New Orleans Saints (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
T Jon Stinchcomb prepped at Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.) HS and was a four-year starter at Georgia from 1999-2003. DE Charles Grant prepped at Miller County (Ga.) HS and starred for the Bulldogs from 1999-2001. Secondary coach Dennis Allen coaching assistant MIke Cerullo , defensive line coach Bill Johnson and quarterbacks coach Joe Lombardi served on the Falcons coaching staff. Atlanta CB Chevis Jackson...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Niners DB Dre' Bly intercepted a pass by Falcons QB Matt Ryan at the San Francisco 10 midway through the third quarter Week 5 against the Falcons but was caught from behind when he began celebrating during his return. Ryan swiped at the loose ball on the ground before center Todd McClure fell on it for the Falcons. "Dre's going to be Dre'," Bly said. "When I make plays, and I've made...
Atlanta Sports Fan Blog (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
One of the Falcons top priorities as they returned from their bye week Monday was to shift their running attack back into gear. The Falcons led the league in rushing for most of last season before being surpassed late in the season by the New York Giants. But one year after averaging 152.7 yards per game -- second most in the league -- the same unit has been mired early in 2009. The Falcons are averaging...
The Falcoholic (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
More photos » by JOHN BAZEMORE - AP This man may be the key to revving up a stagnant rushing attack. At least, we hope so. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) Browse more photos » While our optimism has flickered slightly in the face of a raging hurricane of difficult scheduling (?), the Atlanta Falcons are still a good football team. The next big test comes in the form of the the San Fransisco 49ers...
Dolphins Gab (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
MIAMI DOLPHINS Practice Report FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE Wednesday CB Vontae Davis (knee) ATLANTA FALCONS Practice Report DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE Wednesday S William Moore (hamstring) LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE Wednesday DE John Abraham (knee) FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE Wednesday DE Chauncey Davis (foot), LB Tony Gilbert (hamstring), C Todd McClure (calf), RB Jerious Norwood...
The Falcoholic (Free subscription) | 09/05/2009
by John Amis - AP Jason Snelling stiff-arms the first round of cuts. And also the Ravens. But that's less important. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) View full size photo uploaded September 5, 2009 We knew the axe would be falling again following Thursday's pre-season game against the Baltimore Ravens , and it claimed seven Friday afternoon. There's not a name on this list that blew me away, but this signals...
The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 08/12/2009
by Knox Bardeen Filed under: Atlanta Falcons , NFL Training Camp The Atlanta Falcons head to Detroit to play the Lions this Saturday, August 15 for their first preseason game. The team has released a preseason depth chart to show an early glimpse at where players stand. You need to remember that the Falcons are less than two weeks into camp and the start of the regular season is still more then a...
The Falcoholic (Free subscription) | 07/21/2009
Man, you just sign a guy and he decides to quit football forever. Isn't that just the way of things? ProFootballTalk reports that Jeremy Newberry , he of the bad knees and veteran pedigree, will retire before the season begins. This removes the veteran insurance from the equation if something happens to Troy Todd McClure and brings signing Brett Romberg into a backup role. The team might also crawl...
The Falcoholic (Free subscription) | 07/07/2009
As Ms. Zombie Robot just told you, it's time to vote for the greatest Center in all of Falcons ' history. Only three candidates were named. Follow the jump for a rundown of the currently nominated offensive linemen. We still need at least two left guards on the list. Otherwise, the two nominated RGs will be auto-inducted and I'll just shift one over to LG. Candidate Pos Years as a Falcon Pro Bowls...
Football news from a chick™ (Free subscription) | 06/18/2009
Matt Ryan's teammates say the quarterback will be even better in 2009 than he was when he won widespread acclaim as the NFL's offensive rookie of the year last season. "By leaps and bounds," Atlanta fullback Ovie Mughelli said of Ryan on Wednesday as the Falcons approached the end of their organized team activities. "It's actually scary how much he's improved and it's only his second...
The FanHouse - Oregon Football (Free subscription) | 06/18/2009
by JJ Cooper Filed under: Atlanta Falcons Todd McClure is one of the few Falcons who remembers what it was like to get to a Super Bowl (even if he was on injured reserve). And he wants to stick around long enough to get a chance to go back. McClure refuted a Pro Football Talk report that he was considering retiring because he is unhappy with his contract. In fact, he says, he's as happy as he's ever...
Falcons Gab (Free subscription) | 06/16/2009
ProFootballTalk.com reports that the Falcons have come to terms with center Jeremy Newberry. The Falcons announced the move of grabbing the veteran center earlier today. The team had great interest in Newberry after Todd McClure wasn’t happy with his contract. McClure has missed only one game and has been the Falcons starting center since [...]
The Parthenon (Free subscription) | 04/17/2009
Students had the opportunity to hear two students Thursday as they shared their faith outside the Memorial Student Center. Whitney Fields from Baptist Campus Ministries and Todd McClure from Campus Crusade for Christ stood on a platform across from the Memorial Fountain and told their stories of why they decided to follow God.
The Falcoholic (Free subscription) | 04/16/2009
Todd McClure Wants A New Deal Pro Football Talk is reporting that center Todd McClure is boycotting off-season workouts for a new deal, and is threatening to retire if he doesn't get one. The Falcons appear unlikely to grant his request and are looking at free agents. This would be a pretty big blow to the center of the Falcons' line, as McClure has been as solid as you can get at the position. I'm...
Falcons Gab (Free subscription) | 04/16/2009
The Falcons are having an issue on their O-line, as PFT.com reports that the team has been missing long-time starting center Todd McClure from workouts. The site reports that McClure is boycotting the workouts, and wants either a new deal, or he may walk away all together and retire. McClure is under contract [...]
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