Falcons pick right time to make big move, get Julio Jones
Julio Jones will help the Falcons open up their offense after averaging nearly 15 yards per catch at Alabama.
(Originally posted: 9:13 p.m. Updated: 10:30 p.m)
FLOWERY BRANCH – Last week, I had a private conversation with a general manager (guess who?) of an NFL team (duh) about his team’s draft plans. Because of what just happened, I feel safe in concluding that the Falcons’ Thomas Dimitroff won’t mind if elements of that conversation now go on the record.
Me: “Go get A.J. Green. He’ll probably have the greatest impact of any player in the draft.”
Dimitroff: “How do you think people would react?”
Me: “More than half will love you. The rest will think you spent too much and should draft for defense. But I’m guessing you won’t do it.”
Dimitroff: “Why not?”
Me: “You won’t want to trade that much for one player. You’re conservative.”
Dimitroff: “Hah! So what you’re saying is, if I make a trade, you’ll write that you goaded me into it.”
Me: “Yeah, probably.”
We laughed, and I eventually hung up the phone believing Dimitroff would stay at 27th, at best moving up five picks for a defensive player he liked. I was wrong about Dimitroff. He’s not conservative. He rolled the dice and made a move that, while expensive, was a risk worth taking. The Falcons dealt a boatload of draft picks to Cleveland Thursday night to jump up 27th to sixth in the first round, where they took Alabama wide receiver Julio Jones.
The Falcons needed to make a splash after the January playoff beatdown by Green Bay. Sports franchises that believe they’re on the verge of something big have a window in which they feel they can make this move. This was the Falcons’ window.
“Our feeling was where we are on the draft, where we are as a team, where we are on our roster … we felt we needed to make a bold statement as far as an impact type of player,” Dimitroff said.
Dimitroff will face some criticism for sacrificing so much for an offensive player after the Packers shredded their defense in the 48-21 playoff game. But there wasn’t a defensive player in this draft, save Texas A&M linebacker Von Miller, he viewed as a difference-maker. Dimitroff’s focus has been on Green or Jones for several weeks.
“I’ve been very open about the fact that we needed to add explosiveness on the defensive side or the offensive side,” he said. “In our mind, the explosiveness we were going to get with a player like Julio outweighed what we were going to get on the defensive side. We’ll never get away from the idea that if we see something we want, we’re going to jump up and get aggressive and go after it.”
That is the attitude you want a team to have.
Dimitroff made a significant statement about the franchise’s goals and expectations. He attempted to swing a deal for a pick as high as No. 2, ostensibly to get Green. But he has known for a few days they would end up at six or seven.
The cost of moving up: steep. A No. 1, 2 and 4 this year and No. 1 and 4 next year. But Jones is a playmaker. He’s a burner. He ran a 4.39 at the NFL scouting combined despite having a fractured foot.
Alabama coach Nick Saban praised Jones, Dimitroff said: “Julio embodies what Nick coaches – hard-nosed, competes on every play, goes up for the ball, sacrifices the body and plays to the whistle.”
It doesn’t fix the defense? But it enables the Falcons to open up the offense and take over games when they couldn’t in the past.
The Falcons still have time to add pieces to the defense. But understand: It’s not like they’ve ignored building that half of the depth chart. Since taking over as general manager in 2008, Dimitroff has invested heavily first- and second-round picks and free agency on defense: Curtis Lofton, William Moore, Peria Jerry, Dunta Robinson and Sean Weatherspoon. Compare that to four early picks or acquisitions on offense: Matt Ryan, Michael Turner, Sam Baker, Tony Gonzalez.
Dimitroff and the organization, still somewhat hung over from the loss to the Packers, realize they are at the point where people are going to start focusing more on the team’s postseason results (0-2) than the regular season (33-15). “That’s what adds to some of my drive at this year’s draft,” he said.
It drove him to make a big move. It was a risk worth taking.
By Jeff Schultz
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Bo Diddley
April 28th, 2011
9:16 pm
fIRST!
Bo Diddley
April 28th, 2011
9:17 pm
Ponder???????? In the FIRST ROUND????
Noodle Arm
April 28th, 2011
9:18 pm
Matt Ryan is a bust
Cousin Vicker
April 28th, 2011
9:19 pm
It’s just a horrible move. Injured, questionable hands… it just smells like desperation because we couldn’t get AJ. This wasn’t AJ 1a, Julio 1b- This was AJ 1, Julio a distant, distant second. And certainly not worth all the picks. I’ve said it all night… we just drafted Michael Jenkins all over again.
Dawg48
April 28th, 2011
9:19 pm
Why dint the falcons get Patrick Peterson he would make an immediate impact on special teams and defense seems like they needed him more than a reciever
Vixzilla
April 28th, 2011
9:19 pm
we’ll see Jeffy….we’ll see.
TD IS IN OVER HIS HEAD AS GM!
April 28th, 2011
9:20 pm
Did TD tell you how he’s planning to fix the Defense?…the team’s biggest concern?
rooster
April 28th, 2011
9:20 pm
I hope he’s worth it
Bruce
April 28th, 2011
9:20 pm
Amen Cuz Vicker.
5150 UOAD
April 28th, 2011
9:20 pm
Did they
Ponder wasting money on FSUs Ponder. I don’t see a single 1st round money QB and now there are 4? crazy
Bo Diddley
April 28th, 2011
9:20 pm
Great blog, Jeff.
See, fairweather ATL fans? THAT was informed, reasoned analysis and insight.
rivercard
April 28th, 2011
9:21 pm
” Chronologically: Linebacker Curtis Lofton, safety William Moore, defensive tackle Peria Jerry, cornerback Dunta Robinson and linebacker Sean Weatherspoon. ” I doubt TD would add any of these picks/acquisitions to his resume. All C grade(or worse) players except Robinson who plays no where near what they pay him.
Bo Diddley
April 28th, 2011
9:21 pm
Ok….wait. Suh and Fairley on the same DL? Oh damn.
Skank Palin
April 28th, 2011
9:21 pm
Is Jones really 6′2″?
(seems like players and their agents like to lie about height – really all guys do)
Noodle Arm
April 28th, 2011
9:22 pm
Wow Nick Fairley and Suh on the same line!!!!! Wow
74 Dawg
April 28th, 2011
9:22 pm
They got a splash. We will see in a year if it was worth it. Even a dead fish makes a splash. I think the Falcons are the new Hawks. Hope not, don’t give a **** about biskit ball.
Why the Panic?
April 28th, 2011
9:23 pm
Falcons pick JJ and now theyre gonna lose every game! panic! panic! panic! abandon ship! jump off the bandwagon!
5150 UOAD
April 28th, 2011
9:23 pm
now if FAT MATT STIFFORD can stay up right for a season maybe the Lions will have a D that can stop another team.
Bo Diddley
April 28th, 2011
9:23 pm
@rivercard: Seriously? Consensus on Lofton is that he’s a budding star. Moore was injured but played solidly when he returned. Same with Jerry. Robinson was excellent upgrade over what we had before and too early to judge ‘Spoon, although by all accounts he is hard worker with tremendous motor and freakish athleticism. Where are you getting your info?
PMC
April 28th, 2011
9:23 pm
of course because of history we worry about giving too much up…. but we focus too much on the negative.
We just got Julio Freaking JONES!
Excellently written Jeff.
AlanFalcon
April 28th, 2011
9:24 pm
My faith in TD and Smitty is shaken, this is without question a stupid move which will haunt us for the next two years. MY PREDICTION IS HE WANT MAKE IT OUT OF TRAINING CAMP WITHOUT AN INJURY AND WILL HAVE A CAREER LADEN WITH INJURIES.
From 13-3 to 6-10
April 28th, 2011
9:24 pm
NO DEFENSE
Rip
April 28th, 2011
9:24 pm
This was such a poor pick, we were almost there on defense, this is crazy, we need defense a big nose tackle, DE, a CB we have no pass rush known issue and we pick a WR and give up to much, look at the defensive players out on the board and we have no 2nd round pick, it will be so many defense players on the board at 2 round, I am sick
Bill
April 28th, 2011
9:25 pm
Great job by GM. Falcons made a statement they want to win now. Great pick! Welcome Julio Jones. Go Falcons.
Thanks Jeff.
Why the Panic?
April 28th, 2011
9:25 pm
ATL bandwagon fans in a panic! true ATL are calm cuz they trust TD.
Joe Tess Fish House
April 28th, 2011
9:25 pm
What a hugh misteak. Flacons draft a guy with a girls name.
Mr Blanks what where U thinkin?
Jason
April 28th, 2011
9:25 pm
I like Julio, but I would have rather taken the Hankerson kid out of Miami with the 27th pick and then kept the other picks. I have a hard time believing that Julio will be that much better than Hankerson.
milller
April 28th, 2011
9:25 pm
Dumbest trade in the history of the NFL. DUMB.
You just traded 2 freaking years of top picks for a #2 receiver.
From 13-3 to 6-10
April 28th, 2011
9:26 pm
Patrick Peterson could have been the next deion sanders in a falcons uniform, what a shame
Why the Panic?
April 28th, 2011
9:26 pm
@From 13-3 to 6-10, lets see, at the start of last season we had “no defense” and we still went 13-3.
Bruce
April 28th, 2011
9:27 pm
Bo too early to judge Dunn Ta? That is absurd. He is horrible and should give half his salary back for deception. Been in the league several yrs so how much more time do you give him?
Asheville Dawg
April 28th, 2011
9:27 pm
It will take a couple, maybe three years to figure out if Jones was worth it. But you got to give it to TD, he’s got some major cojhones to make this trade.
Better to try to make the major move, than try to get something worth while at 27
vafalconfan
April 28th, 2011
9:27 pm
Just an awful pick for a good (not great) wide receiver who will not get that many touches in this archaic offense. Worst pick of TDs career..
5150 UOAD
April 28th, 2011
9:27 pm
ricky williams, vince young, ryan leaf, julie jones, and fatt matt stifford
Bo Diddley
April 28th, 2011
9:27 pm
@Bruce: That’s not what I said. Go back and read it again.
From 13-3 to 6-10
April 28th, 2011
9:28 pm
Why the Panic?
April 28th, 2011
9:26 pm
@From 13-3 to 6-10, lets see, at the start of last season we had “no defense” and we still went 13-3.
Think about how close half of the falcons wins were last year???? Remember luck is bound to run out sooner than later and the GREEN BAY PACKERS exposed that defense
JB
April 28th, 2011
9:28 pm
They gave up WAAAAAAY too much.
Will Ferrell sucks
April 28th, 2011
9:28 pm
I’m still ruining the Office.
5150 is an idiot
April 28th, 2011
9:29 pm
Nuff said.
GTBob
April 28th, 2011
9:29 pm
If Julio is amazing then we might only lose by 17 to Green Bay this year. We ruined our draft for the next two years and didn’t address our real needs. Cant say i’m real excited about the move.
Falcon Nation has spoken
April 28th, 2011
9:30 pm
This was a bad trade and I hope TD gets fired for being stupid
Coach Cheesedip
April 28th, 2011
9:30 pm
Great pick! This is what you do to make the next step to success! These later defense draft guys would not make any impact! Great pick and it will pay off!!
Joe Tess Fish House
April 28th, 2011
9:31 pm
Donta Robinson was a bad trade. He is a cheep shot artist and only had 1 INT
5150 UOAD
April 28th, 2011
9:31 pm
Hawks look like they might go farther in the playoffs than the Falcons and the Falcons had a BYE. 59-71 Hawks lead early in the 4th.
Gasgop
April 28th, 2011
9:31 pm
Great pick and he will prove it. TD what a TD!
jerry
April 28th, 2011
9:31 pm
Schultz would have supported Dimwit if he had selected Joe Cox.
Bruce
April 28th, 2011
9:31 pm
Not sure TD is the genus he is made out to be in the press. How many full time starters have we gotten since he came. Granted he is much better than what we had, but don’t see the awe that others do in him.
Bo Diddley
April 28th, 2011
9:31 pm
Ok, all you TD doubters….we’re at pick 14. DE from Wisconsin is off the board and Quinn just came off. Who would have been left at 27 who could impact the upgrade ANY position on defense to the same extent JJ upgrades the WR position? More to the point, who was available at 6 who could upgrade any position on D the way JJ upgrades WR?
Sylvan Learning Center of Clarke County
April 28th, 2011
9:31 pm
Even we admit…..Julio Jones is more of a complete player.
Dan
April 28th, 2011
9:32 pm
No great defense, no superbowl!
gerry cooney
April 28th, 2011
9:32 pm
Not impressed. However, my prognostication skills are on par with the esteemed Mark Bradley.
Columbus
April 28th, 2011
9:32 pm
Like you said half would love it and half would say you paid too much…Michael Jenkins all over again? No way he’s too fast and too physical, hard worker and great blocker and will open up the field for Gonzalez and White and basically anyone who runs a route! Defenses are going to be helpless! This is one way to fight fire with fire….Dimitroff knows more that all you clowns combined. Now the Falcons will have an unstoppable offense just like Green Bay. You can go 2 ways in battle, try to stop their offense by improving your defense and/or improve your own offensive assault and now there is NO defense that can stop the Atlanta offense. It can only stop itself. It is basically a mirror of the Green Bay offense of 2010 but with better weapons….It is going to be a fun high scoring next few years if the running backs hold up! Good job! To the morons who cant see the forest through the trees or think outside the box…you’re ignorance will be known to us all in 5 months! Lets take names and save this to file after a couple days and open it back up in October and name names…..
5150 is an idiot
April 28th, 2011
9:32 pm
Only people who know nothing about sports put the losing team’s score first.
Bo Diddley
April 28th, 2011
9:33 pm
You guys act like you need a 1st or 2nd round pick at every position to be good. Not only is that not true, it’s not possible.
TDub
April 28th, 2011
9:33 pm
Well that was surprising… Like the guts though. Weren’t going to get an impact player at 27, and next year’s 1st rounder will be a late pick. Why not take a gamble?
5150 UOAD
April 28th, 2011
9:33 pm
for what the Falcons gave AWAY JJ better be a pro bowler this year and next.
Falcon Nation has spoken
April 28th, 2011
9:33 pm
TD’S bad moves
Matt Ryan
Peria Jerry
Dunta Robinson
Jimmy Williams
Matt Baker
Julio Jones
BUNCH O' dummies
April 28th, 2011
9:33 pm
Just in case you bandwagoneers dont remember we beat Green Bay in the regular season. They just got the hot QB in the playoffs and took over. We could just as easily have done that. Preciate it
Bruce
April 28th, 2011
9:33 pm
Sorry Bo, though there was a period after the word judge. Upper 40’s so my eyes are starting to go. LOL
5150 UOAD
April 28th, 2011
9:34 pm
football and baseball always show the VISITORs score first you stupid pr.k
jerry
April 28th, 2011
9:34 pm
Let’s see: 48 minus 21=27. Hey, if Julio scores 4 touchdowns we win, 49-48.
Benny
April 28th, 2011
9:35 pm
TD has been known to pick some talent in later rounds(some guy named Brady). I will give him the benefit of the doubt for now.
Colonel Klink
April 28th, 2011
9:35 pm
Everyone but thUGA fans know Jones will go over the middle and go deep, he’s way better overall than Green. Green LEAD his team to 6-7 ha ha
Bruce
April 28th, 2011
9:35 pm
Gladly Columbus, and I do hope I get to eat my words.
Rozeman13
April 28th, 2011
9:35 pm
You know this might have BEEN a good trade if we could have thrown in Anderson and Norwood in with all the picks
Falcon Nation has spoken
April 28th, 2011
9:36 pm
BUNCH O’ dummies
April 28th, 2011
9:33 pm
Just in case you bandwagoneers dont remember we beat Green Bay in the regular season.
Who won in the playoffs?????? I see your blog name fits you well!!!!! Nobody cares about regular season wins
Bama Falcon
April 28th, 2011
9:36 pm
Was A good pick!
Dawg48
April 28th, 2011
9:36 pm
Enter your comments hereWere did mark ingram det all dat boing boing from? Hmmmm did some body body in Alabama get that for him?
Bo Diddley
April 28th, 2011
9:37 pm
@Bruce: No worries. Plus the action on this board moves pretty quickly. Don’t know about you but I find it hard to keep up sometimes.
Bruce
April 28th, 2011
9:37 pm
Klink, AJ is exciting to watch and produces results. Julio is boring. Alot of money to pay for a downfield blocker. Plus, look at the talent surrounding Greene at my alma mater this past year and you will see why it was 6-7.
Falcon nation has NOT spoken
April 28th, 2011
9:38 pm
You got so much wrong up there, it’s not even funny. Who is Matt Baker? Jimmy Williams was taken before Thomas got here. that’s only 3 out of 5. Well, it’s good enough for an A for “U”ga football players.
Mike
April 28th, 2011
9:38 pm
Let me see if I can clearly get my thoughts across in regards to this mortgage of a draft.
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Turrible. I feel sick.
The Falcons NEVER threw down the field. We gave a contract extension to Jenkins. Now we piss away all these picks for another WR?
Peerless Price wasn’t busy?
This is horrible.
Testiclese
April 28th, 2011
9:39 pm
I seem to remember the gasp of disbelief when TD chose Matt Ryan over Glenn Dorsey. I still trust the guy. Free agency looms and Arthur Blank is willing to sign some monster checks.
AJ Green ain't gonna do squat as a Bungle
April 28th, 2011
9:39 pm
He can’t even block a Deion Sanders type corner……and WRs have to be able to block in the NFL.
And he has no QB. Bye bye!
Bo Diddley
April 28th, 2011
9:39 pm
Hawks by 8 with 6:07 left.
Steve
April 28th, 2011
9:40 pm
From Cleveland … hope it works out for you, but we really needed the picks … thanks for doing the deal!
jerry
April 28th, 2011
9:40 pm
5150 UOAD ……..you are right about the visiting team’s score being listed first. Now someone needs to tell those idiot “sports” people on WSB and FOX 5.
perk
April 28th, 2011
9:40 pm
too expensive!
Justin Houston
April 28th, 2011
9:40 pm
Lightin’ up again! Looking to do it on stage too!
5150 UOAD
April 28th, 2011
9:40 pm
@bruce
AJ looked exciting on the sidelines more than he played in games over 3 yrs. He played just a few more games at UGA than FAT MATT has in Detroit. Both are so EXCITING.Haahhaahaha
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
9:41 pm
For all of you commenting on Patrick Peterson. He was gone with Arizona the pick before this. Arizona wasn’t trading that pick. They got the guy they wanted in this draft. They were not trading the pick. The Falcons had no chance to get Peterson.
Bo Diddley
April 28th, 2011
9:41 pm
@Mike: Did you…..did you just……did you just compare Julio Freakin’ Jones to Peerless Price?? Them’s fighting words! You wanna step outside??
jeffrey d
April 28th, 2011
9:41 pm
See, fairweather ATL fans? THAT was informed, reasoned analysis and insight.
And THAT was condescending smugness.
5150 is an idiot
April 28th, 2011
9:41 pm
Well, girls do list the losing team first.
Why stop being stupid
April 28th, 2011
9:42 pm
The Falcons should trade up for Mark Ingram, keep this stupid trend going
Bo Diddley
April 28th, 2011
9:42 pm
@jeffrey d: And THAT was an astute observation.
At least we aren't Miami
April 28th, 2011
9:42 pm
Wow. How exciting. Your number 1 pick is a center. Yawn. That’s really going to take you from mediocre to a contender.
Red
April 28th, 2011
9:43 pm
THAT’S WHY YOU FOOLS ARE SITTING ON YOUR COUCH THINKING YOU ARE ALL AWESOME GM’S WHILE DIMITROFF MAKES MILLIONS MAKING THE RIGHT DECISIONS FOR THE FRANCHISE.
rivercard
April 28th, 2011
9:43 pm
@Bo-
I concede that Lofton is a B level vs C player but while “consensus” may be he is a budding star he isn’t there yet. Of course Robinson is an upgrade but is he worth what they paid for him? Yes, Witherspoon has some athletic ability but he truly looked like someone who had never played football many times last year. Your right though jury is still out but last year was below average performance.
If you think Perry and Moore are anything other than average(extremely generous) then we just aren’t watching the same players.
What The ?????
April 28th, 2011
9:43 pm
Really……a wide receceiver is what we needed from the next TWO drafts to get over the top. You have got to be kidding me. It typically takes 3 years for a receiver to develope and we just gave away 2 years of Draft for this marginal at best receiver. He is a work out warrior that never really did anything at BAMA. Here we go again into mediocraty.
1990_Champs_GT
April 28th, 2011
9:43 pm
He better make the Hall of Fame.. with us! We better win Super Bowls, not just one.
Jones drops too many passes and like A.J. Green disappears in games. If this doesn’t pan out, TD will be fired and I, for one, won’t mind a bit.
Does anyone else think the best PASS RUSHER AVAILABLE AT #6 OVERALL makes more sense!?
Steve
April 28th, 2011
9:44 pm
Enter your comments here
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
9:44 pm
THE SKY IS FALLING. OH WHAT A HORRIBLE PICK. I CAN’T BELEIVE WE TRADED PICKS AWAY. THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END. I WANT WONT WATCH ANOTHER FALSCONS GAME. TD IS STUPID, DOES NOT KNOW WHAT HE IS DOING.
WHAT A BUNCH OF WHINING MORONS.
JSS
April 28th, 2011
9:44 pm
OK, grown adult post, this series of events means offensive line is even more important because Matt Ryan’s arm is not deep accurate and the receivers must work to be open so he can have the chance to be off and still hit them. As I said on the other blog, Clabo must have peed on himself in glee…
5150 UOAD
April 28th, 2011
9:44 pm
Hawks giving up the pudding 74-76 let the magic back in the game
Why stop being stupid
April 28th, 2011
9:44 pm
Watch New England choose Mark Ingram
Skank Palin
April 28th, 2011
9:44 pm
Remember Gerald Tinker was a first round WR pick by the Birds!
Think about that!
Steve
April 28th, 2011
9:44 pm
Great Pick wait to you see what JJ will do with single coverage, Oh My!
Bruce
April 28th, 2011
9:45 pm
5150 Obviously you are either a fan of one of those Alabamer teams or a Techster. Check AJ’s ranking on Mel Keiper’s board. And as for calling a QB fat, lets see how fat Cam(all I do is look to the sideline for a play number) does when he has to call a play other than 39 in the NFL.
Willy T
April 28th, 2011
9:45 pm
This was a desperation trade. It was a Mike Ditka kind of trade. Put all your eggs in one basket. I hope it works out, because if it doesn’t, then you’ve hurt yourself for the next few years.
TD IS IN OVER HIS HEAD AS GM!
April 28th, 2011
9:45 pm
TD did not pick Brady…he was a college scout, not the GM
hater
April 28th, 2011
9:46 pm
Great pick!! We still have free agents to pick also……DE AND RB…GO TD!!!!
Big Daddy
April 28th, 2011
9:46 pm
The guy who wanted Peterson. He was already gone with the 5th pick. I like the move, i hope we get more offense with our thrid round pick.
Rozeman13
April 28th, 2011
9:46 pm
With all this firepower shouldnt we hire Bobo as OC to run it
Joe Tess Fish House
April 28th, 2011
9:46 pm
Why cant TD do more liek the Pats? They have lots of pix and a grate team still. Mr Blanks should of hired GM from the Pats instead of TD
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
9:47 pm
It’s about time the Falcons made a bold move. I’ve been watching them for over 30 years and am sick of seeing them draft a bunch of CB’s and LB’s that don’t pan out.
rivercard
April 28th, 2011
9:47 pm
Agree JSS.
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
9:47 pm
Watch the commercial on ESPN and see what a freak JJ is.
Tech Fan
April 28th, 2011
9:47 pm
Well, it seems like we have about 200 people on this blog smarter than TD….amazing!!! LOL!!! LOL!!!! LOL!!!!
Bo Diddley
April 28th, 2011
9:48 pm
@rivercard: No real debate here. I just think the D is young, learning and evolving. Let them learn, get a solid DE and help at CB (in the 3rd round or FA) and we’re set. We don’t need Reggie White coming off the end. I’m cutting Perry and Moore some slack since they lost so much time to injuries, but agree that we should be getting better performance. Truthfully, that GB debacle looked to me like it was the result of two things: 1) a very questionable gameplan; and 2) ATL’s inability to strike quickly enough to even think about a comeback.
jerry
April 28th, 2011
9:48 pm
The 49ers gave up their 1st and their 2nd picks in the 1985 draft to draft Jerry Rice and they were the 30th and the 60th. The Birds give up two 1st’s, a 2nd, and a 4th for Julio Jones. Let’s see which turns out best.
Jcard120
April 28th, 2011
9:48 pm
this team went 13-3 with the worst percentage of long yardage passing in the league. I trust the falcons scouting staff. Julio Jones might have dropped too many small yardage passes, but he did not drop any touchdown passes. This is likely what attracted the falcons into moving up. The falcons organization is smart and has made great decisions up to this point. Let’s be hyped about the potential of having White and Jones at the corners. The one year we almost took it all the way(dirty bird) we had a great running back, and an excellent receiving combo. Sack up who are being so negative. We lost draft picks….we gained the one thing this team needed, a second threat. I can’t wait to watch the team next year. Matt Ryan with a solid O line. White and Jones on the corners. Turner rushing for 100 yards per game. They made this move to win the Super Bowl in a year or two. I love the attitude of the Falcons staff.
5150 UOAD
April 28th, 2011
9:49 pm
@bruce
& where in the SEC did AJ rank over he GREAT 3 years? He was never a top 5 receiver. He is going to get BROKEN in Half.
Tech Fan
April 28th, 2011
9:49 pm
I love this pick, hate that we had to give up the 2nd rounder but other than that…great bold move….IMO. I am certainly not an expert like most of the people in this blog
Jake
April 28th, 2011
9:49 pm
Dimitroff got skunked. The worst NFL trade since the Herschel Walker/Dallas deal.
Phil
April 28th, 2011
9:49 pm
Horrible move. Put a fork in us.
Joe Tess Fish House
April 28th, 2011
9:49 pm
Hes a freak cuz he has a girls name. Juliet
TD IS IN OVER HIS HEAD AS GM!
April 28th, 2011
9:50 pm
@jerry. Give it a rest! TD is not even in the same class as the SF GM was back in the day.
Skank Palin
April 28th, 2011
9:50 pm
Birds should have a great DL with two recent first round picks (Jerry and the Arkansas DE – name escapes me) and John Abraham – but Noooooo!!!!!!
jerry
April 28th, 2011
9:50 pm
Dimwit did not build the Patriots, contrary to the AJC spin.
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
9:51 pm
Jcard120, great post. You are exactly right. Hate all the know nothing whiners on here.
The truth
April 28th, 2011
9:51 pm
You have to be drunk if you are satisfied with Julio Jones over AJ Green. Green is a beast
Julio Jones
April 28th, 2011
9:51 pm
My dad dresses like a pimp.
Skank Palin
April 28th, 2011
9:52 pm
Yeah, but Jerry Rice slipped to #16 in round one (iirc) so he was worth less.
Best #16 ever.
Best WR ever.
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
9:53 pm
Truth, moot point. We had no chance to get AJ. The Bengals were taking him no matter what.
Bo Diddley
April 28th, 2011
9:53 pm
Hawks by 5, 1:52 left
GTBob
April 28th, 2011
9:53 pm
Green and Jones are about equal to me so im not sad losing one over the other. Neither were worth that trade though. How dumb is Cincinnati for turning us down? We probably offered them even more.
jerry
April 28th, 2011
9:54 pm
kerryb@ If the no nothings are whiners, are you a no nothing anti-whiner?
guy
April 28th, 2011
9:54 pm
don’t mind moving up, but I do mind giving up next year’s #1
Tide Rising
April 28th, 2011
9:54 pm
Looks to me like a lot of dawg fans are just pissed because the Falcons took a premiere Alabama player. And the morons who think AJ is all world and Julio is marginal, average,etc. What a joke. Julio is a complete wr who ran a blistering 4.3 40 with a fractured foot. What did AJ run? 4.5? And in case you didn’t notice you have to block in the NFL. Julio is big and bad. AJ is like Georgia- weak. Julio elevated his team to a national record 36 wins in 3 years. Julio elevated Georgia to a 23-16 record over the same 3 years. AJ was a slightly better college receiver because Georgia passed a lot more while Alabama played a run first offense. But this is the pros where pure physicality matters and from the combine speed and strength numbers AJ aint even in Julio’s universe.
Skank Palin
April 28th, 2011
9:54 pm
“The worst NFL trade since the Herschel Walker/Dallas deal.”
that was the worst trade since Babe Ruth went to the Yanks for some hot dogs and $500.
The truth
April 28th, 2011
9:55 pm
But the falcons had a chance to get him, if the bengals wanted AJ then stand pat and get the tall reciever from miami
5150 UOAD
April 28th, 2011
9:55 pm
how is GREEN a beast?
he needs 20lbs if he is going across the middle in the NFL.
AJ Green is still all HYPE he has not proven a damn thing yet. JJ and the USC receiver were better in the SEC this year to name just 2
geno
April 28th, 2011
9:55 pm
learn something about football !!… DAN
5150 UOAD
April 28th, 2011
9:56 pm
Hawks are going to lose this game. up by 1 with under a min to go.
Dimwit-troff
April 28th, 2011
9:56 pm
This is almost as bad as the Herschel to Minnesota scam that parlayed the Cowboys to several Super Bowls… Dimwit-roff just may have made NFL history… At best this move will be viewed as a mistake…
Mudcatjoe
April 28th, 2011
9:56 pm
Awesome trade! I’m glad AJ Green was gone when we picked. Julio was the best receiver in the draft this year. No one will be able to stop us next year! Who needs another disappointing Dawg player on our team?
rivercard
April 28th, 2011
9:56 pm
@Bo
Agree about GB game but would add Raji collapsing the interior and overall D as factors also.
I surely won’t say I don’t think Jones has potential, but I worry that we gave too much and that our system and personnel may not be able to take full advantage of his skills. Hope my fears are misplaced.
Go Falcons!!!
jerry
April 28th, 2011
9:57 pm
Skank Palin@….if Rice was a 16, what should Julio be? And she is definitely a skank.
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
9:57 pm
You guys are whining about picks for unproven players. So what if we trade the first round pick next year and the 54th this year. That would be bad if we were picking in the top 10 but hopefully we will be picking 32 next year.
Bo Diddley
April 28th, 2011
9:57 pm
For some reason, AJ Green reminds me of several of the receivers who’ve come out of Florida, and we see how they’ve fared.
Tide Rising
April 28th, 2011
9:57 pm
Ya’ll need to be quiet now. Otherwise Julio may read your comments, get mad, and put AJ over his knee and spank him. We all know Julio would dominate that Georgia boy.
Tech Fan
April 28th, 2011
9:58 pm
GOOD LORD!!! I cannot believe the amount of crap I am hearing from this blog..as if there are a bunch of experts in here…just freakin chill and lets wait and see. He was abviously rated one of the best picks in the draft for a reason…freaking wierdos
Hurt Kurbstreit
April 28th, 2011
9:58 pm
I’m glad to get Julio Jones but that seems like a lot of good draft picks given up to get him. He is not the = of AJ Green. Me. I would have gone for defense. Maybe Justin Houston will fall far enough for them to pick him in a later round.
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
9:59 pm
The goal I think is to pick the best player in the draft that you need to help you win now if you can. The Falcons did that.
Mystikal
April 28th, 2011
9:59 pm
First off, don’t know if I wanna see detroit next year, but I like the move by TD. I’d love it if we got AJ Green or Patrick Petersen, but Julio’s best games are ahead of him I believe. Like the boldness of the move to say we aren’t satisfied and we comin for the crown!!
The truth
April 28th, 2011
9:59 pm
AJ Green is still all HYPE he has not proven a damn thing yet. JJ and the USC receiver were better in the SEC this year to name just 2
AJ Green dominated when the ball was thrown his way. When Julio has highlights playing on espn showing he drops balls. The other guy from South Carolina is good but where was he during the SEC title game??? He dominates against lesser competition
jerry
April 28th, 2011
9:59 pm
Tide Rising@……well said, my man, well said.
5150 UOAD
April 28th, 2011
9:59 pm
hawks up by 3 with 8.3 sec left and magic with the ball
Bruce
April 28th, 2011
9:59 pm
5150, how bout 2008 58 924 yds 2009 43 596 yds 2010 78 1133 yds for Julio and
2008 56 963 yds 2009 53 808 yds 2010 57 848 yds for AJ with 4 games missed for his big lack of judgement. So if AJ wasn’t a top 5 receiver I guess Julio wasn’t either because the number are very similar.
Dimwit-troff
April 28th, 2011
9:59 pm
Tide fans need to worry about their town instead of coming here and talking smack…
GO Eagles
April 28th, 2011
10:01 pm
Man I hope we trade up and get Mark Ingram, the dirty birds will lose to MV7 and the Eagles 56-21
Mr. Sarcasm
April 28th, 2011
10:02 pm
We won’t know if this was a good deal or not until we see what Bradley has to say.
Rozeman13
April 28th, 2011
10:03 pm
Hawks win
Skank Palin
April 28th, 2011
10:03 pm
jerry – Jerry Rice at #16 is like a weird Star Trek episode where all the inhabitants on the planet go insane except for the genius Bill Walsh.
It makes no sense to real people.
only reason – Mississippi Valley State.
Hawks win!
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
10:03 pm
HAWKS WIN
bigeasy830
April 28th, 2011
10:03 pm
Julio Jones improves all facets of an already good offense. Barring injury the Falcons on offense will be unstoppable. The are now a legit Super Bowl contender. Years past the Falcons were not as good as you fans thought they were. This year they will be great. They will win the South and if they get a pass rusher they will be in the Super Bowl in 2012. That trade signaled the Falcons going for it now. You gotta love it. The last two times the falcons lost in the Play-offs they lost to teams with dynamic offenses lead by great receiving cores. The Falcon’s receiver core is now second to none. Opposing teams can’t double any receiver or the tight end and they can’t put 8 in the box. Harry Douglas will have a break-out season as well. Plus the receivers will get YAC, which will help your QB. Ryan’s biggest weakness is deep balls flutter. Now, he does not need to throw in long at all. His greatest strength is his decision making and accuracy. Well with those receivers he can throw to whoever, whenever. Just improve that defense via free agency and barring injury Atlanta Falcon’s will have it’s dynasty.
Bo Diddley
April 28th, 2011
10:04 pm
HERE COMES BREAM! HERE COMES THE THROW! HE IS……….SAFE!
HAWKS WIN! HAWKS WIN! HAWKS WIN! HAWKS WIN!
5150 UOAD
April 28th, 2011
10:04 pm
hawks win 81-84
FalconFan
April 28th, 2011
10:04 pm
For those of you saying Julio isn’t AJ Green, would you be saying this after the 2009 season?
Mystikal
April 28th, 2011
10:04 pm
Don’t hate on AJ Green, he is the real deal. Julio Jones looks all everything at the combine,but Green put up numbers on the field. He has some of the nicest hands in the league from day one and he produces on the field!
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10:05 pm
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April 28th, 2011
10:06 pm
I love it. Julio Jones was a 5 star coming out of high school, lit up the SEC, then burned everyone at the combine. He and Green are once every half decade talents.
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10:08 pm
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Mike
April 28th, 2011
10:08 pm
I can’t wait to see what the Falcons do with this late 1st round pick. Either way if it doesn’t work out, we can use our second round pick or next years pick to build.
Sorry. We pissed all that away. Hell, we don’t throw the ball more than 25 yards down the field.
Even with the Hawks winning, this is a horrible night.
1990_Champs_GT
April 28th, 2011
10:09 pm
@Jake
I thought about the Hershel trade too. Built that Dallas team into a dynasty. I don’t see the Browns doing that, but they will have a chance since we morgaged our future…
BTW: What happened to “building the team through the draft”? Doesn’t work so well without picks…
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
10:09 pm
The Falcons have been building their offense like the Steelers of the late 90’s and early 2000’s. They now have their Hines Ward. I guy that brings it on blocks like Ward and has more speed.
5150 UOAD
April 28th, 2011
10:10 pm
just think if AJ had stayed in South Carolina He could have played for an SEC CHAMPIONSHIP. Did he do that with Fat MATT, Cox, or Runt Murray?
Jl
April 28th, 2011
10:10 pm
You people are unbelievable, our gm makes a bold trade to show that he wants to win right now and some of you still complain. Let’s see how many d.e are available at 27 and see how well they play in 2011. They might would help us 2-3 years down the road. I’m pretty sure td has a plan in free agency of addressing the pass rush. Trust our gm I think he has earned it.
Mystikal
April 28th, 2011
10:11 pm
WOw, how far will Bowers fall?
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
10:11 pm
Mike, the reason the Falcons didn’t throw downfield was because they had only one receiver and he was doubled a lot of the times. Now they do.
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
10:11 pm
We might get Bowers in the 3rd round.
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10:12 pm
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ptrepdaA
April 28th, 2011
10:13 pm
great pick. all of you haters aren’t even from here. why speak. you like the city but you hate on my team. go home. we lost to the steelers because troy p. could jump the 10 yard out to roddy. if there was any speed out there on that play. the safety ( any safety ) has to respect speed because he is the last line of defense. big wr with speed on my falcons oh my. we still have free agents to sign to help on the d. that guy from oakland #21 db. if we can get something like that. i think the dirty birds would be back in the house.
jerry
April 28th, 2011
10:13 pm
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WTF?
SMH
April 28th, 2011
10:13 pm
The falcons could have traded up for bowers if they wouldn’t have traded the future away
Yum Yums
April 28th, 2011
10:13 pm
Puppy fans are still upset he beat up on the puppies during the “Blackout”.
5150 UOAD
April 28th, 2011
10:13 pm
is the POTHEAD uga player still available?
Birrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrd Man
April 28th, 2011
10:14 pm
OK, tomorrow night–a 3rd rounder–will smokin’ hot Justin Houston be there?
Will TD trade up to round 2 to get Bowers?
April 28th, 2011
10:14 pm
Wow, he’s gone from a top 3 pick to……?
Kramer
April 28th, 2011
10:14 pm
To all you freaking haters on here regarding the Jones move, you are total idiots. TD knows more about building an NFL franchise then you know about yourself. I swear, the Atlanta fan base has got to be full of more idiots with maybe the exception of Philadelphia. Leave your computer, go to your kitchen, grab a cup of shut the hell up and go to bed.
I'm Gumby, Dammit
April 28th, 2011
10:14 pm
I wonder how many of these idiots would be crying if it was A.J. they had traded for. Get over it. Julio is a better blocker(a must in our system), and he’s faster than Green ever hoped to be. Yes, it hurts giving up next year’s first round pick, but it probably won’t be higher than 30th, anyway.
In TD, I trust.
jerry
April 28th, 2011
10:15 pm
5150 UOAD@……which one?
ptrepdaA
April 28th, 2011
10:15 pm
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FalconFan
April 28th, 2011
10:15 pm
Love the pick.
The defensive focus over the past 2 years will start paying off this year, at least historically speaking without the amout of “star” focus.
Great time to strike and shake it up with an explosive player.
GO PACK GO
April 28th, 2011
10:16 pm
the kid can’t play D. love the pick.
Bo Diddley
April 28th, 2011
10:16 pm
New Rule: Whenever someone posts “Enter your comments here”, everyone has to take (another) drink.
Justin Houston
April 28th, 2011
10:17 pm
To all NFL teams: I’ll play cheap, just for some smoke. But my bag man has to come with me.
TrishaDishaWarEagle
April 28th, 2011
10:17 pm
Julio Jones is a great pcik, this totally opens up the offense right down to the running game…the most bang for the buck. Def can be shored up in FA and with the one we have we did win 13 games. Good move TD and Mr. AB
Since Julio went to my intra-state rival just want to say AU nation’s hearts go out to the people of Tuscaloosa. Roll Tide / WAR EAGLE
Kramer
April 28th, 2011
10:17 pm
GO Eagles
April 28th, 2011
10:01 pm
Man I hope we trade up and get Mark Ingram, the dirty birds will lose to MV7 and the Eagles 56-21
This douche just proved my point about philly fans.
FalconFan
April 28th, 2011
10:18 pm
SMH, are you serious? Trade up for Bowers?! That’s the funniest thing on this blog. It’s also the dumbest.
It’s the 21st round and he’s still there and he ain’t going anywhere with his knee troubles. You don’t trade up for a player like Bowers still sitting there at 21.
Dumb, stupid comment.
Stizz
April 28th, 2011
10:18 pm
For you clowns that hate the pick, this man ran a 4.3 on a BROKEN FOOT. Did we give up alot? Absolutely. But damn, you don’t get playmakers at the cost of nothing. And look at the remainder of the first round. Almost no impact players left outside of DE and we all know the track record for DE’s in the first round.
Cleveland just traded again
April 28th, 2011
10:18 pm
They just got a big Nose Tackle from Baylor.
dahlonega
April 28th, 2011
10:19 pm
for all you haters of this pick. you’re probably the same one’s who hated td for not taking glen dorsey over matt ryan. this is a good pick. tony will be gone next year and turner and white will be another year older. better to inject some young blood when you have a chance. don’t forget td has brought us 3 straight winning seasons after everyone thought we were going to be going threw some dark times after the patreno and vick era.
GO Eagles
April 28th, 2011
10:19 pm
This douche just proved my point about philly fans.
Wow trash talk from a Falcons fan????? When was the last time the Falcons won a playoff game??? I forgot, Vick was there
Mystikal
April 28th, 2011
10:20 pm
If anyone correctly predicted this first round they should be working for the CIA!!
How smart is Cleveland
April 28th, 2011
10:20 pm
Cleveland is smart because Bowers may still be there while the dumb falcons have no picks
Skank Palin
April 28th, 2011
10:21 pm
RB most overrated position in the NFL.
Bo Diddley
April 28th, 2011
10:22 pm
Whoa. Phil Taylor is freakin’ HUUUUUUUUUUUGE!!!
@Mystikal: LMAO!
5150 UOAD
April 28th, 2011
10:23 pm
Yes RBs are overrated because nobody runs the football anymore.
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
10:23 pm
Now look at the players around the 21st pick to the 27th and on. Do you think there are any immediate playmakers on the field there. I think not. If TD had not traded up to get Jones you would have the same idiots on here knocking TD for not trading up to get him.
GO PACK GO
April 28th, 2011
10:24 pm
falcons just traded their future. it’s going to be great watching the packers and eagles tear up your defense. again.
How smart is Cleveland
April 28th, 2011
10:24 pm
Do you think there are any immediate playmakers on the field there.
Mark Ingram??
Cleveland stinks
April 28th, 2011
10:25 pm
They aren’t smart. They’re CLEVELAND! It’ll take 100 years for them to do anything right.
5150 UOAD
April 28th, 2011
10:26 pm
a lot of non-big name players taken.`
i still sat this is a weak draft. paying some of these guys 1st round money is a huge joke.
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
10:26 pm
Packers are one year wonders.
How smart is Cleveland
April 28th, 2011
10:26 pm
They aren’t smart. lol They had to be smart to take all of those picks from the dumb falcons
JSS
April 28th, 2011
10:26 pm
That crack about Tuscaloosa was as tacky as they come… Why do you people feel compelled to be so distasteful?
Mystikal
April 28th, 2011
10:27 pm
Perhaps if we hadn’t given up SSOOOO much we could trade back into 1st round to take Cameron Jordan and damn the rest of the draft!
Simon
April 28th, 2011
10:27 pm
@Bo Diddley ‘Nuff said.
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
10:27 pm
If the NFL scouts think that Ingram is an immediate impact player why is he still on the board?
The Big Chill
April 28th, 2011
10:28 pm
Good Pick!! They can address the defense with free agency. Young guys are not going to impact the defense right away. Julio on the other hand will have a huge impact on the offense. The guy is a stud!!!
How smart is Atlanta
April 28th, 2011
10:28 pm
Not smart to give up basically their whole draft, atlanta fans are delusional
drmondo
April 28th, 2011
10:28 pm
Got to have faith in TD, Smitty and the scouts. They’ve earned it with their unprecedented (for ATL) steady success. I admit to being really nervous that we gave up more than we should have, but I was also one of those guys who listened to the talking heads about Dorsey vs Matty Ice. They proved me wrong then and I expect this pick will turn out to be a winner. Thank God this isn’t the old Falcons…Jones won’t be another Aundrey Bruce.
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
10:28 pm
Maybe it’s because Ingram has no speed. You can run around college defenses with no speed but not NFL defenses.
Tide Rising
April 28th, 2011
10:29 pm
Dimwit-troff,
Talking smack son? Like all the smack talkers on here tearing down Julio and saying that AJ is all that. Give it a rest son. But before you give it a rest why don’t you have saint Richt teach his players like Justin Houston the most basic common sense and some damn discipline. What manner of an idiot smokes some dope right before the combine- thereby costing himself millions of dollars in lost draft status. All for a joint. But that’s typical of just how damn stupid and undisciplined Georgia players are.
HarryHawkins
April 28th, 2011
10:29 pm
Mark me down as one of those who thinks we gave too much for too little. That being said, Dimitroff has done an excellent job overall with the Falcons personnel and we’ve reaped the benefits on the field. So while I question giving up so many picks for a WR when we have so many more obvious defensive needs (pass rusher, linebackers, line) in a defense-rich class, I gotta trust him. Go Falcons. Hopefully we can outscore everyone else since I don’t see us stopping anyone much.
Bo Diddley
April 28th, 2011
10:30 pm
AJ Green = Jabar Gafney
5150 UOAD
April 28th, 2011
10:30 pm
i guess the owners will make sure not to have any of the rest of the players sign contracts. I bet you could get better undrafted players cheaper than most of the so-so players left.
Orange11
April 28th, 2011
10:30 pm
Maybe they will trade up for Snooki next. Heck, she can wrestle.
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
10:30 pm
People are making comparisons to what Ditka did. No comparison. As I remember Ditka traded every pick in the draft away. TD wasn’t going to do that.
gcs
April 28th, 2011
10:30 pm
The Falcons need to think about today. Tony Gonzalez is probably in his last season. Roddy & Turner are pushing 30 (which is old by NFL standards for skills position players). This is a good pick to push the Falcons towards a Super Bowl. The future is now.
.
HarryHawkins
April 28th, 2011
10:31 pm
Picking Jones clearly puts Witherspoon, Peria and company on notice that it is time to produce. Maybe something will finally light a fire under Jamal’s considerable backside and he’ll produce something, too. Time for the defense we got to rise up, since they ain’t getting any help in this draft.
Hollywould
April 28th, 2011
10:32 pm
War Eagle here, Great move. This guy is a beast. Roddy on one side/Douglas in the slot/all will have one-on-onecoverage. You have Jerry and Witherspoon coming back/defense is young/you only have so much time as a team. Now is the time GREAT MOVE
Tide Rising
April 28th, 2011
10:32 pm
kerryb,
Jerry Rice’s combine result was 4.6 or 4.7 and Knowshon I think ran a 4.62 which is what Ingram ran. But Ingram had not fully recovered from an injury and he ran his 40 time at Bama’s pro day and ran a 4.5. He’s plenty fast.
Bo Diddley
April 28th, 2011
10:33 pm
Wonderful gesture to recognize our troops. But, Gawd, that Lee Greenwood song is cheesy.
Tdawg
April 28th, 2011
10:33 pm
I like the trade. Yes I do wish that we could have gotten AJ. We didn’t but we did get the next best thing. What was it that we would have gotten with the 27th pick that was going to help the Falcons. Jones will in my opinon help the Falcons immediately. Better in my opinion to get one player who has a chance to be a great player than to get 3 or 4 who might help.
How smart is Atlanta
April 28th, 2011
10:33 pm
Delusional falcons fans thinking Mark Ingram is slow, how delusional. I bet he is fast than slow burner turner
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
10:33 pm
When it comes down to it we traded 2 picks in this draft and one in next draft for a big physical playmaker with speed that we needed. I think that was an even trade.
FugitivePoet
April 28th, 2011
10:34 pm
Where have the football people gone? Rise up indeed.
JJ will be huge. Recall the double team and eight in the box of the playoff game? Remember the three and outs as a result?
Now, while Da Birds methodically move up and down the field and destroy the clock defenses will not know whether to shit or wind their wristwatches while our defense stays fresh and ready to crush on the sidelines.
Imagine the result of Rodgers if never getting on the field.
Cousin Vicker
April 28th, 2011
10:34 pm
You know who else has amazing speed? Darius Heyward-Bey
Hollywould
April 28th, 2011
10:34 pm
GCS/ I was typing as you posted/ I totally agree/ Go for it!!!!
5150 UOAD
April 28th, 2011
10:34 pm
snookie can wrestle with your tube steak but i wouldn’t want be be in the same zip code with that yankee POS tramp.
Bo Diddley
April 28th, 2011
10:35 pm
Still no Bowers or Marvin Austin?
HarryHawkins
April 28th, 2011
10:35 pm
I agree that we need to make a go now, so give Ryan the tools and lets see what he can do. I just think we need a few defensive pieces now, too, or we’ll never get to the SB. Maybe the O-line can hold it together another year, and the D can find a way to stop Green Bay twice next year, and a healthy Turner and Ryan keep putting points on the board.
Lesa
April 28th, 2011
10:35 pm
I agree with you, Jeff. TD made a gutsy move that I believe will pay off big time for my birds. Welcome to Atlanta, Julio. GO FALCONS!!!!!!
Who Dat Nation
April 28th, 2011
10:35 pm
Lets GO Saints
drmondo
April 28th, 2011
10:36 pm
I think we’ll have an active free agency period. If they stick to last year’s rules, there aren’t many good young DEs because of the 6 yr rule. I’m not as nervous as some about the OL. I think their success is more because of PB’s scheme and not the players. With the exception of Baker, none of them are top draft picks, but are aggressive and willing to play Paul’s way.
Mike
April 28th, 2011
10:36 pm
No hands…Gave up way too much for a so so player…Defense wins championships…Defense would have beaten the packers…
disgusted
April 28th, 2011
10:36 pm
i loved the ryan pick, but this one stinks!
How smart is Cleveland? They suck. Forever.
April 28th, 2011
10:36 pm
Julio will be a better player than anyone they would’ve taken. And they’ll still win less than 6 games.
Rozeman13
April 28th, 2011
10:36 pm
To drunk to blog anymore tonight. Been going strong since the first pick still dont know why Panthers took Green #1. When i wake up tomorrow afternoon i sure hope the falcons got a wide out at 27. Maybe that playmaker Cobb at Kentucky Goodnight yall enjoyed the evening
HarryHawkins
April 28th, 2011
10:37 pm
We traded 3 picks this draft, and 2 picks in the next draft….and that’s too much for a WR when we need Defense.
Chris
April 28th, 2011
10:37 pm
I wish we could have gotten A.J. but we are so close to winning a championship hopefully this takes as all the WAY!!!!!!!!
Clay
April 28th, 2011
10:37 pm
Its apparent that most of these posters are complete morons about football. especially Noodle Arm.
athdogbirdbrave
April 28th, 2011
10:37 pm
Chill folks…first off, Joe Tess, please find a spell check, will you? You make the idiot yankees’ who move down here and complain about the schools seem as though they know what they are talking about.
Maybe we should’ve gone defense, but I trust TD, and don’t forget at some point there will be some version of free agency.
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
10:37 pm
Harry, We have been picking defensive pieces for the last two years. Time for a great offensive player. I don’t think there is that many great defensive pieces left at he 27th pick.
5150 UOAD
April 28th, 2011
10:38 pm
Maybe we can get Ant Allen from Tech and go for the ALL HAIR team.
Mystikal
April 28th, 2011
10:38 pm
Julio Jones will be a really good receiver in the league. Just so happens that AJ Green will be better. Either way it was a very heavy price to pay. I’m glad that we’re making bold moves, though. We can still address d-line in free agency. The only “defensive” game changers in this draft all went in the top 5 picks. And there wasn’t gonna be much there at 27 anyway so…
HarryHawkins
April 28th, 2011
10:38 pm
Julio is a WR who drops passes. Hmmmmmm, and we traded UP to get him?
JSS
April 28th, 2011
10:40 pm
If Frank Gore, Cadillac Williams, and Ronnie Brown can make a living in the run game; the Ingram kid can as well…
vuduchld
April 28th, 2011
10:40 pm
This pick is a joke. Julio Jones would have been available in the lower first or early 2nd round. To trade away 5 players for a wide out who will be average at best in the NFL is another example of why the Falcons will never be ready for primetime. Can anyone say Herschel to the Vikes! LOL
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
10:41 pm
Wrong Harry, We traded the second and fourth in this draft. We just switched places from 27th to 6th. They only traded the first pick in next years draft.
