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Pre-Season Open Thread: Atlanta Falcons at Baltimore Ravens

The pre-season will end after tonight, after the Falcons crush the Ravens and ride a big wave into the season. Look for guys on the roster bubble to get a ton of playing time tonight, led by D.J. Shockley at quarterback. Above all, have fun out there.

Let's start this off right, after the jump.

 

Star-divide

Who? Atlanta Falcons at Baltimore Ravens, 7 p.m. EST

Where? M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Weather? It might be a rainy, messy game, which doesn't bode well.

Fun Fact? The Falcons will face former tight end and team great Alge Crumpler for the first time today.

Injuries? The Ravens are out two quarterbacks and a lot else. We're out...well, not nearly as much. 

Odds? Evens?

Foe? Rexx at Baltimore Beatdown has the run down on all things Ravens. Be sure to stop over there and heckle.

GO FALCONS! Let's ensure these Ravens win nevermore!

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Ryan still playing well into the first quarter.

by Dave the Falconer on Aug 28, 2008 7:39 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Flacco

Showing a strong arm on this drive. Kid could be terrific someday.

by Dave the Falconer on Aug 28, 2008 7:42 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ravens playing to win

Ray Rice and Flacco just chewing up yardage.

by Dave the Falconer on Aug 28, 2008 7:45 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ravens settle

A field goal and the Falcons get another shot, with a different guy under center.

by Dave the Falconer on Aug 28, 2008 7:48 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Shock Watch

1 for 4 and looking skittish. Uh oh.

by Dave the Falconer on Aug 28, 2008 8:05 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Awful offensive game

The Falcons are getting really good at this whole ugly offense thing.

by Dave the Falconer on Aug 28, 2008 8:17 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

high, you look lonely. I'm a Ravens fan and I can't watch the fricking game.

Can I join you!

And may all your Touchdowns be on Frank Walker so that the Ravens cut his sorry self.

by math_geek on Aug 28, 2008 8:27 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Let's go Joey!

Lose that third string spot!

by widderslainte on Aug 28, 2008 9:17 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Joey shoots himself in the foot

That interception just isn’t a good sign.

by Dave the Falconer on Aug 28, 2008 9:45 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Didn't the interception bounce off of Jennings' hands?

Wasn’t paying too much attention but thought it wasn’t Joey’s fault.

"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"

by tom slick on Aug 28, 2008 9:55 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Don't believe it was

But the simple fact that he’s Joey Joe Joe throwing an interception does not bode well for him. It also doesn’t bode well for Adam Jennings, thankfully.

by Dave the Falconer on Aug 28, 2008 10:10 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Jennings' fate may be sealed

Guess we’ll know in a couple of days.

"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"

by tom slick on Aug 28, 2008 10:16 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hard to believe

Unless they decide to keep four backs, Snelling has clearly earned the third spot after his pre-season performance. I like Brown, but Snelling’s been a monster.

by Dave the Falconer on Aug 28, 2008 9:46 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Absolutely

Tarzan say…“Snelling STRONG, like mighty elephant”.
You’ve got to keep a bull that can run over people like he does. Great leg drive, reminds me a little bit of William Andrews (my personal favorite Falcon felon).

"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"

by tom slick on Aug 29, 2008 1:22 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Biermann

Crushes Casey Bramlet. This kid doesn’t just have a nose for the quarterback—he’s got a laser-guided rocket nose.

by Dave the Falconer on Aug 28, 2008 9:50 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Follow-Up

So many doubters pre-pre-season, but so far has brought “more than meets the eye” performances.

by RookieFan08 on Aug 29, 2008 2:54 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Best part of tonight?

Eric Weems (!) with a single catch for 31 yards and a single rush for -11 yards. That’s just poetry.

by Dave the Falconer on Aug 28, 2008 9:54 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ernie Wheelwright, Ravens WR

Any relation to the Ernie Wheelwright that played for the Giants, Falcons and Saints in the 1960s? Think he was our starter at RB for a while.

"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"

by tom slick on Aug 28, 2008 9:57 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wow

What an obscure reference. Now I have to check up on that.

by Dave the Falconer on Aug 28, 2008 10:04 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Maybe not obscure, just OLD

Ernie the elder was the rushing star of the Falcons’ first win in 1966. It was his best year as a pro, a big 458 yards. The name rang a bell as soon as I heard the announcer say it, and I HAD to check it out.

At my age, it’s best to verify your sanity daily.

"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"

by tom slick on Aug 28, 2008 10:15 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Kidding, right?

It had better be English, I’ve been using it all my life! As Mrs. Krabapple would say, it’s a perfectly ‘cromulent’ word…

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sanity

"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"

by tom slick on Aug 28, 2008 10:38 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Falcons win 10-9

What a barn burner!

Still, a win’s a win, and Shock played (barely) well enough to claim the #3 job. Let’s see how this all shakes out over the weekend.

by Dave the Falconer on Aug 28, 2008 10:09 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Winning's nice, but...

…I’m more grateful that nobody got hurt (I think). Can’t knock 2 preseason wins for a rebuilding team though; it’s a confidence builder that you can’t quantify.

Bring on Detroit and let’s start building on an encouraging start.
Go Falcons!

"There's no such word as 'quit' in swamp buggy racing, Marigold"

by tom slick on Aug 28, 2008 10:47 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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