Pyro's Take:

Ryan mentioned that strength development was a big part of Tom Brady's early career and his success, and it looks like Ryan wants to follow the mold Brady left. We say so far, so good.

Pyro's Take:

This could take a while, according to NFL insider Adam Schefter on Twitter. White is coming off a career year and he wants to make more than the $2.28 million he's scheduled to make this year. Even though he's being fined $16,000 everyday he misses camp, when he shows up, he should be ready to backup his Pro-Bowl season with another strong one.

Pyro's Take:

It's obvious that Turner, or any running back for that matter, can sustain the enormous load he carried last year. He will still be the feature back in a run-oriented offense, and we expect him to get over 300 carries easily, but the Falcons are doing the right thing by giving him a little break.

Pyro's Take:

With the Falcons limiting All-Pro Turner's carries from an outrageous 377 to a more reasonable 310-315 this season, Norwood should expect to benefit from those lost carries. He's also going to be the main weapon in the Wildcat, as the Falcons want to utilize his playmaking ability.

Pyro's Take:

ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas says this "may only be temporary" because Norwood will see a fair amount of playing time at RB, but he's the best they got so we think the Falcons will stick with him.

Pyro's Take:

This is positive, as it shows the management isn't concerned with punishing White and they think that, despite missing a week of training camp, he's ready to work with the first-team. White should be able to post similar numbers to last season. The presence of Gonzo works both ways. Teams won't be able to double team Roddy as much, but on the other hand, the Falcons did not have a TE worth targeting last season.

Pyro's Take:

Ryan has lost four percent of his body fat while also bulking up in the weight room, and he's "throwing the heck out of the football" as Prisco puts it. We also predict no sophomore slump, especially considering the Falcons added future Hall-of-Fame TE Tony Gonzalez.

Pyro's Take:

After Roddy White and Michael Jenkins, the Falcons are pretty thin as far as receivers go with Harry Douglas out for the year. But Gonzalez has been a part of some lackluster teams in KC and we like this passing attack to shine with Gonzo in the mix.

Pyro's Take:

One thing's for certain, the Falcons aren't going to wait much longer for fourth-year QB D.J. Shockley to progress, so it looks like Redman's job is safe. Redman is a veteran and Shockley hasn't done anything with his three years in the NFL, so we disagree with this statement. But regardless, Matt Ryan is No. 1.

Pyro's Take:

QB Matt Ryan is the man in Atlanta, but it's nice for the Falcons to know that their backup QB can put in a good showing should anything happen to Ryan.

Pyro's Take:

Tuesday is an off day of practice for the players, so this isn't a big deal. Ryan should be fine and ready to face the Dolphins in Week 1.

Pyro's Take:

That's all fine and dandy, but Turner is also averaging just 3.7 yards per carry, which is almost a full yard less than his career low of 4.5. His schedule doesn't get any easier either, as the Falcons face 8 defenses in the top half of the league over their final 12 games.

Pyro's Take:

Norwood has been in and out of the nurse's office this year, which has forced the Atlanta coaches to use Michael Turner more than they would like. Norwood's fantasy value has dropped weekly in 2009 because of it.

Pyro's Take:

Expect this to be the norm with Roy Williams and Patrick Crayton able to be covered man-to-man. Austin likely won't have another of those huge weeks like he had against KC and Atlanta, but he'll still be able to be used as a WR1/2 on your fantasy football team, depending on who the 'Boys are playing.

Pyro's Take:

The coaches rushed him back and they know it. Stupid move, especially with the team still in the Wild Card hunt at 6-5. If Turner is lost for any additional time because of this, there are going to be some very angry fans out there in Atlanta... along with Turner fantasy football owners.

Pyro's Take:

What a sad day in sports. Granted, Elam was absolutely awful this year, making just 12-of-19 field goals while missing an extra point to boot. And really, going 4-of-8 from 30-39 yards is completely unacceptable.
However, the 39-year old Denver Broncos legend likely ends his career today with an 80.7 field goal percentage while making 39-of-65 from 50+ yards, good for 60 percent. He is also currently tied with Tom Dempsey for the longest field goal made in NFL history as he sank a 63-yarder on October 25th, 1998 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Pyro's Take:

What a sad day in sports. Granted, Elam was absolutely awful this year, making just 12-of-19 field goals while missing an extra point to boot. And really, going 4-of-8 from 30-39 yards is completely unacceptable.
However, the 39-year old Denver Broncos legend likely ends his career today with an 80.7 field goal percentage while making 39-of-65 from 50+ yards, good for 60 percent. He is also currently tied with Tom Dempsey for the longest field goal made in NFL history as he sank a 63-yarder on October 25th, 1998 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Pyro's Take:

Celek has become one of the better fantasy football tight ends this year, even though it seems he's been slightly off the past couple of weeks. He's a great start this weekend, however, going up against an awful Falcons pass D.

Pyro's Take:

Atlanta needs this win pretty badly, especially going up against a team they are fighting for a Wild Card spot with (Eagles). However, we don't expect the coaches and trainers to make the same mistake twice by rushing Turner back. Check back just to make sure, but we'd suggest you sit the RB1 on your fantasy football bench for now just in case.

Pyro's Take:

Hopefully they are just resting him for the game against the Eagles on Sunday, as Atlanta needs all the help they can get with QB Matt Ryan and RB Michael Turner being out. Either way, Jenkins is no better than a low-end flex play on your fantasy football team.

Pyro's Take:

Celek should be in fantasy football starting lineups this week as he goes up against a weak Atlanta pass D.

Pyro's Take:

If Dirty plays, he wouldn't be too bad of a QB2 for your fantasy team this weekend as the Jets go up against a real bad Atlanta pass D. Check back to make sure Sanchez was named the starter before making a move.

Pyro's Take:

Totally unexpected. This definitely gives Atlanta a better chance to win the game, but that Jets pass D is nasty, so we'd think twice about using him even as a QB2 on your fantasy team this week.

Pyro's Take:

Props to Ryan for gutting out that victory to try and keep his team in the playoff hunt, but we hope it didn't end up setting back his recovery at all. The Falcons are now officially eliminated from contention, so expect Atlanta to shut him down if his soreness continues throughout the week.