Falcons: ESPN

[juraitwaluzka]

(07-27-2012 04:14 PM)AUTiger7222 Wrote:  But still. It's amazing when you think that getting blown out in a playoff game makes the season a disappointment.

That was a disappointing day, and no doubt a disappointing end to the season, but anyone who thinks the season, or any of the last 4 seasons were disappointments are either new fans and just don't know any better (and hopefully they never will) or they have a huge sense of entitlement and should be subjected to reliving either of the Marion Campbell eras over and over and over.

I do understand the sting of the playoff loss though, to this day one of the worst things I've ever felt was that playoff loss in the 12-4 1980 season to an inferior (by their own admission) Dallas team. Hell, it took 30 years before I could even watch a recap of that game. I have no doubt we go to the Superbowl if we took care of business that day. Home field advantage against a Philly team we had already beaten on the road on a Monday night. But we didn't and Jaworski goes instead. Even then though, as disemboweling as that game was, the season itself was fantastic. Oh to have William Andrews again...