Off Topic: Our fan-base is PATHETIC.

[Paulitik]

(01-16-2012 01:39 AM)caliber Wrote:  On a team with literally 1, ONE, UNO offensive weapon. Vince Lombardi himself wouldn't have faired much better with that train-wreck of a team.

The NFL's leading rusher on the 32nd ranked offense doesn't tell me this guy is competent. Sorry dude, it's a bad hire. I hope I'm wrong, that's all I can give this hire. I support the Atlanta Falcons, not the OC. I'm not like Swift where I'm going to pull for him to fail for the satisfaction of rubbing it in everyone's faces. I wish for the best, but I'm not shying away from my criticisms of the hire.

[Paulitik]

(01-16-2012 01:44 AM)caliber Wrote:  Never once said that. I'd appreciate you not putting words in my mouth. However, the fans are responsible for us being known as having one of the worst fan-bases in the league. The dome doesn't even fill up until the 2nd quarter most of the time. Fans screaming when our offense has the ball. Over the last few years the fans have gotten much better though, but that's not the point of this post.

Do you honestly think any other fan base would handle this differently? This team has expectations. Hiring the worst offensive coordinator in the NFL does not give anyone confidence.

[caliber]

(01-16-2012 01:45 AM)Paulitik Wrote:  The NFL's leading rusher on the 32nd ranked offense doesn't tell me this guy is competent. Sorry dude, it's a bad hire. I hope I'm wrong, that's all I can give this hire. I support the Atlanta Falcons, not the OC. I'm not like Swift where I'm going to pull for him to fail for the satisfaction of rubbing it in everyone's faces. I wish for the best, but I'm not shying away from my criticisms of the hire.

Can I borrow your crystal ball? Noone can say it's a bad hire, NOBODY. Just like nobody can say its a good hire. We all have to wait and see.

[a-town]

If the fans had a say in it we would have Haynesworth, Dorsey, and Brohm as well.

[Paulitik]

(01-16-2012 02:01 AM)caliber Wrote:  Can I borrow your crystal ball? Noone can say it's a bad hire, NOBODY. Just like nobody can say its a good hire. We all have to wait and see.

You'd say the same thing no matter who we hired. Who knows? Lady Gaga could be an offensive genius.

I'm going by his resume, by what my friends in Jacksonville are saying, by looking at video of his offenses. Dude, THERE IS NOTHING THERE. I like the way he talks offense, but it doesn't match up to what he's accomplished. Any OC in the NFL could go 8-8, 9-7 with this talent. After our playoff loss, I expected this team to do an exhaustive search for the next guy to run our offense, the fact that they didn't annoys me, the fact that went with the laziest choice possible, infuriates me.

Sorry man, I'm perfectly happy to be proven wrong, but I don't like the hire, that doesn't make me a bad fan.

[cooperbh]

(01-16-2012 01:19 AM)Paulitik Wrote:  Matt Ryan has proven something. Coach Smith had 20 times the accomplishments of this guy getting the coaching job. This guy has nothing, caliber. It was a timid, lazy hire. He said the word "vertical", and he knew Smitty. That's how he got the job.

I will GLADLY eat my crow if I'm wrong, but there is nothing on my Atlanta Falcons fan card that says I have to like who the Falcons hire at offensive coordinator.

I honestly don't think you'd say anything different if we hired the guy who played the coach from Friday Night Lights. His resume does not give anyone any confidence. I;m sorry, I'm usually a good soldier, but I despise this hire, and I'm not going to shut up.

Resumes are overrated. Would you hire this guy?

Quote:College Coaching Experience: 9 years (SD State, Indiana State, Miami Ohio, Illinois)

Seven years as position coach/coaching assistant.

Two years as OC for Miami Ohio.


NFL Coaching Experience: 9 years

Three years as QBs Coach for Philadelphia Eagles. Responsible for the development of such notable passers Ty Detmer, Koy Detmer, Bobby Hoying and Doug Pederson, all of which were able to maintain passer ratings in the 60's or less during that time.

Three years as OC for NY Giants. Oversaw an offense that finished 15th, 21st and 22nd in scoring.

Three years as Assistant Head Coach/QBs Coach/Passing Game Coordinator for Dallas Cowboys. Conceived and implemented aerial attack that ranked 17th, 15th and 15th in the NFL.

Well?

[phocis850]

(01-16-2012 01:12 AM)caliber Wrote:  If you bash Matt Ryan after a terrible performance you are a "Troll" or "Closet _____ Fan". You can never speak an ill word about the guy, but, it's perfectly acceptable to bash the ever living shit out of our new OC before the guy even has a chance to show us what he's got. The guy hasn't even done anything wrong yet, and fans are tearing into the guy like he's the one that just led our offense to a scoreless postseason game. Our fans are so hypocritical and bass ackwards it isn't even funny any more. I'm just gonna start taking names so that if/when the guy ends up being an offensive genius for us, i can embarrass the fuck out of y'all.

There is no difference between this hire and that of Barack Obama. They are allowed to be criticized by those that will be/are affected.

[RnB]

(01-16-2012 01:47 AM)Paulitik Wrote:  Do you honestly think any other fan base would handle this differently? This team has expectations. Hiring the worst offensive coordinator in the NFL does not give anyone confidence.

Most fans would not blame a previously successful NFL OC and NCAA HC for one bad season with a terrible team, especially one who is highly regarded among people who actually make their living by being knowledgeable about football at the professional level. I might also mention that he has actually had a little success in the post-season as an OC and HC, but that might be too easy to dismiss based on the stats of the game or the NCAA opponents, so we will ignore that fact completely.

Seriously, caliber make some of the silliest posts and spams the board quite often after games, but he does have a point with this thread. Its fucking pathetic how hypocritical some of the more vocal Falcons fans are.

"WAAAAAHHHHH, we didn't hire someone I wanted so we are DOOOOMED!!!1!1!!"

Thats all I see when it comes to the criticism our new OC is getting. Yall really picked some low hanging fruit this time; any moron can check out the Jaguars offensive stats from this season and point a finger without even mentioning how terrible that team's talent pool and moral was or the previous success their OC already had. Its nonsensical, transparent, ignorant, and comical, all at once!

Look, I am not saying this guy will be an offensive guru that can singlehandedly turn our offense into something that is unstoppable. I am not saying I am as excited by this OC as I would have been about some others. What I am saying is that you people that cry like bitches and threaten to stop being fans because you don't get your way make me sick.

We don't know how this guy will do as OUR OC. At least let him have a single game before you start being negative douchebags.

[cooperbh]

(01-16-2012 02:01 AM)caliber Wrote:  Can I borrow your crystal ball? Noone can say it's a bad hire, NOBODY. Just like nobody can say its a good hire. We all have to wait and see.

Wow. You sober up fast.

[Paulitik]

I've looked at this guy's entire resume. It's not much more impressive. He inherited a decent offense in Jax and ran it into the ground. Believe me, if I could find a way to rationalize this hire and be happy with it, I would. I hate this feeling.