Falcons Fan Here, Ready for this Weekend!

[s0crates]

Ugh.

I am growing weary of fans from other teams starting threads here every week, good intentions or otherwise. I'm sure the OP is a nice enough guy and his opening post is certainly not vitriolic, but to me it's the equivalent of one of your neighbors from a couple of blocks over sticking his head in your front door while you and your family are sitting down to eat dinner.

I like when opposing fans drop in. I think it can be enlightening to hear the perspective from the other side, and it can also lead to a little smack talk, which can be kind of fun too.

I wouldn't mind my neighbors dropping by either, to be honest.

As to the Falcons, I am scared what Matty Ice will do to our secondary with targets like Julio Jones, Roddy White, and Tony Gonzalez. They have a potent passing offense, and we have a leaky pass defense. The good news is that we should be able to run on them, and I think we can score with anybody, so I expect it to be pretty close.

[Bacon]

Saying that Matt Ryan may be the best QB in the NFC is just plain ridiculous... I literally laughed out loud when I read that. The guy hasn't even won a playoff game yet... pump the brakes a lil bit. Matt Ryan is a good QB, and definitely shows potential to be great, but definitely not even close to being the best in the NFC. Did you forget about guys like Rodgers and Brees?

At, let's say...minimum 20 starts:

1. Rodgers
2. Brees
3. Eli
4. Ryan
5. Romo (yeah, yeah, I know)

[skinfan2k]

I agree, however, Atlanta is no joke. Those guys are good. Their WR's and TE are amazing and Ryan might be the best QB in the NFC. Oh and they have a pretty good running back too. Our defense does not match up well against this team. This might be the highest scoring game of the year. Unless Hassett has an amazing game plan and we play keep away from Ryan, it's going to be a long day. We can win, but we'd need a gameplan similar to New Orleans.

oh i agree im not saying we are goign to win but we are respected and teams will fear us.

[skinsmarydu]

Welcome to ES. I've got customers at work travelling to the game...you going?
Hail!

[LD0506]

Always glad to see decent fans from other teams drop in, don't just make it a "this week" thing, ES is in season 365 days a year and we always like to hear different views.

We weren't expecting a SB run this year so it's gonna be a win one,lose one kinda year, but dayum our rookie phenom makes watching a lot more fun! Hurt him and we'll hunt you down!

[HapHaszard]

Oh wow a Falcon's fan, they are rare down here in the Atlanta area. I've seen more Redskins and Giants Jerseys than I have Falcon's. I guess now that they are winning I'll see more of them around.

[CaptChaos86]

This is one im predicting us to lose, but its the kinda game that the Skins will win and get our hopes up and then go out and lay a stinker the next week. We always lose to teams we should beat and win the games we shouldnt. So if that holds true, them dirty birds are going DOWN!!!!! Well hopefully. But good luck and yes lets hope no more injuries for either team.

[pjfootballer]

Let me be the first to officially welcome you to ES. I think it's going to be a tough game for us to win. I think we'll score points, but our D will not hold up. I see this being a shoot out that RGIII will keep us close in, but I see the Falcons winning this in a shootout.

Edit: I'd like to add that I used to be a pretty big fan of the Falcons back in the day. I have some fond memories of Steve Barkowski, William Andrews, Gerald Riggs and Lynn Cain. but then Jerry Glanfield kinda changed the team for me in a very negative way. Good luck this season, just not so much on Sunday

I liked the Falcons red jersey/gray pants in the day. I hated when Glanville made them all black. I wish they'd go back to the helmets they wore on Sunday, but with the red jerseys. The black jerseys are from the 60s in their early days.

[ATLFalconsFan]

Oh wow a Falcon's fan, they are rare down here in the Atlanta area. I've seen more Redskins and Giants Jerseys than I have Falcon's. I guess now that they are winning I'll see more of them around.

Our team, as a whole, has always had more bandwagon fans than anyone else, in my opinion. Typically we can be rivaled, in terms of number of fans, anytime a major NFC team comes to the Dome. You're right, and it's frustrating, but typically when we are winning the balance does tip in our favor. To be fair, no one wants to see a losing team, but our loyalty is still suspect.

