Time for a run through some odds and ends from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS The team waived kicker Casey Barth and cornerback Momo Thomas, a pair of undrafted free agents. CAROLINA PANTHERS A lot of people are asking why kicker John Kasay wasn’t immediately put into the Panthers’ Hall of Honor upon his retirement this week.
Let’s have a little fun and look back at the latter stages of the NFL draft. I’m going to pick one player from each team who was drafted after the third round that might end up getting significant playing time as a rookie.
How does each team look at wide receiver, and what still needs to be done? Atlanta Falcons: The Falcons have one of the best starting combinations in the league in Roddy White and Julio Jones, and that’s not going to change anytime soon.
When a team’s season goes bad, one common response is to point to injuries. Sometimes that holds merit and sometimes it doesn’t. We don’t have to look any further than the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers to see that.
It’s way too early for any final conclusions. But the early indications are that the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers had the best 2012 draft classes in the NFC South. The fine folks at ESPN Stats & Information have put together a list of how many offensive and defensive snaps (special-teams players weren’t available) each team’s rookie class has played so far.
Although a good chunk of the NFC South isn't practicing Tuesday, there still is a lot going on as we get ready for the start of the season. Let's take a run through the headlines: ATLANTA FALCONS With the team deciding to keep only five linebackers, the final spot came down to Robert James and Spencer Adkins.
Let's take a run through the Tuesday morning headlines from around the NFC South: ATLANTA FALCONS Although former Atlanta fullback Ovie Mughelli was released by the Rams, general manager Thomas Dimitroff made it sound like the Falcons will stick with Lousaka Polite as the only true fullback on their roster.
Welcome to the first 2012 edition of Stock Watch. We usually have three players falling and three rising. But, since this is the start of the season and there’s a lot to work with, we’re going to expand each category to five -- for this week only.
Some quick observations from the Saints' 10-6 loss to the Tennessee Titans in Thursday night's preseason finale: Assistant head coach Joe Vitt went almost exclusively with backups, which isn’t at all surprising when you consider the Saints were playing their fifth preseason game, including the Hall of Fame Game.
Let's take a look at the top Thursday morning headlines from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS D. Orlando Ledbetter takes a look at how the roster might shape up. He says undrafted rookie quarterback Dominique Davis is on the bubble and says the Falcons may try to get him on their practiced squad.
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