Your Scorching Heat Wave/Atlanta Falcons Open Thread

by Dave Choate on Jul 22, 2011 2:01 PM EDT in Editorial

I had a more elaborate post planned for this afternoon, but then I remembered something.

It is currently about 95 degrees up here, hotter elsewhere, and it's a Friday afternoon. If you're even half as sweaty and unkempt as I am at the moment, you probably don't want to do any heavy reading, or intellectual lifting. My post comparing Mike Smith to the great seers of ancient Greece will have to wait for another day.

Suggested topic? I'm rolling with the tight end position today, since we haven't touched on it in a while. I'm curious to see if you think Justin Peelle is still a Falcon by the time the season rolls around, and if Michael Palmer can seize upon a larger role with a year of playing experience under his belt. I think he probably can.

And for the love of the Football Gods, stay cool out there. I feel like I'm about to catch fire.

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102 here in Harrisburg, PA

Took a half day. Sitting here sipping a few brews and watching for NFL updates. Even in the AC it is gross.

Hydrate, people!

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by Duff_Man on Jul 22, 2011 2:24 PM EDT reply actions

103 in York , Pa

by Dirtybirdz90 on Jul 23, 2011 12:51 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Hey, neighbor!

I'm on the Twitter: twitter.com/edgrohl

by Duff_Man on Jul 23, 2011 5:57 AM EDT up reply actions

I'm thinking this will be his last year with the team.

He’s 33 or 34 next year. Next year I think they’ll go hard after a very good TE after Gonzo leaves, maybe Marcedes if the Jags don’t lock him up this year. And then they’ll have Palmer and Agnone as backups.

by Fear Me on Jul 22, 2011 2:30 PM EDT reply actions

If it wasn't clear I was answering whether of not Peelle would be with the team this year

by Fear Me on Jul 22, 2011 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm at UGA for orientation.

It might be 165 degrees outside. It is murderous.

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by Caleb Rutherford on Jul 22, 2011 2:39 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

at least it's not Georgia Southern!!

by YokoFalcon on Jul 22, 2011 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Believe it or not, it gets even worse down there...

by YokoFalcon on Jul 22, 2011 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Might be a victim of the salary cap

Looks like Peele is due $1.635MM for this year. If ATL gets tight for money he might be gone. While not a lot of money is it all adds up. For a comparison, Palmer and Agnone are due $320K and $330K repsectively.

by mwalex on Jul 22, 2011 3:27 PM EDT reply actions

97 down here in the sunshine state.

No breeze and muggy so it feels like your swimming in a hot tub

by FLA_Falcon on Jul 22, 2011 4:08 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Oh yeah...

I think Peelle is a Falcon this year but it will be his last

by FLA_Falcon on Jul 22, 2011 4:10 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

not a great day

to teach 4 hours of tennis lessons, with 4 more spent mowing lawns

by Mattyice318 on Jul 22, 2011 5:04 PM EDT reply actions

73 Degrees in Teton Valley, Idaho...

Yeah, that’s pretty hot considering it’s in the 50’s every night. I almost started sweating but the trout streams are still pretty chilly so I just fish without waders. I’m not worried about tight ends as much as I am about the offensive line. But the offensive line doesn’t worry me as much as the grizzlys and mooses. Run into one of them on a creek in the back country and it would be worse than a cancelled season. Is it worth the risk just to catch a few trout, you ask? Yes, and it’s LOTS of trout.

by elroy on Jul 22, 2011 5:10 PM EDT reply actions

You, sir, live in Valhalla

by Dave Choate on Jul 22, 2011 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions

It's beautiful up there. I worked in Glacier Nat'l Park one summer.

I eventually want to move there, but I don’t know what the market would be for a technician…

by YokoFalcon on Jul 22, 2011 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions

its my day

off today so i get to stay home in a nice air conditioned house all day feels good

by Erihury on Jul 22, 2011 5:11 PM EDT reply actions

102 in Jersey

Thankfully I work inside!

But to get to the question, I think this year with other needs (IE: Defensive End, and possibly a nickle corner) I would like to see Atlanta give Palmer more reps. This will most likely be Tony G’s last year in the NFL. Peele is too old to be considered any type of solution. Atlanta needs to get Palmer involved and see whether he can be the long-term solution, or just a backup.

As good as Tony G is in his old age, the team needs to continue to look forward. Get Palmer involved and use that to evaluate must be done next year. If Palmer cannot get it done, than we must think about drafting or signing a TE in 2012.

by Whyte Bler 000 on Jul 22, 2011 5:35 PM EDT reply actions