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ant to hear it Elite Calvin Ridley Jersey , and I can’t get enough of hearing that the Falcons will be keeping Grady Jarrett and Julio Jones around for as long as possible. Thankfully, Thomas Dimitroff reiterated that again today.I’ll be blunt: If the team botches these situations, it’s going to cast a pall over their offseason no matter what they do. Jarrett is still weirdly underrated by some quarters of the fanbase, but he’s been an impact defensive tackle for a couple of seasons now and is coming off the best year of his career. Getting him locked up ensures the Falcons have, at minimum, Jarrett and Senat in the middle for the next several years, giving them youth and talent at a position where they haven’t always enjoyed either, much less both. Ideally, the Falcons would bolster both DT and DE this offseason, but locking up Jarrett gives them three quality options at the position for 2019 Game Calvin Ridley Jersey , at least.The urgency level with Julio isn’t as high, given that Julio is not a free agent, but Thomas Dimitroff promised the Falcons would address his contract to bring it in line with the NFL’s elites, and I fully expect he’ll keep his word. Julio’s fresh off one of the finest seasons of his career and is perhaps the league’s most feared weapon, so ensuring the Falcons can keep him around for as long as possible, keeping him happy, and hopefully creating some short-term financial flexibility are all priorities and net good things. What will these contracts look like? Jarrett would need $14-plus million per year in annual average value to be among the top five or so at his position, which he’ll certainly be looking for. Julio will likely be shooting for close to (or more than) $18 million per year in annual average, which is what Odell Beckham Jr. is getting and would allow him to leapfrog from 11th in that metric league-wide to 1st or 2nd. Creativity in structure will be critical for both, of course Calvin Ridley Womens Jersey , because the Falcons are soon going to have to pay Keanu Neal (a likely 2021 free agent) and Deion Jones (a 2020 free agent), and neither one will be cheap. But if you aspire to be a great team, you also don’t cut corners in your efforts to keep your best players around. The Falcons will rightly make these two a top priority in the offseason, and hopefully they can make enough wise decisions elsewhere to get that done and add a couple of impact players in free agency. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, and you probably won’t have much guaranteed money in your next contract."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Library FalcFans Podcast on The FalcoholicContact The FalcoholicFalcons StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Falcons NewsYahoo Falcons Team PageYahoo Falcons ReportYahoo Falcons Depth ChartYahoo Falcons TransactionsYahoo Falcons PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub 鉁旻alcons reportedly work out previously suspended bust Ra’Shede Hageman who is facing another suspensionNew,223commentsFool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, and you probably won’t have much guaranteed money in your next contract.EDTShareTweetShareShareFalcons reportedly work out previously suspended bust Ra’Shede Hageman who is facing another suspensionJasen Vinlove-USA TODAY SportsThe Ra’Shede Hageman era was almost entirely problems. He admitted he had some effort issues in college but his insane athleticism pushed one foolish team to draft him in the 2nd round. That foolish team is back for more. Thomas Dimitroff has always had a certain affinity for terrible players he drafted too early. Peria Jerry. Sam Baker. But none were as disappointing as Hageman.Hageman rarely looked good on the field between allegedly trying to find marijuana during the regular season and his later suspension and release after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor after being charged with interference with a call for emergency help, battery family violence Youth Calvin Ridley Jersey , and cruelty to children in the third degree. Since that time, Hageman has reportedly (per the above tweet) gotten a DUI. Questions about effort, preparation, and attitude persisted throughout his career. As far as his football acumen, Hageman last played in the NFL in 2016 where he started only 4 games. He turns 29 this offseason and has a paltry 4 career sacks across 44 games. Now his suspension will keep him out of the first two games of 2019. It is frankly embarrassing to see the Falcons bring in Hageman for a visit. There is nothing to like about potentially bringing him back. With an offseason full of questionable moves (cutting Matt Bryant, paying Vic Beasley $12.8 million, stuck with Grady Jarrett’s full franchise number because they can’t work out a long-term deal), to see the team show any bit of interest in Hageman can bring into question everything the team is doing.Has the braintrust learned from past failures or are they again doubling down on bad moves?