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Not all of us are like that (Falcons fans) you just need to visit a classy board
The Times-PicayuneThe Times-Picayune
Atlanta Falcons players fired up to face New Orleans Saints
11/09/11 1:53PM
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Mike Triplett, The Times-Picayune
The longtime rivalry between the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons has been heating up in recent years, both because of how good the teams have been and because of some elevated trash-talking. Last year, the Saints ruffled a few Falcon feathers when some of their defensive players celebrated and posed for pictures after their Week 16 victory inside the Georgia Dome.
The Falcons are mostly insisting that they have either forgotten about that incident or that it wasn't a big deal, though some players insisted last year that they would keep it in the back of their minds.
"There is trash talk every week," Falcons tailback Michael Turner told the Atlanta media. "We know we don't like each other. We've been fighting each other since 2008 for this division. It's a rivalry game. ...
It's pretty close. This is one of the most overlooked rivalries in football right now. We've been playing some great games. We respect each other, but when it comes down to Sunday, we try to be the better team."
Receiver Roddy White was asked specifically about the postgame celebration, after which Saints defensive tackle Remi Ayodele was quoted as saying, "I pissed on the Falcons logo." Saints players insisted afterward that they meant no disrespect to the Falcons, and that they often pose for pictures after big road victories.
"Oh wow, that's kind of crazy," White said. "They came down here and got a W. They can kind of do whatever they want to do. That's kind of what happens. When we won down there, we kind of went on the field. It happens. We kind of did our thing when we went down there and won the game. They won, so congratulations to them.
"This is a whole new year. A whole new team; different players and things like that. We'll be ready to get a W and keep them out of the middle of our field."
Pretty classy response by our guys.. I like it :) Like Roddy said that stuff happens all the time.. and this is our biggest and oldest ? Rival.. its expected to some degree I think.. comments ?
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