Atlanta Falcons vs. Philadelphia Eagles Open Thread
by Dave the Falconer on Oct 26, 2008 12:30 PM EDT
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It seems like a year since the Falcons last played a game, but blissfully we're back on the schedule today. The Falcons have beaten teams (Packers, Bears) who are arguably better than the Eagles, but their blitz packages and passing game will provide unseen challenges for our young Birds.
So gather here, you Sunday warriors, and help carry us to victory. Join me after the jump for what I definitely hope will be a good game.
Who? Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m. ET
Where? Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Weather? Sunny!
Fun Fact? The Eagles will have Brian Westbrook back, which makes the Falcons' jobs infinitely tougher. Stopping the pass-catching back will require a superlative effort from the D; let's hope they've got it.
Oh, that wasn't fun. I'm no good at this.
Injuries? LT Sam Baker, CBs Brent Grimes and David Irons, and DT Grady Jackson are all questionable; with the exception of Irons, we need all those guys out there. A few more probables, but nobody I don't expect to play. The Eagles will be without G Shawn Andrews and possibly WR Reggie Brown, but Westbrook is back.
Odds? Philly over Atlanta, 9.0, Over/Under 45
Foe? Our good friend JasonB of Bleeding Green Nation, the nation--nay, the world's!--finest source of all things Iggles. Be sure to give the site a visit today.
GO FALCONS! Let's shoot down these Eagles!
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Baker out
And Laurent Robinson, again. Brent Grimes active but not starting.
Bad news for Ryan on two fronts, though Harry Douglas will get some extended run once again. Grimes is probably limited, so be on the lookout for Chevis Jackson today.
by Dave the Falconer on Oct 26, 2008 12:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
First down
That’s a good start.
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 1:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Interesting
that Philly’s first play is a long pass.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 1:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yep
going right after our secondary.
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jennings!
runs into his own man on the punt return.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 1:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Quick passes
Falcons handling the pass rush pretty well so far.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 1:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Go Anderson!
Another sack. Glad to see that.
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 1:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jamaal Anderson
with the sack! 2 games in a row now.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 1:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We got out of that
Our pass rush is looking good.
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 1:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What happen to Baker
Paul D. Kelley
by so.cal.native1952 on Oct 26, 2008 1:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
17 yd run by Turner
called back on holding by #84. White needs to stop that dumb ass stuff, he makes 1 or 2 stupid plays every game.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 1:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He can
Make 1 or 2 good plays however
by Grayson on Oct 26, 2008 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the Refs knew it was a BS call and made up for it by flagging that roughing the passer penalty
Dear Matt Ryan: I owe you a HUGE apology. I'm sorry. Love, iRonin.
by iRonin on Oct 26, 2008 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone?
Have a link to audio or streamed TV because Justin TV isn’t working
by Grayson on Oct 26, 2008 1:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ryan appears to be hurting
after getting driven into the ground.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 1:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well...
Getting driven into the ground will do that to you…
Dear Matt Ryan: I owe you a HUGE apology. I'm sorry. Love, iRonin.
by iRonin on Oct 26, 2008 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't know
if that was a bad penalty or not. It looked a little like #58 kept his helmet in Ryan’s sternum while he went down.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s hard to imagine where else he would have put it though. It’s kinda attached to his neck :-)
Dear Matt Ryan: I owe you a HUGE apology. I'm sorry. Love, iRonin.
by iRonin on Oct 26, 2008 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got the impression that he wanted to land with as much force to the sternum as he could. Hard to put into very few words…
Glad my head’s attached too, comes in handy at times.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
INT
what happened there? He’s hurt?
"You never know what I'm going to do..."
- Michael Vick (Palm Beach Post 11/6/2005)
by jamesrael on Oct 26, 2008 1:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
High?
Dear Matt Ryan: I owe you a HUGE apology. I'm sorry. Love, iRonin.
by iRonin on Oct 26, 2008 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The O
looks a little out of sync.
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Redman is warming up
Ryan’s indeed hurting.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 1:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It worse
not knowing what is going on
by Grayson on Oct 26, 2008 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
on nfl.com
you can watch the game simulation. Not great but better than nothing.
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In all fairness..
The Eagles aren’t playing as well as they could/should.
Dear Matt Ryan: I owe you a HUGE apology. I'm sorry. Love, iRonin.
by iRonin on Oct 26, 2008 1:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Falcons D
is on its heels, 29 and 13 yards last 2 plays.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 1:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Take THAT momentum!
