Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Falcons Cut Milner

The Falcons cut Martrez Milner today. I'm not surprised by this at all. I noticed him on the sidelines in street clothes on Sunday, and I knew it wasn't a good sign. He was inactive for the first two weeks. These comments from the AJC sum the decision up:
Milner fell out of favor with the new coaching staff after injuring his leg and ankle and missing most of training camp.

In the new offensive system under offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey, tight ends are required to block a lot.

Milner, a fourth-round draft pick (133rd overall) in 2007, was selected as a pass-catching tight end to fit former coach Bobby Petrino’s system.
So it sounds like the coaches want a big blocker, which Martrez is not. The injury comment makes it sound like the coaches think he's soft.

Personally, I think it's Falcons tight ends coach Chris Scelfo still trying to get back at Georgia for firing Jim Donnan. Ok, not really.
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  1. AllySeptember 17, 2008 at 2:04 PM

    Hate to reaad that. At least they picked up Rader though. Weird how when the Falcons cut a UGA player, they replace him with a UGA player. Wonder if they're finally getting how important it is not to piss off UGA fans, who largely support the Falcons?

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2008 at 9:23 PM

    I was surprised that Olandis Gary didn't get a call when Thomas Brown went down. Patrick Pass?

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