D. Orlando Ledbetter has two great interview recaps of Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Mike Smith and General Manager Thomas Dimitroff discussing the evaluations of last years team, preparations for this years draft, and preparations for free agency. These were conducted at this years Scouting Combine.
Here are some bullet points from the Mike Smith interview:
Q: Could you talk about your evaluation of the defense, by front line, linebackers and secondary groups?

ESPN.com has the updated draft order with the winners of the coin tosses:
INDIANAPOLIS — The order of the NFL draft’s first round was made official Friday, as the Jacksonville Jaguars won a tiebreaking coin toss with the Chicago Bears to earn the 10th pick for the April 22 selections.
That puts the Denver Broncos at No. 11, after Denver acquired the Bears’ first-round pick in the Jay Cutler-Kyle Orton trade.
The Tennessee Titans will pick 16th after winning their coin toss at the scouting combine with the Panthers, which gives the San Francisco 49ers the 17th pick after a trade with Carolina.
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The off season machine is in full swing and here just to catch up  are some story lines that could directly or indirectly affect the Falcons:
Free Agents

DE Julius Peppers – The biggest defensive free agent out there. He will be expensive but he is an impact player. We have heard the rumors in the past so it is natural for the Falcons to be rumored but ultimately I think the price tag will outweigh the production.

Hello my name is Kris Willis and I am pleased to announce that I am the new lead blogger for Blogging Dirty. I am also lead blogger for the Atlanta Hawks blog Soaring Down South. I have been with the FanSided network for about two months and I appreciate the opportunity to take over blogging about the Falcons. I am looking for interactions from fans out there and look forward to getting into some good discussions.
There is a lot of things going on now as the Falcons prepare for the NFL draft and for Free Agency. We are going to [...]