Power I Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 After seeing how well we just meshed our free agency with our draft, I have the utmost confidence in Dan Quinn. I don't want to trade for Michael Bennett or sign Bruce Irvin next year. I feel completely confident Dan Quinn knows what he wants in a football player and can continue to bring great, new talent into this organization. What we DON'T have that I would love for us to model after Seattle is the 12th Man. We need our dome, especially the new one, packed at kickoff. No more showing up into the 2nd quarter. No more having that last beer at the tailgate before going in. I hope Dan Quinn's energy reaches the fans as much as it reaches the players and we can make our current and future dome a place to be feared. I truly believe we'll have the players to make a true run by next year. I just hope Quinn can extend his energy to our stadium as much as he does to the players. It clearly takes a LOT to win a Super Bowl, but a rabid fan base can certainly help in those do or die moments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~SEAMILL~ Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Atlanta fans are the worst. Don't take it personal, but you know it's true. Can't show up on time for Hawks playoff games either. Every other pro sports team fans seem to make it on time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiscoFalcon Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Yeah Packer fans here are crazy, wish Falcon fans were the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis York Morgan Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Gonna be hard to pack a stadium consistently when they're trying to rob you. PSLs are ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEIST Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Winning solves everything. Just look at the Hawks. Also their social media team is killing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Total Package Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 If we had a consistent powerhouse team the fans would be there. Who wants to be a rabid fan of a perennial loser? Can't blame the fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarod_Briggs2 Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Won't happen. I don't live in Atlanta but watching from the t.v every Sunday its pretty sad unless we are really good and playing very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of God Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Here's what is so bad. When Vick was here, the fans were loud and it got very interesting for a while. People here on the boards and elsewhere hated it. It can happen, but you have to put aside the garbage and it has to get exciting and not just a whole bunch of oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCFalcon52 Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 We could always pump in some extra crowd noise to help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis York Morgan Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Here's what is so bad. When Vick was here, the fans were loud and it got very interesting for a while. People here on the boards and elsewhere hated it. It can happen, but you have to put aside the garbage and it has to get exciting and not just a whole bunch of oh well.Exactly. The team has to have an identity. Can guarantee if Tevin Coleman becomes a big name and the defense gets really fast and mean - if we have an aggressive, fun team - people will be better about games and supporting the home team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjerry Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Part of the "12th man" is the structural design of that stadium which works to cause that effect. That same setup has already been said to be worked into the design of the new stadium, to the point of possibly making it even louder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
putnam6 Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 So many factors go into getting and keeping a jacked crowd at a Falcons game. I know when they played well @AFCS they would get a jacked up crowd,one reason that was when there was a centralized location for tailgaters/ and cheap motor home parking. Now its broken down in a few areas but mainly they want you to spend your dollars @CNN center or come on in the stadium and buy their $8.00 beer. **** its too nice of weather most game days to go running inside, people want it to be a social event, look @ UGA it's a big party then you go watch the game. But you have to have an area where a lot of fans can do this. The tailgating at some other stadiums start early Sunday morning and last well after the game is over. Here you get the hour before game rush to get in and the hour after the game to get out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4dabirds Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 (edited) I can't speak for anyone else, but when I go to a game, I don't want to miss a minute of the action, especially the start of the game. As a former STH, I only get to about 4 games a year now, as I spit time between Georgia and Florida. However, when I do go, I always make sure that I'm in my seat and standing for the majority of the game. I have never understood the people who don't get to their seats until late in the first half, or the people who calmly sit there talking to others and the game is going on. It's one of the reasons that I will not miss the Dome, because something about the place makes people too comfortable to stand up and get rowdy. Lazy fans I guess. Edited May 6, 2015 by 4dabirds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenixFalcon Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 (edited) Yeah Packer fans here are crazy, wish Falcon fans were the sameTo be fair the Packers' team is actually owned by the fans, so that is part of the reason. Edited May 6, 2015 by RideOrDieIce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenixFalcon Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 We could always pump in some extra crowd noise to help! Back to back 5th round picks, Rise Up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romfal Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 would be nice, but with the new stadium ticket prices I imagine we will see more of the same situation as the 49ers new stadium... