Senior Writer Junior tight end Dwayne Allen didn’t stuff the stat sheet during his three years at Clemson, but the 6’4” and 255 pound, soon to be 22-year-old has scouts raving about his potential to be an elite NFL pass catcher. Names like Tony Gonzalez

February, 16, 2012 Feb 16 1:45 PM ET The NFC South is up in the latest installment of division-by-division top offseason needs by Football Outsiders. Check out this Insider post by Mike Tanier, who elaborates on a lot of topics we’ve been talking about i

With his ability to assist in defending against the run, Alabama's Mark Barron is rated the top safety by many in this year's draft. There is some talent in this year's safety class with 'Bama's Mark Barron, Okie State's Markelle Martin, LSU's Brandon Ta

Keep in mind, this was from the 2004 to 2005 season. Quarterbacks like Josh Freeman, Ben Rothlisberger, and our very own rookie phenom Cam Newton had yet to play for the NFL. Keeping this in mind, this is what the players answered when asked about what w

Much of Bush’s value will be tied to where he plays next year. There is a good chance that the Raiders will place the franchise tag on Bush. But regardless of whether he stays with the Raiders or takes his talents elsewhere, Bush will see the field with

It's definitely easy to look at Atlanta's Harry Douglas and say with reasonable suspect that his production was low because of Matt Ryan targeting other great players such as Roddy White, Julio Jones and Tony Gonzalez. However, before Jones even came alo

Adding a playmaking tight end to an already dynamic passing offense would be ideal. New York finished fifth in terms of total passing yards during the 2011 regular season and also ranked No. 5 at 296 YPG. Eli Manning had the best season of his eight, thr

I almost didn’t put Matt Ryan on this list. After all, he’s been fantastic ever since the Atlanta Falcons selected him with the third overall pick in the 2008 NFL draft, and he’s coming off a 29-touchdown season. But quarterbacks—fair or not—are judged o

Here we take a spin around the league and ask some of the Beats most respected NFL minds at this early juncture about what each teams biggest needs are to address in the 2012 Draft or via free agency. AFC SOUTH Titans Jim Wyatt, Titans Insider for the Na

The Dallas Cowboys' season ended in large part due to New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning shredding a mediocre Dallas secondary in the regular-season finale, and reports seem to indicate that addressing the defensive backfield is Jerry Jones' top pri

A good example of a blockbuster trade in the first round came in the 2011 NFL Draft when the Falcons jumped from 27th overall to 6th overall to pick wide receiver Julio Jones. Following a 13-3 season, Atlanta felt that they were a single playmaking recei

AP Yes, the NFL season has ended. But there’s still plenty of football programming to be found, sometimes in unlikely places. On Friday night, USA will air a documentary entitled NFL Characters Unite , which focuses on the efforts of four NFL figures who

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Each week, AtlantaFalcons.com’s Daniel Cox will highlight a player featured in the Mock Monitor, a collection of forecasted NFL Draft selections for the Falcons from numerous mock draft websites, helping Falcons fans get to know potential future Falcons

When you look at Tony Gonzalez today, you probably don’t think anyone in their right mind ever would have bullied or picked on him growing up. But, as a USA Network Documentary will show this week, Gonzalez was hardly invisible to those looking for a vic

Tight ends are quickly becoming some of the most dynamic offensive weapons in the NFL. Players like Antonio Gates and Tony Gonzalez really revolutionized the position, making it a spot for athletic freaks who can block, stretch the field, find the end zo

He wasn't healthy throughout the course of the game and it clearly made a big difference in the outcome. Had Rob Gronkowski been 100 percent, the New England Patriots would have won Super Bowl XLVI. In the 2011 regular season, Gronkowski put together the

The best Bill Belichick story probably belongs to Tony Gonzalez, by way of Joe Posnanski, who first told it while at The Kansas City Star. It was a Pro Bowl, and nobody cares about the Pro Bowl, and Gonzalez, the superlative tight end, failed to throw a

You may be surprised to see just Tim Tebow playing in the Super Bowl instead of the entire Denver Broncos team, but I have this strange feeling that if the Broncos did make it to the Super Bowl, Tebow would want to take on whoever their opponent is singl