The community over at the Official Atlanta Falcons Message Board have put together a sort of charity collection in honor of the Mike Smith incident that took place during the Falcons/Redskins game.

It is likely that Smith will receive a fine for what happened(As Adam Schefter Tweeted.) In the same fashion that Smith has his players backs, we, the fans would like to show that we have our coach's back.

While we are aware we may not gather the full amount to pay off his fine, A goal of $2300 has been set. At the time of this posting, the total amount collected is $800 within the span of a matter of hours. The money gathered will be donated to the charity of Mike Smith's choosing.

 

Please, take a look over at the message boards: http://life.atlantafalcons.com/topic/3873689-the-official-coach-smith-finecharity-collections-information-current-total-81428/  for more information about the whole ordeal.

If the link doesn't work, check out the pinned topic within this forum: http://life.atlantafalcons.com/forum/45-talk-about-the-falcons/

Show your support, Falcons Fans!

 

EDIT: We broke the $1,000 benchmark at 6:00PM!!

Added to the practice squad. If Norwood or Snelling need to take a significant break, TB is another back that brings something different to the team. From what I have read from Torgo on the cbs board, the Falcons are doing this now because they did not just cut Brown, but rather reached an injury settlement. So the team could not sign him until now. Brown showed up in the preseason, and he can be a capable back in the league.

Falcons-Saints on Monday Night Football, need I say more?

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Here's this week's serving of "Original Recipe" Ratings, with generous side dishes of Huh? and WTF? at no charge!  And away we go...

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Jaxon here again Falcons faithful from Cat Scratch Reader. If you have any questions I will stop by periodically this week to answer them. Be sure to hit the Rec button so this post remains on top for the week. You can read Dave's answers to questions from my readers here.

I'll try to get some of the obvious ones out of the way:

• At 3-5 we haven't given up hope just yet but we are on life-support
• The coaching staff has shown this is Jake's team to lead and no matter the effect he is not going to get benched. Yes he's improved his play the past couple weeks but he still seems to present limitations to the passing game which limits the possibility of a comeback when down late in a game
• DE Julius Peppers had been playing better but disappeared again last week against the Saints. Who knows if he will show up this week...
• The defense is playing better but the secondary gambled too much against the Saints and got burned
• I still expect a big crowd this week, after all it is the Falcons! Beating you guys will make some of the hurt go away!
  

I'm ready for your questions...

The hub bub is that Mike Smith and his bald assistant(does anyone know his name?) are in line for fines and possible suspension from the league office for behavior unbecoming  the NFL.  Here is the video: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI0uJZqr9Us

As the video shows, Mike Smith definitely wasn't trying to break up a fight between 30 Falcons players and Meangelo Hall.   He was telling Meangelo to get back on the ******* field!

Unfortunately, Meangelo had some choice words in order to incense Mike Smith and reportedly called him a "Fat f***!"

It honestly was a major highlight of the season for many of us and hopefully will be a unifying moment for this team if they want to get back into the playoff hunt.

Poll

How will Mike Smith be punished?

• One game suspension
• $7500 fine
• Slap on the wrist
• All of the above

  49 votes | Results

I recently found published stats (Sacks Allowed, Penalties, etc.) for Offensive Linemen at the Washington Post website.  The numbers are from STATS, Inc.  Here's the main numbers:

Name (Position)	Sacks Allowed	False Start Penalties	Holding Penalties
Sam Baker (LT)	1.5	2	2
Justin Blaylock (LG)	0.5	1	0
Todd McClure (C)	0.5	0	0
Harvey Dahl (RG)	2.5	0	1
Tyson Clabo (RT)	1.0	0	0

They also include Yards from Sacks Allowed, total Penalties (including Personal Fouls, etc.) and Penalty Yards.  For an example, here's the link to Harvey Dahl.  I also like to use Football Outsiders O-Line stats.  Through Week 8, the Falcons are #8 in Adjusted Line Yards (Run Blocking), and #4 in Adjusted Sack Rate (Pass Protection).  Their website also gives ranks for ALY in 5 running directions: Left End, Left Tackle, Mid/Guard, Right Tackle, Right End.  They are above average in every direction except Left Tackle and Mid/Guard.

These numbers, taken together, seem to imply that Tyson Clabo has been the best performer along the O-Line so far this season.  Is he worthy of a long-term extension (he's 28), or is Garrett Reynolds going to be in that spot next year?  What should Dimitroff do to improve the middle of the line?  I will try to remember to update these numbers at the end of the season.

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Hey Falcons fans...this is Kevin, the Editor over at HogsHaven.com. Tough loss Monday Night, but at least you have a good team and a personnel staff that is not in shambles. Having said, post any questions and I'll answer them for you. 

A couple notes: 

- DeAngelo Hall will be returning some punts on Sunday, which he hasn't done since 2007.
- John Abraham will probably have 3+ sacks on Sunday. Losing Chris Samuels has been devastating for the Skins, especially since he's the only lineman the Skins have drafted in the first round since 2000. His replacement, Stephon Heyer, an undrafted lineman from University of Maryland, has been getting worked over.
- Skins defense is good, but it gets worn down in the second half since the Skins Offense cannot stay on the field.
- Jim Zorn has lost some of the locker room, so coming off a BYE shouldn't help us too much
-  Losing Chris Cooley to a broken foot blows, but Fred Davis should not be ignored. He spent his BYE week in D.C. working on route running and blocking.

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Brace yourself for some provocative Week 8 numbers.  Have fun! 

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