The Atlanta Falcons signed unrestricted free-agent QB Byron Leftwich on Tuesday to a 2-year, $7 million deal. Leftwich was cut from the Jacksonville Jaguars a week before the start of the regular season and has been looking for a home ever since.
Standard Fantasy Football Pundit Take: The Falcons are having an abysmal season, scoring only 10 points in the first two weeks, largely due to a lack of production from the unpredictable Joey Harrington. But the burden of 10 points in two games cannot lie solely on the shoulders of the faltering QB. Their O-line is decent but they have allowed 13 sacks. Some might say Harrington is holding onto the ball too long. Others might say he has no one besides Alge Crumpler who can catch a pass. Most agree Leftwich will help.
Ol’ Dirty’s Piece: Byron Leftwich is not the stud to turn this organization around, nor should he be expected to. A team has to suck a fatty to only score 10 points in two games, and a poor performance in all phases of the offense must be held responsible. The Falcons issues run deep, starting with the former face of their franchise heading into a serious ‘prison bitch’ sentence. Leftwich is not Peyton ‘I Can Turn Piss Into Gatorade’ Manning. If your league has depth (2 or more QB slots) and has more than 12 teams, you might consider picking him up after a few starts. Do not jump on this one. It’s a waste of a roster spot. However, Ol’ Dirty Curty has Trent Green and Brady Quinn for QB’s so he would consider picking up Michelle Kwan if she were on the waiver wire.
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Way to take away all credibility with that last sentence Ol Dirty. Your fantasy team is especially terrible; we all witnessed to Derek Anderson put up 51 points for the Brown’s last week. Quinn is going to have to ride that bench a couple more weeks… oh and his Notre Dame Fighting Irish are TERRIBLE!
Credibility has nothing to do with it Baba. The facts are; you’re jealous of my massive package and you express it by commenting on my posts. Yes I have Brady Quinn on my bench! Yes Trent Green threw 4 interceptions last week! And yes I’ve named my dong Dikembe Mutumbo. Don’t hate SON or I’ll have to wag my ‘finger’ at you.
Please, Leftwich is the Greg Oden of football, 40 years old in a 20 something body. I don’t care what he does as long as someone hands off to Dunn.
I hate Dunn, I hate the falcons, I hate Jerious Norwood….SOMEONE ON THAT TEAM PLEASE SCORE SOME POINTS…..i miss vick