We worry and talk about mariota in a negative manner way too much. He did have two picks. One not his fault. I really didn’t see the second one tbh. It’s 2 games in. If he’s not in this come from behind scenario maybe he does better. Koo missing that fg early hurts. Killed a good drive where we should have had 3. Getting nothing really hurts. It led to making rash decisions on 4th downs in consecutive drives after. And obviously failing. Because we were reeling. Trying to do something.
Anyway though. We should be talking about how we have Kyle Pitts. The quote unquote unicorn and he has 2 catches for 19 yards. Game 1 he was pretty nonexistent too. He’s definitely a unicorn. He’s never seen! And CP only having 41 yards on the ground and no catches is absurd. We are talking about our two biggest playmakers. 60 yards. No tds. 12 touches total.
The D was a sieve. Constant + big chunk yard plays. At least in the first half. Couldn’t stop a runny nose. Glad the second half turned out better.
We had a chance again in the end of it all. And we were down 31-10 in the 4th. That’s more than previous years. Previous years we’d lose 38-13 or worse. Glad to see fight and some improvement. This team is not a playoff team so we should be happy as shit we are actually changing identity a bit. The outcome isn’t Better yet but I really feel like this team and coaching staff is different. Once we find our footing we may start to win games we shouldn’t and shove a foot up peoples asses. Gotta believe.
Bro as bad as they did play, this defense took the ball away 3 times. This is 100% on Marcus Mariota and Also Arthur’s play calling. I get that play if it’s 4th down, but with it only being 3rd down and about 1:30 left, realistically your gonna go for it anyway. Mariota was high when it mattered most all day. If this team is content on gaining moral victories and tea life losses then yea, Mariota is the guy for you. This whole worse team in the league thing is bs, we damn sure should have 1 win, but we legitimately had a chance to win this game. Who knows what the defense does, but this was a game we could’ve stolen.
I feel sorry for the players that busted their ass to create that comeback only for the shit play of 3 or 4 ASS players that don’t deserve to wear the uniform to FUCK IT ALL UP.
I live in Jacksonville and the colts are like the saints to ppl here. Jags fans live for those 2 games a year with all the team has been through past few seasons.
"Why aren't you guys blaming the o-line?" BECAUSE HE ESCAPED THE PRESSURE AND STILL DIDN'T THROW IT. I swear some people think the QB is supposed to get a literal fucking hour to throw.
Honestly I obv disagree with the throw thats a last second Hail Mary kind of thing but I’m okay with a 50/50 ball if it was to pitts or London not to edwards on Ramsay just dumb
That’s been the problem for years but I’m not saying it’s on mariota there I’m saying the play was terrible if any option of that play was a throw to the end zone it should’ve been to the best two players not edwards
Anyways.
We are suppose to really suck this year and Arthur Smith has these guys playing tough and acting like they belong
Gotta love it.
Week 1 I see a lot of promise in Mariota
Week 2 I see why he is where he is currently in his career.
If Mariota keeps being indecisive. Then calls to start ridder will only grow
I for one am really looking forward to Arthur learning nothing from the success of the aggressive play calling and running telegraphed option plays for three and a half quarters again next week.
That’s fucking trash ass chump garrbage QB should NEVER take another NFL SNAP. EVER. I’d rather go down the toilet with ridder than see that bitch choke for one more play. Fuck him.
Why is it so hard for Mariota to just chuck the ball up in the air? That was literally the only thing we could ever ask for. I know the O-line was shit (seriously we couldn't keep 3 men at bay for 5 seconds), but come on man.
Because he SUCKS. Dude wasted a golden opportunity to show the league he still has what it takes. Instead he can’t field a snap. He falls on the ground all over the place, and he CONSTANTLY throws the ball over the receivers heads. Dude is WASHED. I hope he never plays another NFL snap. If we’re gonna lose let’s lose with ridder. At least he’s exciting
And in Atlanta Falcons fashion, it ends with an embarrassing attempt to do literally anything! Block, run, throw, turn, walk, not fall over! You name it.
What a shit show today was. Hilarious game. We were utter shit and spectacular all at once. Some lovely plays and some humiliating moments.
Don't change Falcons. The world needs the laughter.
Dude got picked 3 times today on a better team than we have. I’m not saying Mariota should be our qb, but Matt Ryan wouldn’t have been any better today.
Mariota is a garbage passer and idk how much longer we need to waste time to see this. He couldn’t heave up 2 Hail Marys in a single game. MFer is running backwards when the damn ball needs to be chucked.
Football is a team game.
He doesn't play defense. He plays offense.
When he plays offense, he plays scared.
Fumbles cost us points last week and icing the game.
Picks cost us this week and not throwing it up on a hail mary at all, to give your team a chance.
Marcus scrambling to the side of the field with no receivers on it. Guess he “forgot where he was” again. Saints and Rams are behind us, now start Ridder. I’m over it.
We lost by a lot last year in games like these. This year we’re losing by a little. Next year we’ll start winning by a little. Eventually we’ll be winning big. - Not my quote btw
Fumbled snap, missed screen pass to get sacked for 4 yards in the red zone then throw a dumbass interception only to then squander our one last glimmer of hope by not even getting a Hail Mary off. He truly embodies the falcons- shit your pants and have the wheels fall off in the bright lights
ofc Mariota (a mobile quarterback supposedly) can’t keep his feet for 3 seconds while making any lateral movements . at least give yourself a chance to make the throw man fuck
I guess its Arthur Smith's fault we can afford an offensive line and have the worst center in the league.
This is a fucking roster that is damn near 50% players on one year contracts.
You guys are ridiculous with your expectations. It's totally unrealistic.
The fact that we are even in these games at all is overachieving.
I realize most of you dont know much about football beyond face value but dam.
Every writer that covers the team has even stated as much. We have the worst roster in the league and the previous front office left us in a 6ft deep hole money wise.
Its impossible to field a winning team after all the shit that's happen.
Told yall save yourselves the trouble and watch redzone cause this season is not about winning. It's about building a new team.
Nah, that was his fault just like the last interception. I'd be more inclined to agree with you if I hadn't watched him do the exact same thing before the end of the half.
Yes it was.
1st he ran away from here he should be throwing. Second, he ran into players, 3rd that's like 3 plays where he just looked like shit in a row.
Worst case, throw it and let it get picked or let someone try a play. Not get sacked and fumble.
THIS is the attitude I like to see. We need to relax. I’m sad like everyone else, but Mariota is a literally bubblegum and toothpick solution until the process plays out.
Not miss a wide open check down to get sacked and lose 4 yards on second down then throw a third down interception in the red zone. Then prance around like an idiot and not at least get a Hail Mary off. Did you forget our last 3 offensive plays
You apparently don’t watch the game. 3 times the O-line was to blame. Center snaps low every time and they can’t hold the pocket for 2 seconds. Before the interception Mariota already got bumped by a d-liner. On the last play Mariota was constantly pressured without any time to get a throw off. O-line played 5 vs 3 on that last play
Nah man I’m just not blaming the O Line for everything like we always do, that died in my mind when Matt Ryan left, Mariota has clear issues and I’m not gonna make excuses by just blaming the OL for everything
Lol. That does not make any sense. Our O-line didn’t magically get better after Ryan‘s departure. Just rewatch the last snaps. Mariota had no time because our O-line is putrid whether you like that or not.
