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One of the most popular quarterbacks in Falcon history (no, not the one in federal prison) took some time last week to give some advice to new quarterback Matt Ryan.  Steve Bartkowski a first overall pick from the 1975 draft spent 11 seasons with the Falcons and holds numerous team records. The a......

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Before you plunk down your hard earned money for Atlanta Falcon season tickets this season make sure you have an understanding of what to expect.  Odds are that the most exciting thing you will see are the aforementioned cheerleaders and not anything that resembles playoff contention football. No......

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Reaching for a draft pick.  We hear about it all the time.  Teams using a high draft pick to select a player that wasn't valued that high…or was he?  The reason I bring this up a full week after the draft is because I have been hearing a great deal about how the Falcons selection of [...]...

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The latest news regarding Michael Boley is heart breaking. He was quickly becoming a dominant force on the defensive side of the ball for the Falcons. Now he'll be on the defensive side in a Gwinnett County Court House. Boley has been charged with Battery after police say he tossed his wife, Ch......

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Before I get to my final grade of the Falcons draft, I want to point out some things. I have been hearing a great deal of concern regarding the lack of both offensive and defensive lineman selected in the draft. I want to direct you to a post draft audio interview with Thomas Dimitroff and [...]...

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Thomas Dimitroff's 1st draft as the Atlanta Falcon's GM was mistake free. He didn't pick any of the wrong players. He didn't accidentally hang up on any potential trade partners. He didn't fumble any papers. He didn't have a runny nose or a nagging cough. He was like a veteran [...]...

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I'm sure many of you are scratching your heads at some today's picks.  I agree, I don't know alot about many of them.  I was able to find some video of several of the lesser known players and was mostly impressed with what I saw.  Some of the video is grainy.  Some show only one [...]...

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Questions as to whether or not the Falcons will run a cover 2 defense this season have been answered in this draft.  3rd round picks Chevis Jackson (CB) and Thomas DeCoud(S) are two prototypical defensive backs perfectly suited for the cover 2.  Neither player is considered a man to man cover spe......

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Fearing a recent run on offensive tackles, the Falcons moved back into the first round to acquire USC Offensive Tackle Sam Baker.  The trade, with the Washington Redskins gave the Falcons the 21st overall pick in exchange for the Falcons picks at 34, 48, and 103.  In addition to the 21st pick, th......

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The St. Louis Rams followed suit and with their selection of Chris Long gave the Falcons the choice of Glenn Dorsey or Matt Ryan.  The Falcons opted for Ryan.  Following Arthur Blanks claim that this years draft would be "monumental" the Falcons decided to put a new face on the Falcons and effect......

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With the third selection in the 2008 NFL selection meeting the Atlanta Falcons select……?   Right now the answer to just who the Falcons will select rests on the shoulders of the Rams' front office.  The overall consensus is that the Falcons would love to draft Glenn Dorsey at #3 but of course tha......

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And that's where we stand, knowing a whole lotta nothing.  But that's how it should be.  Dimitroff isn't gonna tip his hand and this game of chess will continue right on through the draft.  We, as fans, aren't gonna know much.  We might soon find out that the Dolphins will take Jake Long with the......

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If you take a look at our poll on the right side of the page you will notice that after several weeks we have a new leader and fan favorite for the upcoming draft.  Glenn Dorsey has overtaken Jake Long in overall voting for the Falcons top selection in next weeks draft.  What does this [...]...

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The AJC has a fantastic piece on newly acquired running back Michael Turner.  It contains some insight on his personal life as well as his history as a player and what is expected of him in Mike Mularkey's "Exotic Smashmouth" system.  It's an interesting read and it gives you a sense that Turner ......

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After reading Steve Wyche's blog at ajc.com, here are some thoughts: Keith Brooking: I thought I read somewhere earlier in the week that he wouldn't be participating in this mini-camp but apparently he did. This is good news. We need our veterans now as much as ever for their leadership with th......

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