The Atlanta Falcons are woefully thin at free safety. It's a fact beyond change, at least for now. With another free agency period and draft, I'm hopeful Thomas Dimitroff and company can remedy that. But strong safety is a different story. At strong safety the Falcons have depth.
Vaughn McClure did his defensive back preview today. He concisely and emphatically defended Kemal Ishmael in that piece. It's worth a read, if you have a moment.
Ishmael is the forgotten man in the safety equation, but he shouldn't be. He led the team with four interceptions last season -- including one returned 23 yards for a touchdown -- and is one of the team's better tacklers.