OK, Falcons fans: Would you take DeAngelo back?
Here's D-Hall, trying not to call attention to himself.
He was overrated and overstated, but he still made the Pro Bowl and made some plays. Which leads us to today’s fanciful question, directed toward Falcons fans:
Were DeAngelo Hall available, would you take him back?
I ask because the Falcons, as you’ve observed, aren’t aswarm in cornerbacks. Brian Williams is out and Tye Hill didn’t last long in his delayed debut, leaving with cramps, and Chris Houston has this thing about not turning to play the ball and Brent Grimes is 5-foot-3. (OK, I exaggerate about that last part. Grimes is taller than 5-3. And he can, as we saw in the Superdome, really jump.)
D-Hall comes to the Dome for Sunday’s game as a Redskin, having worked his way out of Oakland in record time last season. (And if you can’t stick with the Raiders, that’s about as bad a sign as there is.) And he popped up in the pregame blather, as D-Hall was wont to do, by saying Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff “lied to me several times.” (No word on whether the alleged lie went along these lines: “DeAngelo, we think you’re a great player.”)
So that got me to thinking: Were Hall again unemployed, would I sign him? I welcome your thoughts on this weighty non-issue, but first I offer mine.
No. Heck no. Not in a million years. I’d rather re-sign Charles Dimry than DeAngelo Hall. I’d rather have Annie Hall play for me than DeAngelo Hall. I’d rather make a deal with Monty Hall than DeAngelo Hall.
But maybe that’s just me. Your feelings are not only welcome but encouraged.
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Elvis has left the building
November 6th, 2009
9:28 am
No way. Absolutely not, I would not bring him back even though we desperately need a DB. Not a good influence in the clubhouse….
MeAngelo
November 6th, 2009
9:28 am
Heck no. Glad we purged the VT trash from our roster.
Mark Bradley
November 6th, 2009
9:30 am
I figured I wasn’t alone on this. But I did want to ask.
ThisIsAJokeRight
November 6th, 2009
9:31 am
Only if WE were paid!
NO-NO-NO-NO-NO
November 6th, 2009
9:32 am
NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO
Octavious Landoquin
November 6th, 2009
9:33 am
Yes we should sign him. Then we should cut off his hands and stone him to death.
E's Dirty Bird's
November 6th, 2009
9:34 am
Absolutely not!!! Most egotistical, cocky and arrogant person in the NFL. He embodied everything that was wrong with the Falcons during the Mora Era. I wouldn’t even trade him for Chris Houston…LOL!!!
Jt
November 6th, 2009
9:35 am
HELL NO!!!!!!
Morton
November 6th, 2009
9:35 am
Let’s see. WHich teams has he improved since leaving here?
VoiceOfReason
November 6th, 2009
9:35 am
Just the fact that you asked taints your reputation as a journalist.
Jt
November 6th, 2009
9:36 am
The only difference between D Hall when he was a Falcon and now is that when he was a Falcon he was OVERRATED! Now everyone knows how bad he is
Eric
November 6th, 2009
9:39 am
No, we need him on other teams so Roddy and Jenkins can burn him for more touchdowns like last year in Oakland.
Sonny Clusters
November 6th, 2009
9:40 am
Second chances to players that was traded away or went away to another team is always appreciated. Say, a player is a hometown boy and always wanted to play here and did for awhile and then got stubborn and wouldn’t take coaching and wouldn’t take a pitch and then got traded and went to the big city and found out they was no Dairy Queens there and realized taking a pitch and putting the ball in play was worth being home and close to the Dairy Queen action. That would deserve a second chance. DeAngelo? No way.
E's Dirty Bird's
November 6th, 2009
9:41 am
Most egotistical, dispicable, self centered indivdual in the NFL. He disgraced the Falcon logo and he embodies everything that was wrong with the Mora Era. I wouldn’t even trade Chris Houston for him… HaHa!!
dshep
November 6th, 2009
9:43 am
What a cancer this guy is!! NNNNOOOOOOOO WWWaaaYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Funniest thing eva was when he was talking shiznit to Randy Moss and Moss then wnt on to absolutely torch and humiliate D-Hall. I love the Falcons, but I was literally cheering for Moss.
