Atlanta Falcons: The Biggest Media Misconceptions about the Falcons

When general manager Thomas Dimitroff, head coach Mike Smith and quarterback Matt Ryan landed in Atlanta in 2008, the Falcons slowly began their rise back to relevancy and, in the process, popularity.

Along the way, however, they have equally been the subject of numerous misconceptions by the national media.

This has had the undesired result of clouding some NFL fans’ perceptions of the Falcons, and even of some Falcons fans themselves.

In an attempt to correct those false beliefs, let's highlight a few of the many misconceptions about the Atlanta Falcons.