Falcons Sign Former Colts Corner Kelvin Hayden

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NFL Network's Jason LaConfora is reporting that former Colts corner Kelvin Hayden has signed with the Atlanta Falcons. Atlanta seems to be making a habit of signing DBs jettisoned by other teams. Yesterday, they agreed to terms with James Sanders, who was the New England Patriots starting safety last year.

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With uncertainty still surrounding Jacob Lacey’s ability to step up at a full-time starter, and questions swirling around why Justin Tryon has not received a chance to take over for Lacey, this news takes away a potential safety blanket. If the Colts secondary is going to come together, it will have to do so with the guys already on the roster, or with a player who probably does not have any experience in the Colts system.

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[Douzer]

Drats! He will be missed by many Colts fans.

[indy_nick]

Awwwe I was hoping the Colts would take another look at him, but quite frankly I don't think we could have afforded him anyway after signing Collins. We are just going to have to hope our young secondary improves and catches on quickly.

[BCMak24]

smh another one gone....and we face the falcons this season smh

[John Waylon]

Oh well. One less name on our injury report.

[Colts20593]

If our D line gets as much pressure as they did in the Packers game nobody's gonna have to worry that much about Jacob Lacey playing corner

[jwilli69]

If our D line gets as much pressure as they did in the Packers game nobody's gonna have to worry that much about Jacob Lacey playing corner

Yeah we will, the game plan will just be set to take the 3 step drop and throw wherever Lacey is and take the easy yards. Lacey has shown nothing this preseason and the oppsoing teams will count on that this season. I don't know if they are putting him in the positions they do on purpose to try things or if they think he is doing a good job but from what we know and see, he is the weak link in the backfield so far.

[Bleedin Blue]

If Jacob Lacey is playing it's because he is the best corner out there not named Powers or Tryon.

[CR91]

smh another one gone....and we face the falcons this season smh

your point being? you think we're suppose to be afraid of hayden or something

[atlshocker]

Hey guys. Im a falcons fan. I was just about to post a thread, asking what you guys think of Kelvin Hayden. Guess i got my answer. GOOD LUCK WEEK 8!!!

[John Waylon]

Hey guys. Im a falcons fan. I was just about to post a thread, asking what you guys think of Kelvin James. Guess i got my answer. GOOD LUCK WEEK 8!!!

Never heard of him...

[atlshocker]

Hayden**

[indy_nick]

@ ATLshocker:

He is a decent CB. I would be most concerned with the status of his neck injury. A few teams turned him down following his physical, which leads me to believe his injury was more serious than most thought. He played well for us for a while, then Polian over-payed when he re-signed him. We let him go to free up cap room over the next three seasons.

[Knuckles79]

well atleast this will stop the bring hayden back threads

[Susie Q]

Hey guys. Im a falcons fan. I was just about to post a thread, asking what you guys think of Kelvin Hayden. Guess i got my answer. GOOD LUCK WEEK 8!!!

He may be on your injury report by week 8 so don't get your hopes up. lol

[Andy]

good for him... have a nice life Kelvin :wave:

[21isSuperman]

People say he was a bad CB, but he never was a bad CB. I definitely consider him a starter in the NFL, the only problem was that he was getting paid WAY too much. He was never a bad CB.

[Balzer40]

If our D line gets as much pressure as they did in the Packers game nobody's gonna have to worry that much about Jacob Lacey playing corner

It sure didn't seem to slow Rodgers down that much.

[WoolMagnet]

How much did they pay him?

[doogansquest]

It sure didn't seem to slow Rodgers down that much.

In the first quarter, we weren't getting pressure. In the 2nd quarter, Rodgers did absolutely nothing.

[Coltswarriors]

I would of liked to have him back for cheaper, but didn't happen. Best of luck to Hayden!

[MCurtis32]

In the first quarter, we weren't getting pressure. In the 2nd quarter, Rodgers did absolutely nothing.

The Packers were tired of going up and down the field. In real game situation, Packers would bury the Colts. Packers have all thier wounded players back. Colts are still missing lots of personnel. Packers are tough all the way down thier depth chart. Colts are one injury from the bottom feeders. Colts defense is trying to get better. Offense is cooling off fast. No running game, Passing game is iffy. Could be a very long season. Hope not.. The worst thing to happen would be to loose to all division opponents, specially Jacksonville. They have all gotten better.

