With Michael Turner in the fold, the Falcons can now concentrate on finding a QB in the draft, like Boston College's Matt Ryan. Alan Altenburger/Icon SMI

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I wrote the forward for an SI book, "Great Football Writing,'' a couple of years ago, and was wowed by the vivid simplicity of Myron's writing. Upon visiting Slingin' Sammy Baugh at his Texas ranch in 1969, Cope wrote:

"He came to the door wearing blue jeans and a Western-style shirt of country-store quality. There was a Gary Cooper flavor to his appearance. Six-feet-two and rawboned, he was a leathery man with hips that were remarkably lean. At 55, he weighed only 170 pounds -- at least five pounds under his playing weight. But incongruously -- and perhaps partly because he wore bedroom slippers -- he walked with the sort of swishing gait associated with chorus boys.''

How good is that? In September 2006, a year after retiring, he wrote me a handwritten two-page letter after I'd written in a preface to an SI football anthology, "Boy, could Myron write!'' His note, in part, read:

"Dear Pete,

"Please forgive my longhand. Health issues have made it difficult to keep punching the Hermes 3000 [typewriter], which served me well for more than 40 years.

"Anyhow, Dr. King, the best medicine I have received was coming upon your verdict in the SI anthology intro: ' ... boy, could he write.' What a rush! Thanks ever so much.

"... Again, thanks. Occupants of Cloud Nine had to make room for me.''

Now they're really making room for him.

6. I think you shouldn't make too much of this, but Bill Parcells, czar of the Dolphins, holder of the first pick in the draft, called Boston College coach Jeff Jagodzinski the other day and requested video of every one of quarterback Matt Ryan's 654 passes last fall. I still say Ryan at No. 3, to Atlanta, makes the most sense.

7. I think Merril Hoge left no question where he stood recently when he was asked on 1070 The Fan in Indianapolis what the penalty should be if the Patriots are found to have videotaped the Rams walkthrough practice the day before the Super Bowl seven years ago.

"If there is evidence of taping of the Rams' Saturday walkthrough,'' Hoge told hosts Eddie White and Bob Kravitz, "it's as gross as you could possibly imagine. It is equivalent to steroids in the Olympics? Yes. If it's proven, they have to surrender that Vince Lombardi Trophy for that game, and those rings.''

I'll say it again: I don't think there's a tape. But if there is, Hoge's stark words echo a few that I've heard around the league, particularly two weekends ago at the scouting combine, which has turned into a major NFL convention.

8. I think retiring St. Louis kicker Jeff Wilkins has his priorities straight. The 14-year veteran is tied for first with Jason Elam for consecutive extra-point kicks made (371) in NFL history. But rather than chase the outright record, Wilkins, who has battled chronic leg and lower-back woes, says he's doing what's best for him, his family and the Rams by retiring. He'll be missed.

9. I think whatever choice you make, Brett Favre, good luck.

10. I think these are my non-football thoughts of the week:

a. You know what we miss in other sports? The kind of fun frenzy that is the NHL trading deadline. There were 25 trades in the six hours leading up to the 3 p.m. deadline last Monday, including four or five major stars. Every team with a chance stirs the pot. Fun stuff. The pennant race in the Eastern Conference is ridiculously tight.

b. Saw Juno. Loved Juno. My favorite movie of the past year, by far. Intelligent, touching, moving, real, beautiful, incredibly poignant. I had no idea who Ellen Page was, but her acting job in the title role was so genuine, charismatic and perceptive that I'll go see any movie she's in 'til she's 70.

After I left the movie, it hit me that you go through so many movies these days, wondering when the next gangland hit or beating would happen, and it was nice to see a movie when real life was all around you, but it didn't include all the violence that floods movies these days.

A friend of mine on his way to see the movie Saturday, after me, said his wife was worried he wouldn't like it. "Chick flick,'' she worried. I told him not to worry, that macho and non-macho guys alike would get swallowed by the movie and love it. Late Saturday night, I got this text message from my buddy: "Juno. Great movie.'' And one other thing -- what a soundtrack. The music's part of the charm.

c. When I get back from Afghanistan, I've got to go see that movie again.

d. Coffeenerdness: They tell me I'll like the coffee in Afghanistan. Bring it on. Nice and dark. I don't imagine I'll run into any half and half over there, though.

e. I can't believe I went most of my adult life without knowing much about Family Guy. I've just started to mine all the episodes on the DVR, and it's got to be the funniest animated show I've ever seen. How about the episode where Brian the dog goes back to college, to Brown, and he goes to a football game, and the scoreboard shows "Brown'' on one side, and "The Board of Education'' on the other. Funny stuff.