The Atlanta Falcons have been able to put positive spins on many situations this year, from their roller coaster quarterback situation to an ugly three game losing streak. There’s always another opportunity, a vein of golden improvement amidst the drab stone of failure, a returning player or a simpler opponent. If nothing else, this team has excelled at finding a reason to stay positive.
Those reasons are dwindling as we reach the end of the season. The Falcons are 6-7, embroiled in a nominal three-way nightmare tie for the NFC South lead but effectively behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers owing to tiebreakers.