Ryan, Turner up for FedEx weekly awards
101024 Atlanta - Atlanta Falcons running back Michael Turner breaks a tackle as he slips away from Bengals cornerback Leon Hall for some of his 121 yards during 2nd half action at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Sunday, Oct. 24 , 2010. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com
FLOWERY BRANCH – Quarterback Matt Ryan was nominated for the FedEX Air player of the week and Michael Turner was nominated for the FedEX Ground player of the week for their showings against the Bengals.
Ryan completed 24 of 33 passes for a season-high 299 yards and three touchdowns.
Turner rushed for 121 yards on 23 carries and scored two touchdowns.
Running back Jason Snelling was nominated for the ground award after his fine showing against Arizona earlier this season.
101024 Atlanta - Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan tosses to running back Michael Turner for some of his 299 passing yards during 2nd half action against the Bengals at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Sunday, Oct. 24 , 2010. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com
Falcons fans can vote for Turner and Ryan up until 12 noon on Friday at NFL.com/FedEx.
Ryan is competing against Baltimore’s Joe Flacco and Carolina’s Matt Moore.
Turner is competing against Kansas City’s Thomas Jones and Oakland’s Darren McFadden.
As part of the Air & Ground program, FedEx continues its support of Safe Kids USA by making weekly $2,000 donations in each of the winning players’ names. The funding, allocated to local Safe Kids coalitions in that team’s city, is used for pedestrian safety improvements throughout the year, from upgraded crosswalks and safety signs to traffic barriers and educational training.
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Wash in ATL
October 27th, 2010
1:18 pm
You beat it Falcon Jim, Cant take the heat get out of the Kitchen, Oh good job of letting go D. Hall Go Skins !!!! Yeah this is the same team that let HOFer Deion Sandrs leave DUHH !!!
Wash in ATL
October 27th, 2010
1:21 pm
@Camaro Bob that was my whole point in posting the first time at least 3 guys outplayed Turner & Ryan at their positions this weekend in the NFC !!!
Wash in ATL
October 27th, 2010
1:25 pm
Why are people on this blog using my handle to post, I never posted @ 1:15 to Joe Tess, you guys down south crack me up you won’t even man up & use your own name when blogging, how pathetic !!!
Camaro Bob
October 27th, 2010
1:25 pm
May be so Wash, but UR team sux more tehn the Flacons. LOLOLOLOL!!!
Wash in ATL
October 27th, 2010
1:30 pm
Well Camaro Bob we didn’t get stomped on by Eagles so do the math on who SUX !!!!!!!!
Falcon Jim
October 27th, 2010
1:34 pm
Wash, I can take probably more than most. I just always wonder why someone comes in to another team’s blog and starts spouting bull$h!+ for whatever reason. That’s all. Makes me wonder about that person and why.
cejay
October 27th, 2010
1:43 pm
Wash in ATL
Do you normally get the hell beat out of you, like sid is doing? He has trashed your crappy a$$ team with real stats to which you have no answer……who’s the scrub????????
cejay
October 27th, 2010
1:44 pm
Look at all the stats overall,,, don’t just pick a few and start spewing
KimZ'sPackage
October 27th, 2010
1:52 pm
D.O.L
Can you chat with the powers that be at the Falcons and see if they will do an auction. I think The Falcons can do an on-line auction of the T-Shirts Ocho Cinco sent to the Falcon players. Have the DB’s & Roddy White sign the T-Shirts and auction them for the Childrens Heath care network and the Atlanta Food Bank. What do you think?
Mike Jay
October 27th, 2010
1:57 pm
Wash in ATL smells a lot like some guy called Seen who needs a new team’s bandwagon to jump on. Mcnabb get a ring before Ryan? HAHA. How many playoff games has that loser blown?
Falcon Jim
October 27th, 2010
2:01 pm
SeenB4 could be anybody. After all, he is Lon Chaney, The Man of 1,000 Faces.
D. Orlando Ledbetter
October 27th, 2010
2:29 pm
KimZ — I like that. We’ll have to get them to acknowledge that they intercepted the packages first. But that’s a great idea. I’ll sent it along.
Falcons 4 Real
October 27th, 2010
2:29 pm
If SeenB4 is the man of 1,000 faces why choose the one he’s got?
