What To Do With DeAngelo Hall

by Dave Choate on Feb 20, 2008 11:31 AM EST in Falcons News

The chronically mouthy corner is also one of the Falcons' most talented players, though many insist he's overrated. The Falcons are exploring a trade for DeAngelo, which would have to bring back a considerable bounty in draft picks or talent in order to be worth it. Lito Sheppard of the Eagles is up for grabs, but he's older and does not have the same kind of ceiling we know Hall has. It's a conundrum, all right.

That's why, as usual, I'm turning to you guys for help. Before examining what the Falcons are likely to do (assuming they don't do it before I analyze), I'd like to ask you to select one of these five choices or your own as the most likely avenue for the team. Is it adios DeAngelo or me encanta, Senor Hall?

1. The Falcons keep Hall and line up the usual assortment behind him.

2. The Falcons keep Hall, but draft a highly touted corner to keep him on his toes.

3. The Falcons trade Hall for Lito Sheppard and picks.

4. The Falcons trade Hall for the best available package, hopefully including some kind of secondary help.

5. The Falcons say "fuck that noise" and cut Hall, with Dimitroff dropping him out of a helicopter into the Atlantic Ocean.

Thoughts?

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At this rate...

...the Comrade will simply cut the team and hope to draft seven good players to play both ways next year.

Ok, I think I may be letting this whole Crumpler issue get to me more than it should, but my pont still stands.

As for me, I think we should keep Hall and look to get someone like Aquib Talib to put on the other side. That's probably unlikely to happen as it would require us to trade down and from what I am hearing and reading, the talk is that no one wants to move yet. So, maybe we just look to draft a quality SS/FS in the middle rounds of the draft.

Sure, Hall has a mouth on him, but can you really blame the guy this year? I would also be inclined to believe the overrated hype after watching Steve Smith utterly destroy him every time they match up, but I can't agree because he shuts down just about every one else he faces. The guy has too much talent (like Crumpler) to simply give away.

Just because our team is in dire need of a face lift, that doesn't mean we scrap the whole body, get tummy tucks, breast implants, calogen(sp?) in our lips, and lasik all at once. If you completely strip this team of it's most valuable assets and talent, then you have to do more and go farther to get what you want. It will take even longer to rebuild to 10 starting from zero than to start from two (now one because we released Crumpler).

That's just me though.

by Jesse @ The Falcoholic on Feb 20, 2008 2:11 PM EST reply actions

jesse

good points, esp about these guys being too good to just give away. Hell, even Moss was worth a 4th rounder!

But at this point it seems clear d-hall will be gone one way or another. He and Algernon were both very vocal about their dislike of Petrino (who can blame 'em, right), and the Comrade's regime is apparently thinking that possibly less talented guys with positve attitudes will be better for the rebuilding process than talented veterans with crappy "I'll go on the radio and throw my coach under the bus" attitudes. (Sorry Alge. A time and a place, man.) Not to mention the cap space created by cutting these guys. Lord knows they need to drum up a couple of FA's, too.

Anyway, it's sad to part with guys who've been around so long and done such a solid job on the field, but for now I'm staying optimistic, and I'm trusting the (hopefully) Good Football Guys (NOT Blank and McKay, thank you very much) to make Good Football Decisions.

"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy"--Ben

by sal on Feb 20, 2008 5:52 PM EST up reply actions

DeAngelo Hall

Should never, ever be "given away." I don't think Dimitroff is dumb enough to straight-up dump him because he happens to be a big ol' word machine. If the Falcons can get approximate value for him, though, it might be worth pulling the trigger on it. If you get a younger and slightly less talented corner and some picks back, then hell, why not? If Hall's unhappy now, he might be really pissed if the Falcons go through a 5 win season this year.

As for Crumpler...I love Crump. The team should've tried to spin him off for more value, but I do think teams got a whiff of the blood in the water and would've tried to undercut him. I just wish they hadn't cut him at all.

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by Dave Choate on Feb 21, 2008 1:06 AM EST up reply actions

Trade Him, Only If...

...we can get value in the trade. Hall would be worth giving up if we can get one of the following:
1.) late 1st and a quality starter.
2.) 1st and 2nd rounder.
3.) 1st and 3rd rounder.

This way we can get 2 players for 1. I may be wrong, but feel free to chime in.

by needmoreplayers on Feb 20, 2008 4:36 PM EST reply actions

hall

f.....what? i know your mom didn't raise you to be a potty mouth but thats another story. you have to get SOMeTHING for hall, be it a draft pick or two or fill a need somewhere. simply losing your players is not smart or anything....a common atlanta mistake. how about trade him to new england for samuel? it might work....ciao 4 now dou jack

by jackc50 on Feb 20, 2008 4:56 PM EST reply actions

or.....

....dont trade for samuel as he will be unrestricted this year, trade hall for other picks and offer samuel a hell of a contract and draft some linemen on both sides!

go hard or go home

by TO falcon on Feb 20, 2008 9:46 PM EST reply actions

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The Falcons seem to be set on being soso this year so I would trade D Hall only if we get some good value. I believe that the current regime has given up too much thus far in Crumpler and Coleman (FOR NOTHING!). Those guys are really going to show the FALCON BRASS how stupid they were! As far as D HALL just remember Dion Sanders, who had more mouth and was ran out of Atlanta but has never been replaced!!!!!!

Richie

by richie on Feb 21, 2008 9:29 AM EST reply actions

tradeding or keeping hall

I'd give Hall one more year and draft a good player to keep him on his toes. He seems to do well if he's competing with someone on the team. I can understand his frustration last year, for I was, too.GO FALCONS

by henryinga on Feb 21, 2008 4:12 PM EST reply actions

Are you CRAZY!!???

if we think there is even a bit of a chance that we won't resign D-Hall, then we HAVE to trade him. We can't let him walk and get nothing for him. I say we trade him to the G-Men for their first and either a 3rd rounder this year or a second rounder next year. It's time to start stocking draft picks for the future.

by VBfalconfan on Feb 22, 2008 2:59 PM EST reply actions