Official Falcons Discussion

[pbmax]

Let's start it off with the important news, Josh Sitton was Twitter bombing the television program The Voice and TJ Lang tonight.

[woodbuck27]

Let's start it off with the important news, Josh Sitton was Twitter bombing the television program The Voice and TJ Lang tonight.

and this should be added:

A real presence.

He's also a lovely man with outstanding control and manners.

[Fritz]

Well, I am starting to come to grips with what looks like a lost season. The defensive performance still digs at me, but I realize that this team got snowed under by injuries and could be kept afloat as long as #12 was playing, but not once he went down for so many games. And it looks like no Arod this week, either.

I have no confidence in this team right now, at all. I still have some vague hope - I can't stand it when people like this friend of mine say "The Lions are going to win the division for sure. I know they are" just because he doesn't "know." You can say you know certain teams won't win the SB - the Jags, the Vikes, and so on - but you don't "know" anything more about the future any more than those TV psychics.

So I have a flicker of hope, but am coming to grips with what looks like a lost season. I don't know if I'm raging to have Capers fired, but frankly I'd be relieved if, at the end of the season, he gracefully retired. I don't want to dump the whole defensive roster, either, but I'd like to see Thompson devote some resources to that side of the ball in the draft.

The injuries, combined with Rodgers' injury, plus the mystery of the defensive collapse, have spelled this season's swirl into the crapper. Part of me wants to see MM put Rodgers out there to try to resurrect this season, but part of me is scared he's not really healed and that putting him out there would be too risky.

But I have zero faith in this team right now. I would not be surprised to see the bumbling, stumbling Falcons come in and bomb Green Bay. The Pack somehow seems to be lost, just lost. That's been the most disappointing. MM has not done a good job keeping this team afloat. At all.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Packers have a chance against the Falcons, even with a backup. But it doesn't matter - the Lions are going to win the division for sure, I know they are.

[denverYooper]

Whatevs. The Lions can eke out a division title and get mauled in the playoffs, only to return to second chair next year when King Rodgers returns.

[pbmax]

Remember Yoop, always front run. Congratulate Detroit fans when/if it happens and then tell them it will make being second in the division for the next six years more palatable.

Or that it will help them forget Wayne Fontes.

Good for them!

[Pugger]

Whatevs. The Lions can eke out a division title and get mauled in the playoffs, only to return to second chair next year when King Rodgers returns.

Yup. The ONLY reason the loins are leading the division is because King Aaron is hurt.

However, the Falcons are MN bad this season and we tied MN at home because of poor QB play by Tolzien. IF Mac can get either Tolzien or Flynn to play even mediocre QB we can win this if Rodgers is held out. Eke out a win in this game and we still have a faint pulse.

[channtheman]

I'm so disappointed in this teams inability to beat terrible teams without Rodgers. Even with injuries, you would have thought we would win TWO of the last 5 games. Best chances were Minny and Chicago, all the more important as those are divisional games. Who needs to start the game day thread to lead us to the Super Bowl, is that Bretsky?

[denverYooper]

FWIW, the only terrible team GB played in that stretch was Minny. And they tied that one.

[Pugger]

I'm so disappointed in this teams inability to beat terrible teams without Rodgers. Even with injuries, you would have thought we would win TWO of the last 5 games. Best chances were Minny and Chicago, all the more important as those are divisional games. Who needs to start the game day thread to lead us to the Super Bowl, is that Bretsky?

Why would we be any different? If you don't have competent QB play you don't win. MN is a prime example. They have some decent players and one MVP player. But because their QB situation is a joke they are struggling to get wins this year even tho they have the best RB on the planet. Look back when Manning got hurt when he was with Indy. The year before with Peyton they had 10 wins and only 2 without. Indy drafts Luck and they are back to their winning ways.

[channtheman]

Why would we be any different? If you don't have competent QB play you don't win. MN is a prime example. They have some decent players and one MVP player. But because their QB situation is a joke they are struggling to get wins this year even tho they have the best RB on the planet. Look back when Manning got hurt when he was with Indy. The year before with Peyton they had 10 wins and only 2 without. Indy drafts Luck and they are back to their winning ways.

I guess I just thought our run game and "improving" defense could hold on for a COUPLE wins. Not all of the games, but at least 2 out of 5.

[Pugger]

I guess I just thought our run game and "improving" defense could hold on for a COUPLE wins. Not all of the games, but at least 2 out of 5.

If there was ever a week where Lacy could run wild again this is it. The Falcons' D is pretty bad. They don't rush the passer very well or stop the run. If MM can get Flynn to play as well as he did against MN for the entire game and Lacy gets yards we have a chance.

[Harlan Huckleby]

If MM can get Flynn to play as well as he did against MN for the entire game and Lacy gets yards we have a chance.

I don't know, there is more film on Flynn, and they can press. McGinn says Atlanta is bad on defense. We'll have to see what happens when a movable force meets a stoppable object.

[woodbuck27]

Well, I am starting to come to grips with what looks like a lost season. The defensive performance still digs at me, but I realize that this team got snowed under by injuries and could be kept afloat as long as #12 was playing, but not once he went down for so many games. And it looks like no Arod this week, either.

I have no confidence in this team right now, at all. I still have some vague hope - I can't stand it when people like this friend of mine say "The Lions are going to win the division for sure. I know they are" just because he doesn't "know." You can say you know certain teams won't win the SB - the Jags, the Vikes, and so on - but you don't "know" anything more about the future any more than those TV psychics.

So I have a flicker of hope, but am coming to grips with what looks like a lost season. I don't know if I'm raging to have Capers fired, but frankly I'd be relieved if, at the end of the season, he gracefully retired. I don't want to dump the whole defensive roster, either, but I'd like to see Thompson devote some resources to that side of the ball in the draft.

The injuries, combined with Rodgers' injury, plus the mystery of the defensive collapse, have spelled this season's swirl into the crapper. Part of me wants to see MM put Rodgers out there to try to resurrect this season, but part of me is scared he's not really healed and that putting him out there would be too risky.

But I have zero faith in this team right now. I would not be surprised to see the bumbling, stumbling Falcons come in and bomb Green Bay. The Pack somehow seems to be lost, just lost. That's been the most disappointing. MM has not done a good job keeping this team afloat. At all.

Fritz as well as anyone your aware of how well the Lions play away from home in Dec.

Checking the schedule:

Realistically speaking...do you see two possible loss's?

PACKERS !

[run pMc]

McGinn's take: http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packe...234354731.html

At this point, even with a December home game against a losing NFCS dome team it's a tossup. The defense has been bad. Maybe the extra time off will help?