Dear Matt Ryan: I owe you a HUGE apology. I'm sorry. Love, iRonin.
by iRonin on Oct 26, 2008 1:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Turnover
Chauncey Davis recovers the fumble! Woo hoo! Stop that mo boys.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 1:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You see..
I didn’t know that had happened until my computer screen told me so..
by Grayson on Oct 26, 2008 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Computers are great
but they’re just slow enough to piss you off.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In all fairness
We didn’t know that happened until our television screen told us so. :-)
Grab a few beers. That’ll slow you down to the speed of the internet updates.
Dear Matt Ryan: I owe you a HUGE apology. I'm sorry. Love, iRonin.
by iRonin on Oct 26, 2008 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
First Day
It’s nice to have first day picks that perform. It’s been so long since we’ve drafted players on the first day that come to play (Michael Jenkins), (Jimmy Williams) etc.
Dear Matt Ryan: I owe you a HUGE apology. I'm sorry. Love, iRonin.
by iRonin on Oct 26, 2008 1:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We'll need more of those
the way things have been going. Good teams capitalize on turnovers, let’s see what happens…
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 1:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Shit!
Skillethands! Dammit.
Dear Matt Ryan: I owe you a HUGE apology. I'm sorry. Love, iRonin.
by iRonin on Oct 26, 2008 1:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Can someone tell me..
Is Ryan forcing passes?
by Grayson on Oct 26, 2008 1:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sometimes.
He’s definitely got a smattering of quick reads to deal with the blitz, but that invariably leads to a forced pass.
When he’s not dialing up the ‘quickies’ his passes look smooth and crisp.
Dear Matt Ryan: I owe you a HUGE apology. I'm sorry. Love, iRonin.
by iRonin on Oct 26, 2008 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Once or twice maybe
but Philly’s playing good D.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 1:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Defensive battle
so far. Who would have thought? :)
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 1:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
McNabb
On the ground?
Philly already hates Atlanta for taking out McNabb three years ago.
Dear Matt Ryan: I owe you a HUGE apology. I'm sorry. Love, iRonin.
by iRonin on Oct 26, 2008 1:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wasn't McNabb's injury
to his sternum area?
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Referring to his injury in the MNF game a few years ago.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Falcons pass rush
looking good today. McNabb slow getting up, payback is a bitch isn’t it?
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 1:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
McNabb
Is hurt? Who’s their backup?
"You never know what I'm going to do..."
- Michael Vick (Palm Beach Post 11/6/2005)
by jamesrael on Oct 26, 2008 1:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Kevin Kolb
"You never know what I'm going to do..."
- Michael Vick (Palm Beach Post 11/6/2005)
by jamesrael on Oct 26, 2008 1:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jennings
with a 1 yard return of a punt he had no business touching. Jeez.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 1:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I get nervous
on every punt.
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Field Position
Is good we need to capitilize on this
by Grayson on Oct 26, 2008 1:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Penalty
Holding on #74 Weiner. Boo.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 1:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
There goes the field position
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 1:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well
We got out of that. Nice first down.
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice throw to Jenkins
was 1st and 20, now 2nd and 1 or 2.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 1:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
TD
Roddy 55 yards!
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 1:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes
Woot. I was just about to say, only 1 catch for white so far. Nice catch and run!!!
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 1:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ryan
had to thread that ball. Nice throw young man!!
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 2:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Aw snap son
"You never know what I'm going to do..."
- Michael Vick (Palm Beach Post 11/6/2005)
by jamesrael on Oct 26, 2008 2:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
THREE WORDS (and, if you are a bball fan, I think you'll get this)
WE
ARE
WITNESS
"You never know what I'm going to do..."
- Michael Vick (Palm Beach Post 11/6/2005)
by jamesrael on Oct 26, 2008 2:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Grimey
Nice tackle on KO return.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 2:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Had to feel good for him
In front of the home crowd.
"You never know what I'm going to do..."
- Michael Vick (Palm Beach Post 11/6/2005)
by jamesrael on Oct 26, 2008 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
so he's not hurt
DARN
"You never know what I'm going to do..."
- Michael Vick (Palm Beach Post 11/6/2005)
by jamesrael on Oct 26, 2008 2:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
McNabb
missed Smith wide open, he probably could have run all day long. Whew!
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 2:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh no
punt return coming!
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 2:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I predict
He’ll run it back.
"You never know what I'm going to do..."
- Michael Vick (Palm Beach Post 11/6/2005)
by jamesrael on Oct 26, 2008 2:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
or not
"You never know what I'm going to do..."
