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For some reason we always have to be hovering below the .500 winning percentage. One of our players has to step up in order for this team to even think about going to the playoffs.

That movie is so old now. Still funny, but still old.

Quote: Quote: I don't buy DVDs. I want to get into the habit of collecting them, but I'm too cheap and I rent movies from Blockbuster or have them deliver it to me. Are you retarded? I'm just poking fun here, but it's waay cheaper to buy them. Blockbuster usually has a 4 for 20 deal. Most pawn shops sell them even cheaper. I rarely buy new movies. They go down in price by 80% after a few months. And when the idea is to collect, a few months wait is really nothing. Why do you think I called myself cheap?

Here's a biography from AtlantaFalcons.com: Quote: The Atlanta Falcons named Thomas Dimitroff the club’s new General Manager on January 13, 2008. Dimitroff directs all aspects of football operations and, working with the new head coach of the Falcons, has final authority over all personnel decisions related to the signing of free agents, the selection of players in the NFL Draft, trades, terminations, and related decisions. He also handles coordinating other football-related activities with the head coach. Dimitroff reports to club President Rich McKay. “Thomas is a really bright football mind who comes out of the most successful franchise in sports today,” McKay said. “He has an excellent track record of evaluating players, and I certainly look forward to working with him.” An 18-year player personnel veteran, Dimitroff comes to Atlanta from the New England Patriots where he spent six seasons in total, and the last five as Director of College Scouting. In this position, he was responsible for overseeing area scouts who evaluate all of the nation’s college prospects while tracking the development and availability of drafted players. Many of the players responsible for New England’s NFL-best 17-0 record, following last night’s 31-20 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in an AFC Divisional Playoff game, were scouted, evaluated, and later drafted at Dimitroff’s recommendation. Some of those players include: CB Asante Samuel, S Brandon Merriweather, G Logan Mankins, C Dan Koppen, RB Laurence Maroney, TE Ben Watson, CB Ellis Hobbs III, DE Ty Warren, and NT Vince Willfork. During his five years as the Director of College Scouting, the Patriots had a 75-17 record, and they won the Super Bowl in the 2003 and 2004 seasons. For nine seasons prior to his tenure with New England, Dimitroff served in the scouting departments of three different NFL teams. His first NFL personnel opportunity came with the Kansas City Chiefs as a part-time scout in 1993. One year later, he was given a full-time opportunity as an area scout for the Detroit Lions where he served until 1997. Before being hired by the Patriots, Dimitroff worked in the scouting department of the Cleveland Browns from 1998-2001. Dimitroff can credit the beginning of his scouting experience to the Canadian Football League where he worked during the 1990 and 1991 seasons. In 1992, he moved to the World League where he scouted all NFL, CFL and World League rosters while tracking player transactions. He also served two seasons as the scouting coordinator for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Dimitroff played football throughout college and captained his team at the University of Guelph (Canada) from 1987-1989. He was born in Barberton, Ohio, and is the son of Tom Dimitroff, who was a long-time personnel scout for the Cleveland Browns and an original member of the Boston Patriots in 1960. Is it just me or does this guy look really easy to bully around? http://www.atlantafalcons.com/~/media/2371...88F5C46848.ashx (Can't seem to post a pic)

Quote: Quote: Quote: The Falcons (IMO) need smart leadership and stability. The #1 goal for the Falcons should NOT be a flashy draft pick and dreams of a superbowl - it should be to have 2 consecutive winning seasons...then build on that. Well, in order to have consecutive winning seasons, you would have to have a flashy draft pick. The same goes for dreaming of a super bowl. You can't just build through the free agency and expect it to last forever. The Pats knew that, but look at their linebackers next year. The heart and soul of that defense would have a combined age of 2,452,421 years. They'll have to pay the consequences next year even if they bring in young linebackers because of the amount of reliability they put on their linebackers. Are you saying that somehow the Patriots run of Super Bowl wins and general dominance of the NFL wasn't worth it because their LB's are getting old and may not be able to continue to produce? Really? They could not win another game for 2 years and it would have all been worth it. Also, that thing above is just some blogger's opinion, right? Sounds like nobody really knows about Dimitroff. I never said anything about their Super Bowl runs not being worth it. I was only justifying the statement DJ made about not having a flashy draft pick. The Patriots have had flashy draft picks for quite a while now, and that's why they've been as good as they have this year. And if it's not a flashy draft pick one year, it's a flashy trade-off, and in this case, it's the trade Pats made with San Fransisco earning them a Top 10 pick in this year's draft. It just goes to show you that you have to build through the draft one way or the other. And yes, it was from a blog, but it wasn't really his opinion. He heard from team officials that knew Dimitroff and McKay personally, and he only added his thought on it.

