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Time for an afternoon run through some news and notes from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS Daniel Cox puts Jessie Tuggle at No. 1 on his list of the hardest hitters in franchise history. You can't even argue that one. But I especially like...

Lots of odds and ends around the division on this Monday. Let's take a look: ATLANTA FALCONS Marc Sessler ranks the Falcons and Saints as the fifth-best rivalry in the NFL. I think you could rank it a little higher. With both teams being good i...

Time for a Sunday look at what's going on around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS Daniel Cox writes that receiver Julio Jones has had strong performances against the other NFC South teams in his first two seasons. NFC South defensive backfields ha...

Time for a look at some team-by-team highlights from Friday's NFC South chat: ATLANTA FALCONS Jack (Atlanta, Ga.): Who's do you think would be the best free agent fit for Atlanta right now? Pat Yasinskas: I'll go the popular route and say Ri...

Let's take a morning jog through the headlines from around the NFC South: ATLANTA FALCONS Although some teams have started signing their draft picks, I don't expect the Falcons to move too quickly in this department. D. Orlando Ledbetter writes...

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 Jo...

Let's take a look at some odds and ends from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS John Manasso throws out the possibility of defensive end Kroy Biermann getting some playing time at outside linebacker, particularly when the Falcons use a 3-4 se...

RISING Matt Ryan. With Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers signing a huge contract extension, Ryan and his agent have stepped out of the on-deck circle and are walking toward the plate. Ryan's going to get money similar to what Rodgers and Joe Flacco got. I...

Atlanta Falcons The Falcons, who have 11 picks in next month's draft, figure to load up on defensive players, writes the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's D. Orlando Ledbetter. "It's exciting to see that it's a nice group of defensive players," GM Th...

Time for a run through the headlines from all corners of the division: ATLANTA FALCONS Defensive end Osi Umenyiora and the Falcons appear to be closing in on a deal, according to Adam Schefter. Landing Umenyiora would give the Falcons a slightl...

Let's take a run through some odds and ends from around the NFC South: TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS The Bucs reportedly are pursuing San Francisco safety Dashon Goldson. If they get him, that means Ronde Barber's time at free safety is over. The Bucs h...

Time for a run through some odds and ends from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS General manager Thomas Dimitroff said this year's draft class is short on "wow" factor, but long on depth. That's not a bad thing for the Falcons, who hold the...

Atlanta Falcons Coach Mike Smith said running back Jacquizz Rodgers is one player who took advantage of his role with the team in 2012. "We thought he was only going to be a change-of-pace back," Smith said. "We found out very quickly that even th...

Let's take a run through some odds and ends from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS The Falcons top Jeff Schultz's rankings of the pro and college teams in the Atlanta area. That differs from the usual belief that the Braves and college footb...

NFL Nation previews the 2013 scouting combine by identifying the most important thing for each team to learn about its greatest area of need. Atlanta Falcons: The defensive line needs to be a focus this offseason. Defensive end John Abraham and de...

NEW ORLEANS -- Let's take a run through the day's headlines from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS With Joe Flacco in the Super Bowl, you knew this question was going to come up. Did the Falcons make the right decision in drafting Matt Ryan ...