Bobby P
November 6th, 2009
9:43 am
@Morton. He dramatically improved the ATL Falcons by leaving here!
E's Dirty Bird's
November 6th, 2009
9:44 am
Can’t believe you would even waste your time asking this question!! Can’t even believe I wasted my time posting to this question!!
Sonny Clusters
November 6th, 2009
9:45 am
Let’s say it was a Clusters. What if a Clusters was traded and went to another team and then the team chemistry was all messed up because they was no Clusters? Wouldn’t having that Clusters back and having a Clusters on the team be important? Yes, Clusters on a team is like coffee in a cup. So, if it was a Clusters (or a close Clusters friend) we would say, “bring him back”, but since it isn’t a Clusters or a close Clusters friend and it is DeAngelo we would say again, “no way”.
Brandon
November 6th, 2009
9:45 am
No way. “ME”Angelo will be out of the NFL and broke soon.
GSU Eagle 91
November 6th, 2009
9:46 am
No way…I believe his nickname with the “Two Live Stews” was “Toast” Hall, because he got burned so many times…He’ll go to the list of Falcons made up of Pickens, Dimry, Lawrence…
No more VT players,ever, on this team…
PMC
November 6th, 2009
9:47 am
Personally I have no issue with him. He’s generally a nice guy. Very cool in person. As a football player? Absolutely positively not. He’s been outplayed by Brent Grimes at far less salary.
He’s got loads of talent and ability but he isn’t humble or team oriented enough to use it effectively and that leads to the moments he has like the dual personal fouls on Steve Smith that cost the Falcons a game, the interception try vs New Orleans that cost the Falcons a game. He gets out run by Hines Ward in sock feet… then after he’s traded and paid boatloads of money he gets abused by a rookie on simple go routes.
It’s not that he’s untalented he’s just not a very good football player. His agent… that guy is brilliant. Deangelo Hall is a creature of potential. All Pro talent but entirely uncoachable.
He’s just not the type of guy you want around you on the football team because he won’t play within the scheme. At least he didn’t when he was here.
It’s just unfortunate really. He should be an All Pro… he could be one of the best but he’s not self aware enough to understand that he’s not a great player. He’s a hero in his own mind.
Big Ten Sleeper
November 6th, 2009
9:47 am
Yes & Bring Back Petrino Too
Mike Smith's Fluffy White Hair
November 6th, 2009
9:49 am
No to DeAngelo. The secondary is getting better.
Please vote for Falcons @ Panthers for the Birmingham, AL market. I am tired of having to watch Saints when I am not able to make it to the game. http://www.myfoxal.com/Global/category.asp?C=173971
csquared
November 6th, 2009
9:50 am
My Granny would be a better cover corner than MeAngelo. And to Falcons wouldn’t sign her EITHER. I, for one, welcome his appearance back at the Dome. “what’s that smell?” That’s D getting toasted.
PMC
November 6th, 2009
9:51 am
He doesn’t want to win. He wants to be a star.
Herschel Talker
November 6th, 2009
9:52 am
MB:
Seriously, you’re really stretching for content these days. Clearly the early NBA and NHL seasons will do that to a sportswriter. Your latest have been far from your usual brilliance. You’re selling out.
HT
mike
November 6th, 2009
9:52 am
ha i bet these new school fans have no idea who dimry is… ahhh the dimry, deion, case, butler secondary.. i believe that is the secondary that montana torched for 6 td’s (5 to rice) at fulton county.. my first pro game
Larry
November 6th, 2009
9:54 am
I’d rather get a root canal without an anesthetic.
La Jolla Dawg
November 6th, 2009
9:56 am
Nope. I don’t think Mike Smith has room in car, so it wouldn’t work out anyway.
Halberstram
November 6th, 2009
9:56 am
No way would he be good for the Falcons right now. He’d demand big money and not have the results for it. DeAngelo was way to feast or famine, not to mention his constant trash-talking led to way too much distraction.
sad brotha
November 6th, 2009
9:57 am
I cannot believe this is even being axed!
chzbykr
November 6th, 2009
9:57 am
Was curious! so checked his height and this so called pro bowl cb is only 5′ 10″. Maybe Grimes is not too short after all. Anyway no way” meangelo half a cb” to come here.
Wille
November 6th, 2009
10:00 am
Yeah, offer him a minimum wage contract! That way he could get paid like he performs. Of course his mouth would say something different.
Let's Go
November 6th, 2009
10:00 am
Hall’s a joke, a wasted draft pick. DeAngelo Hall is the only person on the planet that thinks DeAngelo Hall is good. I bet Steve Smith of the Panthers would love to see back in Atlanta. In 06 & 07 DeAngelo Hall had a cameo in almost every play from Steve Smith’s highlight film.
EW
November 6th, 2009
10:02 am
MB, No way…it seems like the Falcons finally have good chemistry and no player is worth disrupting that. DA has become the TO of defense. While the skills are undeniable for DA and TO, neither is worth the baggage or the headaches.
Carlos
November 6th, 2009
10:02 am
Octavious Landoquin, you are a funny man…LOL
Brent
November 6th, 2009
10:03 am
Slow day for news Mark?
WTH
November 6th, 2009
10:04 am
No VT whiners and thugs.
mountain_jim
November 6th, 2009
10:04 am
Mark knows how to pick topics to stimulate vociferous commentary, that’s for sure. Never to Meangelo.
EW
November 6th, 2009
10:04 am
I bet DA starts yelling at opposing QB’s when he doesn’t get enough balls thrown his way.
Matt
November 6th, 2009
10:08 am
Not even if he was the LAST cornerback on Earth!! I would rather watch someone shove bamboo slivers under my fingernails, rather than watch MeANGELO get torched yet again or meltdown on the field. What a waste of talent that man is.
LONGTIME SEASON TICKET HOLDER
November 6th, 2009
10:08 am
There is a reason Dimitroff didn’t want “Me Hall” on the team. He would rather look for cornerbacks anywhere than have a “me first” player like Hall on his team. That is one reason I like our GM. Hall is exactly the type of player the Falcons have shunned since Dimitroff’s arrival.
Dirtybird3228
November 6th, 2009
10:08 am
Not if you want my season ticket money, and that goes for Keith Brooking as well after his little stunt a few weeks ago. I can’t wait to see Roddy go off on him. I was there a few years ago when he lost it and cost us 45 yards, people were taking off thier #21 jerseys and throwing them away right there in the Dome.
DP
November 6th, 2009
10:09 am
To tie these back to back insane questions from Mark Bradley together, I’d convert Tommy Hanson from a starting pitcher into a cornerback before I’d have MeAngelo on my team.
stendec
November 6th, 2009
10:09 am
Two words: HELL NO! ++STENDEC++
Westurd
November 6th, 2009
10:10 am
Hey MB, now that Sekou is leaving we would love a good Hawks story/blog….., but thanks for letting us vent about Meangelo (What a waste of space he is!)
Jamaaliver
November 6th, 2009
10:11 am
Yes. In the same way NE Pats brought in Moss and were successful. D-Hall would be an improvement in a serious area of need. But he would need to be kept on a short leash with his on/off field antics.
stendec
November 6th, 2009
10:13 am
That said. Only a very few holdovers remain from forgettable Michael Sick era. Cancer almost eradicated. No old/new cells wanted! Falcons have dug themselves a deep enough hole already. Do not need any more distractions! Peace. ++STENDEC++
Destin Tide
November 6th, 2009
10:14 am
Last memories of Meangelo was of him getting torched last year by Ryan to Jenkins during the Raiders game.
dgroy
November 6th, 2009
10:14 am
I think the consensus here is that D. Hall is not wanted……The Atlanta Falcons have/need players who project a positive image and are a good role model……hall is/has neither. To put it in simple terms…….he’s an idiot.
Mableton Bob
November 6th, 2009
10:15 am
No to Deangelo but don’t we wish we had paid the price for Foxworth or drafted a corner with the first pick since that was the greatest weakness.
AndyC
November 6th, 2009
10:15 am
I would put my mother out at DB before I played Hall. My mom is 66, has asthma, osteoporosis, and knows nothing about football and I would still start her over Hall.
Mableton Bob
November 6th, 2009
10:18 am
What are the Ravens paying Foxworth and is he playing any there? Just curious, maybe we were right not to match it.
Willie Martinez
November 6th, 2009
10:19 am
I wouldn’t even take him on my secondary!
Big Time?
November 6th, 2009
10:19 am
Just another Virginia Tech piece of crap thug.
What do they teach at that school?
Mableton Bob
November 6th, 2009
10:20 am
I expect Hall’s comments have made his rude welcome back to the Georgia dome even louder and ruder.
Mableton Bob
November 6th, 2009
10:21 am
That’s funny Willie.
Angela
November 6th, 2009
10:22 am
But a bullet in this piece of garbage, put three in Vick and be done with it!
Better yet, chop them both up and feed them to some hungry dogs.
Let Satan have what is left of them both.
midnite
November 6th, 2009
10:22 am
Let me think about it..uh…no thank you. Still shaking my head about T.O. spitting in Hall’s face and the “I own 85″ haircut”.
Bubba
November 6th, 2009
10:22 am
Four words: No Way In Hell.
D
November 6th, 2009
10:28 am
NO WAY!
msrent
November 6th, 2009
10:32 am
Hall has played well for the Redskins. Hasn’t been the locker room/on field problem he was in the past. Maybe he’s found a home?
Mid town
November 6th, 2009
10:32 am
I would rather play with 10 defensive players. On second thought I think the Falcons would do better with 10, than DHALL.
cricket
November 6th, 2009
10:33 am
No freakin’ way !! Dude, what’s up with you? 1st the crazy Hanson as closer column and then this??
bigeasy830
November 6th, 2009
10:33 am
DeAngelo was overated when he was here. The secondary wouldn’t be much better than what it is now. He was not a good one on one defender, he was decent as a zone coverage guy. The Falcons miss Foxworth, that was the one they should have kept. Foxworth locked down one side of the field for them. Plus, the DeAngelo was a malcontent. But, I think he is telling the truth about your GM. I don’t think he is as good as you all believe. He is no Bill Belichick. You falcons blogggers are pathetic. After your team beats a very bad Redskins team you will jump back on the bandwago but after you losse to the Giants and Panthers you will jump right back off. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. LOOOOOOOOSERS!!!!!!!!!
J.J.M.
November 6th, 2009
10:33 am
yes i would bring him back.
matt
November 6th, 2009
10:34 am
Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! Good one Bradley!! I needed a laugh on my Friday!!!
msrent
November 6th, 2009
10:39 am
DHall has $23 mil guaranteed from Snyder/Redskins. So I don’t see him on skid row any time soon.
Shodawg
November 6th, 2009
10:42 am
Yes. I would bring him back. We have one of the worst CB duos in the league. Arguably our best CB is out with an ACL. Come on guys…Never let your personal biases get in the way of making a solid business decision.
FalconsFan
November 6th, 2009
10:42 am
Is there any way the Falcons can avoid drafting players from VT for a few years? Knowing a little about how the VT staff works and their win at all costs mentality it should be no surprise that they have low character players on their team every year.
midnite
November 6th, 2009
10:51 am
Hey Bradley I heard you Y106.7 Randy and Spiff this a.m. You should do more radio…good interview.
