DEPTH CHART: Updated post-draft version
California's Michael Calvin, right, runs with the ball as Utah's Eric Rowe reaches for him and the ball during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, in San Francisco. (Associated Press)
Caught up with Falcons general manger Thomas Dimitroff at the team’s community service project on Thursday.
I wanted to follow-up on his radio interview about the cornerbacks and he elaborated on the plan. He said Dunta Robinson, Brent Grimes and Asante Samuel will all get some action inside.
“Dunta has played inside at Houston and has a desire to play inside as well and that’s positive,” Dimitroff said. “He did a nice job down there. When he came to us, he’s been outside-only as you know. I understand that he’s looking forward to jumping back inside and spending some time in there as well. There is a good chance that all of those guys will be spending time inside and out.”
The theme of the training camp will be “open competition.”
“They’ll be competing for their positions and where they’ll be playing,” Dimitroff said. “Like Mike Smith has said, this is a very, very competitive year at a number of positions. We are excited about having Asante on board to improve the talent in our secondary.”
He was excited about watching the new rookies, drafted and undrafted, next Friday through Sunday at the rookie minicamp.
He had a group assessment to share about the undrafted players.
“Interestingly enough, as a group, it seems like at virtually every position grouping there are guys that are going to be very interesting to monitor through the process,” Dimitroff said.
We likely will not get the team’s first “unofficial” depth chart until late July. However, that will not keep us from stacking our own unofficial depth chart.
The Falcons have filled their roster at 90 players, the maximum number allowed by league rules.
(DOL’s Revised) UNOFFICIAL OFFSEASON
DEPTH CHART
OFFENSE
WR 11 Julio Jones, 12 Kevin Cone, 15 Michael Calvin, 16 Marcus Jackson
LT 72 Sam Baker, 74 Will Svitek, 76 Lamar Holmes
LG 63 Justin Blalock, 79 Mike Johnson, 68 Phillipkeith Manley
C 62 Todd McClure, 66 Peter Konz, 61 Joe Hawley, 64 Tyler Horn
RG 61 Joe Hawley, 66 Peter Konz, 65 Vince Manuwai , 79 Mike Johnson , 75 Garrett Reynolds
RT 77 Tyson Clabo, 75 Garrett Reynolds, 67 Andrew Jackson, 70 Bryce Harris
TE 88 Tony Gonzalez, 81 Michael Palmer, 86 Tommy Gallarda, 85 Marquez Branson, 85 LaMark Brown, 86 Adam Nissley
WR 84 Roddy White, 83 Harry Douglas, 80 Kerry Meier, 19 Drew Davis, 17 Cody Pearcy, 18 James Rodgers
QB 2 Matt Ryan, 8 Chris Redman, 4 John Parker Wilson, 14 Dominique Davis
RB 33 Michael Turner, 32 Jacquizz Rodgers, 44 Jason Snelling, 35 Antone Smith, 30 Dimitri Nance, 40 Robbie Frey
FB 34 Ovie Mughelli , 36 Bradie Ewing, 44 Jason Snelling, 42 Mike Cox
DEFENSE
RE 55 John Abraham, 90 Lawrence Sidbury, 98 Cliff Matthews, 69 Louis Nzeqwu
DT 91 Corey Peters, 99 Vance Walker, 92 Travian Robertson, 67 Regis Micanor
DT 95 Jonathan Babineaux, 94 Peria Jerry, 97 Carlton Powell, 70 Ray Kibble,
LE 93 Ray Edwards, 71 Kroy Biermann, 96 Jonathan Massaquoi
OLB 56 Sean Weatherspoon, 50 Robert James, 43 Rico Council, 30 Matt Hansen
MLB 51 Lofa Tatupu, 52 Akeem Dent, 46 Max Gruder, 53 Pat Schiller
OLB 54 Stephen Nicholas, 59 Spencer Adkins, 49 Jarrell Harris
RCB 22 Asante Samuel, 23 Dunta Robinson, 21 Christopher Owens, 27 Robert McClain
NB 23 Dunta Robinson, 24 Dominique Franks, 21 Christopher Owens
LCB 20 Brent Grimes, 24 Dominique Franks, 29 Darrin Walls, 38 Marty Markett, 37 Peyton Thompson
SS 25 William Moore, 26 Charles Mitchell , 40 Chad Faulcon
FS 28 Thomas DeCoud, 39 Shann Schillinger, 41 Suaesi Tuimaunei
SPECIALISTS
K 3 Matt Bryant
KO 5 Matt Bosher, 9 Dawson Zimmerman
P 5 Matt Bosher, 9 Dawson Zimmerman
KR 17 Cody Pearcy, 18 James Rodgers, 24 Dominique Franks, 83 Harry Douglas
PR 17 Cody Pearcy, 18 James Rodgers, 24 Dominique Franks, 83 Harry Douglas
LS 82 Joe Zelenka, 47 Josh Harris, 48 Corey Adams
H 5 Matt Bosher, 80 Kerry Meier
–D. Orlando Ledbetter, The Atlanta Falcons beat blog
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OPEN YOUR EYES
May 5th, 2012
5:21 pm
@10 of 12 AND ARCHIEKINS- DO YALL WANT TO JOIN MY TROLL ALLIANCE??? I LOVE THE WAY YOU GUYS THINK, I COULD USE YALL IN BATTLE!!! CUZ WE ALL KNOW THESE FAILCANT FANS ARE INSANE!!!
