Falcons Sign Stephen Jackson

[BigBoss]

Yeah, we'll see just how washed up he is this year....

[Proudiddy]

that's not what i got out of this:

my exact point is that they have no quality starters at DE right now and they're going to be hard pressed to replace abraham's production regardless of what they do in the draft. is it really that hard to swallow? "just like they did with abraham" implies that there's depth there when there's demonstrably not.

I was stating that with the implication being that they will be replacing Abraham with a FA signing or draft pick and equating that to Gross being released to free up room to sign other players (like they did) and replacing him with OUR depth in OUR situation in a worst case scenario. I didn't make that clear in my original post, but my point is that they didn't release Abraham without a plan. Meanwhile, we still have money tied up in guys that don't produce like they used to and have only added Drayton Florence. Superbowl.

I don't find any solace that they don't have DE depth. They have proven to make the right decisions in Dimitroff's tenure and they will replace Abraham.

[Growl]

Whats the early over/under on how many times Jackson trucks Sione Fua this year

[CatMan72]

Yeah, we'll see just how washed up he is this year....

He isn't washed up, but assuming a guy can change teams and pick right up where he left off is a foolish assumption.

We'll just have to see how this plays out.

[4Corners]

Yeah, we'll see just how washed up he is this year....

Yup.

Jackson has plenty left in the tank.

He's been a great player on a horrible team yet still puts up consistent numbers.

He's now the 3rd option on a team that is going to be a nightmare for defenses.

[CatMan72]

Just keep in mind how we all marveled at the juggernaut the Eagles were going to be (on paper) a few years back...

[CatMan72]

...and how bad the Colts looked (on paper) heading into last year.

[4Corners]

Just keep in mind how we all marveled at the juggernaut the Eagles were going to be (on paper) a few years back...

This is an excellent point.

crosses fingers for a "DREAM TEAM" comment from Matt Ryan

[VIP]

Lol..if Steven jackson is washed up what do you think deangelo and jstew are? This team is a joke..the rebuild hasnt even really started were still tearing down

[cbarrier90]

I regret ever saying Hurney knew what he was doing... :(

[CatMan72]

It's also important to remember that Jackson has a lot of mileage on his odometer and when it's over for a RB, it's over... and it happens overnight. One morning they wake up and they don't have it anymore.

For Jackson, that morning could come any day now - for all we know it may have been this morning.

[CatMan72]

Lol..if Steven jackson is washed up what do you think deangelo and jstew are? This team is a joke..the rebuild hasnt even really started were still tearing down

It's hard to tell since we barely use them.

[Growl]

Why in the world would we "use" them more than we do? We're trying to win football games.

The problem is that one of them shouldn't be here. Not only could we take the finances to address one of out many bleeding positions, you'd also see the two that remain have their statistics be more reflective of their actual impact.

[SauceBoss]

Whoever started this thread needs to know how to spell Steven.