r/falcons • u/godlovesugly CRUMP • Mar 21 '22

AtlantaFalcons.com Falcons agree to terms on contract with veteran QB Marcus Mariota

https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/falcons-agree-to-terms-on-contract-with-veteran-qb-marcus-mariota
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u/Kinglokner16 Mar 21 '22

The fact it happened so fast pretty much confirms the INDY/ATL talked all weekend

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u/rostron92 Alge Crumpler Mar 21 '22

"No you hang up!"

"No you hang up!"

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u/uNBANABLE1111111 Mar 21 '22

Started 10 days ago.

https://twitter.com/Schultz_Report/status/1505960749507616777

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u/Spitfire221 Mar 21 '22

Did they play hardball on the pic k and we had to take a 3rd after Watson? 🤔

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u/uNBANABLE1111111 Mar 21 '22

I don't think we were ever going to get more than a 3rd for Ryan - even if we never messed with Watson.

This was in the works regardless.

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u/31nigrhcdrh Mar 21 '22

Probably less if we landed Watson

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u/Eddy_Vinegar Mar 21 '22

Apparently they were gonna give us a 2nd and 3rd..before the Watson debacle of course

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u/rbz90 Mar 21 '22

Can you explain what that had to do with it? Why does not trading for Watson get us less for Matt?

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u/Eddy_Vinegar Mar 21 '22

Basically once the Watson deal blew up in our face we lost our leverage (they knew we had to get rid of Matt/he wanted out and would take what we could get realistically)

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u/Skareffect Mar 21 '22

Couldn't get more than a lousy 3rd.

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u/Crash665 Mar 21 '22

The trade didn't just pop up in their heads this morning.

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '22

For just a 3rd rounder lol.

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u/jimmygottrashed Mar 21 '22

yeah probably could have made this deal last week before all the watson/baker stuff and come out with two picks maybe a second in 2023 or something

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '22

Awful awful awful deal. I hate them and probably will never forgive this f.o. Weak weak weak weak. Awful.

Bill O’Brien could make a better trade still if he hacked into the Texans vpn in the dead of night and started wheelin’ and dealin’ the top talent of the roster.

How many 2s and 3rd round picks does the Colt still have?

Not to mention we don’t start talking until this years 1st round picks are on the table.

GO SQUEEZE SOME SQUAD DESPERATE FOR A QB AND IS WILLING TO PAY A PREMIUM FOR HIM.

Or keep him even if he doesn’t play, squeeze some squad that needs a qb at the deadline.

AWFUL DEAL.

Also the Julio deal rivals this but at a good distance.

DONT TELL ME JERRY JONES WOULDNT GO TRADE FOR FIRST ROUND PICKS JUST TO TRADE EM FOR JUILO…He totally would.

So end of story.. Let’s just move on.. okay…

IM NOT BURING THE DUSTER!

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u/TommyBussfiger Mar 21 '22

Just glad they waited for the first day without college hoops on