bcl05 Posted September 16, 2003 Share Posted September 16, 2003 Think they were over-confident? From ESPN, courtesy of Fatty. ------- ATLANTA -- In the annals of newspaper faux pas, it hardly ranks with Dewey Defeats Truman, but an ad in Monday editions of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution certainly raised eyebrows here. In anticipation of a victory over the visiting Washington Redskins on Sunday afternoon, the Atlanta Falcons marketing department readied a quarter-page ad congratulating coach Dan Reeves on the 200th victory of his career. One problem: After jumping to an early 17-0 lead, the Falcons lost to the Redskins 33-31. Bigger problem: Despite phones calls from Falcons officials after the defeat, apprising the paper to pull the ad, oops, it still ran. On page 5 of the Sports section, the ad occupies the lower right-hard corner. It reads: Shula. Halas. Landry. Lambeau. Noll. The only coaches who've won 200 NFL games. Before yesterday. Congratulations, Coach Reeves, for adding your name to this prestigious list. We're honored to be a part of your 200th victory. From your friends at The Atlanta Falcons and the entire region. One of the Redskins scouts, traveling through Atlanta on Monday morning, spotted the ad and phoned team officials, who got a pretty good chuckle out of it. The newspaper will run a correction in its Tuesday editions. Len Pasquarelli is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselPwr44 Posted September 16, 2003 Share Posted September 16, 2003 In reality,that is how the whole league looks at us when they see us on the schedule..as a "W". But I do believe that's all about to change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins26 Posted September 16, 2003 Share Posted September 16, 2003 thats why they play the games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba9497 Posted September 16, 2003 Share Posted September 16, 2003 Spurrier will add it too his "after dinner speaker" stories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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