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Per source, Dontari Poe agrees to terms with Falcons.

WELL FUCK

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Falcons have agreed to terms with Dontari Poe, per source.


:cool:

Now go get Hankins !!! :cool:

They were dumb play calling away from winning the SB in Jan (run the ball 3 fricking times and then kick the FG to go up by two scores, dummies). Why not sign with a team that has SB aspirations again this year?

Cheers,

@AdamSchefter 21s21 seconds ago
Falcons gave former Chiefs' DT Dontari Poe a one-year, $8 million deal that could increase to $10M with incentives, per source.

Only 14% on Suberbowl losers made it back the next year and that percentage was helped by the Buffalo Bills.

$8M for one year was too rich for our blood? The fuck, Ballard?

I am honestly glad that we did not sign him to terms like that.

We are not one year away from being competitive. We are more like 2 or 3 years away from having a good defense.

I would rather sign "NFL average" guys now like Woods, Hunt and Mingo for modest contracts while biding my time to nab good players (Sheard, Simon) and difference makers (1-15 pass rusher?) in the draft and free agency.

In 2 or 3 years when we are ready to compete? Yeah, that is the time to splurge on big contracts.

But now? Keep filling the roster with "competition" so that we can at least get to the middle of the pack defense.

Chees,

I hear Tom Crean is a free agent now, maybe we could plug him in at NT, or better yet, HC

I kinda wanted Poe. I think our defense is going to suck again. But I don't have high hopes for this season anyway. So outside of not getting Zeitler or Warford I don't care that much that we didn't sign any "big" names. I use that term loosely because FA was kind of garbage this year. Hopefully we have a good draft and bring in a few actual playmakers/future playmakers.

You have lost your mind ... two clappers on the sidelines ??? :cool:

Takes one to know one situation?

I agree in general. One year contracts are not where we are at. That's for a last push to get over the hump. Signing the average guys to build a foundation is a good start, but it would have been nice to land a bouye or hightower in FA. Hopefully we draft well given how deep this year is supposed to be.

That is what I am hoping for.

I hope that the defensive talent it deep enough that we can, with our six picks in the first four rounds, get 4 or 5 guys that become starters or quality depth guys in the next 2-3 years.

Sort of like we drafted 3 offensive linemen in 2016 that might end up being starts in 2017.

2 drafts like that in 2017 and 2018 along with solid free agent signings will get our defense into the top half of the league.

And with our offense, that is really all we need in the short term.

Cheers,

I think getting Zach Brown or Gerald Hodges would elevate the overall talent level of the ILB position and the LB corps in general.

That is the signing that I am waiting on.

Brown, Hodges or Minter (along with bringing Butler back) would round out what I think we will be doing in free agency prior to the draft.

Not that I think we signed world-beaters at any position but:

NT Addressed = Woods upgrading Kerr in the NT rotation
DE Addressed = Hunt adding to the mix of Anderson, Langford, Jones, Ridgeway and McGill
OLB[EDGE] Addressed = Simon upgrading on Walden
OLB[RUSH] Addressed = Sheard, Mingo upgrading on Mathis, Cole
ILB Addressed = No
CB Addressed = Not really but re-signing Butler will help
Safety Addressed = Again, no but re-signing Butler will help
O-Line addressed = Schwenke replacing Harrison as primary depth pushing for starting at RG
Punter addressed = Locke

Of our needs, ILB and CB are wide, gaping holes that need veteran talent thrown at it to stabilize them.

Brown / Hodges / Minter do that at ILB

Butler does that at CB (and Safety)

Get it done, Ballard!

Cheers,

You keep asking Ballard to " get it done ", I don't think he's listening. I want him to get Hankins signed, again he's not listening.

@JordanRaanan
Reached out to sources around league and found that DT Johnathan Hankins is asking for A LOT of money. A lot as in more than $10M per year.

Ouch !!! :cool:

So, he's only 24 and, if I'm not mistaken, had 8 sacks last year, and he's healthy. It's not like the Colts don't have the money.

On the contrary, he had 3 sacks and missed 7 games in 2015 with a torn pectoral. He did play all of 2016.

I dunno. I wouldn't pay him $10+ million. Brandon Williams was the best FA NT available and didn't get $10 mil/year.

And the Falcons lost in perhaps the biggest choke-job of all time. Historic losers. They won't sniff a Super Bowl this year.

Watch a little bit of the guy's tape. NTs who can stack and shed and make a tackle are hard to come by. Ask Grigson.

There is no f**king chess being played here when you're leaving key positions unfilled. Sign the guy and move on down the checklist.

F**k.

Butler must be trying to force the Colts to pay up. Why would anyone go to Washington? Their culture is the worst in the NFL. Complete grease fire. Worse than the Browns.

Can't blame him, we left him hanging. We should have re-signed him before the free agency period started... :cool:

manusky is the dc there isn't he?

He is. Apparently he got promoted in January. I was mainly referring to the owner and front office. Absolutely toxic environment from Snyder on down.

http://bfy.tw/Ag58

an extra million dollars sure makes that shit not so toxic now doesn't it

Sorry, my bad, I was looking at his 2014 stats and was even wrong with those as he only had 7 sacks. I still would sign him, he could anchor the defense for years to come.

You don't pay the guy so much more than the market deems he's worth, you just don't.

When you do, it bites you in the ass and you end up cutting the player in 1-2 yrs.

So why do a short term rental on a 24 yr. old player? Those are the guys, that ideally you want to sign long term.

I get what you're saying but its free-agency.

Every other decent player gets overpaid. We track it every year where an entire position market gets inflated.

My point is, get the player. Yes try the bring the price down, but get the player.

There are no good NTs in the draft.

Its been how long since we've been trying to get a true NT to make this whole 34 sh*t work?

Yes, its been half a f**king decade.

Im tired of it.

Its either you get the pieces to fit your scheme or change to a different one.

clapper dont change schemes

How is this guy a HC let alone still coaching this team?

Anyway, Im not a fan of the this 34 hybrid.

It's not as forgiving as the 4-3 when the majority of your defense is mediocre.

Probably depends on specific player's motivations. Their own starting QB wants to escape but will apparently be franchise tagged. Bottom feeders like Cleveland and JAX are just enept/poorly run. The Redskins are a toxic environment.

Umm...interior DL has been an issue even longer than that. DT/NT for the Colts franchise is like the Browns and QBs.

How did get past the interview, he can barely speak intelligently.
How did he get an extension?
How did he survive a front office change?

Mysteries we my never solve...

Where's Robert Stack when you need him

Part of me still doesn't get why Irsay canned Grigson so late. The only thing that really makes sense is that Irsay had a deal ready with Peyton, PM wanted a new GM, and it was too late for a HC search and for that HC to assemble a quality staff.

Under that scenario, it would take a few months until PM was formally in the position. Then, he and the GM could evaluate the HC during the 2017 season and lay the groundwork for bringing in a new coach and staff.

That, or Irsay is just irrational...which is Occam's razor here.