2 months, 2 weeks ago
UCLA DE Datone Jones makes his Mock Monitor debut — along with other new players, positions and even scenarios If you were looking for more clarity in the first post-Combine Mock Monitor, I apologize for being the bearer of bad news. Not only is there less clarity than the week before the Combine, there are [...]
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Michael Turner took a moment Friday to thank fans and the Falcons organization on his official Facebook page after news of his release hit. Click the image below to visit Turner’s Facebook page.
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Falcons started the weekend by announcing some tough decisions, that the team would be parting ways with veterans Michael Turner, John Abraham and Dunta Robinson. Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff joined the media on the phone Friday afternoon to discuss the moves, which he called difficult decisions yet thoughtful ones. “I want to begin [...]
4 months ago
The Falcons were supposed to struggle with the run and stopping it, but if that’s the way it was pre-written, no one told them. With less than five minutes left in the second quarter, the Falcons had already racked up 133 rushing yards, with Michael Turner running effectively and Jacquizz Rodgers providing ridiculous 45-yard runs [...]
4 months, 1 week ago
Josh Rand grew up in Iowa, but has been a Falcons fan his whole life. Hailing from the same hometown — Des Moines — as Falcons legend Steve Bartkowski, Rand just found the Falcons to be a natural fit, despite being in a territory dominated by Bears, Packers and Vikings fans. Now one of the [...]
5 months ago
Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh has gained a reputation around the NFL as one of the toughest interior defensive linemen around. Right or wrong, he’s also gained a different one, too. But the Falcons aren’t worried about the second one. Instead, they’re looking at figuring out how to stop one of the league’s top defenders [...]
5 months ago
Running back Michael Turner made yet another move in the Falcons record books as he moved into sole possession of second place in career rushing yards. Turner passed the 5,986 yards that William Andrews put up during his career to move into second place behind Gerald Riggs’ 6,631. Click here to see the impact Turner [...]
5 months, 1 week ago
Head coach Mike Smith says it all the time, win or lose: If you win, you’ve got 24 hours to celebrate. If you lose, you’ve got 24 hours to be down about it. The Falcons are definitely taking that philosophy to heart Monday as 24 hours since Sunday’s 30-20 loss to Carolina is up. It’s [...]
5 months, 1 week ago
Click here to download the PDF of all playing time percentages for both teams Some notes from the playing time percentages from Sunday: RB Jacquizz Rodgers was on the field for 30 offensive snaps, which came out to 46 percent of the total offensive snaps taken. Turner took 20 snaps for 31 percent. Jason Snelling [...]
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Michael Turner, left, is taking every opportunity to talk trash with his NIU Huskies Orange-Bowl-bound This time of year, running back Michael Turner usually doesn’t have a whole lot to talk about when it comes to his alma mater. Instead of voicing his confidence in his own team, he listens to the Alabama or LSU [...]

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