Saturday Six Pack: Please Be Gentle Packers Edition 10/8/11

by Caleb Rutherford on Oct 8, 2011 8:01 AM EDT in Saturday Six Packs

If the game gets ugly this weekend, be sure to be prepared with a bunch of these!

The title is, of course, a joke. I believe we can win, but whether we will win or not is another story. Go get 'em, tigers.

In any case, I've got some good stuff lined up for you today, and good news, I will be watching the game this week, so you'll get my profanity-laced tirade if we lose or my profanity-laced celebratory post if we win. Anywho, let's get this rolling.

AJC: So anyway, you're only getting one link from the AJC today, and it's fantasy football advice from a playboy playmate. You can't make this stuff up. Go get 'em, tigers.

Sports Illustrated: Everyone's favorite guy not named DOL, Peter King, writes that we need to step up against the Packers super offense. Well no kidding! We just need to step up, period.

Green Bay Press Gazette: The people over at one of our enemy's propaganda spreaders asks if the Packers can handle a full dose of Turner, Turner, Turner. It's a pretty good read, you should check it out. Really, I think our plan needs to be what it was in Saints 1 last year, where we held the ball for 5 quarters of the ball-game.

Washington Post: After getting embarrassed in the playoffs last year, the Falcons look to bounce back. Well, I certainly hope they do. I'm not expecting much, unfortunately.

Online Athens: Chris White of the Athens Banner-Herald attended an event where Falcons GM Dimitroff spoke for a Touchdown Club event in Athens. This was what went down. It explained his reasonings as a former scout, what he saw in Julio, etc. It's an interesting read.

Random Funny: Many of you are older than me so you'll be able to appreciate this, but here's a quick guide to parenting!

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Got my hopes up when I saw you posted a link to a playmate

by Adam_S on Oct 8, 2011 8:52 AM EDT reply actions

If ATL only plays one complete

game a year I want this one to be it. I want ATL to punch GB in the mouth from start to finish and erase the playoff loss. I want the D to pound GB’s offense and our offense to drive the ball down GB’s throat. Wow, that was almost a little too Freudian.

by mwalex on Oct 8, 2011 9:11 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Agreed

I’ll take getting swept by the saints if that means destroying the packers. It literally dint even hit me until a week after that horrid loss that it was all over, the most magical season was over. We still look like we hadn’t recovered from it. Thing of Green Bay as the modern day metaphorical William T. Sherman.

by dirtybirds233 on Oct 8, 2011 9:52 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

If u had said something about MT thrusting the ball into the end zone again and again

A little talk would have been in order.

by aces666high on Oct 8, 2011 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

LOL

by JT131 on Oct 8, 2011 10:37 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Thanks

I need that laugh.

by bdub712 on Oct 8, 2011 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions

Go Falcons

The parenting guide was gut busting funny thanks

by JT131 on Oct 8, 2011 10:37 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

While logically our running the ball with Turner,

controlling the clock and keeping the ball out of Rodger’s hands should be the recipe for beating GB isn’t that what we tried to do last year? If MM can scheme well and adapt we can win. If he sticks to running Turner up the middle no matter what, we lose. Playaction passes, deep seam passes, screens, draws…everything needs to be used in this game. We can’t be predictable. The same goes for the defense. I’d love to see a rebirth of the Grits Blitz but realistically if we can get some pressure, play some bump and run and disrupt their timing on passing plays, we can defend the Dome.

So much depends on our coaching staff. Are they up to it?

by drmondo667 on Oct 8, 2011 10:49 AM EDT reply actions

I like almost everything you're saying except for one thing

If we brought back the Grits Blitz – then Rodgers would be back there with the butter, salt and pepper. But I agree with we can get pressure on him with 4 or 5 guys and make him move towards his left with a guy in the middle. I think RE and JA are fast enough to run him down and mix up the coverage with man, bump n run, and cut off some receivers routes. I think if Mike Smith was calling the Defense and Matt Ryan running the offense – then our coaching staff would be up to it.

by Antonio Grimes on Oct 8, 2011 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions

we'll win

no sweat

Atlanta will win a championship....someday

by maxxj3 on Oct 8, 2011 11:17 AM EDT reply actions

jeez

can all the negativity cease for just a little bit?

Atlanta will win a championship....someday

by maxxj3 on Oct 8, 2011 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions

Perhaps

but there will definitely be some sweat.

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by Caleb Rutherford on Oct 8, 2011 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions

I think the Bierman maybe needs to be the starter opposite Abraham.

But then someone would need to fill in for him on special teams.

by BEZERKO on Oct 8, 2011 11:47 AM EDT reply actions

Harry Douglas' role

is shrinking because of the problem with protection. He’s a slot guy, and the slot guy can be a bean pole or a tight end or back. As much as Ryan’s been laying on the ground this season, it’d probably be a good idea to have an extra lineman, back, or TE for protection.

by BEZERKO on Oct 8, 2011 11:50 AM EDT reply actions