Last year, during training camp and leading up to the preseason, I wrote an article highlighting whom I believed were Atlanta’s franchise cornerstones. In the middle of that article, I said this:
As a fun exercise, I hope to make this an annual series, identifying who the team’s continued cornerstones are going into each season, in a sort of “State of the Union” reflection.
I’d like to think that I’m true to my word in now continuing what I hope will become an established tradition. Each year, I will take a step back and try and identify and highlight who Atlanta’s franchise players are going into each passing season.