Rant Fest Version 2.0

by FrankyWren on Dec 7, 2009 3:02 PM EST Comment 44 comments

It is that time folks. Yes ... time for another Rant Fest. Four games of Falcons football left (unless -- by some Vishnu-willed miracle -- this team makes the playoffs), then it'll be a long 8 months without meaningful Sundays. Use this space to (literally) rant your face off (see below).

What is a rant?

Etymology: obsolete Dutch ranten, randen

Date: 1601

intransitive verb

1 : to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

2 : to scold vehemently

So come one, come all ... rant to your heart is content. Feel free to describe in detail whatever it is that irks you these days, and while I'm sure we all have our opinions re: health care reform, Taco Bell's cheesy gordita (sp?) crunch, and Smitty's eyebrows of fury, let's keep it strictly Falcons here, mmkay?

The idea behind this thread is to provide a forum where one can opine about whatever it is you feel like opining about. But remember, since this thread is specifically for ranting (even irrational ranting), don't hate on what other people have to say ... if you agree, feel free to note that, but keep the criticism of what people post to a minimum, if possible.

Please do rec this, such that we may keep the other threads free from ranting in the coming weeks. Thanks y'all and get to ranting!

Kanye says "I'm really happy for you, and I'm gonna let you finish ... but the Falcons are the most rant-worthy team in NFL history!"

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Uh-oh, this is going to get deep around here...

The thing that withers my stubby shillelagh, is watching hope of that consecutive winning season slowly slipping away. Again. For the 11th time in team history. You’d think that random chance alone would have made that happen by now!

I swear, even Mr. Spock would agree that there must be some malevolent curse on this team. I wonder if history would have changed if Atlanta had accepted an AFL franchise in 1965, instead of one from the NFL.

by tom slick on Dec 7, 2009 3:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I hate the reputation of Falcons fans around the league

And I think that’s why, more than anything else, I was angry about what happened yesterday.

Some of the most dedicated and knowledgeable football fans I’ve ever met or spoken with have been Falcons fans. This is easily one of the most friendly and welcoming groups of fans on the Web. And yet Atlanta has a reputation as a terrible sports town, and the Falcons in particular as an inept team with a worthless fanbase, something that never seems to dispel.

Rar!

by Dave the Falconer on Dec 7, 2009 4:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Why didn't they prep for Vick?

Smitty and company went on record (heck – there was an entire AJC article about it) re: not prepping for Vick. I do not understand that. Not at all.

Reporter: How will you address all of the dropped passes?

Mike Smith: I don’t think that we were as sharp as we have been catching the football. It’s something that is very fixable. It’s VERY fixable.

by FrankyWren on Dec 7, 2009 4:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Vick did not

Make or break that game. I’m sure they focused all of their energy on getting Redman ready, which clearly was not enough.

Its true. I'm a Falcoholic! I just can't live without Falcohol!

by phoenix falcoholic on Dec 7, 2009 4:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

For sure ...

I totally agree. I have to think the D was somewhat demoralized after he scored the first time though, and if you take away the two TDs he accounted for, at least it’s a closer game, ya know?

Reporter: How will you address all of the dropped passes?

Mike Smith: I don’t think that we were as sharp as we have been catching the football. It’s something that is very fixable. It’s VERY fixable.

by FrankyWren on Dec 7, 2009 5:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Add one to the growing list of our coaching blunders

You’d damn well better prepare- at least a little- for a player like that. Gimmick or no, he’d been getting action every game.

by tom slick on Dec 7, 2009 5:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Redman

I don’t think the kid has seen enough actual game time…

by falconboy on Dec 7, 2009 5:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

It didn't matter

Philly would have won with or without Vick. Therefore, that means that the coaches’ time would have been better spent preparing for other facets of the game, like trying to figure out a way to win with half of their starting offense on the sidelines.

Driving the "Fire Willie Martinez" bandwagon since 2006

by SG Standard on Dec 7, 2009 8:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Kinda hard to tell, don't you think?

They did not prep for him. We lost by a lot. Had they prepared for him, we’d have lost by less. That doesn’t smell like an unavoidable loss to me.

Reporter: How will you address all of the dropped passes?

Mike Smith: I don’t think that we were as sharp as we have been catching the football. It’s something that is very fixable. It’s VERY fixable.

by FrankyWren on Dec 7, 2009 8:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I think we should've prepared our offense a little more.

McNabb would’ve made every play Vick made, so you can’t really say either way.

