I Hate the falcons

I hate the atlanta falcons.  I hate them more than any other team in any sport, or any league.  I hate them, simply because they should never be good, and proper order is restored in the universe when they suck.

Imagine my dismay whenever they beat the Saints, or even when they play them closely.  I go crazy when that happens.

I am so happy that the falcons are 2-8 this year.  Moreover, I am downright giddy, because many people predicted that they would go to the Super Bowl.  In my world, all would be well, if they were 0-10, so I am still annoyed by the two games that they won.

Let's start with their quarterback.  It takes a lot for me to acknowledge that Matt Ryan is good.  I really hate admitting it, but he is a decent quarterback.  But it annoys me to no end when people try to say that he is elite, a la Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, and Aaron Rogers.  Although he is good, he certainly isn't anywhere close to being elite.

I would say he is of a similar caliber, and has a similar impact on a game that Joe Flacco, Tony Romo, Alex Smith, and maybe Matt Schaub all have.  All are decent quarterbacks, but all lack something significant that would make them great, and put them in the elite status.  It annoys me every time when an ESPN NFL analyst tries to say Matt Ryan is among the elite qb's in the NFL, and they have tried to do it right up until around week three of this current season.  I'm so glad that is over for now. 

Another thing that annoys me about the falcons is that they have the most hideous uniforms in all of the NFL, with the exception of maybe the Carolina Panthers, and the Jacksonville Jaguars.  It's the hideous design on the shoulders, the "modern font" and the "modern" striping on their uniforms, and it's the "modern" aggressively fast determined falcon on their helmets.  Their uniforms, like most modern uniforms, scream, "I'm trying way too hard to be cool, and really really want everybody to like me."  Their uniforms are really annoying.  What else would you expect from such an annoying franchise?

Their history really annoys me.  I hated Chris Miller.  I hated Jeff George.  I hated Jamal Anderson, and his dirty bird dance.  I hated Jerry Glanville, June Jones, and the Run and Shoot offense.  I hated it when MC Hammer stood on their sidelines.  I love him now, but I despised Deion Sanders when he played for the falcons.  I hated Andre Rison.  I hated Jesse Tuggle.  I hated Ray Buchanon.  I had such a bad taste in my mouth when they beat the Vikings in the NFC championship round, but that didn't last long, because I enjoyed every minute of watching the Broncos run the score up on them in Super Bowl 33.  I even hated Bobby Hebert during the short time that he was the QB of that team, but he has since been forgiven for his sins.

The atlanta falcons are so annoying.  A huge reason why I love Sean Payton so much is because he is 11-3 against them.  Proper order is restored when the Saints are first place in the NFC South, and contending for a Super Bowl, and when the falcons are 2-8, and contending for the number one pick in the draft.

I will argue that you are not a true Saints fan, unless you loathe the atlanta falcons.  It's pretty much a requirement.