil
October 28th, 2012
4:55 pm
Why the Giants?
Tom Coughlin doesn’t believe in relaxing like fans do…..
Not So Fast
October 28th, 2012
4:55 pm
This weekend has been all about negativity for fans. Saw it on the UGA boards before the game and see it now after a good win. We held The Eagles to 17 points without any turnovers that’s stout. And the pass defense for the Falcons has been pretty good all year. Wasn’t that one of our big weaknesses in the playoffs the last few years?
phil
October 28th, 2012
4:56 pm
Hey now = moron and doofus who thinks losing is ok.
Man, there sure are a lot of you.
" ICE "
October 28th, 2012
4:57 pm
Word’a Largest Outdoor FrankenStorm Eagle Beat Down
phil
October 28th, 2012
4:57 pm
Not so fast thinks everyone who plays is a winner…..
Sad.
Sid
October 28th, 2012
4:57 pm
Phil and St Simons….i get where you’re coming from. Been following them since the mid 70’s. I keep waiting for it to blow up. Winning in Philly was big…but they have to prove themselves in January. And Dallas just worries me. But the franchise is very stable now…..gotta win in Jan.
headley lamar
October 28th, 2012
4:59 pm
Truly some great football minds here.
I don’t understand why some of you aren’t coaching somewhere.
phil
October 28th, 2012
4:59 pm
Coughlin goes for the throat…..
2 super bowl titles.
Falcons?
Zilch…..perennial losers. Can we change that?
phil
October 28th, 2012
5:00 pm
Headcase lamar….
Where are you coaching, tough guy?
phil
October 28th, 2012
5:02 pm
Sid, we’re on the same sheet of music basically.
hey now.....
October 28th, 2012
5:02 pm
really Phil? after a blog full of moronic comments, you sure are one to talk. There are even more fools like you out there. Enjoy the ride, or get off the train. Just playing the odds, most likely we will not win or get to the Super Bowl. BUT, I prefer to enjoy what I am watching. Room for improvement? You bet. But your “sit back and wait for failure” attitude is the real “loser mentality”. I have enjoyed laughing at you….
Not So Fast
October 28th, 2012
5:03 pm
No I just think the Falcons went into Philly and just did what no Falcons team has done since the 80’s. I think the Falcons just did what no team has “EVER” done to Andy Reid. I think the Falcons just did what no Falcons team has ever done (7-0). I think Mike Smith just placed himself alone for Falcons wins. That is something losers like you can’t comprehend, that is WINNING!
phil
October 28th, 2012
5:05 pm
Hey now and not so fast are very bitter and angry sorts who hate the truth……
Sid
October 28th, 2012
5:05 pm
Cowboys are a mess….that worries me about next week. Maybe Garrett gets canned tomorrow.
Answer This
October 28th, 2012
5:06 pm
You smell like poo Phil and so do your comments…..
phil
October 28th, 2012
5:08 pm
We’re only 7-0…..
Not good enough.
MarkATL
October 28th, 2012
5:08 pm
The Boys in D are going down next week!!!!!!! Defend da dome!!!!!
phil
October 28th, 2012
5:08 pm
Answer nothing is angry and bitter too…..
Can’t you be happy with our success?
Mark Bradley
October 28th, 2012
5:09 pm
3 observations from today’s tilt.
http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2012/10/28/the-falcons-offense-their-receivers-and-that-philly-crowd/
Answer This
October 28th, 2012
5:10 pm
The whoa is me sky falling bandwagon left with Murkakey Phil….you missed your boat
hey now.....
October 28th, 2012
5:11 pm
whatever, Phil….only bitter fools get on a blog, after a very impressive win, and b!tch and complain and lament. People like you bring the whole thing down. Constructive criticism doesn’t ever hurt, but some of the things you say are just dumb. But, God forbid, the day we lose a game, you and your sort will be on here ripping this team from one end to the other. What a joke
Not So Fast
October 28th, 2012
5:13 pm
You haven’t stated any truth Phil. Your only living in the past this is 2012. I mean if your going to be negative at least be realistically negative. I mean your just like it was like this last year so it’s going to be like that this year. You know I can find negative things to. But I’m going to enjoy this win because it was a great one. I mean the Falcons could be in trouble if Weatherspoon is hurt bad. The running game needs to deliver more. But at the end of the day we are winning so I’m happy. And more importantly at the end of the day I could care less what happens because I’m going to love my team regardless whether they are 16-0 or 0-16. Plus, no matter what any team that I like does it doesn’t really matter to my life. It’s only a game and I don’t make any money on it either way.
jo
October 28th, 2012
5:23 pm
Im with St Simon’s. The lack of putting away mediocre teams is frightening. We want them to do better and we hope that they will. But unless a run game develops, we could be one and done in the playoffs and that would be a perfect waste to a great season.
phil
October 28th, 2012
5:31 pm
23-0 Giants….
Think we do this next week?
Of course not. But a win will do.
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
October 28th, 2012
5:34 pm
I’m on Eagle blogs defending my hero. I’ll be back to humiliate all you losers later.
Sid
October 28th, 2012
5:34 pm
watch out Jo……you’re gonna be called a “hater”