Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Expectations are high that Jalon Walker and James Pearce will be featured a lot, but there could be obstacles blocking them from breakout seasons. The Atlanta Falcons’ selection of a pass-rusher in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft should not have surprised anyone. However, their choice to double dip at the position did catch many off guard. … [Read more...] about How intentional will the Falcons be about playing their rookie pass rushers?
Falcons TE Charlie Woerner accepted into Tight End University, Kyle Pitts to take a gap year
Matt Krohn-Imagn Images The team’s vital blocking tight end is headed back to school. Summer school is already underway, and the best in the business are getting together to share notes from their fall/winter semester. “Summits,” “conferences,” “boot camps,” and other terms synonymous with consulting scams and workplace education (coincidence?) have become popular … [Read more...] about Falcons TE Charlie Woerner accepted into Tight End University, Kyle Pitts to take a gap year
The Legend Of Julio Jones: Ending an Undefeated Season
Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images The most productive season in Jones’ illustrious career was capped off by stopping the Panthers from going undefeated with one of his most iconic catches. Facing the Carolina Panthers was always an eventful experience for Julio Jones. While he was on the receiving end of some one-sided blowouts due to Carolina’s success from 2013 … [Read more...] about The Legend Of Julio Jones: Ending an Undefeated Season
Falcons post-draft roster review: Toward a sturdier defensive line
Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images The Falcons are relying on youth supplemented by veterans to try to forge something better up front, but growth is a must. The Atlanta Falcons made the kind of moves in 2024 that indicated a youth movement was on the way for their defensive line. It just didn’t actually happen that way in 2024. In 2025, though? Three of the team’s most vital … [Read more...] about Falcons post-draft roster review: Toward a sturdier defensive line
Breaking down the NFC South: The hated Saints look woeful
Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images Doubling down for years has cost the Saints, and they should continue to pay the piper in 2025. For a long time, the New Orleans Saints were one of the darlings of the NFL mediasphere. This was a dual function of lamprey-in-a-human-suit Sean Payton attaching himself to reporters and a sustained level of small market competence the rest of the … [Read more...] about Breaking down the NFC South: The hated Saints look woeful