The Atlanta Falcons will gear as much as play the Detroit Lions Friday evening with out a number of gamers, because the staff figures to park a big variety of starters and has a handful of accidents that can hold others out. We’ll nonetheless get to see three of the Falcons’ prized rookies, nevertheless.
After asserting earlier this week that James Pearce will make his fightin’, quarterbackin’ flusterin’ debut on Friday evening, Raheem Morris instructed us Wednesday that Jalon Walker and Xavier Watts may even be on the market. For what could possibly be only a sequence however could be a half, then, we’ll get to see three vital constructing blocks of the Falcons protection in motion towards one other NFL staff. If nothing else, that needs to be enjoyable.
For Walker, it’ll be an opportunity to see what sort of position the Falcons are envisioning for him, with some clues coming from the place he strains up within the restricted look we’re more likely to get. For Watts, it’ll be a chance to separate himself from Jordan Fuller and DeMarcco Hellams in what appears to be a real battle for beginning duties. And for Pearce, it’ll be a chance to hit a quarterback in a “actual” recreation, one thing I’ve little doubt he’s been itching to do.
The staff probably gained’t expose the prized rookies to something approaching a full recreation or perhaps even a full half, however it will likely be good to have them on the market. That’s significantly true as a result of we all know we gained’t be seeing a handful of others, together with Troy Andersen (who’s on the PUP record with no return timeline) and fellow inside linebacker JD Bertrand. Storm Norton can be working by way of a light harm, which means rookie Jack Nelson could be getting an prolonged look.
We gained’t have to attend that lengthy to see the rookies in motion, as Falcons-Lions kicks off at 7 p.m. EST on Friday evening.
