The Scale of Falconliness, Special Teams Week: Morten Andersen
by Jason Kirk on Aug 6, 2010 1:00 PM EDT
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PrintThe Dutch word for riddle is raadsel, and we have a fine raadsel for you today: is the most Falconly kicker ever also the most Saintly?
Morten Andersen, Kicker (1995 - 2000, 2006 - 2007)
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It’s tough to declare someone extremely Falconly when he spent most of his career with the Saints, but there’s just too many good memories with the Kicking Dutchman.
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10
Is there even another player who is the all-time leading scorer for two franchises? I’m more than fine with sharing him with the Saints if for no other reason than 1998. I’ve mentioned it before, but that was a life-changing year for me and the Falcons run was part of it, so maybe I’m biased. I don’t care, that kick made me feel like we were finally relevant, that the Falcons were finally on the right track to success.
9 might be more appropiate, but I’m going with a 10.
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Fact.
sounds like an interesting story concept
some years ago I thought of a story about a student due to some academic mishap had to take both Senior and Freshmen classes in high school. I called it the Senior-Freshman (no duh)
What if the same was true about a fan that was both a Saints and Falcons fan.
You can’t choose both.
Maybe he/she was once a Saints fan then became Katrina Victim, moved to Atlanta, and fell in love with the Falcons since the Matt Ryan era, but also like Drew Brees and his philanthropic personality.
How mind boggling would that be?
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10...
I don’t care about the Saints stuff. We all have dark parts of our past that we just choose to ignore…I just care about that one play (and his other Falcon accomplishments…including that one play).
You see, if Tony Gonzalez catches the Super Bowl winning TD pass for the Falcons at some point, I will not even remember that he played for that random team out in Kansas.
10
That's true
But it’s more about him playing for a heated rival than any other team
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Nope, can't get over the Saints history.
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Morten’s a great Dane (born in Copenhagen, no less), but the Danes are at least as cool as the Dutch, so he’s an honorary Dutchman.
Anyway, I give Morten an 8 because of his Saintliness. He’s a hell of a funny guy, but he did sink our battleship quite a few times.
However, he does get a 20 for kicking the FG that got us to the Super Bowl.
by Thrashy Thrashy on Aug 6, 2010 1:34 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Your avatar is Tebow crying.
For that, sir, you get a Rec.
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I can only give him a 10
if he will come and kick for us this year
He has to be able to kick better than Elam did last season
know what you believe in and why you believe in it
Only reason we went to a Superbowl
10
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by JoshChildressAfroIsCure4Cancer on Aug 6, 2010 1:42 PM EDT reply actions
you are so right
Jamaal Anderson 32 and his 1800+ yards rushing had nothing to do with it
know what you believe in and why you believe in it
by MentallyMIA on Aug 6, 2010 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
who's better
Michael Turner
or
Jamal Anderson #32?
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Jamaal Anderson 32
in my opinion, Turner had 1 great year, We’ll see what happens this year
Chicago Blackhawks = Champs
Let football season begin. GO FALCONS!
Just "Jamal" would be sufficient
Excuse my language, ma'am, but that damn Dodd's gonna beat my butt today. -- Bear Bryant, November 1962
wow!
when you spell his name right it makes communicating so much easier! Who’d’ve thunk it?
know what you believe in and why you believe in it
Brilliant!
Drink Guiness Draft straight from the bottle
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by brotherbrown on Aug 7, 2010 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Are you talking about the same Jamal Anderson...
Who went for 67 yard on just 23 carries in that NFC Championship game? My point was we wouldn’t have went to a Superbowl without that kick (…and to Chandler who drove 70 yards on a gimpy ankle that last overtime play.) He is the link that binds us to our first and only (for now) Superbowl which is pretty damn Falcony…
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by JoshChildressAfroIsCure4Cancer on Aug 6, 2010 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
well... when you put it like that
thanks for clarifying. Yes, I agree. He is the reason we won the NFCCC game.
know what you believe in and why you believe in it
yes that kick is what got us into the super bowl...
but you can’t say that it was the one and only reason, Jamal anderson rushing for all those yards is what got us to that championship game, without him we wouldn’t even have been near a super bowl. They are both equally important to the success from of that season.
