Mailbag (Pt. 1): Atlanta United panic ratings and more

when rewatch columns have already become useless, you turn to the mailbag

I didn’t want to rewatch and analyze the Orlando game. I also didn’t really see the point. Y’all know the issues by now. So I figured we could get together as a group and have some friendly conversations without stressing about Atlanta United’s worst-ever start. Fortunately, when I asked for questions everyone chose positivity and joy over trying to wallow in the midst of a start that could politely be describ—

Are we suckers? Are we fools? Do Garth and Blank do this as a social experiment to see how much they can torture a city with agonizing sports suffering?

-Wes

Oh, well, that’s not quite as a posit—

9 games in and things appear to be on a downward trajectory. Chemistry is literally negative and players are made out of glass. Can we honestly fix this team this year or are we already at another wash season level?

-Bax

Ok, we were just hoping for a little more fun, trust, safety and lo—

What is the worst team you’ve ever covered/played for/worked with?

-Lucas

…so this might not be much of a respite.

Buckle up, I guess. Or, I dunno, just let the consequences of whatever crashes lay ahead of us be determined by physics and/or your god. Seems like some of y’all might be cool with literally crashing out of the 2025 season.

Can we get a quick panic meter 1-10 on:

• 2025 season

• Deila

• Almiron

• High TAM player bundle (Slisz, Gregersen, Saba)

-Cam

We’ll go back to front here.

TAM guys