So, Jerry......do you think the Falcons will trade Julio Jones?
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So, Jerry......do you think the Falcons will trade Julio Jones?
No, I don't. I think that the only offers they'll get will be from teams that are already good and if they get a pick, it will be late in any round. I doubt we'll send him to a bad squad out of respect to his status as franchise GOAT. He deserves better than to be sent to Cincinnati or Detroit. So, if they get offered with a first round pick, it will be closer to a second round pick and if they get a second, it'll be closer to a third rounder. He's too valuable for that.
I think the new GM is trying to soften the landing for a contract renegotiation. Julio was hurt a lot last season and I think they're going to offer to extend him at a lower rate but more years. He might be better deployed as a WR2 at this point of his career, especially with Calvin Ridley [[1,400 yards last season) and Kyle Pitts ready to take some of the attention away from him.
I agree with you........no trade.
Jerry, I don't know if you've been following this. DK Metcalf thought he could compete with some of the professional runners [100m] after he ran down a defender who intercepted a pass from Russell Wilson. There was a track meet on TV a little while ago. He finished last in the semifinal with a 10.37 time. Considering his size [6'4" 230lbs] that's not a bad time for a big guy like him [the winning time was 9.97].
Yeah, I saw it. Those guys practice to the point that they know how many steps they need to take to run a heat. Edwin Moses used to take 13 steps between each hurdle. Every step is with purpose and if he isn't that dedicated to running perfectly every time, you're going to get smoked. With that being said, he did pretty good for a guy who is a gummy bear short of being a tight end.
I thought he did great......but the pros are really something!! I watched the women & there was one whose starting block loosened & they stopped any prep. She was counting with her fists where that block should be placed. But, I think Metcalf's run may be a warning signal to all those in the NFL who think they can outrun him.
Rumors of your boy Julio Jones to the Patriots? What?
I haven't seen those. But I'll believe it when I see it happen. He can't be traded before June 1. Trading him for less than a haul is essentially cutting him and that's going to engender a lot of anger from the fanbase. With that being said, Julio held out for a huge extension as soon as his signing and roster bonuses expired three years ago and I wouldn't be surprised if the new management is trying to send a lesson to the next player who holds out with years remaining on his deal.
By the way, the only connection I can find between Julio and the Patriots is fan speculation on Twitter. No sports writers are even discussing it. Fans of several teams are slathering over getting him like sharks in chummed water. But if there's a lot of interest, the cost is going to be higher than anybody's going to want to pay.
I have to wonder if all the hoopla surrounding the fact that the Patriots came with deep pockets to free agency is finished & the idea of getting Julio Jones is just in the mind of their fans. SMH. Belicheat must want to win so badly. Well, he's not used to NOT being in the playoffs [[snicker).
Jerry, I just took a look at who is the highest paid player at each position.
Aaron Donald is making $22.5 million with a guaranteed $50 million [[not bad). I know Donald just bought the penthouse in a new condo development in downtown Pittsburgh.
And I think it was $3million.
God bless him. I'd suggest that the idiot who thought that he could blackmail him into a legal settlement from the incident at that Pittsburgh bar knew about his contract. Instead of embarrassing him, he made Donald look like the example of cool-headedness and maturity that I wish more of my young brothers would emulate. Liked him before; love him now.
Myles Garrett has to be on that list somewhere as well. He got a monster deal. Cleveland got past the Mason Rudolph bump in the road pretty quickly. Cleveland added Jadaveon Clowney and some excellent defenders in the draft, BTW. They might win the AFC North on basis of their defense alone.
I am happy for Aaron Donald [naturally another Pitt Alumni member]. And yes, the incident in the South Side Flats section of Pittsburgh shows what kind of guy he really is.
The more & more I see the less I like Mason Rudolph. I guess we'll never know exactly what happened between those two. If Cleveland wins the North then so be it. If they're playing better ball than us then they deserve to win it.
NFL Schedule comes out tonight at 8pm.
Week one has been released. Falcons host the Iggles, Dolphins visit the Patsies, Steelers goes to Buffalo [[!) and the Football Team of Washington hosts the Chargers. Great slate of games.
Yes, & the Falcons are going to London........
For a "home" game. Meaning we play 8 actual home games two years in a row instead of getting a 9th like most other teams. I hate those international games.
I hate that for 7 years in a row the Steelers don't have their home the first week of the real season.
Not to mention that we have the toughest schedule. But if I remember correctly we had the easiest one last year so it's only fair.
It goes back and forth. Teams within divisions play basically the same schedule. If it's easier one year, they perform better and since they won an extra game or so, the next season results in a harder schedule on paper. Best to just worry about the next game instead of all the ones beyond. With that being said, the AFC North is going to be BRUTAL in 2021. Especially with a healthy Joe Burrow in Cincinnati.
