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The Falcons look like they made an unforced error telling fans they planned to contend.

You don’t necessarily need to abandon ship if there’s a little water in the hold. Maybe it would be even more absurd to suggest that you shouldn’t look into, you know, why there’s water in the hold in the first place.

The Falcons told us they were seaworthy. I wrote earlier this summer that this was a deliberate choice, a bit of swagger...

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