FalconsIn2012 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 I know guys like @Knight of God, @Vandy, @MSalmon, @Ovie_Lover & @athell really liked Maxx Crosby leading up to the draft. I had him mocked to us once Chuck Smith called him “different.” And apparently all were right. It really would have been nice to have a 3rd round pick last year to draft Maxx. He was on our radar, too Maxx Crosby Since Week 5: Once he took over the starting spot in Week 5, Crosby has accumulated 6.5 sacks in the last 6 games. He also has 20 combined TFL/QB hits and 3 FF’s. Hopefully the trend of using a 2nd or 3rd round pick to move up in the 1st round stops. So many quality players are taken in rounds 2, 3 & 4. opensource001, HouseofEuphoria, ZoneOne01 and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geneaut Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 So you were OK with Ty being our starting RT ? FalconBlood, Dirtier Bird, Ergo Proxy and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconsIn2012 Posted November 19, 2019 Author Share Posted November 19, 2019 2 hours ago, Geneaut said: So you were OK with Ty being our starting RT ? Kaleb will be a very good RT, but you don’t have to trade up to get a player you like. You just don’t. Kaleb possibly could have fallen to us in the 2nd. Look at Justin Skule on the 49ers. Taken in the 6th round in 2019 draft and has been better than any rookie tackle since taking over for Joe Staley this year Knight of God, vitaman, Francis York Morgan and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcranford2 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 13 minutes ago, FalconsIn2012 said: Kaleb will be a very good RT, but you don’t have to trade up to get the players you like. You just don’t. Kaleb possibly could have fallen to us in the 2nd. Look at Justin Skule on the 49ers. Taken in the 6th round in 2019 draft and has been better than any rookie tackle since taking over for Joe Staley this year Never trust a Shanahan olineman Geneaut and ATLSlobberKnockers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ergo Proxy Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 I liked Maxx and Winovich too as 2nd-3rd round guys but the OL had to be done. It had 2 longterm holes on it and still has possibly 2 pending Carp/Brown for OG multiple years and future at C. Patriots were certainly in the running for Kaleb as they put off OT until later right after we jumped them for Kaleb based on our intel. Look at the WR they took instead and how they traded multiple times after the draft for OL help. He ain’t doing jack and they made that many moves after? It seems their plans backfired. And, the thing is there is a number of ways a draft goes on draft day that doesn’t play out if everyone got a chance to play the redraft game. It was basically fix OL and buy time for DL for next offseason. Besides, look what happens when coaches do their job with the current DL? Who is to say another DE isn’t gimped being forced to play LB in the 3-4 nonsense for 8 games? There is just no way we were going to fix both LOS in a long-term and complete sense in 1 offseason. That said, it’d be nice not to be concerned about front 7 next year. Alas, at least we aren’t concerned about the OL as much. Imagine it with just Ty and before we didn’t think anything much of Gono(still a project)... Knight of God, Sidecar Falcon, Francis York Morgan and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconsIn2012 Posted November 19, 2019 Author Share Posted November 19, 2019 16 minutes ago, abcranford2 said: Never trust a Shanahan olineman Taylor and Ford are having identical seasons to Kaleb. Could have drafted either and kept our 3rd vitaman, vel, Ergo Proxy and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconsIn2012 Posted November 19, 2019 Author Share Posted November 19, 2019 25 minutes ago, Ergo Proxy said: I liked Maxx and Winovich too as 2nd-3rd round guys but the OL had to be done. It had 2 longterm holes on it and still has possibly 2 pending Carp/Brown for OG multiple years and future at C. Patriots were certainly in the running for Kaleb as they put off OT until later right after we jumped them for Kaleb based on our intel. Look at the WR they took instead and how they traded multiple times after the draft for OL help. He ain’t doing jack and they made that many moves after? It seems their plans backfired. And, the thing is there is a number of ways a draft goes on draft day that doesn’t play out if everyone got a chance to play the redraft game. It was basically fix OL and buy time for DL for next offseason. Besides, look what happens when coaches do their job with the current DL? Who is to say another DE isn’t gimped being forced to play LB in the 3-4 nonsense for 8 games? There is just no way we were going to fix both LOS in a long-term and complete sense in 1 offseason. That said, it’d be nice not to be concerned about front 7 next year. Alas, at least we aren’t concerned about the OL as much. Imagine it with just Ty and before we didn’t think anything much of Gono(still a project)... 