Week 1 Thread - Kickoff Weekend!

JaMarcus · 07-09-2018 4:37am

Falcons offensive line has been garbage.

Eagles defence has been really, really good (with the exception of sloppy penalties but it's a free for all out there in that regard) but Falcons haven't covered themselves in glory on offence.

More of the same from Sark. No imagination whatsoever.

JaMarcus · 07-09-2018 4:38am

Matt Ryan is utter trash tonight.

mrkiscool2 · 07-09-2018 4:38am

Garbage throw. I am delighted, the commentators and crowd knew from the moment he threw it.

rebelyell99 · 07-09-2018 4:39am

Pick,Ryan trying to force everything to Julio,its too predictable.

mrkiscool2 · 07-09-2018 4:45am

And then we get picked. It was just a damn good hit to be fair. Foles threw it right to Godard.

And TD. Mental.

JaMarcus · 07-09-2018 4:58am

https://twitter.com/SharpFootball/status/1037908920075866117

JaMarcus · 07-09-2018 5:04am

15 penalties now for Atlanta. Inexcusable. Such poor discipline, I'd be disgusted if I was a fan. Eagles only need about 20 yards, less even, to set up a game winning FG.

mrkiscool2 · 07-09-2018 5:15am

Ajayi is a beast. Serious RB unit this year with Sproles also healthy.

JaMarcus · 07-09-2018 5:29am

One of the worst performances of Matt Ryan's career.

Took 2 costly sacks at the end, had plenty of time to get rid of the ball - even out of bounds would have been better.

And then 5 attempts at the end, and not one catchable ball.

Falcons had all off-season to work on red zone offense, and THATS what they come up with? It was worse than last season. Absolutely pathetic.

I'm angry and I don't even support them!

thomond2006 · 07-09-2018 8:12am

mrkiscool2 wrote: »

Ajayi is a beast. Serious RB unit this year with Sproles also healthy.

Clement made some good plays too. That's a serious RB unit by committee.

Loughc · 07-09-2018 10:32am

Slow start to the game last night but decent finish. Even tho Eagle got the win I can’t see them going too far this year. If Atlanta could finish in the red zone they would have won easily.

j8wk2feszrnpao · 07-09-2018 10:40am

Loughc wrote: »

Slow start to the game last night but decent finish. Even tho Eagle got the win I can’t see them going too far this year. If Atlanta could finish in the red zone they would have won easily.

Depends on how Wentz comes back. Could easily have been MVP last year. If he can be close to that level, they are a better team.

cosatron · 07-09-2018 10:45am

JaMarcus wrote: »

Falcons killing themselves. 13 penalties for 110 yards.
its ok they can work through this the bet is fine
Ryan has been poor.

a little nervous

JaMarcus wrote: »

Falcons offensive line has been garbage.
getting a bit excited
Eagles defence has been really, really good (with the exception of sloppy penalties but it's a free for all out there in that regard) but Falcons haven't covered themselves in glory on offence.
denial
More of the same from Sark. No imagination whatsoever.

blame game

JaMarcus wrote: »

Matt Ryan is utter trash tonight.

more blame game

JaMarcus wrote: »

15 penalties now for Atlanta. Inexcusable. Such poor discipline, I'd be disgusted if I was a fan. Eagles only need about 20 yards, less even, to set up a game winning FG.

the bet is f**ked full on mad

JaMarcus wrote: »

One of the worst performances of Matt Ryan's career.

Took 2 costly sacks at the end, had plenty of time to get rid of the ball - even out of bounds would have been better.

And then 5 attempts at the end, and not one catchable ball.

Falcons had all off-season to work on red zone offense, and THATS what they come up with? It was worse than last season. Absolutely pathetic.

I'm angry and I don't even support them!

So how much had you on the falcons last night.

adrian522 · 07-09-2018 10:46am

Falcons @ Eagles
Bills @ Ravens
Jaguars @ Giants
Buccaneers @ Saints
Texans @ Patriots
49ers @ Vikings
Titans @ Dolphins
Bengals @ Colts
Steelers @ Browns
Chiefs @ Chargers
Seahawks @ Broncos
Cowboys @ Panthers
Redskins @ Cardinals
Bears @ Packers
Jets @ Lions
Rams @ Raiders

D9Male · 07-09-2018 10:47am

Jones was absolutely brilliant, but other than him (and maybe Coleman) the Atlanta offense was brutal. I have a few quid on them for the Superbowl, and I think they will improve, but that was a bad start. As Jamarcus pointed out, the OL was terrible, Ryan seemed skittish but there was often just one option for him due to the way the plays were designed.

The Eagles were very beatable tonight, and they shat the bed.

JaMarcus · 07-09-2018 10:51am

cosatron wrote: »

So how much had you on the falcons last night.

Nice try - zero.

I dislike Sarkisian from his USC days, and the Falcons were disgraceful and threw the game away.

Did you even watch the game?

Knex* · 07-09-2018 11:06am

I avoided all Falcon players in Fantasy football, such is the struggles I think they'll have this year. Agreed with JaMarcus in my dislike for Sarkisian.

They'll get 8ish wins, but I don't see a playoff run. Their D is legit though, so perhaps I'm wrong.

cosatron · 07-09-2018 11:40am

JaMarcus wrote: »

Nice try - zero.

I dislike Sarkisian from his USC days, and the Falcons were disgraceful and threw the game away.

Did you even watch the game?

Yea. Poor stuff from the falcons, very perdictable. There offence has regressed since shanahan left.

Itssoeasy · 07-09-2018 2:14pm

Was going to try and watch the start live this morning but when mike Tirico appeared in the tunnel saying there was a 45 minute delay and went back to al and Chris and they wonder if it's them that caused the delay I went to bed. I know the score but I'll need to fill in the blanks later on that.

JaMarcus · 07-09-2018 3:20pm

Itssoeasy wrote: »

I know the score but I'll need to fill in the blanks later on that.

You didn't miss much, trust me. Brutal game. 26 penalties in total, it was tough to watch.

Foxtrol · 07-09-2018 3:30pm

If that is the level of performance they're going to get from Foles then the Eagles really should have taken that high pick trade for him. Some of his passing was appalling and was only covered over by how terrible Falcon play calling and performance by Ryan.

notobtuse · 07-09-2018 3:51pm

Listened to most of last night’s game on the radio, then watched the last quarter on TV.

Was there like a hundred penalties in that game? This year better not be a penaltypalloza by the refs or it’s going to be one long, dull and aggravating season.

mrkiscool2 · 07-09-2018 4:45pm

notobtuse wrote: »

Listened to most of last night’s game on the radio, then watched the last quarter on TV.

Was there like a hundred penalties in that game? This year better not be a penaltypalloza by the refs or it’s going to be one long, dull and aggravating season.

To be fair, the refs let a lot of bang-bang plays go. Which they have been directed to do. Just a lot of ill discipline by both teams. Eagles had fewer penalties in the 2nd half than the first, Atlanta had 15 in the match I think?

krustydoyle · 07-09-2018 5:46pm

Vernon is out for the Giants on Sunday

Itssoeasy · 07-09-2018 7:01pm

it won't be remembered as a classic anyway but a win is a win. I mean the Falcons offense without Julio jones was shocking. The eagles defence looks good but the offense seemed to get going in the second half. Ajayi looks good as does young Darren sproles. Foles can't get worse but didn't look great early on but he has a couple more games before wentz comes back.