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The first step is to sign Alex Brown who was just released by the Bears. Consistent and durable and would be better immediately than anyone on the draft board. Then draft a real OLB with no#1 pick.

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There’s a chance if I get this typed out fast enough I could be first. Hope I make it–what a thrill that would be. Here goes–

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Tebow will NOT be a first round pick, any team who selects him are morons. Agree with earlier posts, no Pouncey, stick with D- either a DE or LB- plain and simple

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HBO is national. Outside of the South, Tebow is just another average draft prospect. Tune into sports channels in the big markets and you’ll see what I’m saying. It’s just here in the South, Florida and GA to be specific, you hear so much talk about him.

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There is no way the Steelers draft a QB in the 1st round, short of Big Ben going to jail… that is way too much money to spend on a backup that may never see the field for you.

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The error on this draft is that Jacksonville wont draft McClain. The Jags will draft Morgan….they had the worst pass rush in the league last year and won be completely STUPID to pass up a player like him. That will make McClain fall to the next 4-3 team with a LB need…I.E. the Gaints. (where you have Weatherspoon being drafted). Tebow a top 10 pick but not Derrick Morgan!?! Child Please!

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If Buffalo really drafts Tebow at 9, they will basically guarantee themselves a top-ten draft pick for the next 2-3 seasons, maybe longer.

Tim Tebow is possibly the greatest college football player of all time, but he will not be a good pro QB. He cannot throw, and he won’t have SEC refs throwing unsportsmanlike penalties every time he is hit. I’m sure he’s a great guy, but any NFL GM who drafts Tebow in the second round, much less the first round, should lose his job.

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Also, if Iupati and Trent WIlliams are really still available when the Falcons pick at 19, there’s no chance they take Pouncey instead. Iupati is more versatile than Pouncey, and Williams would lock up RT for the next 10 years (or replace Baker at LT is his injuries persist).

For whatever reason, people get way too wrapped up in the “SEC” talk come draft time. I think Pouncey is getting far too much hype because of the conference he played in instead of his actual talent.

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DOL….dude you gotta quit eating ice cream after 11:00 pm….it’s giving you some very odd Draft ideas.

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The NFL will spit Tebow out like a sunflower seed.

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Miami will draft Jason Pierre-Paul at 12.

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“Great, for a center” isn’t the same thing in the NFL as “Great”

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You’re a bit late for April Fool’s Day with Tebow in the top 10.

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DOL….lets just hope the Falcons triumvirate aren’t getting some odd ideas for the Draft.

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Did anyone else think that Dez Bryant forgetting his cleats on what is the biggest day of his career speaks volumes about what kind of focus this kid will have? Like the first day of school…have EVERYTHING laid out the night before!

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Since the draft provides us fans to express our fantasies, here’s mine: we trade Norwood and our first round pick to move up and draft McClain, then take Dexter McClusters in the third. .hey, it’s a fantasy, right?

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DOL–Did Pouncey pay you to get him in the first round? I would draft any of the top five DE’s before I look at a backup Center! It’s plain and simple. So, if Lb Sean Withspoon is gone and DE’s Graham, Morgan, Pierre-Paul, Griffin and Dunlop are all gone then, and only then, could I agree with your man crush pick. Still, a backup center in the first round is a little on the retarded side.

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Tebow could go to the Bills…just not in the first round! Whatever team Tebow goes to he will not start right away…If he was a first round pick that is like a team saying he is their franchise QB…it wont happen. Tebow wont be higher than a second round pick. and I’ma say this again….YOU DONT USE FIRST ROUND PICKS TO HAVE THEM SIT ON THE BENCH AND BE BACK-UPS. Pouncey would be a back-up if Falcons drafted him and while he is a good player…it would be a wasted pick because there is depth at O-line in this draft and they could use the first round pick on a player that can come in and play right away then draft o-line later in draft. Drafting Pouncey in first round makes no sense. NONE.

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ok, I agree with GARY on this one. A center this high is a stretch DOL. Question…why would the Birds not draft Terence Cody????

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Eww. This is a worst case scenario mock for the Birds..
I sure would feel better about them taking a center at 19 if they were to sign
Alex Brown.

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DOL, If Falcons draft Pouncey he will not start next season…he will be a backup. Now tell me what sense that makes drafting a backup that high?! You address your NUMBER ONE need in the first round and Falcons need is DEFENSE.

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DOL—You accuse my of not paying attention when you advocate drafting a backup Center when we have holes on defense. Whose really not listening? Biermann showed us what he has last season, which is a backup rotational player that will never be a super star, Sidburry didn’t show the work ethic needed to take over for Rich McCay’s draft bust, Jamaal Anderson, and none of these guys can move into John Abraham’s spot within the next year or two. You say that we aren’t eyeing a DE because you believe everything a GM says weeks before the draft. The problem is that Dimitroff isn’t going to tip his hand to you or anyone else in the media. With that being said, perhaps you should read what TD was saying after the season ended when he made no bones about us needing to get more pressure on the opposing quarterback. So, unless Pouncey has some way of creating that pressure then he is NOT the Falcons pick at 19!

