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Twitter polls to find out who the consensus best WR in football is." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesThe Falcoholic homepageHorizontal - WhiteThe Falcoholican Atlanta Falcons communityFollow The Falcoholic online:Follow The Falcoholic on TwitterFollow The Falcoholic on FacebookLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchThe Falcoholic main menuFanpostsFanshotsLibraryFalconsOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Library FalcFans Podcast on The FalcoholicContact The FalcoholicFalcons StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Falcons NewsYahoo Falcons Team PageYahoo Falcons ReportYahoo Falcons Depth ChartYahoo Falcons TransactionsYahoo Falcons PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Twitter votes Julio Jones as the best wide receiver in footballNew Stitched Ty Sambrailo Jersey ,88comments“Good Morning Football” conducted a series of Twitter polls to find out who the consensus best WR in football is.EDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Twitter votes Julio Jones as the best wide receiver in footballTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Mitchell Leff/Getty ImagesWe’re in the middle of the offseason, and now is the perfect time to debate who the best players in football really are, in an attempt to pass the time until September.NFL Network’s standout show “Good Morning Football” has the right idea when it comes to this — they’re polling Twitter to find out whom the people think are the best players at each position. Last week, wide receivers were at the center of that debate, and Atlanta’s Julio Jones was proclaimed to be the best WR in football (according to Twitter).I’ve got to hand it to GMFB — this was a pretty exciting week in the Twitter polls. Round 1 started out with a bang, as Julio Jones and New Orleans’ Michael Thomas were grouped together in an initial faction of four.Whether this truly was randomly generated or there was some rigging done to group Jones and Thomas into the same initial group I don’t know, but it worked out beautifully for GMFB. Falcons and Saints fans got into it, and this specific poll tallied more votes than the other three polls, and it had nearly twice as many comments on it as the other three polls combined.Saints fans did all they could to steal a win for Thomas, who got out to a big early lead. But just like in the Saints’ NFC Championship Game against the Rams Youth Ty Sambrailo Jersey , that lead ended up evaporating when Falcons Twitter realized what was going on. Jones won the popular vote in terms of sheer numbers, but GMFB called it a tie to avoid angering Saints fans, who probably would have tried to sue NFL Network if they didn’t get their way. Either way, the top two players in each poll move on in the next round so it was a moot point.In the quarterfinals, Julio Jones went up against the second best wide receiver in the NFC South — Tampa Bay’s Mike Evans — and handily dispatched him with 85% of the vote.Saints Twitter was out in full force trying to will the inferior Thomas into a conversation with the big boys at the position. Theysuccessfully got him into the semi-final, which was a rematch against Jones.Saints fans tried to bring out everything including the kitchen sink in this one — citing the one touchdown Thomas had more than Julio in 2018, trying to compare Thomas’ stats in his first three years in the league against Jones’ while conveniently leaving out the fact that No. 11 missed most of his third year due to injury, and of course posting that gif of Thomas flexing after one of his trademarked 6-yard receptions on an out route.It didn’t work out:Twitter put a stop to the tomfoolery, although I’m sure Saints fans wanted GMFB to re-do the entire competition. If you’re looking at 2018 in a vacuum, you’ll see that Julio Jones beat Michael Thomas out in every major receiving category except for receptions (meaningless statistic) Stitched Justin Bethel Jersey , catch percentage (meaningless statistic), and touchdowns (of which he had one fewer). Jones had 272 more receiving yards (he led the league with 1,677 such yards), and was the most clutch fourth quarter receiver in football.If you look at the comparison outside of the vacuum of 2018, then Jones has an even stronger argument against Thomas. He’s put up more receiving yards than Thomas’ career high in each of the past five seasons, and has also never tallied less than 60 receiving yards in a playoff game. Julio took over In each of his two career NFC Championship games — totaling a combined 362 receiving yards and four touchdowns in the contests. In the NFC title game this year, Thomas had four catches for 36 yards, and his biggest contribution was flailing his arms and taking himself out of the play as Drew Brees threw an interception in overtime.In the finals, Jones faced a worthy opponent in DeAndre Hopkins — the first truly elite wide receiver he went up against in this competition. After a 50/50 tie in the initial poll, GMFB ran it back over the weekend and Julio secured the win:The polls have spoken — Julio Jones is the best wide receiver in football. Of course Youth Justin Bethel Jersey , most Falcons fans knew this already, but it’s always nice seeing one of our own get the recognition he deserves. It’s from the post-June 1 release of Ryan Schraeder." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteThe Falcoholican Atlanta Falcons communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsLibraryFalconsOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Library FalcFans Podcast on The FalcoholicContact The FalcoholicFalcons StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Falcons NewsYahoo Falcons Team PageYahoo Falcons ReportYahoo Falcons Depth ChartYahoo Falcons TransactionsYahoo Falcons PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Falcons pick up $6.45 million in cap space todayNew,46commentsIt’s from the post-June 1 release of Ryan Schraeder. EDTShareTweetShareShareFalcons pick up $6.45 million in cap space todayPhoto by Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesAs we mentioned a week or so ago, the Falcons just picked up about $6.45 million in cap space for the summer. When they let go of longtime right tackle Ryan Schraeder, the team designated him as their lone 2019 post-June 1 cut, allowing them to realize some savings just in time to bolster the team further ahead of training camp. The decision couldn’t have been an easy one—Schraeder had been rock solid for years before an extremely shaky 2018—but the team made it and invested in Kaleb McGary as a late first round pick at the position, setting him up as the logical successor. The cap space figured to be a plus for Atlanta as they navigate Julio Jones and Grady Jarrett contract talks, but it’s also available if they want to add to the roster. There’s evidence that’s exactly what they’ll do. Gerald McCoy appears to be out of reach, as he’s yet to visit with Atlanta, but there are capable defensive linemen like Derrick Morgan lingering on the market and the team just cleared a roster spot by releasing safety Afolabi Laguda on Saturday. With the new space Stitched Jack Crawford Jersey , it would be surprising if the Falcons didn’t add a veteran to the roster between now and the end of the week, and my money is still along the defensive front. I know the Falcons added John Cominsky, but their fourth defensive end over the past several seasons has always been an experienced veteran with some run-stopping acumen, which makes me think that part of the roster isn’t quite finished yet. And Schraeder? He’s looking fit and trim, and hopefully is having a great time whether he decides to continue his career or retire.