On Isaiah Oliver, Deion Jones and whether Atlanta Falcons should be buyers at NFL trade deadline

Will Smith from Summerville, Ga.

Hi, Scott. It appears a disgrace that Deion`s Falcons profession has ended the manner it did. Was it the profits cap issue, his underperformance below Coach Pees final year, shoulder this year, or a aggregate of all of the above? At any fee he deserved a higher ship off than he were given.

Bair: Breaking up is difficult to do, Will. Rarely does an NFL participant journey off into the sundown after an extended profession. It wasn’t Deion Jones’ fault the preceding regime paid a lot to increase him after which renegotiated his deal at a short-time period benefit and long-time period loss.

Ultimately, his settlement needed to get moved, and the Falcons had been capable of do that. That enables their cap state of affairs and that they were given an advanced draft role down the line. He turned into a darn right participant, one of the excellent insurance linebackers withinside the game.

I’m now no longer positive he turned into an excellent in shape for what the Falcons now do defensively, mainly gambling at the vulnerable side. Jones’ efforts right here are and had been appreciated, and I assume it is a very good element he can get a clean begin on a contender and be featured prominently in Cleveland’s defense. This alternate turned into a win for all sides, despite the fact that it will be bizarre to peer him in a special uniform.

J Blash from Hinesville, Ga.

Hey Bair. I turned into simply thinking how an awful lot cash we stored with the Jones alternate. What role ought to we appearance to feature earlier than the November deadline?

Bair: The Jones alternate does not shop a ton is cap area. The linebacker redid his deal recently, using his base profits manner down. The Falcons will tackle roughly $12 million in lifeless cap area in 2023 after the alternate as well.

Per overthecap.com, the Falcons have $9.6 million available.

Will the Falcons be consumers on the NFL alternate deadline? I actually have a difficult time imagining that. Draft property are stable gold for this team, and I do not assume there may be a unmarried participant who will push them into the NFC’s elite class. I assume they may be higher off getting as an awful lot as feasible from the gamers they’ve over buying and selling for one.

There are particular regions of need, however. Picking up a protective lineman could be of high-quality benefit, mainly a nostril tackle, thinking about how skinny they’re on the role. That spot could make the maximum feel to me. If you’ll make a alternate, you do not need a rental. You need a person who may be a part of your destiny as a rotational piece at least.