Falcons need to attack free agency for defensive help
Tennessee's Jason Babin had career-high 12.5 sacks last season.
Now that the Stupid Rich Men’’s War has nearly ended and NFL players are set to approve the new collective bargaining agreement, the Falcons need to turn their attention to an area people can more easily relate to: the defense.
According to Barrister D. Orlando Ledbetter, Minnesota free agent defense end Ray Edwards is expected to sign with Philadelphia. This is a concern for two reasons:
– 1) Edwards would fill a Falcons’ need for a pass rusher. The team supposedly had a “change of heart” about him. If that’s true, I wonder if it’s because Edwards is going to be more expensive than they had hoped and expected. (Several teams have showed interested in him, including Philly and New England).
– 2) The Eagles represent one of the Falcons’ biggest obstacles in the NFC. There’s also a possibility that they are going to trade quarterback Kevin Kolb — the former starter and now backup to Michael Vick — to Arizona and can pry cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie in return. Edwards and Cromartie would significantly boost to a defense that finished fourth in the NFL last season (behind only Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Green Bay).
The Falcons on that same list? Eleventh.
That’s not bad overall, but probably not as good as it needs to be to contend for a Super Bowl.
There’s a belief in Flowery Branch that defensive tackle Peria Jerry will be back to full strength this season from a knee injury. But a front four of Kroy Biermann (whose production fell off last season), Jerry, Jonathan Babineaux (coming off a good season) and John Abraham (33 years old) is not comforting.
Remember, this was the same team that lost to Green Bay 48-21 in the Georgia Dome in the NFC divisional playoffs and allowed Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers to complete 31 of 36 passes for 366 yards and three touchdowns.
There are other ends available in free agency, including Carolina’s Charles Johnson, Green Bay’s Cullen Jenkins and Tennessee’s Jason Babin (career high 12½sacks last season).
After making the decision to go with an offensive playmaker in the draft (Julio Jones), this is when the Falcons need to fix the other side of the ball.
By Jeff Schultz
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128 comments Add your comment
Jamaaliver
July 25th, 2011
11:16 am
I maintain that a more experienced Defensive Coordinator is our biggest need. Look at who coahced the defenses in the Super Bowl…
Dom Capers vs Dick LeBeau. Two of the best to ever coach the game. No coincidence their defenses were two of the best last year.
BVG
July 25th, 2011
11:21 am
I just need some playmakers and our defense would be just fine.
Hose
July 25th, 2011
11:25 am
Well if Edwards sign with the feagles, hope they pay a kings ransom.
JChikara
July 25th, 2011
11:27 am
Another issue is that a lot of players already under contract need to seriously step it up. Dunta Robinson was a bust last year, only making headlines when he gave a concussion in Philadelphia. Weatherspoon will need to be healthy in order to produce at LB. Lofton and Moore were pretty solid, but I think their younger players will need to take it to another level if they want to compete with the Packers and Eagles in the NFC.
Tiger
July 25th, 2011
11:33 am
Remember when Dimitroff’s reputation was of a guy who can spot talent deep in the draft?
In reality he’s a big spender. Ryan was the third pick and Jones cost the whole draft.
Heck, I can spend and bundle too.
This is who he is folks. Let’s stop with the false accolades.
Ted M
July 25th, 2011
11:34 am
So, I guess we are going to be tortured with preseason football.
Lowcountry Bulldawg
July 25th, 2011
11:35 am
Bring “The Beast” back to the state of Georgia!
Walker, Texas Ranger
July 25th, 2011
11:40 am
Agree Mr. Schultz, I like that combo instead of spending it all on the CB from Oakland.
Joe Tess Fish House
July 25th, 2011
11:42 am
The Flacons need 2 stop wasting there draft pics on fist round busts. If they didnt waist a pick on Perreier Jerry the would not have 2 find 1 in free agentcy.
Thigs I no will hapen this year
Sean Witherspoon spends half the session injrued
Perrier Jerry avergages less than 1 tackle a game
Roddy White drops 2 many TD cathces
Matt Ryan threws 2 many ints
All the above are first round busts.
Mr. Phil
July 25th, 2011
11:46 am
Good news is we are only a couple smart moves away from a superbowl. So everyone remember that.
drmaryb (*_-)
July 25th, 2011
11:47 am
I doubt the Falcons will be able to find room on the team for Babin. He’s just so BIG!!
Seen (The Falcan'ts) This (get eviscerated) B4 (in every playoff game)
July 25th, 2011
11:48 am
“Quarterback Aaron Rodgers completed 31 of 36 passes for 366 yards and three touchdowns.”
OUCH!!! Now THAT really hurt!
LOL!
DawgFan
July 25th, 2011
11:54 am
Jeff, I asked the question over at Ledbetter’s column, but no one tackled it yet. Do you think there is any chance the Falcons give a look to Mark Herzlich, the BC linebacker who beat cancer and went undrafted this year? He is a bit of a beast on the field and would add depth to our linebacker corps.
