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08:00 AM ET 06.13 | At the vortex of the Falcons' offseason workouts is none other than Matt Ryan. He was the one who reached out to Buford coach Jess Simpson for permission to use his first-class practice field. He writes the script for each day's workout. He also has helped coordinate media coverage of these loose workouts -- in fact, Ryan is probably more accessible in this setting than he would be in the controlled confines of Flowery Branch. ... Ryan said he has been pleased with the turnout at Camp Exile, even if his go-to receiver, Roddy White, hasn't been a participant. "It's OK. I've talked to Roddy a bunch," he said. "He's staying in really good shape, and he'll be ready to roll when the season comes around. He knows what it takes to get ready. As it gets closer and closer, we'll get together a little bit."

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June 13, 2011 08:09 AM ET

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In other news, Tony Romo once reached out to Jessica Simpson to use her first class playing field.

Wawa-we-wa

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June 13, 2011 08:11 AM ET

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That's great!

HellAwaits!

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June 13, 2011 08:13 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:09 AM ET 06.13 by Wawa-we-wa

In other news, Tony Romo once reached out to Jessica Simpson to use her first class playing field.

Back when it was regulation-sized and not jumbo.

Debbie Does

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June 13, 2011 08:18 AM ET

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Sheesh. We need to get the lockout taken care of and play some darn football. These crap threads are enough to do me in.

Stuart MacDougal

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June 13, 2011 08:31 AM ET

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Face it, it's hard enough to get excited about Atlanta in the playoffs, even when they win their division. Off season? Fuggetaboutit. Nobody runs up $30K bar tabs. Nobody gets arrested. Nobody gets stabbed by his girlfriend. What kind of off-season team is this, anyway?

Debbie Does

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June 13, 2011 08:35 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:31 AM ET 06.13 by Debbie Does

Face it, it's hard enough to get excited about Atlanta in the playoffs, even when they win their division. Off season? Fuggetaboutit. Nobody runs up $30K bar tabs. Nobody gets arrested. Nobody gets stabbed by his girlfriend. What kind of off-season team is this, anyway?

Atlanta has a team?