Atlanta Falcons Healthy Once Again

The Steelers were awful against the Redskins last week. The Colts have been horrible both weeks. The Eagles were also very bad against the Steelers. The Bucs got blown out by the Patriots. The Cowboys only scored 7 against the Chargers. Every other contender has definitely not looked great this preseason. In fact, every team but the Patriots has looked as sloppy as you would expect in the preseason.

And admittedly it is a long shot, ANY NFL shocking trade is a long shot, yes?

So, assuming that the rumor is true and it is a NFL shocking trade, let’s go through positions shall we.

QB – Nope got Ryan, trade for backup is not shocking
FB – No trade for a FB is shocking and don’t need one
WR – already mortgaged much of the future for this position
TE – TG good for at least one more
OL – No OLine trade would be considered shocking

D

DL – already covered through FA at DE, DTs OK and team dedicated to newbies Peters and Jerry
LB – Lofton in the middle, corners thought to be OK to good, can’t come up with a shocker here
DBs – Duante signed for big money, Grimes is the best you have and may be a pro bowler again (I think he will). Safety – maybe something here, woeful pass coverage, Moore can hit but usually well after the catch, DeCoud is a legend in his own mind and probably yours, but I can’t come up with an available safety that would shock the NFL………………………..which leads us back to RB

If they are working on something, this has to be the position and Johnson has to be the guy. He is the only “shock worthy” RB at play with his team. Which leads me to your objections:

1) Turner is our identity. Not anymore. Please replay the Green Bay game. You can run Turner until July and you won’t catch them. TD understands this, hence future mortgaged on WR (Jones). It is a passing league now and we have a featured back that can’t catch. Make sense? Nope. Additionally, Turner is a straight line back that can’t make people miss. Not a good mix unless you want to pound pound pound, which gets you 21 a game, when GB and New England score 40.

2) Bad character. Maybe so, I really don’t know. Maybe we can effect him for the better with our high character guys and Coach Smith. It is football, not choir practice. Witness the low character players New England has taken in.

3) Johnson is not a good fit for the Titans. Too much money and they are rebuilding. Pay that much to a RB who may be done or gone (injury) by the time you are ready to CONTEND doesn’t make sense. A team that would value him close to what he is seeking would have to be one that is one piece away from the ring. A team, well, like Atlanta.

4) Money and sweetener, True that , don’t have an answer, but that is what TD is for. In TD we trust, right?

With our roster, I cannot come up with a “NFL shocking” trade candidate other then this. I would be interested in other candidates, but nickel CBs and backups aren’t NFL shocking.

True but he didn’t get a new deal last yr. I think he & Deshon Jackson both make less than 1 mill a yr. Can’t blame those guys for wanting to get paid. Especially Johson knowing RBs have the shortest NFL lifespan.

I didn’t say you we’re advocating it. I just said “let’s not” but ur right that would be shocking.

Anyone is saying TO shouldn’t get another shot, but I don’t think Atlanta would be the place to do that. I hope he does get a chance somewhere, but the pros don’t outweigh the cons for us specifically. We’ve already got depth at wr and enough offensive weapons to make my head spin as is. I don’t want to have to worry about keeping a guy like Owens content with his touches with everyone we already have.

Its also why I think if we do make a move it will be for someone who makes $4 mil or less.

I don’t see giving up anything more for him.

Is the absolute last person I would want to have on my team. I wouldn’t root for him even if he was with us.

Keep Jenkins was a better option than signing TO. I don’t think we are getting a WR. We are set with WR for the season. May be a NB or a safety like Sharper to play a NB.

It was only after Shannahan became coach they switched to 3-4.

They signed Haynesworth in March. If they knew that Shanahan would have been their coach, why not hire him in the 2009 offseason and fire Zorn? They decided to hire Shanahan midway through the 2009 season, not in early 2009. This was 6 months after they signed Haynesworth.

Haynesworth complaining about the Redskins 3-4:

“Let me play like I played in Tennessee. I will show you. I made a lot of plays in Tennessee; I can do the same thing here. All you’ve got to do is take off the dadgum leash and let me loose and you will see how great I am. … I want to play football; that’s what I want to do. Let me be great at it. Let me accomplish my goals. I want to be the best defense tackle to ever play this game.”

Jim Haslett on Haynesworth:

“Trying to get him to do the 3-4 stuff was trying to get a square peg into a round hole. We were trying to force the issue,” Haslett said. “Obviously, it hasn’t worked out the way we would like. I still think he can do it, ‘cause he’s a good athlete and he is athletic and tough enough to do it. I think he just needs more time doing it.”

The Redskins changed to a 3-4 a whole year after signing Haynesworth. He felt they deceived him by doing this. He did not know he would be playing in a 4-3 scheme. That is a fact.