Trade: [TEN/ATL] Julio Jones traded to Titans for 2nd rounder, swap of 4th for 6th

[Marc the Habs Fan]

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[John Price]

wtf

 

[John Price]

 

[EpochLink]

That’s all it took!? A second round pick!?

 

[YoSoyLalo]

That’s all it took!? A second round pick!?

he's a 32 year old receiver with a long list of nagging injuries

why did people think the falcons were gonna get anything of note for him

 

[Terry Yake]

all that just to play with ryan tannehill?

lol

 

[Halladay]

Wow, interesting. All of this on a Sunday morning too.

 

[GKJ]

Lesson here is that someone was lying about the Falcons having a 1st on the table.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Falcons are getting younger offensively as they rebuild

Ryan is going to be only holdover and I expect next draft the Falcons will go QB

For Titans they will have a real good 1-2 WR duo in AJ Brown and Julio Jones.

 

[Chris5225]

Tannehill that big arm QB.

 

[82Ninety42011]

Titans offence gonna be good was hoping he went to SF but oh well. Congratulations Titans you got a good deal.

 

[StreetHawk]

Lesson here is that someone was lying about the Falcons having a 1st on the table.

The only explanation one can offer is that the first rounder was contingent on ATL retaining on the deal where they ate a good amount of Julio’s $15 mill in salary this year. Atl can’t even sign their own draft picks right now so that option likely not available to them.

thus they end up taking the second rounder, likely without having to pick up any of Julio’s salary in the transaction. Teams knew this about Atl so personally doubt a first was ever offered.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

He's still great.

 

[EpochLink]

Wow, interesting. All of this on a Sunday morning too.

We all waiting for NFL season!!

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

 

[GKJ]

Falcons are getting younger offensively as they rebuild

Ryan is going to be only holdover and I expect next draft the Falcons will go QB

For Titans they will have a real good 1-2 WR duo in AJ Brown and Julio Jones.

Something I saw speculated on was Jordan Live for Julio Jones. Hard to say how that looks without more tape on Love.

 

[John Price]

 

[spintheblackcircle]

I told myself I wouldn't cheer for another team after I gave up on the Falcons, but between Julio and Vrabel.....

 

[RussianRacket]

Monkeys paw for Julio

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Falcons are getting younger offensively as they rebuild

Ryan is going to be only holdover and I expect next draft the Falcons will go QB

For Titans they will have a real good 1-2 WR duo in AJ Brown and Julio Jones.

I'm sure they would have drafted a QB and moved Ryan too if his dead cap weren't intolerable. No question they could have found a buyer depending on the return.

 

[StreetHawk]

I'm sure they would have drafted a QB and moved Ryan too if his dead cap weren't intolerable. No question they could have found a buyer depending on the return.

Of course as the cap hit if Ryan to the new team is reasonable. But like you said the dead cap in Ryan is massive. Costs Atl more to not have him vs have him.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Falcons would have gotten more from any of the nfc west teams. They wanted him out of the conference.

 

[StreetHawk]

Falcons would have gotten more from any of the nfc west teams. They wanted him out of the conference.

Because ATL can win the super bowl in the next 2-3 years? Don’t see that happening. All nfc west contenders teams have no first next season. Makes their second more valuable to them.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Falcons would have gotten more from any of the nfc west teams. They wanted him out of the conference.

Which is stupid because Atlanta isn't contending for the SB anytime soon.

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

Good place for Julio. Good QB, #2 WR now, good offense