Falcons Quote(s) of the Day: President Jackson Endorses Pat Hill

by James Rael on Feb 9, 2012 9:40 PM EST

Pat Hill was a solid hire. Both NFL and head coaching experience, and he's respected by his peers. Moreover, Andrew Hill - who played for him at Fresno State - has nothing but positive things to say about our new o-line coach.

"Pat Hill is a great coach," Jackson said on Wednesday. "He’s a very passionate coach. He can bring a lot to our offensive line. I look forward to it and I hope we are very receptive of him and that we take our offensive line play to the next level."

"I’ve talked to a couple of the other guys about him, the number one thing is his passion," Jackson said. "He coaches with passion. He’s an aggressive coach, but his intentions are to help you build and improve as a player. He’s very clear with his style. I think that he will bring a new skill set to us, which will benefit us in the long run."

To be honest, he doesn't sound all-that-different than Boudreau. Intense, passionate, and aggressive. But to be fair, a change of scenery was necessary, and the Falcons brass didn't leave any stone unturned.

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Mr. Jackson is correct!

I’m paraphrasing but the guy’s motto at Fresno State was Anyone, Anytime, Anyplace in response to many top tier teams frowning at traveling to California to play his Bulldogs. So he went to them because he wanted his team to play the best.

by aces666high on Feb 9, 2012 9:51 PM EST reply actions

unlike USC?

Who seems to play so many scrub teams each and every year?

Dont cloud the issue with facts!

by muuzilla on Feb 9, 2012 10:45 PM EST up reply actions

Well, we all can't play powerhouses like UL Lafayette and the Citadel every year! ;)

by aces666high on Feb 10, 2012 6:38 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

haha

true that!

Dont cloud the issue with facts!

by muuzilla on Feb 13, 2012 12:06 AM EST up reply actions

Love the Anyone, any time, any place motto that aces mentioned

But that’s 3 former headcoaches on our staff now. Just hoping the egos don’t get in the way of the team. On the positive side of that we have leaders at every level of the coaching staff now.

by FLA_Falcon on Feb 9, 2012 10:45 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Off Topic

The Raiders have released CB Stanford Routt.Unbelievable! The Raiders have gotten themselves in a terrible Salary Cap mess.They grossly overpaid to resign Routt apparently as a tactic in the negotiations with Asomugha last offseason.Look for more cuts by the Raiders that will be necessary to make room to retain Michael Bush and others.They are way way way over the cap.

Routt is a really good player,is now free to sign with another team before the Free Agency period.28 years old,6’1" around 200# and stats comparable to Grimes this past season.He should come at a significant discount to the $6million or so he would have made in 2012.

Maybe affordable,maybe not,but TD should be on the phone with his agent tomorrow morning.

by dawg1060 on Feb 10, 2012 12:37 AM EST reply actions 1 recs

That actually is unbelievable

since they let Nnamdi go and paid Routt instead. Routt was pretty good if I recall correctly. He’ll probably want a good paycheck though but that feels like one of those Dimitroff type deals where he comes in for less than he might be worth.

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by Caleb Rutherford on Feb 10, 2012 12:50 AM EST up reply actions

I think it was more like 10 mil he was due

Wasn’t his contract like 5yrs/50mil? Either way he has been a solid corner but is very prone to PI, I think the article I read about him getting cut mentioned that he had more PI calls than anyone else. He is a proven corner with good size, if the price is right he could be a solid sign. The FA corners are pretty good with Grimes, Finnegan, Routt, Carr, and Rogers.

by Hutch11 on Feb 10, 2012 2:45 AM EST up reply actions

The $10million included an absurd roster bonus

that was not part of the guaranteed money.The 2012 salary was to be around $6.2mil.The cap hit after his release is just over $2 mil.The savings to the Raiders by cutting Routt is around $8million but,they have no CBs and still have FAs to resign.They are a financial catastrophe.

I think the Falcons will bet the farm on Owens,Franks and Walls and try to get the seconadry some Dline help in FA.

by dawg1060 on Feb 10, 2012 10:55 AM EST up reply actions

president andrew jackson?

by Botchelism on Feb 10, 2012 2:43 AM EST reply actions

Hope he brings back that attitude the O-line lost.

It seems to me our O-line went down alot after Dahl left. Can someone tell me why he left?Was it money or something else. We were 13-3 the year before. Seems strange to me to leave after that seasson and so much promise for the next year. If it was the money I guess it does talk. If not was there another reason? Just curios.

by Grey Rider on Feb 10, 2012 6:34 AM EST reply actions