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We continue our pre-draft rankings of position-group needs with the linebackers. Remember, the earlier the ranking, the greater the need. New Orleans Saints: There's some hope that Martez Wilson and Junior Galette can make an impact as pass-rus...

Time for a Saturday morning run through the headlines from around the NFC South: TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS There seems to be a good chance the Bucs will draft a quarterback sometime after the first round. Stephen Holder runs through the possibilitie...

The guy who I think is the most entertaining player in the NFC South got some national air time Wednesday and he didn't disappoint. Atlanta wide receiver Roddy White joined "First Take" and had some pretty strong comments about the state of the Fa...

The Atlanta Falcons have been fairly active this offseason and are likely to have several new starters next season. At the moment, here's how I see Atlanta's starting lineup: OFFENSE WR Roddy White LT Sam Baker LG Justin Blalock C Pete...

RISING Lamar Holmes, Falcons. Don't rule out the possibility of the Falcons bringing in someone to play right tackle in the draft or as a free agent. But at the moment, Holmes appears to be the player most likely to start at right tackle. Holmes b...

Let's take a run through some odds and ends from around the division: TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS The Bucs have made a lot of minor moves lately, and Stephen Holder writes that they're building depth and competition. The added depth is particularly im...

Let's take a run through the headlines from around the NFC South: TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS General manager Mark Dominik said it could be several months before the team finds out if the surgery linebacker Quincy Black had to repair nerve damage in h...

I've got complete playing-time numbers for the Atlanta Falcons defense (we'll have numbers on their offense and the offenses and defenses for the rest of the NFC South teams later). The Falcons had 1,022 defensive plays and safety Thomas DeCoud wa...

The Atlanta Falcons are listing defensive end John Abraham (ankle) and defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux (shoulder) as questionable for Sunday's NFC Championship Game against San Francisco. But both took part in Friday's practice on a limited ba...

The Atlanta Falcons appear to be about as healthy as possible as they get ready for Sunday's NFC Championship Game against the San Francisco 49ers. Defensive end John Abraham practiced on a limited basis for the second straight day. Abraham aggrav...

One thing I always like to do after the season is look back at playing time for all the players in the NFC South. We'll get to the Buccaneers, Panthers and Saints at some point in the coming days or weeks. But we're going to take a look at the Atl...

DETROIT -- When the Atlanta Falcons play the Detroit Lions on Saturday night, all they have to do to secure the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs is win. The Falcons have been doing plenty of winning. They're 12-2 and we've heard lots about quarterba...

All four division teams have played eight games, so that means it's time for our All-NFC South midseason team. Before we roll out the chart, let's talk about a few significant matters that came up in choosing this team. In recent years, the New...

Time for a look at the top Tuesday morning headlines from around the NFC South: TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS Stephen Holder writes that if the Bucs do trade running back LeGarrette Blount by Thursday afternoon's deadline, don't expect them to get much ...

Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon said there's a troubling racial undertone to the criticism of Carolina quarterback Cam Newton. "I heard somebody compare him to Vince Young," Moon told Yahoo! Sports. "It's the same old crap -- it's always a c...

Time for a Wednesday morning run through the headlines from around the NFC South: ATLANTA FALCONS Outside linebacker Sean Weatherspoon had some praise for second-year middle linebacker Akeem Dent. In the game before the bye, a win against Oakla...