What Happened To David Irons?
by Dave the Falconer
on Jul 30, 2008 12:22 AM EDT
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I'm ready to put this on the side of a milk carton:
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I ask because I cannot believe--cannot!--that the three guys Mike Smith has competing for the nickel job are Chevis Jackson, Antoine Harris and Blue Adams. Jackson is a totally legitimate choice for the position, and I'm obviously rooting for the new draft pick to do well. But the other two? Let's check out the AJC here:
Harris played in 13 games last season, mostly on special teams.
Adams, a five-year veteran, was signed on Saturday. He played in 13 games last season for Cincinnati.
Antoine Harris is exactly as he's described: a capable special teamer. I'm frankly surprised he made it all the way to training camp, but whatever. Blue Adams has a great name but was just cut by the Bengals and wasn't expected to catch on anywhere; the Falcons snapped him up days later and suddenly he's in the running to be our third cornerback. That's terrific. Good for them.
But where in the name of Chris Miller's successful Tecmo Super Bowl career is David Irons?!
I ask because Irons seemed to have a legitimate shot at the nickel job this year at the end of last season. He did well on special teams, performed capably on the field when he got there and just generally looked like a hell of a lot better of a bet than Antoine Freakin' Harris. After the draft and Von Hutchins came about, it seemed like he might get buried. Now he's so far down the depth chart that he's not even competing for the nickel spot against the likes of Harris and Adams. Hell, where is Wilrey Fontenot? Why is undrafted corner Glenn Sharp suddenly signed as well?
This can only spell doom for David Irons in Atlanta. Frankly, if the Falcoholic favorite isn't even going to get a fair shot at nickel back, what's he doing on the roster? Surely the team could just cut him and pick up a veteran to anchor the back end of the cornerbacking corps, couldn't they? At least then they'd have leadership instead of a young guy rotting on the bench.
If I sound a little angry about this, it's because I haven't heard word one from the team or any other outlet as to why Irons seems to have fallen so far down the depth chart. I really thought he had a good chance of providing value somewhere in the rotation, and it's inconceivable to me that he's falling behind special teamers and freshly signed former Bengal special teamers who were known for committing fouls. Clearly, he's not fitting into the team's new philosophy.
What do you guys think? Is David Irons out of the rotation entirely, or am I overreacting about a camp battle?
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Inconceivable
“Why do you keep saying that? I do not think it means what you think it means.”
I have yet to read or hear anything on this, so I am assuming that he has done one of three things. He may have injured himself and we just haven’t received notice yet. He may have gotten into trouble off the field, but we would have heard something by now I am sure if he had. Here’s my strong buy though. He more than likely has alienated himself from the new coaching staff with a bad attitude because he has to fight against newer members of the secondary and has simply been pushed to the back of the depth chart to be taught a lesson. Heck, he may even be close to getting released if it’s bad.
Now that would be something that we probably would not hear a lot about until it actually happened. Personally, I was never impressed with the guy. Kenny was always the better of the two Irons and David had issues at Auburn with his attitude. If I remember correctly, he struggled to get playing time most of his time there up until his senior season and there was always a rumor that the only way he made it into Auburn was because Kenny told Tubbby that to get him, he had to take his brother David also. And I’m not saying the kid is bad as he obviously impressed someone enough to get drafted, but I’m just saying he has always been on the smaller side and his skills just haven’t carried over well enough to the NFL level.
Who knows though, maybe he’ll find his way out of the hole and make the cut.
by Jesse28 on
Jul 30, 2008 8:08 AM EDT
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Irons Family
Not the greatest of times for the Irons brothers. Kenny was waived last week from the Bengals after spending a year on IR.
In a way, each of us has an El Guapo to face.
by runningback on
Jul 30, 2008 9:49 AM EDT
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Poor Dave (Irons)
I would have bet the house that Irons would have been named the starter. He and his brother are pure football players. I like him at Auburn. I just knew that after 2 yrs there would be an controversy between he and either D. Hall or Houston for the corner spots. But D. Hall is not here and, by the looks of it, Irons won’t be here either. Grimes has impressed the coaches and it looks like he’s the other man at CB. But I don’t know what happened to Irons. It must be friction between he and the coaching staff. He has the talent but he may not have the mental aspect. That’s the only reason that I can think of.
If he was hurt then that would have come out, since there hasn’t been any news on him. It must be his attitude. This coaching seems to be giving everybody a chance, Hutchins, Blue, Harris. Why not Irons? Maybe D. Hall left him some of his attitude. Which is good if you can contain it. And I hear D. Hall is doing well in Oakland. (By the way, D. Hall will always be a part of the Falcons Family.)
I have faith in this new coaching staff. We won’t be as bad as people think! Just watch and see!
As always, I have to leave on a positive note:
FREE MIKE VICK!!!
by THE ICON KING E on
Jul 30, 2008 7:16 PM EDT
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