re: Anonymous NFL Scout on NFL South

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You think ATL's Oline sucks

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I said shaky. Shaky =/= suck. Do you really feel that confident in your O-line?

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we don't have any playmakers

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Outside of Julio, not really. You have some names (Roddy, Jackson), but I don't believe these guys are much more than names at this point in their career.

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subpar LB group?

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Definitely. Why would I think otherwise? Because you had some mid-late round/undrafted rookies who got playing time last year?

I'm guessing you agree that you have no real pass rushing threat since you left that out. No pressure on Brees= a long day for you defense.

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I can't wait for week 1.

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I have no idea why. What weakness on the Saints do you think the Falcons can possibly exploit?

I also don't get why you continue to come on a Saints message board and act surprised/upset when we say negative things towards the Falcons.

You still didn't answer the question that you responded to. You acknowledged that the Falcons may suck this year, but it wouldn't be for the reasons he listed. It's pretty hard to deny that your RB group is average at best (being generous there), pass rush is a HUGE question mark, your OL has one above average player as of right now, and losing Tony Gonzalez takes a hit to your play makers. I don't see how any of that is really debatable.

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I said shaky. Shaky =/= suck. Do you really feel that confident in your O-line?

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Much more than last year, yes. It was obvious in the 1st preseason game that they were much better than last year. I was actually very concerned that Matt Ryan was going to get injured last year.

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Outside of Julio, not really. You have some names (Roddy, Jackson), but I don't believe these guys are much more than names at this point in their career.

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Guess we won't know until the season plays out but I disagree. Julio is a playmaker, yes. But I also believe that Devonta Freeman, Harry Douglas, Roddy returning to normal and Toilolo's height in the red zone will make him a nice target.

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Definitely. Why would I think otherwise? Because you had some mid-late round/undrafted rookies who got playing time last year? I'm guessing you agree that you have no real pass rushing threat since you left that out. No pressure on Brees= a long day for you defense.

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Pass rush is my biggest concern on this team. Yup. Should be for every falcons fan. But we're shifting scheme's some and have added a lot of bigger dudes up front. Can potentially free up LBs (guys like Beirmann, etc) to potentially break out in the blitz game. Our LB group will be different and doing different things based on the scheme that is much different this year than last.

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I have no idea why. What weakness on the Saints do you think the Falcons can possibly exploit? I also don't get why you continue to come on a Saints message board and act surprised/upset when we say negative things towards the Falcons.

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Why wouldn't I? Everyone on here, local media and national media is crapping on my team and hyping yours. We absolutely sucked last year, and both games came down to the final play/minute. You feel like your team has improved and I feel like mine has. I can't wait to see which of us is correct.

As for coming on here. It's a rivals board, I enjoy the banter. Keep your friends close but your enemies closer, type deal.