Free Fun can be Found at your Local Public Library

Free Fun Can Be Found At Your Local Public Library   Do you have a public library card?  If not, you may want to get one soon!  After all, they are free.  There are some freebies just waiting for you at your local public library.  Although some may be a little harder to come by, […]

National Travel and Tourism Week Events in Georgia

National Travel and Tourism Week is May 2-10, 2015! Keep reading for a list of Georgia attractions that are offering specials in honor of the occasion. Clayton County: May 2-9 The Road to Tara Museum is discounting tour prices for the museum … Continue reading →

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Femasys raises $10.2 million in Series B financing round

Femasys Inc. raised a $10.2 million Series B financing round from some big players in the life sciences investment world. The Suwanee, Ga.-based developer of medical devices for the women’s health-care market reported the investor group was led by Southlake, Texas-based Legacy Capital Partners and Mario Family Partners, the family offices of life sciences industry veterans John Adams Jr. and Dr. Ernest Mario John Adams Jr. Adams, the former CEO of Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, will join the…

A Boston College blogger on Jameis Winston

One the eve of the NFL Draft there isn't much Boston College news, but the football world remains focused on a player very familiar to BC fans: Jameis Winston. His off the field issues are well known. I cannot speak to his character or his maturity. Both could be issues in his NFL success. But as a football player, I think he's going to be very good in the NFL. In fact, I have a tried and true, never failed*, totally subjective form of evaluation for all NFL prospects. I throw out all the stats. I ignore the combine. I don't even care about most of their college career. Instead I evaluate them on how they played against BC.

As silly as it might seem, I do have faith in my "how'd he play against us" theory. In part because I know our team pretty well, so I know when someone has played them well. Also our defenses have been very reliant on systems (heavy zone in Spaz, heavy pressure with Brown). Because we are one-dimensional and usually decent in that dimension, it puts pressure on the opposing QB to make the plays. If a QB cannot figure out and adjust to our systems, I don't trust them at the next level where everything gets more complex.

Russell Wilson surprised many NFL fans, but most BC fans remember how good he was against us. Michael Vick had one of his best games ever against BC. I became a believer in Colin Kaepernick when we shut down his running and he still did enough in the air to beat us. Can any BC fan think of a recent QB who looked bad against us and then went on to have a top flight NFL career?

Winston's two games against BC were probably two of his biggest tests in college. He famously used the 2013 game as a reminder to his teammates that they could come back to win the National Championship game. Last season's contest wasn't filled with highlights but it ended with Winston leading a winning drive in the final minutes.

In the two games, I saw enough to think Winston will be a good NFL QB. He made good decisions on the field. He made tight throws. He read things well and when things broke down, he made great plays (see the video above). Winston is not perfect, but he's tough to bring down and can make any throw. That alone will get him plenty of chances in the NFL. But his ability to adjust to BC's different pressures leads me to believe he'll be fine in the NFL's faster game.

Could something derail him? Sure. A bad team or more bad choices could sink his career. But if he is the player BC fans saw, he's worth the risk.

*I've never actually selected nor coached a player in the NFL. But who's paying attention to that sort of detail.

​"Captain America: Civil War" begins filming in Atlanta

Production on Marvel's "Captain America: Civil War" has begun in Atlanta. Like several other recent Marvel productions, including "Ant-Man,", the latest "Captain America" will shoot at Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayetteville, Ga. The movie stars Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Chadwick Boseman, Frank Grillo, Jeremy Rinner, Daniel Bruhl and Anthony Mackie. Recent casting calls for the movie revealed it will film under the working title "Sputnik." Parts of the movie will be filmed in Puerto Rico…

A closer look at housing demand within the central Perimeter

It’s been widely reported that office space demand in the Central Perimeter submarket is off the charts. But a parallel demand for housing near those new jobs is no less newsworthy. Earlier this month, in his state of the city address, Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul said his city needs more affordable housing, a call driven by the expected July arrival of Mercedes-Benz USA employees. That same week, it was reported that a Sandy Springs mansion sold for $3 million – the sixth-highest Atlanta…

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Vidalia Onions

It’s officially Vidalia onion season! Celebrate with this list of fun facts about “America’s Favorite Onion.” Mose Coleman of Toombs County accidentally discovered the Vidalia onion during the Great Depression. Piggly Wiggly was the first retail store to sell Vidalias. … Continue reading →

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