Vote for the Greatest Falcons RT of All Time

by Adam Schultz on Jul 9, 2009 12:00 PM EDT

Today brings two votes: one for Right Tackle, one for Left Tackle. Vote below for the greatest Falcons RT.

Poll

Who is the greatest Falcons RT of all Time?

George Kunz: 6 years, 5 Pro Bowls

88 votes

Todd Weiner: 7 Years, 0 Pro Bowls, 2 Bionic Knees

31 votes

119 votes | Poll has closed

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These OT votes

Both seem like no-brainers…

by orang3b on Jul 9, 2009 1:14 PM EDT reply actions

where's Warren Bryant?

by gritzblitz on Jul 9, 2009 1:36 PM EDT reply actions

Backing up whoever wins this.

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by Adam Schultz on Jul 9, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions

2 bionic knees

was almost enough to shift my vote…

know what you believe in and why you believe in it

by MentallyMIA on Jul 9, 2009 4:53 PM EDT reply actions

I gotta go Weiner

I know, Kunz has way more Pro Bowls and that’s a reasonably reliable way to judge offensive line talent, but I’ve never seen a tougher and grittier tackle than Weiner.

by Dave Choate on Jul 10, 2009 12:16 AM EDT reply actions

Weiner = extremely tough and did his job.

But Kunz = extremely tough and did his job, above and beyond call of duty.

So…Kunz! But I get ya. Weiner does deserve honors, and putting him up against Kunz may be a bit unfair.

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by Adam Schultz on Jul 10, 2009 8:19 AM EDT up reply actions

It’s tough to compare some of these other good O-Linemen we’ve had over the years to the all-time greats… maybe we should’ve just voted for 2nd string. The Falcons have exactly: 1 Center (Van Note), 2 Tackles (Kunz, Kenn), and 2 Guards (Fralic, Thielemann) who went to multiple Pro Bowls.

by orang3b on Jul 10, 2009 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions

I don't think it's unfair

I’m just going to be a stubborn jackamsie about this. In my humble opinion, our boy Weiner deserved to head to a couple of Pro Bowls of his own.

by Dave Choate on Jul 10, 2009 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah,

I don’t know how much I trust Pro Bowl totals – sometimes it seems like they just keep sending the same guys, even after they’re not playing well anymore (cough* John Lynch in Denver *cough). But I don’t know how else to judge the older guys that I never saw, especially O-Linemen that don’t have any stats besides games played…

by orang3b on Jul 10, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions