BankerBird™ Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 the way our season is going, grady will sign with the panthers and eat dunn and norwood for lunch! figuratively speaking, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiobirdman Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 am i the only one who doesnt think this is that big of a deal? we're 1-6.... who cares? grady isnt in our long term plans. i dont even know if football is in grady's long term plans.with that said... i think if there is any way that albert haynesworth makes his way on the free agency market... back the friggin brinx up to him!i honestly can't believe what a boner some of you guys have for haynesworth. the dude is hurt all the freakin' time. he's made it through all 16 games once in his entire career... and that was his rookie year when he had less playing time and only started 3 games. he has never lived up to his potential until this year (which is a contract year... think about it). throwing a ton of money his way because of this one decent season would be foolish. the guy will give you 32 tackles, 2 sacks, and some motivation/attitude issues per year... i'd rather not blow our financial wad on that. we did that once not too long ago with hartwell, and i'd hope we don't continue to make the same mistakes over and over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statz Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 boy, we look like geniuses for not drafting amobi now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beernuts Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 my math be off, and maybe i really am adding 2 + 2 and getting 5but here is an older veteran not in the long term plans who gets cut suddenly - anyone else thinking he is one of the unnamed sources ######ing and moaning to the press off the record about the coaching staff?smells like a "message" to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cblack Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 boy, we look like geniuses for not drafting amobi now. who the he11 knew they would pull this move Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativefalcon Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 i think the cafeteria bill was killing our salary cap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fal-kin Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 great, now the teams can run up the middle instead of outside alll the time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Zee Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 great, now the teams can run up the middle instead of outside alll the time!trey lewis has been pretty impressive in his limited action. i'm excited to see what he does full time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defensewinscliche Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 boy, we look like geniuses for not drafting amobi now. amobi isnt a nosetackle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrage Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 i posted this downstairs, but i'll repeat it here. keep in mind, grady spent a few seasons in no, so i got a close look at not only his play but his attitude.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ here's what i'm thinking and i warn you this is all conjecture based on what i've seen out of old tubby:grady jackson is a good player as long as he's happy. you've seen a taste of what he's like unhappy this offseason with his contract. what i've seen out of him is that when he's unhappy he becomes a problem. his production goes down and he becomes one of those 'locker room cancers,' you hear about, the type of guy that's always complaining and dragging down everyone elses moral. grady, also, is the type of guy that his moral is based not so much off of his paycheck, but wins. as long as you're winning, he's fine, but if you start losing, he becomes a problem.so don't get too upset about this one. i know he can give great production when he's motivated to do so, i've seen it here when he was in no. however, i also saw the side of grady that decided he didn't give a crap anymore. remember jonathan sullivan, a dt the saints drafted a few years back? the original thought was that grady could mentor the kid and help instill the work ethic needed for an nfl player. grady didn't give much of a **** about that and i think the poor example grady set in our locker room helped the kid bust in the nfl.again, all this is conjecture purely based on grady's history. i'm not saying i'm 100% on this, but i do think it's a likely possibility.that's a very good point. that's why you always have to really take a critical look at the personnel on your roster before you draft someone. i often hear people calling for us to draft so-and-so "so he can be groomed by [insert name of a veteran player here]." what people fail to think about though is that not every veteran in the nfl wants to mentor someone or groom someone for the future. a lot of players are just out there playing for personal glory and a paycheck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loozianafalcon Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 wow.... didn't see that one coming. he was actually causing some disruption when he was in there...*sniff* i'm gonna miss seeing that houseboat float out to the line of scrimmage. let's look at the bright side -- the buffet's around atlanta are breathing a sigh of relief!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the atl Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 who the he11 knew they would pull this move you didnt know? statz knows anything about everything falcons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1000# Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 he's also got big roster bonuses next season so perhaps they knew they weren't going to keep him beyond this year and decided to see if the future run stopper is already on the team or if they need to prepare to draft one...as i understood it the bonuses were supposed to act as a settlement for the lawsuit that grady had pending against the team. that has everything to do with this. so now i guess they don't want to pay up?this is a sleezy move by the falcons. fire mckay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon124 Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 if anything why didnt we trade him to a team that needed a run stuffer, i know he's old, but at least get a 5th or 6th rd pick for him. now someone is gonna sign him, and were gonna look like idiots for letting him go. i really hope trey lewis is the reason he was let go, hopefully he ends up bein a starbecause the trade deadline has come and gone. if they were gonna do this, it should have been done before the season started, not after 7 games into the season. what a boneheaded move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f1ver Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 louisville sux my ballsthings were bad enough when we were the va tech falconsthis is even worsehere come the louisville falcons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
july425 Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 as i understood it the bonuses were supposed to act as a settlement for the lawsuit that grady had pending against the team. that has everything to do with this. so now i guess they don't want to pay up?this is a sleezy move by the falcons. fire mckay.it is a sleezy move...it also shows yet again why the nfl has the worst players union. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatJackSA_ATLFAN Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 wtf! that is crazy! any one know why exactly he was cut? or was it just another bonehead move by our fo.jeez, agnis, they make being a falcon fan difficult... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmildog Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 why did they release grady jackson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb50 Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 is there any light at the end of this very dark tunnel???????flashlights anyone? or maybe some hightop boots to walk through all this bs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartkowski Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 How did I miss this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconfoozball Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Bartkowski (2/12/2008)How did I miss this?lolUnder a rock much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrino is NOT my hero Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 did you seriously search back a couple months to bring a topic back....... get a life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartkowski Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Petrino is NOT my hero (2/12/2008)did you seriously search back a couple months to bring a topic back....... get a lifeYes I seriously searched back a couple of months..........& I appreciate the concern but I already have a life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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