Oh man, how bout that game last week?!? Primetime coverage and our Atlanta Falcons responded exactly how everyone had hoped. Resilient and tough. In a game that took so many twists and turns the Falcons eventually prevailed with two 80 yard drives in the 4th quarter to seal the deal on a 35-31 victory over Vick and the Eagles. Oh yea and by the way...turns out that pointing to the scoreboard crap when you left after we dominated you in the pocket did not turn out so well for your team. Does it remind any other Falcon fan of some other "finger-pointing" he did after a loss to the New Orleans Saints a couple years back?? Obviously our defense did not look that much improved from the outside looking in, but we continued to get pressure on the quarterback which will eventually help out our struggling secondary. Who would of thought that the Falcons D had some big plays in them afterall? The forced fumble by Jerry, the scoop and run by Edwards, the many hits on Vick by EVERYbody, and the Hayden interception. All very welcomed plays for a defense that may give up a ton of yards through the air, but can cancel that out with game changing plays like we saw last Sunday night. Something similar to New Orleans defense during their superbowl run, nothing too intimidating but they were a group that were very opportunisitc when it came to game changers. Overall, a very special early season win and one that definitely got a lot of people around Atlanta excited for the season to come. One last thing, thank you to the fans at the Dome for bringing their A game!!
Food:
For this weeks game I figured I'd post a recipe for a home-made pizza. Something that you can probably make down at a tailgate, but is probably better if you are going to be watching the game at home. The reason I like this so much is of course it is easy to prepare, but also Publix has everything that you would need. Publix can give you enough dough for you to make your own crust and then you can just walk around the store and pick out various ingredients to pile on! Here is a list of items needed.
-Hand tossed dough from Publix (amount depends on how many pizzas you plan to cook)
-1 rotisserie chicken or a couple of chicken fingers
-Tomato sauce
-Mozarella cheese
-Capers
-Fresh avocado
-Oregano
-Olive oil
-Pepperoni
-Diced peppers
-And whatever else you can think of to make that pizza more scrumptious!
Start with spreading the dough out with some flour and using a roller to spread it out to the size desired. After this is done I usually like to pour a little olive oil over the crust and then spread your tomato sauce and cheese around. Start piling on all your toppings and evenly spreading them around the pizza. Take the chicken or chicken fingers and simply pull off pretty decent sized chunks and throw em on. Again, you don't necessarily have to use chicken. Shrimp, bacon, oysters, remember its your pizza do what you want! After all of your topping are on don't forget to put on your seasonings. Oregano, fresh basil, etc. I usually apply another coating of the olive oil to the remaining outside crust of the pizza so it will rize to a nice level and decrease the chances of it blackening. Throw it in the oven for about 20-25 minutes and wahla you have your very own pizza to enjoy for the game.
Falcons game:
Every year the new NFL schedules come out and fans wonder who their favorite teams will be facing in the upcoming season. For us Falcons fans we always know that our Dirty Birds will be battling against the Panthers, Saints, and Bucs each twice a year. This always seems very daunting to me because I feel like and will always stand by my assumption that the NFC South is the toughest division in football. A lot of people clammer about the NFC East, give it up Tony Romo loves to choke and Eli Manning does the worst commercials ever! (How is Peyton so much better in commercials?) Anyway, these Bucs that we face today are an up and coming team just like we were a couple seasons back. The entire organization has taken a new step in building through the draft and sticking with the method of developing those players by giving them an unprecedented amount of playing time. Normally this method would not work, but the players that have been drafted are showing their no slouches. The last couple of years, mainly in the Mike Smith Era, these battles have been extremely hard fought and gruesome. They are always close games, very exciting but for me they are very intense. I am what you would call a very in depth fan that takes every play about as serious as possible....seriously. A couple of things I am looking forward to and am interested to see in this afternoons game:
- The battle between two former first rounders. Matt Ryan and Josh Freeman are both extremely talented quarterbacks who both have the ability to amaze their teams. They have both shown the ability to bring their teams back when it matters (4th quarter) but neither have necessarily played very well in their matchups. As good as these two are and have began their careers, the only time that they have played any semblance of themselves is when it matters. I'll take that. I look for more of the same thing in todays game, but with a slighter edge to Ryan, because of his new found fondness of Tony G. down the middle. Gotta love last weeks performance!
- Michael Turner has looked his normal self for the first two games of the season with a little more explosiveness after recovering from that groin injury he had for nearly all of last season. Everybody was hating on him last season, but he only had 1,300 yards rushing..C'mon MAN!! On the otherside of the ball is the equivalent of Turner, Blount. A mammoth of a beast that once he gets going is almost impossible to stop. The image of Grime attempting to stop Blount in the open field always gives me the goose bumps when we face the Bucs. Scary stuff. I think both running backs will have impactful games.
- Lastly I look for the afore mentioned Brent Grimes to play a very good game. He always seems to step up in these battles with a couple of "how in the hell did he jump that high?" interceptions. Any type of turnover or momentum play on defense is a win for us, because it gives our guys the ability to block out all the nay sayers and go out there and play some football. If we are able to get them into some 3rd and long situations Look Out, becuase our defense has been showing the ability to get some good pressure on opposing quarterbacks. Im looking at you Spoon, Jerry, Abraham, Edwards, and da whiteboy BIERMANN!!!
Should be a battle this afternoon, especially in that horrible Tampa heat. You can't underestimate the impact of that heat down there. I am expecting a nice Falcons victory, hopefully our passing offense will look a little more synced up for the duration of the game today. I hope y'all enjoy the game, the food, and always the atmosphere. Got another case of that ole Dirty Bird Fever!
-Bon Appetit, Long may you eat!
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