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Falcons head coach Mike Smith and general manager Thomas Dimitroff could get "some bonus" to go shopping with. (D. Orlando Ledbetter/AJC).
FLOWERY BRANCH – Things are underway on Day 3. WWTDD — ‘What Will Thomas Dimitroff Do’ today?
My laptop and my "thinking cap" for Day 3 of the draft.
I’m projecting that the Falcons take a DT, TE, KR/PR and a backup QB.
The Falcons are sitting out the fourth round as part of the Julio Jones trade. The Browns have their fourth round pick — 23rd (118 overall).
The Falcons will pick 157th and 164th in the fifth, 192nd in the sixth and 249th in the seventh.
I know people are killing TD for picking the Lamar Holmes pick. He was considered a fifth-rounder by most. Mel Kiper had him rated as the 29th best tackle in the draft.
Dimitroff noted that some former Junior College players are stigmatize
Beverages and Brownies for snack time.
and under-rated by draftniks.
“We waited a whole round to jump into our offensive linemen sweepstakes and it was something that we were focused on through the offseason,” Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff said. “Both Smitty and I spent a lot of time focusing on the offensive line and how we could acquire some more size, strength and stoutness to help bolster our roster.”
He took some heat for taking Corey Peters in the third round (83rd overall) of the 2010 draft. That picks is working out just fine so far.
So fire away! I have some time for questions until the Falcons start picking in the fifth.
–D. Orlando Ledbetter, The Atlanta Falcons beat blog
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South ga boy in the atl
April 28th, 2012
2:52 pm
Mr Phil. That’s pretty much how I see it. Konz at C, clabo RT, RG committee, Blaylock LG and Baker (unfortunately) at LT. We are going to have to use our No. 1 on a franchise L OT in next yrs draft. 90% of the teams get their Left OT that way. And if it works out that way then I’ll be mad that we did t take Ladarius Green with our 3rd rd pick this yr. A “potential” game changer.
hbcuclassics
April 28th, 2012
2:53 pm
HBCU Classic Sports
S, Christian Thompson, SC State
Drafted #130 Rd. 4 by Baltimore Ravens
1st HBCU Classic off the board
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmReZgNHY0o
J.J.M.
April 28th, 2012
2:56 pm
a FB??? and we just signed the cox guy…im done with this team
gabuldawg
April 28th, 2012
2:57 pm
Looks live Ovie is gone.
South ga boy in the atl
April 28th, 2012
2:57 pm
Really TD a FB. MOST TEAMS PICK UP A FB AS AN UNDRAFTED FA. oh well. IT WAS NICE KNOWING YOU OVIE
Stirg d'Nahsif
April 28th, 2012
2:57 pm
Thanks for the memories, Ovie; wish you well…
Mr. Phil
April 28th, 2012
2:58 pm
Ok. Now I am saying WTF. Why are we drafting a FB? Is Mughelli on the block? Is he not recovered?
hogmtndawg
April 28th, 2012
2:58 pm
Wow. Didn’t see that coming at this point.
Tommy Maddox
April 28th, 2012
2:58 pm
Thank you Ovie!!
J-Man
April 28th, 2012
2:58 pm
We take a FB????? I thought we were gonna keep Ovie and have Snelling as the backup and still had Mike Cox
Mike Franklin
April 28th, 2012
2:58 pm
I was wondering if we’d find a power back for blocking. FBs don’t last too long in this league… just ask Bob Christian. No complaints.
J.J.M.
April 28th, 2012
2:59 pm
smh you can get a FB in the 6th or 7th round…this team is just drafting for the hell of it
Mr. Phil
April 28th, 2012
2:59 pm
That’s it! Going to watch the NBA playoffs.
rivercard
April 28th, 2012
3:01 pm
Goodbye, Ovie. Time to draft on the cheap. Stay pretty good , but not great. Save money for that stadium . Build it, dismantle and laugh all the way to the bank.
