Saturday Six Pack: Starters Starting Saturday Night Edition 8/27/11
So the starters are going to be getting a pretty good amount of playing time tonight, with the vaunted Steelers' and their vicious D opposing us. This should be a good test for our offense, lack of opposing starting DBs not withstanding.
Anywho, I've found some good stuff for you today.
DOL: As usual, DOL is batting leadoff for us today. As some of you might realize, DOL would probably be better off batting cleanup, but he's in the 1 spot anyway. Too bad. Here is a Q&A with Smitty about all kinds of things: injuries, Darrin Walls, Ray Edwards, etc. Good stuff. Next, a Q&A with Michael Jenkins, former Falcons WR, AND a Q&A with Jamaal Anderson, former DE. Also, get to know undrafted rookie DB Darrin Walls. AJC had some good stuff this week.
Bonus AJC: World's oldest person and Georgia resident turned 115 this week. Wow,
NBC New York: Hey, we could win the Super Bowl! He brought up the game-that-shall-not-be-remembered, but it's a good read. Also from a big media market, as well. A wee bit of big time exposure for us. Woo!
Fox Sports: Here is an article that previews the game tonight as well as gives a little background into the Steelers. Evidently, their OL has been a revolving door of ouch. They've gone through quite a few bodies. That won't bode well for them in the regular season.
Fox Sports South (Pretty sure the two are different.): More about Darrin Walls. He's the flavor of the week right now. Gotta ride the wave, ya know. Interestingly enough, he took a semester off from school for personal reasons, which may have harmed his draft stock. If that's the case, we might've gotten a steal in him. I'm iffy about him leaving school, but stuff does happen. If he stays out of trouble and turns out to be something, then fantastic.
Washington Post: This is a pretty good read. Matty and Gonzo are still seeking their first playoff wins. I love the team atmosphere we have, I love that the players want to send Gonzo out as a champ. I really think this could be our year. We might have to sneak in, not unlike the 2010 Packers, but I think we can do it.
Random Funny: I feel sorry for the community that has this sign posted, well, anywhere.
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good stuff!
I appreciate you scouring the earth to find interesting Falcons news!
by atlien698 on Aug 27, 2011 8:42 AM EDT via iPhone app reply actions
NBC article was somewhat grating
The writer basically posits that if Ryan doesn’t join the echelon of Brees, Manning, Brady and Rodgers this year – he maybe never will. Really? A QB has until his fourth year to become truly Super-Bowl winning elite?
Exactly
Especially considering it took Rodgers till his 6th season to become elite and Brees till his 7th.
I think what he meant by that...
is that, barring stupidity, this should be the year.
I don’t think it’s necessarily true, but he has a point. If we don’t start to notice Super Matty this year, he might’ve peaked already.
Not worried about it, though. Matty’s gonna light the NFL a new one this year.
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by Caleb Rutherford on Aug 27, 2011 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Ryan's stats for his 1st 3 years compare favoraborly with any QB
33 Wins, 66 TDs, 10,000 yards – what’s not to like?
And the Ice Man still has more upside
He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is
That Bessie Cooper story just illustrates that Tony G is still a young kid
This should be the year for Gonzo and the gang to earn their 1st Championship
He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is
Here are some Quiz highlights to get you fired up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5XwHwe0QNI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB4MyVFTilE&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX6ofXkoHII&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfqwHejd3HI&feature=related
He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is
yeah some awesome talent there
He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is
Nice post.
I liked reading the Q&A with Smitty, and the Washington Post article. I think the Darrin Walls link goes to the wrong page, though. Caleb, is this the article you were linking to?
lol
Yes, that is the post I wanted. I have no idea how that ended up there. I’ll fix it in a sec.
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by Caleb Rutherford on Aug 27, 2011 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Good for Jamaal. I hope things finally work out for him.
Rule #1: Double tap.
by Ball Hawk on Aug 27, 2011 3:31 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

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