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Falcons star rookie edge rusher James Pearce Jr. was arrested on serious charges and may miss some or all of the 2026 NFL season and beyond. Kevin Knight is joined by Tre’Shon Diaz to discuss Pearce’s arrest and the chances of him returning to Atlanta, as well as the latest updates on Michael Penix Jr.’s […]
With the Super Bowl in the rearview and the new league year just a few short weeks away, it’s time to turn the page and start thinking about the Falcons’ 2026 season and what needs to happen this offseason to field a competitive team in September. James Pearce Jr’s arrest may change the calculations on […]
In deeply disappointing news, Falcons EDGE James Pearce Jr. was arrested on Saturday on domestic violence-related charges. The list of charges is lengthy. Pearce has posted his $20,500 bond and will be released from jail sometime Sunday, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Pearce is charged with two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon (domestic […]
With the final whistle blown on the 2025–26 NFL season, we have reached one of my favorite times of the year: Mock draft season has officially arrived. Welcome, Atlanta Falcons fans, to the Kevin Stefanski experience. Expect the field to shrink, heavier personnel, and an offense built to dictate terms instead of reacting to them. […]
According to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, who emailed the NFL for confirmation, the Chicago Bears will not receive compensatory draft picks for losing assistant general manager Ian Cunningham to the Atlanta Falcons, where he will serve as their general manager. “The policy for receiving picks pertains to the head coach or the primary […]
Tight end has consistently been a position the Falcons prioritize being a strength of the roster. Other than 2014 and 2015, when Levine Toilolo and Jacob Tamme were starters, they have made the necessary investments to ensure the starting tight end is a difference maker. Kyle Pitts has received many labels in his career. No […]
Oh, how the turntables… turn. In the NFL, everything tends to be about relationships, good or bad, in decision-making. That is especially true with coaching staffs, as new head coaches like to bring in coaches they are familiar with. We have seen that with new Cleveland Browns HC Todd Monken on the offensive side of […]
In a year where just about everything went comically wrong for the Falcons, taking them from would-be playoff team to out of the mix in November, the running back position was a bastion of excellence. It’s a virtual certainty it was our final year with Tyler Allgeier in the mix, though blessedly Bijan Robinson will […]
The Ravens are continuing to fill out their offensive coaching staff under new coordinator Declan Doyle. The team is expected to hire Broncos pass game specialist Zack Grossi and Falcons assistant Patrick Kramer. Grossi will be the Ravens tight ends coach, per CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz. He worked with Doyle – then the Broncos TEs […]
Surprise, surprise. As I wrote back on January 6, Atlanta’s contract adjustment for Kirk Cousins indicated that they were going to cut him, given that they would have a truly unpalatable cap hit next year if they did not. Now Adam Schefter is reporting that the Falcons are planning to do so before the start […]
One of the first decisions the Tennessee Titans are going to have to make about their current roster is whether or not to cut Calvin Ridley. He has a cap number of just over $26 million for 2026. It is currently the biggest number on their roster. Cutting him would save them around $13 million. […]
The story of the Atlanta Falcons in the post-Matt Ryan era—and now I have to specify that it is the post-Matt Ryan on-field era—is a failure at quarterback. There are many other stories that intertwine with that one, naturally, from a lackluster defense to special teams woes to poor coaching and poor roster building. But […]
One year after entering the playoffs as the best division in football, the NFC North simultaneously took a step back and also wrote its place in history during the 2025 season. Despite only sending two teams to the playoffs and only one with 10-plus wins, all four teams finished above .500, which is almost unheard […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Falcons fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. It’s rare for a Super Bowl matchup to feature two teams who were not expected to […]
The Cleveland Browns have seen a healthy turnover on the offensive coaching staff in the days surrounding the hiring of Todd Monken as head coach. Among those officially heading out of town have been offensive coordinator Tommy Rees, who joined head coach Kevin Stefanski’s staff in the same role with the Atlanta Falcons, and pass […]
Using the charting data from every Big Ten football game in the 2025-26 season, excluding garbage time and games against FCS opponents, we can make granular comparisons of how each team performed. The strongest correlation with scoring strength that survives regardless of opponent quality — that is, what teams bring with them into the postseason […]
The Falcons hired Ian Cunningham as their next general manager, along with a few notable offensive assistant coaches. Kevin Knight and Tre’Shon Diaz break down the hires, including thoughts on how Ian Cunningham will change the the roster and draft strategy. Fellow Falcoholics, welcome to another episode of the Dirty Birds and Brews podcast! You […]
On Monday, we discussed a free-agent pass rusher from the Atlanta Falcons who could follow Raheem Morris to the San Francisco 49ers. We don’t expect the entire free agent pool from Atlanta to follow Morris, but we’ll go over three other fits today that make sense. TE Kyle Pitts The 49ers need a big, fast, productive […]
New general manager Ian Cunningham is stepping into a less-than-ideal situation in Atlanta. On one hand, he has some terrific pieces on both sides of the ball, a reasonable amount of cap space, and a fanbase that knows that 2026 is not a year where we’re going to place outsized expectations after eight straight losing […]
The NFL offseason is the time for change. The Chicago Bears’ front office has seen a change as assistant general manager Ian Cunningham has left for the Atlanta Falcons. Chicago’s coaching staff lost running backs coach Eric Bieniemy to the Kansas City Chiefs and offensive coordinator Declan Doyle to the Baltimore Ravens. And we’ll soon […]
General managers may come and go, but front office staff can remain through those changes. Longtime Falcons scout and director of college scouting Anthony Robinson, who is now with the Rams, is an example of a key executive who stuck around after Thomas Dimitroff was fired in a major role. Tokunbo Abanikanda is following that […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers have built a strong coaching staff over the last week. Patrick Graham has joined Mike McCarthy’s staff as defensive coordinator, and James Campen is Pittsburgh’s new offensive line coach. The Steelers have now added another new name, bringing on Steve Scarnecchia to the staff. “Steelers hire former Falcons chief of staff of […]
The Atlanta Falcons officially hired former Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski on January 17th. Since then, there have been 13 mock drafts where the Falcons, who are without a 2026 1st-round pick, in case you forgot, are selecting at least one player. Some pundits got so bold as to go through all seven rounds; […]
The Cleveland Browns won just eight games in the final two seasons under HC Kevin Stefanski, yet multiple teams lined up to try get Stefanski as their head coach this offseason. The Browns found their next leader in Todd Monken over three weeks after letting go of Stefanski, with owner Jimmy Haslam a concerning part […]
Day 12 of the Chicago Bears offseason. I woke up this morning, looked outside, and thought about how being at Wrigley Field on a Friday at 1:20 p.m. CT could fix me right now. Summer is coming … right? I started writing this top Bullet about the Atlanta Falcons hiring away Bears Assistant General Manager Ian Cunningham, then stopped when I realized it was rapidly becoming a post. With that being said, one thing that I’ll share here as a lead point is that I am struggling to strike a bal...