Don Green
April 28th, 2012
3:02 pm
Geez, I don’t understand these picks at all. I was in fine with Konz in the 2nd round but then they really reached for Holmes in the 3rd. And now a FB ? Really ? Why not best available TE or DL ? I just don’t get the logic.
Stirg d'Nahsif
April 28th, 2012
3:02 pm
The FB pick makes sense. How else could we afford the big 3 (Samuel, Grimes and Robinson)? Ovie is coming off an injury season and, no matter what you say, he will not be at full strength immediately; which negates the “right now” attitude that this team is trying to pursue. This weekend’s draft demonstrates, to me, the end of the wire with Ovie, Sam Baker and McClure. Free up some space to get some “right now” players.
My Thoughts
April 28th, 2012
3:04 pm
A fullback with ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO rushes last year ???? Next pick will be a QB that threw ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO passes last year !!!!!!
Chub Rock
April 28th, 2012
3:05 pm
Bradie Ewing a 4.76 forty FB. LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thomas Dimitroff thinks he has a Beautiful MInd. He keeps saying “in my mind”. That’s the problem Thomas, it’s only in your mind! You’ve got Ovie, Snelling and Cox is under contract for 2012 and you draft an undersized slow FB that doesn’t catch the ball who is projected to go late 6th early 7th. I thought the man had gotten away from the reach with last years draft. I tried to be optimistic but damn dude WTF are you inhaling.
gabuldawg
April 28th, 2012
3:06 pm
Stirg, Do you really think we will cut McClure? We just signed him for pretty cheap. I can see Ovie going and Baker given a chance in camp to win it or be cut. I don’t see us cutting McClure this year though.
J-Man
April 28th, 2012
3:06 pm
OK DOL you gotta let us know what your thoughts are
hogmtndawg
April 28th, 2012
3:06 pm
We knew AS was getting Ovie’s money. But to DRAFT a FB? I just don’t understand this at all.
Disgusted
April 28th, 2012
3:07 pm
This tells me that Ovie might be on his way out—and that is not good.
This Ewing guy does not offer anything special—zero rushes and no real skills catching the ball.
You can always get a FB who can block later.
That is 2 TD picks where he good poor value in Holmes and now Ewing.
OHIOdirtybird!!!!
April 28th, 2012
3:07 pm
Wish nothing but the best for Ovie…..but a FB in the 5th?? I dunno
Chub Rock
April 28th, 2012
3:07 pm
Oh and an amazing 14 reps at 225…so we know he’s strong for the position right ROTFLMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Disgusted
April 28th, 2012
3:08 pm
Why has Dimitroff not upgraded the back up QB position?
Matty better stay healthy.
Chub Rock
April 28th, 2012
3:09 pm
Mike Cox guys, remember he is on the roster already at FB.
Great Falconi
April 28th, 2012
3:10 pm
Ovie Mughelli was a fourth-round pick in 2003. What were the Ravens thinking?
Stirg d'Nahsif
April 28th, 2012
3:10 pm
gabuldawg,
With respect, you didn’t see us drafting a FB either…
Chub Rock
April 28th, 2012
3:11 pm
The next pick will be a freaking long snapper projected to fry fish at Captain D’s.
Falcon Jim
April 28th, 2012
3:11 pm
Well, he’s not real big, he’s slow and not real strong. Other than that, he’s probably pretty good………
gabuldawg
April 28th, 2012
3:11 pm
The only thing I can find on the guys is he is a head hunter and loves to hit. They projected him as a short yardage FB. I think we used a 5th rounder for a Special Teams player… Kickoff & punt coverage.
J-Man
April 28th, 2012
3:13 pm
Come on Dimtroff dont be “Too Smart” and pick Jordan white, you will not regret it
gabuldawg
April 28th, 2012
3:13 pm
Stirg, you are right. I didn’t see it as a need at all.
hogmtndawg
April 28th, 2012
3:13 pm
I think you’re right gabuldawg. All of his stats seem to be on specal teams. Even returned 4 kicks. With Weems gone, guess he’ll get some chances. Pffft.
