The Falcons went through a full morning practice before coach Mike Smith canceled the afternoon special teams practice.

Falcons coach Mike Smith has reason to smile on the opening day of training camp: His 2009 injured players are back and his top 2010 draft pick signed just in time for the first practice. Linebacker Sean Weatherspoon, the first-round pick from Missouri,

The Falcons are an organization that has a really morbid history to it. It has been as consistent as a Vegas slot machine when it comes to the team’s records.
In fact, when head coach Mike Smith and the 2009 Falcons finished with a 9-7 record this

• Falcons coach Mike Smith has spent time in the AFC North and South, but after two seasons he believes the NFC South is particularly rugged.
“Arguably, I think the NFC South is the toughest division in the league,” Smith said.
Carolina won the

New Falcons cornerback Dunta Robinson followed around the opposition’s top receiver last season while playing in Houston.
The Falcons, under head coach Mike Smith and defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder, have not move their cornerbacks around.
Robinson

—Falcons coach Mike Smith is a defensive guy by trade, but is extremely pleased with the direction of the team’s offense.
They added one major weapon last season in tight end Tony Gonzalez, when they sent their second-round pick to Kansas City for

Falcons coach Mike Smith didn’t want to get too excited.
He attributed that little extra bounce in the team’s step to the cold weather—41 degrees is pretty chilly for Georgia—and them wanting to get back inside.
However, it could have been

Falcons head coach Mike Smith has been fined $15,000 for his part in Sunday’s sideline fracas involving Washington Redskins players, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

We’ve learned a little bit more about the Falcons after last week’s thrashing of the 49ers. I think the gameplan put together by Mike Smith and his coaching staff was not only top-notch, but worked well in all three phases of the game. They were also

Flowery Branch – To break the monotony of two-a-day practices, Falcons coach Mike Smith gave the players a little break Wednesday morning. . . .