Joey, Joey, Joey

-Word out of Atlanta is that the NFL is going to announce sometime this week that Michael Vick is officially suspended for the entire 2007 season. I honestly don't even know what to say. Everyone that knows me knows that Vick has been my favorite football player ever since he burst onto the scene at Virginia Tech back in 1999. Over the years of watching him I have also grown very attached to the Atlanta Falcons and they will continue to be my favorite team even once Vick inevitably gets cut or traded. I am just really disappointed in Mike. Don't get it twisted, I still believe from the bottom of my heart that he is innocent of the charges he was indicted on. But at the very least, he was associated with the guys who were running the operation and that's pretty bad by itself. I hope that he can fight the charges and bounce back to have a successful second half to his career. I got faith in him.

-Ok, now that we got all the tearjerker Vick stuff out of the way, let's take a look at the Falcons 2007 season. We got Joey Harrington starting at QB now and that might not be as bad as it sounds. According to a Fox Sports column that can be found by following the link at the right, Joey is poised and ready to have his best season ever. He says that he has finally put all of the dissapointment and negativity from his stint in Detroit behind him. I think with Bobby Petrino's high-powered offense and QB-friendly coaching, Joey could have a decent year. At running back, Jerious Norwood is going to have a break out year and will probably take over at starter for Warrick Dunn, sooner rather than later. We all know the Falcons have terrible receivers, but Roddy White started to improve a little at the end of last year. And we did pick up Joe Horn in free agency, which would be pretty good if this were 2003! The defense is still a little soft and undersized but hopefully they will at least be able to keep us in games. In a weak NFC, I still feel like the Falcons can push for a wild card spot.

-Regardless of how the Falcons do this year, I am still pumped for the start of the NFL season. The first preseason game is tonight. You can catch the Saints and Steelers tonight at 8 eastern, only on the NFL Network.

seth