The Scale of Falconliness, Cornerbacks Week: Ken Reaves

by Jason Kirk on Aug 31, 2010 1:00 PM EDT in The Scale of Falconliness

Who's the ultimate Falcon? And who's the ultimate anti-Falcon? That's what we're going to find out with our summer project: the Scale of Falconliness. We'll rate former Falcons on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the most Falconly. The rule: minimum of three seasons with the Falcons for coaches, five seasons for players.

Ken Reaves, Cornerback (1966 - 1973)

Falconly

Unfalconly

Inaugural Falcon. Being the second-best player in our first-ever draft haul, which included 20 players, ain't too bad. Especially when the only guy ahead of him is Tommy Nobis.
1969 Pro Bowl.
Eight years in Atlanta; never missed a game. Fourth-most games of any defensive back.
Phenomenal beard control, looking like a young Marvin in his hey.
Top ten in the NFL in interceptions three times; 98th all-time in career picks.
Fifth in interceptions as a Falcon.
Down to roll up on the Branch and shoot the breeze with Alfred Jenkins in the summer of 2009? Absolutely.

Played four games with the Saints and three seasons with the Cardinals.
Complained his way into getting traded by NORM VAN BROCKLIN. Putting this one on this side is a major reach, yes.
It's not clear whether contemporary Falcons fans ever thought he was all that great.

Current standings after the jump:

Poll

How Falconly is Ken Reaves?

1

0 votes

2

3 votes

3

3 votes

4

5 votes

5

5 votes

6

5 votes

7

25 votes

8

13 votes

9

5 votes

10

4 votes

68 votes | Poll has closed

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I am horrible.

I am not familiar with Ken Reaves. Thus, I voted a 7. I probably should not have voted, but I am not the only one who votes on these polls based primarily on the information provided above.

"You can't print what I said, but they have to catch us." - Chipper Jones

by Jman781 on Aug 31, 2010 1:20 PM EDT reply actions

You won't see Kenny enshrined in Canton, but...

Reaves was our best CB for many years, so some of us old coots have fond memories of him. I watched him INT John Brodie in the first Falcons game I ever attended, in 1971.

If you have to be a Hall of Famer to be Falconly, that’s just no fun at all. 7 of 10. Good luck Mr. Reaves, wherever you are.

by tom slick on Aug 31, 2010 2:20 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs