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Your Week 16 Television Maps

Two games remain in the Falcons 2009 season and they will likely be shown to smaller audiences. Such is the case for teams with no spot in the playoffs facing opponents with losing records. This week, according to rule, the Falcons game will be on CBS. The visiting team dictates which network the game will be [...]
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Birdseed: December 21, 2009

He’s often a loser when it comes to height and size advantage but Sunday cornerback Brent Grimes proved heart — and a little fight — can get the job done in the NFL. The 5-foot-10, 181-pound player out of tiny Shippensburg University recorded his third and fourth interceptions of the year against the New York Jets, [...]
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Falconcast: J.E.T.S. Preview

Jets head coach Rex Ryan likes the fact he can take one player and shut down the bulk of an opponents’ passing game. He has arguably the best cornerback in the game at his disposal in Darrelle Revis, who has 46 tackles, six interceptions and 33 passes defensed this season. Where some teams put a No. [...]
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Mission Critical: Stop the Run

Fantasy football nuts know a thing or two about Thomas Jones. Average fans? Not so much. Jones is regarded as one of the more underrated players in the NFL. He’s been one of the most consistent producers over the last five years. The running back has posted five-straight seasons of at least 1,000 rushing yards and has 11 [...]
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“It’s Going to be a Physical Game”

Coaches normally don’t provide the traditional “bulletin board material” in the NFL. And, given Rex Ryan and Mike Smith’s long relationship, Wednesday’s comments from the Jets head coach registers a laugh before ire. But Ryan’s comments on a conference call with Atlanta media certainly gives fans an idea of what to expect. “Tell them to strap it [...]
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Taking it One Game at a Time

It may have been the shortest opening statement of Head Coach Mike Smith’s tenure: “As I said yesterday, there are no moral victories in the NFL and we did not make enough plays yesterday to win the football game. And, with that, I’ll open it up to questions…” What else to say? The Falcons went toe-to-toe with the [...]
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The Mock Draft: Version 1.0

This could go well or, like Homer Simpson conducting a monorail, I could be horribly unfit for this job and the mock draft spiral out of control. Either way we’re in for a wild ride and a little fun, right!? Keep in mind this is one man’s opinion. No. 1 — Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford, Georgia In a perfect [...]
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