Musings on the safety position...

the only reason Wilson gets those numbers….two words….proper nouns….Nnamdi Asomugha.

He doesnt have to worry about supporting Asomugha over his shoulder and can freely roam unless covering the slot. We dont have that calibre of corner and Wilson isnt too hot in coverage and so it just wouldnt work.

But I’d be pining over Moore.

I like no. 2 and 3.

If we can’t find the talent we want in the draft, it makes sense that TD would pursue the diamond S in the FA rough.

Option 1 scare me for two reasons. First, Von is coming off a season-ending injury … so his recovery is still a work-in-progress. Moreover, he plays CB at a replacement level, so I’m not entirely convinced he’d be a better option than DeCoud.

Makes sense on paper anyway based on past performance of those guys. The coaching staff seems to fell that DeCoud is ready yo step up, or at least they want him to. I say give the guy a shot and see if he can handle it. you would need a decent backup in the hole in case he goes up in flames.

Adios, compadre!

I’d like to have as many DB options as possible, so any of those sound decent. But I’m not sure I agree about the FA class being that thin.

Jermaine Phillips, Sean Jones, James Butler, heck, even Yeremiah Bell if they don’t think DeCoud’s ready to start.

And I’ll go on record to say that I don’t think Jim Leonhard’s anything special. He was helped by being on a great D, and he just did his job. I think if Dawan Landry’s back from his injury, they’ll let him walk and not think twice.

My 1st choice would be Jermaine Phillips followed by Darren Sharper.

nice job gathering the info!

Apparently Foxworth may be testing free agency, which would really hurt our secondary even more

What does everyone think about Packers RFA Atari Bigbi? Think he’s worth giving up our 2nd round pick?

He had a great 2007, with 64 tackles, 5 INT, and 3 FF. He played part of 2008 with a bum ankle before going on IR with shoulder and ankle injuries.

Please note that I’m not espousing any particular route for the Comrade to take, I’m just trying to start discussion.

So? What do you think?

Another sleeper Safety pick: Michael Hamlin, Clemson

He was a 4-year starter at SS, named “permanent defensive captain”, and on academic honor roll. Despite Clemson finishing out of the Top 100 in sacks (!), they were still 10th in pass efficiency defense, 12th pass defense, 13th in scoring defense, and 18th in total defense. [all stats from NCAA.org]

He’s not amazingly skilled athletically (well, compared to other NFL players. He’d still beat the pants off any of us at any athletic competition), and his combine results reflected that. But, after film study, you begin to appreciate his football skill. He’s tight in coverage, gets early jumps on the ball, and plays consistently.

If we draft anyone after the first round, I want this kid.

if Foxworth, Davis, Brooking and Boley leave, the Falcons will be left with about 8 question marks on defense lol… Milloy is already gone, and I expect Gardner to be released. Wow! thats alot of holes. I hope the Falcons are quite active in free agency and utilize the draft like last year. When you think about the defense issues, it sure makes the tight end look like we wont be drafting one.

We lost a lot of guys already. What do you guys think about us getting Derrick Brooks or Takeo Spikes? Spikes is from GA, so maybe he would like to come home… LOL.

why dont the falcons just talk to brian dawkins the ex eagle and give him a 2 year contract he doesnt have that many years left he’ll take what he can get and theres a short term fix

derrik brooks would be a great short term fix