Falcons: Owens could flourish under Mike Nolan

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I understand the hate on the guy lately, but i remember back in 2009 he had a pretty good year as a rookie, he shows flashes of having a good speed, sure tackler, and decent coverage skill . Then after that year he had a back injury, being moved to play inside and was never the same.

From what i've seen, Owens seems like a straight shoot type of guy, he got a physical playing style and more capable of covering the outside receiver due to his strength in speed. So when he was being asked to play the slot, we all clearly saw that he was very uncomfortable.

With the hiring of Mike Nolan, and his aggressive defense, I can see Owens being benefit from it. Nolan will probably ask our CBs to play more bump and run coverage which play in Owens strength.

All im saying is just dont count the guy out yet. He might surprise a lot of people next year.