Atlanta Falcons @ New England Patriots Open Thread
by Dave Choate on Sep 27, 2009 11:00 AM EDT
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PrintThis is a big one, guys.
We've talked the key points of this game to the brink of death, so we'll just jump right in to the important thing: The game itself. It's a winnable contest, but it's going to take nothing short of excellence from both sides of the balls. I don't doubt we can pull it off, even in the face of an unfavorable weather forecast.
I actually have the day off and will be joining you to chart the way through the game. Hope you'll take the time to stop by the site during the game!
Who? Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots, 1 P.M. EST
Where? Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Weather? Good chance of heavy rain. Really good chance of passing being affected.
Injuries? Jerious Norwood is extremely unlikely to play. The Patriots' injury report is a minefield because you never know if they're bluffing, but Jerod Mayo and Wes Welker are unlikely to play, Randy Moss is unknown and a host of cornerbacks are questionable. This is actually a pretty banged up roster.
Odds? New England over Atlanta 4.5, O/U 46.5
Foe? You'll be wanting to visit Pats Pulpit, where the Patriots love flows like wine. Be sure to visit and comment, but please be polite.
GO FALCONS! Let's beat these Patriots with muskets!
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Turner is going to run like hell today. We have got to outphysical them at both lines and set up play action with a strong running game. This is a big game today and if we can go 3-0 coming into our bye that would be huge because the saints are undoubtably going 3-0. As long as we can hold moss in check and put pressure on brady we should be in great shape. I’m still not convinced welker is really out but if he is that would be very significant.
"The only time the Mets win is in the offseason"
This one is big!
I don’t know why, but I feel like if we win today we can win any Sunday (little scared of that Monday game.) Not that a loss today is the end of our run. Today is about making a statement that we didn’t just fluke all last season. Today we can become a legit contender in the national eye. And even though perception isn’t wins it would be nice to feel valid in believing we are Super Bowl bound.
by Trainhopper on Sep 27, 2009 11:58 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Moss in, Welker out
http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playernews.aspx?sport=NFL
According to rotoworld Welker will be inactive for the game but Moss will play. Still with Moss’ mystery injury and the foul weather, I’m not sure if he’ll be as dangerous as he normally is.
This is it, gang
Excited!
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No, sorry
But someone else probably has one at justin.tv or something.
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by Dave Choate on Sep 27, 2009 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Moss active, Welker out
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Does NFL.com no longer list inactives?
Last year they’d lump all the games & players together on the ‘fantasy’ page. Now it’s really spotty.
I use Rotoworld
They update very quickly prior to the games. Norwood also out.
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by Dave Choate on Sep 27, 2009 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Here's a list for all games
Cornerbacks Terrence Wheatley, Jonathan Wilhite, and Darius Butler all inactive for Pats (plus Welker and Mayo, of course). Steady dose of Safeties and Linebackers for Tony G.
Norwood, William Moore, and Tye Hill inactive (as expected). Plus, Trey Lewis active for the first time this year (also expected – Vance Walker inactive).
Stick with the game plan
As long as we are playing falcon football and not patriot football for 4 qtrs we will win!
GO FALCONS!!!
by Chaos7 on Sep 27, 2009 12:33 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Thanks man!
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by Dave Choate on Sep 27, 2009 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll actually be able to watch the game on TV today
Which is thrilling.
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by Dave Choate on Sep 27, 2009 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Historical tidbit
The Patriots are one of only 7 teams against whom the Falcons have a winning lifetime record.
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/#headtohead
Turner looks off-balance
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He deserves a bigger role
Perfect guy to spell Michael Turner.
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Beautiful catch and run by Snelling
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Blitzes could be a problem
Their front seven is very good.
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Roddy White!
Excellent body control on that sideline grab. Great.
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Love the way Snelling runs
Didn’t work well that time, though.
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Turner was gone if he wasn't tripped there
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What happened to Finn?
He just fell down there.
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3-0 Falcons
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Yeah
It’ll only be an issue from range. Hopefully we’re scoring plenty so he doesn’t have to worry.
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Yeah, going to be pouring later
Doens’t seem to be slowing the passing game.
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Nice ST tackle for Weems
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Looks like that's what happened to Finneran
Too bad, because we could’ve had a TD there. Let’s see what the D does.
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Argh
That’s exactly what we don’t need.
