As fans are wont to do, they didn’t let up, continuing to taunt the offense and pointing out his numerous penalties, including nine false starts. At one point in the conversation, Wilkonson shifted some of the blame for the Falcons’ struggles to his former teammates.
“Hahaha yeah ok, and all of (Darnell) Mooney’s passes fell and (Kyle) Pitts f— off my line,” Wilkinson wrote. “Have fun rooting to lose the NFC South. 28-3. 28-3… Haahahahahhahha kidding.”
At least one fan defended Wilkinson, a former free agent who is entering his 10th NFL season, mostly as a linebacker who can play guard or tackle and has started 62 career games. Any undrafted free agent who can reach a decade in the league has done something right.
“Thanks for supporting me when half of the people who spoke out didn’t want to,” Wilkinson replied. “Saved the falcons when they had nowhere to turn. Good luck.”
The lesson here, as always, is not to get into social media arguments with fans. There is no winning.