theProf Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 vaughn mcclure @vxmcclure23 · 52m 52 minutes ago Antone Smith signed a 1-year deal with the Falcons with a base salary of $1.2 million. Received $200,000 signing bonus. Cap number $1.4 mil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RYNE Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-dawg Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Antone Smith needed to be a short-term deal - I like him for next year but don't believe in him long term at his age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconBlood Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandtrap Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Great piece to the puzzle. Agree that a short term deal was best at his age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theProf Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Antone Smith needed to be a short-term deal - I like him for next year but don't believe in him long term at his age.One year is about as short-term as it gets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xiv_T_E_C_O_ Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Good deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheldon Cooper Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 1-_______2-Freeman3-Smith(+ST's)4-_______We need a starter. Need back end depth too. I like the depth though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insight Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Good deal! Give tone a one year contract so we can lock up Kroy for 6 mill as season for the next 5 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theProf Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 1-_______2-Freeman3-Smith(+ST's)4-_______We need a starter. Need back end depth too. I like the depth though.Haven't you heard, Atlanta's #1 RB will be Mr. Versatile himself, Kroy Biermann. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizzard_falcon Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 1-_______2-Freeman3-Smith(+ST's)4-_______We need a starter. Need back end depth too. I like the depth though.Kyle Shanahan has typically only kept 3 RBs on his roster as offensive coordinator. That was his M.O. in Houston, in Washington, and in Cleveland.I can't find a single example of one of his teams carrying 4 RBs from '08 - '14. Years where his teams used more than 3 RBs was always because of injury or cutting someone due to poor performance.If we have a "#4 running back" this season, it will probably be a stash on the practice squad. I think the goal in the draft will be to find a "thunder" to Freeman and Smith's "lightning." Someone like Jeremy Langford or David Cobb makes a lot of sense in the middle rounds of the draft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriveHomeSafelyAtlantaWins Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I hope Shanny uses Tone right. He's a freakin secret nuclear weapon if used correctly. (Correctly in this case, means having Tone keep enough of a low profile so opponents forget about him, and then sliding him in for 2 or 3 big strikes per game when the timing is perfect). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconstwopercentsized Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 One year is about as short-term as it gets. Hof contract Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdz4i Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 nice deal for both parties. tone made a little money and could be a real steal in the new zbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtybird2k5 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I would have liked a 2 year deal, but either way I'm glad he resigned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capologist Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Yup saw that a bit earlier. Puts us right at about 20 million... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theProf Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 Talking about contracts:vaughn mcclure retweeted Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter · Dallas gave DE Greg Hardy a one-year, $11.3 million deal that could be worth up to $13.116 million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateDogg1215 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Great signing , hope he is ok after the injury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PK Manley Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I like it. My two concerns prior to FA with re-signing Antone were:1) He's almost 30, and when his speed goes, there isn't much else to his game.2) I thought another team might pay him 3+ million a year to be a Sproles type of back.A one-year fairly cheap deal alleviates both of those concerns. Good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hostile1 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Good deal! Give tone a one year contract so we can lock up Kroy for 6 mill as season for the next 5 years.Too funny. Is that velvet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borat Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Excellent deal IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconJim Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 vaughn mcclure @vxmcclure23 · 52m 52 minutes ago Antone Smith signed a 1-year deal with the Falcons with a base salary of $1.2 million. Received $200,000 signing bonus. Cap number $1.4 milI like it!!! Antone is one of my favorite players --- very exciting when he gets the ball, not to mention his stellar performance on Special Teams! I think he deserved a 2 year, 2 Mill. contract, though. If he tears it up this year, they may want to do better next time. GO, YOU DIRTY BIRDS!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon Man™ Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 1-Freeman2-3-Rodgers4-Smith(+ST's) +screen playsWe need HAVE a starter. Need a big bruising type back that is faster than Sjax was... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunken Minotaur Zebra Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 1-_______2-Freeman3-Smith(+ST's)4-_______We need a starter. Need back end depth too. I like the depth though.We will draft an RB before the 4th round, you can bank on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon Man™ Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 We will draft an RB before the 4th round, you can bank on that. Maybe, but who is blocking for him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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