The Falcons love to disappoint. One way or another
Youth Jim McMahon Jerseys , perennial disappointment is part and parcel of Falcons fanhood. It’s an art form, really. Because year after year, they devise new, creative ways to let us down. Bad personnel decisions are something they’ve historically done particularly well. Need an example? Then look no further than cornerback Tyrone Williams. Williams signed with the Falcons before the 2003 season as a 29 year old unrestricted free agent. His contract was a lucrative four-year deal worth $10.3 million; he received a $3 million signing bonus. I was busy mourning John Ritter’s death and belting out “Hey Ya!” lyrics in my fraternity basement in 2003, but even I know that was a lot of money at the time. Williams reportedlyy showed up for training camp on the portly side and quickly found himself on Dan Reeves’ bad side. Reeves actually suspended him in week five due to “conduct detrimental to the team.” (He apparently screamed at one of the defensive coaches.) His attitude was completely toxic, and he’d ultimately spend the second half of the season on the bench. In exchange for their costly investment
Jim McMahon Jerseys Stitched , the Falcons got all of 20 combined tackles, 2 defended passes, and zero interceptions. The Falcons released Williams after one season and he went on the sign with the Cowboys. He’d spend one more season in the NFL before retiring. Williams founded a company that specializes in helping NFL players not repeat the mistakes he made as a player, so I suppose that counts for something. Where does Williams rank among the Falcons’ worst free agent signings, Falcoholics? LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears star pass rusher Khalil Mack is day to day because of an ankle injury
Youth Dick Butkus Jerseys , coach Matt Nagy said on Wednesday.Mack was hurt early in last week’s overtime loss at Miami and his 2018 streak of at least one sack and one forced fumble in each game ended. Playing without the two-time All-Pro would be a huge blow, particularly with Tom Brady and the New England Patriots visiting on Sunday.“We’re just going to continue to keep an eye on it and make sure whatever we do, we’re more cautious than anything,” Nagy said. “I believe in that and I think it’s important to go that route.”Mack has not missed a game since Oakland drafted him with the No. 5 overall pick in 2014. Chicago acquired him from the Raiders just before the start of the season, after he held out the entire offseason and preseason trying to secure a long-term deal rather than play under the final season of his rookie contract. He and the Bears then agreed to a six-year, $141 million extension that guarantees $90 million.The trade for Mack has energized a franchise with four straight last-place finishes in the NFC North. Despite the loss at Miami
Youth Jordan Howard Jerseys , the Bears (3-2) remain in sole possession of the division lead for the first time since late in the 2013 season. But the defense wasn’t the same against the Dolphins with Mack at less than 100 percent.The pass rush never got to Miami quarterback Brock Osweiler, and the Bears’ league-best run defense was trampled by 35-year-old running back Frank Gore for 101 of Miami’s 161 yards rushing.Missed tackles on Albert Wilson contributed to two shorter passes going for long touchdowns to cap off a rough game in the heat for the Bears.