SBN ATL: Jerious Norwood is done for the year, and the Falcons have signed free agent Gartrell Johnson

A review of our depth chart and some Gartrell Johnson scouting reports. More to come.

over 1 year ago Jason Kirk 16 comments 0 recs |

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You realize

That if we pluck Brandon Jacobs from the Giants, we will legitimately have “Thunder, Thunder, Thunder, Thunder, and Thunder” for our backfield.

Sorry, other NFL teams. We win by default on this one.

by Caleb Rutherford on Sep 21, 2010 4:31 PM EDT reply actions

Nice pickup

He’ll probably never see the field, though.

It sucks to lose Norwood, but the Falcons might as well just go pure power and mix in Antone Smith every now and then at this point.

by Dave Choate on Sep 21, 2010 4:34 PM EDT reply actions

Between Snelling and Smith, we probably have Norwood's whole skill set and then some

by ArthurDank on Sep 21, 2010 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions

good point

Feeding the Monster since 1984

by brotherbrown on Sep 21, 2010 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions

I kinda like the power backs backing up power backs

makes the “Falcons’ rotation theme” (go ahead and copyright that) work on the offensive side of the ball too. Keep on rotating in fresh runningbacks that all compliment eachother with similar skillsets and essentially weaken the defense by pounding them the same way over and over.

Hey, it could work.

As far as getting Brandon Jacobs… I don’t see the Falcons picking up on a guy that throws his helmet into stands in a fit of anger (you cannot convince me “it got stuck on his hand”)

know what you believe in and why you believe in it

by MentallyMIA on Sep 21, 2010 4:46 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

I'm having a hard time getting excited about this...

And no TWSS.

by orion12 on Sep 21, 2010 4:52 PM EDT reply actions

TWSS?

And reading thru the game day comments… What is IIRC?

by FLA_Falcon on Sep 21, 2010 5:11 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Ahem...

TWSS is an acronym you don’t see very often on the internet. It means, “That’s what she said.”

IIRC is something you see much more often, and it means, “if I remember (or recall) correctly”.

by Caleb Rutherford on Sep 21, 2010 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Thanks lol

by FLA_Falcon on Sep 21, 2010 5:29 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

I cried.

Thank God for small mercies, I’m glad Snelling is part Yeti.

Rule #1: Double tap.

by Ball Hawk on Sep 21, 2010 4:56 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Bear Woods was also cut today, FYI

Falcons terminated his contract per the AJC.

by tom slick on Sep 21, 2010 5:19 PM EDT reply actions

That is sad and surprising

by ArthurDank on Sep 21, 2010 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Sunnuvab****!!!!

by FLA_Falcon on Sep 21, 2010 5:23 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

I don't remember all the differences. Maybe they'll bring him back once they figure out that all these RBs are a bad idea.

An RB took his spot on the practice squad. It’s a damn shame. :/

by Caleb Rutherford on Sep 21, 2010 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions

I really hope we haven't seen the last of Bear

or at least I hope someone picks him up.

by mwalex on Sep 21, 2010 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah

They’re probably over-reacting a bit because they had to play a 34 year old Aaron Stecker for several games last year, and didn’t want to get stuck in a situation like that… but there’s always young RB’s available to be your 5th or 6th guy, whether as a street FA or another team’s practice squad…

"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein

by orang3b on Sep 22, 2010 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions