#atlanta-falcons

#atlanta-falcons

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Falcons fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. It feels good to kick off the Falcons' bye week with a Victory Monday. It feels even better to have a Victory Monday one week removed from one of the team's worst losses in recent memory against the Panthers in Week 3.

ATLANTA -- Darnell Mooney's injury issues continued Sunday, as the Atlanta Falcons ruled out the wide receiver late in the third quarter due to a hamstring issue. Mooney came out of the game against the Washington Commanders due to the injury earlier in the quarter. He had one catch for 15 yards in the first half. Mooney missed all of training camp with a shoulder injury.

There is a story here, if you're inclined to tell it, about inconsistency. There's a story about a franchise that can never get it together for very long, and about how that inconsistency has become a hallmark of a franchise that has seven straight playoff-less seasons under its belt and is unnervingly on track for an eighth. I'm inclined to tell it.

On one hand, this is what many would derisively refer to as "shuffling the deck chairs on the Titanic," "refilling the drinks on the Hindenburg," or " doing the Steve Sarkisian thing again." Teams moving coaches from up high to down low and back again is one of the time-honored face-saving moves to convince the fanbase you are Doing Something, right up there with adding and removing ping pong tables from the locker room, depending on whether your roster needs more camaraderie or less tomfoolery.

"He's definitely the best player in football, without a doubt,"

The Atlanta Falcons are walking out of Minnesota with a primetime win. It wasn't pretty, but the defense shut the door on a comeback, and the team's kicking troubles melted away. The offense has plenty to work on, but they got what they wanted on the ground today. Here's the Week 2 Snap Reactions. I'm not sure if it's a good or bad thing that this already looks like the best rookie class of Terry Fontenot's career after two games.

During his debut, he went four for four on field goals against Jacksonville, and provided all of the points offensively for the team in the 12-7 win. He would go on to play the rest of November for the team, converting 11 out of 12 field goals, and making all but one of his eight extra points. He also nailed a 55 yarder against Arizona in a 23-22 win; before this kick his longest was 45 yards.

"Drake is ultimately tough, and he is what he is, and we know Drake," Morris said. "I do expect him to play. That's not saying that he [will play], but when you ask me do I expect him to play? Of course. Drake is the ultimate tough guy. When he says he's going to go practice, that tells you a lot."