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If Tebow was in a foot race with a pregnant woman, the best he would finish would be third!

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So Pouncey would play guard this year and more I guess? I mean I’m ok with it if they feel they can get almost the same level of player at OLB in the 3rd…. but a ton of talent is coming off the board between that first and 3rd round pick. If he’s dominating and a perenial pro bowler I love it because of what it means for the integrity of the offensive line and both the running game and the pocket. That said…Sam Baker should be on the right side and they need a 12 year guy at that LT spot too. Not to mention TE of the future….

Can’t fix it all in one year but they had better find a good to great outside linebacker in the first 3 picks.

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DOL-Love ya man, but gotta loosen the bowtie.It’s obviously affecting your blood flow.

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Alex Brown Alex Brown Alex Brown Alex Brown !

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So with Claussen and Colt still on the board, Buffalo goes with Tebow. Really?! Good luck with that one fellas. Gonna be a long 5-10 years before they begin to recover from that mistake.

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DOL – Scout.com says the Spoon visit is the 7th (Wednesday).

Loks like a bunch of “local” (as defined by the exception to the 30 visit rule) prospects will visit the Falcons on the 12th – any word on who will be there?

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if Dez Bryant is still there u have to take him over the Center

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RE Dez Bryant
I’ve heard he’s a flake. Forgetting his shoes just reinforces the flakey rep. Wonder if he forgets his routes, too.

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Plus getting Carter via trade frees up even more flexibility in the draft, as we won’t have a pressing need for a 1st round DE. then maybe get BPA, which might be Pouncey or any number of players who may fall out of the 1st half of the 1st round.

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Gary,

Jax signed Kampman to help with their pass rush on the Dline.. that was a significant move to improve their DL.

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I like the Pouncey pick, the Falcons o-line was not as good as the year before especially running the football. I’d go Pouncey in the first and try for Dexter McLuster in the third. I watched him play a couple times live and he was always the fastest guy on the field and a flat out gamer. Reminds me alot of Maurice Jones-Drew. The improved secondary will help the pass rush, Abe will bounce back and Bierman will be a very good player in the future. I think we can squeeze another year or so out of Peterson and Nicholas still has some upside. The offense would be unstoppable with McLuster, Harry Douglas coming back, a healthy turner, and an improved o-line IMO.

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Who needs a route…Dude just throw it up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ5uPJGwscU

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@ kevin – you’re a LOSER, so it makes sense you wouldn’t know what a winner is.

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DOL—-I know what you’re doing. You extended April’s Fools Day for an extra day. LOL! That’s a good one. And, in the spirit of that extra day, here’s my First round pick for the Falcons. With the 19th selection of the 2010 NFL Draft the Atlanta Falcons select Terrance Cody. Think about it, we could move Perria Jerry and Jonathan Babineux to defensive end and use ALurence Sidburry as a rush linebacker. We could use John Abraham and Kroy Biermann as pass rush specialists and keep Mike Peterson inside, where he played for the Jags. We could even switch back to the 4-3 in obvious passing situations or use the 3-3-5 like we did last year. The extra benefit of doing this is that we can keep Jamaal Anderson as a rush DT in the 4-3 and top backup defensive end in the 3-4.

See, anyone can come up with crazy ideas and make them sound good.

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Very nice – Bills steal the show. Tebow is great player. Many said the same things about Dan Marino and he did not get drafted till late.

In fact if you look at Marino he thows from the hip like Tebow, Marino had one of the fastest releases in history. Most are fools. just like the guys in TV before the Sugar Bowl saying Tebow was not accurate, then he goes out and connects on like 15 strait passes. Has strong arm, nice touch, very strong. Played in same conf as J Russell who was no 1 overall pick, yet Tebow played a lot better then Russell in collage. Also Tebow carried Florida team this year, Only reason they won so many games. The diff between NFL sceems and NCAA are not that far off anymore, that’s why Ryan, Sanchez,Flacco are successful early. Tebow better then all them in collage.

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I have nothing against Dave. I just thought his response was incredibly childish.

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What are y’all smokin’? Tebow is a third-rounder, at best. No way teams are going to buy into the Tebow hype. There will be at least 5 QBs selected ahead of him.

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Dan LeFevour will be the best QB to come out of this draft, and folks will be kicking themselves for letting him slip to the 3rd round. He is Tebow with translatable NFL skills, not some bogus jibber-jabber about “intangibles.”

Talking about an NFL prospect’s intangibles is like saying a fat girl has a “great personality.”

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There are dozens and dozens of mocks out there, including a lot of consensus mocks. And the consensus is that the Falcons will take either Brandon Graham, Sean Weatherspoon, Jason Pierre-Paul, Everson Griffen or Derrick Morgan (in descending order of likelihood). I can find only one mock on the planet that has the Falcons taking Pouncey.

The AJC is fortunate indeed to have a true savant in DOL.

