Dominique Franks Could Start In 2012

He played exceptionally well this year and could be an absolute stud in 2012. I like Grimes but Franks’ ceiling is very high and he has all the skills necessary to be a top CB in this league.

I like this secondary in 2012

if we can get more pressure on opposing QB’s then I like this backfield minus OG. Don’t want to see him go but this is one area where we do have allot of depth and money is needed to fill more pressing needs on the DL and OL quite frankly.

If we can land Nicks and get a solid DE to compliment RE (Abe or someone else if he walks) then that is where our money needs to be spent, upgrading these two areas and resigning Lofton and any other FA’s the FO thinks we need to move forward.

If you are Grimes fan, check out www.footballcamps.com. He will be hosting a football for kids ages 7-18 in Atlanta this summer.

Franks was projected to be a middle to late 2nd RD pick in the draft. Poor numbers at the combine made his stock drop, his 40 time was 4.46 but his vertical and shulttle and cone times were lacking a bit. I believe Franks will be no less than the nickle corner for the 2012 season which as we all know in a Nolan scheme is just like being a starter. The question is whether paying Grimes 7 or 8 million a year makes the Falcons that much better than having Franks at his base salary play the same position with Owens at nickle? I like Grimes but you would have to offer Grimes something at least equal to what Dunta is getting since Grimes has obviously shown up to this point he is the better corner and that’s just too much cap to tie into 2 corners IMO. With 5 million of Duntas 6 million for next season guaranteed he ain’t going nowhere unless a trade happens and that ain’t gonna happen. I like how some just assume that because Nolan runs a more aggressive scheme that Dunta will somehow flourish in it. I’m not ready to drink that kool-aid just yet. I hope it happens but I’ll wait and see.

68-67 as the scarlet knights HC. Hope he doesn’t back out on them too!

Think he’d do just fine as a starter

but until Franks and Owens show they can be quality starters, the thought of them being our starter and backup at one position makes me think of the mess we had in 2009(?) where we went into training camp with high hopes for some young guys and then picked up every healthy DB that was left to try and salvage our horrible secondary play.

They may be pro bowl CBs in 2012 but I’d feel better if we had solid, veteran options in case they aren’t.

Of Falcons RCB Dunta Robinson’s $6 million base salary, $5 million is guaranteed for the 2012 season.
Robinson has fallen well short of expectations since Atlanta made him one of the NFL’s highest paid cornerbacks in 2012, but they’re going to have to suck it up for one more year. Robinson has just three interceptions in 31 games as a Falcon, and Pro Football Focus graded him 101st of 109 qualifying cornerbacks in 2011. Robinson ranked an even worse 105th in pass coverage.