Jeff Schultz
July 25th, 2011
11:56 am
Walker, Texas Ranger — Falcons won’t be going after Raiders’ CB. They’re already spending a ton for one CB (Dunta Robinson).
Seen (The Aints) This (get obliterated) B4 (by the only sub-.500 playoff team in the history of pro football)
July 25th, 2011
11:57 am
Enter your comments here
Jeff Schultz
July 25th, 2011
11:58 am
DawgFan –I can’t speak specifically about Herzlich (a great story) but I think Falcons like their linebacking corps.Hopefully somebody will give him a look.
Bear
July 25th, 2011
12:01 pm
Joe tess Fish House must be an Aints fan. None of them know anything about football.
Rikus
July 25th, 2011
12:01 pm
DawgFan, Mark will certainly get signed somewhere. I would love to see him come to ATL. Not only is he pure heart, he’s mentally tough and still has the potential to be an NFL great.
chuckw/deadjournalist
July 25th, 2011
12:02 pm
i agree with herzlich, especially if nicholas leaves and wire isn’t resigned. he’s a great story who can probably be a special teams ace, at the least.
ryan
July 25th, 2011
12:03 pm
Jason Babin or Cullen Jenkins might be nice pick up if we don’t get Edwards or Johnson and probably would be cheap 12 1/2 sacks that’s not bad .
TechFan
July 25th, 2011
12:12 pm
DawgFan,
Every now and again I have to admit when you guys get it right. You’re dead on! Herzlich is a beast and only fell off b/c he was busy fighting cancer the year before. The guy was a menace since day one in the ACC. I for one would love to see Atl sign him. He is a gamer and has a motor that refuses to stop!
ryan
July 25th, 2011
12:13 pm
From what i heard about Edwards is was asking to much do you want take risk and pay that much money and rather get someone who is good and cheap .
Joe Tess Fish House
July 25th, 2011
12:15 pm
Seen (The Falcan’ts) This (get eviscerated) B4 (in every playoff game)
July 25th, 2011
11:48 am
“Quarterback Aaron Rodgers completed 31 of 36 passes for 366 yards and three touchdowns.”
OUCH!!! Now THAT really hurt!
LOL!
If that is true I want to no why the Falcons gave away this and next years draft for a thug WR?
Tron5000
July 25th, 2011
12:15 pm
I like Charles Johnson and his NFC South experience. Only 25 years old. If we can afford him, I’d really like to see him on the D-Line. And I’m a Tech fan saying this in spite of the fact that he’s a UGA guy.
Joe Tess Fish House
July 25th, 2011
12:15 pm
Flacons need help on defence not ofence.
DC Dirty Bird
July 25th, 2011
12:19 pm
Babin is a typical underachiever who performs only in a contract year. To those who knock the draft, there were no “immediate impact” defense ends available at the end of the draft. I may end up wrong, but I would not have spent first round money on the three that were available. As far as Edwards is concerned, I wouldn’t be surpised if he still ends up here in Atl. Hard to believe Philly would spend a 1st rounder on a end, sign Trent Cole for what he’s worth so that he doesn’t hit free agency next year, and give big money to Edwards.
Jimmy Crack
July 25th, 2011
12:20 pm
No offense, Jeff, but “duh”.
What do you think we have all been talking about starting the day after we DIDN’T draft a DE with our first pick?
Also, what is the difference between buying a overpriced DE and an overpriced CB? If the new salary cap can get us close to Asomugha, we can factor in savings from not overpaying for one offensive Guard this year as well as monies gained from losing certain dead weight players next year to make it happen. Who’s to say that “Crazy Arthur” won’t spend big for a bookend All-Pro CB if he is serious about making it all the way this year?
bob
July 25th, 2011
12:23 pm
ERIK WALDEN………..HOMEGROWN GA BOY!
@Joe Tess Fish House
July 25th, 2011
12:24 pm
What makes Julio a Thug?
Birrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrd Man
July 25th, 2011
12:25 pm
Charles Johnson would work for me–just don’t let him run a sweep to the left. That was a sad day.
@Joe Tess Fish House
July 25th, 2011
12:26 pm
Or is your description of him just an assumption based on the fact that he is Black, and you are a Racist?
Really?
July 25th, 2011
12:29 pm
@Joe Tess Fish House
Really? That’s the best you can do. Remedial English and Grammar would be a nice idea. Then there might be a chance that Football 101 would sink in.
Go back to your GB or Philly website please and/or get educated.
DC Dirty Bird
July 25th, 2011
12:31 pm
Joe Tess, please support your “thug” description of Julio. He’s been active in the Atl community and he hasn’t even signed a contract. Please tell me you’re not basing it on his skin color and hair style.