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DOL knows me feelings on puncy (I’m for it). Why do you a ll keep saying he will be a backup? Last I checked McClure was not making any probowls and in fiact was a revolving door when we played 3-4 defenses. ‘If’(if spoon is gone and we don;t trade down) we draft him he will not be sitting on the bench. The guy is a stud and will be at least the equal to McClure but most likely a pro bowler for the next decade. It is hard to get a sure thing at the 19th pick, puncy is one. It’s either an OLB or offensive lineman with the first pick.

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FalconFan284, You can improve the pass rush by drafting an OLB who is a playmaker. We don’t really have one of those. Draft is deep at that position, not so much on the Oline. Also, I think you are vastly underrating our needs on the oline. I believe we have at least 3 starters who’s contract are up after this year. McClure being one of them and probably the least capable of the bunch so getting a STARTER to replace him in the first round is noto a bad idea. WE will not find a starting center later in the draft.

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Dumbest thing I have seen in a while and I read a lot of stuff from AJC.com

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Pouncey spent more time on the ground then most people’s feet!

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As a Tebow fan, I wish he could fall to a team like the Colts or Pats in the second round and develop for a few years behind a future Hall of Famer. Anything but the Bills or Jaguars.

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Bradford has the most talent, just hope he holds up well cause he seems to be built a little on the frail side. Hope Tebow goes later to a contender to let him develop.

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Mike Jay- I am not underestimating our needs anywhere on this team. The fact is that we have a good players in Sam Baker, Harvy Dahl (the only one of the impending free agents worth keeping as a starter), Todd McClure and Tyson Clabo. Those guys are going to be good enough to keep Matty Ice clean for the next year. What you’re missing is that if Clabo goes away next year we have a really nice young guy that can step in with Garrett Reynolds. We can draft and develope McClure’s replacement with our compensatory pick in the third round; ie Matt Tennant or Eric Cook (the kid from New Mexico that we are going to work out).
What you are forgetting is that we have the Saints, Eagles and Cowboys standing between us and an appearance in the Super Bowl. All of those teams have very potent ofenses. How do you stop a potent ofense? Is it with a backup center, who will take time to learn the pro game, call our O-line asignments and devlope chemistry with Matt Ryan and the O-line? Let’s not forget that the biggest knock on Pouncey is that he gets put on the ground in the pass game. Unless you can’t recall watching Tebow run for his life, against Alabama, with the rush they brought from inside the line. Nope, the only way to stops those teams is with a good defense that gets after the passer. We have an emerging secondary with Robinson, Moore, DeCoud and Owens or Grimes. Williams also offers an option as a serviceable No. 2 corner or top backup behind Owens. Mike Peterson is old, and he’s lost a step, he needs to be replaced right now. We also have no rush coming from our RDE spot. Sidburry is a natural LDE and could replace Abraham in a year or two. The problem is that we don’t have a starting RDE that can do it all. Now, make your case for what I’ve said is incorrect.

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The writer obviously does not know what each individual team needs. There is NO WAY that New Orleans will take a TE in the first round. The Saints have plenty of depth at TE. Their needs are for deffensive front seven and as Anthony Hargrove and Bobby McCray could easily fill the shoes of Charles Grant, I think the Saints go for the best OLB available. You can not just post stuff when you have no idea what you are talking about!!!

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“I see Tebow being used his first year as a back up QB, and being used in goal line and short yardage situations, and learning the ropes the first year or so. After that I think he could be a starter, and we will just have to wait and see how good he will become after he is coached up. ”

LOL! You’re a delusional idiot. Tim Tebow isn’t fit to be a backup QB, much less a starter. He won’t last 3 years, and if he does it’s only to see if he will ever make a decent backup QB.

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Even though I hate Dallas this is how the 90’s Dallas teams built their team. They started with the OL.

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Bangkapi Ajarn—-Drafting Dexter McCluster should not be an option for a team close to contending for the Super Bowl. We have plenty of RB depth to avoid wasting a pick on a much slower then previously believed McCluster. If the draft breaks down the way you’re seeing then a good OT/G and/or WR will still be on the board and those could be bigger needs. Plus, if we are going to make a reach with our first pick, then let’s do it on a player that could develope into a solid starter; ie Carlos Dunlap. Yes, I said reach so hold down the hate.

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lol all gm’s and coaches are liars this time of year, they’d be dumb not to.

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Joe may not have said it very nicely, but Joe is right. On the Tebow topic, here’s a telling (and funny) report that quotes an offensive linemen from the Jaguars on the possibility of drafting Tebow. Like we’ve been saying, “He can’t throw!”

Plenty of people in Jacksonville would love to see quarterback Tim Tebow become one of the newest members of the Jaguars.

One of them isn’t current Jaguars offensive lineman Uche Nwaneri, who has started 28 games over the past two seasons.

In a posting on the team’s official message board (our pal Vito Stellino of the Florida Times-Union has confirmed through the team that Nwaneri wrote the item), the three-year veteran was candid in his assessment of the former Florida quarterback.

