Quote:Many Saints fans are obsessed with hating ATL. Others hate the Bucs and the Vikings have returned as one of our rivals, but they're far away. Personally, I don't care about the Bucs. The falcons, I despise, but not like most everyone else because aside from a fluke year or two, they've been essentially worthless bums. They come to town and wear their junky junk and talk smack, but they're just a bunch of losers.

Quote:I agree that the Falcons offense is better but the Vikings Defense is still tops in the league... so is the 49ers. I see the Falcons as being able to hang with us score for score instead of a defensive battle we have had the past 2 weeks.

With that said, our offense cant score 2 TDs in this game and win. We gotta drop a 30-burger. It's going to be a race to 30 IMO.

Quote:Your defense isn't better than Minnesota. Your offense is at this point.

Quote:Minn was in the NFCCG last year. Atlanta?
Gore> any RB on the Falcons.
The Saints will put a dent in your TD stats.

Quote:I think it comes down to Matt Ryan. The thing about Matt is, it seems like he doesn't do well with defenses that throw a lot at him (see the Steelers game). I think he is a good QB, but still has a lot to learn as far as read defenses and making good decision. I have no doubt GW will show him multiple looks of the **** that Matt has probably not seen on tape, and when Matt is in those situation, he seems to get nervous. Add that to the Dome noise and its not a good situation.

Quote:I think the biggest match up, is like you said, is in the trenches. If Brees has time to throw, he can light up any D, but he didn't have that yesterday. As Saints fans, we have to naturally be worried about Turner, even if he hasn't looked to hot so far. I think Greer will shut down Roddy (hopefully we don't have to deal with another non-call for Ofeensive PI there), and iwe have to keep Gonzales in check.

Quote:The thing that worries me is coming off of a short week from such a physical game. Last year after we lost to the Cowboys, I thought we would come out and stomp the Bucs, which we did at first, but then we fell extremely flat. I just hope that doesn't happen again.

Quote:Atlanta Fan. Its interesting how you can actually consider your team "much" or "much much" better than any team, much less the 49ers or Vikings. Saints fans would not even use those words to make such claims. We tend to be more realistic as opposed to delusional or idealistic. More importantly, the present Atlanta team has no track record of being able to make claims of being "much" better than anybody. And because there is no real history, there lies the delusion. Its symptomatic of supporting a team that continues to be good on paper or according to talking heads in the national media.

That said, you do have a good team, but the delusion or idealism is native to most Atlanta fans. Its a function of being consistently propped by the media over and over, you start to believe it, even if its only on paper.

Quote:Well you aren't a homer just delusional.

How are the Falcons a better team than the 49ers? Some pundits prediction? You guys really are drinking the koolaid in a major way.

The 49ers are full of talent especially defensively. Offensively Gore and Davis trump anyone on the Falcons offense.

The Falcons are so full of hot air it makes me nauseous.

The Vikings and 49ers have better defenses than the Falcons by a MILE. The Saints have a better defense than the Falcons. Oh the Falcons are faster...Says who? Ej Henderson is a monster in the middle. They have very solid proven linebackers and you have a rookie that *might pan out.

Dunta Robinson was basically let go by the Texans and they have to face Manning twice a year. That should tell you something. The guy is overrated and all talk. He will be Brees whipping boy and Decoud is another guy you guys "hope and wish" becomes a good player. You guys overpaid for an overrated corner. I'll take Greer/Porter all day over Robinson.

It's going to be a tough game it always is. The Saints didn't turn the ball over and scored 25 points in a windy candlestick park. How they have to play "better" to beat the Falcons is beyond me.

The problem is you guys forget that you lost to Dennis Dixon and the Steelers and are living off a thrashing of the Cardinals who are one of the worst teams in the NFC. Who hasn't scored 40+ on the Cardinals lately?

You guys hung 40+ on the 49ers last year also and how did that work out for you against the Saints?

Payton/Brees are 7-1 against the Falcons for a reason.

Quote:Falcons with Matt Ryan at QB are 14-1 at home. (2010: Blowout win v. AZ, Ryan: 3TD, 0 INTs)

Falcons with Matt Ryan at QB are 7-10 on the road. (2010: OT loss to Ben-less PIT, Ryan: O TDs, 1 INT)

His road/home splits are pretty drastic, especially INTs.

I like our chances.

Quote:Im not being a homer either when I say that I think our offense explodes this weekend. We are due to have a Saints-esque offensive day.

I really dont see this game being close - However, we will see. If the first two games are a trend, then yeah, this will be a close game. But I dont see the first two games being a trend and our offense right now is a sleeping giant.

Quote:I think it's as simple to say that the Saints are in a great position because we are one of those elite teams that do not HAVE to come out and perform our GREATEST each game to win it. The past 2 games being prime examples.

Quote:If the 49ers play the way they did last night for the rest of the season, theres no doubt in my mind that they will be in the playoffs.

Quote:All that having been said, I think our O wakes up this week and drops in excess of 35 on you guys. Our D will be as stingy as it has been the first two weeks, and your clowns don't even sniff the endzone.

Quote:I think we will win. Division rival, at home, still haven't seen the offense show up. I see us doing everything we can to give it to Atlanta, who hasn't yet seen anything close to our offense this year. And with all that inexperience on that D, Brees and company should have a field day. Atlanta will have to get pressure up the middle and keep it close so Turner and Snelling can play a part. If we get a 14-point lead, that should take them out of the game and put it on Ryan. It'll be close because pretty much all of them are. But we're 7-1 against Atlanta and Atlanta with Ryan is under .500 on the road.

(09-22-2010 01:33 AM)ATLUGA87 Wrote:  Do yall remember back in the summer after the draft(i think) where coach Smith was analyzing the scheldule and he came across where we play the saints in week three? do yall remember what he said? HE SAID THE HELL WITH THE SAINTS!

RISE UP FALCONS!!