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Buffalo News, United States - Jul 7, 2006
... Breakdown: Falcons traded away first-round pick to get Abraham, a top pass rusher and three-time Pro Bowler, and then moved up in the second round of the draft ...


Fri, 07 Jul 2006 12:58:00 GMT

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[Gotham Dark Knight]

Key gains: DE John Abraham (Jets), S Lawyer Milloy (Bills), S Chris Crocker (Browns), CB Jimmy Williams (Virginia Tech), OT Wayne Gandy (Saints).
Key losses: OT Kevin Shaffer (Browns), OT Barry Stokes (Lions), S Bryan Scott (Saints).

Breakdown: Falcons traded away first-round pick to get Abraham, a top pass rusher and three-time Pro Bowler, and then moved up in the second round of the draft to get Williams, a first-round talent. Free agency brought two starting safeties in Milloy and Crocker. Gandy, a 13-year veteran, is viewed as a better pass protector than Shaffer. Speedster Jerious Norwood (Mississippi State) joins a potent rushing attack already blessed with the big-play ability of QB Michael Vick, the versatility of Warrick Dunn and the power of T.J. Duckett.
Questions: Are defensive reinforcements the final piece to the playoff puzzle? Will Vick ever become a consistent passer? Will the Falcons' last two first-round picks, WRs Michael Jenkins and Roddy White, become more reliable? There are rumors the Falcons might trade Duckett, who is entering the final year of his contract.

I am still high on Roddy White...and the move to get Abraham seemed good. Have the Falcons imporved enough to make a playoff run in 2006?

[Lefty Noob]

It's all on Vick now. Defense should be good, running game should be good, receivers have talent. Now they just need the most overrated player in the NFL to somehow develop into a competant passer and signal caller, and they'll be good to go. Think this team misses Dan Reeves?