re: Lets point and laugh at the Falcons newest defensive savior.

Greer Age 30: Signed a four-year, $21.1 million contract

Samuel Age 31: Signed three-year, $18.5 million deal plus a marques colston draft pick.

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he's older AND his biggest issue is that he gambles.

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not a combination.... definitely an upgrade to some of what you had before, but still not enough to stop top flight talent of the best offenses in the NFL....

add a lack of RB depth, and losing the heart and soul of the defense (Curtis Lofton) and i see a long, long season in the ATL.....

not hating, and yes i'm a saints fan, but that's just the reality of the situation... the saints have their own issues (payton being out, suspensions, etc.), but we have gotten much better on defense, and the only change on offense was replacing our Pro Bowl LG with another Pro Bowl LG... basically we replaced #1, with #1A.... no drop off whatsoever to a record breaking group....

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Multiple stats show this from last year

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Lofton might have had slightly better numbers but only because...

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so you only use the stats that make your point look good? this doesn't make any sense.... if you are gonna talk about stats, then you are gonna have to also explain why Lofton was the better defender than Witherspoon.... look, SW is the future, and he's a damn good player.... i was wanting him so bad in NOLA, but it didn't happen.... ya'll got him.... but let's not sit here and jerk each other around like Lofton wasn't the best player that defense had for the years he was there.... he was a definite thorn in our side and i, for one, am very glad he's with us and not against us anymore....

I'm going to go ahead and be honest and not flame DD here.

I think Samuel is an improvement. Grimes is good. Samuel is still good. Your safeties are a liability. Weatherspoon is legit...tackling machine. Piera Jerry is a nice DT. Abraham may have lost a step, but is still a formidable pass rusher. Top to bottom, your D is above average. They were last season and there is no reason to think otherwise with a new D Coordinator who is pretty good in his own right.

The Falcons biggest problem is O (mainly, DD, you said it, OLine). If Ryan gets time, he can be as good as anyone. What he likes to do is get it to his receivers short and let them run. With Jones, White, and Douglas, he needs to get them deep. Turner will be a top RB in the first 8-10 games but will fade if they run him 25+ times a game. They need to give him some rest, but they have noone else that can run the ball behind that Oline. Tony G is on his last leg. Still pretty good, but has to rely solely on technique and he faded late last season. Expect the same. Dude is a hall of famer, but is just old.

I don't expect them to lose more than 6 but could win as many as 12/13 if they take one from the Saints. However, if the Oline gets exposed early, or you lose a key player (no depth), it will be a long season.

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and losing the heart and soul of the defense (Curtis Lofton)


Saints brainwashing there. Without a doubt it was Weatherspoon last season. Lofton might have had slightly better numbers but only because Spoon was in his 2nd year.

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I honestly feel that the Falcons organization has motivated Lofton to try to be a more complete LB. He will be a 3down guy for the Saints and I truly feel that you will be coming back here in week 9 or 10 pissed at how well he is playing.

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Tony G is on his last leg.

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no that mfer is on his last 3 toes