Falcons mandatory minicamp kicked off yesterday, and seeing photos and seeing reports from practice was a nice reprieve from the onslaught of Julio Jones news and arguments. It’s not training camp and it’s not the season—it’s basically OTAs with mandated attendance—but if you’re champing at the bit for Falcons football again this helps scratch the itch.
As I noted yesterday and Scott Bair with the Falcons reiterated in his worthwhile recap of the proceedings last night, there are worthwhile observations but nothing earth-shattering to be learned from these three days. All that said, here’s a few interesting items we learned from reporters at the first day of minicamp.