Awesome, awesome game...biggest win we've have in about six years.1) This is a different team from year's past. For the first time in a long time, when Tampa Bay got the ball, I was fairly confident we would score. I'm not saying I saw a 22 yard run to overcome a 3rd and 19, but when we got the ball, at a minimum, we'd get the tying field goal. Would be interested to know if y'all felt the same way or not?2) Don't want to hear any crap about Atlanta being a free-falling and crap team. Remember, were it not for the Bucs', they wouldn't be on this losing streak AND they'd hold the 6th play-off spot. We did that, and frankly, we deserve credit for it. Atlanta did not play a bad game. They had a good game plan and except for when they had to throw it, did not commit a turnover. Our defense held and kept them out of the endzone and our offense made some great throws and catches.3) With all the talk about Smith going conservative at the end of the half, no one should complain to him at what happened today. You can't have it both ways. Despite giving up three, I'm glad he went for it. By the way, that turnover was on Winston more than it was Evans even as I won't be surprised if people jump on him for it. Winston threw the pass too hard and too soon. Evans didn't have a chance.4) Would love Mark or Scott to ask Lovie ask if he was punishing Martin for fumbling by keeping him out for a while. Overall, Martin is no more a fumbler than Sims. If anything, I say put him back in there to show him that you still believe in him. Smith called a good game today, and it should be noted Martin played well when he finally came back in. I just believe Martin is our guy even as Sims is a quality back. Just like you don't take out your qb after one pick, don't take out your workhorse when three guys are all around him, bending him backwards, and one guy strips it out.Three runs typify what Martin does. In the first quarter, Martin spins out of being caught for a one yard loss and dives forward for a two yard game through two defenders. Then with 8 minutes left in the third, Martin makes a great cut through traffic and turned what looked like nothing into an 8 yard gain. Finally on the play before that, he was headed left, and turned on a dime for a big game where no one was there to stop him. Forget the headline carries...he's doing a lot of great stuff that goes for three to six yards.4) As bad as our secondary has been and with as many yards and passes as they gave up, they deserve credit for today's victory. Both in the first and third quarter, Atlanta was deep in our red zone and Ryan had ALL day to throw on two different plays. No one was open. Once I think Ryan threw it away and with the other Conte knocked it out of the receiver's hands. Without the secondary stepping it up and doing that both times, at a minimum the game goes into overtime or the Falcons have 27 points. 5) On Winston's pass to ASJ in the endzone that goes incomplete to set up our final field goal, he could have caught the ball. That being said, did it look to anyone else that he was being held on that play coming out of his break?6) Finally, I wish for just once that a kicker would have a bad game against us. Their back-up field goal kicker makes three of them from about 50 yards and then the punter hits a 61 yarder out of the endzone. Geez!
