Digi-Blog goes to Falcons camp (no Flowery Branches)
FLOWERY BRANCH — The Digi-Blog hasn’t ventured into cold weather before. But given we’re in Snowmaggedon 2011, I figured: “Why not?” And how ironic is it that the week the Falcons play the Green Bay Packers — who are used to this sort of thing — the Falcons’ practice fields are under snow?
All the Falcons’ players and coaches made it to today, but 0n Monday running back Antone Smith was a no-show. “He said he couldn’t make it out of his neighborhood,” running back Michael Turner said. “Something like he was the first one on the street and it was it was all ice. He gave some war story. So we had to fine him a little bit.”
I’m still looking for Ledbetter. He must have some war story, too.
(UPDATE: Falcons coach Mike Smith said there actually were two players who didn’t make it to Flowery Branch Monday and one Tuesday. Cornerback Dominique Franks could not make it out of his subdivision Tuesday. Also, I just spoke to Ledbetter. He said the weather has not affected his wine and cheese party.)
OK, here we go . . .
I left my little house in North Fulton — where I’m out of seed — and headed north. Way north. Why did the Falcons have to put their practice facility near Chattanooga?
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As it turns out, Arthur Blank can afford his own snowplows — and people to drive the snowplows.
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Even the flags look cold.
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I’m pretty sure this is the first time they had to use this sign.
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The evidence that there’s two practice fields over here are the two goal posts at the opposite end.
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If you’re looking for the players, they’re inside that building, straight ahead. Fake grass but no snow.
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I can verify from these footprints that at least one employee decided to sleep in the dorms. Either that or there are spies afoot.
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This is a familiar sight if you’re the Green Bay Packers.
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You’ll be happy to know that Mike Smith and his coaching staff made it.
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There’s a good chance we won’t be needing this today.
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Just for the record, if you’re ranking the toughness of AJC writers, here’s Ledbetter’s chair.
By Jeff Schultz
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falconsfan
January 11th, 2011
12:24 pm
first
Jamaaliver
January 11th, 2011
12:33 pm
Jeff, how much use does that outdoor practice field get in the cold weather anyway? Even when it’s not snowing, it seems it wouldn’t be an accurate way to simulate gameday conditions when we play at home, right?
cp8
January 11th, 2011
12:33 pm
um 2nd? GO FALCONS!!!!
Alan R.
January 11th, 2011
12:33 pm
Let’s be fair, here. That’s no snow plow.
These are snow plows: http://colledun.com/gallery/albums/TowPlow/TowPlow.sized.jpg
Just think. If we had some of these in Atlanta, many of us would actually be at work today.
nola falcon fan
January 11th, 2011
12:34 pm
great job Jeff… late word on ESPN is that the national media even favors Green Bay’s snow over Atlanta’s. Dang national media gives us no love
Hillbilly Deluxe
January 11th, 2011
12:37 pm
Why did the Falcons have to put their practice facility near Chattanooga?
Jeff, Dude, the Falcons training facility is northeast of Atlanta; Chattanooga is northwest of Atlanta.
Mark
January 11th, 2011
12:43 pm
That Would Be Perfect Practice Conditions If They Were Playing At Lambeau!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! “We Dat”
mountain_jim
January 11th, 2011
12:44 pm
Just be thankful Atlanta did not get 24 wet inches of snow and a collapsed dome roof. Could have happened.
Sonny Clusters
January 11th, 2011
12:46 pm
A Clusters wouldn’t let a little snow stop us, either, Jeff. It is good to see you out and about. Why didn’t somebody warn us about all this snow? If you see Mr Blank remind him to wear a muffler around his neck in this cold weather.
Reid Adair
January 11th, 2011
12:46 pm
Great shots, Jeff. Will you be taking over the Falconts’ beat now since D-Led didn’t bother to show up?
D. Orlando Ledbetter
January 11th, 2011
12:50 pm
Schultz = Toughness!!!!
D. Orlando Ledbetter
January 11th, 2011
12:50 pm
Yeah right!
David
January 11th, 2011
12:51 pm
Watched the Falcons/Packers from 7 weeks ago on NFL Network last night. The Packers never led in that game, and our D is better now. Not sure why the national media favors the Packers.
DawginLex
January 11th, 2011
12:53 pm
While our players get ready to face Green Bay:
The Saints are planning for next year
Vick spent an hour in the VIP room of a Philly strip club with 2 girls. They were playing cards right MV7????
Don’t blow it Falcons! Much better opportunity than 1998(which honestly was kind of a fluke).
jp
January 11th, 2011
12:53 pm
man this is craziness, why can’t the Falcons practice in the Dome? Its not that far away and they can get use to the conditions
Jeff Schultz
January 11th, 2011
12:57 pm
D-Led — Nice of you to check in.
Jeff Schultz
January 11th, 2011
12:59 pm
Jamaaliver — I’ve been out here before when they practiced in cold, but not rain.
Jeff Schultz
January 11th, 2011
12:59 pm
Alan R — OK, it’s a Home Depot Snowplow.
Jeff Schultz
January 11th, 2011
1:00 pm
Nola Falcon Fan — Yeah, Wisconsin snow is favored by 10 feet over Georgia snow.
Jeff Schultz
January 11th, 2011
1:00 pm
Hillbilly Deluxe — NE, NW … whatever.