Worldwide Clyde
July 25th, 2011
12:34 pm
FIRE LD
ryan
July 25th, 2011
12:34 pm
DC Dirty Bird i hope your right nothing has been done yet Falcons will be busy i think we all need relax and be wait an see mode before everyone jumps off cliff .
JSS
July 25th, 2011
12:36 pm
Reality is sinking in, the well is not as deep as the fantasy (Falcons fans Arthur Blank can buy anything mindset) is unrealistic… The Falcons better hope they catch a flyer…
Joe Tess Fish House
July 25th, 2011
12:44 pm
He went 2 Alabama.
Nuff said
@Joe Tess Fish House
July 25th, 2011
12:49 pm
Your an Idiot.
Nuff said.
DC Dirty Bird
July 25th, 2011
12:51 pm
Joe Tess, so did our back up QB John Parker Wilson. Is he a thug?
@Joe Tess Fish House
July 25th, 2011
12:52 pm
You’re an Idiot.
Had to fix it before I’m called remedial for not knowing the difference.
Big Ten Champs Nebraska
July 25th, 2011
12:55 pm
I think the Falcons are not being truthful with their intent here. This free agency period is much like the draft as far as a limited amount of time to select.acquire players. Don’t let anyone know who you are interested in right away.
Real American
July 25th, 2011
1:00 pm
Joe Tess is a very astute observer of the gridiron. Sometimes genius is not recognized when it is so contrary to popular belief. Deep vision can be clouded by others short-sightedness. Colloquial style should not be used to criticize, but look to the content. Joe Tess is a brave visionary and should be respected.
SeenThisB4
July 25th, 2011
1:01 pm
Going to Alabama, albeit unsavory, doesn’t make you a thug. That would make our Marc Ingram and Roman Harper thugs, and make your Parker Wilson a thug too, none of which, fall into that category. So, no going to Alabama doesn’t make you a thug,….uneducated maybe, but not a thug.
Now, going to Alabama and being a Falcan’t, well, that just makes you a two time loser!
Real American
July 25th, 2011
1:04 pm
Of course, with Class Warfare being the lead liberal mantra of the day, the article was destined to start with the “rich man’s war…………………………”
chc4
July 25th, 2011
1:05 pm
Let’s get this straight JS — you want the Falcons to pay big $ for a 3-4 DE? Glad you aren’t the GM. As for Rodgers-Cromartie, he was awful last season. And coaches have had it with his attitude. Not too worried about the one.
chc4
July 25th, 2011
1:06 pm
Birrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrd Man — that was Charles Grant, not Charles Johnson.
Real American
July 25th, 2011
1:09 pm
SeenB4……………………………Seattle 41, Nawlans 36
HA HA HA HA HA HA ! ! !
SeenThisB4
July 25th, 2011
1:10 pm
@Real American: And what’s even more ironic, is that Jeff uses a quotation mark in lieu of an apostrophe in that statement! LOL!
DawgFan
July 25th, 2011
1:10 pm
Charles Johnson would be a better pick than Ray Edwards, in my opinion. Johnson has teh NFC South experience, plus he’s already reached double-digit sacks, and he did it wouth the added-benefit of Julius Peppers on the other end of the line.
SeenThisB4
July 25th, 2011
1:11 pm
@Real American: Green Bay 48 – Falcan’ts 21. Ahhh ha ha ha ha. Whipped silly in their own house!!!!!!
Old White Haired Man
July 25th, 2011
1:13 pm
you are an idiot…
DawgFan
July 25th, 2011
1:13 pm
As I recall, these much-ballyhooed Saints were beaten by the only team in NFL history to play 18 games in one season and lose 10 of them. The Seahawks reached the playoff at 7-9 (and of course there is much argument to this day that a sub-.500 team should not reach the postseason, we’re looking at you NBA and NHL), proceeded to beat down the Saints so badly that it registered on the Richter Scale, and then lost their next outing, leaving them 8-10 on the season. That’s right, Saints, you lost a playoff game to a sub-.500 ball club. What do you have to say for yourselves?
Real American
July 25th, 2011
1:15 pm
SeenB4, you are right…………….what subliminal liberal message is that?
ryan
July 25th, 2011
1:20 pm
Any chance we look at Osi i believe he lives in Atlanta .
Big Ten Champs Nebraska
July 25th, 2011
1:23 pm
What does living in Atlanta have to do with anything?
SeenThisB4
July 25th, 2011
1:24 pm
DawgFan: You’re right. And now the Saints have a the motivation to get back to the big game in Indianapolis. While your team is all caught up with Julio and Quizz being the components to take your team to the next level.
‘cept ya’ll forgot something, two things actually: one, the problem wasn’t the lack of offensive players, it was the lack of an imaginative offensive game plan. Mularkey is the Saints best kept secret!!!! Two: the falcan’t defense couldn’t make a stop when they needed to, and so far, nothing but nothing has changed on that front. You all have been hanging your hat on a nameless play making DE that is going to change your fortunes, and so far, the signature block on that contract line, is empty. Good luck with that!
bigcrimson75
July 25th, 2011
1:27 pm
Edwards is over-rated!!!! the numbers he put up the last 2+ years are above avg. Remember he played on a line with 3 pro-bowlers, that got all the attention from opposing coordinaters….
Our defense would improve instantly with a DIFFERENT DC!!! Van Gorder is an ametuer in the big boy league.
DC Dirty Bird
July 25th, 2011
1:27 pm
FOOTBALL….NO POLITICS….PUHLEASE!!!!!!!
SeenB4, the Saints are the Buster Douglas’s of the NFL. You were nothing before you won the ’ship, and you’ve done nothing since you’ve won the ’ship. Doesn’t it hurt that the Falcons are a more popular team and haven’t won a Lombardi trophy? I know it hurt watching Mike Vick become must see TV. Then, just as you thought the tide was turning when Mike went to jail and the Saints won the ship, Matty Ice goes all 4th quarter comeback on you and America is giving the Falcons more love than the Saints. Just thing DirtyBird fans, the Saints are so irrevelant, their fans post on our blog.
Rom 10:9
MaxxFalcon
July 25th, 2011
1:30 pm
I pray that we get Charles “The Beast” Johnson. He is exactly who we need, especially now that Ray edwards is off the table
SeenThisB4
July 25th, 2011
1:34 pm
DC: If the falcan’ts are more popular than the Saints, then why do the Saints Jersey Sales across the nation far outpace the jersey sales of Atlanta. Sure, the falcan’ts outsell the Saints in Atlanta, big whoop, that’s like saying Atlanta sells more Coke, ..err or is it Crack?, whatever. YOU GOT MORE POPULATION!
I wouldn’t put too much credance on the solidarity of your dirtybird fans, they all got up and left your stadium at half time when the texture of the game got a bit tough to swallow!
SeenThisB4
July 25th, 2011
1:36 pm
Charles Johnson? From Carolina? Hmmm, oh the allegiance must be cause he went to Georgia! Yeah, that’s the answer. Uh-huh. LOL!
gadawgs
July 25th, 2011
1:36 pm
Charles Johnson!!!!!
ryan
July 25th, 2011
1:40 pm
I would not mind getting Johnson if he becomes available i just asking about Osi because looks like he is done in New York that’s all .
Hit A Single
July 25th, 2011
1:47 pm
I heard the fans are voting today at 5:00 whether to have a lockout or not. I heard that rumor. Also I heard there is an 80% chance there will be a fan lockout.
blue
July 25th, 2011
1:48 pm
Jamaaliver; ever heard the expression “you can’t make chicken salad out of chicken sh_t”? And I’m not saying the Falcons’ defense is that. But it doesn’t matter HOW good your coach is IF you don’t have the players. I can name you some VERY good defensive coordinators who had VERY bad years at different times…because they didn’t have the pieces to execute the plan.
Joshhh...
July 25th, 2011
1:50 pm
Good stuff Schultz…
I hope we get the ball rolling early & try not to get into a bidding war.
I’m not a fan of our D-Line or Secondary.
Scary to think that we’ll be playing NO, Green Bay, Philly & Tampa Bay.
Fan
July 25th, 2011
1:52 pm
I think the Falcons will go after Mathias Kiwanuka (NYG) and they will go after Oakland Corner Back, or Comarti from NYJ or Gay from the Steelers.. This is what they are planning… Pay big for the corner back and pay less for a explosive pass rusher>>>> SMART OWNER & GM
DawgFan
July 25th, 2011
1:53 pm
@ SeenThisB4 -
It’s sad to me that you are oncapable of having a conversation without calling opposing teams names (the same goes for those calling the Saints the ‘Aints.) As has been pointed out, your team suffered the same fate as our team last season. The only difference is, you, and several other Saints fans that I come in contact with throughout the day, act as though the Saints have no weaknesses and it was only out of the charity of their loving hearts that they rolled over and allowed the bumbling Seahawks to move on. Falcons fan, on the other hand, realize that our team does have some weakness to address. I can’t totally fault the GM for going after Julio Jones. They’ve now established a potentially high-powered offense for years to come. It doesn’t matter how good your defense is, you must score points to win the game.
DC Dirty Bird
July 25th, 2011
1:58 pm
SeenB4, jersey sales are not a proper representation of popularity. Particularly when you’re only looking at the 2011 results. I think popularity is reflective of national TV appearances. I think the Falcons “outpaced” the Aints in that category last year and will again this year. Besides aren’t you the one posting on our blog so consistently one may assume that you’re either a dedicated hater or an employee of the Aints charged with following the Falcons on AJC.
ryan
July 25th, 2011
1:59 pm
If we do go after the corner from Oakland that will shut up all thee doom and gloomers on here TD makes a big splash then mood on here will change TD has done it before .