- Michael Vick (Palm Beach Post 11/6/2005)
by jamesrael on Oct 26, 2008 2:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Time for the run game
to open up. Give the D some rest.
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 2:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Rumblin' and tumblin'
"You never know what I'm going to do..."
- Michael Vick (Palm Beach Post 11/6/2005)
by jamesrael on Oct 26, 2008 2:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
3rd down
Conversions have been woeful today
by Grayson on Oct 26, 2008 2:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
OK
Time for Mikey K to kick the crap out of it.
"You never know what I'm going to do..."
- Michael Vick (Palm Beach Post 11/6/2005)
by jamesrael on Oct 26, 2008 2:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
53 yds
I’ll take it
"You never know what I'm going to do..."
- Michael Vick (Palm Beach Post 11/6/2005)
by jamesrael on Oct 26, 2008 2:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hmm
This is not good…7-7 scoreline looks likely
by Grayson on Oct 26, 2008 2:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
wow
Wall for the D to fall apart completely. McNabb is too old to run on us like that.
"You never know what I'm going to do..."
- Michael Vick (Palm Beach Post 11/6/2005)
by jamesrael on Oct 26, 2008 2:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jamaal Anderson
really got his bell rung. You should see the look in his eyes, he’s out of it. No lasting damage hopefully.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 2:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So this must be the whole "bending but not breaking..." thing
Everyone keeps talking about
"You never know what I'm going to do..."
- Michael Vick (Palm Beach Post 11/6/2005)
by jamesrael on Oct 26, 2008 2:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He's hyperventilating on the sideline...
Give him a second. Gosh.
"You never know what I'm going to do..."
- Michael Vick (Palm Beach Post 11/6/2005)
by jamesrael on Oct 26, 2008 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
McNabb
gets the TD, 7-7 with the PAT.
Booo.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 2:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
McNabb is a NEVER WAS
"You never know what I'm going to do..."
- Michael Vick (Palm Beach Post 11/6/2005)
by jamesrael on Oct 26, 2008 2:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ovie
with the 17 yd run…thoughts on him returning punts if we release Jenkins?
"You never know what I'm going to do..."
- Michael Vick (Palm Beach Post 11/6/2005)
by jamesrael on Oct 26, 2008 2:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Douglas
may be moving into that position from what i’ve heard.
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Defensive penalty
on Moorehead gives Philly a first down at the 50.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 2:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And now
at least a field goal.
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eagles in FG position
as Jackson makes the catch, Houston “covering”.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 2:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
10-7
Sucks that we let them drive for the FG in less than a minute.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 2:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hey i cant watch the game live
how do we look?
by iloveroddywhite on Oct 26, 2008 2:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
haha
you watching the lil simulation on nfl.com too?
by iloveroddywhite on Oct 26, 2008 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Our pass rush
has looked good, which has helped the secondary. The offense seems a little out of sync. There’s been a couple of overthrown balls and the run game hasn’t really broken loose.
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Falcons need to focus on keeping the penalties down and Ryan needs to get rid of his jitters. I know that big hit he took had to have affected his throwing power but he’s seemed jittery the entire time. His homecoming is less than welcoming, so I can understand the nerves. Hopefully halftime will cure them. There’s been big play-ability there, specially on Jenkins and White (when Samuel is duped) but Ryan’s been overthrowing them.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 2:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Definitely
We had a good chance to stop that drive until the penalties.
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe
ryan will be like tampa game where he comes back 2nd half and has much more composure. its not like we’re down by a lot either. i think this game is playing into our hands a little bit.
by iloveroddywhite on Oct 26, 2008 2:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Video feed
appears to be available through stoogetv.com.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 2:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
thanks
im gonna check that out right now.
by iloveroddywhite on Oct 26, 2008 2:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Works for me
in the Atlanta metro area, hopefully for out of towners as well.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Defense needs to wake up :(
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 2:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Where's the D?
Eagles getting big chunks of yardage…
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 2:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I had to wait a few minutes
for the link to the Falcons game to appear onscreen.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eagles big gain called back
on a holding penalty. Maybe that can halt the momentum.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 2:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Unfortunately
it didn’t.
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then again
maybe not.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
we need
qb spy mcnabb is runnin on us.
by iloveroddywhite on Oct 26, 2008 2:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Westbrook for the TD
Crap. The way the offense has played today, we can’t get any further behind.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 2:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
We have to have a sustained drive. The D needs some rest too.