Michael
November 6th, 2009
10:51 am
Not just no, but hell no.
DAVID
November 6th, 2009
10:51 am
Although he would be an improvement from our corners now, I’m going to have to say no… We need a lock down corner with size Nnamdi Asomugha from the Raiders would fit in perfect…..
rico43
November 6th, 2009
10:52 am
I think we should start listing DBs we’d rather have than D’oh Hall. I’ll start with Bruce Pickens…
msrent
November 6th, 2009
10:53 am
Maybe if the Falcons had a good coach, DHall could have been straightened out and contributing to a now weak secondary.
EgolessFalcons
November 6th, 2009
10:53 am
Simply put … NO. The team is better off without this self-centered ego roaming the sidelines. To all AJC writers, please stop bringing up both MeAngelo and the QB that now plays for the Eagles. They are no longer Falcons, and they will never wear a Falcons jersey again.
Matt "Choke" Ryan
November 6th, 2009
10:53 am
MARK
The question should be: Why would D Hall want to play for this over rated team?
I am going to roll on the floor when he returns a long punt and give the Falcon fans a ONE FINGER SOLUTE.
The CHOKE better not float one of those butterflies his way.
The CHOKE will continue to be the Falcons Achilles Heel.
Redskins 20
Falcons 10
Reality
November 6th, 2009
10:56 am
No way I want burn toast back….
Matt "Choke" Ryan
November 6th, 2009
10:57 am
I am the expert on choking. I’ve personally choked on Mike Vick numerous times!
mecca
November 6th, 2009
10:58 am
YES I WOULD BRING HIM BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
rico43
November 6th, 2009
10:58 am
Have the Redskins scored 20 points this season?
Matt "Choke" Ryan
November 6th, 2009
10:59 am
Can somebody show me the way to the next little boy?
BIGBLAST
November 6th, 2009
11:00 am
Deon Sander’s when he left would have been welcomed back and giving the key to the Dome(in which he eventually stole), but DFall(don’t even want to call him the right name) I would never want him back, he’s over rated(was, now he is just rated), over paid and can’t cover a wall with paint…. ok… my answer is NO!!!!!! Oh yeah, to the bigeasy830, enjoy your winning season, probably want happen again for another 30 years, you know that “S” want stay on your name forever!!! Peace!!!
db8
November 6th, 2009
11:00 am
Hell no.
Bushwacker
November 6th, 2009
11:01 am
Shodawg,
DHall could not make it with the Raiders, I’m glad you are not making the business decisions.
PMC had it right, he wants to be a STAR, winning is irrelevant to Hall.
Matt "Choke" Ryan
November 6th, 2009
11:01 am
Okay we know why you guys hate a player as much as you do and it has nothing to do with his play on the field. You hate him for the same reasons you hate any player that does not look like the CHOKE and I think you are not too dumb as the rock that I know you are to see where I’m coming from.
Now ask yourselves this two questions:
How can the Redskins be NUMBER 2 in the NFL against the pass and D Hall is a starter?
Since his 2 Pro Bowl selections with the Falcons, name one DB on this team that has represented the team in the Pro Bowl.
Surely they would be ranked a lot lower, considering if he was as bad as you say, he would be exposed by now and the Redskins would not be NUMBER 2 in pass defense.
It’s obvious why you hate him and it’s nothing to do with his football play or attitude.
Andrew
November 6th, 2009
11:02 am
He has the same aversion to tackling that a certain other Falcon cornerback that wore #21 had. By the way, the Thug crowd is making my prediction come true. I predicted that as soon as Matt Ryan hit a rough patch like all players (even veterans–see Brett Favre’s interception total last season) the ignorant Vick crowd would be all over it. You guys need to get over the race issue.
charlie_400
November 6th, 2009
11:06 am
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! For every good play he makes, he gives up 3 scores…and that mouth, Geesh. You shouldn’t talk trash if you can’t back it up.
