On Tuesday in the sweltering Florida sun, the Falcons took the field for a joint practice with the Miami Dolphins. Given the opportunity to trot out new look lineups and reserves on both sides of the ball against a different team, the Falcons acquitted themselves well.
Observers may have been split on who “won” practice—please do not engage in debate on this, because life is short and the sun is shining—but most seemed to come away impressed with how the Falcons fared. The consensus seems to be that this is a more physical group, which is music to the ears of both Arthur Smith and Terry Fontenot as this team’s architects.