The Falcons traded up in the first round of the April draft to get wide receiver Julio Jones, trading four picks to do so, with the idea that the passing game would be more dynamic with him on the field. With Jones joining Roddy White and tight end Tony Gonzalez, and third receiver Harry Douglass another year removed from knee surgery and looking quick again, quarterback Matt Ryan has a lot of options now. White, who is apt to say things more so than any other player on the Falcons roster, has bragged about the offense since seeing Jones and what he can add. "Adding Julio will make it a lot easier on us," White said. "You can't double everybody. In two games, the Saints doubled me and Tony and the other guy had to make plays, and couldn't make them. I think this year we have a guy who can make them. Not only make them, but make them explosive plays. Instead of getting 10 yards, he can get 30- or 40-yard gains." Jones has come in as a rarity: A receiver who doesn't talk much and there is no diva about him. "He's got a great demeanor," Ryan said. "As a rookie, it's kind of nice to be seen and not heard. He's that guy." If he flops, it will be a move that will be criticized sharply and could derail this team's path to a Super Bowl, but after seeing Jones in the preseason opener and then watching him work here with the Jaguars, you can forget about the flop talk. "He's so explosive, so big, fast and strong," White said. "And he's done a great job picking up the offense. He does a lot of things naturally. You don't have to teach guys like that to play football. You just let them go out there and do their thing. They get acclimated real fast and they go." Source: CBS Sports
I think Aj will be good. I just think AJ is in a crapty organization. Julio, though? Dude is a beast and landed in a great situation.
