(10-30-2023, 03:21 PM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(10-30-2023, 03:16 PM)Caldrac Wrote: And? They're still 4 - 4. In a bad NFC South division. Carter's situation also scared a lot of teams off. Robinson was and still is arguably the safest pick of that draft. When you're a team that's been struggling for years to get it right? It's better safe than sorry in those situations. 

You know what's setting the Falcons back more than anything? Poor QB play. That's really a bad comparison. Outside of Josh Allen here on our defense? Who else is really getting sacks on the stat sheet? We're in the 20's if I am not mistaken.

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The only lineman I thought we could have grabbed that night and I wanted (was dead wrong about it as well, I can also freely admit it) was Tevin Jenkins. Who ended up with the Bears and has done nothing due to injuries. He fell into the 2nd RD. We ultimately landed a lineman in Walker Little that year anyway the very next night.

Exactly. And if you're team is further away because of your QB, you are essentially wasting the prime years of the RB you selected in the top 10. Their shelf life is so short that by the time the Falcons are ready to compete, Bijan will be looking for a 2nd contract that he likely won't live up to.

Wrong. How many times do we hear the phrase "A QB's best friend is his running game"?. I bet the Falcons would be lucky to have 2 wins without Robinson. 

If they had sat Ridder down sooner for Heinicke? They probably have 5 wins at the moment or more. There's still 9 games left and the Falcons could very easily run away at some point or win that division with 8 or 9 wins. 

It's that bad.

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