I remember way back when the NFC East used to be like that. Like I said the one who plays the best wins. If the Steelers don't cut it then they deserve to sit at the bottom.
I feel that way. It makes me scratch my head when fans complain that they're coming into a hard stretch of games. If you want to win the championship, you have to beat the best teams. Anybody can get there if the whole trip is downhill. But if you go over some mountains, the trip becomes a journey and the memories are better.
Try to tell those fans that. Impossible. That's not someone who really loves the game.
A lot of them are the same ones who either secretly or overtly rejoice when an opponent gets hurt. Those are the worst humans, let alone fans. I remember we had a great game with y'all when Bennie Cunningham got hurt*. I was less interested afterward because he was torching us and a win seemed less meaningful if we couldn't beat you at full strength. I feel that way to this day.
*Just looked it up and Bennie Cunningham retired in 1985. I think my back went out after I learned that. How is that possible?
I think a good example of this is when Dak Prescott got hurt. I watched that one on TV & I cringed when it happened. I go on Twitter the next day & there they are....the happy ones who were glad [[NFC East fans). How cruel. Or how bout when Joe Burrow got hurt? Same except substitute AFC North fans. It's just inhumane......I can't even give you a good word.
You think you had sympathy pains for Bennie after it happened? Or are the two of us REALLY getting that old?:D
LOL. I didn't have sympathy pains. I had age-related pains when I realized I remember something that happened ~35 years ago as if it was yesterday. I would have sworn he played in the '90s.
I can't stand classless fans. I deal with them everyday on the Falcons team message board. Some seem like they're teenagers who just got on board and they're rude as can be. Others are jaded old-heads who have gone for 56 years with two Super Bowl appearences and multiple heartaches to show for it. But there are a bunch, like me, who know that football is really just entertainment and if you don't like what you're watching, it's too easy to change the station than complain.
I think you & I have something in common. We both love to watch the game for the skill, & we both groan when someone gets hurt. And we both say "whaaat?" when we can't figure out the penalty those [sometimes blind] refs are calling.
If only the Falcons payed the Steelers.....Central/ NE Ohio would be rumbling [LMAO]!!!
Let's hope that they do... :rolleyes:
That.............would be fun!!!
WELL JERRY,I'M GREASING THE WHEELS ON MY FOUR WHEEL TRYCYCLE FOR THAT TRIP TO OUTER MONGOLIA,I JUST WATCHED THEM GIZZARDS BEAT THE BUMLIN BUMBLE BEES FROM CAROLINA FOR THE 8TH SEED IN THE EAST[and yes I'm still sober]SO IT'S ON TO BOSTON TO FACE THE CELTICS...FOLKS ARE TALKIN ABOUT WHAT A MESS THEY ARE,I AIN'T BUYING IT, IT'S BEEN A FUN RIDE SO FAR FOR THE GIZ BUT I THINK THAT THE BEANEATERS WILL BURST THE BUBBLE ..AND JERRY YOU MIGHT WANNA SIT DOWN FOR THES ONE.. GRADY SAYS THAT IF THE GIZZARDS WIN HE WILL[are you sitting down?] FIX A MENU WITH ALL FRESH INGREDIENTS[never been done]SO THERE IT IS ALL ON THE LINE..WE'LL SEE!!
Grady better start shopping. Nobody wants to play the WBT right now. Russ and Brad are bringing the noise and their turnaround is nothing short of awesome. I know a dude who is a fan and he stuck a fork in their chances back around February even though I was telling him that they had good pieces but didn't quite have chemistry. But that dude wouldn't listen to me like you do.
Wonder what happened to him? [[Can't quite remember his name...)
Well, the WFT let Ryan Kerrigan slip away to Philadelphia. Guess their defensive line got deep enough to let one of their all-time greats go.
Guess so. That's like our DB Mike Hilton going to the Bengals. It may come back to haunt both teams.
Uh-oh... Looks like Jai went to Grady's to celebrate the WBT's successful turnaround and ate too much chittlin' cobbler pie. Now, he's making worrisome bets. I guess the stimulus check arrived.
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Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...not quite yet!!
yep,it could indeed,like alfred morris killing us last season for the giants.Quote:
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I didn't know Alfred Morris was still in the league.Also: There's a good chance that the Sixers might see the WBT in the first round. Not sure I'm ready for that smoke.
If we face the sixers,it will be a quick death,mr.embid ain't losin to the gizzards this year.
Oh,and for the record the giz ain't beatin the nets either,but it would be a good series.
On any given Sunday, any one team is capable of beating another. Or Monday. Or Tuesday. Heck, they play basketball seven days a week. All that it takes for either team to win is to outscore the other. And the WBT has an X-factor right now. Actually, two. They can beat anybody on the right night.
Looks like I spoke too soon. Jayson Tatum played like somebody on the WBT kissed his girlfriend and now, they'll have to play the Pacers on Thursday to continue the dream.