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The flurry of moves this week by the Falcons has really hurt my brain a little. In a vacuum I really like all of them, the only issue is why did it take so long?

Levitre has been rumored to be on the block for weeks and Gradkowski had been replaced as a starter for a while as well.

It was obvious we weren't happy with line since otas with the way guys were shuffled around. If Quinn and co. knew changes had to be made why in gods name wait until 7 days before the season starts. The timing of everything just seems so strange.

I think our line inevitably ends up as Matthews, Levitre, Stone, Chester, Schraeder but realistically we could have had the guys playing together for weeks now.

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The flurry of moves this week by the Falcons has really hurt my brain a little. In a vacuum I really like all of them, the only issue is why did it take so long?

Levitre has been rumored to be on the block for weeks and Gradkowski had been replaced as a starter for a while as well.

It was obvious we weren't happy with line since otas with the way guys were shuffled around. If Quinn and co. knew changes had to be made why in gods name wait until 7 days before the season starts. The timing of everything just seems so strange.

I think our line inevitably ends up as Matthews, Levitre, Stone, Chester, Schraeder but realistically we could have had the guys playing together for weeks now.

I guess I don't really understand your concern when Levitre is the only starter that you mention. Everyone else you listed has been here since OTAs.

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Next weeks oline..

Matthews

Devonta Freeman

Person

Chester

Ishmael

Ha man you're funny. As if this could happen

You left Kroy Biermann out

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Yea my only issue with these moves is the timing. Should have done this after the second pre season game and given these new guys a little time to gel. As is now these moves could easily cost us our first 3 games shuffling things around on the OL so much.

Two preseason games extra "gelling time" would not have made a huge difference. This line will struggle all year as they acclimate to each other and to the OZBS.

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Yea my only issue with these moves is the timing. Should have done this after the second pre season game and given these new guys a little time to gel. As is now these moves could easily cost us our first 3 games shuffling things around on the OL so much.

Probably the third preseason game that let the coaches know the players on hand weren't going to work.

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Yea my only issue with these moves is the timing. Should have done this after the second pre season game and given these new guys a little time to gel. As is now these moves could easily cost us our first 3 games shuffling things around on the OL so much.

Pretty obvious they weren't ready to pull the trigger until this week, but yeah, these moves could have been made and the guys already getting some playing time together if this is who they wanted all along.

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The flurry of moves this week by the Falcons has really hurt my brain a little. In a vacuum I really like all of them, the only issue is why did it take so long?

Levitre has been rumored to be on the block for weeks and Gradkowski had been replaced as a starter for a while as well.

It was obvious we weren't happy with line since otas with the way guys were shuffled around. If Quinn and co. knew changes had to be made why in gods name wait until 7 days before the season starts. The timing of everything just seems so strange.

I think our line inevitably ends up as Matthews, Levitre, Stone, Chester, Schraeder but realistically we could have had the guys playing together for weeks now.

We grabbed Gradkowski off of waivers, so that couldn't have happened any earlier unless we gave something up to get him.

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On the one hand, it seems reckless letting Hawley go, sitting Asamoah, trading for a guy who had a bad year and taking someone who was released to be your starting center.

On the other hand, we had serious problems, and at least they are *doing something*.

But realistically, is it going to work? I guess we're about to find out.

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The flurry of moves this week by the Falcons has really hurt my brain a little. In a vacuum I really like all of them, the only issue is why did it take so long?

Levitre has been rumored to be on the block for weeks and Gradkowski had been replaced as a starter for a while as well.

It was obvious we weren't happy with line since otas with the way guys were shuffled around. If Quinn and co. knew changes had to be made why in gods name wait until 7 days before the season starts. The timing of everything just seems so strange.

I think our line inevitably ends up as Matthews, Levitre, Stone, Chester, Schraeder but realistically we could have had the guys playing together for weeks now.

TD needs another eight yrs to get it right

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I really don't understand the coaches thinking here. Now the only centers that could start are Stone who didn't take a single snap at Center this season until last week, or Person who botched every other snap he attempted. Why did we wait so long, if there was even a possibility that Hawley wouldn't be ready to go? We really messed this up.

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I think all of this has Shanahan written all over it. He's bringing in his guys.

And it's obvious that we went into panic mode on OL after the Phins game.

If it's Kyle I'm disappointed. I thought he had better vision than this. This seems like a bunch of last minute panic over things we should have had figured out a month ago.

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