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By william cranman

September 25, 2006 09:06 PM | Link to this

Catch the ball Alge!

By Mike

September 25, 2006 09:24 PM | Link to this

The whole Falcons team looks stiff in the first quarter. Wake up!

By william cranman

September 25, 2006 09:27 PM | Link to this

Gonna be a long night people.

By Dawgs2006

September 25, 2006 09:29 PM | Link to this

Not Good! Where is the running game? These are still the Saints. RUN, RUN, and KEEP RUNNING! These Falcons look like the Falcons of 2003! They had better get it together and at least try to act like they belo0ng on top of the divison.

By Dawgs2006

September 25, 2006 09:30 PM | Link to this

Not Good! Where is the running game? These are still the Saints. RUN, RUN, and KEEP RUNNING! These Falcons look like the Falcons of 2003! They had better get it together and at least try to act like they belo0ng on top of the divison.

By Duane Hughes

September 25, 2006 09:35 PM | Link to this

Is it possible for Vick to throw the ball to anyone other than Crumpler?

By azbird

September 25, 2006 09:38 PM | Link to this

Coach needs to change gameplan real quick

By Duane Hughes

September 25, 2006 09:40 PM | Link to this

can Vick throw the ball to anyone other than Crumpler?

By tech fan in sc

September 25, 2006 09:40 PM | Link to this

I agree. Catch the ball Alge.

By azbird

September 25, 2006 09:42 PM | Link to this

We can do this!MV is scoring td this time.

By Duane Hughes

September 25, 2006 09:45 PM | Link to this

Vick SUCKS!! Big time. PURE SUCKS!!!

By barry

September 25, 2006 09:56 PM | Link to this

This is making me sick. Not only do we have to sit through the New Orleans pity party, but we have to watch the falcons wilting under the pressure. I wish the ESPN announcers would stick to football.

By Dre

September 25, 2006 09:58 PM | Link to this

People don’t be upset, I hate the fact that out of all teams in the NFL, our Falcons gotta play dem Saints when the rest of the country is blowing sunshine up they butt. Vick bashers need to shutup, cause just last week and the week before last, yall was kissing the feet of Vick.

By Donna Outlaw

September 25, 2006 10:02 PM | Link to this

GEAUX SAINTS! Hey now, we’re 2-0 just like the Falcons!

By Donna Outlaw

September 25, 2006 10:02 PM | Link to this

GEAUX SAINTS! Hey now, we’re 2-0 just like the Falcons!

By STephen

September 25, 2006 10:02 PM | Link to this

relax everyone….weve known since they started building this thing up how the saints would win.

The falcons WONT get a single call, the entire nation wants them to lose, and the announcers are the worst I have EVER heard.

The saints will be handed this, its the feel good story of the year…after this 3-0 start they will go 5-8 and miss the playoffs. its rigged, wait till next week.

And the heck with all of you stinkin new orleans fans….you all suck

By Donna Outlaw

September 25, 2006 10:06 PM | Link to this

GEAUX SAINTS! I lived in the Atlanta area for 15 years and I witnessed plenty of Falcons pity parties. We’re 2-0 just like the Falcons! And no one is making you sit through anything. Turn the channel if you don’t want to watch it. My 20 year old son was born in Georgia and is here pulling for the Falcons and he’s acting more mature than YOU…lol No matter what - Green Day and U2 rocked!

By Donna Outlaw

September 25, 2006 10:07 PM | Link to this

GEAUX SAINTS! I lived in the Atlanta area for 15 years and I witnessed plenty of Falcons pity parties. We’re 2-0 just like the Falcons! And no one is making you sit through anything. Turn the channel if you don’t want to watch it. My 20 year old son was born in Georgia and is here pulling for the Falcons and he’s acting more mature than YOU…lol No matter what - Green Day and U2 rocked!

By Donna Outlaw

September 25, 2006 10:10 PM | Link to this

The Falcons are earning everything that’s happening to them and YOU suck…lol Poor poor pitiful Falcons fans that can’t handle the heat…lol The officials are calling BOTH WAYS or are you blind? Boo hoo!

By STephen

September 25, 2006 10:16 PM | Link to this

relax everyone….weve known since they started building this thing up how the saints would win.

The falcons WONT get a single call, the entire nation wants them to lose, and the announcers are the worst I have EVER heard.

The saints will be handed this, its the feel good story of the year…after this 3-0 start they will go 5-8 and miss the playoffs. its rigged, wait till next week.

And the heck with all of you stinkin new orleans fans….you all suck

By barry

September 25, 2006 10:17 PM | Link to this

I was born in Atlanta, and there have not been any Falcon pity parties. I’m talking about a city of New Orleans pity party. It is sickening to watch a football game that feels rigged and one sided from a broadcast perspective. LOL…you are one to talk about maturity! LOL…

By Mike

September 25, 2006 10:18 PM | Link to this

Okay, I’m convinced. Football is faker than ‘rasslin. This script couldn’t be written any better for the Saints.

By STephen

September 25, 2006 10:18 PM | Link to this

hard for me to feel good for a bunch of people who were warned DAYS and even a week ahead of time and were too stupid to get their DUMB BUTTS out of town…..you deserved that storm, especially when you took the MILLIONS of dollars intended for LEVEES and built a stinkin casino which was destroyed…

You all suck in that cesspool youcall a town, and you WONT make the playoffs

By STephen

September 25, 2006 10:19 PM | Link to this

hard for me to feel good for a bunch of people who were warned DAYS and even a week ahead of time and were too stupid to get their DUMB BUTTS out of town…..you deserved that storm, especially when you took the MILLIONS of dollars intended for LEVEES and built a stinkin casino which was destroyed…

You all suck in that cesspool youcall a town, and you WONT make the playoffs

By Dawgs2006

September 25, 2006 10:19 PM | Link to this

Another Blocked Kick! It is time to fire Joe D! You have to be kidding! Carolina and Tampa must be pretty bad. I cannot believe we are getting it handed to us by a 3-13 team. No prepreation for this game. Much like the Dawgs on sat. So what about the emotion. We have play maker on our team who are not doing their job.

By Jennifer

September 25, 2006 10:20 PM | Link to this

Where is the Falcons pass defense? I think the run defense is doing okay considering the Saints good running game, but there’s no excuse for the messy pass defense.

And where did the run go? Is this just because the Saints are stuffing it?

I am confused…..

Before this game I thought it could go either way, maybe tipped towards the Saints because of emotion, so I won’t be torn up over a loss here. But the Falcons look messy.

One thing….perhaps all those misses really weren’t so much Keonen’s fault. Does anyone think our kickers aren’t getting the right blocks?

By STephen

September 25, 2006 10:21 PM | Link to this

lets blow some more sunshine up the saints butts….

I cant feel good for your town gettin its team back when you were too stupid to evacuate in the first place…you were warned…DUUUUUHHHH saints

By JimGarren

September 25, 2006 10:24 PM | Link to this

We have the worst passing quarterback in the league. The best rushing offense in the league. Yet on 1st and goal from the 1 we don’t run it?????????????????? The way Vick is playing, he should be benched for at least a series. But he won’t be when we have 100 million wasted on him.

By Dawgs2006

September 25, 2006 10:25 PM | Link to this

Another Blocked Kick! It is time to fire Joe D! You have to be kidding! Carolina and Tampa must be pretty bad. I cannot believe we are getting it handed to us by a 3-13 team. No prepreation for this game. Much like the Dawgs on sat. So what about the emotion. We have play maker on our team who are not doing their job.

By KZ

September 25, 2006 10:28 PM | Link to this

It is so obvious - whether we are winning or we are losing, that this team lacks good coaching. Lack of discipline, inconsistent fundamentals, and total cluelessness when it comes to adapting to our opponents during the game. I don’t mind losing from time to time, every team does, but I hate to watch the Falcons hand the game to an inferior team.

By Joey

September 25, 2006 10:28 PM | Link to this

Tonights game: Falcons QB O-line D-line TE WR SUX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By STephen

September 25, 2006 10:28 PM | Link to this

LISTEN TO THE HALFTIME SHOW>>>>>THEY ARENT EVEN MENTIONING THE GAME!!!! its all planned and BS THE WHOLE WAY

By Dawgs2006

September 25, 2006 10:28 PM | Link to this

I can’t wait for the next Hurricane to come and finally put an end to that craph%le. I hope all those screaming fans get washed into the gulf.

By barry

September 25, 2006 10:28 PM | Link to this

I think it is time to put shaub in. Vick can’t function from the pocket. The Falcons were running a college option offense for him, but tonight we’re seeing the weakness of that attack. Pro teams are just too fast for it. The only way it works is as a gimmick to surprise teams. I think Carolina and Tampa were surprised by it, but the Aints are not.

By Joey

September 25, 2006 10:29 PM | Link to this

Tonights game: Falcons QB O-line D-line TE WR SUX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Dawgs2006

September 25, 2006 10:29 PM | Link to this

I can’t wait for the next Hurricane to come and finally put an end to that craph%le. I hope all those screaming fans get washed into the gulf.

By Jennifer

September 25, 2006 10:29 PM | Link to this

STephen, I am asking you nicely to stop trashing my home city. I am a Falcons fan but I am a New Orleanian forever. I have a cousin who is a NOLA police officer. I have aunts and uncles and cousins who DID leave but they still lost everything. I don’t think you know what you’re talking about because MOST people DID evacuate. Evacuation did NOT stop the floodwaters.

Besides, with your words you are trashing the poor and downtrodden. They’re the ones who didn’t leave, mostly because they didn’t have the resources to do so. The poor and the elderly, that’s who you insult. Not nice.

Keep this between the hash marks please.

By Phar71

September 25, 2006 10:31 PM | Link to this

We came out flat period! Unless we decide to wake up, and block somebody, or the coaches decide to wake up and change the game plan, we are doomed. How in the world can we already have 4 blocked kicks in 3 games this is absurd.

By Joey

September 25, 2006 10:32 PM | Link to this

I am big Falcons fan but the Falcons QB TE WR O-Line D-Line Sux!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By t-towndawg

September 25, 2006 10:33 PM | Link to this

We were 2-0 with Vick at QB only because he didn’t have to throw the ball. Put 8 or 9 guys in the box, shut down our running game and kick our @$$. Vick is no QB. I admit, Crump dropped 2 or 3 easy ones, but the others, Vick missed badly. He sux at passing, and we’ll never win the big game with him at QB.

By Phar71

September 25, 2006 10:33 PM | Link to this

We came out flat period! Unless we decide to wake up, and block somebody, or the coaches decide to wake up and change the game plan, we are doomed. How in the world can we already have 4 blocked kicks in 3 games this is absurd.

By STephen

September 25, 2006 10:34 PM | Link to this

OK, i will get off the ones who didnt leave….but the MILLLIONS of dollars designated for LEVEES…that went to casinos….I CANNOT feel sorry for that…which is why not one single red penny went down there for you all to squander….it may have been my money which was part of the 185 million dollars to rebuild the DOME..INSTEAD of REAL HOMES….

By Typical

September 25, 2006 10:35 PM | Link to this

Well, the Falcons are getting blown out, no surprise here. The offense is playing about last the last two weeks, the only difference tonight is that the Defense is not playing well and picking up the slack. The offense has been inept all season and now it is really showing when they play a decent team. Without Abraham, there is not pass rush, just like last week.

By Jennifer

September 25, 2006 10:35 PM | Link to this

However, I do agree that the announcers are overdoing the Recovery thing. I loved watching all the footage and the concert before the game and I’d love to see more after, but not during.

However, I wish everyone would go down there to see the city. To see what it is you’re really trashing.

By Typical

September 25, 2006 10:36 PM | Link to this

Well, the Falcons are getting blown out, no surprise here. The offense is playing about last the last two weeks, the only difference tonight is that the Defense is not playing well and picking up the slack. The offense has been inept all season and now it is really showing when they play a decent team. Without Abraham, there is not pass rush, just like last week.

By Jennifer

September 25, 2006 10:38 PM | Link to this

STephen, I live in the ATL now. I agree, that money should go to rebuild the city, homes, and schools.

So use your vote to make that happen.

Besides, the tragedy that was the US Army Corp Levees has been decades in the making. Decades of corrupt LA governors. Decades of oil companies paying off politicians. Before either one of us was likely born.

By t-towndawg

September 25, 2006 10:38 PM | Link to this

We were 2-0 only because Vick didn’t have to throw to win the other two games. Stack 8 or 9 guys in the box, stuff our running game and kick our @$$. Vick is no QB. We will never win the big game with Vick at the helm.

By skyblue238

September 25, 2006 10:39 PM | Link to this

You know, everyone on special teams is not that special. Whether the Falcons win or lose, some heads need to roll beginning on the flight back to Atlanta. Period!

By Emilio

September 25, 2006 10:39 PM | Link to this

I thought the Saints would lead at the half on emotion, etc. But, not by 17 points. Tough to overcome. We are being outplayed in all phases of the game and dare I say, out coached.

Come back is a remote possibility but it will be interesting to see what the Falcons are made of! Lets watch and hope!

By Brian

September 25, 2006 10:41 PM | Link to this

This game is a wash unless the Saints turn the ball over 3 times in the 2nd half and we score TDs off of all of them. Seriously, that’s what it’s going to take.

By skyblue238

September 25, 2006 10:41 PM | Link to this

You know, not everyone on special teams is special. Whether the Falcons win or lose tonight’s game, some heads need to roll beginning on the flight back to Atlanta. Period!

By barry

September 25, 2006 10:41 PM | Link to this

I can’t watch the sappy commentary. I’ve got the TV turned down and am listening to the radio. Frankly, I think most people watching don’t care about the game at all. And while I have sympathy for the people who lost so much and suffered, there were also people who took advantage of the situation to steal from the government and relief agencies. And I think a large segment of the population resents the billions of tax dollars that are being spent to rebuild in a flood prone area. Many resent the fact that so many have suffered because of the incompetent management of the city, and now all of America is paying for their mistakes. And now we have to have all that rubbed in our faces so that ESPN and their advertisers can make a huge profit. Help the poor, but don’t forget that there are two sides to every issue.

By Jennifer

September 25, 2006 10:44 PM | Link to this

Yes, I think we’re being outcoached here, not to quote that schmock Shockley.

The biggest thing I am noticing is that we have NO pass defense. Take away Hall and poof wide open spaces everywhere…..

By barry

September 25, 2006 10:47 PM | Link to this

Yeah, the team is playing badly. But you have to give the ain’t credit. They are playing hard on emotion. It won’t be long before the league figures out what they are doing with the new coach there. Unfortunately, the Falcons are being hit with emotion, refs that aren’t calling a game, and a basically brand new Aint’s team playbook. The falcs look like they have given up, and this is a boring game.

By t-towndawg

September 25, 2006 10:49 PM | Link to this

I hope Bush scores a bunch now. I need the fantasy points.

By barry

September 25, 2006 10:50 PM | Link to this

We are playing zone for some reason, and the Ain’ts are beating it. We are missing Abraham and Hall (for all intents and purposes) so our defense is back where it was last year.

By greg

September 25, 2006 10:50 PM | Link to this

i cant take listening to tony cornhizer anymore. he is the worst! why isnt vick rolling out? where are all of the plays that made us 2 and 0 in the first 2 games.. vick is again trying to be a pocket passer and we are also not trying to run the ball. 1st and goal on the 2 and we dont run 4 times. we try to pass and get sacked for an 8 yard loss. i dont know which is worse, the announcers, or the falcons getting blown out!

By sl

September 25, 2006 10:54 PM | Link to this

This team sucks. why can’t we get a real coach and a real quarterback. i am life-long falcon fan and am tired of losing.by the way, we give up a first-round draft pick for what-nothing-john abraham is not even playing-he’s been hurt two of the first threee games

By Bubba

September 25, 2006 10:55 PM | Link to this

As I have said on here for three years in a row. Michael Vick will never win a championship because he can’t pass. A game like this you have to be able to pass when you are down by more than 14. Put the Falcon Kool-Aid down homers.

By keep it REAL

September 25, 2006 10:56 PM | Link to this

pass routes routes the reciver are very weak. Vick is throws the ball fine . Atlanta look how the reciver run Poor routes. No slants Knapp play calling as for passing routes gooes. If they stop the run the pass has to work but the coaches has to work on detail routes the reciver run.I have been saying the routes are so weak to be pro,s.Knapp this is you job the routes are weak weak! Player should be open more than they are!

By Patrick

September 25, 2006 10:57 PM | Link to this

Absolutely disgraceful. To be losing like this to the Saints is inexcusable, and its completely between the ears. If the Falcons respond like this on the road in front of an amped crowd, can you imagine how they would do in the playoffs in Seattle or Chicago? Get tough Falcons!!!!

By Jennifer

September 25, 2006 10:59 PM | Link to this

What I want to know is WHY the Falcons are playing zone? Especially since it’s not working!!!!

I mean, at least TRY man-on. It can’t possibly be worse.

Vick needs to stop passing in the pocket. He’s no good at it. He’s great at passing in clutch situations and on the run. And he’s great running. He needs to stick to that.

By DJ Shockley

September 25, 2006 11:00 PM | Link to this

Hey you can put me in or I can call up Joe Cox maybe he can have a miracle happen to the Falcons. Anyone else think joe theisman needs to go back to doing Flexall 454 commercials.

By Jennifer

September 25, 2006 11:01 PM | Link to this

I have to tell you I was impressed with the way Keonen landed on his feet when his kick return was blocked. I’ve seen it on replay about 45 times now….

By Dre

September 25, 2006 11:01 PM | Link to this

My girlfriend just sat here and said, I WISH THOSE GUYS WOULD SHUT UP TALKING!!! I thought I was by myself about those guys. Tony “I CORNS IN MY MOUTH” Kornheizer needs to stick with PTI. ESPN was stupid for hiring him to work the Monday Night Crew. John & Al. COME BACK!!!

By barry

September 25, 2006 11:01 PM | Link to this

I think the O-Line is one of our weaknesses. A gap firing defense with 9 in the box kills the line because they can’t pass block. And because they can’t run block and open holes man to man, we can’t get it going. Vick can’t pass a fade, and the receivers can’t get open. Vick can’t pass under pressure. Put Shaub in!

By TheTruth

September 25, 2006 11:04 PM | Link to this

If we bench Vick then Jessie Jackson and his right hand man Terrance Moore will be out for the Coach’s head.

By t-towndawg

September 25, 2006 11:06 PM | Link to this

Keep it real, how about Keep it in English. It has nothing to do with routes or coaching. The O line is getting whipped and Vick sux as a passing QB. He is playing out of position, I would settle for losing with Schaub or Shock.

By scott long

September 25, 2006 11:07 PM | Link to this

Why can’t we get a real quarterback and a real coach. Vick is just stupid as well as Mora. Neither can figure out an average defense. And how about John Abraham-three games, one start.

By keep it REAL

September 25, 2006 11:08 PM | Link to this

Falcon I love you the run is not working now+ we are down 20 point we need 14 quick point. Ajustment where are they. to go to super bowl we have to do better.Mora your game plan is way off base open up now!

By Arthur Blank

September 25, 2006 11:09 PM | Link to this

Hey, Look at it this way I’ll be able to build 10 more stores in the NO area. Yippee!

By The Willster

September 25, 2006 11:09 PM | Link to this

Well, put in this way….I was hoping for a Falcons’ victory, but in the back of my mind I knew that this was going to be a very tough game to win. The ESPN broadcasters and the whole nation as a whole has kissed New Orleans’ a* for the last year. Then, we have to listen to Spike Lee’s stupid mouth. The bottom line is that the Falcons did not show up, but regardless of the fact that the birds didnt play well, there wasnt any way in hell we were winning this. We weren’t going to get any calls. I just say ok, here was the bump in the road, let’s move on to Arizona on Sunday. And as far as New Orleans goes, I am very sorry that happened to that town, my wife’s family is from there…But get over it you morons and try to do what everyone else does in a crisis….We get on with OUR damn lives….Thanks and good freakin night

By The Willster

September 25, 2006 11:10 PM | Link to this

Well, put in this way….I was hoping for a Falcons’ victory, but in the back of my mind I knew that this was going to be a very tough game to win. The ESPN broadcasters and the whole nation as a whole has kissed New Orleans’ a* for the last year. Then, we have to listen to Spike Lee’s stupid mouth. The bottom line is that the Falcons did not show up, but regardless of the fact that the birds didnt play well, there wasnt any way in hell we were winning this. We weren’t going to get any calls. I just say ok, here was the bump in the road, let’s move on to Arizona on Sunday. And as far as New Orleans goes, I am very sorry that happened to that town, my wife’s family is from there…But get over it you morons and try to do what everyone else does in a crisis….We get on with OUR damn lives….Thanks and good freakin night

By barry

September 25, 2006 11:10 PM | Link to this

Vick is not rolling out because the Aint’s are in the back field on every play. They are rushing the edges, keeping Vick in the pocket. Our O-Line can’t block.

We are probably playing zone because the CB’s are that poor at playing man to man.

There goes a flag…again, it is against the falcons. The Ain’t are playing a perfect game tonight. It’s funny how the refs don’t see all that holding going on.

By Doc Holiday

September 25, 2006 11:10 PM | Link to this

Time to take out Stafford…I mean Vick and put in Cox….I mean Schaub. Could be our only chance. Defense will get worse as they spend more time on the field.

This looks like a Falcons pre-season game. Inexcusable given the time they had to prepare for this game. Looks like the Falcons will go as Abraham goes and right now he is going nowhere. We can only hope that Abraham is close to coming back.

By T

September 25, 2006 11:11 PM | Link to this

is this the 2006 Falcons or 2005 second half Falcons? this is horrible!

By Doc Holiday

September 25, 2006 11:11 PM | Link to this

Time to take out Stafford…I mean Vick and put in Cox….I mean Schaub. Could be our only chance. Defense will get worse as they spend more time on the field.

This looks like a Falcons pre-season game. Inexcusable given the time they had to prepare for this game. Looks like the Falcons will go as Abraham goes and right now he is going nowhere. We can only hope that Abraham is close to coming back.

By William Horne

September 25, 2006 11:11 PM | Link to this

Does this team have any pride? This is the worst damn display of football since the season-ending game against Carolina. Pathetic.

By William Horne

September 25, 2006 11:12 PM | Link to this

Does this team have any pride? This is the worst display of football since the season-ending game against Carolina. Pathetic.

By Don Corleone

September 25, 2006 11:12 PM | Link to this

Falcons down 23-3 and Vick keep passing to the damn tight end!!!!!! Forget that the football gods are with the Saints the Falcons still look horrible!!!!!!!

By The Willster

September 25, 2006 11:13 PM | Link to this

Well, put in this way….I was hoping for a Falcons’ victory, but in the back of my mind I knew that this was going to be a very tough game to win. The ESPN broadcasters and the whole nation as a whole has kissed New Orleans’ a* for the last year. Then, we have to listen to Spike Lee’s stupid mouth. The bottom line is that the Falcons did not show up, but regardless of the fact that the birds didnt play well, there wasnt any way in hell we were winning this. We weren’t going to get any calls. I just say ok, here was the bump in the road, let’s move on to Arizona on Sunday. And as far as New Orleans goes, I am very sorry that happened to that town, my wife’s family is from there…But get over it you morons and try to do what everyone else does in a crisis….We get on with OUR damn lives….Thanks and good freakin night

By Sam Yorty

September 25, 2006 11:14 PM | Link to this

Falcons are losing the FEMA-welfare bowl to a team that wIll play in LA within 5 years (unless a lot of taxpayer + NFL $ keep them propped up). Meantime: go Ron Mexico!

By barry

September 25, 2006 11:14 PM | Link to this

Pass interference was called…but then the ref overturned it. It was clearly one of many pass interference penalties that should have been called against the Aint’s tonight.

By t-towndawg

September 25, 2006 11:14 PM | Link to this

How can that dumb@$$ official throw the flag and then say no foul? Did the flag jump out of his pants? What a set up.

By Don Corleone

September 25, 2006 11:14 PM | Link to this

Falcons down 23-3 and Vick keep passing to the damn tight end!!!!!! Forget that the football gods are with the Saints the Falcons still look horrible!!!!!!!

By larry

September 25, 2006 11:17 PM | Link to this

god would someone please shut tony cornballer up! he sux at announcing more than vick sucks as a passer!!!!!!!!
mora kept john abraham home tonight because he was “sure” we could win w/o him. WRONG!!!!!!!!! you are watching the falcons start a new losing streak. i dont care if the falcons lose every future game.. just keep them off of monday night football so i dont have to hear tony.

By barry

September 25, 2006 11:17 PM | Link to this

I’m tired of this crap. We’ve lost this game and I think it was predetermined by the league. This stinks.

By larry

September 25, 2006 11:18 PM | Link to this

god would someone please shut tony cornballer up! he sux at announcing more than vick sucks as a passer!!!!!!!!
mora kept john abraham home tonight because he was “sure” we could win w/o him. WRONG!!!!!!!!! you are watching the falcons start a new losing streak. i dont care if the falcons lose every future game.. just keep them off of monday night football so i dont have to hear tony.

By Jennifer

September 25, 2006 11:19 PM | Link to this

Yeah but zone isn’t working so I can’t imagine that man-on is worse. I don’t know if that’s proper terminology for it…it’s what we called it in soccer.

Anyway, this game is in the tank. Stinky.

However, I don’t think it’s indicative of the season. I am not surprised because of the emotional edge. Remember the season opener against the Eagles? Same thing, but we had that edge then.

