Ex-Ravens Hauschka signed to kick for Falcons
Falcons defensive end # 71 Kroy Biermann got a chance to perform kickoffs with injuries to the Falcons normal specialists. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com
UPDATE
Kicker Steve Hauschka, who was released earlier this season by Baltimore, was signed by the Falcons on Tuesday.
Also, starting right guard Harvey Dahl (ankle) and left cornerback Chris Houston (hamstring) were placed on injured reserve.
Linebacker Robert James, was elevated to the roster from the practice squad.
Kicker Matt Bryant suffered a hamstring injury against the Bills on Sunday and experienced a death in his family. He remains on the active roster.
Hauschka played in 17 games for the Ravens and converted 10 or 15 field goals and 27 of 28 extra points.
He was cut by the Ravens after nine games this season and four missed field goals.
Bryant pulled his hamstring in the third quarter on Sunday while punting for Michael Koenen, who’d suffered a concussion making a tackle earlier in the game.
THE BRANCH – The Falcons could be further depleted for the all important season finale in Tampa Bay.
Tight end Tony Gonzalez (calf), kicker Matt Bryant (hamstring), punter Michael Koenen (concussion) and left tackle Sam Baker (hamstring) suffered bad injuries against the Bills.
Gonzalez, Koenen and Baker did not return to action.
Bryant did come back to kick an extra point, but clearly couldn’t fully swing his leg. The Falcons likely will have to find a new kicker to close out the season.
Bryant was signed after a kick-off with Paul Edinger. The Falcons also worked out Brandon Coutu, Steve Hauschka, Sam Swank and Shane Andrus in November.
Also, former Cowboys kicker Nick Folk is now available. He was cut last week after missing 7 of his last 11 field goal attempts. Hauschka and Andrus worked out for the Cowboys along with Connor Hughes and Parker Douglass. Shaun Suisham won the Cowboys kick-off.
Now what if the Falcons get into a close game with the Buccaneers and breaking the back-to-back winning streak comes down to a kick?
FALCONS ON TRACK: Linebacker Michael Peterson believes the Falcons are on track to get the winning season.
“The thing is that we have to go out and finish up 9-7,” Peterson said. “I’m sure that the fans, the organization and the city will be really proud.”
SHUT OUT SLIPPED AWAY: The Falcons were hoping to shut out the Buffalo Bills. Rian Lindell’s field goal with 1:58 left in the third quarter were the only points the defense yielded.
After suffering a calf injury in the 1st half, Falcons tight end # 88 Tony Gonzalez is forced to watch the game from the sidelines. Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.com
The Falcons last shut out was against Oakland, 24-0, last season on Nov. 2, 2008.
“I’ll take the three, but we still didn’t let them in the endzone,” Peterson said.
BROHM WAS FUNCTIONAL: Buffalo quarterback Brian Brohm was in a tough spot and didn’t get much help from the Bills running game.
“We kind of treated it like we were getting ready for a rookie quarterback,” safety Thomas DeCoud said. “We just had to go off their scheme and think of how they were going to try to simplify it for a guy who hasn’t taken many snaps.”
It was Brohm’s NFL debut. He was signed off Green Bay’s practice squad on Nov. 19.
“He handled the game for it being his first start,” DeCoud said. “They tried to take it out of his hands with the run game.”
3-1 vs. the AFC EAST: The victory over the Bills gave the Falcons a 3-1 record against the AFC East. They also defeated Miami and the New York Jets while they lost to New England.
OWENS ELATED: Cornerback Christopher Owens got his first career interception against Buffalo.
“It was a little bit overthrown and I made a play on the ball,” Owens said. “I got the first one in the record books. It feels good, really good.”
EXPERIENCE HOLDER: Quarterback Matt Ryan was a holder in college, so he was fine with taking over those duties against the Bills when Michael Koenen went down.
“We’re all football players here and sometimes you have to step into some different roles and do some different things,” Ryan said.
Backup quarterback Chris Redman was set to punt, but his services were not needed.
“We did miss that treat,” Ryan said. “Red would have done a great job. He was telling me on the side line that he was the backup punter in high school.”
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150 comments Add your comment
bidfan
December 28th, 2009
9:24 am
what, no comments yet?
Jeepers
December 28th, 2009
9:29 am
Morton Anderson to the rescue.
tom
December 28th, 2009
9:31 am
PLEASE, let us just get this ugly season over. Don’t overestimate the Bucs. Spoilers they are!
cutter
December 28th, 2009
9:33 am
Whoever wrote the article at the beginning of the season about special methods the trainers use to reduce the number of injuries should be slapped around then not allowed to write about the Falcons anymore.
cutter
December 28th, 2009
9:34 am
Morten Anderson is toooo old. Let him stay retired.
Randy
December 28th, 2009
10:00 am
Morten Anderson for one more game? Why not? *LOL*
Warden Norton
December 28th, 2009
10:16 am
Tom, it’s do not “underestimate” the bucs.
midnite
December 28th, 2009
10:22 am
Thanks for the update DOL. Too bad about Bryant. I was elated about the 51 yarder. Actually I cant remember the last time we had a kicker who could kick one that far. That was a fun game, I couldn’t believe the “wave” broke out, don’t think I’ve seen that before in the Dome.
Reid in EAV
December 28th, 2009
10:23 am
And perhaps we also shouldn’t “misunderestimate” the Bucs, either.
Reid Adair
December 28th, 2009
10:27 am
It was unbelievable to see all of the injuries yesterday and what the Falcons had to do to fill certain situations (kickoffs, extra points, etc.).
I’m confident they can find somebody to kick for the Tampa Bay game if Bryant is unable to play. I agree with “midnite;” it is disappointing to see this because Bryant had been doing well since his arrival in Atlanta.
Peachtree John
December 28th, 2009
10:28 am
The good news is that the Falcons have won most of the games they were supposed to this year. That’s new.
We are getting better players. That’s new. Now if the players can get and stay healthy next year.
We have hope. That has been the case since 1966 when the Falcons and I came to Atlanta. Now the hope looks legitimate.
One more game to hold our collective breath for, then the “confused” Braves can muddle through another year.
Go Falcons, go Hawks.
FoxNoise.net
December 28th, 2009
10:32 am
Now we have injuries to the kicker and punter? Our cheerleaders have the best legs on the team – let’s give them a shot.
Bubba
December 28th, 2009
10:39 am
Am I the only one who thinks the Falcons are cursed? The only difference between this team and teams past is that this team thinks they can fight. Philly was the only game the last two seasons that the Birds didn’t stand toe to toe throughout. Let’s hope they have some juju left.
