Behold, a new series to carry us through the remaining drought days of the summer. If all goes well we’re less than a month away from training camp starting, but this will help keep us occupied.
Here’s the gist: We’re going to look at where Falcons stand on the all-time NFL leaderboards for their positions in terms of statistical output, and how many players can be counted among the NFL’s all-time greats, or at least among the all-time producers.
I kept this list to the top 100 in NFL history, and I also tried to keep it to players who spent at least a few productive seasons in Atlanta, which ruled out journeymen and guys like Brett Favre, who did nothing for the Falcons but went on to have a Hall of Fame career elsewhere.