Giants-Packers Playoff Open Thread
by Dave Choate on Jan 15, 2012 4:00 PM EST
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PrintLast year's Super Bowl champions and the team who dumped the Falcons in 2010 against the team that beat the Falcons in the playoffs this season. Such a joy.
It should be a good game, though. Winner gets the 49ers. Watch and enjoy.
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I've got to pull for the Giants on this one.
So, we can get a Pats/Giants rematch or and Brother vs Brother SB.
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
Vince Lombardi
by armchair quarterback on Jan 15, 2012 4:13 PM EST reply actions
Harbaugh brothers.
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
Vince Lombardi
by armchair quarterback on Jan 15, 2012 4:22 PM EST up reply actions
Where is everbody?
In Church getting knocked up?
Fan base is depleated after we hired what his face
by Bigru3 on Jan 15, 2012 4:28 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
They'll be back
It’s Atlanta
They got no where to go
by brotherbrown on Jan 15, 2012 4:34 PM EST up reply actions
This ain't Officer and a gentleman
plenty of places to go
A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 4:38 PM EST up reply actions
lady vols game
laid a whippin on some Vandy players.
Was hoping the packers lost so we could raid their qb coach
Scratch that and now this game means nothing to me
by FLA_Falcon on Jan 15, 2012 4:28 PM EST via mobile reply actions
How was the redneck bar last night?
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by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 4:37 PM EST up reply actions
Great.
The guys who crushed us this year vs. the guys who crushed us last year. Can they both just lose? I guess I’ll go with the Giants, if only because I think they’ll be easier for the 9ers to beat
I want Victor Cruz to get
250 receiving yards and 4-5 TDs and a GIANT miracle in the frozen cheese place.
"Everybody has a plan until they get hit" Iron Mike Tyson.
"Screw 2nd." Lugs Harvey.
"In Grimes we trust, all others get gashed"- Me.
by CaptJackSparrow on Jan 15, 2012 4:39 PM EST reply actions
In midwest today..tropical heat wave baby!
A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 4:40 PM EST up reply actions
perhaps....
we lost to the eventual stupor bowl winner last year and this year…
and to the loser of superbowl 43
who should have won it.
by brotherbrown on Jan 15, 2012 4:47 PM EST up reply actions
And the winner of 30
I think it was.
"Everybody has a plan until they get hit" Iron Mike Tyson.
"Screw 2nd." Lugs Harvey.
"In Grimes we trust, all others get gashed"- Me.
by CaptJackSparrow on Jan 15, 2012 4:48 PM EST up reply actions
Might as well define ourselves by who's beaten us
A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 4:50 PM EST up reply actions
The one where the AFC team beat us in the playoffs.
"Everybody has a plan until they get hit" Iron Mike Tyson.
"Screw 2nd." Lugs Harvey.
"In Grimes we trust, all others get gashed"- Me.
by CaptJackSparrow on Jan 15, 2012 4:51 PM EST up reply actions
When it was the Broncos.
The Super Bowl is just another playoff game if you don’t win.
"Everybody has a plan until they get hit" Iron Mike Tyson.
"Screw 2nd." Lugs Harvey.
"In Grimes we trust, all others get gashed"- Me.
by CaptJackSparrow on Jan 15, 2012 4:54 PM EST up reply actions
that was superbowl 33
in 1995
The Falcons lost in the first round to the Packers.
But the Packers did win it all the next year.
by brotherbrown on Jan 15, 2012 4:56 PM EST up reply actions
1998
Last time Atlanta has been to tha SuperBowl…lost to tha Broncos after goin to a hot Minnesota
by DirtyBirdzUp on Jan 16, 2012 3:36 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
What are we up to now anyway in numbers I can read?
"Everybody has a plan until they get hit" Iron Mike Tyson.
"Screw 2nd." Lugs Harvey.
"In Grimes we trust, all others get gashed"- Me.
by CaptJackSparrow on Jan 15, 2012 4:52 PM EST up reply actions
Good point but
No one expects to beat GB, so I’d be happy to see the Giants exit.
Announcers
When this game ends, whoever won that will probably be the one that wins the game.
Giants won't win, when you have a QB that can do this you probably won't.
Don't bother hanging yourself or shooting yourself, just watch Atlanta sports.
