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DEL.ICIO.USFalcons less fearsome than T-Rac
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jeff Schultz
10: News: Fights break out in Falcons training camp. Views: Glad to see somebody on the Falcons’ defense was hitting somebody Monday. Then again, I’m not sure a Falcons defender mixing it up with a Falcons offensive lineman counts for much.
9: Seriously, and coach Jim Mora will not view this as some great revelation: This team needs to be more physical. It needs to be nastier. The acquisitions of Ed Hartwell last year and Lawyer Milloy this year were as much about changing the attitude as upgrading the talent. The offensive line is still lagging behind in that area.
8: I’m not sure how many NFL teams actually fear playing the Falcons. Actually, I am sure. None. They fear Michael Vick breaking free for a big play. But they don’t fear getting their heads knocked off. That has to change.
7: The Saints’ Adrian McPherson will have a second MRI on his knee after being run over by a golf cart - driven by the Tennessee Titans’ moronic looking mascot. See, now THAT’S what I’m talking about. Teams fear T-Rac.
6: Chipper Jones says he’s fed up with 4-3 road trips one day, then hits three home runs the next. Where was this attitude-production double-header in June?
5: Joe Tereshinski will start the opener. Matthew Stafford will take over by week three or four. Is there any reason Mark Richt is delaying the obvious?
4: Funny how nobody started paying attention to USA Basketball exhibitions until we stunk.
3: From the Raiders’ Randy Moss, on his feelings about being pulled from a pre-season game in Minnesota: “Really, I’m going to keep that in-house because it kind of [ticked] me off for me to be taken out during a series.” Nobody can keep it in-house quite like Randy.
2: Lance Armstrong retired. A blur of competitors were thrown out of the Tour de France before it even started. Winner Floyd Landis tested positive for high levels of testosterone. And now Landis’ team, Phonak, announced it is folding. Well. I guess this means we can all stop paying attention to cycling again.
1: While we’re at it, any chance of a breaking drug scandal and the end of televised poker?
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By ParagraphWHORE
August 15, 2006 12:07 PM | Link to this
Paragraphs?
By Mr C.
August 15, 2006 12:32 PM | Link to this
Who edited this? They all need to find another job. Paragrahs Please!!! Is the editor on vacation?
By Cairo
August 15, 2006 12:49 PM | Link to this
8: I’m not sure how many NFL teams actually fear playing the Falcons. Actually, I am sure. None. They fear Michael Vick breaking free for a big play. But they don’t fear getting their heads knocked off. That has to change. I am glad someone else besides me thinks this about our defense….
By CJ
August 15, 2006 01:39 PM | Link to this
If I hear McKay say one more time, “Well, in Tampa, we…” I’m going to vomit. Defensive run-stopping begins with the DTs. We are the only team that seems to think that a defensive scheme employing undersized linemen will be effective in consistently stopping the run on all downs. As a matter of fact, our Dline is smaller than most Division I college teams.
They knew this was a problem in the off season and they chose to not address the DT position. The front office deserves the blame for this.
By ADRIAN
August 15, 2006 02:01 PM | Link to this
JUST GIVE THEM SOME TIME TO COME TOGETHER. IF THIS IS STILL OCCURING BY THE END OF THE LAST PRESEASON GAME, THEN WE’LL HAVE SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT.
By Not-A-Blogger
August 15, 2006 03:02 PM | Link to this
Yo, Jeff.
Did your bosses tell you that unwavering derisiveness and negativity are the qualities that make a great column, or did you reach that conclusion on your own?
By Doc Reem
August 15, 2006 04:56 PM | Link to this
Hey Adrian if we wait that long we could jepordize the season. We need to address that problem now so some bug body can come in and at lest gel with the defense unit before the season. What the hell are they waiting on! If we’re really trying to make a Superbowl Push how could we overlook this need?
By Buck Cochran in the NW
August 15, 2006 07:38 PM | Link to this
Look out Jeff, #5 will get your lower back end in real trouble! I agree with you!
By just4fun
August 16, 2006 08:34 AM | Link to this
It’s going to be a l-o-n-g season … you can’t score if you don’t have the ball and all any team will do is run it down our throat. Talk don’t make stops … playmakers do!!! So sad to think of all the changes that needed to be made and yet the defense still sucks! Seems like the coaching philosophy to me!!!!
By Tony
August 16, 2006 10:31 AM | Link to this
And while we’re getting rid of televised poker, can we also ban it from the AJC sports page? No reflection on Steve Hummer, but enough already….What’s next, the World Championship of Go Fish?
By Tony
August 16, 2006 10:47 AM | Link to this
And while we’re getting rid of televised poker, can we also ban it from the AJC sports page? No reflection on Steve Hummer, but enough already….What’s next, the World Championship of Go Fish?
By War Eagle
August 16, 2006 12:12 PM | Link to this
Tony, I agree. I’d rather see tag team nude, inter gender wrestling than Poker or the X games or tennis/golf/cycling. Now if the Go Fish Tournament were held in a bass boat-THAT I can go for! I’ll see your Trout and raise you a Bass. GIN! King Fish over Snappers.
By Ssgreeno
August 16, 2006 03:04 PM | Link to this
Ditto for the hot dog eating contests and the spelling bees on sports TV. These ain’t sports.
By TN transplant
August 16, 2006 03:40 PM | Link to this
From eyewitness accounts, Adrian McPherson ran into the side of the golf cart driven by the Titans moronic-looking mascot…