Congrats on the Wii. They're nice, cheap (in relation to the other next gen systems), and they don't have the red rings of death or have stupid disc reading errors like my XBox 360 was having.

I don't buy DVDs. I want to get into the habit of collecting them, but I'm too cheap and I rent movies from Blockbuster or have them deliver it to me.

Quote: The Falcons (IMO) need smart leadership and stability. The #1 goal for the Falcons should NOT be a flashy draft pick and dreams of a superbowl - it should be to have 2 consecutive winning seasons...then build on that. Well, in order to have consecutive winning seasons, you would have to have a flashy draft pick. The same goes for dreaming of a super bowl. You can't just build through the free agency and expect it to last forever. The Pats knew that, but look at their linebackers next year. The heart and soul of that defense would have a combined age of 2,452,421 years. They'll have to pay the consequences next year even if they bring in young linebackers because of the amount of reliability they put on their linebackers.

According to Pro Football Talk's sources, Dimitroff is someone Rich McKay can manipulate. Quote: FALCONS SCREWED THE POOCH, AGAIN? Posted by Mike Florio on January 13, 2008, 11:28 a.m. We’re picking up some reactions to the decision of the Falcons to hire Pats director of college scouting Tom Dimitroff, who’ll be the new G.M. in Atlanta. The consensus thus far is that deposed G.M. Rich McKay got his way, bringing in a guy whom McKay thinks he will be able to control. “McKay has to be ecstatic,” one league source opined. “He got someone he can manipulate. [Eagles G.M. Tom] Heckert would have been more combative. Dimitroff is like a yellow lab. His tail always wags. Heckert has some bite. McKay is dancing right now.” And we still can’t understand why the Falcons wouldn’t have targeted Dimitroff’s boss, Pats V.P. of player personnel Scott Pioli. Though some league observers think that owner Bob Kraft would put up a fight if someone were to pursue Pioli, the reality is that he doesn’t have final say over personnel or the coaching staff in New England. If someone else were to offer it to him, he would be able to leave. If nothing else, a run by the Falcons or the Bills (more on them later) at Pioli would have given coach Bill Belichick something else to worry about while pursuing 19-0. Surely, every other NFL franchise would like to see Belichick and the Pats fail in their quest for 19-0. As one media source opined, teams might not be pursuing Pioli because they presume he won’t leave New England. Regarding Heckert, there’s now a question as to how things will go for him in Philly. There are whispers of strain between Heckert and team president Joe Banner. As we hear it, Eagles owner Jeff Lurie recommended Heckert to the Falcons — and the fact that Heckert’s current team would try t0 help him leave might have spooked Falcons owner Arthur Blank. With Dimitroff in place, the Falcons will now pursue a new head coach. As Chris Mortensen of ESPN points out, the arrival of Dimitroff in Atlanta could put Pats offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels back in play.

Too bad I live in Connecticut, not anywhere near Atlanta.

Quote: Stranger . . . . better get used to it. There is not much that is sacred here on HS. If you're talking about my usertitle, this is the third account I've had, so...

What's your take on the coach and the coaching situation? Do you want Woodson out next year, and if you do, who are the reasonable coaches that we could sign? If Woodson can't take us anywhere, I really think we should just throw him out of the building, but that's just my opinion.

Who do you guys see on the Hawks roster, say three/four years from now? Who do you guys think we will eventually get rid of (whether it be a trade of a cut) in the future? As a casual fan only, I can see Atlanta trading off Josh Smith or Marvin Williams (I think we'll have to let go of one of them eventually), move Horford to his natural position, and aquire a solid center in the offseason. But I guess that's just Captain Obvious speaking... anyways, what's your take?

It was between him or Heckert from Philadelphia. Good move either way. To be honest with you, I kinda wanted Heckert more because of the experience that he's had in the NFL, and the amount of interest there was between him and Caldwell. Either way though, you can't go wrong with hiring a New England scout director to be your 'roster manager'. Now, the only thing I want Dimitroff to do is to get Blank to fire McKay, but that's probably not going to happen.

This will come out of no where. Joe Johnson is Atlanta's player, and what does that tell you about this team if we can't even stay loyal to our best player?

Didn't realize this account was working! Thanks for the help and info.