Cardinal Sin...

Well the Falcons are in the playoffs and it scares me.. it really does. Now is the time to act because we may only get one shot at this. We have beat the Cardinals, and then Carolina then the Giants most likely to get to play the Colts, Steelers or Titans. My money is on the Steelers or Colts.

In any case, I already see sportswriters writing off the Cardinals, which sends chills down my spine. We SHOULD win. Heck, the Giants are the only team that we SHOULDN'T beat, but we've got a lot of work cut out for us. Fudge played big this week, but we need Malloy back there vs the Cardinals.

Just my 2 pennies.

Always a Falcon Fan and never a band wagon jumper... Either way... welcome aboard!

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A Year Ago...

The Atlanta Falcons have come a long way, but there are some unsung heroes of the team and some stories you might have missed. One year ago (actually some of these go MANY years back)....

• Michael Jenkins was a bust and the Falcons receiving core was a disaster.
  
• The offensive line couldn't block... well, me even. As one analyst says, "they were a turnstile."
• Last Year, the offensive line had Wiener and McClure and a bunch of no-names.
  
• Lawyer Malloy & Keith Brooking were already wondering who stole their food from the retirement home. Their play on the field looked "OLD"
• With no offensive line, Warrick Dunn couldn't make the moves that he had left.
• Our Kicker was older than most of the owners in the NFL
• Every game required the obligatory MV reference.
• It was tough to be a Falcon fan... Falcon Fans got sympathy
  

THIS YEAR...

• The Falcons are near the league leaders in caught balls (or dead last in Dropped passes)
• Roddy is a pro-bowler and Michael Jenkins has turned into an excellent deep threat and possession receiver.
• The offensive line is nasty and frankly almost a strength.
  
• The offensive line has Wiener and McClure and a bunch of no names.
  
• Lawyer Malloy is playing very well and Keith Brooking is not back to probowl form, but definitely making his presence felt.
• Michael Turner doesn't need to juke, he just runs over the defense.
• Our kicker is now only older than everyone on the team
• Every game almost requires MV - P discussions for Michael Turner and Matt Ryan
• It's great to be a Falcon Fan!
  

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The Best Gift Ever - From GT Alumni Association

Loved this e-mail but hate the execution. This could have been an AWESOME viral campaign, but as it stands, it's just the best E-card I've ever gotten.

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Divisional Winners With A Little Louisiana Help

If Carolina Loses to New Orleans, and the Falcons take care of business, we'd win our division!

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Playoffs!!!!! Falcons Defeat The Vikings

In what is possibly the second worst performance of the year by young Matt Ryan, he showed why he has that special "it" factor. He didn't fill up the stat sheet. He didn't do anything spectacular. No, he just was a MAN and lead a team. He also didn't make any mistakes. He played as if the game was just a game.

Compare that to the opposing team and you're getting an opposite response. I'm so excited we're in the playoffs that instead of finishing this post, I'm going to point out a few things I really liked about the broadcast.

• Brian Billick does a great job! I didn't like him as a coach, but as a commentator he's excellent. The next John Madden... shhh, don't tell anyone.
• Matt Ryan is the Alternate for the NFC - WOOT! I didn't know.
  
• Falcons are 4th overall in 3rd down conversions.
• Coming into the game the Falcons were giving the ball up way too much. I think we're in the plus column now.
  
• Playoffs!? - So much for rebuilding. Too bad a certain tight end isn't still here. Here's hoping we get to meet him early next year. Wink, Wink!
  

Lawyer Malloy is playing like a stud and had a great argument for Matt Ryan to be MVP! I may write about it this week.

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Great Write Up On Dimitroff

Yahoo has a great write up on Dimitroff.

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Robbed

The Pro Bowl Selections are in and frankly, the Falcons got Robbed.

Reserve Selection:

• Michael Turner - Should be the starter
• Roddy White - This guy is second in the entire NFL in Receiving... Reserve, I think not.
  

Really Robbed

• John Abraham - This guy is a beast! Not sure why his 3rd overall in the league in Sacks isn't enough.
  
• Michael Koenen - The best punter in the league on most afternoons. He is top 3 in "inside the 20", the top punter for "Return Yards" and in the top 3 in categories that matter.
  

Really, Really Robbed

• Atlanta Falcons - Did you know? If the Falcons win out and Tampa wins out, the Falcons will miss the playoffs with an 11 - 5 Record, but a potentially 9-7 Arizona team and a potentially 10-6 Chicago team will be in.
  

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Marta For MVP

All weekend leading up to the game, talk of Matt Ryan as an MVP candidate covered the Radio. Even Cowherd briefly mentioned it, which tells me it's more than a "homer" issue. ...

And why not? Matt Ryan has played better than many other QBs in this league. He deserves a ton of credit. I would have had him pass 100 times against New Orleans the way he was playing.

However, I think Turner is this year's MVP. Actually, the OLINE is the MVP, but you can only give it to one player and Michael Turner has sure made the big difference.

I love this NFL breakdown video of his runs against Tampa. Apparently, Michael Turner is more of a bruiser than originally thought.

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Atlanta Falcons Need To Tackle One of Two

Really, I just wanted an excuse to post this ultra cool playoff scenario machine from Yahoo! It shows you that with a Falcons win against Tampa or Minnesota and we should be in, but if we lose both of those games then we're out. Defeating Tampa this weekend is paramount - otherwise based on winning percentage and the schedule, Tampa might be a #2 seed. I'd rather have Chicago beat up on them.

It's playoff time and I'm excited, but we have to learn how to tackle!

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Falcons Fans Disapointed With Playoff Loss To Giants

December 02, 2008

Take a moment to look in a crystal ball w/ the current playoff scenario and it's not too hard to imagine an Atlanta Falcon team going all the way to the game before the game. One look at the standings and the Atlanta Falcons are in. Who's out? Notably the Patriots. However, they're on the "other" side of the board.

The Atlanta Falcons have some tough games up ahead, but the prize is theirs (or ours) to have.

What's sad is the state of fandom in Atlanta. Sure we'll get some bandwagon riders as we head into the playoffs, but what will be annoying is the monday morning QB-ing after a loss in the playoffs. This was supposed to be a re-building year. So all the wins are gravy for me!

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