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The Falcoholic (Dave Choate) —
UPDATE: It's not often a post I write is moot before it's even posted, but there you go. Winslow's been traded to the Seattle Seahawks for a seventh round pick. When a player of some renown is released by a team in the Falcons ' division, I feel like I should note it. When that player is an option for the team at a weak tight end position, however remote the chances of a signing may be, I...
The Falcoholic (Vishnu_falcon) —
As a Falcons fan, I always wished for a defense which can sack or knock off the QB on 3rd downs. Luckily, Mike Nolan is known around the NFL for pressure packages and bringing the heat on the QB especially on 3rd downs. In this post, lets take a look how Nolan's Defense did on 3rd downs in MIA last year, coincidentally the Falcons play AFC West and NFC East teams this year, same teams who...
The Falcoholic (Caleb Rutherford) —
In the spirit of bringing rival fans over to verbally abuse us (I'm kidding), I figured I'd follow Dave's post up with one about the good old Bucs. Perhaps the biggest free agent movers in the offseason, the Bucs went out and signed WR Vincent Jackson and OG Carl Nicks , two very stellar players. Rather than drafting Morris Claiborne - perhaps the best overall athlete - in the draft, the...
The Falcoholic (Dave Choate) —
The Atlanta Falcons should have myriad options when they get into the red zone in 2012. What I'm interested in hearing for this afternoon's discussion-based post is who you think will be the team's best options when they get inside the 20. My guess is that a handful of players will hog most of the opportunities, even with a talented set of offensive options. Personally, I see Matt Ryan's...
The Falcoholic (Dave Choate) —
Over and over this off-season, I've heard chatter about the Panthers. Pundits and fans alike are concerned about the Panthers taking a big leap forward in 2012 from their 6-10 record and two embarrassing losses against our beloved Falcons . A merely decent secondary, Cam Newton's growing pains and their usual brand of fun injuries definitely held the team back in 2011, and they had a...
The Falcoholic (James Rael) —
Julio Jones had an impressive rookie campaign. That said, he hasn't garnered as much league-wide respect as he eventually will. I think opposing corner backs are starting to get the message. But the image their getting - at least at this point - isn't in high definition. And that hat will change in 2012. Dirk Koetter has made two promises since he was hired. First, he's sworn to dramatically...
The Falcoholic (Dave Choate) —
I'm blatantly piggybacking off of my earlier post. In the business world, they call that synergy. The Atlanta Falcons have roster spots for five cornerbacks, and have at least six quality corners competing for those roster slots. Dunta Robinson , Brent Grimes and Asante Samuel are the easy picks for one through three, and as I mentioned earlier, I think Dominique Franks '...
The Falcoholic (Dave Choate) —
As I see it, there's a handful of players who are definitely on the roster bubble now, about a month before any of them will actually get the axe or even have a chance to practice. Life's unfair like that. It's simple mathematics. The Falcons can only carry so many players on their roster, have brought in some young talent and have a handful of players who have developed slowly or not at...
The Falcoholic (James Rael) —
Pro Football Focus released their 2011's Best Performances: Defensive Tackles list this week. It's no surprise that Babineaux's week 11 performance ranked this high. 2. Jonathan Babineaux , Atlanta Falcons : Week 11 vs. Tennessee (+7.2) Over the past few years there haven’t been many defensive tackles better at getting up field than Babineaux. Tennessee found this out the ...
The Falcoholic (Dave Choate) —
It's a traveling Saturday for me, which means it's time for a thought exercise. Get those headbands and track shoes on your brains. Paint me a scenario. This scenario can be anything you like as it pertains to the Falcons , but it must be a scenario in which the Falcons win the game every time. For example, every time Michael Turner runs for 100 yards and Matt Ryan throws for 300 yards,...
The Falcoholic (Dave Choate) —
The Atlanta Falcons have not had such an effective running back rotation since the days of Warrick Dunn and T.J. Duckett . Bank on it. That may seem to be an unusual thing to say, given that the components of this particular rotation are a 30-year-old Michael Turner , a diminuitive Jacquizz Rodgers and jack-of-all-trades Jason Snelling . That's not a murderer's row, but it ought to...
The Falcoholic (James Rael) —
Mixed opinions abound about Thomas Dimitroff's tenure as GM. For superficial and ill-informed reasons whatever reason, not every Falcons fan is convinced. But apparently CBSSports' Josh Kaztzowitz is. He ranked our front office 6th best. 6. Falcons : Much like the Saints , Atlanta has never had a sustained period of success. Until, that is, the past four years. While I've always...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (D. Orlando Ledbetter) —
Falcons top draft pick Peter Konz is bringing back the Dirty Bird. (Curtis Compton/CCompton@ajc.com) FLOWERY BRANCH – The Falcons are still working on defensive end Jonathan Massaquoi’s rookie contract, but the numbers are in for all of the other deals. –Second-round pick Peter Konz signed a four-year deal worth $3.588 million, with a signing bonus of $1.049 million. A total of...
The Falcoholic (Dave Choate) —
The Falcoholic roundtable has returned! It's like King Arthur's roundtable without the brawn, or the Algonquin Roundtable without the wit. I turned to three of our writers to come up with their choices for the UDFA most likely to make an impact for the Atlanta Falcons . While your answer may be "none of them," the Falcons have a habit of taking at least one UDFA a year and turning him into...
Falcons Gab (Matt Loede) —
By Jake Saltzman The postseason has been anything but kind to the Atlanta Falcons of late. Quarterback Matt Ryan has been on the receiving end of the majority of the blame, as the former number three overall draft pick remains winless (0-3) in the NFL playoffs. Head Coach Mike Smith has also had to deal [...]