Here’s Nwaneri’s five-point breakdown:

“5. He cant throw. PERIOD.

“4. He cant read any coverage other than probably cover 2 or man cov. PERIOD (the only cov. in college lol).

“3. the QB wildcat WILL NOT WORK IN THIS LEAGUE. PERIOD.

“2. He doesnt know how to take a snap from center, nor is he even comfortable enough to.

“1. HE CANT THROW. and thats really something you either have or not, never seen a qb who couldnt ever throw, just all of a sudden be able to throw just because hes now in the NFL.”

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FalconsFan284 – I would hate to se this meltdown scenario fall into place, but I put McCluster in that spot because the Falcons are close to becoming SB contenders. Special teams can win or lose a couple of games each year, and I think it cost the Falcons last year.

The extra field position and TD or two a stud St returner could provide could be the difference between being contenders for the playoffs, and contenders for the championship.

Just an idle thought, I still think Spoon will be there at 19.

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I am glad you have such a handle on my personal psychology on this issue. You sure do have me figured out!

Like I said prior, I give credit to Tebow being a hell of a college football player, but I simply think he is way over-hyped and does not have the requisite fundamental skills to make in the NFL as a QB. And, I am in good company. The 4 QBs you named all can throw and do not hold the ball on their hip. Only FL fans believe Tebow can make it in the NFL.

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Nice kid but short on talent to be a successful NFL QB. I wish him good luck.

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threw more TD’s

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If the Falcons wanted Alex Brown, he would have been here already. I’m willing to bet that any other FA moves will come after the draft.

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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/kerry_byrne/03/22/tim.tebow/index.html?eref=sihp

read that and tell me again how Tebow can’t throw and lacks “skill” to be an NFL QB???

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I like the idea of the Falcons drafting an offensive lineman early. That’s been part of the problem the last 44 years. Good teams that win consitently (ie: The Steelers) draft oline high instead of going after skill positions w/ those picks. You have to draft quality offensive linemen when you get the opportunity because you can’t get them via free agency. And, center is your most important spot on the oline because they make the blocking assignment calls. The game is won in the trenches folks.

I’m happy with him or one of the linebackers. Dline is not worthy of high pick. They have plenty of skill and youth there in my opinion. The oline is a weakness right now.

I think Tbow will be a fine pro, but I’d take McCoy over Tbow personally. You can’t ignore what that kid did at Texas.

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Sports Illustrated???? The Star magazine of sports journalism.
I’m not offering an opinion one way or the other on Tebow but PLEASE find a more creditable source that SI, the Liberal toilet paper.

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CHUCK,

Why don’t you read the article moron.

It is about ACTUAL NUMBERS and FACTS not opinions.

A 3rd grader could write it but FACTS and ACTUAL NUMBERS can not be distorted.

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again read it…

it’s in black and white…

if you weren’t so lazy and would actually read it you’d see there’s no misrepresentation.

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believe I’d be lookin for a trade partner if that’s all that was on the bored right there. Pouncy, in my opinion, isn’t worth #19 dollars.

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I for one have grown tired of hearing about Tebow. He will be lucky to get drafted by the 5th round. Who needs a slow TE that hasn’t proven he can catch or block. So he had dinner with Belicheck and Jim Kelly, so have alot of other celeberty types, that doesn’t mean they are going to draft him. He was a backup as a freshman, he won the heisman as a Sophmore, He won the National Title with 1st rounder Percy Harvin as a wideout vs. a Big 10 team. Tebow was slaughtered against Bama, and DIDN’T WIN THE HEISMAN or NATIONAL TITLE THIS SEASON. There are 2 other potential 1st rounders from florida, and Riley Cooper and Aaron Hernandez will be taking by round 3, and he still didn’t get the job done, and don’t forget he suffered a severe concussion already against lowly Kentucky, he won’t be tough enough or durable enough to CATCH PASSES OVER THE MIDDLE. Tebow will only serve as a Media distraction to whatever team he goes to. Please talk about real PRO PROSPECTS, not some Media darling. I do wish him well, he will be a great Radio Annoucer some day for the Gator nation, or perhaps he will start a ministry, these are not bad career choices considering he is far less of a QB than Jason White, Eric Crouch, and Rex Grossman. If some team takes tebow in the early rounds, as long as it isn’t the falcons 2 bad 4 them.

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So is the Health Plan but history of other similar programs have resulted in faulty estimates of results or expenses in this case by 100 times projections, i.e. social security , Medicare, Medicaid, etc.
Maybe if you spent more time researching BOTH sides of the Tebow opinions and less time lowering yourself to personal insults in calling people morons you would have better information to make your analysis.

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“I for one have grown tired of hearing about Tebow. He will be lucky to get drafted by the 5th round”

Maybe…….probably not, he is still going to be playing a game for a living which is something most of armchair critics would do just about anything to do. How is that boring 9-5er going?

