New Arch Rivals?
 

After the 2009 season, are the Atlanta Falcons really the Saints' biggest rivals? If not, who is?

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I think the Falcons will always be the Saints' biggest rivals, but the Vikings are a close second now. And Dallas is probably third. But that's just my opinion.

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Falcons. They came into the league a year before we did, and we won a superbowl before them. Their blood is boiling. I think the rivalry actually is even worse now.

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Falclowns. Always will be unless they move out of the NFC South. They'll be back for blood next year. We'll fight them off again though.

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I agree, the rivalry between Saints and Falcons has a rich history.

I also look at San Fran as a big rivalry, man as a kid those 49ers Saints games still make my stomach hurt!!

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The Falcons are going to come out with a MAJOR chip on their shoulder next season. First the Bucs, now the Saints? They are freaking out over there!

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Have you seen the Falcons board Superbowl thread? Holy crap, they HATE US.

They freakin hate me...
do doo da da da da da..
They freakin hate me..
da doo da doda dad da da..

sorry.

After we won the SB, they were talking about, "I hate everything right now," "and oh my life is miserable... **** tha Aints... **** this season...etc. " It was just hilarious. My favorite post was, "Please God grant me serenity... and make the Saints lose."

I really think we're their #1 enemy. This is gonna be fun.

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I agree Mike. They got there first, but we won ours first. That will stick in their craw forever!

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That is awesome!! As much as I hate the cowgirls, there will always be an extra special "hatred" for the Falcons...glad it's mutual!!

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I hate the Falcons but this year made me hate the Cowboys even more than I did before...Since the thread was titled New Arch Rivals I have to still stick with the Falcons as the biggest rival.

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Exactly!!! I HATE the foul-cons!!! Eat it, foul-con fans!!! How many years did it take you to have two winning seasons in a row? You still suck...Oh, yeah...and we actually WON a Super Bowl...:bng:

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Maybe I'm still drunk from the SB. Honestly, I love the Falcon Fans. I dont know why. Its been so long, and there's been so much history. maybe because Jesus said love your enemy.

He didnt say you couldnt try to beat them 40-0, and knock them into next year. Im still mad from that drive in '83 when freakin Gerald Riggs bulldozed us, and ran out the entire 3rd quarter in one drive. I can still get mad thinking about that. Im still mad about the playoff game. I can still see Deion Sanders dancing around. I still want Derland Moore to get his hands on Steve Bartkowski just one more time.

I want to kick the Falcons ass so bad.

But in real life, when I see their fans in the Quarter, I'll have a beer and chat with them, especially the Old Ones, who've been thru the same crap we've been through. shhhhh. keep that a secret please.

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I hate the Falcons with a passion. They will always be our biggest rival to me just because they're in the NFC South.

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Still gotta be failcons, if ya'll visit their boards they are still calling it the "Katrina Bowl"
or dissing the city, dissing the players, calling us lucky, calling the superbowl win a fixed game..
They have a few kats on there that gave us props but then if you read further into their comments those congratulatory remarks turn ugly and mean spirited, talking about it was more luck than talent, refs can't fix every game etc.. blah blah.. yeah Falcons are by far the worst.

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Must suck to be a sore loser. I can honestly say, in all my years of watching other teams win it all, I never blamed the win on cheating, officiating, or any other excuse. I feel sorry for people like that, give credit where credit is due!

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it will be the falcanarys always fellas. they will always hate us. the thing is will we have piss and vinegar in our blood after a super bowl. knowing payton i don't see us laying down like some super bowl attendents

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It shall remain the Falcons, probably forever. There are legitimate cases to be made for the Cowboys and Vikings, but the Falcons remain as the most hated rival, at least by us fans.

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Thanks for that pointer Mike. I went to that thread and read every post. I laughed my a** off the whole time. That was some funny stuff.

I voted for the Cowturds probably because I live in Shreveport. The Cowboys hatred for the Saints fan has really intesified this season. I guess because of the Saints success and the conflict with the local Fox station. But I tell ya, after reading the Falcons web site, and after a little more thought, I realized that the Falcons/Saints have the history of the long divisional rivalry and the Falcons fans truly hate us after we won the Superbowl before they did.
:bng:

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Can't Live with them Can't Live with out them, I Dislike the Falclowns.

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Always was the Falcons, always will be...but i think the Vikings will be a rival for some time

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For me, the Falcons are always there...

All-time angry moment, Hebert the Trader doing his dirty bird, that MF'er...

All-time hated moment, Mora the Incompetent allowing Morten to geaux and don the bird, that was a real MF...

And when the Saints come riding high into this upcoming season; there will be a reminder from the Falcons and it will be so on...oh, so on...

