Falcons

By humble (1)

September 18, 2008 12:26 PM | Link to this

friday night lights is hands down the best football movie ever! it actually made me go out and read the book, which was a fantastic read. of course we can’t forget un-necessary roughness or wildcats, two top comedy football movies.

cant wait for sunday, i am really interested to see how the team bounces back (or doesn’t). with the beat down and the milloy thing this should be an interesting game from a mental aspect for the birds!

By sam

September 18, 2008 12:40 PM | Link to this

three words….Bang the Drum Slowly. actually thats 4 words but you get the point

By Unbiased_Blogger

September 18, 2008 12:40 PM | Link to this

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September 03, 2008

Keywords: Michael Vick, NFL, UFL, football, professional football, Atlanta Falcons, dog fighting, Mark Cuban, Dallas Mavericks, Sports Illustrated

Disgraced former NFL quarterback Michael Vick, 28, is expected to return to professional football in 2009, but not as a player in the NFL. Vick, following his release from prison, is expected to play in the upstart United Football League (UFL), a rival league that will debut in 2009, Black Voices reports.

Vick, who was drafted No. 1 overall by the Atlanta Falcons in 2001—the first time a Black quarterback was drafted first in the NFL—is suspended indefinitely from the league while serving 23 months in prison following his conviction on a federal conspiracy charge related to a dog-fighting operation he bankrolled.

The UFL will feature teams from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Orlando, New York and Hartford. Among the owners will be Mark Cuban, owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks. UFL Commissioner Michael Huyghue said that there is a “98 percent” chance Vick will play for a UFL team in 2009.

“Michael’s not going to be able to walk right back into the NFL,” Huyghue told Sports Illustrated’s Peter King. “He’s going to need some kind of buffer before he signs in the NFL, and we’ll be able to provide that for him.”

By Peter Foreman

September 18, 2008 12:41 PM | Link to this

Maybe it’s just me, but Brian’s Song was too weepy and depressing for me - almost a chick flick. I feel like it’s a male version of Fried Green Tomatoes. And Friday Night Lights had almost too much of a docudrama like feel to it. I found it boring.

So I’d subtract those two and add Radio and North Dallas Forty. Love the other three though. And Titans would be my pick for the all-time best football movie.

By sam

September 18, 2008 12:46 PM | Link to this

wait a minute All-Time Football Movies…please disregard my fomer statement….when you do baseball movies, add that one to it please…it is the baseball version of Brians Song minus the realistic game action…cheese at its best

By sam

September 18, 2008 12:48 PM | Link to this

wait a minute All-Time Football Movies…please disregard my fomer statement….when you do baseball movies, add that one to it please…it is the baseball version of Brians Song minus the realistic game action…cheese at its best…..okay I’ve got my Football movie thats missing ” All the Right Moves”…awesome movie..Craig T Nelson, what a prick he was in that movie!!

By Bravesfan

September 18, 2008 12:55 PM | Link to this

Varsity Blues was good also. Some hard hits.

By Poor McKay

September 18, 2008 1:06 PM | Link to this

DOL, why can’t we move on? Who gives a crap about the previous QB… he’s gone. Stop trying to stir-up the hornets nest and instead, let’s get behind the only relevant names associated with today’s Falcons team. Talking about #7 is about as relevant as talking about William Andrews. Close the freakin’ book already!

By michael

September 18, 2008 1:34 PM | Link to this

I went to a private screening yesterday of The Express yesterday at the Mall of Georgia. Dennis Quaid introduced the movie and spoke for about 5 or 10 minutes before the movie. I thought it was a great movie and a must-see for any sports fan. Quaid did an oustanding job as the Syracuse coach, and it showed how Ernie Davis handled himself with grace and dignity despite the racism and bigotry he battled on a daily basis.

Must see!

By Scotty

September 18, 2008 2:06 PM | Link to this

Poor McKay, fact of the matter is, Vick did play for Atlanta, he was a fan favorite, half of Atlanta still has his jersey in their closet and he’s gonna get talked about from time to time. Even more so when he’s released from jail and puts on another jersey. Get used to it. And if William Andrews life was interesting enuff, he might get a movie anout him too. The movie comment was supposed to be taken lightly…kinda like a joke type thing. So chill man.

