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Falcons 2023 off-season thread
Posted on 1/8/23 at 4:32 pm
Posted on 1/8/23 at 4:32 pm
They’ll have a top 10 pick and significant cap space. Will Pees stay? Will we roll with Ridder or sign a FA? Hoping for good moves from Fontenot and Smith.
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Posted on 1/8/23 at 6:56 pm to FirstCityDawg
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Fontenot and Smith
I believe they will identify good talent in the draft and value in FA. Can't ask for much more than that in the off-season.
There is no reason ATL should miss the playoffs next year. It's time to get back there.
Posted on 1/9/23 at 10:50 am to FirstCityDawg
Posted on 1/9/23 at 2:50 pm to retooc
8th pick in the 2023 draft
1 Chicago
2 Houston
3 Arizona
4 Indy
5 Seattle (from Denver)
6 Detroit (from LA)
7 Vegas
8 Atlanta
2 ahead of ATL will almost certainly take QB and possibly 3.
Seems unlikely TF would take QB at that spot. Would they trade up to 1 with Chicago and take Bryce?
1 Chicago
2 Houston
3 Arizona
4 Indy
5 Seattle (from Denver)
6 Detroit (from LA)
7 Vegas
8 Atlanta
2 ahead of ATL will almost certainly take QB and possibly 3.
Seems unlikely TF would take QB at that spot. Would they trade up to 1 with Chicago and take Bryce?
This post was edited on 1/9/23 at 2:54 pm
Posted on 1/9/23 at 5:39 pm to retooc
I hope not. I think they’ll go the FA route. 8 needs to be best defensive player available.
Posted on 1/11/23 at 11:16 am to FirstCityDawg
They need to beef up the lines of scrimmage (as always) but I'm sure they'll fall in love with Quentin Johnston or someone like that because he's big. The Falcons can't help themselves. They've always fallen in love with the shiny objects (skill players) while ignoring the trenches. Championship teams are built on the lines of scrimmage, so it isn't surprising that the Falcons consistently choose to ignore it.
I hope Smith and Fontenot aren't tied at the hip or something because Smith has done a decent job with what he's had to work with, but Fontenot's drafting has been shite.
I hope Smith and Fontenot aren't tied at the hip or something because Smith has done a decent job with what he's had to work with, but Fontenot's drafting has been shite.
This post was edited on 1/11/23 at 11:19 am
Posted on 1/15/23 at 12:15 pm to VADawg
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Fontenot's drafting has been shite.
I think the jury is still out on this. I've seen flashes that the Penn St kid and the white athletic freak might be impact players.
Posted on 1/15/23 at 1:44 pm to retooc
I agree that the jury is still out. Questionable decisions but have looked ok in hindsight.
Posted on 1/16/23 at 10:09 am to retooc
Last draft looks pretty solid so far.
Posted on 1/17/23 at 7:42 am to Tigertown in ATL
London's alright. I personally think you should be aiming for more than an underneath, move the chains kind of guy at #8 overall but he'll be a solid part of a passing game.
I still think they should have taken Jordan Davis in that spot, but instead it was year 55 of Falcons franchise history where they don't address the run defense. I fully expect them to take yet another skill player in the first round and leave the trenches neglected as usual, because that's what 56 years of history tells me they're going to do.
I still think they should have taken Jordan Davis in that spot, but instead it was year 55 of Falcons franchise history where they don't address the run defense. I fully expect them to take yet another skill player in the first round and leave the trenches neglected as usual, because that's what 56 years of history tells me they're going to do.
Posted on 1/17/23 at 12:23 pm to VADawg
Davis would have been great there, but with Jarrett I guess they decided they couldn't spend first rd money on the other interior player.
Posted on 1/17/23 at 1:21 pm to Eric Nies Grind Time
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He was good.
#8 good?
Posted on 1/17/23 at 1:49 pm to Tigertown in ATL
I do think #8 was a bit high, but I do understand why Smith would value him a little more than others as London fits his offense well.
Posted on 1/17/23 at 2:17 pm to Eric Nies Grind Time
IMO, they saw the Jags go full retard with the Christian Kirk contract, other teams go similarly full retard with WRs, and then panicked and took London in the top 10.
Posted on 1/18/23 at 11:44 am to VADawg
Birds interviewing Vic Fangio for DC.
Posted on 1/21/23 at 3:50 pm to VADawg
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Fontenot's drafting has been shite.
This is just wrong and overreationary. You're better than this.
His first draft seems meh, I'll grant that. But this last draft seems pretty promising.
Saying that, it's still way too early to make a judgement either way on Fontenot and his drafts.
This post was edited on 1/21/23 at 5:58 pm
Posted on 1/21/23 at 3:52 pm to VADawg
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London's alright. I personally think you should be aiming for more than an underneath, move the chains kind of guy at #8 overall but he'll be a solid part of a passing game.
Smith wants to play basketball on the football field w/his WR's and London fits that to a "T".
And he had a really good rookie season.
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