Mora less Petrino
April 28th, 2011
10:41 pm
Awesome pick! If this keeps the offense on the field longer, then the D just got better. Roddy & Julio! Sweet baby, sweet!
Cousin Vicker
April 28th, 2011
10:41 pm
Okay, I’ve come to my conclusion: We drafted a Darius Heyward-Bey/Michael Jenkins hybrid. At SIX. UGH
PMC
April 28th, 2011
10:42 pm
Ingram has great vision. You don’t need 4.3 speed if you have great vision and you are very skilled. 4.5 is about what Turner runs on a good day. Ingram breaks tackles and his vision leads to his elusiveness. He also catches the ball well.
he won the Heisman at Alabama. That takes some doing.
One Nation Under educated
April 28th, 2011
10:42 pm
Two years worth of high draft picks for one guy that catches 15 balls a year?
First there was Len Barker.
Then Aundray Bruce.
Then there was Brett Favrrrre.
This one takes the cake, takes ‘em all.
Loserville. Oh god the losing-est city fo-evah.
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
10:42 pm
vuduchld, we only traded 3 picks for him.
Hollywould
April 28th, 2011
10:43 pm
Harry, did you happen to watch Jones in his career? Wake up man, this guy is the best receiver around. Dumb statement
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
10:43 pm
Maybe Jones only caught 15 balls because he didn’t have a top QB. Now he does.
GT81
April 28th, 2011
10:44 pm
who was available at 6 who could upgrade any position on D the way JJ upgrades WR? have faith people…….
HarryHawkins
April 28th, 2011
10:44 pm
I make a lot of noise, but I really don’t take the draft very seriously at all. Apart from the occasional Matt Ryan franchise-pick, drafts don’t make championships, developing players does. Paying millions to kids is a bad idea in the first place, so TD and AB can draft and pay whoever they like….Just as long as Coach Smith and staff can work them into a team.
SouthGa Falcon
April 28th, 2011
10:44 pm
For those making the Peterson argument, put the tape of Peterson vs jones and Peterson vs green. Jones wins!
PMC
April 28th, 2011
10:44 pm
They took a ton of depth in last seasons draft. This year. We get a play maker!
5150 UOAD
April 28th, 2011
10:46 pm
pmc
uga & bama only have 1 Heisman winner. many schools have none. it is hard to do at any school. the Stanford kid should have won it but they GAVE it to BAMA for the first time.
Julio will be way better than Green.
April 28th, 2011
10:46 pm
1) Cincy wasn’t going to move. They wanted Green. If ATL moved up to 3, TD might’ve had to trade all 7 picks this year or something.
2) Julio won’t have to be the man here like Green will have to be up in Bungle Land…..withOUT a quarterback.
3) Roddy White will either draw the double teams and allow Julio to make hay deep, or White will benefit tremendously with one on one coverage.
4) I bet Harry Douglas and Jerrious Norwood are on notice. Cut, traded?
5) With all the $$$ we saved here, you can bet the farm TD will be going wild in free agency to win a Super Bowl.
HarryHawkins
April 28th, 2011
10:47 pm
Hollydid: I watched 12 Alabama games this year, and I agree that Jones is a good receiver with good route-running and blocking skills. I also maintain he drops too many catchable passes for a first-round pick and is not a viable deep threat in the NFL.
The Truth
April 28th, 2011
10:47 pm
who was available at 6 who could upgrade any position on D the way JJ upgrades WR? have faith people
Nick Fairley could have because Peria Jerry sucks
jfreak13713
April 28th, 2011
10:47 pm
Falcons in difficult position with low pick and having pretty big needs on both sides of the ball. I assume that Falcons determined there would not be anyone of any real value at 27 and no sure defense option at 6? We know they HAD to have a WR to get offense moving. Small window with Turner who will age fast as RB. They still have Free agency to pick up some defensive help and I”m sure they will. I’m crazy about giving up 2 first round picks but if you figure the Falcons will be good and have low picks the next two years then you have to also assume Julio Jones will be better than any two pick that would have gotten in the first round over the next two years? Assumptions, but the guy is talented and has real chance of being the “John Taylor” the Falcons need to make this offense move?? Don’t worry about late round picks they rarely produce anything more than backups or RB gem?
Hollywould
April 28th, 2011
10:47 pm
Falcons needed this more than defense. let’s be honest/ the Packers did not win because of defense. Good Move.
Chaos
April 28th, 2011
10:49 pm
All you na sayers! you should know by now that TD and the gang know what they are doing. They will still get a playmaker on D, just remember what you all were saying about Grimms in his frist year…We moving foward not backward,,,, get on board!
Tide Rising
April 28th, 2011
10:49 pm
vuduchld,
You’re a complete idiot if you think Julio may have gone early 2nd round. He was projected to go no later then the no. 10 pick by practically every draft analyst out there. Now STFU moron.
Scott
April 28th, 2011
10:50 pm
I was certainly hoping for defense, but especially moving up that far. I hope they’re right, Go Falcons!
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
10:50 pm
Jones played in a college offense that likes to run the ball. Bama fans can correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t believed they threw the ball alot downfield. Now Jones can get NFL coaching at that position so I believe that his pass catching skills will improve greatly and he has 4.3 speed to stretch the field. He and White will be hard to defend. Look how Green Bay tore us using more than one receiver and the Falcons only had one big receiver to go to.
HarryHawkins
April 28th, 2011
10:52 pm
I love the Falcons. I love Dimitroff. I love Arthur. I love Coach Smith. I wish them all the best of luck in bringing us a Lombardi trophy. I trust them to do so. I will cheer as loudly for Jones as for anyone else they could have possibly drafted in any position, BECAUSE they drafted him. That doesn’t mean I have to shut my eyes and my mouth on the only day of the year when the teams all take an absolute craps-shooters chance at picking the next best thing. Go Falcons, and I’ll go to bed.
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
10:52 pm
JFreak, The Falcons did not give up two 1st picks. They swapped to the 6th place and traded next years 1st pick.
Seahawks take a 2nd round grade guard?
April 28th, 2011
10:53 pm
Wow. Now that’s dumb. Who reaches for an offensive guard in the 1st round?
Joe Tess Fish House
April 28th, 2011
10:53 pm
I love me some dong!
Cowboy Mouth
April 28th, 2011
10:53 pm
“It’s like they’ve ignored building that half of the depth chart.” Not?
DB
April 28th, 2011
10:54 pm
All I want to say is last year we never got a hand on Aaron Rogers….Jones don’t play defense……please we don’t need a Charles Rogers, Dwayne Jarrett and don’t forget Mike Williams….please Mr Jones….BE GREAT!!!!!
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
10:54 pm
Why does it seem like we are wanting defensive picks every year? Answer this question. If you trade a second round pick and a low 1st round pick for a playmaker that helps you win a championship isn’t it worth it?
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
10:55 pm
I think it’s worth the shot.
doggoneit
April 28th, 2011
10:55 pm
I have never read so many negative responses before. This was a great pick! This man is a difference maker. Our defense was middle of the road last year. Guess what? so was the green bay packers! Who won the Superbowl! Wow, your smart! Great great move!
Jeff deep down you know this move was awesome!
DB
April 28th, 2011
10:55 pm
We gave up a bunch for this receiver!!!!
HarryHawkins
April 28th, 2011
10:55 pm
Hollydid: I beg to differ. I would say that GB scoring 48 points does reflect badly on our defense. Granted, some of that was because of turnovers, but I will agree that if Peria and ‘Spoon play up to potential we might be good enough if we can still outscore the bad guys.
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
10:57 pm
Don’t be surprised if the Falcons pick Demarco Murray in the 3rd round if he’s there. They will then have upgraded speed at WR and RB.
TrishaDishaWarEagle
April 28th, 2011
10:57 pm
This pick says “WE ARE GOING FOR THE LOMBARDI TROPHY IN 2011!”
I like it..I’m proud to be a falcon fan tonight..we finally do things other winning franchises do..take a big gamble for a big payoff!
Joe for 3
April 28th, 2011
10:58 pm
Completely agree on previous comments about Bama being a run heavy offense.
3lanes2nj
April 28th, 2011
10:58 pm
So 90% of your readers are trolls,eh? I mean all the hate, who has the Gray’s Sports Almanac, who knows for sure if this was a good or bad pick? Of course, the fair-weather ATL fans, who bitch about everything from Hall of Fame players on their teams, to the unrivaled successes of their teams, against their own history, and the All Stars that lead them. As a fan, I hope this is the greatest trade in franchise history. It probably won’t be, but let’s just see what happens before we jump off bridges. On second thought, if I’m making you feel froggy please leap.
Joe for 3
April 28th, 2011
10:59 pm
And yes, this is a troll heavy board.
GTBob
April 28th, 2011
10:59 pm
kerryb, you are an excellent spin master, ill give you that.
Stuart
April 28th, 2011
10:59 pm
You would think that giving up all those picks would actually get you the best receiver in the draft…
Big Dawg Cobb
April 28th, 2011
11:01 pm
HUGE MISTAKE, Julio ain’t worth the farm….
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:01 pm
I think the Defense played pretty good last year. Green Bay picked on Chris Owens filling in at the nickle corner which was smart on their part. So it’s not like our defense is horrible. If we sign another solid CB the D will be okay.
TrishaDishaWarEagle
April 28th, 2011
11:01 pm
Julio Jones IS the best receiver in the draft..woof woof 6-7
Tdawg
April 28th, 2011
11:02 pm
Bo Diddley stick with what you know, which obviously ain’t football. Jerry rice was not a speed deamon. His career worked out pretty well don’t ya think. There are a lot of 4.3 players out there that rarely see the field. There is not a player in college today that can go up and get the ball better than AJ Green. If the ball is in his area code, AJ is coming down with it. Most of the experts say that AJ Green is probably the best offensive player in this draft not just the best reciever. I think that they may just know a little more than you do. Having said all of that, I am happy that we managed to get young Mr Jones and I will be rooting for him as hard as I can. In my opinion we got a pretty good reciever which we need badly.
5150 UOAD, after some serious reflection and deep thought, I have come to the inevitable conclusion that you are a friggin idiot.
GO PACK GO - 48-21!!!!
April 28th, 2011
11:02 pm
name one receiver that changes games in the nfl. steve smith, calvin johnson, larry fitzgerald…. they do not win games. terrible pick. this is not collegiate football.
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:02 pm
The Falcons did NOT trade the farm. Ditka traded the farm which is all of your picks.
Stuart
April 28th, 2011
11:02 pm
JEFF,
In the second-to-last paragraph, Did you mean to say, “It’s NOT like they’ve ignored building that half of the depth chart.”
…?
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:04 pm
GTBOB, no, I’m pretty sensible about it. Several people on here are complete morons about it. Drafts are a crap shoot. When you have a chance to get a player you believe can help you now you get him.
Just Got to Say It!
April 28th, 2011
11:05 pm
Any idiot on this blog you thinks that JJ is not more of a NFL ready player than AJ is not very football savy. AJ is a heck of a player, but the overall packages are vastly different. JJ is going to knock very good Defensive Backs around on running plays and has done just that for three years against some of the best Defensive backs in the country. AJ skill set was amazing catches and producing some highlight reel action. However he needs to work on his other skills that account for 50% of the game, blocking. I have no doubt he will have better numbers than AJ on the recieving aspect, but the real numbers are going to be what else you bring to the table. JJ wins that hands down.
Good selection GM D.
Wish you had gone for a DB though.
The Truth
April 28th, 2011
11:06 pm
Hankerson from Miami and Baldwin from Pitt was still on the board if the falcons wanted a WR, don’t forget Young from Boise State he will be a steal
TrishaDishaWarEagle
April 28th, 2011
11:06 pm
@name one receiver that changes games in the nfl..
Having two speedy burners on WR opens up the ENTIRE offense for us. Last 2 years, everyone just continually double teams Roddy. Now if they put their 1 and 3 CB on Roddy, the fastest man on the field is single teamed, and you still have Douglas in the slot, All world Tony G at TE and it even opens up the running game as we can now stretch the field on both sides, It totally changes the offensive game even if he isn’t thrown to in the play..
Tide Rising
April 28th, 2011
11:06 pm
3 Alabama players have gone in the 1st round so far with Mark Ingram still on deck.
marcel dareus- 3rd overall pick
Julio Jones-6th overall pick
James Carpenter – 25th overall pick
Mark Ingram you’re next! Rolllllll Tide!!!!!!!
CPark
April 28th, 2011
11:07 pm
Looks like on old school Falcons flop. Nothing exciting about this pick, couldnt catch a cold. I hope our Russian GM proves Me wrong but he gave up the farm. Dumb.
P. Bull Terrier
April 28th, 2011
11:07 pm
Not that anyone asked me, but I like the move. A.J. Green or Julio Jones was exactly what the Falcons needed. I would have liked A.J. Green better, but Jones is the next best thing. There are plenty of people outside of Georgia who think Julio Jones is equal to, or better than, A.J. Green. Like many in Georgia, I’m a little biased toward Green, but that doesn’t mean I’m not impressed with Jones. Given that Jones will be playing for a Falcons team that is loaded with offensive talent, and Green will be playing for the Bengals, I’ll bet that Jones will look like the better pick for the first few seasons.
The price we paid for Jones was high, no doubt. But it didn’t really look like we were going to get a game changing DE with pick #27. One of the many DE’s available in this year’s draft might turn out to be an impact player, but settling for whichever DE is still hanging around at the bottom of the first round leaves a lot to chance.
Consider what the Falcons actually gave up for one of the best WR’s in recent drafts:
2011 1st Round Pick: There were some pretty high expectations for Kroy Biermann going into last season as a result of his development in the previous season. He may have looked better in the film room than he did from the stands, or on TV. My guess is that Falcons management wasn’t certain that any of this year’s DE’s would be much of an upgrade over Biermann. If that’s the case, we can consider Biermann the DE we would have picked at #27. Result: The Falcons lose nothing by giving up the pick.
2011 2nd Round Pick: Popular opinion had the Falcons taking a WR in the 2nd round. Obviously Jones fills the WR need better than anyone other than Green, including most of the WR’s already in the NFL. Result: Big advantage to the Falcons.
2011 4th Round Pick: You don’t go into a draft expecting your 4th round pick to be an automatic starter. In all likelyhood, the Falcons would have picked up a backup TE, OL, or LB with that pick. Maybe that player would eventually become a solid contributor or maybe he would hang around for a few years and then fade away. Either way, its unlikely that the 4th round pick would have made a big difference for the Falcons in the next couple of years. Result: Small loss for the Falcons.
2012 1st Round Pick: This is where the Falcons gambled with the move up to select Jones. If the Falcons are as good or better next season as they were this season, then the pick is a low first rounder. A lot of the best Juniors left school early to beat the expected rookie salary cap, so next year’s draft will be missing some of it’s top Senior talent. I don’t get paid to look ahead and project who will be available in the bottom of the 1st round in 2012, but Thomas Dimitroff and Mike Smith do. My guess is that they didn’t expect next year’s draft to be deep enough that they would be able to pick up a significant impact player near the end of the first round. Unless the Falcons are significantly worse than expected in 2011, or the draft pool is significantly stronger than projected, the Falcons will survive without their 1st pick next year. Result: Too early to tell.
Most people would agree that there were two almost certain impact WR’s in the draft, and the Falcons just got one of them. If things fall the way the Falcons expect, the cost might not be much more than a 2011 backup player and a low first rounder, of questionable value, next season. If you look at this trade without the Bulldog colored glasses, it could be a really great move.
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:07 pm
Next year we won’t have a 1st round pick. Last year the Ravens had no 1st round pick. didn’t hurt them much.
Pack fan hanging with Justin Houston?
April 28th, 2011
11:07 pm
Wow, what a dumb comment. That’s some hard core stuff you’re tokin’ at the draft…….
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:08 pm
The 27th pick was Jimmy Smith CB from Colorado…….yawn
The Truth
April 28th, 2011
11:10 pm
Mark Ingram is a Saints, smart move.
GTBob
April 28th, 2011
11:10 pm
Wow. We could have not made any trades and took DaQuan Bowers at 27.
The Truth
April 28th, 2011
11:11 pm
Thats how you make a deal, and the falcons need to take notes because the Saints got a big DT and a great RB in Ingram
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:11 pm
P. Bull Terrior, Once again, the Falcons did not give up the 27th pick in this draft. They just swapped places to 6th with Cleveland.
PMC
April 28th, 2011
11:11 pm
Saints just found their next Deuce… only Ingram is better…. sigh.
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:13 pm
Truth, NO has not picked Ingram
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:13 pm
Well, I guess they will now.
The Truth
April 28th, 2011
11:13 pm
@GT Bob I know. The Falcons could have got Bowers in the 1st, another defensive player in the 2nd and made trades for Murray from Oklahoma and Young from Boise State in the 3rd round. But we are stuck with one WR that drops passes
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:14 pm
Looks like the Saints will have more injured RB’s.
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:15 pm
Yea Truth, we could have a DE that could blow his knee out on the first play of the year.
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:16 pm
Murray may still be on the board in the 3rd round…..Now we have to listen to John Grudens love affair with Sean Payton.
The Truth
April 28th, 2011
11:17 pm
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:15 pm
Yea Truth, we could have a DE that could blow his knee out on the first play of the year.
He can’t be any worse than Peria Jerry
Jeffreyj
April 28th, 2011
11:17 pm
Sorry Falcons fans. Saints just passed u by
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:18 pm
I don’t believe I ever referred to my Dad as MAN and Dogg.
And the plot thickens
April 28th, 2011
11:18 pm
Saints are making some good moves, man how come we could not get a front office like that. Ingram is a bruiser.
The Truth
April 28th, 2011
11:18 pm
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:14 pm
Looks like the Saints will have more injured RB’s.
Ingram plays hurt and the falcons would regret no taking him because now we have to deal with him with no DEFENSE. But we do have Julio right Kerry
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:19 pm
Julio is what the Falcons needed. Last time I checked they already had a RB.
Who Dat Nation
April 28th, 2011
11:19 pm
Eat that Falcons ha!!! We will have your number this year while you guys are stuck with a reciever with butterfinger hands
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:20 pm
A proven 1000 yard rushing RB in the NFL not college.
Tide Rising
April 28th, 2011
11:20 pm
Holy Cow! 4 first round NFL draft picks including two of the first 6 picks. Mark Ingram completes the crimson domination of the 2011 draft. If you think Nick Saban is tough to recruit against now you better really watch out. Cause now when he sits in a recruit’s living room he can tell them about the 4 first round draft picks he developed. I see a 4th no. 1 rated recruiting class in 5 years under Saban yet again for 2012. The rich get richer!
Mystikal
April 28th, 2011
11:20 pm
Wow, Saints pick just made ours look really dumb
The Truth
April 28th, 2011
11:21 pm
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:19 pm
Julio is what the Falcons needed. Last time I checked they already had a RB.
Michael Turner is not getting any younger with every year that passes by, why not get Ingram for the future
Tripple Lindy
April 28th, 2011
11:21 pm
Phyllis from Mulga is happy.
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:22 pm
Tide Rising, you know what that means? Your team is gone.
when you say budweiser..
April 28th, 2011
11:22 pm
Jones will be a great weapon for MR2. Yes, all the UGA guys wanted an AJ + pothead Houston draft for the Falcons, but I think we’ll be just fine
Open Your Eyes
April 28th, 2011
11:23 pm
Man I am so sick of this Julio talk and people like kerryb are so delusional they are on Julio nutts. Man this team has more needs than just a WR man open your eyes, we are doomed.
Boom Boom
April 28th, 2011
11:23 pm
TD has a nice history of picking injury prone players…..How’s Kerry Meier doing??
Tide Rising
April 28th, 2011
11:23 pm
The truth,
Not sure what planet you live on but in Ingram’s career he only missed 2 games with a very minor knee injury and he could have played in the 2nd game if he needed to. But with Trent Richardson, Eddie Lacy and company we just didn’t need him.
Ridiculous
April 28th, 2011
11:23 pm
This trade was absurd. Give me the 5 players. He better be the next Jerry Rice.
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:24 pm
Truth, right now the Falcons needed an upgrade at WR to compete at the top. If we stayed at 27 and got Ingram we would not have gotten Jones. I also did not read anywhere that the Falcons were the slightest bit interested in Ingram.
oldbird
April 28th, 2011
11:24 pm
I am glad to get Julio even though we gave up way too much. Especially when you see who is still left on the draft board. N.O. just took Ingram. How nasty is their offense now? Bad trade, especially since TD finds better talent in the 4th round than the 1st.
GTBob
April 28th, 2011
11:24 pm
I think the Saints have made some good moves. Worries me a little.
Matt
April 28th, 2011
11:25 pm
Stupid move. Where did they draft jenkins? To give up this much. Ugh. This team will for the next 4-5 years be the team that almost makes the playoffs or the wild card. Saints got Ing at 27. What a steal. Defense wins in the nfl. Not a wr.
Ridiculous
April 28th, 2011
11:25 pm
“We’ll never get away from the idea that if we see something we want, we’re going to jump up and get aggressive and go after it.”
That is the attitude you want a team to have.”
Stupid mainstream thinking. The Patriots continually trade down in the draft, stockpiling 2nd round and later picks, and beat the crap out of everybody. THAT is the attitude you want a team to have. And I HATE the stinking Patriots!
Open Your Eyes
April 28th, 2011
11:26 pm
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:24 pm
Truth, right now the Falcons needed an upgrade at WR to compete at the top. If we stayed at 27 and got Ingram we would not have gotten Jones. I also did not read anywhere that the Falcons were the slightest bit interested in Ingram.
Delusional fans like kerryb writes stuff like this, hey kerry? Did the Colts win the superbowl with just offense or did they improve their D
Tide Rising
April 28th, 2011
11:27 pm
kerryb,
No. Not really. We return 9 starters on D, 4 of 5 O-lineman, and a lot of people thought Ingram’s backup should have started over Ingram. Dareus is a loss but we are loaded with D-lineman so while there will be a dropoff it won’t be much. Carpenter was the only O-lineman on the 2 deep to be lost. And Julio is the only wr lost. We have 4 former highly rated 4star wrs that are all vying for Julio’s job. Same thing. There will be a dropoff but the position is so deep with highly touted recruits that we’ve been stockpiling for a couple years that we’re not worried.
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:27 pm
Open Your Eyes, are you really that stupid? How is a 13-3 team doomed? Everyone is focused on that Green Bay game. Last time I checked we beat them earlier in the year. They picked on a fill in corner that night and abused him and now our defense stinks. The defense actually played pretty good last year. You don’t go 13-3 with the schedule we had if they dont.
Crash
April 28th, 2011
11:27 pm
Coulda got heyward or bowers at 27. Instead we draft a receiver. THis team is run by idiots.
A.J. finished the drill by going to Cincy
April 28th, 2011
11:29 pm
At least Julio Jones had a 1,000 yard season in college.
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:29 pm
Tide Rising, If yo think Ingram’s backup should have started instead of him why is everyone thinking that we are doomed because the Saints got him and we didn’t?
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:30 pm
Crash, Bowers has knee questions. Thats why he is dropping like a ton of bricks.
1990_Champs_GT
April 28th, 2011
11:30 pm
My guy, Heyward, goes to Steelers a DEFENSIVE TEAM at #31. Sure would be nice to have some help in ATLANTA… ON DEFENSE!!!!
oldschoolfootball
April 28th, 2011
11:30 pm
like celebrating confederate memorial day all over again. got ta love it. gonna be losers again! no real offensisive team with people at the skill offensive positions are intimidate by the falcon good christian choir boys on defense.
MP
April 28th, 2011
11:30 pm
kerry
this was NOT a true 13-3 team last year. How many games did they luck out a win against. Phantom call against GB. Pass int against Balt..it goes on. yes we SHOULD be focused on the last game. That was horrific. And a wide rec does NOTHING to help that. Defense wins in the nfl. Ours will be worse next year. What great draft picks. Peria was awesome. Julio? Come on.
Open Your Eyes
April 28th, 2011
11:30 pm
You don’t go 13-3 with the schedule we had if they dont.
kerryb hey loser open your eyes, the only score that matters is 48-21 and 13-3 don’t matter if you don’t win the superbowl. Everybody in the NFC South has gotten better tonight. New Orleans looks scary, Tampa Bay made a good move and Carolina has a QB while we focus on Julio when we needed defense
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:31 pm
Open your Eyes, Would the Colts have won without Reggie Wayne and Marvin Harrison?
MP
April 28th, 2011
11:32 pm
Where was jordy nelson taken in the draft? Hmmm second round 37th pick. Sure you have to draft early to get a good receiver. Riiiight
Pack
April 28th, 2011
11:32 pm
BOWERS!!!
Charles
April 28th, 2011
11:33 pm
Green MIGHT have been worth giving up that much. Jones…absolutely not. He’s not ready to make a huge impact from the word go. He could be good, but it will take a while, much like it did with Roddy. Dimitroff should have backed off when he Cincy said no.
John Mnemonic
April 28th, 2011
11:33 pm
What a shock. Atlanta fans being silly and negative. The Falcons just got a huge upgrade at receiver when our offense was consistently stale last year. Think before you talk guys.
oldschoolfootball
April 28th, 2011
11:33 pm
oops! must be the heinken, like celebrating confederate memorial day all over again. got ta love it. gonna be losers again! no real offensisive team with people at the skill offensive positions are INTIMIDATED by the falcon good christian choir boys on defense,
Pack
April 28th, 2011
11:33 pm
15 players ended season on IR and still won the SB! LOL
Open Your Eyes
April 28th, 2011
11:33 pm
kerryb if defense doesn’t matter then why is pittsburgh in the superbowl like every 3 years and they don’t need WR. And the Colts didn’t win until they upgraded the defense and that is a fact. All those years of trying to outscore teams never worked
JSS
April 28th, 2011
11:34 pm
By the way, Dimitroff is Bulgarian (Dimitrov), not Russian… Мира (Peace)
Pack
April 28th, 2011
11:34 pm
Oh def rank points 2nd in nfl
Yards 5th
But yeah you need an offense. LOL
Open Your Eyes
April 28th, 2011
11:34 pm
If the Packers get Bowers then they are already better than the Falcons for next year
tyler
April 28th, 2011
11:36 pm
you people are absolute morons…..bold move, nice job Thomas. That’s why the Atlanta fan base catches so much s#@@…you have no clue about football. JJ is a badass, period. I bet the majority of u wanted glenn dorsey over matt ryan too, right? Seriously, ajc should require an IQ test before allowing you to post. Quit embarrassing yourselves
oldbird
April 28th, 2011
11:36 pm
Oh well, welcome to the ATL julio. I hope that TD figures out a way to add a few more picks in the middle rounds. Two 7’s and a 5 for a 3 maybe. As it stands our next 2 selections are 91 and 158. I don’t see any “explosive playmakers” there.
