Hard2BaBirdWachr 1,399 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 I hated we let him go when we did. He was a great one. https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/south-carolina-football/nfl-patrick-dimarco-retirement-gamecocks-fullback/ falcons007, Herr Doktor, ATLskinjob and 3 others 3 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ya_boi_j 67,762 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Wish him nothing but the best marvinthemartian, Godzilla1985, Ezekiel 25:17 and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CraigSmackDaddy 2,094 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Good luck PD! We could use a good fullback again. Nothing against Smith but he’s just not all that great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mister pudding 3,506 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 He didn't play at all in 2020.. was he hurt? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DonOfThemBirds 19,258 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 19 minutes ago, Mister pudding said: He didn't play at all in 2020.. was he hurt? He suffered a neck injury. Must've been very serious and caused him to retire. Mister pudding 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
falconsd56 26,670 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Good luck to him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RoddyWhite84 3,528 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 1 hour ago, Hard2BaBirdWachr said: I hated we let him go when we did. He was a great one. https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/south-carolina-football/nfl-patrick-dimarco-retirement-gamecocks-fullback/ Yep I also thought that was a big mistake letting him walk at the time..nothing but love and respect for DiMarco.he was one of the good ones on and off the field salute Ryan2Julio11 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jlrfalcon 4,105 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 He was a security blanket for Ryan and should have been resigned. The Falcons were too cheap to pay him and he was fully correct to go elsewhere for a good payout. ATLSlobberKnockers 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
falcons007 25,099 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Good luck PD. You put your body on the line when you played. Hope you enjoy the retirement. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ezekiel 25:17 17,668 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 2 hours ago, jlrfalcon said: He was a security blanket for Ryan and should have been resigned. The Falcons were too cheap to pay him and he was fully correct to go elsewhere for a good payout. They weren’t cheap, they just didn’t value him as important enough to keep around., papachaz 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Herr Doktor 8,708 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 PD was a nice wrinkle in our offense. I always appreciated what he brought to the team. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drvillain 496 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Dan Quinns biggest mistakes: 1. Hiring Dirk Koetter 2. Using Sark as a scapegoat 3. Letting Patrick Di Marco go MoFalconsFan56, Herr Doktor and vitaman 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rcky_mtn_falcon 1,591 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 I 12 hours ago, CraigSmackDaddy said: Good luck PD! We could use a good fullback again. Nothing against Smith but he’s just not all that great. Having a fullback doesn't matter if the OC doesn't scheme to really use them as part of the offense. People talking about the Falcons letting him go because they were being cheap. DiMarco's last year in Atlanta was also Shannahan's last year. I think the decision was made that Sark didn't know how to incorporate a FB and wouldn't really use one so any bum would do, so we signed a bum. It's really kind of funny to me. The NFL has abandoned the FB position for the most part but if you look back at NFL history a good fullback can be devastating to an opposing defense. Everyone here talking about how good Dimarco was, he had 52 receptions, and 7 rushing attempts in his career. He was a glorified speed bump that brought no threat of production. Tom Rathman averaged 68 rushing attempts and 40 receptions a year for 8 years. Mike Alstott averaged 123 rushing attempts and 27 receptions a year for 11 years. William Andrews was drafted as a FB and is listed as a FB for the first 4 years of his career. (depending on where you get your stats) You need a coach that is committed to developing and then actually deploying a FB. Herr Doktor, papachaz and CraigSmackDaddy 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CraigSmackDaddy 2,094 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 3 hours ago, rcky_mtn_falcon said: I Having a fullback doesn't matter if the OC doesn't scheme to really use them as part of the offense. People talking about the Falcons letting him go because they were being cheap. DiMarco's last year in Atlanta was also Shannahan's last year. I think the decision was made that Sark didn't know how to incorporate a FB and wouldn't really use one so any bum would