0 and 2, but a lot more to like

Lot more to like than to not like from last night's pre-season road contest, in which the Birds dropped a 27-23 decision to the defending Super Bowl champion Ravens.

So the BIG dislike?

• Lost a winnable game. Didn't need to. Yeah, it's the preseason, but these new/young guys need to understand how to FINISH

Liked:

• O-line much more settled and consistent. In addition to mostly holding the box intact for Matty Ice, the offensive line opened holes for Steven Jackson and Quizz all night
• Konz was huge and pretty much neutralized the vaunted Haloti Ngata
• Ryan to Jackson in the slot. Let's see more of that

• Jeremy Shelly - another "automatic"?
• Dominique Davis - more consistent, less careless; can see him running the offense if we needed him
• Paul Worrilow leads in tackles, again
• Julio!!!!

Wasn't so crazy about:

• Give me a minute...

Falcons pre-season Game 1 - Bengals 34 Birds 10

What I liked:

• Both rookie corners. 21 (Trufant) showed me a lot (involved in every play), but Alford showed a lot for a lot longer
• Paul Worrilow - 12 tackles.Help for Sean W?
• Dominique Davis - looked good in spots
• Osi - stopping the run too?
• Jason Snelling - ol' Reliable
• Harry Douglas - ol' Reliable II
• #2 is still in charge!

What I didn't like:

• Vaunted RB Steven Jackson didn't show much. 5 plays for net 8 yards? And  didn't we bring him in for 3 and 2 situations? He got one tonight and couldn't deliver it!
• Lamar Homes looked lost; whole right side of the ball looks jacked up
• Defense line crumbled on goal line stands
• Big mean presence on defense is still missing...