Done by Secret Base, the same people who did the History of the Seattle Mariners, which was pretty good. Don't know if anybody is interested in watching this one, but I figure I'd share just in case.
Dorktown presents The History of the Atlanta Falcons, Part One
You grow up a Falcons fan, but as a kid, you don't really grasp just how bad the Falcons have been historically. This series looks really interesting, and the first episode has really highlighted a few early instances of Falcons' futility. But of course, it had to start with the Super Bowl. Oof.
The first seven or so minutes hurts to watch that team get built up when you know an epic fall is coming.
@17:28: Norm Hecker, 4-26, oof
@20:50: Look at that graaaaaaph! (Ouch!)
@22:36: We could have had Walter Payton?!?
@29:35: 1973 Falcons/Cardinals....major oof!
@34:00: Poor Dave Hampton!
@38:40: F the Saints!
Dorktown does a pretty good job capturing the Falcons' futility over the first several years. I'm going to enjoy this series, while crying in my beer.
Oh, and did I mention, F the Saints?
Comments
Who dat!
I think Jon might not like the Saints
Jon Bois could talk about paint drying for 90 minutes and I would drop everything to listen. His recap of the St. Louis Olympic marathon is a work of art
42YO lifelong Falcons fan here. I'm still trying to work up the nerve to watch this. I'm only partially kidding when I say that 28-3 took a piece of my soul away permanently.
i grew up in boston, so i thought about giving you a hard time about that...all in fun, of course....however, i was 9 yrs old when bill buckner made a critical error, so yeah, i understand, man.
One of my best friends is a Pittsburgh native, and he talks about Sid Bream's slide home the way I talk about 28-3. We all have a heartbreak somewhere unless you went to Alabama.
Hey, even Alabamans are occasionally rejected by their cousin.
Watched part 1 the other day. Can't wait for part 2 Saturday
Fuck Matt Ryan
I'm shocked it took 9 comments to get to the obligatory, "Fuck Matt Ryan".
Part 2 was just released.
Best line: "Although he went undrafted out of Nazareth, Jesus Christ has been credited as the driving force behind many Super Bowl victories. Was he really? I don't know, but if you're telling a story about the South, there's no way he can be left out."
Parts 3 and 4 were released a bit ago:
Part 3: The Rudest Team in NFL History
Part 4: The Dirty Birds
I hadn't posted them because, well, there's not much VT in there. I was going to just let this thread die.
Part 5, however, is about the Vick years, so I figured some of y'all might be interested. Some highlights of potential interest are:
3:05: Introduction to Michael Vick
4:30: Vick VT highlights
29:20: DeAngelo Hall is drafted
34:45: "You know what? We're now entering year number 40 of the Atlanta Falcons experiment, and we've never seen this team post winning records in even two consecutive seasons. Hasn't happened once. Every single winning season has been isolated. And that's not really an issue of continuity, either. The winning teams typically stay intact the following season, but for one reason or another, or maybe for no good reason at all, it just dips." OOF!
35:40: Mora spouts his mouth off on radio and loses his job.
41:15: Lamar Jackson as a kid always played as Vick on Madden, followed by a discussion of Vick on Madden.
47:48: Michael Vick guilty of dogfighting.
51:35: "How many others have done things far, far worse without us seeing any consequences? We don't need to look elsewhere in time, in fact, it's best that we keep this right here, right in this moment of history. These are people I don't need to name. People who destroyed entire worlds and ways of life, decimated the quality of life of untold millions. If this man [Vick] is the target of your outrage, and not them, I guarantee you've got the wrong guy." Video points to 2003, 2005, 2008. What is he talking about here? Drugs? War?
56:32: "The peregrine falcon is the fastest animal, of any kind, on Earth. When it dives, at terminal velocity, it hurtles toward the Earth at nearly 200mph. In the end, it's not really anatomy that powers the fastest creature in the known universe. It's gravity. The Atlanta Falcons dive at rates that are similarly breathtaking." /sigh
2003: Invasion of Iraq.
2005: Hurricane Katrina hits NO and it's aftermath.
2008: The recession and the tumbling housing market.