What Atlanta Falcon Milestone Will Come Next?
The Falcoholic — ... will come up with more than 2,000 yards, or that John Abraham will be the first human being ever to put up triple digit sacks in one season, then so be it. I'd just like to hear from you, gentle readers, so let's light this one on fire. ...

Know Thy Enemy 2009: Atlanta Falcons - Sunday, October 11
Niners Nation — ... , but the additions of Ryan and Turner turned this team from 4-12 to 12-4.  John Abraham's re-emergence as a sack machine definitely added to that and the Falcons had them rolling before running into an ...

Three Up and Three Down: Talking success and failure
The Phinsider — ... prove they can get to the quarterback - Sure, the Dolphins finished 8th in the NFL in sacks last year with 40.  But 44% of those sacks came from one man - Joey Porter.  Among the NFL sack leaders, only John Abraham accounted for more of his team's sacks than Porter (49%).  Joey simply had little help getting pressure on the quarterback.  While that makes what Porter did last year even more impressive, it's a cause for concern for the Dolphins in 2009.  They face some good quarterbacks and some very good receivers this ...

Falcons Ink DE Lawrence Sidbury, One Of The Steals Of The Draft
Sports Page Atlanta — ... tells us Sidbury is getting a signing bonus of $441,000 and a four year contract in total, very reasonable numbers. What makes this signing so exciting for me is Sidbury's huge potential as a pass rusher and the simple fact that no one besides John Abraham on this defensive line really does much good in the sack and hurry categories. To get someone of his caliber in the fourth round is an incredible value, and it's good to see him locked up relatively early. ...

Julius Peppers vs Other Top DEs
Cat Scratch Reader — ... get a more accurate view of how good Julius Peppers is, I took 5 of the best defensive ends right now, and compared him to them.  Instead of just tackles I also looked at passes deflected and forced fumbles, as these are often over looked.  To focus on consistency I looked at games with and without sacks, and with and without at least 3 tackles.  I compared these over last year and their careers.  Based on 2008 defensive leaders I chose Jared Allen, John Abraham, Justin Tuck, Mario Williams and Dwight ...

The Saturday Atlanta Falcon Discussion Thread
Sports Page Atlanta — ... 's carries significantly, and who will benefit? Will anyone besides John Abraham ever get a sack again? Only you can tell. 0 recs | Comment 0 comments | ...

The Top Five Second Guess New York Jets Roster Moves This Decade
Gang Green Nation — ... and John Abraham. I think drafting by need is usually a mistake, but this was a case where best player met need. The Jets went instead to a position at which they were sent. Reed has a Defensive Player of the Year Award and five All Pro selections. Would he have been as good developing with the Jets instead of with the surrounding talent on the ...

Atlanta Falcons Training Camp Observations, August 4 Edition
Sports Page Atlanta — ... is something special. Douglas is also showing great hands in the early going here in camp, according to writer Daniel Cox. Some readers and pundits have asked why Douglas can't slide into the starting lineup if Roddy White's holdout drags on, and I'm here to tell you that even with the great showing, the talent disparity at this point is still a little bit too wide. There's no doubt that Douglas has a bright future ahead of him, though. John Abraham keeps a particularly hardy core-strengthening regiment ...

Weekly Raider Issue #9
Silver And Black Pride — ... . And all with a young and talented O-Line. The one problem with Atlanta, that defense is terrible outside of John Abraham at defensive end. That defense keeps them out of the Super Bowl. Look for a lot of additions on that side of the ball next offseason. ...

2009 Schedule Preview: Week 8 and 14 vs. Atlanta Falcons
Canal Street Chronicles — ... The key additions are DT Peria Jerry, a pass-rushing defensive tackle with great strength who ought to immediately upgrade the wince-worthy attack the front seven brought last year. Joining him are veterans John Abraham, a veritable sacking automaton, and some combination of space-eating tackle  ...

Throwback Uniforms to be Unveiled Tomorrow Night
Sports Page Atlanta — ... , and John Abraham posing in full gear. Also, the team will be selling throwback items, including 6 player jerseys and the option to customize, beginning tomorrow evening. Be sure to check it out! ...

Chapter 1, Game 2 - v. Atlanta Falcons (Aug. 21st)
Turf Show Times — ...   This should be fun.  Atlanta boasts a solid pair of pass rushers in John Abraham (aging yet productive) and ...

Three questions for the Rams vs Falcons: #2 Testing the depth chart
Turf Show Times — ... None of those three sacks came from the Falcons' sack leader John Abraham, who had 16.5 last year. However, the Falcons move him from side-to-side to play the matchup, so this could create problems for the Rams blockers. Atlanta uses LB Stephen Nichols against the pass, mostly because of his coverage skills, but he did get a sack against the Rams last year. ...