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Nice pass rush!
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Dink and dunk
We have to have guys ready to make that tackle up front.
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Come on D!!!
Lets get in Bradys face and get them off the field quickly
We cannot--cannot
Allow the Patriots’ ground game to do anything against us.
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Incredible overthrow
ROUGHING THE PASSER!? WHAT THE FLIP!
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It is, but this defense isn't doing jack
We need to set the tone early.
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Damn you FOX
Sup guys I am new here, created my account today. So how are the Falcons doing in the game? I cant watch it because of stupid FOX here from Cali
They advertise the game all freaking week. I was all excited and then when the game actually starts I hear “here we are coming from the Metrodome” and they show 49’ers vs Vikings!!!! I am pissed off!!!
I like what you guys are doing with this website!! I Finally found a quality falcons fan site
by !AtlFalcons-fan! on Sep 27, 2009 1:22 PM EDT reply actions
Thanks man!
Welcome.
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No problem
Been here a few times and impressed with what you guyshave here. Pretty awesome stuff. Go MATTY ICE!!
by !AtlFalcons-fan! on Sep 27, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Illegal motion
Phew.
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I'm actually getting to see the game today!
And I get to see a surprisingly easy opening drive (that should have ended in a TD), some soft D, and a real horseshit roughing the passer call…
They're using three running backs
And they’re all gashing us
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i am watching very broken feed
justinTV internet website
On this particular drive
You’re probably glad you can’t see it. Let’s get a stop!
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Well, there's my first cardiac arrest of the day
Brian Williams got straight up beat on that one.
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Nice tackle!
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Thank Vishnu!
Lofton with a steady tackle.
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3-3
Well done, Falcons. Ideally we wouldn’t do that.
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Now let's make 'em pay
A touchdown here would put the pressure on their O. We need all the pressure we can get.
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Falcons had better adjust on defense
Pats moved the ball almost at will, albeit mostly in short chunks. Can’t let that continue.
Here we go
Great drive? Let’s hope.
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Nothing Turner could do there
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Yeah
Not even Turner can overcome 1,200 pounds of defensive linemen.
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I think we need to open it up a bit more on 1st down,
get TG in some short passes, or Finn.
Look for Tony G on this one
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What the hell was that?
Weakest punt I’ve ever seen from Koenen. What is going on here?
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come on Koenen
dont make this harder on the D
Oh my lord
Brian Williams is my hero.
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This is inexcusable
Fred Taylor hasn’t broken a tackle since 2002.
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We're just not scheming well
It seems like nobody’s where they need to be.
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Sideline report
Mike Smith is pissed at the defensive line. As he should be.
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Maybe...
…they’re just intimidated by the mystique of the Hoodie.
by johnnybacardi on Sep 27, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Weems for MVP!
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finally
something went right…who did the runback?
Nice catch by Jenkins
Good start to the drive.
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I don't think it's an understatement...
…to say this is a big drive, and it’s only the 2nd quarter! Good start.
Where is......
The Michael Turner from last year? This season he seems to average about 3 yards a carry. Maybe its the O-Line? or Maybe defenses are stacking up more players to stuff “the Burner”?
by !AtlFalcons-fan! on Sep 27, 2009 1:50 PM EDT reply actions
I think it's a little bit of both
He looks like he’s fighting for yardage now.
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Roddy's still got the dropsies
We’ve really, really got to take care of that.
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The Refs
…could at least try to be a LITTLE objective here. I know the league wants the Hoodie and Bradykins to be back on top, but that’s just pathetic!
by johnnybacardi on Sep 27, 2009 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions
THis damn well better be overturned
That’s one of the worst calls I’ve ever seen in my entire life.
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they thought it was fumble.
cant have a roughing call on a fumble
I was actually saying that for the play before...
BUt then the “fumble” came up, so I just included that.
by FlyYouFalcons on Sep 27, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
No
Forward pass, struck a player, struck the ground. In no way does that even resemble a fumble.
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I thought I'd never say this but
Thank God for instant replay. Can you imagine the uproar if that call stood?
Excuse my characterization....
…but why does the offense look like a team full of special education students?
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Sweet redemption
Nice catch, Roddy!
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Missed that one
Who’d he throw the punch at?
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It was a linemen, I saw a...
7 and the first letter was D… Couldnt tell
by FlyYouFalcons on Sep 27, 2009 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Jenkins is clutch
Beautiful catch!