"Ryan, under center. Single receiver set, time on his side. Ryan, gonna throw. First professional pass.....CAUGHT!! Jenkins! 30! 25! 20! 15! 10! 5! He lives in Atlanta!!!"

by Zippo729 on Dec 8, 2009 2:14 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

No respect

They have no respect for him and therefore didn’t care if he came in the game. Personally with all that he did and didn’t do for ATL, I still think we should have kept him atleast for this year instead of releasing him. I am very sure he is a better back up than what we have now.

by Pharoah_Rah on Dec 7, 2009 4:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Reminisce

Wouldn’t it have been wonderful to have had some of our old defense against him, i think i would’ve been looking at such a different game…

by falconboy on Dec 7, 2009 5:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Gritz Blitz mothatrucka!

by Jebidillah on Dec 7, 2009 7:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I was at the dome

it didn’t seem to help

by gritzblitz on Dec 8, 2009 5:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Gotta admit

I think that we looked like absolute crap yesterday. If we play like we did yesterday for the rest of the season, we won’t win another game.

…however, I’m fairly sure that won’t be the case… :)

by Jebidillah on Dec 7, 2009 7:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

This is the irrational thought thread. Don't bring that optimism in here! >:(

Just kidding.

I sure hope we don’t play like my high school ever, EVER, EVER again, else we’ll be 0-16 again.

"Ryan, under center. Single receiver set, time on his side. Ryan, gonna throw. First professional pass.....CAUGHT!! Jenkins! 30! 25! 20! 15! 10! 5! He lives in Atlanta!!!"

by Zippo729 on Dec 8, 2009 2:12 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I suspect that if you were to find the Falcons' conditioning plan, it would read like this:

1) Don’t condition.
2) Roll eyes when questioned.
3) Put injured players back on the field.
4) ?
5) Profit!

by Dave the Falconer on Dec 7, 2009 8:39 PM EST reply actions 3 recs

rec'd

Reporter: How will you address all of the dropped passes?

Mike Smith: I don’t think that we were as sharp as we have been catching the football. It’s something that is very fixable. It’s VERY fixable.

by FrankyWren on Dec 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Nah Dave, that's on Jeff Fish's wall.

could be “Attack any opposing players that come to your sidelines in an attempt to build trust within the organization”

"Ryan, under center. Single receiver set, time on his side. Ryan, gonna throw. First professional pass.....CAUGHT!! Jenkins! 30! 25! 20! 15! 10! 5! He lives in Atlanta!!!"

by Zippo729 on Dec 7, 2009 10:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

number 4*

"Ryan, under center. Single receiver set, time on his side. Ryan, gonna throw. First professional pass.....CAUGHT!! Jenkins! 30! 25! 20! 15! 10! 5! He lives in Atlanta!!!"

by Zippo729 on Dec 7, 2009 10:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I think you had it right the first time ...

Number one on his list.

Reporter: How will you address all of the dropped passes?

Mike Smith: I don’t think that we were as sharp as we have been catching the football. It’s something that is very fixable. It’s VERY fixable.

by FrankyWren on Dec 7, 2009 10:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

An excerpt from Redman

Reporter: How will you address all of the dropped passes?

Mike Smith: I don’t think that we were as sharp as we have been catching the football. It’s something that is very fixable. It’s VERY fixable.

by FrankyWren on Dec 7, 2009 8:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

's daily planner (12/7/09):

8 a.m. – Wake up and brush teeth, think about how awesome you’ll look under center … it’s your time Rojohombre!

8:15 – Bowl of cheerios … today is kind of a big deal, gotta be on top of it!

8:30 – Wink at framed picture of Bobby Petrino on way out the door.

9 – Arrive at the Dome, pull out picture of Bobby P that you keep in your wallet, wink at it.

10 – Puke your guts out. Crap. I thought Matty Ice was solid as a rock.

11 – Puke again.

12 – Talk to Roddy about getting on the same page. Maybe say something nice about UAB (although they’re no Louisville).

12:55 – Puke again.

1-5 – EPIC fail

Reporter: How will you address all of the dropped passes?

Mike Smith: I don’t think that we were as sharp as we have been catching the football. It’s something that is very fixable. It’s VERY fixable.

by FrankyWren on Dec 7, 2009 8:53 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs

I like that he has time blocked off for epic failure

That shows a dedication to his craft.

by Dave the Falconer on Dec 7, 2009 9:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

And that he keeps failing

for about an hour after the game is over.

"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein

by orang3b on Dec 8, 2009 10:57 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Okay, THAT's funny.

How many more days, Lord, must I walk through the wilderness?
GO FALCONS!!!

by AnOldBird on Dec 9, 2009 4:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Why can't we win?

Australian Atlanta Falcons Fan EST 2003

by Grayson on Dec 8, 2009 2:35 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Simple question enough.

Australian Atlanta Falcons Fan EST 2003

by Grayson on Dec 8, 2009 2:35 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Sucking really takes more time than previously expected.

“Suck hard
Hard
Down life’s…rocky road.
Suck bold
Hard
That’s my creed…my code”
—Dewey Cox

How many more days, Lord, must I walk through the wilderness?
GO FALCONS!!!

by AnOldBird on Dec 9, 2009 4:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Try Anything!

