Things We Learned From the Weekend..........

Let's not buy play-off tickets.....just yet.....

Oh what might have been. The Atlanta Falcons trailed the Denver Broncos 24-20 with less than 2 minutes left........On third-and-18 from the Denver 45 - yard line, receiver Roddy White got open .....if for just a split second.....and was there for Matt Ryan's heave....

The pass went just off his finger-tips.......and instead of a Falcon lead of 27-24 with just 1:16 left.....The Birds were left.....and the Broncos had won.

Strange game..........a very subdued crowd. And even though it was a sell-out........there were an awful lot of empty seats.

Meaning the ATL has not really gotten as behind this team as much as the talking heads have advertised.

Maybe this team is not quite ready for "prime time"........much less the play-offs.....

Let the ATL take a deep breath........take a good look..........within this team.....

Something is missing........All those empty seats........all that silence........I think the average fans know........These Birds are not there yet..........


Another uninspiring win...

Speaking of not being there yet..........The former "pre-season #1"...........Georgia Bulldogs won a game Saturday........17-13 over an Auburn team which has been less that stellar this year.

And the "Dawgs" had to once again hold on for dear life to win the game......Same old Georgia......stupid penalties........red zone problems for the offense.......special team mishaps.....defensive lapses.....


At 9-2, one might wonder, why is there such a negative attitude surrounding the program?

Well........Maybe it's because the 2 losses were, 41-30 and 49-10.........against the 2 SEC leaders in Alabama and Florida.

And the games were not even close........2 losses..........2 blow-outs..........too bad..........

The Bulldog Nation is famous for making excuses for their beloved "Dawgs".......Too many injuries........bad officiating.......difficult schedule.......

Maybe.......just maybe...........these Bulldogs are just not as good as advertised...........These Dogs have yet to put 4 quarters of dominant football together on any Saturday they have played.

And pressed ..........on the highest level ........against other big time schools.......these Dogs have not bothered to show up and compete. See Alabama and Florida..........


Speaking of Florida........

The Gators spanked Steve Spurrier and the South Carolina Gamecocks, 56-6............"fiddy"......as in a fifty point win.......Spurrier's worst lost.....as a player or coach.....ever.

Vegas was not kind..........

Friday Picks saw us go 2-3........2-1 in the college games ........and 0-2 in the NFL..........It makes one want to just quit........

But ........there is always next week.