I told people before today’s Falcon-bear game that if Atlanta came out throwing, they’d win in a rout, but if they came out running, the bears could win. Of course they came out running, and that let the bears get confidence. I said in the first quarter that the Falcons were doing exactly what the bears hoped they would do. In the second quarter, the announcers wondered why the Falcons weren’t attacking and were conservative, and in the third quarter, they said almost word for word what I said–that the Falcons’ gameplan was exactly what the bears hoped for–“that’s exactly what the bear defense wants–they want you to run and throw short passes–it plays right into their hands.” Just before this, they said, “At some point, I’d like to see the Falcon offense challenge the bear defense.” It’s great to see that coaches still don’t get this, as it took years for them to get the 46.