ajc.com - 4/30/2008
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New QB Ryan won't be focal point of season-ticket campaign By TIM TUCKER The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 04/30/08 Newly drafted quarterback Matt Ryan will not be a prime player in an advertising campaign planned by the Atlanta Falcons to try to rebuild the team's sagging season-ticket base. The Falcons acknowledge a steep drop-off in season-ticket renewals in some parts of the ...
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WEDNESDAY MORNING ONE-LINERS
ProFootballTalk.com —
... to block Colts DE Dwight Freeney as a rookie. The Falcons have learned their lesson and won’t tie their marketing campaigns to one player.
The Falcons Have Wisely Decided Not to Make Matt Ryan the Face of the Franchise
FanHouse —
... face of the franchise is currently incarcerated for first-degree (puppy) murder, and Joey Harrington and Chris Redman aren't exactly guys you can build a team around. That the Ravens were trying to trade up and grab Ryan further suggests that NFL teams in the market for a quarterback considered him worth a top-5 pick (and everybody knows that Baltimore has a keen eye for identifying quarterback talent). In any case, the Falcons front office will have a new marketing strategy for 2008: Newly drafted quarterback Matt Ryan will not be a ...
Marketing The Falcons
The Falcoholic —
... I found Tim Tucker's latest article in the AJC particularly enlightening. While we're all quite familiar with the on the field exploits of this team, the marketing and public relations piece tends to remain murky. Many of us even suspected the selection of Matt Ryan had something to do with Arthur Blank's love of a good PR move. ...
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Mark Maske's NFL Insider 4/30/2008
It is being widely speculated that the Atlanta Falcons' decision to select quarterback Matt Ryan of Boston College with the third overall pick in the NFL draft Saturday means that the organization has, in effect, severed its ties with suspended and ...
