Babineaux suspended for one game by the NFL
Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux will miss the season opener against Pittsburgh. (Curtis Compton,ccompton@ajc.com)
FLOWERY BRANCH – Falcons defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux was suspended for one game by the league office on Tuesday for violating the NFL’s policy and program for substance abuse.
Babineaux was also fined an additional game check. He will miss the season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers and will be eligible to return to the team on Sept. 13.
He will be allowed to practice with the team and play in all of the exhibition games before his suspension takes affect on Sept. 4.
Babineaux reached plea deal and avoided jail time in a drug related case on July 14.
Babineaux’s felony charge of marijuana possession was reduced in Gwinnett County Court to three misdemeanor counts of marijuana possession, according to his agent Jack Bechta and his attorney Patrick McDonough.
Bechta, in an e-mail to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, said Babineaux pled no contest and was sentenced to 12 months of probation and a $1,500 fine on one count. The other two counts were suspended and will not be prosecuted if Babineaux completes the probation.
“He pleaded no contest, was direct, forthcoming and cooperative with the DA’s office,” Bechta said. “Jon, told me that he ‘was embarrassed’ by the incident, it was a bad decision and that he will become a better person for it. He said he will accept the consequences, move on and that he’s ready to focus on the season.”
Babineaux is believed to be a first time offender under the league’s substance abuse policy.
Babineaux was arrested in December on charges of possession of marijuana during a routine traffic stop.
Babineaux, 28, was with another man, 25-year-old Aaron Robinson of Minneapolis, who also was arrested. Robinson was charged with possession of marijuana, a felony.
Gwinnett Police originally stated both men would be charged with intent to distribute, but later released a statement clarifying the charges. Babineaux and Robinson were charged with possessing more than an ounce of marijuana, but not with intent to distribute. The charges are still felonies.
Babineaux and Robinson were stopped as they drove north on I-85 in Babineaux’s 2005 Cadillac Escalade EXT.
“It’s cut and dry,” Gwinnett police spokesman Cpl. David Schiralli told the AJC. “He was stopped for a traffic violation.”
Schiralli said the officer searched the SUV because he smelled marijuana. The officer found three bags containing a total of 40 grams of marijuana, Schiralli said.
In addition to the possession charges, Babineaux is charged with having no tag light and driving without a license and with an expired tag. He also was charged with tinting his car windows too much.
The Falcons drafted Babineaux in the second round out of Iowa in 2005.
He signed a five-year, $25 million contract extension with the team in November 2008. One game check for his $2.2 million base salary is $275,000.
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Joe Tess Fish House
August 3rd, 2010
4:09 pm
FIST
Joe Tess Fish House
August 3rd, 2010
4:09 pm
I meant first
Joe Tess Fish House
August 3rd, 2010
4:11 pm
Off topic…..Since Farve is retiring, why not sign him to a 1 day contract so he can retire as a Falcon, the team that gave him his start.
N.B.
August 3rd, 2010
4:16 pm
2nd
Hopefully the birds won’t be
DebDoes
August 3rd, 2010
4:19 pm
260K fine (one game check)….that’s more than the avg Atlantian pays for a home…..so, I think he should have to provide at least ‘one home’ for a single mom and her kids in retribution…..anyone else think this is a good fine for him?????
chichci
August 3rd, 2010
4:19 pm
Good we need him on the field one game isn’t so bad.
The Ghost of Norm Van Brocklin
August 3rd, 2010
4:22 pm
Slap on the wrist. And with role models like that, we wonder why today’s kids are out of control.
With one side of our mouth, we curse the drug cartel violence in Mexico. With the other side of our mouth, we inhale.
Where there is a demand, there will always be a supply.
As long as we use drugs, Mexican drug lords will supply.
JROLL1
August 3rd, 2010
4:22 pm
DID HE EVER GET A LICENSE AND TAG?
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PMC
August 3rd, 2010
4:25 pm
Cool, it’s just one game. Everybody gets one Masoli.
obamamamadrama
August 3rd, 2010
4:26 pm
@DebDoes
I think this single mom you are speking of should have made better decisions in life and not need handouts for a nice life.
Just sayin’
Wanda
August 3rd, 2010
4:26 pm
DebDoes: I think that would be a great idea.
Falcons Fan
August 3rd, 2010
4:27 pm
Hey Joe Tess Fish House – The Green Bay Packers gave Brett his start. He only played in 2 total games as an Atlanta Falcon before he was traded. Jerry Glanville could not stand the dude.
Jennifer
August 3rd, 2010
4:27 pm
“And with role models like that, we wonder why today’s kids are out of control.” Really? You really think that? Because kids are out of control because their parents aren’t being parents. Not because Babineaux smokes pot.
PMC
August 3rd, 2010
4:27 pm
It is kind of ridulous though that grown people have to be told to behave legally. It’s a free society folks… that requires a tiny bit of responsibility. It’s not hard to buy a car tag, or purchase the adequate amount of insurance… what have you. Especially when you are paid like they are.
Come on Babs. Do better from here on out. We’re counting on you!
ctfalconsfan
August 3rd, 2010
4:28 pm
DebDoes
August 3rd, 2010
4:19 pm
260K fine (one game check)….that’s more than the avg Atlantian pays for a home…..so, I think he should have to provide at least ‘one home’ for a single mom and her kids in retribution…..anyone else think this is a good fine for him?????
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DebDoes – I really like this idea!!!!
Remember he’s suspended 1 game but he was also fined another which would be two games totalling 520k. That could buy 4?5 low income houses..
Why not have the money go to some good use but I’m sure the league and players have that money all split up..
gdg73
August 3rd, 2010
4:30 pm
amen jennifer!!
ctfalconsfan
August 3rd, 2010
4:30 pm
Farve was a punk in Atlanta. Showing up late, drunk. He missed the team picture that season.
That guy was going nowhere here in ATL but to AA but obviously not much to do in GB but play football so he settled down..
???
August 3rd, 2010
4:31 pm
People, it was just weed. It’s not a big deal. That stuff grows in the ground, you know.
I personally am not a fan and most people probably aren’t, but why again is the funk a big deal? Silly. Let the man play. What he does in his spare time is none of our business. He paid his fine and got in trouble with the law, but you know God-Dell has to throw his weight around.
PMC
August 3rd, 2010
4:31 pm
I think the league fines go directly to NFL charities. Probably quite a bit to the United Way.
Kapoonka
August 3rd, 2010
4:33 pm
Why don’t jock’s take the time to register vehicles and such? Riding dirty is stupid enough, but when you contribute to the problem by basically throwing up a middle finger to the law by driving with expired tags and blacked out windows then you deserve whatever happens. I just can’t comprehend his level of stupidity. Let me think…if I made 260K per game..would I smoke..ride around with an ounce and half of weed….in a ride with expired tags.??? Heck NO!!!!! Bab better get his act together. First the dog incident and now this..he got off easy. What would he do if he couldn’t play football? Doubt he would make in 5 years what he’s making for one game. Why risk the long term security for some juvenile crap you should have put behind you? Grow up dude!!!!! Some folks just don’t know whe they have it good.
KD
August 3rd, 2010
4:35 pm
A-MEN FRED A-MEN
Falcon Devil
August 3rd, 2010
4:36 pm
Legalize it!!! We live in a free country where I should be free to drink alcohol, bungy jump, smoke plants (tobacco or hemp), and do any other activity legally that doesn’t directly hurt or endanger anyone else.
Bugman
August 3rd, 2010
4:37 pm
I’m with DEBDOES!
Roge
August 3rd, 2010
4:37 pm
Had it been someone other than a pro we would be in jail for the rest of our lives.
Why can’t they be looked at as the rest of the country?
Idiots!!!
August 3rd, 2010
4:39 pm
First?
tim
August 3rd, 2010
4:39 pm
Now we know he’s a dog killer and a druggie. What else you got Babineaux ??? You’re a loser! Break a leg please.
Mr. Magoo
August 3rd, 2010
4:40 pm
If he is suspended for one game (Pittsburg) I would assume he would not get paid for that game. If he is fined “an additional game check”, does that mean he missed one game and two checks?
Paddy
August 3rd, 2010
4:41 pm
Debdoes…great idea only if you let habitat for humanity pick the home owner. You have to be nealrly a saint to get a house from those folks. They fined out if you are a responsible member of the community, willing and able to contribute, if not, no home for you.
FALCONS SORRY
August 3rd, 2010
4:43 pm
GOTDAM!! CAINT NOODLE ARM KEEP HIS BOYZ OUTTA JALE???? HE SHUR KEEPS DA FALCANS OUTTA THE N ZONE!!! HAW HAW HAW HALE NAW!!!
33TheBurner33
August 3rd, 2010
4:43 pm
looks like corey peters will see the field in the first game of the season
Falcon Devil
August 3rd, 2010
4:46 pm
Won’t take long to see if Peria Jerry is back to full strength
Mark
August 3rd, 2010
4:48 pm
@obamamamadrama…………Who Cares what you think…..Just sayin’
Jack in Macon
August 3rd, 2010
4:48 pm
That was some expensive weed….
ThePriceisWrongBitch!
August 3rd, 2010
4:49 pm
WOW!
I wonder if the Gwinnett County Police would lower those charges for me! Haha! Over an once of pot and driving with no license and an expired tag!
What a crock! I’m glad he got off easy for the Falcons sake, but the preferential treatment is BS!!!!!!!
BEZERKO
August 3rd, 2010
4:51 pm
I was really surprised, compared to the current commissioners penalties for other players in the league, it is a slap on the wrist. I am glad it is only one game. I think the defense is going to be brutal this year. Other teams are in for a shock at how hard it is going to be to move the ball this year.
Tychus Findlay
August 3rd, 2010
4:53 pm
That’s BS. 40 grams is an ounce and a half- that’s a $hitload of weed!
BEZERKO
August 3rd, 2010
4:55 pm
Another thing, I wonder what Goddell’s thoughts are on the nations marijuana laws. I think they’re insane. I heard once that the cotton industry, a long time ago, fought for stiff laws against hemp and marijuana because they feared the competition. If I ever get in front of an impaired driver, I hope he’s impaired by marijuana and not alcohol. The whole thing makes no sense to me.
Gwinnett Fred
August 3rd, 2010
4:57 pm
DANG Falcons Sorry – don’t be so hard on your boy Vick!!!!
jay
August 3rd, 2010
4:59 pm
@obamamamadrama
What if the single Mom is a widow?
Jennifer
August 3rd, 2010
5:03 pm
Bezerko, what you read is just the tip of the iceburg as to why it’s illegal.
As for him not having a license or tag, that’s just plain stupid. Here’s a hint: if you’re going to be driving around with weed in your car at least make sure your car is legal. lol Especially when driving in Gwinnett!
FALCONS SORRY
August 3rd, 2010
5:08 pm
HAW HAW I LIEK YA STILE JENIFFER U GOTTA BOYFREND?? HINT HINT
Einsteindawg
August 3rd, 2010
5:08 pm
Jennifer…right on! You sound like a good parent and thank you. All of this is just part of today’s culture. No one wants to take responsibility or be responsible. If Babby had a “real job”, this would be grounds for dismissal.
Jennifer
August 3rd, 2010
5:08 pm
And one more thing: Smoking pot doesn’t make you a druggie. That’s just an absurd parallel.
ThePriceisWrongBitch!
August 3rd, 2010
5:13 pm
Whoa! I just noticed this writer’s pic up at the top of the page. Is that really a bow tie? LOL
BEZERKO
August 3rd, 2010
5:14 pm
Jennifer, I forgot about the liscense thing. Yeah, I would have stiffened the penalty just because of his stupidity.
Jennifer
August 3rd, 2010
5:15 pm
Oh my god. It’s called sarcasm, Aaron. S-A-R-C-A-S-M. Holy hell.
Falconidae
August 3rd, 2010
5:16 pm
Price is wrong- he didn’t get preferential treatment- probation is what all first time offenders get, he actually got treated exactly like everyone else.
Tychus- an oz and a half isn’t that much pot. Nate Newton with 137 lbs of pot- that’s a lot.
Glad it’s only one game- and hopefully, he learns from his very expensive mistake.
Stara Blapman
August 3rd, 2010
5:16 pm
expired tag, no drivers license, traffic violation, lights out on vehicle, illegal tinting, and transporting illegal drugs. you say he graduated from college? wonder what his major was?
Jennifer
August 3rd, 2010
5:17 pm
Sounds like a UGA grad.
DawgNDallas
August 3rd, 2010
5:17 pm
I’ve never been clear on this. The officer said he smelled marijuana, but does that necessarily mean they were smoking it or high when they were pulled over? To me that makes a difference. What a man does on his own time is his own business as far as I’m concerned. But if he was under the influence and driving, well that puts others at risk and now you’ve crossed a line.
Dr. Sigmund Football
August 3rd, 2010
5:18 pm
I can’t stand Jerry Glanville. Isn’t Babineaux also the guy who killed his girlfriend’s dog? Sounds like a knucklehead.
RockyMtn Falcon
August 3rd, 2010
5:19 pm
@Jennifer please elaborate on why weed is illegal. Medical marijuana shops are all over CO and CA. The reason it is still illegal in most states is because the government hasn’t figured out how to tax the H*** of it. Babs is getting what he deserves hopefully he’ll figure it out. As for single moms the problem is most of them don’t learn from their first fatherless child and end up having more than one kid. Obama has this whole country thinking they’ll get handouts. I’m ready for Matty Ice to lead the Dirty Birds back to the playoffs.
ThePriceisWrongBitch!
August 3rd, 2010
5:19 pm
“Price is wrong- he didn’t get preferential treatment- probation is what all first time offenders get, he actually got treated exactly like everyone else”
-Falconidae
Hmmm. I have no criminal record, but I’d be willing to wager that if I were caught with 1.5 onces of pot, no license and expired tag, the charges wouldn’t be reduced to a misdemeaner (sp?)…
Come on now, how many regular joes get felony pot charges knocked down to misdemeaners (sp?)???
Jennifer
August 3rd, 2010
5:20 pm
Dawg, if the person in front of you is doing exactly the speed limit, they’re high. lol Seriously, though. I’m much more concerned about people being on their cells phones and texting (still, even though it’s illegal) than I am about someone being stoned. Actually, it never crosses my mind that someone may have smoked before driving. Again, I’m more concerned about cell phones. Oh, and drunks. I see those every Friday and Saturday night and they parade through Midtown and Buckhead from whatever ‘burbs they’re coming from.
Jennifer
August 3rd, 2010
5:23 pm
Rocky, it is far too much to go into on here. If you take the time and Google it you will be surprised at what you find out. Many documentaries have also been released and are on Comcast, as well. Or at least they were at one point.
Go Dirty Birds!
Aaron
August 3rd, 2010
5:23 pm
Awww poor Jennifer. Plenty of white people are poor yet I don’t hear about them murdering daily. Don’t get mad because I speak the truth. Watch the news little piece of trash. I am far from a “redneck.” Masters degree, big house, good family who does not kill, etc. Most NFL players are black??? This is not the NBA (more thugs) but the NFL. If I had to guess, I would say at least 35% are white players. That is far from just a few white players. Funny how you don’t see these problems in baseball as far as breaking the law. Same with Hockey.
dean
August 3rd, 2010
5:25 pm
“What a man does on his own time is his own business…” Based on that logic, one can assume you have no problem with people downloading child porn. (Even though I don’t think that is the case!)
33TheBurner33
August 3rd, 2010
5:28 pm
Rather have a pothead than perv like Rothlesberger
dean
August 3rd, 2010
5:29 pm
my previous post was for Dawgindallas
33TheBurner33
August 3rd, 2010
5:31 pm
oh yeah the dog incident, he was protecting his 5 year old daughter from a pitbull
Falconidae
August 3rd, 2010
5:33 pm
price is wrong- First time offenders get their cases plead down to misdemeanors and put on probation- happens all the time. Counties and states don’t have room for violent prisoners, much lees a first timer with a little pot.
Go sit in a courthouse for a day or talk to an attorney.
Just Sayin
August 3rd, 2010
5:38 pm
That’s because serial killers are smart & well educated!
Aaron
August 3rd, 2010
5:40 pm
Real American, see above your comment. Good try though.
alanfalcon
August 3rd, 2010
5:40 pm
Good fine and suspension maybe he will now wake up if not he may find himself looking for a new team. I believe he was charged earlier in his Falcons career for killing his wifes dog, if so what a big man?
Reggie Ball
August 3rd, 2010
5:42 pm
I think some people on here may be as financially astute as me…..Let’s me thinks about dis……Falcons pay Babs to perform on per game basis….Babs no show (kind of like my favorite Dog Knowshon) so Falcons get no benefit from his @$$…..Falcons spose to still pay the money to Babs so he can give to some “unfortunate” person? Me thinks not….where dis money come from? thin air guvinmit?
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FALCONS SORRY
August 3rd, 2010
5:46 pm
WOOW Y U FALCANS FANS ALLWAYS TALKIN BOUT RACE MAYBE U SHED WARY MORE ABOUT YA WEEK AZZ QB WIT DA NOODLE ARM!!! YALL JES TO TO SAD!!! AT LEASE WITES AND BLAKS CAN AGREE DAT DA FALCANS WIL NEVR WIN DA SUPPER BOWL!!! HAW HAW HAW HALE NAW!!!!!!
E-Roll
August 3rd, 2010
5:47 pm
Now that I have that off of my chest I am glad that Babs will only be gone for one game and I am loving what I am hearing daily about the ‘Spoon man.
Einsteindawg
August 3rd, 2010
5:48 pm
LOL, sorry you just don’t get it. It’s not about race, it’s about stupidity in Babby’s case. Your sister Jennifer strerotyped the Confederate flag and Cartersville, with red-neck ignorance. Money does not always equate to intelligence.
Open Mike Tuesday
August 3rd, 2010
5:50 pm
Looks like an exchange of ideas occurring…………
J-Man
August 3rd, 2010
5:50 pm
Wow the Falcons got lucky on that one
Einsteindawg
August 3rd, 2010
5:52 pm
Now, let’s talk some football. How many games do you think the Falcons will win this year?
Alabama Communist
August 3rd, 2010
6:02 pm
All Pot smokers are equal, but some Pot smokers are more equal than other Pot Smokers…* George Orwellian former bench warmer for the Asheville Smokeys
rekingball
August 3rd, 2010
6:03 pm
RockyMtn@519pm……..The government hasn’t figured out a way to tax it?
Sure they have, they can tax it just the way they tax cigarets.
And, they can put one heck of a tax on it, and people will still buy it.
Light it up
August 3rd, 2010
6:04 pm
40 grams of weed? Jonathan be burnin’ some big time stuff baby!!! I want to go his next party at his mansion to get in on that!!!!
FEAR THE TALON
August 3rd, 2010
6:05 pm
@FALCON STUPID 5:46!!! NOODLE BRAIN MV7 IS A PHILLY PLAYER ,FOOL!! GO TO THAT SITE WITH YO STICK… BEE-OTT-CHA!!
SeenThisB4
August 3rd, 2010
6:07 pm
Who cares who owns this country? The reality is, that the NEW ORLEANS SAINTS OWN THE NFC SOUTH.
deemark
August 3rd, 2010
6:09 pm
Sorry Mr. Ledbetter, but I had to get that off my chest.
Open Mike Tuesday
August 3rd, 2010
6:12 pm
And in this corner we have deemark and in this corner we have Willie B….looks like an even match
SeenThisB4
August 3rd, 2010
6:21 pm
Aaron: That’s nothing to be proud of.
rekingball
August 3rd, 2010
6:26 pm
The clock is ticking.
SeenThisB4
August 3rd, 2010
6:30 pm
Sept 26, 2010, 3:00 PM, Central Standard Time. Bring your aspirin Rekingball, you’re gonna need it.
rekingball
August 3rd, 2010
6:36 pm
9/26/10 3pm CDT, in N.O. there will be a lot of heads hanging down low.
For the N.O. saints will be 0-3, they sure won’t be 3 and 0.
Random Saints Fan
August 3rd, 2010
6:39 pm
WE FINALLY WON SOMETHING!!!!!! Well, back to the reality that is New Orleans.
Oh wait…
ThePriceisWrongBitch!
August 3rd, 2010
6:43 pm
price is wrong- First time offenders get their cases plead down to misdemeanors and put on probation- happens all the time. Counties and states don’t have room for violent prisoners, much lees a first timer with a little pot.
Go sit in a courthouse for a day or talk to an attorney.
-Falconidae
We are talking about 1.5 onces of pot. 1 oz or more is a felony. I seriously doubt that they would knock the charges down for me if I got caught with it.
Not unless I lived in a state that was lenient on pot laws which Georgia is not…
rekingball
August 3rd, 2010
6:44 pm
I don’t care much for the magic weed, but it sure seems stupid, and counter productive to society, to keep it illegal.
There is no way that the government is going to be able to keep people from using maryjuwanna.
Filling up the jailhouses, and wasting law enforcements valuable time and resources on trying to enforce the ignorant laws, and stagnating the courtrooms with reefer cases, is just not working.
gatorman770
August 3rd, 2010
6:55 pm
How come the State of Georgia’s ZERO tolerence law and agreements with other companies that do business in Georgia, doesn’t force the Falcons to terminate defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux like they do employees of hardworking lowpaid Georgians with otherwise excellent work records, when they fail a drug test for pot?
SeenThisB4
August 3rd, 2010
6:55 pm
Reckingball: Some people have posted some outrageous comments on this column today, but your previous was by far, absolutely, totally reflective of a twisted imagination.
All of the Saints weapons will be 1SQ for the falcants, the only people hanging their heads that afternoon will be wearing red and black uniforms. Maybe you should bring a bag of the magic, you’ll be able to claim it was for medicinal purposes, and everyone will understand.
rekingball
August 3rd, 2010
7:02 pm
We will see
But the number of wins
The Falcons have, on that date
Will be THREE
I.MUS WRITE
August 3rd, 2010
7:03 pm
Who cares what the man does in his spare time,he made a bad decision, riding with that loud and no tags is a recipe for disaster. No big deal he got his punishment which is what the court gives all first time offenders. That game check might sting a little though. 1 game lets move on…..
SeenThisB4
August 3rd, 2010
7:04 pm
Rekingball: Only if you count the preseason games.
rekingball
August 3rd, 2010
7:11 pm
Haven’t you heard?