Jeff Schultz
January 11th, 2011
1:01 pm
Sonny Clusters — It will be a very fashionable and expensive muffler, not like mine from the discount table.
Jeff Schultz
January 11th, 2011
1:01 pm
Reid — D-Led’s gonna catch some flak from the boys in the locker room when he ventures out of Chez Ledbetter.
Jeff Schultz
January 11th, 2011
1:02 pm
JP — They have an indoor facility, that’s what that one picture was of.
JSS
January 11th, 2011
1:02 pm
jp
January 11th, 2011
12:53 pm
“man this is craziness, why can’t the Falcons practice in the Dome? Its not that far away and they can get use to the conditions”
Ha ha, because they all live in N. Fulton, Gwinnett, and in Hall County! They only care about “Atlanta” 8 weekends a year… I don’t count those overpriced exhibitions…
balismith
January 11th, 2011
1:03 pm
i thought that was u on the tractor making your wayto flowerybranch…now that would have been a digistory
Jerrell Stewart
January 11th, 2011
1:08 pm
The coaches are sporting some conservative rides.
jp
January 11th, 2011
1:09 pm
if the Packers plane skids off the runway on its way into the airport and Aaron Rodgers bangs his head on the store away table, will that mean the Falcons will be favored?
cattledawg
January 11th, 2011
1:09 pm
How many falcon fans still want that outdoor stadium this weekend?
Ted M
January 11th, 2011
1:18 pm
Jeff,
Did you watch any indoor practicing? When are the Packers scheduled to arrive in Atl?
Chattanooga, indeed...
January 11th, 2011
1:19 pm
..as Hillbilly already pointed out, Jeff is quite geographically challenged – he meant Greenville, as in SC, not in TN…or did he mean Elberton instead of Choo-Choo City?
jon
January 11th, 2011
1:21 pm
Ease up on d-led lol, he’s the man! Gives GREAT Falcon coverage!
JSS
January 11th, 2011
1:22 pm
Chattanooga, indeed…
January 11th, 2011
1:19 pm
“..as Hillbilly already pointed out, Jeff is quite geographically challenged – he meant Greenville, as in SC, not in TN…or did he mean Elberton instead of Choo-Choo City?”
Toccoa Falls…
JSS
January 11th, 2011
1:28 pm
cattledawg
January 11th, 2011
1:09 pm
“How many falcon fans still want that outdoor stadium this weekend?”
Those fools will be saying that still want one! I say give what they want with Arthur’s money! And build it on that “ice bound Northside of North Fulton!”
J.K. Sockey
January 11th, 2011
1:28 pm
Schultzie, can I use these pics for my “Thrashers v. Lightnings: Bring The Winter Classic To Turner Field” presentation to the NHL?
falcons tix
January 11th, 2011
1:29 pm
speaking of tickets…anyone interested?
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Atlanta-Falcons-vs-Green-Bay-Packers-Playoff-Tickets-/170589327464?pt=US_Tickets_all_in_one&hash=item27b7ea9068
Re; snow plows quote above
January 11th, 2011
1:31 pm
“Just think. If we had some of these in Atlanta, many of us would actually be at work today.”
Just think, if we had a need for snow plows more than once a yr or two, we would be up North with all of the people who put up with this crap all winter (in o/w the crazy people)
Keith from Chatt
January 11th, 2011
1:33 pm
Hey Jeff, thanks for the Chattanooga mention. We’re pulling for the birds up here in the home of the MoonPie.
minnesotadawg
January 11th, 2011
1:33 pm
Go Falcons. We hate the Packers up here in Vikings land. By the way, we have over two feet of snow on the ground!
Wrens
January 11th, 2011
1:34 pm
It’s a peice of paper, not a sign you dope.
2011 BCS NATIONAL CHAMPS
January 11th, 2011
1:43 pm
Go Falcons!!!!!!!! My hockey team won the Stanley Cup, my college team won the national title and I wold LOVE for the Falcons to win the SB.
Willy
January 11th, 2011
1:44 pm
Only someone from Wrens would use the word “dope”…
Asheville Dawg
January 11th, 2011
1:44 pm
Looks like y’all borrowed some of our white stuff, y’all can keep it!
Packerheads
January 11th, 2011
1:46 pm
GB probably would practice in those conditions
Ed
January 11th, 2011
1:46 pm
To hear the national media tell it Aaron Rodgers is the 2nd coming of Joe Montana and the Packers have found a running game with James Starks that rivals the best rushing attacks in NFL history. The fact of the matter is that Rodgers won his 1st playoff game essentially because Mike Vick threw a pick in the endzone with 33 seconds left and Akers missed 2 field goals. Matt Ryan is just as capable of leading the Falcons to victory as Rodgers. In the first meeting on Thanksgiving weekend Rodgers was actually Green Bays leading rusher. Since that time the Falcons defense has improved and the secondary which was at time faulty has become very opportunistic in getting turnovers. I think the Falcons will beat the Packers by throwing the ball and utilizing the no huddle which Matt Ryan runs to perfection and limiting the effects of Aaron Rodgers by getting to him with pressure from the defensive line. Go Falcons!!!
Sonic Boom
January 11th, 2011
1:46 pm
cattledawg
January 11th, 2011
1:09 pm
“How many falcon fans still want that outdoor stadium this weekend?”
