Post Week 12 Thoughts

Wow!! What a wild and wacky day in the NFL!!

My Falcons found a way to put up another "W"! Remember my whole thing about rivalries? I mentioned that a strong rivalry will change everything and the stat book gets thrown out the window. The Atlanta-Tampa Bay rivalry is not quite up there with our Saints deal but... It's there and it's real! They hate us. I mean, they HATE us!! I knew it was gonna be a battle and it really was. I'm not gonna do a blow-by-blow as I imagine you guys watched it but remember how loud it got during the game? It wasn't even sold out! It is a division rivalry and it's always a battle with them! Heck, even when we play the Panthers, its a tough game! It comes down to the division rivalry thing - at least that's what i say! Anyway.... Given the media reports, I'm just gonna say that I'm ok with the hate and doubt. Our guys know what's what. They know what they have to do. I am tremendously proud of them for fighting it out and putting up the Win. I'm actually ok with the lack of "fear" by our opponents. Let them come into our house feeling like the Falcons are not serious opponents. That's just fine! We know how to win and it doesn't matter if it's one point or 20 - the WINNER IS THE WINNER!!
And, by the way, let's not hate on Matt Bryant. I know some of you are fed up with him and say he's been inaccurate lately. I get it! Guys, he has been golden for us for SO long! I, for one, still think he's got it and can come out of this slump. Don't hate!! And you know... It was a great game to watch! Tampa played a tough game and put up one hell of a fight! I have not really warmed up to Assante Samuel... Until now! He played a GREAT game!! You could see he was hurting but he worked hard out there. Also... JAQUIZZ!!! Do you guys remember that he was picked 145th in the 5th round of the 2011 draft?!?! Talk about a STEAL!! Every other team in the NFL had the chance at him but he's OURS!!! I really LOVE this kid!

The Saints lost. Let me repeat that... THE SAINTS LOST!! This makes me quite happy! : D
All that crap in the media (the Saints can score at will, the Saints are on their way, the Saints are making a play-off run) seems to have filtered to the players because they seemed shocked by the loss. You know, they are VERY poor losers. Yes, I am talking about DT Bunkley kicking Boone in the head. Dude, this is not rugby! You cannot get away with that crap! But he's not the only one! The entire Saints bench was full of guys who looked like they wanted to do the same or worse! I get it, no one likes to lose but... Damn! I still think the Saints are a bunch of thugs!

I had said that I wanted Baltimore to lose but... 4th down and 29 yards? Who goes for that?!? Are you kidding me?!?! That was insane! Gotta give credit where credit is due! Wow!

I tried to stay up for the Packers-Giants game and managed to watch most of it. Gru (Rogers) was having a very bad night! Looks like the bye week did the Giants a world of good! The Giants looked good and that was a solid win.

You know I just mentioned rugby (which I have, believe it or not, been watching!) and I gotta mention it again. The 4th quarter of the Bengals-Raiders game REALLY looked like what I've seen in the Springboks-Australia matches! Looks like the big guys at the NFL have a busy day ahead of them! Between this brawl, Bunkley with the Saints and the ever-popular Suh kicking Schaub square in the crotch... Damn guys!! Of all these, I gotta say the ball-shot by Suh is the worst. Isn't there some rule about one guy kicking another in the balls? Don't they revoke your "Man Card" for that? Do not pass Go, do not collect $200!!! I don't even have balls but even I cringed when I saw that!! The NFL will be collecting hefty fines this week!! When I spoke with my Rugby loving son about this he was stunned that players will have to PAY for these stunts. "Are you serious?" Yes, son, there are fines! His response? "That makes my butt hole hurt" Um.... Ok son.

Well, it's a short week for my guys. They go into it on another WIN and, hopefully, feeling good. I very sincerely hope that Assante is ok and gets some rest. I hope the Swamp suckers are feeling sorry for themselves and suffering. We need to win this one!! I don't care about the standings or the play-offs or... ANYTHING!! I just want the Falcons to beat the Saints!! Any other loss for the rest of the season can be tolerated as long as we BEAT THE SAINTS!!! I want Big John to put Brees on his ass!! I want Dunta to intercept passes! I want Babinueax and Spoon to push through the line and make their presence known!!! I want Matt Ryan to connect with EVERY receiver from White, Jones & Gonzalez to Douglas and Snelling!! I want JAQUIZZ to keep doing what he does!! IT'S TIME!!! Let's do this!!!

Ok. Thanks for reading! I seem to be back in the proper football frame of mind!! Be back soon!