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:36 pm
Open your Eyes, How many picks have the Falcons used on defensive picks the last two years. It was time we needed a big offensive player. Roddy White is 30 years old. At some time you have to think about replacing him. Name a receiver in college right now that is as good as Julio Jones. You can’t. The defense will come around because it is young. There are no impact DE’s at the 27th pick. Bowers has knee questions.
Mystikal
April 28th, 2011
11:36 pm
THIS IS THE TYPE OF MOVE THAT WOULD SET A “”BAD”" TEAM BACK 5 YEARS. WE WILL BE OKAY!!!!!!!!!
Shawn
April 28th, 2011
11:37 pm
Kerrrb Is a moron
roger
April 28th, 2011
11:37 pm
@noodlehead so you think ryan is a bust you dont know football who could they have had with the third pick that year get real ryan is in the top five of the best qb in the leauge
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:37 pm
Apparently the Packers didn’t like Bowers knee either.
richie
April 28th, 2011
11:38 pm
the falcons will make the changes needed for the defense, this pick was a great call and the falcons should be set on offense for a while
Buck
April 28th, 2011
11:38 pm
JJ Doubters=Morons
1990_Champs_GT
April 28th, 2011
11:38 pm
Jones will have to be Jerry Rice-good to be worth his price. And that’s not going to happen.
Bust.
Jake
April 28th, 2011
11:39 pm
kerryb you are a complete idiot
Trey
April 28th, 2011
11:39 pm
Julio the next Michael Jenkins
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:40 pm
Shawn, I’ve been in here most of the time and havn’t seen your name once but you call me a moron. Lets hear your opinion on the Falcons draft pick. I bet it’s about as stupid as some of the rest of the ones made.
ugakev
April 28th, 2011
11:40 pm
I believe as long as julio can stay health the ones doubting this move willl eat crow. Julio jones to me will be better in the nfl than in college. He runs a 4.3 and loves to be physical. He is great for our run heavy team that will get alot of opportunities to make plays with dowdy roddy white on the other side. Coming from a die hard georgia fan if julio stayed healthy his stats are more impressive in college. He may not get the balls an green can get, but how many receivers really can?!
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:40 pm
Jake, see comment to Shawn.
Jake
April 28th, 2011
11:40 pm
The Packers didn’t need Bowers but they chose to draft for what they needed which is smart because halff of their defense was hurt which is scary but THE FALCONS GOT JULIO which sucks
Trey
April 28th, 2011
11:41 pm
Roddy is 29 dumbass
ugakev
April 28th, 2011
11:41 pm
Aj greene*
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:42 pm
Jake, I guess you are one of those guys that think the Falcons should spend all of their draft picks on defensive players like some of the rest of these knuckleheads.
Jake
April 28th, 2011
11:44 pm
What a surprise, the Saints had a good first round, I wonder why you don’t hear the Falcons name being called because it was DUMB
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:44 pm
At least the Falcons didn’t pick Jake Locker.
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:44 pm
The Falcons got what they needed.
Mora less Petrino
April 28th, 2011
11:45 pm
Winning the time of possession battle is a big step toward winning a game. Julio should help keep the Falcons offense on the field longer and the D on the bench. The Birds have some great ball control weapons! Looking forward to seeing Roddy, Julio, Tony, and The Burner working together. With Ryan’s leadership, the next few years could be fun.
Russ
April 28th, 2011
11:46 pm
29/30 is your prime. We have a #1 receiver. Stupid move. Defense wins champs. We don’t have one. And next year will be worse with the schedule we have
8-8 at best
Tide Rising
April 28th, 2011
11:46 pm
kerryb,
I didn’t say I thought Richardson should have started over Ingram. I stated that a lot of people thought he should have. I think they are equal as running backs but in terms of physicality it aint close. Trent Richardson is a freak of nature. He’s 225 or more, runs a 10.6 100, and he bench presses 500 lbs. He’s not as shifty or as much of a cutback runner as Ingram- he’s more of a straight ahead speed rusher only with power. Personally I liked Ingram because to me he is like Emmitt Smith with the great vision- he usually seems to find the hole or the cutback lane. That’s all.
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:47 pm
Jake, all of the analyst on the NFL network said that the Falcons made a good move when they made the trade and pick. They said that the Falcons were going for it. I think they know more about than you.
Russ
April 28th, 2011
11:48 pm
What happened with Kerry Meier????
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:48 pm
Tide Rising, is Richardson a Junior or Senior this year?
Jake
April 28th, 2011
11:48 pm
kerryb
Over half of this blog is saying the Falcons should have went defense in round 1 so I guess you know what you are talking about idiot
Lemonlips
April 28th, 2011
11:48 pm
You peeps are NUTS. I thought TD would sit tight at 27 and draft for De-Fence and I wouldnt have blamed him for taking the safe route. Instead, he has what all MEN HAVE but RARELY DISPLAY……..
Buford T. Pusser
April 28th, 2011
11:50 pm
Julio Jones? Really? At that price? WTF? I guess defense no longer matters in Atlanta. We want injury prone WRs who disappear in big games? Duh?
The Sheriff has spoken.
Tide Rising
April 28th, 2011
11:51 pm
kerryb,
That’s another thing about Julio. The man blocks and he is physical- you better damn well block in Saban’s run heavy offense. Just his blocking is going to spring a few more longer runs for turner. Somehow people don’t think about this. I think the falcons gave up maybe too much for one player regardless of who it is but only time will tell.
Saints R.E.A.M.
April 28th, 2011
11:51 pm
I think the Birds getting Julius Jones is great….I do however think they gave up quite a bit to get him. That’s a bunch of picks for one player. If Jones doesn’t ball outta control it will set the franchise back 2 or 3 years……Same thing happended to the Saints when idiot M. Ditka gave up all of those picks for Ricky Williams….and Ricky never panned out for the Saints. When you give up that many picks you put all of your supporting positions at risk….get ready for weak special teams..etc.
Saints definitely had a great 1st round with Jordan and Ingram….both were potentially top 15 picks!
Saints will be deep at RB…..finally.
Saints R.E.A.M. (Rule Everything Around Me)
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:51 pm
I love all of these comments about the Falcons are doomed and will go 8-8 because we don’t have a college player to pick with a second round and a fourth round pick. Crazy. People, the defense is not horrible. You don’t win 13 games with a tough schedule with a horrible defense.
RYAN
April 28th, 2011
11:52 pm
Yeah those analysts also had dalton going top 20 and ponder round 2. shut up kerry. you are a dumbass
GO PACK GO
April 28th, 2011
11:52 pm
Can’t wait to see the Pack play the Falcons with a healthy roster. Bye-bye birds.
RYAN
April 28th, 2011
11:53 pm
kerry the defense isn’t horrible. bit it IS NOT top 15. And to get to the champ games, that is a MUST. Are you paid to post here to pump this pick? Sure seems like it
Yo Vince
April 28th, 2011
11:53 pm
You dumb homers think having a 2 time wrestling champ on 1 side and a freak that looks like the Terminator and runs 4.34 w/ a broke foot and played for a Real football team that beats the hairy smelly dawgs like a stepchild, is a bad thing. Stupid homers with NO football sence
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:54 pm
Correction, Ditka traded every pick in that draft. The Falcons did not do that. Just lost 2 picks in this draft. Just like the Saints needed a RB the Falcons needed a WR. They both got what they needed.
Tide Rising
April 28th, 2011
11:54 pm
Buford T. Pusser,
Julio disappears in big games? Really? You definitely haven’t watched much Bama football- especially the big games of which we only lost 5 in 3 years. If he doesn’t show up in big games then how did we average 12 wins a year the last 3 years?
5 draft picks for a receiver???
April 28th, 2011
11:54 pm
Are you kidding me? With that putrid defense? Wow. Sportscenter guys said WOW
Falcon Bob
April 28th, 2011
11:55 pm
kerryb the analysts got most of the draft wrong you douche. We are doomed without no defense you dumbass.
indianman
April 28th, 2011
11:56 pm
you got roddy on one side and julio on the other side the offense just got faster
Mike
April 28th, 2011
11:57 pm
kerry the saints gave up NOTHING for their pick you retard
bruce
April 28th, 2011
11:57 pm
ATL is looking towards free agency for DE Charles johnson Panthers
It's NOT five picks
April 28th, 2011
11:57 pm
It’s a two and a four this year and a one and a four next. We swapped first round picks this year.
UA Alum92
April 28th, 2011
11:57 pm
My older boy plays travel ball, so I just got home and heard this news. Jumped out of my chair! Ryan may now have the best receiver corps in the NFL with White, Gonzales and Jones. Julio is going to be a pro-bowler. I took my boys to their first Falcons game this year (where they kept asking when John Parker Wilson was going to play), but now may buy season tickets. At the last game, my nine-year-old kept asking, “Daddy, is this a dream?”
I know the defense needs a lot of work, but I trust TD and believe we can do quite a bit in the draft, in trades, and through the free agent market. My God, I hope we have pro ball this year.
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:58 pm
Ryan, No. Just think it was a bold pick that was needed. Don’t understand why some people don’t. We loaded up on defensive picks the last two years. They are young and will come around with experience. Apparently the Falcons are going to get some more experience on defense in free agency
Falcon Bob
April 28th, 2011
11:59 pm
Espn just said the Falcons gave up a lot of picks for one player kerryb so stop being a dumb retard
kerryb
April 28th, 2011
11:59 pm
Mike, what the he** are you talking about moron?
RYAN
April 29th, 2011
12:01 am
So if you draft defensive guys who turn out to be not what you expected, you should stop? I hope you are right on the free agent market. I was never a fan of the jerry pick and one other, i forget. Anyway, hope it turns out okay but it smells like jenkins part 2
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
12:01 am
Falcon Bob,I heard that too. I don’t believe they said it was a bad move. Yes it’s true, they gave up several picks. Sometimes thats not a bad thing. You dumb piece of **it.
Tide Rising
April 29th, 2011
12:02 am
4 1st round draft picks and 2 of the first 6. Roll Tide!
And a prayer to our long snapper Carson Tinker who was severely injured by the tornado that rampaged through Tuscaloosa. The tornado sucked him and his girlfriend out of his house and tossed him 50 freaking yards- he remains in stable condition in a hospital with a concussion,broken arm, and other injuries. His girlfriend died unfortunately. Prayers to her family. Life aint all about football.
Buford T. Pusser
April 29th, 2011
12:02 am
Watching the ESPN analysis of the draft as I type this and the “best trade of the draft” is the Houdini that Cleveland pulled on the Falcons. Only confirms what I already knew. How depressing. The next two days can’t get any better since the Falcons don’t have any picks.
The Sheriff has spoken,
Jeff (not Schultz)
April 29th, 2011
12:03 am
Terrible pick by Atlanta.
This guy is a NO. 2 receiver… not even a No. 1 guy.
There were EIGHT DEFENSIVE ENDS selected in the first round (including two in our division, New Orleans and Tampa)… their defenses are getting younger while our defense is just a year older and more beat-up. Heck, there were THREE DEFENSIVE BACKS chosen that I would’ve liked to have.
Ok, great, now Atlanta will only lose to the Packers 48-38 since we have Julio to score three TDs for us, right? But we STILL LOSE.
Peterson would have been a GREAT pick — spice up the return game AND get what could be a superstar DB in a couple of years. Any of the top 3 or 4 DE that were picked would have helped us. Hell, I wouldn’t have been upset if we picked up Mark Ingram to replace Turner full time in 2012 or 2013. But nope, we draft a wideout. When we already have a few good ones (Roddy, Jenkins, Douglas, Meier back from injury, etc.).
If we needed a RECEIVER, why not just keep friggin’ Brian Finneran???
If we only gave up 2 draft picks, I MIGHT could live with this decision…. BUT FOUR DRAFT PICKS? Jiminy Christmas, we’re not gonna pick again until Friday night in Round 3… tell me what impact defensive players will be there at that point, Dimitroff?
The last couple of years, TD did a great job drafting… but this was definitely a REACH and it smelled of panic. Just because we couldn’t get AJ Green, don’t mortgage the future to get a guy who is a notch below AJ.
By the way, wanna see how to draft? Check out New Orleans… got a defensive player AND a stud running back in the first round, and they didn’t have to trade up 20 spots to do it?
Bad move… and before you Julio apologists call me a bandwagon fan, I’m a lifetime fan who has been going to games since 1979 and who has supported this team through the good AND the bad. But I have to be honest and call a spade a spade — this was a BAD MOVE and a WASTE of a first-round draft choice. And the ONLY way that I will recind that is if Julio is a perennial Pro Bowler who goes 70 catches-800 yards-12 TD’s a year, and if Atlanta stays above the 11-5 mark each season and actually WINS some playoff games.
Doing this and then going 9-7 and continually losing in the first round and continuing to struggle on defense is ABSURD. Good luck Dimitroff… you’ve got your work cut out for you, selling this to REAL Falcons fans.
Lemonlips
April 29th, 2011
12:04 am
How can ANYONE doubt TD??? The Falcons Crashed and Burned on a Hindenburg Scale in the playoffs – sure. Before TD and Smitty – they NEVER had consecutive winning seasons. You peeps are NUTS. I have season tix – do YOU??? Do u remember the agony of deciding whether or NOT to RENEW those EXPENSIVE tix??? REALLY – Isnt is A NO BRAINER NOW. If you dont want to renew, hey – I know many who will take you (lame a$$) place…..
Falcon Bob
April 29th, 2011
12:04 am
kerryb go out tomorrow and get your Julio Jones jersey you dumb retard and when he turns out to be another Michael Jenkins I will greatly burn it for you dumbass. Whats the reason we lost 48-21 last year??? Defense
Tide Rising
April 29th, 2011
12:04 am
kerryb,
Face it Kerry. Everybody on here is a draft expert and knows better than you or the Falcon general management who actually do this for a living. You’re not going to convince them.
cwltank
April 29th, 2011
12:05 am
How can the Falcons have no defense. The Steelers defense is great, and they could not stop the Packers. We just have to score a little more and play more zone.
Bill
April 29th, 2011
12:05 am
Thanks Dimitroff for great pick. Go Falcons…..
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
12:05 am
I’ve been a Falcon fan most ofime t my life. The thing I always hate about other Falcon fans is that they are the biggest whiners on the planet. Every time the team makes a move they think the sky is going to fall. Oh we’re doomed, we’re going to start losing again. Pick Matt Ryan over Glen Dorsey? What are the Falcons crazy? Most Falcon fans are complete idiots. You were wrong about the Ryan pick and your going to be wrong with this one.
whocares
April 29th, 2011
12:07 am
Falcons nation ur a fucin idiot. Dimitroff didn’t draft Jimmy Williams first of all clown, and Matt Ryan is one of best Falcons players ever already. Close ur mouth dummy.
Jeff (not Schultz)
April 29th, 2011
12:08 am
By the way, for you morons who say the Falcons will “address the defense during free agency”… helluva lot to bank on, especially if there IS no free agency, or if it comes the second week of August… doesn’t do Atlanta any good.
This pick stinks all the way around it… the only happy people will be UA Alum 92 at 11:57 p.m…. he and his boys should have great seats, since the Falcons will be going 6-10 now and not selling out the Dome… plenty of good seats still available.
Unbelievably bad draft choice for the Falcons… it’s like Rankin Smith is in charge all over again… “Ooo, there’s a big strong wide receiver out there, let’s mortgage the future to get him.” Sheesh. Anybody remember Aundray Bruce? Enough said.
GTBob
April 29th, 2011
12:08 am
Our offense should be a little better but our defense is going to be as bad as it was last year and we really don’t have many picks to try to improve that. If TD makes a big free agent move then I will feel a little better about this. I would still rather have Bowers + 4 other draft picks then just Julio.
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
12:08 am
Kurt Warner just said he loved this pick. He said that gives Atlanta a lot of firepower. He said yea teams may score some on them but they are going to have to try and stop Atlanta from scoring which is going to be tough. Jim Mora didn’t like. Who cares what he things anyway.
Timbo
April 29th, 2011
12:08 am
love the pick…
Gatorman
April 29th, 2011
12:09 am
This has to be a two year plan by taking one of the two top receivers. I guess they figured they could do this again next year, oh wait they gave next years first rounder to. Cleveland got rich with 4 picks, hopefully the defense will improve based on these players getting more experience together or they intend to go after some defensive players when free agency finally gets is available. I like the pick, but only time will tell whether they paid too much to get him.
Jay
April 29th, 2011
12:09 am
I always thought that the Falcons should have targeted Patrick Peterson (we all saw that Packers game, right?), but Julio is a weapon on the outside which will prevent teams from being able to double-team Roddy. Perhaps a little expensive for a receiver, but this could become the best tandem in the league. Ryan, White, and Jones vs Vick, Jackson, and Maclin in week 2. Wow.
Jeff (not Schultz)
April 29th, 2011
12:10 am
To further break it down:
Terrible pick by Atlanta.
This guy is a NO. 2 receiver… not even a No. 1 guy.
There were EIGHT DEFENSIVE ENDS selected in the first round (including two in our division, New Orleans and Tampa)… their defenses are getting younger while our defense is just a year older and more beat-up. Heck, there were THREE DEFENSIVE BACKS chosen that I would’ve liked to have.
Ok, great, now Atlanta will only lose to the Packers 48-38 since we have Julio to score three TDs for us, right? But we STILL LOSE.
Peterson would have been a GREAT pick — spice up the return game AND get what could be a superstar DB in a couple of years. Any of the top 3 or 4 DE that were picked would have helped us. Heck, I wouldn’t have been upset if we picked up Mark Ingram to replace Turner full time in 2012 or 2013. But nope, we draft a wideout. When we already have a few good ones (Roddy, Jenkins, Douglas, Meier back from injury, etc.).
If we needed a RECEIVER, why not just keep friggin’ Brian Finneran???
If we only gave up 2 draft picks, I MIGHT could live with this decision…. BUT FOUR DRAFT PICKS? Jiminy Christmas, we’re not gonna pick again until Friday night in Round 3… tell me what impact defensive players will be there at that point, Dimitroff?
The last couple of years, TD did a great job drafting… but this was definitely a REACH and it smelled of panic. Just because we couldn’t get AJ Green, don’t mortgage the future to get a guy who is a notch below AJ.
By the way, wanna see how to draft? Check out New Orleans… got a defensive player AND a stud running back in the first round, and they didn’t have to trade up 20 spots to do it?
Bad move… and before you Julio apologists call me a bandwagon fan, I’m a lifetime fan who has been going to games since 1979 and who has supported this team through the good AND the bad. But I have to be honest and call a spade a spade — this was a BAD MOVE and a WASTE of a first-round draft choice. And the ONLY way that I will recind that is if Julio is a perennial Pro Bowler who goes 70 catches-800 yards-12 TD’s a year, and if Atlanta stays above the 11-5 mark each season and actually WINS some playoff games.
Doing this and then going 9-7 and continually losing in the first round and continuing to struggle on defense is ABSURD. Good luck Dimitroff… you’ve got your work cut out for you, selling this to REAL Falcons fans and not just Alabama supporters.
Bill the Kid
April 29th, 2011
12:11 am
ESPN don’t know crap compared to Dimitroff and staff’s needs. What is espn’s record and whats the Falcons record the last three years with this staff. The Falcons will now work n D with late picks and free agents. They want to win more than fans because its money in there pockets. All you experters need to get a grip. This is not the OLD FALCONS…..This group know what they need and now to win. Peace!
Saints R.E.A.M.
April 29th, 2011
12:11 am
The Falcons have just gone a long way to rebuilding the CLEVELAND BROWNS!!! Great pick.
TimeWillTell
April 29th, 2011
12:12 am
You never really know how players will pan out. But the move by the Falcons is questionable at best. Too many picks given up. As the experts have said the Browns made the best move in the draft. @ Tide rising – saw that the Bama long snapper was injured, sorry to hear that. Didn’t know his girlfriend was killed, very tragic. Thoughts and prayers to both families. Kerryb – you will be sooooooo disappointed this football season. Julio is a good player, just not worth what was given up, trust me.
Jeff (not Schultz)
April 29th, 2011
12:13 am
kerryb at 12:08… hey, I love Kurt Warner, but remember his background… playing for finesse, high-powered offensive teams that couldn’t stop a JV girls team on defense (St. Louis and then Arizona). The Cards did have one hot streak to get to teh Super Bowl that year, but usually, they’d score a ton and give up a ton. I don’t want Falcons football to look like that. The blueprint should be the Giants and Patriots — win with a running game and defense.
Falcon Bob
April 29th, 2011
12:13 am
attention blog kerryb is the dumbest idiot on the blog. Only the NFL network is saying the trade was good, everyone else is saying they gave up to much with the needs on defense retard. Try looking at what we need instead of riding julio’s nutts
Hawks winners
April 29th, 2011
12:15 am
How about them Hawks.
Love the pick, Falcons
Lemonlips
April 29th, 2011
12:15 am
The price for JJ WAS VERY STEEP. Butt…. you dont move up 21 spots in the FIRST ROUND for Chump Change. TD – like all good GMs has confidence in his evaluation of talent in the middle rounds. Didnt they burn Dean Smith in effigy?? He worked out OK
oldbird
April 29th, 2011
12:15 am
Good point Tide Rising, life ain’t about football. My hometown got hit hard last night. Amazing how tornadoes work, the house I lived in until 2006 was in the path and the devastation around it was heartbreaking, especially since there were two fatalities nearby. I only live 1.5 miles from that neighborhood, and when I went out this morning, it was a beautiful day; you would have thought we had a nice spring rain. My old neighborhood looked like the middle of a warzone.
Gatorman
April 29th, 2011
12:16 am
Green Bay made a terrific run doing everything right, but don’t forget Atlanta beat them when they didn’t do everything right so be careful believing GB will make a similar run this year. However, their drafting can’t be challenged, having built their team with draft picks. I think getting that big stud defensive lineman from Miss State was fantastic, lifting MissState to their best record in a long time.
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
12:17 am
Time will tell, What did they give up? 2 picks this year. 2 picks next year. Not like they gave up every pick they had. Everyones talking about the defense. They were 17th in total defense, 11th against the pass 4th in interceptions with a relatively young defense that will only get better. Thats not a horrible defense. Like I keep saying. You don’t win 13 games with a horrible defense.
SR
April 29th, 2011
12:17 am
Nope, nope, no, cannot agree, horrible move. Mortgaging the future for a freaking wide-out with this team that didnt even show up in the biggest game of their lives??? R u kidding me? Desparate, desparate move that defies logic. No way….
Billy the Kid
April 29th, 2011
12:18 am
Sorry to hear that oldbird. My prayers are for you, your friends and family. God bless.
Lemonlips
April 29th, 2011
12:18 am
Hey Jeff not Shultz – are you REALLY saying the Patriots win with a running game and defense?? I’m CERTAIN Tom Brady would have a lil’ chuckle at THAT
SEC FAN>
April 29th, 2011
12:19 am
he’s a burner that drops a lot of passes….horrible move by the falcons..
FACTS
April 29th, 2011
12:19 am
Told all these haters TD had to upgrade the offense,Bowers nor Ayers even went in the first round. Gave up a lot to get the guy, but we could have had Dez Bryant last year & our defense did not improve last season. TD wants that first playoff victory under his belt at all cost. Picking another JA98 would have been a wasted pick,I look for him to fight hard in FA for that other DE this year!
Falcon Bob
April 29th, 2011
12:19 am
Gatorman don’t forget half of Green Bay’s team was on IR and they still won the Superbowl
Facts
April 29th, 2011
12:19 am
The Skinny: The Falcons moved from up 21 spots (and gave up a haul) to get the dynamic Alabama wide receiver Julio Jones. The Falcons have not won a playoff game since 2004 and with an eye on changing that, quarterback Matt Ryan now adds a second physical wideout alongside Roddy White.
Instant Reaction: Tweeted Sam Farmer of the L.A. Times: “Atlanta absolutely gave up the farm.” Tweeted Sean Jensen of the Chicago Sun-Times: “Given where the Browns are as a franchise (in need of talent) I think that was a brilliant trade. Another feather in the cap of Holmgren
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/richard_deitsch/04/28/draft.tradeblog/index.html#ixzz1KsmTymAl
Adrian
April 29th, 2011
12:21 am
Anyone that thinks AJ Green is SO MUCH BETTER than Julio Jones is either a) an idiot or b) a total UGA homer. And no I have no affiliation to UGA or Bama before the knuckleheads start bobble-heading. This is a good move for the Falcons and shows they are trying to win now. The last three Super Bowl winners are in the NFC, and Tampa, Dallas and the rest of the NFC East (remember the Giants?) aren’t going anywhere. The future is now and I applaud the Falcons for realizing that.
Jeff (not Schultz)
April 29th, 2011
12:21 am
To Bill the Kid and everyone else… let me speak slowly…. YOU… CAN’T… COUNT… ON… FREE… AGENCY… THIS… YEAR… TO… HELP… THE… DEFENSE!!!!!!!!!!
This was NOT the year to try a plan like this! The Falcons offense is fine, with or without Julio Jones. Atlanta’s problem last year was NOT the opposition double-teaming Roddy White, it was the fact that when we needed a big defensive stop against GOOD teams (Pittsburgh, Philly, New Orleans, Green Bay in the playoffs), we DIDN’T GET ONE.
The defense needs fixing, NOT the offense… plain and simple! Why can’t people understand this? Great, so we score 30 points a game next year… but we’ll be giving up 35!!!
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
12:22 am
Falcon Bob, You should call yourself dumb** don’t support your team Falcon fan. You will be one of those band wagon jumpers like the Dorsey idiots when the move is successful. I think Dimitroff is 10 times smarter than you in football decisions. He wouldn’t have made this type of decision if he wasn’t sure it would work out. Sometimes you have to take the risk. Has not taking a risk all those years worked out for us?
