Geaux_Falcons Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 I'll say this. I don't think Lamar was a realistic option due to the fact that we really needed to build the team more, and couldn't afford to give up both picks and a huge contract to get him here. That said, I also don't think Ridder's guaranteed the job. Hienicke will likely go into 2023 as one of the highest paid backup QB's, with performance incentives to escalate his contract up to 20 million in value, including playoffs. So it's Ridder's job to lose at this point, but the leash might not be a full season long leash. With it being a 2 year deal, i'd speculate that if Ridder doesn't secure the job, then we're definitely going for a QB in 2024. Vandy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hashbrown3 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 31 minutes ago, jetpac said: He so excited to be “the guy” to tell others not to want a better QB that he forgot to spell check. Regardless of if it was Lamar (who I don’t want) or someone else. Fans have to right to want better at the QB position. It’s just called being a fan. You don’t have to agree, just like we won’t agree that Mediocre Taylor makes us any better. Not really, he’s just putting you girls back in reality check after your relentless & irrational LJ onslaught backfired. Clearly we didn’t want to sell out the franchise. Amazing you couldn’t grasp this. You don’t seem so excited anymore so it probably worked for Gaz. Sorry buddy. No “homers”, no “we have a right”, no “QB at all cost” crap. Just plain old logic about building the team. You were wrong and most here were right. Its fun! 😄 Tim Mazetti and gazoo 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killing Floor Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Ok!!!! I'm copyrighting it NOW!!! Our running call is Beers to Gears!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUsualStuff Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 We tried to tell them, but still the butthurt run strong in the Jackson camp. All I can say to them is.. gazoo and Tim Mazetti 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realsurfin Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 On the fence with this pickup. Long as he is a backup. I do not see great potential if we have to rely on him in case of Ridder getting injured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcranford2 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 21 minutes ago, ShoNuff said: ALLLLLL of this @Freddies 3rd Cuz !!!! If the Falcons roster were loaded with quality playmakers on defense and offense as well as the cap space, then yes you go for Lamar Jackson, who is a Top 10 QB in this league who ONLY has a couple of TEs to throw the ball to. However, the Falcons needed quality players ALL OVER their roster. Therefore, it was not smart to bring in Jackson, not at this stage of the rebuilding of the roster. I am also happy when the way the Falcons are building this team. But I also am not going to call Jackson some mediocre QB. Nope, he is not a Mahomes, but he is in that Top 10 list. The other problem with Lamar is that he missed 6 games and 99% of another game last year, so he pretty much missed 7 games last year. Plus he missed, I think, 4 or 5 games the year before that. He hasn't finished a season in two years. He's at that age where Cam Newton fell apart. By age 28 Newton was done, Lamar is 26. Does anybody reasonably think that his proneness to injuries will get better with age? It's a major concern. chifalc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUsualStuff Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 8 minutes ago, Realsurfin said: On the fence with this pickup. Long as he is a backup. I do not see great potential if we have to rely on him in case of Ridder getting injured. I don't think the idea is that he can be the future. They intend to give Ridder that chance and if he proves not to be the guy, Taylor can be the bridge to the guy we draft in 2024: A bridge that can actually be much better than Mariota and with the other changes to this team can win enough to get us back into the playoffs at least. I mean we won 7 with basically no QB for most of the year in 2022. Looking at that being the role for our #2 this season, he seems the perfect fit. I can't think of a better one if we are going to give Ridder his shot. falconidae 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oSI7ENT Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 19 minutes ago, HASHBROWN3 said: Not really, he’s just putting you girls back in reality check after your relentless & irrational LJ onslaught backfired. Clearly we didn’t want to sell out the franchise. Amazing you couldn’t grasp this. You don’t seem so excited anymore so it probably worked for Gaz. Sorry buddy. No “homers”, no “we have a right”, no “QB at all cost” crap. Just plain old logic about building the team. You were wrong and most here were right. Its fun! 😄 Girls? Come on Hash… I expect better from you. You’re gonna have to show me some receipts where I relentlessly pounded the table for Lamar my man. It seems you’re response is more geared towards someone else. Try again bud. Hashbrown3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hashbrown3 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 2 minutes ago, jetpac said: Girls? Come on Hash… I expect better from you. You’re gonna have to show me some receipts where I relentlessly pounded the table for Lamar my man. It seems you’re response is more geared towards someone else. Try again bud. Maybe it was Swayzee, lol, my bad if you weren’t part of that onslaught. oSI7ENT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oSI7ENT Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Just now, HASHBROWN3 said: Maybe it was Swayzee, lol, my bad if you weren’t part of that onslaught. All good bro you got me with all the stray bullets 😂 Hashbrown3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hashbrown3 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Just now, jetpac said: All good bro you got me with all the stray bullets 😂 It was really getting old after a week or so that’s all. 