Re: Pierre Thomas released...
 

So many good memories of PT, mostly him getting our team going after sluggish starts.

Super bowl 44, the colts could not tackle PT with one player, at one point in the first half 3 players hit him and managed to stay on his feet for another 8 yards afterwards.

2011 NFCCG vs lions - Lions pretty much whooped us the entire first quarter until we started throwing screens to PT, who once again bounced off every tackler the lions could throw at him. One screen play looked like it would lose 3 yards but PT dodged 5 players and got 15 yards from it.

Re: Pierre Thomas released...
 

Pierre, Thank You for everything. You will be missed.

Re: Pierre Thomas released...
 

^ This

Re: Pierre Thomas released...
 

Can't look at it that way. Thats hindsight. We got something for Sproles instead of nothing.

If we had gotten 2 1st rounders for Sproles and both ended up being busts, was it a bad deal to get 2 1st round picks for him?

Re: Pierre Thomas released...
 

That man has been killing the Falcons for years. Glad he's gone :P

Re: Pierre Thomas released...
 

We were just saying the same about Harry Douglas! Lol.

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Last season just about every NFL team killed our defense. It was hard to watch at times.

Re: Pierre Thomas released...
 

Obviously we plan to sign or draft a back, because PT caught like 45 passes last year with almost half of those being for first downs. PT was cheap and he produced when needed so why cut him. I bet the Saints bring in a Reggie Bush type of 3rd down back. I think we'll have Ingram and Robinson as our thumpers and Payton's got his eyes on one or more in the draft who could all be significant upgrades as a 3rd down back. Probably a small back with blazing speed and great hands. I am convinced this will happen because as of now we still need PT on 3rd down. Who fits this description in this years draft? And can we get him in RD 2,3 or 4?

Re: Pierre Thomas released...
 

What you are describing is what we have used for the last several years. It is getting stale. Defenses have it figured out. It's time to get physical in the run game and Ingram is the one that can do it. He also proved he could catch the ball out of the backfield.

Re: Pierre Thomas released...
 

Couldn't have said that any better! So many fans want a Sproles replacement or complain about who's gonna run the screen pass now,etc. it's time to move on and change it up a little bit. I seem to remember the screen pass failing a lot more last year than normal. If I can call out most of the plays from my couch,imagine how easy it is for opposing teams. I love Thomas and I'm gonna miss him,but I'm more gonna miss what he used to be for this team.