I’m with u on that – Dome field all the way for me.
redwave
January 11th, 2011
1:51 pm
Wrens; remember– “i” before “e” expect after “c”
PMC
January 11th, 2011
1:53 pm
From the looks of the Interstates, that may well be the only working sneaux plow in the state of Georgia.
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Ross
January 11th, 2011
2:05 pm
Jeff there is not a single word about the Falcons ANYWHERE on the net – nothing – why don’t you Atlanta media types generate some buzz? The team needs some buzz to get hyped up. Just seen on ESPN – “Bears Packers Champ Game Likely” – tell it to the odds makers, the Falcons are favored, so it’s just BS.
BlueEagle
January 11th, 2011
2:06 pm
Looks like that truck in the coaches parking in the foreground took a little bit of damage coming into work…all for the good of the team though. GO FALCONS!
chipload
January 11th, 2011
2:07 pm
Hey PMC, is that how they spell snow in Louisiana? Sneaux?
Joe Tess Fish House
January 11th, 2011
2:17 pm
How about copeing with the all the wholes on this team? Ive ben asking all session about Perrier Jerry and why is he such a bust and when will be be oficialy declaired a fist round bust. Im more ignored that a fat woamn at a Golden Coral.
Sum 1 tell me when this team will figure out the draft proces and stop picking palyers that will end up busts.
Mike
January 11th, 2011
2:18 pm
Judging by the hysteria generated by Atlanta over an inch or two of snow, Green Bay should roll all over these nancies.
southern hope
January 11th, 2011
2:19 pm
great blog & photos….thanks Jeff.
Pack fan
January 11th, 2011
2:32 pm
Peter King reports the game has been moved from Atlanta to Green Bay, and the Packers are now 20 point favorites.
elviskl
January 11th, 2011
2:37 pm
since someone brought up the subject of mike convict, is he going to be electrocuted, drowned, or beaten to death for underperforming? just asking…..
5150 P.O.A.D.
January 11th, 2011
2:38 pm
Man I really miss the old OUTDOOR Atlanta Fulton County Stadium. Where are all the OUTDOOR game lovers? I am sure you want to play OUTSIDE this Saturday night. I tell you what. All you FOOTBALL is ment to tb PLAYED OUTDOORS thinkers need to put you TVs in the front yard and sit outside to watch the Falcons Playoff game.
Rule #1. Your wife(if you have one) has to bring you your beers. Rule #2 you have to pee & poop outside in a porto potty.
Then you can tell me about how much you still want to see OUTDOOR Football in Atlanta.
Ted M
January 11th, 2011
2:39 pm
The PTI guys on ESPN practically give the Falcons no chance. Actually when they talk about the game they don’t even mention the Falcons. Its Rogers and the Packers.
Hillbilly Deluxe
January 11th, 2011
2:42 pm
Bookmakers don’t set odds by who they think is going to win. They set the odds by how the betting is going. The odds and point spread are designed to protect the bookmaker.
5150 P.O.A.D.
January 11th, 2011
2:43 pm
elviskl
As I have stated before. MV7 can come play with my Akita. Electrocution is too fast, beating could be fun, drowning only if he is in a Glass Tank so we can see it. I want him to have to get out of the pen with my dog if he wants to get a paycheck.
suwaneefalcon
January 11th, 2011
2:44 pm
Guys & Gals, if we get by on Saturday best be prepared to be the underdog the last two games and that includes against Seattle. The national media does not like us because we are not fancy enough for their liking. That’s ok, something tells me the team likes all this talk about the Packers and will use it for added fuel. I still say we have the more balanced team and will be ready for the packer blitz packages. Bring it on cheeseheads!
5150 P.O.A.D.
January 11th, 2011
2:48 pm
Hillbilly DeLux
Thanks for trying. Many on this blog have tried many times to explain the point spread and how it works to no avail. I guess you just have to lose money a fea time to really grasp the system.
I stopped betting a few years back. I finally realized it is foolish to bet on any game, sport, or event that needs a REFEREE to make a call. The Refs even screw-up calls with the Booth Review. ie the Auburn call last night when the players whole forearm was on the ground ahd he should have been DOWN. Game should have gone to OverTime.
BirdDawg24
January 11th, 2011
2:53 pm
underdogs , hounddogs, who cares its all talk.its not worth complaining about.i dont think the falcons will get an inferiority complex because espn announcers arent picking them to win. they probably could care less. if they are the professionals we think they are they will rise to the occaision, if not oh well, wont be long till the braves start playing..
JakeDSnake
January 11th, 2011
2:53 pm
We’ve already beaten those constipated cheese injestors once. We’ll do it again, Saturday. I’ll be on my couch here in Florida watching the game. I’m thinking about inviting Drew Brees and Michael Vick to come over and watch it with me since they aren’t busy this week.
rollo lawson
January 11th, 2011
2:58 pm
Listening to Adam Schein and Rich Gannon on NFL Sirius. Gannon is not only riding the Packer bandwagon, he is driving it. Schein has pretty much been in our corner all year however. If they think Starks is going to come in here and effectively run on this defense, they have another thing coming. The national media is really underestimating this team, especially our defense. Our defensive unit is 10 times as physical as the Eagles and is on par with the Bear defense. Contrary to popular belief, the Packers struggled to be Chicago 2 weeks ago (only scored 10 points). Yet, all the pundits talk like they are the 1974 Dolphins or Montana’s 49ers of the 1980s. If Turner gets rolling early and we score TOUCHDOWNS instead of field goals, I don’t see us losing. I don’t care if Rodgers passes for 400 yards.
