Dirty Bird Daily: Latest Atlanta Falcons News
Good morning, Falcons fans. It’s Saturday morning, and we can all relax a little bit now. Not just because it’s the weekend, but because Vic Beasley has finally signed his contract with the Atlanta Falcons. We all knew it would happen eventually, but it’s a massive relief now it has. Let’s get started.
Falcons agree to deal with Vic Beasley — Tyler Dragon of NFL.com
"Beasley is already penciled in to start at defensive end in Atlanta under Dan Quinn’s 4-3 defense. The pass rusher out of Clemson should provide a boost to a poor Falcons defense that struggled to get to the quarterback last season."
PFF ranks Falcons’ roster the NFL’s second-worst — Mark Bradley of AJC.com
"That was then. Here’s now: Same writer, same format and an even worse rating for the local franchise. The Falcons, per Monson of PFF via ESPN Insider, have the NFL’s 31st-best/second-worst roster. And a Merry Christmas to us all."
Devin Hester not stressed about new role in offense — Vaughn McClure of ESPN
"A new offense means a lot of possible moving parts for the Atlanta Falcons, outside of the normal production expected from quarterback Matt Ryan and top receiver Julio Jones."
Amid contract talks, Julio Jones remains professional — James Rael of The Falcoholic
"Did you hear? It’s the last year of Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones’ current contract. A year from now, Jones will either have a new, long-term deal or he will have signed his franchise tag. We’d like it to be the former scenario, not the latter; but even it isn’t, you know Jones will remain professional about the situation. That’s certainly not the norm."
Falcons’ desire to draft Justin Hardy went farther than need — Knox Bardeen of FOX Sports South
"The Atlanta Falcons entered the 2015 NFL draft with a need for a wide receiver, but had already fallen in love with East Carolina’s former star Justin Hardy long before that need had risen."