The 2016 Atlanta Falcons Offseason Thread - Brought to you by Bird Brehs

[The ADD]

I'll take Geno one year if we're tanking for Deshaun. That Ryan contract is awful; I never liked it. Manning and Brady both took paycuts to bring talent in. Matt has to decide whether he wants to win or get paid.

You can't tank like that in the NFL. Let's be reality they won 8 games last year. Likely a 6-10 this year. To get near Watson levels you are talking about 4-12.

Either way nobody is taking his contract.

 

[AtlienInTheGoodieMob]

Blank got prostate cancer

 

[The ADD]

Blank got prostate cancer

 

[Nostalgic]

Blank got prostate cancer

Not trying to make light of the situation.

But his case is treatable, Hopefully the team can use this as a
form of motivation for the upcoming season.

 

[Bishop_BP_Jakes]

Blank got prostate cancer

Damn, get well soon.


























And fukl Cancer

 

[PortCityProphet]

hope Blank beats cancer like Sean P beats his teams

in all seriousness tho hope he beats it

 

[Georgiamuscle]

Blank got prostate cancer

Hope he'll be alright

 

[Nostalgic]

Blank: Matt Ryan can get Falcons to the Super Bowl

Owners of non-Super Bowl teams speaking in the weeks after the big game are almost always talking about why their team did not get there, and how they can the following season.

Earlier this week, Texans owner Bob McNair said that the team had pieces, but needed to draft a quarterback. He also said he'd like to be the first-ever team to play in a Super Bowl at its home stadium -- which means they need to get going in a hurry.

Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank was up next. And despite the massive second-half collapse of his team this past season, he thinks the Falcons are in line for a deep playoff run. He also thinks Matt Ryan is the quarterback who can take them there.

"Absolutely," Blank said, via ESPN.com. "No question about it. But it doesn't take one player to get there. It takes a lot of players around him and having a lot of talent around him. It's going to take a lot of players to do that; offensively, defensively, and special teams. And it's going to take coaches and the coaching staff that will help support that."

Blank is one of the more involved owners in today's NFL and met with Ryan after this season. The Falcons started the season 6-1 but finished 8-8. Ryan had one of his least productive seasons in the NFL, dropping in touchdowns (21) and spiking in interceptions (16).

"I think some of it was related to the new scheme," Blank said. "I think some of it was related to bad decisions that he made. He had more turnovers at that position than we would like to have -- not that we would like to have any. But we had more in bad places and bad times of the game. So, I would say all that was a part of the discussion."

Blank realizes that Ryan is a quarterback who almost any other team in football would beg for, including the desperate Texans. But can he turn it around in a significant way? The Falcons were never able to reach the Super Bowl with a roster in its prime. Can they do so now?

Blank: Matt Ryan can get Falcons to the Super Bowl - NFL.com

 

[Georgiamuscle]

Atlanta Falcons take Shaq Lawson in latest Mel Kiper mock draft

Looks like we'll get another Clemson DE in the first round

 

[Motife43]

I guess we'll reconvene Bird Brehs in a few weeks once the Combine ends and more cuts are made. But, St. Louis LA cut James Laurinaitis, Jared Cook, and Chris Long, all 3 guys that could fill holes here. Don't know how many more solid years Long has in him, hopefully he can return to a semblance of 2010-13.

I also saw Alshon Jeffery might be available, SEC dominance at WR if we get him to pair with Julio

2016 is da year!

 

[SubZeroDegrees]

Blank: Matt Ryan can get Falcons to the Super Bowl





Blank: Matt Ryan can get Falcons to the Super Bowl - NFL.com

 

[The ADD]

I guess we'll reconvene Bird Brehs in a few weeks once the Combine ends and more cuts are made. But, St. Louis LA cut James Laurinaitis, Jared Cook, and Chris Long, all 3 guys that could fill holes here. Don't know how many more solid years Long has in him, hopefully he can return to a semblance of 2010-13.

I also saw Alshon Jeffery might be available, SEC dominance at WR if we get him to pair with Julio

2016 is da year!

That would be a lot of $ invested at WR

 

[AVXL]

Falcons have the hardest schedule for 2016 based on team's records from last year

Another 8-8 in our future and if we don't go to the playoffs is @Kaedus boy Thomas Dimitroff safe for another yr?

 

[Sly Cookin]

Give me alex mack in free agency and 2 decent guards. Cut Hester and Roddy.

Take a Lb, SS, DE/LB, WR in the draft in that order.

Sign a wr like rishard matthews and one of the cuts at TE like Martellus Bennett or ladarius green.

Seems realistic without having anybody to franchise tag this offseason. Can't wait to check out the combine and pre draft buzz.

 

[Professor K.]

Falcons have the hardest schedule for 2016 based on team's records from last year

Another 8-8 in our future and if we don't go to the playoffs is @Kaedus boy Thomas Dimitroff safe for another yr?

No, and Quinn's roster management responsibilities wouldn't be either