Though known on Twitter and his afternoon talk show Highly Questionable as a dispassionate, rational voice on all things sports, music, sports culture and sports media, Bomani Jones has some real angst when it comes to the city of Atlanta and its sports teams. He was born there, after all, and attended Clark University.
If, like Jones, you harbor nagging suspicions that this year’s Falcons may turn out to fall flat on their face sometime down the stretch, congratulations, you are an Atlanta Falcons fan with a modicum of historical perspective. Following the Falcons’ absurdist and incoherent loss to Kansas City, Jones reminded himself and us of Atlanta’s sordid history with respect to sustainable success and playoff football.