That call hit Tom Coughlin harder than DeSean Jackson
Don't bother hanging yourself or shooting yourself, just watch Atlanta sports.
yeah this slows it down enough for me to see it looks clean too.
by brotherbrown on Jan 15, 2012 5:05 PM EST up reply actions
if he didn't want to play football and get hit
he shouldn’t have signed a NFL contract
Every commericial break I shall post a gif...
Don't bother hanging yourself or shooting yourself, just watch Atlanta sports.
Oh well, here is a legend
Don't bother hanging yourself or shooting yourself, just watch Atlanta sports.
by InMattWeTrust on Jan 15, 2012 5:05 PM EST up reply actions
maybe we'll see that one day
if not in 2012 maybe in 2013 with another new OC.
by brotherbrown on Jan 15, 2012 5:06 PM EST up reply actions
Hey, you dropped this...
Don't bother hanging yourself or shooting yourself, just watch Atlanta sports.
musta been a preseason game
CBS would not normally air an AFC home team hosting an NFC team.
by brotherbrown on Jan 15, 2012 5:17 PM EST up reply actions
they did some weird stuff
near the end of this season.
CBS/FOX
Fox hosted an AFC-AFC team here, CBS hosted a NFC team. just weird.
and by host I meant that they broadcast it.
only in preseason that happens
Name specific examples?
If you are talking about the Broncos Vikings game. Yes that was a Fox game for the first time ever in the regular/postseason. because of ratings.
The Vikings when the franchise was created was supported to have been an AFC team.
by brotherbrown on Jan 15, 2012 5:30 PM EST up reply actions
terrible call by the refs
Packers slipped them a bribe
ehh, I've seen worse...
The VA Tech/Michigan game?
then again, equally bad
was the fact that both those teams were in BCS games at all…
hmm... pic time
I think Smitty could use some fashion advice from him.
Creamsicle
Now I want one.
You know I actually brought some creamsicles last year because of the bucs game?
by brotherbrown on Jan 15, 2012 5:27 PM EST up reply actions
it's not creamsicle
it’a UT orange. very special color. For one, it’s copywrited.
Tomato Tamoto
So who cares?
To the human eyes it’s creamsicle
by brotherbrown on Jan 15, 2012 5:31 PM EST up reply actions
here are some comparision photos
http://ts1.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=1444236829028&id=91cccdda5fd1ca8c62b391ed02a28636
Given that the computer world can alter shades a bit, it’s still very similiar despite what the copyrights will say. Most times we can’t tell the difference.
One has to wonder if the Bucs were created in honor of the volunteers.
by brotherbrown on Jan 15, 2012 5:36 PM EST up reply actions
only on paper
I still see it in all shades of orange.
by brotherbrown on Jan 15, 2012 5:46 PM EST up reply actions
Man I left to go get something to eat an assumed it was a fumble
Come back the the Pack score wow. How could anyone one earth justify the as anything other than a fumbe.
The same guy who overruled the original call on the field.
He just did not want it to be a fumble.
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
Vince Lombardi
by armchair quarterback on Jan 15, 2012 5:32 PM EST up reply actions
Well this game is officially ruined
If that pack win that will always be brought up. Thanks again Refs
Picture Time...
Yo Bro?!?
Don't bother hanging yourself or shooting yourself, just watch Atlanta sports.
this was 2009
Panthers and Falcons kinda went in opposite directions that year.
by brotherbrown on Jan 15, 2012 5:37 PM EST up reply actions
a lot of gifs in this thread
Qbs making plays on the run is the theme of the playoffs. Matt has to get it in gear next year
Atlanta will win a championship....someday
probably not
Brees always escape Falcons pass rushes.
by brotherbrown on Jan 15, 2012 5:41 PM EST up reply actions
it probably was
but was overturned by some bs penalty half a field away
oh...
okay
Because mines might as well be.
by brotherbrown on Jan 15, 2012 5:44 PM EST up reply actions
Should we trade Roddy White?
Don't bother hanging yourself or shooting yourself, just watch Atlanta sports.
but he's 30
he already suffered this season and he has value for a 1st rounder
we also have HD and JJ to carry the torch
Don't bother hanging yourself or shooting yourself, just watch Atlanta sports.
by InMattWeTrust on Jan 15, 2012 5:46 PM EST up reply actions
JJ will still need someone to take the pressure off him
and Matt will still need weapons….so no. Donald Driver is way past 30 and he’s still a packer
Atlanta will win a championship....someday
Had a few drops
but still caught 100!!! balls, 30 really isn’t that old for a wr, not the same as RB.