LongSufferingFalconsFan
December 28th, 2009
10:46 am
Biermann kicking off yesterday was simply amazing. It was an awesome moment, and even better when he was practicing on the sidelines and miss kicked the ball into the stands.
I don’t care who they have to bring in for this week, let’s just win the damn game. It’s going to be real tough and I wish it was at the dome, but we have to win this. Please god let this happen.
midnite
December 28th, 2009
10:47 am
Tony G. is a gamer, fights on every play up to, and past the whistle. That must have been a good lick on him because he immediately left for the tunnel when he came off the field. Bierman did a heck of a job with the kick-offs.
Tell it like it is
December 28th, 2009
11:00 am
Whats up with Sam Baker?Maybe he should apply for social securty disability. who ever drafted this guy needs to have his pay docked.He never plays what good is he?
Jim H.
December 28th, 2009
11:04 am
just win nine and break that stupid streak and I’ll be happy…..with the injuries and brutal schedule (such as playing four teams coming off bye weeks) it would be great.
Jim H.
December 28th, 2009
11:06 am
Jason Elam?…..I’m just sayin’……..
adam h.
December 28th, 2009
11:15 am
why not bring brandon coutu back to ga….
PMC
December 28th, 2009
11:24 am
Very proud of the way our Falcons are finishing out the year. If they can beat the Bucs even missing the playoffs a winning record with what has transpired has me very pleased with the overall direction of the franchise.
Josh Freeman has had a very nice year and the Bucs are very scrappy… but I really hope the falcons can pull toegther one more time and post a winning record.
I know they reupped Mckay… and that’s probably good because he’s doing what he does best and so is Dimitroff. You’re not going to get every move right but Mckay basically was a disaster picking players. He’s a much better politician and cap manager than he was a GM and generally he’s a good guy to have in the Falcons Corner so I’m glad he’s still on the team leaving Dimitroff more time to study and work with the scouts/coaches.
I think Koenan will be ok. He’s a football player. There are plenty of out of work kickers they should be able to find for one week.
This draft will be wide open for the most part. Dimitroff is really going to be able to focus on the best player available at whatever position he feels is most valuable this year. Still a lot of holes but I don’t feel like they are un fillable holes this year.
This team should be ready to compete and have more depth in 2010.
PMC
December 28th, 2009
11:29 am
my guess is they find a Left Tackle and Outside LB in the draft but probably find a DB or two somewhere as well. Most likely a veteran CB.
I believe they are finally out of cap hell this offseason agreement or not.
JackLackey
December 28th, 2009
11:41 am
Is Bill Bell still alive? I’ll never forget a field goal attempt in the early 70s that struck the snapper squarely on the butt…
rico43
December 28th, 2009
12:17 pm
Might as well bring Elam back. They’re paying him anyway.
Rod
December 28th, 2009
12:35 pm
BRING BACK MORTEN ANDERSEN.
From 40 yards and in – it’s GUARANTEED!!!
Peachtree John
December 28th, 2009
12:46 pm
Thanks for the chuckle on Bill Bell.
There were times when the fans had to tail gate in order to make it through the games! Now tail gating is optional in order to enjoy the games.
cdog
December 28th, 2009
12:51 pm
SO WHAT IF THE FALCONS GO 9-7. IT’S NOT GOING TO GET THEM INTO THE PLAYOFFS.MATT RYAN, THAT HIGH SCHOOL SECONDARY, MURLARKY AND ALL OF THE REST OF THE MEDIOCRE BUNCH FOST ATLANTA THE PLAYOFFS.RYAN QUIT, MURLARKY DIDN’T HAVE A CLUE AND SMITH STUCK WITH A SECONDARY THAT COULDN’T COVER HYIGH SCHOOL RECIEVERS. THE FALCONS LET MEDIOCRE BACK FIELDS LIKE CAROLINA,THE GIANTS, PHILADELPHIA AND NEW ORLEEANS BEAT THEM.SO WHAT WILL 9-7 DO? NOTHING
BigJake
December 28th, 2009
12:54 pm
Elam is a start – still on the payroll – but what about young Brandon Coutu?
truth
December 28th, 2009
1:12 pm
cdog u r an idiot. 9-7 gets this team it’s first back to back winning season. For the fans who have been around for years it means alot. Please go and spew someplace else. c ya cdog/vick lover!! BWAA HA HA!!!
PMC
December 28th, 2009
1:28 pm
The panthers have a mediocre backfield?
Hmm… Jonathan Stewarts 200 yards yesterday would seem to disagree.
Last year the Falcons had a ton of things break their way and they stayed healthy.
This year they had nothing break thier way including being in the wrong conference to be in it for the playoffs. If they get to 9-7 and post a winning record that is a valliant effort in anyones rating book unless you just want to be Nancy Negative.
They played terribly against the Eagles, worst effort in 2 years…. but they proved in subsequent weeks they weren’t quitters. Previous strong starting teams (the Mora era) faded and fell apart because they weren’t mentally cohesive.
This team is mentally strong and they have a winning attitude. That has never been here before, even when they had much more talent than they do now.
MCook
December 28th, 2009
1:33 pm
Why is Jim Mora still in the NFL????
I’m guessing as J Glanville would say…Not For Long
pilgrim
December 28th, 2009
1:51 pm
We missed the playoffs, but so much more is at stake here. We fans, FOR DECADES, have hoped for a team we could be consistently proud of. In the aftermath of those sorry Carolina and Philly losses, this team showed us something better than previous Falcons teams would have. Do the Bucs know how huge this game is for Atlanta? Let them give us their best shot – and let’s see Atlanta play with the most determination of any team in franchise history.
C3 Jim
December 28th, 2009
1:57 pm
Was there a change in the strength and conditioning program from last year to this? New coach…program…voodoo doll?
MCook
December 28th, 2009
2:03 pm
I forgot…cdog, go back to grammar school and mix in a dictionary.
Maxx
December 28th, 2009
2:20 pm
What’s the over-under on the misestimation of the Bucs?
MCook
December 28th, 2009
2:43 pm
over-under 41.5
ELVISINTHEHOUSE.
December 28th, 2009
2:53 pm
Mike peterson says the city would be proud if the team goes 9-7 to finish the season,yea right! Playoff wins and superbowls after 40+ years would be more like it.
ELVISINTHEHOUSE.
December 28th, 2009
3:02 pm
Truth nobody said anything about vick.You just keep cheering on this sorry team called the turdy birds and you will be speaking the same words at 80years old about this sorry franchise.Those words are,WAIT TIL NEXT YEAR.
