Michael Boley Arrested

by Dave the Falconer on May 4, 2008 11:19 PM EDT in Falcons News Comment 6 comments

String of curse words. Lament. Praise of player's on the field exploits. Condemnation of conduct off it. Another string of curse words. Bam! Instant post.

This is what I've been reduced to. Michael Boley is my favorite Falcon, a monster on the field and a guy who has been noted as a pretty good dude off of it. I simply cannot believe that the franchise's biggest defensive star and potential future building block has been arrested and charged with battery. I've got little cartoon birds flying around my head right now. I'm stunned.

As we all know, an arrest is not an indication of guilt. There's nothing to say that Boley isn't totally innocent, but it is a major public relations blow for an owner and franchise that tries way too hard to pull together a happy face. The dude's also angling for a long term contract that's richly deserved for his play, and this probably isn't going to help it get done. The new squeaky clean Falcons aren't likely to smile on a franchise defensive player who gets rung up for a battery charge, even if his guilt won't be established for months to come. The worst part is that this team needs Boley, who is a lineman gobbling were-goblin who helps make up for what promises to be an average at best defensive line.

The best I can say right now is hang tough, fellow Falcons fans. For my part, I gotta say that I'm tired of being disappointed like this.

UPDATE (11:36 a.m.): According to this AJC story, Boley allegedly "got physical" with his wife during an argument. Though we know kind of what he was arrested for, we are no closer to knowing what the hell that means.

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WTF

Man, i just don’t know what to think about this. All signs that I saw pointed to the fact that he is a pretty upright dude overall especially given his involvement in the fight against autism. I am holding off judgment till I hear the details but I echo Dave’s sentiment. It’s extremely disappointing and obviously there will be a price to pay from the league.

In a way, each of us has an El Guapo to face.

by runningback on May 5, 2008 1:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

This can't be good

According to the AJC’s update, Boley had been drinking and got pretty physical, repeatedly, with his wife.

That kind of poor judgment has got to affect the negotiations for his contract extension; his current contract ends this year.

Seems like he’s a pretty good person, then he pulls this sh*t. He’ll doubtless be on a short leash going forward.

by tom slick on May 5, 2008 5:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Unbelieveable. Un freaking believeable.

I swear, it’s times like these that just try a Falcon fan’s patience. I mean, not great vibes coming from the draft, but hell, it was positive momentum, as the coaches and front office sounded like they got who they wanted. And what happens? Boley turns around and beats his wife. Why is it that our good players seem to always turn out to be horrible people who’s sole goal in life is the cripple the franchise (I may be embellishing in the face of even more bad news)?

by blackertai on May 5, 2008 11:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Slight embellishment

But it’s so frustrating that I hardly blame you. The best we can hope for is that this incident was nearly as serious as it sounded. I’m crossing my fingers for all parties involved.

Football is not a contact sport. It's a collision sport. Dancing is a good example of a contact sport. ~Duffy Daugherty

by Dave the Falconer on May 5, 2008 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

not Boley

I agree with BLACKERTAI, in that it seems our best players are the ones hurting this team with their personel conduct. It would hurt, even if it was a third or fourth stringer, (do they have those anymore?) but when a terrific player like Boley is accused of battery, the hurt goes deeper. He’s innocent until proven guilty, and I sure hope he isn’t guilty.

by henryinga on May 6, 2008 10:43 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Negatives Already

This is one helluva way to make a No.1 Draft Choice look forward to going to camp. This is not Boley!!!!!!!Hopefully Gwinnetts finest will dig into this and lighten the load a little.

by Intimidator on May 8, 2008 9:37 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs