falcndave Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Eight wins! I know that makes the ever growing crowd of tankers cringe. That is a small part of why it would bring me joy. Just being honest. But, FalcnDave, aren't you cutting off your nose despite you face there fellah? No. Seriously, not at all. The holy and mighty much sought after top three pick would guarantee this team exactly nothing for 2020 and beyond. Z-E-R-O. Be honest with yourself. Are there teams this season that finished mid-pack last season and made advancements without a top 10 pick in round 1? Additionally, would nine wins result in the Falcons having no hope of a top five pick? Here's the truth most tankers gloss over: They want the top three picks just to be excited about the draft...not because they think it will be a magic elixir that bolts this team to instant competitiveness. They have no faith in the on field talent or the front office and they want something to feel good about from the combine until week one kicks off. I can't blame anyone for that, but those in that boat will be happier long term if they admit that. If not, the spiral of gloom will steepen should a top three stud not explode on the scene and take over the NFL. 10 sacks or bust baby! Free agency is just as important as the draft, especially if you desire short term results. Winning is important to attracting free agents. Some guys are just money hogs, we can't afford those guys anyway. Other guys want a chance to play for a better team, winning is important to those guys. Winning is good on its own merit. You can't make it bad no matter how hard you try. I've said my peace...have at it fans. I'm not going to debate every example you give by throwing out matching contrary examples. Its not worth the time for either of us. For example, my agenda since he has arrived has been to oust Dan Quinn. I realize eight straight wins jeopardize that. I want them anyway! Go Falcons! They Falcons have done mostly good work with top 10 picks over the last 30 years. 1991-Bruce Pickens (3) 2001-Mike Vick (1) 2008-Matt Ryan (3) Now other top 10s. 1993-Lincoln Kennedy 2004-MeAngelo Hall Julio Jones Jake Matthews Vic Beastly Now, a few of the 11 and below crowd. Some had less than perfect endings, but all contributed in their day or while healthy. Keith Brooking Patrick Kerney Roddy White Sean Weatherspoon Desmond Trufant Keanu Neal Calvin Ridley Faithful Falcon, Vandy and falconsd56 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Chief Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 You don’t have to be a tanker to realize this team isn’t going to win 8 straight to finish the year UK13, Big_Dog, Dirtier Bird and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmodel66 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 23 minutes ago, ya_boi_j said: You don’t have to be a tanker to realize this team isn’t going to win 8 straight to finish the year This! I can't root for Atlanta to lose, but winning 2-3 more games - which is the best you could hope for this season - only does the following: (1) hurts our draft position (it's not like we are going to the playoffs anyhow), (2) possibly saves Quinn + TD (it's time to move on) and (3) gives us false expectations about some current players (unfortunately, we need to make several changes on our roster - this isn't 2016). PokerSteve, Tribal Chief, MAD597 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octoslash Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 We lost! YAY! Just think how great we'll be if we don't win another game for the next five years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narcaguga Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 1 hour ago, octoslash said: We lost! YAY! Just think how great we'll be if we don't win another game for the next five years! This MIGHT happen,it is the falcons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcndave Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 1 hour ago, ya_boi_j said: You don’t have to be a tanker to realize this team isn’t going to win 8 straight to finish the year Its a hope...not an expectation. I do expect them to play better now that the pressure is off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcndave Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Tmodel66 said: This! I can't root for Atlanta to lose, but winning 2-3 more games - which is the best you could hope for this season - only does the following: (1) hurts our draft position (it's not like we are going to the playoffs anyhow), (2) possibly saves Quinn + TD (it's time to move on) and (3) gives us false expectations about some current players (unfortunately, we need to make several changes on our roster - this isn't 2016). I am speaking to hope, not expectation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takeitdown Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Sure, if they could get to 9 wins, I'd rather that. But winning 4 or 5 just drops the draft in each round. I agree wholeheartedly about FA which is why I didn't mind looking like a 7-9 team last year instead of 4-12 too much. But I don't think we're going to be players in it too much. I'd always rather win than lose, but when you're 1-7 things have already gone way sideways. I'd rather see them play the young guys and different personnel groupings and see what we have. See who works best where on OL. See if Ollison has something, etc. MAD597 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Chief Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 15 minutes ago, falcndave said: Its a hope...not an expectation. I do expect them to play better now that the pressure is off. Pressure isn’t off. Pressure is still on for Quinn and TD’s sake. The only thing they are playing for is self pride. They have a ton to