Atlanta Falcons News

About half the NFL's teams use 3-4 fronts for their base defenses. How does the Falcons' new front compare, and how much bigger does Mike Nolan want Atlanta to get? The Atlanta Falcons are going to use a 3-4 base defense more often .

The Falcons were big spenders early in free agency with their signings of Jon Asamoah, Paul Soliai and Tyson Jackson to help solidify the interior of their defensive and offensive lines.

It will be difficult for the Texans to pass up Jadeveon Clowney. Pairing him with J.J. Watt could give the team one of the best sets of defensive ends in the history of the NFL if Clowney lives up to expectations.

I predicted the Falcons would strike quickly in free agency, and sure enough, they finished the first day having re-signed Joe Hawley and Jonathan Babineaux , in addition to adding Tyson Jackson , Jon Asamoah and Paul Soliai.

Oct 7, 2013; Atlanta, GA, USA; New York Jets running back Chris Ivory jumps over Atlanta Falcons safety William Moore during the second half at the Georgia Dome.

Before Walker began disrupting offensive lines in the NFL, he played four years at Georgia Tech, where he finished with 49 games played, 69 tackles, 41 assists, 13 sacks, one PBU, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries.

There have been shining achievements - especially as the Clemson football team has mounted three consecutive 10-win seasons - but the way former Tigers and NFL players from another era see it, something has been missing since the 1980s.

We've already seen which needs Atlanta sought to address with its front-line free agency signings: defensive line and offensive guard.

It's almost never constructive when the owner of a pro sports team imposes his insight on those entrusted to make such decisions.

In an effort to make Jacquizz Rodgers feel like a giant, Dimitroff and Co. brought in the shortest free agent available.

The Kansas City Chiefs announced the signing of former Raiders defensive tackle Vance Walker to a free agent contract on Friday.

In typical fashion it seems as though Thomas Dimitroff and the Front Office are content with the "re-calibration of the roster" at this point In my honest opinion I think the Falcons , with just over $9 million in cap room , are in fact done with free agent signings at least for the month of March.

Thomas Dimitroff has indicated that more time will be spent in the 3-4 base, and recent free agent defensive acquisitions point to the same.

ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. went exactly in the direction I expect the Atlanta Falcons to go in the first round of this year's NFL draft: offensive tackle.

Thomas DeCoud is gone, as we noted in our last post, with the Falcons moving on due to a decent-sized cap hit and a spectacularly unproductive 2013 season.

Would you still root for the Falcons if you knew with certainty that they would never win a Super Bowl? I'm optimistic by nature, so it's hard for me to even consider the possibility that, in my lifetime, the Falcons could never win a Super Bowl .

The Kansas City Chiefs are looking to add a defensive lineman to cope with the loss of Tyson Jackson in free agency.

When a team goes 4-12, there are key stats that they are near the bottom of the league in.

Nov 3, 2013; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Texans inside linebacker Joe Mays reacts after making a sack during the second quarter against the Indianapolis Colts at Reliant Stadium.

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith watches his teammates warmup prior to action vs the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA.