msmith
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These are from the Falcons fans:
bossFALCON: our schedule has been tougher than the bucs and the saints so far. we've played two division winners from a year ago and won by 8 pts or more. i'm also pretty sure we are in 1st place in the division because we have a division win and the saints don't. not 100% on that though.
Ghoticov: Uh, the Falcons just beat two teams (and handily, I might add) that won their division last year. Neither Miami nor Carolina are slouches and you will see soon enough. The Saints, on the other hand, just beat a Lions team that still can't win and the Eagles with Kolb as their starter. I will give them at least a little credit for hanging 40+ on the Eagles D though...
...Actually, the Saints stomped an Eagles team that had KOLB as their QB. Yes, the Saints had a great day offensively (as most figured they would) but to say they beat the Eagles and in the same sentence say they went to the NFC Conf Champ last year is a bit misleading. Yes, they did but they had McNabb and Johnson as their DC last year... no where NEAR the same team.
The Falcons just beat two teams that have ALL their starters (and Miami now has Jason Taylor) and both teams won their divisions last year. I'm no homer but I am much more impressed with the Falcons victory's than the Saints beating the lowly Lions and the McNabbless Eagles.
The Eagles D cannot be called vaulted at this time. Sorry but loosing their DC is going to hurt them and it showed against a solid offense like the Saints. They will get better as the year progresses but right now, the Eagles D is a shell of what it used to be.
bossFALCON: and we've beaten two teams they had a combined w-l of 23-9 last year. are you going off what the teams did last year or this year Q, because first you bring up the fact that the teams we've beaten haven't won a game THIS year and then you went back and brought up what the eagles did LAST year. either way the saints have played teams with a combined w-l of 1-3 and we've played teams with a combined w-l of 0-3, with tonight's game pending, so there's not a huge difference.
technically the falcons are in first place in the division and the saints are in second.
Ghoticov: These poster seems to forget that part of the reason the Panthers and Fins are 0-2 is because they both lost to the Falcons. LOL
It is really hard to take the year before and then forsee what will happen this year based on last year but right now, that is all we have to go on. And the Fins and Panthers both win their divisions are were SOLID teams last year... they haven't lost enough to make them any different this year.
The Eagles didn't have McNabb, lost their DC and the Lions still can't win a game and starting a rookie QB.
If people can't see the difference between the Falcons wins and the Saints wins, I don't know how much more clear it can be if you aren't wearing homer vision. Both are solid teams but the Falcons have played the better opponents, period... AND handled them nicely.
I saw a backup QB (Kolb) throw for a ton of yards. Yes, I'm sure part of it was because they were playing catch up but don't you think the Saints D knew they were going to throw it and STILL couldn't stop it?
If Kolb throws for 400, I can only imagine what the Falcons O is going to do to that Saints D. The Falcons certainly have their flaws but the O isn't one of them.
Okay, it is kinda long. So you can read the rest here.
bossFALCON: our schedule has been tougher than the bucs and the saints so far. we've played two division winners from a year ago and won by 8 pts or more. i'm also pretty sure we are in 1st place in the division because we have a division win and the saints don't. not 100% on that though.
Ghoticov: Uh, the Falcons just beat two teams (and handily, I might add) that won their division last year. Neither Miami nor Carolina are slouches and you will see soon enough. The Saints, on the other hand, just beat a Lions team that still can't win and the Eagles with Kolb as their starter. I will give them at least a little credit for hanging 40+ on the Eagles D though...
...Actually, the Saints stomped an Eagles team that had KOLB as their QB. Yes, the Saints had a great day offensively (as most figured they would) but to say they beat the Eagles and in the same sentence say they went to the NFC Conf Champ last year is a bit misleading. Yes, they did but they had McNabb and Johnson as their DC last year... no where NEAR the same team.
The Falcons just beat two teams that have ALL their starters (and Miami now has Jason Taylor) and both teams won their divisions last year. I'm no homer but I am much more impressed with the Falcons victory's than the Saints beating the lowly Lions and the McNabbless Eagles.
The Eagles D cannot be called vaulted at this time. Sorry but loosing their DC is going to hurt them and it showed against a solid offense like the Saints. They will get better as the year progresses but right now, the Eagles D is a shell of what it used to be.
bossFALCON: and we've beaten two teams they had a combined w-l of 23-9 last year. are you going off what the teams did last year or this year Q, because first you bring up the fact that the teams we've beaten haven't won a game THIS year and then you went back and brought up what the eagles did LAST year. either way the saints have played teams with a combined w-l of 1-3 and we've played teams with a combined w-l of 0-3, with tonight's game pending, so there's not a huge difference.
technically the falcons are in first place in the division and the saints are in second.
Ghoticov: These poster seems to forget that part of the reason the Panthers and Fins are 0-2 is because they both lost to the Falcons. LOL
It is really hard to take the year before and then forsee what will happen this year based on last year but right now, that is all we have to go on. And the Fins and Panthers both win their divisions are were SOLID teams last year... they haven't lost enough to make them any different this year.
The Eagles didn't have McNabb, lost their DC and the Lions still can't win a game and starting a rookie QB.
If people can't see the difference between the Falcons wins and the Saints wins, I don't know how much more clear it can be if you aren't wearing homer vision. Both are solid teams but the Falcons have played the better opponents, period... AND handled them nicely.
I saw a backup QB (Kolb) throw for a ton of yards. Yes, I'm sure part of it was because they were playing catch up but don't you think the Saints D knew they were going to throw it and STILL couldn't stop it?
If Kolb throws for 400, I can only imagine what the Falcons O is going to do to that Saints D. The Falcons certainly have their flaws but the O isn't one of them.
Okay, it is kinda long. So you can read the rest here.