Midweek Six Pack 5/12/10: Absolute Dead Zone Edition
by Jason Kirk on May 12, 2010 8:21 AM EDT
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POPPYCOCK. There's plenty going on. Let's see what D. Led has for us...
D. Led: Harvey Dahl decided to cut his hair. Oh god, D3 was right. It's mid-May.
D. Led: New kid Sean Weatherspoon grades his own report card, giving himself a decent grade with room for improvement, along with a gold Lion King sticker for attendance. Even better, Spoon sounds excited about digging into his summer reading list. Was there anything worse than summer reading lists? Did any of you actually read The Crucible in the middle of the summer?
The Fifth Down: Your Falcons have the 14th oldest roster in the NFL, but keep in mind the infamous Todd McClure Effect (summary: he's very old). We also have the 7th oldest offense, but the 6th youngest defense.
From the Rumble Seat: This time of year, weary football fans have been known to turn to made-up debates to pass the time. FTRS decided it would be best to stir up a knockdown dragout on the greatest sports city in America. (True to form, they couldn't even have a simple barroom argument without whipping up a spreadsheet chart.) One thing led to another, and lo and behold there's a whole tournament bracket to spend the next several weeks voting on.
SB Nation: As if you needed one more reason to hate the Saints, they may or may not have just signed a Duke Blue Devils point guard. And if there's one thing we hate more than Duke, it's hemming and hawing. I actually kind of like Duke, but please attach your favorite Duke jokes email fwd in the comments.
Examiner: In all the hand-gnashing/teeth-wringing about Dunta Robinson, William Moore, and so forth, at least one member of our secondary has been a little overlooked this offseason: Chevis Jackson. Daniel Cox has a word with Chevy (please select a Chevrolet model name we can use for the rest of Jackson's nickname) and Smitty on expectations and preparations for #22's third season.
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Geez
I had forgotten about Chevis. I hope he can put a spark in this unit. But boy oh the corner position has a lot of talent, hopefully im not talking out of my butt.
Australian Atlanta Falcons Fan EST 2003
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It does seem to be a waste land out there in terms of articles about our favorite team.It was great over last weekend seeing some words thrown at us and I was in hog heaven.I actually had to put off some articles because of the sheer volume.Today and yesterday all of a sudden we are back to inane stuff only wives would be interested in (hair cuts).I for one would enjoy a few articles describing the various defences out there.I’m not new to the football scene but I have not studied it and would really like to know what the frack a tampa two is.You guys throw these terms around like they were candy and I bet there a lot of us out here who sagely nod our heads and agree publicly but in fact have not a clue to what the hell you are speaking of.So how bout a little class work.The players do it.They have class time at the club house why not us?Start telling us about different offensive stuff also and I don’t mean why you didn’t wear deodorant today!Thanks guys despite the bitching I still think yall are the best around.
I've been thinking about linking to old X's & O's posts by Smart Football, Niners Nation, Shaking the Southland, etc.
I’ll try and include a little Football School in each link post, as there’s plenty of great stuff out there. And if there’s an article that needs to be written, we can do that too.
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Yes Yes Yes
That’s a great idea.
"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein
Here’s a couple posts from SB Nation blogs that do a decent job explaining the basics of the Tampa-2: Revenge of The Birds; Windy City Gridiron. Long story short, the main difference between Tampa-2 and a standard Cover-2 defense (2 deep safeties) is how deep the MLB drops in coverage (to take away the deep middle).
"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein
thank you sir
Thanks go out to you all for your timely response.Now I know.
Thank you
for supporting my addiction. These are hard times lol…
as far as Chevy…
‘Blazer’ or ‘Chase’ would be fitting for a CB, no?
I like it...
"It's called Thanksgiving for a reason. If I can give and people thank me for it, that's kind of the thing that makes me feel great inside." - Dunta
chevy
Impala or caprice classic…. I like chevis maybe see more time this year???
by DEMBIRDZCUZ! on May 12, 2010 3:14 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
not a college sports fan
Who’s better coming out of college, spoon or cushing???
by DEMBIRDZCUZ! on May 12, 2010 3:37 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
haha
this will get you fired up for the upcoming season, at least fired up of the saints games. this will make DESPISE the saints and their fans just read the comments.
http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2010/04/new_orleans_saints_links_matt/2256/comments.html
HOW MUCH MONEY DID THE SAINTS GIVE THE REFS?!?!?!?!
Yea.
You have opinions. We all do. Some of yours may have to do with the Falcons. Sign up today and share them.
by Adam Schultz on May 12, 2010 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not going to bother reading those comments
I know I’ll get p.o’d if I read them.
All we have to say to them is this: We almost had them (twice) last year on Michael “Ember” Turner and Matty “Warm” Ice.
Just wait til we send our rejuvenated team out there this year. It’s gonna be a butt-whooping
"Ryan, under center. Single receiver set, to either side. Ryan, gonna throw. First professional pass.....CAUGHT!! Jenkins! 30! 25! 20! 15! 10! 5! He lives in Atlanta!!!" -Wes Durham
good choice
i almost bust my computer i was so pissed. we better whoop em next year
They're gonna get mauled.
I’d be scared to play us. We got a chip on our shoulder and they got a bullseye on they’re arses.
Rule #1: Double tap.
by Ball Hawk on May 13, 2010 8:46 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
How
can super bowl “champs” spit so much venom?
by DonnyBrasco on May 12, 2010 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
because when you win the lottery, your poor friends aren't your friends anymore.
"Ryan, under center. Single receiver set, to either side. Ryan, gonna throw. First professional pass.....CAUGHT!! Jenkins! 30! 25! 20! 15! 10! 5! He lives in Atlanta!!!" -Wes Durham
Actually,
after my adrenaline rush subsided, I realized they kind of sound scared. If they felt so confident in their team, why would they feel the need to throw so much hate at Matt Ryan?
It’s not like we as Falcons fans sat around last year talking about how much we hate Jake Delhomme and what a punk he is.
by DonnyBrasco on May 13, 2010 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
He is a punk, though.
Rule #1: Double tap.
by Ball Hawk on May 13, 2010 1:05 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
getting upset is the first step in knowing you're in trouble.
they throw out insults because they know that if the person they’re hating on were to go on the offensive (intelligently) they would have no argument. so they use a mob mentality to try and make someone like Matty Ice out to be such a bad player in their own heads, when in truth they’re terrified of the potential of this team.
welcome to no consequences on the internet, gentlemen.
"Ryan, under center. Single receiver set, to either side. Ryan, gonna throw. First professional pass.....CAUGHT!! Jenkins! 30! 25! 20! 15! 10! 5! He lives in Atlanta!!!" -Wes Durham
My god.
They win one superbowl and it’s like they are that much a better franchise.
Their comments are quite stupid really. I mean not all Atlanta fans are complete douchers, maybe if they spent some time here they’d realize that.
Australian Atlanta Falcons Fan EST 2003
i dunno...
having a Saints fan mock a Falcons fan as being a douche is kind of like Hitler mocking someone as being extreme. Saints fans are just generally the scourge of the earth. I’ve been to several of the Falcons home games against the Saints, and most of the fans who show up are just incredibly trashy and low brow.
and if you’ve ever been to New Orleans, you can kind of understand why. it’s one of the most vile places you’ll ever go. i’m sort of happy for them that they won the Superbowl… if you are cursed to live in that cess pool, you deserve to have something good happen to you.
by cheshire falcon on May 13, 2010 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Man it would be
a real shame for Saints fans if they fell back into obscurity this year. We all know it can happen (see ATL Falcons, ‘98-’00), although they do have a true franchise QB. However, acting like they have freaking dynasty already is definitely a little premature…
Fear does not exist in this dojo, does it? NO, SENSEI! Pain does not exist in this dojo, does it? NO, SENSEI! Defeat does not exist in this dojo, does it? NO SENSEI! - John Creese, Kobra Kai
The Madden Curse?
I don’t wish an injury on anyone, but if Drew Brees was to be arrested for illegal dogfighting…
by ChickenLay on May 14, 2010 4:40 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
hahahaha
now that would be something!
Fear does not exist in this dojo, does it? NO, SENSEI! Pain does not exist in this dojo, does it? NO, SENSEI! Defeat does not exist in this dojo, does it? NO SENSEI! - John Creese, Kobra Kai
Chevis "Tracker" Jackson
Perfect for a CB and even flows with the last name!
chevis names...
AVALANCHE, BLAZER,TRACKER,BERETTA OR EVEN APV- ALL PURPOSE VEHICLE
just to name a few possibilities. I like blazer or tracker.
Nostradamus predicts:
And lo it shall be, in the 1st year of the 2nd decade of the 21st century during the 7th millenium, that the Red and Black Birds shall prevail and take home the sterling statue made in the image of "The Lombardi".
I like NCFalconFan's Tracker suggestion best for now, but as soon as we observe him playing safety or special teams, he's officially the Chevy APV.
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Now I know how to keep racking up comments for days:
Simply mention the word “Saints.”
In defense of their fanbase, that article did come from nola.com, not canalstreetchronicles.com. It’d be like them stumbling upon a particularly vile comment section from ajc.com and associating it with us, which would make us look like a bunch of pre-hominids.
Longest Atlanta Falcons winning-seasons streak: 2008 - current
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I like the blue devils
but then i read about bigfoot and nessy and the black panthers and the blue devil too. I love reading about all that kind of folklore. I also like the team but i would root for any oregon team over them.
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