Kroy Biermann and the Falcons are closing in on a deal that will lock up the special teamer and defensive end. Last season Biermann had 37 tackles and 2.5 sacks and is one of the key reasons that the Atlanta Falcons have told John Abraham to begin looking for a new team to sign with once free agency starts.
It has been reported that the Falcons are expected to sign Kroy Biermann to a four year contract worth $10-12 million.
The Falcons 2011 sack leader, John Abraham, will likely not be returning to the Falcons. According to Rich Rosa, Abrahams agent, the Falcons told Abraham that he should explore other options for next season. Abraham has been with the Atlanta Falcons for the past 6-seasons and in those 6-seasons he only missed 10 games and recorded 58.5 total sacks.
Even though the Atlanta Falcons are letting their best pass rusher from the past 6-years go, ESPN reports that the Atlanta Falcons aren’t content with the DE position and will likely look to dd more depth to that position via the draft or Free Agency.
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On Sunday the Falcons made a bad team look worse, and beat up the Colts 31-7. The breakout player of the day was WR Julio Jones who had 2 huge TD catches, each over 50 yards, with one going for a whopping 80 yards. This is the type of production that led Atlanta to trade up in the draft to select Jones. It was easily his best day as a pro finishing with 3 catches for 131 yards. Matt Ryan was steady, going 14-24 for 3 TD’s and only 1 INT. All in all it was a good performance against a very sloppy, disorganized defense. You would except nothing less as Falcons fans. This was a game that needed to be won to keep up with the Saints at the top of the division.
Defensively Atlanta was strong, holding a meager Colts offense to only 186 total yards. They turned Indy over twice, once on a fumble and once on a pick. Atlanta kept the Indianapolis offense quiet all day, and did’t allow any points on defense. The Colts lone score came on an interception returned for
The Falcons are starting to get back on track. Their 1st winning streak of the season got them to a 4-3 record, and it came against the then 5-1 Lions. In a 23-16 win the Falcons had a solid effort from each side of the ball, with Michael Turner leading the way with 27 carries for 122 yards. Matt Ryan ran for a TD and threw one, but also was intercepted twice. K Matt Bryant hit 3 key FG’s, as he continued his perfect season. Overall the offense was good, and got points when they needed to.
Defensively Atlanta somewhat held down Detriot’s big time passing attack. Calvin Johnson still scored and got 100 yards, but he wasn’t allowed to totally wreck the game. The defense was able to sack QB Matthew Stafford 3 times, and knocked him around pretty well. This will be the key to future success for the defense. If they can continue to pressure the QB and get sacks consistently, the stops will come. Next week the birds match up against the Colts, in Indy. Coach Mike Smith said after the game ” Good teams go on streaks.” I imagine the Colts as a perfect team to prolong a streak against.
This week Matty Ice and crew are at home to face off against the division rival Panthers. This game is critical for Atlanta if they want to make preseason expectations look reasonable. They have under achieved thus far, and need to start winning games soon. The Panthers will be no pushovers, as rookie QB Cam Newton is assaulting the record books in scary fashion. This game should give a fright to any fans of the Falcons. In order to do well here, I would say the birds should try to hold the ball as long as possible. I feel that if Newton can get his hands on the ball enough, he will torch the Falcons D. His favorite target, WR Steve Smith, is back to his form of years past. Michael Turner will be huge if Atlanta is to win this game. He needs to pound away at Carolina, and eventually hit a few big plays. I don’t see the Falcons holding the Panthers down if they can’t run it on them. I see a Panthers win, in an upset, 31-21.
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This week Atlanta has a rematch of last years divisional playoff game with Green Bay. The Falcons will look to avenge their loss in that game, and to get their season back on track. The Birds will have to play a nearly flawless game in my opinion, if they even want a chance to win. Matt Ryan will have to be at his very best against the Packers D, and his recievers cannot drop a ball. The best way for Atlanta to control the game is a heavy dose of Michael Turner, and play action passing to TE Tony Gonzalez. If the Falcons can hold the ball and avoid turnovers they may have a shot.
Defensively, this game spells trouble. The Packers have a deadly passing attack, which has been burning the entire league all year. The Falcons secondary isn’t anything to write home about anyway, so this will be a nightmare unless the front 7 can put Aaron Rodgers on his back. The Birds will have to have a huge effort to overcome the mismatches the Packers provide with their offense. I see 2-2 turning to 2-3 with a 38-24 loss to the Pack Attack. Check back for a recap of the game, and if your a Falcons fan, hope that I’m wrong.
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