Ultimate fan shows off Falcons man cave

WALTON COUNTY, Ga. — Falcons fans are preparing to rise up and head to Houston for the big game.

Channel 2's Tom Jones talked to one super fan who says if he wasn't traveling to Houston to cheer on the Falcons, he would be watching the game in his Falcons man cave.

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Stacey Derico, of Loganville, says every visitor who walks into his Falcons man cave must keep a list of rules in mind.

"My cave, my rules," he said, while pointing to a sign on his wall that lists the rules.

"Rule No. 1: You must be a Falcons fan to enter this cave," he said, proudly.

Another rule: "No foo foo chick drinks. Sports on the TV 24-7," Derico said.

When you enter the Falcons man cave, you see Falcons memorabilia everywhere. It's like a Falcons museum.

The cave is painted in Falcons red and black, and it has the prerequisite bar.

"This is where I sit, watch TV, watch games and cheer my Falcons on," Derico said.

The man cave has two TVs and a Fathead wall graphic featuring former Falcon tight end Tony Gonzales, which Derico says he needs to hang.

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"So I gotta make room for the future Hall of Famer," he said.

Derico said his mother groomed him to be a Falcons fan since he was a small child, telling him it was the only professional football team that mattered in the state.

"And ever since then, I've been an Atlanta Falcons fan," he said.

Derico was at the last Super Bowl in which the Falcons played, and lost, in Miami. He senses something different this time.

"Oh, we going to bring it home. I have no doubt about it," he said with confidence.

Derico will be traveling to Houston for the big game. He can't wait to hit the road.

"I'm ready to get on that road so we can get to Houston and come back to Atlanta and roll down Peachtree, all up and down Peachtree, raising that Lombardi trophy," he said.

Derico watched the Falcons pep rally at City Hall and says his heart started to flutter because of all the excitement surrounding his favorite team.

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