ManDroid
January 11th, 2011
3:00 pm
Well if the cheese-packers do manage to luck up and win, I have the Saints-Seachickens game saved on the DVR forever. I’ll just watch that to get over my depression.
rollo lawson
January 11th, 2011
3:01 pm
1972 Dolphins, lol!!
Hillbilly Deluxe
January 11th, 2011
3:08 pm
5150 P.O.A.D.
I’m not a gambler by nature but if I was going to gamble, I wouldn’t bet on anything where I had no way to influence the outcome. Ball games fit that.
Southern Yankee
January 11th, 2011
3:10 pm
I am from Buckhead and I have been living up in Green Bay working for Georgia Pacific for the last seven years. I will say this about Atlanta and their fans. WE SUCK. Once you get a taste of football in Green Bay, the knowledge of the fans, the fact that they don’t have to be told to come early, cheer loudly, or buy tickets (there is a 60,000, yes thousand, person waiting list for season tickets) you will realize that we Georgians are really second rate NFL football fans. All of us that are complaining that we are getting no national love it is because we don’t deserve it. The bottom line is everyone from Goodell on down is hoping we lose so people keep following the NFL.
Politically Correct Falcon Fan
January 11th, 2011
3:15 pm
NOTICE TO FALCONS FANS: Please do not bring any signs to the game that include the words “Fudge” and “Packers” in any combination. The other team is very sensitive–especially this time of the month. Thank you
5150 P.O.A.D.
January 11th, 2011
3:17 pm
Southern Yankee
Add in all the College football in Georgia and I would say we have many more football fans than the Cheesehead state. Knowledge about ALL football of just the Packers? Southern fans know southern football from pro and college. Tailgate in the SOUTH then bring that weakazz come early crap again. The Dome is not very good for tailgating and neither is TECH or Ga. State, but GaSou, VSU, or Athens are very different stories.
Dr. Warren
January 11th, 2011
3:19 pm
Lots of SUV’s in that parking lot.
5150 P.O.A.D.
January 11th, 2011
3:22 pm
Notice to all MV7 LOVERS you can wear your MV7 jerseys or even better wear a FARVE #4 Vikings jersey.
falconfan
January 11th, 2011
3:26 pm
ya it amazes me that there are 10000 tickets available on stubhub for saturdays game. Come on people, show your falcons some love.
Billy T. Moser
January 11th, 2011
3:30 pm
Southern Yankee how can you say that I go to at least 3 or 4 games a year and the dome is always rocking. The Greenbay nosepickers do it that way to keep the money there because they are so small instead of giving the people a choice of witch game they want to go to like we get here.
CJ77
January 11th, 2011
3:36 pm
Believe it or not, the Packers are built for the speed game. If you ask their players, they would rather play in a dome this time of year than outside. The Packers have a more explosive offense, albeit not a better running game than the Falcons, and a better and more opportunistic defense. But the key here, I believe, is how Atlanta will respond after having two weeks off. The Packers will be ready from the beginning and there is no concern of being rusty. The winner of this game will represent the NFC in the Super Bowl and this is gong to be one heckuva contest. I can’t wait!
Southern Yankee
January 11th, 2011
3:37 pm
Billy T. Thanks for making my point, and get an education.
5150, If you read my post I said that we Georgians are second rate NFL fans, not football fans. I am still a Falcons fan but until you spend a season in Green Bay you will know what I mean.
As a side note, Green Bay is actually getting as much snow as Atlanta as we speak, but is is business as usual here, no delays, no closings.
Dawgman 566
January 11th, 2011
3:45 pm
I thought the coaches would have had nicer cars. I hope this weather doesn’t effect the teams preparation.
HGN
January 11th, 2011
3:47 pm
Seems like the Birds get no respect either at home or on the road……….We have the better record than GB. And playing in the Dome where we have dominated opponents and we still get NO RESPECT. Its about time for The Birds to ” RISE UP ” AND TAKE RESPECT from the arm chair prognosticators sitting in those studios………….GO FALCONS : Beat Green Bay
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
January 11th, 2011
3:54 pm
Ross
January 11th, 2011
2:05 pm
Jeff there is not a single word about the Falcons ANYWHERE on the net – nothing – why don’t you Atlanta media types generate some buzz? The team needs some buzz to get hyped up. Just seen on ESPN – “Bears Packers Champ Game Likely” – tell it to the odds makers, the Falcons are favored, so it’s just BS.
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2002-2006 The Falcons received lots of buzz.
See a trend?
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
January 11th, 2011
3:57 pm
Jeff
I’ve gotta give it to you, you do write good articles, even if we don’t see eye-to-eye on the excuses for CHOKE’s lack of playoff success.
This will be my last post without my legendary smiley face.
Durty Birdz Rule!
January 11th, 2011
4:12 pm
I have been looking online for stuff about the Falcons, too, and there isn’t much out there. I believe Gonzalez and Turner will be crucial on offense against the Packers tough linebackers and Abraham and Babineaux will have to play a lot of the game in Green Bay’s backfield to stop the run. The place we hold the real edge, I think, is special teams. Some good kick returns would really help out.
