Beast-N-Da-Sheetz Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Peter King @SI_PeterKing Ex-Cle center Alex Mack will average @$9.5m in Atlanta deal. Could have made 500k more on ave in Cleve. Atl OC KShanahan a factor for Mack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capitalist Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 I hope like **** this is true... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xiv_T_E_C_O_ Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 **** yeah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThemDarnFalconsBoy! Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 YES SIR!!! I was hoping we'd get him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconMama Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Please stay healthy and don't suck here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hoopah! Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Daniel Jeremiah @MoveTheSticks 1m1 minute ago Need to build your team to win your division. With Carolina DTs, you better have a strong interior OL..Theory behind paying huge $ to Mack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimsmusic™ Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacific_Falcon Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 I dont know much about the dude, am kind of curious how much of a "fit" he is for the ZBS. Obviously he's an upgrade, just wondering how mobile he is and how much importance that has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimsmusic™ Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 2 minutes ago, Pacific_Falcon said: I dont know much about the dude, am kind of curious how much of a "fit" he is for the ZBS. Obviously he's an upgrade, just wondering how mobile he is and how much importance that has. His last yuear (2014) with shanahan he was #1 center that year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Allen Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Very very very good news. Our center play last year was a disgrace. After those snaps to the turf I think a move like this was essential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThemDarnFalconsBoy! Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Just now, Pacific_Falcon said: I dont know much about the dude, am kind of curious how much of a "fit" he is for the ZBS. Obviously he's an upgrade, just wondering how mobile he is and how much importance that has. Really? Mack is a beast at center... Has been for many years now. One of the bright spots in Cleveland along with Joe Thomas. He's familiar with our OC, whose name I shall not type, so that's a +... He'll fit the scheme nicely. He just needs to stay healthy and we'll have a pro-bowl C for the rest of his career here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdz4i Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 good. now just hope he pans out so the td signs nothing but crap crowd can shutit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFan13 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 3 minutes ago, Pacific_Falcon said: I dont know much about the dude, am kind of curious how much of a "fit" he is for the ZBS. Obviously he's an upgrade, just wondering how mobile he is and how much importance that has. For most of his career he has been the best Center in football and the majority of that work was done in the ZBS and his best years as a pro he ever had were under Kyle Shannahan in the same exact scheme we run here the ZBS. So this is probably the best case scenario for mack and shanny to get what they both wanted to have both at their best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGABOZ Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 mack had the 3rd highest pressures of centers last year interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimsmusic™ Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 2 minutes ago, UGABOZ said: mack had the 3rd highest pressures of centers last year interesting he was also coming off a broken leg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdz4i Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Atlanta Falcons finalizing 5-year deal with Alex Mack 3 By Marc Sessler Around the NFL Writer Published: March 9, 2016 at 01:33 p.m. Updated: March 9, 2016 at 01:43 p.m. Alex Mack is heading to Atlanta. NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday that Cleveland's Pro Bowl center is finalizing a five-year contract with the Falcons, per a source informed of the deal. The key to Mack's contract is the guarantee, Rapoport was told. The first two years of the pact are fully guaranteed, with plenty of cash also coming in Year 3. Chalk it up as a major signing for Atlanta, strengthening the club's offensive line with one of the league's grittiest interior maulers. Outside of missing 11 starts in 2014 with a broken fibula and ankle, Mack has started all 101 games of his career with the Browns. There was hope in Cleveland that the team's newfangled front office would find a way to keep their trusty pivot, but Mack was a strong candidate to bounce after voiding his contract with the bottom-feeding Browns. Undoubtedly, Falcons play-caller Kyle Shanahan also put in a good word for Mack after they worked together in Cleveland in 2014. He's an ideal fit for Shanahan's zone-blocking scheme and a serious upgrade over Mike Person, who struggled at center last season. It's also great news for Shanahan's cast of running backs led by Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman. Mack, at last, has the chance to play with a franchise quarterback for the first time since the Browns made him their first-round pick in 2009. Enduring countless coaches, general managers and half-baked signal-callers in Cleveland, Mack and Matt Ryan are an ideal match in Atlanta. The 30-year-old Mack struggled for parts of last season, but he's operated as one of the league's top centers from Day One. The money will be steep for a player of his age, but Mack has an excellent chance to finish out his deal as a reliable anchor along Atlanta's O-line. The Browns, meanwhile, are watching another key player walk out the door. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000642731/article/atlanta-falcons-finalizing-5year-deal-with-alex-mack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThemDarnFalconsBoy! Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Also it's not like anyone respected Cleveland's run game.. They just blitzed every down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackredfellow Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Alright alright I wanted Wisniewski who is younger and cheaper, but D@MN I'm glad we addressed what I see as the biggest hole on the team. We did in in FA too rather than the draft which I also preferred (get a proven commodity). Love the move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feelnu Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Yeah baby....Now our running game will be very good along with much needed protection up the middle. This should help give Matt a solid pocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackredfellow Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 I feel like this move also gives us a guard in Mike Person. I think without all the added responsibility of being a Center, he can play faster and get better at Guard. Not starter quality maybe, but good depth. Two birds with one stone with this signing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 I almost feel sorry for the Browns about losing so many players. Then I think of Johnny Manziel and those feels disappear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malak07 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 (edited) Person has a shot at guard and at very least decent depth.... just don't let that guy near a football someone could get hurt Edited March 9, 2016 by malak07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast-N-Da-Sheetz Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 Ryan just **** on himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Falconsfan567 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 **** YEAH!!! FALCONS GOT ALEX MACK!!! DON'T GIVE A FLIP HOW MUCH IT COST!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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