Hit A Single
July 25th, 2011
2:00 pm
Pass rush is what it is all about. We need a get after it DE.
nique
July 25th, 2011
2:02 pm
we should try to sign 2 DE’s a Jenkins, Babin, Johnson, Edwards quality guy & then take a flyer on Vernon Gholston! He’ll come for cheap & was a top 10 pick who was forced to play out of position because of the scheme he was in.
Fan
July 25th, 2011
2:04 pm
The falcons are full of surprises so I would not rule out signing a talented corner like the guy from Oakland and a low key explosive DE like the guy in NYG…
SeenThisB4
July 25th, 2011
2:07 pm
DawgFan: I know where the Saints weaknesses are, and I know where the falcan’ts faults are as well. I don’t need to be told what they are.
Your “POTENTIALLY (your words) high powered offense for years to come” thesis is flawed, first your QB has yet to prove that he can withstand the added pressure brought to bear in the playoffs, ditto for your offensive coordinator, your Michael Turner has reached and past the zenith of his career, Roddy White is fast approaching the tail end of his, and your Gonzalez has already strongly considered retirement (this WILL be his last year, regardless of the outcome). So no, that “years to come” statement holds as much water as a New Orleans floodwall and is full of falcan’t droppings. The only certainty in the NFL is that next year, your team will be different, and this year, well, expectations in the NFL rarely come to fruition. GEAUX SAINTS.
Seattle Hawks Fan
July 25th, 2011
2:09 pm
So what if we didn’t resign Grimes…. and used his money to go after Nnamdi? what would Nnamdi cost us a season minus the money Grimes will demand?
Seattle Hawks Fan
July 25th, 2011
2:10 pm
Just a shot in the the dark?
SeenThisB4
July 25th, 2011
2:10 pm
DC Dirty Bird: Yeah, that’s why you guys are opening the NFL season this year watching the Saints and Packers on Thursday night football for the league inaugural season opener! Get real. The Saints have outpaced the falcan’ts on nationally televised appearances for the last three years by far.
Coach Richt in Atlanta today!
July 25th, 2011
2:17 pm
Annual meeting. Be there. More important than this other NFL crap.
NFL just needs to announce when the first game is…that’s it…nothing more…can’t do anything else about anything else, so why do fans need to know or care.
michael hall
July 25th, 2011
2:19 pm
Enter your comments here de is the most pressing before the draft and still is a 7th rounder isnt getting the job done no disrespeect to him personally.
I want my college football
July 25th, 2011
2:21 pm
professional crybabies can kiss our collective a$$es!
DC Dirty Bird
July 25th, 2011
2:22 pm
Is that about the Packers or is it about the Saints? My guess its the Superbowl Champs. And no, the Saint’s haven’t outpaced the Falcons. By the way, please show up to the blog when your Monday night game versus NY get’s flex’d out of MNF due to the “quality” of the match-up.
SeenThisB4
July 25th, 2011
2:29 pm
@DC Dirty Bird: Well, for sure it’s not about the falcan’ts! LOL! Where were the falcan’ts last year when the Saints were the Thanksgiving Day evening game? Or was that about the cowboys? LOL! The Saints opened the Season last year too, and opened the Season against the Colts the year before. I don’t know, you tell me, what’s that all about?
Ah yes, the NY Giants. I remember the last time they came to the Super Dome, struting their stuff at 5-0 and got destroyed by the Saints 48-27, and then went into a tailspin they never recovered from.
Yeah, MNF is gonna flex out of the only game of the night. You’re not exactly the sharpest knife in the cabinet are ya?!
Nate
July 25th, 2011
2:33 pm
Another thing to point out is how much tougher the schedule gets this year, especially to start the season. All the more reason to go after at least one top notch defensive free-agent. Grabbing a defensive end to help create a consistent pass rush to pressure the opposing quarterback is paramount. That has been the biggest issue I’ve seen with the Falcons teams over the last three seasons. They constantly allow the top QBs in the league to sit back and pick them apart.
ryan
July 25th, 2011
2:39 pm
I think we should go after Charles Johnson i was listing to ESPN they have him as a top 5 FA not Ray Edwards even though Johnson was on a bad team he still was a beast .
chickenman
July 25th, 2011
2:51 pm
NNAMDI IS GONNA BE A BIRD. BOOK IT
ryan
July 25th, 2011
2:54 pm
I think its going to be real interesting around here the next few days GO FALCONS RISE UP .
Seen (me) This (LOL at SeenThisB4's posts) B4
July 25th, 2011
2:58 pm
“Going to Alabama, while unsavory, does not make you a thug…” I LOVE IT!!! We may be on opposite sides but SeenThisB4 is on fire today. Give him that much.
