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Shirley Franklin supporters unite tonight

Scott Henry — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:38:17 +0000

Mayor Shirley Franklin will be celebrated with the launch of the "Shirley Franklin Legacy Fund"

Arthur Blank, Michael Vick and the New York Times

Ken Edelstein — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:40:52 +0000

Joe Nocera’s column today in the New York Times offers an interesting take on Arthur Blank’s frustrating quest to turn the Falcons into a winning franchise. Revealing quotes about his relationship with fallen star Michael Vick include: “In some ways, I would argue that we weren’t close enough to [Vick]. The fact that he had this whole [...]

Morning headlines

Russell McLendon — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:58:32 +0000

SOFT CORPS: In a salve for metro Atlanta’s water woes, the Army Corps of Engineers releases a new proposal reducing the minimum amount of water that can be released from Lake Lanier daily. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has until June 1 to approve the plan. Perdue already approves. GSUED: Georgia State is sued by [...]

Arthur Blank just doesn’t ‘get it’

Scott Freeman — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:21:56 +0000

I hope for the day when the lightbulb finally goes off over Arthur Blank’s head: Running an NFL franchise bears absolutely no resemblance to running Home Depot. Until then, we’re assured of more episodes of the Falcon Follies as the franchise falls deeper and deeper into chaos. A few points: â€” Blank announced that he wants to hire [...]

Parcells screws the Falcons … again

Scott Freeman — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:03:22 +0000

Twenty years ago today, the Falcons were in dire straits. They wanted a big name. They wanted someone to come in and turn the franchise around. Bill Parcells, who was then the Super Bowl-winning coach of the New York Giants dispatched his agent to talk to the Falcons ownership. They talked, he seemed on his way [...]

Falcons catch the big fish?

Scott Freeman — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:19:04 +0000

Bill Parcells, the former head coach who is certainly headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, tells the New York Daily News that he is on the verge of accepting a job with the Atlanta Falcons as the director of football operations. “I’m going to oversee the football operation,” Parcells told the paper. “I’m going [...]

Petrino’s agent blames Blank’s interference

Scott Freeman — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:28:48 +0000

In today’s Birmingham News, the agent for former Falcons head coach Bobby Petrino doesn’t paint a pretty picture of their perspective on what led to Petrino’s sudden and stunning departure from Atlanta. Russ Campbell says that Falcons owner Arthur Blank broke two promises to Petrino. First, Campbell says Blank agreed when he hired Petrino that the [...]

Reaction roundup: Bobby Petrino is a fat hog

Scott Freeman — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:35:38 +0000

The reaction to Bobby Petrino’s quick decision to quit his job as head coach of the Atlanta Falcons in order to go hog-calling in Arkansas has drawn heated reaction on the Net. Some of the adjectives invoked include “weasel,” “jackass” and “rancid.” Some samples: “I was looking for a commitment from Bobby and having some exposure on [...]

Give Arthur Blank a hug; he sure needs it

Scott Freeman — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:35:13 +0000

The Atlanta Falcons lined up for the team’s very first kickoff in the National Football League in 1966. And as the kicker ran up to kick, the wind knocked the football off the tee. It turned out to be a symbolic start to what has become one of the NFL’s worst franchises. But as bad [...]

Blank, Vick and fried chicken

Andisheh Nouraee — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:27:22 +0000

Last night, during the TV broadcast of “Monday Night Football,” Falcons owner Arthur Blank made an unfortunate comment about Michael Vick eating fried chicken in prison. Listening to it in context, it sounded like a “the food in prison is unhealthy” comment rather than a “black people sure do love fried [...]