Atlanta Falcons: Falcons to play on sloppy track
The field and the lower bowl of Sun Life Stadium has been evacuated because of lightning. (D. Orlando Ledbetter/dledbetter@ajc.com)
MIAMI — Just as the Falcons were about to take the field for warmups it started raining heavily at Sun Life Stadium.
The bowl of the stadium was evacuated because lightning.
Falcons coach Mike Smith places a premium on not suffering injuries in the exhibition season.
This game was supposed to serve as the Falcons’ dress rehearsal for the season. Smith planned to play his starters well into the third quarter.
With a soaked field, the risk for injury is increased. It will interesting to see how the Falcons approach this game.
The team has 89 players on the roster and must cut down to 75 by Monday.
After the Miami game, the Falcons will play at Jacksonville on Aug. 30 in their exhibition season finale. The roster must be trimmed to 53 by Aug. 31.
The storm eventually stopped.
Around 6:30 p.m, about an hour before the schedule kickoff, the Falcons special teams players returned to the field to start warming up.
Cornerback Christopher Owens (hamstring), cornerback Darrin Walls (right quad), safety Shann Schillinger (foot), running back Jason Snelling (lower right leg), defensive tackle Elisha Joseph (concussion), left tackle Will Svitek (upper right arm), wide receiver Kerry Meier (foot) and defensive tackle Corey Peters (foot) will not play against the Dolphins.
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Just asking
August 24th, 2012
10:04 pm
Where is “choke”? Did he die in the offseason or finally banned?
Michael M.
August 24th, 2012
10:04 pm
King Authur ?……………………
One thing good bout the Falcons ………………….they scored more points than that high-powered offense of the Aints will tomorrow night against the Texans…………………what ya think STB4 ???
Question 4 u falcon fans
August 24th, 2012
10:05 pm
How many here are season ticket holders ? How many here did not renew your season tickets? thanks.
JSS
August 24th, 2012
10:06 pm
Ha ha. Rick inserted his brain in Tim Brandt’s mouth!!!
J.J.M.
August 24th, 2012
10:07 pm
Choke probably finally getting laid
Michael M.
August 24th, 2012
10:07 pm
I can eat better off that ticket money than sit there and starve watching a ballgame I can see on television some way or another via computer one……………………………..
phil
August 24th, 2012
10:07 pm
Season tickets? Lololololol
DawgNole
August 24th, 2012
10:07 pm
Michael M.
August 24th, 2012
9:54 pm
If Atlanta holds on for the big win…………………..they gonna be bragging about how great those Falcons players were in the meaningless win………………………………..ha……….
___________________
A win feels a helluva lot better than two losses; I don’t give a crap if it is preseason.
JSS
August 24th, 2012
10:08 pm
“Choke” has not blogged on the Falcons beat writer’s blog since before the 2010 Packers playoff game
Another Rick is On Crack Another Rick is On Crack
August 24th, 2012
10:08 pm
Put down the pipe!
phil
August 24th, 2012
10:09 pm
Sadly, Choke has been right repeatedly…
DawgNole
August 24th, 2012
10:09 pm
Just asking
August 24th, 2012
10:04 pm
Where is “choke”? Did he die in the offseason or finally banned?
____________________
We can only hope it’s the latter!
Another Rick
August 24th, 2012
10:11 pm
You first clown
Michael M.
August 24th, 2012
10:11 pm
I agree Dawg…………………bout time the Falcons show up with a win if it aint a pretty one………….I will take it !
JSS
August 24th, 2012
10:11 pm
I stopped being a “Falcons season ticket holder” when Arthur Blank said the following words: “I’m proud to introduce Bobby P…..”
Michael M.
August 24th, 2012
10:13 pm
put davis in the game darn it Smittyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
JSS
August 24th, 2012
10:14 pm
Pandering to Banners doesn’t change what Phil stated… He’s been right…
DawgNole
August 24th, 2012
10:15 pm
J.J.M.
August 24th, 2012
10:07 pm
Choke probably finally getting laid
__________________
Sure hope not. This world doesn’t need any more “Chokes.”
JSS
August 24th, 2012
10:15 pm
Davis recognizes formations and tendencies well…
DavidE
August 24th, 2012
10:15 pm
I am a season ticket holder and I have renewed Preseason games do not mean a thing except to the younger players trying to make the team. I remember this Falcons team looking great one year during the preseason in Glanville’s tenure. They went 4-0. The city was behind them and then they won 4 games during the regular season. Just look at the preseason scores tonight. does anyone think Tampa Bay is better than New England?
Geico Lizard Just Told Me I Saved $$$ By Not Renewing My Season Tickets
August 24th, 2012
10:15 pm
After 16 years as a season ticket holder and $2400 a year for tickets and the poor choice for new coaches I said no more. Right now The Atlanta Falcons not worth my money.
New Fan
August 24th, 2012
10:17 pm
Relax JSS….every team in the NFL has holes guy. If not teams would go undefeated. Did not mean to touch a nerve. If you dislike something, how about not having anything to do with it? Seems more simple than getting on a blog all night to show your displeasure. Seems like you are the sour guy and not Another Rick…seems like he is standing up for his team againat some bullys that want to announce displeasure for reasons that just don’t make sense. What you mentioned in your post is what every single team in the NFL does…..just seems you are a true Falcon basher…..and just for kicks Double D looks pretty good running this offense.
Michael M.
August 24th, 2012
10:18 pm
Correction………………….Davis is da man !…………………………………..
JSS
August 24th, 2012
10:18 pm
That is what you do against bad teams with no depth!
Decon
August 24th, 2012
10:18 pm
If Dominique Davis isn’t our #2 QB to start the season, the coaching staff has some serious evaluation issues.
P B Orr
August 24th, 2012
10:18 pm
Davis looks great again. Last week he was nailing numbers but getting drops. No doubt he’s the number 3 and I would even say soon to be 2.
Geico Lizard Just Told Me I Saved $$$ By Not Renewing My Season Tickets
August 24th, 2012
10:18 pm
Did Ryan see that td pass?
UN-satisfied
August 24th, 2012
10:18 pm
Similar to the Braves, the Falcon optimists come in before the games are played- Blank shows up to sell us a new $1B stadium- which WE will pay for (parking, hot dogs, ticket prices, taxes), and the announcers are slobbering all over it. FYI- the Falcon commercials don’t compel me to buy tickets. We’ve been had- again.
DawgNole
August 24th, 2012
10:19 pm
phil
August 24th, 2012
10:09 pm
Sadly, Choke has been right repeatedly…
JSS
August 24th, 2012
10:14 pm
Pandering to Banners doesn’t change what Phil stated… He’s been right…
____________________
Any message of value he might have had has repeatedly been spoiled rotten–and rendered useless–by his delivery.
Rod from College Park
August 24th, 2012
10:19 pm
First well thrown deep ball all night.
Big Crimson 75
August 24th, 2012
10:19 pm
Good by John Parker Wilson……hallelujah!!
gcs
August 24th, 2012
10:19 pm
John Parker Wilson’s days in Atlanta are over.
Michael M.
August 24th, 2012
10:19 pm
I telling yah all………….Davis could be in there with the first string and light up that scoreboard bigtimeeeeeeeeeeee……………………………
j
August 24th, 2012
10:20 pm
Whoa. Dom Davis is really good. Watch them start calling for Ryan’s job if he doesn’t perform
The Falcants are as impressive....
August 24th, 2012
10:20 pm
As an arena football league…
Saints rule…..fact….we’re such a better team….and,have a SBring…ya got nothing…
DawgNole
August 24th, 2012
10:20 pm
That’s a big-league heave by Davis. Don’t see how he can be left off the opening-day roster.
THE FAN
August 24th, 2012
10:20 pm
I can’t see how this kid isn’t already the #2 QB……..
The Falcants are as impressive....
August 24th, 2012
10:22 pm
Preseason champs…..regular season losers….playoff losers…
Saints have a SB ring….you have? Nothing….
Michael M.
August 24th, 2012
10:22 pm
Ryan better tighten up cause they have a new kid on the block……………for real…………the desire to succeed……………………………………………………
Another Fan
August 24th, 2012
10:22 pm
Enough points for the haters?
UN-satisfied
August 24th, 2012
10:22 pm
What we learned tonight- Matt Ryan can throw a four yard screen pass
JSS
August 24th, 2012
10:23 pm
Man, don’t give me that crap, other teams see their holes and do concrete things about the situation… Green Bay hated their defense, they made “real” changes… Even the Giants saw it in 2010 and went and got a real punter who listened… You have to get it right, if not bad drafts and reaching on “injured players” will eventually catch up with you… Don’t believe me, ask KC and San Diego
j-dawg
August 24th, 2012
10:23 pm
The ball flicks off his hand way better than Ryan’s. It’s called arm strength I guess
Michael M.
August 24th, 2012
10:24 pm
Falcons scored more points tonight than the Saints will tomorrow night………..ha ! ha !
J.J.M.
August 24th, 2012
10:24 pm
Idk people if ryan doesn’t get it done this season they might save up a lot of money by letting him go and testing out davis…not wishing nothing bad on ryan but gotta keep it real
Another Fan
August 24th, 2012
10:25 pm
He looks very good MM, I would really like for him to get one maybe two possessions next week with the first team! Just to see what he has with the starters…….might sbow us what we need to see just in case Ryan goes down…
Michael M.
August 24th, 2012
10:25 pm
I would love to see Davis throwing to Jones, White and Douglas…………………………..
P B Orr
August 24th, 2012
10:26 pm
This is the worst joke of a football broadcast ever. Who is this battleship-nosed moron with a microphone? Who told this person she was destined to be a sports reporter?
UN-satisfied
August 24th, 2012
10:27 pm
Another Fan- I prefer “higher standard” vs “hater” ( a term you found somewhere else) thank you- if you like mediocre- well, you’re in the right town. Shower us with more cliches you heard on ESPN
JSS
August 24th, 2012
10:27 pm
Choke is no worse than glad handers like True Falcons Fan, Rick by another name, and the countless list of those who think that saying “there’s no place like Dome” happen to be…