1.08: Who Should The Atlanta Falcons Take? (1 Viewer)

[Sigmund Bloom]

The Draftguys staff weighs in.

 

[patrickmcgroin]

I don't like the Landry pick.

Only because he would be going to the Falcons.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Adrian Peterson

I don't think it's wise to spend a top 10 pick on a safety.

Other logical choices - Levi Brown, Patrick Willis, Amobi Okoye, Adam Carriker, Chris Houston*.

*I know Jimmy Williams was just announced as the starting CB. That means nothing. They could still draft Houston to play CB and move JW to safety.

 

[toastedgnome]

Adrian Peterson

I don't think it's wise to spend a top 10 pick on a safety.

Other logical choices - Levi Brown, Patrick Willis, Amobi Okoye, Adam Carriker, Chris Houston*.

*I know Jimmy Williams was just announced as the starting CB. That means nothing. They could still draft Houston to play CB and move JW to safety.

Landry is far from your "average" safety. Look what a great safety can do for a defense: Polamalu, Bob Sanders, Ed Reed....Landry is a solid pick IMHO.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Adrian Peterson

I don't think it's wise to spend a top 10 pick on a safety.

Other logical choices - Levi Brown, Patrick Willis, Amobi Okoye, Adam Carriker, Chris Houston*.

*I know Jimmy Williams was just announced as the starting CB. That means nothing. They could still draft Houston to play CB and move JW to safety.

Landry is far from your "average" safety. Look what a great safety can do for a defense: Polamalu, Bob Sanders, Ed Reed....Landry is a solid pick IMHO.

None of those guys were a top ten pick.However, you make a good point. Don't get me wrong, Landry would be a good pick. But given that Atlanta has that 2nd rounder from Houston, I think they could get a good safety at that spot as well and use the 8th overall on a different position. Just my opinion.

 

[tppt]

Adrian Peterson

I don't think it's wise to spend a top 10 pick on a safety.

Other logical choices - Levi Brown, Patrick Willis, Amobi Okoye, Adam Carriker, Chris Houston*.

*I know Jimmy Williams was just announced as the starting CB. That means nothing. They could still draft Houston to play CB and move JW to safety.

Landry is far from your "average" safety. Look what a great safety can do for a defense: Polamalu, Bob Sanders, Ed Reed....Landry is a solid pick IMHO.

just like michael huff and donte whitner of the raiders and bills of a year ago? safetys dont do enough to warrant such high picksplus, the players you mentioned werent drafted anywhere near the 8th overall pick. 16/44/24

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Adrian Peterson

I don't think it's wise to spend a top 10 pick on a safety.

Other logical choices - Levi Brown, Patrick Willis, Amobi Okoye, Adam Carriker, Chris Houston*.

*I know Jimmy Williams was just announced as the starting CB. That means nothing. They could still draft Houston to play CB and move JW to safety.

Landry is far from your "average" safety. Look what a great safety can do for a defense: Polamalu, Bob Sanders, Ed Reed....Landry is a solid pick IMHO.

just like michael huff and donte whitner of the raiders and bills of a year ago? safetys dont do enough to warrant such high picksplus, the players you mentioned werent drafted anywhere near the 8th overall pick.

Tppt, Huff supports your case, Whitner does not. Whitner was a stud last year and definitely earned his high pick.

 

[tppt]

Adrian Peterson

I don't think it's wise to spend a top 10 pick on a safety.

Other logical choices - Levi Brown, Patrick Willis, Amobi Okoye, Adam Carriker, Chris Houston*.

*I know Jimmy Williams was just announced as the starting CB. That means nothing. They could still draft Houston to play CB and move JW to safety.

Landry is far from your "average" safety. Look what a great safety can do for a defense: Polamalu, Bob Sanders, Ed Reed....Landry is a solid pick IMHO.

just like michael huff and donte whitner of the raiders and bills of a year ago? safetys dont do enough to warrant such high picksplus, the players you mentioned werent drafted anywhere near the 8th overall pick.

Tppt, Huff supports your case, Whitner does not. Whitner was a stud last year and definitely earned his high pick.

you obvioslu didnt watch may bills games as whitner was torched last year, both in the run and pass. and the bills could have moved down and gotten himultimately he may be a game changing safety, but lets have him change 1 game before he earns that disticiton

 

[Andy Dufresne]

you obvioslu didnt watch may bills games as whitner was torched last year, both in the run and pass.

You are the very first I've ever heard say that. How much more could Whitner have done than finish 2nd on the team in tackles.

and the bills could have moved down and gotten him

None of us has any idea whether or not that is true.

ultimately he may be a game changing safety, but lets have him change 1 game before he earns that disticiton

Bob Sanders and Troy Polamalu both did far, FAR less in their rookie years.

 

[Titus Pullo]

AD if he's there.

 

[patrickmcgroin]

and the bills could have moved down and gotten him

None of us has any idea whether or not that is true.

I remember that pick had a lot of us scratching our heads due to many draft projections, but you are correct , we have no idea if they could have moved down and still got him or not.

