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Sunday, December 7, 2008
Baker to miss NFC South showdown
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
NEW ORLEANS - Birds are on the field going through their final workout.
They are pumping that hot T.I and Rhiana song “Living Your Life” over the Superdome speakers.
The Saints caught a break from the federal judge in Minnesota and defensive end Will Smith and running back Deuce McAllister were ordered re-instated for this game.
Sam Baker is inactive. He will miss his 7th straight game.
Falcons inactives: D.J. Shockley (3rd quarterback), wide receiver Laurent Robinson, cornerback Brent Grimes, safety Antoine Harris, linebacker Tony Gilbert, center Ben Wilkerson, left tackle Sam Baker, defensive end Simon Fraser.
Saints Inactives: Joey Harrington (3rd quarterback), Safety Terrence Holt, cornerback David Pittman, running back Mike Bell, guard Jamar Nesbit, tackle Jermon Bushrod, wide receiver David Patten and defensive end Josh Savage.
Some folks are starting to take the Falcons seriously. Pro Football Weekly has the Falcons rated 10th in their weekly power rankings. The New Orleans Times- Picayune has the Falcons rated 8th in their power rankings.
There are still some non-believers. The ESPN radio dude Colin Cowherd dismissed the Falcons’ winning as “smoke and mirrors” on his show this week.
ESPN Emmitt Smith is a believer. On his pre-game segment, he said he doesn’t think the Falcons have an easy road, but likes the balanced offense to pull them through. He said he expected them to win today and next week against Tampa Bay.
They didn’t have the sound up in the press box, but I saw Fox’s Pam Oliver’s report on Fox. What was she talking to Smitty and Abraham about?
Both teams have retreated to their locker rooms. We’re about 25 minutes away from kickoff.
Send along your final scores? Who’s going to win this tilt? Can the Saints cover the Falcons’ receivers?
Will drop back by during the game for questions and will be on hand for halftime questions.