They don’t count the preseason games.
rekingball
August 3rd, 2010
7:12 pm
Maybe you haven’t gotten the news in La., yet. It’s official.
4 jacks
August 3rd, 2010
7:14 pm
Hey what about the single fathers like me. My son has been with me since he was 2 years old. His mother who ran off with a co-worker who made more money has not seen him in 6 years and has not sent him a gift on his birthday for the last 5. He just turned 17 in July. Help a single father, women are at least as bad as the men have been over the past 15 or 20 years. Hey, they wanted equality, well hell give it to them…they certainly deserve it.
SeenThisB4
August 3rd, 2010
7:14 pm
Well, then it’s official, the falcants won’t have 3 wins on Sep 26, 3:00PM, Central Standard Time.
rekingball
August 3rd, 2010
7:20 pm
You sound like someone on 714s, @ 714pm.
That entry does not make any sense at all.
Are you sure you typed, what you meant to say?
hiramsaint
August 3rd, 2010
7:24 pm
how ya gonna win any games with 4 people hurt already? i know . it’s gonna be 7-9 with the we had injuruies and no depth excuse AGAIN!
rekingball
August 3rd, 2010
7:24 pm
Actually, I look for the Mighty Falcons to have 3 NFL official regular season wins at 3pmEDT 9/26/10, because they will have beat the saints down into submission, by the 3rd quarter of the game.
Thankyou, very much.
Chea
August 3rd, 2010
7:26 pm
@ DebDoes I totally agree with your statement, with proces of homes these days he may be able to buy 2 homes for that.
@ Paddy, you are correct about Habitat for Humanity! Years ago I contatced them about a house and I was told that since I only had one child that I would less likely be a candidate for their housing….WTH…When I was informed of this I asked them to remove me from their marketing because I do not care to receive any of their material, you mean to tell me because I don’t want to mass populate, I am punished for that….THAT IS BUlLL…..
Will
August 3rd, 2010
7:27 pm
I’m just thankful Vick is gone!
hiramsaint
August 3rd, 2010
7:28 pm
the mighty falcons? LOL LOL. lowly is a bit more precise
rekingball
August 3rd, 2010
7:31 pm
I look for the saints to be 0 and 4(and that’s official, regular season games, for the learning impaired) by the time they play AZ.
They might squeeze by the Cardinals(I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt).
But the following Sunday, you can count on the Bucs breaking it off in the saints yingyang.
But you can all, still be happy.
You can all still brag about your team, having SB rings. Enjoy.
hiramsaint
August 3rd, 2010
7:32 pm
sorry reekingballs but we’re keeping the chrome in the superdome 1 more year
Will
August 3rd, 2010
7:35 pm
Aints’ will be a flop this year. Count on it.
hiramsaint
August 3rd, 2010
7:36 pm
why?
Aaron
August 3rd, 2010
7:37 pm
No one should take me seriously.
Flowery Branch, Georgia
August 3rd, 2010
7:38 pm
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Nesbitt for Heisman
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O G Falcon Fan
August 3rd, 2010
7:39 pm
NOLA Babs won’t be the deciding player in week 1. He is important but not that important. I mean we will be going agaist Leftwich. He could not run if he wanted to.
Ken Strickland
August 3rd, 2010
7:57 pm
SEENTHISB4-it appears you get a bigger kick out of making a fool of yourself than you get out of stirring the ire of Falcon fans. You owned the NFC South in 09, but this is a NEW SEASON MY DELUSIONAL FRIEND, and every team has a 0-0 won-loss record. At this point, NFC South teams are ranked in alphabetical order, not by won/loss record. I know this might be hard for you to grasp, since you haven’t managed to grasp much else.
It will be amusing to see how quickly you and your delusional antagonistic associates disappear after the Falcons whip the AINTS in gm 3. The Falcons are going to hit your AINTS so hard, you’re going to think of us as hurricane Katrina, and your AINTS as the levies that completely gave way to her.
D. Orlando Ledbetter
August 3rd, 2010
8:09 pm
NOTE TO ALL: I just deleted all of the racist comments. Stick to FOOTBALL. Next step is to ban you and block you from commenting.