Atlanta Falcons Rookie Peria Jerry Will Succeed
Sports Page Atlanta — ... , a feared pass rushing defensive tackle who also managed to play reasonably well against the run. Hopefully Jerry is a hell of a lot healthier than Coleman, but if he maxes out at that talent level he'd be superb value for a first round pick, especially in this draft class. With his development progressing steadily, I see no reason that can't happen, and with John Abraham attracting so much attention outside, Jerry could surpass 5 sacks in his freshman campaign with little trouble. ...

My All Time Jets 53 man team (plus a coach)
Gang Green Nation — ... Randy Rassmussen, Dave Herman, Dan Alexander T- Winston Hill, Marvin Powell, Jason Fabini TE- Mickey Shuler, Jerome Barkum, Rich Caster WR- Don Maynard, Wesley Walker, Wayne Chrebet, Al Toon, Laverneus Coles, George Sauer QB- Joe Namath, Ken O'Brien, Chad Pennington FB- Matt Snell, Richie Anderson, Bill Mathis RB- Curtis Martin, Freeman McNeil, Emerson Boozer P- Curley Johnson DT- Joe Klecko, John Elliott, Marty Lyons DE- Gerry Philbin, John Abraham, Verlon Biggs, Shaun Ellis ILB- Al Atkinson, Kyle ...

Positional Analysis - Defensive Line
Sports Page Atlanta — ... John Abraham was a one man wrecking crew last season.  He was #4 in QB Hits, #1 (with 33 total) in QB Knockdowns (Sacks + Hits), and was tied for #6 in Hurries.  He had 22 Defeats (most on the D-Line).  His average tackle came 1.4 Yards behind the line of scrimmage, which was #1 for all Defensive Ends.  Ah, but here’s the problem: he is a one-dimensional player.  He was only credited with 17 Run "Plays".  The ...

Epic Fail 2009 NFC South Edition
Canal Street Chronicles — ... over 300 times and stunk down the stretch. Matty Ice - you should keep that up for 2009. And John Abraham should go back to only playing once a month like he wants to. That way the Falcon defense can fail...epically.    ...

The Atlanta Falcons Enter The Season: Of Cuts And Hope
Sports Page Atlanta — ... , come on down! You've been selected to single-handedly lead our flagging pass rush in the year ahead! You'll be tutored by John Abraham, one of the finest to ever wear a Falcon uniform, and ...

Dolphins vs Falcons: Miami's Keys to Victory
The Phinsider — ... enough time to throw - especially if John Abraham can't play or is hindered at all by his injury.  To me, this presents the perfect opportunity to make a statement right out of the gate to all of their opponents this season. ...

Dolphins vs Falcons: 5 Good Questions
The Phinsider — ... are primarily proficient against the run and you should see an improvement that at least brings us to the middle of the pack. The only player who isn't going to help much with the run is John Abraham, and we forgive him because he's likely to rack up double digit sacks this year. ...

Atlanta Falcons vs. Miami Dolphins Open Thread
Sports Page Atlanta — ... is the only guy who is certainly out, so we won't get any chances to see him blow up runners this week. Alas. Everyone else is probable, including John Abraham and ...

Post Game Thread: Falcons Hang On Against Dolphins 19-7
Sports Page Atlanta — ... is making a case to start, or at least play extensive snaps. He joined John Abraham in piling up a pair of sacks, and our run defense and pass rush looks leaps and bounds better than last year. ...

Falcons And Dolphins Recap: Starting The Season Off Right
Sports Page Atlanta — ... and the Miami offensive line alive today. John Abraham was his usual monstrous self with two sacks, Kroy "The Beerman" Biermann looked unstoppable on his way to two sacks of his own and even perennial whipping boy ...

Digging Deeper into the Box Score: Week 1
Sports Page Atlanta — ... 0 Brian Williams 4 25% 0 John Abraham 3 100% 2 ...

Dolphins vs Colts: Three Key Matchups
The Phinsider — ... all game long.  While Freeney may be under-sized, he's not any smaller than John Abraham.  And we saw just what Abraham did to Jake last week. ...

Saturday Pre-Game Notes: Tackling The Carolina Panthers
Sports Page Atlanta — ... to get a few more snaps this week to slow down the running game, but John Abraham should be in the backfield plenty to destroy Delhomme's chances of doing any damage. ...

Homers vs. Haters, the Atlanta Falcons edition
Cat Scratch Reader — ... The Falcons were a bit soft on the defensive line last year, giving up enough rushing yards to earn the league's 25th spot against the run.  They did well with applying pressure, mostly thanks to John Abraham (3 tackles, 2 sacks) and his club record 16.5 sacks.  To help plug up the middle they drafted Ole Miss defensive tackle ...