Falcon Bob
April 29th, 2011
12:22 am
Facts thanks for the post, idiots like kerryb need to realize the falcons gave up to many picks
bgdawg
April 29th, 2011
12:23 am
jeff can tell the future haha. half of us hate TD and the other LOVES it. unless something catastrophic happens we are gonna have a +25 draft pick next year, and wr was a definite need. this clears up room for every reciever on the roster. did u guys see the stat espn had? 9 completions for over 30 yards the whole season? im pretty sure GB had that many in our play off game…
o-my
April 29th, 2011
12:23 am
Glad you SR are not the GM. We didn’t mortgage anything…you don’t get it.
GTBob
April 29th, 2011
12:23 am
kerryb, the Falcons were 22nd in passing defense last year not 11th. And you are right we had interceptions and fairly good corner play, our problem was that we were terrible in getting pressure on the QB. It doesn’t look like that is going to change this year. A guy like Bowers could have really helped that.
TimeWillTell
April 29th, 2011
12:24 am
No you win 13 games with some offense, a little luck(which they had), and you lose big games(championship games) with that type of defense. A good defense, they win the Super Bowl. A great offense with a so so defense………oh well.
FACTS
April 29th, 2011
12:25 am
Don’t worry haters, Dimitroff may still get a pick from his old friend Belichick after it is all said & done!
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
12:25 am
GTBOB, I just checked the stats on ESPN’s website. Just double checked it. Arizona 10th in passing defense, Atlanta 11th.
Falcon Bob
April 29th, 2011
12:25 am
kerryn if you think I don’t support the falcons then you are a bigger idiot than I thought you was before. Just because I don’t come on the blog, does that mean I do not support the team. Open your eyes retard it was a dumb trade. You are a dumbass for thinking Julio will be better than Roddy
Tratt
April 29th, 2011
12:27 am
Kerryb has to be the biggest dumb f’in moron in the history of ajc blogs
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
12:27 am
GTBOB, If Bowers is so great why has no one taken him in the first round. I don’t believe the team that had the 27th pick took him.
Tech Sucks
April 29th, 2011
12:27 am
Gave up WAY too much. Bad move
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
12:28 am
Tratt, No, apparently that is you. Lets hear your opinion. I don’t believe you have made one about the pick yet. come on now. Don’t be afraid.
Seasons end
April 29th, 2011
12:28 am
Will show how bad this move was when another bust has a couple of meaningless td’s against the panthers.
Jeff (not Schultz)
April 29th, 2011
12:28 am
About to head out people, but think about this: what happened to a team with great wideouts (New England) a couple of years ago in the Super Bowl? A great defense (New York Giants) shut them down. How did Pittsburgh win a Super Bowl a few years ago with a rookie quarterback (Cowher’s last year)? A great defense. What did Bill Parcells use in the 80s to win Super Bowls? A great defense. What did the experts say was an underrated element of the Patriots’ Super Bowls? A great defense. How did the Ravens even win a Super Bowl with Trent Friggin’ Dilfer at quarterback? A great defense.
I have yet to see anything in Atlanta under Dimitroff that resembles a “great defense”, so pardon me if I don’t fall all over myself because we drafted a good wideout. Yes, Julio is good, yes he’ll help us score some points, but it DOES NOT ADDRESS the greatest needs on this team!!!
With no free agency, the Falcons are taking a HUGE gamble that next year, Abraham wont’ get hurt, the young players will make a significant improvement, and that Robinson is more of a Pro Bowler than a bust…. but based on 2010, I think those are huge assumptions. Unless Julio can line up and cover an opposing wideout, or unless he can rush the passer, I think Atlanta whiffed on this pick… unfortunately, we can’t build depth or find hidden gems in this draft because we gave up so many dang picks!
Good luck, Falcons, but I think you laid an egg with this draft. My prediction for next year, with a tougher schedule? 9-7 and we either miss the playoffs or get the last wild card.
Brad
April 29th, 2011
12:30 am
Some of you people forget that it was Julio Jones and Alabama that made AJ Green and Georgia look totally STUPID a couple of years ago in Athens,during the so called”BLACKOUT”….and this guy helped Alabama to a national title….what did AJ do in terms of winning?? I LOVE this draft pick,and Atlanta just got a proven winner,who played with a broken hand the last part of the season,and STILL showed out! Not to mention,worked out with a broken foot at the combine that he hid from everyone….there again,he still had the best showing of anyone in the draft.
GTBob
April 29th, 2011
12:30 am
kerryb, the stat you are looking at is total passing yds given up. We were 11th, meaning 11th worst (22nd) in the NFL. Im not sure why espn arranges it like that. We were ranked 22nd in total yds and in yds per game.
Tratt
April 29th, 2011
12:30 am
I gave my opinion you dolt. You are a dumbass and the pick has dumbass written all over it. I agree with the other poster. You are paid to pump this pick on here by posting nonstop. How much do you get? .25 per post?
TimeWillTell
April 29th, 2011
12:30 am
@ Kerryb – ” You got to know when to hold em, know when to fold em, know when to walk away, know when to run,” Runnnnn.
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
12:31 am
You people really don’t think that Dimitroff has not already scouted next years potential draft to know what he might have given up next year. Think about the seniors in next years draft. Tell me some great players out there right now. I say Seniors because after there’s a rookie cap next year they may not be making the jump as much as they are now.
SportsPaige
April 29th, 2011
12:31 am
for the 2 of you griping about not getting Peterson, he was taken 5th. Highest ATL could trade up was 6th. Don’t think our D would’ve been THAT drastically improved with whoever was left at 27th pick. Not a whole lot better than who we might get at 91st? Would’ve rather had A.J., but JJ should make passing game hard to stop. Let’s hope we can score another 7+ per game.
TimeWillTell
April 29th, 2011
12:32 am
But it’s all in fun(son)……it’s good to have faith…..
Falcon Bob
April 29th, 2011
12:33 am
GTBob I have tried to talk some sense into kerryb but it is obvious he is a dumbass
Hot
April 29th, 2011
12:33 am
Too bad the tornado didnt help the coons by taking out some potential draft picks
Max
April 29th, 2011
12:33 am
Watch how many times Clayborn sacks Ryan next year.
ATL Sports Fan
April 29th, 2011
12:33 am
Brad, you love this pick because your an Alabama homer. Success in college doesn’t mean you will have success in college. The problem with this pick is how much the Falcons gave up to get it. They need help on the defensive side of the ball.
TimeWillTell
April 29th, 2011
12:34 am
Brad, no disrespect, but that was college. Welcome to the NFL.
NE
April 29th, 2011
12:34 am
5 pciks tomorrow. 3 in round 2. That’s how you win. TD made a stupid move that will cost him his job. Blank how could you sign off on this????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
GTBob
April 29th, 2011
12:35 am
Bowers is certainly falling because of concerns about his knee injury. He was originally going to be an easy top 5 pick. I would have loved taking him at 27 and taking the risk that his knee injury is being overblown. Someone is going to get a steal early in the 2nd round.
Falcon Bob
April 29th, 2011
12:35 am
Watch how many touchdowns Ingram and Bush score if they have a duo next year against the Falcons defense
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
12:36 am
Tratt, No, I don’t get paid. I happen to think it was a great bold move. I’m posting because I get sick of moronic Falcon fans such as yourself that downs every move the team makes. They all came out of the closet with the Ryan pick and they were shown to be idiot know nothings then. I guess your so scared that the team is going back to losing like they have in the past that you have a complex about it.
TimeWillTell
April 29th, 2011
12:37 am
And I hate to say this but…….Cameron Jordan and Will Smith will have field days against us. Sigh….
JB
April 29th, 2011
12:37 am
Agree with Rip. Gave up way too much. Need tough linemen and defense more. Also, long ball to fast receiver is not our QB’s strength.
Barry
April 29th, 2011
12:37 am
What a dumb move. That gave up way too much. Cleveland is laughing at our incompetence. Watch
First 5 games July plays, 3 catches 12 yards no tds. Guy cant block
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
12:38 am
Falcon Bob, you need to change your name because you sure don’t sound like a Falcon fan saying that everyone is going to beat us, everyone is going to score TD’s on us. Go sit on the other teams side of the field next time you go to a game.
Red Dog 77
April 29th, 2011
12:38 am
As much as I hate Alabama, and detested Julio Jones when he played there, T.D. couldn’t have made a more brilliant trade/draft………I don’t give a rip what anyone says about how much we gave up, fact is as follows: Julio Jones is a player, tough, hardnosed, will make a seamless transition into the NFL………possibly rookie of the year in 2011……..no doubt, lots of pro-bowls in Julios’ future………..With Julio Jones and Roddy White on the field at the same time, and Michael Turner in the backfield?…….shooooot folks, we might lack some on defense, but by the time our opponent touches the ball three times………..we should be up by 21 points………We will score at will now………….And fret-not bedwetters…….our Defense is still young and talented, and deep as the ocean……………..Regards, RED
TimeWillTell
April 29th, 2011
12:38 am
Cameron Jordan and Will Smith will have field days against us. Sorry to say.
Tratt
April 29th, 2011
12:39 am
I liked taking Ryan mofo. I didn’t like Peray Jerry nor this dumb move. You;re a cheerleading homer. Go Eff yerself
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
12:39 am
Gosh, I have never seen as many negative idiots in my life in one place.
ATL Sports Fan
April 29th, 2011
12:39 am
Hey Brad, you said Julio Jones made AJ and UGA look stupid. Well last time I looked at the stats, they were almost the same. AJ had 1 more catch and 6 less yards than Julio. Outside of a win not sure how Julio made AJ look stupid. Why am I even typing this your a Bama homer, doesnt matter what anyone says. Your motto is “God Bless-Bear Bryant, Dale Earnhardt, and Nick Saban…..Roll Tide”. True words of an Alabama Redneck.
oldbird
April 29th, 2011
12:39 am
Thanks, Billy the Kid.
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
12:40 am
We are about to have the best receiving tandem since Reggy Wayne and Marvin Harrison and thats not good enough. All of the negative idiots trade in your Falcon jerseys. You don’t deserve them.
Ron
April 29th, 2011
12:41 am
Turner in the backfield? Huh? The guy is a slow easy tackle that any top 20 defense can contain. He’s overrated and beyond his prime.
Falcon Bob
April 29th, 2011
12:41 am
Don’t forget the Panthers have Deangelo Williams and that other back and now Cam Newton!!! Steve Smith is healthy means trouble for our defense
Mike
April 29th, 2011
12:41 am
For all of you acting like we gave up the “farm” tonight, pause and consider. To move up from 27 to 6 we were going to HAVE to give up next year’s 1st. No way around it based on the point value teams place on top 10 picks. If any of you are crying about giving up the two 4th round picks, I’m curious as to whether you can even name our last two 4th round picks off of the top of your head if I gave you 5 seconds to think about it. As for this year’s 2nd round pick, there was a good chance we would’ve targeted a WR there anyway the way the 1st round played out tonight. Finally, if you can set your UGA bias aside you will realize that Julio is a better fit for us than AJ Green. Good work TD, you’ve earned the right to make this kind of move.
TimeWillTell
April 29th, 2011
12:41 am
LMAO @ Red Dog – Welcome to the NFL. Don’t….. don’t…..don’t believe the hype.
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
12:42 am
Mike Mayock just said he loved that trade for both sides. What does he know more than the negative idiots here. He said Matt Ryan just got the extra weapon that he needed and the Browns got the picks they needed.
Barf
April 29th, 2011
12:42 am
I would rather take a defensive guy and take a shot at kris durham late in the draft.
ATL Sports Fan
April 29th, 2011
12:42 am
I just hope he is worth two 1st round picks.
Todd
April 29th, 2011
12:43 am
Extra weapon kerry? If you can;t get the ball there, how is that a weapon? I guess you forget that awful playoff game by matty choke
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
12:43 am
Mike, that was the best post I’ve seen on here tonight. Most of them have been completely stupid.
Falcon Bob
April 29th, 2011
12:43 am
kerryb didn’t want the falcons to take mark ingram but every team in the NFC SOUTH has a back duo instead of the falcons
Tampa has Cadillac and Blount
Carolina has Deangelo and Stewart
New Orleans has Ingram and Bush
2011
April 29th, 2011
12:44 am
Falcons 28th worst defense
8th offense
= 9-7 record or 57% winning % and no plaoffs. Bad move
TimeWillTell
April 29th, 2011
12:44 am
Hope Mike and Julio don’t get married on Sports Illustrated cover…..lol.
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
12:45 am
Todd is another negative moron. Maybe Ryan couldn’t get the ball to anyone because he had only one real WR and he was taken away. Besides, I was just telling you what Mayock said. Heck, what does he know more than you?
Red Dog 77
April 29th, 2011
12:46 am
kerryb…………Dead on tardet brother, though I like to refer to them as “bedwetters”…….no complex problem, just plain ‘ol “bedwetters”……….Regards kerryb, RED
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
12:46 am
Falcon Bob, Demarco Murray is still out there.
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
12:47 am
They are a bunch of scared shaking bedwetters. They would like to play it safe and pick some average defensive player with the 27th pick than to get bold and go for a needed playmaker.
Mike
April 29th, 2011
12:50 am
@ TimeWillTell well played, but this trade wasn’t nearly as dramatic as Ricky Williams, the Falcons still have 6 picks left in this draft. @ kerryb Thanks, I’m glad someone else isn’t overreacting…and there’s still going to be Free Agency at some point people…
Red Dog 77
April 29th, 2011
12:52 am
@ Falcon Bob………What did you say our record was against Carolina, Tampa, and N.O. last year?……….and oh Bob, where did we end up in the NFC South?………Regards, RED
Red Dog 77
April 29th, 2011
12:56 am
Damn staight………Mike, I’m wicha brother……….RED
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
12:56 am
This is to all the bedwetters saying our defense was horrible. The Falcons were 5th in the league in scoring defense. Yes, teams went up and down the field on us running but they usually did not score.
TimeWillTell
April 29th, 2011
12:56 am
What does Kerryb dream of when he takes a little Falcon snooze, does he dream of beating Saints, Bucs or the Panthers. Don’t you worry your little falcon wing, they’re gonna get you back to the Super Bowl thing……and then they’re gonna find that old mojo, and get you a Super Bowl ring. Kerryb, oh Kerryb, Kerryb, Kerryb. But if we get run over by a good defensive team….then we’re sh@t outta luck.
TimeWillTell
April 29th, 2011
12:57 am
Now I know it’s time for bed. Hangover……LOL.
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
12:59 am
All of these bedwetters forget how well our defense played last year because of one game. If a QB gets a hot hand like Rogers did in the playoffs sometimes there is not much you can do about it. Even the great Steelers defense could do nothing about it.
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
1:00 am
Time will Tell, Yea, I could tell by your posts that you were either drunk or just plain stupid.
PlusSizeModel
April 29th, 2011
1:01 am
I know this much: Julio always scared me a lot more than AJ did. He is a monster at the wide-out spot, period. You never know what all those picks we traded for him may amount to, but there’s no doubt in my mind Julio is going to be a giant as a pro.
Falcon Bob
April 29th, 2011
1:01 am
Timewilltell I am with you brother, kerryb and those other losers are idiots and are all delusional. After next season they will be like us this year, we need defense but when they figure out Cleveland has our 1st round pick, then the Fire TD chants will start
Mike
April 29th, 2011
1:02 am
Haven’t commented all night, but I love the move. We still have 6 picks, and if anyone can pull potential starters/backups with low draft picks its TD. As for next year….we haven’t got there yet!!!! Plenty of time between now and next April to get a 1st or extra 2nd round pick. Add to that, free agency hasn’t started yet. A move like this, with the other obvious need positions (DE, CB), means that Blank will most likely be taking someone to a Hawks game.
TimeWillTell
April 29th, 2011
1:03 am
Wow… you are an idiot. Hangover(the movie) Lol. You are the weakest link….goodbye.
PlusSizeModel
April 29th, 2011
1:04 am
Joe Tess Fish House
“April 28th, 2011
9:25 pm
What a hugh misteak. Flacons draft a guy with a girls name.
Mr Blanks what where U thinkin?”
How did you ever figure out how to log onto a computer?
TimeWillTell
April 29th, 2011
1:04 am
I did give you the benefit of the doubt. Guess I was wrong.
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
1:05 am
Right Mike, I don’t know why all of these idiots are so worried about next years picks? 6 picks in this draft is plenty to build on.
TimeWillTell
April 29th, 2011
1:05 am
Okay Kerryb, you got that. Move on. Can’t humor you anymore. Get back to the real posters who know you.
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
1:06 am
Time will Tell, does goodbye mean you are finally gone? Please take Negative Falcon Bob with you.
TimeWillTell
April 29th, 2011
1:07 am
By the way, just curious. What was rated higher last year, the defense or the offense?
vpdikchainey
April 29th, 2011
1:07 am
Bold move for sure. At first glance looks like we gave up alot, but if you think in terms of the 2 mid-to-late first rounders being P. Jerry and S. Weatherspoon– Or S. Baker and M. Jenkins, then maybe not such a bad move after all. At least it shows TD is not sleeping well after the Green Bay game. My only concern is that Mularkey could turn Jerry Rice and Barry Sanders into busts so there’s real concern that he’ll use Julio primarily as an outside edge blocker for 376 more hand-offs to the Burner. Or my favorite Mularkey trick play when Ice throws a quick horizontal toss to the far WR for a nice 0.03 yard gainer.
PlusSizeModel
April 29th, 2011
1:08 am
One more thing: so many morons post on these blogs that it’s downright bewildering.
TimeWillTell
April 29th, 2011
1:08 am
Goodbye was a send off to you. Guess that went over your head. Sorry.
cccc
April 29th, 2011
1:09 am
What is with every retard on this thread Julio is a beast, we are going to be amazing, we will fix our defensive problems but we got the best reciever to come along in a while , I went to Ga and love my Dawgs but come on AJ sucked this year between suspencions and not wanting to get hurt did you actualy watch him the last game balls boucing off his hands not running routes letting Ga lose a worthless bowl game. Julio Schooled AJ at the combine the falcons are set !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oldbird
April 29th, 2011
1:10 am
I have changed my opinion, somewhat, on this trade. There is a lot of diffence in drafting 6, and 27. That said, this deal makes our offense scary next year. Assuming we do well next year, a 27 and a 32 doesn’t look too bad for a 6, as long as Dimitroff continues his late round magic. Sadly, if Julio turns out to be a real player, it will be the first first round 1 pick for TD to have done so, other than Ryan. Baker, Jerry and Weatherspoon, so far have not exactly panned out as good first round picks.
Mike
April 29th, 2011
1:11 am
Oh, one last thing. To those saying “we have up 5 picks, that’s too much, waaaah, waaah, waaaah”. Ummm, check your math, we gave up 4 picks, swapped 1st.
Also, if we had such a bad defense and would have won the Super Bowl had we beat GB, then why didn’t Pittsburgh stop them? Didn’t they have a top 5 defense? Just saying.
don
April 29th, 2011
1:12 am
Looks like Dimitroff has turned into an idiot.I thought we had a good GM.Falcons are going to regret this trade big time
TimeWillTell
April 29th, 2011
1:12 am
Oops, I thought this was a comment board, not a blog, sorry.
MaxxFalcon
April 29th, 2011
1:15 am
I’m liking the Julio pick more and more. We gave up a lot, but there is still the rest of the Draft and Free Agency to address Defense. We’re going to draft a speed RB too
oldbird
April 29th, 2011
1:16 am
cccc I think Julio is a great player and am glad to have him on the team, but we paid too much to get him. Woud you want to play the price of a 5 carat diamond to get a 3 carat? Not that we didn’t get a great player, but Cleveland, if they draft well, won this trade.
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
1:18 am
oldbird, If we end up with a receiving tandem like Reggy Wayne and Marvin Harrison that helped get the Colts to a SB wouldn’t you then say that it was well worth every pick?
One Nation Under educated
April 29th, 2011
1:22 am
I didnt know Mike Ditka was drafting for us now….
oldbird
April 29th, 2011
1:22 am
sorry about the typos, I usually proofread befor I post.
GTBob
April 29th, 2011
1:22 am
On the subject of defense, and passing defense, we were 3-4 against teams that were in the top 15 in passing offense last year. We got throttled by one of them in the playoffs and looked horrible doing it. Those teams had over 300 yds passing in 6 of those 7 games. The one game they didn’t was when Big Ben was suspended. If we don’t improve our passing defense then we will have no chance at beating these teams in the playoffs. Im not saying this as someone who dislikes the Falcons. I love the Falcons, but I would like to see them improve the areas that are most needed.
honest_abe
April 29th, 2011
1:22 am
how many sacks did “beer man” have last year? 3? i guess we can get another undersized, “hard”, worker in the later rounds and maybe he can get 3 sacks too… that’ll be 6 from one de position.
dimitroff just made one of the biggest blunders in franchise history.
what perennial contenders have you seen EVER trade away that many picks to move up to select a receiver? never. because for a guy that touches the ball MAYBE 10 times on a great day for him, it’s not justified unless he scores 20 touchdowns. and i highly doubt that’s going to happen.
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
1:23 am
Thats what the Falcons needed to get over the hump. I think TD finally realized that Jenkins was never going to be that guy to go with White and was going to do what it took to get a big time WR to go with White. Now teams can’t just put their best CB on White and try to take him out of the game. All of these people on here whining about the defense. I heard Warren Sapp (a defensive player) say that defenses don’t win championships. Defenses keep you in a game long enough for your offense to win it.
TimeWillTell
April 29th, 2011
1:24 am
No one disputes that Julio was a great college player. The transition to the NFL has yet to be seen. To give up so much based on any one player’s college career is whats being questioned. If he pans out, great. Even with that being said, the Falcons won 13 games without him. they lost because of defense, not offense. So let’s keep saying how great of a college player he was. We’ve seen a lot of great college players that just can’t make the transition to the NFL. One tweaked ankle and Falcon nation will be crying. All you have to do is be realistic, think about what was given up, to what we got(a great college player?).
oldbird
April 29th, 2011
1:24 am
Why is it that most Bulldogs get sent to NFL purgatory, AKA Cincinnati?
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
1:25 am
GTBOB, name one corner that was there at the 27th pick that was immediately going to be a shut down CB for us.
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
1:26 am
Time will Tell, you act like we gave up every pick in this draft for him. We still have 6 picks left.
One Nation Under educated
April 29th, 2011
1:27 am
Dimitroff, didnt yall read Jack & the Beanstalk up there?
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
1:29 am
Time will Tell, Next season when Julio is scoring TD’s you and Negative Falcon Bob, and GTBOB will be on here saying, “man I just love that Julio Jones, man I’m glad we gave up those picks for him”, I’ll be looking for you then. I won’t rub it in. I’ll just be glad TD did it.
TimeWillTell
April 29th, 2011
1:31 am
Okay. Have your say. Time will tell. as for corners that were there….Prince Amukamara and Jimmy Smith. But who knows they might be busts,
The U
April 29th, 2011
1:33 am
Wow, now thats how you go get your guy, Great move in the draft room Falcons, this should pay off for years and immediately. Good bye Micheal Jenkins now there’s a true wide receiver too take the pressure off White and Gonzalez. I still can’t believe the Falcons pulled the trigger like this, but utterly AWSOME move by the Owner, GM and Coach. What a breath of fresh air from an organization that stunk up the place for too long. Bring on the Aints and the Pickers.
PlusSizeModel
April 29th, 2011
1:34 am
Down the road people are going to wonder how the f*ck Jones lasted til the 6th pick and forget all about what the Falcs coughed up to get him. In TD I trust.
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
1:35 am
Amukamara was picked 19th. He was not there at 27th. Smith was the 27th pick but I dodn’t think he was going to come in and be a shut down corner immediately. He probably couldn’t have come in and started right away.
oldbird
April 29th, 2011
1:37 am
@ kerryb If we win it all,the trade was worth all of the draft picks in the next 20 years to me. My Dad took me to my first Falcon game in 1972, against the Houston Oilers (we won 20-10), and I have been a huge fan ever since. We had season tickets for the next three years. I remeber that I had to take nap in order to go to the game against the vikings that was on MNF, that Bob Lee made the greatest scramble in MNF history. I would still like to see a better pass rush, considering I am a child of the Grits Blitz.
GTBob
April 29th, 2011
1:37 am
We don’t need a corner, we need a pass rusher. It doesn’t matter how good your corners are when you are giving Drew Brees or Aaron Rodgers 10 seconds to throw. And don’t worry, when the season starts I will be fully in Julio’s corner, and I think he will be a great player, but if we can’t beat New Orleans or Green Bay next year because we can’t slow down their passing attack then im not really going to care how Julio is doing.
Concrete Pete
April 29th, 2011
1:38 am
Hmmm. Freakish size and speed. Didn’t produce a lot on college, presumably because he played on a run-first conservative team. I’ve seen this movie and it’s Michael Jenkins
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
1:41 am
GTBOB, the question is, how are THEY going to slow down OUR passing attack? I also heard the analyst and some people on here talking about his hands. I don’t think it is that much of a problem when he caught 78 passes for 1,133 yards.
TimeWillTell
April 29th, 2011
1:41 am
Everyone has an opinion. Some good, some bad. Just like the draft. You might get a first round first pick like Jamarcus Russell or you might get a seventh round pick like Marques Colston. You just never know.
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
1:42 am
Concrete Pete, How is catching 78 passes for 1,133 yards not producing?
Najeh Davenpoop
April 29th, 2011
1:43 am
Julio Jones is a very good player. I think he’s a lot like Anquan Boldin. He is definitely going to improve the Falcons.
With that said, that is a LOT to give up for any single player, particularly a wide receiver. By making this trade, the Falcons are basically saying their “process” is close to completion and their window for winning a Super Bowl starts now. Because let’s face it, if they didn’t have confidence in the talent currently on the roster, they would have hung on to some more of those picks.
Jones will be a damn good player. Will the Falcons be a good enough team without the services of the players they could have taken with those picks? We’ll see.
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
1:43 am
Time will Tell, I’m normally not thrilled about giving up so many picks for one guy either but sometimes you have to go for it and get the right guy you need to get over the hump. Maybe they know they can find some gems in the final six picks.
Gt
April 29th, 2011
1:44 am
Are u serious Julio jones plays second fiddle to aj green???? If I remember correctly, Julio jones was the top player in the nation coming outta high school.., the same year aj green came out. Anything coming outta chokeville Athens is a bust.
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
1:45 am
Gt, I dont think YOU need to talk about teams being chokes and busts. Apparent
Red Dog 77
April 29th, 2011
1:47 am
Falcon Bob never did tell me what our record was against Carolina, Tampa, and N.O.,nor did he remind us where the Falcons ended up in the NFC south standings. Golly gee, where’s ‘ol Falcon Bob when you need him?………RED wants to know !
