Falcons: WAR ROOM

[Knight of God]

(01-01-2012 02:42 AM)atljbo Wrote:  I agree we missed on him... 25 other teams missed on him to... It happens .. It sucks but it happens...

I will say this about Clay Matthews.. I liked him coming out of college but he was the definition of a PURE Potential draft pick.. He didnt start at USC and finally saw the field his senior season (and he only had 4.5 sacks as a backup) .. I'm not making an excuse for TD... I'm making an excuse for 25 teams and i liked Clay Matthews.... We brought him in for a visit and like you said.. They felt he didnt fit our scheme at the time..

I get he doesnt fit our scheme.. We ask our LB's to cover mostly but im sure they would find a way to use him in our scheme.

He is known to be pretty dangerous in coverage.

Also I absolutely hate "Other teams miss out too..." I hope they do. I'm talking about us. It was a dumb excuse for a noticeable bad move. Jerry has always been known for injuries and those legs and feet are bad for big guys and especially with age...why didn't he know that little bit...I argued that point nearly nonstop before the draft that year.