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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
We’ll find out who’s a pro on Turkey Day
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Falcons broke practice today with several players saying they were eager to see how the team competes Thursday night against visiting Indianapolis.
Some players said they were eager to face the defending Super Bowl champions but they weren’t sure everyone was over the recent loss to Tampa Bay or has regained focus on the task at hand knowing that there won’t be postseason play.
Believe it or not, and this is true in all sports, some of the motivation to play well is being on national TV. Although the game is on NFL Network, which is not available in every television market, the fact that people who typically don’t get to watch the Falcons might be tuned in, has some players stoked.
This group of players hasn’t shown an inclination to mail it in so far, so it will be interesting to see the true professionalism of this team on Thanksgiving.
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