From: Pro Football Weekly

One of the biggest surprises of the Falcons’ offseason has been the emergence of CB Brent Grimes as a leader in the race to replace departed CB DeAngelo Hall, who took his NFL tickets and headed to Oakland. Grimes, who appeared in two games in his first NFL season last year, is slightly undersized at 5-foot-10, but he’s extremely athletic and doesn’t play little, as head coach Mike Smith put it. Chevis Jackson and Von Hutchins are still in the running for a starting spot, but they are most likely headed for duty as nickel and dime corners, barring injury.