Dusty Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Looks like we are in FULL STRIDE during this free agency. Ever the stingy penny pinchers, the Falcons seem still perfectly content on trying to prove themselves as some sort of "diamond in the rough" / "flea market pickers" of NFL talent. We have no choice but to wait and see what this will be.....again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bring It Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Garage Sale anyone ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdogg Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Sad, but true. TD is still fully in charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great American Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Sad but true but the Super Bowl is not won in March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdz4i Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Sad, but true. TD is still fully in charge.sad but true, i guess you haven t heard that quinn gets final say on the roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOVAFalconFan Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Looks like we are in FULL STRIDE during this free agency. Ever the stingy penny pinchers, the Falcons seem still perfectly content on trying to prove themselves as some sort of "diamond in the rough" / "flea market pickers" of NFL talent. We have no choice but to wait and see what this will be.....again.Of course, if we had signed every big name FA in the first hour, we would still have to wait and see what this will be.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xskyx Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Quick, blame TD before we can assume you're not an idiot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon918 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 These guys don't have a clue. If we spend the money you say,"he spent too much" fire TD. We get value and more solid players you,"say we are being cheap" fire TD! Pay attention to the bigger picture. We are building a solid unit. Not just have a few good players sprinkled with a bunch if below average players. Let Quinn and his team work. In the meantime think about something positive. It will make you a happier person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdman71 Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 The good thing about that. We will always be under the cap. Unlike the saints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Doktor Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 These guys don't have a clue. If we spend the money you say,"he spent too much" fire TD. We get value and more solid players you,"say we are being cheap" fire TD! Pay attention to the bigger picture. We are building a solid unit. Not just have a few good players sprinkled with a bunch if below average players. Let Quinn and his team work. In the meantime think about something positive. It will make you a happier person.Boom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@ck Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 How many days into free agency a couple of years ago did it take for Avril and Bennet to sign? just curious, my suspicions are that it was more than a couple... Hopefully thats the case. we may be able to snag 3-4 of these guys for the price of 2, had we rushed out to get them on Tuesday..// Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toadfishtom Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Just one legitimate pass rusher please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconBlood Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) I thought we were getting other guys at bargain deals to get a killer pass rusher for a price... Edited March 12, 2015 by FalconBlood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArthursMoustache Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 The good thing about that. We will always be under the cap. Unlike the saints. And we always under achieve. Saints have a SB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArthursMoustache Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 How many days into free agency a couple of years ago did it take for Avril and Bennet to sign? just curious, my suspicions are that it was more than a couple... Hopefully thats the case. we may be able to snag 3-4 of these guys for the price of 2, had we rushed out to get them on Tuesday..//So instead of a 7 sack guy we wait for a 'value' 3.5 sack guy...,BeerCan 2.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thanat0s Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I read these posts from the relative newbies, and I remember the days when I would blindly believe the organization knew what it was doing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyakita Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 You guys get yourself so hyped pre FA with mocks and what not, then get disappointed when predictions by outsiders don't pan out. If the talent doesn't equal the salary why should we just sign a player because your heart is in it? You would think with a knowledgable fan base we would have a better grip on how this works than a bunch of chicken littles who whine about every FA we don't sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capologist Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 These guys don't have a clue. If we spend the money you say,"he spent too much" fire TD. We get value and more solid players you,"say we are being cheap" fire TD! Pay attention to the bigger picture. We are building a solid unit. Not just have a few good players sprinkled with a bunch if below average players. Let Quinn and his team work. In the meantime think about something positive. It will make you a happier person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@ck Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 So instead of a 7 sack guy we wait for a 'value' 3.5 sack guy...,BeerCan 2.0No, my point was, they waited it out. I remember the majority consensus that year was that Avril was going to seek a big deal, which he did, and priced himself out of what everyone was willing to pay.. He then took a shorter deal from Seattle, and ended up signing for half of what he originally wanted.. Quinn was there.. Quinn probably brought this same train of thought with him.. Each day that goes by, Orakpo, Morgan, and these other edge rushers are going to begin wavering and that asking price is going to drop. Instead of throwing 8 per year at Orakpo we may be able to get him for 5 per year.. etc.. Someone like a Schofield probably wont take a deal until the market is set by the other free agents,. and his deal will come accordingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Doktor Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Again, if folks would do an ounce of research (there was a terrific thread on this a few days ago) they would know that since TD has been here, the Falcons have been rather low key in signing FA. With the occasional splash. I hold that the splash signings have been our worst in general. So, they are sticking to their usual plan of signing "second tier" players. Why is this even news to anyone who has been a fan of this team, at least for the last seven years?TD and company always keep their cards close. We don't usually show our hand. This FA period has been more of the same. The contracts that TD has negotiated have been pretty **** good ones. I don't see the ire with this. Yes, he hasn't broken the bank on a pass rusher. But have any of them been worth the dollars we are hearing? Not really. I would live to have several talented head hunters rushing the QB. But overspending on average players isn't cost effective. Its not like Cameron Wake or Justin Houston were out there. And signing Houston would cost us TWO first round picks on a team that needs them. Can you imagine the whining in years to come about "giving away all those picks for Houston gutted us"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@ck Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Cliff Avril signed a 2 year / $13,000,000 contract with the Seattle Seahawks, including a $4,500,000 signing bonus, $6,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $6,500,000. CONTRACT:2 yr(s) / $13,000,000 SIGNING BONUS$4,500,000 AVERAGE SALARY$6,500,000 GUARANTEED:$6,000,000 Im pretty sure that year he began trying get in the neighborhood of 4 years, 9 or 10 per. We were all convinced he wasn't going to be worth chasing, and then taken aback when the actual contract details came out.Also take Michael Bennet: DE Michael BennettPrevious team: Tampa BayContract: One year, $5 millionBefore the 2013 season, the Seahawks took a shot at a promising yet largely unheralded pass-rusher out of Tampa. Signed for just one year, Bennett blossomed in Seattle and quickly became a key defensive piece of the Hawks' first championship team. Last offseason, GM John Schneider locked up Bennett with a four year, $28.5 million contract, and "Moses Bread" -- as he calls himself on Twitter -- is now a star on the NFL's best defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown bomber Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I'm sorry but when you have first shot at the best 2nd tier pass rusher you just do not let him leave the building and not sign him. What good is having money and just holding on to it? Its not like Morgan was gonna make us file for bankruptcy. He is 2nd tier but is the top one tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Doktor Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Good post M@ck. Many folks like to knee jerk and fail to learn from history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capologist Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I'm sorry but when you have first shot at the best 2nd tier pass rusher you just do not let him leave the building and not sign him. What good is having money and just holding on to it? Its not like Morgan was gonna make us file for bankruptcy. He is 2nd tier but is the top one tho.Who's to say we didn't make him a good offer and he chose to see all of his options before deciding? Don't assume the worst... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown bomber Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Who's to say we didn't make him a good offer and he chose to see all of his options before deciding? Don't assume the worst...Really? C'mon man. Its about money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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