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[brandon_87]

lmao at the dumbass who said we will be 5-11, and the fact that they said they have a all-pro reciever like 89 lmfao

[necroplasm]

Falcons going 14-2.. Their defense is pure poo.

[Jangler]

I care what fans of other teams think.

[SOJA]

ummm I hate to be the bearer of bad new but I wouldn't put it past this team to win six games or win eleven games. It's really too early to tell. Anyways I think we match up well with the Saints, but not with the Falcons...Turner was killing us last year before he got hurt.

[Lumps]

You guys are forgetting that in this age it is not the defense that puts a team in the playoffs. How was the defense of the Saints or Colts or Vikings? Good? Maybe just barley. But no where near the caliber of their offensive capabilities. A good defense is necessary but the recent trend puts much more emphasis on a team's offense.

[Kyle82]

I see 10-6 and a Wild Card

[dbeat]

I think our season depends on how many injuries we accumulate, especially to our D-line and WRs. We stay healthy, and certain rookies step up we will easily go 10-6 or 11-5. Worst case we go 7-9.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

You guys are forgetting that in this age it is not the defense that puts a team in the playoffs. How was the defense of the Saints or Colts or Vikings? Good? Maybe just barley. But no where near the caliber of their offensive capabilities. A good defense is necessary but the recent trend puts much more emphasis on a team's offense.

The Falcons have what basically amounts to a decent game manager type QB and a power run game. That's an offensive approach that really needs a good defense to truly be as effective as it's meant to be-our fans of all people know that for sure.

Think of the times we've beaten the Mike Smith/Matt Ryan Falcons: we get up by 10+ points and they all but disintegrate because they've been forced into pass-first mode. They may put up some points and draw close, but they're not built to be a pass first team and eventually commit some type of back breaking mistake. They're not in the same league as the teams you mentioned offensively speaking at all.

[PantherDude]

5-11?!? Many of the fans there are idiot. We are getting younger & going to start getting better. With a new starting QB along with Clausen & some promising rookies, we sure as hell will be better than 5-11. 8-8 too. Not to mention we will have an easier schedule than last season.