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YEAH!!! 1st down!!!!
Yahoo boxscore is slow! lol
by !AtlFalcons-fan! on Sep 27, 2009 2:00 PM EDT reply actions
Challenge
I think it’s a catch. I hope it’s a catch. Please let it be a catch.
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it looked good to me
but my feed is broken video…may have missed something.
NFL.com gamecast
seems to think it is comming back
Call stands!
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TOUCHDOWN TURNER!!!!
10-10!
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Bad call on that, honestly
Obviously I’m happy with the score.
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You get props for Smellichick
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Gracias
I didn’t steal that or nothin’!
by johnnybacardi on Sep 27, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Here's what I want to see from the defense
A field on fire, a stadium aghast, Curtis Lofton holding war trophies to the sky.
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Ohohohoohohohohohooooohohohooooooohoohoh
Who saw the Pats go offsides, and it not be called?
Its only a BIT biased i think
I think it's less bias
Than sheer incompetence.
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Grimes with a stellar effort on that one.
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Turner up the gut
He’s running with a lot more power.
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They're neutralizing Gonzo
Which is fine, because Jenkins and White are picking it up.
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Yeah, but the guys amazing
Im just saying hes going to make some highlights lol
by FlyYouFalcons on Sep 27, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Our offense looks great
The line is really clamping down.
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Could it be
…that our O line is wearing them down, and we’re getting some holes we didn’t get earlier?
Well, we mightve just have to get used to playing on the road, in the rain.
Wilfork being injured=+ For turner
turner always starts slow.
but he is working hard now
Nice grab by Finn
Ryan’s doing a very good job today.
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Son of a bleach
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Hard to fault him for that
The guy who booted it a couple yards upfield, however….
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Need a turnover
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What a letdown
Turner seems to fumble with really bad timing. Falcons are lucky to be tied though, I’m thankful of that.
We're swarming against the run
Well done. One more stop.
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We can't let them score here
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Now they're just running at will again
Mike Smith’s head is going to explode.
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Followed by mine
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I'm going to kill these refs
Oh my! Tom Brady threw an incomplete pass? That must be a penalty!
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You can't serve these guys a damn cup of tea
Without getting a penalty called.
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I can tackle better than the Falcons are in this game
And I’m a 106 year old quadriplegic.
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Galloway with the bobble
Thank Vishnu.
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Whiffed again
If we go into the half 13-10, that wouldn’t be terrible. Wish they wouldn’t score at all, though.
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the o has been going
the stopping is the problem
by MostlyCorndog on Sep 27, 2009 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Be great if we could get on the board
Air it out, get to the 30 or so and take your chances, I say.
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13-10
The way this started, not so bad. We could easily be down 10 or more, and we’re showing a spark on offense.
Why do we not go for it?
I don’t get it. I just don’t get it. We could really use some points.
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Bwah-ha-ha
Just flipped over to the Titans-Jets game- you should see what Jeff Fisher’s wearing! He’s definitely in Belichick territory today!
I know.
I think we could have used Jerry today, no doubt.
by johnnybacardi on Sep 27, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Half-time question
Best food you’ve had this month?
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I had some...
…excellent Mexican a week or so ago at a local Mex place. I like to hit that place on a Saturday night…
by johnnybacardi on Sep 27, 2009 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I normally don't criticize the refs.....
because they have a very difficult job and they don’t get enough credit for what they do, but holy heck. I can’t believe what I’ve been seeing. JA98 taps Brady and gets a call, but Ryan gets rode down by a 300 pound man and gets nothing. Then a NE receiver gets touched downfield and they get an illegal contact call. Come on, now. Some of this is complete garbage.
Best food I’ve had this month was most definitely hot wings. Can’t get enough of those.
He has
Who knew that pulling down your pants was such a great motivational tactic? I just get arrested when I do it.
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Had a great quesadilla at a place near me
Deck right on the ocean, too, that they’re tearing down to make way for a park. It’s a shame.
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Mlady hasn't made me her 6 egg omlette lately
ham, cheese. mushrooms. grilled onion, and chopped up bacon
Sounds pretty great!
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It is dave
a meal fit for a king…..actually even with my appetitte i rarely can eat it all in one sitting
Somebody said this last year:
The falcons defense can stop the run and the pass. Choose one
Business as usual
This defensive effort has been somewhere between mediocre and crappy.
