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MSU J-School alum @msujschool | Site Expert @BloggingDirty | Contributor @GMENHQ, @LandryHat | @FanSided | Long Island born & raised

Joined January 2023
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I’m proud and excited to announce that I have accepted an offer to become the new site expert for @BloggingDirty effective September 1st! I will remain a contributor with @GMENHQ but I am sad to announce that I’ll be leaving @TheJetPress to pursue this opportunity. Thank you to everyone who’s helped me along this journey, I am incredibly excited for what’s to come. Rise Up!
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Who will be the best player to come out of Round 3 in the 2025 NFL Draft? (via @NFL)
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Tommy Rees is much better at scheming up the pass than the run. Quite simply.
Funny thing about that, is the Falcons were A LOT more efficient throwing on 1st down than they were running vs. the Bucs. So it's funny to me that the criticism is that they threw it too much, but based on how they game played out, they weren't throwing it enough
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Would imagine this is in correspondence with James Pearce Jr.'s activation. Hope Ivey is retained on the PS. He was solid.
#Falcons release Jared Ivey, Drake Jackson
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Falcons before Week 8: 88.9 rushing yards allowed per game (4th in NFL) Falcons after Week 8: 118.3 rushing yards allowed per game (19th in NFL) Was the hot start fool's gold?
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Oh brother
Stefanski on Folk: Very confident in Nick's abilities. Won't think twice about putting him out there. #Falcons
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At this point you stick with Folk. Only $1.25M in dead cap if cut this offseason compared to $4 million in season.
Kicker options for the Falcons to close the year: Stick with Folk... blech Jake Moody (BAL PS) meh Lenny Krieg (GB PS) meh Justin Tucker (KC PS) hell no Kansei Matsuzawa (LV PS) meh Charlie Smyth (NO PS) I would do this. Harrison Mevis, Younghoe Koo, Matt Prater - just no.
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Falcons HC Kevin Stefanski says WR Zachariah Branch and DE Samson Ebukam have hamstring injuries that will keep them out of the Week 9 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals.
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This shouldn't be a hot take, but I'm riding with Michael Penix Jr., even after yeserday. If you seriously think the #Falcons are better off starting Andy Dalton or Tua Tagovailoa, you are just rooting for him to fail atp. Development is not linear and there are still things to clean up, but he's largely looked like a franchise guy this year. Right now there is no better option. You can look into 2027 QBs, but no one in that class except Mestemaker and maybe Sellers moves me.
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Patience. We know Penix still has a lot to work on, and in the first year of a new regime, it was meant to be a transition season. More cap space, more draft capital next offseason. Falcons are better set up to compete in 2027 than 2026.
You’ve had time to digest the loss. Are you choosing patience or panic with the 2026 Falcons?
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Thanks for watching with us. I try to be measured on a week-to-week basis but impossible with this one. Humiliating, inexcusable performance that can't be justified, and the Falcons once again make history in the worst way possible. Just a rough, rough Sunday
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I’ve had time to reflect and think I’m out on Tommy Rees I’m in on Jeff Ulbrich I’m in on Kevin Stefanski as of now I’m in on Michael Penix Jr I will not be taking any questions at this time
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The Falcons went 0-for-12 on third down today, which includes six instances of third-and-2 or shorter. They were 3-for-6 on fourth downs & gained eight total first downs.
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76 YARDS FOR JAHAN DOTSON ATLvsTB on FOX/FOX One Stream on @NFLPlus
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Now that the Colts have scored a touchdown, the Falcons are the only team today who has yet to score a point today.
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Baker Mayfield has TWO pass attempts man.. all the Bucs have really done is take advantage of the Falcons' mistakes.
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Atlanta's defense has done a great job keeping the team in this one today. Really tough to come by any explosive plays, and the Falcons have hunkered down well on their side of the field. Offense needs to find a formula that works for them to close out the first half.
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The Bucs have run the football 18 times today. Come on man.
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I still believe in Penix but man...
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I was told Jahmyr Gibbs was better than him btw
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Jahan Dotson in as the punt returner in place of the injured Zach Branch
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