Archiekins
May 5th, 2012
5:32 pm
@OPEN YOUR EYES: I thought you were a realistic Falcon fan who wants to see your team get to the next level….am I mistaken or is that a disgruntled Failclown fan who’s posting under your screen name?
Frank Sinatra
May 5th, 2012
5:55 pm
Send in the Clowns………………….azz-clowns that is. All you azz-hole Taints fans.
Idiots.
Scum.
Dirty.
Loathing.
Dis-credible.
OPEN YOUR EYES
May 5th, 2012
5:58 pm
IM AM NOT A FAN OF ANY TEAM AS WE SPEAK!!! I LIKE TO TELL IT HOW IT IS AND YOU ARE THE GUY I WANT ON MY ALLIANCE DAWG!!!! I LIKE THE WAY YOU SPEAK YOUR MIND!!! NOTICE HOW WHEN FAILCAINT’S FANS POST IT’S LIKE THEY ARE SCARED D-LED WILL BANN THEM!! I’VE BEEN BANNED 20 TIMES AND IM STILL HERE!!! I CAN TELL YOU ARE A REAL PERSON BRO!!! SO WHAT DO YA SAY????
Frank Sinatra
May 5th, 2012
7:06 pm
FJ in disguise………………….
PlanB
May 5th, 2012
7:16 pm
I read Brownie whose post was yesterday at 9:01 AM and had to fast forward and say I have to agree about Turner. I just don’t understand why Snelling & Quizz sit while Turner keeps wearing down with too many touches. An earlier article said we don’t use our bench enough. We have some good guys with good talent. The buck stops at the top, MS.
Falcon Jim (the real one)
May 5th, 2012
7:39 pm
Mr. Ledbetter, please permanently ban these Saints trolls (10 of 12, Archiekins, Open, and Frank). They are disrupting the Falcon camaraderie on the ajc blogs. Open has demonstrated that he is nothing but a Saints troll and is proud of being banned multiple times. Please Mr. Ledbetter ban this brash, arrogant, crude Open once and for all. Roger Goodell, I feel like we have a lot in common. You truly know me and stand up for me…..I’d like to encounter you….would it be possible for you to give me your number so we can meet up sometime?
PlanB
May 5th, 2012
7:44 pm
D. Orlando Ledbetter
May 4th, 2012
12:54 pm
KEN STICKLAND – It is a very well thought out lineup. Spent two days working on it. I decided that the veterans will hold their spots until they have been beaten out. The Falcons have played rookies, but that’s because they didn’t have anything else. I don’t see Konz coming in and winning a job right away when he only benches 18 to 22. He’ll get steamrolled. Holmes is not ready to play left tackle. He’ll have to be developed. You don’t find starting left tackles in the second or third rounds. It’s Baker’s job. He has to come back as a trained killer and beat out Svitek. I put the fastest guy on the roster at returner and that’s Cody Pearcy.
So, DOL. Are you saying the OL was not upgraded???
Roger Goodell
May 5th, 2012
8:07 pm
i.e. 7:39
Roger Goodell
May 5th, 2012
8:07 pm
I know, stalker:
i.e. 8:07
Roger Goodell
May 5th, 2012
8:13 pm
Thanks Jim. I know who the true victim is here. I can’t give out my number on this blog, but when you look at the mirror think of me.
Roger Goodell
May 5th, 2012
8:29 pm
Clue 2:
Twelve years old.
Roger Goodell
May 5th, 2012
8:32 pm
i. e. 8:29
ATLJBO
May 5th, 2012
9:32 pm
D-Led the guy (Konz) squat over 700lbs… The push comes from comes from the legs… He has to get stronger upper body wise to help his punch but i dont see the guy getting steamrolled… Max Unger (did 22 reps) came in day 1 and started in the league.. Came in as a RG.. Now playing Center for the seahawks.. Andy Levitre (23 reps) started day 1… He is a pretty good guard
Roger Goodell
May 5th, 2012
9:48 pm
Stalker 8:32
Roger Goodell
May 5th, 2012
10:06 pm
Stalker 9:48
Roger Goodell
May 5th, 2012
10:13 pm
Leave me alone you stalker! You have stolen my identity….I am the true Falcon Jim who hasn’t posted in over a week. You have forced me to disguise myself as celebrities that I admire: Roger Goodell, Tim Tebow, Norm Van Brocklin…..I want my identity back……help me Mr. Ledbetter!!! I don’t even know who am I at this point…..sob…..your number would be appreciated at this moment.
Roger Goodell
May 5th, 2012
10:14 pm
Clue # 4:
Predictable and unimaginative.
Roger Goodell
May 5th, 2012
10:18 pm
Clue # 5:
The stalker has no life. Wasting his time stalking on a Saturday night.
(I have an excuse…….I’m 56 and gave up drinking.) (Watching the Braves, they just tied it 8 – 8.)
Roger Goodell
May 5th, 2012
10:20 pm
10:13
Clue # 7:
This guy is boring as he!!.
Roger Goodell
May 5th, 2012
10:30 pm
Mr. Ledbetter won’t you join me as we watch the Braves pull off this victory? As I gave up drinking, I will be serving some pink lemonade. We can also roast some marshmallow on the stove and make-believe we are on a camping trip….won’t you care to join me? I promise I won’t be boring as he!!. Unlike the stalker, we can have a blast on a Saturday night. Hope to see ya.
savannadawg
May 5th, 2012
10:35 pm
DOL, where is the QB from Jackson State? Is he not a Falcon also?
crabapplejoe
May 5th, 2012
10:44 pm
So this Cody Pearcy kid runs a 4.31 and has a 44 inch vertical……but he doesn’t get drafted…..what’s up with that? Should have changed his name to DeMario and hit the tanning beds……would have gone in the first two rounds…….just sayin’
Roger Goodell
May 5th, 2012
11:16 pm
10:30
Clue # 11:
He is a little SNOT that will be in juvie before too long. What a beautiful sight………………
BWAHAhahahahahahahahaha ! ! !
Roger Goodell
May 5th, 2012
11:26 pm
i.e. 11:16
Off to bed you go stalker.
Roger Goodell
May 6th, 2012
12:38 am
Oh little snot stalker, mommie made you go to bed at 11:26?
Hope she drags you to church tomorrow. You need it ! !
Roger Goodell
May 6th, 2012
12:46 am
i.e. 12:38
Ha ha the stalker is off to bed while I enjoy my last round of pink lemonade and burnt marshmallow….no show Mr. Ledbetter….maybe next time?
Roger Goodell
May 6th, 2012
12:52 am
Little snot stalker snuck back to the puter after mommie went to sleep at 12:46.
Hope she catches you and whups your butt, azz-hole.
Roger Goodell
May 6th, 2012
12:54 am
Snot stalker, Braves win…………I’m going to bed with a clear conscience. YOU can’t say the same.
You ignominious S-O-B.
Roger Goodell
May 6th, 2012
12:58 am
My Braves win….makes up a little for you not showing up Mr. Ledbetter. I make the best pink lemonade in town if you must know. Sweet dreams Snot stalker…..haha.
Sid
May 6th, 2012
2:11 am
Archiekins May 5th, 2012 4:37 pm
@Sid: No, your momma helped me out with that one. It’s better to have had a Brees than to always have a noodle-armed Ryan.
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lol…….moms don’t help anybody with a sissified handle like yours……………and frankly my mom would call you out for the sack of crap you are……………
noodle armed?……………now where have I heard that term before……..?? your original idea?… plagerism 101?
Sid
May 6th, 2012
2:16 am
Archiekins
May 5th, 2012
4:55 pm
@Sid=Karma: One other thing, you clowns ought to complain to Goodell that the Saints stuffed Turner on 4th & 1 because they knew what play was called before the snap……..Loomis had your circus tent wired……sweet dreams…
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Are you like Forrest Gump reincarnated?
Sid
May 6th, 2012
2:18 am
OPEN YOUR EYES May 5th, 2012 5:58 pm
IM AM NOT A FAN OF ANY TEAM AS WE SPEAK!!!
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You’re speakin’? Do you think anybody hears you?
OPEN YOUR EYES
May 6th, 2012
5:03 am
BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH!!!!!!!!!!
P.S.
BLAH BLAH BLAH!!!!!!!!!! AND THAT WAS FROM THE HEART
OPEN YOUR EYES
May 6th, 2012
5:09 am
NOTICE ARCHIEKINS LEFT ME THE HELL ALONE
NOTICE I ACTUALLY OFFERED A REAL PERSON TO JOIN A TROLL CLUB
THAT’S A BIG LOL AT ME
johnm
May 6th, 2012
12:39 pm
@ jj- dude your crazy, our safeties are great. You cant judge decoud on last year alone, hes a ball hawk; and moore will be a staple at safety for years. I couldnt be happier
Keeping it Real
May 6th, 2012
1:05 pm
LT and MLB are serious problems. Maybe Dent will be OK, but certainly is unknown at this point. It will be hard to contend with a swinging gate at LT.
torgo
May 6th, 2012
1:05 pm
D-Led – Is Carlton Powell really still on the roster? Reason for asking: the Falcons’ team web site (which tends to be error-prone) currently lists 91 players rather than the 90 limit.
Powell ended the season on the practice squad, making him a free agent. There has been no listing of him having been resigned.
Overhaul
May 6th, 2012
4:30 pm
Very thin at the WR position, if K. Cone is 1st option to back up Julio jones. Birds are in trouble.
technofalconeer
May 6th, 2012
5:17 pm
r u kidding me?? this is why I hate one guys take on the depth chart–why would you put rookies above vets–ie ewing over cox etc–please wait for camp to see who PROVES themselves to be THE MAN at each of their positions
OPEN YOUR EYES
May 6th, 2012
9:44 pm
@SID- STFU!!!! ALL YOU DO IS TRY AND BASH PEOPLE’S POSTS BY CORRECTING THEM WITH YOUR IDIOTIC PHASES!!!! DO ME A FAVOR AND JUST QUIT THE ROUTINE BRO, CUZ ITS GETTIN OLD!!!!
Sid
May 6th, 2012
9:46 pm
I sure do love me some sidbury coocck guys!!!!!
Sid
May 6th, 2012
9:48 pm
I…………………….am………..not……….a…………………WHORRE!!!!
Roger Goodell
May 7th, 2012
12:24 am
Sid,
Meet the stalker. This one nails “OPEN” as the stalker. Look at it; it is obvious.
(If that was the real OPEN getting on Sid…………………)
GAsportsFan89
May 7th, 2012
7:23 am
Relating to Konz- the repetitive press doesn’t indicate one’s muscular potential but rather his muscular endurance. Considering the majority of leverage and drive generated by the center position is due to lower body (which Konz is by no means deficient), is it really that important that he only has 18-22 reps? How many times a game is a smart center really going to utilize 225 lbs of upper body? I agree that he isn’t your opening day starter, but I’d be shocked if he doesn’t play a significant role in the falcons starting line this season, especially with an aged McClure.
terrell
May 7th, 2012
8:44 am
Who cares about who the kr is? All Weems did was kneel down for touchbacks anyway. Dont forget they kick off from damn near midfield now. smh
terrell
May 7th, 2012
8:45 am
And why is Sam bust Baker and Peria bust Jerry still on the team. Face it TD, you missed.
terrell
May 7th, 2012
8:46 am
And Robert James is still around? Really? Lawd have mercy.
Sid
May 7th, 2012
12:42 pm
On another note………….it took Ben Roethlisberger 10 years to complete 4 classes to get his diploma. I guess too many trips to Milledgeville slowed him down.
Sid
May 7th, 2012
1:07 pm
OPEN YOUR EYES May 6th, 2012 9:44 pm
@SID- STFU!!!! ALL YOU DO IS TRY AND BASH PEOPLE’S POSTS BY CORRECTING THEM WITH YOUR IDIOTIC PHASES!!!! DO ME A FAVOR AND JUST QUIT THE ROUTINE BRO, CUZ ITS GETTIN OLD!!!!
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Wait…………………wait……….someone call an ambulance
………..I think I am having an idotic phase……………!!
Sorry about bashing people’s post, I just wonder if you qualify as people. You called me bro’, makes me feel like we are having a sibling moment.
To say “IM AM NOT A FAN OF ANY TEAM” (see, I left out the “as we speak” part just to make you feel better) on a sports blog is unique indeed. There is an old saying, If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything. You obviously want to be heard or you would not be here. Problem is you just don’t have anything to say.