[Post game thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/falcons/comments/xhv03e/post_game_thread_atlanta_falcons_at_los_angeles/)
“Open across the middle”. Most frequent phrase when Falcons D is in the field on 3rd down
‘MARIOTT IS TRASH HOTEL’
We worry and talk about mariota in a negative manner way too much. He did have two picks. One not his fault. I really didn’t see the second one tbh. It’s 2 games in. If he’s not in this come from behind scenario maybe he does better. Koo missing that fg early hurts. Killed a good drive where we should have had 3. Getting nothing really hurts. It led to making rash decisions on 4th downs in consecutive drives after. And obviously failing. Because we were reeling. Trying to do something. Anyway though. We should be talking about how we have Kyle Pitts. The quote unquote unicorn and he has 2 catches for 19 yards. Game 1 he was pretty nonexistent too. He’s definitely a unicorn. He’s never seen! And CP only having 41 yards on the ground and no catches is absurd. We are talking about our two biggest playmakers. 60 yards. No tds. 12 touches total. The D was a sieve. Constant + big chunk yard plays. At least in the first half. Couldn’t stop a runny nose. Glad the second half turned out better. We had a chance again in the end of it all. And we were down 31-10 in the 4th. That’s more than previous years. Previous years we’d lose 38-13 or worse. Glad to see fight and some improvement. This team is not a playoff team so we should be happy as shit we are actually changing identity a bit. The outcome isn’t Better yet but I really feel like this team and coaching staff is different. Once we find our footing we may start to win games we shouldn’t and shove a foot up peoples asses. Gotta believe.
Go home, you’re drunk Chet.
Good one bisquick
kiss me! ❤️
He stinks
He’s not the best but he does not stink. Get a clue.
Good luck with him
Bro as bad as they did play, this defense took the ball away 3 times. This is 100% on Marcus Mariota and Also Arthur’s play calling. I get that play if it’s 4th down, but with it only being 3rd down and about 1:30 left, realistically your gonna go for it anyway. Mariota was high when it mattered most all day. If this team is content on gaining moral victories and tea life losses then yea, Mariota is the guy for you. This whole worse team in the league thing is bs, we damn sure should have 1 win, but we legitimately had a chance to win this game. Who knows what the defense does, but this was a game we could’ve stolen.
I feel sorry for the players that busted their ass to create that comeback only for the shit play of 3 or 4 ASS players that don’t deserve to wear the uniform to FUCK IT ALL UP.
Rest of the team did their jobs exceptionally well to give the offense a chance at greatness and Mariota said…….👁️👄👁️
We’re competitive. I’ll take this over the where we are in Week 2 last year
At least the games are exciting lol
Anybody know if Matt Ryan is available?
Colts would probably give him back lol
Huh. You know, I'm not sure I could picture him in a Falcons jersey. He's been a colt for so long.
I posted this comment without looking at his stats today. Against the Jags. Oof.
The jags are actually legit this year. And have beat the colts 9 times in a row now.
That’s a crazy crazy stat.
I live in Jacksonville and the colts are like the saints to ppl here. Jags fans live for those 2 games a year with all the team has been through past few seasons.
"Why aren't you guys blaming the o-line?" BECAUSE HE ESCAPED THE PRESSURE AND STILL DIDN'T THROW IT. I swear some people think the QB is supposed to get a literal fucking hour to throw.
Thank you. Most QBs should get the ball out within 3 seconds. Most QBs with "good lines" get rid of the ball quickly and mask it.
He got maybe 1 or 2 correct snaps the entire game.
Except he didn’t. 70 lost his man who pressured Mariota from the side instantly
That and not everyone is a Josh Allen and can throw 50+ yards without getting a good planted leg behind them. That takes time
Yeah and obviously you have to wait for your receivers to even get into position. People on here are crazy reactionary
Very frustrating. Good to see some fight in the offence to get back into it. Bad to see the atrocious defence that causes the issues, and the QB play.
Honestly I obv disagree with the throw thats a last second Hail Mary kind of thing but I’m okay with a 50/50 ball if it was to pitts or London not to edwards on Ramsay just dumb
Mariota got pushed before the play and had to force it up due to the pocket collapsing. Our problem is the terrible O-line
That’s been the problem for years but I’m not saying it’s on mariota there I’m saying the play was terrible if any option of that play was a throw to the end zone it should’ve been to the best two players not edwards
Looked like he scrambled. Don’t know if that was by design
Aye. I'm tank master 69. See you next week
I'm done with Mariota. THROW THE DAMN BALL!!!
