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Closing Out Mini Camp

By J. Michael Moore | Published: May 9, 2010
Head Coach Mike Smith has only been in Atlanta for going on three seasons, but there’s one spring tradition that’s already in full bloom. The last mini camp practice is on Mother’s Day. It’s often slightly shorter than other workouts and ends with every player scattering to make it to various events with wives, mothers or [...]
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Birdseed: May 8, 2010

By J. Michael Moore | Published: May 8, 2010
My pasty white legs and I made it through the first two-a-day of mini camp without much of a sun burn. That’s surprising considering the surface-of-the-sun like heat that found its way to Flowery Branch almost three months early. Not sure what to say to the 163 people who looked at the picture of my legs on Twitter. With that [...]
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Mini Camp Highlights: Day 1

By J. Michael Moore | Published: May 7, 2010
Looking back at this first day of Falcons mini camp, I can’t help but wonder what training camp is going to look like. Yes, it’s months away. Yes, the weather will be much warmer. Yes, this is an example of looking too far ahead when I’m constantly telling fans to live in the moment. But if the Falcons can [...]
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White: Health the Key in 2010

By J. Michael Moore | Published: April 29, 2010
Pro Bowl wide receiver Roddy White is ready to welcome a new group of receivers to Flowery Branch. But when it comes to getting accustom to the fun-loving, hard-working style of veteran receivers coach Terry Robiskie, they’re on their own. And mini camp is quickly approaching. Robiskie brings out the best in receivers (hence, White’s two straight [...]
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Roster Moves Announced

By J. Michael Moore | Published: April 24, 2010
The Falcons announced roster moves Saturday after their last pick in the 2010 NFL Draft, re-signing running back Jerious Norwood and punter Michael Koenen and announcing the retirement of tight end Jason Rader. Rader had several stints with the Falcons over the last two season, the last coming in December 2009. After being cut at the [...]
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Report: Falcons Make Tender Offers

By J. Michael Moore | Published: March 3, 2010
UPDATE: The report was later modified to reflect a second-round tender offer for Jerious Norwood. Contract details for Norwood are, thus, similar to Michael Koenen. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Falcons made tender offers to Harvey Dahl, Tyson Clabo, Jerious Norwood and Michael Koenen Wednesday evening — a step in retaining the services of the [...]
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Lunch Break: Free Agency Talk

By J. Michael Moore | Published: February 11, 2010
The 2010 NFL free agent signing period is set to begin at midnight March 5. But unlike past seasons, this isn’t going to be an easy shopping trip for teams across the league. If owners and players can’t agree on a new collective bargaining agreement before the start of the signing period, more than 200 players [...]
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Birdseed: January 26, 2010

By J. Michael Moore | Published: January 26, 2010
BLOGGER’S NOTE: The next few editions of “Birdseed” will depart from the usual “talk about the Falcons” ritual a bit and focus on the reason why the Flowery Branch headquarters is so quiet this week — the Senior Bowl. AtlantaFalcons.com did not make the trip to Mobile, Ala. for this year’s festivities, but that doesn’t [...]
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Lunch Break: Offensive Line Overview

By J. Michael Moore | Published: January 22, 2010
A year after allowing a franchise-low 17 sacks and powering the NFL’s second-best running game, the Falcons offensive line lost some traction. Facing  injuries and aggressive defenses, the group gave up 28 sacks in 2009. Atlanta also averaged 117.2 rushing yards per game (down from 152.7 in 2008). Part of that can be chalked up to [...]
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Lunch Break: Running Back Rundown

By J. Michael Moore | Published: January 8, 2010
For much of the 2009 season the Falcons running game was a sports car forced to operate without the super-charged engine. Pro Bowl running back Michael Turner injured his ankle in a Week 9 game at Carolina and carried the ball only 13 times for 40 yards over the final seven contests. He was inactive for [...]
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