 

[texasbirdfan]

ATTENTION FOOTBALL FANS:

The best athlete available no longer applies to the salary cap NFL. The Falcons have Dunn for at least another year and Norwood. They will not waste a pick on a high first round RB.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

ATTENTION FOOTBALL FANS:The best athlete available no longer applies to the salary cap NFL. The Falcons have Dunn for at least another year and Norwood. They will not waste a pick on a high first round RB.

ATTENTION: Dunn may be cut.

 

[texasbirdfan]

ATTENTION FOOTBALL FANS:The best athlete available no longer applies to the salary cap NFL. The Falcons have Dunn for at least another year and Norwood. They will not waste a pick on a high first round RB.

ATTENTION: Dunn may be cut.

Yea along with Vick. LOL

 

[Andy Dufresne]

ATTENTION FOOTBALL FANS:The best athlete available no longer applies to the salary cap NFL. The Falcons have Dunn for at least another year and Norwood. They will not waste a pick on a high first round RB.

ATTENTION: Dunn may be cut.

Yea along with Vick. LOL

Here's a snippet of an article that I have archived:

. Atlanta struggled to run with consistency in the second half of the season, though, as was clearly illustrated by Dunn's receding numbers. After averaging 102-yards on 19 attempts in the opening five contests, he lost considerable steam and dropped to just 57 per game on two less carries the rest of the way. In fact, after busting off a team-record 90-yard jaunt in week five, Dunn went for better than 20-yards only twice after that.

So if you think they'll bypass AP solely because they've got Dunn and Norwood on the roster, I humbly submit that you're wrong.And Norwood is NOT a feature back.

 

[texasbirdfan]

ATTENTION FOOTBALL FANS:The best athlete available no longer applies to the salary cap NFL. The Falcons have Dunn for at least another year and Norwood. They will not waste a pick on a high first round RB.

ATTENTION: Dunn may be cut.

Yea along with Vick. LOL

Here's a snippet of an article that I have archived:

. Atlanta struggled to run with consistency in the second half of the season, though, as was clearly illustrated by Dunn's receding numbers. After averaging 102-yards on 19 attempts in the opening five contests, he lost considerable steam and dropped to just 57 per game on two less carries the rest of the way. In fact, after busting off a team-record 90-yard jaunt in week five, Dunn went for better than 20-yards only twice after that.

So if you think they'll bypass AP solely because they've got Dunn and Norwood on the roster, I humbly submit that you're wrong.And Norwood is NOT a feature back.

Well you my friend are in the minority thinking on that. He was a workhorse in college star starting 3 years on a horrible team in the competitive SEC and held his own. He had the exact same time at the combine as Bush did last year in the 40 and has some moves. His size is not a problem unless you like 'em big like Jacobs, Duckett ands Dayne. He will be the future.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

And Norwood is NOT a feature back.

Well you my friend are in the minority thinking on that. He was a workhorse in college star starting 3 years on a horrible team in the competitive SEC and held his own. He had the exact same time at the combine as Bush did last year in the 40 and has some moves. His size is not a problem unless you like 'em big like Jacobs, Duckett ands Dayne. He will be the future.

College <> Pros. At just over 200 lbs, Norwood is not a feature back, especially with Petrino's public declaration of moving toward more of a power running game.

 

[Fiddles]

atlanta will not cut dunn this year

 

[Traders2001]

ATTENTION FOOTBALL FANS:The best athlete available no longer applies to the salary cap NFL. The Falcons have Dunn for at least another year and Norwood. They will not waste a pick on a high first round RB.

You said it they have no NFL RB on the team ( You named Dunn and Norwood you said it all ) , that s why they nedd to draft a AP if there .

 

[Sigmund Bloom]

ATTENTION FOOTBALL FANS:The best athlete available no longer applies to the salary cap NFL. The Falcons have Dunn for at least another year and Norwood. They will not waste a pick on a high first round RB.

ATTENTION: Dunn may be cut.

Yea along with Vick. LOL

Here's a snippet of an article that I have archived:

. Atlanta struggled to run with consistency in the second half of the season, though, as was clearly illustrated by Dunn's receding numbers. After averaging 102-yards on 19 attempts in the opening five contests, he lost considerable steam and dropped to just 57 per game on two less carries the rest of the way. In fact, after busting off a team-record 90-yard jaunt in week five, Dunn went for better than 20-yards only twice after that.

So if you think they'll bypass AP solely because they've got Dunn and Norwood on the roster, I humbly submit that you're wrong.And Norwood is NOT a feature back.

Well you my friend are in the minority thinking on that. He was a workhorse in college star starting 3 years on a horrible team in the competitive SEC and held his own. He had the exact same time at the combine as Bush did last year in the 40 and has some moves. His size is not a problem unless you like 'em big like Jacobs, Duckett ands Dayne. He will be the future.

Norwood has twigs for legs, nothing that can come close to pushing the pile. He's worthless on short yardage. He will definitely get touches, and be very dangerous on those touches, but he is not a feature back. He won't be able to run inside effectively.