GTBob
April 29th, 2011
1:48 am
So you think we can win shootouts next year against Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, and Peyton Manning? All because of Julio Jones? Do you not realize how crazy that sounds? Do you think Julio would have scored 4 TD’s against Green Bay in the playoffs last year if we had him?
kerryb
April 29th, 2011
1:48 am
Gt, I dont think YOU need to talk about players coming out of certain places being chokes and busts. Apparently you are a fan of the biggest choke and bust team in the country. Name the last Tech player to win a Super Bowl MVP trophy. Answer: there is not one. Name the last Tech player to win a Heisman. Answer: there is not one.
honest_abe
April 29th, 2011
1:49 am
for all those in favor of the move are you telling me that there is a considerable difference between jonathon baldwin and julio jones? i actually think baldwin will end up being the better player. so if the falcons had stayed put and drafted baldwin they could’ve taken a risk and traded up in the 2nd to get daquan bowers. now that’s a risk worth taking!
G. Tampa Bedwetter
April 29th, 2011
1:49 am
Jones can’t catch …………….. hire JJIII if you want a Jones that can help …………. beats hell out of Bobo ……………….. oops wrong blog
The U
April 29th, 2011
1:49 am
No sir ree bob Concrete Pete, grapes and prunes comparison. Jenkins was mediocre wr who had a really big BCS Championship game. He couldn’t catch a cold in college and is about the same now add 1 or 2 spectacular catches a year.
Red Dog 77
April 29th, 2011
1:50 am
@ Gt……..put a lid on it, or better still, goback to bed now……..momma’s changed the sheets.
honest_abe
April 29th, 2011
1:52 am
i’m sorry but this move has blank written all over it. its a splashy move but one that could not possibly considered wise for the long term prospects of this franchise. no elite team ever gives up the farm to get a wide receiver. the best teams always, almost always either stockpile more picks or draft on the lines. and thats a fact jack.
Red Dog 77
April 29th, 2011
1:55 am
@ GTBob………Yup, I do, I really think we can win us a pile of shoot-outs now that we have Julio.
TimeWillTell
April 29th, 2011
1:55 am
That might be true. No argument with that. Talent wise there is no dispute. My only issue is that he has to be great as an NFL player(which he might be) but if not, its gonna stink. Don’t get me wrong, they can be 11-5, competitive, win the division, NFC championship, super bowl and if Julio makes an impact, no one will care about what was given up. Just understand these are initial impressions based on what has not yet been seen. Its like, “I have a vintage Porsche, give me 20,000 of your hard earned money, I’ll show it to you after you give me the money.”
honest_abe
April 29th, 2011
1:56 am
man the possibilities are endless. the falcons also could have traded out of the first round and gotten a combination of 2 out of justin houston, akeem ayers, or daquan bowers.
pass rush people. the falcons need a pass rush!
as if atlantas offense is built for an aerial attack. in fact this entire team is built on a ball control and prevent d. so then they trade all those picks for a wr? it makes absolutely no sense unless they plan on changing their scheme. bah! atl always has crappy draft nights. sick of it.
The U
April 29th, 2011
2:01 am
This is a very good Falcon roster. Not many draftees are going to make the cut plain and simple. You figure your 1st round guy will but after that it,s a crap shoot trying to make this roster. a lot of young talented guys vested in the system from previous draft success. Jones comes in a plays opposite Roddy on opening day. You can;t beat that.
joe lawrence
April 29th, 2011
2:26 am
Falcons paid way,way too high a price for Jones. I saw Alabama play at Tenn. and watched them twice on tv. Jones is hot and cold, drops too many easy balls, gives up on routes when he is jammed well, and only blocks when he feels like it. The Falcons could have taken Smith or Hankerson, have gotten the same or better production from them as they will get from Jones, and still have all their picks for this year and next. In round 2 there will still be some very capable CBs available with their own pick or they could then package some later picks, kept next year’s #1 and moved up to get Williams, Harris, or Dowling.
Great Falconi
April 29th, 2011
2:27 am
We’re terrible. How can we win? We’ve had three winning seasons in a row, but how can we win after trading a bunch of picks for one of the two best WRs in this draft? How can we win, ladies and gentlemen? We are so screwed.
honest_abe
April 29th, 2011
2:32 am
how many playoff wins falconi? if you define success by the reg season then go at it. we have a 100 year old tight end. a running back who showed serious signs of wear and tear. a sub par offensive line. undersized defensive tackles. no pass rusher other than john abraham. a 1st round linebacker who the jury is still out on. and our best corner is someone who should be playing nickel. they played the worst division in football last year and won all games but barely! they won every single game at home. and got absolutely blitzed in the playoffs.
look the falcons won all those games because they controlled the clock and a balance between rushing the ball and passing. the offense still managed to rank 6th. hardly a problem i’d say. the d on the other hand was in the bottom 4th of the league.
all you fools who think td and the falcons brass can do no wrong are only fooling yourselves. wake up and do your own research.
DirtyBird
April 29th, 2011
2:45 am
I want someone to tell me why there hating on Julio so bad. This guy is still raw and has potential to develop into a franchise receiver. Explosive players that make noticeable differences are most of the time on the offensive side of the ball. We werent getting that on D with the 27th pick. I see this as a risk worth taking, assuming that Mr. Blank is willing to spend sum dough and maybe go after a seasoned DB or DE. Cant wait to see the Birdz flyin this fall!!
Really?
April 29th, 2011
3:10 am
Guys remember that we still have free agency at some point. We can still get a couple defenders that way. TD has done a good job so far. Lets see what he does through FA first.
Really?
April 29th, 2011
3:12 am
and because Joe Lawrence watched this guy play 3 times he knows all about him.
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1 falcoholic
April 29th, 2011
5:23 am
think about this the way are gys are playing and being coach we will never be back up in the early rounds of the draft again and hopefully we will be 32 at one point in time. the draft is heavy with talent at DE, so even if we donot get the top gy that the pondits are calling we still will get some talent. that might make a splash and ten theres the gys on the roster coming into there 3rd and fourth year. to me that was a stellar move on behalve of td and ms. goooooooooooo falcons
Real Fan
April 29th, 2011
5:34 am
If you are saying this was a bad move, then you are an idiot-simple.
News Flash “The Falcons just picked up the best WR in this draft class” We paid a lot, but if things go like they have been going that number 1 pick the Browns got wont be used until the 32nd pick of the 1st round.
Why did so many players from Alabama go in the first round? Coach Saban.
Why did the Falcons pick Julio? Because we only have a number 1 WR. The opposing D had it easy, double up Roddy and Keep a body on TG and spy the QB/RB. Now the D has two number 1 WR’s to cover and with the work ethic he brings, he is going to make an immediate impact and he will make the players around him better. He WAS the Crimson Tide now he will be (for a long time to come) the face of the Falcons.
So again, if you are feeling good about the pick-you know that half of the players drafted don’t make it anyway and if you have a chance to draft someone like Jones, you do what-it-takes.
If however you think this is a bad move, then perhaps football is not for you-perhaps you just don’t understand the bigger picture and you are probably not very happy in life anyway, so dropping a sport that you don’t know or understand from your pointless life could be a good thing. Seriously, if you are complaining about this move you are an idiot.
FAILCANTS
April 29th, 2011
5:37 am
Bad pick from a bad organization, bad team, bad management….wide receivers first in draft are historical and statistical failures….what a joke…you will never get a ring, losers….btw, the Saints in their usual brilliant way, knocked it out of the park….Ingram and Jordan….smart….who dat, we dat, you ain’t dat, we will own you again,…stay classy, rednecks…
GTT
April 29th, 2011
5:38 am
Two No. 1 picks to get one first round player. Plus, a second and two fourths. Wasn’t Michael Jenkins a first round pick? Seems we spent one pick on him. Wasn’t Roddy White a first round pick? Seems we spent one pick on him. First round WRs are the biggest crapshoot in the NFL.
The Commissioner should be able to prevent idiocy like this. DIMWITrof.
Johnny B
April 29th, 2011
5:40 am
Julio Jones …………………….will lead us past the first round this year. Hope he is tougher than Matt Ryan during the playoffs.
GTT
April 29th, 2011
5:42 am
“if you have a chance to draft someone like Jones, you do what-it-takes”
NO other team would have made this deal. Not one. They paid a ransom someone would give to move up to No. 1 overall to pick a Peyton Manning, for what … a WR, who wasn’t even going to be the first WR picked?
DIMWITrof
Impact player?
April 29th, 2011
5:52 am
WR gets the ball maybe 7-8 times a game. Their impact is overrated. I rather have someone that would be involved in more plays in the course of a game for all that we gave up.
GTT
April 29th, 2011
5:57 am
I thought DIMWITrof went to the Belichik school of drafting … guess it was actually the Mike Ditka school. Geez.
legionaire
April 29th, 2011
6:11 am
You win in football with D. That said the NFL has made the game offense happy for tv. Would not have given up so much for a guy who might blow a knee. Thats the reason they pay Dimitroff the big bucks.
null
April 29th, 2011
6:43 am
Folks it could be worse, we could have to watch AJ Green playing in his underarmor after selling all his jerseys.
Special K
April 29th, 2011
6:54 am
The problem these people have is the kid played at BAMA! Amazing.! The kid is a freak. He is a fantastic player. Not afraid to run block. Has great physical stats. He is going to be fine. Deal with it.
RambleOn84
April 29th, 2011
6:59 am
I LOVE THE MOVE!
I have thought all along that Julio is the better player. He is bigger, faster, and a much better blocker. He loses concentrations at times, but pro coaches can fix that.
And those picks we gave up are low picks, cuz we’re going all the way this year baby!
GO FALCONS!
RambleOn84
April 29th, 2011
7:03 am
“honest_abe,”
Might want to rethink your moniker there, chump.
Falcons are in the worst division in football? Try again. Outside of the Panthers, the rest of the division is stacked. The Buccaneers won 10 games and didn’t make the playoffs. The NFC South actually had a strong case for the best division in football last year.
RMikel58
April 29th, 2011
7:13 am
Like some of you know whats better for the Falcons to draft than they do. None of us can say with any certainty that any player will be an impact to any team until he plays. We can only go by what they were like in college.
Yeah some of you would have liked the Falcons to pick this or that player and because they didnt you now have to smear what they did. It is what it is and youre not gonna change that so shut up with the belly aching.
He may turn out well for Atlanta which i thought wasnt a bad pick. Would i have liked AJ Green to play here?
Absolutely cause im a Georgia Fan and i think he’s better than Jones. But we wont know that for sometime so dont get your panties in a wad and wait!
Whole lot of draft left and getting unrestricted free agents to sign so lets wait and see how things develope.
I’d rather trust what Dimitroff says than any of you doubters here that thinks they know football better than the falcons do.
mark
April 29th, 2011
7:18 am
I am sick and tired of reading we gave up this years number 1 pick. No we switched this years number 1 from 27 to 6. The media spins this like we gave up two number ones, when in fact we gave up next years. I am a Falcons fan so take this for what you will but this was a great move. Jones is a winner who makes big plays and opens up our offense. At 27 anybody on the Def side of the ball would have been a roll player at best and not an impact. The other significant picks #2 this year and #1 next year will be felt but there is free agency where I believe we will get Okland’s CB to fill our biggest need and we drafted two offensive linemen last year and will keep Tyson out of the 3 free agents. If we do not then we get comp picks a 3 or 4 maybe 2. We will pick up extra picks next year and our #1 next year will be in the last 3rd of the draft. This team is not going to slide back from 13-3 to anything less than 11-5. I love all the Monday morning quaterbacking, we draft a so-so DE and that is the safe move, but we make the aggressive let’s win now move and we give up too much. Staying at #27 to not get the player you want is the wrong move, this was a great move for an organization that is about “winning”. Charlie Sheen should get paid every time someone writes that.
TheAntiMe
April 29th, 2011
7:18 am
There has been raised the argument that since Matt Ryan is, at best, a bit inconsistent in completing the home run bomb why load up with deep threat receivers? To be honest, I’m not sure it’s as pronounced a deficiency as all that but I have actually wondered about that at times too.
Upon further review, it does seem – to me at least – that if you are a little short on one end, then it just makes good sense to compensate, if necessary, on the other end. I do believe that this trade just might work.
Jay
April 29th, 2011
7:30 am
It is done… get over it! or get on board and be excited. your decision.
Mark, Mark---The Hair Lip Dog
April 29th, 2011
7:36 am
At least Julio will finish the drill, unlike A. J. (Ain’t Jack).
Samuel
April 29th, 2011
7:44 am
Dan, The Colts won a superbowl without a good defense. I’m glad the fans don’t make our football decisions. Most of them haven’t a clue on how to put together a fooball team.
woeisme
April 29th, 2011
7:45 am
This trade has done tremendous damage to the Falcons in the future. Dimitrof got
reamed in this deal. Before this I thought TD had done fairly well, but no more,. his
judgement is now in question. Does he or the Falcon brass have any? I’m not sure.
DMR
April 29th, 2011
7:47 am
Playoff hangover? It is hard to argue with what this Administration has done with the Falcons. However, this feels like a complete over-reach. A.J. may…I repeat, may have been worth this steep price. I am not sure Jones is. Big, strong, fast, but hands are suspect and route running…not so much.
Dimitroff must believe the Falcons are in a position to handle their needs when free agency starts, because that is the only thing that makes sense for this to work.
Dave
April 29th, 2011
7:48 am
I just think the Falcons did not see any players that they were really thrilled getting at their pick in round one. If you want a comparison I just think the Falcons see Matt Ryan as a young Peyton Manning. What did the Colts keep doing they kept getting Manning receivers and he was the focal point of that team. I know Roddy White will be 30 years old 11-2-2011. Michael Jenkins will be 29 in June. I just think the Falcons are getting Ryan his receiver that will grow with him as Roddy White falls by the wayside. This is Matt Ryan’s team.
All Smiles
April 29th, 2011
7:52 am
Great move. For the record we DIDN’T give up our #1 pick this year – we swapped it for a better one. Next years #1 will most likely be way down near the bottom so what’s the big deal?
Having White on one side and Jones on the other will be huge. I hear all the “More Defense” but in reality if we can keep the ball and score some points the defense becomes less a factor.
I’m confident we will improve the defense with a free agent or two and our young guys will be better with another year of experience.
FultonCo.Stadium
April 29th, 2011
7:52 am
You people are to hard on your team I think its just that ol slave and slave owner mentality of Ga. that comes out of half you guys this team has never been this Good we gotta a good thing going they are drafting from a good pool of atheletes the SEC look at Kansas City and New England they get it all they contributing players have SEC ties now all we got to do is collect some of those Miami Hurricanes I bet you can name a few that are not producing for there team pay attetoin and stop being so quick to judge TD I get it keep up
JROLL1
April 29th, 2011
7:56 am
GAVE UP WAY, WAY TO MUCH!
Jimmy Crack
April 29th, 2011
7:56 am
Totally agree with you Jeff. Looking at mocks for next year, there just isn’t the talent. We will do much better in free agency looking for a pass rusher. A worthy sacrifice for a stud WR.
This guy will make smaller CBs look silly.
honest_abe
April 29th, 2011
8:02 am
ramble on: your education says it all. learn to read fella. i said they played the worst division in football. aka the nfc west. read before you talk you bumbling idiot.
honest_abe
April 29th, 2011
8:05 am
only stupid teams put the majority of the money into the wr position. pathetic.
Walker, Texas Ranger
April 29th, 2011
8:06 am
Based on the last 2 drafts, this is what the Falcons drafted in these same spots: Weatherspoon, Peters, Hawley, Jerry & Sidbury. Based on their history, I think this was a pretty good move becuase I would trade these 5 guys for Jones today.
By the way, about all we have done is draft for defense
fastfreddyford
April 29th, 2011
8:08 am
IT IS NOW EVIGENT THAT TD DOES NOT HAVE A CLUE ON HOW TO DRAFT. LOOK AT THE LAST THREE YEARS. GAVE UP WAY TO MUCH FOR A NUMBER TWO RECEIVER. I HOPE HE GETS FIRED.
reebok
April 29th, 2011
8:18 am
terrible terrible terrible idea. our defense is less than mediocre. what difference would julio jones have made3 against the packers? Falcons losing by 18 instead of by 27?
Hike
April 29th, 2011
8:28 am
If JJ helps the offense make 1st downs and “keep the ball” away from the other teams offense….Isn’t that….”good defense” after all. The defense will be better by just getting everyone healthy and allowing the rookies time to mature. The Green Bay game was poorly “coached”. We were flat as a pancake and GB played their best game in years.
I can’t wait to see JJ and Roddy together. The offense will be unstoppable…from 13-3 to Super Bowl Champs.
Texan in Georgia
April 29th, 2011
8:30 am
Julio has the best hands in the draft, no doubt, but hopefully the Falcons didn’t give up too much. But after seeing that embarrassing defensive display against the Packers, they really need help in the secondary.
o-my
April 29th, 2011
8:30 am
good good good good idea. Our D won 13 games. get a life.
PreyDawg
April 29th, 2011
8:35 am
Bo Diddley, you will probably never see this but thanks for your insights. You actually WATCH the games and evaluate the talent. I agree with you 100%. Guys…all you haters….if Jenkins doesnt fall on his butt in the endzone in that Green Bay game and instead catches the darned football for a TD it is a totally different game. Granted the D was horrible and as always we need ANOTHER defensive back and a pass rusher. But until the nickel got hurt we were good enough most games. Jerry, Moore, Lofton…these guys are young. They will gell and the D will improve by default. The O had leveled out at a talent ceiling. Jenkins would not be a starter on any other play off team. Most of our losses were because the Offense did not score enough touchdowns. Not because we didnt stop people.
Now if Jones cannot stay healthy….that is a different matter.
Whisky Breath
April 29th, 2011
8:38 am
I was feeling pretty good about the pick until Jeff put his blessing on it.
He also thinks CMR knows what he is doing.
Saints R.E.A.M.
April 29th, 2011
8:38 am
The truth of the matter is that the draft is 50% skill & 50% luck. The scouts and GM’s make as educated decision as they can make & then they have to also get lucky that the player pans out. Draft philosophies differ. if you have 5 picks you have made 5 educated decisions….BUT the big part is you have 5 chances to get LUCKY. Lucky that the guy is a much better player than his resume, lucky that there are no injuries to keep them from being able to contribute to the team this season. If anything happens to Julio….off the field issues, ankle twist, chicken pox, girlfriend cheats on him, grandmother gets sick….anything that affects his play….and he becomes a bust. The draft is a gamble…there are no sure things…thats what makes giving up so many picks extremely risky and why many think the Birds gave up too much.
We’ll see.
Mike
April 29th, 2011
8:39 am
I like the move and I like the gamble – congrats, Dimitroff. Nice show of guts. But with all such moves, you will either be the hero or the bum. A better offense will allow for a better defense. Keeping the ball longer, converting on crucial and close downs – keeps the defense off the field. A great defense will get the ball back, but if your offense can’t move, the defense will be right back on the field, growing more and more tired with each series. I like the move especially when you consider the defensive players we would have had access to late in the round.
A UGA fan, I would have liked to see them get AJ. But JOnes, is larger and stronger and I hope more durable in the pro game. Time will tell.
Jason Collier
April 29th, 2011
8:41 am
You guys are idiots. JJ is an impact player that will start immediatly and open up our offense tremendously. We can shore up defense via FA when that starts.
Cam's (Fig) Newton
April 29th, 2011
8:42 am
U Falcons got no D and u wont stop me……
Big Waster
April 29th, 2011
8:43 am
I can understand having to give up this years & next years #1’s but to include this years #2 & #4 and next years #4 seems way too much for a oft-injured receiver. Cleveland got over on Atlanta big time.
tony
April 29th, 2011
8:47 am
That guy (dimitroff) apparently doesn’t know the history of this franchise. How many super bowls have this team won with a poor pass defense?
2006 Rank 29th
2007 Rank 23rd
2008 Rank 21st
2009 Rank 28th
2010 Rank 23rd
In 2008 our rush defense rank 25th but he takes a qb instead of Glen Dorsey…..Kansas seems to be doing very well without a high pick qb. This trade is the worst I’ve ever seen this franchise make. That young man (Muhammad Wilkerson-DE) is going to make dimitroff look like a fool for not taking him. Could of been Muhammad Wilkerson and Glen Dorsey in the same defense. Julio Jones isn’t much better than Randle Cobb and on top of that he had injury issures. The guy doesn’t learn from his mistakes(taking injury prone Peria Jerry).
They better sign Charles Johnson-DE!
GTT
April 29th, 2011
8:47 am
No, they didn’t give up to No. 1 picks, but they essentially used two No. 1s to pick one player. Plus a No. 2 where you usually get a usable guy, often starters. Plus, a fourth, where you often get quality special teams guys.
Still, way too much to give up on a WR. This is a Matt Millen move.
CMS
April 29th, 2011
8:48 am
Of course I would have loved to get AJ Green, and I’m glad TM had the guts to do it. But the truth of the matter is that Julio and AJ are going to be great receivers. Its just a shame AJ went to NFL He!!in Cincinnati.
1eyedJack
April 29th, 2011
8:50 am
“Sports franchises that believe they’re on the verge of something big have a window in which they feel they can make this move. This was the Falcons’ window.”
Jeff, I think this statement nailed it. It’s time to win and win now! Surround Ryan with more weapons, just like Indianapolis with Peyton and New England with Brady.
Too bad we couldn’t give Cincy the rest of our picks this year and swap Julio for AJ.
Get a pass rusher through free agency and use the rest of this draft for building depth or addressing special teams needs.
come on son
April 29th, 2011
8:51 am
Expect Jones to hold out for a large contract, his agent knows they are going to have to sign him based on the amount of picks he gave up. A hold out situation would look very bad for the Falcons, especially if it turns into a Crabtree situation.
Mike
April 29th, 2011
8:53 am
Tony, yea we can use more defense – no question. But who was available to pick at no. 27 in the round? No body that can help!!! Its not always a matter of what’s best in the draft, it is who is available at your turn. We are picking up bones and pieces at 27. Dimitroff really had little choice. Even making this move for a defensive player that we really could have gotten – is still not as good a move as Jones.
Jackets21
April 29th, 2011
8:53 am
Another brilliant move by Dimitroff. No that’s not sarcasm. Everyone talks about how much was paid for the trade, but the deal works for both teams. The Falcons and Browns are at completely two ends of the NFL spectrum. The Browns need a whole lot of players for a whole lot of wholes. The Falcons need one or two outstanding players to move them up amoung the elite of the league. When most of your players are below average as the Browns are, you are willing to accept a handful of average players. Above average players, as in 2nd round, fourth round and even 1st round picks all way back in each round where the Falcons draft, are not what the Falcons need. Generally the Falcons are full of above average players and some elite players. Adding JJ is adding another elite players. Love the pick, Dimitroff. Have no doubt you’ll be proven right in short order.
1eyedJack
April 29th, 2011
8:54 am
AJ didn’t appear that pleased holding up the Cincy #1.
Saints R.E.A.M.
April 29th, 2011
8:58 am
Uhhhhhh…..Roddy White doesn’t seem to like the move as much as many other Falcon Fans….
http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcsouth/post/_/id/20555/falcons-go-all-in-for-julio-jones
RambleOn84
April 29th, 2011
8:58 am
Well in that case, “honest_abe,” you’re not a liar; you’re just stupid.
We played all of three games against the worst division in football.
We played six games against one of the best divisions in football.
Three more games against probably THE best division in football (the NFC North, as evidenced by the ensuing Playoffs).
Remind me again what your point is.
Mike
April 29th, 2011
8:58 am
Jackets21 – You are dead on the money … Jones will be worth the risk.
Tech Fan
April 29th, 2011
8:59 am
GOOD LORD!!! I cannot believe the amount of crap I am hearing from this blog..as if there are a bunch of experts in here…just freakin chill and lets wait and see. He was abviously rated one of the best picks in the draft for a reason…freaking wierdos
coach smith
April 29th, 2011
9:04 am
To give up that much you BETTER get the BEST player in the Draft at their position!!!!!! The Falcons gave up a boat load of picks to move up and get teh SECOND BEST PLAYER at his position!!
They should’ve either got a deal where they moved up for AJ Green or stay at 27
cccc
April 29th, 2011
9:08 am
Tech Fan I am with you a bunch of p#ssies, First off we don’t need more young talent we are loaded with young talent, Julio is going to be Larry Fitzgerald good. Now we need to draft a TE, RB and get a DE, DB in free agency and we are set, and yes there is going to be free agency the owners lost there appeal and football is back in business without salary cap!!!!!! Spend Arthur Spend
Julio can play a little runnimg back too !
April 29th, 2011
9:11 am
Julio Jones accumulated 3,084 all-purpose yards in three years at Bama.
Last year he also averaged 16.9 yards per carry rushing the ball.
ATL Rocks
April 29th, 2011
9:15 am
Fortunately, Blank is in a position to write a check for some talent in free agency to add to the D. I don’t think that Smith/Dimitroff would have made the Julio move without scoping out some defensive free agents for the defense first. Go Falcons!!!!!!
mcgdawg
April 29th, 2011
9:16 am
DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS….DOES JULIO PLAY SOME DB AS WELL?
reality
April 29th, 2011
9:19 am
Great move!! Jones was clearly the best receiver in the draft.
Big Waster
April 29th, 2011
9:20 am
Yeah, I do hope falcons can sign A DE,DT,and DB in free agancy. Those are the gaping holes on defense as Green Bay exposed.
dan
April 29th, 2011
9:21 am
Like the Julio move!!! With losing the draft picks this year and next doesn’t this now make that floating money out there not being spent? What I mean is, can’t that money be used now on signing our own free agents and signing Ray Edwards, Mathias Kiwanuka or Charles Johnson? Interesting tweet reported last night at the end of the draft after the Saints drafted Mark Ingram? Bush tweeted ” Its been fun New Orleans”. How would Bush look in a Falcons uniform? Would you define Bush as explosive? We grabbed Dunn a few years back from Tampa Bay why not Bush from the Saints?
TD has No clue
April 29th, 2011
9:21 am
Usual stupid TD pick. Another injury prone player. But NO makes another great pick with the RB out of Ala.
Julio can play a little Running Back too !
