Goober Pyle Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 (edited) https://www.myajc.com/sports/football/schraeder-battling-through-his-demotion-right-tackle/GVGhBgihr4RF1j0WeCJoXI/ DLed actually wrote a comprehensible article.....I've highlighted some of Schraeder's quotes about possibly moving to Guard. FLOWERY BRANCH — Falcons right tackle Ryan Schraeder took his demotion hard. 5-6 minutes But after two games as the backup, he’s starting to deal with his new reality. “I’m good,” Schraeder said on Wednesday. “I just have to stay positive and know that better days are ahead. I just have to do what they asked me to do to the best of my ability to finish out this year.” The Falcons (5-9) are set to play the Panthers (6-8) at 1 p.m. Sunday at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. Schraeder was signed as an undrafted college free agent in 2013 after a stellar career at Valdosta State. He was the classic late-bloomer and developed in to an NFL starter. He signed a five-year, $34 million contract extension in 2016, but two games ago he was benched against Green Bay. He played four special teams plays in the loss to the Packers. He played three offensive snaps and six on special teams in the win over the Cardinals after making 72 starts. The Falcons have started Ty Sambrailo at right tackle the past two games. “They just kind of told me that they were going to make a change and that they cared about me,” Schraeder said. “They felt they needed to do that. So, I just accepted it and went right along with it.” After starting and helping the Falcons get to Super Bowl LI, Schraeder said that dealing with the benching has been difficult. “It’s not easy,” Schraeder said. “I’m on the rise now. I’m doing better. I just try to stay focused and just try to work on things I need to get better at.” Schraeder was not having one of his best seasons. He had trouble in the Pittsburgh game against T.J. Watt and in the Saints game against Cam Jordan. “From what I was told, we’ll find out more after the season and just take it from there,” Schraeder said. Schraeder is scheduled to make base salaries of $6.25 million in 2019, $5.75 in 2020 and $6 million in 2021. But after the demotion the Falcons have signaled they may consider him a cap casualty or at the least a candidate to have his contract restructured. Schraeder wants to keep playing in the NFL. “I still feel like I can play,” Schraeder said. “I feel like I’ve got some gas in the tank. I feel like a good offseason, getting some rest and getting my confidence back up, I’ll be good.” Schraeder, who’ll turn 31 in May, said he’s generally healthy. “I don’t’ have any specific injuries,” Schraeder said. “I have played in the NFL for six years now and I’ve played physical. Things bother you, but nothing that needs surgery or anything at this point.” Schraeder, who’s 6-foot-7 and 300 pounds, believes he could play guard if the Falcons wanted to move him inside. “I think I could,” Schraeder said when asked if he could play guard. “It’s a little bit different. Things happen quicker. I think it would be easier in pass protection, but as far as everything else, the run game, I don’t know.” He noted that former Falcons right tackles Tyson Clabo and Garrett Reynolds also played some guard. “It’s possible,” Schraeder said. Falcons coach Dan Quinn said guard wasn’t an option for Schraeder for this season. “We consider everything,” Quinn said. “But not right now in that case.” Schraeder’s play will be re-evaluation after the season. “Definitely still an evaluation,” Quinn said. The Falcons traded a fifth-round pick for Sambrailo to serve as the swing tackle in 2017. He’d been practicing well. “We felt like he had warranted some playing time,” Quinn said. “When we got into the game we liked the results of that. So Ryan is still up, still active and in this game, we’ll go to the same scenario where he’s getting reps at right as well.” In addition to replacing Schraeder, the Falcons benched right guard Ben Garland in favor of veteran Zane Beadles. However, against the Cardinals, Garland and Beadles split the snaps. Quinn was impressed with how both players handled the demotions. “Both of them are true pros and they want to do – always being in the front and leaders, those two guys really tough, hard nose competitors,” Quinn said. “So we say man, hey we’re going to take a look at some other guys and obviously we’re keeping you in the mix and we’re trying to find other ways we can utilize Ben…by no means are we saying you’re out and not going back in. “Not the message that a player wants to hear, but that’s our obligation, to be honest, and fair with him to say we’re going to give a couple other guys some looks.” Edited December 19, 2018 by Goober Pyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbaby Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 I’m hoping we get Cody Ford to fulfill that RG spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osiruz Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 16 minutes ago, atlbaby said: I’m hoping we get Cody Ford to fulfill that RG spot. Same here, or get a stud FA if one is available. A perfect draft would be greedy Williams with our first pick, Ndamokong Suh in FA and draft an OT or a G in the second. Maybe we can move up and draft cody ford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socalriseup Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 if he can play like has has before at either RT or RG im all for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1989Fan Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Cut him before paying him starting tackle money to try and be a guard. Hurts saying that, been a huge fans since his rookie season when he flashed in practices and got a spot. Hopefully Gono can have a similar rise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droopy1592 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Don’t know what happened to Shredder. He fell off of a cliff over a season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E. T. Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Wow, TD and some of these contracts have not turned out to be good investments. That's a lot of money still owed to Shraeder…..SHRAEDER!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcons007 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 3 hours ago, atlbaby said: I’m hoping we get Cody Ford to fulfill that RG spot. We need both OG. Wes is worse than Garland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcons007 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 2 hours ago, E. T. said: Wow, TD and some of these contracts have not turned out to be good investments. That's a lot of money still owed to Shraeder…..SHRAEDER!!! It’s not bad, him and Alford should be on the list of cap casualties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqg96 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Ryan Scredder wetter bedder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconfreek123 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 2 hours ago, E. T. said: Wow, TD and some of these contracts have not turned out to be good investments. That's a lot of money still owed to Shraeder…..SHRAEDER!!! U r an idiot. Td cant tell the future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconsIn2012 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 (edited) He is too tall and light to transition to OG. Guards are 6-4 and 330 lbs, not 6-7 and 300 lbs. My gut says he is in the twilight of his career and we should move on Edited December 20, 2018 by Falconsin2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vel Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Pay cut? Seriously, it's hard to find OL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconticket Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Lot of talk about feelings and "they care about me". Is this the new millennial nfl? Soft as Charmin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFalcoholic Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Didn’t realize he is nearly 31. Dang. Guess he was an “old” rookie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheap Talk Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Ledbetter did not get much of a commitment out of Quinn, but sounded sort of permanent, rather than just an evaluation of younger players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheap Talk Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 5 hours ago, Goober Pyle said: https://www.myajc.com/sports/football/schraeder-battling-through-his-demotion-right-tackle/GVGhBgihr4RF1j0WeCJoXI/ DLed actually wrote a comprehensible article.....I've highlighted some of Schraeder's quotes about possibly moving to Guard. FLOWERY BRANCH — Falcons right tackle Ryan Schraeder took his demotion hard. Also, the article did not say anything about how Ryan felt about the changes, but from what I heard after Sunday's game he is much happier with his OL play. He did make that comment after the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwifalcon Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 KoG where are you hiding and where ever you are get that smile off your face lol. As per about a month or 2 ahead of schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osiruz Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 5 hours ago, droopy1592 said: Don’t know what happened to Shredder. He fell off of a cliff over a season. He only read had one and a half good seasons. Dude was always greg hardy's wife. Don't know what TD was smoking giving him a fat contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Kildare Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 35 minutes ago, osiruz said: He only read had one and a half good seasons. Dude was always greg hardy's wife. Don't know what TD was smoking giving him a fat contract. Whether college players or pros, the Falcons in the Dimitroff era have been generally abysmal in evaluating offensive linemen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osiruz Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 46 minutes ago, Doctor Kildare said: Whether college players or pros, the Falcons in the Dimitroff era have been generally abysmal in evaluating offensive linemen. Pretty much true and I think it's league wide. We were on the money scouting Zack Martin but it was bizzare that we didn't take him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdawg4876 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 I told yall literally for yrs dude was below avg. Levine helped him a bunch at te. I miss that dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysnill1 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 8 hours ago, droopy1592 said: Don’t know what happened to Shredder. He fell off of a cliff over a season. not really, Toilolo helped him out a WHOLE bunch. that was one cut I seriously hated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E. T. Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 8 hours ago, falcons007 said: It’s not bad, him and Alford should be on the list of cap casualties. Well let's hope he doesn't end up being an expensive backup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E. T. Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 8 hours ago, falconfreek123 said: U r an idiot. Td cant tell the future Thank you for the kind words my man.... but no one in the NFL world would have offered Ryan Schraeder that type of money to begin with. That was my point in the first place, idiot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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