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It may be April, but the NFC South's best rivalry is in midseason form. The New Orleans Saints just announced quarterback Luke McCown has signed with them after spending last season with the Atlanta Falcons. Presumably, the Falcons wanted to keep ...

Let's give Michael Turner his props. If he's not the best running back in the history of the Atlanta Falcons, he certainly is close to that. Turner is a major reason the Falcons made the playoffs in four of the past five seasons. He gave the Falco...

It is possible the NFC South could have four new backup quarterbacks in 2013. Three of the division's No. 2 quarterbacks from 2013 are scheduled to become unrestricted free agents and the fourth team has said it would like to increase the competit...

ATLANTA -- Thoughts on the Atlanta Falcons' 30-28 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in the divisional round on Sunday at the Georgia Dome: What it means: We finally get to stop hearing how coach Mike Smith and quarterback Matt Ryan can't win in th...

Although we in the NFC South sometimes have an inferiority complex when it comes to recognition, there will be no shortage of it in what follows. I already rolled out my All-NFC South team and named Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan the division's Mos...

Don't forget: Big Ten chat starts right now! The NFL chatter about Bill O'Brien continues. Penn State needs O'Brien to keep building the foundation. Some views on Pennsylvania's lawsuit against the NCAA here and here and here and here. Dirk C...

Let's take a look at the top headlines from around the division: TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS Mark Cook writes that the Bucs likely will release cornerback Eric Wright sometime this offseason. No surprise there. Ever since Wright's suspension for using...

Les Bowen of the Philadelphia Daily News is in Arizona this week because that's where Oregon is paying in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on Thursday night and you may have heard something about Oregon coach Chip Kelly being a possibility to succeed the fir...

Maybe Andy Reid will be heading to the AFC West after all. There were reports that Reid -- fired by Philadelphia on Monday after 14 years with the club -- would be interested in returning to his native Southern California and coaching the Chargers...

At long last, the Atlanta Falcons have scored a postseason victory. It came off the field. Alex Marvez reports that offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter has elected to pass on chances to become a head coach and remain with the Falcons. Koetter repor...

Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator, who was a candidate for some of the seven current NFL head-coaching vacancies, has pulled himself out of consideration for any of the openings, the team announced Wednesday on Twitter.

As Atlanta offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter interviews for jobs as a head coach, it's time to take a look at one of the most significant wrinkles he brought to the Falcons. That's the screen-passing game. Predecessor Mike Mularkey rarely used th...

Time for a run through the top headlines from around the NFC South: ATLANTA FALCONS When the Falcons had the first-round bye back in the 2010 season, coach Mike Smith gave his team some time off. Although Smith usually is a creature of habit, h...

As the Atlanta Falcons get ready for the postseason, they suddenly have a lot of potential distractions. Defensive coordinator Mike Nolan has become the latest Atlanta assistant to get an interview for a position as a head coach. Nolan reportedly ...

Kansas City Chiefs owner Clark Hunt is clearly mulling different options and I think he is open to keeping general manager Scott Pioli. I think one of the ways this could happen is if Hunt decides to hire a coach who is powerful enough to run a bi...

We've already told you about two NFC South assistants (Atlanta offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter and special-teams coach Keith Armstrong) that are candidates to be the head coach in Chicago. But Mike Garafolo reports that another NFC South assist...