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This is the 2nd post in the State of The Franchise that will run over the next few weeks. I reviewed the Falcons corners a week or so ago, in light of the news that Brent Grimes could be deemed expendable by the organisation. Today is the turn of the QB position. Obviously this conversion begins by discussing current starter Matt Ryan. Despite having a lot of regular season success...

Over the next few days the folks over at NFL Spin Zone will be announcing the Fansided NFL awards for the 2011 season. All 35 editors from the Fansided NFL sites had a ballot and i will be publishing my personal … [visit site to read more] Fansided Awards – My NFL MVP - Blogging Dirty - Blogging Dirty - An Atlanta Falcons Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

Over the next few days the folks over at NFL Spin Zone will be announcing the Fansided NFL awards for the 2011 season. All 35 editors from the Fansided NFL sites had a ballot and i will be publishing my personal … [visit site to read more] Fansided Awards – My Offensive Player Of The Year - Blogging Dirty - Blogging Dirty - An Atlanta Falcons Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

The Atlanta Falcons wasted no time in finding a new Offensive and Defensive Coordinator for next season when they hired Dirk Koetter and Mike Nolan to fill the positions. Only about a week after the season ended, the Falcons front office made the two moves they believed was best for the team in the future.   … [visit site to read more] The Hot Read: The New Coordinators - Blogging...

Over the next few days the folks over at NFL Spin Zone will be announcing the Fansided NFL awards for the 2011 season. All 35 editors from the Fansided NFL sites had a ballot and i will be publishing my personal … [visit site to read more] Fansided Awards – My Defensive Player Of The Year - Blogging Dirty - Blogging Dirty - An Atlanta Falcons Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

Over the next few days the folks over at NFL Spin Zone will be announcing the Fansided NFL awards for the 2011 season. All 35 editors from the Fansided NFL sites had a ballot and i will be publishing my personal … [visit site to read more] Fansided Awards – My Offensive Rookie Of The Year - Blogging Dirty - Blogging Dirty - An Atlanta Falcons Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

Over the next few days the folks over at NFL Spin Zone will be announcing the Fansided NFL awards for the 2011 season. All 35 editors from the Fansided NFL sites had a ballot and i will be publishing my personal … [visit site to read more] Fansided Awards – My Defensive Rookie Of The Year Ballot - Blogging Dirty - Blogging Dirty - An Atlanta Falcons Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

The Atlanta Falcons have an interesting situation in free agency, and a lot of unique questions to answer this offseason. Many of them have large numbers against the salary cap, some could have a very large one if they were to be re-signed. Here are a few, and what the situation at those positions will be. I will also include most realistic draft picks, given the 2012 picks the Falcons...

Some very exciting news dropping Tuesday afternoon, that the Falcons have hired former 49ers HC and Dolphins DC Mike Nolan to … [visit site to read more] Falcons Hire Mike Nolan To Be The Defensive Coordinator - Blogging Dirty - Blogging Dirty - An Atlanta Falcons Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

Falcons offensive line coach Paul Boudreau was relieved of his duties on Tuesday Boudreau joined the Atlanta Falcons coaching staff as offensive line coach in 2008 and spent four seasons with the team. Success for Boudreau had been mixed in … [visit site to read more] Falcons O-Line Coach Paul Boudreau Released - Blogging Dirty - Blogging Dirty - An Atlanta Falcons Fan Site -...

Earlier today our newest addition to the coaching staff Dirk Koetter spoke with the Atlanta media for the first time. He talked about how his style will affect the Falcons and how the Falcons style will impact him. Here are some of the highlights from the interview:- Koetter : “I’m thrilled. This is a chance for me to work inside a great organization with a tremendous...

The seventh edition of Blogging Dirty’s 2012 Mock Draft is now available! With lots of changes! The order in which teams pick is based on the official NFL draft order. We start with a shocker, here is the 1st … [visit site to read more] Blogging Dirty’s 2012 NFL Mock Draft – Version 7 - Blogging Dirty - Blogging Dirty - An Atlanta Falcons Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

According to Chris Mortensen of ESPN, who cites a number of league and team sources, the Falcons have hired former Jaguars OC Dirk Koetter to … [visit site to read more] Dirk Koetter Hired As New Falcons Offensive Coordinator - Blogging Dirty - Blogging Dirty - An Atlanta Falcons Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

The beginning of this season saw the Atlanta Falcons being chosen by many football analysts to be one of the few front runners to represent the NFC in this years Super Bowl.  Many believed that the Falcons, with Matt Ryan and his bevy of weapons, and the offensive game planning of Mike Mularkey who was considered as one of the best coordinators in the league, would be able to score...

Yesterday, a worrying report came from Pro Football Weekly that suggested that Falcons CB Brent Grimes will be leaving the Falcons in March via free agency. For more on the implications of that move check out my analysis of the story here. In a division, where we face the high powered Saints and the up and coming Panthers twice a year, corner depth is critical when the offenses switch...

According to a report from Pro Football Weekly, the Falcons are preparing to move on from CB Brent “Grimetime” Grimes, when he hits unrestricted free agency in March. According to the report, The Falcons feel that they may be priced out of the market for Grimes and with 17 other free agents upcoming this year, they may be better off spending the money elsewhere. Another...

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...

The list of candidates for the Atlanta Falcons Offensive Coordinator position has got a little shorter. Bob Bratkowski, who held the Falcons QB coach position last year and seemingly was the favorite to take over the OC position from Mike Mularkey, is now out of the mix. Last night, Bratkowski was hired by new Jacksonville HC Mike Mularkey to take over the Jags OC position. Bratkowski...

Last night came some great news, that pretty much the entire Atlanta Falcons fan base jump for joy. Falcons OC Mike Mularkey was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars to be their head coach yesterday and vacates the OC position in Atlanta. While i usually like to keep things consistent and stable, the Falcons needed a change badly on offense and i could of seen Mularkey getting fired...

Im sure all of you are aware that yesterday former Falcons DC Brian Van Gorder vacated his post in Atlanta to take the Defensive Coordinator position at Auburn University. Given that, it really opens up the Falcons to many potential avenues that they can pursue on the defensive side of the ball. The top 4-3 coordinator Steve Spagnuolo looks like he is heading to Philly, there are...

Making back to back playoff berths is nothing to be scoffed at. It is diffidult to win any game in the NFL. This is what the Falcons have accomplished. Unfortunately, that is all they have accomplished. It was such a season of high hopes. So many things were supposed to happen, be done differently, and make a Super Bowl run. Many changes did happen. They happened for the worse. The...

Huge news coming out Monday afternoon. Falcons DC Brian Van Gorder has left to become the DC at Auburn. While Van Gorder, … [visit site to read more] Brian Van Gorder Leaves Falcons To Become DC at Auburn - Blogging Dirty - Blogging Dirty - An Atlanta Falcons Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

Many regular readers, will have noticed that I did not write a game report yesterday. That  was purely because i was so angry and disgusted in the aftermath of the 24-2 defeat to the New York Giants, i could not write something constructive, in my state of mind. We all know that the Falcons blew it and were embarrassed by a 9-7 team. Over the next few days, i will take a look...

The Falcons rolled into East Rutherford trying to win their first playoff game in the Ryan/Smith era. Instead, they left with more sour taste in their mouths, more heartbreak for the fans of this team, and more questions for this Falcons team. The game was a huge fiasco in so many ways, but there are only a couple that even need to be tackled today. The first is that Mike Smith has...