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Which young Falcons deserve a longer look Thursday against Washington?

Another week, another list of young players who either excelled or need to excel, and deserve the shot to do so. Let’s get at this one ahead of the team’s game against perhaps the most dysfunctional franchise in football.

He didn’t even play against the Jets and I’m including him here. Why?

Simply put, the Falcons like to keep a third quarterback on the practice squad, and since there’s virtually no way it’s going to be Matt Simms, we may as well find out if Etling’s up to the task.