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DEL.ICIO.USSome drillin’ and grillin’
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Correction to an earlier post: Alge Crumpler is here, and is working out with the No. 1 offense. The only notable no-show is newly-signed draft pick Jimmy Williams, whom we’re told is on the way. Maybe he’s stuck in traffic on I-85, finding out how Great Gwinnett Is.
The Falcons just went through some 11 vs. 11 drills, and they were pretty high tempo. Rookie RB Jerious Norwood made some smooth moves through the No. 2 defense, causing a radio type to coo:
“He’s a gliiiiiiiiider!”
And Norwood is. Very, very smooth. He looks terrific.
A moment or two before that, Vick hurled a high, floating pass around 40 yards or so toward Roddy White in the end zone, but overthrew him. In fact, the pigskin dropped nearly straight down on the turf. Some media types gave a Falcons’ flak-catcher some serious flak:
“Awwwwwwwwwwwwww!”
To which the flak-catcher said, with a huge grin: “You don’t want to peak too early!”
The AJC’s Falcons beat writer, Steve Wyche, says this little stretch of practice was pretty intense for the early nature of practice. Lotsa barking out there by players and coaches, and Jim Mora was up in the middle of it. Everybody’s rather animated. They know Uncle Arthur is watching. Always watching.
Near the end of the drills, This Blogger and some of her cohorts nearly became part of a play when Bryan Randall floated a looping, end-over-end ball to Cole “Sunshine” Magner near the sideline. An onlooking scribe made a toss back to the huddle that was a near-perfect spiral.
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By ron
July 27, 2006 4:37 PM | Link to this
wendy i dont like you and i dont want to know anything about you or your cohorts. wow im so glad u name dropped sunshine magner. now is he the white one or the black guy? i am seriously agitated at ajc and everyone associated with the blog.
By ATLien4Life!
July 27, 2006 4:49 PM | Link to this
Wow, Ron, is that the kind of mentality they encourage at your fine educational institution???
And Ron, I’ll bet the answer to your question is maybe whichever one you just finished with!!!
By keeping it REAL !
July 28, 2006 12:05 AM | Link to this
MIKE ESPN raido is not your friend a lot of them are a bunch of hater. I know you are human . You do your part and own up it when you fail’ Other must stand up this a team game. Mike put your trust in GOD and pray and believe and walk blamelessly and he will be with you. This how you keep it real! I know you also need a good offense line not a bunch of un skill player . We love you Mike ane we love the rest of Atlanta Falcons. Let’s hunt and not be hunted.
By NorwoodstheMan
July 28, 2006 11:29 AM | Link to this
Norwood’s the next Walter Payton.
Sweetness, baby, Sweetness!
By MSUDAWGFAN
July 29, 2006 4:23 PM | Link to this
Hope Falcon fans get as much enjoyment watching Norwood light up defenses as we did at MSU. He is all class and will make Falcon fans proud!