Dimitroff: Falcons will not pursue Big John Henderson
Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle John Henderson, right, rushes Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel for the sack during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Jacksonville, Fla. Jacksonville won 24-21. (Associated Press).
UPDATE, WED, April 28, 3:57 p.m.
Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff said that the Falcons will not attempt to sign defensive tackle John Henderson, who was released by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday.
Dimitroff was a guest of Adam Schein and Rich Gannon on Sirius radio and was asked about Henderson, who played in Jacksonville under Falcons head coach Mike Smith and defensive line coach Ray Hamilton.
“At this point we will not,” Dimitroff said when asked by Schein if the Falcons were interest in Henderson. “I think that’s probably the logical assumption but we feel like we have a young and evolving defensive line and where we are right now I would say that we will not go in that direction.”
UPDATE, WED, April 28 10:55 a.m.
At this time, there is no trip planned for Big John Henderson to visit with the Falcons, according to his agent Tim McGee. –DOL
BIRDLAND – The Falcons have drafted defensive tackles rather high in their last two drafts and signed one to a contract extension.
Loading ...Henderson is set to visit Kansas City on Tuesday. They could offer him a more proponent role and are willing to pay more than the veteran minimum.
The Falcons drafted Peria Jerry in the first round last season and Corey Peters in the third round last Friday. Signing Henderson would provide insurance in case the young players flop.
Also, the team signed Jonathan Babineaux, who’s coming off his best season, to a contract extension during the 2008 season.
Henderson has started 120 of 128 games in eight seasons with the Jaguars. He was a first round pick out of Tennessee in 2002.
Henderson, 31, made the Pro Bowl in 2004 and 2006.
Henderson can probably find guaranteed playing time and more money elsewhere.
Should the Falcons be in hot pursuit of Big John? Who will get to slap him in the face before games?
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ryan
April 28th, 2010
1:53 pm
The Falcons do not need a DT they should try an go after OSI there is still Antiono Pearce too. Matt Ryan still needs deep threat WR .
ddawgdavis
April 28th, 2010
1:58 pm
Just curious, why are the Falcons not trying Darren Sharper? I know the knee injury and age factor, but why not have another leader on D and in the locker room? Plus, we play NO twice a year and there will be some definite “Oh I can still play” against that Air attack which we cannot stop right now.
ryan
April 28th, 2010
2:14 pm
ddawgdavis your are right the Falcons should go after Darren Sharper i think an this my opinion is that he was backbone of that Saints D.
ryan
April 28th, 2010
2:42 pm
I think Falcons should go after Vincent Jackson i know you have to give up two 1st round draft picks for him having Roddy White on the other side what a threat. Falcons don’t have good drafts any way so why not.
Michael
April 28th, 2010
3:27 pm
For the life of me, I can’t figure out why people are saying that Joghn Henderson is a malcontent! What did he ever do besides disagree with Jack Del Rio? So under this premise, I would imagine that these same people believed that Mike Peterson was a malcontent as well because he had a serious rift with Del Rio as well, but I don’t see anyone putting false labels on him! Both of these players flourished under Mike Smith, and after he came to the ATL, the defense in Jax began to suffer. That should say more about Coach Smith’s excellent vaunted defense, than players being considered “He is one lazy some beech” @ biggerthanbigdawg. The same pricipal that was used to bring Tony Gonzalez, and Mike Peterson to ATL should be the same case here! Bring in a proven veteran player to work with the young 1 to 2 year players, and teach them the FALCON way that is being set in motion! If we move Babineaux to DE, then there wouldbe no need to bring OSI to the ATL. Don’t get me wrrong, I love Osi, but some moves don’t make logistical or situational sense!
Hamp
April 28th, 2010
3:43 pm
I think that everyone calling for J98 to be cut or traded is STUPID! There I said it. IF you look at him he was a one year wonder at arkansas. But he is really young, teach him to play DT he is well on his way he plays it fairly well when we kick him down. I say move JA98 to tackle permanantly and only use him if a DE gets hurt we are then set at DT for eight years. We are on the rise and the belly achers should quit. If you are not prpared to support JUMP SHIP HOMIE!!!!
tyger
April 28th, 2010
4:14 pm
How do you draft so many guys w/ draft grades 2.7 or lower?
Why do we draft the second best receiver from Kansas when Dez Briscoe had 7.0+ draft grade?
Or Corey Peters in the 3rd with a 2.7 grade?
The un-drafted players or equal to the drafted players. Not one person yet, thinks highly of this draft. They aren’t bad players they were all just taken too early. We left too much talent on that board.
Moreover, I’m not enthused with this Far West Mountain Conference slant – what are we now the West End Minutemen???
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April 28th, 2010
4:39 pm
tyger — Covered Bengals drafts back in the late 90s. Never could figure them out. Covered Packers and Ron Wolf took the best, baddest, biggest player . . . The Falcons take “need based” and “scheme fit” guys, so their grades might be low to other teams and the player is rated higher on the Falcons’ board. That’s about the only way to explain what appears to be some reaches on draft day.
Heath — Thanks for the update. That’s what my St. Louis folks told me.
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Seattle Falcons Fan
April 28th, 2010
8:06 pm
I don’t think Peters was taken too high….. I read an article quoting Mike Holmgren as saying that the Browns were prepared to take Corey Peters with the 85th pick but we grabbed him with the 83rd so the Browns ended up taking Colt McCoy instead………….. Holmgren knows football and he was prepared to take him two picks later soooo………
And about signing Muhsin Muhammad……. if you check his stats last year he did no better than Jenkins did…….
gregkennesaw
April 28th, 2010
8:52 pm
2007 Coach resigns during the season, QB headed to Fed Pen. Team goes 4-12
2008 TD and Coach Smith arrive, Draft Ryan, sign Turner Team goes 11-5
2009 TD signs Tony G. Falcons go 9-7 first time in team’s history back-to-back winning seasons
None of you guys slamming this draft and TD for not signing every has been ex-fantasy FB star would have a bet a dime in 2007 that the falcons would win 20 games over the next 2 years and yet you still think you know better, well you don’t
Rod
April 28th, 2010
9:29 pm
D-Led what is the interest level for released Jags LB Clint Ingram? In his 1st year, when Smitty was in J’ville, he was a BEAST.
Seattle Falcons Fan
April 29th, 2010
1:09 am
If we’re going to only sign one or two more free agents this year, I would rather sign a DE and/or a WR…. I think two reasons we picked up Peters as early as we did was A- Babs suspension (we don’t want to fall off for those games) and B- A solid backup plan if Jerry is hurt again
tree rollins
April 29th, 2010
2:22 am
Guys – I told you he liked what he’s got. He doesn’t want a fat DT. That’s why they dumped Grady Jackson. Deal with it!
TEAMPLAYER
April 29th, 2010
4:50 pm
Should have gotten Alex Brown (Bears) ….remember him?
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GroundedFalcon
May 2nd, 2010
11:28 am
The mark of a great team is the amount of depth it has.
Go get him now!!!!
Remember what happened to the team after they lost Jerry last year? The Falcons never recovered!
You can never have enough defensive tackles.
Antonio
May 3rd, 2010
7:19 pm
I don’t see how we can even ponder this position.
SIgn him right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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