Harvey Dahl News

There have been times during Mike Singletary 's tenure as coach of the 49ers when he appears ready to throw down his headset, blitz onto the field and put someone on his back.

Michael Turner is looking a lot more like he did a year ago. DeAngelo Hall might want to keep his mouth shut the next time he faces his former team.

He's a force on the interior and rarely can be blocked by one player. Falcons center Todd McClure and guards Justin Blalock and Harvey Dahl will battle him.

For the second year in a row, former Georgia Bulldogs and current Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward has been named by his peers the dirtiest player in the NFL.

Falcons right guard Harvey Dahl's reputation for being a feisty and aggressive blocker is spreading around the league.

There are a variety of reasons to enjoy having Mike Singletary as head coach of the 49ers .

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas We'll start off our series of team-by-team mailbags with the Atlanta Falcons .

If I'm walking down a dark alley in downtown Atlanta I'm taking Tyson Clabo and Big Bad Harvey Dahl with me! Can you believe our coaches grinning on the sideline when HD73 received the unsportsmanlike conduct "make up call" after the objections of Mike Singletary? This game was a fluke - 49'ers weren't up for the game and Atlanta was coming off of ...

They turned on the tape, and guess what they saw? Players getting punched in the mouth.

Fallon native and former Nevada offensive lineman Harvey Dahl is known for getting inside the heads of opposing players; now, you can add Niners' head coach Mike Singletary to that list.

"I know statistically it most definitely was in terms of yards," he said. But he says the offense can be better than it showed in the 45-10 rout of the 49ers .

The San Francisco 49ers' leader knows he lost his cool. Mike Singletary became so frustrated with his team's poor play he couldn't help himself but to verbally respond to former 49er Harvey Dahl when the Atlanta offensive lineman engaged the coach near the San Francisco sideline with the Falcons driving downfield again.

The extremely handsome Matt Ryan has many admirers. So I watched the Falcons through their uninspiring preseason and was starting to think, "Maybe I overclubbed." But now I find I'm only one among many gushing pundits.

Coming up with a team of breakout players is a difficult task. The first question is, which players qualify? Include no rookies, and go with players with at least one year of experience who either haven't quite reached their potential or haven't received the recognition they deserve.

Former Fallon Greenwave and Nevada Wolf Pack linebacker Josh Mauga signed a free agent contract with the New York Jets on Sunday.

Falcons wide receiver Roddy White 's wallet is much fatter these days. Here's the year-by-year break down of his base salaries:A $6,000,000 - 2009 : $ 6,600,000 a ' 2010 ; 4,000,000 a ' 2011; $5,500,000 a ' 20112 ; $ 5,600,000 a ' 2013 and $ 5,000,000 a ' 2014, according to the NFLPA.

One of the fun parts of being a sports writer is coming up with nicknames. Had a youth league player who decided that it was his day - finally - to go ahead and use those shoulder pads and tackle somebody like we'd taught him.

One of the fun parts of being a sports writer is coming up with nicknames. Had a youth league player who decided that it was his day - finally - to go ahead and use those shoulder pads and tackle somebody like we'd taught him.

As much as Pro Bowl running back Michael Turner appreciates all of his offensive linemen in Atlanta, two of them -- Harvey Dahl and Tyson Clabo -- have a special place in his heart.

Wish I could holdout for more money. Alas, I work in the real world where if I don't show up, the boss is more than happy to find someone who will.