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Saints vs Falcons Pregame (Thursday Night Game)

We are playing again in 3 days... In Atlanta on Thursday Night.

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Should be an easy win. But its our Saints, who knows what might occur.

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"Damn the torpedos, full speed ahead" ... bring da' wood boys, this is Can'tlanta's SuperBowl and they'd love to play spoilers, :mrgreen:.

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If Drew can turn his head, we win.

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Tampa gashed them running the ball. Ingram and Thomas need at least 15 carries a piece in this one.

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I look at it like this. I think it will only take 4 or 5 big plays by the Saints to beat Atlanta. Could be either on offense or defense, but you know, BIG PLAYS, game changers, "wow" moments, Saints fireworks. Four or five of those types of plays, should be enough to do the job on a demoralized but still physical Falcons team. And the way we are playing now, I think we can muster that up.

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We can beat them like a drum. Problem though is that we have been making a ton on bonehead plays lately that keep teams in the game. I'm speaking to you Mr. White and Mr. Moore.

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He said bone...hehe...

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My. We are optimistic!

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Saints already a 7 point favorite ....

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i predict Atlanta will be 2 - 9 as of friday morning.

count on it.

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Originally Posted by SmashMouth (Post 549514)

Saints already a 7 point favorite ....

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It's up to 9 now.

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Blank gives Dimitroff, Smith a vote of confidence after blowout
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Blank gives Dimitroff, Smith a vote of confidence after blowout | Atlanta Falcons | www.ajc.com

Really?

LMAO

The 41 points allowed were the most given up by the Falcons since they yielded 45 to the Saints in 2011.

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Interesting how much confidence failure inspires in management.

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REPORT CARD: Falcons grades are 'wretched'

GAME BALL: We’re giving out a journalism game ball for this one to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist and neighbor Mark Bradley for encouraging Arthur Blank to address this mess and for coming up with the one word to describe it all, “Wretched.”
D – Quarterbacks: Matt Ryan completed 19 of 36 passes for 254 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. He finished with a passer rating of 70.8. Dominique Davis made his NFL debut and completed 5 of 7 passes for 34 yards and had a passer rating of 81.8. He left the game after taking a low hit. In the locker room afterwards, he said that he was fine. Ryan had the offense on the move early, until Gerald McCoy collapsed the line and started having a party in the backfield. Hard to blame Ryan for the pick-six as his arm was hit on the play.
C– Running backs: Steven Jackson rushed 11 times for 41 yards. Antone Smith came in at garbage time and put up some numbers. He had two rushes for 88 yards to make the rushing stats look respectable. The team had 20 rushes for 152 (mostly empty) yards. Perhaps Smith gets some more action down the stretch as the Falcons will have to move away from their pass-happy offense because they can’t hold a pocket and teams are ready for all the screens and draws. On one draw to Jacquizz Rodgers, a Tampa Bay defender almost took the handoff. They’ll have to run the ball to keep the defense off the field and because they can’t pass block. “Double-wing, 38 Power Sweep, on 2! Let’s go!” Ryan might be saying down the stretch.
D — Wide receivers/Tight ends: Too many penalties and dropped passes here. Harry Douglas did a nice job of padding his stats with that 80-yard touchdown run. He caught six passes for 134 yards. Gonzalez had six catches for 51 yards. White was targeted nine times and caught just three of the passes, one for a touchdown.
F-minus — Offensive Line: The Falcons moved center Peter Konz to right guard and started Joe Hawley at center against Tampa Bay. The moved didn’t work out so well as Tampa Bay defensive tackle Gerald McCoy had three sacks over Konz, who was replaced by Garrett Reynolds in the game. The Falcons offensive line has struggled with pass protection all season. “Right now, it’s really not about me,” Konz said. “It’s about the team and how we can all move forward.” Hawley started some during the 2010 season, but has been a reserve this season. He’s played some as the jumbo tight end. The coaches made the switch in practice last week. Look for the juggling to continue. Sean Locklear was signed recently and could see some action soon.
F -- Defensive line: Osi Umenyiora registered two sacks, but the unit was pushed around in the run game. They couldn’t get off blocks as Barry Sanders, opps, I mean Bobby Rainey, rushed for 163 yards. It was just a downright poor showing as they didn’t rush the passer and got blocked in the run game. The Bucs averaged 4.9 per carry and had two rushing touchdowns, including Rainer’s 43-yard cruise through the defense.

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Blow.. out! If Bucs can do it we should double that.

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Posted by TnDawg at 9:20 a.m. Nov. 18, 2013 Report Abuse
Given the hate the Saints have for the Falcons, I fully expect the Saints to shoot for as many single game NFL records as they can achieve. Good luck Dirty Birds!
Hey, at least we have the 1st $100 million QB in franchise history.

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Posted by racingbum at 8:33 a.m. Nov. 18, 2013 Report Abuse
I'm so tired of hearing Coach Smith saying "it's unacceptable & it's a process". Another thing coach Smith quit laughing with your players on the side lines while you're getting your butt kicked!! I really don't see nothing to be laughing at.

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Posted by THEBITTERTRUTH at 8:58 a.m. Nov. 18, 2013 Report Abuse
This is a train wreck and for that reason I will watch it Thursday night. They are so bad it is actually entertaining.
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Posted by Kennytheg at 9:02 a.m. Nov. 18, 2013 Report Abuse
Upset the Saints? Who? The Falcons?

There are more where this came from.
REPORT CARD: Falcons grades are 'wretched' | Atlanta Falcons | www.ajc.com

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Lets face it, the only way we lose this game is if we commit numerous turnovers, numerous dumb penalties and even then Atlanta will have to catch a few lucky bounces just to keep it close.

I'm actually glad this game is in Atlanta. I think it'll keep us more focused, and lets face it... the crowd noise ain't exactly gonna be a problem.

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Atlanta has the worst opposing QB rating on defense at a whopping 105.8.

Allowing 21 TDs with only 6 interceptions.

Drew Brees will have a day similar to what he did vs Dallas.

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Originally Posted by SaintSproles (Post 549678)

Atlanta has the worst opposing QB rating on defense at a whopping 105.8.

Allowing 21 TDs with only 6 interceptions.

Drew Brees will have a day similar to what he did vs Dallas.

I'd prefer we establish the run, get a big lead, and have Drew outta there by the middle of the 3rd quarter actually.

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It occurs to me that I don't have NFL Network. Does anybody know if they still show the Thursday night games online?

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Funny thing is Atlanta is like a second home for us.. and with ATL losing season I wouldn't b surprised if there were more saints than falcon fans in the stand. Is it Thursday yet?

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Originally Posted by dueceloose (Post 549712)

Funny thing is Atlanta is like a second home for us.. and with ATL losing season I wouldn't b surprised if there were more saints than falcon fans in the stand. Is it Thursday yet?

I wonder if the league would mandate that we get the home team locker rooms and force the Falcons to move to the visitor locker room.:p

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Why not lol maybe the fans would actually come to the game and stay smh poor dirty birds.

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I say we play them with our practice squad!!!

Fu<k the FailClowns.

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Originally Posted by WHODATINCA (Post 549731)

I say we play them with our practice squad!!!

Fu<k the FailClowns.

I say 63-7. But anything over 63 is also fine with me.

1973, Falcons 62, Saints 7... NEVER FORGET!

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Lets get our run game going, ingram had success early vs 9ers, then SP just gave up on the run

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The poll should have looked more like this.

Do we sweep Atlanta?
• Yes
• HELL YEAH!

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Originally Posted by Danno (Post 549735)

I say 63-7. But anything over 63 is also fine with me.

1973, Falcons 62, Saints 7... NEVER FORGET!

Nah, man.

Saints 70 Falcons -7 ( points deducted for wretched play ).

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it is the falcons. crush them.

i think we will see another game like against dallas. balanced attack

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They could blindfold Drew Brees and the Saints would still win. Atlanta is awful; can't stop run or pass, not a recipe for a victory against the Saints offensive machine..

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Originally Posted by Seahawks12th (Post 550133)

They could blindfold Drew Brees and the Saints would still win. Atlanta is awful. Can't stop run or pass, not a recipe for a victory against the Saints offensive machine..

Uh-oh, someone's checking in early to make sure they get a good seat, :lol: ... excellent assessment on the frailcons though, ;).

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Originally Posted by SloMotion (Post 550138)

Uh-oh, someone's checking in early to make sure they get a good seat, :lol: ... excellent assessment on the frailcons though, ;).

As a fan, having a bye sucks, and so our board is dead. You guys are our next opponent so why not stir a friendly rivalry pot. You have a Gremlin in your boards ;)

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As a fan, having a bye sucks, and so our board is dead. You guys are our next opponent so why not stir a friendly rivalry pot. You have a Gremlin in your boards ;)

Yeah, that's kinda' how I started out ... next thing you know, I'm down near Houston sucking down crawdads ... this board'll grow on ya', that's for sure, :mrgreen:.

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I don't want to see very much of drew brees (even though I'll be at the game). I want a strong running game and an early big lead. I want Drew well rested as well as the rest of the team before we go to Seattle.

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