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good news? We get the ball. Bad news? We’re down by more than a TD. Good news? We get the ball. Bad news? Our defense is run ragged.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 2:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
whats up
with turner. he needs to pick it up. maybe weve been too spoiled with his other performances. am i expecting too much?
by iloveroddywhite on Oct 26, 2008 2:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It's the O-line
more than Turner IMO. Baker’s out, and the line has really missed him in the past.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anderson out
and he was having a good game.
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 2:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Norwood
beautiful pass & catch to the 50. Close the deal offense.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 3:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice pass
and catch by norwood.
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 3:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
For pete’s sake, Turner, RUN TO THE RIGHT.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 3:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
There is no running room
in the middle. The need to try the edges
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 3:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Mughelli sighting
1 yard reception, 3rd and 9.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 3:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
LOL AT THAT COVERAGE!
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 3:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Let's hope
we can make something of this
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And wow, what a missed call. I saw safety. The ball broke the plain…hmmm, similar to that “rushing TD” that McNabb got in the first half.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Botched punt return
Eagles at the 1 yard line, 13 yard loss. Need a break here.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 3:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice D
that time. Let’s hope for a decent punt return.
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 3:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Our ball, helped by the Eagles. We need to shift that momentum.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 3:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Other than the long TD pass
the Falcons haven’t done anything on offense today. Per ESPN.com they have 9 first downs for the game.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 3:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice run
tuner! Let’s get that going.
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 3:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
TURNER TO THE LEFT! Dang. You hear that smack he laid on Samuel’s helmet?
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 3:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And Samuel’s OUT for now. Let’s exploit that!
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
and samuel leaves the game for a play.
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Interference. They had to. That was a TD baby.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 3:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, Philly’s really hurting themselves. No complaints here.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 3:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Agree
I say ’let’s take it’.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 3:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Red zone
We’ve been working on plays here. I’m interested to see what is dialed up.
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 3:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Interception
is not what i was hoping for.
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And just like that, Same ol’ Falcons.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 3:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It was second and goal. You run the ball. YOU RUN THE BALL.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Terrible throw
a wounded duck. To miss this kind of opportunity gives me a bad feeling.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 3:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This was supposed to be a momentum shift. Now it’s a morale killer. I wouldn’t be suprised to see the defense roll over. Yup, I was right.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If this were a home game...
This would be the point some of the less diehard fans would be leaving.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 3:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dramatic swing
in momentum. I feel bad for the defense, seems they’ve been on the field all day.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 3:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Boley and Abraham
were both shaken up on the last play.
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sexual Harassment Panda says
I’m a sad panda.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 3:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Great, Abraham is grabbing his wrist and Boley is limping. They’ve been on the field entirely too long.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 3:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sam Baker’s absence is heavily felt. Anderson’s leaving is heavily felt.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 3:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
!@#$
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 3:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Now, let’s not start saying things we can’t take back!
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Milloy
dirty play or just stoopid?
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 3:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't think
it’s dirty. Milloy has never played like that. he was one step away at full speed.
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
A terrible mistake that cost Atlanta even more morale. We had the play stopped. Milloy was just too pumped and it was a badly timed mistake. Now they’ve got three more downs and the clock is running out for any sort of miracle.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 3:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If Philly Scores...
I’m going to play some LittleBIGPlanet.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 3:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
GOALLINESTAND! Glad the Falcons aren’t completely rolled over.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 3:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
13 point game with the FG
Guess we have a glimmer of a chance…
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 3:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Not with this OL, I’m afraid.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe I should rethink this…wow…uhh…yay Ryan?
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hurry up
offense really works for us.
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not encouraging
Our O-line has really been Philly’s bitch today.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 3:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The Falcons should just keep the hurry up offense.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 3:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Philly's giving us the short passes now
and guarding against the long stuff. Take what they give you.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 3:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
BEAUTIFUL CATCH!
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 3:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice catch, Norwood
He can work parties with that juggling skill.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 3:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Offsides! :-D
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 3:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Take the gloves off, Finneran, then maybe you could feel the ball.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 3:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dropped TD passes
have really hurt our red zone production.
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Finneran
should have caught that ball. Lost a TD.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 3:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Now it’s time to run the 1st down in.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 3:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
With out dismal redzone production, I really don’t expect to get this 4th down. Come on, Falcs, surprise me.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 3:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yay.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
4th down
Nice catch by White, good play to stay inbounds.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 3:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Run. To. The. Right. Turner.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 3:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
TD Roddy! 20-14.
