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Keep Your Head Up: An Open Letter to Atlanta Falcons Fans

January 17, 2011   ·     ·   Jump to comments

The Atlanta Falcons might have lost another playoff game this year, which makes their 13-win season and NFC South Championship mean nothing.
However, the fans of the Atlanta Falcons did not lose Saturday night.
Not only that night, but all season, we gave that team all of the support they needed and more.
Falcons fans took the "Rise Up" moniker from actor Samuel L. Jackson and believed in it like it came from up above.
It isn't often around here a team plays as well as the Falcons did this year, and I had a strong belief we could make it to the Super Bowl in Dallas.
As I stare at my "rise up" flag on the floor in my room from the game, I can't help but feel like my team gave up on us.
I am not going to single out any one player, but I would just like to know what Mike Smith said in the locker room at halftime, because the Falcons came out more flat then pita bread.
I know the interception for a touchdown was demoralizing and took all the wind out...

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