Falcons Whittle Down Roster, Cut Two

The way I see it, the Falcons are in the same position The Cardinals were in after decades of being the doormat of the entire NFL. The Cards took a gamble on a new head coach after dicovering the one they had (Denny Green) was just like Obama “it’s everyone else’s fault if we lose or things go wrong” The buck starts and stops with the head coach. Now is the time to stack the deck with offensive players to be sure that the Falcons can hang with any team out there in scoring. A decent defense will win the games you are supposed to win while the offense will put the Falcons in the playoffs by stealing a couple of games from teams looking past the Falcons to stiffer competition down the road. I don’t see the Falcons in the Super bowl but I do see them with a winning season and many happy fans that feel content that a Superbowl bid is a very real possibility in one to two years if the coaches bring in the defensive players they need starting next year while exploiting the young bucks on offense starting this year. Look at the Cardinals going through the pre-season with almost no injuries while plugging in offensive and defensive players to examine the roster for players to cut. Don’t be surprised to see the Cards in another bid for the big dance even though the “experts” have all but written them off as second fiddle to the Niners. I believe in the Cards to be exciting and winning the NFC West and the Falcons to compete as a Wild card in the NFC. The Niners have a good team but the wrong coach for a superbowl bid. Singletary commands respect as a player not as a coach. I am afraid he will turn into Denny Green by the end of this season. I am looking forward to the 19th of September meeting of Arizona and the ATL. The winner will have a leg up on the rest of the NFC. This should be an exciting game for both teams to show off who they really are.

Have you even watched a single pre-season game or practice? Valdez in the first line of cuts? Everything coming out of camp says he has had as good of a camp as any offensive lineman and he has been murdering opposing players in games. Maybe you should choose one of the offensive lineman who has not seen the field in a few weeks.

I say keep Klecko since he can play about anywhere

about who’s a lock, on the bubble, and long shot to make the Falcons squad? Here is the link. Not sure if I agree with some of his picks.

http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-falcons/falcons-must-start-to-601618.html

- TE – regarding Zinger vs. Palmer, I actually think Peele is more vulnerable….Zinger gives you your blocking TE, Palmer your receiving TE, both younger & cheaper than Peele.
- OL – agree that Valdez seems like a keeper, think he was the reason they sent Ojinnaka packing….the guy I think should be worried is Svitek, but with Baker’s injury history and the fact that Reynolds is the only other pure OT, he may be safe by default…however, wouldn’t be shocked if they pick up a veteran OT on the final cutdown to replace him either.
- FB – people talk about Klecko’s versatility, but I think the Falcons have been clear they consider him an FB only…..he’ll have to be awfully good on special teams to earn a roster spot, considering that the FB is not on the field that much and Snelling is a decent backup.

Antonio Bryant cut walks away with $8 million guaranteed.