Michael Jerrell appreciation thread.

[Fox0r]

YOU'RE THE MAN, SON. MM BETTER GIVE HIM A GAME BALL.

 

[sutz]

Did pretty well for his first game. I don't think they give game balls to Offensive tackles.

 

[Mistashoesta]

 

[HawkFreak]

He deserves this. Very solid first game!

 

[Seahawk_Dan]

Did he just take Forsythes job?

 

[Fox0r]

Did he just take Forsythes job?

100%

 

[Seahawk_Dan]

100%

Good.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

He absolutely did.

 

[toffee]

Schneider should take him out for a steak eat all you can dinner, lol, our rookie just saved Schneider's job.

 

[GetNjigbaWithIt]

While he deserves some credit, let's not set our expectations too high. Don't forget, Atlanta is near the bottom of the league at pass rushing.

 

[hgwellz12]

Thank GOD for injuries!









j/k.... kinda

 

[Rat]

It's easy to rip on Stone after some terrible performances, but let's keep in mind that he was given some exceptionally difficult assignments recently (I've seen videos of him being forced to go 1v1 with Aiden Hutchinson and Nick Bosa), while Jerrell was going up against a Falcons team that ranked dead last in sacks coming into the week with five (Broncos lead the NFL with 28).

Jerrell was fantastic, and I'm certainly not going to argue that it was anything less than an extremely encouraging effort from someone coming into the league from D2, but I think a little bit of the optimism being cautious is warranted until we see more. Would certainly solve a lot of problems if he does turn out to be the answer at RT, or could at least be a viable backup if Lucas is able to get fully healthy (yeah, yeah, I know).

 

[cheese22]

Regardless of who it was against, Jerrell already looks a lot better than Forsythe ever has. It was embarrassing watching Forsythe get spun around by the DE and then literally try to block with his back. I saw that happen twice in limited snaps.

 

[MontanaHawk05]

While an Evan Hill endorsement carries even less weight than a Matty Brown one, I'm inclined to give him another look.

 

[AROS]

By Stone!

 

[TwilightError]

What a massive positive boost! Finally someone looked good in that position, other than Abe.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Yeah, he was really solid all day. Got the one false start, big deal really. Very impressed, esp. being his first ever NFL game. I hope they keep him there.

 

[BChawkfan]

Definitely earned an Atta-boy in his first game.
If that is even a thing in this day and age!!!

 

[James in PA]

Given our o line history, I'm *cautiously* optimistic.

 

[Ozzy]

While he deserves some credit, let's not set our expectations too high. Don't forget, Atlanta is near the bottom of the league at pass rushing.

But he faces Judon who’s a decent experienced pro so it’s still promising.

I wonder if he moves inside to guard and Fant goes to right tackle? Either way I’m excited someone seemed to play well after the year it’s been lol.