{"id":12330,"date":"2006-03-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-03-05T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehogs.net\/blogs\/?p=12330"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:19:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T14:19:14","slug":"team-draft-needs-atlanta-falcons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2006\/03\/05\/team-draft-needs-atlanta-falcons\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Draft Needs: Atlanta Falcons"},"content":{"rendered":"

Up next in the team needs features for the draft section are the Atlanta Falcons. THN will be filling in all of the needs’ pages throughout February, so keep checking back for your favorite team.<\/p>\n

Atlanta Falcons<\/font><\/p>\n

2005 Results: <\/b> 8-8, 3rd in NFC South
\n2006 Projected Cap Status: <\/b> $113,700,000<\/p>\n

2005 Season Recap: <\/b><\/p>\n

The Falcons were sitting tied atop the NFC South, standing at 6-2 then they crashed to .500 and missed the playoffs. They lost six of their last eight games to miss the playoffs after making it to the NFC championship game in 2004. Mora made it worse with several late-season tantrums, like berating referees and throwing a mic at a radio analyst. <\/p>\n

Team Needs: <\/b><\/p>\n

1. ILB – Atlanta needs to upgrade it’s run defense. They should start at inside linebacker – a position that was left unfilled when Edgerton Hartwell went out. <\/p>\n

2. Safety – Atlanta has to continue the run defense upgrade and bring in a physical safety that can be an intimidating presence in the box. <\/p>\n

3. DefensiveTackle – They need a big body run-stopper that could shore up the middle of the defense.<\/p>\n

4. Wide Receiver – Mike Vick could use a better receiving threat. Attempts to achieve this haven\u2019t worked out in the past (Peerless Price).<\/p>\n

2006 Draft Picks<\/a>: <\/b>
\n1st Round \u201315th Overall<\/p>\n

Free agency status: <\/b>
\nUFA:<\/i> S Keion Carpenter; QB Ty Detmer; S Antuan Edwards; WR Brian Finneran; DE Erik Flowers; S Ronnie Heard; G-C Austin King; S Kevin McCadam; WR Jerome Pathon; PK Todd Peterson; OT Kevin Shaffer; OT Barry Stokes; LB Artie Ulmer; WR Dez White.
\nRFA:<\/i> DT Antwan Lake; DB Omare Lowe.
\nERFA:<\/i> TE Dwayne Blakley; G-C Ben Claxton; DE Constantin Ritzmann<\/p>\n

Click here to visit the team needs page in the draft section.<\/p>\n

Edit: This blog was archived in May of 2016 from our original articles database.It was originally posted by Bernie Marshall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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