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Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
Sooner or later, Mike Smith is gonna run out of leash space. During his four years running the show with franchise quarterback Matt Ryan in Atlanta, the Falcons have made the playoffs three times and finished with a winning record each season. That's good. But during that same stretch, Smith ...
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Thursday, April 26th, 2012
Somehow the Atlanta Falcons only gave up a seventh-round draft pick Wednesday when they acquired Asante Samuel from the Philadelphia Eagles. The four-time Pro Bowl cornerback wasn't a happy camper when Eagles GM Howie Roseman swooped in and signed Nnamdi Asomugha last season and then traded for Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie.
Samuel wasn't shy ...
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Friday, April 13th, 2012
As if there wasn't already enough pressure on franchise quarterback Matt Ryan (who still hasn't won a playoff game in his four-year career as the team's starter), the Atlanta Falcons have reportedly received an offer to be the subject of this summer's edition of HBO's Hard Knocks.
Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan ...
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Monday, March 26th, 2012
There aren't a lot of positive stories out of New Orleans right now, at least from a pro football standpoint. But somewhat lost in the fallout from the bounty scandal sentences and a small exodus of veteran Saints free agents was the signing of Curtis Lofton. The 25-year-old linebacker not ...
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Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Chris Doleman finally got his call into the NFL Hall of Fame two weeks ago after a long wait that he didn't quite understand. Doleman had 150.5 career sacks becoming the third consecutive NFC North pass-rusher to earn a call to Canton after Richard Dent was selected in 2011 and ...
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Friday, January 20th, 2012
Matt Ryan is 0-3 in the postseason during his four-year career as the quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons. His most recent loss to the New York Giants, a 24-2 drubbing in the Wild Card Round two weeks ago, highlighted the inconsistencies of his play at the quarterback position, and the ...
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Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
New York Giants defensive lineman Justin Tuck made waves this week by discussing what some players have called dirty tactics by the offensive line of the Atlanta Falcons. Jason Pierre-Paul, Tuck's younger teammate along the defensive line, isn't falling into the same trap. The 23-year-old says he's just worried about ...
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Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
Heading into the season, there were high expectations for the Falcons in Atlanta. With good reason. Even though they were coming off an early playoff exit, they were a 13-3 regular season squad in 2010, and had made some significant moves in the offseason. The Falcons seemingly addressed their few ...
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Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
To me, the Atlanta Falcons are one of the most frustrating teams in the NFL. They've got Matt Ryan, Roddy White, Michael Turner, Tony Gonzalez and Julio Jones on offense, just to name a few guys. That sounds like a dynamic offensive group that should have Atlanta playing at an ...
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Thursday, October 20th, 2011
After finishing with the best record in the NFC a season ago, the Falcons were knocked out of the playoffs early by eventual Super Bowl Champ Green Bay. Atlanta went out this offseason and looked like they addressed a number of the big issues that were exposed against the Packers. ...
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