Some Optimism - Only Two Teams Are Perfect Right Now

[Davidson Deac II]

9 hours ago, Borat said:

While I will give you the Bears game, the Falcons totally dominated the Lions today and it wouldn't have been close without WR-aided (and tipped) picks. Both wins were also on the road. 

I'm on board with the thesis that outside of the Chiefs, no team has really separated from the pack, however. 

And the Falcons probably would have lost except for a very stupid rule. 

[Davidson Deac II]

Yesterday was a strange day for the NFL.  Maybe all the external controversy did have some impact.  London or not, the Jacksonville/Ravens game was shocking.  Buffalo is 2-1 after beating Denver and their defense has been very impressive so far this season.  Bears had their biggest win in a while.  Preseason favorites NYG and Seattle are at or near the bottom of their divisions, and the Seattle defense looked worse than ours did yesterday.  They gave up similar point totals and didn't have to deal with all the interceptions our defense did.  Tampa looked horrible on offense and their defense made Case Keenum look like a hall of famer.

[dpm0409]

22 minutes ago, Davidson Deac II said:

Yesterday was a strange day for the NFL.  Maybe all the external controversy did have some impact.  London or not, the Jacksonville/Ravens game was shocking.  Buffalo is 2-1 after beating Denver and their defense has been very impressive so far this season.  Bears had their biggest win in a while.  Preseason favorites NYG and Seattle are at or near the bottom of their divisions, and the Seattle defense looked worse than ours did yesterday.  They gave up similar point totals and didn't have to deal with all the interceptions our defense did.  Tampa looked horrible on offense and their defense made Case Keenum look like a hall of famer.

Agree that multiple teams struggling/losing to teams they probably shouldn't, made this week 3 lose at least slightly better.  Falcons going to 3-0 sucks though.

[Davidson Deac II]

12 minutes ago, dpm0409 said:

Agree that multiple teams struggling/losing to teams they probably shouldn't, made this week 3 lose at least slightly better.  Falcons going to 3-0 sucks though.

I wont' say it made me feel better, but I do understand that  a NFL season, or for that matter, any sports season is a marathon, not a sprint and its still to early to determine how we will finish. 

[dpm0409]

2 minutes ago, Davidson Deac II said:

I wont' say it made me feel better, but I do understand that  a NFL season, or for that matter, any sports season is a marathon, not a sprint and its still to early to determine how we will finish. 

Won't say it made me feel a lot better, but at least a little bit it did.  There has been a lot of parody in the NFL in recent years and this year seems to be no exception.  The league seems wide open.

[Borat]

2 hours ago, JIS0707 said:

I actually watched the Falcons game, and the Falcons were very unimpressive to me again.  It's like you guys get on the road and start having s hit run down your leg.  It makes no sense.  

More like shooting themselves in the leg (picks, miscues, etc.) than ****ing down, but yeah, things definitely need to be tightened up. Detroit will be in the thick of things for the division / wildcard race, so not a bad win though. 

[osiruz]

12 hours ago, Castavar said:

A lot of us have given the Falcons credit, doesn't mean they aren't getting incredibly lucky bounces again this year. But, that's what happens when you play hard, unlike the Panthers who fuggin quit in the 1st half at home. No doubt falcons still team to beat in NFC South. Looks like y'all will be holding that title for a bit (still don't trust Bucs). And God knows our secondary is gonna get sh*tted on by every other division rival.

We dominated the game from start to finish. Honestly if it wasn't for the sloppy offense, and the give aways we would have won by alot. But  I see alot of Panthers fans here saying you guys look like world beaters, and the falcons haven't played anyone. Well you just lost to the 79ers and put up only 14 points. 

[Captain Obvious]

Cynically speaking. We are the jets and Brown's of the NFC.

[GeorgiaBoyz]

I can tell @Saca312 didnt watch the game. Lol & take solice in knowing when you bums were 2-0  against scrubs with no offense the world was fine "this maybe the best Panther D" ever, everybody knew better than that but you guys. Now that you lose "Falcons should be 1-2." Hahaha .. wrong!! Gifted 3 flukey T/Os yesterday still scored 30 & won the game on a heads up play. We couldn't give that game a way, won with defense week 1 on a sack like you guys did for 2 weeks straight with the exception of Tyrod missing a game winning throw that would have had you 1-1. Then absolutely Polverized a O that can score points against the Pack on both sides .. that's how we got 3-0. By being a better team & making plays when we need to.. the only team that's lucky to not be 1-2 is Carolina .. leave us out of your bad times. Lmfaoooo @Saca312 & the rest of you blind hating homers. We're gonna do you guys way worse than bum ass NO .. believe it. You guys aren't better than Chi, GB or Detroit. Offenses that are worse than your own made you 2-0. This evolved offense is gonna be the achilles heel of a good defense.. the bottom of the barrel Saints showed the world who was "lucky" to be 1-2. 

 

[Davidson Deac II]

17 minutes ago, GeorgiaBoyz said:

I can tell @Saca312 didnt watch the game. Lol & take solice in knowing when you bums were 2-0  against scrubs with no offense the world was fine 

Saca may not have watched the game, but you definitely didn't read our boards.  

[GeorgiaBoyz]

4 minutes ago, Davidson Deac II said:

Saca may not have watched the game, but you definitely didn't read our boards.  

I read it .. doom & more gloom which is like any board but it was of epic fashion & more homer than I've ever seen here. Doom being .. "we suck". Gloom being "this maybe the great Panther D of all time, Denver 2015, etc." 

[uncfan888]

2 minutes ago, GeorgiaBoyz said:

I read it .. doom & more gloom which is like any board but it was of epic fashion & more homer than I've ever seen here. Doom being .. "we suck". Gloom being "this maybe the great Panther D of all time, Denver 2015, etc." 

You guys have had a lot of good luck after your super bowl collapse. Probably shouldn't brag too much right now. Chicago dropped three game winning touchdowns and the refs took 8 seconds from Detroit. Maybe you'll buck the trend of super bowl losers with the luck you're having, but you never know when it will end

[falconidae]

15 hours ago, Saca312 said:

• Falcons - Should be 1-2 if it weren't for lucky, lucky breaks. Lions should've slammed in that throw from the 2 yard line, and the Bears dropped nearly every pass to the endzone when they were throwing to the endzone. Their offense only looked good against a terrible Packers defense. Otherwise, both sides of the ball were making mistakes and not looking as good on the other games.
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Should? Did the Bears or the Lions make the plays to win? No? then there's no should there. The consistent pressure on the QB in both games caused bad or short throws in those goal line plays. The big hits from earlier in the game caused a couple of drops as well. Part of the reason that the back didn't get in the end zone yesterday is the jam at the line and the pressure on Stafford that caused him to rush the throw  and throw it low. Falcons made the plays to win. There's no should there.

Falcons scored 30 points in Detroit, Ryan had a 9+ YPA & Freeman had a 5+ YPC. How is that a bad offensive showing? Falcons are top 5 scoring team. Made too many mistakes-penalties, drops, INTs- but when you make all those mistakes and still score 30 on the road, you're a good offense.

Falcons are a good team that isn't hitting on all cylinders yet- they have a new OC, new RG and a second string RT at the moment. They'll get better.

Defense is pretty good-they won the lions game with their best pass rusher missing. They are going to get better as the season goes on as well.

 

[Burnout189]

Awful lot of Falcon fans, on a Panther's message board, puffing their chests out right now at the beginning of the season after starting hot. Where have I seen this before?