JB
July 25th, 2011
3:02 pm
I cringe whenever the Falcons take a 6 foot 350 nose guard with the number one pick. Low Stamina, gets bad wheels quick and injury prone. you got to have these “types”, but I would not draft them first ( Peria is whom I’m speaking). I would invest in LB’s and DE’s and get 2 or so middle of the pack guys for that position. You watch, he won’t play much this year. Bust!
JB
July 25th, 2011
3:04 pm
You’re right Schultz….It doesn’t help the Falcons to breeze through the season with 10 or 11 wins…and get steam rolled by a good team in the playoffs,
Tom
July 25th, 2011
3:10 pm
Just curious, is JoeTessFishHouse the same as VickSupporter from past seasons?? Just askin?
dark void surrounded by a sphincter muscle
July 25th, 2011
3:15 pm
Don’t feed the trolls
Seen and Joe Tess are one in the same, this is how he gets his jollies, playing with his tiny member while trolling the blogs.
DawgFan
July 25th, 2011
3:21 pm
SeenThisB4 – By your argument, Tom Brady is a bad quarterback because he hasn’t won a playoff game in three years. Is Tom Brady a bad quarterback? Roddy White has been in the league for six years, and yet you say he is already approaching the downside of his career (forgiving the fact that all athletes are constantly approaching the downside of their careers). Does that mean that Aaron Rodgers, Braylon Edwards, Heath Miller, Logan Mankins, and Antrel Rolle are also approaching the downside of their careers? They were drafted in the same year as White?
Jimmy Crack
July 25th, 2011
3:24 pm
To those folks on the board using the term “falcan’ts”, y’all can say that ALL DAY and ALL NIGHT, and all it does it remind everybody of the AINT’S! Y’all can’t even be original, you have to borrow from your own infamous nickname. Everytime you repeat it, it just reminds all of us Atlanta fans of the AIN’TS of years past. Now that was a piece of history. The paper bags, the decades of outright losing with absolutely horrible records, the idiot cross-dressing owner with the ladies’ parasol. The decades of embarrassment. The Superbowl is only a PATCH over the GOUGED EYE that is the history of the NEW ORLEANS AIN’TS!!!
Seen (me) This (LOL at SeenThisB4's posts) B4
July 25th, 2011
3:34 pm
Jimmy Crack, hilarious!!!! I’m laughing too hard–I think I pulled something–somebody get Sean Peyton on the line, I need painkillers.
SeenThisB4
July 25th, 2011
3:36 pm
Jimmy Crack: We aren’t embarrassed about our rich and colorful past, it fills the spectrum from rags to riches in a manner that the falcan’ts have never, and in all probability, will never enjoy. It may be a patch, but it is a patch of honor and accomplishment.
On the other hand, the falcan’ts are still celebrating having a three year performance of not being a sub-500 team, at last. Good gawd almighty, you’ve been over .500 for three years at last! And the NFL didn’t have to erase your record, (like your teachers do), to do it! Congrats. Wink! Wink! (tough to see that with the patch on, but use your imagination!)
GEAUX SAINTS!
RNew
July 25th, 2011
3:37 pm
Great point DawgFan!
Cheesehead
July 25th, 2011
3:38 pm
You still on Falcon Blogs B4. Get a Life! GO FALCONS!!! unless they’re playing my Packers. Are the “Aints even relevant anymore? B4=IDIOT!
Colonel Kurtz
July 25th, 2011
3:39 pm
The corners aren’t that bad. ITs the pass rush that stinks. Heck, a team of 3 Deion Sanders in the secondary can’t cover receivers for 10 seconds.
SeenThisB4
July 25th, 2011
3:45 pm
DawgFan: Tom Brady has proven he can take the pressure of the NFL playoffs, that’s what I said, not that he was a bad quarterback because he hasn’t won a playoff game in three years. Stop trying to make things up, because you’re not good at it.
As for White, you’re right, he’s approaching his sixth year in the NFL, when most NFL careers last only about 3 years (go check the stats yourself on that). Oh, he may last a while longer, or he may not. I just know one thing, he is going to be 30 years old in November, and that’s far from being young in the NFL. So yes, he is approaching the downside of his career.
Let’s do this, if he’s not approaching the downside of his career, then he must not have yet reached the midpoint of his career, so you’re saying that at a minimum, he’ll still be a wide receiver in the NFL at age 36. Is that what you’re trying to argue? Cause if it is, you would be not only embarrassing yourself, but your falcan’t brethren too! LOL!
Jimmy Crack
July 25th, 2011
3:46 pm
“…in a manner that the falcan’ts have…” – AIN’TS!
“…On the other hand, the falcan’ts are…” – AIN’TS!
