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Atlanta Falcons Injuries

Questionable

Player Injury Type Injury Date
Jamaal Anderson ankle 12/29/2008
Lawyer Milloy back 12/29/2008

Out (IR / Out / Suspended / Physically unvailable)

Player Injury Type Injury Date
Antoine Harris groin 12/09/2008
David Irons knee 12/16/2008
Pat McCoy knee 08/30/2008
Von Hutchins foot 07/29/2008
Ben Hartsock other-excused 11/26/2008
Thomas Brown groin 08/30/2008
Robert James head 08/05/2008

An Atlanta Falcon Discussion: Projecting Tony Gonzalez

"That's right," Tony Gonzalez said. "I'm going to catch 40,000 passes next year." (AP Photo/John Amis)

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"That's right," Tony Gonzalez said. "I'm going to catch 40,000 passes next year." (AP Photo/John Amis)

Yeah, we're back to the biggest free agent acquisition of the off-season. You wanna fight about it?

You're probably familiar with the format by now, but for some of our newer readers and people who might comment on this story for the first time ever--don't be shy, folks!--this is basically a projection thread. You'll be figuring out how many catches Tony Gonzalez is going to get in the year ahead at tight end, how many touchdowns, yards per catch, yards after the catch, yards after the end of the world, and so forth. We'll be looking for some kind of general consensus about the type of player he'll be and his impact on the 2009 Atlanta Falcons, so this one relies heavily on all of you weighing in.

Get it going, ladies and gentlemen.

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Crumpler Smacks the Competition

Jim Mitchell and Junior Miller didn't have a chance. Alge Crumpler's pimp hand is way too strong. He took 79% (201of 252 votes!) of your support and never once looked back at the broken, beaten bodies left in his wake. Alge Crumpler is your Greatest Falcons TE of All Time. Just watch out for that slap move of his. It took out Mitchell and Miller in one hit.
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How strong is Alge Crumpler's pimp hand?

  55 votes | Results

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Fantasy Football Leagues Part 1 - Is it for you?

 

Since it’s never too early to discuss the coming NFL season, I thought it could never be too early to discuss something else involving professional football, that being fantasy football leagues.  This will be a two part discussion with the first intended for the uninitiated or new participants to fantasy sports, in general terms, and the second going into further detail with regards to fantasy football specifically.

 

This post will cover the five W’s of who should play, what type they should play, when they should play, where they should go to get started, why they should spend even more time in front of a computer for a silly game.  So jump on in Alice, I’ve got a wonderful fantasy world for you to explore!

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A Falcons 1st Round Draft Pick Retrospective (Part 3)

It's Thursday already? Man, the week is just flying by. Seems like only yesterday I was posting the TE nomination thread. Ah well, on to the next five first round draft picks. This next bunch features three out of five decent players which is batting above .500 (a fantastic Falcons feat considering their past blunders). Hurdle the jump to meet 'em.

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Vote for Greatest Falcons TE of All Time

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Here are your candidates for the All Time Falcons TE race...all three of them. Not much to choose from but the crop we have is good. They're pretty evenly matched in most categories, save Pro Bowl appearances. As always, click the players' names for their Pro-Football-Reference.com stat sheets and bios. Results on Friday.

  • Alge Crumpler (7 years): REC - 316, YDs - 4212, TDs - 38, YPR - 13.3, RYPG - 39.8, AWDs - 4 Pro Bowls (in a row, 03-06)
  • Junior Miller (4 years): REC - 114, YDs - 1328, TDs - 13, YPR - 11.6, RYPG - 23.7, AWDs - 2 Pro Bowls (in a row, 80-81)
  • Jim Mitchell (11 years): REC - 305, YDs - 4358, TDs - 28, YPR - 14.3, RYPG - 28.1, AWDs - 2 Pro Bowls (69 as rookie, 72)
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Who is the greatest Falcons TE of all time?
Alge Crumpler
201 votes
Junior Miller
5 votes
Jim Mitchell
46 votes

252 votes | Poll has closed

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Antoine Harris And The Grand Opening Of Injury Season

Minor surgical procedure, my foot. This is a harbinger of doom!

Antoine Harris is a special teams ace who offers little on defense, and he just had surgery. He'll be out until training camp, which wouldn't be such a big deal if he wasn't the first domino in a seemingly endless line of falling Falcons. Terror grips me!

Now that I've either frightened or confused you, let me make my point clear. Injuries in the NFL are extremely bad news for any number of teams, and the Falcons have lost some reliable performers in recent years. As a Falcons fan, I've learned to tolerate a great deal of shaz that would bring a lesser man to his knees, but injuries absolutely kill me every time. Look at poor Trey Lewis, who might be competing for a starting job this year if fate hadn't taken a hammer to him. By mentioning my overwhelming fear, I'm hoping to work some kind of reverse jinx.

The question for all of y'all (keeping y'all in health) is who among guys who missed significant time due to injury last year will emerge and wreak havoc upon an unsuspecting league? Will it be Lewis, well-known dinosaur and offensive lineman Sam Baker, or someone else entirely? Click and clack your way to discussion-based victory.

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Happy 43rd Birthday, Atlanta Falcons

 

This day, forty-three years ago, Rankin Smith's NFL franchise was born in the wonderful city of Atlanta. While Smith may have had a hard time naming it and the team's first few draft picks may have been a little questionable, we all hold this franchise in an esteem unmatched by many other fandoms. Some may call us a little crazy for sticking with such a "lowly" franchise, but we all know they're just jealous that we have Tommy Nobis on our board of directors.

Let's celebrate this momentous occasion by raising a glass of Falcohol and recalling some of our favorite Falcons memories.

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Rare collectible: 1998 era Atlanta Falcons Russian Nesting Doll (aka Matyroshka). It's hand painted and imported straight from the motherland for only $20.00.

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