Jack Lambert
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The Falcons have usually been fairly consistent the last few years in terms of white starters, QB, most of the OL, and a defensive starter. This year is no exception, with Matt Ryan again heading Atlanta’s attack. Unfortunately, Ryan has regressed somewhat in the last few years, so he’ll be looking to turn it around in his 9th season out of Boston College. South Carolina alum Patrick DiMarco gets to be the human battering ram (AKA Fullback). Of course, the Falcons have no white WRs, but their two TEs should be very interesting this upcoming season. Their starter is going to be Jacob Tamme, but the future will be Stanford rookie Austin Hooper. At 6-4 248, Hooper is a HUGE target, and should provide Matt Ryan with a great target. Being from Stanford, his blocking should be pretty good as well. Jake Matthews starts on at left tackle. The son of Bruce Matthews, Jake is a stud on the blindside. Veteran Andy Levitre is the left guard, All-pro Alex Mack (who was released by the Browns) will be the center, and Ryan Schraeder, out of tiny Valdosta State, will be the right tackle. In a stunning move, all of the backup OL are white, with Tom Compton from South Dakota the swing tackle, Mike Person and Wes Schweitzer the guards, and Ben Garland the center.
Defensively, the Falcons have very little to write home about. Pass rusher Brooks Reed is a starter at DE. Paul Worrilow, the tackling machine out of Delaware, who’s made 364 stops his last three seasons, returns to man the middle. Oh wait, no he’s not, because he’ll be on the bench in favor of upside-laden talent Deion Jones from LSU. Apparently you see, the Falcons DWFs blamed their crap defense solely on Worrilow, and you know, not on the other 10 players who screwed up time after time. I’m sure Worrilow will still play a lot, but this is the caste system in action. Quite possibly the most egregious example this year.
To recap, here are the white players on the roster:
QB
Matt Ryan
Matt Schaub
FB
Patrick DiMarco
TE
Jacob Tamme
Austin Hooper
OL
Alex Mack
Ben Garland
Mike Person
Andy Levitre
Wes Schweitzer
Tom Compton
Jake Matthews
Ryan Schraeder
DL
Brooks Reed
LB
Paul Worrilow
Specialists
K Matt Bryant
P Matt Bosher
LS Josh Harris
Practice Squad
DL Joe Vellano
WR Nick Williams
QB Matt Simms
Surpringly, the Falcons come into the year with one of the whitest rosters in the league with 18 players. However, it is all concentrated in the caste approved positions of course: QB, FB, OL, TE. The demotion of Worrilow is ludicrous, so that’s a knock down in my book. However, having 8 white starters, and 18 white players overall is very hard to beat in today’s NFL.
Number of White Starters: 8
Number of White players on the 53-man roster: 18
Grade: C-
Defensively, the Falcons have very little to write home about. Pass rusher Brooks Reed is a starter at DE. Paul Worrilow, the tackling machine out of Delaware, who’s made 364 stops his last three seasons, returns to man the middle. Oh wait, no he’s not, because he’ll be on the bench in favor of upside-laden talent Deion Jones from LSU. Apparently you see, the Falcons DWFs blamed their crap defense solely on Worrilow, and you know, not on the other 10 players who screwed up time after time. I’m sure Worrilow will still play a lot, but this is the caste system in action. Quite possibly the most egregious example this year.
To recap, here are the white players on the roster:
QB
Matt Ryan
Matt Schaub
FB
Patrick DiMarco
TE
Jacob Tamme
Austin Hooper
OL
Alex Mack
Ben Garland
Mike Person
Andy Levitre
Wes Schweitzer
Tom Compton
Jake Matthews
Ryan Schraeder
DL
Brooks Reed
LB
Paul Worrilow
Specialists
K Matt Bryant
P Matt Bosher
LS Josh Harris
Practice Squad
DL Joe Vellano
WR Nick Williams
QB Matt Simms
Surpringly, the Falcons come into the year with one of the whitest rosters in the league with 18 players. However, it is all concentrated in the caste approved positions of course: QB, FB, OL, TE. The demotion of Worrilow is ludicrous, so that’s a knock down in my book. However, having 8 white starters, and 18 white players overall is very hard to beat in today’s NFL.
Number of White Starters: 8
Number of White players on the 53-man roster: 18
Grade: C-