SeenThisB4
July 25th, 2011
3:49 pm
Cheesehead: The Saints are going to eat your dinner on September 8. Try to get sober by then! LOL! Oh, and by the way, I don’t think that under the newest format, a Super Bowl Champ has never lost the ensuing league opener. Watch history get made on September 8, on NBC.
Hmmm, I wonder if Chris Collingsworth is going to quit that high school gig he got, cause he was so sure that the lock out would cost at least a portion of the regular season. And I thought Cheesehead was an idiot!
ryan
July 25th, 2011
3:56 pm
I don’t have a problem with the Packers i like the big G on the side of the helmet it seems like the Saints fans on here don’t have any respect to anybody else .
Whopper Dawg
July 25th, 2011
3:56 pm
Abraham needs some help, and if he goes down you have zero pass rush. With no pass rusher coming out of next year’s draft (they will be long gone when the second rounder comes up), it is a real dilemma. Still stunned at the draft choices spent on a no 2 wide receiver. You don’t do that unless you think he is the last piece, the last piece, for a Super Bowl win. But this team has far too many holes on the defense and now probably the OLine for that to be true. I think TD went for the brass ring two years too soon.
SeenThisB4
July 25th, 2011
4:01 pm
Ryan: LOL! We respect the Packers, but unlike the falcan’ts, we don’t fear them. It’s not exactly a nuiance of a difference, it’s far greater that, but I understand, that you don’t understand that.
ryan
July 25th, 2011
4:03 pm
Don’t be surprised if we go after Charles Johnson and there are couple of other DE’s we will look at i am sure .
Paddy
July 25th, 2011
4:03 pm
Joe Tess your sir hate the Falcons and never have a positive comment. Go somewhere else, please.
ryan
July 25th, 2011
4:08 pm
I can’t wait for the season to start and see what the Saints are made of i think the Falcons will bring in a top FA the Jones and White combo will be awesome to watch .
Whopper Dawg
July 25th, 2011
4:09 pm
In thinking about this deal, TD will panic and overpay for a medium DE talent whoever that is, ALA Duante and Jenkins (contract renewal). And then he will be proclaimed great just like Duante despite the actual play on the field. Watch and see.
Arthur Mafia Blank
July 25th, 2011
4:12 pm
Sorry Falcons fans, we are staring 8-8 or worse in the face. Matty Ice can’t throw the 10-yard out, and we’re horrible on defense. Going to be a long year!
Pete
July 25th, 2011
4:13 pm
Oh boy, now the HYPE begins in earnest.
By this time next month, the Falcons will be on everyone’s list to go all the way to the “Big Dance”………….again.
The season will start. One or two draft picks will be injured……….done.
They’ll win 10 0r 11 games, make the playoffs, and lose again in the first round………..mainly because of a non existant pass rush and an offense that doesn’t show up.
Hey………..this is Atlanta.
Some things NEVER change.
PMC
July 25th, 2011
4:16 pm
Character and motor do not sack the QB in the backfield, Talent and and a little crazy does.
High Motor is a euphamism for untalented mostly uncoordinated guy who works hard.
The Falcons are not going to win unless they find some beasts at DE. Currently they have a team full of average talent and then John Abraham.
Same with OLB. They need guys that can cover that also have speed, many of those people are not high character guys, but it’s about time we got some talented nutcases like James Harrison at outside linebacker.
Pauls Johnson
July 25th, 2011
4:18 pm
SeenThis! Welcome back brother! Your priceless,,, clueless but priceless!
Hit A Single
July 25th, 2011
4:26 pm
Hey Ray! It seems like the crime rate will not go up! The lockout is over!
Hit A Single
July 25th, 2011
4:36 pm
I guarantee you that Brian Van Gorder is not the defenses problem. He has and will continue to do a great job.
JMF
July 25th, 2011
4:36 pm
I think first priority is signing Clabo. Then I think Blalock should be signed. Grimes and Weems are sure bets. I would like Edwards or Johnson at DE but can live with Bierman. This really is an outstanding team. Adding Julio Jones was real big. So far TD has made some good moves at GM. I am confident he will continue to make great moves in this free agency period. Look for him to shine. I wish I had the same confidence in the Hawks and Braves GM..
Pauls Johnson
July 25th, 2011
4:38 pm
Joe Tess is only here to make a mockery of any serious football discussion,,, he should be ignored..
Pauls Johnson
July 25th, 2011
4:43 pm
Just wait until Joe Tess starts talking about the “superbowel”,,, all the “fist rounds busts on the Flacons Rooster”,,,, then you will see what I speak of….
bucket
July 25th, 2011
4:56 pm
I hope I am wrong, but the decision to pass on Cameron Heyward is going to be a decision the Falcons regret. The Steelers have been a pretty successful franchise and they felt he was a player. With our track record evaluating and selecting first round picks I am really worried that we missed out on a chance to get a good player in the first round this year and saved our full complement of picks this year and next year. Spilled milk I know, but we’ll see.
