Falcons

By L.J.

August 29, 2005 04:12 PM | Link to this

I say go ahead and cut him. It all comes down to cost-benefit analysis. Is it more important to just move on or to retain his services simply because of a cap hit? Many teams have lousy contracts on their hands, so cutting Price would be no different. If he can’t play, get someone on the cheap who can.

By Eric

August 29, 2005 04:27 PM | Link to this

Since Roddy and Dez White are both hurt they need to keep Peerless. It’s not as if they can go out and find some great player right now to use all their saved cap space on if they cut him. Keep Price now…if he has another bad year cut him at the end.

By John B

August 29, 2005 05:15 PM | Link to this

If the falcons or any other team could find someone cheap who could play he would already be signed…I think with the current state of the receivers they have to keep Price. The cap hit is a done deal whether he is cut or not and unless someone gets cut from another team who offers a better upside I don’t see anyone else who could come in and learn enough of the system to be a factor.

By doug hood

August 29, 2005 05:29 PM | Link to this

just let him play this year and then lets see what happens.Because this its his 2nd year in the west system So lets give him a fair chance like we gave mike vick. just wait

By Fedup

August 29, 2005 05:31 PM | Link to this

What is wrong with you people? You want to cut this guy just when he is starting to show the reciever he can be? Maybe you should be reminded Price is hurt going for a ball most would have let go, not only did he take a vicious hit. He hung on to the ball. That takes the type of guts you have to have to play on this team.

By 64ghs

August 29, 2005 06:57 PM | Link to this

In response to price’s last catch against Tenn. The man is fighting to stay with the falcons so of course he holds on to the ball. The falcons should not have to threaten to release him to get him to perform his job, he not motivated. This Laborer is not worthy of his hire.

By Pete

August 29, 2005 09:14 PM | Link to this

I say keep him - the dude’s trying his best! I just hope we make room for Sunshine - that dude is a ballplayers - he catches everything!!! There isn’t another player on the team you can say that about!

By Andy

August 29, 2005 09:59 PM | Link to this

I said it before…keep him. Let him be the slot WR w/ Finn (if Finn isn’t the starter outright over Dez). We need the depth and knowledge of the offense. The only reason I’d say to cut him is if the Falcons have the inside track on a WR on the outs, like Peter Warrick or something. But Warrick is like Price…short and we all know Vick needs big targets at WR and TE. McKay and the coaches have an important decision to make in this regard.

By ATL Doug

August 29, 2005 10:12 PM | Link to this

The falcons are in a tough position. How can you justify keeping a guy who makes his salary, and even if he does’nt start for you he does’nt play special teams, or is a decent run blocker? I say let’s cut our losses and let peerless overprice walk!!!!. He’s had ample time to show that he’s not a #1 reciever, and he makes too much money to even be considered as your third reciever.

By William Kitchens

August 29, 2005 11:14 PM | Link to this

I hope he has a good game against Miami… I hope the Falcons can then make some sort of trade for him. There has got to be a team that would want him. I know the Eagles fans say they do. LOL!

But we wouldn’t want him there until after 9/12! Not for fear of making a play, but taking the play book.

I bet if he gets cut the Eagles grab him?

By Brian Hunt

August 29, 2005 11:37 PM | Link to this

Keep him. Why not? They need the depth and they couldn’t sign anybody better at this late date. If a starter gets hurt, they could do a lot worse than bring Price off the bench.

By eric

August 29, 2005 11:48 PM | Link to this

as much as he tends to disappoint, I say u need to keep him. I was actaully quite shocked that the Falcons didn’t acquire a deeper unit at the WR position in the off season. We all know this is the department that needs the most help. I can’t help but think that Dez, Jenkins, Roddy & Finneran aren’t quite the people for the job. I think you need Peerless around, and then access the situation when the season is over. Cutting him now, in hopes of getting someone else who has been cut, is a HUGE gamble, and it most likely wouldn’t pay off.

By Everette Whitaker

August 30, 2005 12:14 AM | Link to this

I have watched game after game evaluating Peerless Price. I do feel however that it would be more benefitical to release him for a more hungry wide receiver. We need a player whom is a go getter like L. Coles or Marvin Harrison.

By Timothy O. McCalep

August 30, 2005 09:21 AM | Link to this

cut dez white…he has proved to be a average to below average receiver…not impressive at all and he apparently has no potential…the only justification for cutting price is if we signed someone like corey simon simultaneously.

By Anthony

August 30, 2005 10:09 AM | Link to this

I think it’s crazy to cut Price right now. I agree with everybody who said that finding another WR at this stage of the preseason and expecting him not only to learn the play book but to jel with Vick too is absurd.

The guy is working is butt off as far as what we can read and wants to be a Falcon. For me, I’ll look past the money situation for this year (we don’t really gain too much if we cut him now) just to have Price provide depth.

I don’t care what anyone says, he’s by far a top 5 WR on this team, period. He’s no #1, but who’s not to say he has a decent year in the slot and re-negotiates at the end of the year? A lot can happen in a year, a month, a day, etc.

By Marc Lucier

August 30, 2005 10:15 AM | Link to this

Dont want to get too sentimental, but the guy did make a great catch, took the hit, and held on. Now there is a shortage of wideouts. I say keep him. Sad to say, but we need him right now.

By Falconsbeliever

August 30, 2005 10:21 AM | Link to this

As i’ve said before, the Falcons need Price. Surely, he’s one of the top five WR’s on this roster. Not to mention, M Jenkins has yet to prove that he is a legitimate threat. I say keep Peerless this season, and let him play the slot. There, he would be much more effective.

By Ron Roberts

August 30, 2005 10:31 AM | Link to this

The problem with cutting Price is that an Eagles squad THIN at WR could just pick the guy up RIGHT away and, even if he didn’t play much, could be helpful in the Eagles’ scouting the Atlanta offense before the season opener.

