Monthly Archives: September 2008

Birdseed: Sept. 30, 2008

By J. Michael Moore | Published: September 30, 2008
<img src="http://life.atlantafalcons.com/uploads/1221876241/gallery_196523_38_13890.jpg"> Yesterday, for the first time, the television in the AF.com Studio monitored financial markets. This should be taken as the ultimate sign that America's current economic situation affects every citizen. How else do you explain four guys who work for a football team trading "SportsCenter" for CNBC? We watched as the stock market turned over and [...]
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Birdseed: Sept. 29, 2008

By J. Michael Moore | Published: September 29, 2008
Welcome to the morning after… The Falcons will spend most of today analyzing mistakes from a 24-9 loss at Carolina that carried eerie similarities to a Week 2 loss at Tampa Bay by the same score. If the Week 2 game offered up a learning experience, yesterday's game offers a chance for a follow-up exam. Unlike the Bucs [...]
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Pressure Point

By J. Michael Moore | Published: September 28, 2008
<img src="http://life.atlantafalcons.com/uploads/1221876241/gallery_196523_74_36735.jpg"> For the first time this season defensive end John Abraham will go home after a game without recording a quarterback sack. He did block the first punt of his career but he and his teammates are upset that no one got to the quarterback. As a result, Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme threw for 294 yards and [...]
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Looks Like a Rivalry

By J. Michael Moore | Published: September 28, 2008
A column in this morning's Charlotte Observer detailed how Panthers-Falcons can't be considered a rivalry because neither team has been good at the same time. Solid point but what about style of play? The teams were rather chippy in the first half of Sunday's game at Bank of America Stadium, combining for three personal foul penalties. An [...]
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Baker Inactive, Weiner to Start

By J. Michael Moore | Published: September 28, 2008
I just crossed Sam Baker off my roster. The rookie left tackle will not play today and will be replaced in the starting lineup by veteran Todd Weiner. Baker missed every practice this week but the team still hoped he'd be ready to go this morning. Precaution won out. Baker suffered a concussion in a Week 2 [...]
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Birdseed: Falcons-Panthers Edition

By J. Michael Moore | Published: September 28, 2008
You can't move through the streets of Charlotte without getting glimpses of North Carolina's basketball prowess. But cruising to Bank of America Stadium this morning I couldn't help notice how the Queen City embraces everything right with football. Hundreds of tailgaters surround a stadium built exclusively for this wonderful game. Of course, the Falcons want to [...]
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Ready and Motivated

By J. Michael Moore | Published: September 27, 2008
<img src="http://life.atlantafalcons.com/uploads/1221876241/gallery_196523_38_17974.jpg"> Like countless other Metro Atlanta residents I spent some of my day yesterday waiting in line for gas. I consider myself lucky having to wait for only 20 minutes in a crowded Shell parking lot an hour drive from downtown Atlanta. (Feel free to insert your own story or comment on the nature and frustrations [...]
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Birdseed: Sept. 26, 2008

By J. Michael Moore | Published: September 26, 2008
To help honor the history between the Falcons and Panthers we're going old school for this week's Friday Pep Talk. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IQ5YiQqrZCk&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IQ5YiQqrZCk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> If you could understand anything Knute Rockne said in that classic pregame speech you learned a thing or two about the importance of execution. With a [...]
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Birdseed: Sept. 25, 2008

By J. Michael Moore | Published: September 25, 2008
I mentioned yesterday that everything I learned about blogging I learned from Panthers.com's Andrew Mason. As it turns out, he also — through his column — passed along a little scouting report on his team. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SsC4eM5oEEs&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SsC4eM5oEEs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> So, Falcons fans. You can now see what the Panthers like [...]
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Team Cautious with Baker Injury

By J. Michael Moore | Published: September 24, 2008
Tackle Sam Baker is suffering from an illness and did not practice on Wednesday. The rookie starter suffered a concussion in Week 2 but recovered to start last week against the Chiefs. He left in the middle of the game with flu-like symptoms. Head Coach Mike Smith said the team ran tests on Baker earlier in the [...]
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