Vick latest Ex-Falcon to make life miserable for franchise
LAST ONE AT THE DOME – Haven’t checked all of the remaining rosters, but I think the Falcons are done with the
Former Falcons QB Michael Vick talks with Falcons owner Arthur Blank prior to the Falcons playing the Philadelphia Eagles at the Georgia Dome Sunday, December 6th, 2009. It was Vick's first time back at the Georgia Dome since his conviction on dogfighting charges. Kent D. Johnson, kdjohnson@ajc.com
2009 Reunion/Alumni Tour.
They were 3-1 in games against former Falcons this season and none of them turned out well.
It all started with the Dallas game. The Falcons lost and Keith Brooking celebrated like he’d won the lottery.
Then there was the Washington Redskins game. The Falcons won that one, but former cornerback DeAngelo Hall got into a scuffle on the Falcons’ sidelines. Coach Mike Smith and Director of Athletic Performance Jeff Fish ended up getting fined by the league. Hall was not fined.
On to the New York Gaints and Michael Boley. He’s a real quiet guy, but even he spoke up during the week leading up to the game. He didn’t like the way the coaching staff handled his
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick (7) is stopped by Atlanta Falcons' Kroy Biermann, and Jamaal Anderson after rushing for a short gain in the first quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009 in Atlanta. The game was Vick's first in Atlanta since serving a prison sentence for dogfighting. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
demotion late last season and seemed to be miffed that the Falcons didn’t want to re-sign him.
Michael Vick’s return will be remembered for the chants of “We Want Vick, We Want Vick” in the fourth quarter.
“It felt great to hear the crowds reaction in the fourth quarter,” Vick said. “It was 50-50 reaction in the beginning of the game. It was awesome to have chance to go out and make some plays today.”
At least Vick didn’t do a Jeff George victory lap or proclaim “This is my House” like Deion Sanders did on their Reunion games with the Falcons.
“We were beat on all levels and it is an embarrassment to the organization and our team,” defensive end Jamaal Anderson said. “We never imagined that this would happen. With Michael (Vick) coming back, they came into this game with a lot of emotion, and we weren’t ready for what they brought to the field. We have to move forward because we have another big game next week.”
On to the Saints and that vaunted offense.
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TN Lifelong Falcon Fan
December 7th, 2009
9:36 pm
You know…..one second thought…..this will be the last blog I EVER post here. I am white, and I don’t have a single racist bone in my body. It’s amazing to me just how many black people….who are the one’s constantly screaming “racism”…..are so pointedly racist in their actions, thoughts, and words. The only reason that you people support Vick is that he is black. It doesn’t matter than he’s a felon, a liar, and an idiot….you support him just because he’s black. That’s the stupidest thing that I’ve ever heard. Newsflash….you never were a slave, you never had to sit at the back of the bus, you have a better opportunity to go to college than I did, and as a married white male, I am the most discriminated against class in the US. You people embarrass yourselves. I think the good Lord that I don’t have to live in your pathetic city and put up with this crap on a larger scale. YOU ALL EMBARRASS YOURSELVES. But of course…..you don’t see it. That makes you truly as ignorant as you sound on this blog.
Scott
December 7th, 2009
9:47 pm
Agreed TN Falcons fan..but that’s Atlanta for ya…where we have continuous black mayors that do nothing but enrich themselves b/c the only qualification they need to have is the color of their skin.
Jimmy
December 7th, 2009
9:50 pm
TN Lifelong Falcon Fan
December 7th, 2009
9:26 pm
Vick could have submitted to a trial of his peers. He didn’t. He pled guilty and ACCEPTED a sentence.
And another thing…any time you violate the law…you are at the mercy of a judge and sometimes, a jury when you get caught.
He violated the law.
He put himself in that position.
He put his fate in the hands of others.
He is not a victim.
He didn’t get shafted.
He got what he deserved.
He was given chance after chance to walk away from it…he didn’t.
He got what he deserved.
Scott
December 7th, 2009
9:55 pm
He also lied to his employers Jimmy..but according to these idiots the Falcons should still have kept him on the roster while he was in jail..lol.
Jimmy
December 7th, 2009
10:04 pm
TN Lifelong Falcon Fan
December 7th, 2009
9:36 pm
That was a great post.
I’m sick of the widely accepted myth that blacks cannot be considered racists.
There are systemic issues that have limited opportunity for blacks.
No question about it
Racial discrimination still happens.
However, this does not mean that blacks do not practice racial discrimination.
It does not give them a moral pass either.
The behavior of some blacks regarding Vick is immoral.
They act as if violating the law, in this case funding a barbaric, abusive and illegal act, is somehow ok because they don’t agree with the law.
They cry that Vick is a victim when in reality, he knew what he was doing and he signed off on a plea bargain to avoid trial by peers.
To hope he does well now in the NFL, I have no problem with that.
To say he was “shafted” or “racially victimized” is immoral.
Falcon OG
December 7th, 2009
10:40 pm
It was hard watching the Falcons loose…But I am glad it was at the hands of Mike. When he was here, Mike brought joy to the city as he was a winner. Even after 2 years out of the game…Mike still knows how to win and win big. We have all made mistakes and have been given a chance to redeem ourselves. So has Mike.
Some team will be getting an outstanding QB. Sorry Falcons it won’t be us…maybe that team will beat us twice next year. It is hard to say but…we deserve it!!!
wylie barnett
December 7th, 2009
10:46 pm
No comment about a previous player, but about a current player. Too bad Whiner Tony G. has not won a playoff game in K.C.. Too bad he won’t even get a chance to play in one this year. 50 year kc fan
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Confused
December 7th, 2009
10:50 pm
Jimmy, life is a bitch and now we are getting paid back for something we never had anything to do with. I work 9 hours a day and certain people clock in and do nothing and get full pay. How much can you owe someone? I am trying my best to send son through College but it is tough. I work and my wife works and also my son works but we cannot get any help because of our skin color. I am white and have nothing against blacks, we are all one. You work your ass of all your life and the Gov. can only take care of certain people. Lifes a bitch but GO FALCONS.
Wendy Williams a.k.a Atlanta Peach
December 7th, 2009
10:54 pm
Choke, “Howd you Doin” ?!!
Only one post
December 7th, 2009
10:59 pm
TO JIMMY, TN AND THE REST: You people killed all the indians (almost) after they saved your life, put a whole entire race of people in slavery for generations. Hung blacks from trees, raped the women, terriozed families with white sheets and you call us barbaric and say that we are immoral. Wow! How soon we forget.If we are barbaric, then what were your great grandfathers and mothers? Maybe none of you did it, but it is in your blood… Really didn’t want to post, have several white friends, but sometimes we need to look in the mirror and she the monster from which we came. (Note if I misspelled anything please forgive me it is late. However I did graduate and now make over $100k a year, more than most who might call me uneducated) Goodnight
crabapplejoe
December 7th, 2009
11:05 pm
@Only One Post: You need to get down on your knees and thank the good Lord that your ancestors were brought over here….otherwise you would be living in a mud hut in West Africa with rapes and killings going on all around you….oh wait…if you live in the city of Atlanta its not that different….LOL. But, really there are airplanes flying back to West Africa everyday…choose one…do you want to live in Liberia or Sierra Leone or Nigeria….pick one. ROTFLMAO
Confused
December 7th, 2009
11:08 pm
Good for you oop but we have to earn our way. Nothing is given to us.
Atlanta Peach
December 7th, 2009
11:15 pm
Now wait a minute Crabapplejoe ! Don’t start that Sh!t !!! Oh, it’s already started, and as the Black Panthers once said, “They started it, and We are going to finish it up” !!!!!!!
Confused
December 7th, 2009
11:15 pm
Thanks Crabapplejoe, seems like life is made easier for some people. We still have to work for ours.
Allan Brown
December 7th, 2009
11:16 pm
Okay, so Vick comes back and they set him up “real close” so he could make a couple of easy touchdowns. Philly was classless to even have him on the field. Can’t wait to see him when he has to carry the load. Just what the *** were the supposedly Atlanta fans doing cheering for Vick when our team had four starters out and needed fan support? No need to give that bunch of fans an IQ test!
Jimmy
December 7th, 2009
11:19 pm
Only One Post:
No one called you or blacks barbaric.
What Mike Vick did was barbaric. I quote:
“The behavior of some blacks regarding Vick is immoral.
They act as if violating the law, in this case funding a barbaric, abusive and illegal act, is somehow ok because they don’t agree with the law.”
To suggest that VICK is a victim of race after he committed a barbaric act is immoral.
To support immorality is immoral.
As for the “you people” comment you made…you just proved my point. Blacks can indeed be racist.
I didn’t commit any of atrocities you name…nor has father or his father before him…yet I pay the price for those who did.
And you were not the victim of any of those atrocities either.
In fact, your salary suggests how far we’ve come on matters of race.
Race mongering when no racism has occurred only cheapens the civil rights movement and the gains that have been made.
It also perpetuates the racism that does occur by breeding resentment and animosity between the races.
Racism does still occur in this country…both black and white racism.
Mike Vick is not a victim of racism.
If you had read my post…you would have gotten all this.
Again, race mongering does nothing but bring us all down.
Birddawg
December 7th, 2009
11:31 pm
Wow, the racist are out in full force in this blog. Black, white…who gives a damn, this shouldn’t be about color, but that’s why the whole Vick argument has lingered. Idiots using it as smokescreen to express their true feelings. Whether you think Vick has been punished enough, as I do, or you think he should be continuously punished for his crime should not be based on his skin color, but rather on your own personal and moral beliefs. How about this? All the racist whites go back to England, Ireland, Russia or wherever the hell you come from, all the racist blacks head back to Africa and let the the people with common sense and human decency make America a better place. Go Falcons!!!
Falcon 34
December 7th, 2009
11:37 pm
Birddawg – good point. This blog has gotten completely out of control. If nothing else, the entire MV story has come full circle and now (hopefully) we can get back to talking football.
Only one post
December 7th, 2009
11:47 pm
I said only one post, I promise this is it. Confused why do you assume that something was given to me because I am black. I did receive any loans, grants or anything. I worked hard to get where I am, I remember days I worked 18+ hours, maybe some blacks received these gifts that you speak of, I don’t know, but I promise not me. In life success is truly not about your skin color, it is about the person inside of the skin. If you belive that you cannot get help, then guest what you want. It has nothing to do with you being white, I have plenty white friends that I have witnessed receive loans and grants to start business or go to school. Nothing is given to anyone, successful people don’t make excuses about what they don’t get nor do they look for handouts…we give them. Dale Carnegie once said “if you believe you can acheive”. I wish you success on putting your son through college. Have to go, wife really upset.
Jimmy
December 7th, 2009
11:49 pm
Only one post
December 7th, 2009
11:47 pm
Amen.
Scott
December 7th, 2009
11:55 pm
So Falcon OG…what exactly is it that the Falcons “deserve” and why do they deserve it? B/c they cut a guy that they paid millions of dollars to when he went to prison and lied to them…how dare they do that huh?..lol
Scott
December 8th, 2009
12:02 am
The funny thing about Mike Vick in this city is how he’s the Great Black Hope. I understand pulling for guys that seem to come from the same background as you…but why MV? Why not Jerious Norwood, Roddy White, or whoever? They don’t deserve to make a living like you guys swear Mike Vick deserves to? You want them to lose because they are not Mike Vick when most are probably better guys than he is? Explain how you can pick and choose?
TCCB
December 8th, 2009
12:03 am
@ crabbapplejoe: Southern Baptist thank you. BUT YOU ARE THE TRUE MEANING OF SCUM BAG.
I COULD CARE LESS WHERE THE FALCONS MOVE. AURTHOR BLANK CAN TAKE THEM TO HELL IF HE WANTS TO ; YOU AND YOUR FELLOW KLAN MEMBERS CAN FOLLOW THEM. SO GO HIDE UNDER YOUR HOOD AND SMOTHER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO FALCONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Scott
December 8th, 2009
12:10 am
Sad thing is TCCB, you’re as racist as the whiteys you want to paint with the Klan brush, but at least they don’t try to play the Christian card…I’m pretty sure Christ didn’t call people racist if they didn’t agree with him
Birddawg
December 8th, 2009
12:15 am
Falcon 34 – It seems we are the only ones on this blog interested in talking about football and the Falcons. Sad, but true.
tell like it is
December 8th, 2009
12:17 am
Vick didn’t make life miserable for this franchise this franchise made life miserable for themselfs.poor couching poor draft choises poor planning not enough spending on quliaty FA.First in losses last in everything else.Spend some money on good players and quit trying to build a team with bargain basement players
Scott
December 8th, 2009
12:21 am
So tell it like it is…giving hundreds of millions of dollars to a play that couldn’t keep himself out of jail didn’t hurt the franchise?
