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Posted on April 23, 2008
There isn't a team that isn't more ready for the new season than the Atlanta Falcons. After the Michael Vick debacle, Bobby Petrino bolting, and the team just basically looking like a team without any clue or desire, it's...
Posted on March 22, 2008
Kickers don't usually get a lot of love on this blog; heck, they don't even get much love period. So when there's news of a pretty big-name kicker, we've got to give equal due....well, maybe not equal, but mention...
Posted on March 18, 2008
DeAngelo Hall is a great cornerback. And he's going to get paid for being great--to the tune of 70 million by the Oakland Raiders over seven years. After the dotted line is signed, Hall will be teamed with Nnamdi...
Posted on March 7, 2008
Most teams are decently active during the offseason in the free agency market. While some are more than others and some years have more free agents than others, the bottom line is that NFL Scouts who make a living...
Posted on February 17, 2008
Byron Leftwich was supposed to be a throwback of black quarterbacks, going away from the stereotype of run-first and throw-second. Compared to former stars like Doug Williams and Warren Moon, Leftwich came to the Jacksonville Jaguars with a nice...
Posted on December 19, 2007
The Atlanta Falcons just have not seemed to catch a break with anything. From Michael Vick to the latest escapade with Bobby Petrino, they've just wallowed around the league--it's almost sad. It would be an understatement to say they need...
Posted on December 11, 2007
Sure, Bobby Petrino probably made the decision on his own to leave the Atlanta Falcons and go to the college ranks of Arkansas. But was the motivation really to get back to college? To me, he really deserved better in...
Posted on October 18, 2007
In one of the "duh" statements of the season, the Atlanta Falcons have named Byron Leftwich their starting QB after picking up on the waiver wire a few weeks ago. It sure didn't take long for the Falcons to pull...
Posted on September 23, 2007
There was such a clamoring over Byron Leftwich after the Jags cut him in favor of moving along to David Garrard, and while many teams know that Leftwich has the ability and experience, the question was--could he regain the form...
Posted on July 26, 2007
Ohhhhhhhhhhh.....the drama. *Cue hand across forehead as if I am passing out...* The Falcons were not a great team to begin with looking at the personnel, but now with Michael Vick in limbo not only for his starting job with...
Posted on July 25, 2007
A videographic look at the career of Michael Vick. Here we take a look at some of the more memorable moments in the branding of Michael Vick. A dark and stormy night finishes with a bang as Vick and Owens...
Posted on July 24, 2007
A videographic look at the career of Michael Vick. A trip to Vick's hometown and a chat with the director of the local Boys' and Girls' Club who remembers Vick well. From high school to college, Vick consistently displayed a...
Posted on July 23, 2007
That has to be what Arthur Blank is thinking about now, don't you think? I can't help but harken back to a Falcons fan's commentary immediately following the announcement of the Matt Schaub trade to Houston for two draft picks."I'm...
Posted on May 22, 2007
I don't know if Michael is fast enough to run from this trouble, though he could be close... So I go away for a little vacation and all hell breaks loose. You've probably already heard about this ad nauseum,...
Posted on April 21, 2007
Pictures like this are porn for John Madden Week five of the 2007 NFL season is shaping up to be one with a lot of hit and miss matchups, but maybe one of the bad teams will have a...
Posted on April 20, 2007
DO WE REALLY NEED ANOTHER NFC EAST GAME IN PRIMETIME?!?! Let's go back to looking at the upcoming 2007 NFL schedule with a look at week four. This is the first week that teams will have a bye, so...
Posted on April 13, 2007
Just what I wanted, MORE T.O. ON NATIONAL TV! THANKS NBC! Well folks, week three's slate of games could quite possibly be worse than week two's amazingly enough. Fortunately, though, there are a few games worth noting in this...
Posted on April 12, 2007
What I feel like when I look at week two's slate of games. The cat's cute though right? Trying to lure those non-traditional readers. Mission Accomplished. I've looked at the schedule the NFL has come up with for week...
Posted on March 22, 2007
Adrian Peterson's senior picture at Oklahoma. Not pretty. Time to move on from the quarterback position and take a look at a certain running back several NFL teams are batting their eyelashes at. He was supposed to win a...
Posted on September 20, 2006
WR, Steve Smith - Carolina Panthers This guy must be the MVP of the NFL, hands down. If he's doing it for contract reasons, or legit injury reasons, who knows? But we do know this - Steve Smith is single-handedly...
Posted on September 4, 2004
Michael Vick = Bust? If you see an inordinate number of people standing on the ledge of a bridge today, show them some sympathy. Chances are they are Michael Vick owners who had the displeasure of watching their so-called "franchise...
Posted on June 27, 2004
One Arm Equals Two Feet When Mora Jr. was hired to head coach the Falcons it was clear that the West Coast Offense was coming with him. Anybody with a working knowledge of the system knows that the key to...