1st: Dex 2nd: Elgton Jenkins 3rd Maxx 4th: Sheffield 5th: Miller 5th: Cominsk I like this a bunch...lol Edit: just saw Trent Brown is a wife beater. **** him. Must be something about guys with the last name Brown Francis York Morgan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ergo Proxy Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 (edited) Yeah, if only it worked that way. So, Trent for $21M next year and no OL depth at all? Lose one starter and ... I don’t see how his contract works even in hindsight. There was no short term OL FA fix in a single player, IMO. That’s the purpose of 2 rookie contracts now projected to be starters. Carpenter is a bad contract though. I’ll give you that. The draft redo would be done different by every team tho... Edited November 19, 2019 by Ergo Proxy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconsIn2012 Posted November 19, 2019 Author Share Posted November 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, Ergo Proxy said: Yeah, if only it worked that way. It could have. We took a hard look at Dex, Jenkins & Maxx. But the trade up threw a monkey wrench into things. I simply hate moving up and using a top 100 pick to do so Chitown2ATL_Falcon and vitaman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ergo Proxy Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Just now, FalconsIn2012 said: It could have. We took a hard look at Dex, Jenkins & Maxx. But the trade up threw a monkey wrench into things. I simply hate moving up and using a top 100 pick to do so I edited my post(bad habbit)...but again if we would redo it for optimal picks then don’t you think other teams would as well? Did we plan on Kaleb having a health setback? Pats wanted him at 32. Did we plan on Chris missing almost the whole season on a freak injury? Again tho...we could have even done more for a 1 year stop gap with Vic’s money alone. Seems like DQ overthinking the whole 3-4 set the D back and Morris now helping coverage get tighter with more 4 DL formations = Defense seems just fine suddenly. Meanwhile, OL... Smiler11 and vel 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Tzu 7 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Meh woulda shoulda coulda. If the Falcons lost more games they could have had a higher pick. Then they could have traded down and had enough picks to draft all these guys. Trust me son. Troffed! /purple OilFuturesTrader19, HouseofEuphoria, Smiler11 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconsIn2012 Posted November 19, 2019 Author Share Posted November 19, 2019 7 minutes ago, Ergo Proxy said: I edited my post(bad habbit)...but again if we would redo it for optimal picks then don’t you think other teams would as well? Did we plan on Kaleb having a health setback? Pats wanted him at 32. Did we plan on Chris missing almost the whole season on a freak injury? Again tho...we could have even done more for a 1 year stop gap with Vic’s money alone. Seems like DQ overthinking the whole 3-4 set the D back and Morris now helping coverage get tighter with more 4 DL formations = Defense seems just fine suddenly. Meanwhile, OL... Hindsight, I know. But Dex and Maxx were in 2 of my mock drafts so I am invested..lol But the point of the thread isn’t really about hindsight re-drafting, it’s about not wasting top 100 draft picks In 6 of 9 years we have used a 2nd or 3rd to move up. Only Julio was worthy Ergo Proxy, JDaveG, HASHBROWN3 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lethal Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Everytime I hear his name pop up I die a little on the inside...would have been a great addition to our line BUT I will say...whenever you think this organization is going to zig they zag so there is a logical path that we keep our pick, Maxx is there, and we go a different direction. I think teams were sniffing around Kaleb, so I can see why they felt the need to move up but yea overall, there is value in every round. I am much more team move back if your guy isn't there, collect picks, then use all that capital to move around how you want but oh well... FalconsIn2012, MSalmon, Ergo Proxy and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summerhill Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Geneaut said: So you were OK with Ty being our starting RT ? Yes the Falcons would probably have a terrible record if they had Ty at RT all season. vitaman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFanSince1969 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 21 minutes ago, FalconsIn2012 said: Hindsight, I know. But Dex and Maxx were in 2 of my mock drafts so I am invested..lol But the point of the thread isn’t really about hindsight re-drafting, it’s about not wasting top 100 draft picks In 6 of 9 years we have used a 2nd or 3rd