Tag Archives: Jerious Norwood

Final: Falcons One Win Away From History

By John Manasso | Published: December 27, 2009
Both Tony Gonzalez and Matt Ryan stated on Wednesday that one goal to end this season would be to finish with a winning record, giving the franchise its first back-to-back winning seasons since the team began playing in 1966. The Falcons now stand one win a way and next week’s opponent is the lowly Tampa Bay [...]
Posted in Featured, Gameday | Also tagged , , , , , , , | Comments closed

Halftime: Regressing But Leading

By John Manasso | Published: December 27, 2009
At the outset of the second quarter, the Falcons looked as if they might make this one a laugher. They had the ball at the Bills’ 7 yard-line on a second down and were poised to go up 14-0. But then some personally foul play ensued, with sacks, penalties and, yes, personal foul calls that [...]
Posted in Featured, Gameday | Also tagged , , , , , , , | Comments closed

Inactives: Five Offensive Starters Out

By John Manasso | Published: December 6, 2009
The Falcons will play without five offensive starters — 45 percent — when the opening kickoff arrives in 90 minutes for what is shaping up as the team’s most important game of the season against Philadelphia. Head Coach Mike Smith announced on Monday that quarterback Matt Ryan (toe) would not play, but in addition running back Michal Turner [...]
Posted in Gameday | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments closed

Halftime: Falcons In A Battle

By John Manasso | Published: November 29, 2009
If anyone thought the Tampa Bay Buccaneers would be an easy win for the Falcons today based on their 1-9 record, forget about that. The Bucs who showed up today are the ones who defeated Green Bay (7-4) on Nov. 8 38-28 and who lost 25-23 to Miami on Nov. 15. With the score tied at [...]
Posted in Gameday | Also tagged , , , , , , | Comments closed

First Quarter: Playing Without Ryan

By John Manasso | Published: November 29, 2009
It looks like the question for this game for the Falcons will be if Matt Ryan is able to return and, if he cannot, can Chris Redman defeat Tampa Bay? So far, Redman looks good, despite the Falcons’ difficulty in protecting their quarterbacks. Tampa Bay had two sacks in the quarter, which is the reason why [...]
Posted in Gameday | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments closed

Inactives: Turner, Norwood Return

By John Manasso | Published: November 29, 2009
Falcons’ running back Michael Turner said he was a fast healer and he proved to be a man of his word. After missing only one game with a sprained ankle, Turner is active for today’s 1 p.m. game at the Georgia Dome with Tampa Bay. In addition, Jerious Norwood also will be, making the Falcons’ [...]
Posted in Gameday | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments closed

Turner Returns to Practice

By John Manasso | Published: November 25, 2009
Ten days after spraining his ankle, an injury that kept him out of last Sunday’s 34-31 overtime loss to the New York Giants, Falcons’ leading rusher Michael Turner returned to practice on Wednesday. Head Coach Mike Smith said that Turner was limited in his participation. “He took some reps and hopefully we’ll get a good read on [...]
Posted in Breaking News | Also tagged , , , | Comments closed

OT: Falcons Lose a Tough One

By John Manasso | Published: November 22, 2009
Remember the often observed statement that the Falcons might be better this season than they were in 2008 but they might finish with a worse record? That’s the thought that sticks in my mind after today’s 34-31 overtime loss to the New York Giants that dashed a game rally. The NFL overtime procedure is capricious. The Giants [...]
Posted in Gameday | Also tagged , , , , , , , | Comments closed

Inactives: Turner and Norwood Out

By John Manasso | Published: November 22, 2009
After Michael Turner sprained his ankle last week against Carolina and did not practice all week, it’s no big surprise that he’s inactive today. However, the Falcons were hoping to counteract that bad news by possibly getting running back Jerious Norwood back for the first time in five weeks from a hip flexor. Norwood practiced on [...]
Posted in Gameday | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments closed

The Day After: Will Norwood Be Back?

By John Manasso | Published: November 16, 2009
In his weekly Monday news conference, Falcons Head Coach Mike Smith had little details to offer on the status of starting running back Michael Turner (sprained ankle) other than that he expects Turner to play again in 2009, but he did offer some optimism on No. 2 back Jerious Norwood (hip flexor), who has missed [...]
Posted in The Day After | Also tagged , , , | Comments closed