Category Archives: History

Bartkowski on Draft Memories

By J. Michael Moore | Published: April 16, 2010
The Falcons will add to the roster next Thursday with the 2010 NFL Draft. It’s a time often looped into the offseason process and the year-to-year grind. But, for many, it’s a time to reflect on the past. While Atlanta has had its share of rough drafts, there are countless players whose NFL careers started and blossomed [...]
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Lunch Break: Falcons and Valuable Picks

By J. Michael Moore | Published: April 9, 2010
The NFL released preliminary numbers from the “Draft 75″ voting campaign this week. The site lets fans determine the most valuable draft picks of all time on the 75th anniversary of the selection process. More than 40 million votes have been cast and fans can hit the polls through April 18. The 10 most valuable picks will [...]
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Lunch Break: A Place in Draft History

By J. Michael Moore | Published: March 16, 2010
There’s plenty of debate about the Draft from year-to-year. Who’s worth the top pick? Who’s the best linebacker on the board? What about a three-day Draft? Anyone talking about trade value? You get the picture. But what about debating drafts from yesteryear? The NFL decided to ask that question as it celebrates the 75th season of the Draft by [...]
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An Olympic Connection

By J. Michael Moore | Published: February 23, 2010
The sports may have nothing to do with each other but, at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Falcons football and bobsledding are linked. Olympic bobsledder Elana Meyers is the daughter of former Falcons running back Eddie Meyers (1982). She’ll compete this evening in Vancouver. But that’s not the beginning or end of her Olympic journey. According to a [...]
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Lunch Break: Video Entertainment

By J. Michael Moore | Published: February 2, 2010
Break out your “Hammer Pants” Falcons fans, because there’s a new reason to shut your office door and dance during the lunch break. Historic Atlanta Falcons videos are available… for free… on Hulu. In this online video vault you’ll find gems like “Too Legit to Quit: The Story of the 1991 Atlanta Falcons and highlights of the [...]
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Streak Dead, Era Continues

By J. Michael Moore | Published: January 3, 2010
BLOGGER’S NOTE: For quarter-by-quarter recaps of Sunday’s historic game, check out John Manasso’s Beat Blog. You can also get more stats and early highlights on the NFL.com Game Center. You could say the Falcons, as a franchise, got off to a slow start. Having gone the first 44 years of existence without back-to-back winning seasons, it’s [...]
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Birdseed: January 1, 2010

By J. Michael Moore | Published: January 1, 2010
Welcome to 2010! May this decade be better than the previous five for Falcons football. After growing pains in the 1960s and 70s, streaks of success in the 80s and 90s and bizarre frustrations and setbacks in 2000s, Mike Smith and Co. have a chance to start 2010 with a win and a piece of history. (You [...]
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Let’s Starting Thinking: Winning Season

By J. Michael Moore | Published: December 27, 2009
With a win Sunday over the Buffalo Bills, the Falcons find themselves in an unfamiliar situation entering the final week of the season: A chance to secure back-to-back winning seasons in the last game of a given year… With a winning streak. (Who says the Tampa Bay game isn’t important)? Many times the Birds have tried to [...]
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A Look at the Throwbacks

By J. Michael Moore | Published: September 20, 2009
It’s Throwback Weekend in Atlanta and, besides honoring the 1966 team at halftime of today’s game, the Falcons are wearing some old-school jerseys. Good look for the Falcons, who haven’t “thrownback” since the uniform and logo change after the 2002 season. The Falcons will also wear the 1966 jerseys — black shirts, red helmets and all [...]
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All We Need is s Skinny Tie

By J. Michael Moore | Published: September 16, 2009
You probably noticed some changes on AtlantaFalcons.com this morning. Don’t worry, it’s by design. We’re honoring the 1966 Falcons and previewing “Throwback Weekend,” which culminates in Sunday’s division duel between Atlanta and Carolina. Ideally, we’d throw the site back to 1966 with the uniforms but, since the Internet didn’t exist (at least not in its current form), [...]
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