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Atlanta Fans: We Want D.J. Shockley

With Michael Vick looking increasingly unlikely to be the Atlanta Falcons' starting quarterback this season, the assumption has been that backup Joey Harrington will, by default, get the job.

But don't forget about the No. 3 man on the Falcons' depth chart: D.J. Shockley. Although he spent all of last year on the Falcons' roster, Shockley has never been active for an NFL game. But fans in Atlanta know him well because he grew up in Georgia and was the Bulldogs' starting quarterback in 2005.

Shockley was mentioned on ESPN First Take this morning as a possible starter whom local fans would prefer over Harrington. New coach Bobby Petrino isn't going to let the fans decide on his starting quarterback for him, but anything that would make fans happy would be a positive in the Falcons' decidedly negative situation.

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