Tag Archives: Georgia Tech

Running Thoughts on Round One

Sitting in the office anxiously patiently waiting for the Falcons pick at No. 19. Some bullet points (and commentary) on the NFL Draft so far. Four straight players from the Big 12 to open the first round (three from Oklahoma). Mock draft took a hit with picks No. 4 and 5 (two misses in a row but two [...]
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Birdseed: April 20, 2010

The NFL will unveil the 2010 regular-season schedule at 7 p.m. Tuesday, making a busy day of pre-draft preparations a little more interesting. At the very least, the schedule release is a respite from the topsy turvy world of draft planning and speculation (I don’t know about anyone else, but by this time in the pre-draft season I grow [...]
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A Coach Gathering

Head Coach Mike Smith welcomed high school coaches from around the region to Flowery Branch Friday evening for a special coach’s clinic, including dinner and instruction from the Falcons staff. Members of the Georgia, Georgia Tech and Georgia State staff were also in attendance and shared knowledge. Smith recruited the Atlanta area as a college coach [...]
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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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Birdseed: March 1, 2010

If you followed my Twitter feed from Tuesday through the trip to the Scouring Combine you got a few posts about non-football topics. It began, but certainly didn’t end, with the crash of my original MacBook Pro… The day before the trip. I was a little upset. But now I have good news. The workhorse of AF.com content [...]
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Emptying the Notebook: Day 4

The final day at the Combine is always cut a little short for AF.com because, at some point, we all have to go back to Atlanta. But the notebook always holds something… … Oklahoma State cornerback Perrish Cox said he’s been “harassed” by some teams in regards to his suspension from the Cowboys bowl game (missing [...]
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Emptying the Notebook: Day 3

The notebook started to fill up early on Day No. 3 at the Scouting Combine… … Cincinnati receiver Mardy Gilyard talked about the time he lost his scholarship and was evicted from his home in Cincinnati. He spent close to six months living in his car and finding odd jobs as a cook, culinary supply salesman, [...]
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Emptying the Notebook: Day 2

What does the notebook hold on this second, more hectic day at the Scouting Combine? … Central Michigan quarterback Dan Lefevour said he spoke with a slew of teams, including Falcons rivals New Orleans and Carolina. Lefevour was a four-year starter, who completed 66 percent of his passes and tossed 21 touchdown passes [...]
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Quick Chat with Daniel Cox

First things first at this Scouting Combine: a one-on-one with Examiner.com’s Daniel Cox. Cox is part of a small, but passionate, Atlanta media group on the ground in Indianapolis to cover the Falcons and preview some of the prospects available in the 2010 NFL Draft. It’s a focused, but complicated mission. Cox is keeping an eye on defensive [...]
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Some Combine Interview Prep

A man learns a thing or two when he’s forced to hang around Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport for a 3 hour, 44 minute flight delay. First, spending enough time in an airport will result in at least two celebrity look-alike sightings. I saw one man who could be the modern-day version of John Lennon (complete with glasses) [...]
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