It seems that the Atlanta Falcons liked what they saw in Tye Hill during their match up with the St Louis Rams during the second week of the preseason.

All of us have been waiting for Atlanta to make a move that would improve their secondary and they have done just that.

Tye Hill, first round draft pick from Clemson, at the NFL Scouting Combine ran a forty yard dash of 4.31. Hill’s rookie year was fairly impressive where he had 50 tackles (47 of which were solo), six defended passes and three interceptions.

He improved during his sophomore season despite the fact that he only played eight games. He defended eight passes in the eight games surpassing the total from his rookie season. However there are some concerns with last season. Hill only played in four games and does appear to be somewhat prone to injury.

You would think the Falcons would have pursued a corner that had more size. He is 5’10″ but does have the ability to cover receivers, something the Falcons desperately need. It has to cross your mind, was Atlanta trying to acquire corner back Roderick Hood? Last year the Browns released Hood and he played quite well against the Falcons in the playoff game. After Hood ended up signing with the Bears, maybe General Manager Thomas Dimitroff wanted to just have the next best option, which appeared to be Tye Hill.

One of the best things about acquiring Tye Hill is that there are two years remaining on his deal. So if he ends up having a great season similar to Foxworth’s last year, he will have a year remaining on his contract. That means there won’t be another Dominique Foxworth situation for fans to get upset about.

Hopefully Hill will be able to help Atlanta’s below average secondary.

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