I was thinking maybe the boys could fire up some doobies, roll on out to the herpes clinic, and then head up to Virginia for some of the finest pitbull fights in America.

Oh, wait, what? We don’t do that anymore? Jesus, what is this team coming too…

That’s what I will be doing more than likely. Even if it weren’t a bye week I rarely get to watch a game because of outdated and communist NFL/TV deals preventing me from watching games in the Jaguars home town.

As for the Falcons, I think they should practice and get better. Oooh, they should make stupid videos of Turner crushing over practice dummies and Abraham throwing huge tractor tires through walls or something. Nah, someone might get hurt doing that.

Or, you could do what most team sites do, fill the space with background stories on team cheerleaders….

With all the excitement of last week I almost feel like I need a bye week to recover from the late game heroics, although then it will get to Sunday and I will be missing being able to watch the squad. I guess one could maybe spend the bye week starting to build a shrine to Matty Ice.

And the Birds need to figure out how to score in it.

They need to get touchdowns and stop settling for Elam kicks. The Chicago game would have never been so close if we weren’t relying on Elam. They also need to work on discipline. If it weren’t for that stupid penalty that negated a TD, we would’ve had that game in the bag despite the FG.

Call me a gloomy gus but until I see better red zone efficiency, I’m not going to get all glittery and golden eyed. I love my Falcons and I’ve weathered a lot these past fifteen years. I just want to see them dominate, something they’ve barely done in their forty some odd years. We’re on the right track. Let’s sew up the loose ends and take this franchise to the next level!

I didn’t know that Sunday was only the third time since the 1970 merger that a team won, after losing the lead in the last 15 seconds. That may not be the definition of luck, but it’s close.

Hell, even if we had lost I would still be 98% as optimistic about the Falcons’ future as I am now. They’ve been playing their hearts out and improving every week, and that’s all I think anyone has a right to expect. Still, after the horror of last year, the team and the fans deserved a ‘game for the ages’ like that. Hooray!

Be happy, but let’s spend the bye week NOT buying in to the worshipful local newspaper clippings and getting overconfident. Coaches, keep up the fine work. Go Falcons!