A Very Falcoholic Discussion: Projecting Jamaal Anderson

by Dave Choate on Mar 4, 2009 8:00 AM EST in Editorial

Our second discussion of the week became a necessity once the Falcons signed Chauncey Davis to a sparkling new four year contract. While many of you are probably eager to tackle what Davis could do with a full season under his belt, I think Jamaal Anderson is by far the bigger challenge.

With little in the way of numbers to help his case, Anderson has widely been regarded as a bust thus far. He's been solid against the run, true, but the Falcons have needed him to be the pass rushing machine he was supposed to be. He simply hasn't lived up to his billing.

If you had to look into your crystal ball and forecast Jamaal Anderson's production for next year, would you see a breakout season? Would you see some kind of productivity in limited starts? Or would you see him fulfilling the label already placed upon him and fading into obscurity behind Davis and whoever the Falcons pick up in the draft at defensive end?

This is your destiny. Project away.

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by iRonin on Mar 4, 2009 8:06 AM EST reply actions

I project

Anger on JA if he doesnt produce a nice 9 sack season and the light doesnt magically turn on. Heck, just being around the football would be a nice improvement.

" No, I think I'll sit in the balcony " - Abe Lincoln

by tapate50 on Mar 4, 2009 9:16 AM EST reply actions

Athletic

This is why you don’t college players based on their athletic ability or size. I’m not going to say Anderson is a bust. The knock on him coming out of college was that he was unproven, but loaded with athletic ability. I would rather select someone that just has the knack of playing football. maybe JA is better suited for DT? who knows?

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by Edgecrusher211 on Mar 4, 2009 9:22 AM EST reply actions

My take

You sit him down like a man and you get staight to the point.

You haven’t been producing like we have hoped.We expect more out of you.

Throw some measurables out there for him to reach for.

DE’s usually take 2 years to develop out of the draft(least the quality ones tend to)….we trust you JA thats why we’ve given you a third year.

Rookie season he was garbage against the pass & run.His second season he was garbage against the pass.This year continued improvement is a must because Chauncey wants to take food off of your plate.

Are you gonna let him take food off your plate?

by LA26 on Mar 4, 2009 11:20 AM EST reply actions

He'll spend a lot more time at DT

I don’t think Davis would have re-signed unless TD promised him more playing time. It remains to be seen whether TD and company will bring in any more DEs, but Anderson is a big boy (he’s only 20 lbs shy of 3 bills), and I think he could thrive as part of a rotation.

Bottom line: I think he’ll see considerably more time at DT this season and platoon w/ Davis/Biermann at DE. I don’t see him racking up more than 3-4 sacks, and that’s a generous estimate in my opinion.

"He's getting better, but he's not there yet ..."
- Bobby Cox (talking about Boyer)

by FrankyWren on Mar 4, 2009 11:30 AM EST reply actions

Unless he was body snatched

I don’t honestly expect more than one sack out of him this season. Will he start? Oh yeah. Will he impress us? Nah.

"If the Falcons ever manage to win a Super Bowl in my lifetime, I'll french kiss a toilet." - a friend.

by Adam Schultz on Mar 4, 2009 11:34 AM EST reply actions

hopefully competition will get to him

and he will step up seeing the need to overachieve for the sake of maintaining his job.

I don’t expect much, but it doesn’t seem like too much to hope for.

by MentallyMIA on Mar 4, 2009 11:44 AM EST reply actions

que dice?

Unless the guy becomes a beast (see Claude Humphrey) this season then he is going to have to be cut. Anderson has been one of my biggest dissapointments. I never really expected him to be great, but I did expect him to at least be able to get the double team off of Abraham at least part of the time. This guy is single covered and still cant produce any sacks. the one sack he did get he basically stumbled into it. I dont know what else to say here…

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by Hardcore Falcon on Mar 4, 2009 2:36 PM EST reply actions