Terry Blacksilex
December 28th, 2009
3:08 pm
why not bring in Paul Edinger?
ElvisisdeadYEADEAD
December 28th, 2009
3:52 pm
Elvis no one cares what you think…Yea really….
william cranman
December 28th, 2009
3:52 pm
Sam Baker is turning into a bust as well. He gets hurt more than Chris Chandler (chandilier) did. Was he this bad in college?
truth
December 28th, 2009
3:58 pm
Elvis….it’s time to leave the building. We all can so through the vick lovers masks…..moron. Ya’lls post reveils the love for the vickster everytime. Go and root for your 3rd stringer all you want and stay away……you won’t be missed at all.
truth
December 28th, 2009
4:00 pm
This team is about to do what the vick era couldn’t and his fans just plain hate it. BWAA HA HA!!!!!
DrJ
December 28th, 2009
4:41 pm
I hope it was noted that Ryan’s first play touchdown pass was from the 49 yrd line to a yard into the end zone, and a perfect spiral all the way.
Alan
December 28th, 2009
4:41 pm
Time to rise to the occassion, true Falcon fans are behind you and know that you can acheive this goal, great job guys!!!!!!!!!!!!
A.Dylan Thomas
December 28th, 2009
6:21 pm
my lil brother can make them from 40 consistently he is only 14 but I am pretty sure he is available!
GabbyHaze
December 28th, 2009
6:58 pm
What’s bad with old? Bring in Morten Anderson for a farewell performance..
terrell barron
December 28th, 2009
7:58 pm
PMC, didn’t we just TRADE UP to draft a LT last year?
tjhook
December 28th, 2009
8:10 pm
Hey, this last game is for the fans, so it would be a treat for us to see Morton Anderson. It would represent the team’s future with an acknowledgement to the past. Besides, Morton kicked us into our first SUPER BOWl, DAM* IT!!
Atlanta Peach
December 28th, 2009
9:09 pm
Choke, “Howd you Doin” ?!!!!!!!
BUBBA BEANS
December 28th, 2009
9:20 pm
HOWS ABOUTS OLD LEO M. FOR ONE MORE HU-HAH OR IS HE TENDING BAR SOMEWHERE
rfgh
December 28th, 2009
10:20 pm
I am afraid the “Chad Pennington” comparisons are vsry close to reality for Ryan. Just doesn’t have much of an arm.
cdog
December 28th, 2009
10:26 pm
thanks Mcook for being so smart. at least you know what i mean, i hope you do. you might be to smart to understand.Truth, that’s still won’t get the falcons to the playoffs THIS YEAR.THAT WAS THE MAIN GOAL.5 years from now no one is going to remember the team for back to back winning seasons sepecially 9-7. they will still be home for the playoffs thanks to stupidity on the coaches and matt ryan’s part. yes, i love michael vicks and you too. we are all GOD’S children and i love him and you because we are brothers in Christ. i also love you too Mcook.
toby
December 28th, 2009
11:01 pm
before the season started, when I looked at our schedule, I said I be glad to have 2 winning seasons in a row. especially with all the injuries I will still be happy. I’m going to Tampa to cheer the Birds on. And if you think this team is so bad why are you on this site. Go cheer for the team from birmingham or Los angelas,wait they aren’t lucky enough to have a team to cheer for. Be Thankful for a team especially one with a good future. Live wiyh it Vick is GONE
cdog
December 28th, 2009
11:11 pm
TOBY, SO ARE THE FALCONS
Kris G
December 29th, 2009
12:15 am
I’m going to be clear for all the idiot Falcon haters who don’t have a clue what it’s like to have loyalty to a team… 9-7 is everything. if we don’t get it, i can’t say “next year” because next year is worthless to me… I don’t care if we go 14-2, next season, it means nothing to me. 9-7 this year is FAR more important than playoffs last year or next year. If you don’t get the importance of this game, I’ll give you a hint… it’s in the top 5 most important in the history of the franchise. Mock it if you want…. not understanding what that means makes YOU the clueless one.
Sick & Tired Of Being Sick & Tired
December 29th, 2009
12:18 am
I wish all the haters would just simply go on the blogs for their favorite team(s) and leave the AJC Falcons blogs for the Falcons fans. If you hate the team so much, why waste your time reading and posting on the AJC blogs? GO GET A LIFE BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY YOU DON’T HAVE ONE !!!!!
Kris G
December 29th, 2009
12:19 am
By the way… I’m sure I qualify as a Vick fan. I hate to tell you… the Vick fans aren’t nearly as divisive today as you Vick haters.. who ARE the ones bringing him up here. And you absolutely know the door you’re opening when you inject him into discussion here. Focus on the issue at hand. Back to back winning seasons.
Kris G
December 29th, 2009
12:28 am
Cdog, you are truly a moron. No, no one but Falcons fans will ever notice what matters with this team. No, ESPN won’t be talking about back-to-back winning seasons. No, it won’t be big with the national media. Know who it’s big to? Falcons fans. That would be us. In other words, it really doesn’t matter who else cares about it. We do.
thunderbull56
December 29th, 2009
2:17 am
Reality TV? Not.Even a playoff berth would be one and done with this year’s injured reserve and long term development goals.You think TD is drafting poorly? Remember Glanville’s, Bruiser Broussard? The Swamp Fox? Aundrey Bruce? Pause for groans.All those can’t miss prodigies.Anyone notice five to ten yards past the line of scrimmage Brooking’s love from Poke’s commontaters?Free advice to TD.Do not draft USC offensive linemen,Ohio State wide recievers,Nebraska defensive backs,nor any former Heisman winner.I could go on, but I think my advice/consultation should be a paying position.
Jerry
December 29th, 2009
8:42 am
Chandler got us into the superbowl. IMO we need defense,defense and defense before Turner and Tony G fall apart.
planb
December 29th, 2009
9:22 am
cdog
I don’t see why you insist Vick is the man when he barely won over 1/2 of his reg. season games. He was exciting to watch for awhile, before he took a few NFL hits that changed him to running out of bounds instead of cutting up field.
truth
December 29th, 2009
9:24 am
boo hoo hoo…..cdog you brought me to tears. NOT!!!!!!!!!
Observe & Report
December 29th, 2009
9:30 am
Baker gets hurt every freaking week. What a bust! Falcons need to finish with a W, let’s go Coons! 9-7 baby!!!
PMC
December 29th, 2009
9:51 am
Terrell, Indeed, they traded up to get Baker, because with the other trade ups to get Tackles in that draft he was the only tackle left with close to a first round grade. They made a huge reach for Baker and thus far it has not paid off, but they HAD to have a tackle in that draft because they expected to play Ryan having no one else worthy of starting on the team.
They really NEED a much better NFL caliber left tackle. I’m not sure Baker is physically able to play that role.
WRD
December 29th, 2009
11:03 am
Heard they signed former Baltimore kicker Hauschka. Finally a good decision going with a young kicker, that guy did not get a fair shake with the Ravens and looked really good in preseason.
cdog
December 29th, 2009
11:10 am
9-7 and no playoffs and people are happy.lets me know what kind of so-called fans are in atlanta.i bet you 9-7 would not cut it with new england,pittsburg,minnesota AND THE OTHER FRANCHISES THAT WIN.PLNB AND TRUTH, LEAVE MIKE VICK ALONE, HE’S GOING TO THE PLAYOFFS, THE FALCONS ARE NOT.I STILL LOVE YOU GUYS THOUGH.
cdog
December 29th, 2009
11:15 am
KRISG, I MAY BE A MORON IN YOUR EYES, I’M SURE EINSTEIN WOULD HAVE BEEN AS MORON IN YOUR EYES BUT 9-7 AND NO PLAYOFFS DOES NOT CUT IT UNLESS YOU ARE A LOSER AND IS NOT USE TO WINNING.OUR STUPID COACHING STAFF, MATT RYAN QUIT ON THE TEAM, AND OUR HIGH SCHOOL SECONDARY DOOMED THE FALCONS.HOPEFULLY MANAGEMENT WILL LEARN FROM THIS.LIKE AL DAVIS SAID WHEN WERE WINNING, JUST WIN BABY.
truth
December 29th, 2009
11:52 am
cdog any franchise that has not had back to back winning seasons would love a 9-7 if it meant they were able to achieve that goal. And by the way, Vick better thank McNabb for his trip to the playoffs.
Answer this question…..What has Vick done anyway to make him a greay QB? WAITING………………………….
PMC
December 29th, 2009
11:53 am
cdog, I love you too man. No hate here at all. If I thought the Falcons were ultimately happy with 8-8 or 9-7 I’d be upset. They are not selling some kind of moral victory but you can’t have any of the other goals without first having a winning season. If they can accomplish that goal even in a down year where things didn’t work out we can see some progress being made. Not having Mike Vick available to play and play well set this team back quite a bit. He has unique talents. If he ever became a good passer he would have been a lock for the hall of fame. I’m just not interested in Mike anymore because he doesn’t play for this team anymore. I think most people wish him well when he isn’t playing Atlanta. It certainly looks like he’s making the most of his opportunities now. I’ve got no hate at all for you or any Vick fans… I just wish we could stop beating each other up over an old issue that is over with.
Trust, I want this team to win the super bowl and be in the playoffs perennially. It just wasn’t in the cards this year…. so I’m hoping for the best we can do.
Cheers man, happy new year.
truth
December 29th, 2009
11:54 am
Told you you were a Vickamaniac cdog. BWAA HA HA!!! Like looking through glass.
truth
December 29th, 2009
12:01 pm
PMC it’s always my hopes the Falcons go to the playoffs and the superbowl every year myself. However when I saw that was not gonna happen I began to root for back to back winning seasons. Something I have never seen with my favorite team and been a fan since 1979. So I will not tolerate some two bit Vick sack hugger who want to diss use true fans who want to see a back to back winning seasons. I’m not here to make friends but to stand up for my team!!!
PMC
December 29th, 2009
12:12 pm
wow 79. I don’t go quite that far back. I think once I was old enough to be lucid it was the Gerald Riggs era.
This game Sunday is 43 years worth of struggle rolled into 3 hours. I certainly hope this years edition can pull it out.
Matt Ryan can get revenge for his toe. Hopefully Turner will be back for this week and maybe Dahl too.
ELVISINTHEHOUSE.
December 29th, 2009
12:22 pm
Truth you will be dead and gone before this sorry team(turdy birds)win anything.Better yet,they probably move to another city.So keep cheering for nothing.
truth
December 29th, 2009
12:35 pm
ok elvis I will. And you can still leave the building. baa bye.
ELVISINTHEHOUSE.
December 29th, 2009
12:53 pm
Lolol,really its all fun for me truth.Not gonna dislike or hate someone i don’t know.Hope one day you get your wish with the birds.Happy newyear.
Falcon66
December 29th, 2009
1:04 pm
I saw the first game the Falcons ever played (lost to the Eagles 9-7 in the preseason) and the their first regular season win (27-16 over the Giants at Yankee Stadium). I have never seen a team with the heart that this group does. The closest were some of the Leeman Bennett/Bartkowski teams in the late 70s and early 80s. I am excited about the future. Yeah, I wish we were in the playoffs, but it wasn’t in the cards. This was a tough year.
As a matter of fact if you look at the NFC playoff scenarios the Falcons might have went 11-5 and still not got in this year. If the Cowboys beat the Eagles this week they win the NFC East and the Packers also win, then all three would be 11-5. If I’m not mistaken the Eagles and Packers would hold the tie breakers over the Falcons.
That said, this game Sunday means a lot to me. To us life long Falcon fans this is like a playoff game. GO FALCONS!
MV#777
December 29th, 2009
2:00 pm
IT FIRST BECAME obvious, this feeling between Michael Vick and his new teammates, a couple of weeks ago in Atlanta. It was his homecoming game, as it were. It was where he scored his first touchdown for the Eagles and his teammates bounded off of the bench in celebration, where cornerback Sheldon Brown said that he and some of the players were telling each other before the game that they wanted to win it for Vick.
I mean, win one for Mike? Really? We all observe from a distance, and it was so hard to see or to understand. But it was real. There is no doubt that it was real, this bond between Vick and his new teammates.
And, now, this:
The Eagles’ players have unanimously voted Vick as the team’s recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award, given annually to the player on each NFL team who exemplifies “commitment to the principles of sportsmanship and courage.”
Guilty of horrific crimes. Sentenced to a federal prison term. Forfeited millions and millions of dollars. Back in the league for only a few months, only through the good graces of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Eagles coach Andy Reid. Now, a convicted felon honored by his teammates for overcoming a terrible situation into which he had put himself.
“I’m not sure you can explain it unless you’ve gone through it here with him,” Reid said yesterday. “Everybody is going to have their opinion on it, I’m sure. Until you’ve been with him for the hours that his teammates have been with him and seen him through all these different things that he’s had to go through, that time-tested part of it, you can’t appreciate it quite as much.