Carolina Panthers Week 2: Offensive vs Defensive matchups
Cat Scratch Reader — ... of having an excellent QB in Matt Ryan taking the pressure off the running game behind him. Is his 370+ carries last season catching up with him? Despite the horrendous play by Jake Delhomme, the Panthers rank 1st in the nation in defending the pass. It's a strength on our team. In order for the Falcons to have a good game, they will need some help from Michael Turner. And with that, let's count down the top offensive matchups in the week. Jordan Gross vs John Abraham For whatever reason, John Abraham had an amazing ...

Digging Deeper into the Box Score: Week 2
Sports Page Atlanta — ... 0 Chris Houston 5 60% 1 John Abraham 3 67% 0 ...

New England Patriots Links 9/24/09 - Patriots Expecting Teams to Blitz, Blitz, Blitz
Pats Pulpit — ... This team [Atlanta] kind of lines up and they come at you. It's not like it's a big mystery where they're bringing their stuff from. They just line up with 11 guys who are all tough, who are all fast. And they usually rush. And they usually get there. John Abraham and [Kroy] Biermann, they are both great pass-rushers. They've got a very good defensive line, with athletic linebackers. We've got to get rid of the ball fast this week because they're coming. ...

Scouting the Enemy: Cat Scratch Reader gives us some intel on Falcons
Pats Pulpit — ... in my mind.  Tom Brady and the offense have looked a bit out of sorts, so it'll be interesting to see how this pans out. As a new feature for this week's matchup, SB Nation bloggers are sharing intel on upcoming matchups with our upcoming opponent's previous rival, the Carolina Panthers in this case.  I contacted Jaxon, blogger at Cat Scratch Reader, for some advice on playing the Falcons: Focus on DE John Abraham and you can limit their pressure on the QB LB Mike ...

Keys to Winning: Falcons @ Patriots
Pats Pulpit — ... Speak up.  What are your thoughts on victory against the Falcons?  Will Falcons' DE John Abraham be a factor in this game?  Who will step in for the ailing Wes and Randy?  Game time is almost here. ...

Bills at Dolphins: Five Questions with The Phinsider
Buffalo Rumblings — ... As far as their pass protection goes, things are slowly coming together.  Four of those seven sacks allowed came back in week one.  Since then, there has been noticeable improvement.  Ironically enough, Jake Long and Vernon Carey have been the biggest culprits of allowing sacks.  Each of them allowed two sacks in week one.  Since then, though, Long has looked much better.  I think it was just a technique issue he had against the speedy John Abraham.  He bounced back well the following week against ...

Digging Deeper into the Box Score: Week 3
Sports Page Atlanta — ... 0 Jamaal Anderson 2.5 20% 0 John Abraham 2 50% 0 ...

Mike Singletary Approval Rating, Week 4
Niners Nation — ... "When I look at Atlanta, and I have not looked at them yet on film, I am still looking at our film and trying to dissect that a little bit more, but everything I know about Atlanta, they have great personnel on offense and defense. Defensively, they are flying around. They have good rush outside linebackers. They have good inside guys. Their defensive ends, John Abraham, they are coming from everywhere. On the offensive side of the ball, they have the young quarterback Matt Ryan, who was a huge success last year. They have good receivers and good running ...

Sacking Jay Cutler, or Protecting Our (Future) Investment
Windy City Gridiron — ... Looking at the next two games on the schedule, Atlanta and Cincinnati, 12 sacks have come from the right defensive ends.  For Atlanta, John Abraham and ...

Falcons And 49ers Recap: The Win Is The Thing
Sports Page Atlanta — ... came up with a timely sack, more than one instance of quality pressure and a fumble recovery. Hopefully we'll see him put up those kind of numbers on a consistent basis, because we could really use the kind of pass rush we saw Sunday. Big ups to John Abraham and ...

Opponent History: Buffalo Bills at New York Jets
Buffalo Rumblings — ... three quarters of play, the Jets led the Bills 13-0 on the strength of to Doug Brien field goals and a Chad Pennington-to-Chris Baker touchdown pass. The Drew Bledsoe-led Bills attack then rallied for two touchdown passes, one each to Mark Campbell and Lee Evans, to give the Bills the lead. But Brien hit another field goal with 58 seconds left in the game to give the Jets the win. Both Chris Kelsay and Aaron Schobel recorded sacks in this game. John Abraham had a hat trick of sacks for the Jets. Sunday January ...

Notes, Scribbles, and Things Jotted Down: Falcons Edition
Windy City Gridiron — ... and Chris Williams had their hands full last night with John Abraham and Krory Biermann.  Considering those tough match-ups, I give the nod to Pace/ Williams.  Nice job fellas. ...

