Yet somehow Falcon fans think their door will stay open indefinitely..

[Guest jb aka johnnybuc]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are poised to have the NFL’s youngest roster when the regular season kicks off.

According to this chart (which was based on moves as of Saturday night) by NFC West colleague Mike Sando, the Bucs are young in every area. They have the youngest offense, defense and specialists, and that pretty much assures them of staying as the league’s youngest team on opening day, unless they go out and sign a bunch of 40-year-olds.

The Carolina Panthers aren’t far behind the Bucs. They are the league’s third-youngest team. After the Bucs and Panthers there’s a big gap before the Saints and Falcons.

When it comes to New Orleans and Atlanta, we’ll put them in terms of how they rank among the league’s oldest teams. The Saints are No. 16. The Atlanta Falcons are No. 5 among the league’s oldest teams.

[Nawlins4lyfe]

2011 NFL Age Ranks at 53-man Cutdown

Team -------------- Defense ---Offense--- Specialists ----Overall

Pittsburgh Steelers ------ 1 13 20 1

Arizona Cardinals ------3 14 2 2

San Diego Chargers ------5 4 25 3

Detroit Lions ------24 1 11 4

Atlanta Falcons ------16 2 10 5

St. Louis Rams ------2 16 17 6

New York Jets ----—9 3 29 7

New England Patriots ------7 12 16 8

Baltimore Ravens ------8 10 23 9

Minnesota Vikings ------15 11 6 10

Washington Redskins ------10 9 22 11

New York Giants ------6 15 14 12

Indianapolis Colts ------28 7 4 13

Kansas City Chiefs ------20 6 27 14

Oakland Raiders ------13 19 5 15

New Orleans Saints ------19 8 19 16

Buffalo Bills ------14 18 9 17

Jacksonville Jaguars ------21 17 1 18

Denver Broncos ------12 22 21 19

Dallas Cowboys ------4 25 26 20

Houston Texans ------30 5 15 21

Miami Dolphins ------11 23 24 22

Chicago Bears ------17 24 12 23

San Francisco 49ers ------27 29 3 24

Cleveland Browns ------22 28 8 25

Tennessee Titans ------29 21 13 26

Philadelphia Eagles ------25 20 31 27

Seattle Seahawks ------23 30 17 28

Cincinnati Bengals ------18 31 28 29

Carolina Panthers ------31 26 7 30

Green Bay Packers ------26 27 30 31

Tampa Bay Buccaneers ------32 32 32 32

[Guest jb aka johnnybuc]

2011 NFL Age Ranks at 53-man Cutdown

Team -------------- Defense ---Offense--- Specialists ----Overall

Pittsburgh Steelers ------ 1 13 20 1

Arizona Cardinals ------3 14 2 2

San Diego Chargers ------5 4 25 3

Detroit Lions ------24 1 11 4

Atlanta Falcons ------16 2 10 5

St. Louis Rams ------2 16 17 6

New York Jets ----—9 3 29 7

New England Patriots ------7 12 16 8

Baltimore Ravens ------8 10 23 9

Minnesota Vikings ------15 11 6 10

Washington Redskins ------10 9 22 11

New York Giants ------6 15 14 12

Indianapolis Colts ------28 7 4 13

Kansas City Chiefs ------20 6 27 14

Oakland Raiders ------13 19 5 15

New Orleans Saints ------19 8 19 16

Buffalo Bills ------14 18 9 17

Jacksonville Jaguars ------21 17 1 18

Denver Broncos ------12 22 21 19

Dallas Cowboys ------4 25 26 20

Houston Texans ------30 5 15 21

Miami Dolphins ------11 23 24 22

Chicago Bears ------17 24 12 23

San Francisco 49ers ------27 29 3 24

Cleveland Browns ------22 28 8 25

Tennessee Titans ------29 21 13 26

Philadelphia Eagles ------25 20 31 27

Seattle Seahawks ------23 30 17 28

Cincinnati Bengals ------18 31 28 29

Carolina Panthers ------31 26 7 30

Green Bay Packers ------26 27 30 31

Tampa Bay Buccaneers ------32 32 32 32

What's really scary is the Packers are the 2nd youngest! Yet that doesn't count for ANYTHING...........if you're a Falcon Fan.

[Nawlins4lyfe]

What's really scary is the Packers are the 2nd youngest! Yet that doesn't count for ANYTHING...........if you're a Falcon Fan.

I didn't realize ATL was up there in age. A veteran team without a playoff win, must be tough deal with :P

[Guest jb aka johnnybuc]

If you look at the different rankings Carolina is the 7th OLDEST in special teams! WTF is up with that? Who wants a bunch of old geezers running downfield on kick & punt returns???????? That makes absolutely NO sense, which is another reason I'm predicting they only win 2 games this season.

[Nawlins4lyfe]

If you look at the different rankings Carolina is the 7th OLDEST in special teams! WTF is up with that? Who wants a bunch of old geezers running downfield on kick & punt returns???????? That makes absolutely NO sense, which is another reason I'm predicting they only win 2 games this season.

I'd rather have a bunch of old geezers running downfield on kick & punt returns than a QB that sh!ts himself :P Ya know?

[falconsd56]

No one thinks it indefinitely.......But it is open for FAR longer then you want to admit.

Again we have 3 or 4 vets who are over 30 that skew the numbers like Abe,Gonzo, and Mcclure.

But the rest of the team is nearly as young as your bucs

Ryan just turned 26

of our starting Olinemen this week ALL FIVE......are 27 or younger.

Only one of our wrs are older then 26 ( Granted he is our best )

On defense 1/2 of our Dline is 27 or younger

all 3 of our LB spots are 27 or younger

and 1/2 of our secondary are under the age of 27 ( With Grimes slightly older who just turned 28 a couple months ago)

And that same core of players that are nearly as young as the bucs ( within a year or so average)

Are the same ones that have whooped the bucs azz 5 out of the last 6 times they have played including the last 4 strait with "joshie poo".

I do find it funny that you like to talk about how the falcon fans feel entitled that we will improve we went 13-3 last year and mock us. Yet you sit there are babble about how the bucs are so young and they should improve and blah blah blah

Why?? ONLY because the bucs are "younger".

So yeah the bucs might be slightly younger on average.......But the falcons are clearly better....and sorry to say for you that that FACT is not changing any time soon.

[falconsd56]

Exactly WFW.

It just hurts him to know that the current core starters and contributors for the falcons are going to be kicking the bucs azzes for the next 3-4 years at the minimum.

[st. diehard]

Typical crawfishin... :P

The last couple years when players like K John Carney, backup SS Pierson Prioleau, and long snapper Jason Kyle, made the Saints one of the oldest rosters that's all we heard about.

[SuperAINTSfan]

Typical crawfishin... :P

The last couple years when players like K John Carney, backup SS Pierson Prioleau, and long snapper Jason Kyle, made the Saints one of the oldest rosters that's all we heard about.

WFW and his hypocracy

remember that 25th ranked crap.

now that they were 16th, points matter!!!! lol

theyre the 5th oldest teams. **** that window is closing with NO playoff victories!!!

[bradael]

What's really scary is the Packers are the 2nd youngest! Yet that doesn't count for ANYTHING...........if you're a Falcon Fan.

Not really. They have 10 rookies on this year's roster. Those guys had nothing to do with last year's success.

[ChrisfromLouisiana]

jb in a new battle...I see a ban coming...

Jb is always a battle waiting to happen...

[pencilpusher. just because]

If you look at the different rankings Carolina is the 7th OLDEST in special teams! WTF is up with that? Who wants a bunch of old geezers running downfield on kick & punt returns???????? That makes absolutely NO sense, which is another reason I'm predicting they only win 2 games this season.

yea, that's pretty ******** for all your old guys to be on special teams.

off the subject, that's why I am glad Dallas didn't go over spend on Aso. As great as he has been and as much as Dallas secondary needs help, the guy is still 30 yO and sooner or later, that step is going to be lost. If Dallas was one player away this year, I could have understood getting him, but they're not so it would not have made sense in the big picture to pay that much for one guy.

[SyCo]

My feelings aren't hurt and I have no clue what you're talking about with the mods.

The fact is you're a **** troll that acts like a legit poster in order to gain favor around here. You start crap like this stupid thread, then want to put the blame on the Falcons fans for what ever crap you just made up.

BTW, I would love it if you got banned for life, Smokey.

0-4

stop acting like a little girl. i was going to dispute jb's post, but I don't want to get lumped in with this garbage. there's probably some teen chat rooms you can lurk around if you want to do this kind of stuff.

[pencilpusher. just because]

did they factor in the coaches age? Because having an 86 YO coach would be dragging the Falcons WAY down.

They could have a couple of toddlers starting at WR and still rank oldest if you toss in Qtips age.

[DD: Objective Elite]

did they factor in the coaches age? Because having an 86 YO coach would be dragging the Falcons WAY down.

They could have a couple of toddlers starting at WR and still rank oldest if you toss in Qtips age.

He's 52 years old.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Smith_(American_football)#American_football

[falconsd56]

did they factor in the coaches age? Because having an 86 YO coach would be dragging the Falcons WAY down.

They could have a couple of toddlers starting at WR and still rank oldest if you toss in Qtips age.

Really??/

Come on PP you are better then that. Smith is nor does he look like he is 86.

That would be like me saying the cowboys are going to suck because you have a ginger for a coach and gingers have no souls......

Wait there might be something to that.

[pencilpusher. just because]

He's 52 years old.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Smith_(American_football)#American_football

thats the press. he's 86 if he's a day.

[pencilpusher. just because]

Really??/

Come on PP you are better then that. Smith is nor does he look like he is 86.

That would be like me saying the cowboys are going to suck because you have a ginger for a coach and gingers have no souls......

Wait there might be something to that.

I don't know about gingers having, or not having , souls, but I do know old people break thsir hips easily. Whoever is his "cord holder" in the sidelines better be elite.somenone check with Shred on that.

[DD: Objective Elite]

thats the press. he's 86 if he's a day.

Nope, he's 52.

A native of Daytona Beach, Florida, Smith was born on June 13, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois

http://www.atlantafalcons.com/roster-coaches/mike-smith/

[falconsd56]

I don't know about gingers having, or not having , souls, but I do know old people break thsir hips easily. Whoever is his "cord holder" in the sidelines better be elite.somenone check with Shred on that.

But at least he will have a soul......gingers have no souls there for cant coach.

But its funny you mention old coaches

Has as much grey hair and is older then Smith.......

So you have ginger coach with no soul..........an old DC that will break his back sneezing/bowling and the crypt keeper as an owner...

[falconsd56]

[DD: Objective Elite]

But at least he will have a soul......gingers have no souls there for cant coach.

But its funny you mention old coaches

Has as much grey hair and is older then Smith.......

So you have ginger coach with no soul..........an old DC that will break his back sneezing/bowling and the crypt keeper as an owner...

Ohh no, you didn't go there did you? I thought Al Davis was the Crypt Keeper.

Edited September 5, 2011 by dirtydealin5858

[falconsd56]

Ohh no, you didn't go there did you? I thought Al Davis was the Crypt Keeper.

Se above

Davis is not the crypt keeper........he is the crypt.

[falconsd56]

This is the unholy result of when Rob Ryan and Jason Garret had one too many to drink.

From what I hear they may try to recruit him for their D-line..... lord knows he would be an improvement.