20 Questions: No. 20 - Is last year really over?

I'm going to try a new series called 20 Questions on this blog as we really get into the meat of training camp. Every couple of days, I will answer a new question regarding the Atlanta Falcons. If you have any questions of your own you want to ask, feel free to drop me a line. Otherwise, I'm just going to make them up as I go.

Today's question: No. 20 - Is last year really worth bringing up any more?

From someone who's sick of reliving it, no, it's not worth bringing up any more. It's like that movie Groundhog Day at this point. In fact, I'd like to declare that anyone mentioning last year's Atlanta Falcons season from now on should be forced into a conversation with this guy. On the first day of training camp Saturday, thoughts and questions about last year were relevant considering the fiasco at the Falcons training camp facility. That's understandable.

But now that the contrasts have been made between last year's opening day and this year's opening day, I think it's time to hold a funeral service for the term "last year" when referring to Michael Vick, or Bobby Petrino, or Alge Crumpler, or DeAngelo Hall, or this guy. That term no longer applies any more when referring to the Falcons.

Sure, there are plenty of players still on the team who unfortunately had to deal with those circumstances, but for many of those players, last year might as well have been a million years ago. The circumstances are so different now, and there's actually a relaxed atmosphere up in Flowery Branch. Everything is drama-free, so bringing up last year in reference to this year doesn't make any sense any longer.

Besides, aren't we all sick of talking, hearing or reading (or writing) about it?

Sure, it sucks that the Falcons had to go through all that stuff last year, but it's ancient history now. Let it die and let's move on. The Falcons certainly have.