Spoon holds top spot on depth chart released for Tampa Bay
100813 Atlanta - Atlanta Falcons rookie linebacker Sean Weatherspoon puts pressure on Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Brodie Croyle (12) during 1st half action in the exhibition season opener at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Friday, August 13, 2010. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com
FLOWERY BRANCH – The Falcons released their depth chart for the Tampa Bay game on Tuesday.
They are still listing Sean Weatherspoon as the No. 1 strongside linebacker although he’s coming in with the nickel and Stephen Nicholas is starting with the base defense.
Weatherspoon suffered a sprained right knee against Cleveland on Oct. 10 and missed four games.
“I think that Sean is progressing in terms of his recovery,” Falcons coach Mike Smith said. “I don’t know that he’s 100 percent and of course at this point in the season I’m not sure if there’s many guys that are playing that are 100 percent.”
Weatherspoon played 35 snaps in his return against St. Louis. Against Green Bay, he had three tackles.
“We kept him only in our sub-package so he did not play in our base-package, but he got the majority of the snaps based on the personnel groupings that we saw,” Smith said. “Again, Sean is a rookie and he’s getting back into the swing of things. I saw things that he progressed on from the St. Louis game to this game and we anticipate he’ll just get right back into the swing of things as he starts feeling better.”
OFFENSE
WR 12 Michael Jenkins 83 Harry Douglas 14 Eric Weems
LT 72 Sam Baker 74 Will Svitek
LG 63 Justin Blalock 79 Mike Johnson
C 62 Todd McClure 61 Joe Hawley
RG 73 Harvey Dahl 79 Mike Johnson
RT 77 Tyson Clabo 75 Garrett Reynolds
TE 88 Tony Gonzalez 87 Justin Peelle 81 Michael Palmer
WR 84 Roddy White 86 Brian Finneran
QB 2 Matt Ryan 8 Chris Redman 4 John Parker Wilson
RB 33 Michael Turner 44 Jason Snelling 35 Antone Smith 27 Gartrell Johnson
FB 34 Ovie Mughelli
DEFENSE
RDE 55 John Abraham 90 Lawrence Sidbury
DT 95 Jonathan Babineaux 99 Vance Walker 97 Trey Lewis
DT 91 Corey Peters 94 Peria Jerry
LDE 71 Kroy Biermann 98 Jamaal Anderson 92 Chauncey Davis
SLB 56 Sean Weatherspoon 54 Stephen Nicholas
MLB 50 Curtis Lofton 52 Coy Wire
WLB 53 Mike Peterson 59 Spencer Adkins
RCB 23 Dunta Robinson 21 Christopher Owens 24 Dominique Franks
LCB 20 Brent Grimes 29 Brian Williams
SS 25 William Moore 26 Erik Coleman
FS 28 Thomas DeCoud 39 Shann Schillinger
SPECIALISTS
K 3 Matt Bryant
KO 9 Michael Koenen 3 Matt Bryant
P 9 Michael Koenen
KR 14 Eric Weems 24 Dominique Franks
PR 14 Eric Weems 83 Harry Douglas
LS 82 Joe Zelenka
H 9 Michael Koenen
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icndark
December 3rd, 2010
12:06 am
Yo, E!
I hate to disagree but I would argue that teams reviewing film on our poorly-ranked pass defense would instead lean toward Dunta’s side of the field. Grimes, despite his youth and well, lack of height, is far superior in the art of playing the ball. He tackles better too. lol I’m not very impressed with Robinson’s play thus far and can only hope that either he improves, or that he isn’t exposed any more than he has been thus far. We really need to win every game leading into the showdown with the Aint’s. That should be the game that is for all the marbles.
Only seems right…..right?
GO FALCONS!
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