Falcons targeting AJ Green if available at #6 ( Based on Speculation )

[Ja Rhule]

According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Falcons are likely to contact the Browns about the No. 6 overall pick if Georgia WR A.J. Green falls past the Bengals at No. 4.

GM Thomas Dimitroff has a history of moving up and down in the draft, and it's no secret Atlanta needs a field stretcher with Tony Gonzalez in decline and Michael Jenkins' inability to separate. Green would be the split end, deep threat to Roddy White's flanker. It would take a lot of work on Atlanta's part, but sounds like a match made in heaven. The Browns also have so many weaknesses that a trade down might be exactly what they want.

Per rotoworld

[mav1234]

and here was me thinking one of those weaknesses was, in fact, receiver.

[Ja Rhule]

and here was me thinking one of those weaknesses was, in fact, receiver.

Without a decent QB, a decent WR, we will always be the worst team in NFCS no matter how great our RBs can be.

[countryboi]

i was sitting her thinking the falcons have the 6th pick in the draft what the hell?!

[DynastyRTR]

so we are going to trade down inside of the top 5 and take A.J. Green. cool

[YoungPanthers89]

those wrs would toast our dbs every day

[mr beauxjangles]

This is the problem with rotoworld. They take stories from ebat writers and then make inferences based on inferences to make the headlines a bit more enticing. Nowhere in the original AJC article does is indicate that the Falcons are interested in moving up to get AJ Green. The article is entitled "Here's what it would take..."

This is beyond baseless speculation.

http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-falcons-blog/2011/03/23/heres-what-it-would-take-for-falcons-to-get-a-j-green/?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_falcons_blog

CHANGE THE THREAD TITLE PLS

[CatMan72]

Without a decent QB, a decent WR, we will always be the worst team in NFCS no matter how great our RBs can be.

A good QB can make an average WR great, but it doesn't work the other way around (as evidenced by the Clausen/Smith experiment this past year). We need to get the QB first.

[Ja Rhule]

those wrs would toast our dbs every day

Can you imaging?

Matt Ryan, Rody White, AJ Green, Harry Douglas, Michael Jenkins.

Now us... Jimmy Clausen, David Gettis, Brandon Lafell, Armati Edwards, Steve Smith (probably be traded).

"Sight"

[mav1234]

Without a decent QB, a decent WR, we will always be the worst team in NFCS no matter how great our RBs can be.

uhm. That's fine. I was talking about the Browns, who the article was about... that they need a good receiver. That's why I think it is silly they would trade with the Falcons, especially considering the size of the deal needed to do that.

They may not be positive in what they have in Colt Mccoy yet but I think they're going to build around him for now.

[OchoNueve]

I doubt they are targeting moving up in the draft to get a WR having Roddy White right now. But maybe giving Matt Ryan multiple weapons isn't such a bad idea. I really hope they don't get Green. I don't want to have to hate him.

[pantherclaw]

Doesn't make any sense.

They need help on defense also.

Roto blows.

[Panthercougar68]

If this were to be true I wonder what the deal would look like. That's moving up a good amount of spots.

[Snake]

Doubtful ATL will get that trade but they really do need a WR. Our WRs will kick ass if and when we get a QB.