OK Homers - How Good Are the Falcons? - Fess Up

The Falcons are good and well-coached, BUT...not as good as their record for many of the reasons already stated. They have no signature win where they've dominated a good team (like we did against NE or NYG or even our 2 TD win against the Jets last year). All of their wins vs. good teams were very close and many relied heavily on luck.

Yes, if it were the Saints in the same position, the emotional homer in me would say "we just know how to win, it's destiny!" But, logically...luck runs out. You play enough close games and you will lose one. I bet if you looked at past Super Bowl champs' weekly scores, none tiptoed between the raindrops the way the Falcons have in all of their big wins. There's always at least one or two signature routs against a good opponent.

It reminds me a little of how I felt last year about the Vikings. I told everyone I knew going into the playoffs that the combination of Peterson's fumbles, Favre's penchant for stupid decisions, and Childress' idiocy would kill the Vikings at some point. I just wasn't sure if it would be the divisional round, NFCCG, or the Super Bowl. This year, I am just as confident that the Falcons' luck will run out at some point. I just don't know if it'll be the divisional round (hopefully, b/c this is likely when we'd play them), the NFCCG or the Super Bowl. But I'd be genuinely stunned if they won the Super Bowl.