Stirg d'Nahsif
April 28th, 2012
3:16 pm
With Snelling and a cheap FB in the 5th round, why do we need an injured FB, hurting our salary cap? The money we save can extend Grimes and, perhaps, sign another FA that we were unable to draft for their respective position. I’m satisfied with these picks and I am totally confident in TD’s knowledge of the game.
Falcon2
April 28th, 2012
3:19 pm
Chub Rock – Point! Well played!
hogmtndawg
April 28th, 2012
3:20 pm
Yea! Defense!
gabuldawg
April 28th, 2012
3:21 pm
Pass rushing specialist – Finally something we can use on D.
Falcon2
April 28th, 2012
3:22 pm
DLed, suggest you re-label to WTFTD – Day 3
gabuldawg
April 28th, 2012
3:23 pm
Analysis: Massaquoi has been a force the past two seasons and is the best pass rushing prospect to come out of Troy since DeMarcus Ware. He offers a variety of skill, comes with a lot of upside and offers potential in a number of defensive systems at the next level.
TNScott
April 28th, 2012
3:26 pm
If TD was given a chance to pick one of the top 10 players from the draft out of a hat, he would draw 7 1/2 and claim it was undervalued as a pick.
J-Man
April 28th, 2012
3:27 pm
ok DOL no NT and Jordan White still on the board
Chub Rock
April 28th, 2012
3:27 pm
Ovie Mughelli @oviemughelli34 Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
@DaveNewmanJr lol. If the falcons trade for vonta leach THAT “might” be my pink slip. Drafting someone to back me up def is not
South ga boy in the atl
April 28th, 2012
3:28 pm
Ovie was probably gone anyway. We don’t need to pay 3.5 mil for a FB when we can get one for league min of 400k. I have thought Ovie would be a cap casualty all along. I just think we could have gotten a decent FB with our 7th rd pick or as an UFA. I like the LB from Troy. He makes sense. We need some depth behind Dent and the FA we signed and Massaquoi will give us that depth. I, really wanted a TE to develop for one yr and learn from a future HOFer but they are all gone now.
Lewis Grizzard
April 28th, 2012
3:28 pm
Massaquoi is undersized as a defensive end and doesn’t appear to meet his listed weight of 250lbs
He is a very quick and explosive player
His ability to keep his pads low allow him to employ a good bull rush
The name of Massaquoi’s game is suddenness which allows him to make plays
Massaquoi has some experience dropping into coverage and is fluid enough to hold up
He doesn’t have a great awareness or football IQ
Massaquoi takes poor angles to the football and doesn’t quickly recognize plays developing
His lack of size makes it very difficult for him to hold at the point of attack
Once engaged with an offensive lineman, Massaquoi struggles to disengage
He isn’t always giving 100% and took some plays off
Bunch of Fools
April 28th, 2012
3:28 pm
I come on here for an update and I see nothing but a bunch of slapnuts who think they know more about football then TD. Well people, keep living in the fantasy land where you are king and reality is not important. What a bunch of idiots some of you so called fans are and always will be. Back to the NFL Network I go.
OHIOdirtybird!!!!
April 28th, 2012
3:29 pm
Massaquoi has some good highlights…..and McShay seems too like him…..Hope he turns out nice!!
Kramer
April 28th, 2012
3:37 pm
TNScott
April 28th, 2012
3:26 pm
If TD was given a chance to pick one of the top 10 players from the draft out of a hat, he would draw 7 1/2 and claim it was undervalued as a pick
And this one comment sums up the intelligence factor on this blog today. Somewhere between stupid and ignorant bordering on certifiable insanity.
gabuldawg
April 28th, 2012
3:37 pm
Bunch of Fools, go back to the Cartoon Network.
Mike Franklin
April 28th, 2012
3:42 pm
This is what happens to football fans during the off season. We all become desk’perts and wear our emotions on our sleeves on draft day, lol. It’s really great because, without the draft, the first preseason game would be a full meltdown event. I know it is for me anyway…
TD is gonna be a full fledged hero or run out of town on a rail depending on how these guys play. What a weird draft.