egoprime II Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Article from the Falcoholic, enjoy. BTW they have lots of articles about the Falcons every day including the occassional mock draft, every Falcon fan should check them out. Todd Gurley seems interested in returning to Atlanta, but will the Falcons re-sign him? If the interest is a two-way street, maybe we see Gurley Redux. By Dave Choate Feb 3, 2021, 4:06pm EST Todd Gurley’s status heading into free agency seems pretty clear: He’ll be a free agent, and his chances of returning to Atlanta seem slim. That’s based on his likely price point—it may not be $5 million again, but it’s not going to be the veteran minimum given his talent and age—and the fact that he just had a rough season with the Falcons, one that started with great promise and fell apart somewhere along the line. You could be forgiven for thinking that Gurley might be seeking a new team after the way 2020 went, but that may not be the case. Per Kelsey Conway at AtlantaFalcons.com, Gurley seems intrigued by the addition of new head coach Arthur Smith and plans to gauge the team’s interest in his services for 2021. “You get excited about a coach that runs the ball which you know doesn’t happen very often,” Gurley said on Wednesday. “So you definitely get super excited about that. I definitely have to reach out to him and [Terry Fontenot] just to be able to talk to them to see what they’re thinking and just get a head start on the free agency thing.” On one hand, Gurley’s excitement is easy to understand, and if Smith was intrigued you could hardly blame him. Derrick Henry thrived in Smith’s offense in Tennessee over the past three seasons, and that’s especially appealing given that Gurley got an inconsistent workload in an unimaginative, unproductive rushing attack under Dirk Koetter last year. Gurley’s fortunes in 2020 were obviously impacted by injury and a couple of poor decisions by him—we all remember the Detroit touchdown that shouldn’t have been—but his goal line work remained superb, he remains a very good blocker, and he’s still not that far removed from being an elite back in this league. If the numbers work and the Falcons don’t try to draft a true feature back early, maybe this is something that gets done, and Gurley mixes in with a later round draft pick and the options already on the roster to key a quality committee. You could hardly blame Gurley for wanting to stay home and rebuild his free agent value with a coach who prizes running the ball effectively, and there’s little question he’d fare better than he did with Koetter at the helm basically by default. Ultimately, though, I have to think Gurley will find better fortunes elsewhere while Smith imports a free agent back and his staff are familiar with or a shiny new draft pick to lead the backfield. This team already has Ito Smith under contract and he’s a proven quality commodity as a backup and pass catcher, and Qadree Ollison has barely gotten a chance to show what he can do and remains a physical back with the kind of straight line speed to cause problems in a ground game that can open holes for him. As Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman showed us in recent years, you can also find terrific backs on Days 2 and 3 of the draft, and backs on their rookie contracts typically fare much better than the ones signing second or third deals due to the way this league chews up and spits out players at the position. We’ll see what the team’s plan at the position are, and maybe they’ll surprise us and bring Gurley back in the hopes of him wreaking a lot more havoc under a new coaching staff. Faithful Falcon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithful Falcon Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 I'll be cool with it. He didn't have a career year, so a huge contract is unlikely. I think he performed fairly, despite not being 100% most of the year. egoprime II, Stevo, dawgsfan426 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ya_boi_j Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Not for what he stole, I mean made last year Dr Long Shot, arrogantBEAST, Goober Pyle and 6 others 4 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clark Kent™ Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Not a chance in **** he is coming back unless its a cheap cheap contract. Dude clearly can't move laterally anymore. He'll sign with someone as a short yardage back or something. egoprime II, CADirtyBird, JDaveG and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithful Falcon Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 2 minutes ago, ya_boi_j said: Not for what he stole, I mean made last year We finished 4-12. Everyone on the team stole. Run 'n' Shoot, cwell1, Borat and 13 others 7 4 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk falcs fan Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 To be honest unless it’s vet minimum or close to that, and as a designated goal line/ red zone back I’m not interested. Alternatively If we want a big back we have ollison but he’s an unknown really. egoprime II 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ya_boi_j Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 36 minutes ago, Faithful Falcon said: We finished 4-12. Everyone on the team stole. I don't know anything about all that. egoprime II 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Doktor Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 My guess its going to be no. Cap being what it is, so few signed players, that having a guy around who can barely practice and is really ready to go 80% of the time is a luxury the Falcons cannot afford. vitaman, PokerSteve and egoprime II 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ya_boi_j Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 11 minutes ago, Herr Doktor said: My guess its going to bw no. Cap being what it is, so few signed players, that having a guy around who can barely practice and is really ready to go 80% of the time is a luxury the Falcons cannot afford. What if it's extremely team friendly? egoprime II 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Doktor Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 1 minute ago, ya_boi_j said: What if it's extremely team friendly? He's busted. At this point he's here to placate the UGA homers. hjerry, egoprime II, AUTiger7222 and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ya_boi_j Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 1 minute ago, Herr Doktor said: He's busted. At this point he's here to placate the UGA homers. Okay you got me there lol egoprime II, Rings and Herr Doktor 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtier Bird Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 If we don't take a QB in this draft, we should bring Gurley back. We need to make sure we pick high in the 2022 draft to get our guy. Beast-N-Da-Sheetz, alexhead97, vitaman and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcons Fan MVP Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 1 hour ago, Clark Kent™ said: Not a chance in **** he is coming back unless its a cheap cheap contract. Dude clearly can't move laterally anymore. He'll sign with someone as a short yardage back or something. He's a good blocker and in the red zone. Plus he'd be a good mentor for our rookie running back that we draft. egoprime II 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast-N-Da-Sheetz Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Absolutely no point in bringing him back. I wouldn't bring him back just for the sake of freeing up the #21 jersey lol. egoprime II and Mr.Blank 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFanSince1969 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 He was only good when we needed him not to be....no thanks. Herr Doktor, Falcons_Frenzy and Skin doc 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonOfThemBirds Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Unless Gurley gets knee transplants, that'll be a no for me. egoprime II and Romfal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da_Truth Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 😂😂😂😂 no! egoprime II 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PriMeTiiMe Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 He can return as a goalline back for a chump change contract under 2m a year. Other than that, No thanks Stevo and egoprime II 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMSVILLE GYM Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 He proved me wrong. He sucked ***. No burst. Nothing. Pass. Da_Truth and egoprime II 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomak Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 He's done. UGA wore him our before he got in the NFL...the NFL finished him off. By Gurley enjoy retirement. egoprime II 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RING OF HONOR Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 12 minutes ago, DonOfThemBirds said: Unless Gurley gets knee transplants, that'll be a no for me. I need the entire leg...both...and they need to be titanium egoprime II, JDaveG and DonOfThemBirds 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonOfThemBirds Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Just now, RING OF HONOR said: I need the entire leg...both...and they need to be titanium I also thought about him getting cybernetic legs lol. egoprime II and RING OF HONOR 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RING OF HONOR Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 2 minutes ago, DonOfThemBirds said: I also thought about him getting cybernetic legs lol. That dude is done.. DonOfThemBirds and egoprime II 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonOfThemBirds Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 1 minute ago, RING OF HONOR said: That dude is done.. Yep, unfortunate because he's still pretty young. I hope he comes to terms that it's most likely over for him. That's like a death sentence to many athletes. Wish him a successful life off the field. He may need to look into coaching if he has the passion to stick around the game. egoprime II and RING OF HONOR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GATXBOI Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 I'll do it and add a running back via draft...gurley and Williams watch out Gurley will be better than Hill as a #2 Thiccolas Cage and egoprime II 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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