“I don’t expect everybody to understand it, no, but I think it’s a tribute when it’s a slam dunk by his teammates voting him that. It was just a unanimous vote there.”
That this is just a gut punch to the people who have opposed Vick’s reinstatement goes without saying. For them, a PETA spokesman said:
“The Philadelphia Eagles fumbled when they gave Michael Vick the Ed Block Courage Award, which was named after a man who advocated in behalf of abused children. Michael Vick should not be the person anyone points to as a model of sportsmanship, even though he has now exchanged dogs for touchdowns after serving time for extreme cruelty to animals. We wish him well in educating others, but this is not appropriate and does not mark a joyous moment in NFL history.”
It is hard to disagree with any of that. It does seem too soon to be celebrating Vick. It does not feel right – and this comes from somebody who thought Vick deserved a chance to play this year, somebody who was looking forward to seeing what he could do on the field.
But here is the thing: I did not get a vote and you did not get a vote. This is a players’ award, voted upon by players. And whatever your personal feelings, it is impossible not to be fascinated by this team’s embrace of Vick, right from the start.
“I never worried that guys wouldn’t accept me,” Vick said. “That probably was one of the last things on my mind. The most important thing was to get in here and get to know the guys and get acclimated in the city and playing football again. You just let things happen naturally. You just be yourself.”
This is more than just teammates supporting a teammate. It is clear that they like the guy. Talking to them through the season, it is clear that they thought the punishment for the crime was so severe, prison-wise and especially financially, only because Vick was a celebrity. Their inclination as fellow celebrities was to root for him, and as fellow teammates to root for his ability to help them on the field. But the feelings still ended up going deeper, and this award demonstrates it.
“It means a great deal,” Vick said. “I’ve only been in this locker room for 3 1/2 months. For those guys to feel that way about me, it means a lot to me. The bond that I have with the players on this team and the way we’ve jelled has been outstanding.”
Someone asked Vick what kind of courage he demonstrated, per the award.
“I’ve had to overcome a lot, more than probably one single individual can bear,” he said. “Take a look at what I’ve been through. You ask certain people to walk in my shoes, they probably couldn’t do it – probably 95 percent of the people in this world. Because nobody had to endure what I’ve been through, situations I’ve been put in, situations I’ve placed myself in, decisions that I’ve made, whether they were good or bad. There are always consequences behind certain things and there are repercussions behind them, too. Then you have to wake up every day and face the world, whether they perceive you in the right perspective or it’s a totally different outlook on you.
“You just have to be strong and believe in yourself and be optimistic. That’s what I’ve been able to do and that’s what I display.”
When you talk to Vick, it sometimes takes him a minute to get to the key point: situations I’ve placed myself in. That is what rankles for some, still, that minute it sometimes takes. But it is all part of a longer process.
Anyway, Vick said, “The thing I told Roger [Goodell] was that, 4 or 5 years from now, when I come to him, I’ll be able to say everything I told you I was going to do, I’m still doing it. That’s what I pride myself on. That’s my focus and that’s my goal.”
That might have seemed a more appropriate time for an award such as this one, not now. Then again, this is all about a bond within a locker room, a place that none of us can hope to understand from the outside
Nutrition?
December 29th, 2009
2:02 pm
Does anybody know who our strength and conditioning coach is? I haven’t heard anything about the war or nutrition. true you can’t stop all injuries but c’mon it is getting damn rediculus
truth
December 29th, 2009
2:03 pm
MV#777…………..aaahhh you posted on the wrong web site dude.
truth
December 29th, 2009
2:06 pm
Last year the strength conditioning coach was a god send. Now we are ready to throw him out the door. Come these things happen in the NFL.
ELVISINTHEHOUSE.
December 29th, 2009
2:11 pm
Its amazing how someone can be hated for something they did and paid for and oh being black.
Barry
December 29th, 2009
2:11 pm
Call Morten Anderson. Mr. Dependable. Call him in “ONE HEARTBEAT!!”
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
This is a SECRET from a FALCON FAN. TELL EVERYBODY!!!!
…………………………”ONE HEARTBEAT, BABY!!”……………………….
Vick in 4 years....
December 29th, 2009
2:12 pm
Hey Roger doger I’m still a 3rd string QB. Aint you proud of me dog…ah…I mean sir.
truth
December 29th, 2009
2:16 pm
Elvis you still in the building. Dude stop being so racist. It aint about black. If you were a fan before Vick and then see what he himself did to a team and a fan base you would be pissed off too. I don’t care who Vick fans are, they just don’t belong on this blog. Philly has plenty they can go to.
Coon4life
December 29th, 2009
2:16 pm
Even if we were 1-14 right now I would still be cheering for the falcons
truth
December 29th, 2009
2:23 pm
Me 2…..Coon4life. And we have plenty of times. With and w/o the 3rd string Vickster.
robert
December 29th, 2009
2:29 pm
morten to kick us into the superbowl and morten to kick us out of the curse
ELVISINTHEHOUSE.
December 29th, 2009
2:35 pm
Truth,i see you responded to my comment quick fast and in a flash.It is what it is bud.Im not black nor white but im not blind or dumb either.You talk down on a person you know not of just because they like ryan and not vick.Just because you hate on a human being don’t mean everyone else have too.I guess your the king of the blog huh? you should change your name because truth aint it.Again,happy newyear kid.
Coon4life
December 29th, 2009
2:43 pm
Elvis, your an idiot. Your the one who pulled the race card first. By the way try proof-reading your blog before you submit its hard to read your banter.
truth
December 29th, 2009
2:50 pm
I support the Falcons as a team not one player, Elvis. And if you have ever been on this blog before you would know that. I have said numerous times if a player aint cut’n it then let’m go. And no I don’t care if that player is Matt Ryan of the waterboy makes no matter to me. I was a fan before Vick and Matt.
And if you can’t take how someone talks to you then go whine to your mother and she will change you diaper and put you to bed.
truth
December 29th, 2009
3:19 pm
Oh and by the way I never said I hated Vick. I hate that Vick took 130 million dollars and shoved it down the fans throat and basicaly said I don’t care about you I will do what ever I want because I’m superman. I supported him til it became obvious I was wasting my time and that time came when he was told by a judge to stay away from the weed and then later tested and he had the weed in his system. That straw broke the camels back for me. So I hung in their for awhile. Glad he’s gone so let’s move on.
ELVISINTHEHOUSE.
