badboy Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Hi everybody!! I'm just curious why Jason Elam signed with Atlanta after all the years with Denver?? I'm sure he realizes the Falcons will not be a good team this year--did he sign with them just for the $$?? Is he a Atlanta native?? I'm just wondering why he didn't sign with a good team since most of the teams he was on in Denver were pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badboy Posted July 21, 2008 Author Share Posted July 21, 2008 Thanks for the info!! That makes sense to me why he would sign in Atlanta. I hednt read anything yet this year about Elam. There seems to be a lot of bad teams--my 49ers included with Atlanta--but I see Denver better than KC and Oakland this year---but probably not good enough to overtake the Chargers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 I have always been a fan of his as a very solid fantasy kicker. I wish him well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wolf Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Played HS football in Georgia. He's from the South, so it is a bit of a homecoming for him. Oh yeah...that and the Falcons paid him a lot more than Denver would have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 I don't know if he's a native, but that's where he and his family call home. Also, they offered more money. He was probably offended that Denver didn't care enough to even match the offer. I'm annoyed that they didn't try harder to keep him. As far as ATL not being very good, well, Denver ain't that much better They may be good enough to move the ball to the 20. Elam kicking indoors for a change have have a good year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 They may be good enough to move the ball to the 20. Elam kicking indoors for a change have have a good year. Not sure what you men by this. Even kicking outdoors in Denver he's been a consistent top 5 fantasy kicker over the last several years. That's a tough claim for a lot of kickers to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LayLow Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Wasn't it "only" $1.5mil more? That's not a lot for someone who's already got a lot of money. I think he left cuz Denver was too stupid and cheap and "disrespected" him by not doing the right thing? Not only a FF dream, but a reality dream. He won several games last year with last second/OT kicks. He closed out the season with 15 straight, three of which were 40+yds. And I don't remember him having a DUI, getting into bar fights or otherwise being a bad Denver citizen. I'm still baffled by the decision to let him go. 1.5 mill more is alot more IMO. Weather is better in ATL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Someone Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Played HS football in Georgia. He's from the South, so it is a bit of a homecoming for him. Oh yeah...that and the Falcons paid him a lot more than Denver would have! Yep. He's a Georgia native. I guess at this point in his career, he'd rather be near home. (And make a lot of money.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Kickers Kickers Kickers....I LOOOOOVE me some Kickers!!!!! wait..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterMan Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 No Vick = more FGs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprofessor Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 They may be good enough to move the ball to the 20. Elam kicking indoors for a change have have a good year. Not many opportunities when your down by 20 at the half! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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