Falcons Talk

[Feva]

Giants win... they're in.

And assuming the Eagles take care of the Falcons... the Giants come to the Linc the next week.

[Mad-Lad]

my favorite time of the year.

[MadMarchHare]

I think this is the first time in weeks we've felt like the Eagles are the supperior team and should win.

That combined with the fact that I'm going to the game means we'll probably lose.



If they play like they've been playing the last few weeks, they should dominate. When a team blows its load in a game and still loses, like the Falcons did against the Cowboys, it's usually hard to overcome that feeling. Eagles hopefully win, secure the 3rd seed, and get a matchup against ______ in the first round.

I hope its the Packers.

I want the Giants again.  They whipped their asses two weeks ago, and I'm confident they could do it again.  Of all the possibilities, none of them scare me except the Rams.  Birds would need to score a whole lot of points to beat the Rams (luckily, their defense sucks).

[4and26]

You always have to worry about a team that has nothing to play for but to be the spoiler.  This is a trap game, but really when you look at the standings what would it take for the Eagles to "drop" to the fourth seed???

If we stay in the third seed, win our first playoff game we'd play in New Orleans.  If we drop to the fourth seed, win our first playoff game we'd play in Chicago.   

Doors open, call my naive, or even stupid but I'd rather play in Chicago than New Orleans who appear to be the far superior team.   

Thoughts?

[MadMarchHare]

The Birds are either the 3 or the 5 seed.  Seattle has locked up the 4 seed.

[Seabiscuit36]

MORE WEIRDNESS FROM MICHAEL VICK

Michael Vick continues to prove that, in reality, he's a glorified tailback with a strong throwing arm and marginal accuracy.

A quarterback he isn't, in any sense of the word.  First and foremost, quarterbacks are leaders.  We've presented in the past evidence to support our belief that Vick isn't.  Most recently, he was wearing a groove in his back after setting the single-season quarterback rushing record in a defeat that dealt a crushing blow to his team's playoff prospects.

In a Wednesday conference call with Philadelphia reporters, Vick provided even more proof to support the conclusion that he's not a leader by taking steps to insulate himself from any blame for the team's 7-8 record.

"I rushed for [over] 1,000 yards this year," Vick said.  "I threw a career-high 19 touchdowns, still one game to go.  I've accomplished a lot of things.  I think I've played consistently week in and week out.  I can't say what more I could've done.  What I can say is that I feel good about what I've accomplished this season."

So what went wrong for the team this year?

"I don't know.  I can't really say," said Vick.  "That's for you guys to go watch the film and see what really went wrong. Stat-wise, everything looks good.  It looks gravy.  I think we had a good year, but at the same time something didn't go right.  That's the question that needs to be answered.

"Anytime you have over 3,000 yards of total offense in a season as a player, I think you should be in the winning bracket in the wins and loss column.  You should have way more wins than you have losses."

Another account of the conference call includes an admission from Vick that he recalls little about the Falcons last visit to Philly, for the 2004 NFC Championship Game, other than the fact that it was cold and that he "wished he had taken it more seriously." 

He also said that one of his priorities for the New Year's Eve game in Philly is to ensure that the Falcons get back to Atlanta before midnight.

Nice.  Hey, Falcons fans, you and the "real" media created this monster.  Now that he's crapping all over the furniture, what are you gonna do about it?

Per PFT   Gotta love Ron Mexico

[SD_Eagle5]

He also said that one of his priorities for the New Year's Eve game in Philly is to ensure that the Falcons get back to Atlanta before midnight.

GCobb was on WIP and said he heard (first hand) the same thing.

[Dillen]

That seems pretty much impossible. They'd arrive at the airport probably 8ish. 3 hour flight. Thrown in all of that other garbage time, and Ron Mexico won't be able to give herpes party before midnight in the ATL.

[Rome]

Average flight time from Philly to Atlanta is only about 2 hours, so it's possible.

[MDS]

At this point, the Eagles could start Koy Detmer and still win the game.

[MadMarchHare]

Another account of the conference call includes an admission from Vick that he recalls little about the Falcons last visit to Philly, for the 2004 NFC Championship Game, other than the fact that it was cold and that he "wished he had taken it more seriously." 

That right there is the quote of the year.  Jesus Christ.

[Feva]

What's wrong with that?  It's only a game, right?

[BigEd76]

If the Giants win on Saturday, what everyone else does is irrelevant, right?

I think if the Giants win they are in. But I heard a lot of convoluted stuff about strength of victory or some BS category where the Packers might be in a position to secure a playoff spot if they beat the Bears. Essentially, if the Giants win and the Packers win it comes down to strength of victory (sounds like the BCS).

....and they need Detroit to win at Dallas to have a shot at the SOV tiebreaker, so it's not even worth mentioning.  If the Giants win at Washington, they're 99.9999% in....

[BigEd76]

Stockton / Aikman / Oliver

[Dillen]

Average flight time from Philly to Atlanta is only about 2 hours, so it's possible.

Belee dat, I was thinking of where I live to Atlanta.