Mike
July 25th, 2011
5:28 pm
Falcons need to step up and sign free agent to help their average defense, Eagles look as they will do just that !!
longtime bulldog
July 25th, 2011
5:41 pm
chc4 charles johnson also played at ga.
Great Falconi
July 25th, 2011
5:43 pm
Let’s get the OL taken care of first. I’m sure we’ll add a DE in free agency, but I’d rather not pay Ray Edwards a ton of money to come in here. We have plenty of talent on defense, but most of it is young. Let’s hope the experience of getting torched by the Pack (and, let’s face it, giving up some of the other big plays from last season) shakes up our defensive approach a bit in 2011.
There is no reason for any Falcon fan to think that this team will suck. This is a good team. It has been a good team for three years straight. We are relevant and should expect to be relevant for the foreseeable future. I never thought I’d see the day.
willie
July 25th, 2011
5:44 pm
None of these free agent DE’s are locks. Don’t overspend! We don’t have to win it all this year…just keep getting better and stay in the playoffs every year and who knows what can happen!
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5:54 pm
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SportsPaige
July 25th, 2011
6:58 pm
Falcons better sign Charles Johnson if this is true about Edwards. If they do not upgrade their defense, especially with these good to very good DEs available. I will be sorely disappointed in Dimitroff if he chooses to stand pat with this defensive line. Falcons would be set for many less wins than last year if they don’t. imo of course.
Ken Strickland
July 25th, 2011
8:46 pm
SEENTHISB4-Every single team throughout NFL history has lost and lost big at home. But, no other team in NFL history has lost in the playoffs to the only NFL team in NFL history to make the playoffs with a losing history. That’s what you need to be laughing at, because it’s futility at it’s worst, and it’s embarrassing. It’s especially embarrassing to get punked in that manner when you’re the defending NFC South division and Superbowl champs.
TO ALL AINT FANS, WINNING A SUPERBOWL WILL NOT, AND I REPEAT, WILL NOT STOP YOU FROM BECOMING THE 3RD BEST TEAM IN THE NFC SOUTH DIVISION. You’d better hope your BELOVED AINTS are good enough to even make the playoffs this yr.
Oh how the mighty have fallen. And while you continue falling, AINT FANS remain deep in denial and continue to pretend it doesn’t matter because you’ve won a Superbowl. Or, you dismiss everything that offends your delusional sensibilities by continuously crying and whining about your injuries.
Loyal Falcon
July 26th, 2011
12:20 am
Who were the Aints before their SB win? Our (Falcons) franchise history runs way deeper and more well known than the Saints especially with future and present HOF’s as well as other dominant players. Tuggle, Sanders, Nobis, Bartowski, Mathis, (rookie Favre) to name a few and all I know and think of is Archie Manning lol … Y’all may have great pride because that’s the only the only professional team in tge damn city until the NBA Hornets came there several years ago so we have a more well rounded fanbase because not everyone likes all 3 major sports equally.
Compare franchise record stats… And y’all still holding on to that non starting NCAA bust aka Reggie Bush? Kim K. dropped him, so maybe y’all should learn to let it (him) go too. We lost Vick now let’s see Bush unsigned. Also do note that we could’ve had Brees in ‘01 but went with Vick instead.
BTW N.O. will never ever be classier than anything in/from Georgia!
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9:26 am
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EddieB
July 27th, 2011
7:31 pm
Why don`t you People go elsewhere with all your dislike and hate of Atlanta Falcon Football and let True fans talk about what they like this team do.But first as you clearing out all i want is the Falcons to beat the Green Bay Packers and the rest of the NFC Best Teams in Season as well as the Playoff and NFC Champs and then beat the New England Patiots in the Superbowl this season.If you want to be the best you have to beat the Best?Oh yes also if you tape the Green Bay like i did Eight miss tackles with Five would be sacks against Rodgers all on thirddowns.But still we sucked at CB,But no team in the League last year had better WR than Green Bay did?So yes it make alot sense to add Great Wr to very talented core of Wideouts now with White,Jones,Jenkins,Dougles,Weems,Meirs and i think the Falcons should and possible will resign Finn for two reasons one is clutch is the Red Zone and Third converions.Two Special Team play on Kick and as a deep CB on Hail Mary Plays?Few team players left in the league.Like others i would like the birds not had gave up so much in the Draft this season and next,But we would not had got the Best Wr to come since Roddy White and maybe even better.Also i heard some people hating on Jamal Anderson,But he alway been good against the run and Last Season i seen a guy who was really starting to get after the Quartbacks Too?Now i want to listen to Falcons Fans not jerks who go to other Teams sites just blow there Horns and there Teams go to there site please.