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Deen Worley

4 position battles to watch as Falcons training camp opens

The Falcons are set to start training camp in the coming days, with rookies already moving in. In what will be Arthur Smith’s second season in charge, Atlanta will try to end its current four-year postseason drought.

You would have to go all the way back to Marion Campbell (1987-1989) as the last Falcons head coach to not make the playoffs in either their first or second seasons. The last two coaches that made the playoffs on their second attempt (Dan Reeves and Dan Quinn) also made the Super Bowl during that same year. Could Arthur repeat this in 2022?

Experts say no, but it will be decided on the field with preseason battles possibly playing a role in how successful the team will be in 2022. Here are the four biggest position battles to watch throughout training camp.

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