April 29th, 2011
9:21 am
220 pound Julio Jones
is a much better selection than A.J. Green,
who is still searching for his first 1,000 yard season.
Big Waster
April 29th, 2011
9:22 am
There was no pass rush on Rodgers (DE) no push up the middle (DT) and nobody could cover Driver (DB). So yeah, the Falcons need big help on defense.
Tech Fan
April 29th, 2011
9:22 am
Have you heard of free agency?????? Novel concept right????? Have you heard of a guy named Aurther Blank?????? He may have founded a store named Home Depot???? If you have heard of it…..we will be spending some money this year, count on it mc…whatever dawg..
Big Waster
April 29th, 2011
9:23 am
Bush is more injured than Julio Jones is. Why you want him ?
Tech Fan
April 29th, 2011
9:23 am
TD has No clue has no clue
Hey Marcel
April 29th, 2011
9:24 am
We gave up a lot…………….time will tell.
New Orleans has no clue
April 29th, 2011
9:24 am
Division Champion Atlanta won the NFC South.
Wild Card New Orleans lost to 7-9 Seattle.
Roy
April 29th, 2011
9:24 am
Its hard to believe we made such a bad trade. What was TD thinking or was it Mr. Blank sounds like something he would do. This is the most depressed i’m been towards the Falcons in a long time. I’m been watching Jones since he started at Alabama and have never been impressed he’s so overrated can’t catch the football sure he can block maybe he’ll get bigger and we can use him for a TE. The biggest problem i see is the lose of draft picks we just mortgaged the future this will hurt for the next 5yrs. If TD made this move fire him now if blank did which i believe he did let the people who know football do their jobs! Seems like we panicked because of the loss to GB remember we beat them earlier in the season. The NFL is now the Average Football League now because of the salary cap and free agency and teams get hot and cold GB just got hot at the right time. We panicked big time should have used the pick to get a DL now we will overpay for one now we will take a few steps back because of this terrible mistake. I’ve been a Falcons Fan since day one we’ll we ever learn!
Tech Fan
April 29th, 2011
9:24 am
Big Waster, AJ GReen was just as injury prone……..
DC
April 29th, 2011
9:25 am
Roddy White needs to be quiet. Someone tell him to delete his twitter.
G
April 29th, 2011
9:26 am
Naysayers to the pick, think about this….The Falcons have not picked a defensive player in the draft to have an immediate impact since DeAngelo Hall, and you got rid of him. He’s still a pro-bowler. The Falcons defensive picks for the past 5 years have been mediocre at best. This year’s pick at 27th, wasn’t going to get it done. The only way substantial improvements will be made to the defense is through free agency. That’s it.
JJ instantly upgrades your receiving core. Michael Jenkins has had plenty of time to stake his claim to the #1 and/or #2 WR on the roster. Maybe he can challenge for a slot position? Anyway, good move TD!
Tech Fan
April 29th, 2011
9:26 am
Seriouslu DC, whats up with him making stupid comments
Yea
April 29th, 2011
9:27 am
What a bruising offense. Roddy White, Tony Gonzalez. With the addition of J Jones, which NFL team has a more physical offense?
cwltank
April 29th, 2011
9:28 am
Obvioüsly, most of you have never coached or played football. Falcons made a great selection. Other teams wanted to trade up to get Jones that is why the price was so high. Considering the Falcons picked 27th this year & 20th next year. The Jones pick really only decreased our chances in finding a playmaker. We were a few players away from the Superbowl & most of you dictate the season on one game. We can sign free agents and we can draft in the ladder rounds for youth.It has been working so far, why question it. We had a new defensive coordinator & he made a few mistakes but overall I was pleased.
Tech Fan
April 29th, 2011
9:28 am
The fact is the NFL has evolved into a Offensive league, trying to win with Defense just doesn’t cut it anymore. Ask Green Bay people.
Dick Hurz
April 29th, 2011
9:28 am
Worst draft pick since the Vikings gave up half the team for an average NFL back
Tech Fan
April 29th, 2011
9:30 am
You spelled it wrong…it Dick Hurtz, you can’t even get that right much less your statement….
JGsouth24
April 29th, 2011
9:32 am
All of you people claiming Julio is a distant 2nd to AJ Green obviously didnt watch much football. Jones was much more impressive in his combine workouts, Much more impressive on the field (Check out how he did matched up with P.Peterson. And then theres the character issue, Julio is a no brainer in that match up as well. I know the bulldog fans are upset.
ijonathan
April 29th, 2011
9:34 am
I hope Julio is good at blowing by a defender, stopping his route short, turning around walking back a few yards while the defender is charging at him, and jumping up for a horribly underthrown pass.
Geez, Brian Finneran is just as much of an asset at WR when you have a noodle-armed QB.
Buy Local
April 29th, 2011
9:35 am
The Falcons
should draft 230 lb. running back Anthony Allen from across the street.
He led the ACC in rushing
and accumulated 1,404 total yards last year on a mediocre team.
TD has No clue
April 29th, 2011
9:36 am
WOW… A Tech Fan saying someone has no clue. hahahahahahaaa
JONESBORO SLIM
April 29th, 2011
9:37 am
I’m so glad you people who’ve sat in on all the meetings at Flowery Branch and your in-put was overruled by lesser minds…so my suggestion to you is to take your brillant minds to Seattle or Arizona I’m sure they will appreciate your football in-put….for those of you who may have miss it… but in Sports Illustrated.. a great story from these football authorities on “How to select a player without leaving home” get it on newsstands now…..”See you on the hill”
Brad
April 29th, 2011
9:37 am
Uhhh…who is this wonderful, game-changing player all you GM-wanna-bes, that was gonna be picked at 27?!? STFU and calm the F down and see what happens over the next couple days and then in free-agency. Just because you won a few games on Madden, doesnt make you the next Bill Parcells.
cccc
April 29th, 2011
9:40 am
Roy stop acting like a little girl, we are loaded with young talent, new Orleans exposed us late in the season sut down Roddy and we lose. Julio is NFL ready (Aj is skinny skinny going to get killed in NFL) We can now draft TE and speed RB and get some defensive vets in Free Agency(owners lost FA is on) If we can get that DB from Oakland and a DE we are winning multible superbowls. By the way Julio played last year with a broken hand thats why the little girls on this message board are crying about him dropping passes.
Byron K
April 29th, 2011
9:41 am
I just want Joe Tess Fish House to learn how to spell…..And anybody else that wants to add a comment for that matter….If you don’t know how to spell then don’t waste your time. I should not have to try and comprehend your ebonic foolishness…..
Dr. Phil
April 29th, 2011
9:41 am
Did Frank Wren have anything to do with this?
doggoneit
April 29th, 2011
9:41 am
cwltank your right. At the 27th pick there was no one play maker left on the board. Great move Atlanta! ;when we win the Superbowl all the dissenters will still find something to complain about. Go back to your janitor jobs crybabies!
TreeTop
April 29th, 2011
9:42 am
Defense wins championships, not #2 receivers. We lost to GB because we could not stop anyone. Defense is still in shambles. This is what happens when a GM believes he is smarter than he really is.
A Tech Fan
April 29th, 2011
9:42 am
TD is a damn good General Manager, period!
TD has No clue
April 29th, 2011
9:42 am
doggoneit , do you even have a job?
DC
April 29th, 2011
9:44 am
we also lost to GB b/c our offense wasn’t worth a lick too…decent..but not GREAT. Matty ice had how many explosive plays last season?..exactly..shhhh
say it sAint
April 29th, 2011
9:44 am
Seattle exposed New Orleans late in the season.
RambleOn84
April 29th, 2011
9:46 am
Yeah, blame it all on Matt Ryan…the fact is he had ONE receiver with any speed. Everyone keyed in on Roddy.
That’s why this is a great move.
The reason Green Bay’s offense was so deadly is because Rodgers had four or five fast receivers who could beat you.
Homeland Security
April 29th, 2011
9:46 am
“Julio is an explosive player who will add explosively explosive explosions to our booming (you thought that I would say explosive, didn’t you?) offense. El es muy explosivo.” — Joint quote from Thomas Dimitroff and Coach Smith
Kinda make your head want to explode….
YourPoliticalAnimal
April 29th, 2011
9:46 am
For years we Bird fans have complained that the Falcons were afraid to walk on the wild side . . . now they do and people are still complaining . . . leaders have to make bold moves and this was a bold one . . . Roddy White spent his first three years dropping everything (he’ll be 30 soon), Michael Jenkins did a Sonny Liston during the Packer game, . . . look for the Falcons to also pick up Ricardo Lockette out of Fort Valley State University in the sixth or seventh round . . . don’t worry . . . Mr. Blank has, in his own way, given Mssrs. Dimitroff and Smith a good sniff at his check book . . . This was a good, necessary, trade . . . just wish my Bills could have gotten Von Miller out of Texas A&M . . .
honest_abe
April 29th, 2011
9:48 am
rambleon: you just keep rambling. you’re making tech fans look more and more idiotic each time you post. the falcons didn’t play the nfc north. they played 4 games against the nfc west however. the 49ers, the seahawks, the cardinals, the rams. can you count? that equals 4. and they play the nfc north next year you dolt. get your facts straight!
John
April 29th, 2011
9:49 am
Julio will be better than Green. He has had some injuries, but he plays through them. Green has had injuries and he has missed several games. Julio put together the season he did with at broken hand. The guy is unbelievable.
Coyote
April 29th, 2011
9:50 am
I agree that the Falcons need defense but there’s way too much panic here. Remember that all those picks the Falcons gave up cost money. So, they’ll just spend that money on free agents instead. The offense should now be set and they are just a couple defenders away from making a run at the SB.
TMyles
April 29th, 2011
9:50 am
Don’t know why everybody is all over the place about the draft, Julio is gonna be fine. Use free agency with proven talent is more cost effective. Seems to me, the better the offense is, the longer it stays on the field, and you complete those drives instead of three and out GIVE”EM HELL TD!!!
bank walker
April 29th, 2011
9:50 am
Tom was a dam foolio for trading that many for julio.
on target
April 29th, 2011
9:51 am
I think TD will go defensive for the rest of the draft. He seems to have an eye for talent other people don’t see.
Roy
April 29th, 2011
9:52 am
Sorry i watched this guy for 3yrs not impressed he will be a bust!
Who will be more successful in the NFL?
April 29th, 2011
9:52 am
With 1.666 votes so far,
Tim Tebow leads Cam Newton 34% to 22%.
Mike R.
April 29th, 2011
9:54 am
Rivercard is the biggest idiot I’ve ever met. Curtis Lofton –> stud. Willy Mo –> 5 picks in his first season as a starter. Dunta –> pricey but effective. We’ve invested in defense. Plus, it’s like we have two first rounders coming in this year, since Spoon and Jerry haven’t played yet due to injury. Why waste late round picks, when we don’t really know what we have? Julio changes the game. Great pick. Great move. Tell Cleveland to have fun with the last pick of the first round… Superbirds.
oldbird
April 29th, 2011
9:54 am
Julio Jones is a great player, but seriously, nobody in the history of the NFL is worth what we gave up to get him. Also, WR is one position that it usually takes a couple of years to develope. As I recall, we picked Pro Bowler Roddy White at #27, and did not have to give up 5 picks to get him.
YourPoliticalAnimal
April 29th, 2011
9:56 am
Those who underestimate Tim Tebow’s eventual impact on the NFL are fools . . .
The U
April 29th, 2011
9:56 am
A great day to be a Falcon fan, the sun is shining and we got Julio Jones
bascogcjs
April 29th, 2011
9:57 am
Trade is comparable to Herschel Walker cowboys viking trade.
This is the worst trade for Falcons since Favre trade.
Trading for injury prone wr is ridiculous.
honest_abe
April 29th, 2011
9:58 am
stop ramble. stop. every time you write you do the impossible, you make yourself look ever more stupid.
UA Alum92
April 29th, 2011
9:58 am
Wow. Bama has four kids go in the first round and five of the first six were from the SEC.
bascogcjs
April 29th, 2011
9:58 am
Trading for injury prone wr is ridiculous!
Comparable to Herschel Walker cowboy-viking trade.
Worst trade for falcons since Glanville traded Favre.
honest_abe
April 29th, 2011
10:00 am
just take a look at this please.
receivers taken 1-10 overall over the last decade
Heyward-Bey, Crabtree, Calvin Johnson, Ted Ginn Jr, Braylon Edwards, Troy Williamson, Mike Williams (detroit), Larry Fitzgerald, Roy Williams (detroit), Reggie Williams, Charles Rogers (detroit), Andre Johnson.
receivers taken 20-32
Demaryius Thomas, Dez Bryant, Percy Harvin, Hakeem Nicks, Kenny Britt, Dwayne Bowe, Robert Meachem, Craig Davis, Anthony Gonzalez, Santonio Holmes, matt jones, mark clayton, RODDY WHITE (27th overall), Michael Jenkins, Rashaun Woods, Javon Walker.
YOU CAN’T JUSTIFY GIVING UP 5 EARLY ROUND PICKS FOR TO MOVE UP 21 SPOTS IN THE DRAFT TO GET A FREAKING WIDE RECEIVER. YOU JUST CAN’T!
Dawg4life
April 29th, 2011
10:01 am
Guys look, our defense is still young. Get a couple of years under these guys like Sidbury, Moore, Spoon, DeCoud, Grimes belts and they will be fine. We went 14-2 last season, so not a lot needs to be fixed. By adding Julio Jones, we will have the most physical receiving corp in the NFL. I wanted to get AJ; but looking at it now, I think that JJ may be the better NFL prospect. I have this gut feeling that AJ is lazy. I don’t think he prepared for the combine, or took it seriously. Jones came out on a fractured foot and out-performed him. That is the kind of guy this team needs and goes after. Not to mention, JJ is a better blocker. I think this is a good pick. They did sell the farm though…
matt
April 29th, 2011
10:01 am
I could’ve understood giving up that much to get Green but I don’t agree with it to get Jones. YOu could’ve gotten Nick Fairley (the most dominant defender in college football last year) and suddenly the D just got A LOT better!!! Abraham and Fairley???? WOW!!
Probably could’ve gotten a speedster type playmaker for the O with the 27th pick. I guess we’ll see.
bascogcjs
April 29th, 2011
10:02 am
AWFUL trade.
Worst trade for falcons since Favre.
Repeat of Herschel Walker cowboy- viking deal.
Julio Jones / Around the NFC West: Cardinals’ wise choice | Sporty Twits
April 29th, 2011
10:02 am
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SEC4Life
April 29th, 2011
10:03 am
@ TreeTop -
EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!! I agree 300%. Our offense didn’t have anything to do with the loss to GB. It was our secondary bending over and taking it with no lube that lost the game. If anything, our offensive play calling could’ve been better, but that’s an Off. Coor. issue, not a personnel issue. Don’t get me wrong, adding Julio is definitely an upgrade. What people don’t realize is that during his years @ ALA, he never had a QB who could really go deep. Greg McIlroy was a game manager in every sense of the word possible. Not only that, but he had Ingram and Richardson in the backfield so we’ve really only seen a portion of what he can do.
But the Birds need a defensive upgrade in the worst way possible.
JONESBORO SLIM
April 29th, 2011
10:05 am
Hey everybody I’m inside the Falcons war room…..wait a minute I’m pulling a speedy RB name off the board and right now I’m telling TD that we can get a DE from FA….Oh and by the way everyone it was me who suggested to “Pony” up the board and get JJ….DOL since you can’t get in here I’ll keep you informed on whats going on
Character Counts
April 29th, 2011
10:05 am
You got to love the inbred fans on here who are slamming the Falcons pick and the Saints pick just because they are from a rival program in the SEC. Once you get to the “real paying level”(not like the one Auburn runs under the table) the issue is taking players that will impact your team and players that will provide multiple years of service, character and the ability to be a teammate.
Jones is going to be a winner in Atlanta, just like he was a winner in Mobile, and Tuscaloosa. The character of a player who plays hurt, goes to class, ( who by the way after 3 years at Alabama is only 7 hours away from graduating) and one never hears a bad word out of his mouth. He makes the players around him better.
If you are a Falcons fan, then congratulations you got a heck of player. If you are just a UGA fan who thinks all UGA players are better than everyone else, think again and get a real life. Spend your focus on the Junkyard Dawg Blog.
RambleOn84
April 29th, 2011
10:06 am
“honest_abe,”
You are (partially) right. I made a mistake…my point still remains though. Yes we did play 4 games against a very weak NFC West division. However, we played 6 games against the NFC South. Though the Panthers stink, that’s 4 very tough games. They cancel out. And our other non-division games were actually quite tough, lest you forget Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cleveland (who was better than expected), and Green Bay.
I thought we had also played Chicago, but alas I was wrong.
Alphare
April 29th, 2011
10:06 am
Green has the greatest impact of any player in the draft?
Jeff, you are wrong. If you watch Green, you should know he always runs, turns back and jump catches the ball. He does that almost every time I watch him playing. That kind of catch can be a sure catch in college level, but can you translate it to the pro level? I don’t think so. You don’t have the luxury of time to do that way.
On another hand, Julio is more of a pro style catch. Most UGA homers cannot tell the difference between a good player and a great player. I am disappointed you would follow the UGA crowd.
Name
April 29th, 2011
10:08 am
Alphare….they still think Mark Richt is a championship-caliber coach. That should speak volumes.
The Walrus
April 29th, 2011
10:09 am
Just curious – all you folks clamoring for defense, who at 27 would’ve been worthwhile?
I agrgee defense is still a need, but there simply wasn’t anyone at 27 who was going to make a difference.
honest_abe
April 29th, 2011
10:10 am
ya don’t jump on someone until you read correctly and you get YOUR facts straight.
RambleOn84
April 29th, 2011
10:11 am
Your initial comments were confusing…I won’t apologize for “misreading” your poorly worded comments.
I do apologize for my own mistake.
RambleOn84
April 29th, 2011
10:13 am
You said we “played the worst division in football” without any further clarification…while it is true that we played the NFC West, we played fewer games against them than in our own division, which is a very strong division.
3 winning seasons in a row
April 29th, 2011
10:15 am
Dimitroff
knows more about the NFL draft than all you critics put together.
isproab
April 29th, 2011
10:16 am
Wow, I’m amazed at all the former NFL GM’s on this site that have clearly made so many good transactions and know a bad one when they see it. News flash, just b/c you get to weigh in doesn’t mean your thoughts matter.
TD made his decision, if you are a Falcons fan, then roll with it. If you don’t like it, don’t watch.
GTBob
April 29th, 2011
10:16 am
Character Counts, I love Julio, and he will be a great Falcon, but he wasn’t worth what we gave up for him. We could have moved up slightly to get a quality DE, and then taken a deep wide receiver threat like Jon Baldwin or Titus Young later in the draft. Then we would have had much more left to work with this year and next year. Unless we have significant free agent plans on defense then this move doesn’t make much sense. We traded 5 draft picks to possibly upgrade our number 3 receiving option.
Navigator
April 29th, 2011
10:17 am
If JJones is as good as advertised, then the Falcons jump up another level with an offense similar to Green Bay’s. However, GB has a lesser running games and the reason the Falcons didn’t score more against GB’s defense is because they held the ball for 2/3 of the game. In the first game the Falcons held the ball and won. Now maybe we’re seeing the value of JJones.
mcgdawg
April 29th, 2011
10:18 am
TreeTop and Honest Abe….PREACH IT !!!!
After our great hi-octane offense scores, we still have to be able to STOP the other team!
RambleOn84
April 29th, 2011
10:19 am
“GTBob,”
Really harsh assessment there…you really think Julio isn’t an upgrade over Jenkins? Have you and Justin Houston been partying?
inside info
April 29th, 2011
10:20 am
from a former team mate from Bama…”.I’m Surprised Julio didn’t wear a floral print dress to Radio City Music Hall.”…Also Known As= Light in the Loafer Syndrome ..Julio rallies under the Rainbow Flag..Three Dollar Bill Disease….you heard it here first
RambleOn84
April 29th, 2011
10:21 am
For the record, defense is totally overrated in the NFL. Every year, they add 2 or 3 more rules to hamstring the defense. Pretty soon tackling will be against the rules.
Beef up the offense if you want to win a Superbowl in today’s NFL.
Greg Mendel
April 29th, 2011
10:22 am
The Falcons aren’t rebuilding. They’re tweaking. Yes, they gave up a lot for Julio, but the odds are that they’ve gained a whole lot by doing it. They still have picks left this draft and next. Quality free agents will be available who are more likely to have a bigger and more immediate impact on defense than betting the house on a rookie who could turn out to be the next Tommy Nobis or the next Jamal Anderson. TD and the Falcons know that, which is probably why they made the move.
Last year’s defense played well enough to make the playoffs. A couple of key FAs can add to that. An offense with Ryan, Gonzo, Roddy and Julio is going to be dangerous. Add Turner to that, and it’s an intimidating offense. Add a yet-to-be acquired young, fast RB, and a good 2010 team is going to be fearsome in 2011. If things turn out that way, the 2012 draft won’t be that important anyway.
John
April 29th, 2011
10:23 am
People comparing Julio to bust receivers are crazy. His work ethic sets him apart from everyone, as does his toughness. Dmitroff would not have made this trade if he was not an incredibly hard worker. They though so much of him that I don’t even think they interviewed him. He is unlike nearly every other receiver. He is not a diva and brings a lineman’s attitude to the position. He wants to punish DBs. His toughness is similar to Hines Ward and Anquan Bolden.
RambleOn84
April 29th, 2011
10:25 am
My last point and I’m done:
IF Dimitroff had stayed put at #27 the only guy who would have been available who would have offered a similar impact on defense that Julio will bring on offense would have been Da’Quan Bowers.
But we ALL know how you crybaby wannabe GMs would have reacted to that one:
“ANOTHER injury risk?”
“We need a corner!!!1!”
“We need offensive help!!!”
“Ryan has a noodle arm!!!!!!”
“Bring back Vick!!!”
Some of you are just pathetic.
Do me a favor: when Atlanta wins the Superbowl, don’t bother showing up to the parade.
cccc
April 29th, 2011
10:28 am
I have no favorite SEC team(from Cali) but since moving here love SEC football and watch everyone GA, Bama, LSU, Auburn etc.. from an unbiased opinion Julio is a beast with the most NFL ready body and speed. Aj is skinnier than Sydnet Rice and is going to get killed in the NFL unless he packs on pounds. Anyone who watched LSU/Alabama game last year watched Julio school Patrick Peterson the whole game. He is going to be a really special played for Atlanta and was worth it. Roy take a breath and say Go Falcons Caaaaaaaaaa Caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
juvenal
April 29th, 2011
10:28 am
bet the Pats take Bowers……
Jimmy
April 29th, 2011
10:30 am
99% of the folks whining about this pick are idiotic Dawg fans that don’t like Julio, because he owned their ass in their stadium. Julio is a more physical and complete player than AJ, and blocks great on the edge. He fits perfectly in Atlanta’s offense. Get over it Dawgy fans.
"explosive" choice
April 29th, 2011
10:31 am
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will have an explosive and punishing offense with Julio.
Character Counts
April 29th, 2011
10:32 am
GTBob,
I agree, the Falcons needed more help in the Defensive Secondary and another Pass Rusher. I hope Dimi, has a game plan for bringing in some major help. The current secondary is pourous and will get us beat in this tough division.
I was more amazed at the characterization of a couple of folks who think UGA first, everyone else second when talking NFL.
Brendan
April 29th, 2011
10:34 am
Jeff, loved the article. Way to goad the GM into making a big splash on draft day. Can we get a better definition of “a boatload of draft picks?” I was listening to 680TheFan this morning, and they also didn’t list, clearly, what was given up. Without knowing what the cost is, I’m delighted with this trade. The Falcons just got better. There’s a triple threat of Jenkins, White and Jones now. Matt Ryan has to be pleased. Mike Smith has to be pleased.
What’s the rule, Jeff? Coaches coach. Managers manage. Players play. And Fans cheer when the team wins, and criticize when they lose, often citing how they could do a better job of running the team.
UGA83
April 29th, 2011
10:34 am
Horrible, terrible, stupid trade. Give up five draft picks for one for a guy who might be Jerry Rice or might be Harry douglas! One huge, glaring oversight made with this deal. Okay our O is missing the deep threat, but we’re still missing the deep threat because Ryan can’t throw the deep ball accurately!!!
honest_abe
April 29th, 2011
10:35 am
jonathon baldwin? he’ll be as good or better than julio.
28dunnfalcons
April 29th, 2011
10:36 am
Go falcons. You made your move and like a true and die heart Falcons fan. I’m behind you all the way. from the bottom to top. All these bandwagon fans are first time falcons lover. Could you all please move to a new team. We the true falcons fan can do without you. Like I said bad or good move i’m behind you ( Falcons ) all the to the superbowl. GO FALCONS…..
oldbird
April 29th, 2011
10:38 am
how will Julio Jones fit in the clubhouse when the rest of the team knows that we gave up two drafts to get him? Can we even sign him after paying such a price? JJ’s agent must be salivating about the potential for this contract.
mcgdawg
April 29th, 2011
10:39 am
Hey Jimmy…this “idiotic” Dawg fan would be saying the EXACT same thing had the pick been AJ instead of Julio at the same cost. SELAH!
biz
April 29th, 2011
10:40 am
First!
trey
April 29th, 2011
10:40 am
Juliet will be a good WR for Falcons, maybe even great. But what most of you pointed heads don’t understand is that the PRICE to get him was ridiculously stupid.
GTBob
April 29th, 2011
10:42 am
RambleOn84, so you wouldn’t trade Julio Jones right now for Da’Quan Bowers and 4 other draft picks? I’m pretty sure that if we knew Bowers would drop that far we wouldn’t have made this deal.
cccc
April 29th, 2011
10:46 am
We just got better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I still cant belive how many little spoiled girl acting falcon fans are out there. Grow some balls , We are going to be bad ass!!!!!!!!
Falkor
April 29th, 2011
10:46 am
Peyton Manning is Peyton Manning, but having Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne has benefited him and certainly helped win the SuperBowl. We needed another great wide reciever, and Julio is as good as we were going to be able to get.
Julio has 2008-Harry Douglas explosive athleticism with Michael Jenkins size, all in 1 player…I’d say it’s a win!
