Updates on the Falcons

[t96]

59 minutes ago, Verge said:

I would be pretty surprised if it wasn't a QB. If you don't take a QB and go 7-9 (I guess 7-10?) next year then you are stuck without a QB for the future and you are in cap hell. You take a QB because you plan on never being able to again.

The thing is though, Matt Ryan is still unquestionably a franchise QB and at 35 he could easily have another 5-7+ years left in him these days... Why give that up for an unknown? Even if they’re still somewhat bad next year that doesn’t mean the issue will be QB any time soon... 

[OldhamA]

3 hours ago, Verge said:

People really overrate Fields I think. 

People really underrate Ryan. He's a sensational QB. 

[thefuzz]

3 hours ago, Verge said:

People really overrate Fields I think. 

I know he scares me, but didn't know how others viewed him.

 

That's wild, thanks for the info.

[CPcavedweller]

On 4/21/2021 at 1:04 PM, TheSpecialJuan said:

Terrific athlete but not a great QB prospect 

His playoff performances say otherwise. People like to dog on his Alabama game but that game, in my opinion, was more impressive than the Clemson game. It looked more poor than it really was because Ohio State's defense came up with one or two stops the entire game.

Fields had to come off of his first read on many plays, and even if he had only done so once, that was one more time than Mac Jones. Anyone who would rather have Jones or Lance over Fields is a fool.

Best case scenario for Fields is to go to the Patriots where he can sit behind Cam for a year.

[Moo Daeng]

On 4/21/2021 at 10:25 AM, Verge said:

People really overrate Fields I think. 

People absolutely overrate Lance

[CPF4LIFE]

6 minutes ago, Moo Daeng said:

People absolutely overrate Lance

[Mr. Scot]

 

[*FreeFua*]

1 hour ago, Mr. Scot said:

 

If it’s true and they’re even slightly entertaining the thought of trading Julio, I think it essentially confirms Pitts to Atlanta

[Shotgun]

I think they'll take Sewell.

[saX man]

My guess is Pitts.  Too good of a potential star to pass on if they stay put, and should if they want to start the new regime off right..which I hope they don't.  Because it's the Falcons.

[Captain Morgan]

2 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

 

 

If they make a trade, they'll have to do it after June 1.  Before June 1, a trade would leave

23 million in dead money this year along, to go along with a cap loss this year of $200,000.  Then there will be 23 million in dead money over the next two years.

Post June, they'll get 15 million in cap space with 7 million dead, 14 million move over the next two years, and 23 million more in cap space.

I don't think they are allowed to trade him before the draft this year, and designate him as a post June 1 trade, but I could be wrong.

[Mr. Scot]

For the record, I was pretty high on Fontenot as a GM prospect for us.

That he's now with the Falcons scares me a little.

[irrevalentfalconsfan]

24 minutes ago, saX man said:

My guess is Pitts.  Too good of a potential star to pass on if they stay put, and should if they want to start the new regime off right..which I hope they don't.  Because it's the Falcons.

I mean, knowing our luck, we won't.

[trueblade]

4 hours ago, CPcavedweller said:

Best case scenario for Fields is to go to the Patriots where he can sit behind Cam for a year.

Fields would greatly benefit by learning from Cam. All of these young guys would. But turning it around, there's not a better QB to mentor Trey Lance than Cam Newton.