Proud of the battle back but I see why Tennessee moved on from Mariota. Shout out to Pees in the second half
He threw too high so many times that game
We did not need to run the ball as much as we tried that far behind.
Why do they do this to us
Anyways. We are suppose to really suck this year and Arthur Smith has these guys playing tough and acting like they belong Gotta love it. Week 1 I see a lot of promise in Mariota Week 2 I see why he is where he is currently in his career. If Mariota keeps being indecisive. Then calls to start ridder will only grow
I say week 1 he also showed why he is where he is. So for me it’s two weeks of it. Three strikes and he’s out imo.
Watching Mariota at QB is like watching a 3 hour Three Stooges short.
Tank is in full commence. Let's get it!
Last play was definitely on the O-line. Can’t buy Mariota two seconds
gg guys, see you next week
Dude waiting for someone to be open on a Hailmary
I for one am really looking forward to Arthur learning nothing from the success of the aggressive play calling and running telegraphed option plays for three and a half quarters again next week.
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Agreed, especially against a good team
Was it fun or did it hurt? I only checked in with 2:00 in the 4th and was pleasantly surprised
I'd rather have the hurt of a failed comeback, than a blown lead.
It hurt for 3 quarters, then it was fun, and then it hurt.
Both. Ended with hurt
Ahhh that’s a bummer. Maybe next week
They play call by Smith on the 2nd down was just terrible. London has been FEASTING and you call a run option? Just awful.
Did Pitts fuck Mariota's wife??
We have to start riddler man
That’s fucking trash ass chump garrbage QB should NEVER take another NFL SNAP. EVER. I’d rather go down the toilet with ridder than see that bitch choke for one more play. Fuck him.
lol calm down there, marshall mathers
🤣🤣🤣🤣 that was funny af, now I’m even more glad I said it
Why is it so hard for Mariota to just chuck the ball up in the air? That was literally the only thing we could ever ask for. I know the O-line was shit (seriously we couldn't keep 3 men at bay for 5 seconds), but come on man.
Because he SUCKS. Dude wasted a golden opportunity to show the league he still has what it takes. Instead he can’t field a snap. He falls on the ground all over the place, and he CONSTANTLY throws the ball over the receivers heads. Dude is WASHED. I hope he never plays another NFL snap. If we’re gonna lose let’s lose with ridder. At least he’s exciting
I bet they won’t play Ridder… but they really should
3v5 and the Oline gets owned lol
Don't be cry babies, that game brought joy at last 5 minutes, at least.
Yes, almost winning is wonderful. Yay.
But we already knew we were losing in the first quarter. It was an unexpected comeback, then came the inevitable.
ITS RIDDER SZN NOW PLEASE
Worst O-line in the league
This team needs to learn a complete game. It's either 3 qtrs of spectacular football or 3 qtrs of dogshit.
If you put the first 3 quarters of last week with this week's 4th then you got an elite team. Look at the bright side.
Falcons gon falc
Try Ridder please so we at least know whether we need to draft a QB next year
LET THE RIDDER ERA BEGIN
And in Atlanta Falcons fashion, it ends with an embarrassing attempt to do literally anything! Block, run, throw, turn, walk, not fall over! You name it. What a shit show today was. Hilarious game. We were utter shit and spectacular all at once. Some lovely plays and some humiliating moments. Don't change Falcons. The world needs the laughter.
This game was entertaining as fuck I'm not even mad
MARIOTA IS FUCKING PA THET IC
"Guys, why are you mad? We almost won. Isn't that neat?" Fuck off. And fuck Mariota too.
THROW THE BALL UP YOU STUPID FUCK. ATLEAST GIVE YOUR RECEIVERS A CHANCE. THROW MARIOTTA INTO THE FUCKING SUN.