Yes
I can’t believe that’s a question.
No
I’m kidding
But we could use some new blood
by brotherbrown on Jan 15, 2012 5:45 PM EST up reply actions
depends on who you ask
some think we’ll get a 1st round pick out of him, and that he’s merely an average WR.
But no, we shouldn’t. THat’d be stupid
The packers with the BVG special
rush three men give the QB all day
Atlanta will win a championship....someday
and that's why the packers don't run the ball
They keep fumbling
wow
is BVG the new coordinator of GB? 6 seconds left and they didn’t expect the giants to go to the endzone?
Atlanta will win a championship....someday
Smith said Koetter will bring “a fresh set of ideas to our offense.”
“He is bright, he understands the intricacies of the vertical passing game, but he also wants to be able to run the football which is very important in the NFL,” Smith said. “I look forward to working with Dirk and have tremendous confidence that he will be a great addition to our team and our coaching staff.”
Braves.
Falcons.
Gamecocks.
Hopefully Smith has nothing to do with the offense
He really shouldn’t have any say
hopefully he'll have everything to do with the defense
by brotherbrown on Jan 15, 2012 6:35 PM EST up reply actions
I feel like he has for awhile
and that has worked to great.
Everything about the Falcons is Mike Smith
This is his team and hiring Koetter is just a bad sign.
A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 6:44 PM EST up reply actions
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/two-49ers-fans-shot-cheering-team-172301463.html
I guess it goes to show, you can take a Saints fan out of NO… but you still can’t civilize them.
some people take things way too seriously
At least crap like this, beer being poured on people, etc. have not been associated with the Falcons.
@Frozen
Sorry haven’t been checking the site. The redneck bar was pretty ok. Played a little pool, caught up with some old friends, and watched tebow fans fight back tears
by FLA_Falcon on Jan 15, 2012 6:44 PM EST via mobile reply actions
No biggie ... who could blame you for not checking a lot today?
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by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 6:45 PM EST up reply actions
Had a late night. 20 minutes late to work.
Got home to the safety of my couch and just kinda zoned out for a while
by FLA_Falcon on Jan 15, 2012 6:54 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Loser of Spags race gets Nolan?
Braves.
Falcons.
Gamecocks.
Please, football gods!
Help us sign Spags
by FLA_Falcon on Jan 15, 2012 6:57 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
WTF!!!!!!!!
We hired Dirk? MS is going to get fired.
by pierre02 on Jan 15, 2012 6:51 PM EST via mobile reply actions
possibly
but that depends on what happens next season, which has yet to be seen.
Im hoping he works
But when was the last time you heard “dynamic” or “explosive” and Jax offense in the same sentence.
Besides now.
by pierre02 on Jan 15, 2012 6:56 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
oh, I agree
but apparently he designed Boise State’s offense, so that’s something at least.
Well
I’ve been to quite a few Jaguars games and I can honestly tell you that outside of MJD and last year’s Marcedes Lewis, the guy hasn’t had a hell of a lot to work with. He wasn’t my #1 pick but I’m willing to see what he can do with our talent pool.
And for the TD haters, would you rather have Gene Smith?
Anyone else feel like Jacksonville is our farm system?
by FLA_Falcon on Jan 15, 2012 7:00 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
He was there for multiple offseasons
So he had to have at least some input on who was drafted, who was signed, who was re-signed, etc.
Absolutely
and he had to have signed off on Gabbert
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by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 7:04 PM EST up reply actions
not to mention, all he did gameplanning
was run MJD into the ground year after year after year
The argument is that "he didn't have weapons"
Well part of that has to lie at his feet. In drafting while his opinion couldn’t have been the final one it also cannot have been entirely ignored.
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by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 7:13 PM EST up reply actions
Gene Smith is like Hitler in Jville.
And he drafte Tyson alualu in the first round, traded way up for Harvey, drafted britton and another bust OT the same year. The GM in Jacksonville is killing that team
by FLA_Falcon on Jan 15, 2012 7:19 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Roger that
how Weaver signed him to an extension is beyond me.
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by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 7:20 PM EST up reply actions
Tyson Alualu
I think’s been pretty good.
They couldn’t trade down on it because of a lack of interest.
by brotherbrown on Jan 15, 2012 7:21 PM EST up reply actions
He isn't horrible but he wasn't a first round talent
by FLA_Falcon on Jan 15, 2012 7:26 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Draft him in the 2nd round.
