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Finishing a Playoff Picture

The Falcons (7-7) were eliminated from playoff contention with the Cowboys upset win over the Saints Saturday night. The team responded with a character-filled victory over the playoff-hopeful New York Jets. The next two games down’t offer a chance to be much of a spoiler but they do give Atlanta a chance to post a back-to-back [...]
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Your Week 15 TV Distribution Maps

We’ve reached the point in the season where more games are played on days other than Sunday. Take, for example, Thursday’s game between the Colts and Jaguars, Saturday’s game between the Saints and Cowboys (Falcons playoff implications galore) and Monday night’s game featuring the Giants and Redskins (even more Falcons playoff implications). Next week a Friday [...]
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Your Week 14 Television Maps

I have a bad habit when it comes to these NFL television distribution maps. Each week, like a child on Christmas morning, I open the links and find the games televised in Atlanta for the coming weekend. At this point I remember it doesn’t matter what games are before/after or opposite the Falcons game. I’m working. There’s [...]
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Maps and Notes for Week 12 Television

Two things are certain on Thanksgiving: I’ll fall into a food comma at some point because of Mrs. J. Mike’s delicious cooking. The Lions will play (and probably lose). Before I turn on the office television to watch a little Thanksgiving pigskin and, later, go home to a feast, I’ll detail a little about the weekend television schedule. (It’s [...]
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Week 9 Television Notes

It seems like a month since the Falcons last played in the Georgia Dome. In fact, the span between an Oct. 18 victory over the Chicago Bears and Sunday’s game against the Redskins is exactly 21 days. And the road games between weren’t too kind to the Falcons. In a blink the Falcons went from 4-1 to [...]
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Vote Early… Vote Often

Falcons running back Michael Turner recorded his best game of the season against the 49ers — 97 rushing yards and three touchdowns — and, with a little help from the fans, he can get some national recognition. Turner is up for FedEx Ground Player of the Week for his performance in San Francisco. He’s competing against [...]
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Birds Part Ways with Irons

The Falcons waived cornerback David Irons Tuesday afternoon, ending a career in Atlanta that started in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. Irons, a native of Dacula, played in five games last season before going on injured reserve in December. The injury lingered through the offseason, however, including mini camp and organized team activities. He [...]
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The Mock Draft: Version 7.0

The NFL Draft is just more than two days away and speculation is in high gear. When I first had the idea to do a series of mock drafts leading up to this epic offseason event I was ignorant to the various opinions held by the Falcons fan base. You all opened my eyes to more possibilities [...]
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The Mock Draft: Version 6.0

We’ve reached a turning point with the Mock Draft. It is, in many ways, the point of no return. Six weeks ago I started presenting you with various scenarios for the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft, including a lengthy list of possible selections for the Falcons with the No. 24 pick. At times I’ve felt [...]
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The Mock Draft: Version 5.0

I should have known the moment I started getting cocky something would come along and smack me back into reality. Just when I thought I was inspiring some discussion and throwing out wild, though plausible, scenarios NFL news and a few wise comments mixed things up. Now I’m starting to realize the stress and scrutiny that [...]
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