Monthly Archives: March 2010

Examining the Preseason Schedule

Some games are missing dates and times but Wednesday afternoon the Falcons learned which teams they’ll play in the 2010 exhibition season. Atlanta will open with a home game against the Chiefs the weekend of Aug. 12 before hosting the New England Patriots in a nationally-televised game at the Georgia Dome Aug. 19. The Birds then [...]
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2010 Opponent Thoughts

The Falcons 2010 preseason opponents should be announced Wednesday afternoon. The regular season schedule, though not confirmed, could come as soon as next week. It’s an exciting time of year as the team finds more details about its 2010 path. We already know it will be challenging. The film does a nice job breaking down some of the [...]
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Taco Mac Insider: Noto Quizes Jenks

The first round of the Taco Mac Insider skills challenges continued Tuesday night in John’s Creek with finalist Niki Noto taking the mic for an interview with wide receiver Michael Jenkins. The Taco Mac Insider Reality Show, designed to let fans and celebrity judges pick the next face of AF.com web video, began Monday with Britton [...]
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2010 Preseason Schedule Coming

Brian McCarthy, one of the public affairs representatives from the NFL home office, announced via Twitter Tuesday afternoon fans can expect a 2010 preseason schedule at 3 p.m. Wednesday. The Falcons played the Lions, Rams, Chargers and Ravens last preseason. No official indications have the team facing the Ravens again, but they have been a regular preseason [...]
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Lofton Sees Improvement

After close to four months to think about it, linebacker Curtis Lofton has landed on the reason he wasn’t named to his first Pro Bowl after the 2009 season. “They made more game-changing plays than I did,” Lofton said Monday evening after his appearance at the Taco Mac Insider Reality Show. “I have to impact the [...]
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Taco Mac Insider: Lynn Kicks it Off

Britton Lynn started the skills challenge portion of the Taco Mac Insider Reality Show Monday night at Taco Mac Lindbergh, pulling together an interview with linebacker Curtis Lofton. But that wasn’t the biggest part of the challenge. The first round in the competition which, along with your votes, will determine the face of AF.com video in 2010, [...]
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Birdseed: March 29, 2010

I’m quickly approaching three full years as an employee of Arthur Blank and the Atlanta Falcons but I’m well aware of the ups and downs this franchise has faced since its birth in 1966. Until 2009 a winning season was always followed by a losing one. Now with the back-to-back winning season monkey gone, the team can [...]
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Meet the Taco Mac Insider Finalists

Friday the Falcons announced three finalists for the Taco Mac Insider Reality Show — the search for the primary on-air personality for the team via AtlantaFalcons.com. Instead of going out and selecting a person for this video internship, the team decided to let fans have a say on who will cover the team from the 2010 [...]
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Draft Trivia: Question No. 2

Thanks to some work by Brian Cearns of the team’s Football Communications staff, we have some interesting Falcons trivia questions in the bag leading up to the NFL Draft. Today’s question focuses on a single position, the Falcons and the draft. Read the question and vote for your answer below. As always, go with [...]
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ESPN: Falcons on the Clock

Curios to me The Worldwide Leader produces a segment for each NFL team entitled “On the Clock” but, in the case of the Falcons, doesn’t mention a specific player the team could go after in the NFL Draft. That said, draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. made his opinion known in the brief discussion with three other [...]
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