Grab some OL or WR help with the #1 pick
by FLA_Falcon on Jan 15, 2012 8:03 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Gabbert wasn't worth a top 10 pick
Stanzi went in the 5th and he will have a better career than any QB this past draft. Thats why we should trade for him. He has champion written all on him. Mark my words.
by pierre02 on Jan 15, 2012 7:09 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Still though why are picking from the scraps
We have to land Spags for Smittys sake
by pierre02 on Jan 15, 2012 7:02 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
MS is going to get fired...
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by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 7:03 PM EST up reply actions
Dude you have your opinion...I've got mine
so deal with it okay?
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by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 7:06 PM EST up reply actions
Haven't seen me talking about your opinons have you?
No. Repay the favor.
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by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 7:47 PM EST up reply actions
if you post it...
i’ll comment on it.
and i expect the same from you. :)
I refuse....just like now
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by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 7:54 PM EST up reply actions
LOL
skairt, are you? :)
really, do you think your posts of your “opinion” are sacred or something?
you, like teblow, just discovered that you ain’t special at all.
Are you crazy? Mentioning me in the same breath as ...
you know who?
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by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 8:03 PM EST up reply actions
ok. i apologize
comparing you to teblow was going a bit too far.
My favorite movie of all time.
‘If there’s gonna be any double crossing, it’s gonna be your fat lip.’
Perilously close to a 2007 style depression.
by VaderX5 on Jan 15, 2012 11:26 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
If he runs the same conservative offense
He and his OC will be fired. Did he not hear how pissed Mr. Blank was?
by pierre02 on Jan 15, 2012 7:07 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
The game just isn't won by conservative offenses
any more than it is pass-happy offenses. But you’ve got to be able to throw the ball. I just don’t see going and hiring the guy who couldn’t beat Mularkey out.
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by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 7:09 PM EST up reply actions
The first coach in Falcons history
who has never had a losing season…
If they suck next year up and down, then maybe. But he seems pretty safe atm.
As in all things Hawes..we shall see
and sometimes it’s not about not having losing seasons. I have been effusive with praise for Smith for all of his time here. I’m not going to be talked down to for speaking my mind okay?
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by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 7:28 PM EST up reply actions
Check out Yaskinas
He has a pretty good report on our new OC. Universally respected around the league. Had zero weapons in Jax. Smart guy.
Hue Jackson, for instance, is a “name” but he’s also a colossal douchecanoe.
I’m cautiously optimistic.
I couldn't care less about a name
I remember when Dan Henning was the hot “name” Results I believe should be part of how you judge a man. I think I"ve been fair in that regard.
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by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 7:33 PM EST up reply actions
Who would you have preferred as an OC?
I’m optimistic about the guy. He had an absolutely horrific pool of talent to work with in Jacksonville. Like it was mentioned before, the GM has crippled that team. I would like to see what he can do with a little talent, like he had before the GM ruined that team.
"He has lived up to the legendary billing... And the legend is born in Calvin Johnson!" -Wes Durham
by sportsfan4life2012 on Jan 15, 2012 7:35 PM EST up reply actions
I'm going to say this one last time
other than a relationship with Mike Smith what has he done to get one of these 32 jobs? Keeping in mind that Wyoming and Idaho aren’t on the Falcon schedule next season?
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by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 7:40 PM EST up reply actions
Again, who would you have preferred we hired?
I, personally, don’t have a problem with college guys. The X’s and O’s are still the same, the talent is just deeper. In his first season in Jacksonville, they were seventh in overall offense. Can you name the best players on their offense that year? They regressed as a team offensively, but again, terrible talent. His philosophy includes the deep ball and a running game. I love the balance. I’m not going to pass judgment on him until we see the product on the field, but I think the future is bright.
"He has lived up to the legendary billing... And the legend is born in Calvin Johnson!" -Wes Durham
by sportsfan4life2012 on Jan 15, 2012 7:46 PM EST up reply actions
You guys act like I'm lynching this guy
who did he make better down there? Jim Fassel is out there, Todd Hayley is out there and he went to a SB.
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by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 7:50 PM EST up reply actions
Well, based on your comments
“I just don’t see going and hiring the guy who couldn’t beat Mularkey out.”… “who did he make better down there?”… “and he had to have signed off on Gabbert”
I’m not saying you are wrong, I’m just interested in your opinion on why you believe what you are saying. Or other options and why they are better.