prove to themselves. PokerSteve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Tzu 7 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 This is why people get so angry. Not because of the tanker stuff but because of the lack of reality. We’ve all seen the same things. But now people are putting the completely unrealistic expectation of winning 8 straight? Then if the Falcons get embarrassed people get angry and resentful because they convinced themselves the Falcons aren’t as bad as they thought. Don’t worry about tanking. I hope I’m wrong but the Falcons are as bad as we thought. Payton has had 2 weeks to fine tune his attack while Quinn’s been trying to figure out how to get his team to run a basic defense without getting killed. Tribal Chief 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerSteve Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 2 hours ago, octoslash said: We lost! YAY! Just think how great we'll be if we don't win another game for the next five years! Dayum! So you're saying not only is Quinn staying, but he's getting a 5-year contract extension?! smdh falcndave and Tribal Chief 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcndave Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 5 hours ago, ya_boi_j said: Pressure isn’t off. Pressure is still on for Quinn and TD’s sake. The only thing they are playing for is self pride. They have a ton to prove to themselves. Saw a little pride out there today. Vandy and PokerSteve 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Tzu 7 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 5 hours ago, Sun Tzu 7 said: This is why people get so angry. Not because of the tanker stuff but because of the lack of reality. We’ve all seen the same things. But now people are putting the completely unrealistic expectation of winning 8 straight? Then if the Falcons get embarrassed people get angry and resentful because they convinced themselves the Falcons aren’t as bad as they thought. Don’t worry about tanking. I hope I’m wrong but the Falcons are as bad as we thought. Payton has had 2 weeks to fine tune his attack while Quinn’s been trying to figure out how to get his team to run a basic defense without getting killed. Well looks like I was wrong about that and I'm very happy about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerSteve Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 5 minutes ago, falcndave said: Saw a little pride out there today. Yep. That was the team I expected to see every game this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Chief Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 15 minutes ago, falcndave said: Saw a little pride out there today. There goes that hindsight kicking in lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcndave Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 7 hours ago, ya_boi_j said: There goes that hindsight kicking in lmao Hind sight? I posted this Sunday morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Chief Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 5 hours ago, falcndave said: Hind sight? I posted this Sunday morning No ****. Had they lost you wouldn’t have came back to specifically quote my post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Dog Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 20 hours ago, ya_boi_j said: Pressure isn’t off. Pressure is still on for Quinn and TD’s sake. The only thing they are playing for is self pride. They have a ton to prove to themselves. Whipping the Saints should have just proven to themselves if they all do their job for 4 qtrs anything is possible going forward. The talent is there. Use it. Vandy and Tribal Chief 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetJones11 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Did you forget we lost to the Titans with Mariota and the Colts and Cardinals we beat our division rival over pride let’s not get carried away were still not making the playoffs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAD597 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, Big_Dog said: Whipping the Saints should have just proven to themselves if they all do their job for 4 qtrs anything is possible going forward. The talent is there. Use it. This team is not winning 7 more straight games now and then hope a million other things happen to get in the playoffs. 8-8 or 9-7 and no playoffs but the coaching staff comes back is about the worst thing that can happen to this team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 22 hours ago, ya_boi_j said: You don’t have to be a tanker to realize this team isn’t going to win 8 straight to finish the year If they played and coached rest of season like they did yesterday they might. Stranger things have happened. Sure would be fun... JDaveG and Big_Dog 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Dog Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Just now, MAD597 said: This team is not winning 7 more straight games now and then hope a million other things happen to get in the playoffs. 8-8 or 9-7 and no playoffs but the coaching staff comes back is about the worst thing that can happen to this team. I'll take 8-8 as opposed to 1-15 like we were headed. Just for embarassment sake. Vandy and JDaveG 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Chief Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 14 minutes ago, Big_Dog said: Whipping the Saints should have just proven to themselves if they all do their job for 4 qtrs anything is possible going forward. The talent is there. Use it. The talent was there last year as well......yesterday showed exactly what the issue has been all season long Vandy and Big_Dog 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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