Tony Gonzalez: '2010 Falcons Could Be Best Team I've Ever Been On'

i read that too……i would have to say the 03 team was better…..especially on the offensive side

The 2003 Chiefs were better. Given the fact that this years Falcons and the 2003 Chiefs had no defense then it all comes down to the offense. No way next years Falcons would be better.

All I think of when I think of Gonzo now is a high 2nd round draft pick.

The Vermeil teams had a great offense. Marty’s team had great defenses. To be considered a good team you have to be good on Offense, Defense, and special teams.
This coaching staff has coaches to help us be a complete team.

I could see if TG left KC for a team like Indy Or the Vikings Or someone people thought at the begin of could have a shot at winning the Superbowl. But Atlanta throw in an Offensive Threat like Tony G and the Chiefs next year would have a better shot at winning the SuperBowl. Hell Even without Tony G the 2010 Chiefs maybe better then the 2010 Falcons.

Those 13 and 3 teams Tony played for were great

The 2010 Falcons would need a great season to surpass them

Green and Holmes and TG behind a great OLine were an offensive machine

The only downside of those Chiefs teams was that they didn’t do well in the playoffs

Talent-wise and baseed on regular season success, those teams were A 1

But you already know how good KC was so I will focus on why the 2010 Falcons could be better if all the chips fall just right

The key word for Atlanta is health

In 2009 here is what happened :

Harry Douglass, Kick returner and number 3 wideout, went on IR with a knee injury in preseason

Roddy White, no 1 WR, did a contract holdout in camp and did not establish chemistry early

Jason Elam had nagging injuries and just had a bad year, missing key kicks and extra points which probably cost 2 wins before he was cut

Jerious Norwood, no 2 RB, had various injuries all year, and did not contribute much in 2009

Peria Jerry, no 1 draft pick, blew out a knee in the 1st game and spent the year on IR

Michael Turner, Atlanta’s no 1 RB, got hurt halfway through the year and never recovered fully

Brian Williams, no 1 CB, blew out a knee early in the season and went to the IR

Matt Ryan, no 1 QB, got a turf toe injury midway through the year, missed a few games, and was not 100% when he did return

Lofton Abraham and several other key defensive players also had various injuries which limited their effectiveness

Dahl and Baker, 2 starting offensive linemen, both got hurt in the same game, limiting the effect of the oline

Both the punter and place kicker got hurt in the same game, and Atlanta had a defensive end doing kickoffs and could not punt or try FG’s in one game

Most of the starters on offense, defense and special teams were injured at some point during 2009 – even TG had to leave one game with a calf injury

Despite all the injuries, Atlanta finished 9 and 7 and many of their losses were very close games

Atlanta played a tough schedule – their 7 losses were to :

New England on the road
Philly
Giants in OI on the road
Saints twice by a total of 10 points
Dallas on the road
Carolina on the road

None of those teams had a losing record and only 2 did not make the playoffs

Falcons also had some great wins vs SF Miami and the Jets on the road

My point is that if Atlanta can avoid injuries in 2010 they could have a great year

They have a talented core group of players