NESN.com—In July, Calais Campbell fired a shot at Mac Jones that, relatively speaking, flew under the radar. “Philip Rivers was a good trash-talker, but he was never disrespectful,” the Atlanta Falcons defensive lineman told The Athletic in a story about how NFL quarterbacks conduct themselves. “Mac Jones, actually, was kind of disrespectful. I’m like, ‘Hold […]

The Falcoholic— Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Bergeron was Dallas’ 12th or 13th ranked player. The Falcons drafted him at 38. The Atlanta Falcons likely had a bunch of spirited debates about who to select with its first-round pick. Before ultimately picking Bijan Robinson, some coaches and staff were likely making the case for the likes of Jalen Carter, Darnell Wright, Peter Skoronski, Broderick Jones and Luke Van Ness. We didn’t see any of that discussion as the Falcons ran up the pick for Robinson once it got on the clock. The Dallas Cowboys, on the other hand, released its top...

The Falcoholic— David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Wednesday’s practice reports are in! Wednesday is here, as the 2-0 Atlanta Falcons begin preparation for this weekend’s game, when they’ll head out on the road for the first time this season and face the Detroit Lions. Out of the gate, the Lions are pretty banged up. Let’s take a look at the health of both team’s on Wednesday. You can expect to see the injury reports here every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Atlanta Falcons Full Participation • LB Troy Andersen (concussion) • CB Jeff Okudah (foot) Limited...

The Falcoholic— Photo by Todd Kirkland/ Notes and news from the snap counts for the first game of the season. We finally put the preseason behind us and watched the Falcons win a game on Sunday. What do the snap counts tell us about the game? Nothing overly surprising, as it turns out, though there are still worthwhile notes concerning how the team divvied up playing time. Let’s get to the counts. Offense Desmond Ridder: 52 (100%) Jake Matthews: 52 Matthew Bergeron: 52 Drew Dalman: 52 Chris Lindstrom: 52 Kaleb McGary: 52 Drake London: 47 Mack Hollins: 33 Bijan Robinson: 33 Kyle...