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Automattic22: Ranger Danger said 09/07, 07:45 PM
I have a couple problems with your TD

First off, in order for them to do better than people expect. That means winning three games. I can see them winning 3 games, no problem. But that's not why I accepted the TD

You said it yourself: "With all this said, it's only been one game and we played the LIONS". This is WAY too early to determine if the Falcons go 7-9. Regardless of how well he played, Matt Ryan is still a rookie, and it will take time for him to make this team relevant again. Also, the Lions defense has more holes the swiss cheese, so throwing 0 INTs isnt a huge accomplishment

The Lions defense played a bigger role in winning this game for Atlanta than anyone in the ATL offense did. First of all, Ryan had 13 attempts the whole game. Out of 42 offensive plays he only threw the ball 33% of the time. When you don't throw the ball, it becomes a lot harder to thrown an interception. Also, Turner carrying the ball so much (22 carries) helped him run for so many yards, and Ryan not have to throw it as much. Turner took off much of the slack, but the fact of the matter is that it was Detroit. We'll have to wait until they play a better team to know for sure.

Automattic22: Ranger Danger said 09/07, 10:18 PM
i understand that the falcons had a good game today, but i dont think you understand that it isnt a good showing of the teams real capabilities. If they beat, say Dallas, it would be a different story. Its like saying the Royals beat their AAA afiliate and ther automatically contenders

Im not knockin on Ryan, Turner, or any other Falcon. All im sayin is, I feel like it is too early to say that the Falcons are gonna sneak up on people. The Pats were supposed to be SB favorites, but when Brady went down, ther automatically out of the picture. The same could happen to ATL. If any of the players u listed get hurt, it makes it much more difficullt. "TURNER is the key to this team". If he gets hurt, the other team can blitz Ryan as they please, or drop back in coverage and make him beat them with 30 passes per game. If Ryan gets hurt, other teams stack the box against Turner, and they have no running game. Week 1 is not a very good indicator of a teams success throughout the season.
Is Carolina a Superbowl favorite cuz they beat SD? By your standards they are. If all the players keep up there stats, then sure!

Not to mention that this TD is like saying Micheal Jordan can dunk

Automattic22: Ranger Danger said 09/08, 06:36 PM
Ok, I guess i misinterpreted the TD.

I thought that you were trying to prove that the Falcons were going to win 3 games this year. I was trying to prove that your argument wasnt worth arguing. Like i said, saying that a team wins 3 games is like saying, say, Albert Pujols will hit a HR in a given season.

Regardless, Falcon love, as much as I love it, should proly hapen on blogs, not TDs. All I'm sayin is its too early to declare the Falcon's rebuilding process a success and name Art Blank new commish in waiting.