In evaluating his team's potential from game films during the off season, the thing that held Bennett's attention the most was his defense, which wasn't major league. So he threw out the blitz, which had become an Atlanta trademark, and replaced it with pro football's more conventional 34 defense. The result is that rival teams aren't running wild against the Falcons the way they did in 1978 and '79..2. They WAY overpaid for Garcon. He nowhere near worth $45 million.

SUMMERFEST STARTS NEXT WEEK, AND THE DOT HAS PLANS TO ACCOMMODATE THE TRAFFIC. THEY WILL USE THE RAMP THAT CURVES SOUTH REOPENED, AND THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC ( TRAFFIC OPENED. WE'LL WILL BE PUSHING BACK THE BARRELS.Of the 11 franchised Free Agents, 10 will be back with the team that franchised him. Just after midnight on February 29, the Browns traded a second round pick to Green Bay for Corey Williams. Cleveland signed Williams to a 6year, $38 Million contract with $16.3 Million in guarantees.

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