TCCB
December 8th, 2009
12:27 am
SCOTT, DID I SAY CHRISTAN? NO. I SAID SOUTHEREN BAPTIST. I WAS CALLED A MUSLUM BY A KLAN MEMBER AND I ONLY CORRECTED HIM.
TCCB
December 8th, 2009
12:42 am
SCOTT,THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH A DISAGREEMENT.CRABBAPPLEJOE IS A VERY SICK PERSON HE ATTACKED ME, AND I HAD TO DEFEND MYSELF, IN THE OLD DAYS I WOULD HAVE TO SAY: “YE SU MASSER” NOW I CAN SAY YOU A$$ HOLE!!!!!!!!!!!!
jka
December 8th, 2009
2:36 am
On the subject of FOOTBALL,,,,yeah, it was pretty bad; I actually had a feeling it was over in the first offensive series, when Redman missed two open receivers…..I think we know know that Redman might be able to get us by weaker teams, but is pretty helpless against teams which can bring defensive pressure….
….It was also clear that the Eagles were well-coached to take advantage of the Falcons shortcomings on both offense & defense…..I’d sure like to see something original from our staff, but it’s hard to tell whether they are held back by a lack of talent (thus the ‘bend-but-don’t-break’ stuff on defense), or whether they just don’t have the chops……I’m getting a little tired of watching the defense slowly bleed to death on long drives, with the corners and linebackers playing 10 yards off, allowing easy completions and then sometimes making the tackle…..perhaps it’s time to just let them attack, and if the other team hits a big one, too bad…..at least we’ll find out who can reallly play and who can’t…..
…..However, when I looked around the league and saw the Steelers lose at home to the Raiders (with some positively Falcon-esque secondary play); the Redskins absolutely snatch defeat from the jaws of victory against the Saints (remember how sad we were when the Skins grabbed Leron Landry ahead of us in the draft a few years ago ? Even Jamaal looks good by comparison now); and the Cards spank the Vikes, I don’t feel quite so bad…..
…Finally, on the OTHER stuff….the thing I’ll remember is Arthur Blank greeting MV on the field….This the man who gave him the lifetime contract, supported him through all his problems and the was repaid with horrific criminal acts, which he then tried to lie his way out of………Despite the public humiliation, Blank still supported Vick throughout his confinement and still remains supportive, despite yesterday’s outcome….now that’s CLASS
jka
December 8th, 2009
2:52 am
Regarding the ex-Falcons, it’s fairly obvious…..the Cowboys, Giants and Eagles are better teams than the Falcons, in in the case of Brooking and Boley, they have considerably less responsibility and much better players around them. As far as MV, it seems silly to even consider what would happen if he was ’still here’; I can’t think of many places you can commit criminal acts, lie to your boss (and the Feds) about it, spend two years in jail and come back to your old job……Good luck to him in the future, but I can’t understand why everyone can’t just close that book and move on.
DC via GA
December 8th, 2009
5:45 am
Wow. Lets look at from this perspective. Mat Ryan is a pretty good 2nd year quarterback that has hit a low point. Vick is a media asset and ATL icon for the success he brought the team with the excitement and flare rather than pure quarterback skills. This issues is black people mostly is the way Vick was treated by the Ownership. Yes Vick did wrong, but hey, he paid the price.
I see all these “good church folk” (mostly white) saying, down with Vick, this and that, but what about the forgiveness part of life. No one has a perfect life or has never done anything wrong. No one! Not to mention how the Falcons did DJ Shockley. Seems the new coach never really wanted him there anyway. Now the ghost of dumb a$$ moves has come back to haunt. I adore the falcons but I was pulling more so for Vick. Why? Simple, we all deserve a second chance to correct our errors if possible and to right wrongs when we can. For those of you who can’t get with that. Enjoy your decention to the world of being told “no” at the gates of pearls due to something at one time in your life you did wrong! Go Falcons, Go Vick!
