1. Jake Long, Miami Dolphins - 5 years, $57.5 million ($30 million guaranteed). Everything the Dolphins were looking for out of Jake Long - reliable, tough, 16 game starts his rookie year. Pennington appreciates the protection. A great safe pick at the top spot for the next 10 years.
2. Chris Long, St. Louis Rams - [...]

Thomas Dimitroff, Atlanta’s General Manager has made it very clear this off-season - the Falcons will not be shelling out a bunch of money for big-time free agents.  They spent money last year on Michael Turner, but the MO of Dimitroff from the New England days has been the NFL draft. 
“Albert Haynesworth is obviously a [...]

Andre Smith, potential stud tackle from Alabama, could be the latest player to significantly fall from an NFL combine screw up.  Most pundits had Smith locked into the #2 spot in the draft behind Matthew Stafford.  Going #2 could guarantee Smith over $30 million just for signing on the dotted line.  Now, he may slip [...]

While every big name seems to attract the attention of Falcon fans on the message boards, it takes looking at every situation’s big picture to take a realistic stance. 
Fans clamored over Albert Haynesworth, Ray Lewis, Terrell Suggs - basically everyone but Matt Cassell.  Now Marvin Harrison will be the hot name.  Well, Harrison is past [...]

It was a while ago, but Atlanta was one of the final teams to abandon the Run and Shoot offense for a more conventional attack.  Quarterbacks like Billy Joe Tolliver, Bobby Herbert and Jeff George ran the show in the Georgia Dome.  Receivers like Bert Emanuel, Andre Rison, Eric Metcalf, Michael Haynes and Terrance Mathis [...]

Think back to the 2008 NFL draft.  The Atlanta Falcons were sitting at #3 behind Miami and St.Louis.  Jake Long was pretty much penciled at #1, and St.Louis was a little bit of a wild card, but you knew Matt Ryan would be sitting there staring Atlanta in the face at #3.  He wasn’t the [...]

It seems like ages ago, but remember when Atlanta wasn’t in the NFC South?  It was only 2001 when St.Louis, San Francisco, Atlanta, New Orleans and Carolina were the “West” of the NFC.  What I remember from those days were, with a few exceptions, the 49ers being a powerhouse and smothering the Falcons twice a [...]

All-Falcons Team, The 2000s

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February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Coach - Mike Smith.  Tons of choices in the array of “leaders” the Falcons have had this decade.  Reeves and Mora, Jr. were the longest tenure, but hardly good options.  Smith has a refreshing attitude after all of the mess.
Quarterback - Matt Ryan.  Yes it’s early.  But Michael Vick can’t be the signal-caller for the [...]

A lot can change between February and when the full NFL schedule is released, but here’s a breakdown of the Falcons’ games and which can be on National television.  The Falcons have a great young quarterback in Matt Ryan, a top running back in Michael Turner, an electric wide receiver in Roddy White which make [...]

Patriots (2002-2007)
2002- Jarvis Green (DL) in 4th round.  David Givens (WR) in 7th round.
2003- Asante Samuel (CB) in 4th round.  Starting corner on multiple Super Bowl teams in New England.
2004- None.
2005- Ellis Hobbs (CB) in 3rd round, Nick Kaczur (RT) in 3rd round, Matt Cassel (QB) in 7th round.  All started in 2008.  Cassel could [...]

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