Tag Archives: Friday Night Lights

Birdseed: October 23, 2009

The Falcons are heading to Dallas. Get ready, Texas. I spent a football season living in Houston back in college. As a 21-year-old intern I had no preconceived notions about Texas or its unique love affair with football. But in just a few weeks I couldn’t help following high school football in the Lone Star State. And that’s [...]
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Birdseed: August 10, 2009

Shameless plug alert… If you saw my rather ambiguous tweet Sunday night about a “surprise” coming to AF.com, you’re probably wondering why I have to be so secretive and coy. Simple. Matt Moore will crack a camera on my head if I reveal too many details about his special project. Sunday night the AF.com team began work on [...]
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Moving Over to the Dome

Sitting in the press box at the Georgia Dome fighting back feelings of nostalgia and listening to D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution sing along with “One Thing Leads to Another…” The Falcons plan to kickoff the mock game at Roam the Dome around 12:30 p.m. but thousands of fans are already filing into the [...]
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Friday Night Revenge

BLOGGER’S NOTE: For an archive of the live blog from Friday Night Lights, click here. Some names and faces on the roster have changed, but there’s nothing like a little rematch to get the juices flowing. The Falcons defense took an early lead in the second Allstate All-Access Friday Night Lights, this time at Brookwood High School, [...]
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Back to School for Falcons

BLOGGER’S NOTE: I’ll be live blogging the events at Allstate All-Access Friday Night Lights for those who can’t make it out to Brookwood or into the state of Georgia. You can access it at www.atlantafalcons.com/live. Football in the south is serious business. Any time I start to doubt this assertion, something comes along to slap me back [...]
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Lofton Close to Returning

Curtis Lofton injured his hamstring Saturday but, after a few days of working on the side with trainers, he’s close to a return to the field. “Curtis, I think is getting closer,” Head Coach Mike Smith said Monday. “If it was during the season and we were closer to a game. I think it would be [...]
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Birdseed: August 7, 2009

Want to loop everyone in on the plans for tonight at Allstate All-Access Friday Night Lights. I’ll be doing a live blog via CoverItLive (click here to get a peek and set a reminder). The Falcons will conduct their first live scrimmage at Brookwood High School and, though it’s offensive against defense, Head Coach Mike Smith [...]
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Making Plans for Training Camp?

The Falcons released dates and times for Russell Falcons Training Camp practices Thursday, so get the calendars ready and start making plans. A total of 14 practices will be open to the public in Flowery Branch. Two more events — Friday Night Lights and Roam the Dome — will be open to fans on the weekend [...]
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