Five observations: Preparing for playoffs

Five observations: Preparing for playoffs

Published Jan. 3, 2011 8:00 p.m. ET

By John Manasso
FOXSportsSouth.com

January 3, 2011

Here are five observations from Falcons head coach Mike Smith's bye week press conference on Monday following Sunday's 31-10 victory over Carolina in which the Falcons earned the NFC South title and secured home field advantage throughout the conference playoffs.

1. Home Sweet Home. So many intangibles come with the bye week. The biggest one, obviously, is rest. But others include more practice time and more game-planning time.

While the coaches of New Orleans, Green Bay and Seattle

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