December 29th, 2009
3:29 pm
Ok truth,no disrespect.All im saying is people got a right to post about a player of there liking just like you do.Its good that your a true bird fan instead of a banwagon fan.Comments from blogs is just like texting,sometimes you can think negative of a person response and it could be sincere.Lol truth,im just having fun kid.And by the way,i think the falcons will be a good team in the years to come.I also think ryan will be a franchise QB in time.Truth,you and your fam have a safe and happy newyear.
truth
December 29th, 2009
3:43 pm
All’s well Elvis. I hope the team does have many years of success. We’ll see. I just want back to back winning seasons. It’s tough being a Falcons fan you get dissed alot but I don’t care. Love dim birds!!!
truth
December 29th, 2009
3:46 pm
Just for good measure(lol). I never posted about a player just a team. You and yours have a great New Year as well.
And for what it’s worth, I’m root’n for the Packers in the playoffs.
jim
December 29th, 2009
4:09 pm
Why not Brandon Coutu? instead of some retread….
Chuck Town
December 29th, 2009
4:13 pm
PLEASE PLEASE!!!!NO more Ga players, I love the Falcons but you Ga fans need to get a life.For all you Vick lovers PLEASE you show nothing more than raciest stupidity by even talking about him as if he were a bright spot with the Falcons.You Vick fans would burn him to the ground if he were white.
Scott Case
December 29th, 2009
5:20 pm
Vick paid his debt to society, now he’s trying to work his way back into the NFL. I’m glad to see it, and wish him the best. Yes, he screwed the Falcons, but again — he went to prison, and he paid the price. I hope he turns it around this time and becomes a starter again (which I think he will do — next season)
That being said, I’m glad we have Matt Ryan instead. The Vick aftermath caused some shuffling within the organization, and so far it seems to be for the best.
Now let’s get a pass-rusher and look forward to a great 2010 season.
GO FALCONS!
what....
December 29th, 2009
5:52 pm
I wish the best for Vick also………the best 3rd string QB in NFL history.
Peep in the Deep
December 29th, 2009
7:18 pm
Excuse me, please. Would all the Vick lovers and supporters please go to the Philadelphia blog site and express your opinions there.This is the Falcons blog site. Thank you.
Peep in the Deep
December 29th, 2009
7:22 pm
The only reason Philadelphia picked up Vickwas to play him for one year in order to show the NFL world that he has “some” worth. After a year has passed, they will use him in a trade.
Peep in the Deep
December 29th, 2009
7:23 pm
The Falcons should have picked up Morten Andersen on a one game contract then paid him cash at the end of the game.
Timbo
December 29th, 2009
7:59 pm
No Falcons even sniffed the Pro Bowl. But at least they MIGHT have meaningless back to back winning seasons . . .
JSS
December 29th, 2009
8:02 pm
Even though most are just joking about Andersen, please let the man get his three more years of HOF retired time in so he can rightfully go into the Hall… Maybe if you’re lucky he’ll have a brain seizure and decide to go in as a Falcon… Nah, it is the Falcouns!!! LOL
what....
December 29th, 2009
8:23 pm
Timbo are you as guy as your name. A winning season is not meaningless you moron.
truth
December 29th, 2009
8:25 pm
Timbo any fan who would say a winning season is meaningless is not a fan. You too my friend can leave the building.
cdog
December 29th, 2009
8:39 pm
truth, you already know the answer to that.this age has steriotype a quarterback to be like a drop back passer like the elways, the montanas, the peyton manning etc. vick brought other demensions to the position but because he was black and was unique, a lot of white critics put him down BECAUSE OF JEALOUSY AND ENVY.UNLIKE MATT RYAN, WHO QUIT ON THE TEAM THIS YEAR, he led the falcons to the nfc championship game but that didn’t count because he is black.had a white quarterback been able to do the things he could, the white qb would have been label as the best ever.look at steve young who was surrounded by talent unlike vick. he was an example of this. he was not a typical qb like the elways and others i mentioned but how many times was he criticized like vick? none. he won because he had talent around him. vick won games because vick was talented but because he was black and spoke out, the white media put him down but look what happened, he is going to the playoffs and the falcons are not.regardless of mcnabb or anyone else.thats the way the LORD FIXED IT FOR HIM BECAUSE HE WAS UNJUSTLY DONE BECAUSE OF DUMB ANIMALS AND WHITES BEING JEALOUS OF HIM.SAY WHAT YOU WANT ABOUT HIM, HE HAS PROVEN HIMSELF. HE IS TALENTED AND NO ONE CAN TAKE THAT AWAY FROM HIM.
Sports Geek
December 29th, 2009
8:41 pm
Did the NFL have the best year of the three major sports?
http://thesportsdebates.com/2009/12/28/the-best-league-of-2009-debate-%E2%80%93-the-nfl-wins-in-all-aspects/
truth
December 29th, 2009
9:06 pm
cdog….cdog…….cdog……wake up and come back to reality. If he was sooooo talented why didn’t he do more in Atlanta? And as a black man myself I wish some of you so called brothas would man up and stop blaming the white man for you own created problems. Be a damn man and take responsbility for yourselves. STOP REACHING OUT FOR A DAMN HAND OUT!!!!!!
Squid
December 29th, 2009
9:08 pm
Hmmm… No More UGA players? I wasn’t aware that all Georgia players are busts.
I guess I was blinded by Hines Ward, Champ Bailey, John Kasay, Knowshon Moreno, Matthew Stafford, Dannell Ellerbe, Tim Jennings, Sean Jones, Mohamed Massaquoi, Ben Watson…
Dang Lost my Point…
Oh Yeah, Coutu… Brandon Coutu was an amazing kicker as a dawg, and I can’t imagine him losing a step. He can kick it 60 yards, (his in-game career long is 58), he never missed a PAT in his UGA Career, and hit over 80% of his Field Goals.
Don’t Hate on the Dawgs.
(Squid)
what
December 29th, 2009
9:11 pm
cdog…..heard all that before. No white man or black man for that matter caused Vick to do what he did. Gasp…..are you mad that the Falcons may have their first back to back winning seasons for the first time and Vick can’t take the credit. As I recall he himself said he gave up on the team. Wow a white QB may led us to our first back to back winning season. As it realiy matters who does as long as we do.