By ashley lelie

September 25, 2006 11:19 PM | Link to this

how could i have come to such a loser football team!!!!! we cant even win the welfare bowl…

By Vin the Lombard

September 25, 2006 11:20 PM | Link to this

Took 3 weeks, but the REAL Falcons finally showed up. They can’t come from behind since they have no downfield passing game. Their best receiver looks like the Michelin Man. And Vick is, as usual, clueless. The only bowl this team is fit for is the Toilet.

By Doc Holiday

September 25, 2006 11:22 PM | Link to this

AJC- get your blog straightened out. So many newspapers have it right yet yours is archaic. How difficult is it to post and return back to the very blog you posted on?

By Steve Skelton

September 25, 2006 11:22 PM | Link to this

That STephen guy set the record for most ridiculous insensitive crap in one blog that I have EVER seen. Two words…SHUT UP! I quit watching that FIX at halftime, but I don’t envy what those folks down there went through and are still going through. No doubt, New Orleans has a reputation, but Katrina was an awful storm and NOBODY deserved what those folks have been through. I suggest that some of you that posted that garbage on here need to take a trip down there and HELP those people out. Yeah, we got a raw deal on this game as Falcons fans, but let’s not get SO personal. That is completely LAME!

By Speculating

September 25, 2006 11:22 PM | Link to this

Hey Willster don’t forget about the 5th year ann. special about Katrina hosted by none other than the best announcers in football, the monday night team. UHHHHGGGG! I mean am I wrong when I say that John Madden was weird but at least he talked about football. This announcing team ranks up there with mistakes like bringing Dennis Miller in or Geraldo opening Al Capone’s vault. Why not have the Boomer do the commentating. They are not even calling the play by play.

By Steve Skelton

September 25, 2006 11:22 PM | Link to this

That STephen guy set the record for most ridiculous insensitive crap in one blog that I have EVER seen. Two words…SHUT UP! I quit watching that FIX at halftime, but I don’t envy what those folks down there went through and are still going through. No doubt, New Orleans has a reputation, but Katrina was an awful storm and NOBODY deserved what those folks have been through. I suggest that some of you that posted that garbage on here need to take a trip down there and HELP those people out. Yeah, we got a raw deal on this game as Falcons fans, but let’s not get SO personal. That is completely LAME!

By Patrick

September 25, 2006 11:23 PM | Link to this

I was going to say 10 minutes ago that this “fixed” talk was silly….but then came the phantom flag that effectively ended the chances of any comeback. Is Roger Goodell hoping to emulate David Stern?

By Spike Lee Hater

September 25, 2006 11:23 PM | Link to this

As if the falcons didn’t seem to be trying to do the politically correct thing and lose intentionally, now we have Spike Lee joining the damn sports announcers receiving praises for his race baiting, slanted, rediculous movie he made about New Orleans. So we now have to put up with ignorant people who did not have the barest of common sense to leave when a hurricaine was coming, and a bigot who feels the rest of the country owes them a place to live, free food, free health care, fee housing, et cet. in spite of their blatant stupidity.

By drmondo

September 25, 2006 11:23 PM | Link to this

Hey, the Falcons came out and got overwhelmed by the emotion. The refs might as well be wearing gold. Vick’s not passing well, nothing’s going right. Just sit down Vick, give him the “us against the world” pep talk and then let him do what he does best: use his legs and improvise. If the can’t come from behind, at least it would be interesting to watch.

By blue

September 25, 2006 11:23 PM | Link to this

defence should try a 3 and out and get there self off the feild 97 and 56 are jokes.Vick should be doing great the o-line is giving him 5 min. to throw and giving Dunn big holes to run

By tech fan in sc

September 25, 2006 11:23 PM | Link to this

the saints just wanted it more….there are still 13 games left

By F5

September 25, 2006 11:24 PM | Link to this

I’m coming!

By robert

September 25, 2006 11:24 PM | Link to this

Ever notice how we always look confused, whether it is offense or defense? We seem to come up to the line, pointing and shifting and looking around like we’ve never played football before.

By Will

September 25, 2006 11:25 PM | Link to this

I didn’t notice the wrestling angle to this game until this blog. The pass interference call against the Falcons that had to be overturned on replay, the pass interference call on the Saints that was waved off and the Saints’ left tackle lining up offsides and moving early on every play. WOW … it seems the Falcons were forced to do a job tonight.

By barry

September 25, 2006 11:25 PM | Link to this

We can’t stop the run? What year is this? Have we time warped back to 2005?

The D has been out there too long. We need to put Shaub in on the next series and “protect” Vick. Or…we should put in our second string O-Line and see what they could do to protect Vick.

Our offensive playing calling has been terrible. Thanks Knapp. Thanks Mora for the inspired defensive calls. Thanks players for looking like crap tonight…getting your butts thrown all over the field.

By Patrick

September 25, 2006 11:26 PM | Link to this

I was going to say 10 minutes ago that this “fixed” talk was silly….but then came the phantom flag that effectively ended the chances of any comeback. Is Roger Goodell hoping to emulate David Stern?

By Dan

September 25, 2006 11:26 PM | Link to this

Does any one believe this game is riged?

By Jennifer

September 25, 2006 11:26 PM | Link to this

Geez, the announcers are BAD, calling the wrong players names, referring to the wrong team….

And is it Theisman who keeps talking about the damn turf??? What a stupid thing to talk about. Both teams have to use the same turf.

By Patrick

September 25, 2006 11:27 PM | Link to this

I was going to say 10 minutes ago that this “fixed” talk was silly….but then came the phantom flag that effectively ended the chances of any comeback. Is Roger Goodell hoping to emulate David Stern?

By Doc Holiday

September 25, 2006 11:27 PM | Link to this

QUESTION: Are the Falcons as bad as this AJC blog? I have never blogged on a site where you have to post 3 times before it goes through and never once get returned to the very blog I posted to.

By scottyhendricks

September 25, 2006 11:27 PM | Link to this

The problem with some of you all is that you have no faith. You want Matt to come in at the first bad game that Vick has. Would you have been calling for the benching of Brett Favre when he threw 6 interceptions in a game? Probably not. The falcons are just have a bad game and its coming on Monday for all to see. Remember that no one has gone undefeated since the Dolphins. Everybody has lost at least one ever since, even the Super Bowl champs. So get off your high horse and suppor the team or get of the board!

By F5

September 25, 2006 11:27 PM | Link to this

No the NFL wanted it more!

By Don Corleone

September 25, 2006 11:28 PM | Link to this

Forget that the football gods are with the Saints on tonight! Atlanta needs a Quarterback playing Quarterback and not a running back playing quarterback!

By Don Corleone

September 25, 2006 11:28 PM | Link to this

Forget that the football gods are with the Saints on tonight! Atlanta needs a Quarterback playing Quarterback and not a running back playing quarterback!

By T

September 25, 2006 11:29 PM | Link to this

is this the 2006 Falcons or 2005 second half Falcons? this is horrible!

By scottyhendricks

September 25, 2006 11:30 PM | Link to this

The problem with some of you all is that you have no faith. You want Matt to come in at the first bad game that Vick has. Would you have been calling for the benching of Brett Favre when he threw 6 interceptions in a game? Probably not. The falcons are just have a bad game and its coming on Monday for all to see. Remember that no one has gone undefeated since the Dolphins. Everybody has lost at least one ever since, even the Super Bowl champs. So get off your high horse and suppor the team or get of the board!

By David Crockett

September 25, 2006 11:30 PM | Link to this

So, New Orleans has a “season sellout”? Yeah, right. Courtesy of insurance money + a LOT of FEMA bucks. For you dummies out there, that’s taxpayer dollars going to buy football tickets for a bunch of losers still crying about the weather.

By Jennifer

September 25, 2006 11:30 PM | Link to this

Here’s the key to the blog…make your post and then hit the back button. Don’t hit the refresh button or your post will show up twice. Then wait 5 minutes for the blog to post the last 10 comments all at once.

It’s very annoying, but that’s what to expect.

By rob

September 25, 2006 11:30 PM | Link to this

Greg Knapp is not giving us any kind of a chance.

By Billy

September 25, 2006 11:30 PM | Link to this

When Vick is Good, he is Good. When he is BAD, he is really BAD!!!!

By Billy

September 25, 2006 11:31 PM | Link to this

When Vick is Good, he is Good. When he is BAD, he is really BAD!!!!

By rob

September 25, 2006 11:31 PM | Link to this

Greg Knapp is not giving us any kind of a chance.

By blue

September 25, 2006 11:31 PM | Link to this

NO BLOCKING and on D 97 sux

By Billy

September 25, 2006 11:32 PM | Link to this

When Vick is Good, he is Good. When he is BAD, he is really BAD!!!!

By bobbo

September 25, 2006 11:33 PM | Link to this

This is the same old story, no in game adjustments, no defense at all, no kicking game, and no discipline. How much longer will we allow Coach Mora and his band of idiots to run on eof the most talented teams into the ground. He proves over and over again he is not a good NFL coach. The falcons run the same plays week in and week out, and when they don’t work they continue to run them. 8-8 at best this year folks because we have a lot of teams a lot better than the saints to play.

By Dan

September 25, 2006 11:33 PM | Link to this

What is up with the refs and announcers tonight? Are the saints that good?

By Jennifer

September 25, 2006 11:35 PM | Link to this

And 97 and 56 are fine. However, the defense is simply exhausted because they’ve been out there for something like 45 minutes…..football minutes…or something.

Boy, 97 sure does have one THICK set of legs! The reality of that is even more cool when you consider they look that big on a man who’s 6’6”….I’m impressed.

Lookit…this game is so stinky I’ve started noticed the actual players as something other than players….sigh

By Dre

September 25, 2006 11:35 PM | Link to this

Thank you scottyhendricks for that comment. Too Bad nobody in this town would actually pay attention. People just don’t just understand, that sometimes teams just have your number and that’s it! But they gotta remember, they will be back here to play in our “Home Sweet Dome” and the Falcons will regulate on them.

By t-towndawg

September 25, 2006 11:35 PM | Link to this

Blue, Are you calling out 97 and 56 because they are white? Get off the Vick Aid and call it what it is, #7 sux.

By Bennymac

September 25, 2006 11:36 PM | Link to this

Just remember who we are….THE FALCONS.. We could play an all high school schedule the year after a winning season and not have a winning record….do you really think this team can win 3 in a row….especially under these circumstances!!!!!

By bobbo

September 25, 2006 11:36 PM | Link to this

same old story, no defense, no in game offensive adjustments, no discipline, i blame just like i blame the second half of last year on coach mora. 8-8 there are a lot of teams to play better than the saints

By blue

September 25, 2006 11:36 PM | Link to this

I have as many tackles as 97 does tonight

By dean

September 25, 2006 11:36 PM | Link to this

I’ve watched the game with the sound off because i could not take the idiot announcers. I expected atlanta to lose given the emotion going for the saints. just have to ingnore this game and move on. the saints are not a good team. they will lose to carolina next week and if the falcons can win they will be back on track.

By Dan

September 25, 2006 11:36 PM | Link to this

I don’t care about New Orleans at all.It has been over hyped and played out all night .

By Eric

September 25, 2006 11:36 PM | Link to this

The NFL is rigged. You can all agree with me if you are watching Monday Night Football. Falcons vs. Saints….The NFL and t.v. is all about money and ratings. They rig big games based on what the majority of America wants to see. This game was easy to fix. What would draw more ratings? The Saints getting blown out, or the Saints winning their storybook home opener since f*** katrina? Exactly, the majority wants to see the storybook ending unfold. Here are some legit points.

Plus wayyyy more b******….

By Eric

September 25, 2006 11:37 PM | Link to this

The NFL is rigged. You can all agree with me if you are watching Monday Night Football. Falcons vs. Saints….The NFL and t.v. is all about money and ratings. They rig big games based on what the majority of America wants to see. This game was easy to fix. What would draw more ratings? The Saints getting blown out, or the Saints winning their storybook home opener since f*** katrina? Exactly, the majority wants to see the storybook ending unfold. Here are some legit points.

Plus wayyyy more b******….

By Jennifer

September 25, 2006 11:37 PM | Link to this

Man, you are right…when Vick is on he’s sooooo on, but when he starts to stink he must start smelling himself too much because he chokes.

I still like having him on our team…over Schaub.

By bobbo

September 25, 2006 11:38 PM | Link to this

same old story, no defense, no in game offensive adjustments, no discipline, i blame just like i blame the second half of last year on coach mora. 8-8 there are a lot of teams to play better than the saints

By Eric

September 25, 2006 11:39 PM | Link to this

The NFL is rigged. You can all agree with me if you are watching Monday Night Football. Falcons vs. Saints….The NFL and t.v. is all about money and ratings. They rig big games based on what the majority of America wants to see. This game was easy to fix. What would draw more ratings? The Saints getting blown out, or the Saints winning their storybook home opener since f*** katrina? Exactly, the majority wants to see the storybook ending unfold. Here are some legit points.

Plus wayyyy more b******….

By rob

September 25, 2006 11:39 PM | Link to this

Greg Knapp does not give this team chance to win when the run is stuffed in the first half.

By Jennifer

September 25, 2006 11:39 PM | Link to this

And ALL of our receivers have lost their hands tonight.

That’s really unusual, which makes me think the game has gotten to them mentally.

By ohiobird

September 25, 2006 11:40 PM | Link to this

Words cannot express how frustrated I am with this pathetic diplay. Jim Mora’s a** should be chastened by Blank as well as that of his staff. They were poorly prepared and have let a team that won’t win 9 games this year make them look like chumps on national television. They are an embarrassment to the the city, state, and region. It looks like the hurricane hit Atlanta and not the other way around.

And for those of you so inclined…..dont post any crap abount fair weather fans…I had season tickets when most of you were in diapers…..the Smiths and the Swamp fox could have provided this dung.

Good luck.

By ashley lelie

September 25, 2006 11:40 PM | Link to this

I HAD HEARD ABOUT HOW BAD VICK SUCKED AS A QUARTERBACK, BUT I HAD NO IDEA HE WAS THIS BAD. WHAT WAS I THINKING. NO WONDER PEERLESS PRICE SUCKED. AS FOR THE ANNOUNCERS, KORNHIEIZER KEEPS CALLING OUT THE WRONG TEAM NAME, THE WRONG PLAYERS NAMES. FOR GOD SAKE, HE SUCKS WORSE THAN THE FALCONS. WHY WAS THE RACIST SPIKE LEE IN THE ANNOUNCERS BOOTH. AND KORNBALL LIBERAL TONY, KEPT BATING HIM UNTIL HE ATTACKED THE WHITE MAN GOVT ABOUT THE WELFARE RIDDEN NEW ORLEANS. SCREW THIS.

By keep it REAL

September 25, 2006 11:41 PM | Link to this

Well Falcon next week! MORA NEXT WEEK. WE LOOK BAD THIS MONDAY NIGHT. aS I HAVE SAID ALL NIGHT THE RECIVER DON’T KNOW HOW TO GET OPEN.UNTILL THE RECIVER LEARN HOW TO GET OPEN COME BACK TO THE BALL. I LOVE YOU FALCONS THE RUN NOR PASS NOR DEFENSE WORK TO NITE. THE COACHES HAS A LOT OF WORK FOR THE PLAYER TO WORK ON AND THE COACHES ADJUST IN GAMES BUT THE ROUTES THE RECIVER RUN THEY MUST LEARN TO GET OPEN. THEY CAN’T GET OPEN THIS IS ONE OF THE REAL PROBLEM MORA!

By Don Corleone

September 25, 2006 11:43 PM | Link to this

Yes, the football gods are with the Saints but the Falcons need a quarterback to play quaterback and not a running back playing quarterback

By Eric

September 25, 2006 11:43 PM | Link to this

The NFL is rigged. You can all agree with me if you are watching Monday Night Football. Falcons vs. Saints….The NFL and t.v. is all about money and ratings. They rig big games based on what the majority of America wants to see. This game was easy to fix. What would draw more ratings? The Saints getting blown out, or the Saints winning their storybook home opener since f*** katrina? Exactly, the majority wants to see the storybook ending unfold. Here are some legit points.

Plus wayyyy more b******….

By bobbo

September 25, 2006 11:44 PM | Link to this

I dont remember any of our receivers besides alge having hands

By Jennifer

September 25, 2006 11:44 PM | Link to this

I am not a conspiracy theorist so I don’t buy the rigging. Perhaps there are some poor calls based on emotion, but I think this is just a complete psyche out game, is all.

By bobbo

September 25, 2006 11:44 PM | Link to this

I dont remember any of our receivers besides alge having hands

By blahblah

September 25, 2006 11:45 PM | Link to this

When the Saints come to town i’m bringing a sign that says “TONIGHT ITS A FOOTBALL GAME” because all we saw to night is a job by the NFL, a terrible performance by the Falcons, and a political rally by ESPN

By Dre

September 25, 2006 11:46 PM | Link to this

ERIC THAT WAS GREAT. I wouldn’t go as far as calling the game rigged. But this is what the NFL wants. A Storybook ending!!! Some stuff happening out there just don’t make any sense. And People stop asking for Matt to be put in the game. I just saw Jenkins DROP the ball even when he CHEATED to catch the ball. And there’s goes Tony again opening up his mouth.

By Joseph

September 25, 2006 11:46 PM | Link to this

Roddy White, why did we waste a draft pick on you? Has anyone seen Hartwell? The reason the Falcons suck is because of coaching. Greg Knapp is a complete fool who couldnt call a game for most high school teams, Ed Donatell is a Green Bay reject who only knows how to play zone, that seems to work well! Mora is just like his father who lets his emotions dictate his coaching, therefore he sucks. Also, Vick reads defenses about as well as he reads books. Every year we think this team is going to be better, and every year we fall on our faces. Great organization Blank. Get some receivers and pass rush idiot!

By steve

September 25, 2006 11:47 PM | Link to this

Ugh. This is horrible to watch. I think the Falcons should get an apology letter from the NFL for making this like a Superbowl home game for the Saints. Completely biased coverage. A ridiculous amount of ego-stroking for the Saints and their fans. It’s out of control. It’s a feel-good story for everyone but the Falcons and their fans. It’s the Falcons versus the Saints, ESPN, the NFL and the rest of the U.S.

By barry

September 25, 2006 11:48 PM | Link to this

Our O-Line can’t block one on one…They are zone blockers. And sorry, but calling that last play pass interference was lame. I thought DB’s weren’t allowed to hand check down the field. Funny, the refs aren’t calling that so when a receiver puts his hand out he is called for a push?

How many examples of this one-sided crap will we see tonight? Of course, the league overlooks the games they rigged.

By blue

September 25, 2006 11:49 PM | Link to this

no leadership

By James

September 25, 2006 11:50 PM | Link to this

Well, that does it. I won’t waste any more time watching Falcon games this year!

By Bennymac

September 25, 2006 11:51 PM | Link to this

Pray to god this was just a fluke N.O. win… because if the falcs can’t handle this hyped game they’ll NEVER EVER win a super bowl.

By dean

September 25, 2006 11:53 PM | Link to this

i agree that the game was uphill from the start. However I never felt that Altanta had their head in the game. no one stepped up. Ultimately this was a pressure game, much like a championship game would be, especially on the road. Atlanta is just not ready for primetime.
I do not know who to blame. I know that new orleans is not a good team and will struggle to finish .500. So what does that make atlanta.

By Wilhelm

September 25, 2006 11:53 PM | Link to this

Can’t believe so many of you are blaming the refs for this game. The real problem is that the Falcons are playing TERRIBLE! Not even the refs could have hurt them any worse that they are hurting themselves.

Ole Ole… Ole Ole Ole. It’s like watching the Ryder Cup all over again. This team will have alot of questions to answer after this game. I hope they demote Roddy “Useless” White and move Lelie to WR2.

By scottyhendricks

September 25, 2006 11:53 PM | Link to this

No problem Dre. The thing that I realize from reading this board is that so many people on here think they know everything about football when they obviously don’t. People the passing game does not start and end with the quaterback! Your receivers HAVE to create space and separation from the DB’s to give the QB an area to throw the ball. That is not happening tonight. Jenkins and White look sluggish and Alge is not having the greatest game. It happens like that though sometimes in football. Don;t forget the fact that we had no running game tonight. So when you have no running game, the defense can bring in 5 or 6 DB’s and just basically dare you to pass. That is what the Saints have done to us tonight and it has worked great. my hat is off to the Saints for playing a good solid game of football tonight and riding their emotion to a win. Lets get ready as Falcon fans though for Arizona on Sunday!

By scottyhendricks

September 25, 2006 11:54 PM | Link to this

No problem Dre. The thing that I realize from reading this board is that so many people on here think they know everything about football when they obviously don’t. People the passing game does not start and end with the quaterback! Your receivers HAVE to create space and separation from the DB’s to give the QB an area to throw the ball. That is not happening tonight. Jenkins and White look sluggish and Alge is not having the greatest game. It happens like that though sometimes in football. Don;t forget the fact that we had no running game tonight. So when you have no running game, the defense can bring in 5 or 6 DB’s and just basically dare you to pass. That is what the Saints have done to us tonight and it has worked great. my hat is off to the Saints for playing a good solid game of football tonight and riding their emotion to a win. Lets get ready as Falcon fans though for Arizona on Sunday!

By barry

September 25, 2006 11:56 PM | Link to this

Steve, I agree. This really stinks. The NFL has no respect for Atlanta or the fans. I have decided I will not purchase league merchandise after this sorry display.

By steve

September 25, 2006 11:56 PM | Link to this

And another thing… how many houses could $185 million re-build? That was the cost to renovate the super-flying saucer. My guess is that some of those poor folks in NO could use a little of that money.

By dean

September 25, 2006 11:58 PM | Link to this

I thought the game would be up hill tonight. Emotion was on the side of new orleans. however this is the kind of pressure game that atlanta will face down the road, especially in a championship game. tonight the showed they were not ready. consider that new orleans is at best a .500 team and that they will lose to carolina next week. where does that put atlanta?

By Jay SANDERS

September 25, 2006 11:58 PM | Link to this

When will people realize that Mike Vick is not the answer? He is a quarterback whose weakness is throwing. What else needs to be said?

By dean

September 25, 2006 11:59 PM | Link to this

I thought the game would be up hill tonight. Emotion was on the side of new orleans. however this is the kind of pressure game that atlanta will face down the road, especially in a championship game. tonight the showed they were not ready. consider that new orleans is at best a .500 team. they will lose to carolina next week. so where does that put atlanta?

By Jennifer

September 25, 2006 11:59 PM | Link to this

I’m done on this blog. Going to watch that new show Heroes that I TiVo’d. Then I am going to try to sleep with my bad head cold with it’s aches, chills, and massive headache.

Night all!

Falcons will be fine…

By dean

September 25, 2006 11:59 PM | Link to this

I thought the game would be up hill tonight. Emotion was on the side of new orleans. however this is the kind of pressure game that atlanta will face down the road, especially in a championship game. tonight the showed they were not ready. consider that new orleans is at best a .500 team. they will lose to carolina next week. so where does that put atlanta?

By Johnny B

September 26, 2006 12:00 AM | Link to this

The Saints just issued the defensive blueprint for every team that Atlanta plays this year. Could get ugly from here folks. Our coaches have to be the absolute worst at making in-game adjustments. If their original gameplan doesn’t work, the team is doomed for a loss.

By dean

September 26, 2006 12:00 AM | Link to this

I thought the game would be up hill tonight. Emotion was on the side of new orleans. however this is the kind of pressure game that atlanta will face down the road, especially in a championship game. tonight the showed they were not ready. consider that new orleans is at best a .500 team. they will lose to carolina next week. so where does that put atlanta?

By BERT

September 26, 2006 12:02 AM | Link to this

WHAT THE HELL IS ALL OF THE POST GAME LAUGHING ABOUT? IF I’M MAD THEY SHOULD BE TOO. MAYBE I CARE TOO MUCH.

By mgladson

September 26, 2006 12:03 AM | Link to this

Same old Falcons! Michael Vick is not worth a da** when it counts, and Jim Mora’s coaching leaves a lot to be desired. Arthur Blank needs to be very concerned and ready to do some wholesale housecleaning.

I have followed this team since 1966, and it continues to be the worst franchise in the NFL. Why can’t Atlanta have a decent NFL team?

By peerless price

September 26, 2006 12:04 AM | Link to this

I TOLD YOU SO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By peerless price

September 26, 2006 12:04 AM | Link to this

I TOLD YOU SO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By idiots

September 26, 2006 12:05 AM | Link to this

Thank God that with everything that needs to be done in New Orleans they went and waisted all that cash repairing the dome so some boring a** football can be played. Who needs schools? Who needs homes? Who needs hospitals? Not eveyone affected by Katrina is an idiotic football fan. This is just plain sad.

By bennymac

September 26, 2006 12:06 AM | Link to this

I don’t know whats more sad about this game, the Falcons not showing up, or the fact that 99% of the crowd in the dome tonight were not stranded in the dome last september…..looks like the ones who were there were the ones who could afford to get out before the disaster….and the ones who could afford to pay to get back to N.O. for this game….what a sad side show this was.

By Hartwell

September 26, 2006 12:06 AM | Link to this

As a true Falcons fan let me say this.. The game WAS not rigged, The Falcons as a team cannot handle big time pressure, i.e. Super Bowl.. And its not Vick, hes been under the scope his entire career, its the TEAM!! Also Atlanta gave up real early and Roddy White is trash!! M. Jenkins is a solid reciever but Roddy White is Trash!!

We should trade Hartwell for a 6th round draft pick

By SPIKE LEE

September 26, 2006 12:08 AM | Link to this

ITS THE WHITE MANS FAULT THAT THE HURRICANE HIT. ITS THE WHITE MANS FAULT THAT MIKE VICK PLAYED HORRIBLE. ITS THE WHITE MANS FAULT THAT 90% OF NEW ORLEANS IS ON WELFARE AND ARE CRIMINALS. ITS THE WHITE MANS FAULT THAT TONY KORNHEIZER SUCKS!

