Quote:I don't think anybody would argue that don't have two great receivers. I wouldn't expect much from Steven Jackson. He turns 31 this year, was injured part of last year and average 3.5 per carry. Rodgers is a decent situational player but has not shown he can carry a heavier workload. So need to probably add a back in the draft.

 

A bit of a stretch to say Lamar Holmes did a good job. They have a huge hole at left tackle right now. They need to protect their greatest asset right now. And if they stay at 6, they could have a Jake Matthews staring at them in the face.

 

On defense, what do they have? Osi is 32 and could still be cut. They re-signed guys from what was a bad defense. They have nothing at linebacker beyond Weatherspoon. They need help at safety.

 

Maybe I will be proven wrong, I just don't see them trading away picks with so many holes.

and I won't deny you have good points either, it's a personal opinion thing really

i don't think atlanta need to rebuild from the ground up and already have alot of the pieces in place so could be a contender again this year or next year

 

in my head the main thing the atlanta d missed last year was john abraham and the pressure he brought

the main thing the offense missed was a healthy roddy white and julio jones. With both on the field you have a pretty solid shot one guy will get open and make a big play

 

give matt ryan his two favourite toys back and bring back that pressure with an elite pass rusher i think the holes will start to seal up

 

i also think jackson will work better when the falcons have the wide outs to return to their pass first offense.

sharing carries with rodgers and with a solidified line in front of him obviously i think he will stay healthy and put up numbers

 

as for holmes at lt i'm not saying he was a booknd but i think he improved as the year went on and looked alright later in the year 

 

the reason i think pass rusher is a more dire need is when i look a the draft i feel the depth at tackle is better than at de

 

I think the difference between matthews and say kouandijo is a lot smaller than the difference between say clowney and kareem martins and that adding clowney would have a much bigger effect on the team performance,

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