Chuck Town
December 29th, 2009
9:30 pm
Truth, I would just like to say You are the Man with that last comment.
cdog
December 29th, 2009
9:33 pm
truth, i really don’t believe you but if you are BLACK, you have been brained washed by the white media yourself.who said anything about a handout.where did that come from with you?you are not black but if so, you should not be blinded by the hate that was given unjustly to vick.he made a mistake but he was not the first human being to make a mistake.you have done things only you and GOD know about so stop talking yang talk about things you know nothing about.noone is hating on the falcons for anything other than things they did to lose games they could have won.vick never came up until you and some idiot called planb brought up his name.what, regardless of what you have heard before, the fact of the matter is, the whole thing with vick was taken to the next level because of racists haters who is jealous of vick’s talents and demeaner BECAUSE HE IS AN AFRICAN AMERICAN. if a white qb like tom brady had been arrested for so-called animal cruelty, he would not have served or gone through what vick did. alpo would probably had brady doing a dog commercial and laughed the whole thing off.but this was a black man so that was the white media’s chance to get him but look what GOD DID, HE GAVE HIM BACK HIS WELLBEING AND THEN HE WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HIS COURAGE DESPITE HATEFUL MEN LIKE YOURSELVES.GOD BLESSES HIS CHILDREN, VICK IS DEFINITELY GOD’S CHILD. WHAT, I BET YOU HAVE DONE PLENTY ABOMINABLE THINGS BUT NO ONE KNOWS IT BUT GOD SO STOP JUDGING ANOTHER MAN. YOU DON’T HAVE ANY POWER TO JUDGE ANYONE
Chuck Town
December 29th, 2009
10:00 pm
cdog the problem with what you are saying is THERE IS NOT A WHITE QB DUMB ENOUGH TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.I not saying White player do stupid stuff I am sure they do, but you name me the last player who picks his boy up from the airport and drives to the hood to by dope, or kills his pregnant girl friend and stuffs her into a trunk or stand with his homies while they kill someone on a corner. Is out getting a BJ the nite before a Superbowl oops or has killed his girl friends dog.I know the difference from right and wrong so I can judge anyone who doesn’t follow the law.Generations of thugs and don’t drop the race card that is a cop out.and African American BS Black American.Who was born in Africa and moved to America.
BT
December 29th, 2009
10:16 pm
The reason Vickies don`t go blogging on an Eagles blog is, Eagles fans would see right through them and chew them to bits, for being just fans of a player and not of that team.
I am sure true Eagles fans would have absoutley no respect for any of that.
ElderFJC
December 29th, 2009
10:18 pm
Praise the Lord,
Bro James is geting his chance. Go Rob, “Do the Thang”.
A Robert James fan
FJC
truth
December 29th, 2009
10:21 pm
cdog I do understand people of all color make mistakes. However, I also believe after that mistake is forgiven their is still consequences to that mistake. Should he be able to play…….sure. Is he the best thing to ever happen to the NFL………HELL NO!!! It was not fun watching our receivers not knowing what to do because Vick was running around like a chicken with his head cut off. The passing game in Atlanta didn’t improve just because we drafted Matt it’s because the receivers knew that the QB was gonna be just that a QB. Is it wrong for a QB to run no. Is it a problem if that’s all the QB can really do…….YES! Once the one trick pony was discovered it was lights out. He should have taken some lessons from Cunningham, McNair, Mcnabb and Moon. They knew how to use their running skill as another weapon not the only weapon. They knew when to pass first and then if all falls run. You could tell alot of times when Vick came from behind center he had run on the mind.
truth
December 29th, 2009
10:24 pm
cdog for the record I’m not judging anyone. To judge someone without knowing the truth that is the sin. With Vick we know all the truth we need to know……….you shall know them by the fruit they bare. And Vick is baring alot. STOP THE PREACHING IT AINT WORKING!
BT
December 29th, 2009
10:24 pm
FJC, I am not sure James will get too much of a chance this season, it would be nice to the (the beast) play but I think it was a move to secure him for next season and not have him hijacked off the practice squad.
Falcons are buzzards
December 29th, 2009
10:26 pm
No Falcons in the pro bowl.I guess you have to be a pro to play in that bowl.
BT
December 29th, 2009
10:30 pm
We have a winner..the stupidest post of the day…above
Pro bowl is a popularity contest and it`s almost as bad as baseball with it`s failure to represent who actually did what.
truth
December 29th, 2009
10:32 pm
You can leave too BUZZ. The probowl is all you Vick fans can hang on your hat. LOL!!!!! That’s really sad. Vick aint worth two plug nickels as a QB but he sure did make the probowl. BWAA HA HA! Ya’ll crackig me up tonight keep’m coming Vick fans. This kind of stuff makes me sleep better at night.
truth
December 29th, 2009
10:41 pm
Thank you Chuck.
hiramsaint
December 29th, 2009
10:42 pm
a new kicker and another QUALITY move by the galactically stupid smitty squad. BT… so who actually did what on the falcons team? thats what i thought and it all starts with coaching. so many real coaches out there and y’all have smitty and actually think you have something.
Falcons are buzzards
December 29th, 2009
10:49 pm
BT—The falcons must not be very popular are they since the fans do the voteing.And if they go by who actually did what maybe thats why no falcons were selected.Get a clue dummy it not like were going to the superbowl or even the playoffs.That should tell you a lot about this team and how they played. nobody played good enough to make the pro bowl.
BT
December 29th, 2009
10:49 pm
hiram,
Gonzo over Witten any day.
They had similar number of catches and yards ect but Gonzo had 6 TD`s to Wittens 1.
Curtis Lofton is a tackling machine at MLB with 128, that`s 2nd in the league.
Those 2 Falcons were deserving.
BT
December 29th, 2009
10:50 pm
Buzz Gonsalaz actually led in fan ballots, now you go get the clue, moron.
hiramsaint
December 29th, 2009
10:52 pm
not deserving enough apparently!
Falcons are buzzards
December 29th, 2009
10:54 pm
BT–did they make the pro bowl. idiot
hiramsaint
December 29th, 2009
11:00 pm
vernon davis sends his best to gonzo…enjoy the playoffs and oh yeah… maybe next year
cdog
December 29th, 2009
11:00 pm
chuck town, you are just plain hateful, racist and ignorant. you’re just what i’m talking about, white sterotypes who are mindless and should keep your mouth close just like your mind. i guess with your ignorant,mindless way of thinking, all black do these things and whites don’t do these? its just what i’m saying about judging wrongfully.whites do evil things also whether you believe it or not.just look at the shape of our world.thats why jesus will be coming back to deal with the evil in the world today. no race is beyond sin.you can’t say all african americans do these things.all races sin.truth, you should have been a defensive coordinator against vick.you can tell things most d.c in the nfc couldn’t. well any time you hate someone like you do vick, you’re not going to see good in them because the devil has decieved you to hate. i feel sorry for you.you can still repent as a person to jesus. if vick was not worth a nickel as a qb, why was he the first player picked in the draft? why did he make the pro bowl? why did he lead the falcons to the nfc championship game? you don’t do this by luck or accident of course you wouldn’t know nothing about that you see..are you truth, perfect and withiout sin ever in your life? answer, easily no. so leave vick alone.vick if he was not a good qb, why is he on an nfl team and you are not or never was?
cdog
December 29th, 2009
11:10 pm
WOW,IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT A TERRIBLE QB ON A NFL ROSTER ITS CHRIS REDMAN.ONLY WILL THE FALCONS CARRY HIM.
