Saturday Six Pack 7/10/10: The Grady Jackson News Week Edition
by Jason Kirk on Jul 10, 2010 6:00 AM EDT
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1. Cox: Let's be frank like Nathan's. The most exciting Falcons-related article to emerge this week from the entire internet was an interview with Flowery Branch's groundskeeper. No, seriously: it's a fantastic piece and you'll be glad you've read it.
2. Gridiron Gab: The 2010 All-NFC South Team. Soulja Boy over Tony Gonzalez? Some guy with 2.5 career sacks over John Abraham? Whatever, man.
3. Canal Street Chronicles: The All-Time Worst Saints Offense and Defense. When Aaron Brooks is riding pine, you know your All-Time Worst team is stacked.
4. 82 Sluggo Win: A bizarre and winding essay on fanhood. There's a whole lot more to write about this thing, but it's really amazing and strange and you should just read it for yourself.
5. Fifth Down: The Gray Lady eyeballs the 2010 Falcons, and she likes what she sees. We're sure as shooting not gonna link to every team season preview thing that mentions Atlanta, but the Times' football blog does a pretty good job here of evaluating our offense and overall aura. Nitpicks: William Moore isn't going to take Thomas DeCoud's starting job, ever. Kroy Biermann could certainly get ten sacks in a single season; he had five in 499 snaps last year (compare to Mario Williams' 10 in 952 snaps, good for 16th in the league). And Jonathan Babineaux is an A.
6. Football Guys: Did you know Michael Turner actually didn't lose a step last year?
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Gridiron Gab
They have Thomas Davis as part of the 2010 All-NFC South team… isn’t he injured again and out for the year?
I believe they call that kind of roster move "unconventional."
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First Link...
I have way more respect for groundskeepers after reading that. He’s definitely gotten the science of it all. Good grief.
After reading this...
http://www.nflgridirongab.com/2010/07/09/nfc-power-rankings/
I’ll be linking to this Gridiron Gab site every time our laughter meter is running low. Sub-Bleacher Report. If the Falcons finish the year worse than the Bucs, Bears, Lions, Redskins, and 49ers, I will crap in my hat and invite boll weevils to nest in my PJs.
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I just Googled "boll weevils," to see what I've gotten myself into, and wow.
Don’t let me down, Falcons.
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Don't let them get the taste of human flesh!
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by Dave Choate on Jul 10, 2010 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Idiots......
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by Ball Hawk on Jul 10, 2010 11:38 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
How could they possibly come to that conclusion?
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by Ball Hawk on Jul 10, 2010 11:39 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
HAHA
look at it this way, we had more injured starters than any other team in the league last year, played 4 teams off a bye, and had ours in week 4. after all this, we still finished 9-7 and haven’t lost ANY key players..this guy says 5-6 wins, what an idiot.
Well we did lose Chris Houston..
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by Ball Hawk on Jul 10, 2010 4:42 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I read the 5th link yesterday
And couldn’t believe what they said.
“Jonathan Babineaux has the initial quickness to get penetration, but if we were to give players a letter grade for overall performance, he’d still never earn higher than a B.” -he’s one of the most underrated players in the NFC South.
“Athletic backups Lawrence Sidbury and Kroy Biermann both offer quickness off the edges and can replace Anderson on third down, but now we’re talking about dipping into the third string.” – how is Kroy Biermann third string?
“Assuming he can stay healthy, second-year pro William Moore should eventually unseat Thomas DeCoud at free safety. Moore is a feisty hitter. DeCoud is athletic but average in coverage (mainly from a mental standpoint). Strong safety Erik Coleman is one of the best open-field tacklers in the game.” – So Thomas DeCoud is awful, but Eric Coleman is one of the greats? Looks like the writer also works for Madden.
We know the truth.
These people don’t really do their homework. Collin cowheard picks us to take it all.
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by Ball Hawk on Jul 10, 2010 5:38 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Obviously he does his homework.
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by Ball Hawk on Jul 10, 2010 5:40 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
The 2010 All NFC-South Team
Features Greg Hardy. Who played pretty well for a college team last year. Who was taken in the 6th round. Who will apparently be better than Abe, Kroy, and any other end for that matter?
I learned a long time ago that pundits don't have any idea what they're talking about
Aside from those who are either paid to follow a team closely or do so as fans, there are very few people who know the ins and outs of each team in the league. The demand for these kind of previews never lets up, though, and here we are.
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by Dave Choate on Jul 11, 2010 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions
in the article
it says that if moore is healthy the he’ll be replacing decoud. is that the case?????because i still think erick coleman is bad and thats who i wanna see moore replace
by DEMBIRDZCUZ! on Jul 11, 2010 1:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, no way
Moore’s a SS by nature. Doesn’t really have the coverage skills to be an effective FS, at least at this stage of his career.
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Sorry to disappoint everyone
but “C4” isn’t very mobile, it just explodes in people’s faces and makes them sad. Sounds like an SS to me. :)
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Gonzalez vs. Winslow:
After years of getting squashed by an old man, Fast And Furious finally earns 1 YPG more than Gonzalez. To Canton!
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I liked what the fifth down article said about JA98 - it made me LOL
Most people get divorced more often than Anderson reaches the quarterback (2.5 sacks in three years).
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