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Birdseed: April 19, 2010

By J. Michael Moore | Published: April 19, 2010
Get ready Falcons fans. It’s NFL Draft week. Not many people in Flowery Branch are allowed in the war room these days for obvious reasons but rest assured the team’s braintrust has made significant strides in making plans for Thursday evening — the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. General Manager Thomas Dimitroff said he’ll start looking [...]
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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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Birdseed: October 6, 2009

By J. Michael Moore | Published: October 6, 2009
In about two hours the Falcons will embark on an Atlanta-sized community mission. You could call it the community “Super Bowl.” Most of the team will give up a day off today for Hometown Huddle — a citywide community event that features a few surprise appearances around town and other trips to elementary and middle school physical [...]
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Falcons Take Flight

By J. Michael Moore | Published: June 9, 2009
With emotion in his voice, Falcons linebacker Coy Wire brought a special message to soldiers stationed at Ft. Benning Monday evening. Attitude is everything. After thanking the gathering of more than 250 men and women for their service, Wire noted the urge to wilt in the face of adversity but asked everyone to rise above the challenges [...]
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Football in the Spring

By J. Michael Moore | Published: May 18, 2009
Quarterback Matt Ryan is a natural athlete. I’ve seen him return a few serves on the indoor tennis court at the PGA Tour Superstore and I’ve heard about his 88 at Augusta National before the Masters. I’ve also read about his success as a high school baseball player. Some people just have the gift. Next month Ryan will [...]
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