May 29th, 2009 
Matt Loede 
Posted in Football Outsiders has out their list of “The Top 10 unfilled roster holes,” and the Falcons make the list with their unsettled OLB spot. Here’s the story:
9. Atlanta Falcons: Outside Linebacker
The writing was on the wall for the departure of Michael Boley, who lost his job towards the end of the year, and the team had little intention of holding onto Keith Brooking. Instead of finding replacements for them in free agency or the draft, though, they wrapped Band-Aids on the problem with converted safety Coy Wire and former Jacksonville middle linebacker Mike Peterson, who will be 33 and hasn’t played outside since 2002. Those aren’t solutions. They’re prayers.
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