Don't forget...
Former Falcons Bill Goldberg was dominating WCW that year, too…I am sure he played a big part in our success.
by Jman781 on Aug 6, 2010 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
That may be true
But Jamal’s presence in that game is probably what opened up the passing game for the Falcons so that Chandler could drive 70 yards. Jamal probably kept them honest for 23 carries for 3 yards per carry. That actually isn’t bad. I’ll take 3 yards per carry from a running back. If you go for it on 4th down you may actually get a first on average.
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by brotherbrown on Aug 7, 2010 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions
But...
…if Morten had missed that kick, it would have all been for naught.
It’s a team game, fellas.
by johnnybacardi on Aug 9, 2010 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
SUPER BOWL
I just watched that video and almost started crying.
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The word saints, or words pertaining to saint, appears 6 times in this article, not my style
Chicago Blackhawks = Champs
Let football season begin. GO FALCONS!
and also
my computer has been weird lately and it doesnt show the standings, who’s winning the falconly race?
Chicago Blackhawks = Champs
Let football season begin. GO FALCONS!
So far, Van Note
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Nobis has automatically won it.
Because he is The Great Nobis.
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In that case, you might as well name it The Scale of Nobisness, with 10 being Tommy Nobis and anything less being everyone else.
"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
by Zippo729 on Aug 6, 2010 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Twice in your first sentence alone doth it exist.
Rule #1: Double tap.
by Ball Hawk on Aug 6, 2010 11:44 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
We should just vote him
10 on the scale of NFC Southly
by VT89 on Aug 6, 2010 2:48 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
Rec
Excuse my language, ma'am, but that damn Dodd's gonna beat my butt today. -- Bear Bryant, November 1962
So many Recs
This whole site should turn green
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by brotherbrown on Aug 7, 2010 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
For me he gets an 8...
Sure, he kicked more years as a Saint… but he went to the SB with US, he came back to US to kick ‘Aints’ ass, and he lives at Lanier, not on that lake that flooded Nawlins.
But he can’t be higher than Mick Luckhurst, and kickers can’t get 10’s… so his top score has to be “8”.
9
I want to give him a 10, I really really do, he was our first actual kicker when I became a falcons fan (I don’t really count Koenen doing everything early ‘06 because he’s always been more of a punter to me) and his kick took us to the superbowl I mean obviously I love all of the ’98 team for getting us there but that kick is the play that got us there and for that her deserve a 10.
However, he played 13 years with the saints… 13 years! That’s only a bit under double his years as a falcon. And it’s the saints, the team I hate the most, I could possibly stand it if it was the bucs of maybe if it was only 10 at carolina but 13 years in New Orleans is just too big to over look so he can’t get that perfect rating.
9.
How many times have I said it on this site, one of my first Falcon memories was Jeff Hollinger yelling “THE FALCONS ARE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL!” over and over after Morten made that kick. If I also remember right, Gary Anderson (iirc he was the Vike’s kicker at the time and EVEN MORE automatic than Morten) missed a FG to either give us a chance to win or pushed it to OT, I don’t remember which.
The Saints years don’t bother me. He is and always will be a Falcon to me. I can’t give him a 10 because that is reserved for truly special legendary Falcons like Nobis, Van Note, etc, but Mr. Automatic is certainly close to them in my book.
"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
We can share
but y’all got sloppy seconds.
"Why do you even ponder passing? I mean, you can take a knee and try a 56 yard field goal! This is not Detroit man, this is the Superbowl!" -- Paul Allen's call after Tracy Porter intercepted Brett Favre in NFCCG
by DrWhoDat on Aug 6, 2010 7:43 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Seconds and sixths. He played two stints here
Excuse my language, ma'am, but that damn Dodd's gonna beat my butt today. -- Bear Bryant, November 1962
I didn't drop anyone, Saints management did
Last thing I remember about him was during the strike, I never liked him after that. Never followed him and I can’t remember when or why he left.
How many years did it take him to win a NFCCG? Hartley did it in 2. So there…ninner ninner boo boo.