The guy should’ve lost TEETH in making that catch. He’s earned a spot, far as I’m concerned.

And let’s point out, we’re not talking about your average poocket-passing QB in your average ‘balanced’ offensive scheme. Nobody’s shined at WR this pre-season. Is it ALL the WRs not performing, or the offense as a whole?

We have to stop expecting a Marvin Harrison-like stat machine at WR when we don’t have a ‘Peyton Manning’-style QB to throw the ball, either.

I thought the offense looked just FINE against Jacksonville the other night, and it wasn’t very different than it was last year, at it’s peak. Vick ran, Duckett and Dunn ran, we made a few key pass catches, and we scored. But RUNNING was what this offense was predicated on last year, and seemed not all that different last week, too.

By Wesley S.

August 30, 2005 10:37 AM | Link to this

I don’t see the point in cutting him. As dissapointed as we all pretty much are in him, he is still in the top 5 as far as we are concerned with receivers. Jenkins, R. White, D. White, Finneran, Price should be on the team to give us the best chance to win. Plus he isn’t a distraction and we are going to be making a tough decision on the other receivers. Magner is ok and so is Romby Bryant, but they aren’t as good as price like it or not.

So, no. We should keep him on the roster.

By jeff

August 30, 2005 11:00 AM | Link to this

The cap hit we’d take and the lack of experience and depth we have at wideout is enough justification to keep Peerless. We’d be in cap prison for years to come. And to all of you who thinks M. Jenkins is ready after the Jacksonville game: it was just one game. Once he or Roddy develop, then you can consider cutting him. But until they do, our best option is to keep him another year. In his defense, that catch that he got injured on said a lot. That’s a catch he would not have made last year. He realizes that he’s in a desperate situation. I think he’ll do a decent job for us if we keep him at least one more year. I just don’t think that the repercussions of cutting him outweigh the positives of letting him go. I can’t believe I’m saying this but…KEEP PEERLESS!

By C-bone

August 30, 2005 11:54 AM | Link to this

See you Peerless! Mike cant throw to a guy who takes a shot to the ribs and suffers a head blow. HE doesnt wanna be here because he sees the young talent, so let it be. Fly guy-just like u are, Peter Warrick is available and much more explosive. Will the Falsond make the call? What do you all think?

By Andy

August 30, 2005 12:25 PM | Link to this

Steve, one thing not mentioned in either the article or this blog was that the status of the CBA makes it no big deal to cut price…in other words, the team gets the 5.7 mil cap hit whether the team cuts him now or next season, so the decision to do so will be a football one. I think they should keep him for depth, but they may be better off cutting him and getting another WR from another squad for depth. It all depends on if the team cuts him now or next week if the cut will got down???

By Andy

August 30, 2005 12:42 PM | Link to this

Wow, they cut him quick…now, we must await the aftermath and debate on our 5th WR…

By Wesley S.

August 30, 2005 12:44 PM | Link to this

Just read the article about PP getting cut. Shows what I know.

By Matthew

August 30, 2005 12:58 PM | Link to this

Worthless, we hate you, too.

Look, one good catch doesn’t mean he deserved to be on this team.

You say he wasn’t a distraction, but he was. He was surly. He was standoffish to his peers, the media, and the fans. He didn’t want anything to do with the latter two, and both made his time here hell because of it.

He refused to become a better blocker, and a third or fourth reciever on this team (what Price would have been) MUST play on special teams. It is a requirement. Worthless must have thought himself above dirtying himself on special teams, otherwise he would have made some progress in his blocking skills.

His whole career here, he made it a point of not practicing or playing up to his full potential. Those who know football, his coaches and media members like Len Pasquerelli, were unimpressed by his lack of desire, his unwillingness to dive for balls, to jump for balls, to come back to underthrown balls, to do what he could to help Vick out when he was scrambling for his life behind the line.

And for those of y’all proclaiming his “impressive” camp and preseason. Look, get some perspective. Her had all of his catches and yards against scrubs. He didn’t play well against first-teamers from the other team.

And, instead of trying to win over coaches, fans, media, and peers, he remained as sullen and malconteted as ever.

Don’t let the door hit your a— on the way out, Worthless.

By Marc Lucier

August 30, 2005 01:01 PM | Link to this

Well, C-ya Peerless….what # will Peter Warrick wear?

By Big Jimmy

August 30, 2005 02:14 PM | Link to this

I don’t think we should pick up Peter Warrick either, he’s Peerless Price all over again. They both suck! Michael Jenkins lets step it up.

By wes

August 30, 2005 02:33 PM | Link to this

This is great. I remember Peerless for one play last year against the Chiefs. The falcons were getting killed, but we’re driving towards the end of the 2nd quarter. Vick threw a perfect pass to Peerless, which popped off his cheast and into a Chief’s DB who quickly scored a TD…quickly making the score laughable. I have not liked that loser since.

By Bluesmama

August 30, 2005 04:59 PM | Link to this

As an Eagles fan I would like to tell y’all that no, we don’t have any desire for Peerless at all. We already have receivers who are behind a step (Pinkston, who won’t play this year), and a crazy mixed up kid who just happens to be the best receiver in the league.

By Ron Roberts

August 30, 2005 05:49 PM | Link to this

I don’t know that cutting him was the right thing to do, given our stable of WRs right now, but at least they gave the guy a chance.

If anybody wants to berate those of us who simply said all along “give the guy a chance….” so be it. It wasn’t like we had Harrison, Moss and Owens behind the guy or out there as a free agent, waiting to take his roster spot.

By Jon P

August 31, 2005 02:27 PM | Link to this

forget about another receiver. what about corey simon?