Flowery Branch — Falcons wide receiver Roddy White did not practice on Friday and was listed on the injury report as questionable for Sunday’s game against Chicago.
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Falcons WR White questionable (AP)
The Atlanta Falcons listed Roddy White as questionable for Sunday’s game against Chicago after the receiver missed a second straight practice Friday. White, whose 454 yards receiving rank third in the league, was knocked out of Wednesday’s practice after hitting his head in a collision with safety Lawyer Milloy.
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Falcons’ offensive line faces tough challenge
Flowery Branch — Falcons offensive line coach Paul Boudreau knows his unit is facing a big challenge against the Bears’ defensive front.
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Falcons Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
The Falcons have a major chink in their 3-2 armor.
The pass defense has been hemorrhaging yards.
Last week, Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers passed for 313 yards. Carolina’s Jake Delhomme threw for 294 yards the week before.
The Falcons have young cornerbacks in second-year men Chris Houston and Brent Grimes, a first-year starter. Also, nickel back Chevis Jackson is a rookie. They are backed up by former Denver Bronco Domonique Foxworth.
Veteran safeties Lawyer Milloy and Erik Coleman are the traffic cops directing things from back deep in the multiple zone coverages the Falcons throw at teams.
Coleman said there hasn’t been just one thing going wrong.
“That’s just something that we have to work on, is finishing plays,” Coleman said.
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Bartkowski impressed with rookie Ryan’s play
Flowery Branch — It was some 33 years ago that a highly touted rookie quarterback opened the season as the starting quarterback for the Falcons.
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Justin Blalock blocks out rookie memories
Flowery Branch — Justin Blalock feels good about going to work. That wasn’t always the case.
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Falcons WR White misses practice (PA SportsTicker)
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White missed practice on Thursday after suffering a minor head injury the day before.
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Roddy White “fuzzy” after collision with Milloy
Flowery Branch — Falcons wide receiver Roddy White was held out of practice on Thursday after being pulled on Wednesday.
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Foster’s return expected to boost Falcons’ offensive line
Flowery Branch — The Falcons’ offensive line could receive a boost with the return of tackle Renardo Foster. However, defensive tackle Trey Lewis is expected to miss the entire season.
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Falcons failing on pass defense
Flowery Branch — In the past two games, the Falcons’ pass defense has been lacking.
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Roddy White pulled out of practice after collision
Flowery Branch — Falcons wide receiver Roddy White was pulled from practice for precautionary reasons Wednesday after a collision inside the team’s practice facility.
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Falcons adding balance to run-first philosophy (AP)
The first five games of Mike Smith’s career as a head coach have proved he was serious about bringing a run-first emphasis back to the Atlanta Falcons. But run-first doesn’t mean pass last. A surprise to the Falcons’ 3-2 start has been the growing balance in the offense, including a willingness to pass early.
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Come bathe in the healing power of Matt Prater’s right leg (Yahoo! Sports)
One year ago, kicker Matt Prater was cut from the Atlanta Falcons after he was deemed less capable than 47-year…
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Falcons game vs. Bears sold out; avoid TV blackout
The Falcons announced Tuesday afternoon that their game against the Chicago Bears on Sunday at the Georgia Dome is a sellout.
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Five reasons the Falcons have shot to 3-2 start
Falcons coach Mike Smith talks about the process. The process of practicing. The process of lining up for drills. The process of watching film.
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Falcons put winning formula to work on road
Green Bay, Wis. — The Falcons’ winning formula is pretty basic.
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Rodgers tough but Ryan shines as Falcons beat Pack (AP)
With every rock-solid read and on-target spiral, Matt Ryan takes another step toward making everybody forget Michael Vick, Bobby Petrino and everything else in the Atlanta Falcons’ ugly recent past. The rookie quarterback turned in another sharp performance as the Falcons beat the Green Bay Packers 27-24 at Lambeau Field on Sunday, upstaging a gritty showing by Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
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Falcons’ Grady beat Packers with some satisfaction
Green Bay, Wis. — Falcons nose tackle Grady Jackson wanted to show the Green Bay organization it made a mistake by not re-signing him after the 2005 season.
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Abraham and Boley saved Falcons’ day
Green Bay, Wis. — Momentum had undoubtedly swung.
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