CJ77
January 11th, 2011
4:16 pm
Anything that is not “business as usual” during the playoffs spells trouble for any team. Coaches and players are such creatures of habit. Players getting stuck in snow, freezing cold temperatures, local news stations covering weather conditions more than playoff football; all reasons for concern.
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
January 11th, 2011
4:26 pm
I like men. Big hairy ones are preferred.
Gosh Southern Yankee
January 11th, 2011
4:43 pm
Southern Yankee, No closings? No delays? That is so cool. Please tell us all about how Yankees can drive in the snow and all that. Never heard that before. You are so cool.
Tom Pridemore was tough
January 11th, 2011
4:44 pm
Southern Yankee…..there isn’t much else to do in Green Bay..also, that franchise is much older than the Falcons…GB has great fans, maybe the best…your argument is weak..it’s like POAD said, folks in the south spend big bucks on Saturdays…the Falcons have great fans
Mike "CHOKE" Vick
January 11th, 2011
4:48 pm
Sorry to have to disappoint everyone but, after Saturday night’s game, I will be the only “CHOKE” on the AJC blogs. You see the other “CHOKE” has pledged that if the Falcons beat Green Bay Saturday night and thus make it to the NFC Championship game he “will leave these blogs and never be heard from again.”
I hope we will recover!
AtlantaSucks
January 11th, 2011
4:49 pm
Billy T Moser, is that why when we played you the last time their was 10-15,000 seats open? It was pretty obvious on T.V. and by my radio network who mentioned it. Don’t be so jealous of the packers. The packers are the packers (12 world championships including 3 superbowls) that is why the world championship trophy is named after Vince Lombardi; the greatest nfl coach and one of the greatest coaches in sports history. I never can understand why you play in a dome down south either, i think that’s pretty pathetic ;What you people can’t sit outside when it hits 60 degrees outside. I would also like to point out to you hillbilly rednecks that the packers have a dome facility for practicing called the Don Hutson Center. I assume that after we beat you most of you will go back to your moonshine and fried chicken??
Mike "CHOKE" Vick
January 11th, 2011
4:52 pm
Southern Yankee,
I have been to Wisconsin on business many times…great people! However, take away the beer, bratwurst, deer hunting and the Packers and there just isn’t a whole lot to do! Thus, if I lived there, I’d be # 60,001 on the STH waiting list!
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juice sourcer
January 11th, 2011
4:55 pm
Great pictures especially the last one…what a woos.
Hey now
January 11th, 2011
4:57 pm
That’s not nice, Mr. Atlanta Sucks. I will remind you that the last time we played, you lost.
“I never can understand why you play in a dome”. I imagine there is lot you don’t understand.
P.S.
January 11th, 2011
4:58 pm
Don’t knock moonshine and fried chicken.
CJ77
January 11th, 2011
5:01 pm
LOL P.S.
That’s funny
Falcons 12th man
January 11th, 2011
5:04 pm
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Falcons 12th man
January 11th, 2011
5:09 pm
I wonder if we are too rested with this lazy!! Ice storm I hope not Go Falcons!!!!
Pete
January 11th, 2011
5:14 pm
Yawn……………………………………….
AtlantaSucks
January 11th, 2011
5:20 pm
P.S. i’m not knocking fried chicken and watermelon ( excuse me fried chicken and moonshine) just giving you a little taste of what we get from people across the country about our state. cheesepickers, cheeseheads, ect. but at least we are known for something. Exactly what is atlanta and Georgia known for? Cotton fields? You don’t manufacture anything which we know all about here in the midwest. Strip joints? Humidity?
Hey now, i just think it’s stupid for any southern sporting team to play indoors. We in Wisconsin wish it was 50 degrees in january and february. To me football is meant to be played outdoors not indoors.
Samuel Clemens
January 11th, 2011
5:22 pm
@Atlanta Sucks….
ever heard of a thing called Coca Cola?
Wha wuh?
January 11th, 2011
5:27 pm
saturday atlanta will be known for beating green bay twice this season.
GreenBayisOK
January 11th, 2011
5:29 pm
“Exactly what is atlanta and Georgia known for? Cotton fields?”
I think you need to get out more.
Falcons 12th man
January 11th, 2011
5:31 pm
They never talk about us everybody expects us to lose green bay got a running game for one game and there the most dangerous team in the NFC yeah right we gon rise up!!! And destroy them Go Falcons. Were going to show the world whos the number 1seed is.
inkspot
January 11th, 2011
5:33 pm
The Civil Rights movement?
CNN?
Julia Roberts?
clay
January 11th, 2011
5:36 pm
See I knew that this was going to happen if we played green bay. You wouldnt hear a word about the falcons and there season, nothing about ryan, turner, white, or gonzales. Its BS man I can stand this. You know its going to be the samething if we beat GB and CHI wins. They will be all over the bears and how we wont be able to score on there D.
5150 P.O.A.D.
January 11th, 2011
5:48 pm
Atlaanta Sucks
I know you love it to be cold as it can get in the winter. That way you can justifly curling up to a big fat woman to stay warm. I have to admit that I can’t understand why women are FAT in the south. I understand the DIET thing, but damn if they just walked to the mailbox in Georgia heat they should never be as FAT as so Southern women get. I don’t curl up to no FAT women and for sure never from May 1st to Oct 1st. Them GREEN BAY women do swallow the Bratwurst real good. Now exactally do you guys go Ice Fishing? LOL(wink wink)
clay
January 11th, 2011
5:52 pm
Wow. Shocker. Dilfer has picked a GB vs CHI NFC Championship on the espn NFL home page. He is such a Douche. Why does he hate the Falcons so much?
5150 P.O.A.D.
January 11th, 2011
5:55 pm
Ink Spot
Julia Roberts? please you can do so much better.
Georgia TECH
Bobby Jones
Jimmy Carter for the peace prize
The Beauty of Savannah and Tybee alone
John Portman
MLK Jr
R.E.M (UGA and Athens)
The HUGE music industry in the south
KATRINA refugees
CHICK-Fil-A
eman
January 11th, 2011
6:05 pm
I am calling out ALL ATLANTA FALCONS FANS!!!!! LETS MAKE THIS GAME THE LOUDEST GAME IN THE DOME EVER!!! RISE UP EVERYONE AND WE WILL WIN THIS GAME!!!!
scottbravesfan
January 11th, 2011
6:23 pm
Atlantasucks,
Yeah Atlanta is home to the civil rights movement, it was kind of important you should look it up. Also the city hosted a little sports gathering called the Olympics. Again it’s kind of important. Also Atlanta is home to the most recognizable brand in all of business, Coca Cola. Seriously, Coke is the most recognized brand name in the world. And the baseball team we have in town is pretty popular nationally as well.
JSS
January 11th, 2011
6:30 pm
scottbravesfan
January 11th, 2011
6:23 pm
“Also the city hosted a little sports gathering called the Olympics. Again it’s kind of important.”
You do realize the IOC and Olympic historians uses us as the poster child for how to not host a Games? Sorry to say it, but that is the case. It has tainted every American bid since…
ijonathan
January 11th, 2011
6:34 pm
@JSS…and your point about the olympics is what, exactly?
A sub-par Olympics in Atlanta is 10 times more important than anything eminating from GREEN BAY.
Chyna Doll
January 11th, 2011
6:47 pm
Hey Sucks,
We have a dome so we won’t have to play in the one hundred and five degree heat, you moron.
JSS
January 11th, 2011
6:47 pm
ijonathan
January 11th, 2011
6:34 pm
“@JSS…and your point about the olympics is what, exactly? A sub-par Olympics in Atlanta is 10 times more important than anything eminating from GREEN BAY.”
Comparing the regional accomplishments of a city that has been the largest central place in the South for nearly 95 years to one that only has the population of Columbus, GA is what people who have a chip on their shoulder do… People in the whole of Georgia have to get over this…
And as much as I love and defend Atlanta and Georgia, our excrement stinks like everyone else… The Olympics was just that, a hot steaming mess! What good is there to be giving the great opportunity and so clumsily flounder it away?
ijonathan
January 11th, 2011
6:55 pm
@JSS, glad to see you are “above the fray”, you know, neutral observer and all.
This whole line of discussion was started by some Packers lunatic (or someone posing as one) asking about what Atlanta was known for, or something like that. If an annoying 98 pound weakling wants to start a fight with a 300 pound street fighter, it is well within said street fighters rights to administer a righteous beatdown.
JSS
January 11th, 2011
7:07 pm
You guys do this with everybody, somebody said something mean about us! Get over it! Let him talk! Atlanta is what it is… The same people who come on here and jump on outsiders talk about the residents of Atlanta and its institutions like subhumans and third world oligarchies… With supporters like that, who really needs enemies?
ijonathan
January 11th, 2011
7:30 pm
More pseudo-intellectual windbaggery from JSS. Par for the course. ‘night.
JSS
January 11th, 2011
8:01 pm
“Windbaggery?” Call Websters, Sarah’s made up another word!
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
January 11th, 2011
8:33 pm
“FROM DOORMATS TO CHAMPIONSHIP GAME”
Vick could be better next year
(AP) – 3 hours ago
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Here’s a scary thought for Michael Vick’s opponents: He could play even better next year.
Vick had the best season of his career and led the Philadelphia Eagles to an NFC East title without the benefit of practicing as the starting quarterback until Week 2 of the season.
There’s no telling how well he would’ve played had he spent the entire offseason, all the organized team activities, minicamps and training camp preparing with the rest of the first-team offense and working with coach Andy Reid and offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg.
“I think going through a whole training camp and just being here, being with Andy, he knows a lot of things that I need to work on, that’ll make me a lot better as a quarterback,” Vick said. “It’ll pay huge dividends for me, so I’ll be excited about that. I’ll follow the same routine I had last year, keep the same attitude and the same work ethic.”
Vick began the season as the backup to Kevin Kolb. He got his chance when Kolb sustained a concussion in the opener, and forced Reid to make him the permanent starter with one dynamic performance after another.
Vick was selected to start the Pro Bowl, his fourth trip to Hawaii in eight seasons. He set career highs in yards passing (3,018), touchdowns passing (21), touchdowns rushing (9), completion percentage (62.6) and passer rating (100.2). The Eagles (10-7) were 8-3 in games he started and finished.
But his last pass will haunt him for a while.
Vick threw an interception in the end zone with 33 seconds left to seal Philadelphia’s 21-16 loss to Green Bay in a wild-card game Sunday.
“I try to do everything I can to possibly protect the ball, keep the ball away from the opposing team and make positive plays, and I failed to do that in that situation,” Vick said. “It’s something that I’ll have to really work on in the offseason, so I’ve just got to deal with it on a personal level.”
The 30-year-old Vick has overcome plenty of adversity in his life. He went from a megastar with the Atlanta Falcons to bankrupt and reviled. Vick missed two seasons because he served 18 months in federal prison for his role in a dogfighting operation. He returned to the league when the Eagles gave him a chance last year and worked his way up from a situational role to an MVP candidate.
His remarkable comeback story won’t be complete unless he one day hoists the Lombardi Trophy.
“It was a great season, but the ultimate goal is winning the Super Bowl,” Vick said. “It was a great season, but that’s not enough.”
For all his success in Atlanta — Vick went to three Pro Bowls in six years and took the Falcons from doormat to the NFC championship game — he wasn’t a complete player until coming here.
Vick learned from Reid, Mornhinweg and quarterbacks coach James Urban to become a patient passer in the pocket. He still ran around and used his sensational scrambling skills to make big plays, but was more disciplined and usually looked to pass first.
“Now I know how to play the game,” he said. “I’ve been taught how to play the game, how to go through my progressions, how to be patient, how to stay balanced, how to stay down when I throw. Discipline. That’s something I’ve been taught, it’s something that I’m going to continue to improve on and it can’t be taken away from me. I’m only going to get better.”
Vick doesn’t have a contract for next season, and he would be a hot free agent on the market if the NFL labor situation allows. It’s highly unlikely the Eagles will let him go anywhere. Vick wants to return and Reid already said he wants him — and Kolb — back.
The Eagles have an impressive core of young players surrounding Vick on offense, and the team set a franchise record for points with 439. If the line improves and gives Vick more protection, he could do more damage next year.
“The sky’s the limit, and I know that,” Vick said. “I just know how hard I’ve got to work. I know what I can accomplish. I know things that I didn’t do so well this year that I’m going to practice this entire offseason on. So, I’m very thankful for the opportunity. I’m very thankful to be here.”
Vick has said all the right things since his return, and he’s handled his success much better than he did as a youngster with the Falcons. He’s open to criticism, and understands the magnitude of being the quarterback on a championship-caliber team.
“That’s the nature of the position,” he said. “Everything’s going to be thrown on your shoulders as a quarterback. I accept it, I respect it. That’s a responsibility that you take on, when you get up under the center. Like I say, I’m built to play the position and deal with everything that comes along with it, and I’ll never shy away from it. I’ll continue to do what I’ve done on the field: that’s always stay aggressive. And I’ll always accept the task.”
Once "Recent" Reader
January 11th, 2011
8:33 pm
For your entertainment, looks like Seahawks / Saints Replay is on NFL Channel.
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
January 11th, 2011
8:35 pm
“For all his success in Atlanta — Vick went to three Pro Bowls in six years and took the Falcons from doormat to the NFC championship game — he wasn’t a complete player until coming here.”
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Did I read that correctly? “From DOORMATS”?
5150 P.O.A.D.
January 11th, 2011
8:43 pm
The 96 games SUCKED so much 100’s of businesses and 1000’s of people moved to Metro Atlanta and the surrounding counties. Man I just hate how bad the 96 games were.
Atlanta AKA Terminus is a HUGE WORLD and National HUB. Atlanta is/was the Railroad Terminus for ALL I Say I say ALL materials from the south to the north and then the products from the north came back through ATL. Now the letters ATL spell Worldwide Air Travel from Hartsfield INT(International) Airport.
Please tell me what does Green Bay have? What is Green Bay known for? Why would some person in Europe know the letters GB before thay know ATL? Please sell me on green bay. The ATL has girls in mini skirts and bikinis as many months as GB has girls in snow suits.
The JUDGE says??????
The ATL WINS this debate.
Durty Birdz Rule!
January 11th, 2011
9:56 pm
@Choke . . . I am glad Vick is playing well in Philadelphia, but this Falcons team has a great quarterback who understands a great coach’s playbook. He isn’t missed by the fan base here because he embarassed the franchise. What really matters is this Falcons TEAM is playing a home playoff game. Matt Ryan won’t have to scramble to be successful due to an outstanding offensive line and a great running game.
AtlantaSucks
January 11th, 2011
10:07 pm
Ha, Ha, i am so happy i got under your hillbilly skin, i didn’t realize how sensitive you people really are. Is that the best you hicks can come up with, Julia roberts, civil rights. I did forget you do have the coke down their, but that’s about it to me. I am sorry but CNN i don’t consider part of your atlanta lore. The olympics, give me a break. I know one thing, every time i have to stop in atlanta to go to florida, the airport and your weather suck. And for the idiot named “Chyna Doll” to say you don’t play outside because of the heat, that’s a real piss poor excuse. The northern teams play in snow and freezing temperatures, so your stupid point has been shot down.
AtlantaSucks
January 11th, 2011
10:10 pm
All the pack have to do is stop your running back, and we will prevail. Matt ryan is a stiff and doesn’t impress me even though he doesn’t make mistakes. So sorry, but your defensive line and corners are not good enough to get to rodgers. The packers will win this game, 24-14.