But now that we've got the top squad, I sure wish we had the 49'ers in the division so we could improve on that all-time vs. record...

Since the Rams left the other LA, it's not the same...

But NFL realignment got it mostly right with the Falcons v. Saints rivalry...

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I don't care how ugly the talk gets from the media, coaches, or players when the Saints play the Vikings or the Cowboys. The Falcons will always be the Saints biggest rivalry as long as they are in the same division. Both teams suffered years of futility, but even in the bad years, you could expect a Falcons/Saints game to be intense. Now that both teams have turned the corner and are competitive and in the running for the playoffs nearly every year, it just gets that much more intense. Also, since the Saints got a taste of the Super Bowl and won it, the Falcons are frothing at the mouth to get what we have. Oh, next seasons' games are going to be big!

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Hulkman, have you rubbed it in someone's face today? I swear if I find out you're up there slacking, I'm gonna drive up there myself, paint my truck black and gold from stem to stern, and drive around honking my horn and WhoDat'ing anyone who even looks like a Cowboys fan. You better be commenting in the Shreveport Times. I may drive up there when preseason opens, just dance around and sing, "naa naa naa naa."

:bng:

If you live in NWLA, and you root for the Cowboys, I hope you get a serious case of the farts at a really bad time.

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falcons are still our top rival....2 times a year every year

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I selected "other" because the Saints will have a target on their uniform this season and every team will try to beat the defending Super Bowl Champions.

Every team is the enemy, more than ever.

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I'm probably older than you. I'd like to add ...

The Falcons run up the score 62 - 7. Still boils my blood.

Falcons win consecutive games with Hail Mary passes.

But my #1 is the same as yours. I have despised the Fail Clowns for four decades. But Baby Gaybear, that immature, illiterate jackass celebrating after the Falcons beat the Saints in the Superdome will stick with me forever.

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Every chance I get Mike. I do it with a smile though, I wouldn't want sombody confusing me with a Cowboys fan. I have all my saints gear with more on the way. I will be wearing it every weekend until the start of the 2010 season.
:bng:

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It can be no one other than Atlanta. Second is not even close.

After them I would rank it Dallas, San Francisco still annoys me from the 80's, will always hate the Rams as well. Then Tampa and lastly Carolina. Always hate within your division. Minnesota is irrelevant. They are not even worth caring about. They are the Bills of the NFC.

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It's a toss up between the Falcons and Cowboys. I don't like either team, although we had better respect them. Because if we don't keep an eye on them things could go wrong in a hurry. I hate the Cowboys because Jerry Jones ruined my daddy's Cowboys. I hate the Falcons because they are the strongest team in our division...........actually, I hate everybody.;)

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Let's hope the Vikings never become the Broncos of the NFC, who finally won one after also losing four Super Bowls.

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I can't hate anything right now. Maybe in September but not right now.

Just watched SoundFX and I'll be happy for at least another week.

I've found a few clips from the superbowl everyday is better than drugs.

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I give my Cowboys fans friends crap EVERY day since the win. I'm in SF and they're in Dallas, so I ping 'em with, "Hey, I have a question". WHO DAT? Dummies fall for it every time. LOL

Oh, and it's the Falcons, no question. They're not a bad team either, so I expect so really good games with 'em the next few years. I love to hate me some dirty birds.
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Hee hee hee! :lolup:

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Couldn't agree more. The only decent rivalries are divisional.

Minnesota? just because their fans cry like little b****es doesn't make them a rival.

Dallas? that's a generic hatred

After ATL, I would pick the non-division team we have the most in recent years ---> Philly

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Cowturds cuz dammit they beat us!

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Its the Falcons, was in the beginning and will be until the end of time. Now that the Saints have a ring its has to burn their fans even more (well the one's that care), which I love. I will always have a special place in my heart for hate towards the Falcons. Thats the way I was raised and will pass it on one day

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You have got to start with whoever is in your Division because that is your problem twice a year, guaranteed. So it is Clowns, Pussies, Bucs, before any others. Now outside that, we are getting a big head of steam against the Cowgirls and now the ViQueens are crying.

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Falcon's will always be our biggest rival , at least to me, but I have a deep and special hatred for the cowboys, which I guess comes from all the kids being cowboys fans when I was growing up in Miss. I was always like yeah, but Archie plays for the Saints.

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Patriots now want a piece of us.

So do the Cardinals.

When they announce the schedule, you can check off every team as a rival. The Saints have a target on their uniform.

Falcons will always be a rival. They were before the Super Bowl Glory.

MinnieSooooota will never be a rival. They are a yankee team. We'll always not like them, fairly certian.

Dallas? Hurl. They aren't a rival.
They are somewhere in between a velvet elvis painting and velveeta.