Although many Georgians still can't pronounce his name right, Thomas Dimitroff is rapidly assemblying a weapon of mass destruction in Flowery Branch. With the most recent aquisition of future Hall of Fame TE Tony Gonzalez, he has given the offense the one piece they were missing to make them a very dangerous opponent for any defense. I would love to see anyone attempt to load the box to stop the run now.
This blockbuster trade happens on the eve (well kind of) of Dimitroff's 2nd, and much anticipated, draft. Here in lies the greatest feat of this move. The Falcons gave up a 2nd round pick in NEXT YEAR's DRAFT! What in the F... Who is this guy? Granted, the deal was made with KC's new GM Scott Pioli. Pioli was Dimitroff's boss in New England, so the 2 do have history, but still. Then, with the draft picks like Harry Douglas, Curtis Lofton, Matt Ryan, Chevous Jackson, Thomas DeCoud, and Sam Baker all contributing in a season where the unlikely Falcons made the playoffs; having a full arsenal of draft picks this year too is going to allow the Falcons to load up on young talent. It looks as though the evil architect is up to it again.
Lost in the sea of all these rookies, is the free agent aquisitions and dead weight releases. Bringing in Michael Turner headlined Dimitroff's first few months on the job. Turner finished 61 yds behind Adrian Peterson in rushing last season. He was the catalyst for a fairly potent offense. He signed some veteran guys on defense like Hutchinson, Coleman, and Jackson that helped make up a suprisingly sturdy defense. This season, he brings in Mike Peterson. Peterson played under Smith in Jacksonville, and played well. He is going to make a huge impact on Curtis Lofton, and will have no learning curve because he already knows the defensive scheme. Now this.
Tony Gonzalez only had 96 catches last year with Tyler Thigpen as a QB. He is only a 10 time pro bowler. He is only the greatest player in Chiefs' history. He is only one of the best, if not the best, TE in NFL history. All this packaged up for a potential 54-56th pick in the 2010 draft. Not a typo, 54-56th pick. With the draft this weekend, look for Dimitroff and Co. to go defense, defense, defense this year.
well sean penn..i mean thomas dimitroff sure has shored up the offense to possibly be one if not the best in the nfl baring any letdowns from ryan(which he is a film junkie/gym rat type so unlikely there)turner or the WR corp.However, IMO im not sold on there defense yet, sure they added peterson but he is an aging LB. which is what they got rid of in brooking. Brooking has better career numbers the peterson.the dline needs more depth, JA was a beast but anderson is a bust. they also need to land a DT,CB and S. maybe coleman can step in and make an impact at saftey coming off the acl tear in preseason. Injury bugs usually like to hit a team with high expections for the coming year(see UGA) so be weary of that also.
ReplyDeleteWhatever the case Thomas has the Falcons in position to have the falcons contend yearly..which hasn't been seen by this franchise or any atlanta team in a while
well screwed up on the last paragraph..oh well
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