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Still running it down our throats
The big thing from the boxscore that impressed me was the yds per carry rushing, they’re killing us.
Stuff them here
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It's like we're not even there for the first five yards
We’re not preparing well.
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Just wait
I remember the o sucking in game 3 last year
Brady's helping us with his overthrows
Let’s stop ’em here.
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Why can't we f*cking cover anyone?
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I'm sick of this
I’m really, really sick of this. Houston reacted a full second too late to do anything on that play. If we can’t stop them, we’re going to lose this damn game.
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DeCoud!!!
A nice play, but man, he should’ve had that.
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Phewwwwwww
Nice stop. I really wish we could do it a little further up the field.
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unless we start scoreing 7
everytime down the field
lost my visual
found another …even worse link
We need a touchdown here
Let’s make it happen, guys!
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That'd be nice
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Eric Weems
Guy is earning his roster spot and then some. Now if we could get him involved a little bit in the passing game, too….
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C'mon guys
Let’s matriculate the ball down the field.
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no passes caught by gonzolez yet?
5 other recieved have catch them
..................What.
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Oops, sorry
Taking them out of it.
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Beautiful pass and catch by Jenkins
We have so many options it’s not funny.
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Fair call
But man, that hurts. we had that.
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Anybody know how many penalties we've had called on us this game?
Just curious.
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Thank you sir
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Didn't like that play call
Would have rather seen a draw with Turner, not try to get it all back at once…
This is infuriating
3rd and 18, and White blew it yet again.
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The game threads are kind of up in the air
Considering I can barely restrain myself most of the time.
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Penalties killed that drive. Otherwise, it was a Falcons TD
Blogger at SBNation's Patriots blog, Pats Pulpit
Yeah, that went sour fast
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Uh oh
Pats fan in the house! Now I gotta quit making fun of the Hoodie…! :-)
by johnnybacardi on Sep 27, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
We need a stop
I can’t believe how fast that drive came undone.
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DeCoud is making his money today
Guy looks as good as advertised in coverage.
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We're playing better than them.
Penalties are killing us, regardless of how I think they’re being called. And believe me, I’m not thrilled about it.
Nice stop
Please let them punt it.
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Please stop them
By Vishnu’s mighty trunk!
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I think Moss was pushing off a bit
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Grimey
Should have tried to get a hand on that, but the tackle is probably a good call there.
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Beautiful stop by Peterson
Are they going again? Good lord!
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Why not
They have been running up and down on us all day
It's darn close. We have to stop.
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You know what
Coors Light, shut up. It doesn’t matter if it was brewed cold. If I put it out on my damn counter, or it gets shipped cross country, it’s not going to be cold any more. Shut up shut up shut up.
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My heart just sank
This is not the defense of a playoff team.
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Nope
Not one that wants to go anywhere, anyway.
by johnnybacardi on Sep 27, 2009 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm sorry
I’m losing my cool in a big way. There’s so many plays we’ve screwed up that could’ve turned the tide of this game. If we’re down by 9 or more, it’s going to be awfully hard to catch up.
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too late
Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I don't like that attitude. I can assure them it is much more serious than that. - Bill Shankly
by armchair quarterback on Sep 27, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
We just burned a timeout
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I think Morris' knee was down before the ball came out
Blogger at SBNation's Patriots blog, Pats Pulpit
It was
We just wasted a much-needed timeout. I feel sick.
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Falcons are a good team
but against the best teams, their defense will be their undoing this year. They don’t have the personnel. YET.
We will get there
But I also think there must be something to the playcalling. These guys are chronically not where they need to be.
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Have to hold for the field goal
And then do something amazing.
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Do any of you remember the 1981 playoff loss to Dallas in Atlanta?
Now THAT was a tough loss. A game like this is a walk in the park after that.
I remember.
Yeah, that was a whole ’nuther kind of loss. Fugging Danny White.
by johnnybacardi on Sep 27, 2009 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
YES i REMEMBER THAT GAME BIGTIME...
That was the first ever Falcon game I watched with my dad and forever became a falcons fan after that day!! yeah!!
by ATLsince1972 on Sep 27, 2009 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Held to a field goal
We can do this. We can. But we must have a smart drive here.
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19-10 Pats game
By the gods of football, do it do it do it.