Gott in Himmel, do we actually have a chance?
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 3:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
White
is just really turned into a great receiver.
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 3:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
or something resembling english. lol
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ryan
played well on that drive.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 3:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Let's go defense!!!
3 and out, score, 3 and out, ball game. Can it be done? We’ll see.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 3:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Better yet…
TURNOVER, score, 3 and out, ballgame.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i’ll take it either way.
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mmmm… turnovers…
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 4:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm just glad
to see some red zone production. That bodes well for the long term. Doesn’t hurt in the short term either of course.
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 4:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Coverage...
Wow what a hit!
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 4:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Great hit
by Snelling on the KO coverage.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 4:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Let's go defense!
Surprised we’re this close. Damn, it would be sweet to steal this one.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 4:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Here we go...
Now, does Philly try to run the clock out (with Westbrook) or do they go for a nail-in-the-coffin score?
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 4:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Good play call
with the screen, smart.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 4:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
3rd and short
I would hate to be responsible for this play call.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 4:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Defense
Is looking better and better as the game goes on…we’ve got three minutes and they’re stopping runs. Ok, where were they the first fifty seven minutes?
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 4:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
3 and out = done. Now for the score.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 4:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
No timeouts left
No pressure though.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 4:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
BAD BAD BAD CALL
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 4:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
UGH
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 4:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And that cost us the game.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There goes the game.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bring me the head of Adam Jennings
In a way, each of us has an El Guapo to face.
by runningback on Oct 26, 2008 4:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Bring me the head of that !@#@# ref.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The replay clearly showed he did not touch it. Mike Smith is probably the one to blame ultimately. He wasted a timeout right before the two minute warning.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's hard
to think you are going to need it on a punt.
by armchair quarterback on Oct 26, 2008 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jennings
There’s a lot of blame to go around.
To say the refs weren’t to blame is silly because they made a bad call.
To say the coaching wasn’t to blame is silly because you should still have a timeout or two trying to make a game-winning drive.
To say Adam Jenning isn’t to blame is silly because he should’ve caught that kick, and if he wasn’t so paranoid about muffing (which he does often enough to warrant said paranoia) he would have.
There’s a lot of blame to go around. We’ve got Quinn Ojinaka playing LT. We tried a fade route on 2nd and Goal @ the 1, instead of a handoff to Turner/Mughelli or a QB sneak. Blocking never got Turner going on the ground. DL and Blitzes couldn’t get to McNabb.
I was pleased with the game. Heartbreaker way to end it, but the same problems I’ve seen all year are still there, and I expect them to be addressed in the offseason. And our strengths are still there. And as a final positive, right before that bad call, I felt like we were going to win the game, and I haven’t felt the Falcons were capable of making a fourth quarter comeback in years.
Dear Matt Ryan: I owe you a HUGE apology. I'm sorry. Love, iRonin.
by iRonin on Oct 26, 2008 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right
You are right, there is lot’s of blame to go around. My comment about Jenning’s below wasn’t meant to imply that he himself lost the game. However I do hold him 100% to blame for that play. It wasn’t the refs fault.
In a way, each of us has an El Guapo to face.
by runningback on Oct 26, 2008 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Worst. Ending. Ever.
What a heartbreaker, all for want of a timeout. Oh well, we were lucky to be this close in the first place.
Have a good day, gentlemen.
"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"
by tom slick on Oct 26, 2008 4:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And I'm going to call this one "The Bad Call"
I hope the Refs, Hochuli and these 123holes today, are fined out the yinyang by the Commish.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Oct 26, 2008 4:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Fines?
Fines don’t make us 5-2. That was unconscionably bad. Completely changed the tenor of the game, as we’d started to assert ourselves, and we’d just stopped them on D. Thanks for not even trying to watch the game refs. How many games is this now this season that the refs have directly affected the outcome of? At least the SD/Denver game and this one. Unbelievable.
by blackertai on Oct 26, 2008 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
UNBELIEVABLE
This is unbelievable. I cannot believe how bad a call that was. The Eagles did not win this game, the refs did. Completely bullshit.
DAMN.
by blackertai on Oct 26, 2008 4:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
In retrospect
Yeah, it was a bad call. BUT (and that’s a big butt) I can’t say that I blame the refs. It was just WAY to close to call and in the heat of the moment they made a decision. I fully place the blame on the indecisiveness of Adam Jennings. He should not have put the refs or Mike Smith in that position.
