Curtis Lofton fined $15,000 for hit on Colston
Bears running back Kahlil Bell (32) is tackled by Atlanta Falcons defensive end Ray Edwards, right, and linebacker Curtis Lofton (50) the second half of an NFL football game in Chicago, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. AP
FLOWERY BRANCH — Falcons middle linebacker Curtis Lofton was fined by the league for a hit on New Orleans Saints wide receiver Marques Colston on Friday.
Lofton was penalized on the second-quarter play for unnecessary roughness. Colston was deemed a defenseless player.
Lofton leads the team with 153 tackles, according to coaches’ film review stats.
–D. Orlando Ledbetter, The Atlanta Falcons beat blog
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Michael M.
December 31st, 2011
2:01 pm
Roger Goddell is nothing more that Jim McMahon of the WWF…..now that was comical, indeed !
WS
December 31st, 2011
2:01 pm
The arena league is tuffer game than NFL. Goddell need to put flags on his chosen players. Then Lofton and company would know they are off limits to touch.
Michael M.
December 31st, 2011
2:03 pm
Whodat1 is out racing SeenthisB4 and hiramsaint on their new bicycles they got for Christmas !
1game@atime
December 31st, 2011
2:05 pm
Let’s do something as fans to change this. Is this what the NFL has come to? All hits should be under review. The question is, who is going to determine the rules? I know: he who has the gold!
SeenThisBFalcon
December 31st, 2011
2:07 pm
YOU MEAN THEIR TRI-CYCLES…LOL
Michael M.
December 31st, 2011
2:10 pm
What they need to do is change the rules because they have the camera out there and if they miss a call with the eyes they should be able to review if with the cameras and charge the penalty that way if they miss one………really simple !
Michael M.
December 31st, 2011
2:11 pm
oh I forgot , wasn’t bicycles or tricycles it was the old Big Wheels so they can sling em around in the swamps !
Michael M.
December 31st, 2011
2:13 pm
Them boys knew I was on here ragging them out like this they would ” Nut Up ” ……….lmao
Michael M.
December 31st, 2011
2:15 pm
That’s the three done Crown their Team the Super Bowl Champions and the playoffs haven’t gotten under way yet…….what a bunch of idiots !
SeenThisBFalcon
December 31st, 2011
2:19 pm
Ya and Dree Brees hasn’t even survived Carolina yet…better take him out early….don’t want that shoulder getting hurt again…
Michael M.
December 31st, 2011
2:21 pm
Drew never survive on the field in Green Bay, he would do 3 and out so he could go run get back up under that blanket on the sidelines to get warm. The cold is on the way I saw it on TWC.
Michael M.
December 31st, 2011
2:27 pm
They will see all this later I have things to do so going offline here ,….cheer up Trolls I will come back and rag you another day !
SeenThisBFalcon
December 31st, 2011
2:28 pm
Actually Brees will be at the Probowl this year being that they AINT’S won’t be going to the Superbowl….Sunny Hawaii heres Brees Comes…
SeenThisBFalcon
December 31st, 2011
3:38 pm
wOW…
Take it from me.
December 31st, 2011
3:51 pm
util the falcons get thier in house in order,i have to give credit were credit is due.i am tired of loseing to the saints,tired of all the smoke and morrows,that last loss to the saints was davestating to me on mondaynight.so untill the falcons get it right,i have to give congratulation to the saints for kicking our arses,but you did’t get no cheery,the whole NFL has been doing it for 45 years.But congrats anyway.
Who Me?
December 31st, 2011
3:51 pm
No love this week. Win. Period. No excuses, tired of the BS this management group is shoveling. These guys need to flat out paste TB tomorrow. Even so, MM needs to go and BVG is on the bubble. CMS is in a no-win situation with his staff.
One and done. dammit. Who wants to go home in the first round again?? Maybe they’re just saving it for the playoffs right? LOL
SeenThisBFalcon
December 31st, 2011
5:43 pm
We won’t be one and done this year boys we will at least make it to the NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME! This is our Year RISE UP!!!!
droppy white will screw-up
December 31st, 2011
7:32 pm
the curse of r. white will live on, u will see u all will see !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Michael M.
December 31st, 2011
7:58 pm
We need a new blog D-Led ! ” Its New Years Eve ! “
Michael M.
December 31st, 2011
9:16 pm
from Bleacher Reports :
Week 17 Picks
Prediction: Carolina 31, New Orleans 27
Prediction: Atlanta 41, Tampa Bay 13
Prediction: San Francisco 27, St. Louis 10
Prediction: New York 27, Dallas 24
Prediction: Detroit 31, Green Bay 21
Mr. SaintsFan Jr.
December 31st, 2011
10:02 pm
You Falcon fans are funny……..hah ha..thinking New Orleans has the NFL in its back pocket. I have seen crazy calls all year long on all 32 teams.You didn’t win Monday night, had nothing to do with the refs.(Check the game plan).
Michael M.
December 31st, 2011
10:07 pm
You are right on man ! they don’t have them in their back pocket because the Saints just lucky and the luck will soon start running out……………….
whodat1
December 31st, 2011
10:32 pm
Michael, Explain to me how the Saints are lucky.
whodat1
December 31st, 2011
10:35 pm
Michael, Drew played football at Purdue. The last time I checked it’s weather is comparable to GB.
Michael M.
December 31st, 2011
10:41 pm
The only reason we lost last time/earlier in the season was because of a fluke play in which Turner got stopped short. That basically never happens. Julio Jones was injured early in the game. The Saints got lucky and didn’t have to cover 2 top WRs.
Michael M.
December 31st, 2011
10:44 pm
Tell Drew to tell the rest of the team that also about the cold
Michael M.
December 31st, 2011
10:47 pm
Got lucky on that blindsided boom in the backside on our Guy and the Officials never called it.
Michael M.
December 31st, 2011
10:56 pm
Got lucky a couple weeks back on a pass interference call against the Vikings that clearly wasnt pass interference and set up the drive to a Saints score.
Michael M.
December 31st, 2011
11:03 pm
You are lucky your QB hasn’t had any significant injuries so far this Season also, better keep your fingers crossed.
Michael M.
December 31st, 2011
11:06 pm
Lucky at keeping your Coach close to these games after his serious injury too considering the extent of the injury so yeah ,they are lucky ………………why ,you think they are not lucky dude ?
But luck don’t hold up forever ……………….
Michael M.
December 31st, 2011
11:40 pm
oh …and Happy New Year, time to go see the fireworks outside !
old timer
January 1st, 2012
12:56 am
NFL players are a bunch of pussies now days
Had enough
January 1st, 2012
4:00 am
That is crap
Had enough
January 1st, 2012
4:01 am
that’s bull shet t
SeenThisBFalcon
January 1st, 2012
7:17 am
Happy New Year Green Bay time to RISE UP so the Falcons can get that 5th seed. LIONS ARE READY TO EAT SOME AIN’TS
Norman A. Cochan
January 1st, 2012
7:33 am
Why don’t we just eliminate Defensive Teams and just let the Offense play. The team the can score the most in the allotted time limit wins. That way no one can get hurt. I mean come on, anyone who plays football and doesn’t expect the possibility of getting hurt is an idiot.
marko
January 1st, 2012
8:14 am
I thought the league would review the play and issue an apology to Lofton for a poor call. But 15,000 ? Kind of begs the question why officials aren’t required to pee into little cups before every game. I’d like to forget the debacle in In the Super Dome ever happened, but no the league has to come back and add insult to injury. Kiss us please, we’d like a little romance when getting screwed.
D man
January 1st, 2012
9:22 am
Looks like the NFL is protecting the refs and not the game. That was not an illegal hit. Give us a break on this already. This is football…
SeenThisBFalcon
January 1st, 2012
9:38 am
WILDCARD WEEKEND MATCHUPS
FALCONS AT GIANTS: FALCONS WIN 31-20
LIONS AT SAINTS: LIONS WIN 37-31
whodat1
January 1st, 2012
10:19 am
Michael, You are delusional. Turner being stopped on 4th down was a good defensive play. Like most NFL rosters, the Saints have plenty players who played college in cold weather. The falcons have them too.
SeenThis B4
January 1st, 2012
10:39 am
@Michael M.: Yeah, you’re right about luck not holding out forever, maybe this week Julio sustains a torn MCL and ACL, in both knees.
short memories
January 1st, 2012
11:23 am
NFL football is corrupt and political correctness is taking over. Look for it to go the way of the NBA
SeenThisBFalcon
January 1st, 2012
12:04 pm
AWW DAMN AARON RODGERS NOT PLAYING WE PLAYING THE GOT DAMN SAINTS NXT WK…
Eric C.
January 1st, 2012
12:20 pm
SeenThisB4, I usually ignore your jabs…but you are one stupid SOB if you think Lofton deserved worse. If you look at the replay, he was trying to turn his head at the last second.
Eric C.
January 1st, 2012
12:25 pm
SeenThisBFalcon, my thoughts exactly. Being a realist, the Falcons have no shot at winning in NO next week…I wouldn’t give any team a shot, including Green Bay. I guess we need to pull like heck for the Rams and hope for a miracle that NO gets the #2 seed. I think the Falcons actually have a better shot at winning at SF and GB than at NO.
SeenThis B4
January 1st, 2012
12:48 pm
Eric C. and You’re even more stupid if you don’t comprehend that it was the NFL that imposed that fine, after the NFL had reviewed the VIDEO TAPE and imposed the fine. It wasn’t an automatic fine dimwit, they review it to confirm the validity of the call, and impose a fine accordingly, you big dunce.
SeenThis B4
January 1st, 2012
12:56 pm
And something even more stupid, signing Tony G to a 1 year 7 million dollar contract! Talk about holding on to an obsolete hope. LOL! Bumbling idiots!