Nominate the Greatest Falcons OL of All Time

by Adam Schultz on Jul 6, 2009 8:00 AM EDT

Hope everyone's Independence Day went swimmingly. I was unable to avoid the sun's evil rays but still enjoyed the vacation time with the fiancee. I did have to put up with Boom Boom Pow over and over, as every radio station seemed locked in an endless repeating loop of the song. For a guy whose music collection is 98% death metal, it was a tough pill to swallow. I am now back home, getting ready to soak in the atmosphere of yet another wonderful Behemoth album. Happy times ahead.

Now, on to business. As you may well expect, it's time to nominate some more players for the Falcoholic's All Time Falcons Team. This week, we'll be focusing on the OL. Since offensive lines generally comprise five positions, our poll will likely be split (as with our running backs). There may even be a vote a day until Saturday, when I plan to post the encompassing results.

This will be a hard nomination period for me as I'm still delving into our team's past. In fact, my own list is really (sorta-kinda) short. Making this process even harder is the near-complete unavailability of offensive lineman stats. If anyone finds some, let me know.

Rules:

Players must have spent five years as a Falcon
Harvey Dahl, though me may chew off my typing fingers for saying it, is not eligible.

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Jeff Van Note
Mike Kenn

Life is a garden. Dig it!

by Hardcore Falcon on Jul 6, 2009 8:45 AM EDT reply actions

bill fralic

i remember his appearance at wrestlemania ha

the great white dope...

by Sik Boy on Jul 6, 2009 8:59 AM EDT reply actions

Jamie Dukes

And his bald head looks great on TV. That’s bonus points!

I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out, I only lock every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three.

Elayne Boosler

by NaGaNole on Jul 6, 2009 9:59 AM EDT reply actions

somebody had to go there

know what you believe in and why you believe in it

by MentallyMIA on Jul 6, 2009 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions

Dood, he's a Nole. Of couse I had to go there...

I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out, I only lock every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three.

Elayne Boosler

by NaGaNole on Jul 6, 2009 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Todd Weiner

by Dave Choate on Jul 6, 2009 11:27 AM EDT reply actions

Gotta love Weiner

He certainly played like a real warrior on knees that had seen some miles last season.

Although I think no lineman under the Vick era will get the recognition they deserve.

Maybe there is no Heaven. Or maybe this is all pure gibberish — a product of the demented imagination of a lazy drunken hillbilly with a heart full of hate who has found a way to live out where the real winds blow — to sleep late, have fun, get wild, drink whisky, and drive fast on empty streets with nothing in mind except falling in love and not getting arrested...Res ipsa loquitur. Let the good times roll.

by iRonin on Jul 7, 2009 9:44 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

McClure and Whitfield (sp?)

Reporter: How will you address all of the dropped passes?

Mike Smith: I don’t think that we were as sharp as we have been catching the football. It’s something that is very fixable. It’s VERY fixable.

by FrankyWren on Jul 6, 2009 12:10 PM EDT reply actions

Mike Kenn, Todd McClure, Todd Weiner, Jeff Van Note

Zombie Robot will be announcing the candidates for C tomorrow.

You have opinions. Share them.

by Adam Schultz on Jul 6, 2009 12:22 PM EDT reply actions

Most hyped out of high school Bill Fralic
I still wish we had traded Bob Whitfield and kept Lincoln Kennedy.

When are we going to talk about the best players that got away? Bret Favre leads that list.

by Jon Cushman on Jul 6, 2009 12:55 PM EDT reply actions

wow we have had some great ol over the years

by mistab50 on Jul 6, 2009 2:04 PM EDT reply actions

Van Note, Kenn

Are the first names I think of when I think Falcons OL. We have to give Bob Whitfield some love as well. He had a really good run for a bit. Super nice guy of the field as well and I am lucky to call him an acquaintance.

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

by runningback on Jul 6, 2009 5:06 PM EDT reply actions

Well,

I’ve got a few more that I don’t see listed yet:

RC Thielemann (RG, some LG): 3 Pro Bowls, 1 First Team All-Pro
George Kunz (RT): 5 Pro Bowls
Chris Hinton (RT, some RG): 1 Pro Bowl, 1 First Team All-Pro, but he was only in ATL for 4 years…

by orang3b on Jul 6, 2009 5:37 PM EDT reply actions