With a near-lethal mixture of rookies, injuries, and under-performing veterans, the Atlanta Falcons offensive line is in need of some help. Jeff Otah, whose trade from the Carolina Panthers to the New York Jets was nullified when he couldn’t pass the physical, might be a possible stop-gap solution. Atlanta lost backup offensive tackle Will Svitek [...]
TweetThe Atlanta Falcons broke camp last week, and they are gearing up for the finale of the preseason. There have been injuries and interesting stories going on this week, so let’s get it on with this weeks Atlanta Falcons “Bird Droppings”, news, notes, snippets and rants from around the Falcons camp and the NFL. The [...]
TweetThe Atlanta Falcons have showed a significant lack of depth so far in the 2012 NFL preseason, and one of the positions they were thinnest in just got a little thinner, as the team announced that backup offensive tackle Will Svitek is out of the season with an upper arm injury. This is a huge [...]
TweetAnytime you have a game coming up against a team with a double-digit sack guy on defense, you have to adjust your game plan to make sure that guy doesn’t disrupt your offense. The Atlanta Falcons now don’t have to worry about that part of the game in their season opener against the Kansas City [...]
TweetJust when you think the Atlanta Falcons‘ outspoken wide receiver Roddy White is getting it, and knows that discretion is the better part of valor…he regresses back to his typical ways, and says something regrettable on social media. You’d think Roddy would be getting tired of the taste of shoe leather by now. Earlier this [...]
TweetYes, in the second preseason game of their season, the Atlanta Falcons lost to the Cincinnati Bengals 24-19. But beyond the two teams on the field, many were watching the game within the game between Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green and the Falcons’ Julio Jones. The comparisons between the two young stud receivers have been [...]
TweetMatt Ryan doesn’t have anything to worry about. He’s the Atlanta Falcons franchise quarterback. However, Chris Redman and John Parker Wilson had best check their rear view mirrors, because here comes Dominique Davis. Both Redman and Wilson had fairly forgettable performances in the Falcons first two preseason games, while Davis not only made the most [...]
TweetFor 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 [...]
TweetThe 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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