"He has lived up to the legendary billing... And the legend is born in Calvin Johnson!" -Wes Durham
by sportsfan4life2012 on Jan 15, 2012 7:54 PM EST up reply actions
SF4L2012 if I may be so informal
I gave you two guys and give me ten minutes I’ll give you more. He did have to have signed off on Gabbert. If not he should have quit. Do you remember what Mike Smith said last week about the second QB sneak? That “you have plays that you practice in tha situation and that’s the one for that situation” ???? C’mon the second was even more telegraphed than the first.
I’m not shittin you guys or blowing smoke; I’ve see every Falcon team. I have seen this type of thing before albeit not with this type of a successful regime. Yesterday was deja vu all over again. Niners headed to a NFC championship, Falcons at home.
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by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 8:02 PM EST up reply actions
My mistake, I didn't even notice your mentioning of Fassel or Haley
Interestingly, my father is a big proponent of Fassel. He could never understand why no one hired him after he was successful early in the 2000s. I don’t like Hayley, mostly because he is a hothead and would likely be a negative influence in the lockerroom.
"He has lived up to the legendary billing... And the legend is born in Calvin Johnson!" -Wes Durham
by sportsfan4life2012 on Jan 15, 2012 8:07 PM EST up reply actions
That bothers me about Haley too
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by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 8:08 PM EST up reply actions
So let's see some results before we judge
Talent matters and Jacksonville had none. I just want to know how he’s going to fix pass protection.
We don't have any choice...
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by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 7:41 PM EST up reply actions
absolutely
let’s see some results.
when atl hired smith, i, along with many others, said “who?”
seems to have worked out ok. 4 winning years in a row when we’d never even had back to back winners.
i’ll ride this train a bit further.
Everybody has to ride the train. The problem is if people don't give
a shit
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by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 8:06 PM EST up reply actions
we give a shit
trust me. i believe i’ve missed less than a dozen games of the foulcoons since 1966. i care. i also can’t see into the future. and, fortunately, neither can you. let’s wait and see. smith came outta nowhere after pigtrino and i tell you that if you’d predicted 4 out of 4 winning seasons after that, i’d call you a liar. and i’d be right.
let’s let comrade do what comrade does.
i’ve seen worse.
and if you really have seen them all, so have you. :)
That's what I'm saying...we give a shit
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by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 8:14 PM EST up reply actions
Here's Yasinkas' money quote
Before this ugly season in Jacksonville, Koetter was viewed as a potential head coach. He did some good things in his first four seasons in Jacksonville. In that time span, Jacksonville’s offense ranked 13th in the NFL in total yards (338.6 per game), sixth in rushing (134.2), fifth in third-down conversions (43.0%), and fifth in average yards per rush (4.5). In his first season with the Jaguars (2007), Koetter directed a record-breaking season as the offense set franchise records for points (411 total and a 25.7 average), touchdowns (50), and touchdown passes (28).
I first bought season tickets in 1983. How much did Yasinksas pitch in?
My point is based on my long history with the team. Like I said I remember when Dan Henning was “the man”
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by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 7:44 PM EST up reply actions
Dan Henning stuck it to us
on christmas eve 2006 against Carolina.
by brotherbrown on Jan 15, 2012 7:45 PM EST up reply actions
If we look at recent history
I remember when Mike Smith was a terrible hire, Matt Ryan shouldn’t have been picked, and it should have been Glenn Dorsey. I think both decisions, while somewhat unpopular at the time, were smart moves that clearly improved this franchise. I like the philosophy of the guy and he addresses our concerns. I think we will be rewarded with this hire.
"He has lived up to the legendary billing... And the legend is born in Calvin Johnson!" -Wes Durham
by sportsfan4life2012 on Jan 15, 2012 7:49 PM EST up reply actions
I didn't think Mike Smith was a terrible hire
when I saw Matt Ryan beat GT I thought that he was a top pick and almost alone on this board believe that he’s an elite QB.
A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 7:53 PM EST up reply actions
You're not alone.
I firmly believe Matt Ryan is being held back. MM’s offense was great for him the first two years, but I think it’s stunted his growth. IIRC, he was a better downfield passer his rookie season than he was this year. Let’s just hope DK gives him free reign and that the new QB coach works with him on getting the ball out with zip.
I'm just saying...
