stizz Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) 2 minutes ago, youngbloodz said: I believe he is that good. But defense wins championships. And he would be a luxury pick. Build the defense up is the way this team should go I agree defense is the way to go, but I believe there will be a huge effort into filling some holes in free agency so that we can have that luxury. Edited February 24, 2016 by stizz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRUNKuno Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 4 minutes ago, stizz said: BPA. Doctson is the real deal.Julio wasn't a need, but we knew we'd need to find Roddy's replacement eventually. Julio and Doctson would be dominant together. I was preaching for Doctson during the season saying the same thing about he and julio making a killer combo. Then it became painfully obvious that our #2 receiver isnt that important in this system so I cooled on getting him. But yes if he's there in the 2nd, we had better gallop to the podium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stizz Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 1 minute ago, KRUNKuno said: I was preaching for Doctson during the season saying the same thing about he and julio making a killer combo. Then it became painfully obvious that our #2 receiver isnt that important in this system so I cooled on getting him. But yes if he's there in the 2nd, we had better gallop to the podium. My only concern on him is that he's a bit slender, but one offseason would fill him out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOR Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Meh Mike Wallace will get cut and cost half as much. If all we want is a guy to run straight, he's your man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTBF54 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 From Rotoworld........ Kick returner as well as a nice young WR....... I'm in.... NFL draft insider Tony Pauline passes along "word from the Combine" that the Chargers and Falcons are "in the hunt" for free agent Travis Benjamin. Benjamin makes a ton of sense in both locales as a speed complement to Keenan Allen (San Diego) and Julio Jones (Atlanta). Reports out of Cleveland as recently as last week had Benjamin "very close" to re-signing with the Browns, but multiple reports on Tuesday indicated those talks had broken down. At age 26, Benjamin will be a coveted commodity if he hits the free agent market. Source: Tony Pauline on Twitter Feb 24 - 2:05 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-train Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 16 minutes ago, AtlantaFanatic said: Those were arbitrary numbers. I'm just saying a big improvement at C and status quo at WR would benefit us more than status quo at C and a big improvement at WR (Benjamin) Oh, I totally get what you were saying, I just think people aren't looking at C in a way that actually makes sense. We likely had the worst C in the NFL last year. Do we need to get better there? Absolutely. Do we need to overpay some hot name to do it? Absolutely not, but everyone is sooooo freaked out by how bad we were at that position last year that they think we need to sell the farm to get better. We don't. The difference in play between what Barnes could give us in this system, and what the more popular names people often mention could give would likely be absolutely minimal. Barnes, physically & schematically, might actually be a slightly better fit than a few of those names & would quite possibly outperform them. Going into panic mode & shelling out tons of money to a hot name FA when there are players sitting there for considerably less & who in all likelihood would give you equal or better production is an incredibly bad move IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-train Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 14 minutes ago, .WORzone said: Meh Mike Wallace will get cut and cost half as much. If all we want is a guy to run straight, he's your man. Chris Givens will be available & will be even cheaper than Wallace. Dude looked very promising early on despite having garbage at QB throwing him the ball. Could be a huge FA steal/sleeper if he gets in the right situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Day Hoe Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I have been on the Travis Benjamin train in my mocks. He won't command near the amount of money as others will. Cut Hester sign Benajmin. You may as well cut Roddy too and plan on drafting a WR. These moves would save cap money I'm sure and get us younger at the position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngbloodz Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 34 minutes ago, stizz said: I agree defense is the way to go, but I believe there will be a huge effort into filling some holes in free agency so that we can have that luxury. Still think we are a year away from luxury picks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTBF54 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 This........... 11-12. Roddy White and Devin Hester, Atlanta Falcons: White said after the season he wouldn't take a pay cut to stay, which seemingly ended his incredible tenure of the team. Yet the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported this month the Falcons are leaning to retaining" White for his leadership. "It's not always about the talent," general manager Thomas Dimitroff said. No, but it's really rare to see a team keep a 16-game starter that barely topped 500 yards at a big salary. Perhaps the Falcons see that they'll only save $4.2 million if they cut White, and want to see how training camp goes. Hester, who is due $3 million in base salary this season, is a much safer bet to be released. He wasn't a difference maker as a returner or receiver last year. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000637266/article/on-the-bubble-31-nfc-players-that-could-be-cut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy5prings Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 1 hour ago, KRUNKuno said: Now i love me some Doctson. Fsvortie player in the draft. He's going 1st round imo. That would be unfortunate because we cannot use the our 1st pick for anything other than a DL or LB. Some of the mocks I've been seeing have Doctson in the bottom part of the 2nd round, which would be perfect for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacific_Falcon Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 1 hour ago, FentayeJones said: Those are my thoughts also. Benjamin happens to be a good returner so he kills two birds with one stone. Yes...namely, Roddy and Hester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RYNE Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 3 hours ago, Atlfalcons08 said: @tonypauline: Word from the combine has the San Diego Chargers & Atlanta Falcons in the hunt for receiver Travis Benjamin God I hope we can get him. He is perfect for what we need. He is the guy I have been wanting this entire offseason so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndySG Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Depends on the price. Don't remember that many deep throws last year. Was that because Matt couldn't make them or nobody was getting open? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconcrest58 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 3 hours ago, kiwifalcon said: Where does this leave Roddy ??? I'd be disappointed if we could'nt come to some sought of resolution and be even more disappointed if Roddy ended up in Tampa or some $hit-hole like that. Hopefully cut unless he takes a pay cut....love to keep him but notary current price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apl2g Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Wouldn't mind this. As long as they don't break the bank for him and he isn't the biggest pick up of the off season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Positive Thinker Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 My sources tell me that Roddy is gone. I can't duhvulge any mor than thaat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Positive Thinker Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 (edited) 49 minutes ago, AndySG said: Depends on the price. Don't remember that many deep throws last year. Was that because Matt couldn't make them or nobody was getting open? Yes. Remember the throw to Julio in the Carolina game. Matt put every ounce of strength he had and it floated 55 yards. I can do that right now, 30 plus years after throwing my last competitive pass in college. Edited February 24, 2016 by ATL58FAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjerry Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 22 minutes ago, ATL58FAN said: My sources tell me that Roddy is gone. I can't duhvulge any mor than thaat. Do your "sources" have spellcheck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHALCONABERNATHY Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 A deep threat like Benjamin is good pick up, as long as the o line gets fixed for Ryan to have time to throw him the ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngbloodz Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 42 minutes ago, ATL58FAN said: Yes. Remember the throw to Julio in the Carolina game. Matt put every ounce of strength he had and it floated 55 yards. I can do that right now, 30 plus years after throwing my last competitive pass in college. Ok Brett Favre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel City Falcon Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Depends on the price. I would prefer a bigger receiver like Sanu, Marvin Jones, or Ruben Randle. But Benjamin can stretch the field with the best of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falconsfan567 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 2 hours ago, Bobby.Digital said: First off how is it effective? The numbers say otherwise. Flacco attempted alot more deep passes than Ryan. Plus one guys has had Julio and Roddy to work with for most of his career while the other had Torrey Smith and .....? The reason why I'm bringing up how it looks is because his deep ball is hard to catch. He makes the WRs job tougher than it should be. If you ever played football you'd know that. Julio's TD catch vs the Bucs in 2014 is a perfect example what I'm talking about. Another thing is look at Benjamins highlights from this year and how he scores his TDs. He scores off balls that are thrown very deep down the field. Can you see Ryan consistentlymaking those throws? I can't. I just don't see how Ryan and Benjamin would be a good fit for each other. Then factoring in the money it would cost to bring in Benjamin it just doesn't make sense. Using the numbers you posted Matt Ryan was better than Joe Flacco in both yards per attempt and on target passes. That has nothing to do with who or who isn't the receiver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Positive Thinker Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 (edited) 24 minutes ago, youngbloodz said: Ok Brett Favre No, I'm not Brett. I last played in 1980. It was division II ball. Edited February 25, 2016 by ATL58FAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby.Digital Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 2 minutes ago, Falconsfan567 said: Using the numbers you posted Matt Ryan was better than Joe Flacco in both yards per attempt and on target passes. That has nothing to do with who or who isn't the receiver. Lol are you kidding? If the WR isn't able to create separation then your less likely to complete the pass. Also not sure if you ever watched the Ravens play but Flacco usually takes a shot down the field when nothing is open. Usually it's more of a throwaway than anything. But anyways this is besides the point. You still haven't proven how Ryan is a good deep ball thrower. Go do you homework and come back with some numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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