Supes™ Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I'm too lazy to copy and paste the whole article, so here's the link: http://blogs.ajc.com...w-theyre-super/Edit: Tandy has posted the article several post below in this thread. Thanks, Tandy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Dog Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 What a great article ! The Falcons deserved every glorious acolade. I'm going to place my order for SB tx now and maybe a Stains fan with tx connections will help me get a pair. Ya think? Bwaa, haa, ha, ha, ha, ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennywell Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Love this article - Let's go FALCONS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tandy Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 By crushing the champion, the Falcons show they’re Super5:29 pm December 16, 2012, by Mark Bradley"Yeah, baby! Why don't you take that 24-2 and give my regards to Broadway?" (AJC photo by Curtis Compton)So now we know: In addition to being a darn good football team, the Atlanta Falcons are the world’s best sandbaggers.In working 13 games of varying quality, they’d dropped the hint that this team was no better than before and was, ergo, bound for the same one-and-done postseason fate. Turns out the Falcons were just being sly. “Go hyperventilate over somebody else,” they were saying, “while we win enough games to put ourselves in position. And then you can tell us again how we can’t beat anybody any good when it matters.”On Sunday this unassuming crew dropped a 500-pound sandbag on the collective noggin of the reigning Super Bowl champions. Forty-nine weeks ago, the Falcons were overpowered 24-2 in the Meadowlands. But these Falcons, as was made manifest Sunday, are not those Falcons. These Falcons not only beat the haughty Giants by 34 points but pulled off a deft bit of role reversal.Remember how the Falcons scored zero offensive points Jan. 8? The Giants scored zero points, period, on this given Sunday. Remember the three failed fourth-and-1’s of last season? Remember that two of those came against the Giants? The Falcons blunted three fourth-down bids this day, including fourth-and-1’s on consecutive first-half possessions.The Falcons ran faster, hit harder, played smarter. “This game was won in preparation,” coach Mike Smith said, but it was also won in those dizzying days after Jan. 8, a time that saw the offensive and defensive coordinators leave and be replaced by Dirk Koetter and Mike Nolan.What happened Sunday was what should have happened in January, but the 2011 Falcons never found a mesh of talent and scheme. The 2012 edition has. On Jan. 8, the rookie Julio Jones caught seven passes for 64 yards to absolutely no effect. On Sunday, the same Jones caught six passes for 74 yards — and two touchdowns.On Jan. 8, a defense overseen by Brian VanGorder watched benignly as Eli Manning threw for 277 yards and three touchdowns. On Sunday, the same E. Manning completed only 13 of 25 passes Sunday and saw two intercepted, including his first delivery of the game. Asante Samuel, imported from Philadelphia in April, jumped the route and sent the Falcons winging.Said Smith: “Our disguise package in the passing game was good.” Of Samuel’s interception: “That was a little different look … That was a look Eli probably hadn’t seen from us.”These 60 minutes were everything we’ve wanted to see from the Falcons, and to be fair we’d seen it all in snippets: Disguised D against Eli’s big brother in September; a flawless Matt Ryan in Philadelphia in October; a mighty effort in Tampa on November. We hadn’t, however, seen it in the same 60 minutes. When finally it came together — when the defense surrenders no points on a day when Ryan’s quarterback ranking trumps E. Manning’s by 103.7 points — we saw a team that is every as glittering as its record.“Our focus this week was heightened,” Smith said, and part of that was due to the egg his team laid in Charlotte last week, but surely more had to do with the calendar and the opponent. This was December, when the cream of the NFL is supposed to rise, and these were the Giants, who’d just won it all. This team had made “statements” before — beating Denver and Philly and Dallas and New Orleans — but nothing so forceful as this.Said free safety Thomas DeCoud: “We proved we can dominate a legitimate playoff-caliber team. We proved we’re a force to be reckoned with.”It was as if these coy Birds had been biding their time before unleashing a truly surpassing performance, and if so, who could blame them? They’ve had to hear all year how nothing will matter until they show they can win in the playoffs, and if this wasn’t quite a playoff game it was the next-best thing.“Who’s ready to get back on the bandwagon?” tight end Tony Gonzalez said, but the Falcons’ wagon hadn’t gained much traction. For 3 1/2 months, national observers have looked for reasons to rank a half-dozen teams with lesser records above the one that started 8-0 and is now 12-2.Said Gonzalez: “Honestly, I really don’t care (about conventional wisdom) … We know we’re a good football team. But national recognition and validation will come only when we get in the playoffs and play like we can.”We’ve known for a while that this is a good team. We learned Sunday that it has the capacity to be great. Yes, the Falcons still have to do it in the playoffs, but they can and should. Somebody’s going to have to beat them in the Dome, and nobody has this year.Gonzalez again: “I understand why the media doesn’t have the stomach to pick us.”Oh, really? Now hear this: The defending NFL champ just lost here by 34 points — to the next NFL champ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xSICKxWITHxITx Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Great article. People have said we were holding back somewhat and it appears they were right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcons_own_nfc_south Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 (edited) Said Smith: “Our disguise package in the passing game was good.” Of Samuel’s interception: “That was a little different look … That was a look Eli probably hadn’t seen from us.” --- PROPs TO NOLAN Edited December 17, 2012 by falcon_owns_nfc_south Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peyton Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Said Smith: “Our disguise package in the passing game was good.” Of Samuel’s interception: “That was a little different look … That was a look Eli probably hadn’t seen from us.” Last week I suggested that the Falcons were careful about what they put on tape against the Panthers, because they knew this game was so much bigger. A lot of people claimed that was ridiculous.Well........