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Right on cue….

http://thesportsdebates.com/category/tsd/the-tim-tebow-as-a-pro-qb-debate/

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FF,

I would defintly prefer to move Baker to the right side and bring in a true LT. Hell that would be my first priority on the oline. I’m just not sure we can draft a guy at 19 who wil lcome in and do that. We will have to disagree on Pouncy being an upgrade, I watched Mcclure get dominated against every 3-4 defense we played last year. We could not run up the middle decently.

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Of course Tebow made other throws from time to time, but his completion percentage is largely due to an offense that featured high percentage passes.

Look, Tebow was a killer college QB. So, all you Teblowers can stop being so defensive of your prototypical boyfriend. That said, I happen to believe along with many football fans, commentators and experts, that he will not be a successful QB in the NFL.

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Thanks for your blog DLED. Lots of fun to debate so here’s my 2 cents. Dimitrof will not take Pouncy at 19 – too high as center probably is not a 1st round need for most teams ( though I have not researched). I like Pouncy but late 1st round. We maybe could trade back and still get Pouncy as well as at least a 3rd if not late 2nd round pick.

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Tebow is a 4th or 5th round pick.

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I agree BG, but 5th at best. I just say that the Cowboys released LT Flozell Adams, and FS Ken Hamlin, perhaps the falcons can trade back, as Dallas will surely need a LT. One thing is for sure though, they WILL NOT BE DRAFTING TEBOW. LOL.

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There is no reason to draft a center in the 1st round. The Falcons need to address the defense, especially at LB, DE or CB. I’m sick and tired of hearing about taking Pouncey with a 1st round pick. How will he help us?

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The best QB’s and offenses in the league all have one thing in commomn. Stellar offensive lineman. Every single one of them. We have great players at skil positions on offense but everyone would agree that the offense was not as good as it should have been. Why? We were driving a ferrari with $40 tires.

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B Ajarn

I’m with you on McClusters, but I really hope it works out for us to trade down with the Chargers. You mentioned Norwood– I’d love to trade him and our #19 for their #28 and #40. LOVE IT! Then take Pouncey, Saffold. Veldheer, etc at the more reasonable #28 (perhaps even “Spoon according to a lot of mocks giving him to NO @ #32). Then nab McClusters at the more reasonable #40.,and OC Tennant at #81 a more reasonable spot for a center than Pouncey @ #19! I’m betting that MRyan is going to have a lot of input on our OC selection– thus the choice of Tennant. At our 3rdCOMP (if “Spoon is NOT there @ 28) take OLB Edds, otherwise TE Pitta, at # 117 I like DT D’Anthony Smith in the 4th, one of the great small school WR’s (B.White, A.Roberts,S.Hodge) to push Jenkins in the 5th, at our 5thCOMP DE Daniel Te’o Nesheim, if character concerns have pushed him down this far, OT Tony Washington at our top 6th– if not one of the OG’s like C Scott from Tenn or JByers from USC. in the mid-6th OLB Moats or Muckleroy(especially if ‘Spoon isn’t already a Falcon at that point) or a CB like T Dimitroff is so proficient at scouting or SS T Church from Toledo who’s also on our radar late in the draft/UDFA.
28 ‘Spoon/future LT– immediate line help
40 WR/RB/KR D McClusters immediate ST star, due to questionable return of HD to full strength this season
81 OC Tennant immediate depth/ future OC
98 3rd rd COMP TE Pitta/Graham OLB Edds(if no ‘Spoon)
4th rd DT D’A Smith or best remaining TE
5th rd WR to push Jenk
5thCOMP DE D Te’o N
top 6th OG, OT
mid6th OLB CB or SS

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Great job today D.Led!

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The Falcons could get Trindon Holliday with one of their 5ths. Excellent speed, can play rb or wr as well as return kicks.

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That post should have read:

“The Packers have to get some protection for Aaron Rodgers, who…”

maybe so, but their major need on the line is NOT at guard!
It is at tackle, particularly LEFT tackle!

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Any Falcons draft that includes the words Dexter McCluster is officially a complete BUST!!!!

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DOL I made this blog aware of Alex Brown’s release two days ago…I don’t think the Falcons need to sign him to a long term contract…but he is by far the player that can be plugged into the DE position right away….and he would be close to home (FLA) …..so DOL I expect you to have some information on him Monday……..So get on it and make us all happy……. PLAYA

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Bow Tie Come on Son, Seriously u kill’n me right now. Tebow at 9 No Comment. Poncey again im disgusted Lol……. Stop sippn the sauce buddy its starting cross over into your work.

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Tebow in top 10? You have lost your mind

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folks give DOL a break in his idea the best backers are gone it makes since to draft a center who will anchor our line for 10 years, and make the pro bowl . we just play him at guard this year.but I think if this happens we trade with ne for 2 seconds . then we take puoncy andeither D watson or a j shipley.

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Tebow at #9 is absurd!!!

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First of all, Dez Bryant shouldn’t fall to the end of the first for something as insignificant as forgetting his cleats. I think the world will move on and Dez Bryant will still be the incredible player that he is. Any team that lets him drop past 15 will be making a huge mistake. That being said, the Dolphins are probably bluffing because they know he still could go in the top ten. Tebow is a reach in the top ten. He could be Vince Young or he could be a slightly better JaMarcus Russell. The Lions are making a mistake if they don’t take Russell Okung at #2. They desperately need to protect their franchise quarterback, and stud left tackles are at a premium in the NFL. No question that the Rams are making the right move.

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TD is not idiot, if all our guys are gone at 19, he will trade down and pick up a 2nd. SD is a very likely canidate if Kyle Wilson or Earl Thomas are there. He might pick Pouncy, just not at 19.

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I agree with chris. Get 2 second round picks. A good OL and a OLB but not a center. Try for Grady while your at it.

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Anybody know a good deprogrammer? I’m on the verge of being brainwashed into what seems to be a Pounceyistic cult.

The pick is beginning to not sound so bad… What the Hell is wrong with me!?

Really, wouldn’t be a bad pick at all…

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Tebow, 1st round…no way. Dez Bryant forgot his shoes?…And his ABC’s.

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pouncey again!? seriously? what the hell. this is terrible. do they actually pay u to put out the same mock draft over and over again. maybe i can get a job with the ajc. i guess someone had to take over for terrance moore.

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Okay, fine.

So pencil all of the local favorite defensive players out of our draft picture, and we “pounce” on Pouncey in the first round.

And we “get our linebacker later.” Really? Which linebacker would that be, and will he be ready to make a meaningful contribution inside of 2 or 3 years? Who will be available in the third round? Are we going to see another year of Mike Peterson worn down (this time at the beginning of the season) and Stephen Nicholas still unable to handle pass coverage?

Just asking. Because the draft DOES go beyond the first round…..

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There’s way too much wrong with this draft to address it all so I’ll just stick with the most glaring pick. Tebow over Clausen! Assuming for some reason the Bills decide not to take Clausen, who up until about a month ago was neck and neck with Bradford for the #1 QB spot, there is no way in hell the Bills take Tebow instead. Why would they? He’ll be there in the second if they really want him; he’ll probably be there in the third. If Clausen actually falls past the Skins, Hawks, and Browns, whom all need a long-term solution at QB, the Bills will take about 10 seconds to snatch him up.

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I love the Pouncey pick…Center is a very important position & with his tools, if he becomes half as savvy and professional as McClure, Pouncey will be a HOFer.

Wonder how many Tebow haters will have the guts to be here and answer for their mis- assessments of Tebow ?

Clausen is most likely to be a bust of all the QBs
LaFavore most likely to surprise people and be better than they thought

Tebow will be Tebow…..he will do whatever it takes til his team’s starting QB job opens up and he will seize it…no scandals, no arrests, no baby mommas, no lashing out at fans, no screaming and arguing with coaches, no drama etc…etc..

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Just reading about Alex Brown. Are we broke. Free agency is like a free draft pick with the experience already there. If not Brown then someone else but let’s spend some money for someone while Biermann & Sidberry get some experience. The DE FA will help with the pass rush. Draft Spoon if available, if not trade #19 worth 875 points for 2 #2s. You can get your center and a good LB. Possibilities to trade with are New England’s-#44 & 47-890 pts… K City’s-#36 & 50-940 pts….S Diego’s-#28 & 60-960 pts….St Louis’-#33 & 58-900 pts…. & Detroit’s-#34, 66 & 97-932 points.
And who says we will loose all our OL to FA next year anyway. We can make them offers too, plus we have a better chance because no one wants to move or play for some of the teams that don’t have a chance to make the playoffs. Remember how old Van Note was when he retired.

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much obliged Paddy !

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Im all for a Kyle Wilson/Earl Thomas if they are the best defensive players left. Falconsfan284, who would you take between Graham/Spoon if both are there? I personally would take the DE. I know we resigned Williams, have Grimes & Owens but how hard would our D be with Robinson/Wilson on either side with a new LB in the 3rd. Possibly add Alex Brown and keep JA98 at tackle all year, maybe at DE on select running plays/goal line situations.

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really. DOL? Thats just ignorant now man. youve listed the falcons taking Pouncey in the last 5 mocks. You clearly have no idea what youre doing with this kinda thing. Youre supposed to have them taking a player that would make sense in the first round. And then you actually went on TV and said they are gonna take Pouncey. And you did the same thing last year when you predicted atlanta taking Clint Sintim which made no sense whatsoever. Like….can you never do a mock draft again?

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You are out of your gourd if you think the Steelers are going to take a QB in the first round. Seriously, you are an idiot.

Look at the facts: Roethlisberger has a $110 million, 10 year contract. He’s won two Super Bowls and he’s 3 years from 30 years old. He hasn’t been charged with anything, and even if he is, it won’t change things in the slightest.

