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Atlanta Falcons 2008 Preview ReportJuly 13, 2008
We all know how bad it was. The 2007 Atlanta Falcons endured what might be the most disastrous single season in NFL history. Their 4-12 record paints too rosy a picture. And it’s not like they were prepared for the downfall. The Falcons went 7-9 in 2006 – lackluster but not awful. Everything fell apart after that. Their franchise player went to prison. Their supposedly innovative new head coach divided the locker room before screwing them over. The ripple effect of both sucker punchers was torturous. After all was said and done, the Falcons franchise looked like football’s version of a before and after picture in an anti-Meth campaign.
Unlike so many downtrodden organizations, the Bird weren’t entirely to blame for their problems. They simply made two good investments in what proved to be two bad people. Owner Arthur Blank handled both ordeals with the utmost class. There wasn’t a football fan in America that didn’t feel sorry for the billionaire, except for maybe the billionaire himself.
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