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Why These Are Not Your Father’s Falcons, Officials’ Role in Latest Burfict Meltdown, Sink or Swim, Geno Smith

Plus, a turn-back-the-clock idea for the Eagles' struggling offense, why the NFL demands vengeance for celebratory helmet removals and more heading into Week 7

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1. Rest assured Atlanta football fans: These are not your father’s Falcons.

And by “your father’s Falcons,” I’m referring to the 2015 Falcons (who started 5-0 before collapsing into sub-mediocrity). And if there’s only a one-year age difference between you and your father, I have so many questions for you! For instance, “Can I write a coming-of-age ABC Family movie loosely based on your life?