By Donna Outlaw

September 26, 2006 12:08 AM | Link to this

The pity party was IN HERE… and all the talk about the game being rigged blah blah blah… I had season tickets to the Falcons during the late 90’s and loved going to them and I have always pulled for the Falcons after the Saints so get off your high horse. You got outplayed tonight and that’s the bottom line. The game was not rigged, the Saints got calls against them just like the Falcons did… I know when I see bad refs - like last Saturday night in AUBURN. But you can’t blame the New Orleans pity party for the Falcons’ loss tonight. They lost all by themselves. By the way, the first two scores by the Saints were on college style plays. Goodnight!

By Freedawg

September 26, 2006 12:11 AM | Link to this

When is Abraham coming back?

Aside from that I can’t believe how bad this team looked tonight. Out recievers can’t grab their asses with both hands.

Not a bad defensive effort considering they played the whole freaking game!! That sucked!!

By kwadwo

September 26, 2006 12:11 AM | Link to this

Did I miss the memo that specifically said the Falcons would lay and egg in this game. Is this still preseason? I must have missed it because what I saw tonight was a total embarrassment! I saw a bunch of guys so concerned about how everyone would think of them if they beat the Saints they practically-NO-they GAVE the game to the Saints. Where was the sense of urgency in on the faces of Warrick Dunn and Vick? Dunn, by the way I am sure is not too sad he took one for the team-the Saints that is. Is it just me or did it look like Crumpler and the recievers refused to catch anything tonight? Algea practically batted the ball he had in the end zone. Micheal Jenkins HAS GOT TO GO!!!!!!! There is no way this clown is an NFL wide reciever. Lelie, I know you must regret leaving Denver. Vick, for the absolute last time please learn how to read the defense and throw a decent ball! Mora and his coaching staff should issue and apology for failing to tell Falcons fans that this pre-arranged choreography of a football game was to take place. Thanks for a night wasted. Detractrors may say the decision to watch was all mine but I say I watched to support my team. What I, what we the falcons fans saw was the most staged game since Shoeless Joe and the Whitesox.

By Joseph

September 26, 2006 12:12 AM | Link to this

Well, it is safe to say that Vick did a nice job of adding to his already bad national perception by not being able to hit any receivers, shocking I know. Vick was not good with Dan R. and is not good with Mora, is coaching really the problem? Vick is basically a faster Randall Cunningham but worse passer. Looks like another Atlanta team failing to shine in the national spotlight, ie Braves, Bulldogs, thanks guys!

By michael vick

September 26, 2006 12:13 AM | Link to this

MAYBE WE CAN TRADE MICHAEL VICK FOR A 7TH ROUND DRAFT PICK NEXT YEAR!!!!!! RODDY WHITE PLAYS LIKE HE HAS A ROD SHOVED UP HIS REAR!!

By keep it REAL

September 26, 2006 12:13 AM | Link to this

WE LOOKED BAD MORA DONTELL,KNAPP.ABE WE MISS YOU! HARTELL WHERE ARE YOU . DEFENSE LOOKED BAD RECIVER LOOK REAL BAD .O-LINE CLUE LESS IN PASS BLOCKING. vICK YOU LOOK BAD TONITE. COACHES YOU HAVE TO WORK ON DETAIL IN THE PASSING GAME. YOU COACHES WHERE YOU!WE IN ATLANTA LOVE YOU FALCONS LETS COME BACK NEXT WEEK WITH HEART AND DETAIL TO THE PLAYS THAT ARE BEING CALLED!MUCH DO BETTER!

By Falconhead

September 26, 2006 12:15 AM | Link to this

The Birds were just overwhelmed emotionally. They looked lost from the start.

By garet hartshorn

September 26, 2006 12:16 AM | Link to this

Really bad game…Shame on the Falcons. No offense, forget the stats. No defense, no rush and no pass protection. I hope the Saints beat all the other teams or Atlanta will be found wanting..again.

By dean

September 26, 2006 12:16 AM | Link to this

All I know is that in the third year of the west coast offense your suppose to get it. Okay I will give vick this year, but if his numbers are no better than last years and the record is the same. i want to hear uncle from all those vick supporters.

By Freedawg

September 26, 2006 12:17 AM | Link to this

When is Abraham coming back?

Aside from that I can’t believe how bad this team looked tonight. Out recievers can’t grab their asses with both hands.

Not a bad defensive effort considering they played the whole freaking game!! That sucked!!

By Donna Outlaw

September 26, 2006 12:17 AM | Link to this

One more thing - the money those “poor folks” could use to rebuild rather than spend so much money on the Superdome? Money is being received but many of those “poor folks” aren’t spending it to rebuild their houses. Those “poor folks” will spend it on anything else and then continue to whine about how they’re not getting enough help. The Dome needed to be rebuilt to keep money coming into New Orleans. That was one of the main goals which has been explained ad nauseum. Bottom line - The blame for the loss belongs only to the Falcons and bringing up other crap is ridiculous.

By kwadwo

September 26, 2006 12:17 AM | Link to this

Did I miss the memo that specifically said the Falcons would lay and egg in this game. Is this still preseason? I must have missed it because what I saw tonight was a total embarrassment! I saw a bunch of guys so concerned about how everyone would think of them if they beat the Saints they practically-NO-they GAVE the game to the Saints. Where was the sense of urgency in on the faces of Warrick Dunn and Vick? Dunn, by the way I am sure is not too sad he took one for the team-the Saints that is. Is it just me or did it look like Crumpler and the recievers refused to catch anything tonight? Algea practically batted the ball he had in the end zone. Micheal Jenkins HAS GOT TO GO!!!!!!! There is no way this clown is an NFL wide reciever. Lelie, I know you must regret leaving Denver. Vick, for the absolute last time please learn how to read the defense and throw a decent ball! Mora and his coaching staff should issue and apology for failing to tell Falcons fans that this pre-arranged choreography of a football game was to take place. Thanks for a night wasted. Detractrors may say the decision to watch was all mine but I say I watched to support my team. What I, what we the falcons fans saw was the most staged game since Shoeless Joe and the Whitesox.

By Donna Outlaw

September 26, 2006 12:17 AM | Link to this

One more thing - the money those “poor folks” could use to rebuild rather than spend so much money on the Superdome? Money is being received but many of those “poor folks” aren’t spending it to rebuild their houses. Those “poor folks” will spend it on anything else and then continue to whine about how they’re not getting enough help. The Dome needed to be rebuilt to keep money coming into New Orleans. That was one of the main goals which has been explained ad nauseum. Bottom line - The blame for the loss belongs only to the Falcons and bringing up other crap is ridiculous.

By blq byrd

September 26, 2006 12:17 AM | Link to this

It seems that every single sports team that represents Atlanta and Georgia completely implodes when the spotlight shines the brightest. I wish that I was’nt a fan of Atlantas sports teams because they so often disappoint and embarrass.

Maybe its time I rooted for my original home team….Seattle.

By John Lighthart Jr.

September 26, 2006 12:17 AM | Link to this

Apparently we didn’t have a game plan; If they did they must have left it at the hotel. There was very little motivation; receivers not making an effort to get open and hang on to the ball; our offensive line didn’t show up. You could tell as soon as we took the kickoff, we were in trouble. WE JUST FLAT OUT SUCKED!

Mora should have substituted for other players once we passed the 3rd quarter. We might have scored a few more points saving what little dignity that was left. NO WE SUCKED TO THE FINAL PLAY! This is not the same team from the previous 2 weeks!

By Jimmy the Greek

September 26, 2006 12:17 AM | Link to this

I love all the posts in earlier blogs stating how the Falcons were going to win in a blowout, Not to call anyone out but….

BirdDawg = idiot

KEN STRICKLAND = idiot

dirtybird = idiot

Don’t know near as much as you lead everyone to believe. IDIOTS!

By blq byrd

September 26, 2006 12:18 AM | Link to this

It seems that every single sports team that represents Atlanta and Georgia completely implodes when the spotlight shines the brightest. I wish that I was’nt a fan of Atlantas sports teams because they so often disappoint and embarrass.

Maybe its time I rooted for my original home team….Seattle.

By Chris

September 26, 2006 12:19 AM | Link to this

What do you mean when Vick is good he’s good. He’s NEVER EVER EVER any good at passing the ball. When the Falcons can’t run Vick looks horrible…and when they can he runs too. But he never is a good passing quarterback…he’s becoming a complete joke.

By dean

September 26, 2006 12:21 AM | Link to this

After watching the press conference by mora, I am not so sure it wasn’t rigged. he did not seem upset and talked more about new orleans than atlanta.

By Freedawg

September 26, 2006 12:22 AM | Link to this

Where the F_ is Hartwell and Abraham?

Are they ever coming back?

By AtlantaSaxMan

September 26, 2006 12:22 AM | Link to this

Well, we’re still the better team on paper. That’s why we play the game I guess. Sean Payton is a pretty good coach. OC from the 49er’s, huh? Well, we’ll gett ‘em next time. The whole night and country was totally against the Falcons tonight. Knapp didn’t have the ability to adjust the offense to the safety spies on Vick. Our 250lb O-lineman (except Gandy) can’t stand in there and block when we have to open up the pass. We need more pieces if we’re going to get deep into the playoffs. This loss is our gift to the New Orleans area for the devestation of Katrina.

By dean

September 26, 2006 12:23 AM | Link to this

has vick ever passed for 300 yards

By blq byrd

September 26, 2006 12:23 AM | Link to this

It seems that every single sports team that represents Atlanta and Georgia implodes when the spot lights shine the brightest. I wish that I was’nt a fan of Atlanta’s sports team because it all too often leads to disappointment and embarrassment.

Maybe I should go back to rooting for my original home team….Seattle.

By blq byrd

September 26, 2006 12:24 AM | Link to this

It seems that every single sports team that represents Atlanta and Georgia implodes when the spot lights shine the brightest. I wish that I was’nt a fan of Atlanta’s sports team because it all too often leads to disappointment and embarrassment.

Maybe I should go back to rooting for my original home team….Seattle.

By blq byrd

September 26, 2006 12:25 AM | Link to this

It seems that every single sports team that represents Atlanta and Georgia implodes when the spot lights shine the brightest. I wish that I was’nt a fan of Atlanta’s sports team because it all too often leads to disappointment and embarrassment.

Maybe I should go back to rooting for my original home team….Seattle.

By dean

September 26, 2006 12:26 AM | Link to this

I think i will root for chicago, at least they have a defense.

By D-Man

September 26, 2006 12:27 AM | Link to this

THIS GAME STUNK!! THE FALCONS DID NOT COME TO PLAY. THEY SHOULD ALL BE DOCKED THIS WEEKS PAY CAUSE THEY DID NOT SHOW UP TO PLAY. NOPE, NEVER CLOCKED IN. VICK LOOKED LOST, KNAPP LOOKED LOST, MORA LOOKED LOST. IT WAS JUST A TOTAL CRAP FEST!!! YEP, TWO STEPS FORWARD, 12 STEPS BACKWARD!!!

By dirty

September 26, 2006 12:27 AM | Link to this

That was absolutely frustrating. The offense is just horrible. Vick comes to the bench and stares off into outer space. There doesn’t seem to be any chemistry between Vick and Knapp. Why aren’t they discussing a revised gameplan. Vick just sits on the bench and looks like a lost puppy. His confidence is very fragile. I hope he gets on track quick or we could be in for another long season.

By Coaching staff sucks

September 26, 2006 12:27 AM | Link to this

Horrible game plan. Knapp sucks period, and dang, the Defense looked like last years. Webster sucks those 15 yard cushions are hard to keep watching. No pass rush, and whoever said we wouldn’t miss Duckett at the goal line doesn’t know football. Man, did you see all those damn drops and lack of fight for the ball by Roddy and Jenkins, not to mention Crump. I think we see why Vick has tunnel vision for Crumpler though. Did you see how they used Bush and Deuce and Norwood was freaking invisible for us. Knapp is freaking useless and Mora is and was the wrong man for this job. Lovie got screwed and is doing more with way less than Mora inherited.

By D-Man

September 26, 2006 12:27 AM | Link to this

THIS GAME STUNK!! THE FALCONS DID NOT COME TO PLAY. THEY SHOULD ALL BE DOCKED THIS WEEKS PAY CAUSE THEY DID NOT SHOW UP TO PLAY. NOPE, NEVER CLOCKED IN. VICK LOOKED LOST, KNAPP LOOKED LOST, MORA LOOKED LOST. IT WAS JUST A TOTAL CRAP FEST!!! YEP, TWO STEPS FORWARD, 12 STEPS BACKWARD!!!

By Bennymac

September 26, 2006 12:29 AM | Link to this

MADDEN JINKS LIVES!!!!! See you next year shawn a. Seattle will still win the west though lol

By Freedawg

September 26, 2006 12:29 AM | Link to this

Please someone tell me, where the hell is Hartwell and Abraham?

When are they coming back ever.

And can we please get some recievers that can catch the da** ball. Vick only hits them 50% of the time it would be nice if they would catch it when it does.

By AtlantaSaxMan

September 26, 2006 12:31 AM | Link to this

First, pardon my previous typos and mis-spellings… Our offense is very easy to predict. With the hype of the game, we couldn’t handle the pressure. And remember the Seahawks choked last year and with Sean Alexander out with that broken foot, y’all will really be sleepless in seattle when y’all don’t even make it to the playoffs without him! I’ve always said Knapp needs to go… And Donatell needs to stop giving receivers 10-15 yards of space! We can’t win if we can’t protect Vick. Not one turnover! Father Abraham, where are you?!!!

By HPE

September 26, 2006 12:31 AM | Link to this

Fire all of the receivers! The Saints were all over Falcons receivers all night long. Peyton Manning would be less than 50% passing if he had these slow, slippery hands receivers.

By neworleanssaintsguy

September 26, 2006 12:32 AM | Link to this

I told you on FRIDAY……………………………………….”THE FALCONS CAN’T RUN THE BALL ON THE SAINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

D-O-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N

Let the Atlanta Excuses Begin!!!!!!!!!!!

By HPE

September 26, 2006 12:32 AM | Link to this

Fire all of the receivers! The Saints were all over Falcons receivers all night long. Peyton Manning would be less than 50% passing if he had these slow, slippery hands receivers.

By Voice of Reason

September 26, 2006 12:33 AM | Link to this

Everyone, please calm down. It’s just one game. Beat Arizona next week and we’re 3-1 at the bye week with a weak defensive Giants team coming to the dome in week 6. Looking at the schedule in the pre-season, I wouldve taken 3-1 to start the first four games. Everyone would.

By Brant

September 26, 2006 12:33 AM | Link to this

Vick sucked. Comes over to the bench and looks like a lost dog. There seems to be no chemistry between Vick and Knapp. Vick comes to the bench and just stares into outer space.

By keep it REAL

September 26, 2006 12:34 AM | Link to this

PASSING GAME MUCH MUCH MUCH COME IN TO PLAY!mora let the reciver look at game tape of another team to show how to get open. let’s be real here this team is build to run and not to pass. vick this is the kind of game when the run don’t work the pass has to and it is not.Mora this weak link has to be fixed. Can you and your coaches and recivers work like hell to get them open.Roby White I am sorry you are not ready. Knapp you are not ready you must have a better game plan and must adjust betterin games oh well next week!

By Voice of Reason

September 26, 2006 12:35 AM | Link to this

Everyone, please calm down. It’s just one game. Beat Arizona next week and we’re 3-1 at the bye week with a weak defensive Giants team coming to the dome in week 6. Looking at the schedule in the pre-season, I wouldve taken 3-1 to start the first four games. Everyone would.

By wayne leschex

September 26, 2006 12:35 AM | Link to this

Wow as one of those saints fans who left new orleans for three weeks and came back home to a house not harmed I don’t know what to say .. Maybe the hurricane pictures everyone sees are also rigged and it never happened. Just think if the levees would have been built correctly by the federal government this would have just been another monday night game. The game was not rigged any true football fan knows that. To insinuate that is was is just a sign of a sore loser. Better luck next week against arizona.

By buster cherry

September 26, 2006 12:36 AM | Link to this

I’m done.

Been a Falcon fan for 30+ years but much like I did with the Braves, have decided that perhaps putting all my ‘hopes’ and energy, allegience and enthusiasm in the hands of one group of total strangers isn’t a very healthy outlet afterall.

I’ll still watch games on occassion for the love I have for the sport, but tonight taught me that being too high or too low after a win or loss by something as esoteric as ‘my team’ is simply INSANE.

To summarize: most fans are idiots, Vick is the most overrated thing since the wonderbra, the coaching staff is clueless, and Atlanta sports teams are the equivalent of a very beautiful woman that smiles at you…with no teeth.

Bon Voyage

By Boo!

September 26, 2006 12:37 AM | Link to this

Boo! Horrible effort on all parts. The offense didn’t adjust to their defense stopping the option. Dropped passes, bad passes, bad play calling, etc. On defense, no coverage, no tackling. Special team was not special. So overall, to restate again what everybody has already said, EVERYBODY STINKED TONIGHT!

But, what I noticed more than anything else was NO LEADERSHIP on the sidelines! NO ONE was up talking or SHOUTING at teamates to help keep their confidence up. NO ONE stepped up to be the vocal leader to keep everyone’s head in the game. Michael Vick sat over there pouting. He has to continually talk to the offense to keep them encouraged and their heads in the game.

Some personal notes: D. Hall need to shut up with all the yapping and just play defense.

Brooking in the middle is not going to work. Every running play the Saints doubled Jackson and went after Brooking.

I have to give the Saints credit for playing a good game, but we helped them with this win with the dropped passes, fumble, blocked punts and FG’s.

By buster cherry

September 26, 2006 12:37 AM | Link to this

I’m done.

Been a Falcon fan for 30+ years but much like I did with the Braves, have decided that perhaps putting all my ‘hopes’ and energy, allegience and enthusiasm in the hands of one group of total strangers isn’t a very healthy outlet afterall.

I’ll still watch games on occassion for the love I have for the sport, but tonight taught me that being too high or too low after a win or loss by something as esoteric as ‘my team’ is simply INSANE.

To summarize: most fans are idiots, Vick is the most overrated thing since the wonderbra, the coaching staff is clueless, and Atlanta sports teams are the equivalent of a very beautiful woman that smiles at you…with no teeth.

Bon Voyage

By Number One Falcons Fan

September 26, 2006 12:37 AM | Link to this

First of all, I’m so sick of everyone jumping on the same people on our team everytime we lose. Do you really expect the Falcons to go 16-0? We all know that the Saints are a sorry a$# team, than haven’t been sh%$ for the past twenty years, and according to my watch, and the competition in this league, they will continue to never be sh%$!!!

It’s too bad that the Falcons had to play in a game where people are still lingering on a fu#$in disaster, and if we would have won, then we would probably be the most hated football team in America next to the Patriots.

Mora, Knapp, and Donatell, are three of the worst coaches in the NFL, and it carries out on the field to the players. ESPN has been showing the damn option play the Falcons mastered on Tampa last week about a 100 times. Why in the hell, would you try to run the same damn play 5 times tonight, with any aspirations that it would possibly work without the Saints being prepared.

As far as Vick, although he does have the tendency to overthrow the ball in the pocket, a lot of our receivers were either dropping sh#$ when they got open, or couldn’t get open at all. I think it is about time that Ashley Lelie is named to the first team offense, because is the only wide receiver who has impressed me with his play this season.

Matt Leinart is starting his first game next week, so we should continue to let Abraham, and Hartwell rest so they can come back in two weeks after the BYE healthy and fresh along with Kerney; who I praise greatly tonight, because even with the arm injury he battled through it and gave it his all.

Falcon Fans. Let us not get on these blogs and criticize our team after a loss. We all know that New Orleans is still a pretender and not a contender. Let’s just beat the shi# out of their a@# when they come to the dome, and win all of our games that should be won. (Such as next Sunday against the Cardinals) Falcons, you have my support, and let’s just go out there and take our anger out on the Cardinals next Sunday, and welcome Matt Leinart to the NFL!

By Boots

September 26, 2006 12:37 AM | Link to this

Every NFL Defensive Coordinator will be looking at the film of this game. They know how to out-fox a college offensive scheme. When the run, run-option is shut down and you don’t have a QB that can pass the ball you’re up the creek without a paddle.

VICK IS REALLY GOING TO BE ONE SCARY, HAIRY DUDE IF HE KEEPS HIS PROMISE NOT TO CUT HIS HAIR UNTIL HE LEADS THE BIRDS TO THE SUPER BOWL

By Adrian

September 26, 2006 12:37 AM | Link to this

Blaming Vick for this game is just plain stupid. I have been very critical of him in the past and so was surprised to see that most of his passes were on point(not all, he’s not known for his accuracy), but better than in the past. What absolutely shocked me was how HORRIBLE the recievers played. If they weren’t dropping balls then they could not break away and get open to save their life. I cannot believe the draft picks we have wrapped up in these guys….it is a complete joke. Oh and another thing, whenever our gameplan isn’t working, we either make NO adjustments on offense or maybe we don’t have any adjustments to make? Knapp? Hello? Good grief this was completely embarrasing! And lastly Jennifer was right, our secondary was giving out yardage like it was a FEMA food line!

By Number One Falcons Fan

September 26, 2006 12:38 AM | Link to this

First of all, I’m so sick of everyone jumping on the same people on our team everytime we lose. Do you really expect the Falcons to go 16-0? We all know that the Saints are a sorry a$# team, than haven’t been sh%$ for the past twenty years, and according to my watch, and the competition in this league, they will continue to never be sh%$!!!

It’s too bad that the Falcons had to play in a game where people are still lingering on a fu#$in disaster, and if we would have won, then we would probably be the most hated football team in America next to the Patriots.

Mora, Knapp, and Donatell, are three of the worst coaches in the NFL, and it carries out on the field to the players. ESPN has been showing the damn option play the Falcons mastered on Tampa last week about a 100 times. Why in the hell, would you try to run the same damn play 5 times tonight, with any aspirations that it would possibly work without the Saints being prepared.

As far as Vick, although he does have the tendency to overthrow the ball in the pocket, a lot of our receivers were either dropping sh#$ when they got open, or couldn’t get open at all. I think it is about time that Ashley Lelie is named to the first team offense, because is the only wide receiver who has impressed me with his play this season.

Matt Leinart is starting his first game next week, so we should continue to let Abraham, and Hartwell rest so they can come back in two weeks after the BYE healthy and fresh along with Kerney; who I praise greatly tonight, because even with the arm injury he battled through it and gave it his all.

Falcon Fans. Let us not get on these blogs and criticize our team after a loss. We all know that New Orleans is still a pretender and not a contender. Let’s just beat the shi# out of their a@# when they come to the dome, and win all of our games that should be won. (Such as next Sunday against the Cardinals) Falcons, you have my support, and let’s just go out there and take our anger out on the Cardinals next Sunday, and welcome Matt Leinart to the NFL!

By FalcnFan N Cali

September 26, 2006 12:39 AM | Link to this

Let’s give an honest analysis of the game without the usual Vick Sucks or Falcon sucks comments..

Keys to the loss: * Our players & coaching staff believed the bullish hype from “Falcons Vent” * Saints wanted it more * Saints may have found the antidote to our rushing offense * Extremely POOR Special teams play * Receivers couldn’t catch a cold * Receivers couldn’t create separation to take advantage of man coverage. * Coaching staff did not prepare the team well AT ALL * Coaching staff does not know how to make in-game adjustments OR there is never a PLAN B ready to go. * The constant threat of 2 good backs weakened the defense. As far as #7, you get what you get. When the running game works, he is fabulous. When it doesn’t, he looks stupid. That game reminded me of the 04 NFC Championship game. But I don’t really put that on Vick, I put that more on the coaching staff .

By Adrian

September 26, 2006 12:41 AM | Link to this

keep it Real, even though I can’t understand half of your posts…what I can understand is dead on! Those who blame Vick are misguided, our recievers are absolutely atrocious!

By Roger

September 26, 2006 12:42 AM | Link to this

after the blocked punt which you only see in college and the double reverse which you only see in college, you knew it was the saints night-congrats to the former aints-too much too overcome can’t wait to see ya in our dome!!!

By Greg Knapp

September 26, 2006 12:43 AM | Link to this

It only took the Aint’s 2 weeks of game film to figure out our option offense. It only took me 2 quarters to figure out how much better Drew Brees is than Mike Vick.

By Roger

September 26, 2006 12:43 AM | Link to this

after the blocked punt which you only see in college and the double reverse which you only see in college, you knew it was the saints night-congrats to the former aints-too much too overcome can’t wait to see ya in our dome!!!

By Bill Clontz

September 26, 2006 12:43 AM | Link to this

The question is not “Who called Vick a #$$$$$$$$$$$” the question is who called that #$#$#$##$$ a quarterback ! Did the Falcon’s leave their offensive line at home ? Did someone slip a mickey finn in the defenses milk? Which Falcon’s team will play next week ? Don’t mean to sound mad or anything, but when you’re paid that kind of money, you should at least make an appearance at the game ! If I were you guys, I would give all my pay check for the game to the New Orleans relief fund….and yes, I’m really a die hard Falcon’s Fan…

By neworleanssaintsguy

September 26, 2006 12:44 AM | Link to this

Oh when the Saints…..Come Marching in…………..C’mon Falcon Fans……………….OH, when the Saints come marchin’ in……….God you guy were so excited all week…..!

You know I wan’t to be in that #, when the SAINTS come marchin’ in….

WHO DAT Y’all….

