Alabama guard Mike Johnson is a physical run blocker and gives the Falcons some much needed depth at the position. Johnson started 41 consecutive games and played in a schoolrecord 54 games. You have to remember, too, that the Falcons used a secondround pick on Tony Gonzalez, who paid huge dividends last season to Matt Ryan and the offense.Even though Bautista anger was directed at a perceived enemy, while Lawrie was at a friend and teammate, the results in taking away from the focus of winning was exactly the same. Thankfully for Lawrie, Mune Kawasaki who is Japanese came up big. Hurry back, Jose Reyes..

The New York Times published a report Friday morning tracing ESPN's decision to part ways with PBS directly to pressure from the league. According to the report, which cited two anonymous sources, two ESPN executives met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFL Network President Steve Bornstein in a "combative" lunchtime meeting in midtown Manhattan last week