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Takeaways from the initial Falcons 53 man roster

The roster is complete, at least for the moment, and we’ve had a little time to consider what the Atlanta Falcons have done with their 53 player initial go at this thing. With Atlanta expecting to and wanting to emerge atop the NFC South this season, building out the best possible configuration out of the 90 players the Falcons had in camp was key.

Did they do so? I think we can quibble here or there, but the resulting roster has its considerable strengths and its inevitable question marks. Here are a few takeaways from the roster as it stands today, before waiver claims and tweaks inevitably alter it in the coming days.