OldTimer
August 3rd, 2010
8:14 pm
He made a mistake. It was really stupid. He’s a good kid. Give him a chance to prove it. I think he will.
hiramsaint
August 3rd, 2010
8:18 pm
ken -enjoy the alphabetical order lead because when the regular season starts your team of lttle experience and no depth will surely move backwards with the reigning superbowl champs taking the lead and showing the falcants how it’s supposed to be done. it’ll be alright ’cause you can enjoy your new gangsta logo and roddy sox
hiramsaint
August 3rd, 2010
8:20 pm
just to educate you ken. the hurricane didn’t knock down the levees. it was past. the storm surge afterward did it , like how our surging O will overwhelm your pitiful D
Draconian
August 3rd, 2010
8:42 pm
He murdered a dog and should have done time with his thug-buddy Vick. Then, he should have been suspended for life by the NFL. But, stupid fans don’t care if a player is a dope fiend, a drunkard or a rapist — just as long they play footsbawl good.
Ken Strickland
August 3rd, 2010
8:45 pm
HIRAMSAINT-It’s called CAUSE AND EFFECT, read up on it, please. Last yr, the AINTS had the better OFF, but we had the better DEF. We’ve made tremendous DEF improvements, while your AINTS DEF has taken a step or 2 backwards. Your OFF isn’t likely to improve much, if at all, but the return of last yrs injured OFF players will provide a major improvement to our OFF. If both teams are healthy, the Falcons are the better team.
THERE’S NO WAY YOUR AINTS ARE GOING TO DEFEAT THE FALCONS THIS SEASON.
Ken Strickland
August 3rd, 2010
8:50 pm
ORLANDO LEDBETTER-looks like you missed one. Check out DRACONIAN’s 8:22PM post. If my response to AARON qualified as racist and inflamatory, this one certainly does.
hiramsaint
August 3rd, 2010
9:01 pm
ken – our O doesn’t need to improve and is light years beyond anything the falcants can muster. tho you choose to believe it you are wrong about our d and will find out shortly. the falcons are barely in the same league as the saints much less a better team. oh , i forgot- just because you say so makes it fact. on your termendous d improvements, well , 57 mil of it is already injured as predicted by me weeks ago along with all your other puddins’. i must say that you are doing an outstanding job as a tattletale tho!
SUX2bAByrd
August 3rd, 2010
9:02 pm
I have a dream…wait it was reality!!! The Saints have already won the Superbowl!!! Of course those dashing boys in black and gold will mop up the filed with da dirty byrds this season 2x!
SUX2bAByrd
August 3rd, 2010
9:04 pm
Hey Hiramsaint….you got it going on…take it from a sista!
hiramsaint
August 3rd, 2010
9:09 pm
@ sux2babyrd- where yat? me… i’m just tryin’ to EDUCATE ken on cause and effect. the saints are gonna effectivley whomp the feathers off you causin you to cry another season away
hiramsaint
August 3rd, 2010
9:10 pm
my funk soul sista’-
hiramsaint
August 3rd, 2010
9:11 pm
love your name too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!DAT
Larry
August 3rd, 2010
9:14 pm
Babineaux is scum. Dog killing, low rent, trash. As long as he is a Falcon, I won’t even watch one of their games.
hiramsaint
August 3rd, 2010
9:15 pm
it’s o k larry , millions will be joining you after game 3
SUX2bAByrd
August 3rd, 2010
9:21 pm
It’s so simple all you byrd peeps…you may win one division game…against Tampa Bay. Get used to reality, I have and it suits me so well. Oh and that elbow bending thing you guys do…why do you have to direct your team to their respective end zone? Aren’t they given a map prior to the coin toss…oh wait, it’s ATL…no one can read LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!
hiramsaint
August 3rd, 2010
9:29 pm
thats why the new logo is ATL…OR… Always The Losers
Falcons Rule
August 3rd, 2010
9:37 pm
With all these wild men on D, the falcons will rule the division in 2010—bank on it! NO—your run is over.
joe taxpayer
August 3rd, 2010
9:38 pm
I thought Blank cared about character. He should be off eam.
hiramsaint
August 3rd, 2010
9:39 pm
what wild men- do you mean the undisciplined oafs who can’t follow simple rules at practice. how are they gonna perform during a game if they can’t follow simple practice instructions. i’ll tell you …7-9 ..thats how
rekingball
August 3rd, 2010
9:41 pm
Don’t forget that the saints will not have the extra seven men on the playing field, that they had in 2010.
saints 5-11 in 2010. Sorry, but you all enjoy that trophy now, ya hear.
That is all. I grow weary of your saints fans, dribble. Over and Out.
hiramsaint
August 3rd, 2010
9:47 pm
more like you weary of gettin’ beat by the saints reekingballs
dawgma
August 3rd, 2010
9:51 pm
Intent to distribute – BS. Man had just bought a bag of weed and was enjoying being a real dirty bird.