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftermath Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Mike Nolan is the best thing that has every happened to this team, aside form Gary Anderson's missed field goal of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftermath Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Said Smith: “Our disguise package in the passing game was good.” Of Samuel’s interception: “That was a little different look … That was a look Eli probably hadn’t seen from us.” Last week I suggested that the Falcons were careful about what they put on tape against the Panthers, because they knew this game was so much bigger. A lot of people claimed that was ridiculous.Well...........Would make sense if the Giants only looked at tape from when we played the Panthers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supes™ Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 Thanks, Tandy. Every time I copy and paste the whole articles, I have to re-set the paragraphs for some reason..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babybanks80 Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 So what everyone saying is Falcons purposely lost to the Panthers so the Giants wouldn't have good film? I hope that wasn't the case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcons_own_nfc_south Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Said Smith: “Our disguise package in the passing game was good.” Of Samuel’s interception: “That was a little different look … That was a look Eli probably hadn’t seen from us.” Last week I suggested that the Falcons were careful about what they put on tape against the Panthers, because they knew this game was so much bigger. A lot of people claimed that was ridiculous.Well...........May be, Nolan got some tricks to stop Running QB's in the playoff since we might get Wilson or RG3... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peyton Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Would make sense if the Giants only looked at tape from when we played the Panthers.This team saves it's best stuff for the most high profile opponents.If holding Manning, Manning, and Brees to 1 TD and 10 INTs while all of the other QBs the Falcons have played at home (Newton, Romo, Palmer, Skelton / Lindley) are 4 TDs to 2 INTs doesn't make that obvious, I don't know what would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peyton Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 So what everyone saying is Falcons purposely lost to the Panthers so the Giants wouldn't have good film? I hope that wasn't the caseNah, that's not the term I would use. They played with a vanilla game plan though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcons_own_nfc_south Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 So what everyone saying is Falcons purposely lost to the Panthers so the Giants wouldn't have good film? I hope that wasn't the caseI would still say that this D is built to stop Pocket passer... and I am hoping that we get pocket passer in the playoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steampunk Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Said Smith: “Our disguise package in the passing game was good.” Of Samuel’s interception: “That was a little different look … That was a look Eli probably hadn’t seen from us.” Last week I suggested that the Falcons were careful about what they put on tape against the Panthers, because they knew this game was so much bigger. A lot of people claimed that was ridiculous.Well........... So you were right all along, man you are awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peyton Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 So you were right all along, man you are awesome.LOL.You said it, not me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xSICKxWITHxITx Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 May be, Nolan got some tricks to stop Running QB's in the playoff since we might get Wilson or RG3...Did we not beat RG3 or even Scam once? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Billings Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Good article! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcons_own_nfc_south Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Did we not beat RG3 or even Scam once?I know we did... But I'm saying... We dominant pocket passer (esp at home, Peyton, Eli and Brees) more than Running QB... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xSICKxWITHxITx Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I know we did... But I'm saying... We dominant pocket passer (esp at home, Peyton, Eli and Brees) more than Running QB...RG3 got dominated bring it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcons_own_nfc_south Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 RG3 got dominated bring it.LOL.... I'm with you on that... RG3 only put 3 pts against us... Let's hope that we keep that trend with RG3... may be it's only Cam newton gives us hard time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xSICKxWITHxITx Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 LOL.... I'm with you on that... RG3 only put 3 pts against us... Let's hope that we keep that trend with RG3... may be it's only Cam newton gives us hard time...Nah we just dropped the ball on that gm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4dabirds Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 May be, Nolan got some tricks to stop Running QB's in the playoff since we might get Wilson or RG3...Running QB's will get spied on passing downs, and I expect to see more delayed blitzes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peyton Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I'd be worried about the running QBs if the Falcons were going to be playing on the road in the playoffs.Those guys, if they make it that far, are going to be coming into an environment they haven't seen before, and the Falcons D is going to be bringing the noise.I like our chances against the Seahawks or the Redskins. Bring it on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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