AtlantaSucks
January 11th, 2011
10:31 pm
5150, Jimmy Carter, Georgia Tech also. If i was from atlanta i would be pretty embarrassed to be known as the home of the worst president in the history of the united states. Do a little research on the energy crisis, and the iranian hostage situation. The man is a complete bafoon. Georgia Tech, give me a break. We in the north do not consider the higher educational institutions down south to be much at all.
AtlantaSucks
January 11th, 2011
10:37 pm
I know one thing atlanta is known for: SLAVERY, LOL.
Once "Recent" Reader
January 11th, 2011
10:46 pm
AtlantaSucks . . . .I normally don’t do the Spelling Blog Police thing . . . .but if you are going to call one of our US Presidents a “buffoon” . . . .you definitely should know how to smell the word. I would have let it slide as a typo . ..as I have many . . . .but the “A” key is no where near the “U” key . . . and unless your keypad is sticking . ..two “F”s not one. Again, hate being Spell Check guy . . ..but that is an important word to mess-up if you are using it against another.
Once "Recent" Reader
January 11th, 2011
10:47 pm
Oops . . there I go. “Spell” not “Smell” the word. But then again . . ..I wasn’t calling anyone a buffoon :0
AtlantaSucks
January 11th, 2011
11:02 pm
I’m Sorry once, I didn’t bother to look up the word in the dictionary.
Once "Recent" Reader
January 11th, 2011
11:28 pm
AtlantaS . . .. .Actually I kind of feel silly for doing the spelling thing . . . . ..but you did call a President a buffoon . . . and I do believe that High Office is deserving of appropriately spelled critiques
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
January 12th, 2011
12:10 am
AtlantaSucks
January 11th, 2011
10:07 pm
Ha, Ha, i am so happy i got under your hillbilly skin, i didn’t realize how sensitive you people really are. Is that the best you hicks can come up with, Julia roberts, civil rights.
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Stop it man, you are cracking me up…………. ROFL
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
January 12th, 2011
12:13 am
AtlantaSucks
January 11th, 2011
10:10 pm
All the pack have to do is stop your running back, and we will prevail. Matt ryan is a stiff and doesn’t impress me
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Dang – Even in Green Bay they know he sucks
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
January 12th, 2011
12:16 am
Once “Recent” Reader
January 11th, 2011
11:28 pm
AtlantaS . . .. .Actually I kind of feel silly for doing the spelling thing . . . . ..but you did call a President a buffoon . . . and I do believe that High Office is deserving of appropriately spelled critiques
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Yet you could not spell “spell”
Once "Recent" Reader
January 12th, 2011
10:19 am
Hah . . .I know Choke
I smelt foolish after. I mean felt 
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
January 12th, 2011
7:26 pm
“YET ANOTHER AWARD FOR MR. NFL”
Vick named Comeback Player of Year by TSN
Michael Vick’s 100.2 passer rating was second in team history to Donovan McNabb’s 104.7 mark in 2004. (AP)
Philadelphia Eagles: 10 Reasons Why They Need to Re-Sign Michael Vick
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Oh, Brother: Who’s Gonna Be Philly’s QB, Vick or Kolb?
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Philadelphia Eagles Wild-Card Reaction: How Andy Reid Denied Them of a Dynasty
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Philadelphia Eagles Fans Get an Unpleaseant Dose of Reality
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Posted: 5:25 p.m.
By Reuben Frank
CSNPhilly.com
Michael Vick has been named the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year by The Sporting News, receiving 431 of a possible 591 votes in balloting of NFL players, coaches and executives.
Vick, who missed the 2007 and 2008 seasons while incarcerated on federal dogfighting charges, led the Eagles to the NFC East title in his first year as a starter since 2006.
Vick completed a career-high 63 percent of his passes with 21 touchdown passes, six interceptions, nine rushing TDs and a passer rating of 100.2 — second-best in franchise history behind Donovan McNabb’s 104.7 mark in 2004.
Matt "CHOKE" Ryan
January 13th, 2011
12:08 am
“LIKE I SAID – GAME MANAGER”
Atlanta’s playoff run depends on Turner
January, 12, 2011 Jan 1211:13AM ET
By Pat Yasinskas
When the Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay Packers meet in the Georgia Dome on Saturday night, the most important man in the building might be Falcons running back Michael Turner.
Take a look at his numbers through his history with Atlanta and they usually are a pretty good gauge of how the Falcons are going to fare. Turner has been virtually Atlanta’s entire running game since his arrival in 2008, and the Falcons are 19-2 in games where they’ve had a 100-yard rusher in that span.
Michael Turner rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown in Atlanta’s Week 12 meeting with Green Bay.If you want something more recent and even more directly relevant, just look back to the Week 12 meeting between the Falcons and Packers. Turner carried 23 times for 110 yards and a touchdown in that game and the Falcons won 20-17.
There is a lesson to be taken from that.
“That we can be successful against them,’’ Turner said. “The game’s probably going [to be] tougher next time we play against them. They’re probably going to adjust and do some things differently. We expect that. We just have to be on our toes and be ready for whatever they bring.’’
The formula is very simple: When the Falcons are able to run the ball, they have success. But there are a couple of things that could complicate that and the Packers know it. In Atlanta’s three losses this season, Turner didn’t top the 50-yard rushing mark
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