Today the Falcons traded LB Akeem Dent to Houston for QB TJ Yates and waived backup QB Dominique Davis. So much for my favorite trivia question: What Falcons QB led Boston College to their [READ MORE]
For all the excellent value the Falcons got with the Freeman and Allen picks, they balanced it out with this one. I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with the pick, and it’s really hard to [READ MORE]
At arguably the deepest single position in the draft, the Falcons nabbed the small ballhawk from Purdue, Ricardo Allen, with the 147th selection. Like the Southward pick, the Falcons valued durability and experience, as Allen [READ MORE]
This one got a little more press than most 4th round picks, but it had more to do with Shembo’s past at Notre Dame, where he was accused of sexual assault by a student who [READ MORE]
I think most observers knew the Falcons would be seeking a RB in this draft, and their pick came when most of us expected it to – in the middle rounds, selecting Florida State RB [READ MORE]
The first head-scratcher of the weekend for the Falcons, not so much for why they’d want Southward, but rather because many draft pundits felt like it was a reach for the 3rd round. That said, [READ MORE]
With all personnel moves pointing to a move to the 3-4 alignment, it became clear that Atlanta needed a future replacement for RE Jonathan Babineaux. The monstrous (6-6, 310) Hageman is that replacement. Yes, edge [READ MORE]
Last night, in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, the Atlanta Falcons made many people happy when they selected OT Jake Mathews from Texas A&M with the 6th overall pick. Rumors had swirled [READ MORE]
Once the Texans selected Jadeveon Clowney first overall, there was very little drama to Atlanta’s first round pick Thursday night. Sure, there was mystery. Jake Matthews, Taylor Lewan, and Anthony Barr all made sense, but [READ MORE]
I was originally going to do a collaborative 2014 NFL Mock Daft with Brent Blackwell, but AT&T Uverse and their severed fiber optic data lines had other plans. Bastages. As Brent said, mock drafts are [READ MORE]
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