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droopy1592 Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Atlanta fans are the worst. Don't take it personal, but you know it's true. Can't show up on time for Hawks playoff games either. Every other pro sports team fans seem to make it on time.I'm an exception, but I was at the last hawks playoff game so early I could have blown a 0.11 before the game started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopshop Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 I think that the same problem that plagues all Atlanta sports also contributes to the Falcons' attendance woes. Due to the business architecture of Atlanta, and some would site the Delta hub as an example, it is largely a transplant city full of folks working here that already had established fandom with other teams when they arrived. I feel that this greatly cuts into attendance. Surely, that is not the only factor. Do you guys think that the traffic, or maybe the hesitance to face said traffic causes poor or tardy attendance to events? Possibly because such a massive percent of "Atlanta natives" live outside the perimeter and do not want to drive in? I guess that goes with lazy fans. Part of the issue I imagine has to do with the lack of championships. Most of the teams mentioned as models of fandom have won some rings or trophies within the last decade or so. I feel that if we could bring home one, less folks would have the "oh well, maybe next year" attitude that hurts attendance, especially at current ticket prices. It might be hard for some folks to get excited about sports teams that tend to sputter when they make the post season every year. Do we want bandwagon fans? Most here would say no, but I bet the high attendance teams would have a lot more open seats if they didn't win consistently or at all in the past. I have hope for the future with the new regime and stadium, but I feel some of our "terrible fans" issue stems from intrinsic and hard to address causes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Allen Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 If we had a consistent powerhouse team the fans would be there. Who wants to be a rabid fan of a perennial loser? Can't blame the fans.Living in buffalo I know a whole lot of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTBF54 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 (edited) Gonna be at the Stains game and gonna be load and obnoxious.... ......... Edited May 7, 2015 by GTBF54 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFatboi Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 We can have a 12th man if the aerodynamics of the new dome is acoustically built to hold sound like that. Of course we need our fans to go crazy but part of that is the sonics of the stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j105 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Unfortunately I do not see this occurring any time soon. Now granted, I'm an out-of-towner, who has only had the luxury of attending one very recent home Falcon's game. But what I saw then wasn't super encouraging. I was hoping all the reports I had read on the board about fan apathy/lateness were exaggerated but it was pretty bad. Dome half empty and people were just.....im not sure the word...dull? Worst part was seeing all of the **** Vick jerseys. Like seriously? Its 2015 there should not be a single Vick fan left in Atlanta. Much less wearing that garbage to a game. That said there were some great fans I got to meet in amidst all of the bad. Was a fun time. My hope is to see more of them with this new dome/regime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla1985 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 I think that the same problem that plagues all Atlanta sports also contributes to the Falcons' attendance woes. Due to the business architecture of Atlanta, and some would site the Delta hub as an example, it is largely a transplant city full of folks working here that already had established fandom with other teams when they arrived. I feel that this greatly cuts into attendance. Surely, that is not the only factor. Do you guys think that the traffic, or maybe the hesitance to face said traffic causes poor or tardy attendance to events? Possibly because such a massive percent of "Atlanta natives" live outside the perimeter and do not want to drive in? I guess that goes with lazy fans. Part of the issue I imagine has to do with the lack of championships. Most of the teams mentioned as models of fandom have won some rings or trophies within the last decade or so. I feel that if we could bring home one, less folks would have the "oh well, maybe next year" attitude that hurts attendance, especially at current ticket prices. It might be hard for some folks to get excited about sports teams that tend to sputter when they make the post season every year. Do we want bandwagon fans? Most here would say no, but I bet the high attendance teams would have a lot more open seats if they didn't win consistently or at all in the past. I have hope for the future with the new regime and stadium, but I feel some of our "terrible fans" issue stems from intrinsic and hard to address causes.Got news for you. EVER city is a transplant city. Been all very the east and west coast and very few people you see grew up in the state they work in. There are a lot more Falcons fans around than people give credit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconBlood Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 (edited) In California and I went to a Chargers game where we took over their stadium. No joke. It was almost my proudest moment as a Falcons fan at a game. I see a lot of Falcons fans around here as well, on emblems on hats, cars, etc. Edited May 7, 2015 by FalconBlood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sipifalcon Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Keep dreaming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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