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Although it seemed like he was a bit disappointing this year, Clabo turned out to have a monster season.

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcsouth/post/_ ... -nfc-south

Here’s a pretty interesting item by Jonathan Bales from the DC Times. Bales ranks the top 20 offensive tackles in the NFL.

There’s only one NFC South tackle on the list and it’s probably not who most of you would name with your first guess. Or your second.

It’s Atlanta right tackle Tyson Clabo. Although he has a reputation for being a decent player, nobody has ever called Clabo elite. But that’s basically what Bales did by ranking Clabo as the No. 2 tackle in the NFL.

According to Bales, Clabo gave up quarterback pressures on just 1.4 percent of the snaps he took part in. That’s pretty impressive. It’s too bad the rest of Atlanta’s offensive line didn’t play like Clabo last season. The Falcons struggled with pass protection early in the season and there probably will be major changes on the offensive line this offseason. The biggest change could come at left tackle where Sam Baker entered last year as the starter. Baker got hurt and Will Svitek replaced him. When Baker was healthy again, the Falcons kept Svitek as the starter. There’s lots of speculation the Falcons will part ways with Baker and look for a new left tackle in free agency or the draft.

Going back to Bales’ list, I’m a little surprised that Carolina’s Jordan Gross and Tampa Bay’s Donald Penn didn’t make the top 20. Those are the two most scouts point to as the best tackles in the division.

Clabo wasn't as good as he was in 2010, but he still had a good year, especially relative to the rest of the Falcons O-line. And he did not give up a sack when Joe Hawley was in the lineup beside him at RG. But Jordan Gross is definitely the NFC South's best overall OT, Clabo is the best RT in the division. A line of Gross, Nicks, Kalil, Evans, and Clabo would form the best unit in the division. The "second team" would probably be Penn, Wharton, McClure, Joseph, and a healthy Jeff Otah, but if not him, then Zach Strief. Obviously, then Bushrod, Blalock, Faine, Hangartner would be the 3rd team. And Baker and Hawley would be on the 4th team along with Zuttah, De La Puente, and Trueblood.

You don't want anybody on the "4th team" but you definitely don't want two up there.

Clabo's resigning was a smart move,too bad we kept the wrong guard

Clabo missed Dahl. Turner missed Dahl. Ryan missed Dahl. See a trend?