Draft Day Suit

AH THE FALCONS !!!

When I moved to Atlanta, the first thing that stunned me, was that there were actually FALCONS fans here. At that time, Vick was the QB and they sucked a lot despite his talent.
I couldn’t fathom being a fan of this team. I’ve waited patiently, for them to give me something to love. Show me some spirit – wow me with talent.
It would never be enough for Atlanta to be my home team. The Colts will always be my home team, the team I loved through Jeff George and Jim Harbaugh and others – I couldn’t invest in another team of losers – to wait 20 years for them NOT to be a flippin joke.

But, I am here to confess. I am looking forward to Falcons games.

The FALCONS are good.

They have romanced me – and the affair has begun. WHO KNEW?
I still bleed blue and white – but you know, I scab over red and black.

Pardon my while my head explodes. The Commish just re-instated Vick and he can return in October according to reports.

I don’t even know what to think.  I ‘m not engaging in that whole “But there are people who have done worse” sort of banter either.  I guess my question is…….

Michael Vick was a great talent who didn’t ever really quite live up to the hype. Was it because he didn’t have the support he needed from the Atlanta line and receivers or simply because despite being talented he just was more Jeff George and less Joe Montana?

So he served his time, paid his debt to soceity and says he’s sorry.

Can he return successfully? And if so – where should he play?

Thoughts?

I think one of the hottest qualities of this deal is that Gonzalez wanted to go to a team with a shot at the championship. Which really says a lot – he’s not a chump and woulda been a good pick up for a lot of teams.

Atlanta, you may continue to make sweet love to me. The romance has begun.

This is a phrase that seems to be the “Phrase du Jeur” of the color guys here at the tail end of the season. Hell, of the analysts as well.
It might seem that it is reasonably logical, in it’s nature.
Either you control your own destiny – or you don’t.

But here is the piece that can be tricky, especially if you aren’t a season long addict. Teams can win pivotal games, games they HAD to win – and if they “don’t control their own destiny” – they can win that game but still not make the playoffs because team B somewhere else won their game also.

Or, Team A can lose a game, and if AND if Team B loses a game – well then Team A might go to the playoffs.

You’ll hear the lamenting, of the sports fans in your house, and the sportscasters – both color and analysts- who are bewailing the fates of great teams who “Don’t Control their own destiny.” Meaning they could win out the rest of their season and still not make the playoffs.

How can this happen?

It’s easy. They played a bunch of shitty football at the beginning of the year, and got their act together TOO late to clinch a spot for themselves. So now they’re not only forced to win or die – if someone else doesn’t perform as POORLY as they’d like, they’re S.O.L.

Doesn’t matter if by the end of the season you’ve put together the best offense in football, if your season record doesn’t cut the mustard, that’s just the way it goes.

And this ladies, and non-football inclined boys is why it is important to control your destiny – from Game 1 in the season.

Did I mention that ATLANTA is currently rocking my world a bit? Go Falcons, you former losers!