Some Falcons fans aren't really worried about this game, but the considerable group that is mainly stresses about the Redskin's run game. A lot of your posters are right in that the Falcons run defense has been spotty at times. That's a huge part of the reason Carolina gave us trouble. I had mentioned before the game that's why Carolina will be relatively tougher than their record indicates because their strength is one of our weaknesses. In this case we have another fast QB along with a solid rushing attack to back him up. Just to point this out, Carolina's defense has a reputation of being worse than the one you guys have, and yet that game definitely was one of those wake-up calls. That's why I think this game will be a bit tougher than people are suggesting--as much as I hate to admit it.

---------- Post added October-4th-2012 at 10:13 AM ----------

Ugh.

I am growing weary of fans from other teams starting threads here every week, good intentions or otherwise. I'm sure the OP is a nice enough guy and his opening post is certainly not vitriolic, but to me it's the equivalent of one of your neighbors from a couple of blocks over sticking his head in your front door while you and your family are sitting down to eat dinner.

Ha, sorry man, we have had opposing fans be annoying on our board too. If anyone else thinks they want to keep this Redskins perspectives only I would be happy to get out of your guys' way. Already said what I wanted to haha.

[HapHaszard]

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Ha, sorry man, we have had opposing fans be annoying on our board too. If anyone else thinks they want to keep this Redskins perspectives only I would be happy to get out of your guys' way. Already said what I wanted to haha.

Stick around, and we have a section called Around the NFL, that has fans from a lot of different teams come in for some good football talk. BTW I was just jazzing you on the Falcon fans, somewhat.

[KDawg]

Welcome to ES.

I have to admit, I love your red helmets.

And Matt Ryan is the quarterback that I would have LOVED to have prior to Griffin's arrival. Now he's just my second favorite quarterback

[ATLFalconsFan]

Stick around, and we have a section called Around the NFL, that has fans from a lot of different teams come in for some good football talk. BTW I was just jazzing you on the Falcon fans, somewhat.

Ehh...I've seen it before. I know in GB's dismantling of the Falcons in their run to the SB as the game progressed the Packer's chants overtook our own. I don't know if my perception is changed because I see it first hand a lot, but I feel like Falcons fans are notorious for jumping ship when times are rough.

---------- Post added October-4th-2012 at 10:23 AM ----------

Welcome to ES.

I have to admit, I love your red helmets.

And Matt Ryan is the quarterback that I would have LOVED to have prior to Griffin's arrival. Now he's just my second favorite quarterback

Prior to the start of this season you should have seen how many Falcons fans were complaining about not being able to get Griffin. Matt has made some of them quite down so far, but I think that first playoff win is still needed before doubters are really silenced.

[LD0506]

Stick around ATLFF, the ones that want you run off because of your laundry will be few and far between unless you really ask for it.

[ATLFalconsFan]

Stick around ATLFF, the ones that want you run off because of your laundry will be few and far between unless you really ask for it.

Ha, I'm gonna be honest, the last part of that regarding laundry really went over my head. Haven't heard the phrase before!

[Bliz]

Oh wow a Falcon's fan, they are rare down here in the Atlanta area. I've seen more Redskins and Giants Jerseys than I have Falcon's. I guess now that they are winning I'll see more of them around.

boom!

But it's true. I was thinking about the same thing when I was out running some errands last Sunday before the 1:00 games started. I saw gear for a bunch of different teams, but very few Falcons (even now). Maybe it's a consequence of being in the suburbs, where transplants are more likely to settle, and things are different closer in to the city? But it's certainly not a hugely loyal fanbase. College football is king. I went to the game here in 2003, and there were a ton of Skins fans. Very little in the way of homefield advantage at the GA Dome

But, I rarely see other people rocking Skins gear. I think that's part of why I'm so addicted to this board. It reminds me that I'm part of a huge community. I'm still kinda shocked back in to reality when I go back to Maryland to visit the family and see all the Skins stuff eveyrwhere