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  • Nolan Focused on Identifying Right Players for the Job

    10 months, 1 week ago

    AtlantaFalcons.com begins its Five Questions series this week with members of the Falcons coaching staff. We kick things off with defensive coordinator Mike Nolan, who brings a resume loaded with experience and success to a group of personnel that is on the uptick. Nolan’s personal philosophies on coaching could help push the unit to the [...]

  • Falcons Alum Wire Vying for Big Charity Prize, Needs Fan Votes

    10 months, 2 weeks ago

    It was never a secret during his playing days that Coy Wire was community-minded, so it should come as no surprise in retirement that he’s devoting his time and energy to something that could have a fantastic outcome. One of four Atlanta celebrities involved in Verizon’s 4G For Charity contest, Wire is amassing votes from [...]

  • Dent Proves to be Falcons’ Unsung Special Teamer

    10 months, 2 weeks ago

    On Monday, NFL.com’s Gil Brandt listed his 10 unsung special teamers around the league, breaking them down into three categories: four-core (players who make an impact on kickoff, kick return, punt and punt return), long snappers and kick blockers. While there are some great and deserving names on his list, there could be an argument [...]

  • Hope Brings Experience, Chance to Push Other Safeties

    10 months, 2 weeks ago

    If there’s one area that has stolen the show during the offseason, it’s the defensive back positions. From Brent Grimes’ franchise tag to trading for Asante Samuel, the secondary has been addressed, from a personnel standpoint, more than any other area on the Falcons’ roster this offseason. That’s especially true after the addition of veteran [...]

  • Battle For Falcons’ Final WR Spot Expected to Drag On

    10 months, 3 weeks ago

    Falcons wide receivers coach Terry Robiskie has quite the battle on his hands, and he’s expecting it to rage on for quite a while. Losing Eric Weems during free agency was certainly a hit to the Falcons’ special teams units, but it has also put the state of the wide receiving corps in a bit [...]

  • Doubleheader Times Moved Back; Falcons Not Affected

    10 months, 3 weeks ago

    The NFL announced Thursday morning that it would be moving back the kickoff times for its 4:15 p.m. ET games 10 minutes to avoid overlap with 1 p.m. games that may finish later than expected. With 4:15 p.m. ET games moving to 4:25 p.m. ET games, the Falcons’ 2012 schedule is not affected. The Falcons [...]

  • Nolan: Weatherspoon Can Be a Guy to Win Games For Us

    10 months, 3 weeks ago

    The selection in April 2010 of Missouri linebacker Sean Weatherspoon has paid dividends for the Falcons in his first two years in the league, and heading into Year 3, the question looms: Are we just seeing the tip of the iceberg as far as what Spoon is capable of? Mike Nolan thinks so. The new [...]

  • Palmer Visits Serbia to Teach, but Ends Up Learning More

    10 months, 3 weeks ago

    The way Falcons tight end Michael Palmer talks about his recent “summer vacation” story, it’s quite apparent that it affected him on a very deep level. Earlier this month, he took a week off from voluntary OTAs in Flowery Branch to travel to the Eastern European country of Serbia with five football coaches and his [...]

  • Bosher Most Affected by Lockout During Rookie Season

    10 months, 3 weeks ago

    Perhaps one of the less-written-about storylines in professional football is the pressure a punter faces every time he steps out on the field. Naturally, the position isn’t exactly written about all the time. A good punter is like a good offensive lineman: You only hear about him if he’s suddenly not so good, and if [...]

  • Falcons Cheerleader Barely Misses USA Olympic Team

    10 months, 3 weeks ago

    Atlanta Falcons Cheerleader Kat M. finished fifth in the women’s trials in pole vault for the US track & field team Sunday night, barely missing out on making the team for the London Olympics in August. Kat, who has only been pole vaulting for a handful of years after being discovered at Clemson, said last [...]

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