(NOTE… from Atlanta’s point of view)

By Daniel Cox

Every week there’s a rush of information in the days leading up to gameday. Bloggers, TV analysts, reporters, fans … everyone has an opinion, and in the age of hyper-speed new media, everyone’s got a chance to share it.

But sometimes it’s tough to focus through all the noise.

Here we examine three storylines entering Week 3 that you’ll surely hear all about. We present the flipside, the ideas from inside the walls of the team headquarters, to suggest what the Atlanta Falcons are thinking of the popular headlines.

What they will say: The Saints are 18-3 in their last 21 games and 9-2 at the Superdome dating back to the beginning of 2009.

What we’re saying: Dating back to 2008, the Falcons have lost three consecutive games to the Saints. Under head coach Mike Smith Atlanta has never lost to an NFC South rival four games in a row. Studious and well-prepared, with two seasons of film to watch, the Falcons coaching staff will be ready for the Saints’ explosive offense and opportunistic defense. The last time out, Atlanta fell to New Orleans 26-23 in a game that saw the Falcons with an opportunity for the tie or the win in their final possession.

Read the rest of the story here.

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