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Falcons Need Newbies to Play Well on 'D'

The Falcons will have all their starters back on offense for the opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers. They have six new starters on defense (once Jonathan Babineaux comes back from one-game suspension, five). You can see where the emphasis was in the offseason, defense. Now, is the defense better? It depends. Rookie...

Falcons Counting Heavily on Secondary

The Atlanta Falcons fired their secondary coach, the Hall of Famer Emmitt Thomas. They signed a cornerback, Dunta Robinson, to a $57 million contract, even though the corner has not appeared in the Pro Bowl. Saturday, they cut a third-round draft pick, Chevis Jackson, who was a draft pick of the GM and you know how much...

Falcons All the Way? Maybe Not

The NFL.com experts have weighed in with their predictions for the 2010 season and four of the seven pick the Falcons to win the NFC South. Not me. I am one of those guys who want to see the money first. I didn't see the money. Cornerback Dunta Robinson, the big free agent signee, was injured this preseason. Can he...

Falcons Preparing for Uncertainty in Season Opener vs. Steelers

The Falcons have no idea what they are going to see from the Steelers offense in the season opener on Sept. 12: the old guy Charlie Batch or a bunch of special run packages for Dennis Dixon? The knee injury to the Pittsburgh quarterback Byron Leftwich in the preseason finale Thursday night against Carolina means the...

Matt Ryan: Umpire's Position No Problem

NFL officials decided this week to move the umpire back to his old spot in the middle of the defense for Thursday night's preseason games for the last five minutes of a game. The NFL this season had moved the umpire behind the offense, after he spots the ball, for safety reasons. It was a response to Colts' quarterback...