The Falcons should put Jamal Anderson on the market to get one of these shut down CBs. Jamal Anderson is mediocre at best and the Falcons could get a great CB for him and possibly some future picks.

i think you’re being a little overdramatic Tom. i mean yes, the secondary is cause for concern, but to completely write off the entire season over it is a little premature, especially given that our offense should be fantastic and our run defense looks solid (a fact no one seems to be talking about for some reason).

for starters, the first team defense didn’t get beaten like a drum the “whole” preseason… they actually looked pretty good the first two games and for most of the 4th game. they looked terrible the 3rd game and the first series of the 4th game. but there are some things to keep in mind…

1.) we all know that this is a rebuilding year for our defense, so why is everyone so shocked and horrified that there are growing pains that go along with that? isn’t that what we should expect with a young defense? of course they aren’t going to look good right off the bat. that certainly brings some discomfort, but i think there is just as much reason to think they will gel and get better throughout the year as there is to think they will be terrible this year. and with the talent we potentially have, there is no reason they can’t start solidifying very early. Peria Jerry has gotten noticeably better in each game, resulting in a better D line that could easily become a better pass rush…and if that starts to happen with some of our other rookies (Sidbury looks promising and we haven’t been able to see what William Moore can do yet), this defense could gel very quickly.

2.) you have to be encouraged by the fact that we now have a GM and coach who addressed this problem immediately, and with solutions that have the potential to be very effective. everyone seems to want to write those moves off, which is odd to me considering our GM did this exact same thing last year with Foxworth and it worked brilliantly. how do you know he didn’t just sign two Foxworth’s in the past week? i think the mentality a lot of people have here is “well, other teams didn’t want them, therefore they must be terrible”, but there can be a lot of reasons players don’t work with one team and then work with another…. a scheme that fits them better, injury problems, not fitting with the culture, etc..

having said all that, you could be right Tom, this season could be a disaster… but i think there is just as much reason (if not more) to think this will be a great season. we just don’t know yet.

we are fortunate to have Miami first… i mean i can’t even name any of their receivers. they seem to be more of a running team, which i think we can handle very well. someone correct me if i’m wrong though… i really don’t know that much about Miami.

Panthers in week 2 is a little scary but not terrible… if Delhomme continues the downward slide many think he’s on, then they could be easier to handle. yeah, they have Steve Smith, but if they can’t get the ball to him, it’s not too dangerous. the heart and soul of their offense now seems to be shifting towards their dual running back threat, and we seem to have a solid D against the run. plus, i like our offense against their defense… Turner should have a good chance to tear up their depleted defensive line.

so if we need time to let the secondary get grounded, we could have done worse in our first 2 games.

them cut bait with Grimes and keep Houston as a #2 or #3 corner. Grimes has a lot of heart but…..

“The mind is strong, but the body is weak.”

You know?

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     You don’t have to like Grimes.