By Freedawg

September 26, 2006 12:45 AM | Link to this

I could hardly consentrate on the team for all the sad New Orleans crap, sorry didn’t tune in for a documentory about how awful it is in NO still.
If thats mean , tough, I can’t help it that braodcast and especially the game completely sucked. N.O. is screwed and everyone knows it, lets fix it and quit talking about it, I for one am tired of hearing about it.

By JockEwing

September 26, 2006 12:45 AM | Link to this

Simply put, the game was set up for loss by the NFL but the Falcons allowed it to happen.

Disgraceful on behalf of the special teams and offense tonight. They looked pitiful.

As for New Orleans, its a piece of trash city that should have never existed. Below sea level, simply STUPID. They needed a good cleaning out and from the looks of the fans at the SuperDome tonight, it has happened.

Unfortunately, those poor bastards have moved to Atlanta and that I dont like. Go Home to your piece of crap city and wait for the next hurricane.

New Orleans should not have been rebuilt only to be taken down again sometime in the future. I resent my tax dollars going to such as waste. Its high time we let our States become more Soverign, I say the Hell with the rest of the Country.

By FrustratedFalconsFan

September 26, 2006 12:45 AM | Link to this

A quick analysis of tonight’s game:

Out coached Out played Poor game plan No adjustments Poor passing (Falcons)

EQUALS…

One very long season No smell of a Super Bowl trip Coaching changes in the offseason

GO FALCONS!

FFF

By Roger

September 26, 2006 12:45 AM | Link to this

after the blocked punt which you only see in college and the double reverse which you only see in college, you knew it was the saints night-congrats to the former aints-too much too overcome can’t wait to see ya in our dome!!!

By JAY

September 26, 2006 12:46 AM | Link to this

ITS` OK ALLL THE HYPE FOR THE SAINTS ITS OK WATCH NEXT WEEK WHEN THEY PLAY THE PANTHERS AND WE BEAT THE HELL OUT OF ARIZONA BUT GREG KNAPP NEEDS KNOW HOW TO AJUST HE KEPT RUNNING THE SAME OLD PLAYS ATLANTA WILL BE ALRIGHT CAN YOU SAY PLAYOFFS HALLA

By Mora and Knapp and Donatel Sucks

September 26, 2006 12:48 AM | Link to this

This coaching staff just does not have week to week good gameplans. What the hell was all that pocket crap. The defense and that zone BS ain’t going to work without Abe. Hartwell, forget about him he wasn’t effective when he was healthy which no one can remember that far back anyhow. Webster sucks I would take my chances with Jimmy Williams. Knapp just doesn’t have the creativity, if the Facons spead the field in the Redzone how in the heck could you stop them. Teams are going to stop falling for the play action because they know the it’s just a gimmick. The play calling leaves Vick in touch situations and all the coverage is sitting underneath for all that dinking and dunking. The refs had an agenda, thats for sure undeniable and that field is going to ruin Bush’s and Duece’s careers if they don’t do something about it. But the team was ill prepared and thats becoming a recurring theme under boy wonder. Man. we need a real coach while Vick is in his prime, a bad hire!

By Boots

September 26, 2006 12:49 AM | Link to this

* Eric: I use this word very rarely. As a matter of fact I can’t recall the last time I used it. But in your case, you really deserve it. You’re a freakin’ idiot!*

Face it!! We got the crap stomped out of us and nobody played worth a S_ _ T!!

By Terplanta

September 26, 2006 12:50 AM | Link to this

Falcon fans are so funny to me. Let’s see, in over 30 plus years of their existence in the NFL, the Falcons have had exactly TWO quarterbacks that have ever taken then to the NFC championship. One of them was Vick. Everybody chill out, it’s only game 3.

By Mothball

September 26, 2006 12:51 AM | Link to this

We were completely outclassed on both sides of the ball and thoroughly out coached. The offense looked as if they were in slow motion against the Saints D. A pathetic effort all around. 8-8 again or 9-7 if we can get it up for the Saints the second go around.

Whatever idiot put the Falcons at the top of their Power rankings ought to be shot!!

By Roger

September 26, 2006 12:51 AM | Link to this

oh and by the way the nfl got what it wanted

By Rico

September 26, 2006 12:51 AM | Link to this

Congratulations neworeleanssaintsguy!!!! Finally your sorry a* team has something to cheer about besides playing in Noah’s Ark! I’m glad you got your last win of the season, and a dome! I’ll make sure to mail you a playoff ticket from Atlanta, when you’ll be watching us on the big screen in New Orleans.

Hopefully, you’ll have power by then, and a t.v. that you didn’t steal during the flood.

By Mothball

September 26, 2006 12:52 AM | Link to this

We were completely outclassed on both sides of the ball and thoroughly out coached. The offense looked as if they were in slow motion against the Saints D. A pathetic effort all around. 8-8 again or 9-7 if we can get it up for the Saints the second go around.

Whatever idiot put the Falcons at the top of their Power rankings ought to be shot!!

By Roger

September 26, 2006 12:52 AM | Link to this

oh and by the way the nfl got what it wanted

By lostfan

September 26, 2006 12:52 AM | Link to this

Mike Vick is the worst starting Qb in the history of the NFL. Or at least the 25 years Ive kept up with the NFL. Does anyone else agree.

By COY

September 26, 2006 12:55 AM | Link to this

THIS IS FOR DONNA OUTLAW. YOUR 20 YR OLD IS MORE MATURE THAN YOU. HE GREW UP IN GEORGIA. AS FOR THE GAME, THERE WASN’T ONE. THE US MARINES COULDN’T BEAT THIS TEAM TONIGHT. THAT WOULDN’T BE THE RIGHT THING TO DO. THE NFL AND THE OFFICIALS MADE SURE OF THAT. AND OF COURSE ESPN. JUST WAIT TO THEY COME TO THE REAL DOME. I DOUBT IT WILL BE 23 TO 3.

By JAY

September 26, 2006 12:55 AM | Link to this

THE FALCONS WILL BE FINE GREG KNAPP NEEDS TO KNOW HOW TO AJUST BECAUSE HE KEPTCALLING THE THE SAME PLAYS OVER & OVER AND VICK WAS ON POINT WITH HIS PASSES THE RECEIVERS JUST DROP THE BALLS BUT WATCH NEXT WEEK WHEN WE BEAT THE HELL OUT OF ARIZONA AND THE SAINTS LOSE TO THE PANTHERS ATLANT WILL BE OK EMOTIONS AND THE WHOLE WORLD AGAINST YOU GO A LONG WAY. HALLA

By Dre

September 26, 2006 01:07 AM | Link to this

Ummm…guys Mark Bradley just wrote a great story most of yall would be interested in reading.

By BIG BLACK BIRD

September 26, 2006 01:08 AM | Link to this

We started out like we had Dan Fouts at QB. Throw, throw, throw. We’ve got a runningback at QB. And why in the &@#$ didn’t Norwood get more carries? At least give him a chance to make the other side suck some wind.

By stacy

September 26, 2006 01:18 AM | Link to this

What all Falcons fans need to do is thank the NFL for the “trap” game we got given to us. Also,yes the refs gave the saints the “home cooking’ to help them out. I thought a QB taking a shot below the knee was now illegal? Evidently,you have to have the last name Palmer,Brady or Manning to get that call. Or Delhomme.Tugging on the back of a pass catchers jersey is pass interference,hitting a defenseless receiver a no-no.Remember when all of the defense was pointing,that was because the saints had false started.This game was rigged no doubt.

You wanna know why all these kicks keep getting blocked? When you let your long snapper of 6 years walk and allow a guy off the street to take his job,that’s what happens.

Vick can pass the ball all he wants,but as long as the WRs and TEs keep dropping them,it doesn’t matter.

Again,no slant patterns.We get to the goal line and pass instead of run.

Hey coaches,the gameplan to beat the other team is usually better when you plan something THEY HAVEN’T SEEN YOU DO YET. That spread offense wasn’t going to work every week.

And what ever happened to pulling a trick,gadget play every know and then?

That run on 1st down,run on 2nd down and pass on 3rd down gets old.

No way they win them all,and I had a feeling the SAINTS players wanted alot more.But the Falcons didn’t even try.Coaches and players alike had no passion.

And just like last years superbowl,this game was rigged to benefit what the majority wanted,not how it used to be when you had to earn it.With the refs homecooking help,sorry saints fans but you get no respect for me until you can earn it on the field without the 3 ring circus.

By Moxy

September 26, 2006 01:24 AM | Link to this

People…Please be informed that the Superdome was INSURED and was rebuilt with Insurance money, underbudget and ahead of schedule… not money that could have been spent to rebuild housing. Also, The Casinos rebuilt their own facilities with their own money, again, NOT with money that would otherwise have gone to rebuild housing.

Finally, it isn’t that the Falcons LOST this game, it IS that the Saints prepared well for them and had the most effective gameplan. Your team was simply outcoached.

By mo

September 26, 2006 01:25 AM | Link to this

We lost that game before we hit the field. The field was horrible. It slowed down our entire offense. Our offensive line couldn’t get the balance. When you cut, more than likely you fell down. Terrible.

In short, the Superdome beat the Falcons. The Saints were there to wipe us out.

Great story for the Saints, but if they went to a grassy field up the street and played this game, the Saints would’ve lost. Shoot, if the Falcons played them in the parking lot next to the Superdome, they would have beaten the Saints.

Well, we play them again on 11/26. There’s no turf problems in the Georgia Dome.

By Bryant

September 26, 2006 01:27 AM | Link to this

All you Vick haters need to relax. The first 2 weeks of the season everyone was all over Vick but now everyone is claiming he is so sorry. Did anyone thought the Falcons were going 16-0. No we didnt and I am a Falcons fan to the day I die. Remember this, behind every good quaterback, there is a great receiver. The wide recivers get paid millions of dollars, they need to act like it by making catches even when the ball is not thrown perfectly. The receivers is not producing at all. Ofcourse, the Saints played really well tonight. We have to give it to them. Our team just got beat all the way around but we still have 13 more games to play why worry about 1 lost. GO FALCONS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Bryant

September 26, 2006 01:27 AM | Link to this

All you Vick haters need to relax. The first 2 weeks of the season everyone was all over Vick but now everyone is claiming he is so sorry. Did anyone thought the Falcons were going 16-0. No we didnt and I am a Falcons fan to the day I die. Remember this, behind every good quaterback, there is a great receiver. The wide recivers get paid millions of dollars, they need to act like it by making catches even when the ball is not thrown perfectly. The receivers is not producing at all. Ofcourse, the Saints played really well tonight. We have to give it to them. Our team just got beat all the way around but we still have 13 more games to play why worry about 1 lost. GO FALCONS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Rob G

September 26, 2006 01:30 AM | Link to this

The bottom line is that we don’t have a passsing threat to put up enough points to win!! We’ve lead the league in running for 2 straight years going on 3 and that shows you that won’t do it. Our defense is not domininat enough to allow us to score 9- 14 points a game. We have to put up more points!!! The running game is good, but everything has to be damn near perfect for you to run go 60- 80 yards on each offensive possession. I WANT SAY THAT CHRIS CHANDLER IS ABETTER QUATERBACK THAN VICK, BUT HE MADE MORE DOWN FIELD PLAYS THAN VICK, SO YOU MADE THE FIELD SHORTER. THAT’S OUR PPROBLEM!!! Nothing Else!!!

By winner

September 26, 2006 01:34 AM | Link to this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwq7BYOnDrM

mora press conference

By alex

September 26, 2006 01:35 AM | Link to this

By TC

September 26, 2006 01:36 AM | Link to this

The Saints basically revealed weakness in the Falcon offense tonight which is their passing game(It needs to be refined.). Due to the fact they won the last two games with their rush offense, their receivers were “rusty”(they dropped passes and did not run very smart routes or did not find a way to get open.) The Falcons have to establish a more balanced offense during their games. Maybe some of their games they should pass 50% or more to develop a more efficient passing attack. The Falcons pass defense will be ok once all their pass rushers are back healthy. The Special Teams play and defense needs some additional work though.

By blq byrd

September 26, 2006 01:37 AM | Link to this

It seems that every single sports team that represents Atlanta and Georgia implodes when the spot lights shine the brightest. I wish that I was’nt a fan of Atlanta’s sports team because it all too often leads to disappointment and embarrassment.

Maybe I should go back to rooting for my original home team….Seattle.

By tallman

September 26, 2006 05:41 AM | Link to this

Mr. Vick….you are not in college any more. Retire now while you can still walk without a walker. Sorry Mr wannabe.

By BG

September 26, 2006 06:08 AM | Link to this

Mediocrity is here.

By Nikki

September 26, 2006 06:23 AM | Link to this

why can’t anyone on special teams block?! Where was Lelie?! Why was Vick back to forcing the ball to Alge?!Why can’t special teams Block?!

By mad dawg

September 26, 2006 06:25 AM | Link to this

HORRIBLE!!! TAKE ANOTHER NAP KNAPP! NORWOOD ONLY GETS ONE CARRY! DUNN ONLY GETS 13 CARRIES! THE FIX LOOKED LIKE IT WAS IN ON THAT FIRST PUNT!

By Mike

September 26, 2006 06:31 AM | Link to this

This game is proof that Football is faker than ‘Rasslin. Hollywood couldn’t have written a better script. Beleaguered underdog city rises up to crush their favored opponents.

Just watch, this will be a made for tv movie in 2 years with Sean Penn playing the coach of the Saints. The Falcons played their patsy parts perfectly.

By Steve

September 26, 2006 06:41 AM | Link to this

Congrgratulations Saints and Saint fans. That said Mike had a few drops by key players who had people all over them. The Ref’s only called penalties on the Saints that they couldn’t get away with NOT calling. #70 false started twice in the first qtr alone. Every time we went out for a pass the Saints defenders were all over us and pass interfierence was never called once. I don’t mind the loss. Give the Saints all the credit, they bet our butt’s. However it would have been nice to have some calls go our way. And by the way the hit Kerney put on Drew Brees was NOT helmet to helmet but 2 hands in the chest as he let the ball go which was NOT roughing the passer. GO FALCONS!!!

By Ed

September 26, 2006 06:42 AM | Link to this

When is Mora going to realize it can’t be the Michael vick show. Until he starts getting the team involved in the game instead of give me (MV)the ball they will never win a super bowl. We have some of the best receivers in the league and he still can’t hit the open man. (WHERE’S SHAUB!!)

By Ed

September 26, 2006 06:43 AM | Link to this

When is Mora going to realize it can’t be the Michael vick show. Until he starts getting the team involved in the game instead of give me (MV)the ball they will never win a super bowl. We have some of the best receivers in the league and he still can’t hit the open man. (WHERE’S SHAUB!!)

By Ed

September 26, 2006 06:43 AM | Link to this

When is Mora going to realize it can’t be the Michael vick show. Until he starts getting the team involved in the game instead of give me (MV)the ball they will never win a super bowl. We have some of the best receivers in the league and he still can’t hit the open man. (WHERE’S SHAUB!!)

By Ron

September 26, 2006 06:51 AM | Link to this

The only people that can’t be blamed for this one are Furman Bisher and Rankin Smith. That was hard to watch. Falcons offensive line is just fine for running, but I think West Georgia could pressure Vick when they try to pass protect. Receivers, it is ok to actually catch the ball, it will not bite you I promise. Both outside guys looked awful, surprised they didn’t drop their helmets, pads and jocks on the field as well. Lelie was the only one that at least made a play, and Alge, even you fell apart in New Orleans, that did surprise me. As for Vick, he is what he is, a great runner and average passer. He makes playes no one else in the world can make, and he makes some that leave you scratching your head. He will be that from now on, and that is fine, if the guys around him can help. The defense needs Hartwell and Abraham bad. No pass rush, and really no fire other than Boley and Brooking. Where has Kerney gone? And perhaps after having four kicks blocked (3 FG, 1 Punt) in the last two weeks, you might want to work on that before the next game.

By root4au

September 26, 2006 06:53 AM | Link to this

Stop the run, make Vick throw and you will beat the Falcons more times than not….

By root4au

September 26, 2006 06:54 AM | Link to this

Stop the run, make Vick throw and you will beat the Falcons more times than not….

By root4au

September 26, 2006 06:57 AM | Link to this

Stop the run, make Vick throw and you beat the Falcons more times than not….

By aRTHUR TREY

September 26, 2006 07:01 AM | Link to this

Please! Falcon Fans you are either on the Bandwagon or your off. I have been a Saint for Everybit of my 40 Years. Give Credit where credit is due. The Saints were just a better team last Night. You will never be a contender with Vick! Spanked all the way back to Atlanta!

By GETTINTIREDOFKATRINAPITYPARTY

September 26, 2006 07:06 AM | Link to this

THE THING THAT EVERYBODY DOESN’T REALIZE IS, NO MATTER WHO THE SAINTS PLAYED,THE VISITING TEAM WOULD HAVE LOST. POLITICS TELL YOU THAT TO “MAKE THE TEAM AND CITY FEEL GOOD, LET THEM WIN THE FIRST HOME GAME IN THE SUPERDOME”. BOTTOM LINE IT WAS RIGGED FOR THEM TO WIN. THINK ABOUT IT AFTER ALL THE HYPE ABOUT KATRINA, WHAT A LOWER BLOW TO LOSE THE FIRST GAME SINCE KATRINA. AND PLAYING THE FALCONS, THE SAINTS WOULD HAVE GOTTEN THEIR PITY BUTTS KICKED. FACE IT…..

By Danny

September 26, 2006 07:09 AM | Link to this

You can’t run a college type offense in the NFL. Eventually, someone will Defense it and then everyone will follow. Back to the drawing board Falcons.

By ReallyAFalcons

September 26, 2006 07:14 AM | Link to this

Well, I guess we had to lose at some point. IF there was ever a good loss this was it. Who wants to be the team that beats New Orleans on their return to the Superdome? Do you think the Falcons would have made it back to Atlanta if they had? Think longterm people….

By David

September 26, 2006 07:17 AM | Link to this

The falcons choked. So what’s new?

By Jokurone

September 26, 2006 07:18 AM | Link to this

SURREAL!!

By FireMORA

September 26, 2006 07:29 AM | Link to this

VICK IS BACK to where he has always been…a dismal QB. Why does the agenda to have a black QB override the agenda to have a superbowl contender.

Let’s see, Atlanta has beaten an 0-3 team, a 1-2 team and got beat by a 3-0 team. HERE WE GO AGAIN FOLKS. HA.

By ace driscoll

September 26, 2006 07:29 AM | Link to this

vick’s gameplan - ” yall get open and if I decide that I look better throwing or running, I’ll let you know .. after all, you know it’s all about me anyway ..”

By FireMORA

September 26, 2006 07:29 AM | Link to this

VICK IS BACK to where he has always been…a dismal QB. Why does the agenda to have a black QB override the agenda to have a superbowl contender.

Let’s see, Atlanta has beaten an 0-3 team, a 1-2 team and got beat by a 3-0 team. HERE WE GO AGAIN FOLKS. HA.

By FireMORA

September 26, 2006 07:30 AM | Link to this

VICK IS BACK to where he has always been…a dismal QB. Why does the agenda to have a black QB override the agenda to have a superbowl contender.

Let’s see, Atlanta has beaten an 0-3 team, a 1-2 team and got beat by a 3-0 team. HERE WE GO AGAIN FOLKS. HA.

By John Lighthart

September 26, 2006 07:32 AM | Link to this

PATHETIC!

I believe the subs would have played better and at least tried!

What a major embarrassment and by the way Mr.Mora, that loss may come back to bite you in the butt.

Please bloggers no sorry a* excuses!

By T.P.

September 26, 2006 07:35 AM | Link to this

If you IDIOTS think Mike Vick is to blame for that lost, you need to watch NASCAR only!!

Yes Mike didn’t play well, but how many passes were DROPPED? Not only did Alge drop passes, but so did White and Jenkins….by the way WHITE SUCKS, has he caught a pass this season?

Last but not least, The defense SUCKED more than Vick!

By Jim

September 26, 2006 07:45 AM | Link to this

Oh Yeah - PANTHER fans are happy!

By Tee

September 26, 2006 07:46 AM | Link to this

If you IDIOTS think Mike Vick is the ONLY person to blame for this lost…PLEASE ONLY WATCH NASCAR AND HOCKEY!!

How many passes were dropped by not only Alge, but Jenkins and White…by the way White SUCKS…has he caught a pass this year??

The defense looks like the 2-6 defense from last year!!

You can whine about Mike Vick until the cows come home, but if ANY OTHER QB in this league was behind that O-line they would be in Grady hospital this morning!!

By Brian

September 26, 2006 07:46 AM | Link to this

Hi! I’m Jim Mora and I refuse to adjust when defences stack the line with 7 or 8 guys to stop the run….and I love to show the same base defence and only blitz when I’m down by 20 in the forth quarter. I figured we weren’t getting and presure on Brees on the first 10 possesions, we’ll keep running the 4-3 base to throw them off.

By Brian

September 26, 2006 07:46 AM | Link to this

Hi! I’m Jim Mora and I refuse to adjust when defences stack the line with 7 or 8 guys to stop the run….and I love to show the same base defence and only blitz when I’m down by 20 in the forth quarter. I figured we weren’t getting and presure on Brees on the first 10 possesions, we’ll keep running the 4-3 base to throw them off.

By Robin

September 26, 2006 07:48 AM | Link to this

THIS IS NOT A GOOD THING

By Jay

September 26, 2006 07:55 AM | Link to this

RODDY WHITE SUCKS!!

By formerbeliever

September 26, 2006 07:56 AM | Link to this

Mike, I give you credit for saying YOU and BUSH are difference makers … it certainly showed on the field in New Orleans. But you made MORE difference than he did!!!!

By Virgil

September 26, 2006 07:57 AM | Link to this

The Harlem Globetrotters used to have a “whipping boy” team that traveled with them. I feel like that’s what the Falcons allowed themselves to be last night. That’s what really ticks me off. Also, has anyone taken note that before Katrina, the Saints ownership was trying to get out of New Orleans? Rumor is that they are going to eventually end up in LA. Won’t that be a hoot?!!

By Hasavior

September 26, 2006 07:57 AM | Link to this

Hey FireMora, I would not go as far to say that Vick is a dismal QB, its a matter of recievers creating space on good defensive schemes the Saints ran all night.

The Saints kept 2 defenders in the backside and front side hole all night to contain Vick on the run. Which means one on one coverage with 1 free safety. TSeveral deep balls thrown to Lelie -one on one coverage. Most off the balls were thron to Crup because he has the body to compensate for the separation that White, Jenkins and Lelie require to catch passes.

When balls are dropped by Crump, White falling down on routes for almost an interception for the Saints, Jenkins falling down on a cut back to the first down -give avenue for all fans and analyst to put the blame on Vick.

When Crump dropped that ball in the endzone, i knew the game would be lost. They lost the momentum, that would have killed all the hype in the dome and then get beable to buckle down to play football. they tried to get back in the zone, but passes kept getting dropped. There’s nothing he can do, he is at the mercy of the recievers, epecially his stats.

By Dave

September 26, 2006 07:57 AM | Link to this

I felt as if this game were fixed from the moment of the blocked punt. You can’t build up all that hype and let the home team lose, can you? Hopefully I am wrong, but something just did not seem right.

By Hasavior

September 26, 2006 07:57 AM | Link to this

Hey FireMora, I would not go as far to say that Vick is a dismal QB, its a matter of recievers creating space on good defensive schemes the Saints ran all night.

The Saints kept 2 defenders in the backside and front side hole all night to contain Vick on the run. Which means one on one coverage with 1 free safety. TSeveral deep balls thrown to Lelie -one on one coverage. Most off the balls were thron to Crup because he has the body to compensate for the separation that White, Jenkins and Lelie require to catch passes.

When balls are dropped by Crump, White falling down on routes for almost an interception for the Saints, Jenkins falling down on a cut back to the first down -give avenue for all fans and analyst to put the blame on Vick.

When Crump dropped that ball in the endzone, i knew the game would be lost. They lost the momentum, that would have killed all the hype in the dome and then get beable to buckle down to play football. they tried to get back in the zone, but passes kept getting dropped. There’s nothing he can do, he is at the mercy of the recievers, epecially his stats.

By jg

September 26, 2006 07:58 AM | Link to this

Brian, You’re not Jim Mora… because he knows how to correctly spell DEFENSE and PRESSURE? Only Brian spells it DEFENCE and PRESURE. That’s how I knew you were a fraud. Boy, I’m sure Mora stays up at night at the thought of being second-guessed by a tool like you. Brian for Head Coach everyone!!!

By ROGER

September 26, 2006 08:01 AM | Link to this

Two points: Falcons were out-coached and a few (very) bad calls (expected) spelled victory for New Orleans. The (black)birds will be just fine, starting with the (red) birds this Sunday. We can still be a playoff team if the offensive coordinator gets his head out…MIX IT UP PAL!! GO BIRDS

By Alex

September 26, 2006 08:04 AM | Link to this

Again, Michael Vick showcases why he has neither the emotional nor intellectual tools to play quarterback successfully at the NFL level. In retrospect, we should never have made the trade to draft him - the irnoy is we could have had Drew Brees.

By blue

September 26, 2006 08:04 AM | Link to this

97 still has not tackled anyone…And someone show 56 how to hit please..yes i am white…best recevers in fotball 8 drops tonight

By Alex

September 26, 2006 08:04 AM | Link to this

Again, Michael Vick showcases why he has neither the emotional nor intellectual tools to play quarterback successfully at the NFL level. In retrospect, we should never have made the trade to draft him - the irnoy is we could have had Drew Brees.

By Hasavior

September 26, 2006 08:07 AM | Link to this

Hey FireMora, I would not go as far as you to say that Vick is a dismal QB, yet his stats are dismal (which the falcons and every pro football player in the league care the least about) due to recievers not making plays when the balls are thrown at them.

Crump dropped too many passes, especially the one in the endzone. That cost them the game and their momentem to kill the hype in the dome. that HURT. and he knows it. From then on, it was like trying to jump start a car with a blown alternator.

Recievers falling down on routes-all of these contribure to a poor passing game, not ppor accurate passes or timeless. Its a matter of CATCH THE BALL! The Falcons did not, so we lost. point blank. Of course, Vick will get most if not all the blame for the dropped passes, sacks, rushes, the running game, etc… of course that woudl go to his credit. dispite fans deceptability of honoring team play.

Its a shame as a fan that you claim you are to football, not to even mention these facts.

By Ed

September 26, 2006 08:08 AM | Link to this

When is Mora going to realize that there are other players on the field that make up the TEAM. They will never win a super bowl when all they have is the Michael Vick show.We have some of the best receivers in the game and he can’t even hit the open man. (WHERE’S SHAUB!!!)

By Stump

September 26, 2006 08:09 AM | Link to this

As a Falcon fan the people of New Orleans needed this event to help them from all the loss and hurt that they have endured. I think everyone in the Super Bowl wanted the Saints to win including our Falcon down deep in their hearts. Winning was not everything last night but the rebirth for the people of New Orleans and Saints fans. We don’t need to bash the Falcons with all the emotions experienced by everyone. December 24th will be a different ball game. We will take this setback and make a comeback….Go Falcons!

By Lease Scandinavian

September 26, 2006 08:12 AM | Link to this

Fire Jim Mora. He doesn’t know what to do with Vick.

Vick is a passing tailback, not a running quarterback. Put Shockley in as Q, and have Vick be the double threat he is coming from behind. No defense in the world could withstand two run/pass combo threats making them a quadruple threat duo in the backfield.

Fire Mora.

By Jay

September 26, 2006 08:12 AM | Link to this

It’s kind of scary to consider that the best Falcons QB since Steve Bartkowski has been riding the pine for three years behind a guy with the throwing touch of Godzilla. Vick is entertaining and definitely one of the most exciting players in the NFL, but he will NEVER take a team to the Super Bowl as a QB!

By Vic Byrdsong

September 26, 2006 08:13 AM | Link to this

The whole game stunk. The team could have stayed home and mailed that performance in. The offensive line should study that game tape(PATHETIC). The defense (PATHETIC). We seem to lack determination, effort, and unit cohesiveness. I hope that last night was’nt a sign of things to come. Your performance was seen around the world. Signed, One p** off Atlanta fan in the Iraqi desert.

By James

September 26, 2006 08:13 AM | Link to this

Is Jim Mora really a good coach???

By gene

September 26, 2006 08:17 AM | Link to this

I have only one question - and this one comes from baseball, basketball, hockey or any other football team…. When the person throwing the ball can’t throw or gets overwhelmed and frustrated we always put in relievers or subs for gosh sakes. So why didn’t we go to the bench when we have several QB’s that would have at least changed the tempo - like maybe Shaub or even the rookie — uh what was his name Shockley? Georgia even saved their own bacon with a Hero Sub.

By jg

September 26, 2006 08:17 AM | Link to this

Brees would’ve never made it to see success in ATL with these fickle fans. Remember his first, oh, 3 years. He was a joke. We would have ridden him out of town because, after all, our past history is nothing but success, super bowls, and good times. How dare anyone lose around here. Mora, 21-14 is just unacceptable. Vick, 34-20-1 is bushleague. You guys better get that winning percentage up to 80-90% or I’ll be mad. I mean it!!!

By just asking

September 26, 2006 08:18 AM | Link to this

Shouldn’t there be an appology letter??????

By Hotrod

September 26, 2006 08:19 AM | Link to this

Algae, We need a real good game from you in the next one. That dropped one in the inzone will take a while to forget.

By Hotrod

September 26, 2006 08:22 AM | Link to this

Cmon Algae! We need a few TD’s from you next week to help us forget this.

By Hasavior

September 26, 2006 08:27 AM | Link to this

Hey jay, they said the same thing about Michael Jordan when he came into the league with the Bulls scoring all those points. It wasnot after his 6 season in the league when he started winning as a player/team

Swallow your tounge!

By RWH

September 26, 2006 08:29 AM | Link to this

There is many views of the Falcon Football Team; what fans wants to see is a good “all-out hard rocking game”, bottom line! Football is strange because as fans, you always want you hometeam to win…and, with that, we face many questions about how our team played and the mistakes they made; we sometime put them down and lease think about if they will make it to the playoffs or be in the running for the super-bowl making. Last night was a great game, the Saint play very well and at home, they are hard to be and the Saints focus on the game rather than what has taken place with Katrina. A grat game overall.

By SRF

September 26, 2006 08:31 AM | Link to this

Pretty much the whole Falcons team sucks.

They got beat in every phase of the game, offense, defense, special teams, coaching, and even the referees.

Looks like another 8-8 or 7-9 season.

By Stretcheezy

September 26, 2006 08:32 AM | Link to this

CRUPPLER CATCHES THE BALL: 7-7, A DIFFERENT GAME. BUT LETS GET BACK TO THE 4TH PLAY OF THE GAME…A BLOCKED PUNT??!!! YOU GOTTA BE FREAKIN KIDDING ME!!!! THEN A BLOCKED FIELD GOAL? THOSE 3 POINTS WOULD HAVE KEPT THE GAME CLOSE. THESE GUYS WERE FLAT-FOOTED ALL GAME LONG, AND AFTER THAT BLOCKED KICK THEY DIDNT STAND A CHANCE!!

I HAVE ALSO COME TO NOTICE THAT ESPN IS A JOKE! PEOPLE ARE STILL HOMELESS AND ALL THEY CAN DO IS TALK ABOUT HOW THE “DOME” IS LOVELY AND A SYMBOL OF THE CITY. HELL, 100M DOLLARS? ASK ANY ONE OF THOSE HOMELESS FOLKS WOULD THEY RATHER HAVE THE DOME OR A HOME? GO…FREAKIN FIGURE!

BUT BACK TO THE GAME, THE BIRDS GAVE AWAY 17 POINTS LAST NIGHT IN THE FIRST HALF IN A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT…YOU WONT WIN LIKE THAT. AND ALSO…YOU WONT WIN IF YOUR ONLY OPTION IS CRUMPLER. EVERY TEAM IN THE LEAGUE KNOWS ATLANTAS PASSING GAME BETTER THAN THEY DO. ITS A SHAME, WITH ALL THE FILM AND PREP AND IN TODAYS NFL THAT THE OFFENSE IS SO PRIMITIVE.

JIM MORA KILLS ME WITH THAT DUH-DUH-DUH LOOK ON THE SIDELINES. FIRE IS AZZZZZZZZ!!!!! AND VICK RAN ONLY TWICE, I UNDER STAND THAT YOU DONT WANT TO RISK INJURY, BUT YOU ARE TRYING TO WIN A GAME HERE BUT….FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, NOTHING ELSE WAS GOING, WITH THE WAY THAT DEFENSE WAS IN THE BOX…SO YOU GOTTA TRY SOMETHING, BOOTLEG, FLEE-FLICKER…ANYTHING.

AND YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THE GUYS UP IN THE PRESS BOX/COACHES OR WHOEVER WAS MAKING THE CALLS COULDNT CHANGE IT UP A LITTLE?????? 20 COACHES ON THAT DAM SIDELINE AND NOBODY COULD THINK OF ANYTHING? HAND OFF TO DUNN, 1 YARD, PASS TO CRUMPLER, DROPPED. VICK DANCING AROUND IN THE POCKET, INCOMPLETE PASS. ALL HE NEEDED WAS A SKIRT AND A POLE…BIAAATCH!!!!!

ALL IM SAYING IS THAT YOU KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE CRAZY IN THAT PLACE, SO YOU GOTTA TRY SOMETHING ON OFFENSE TO QUICKLY TAKE THAT CROWD OUT OF THE GAME. YET ANOTHER LOSERVILLE SPECIAL ON MNF!! HATE TO SAY BUT WITH THE SCHEDULE WE HAVE, 8-8 AGAIN!

By Nitro Metro

September 26, 2006 08:33 AM | Link to this

As long as we have Jim MORON we are not going to make it to the Super Bowl. He is an arragent dumba$$. Shoub needs to be the starting QB, bar none. Vick is not the answer, we all are re-learning that. For the fans and the the everybody who was kissing up to the city of New Orleans KI$$ OFF. You are bunch of dumb people who did not leave the city knowing that the HURRICANE was coming, that wasn’t Miami Hurricanes coming to play the LSU you dumba$$es. Why should I feel sorry for you. Now that you beat the Falcons you can go back to the crimes you are so familier with and start killing, raping and robbing each other…

By mart

September 26, 2006 08:33 AM | Link to this

For crying out loud, the Falcons lost to the Saints! Some morons are acting as if the Mean Joe Greene Steelers beat them. A lot of the Falcon flaws were exposed last night. It looks like a weaker-than-expected division however, so there is still hope.

By Rigged game

September 26, 2006 08:33 AM | Link to this

That crap was truly rigged, come on, new dome that was supposed to open in Nov, Crumpler looked as if he was throwing the ball down, ref’s throwing flags and picking them up. It’s called Pitty for the City. they promoted that game like crazy to get as many people there as possible, get their money and make them look like fools, I said it was the curse of the dome! I stopped watching at halftime because I knew it was fixed, it was 23-3 when I stopped watching that crap and that was the final score. THAT’S OK, COME ON HOME MY FALCONS, SHAKE THOSE WICKED BUGS OFF AND GET OUT OF THAT CRAPHOLE!!!!!!!

By Conspiracy Theory

September 26, 2006 08:36 AM | Link to this

I thought the whole thing was very well-scripted and played out. Bravo!

By Eric

September 26, 2006 08:37 AM | Link to this

Waking up to the reality AGAIN… Another long season awaits the Foul-con fans.. Never see the big game with Mr. Vick running the team.. but you knew that already didn’t you? (Actually his 12 for 31 is better than his average, and about all you can expect)

By OhNo!!!!!

September 26, 2006 08:38 AM | Link to this

THAT WAS SOME FOUL ISH!!!!!!!!!!

WHO WERE THOSE GUYS? DEFINITELY NOT THE FALCONS FROM ATLANTA!!!!!!

DAMN, WE LOOKED LIKE WE’D BEEN DRUGGED!!!!!

WTF???!!!!

By john

September 26, 2006 08:39 AM | Link to this

Call it a fix or whatever you want. But unfortunately for the bird …………. It was a down home southern butt whuppin’

it was interesting though, some of the things that went on in the game that I have never seen before.

Back on track next week !!!

Watch all the Vick haters come crawling out from under their rocks this week !!!

By falconforlife

September 26, 2006 08:42 AM | Link to this

Jim Mora and staff should be fired! Even if the game was rigged the Falcons should have played better! Mr.Blank you brought in experienced players now give us a coach to match! To be outcoached by a teenager is inexcuseable! To have the same special teams problems is ridiculas! To not win a super bowl with the team we have is unacceptable!

By the chief

September 26, 2006 08:42 AM | Link to this

OK, that’s over. It was just meant to be. Last night was their night. We’ll see ‘em again. Lots of football left. Go Falcons!

By Greg White

September 26, 2006 08:43 AM | Link to this

I wonder how much the Falcons got to fix that game? I turned it off at half time after the annoucers forgot the Saints weren’t the only team on the field. What the Falcons need is Brett White at long snapper…the kid’s a phenom!

By Julie

September 26, 2006 08:47 AM | Link to this

Don’t get me wrong, I’m gald the Saints won there 1st game back in the done. The pity party just would not have been the same without the win. I am sick and tired on hearing about what happened to those people down there. The announcers just had to keep on and on though through the entire game. SO WHAT you got a little water around your house one time, big deal. It’s been over a year ago - GET OVER IT! You live in a bowl. Haven’t you been warned all your life it was going to happen!

By Michael

September 26, 2006 08:48 AM | Link to this

It’s damn shame! For the people on this blogs is blamming Vick for dropped balls! You got to be kidding me! Crumpler dropped 5 passes that he never drop, 3 of them was in open field, and 2 TD! They had no receiver’s going across the middle of the field. The some reason the falcons didn’t run the ball. The defense didn’t put any pressure on D. Brees. The O line forgot how too block, Special team miscues at the line. Passing the ball while in scoring position from the 2yd. line, then running the option from about 11 yds. out! when the score was 17 to 3 only too the have field blocked. And last the officating was absolutely horrible. 3 of those passes I meantion that Alge dropped he had a defender drapped all on his back. The no call that was Ashley the second one, because the first one he caught! Vick didn’t scramble, it was as if the Birds simply forgot how too play tonight!!!!

By Apaul404

September 26, 2006 08:49 AM | Link to this

The O line did not get off the ball, Vick made some poor throws but most were catchable and we should expect our PROFESSIONAL receivers to catch them. Can we please go out and spend some money, and get someone who really wants to catch the ball in Atlanta? How many field goals and punts are going to be blocked before the coaches identify that problem? Three points? For real? Are you serious? It was tough to watch. You can’t win them all but it would have been a nice divisional win. ESPN’s coverage was bad. We all saw what happened down there, and no we have not forgotten. If the field was not ready then the game should not have been played there. That was this season’s biggest fluke.

By STEVE SEWARD

September 26, 2006 08:50 AM | Link to this

I just want to know one thing….is Michael Vicks rims still shiny? Cause you nose he likes his rims shiny!

By Five-O

September 26, 2006 08:50 AM | Link to this

This game was fixed. There is no way Alge drops 5 passes or the d-line lets that dude through to block a punt. The NFL is going to send the damn Saints to the playoffs as a gift for the pain and suffering.

By Rigged Game

September 26, 2006 08:51 AM | Link to this

Alex, your comment sucks!!! Why are you blaming Vick? He is not the whole team, but at time if it wasnt for him we would have lost many games, Keep it real, VICK IS THE REASON YOU ARE A FALCON FAN!! Forget that, worry about why their quarterback barley got touched, why Alge refused to make any catches. and yes the coach is a good coach, if not they wouldnt be a recognizable now than in the past. Get your mind right dude, if you feel like that, take your no good, trading tailfeather to N.O!!!!!!!!!

By Mills

September 26, 2006 08:53 AM | Link to this

I haven’t seen such an obvious FIX since John Elliot Hills threw me under the bus at Walton in 1982. I’ve never seen a big man move as fast as John Elliot Hills did after practice.

By Five-O

September 26, 2006 08:55 AM | Link to this

This game was fixed. There is no way Alge drops 5 passes or the d-line lets that dude through to block a punt. The NFL is going to send the damn Saints to the playoffs as a gift for the pain and suffering.

By msteven

September 26, 2006 09:00 AM | Link to this

People People People. calm down. 2 and 1 is not the end of the world. Its so very early yet. The falcons still have plenty of time and games to come back with a vengence. Like someone said. have a little faith. Now if it was 1 and 10 or 2 and 8 and the season was almost over, Then theres cause to hit the ceiling like a rocket, blow a gasket, blow a tire! bark at the moon!(ok maybe not the latter as it may upset your disturb your neighbors and cause stares and glares the next day) but still people. comon. Its a game! you win some. you lose some. Actually after all N.O been through, they NEEDED to win(maybe not that High :-/) but for the sake of NOLA and her rebounding from Last years devastation and death, they needed to win. Let them have this One ok. Now when they come to the ATL. I expect the Falcons to TAKE IT back and Stomp them.

By Dave

September 26, 2006 09:02 AM | Link to this

I felt as if this game were fixed from the moment of the blocked punt. You can’t build up all that hype and let the home team lose, can you? Hopefully I am wrong, but something just did not seem right.

By Dave

September 26, 2006 09:03 AM | Link to this

I felt as if this game were fixed from the moment of the blocked punt. You can’t build up all that hype and let the home team lose, can you? Hopefully I am wrong, but something just did not seem right.

By MC

September 26, 2006 09:04 AM | Link to this

Well, when all of the crying is over, they will fire the head coach and hire another one. He does not have the guts to carry out a consistant game plan. Vick is a running quarterback. He is not Peyton Manning. Hey here is a silly idea. Let the backup quarterback get the snap and put Vick out as a split back, And switch em around. But folks we could talk all day—-the bottom line is ——Does the coach know how to win consistantly? And I have to say, last night it look like the same ol Falcons that we have known for years. And these guys are going to beat the Bears? And the Colts, and the Jaguars and the —well you get the idea. I have never coached in my life. But it might be time to throw my resume in the pot for a coaching job with the Falcons. Because folks its not “if” they are going to get a new head coach it is “when”. Later ya’ll.

By Just Nosey

September 26, 2006 09:04 AM | Link to this

Where is Abram #55? It seems that everytime we get a defensive guy he gets hurt and is out for the year. What happened to Hartwell? Is he ever coming back? Looks like you are waisting your money on these guys.

By Joe

September 26, 2006 09:05 AM | Link to this

Second guessing all the way!! Jim Mora’s comments after the game confirms his “forgiveness” to the team and himself for not showing up!

By Badsnaps

September 26, 2006 09:06 AM | Link to this

On the blocked field goal, Boone Stutz snapped it to Shaubs EAR HOLE!!! He stinks! All of his snaps are off the mark. It’s taking Shaub too long to get the ball in place for the kicks. It’s all the centers fault!!!!

By Jim Feely

September 26, 2006 09:06 AM | Link to this

Solution! Mora and his team of has beens need to go and take Vick with you. Vick is the most overrated player in the NFL, and looks absolutely WEIRD.

By Josh

September 26, 2006 09:07 AM | Link to this

To STephen….. You must be very ignorant or just plain stupid. Do you have any proof the $$ went to build casinos instead of improving the LEVEES. You sound like a 2 year old who did not get his candy. Grow up!…if you can. To say that a city deserves a hurricane like Katrina only tells me that you have zero class. The Saints had a night that just went their way. GO SAINTS!

By The Czar

September 26, 2006 09:07 AM | Link to this

Fellow Atlantans…just chill, Monday was a lose-lose situation. The Saints were NOT going to lose last night. The real test is sunday against an Arizona team with a rookie QB starting, we gotta pounce on them to show that we are for real,lay off Vick his o-line was p** poor and the receivers and of all people ALGE were ATROCIOUS!! Just wasn’t our day

By tom

September 26, 2006 09:10 AM | Link to this

Why did FEMA pay to fix the Dome? Don’t they need houses and or apartments? The mayor and the Governor are standing in line with their hands out for everything including the buses left to flood instead of evacuation of the ones with no transportation. What the heck was wrong with the Falcons secondary? They look completly out of touch. Nowhere near the receiver and then a tackle 10yards down field.Neither offense or defense or special team blocking showed up. Someone need to answer a lot of questions.

By Amy

September 26, 2006 09:11 AM | Link to this

Julie, aren’t you late for your Klan meeting sweetie?? And I bet you claim to be a “Christian” too.

You heartless TRICK!!

By Dave

September 26, 2006 09:13 AM | Link to this

Glad I’m not the only one who feels this game may have been planned out from the start. The announcers said it best after the blocked punt, “You couldn’t have scripted a better start to this game for the Saints”. I guess they were congratulating the ones that planned this game. I think President Bush messed up on the coin toss because everyone looked surprised when ATL won the toss. They were thinking, but wait The Saints are supposed to return the opening kickoff for a TD. Back up plan = blocked punt!

By Randy Blalock

September 26, 2006 09:17 AM | Link to this

Now I will admit this may be far-fetched, but does anyone else think the outcome of this game was decided way before kick-off? Could this game actually have been “fixed”? The Falcons’ performace was nothing close to what they have shown in previous games this year.

By Mohctim

September 26, 2006 09:18 AM | Link to this

Never seen such an obvious FIX!!!

By Ross

September 26, 2006 09:18 AM | Link to this

I’m not sure what was more painful; watching the Falcons offense sputter, or listening to the announcers continuously turn the game into some sort of retribution. I’m sure that many people in New Orleans will still need a place to live whether or not the Saints win the ballgame. I just think the whole “storybook” thing got old after about 8:35. Anyway, the field was slow and the Falcons didn’t look energized enough to win the game. That being said, I can’t wait until the Saints come to the Georgia Dome for some true retribution! We can consider this game another generous donation by the Atlanta Falcons organization to the New Orleans Saints and the victims of Katrina.

By James

September 26, 2006 09:19 AM | Link to this

We looked shell shocked. We should have defered to the second half and let our defense go out first. Once that punt was blocked we never recovered. Thank goodness it is a 16 games season. We need to sanp back to it and leave this one behind… way, way behind.

By Angie

September 26, 2006 09:19 AM | Link to this

I believed before and knew once it started that the game was fixed… That was not the Falcons, nor any professional team playing…c’mon! They were not going to let New Orleans lose last night on such a “memorable night” not to mention how much money they put into the “show, not game but show”… I agree with Willster > “The ESPN broadcasters and the whole nation as a whole has kissed New Orleans’ a* for the last year. Then, we have to listen to Spike Lee’s stupid mouth… I just say ok, here was the bump in the road, let’s move on to Arizona on Sunday. And as far as New Orleans goes, I am very sorry that happened to that town,…But get over it you morons and try to do what everyone else does in a crisis….We get on with OUR damn lives….”

By Tonya

September 26, 2006 09:20 AM | Link to this

Attention “Vick Haters”:

Mike Vick isn’t going ANYWHERE, so either turn the channel or move to North Dakota. Mike Vick is the ONLY reason why there’s a waiting list for season tickets. Your golden BOY Schaub will be HISTORY after this season.

Let’s see if you cry/whine to see Shockley on the field…lol I doubt you will because he’s the same “shade” as Vick!!

By Ross

September 26, 2006 09:20 AM | Link to this

I’m not sure what was more painful; watching the Falcons offense sputter, or listening to the announcers continuously turn the game into some sort of retribution. I’m sure that many people in New Orleans will still need a place to live whether or not the Saints win the ballgame. I just think the whole “storybook” thing got old after about 8:35. Anyway, the field was slow and the Falcons didn’t look energized enough to win the game. That being said, I can’t wait until the Saints come to the Georgia Dome for some true retribution! We can consider this game another generous donation by the Atlanta Falcons organization to the New Orleans Saints and the victims of Katrina.

By Angie

September 26, 2006 09:20 AM | Link to this

I believed before and knew once it started that the game was fixed… That was not the Falcons, nor any professional team playing…c’mon! They were not going to let New Orleans lose last night on such a “memorable night” not to mention how much money they put into the “show, not game but show”… I agree with Willster > “The ESPN broadcasters and the whole nation as a whole has kissed New Orleans’ a* for the last year. Then, we have to listen to Spike Lee’s stupid mouth… I just say ok, here was the bump in the road, let’s move on to Arizona on Sunday. And as far as New Orleans goes, I am very sorry that happened to that town,…But get over it you morons and try to do what everyone else does in a crisis….We get on with OUR damn lives….”

By Dose of Reality

September 26, 2006 09:20 AM | Link to this

Oh we suck! Oh we’re horrible! Oh, I hate Vick and Mora and Ron Burgundy, too. They’re all poop-heads. We are horrible. Wait… no we’re not. We’re 2-1 with a road win under our belts. I thought we’d be 1-2 at this point and still be on our way to 10-6. We’re a playoff team… we’ll contend for an NFC Championship appearance… with a little luck maybe even the Big Game. The season is well on its way to being a success. Go Falcons!

By jw

September 26, 2006 09:21 AM | Link to this

Sure the “world” was against the Falcons. No excuse for a terrible game plan and not having your players ready to play. On Wednesday, Mora said he was not going to talk about the hype of the game any longer with the team. I guess he and his staff underestimated the maturity of the offense, defense, special teams, and coaches.

Several things learned: The Knapp attack has been solved after only 2 weeks…I have no idea why you would pass from the 2 yard line on 1st down with the leagues #1 rushing offense… After upgrading the reciever position, we still cannot run routes or catch balls… We will not win close games without some simulance of special teams…4 blocked kicks in 3 games…are we playing VTech? Vick has to run! Run, Mike, Run!… 1/2 time adjustments are still nonexistant… Any QB in the league will look like Jon Elway if there is no pass rush and the corners are all playing zone… I guess what I am trying to say is use some imagnination out there guys, hope this is not a return of the team/staff that finished off the 2005 season 2-6.

By Katie

September 26, 2006 09:26 AM | Link to this

This was the worst Monday night football game I have ever watched. It seemed as though Atlanta’s defense stayed in Atlanta and our offense was on vaction in Mexico somewhere. And another thing I have never seen Alge dropped so many passes, what’s up with that? Did Atlanta agree to lose this game?

By PJ

September 26, 2006 09:27 AM | Link to this

Game was definitely RIGGED!!! There was no way that the NFL and ESPN would allow Atlanta to ruin this special night for the Saints and New Orleans. The agreement was to let the Saints win this game and that in return the Falcons would win in Atlanta later this year. It was pretty obvious that the Falcons threw the game and Mora had a vested interest in New Orleans since his Dad coached there for a number of years!!

By kenny

September 26, 2006 09:28 AM | Link to this

Abram is out bedause our stupid coach had him in the carolina game in mop up time when he should be playing the backups..mora and knapp are idiots who couldnt coach junior high teams

By LDeon

September 26, 2006 09:28 AM | Link to this

Why did we have to play them on their first night in the superdome? And for all ya’ll down south (I’m in DE at the AFB)where was the red and black. Any other game in New Orleans we would be representing our team. They needed to see ATL support among all of the NO fans. Falcons held back last night. But the definitely the need to set it up.

By The Truth

September 26, 2006 09:29 AM | Link to this

the truth is this game was rigged and if you don’t belive this your a fool, clue one in no other game does a punter get put in close vision by camara but on the first punt there it was when the punt got blocked and #2 alge crumpler has never dropped over 2 passes in a game he dropped 5 including a td pass,#3 charles grant and will smith are two of the least productive DE in the leauge but they were in the back feild all day #4 the falcons had no pass rush at all all this stuff is not a concident i bet you the saint go out and lose to carolina next week you watch and when the saint come to atlanta they will not be welcome hurricane or not I hate the saints

By EGraves

September 26, 2006 09:30 AM | Link to this

Hey guys, I saw Vick throw about five bombs down the left and right sidelines altogether, but only one of them was caught while the receiver (Ashley Lelie) was running in full stride to catch the ball. The rest of the timess I saw the receivers slow down their stride, just slightly, to catch the ball, which enabled the defender to keep up with them and make the ball harder to catch. If Mike Vick, and that is a “big if”, ever learns to throw the ball so our receivers can run under it in full stride to catch it, instead of overthrowing the ball, we will win a lot of game whether we a behind or ahead after half time. However, I am afraid that this won’t happen, for our coaching is bad, and our players are not disciplined.

By EGraves

September 26, 2006 09:31 AM | Link to this

Hey guys, I saw Vick throw about five bombs down the left and right sidelines altogether, but only one of them was caught while the receiver (Ashley Lelie) was running in full stride to catch the ball. The rest of the timess I saw the receivers slow down their stride, just slightly, to catch the ball, which enabled the defender to keep up with them and make the ball harder to catch. If Mike Vick, and that is a “big if”, ever learns to throw the ball so our receivers can run under it in full stride to catch it, instead of overthrowing the ball, we will win a lot of game whether we a behind or ahead after half time. However, I am afraid that this won’t happen, for our coaching is bad, and our players are not disciplined.

By Gregory Moundine

September 26, 2006 09:32 AM | Link to this

This game was thrown by Falcons and NFL. When was last time a double reverse has been used to score against professional backs. College yes, but the pros. ATL receivers dropped many balls and just allowed NO special team to come in and block field goals and punts. Lastly, where was the blitz package on defense. I had Colston as my fantasy receiver, but gosh, no pressure was put on Brees.

By Mike

September 26, 2006 09:32 AM | Link to this

Once again the Falcons had a chance to step up to the plate and prove they are thee real deal. That didn’t happen but what was surprising was how seemingly unprepared they were to play the game. How many times does their offense through an incomplete pass on first down and run on second down only leaving mega yardage to complete a first down.

Where’s the passion guys, where’s the imagination on offense. I didn’t see any last night, but I’ll admit, I couldn’t watch the massacre after the first half performance.

Jim Mora, please prepare your team better in the preseason and stop worrying about getting someone hurt. Fragility doesn’t win games in the NFL.

By Scott

September 26, 2006 09:33 AM | Link to this

I have to say that I learned last night that our passer doesnt get roughed. That flags can get picked and and forgot about. And that we witnessed the only MNF Game to ever be confused with a Teleathon for vitims of a year old Hurricane. That was the worst MNF experience I have ever had in my life. The ref would never come to our sideline to speak with our coach but he was making every call the aints wanted. This Games smells like the NFL wanted a light to shine on this horrible city. The owner didnt even want to stay there but now they are so happy that the aints are there. Watching the game I puked on a couple of occations last night. Im sick and tired of hearing about Kartrina and the mess it made of a town that was already a mess. There you got your stadium back and your one giveme from the NFL. We will see you Nov bet it is not the same Teams as last night.

By RCM

September 26, 2006 09:33 AM | Link to this

Field any team of Pro-Bowlers and they would not have beaten the Saints last night. No need to panic, just a learning experience for our guys and coaches as other teams will try to match the gameplan of the Saints.
I feel very sad for the city of New Orleans for what has resulted from people who do not heed warnings and mandatory evacuations. I am glad they are back on their feet, but for people who move BACK in to N.O., you may not get a second chance…..

By Crass Realist

September 26, 2006 09:33 AM | Link to this

Some of you people on this blog are just pathetic. My goodness, it is ONE game. The Falcons had NO CHANCE from the time this one was announced.

Give them a break. They’ll be back with a vengeance.

Jeez…some of the people who crowed the loudest when they won the first two games (rather convincingly, I might add) now b*** the loudest. What gives????

By Lindquist

September 26, 2006 09:34 AM | Link to this

Okay, really.. That game was obviously staged for a lose for the Falcons. They gave the people what they wanted to see for the New Orleans comeback since it made history.. Algae would never miss that many passes in a row.. We all know that.

By Gregory Moundine

September 26, 2006 09:34 AM | Link to this

This game was thrown by Falcons and NFL. When was last time a double reverse has been used to score against professional backs. College yes, but the pros. ATL receivers dropped many balls and just allowed NO special team to come in and block field goals and punts. Lastly, where was the blitz package on defense. I had Colston as my fantasy receiver, but gosh, no pressure was put on Brees.

By Mrs. Vick

September 26, 2006 09:35 AM | Link to this

Everybody who is blaming Vick you guys sound stupid!!!!! You act like Vick threw the balls then went downfield and try to catch them hisself!!!! Come on now, see this is the problem with FALCONS SO CALLED FANS!!!!!! AS SOON AS WE LOSE EVERYBODY GETS MAD AND ESPECIALLY AT VICK THEN SAY F THE FALCONS!!!!, DON’T DO THAT YEAH THAT GAME SUCKED BAD BUT IT’S NOT OVER REMEMBER THE SAINTS ARE COMING TO THE DOME!!!!!!! EVERYBODY CHILL OUT AND JUST WAIT. YEAH I AGREE WITH SOME PEOPLE WE WERE WATCHING ESPN AND THEY TALKED ABOUT KATRINA ALL NIGHT!!!! DON’T GET ME WRONG IT WAS SAD BUT LET’S GET OVER IT AND LET THEM START REBUILDING AND QUIT DWELLING IN THE PAST!!!!!! I STILL LOVE THE FALCONS AND I ALWAYS WILL EVEN WHEN THEY SUCKED BACK IN THE DAY…… WHERE ARE THE REAL FANS?????????

By jpop379

September 26, 2006 09:42 AM | Link to this

This game had as much credibility as a WWE match between Booker T & Bautista. Pure and simple sports entertainment…

Looks like the NFL found this years Steelers…

I didn’t even watch this charade…The NFL ESPN and all that bought into this should be forced to live in a FEMA trailer for a month.

New Orleans is just fine…just don’t look behind the curtain…

By GripOnReality

September 26, 2006 09:42 AM | Link to this

I always knew Falcons fans were delusional, but to really think that the game was fixed by the league??? Oh yeah, the NFL came to the Falcons players and told them to drop balls, told Vick to throw short passes as hard as a deep pass, and told Dunn to not hit the holes. I guess they also told the O-Line, which has never been good at pass blocking, to not be good at pass blocking for the game.

Maybe you should all quit watching NFL football, because you all seem to let it become more important then life itself. Get a grip on yourselves and just come to grips with the fact that the Falcons DID NOT COME TO PLAY last night.

BTW, the Falcons got penalized for a whopping 3 more yards than the Saints, sure sounds like the fix was in.

By GripOnReality

September 26, 2006 09:43 AM | Link to this

I always knew Falcons fans were delusional, but to really think that the game was fixed by the league??? Oh yeah, the NFL came to the Falcons players and told them to drop balls, told Vick to throw short passes as hard as a deep pass, and told Dunn to not hit the holes. I guess they also told the O-Line, which has never been good at pass blocking, to not be good at pass blocking for the game.

Maybe you should all quit watching NFL football, because you all seem to let it become more important then life itself. Get a grip on yourselves and just come to grips with the fact that the Falcons DID NOT COME TO PLAY last night.

BTW, the Falcons got penalized for a whopping 3 more yards than the Saints, sure sounds like the fix was in.

By GripOnReality

September 26, 2006 09:44 AM | Link to this

I always knew Falcons fans were delusional, but to really think that the game was fixed by the league??? Oh yeah, the NFL came to the Falcons players and told them to drop balls, told Vick to throw short passes as hard as a deep pass, and told Dunn to not hit the holes. I guess they also told the O-Line, which has never been good at pass blocking, to not be good at pass blocking for the game.

Maybe you should all quit watching NFL football, because you all seem to let it become more important then life itself. Get a grip on yourselves and just come to grips with the fact that the Falcons DID NOT COME TO PLAY last night.

BTW, the Falcons got penalized for a whopping 3 more yards than the Saints, sure sounds like the fix was in.

By MR REALISTIC

September 26, 2006 09:44 AM | Link to this

WELL , I GUESS ALL YOU VICK LOVERS STILL WANT TO BLAME THE RECEIVERS. IF I WAS A FALCON RECEIVER , I WOULD NOT WORRY ABOUT GETTING OPEN EITHER BECAUSE IF I DID THE SORRY EXCUSE OF A QUARTERBACK WOULD NOT SEE ME OF IF HE DID THE THROW WOULD BE IN THE DIRT OR FIVE FEET OVER MY HEAD. MICHAEL VICK HAS GOT TO BE THE SORRIEST QUARTERBACK I HAVE SEEN IN MY LIFE. HE CANT DO ANYTHING BUT RUN LIKE THE SCARED RABBIT HE IS. WE CAN GET SOMEONE THAT CAN RUN FOR A HELLUVA LOT LESS MONEY THAN WE ARE PAYING THIS IDIOT. PLEASE!!!!!! FALCONS WAKE UP AND GET US A WINNING QUARTERBACK THAT WONT FOLD UNDER PRESSURE OR GET HURT AS SOON AS THE BIG BOYS START TO PLAY. SEE THE LIGHT!!!!!!

By GETTINTIREDOFKATRINAPITYPARTY

September 26, 2006 09:45 AM | Link to this

THE THING THAT EVERYBODY DOESN’T REALIZE IS, NO MATTER WHO THE SAINTS PLAYED,THE VISITING TEAM WOULD HAVE LOST. POLITICS TELL YOU THAT TO “MAKE THE TEAM AND CITY FEEL GOOD, LET THEM WIN THE FIRST HOME GAME IN THE SUPERDOME”. BOTTOM LINE IT WAS RIGGED FOR THEM TO WIN. THINK ABOUT IT AFTER ALL THE HYPE ABOUT KATRINA, WHAT A LOWER BLOW TO LOSE THE FIRST GAME SINCE KATRINA. AND PLAYING THE FALCONS, THE SAINTS WOULD HAVE GOTTEN THEIR PITY BUTTS KICKED. FACE IT…..WHAT DO OTHER’S FEEL…FEEDBACK PLEASE

By The Czar

September 26, 2006 09:47 AM | Link to this

Fellow Atlantans…just chill, Monday was a lose-lose situation. The Saints were NOT going to lose last night. The real test is sunday against an Arizona team with a rookie QB starting, we gotta pounce on them to show that we are for real,lay off Vick his o-line was p** poor and the receivers and of all people ALGE were ATROCIOUS!! Just wasn’t our day

By Rod

September 26, 2006 09:48 AM | Link to this

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By Kimberly Rice

September 26, 2006 09:48 AM | Link to this

I knew it was going to be tough for us (the Falcons) to win this game. There were strong emotions tied to this game for the Saints. This was not just any game for them. They wanted to “really” win this game for the New Orleans natives. They were hungry, they were focused. Mora and his coaching staff were out-coached. The Falcons players were not there mentally. The Falcons did not show up for this game. I don’t know who those guys were in the Red & Black. That was not my team. I hate to say it but the Falcons will never be able to win a Superbowl until they can handle the pressure of the big games like yesterday.

By Ed

September 26, 2006 09:52 AM | Link to this

For all the Vick protectors. I AM a Falcons Fan. And yes there is more to the loss than Vick, but one thing remains constant year to year with Vick. He cannot read a defense (AT ALL). He never goes to his third and fourth receivers (AT ALL). When the running game is stuffed, he cannot get the passing game going to offset the running game. We will never win BIG being one deminsional, and Vick has yet to prove he can throw when the run is taken away. This game just shows how idiotic the first two defensive coordinators were in the Carlolina, and Tampa Bay games.

By Foul can Fan

September 26, 2006 09:53 AM | Link to this

The Falcons rolled over and let the Saints stump over them with the help of the referees cheating and not calling the pass interferences because there was several other than the one they called and took away. Anyone who would have played the Saints last night could have just called it a lost because everyone except Atlanta was going for the Saints. Falcons hold your head up and lets go. No pity parties just go go go!!!

By Ed

September 26, 2006 09:55 AM | Link to this

For all the Vick protectors. I AM a Falcons Fan. And yes there is more to the loss than Vick, but one thing remains constant year to year with Vick. He cannot read a defense (AT ALL). He never goes to his third and fourth receivers (AT ALL). When the running game is stuffed, he cannot get the passing game going to offset the running game. We will never win BIG being one deminsional, and Vick has yet to prove he can throw when the run is taken away. This game just shows how idiotic the first two defensive coordinators were in the Carlolina, and Tampa Bay games.

By Kay Kay

September 26, 2006 09:57 AM | Link to this

I agree with Eric the game was rigged, the Blab Crew sucked and there was way too much coverage on “the ninth ward”. Everybody in the world knows what happened in NO and we have ALL seen the pictures over and over and over and over and over… I hate the Blab Crew when they are so biased to one team. I stand firm that The FALCONS are a GOOD team. They are going to the SUPERBOWL and that is all I have to say about that!!

By RJ

September 26, 2006 09:57 AM | Link to this

I am so tired of hearing about KATRINA VICTIMS ! I could puke ! It was planned, now all these leftover Katrina victims still in Atlanta and Houston & etc will go back home to root for the ‘aints, and quit running up our crime rates. The falcons will be fine, it was a good move to leave out Abraham until he is 100%.N.O. won’t be undefeated for long. Go Birds !!!

By Blaney

September 26, 2006 09:58 AM | Link to this

Hey - Did I hear one of the announcers say that Vick’s weakness is his passing? How can you be an NFL quarterback and your weakness be passing? Isn’t that kind of like being a receiver and not being able to catch? I mean, geez!

By dean

September 26, 2006 09:59 AM | Link to this

The Falcons had no chance in hell to win that game, before it even started. It was only a documentary on the past 13 months concerning the people of New Orleans and the Falcons just happened to be caught up in the hype

By Bruce41

September 26, 2006 09:59 AM | Link to this

I love the Falcons and have enjoyed watching them, in person and on TV, humiliate the Saints more than once so don’t get me wrong when I say; We got what we deserve. Sloppy blocking and tackling. Recevers don’t get open then when they do can’t catch a cold! QB that had his bad throws too trying to run for his life! We got spanked by a well prepared better team. They came to win and I think we came in there to make sure they did.The Falcons went down there and helped the Saints fans AND the Saints. Better go get ready for next (this) week or just sit on the sidelines and learn by watching.

By The Czar

September 26, 2006 10:02 AM | Link to this

I see the Vick haters are in full force..LIGHTEN UP!!! Y’all screamin for the man’s head after 3 Weeks?! He basically pacified two teams that MURDERED US last year in the first two weeks but now he sucks? WE WERE NOT GOING TO WIN LAST NIGHT FIX OR NO FIX!!! That’s just how the ball rolls people in situations like these. We have 13 MORE WEEKS!! We will see the Saints again on OUR TURF! And if its one thing I’ve learned in life. You can always trust the saints TO BE THE SAINTS! THEY WILL FAIL cuz they always do! We need to be wooried about Carolina, cuz SMith is bac and it will come a time for D. Hall to put his money where his MOUTH IS! Go Falcons!!

By chigger

September 26, 2006 10:02 AM | Link to this

Obviously, the Falcons were not prepared for this game. Why is that, time and time again, they fail to capitalize on their success? They have a long way to go if this is the way they approach an impactful game such as this. I know it’s early, but if they approach the playoffs this year in the same manner….it will be one and out!

By The Czar

September 26, 2006 10:02 AM | Link to this

I see the Vick haters are in full force..LIGHTEN UP!!! Y’all screamin for the man’s head after 3 Weeks?! He basically pacified two teams that MURDERED US last year in the first two weeks but now he sucks? WE WERE NOT GOING TO WIN LAST NIGHT FIX OR NO FIX!!! That’s just how the ball rolls people in situations like these. We have 13 MORE WEEKS!! We will see the Saints again on OUR TURF! And if its one thing I’ve learned in life. You can always trust the saints TO BE THE SAINTS! THEY WILL FAIL cuz they always do! We need to be wooried about Carolina, cuz SMith is bac and it will come a time for D. Hall to put his money where his MOUTH IS! Go Falcons!!

By The Czar

September 26, 2006 10:03 AM | Link to this

I see the Vick haters are in full force..LIGHTEN UP!!! Y’all screamin for the man’s head after 3 Weeks?! He basically pacified two teams that MURDERED US last year in the first two weeks but now he sucks? WE WERE NOT GOING TO WIN LAST NIGHT FIX OR NO FIX!!! That’s just how the ball rolls people in situations like these. We have 13 MORE WEEKS!! We will see the Saints again on OUR TURF! And if its one thing I’ve learned in life. You can always trust the saints TO BE THE SAINTS! THEY WILL FAIL cuz they always do! We need to be wooried about Carolina, cuz SMith is bac and it will come a time for D. Hall to put his money where his MOUTH IS! Go Falcons!!

By Mrs. Vick

September 26, 2006 10:03 AM | Link to this

FOUL CAN FAN, AND ALL THE OTHERS WHO ARE SAYING TO THE FALCONS KEEP YOUR HEAD UP, THANKS!!!!!!!! THE FLACONS NEED THAT VERY MUCH I LUV THEM TILL THE DAY I DIE WETHER THEY ARE 3-0 OR 0-13 WHO CARES!!! VICK, DUNN CRUMPLER, HALL, AND EVERYONE ELSE I LUV YA!!!!!!!!!!! YOUR TRUE FAN THE ONE AND ONLY MRS. MICHAEL VICK* **FYI…… IF ANY OF THE FALCONS HAPPEN TO READ THIS JUST KNOW THERE ARE MANY FANS THAT LUV YOU REGARDLESS, AND MIKE VICKIS NOT THE ONLY DAMN PLAYER ON THIS TEAM, HE CAN’T WIN FOR LOSE…… IF WE WIN OH IT WAS BECAUSE OF MIKE VICK, IF WE LOSE IT’S HIS FAULT. AIN’T NO I IN TEAM….. A*****!!! LUV YA D HALL YOU THE MAN BABY

By Warrick Dunn: Master motivator

September 26, 2006 10:04 AM | Link to this

I couldn’t help but think after hearing that Dunn hired a bunch of cars to take the team to the 9th ward Sunday evening to personally view the devastation that he has a job as a professional motivator. Especially after he forbade anyone from bringing cameras in order to convey the full effect of the devastation and make them focus on what they see. It was quite impressive.

Oscar de La Hoya is scheduled to fight Felix Trinidad in vegas next month. De la Hoya has hired master motivator Dunn to prep him for the fight.

Dunn plans to spend the week preceding the fight with de la Hoya on a strict schedule.

Fight night-Dunn will advise De La Hoya to walk from 10 miles out of town in the desert to the fight so he can better understand what the Galaetians experienced in 98 B.C.

Ringside as De la Hoya steps into the ring, Dunn will tell him to “do his best” even though every one in the world is hoping he loses because everyone loves Trinidad because he is a great man and you (De la Hoya) will never understand the magnitude of the roadblocks God has placed in front of him.

I am putting 20k on Trinidad by KO in the first.

By Kimberly Rice

September 26, 2006 10:05 AM | Link to this

I’M STILL FLYING THOSE FALCON FLAGS HIGH. I’M HOLDING MY HEAD UP. VICK, CRUMP, DUNN…KEEP YOUR HEAD UP. Mora, let’s change up the game plan so every play is not predictable. Vick, stay focused. Your accuracy is important. Crump, baby! You alright?

By RAY

September 26, 2006 10:07 AM | Link to this

IF THIER EVER WAS A GAME THAT WAS FIX IN THE NFL LAST NIGHT WAS 1 OF THEM. I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT IN MY LIFE AND I HOPE PEOPLE REALIZED JUST HOW FIXED IT WAS. I HOPE THE FALCONS GOT PLENTY OF MONEY FOR THAT ONE!YOU AND THE NFL HAS LOST ANOTHER FAN! THATS WHAT I LIKE COLLGE FOOTBALL . AT LEAST IT HAS GOT PRIDE!!!

By mike

September 26, 2006 10:10 AM | Link to this

Vick does not have the mental capacity to be a big time QB. Great College QB. might get us back to the playoffs, but too much pressure and he cracks. Not a Vick hater - but seen this same kind of player before - All jock and no brains

By SheLuvsFalcons

September 26, 2006 10:11 AM | Link to this

No one could have won in that Dome last night. The whole world was pulling for the Saints. And how many times were the announcers going to remind us about the “devastations of Hurricane Katrina” and the rebuilding effort, blah, blah, blah. Don’t get me wrong…I am sympathetic to what happened in NO and the people there. But explain to me why the Governor would use a freakin football game to rejuvenate the city. And President H. W. Bush…now that was taking sh*! too far. It’s a football game people, a football game. Not a national day of mourning/remembrance. Why did Arthur Blank allow the league to schedule the Falcons to be the first team back in the Superdome after this fiasco??? I am way bitter about this.

But on the flip side, the Falcons played like s$*!. Vick didn’t have a receiver open all night. What was wrong with Alge’s hands? Poor little Warrick Dunn. He wasn’t going anywhere. The Saints had studied his plays all week. And special teams. What the he!! was that first play. Who was blocking? And somebody (Koenen) needs to be fired. Some changes need to be made before Sunday…

Anyways, there are still 14 more weeks to go before playoffs. It would have been nice to be 3-0, but 2-1 ain’t bad. He!!, we could have Carolina (or worse, Tampa’s) record. And we still have to meet the Saints again…next time in our house and without all the hoopla. This s*$! ain’t over…

By Lofa

September 26, 2006 10:12 AM | Link to this

That game was a bunch of crap. The Saints are the same old Saints and if the refs would have called the game the way it should have been, the Falcons would have been much better off. I love how whenever there was pass interference, it was always OFFENSIVE pass interference… but then again, look at the criticism that the NFL would have received if the Falcons would have won — America would have seen it as beating down a city that has already gone through enough pain. Well, the America that has no clue about football. And I’m so sure, like they are a real team — they will have the same record as last year! They’ve beat the PACKERS and the BROWNS people. Like they are contenders! So lets keep our faith in the Falcons, you know you all love them when they are winning and we know they will blow Arizona out of the water next week!

By Had It

September 26, 2006 10:12 AM | Link to this

This game proved once and for all that all of sports has become Oprahized. Get the “feel good story” chicks off the field. Get the commentators out of the broadcast booths. Cut out the sob sisters stories. Cut the graphics, endless replay angles, over analyzing while we are at it. Put some testosterone producing men behind the mikes, cut the crap, send the likes of Bono packing, shut up about anything else and call the game. BRING BACK SPORTS NOW!!!

By Jack

September 26, 2006 10:12 AM | Link to this

Mora and Vick——-so who is suprised. Add Mckay to that also——-they blow a lot of smoke Blanks way and he is gullable. Home Depot they aint.

By Rodger

September 26, 2006 10:22 AM | Link to this

My God-what a vitriolic group on here! Have a little sympathy for NO!

A “fix” seems a little strong, but the performance was suspect.

And the Vick haters, Mora haters, etc.-LIGHTEN UP!

Hell, this was a MNF game-what do you expect from the Falcons? They have been more embarrassing on Monday nights than any team I have ever seen!

That said, the 2 areas most disturbing are: 1) as usual, pass blocking-hello??!! 2) unusually, special teams blocking-2 weeks, 3 blocked FG, one blocked punt? This looks like a UGA non-conference team!

With no time to throw, no one to catch, what kind of passing do you expect from Vick?

By andrea

September 26, 2006 10:24 AM | Link to this

Well I just think the true Falcons were displayed last night, All of the hype for the past few years has been centered around one player, michael vick, although he is a pretty good quarterback, he does not make up the whole team, and i think atlanta fans went a little crazy when he first started with the team and they just put a little too much emphasis on Vick.

By Husky

September 26, 2006 10:25 AM | Link to this

Matt Schaub could have one that game for Atlanta, bench Vick.

By Rutuger

September 26, 2006 10:25 AM | Link to this

Shameful how this team quit before the game started. I am humiliated as an Atlantan and a Falcon fan.

The players and coaches should be 150% ashamed of yourselves.

By Rutuger

September 26, 2006 10:26 AM | Link to this

Shameful how this team quit before the game started. I am humiliated as an Atlantan and a Falcon fan.

The players and coaches should be 150% ashamed of yourselves.

By Kimberly Rice

September 26, 2006 10:29 AM | Link to this

What I want to know is WHY IN THE hE## DID “FEMA” SPEND $118 MILLION DOLLARS ON REBUILDING THE SAINTS DOME INSTEAD OF USING THAT MONEY TO REBUILD HOMES FOR THE PEOPLE THERE?????? Now that’s ludicrous!! The Saints could have found a temporary home at another facility (college stadium) SOMEWHERE, SOMETHING!!!

By Chuck

September 26, 2006 10:30 AM | Link to this

* MIKE VICK SUCKS!!!!!! I do beleive he is jus stupid and has no brains. He can’t make a read of the denfensive line to save his life. Atlanta will be a loser for 10 more years with the most OVERRATED player EVER. He is a JOKE AND DUMB AS A BOX OF ROCKS*

By Chuck

September 26, 2006 10:30 AM | Link to this

* MIKE VICK SUCKS!!!!!! I do beleive he is jus stupid and has no brains. He can’t make a read of the denfensive line to save his life. Atlanta will be a loser for 10 more years with the most OVERRATED player EVER. He is a JOKE AND DUMB AS A BOX OF ROCKS*

By Dewaine

September 26, 2006 10:31 AM | Link to this

This game was fixed from the start. It would not be PC for the Falcons to win over the Aints because of all the sympathy. A good barometer of this was the fact that this is a rivalry and that there was no pushing and shoving near the end of the game because of the Falcons being upset over losing to their rival.

By andrea

September 26, 2006 10:33 AM | Link to this

Kimberly, I agree, but that’s another blog, probably a week long blog!!!

By andrea

September 26, 2006 10:34 AM | Link to this

Kimberly, I agree, but that’s another blog, probably a week long blog!!!

By Ben

September 26, 2006 10:34 AM | Link to this

Okay look. First the Saints played way over their heads. The field was bad for a quick cutting offense. The offense could not get going and the D got tired out in the first half. They were not used to being out there so much.
It was one game, and a big one only in the court of Public Opinion. If you are a Falcons fan, you know, we will never be the favorite to make the playoffs or the Superbowl. They will be underrated and under apprecited by the national media no matter what.
If you are a Falcons fan, stand up and be proud. They did lose, and badly, but the season is not over and the best, I feel is yet to come. Stop throwing blame around and start beleiving. The Saints won last night because: 1. The nation wanted them to 2. The field hurt the Falcons Offense and Defense cuts and blocks. 3. Once the Saints were up, how much would it have hurt the entire mood last night if the Falcons had come back from 20 points back. While I think the entire game being a scam to promote the Saints is a bit of a stretch, I can see how there may have been some protective calls later. 4. The played WAY over their heads.

The Falcons lost. Get over it and get on board, or get out of the way.

By Ben

September 26, 2006 10:35 AM | Link to this

Okay look. First the Saints played way over their heads. The field was bad for a quick cutting offense. The offense could not get going and the D got tired out in the first half. They were not used to being out there so much.
It was one game, and a big one only in the court of Public Opinion. If you are a Falcons fan, you know, we will never be the favorite to make the playoffs or the Superbowl. They will be underrated and under apprecited by the national media no matter what.
If you are a Falcons fan, stand up and be proud. They did lose, and badly, but the season is not over and the best, I feel is yet to come. Stop throwing blame around and start beleiving. The Saints won last night because: 1. The nation wanted them to 2. The field hurt the Falcons Offense and Defense cuts and blocks. 3. Once the Saints were up, how much would it have hurt the entire mood last night if the Falcons had come back from 20 points back. While I think the entire game being a scam to promote the Saints is a bit of a stretch, I can see how there may have been some protective calls later. 4. The played WAY over their heads.

The Falcons lost. Get over it and get on board, or get out of the way.

By mo

September 26, 2006 10:36 AM | Link to this

OK, SO NEXT WEEK WHEN WE PUT THE HAMMER DOWN ON ARIZONA, YOU ALL WILL BE BACK ON VICK’S JOCK! (fair-weather fans…)

This was just one bad game on a terrible field that took away our quickness and cutting ability. That’s why the run was stopped. That’s why the wide-outs didn’t get any separation. We were totally out of our game last night, like we were playing on skates or something. Now, factor in the fact that there was a breakdown on Special Teams that resulted in 6 points within the first minute or so of the game, and a drop ball by Alge that would have been 6 points for us; it was an all-around butt-whoopin’.

But don’t expect that same result will happen Sunday. Or when the Saints play us again on 11/26. Or any other time this season.

Oh, and for those who think that the playbook is out on how to beat the Falcons’ running game, the Saints spread the linebackers out and tried to give some outside help from the safeties. So what… Everybody does that! Heck, Pop Warner football players do that all the time!

The bottom line is the Warrick Dunn couldn’t get too many yards from the inside due to poor blocking from the O-line. That means that the Saints can get pressure with their front four. Plus, the WRs couldn’t get separation from the Saints’ DBs. The only other option, then, is to run Vick. But, with the DEs and LBs playing the outside gaps to keep Vick in the pocket, he had nowhere to go. Simple.

Now, that was exactly what Carolina and Tampa Bay tried to do. The reason why Atlanta was successful against them, however, is because we had good blocking, better routes from the WRs, and better field quality so Dunn, Norwood, and Vick can make cuts. The WRs made better cuts as well (which makes for better routes.)

So stop with the Vick-hatred speech. Schaub would have done worse in that situation. Why? Because precision passers + horrible WR routes = Interceptions.

By Greg from Marietta

September 26, 2006 10:38 AM | Link to this

O.K. it’s over and done with. New Orleans has reopened their dome. The Saints won the first game at home in over a year. The Falcons got their butts handed to them on a platter. The people of New Orleans have something that they can be happy about for a week. However, the last time I looked there are still 13 more games to play and if memory serves me correctly Miami has been the only modern era team to finish a year undefeated. So we lost one, so what. Lets buckle up and win the next one. Grow up people, this is entertainment, its a game!

By prosport

September 26, 2006 10:44 AM | Link to this

Hey Jim, Call Mark Richt and ask him what you do when you QB cant seem to get it done by the 3rd quarter. He will tell you to pull him and use someone else who may provide a spark. You say you would not want to do that and have Vick looking dejected on National TV. Well guess what? He looked that way anyway. He still can be your #1, but give #2 or #3 a chance to do something. You know you will have to use those guys sometime this year. To Mikes credit, I thought his receivers should have had at least 3 of his passes, maybe more. It surprises me to see that most of Atl takes it personally when Vick is criticized. Had Vick played in NY, he would probably be out of the NFL already.

By Cajun

September 26, 2006 10:45 AM | Link to this

Hi Stephen,

The levees are maintained by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers which is maintained by the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Isn’t this a sports blog? The dirty birds got plucked! GO SAINTS!!!!!

DIRTY BIRDS MAKE GOOD GUMBO

By Kimberly Rice

September 26, 2006 10:45 AM | Link to this

CHUCK, shut the he## up. You are a Vick “hater”. ANDREA, I had to put that out there about the money. BEN, I agree with you. Those of you who are season ticket holders but are not “real” Falcon fans when we lose….move out of the way. Sell me your season tickets. No matter what the Falcons record is…I will always be a dedicated fan. Now, bite that!

By Shady

September 26, 2006 10:46 AM | Link to this

F* Green Day!

By conspiracy

September 26, 2006 10:46 AM | Link to this

It’s a conspiracy. The Falcons decided to let the Saints win to make it more a dramatic night already filled with emotions. Think about it…if the Falcons had won, they would have been hated by everyone because it was supposed to be the Saints night. These aren’t the Falcons we’ll see the rest of the year.

By Shady

September 26, 2006 10:46 AM | Link to this

F* Green Day!

By prosport

September 26, 2006 10:47 AM | Link to this

For you first time bloggers. Read the directions. You have to wait 5 minutes before your post appears. If you have something stupid to say, it looks even dumber the second time you post it.

By ItsFake

September 26, 2006 10:49 AM | Link to this

The Falcons decided to let the Saints win to make it more a dramatic night already filled with emotions. Think about it…if the Falcons had won, they would have been hated by everyone because it was supposed to be the Saints night. These aren’t the Falcons we’ll see the rest of the year. It’s a conspiracy.

By ItsFake

September 26, 2006 10:49 AM | Link to this

The Falcons decided to let the Saints win to make it more a dramatic night already filled with emotions. Think about it…if the Falcons had won, they would have been hated by everyone because it was supposed to be the Saints night. These aren’t the Falcons we’ll see the rest of the year. It’s a conspiracy.

By Veronica

September 26, 2006 10:49 AM | Link to this

Some of you need therapy. What professional sports team would throw a game for the morale of a teamor a city? You have blamed the refs, the league, announcers, the grounds crew and the president and the Pope.

The Saints have had great teams on paper for the past few years, but injuries hurt them. The didn’t ask for pity party. Those players went to camp and worked hard to make the team. They don’t expect team to give them anything. There is such a rivalry between the Falcons and the Saints for the Falcons to throw a game.

Finally, if you had a sense of NFC South history, you would know that the Saints beat the Falcons, the Falcons beat Tampa Bay, Tampa beats the Carolina and Carolina beats the Saints, or vice versa depending on the year.

By CAJUN

September 26, 2006 10:50 AM | Link to this

Stephen

The levees are maintained by the Army Corps of Engineers(FEDERAL GOVERNMENT) Not the State or local politicians. It’s sad that you resort to personal attacks on people who lost so much on this SPORTS BLOG. Ya’ll got plucked, deal with it! GO SAINTS “DIRTY BIRDS MAKE GOOD GUMBO”

By allen

September 26, 2006 10:50 AM | Link to this

The Falcons decided to let the Saints win to make it more a dramatic night already filled with emotions. Think about it…if the Falcons had won, they would have been hated by everyone because it was supposed to be the Saints night. These aren’t the Falcons we’ll see the rest of the year. It’s a conspiracy.

By Dewaine

September 26, 2006 10:54 AM | Link to this

Didn’t I see Vince McMahon at the game? This looked like one of this orchestrations.

By FalcnFan N Cali

September 26, 2006 10:57 AM | Link to this

Atlanta fans can be pretty pathetic.. So fairweather… It’s ok to be mad about yesterday, but y’all swing between extremes on the drop of a hat. Last week, the Falcons were going to the SB and Vick was the best. Now, you hate the Falcons and Vick is the worst QB ever.

That’s why the Braves only won 1 WS. Questionable fan support.

Look at it this way, if the Falcons don’t win this year, the coaching staff WILL be fired.

By Rodger

September 26, 2006 10:58 AM | Link to this

Veronica, you’re right! I forgot the Pope-Saints & all-perfect!

By ItsFake

September 26, 2006 11:01 AM | Link to this

Because it’s better for marketing in the long run. Everyone and their grandmother…other than Falcons fans, wanted the Saints to win. It’s a crazy world but it’s true. Listen, the Falcons get beat by the Saints and then the Falcons win the rest of the season. What a Cinderalla story for both teams.

By ItsFake

September 26, 2006 11:01 AM | Link to this

Because it’s better for marketing in the long run. Everyone and their grandmother…other than Falcons fans, wanted the Saints to win. It’s a crazy world but it’s true. Listen, the Falcons get beat by the Saints and then the Falcons win the rest of the season. What a Cinderalla story for both teams.

By ItsFake

September 26, 2006 11:03 AM | Link to this

Because it’s better for marketing in the long run. Everyone and their grandmother…other than Falcons fans, wanted the Saints to win. It’s a crazy world but it’s true. Listen, the Falcons get beat by the Saints and then the Falcons win the rest of the season. What a Cinderalla story for both teams.

By jpop379

September 26, 2006 11:09 AM | Link to this

Green Day should have played “american Idiot” for those non-NO sympathisers that decided to watch.

By nawlins_whodat

September 26, 2006 11:10 AM | Link to this

Ignorance is bliss. And this blog has a lot of ignorant, hateful people, who can’t stand the fact that their team was manhandled by a better-prepared team and a 12th Man Crowd that sells out the entire season with Season Tickets. And we don’t have 5 million citizens to do it with! The Falcons, Vick, and Coach Mora reacted to this loss with class. Even the fans who made the trip reacted this way, too. Many, who stayed at home and complained about the broadcast (who cares?) — maybe you should find a different sport!

By ItsFake

September 26, 2006 11:11 AM | Link to this

The Falcons decided to let the Saints win to make it more a dramatic night already filled with emotions. Everyone and their grandmother…other than Falcons fans, wanted the Saints to win. It’s a crazy world but it’s true. Think about it…if the Falcons had won, they would have been hated by everyone because it was supposed to be the Saints night. The Falcons donated a “W” in the win column to the city. Why? Because it’s better for marketing in the long run for both teams. . Listen, the Falcons get beat by the Saints and then the Falcons win the rest of the season. What a Cinderalla story for both teams. These aren’t the Falcons we’ll see the rest of the year. It’s a conspiracy.

By Basinboy

September 26, 2006 11:16 AM | Link to this

The Falcons have been EXPOSED. So far the Falcons have difficulty scoring in the red zone and lack the presence of a physical go to receiver. Obviously, there is little imagination in the passing routes, the Saint DBs were jumping on the routes all night like they knew exactly where the receiver was going. The routes are so predictable. The special teams were horrible and the Falcons have yet to prove that they can win in a hostile environment. The Falcons are simply not tough!

This loss may be a sign of worse things to come. Eric Moulds was available T.O. was available. Why did the Falcons pass over them? The need for a physical go to receiver is glaring. Ashely Lelie is not the answer; he is too soft and so is Michael Jenkins and Roddy White.

By jack

September 26, 2006 11:16 AM | Link to this

I felt the NFL wanted the Saints to win this game in light of the situation, there. There were too many missed calls by officials(pass interference called, flag picked up that would have given the Falcons an opportunity late in the game, they showed in the first replay the right two players, but in following replays, other set of receiver and defender. I have never seen a punt blocked, in the manner, I saw Monday, the man came up the middle, virtually unblocked. I feel for the region, and I think the NFL wanted this win to be the welcome back to NO.

By RJ

September 26, 2006 11:16 AM | Link to this

What a waist of time… Fixing games for entertainment sake is wrong. This is just another half-a* plan from our loser president’s administration.

By jack

September 26, 2006 11:17 AM | Link to this

I felt the NFL wanted the Saints to win this game in light of the situation, there. There were too many missed calls by officials(pass interference called, flag picked up that would have given the Falcons an opportunity late in the game, they showed in the first replay the right two players, but in following replays, other set of receiver and defender. I have never seen a punt blocked, in the manner, I saw Monday, the man came up the middle, virtually unblocked. I feel for the region, and I think the NFL wanted this win to be the welcome back to NO.

By Dennard

September 26, 2006 11:19 AM | Link to this

I was skeptical from the first 2 games honestly. Yes we did win, however, we barely scored any points, especially offensive TOUCHDOWNS dagnabit! The teams we beat weren’t much to go on. We got our cards dealt to us this time. Maybe it’ll be a wake-up call in calling better plays. We need to be able to throw (and catch) the ball more. We can’t fault Crumpler for the big “L”. Everyone has a bad game. I’m still a Falcons Fan til I die, but we’ve got to be more aggressive. Can’t wait til ABRAGHAM returns on defense. We need you man! Just gotta bounce back next week. Good Luck BIRDS and fans, if you’re real, stick with your team no matter what.

By brian

September 26, 2006 11:25 AM | Link to this

Falcon fans, get over it. You lost. So f’n what. You guys ever stopped to think “maybe we are overrated?” And as far as cracking on N.O., please stop. The people of that city lost family and things that can never be replaced. I thought Atlanta was a progressive city, seems as if it is going backwards!

By brian

September 26, 2006 11:25 AM | Link to this

Falcon fans, get over it. You lost. So f’n what. You guys ever stopped to think “maybe we are overrated?” And as far as cracking on N.O., please stop. The people of that city lost family and things that can never be replaced. I thought Atlanta was a progressive city, seems as if it is going backwards!

By Mattswilson360

September 26, 2006 11:34 AM | Link to this

This was a lose/lose situation for the falcons. You win and your beating up on poor new orleans, you lose and your a bad team. What the falcons did though was go there and crap their pants. What do the falcons and the dawgs have in common? They both have receivers that can’t catch. There are major differences though. 1)The falcons get paid millions and the dawgs have 18-21yr old kids.2)MR had enough balls and common sense to pull his number one QB when he saw that he was struggling albeit not all his fault(bad play calling, weak OL play, and drops)where as JM stayed with Vick who looked TERRIBLE. At least Stafford played decent and oh yeah, he is a freshman. Vick could not run, he could not throw and you have an excellent backup in Schaub. Play him. Maybe he gives the O some spark. The falcons got overwhelmed with the atmosphere and fueled the fire with poor play. And don’t tell me you can’t second guess leaving JA in the last couple minutes in the opener as I am sure he would not have been any help getting to Brees or slowing down the run game. In the falcons defense, if a field is not ready to play on as the announcers kept saying then why were they there so early in the first place. The falcons looked slow, apathetic and they gave up way too soon in that game. I know that no one outside of atlanta was pulling for them but the game was a major dissapointment and again they played like the dawgs on Sat. They got outworked by a motivated team and the only difference is MR turned things around by giving someone else a shot when he saw his #1 was not getting it done. Correct me if I am wrong.

By Count_to_10_before_posting

September 26, 2006 11:37 AM | Link to this

Going into last nights game the Falcons were 3 of 9 for TD’s in the Red Zone. That’s pathetic and it came to bite them in the butt last night. This spread option offense is fine in the open field, but it doesn’t work in the NFL when the field is limited and the Defense can pack in what small amount of yardage is left.

I think Greg Knapp is finally doing a good job with the limited weapons he has, but until Vick learns how to take something off of the short passes and the WR’s learn how to use their legs and hips to get open this team is going to struggle.

And for all of you that are b!t@hing about Katrina, I hope to God nothing bad ever happens to your family or the city you live in. Get a clue and a heart.

By Mattswilson360

September 26, 2006 11:37 AM | Link to this

This was a lose/lose situation for the falcons. You win and your beating up on poor new orleans, you lose and your a bad team. What the falcons did though was go there and crap their pants. What do the falcons and the dawgs have in common? They both have receivers that can’t catch. There are major differences though. 1)The falcons get paid millions and the dawgs have 18-21yr old kids.2)MR had enough balls and common sense to pull his number one QB when he saw that he was struggling albeit not all his fault(bad play calling, weak OL play, and drops)where as JM stayed with Vick who looked TERRIBLE. At least Stafford played decent and oh yeah, he is a freshman. Vick could not run, he could not throw and you have an excellent backup in Schaub. Play him. Maybe he gives the O some spark. The falcons got overwhelmed with the atmosphere and fueled the fire with poor play. And don’t tell me you can’t second guess leaving JA in the last couple minutes in the opener as I am sure he would not have been any help getting to Brees or slowing down the run game. In the falcons defense, if a field is not ready to play on as the announcers kept saying then why were they there so early in the first place. The falcons looked slow, apathetic and they gave up way too soon in that game. I know that no one outside of atlanta was pulling for them but the game was a major dissapointment and again they played like the dawgs on Sat. They got outworked by a motivated team and the only difference is MR turned things around by giving someone else a shot when he saw his #1 was not getting it done. Correct me if I am wrong.

By bushwacker

September 26, 2006 11:45 AM | Link to this

All I know is the coach looked like a deer in the headlights!! Where are you Dan Reeves???

By Charlie

September 26, 2006 11:46 AM | Link to this

The Birds looked dead last night. Starting with our special teams line and continuing to the offense. The defense didn’t play too bad considering the lack of Abe and the length of time they had to spend on the field.

But Vick showed last night that he is still unable to read progressions to the open receiver. He had ants in his pants most of the night. Reads, footwork, running, none of it was working for him. He really needs to start peppering the ball to other people besides crump…that is so predictable. But in fairness, Crump has to catch those balls in the end zone. But I though Vick spent all that time in the offseason working with White and Jenkins? It doesn’t show. What about the o-line…where was the protection?

Roddy White gave a dismal performance. He can’t get open and he can’t catch the ball…Next! Lelie looked good and they should have thrown to him more…and Jenkins looked good too. Do we have an inside slant pattern that anyone can run? Don’t think so.

As for the running game, you can blame it on the new turf, or you can accept that the Ain’ts were fired up and ready for us and just plain stuffed us. Should have let the rookie Norwood run more though…nothing against Warrick, but if it isn’t working with him, try something else.

Our red zone offense is a real problem. We can’t afford to settle for a field goal and then miss it. Morten Anderson is not at fault for the block…that was all line.

The goat of the game is special teams and Gregg Knapp as well, neither showed up. Greg Knapp’s play calling is horrendous. Handoff then throw to Crump…that’s about it. One good play to Lelie down the field worked but they never went back to it.

Dismal and discouraging. But nevertheless, I will always support them. They must adjust and fix their wagon wheels, which fell off last night.

By gpimpalot

September 26, 2006 11:46 AM | Link to this

Hey Hey Heeeeeey!!!!!! The sun shines even on a dogs a* every once in while. Yesterday we gave them so called -Saints- a doggy treat. We won’t feed them dogs again. Baaaaaaaabe!

By Peter Gozinya

September 26, 2006 11:48 AM | Link to this

If there were a BCS poll for the NFL, the Falcons would fall from 5th to 20th. They may be 2-1 but they looked like a team struggling to find its 1st win of the year. Even if this team is lucky enough to make the playoffs, it will be one and done- just like the Braves. Atlanta continues to be a town of sports mediocrity where fans view division titles as world championships. The Falcons still have some work to do before they even hit mediocrity.

By Count_to_10_before_posting

September 26, 2006 11:49 AM | Link to this

I think the Falcons are finding out why the Jets were so willing to trade John Abraham. The guy has no heart and completely lacks the “warrior” mentality needed out of a guy that plays in the trenches. He pulled this same garbage up in NY and when the Falcons traded for him I told an over-excited buddy to not be too happy because he’ll probably only play in about 8 games all year, looks like I’m going to be right on that one.

And Hartwell?? It looks more and more like Ray Lewis made Ed Hartwell look like stud for years, because he’s looked like a dud here in Atlanta.

By Zerevon

September 26, 2006 11:52 AM | Link to this

Somebody please check Algie’s hands, he might have a broken finger or two. Shoub would have won that game with accurate passing to another receiver. We are not going to the SB with this joke of a coach and his arrogant attitude. Screw the Saints..

By Kim

September 26, 2006 12:02 PM | Link to this

Hmmmmm. It will be interesting to see how the Colts and Bengals fare in the Superdome. The only thing worse than the game last night (if that’s possible) were the ESPN commentators! Anybody want to take bets on the Saints going to the Super Bowl this year? Hey, while we’re at it, might as well have the Super Bowl IN New Orleans too! Come on, I love the Falcons, I KNOW they can perform better than the fiasco I witnessed last night!

By Big Bird

September 26, 2006 12:02 PM | Link to this

Good People Listen: 1st of all, why in the H* are we taking tours of the 9th Ward before the game. We are supposed to be in town to kick some A.., and here we are making our players (mentally soft/compassionate) with the Katrina crap. Mora, McKay and Blank should have told the players that we can do that Tues. morning after we go 3-0, with a commanding lead in the NFC South. Once I heard that they had toured the Crescent City, I knew it was over!

By Charlie

September 26, 2006 12:04 PM | Link to this

The notion that the Falcons “wanted the Saints to win” is ludicrous! The notion that the President’s Administration had anything to do with it is bizzare. The notion that anyone including disgruntled Falcons fans, wish’s ill upon the poor and downtrodden is preposterous.

What happened to New Orleans was a tragic affair beyone anyones control. Media wants to say nobody did anything and it’s the Prez’s fault and that’s ridiculous as well.

Reminds me of a bunch of folks that don’t want to accept responsibility for their own welfare and want to blame someone else for the biggest natural disaster to ever hit N.O. Geez, sounds like a bunch of Democrats.

Every liberal celebrity and politician in the world used this tragedy to politicize it to their own advantage, whether for votes, publicity, or just to jab the opposition with a sharp stick in the eye. Thank god most of us have the intelligence to discern between fact and fiction.

Fact: there was no “delayed” response from the Bush Administration. In fact, the plans for responding to the disaster were in place long before Katrina. And you can go back many administrations and place blame on all of them too, for the shortcomings of the emergency response and subsequent failings of the support systems. Who could have planned for a levee break? Did anyone, Dems or Reps alike at any time before the disaster? No. So don’t go trying to say it was the Bush Admin. The more caterwallering and poor mouthing trash talk you do, you may as well be swimming in crap up to your eyeballs, because that’s about how much it helps.

If I lost everything in this disaster, what little I had, I would be p** and probably be looking for someone to blame. But the fact is, the infrastructure was not in place to handle this and you can blame the Mayor, the Governor first, then the states preparedness plan, then the folks who didn’t evacuate when told to, then FEMA, then the administration. Enough to go around. But it still won’t solve the problem of what if: another hurricane hits N.O. Are you citizens ready now?

One things for sure…Hurricane New Orleans hit the Falcons last night and beat them like a yard dawg.

By bl

September 26, 2006 12:04 PM | Link to this

Who Dat? The team that just kicked your behind. Dat Who!

By Hotrod

September 26, 2006 12:10 PM | Link to this

Its done, it was a lose lose situation, so lets get ready for the next game a look forward to the rematch with Saints in our house. The Falcons (or any other team,) really were the “designated” turd in the punch bowl for that night.

I mean U2 singing songs about the Saints.Pretty weird stuff. I get it, but weird.

By Bob

September 26, 2006 12:13 PM | Link to this

No blocking on offense or special teams,recievers dropping balls left and right,equals butt-kicking by Saints.

By Two dead fly's

September 26, 2006 12:18 PM | Link to this

some of our fan I wish we could go to there job to see if they have any heart, warrior mentality. how many days you are sick and you lay out and use all your sick time do they do good work. They need to be held to the same standard.

By Count_to_10_before_posting

September 26, 2006 12:30 PM | Link to this

Two Dead Flys,

Take a look at Abraham’s history, especially his last few weeks with the Jets and you’ll see this is a common thing for him. JA is out for JA only and he’s admitted that in the past.

By JK

September 26, 2006 12:33 PM | Link to this

Maybe now they’ll do something other than the college option. I forsee every team watching the film on this and figuring us out. Time to upgrade to a real offensive scheme.