By uga_b

September 18, 2008 2:19 PM | Link to this

How about The Program? Now thats classic cinema.

By sam

September 18, 2008 2:20 PM | Link to this

Ernie Davis worked for my Uncle John in Elmira, he still tears up when talking about Ernie…”one of a kind, a great kid” is all about all he can get out before tearing up….said the movie was dead on…lets not talk about the statue or the pathetic team up at SU.

By Bug Killer (aka Mark Richt)

September 18, 2008 2:33 PM | Link to this

A Wasted Life: The Michael Vick Story a Spike Lee Joint

Michael Vick / Ron Mexico / Ookie - Tyson

Marcus Vick - Sean Patrick Thomas

Frank Beamer / Enabler No. 1 - Robert Duvall

Dan Reeves - Peter Fonda

Arthur Blank / Enabler No. 2 - John Holmes (it’s all in the mustache, baby!)

Little Jimmy Mora / Enabler No. 3 - Jack Black (a buffoon who can act like a entitled, spoiled brat who likes to get high)

T-Money - Tracy Morgan

Q - Taye Diggs

Phillips - Ice Cube

Papa Vick - Ice-T

Gerald Poindexter - Vat of Jello (or Forrest Whittiker)

Keith Brooking - Adam Sandler (hey, at least Sandler can actually TACKLE someone)

I could totally see this movie happening.

By Scotty

September 18, 2008 2:42 PM | Link to this

‘Remember the Titans’ was a pretty bada$$ movie. Any football movie that depicts high school or college is usually pretty good. Movies about pro football on the other hand…Lame. Have we forgotten ‘Waterboy’. Now thats a good football movie. Big Grady is always missed Mr. Ledbetter. Always. Can he stop L. Johnson? Does a bear poop in the woods? Thats what I thought.

By SHOTYME

September 18, 2008 3:00 PM | Link to this

By far, THE WATER BOY was the best football movie, at least in my opinion, I laughed from beginning to end.We definitly need Grady Jackson wide frame on the field this Sunday to plug up those holes and keep Larry Johnson from running all over us, we all know he’s hungry for a break out game.

By Trainwreck

September 18, 2008 3:02 PM | Link to this

Dang uga_b you beat me to it. The Program was a great movie (it had Halle Berry… enough said) but it still doesn’t top Remember the Titans

By michaelgee

September 18, 2008 3:26 PM | Link to this

Big O, you had me till you mentioned Vick.

By EDDIE

September 18, 2008 3:34 PM | Link to this

The Longest Yard (1974 version) is the best football movie ever made hands down!!!

By CA

September 18, 2008 3:35 PM | Link to this

My my my: D. Orlando Ledbetter or should we call you D. “Hollywood” Ledbetter :D)))) First it was someone saying that you have a “nerdy” sounding name. And NOW you are rubbing elbows with them dang ol Hollywood type folks! You must be wearing some mighty spiffy shades today huh?

Sorry everybody, but ya know that I just could not resist!

Who Luvs ya Baby

By unbiased_yawn

September 18, 2008 5:10 PM | Link to this

Maybe then you can hate blog on this sure to be wildly successful minor league. Thanks for the update of a story that’s old news - like you.

By Boo Boo

September 18, 2008 5:29 PM | Link to this

I worked with Dennis Quaid in Arlington, Texas, when he made The Rookie. I played the role of “one of a thousand fans”. Maybe you saw me? Anyway, I got a close-up look at Quaid’s throwing arm. He’s a powder puff. I pretended to be an excited fan better than he pretended to throw a baseball. I hope that is no omen, him hanging with the Birds and Matt Ryan, especially with all the talk about Ryan’s arm being weak. I hope nothing rubs off.