The Steelers have ELITE talent all over the field and could win 2-3 more Super Bowls in the next 5 years. You think, having a franchise QB in place, they would possibly pass on a franchise guard/tackle/safety for QB insurance? Especially when that’d take 2-3 years to develop anyways.

Here’s a simple formula for all the morons out there that agree with whoever made this mock draft:

Super Bowl contender with few holes = draft win-now talent, not backups

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DOL–
Love how you mock the draft. Tebow = first rounder? 19 = Pouncey? Dude, Mel Brooks would be so proud!

Go Dawgs! (and Birds!)

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No way the Falcons take a center in the 1st round. Whoever is feeding you your info is jerking you around buddy..

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Chris Taylor—-If both Spoon and Graham are sitting there at 19 I would be forced to take Weatherspoon. That hurts me to say because I really love Brandon Graham. I just view a linebacker that can drop back in pass coverage and allow Stephen Nichols or Erik Coleman to blitz allows us more positional flexibility then Graham. I also think he would provide more of an instant impact on third down which killed the Falcons chances last year. Plus I do think Biermann can step into a starting role and help the pass rush on a more consistent basis.
Any way you look at it, the Falcons would be fortunate to get either guy and both will be impact players next year.
DOL—-I finally get why you keep saying the Falcons will take Pouncey. You’re not here to sound like the smartest guy in the room. You’re not even here to make this mock draft sound reasonable. No, your job is to make people talk. On that note, GREAT job DOL!

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long time falcons and dolphins fan i here bill parecelles is really intrested in tebow do you see tebow in the second for the phins with either mclain or spiller in the first round and do you see the falcons taking the tech product

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will the falcons continue the drafting d in the first round trend

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big notre dame fan aswell do you see jclaw going to the redskins here’s a crazy idea but how about golden tate to atlanta 4-38 speed great run after catch and another toy for matty ice

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i want mclain he can replace either porter at rlb or crowder mlb my buddy wants kendel for the falcons thanks for the input falconsfan284

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NFL Fan—-Renaldo McClain would be a good fit but he doesn’t have the desired size for a Bill Parcells team.

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As much of a beast that Abraham is, they run the ball at him to neutralize his effectiveness. I really like Graham alot but agree with your assesment that we could benefit more immediately from Spoon. There will still be a need for a permanent solution to DE after 2011 when his contract is up at which point he’ll probably be less productive than now. By that time Graham would be ready to take over but concede the point we need Spoon to come in and play right away.

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golden tate

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if Weatherspoon is gone, and D. Thomas is still there, we gotta take him. Jenkins is garbage at best. but if we can get weatherspoon at 19 then we should get Marty Gilliard in the 3rd round. we need another impact WR. Roddy White and Tony G make plays in double and triple coverage. Jenkins cant seem to catch a ball even when he’s wide open. Douglass coming back will deffinitely help, but we still would need one more great WR to go with roddy, tony, and harry.

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If Spoon/Graham are gone Atl will probably trade down, I like D Thomas but a WR that early would cripple our mission of improving the OL and Defence. It will be an OLB aptly named Spoon, personally I would take Graham but unfortunately our LB core is in worse shape than our DL. Quite possible to have multiple probowlers there this year. You are not alone in wanting some more weapons for Ryan though. I see Joe Flaco with Mason, Stallworth, and Boldin this year and it makes me want some new toys for our boy too.

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I also wouldn’t rule out them taking one of the TCU LB’s in the first if our main guys are gone. I know they have 2nd rd. grades but we don’t have a 2nd rd. pick. If it’s plausible for a 4-5th rd. QB [Tebow] to go 9th overall it could happen. lol

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i wouldnt rule out a player like golden tate he’s the next steve smith

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Heck, I’d take weight watching Mount Cody over that Pouncey thing.

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i take golden tate with white and gonzo can you say championship

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with atlanta’s draft history besides white and ryan they’ll screw it up

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[...] D. Orlando Ledbetter – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Buffalo Bills – First Round (#9 overall) [...]

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Orlando…..U might B Right….The Buffalo Te. Bills need a face for their franchise and someone or something to believe in…..it certaintly isn’t Gailey………why not take a chance on a good Christian Kid who at least can put people in the seats or do some advertising for them………Who knows…they might get lucky and he will turn out to be the next Steve Young??

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If DLed’s mock draft were to be how things go, the Falcons should trade down. There’s nobody among those names below 15 that are 1st round material.

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Yeah, Golden Tate would be a good pick up as well if Spoon is gone. Why is it that we all want spoon so bad in atlanta? i dont know why but i really want him there at 19. Does anyone know when Jacoby Ford is projected to go? id say hes similar to harry douglass but you know what they say. “there’s only one thing better than having harry douglass on your team…ad thats having two harry douglasses on your team.”

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‘Bama 1 9:49AM
Then I guess Herschel would come in 4th in the same race (since Tebow broke his record, along with many others)!

I’m hoping Tim goes to the Patriots with one of their many 2nd round picks, where he will have time to develop. Who wants to bet he will not start in more NFL games, during his career, than David Greene (19 on the Wonderlick)?

