Falcons/Packers NFC Championship Gane Writeup/PICK

What about Matt Ryan? Are his numbers not a mirror image of Rodgers'? Oh wait, because Rodgers has been "on fire" the last half of the season, his full season numbers trump Ryan's...? Ok....well what about the running game of atlanta? Is it not good enough to take the ball out of Rodgers "big hands"? I think so. As good as Montgomery has been, ya gotta like atlanta's backs. What about atlanta's offensive line? All I hear about is green bays yet who has the only team in football where the continuity of all 5 guys has been there ALL 16 games? Atlanta....yep.No? Not enough? Ok let's talk defense then.

Where has green bays been all year on the pass? 31st? Yet all I hear about is the Falcons and their hurt corners. Let's at least be fair here in talking about BOTH. Neither are good but falcons are a bit better. Clay Matthews? Hey he's great. Can't stay on the field but he's great. Anybody hear about Keanu ( no, not the motion picture) or this guy named Vic Beasley? He kind of reminds me a bit of a guy who won the Superbowl MVP last year. He's pretty good. So Rodgers is great outside the pocket? Is russell Wilson good too? How'd that go last week? Let's talk principle here people. If quinn does what dallas did in allowing Rodgers out of the pocket, then so be it but I just don't see it. Lastly, let's talk home field advantage and motivation here.

Closing out a dome?! Yet packers backers feel eh, that's nothing. Well what if lambeau were closing? Granted lambeau is a national monument of sports but don't sell Atlanta short. They've been craving a winner for years ever since 98. The Falcons are everything to Atlanta so it does matter. As for motivation: try this on for size- have an mvp type year, have a top 10 historical offense YET nobody talks about you. We hear all week about Rodgers and his weapons. We hear about running the table. Well.....for me there will be no table setting today. Ryan and co will "surprise" many, not me and PROVE to many that he belongs and that he's ready for a shot at a title. All week it's been about Rodgers so how ironic would it be if someone fumbled, maybe a guy WITH BIG HANDS or a converted running back or whay if a receiver ran a wrong route in crunch time? How ironic would it be if the "GOAT" threw an int at the end? Everyone backing the packers thinks it will be Ryan....be careful! Would anyone expect Rodgers to do that?! If Gb wins, so be it but i feel theres a guy on Ryan, along with a better team who steps up big today. Better team and better qb THIS YEAR wins and covers. That would be Atlanta. 

Pick: Falcons-4 (bovada line) GL Falcons backers.  

Regardless - BOL