Byron Leftwich: Come in from out of the cold, and help save the Falcons
This was inevitable. Byron Leftwich has signed a 2-year, $7mm deal with the Atlanta Falcons. What Falcons fans need to ask themselves is, why did it take their GM this long to figure out what every football fan with half a brain knew months ago? Joey Harrington is NOT the answer. He may be a good guy, he may try hard, but under center he’s a surefire ticket to fantasy armageddon.
The question becomes, can Leftwich improve what ails the Falcons? I find it hard to imagine the offense can get any worse; but Leftwich is the definition of immobile. The Falcons line has allowed 13 sacks in 2 games; and for Harrington’s many flaws, he’s not typically someone who takes a lot of sacks. So now what happens when Byron Leadfoot, er, I mean Leftwich inevitably takes over in a few weeks?
Good times indeed, somehow I think Bobby Petrino will be singing REUNITED AND IT FEELS SO GOOD with Brian Brohm a season from now.
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I have to agree - especially when, if I recall correctly, a large part of the reason Del Rio went with Garrard is that Leftwich took too many sacks and didn’t have a fast enough release. Just remember: He’s not the slowest QB out there (Bledsoe is still in the league right?), “just the slowest black QB”.
That said, you’re right - they had to do something, and Leftwich was the easy answer. You have to imagine they’ll be targeting Brohm or another franchise QB next year, so it doesn’t make sense to invest too heavily at this point.
I’d be curious to know if they inquired about Culpepper - it seemed like he reclaimed some of his mobility, so he might have been a fit.
Comment by tmarman — September 20, 2007 @ 7:11 pm