We also have Free Agency in what will likely be another uncapped year. You think Arthur is willing to spend to win a SuperBowl??
mars
April 29th, 2011
10:47 am
Bold choice, we’ll see what happens. My big surprise is for all those using this as a forum to bash Robinson. He was on the field most of the time last year, and we never heard from him, true. Remember Charles Dimry? If memory serves, his name came up in games constantly back in the day as he got burned over and over. Robinson is not producing because he IS doing his job. If he were as bad as you people say, quarterbacks would be taking him apart regularly. Not the case. His addition frightened opposing QB’s, who have elected to keep the ball the hell away from him. They picked on Brent Grimes instead, who thankfully rose to the challenge and became a star. You can bet that this year QB’s will challenge Dunta more because of this. We have 2 excellent corners, folks. If one of the coaches can get into Chris Owens head, then we’ll have 2 excellent corners and a good nickel (see Green Bay loss, no nickel D). Case closed. For God’s sake, shut up!
mcgdawg
April 29th, 2011
10:48 am
Dan Patrick and Phil Simms just finished BLASTING the pick of Julio at the cost the Falcons gave up. Phil made the comment that it is VERY RARE that a team thinking they are one key player away and goes ALL IN for that player works out.
Falkor
April 29th, 2011
10:50 am
This is not a UGA vs Alabama topic of conversation, but not the least bit surprising that’s what 90% of the comments imply
texaspch
April 29th, 2011
10:51 am
Enter your comments herepeople the draft isn’t over!!
Falkor
April 29th, 2011
10:58 am
Anyone saying this isn’t the Championship way a la Steelers, Pats, etc but actually it is:
You build the Team’s core through the draft, and you add pieces through Free Agency.
Thanks to the Labor Dispute, this year’s Free Agency is going to be very quick. I see us resigning our own key Free Agents and added other pieces such as a veteran pash rusher before the season starts.
Overall, this team is young, very talented, and already having the most success in Franchise history.
HGN
April 29th, 2011
11:00 am
I like the trade……………I didn’t at first because I , like many others , thought that we gave up way too much for Julio Jones. But once I thought about it , it does make sense. There was ONLY two(2) opening day Game Changers in the draft………. Green and Jones. Julio Jones has the size and spped to change the Falcons fortunes. He opens things up for Roddy White , Tony G. , and Micheal Turner. He’s EXPLOSIVE. You have to give up something to get something.
We gave up a lot , but I think we got a lot in return……………..Only time will tell.
honest_abe
April 29th, 2011
11:01 am
harrison was drafted 19th and wayne 30th. and they didnt’ trade away a million picks to get either guy.
Falkor
April 29th, 2011
11:12 am
It’s 5 picks, and 2 are in the 4th round at which point the chances of the player making a significant contribution, especially immediately, are greatly reduced.
It was expensive, I can’t deny that, but it is logical that 2 late first round picks and a late 2nd round pick are worth one of the best players to come out this year.
Everyone wants a great pass rusher on this team, but I could not get excited over the prospect of getting “the guy with a degenerative condition in half his upper body,” or someone that “really doesn’t fit the 4-3,” or someone that dropped b/c of questionable character, drug problems, etc.
I can get excited over finally having the 2nd WR to go with our ProBowl #1WR and Hall-of-Fame TE.
We may not have a Championship Defense, but we have a Championship Offense, and my point was that worked for Peyton Manning and the Colts, it can be done…
Time for Falcons to open offense (and defensive fix coming) | Jeff Schultz
April 29th, 2011
11:12 am
[...] there’s a gamble element to the move. But as I wrote last night, I like it for two reasons: 1) This team needs a few more playmakers — and, yes, that includes the offensive side of the [...]
PMC
April 29th, 2011
11:13 am
Only 53 guys can be on the roster at once. They’ve been drafting defense and depth for 3 years. They are devoid of play makers. They got their man.
They didn’t give up the whole draft folks. Just a few high picks this year and next.
Instead of drafting a few average guys they got one they feel is elite. Great. Scoring more points will help the defense.
Obviously they will find a DE somewhere and a OLB. They may entertain a CB for Nickle but I think they like where they are in the secondary for the most part. It’s really not as bad as many people think. Grimes is a ball hawk. Robinson is solid, last year was a transition year. Jerry is on the clock clearly.
You can’t change everything all at once. They need play makers to win in this division and this league….they went out and got one.
stephen
April 29th, 2011
11:17 am
Julio Jones is a better receiver than AJ, period. Faster, stronger, can jump higher and played in every game in his career. He also won a National Championship. This was the perfect move people! C’mon, are you all ever satisfied? Ryan pro bowler, Turner pro bowler, Tony G probowler/Hall of Famer, Roddy Pro Bowler and now another elite receiver. That is an insane offense. You all say “time will tell”, please. This guy is ready to go now. We have Ryan’s receiver for the future as well. TE or Running back in the third.
idot
April 29th, 2011
11:18 am
I hope that JJ can make an immediate impact. Gave up a lot to get him.
PMC
April 29th, 2011
11:18 am
If you went to AtlantaFalcons.com and listened to the Dimitroff interview…. the thinking wasn’t… we’re one player away…. that was not the thinking.
This was planned. This was a scheme fit player who has playmaking ability.
They are 26 median age. It’s still a young team.
They can’t afford to wait forever to find playmakers.
NO1FalconsFanForLife
April 29th, 2011
11:18 am
I’m feeling the PICK of JONES… Great WR! I would’ve rather had AJ Green from UGA if we were going to get a WR…BUT!!!! Just think the Falcons gave up WAY too much for it… Defense was the first thing they should’ve gotten, but we can’t grade the pick until you see what the Falcons do in FREE AGENCY… I’m trying to keep an open mind, but my first reaction was WOW, THAT’S CRAZY! I do think A. Blank picked this pick over Dimitroff…. But again, I don’t know yet… We’ll have to wait and see… I mean I wanted (and still do) Joe Flaaco over Matt Ryan… But I have to hope “THEY” know what “THEY’RE” doing to MY TEAM!!!!
80sFalcon
April 29th, 2011
11:18 am
2003-2007 32 Wins-35 Losses (4 Head Coaches)
2008-2010 33 Wins-15 Losses (1 Head Coach)
Stability=Success. Say what you want about TD and MS. They got a good thing going and know football. For Julio Jones-the man had a fractured foot and still ran sub 4.4 40! To me that speaks volumes about his character and work ethic. He thrived in a run-first offense at Alabama. AJ was showcased at UGA but still could not separate from Julio. Julio blocks down field while AJ struggled. AJ will be tossed away in a franchise that’s circling the bowl. I feel bad for him. Julio will be wearing a ring very soon. Before hatin on me, I’m a UGA alum and season ticket holder. Love my DAWGS and hate the TIDE. But I bleed Falcons Red. Good Pick!!
True Falcon Fan
April 29th, 2011
11:19 am
Please name me one person on this blog, or in the universe that really cares what Danelle Patrick & Phyillis Sims thinks with regard to TD / Falcons trading up to get Julio Jones?
Nothing else need be said, we shall see soon enough whether it was a smart move………….
NO1FalconsFanForLife
April 29th, 2011
11:20 am
@stephen: DEFENSE… HOW WE GONNA STOP ANYBODY?!!!! Hopefully DEFENSE comes into play in FREE AGENCY!
JONESBORO SLIM
April 29th, 2011
11:27 am
Word is out that Reggie Bush want to come to Atlanta to get back at N.O….of course he knows he will not get the money he got there……speedy RB/ and slot reciever…I like it…how about U?
Frank Brown
April 29th, 2011
11:29 am
I opposed the move beforehand, but it is growing on me. JJ is an undeniably special talent. Potentially as good as randy moss. I do think the falcons gave up too much for him (in comparison to other swaps last night). The 4th Rd choices could still be our’s.
Anyway, moving on, TD needs to remain focused on that explosion with the 91st pick tonight. don’t go picking depth like Luke Stocker.
Instead swing for the fences with, in descending order, RB Demarco Murray, OLB Dontay Moch, RB Taiwan Jones, TE Housler, OLB QuanSturdivant or TE Virgil Greene..
steelerboy
April 29th, 2011
11:29 am
hey i’ll take Daunta Robinson any day over the worst CB in the league Ike Taylor oh thats right William Gay is worse. Steelers still didnt get a CB can believe this crap.
Alabama | MrSEC.com
April 29th, 2011
11:30 am
[...] That’s a lot to give up for a receiver who played through a number of injuries at Alabama.Jeff Schultz of The AJC says the Falcons picked the right time to make a big splash.13. Nick Fairley, DT, Auburn — Detroit LionsSo Nick Fairley and Ndamukong Suh will play [...]
Dan
April 29th, 2011
11:31 am
great character great work ethic, great pick IF you don’t have to sell the farm to get him, face it folks WR are complimentary players, ALWAYS, Championship teams have good to great qb’s, top ten D and solid running games. There are occasions where the WR has a great game in the super bowl but the nature of the position dictates their lesser impact in the long run. For this to be worth it Julio is going to have to be at least a Hines Ward type player even then the cost is questionable
mcgdawg
April 29th, 2011
11:32 am
True Falcon Fan…you so funny!
steelerboy
April 29th, 2011
11:33 am
I think the Browns got it right.. After years of 1st round busts they said screw the first round. Get as many picks as you can for your 1st round pick and build a with later round non-prima-donnas.
honest_abe
April 29th, 2011
11:36 am
thank you dan. packer wr’s were drafted driver (7th) shipley(2nd) james jones(3rd) jennings (2nd)
DP
April 29th, 2011
11:37 am
wow…what a bunch of armchair quarterbacks! it wouldn’t have mattered who the falcons picked and at what point of the first round…half of ya’ll would still claim to know more than TD. That’s why they pay ya’ll the big bucks right?
Vulture
April 29th, 2011
11:37 am
The Falcon’s offense just got a lot better. It’s going to be fun having 2 of the best, most physical wr’s in the league. The running game and the defense should benefit.
DP
April 29th, 2011
11:39 am
hey Dan tell that to the San Francisco 49ers and Jerry Rice is their hey day!
Todd
April 29th, 2011
11:39 am
Look, the Falcons have been accumulating defensive picks for years. These defensive picks have been grabbed in almost every round….what do we have? Speculative young, raw picks ..thats what you get with anything outside the top 10. (its really all speculative). Then DE Jamall Anderson comes to mind. Where did we grab him? Cant remember right off hand. I could care less about 4th round spec/projects that fade into the sunset. I really nearly could care less about 2nd round spot number 28..which depending on position of need could essentially be a 3rd round equivalent project spec pick. Every year this board screams Defense ,Defense, Defense. They have picked D,D,D,D. What do you want if we really need a wide receiver? Another 4th rounder? Late 2nd round pick? Wont do us a bit of good. Mel Kiper stated” J. Jones is the BEST blocking wide receiver that I have ever graded” What they have done with this pick was help the O line,running game, and passing game with one swipe. How many late 2nd late 4th round picks can we use to get that? Our real single loss was next years 1st pick. That is what we really lost in the trade. And dont start giving 100 years of “diamonds in the rough ” examples either. Thats why they are CALLED diamonds in the rough. They are a real rarity.
honest_abe
April 29th, 2011
11:40 am
blah blah. i hate all that style of offense nonsense. aj was in a pro style offense but he had joe cox and a redshirt freshman throwing to him in two of those years and yet he still put up incredible numbers and made jaw dropping plays. julio never stood out. he drops passes and is a decent receiver. he is a physical specimen but not a tremendous receiver.
Matt
April 29th, 2011
11:44 am
Hey it could be worse. We could’ve blown our first pick on a QB that has thrown less than 300 passes since high school!!! Way to go Carolina!!!
fire dawg
April 29th, 2011
11:49 am
Now go get Janoris Jenkins CHEAP !!!
True Falcon Fan
April 29th, 2011
11:49 am
@Slim good note to remember – i for one would like to Reg in a Falcons uniform. What’s really neat if we could get RB & keep Norwood too…..
birdDawg
April 29th, 2011
11:57 am
Hah! As a Dawg fan, I love A.J Green obviously. However, I love this move by the Falcons. I think all of you who are dogging Julio will come to your senses in the coming months. STOP BEING HOMERS!!!
This kid is/was just as productive as A.J and a better athelete and is more physical. He made all teh spectacular grabs too – just like A.J. Ya’ll give him a break would ya?
I applaud the Falcons move. They went out and got an immediate high impact player when all they would have gotten where they were picking was another player who would take two or three years to develop into an impact guy. Much less risk is involved with Julio. They paid a pretty penny for him but in the end, we need more impact players.
I am glad TD and MS came to that realization as well.
WAY TOO MUCH
April 29th, 2011
12:04 pm
I like J. Jones on the team but 2011( 1st, 2nd, 4th ) 2012 (1st, 4th) seems like way too much for the #6 pick.
Really that is like giving up 3 for sure starters for 1 starter that is good, not great.
I don’t think I would have made this trade for AJ or even a proven Calvin Johnson.
We now have no chance of getting a great DE, CB, or RB in this or next years draft.
Really has me asking where’s Aundray Bruce?
oldbird
April 29th, 2011
12:07 pm
@ birddawg, I think that most intelligent fans realize that Julio Jones is a great player, but to give that much away to get him is insane. We may be one player away from winning it all, but most of us don’t think that one player is a wide receiver. I am glad to have JJ on the team, but my gosh what a price.
DC
April 29th, 2011
12:16 pm
Do people not understand that there is a thing call free agency?
TRU ATL FAN
April 29th, 2011
12:18 pm
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Todd
April 29th, 2011
12:25 pm
@ WAY TOO MUCH….It is NOT giving up 3 sure starters. You cant count this years 1st pick. Please do the math. If you disregard the fact that we inverted our 1st round pick from 27th to 6th then subtract 3 (1st 2011,2nd 2011) , (1st 2011) MINUS J Jones= net loss two (automatic starters by your definition). At least call it what it is. And I disagree that a late 1st, late 2nd and next years who knows what spot 1st round as all auto starters. Sorry.. look at past drafts and see what those spots produce.
What They’re Saying | Atlanta Falcons
April 29th, 2011
12:37 pm
[...] Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Jeff Schultz “I was wrong about Dimitroff. He’s not conservative. He rolled the dice and made a move that, while expensive, was a risk worth taking. The Falcons dealt a boatload of draft picks to Cleveland Thursday night to jump up 27th to sixth in the first round… It doesn’t fix the defense? But it enables the Falcons to open up the offense and take over games when they couldn’t in the past.” Click here to read the full column [...]
papadawg
April 29th, 2011
12:42 pm
Not happy with this pick. We were shredded by Green Bays offense which as I see it we need more on the defense.
truth
April 29th, 2011
12:44 pm
80sFalcon
April 29th, 2011
11:18 am
2003-2007 32 Wins-35 Losses (4 Head Coaches)
2008-2010 33 Wins-15 Losses (1 Head Coach)
Stability=Success. Say what you want about TD and MS. They got a good thing going and know football. For Julio Jones-the man had a fractured foot and still ran sub 4.4 40! To me that speaks volumes about his character and work ethic. He thrived in a run-first offense at Alabama. AJ was showcased at UGA but still could not separate from Julio. Julio blocks down field while AJ struggled. AJ will be tossed away in a franchise that’s circling the bowl. I feel bad for him. Julio will be wearing a ring very soon. Before hatin on me, I’m a UGA alum and season ticket holder. Love my DAWGS and hate the TIDE. But I bleed Falcons Red. Good Pick!!
AMAN!!!!!!!!!!
Wayne
April 29th, 2011
12:46 pm
Im a die hard Bama man and I’ve been watching Julio his whole career, Green as well. You guys that are bashing him have absolutely who he is or you would be excited to have him. He is a winner and a champion, Green is not. Green has inflated numbers because he was the ONLY good player on a HORRIBLE Ga team and that’s the truth. Julio is the toughest, best blocking, most talented, unselfish receiver I have ever seen play the game and you guys have a playmaker and a team player, you will see and just be prepared to eat your crow.
Falkor
April 29th, 2011
12:49 pm
The template to win a SuperBowl has changed. Having a Championship Caliber Defense has always been and will remain a main ingredient. Your opponenent can never beat you with 0 points and that will never change.
As far as the offensive ingredients, the ability to run the ball is still beneficial, but in no ways required. Even if it was, we have a solid running game in Atlanta.
What some people are missing is that almost 30% of starting QB’s have thrown for 4,000+ yards the last 2 seasons. Our passing game was going to take a step back this year due to an aging Tony G, a too-often-not-involved 2nd WR in Jenkins, questions if HArry Douglas will ever return to form, same for unproven Meier, and Weems is a returner, not a WR.
Bottom line is we needed this move to reach our passing accomplishments from this year, and especially to surpass those accomplishments and get more productive and efficient.
Great move, go Juuullllliiiioooooooo!
I am a stupid ginger and my name is Jeff
April 29th, 2011
12:56 pm
I suck at life
Falkor
April 29th, 2011
12:57 pm
For those so devastated that we are now less 2 picks this year and 2 more next year, you will be rewarded when Julio proves to be well worth the price and when we still sign at least 1 top free agent to improve the roster.
Be forewarned that one of the lesser WR’s that we could have drafted later will turn out to be a good NFL player, but that doesn’t mean the trade for Julio wasn’t worth the cost. Even if we waited to pick a WR, the further into the draft you get, the less likely those players are to succeed in the NFL over a substantial period of time.
I’d rather take a chance on Julio, who could be very good for a very long time, than draft 4-5 players at least some of whom will not succeed to begin with, and the rest of them will make a less significant impact than Julio can
VT
April 29th, 2011
12:59 pm
We’ll see. It seems like a LOT of picks for Jones. I like Green personally – and all those picks MIGHT have been valid to grab Green IMO. Saints came out great in first round – as did Lions. I hope Julio is worth the gamble. If he can produce it will be one hellofah duo between Jones and White.
Start praying!
Dimitroff for President
April 29th, 2011
1:01 pm
Very nice move. Julio Jones will help this offense in a very big way. With the addition of JJ, it will loosen up the line of scrimmage for Turner and gives ole weanie arm another check down target.
Seriously, Julio is a HUGE upgrade over Michael Stinkins, who will noe be able to help more in the slot. With Julio, Roddy, Stinkins and Gonzalez in 3 WR set, who can you double? With Jenkins, one side of the field was essentially shut down by ole stone hands, allowing the defense to roll coverage towards Roddy and Tony G.
This will help the d stay off the field as long as Matty doesnt melt down on big 3rd downs. Maybe TD thinks free agency is the wat to improve the D.
I like the pick. I would roll the dice on Julio. I would seriously doubt he would be another Aundray Bruce, Steve Broussard or Michael Jenkins.
Dimitroff for President
April 29th, 2011
1:06 pm
@Wayne-
I agree. Julio is legit and I’m glad we have him. AJ has better hands but a lower wuderlich score. I think Julio is a little faster and he reminds me of a more mature and faster version of Roddy White. A legit player who has won and stepped up time and time again in the clutch.
Let’s hope rubber band arm can get the ball to him consistenly and is not checking down to Mughelli or Peele in clutch spots.
jesse james
April 29th, 2011
1:17 pm
I wasn’t crazy about giving up a number one pick next year! But by most experts this years draft and probably next years will be a weak one. Plus have you ” FAIR WEATHER FANS” FORGOTTEN about “FREE AGENCY”! I know some think we should stayed at the 27th pick i think no i know TD and CMS thought long and hard about this move! IT’S NOT LIKE THIS ORGANIZATION IS THE OLD DETRIOT LIONS that picked a receiver in first round every damn year! GO REAL FALCONS FANS!
cwltank
April 29th, 2011
1:19 pm
Cleveland will not get a stud with our 27th pick this year. Next year pick isn going to be in the high 20’s are 30’s. So we recieved a top 6 pick for a 2nd, 4th, & a 5th. Not bad TD & most of the non football players perdicted they would pick a DE. I say again 1st rounders play, so Douglas make a lil room for Jenkins lol
Brendan
April 29th, 2011
1:41 pm
It took a lot of guts to make a move like this, and it took “commitment” from Arthur Blank, as ownership, to make a move like this. This Julio Jones will be an expensive player to sign. But, he’ll be well worth it, I feel. Go Falcons!
Way to show “leadership” at the Draft!!!
Matt
April 29th, 2011
1:49 pm
That is a winning pick and a “win now” pick.
idot
April 29th, 2011
2:11 pm
The Falcons need to save some money to buy a pass rush, through FA, if there is a season this year.
NO1FalconsFanForLife
April 29th, 2011
2:33 pm
REGGIE BUSH is a BUST! Bottom Line! He got a busted leg now… He’s been nothing but a premiere PUNT RETURNER his entire shortened career… I’d take him, but only at ALLEN ROSSUM money!!
Stuart
April 29th, 2011
2:34 pm
The people who thinks Jones has suspect hands have no clue. Look at the drops he makes. They are as he is turning up field too quick. Trying to do to much before catching the ball. Trust me he is tough and the best blocking W.R. I have ever seen.
papadawg
April 29th, 2011
2:54 pm
I’m not knocking Jones’ ability, I’m just knocking the fact we need DEFENSE. 48-21 ring a freaking bell folks. Another reciever isn’t going to help allowing 48 points
Dan
April 29th, 2011
3:04 pm
Little late responding, but the niner and rice prove my point, one obviously rice is a once in a lifetime pick two, when you have Montana craig, taylor, lott and a great D etc. Rice was great but they won because of montana and a great defense not because of rice WR is a nice to have for a championship, after you have playmakers on D
The Dude Abides
April 29th, 2011
3:07 pm
Guys the Falcons are targeting Free Agent DE Ray Edwards, Chill down!
http://www.nfltraderumors.co/2011/04/nfl-rumors-flacons-considering-de-ray-edwards/
-Dude
Flying Ryan
April 29th, 2011
3:52 pm
This is a response to the Clown-Noodle arm who says that Ryan is a Bust……Maybe the Falcons should have give Joey Harrington an extended contract………that way they would be guaranteed a top 5 pick every year!……..I would like to think that 20 other NFL teams would love to have Ryan on their Rosters….In fact I know they would…..so give the kid a break and quit Drinking so Much!
cwltank
April 29th, 2011
5:19 pm
PTS
25.9
(5th)
YDS
341.1
(16th)
PASS YDS
222.9
(15th)
RUSH YDS
118.2
(12th)
(league rank)
Now ask yourself, will Jones improve the Pass ranking on the Falcons. Once he establishes that he can watch lanes open up for Tuner. The Saints have Ingram & hes a beast but watch Matt Ryan win the MVP with 2 6ft 4 recievers outside & White working the slot. I think TD was given the keys & I am hitching a ride……………..
andy
April 29th, 2011
5:24 pm
what the ???? you are an idioit jones didnt do any thing at bama let me see 1 he won a championship at bama green 0 yeah green might have better hands but heck you act like jones drop every ball that came his way, i dont recall jones fumbling a ball remember the so called black out game green got rocked and had the ball taken away from him oh yeah i think jones caught he hell of a catch against yall. my bad forgot he dropped that one, and he blocks better and will hit the hell out of you, look at the sc game in 09 he leveled that guy and caused him to fumble my bad he just sucks go back and count the games the both missed and i gauntee you green missed more. hey after all jones has a ring how many does green have?????
andy
April 29th, 2011
5:41 pm
psps they play in 2 different offenses, green was the go to man and bama we had what rbs that can actually run the ball and we had TE WR, let me know when to stop if you put jones on uga he would be the go to guy in three years he is near the top of bamas recieving stats but hey we are not a run first team though if you can see me laughing!!! at least i didnt tell my fans they deserve another year than bolt for the draft my bad green…. hey im not badd mouthing green hes a great guy but hell so is jones. its just funny how everybody tries to compare the two and they played in two different offenses, i think jones is a better blocker then green. and as far as kipers board and how he ranks them they are just like us just guessing and all of that stuff. and let me know when any of you can run a 4.3 40 and broad jumo 11′3″ with a broken foot my bad he ran faster then green did in the 40 and hes a bigger guy my bad but heck if you dont have faith in your team keep down gradin them about the so bad of a draft pick.. all of yall are idioits and I’m a giants fan also but i cheer for all of our bama boys how many did uga have go in the 1st rd my bad 1 to bamas 4 and 7 in the last 3 years more than any other team but 1 was a bust i almost dont want to count smith he was a dumbas ^
Powerglide86
April 29th, 2011
6:10 pm
These post jsut prove how dumb some of our own fans are. Every sport anaylis that has any clue on the radio today said it was a brilliant move, and for the idiot that said get patrick peterson you are a moron, where we going to put him, brent grimes jsut made the pro bowl, dunta just got a fat check, and eric weems went to the pro bowl, so that jsut shot your whole densive back theory down. We had 2 holes to fill, d line and wr, one got filled, and what were we going to do wiht all those other picks, who would you cut? we didnt need that many picks in the first place. Now on Julio, he is a great reciever and a excellent blocker. So he dropped some passes, get over it most of you are jsut uga bitter fans that are mad we didnt get aj. Awsome Draft Pick. Great Trade
falconsfan
April 29th, 2011
7:51 pm
did anyone on here actually watch julio play? he had a 200+ yard game with a broken hand…
The U
April 29th, 2011
8:37 pm
A few years ago the Falcon GM Family wanted to sell Centenial Park to land Calvin Johnson. Well it’s about 2-3 years late but better late than never. The last time a special player like Julio played for the Falcons was the guy #7 ahhh whats his name.
High Times at Clarke County High
April 29th, 2011
8:57 pm
So, the Doobie Brother falls from the Falcons spot in the 1st round to the beginning of the 3rd. Good luck Kansas City. Better ban his dealer from entering the facility.
High Times at Clarke County High
April 29th, 2011
10:01 pm
Well, THERE is your bust pick. Akeem DUH. I mean Dent. He might add something to special teams.
Crap pick there. Why are we taking 3-4 LBs?
Common Sense 101
April 30th, 2011
7:49 am
So can someone explain why we need a WR with 4.39 speed when our QB can’t even throw the ball more than 30 yds downfield? What an EXPENSIVE DECOY we have purchased for ourselves here…..
Meet the New Falcons….Same as the Old Falcons.
Gravy
May 1st, 2011
1:10 am
From a Saints fan good trade yall got one of the best reciever in the Draft and we got the best running back OMG I cant wait till we play jones vs ingram man the nfc souh just got even more competitive
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11:58 am
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2:35 pm
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BioBasics
May 4th, 2011
2:34 pm
Manners, respect, consideration, empathy are all foreign words to these groups. Our culture is being polluted by UGLY AMERICAN attitudes, and it is no wonder the rest of the world does not like us (not all of us)!!!