Acquiring Reggie Bush Not a Smart Move for Atlanta Falcons

Robert Mayer -- US Presswire

The Atlanta Falcons have an empty spot in their backfield due to the release of Michael Turner, and Reggie Bush of the Miami Dolphins is one of the names being mentioned to replace him. Reggie Bush rushed for 986 yards on 227 carries and made his way into the end zone six times in 2012. He [...]

Atlanta Falcons Should Go Get Steven Jackson Right Now

Dale Zanine -- US Presswire

The release of running back Michael Turner finds the Atlanta Falcons looking to fill a now vacant spot in their backfield. After five seasons, Atlanta has decided to part ways with Turner, who rushed for only 800 yards in 2012. This was his lowest output since coming to the Falcons. Some say Turner’s low numbers were [...]

Atlanta Falcons Should Think Defense with First-Round Pick

Jerome Miron--US Presswire

Stocks will rise and fall as the NFL Combine takes place and even teams like the Atlanta Falcons will look for new talent to develop or help take them to the next level. There are a few mock drafts that have the Falcons, who have the 30th pick, selecting Tight End Tyler Eifert from Notre [...]

Atlanta Falcons Face Tough Schedule Next Season

Derek Hingle--US Presswire

The Atlanta Falcons finished this past season with a 13-3 record and a defensive collapse short of the Super Bowl but may not have the same success next season. After a season where Atlanta faced a slew of under .500 teams, that probably will not be the case next season. Along with playing their rivals [...]

Atlanta Falcons’ Julio Jones is Better than Calvin Johnson, says Gil Brandt

John David Mercer--US Presswire

Gil Brandt of NFL.com believes Atlanta Falcons’ receiver Julio Jones is better than Calvin Johnson of the Detroit Lions. Brandt’s opinion is widely respected in the NFL, having successfully served as the VP of player personnel for the Dallas Cowboys from 1960 to 1988. In terms of Jones, Brandt says, “I just think the whole [...]

Atlanta Falcons GM wants Tony Gonzalez to Stay

Kevin Liles--US Presswire

Thomas Dimitroff, the Atlanta Falcons general manager, wants tight end Tony Gonzalez to stay with the team at least for another season. Gonzalez talked about retiring at the end of the season, and was fairly certain he would after the Falcons won their playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks, which was also his first playoff [...]

Atlanta Falcons’ Fans are Seriously Overreacting

John David Mercer -- US Presswire

Disappointment and tension is running high in the state of Georgia, given the way the Atlanta Falcons went down in the NFC Championship game against the San Francisco 49ers. Truth be told, some of that disappointment stems from just having watched the Georgia Bulldogs go down in almost a similar fashion. In less than a [...]

2013 NFL Playoffs: Atlanta Falcons Find Ground Game Against Seattle

John David Mercer--US Presswire

In the Atlanta Falcons divisional playoff win against the Seattle Seahawks, their fans witnessed a solid rushing attack, a rarity in Atlanta these days. Matt Ryan had a great game, Matt Bryant came up big and the Falcons receivers were who we thought they were. The real surprise though was the Falcons rushing attack which [...]

2013 NFL Playoffs: Atlanta Falcons Owner Arthur Blank Left Breathless in Win

Daniel Shirey--US Presswire

The Atlanta Falcons extremely dramatic 30-28 victory over the Seattle Seahawks finally saw them shake that playoff monkey off their back. While Matt Ryan and Tony Gonzalez, who both celebrated their first playoff victory, were excited, they probably were not nearly as pumped as their owner, Arthur Blank. The Falcons head man, has been working [...]

2013 NFL Playoffs: Why the Atlanta Falcons and Baltimore Ravens Will Play in the Super Bowl

Daniel Shirey--US Presswire

Super Bowl match-ups sometimes have little to do with who records, players or stats, sometimes it’s a crazy reasoning or theories. With that being said, here is a crazy theory that will land the Atlanta Falcons and Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl. It has nothing to do with Vegas, points, or players. It has [...]