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Prior to the 08 draft I was like a lot of you. I thought I knew more about being a GM and HC, as well as what the Falcons needed more than TD or Smitty. Well, they proved me wrong. I’ve never doubted them since and I won’t in this draft either, regardless of who they decide to select. It seems some of you still think like I once did, and have taken a personal approach to whom we might or might not draft, like I did in 08 when we went OFF and drafted QB MRyan instead of going DEF and drafting DT Glen Dorsey or Cedrick Ellis, who were my preferences.

When your 3 starting receivers register 85, 83 and 50 receptions respectively, and accounts for 26 the teams 41 TD’s, it makes it seem pretty unrealistic to say we need to draft another playmaking WR. If you check the total receptions of every teams #3 starting receiver, you’ll find MJenkins to be the most productive, and that’s quite an accomplishment for a #3 WR that plays on a team with a predominantly rushing OFF. His value to our rushing OFF as a blocker can’t be measured by stats.

We could make our existing WR’s and TE far more effective if we get OC MMularkey to incorporate our RB’s into our passing OFF more. Having said that, we might have to consider the possibility he decided to keep them in to provide more protection for QB MRyan, who took a beating last season. Our OL, due partly to injuries, didn’t provide the level of protection it provided him the yr before. If QB MRyan isn’t given much better protection than he received last yr, it won’t matter what OFF skill player we draft.

Pouncey is a potential Probowl calibur OC, and that kind of 1st rd talent, and at that position, doesn’t come along very often. It’s safe to say he’d be more effective at LG than current LG JBlalock, and we’d also have our replacement for current starting OC TMcClure already in place. Resign TClabo and HDahl to longterm contracts, the move TClabo back to RG and replace him with either RT GReynolds or WStivek. OL’s LONGTERM SITUATION RESOLVED.

We can certainly find a WR in the later rds that can push MJenkins and HDouglas can provide more downfield speed. We can also find a quality backup RB to replace either JNorwood or JSnelling, who’ll become FA’s after the season. The key to this draft for us is, WHO DO WE SELECT WITH OUR 1ST RD PICK AND 2 3RD RD PICKS.

Don’t be surprised and/or upset if TD and Smitty take the same approach they took in the 08 draft and go OFF with the 1st pick and address the DEF later. If they conclude that last yrs poor pass rush will self correct with (1)the return of DT PJerry, (2)DE KBiermann’s continued improvement, (3)DE JAbraham’s return to form, (4)and the DL’s continued dominance against the run, it could certainly happen.

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why is no one talking about all the DAWGS being selected in the first round of the draft. I have not found a thing. Surly there are some dawgs being over looked. those guys in the NFL are crazy for not snatching up all that talent coming out of Athens GA.

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I agree with DOL IF Pouncey is the best on the board and all the impact linebackers and defensive ends are gone.

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28th Against the pass people! Horrible on 3rd down. Dunta Robinson will not solve all the D problems. I could see an offensive player being selected only if one of tremendous value falls for some reason.

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Hope those sorry a$$ Eagles love Kolb and you-know-who. Andy Reid must have some very nasty pictures of the Eagles owner, doing some bad things to farm animals. Either way, we get revenge on Philly this year for sure.

I could care less what happens with Tebow, as long as he doesn’t end up here in the first round, which he won’t. In the meantime, I hope dude doesn’t think he can run at the QB position. He does not possess the necessary speed or elusiveness, not to mention the ability to make an accurate pass play on the run. The guys who will be coming at him in the NFL are faster, stronger, meaner. But whatever. I could care less about Tebow.

Seeing more mocks showing Pouncey going before we pick. Bad news for D. Ledbetter and his “please pick an OL player in the first round” crew…

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Still waiting on your mock Falconsfan284. Do it without trades though as they are so impossible to predict to whom and what for.

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Phili will be missing him come mid season. Kolb might do fine at first but Phili will panic & bench him like they did McNabb. Then Vick will get a shot and maybe win a few but it won’t go anywhere. They’ll regret how they have done Donovan and will have to settle for another Nation Leage Championship series with the Phillie’s vs the Braves which on a longshot Atl will win the World Series and Hawks down the Lakers for an NBA Title and Falcons take home the Lombardi Giving ATL all three major championships in sports to be first city to win them in same year. Amazing!

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Saw that article,next time why don’t you include the negatives, so we get the whole picture. Haven’t been much of a blog person until recently, but have been checking out atl falcons, and others, you are the only one blogging this guy consistently, nfl.com has us looking defense, which I agree with many others, should be the pick. If our only 1st rd pick goes offense, I will surely be seeing the dawn of the end for the “process”, team.

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And why would Buffalo pick Tebow #9 when they could have him in the 30’s? If Buffalo covets him they can trade back up into the bottom of the 1st round to get him, not waste their top pick on him.

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[...] D. Orlando Ledbetter was driving the Pouncey train long before anyone else and I could see the Falcons pulling the trigger if their DE or OLB choice is off the board. [...]

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