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Could The Falcons Sign Brian Robiskie?

This is more of a thought exercise than anything, since the odds are pretty long the Falcons would shake up the receiver depth chart at this point in the season. 

Yesterday, the Cleveland Browns cut loose Brian Robiskie. The once promising young wideout—he's still just 23—did little to nothing over parts of three seasons in Cleveland. Admittedly he wasn't exactly in the best system for any wide receiver to excel, but he rarely got open nonetheless.

Lacking killer wheels and ups, Robiskie would not seem to offer anything particularly compelling to the Falcons.

There are two reasons why this is still a possibility:

 

  • The Falcons' current receivers coach is Terry Robiskie. Terry Robiskie, if you did not know, is Brian's father. If Robiskie the Younger is going to land anywhere, it would seem to be with his dad.
  • Brian Robiskie, despite his struggles with most everything else a wide receiver is supposed to do, is a great run blocker with height. The Falcons love them some run-blocking wide receivers. He's also sure-handed, at least by reputation.

I still think there's promise in Robiskie, who I liked coming out of college. The question is whether the Falcons would shake up their current depth chart to make room for him. Given their well-publicized crush on Kerry Meier, the answer would seem to be no, unless they were willing to cut Eric Weems loose and use Dominique Franks as the team's full-time returner. That doesn't seem particularly likely either.

Do you think there's even a small chance this will happen? 

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I could see the practice squad

Barring a season ending injury to a current wideout, he won’t be signed to the active roster.

by TheAreopagite on Nov 1, 2011 10:55 PM EDT reply actions  

Who would we cut from the practice squad to make room for him?

I believe we already have two WRs there, so I guess one of them?

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by sportsfan4life2012 on Nov 1, 2011 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

He's not eligible

Or it might make some sense.

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by Dave Choate on Nov 1, 2011 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Agreed...rec

Mularkey seems to have tunnel vision on Roddy and Julio. The talent pool is being misused.

by bdub712 on Nov 1, 2011 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

Meier was on the field a decent bit last week.

Just not getting thrown to, which won’t cut it in this league. We need to spread the ball around more; give our guys a chance to show what they can do.

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by Caleb Rutherford on Nov 2, 2011 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions  

6?

Really? 6? As in six? Maybe it is me but it seems Turner drops more passes than are thrown to anyone other than White, Gonz and Jones…

Dont cloud the issue with facts!

by muuzilla on Nov 2, 2011 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions  

Na

The only way we bring in any new players from this point on is if we put a player on I.R. I Wouldn’t mind cutting Owens and getting Bodden though.

by dirtybirdy84 on Nov 1, 2011 11:39 PM EDT reply actions  

Cut loose

Antone Smith. In that case we would carry 4 backs with Turner, Snelling, Rodgers, and Cox. You figure Robiskie would be decent on ST if he’s already a good blocker. Also, lok for Robiskie to be a guy in the future to compliment Julio. You figure he would bust his ass playing for his dad, and Roddy’s getting up there in age. But….

Although I would love for us to carry 6 wr, if MM has problems putting the ball in our 4th wr hands, I doubt he would know how to use a 6th. One can dream however.

by DopeFalcons on Nov 2, 2011 1:28 AM EDT reply actions  

good idea

if they ever decide to bring him cutting Antone Smith would be better than cutting Weems. Weems doesn’t get all the respect he deserves, in my opinion.
Sure, he didn’t have many breakout returns, but he nearly had that one TD nullied by a holding call.

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by Gemini-RU on Nov 2, 2011 8:28 AM EDT up reply actions  

it makes sense to me

The kid would be almost garanteed to succeed with his lifetime coach being the one he is learning from everyday and I’m not to fond of Weems or Meier at the receiving positions. Weems doesn’t really contribute at all (we should be using him for screen thou) and Meier has potential but not as a Future Number 1 or 2 like Robiske does. I would make the move it makes sense put a Talented kid in a comfortable situation where he is not forced to succeed and you end up with greatness. Oh and Btw I have been thinking we should have one of the greatest receiving Corps in the league rivaling the packers and patriots in my eyes..

by falcons101 on Nov 2, 2011 2:21 AM EDT via iPhone app reply actions  

I totally agree with you

This guy could be a bonafied #2 down the line. I’m guessing coach Robiskie will be here for a while and if ATL were to sign junior (which probably won’t happen), I can see him playing his butt off for his dad and taking his game to a new level. Lets not forget that Smitty loves WRs who can block. I just don’t know how they’d make room for him on the roster.

by leonw92 on Nov 2, 2011 8:01 AM EDT up reply actions  

Who would he get playing time over?

We know it won’t be White, Jones, Douglas, or Meier. He might have a shot with Weems but I doubt it because Weems has speed over him. We still have at least 4 years with the recieving corp we have now, except for Weems, so that would be a waste of time to pick him up.

by Fear Me on Nov 2, 2011 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

Why can't someone cut a promising young OG or OT that didn't fair well in their (former) system... :-/

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by Blood_Talon on Nov 2, 2011 9:27 AM EDT reply actions  

Cut Kevin Cone

Then put Robiskie on the practice squad. He’s better than Cone, might as well…

by Alex Welch on Nov 2, 2011 1:34 PM EDT reply actions  

Cone has excellent speed

ran in the 4.3s (think Julio) at his pro day. He also blocked for the triple-option for several years. He’s a fierce blocker. He could be our next Jenkins.

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by Caleb Rutherford on Nov 2, 2011 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

I will say

that because he was primarily a blocker at Tech, as well at Shorter College where he was before Tech, his route running and hands probably need work.

That being said, Terry Robiskie is a good receivers coach. If Cone gets it together, he could be a special player in the coming years.

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by Caleb Rutherford on Nov 2, 2011 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wait...

Terry Robiskie is black???

……. shows how much I know..

Anyways. We don’t need him

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by MentallyMIA on Nov 2, 2011 5:28 PM EDT reply actions  

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