From Mom: 5 things fans need to know about Spoon
Elwanda Weatherspoon and her son, Sean. (Brant Sutherlin/AJC)
FLOWERY BRANCH — Elwanda Weatherspoon, the mother of Falcons first round pick Sean Weatherspoon, is a veteran school teacher. She teaches the third and fourth grades in Jasper, Texas.
She let us know that Weatherspoon, the Falcons first round draft pick, is quite the singer.
Mrs. Weatherspoon and her husband Develous raised the family in the church. The hard-hitting Sean grew up singing in the choir at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church where Rev. John D. Hardin is the pastor.
She tells Falcons fans 5 things they need to know about her youngest son:
- He’s a people person. He loves all people.
- He’s very energetic.
- He talks a lot. He got that from his mother.
- He loves his family.
- And, he will become the type of player that the Atlanta fans what him to be. He will work hard.
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Sr
April 23rd, 2010
9:40 pm
83rd pick and we choose the 268th ranked player … hope they know something we don’t
South GA Falcon
April 23rd, 2010
9:40 pm
I tend to agree with you guys abt this Peters fella. But hey, I trust TD! Se we’ll wait and see. We passed on some good ones to get Spoon in round one. So we have to trust the brass!
BigTimeTechFan
April 23rd, 2010
9:41 pm
The 6-foot-3, 302-pound Peters led the SEC in tackles-for-loss and sacks among his peers this past season. He was first-team All Conference Coaches and second-team AP. Peters is gifted athletically, aggressive and can do a lot of things in the trenches. He’s a good overall player but does have some flaws. Peters must improve on his upper body strength and finishing plays. His strength has improved, which was made evident at the school’s Pro Day when he banged out 26 reps of 225 pounds. He put up some pretty good numbers during the workout to increase his draft stock. – Dayton Daily News
Joe Schmoe
April 23rd, 2010
9:41 pm
Wonder how long A. Hernandez will be around?
Sly Ty
April 23rd, 2010
9:42 pm
TD knows what he is doing. We have enough already to compete with NO this next season, provided that the players that are already on the roster are healthy. We will be good.
Darryl D. Martin
April 23rd, 2010
9:43 pm
Just want 2 congrt my cuz for makin it BIIIIIIIG !!!!!! Now let’s go nock some helmets off.
BigTimeTechFan
April 23rd, 2010
9:44 pm
PRO DAY RESULTS: Rookie head coach Joker Phillips opened the doors for 10 teams to watch 13 players work out indoors on FieldTurf. DL Corey Peters (6-foot-3, 301 pounds) had a solid workout in the positional drills. Peters ran 4.90 and 4.91 seconds in the 40-yard dash, a 4.49 short shuttle, 7.31 three-cone drill, posted an 8-foot, 7-inch broad jump, and 26 bench press lifts. Peters chose to keep his vertical jump numbers from the combine. – Gil Brandt, NFL.com
BigTimeTechFan
April 23rd, 2010
9:46 pm
He was chosen SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week twice this season
BigTimeTechFan
April 23rd, 2010
9:47 pm
Peters put together another excellent game at Georgia in the Wildcats’ 34-27 win. The 6-3, 295-pound three-technique was a consistent force in the backfield, racking up 10 tackles, two for loss, along with two forced fumbles and pass breakups
Ree Roe
April 23rd, 2010
9:50 pm
Corey Peters? I thought our needs were at OL, DE & WR. WTF are we doin gettin a DT? Didn’t we just draft Peria last yr & don’t we have Babs, Lewis & Johnson at DT? Why go for a player at a position that’s a relative strength for us? Terrible pick
-REEdundantly Roe!!!
Joe Schmoe
April 23rd, 2010
9:51 pm
5 more till our pick again… Who’s it gonna be?
JL Burke
April 23rd, 2010
9:52 pm
BigTimeTechFan,
Careful, providing actual facts on this board is frowned upon. Most seem to prefer trashing the pick on the basis that they’ve never heard of the guy.
Joe Schmoe
April 23rd, 2010
9:52 pm
Someone is suspended on the DLine right?
FEAR THE TALON
April 23rd, 2010
9:53 pm
ANOTHER SITE SAY’S HE”LL PROBABLY BE MOVED TO DE IN THE PRO’S DUE TO HIS 6′3″ HEIGHT! HE’S ATHELETIC,HAS LONG ARM’S,MAKE’S PLAY’S IN THE BACKFIELD,HAS A BUST OF SPEED WHEN MAKING THE PLAY!!! SOUND’S PROMISING!!
BigTimeTechFan
April 23rd, 2010
9:53 pm
Joe – Eric Decker WR Minn or Dwyer GT?
Joe Schmoe
April 23rd, 2010
9:55 pm
I cant believe Dwyer is still on the board… Im thinking C or TE, but I can live with Dwyer, cause or RB arent as good as they used to be.
FleshBomb
April 23rd, 2010
9:55 pm
WHOOOO? PETERS! That’s who. Just cause you fools haven’t heard of him doesn’t mean he can play. Guess what? Hernandez, Tennent, etc.. have still not been picked. In TD, I Trust!
JL Burke
April 23rd, 2010
9:55 pm
Either Tennant or Larsen will be next. Dimitroff and Smith both showed up to watch Larsen at his pro day and he did well. They’re not taking a WR today. Dimitroff has said that he expects Harry Douglas’ return to make a big difference at receiver.
Seattle Falcons Fan
April 23rd, 2010
9:56 pm
I hope we grab Tennant
BigTimeTechFan
April 23rd, 2010
9:56 pm
I just watched some film on Peters, would be more of NFL DE, Big DE in mold of a 3/4 DE
FleshBomb
April 23rd, 2010
9:57 pm
Should have read it doesn’t mean he can’t play. Dude can. Falcons will make serious noise next year. Don’t forget we get P. Jerry and W. Moore back. Basically had 3 1st round picks this year.
bsg
April 23rd, 2010
9:58 pm
grade by espn: 2.5 on corey peters… what were we thinking
Joe Schmoe
April 23rd, 2010
10:00 pm
Fin Saints taking their Merry time!
BigTimeTechFan
April 23rd, 2010
10:01 pm
LOL JL Burke
Peters pick looks good – He is speed for DT, very good playmaker for takle, not just clogger.
Sly Ty
April 23rd, 2010
10:02 pm
Last I Heard Ree Roe, TD knows WTF he is doing. Last I checked we had back to back winning seasons for the first time EVER…We have drafted players that have been relatively healthy as well. We are doing good.
Seattle Falcons Fan
April 23rd, 2010
10:03 pm
Don’t know much about Peters…… Getting SEC D-Line player of the week is no small task. Didn’t see that one coming. Makes some sense I guess….personally I thought we had bigger needs but we’ll see.
JoD
April 23rd, 2010
10:04 pm
Please god, let us not draft any midgets from UGA named Curran. We need players not actors.
BigTimeTechFan
April 23rd, 2010
10:04 pm
Dude, Chevez will have a job on TV someday, he’s a good analyst, better then the ones who work for NFL network
Joe Schmoe
April 23rd, 2010
10:05 pm
That TE Pitta might be a good pickup tomorrow if he is still around.
Ward
April 23rd, 2010
10:06 pm
Could we not have traded back and still picked up Peters?
what????
April 23rd, 2010
10:06 pm
we just drafted a player with the lowest draft grade of any player taken so far in the 2010 draft…..WTF!! he wasnt supposed to go before them mid 5th?!?!?!
Joe Schmoe
April 23rd, 2010
10:06 pm
Hell, I didnt even realize Colin Peak from AL was in this draft at TE. Might be a good late round pickup.
Seattle Falcons Fan
April 23rd, 2010
10:07 pm
Here we go…. make us happy…..
what????
April 23rd, 2010
10:07 pm
we could have picked corey peters up 2 rounds from now!!!!! WTF!!!
BigTimeTechFan
April 23rd, 2010
10:08 pm
BSG – ESPN is part of media, they had him 2nd team SEC, SEC coaches had him 1st team, that includes Cody Bama, Woods LSU, and all 3 of UGA’s takles are good.
Bangels get Ghee – great player
shane
April 23rd, 2010
10:09 pm
Gotta wonder about Denver picks. A QB who cant throw and a WR who cant catch.
Nice job Broncos.
Seattle Falcons Fan
April 23rd, 2010
10:09 pm
E. Griffen is still on the board? What the ____!
what????
April 23rd, 2010
10:10 pm
EVERSON GRIFFEN COULD TAKE JAMAAL ANDERSONS SPOT TOMORROW!!!
BigTimeTechFan
April 23rd, 2010
10:10 pm
Curran to Tenn
Josh B
April 23rd, 2010
10:11 pm
Mike Johnson, Guard
Joel
April 23rd, 2010
10:11 pm
I would much rather have Griffin than Peters, but what do I know?
Seattle Falcons Fan
April 23rd, 2010
10:11 pm
Mike Johnson????
BigTimeTechFan
April 23rd, 2010
10:11 pm
Mike Johnson Alabama
Joel
April 23rd, 2010
10:12 pm
guess they werent that high on tennant or griffin
J.J.M.
April 23rd, 2010
10:12 pm
lol horrible 2 picks
Joe Schmoe
April 23rd, 2010
10:12 pm
Thank god we didnt pick Curran. I will take a G from AL anyday.
Seattle Falcons Fan
April 23rd, 2010
10:12 pm
Tennant was there…. Griffen was there?????
Cedrick (Arlington, TX)
April 23rd, 2010
10:12 pm
What the hell are we doing??? WE past up all these good players on the o-line to draft one at the end of the 3rd round!! Are you kidding me!! What about WR? Geeezzz~~~~~~~
Josh B
April 23rd, 2010
10:13 pm
Well at least Mike Johnson can play guard and tackle
Cedrick (Arlington, TX)
April 23rd, 2010
10:14 pm
This draft is rated as an “F” as of right now!!