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These Refs
Have no consistency. Last year, Turner had a knee down twice and they called fumble each time. This year, it’s down by contact.
That was a namby pamby play call
And then Jenkins drops the pass. We’re dying out here.
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lots of time left
i cant even watch …all falcons feed have been shut down …only feed left i can find is a baltimore feed
Given the fact that we can't stop them
I really don’t want to give them the ball back.
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Unbelievable
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We're getting friggin' screwed
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They haven't got a groove
We’ve been shooting ourselves in the foot.
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It's a shame.
Nobody can beat the refs AND the pats.
That last call is a perfect example of how crooked this game is. It was determined that it was a side block? By who? The guy who threw the flag? Oh, I’m sorry, it was a side block, just kidding!
Garbage. Complete garbage.
I don't think we've been outplayed.
We’ve been beating ourselves more than they’ve been beating us. We should be winning this game.
I think it's all three
Bad calls from the refs, terrible play from our defense and the Patriots have been running well. Can’t knock the hustle.
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I can't argue with the Pats running game.
They’ve been doing well in that aspect, and we haven’t stopped it. That being said, we should still be winning. They haven’t been overly impressive, themselves.
We haven't had
..a decent offensive series since midway through the 2nd quarter. Gotta hand it to the Pats D.
A Pats D that's down a lot of pieces
Some drops (slick ball) and some bad luck have contributed as well.
Well...
“horrible” is kinda harsh- he’s had his moments.
by johnnybacardi on Sep 27, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
seems we fell apart
after the turner turn over
A cyanide pill
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Ok, Im not saying its all the Refs
We havent been fortunate, Decoud dropping two picks, Turners fumble, the untimely drops
Lot of shoving going on here
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Van Gorder's play calling is killing us
Our linebackers are 8-10 yards behind the line of scrimmage on obvious running plays and then we just vacate the middle on pass plays to give up the easy quick slant. WTF?
True
We haven’t been in the right place almost anytime at all today.
by johnnybacardi on Sep 27, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I don't know
It’s not like our linebackers can’t stop the run if they’re in the right place.
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if everyone had to get the fumble fingers
i suppose getting it done all in one game is the best.
especially on a game most predicted us to lose anyways.
This is atrocious
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Falcons need a spark desperately
Even with all that time remaining, this patient is on a respirator. It may take something out of the blue, like a long defensive TD, to rouse them.
turner
15 for 53 just isnt gonna cut it against anyone
We're just not getting it done today
Blame is far-ranging.
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They've been in the doldrums
for the whole second half. If they lose, they lose, but for gods sake show some life!
This is exactly what I'm talking about
Nobody near Randy Moss, one of the game’s better receivers? That’s unreal.
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This is hellish
If you want a summary of this game, imagine a boot stamping on balls—forever.
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The officiating
Has been complete garbage, IMO.
by FalconCrazie on Sep 27, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
is it so bad if we lose here today?
we were hardly going to go 19-0. This is a good team with a good offense, and now the defense can see how to improve. we come out after the bye week and crush the niners.
This is a healthy loss.
I still hate it with a passion. It was a winnable game by every stretch of the imagination.
A month from now
This will be like a bad dream. There are indeed worse fates than losing to the Pats. Niners will be tough next game, though.
Yes-
they’re beating the Vikings without Frank Gore right now.
by johnnybacardi on Sep 27, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Game
All my rosy thoughts through the first two weeks have been completely obliterated. Every single one of them. I’m sorry, but when a team like the Patriots makes as many mistakes as they have and we don’t do a single thing right after the second quarter, it’s a terrible, terrible sign. We have to be more aggressive against good teams. HAVE to.
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I still don't understand Van Gorder's philosophy
Bend but don’t break only works if your offense can get you a health lead. Otherwise please put some damn pressure on a QB who has uncharacteristically struggled against the rush. We came out flat on D and stayed that way nearly the whole game. Even a rusty Tom Brady will eat you part if you just fall back and don’t have an aggressiveness at all.
What to know whats a joke??
They were showing “highlights” On Matt Light holding off Abraham, and 3/4 of the highlights were obvious holding and the 4th matt had both hands in Abrahams facemask…
Yeah, I saw that
Bullcrap.
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This reminds me of the undefeated Pats season.
