Falcons Fan MVP 3,760 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Gurley, Itto, Hill and ollison. Do you think that any of our current running backs would be successful in Arthur Smith's scheme? I know we will draft a running back or two. Maybe we will find out what Ollison can do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A Dog Named Brian 3,731 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 To your point, we might finally get to see what we have in Ollison. However, they’re all expendable. Skeetbird, quickzero, Borat and 11 others 13 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
octoslash 18,182 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 I hope not. Maybe Ito for back up hjerry, NashvilleFalcon01, Dr Long Shot and 7 others 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beast-N-Da-Sheetz 3,981 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 He should at least be intrigued with Ollison but I'm sure finding a #1 back is the main goal. papachaz and Falcons Fan MVP 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ATLskinjob 929 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Gurley is as good as gone (I hope), but I wouldn't be surprised if he kicks the tires on the other guys in camp. Heck, Freeman was behind Jackson and didn't do a thing until we got rid of Koetter (lol) and hired a young up-and-coming WCO coordinator. I bet we grab a guy in the second or third. After all, Fotenot apparently basically forced the Saints to draft Kamara. Falcons Fan MVP 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Long Shot 3,939 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 I think we keep Ito and Olison and draft RB to start. Herr Doktor, papachaz, capitan and 2 others 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NorthGaBoy 1,337 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 I think they let Gurley walk. Smith, Ollison, Hill, and our RB draftee compete for 3 positions. Falcons Fan MVP, quickzero and Jumpin Jehosaphat 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Herr Doktor 6,390 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 I'm sure he will look at every player and make a decision. Gurley isn't under contract so he's gone. Ito and Ollison might be the only RBs on contract as of right now. Falcons Fan MVP 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
⚡Slumerican⚡ 5,785 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Absolutely not, matter of fact.. I seriously doubt Smith wants any of our skill players other than Ridley.. And unfortunately by the time Smith can do something with this team, Ridley will command a premium contract.. So imo, Smith shouldn't even be planning a team around Ridley at this point.. Get the good out of him while we have him and plan for the future.. FACTS Quote Link to post Share on other sites
⚡Slumerican⚡ 5,785 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 1 hour ago, Beast-N-Da-Sheetz said: He should at least be intrigued with Ollison but I'm sure finding a #1 back is the main goal. Ollison hasn't done much for himself to command many second looks.. He hasn't been giving alot of opportunities either, but imo thats on him and possibly a lack of work ethic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NorthGaBoy 1,337 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 12 minutes ago, ⚡Slumerican⚡ said: Absolutely not, matter of fact.. I seriously doubt Smith wants any of our skill players other than Ridley.. And unfortunately by the time Smith can do something with this team, Ridley will command a premium contract.. So imo, Smith shouldn't even be planning a team around Ridley at this point.. Get the good out of him while we have him and plan for the future.. FACTS Sounds like Arthur Blank should remove the team from the NFL. There is no hope. All is lost. The sky is falling. Jumpin Jehosaphat, Wardog357, Godzilla1985 and 5 others 1 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
⚡Slumerican⚡ 5,785 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 1 minute ago, NorthGaBoy said: Sounds like Arthur Blank should remove the team from the NFL. There is no hope. All is lost. The sky is falling. Its just a broken team that absolutely needs a total rebuild.. It can be done, but itll take time.. If you have another point of view, im definitely game to hear you out?? Im always down to learn from another point of view Dukeduke211 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NorthGaBoy 1,337 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 8 minutes ago, ⚡Slumerican⚡ said: Its just a broken team that absolutely needs a total rebuild.. It can be done, but itll take time.. If you have another point of view, im definitely game to hear you out?? Im always down to learn from another point of view This is a reasonably talented team that has suffered poor coaching, poor game planning, poor adjustments, and poor management. If you watched the games and saw the predictability, saw routes taking 6 seconds to clear, saw the lack of a running game, and watched as Koetter, with his poor offensive planning ran the defense into the ground, you have to believe we do have some pieces to build on. Ryan and Jones are probably good for another 2 years. The OL probably needs only LG upgraded. Hurst looks like a player. Ridley is not as close to done as you implied. He has quite a few seasons in him and we can hopefully get a deal when that time comes. We may have 1 or 2 decent runners and if we draft a stud, we can actually have a run game. I think this OL can do it with one upgrade. Half of the defensive players are good enough to return. This is where we have the most holes. We need to bring in several defenders to become competitive. But, the defense will do much better without Koetter orchestrating 3 and outs. The thing that broke this team in 2019 and 2020 is being replaced. There is no need to burn it to the ground. Herr Doktor, Day1, tugglefan and 9 others 9 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
⚡Slumerican⚡ 5,785 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 6 minutes ago, NorthGaBoy said: This is a reasonably talented team that has suffered poor coaching, poor game planning, poor adjustments, and poor management. If you watched the games and saw the predictability, saw routes taking 6 seconds to clear, saw the lack of a running game, and watched as Koetter, with his poor offensive planning ran the defense into the ground, you have to believe we do have some pieces to build on. Ryan and Jones are probably good for another 2 years. The OL probably needs only LG upgraded. Hurst looks like a player. Ridley is not as close to done as you implied. He has quite a few seasons in him and we can hopefully get a deal when that time comes. We may have 1 or 2 decent runners and if we draft a stud, we can actually have a run game. I think this OL can do it with one upgrade. Half of the defensive players are good enough to return. This is where we have the most holes. We need to bring in several defenders to become competitive. But, the defense will do much better without Koetter orchestrating 3 and outs. The thing that broke this team in 2019 and 2020 is being replaced. There is no need to burn it to the ground. Ill definitely respect your opinion and leave the door open for that.. But i definitely didn't say Ridley is close to being done, im saying by the time Smith can turn this team around Ridley will be looking for a big money contract we wont be able to afford.. Im a huge Ridley fan man, with the right team.. Ridley can be a absolute beast. Jmo Dukeduke211 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
papachaz 18,839 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 42 minutes ago, ⚡Slumerican⚡ said: Ollison hasn't done much for himself to command many second looks.. He hasn't been giving alot of opportunities either, but imo thats on him and possibly a lack of work ethic and when DK was here the first time, the same things were said about Freeman.... just sayin Herr Doktor, ⚡Slumerican⚡ and Jumpin Jehosaphat 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Killing Floor 889 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 I heard Smith already told Gurley to get lost and they found him a couple hours later in the end zone. pren226, papachaz and 1989Fan 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Draftnut57 4,183 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 3 hours ago, ⚡Slumerican⚡ said: Ollison hasn't done much for himself to command many second looks.. He hasn't been giving alot of opportunities either, but imo thats on him and possibly a lack of work ethic That's what I was headed down to say , I mean.. Yeah,, Ollison should be given an oppertunity like everybody else.. But I'd say he'll be the first one cut out of all the Backs. And yes , we need to draft the best Back we can. ⚡Slumerican⚡ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PriMeTiiMe 7,482 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Cap is limited with what we have to work with. Olli and Ito are under contract for cheap you keep them. Hill and Gurley are FAs, let em walk. Draft your starter 1989Fan, FalconJim and Lowndesfalc 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sidecar Falcon 7,786 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 God I hope not. 1989Fan 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Smiler11 6,208 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 He may not want them but I can't see us having a having a 100% turnover at the running back position. ATLSlobberKnockers 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1989Fan 15,520 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 I sure wouldn’t be re-signing any of them that are about to be UFA... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Faithful Falcon 8,126 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 7 hours ago, ⚡Slumerican⚡ said: Ollison hasn't done much for himself to command many second looks.. He hasn't been giving alot of opportunities either, but imo thats on him and possibly a lack of work ethic I doubt it's a lack of work ethic. They're probably just being foolish. There's a team waiting to pick him up. ⚡Slumerican⚡ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dodge_birds_fan 1,732 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 7 hours ago, NorthGaBoy said: This is a reasonably talented team that has suffered poor coaching, poor game planning, poor adjustments, and poor management. If you watched the games and saw the predictability, saw routes taking 6 seconds to clear, saw the lack of a running game, and watched as Koetter, with his poor offensive planning ran the defense into the ground, you have to believe we do have some pieces to build on. Ryan and Jones are probably good for another 2 years. The OL probably needs only LG upgraded. Hurst looks like a player. Ridley is not as close to done as you implied. He has quite a few seasons in him and we can hopefully get a deal when that time comes. We may have 1 or 2 decent runners and if we draft a stud, we can actually have a run game. I think this OL can do it with one upgrade. Half of the defensive players are good enough to return. This is where we have the most holes. We need to bring in several defenders to become competitive. But, the defense will do much better without Koetter orchestrating 3 and outs. The thing that broke this team in 2019 and 2020 is being replaced. There is no need to burn it to the ground. I mean we weren't really getting blown out except for a few games. The team had some talent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Refried Beans 1,438 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) Ito was only back I saw last year that ran with a sense of urgency. Gurley to me looked lazy, he needs to go. Didnt see enough of Ollison. Hill looked like a 3rd stringer to me. It's tough to evaluate running backs that were running behind such a poor o-line. Edited January 16 by Refried Beans Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bunchy Carter 3,243 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) Smith ran with urgency. Hill doesn't get enough credit. Ollison has looked serviceable. Gurley should refund Blank. Edited January 16 by Bunchy Carter falconsd56 and Draftnut57 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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