Tag Archives: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

A Trip Around the Division

By J. Michael Moore | Published: April 23, 2010
Random thoughts on the Falcons division foes as we near the third-round pick… New Orleans Saints NFL.com Draft Page The Saints picked Patrick Robinson at No. 32, adding to a secondary that’s full of youth and in need of some health. His career at Florida State was compared to Deion Sanders. Now he has to contend in [...]
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Report: Redman Staying in Atlanta

By J. Michael Moore | Published: March 5, 2010
According to ESPN.com, backup quarterback Chris Redman has agreed to a new contract to stay in Atlanta. The seven-year veteran just finished his third season with the Falcons after coming back from retirement. Redman did not take a snap as Matt Ryan’s backup in 2008 but played in three games in 2009. His first play came on [...]
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Gonzalez Likes Falcons Direction

By J. Michael Moore | Published: January 20, 2010
The lights on the Raymond James Stadium scoreboard had barely cooled before speculation swirled around tight end Tony Gonzalez Would a Falcons win over the Bucs in Week 17 be his last game? In a post-game interview Gonzalez, the league’s all-time leader in almost every category among tight ends, used the phrase “if I’m back here” when [...]
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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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Lunch Break: Signal Caller Summary

By J. Michael Moore | Published: January 6, 2010
BLOGGER’S NOTE: Kicking off a new semi-regular series called “Lunch Break” where you’ll be able to nibble on some quick morsels and thoughts while you nibble on a midday snack. It may be a poll. It may be a video. It may be some ramblings. But, for the next few days, it’s a look at the Falcons [...]
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Birdseed: January 4, 2010

By J. Michael Moore | Published: January 4, 2010
Isn’t it fitting that, in a season the Falcons wore throwbacks to honor the team’s inaugural year, the team broke a dubious streak that started in 1966? Without those victories in throwback jerseys — including a tribute to the 1966 team — the Falcons wouldn’t have been able to finish at 9-7 in 2009 and record the first [...]
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Streak Dead, Era Continues

By J. Michael Moore | Published: January 3, 2010
BLOGGER’S NOTE: For quarter-by-quarter recaps of Sunday’s historic game, check out John Manasso’s Beat Blog. You can also get more stats and early highlights on the NFL.com Game Center. You could say the Falcons, as a franchise, got off to a slow start. Having gone the first 44 years of existence without back-to-back winning seasons, it’s [...]
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Birdseed: January 1, 2010

By J. Michael Moore | Published: January 1, 2010
Welcome to 2010! May this decade be better than the previous five for Falcons football. After growing pains in the 1960s and 70s, streaks of success in the 80s and 90s and bizarre frustrations and setbacks in 2000s, Mike Smith and Co. have a chance to start 2010 with a win and a piece of history. (You [...]
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Falconcast: So We Meet Again

By J. Michael Moore | Published: December 31, 2009
The Chicago Cubs have the 101-year streak without a World Series championship but if you type “dubious sports streaks” into a Google search engine you’re bombarded with stories about the Atlanta Falcons. Go ahead and try to downplay the importance of back-to-back winning seasons. Wide receiver Roddy White, who was left off the Pro Bowl roster, declared [...]
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Your Week 17 Television Maps

By J. Michael Moore | Published: December 31, 2009
Well Falcons fans, it’s certainly been a wild ride through the 2009 television season. If you’re lucky you’ve seen some funny moments on broadcasts (maybe even a lineman pulling a little kickoff duty). We’ve seen triumphs and defeats before audiences large and small. Now it’s time to make plans for one final weekend of Falcons football before [...]
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