Hello again friends, it is I you friendly internet blogger. Its time for Vol. 3. of the Falcons Eye View. A blog in where i try to give you a different perspective on all things Falcons. Today we are going to tackle ( see what did there) free agency and the players we signed.
Here is a run down of who we signed.
1. Alex Mack Center (Cleveland)
2. Mohammad Sanu WR. (Bengals)
3. Derick Shelby DE (Miami)
4, Adrian Clayborn DE (Atlanta)
5. Courtney Upshaw OLB (Ravens)
Ok so theses are the main players. The Falcons did sign a few more depth players like, Weatherspoon, Wheeler, and Tom Compton ( he sounds like a lawyer). But the 5 players i listed are the ones were going to focus on today. Let me start off by saying I DO NOT CARE ABOUT THERE CONTRACTS, now that that is out of the way lets jump in.
Alex Mack: 3 time pro center, One of the best in the game, multi year 16 game starter. This dude is exactly what our team has been needing since 2012 when the Mudd Duck retired. You may remember in my first post I talk about Matt Ryan down fall, a lot had to do with poor o-line play. That can almost be hung directly on poor center play. I liked Joe Hawley but her was injured and not well suited of the zone blocking shift we went to so he had to go. Back to Mack by making this one signing you were truly able to fix 3 potions. Mack will make the LG and RG instantly better. His veteran leadership will help Andy Levitra along with who ever ends up at right guard. Mack is comfortable with Kyle Shanna's system because he played in it in Cleveland. Since he chose to come I Have to assume he like the scheme.
Mohammed Sanu: 26 yrs old highly athletic wide out. This is the signing that has every one in an uproar. In Cincinnati Sanu was at best the third option behind Green and Jones. So we are going to punish a guy for not being the main guy on his team when were asking him to be the 2nd or 3rd option on our team? Yeah sounds crazy to me too, people are going to scream about over paying him but like I said up top I don't care. Given how the deal is setup its more like a 2 yr deal than 4 or 5 yr deal. So lets give him a chance because when he was the main focus of the offense in 2014 he put good numbers.
Derick Shelby: Another guy who played a bit part on his former team. The falcons are hoping that the sample size we saw when Wake went down is closer to what we will get over the course of 16 games, Shelby is a run first edge defender with some pass rush upside. In 8 games Shelby had 3.5 sacks, so if you double that to account for 16 games that 7 sacks that would be more than any one else on the team. So here is to upside and bit players.
Adrian Clayborn: Ok so is this really a free agent, yes yes it is. Adrian was not under contract and was getting interest from other teams like the Cowboys. He choose to come back here remember that. By the end of the season the coaching figured out that Clay could bounce inside but was better suited for the edge. We all thought he would play the Bennett role, not so much. This is a role I think Shelby will play (forgot to say that in his section). With Beasley possible play some more OLB I think Clayborn we be a true DE and mainly rush the passer, witch is good.
Courtney Upshaw: This is kinda interesting and simple all at the same time. Upshaw never really lived up to the hype coming out of college. Weight was kinda of in issue for him, I mean 273 for an OLB that's kinda big. I think the hope here is a younger, stronger, more productive version of Kory Beriman. I truly think this is all he is and that's fine with me.
That just about wraps it up folks. All in all I feel like the Team got better with free agency. We are seeing more of the plan of Dan Quinn and what he wants on Defense. We saw our front office address to big needs on Offense with the signing of Mack and Mohammed. You add these to the pieces to what we already have on roster the Falcons should take a step forward. Now we will look forward to the draft, where we hope to get the fast to go along with the physical that free agency added.
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