Guess it goes to show
the last thing you want, if you’re an NFC team, in the playoffs is a 1st seed.
seems so true
But tell the 2009 Saints that
by brotherbrown on Jan 15, 2012 7:25 PM EST up reply actions
Let's see
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJG7WtIn8f8&feature=related
Needs to be muted, but if a team’s allowed to get away with that type of play….
that every team is tough to beat
but every team is unbeatable when the zebras play for them, too
But they beat up Farve in that game
so the Saints won fair and square.
by brotherbrown on Jan 15, 2012 7:44 PM EST up reply actions
they beat up Favre
by hitting him time and time again well after the pass was thrown
it still worked
it got to him in the end
by brotherbrown on Jan 15, 2012 7:45 PM EST up reply actions
Packers are done
Ryan Grant is still fumbling
Sayanora top seed
how ’ya like it Packers
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maybe that 24-2 wasn't so bad after all.
by brotherbrown on Jan 15, 2012 7:25 PM EST up reply actions
No that was bad...
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by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 7:26 PM EST up reply actions
...is playing well
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by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 7:29 PM EST up reply actions
Is it ironic that in the year offenses were so prolific
Defenses appear like they still win championships?
"He has lived up to the legendary billing... And the legend is born in Calvin Johnson!" -Wes Durham
by sportsfan4life2012 on Jan 15, 2012 7:30 PM EST up reply actions
Watching the Saints and the Packers go down
Seems to me that it really is about the defense.
That and the Packers are currently a dome team.
Oh, and Sean Payton has won just as many road playoff games as Mike Smith has.
Pack....dome team..funny
and Sean Payton has won a SB. And he runs it up on us without a care in the world. He’s 6-2 vs. Mike Smith
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by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 7:31 PM EST up reply actions
well they already got theirs
Saints and Packers
And Giants too.
by brotherbrown on Jan 15, 2012 7:31 PM EST up reply actions
Giants Niners going to be interesting
like the 2002 game
Both teams can play defense.
Eli is accurate
niners defense is fierce.
niners can’t protect.
Two very bad calls against the Giants
Yet, they are still winning. Quite impressive
"He has lived up to the legendary billing... And the legend is born in Calvin Johnson!" -Wes Durham
by sportsfan4life2012 on Jan 15, 2012 7:31 PM EST reply actions
Aaron Rodgers says
“If my receivers won’t catch the ball and my running backs keep fumbling, I guess I’ll just run for 100 yards.”
If there’s one skill I wish Ryan had it was mobility.
Packers doing only nominally better against Giants offensively than Falcons did.
Hallelujah!
Braves.
Falcons.
Gamecocks.
Offensively we were shut out...
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by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 7:36 PM EST up reply actions
Yes, I realize that.
Still, this is a blowout.
Braves.
Falcons.
Gamecocks.
Was...
"He has lived up to the legendary billing... And the legend is born in Calvin Johnson!" -Wes Durham
by sportsfan4life2012 on Jan 15, 2012 7:37 PM EST up reply actions
Yesterday in this amount of time three TDs were scored
A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 7:38 PM EST up reply actions
Here's some simple observations:
- Green Bay is considered one of the top offenses in the NFL with arguably the top quarterback in the game.
- Green Bay is playing with home field advantage
- Green Bay had a bye week so was well rested
- Atlanta has offensive talent but all year long has been labeled as being inconsistent
- Atlanta had to travel to an opposing stadium to play
These are interesting observations because our lost to New York is not looking to bad right now.
by wparker82 on Jan 15, 2012 7:36 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Great franchises are determined by their wins...not their losses
A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 7:37 PM EST up reply actions
I completely agree
Just trying to ease a little bit of my suffering. It sure does feel good to see both NO and Green Bay knocked off their pedestals.
by wparker82 on Jan 15, 2012 7:43 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
some other observations:
- Atlanta’s offense put up 0 points.
- Atlanta’s 4th down offense was horrendous.
- Atlanta has never hoisted the Lombardi Trophy
There it is..
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by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 7:38 PM EST up reply actions
Packers defense last two home games 78 points
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it's 16
the defense scored the 2 points against the Giants
Man boley is beasting
Why do all our players get better when they leave us?
by pierre02 on Jan 15, 2012 7:50 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Just once I want us to be the kick ass team
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by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 7:55 PM EST up reply actions
It's a NFL conspiracy
Instead of Atlanta maintaining all these great players for themselves, we simply groom them until they are about to blossom. Once they show any sign of being good, we let them go. We are the NFL’s equivalent to a farm system.
by wparker82 on Jan 15, 2012 7:58 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Whats the consensus on Ronald McDonald calling our plays?