Goldenglove002
December 29th, 2009
11:11 pm
How does Gonzalez not go to the Pro bowl? Thats just embarressing for the NFL that someone of his caliber who has a great season doesn’t make this game. I guess it’s just like the All-Star game in baseball, never really the BEST players.
And it seems like Lofton is really underrated/unknown around the country. He almost won Defensive rookie of the year last year and no one seemed to care. Probably Matt Ryans fault for being the same draft class and being who he is. Conclusion: Matt Ryan owes Curtis a trip to Miami
8hr Cialis
December 29th, 2009
11:33 pm
What?!! Gonzalez or Lofton didn’t make it to the pro bowl?
Falcons are Pros
December 29th, 2009
11:42 pm
Enter your comments here
Ken Strickland
December 30th, 2009
1:51 am
CDOG & CHUCKTOWN-Both of you are perfect examples of the POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK.
And CDOG, how many times does someone have to tell dumbass individuals like you that;
(1)no White person made the decision for MVick to get involved in illegal dogfighting. IT WAS HIS DECISION YOU DUMBASS!
(2)it wasn’t a White person that got caught dealing the drugs that led to the discovery of the illegal dogfighting. IT WAS HIS BLACK COUSIN YOU DUMBASS!
(3)it wasn’t a White person that revealed MVicks involvement in the illegal dogfighting enterprise. IT WAS HIS BLACK COUSIN YOU DUMBASS!
(4)it wasn’t a White person that testified against Vick and provided the evidence to both state and federal prosecutors which led to his convection. THEY WERE ALL BLACK RELATIVES AND PERSONAL FRIENDS THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THE ILLEGAL DOGFIGHTING ENTERPRISE WITH HIM YOU DUMBASS!!!
If you think QB MRyan quit on the team, what in the hell do you call what MVick did when he got caught funding and participating in an illegal act? On top of that, he lied to everyone about his involvement, especially the 2 people that could have helped him the most, the commissioner and ABlank?
On the other side of the issue, I find it ironically self serving when the media and public vilify certain professional athletes as though they’ve committed mass murder, yet serial killers, rapist and bombers, mass murders, child molesters and internet predators are publically treated as if the crimes they’ve committed are misdomeanors.
There’s racism, ignorance and stupidity on both sides of the issue and track, so stop pointing fingers. Remember, ALL RACISTS AREN’T WHITE, AND ALL N!GGERS AREN’T BLACK.
truth
December 30th, 2009
8:21 am
AMAN!!!! CDOG!!!! AMAN!!!!! LOL!!
truth
December 30th, 2009
8:22 am
I NEVER SAID I HATED VICK AS A PERSON!!! AS A QB……………HATED IT!!
Dwayne
December 30th, 2009
8:25 am
Amen Ken!!
truth
December 30th, 2009
8:41 am
I’m with you Dwayne. My amen for cdog was pure sarcasm.
truth
December 30th, 2009
8:50 am
cdork…..please prove to me that defensive cords. didn’t figure vick out his last two years. PLEASE DO AND I’LL SHUT UP!!! Tampa showed the entire league how to defend Vick. It was simple, contain the edges and dare him to throw the ball. Now Vick could make you pay if you let him out on the edge. However, the next problem we had with Vick when he did get around the edge was hope the fumble phantom wouldn’t show up. Heck count how many times he fumble the ball WITHOUT A DEFENSIVE PLAYER EVEN CLOSE!!! Hit and miss greatness is Vick in a nutshell and that kind of player will never be a consistant winner(as far as a team is concerned)but we all know when Vick got his 130 million the words team and loyalty was not part of Vick’s vocabulary. His thug friends and thug life was now the most important thing.
truth
December 30th, 2009
8:55 am
Sure he can change and be a different person in Philly and that’s ok but for what he did to my team…..I will never forget that. Forgive him sure but I will never accept how he almost destroyed this team. Not to mention we had to consider the cap space his dumba** ate up the last two years. Thank goodness that hinderance will not be apoun the team this year when it comes to signing free agents. So to answer the question why did TD not get more free agents this year, just remember the Vickster hindered that. C YA!!!
PMC
December 30th, 2009
9:03 am
I like the Hauschka pickup even if it’s for one game. Yes he’s spray and pray sometimes but so was Prater.
Still, It would be cool to bring back the Great Dane…. we could have paid him in wine and cigars. That photoshop of him crossing the Delaware with Washington is still a classic.
Ivan
December 30th, 2009
9:26 am
Ahh Atlanta. The team is one game away from making Falcons history, and its city doesn’t show any apreciation for it. The Falcons have a Hall of Famer on its roster, who has set Team records for a Tight End in one year. Yet, the city cheered the other team the day he set the record. Oh, I could also mention this Quarterback they have…..
Blank, give the city of racists and idiots what they want and move the team where its Fans will enjoy.
truth
December 30th, 2009
9:42 am
100% agree Ivan. Alot of newbies showed up in 2001 and proved their loyalty to one player and now that that player is gone all they care to do for the Falcons is beat’m down for something their player did. I just don’t understand.
Timbo
December 30th, 2009
12:43 pm
what…. , yes, my name is very very guy . . .
Timbo
December 30th, 2009
12:45 pm
truth, what does back to back winning seasons get you? Not even a stale cracker . . .
DePlane
December 30th, 2009
10:24 pm
Blog ate my post!
what
December 31st, 2009
9:45 am
Sorry Timbo I didn’t mean to offened you. I meant to say are you as GAY as your name.
Falcons Fan
December 31st, 2009
7:37 pm
9-7! 9-7!!!! 9-7!!!!!!!
This year would be considered a success if we can pull out this last game. IF we had a decent kicker earlier in the year, we’d be fighting for a wild card birth… Oh well, 9 and 7! One more time now, 9 and 7!
MV#777
January 2nd, 2010
2:53 pm
WHAT GOES AROUND….
COMES AROUND……
LOL………..