Atlanta Falcons

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Atlanta Falcons Depth Will Be Tested Against Bengals

For all the good things that coaches saw when the Atlanta Falcons played the Baltimore Ravens in their preseason opener last week, it was all overshadowed by one huge, glaring, unmistakable fact. The Falcons are sorely lacking depth at just about every position. The first team looked sharp and polished. Matt Ryan and Julio Jones [...]

Atlanta Falcons Bird Droppings: Roddy vs Julio, Baker vs The Odds, and Dimitroff vs Doubters

By: Michael Collins

The Atlanta Falcons preseason games are in full swing, as we head into the 2nd week of play. So let’s review the week that was in this week’s Atlanta Falcons “Bird Droppings”. News, notes, rumors and oddities from around the Falcons camp and the rest of the NFL Falcons receiver Roddy White, who has gained [...]

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Akeem Dent Placed Under NFL Concussion Protocol Program

By: Michael Collins

The infant 2012 Atlanta Falcons season has only seen one preseason game, and Atlanta, who already lost rookie fullback Bradie Ewing for the season to injury, got more bad news today. The team announced that middle linebacker Akeem Dent will be out for the foreseeable future in accordance with the league’s concussion protocol program. This [...]

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Atlanta Falcons Roster Moves Add Some Veteran Players

By: Michael Collins

The Atlanta Falcons roster was looking a little thin at fullback with the loss of rookie fullback Bradie Ewing to a season-ending knee injury, so the team announced that they have signed fullback Lousaka Polite, and tight end Chase Coffman. To make roster room, Atlanta waived injured tight end Adam Nissley, and punter Dawson Zimmerman. [...]

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Julio Jones Looks to Become Unleashed in 2012

By: Michael Collins

It’s only been one preseason game, but Atlanta Falcons‘ wide receiver Julio Jones showed, in just one quarter of football against one of the best defenses in the league, why the Falcons took the gamble of trading away a bounty of draft choices to get him in the 2011 NFL Draft. Jones was targeted seven [...]

Falcons Rookie Bradie Ewing Out for Season

By: Michael Collins

In what has become an all too familiar tale during the NFL preseason, another player was lost for the season to injury. This time it was the Atlanta Falcons rookie fullback Bradie Ewing. Not only is this a pretty big hit for Atlanta, but it’s a sad story for Ewing – a former Wisconsin walk-on [...]

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Atlanta Falcons Preseason Opener Was a Costly Loss, But With an Upside

By: Michael Collins

Just a few words to all the Atlanta Falcons fans and followers. It’s the preseason, and it’s going to be fine. Yes, the Falcons ended up on the wrong side of a 31-17 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, but the news isn’t all bad, not by a longshot. So to loosely quote Atlanta and ESPN [...]

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Atlanta Falcons Preseason Match-Up: “New” O-Line vs Courtney Upshaw

By: Michael Collins

A lot has been made this off-season about the Atlanta Falcons practically standing pat on what was a poorly performing offensive line from 2011. During the preseason opener against the Baltimore Ravens, that “new” offensive line will be put to the test by a perennially elite defense, with a brand new addition. The Ravens drafted [...]

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Atlanta Falcons – Tennessee Titans Scrimmage; Mike Smith Takes Hit

By: Michael Collins

The Atlanta Falcons and Tennessee Titans have a history of some brutal scrimmages and joint practice sessions. However, with a no tackling to the ground rule, this year was to be a toned-down version…at least for the players. Falcons’ head coach Mike Smith didn’t figure players needed to be warned about not leveling coaches on [...]

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Atlanta Falcons Get No Love in the AP NFL Pro32 Power Rankings

By: Michael Collins

It’s the August NFL list that has caused many a football fan to cringe, and sent many expletives flying into space. The first ever AP NFL Pro32 Power Rankings (Pre-Season) are out, and the Atlanta Falcons find themselves down near the middle of the pack. Now before you Atlanta fanatics head down to the local [...]