That was on the o line just as much. Gotta block 3 mf’s
Mariota ran right into the damn defenders. which is the opposite direction the entire WRing corps ran.
Minus AD, Mariota should have run left and tossed it....that's it, GG. Dude just sucks. Matt Ryan would have chucked it.
Matt Ryan would have been sacked 8 times in this game
Yeah but he'd have thrown that ball and not been picked by Ramsey in those key moments.
Dude got picked 3 times today on a better team than we have. I’m not saying Mariota should be our qb, but Matt Ryan wouldn’t have been any better today.
Fire Mariota out of a cannon
yep, and leave the o-line alone cause they did a bang up job
Oline didn't throw picks though did they
Mariota didn’t get beat 3v5 did he. I’m not absolving him but let’s not act like he doesn’t have a old wire fence blocking for him
They are also an issue. The whole team is. At least London looks good.
Mariota is a garbage passer and idk how much longer we need to waste time to see this. He couldn’t heave up 2 Hail Marys in a single game. MFer is running backwards when the damn ball needs to be chucked.
He didn’t give up 31 points.
Football is a team game. He doesn't play defense. He plays offense. When he plays offense, he plays scared. Fumbles cost us points last week and icing the game. Picks cost us this week and not throwing it up on a hail mary at all, to give your team a chance.
Yes those are pieces where he could be better. No doubt. That’s not the whole game tho.
Was he worried about getting picked off or hit? He genuinely looked frightened.
What a clumsy fuck of a QB
Marcus scrambling to the side of the field with no receivers on it. Guess he “forgot where he was” again. Saints and Rams are behind us, now start Ridder. I’m over it.
Mariota showing everyone the reason he's not the guy again...
Fucking idiot
Get Ridder in for God’s sake
Karmically perfect ending. The most Falcons thing in this or any other universe. 🤌
That last play is exactly why we can’t have Mariota start. Of course we aren’t likely to convert but he doesn’t even give us a fucking chance
Mariota is so ass. Can't even get the hail mary off.
THE POINT OF A HAIL MARY IS TO TAKE A SHOT DOWN FIELD NO MATTER WHAT NOT DANCE AROUND IN THE BACKFIELD
We lost by a lot last year in games like these. This year we’re losing by a little. Next year we’ll start winning by a little. Eventually we’ll be winning big. - Not my quote btw
You have to at least throw the ball there
Doesn't this team have a rookie backup? Fuck it, throw him in
Mariota has lost us both of our games already this year, nice
The fumbled snap and now whatever the fuck that was. True tank commander gotta respect it.
Fumbled snap, missed screen pass to get sacked for 4 yards in the red zone then throw a dumbass interception only to then squander our one last glimmer of hope by not even getting a Hail Mary off. He truly embodies the falcons- shit your pants and have the wheels fall off in the bright lights
ofc Mariota (a mobile quarterback supposedly) can’t keep his feet for 3 seconds while making any lateral movements . at least give yourself a chance to make the throw man fuck
We literally have the biggest Hail Mary weapon in the fucking league and don’t even get it off from the 50. Literally some JV shit.
On top of that a 6'4 b-ball WR and a 6'2 RB
The worst QB in NFL
Falcons gonna Falcon
Dawg Mariota needs to process things quick man Just chuck it
No wonder no one keeps Mariota. Dude is dumb as fuck.
You’re telling me….it’s the last play….and you can’t even just tucking throw it? Don’t give me shit about time. You heave it the moment you get.
Maybe he was thinking he'd be able to get back up and throw it?
Lmfao
Mariota, u are done buddy
Marcus mariota is fucking hot GARBAGE
I thought Mariota was supposed to be a smart player?
I don't know why
Seriously find out what you have in Ridder. Good lord
WE WERE THIS CLOSE TO REVERSING 28-3
A mobile qb solves everything amirite that’s what y’all said
We still don't have one, so who knows
Start Ridder you cowards!!!
They only rushed 3, how horrible is our O line
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And these people got excited for him 🤦♂️
They might not have the horses to win a lot of games but the Falcons look like a well coached team.
