Falcons Will Draft 19th Overall After Winning Coin Toss At Combine
by Dave Choate on Feb 26, 2010 5:41 PM EST
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PrintFantastic news, everyone!
The Falcons won the coin toss at the combine—make sure to thank resident Falcoholic deity Vishnu for that one—and will pick one spot ahead of the dastardly Houston Texans, a team who also had needs along its defensive line and in its secondary. One spot likely won't make an enormous difference, but it certainly can't hurt the team's chances of getting the player they really want, whoever that may be.
Because I'm sure you're eager to figure out who we're going to pick at this point, be sure to check in with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Official Site to get caught up. Once the action gets into 40 times, agility drills and the like, I'll be beginning to narrow our draft list somewhat based on who really separates themselves from the pack and answers interview questions with something other than a "duh?" Great fun for everyone.
In the meantime, discuss who you think we'll get at 19 and whether this makes a big difference in your mind.
On an unrelated note, this may be my final post for the next day or two. Thanks to a wintry hurricane...type...ish...storm here yesterday, hundreds of thousands of people are without power, and I'm one of them. On the plus side, if any of you have ever wanted to take a canoe ride through a flooded basement, I can definitely hook you up.
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Nice ...
Now we’ll get Gilyard for sure!
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by FrankyWren on Feb 26, 2010 6:32 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
well ...
Hard to say exactly who we’ll get, but I certainly hope it’s the best available CB, DE, or pass rushing OLB.
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by FrankyWren on Feb 26, 2010 9:57 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I agree with this line of thinking...
Of course, we should consider our trade options, as always. Might make sense, might not.
basement
Wouldn’t that mean your basement can become an ice rink where we could all go curling on thanks in part to the Olympics mass coverage of that sport instead of…o…hockey?
Back to the draft…do they televise the interviews?
The first W!
Like the way you started off the post “The Falcons Won”. Hopefuly the first of many. I think we trade down for an exta pick. The draft is fairly deep at DE. Maybe go for CB then DE. Unless we can get a quailty player at 19th. I kinda like Terrence Cody from Ala. or Brain Price from UCLA. But who knows. All I know is the Falcons won. And I’ll drink to that. Falcoholic since 1966.
cb would be retarded franky wren.
i think we will pick up sergio kindle. he is both olb and de. ive seen him play and he doesnt look bad at all. he seems like one of the players that always finds himslef in the pile at the end of the play. he is fast and fairly strong. if he could beef up and get stronger he would be a good pick.
by JJWatt1stfalconspick on Feb 27, 2010 11:42 AM EST reply actions
I think the only question is whether Kindle can bulk up
And whether he’ll still be there. Like Jason Pierre-Paul, he’s rising up draft boards in a hurry.
And keep in mind that you may be calling Thomas Dimitroff retarded, because there are strong indicators that they’re going cornerback. I’d prefer a pass rusher, but I dunno…
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History
tells us TD and Mike Smith will choose the most prototypical player at whatever position. Kindle is a problem in that concern his skills may not translate to the extreme old school aproach of our D.
Rule #1: Double tap.
3-4?
What are the odds of going to a 3-4? Can Perry (if he can stay healthy) become a NT in a 3-4?
He's not big enough as it stands
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Mark Bradley has planted the seed
Now everyone who looks at the ajc online is going to ask, “Should we draft CJ Spiller at 19 if he’s there”
If he’s truly a game breaker as many people think he is (I believe he’s a great athlete) how can you pass up on that?
As useful as Gonzo has been, this is the draft where we really need a 2nd round pick. The 2nd rounder would allow us to take someone like Spiller at 19, but still have good defensive options left in the 2nd.
However, since we currently only have 1 pick in the top two rounds, we may play it safe and go with best available de/cb.
TD has made some good decisions in the draft. In Comrade we trust. :P
"Ryan, under center. Single receiver set, time on his side. Ryan, gonna throw. First professional pass.....CAUGHT!! Jenkins! 30! 25! 20! 15! 10! 5! He lives in Atlanta!!!" -Wes Durham
I know I'm in the minority on this
But I think the Running Back position in general is highly over-rated. And we already have so much invested in the RB position (Turner signed his 6 year $34.5M deal just 2 years ago) – I wouldn’t want him even if we had two 1st Round picks. Plus, for every Adrian Peterson or LaDainain Tomlinson, you probably have at least 5 Lawrence Maroney or Reggie Bush or Lawrence Phillips or Ron Dayne… Not to mention that RB is probably the easiest position to find a contributor as an Undrafted Free Agent (Willie Parker, Ryan Grant, Pierre Thomas).
Here’s a fun game: Compare the stats and contracts for the last 3 years of Reggie Bush and Pierre Thomas (and remember they play in the exact same offense).
"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein
Hmmm
If I knew with 100% certainty that we were basically going to plug in last year’s Percy Harvin (but without the character & injury concerns), I would be all for using the #19 on him. But I am afraid that in our offense he would be at best Jerious Norwood, part 2 (and I am a huuuuuuge Norwood fan).
"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein
I am sure we will pick defense first
but i am more interested overall in offensive line help. give matty more time and our scoring machine will never be stopped.
I wish they go after a lineman in the 1st
defense is important, but picking a pass rushing DE is such a gamble no matter how talented the player may seem to be. I’d prefer to see us picking up a DE in free agency and using the top pick on offensive line too.
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I say we trade for Nnamdi Asomugha
There is a rumour going around that Al “The Vampire” Davis is looking to trade him. Sure he might be expensive but come on, its Nnamdi! The greatest CB right now!!! Seeing as Al is an idiot, we might be able to give him 1-2 of our fast players and a 6th round pick lol
Seriously though, how much is his trade stock worth?
by !AtlFalcons-fan! on Feb 27, 2010 4:40 PM EST reply actions
too expensive.
i’d rather spend the money on a position we REALLY need, like DE.
I’d pay for Kampman/Osi, but the jury’s still out on our DBs. I’m not completely sold that we need a first rounder to replace one of them.
"Ryan, under center. Single receiver set, time on his side. Ryan, gonna throw. First professional pass.....CAUGHT!! Jenkins! 30! 25! 20! 15! 10! 5! He lives in Atlanta!!!" -Wes Durham
Don't pass coverage men and pass rushers work together, hand-in-hand, each greatly affecting the other, in an unsettlingly moving display of harmony?
Wouldn’t eliminating Steve Smith from participation greatly improve our pass rush against Carolina, for instance?
it's like chicken and egg dilemma
they’re both important, and for this reason, I think, it’s difficult to find a 1st rounder DE or CB really playing up to expectations early in this NFL career. it take time to develop this “harmony”…
Atlanta Falcons fan in Moscow, Russia
yeah but
i think Aso has a 18 million dollar a year contract. who in thier right mind will pay that. Not that Al Davis was ever accused of being in his right mind.
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