sw_ga_falcon Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 http://imgur.com/a/nKRPYtoo long to post content. good read though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw_ga_falcon Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 i wonder if the author is on this message board Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E. T. Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 brings a tear to my eye.... good read, hope this is our year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFanForLife Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 WOW!Thanks for posting that because it captures a lot of pain for so many of us long suffering fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Nice Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 what magazine/app is that on? i'll just download it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw_ga_falcon Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 WOW!Thanks for posting that because it captures a lot of pain for so many of us long suffering fans.no problem man i saw it on reddit this morning they have a subreddit there called r/falcons. that 98 season was my first real heartbreak as a falcons fan i was 17 then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw_ga_falcon Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 what magazine/app is that on? i'll just download itits a sports illustrated article i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw_ga_falcon Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 just went and checked its actually in the new sports illustrated. im assuming this months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOVAFalconFan Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 That actually brought back a lot of painful memories. I don't think about or mention a lot of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy27 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Dang man. Good read. We are gonna win it this year brehs. This our time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlbirdawg Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I absolutely loved that article, I've been doing the same thing since 1980 I still hate the Cowboys and Danny White because of it. This is a great read that would make Lewis Grizzard proud. I have emailed this link to all of my Brothers in Arms. Thank you for sharing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerSteve Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 (edited) For all those who read this the whole way through, the person who wrote that article did a masterful job of capturing the rare ups and the frequent downs of being a life-time fan of the Falcons. The one difference is that he and his brother became addicted in 1989. Some like me have been suffering with this team since it was born.Now, after so many failed seasons and so many lost opportunities, the Falcons once again stand on the verge of another Super Bowl quest. And as much confidence as I have in this team, I confess I still feel a sense of fear and dread as the game with Seattle approaches. Not because this team can't beat Seattle and whichever team they might meet in the NFCCG or the Super Bowl, but because of all the many, many years of dashed hopes and broken dreams.I hope that this Falcons team is able to put an end to The Wait. I hope you young guys don't have to endure more decades of failure and disappointment like us old-timers. Disappointment and heartbreak are toxic. They hurt when the pain is first inflicted, but there's a lasting, corrosive effect on the soul, a scar that refuses to heal and festers when renewed hope starts to well up in your psyche. It creates a crusty barrier that stifles optimism and encourages pessimism.So I hope for all of us fans this team will finally lay all the ghosts, exorcise all the demons and create a new legacy for Atlanta. A legacy of success, of triumph, of excellence, of prevailing against all odds, of never giving up. And if that legacy can be achieved, I can think of no more deserving owner, coaches or players than those which are now a part of this team. This group is worthy, deserving and have earned the chance to become immortal, at least in the minds and hearts of us die-hard fans who have hoped all these years that this team could finally win it all. Edited January 10, 2013 by PokerSteve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D0Z3R Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Awesome read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HouseofEuphoria Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Fantastic read.It really brought back alot of memories, many of which i had repressed. Geuss i didnt want to have to relive them again emotionally.Nonetheless, i wouldnt trade the few good times and good memories i have of being a Falcons fan for anything in this world.Another year, another chance. Please, God, let this be the one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HouseofEuphoria Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Bump for the evening crowd.Great read, ya'll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leowolf Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Good find. The picture of Michael Haynes hail mary brings back memories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw_ga_falcon Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 glad you guys liked the post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuggle'2 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 That was pretty much incredible. It was like a good movie. After we win the Superbowl this year they need to make this a movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Brasky Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 I was just coming to post this. It's a great read, be careful though, it might cause a little dust to get in your eyes. Really drives home our far we've come as a franchise since the extreme low of the end of the Vick era. Vick got our hopes up higher than ever only to crush them like no player has ever before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falc_Fan_Since_Six Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 I don't have time to read the whole thing right now but just looking at the dates tells me my misery goes much further back than the author's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Brasky Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 (edited) I don't have time to read the whole thing right now but just looking at the dates tells me my misery goes much further back than the author's.Well then, write the preface from '66 to '89. edit: write, not right. I looked at that sentence before I hit submit and thought something didn't look right but still missed what was wrong. Edited January 11, 2013 by Bill Brasky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon Fireman Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Well said!! LOve his insight. The good news for him and Red is their Falcon history didnt start in 1966 as mine did. It has been hard to be a Atlanta Falcons fan but a fan I have been...... 100%. And I will be there Sunday....EARLY!!!! Rise Up!! Go Falcons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falc_Fan_Since_Six Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 (edited) Well then, right the preface from '66 to '89. I take it back ...I did read it but some of it was so painful that I'm not sure I want to unearth the repressed memories I have that go even further back. Edited January 11, 2013 by Falc_Fan_Since_Six Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steampunk Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 I have been a massive Falcons fan for 39 years and I am Canadian to boot. I am asked all the time how that happened, well , long story,but it did. Been a lot of heart breaks with this team for a lot of years but I wouldnt trade them for anything. I remember 98' vividly, we had to run the table with upsets to have a Lombardi, didnt happen. Our team was not ready the last 3 times to make a serious run imo , we maybecould have one a game but it didnt happen. No team ever has all the pieces and we are not perfect in that area ,I feel we nowhave more of the right pieces in place than we've ever had in my 39 years of watchingthis team. Without going into detail, we are good, very good, we have a great shot at theultimate prize in football. The Atlanta Falcons will win the Lombardi this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJinCton Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 I lurk and rarely post, but I've got to give some praise to the author....you've definitely got a lot of brother's in arms out there. I felt like I was reliving my Falcon's life for a bit there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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