Oct

22

Draftwatch 2008

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October 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment

It’s become cliche to complain about Sunday’s game on Monday.  So I’m just gonna move straight to my new feature.
Yeah, that’s right.  After yesterday’s display, including Leftwich’s injury (looks like he’s out for the year, by the way; the return to the Harrington era will be the subject of a future post) and another late-game [...]

Oct

18

The Byron Leftwich Era Begins

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October 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Well, we called it prematurely a few weeks ago, but it appears that the Byron Leftwich Era is now upon us.  Harrington’s play wasn’t enough to force the move during Monday night’s game, but Petrino apparently took a step back and looked at the big picture and decided to hand the rest of the year [...]

Oct

9

It All Boils Down To The O-Line

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October 9, 2007 | 2 Comments

This article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution lays out what it perceives as the issues for the Falcons in their losses so far this season that must be addressed if there is to be any improvement. 
While I don’t necessarily agree with any of the analysis in the article, to me the theme tying all of the [...]

Sep

18

Is The Harrington Era Already Over?

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September 18, 2007 | 2 Comments

Not quite yet, but the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the Falcons have signed Byron Leftwich to a 2 year, $7 million deal.  He won’t start immediately though:
For now, Leftwich will backup Harrington and No. 2 quarterback Chris Redman. He most likely won’t be activated for Sunday’s home opener vs. Carolina but that could be the last [...]

Sep

17

Falcons Go Shopping

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September 17, 2007 | 1 Comment

The Falcons have heeded my call (yeah, I’m sure they did it because of this blog) and hired a new kicker.  It’s one they’ve had before, the timeless Morten Andersen.  He is 47, or as ESPN put it, he was born in the Cretaceous Period (I think they actually said Crestacean, confusing the period with [...]