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Falcons will decide draft plans during veteran minicamp
A three-day minicamp next week will provide new Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith and general manager Thomas Dimitroff a pre-draft look at their veteran players in practice situations.
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NFL Draft Jabber 4/12/08
Football Jabber — ... whether the Cowboys should draft or trade for a WR. Mike Smith says that the Falcons will decide draft plans during their Vet Mini Camp.“We’re going to be able to evaluate the guys who are healthy enough to go out and play,” Smith said at last week’s NFL meetings. “We’re going to be a young football team, enthusiastic. The early returns from our offseason workouts have been outstanding.” CBSSportsline.com ...

Falcons entertain the notion that Chris Redman might not suck
Shutdown Corner — ... have a three-day minicamp scheduled next week, and during that minicamp, they'll need to make a decision about what to do with the third overall draft pick. ...

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