Wide receivers Roddy White and Julio Jones, cornerback Asante Samuel and left tackle Sam Baker are all active for the home opener against the St. Louis Rams at 1 p.m. today at the Georgia Dome.

The offensive line has to redeem itself after letting the Saints harass quarterback Matt Ryan. Also, none of them went downfield to defend his honor after Kenny Vaccaro placed a hit on him.

The Atlanta Falcons have issues along the offensive line, and it's not just NFL analysts who have taken notice.

Following a season-opening loss to the New Orleans Saints, Falcons coach Mike Smith called out his front five for failing to come to the aid of quarterback Matt Ryan after a late hit by Saints rookie safety Kenny Vaccaro.

By contrast, when 49ers passer Colin Kaepernick was on the receiving end of a late hit from Green Bay Packers pass rusher Clay Matthews in Week 1, San Francisco's linemen -- led by Joe Staley -- promised Kap: "We're setting a precedent. No one is (expletive) hitting you late."

Atlanta's linemen offered no such call to arms, leaving Smith to ask where the Staley moment was from his cast of blockers.

"Our linemen are punks," one frustrated Falcons player told NFL Media columnist Michael Silver this week.

Here are the inactives:  running back Josh Vaughan, safety Kemal Ishmael, safety Zeke Motta, guard Harland Gunn, tackle Ryan Schraeder, defensive Travian Robertson and  defensive end  Stansly Maponga

Here are the Rams inactives: safety Darian Stewart, running back Zac Stacy,  safety Quinton Pointer, guard Shelley Smith, guard/center Barrett Jones, guard Brandon Washington and defensive Gerald Rivers.