Well, needless to say it has been tough to be a Falcons fan the past 5 years or so. Having to deal with the unnecessary hype about Michael Vick, when they could have had LaDanian Tomlinson, has been hard when you are not a supporter of your team's franchise player on or off the field. With Vick's well documented off the field, extra-curricular activities, A.K.A. killing dogs for money, and the Falcon's impossible task lately of finding a coach that will stay for more than one season. Actually, strike that last comment, staying for the whole season would have been nice. Then we come to this year. The Falcon's used their 1st draft pick to take a QB for the first time since Vick when they chose Matt Ryan from Boston College. Ok I thought. Then they got rid of arguably their three best players (Crumpler TE, Dunn RB, and then starting QB candidate Matt Schaub). Wow, I thought, they really have no goals on winning more than 3 games this year. But, after hearing their new coach talk and seeing Matt Ryan's commitment to making this a turn around year, I was finally excited. Gone are the days of watching Vick play 1 on 11 football. Gone are the days of hearing bad things about the team off the field. Here are the days when the Falcons finally have a respectable organization again on and off the field. I can truly say I am a fan again.
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