do, so we signed a bum. It's really kind of funny to me. The NFL has abandoned the FB position for the most part but if you look back at NFL history a good fullback can be devastating to an opposing defense. Everyone here talking about how good Dimarco was, he had 52 receptions, and 7 rushing attempts in his career. He was a glorified speed bump that brought no threat of production. Tom Rathman averaged 68 rushing attempts and 40 receptions a year for 8 years. Mike Alstott averaged 123 rushing attempts and 27 receptions a year for 11 years. William Andrews was drafted as a FB and is listed as a FB for the first 4 years of his career. (depending on where you get your stats) You need a coach that is committed to developing and then actually deploying a FB. No doubt Dimarco wasn’t used like the old school FBs but he was a **** of a lead blocker and I recall Smith whiffing on some blocks this year. I’d love to see a big athletic guy brought in who could be a bigger threat to catch some passes as well as a better blocker than Smith. On that note I’ve always wondered why your 3rd TE couldn’t be cross trained as a FB. I could be wrong but I haven’t seen it done and it makes sense since the 3rd TE is typically a blocking TE. Herr Doktor and vitaman 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PriMeTiiMe 7,949 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Ovie and Dimarco were awesome. Miss having a good FB. papachaz 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BadMoonRising 2,116 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Its amazing how we always have great season when we actually have effective FB's. Yet we never prioritize a great FB. MoFalconsFan56 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RoddyWhite84 3,528 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 23 hours ago, jlrfalcon said: He was a security blanket for Ryan and should have been resigned. The Falcons were too cheap to pay him and he was fully correct to go elsewhere for a good payout. For how much he got i was like tf wr couldn't have paid him that?? But we will go pay garage Jamon brown and James carpenter obscene money. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wjcorner 3,879 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 On 1/28/2021 at 5:31 PM, CraigSmackDaddy said: Good luck PD! We could use a good fullback again. Nothing against Smith but he’s just not all that great. Wanted to punch my tv screen every time we threw to him in the flat. He’s up there with Luke Stocker on my hate list. CraigSmackDaddy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
red falcon 4,968 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 12 hours ago, Drvillain said: Dan Quinns biggest mistakes: 1. Hiring Dirk Koetter 2. Using Sark as a scapegoat 3. Letting Patrick Di Marco go Well with dirk here wouldnt have mattered of pat stayed. Would have been wasted money. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
red falcon 4,968 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 On 1/28/2021 at 7:31 PM, CraigSmackDaddy said: Good luck PD! We could use a good fullback again. Nothing against Smith but he’s just not all that great. Our run game isnt great at all. I wouldnt put it on smith. Give it another year. Look at who called plays. Pat played with shanahan as the coordinator. papachaz 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
celtiksage 2,895 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 He should have called us. We might give him a job as the assistant RB coach or FB coach hahaha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hard2BaBirdWachr 1,399 Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 On 1/29/2021 at 5:37 AM, Drvillain said: Dan Quinns biggest mistakes: 1. Hiring Dirk Koetter 2. Using Sark as a scapegoat 3. Letting Patrick Di Marco go Those would actually be mistakes 2-4. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FalconFanSince1970 24,787 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 On 1/29/2021 at 8:37 AM, Drvillain said: Dan Quinns biggest mistakes: 1. Hiring Dirk Koetter 2. Using Sark as a scapegoat 3. Letting Patrick Di Marco go How did you forget picking up Beasley’s fifth year option? Drvillain 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
falcons007 25,099 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 On 1/29/2021 at 8:37 AM, Drvillain said: Dan Quinns biggest mistakes: 1. Hiring Dirk Koetter 2. Using Sark as a scapegoat 3. Letting Patrick Di Marco go 1. Letting go ML and Mike Daniels if he wanted to run same system in 2017. 2. Hiring Sark/ DK who had no experience to run a new system. 3. Running historic dumpster defense without right players. As much I love Dimarco, he would have changed games. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
papachaz 19,324 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 On 1/28/2021 at 11:54 PM, Ezekiel 25:17 said: They weren’t cheap, they just didn’t value him as important enough to keep around., no no no, they're supposed to make EVERY player a 'Falcon for Life' with a ginormous cap killing contract, you didn't get the memo?? Ezekiel 25:17 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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