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 But the weather has superseded all.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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Mark Bradley
October 28th, 2012
1:47 pm
Eagles inside the red zone
phil
October 28th, 2012
1:47 pm
Booooooo!
No D.
Mark Bradley
October 28th, 2012
1:48 pm
Eagles to the 2. They’re doing this on the ground, which isn’t so surprising
phil
October 28th, 2012
1:48 pm
This is pathetic….
Henry
October 28th, 2012
1:49 pm
Oh SHUT UP Phil!
Where's the D?
October 28th, 2012
1:49 pm
The real “Soft” Falcons D has shown up.
phil
October 28th, 2012
1:49 pm
Cheating philly refs….
Mark Bradley
October 28th, 2012
1:50 pm
Eagles call time.
Bryce Brown fumbled on the run, but he recovered it.
phil
October 28th, 2012
1:50 pm
Henry, you shut up, you doof….
J.J.M.
October 28th, 2012
1:50 pm
If the falcons could run block like this we would be muchhhh better than 28th
DawgNole
October 28th, 2012
1:50 pm
After 14-0, I strongly recommended to the Falcons that they not let up, so they promptly let up. Perhaps I should recommend instead that they lose this game?
Big Crimson 75
October 28th, 2012
1:51 pm
Corey Peters looks like he hasn’t played in 9 months.
Where's the D?
October 28th, 2012
1:51 pm
I still like the Falcon’s chances in this game, but I really hope they do more work with the Defense against the run in the off season.
phil
October 28th, 2012
1:51 pm
I could coach D better than this garbage effort…..
Mark Bradley
October 28th, 2012
1:51 pm
The Falcons haven’t let up. This is the NFL. Teams fall behind and start to catch up. Some of them succeed.
J.J.M.
October 28th, 2012
1:51 pm
Funny falcons used to be great in run defense and sucked at pass defense
Mark Bradley
October 28th, 2012
1:52 pm
McCoy scores.
phil
October 28th, 2012
1:52 pm
Bull, Mark.
We just laid down there and relaxed.
Where's the D?
October 28th, 2012
1:52 pm
Me thinks the offense will have to score a lot of points today.
Henry
October 28th, 2012
1:52 pm
We’re still going to win. It’s 14-7. They needed it so bad. We weren’t going to shut them out. What do you guys expect?
phil
October 28th, 2012
1:53 pm
Fire someone now!!
phil
October 28th, 2012
1:54 pm
Henry, been drinking again?
phil
October 28th, 2012
1:55 pm
Bench Henry.
phil
October 28th, 2012
1:56 pm
Getting sloppy….
Where's the D?
October 28th, 2012
1:56 pm
The sky is not falling….yet…Phil. Be a little optimistic since it is still early.
Mark Bradley
October 28th, 2012
1:56 pm
Ryan to Roddy. And a penalty to boot.
Mark Bradley
October 28th, 2012
1:56 pm
Nope. Penalty is scrubbed
Big Crimson 75
October 28th, 2012
1:56 pm
Helmet to helmet.
ramblinwreck80
October 28th, 2012
1:57 pm
should have kept them down…”D” didn’t rise up…had them for losses a couple of plays and let them make yardage…over-pursuit is a big problem with these guys for some reason…
Mark Bradley
October 28th, 2012
1:57 pm
Flag on play. Coming back.
Mark Bradley
October 28th, 2012
1:57 pm
Illegal formation. That’s never a smart penalty
Henry
October 28th, 2012
1:58 pm
Go Falcons!
phil
October 28th, 2012
1:58 pm
It’s not early…..
We’re coming apart.
Mark Bradley
October 28th, 2012
1:59 pm
Touchdown. Julio.
Henry
October 28th, 2012
1:59 pm
LMAO! Go Falcons!!!!!
Big Crimson 75
October 28th, 2012
1:59 pm
Bingo
FalconFan
October 28th, 2012
1:59 pm
Just…WOW!!
Mableton Falcon fan
October 28th, 2012
1:59 pm
Philly does have some talent.
Mark was just kidding about 56-0.
Well maybe 56-7 with plays like that.
Where's the D?
October 28th, 2012
1:59 pm
Really Phil????
dawgnation1
October 28th, 2012
1:59 pm
Holy crap! He just burnt 1 of the best cornerbacks in the league. Left him.
DawgNole
October 28th, 2012
1:59 pm
JULIO!!!!!!! Now THAT’S how you respond to a Philly rally! Huge momentum swing!
Draggin Fly
October 28th, 2012
2:00 pm
Ole noodle arm strikes again.
Mark Bradley
October 28th, 2012
2:00 pm
Ran by Asomugha. Allen didn’t get there. Beautiful throw and catch.
phil
October 28th, 2012
2:00 pm
Yesssssssssss sir!!
I’m still worried.
FALCONSRUS
October 28th, 2012
2:00 pm
JULIO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Henry
October 28th, 2012
2:00 pm
This defense has to step up now. It’s blowout city if they do.
Mark Bradley
October 28th, 2012
2:00 pm
Ryan has thrown one incompletion.
Big Crimson 75
October 28th, 2012
2:01 pm
Julio embarrased Nmandi.
Falcons65
October 28th, 2012
2:01 pm
Dang, that was purdy.
phil
October 28th, 2012
2:01 pm
Yes, where’s the d, apart!
At the seams!!