i kno stats arnt everything, but they are important as well, they basically tell wat u have done for a course of a season…. so lets look at how the LB and DE did as a group…

LB: as a GROUP, they managed to get 4 sacks, 5 FF, and ONE INT, as a group yall, thats horrible, and that has nothing to do with the d-line at all, cushing alone in his ROOKIE year had 4 sacks and 4 INT, he out produced our entire LB group, theres no excuse for that PERIOD!!

DE: this group did dissappoint last season, i dont want yall to think that im giving some slack to them cause im not, as a group they managed to get 22 sacks, now thats horrible as well when u have teams like the vikings with 40+ sacks, but they also have veterns on that line, they all have experience, which is the samething were getting from our younger guys, let them develope into something before assuming they cant do it. BEERMAN had 5 sacks in his second year, at least he is improving year after year…

if this dont tell u that we need a impactful LB then i dont kno wat will, we have babs,abe and potentally jerry as impactful on the line, we have decoud and robinson, moore and believe it or not, lil grimes as impactful in the back end, who do we have in the LB that makes an impact in the run and pass???? nobody, like i said, a 1st round LB out did the entire group, and he had as many tackles as lofton…
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Posted 22 February 2009 - 10:36 PM
link TD says were looking at ….Peria Jerry…… sen”Derrick Marks…….. Corvey Irvin….. click on falcons focused on the draft.
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We new in Feb. where TD was looking.
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Filed under: Bengals, Atlanta Falcons, Steelers, Titans, NFL Draft, NFL Analysis

When it comes to predicting the compensatory draft picks, blogger AdamJT13 is a maestro. The NFL has never released its formula for how compensatory picks are awarded, but by reverse engineering past year’s picks, AdamJT13 has come very close to cracking the NFL’s code.

We won’t get the official announcement of compensatory picks until next week, but if Adam’s predictions are correct it will be a nice windfall for the Titans and Falcons.

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After looking at those stats for the Falcons’ OL, still, only a hand full of you guys think that it is not an issue to be settled in the first round if the right guy is available. Extended plays wins championships people.

The Falcons need help up front. Baker should probably be moved to other side. I know there are not many good guys available in the draft, but unless Falcons address the situation in FA, you can bet it will be in the first round of the draft. As my little girl would say, Done.
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ESPN is reporting that Tim Tebow is one of the players invited into the green room for the April draft…

IMO, if he accepts the invitation, he will be in that room well past the first 2 days. I am a fan of Tebow, hes a class act and a great athlete and winner, BUT his skill set just doesnt transfer over to the next level, even with his tweaked throwing motion.
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Sooooo close, just 11 more. Someone from this site should definitely get it.

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…division-by-division look at key aspects of the draft. Today’s topic: Biggest needs revisited. Atlanta Falcons After making their one splurge into free agency to get Dunta Robinson and re-signing veteran…
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Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay take you through pick Nos. 11-21 of the NFL draft. Plus, the guys explain why outside LBs typically get higher grades th…
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The Falcons have released 27-year old cornerback Tye Hill.  Hill played in 9 games for the Falcons last season in which he made 7 tackles, defensed 1 pass and he had 1 interception (he returned it 62 yards for a TD).  The Falcons were smart to get rid of Hill as the secondary was one of the biggest reasons that they missed the playoffs in 2009.

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The Falcons have signed 27-year old safety Matt Giordano.  Giordano played in 5 games with the Packers last season in which he made 2 tackles.  Giordano has now played in 60 games in his NFL career in which he has made 82 tackles, defensed 8 passes and he has 3 interceptions (1 returned for a TD).  Giordano will help with the depth at safety for the Falcons this season and he will help out on special teams too.

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