Gwinnett po-po’s are yo-yos.
renegade#1
August 4th, 2010
1:44 am
Seems to me I read that Babs dog was attacking his daughter he hit the dog in the head and it died. He didn’t just kill the animal without cause.It was nothing any other parent wouldn’t do; protect a child from being mauled by a pit bull. I recon if it was a bear yall would want him locked up for hunting without a license the child be damned. Dont throw no rocks you might get in your own way and kill yourself.
keith Mercer
August 4th, 2010
7:47 am
The man just wanted to smoke a little reefer and mellow out. He should not drive while he is under the influence of anything. If drugs were legalized, like they should be, then this would not be an issue.
Ken Strickland
August 4th, 2010
8:52 am
KEITH MERCER-This country went through prohibition, which posed a legal and moral quandary similar to our current drug situation. Since legalizing its sale and use, all alcohol related mafia and gang shootings, murders and deaths have all but ceased. Our jails, prisons and law enforcement are no longer being burdened by having to deal with people for illegally selling and using alcohol.
This country is now collecting revenue from the legal sale and taxation of alcohol, rather than wasting tax dollars fighting it’s illegal sale and use. The question isn’t whether the sale of certain drugs should be legalized or not, but who should profit from its sale. Because no matter what anyone’s opinion is on the matter, morally of otherwise, certain drugs will continue to be sold in this country one way or the other, regardless.
The question is, do we want tax paying citizens to benefit and profit from the legal sale of these drugs, or the drug dealers selling these drugs illegally. It’s not a moral issue, but an economic one.
rekingball
August 4th, 2010
9:09 am
I think that it immoral for a country to imprison it’s citizens for using marijuana.
WestSider
August 4th, 2010
9:36 am
The issue isn’t if marijuana should be legal or not…the issue is that a so-called adult, professional football player who makes tons of money doesn’t have the presence of mind to make sure he sends his tag application in and has a valid driver’s license before hitting the road.
If stupidity were a crime they would have thrown the book at him!
Big C
August 4th, 2010
10:38 am
Mr. Ledbetter. The actual one game salary is $137,500, so he’s actually not being paid for 2 games. One for the suspension, and a 1 game salary reduction.
D. Orlando Ledbetter
August 4th, 2010
10:56 am
Big C — You don’t get paid while on suspension. THERFORE 137, 500 PLUS 137,500 = 275,000.
NOLA
August 4th, 2010
11:13 am
D-Led what’s up with you deleting my comments? are you a communist? You don’t even believe in free speech, how pitiful.
blkshepherd
August 4th, 2010
11:28 am
I will BET a weeks pay that if you posted a police crusier outside any nightclub that serves alcohol..and made each person as they leave the club blow in to a breath or take a test any 80% would fail especially holiday weekend, fri sat and sun over along weekend..You can NOT tell me that folks are only going to have one beer. and leave the club. your stupid if you think folks are not drunk leaving establishments that serve alcohol. What about the ones who dont Do weed but Drink Daily/ I know i have friends that drink daily..I myself when I was clubbing ALways had at least 3 to four beers. I dont club anymore that was over 15yrs ago. If I drink get high its at my HOUSE. I dont even walk to the mail box when I am stoned. I stay in my HOUSE. but as I stated I did drink and drive. And NEVER got into an accident. or pulled over. I stopped on my own and cut back on the drinking because I didnt want to be responsible for that one time having to much and killing some one. the fact is I STILL drove. and others are doing the same. I woke learned before I killed some one..others are NOT going to do what I did. they are going to continue to drink and drive. So get off the weed kick..it aint the pot heads killing folks its the DRUNKS! alcohol should be illegal just like weed.
The Man
August 4th, 2010
11:32 am
For everyone saying this wasn’t preferential treatment, GTFO! From personal experience, I had much less weed with all the papers on my car and was charged with an “intent to distribute” charge! Luckily for me (as with him), I knew a good lawyer… they knocked the “intent…” off
SARCASM!!!!
The Man
August 4th, 2010
11:33 am
your comments were probably stupid, New Orleans LouisianA!
DHunt
August 4th, 2010
2:32 pm
@TheMan, your lawyer wasn’t as good as you thought he was. I got off with a lighter sentence than Babs and had much more weed. Not bragging but it’s the truth. None of you seem to really understand the criminal justice system. People who can afford good representation typically get better results. That’s not justice, but that is the way it works and nobody complains until it’s a rich black athlete getting the breaks.
Falcons are a better team with Babs and I for one am very happy that he will be with the team for 15 regular season games and a long playoff run.
RISE UP!
rekingball
August 4th, 2010
7:06 pm
Yeah, anyone making that much money, should have the weed, delivered to him.
Like earlier comment, bonehead move driving around with no tag, and holding the evil weed.