By Count_to_10_before_posting

September 26, 2006 12:38 PM | Link to this

Two dead fly’s

What do you expect from a guy that makes comments about how even though his team is playing the playoffs and he’s cleared to play by the medical staff that he’s not going to play because he doesn’t want to risk it in a contract year?

Self-serving is what I call it.

By jc

September 26, 2006 12:39 PM | Link to this

By Vince

September 26, 2006 12:47 PM | Link to this

Besides, with your words you are trashing the poor and downtrodden. They’re the ones who didn’t leave, mostly because they didn’t have the resources to do so. The poor and the elderly, that’s who you insult. Not nice.

Uhhhh, Jennifer? Had they considered walking out of the city?!? Legs are a good resource.

By nawlins-whodat

September 26, 2006 12:58 PM | Link to this

For all of you that are theorizing a “fix” and conspiracy, shhhh… The Conspiracy goes places you don’t want to know. We must never speak of it. Should you ignore this advice, you may find Guantanamo very comfortable after all! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

By Erik

September 26, 2006 01:01 PM | Link to this

All emotion and absent players aside, if the offensive line plays better in this game, the score is very different. Vick had no protection, Dunn and Norwood had no holes and if the O-line blocks, those kicks don’t get blocked. Vick made some good throws that were dropped or not even tried for. It wasn’t his best game, but the onus of his poor numbers should not be squarely placed on his shoulders.

The defense only gave up one touchdown, without Abraham and what’s his name again…oh Hartwell. I don’t think it is panic time, by any stretch. Work on core blocking and catching drills this week, blitz the hell out of the rookie QB and enjoy the win over the Cards on Sunday.

By Take Off The White Hood

September 26, 2006 01:03 PM | Link to this

For all of you people bashing the city of New Orleans and the people; Shame on you! This was just a GAME; none of your lives was change by the out come of the score. What happen in New Orleans last year was real and it will forever change lives. Let the people of Louisiana have that win. A monument of JOY after a year of travesty. If you want to blame the NFL or the Ref’s fine do so (or maybe come to the realization that the Falcons just got out played), but leave the bad mouthing of the New Orleans people out. Just remember none of you would dare trade place with them right now. (Leaving in a FEMA travel trailer)

By Adamn Shame

September 26, 2006 01:08 PM | Link to this

Aint no way in the world anyone can look at this and tell that is wasn’t planned. Somebody got paid to a little sumthin sumthin. Crump dropping TD passes. Why wasn’t Norwood used more in the running game? All of the “new” guys made big plays and the veterans threw the D* game.

By nawlins-whodat beater

September 26, 2006 01:10 PM | Link to this

A “W” was donated to the city of N.O because it was their night. Be prepared to take on the Falcons on their turf.

By samiam

September 26, 2006 01:14 PM | Link to this

The blame should be on Knapp and Mora. We all know that MV isn’t the best passer and yet they come out passing. I’m a Vick fan, but a realist. This was bad coaching from the start. They fell right into the Saints hands with this game plan.

By Idiotkicker

September 26, 2006 01:47 PM | Link to this

Samiam you are wrong…

Coming out passing was not bad strategy.

Everyone who knows anything about football should know that NO was going to stop the run because everyone has been talking about that.

Besides having a passing game throws off their defense and when that happens you hit em with the run. But it didn’t work out.. With that said, I did have issues with the lack of adjustments coaching made during the game.

By BIG BLACK BIRD

September 26, 2006 02:30 PM | Link to this

Norwood needs to be getting more carries and Shockley needs to be running the show. He’s doesn’t get rattled AND he has a brain.

By laser

September 26, 2006 02:36 PM | Link to this

Roddy White was a wasted draft pick, he has not caught a pass all year. I dont think he could catch a cold.

By VickTired

September 26, 2006 02:57 PM | Link to this

Even if Atlanta brought back, Jerry Rice, Lynn Swann and Micheal Irving, Mike Vick couldn’t hit them. Strong arm, but like a pitcher that can throw 100 mph to the BACKSTOP! 6 years, 6 years and we are still talking about him maturing into an all around Quarterback. What a joke. Mora can’t bench him, because Arthur Blank has to not hurt Mike’s feelings. Turn him into a running back for goodness sake! DJ Shockley could do better!

By NO worn out!

September 26, 2006 03:01 PM | Link to this

Thank God the Superdome is re-opened and that is behind us now. If I hear another thing about New Orleans and Katrina I will burst. Too bad they didn’t do a story about their idiot Mayor, or about how the people of New Orleans can catch a bus back there. MNF was an informercial for New Orleans and when is someone going to realise that Stuart Scott from ESPN is HORRIBLE!

By Steve Hudson

September 26, 2006 03:21 PM | Link to this

It was ALMOST as if the Falcons were throwing the game. This game was an embarrassment. I know we had to live with the pity party, but they should have at least kept the game closer.

By Cee G

September 26, 2006 03:36 PM | Link to this

There are problems that started long before last night. The incompetent offensive coordinator needs to go along w/this redundant offense. Since Vick is the QB there needs to be a competent coach that can come in here & fully maximize his potential. Blank should have hired Charlie Weiss when he had the chance! I guess we’ll just have to see what sort of adjustments these guys will make, or will they keep rewinding the Texas-USC game?

By Fredrick

September 26, 2006 04:12 PM | Link to this

This Vick bashing, and Schabub worshipping is getting a little tedious and juvenile. Cut the kid some break. This was a team lose. Receivers were atrocious, the O-line was pathetic, and the special team was non existent. Look Vick is the one who is going to get the Falcons to the promise land. That Kid from virginia is overrated. he is not/and will never be the qb in ATL as long as Vick is alive, so u all vick bashers can go shoot yourself in the head, and go to hell. If Schabub is so great he will be somewhere. Trust me.If any team reall deemed him that great he will have been traded long time ago.Some of u ATL fans are so ignorant and racist beyond comprehension. Bring peyton, tom brady, hasselbeck, mcnabb, favre, culpepper, and any other great qb. on this team, and they will have porous #s, and lose some games like vick has, b’cos ATL really lacks talent all around. Surround vick with talent, and he will put up amazing #s, and wins/losses records. He has been great thus far with marginal talent like he was when he was in college. Do any of u remember how VT struggled against Miami w/o Vick, and how ATL was non existent w/o Vick? i just hope that Mora will play schbaub 4 4 series in a game, and see how miserably he performs. that will obviously shut this morons up, but i doubt it. So 2 U all Vick haters GO 2 HELL, and STAY THERE.

By It's A Shame

September 26, 2006 04:19 PM | Link to this

There was something fishy about that game last night. It was more like an announcement to the world that N.O. is back and the Falcons did them a favor by being the sacrifical lamb. We all know that the Falcons are a much better team that showed up last night. It’s as if the Falcons decided to lose the game for the sake of the city. C’mon, we all know the Falcons are much more talented than the Saints. It’s just too fishy and sad how the Falcons decided to roll over on their backs like dead birds. Poor officiating, punt block, field goal block, sacks, poor play calling, etc only magnified the Saints as if they are the best team in the NFL. Also, enough about the Katrina disaster already and let’s focus on getting our troops home.

By Mattswilson360

September 26, 2006 04:58 PM | Link to this

Frederick,

You, sir, are a jackcass. When you can complete sentences that have a valid point, please return. What makes the comments on this post racist because people say that Vick played awful. Wake up! You are the one with blind ignorance. The falcons have some of the best talent in the league so who would you like them to add to the roster. They have three good QBs, two great RBs, two great FBs, one of the best TEs in the league(although he didn’t help his cause last night)some good young receivers that need alot of work with the pass catching drills, a good OL, one of the best D Lines, linebacking corps, and secondaries in the league. Blame the Coach and the execution or the heart of the players last night but by no means can you ever blame the organization for a lack of talent. Get your facts straight or know your role and shut your mouth!

By Fred1872

September 26, 2006 05:08 PM | Link to this

Vick’s a great athlete, but the Falcons need a quarterback. So why is a Hall-of-Fame-quality quarterback like Matt Schaub sitting on the bench?

By saintsfan4vr

September 26, 2006 05:50 PM | Link to this

Folks, ya gotta calm down - the sun will rose this morning and it will rise again tomorrow, and the day after, and the day after, …

I find it beyond ridiculous, but ever so funny, that conspiracy theories are so abundant about this loss by the Falcons… geez, ya’ll need to take a chill pill and quit watching so much politics ! ! !

Anybody that has followed the Saints or the Falcons over the years knows quite well that you can throw out all of the “norms” for their meetings … the rivalry between these teams is far too intense.

Add in the adrenaline and a few dashes of emotion and there ya have it … the Falcons got their butts kicked fair and square.

I would be remiss though if I didn’t expound on the conspiracy angle … do ya think Houston was in on the conspiracy too? Ya know, passing on Bush and all, just to set up this game? Do ya think for one minute that we wouldn’t have heard about a “fix” with today’s media?

And those blocked kicks - do ya think the Falcons rigged their previous blocked kicks just to make those in this game look “right”?

I’ve witnessed far too many Saints/Falcons games to not expect the unexpected. What we saw last night was totally unexpected - yet easily predicted if one studies the series over a period of years …

Suck it up, it’s only the third game …

By Dan

September 26, 2006 05:57 PM | Link to this

The 1966 Packers,the 1972 Dolphins nor the 1975 Steelers would have won in New Orleans last night. The noise,energy level and circumstances were off the chart. Let’s move forward and forget about this one, but let’s not forget about the area, America. Rebuild and party like its 2999. We need New Orleans and the Gulf Coast to thrive again.

By bamabird

September 26, 2006 06:07 PM | Link to this

Why does the poll question say “special teams and Andersen”? What N da hell did andersen do wrong? It wasn’t his fault the field goal was blocked? Stupid poll question, just stupid!!!!!

By Dewaine

September 26, 2006 07:34 PM | Link to this

Hey, AJC, I want to read what happened last night in the WWE. I thought newspapers were not supposed to put sports entertainment in the sports section yet I read about the Falcons “game”. You would have to be a dimwit to not know this game was going to be fixed before the game was even “played”.

By Brian

September 26, 2006 08:40 PM | Link to this

I knew it, I knew it!! Here we go with all the “rigged” and “fixed” cries. Your precious Falcons got a Beat Down and everyone starts crying. I was at the game and watched your team get outplayed and outcoached from the start. The crowd was so loud that Vick looked like he was lost running that college offense. Take it like a man and move on. WHO DAT! WHO DAT!

By sl

September 26, 2006 08:51 PM | Link to this

Can someone tell me why we have so many blocked kicks and punts in the last couple of years. I’ve been a Falcon fan all of my life and have never seen the rash of blocked kicks like I have in the past few season. Who is to blame for that? DeCamillas?Mora?

By Randy Davis

September 26, 2006 08:56 PM | Link to this

I flew to N.O. and attended the game with my son to support the city efforts of N.O. and the Falcons. We wore our Falcons shirts and hats and took a lot of good natured “ribbing” from the very nice Saints fans. But in the end, there was only one way to express our feelings: EMBARASSED! Dropped passes, terrible special teams, and a QB in the “twilight zone”. Mora better get things right fast or as Norm Van Brocklin used to say. NFL means “Not For Long” for losers.

By spike lee

September 26, 2006 09:08 PM | Link to this

SPIKE LEE SAYS,

ITS THE WHITE MANS FAULT THAT THE HURRICANE HIT. ITS THE WHITE MANS FAULT THAT MIKE VICK PLAYED HORRIBLE. ITS THE WHITE MANS FAULT THAT 90% OF NEW ORLEANS IS ON WELFARE AND ARE CRIMINALS. ITS THE WHITE MANS FAULT THAT TONY KORNHEIZER SUCKS!

MAYBE WE CAN TRADE MIKE VICK FOR A 6TH ROUND PICK NEXT YEAR.

By Jazzy-ez realamius

September 26, 2006 10:22 PM | Link to this

Jerry Glanville said the NFL stands for “not for long.”

How many more years of Vick? 6??? 8????

By Eric C.

September 26, 2006 10:56 PM | Link to this

As much as I enjoy watching Vick play when he is on…I’ve finally seen enough of the off…it’s time to move on to Schaub.

By Black&goldsuperbowl

September 26, 2006 11:00 PM | Link to this

take your whipping like a man stop implying the game was rigged.This is not the Saints you grandma new its surely is a new era. And Barry that a very mean thing to say i would only hope you never have to deal with what i dealt with and still going through with Katrina. I lost loves one friends and many i grew up with or no longer here. FIRST AND FOREMOST MIKE VIC IS WAY OVER RATED AND LIMITED HE CAN’T THROW ALL HE DOES IS RUN THAT WILL NOT WORK WHEN HE FACES A GREAT DEFENCE LIKE THE SAINTS THEY WERE IN HIS FACE ALL NIGHT AND HE FOLDED. T he Saints game plan was simple take the run away Warrick DUNN then Saints offense do your jobv which is score get 14 points ahead and forced Vic to pass which every team in the Nfl knows Vic sucks in passing kinda remind me of his cousin AAron Brooks who i am so glad he is gone far from New Orleans Well i guess i said enough OH NO I DIDN’T GEAUX SAINTS DIRTY BIRDS TASTE REAL GOOD IN MY GUMBO

By max

September 27, 2006 08:10 AM | Link to this

Vick Has Sucked Ever Since He Got The “Clap” From That Getto Babe..They Say You Can Never Get Rid Of It!! The Offense Never Showed Up..The Defense? Non-Existant!! Thhis Team Is Pretty Much Where It Was 10 Years Ago!I Do Not Get The Coach’s Mind Set With Vick!! If He Is DEAD In The Water..Why Not Go To The #2 Guy..See If He Can Get Something Going!! We Keep Bringing In All These “Veteran” Starters From Other Teams..As Far As I Can Tell, They Havent Made Much Of A Difference! We Still Cant Defend The Pass Or The Run..Its Time To Run GURU Donatelli & That Lame Brained Offensive Coach OUT OF TOWN!! Hey Vick, That “DOO” You Sport On Top Of Your Head..Strait Out Of The Getto!! Hey Vick, YOU Are NOT The MAN!! Neither Is MoFo #21!!The F’Coons Continue To Suck On Monday Night Like They Have SUCKED Most Of Their Existance..Arthur Blank, Get Off The Field & Back To Your Suite..Jim Mora Has Not A Clue!!I Predict He Will Be Gone By The End Of The Year!! I Say, PUT THE BEST MAN ON THE FIELD..IF HE CANT CUT IT, PULL HIM & PUT IN HIS BACK UP!! Nuff Said!! FALCONS SUCK!!

By LottoWinner2Donate

September 27, 2006 09:17 AM | Link to this

Everyone in this forum is a loser. Do you all think anyone involved in the game on Monday night really care what all of you think? They’re all making millions, you guys aren’t. ALL OF YOU ARE PATHETIC. IT’S ONLY A GAME. THERE’S MORE TO LIFE THAN WORRYING ABOUT FOOTBALL GAME THAT KEEPS THE NFL, FALCONS, AND SAINTS RICH. EXPEND YOUR ENERGY ON THINGS THAT WILL HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OTHER PEOPLE’S LIVES. OH, BY THE WAY, YOU GUYS ARE PAYING FOR THESE PLAYERS’ SALARIES.

By Marty

September 27, 2006 09:36 AM | Link to this

Some ugly comments about a pitty party in N.O.That was just an old fashioned “a* whoopin” given BY the Saints this time. The Falcons have had their day..often… But it won’t happen this year.Saints will ROCK the Georgia Dome in November.STEPHEN,meet me at the Game and I’ll show you what I mean by “a* whoopin”!!!!

By rod

September 27, 2006 09:37 AM | Link to this

the whole damn game was set-up with the block up the middlew and alge dropping the wide open catch.

By Marty

September 27, 2006 09:42 AM | Link to this

The game proved one thing for sure: Michael Vick and Aaron Brooks are definetely related.

By paul saints

September 27, 2006 11:56 AM | Link to this

THE DOME ROCKED. THE SAINTS PLAYED THEIR HEARTS OUT.THE FALCONS WERE ASLEEP.COME ON ATLANTA, GIVE CREDIT WHEN IT IS DESERVED. THE FALCONS ARE MORE TALENTED BUT IT WAS THE NIGHT FOR THE SAINTS. REMEBER THE DOLPHINS BEATING THE MORE TALENTED BEARS ON MONDAY NIGHT WHEN DITKA AND THE BEARS WON THE SUPERBOW. THE ORANGE BOWL ROCKED THAT NIGHT. THIS HAPPENS FROM TIME TO TIME.I’M A SAINT FAN AND I’M STILL HOPING FOR 8 AND 8.THE FALCONS WILL BE IN THE PLAYOFF BECUASE THEY HAVE A GOOD COACH AND PLAYERS. COME ON FAlcon fan don’t give up. see ya’ll in atlanta.

By Jere Brower

September 27, 2006 02:53 PM | Link to this

If I did not know better, I would say that game was fixed.

By Fredrick

September 27, 2006 04:16 PM | Link to this

Did i hear somebody on this post refer to schaub as a hall-of-fame qb. that is a comment that is not wothy of a response. To you matts wilson, what they hell do u mean by “know your role”. U idiotic bastard. u just made my point. the receivers are still learning how to run routes, the TE was atrocious on monday night. Dunn is great RB, and i will admit the defense is better this yr than last yr. However, what prompted me to post my message was the incessant bashing of Vick 4 every Falcons loss since he became the starter. My point is plain and simple; peyton, brady, mcnabb, culpepper, and any other great qb in the nfl will have medicore #s in this offense.You buffons in ATL should be grateful u have Vick. I will repeat my earlier message:the talent around the kid is marginal to say the least. Don’t u guys think it is unfair to blame one player 4 all the problems of a team? The kid gives his all everytime he suits(maybe expect one time), so bird fans relax, chill and enjoy the ride cos this is going to be a memorable season for the falcons courtesy SUPERMAN himself(VICK)

By Fredrick

September 27, 2006 04:37 PM | Link to this

The game proved one thing; Marty u are an idiot. How can u compare Aaron Brooks 2 Michael Vick? these are two different qbs with different talents. Vick has won a division title, taken his team 2 the playoffs, and a conference championship.It is these kinds of postings that makes some of us question the sanity and motives of some of u on this blogs. Your vernom towards Vick is too much. he can never please any of u. it is amazing. Each and everyone one of u is as flawed and inconsistent in your jobs, marriages, freindships as he is; and yet he is the one who is villified each and everyday. That is a shame coming from people who deem themselves christians. Pious bastards that is what u all are!!!

By die hard fan

September 27, 2006 06:53 PM | Link to this

Any true Falcons fan who has followed them through their past two seasons should know that there was something a little too hard to believe that they were really shut down. All the passes that were just juggled out of the hands of Crumpler and Jenkins - come on! Since when does Jenkins let a ball bounce out of his hands - especially in the end zone when he is wide open? And don’t you just find it odd that neither Vick nor Dunn ran? Our defense has always been hard to get through and our offense is one of the best in the nation! How can any of you say they just sucked? If this game wasn’t given to the Saints then the sky is not blue! This game was hyped up beyond belief and commercialized to the point of sickness! Too bad NO couldn’t win on their own - bathe in your glory for now NO - but remember you have to earn the rest of the season. And to the rest of the Falcon bashers - the Falcons are one of the best teams in the nation and Vick will always be the best!

By NOLA

September 28, 2006 01:59 AM | Link to this

I just came here, originally, to get a different take on the game. WOW. I do not know where to begin. Sports things first, not that it is the most important,but let’s stay on subject……No fix was in, that is absurd, yeah, the Falcons organization, your players would all just rollover, right? No way, not to mention the other ridiculous remarks made. As for officiating…..I have been a saints fan for over 30 years,season ticket holder for almost that long…one of the MAIN REASONS YOU HAVE INSTANT REPLAY in the NFL is because of a play in the Superdome years back(memory fails me as to the exact year,sory,but it happened)winner goes to the playoffs, losers are home…Jerry Rice catches a beautful pass, long one, probably 35-45 yds…..DROPS THE BALL ON THE SAINTS 3 yard line…TOUCHDOWN….the ball is still spinning on the 3 yard line BUT…touchdown,HORRIBLE call. I was in the dome Mon. night.You were not cheated, it was not fixed…BS!!! You were out played, you were out coached,you were out hustled, you looked like crap.And we were the handle that flushed you.COMPLETELY.You got BEATEN BY A BETTER TEAM, on Monday, not forever,hell maybe not even next week, but at least be big enough to admit you lost because a team beat you in EVERY phase of the game…they did.Second, but most important..i did not read every post on here, just a random few, but the ones i did read were, at the very least disturbing, insensitive and many of them just plain childish.You know what, you ignorant idiots, those of you who to whom this does not pertain, forgive me, the idiots know who they are..and this has NOTHING TO DO WITH a football game…….I evacuated, all my neighbors did…guess what, we still had 5 feet of water, debris,sewage in our homes!!!!We still had 8 huge oak trees down on our home,had to chainsaw our way in, and we live in a subdivision.Our best friend, who also evacuated couldn’t find the water mark in his home, know why???? IT WAS ON HIS ROOF!!We had insurance, my husband is one of the 35% EMPLOYED who pays for the 65% unemployed to live in N.O.,we are not getting s$%t from the federal govmt,My husband runs a business in N.O.,we do not fit in to the “chocolate city”plan our mayor has, except of course for providing the $$$$ for it’s restoration, which we are happy to do, we love this incredible city.We could not find my 85 year old mother in law for almost 2 weeks, she was in a hospital,evacuated to another hospital, (she has advaced Alzheimers so we were not allowed to take her with us,she was at the violent stage of it)We have spent the last 13 months fighting EVERYONE,,,the governor of this state is an idiot,,,we did not vote for her.Our insurance company is trying to screw us and everyone else in this state.You have NO IDEA WAHT LIVING HERE HAS BEEN LIKE.Pity party….i challenge EVERYONE who used that term to at least come and look at what Katrina did to this region…it defies words.WE borrowed against my husbands retirement to try to rebuild our house back…did not EVER get a FEMA trailer, we are white…apparently that put us at the bottom of the list…they were going to bring one in JUNE 06. Thanks.WE are not getting any of that “free”$$ you, so many of you refer to.No, we just came ack, rebuilt and went on….pity party. There are people here who have NOTHING LEFT>>>>>>>NOT A PICTURE,NOT A BRICKI dare you know it alls to come over here and spend 1 week with a displaced family,in their drivewy, or at least where it used to be.WE have lost so much….it is indescribable…..hate the Saints, DO NOT hate the people of this region…you have no idea,and to slander and hate people who have lost so much is just, well,unfathomable. those who do, well, pitiful.I came here to look at different views of the game , I was shocked by the venom, hate,and sheer stupidity of many of the posts I read. Very disappointing.Man, if a football game shakes you up this bad,God help you if you ever have a REAL disaster.At a loss for words for so many of you……you got beaten by a team that out played you, out everything you….WHO DAT………I cannot wait to play you guys again, your fans are truly some one to root against.

By Marty

September 28, 2006 08:20 AM | Link to this

To Mr. Diehard fan. The Falcons are a good team and Michael Vick is a great QB and the Saints just beat the crap out of them fair and square.Not one of your Falcons would agree to a fixed game…especially against their rival…THE SAINTS.. You are a BUFFOON!

By Big Dawg

September 28, 2006 01:14 PM | Link to this

This was an abismal and embarrashing performance by the Falcons and it starts with the coaching staff. First, Michael Vick is not a pocket quarterback, I repeat Michael Vick is not a pocket quarterback, he is the best in football when he is moving around so he can create mismatches etc. just like Roger Staubach and Sir Francis Tarkinton. Second they had better start playing better on their offensive line, they couldn’t run the ball consistently which should never happen if they are truly the best in the NFL. Third they need a lot of work on their special teams (blocking again) 3 blocked field goals attempts and a punt. I think the Falcons overall are a good team as their defense has improved, but their offensive line and especially the coaching staff need to take a hard look at themselves and make a decision that they are going to play harder and/or make better coaching decisions.

By Michele

September 28, 2006 05:20 PM | Link to this

Right on NOLA! I have never seen such hatred and ignorance as displayed on this board by some. Our city is not perfect…is yours?

The dead whom you refer to as stupid, welfare people etc, etc, when you really mean black, were in fact disproportionally white. They died gasping for air in their attacks because government hacks lied to us for years saying we had category 3 protection, which we did not. Unfortunately, many old ladies in Lakeview, a predominately white area, died, in addition to black folks in the 9th ward ( an area of HOMEOWNING blacks) .

Since some of you have no heart, and are clueless about what really happened here, let me tell you why you should care about our survival if for no other reason than your own needs: it is in the national interest that we be saved:

First, the country needs us to produce the oil and natural gas we provide, which is one third of the national supply.

Second, as a result of our efforts to supply the country’s enegy needs, our coastline which protected us from storms has been raped, and we are more vulnerable than ever to hurricanes.

This puts the rest of the nation’s energy supply at risk.

Third, billions of dollars of royalties are paid to the federal government as a direct result of the oil industry’s destructive work off of our coast.

Fourth, we get no share of those royalties, unlike every other similarly situated state.

Fifth, we were promised hurricane protection in 1965, and have instead received negligently designed and maintained flood control by the Federal Corps of Engineers, which admitted responsibility for the flooding of New Orleans, a man made disaster.

Message: give us our royalties and we will take care of ourselves, and we will hire real engineers to protect us and restore our coast and continue to serve the country.

Let us die on the vine and you will freeze in your cold houses while your car sits on empty in the driveway.

Louisiana: not a handout, a fair shake.