Okay, I think we all agree something needs to change. I for one am ready to try risky stuff like a new scheme, something not so predictable, stuff that has worked in the past (like no huddle, screens) and some other players who have been getting paid but haven’t been used all season. It can’t get much worse, can it?

by Gjmoody on Dec 8, 2009 6:53 AM EST via mobile reply actions 0 recs

fire EVERYBODY now

can they do that? Is there a cut-off on firing and hiring coaches?

Okay don’t fire Smith. Don’t fire Dimitroff.

Fire VanGorder. Fire Mularkey. Fire Fish.

Bring in the new guys now. Let them be thrown into the fire for 4 weeks and then they will be better suited for the team that is being built for next season… it won’t be so much of a “let’s see how well this works” when next season comes around.

Alright…

</irrationality

know what you believe in and why you believe in it

by MentallyMIA on Dec 8, 2009 7:40 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

the heck with vick

I could care less about him. the other supposed falcon fans that were cheering for him in thier Ryan and Turner jersies are what pissed me off to the point of almost going beserk. We didnt show up in all categories. Well except for the kicking game. roddy and Gonzo were ok. everyone else seemed like a bunch of zombies.

Life is a garden. Dig it!

by Hardcore Falcon on Dec 8, 2009 9:25 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

meh

I really have nothing left to say. I’ve expended too much energy yelling at the TV, or the radio braodcast, or the internet stream than was ever really worth it. At this point, I have no fight left in me and I really have nothing left to say on anything.

Back to lurking for me.

"Big Ten can have this challenge. Duke loses, we all win..."
-Marcus Ginyard, G - UNC

by Jesse28 on Dec 8, 2009 2:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Do not fade into that night, Jesse!

by Dave the Falconer on Dec 8, 2009 2:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

It's hard not to

We have what, at least eight or so original starters injured now, some for the rest of the year. It makes looking at the last few games optimistically damned near impossible. I welcome the sweet release of the offseason so that the nightmare may finally end.

Until Jan. 5th, it’s basically basketball season for me. I love the Falcons probably the most of any pro team in Atlanta, but I just don’t see us making the playoffs so there’s nolonger any point in getting worked up over it. Go Hawks! Go Tech!

"Big Ten can have this challenge. Duke loses, we all win..."
-Marcus Ginyard, G - UNC

by Jesse28 on Dec 8, 2009 3:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm getting tired of bitching about MV.

Let the Vick-tims have him. Move on.

Sorry forgot this is the irrationality thread. Um…In the second round next year we should draft the 1993 version of Reggie White. I think it’s a move that make the league sit up and take notice!

How many more days, Lord, must I walk through the wilderness?
GO FALCONS!!!

by AnOldBird on Dec 9, 2009 4:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

The Aints are and their fans are so ...

Reporter: How will you address all of the dropped passes?

Mike Smith: I don’t think that we were as sharp as we have been catching the football. It’s something that is very fixable. It’s VERY fixable.

by FrankyWren on Dec 9, 2009 6:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

like everyone else's fans?

Some are nice, like us, but many are dumb and full of themselves, as if they own the Saints.

It’s a shame the nice ones don’t show up as often as the dumb ones. There are some classy fans out there that get lumped in with all the doofuses because the dumb ones open their mouths.

"Ryan, under center. Single receiver set, time on his side. Ryan, gonna throw. First professional pass.....CAUGHT!! Jenkins! 30! 25! 20! 15! 10! 5! He lives in Atlanta!!!" -Wes Durham

by Zippo729 on Dec 9, 2009 10:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

No! I refuse to believe that (insert irrational face)!

Reporter: How will you address all of the dropped passes?

Mike Smith: I don’t think that we were as sharp as we have been catching the football. It’s something that is very fixable. It’s VERY fixable.

by FrankyWren on Dec 9, 2009 10:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks, Zippo729, for recognizing me as one of the "nice" ones.

I must admit that I am probably the reason that my Saints have been so successful this year. It’s a shame that the other Saints Fans don’t show up on this blog as often as I do but, I guess they’re just too afraid to open their mouths!

Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!

I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers

If we're not suppose to eat animals, why are they made of meat?

by Just 'Nother Day on Dec 12, 2009 3:11 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Our starting DB lineup this week is gonna be

Grimes @ #1, Owens @#2.

I have nothing rational to say. If I drank, I would be heavily intoxicated right now, and that still wouldn’t look any better.

"Ryan, under center. Single receiver set, time on his side. Ryan, gonna throw. First professional pass.....CAUGHT!! Jenkins! 30! 25! 20! 15! 10! 5! He lives in Atlanta!!!" -Wes Durham

by Zippo729 on Dec 11, 2009 11:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs