Falcons Make Presidential Pick Of Guard Andrew Jackson

by Dave Choate on Apr 30, 2011 5:33 PM EDT in NFL Draft

The Falcons just put a $20 on the idea that Andrew Jackson is huge value in the seventh round. I'd say they made a wise choice.

Projected by some to go in the middle rounds of the draft, Jackson is a mauling offensive guard with awesome footwork and less than ideal weight, a contrast to last year's picks of Mike Johnson and Joe Hawley. He's terrific at re-directing defenders into other blockers or slowing them so they can't get into the backfield, which is a huge plus. In typical Thomas Dimitroff and Mike Smith fashion, he's also incredibly smart and hard-working.

My biggest concerns are the lack of ideal size and the fact that he missed much of his senior season with injuries. We just have to hope he can pack on weight and stay healthy at the next level.

Jackson is a fantastic value pick in the seventh, and with the team potentially losing one or both of Justin Blalock and Harvey Dahl to free agency, he's at minimum necessary depth at guard. The Falcons' smart draft continues.

Weigh in.

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Andrew Jackson: Good pick or not?

Good pick

343 votes

Not

13 votes

I'm conflating him with the historic Andrew Jackson

34 votes

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Our FO is sending a message to our veterain Free Agents:

-You can be replaced and if you want to stick around you better take a reasonable offer.

by Leon07 on Apr 30, 2011 5:34 PM EDT reply actions

Hearing Koenen was asking for big money, too

Helps to explain Bosher.

by Dave Choate on Apr 30, 2011 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Glad to see that Dimitroff learned Belicheck's response to that

by Leon07 on Apr 30, 2011 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions

I wonder if they think he can pick up OC?

Smart, great technique, a bit small…

by Hawes on Apr 30, 2011 5:37 PM EDT reply actions

Her ass meant

so much to me. Her personality? Notsomuch.

'There are two pains in life. There is the pain of discipline and the pain of disappointment. If you can handle the pain of discipline, then you'll never have to deal with the pain of disappointment,'- Nick Saban

by J Tadpole on Apr 30, 2011 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions