DownvoteDon Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 (edited) At the beginning of "The Godfather", war hero and scholar Michael Corleone shares a story with his fiance that illustrates the ruthless efficiency of his father. She is horrified, but he immediately explains "That's my family . . . not me."Of course, at the end of the movie, he brutally eliminates the leaders of the five families who are a threat to HIS family. He has learned that his father was ruthless by necessity, not character.The New England Patriots have a history of cutting high profile, popular veterans (Lawyer Malloy most immediately comes to mind.) Dimitroff is part of the Patriot family. We have seen him release players, even beloved players in the past (Brian Finneran, Brian Wiliams) but today's cuts show just how dedicated Dimitroff is to preserving the success of this franchise.In the NFL, teams simply cannot afford to carry players who perform under their cap hit. While loyalty can and should be rewarded, there are limits. In Dimitroff's judgment, Robinson, Abraham and Turner, either based on recent performance or despite recent performance, were likely to under perform their salary cap hit in 2013. Either they will be resigned to lesser contracts, or they will play elsewhere, but the Falcons will be a better team because of these moves. . . . . we hope.Either way, today we know that Thomas Dimitroff is a Patriot . . . a Corleone, and a true Falcon. Edited March 1, 2013 by holymoses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconsfan8412502 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 lol love the comparison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewie Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Very, very well said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominique is Manufique Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Godfather! Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PokerSteve Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 At the beginning of "The Godfather", war hero and scholar Michael Corleone shares a story illustrating the ruthless efficiency of his father with his fiance. She is horrified, but he immediately explains "That's my family . . . not me."Of course, at the end of the movie, he ruthlessly eliminates the leaders of the five families who are a threat to HIS family, as he has learned that his father was ruthless by necessity, not character.The New England Patriots have a history of cutting high profile, popular veterans (Lawyer Malloy most immediately comes to mind.) Dimitroff is part of the Patriot family. We have seen him release players, even beloved players in the past (Brian Finneran, Brian Wiliams) but today's cuts show just how dedicated Dimitroff is to preserving the success of this franchise.In the NFL, teams simply cannot afford to carry players who perform under their cap hit. While loyalty can and should be rewarded, there are limits. In Dimitroff's judgment, Robinson, Abraham and Turner, either based on recent performance or despite recent performance, were likely to under perform their salary cap hit in 2013. Either they will be resigned to lesser contracts, or they will play elsewhere, but the Falcons will be a better team because of these moves. . . . . we hope.Either way, today we know that Thomas Dimitroff is a true Corleone . . . a true Patriot, and Falcon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isproab Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParanoidAndroid Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Bravo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fibonacci/Mashburn Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Did you really just ruin a movie........dag nammit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Flare Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 "I know it was was you, Michael. You broke my heart. You broke my heart!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOVAFalconFan Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Did you really just ruin a movie........dag nammit.Lol! How about a SPOILER alert! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownvoteDon Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 (edited) "I know it was was you, Michael. You broke my heart. You broke my heart!"I think the better caption would be "[This is] BUSINESS, I always liked you, Michael." Edited March 1, 2013 by holymoses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFalcon Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Great Corleone analogy. Based upon past performance, I'd bet that TD and Smitty will make the necessary player moves to improve the team, and it's likely we won't miss these three guys in the long term.Turner did a great job for us during his tenure here except for his last mediocre season, and Abe was a stud at DE (too bad he never really had any serious help in that regard.) Dunta was probably the best guy available at a time when our DB's were overwhelmingly unimpressive (Crisp Houston, anyone?). He also didn't seem to measure up to his salary last season and has been outperformed by other Falcon DB's. Time to move on and get better. NFC Championship and hopefully Super Bowl victories on the horizon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMT11 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 a lil homer here much lets chill - We aint won the Bowl yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDaveG Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 "I know it was was you, Michael. You broke my heart. You broke my heart!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDaveG Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 HM, that's the second time you've used a Godfather reference on this board and it was a perfect analogy both times.Well played, sir. A true fan of the movie you are. An aficionado, even. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumblesjr Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 TD is the man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownvoteDon Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 HM, that's the second time you've used a Godfather reference on this board and it was a perfect analogy both times.Well played, sir. A true fan of the movie you are. An aficionado, even.You are very kind! It's amazing what you can learn about life from watching The Godfather movies . . . even the third (lesson: Quit while you're ahead!)Do you happen to remember why I posted the other analogy? I'm at a loss . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF89 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Woah freaky weird comparison if only cause my roommate woke me up this morning playing Godfather III at top volume and he was the one who told me about the cuts when I came into the living room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownvoteDon Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 Great Corleone analogy. Based upon past performance, I'd bet that TD and Smitty will make the necessary player moves to improve the team, and it's likely we won't miss these three guys in the long term.Turner did a great job for us during his tenure here except for his last mediocre season, and Abe was a stud at DE (too bad he never really had any serious help in that regard.) Dunta was probably the best guy available at a time when our DB's were overwhelmingly unimpressive (Crisp Houston, anyone?). He also didn't seem to measure up to his salary last season and has been outperformed by other Falcon DB's. Time to move on and get better. NFC Championship and hopefully Super Bowl victories on the horizon!All 3 played important roles. I wonder whether the off field issues of Abe and Turner influenced the cuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman42 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I gotta flask of makers mark in my sock, meet me at the bench.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDaveG Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 You are very kind! It's amazing what you can learn about life from watching The Godfather movies . . . even the third (lesson: Quit while you're ahead!)Do you happen to remember why I posted the other analogy? I'm at a loss . . .It was when Hillary Clinton became Secretary of State. You said you imagined the closing scene in The Godfather coming to light, with all her enemies (i.e., everyone in line in front of her for the Presidency) being murdered simultaneously.I lolled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gritz Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Either way, today we know that Thomas Dimitroff is a Patriot . . . a Corleone, and a true Falcon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimifalcon Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 feb 26th,there was all this discusion of TD favorites and when will he make a move,well, how do you like him now?guts and glory!11 days until the next big move,I can't bloody wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDirtyWordII Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Better to be Michael than Fredo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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