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Happy Birthday to Kroy Biermann this Sunday. Looks like the Falcons defensive end, once an obscure player from Montana, will get an NFL start on his birthday in Pittsburgh.
Biermann, who will be 25, better run fast and stay mobile because the Steelers are going to trot out a quarterback much different from Ben Roethlisberger. Dennis Dixon, the former Oregon quarterback, can fly around the field.
Dixon, for now, runs better than he passes. He is a third-to-fourth string quarterback and has completed 13 of 27 passes in his career. This is his third NFL season.
Dixon completed 6 of 7 against the Lions in the preseason, then 7 of 8 vs. the Giants.
The guess is Biermann will have to be a dynamite run defender first because the Steelers are going to see if they take the game out of their quarterbacks hands first.
But when it comes time to throw, Biermann has to rush hard. Even though John Abraham had a down year in 2009, who would you rather have cut down by a running back in pass pro, Biermann or Abraham? Biermann is going to be lined up, probably left side, and charge to the quarterback.
It is not a surprise Biermann is starting. He had a lot of energy getting upfield in the preseason. He played in the opponent's backfield. This is what Atlanta needs to win. It has to pressure the quarterback.
Just look at the big difference between the Falcons and Saints (besides Drew Brees). It is quarterback pressure. The Saints are much better at it. There are other differences, too, including the secondary, but the biggest differences are Brees and quarterback pressure.
New Orleans is going to win the NFC South if the Falcons do not get with it on the pass rush. It's why Atlanta spent so much attention to the cornerback position the last eight months. They are looking for guys who can guard one-on-one so they can pressure the quarterback with an extra defender.
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