ahhhh.....this is a good thread. I love to see you guys mixin' it up
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like I said all along, I thought Glen Dorsey was a "smokescreen" because it just did not make sense. The Rams were trying "too hard" to make everybody think they were taking Dorsey. The more it got leaked to the reporters that Dorsey was "their guy" - the less believable it was. For those of you thinking it was Dorsey - you got PUNKED! like someone said, there is no "shame" in it, just admit it.
April is "lying" season in the NFL. Rams avoided talking about Chris Long and openly embraced Dorsey. The Atlanta Falcons were rumored to not like Matt Ryan and they too were supposedly enamored with Glen Dorsey. Of course, I believed that too - so I got punked by my on team.
As far as the injuries and now "painkiller" rumors - well, I think it speaks volumes that the universally endorsed "best player"(Dorsey) did not go until #5 overall. No team is going to comment on a player's injury but "actions" speak louder than words. I truly believe that teams were much more concerned about Dorsey's injury history than what has been written in the media. $30million guaranteed is a lot of money to give a defensive tackle with leg injury problems.....
As much as I like Glen Dorsey (and I do!), I agree with "passing" on Dorsey due to the injury concerns (and yes, I know he did not miss a game in college!!!!).
I believe Chris Long was the RIGHT pick for the Rams and I HOPE that Matt Ryan was the right pick for my Falcons. I was not in favor of the Ryan pick initially but I am starting to "warm" to it now - does not really matter, he's a Falcon and I am a Falcon fan so I support him no matter what. I am starting to embrace the leadership qualities, intangibles, etc. that Ryan possesses. I also like that he is 6'5" and the "anti-Vick" as we are all suffering from "Vick Fatigue" in the A-T-L.
I do believe Matt Ryan will get the "most" out of his talent just like Chris Long will......
Dorsey may never get hurt and make the Rams and Falcons look very foolish - but if Dorsey dominates for 2-3 years and then starts getting hurt all the time - I for one, will be happy the Falcons went a different way.
Go Falcons!
Go Rams! (just being nice)