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Inactives: Ryan, Turner Remain Out

By John Manasso | Published: December 13, 2009
Despite the optimism that Falcons Head Coach Mike Smith was trying to have this week about quarterback Matt Ryan working more each day as the week progressed in the team’s morning walk-through, Ryan will be inactive for the second straight week today. So will starting running back Michael Turner. Neither practiced all week. In addition, right guard [...]
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Houston Out; Still Hoping for Ryan

By John Manasso | Published: December 10, 2009
Falcons Head Coach Mike Smith on Thursday ruled out a second player for Sunday’s game with New Orleans in the form of starting right cornerback Chris Houston (hamstring) but is leaving out hope that quarterback Matt Ryan might play even though Ryan did not practice for a second straight day this week. Tight end Justin Peelle [...]
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Three And Out: Injuries Mount, Time Dwindles

By John Manasso | Published: December 7, 2009
First Down You know that truism in sports about how teams are never as bad as they look in their worst loss and they’re never as good as they appear in their best win? Somewhere between their 45-10 win over San Francisco and their 34-7 loss to Philadelphia on Sunday lies the true Falcons — maybe the [...]
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Final: Playoff Chances Dealt a Blow

By John Manasso | Published: December 6, 2009
The Falcons started the game with five offensive starters inactive because of injuries. They ended the game with another, center Todd McClure, suffering a knee injury. It was that kind of day for the Falcons when almost everything seemed to follow Murphy’s Law: Everything that could go wrong did go wrong. In a 34-7 loss to [...]
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Inactives: Do They Even Out?

By John Manasso | Published: November 2, 2009
Fairly big news with the announcement of the inactives. The Saints will be without two starters on defense, tackle Sedrick Ellis and strong side linebacker Scott Fujita are out. For the Falcons, the losses are equally substantial. Defensive tackle Thomas Johnson (calf) — who began starting after 2009 first-round draft pick Peria Jerry was lost [...]
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Pregame: A Place Like Nowhere Else

By John Manasso | Published: November 2, 2009
Once when I was covering the Atlanta Thrashers for Journal-Constitution, I hitched an early ride from Buffalo to Toronto with Michael Farber, who covers the NHL for Sports Illustrated, and he said something that has always stuck with me. For my money, Farber is about as good of a writer as you will find and [...]
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