Anyone do any research? Is there any optimism?
by Bigru3 on Jan 15, 2012 7:57 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I think signs are looking good.
I heard that McDonald’s is being chosen as the official burger for the Atlanta Falcons.
by wparker82 on Jan 15, 2012 8:01 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Well I like how all the Offensive minded critics are now backstepping to remember that
DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS!!!!
Falcons coaching staff needs to take a hard look at the 49ers and the Giants
They both just beat the vaunted “unstoppable” offenses of the Saints and the Packers.
What could they do that we couldn’t or cant???
On offense…
-They also do have solid running games that they use to open up the pass, but they dont depend on them to create most of their offense
-They have a solid down-field passing game. Ergo they can protect the passer and their WRs can get open down field and not just 5-10 yards at a time
On defense…
-They get pressure on the QB with and without blitzing
-They create turnovers, both interceptions AND creating fumbles
I dont think the Falcons need to turn into the Saints or Packers, but a hybrid of what the Falcons were in 2008 – 2010, and what those two teams are.
so what you're saying...
is they’re good at everything.
They got pressure on the QB with their front 4.
That’s all they did. Not only that, they got the pressure from both the middle and the outside at times. And when they had an opportunity,. they made the sack.
That’s all. It’s not rocket science, but it is what we’re lacking.
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by Caleb Rutherford on Jan 15, 2012 8:13 PM EST up reply actions
Mind boggling that we haven't been able to do that
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by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 8:14 PM EST up reply actions
Pressure with the front 4 comes from immense talent, if you ask me.
Aldon Smith, JPP, Tuck, Umenyiora.
We have Abe. That’s all. Err….had.
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by Caleb Rutherford on Jan 15, 2012 8:14 PM EST up reply actions
Don't forget pass rushing tackles like Justin Smith or Chris Canty
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by sportsfan4life2012 on Jan 15, 2012 8:19 PM EST up reply actions
Rod Coleman used to give us that.
'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban
I think that's what Mike Smith's trying to build
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by FrozenFinger on Jan 15, 2012 8:13 PM EST up reply actions
Another 1 bites the dust
A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones that need the advice.
So the 10 win and 9 win Giants can win in the postseason but the 13, 11, and 10 win Falcons can't...
It's not about the regular season
TD, Smitty, and Blank made that clear in their press conference. It’s about being successful in the playoffs. That success is what separates the good teams from the elite teams.
by wparker82 on Jan 15, 2012 8:41 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I understand that, but no team sleepwalks through the regular season because its not important only to turn it on in the postseason.
We need to have the ability to sustain regular season success through the playoffs i.e. use the past couple of Giants teams as models
looks that way
but the jints play in a tougher division.
funniest thing
Maybe the Packers should switch to All State and get “Good hands”" #discountdoublechoke
*In Matt I Trust*
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/9455/grimessig.jpg
Saw a tweet that said (paraphrasing) after Rodgers took a sack,
Aaron Rodgers should switch to All State to avoid mayhem like that.
by Beachy Keen on Jan 15, 2012 8:47 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
It's been a really good weekend. :-D
Saints and Packers both losing makes me happy.
Curse of NFC No. 1 Seed continues.
2007 Cowboys NFC 1 seed One and Done losing to Giants.
2008 Giants NFC 1 Seed, One and Done losing to Eagles.
2009 Saints survived with Katrina Rule.
2010 Falcons No 1 Seed, one and done losing to Packers.
2011 Packers No 1 Seed, one and done losing to Giants
It's all about Process...
Horrible calls against Giants today.
Giants won despite so many bad calls by refs.
It's all about Process...
Wow
I didn’t give the Giants or Texans a chance, and both proved me wrong. Texans put up a real good fight, and Giants took em to the cleaners. Good for you NY.
Beat Atlanta teams
And make a run in the playoffs. Every sport, it never fails.
"NLDS or bust" - Bobby Cox
We don't have to continue to settle Atlanta. We're better than that.
by DopeFalcons on Jan 15, 2012 10:18 PM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
sigh. tis so so so true, i'm so tired of that shit.
Braves.
Falcons.
Gamecocks.
Its all about getting hot at the right time
That is when everyone confidence is up. If we could get a passionate as other teams in big games. We could actually start making some noise in the post season.
by pierre02 on Jan 16, 2012 3:05 AM EST via mobile reply actions
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