Player Profile
With Career-High In INT’s, DeCoud Is One Player QB’s Don’t Want To Face ‘Meow’
With INT’s coming against some of the NFL’s elite quarterbacks, including three Super Bowl MVPs, this season, DeCoud is quietly cementing his status as a safety poised to burst onto the national stage. And yes, “Meow” is part of the reason.
Robert McClain: Proof That A Team Is Only As Good As Its Backups
When the big name players are taken out of the equation, how to you evaluate a team? Simple: their backups. Robert McClain has made the most of his chances in Atlanta and once again proves you don’t need to be a big name to have a big impact for a team.
Babineaux Remains One of Atlanta’s Best Kept Secrets on Defense
While Round One NFL Draftees get all of the press, there’s always a player drafted in later rounds that can also positively impact a team’s performance. For Atlanta, that player is Jon Babineaux
John Abraham: Invaluable Asset To Falcons’ Defense
John Abraham may not have been drafted by Atlanta, but his six-plus years as a Falcon have definitely endeared him to the fans packing the Georgia Dome on Sundays.
Smitty Stands Alone as Undisputed Best Coach of Falcons
Along with quarterback Matt Ryan, head coach Mike Smith has taken the Atlanta Falcons from an inconsistant team into a perpetual winning franchise. While the two have only been with the Falcons since 2008, this tandem has rewritten the record books for the franchise and show no sign of slowing up any time soon.
The Road Less Traveled: Falcons Kicker Matt Bryant Has Seen It All
On a map, it may just be a couple hundred miles from Texas to Atlanta, but for Falcons kicker Matt Bryant, the road from high school to the NFL has sent him everywhere in the United States as well as parts of Europe before landing in Atlanta.
Keep Feeding The Spoon: Falcons Linebacker Not To Be Trifled With
He may only be a third year player, but he’s not to be trifled with. With the Falcons currently at 4-0 for the season, they need to rely on their passing attack as well as their formidable defense led by Asante Samuel, John Abraham and the man known throughout Atlanta simple as “Spoon”.
Michael Turner’s Fire Burns Bright For The Falcons
With the NFL depending more and more upon a passing game, it’s refreshing to come across a player who still has the old-school running back “Three yards and a cloud of dust” mentality. Fortunately for the Falcons, their running back Michael Turner exemplifies that state of mind.
‘Rowdy’ Roddy White Still A Threat
While Julio Jones may be getting most of the press as Matt Ryan’s favorite deep threat, Roddy White has been, and still remains, one of the best offensive weapons for the Falcons.
Three Time All-Pro Asante Samuel Keeps The Falcons Defense Strong
On April 25, 2012, the Atlanta Falcons acquired Samuel from the Philadelphia Eagles, trading a 2012 seventh-round draft pick for the cornerback. In his first game as a Falcon, Samuel recorded three tackles. With the loss of Atlanta’s other Pro Bowl cornerback, Brent Grimes, Samuel will be expected to keep the defense strong as Grimes recovers from a torn Achilles tendon.