Matt "Choke" Ryan
November 6th, 2009
11:06 am
I love me some D…Angelo. Maybe I can sneak into the visitor locker room after the game and steal a sniff of D’s used jock strap. That would be marvelous. It would be a wonderfully scent emitting and savory rosebud just for me. See Falcons fans what you will be missing out on. I am squirming with excitement and anticipation of the Eagles visit. Then I shall behold the glorious jock of my true lover…MV7, or as I like to say ENVY7.
Matt "Choke" Ryan
November 6th, 2009
11:07 am
Brent Grimes out performed D Hall? Interesting.
As usual, “YOU” people think you can throw out “garbage” and “lies” without being cross checked.
Thanks to ESPN.COM there is a thing called “statistics”. Guess Whatttttttt
http://espn.go.com/nfl/statistics/player/_/stat/defense/sort/interceptions/year/2009/seasontype/2
D Hall is tied for 6th in the NFL in INTERCEPTIONS and there is no Brent Grime or any other Falcons DB that even made the list.
Just like the CHOKE, you fools are BUSTED
Reid Adair
November 6th, 2009
11:07 am
With all due respect, Mark, not no, but HELL no. Like you said, this guy couldn’t even stick with the Raiders.
Papadawg
November 6th, 2009
11:09 am
Hell no, let him stay with the pitiful Redskins and watch the team he so bad mouths fly higher & higher.
The Dogfighter Returns
November 6th, 2009
11:10 am
Reid Air neither could Randy Moss
LBS
November 6th, 2009
11:10 am
Mark, I can’t see what the benefit of having Hall on our team again would be. DeAngelo has always been hungry for attention… too bad he too many times has had to get it by what he says instead of how he plays.
Leek
November 6th, 2009
11:10 am
Yes he is better than anybody on the roster now
The Dogfighter Returns
November 6th, 2009
11:10 am
I’ll have an answer at 4.00 p.m. On Sunday.
Matt "Choke" Ryan
November 6th, 2009
11:12 am
Big Time?
November 6th, 2009
10:19 am
Just another Virginia Tech piece of crap thug.
What do they teach at that school?
CHOKE (Boston ” V TECH BIATCHES) College vs Mike Vick, D Hall, Eddie Royal (V TECH)
Stay away from moving objects
Falcon fan
November 6th, 2009
11:12 am
Hey choke dude, his nickname of “toast” is the reason he’s not wanted. He was once good but his weekly game of going for the pick and getting burned is getting old. Ryan, Cutler and every other QB in the league are having career days against him.
Now get off the computer, you are late picking up my trash today!
DePlane
November 6th, 2009
11:13 am
It gives me almost unfathomable pleasure to see MeAngelo Fall get torched on this blog! Totally appropriate question to ask with him coming to town running his mouth as usual. I hope to see him get torched in the dome also by RW and MJ.
Hey Matt “Choke” Ryan…you used to sometimes post something worth reading…it’s sad because I can tell you’re actually quite entertaining and intelligent. But now I just skip over your posts because you are ALWAYS ripping Ryan and the Falcons and for the life of me I don’t understand why. Why do you spend so much time on this blog? Heck, where do you get the time to do so? And why so bitter toward MR?
Face it, he is as good as we all think he is and you can’t stand it so you have to write negative, non-sensical blather and try to irritate the good fans by ripping him. Sad…I say…because otherwise you might come up with some good stuff. If you were a positive fan and used your talent to write something decent it would be fun to read.
How about doing us all a favor…consider writing something positive about the Falcons and MR on a consistent basis and see how much fun you can have with that….or go away and stop taking up blog space
.
This blog is for falcons fans….
Matt "Choke" Ryan
November 6th, 2009
11:13 am
Angela
November 6th, 2009
10:22 am
But a bullet in this piece of garbage, put three in Vick and be done with it!
Better yet, chop them both up and feed them to some hungry dogs.
Let Satan have what is left of them both.
Were you victimized by TOM CABLE