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VIDEO: D. Led - The Falcons that must be louder

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Nov 4, 2014

The AJC's D. Orlando Ledbetter and CineSport's Noah Coslov discuss Mike Smith's job status, what's changed since Week 3 versus the Bucs and which players need to be more vocal as leaders.

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Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his "long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football," D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. has covered the NFL 28 seasons. A graduate of Howard University, he's a winner of Georgia Sportswriter of the Year and three Associated Press Sports Editor awards.

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