😃 oSI7ENT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsJustMe Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 No LJ, no drafting a QB at #8, signed a vet backup, and Ridder is the starter Pretty much what most of us said all along. Tim Mazetti, TheUsualStuff and Emmitt 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oSI7ENT Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 (edited) 31 minutes ago, ItsJustMe said: No LJ, no drafting a QB at #8, signed a vet backup, and Ridder is the starter Pretty much what most of us said all along. We haven’t even got to the draft yet. Slow down skippy. Edited March 14 by jetpac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chifalc Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Just now, jetpac said: We haven’t even got to the draft yet. Slow down skippy. You know it isn’t going to be a qb so why are you playing charades still? Tim Mazetti 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcons_Frenzy Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 They be like gazoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oSI7ENT Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 11 minutes ago, chifalc said: You know it isn’t going to be a qb so why are you playing charades still? Huh? You and I have no idea what the team is gonna do. Relax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chifalc Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 9 minutes ago, jetpac said: Huh? You and I have no idea what the team is gonna do. Relax You know they aren’t drafting a quarterback. Just stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oSI7ENT Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 38 minutes ago, chifalc said: You know they aren’t drafting a quarterback. Just stop. Oh ok Terry tell me what other plans you have for the team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chifalc Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 1 minute ago, jetpac said: Oh ok Terry tell me what other plans you have for the team? This is disingenuous. You can be better than this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kschreck Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 3 hours ago, Freddies 3rd Cuz said: I'm totally against signing LJ, but to think he's not a winner or couldn't win here in the Atl because he's a running QB with terrible accuracy issues is totally asinine. He's been a league MVP and had completion percentages of 66% 64% 64% in three of his 5 seasons. Plus he won games with his legs extending plays over and over. The dude can ball. I'm not about breaking the bank and giving up draft capital to acquire him, but let's not throw rocks now that this regime has moved on from him. He's a top 10 QB and will automatically win a team 10 games per yr doing his thing. Once again, I said TF and AS were too smart to moratge the future as they almost did with D Watson. Lesson learned. Lamar is a very very special player who can win a SB in the future. But let's not fool ourselves and act like he's a loser or just a flat out terrible passer. For some reason he's become very polarizing and some just aren't willing to consider anything other than an argument against him. Was never for him coming here because of the compensation and state of the team, but that doesn't mean we can't judge him fairly. oSI7ENT and Freddies 3rd Cuz 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsJustMe Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 1 hour ago, jetpac said: We haven’t even got to the draft yet. Slow down skippy. No, I'm good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oSI7ENT Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 9 minutes ago, chifalc said: This is disingenuous. You can be better than this. Nah, it’s fits your character. Self righteous and snobby, so again I ask Terry; what’s the plan for the draft? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chifalc Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 4 minutes ago, jetpac said: Nah, it’s fits your character. Self righteous and snobby, so again I ask Terry; what’s the plan for the draft? A defensive or offensive lineman or a cornerback. Not. Quarterback. Then again, you know this but pretend otherwise for some unfathomable reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mazetti Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 2 hours ago, HASHBROWN3 said: Not really, he’s just putting you girls back in reality check after your relentless & irrational LJ onslaught backfired. Clearly we didn’t want to sell out the franchise. Amazing you couldn’t grasp this. You don’t seem so excited anymore so it probably worked for Gaz. Sorry buddy. No “homers”, no “we have a right”, no “QB at all cost” crap. Just plain old logic about building the team. You were wrong and most here were right. Its fun! 😄 This^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ And thank you. gazoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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