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Monday, October 27, 2008
Wild week expected in Flowery Branch
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
All was quiet in the F.B. for most of the season.
The Falcons were off to a 4-2 start. Matt Ryan was playing like a seasoned veteran. The veterans were buying into the new regime’s style. The rose petals were smelling good.
But this week promises the first fireworks of the season.
First up, is what’s going to happen to Grady Jackson? Is the big fella going to get suspended for four games? Who’s going to play nose tackle in his potential absence?
Lawyer Milloy is probably going to hear from league office on Thursday or Friday for his hit on L.J. Smith. His pocket, already a little lighter this season after being fined for his DUI episode, might become $25,000 lighter this week. OUCH!
Wonder if referee Jerome Boger, of Conyers and a former quarterback at Morehouse, will have to admit his crew botched the Adam Jennings punt return touch/no touch? Boger and his crew came to the F.B. this summer and provided the media with a session on the rule changes for the season. Seems like a real nice guy. Wonder if they’ll get assigned to the Falcons next training camp.
All this and lest we forget it’s D. HALL week! I’m sure the former Falcon cornerback will have some things to say about his trade to the Raiders and other topics of interests.
But the most pressing issue will be how are the Falcons going to replace Big Grady if he goes down in the water pill/masking agent scandal? Should Milloy, one of the game’s hardest hitters with a stellar reputation, be fined for doing his job? What about D. HALL and the Raiders, can the Falcons take them to improve to 5-3? Should Matt Ryan throw a bunch of balls at Hall and try to catch him slipping?
