Skip to main content

The Falcoholic

https://www.thefalcoholic.com/ | 403 entries published

Falcons News, Analysis & Tomfoolery For and By Fans

Latest Entries

Falcons 2025 running back review: The burden of greatness

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 […]

1 day ago | 0 reads

Falcons EDGE James Pearce Jr. released on bond; facing 5 felony charges

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 […]

1 day ago | 0 reads

Super Bowl open thread

It’s Patriots and Seahawks, which means there’s no strong rooting interest for Falcons fans unless you particularly hate one of these teams, as I do. But it’s the Super Bowl, and thus we shall be watching. Please us this as your open thread for the game ahead, and then we’ll settle in for a long […]

2 days ago | 0 reads

The Falcoholic Reacts: Is it Seattle’s time?

In one of the most unexpected Super Bowl matchups in recent memory, the consensus expectations are fairly one-sided. The Seahawks have firmly established themselves as one of the NFL’s true elite teams. They have dismantled overmatched opponents and manuevered their way into making pivotal plays in high-leverage situations to beat the league’s best. Despite all […]

2 days ago | 0 reads

Atlanta Falcons news: Ryan Pace departing front office

When Ryan Poles and his assistant general manager Ian Cunningham arrived in Chicago in 2022, they were replacing Ryan Pace, who had been the team’s GM from 2015 to 2021. Now that Cunningham is arriving in Atlanta, Pace is once again headed elsewhere. NFL insider Tom Pelissero reports that vice president of football operations and […]

NFL

3 days ago | 0 reads

Falcons reportedly will release Kirk Cousins before new league year

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 […]

3 days ago | 0 reads

Falcons 2025 QB position review: A plan going sideways

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 […]

4 days ago | 0 reads

Falcons Reacts Survey: The Super Bowl is here

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 […]

5 days ago | 1 read

How will Ian Cunningham change the Falcons? Tuesday Takes with Tre’Shon

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 […]

7 days ago | 1 read

4 roster challenges Ian Cunningham and the Falcons face this spring

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 […]

7 days ago | 3 reads

Falcons promote Tokunbo Abanikanda to director of scouting

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 […]

8 days ago | 1 read

2026 NFL Mock Draft Tracker: Welcome to Atlanta, Coach Stefanski!

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; […]

9 days ago | 2 reads

How the trio running the Falcons will look to learn from the past as they build the franchise’s future

The Atlanta Falcons have long tried to emulate other organizations. They sought to gain the personnel genius of the Patriots, the free agency and cap wizardry of the Saints (blech), and the defensive mastery of the Seahawks and offensive excellence of the Titans. Never content to sit still, flitting rapidly from one disaster to the […]

11 days ago | 0 reads

Atlanta Falcons hire Ian Cunningham as general manager

With the Chicago Bears eliminated from the playoffs, Atlanta moved quickly to line up their new general manager. That would be Chicago Bears assistant GM Ian Cunningham, who steps into his new role as Falcons GM reporting to Matt Ryan and working with freshly minted head coach Kevin Stefanski to try to build this team […]

12 days ago | 4 reads

Falcons coaching staff takes shape, Senior Bowl notes: Tuesday Takes with Tre’Shon

The Falcons introduced Kevin Stefanski on Tuesday, bringing some important news on who will be calling plays on offense and the state of the general manager search. Kevin Knight and Tre’Shon Diaz break down the decision to have Tommy Rees call plays, the hire of special teams coordinator Craig Aukerman, other coaching hires and retentions, […]

13 days ago | 2 reads

Falcons mock draft 2026: Restocking Atlanta’s offense

The 2025 NFL season wasn’t kind to the Atlanta Falcons, who missed the playoffs for the eighth-straight year, saw their starting quarterback tear his ACL, and wound up firing their head coach and general manager. It’s been tumultuous, to say the least. But there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, as the Falcons […]

17 days ago | 4 reads

Falcons Bijan Robinson finalist for Offensive Player of the Year, James Pearce Jr. and Xavier Watts finalists for Defensive Rookie of the Year

Despite missing the playoffs for the eighth-straight season, the Atlanta Falcons received some welcome news on Thursday. Star running back Bijan Robinson was officially named a finalist for the NFL’s Offensive Player of the Year award, while defenders James Pearce Jr. and Xavier Watts were both named finalists for the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the […]

19 days ago | 1 read

2026 Atlanta Falcons free agency: Potential targets for Kevin Stefanski

Atlanta’s going to head into free agency with a little pocket money to work with and several pressing needs. They’ll also want to acquire talent that Kevin Stefanski believes he can win with. While most of those faces will be fairly new, in all likelihood, a couple of players who have crossed paths with Stefanski […]

NFL

19 days ago | 2 reads

Atlanta Falcons news: Team set to hire offensive coordinator Tommy Rees

The Atlanta Falcons briefly intrigued me by interviewing a pair of interesting candidates for their offensive coordinator opening, but in the end, it went to the favorite and the familiar face. That would be Tommy Rees, who held that same position on Kevin Stefanski’s 2025 Cleveland Browns coaching staff. With former Browns offensive line coach […]

NFL

20 days ago | 1 read

Atlanta Falcons GM candidates 2026: Interviews requested with Ian Cunningham, Josh Williams, and James Liipfert

Now the Falcons general manager search is really ramping up. On Wednesday, we learned that the Falcons put in for a flurry of interview requests with Bears assistant general manager Ian Cunningham, Texans assistant GM James Liipfert, and 49ers director of scouting and football operations Josh Williams. They join Steelers assistant GM Andy Weidl, who […]

20 days ago | 6 reads