D. Orlando Ledbetter
October 27th, 2010
2:30 pm
Why does everybody mess with Joe Tess?
Jesse Stone
October 27th, 2010
2:42 pm
DOL- Because he is the lowest hanging fruit on the ajc blogs.
Jesse Stone
October 27th, 2010
2:44 pm
Falcons 4 Real
October 27th, 2010
2:29 pm
If SeenB4 is the man of 1,000 faces why choose the one he’s got?
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So he can use another name and agree with himself, or when he gets slammed, he can start over as someone else.
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D. Orlando Ledbetter
October 27th, 2010
2:44 pm
Jess Stone — Now, I fully understand. (Doesn’t have a life?)
Jesse Stone
October 27th, 2010
2:45 pm
Seriously, DOL. I don’t think Joe is that dumb. He just plays that character here.
Falcon Jim
October 27th, 2010
2:46 pm
Mr. Ledbetter,
I always give Joe his due. I say he is the Jr Samples of swamp humor on Falcon blogs.
Jesse Stone
October 27th, 2010
2:46 pm
If George “The Animal” Steele had a computer, he’d be Joe Tess.
Jesse Stone
October 27th, 2010
2:47 pm
…..or Randy Hickey from My Name Is Earl.
Falcon Jim
October 27th, 2010
2:47 pm
Joe Tess Phish-Breath is SEENTHISB4 !
Mike Jay
October 27th, 2010
3:27 pm
Im pretty sure that Seen and Joe Tesh are really DOL!
Falcon Jim
October 27th, 2010
3:32 pm
Mr. Ledbetter,
Now they’re going after you!
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
(Funny, Mike.)
TheSaneOneHere
October 27th, 2010
6:33 pm
Awards are nice; but I’m sure Matt Ryan would have preferred a 300+ yard game to this award. He needs a few games like that to solidify his confidence. Game plan offensively was much better against the Beagles, meaning Mike Mularkey might actually be working up there.
Falcon Jim
October 27th, 2010
6:36 pm
Let’s see. Throws for 299. Would prefer 300. Right. Sure. Makes sense.
KimZ'sPackage
October 27th, 2010
7:32 pm
DOL I have another poster name too on Jeff’s and Mark’s blogs and I have tried to sell the Idea of having GT, UGA, G State fans + other Acc and SEC blogers on the College footbal sites to do a great for Atlanta. I am trying to get fans of college not pro teams to GIVE their Friday after Thanksgiving to come to the Atlanta Food Bank and Help the less fortunate. Wear your tem colors and help sort food. We can talk crap about the weekend football games and lose the Behind the Screen Hatred. Nobody will punch me out whit theri wife or child helping the poor right? HAHAHA. I am not a member of any of these organizations. I just think it is something good to do and for the Blogers to meet to find commom ground.
Falcon Jim
October 27th, 2010
10:12 pm
Whoa. Wait. You want THESE guys to get together? Girl, that ain’t gonna work. This is why we stay anonymous behind our coward shields. Getting together would lead to two things:
1.) KumByYa moments for some.
2.) Fisticuffs and switchblades for some.
So……………not this group.
I love these guys, but only cause they don’t know who the heck I really am.
mo's gator s'wich ta geaux
October 28th, 2010
1:23 am
seen. bob. waer ya be. i be hare fo yo.
Sid
October 28th, 2010
6:44 pm
Wash in ATL
October 27th, 2010
1:11 pm
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Man, you don’t get it at all……………………..
Atlanta is #1 in 3rd down conversions
Washington is 31st
Jeez you are a moron………………….
stendek
October 29th, 2010
10:14 am
For years I was in the “media” business and now I schmooze with the likes of Orlando Ledbetter and Jeff Schulz. So, obviously, I know a lot. Fact is, I’m brilliant. Anyway, as important as that is, I do have a point to make (of course.)
Back when I was doing serious work, I won a Pulitzer prize for an article I did relating to my research on people that are narcissistic anonymous bloggers that submit under various names with the intent to annoy people. Current case in point, SeenThisB4. My conclusion, after exhaustive research is that these folks are nuts ! stendek
Jeff
October 29th, 2010
6:57 pm
Ryan wins.
Falcons 4 Real
October 29th, 2010
7:13 pm
Congrats Matty! Well deserved!