Falcons: Owens could flourish under Mike Nolan

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(01-21-2012 10:31 AM)Falcons all the way! Wrote:  Agreed. I have no idea. We should want what's best for the team. Players like Peria Jerry, Thomas DeCoud, Sam Sackmakerbaker, Dunta Robinson and Owens is not going to cut it. It's nothing wrong with supporting these guys especially for the Falcons sake and as fans we want these guys to be great. But the truth hurts those who don't want to hear it. These guys have not been panning out for this team.

you're absolutely right. these guys haven't exactly panned out.
Jerry never made it back to starting after the knee injury. I hated this choice as a first rounder, would have been ok in a later round, but not as our first round draft choice.

every one knows we reached for Baker. but, LT's were FLYING off the board and we had to have one! Neither I nor anyone else can say what would have happened if he'd stayed healthy. But i'll go so far as to say he would have NEVER developed into a GREAT left tackle. maybe he would have been more serviceable and not lost his starting LT spot to a guy who used to be a DLineman.

DeCoud - i have no idea what happened to him. It looked like we had some safties that were gonna be balls to the wall. He fell off. the competition with Coleman seemed to snap him out of it a little bit. I remember him sacking breesus on a blitz up the middle a few years ago....man what a hit. don't think i've seen him hit anyone like that since.

DRob - definitely hasn't been what I thought he would be, although DeSean Jackson might argue that. We way overpaid for him though.

ok, my summary on those guys. what's the common denominator???? poor coaching and DC scheme and playcalling. so now we have a guy who is absolutely one of the most well respected defensive minds in the country instead of a college guy. There have in the past been some flashes from each of those guys, so maybe they'll keep them around and see if Nolan can coach em up. so as a Falcons fan, i'm gonna root for their success under the new DC and whatever coaches we bring in.

if they get cut, well then i will root for their replacements.

edit to add: saying you were Beefs follower was in jest dude, it wasn't meant as an insult really. Beef actually has some pretty good football stuff to say. and he has some of the best pics in his sig on the whole board