A Very Falcoholic Discussion: Features You'd Like To See
by Dave Choate on May 26, 2009 8:00 AM EDT
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PrintYou may have noticed that both news and posting has been scarce lately, which is a combination of the quiet cycle and my own extreme workload. Both are, of course, temporary things.
In the meantime, though, I'd like your help getting discussion jumpstarted. What features would you like to see over the next month or so? What particular player piques your interest? Do you really just want more edited photos of Mike Smith in a top hat and Monopoly mustache?
Leave 'em here, folks.
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Well I'm working on a huge feature right now.
I’ll be upping a preview of it soon. It’s a massive undertaking. Stats galore. Basically, I’m going to be looking at Turner and Norwood’s play-by-play season stats and then analyze them. I’ll particularly be looking at which direction each back tends to be the most successful and then find out which lineman is responsible for those holes. It’ll be fun. Already got the first three games analyzed.
Whee.
"If the Falcons ever manage to win a Super Bowl in my lifetime, I'll french kiss a toilet." - a friend.
Ideas...
Deeper look at position depth… Where will the problems likely arise during the season? Where are we most comfortable?
I wanted to say schedule breakdown but those are pointless since you have no idea how good 70% of the middle teams will be (ever heard of the ’08 Falcons?).
Or MAYBE.. an evaluation of player’s performances last year and what to expect this year broken down into their production (Ideal, Probable, Worst Case) and how their presence affects the team. Obviously this will be mostly projections and guessing but it would be interesting.
for the sake of discussion
we could start bringing up our division rivals and making some predictions about them.
What about them is worth being cautious of? What about them can we look forward to dominating and pummeling over twice next season? What about them might surprise us?
You could get as detailed as looking at their schedules and seeing how many games they might win versus how many games we might win. I mean, outplaying these guys is the first step on the road to the superbowl.
I also think that having discussions about division rivals might attract attention from the respective SBN sites, and it is alway fun to have visits from those guys.
know what you believe in and why you believe in it
Interviews with rival SBN posters are very fun/knowledgeable to read. Like MIA suggested, division rivals could offer up thoughts about their team and how they feel about our team.
Guy #1: Damn, these oysters are going to make us horny as hell...
Girl #2: Oh yeah, I forgot oysters are hermaphrodites.
by bwellnjonesco on May 26, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions
We had one last year
I think I started off hot, then trailed off throughout the year. That may or may not have been because I could never seem to remember my password to that Fleaflicker site we used. I would “remember” it (and by remember I mean that I sat at the screen and essentially hacked my own account for an hour), make some changes, then promptly forget it for another few weeks. I eventually gave up.
I’ve been running a fantasy football league on Yahoo for about 6 years and like it a lot. And while I would more than suggest that we use something like that again, I think it would be much better for us to do a salary cap football league so that we could have an almost unlimited number of members in the group. Yes, we could all essentially have the same players on our teams, but we wouldn’t be limiterd to 12 or so members, and I think it’s obvious we have way more than that this year.
"If Woody were Captain of the Titanic, he'd argue the boat sinking speaks to how effectively they put rich people in life boats and lock the poor folks below."
-jrauch commenting at Hoopinion on Woody's (non)logic in his post-game comments
I was in the league
And will say i tailed off towards mid season. I forgot my login info. Also, I’ve used Yahoosports for the past several years as well and it has a very easy interface. I’d definately be down to rock a little Falcoholic Fantasy Football again.
"If you can’t get excited for Ryan throwing to Gonzalez, you’re either a robot or clinically dead. Or you’re a zombie robot, which is just plain awesome."
Dave the Falconer
by Pregame with Pabst on May 26, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I was in the league also
Lost 2 games I think then go taken out in the Finals….I hate Fantasy Football!
"Brett Favre was a 3 year project and I only had 2 years left on my contract"
Jerry Glanville
I love Ryan, but Brees and Brady go first.
They throw the ball more…
"We're not maxed out, ... The best is still ahead of us."
Bobby Bowden
me too
I would love to hear about the position possibilities, wrinkles to take advantage of some of the new talent like sidbury, the defense may not be as bad as everybody seems to think, some of the losses in personnel were just bound to happen, take Kieth Brooking, I’ve always admired his strength and work ethic but last season he really did seem to have lost a step, Lawyer Malloy was a great leader but he too was not the player he once was. The Falcons seem to have made some smart and intrigueing choices that may pan out but I myself would like to hear more info on these new players.
My recommendation
I’m somewhat of a history/calssic guy, so I would like to see something on our past teams and the history of the franchise. I hear Dave is somewhat of a journalist, so maybe doing a little historical journalism would be a nice side project. And like my long-winded posts, I do things on a grand scale, so I’m talking about the founding of the franchise followed by an evaluation of every team since then.
The evaluation itself doesn’t have to be too deep, but finding all the cool stories and intriguing games played that year sounds like something I could really get into. Heck, I’ve almost talked myself into doing it.
"If Woody were Captain of the Titanic, he'd argue the boat sinking speaks to how effectively they put rich people in life boats and lock the poor folks below."
-jrauch commenting at Hoopinion on Woody's (non)logic in his post-game comments
Well,
The main thing I’m interested in right now is the starting position battles that will take place, and the last handful of guys that will make the roster. But that will mostly be a waiting game until training camp opens. I guess some stories will come out of OTA’s, since they’ll be open to the media for the next 5 Wednesdays…
But the #1 thing that would be a benefit to me would be a round-up of Falcons related stories on the internet. Between J. Mike’s Birdseed, the ESPN Falcon Team page, Yasinskas’ NFC South Blog, and D Orlando’s Falcon Blog on the AJC, I can get almost all the stories, but I always forget to check one for a week +, and if we could get all that stuff in one place (here), it would be killer… Or maybe just tell me I’m lazy, and do it myself.
I think you should do a feature on why God hates Jerious Norwood. Why, oh why can’t he get more than 100 carries??
I also like Jesse’s idea for the history lesson.
Agree on this history
"If you can’t get excited for Ryan throwing to Gonzalez, you’re either a robot or clinically dead. Or you’re a zombie robot, which is just plain awesome."
Dave the Falconer
by Pregame with Pabst on May 26, 2009 4:31 PM EDT reply actions
ugh lets see
sorry i havent checked in in a while been with the vikings it was awsome watching some otas and stuff but im still a falcon only guy
i would like to see a post for every postion battle, a in depth grade of each postion strength, a top five projected weakest postion, and announce someone as the 365 day draft anilizer where they they can have a good idea by draft time who we are going to get
On a tangent
I saw a review of all of the stadiums in the league a couple of years back. It ranked each – Seattle came in first, and the Dome was last, based on what the reviewer said was “the worst fan experience in the league”. Forget who the reviewer was. It’d be cool to see something about stadiums around the league and how the experience compares to ours – how was the food, how well you can see the action, how are the fans, how is the sound, how does the place smell, how is the weather, how far away do you have to park, how are the cheerleaders, what it’s like after the game.
by NeedATicketToTheGame on May 26, 2009 9:37 PM EDT reply actions
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by Dave Choate on May 30, 2009 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions
It must be awful
to be a FSU fan. I feel for ya Na Ga Nole. Didnt you hate fumbling in the endzone to lose to GT? I bet you cried. Alot. For Hours. And Hours. Sorry man, Bowden cant coach from a golf cart. Try to recruit some real talent next year……..ohhh wait, you did already. Maybe just dont give em all A’s this year. Good Luck to ya! Go Knowles! or is it Noles? or Redskins? Damn, maybe even a new mascot thats not Racially motivated. How about the Florida State Enron CEO’s? Instead of a spear, they could throw money in the endzone every time you scored!!!! You wouldnt spend a dime!!! Or you could actually have some serious scholarships for native Seminoles and their families. Nahhh, nevermind. Too sappy. Lookin forward to the weakest ACC team retort…..that means reply to FSU grads. See ya this fall
by LovinJacketsnBirds on May 28, 2009 8:44 AM EDT reply actions
Uh
Hang out in left field much?
"If Woody were Captain of the Titanic, he'd argue the boat sinking speaks to how effectively they put rich people in life boats and lock the poor folks below."
-jrauch commenting at Hoopinion on Woody's (non)logic in his post-game comments
Lots of repressed anger...
Feel better? I’m not going to get into a debate over these 2 schools on the Falcon’s page. Come over to Tomahawk Nation and we can talk GT vs FSU all day long. Sorry for that plug, Dave, but if I don’t stop it now, it could totally hijack this thread…
"We're not maxed out, ... The best is still ahead of us."
Bobby Bowden
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"If Woody were Captain of the Titanic, he'd argue the boat sinking speaks to how effectively they put rich people in life boats and lock the poor folks below."
-jrauch commenting at Hoopinion on Woody's (non)logic in his post-game comments
hahahahahaha
nice
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by MentallyMIA on May 29, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
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