Sep 22nd 2008 8:26AM by JJ Cooper (author feed)
Filed under: Chiefs, Falcons, AFC West, NFC SouthWe’re only three weeks into the 2008 season and no matter what happens from here, the Falcons have already bettered their 2007 season.

They still need two more wins to equal their 2007 total, but the Falcons have already shown more promise, more stars and more refined execution than they ever did last year. Michael Turner has five rushing touchdowns in three weeks–the Falcons had seven rushing touchdowns in 2007. John Abraham already had six sacks and rookie quarterback Matt Ryan has had two good games in three weeks.

Could anyone watch this game yesterday and not think that the Falcons are in better shape to contend down the road than the Chiefs? Kansas City may have been starting its third-string quarterback, but it has serious problems on the offensive line, at receiver and on defense that will have to be fixed, and it’s not clear there are the players on the current roster to fix all the problems.

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