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The Perfect Draft: Atlanta Falcons

With the draft approaching, we ignore projections and identify the dream scenario for each team in a series we call The Perfect Draft.Last year the Falcons proved what an excellent draft and a couple of free agent signings can do to a previously awful team. First-round picks Matt Ryan and Sam Baker and second-round pick...

Atlanta Falcons: Aiming for History

Because the NFL season never ends, we present our 2009 Offseason Roadmaps for front offices to navigate through the summer.On the heels of a nightmarish 2007 season, the Falcons were predicted to go 0-16 by some pundits. But not even the most optimistic Falcons fan would have expected a playoff spot, and even fewer would...

The Saints Like Injured Middle Linebackers

In five games last year, Zach Thomas had 52 tackles. In 16 games last year, Mark Simoneau had 70. One doesn't need much more than game film to indict Simoneau as a below-average middle linebacker, but for those of you who like numbers, there's your proof.With Simoneau set to hit free agency, the Saints are looking to...

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06/01/12 Lofton says a gut feeling brought him to Saints Source: Daily Comet - Thibodaux LA Curtis Lofton admits that as a former Atlanta Falcon, he used to hate the rival Saints.
Yet, instead of delighting in the bounty scandal that cast uncertainty upon Saints' 2012 season, Lofton's reaction was to take New Orleans seriously as a free-agent destination.
"When I actually was thinking about coming here, I took everything into consideration and I played the worst-case scenarios, and for me it didn't matter," Lofton said Thursday after the Saints' wrapped up a second set of offseason practices.
05/26/12 Curtis Lofton has Super Bowl aspirations with Saints Source: NFL One early hint the New Orleans Saints weren't chalking this season up as a lost cause was the ample work they performed at linebacker in preparation for Jonathan Vilma's suspension.
05/21/12 2012 NFL Free Agents: 8 Overlooked Free-Agent Signings Source: Bleacher Report The Saints were not content to just sign one player to upgrade their linebacker corps.
05/08/12 NFC South Morning Jog: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Busy with... Source: Bleacher Report Each morning, I like to start the day off with a workoutâusually a morning jog.
05/06/12 Sizing up Lofton over Vilma Source: Daily Comet - Thibodaux LA
It was no real surprise last week that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell suspended New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma for one year and defensive end Will Smith for four games for their involvement in the bounty scandal.
Personally, I understand why the NFL Players Associationis fighting the commissioner on the suspensions.