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D.J. Shockley knows how to play the waiting game. He may not like it, but Shockley knows how to handle it.

It's a question of when, not if, Matthew Stafford will be the Lions' starting quarterback.

Their ladder has an extra rung. When you are an undrafted free agent, the climb to the NFL is a little higher.The draft came and went without their name being called.

John Parker Wilson waited all weekend to throw a pass to Tony Gonzalez. Finally, after Falcons coach Mike Smith dismissed the team on the last day of Wilson's first NFL mini-camp, the former Alabama starting quarterback worked one-on-one with Gonzalez, the NFL's career-leading tight end.

Through a thicket of cracked office door and secretary you glimpse the rare Petrino.

The Falcons' offense too a huge step forward in 2008 mainly because of running back Michael "Burner" Turner and Rookie of the Year quarterback Matt "Matty Ice" Ryan.

Quarterback John Parker Wilson, who is an undrafted rookie free agent, has a history with offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey.

For the past two years Rachel Stella has been planning for a trip to the Kentucky Derby and to the weekend's most famous party, the Barnstable Brown Gala.

Tricia Barnstable Brown is featured on the cover of the late spring issue of Southern Seasons.

CHFF says Vick needs to play his position-- running back : Vick's major problem as an NFL quarterback has been that he simply does not pass the ball nearly as well as the game's elite quarterbacks.

Think back to the 2008 NFL draft. The Atlanta Falcons were sitting at #3 behind Miami and St.Louis. Jake Long was pretty much penciled at #1, and St.Louis was a little bit of a wild card, but you knew Matt Ryan ...

Over the next seven days, AJC Falcons beat writer D. Orlando Ledbetter will break down each position.

Here we have the Shittsburgh Squeelers one game away from another Super Bowl appearance and of all people making headlines as they prepare for the Ravens is their backup quarterback of all people.

The Atlanta Falcons went through unprecedented turmoil last season, including seeing their starting quarterback/face of the franchise go to prison and their head coach leave mid-season, and they ended up as one ...

In this Oct. 12, 2008 file photo, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan looks to throw against the Chicago Bears during an NFL football game in Atlanta.

Now, that Falcons head coach Mike Smith has Mike Mularkey on his sideline, he can finally get some sleep.