The Atlanta Falcons finally found a game that they can win. Yesterday at the draft, Tim Dimitroff (the new general manager for the Falcons, in case you have a life and didn't take the time to learn his name) was successful in shouting out the correct side of the coin that was flipped to determine draft picks 3-5. It was tails. It was also tails when Bruce Allen called heads this time last year. Cleveland picked Joe Thomas and the Bucs got Gaines Adams. Thomas went to the Pro Bowl, but Adams had 6 sacks and 2 forced fumbles. I'll leave it to you to decide who got the better deal.
There is probably no team more desperate for a quarterback than the Falcons. They have NO ONE. They could start Michael Vick knowing that he wouldn't show up and still not be any worse off than if they started Joey Harrington. Maybe they'd even be a little better because Vick couldn't throw an interception while sitting in prison. Despite all the talk about Matt Ryan being a potential first overall pick, I don't see it happening. The Dolphins spent a second rounder on John Beck last year and just dismissed a bunch of players that they'll need to replace, and the Rams just gave Marc Bulger some huge contract extension and have many more glaring needs on their offensive line than at quarterback (although I do expect the Rams to take a quarterback somewhere in the draft or get a young free agent.) This will leave the #3 spot for the Falcons to use on Matt Ryan, which will instantly rejuvenate the fans in Atlanta and give them something to look forward to.
But since the Falcons hate their fans, expect them to take a punter with the #3 pick.
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One of the many "professional" writers "thinks" that the Bucs will take Matt Ryan in the first round. As if...
Apparently said thinker has convinced himself that there are no good quarterbacks in this here draft class and everyone is gonna take nothin' but lineman. Of course, we hear this every year right before everyone rushes out to grab every wide out, quarterback, and running back in sight. We need a quality wide out, not another young QB.
Besides, I think we have good quarterbacks if we do a little tinkering with nature. All we need to do is (1) shoot K-Grad's arm full of HGH to make him stronger than my sister, (2) obtain a "donor" spleen from some homeless guy to restore Simms's sense of balance, and (3) teach McCown how to handle pressure by hiring spleenless, homeless people to sneak attack him throughout the off-season. One of these guys will pan out... Trust me, it worked for Eli Manning!
Posted by Matt Price | February 22, 2008 5:40 PM