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Atlanta Falcons news and notes:

Highlights from Flowery Branch on Day One of Camp:

Penix out for 4 more weeks due to rehab.

Tua out for the week due to tight back

Bijan holding out for new contract

Trevor Simeon, 3rd string QB was cut due to “undisclosed medical condition” - assuming it’s AIDS.

Signed Cooper Rush who is now taking 1st team snaps!!!

Back up RB Brian Robinson left practice with an injury

Jaawaan Taylor, starting RT on PUP list to start the season, no other details

Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich not at practice due to personal matter


This is DAY ONE.
What is this shit going to look like in Week 17
 
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Onebuckfan said:
What is up with Mh Jr.?
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Marvin Harrison Jr. is hitting his stride​

Remember the panic about Marvin Harrison Jr.'s (admittedly ugly) drops earlier in training camp? That feels like a relic of the past now.

Throughout training camp, he's consistently made easy work of cornerbacks like Denzel Burke and Sean Murphy-Bunting. He's even gotten the better of Will Johnson more often than not.

And now, he's hauling in passes at the end of those routes. Earlier in the week, he made a spectacular toe-tapping grab after beating Murphy-Bunting on an out route. A few days later, he smoked Burke on a double move before hauling in a diving catch at the end of it for big yardage. He only had one down performance all week, going without a catch on Sunday, Aug. 2 as the overall passing game struggled.

Those performances have helped Harrison outpace Michael Wilson in targets (30 to 23) and catches (26 to 20) — although it's worth noting Trey McBride still leads the way in both categories (26 catches on 35 targets).

But it's not the numbers that stand out. It's how fast Harrison looks.

LaFleur had an interesting explanation for that. He said that his goal as a play-caller is to get Harrison into positions where he can go any direction at the top of his route. That way, Harrison can lean into one of his strengths, which is making every route look the same to the cornerbacks.

"When we can get him some access and protect his route stem a little bit, he's got great knowledge of how these routes play off of each other," LaFleur said.
 
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