Stabbing Guessward: Falcons Starters, Attempt One

by Dave the Falconer on May 4, 2008 11:26 AM EDT Comment 15 comments

You make think it's way too early in the offseason to try something like this, and you would be write. I'm a classically trained professional blogger with a degree in guessology. Don't attempt this kind of dangerous stunt at home without the aid of a hazmat suit.

Now that we've got the disclaimers out of the way, let's do this up.

QB Chris Redman

RB Michael Turner

FB Ovie Mughelli

WR Roddy White

WR Laurent Robinson

TE Ben Hartsock

LT Sam Baker

LG Justin Blalock

C Todd McClure

RG Tyson Clabo

RT Todd Weiner

DE John Abraham

DT Jonathan Babineaux

DT Kindal Moorehead

DE Jamaal Anderson

OLB Stephen Nicholas

MLB Keith Brooking

OLB Michael Boley

CB Chris Houston

FS Erik Coleman

SS Thomas DeCoud

CB Von Hutchins

K Jason Elam

P Michael Koenen

Thoughts?

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LBs

I would switch out your LBs.

I’d run Brooking at WLB, Lofton at ILB and Boly SLB. Then give Nicholas a rotation to give Brooking a chance to breathe and check in on his social security. (I kid, I kid, I love Brooking!)

Just wanted to say how thrilled I am to have Kindal Moorehead as our starting DT, instead of, say, Glenn Dorsey. I mean, seriously who could possibly want a DL that consisted of:

Abraham/Dorsey/Babs/Anderson.

It’s so much better when it’s:

Abraham/Scrubs/Babs/Anderson… Did I say scrubs? I meant Kendal Moorehead.

Friends don't let Friends draft Matt Ryan.

by iRonin on May 4, 2008 12:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

St Laurent

Man, I really hate to get on his back again, but I am just NOT a fan of Laurent Robinson. I was totally not impressed with anything he did and I thought he made just a few too many silly mental mistakes. I am completely on board the Roddy Train, I just feel like we need a vet on the other side of him. If not Joe Horn, then someone else with some experience.

In a way, each of us has an El Guapo to face.

by runningback on May 4, 2008 1:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Really?

I thought Robinson looked great for a rookie WR.

I don’t need to remind you of Jenkins and White’s rookie seasons… I imagine Robinson’s had the best rookie WR year for the Falcons in a long time.

Dear Matt Ryan: Don't eff this up. Love, iRonin.

by iRonin on May 4, 2008 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Really

Yeah for some reason I just wasn’t buying it with Robinson. I do remain hopeful though, lord knows I would love to see him flourish. And yes, his rookie season was better than Cookiehead Jenkins’ or Rowdy Roddy’s.

PS: Can we pass a resolution that dubbs Mike Jenkins’ official Falcoholic nickname is “Cookiehead Jenkins”?

In a way, each of us has an El Guapo to face.

by runningback on May 4, 2008 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Seconded.

I second the motion to call Jenkins “Cookiehead.”

Dear Matt Ryan: Don't eff this up. Love, iRonin.

by iRonin on May 4, 2008 5:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Cookiehead Jenkins

Done and done.

I really believe in Robinson, too, though I know you’ve expressed misgivings with him in the past. His combination of explosiveness and solid hands could make him the Falcons’ #2 for years to come.

Football is not a contact sport. It's a collision sport. Dancing is a good example of a contact sport. ~Duffy Daugherty

by Dave the Falconer on May 5, 2008 12:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Don't forget the rookies

Have to agree with iRonin about the LBs. Lofton will almost certainly beat out Nicholas and allow Brooking to return (finally) to his most comfortable spot.

Chevis Jackson and Chris Houston will start at the corners, and I hope you’re right that DeCoud beats out Lawyer Milloy (love the guy, but he’s not a playmaker anymore).

Thomas Brown returns kickoffs; Kroy Biermann replaces Jamaal Anderson on 3rd down to put a little pressure on opposing QBs, and Harry Douglas plays quite a bit as a slot receiver too.

Sam Baker plays LT from day one and I hope that Todd Weiner is ready to play RT. That might keep Redman upright until Ryan replaces him somewhere in the 8th – 10th games time frame.

Laurent Robinson will have 40+ receptions and Cookiehead Jenkins gets cut.

by Falco Chicquera on May 5, 2008 9:54 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I just want to say

that I love your frekin avatar. Has to be one of my all time favorite movies. It was Mortal Kombat before Mortal Kombat … well … was at all.

by Jesse28 on May 5, 2008 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks

But it’s really just a picture of me with some goofy glasses. (Badump-bump)

Thanks folks, I will be here all week. Try the veal…......

In a way, each of us has an El Guapo to face.

by runningback on May 5, 2008 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

So funny...

And you know I am not talking to you Runningback.

by Jesse28 on May 6, 2008 7:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

My bad jokes....

....are much like Barry Sanders.

You can’t stop it, you can only hope to contain it.

In a way, each of us has an El Guapo to face.

by runningback on May 6, 2008 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

laurent robinson

I liked laurent list season, and think he will get better this season, if given more playing time. You can’t correct your mistakes sitting on the bench. I’m wearing my hazmat suit, so I’ll go along with this line up, especially if Todd weiner comes back healthy.

by henryinga on May 6, 2008 10:54 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I thought he was solid for a later round rookie

Before last year’s draft, I told a co-worker that the Falcons needed to stop drafting WRs in the first round, and take one or two in a later round (4-7), and one of them would probably be better, for less money, than White and Jenkins had been.

Thankfully White has seemed to develop into a legitimate number 1 receiver, and Robinson should improve with more experience.

by WolfpackSteelersFan on May 6, 2008 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

o-line

I don’t think Weiner is going to be healthy enough to start on Sept 7. I think the right side of the line will end up being Kynan Forney at guard and Clabo at tackle. Also, I’d be willing to bet that Lawyer Milloy ends up starting at safety…. unfortunately.

by ninjamonkey on May 6, 2008 12:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

This is my starting lineup. Even though we are going through some rough time, I’m feeling better and better about the upcoming season. Never underestimate a rookie. Give suggestions.

QB-Redman (DJ has something to prove. (1)Brohm or (2) Woodson should be here ), RB-Turner, FB-Mughelli, WR-White/Robinson (Mark my works, Laurent will be the next great WR), TE-Hartsock

LT-Clabo/Butterworth/Baker (We shouldn’t have drafted Sam. He’s protecting the blind side of our QBs), LG-Blalock, C-McClure, RG-Forney, LT-Weiner

DE-Abraham, NT-Lewis, UT-Babineaux (I like Jonathan, but it should have been Dorsey or Ellis here.), DE-Davis/Anderson (Training camp will tell the tale for Anderson)

SLB-Boley, MLB-Lofton, WLB-Brooking

CB-Houston, FS-Coleman, SS-DeCoud, CB-Jackson (Watch out for Irons, he’s a pure football player)

by THE ICON KING E on May 9, 2008 1:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs