Jones, Bosher, Dent make PFW/PFWA’s all-rookie team
110812 Atlanta - Smoke and fire surround Atlanta Falcons rookie wide receiver Julio Jones as he enters the stadium to take on the Miami Dolphins at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Friday, August 12, 2011. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com
FLOWERY BRANCH — Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones, punter Matt Bosher and linebacker Akeem Dent were all named to Pro Football Weekly’s all-rookie...
The Atlanta Falcons 2011 NFL Draft class was hit and miss
The Falcons gave up a lot to get WR Julio Jones last April, but he was very solid when healthy. The Falcons also got their starting punter in the 6th round (Matt Bosher). Here is a look at how they did pick by pick last April:
The Falcons traded a lot of picks to the Cleveland Browns for the right to move up and select 22-year old WR Julio Jones. Jones played in 13 games for...
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Year-End Superlatives: Special Teams MVP
Very little attention is paid to special teams generally speaking. The only time this unit gets much pub is when your fat Polish kicker booms a 60-yard field goal, or some team is foolish enough to kick/punt the ball to your game-breaking returner. The Falcons did not have any of those moments this year.
At the midpoint, Matt Bryant was the pick. Bryant had been solid up to that...
Rookie Matt Bosher is booming his punts
Falcons rookie kicker Matt Bosher is near the bottom in punting average, but first in fair catches. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.comFLOWERY BRANCH – Falcons coach Mike Smith has been pleased with the progress of rookie punter Matt Bosher. (BTW, he wasn’t too happy with the blocked punt vs. Jax, but that wasn’t on Bosher).
“He’s really helped us in the field position battle...
Falcons remain patient with punter Matt Bosher
Falcons rookie kicker Matt Bosher is near the bottom in punting average, but first in fair catches. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com
FLOWERY BRANCH — Rookie punter Matt Bosher has had a jagged start to his NFL career.
He is averaging 36.9 yards on 32 punts, which ranks him 35th in the league. He has placed 11 punts inside the 20 and has forced 15 fair catches with his hang-time...
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