Cowboys vs. Falcons: Dallas Wants to a Put Positive Slant on the Running Game
Blogging The Boys — ... At first glance, the Falcons defense looks vulnerable to a power rushing attack. Look at their line and linebackers: DE Kroy Biermann - 260 lbs. DT Jonathan Babineaux - 296 lbs. DT Jamaal Anderson - 289 lbs. DE John Abraham - 263 lbs. SOLB Stephen Nicholas - 230 lbs. MLB Curtis Lofton - 242 lbs. WOLB Mike Peterson - 233 lbs. Teams with big lines and backs look at these runs and figure they'll just ram the ball down the Falcons' ...

Cowboys 37, Falcons 21: Dallas Wipes the Shine Off Atlanta's Glitz Blitz
Blogging The Boys — ... went against his tendencies Sunday afternoon and it cost him.  His Falcons rely heavily on end John Abraham, who supplied 16.5 of Atlanta's 33 sacks last year.  Last week, against Chicago, the Falcons threw a change up at ...

Atlanta Falcons @ New Orleans Saints: Official Injury Report
Canal Street Chronicles — ... Jonathan Babineaux 95 DT Ankle Questionable John Abraham 55 DE Foot ...

Atlanta Falcons At New Orleans Saints Open Thread
Sports Page Atlanta — ... p.m. ET Where? Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana Weather? Still a dome. Still no weather. Weather bad. Fun Fact? We rarely get to play spoiler like this. Ending the Saints undefeated season this far in would be a first-time accomplishment for the Falcons. Just something to chew on. Injuries? We covered this a bit earlier in the news post, but there's a lot of questionables. Kroy Biermann, John Abraham, Sam Baker, Jason Snelling, Thomas Johnson ...

The Cowboys' Offensive Line: The 'This-Ain't-Their-First-Rodeo' Factor
Blogging The Boys — ... , Atlanta's John Abraham, Seattle's Patrick Kearney) in bodyguarding Dallas' stars to four wins in the team's last five games. Most of the credit for the ...

Redskins @ Falcons: Offensive Line Chart
Hogs Haven — ... - Offensive line: The Skins take the new play-calling scheme and shoddy line on the road to a dome, which will be deafening for the Guards. If Heyer is slow to get into position to begin with, how is this going to work when he loses a half second of his first step to crowd noise? To account for this, John Abraham will be seeing a lot of double teams, most likely with Portis chipping. The way Heyer has been getting beat, Portis will probably be taking on Abraham at full-speed at least once. All focus should be on keeping Campbell's blind side safe, if ...

The Calvary Has Rescued Dallas AND Philly Lately. Who Gets Saved This Week?
Blogging The Boys — ... When Dallas went 13-3 two years ago, Adams shut Cole down.  He's the man Cowboys fans love to hate, because of his copious false starts.  But when he's on, he can shut down any top rusher.  And Flo has been on recently.  He stumped John Abraham two weeks ago and has not commited a penalty since K.C.  ...

Falcons And Redskins Recap: Winning Is Always Easy
Sports Page Atlanta — ... in a hit parade which unfortunately knocked the young quarterback out of the game. Half props to John Abraham, who managed a half of a sack. ...

Observations from Section 326: ATL vs WAS
The Falcoholic — ... John Abraham went back to work, getting many hurries, taking Campbell out of the game, and sacking number 17 once. ...

Observations from Section 326: ATL vs WAS
Sports Page Atlanta — ... John Abraham went back to work, getting many hurries, taking Campbell out of the game, and sacking number 17 once. ...

Digging Deeper into the Box Score: Week 8
The Falcoholic — ... There are a lot of names on that list; do you see who’s missing?  John Abraham had no sacks, and no tackles – he is credited in the box score with one QB Hit.  I gave credit for two “Plays” for Coy Wire on what was really just one play – the one with less than 2 minutes left in the 4th Quarter where he had a Forced Fumble on ...

Any Given Sunday, Week 11 NFL Preview
Niners Nation — ... who injured his ankle last week. But Ryan is not the only Falcon trying to regain the magic of one year ago. Defense end John Abraham had a career high 16.5 sacks in 2008, but has only mustered 3.5 this season. If Abraham and the rest of Atlanta's defense can figure out a way to pressure Manning into making a mistake, it could be enough to get their offense back on track. ...

A Very Falcoholic Discussion: Maximizing The Defense
Sports Page Atlanta — ... Basically, I want to see what changes we can make right now to benefit the defense. You may be inclined to look at John Abraham's lowly sack total and ask the coaching staff to put in ...

A Very Falcoholic Discussion: Maximizing The Defense
The Falcoholic — ... Basically, I want to see what changes we can make right now to benefit the defense. You may be inclined to look at John Abraham's lowly sack total and ask the coaching staff to put in ...