The Falcons recently completed a three-day minicamp. To say the team has been deconstructed is an understatement.

Other than safety Lawyer Milloy, linebacker Keith Brooking, linebacker Michael Boley, defensive end John Abraham and maybe wide receiver Roddy White and running back Michael Turner, there might not be another player on the team anyone outside of Atlanta could name.

Throw in the fact that coach Mike Smith is a first-timer and an argument could be made that Atlanta is but a step or two above an expansion team. It is incredibly young and will get younger after the draft.

There are gaping holes in the offensive line, defensive line, depth at linebacker and in the secondary—not to mention quarterback.

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