By Falcon Freddie

September 18, 2008 7:02 PM | Link to this

Clint Eastwood would probably do a decent Michael Vick Movie, but following his casting styles in “Letters from Iwo Jima” and “Flags of our Fathers”, he would probably have Brad Pitt play Michael Vick and Luke Wilson play DeAngelo Hall.

My favorite Football Movie is the “Last Picture Show”. I know they didn’t show a lot of football, but a 20 year old Cybill Sheppard in the nude makes up for that.

By Roberto

September 18, 2008 7:09 PM | Link to this

Unbiased_Blogger you bore me. Your a racial baiting, completely biased excuse maker.

By Dean

September 18, 2008 8:16 PM | Link to this

Here’s my fav football movies… North Dallas Forty (just something about the cast and story made it work) The Junction Boys (thought Tom Berenger was great as Bear Bryant) The Longest Yard (at least Burt Reynolds played football) Brian’s Song (great story) Everybody’s All-American (don’t know why, but I watch it everytime it’s on) Oh yeah, All The Right Moves too.

By Dean

September 18, 2008 8:18 PM | Link to this

Here’s my fav football movies… North Dallas Forty (just something about the cast and story made it work) The Junction Boys (thought Tom Berenger was great as Bear Bryant) The Longest Yard (at least Burt Reynolds played football) Brian’s Song (great story) Everybody’s All-American (don’t know why, but I watch it everytime it’s on) Oh yeah, All The Right Moves too.

By Roger Ebert

September 18, 2008 9:27 PM | Link to this

All the “Vick Supporters” can soon enjoy Mike Vick display his skills in fine movies as well once he get out of prison - -

Gay Black Porn!

By leftcoastfan

September 19, 2008 2:23 AM | Link to this

i guess nobody saw the unbiased blogger press release:

Vick and cuban are made for each other. cant wait til the nba bans cuban for supporting a guy like vick. there should be a ban on vick period.

i mean cmon, who employs that howard idiot in the NBA. you guessed it right, mark DUMBASS cuban

By bigeasy830

September 19, 2008 8:29 AM | Link to this

Matt Ryan will also star in a movie called “The Danny Wuerffel Story”. The story of a great college QB that did not have the armstrength to be a decent NFL QB. Matt Ryan wiil get the role beause the director does not have to use camera tricks to make the Matt Ryan throws appear to flutter in mid air. His his armstrength is actually a little worse the Wuerffle’s so it adds to the dramatic appeal. HAHAHAAHAHA. No way MV7 plays in a start up league. He will be back in the NFL in 09 and the Falcons will be stuck with a 72 million dollar weak armed chomp.

By AugustaDawg

September 19, 2008 9:04 AM | Link to this

BigEasy, I can’t decide if you are a total doucheb@g or just an ignorant racist.

Maybe both.

Go Falcons!

By casting agent

September 19, 2008 10:09 AM | Link to this

arthur blank should be played by jerry stiller

By bigeasy830

September 19, 2008 10:33 AM | Link to this

By AugustaDawg, you are a dumbass. You and the AJC are the racist. What did I say in my post that was racist or had anything to do with race, NOTHING. But, D. Orlando Ledbetter, wants to be funny and cute and writes that maybe Spike Lee or Tyler Perry will do a movie on MV7. That is being overtly racist. The carzy thing about it is some of the media in ATLANTA do not even try to hide there racist views anymore. They just come out and say it, just stopping short of using the N word. You racist pigs all stick together and can dish it but you can’t take it. But if you want to know what I am, ask your MAMA, she knows me very well.

By Kraehefish

September 19, 2008 10:52 AM | Link to this

I can’t believ no one has mentioned the Wildcats…it is also significant as the first movie to start Wesley Sniped down the road to tax problems.

By Kraehefish

September 19, 2008 10:53 AM | Link to this

I can’t believ no one has mentioned the Wildcats…it is also significant as the first movie to start Wesley Sniped down the road to tax problems.

By pjc

September 19, 2008 1:01 PM | Link to this

Hey bigeasy830 how about you go get a dictionary and learn the meaning of racist.

By bigeasy830

September 19, 2008 1:07 PM | Link to this

By PJC, these nuts.