 

[OoOBaby]

ATTENTION FOOTBALL FANS:The best athlete available no longer applies to the salary cap NFL. The Falcons have Dunn for at least another year and Norwood. They will not waste a pick on a high first round RB.

ATTENTION: Dunn may be cut.

Yea along with Vick. LOL

Here's a snippet of an article that I have archived:

. Atlanta struggled to run with consistency in the second half of the season, though, as was clearly illustrated by Dunn's receding numbers. After averaging 102-yards on 19 attempts in the opening five contests, he lost considerable steam and dropped to just 57 per game on two less carries the rest of the way. In fact, after busting off a team-record 90-yard jaunt in week five, Dunn went for better than 20-yards only twice after that.

So if you think they'll bypass AP solely because they've got Dunn and Norwood on the roster, I humbly submit that you're wrong.And Norwood is NOT a feature back.

Well you my friend are in the minority thinking on that. He was a workhorse in college star starting 3 years on a horrible team in the competitive SEC and held his own. He had the exact same time at the combine as Bush did last year in the 40 and has some moves. His size is not a problem unless you like 'em big like Jacobs, Duckett ands Dayne. He will be the future.

Being an ATL homer, and seeing every game Norwood played, I'm not sure Norwood is a feature back. And from listening to ATL sports radio 6-7 hrs a day, I don't think I'm in the minority. Norwood has the body of a WR playing RB. Yes he's tough. I believe he'll be great in the ######ed end of a RBBC. But if they think AD is a franchise, elite level RB, they'll have no problem taking him. An AD/Norwood combo would be very solid for many years. If the defense was better, I could see them doing this.But with the defense a total mess, they almost have to go D with this pick. (plus the fact Bush might be there in round 3, which Bush/Norwood would be a solid RBBC for the falcons)As I said, no one in ATL is saying "Cut Dunn, lets roll with Norwood as our feature RB". In fact most people are saying we need to get AD or Bush at some point in the draft.

 

[OoOBaby]

ATTENTION FOOTBALL FANS:The best athlete available no longer applies to the salary cap NFL. The Falcons have Dunn for at least another year and Norwood. They will not waste a pick on a high first round RB.

No one thought Denver would go get a QB last year. When you have a shot at elite talent, there's always the temptation. And you do get more then one pick. In fact ATL has two high 2nds. Trading Schaub might have given them the luxury of taking an elite level talent which isn't a pressing need.

 

[Sigmund Bloom]

ATTENTION FOOTBALL FANS:The best athlete available no longer applies to the salary cap NFL. The Falcons have Dunn for at least another year and Norwood. They will not waste a pick on a high first round RB.

No one thought Denver would go get a QB last year.

Actually, a lot of people felt they were ready to move on from Plummer. We make the mistake of thinking teams wait until a situation is critically bad before they address it in the draft, when in reality, the smarter teams are a step ahead of situations degrading.

 

[OoOBaby]

ATTENTION FOOTBALL FANS:The best athlete available no longer applies to the salary cap NFL. The Falcons have Dunn for at least another year and Norwood. They will not waste a pick on a high first round RB.

No one thought Denver would go get a QB last year.

Actually, a lot of people felt they were ready to move on from Plummer. We make the mistake of thinking teams wait until a situation is critically bad before they address it in the draft, when in reality, the smarter teams are a step ahead of situations degrading.

I don't remember anyone saying (anywhere) that Denver was going to make a stab at the top 3 QBs in 2006. I remember some 3rd-4th round QBs being tossed about, but I'm fairly sure Denver jumping up for Culter was a surprise.

 

[Routilla]

ATL cannot get what they need in the draft, a consistent QB.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

ATTENTION FOOTBALL FANS:The best athlete available no longer applies to the salary cap NFL. The Falcons have Dunn for at least another year and Norwood. They will not waste a pick on a high first round RB.

No one thought Denver would go get a QB last year.

Actually, a lot of people felt they were ready to move on from Plummer. We make the mistake of thinking teams wait until a situation is critically bad before they address it in the draft, when in reality, the smarter teams are a step ahead of situations degrading.

Isn't that basically what people are contending Atlanta might do with ADP this year anyway?

 

[tppt]

you obvioslu didnt watch may bills games as whitner was torched last year, both in the run and pass.

You are the very first I've ever heard say that. How much more could Whitner have done than finish 2nd on the team in tackles.

and the bills could have moved down and gotten him

None of us has any idea whether or not that is true.

ultimately he may be a game changing safety, but lets have him change 1 game before he earns that disticiton

Bob Sanders and Troy Polamalu both did far, FAR less in their rookie years.

#1- tackles? this isnt even a stat, its kept by the teams, and is subjective. the tackeling whitner did was after the ball was caught on him or when the rb was into the secondary.#2, i will concede that point#3- whitner did nothing as well. iam not sure what sanders and polamalu have to do with whitner. cant I just name 2 safetys in the nfl that suck and say whitner will suck too? that proves nothing as well.as a bills fan I hope iam wrong and whitner turns out great, I just expected the 8th overall pick to make a difference.