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Blogging Dirty Defensive Coord. & Divisional Round

Found January 13, 2012 on Blogging Dirty:
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Free Agency for the Falcons does not begin until March 13, and my colleague Jamie Kelly has done a great job covering our offensive and defensive coordinator situation for us. As a result, there is not a whole lot of breaking news out of Falcon land. I figured I would cover the previews of the Divisional Round of the playoffs. But first I thought I would like to share my thoughts on the Falcons potential switch to a 3-4 defense. I think we have great linebackers to play inside linebacker, and one, Weatherspoon, who could also play outside linebacker. The challenge would be to find the Clay Matthews-esque OLB who could pass rush only, and a big 3-4 nose tackle, who the Falcons definitely do not currently have on their roster. If the Falcons were to think totally outside the box and make the switch, a good defensive coordinator hire would be Georgia’s DC, Todd Grantham. He denied the potential of joining the Falcons staff, but he would be my target were the 3-4 switch made. Now,...
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