MCook
December 8th, 2009
7:24 am
crap………..
MCook
December 8th, 2009
7:32 am
Wendy Williams gives me the creeps…
Go Falcons!
beavis and butthead
December 8th, 2009
8:14 am
Tiger Woods…
In the hole….huhuhuhuhuh………
he said wood………huhuhuhuh…….
BigJohn
December 8th, 2009
8:29 am
I have always liked Vick. I think he is a great athlete. He may not have all the speed he once had, but he is still electric. In his last season with the Falcons he showed a lack of leadership. Anyway, the Falcons looked bad Sunday. They lost the game, the Eagles just took advantage. I did get a laugh at the thug sign held up by a young black woman, “Atlanta Love Vick”. If you’re going to hold up a sign on national TV, you should really ensure your grammar is correct (”Atlanta Loves Vick”.)
Get The Puck Out
December 8th, 2009
9:25 am
I wish Michael Vick all the best, but if he’s playin against my home team he’s the enemy. Got nothin to do with the color of his skin. He’s on the opposing team. The Falcons haven’t had a true franchise quarterback since Steve Bartkowski. If he would have had an offensive line and Roddy White and Tony G with Michael Turner Atlanta would have a superbowl victory. I really thought this was a football blog. At least we have a winning team that plays on ice. Maybe some of you football fans could come out and support the Thrashers. It is a full contact sport.
Mrs. Davis
December 8th, 2009
9:49 am
We want Vick! Atlanta Falcon Fans want and need Micheal Vick. He has paid his dues. Yep, We are season ticket holders. We love the Atlanta Falcons, but we also love Michael Vick. He is a part of us. We have all made mistakes. A hockey player right here in Atlanta was driving drunk, had a wreck and killed his friend and teammate. He played the next season on the thrashers. Were were the protesters then. Please. It’s ok for him to be forgiven, but not Vick. Please. It was more people yelling in the dome for Vick then booing him. Especially the Falcon SEASON TICKET Holders. Whatever, let’s start a petition to get Vick back in the ATL. Let’s get it started. We want VICK!!!!
beavis and butthead
December 8th, 2009
9:57 am
Mrs. Davis,
Two things here…Dany did NOT play the next season.
Next, Dream on. Vick will NEVER play for the Falcons again.
Get over it.
beavis and butthead
December 8th, 2009
9:59 am
Also Mrs. Davis,
Try mixing in a grammar lesson or two…
SOUTH GA BIRD FAN
December 8th, 2009
10:04 am
we are releasing Hell just like the steelers , now we can compare ourselves with the steelers !
but really a few less injuries and three made field goals away from all the fans praising the coaches and TD so I am still proud of the Birds even if we go 6-10 , still hoping for 9-7 , but 6-10 will give us a better crap shoot pick in the draft or use the pick for trade bait for a decent durable player with no history of injuries .
Happy for Vick can’t wait to see him start for the raiders or browns or maybe the 49er’s next year , Matt Ryan will be fine
GO FALCONS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BigJohn
December 8th, 2009
10:08 am
Mrs. Davis,
Vick will not return to Atlanta. He has lost a step and the Falcons have a better future with Ryan as QB. Ryan is going through a slump that all young QBs go through. Vick had success early because of his running ability, not his QB prowess. Once the defenses had time to adjust, he wasn’t as successful. I understand why some want Vick to return. He was a great uniter for Falcon fans and I was one of them. However, he messed up and the Falcons had to go forward. I hope he finds a team that will take him as their QB and I also hope that he has matured into a leader.
Merry Christmas….
crabapplejoe
December 8th, 2009
10:32 am
@”mrs davis”: Your ignorance is showing….the Thrasher player was not DUI and he did not play here the next year….other than that your grasp of the facts is completely accurate! LMAO at you. You are the poster child for the ignorant vick fans.
PMC
December 8th, 2009
10:40 am
Dany Heatley as an example? We boo the crap out of Heatley.
We booed Glavine forever.
Atlanta is the only city in the world that craps on itself over the love of former athletes or other stars who by the way… didn’t win any championships other than Glavine.
This is a pathetic jock sniffing town. It’s just who we are. Frontrunning losers.
PMC
December 8th, 2009
10:41 am
Wearing an A anywhere outside of this city draws nothing but smirks and jeers.
PMC
December 8th, 2009
10:44 am
Atlanta is like the pathetic jilted ex girlfriend/boyfriend.
We don’t deserve championship teams.
karen
December 8th, 2009
11:00 am
Hey, if you all like Vick so much….how about sending your family pet over to his house. Vick will never be able to pay back……what he did to thoses beauiful dogs. Shame on Atlanta for standing up for him .. and Shame on Vick….he is only embrassed that he got caught…not that his friends turned him in…..no …Vick has not back his dues…and never will……Morals….what happen to Morals…when you have Vick and Ray Lewis….don’t you remember…..I do…..and you need to think people …these people are sciopaths and need to be away from our family , or children and our pets.
ATL Observer
December 8th, 2009
11:02 am
Kinda have to agree with PMC, it’s not a warm reception for Vick that’s as galling as comparing said reception to booing Glavine everytime he returned (gee, I guess that WS ring & all of those playoff appearances didn’t mean much). Then again, that’s not to say Atlanta football and baseball fans are automatically the same breed.
Let’s face it, Atlanta isn’t quite ready for prime-time yet & Philly’s a battle-hardened franchise. The birds are getting a sophomore wakeup call in ‘09: the league’s not sleeping on you anymore. Plus the team doesn’t yet have the depth to deal with its injuries (say what you will about Philly, they’re deeper than most). How many teams could replace a Michael Turner once they lost him?
Vick’s TDs were a little salt in the wound, but really, the team was whipped before Vick stepped on the field. And if Vick had been in a Falcons jersey, they still would have lost (but boy, oh boy, it would have been much much closer and 1000% less embarrassing than Redman’s dreadful performance. EEEECHHHH!).
In 3-5 years, Atlanta will likely be better than Philly, but they’re not quite there yet. As for Vick, power to him that he was able to land on a better team in the short term. Despite a reduced role, who knows? Maybe he’ll have a big play or two that will help win a big late-season or playoff game. Time will tell.
And echoing everyone else, geez Mrs. Davis, get your facts straight about Dany Heatley! If you’ve never attended a NHL game and don’t know the Blue Jackets from a leather jacket, don’t even enter that conversation!
Falcons Hero Zero
December 8th, 2009
11:14 am
As soon as Blank moves the Falcons…
The Jaguars will probably move up to Atlanta..
Plus, Blank would have need tax dollars to build the new retractable-roof dome.
The Atlanta Sports Board is strong, and has been since The Olympics.
There will be two domes in Atlanta, and (2 – 3) Bowl games (including The Chick-Fil-A Bowl)..
Gwinnett doesn’t want the hassle, traffic, or the taxes. It won’t ever happen.
Blank would have to pay for most of it privately, and he (reportedly) is not able to. In addition, he would have to pay Atlanta for the rest of the contract for The Ga Dome.
The City already re-negotiated the current renovation deal with Blank and The Falcons for the rest of the lease on The GA Dome. I’m sure that they gave him more power and revenue after the new deal was finalized.
Of course, last year he (reportedly was looking for places for a new Dome/Stadium) but you won’t hear or see much talk after The Falcons begin to lose again. Winning = Public Leverage, people! Gwinnett did not even outbid for The Braves when they were hot!
All of the Hotels are In Atlanta for the media, Mass Transit (Trains not Buses), Buckhead..
For all that is said about Atlanta, the state and its residents would stand the chance of getting another Super Bowl, or National Championship Game in a new Retractable Roof Dome within Atlanta.
The weather is so un-predictable that I doubt it. It could be 70+ degrees in January, or 28 degrees (+ freezing rain/sleet).
That is why this new dome must have a retractable-roof, and grass field.
Falcons Hero Zero
December 8th, 2009
11:27 am
Without a state-run Mass Transit system, a new Dome in Gwinnett would cause a traffic surge over the top of the perimeter.
Land would be purchased for development near the new Dome for Hotels, Plaza Malls, and Entertainment that would lead to more revenue for the county, but more growth than the citizens probably care for..
Developers building residences and Plazas never this new Dome would cause a traffic nightmare.
In Atlanta, traffic is expected, and there would be no need for a lot of rapid development to entertain a lot of visitors, reporters, and celebrities.