Football Friday: Rams-Falcons Preview (Bernie/Burwell)

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On this episode of Football Friday, Post-Dispatch columnists Bryan Burwell and Bernie Miklasz break down the Rams matchup with the Falcons. Will Steven Jackson welcome his former team to Atlanta?

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This is a very good watch. I think they hit on some good keys in this game.

With Long banged up... it's unfortunate... because while I still think the Falcons "should win" this is a very good matchup for us and we'll make a game of it. If Shotty shows some balls we could surprise some people in this one.

 

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Julio Jones WR ATL 4 Hrs



Julio Jones (knee) was limited in Friday's practice and is listed as questionable for Week 2 at St. Louis.

Although Jones was said to have practiced in limited form Thursday per reporters, the Falcons listed him as "DNP" and limited on Friday. He's still expected to play against the Rams, although Jones is worth checking on early Sunday. Atlanta and St. Louis square off in a 1PM ET game, so we will know the status of both Jones and White around noon eastern. Both should be active.

Roddy White WR ATL 4 Hrs



Falcons coach Mike Smith confirmed Friday Roddy White (questionable, ankle) will play in Week 2 versus St. Louis.

We expected White to be active -- he returned to a limited practice Friday -- but the question is whether he'll be a significant part of Atlanta's passing offense. He was used as a decoy in the opener, running routes at about 75-percent speed just to keep bracket coverage away from Julio Jones and Tony Gonzalez. Fantasy owners should probably take a wait-and-see approach on White's start-ability. He'll be a dicey WR3 option against the Rams.