They had 3 or 4 games they should have lost, but they somehow managed to win them because the other team would fail in some aspect towards the end of the game.
We need something new on defense. The Jets CLEARLY showed us how to beat the Pats this week, and we act like we had no clue what to do all game.
maybe abraham's
need to learn to twist his head and fall down when he is facemasked?
We're punting?
What’s the point? What is the point.
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I think that's what really hurts
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Yeah.
It’s a shame, too. At least at this point we can go down fighting. I would personally go for it on 4th down even if I was on my own 20 at this stage in the game. If you get it, maybe you get some momentum. If you don’t get it, who cares, you at least threw a haymaker instead of quitting.
I'm wondering...
Is this the worst game the Falcons have played under the Smith/Dimitroff/Ryan regime? The Philadelphia game last year was sort of ugly, but I think this might beat it out.
I think it takes the cake
We’re just playing timid.
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well
i am gonna take off for real life.
this game as bad as the arizona fiasco.
except i cant even see it.
makes ya wonder
if the team even watched the jets/pats game to see what they did right
Our starting DT is out.
Jets have Kris Jenkins to help stop the run. He’s a space gobbler. Evidently Sanchez is a divine being on this earth, he’s been something else, too.
wondering the same thing
i mean i know we don’t have great corners but Brady wasn’t even throwing it good to begin with
We're all bitter at this point
It is just one game. It may not be indicative of how we’re going to play all season. I’m just worried to death about teams like the Giants now.
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We got beaten by a superior team
Not such a disgrace there. The Falcons are still a team on the rise, with good leadership. We’re just not an elite team yet.
Love how they didn't punt there
Not that they’re obligated to, but hey….
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Now, see-
…that’s one thing I hate about the Hoodie. Going for it on 4th down when you’re well within FG range. Rubbing our noses in it.
no doubt the defense has been bad
but i’m concerned about the lack of run game.
Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I don't like that attitude. I can assure them it is much more serious than that. - Bill Shankly
by armchair quarterback on Sep 27, 2009 4:04 PM EDT reply actions
Oh well
Lots of season left, and we all knew this would be a tough nut to crack. Hope we learn something.
Thanks for joining me in suffering, guys
Have a great Sunday and keep in mind that we’re still 2-1. Lot of football to be played, and we’ll look better than this most weeks of the season. Take care out there!
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I believe...
In that long blog I wrote that I said a loss to the Pats would be healthy for us because they’re the Pats and we’re in their house.
I’m trying really hard to find a positive here.
Michael Jenkins has had a good game. Ryan played well, didn’t turn the ball over (as of when I quit watching)
Tony G was nowhere to be seen today. We will not win without getting him more involved.
Well, now our bye week is here, and based on how we just played, I’m glad it’s here.
We can turn this into a positive experience, still.
I have faith in the coaches, let’s embarrass SF in two weeks!
Have a good Sunday guys!
You too, take care!
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as i said above after the bye week
With a vengeance. maybe the saints will lose to and it wont be so bad
To sum up my thoughts from the game-
Van Gorder is stupid. I think we blitzed twice this game.What helped NYJ Win again? Oh yeah… BLITZING
Everybody got a bit… Emotional I guess… Made som bad plays.
Untimely,unfortunate,unlucky Drops/Fumble.We were downhill since we fumbled.
We need to incorporate Gonzo more even if hes quadruple teamed.
And were 2-1 guys… Guess our record last year at this time?
Good point
There’s still plenty of reasons for optimism.
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that was ugly
should have known….
They had a chance to beat a has-been team but the offense looked clueless when they managed to get the ball. This was ALL on the offense this time. (OK…mostly)
They are still 2-3 seasons away from being a ‘powerhouse’….pitiful!
Typical Falcons Football
I have watched the Falcons play since the late 60’s and didn’t notice anything different from the game with the Patriots than what I have seen over the past 40 years. The Falcons have some very talented players and a fair coaching staff. They win some games and they lose others, they just don’t have the drive or the heart to be champions. I read online that they are the “Atlanta Braves of the NFL”. I mostly agree with that statement except that the Braves did win One World Series. If the coaching staff could be improved, maybe the Falcons would start doing things like going for it on 4th down situations, and passing slightly more than they run the ball. Until the Falcons start playing like champions, they will never be champions. If you aren’t willing to take chances, than you will never amount to much in the NFL of any other sport.
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