Falcon Fanatic Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 By placing only a first round tender on Michael Boley, have we potentially put one of our best players on the market? If I am a team in need of a OLB and I see that all I have to do to get one like Boley is give up my first round pick, especially if it is late in the first round, I would be foolish not to do it. Then I don't have to guess if a linebacker I drafted can cut it in the NFL, but I get a player in Boley who I know can play at a high level in the NFL. Could this situation happen to us on draft day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boley59 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 no. no team will want to give up a 1st for an outside backer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1989Fan Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 we still have first right of refusal w him. not to mention he has to agree to a deal w another team. they cant just take him w/o his concent and ours. no worries IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFansince80 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Boleys probably way under everyones radar right now. But it would suck if someone snagged him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran-dawg Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 I thought so but we would match anything that anyone offered him anyway. There is no way we are going to let him go and that's why there is no talk of people pursuing him yet. We are trying to keep Chancy Davis too and had to put that 3rd on him so we have a better chance to keep him. I bet we keep both of them. We need them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon Fanatic Posted March 8, 2008 Author Share Posted March 8, 2008 Ran-dawg (3/7/2008)I thought so but we would match anything that anyone offered him anyway. There is no way we are going to let him go and that's why there is no talk of people pursuing him yet. We are trying to keep Chancy Davis too and had to put that 3rd on him so we have a better chance to keep him. I bet we keep both of them. We need them.But if someone front loaded his contract where cap wise we couldn't match the offer then what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodstockfan Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 I really don't think we have any worries here. There is just absolutely no way TD is going to let Boley get away. Plus, I believe Boley sincerely wants to be here. He has a special needs child that is very important to him and the security of remaining in Atlanta and not disrupting the care his child is getting is paramount to Michael. He will be here for the long haul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon Fanatic Posted March 8, 2008 Author Share Posted March 8, 2008 woodstockfan (3/7/2008)I really don't think we have any worries here. There is just absolutely no way TD is going to let Boley get away. Plus, I believe Boley sincerely wants to be here. He has a special needs child that is very important to him and the security of remaining in Atlanta and not disrupting the care his child is getting is paramount to Michael. He will be here for the long haul.I didn't know about his kid. That's too bad. I hope we resign him soon. The way our luck has been the past year I wouldn't want to lose one of our good players because we didn't tender him high enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajohnson1050 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 rydolph (3/7/2008)But if someone front loaded his contract where cap wise we couldn't match the offer then what?Then we accept what it is and spend the draft pick on the like position. 1st rounder for Boley would most likely mean Keith Rivers OLB.A 3rd rounder for Chauncey Davis would most likely mean Calais Campbell DE.I would hate to lose either, but if we lose out because someone could out bid us, we then get the pick and move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bret coburn Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 i would be angry if we let boley slide through our fingers. Last year was just a glimpse of what he can do IMO. He is deffinetly one of those core players you want to keep around. He did generate some attention last year with his play though,but hopefully we will retain him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran-dawg Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 rydolph (3/7/2008)Ran-dawg (3/7/2008)I thought so but we would match anything that anyone offered him anyway. There is no way we are going to let him go and that's why there is no talk of people pursuing him yet. We are trying to keep Chancy Davis too and had to put that 3rd on him so we have a better chance to keep him. I bet we keep both of them. We need them.But if someone front loaded his contract where cap wise we couldn't match the offer then what?In 2 words CUT BROOKING!!! We have to keep him no matter what. I want Brooking here for at least one more year but if we have to choose between contracts, we choose Boley. Don't scare me. Oh, also Boley has to agree and hopefully he wants to stay here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon Fanatic Posted March 8, 2008 Author Share Posted March 8, 2008 ajohnson1050 (3/7/2008)rydolph (3/7/2008)But if someone front loaded his contract where cap wise we couldn't match the offer then what?Then we accept what it is and spend the draft pick on the like position. 1st rounder for Boley would most likely mean Keith Rivers OLB.A 3rd rounder for Chauncey Davis would most likely mean Calais Campbell DE.I would hate to lose either, but if we lose out because someone could out bid us, we then get the pick and move on.Hate to burst your bubble but moving on and picking a comparable player in the draft isn't as easy as you make it sound. In the Madden world it might work out like that after you reset the game a few times but in reality you can't just give away your good players and snatch a player out of the draft to take his place. I think a lot of players coming out of USC are overrated anyway and that the sum of the parts were better than the parts themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajohnson1050 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 rydolph (3/7/2008)ajohnson1050 (3/7/2008)rydolph (3/7/2008)But if someone front loaded his contract where cap wise we couldn't match the offer then what?Then we accept what it is and spend the draft pick on the like position. 1st rounder for Boley would most likely mean Keith Rivers OLB.A 3rd rounder for Chauncey Davis would most likely mean Calais Campbell DE.I would hate to lose either, but if we lose out because someone could out bid us, we then get the pick and move on.Hate to burst your bubble but moving on and picking a comparable player in the draft isn't as easy as you make it sound. In the Madden world it might work out like that after you reset the game a few times but in reality you can't just give away your good players and snatch a player out of the draft to take his place. I think a lot of players coming out of USC are overrated anyway and that the sum of the parts were better than the parts themselves.No bubble to burst. Putting a first round draft pick with the ability to match an offer isn't giving your good players away. Nobody mentioned giving our good players away (that happened when we simply released Coleman, Crumpler, and Dunn for nothing in return). This is different. This is business...NFL business. No Madden here. Put the controller down and Talk About the Falcons.We all want Boley to stay. We may not be able to get what we want. I hope we do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bret coburn Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 .Hate to burst your bubble but moving on and picking a comparable player in the draft isn't as easy as you make it sound. In the Madden world it might work out like that after you reset the game a few times but in reality you can't just give away your good players and snatch a player out of the draft to take his place. I think a lot of players coming out of USC are overrated anyway and that the sum of the parts were better than the parts themselves.YUP cant gamble like that on unproven talent...exspecially on a USC low life lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sarcomere Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Only a first rounder? A first round pick is very high, especially for an OLB, and thats exactly why teams will stay away from him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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