Steven Jackson to the Falcons: Now watch ATL fans show up and show out

[HawkItus]

Blank continues to show the Hawks how it is done. Stop the excuses and blaming the fans.

[BackForThe2ndTime]

YEEEEEEEEAHHHH. There is a party over at FalconsBoard

[Plainview1981]

He is 29 years old and had his least productive season since his rookie year. I don't understand the excitement.

[AHF]

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[pimp]

He is 29 years old and had his least productive season since his rookie year. I don't understand the excitement.

he still gets over 4 yards a carry while Turner does not.Also, Jackson is a much better receiverthan Turner , which gives them more options on offense.

[AHF]

Do we know what the cost is? Jackson is an upgrade but definitely not a player with his best years ahead of him.

[coachx]

Do we know what the cost is? Jackson is an upgrade but definitely not a player with his best years ahead of him.

It had to be cheap.

[macdaddy]

Not like last year was an off year. Its right in line with all his others. 1000 yards rushing 4+ yards per carry. ZERO FUMBLES, 38 receptions.

[coachx]

and 2.7 yards after contact

Not like last year was an off year. Its right in line with all his others. 1000 yards rushing 4+ yards per carry. ZERO FUMBLES, 38 receptions.

[HawkItus]

We don't need a lot from him. We just need first downs and tough running.

[benhillboy]

I'm definately not expecting him to play 16. 12 games at that violent running style, NO FUMBLES, and catching out the backfield while being an exemplary blocker makes me confident of a playoff berth. Rogers and Snells can carry the load for the 4 games he's out. With the way NFL-Ready RBs grow on trees in college, I was kinda excited about the prospect of Eddie Lacy, but I'm good I guess. We get that dominant pass rusher (Dumervill?) and I'm really good.

[Bahamut]

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[Plainview1981]

he still gets over 4 yards a carry while Turner does not.Also, Jackson is a much better receiverthan Turner , which gives them more options on offense.

You don't know he will even produce that this season. This is the age where players start dropping off, and RB's drop off quickly, and right at this age. I don't know the terms of the contract and so I can't say it's a bad deal. But given his age and drop in production I wouldn't be certain that he will be much more productive.

Edited March 14, 2013 by Hotlanta1981

[Plainview1981]

Don't get be wrong, I do think he is probably better than Turner at this stage... And you do have Rodgers.

But he is probably a short term solution.

[AHF]

I am definitely concerned about his age but I will say this for him. He had no passing offense in St. Louis to speak of to help him. He won't have anyone stacking the box against him with the passing attack that Atlanta has going for it.

[jy23]

Don't worry about him Falling off a cliff, he won't be carrying the load here. That's on the passing game, I still believe he gets 1000 yards this year tho. With him and quizz splitting time our offense is going to be damn near unstoppable. And now we can completely focus on defense in the draft.

[jhay610]

He's definitely a short-term solution, but we don't need him to be a world-beater. It was sad to see us empty out the backfield or split 4 out on 3rd and short so much last year.

3 yrs, 12 mil. That's a good deal. This team is in position to win right now, and he's a good fit right now.

[lethalweapon3]

I enjoyed reading the Packer blogs the day before yesterday ("He's all ours! Whoo!"), versus yesterday ("Meh, we didn't need him. We can go after Turner!").

~lw3

[AHF]

And now we can completely focus on defense in the draft.

= Best part!