Curtis Lofton

westbankdaze · 08-26-2013, 07:19 PM

I'm going to keep beating my drum - we need to replace the old guys with fresh blood or our defense is going to be pathetic again this year.

|Mitch| · 08-26-2013, 07:27 PM

Originally Posted by westbankdaze

we need to replace the old guys with fresh blood or our defense is going to be pathetic again this year.

He's 27 and had 123 tackles last year, tied 17th in the league... Doesn't look pathetic to me

westbankdaze · 08-26-2013, 07:32 PM

Originally Posted by |Mitch|

He's 27 and had 123 tackles last year, tied 17th in the league... Doesn't look pathetic to me

True, but I will say that there was a reason the falcons cut him and while he isn't the oldest kid on the block he has more years on him than the guys I want him to be replaced with.

|Mitch| · 08-26-2013, 07:42 PM

Originally Posted by westbankdaze

True, but I will say that there was a reason the falcons cut him.

Yeah he declined their 3 different offers and then signed with us for less... He was a UFA

Utah_Saint · 08-26-2013, 08:02 PM

Originally Posted by westbankdaze

True, but I will say that there was a reason the falcons cut him and while he isn't the oldest kid on the block he has more years on him than the guys I want him to be replaced with.

The Falcons didn't cut him. In fact they offered him almost as much as the Saints did.

But they, in their typical classless way, decided to use insults as a negotiating tool. They made announcements to the rest of the league that Lofton wasn't that good. They claimed he was a liability in coverage, which they had never said before his contract year. And that he was only a 2 down back even though he played more downs than any other player on their defense going back to his rookie year. So in the end, even though the falcons offered him almost as much as the Saints, he decided he didn't want to play for a team that would publicly disrespect him after several years of being one of their best defensive players.

After Lofton left, the Falcons run defense dropped from 6th in 2011 to 21st in 2012. And overall the dirty bird defense dropped from 11th in 2011 to 24th in 2012. I'm not going to pretend the decline in defense is completely due to Lofton's departure but the pigeons didn't do themselves any favors by letting him walk.

08-26-2013, 07:19 PM	#1
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08-26-2013, 07:27 PM	#2
\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Re: Curtis Lofton Originally Posted by westbankdaze we need to replace the old guys with fresh blood or our defense is going to be pathetic again this year. He's 27 and had 123 tackles last year, tied 17th in the league... Doesn't look pathetic to me Saintaintso, saintsfan403 and MarchingOn like this.

08-26-2013, 07:32 PM	#3
westbankdaze 500th Post Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 843	Curtis Lofton Originally Posted by \|Mitch\| He's 27 and had 123 tackles last year, tied 17th in the league... Doesn't look pathetic to me True, but I will say that there was a reason the falcons cut him and while he isn't the oldest kid on the block he has more years on him than the guys I want him to be replaced with.
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08-26-2013, 07:42 PM	#4
\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Re: Curtis Lofton Originally Posted by westbankdaze True, but I will say that there was a reason the falcons cut him. Yeah he declined their 3 different offers and then signed with us for less... He was a UFA SaintsBro, Utah_Saint, saintsfan403 and 1 others like this.

08-26-2013, 08:02 PM	#5
Utah_Saint Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 3,521	Re: Curtis Lofton Originally Posted by westbankdaze True, but I will say that there was a reason the falcons cut him and while he isn't the oldest kid on the block he has more years on him than the guys I want him to be replaced with. The Falcons didn't cut him. In fact they offered him almost as much as the Saints did. But they, in their typical classless way, decided to use insults as a negotiating tool. They made announcements to the rest of the league that Lofton wasn't that good. They claimed he was a liability in coverage, which they had never said before his contract year. And that he was only a 2 down back even though he played more downs than any other player on their defense going back to his rookie year. So in the end, even though the falcons offered him almost as much as the Saints, he decided he didn't want to play for a team that would publicly disrespect him after several years of being one of their best defensive players. After Lofton left, the Falcons run defense dropped from 6th in 2011 to 21st in 2012. And overall the dirty bird defense dropped from 11th in 2011 to 24th in 2012. I'm not going to pretend the decline in defense is completely due to Lofton's departure but the pigeons didn't do themselves any favors by letting him walk. MarchingOn likes this.

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