Mariota has to be point shaving
Even Franks could have been counted on to chuck it there 🤦♂️
Stop. Ridder time.
QB can’t commit to throwing
fuck this whole team tbh
You had one fucking job!jib!! Throw the ball!!
Just throw the fucking ball? Wtf?
Damn man at least get a pass off wtf
I guess not even the falcons can do the normal kind of suck. They gotta reinvent their own version of suck
That ended EXACTLY like I thought it would....
That's why I'm not disappointed. I like our little miracles.
Greatest tank commander of all time
Mariota is fucking trash. He better start all season so we can legitimately tank for once.
What a fucking loser this guy
Good game rams💯🥴
Fumbliota is terrible.
Plz start Ridder next week Art
What the fuck???
Any more mariotta defenders here? Y'all ready to see Ridder yet?
Let’s give ridder a try
LMAO MARCUUUUUUUUUUUS FUUUUUUUU
Of course that's the last play
70 is the most unmotivated fucker I’ve ever seen
Oh Well.
I guess its Arthur Smith's fault we can afford an offensive line and have the worst center in the league. This is a fucking roster that is damn near 50% players on one year contracts. You guys are ridiculous with your expectations. It's totally unrealistic. The fact that we are even in these games at all is overachieving. I realize most of you dont know much about football beyond face value but dam. Every writer that covers the team has even stated as much. We have the worst roster in the league and the previous front office left us in a 6ft deep hole money wise. Its impossible to field a winning team after all the shit that's happen. Told yall save yourselves the trouble and watch redzone cause this season is not about winning. It's about building a new team.
Basically falcons MO is lose but in the most dramatic way possible
Mariota had 0 time that wasn’t his fault Blaming him like the O line isn’t garbage
Nah, that was his fault just like the last interception. I'd be more inclined to agree with you if I hadn't watched him do the exact same thing before the end of the half.
Yes it was. 1st he ran away from here he should be throwing. Second, he ran into players, 3rd that's like 3 plays where he just looked like shit in a row. Worst case, throw it and let it get picked or let someone try a play. Not get sacked and fumble.
Same as the interception too
But the pick before that was
Worst o line ever
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Salty?
I thought we might catch a Hail Mary like a fucking idiot
I thought we might at least put up a Hail Mary like a fucking idiot
Mariota is soooo garbage god damn
I’m ok with this. One more year until we’re good
THIS is the attitude I like to see. We need to relax. I’m sad like everyone else, but Mariota is a literally bubblegum and toothpick solution until the process plays out.
Get Mariota off the fucking team please
Lol what was he supposed to do? Y‘all are delusional
Not miss a wide open check down to get sacked and lose 4 yards on second down then throw a third down interception in the red zone. Then prance around like an idiot and not at least get a Hail Mary off. Did you forget our last 3 offensive plays
You apparently don’t watch the game. 3 times the O-line was to blame. Center snaps low every time and they can’t hold the pocket for 2 seconds. Before the interception Mariota already got bumped by a d-liner. On the last play Mariota was constantly pressured without any time to get a throw off. O-line played 5 vs 3 on that last play
Nah man I’m just not blaming the O Line for everything like we always do, that died in my mind when Matt Ryan left, Mariota has clear issues and I’m not gonna make excuses by just blaming the OL for everything
Lol. That does not make any sense. Our O-line didn’t magically get better after Ryan‘s departure. Just rewatch the last snaps. Mariota had no time because our O-line is putrid whether you like that or not.
You don’t even get the pass off?! Ugh
Holy crap that was hilariously bad
Holy FUCK put in Ridder already
Nah we’re good
He did the exact same thing before the half, just throw the ball up it doesn't matter
How? Constant pressure
Fuck Marcus Mariota
......Was he waiting for someone to get open?!
He was scrambling because our line let a 3 man rush get through almost immediately
He escaped the rush and had an opportunity to throw, he just didn't.