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Falcons looking to shore up special teams

With ongoing struggles in the snap, spot, kick routine, the Atlanta Falcons are addressing two thirds of that equation on Tuesday.

According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Falcons are bringing kickers Matt Bryant and Paul Edinger to town for a tryout, along with snappers Joe Zelenka and Jeff Robinson.

On Sunday against the Bucs, the combination of Bryan Pittman, Michael Koenen, and Jason Elam resulted in another missed field goal, a 43-yard effort that missed to the left.

Elam has missed seven of 19 field goals on the year, and the 63.5-percent success rate is the lowest of his 17-year career. Twice before, in 1997 and 2002, Elam made 26 of 36 attempts, a 72.2-percent conversion rate.

Bryant kicked for the Bucs in 2008, and he just finished up a stint with the UFL. Edinger, who uses an unconventional windup that reminds us of an underage matador, last played for an NFL team way back in 2005.