to move up. Only Julio was worthy Pretty sure 6 of 9 isn't close to accurate. We've had our 1st thru 3rd 4 times since 2014 so yea, not close to accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papachaz Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 1 hour ago, abcranford2 said: Never trust a Shanahan olineman Mike Person at center.... nuff said *Old Pappy Falcon* 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonDaLuvMaker Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 1 hour ago, FalconsIn2012 said: I know guys like @Knight of God, @Vandy, @MSalmon, @Ovie_Lover & @athell really liked Maxx Crosby leading up to the draft. I had him mocked to us once Chuck Smith called him “different.” And apparently all were right. It really would have been nice to have a 3rd round pick last year to draft Maxx. He was on our radar, too Maxx Crosby Since Week 5: Once he took over the starting spot in Week 5, Crosby has accumulated 6.5 sacks in the last 6 games. He also has 20 combined TFL/QB hits and 3 FF’s. Hopefully the trend of using a 2nd or 3rd round pick to move up in the 1st round stops. So many quality players are taken in rounds 2, 3 & 4. How good has he been outside of the Bengals game with 4 sacks though? How often was he being disruptive up until this past Sunday? I haven't been following him and just wanted to know if he hasn't been another Antwan Odom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconBlood23 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Hindsight sure is a *****! Atl Falcon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HASHBROWN3 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Yep, Anyone who bothered looking at Maxx Crosby during the predraft process could plainly see the guy had the tools to be a great value pick. He reminded me a lot of TJ Watt. Both relentless with good hands. If I’m recalling properly, they had very similar size... height, weight, arm length... Dude went in the 4th I believe. Ergo Proxy, FalconsIn2012 and vitaman 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lethal Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 And @FalconsIn2012, Maxx was a 4th rounder for Oakland (106 overall), which would mean Atlanta would have had to spend their third on him and as it was iirc it felt like a reach for Oakland at that spot so it probably woulda been considered a huge reach in the 3rd. Either way, cool to see him balling. ZoneOne01, FalconsIn2012 and Ergo Proxy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSalmon Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, athell said: And @FalconsIn2012, Maxx was a 4th rounder for Oakland (106 overall), which would mean Atlanta would have had to spend their third on him and as it was iirc it felt like a reach for Oakland at that spot so it probably woulda been considered a huge reach in the 3rd. Either way, cool to see him balling. Good post. I know we all liked Maxx...but I think the OL picks will pay off long term Ergo Proxy, Lethal, Peteshweddy and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcons_Frenzy Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 If the Falcons had drafted Crosby he would likely be sitting on the bench behind Takk and Vic and nobody would know what the Falcons have, including the Falcons. OilFuturesTrader19, Vandy, AlabamaFalconFan and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwifalcon Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Man Max Crosby you reckon way back when TD was rumoured to want a pass rusher in Demarcus Lawrence 2014ish forget whoever we got but I mean guys we could have had is fools gold. FalconsIn2012, Ergo Proxy and MSalmon 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lethal Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 9 minutes ago, MSalmon said: Good post. I know we all liked Maxx...but I think the OL picks will pay off long term Agreed. And we kinda got him in the later rounds in Cominsky anyways, didn't we? FalconsIn2012 and MSalmon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconsIn2012 Posted November 20, 2019 Author Share Posted November 20, 2019 59 minutes ago, athell said: Everytime I hear his name pop up I die a little on the inside...would have been a great addition to our line BUT I will say...whenever you think this organization is going to zig they zag so there is a logical path that we keep our pick, Maxx is there, and we go a different direction. I think teams were sniffing around Kaleb, so I can see why they felt the need to move up but yea overall, there is value in every round. I am much more team move back if your guy isn't there, collect picks, then use all that capital to move around how you want but oh well... I agree. Every draft, unless you need a franchise QB, the objective should be accumulate as many top 100 picks as possible Lethal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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