"Why do you even ponder passing? I mean, you can take a knee and try a 56 yard field goal! This is not Detroit man, this is the Superbowl!" -- Paul Allen's call after Tracy Porter intercepted Brett Favre in NFCCG
I don't think the Saints have always had the offense of a thousand passes, either. :/
"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
Morton used to be the best player on the Saints
Sad but true.
"Why do you even ponder passing? I mean, you can take a knee and try a 56 yard field goal! This is not Detroit man, this is the Superbowl!" -- Paul Allen's call after Tracy Porter intercepted Brett Favre in NFCCG
I consider fans parts of the organisation
so to me, you did drop him.
Why are you bringing you current kicker into this, it has no relevence who won the NFCCG quicker, I don’t care if your current kickker is a better kicker then Andersen, my point wasn’t Andersen is the best kicker to ever play the game. My point was he played better for us then he did you and as far as I’ve seen that’s still correct.
I brought Hartley into it to try to show you how stupid your argument was. Football is a team sport.
"Why do you even ponder passing? I mean, you can take a knee and try a 56 yard field goal! This is not Detroit man, this is the Superbowl!" -- Paul Allen's call after Tracy Porter intercepted Brett Favre in NFCCG
Spoon told me he was going to eat Brees' liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.
Back to your swamp freak!
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by Ball Hawk on Aug 6, 2010 11:48 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
only if you eat the peanuts out of my shit
"Why do you even ponder passing? I mean, you can take a knee and try a 56 yard field goal! This is not Detroit man, this is the Superbowl!" -- Paul Allen's call after Tracy Porter intercepted Brett Favre in NFCCG
Ah, a chain of hilarious hatred
The best outcome between Saints and Falcons fans.
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maybe you should see a doctor
are you passing stone in your intestines?
Make sure none of those get in your appendage. My brother had appendicitis last year, felt sorry for him.
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I can't help but give him a 10
I mean his first road trip was in a stagecoach how many of us can say that
I'll Have A Matty Ice Please.
by IllHaveAMattyIcePlease on Aug 7, 2010 1:01 AM EDT reply actions
gotta give morten a 10, but man
I just read sum s*** that said jenkins hurt his shoulder during the friday night lights game??? They said they will know specifics 2morrow. (technically later today) I just know shoulder injuries never really go back to 100% and are very imPORTANT 2 A RECIEVER AHHHHHHH F***!!!!!!!! Hope its not serious I’ll be awaiting an update. Somebody? anybody? Thanx…
maybe the injury will make him do physical therapy like actually practice catching balls and he’ll be better then ever idk. Hopefully I’m over reacting and its not that serious but what I read really left me hangin…
by DEMBIRDZCUZ! on Aug 7, 2010 5:27 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Come On Down Harry Douglas...
Your the next contestant on the Price Is Right!!!
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by JoshChildressAfroIsCure4Cancer on Aug 7, 2010 8:06 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
10
That kick in 98 alone makes him super Falcony to me. And to come back to fix the kicking game all those years later? Hell yes.
In a way, each of us has an El Guapo to face.
I was gonna say 10 because...
he’s the all time leading scorer for the falcons and the kick in 98, BUT I have to deduct 1 for the saints thing, more years there than with us and their all-time leading scorer too- you can’t make an all-time saint an all time falcon with a rank of 10!! cmon, gotta be some kind of penalty for that!! geez… LOL
Thanx for reading,
LETS GO FALCONS!!
ALL THE WAY TO DALLAS BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nostradamus predicts:
And lo it shall be, in the 1st year of the 2nd decade in 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".
Claim him for now if you want
But when he goes in to the HOF it will be as a Saint
World Champions at last
by mississippisaintsfan on Aug 8, 2010 7:05 AM EDT reply actions
Oh - and he lives at Lanier and coaches his daughter's soccer team.
I think that is Falconly. He is hosting a Golf Benefit with Steve Bartkowski and Dan Reeves at Chateau Elan on 8/30. That is Falconly. He holds his Kickers Camp in Gwinnett County – that is Falconly.
Haters can hate.
But really, how can ANYBODY hate Morten Andersen? Unless you’re a Vikings fan. They get a pass.
(Forgot to comment when I voted (7) earlier, heh heh)
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