Without the benefit of a replay not a single person reading this, or who watched that game (refs included) can say that without a doubt you saw him NOT touch the ball. It’s Jennings’ fault 110%. This is just the latest blunder from a guy who is literally THE WORST punt returner I have seen and I have been saying that since last season.
Someone’s head has to roll here. It’s either the special teams coach for making such a shitty ass call to keep Jenning’s in on punt returns or Jenning’s himself. Has anyone ever seen him do anything worth a shit? Does this guy have nude pictures of Arthur Blank or something? UUHHHHGGGG!!!!
Alright, I just got myself whipped into a lather here. I better stop.
In a way, each of us has an El Guapo to face.
by runningback on Oct 26, 2008 4:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't know where you're coming from
As soon as I saw it, live, you could tell Jennings didn’t touch it. Why else would he back up and then NOT pursue the guy who picked up the ball and ran it into the endzone? If you know you touch it, you don’t back up and look unconcerned when the other team takes the ball untouched to the endzone. Watch any muffed punt, ever, and you’ll know that the punt returner who muffs a punt is usually looking around for where the ball went, or trying to fall on it. Jennings back up with his arms wide, and didn’t even run after it. Hands down not touched, and it was confirmed by the replays.
by blackertai on Oct 26, 2008 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And the nominees are......
“Why else would he back up and then NOT pursue the guy who picked up the ball and ran it into the endzone?”
How many times have you seen a kicker or a punter take the old flop-aroo when they were barely touched? How many times have you seen WR’s hold their arms up like they just got mugged to try and get an interference penalty? Or a DB do they same to proclaim their innocence?
To quote Master Thespian … “ACTING!!!!!”
In this case Jenning’s wasn’t acting but do you think the refs are going to make a call based on someone’s body language? He shouldn’t have been there in the first place. Like I said, it was his indecision that screwed that play up.
You are letting your perspective cloud your thinking. If you took a poll I bet the overwhelming majority of Falcon’s fans will swear that he didn’t touch it and the majority of Eagles fans will most likely say he did.
In a way, each of us has an El Guapo to face.
by runningback on Oct 27, 2008 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m an Eagles fan, and after seeing the replays I’m pretty sure he didn’t touch it and I was fully expecting the call to be overturned and the Falcons to drive down for the win. (It took a minute for the Eagles’ radio guys to realize the Falcons were out of timeouts).
I’m considering that call karmic retribution for the Chad Lavalais/Jeremiah Trotter fight game in 2005 and I’m happy for an important win, but having seen the Eagles blow games in a vast array of mind-boggling and terrible fashions over the years, I know how you guys feel and I’m sorry you got screwed like that.
Matt Ryan looks like the real deal — i was really impressed. Good luck the rest of the season, and please knock the Panthers down a few pegs.
Time's yours, Andy.
by BrianS on Oct 27, 2008 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The bad call......
You can say you want to place blame on Jennings. He does suck monkey butt and he plays returns scared. He should not be out there. He did not touch the ball though, so the call is nowhere near his fault.
Blaming the coaching staff because they called a timeout is assinine. He was making sure he had more ticks of the clock before the 2 minute warning. Ryan has shown that he can stop the clock when he needs to, so the coaching staff had confidence in his ability to do so.
The refs are the ones at fault here. Someone made the point that the refs have caused a lot of issues with bad calls this year and you are right. I really don’t know if they are blind, are scrubs, are new, are thinking football is soccer, or what, but they are pretty bad this year. There had to be more than one ref with his eyes on the play there and someone should have caught the call.
Yes, the Falcons could have pulled this one out in the last minutes. If they can do it in 11 seconds they certainly could have done in it over 2 minutes. Did the refs hand Philly the game? Maybe, but if they punched the TD in with a run instead of the interception, where would they have been? It really does suck. They played tough and deserved the win even if Philly seemed more in control of the game. Philly wasn’t doing too bad on moving the ball on our D. Even if we did score, there was no sure way t say we would have stopped them before they got a field goal.
Let’s face it, the Falcons have a poor run offensive line(They protect Ryan’s butt on passing plays though) and our run D is pretty bad. The secondary is young by a long shot, but they played pretty good. Westbrook killed us and Turner never got rolling. You can’t blame them for these things though. When you clean house and rebuild, you only have so much spackle to patch up the holes in one season.
The Falcons are a better team than the NFL is giving them credit for and they played their hearts out today(except the D after that muffed punt call). Sad to see them lose, but still happy to be a Falcons fan.
by Tripoth on Oct 26, 2008 5:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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