[MCurtis32]

In the first quarter, we weren't getting pressure. In the 2nd quarter, Rodgers did absolutely nothing.

The Packers were tired of going up and down the field. In real game situation, Packers would bury the Colts. Packers have all thier wounded players back. Colts are still missing lots of personnel. Packers are tough all the way down thier depth chart. Colts are one injury from the bottom feeders. Colts defense is trying to get better. Offense is cooling off fast. No running game, Passing game is iffy. Could be a very long season. Hope not.. The worst thing to happen would be to loose to all division opponents, specially Jacksonville. They have all gotten better.

[jwilli69]

People say he was a bad CB, but he never was a bad CB. I definitely consider him a starter in the NFL, the only problem was that he was getting paid WAY too much. He was never a bad CB.

Well he was a good tampa 2 cover guy and then he got hurt after he signed the big contract. Bad luck on our part. Question is can Hayden operate well in another system and what system is Atlanta running. We know he is not a man-man cover guy so even if healthy and he is in that type of system, he will look just as bad as Jason David was when he left here.

[pizza guy]

Hayden was a good CB, but just had bad luck with injuries. I hope he does well in ATL, just as long as he never INTs Manning.

The worst part of this is that now both Marlin Jackson, who INT'd Brady in the AFCCG, and Hayden, who pick-6'd Grossman in the SB, are gone. Not really because either of them were great CBs, just because of those memories.

[jvan1973]

The Packers were tired of going up and down the field. In real game situation, Packers would bury the Colts. Packers have all thier wounded players back. Colts are still missing lots of personnel. Packers are tough all the way down thier depth chart. Colts are one injury from the bottom feeders. Colts defense is trying to get better. Offense is cooling off fast. No running game, Passing game is iffy. Could be a very long season. Hope not.. The worst thing to happen would be to loose to all division opponents, specially Jacksonville. They have all gotten better.

Wow... you are a glass is half ful kinda guy huh? Passing game is iffy?? What team have you been watching the past 10 years?

[OLD FAN MAN]

How much did they pay him?

i dont know but lacy is overpaid if it is above 1.98 per game.

[John Dee]

NFL Network's Jason LaConfora is reporting that former Colts corner Kelvin Hayden has signed with the Atlanta Falcons. Atlanta seems to be making a habit of signing DBs jettisoned by other teams. Yesterday, they agreed to terms with James Sanders, who was the New England Patriots starting safety last year.

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With uncertainty still surrounding Jacob Lacey’s ability to step up at a full-time starter, and questions swirling around why Justin Tryon has not received a chance to take over for Lacey, this news takes away a potential safety blanket. If the Colts secondary is going to come together, it will have to do so with the guys already on the roster, or with a player who probably does not have any experience in the Colts system.

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Fear not, this Saturday every team has to go from 80 man roster to 53. The Colts will find a corner.

[Balzer40]

In the first quarter, we weren't getting pressure. In the 2nd quarter, Rodgers did absolutely nothing.

Going back over the game tracker, he was 8 out of 9 on pass attempts in the 2nd qtr.. Yes the line got more pressure on Rodgers, but I wouldn't say it had a whole lot of affect on his ability to complete passes.

[byrddawg]

I am glad somebody signed him. But as long as it has taken, are we really missing anything? Why did it take so long for him to hook up? The Bears and others didn't sign him, think out it.

[JoKeR]

They should give Lacey number 23 , except that guy could atleast tackle.

Tryon is a steal and the Colts should use him as such! Lacey is just UDFA that played decent in his rookie season coming off the bench. He's not starting material at this point.

Perhaps this is just a preseason thing and the Colts put the best players available on the field.

[jtrester]

I wish him luck in ATL, but let's all face it. It does not matter how talented you are....if you cannot get on the field you become a liability. It was a shame with Bob Sanders and Kelvin, but you have to look at body of work. On the field both were great, but how often were they on the field? I wish them both well this year, but I would rather have 6 B- players that 2 A+ players that can never be out there to play.

[BCMak24]

your point being? you think we're suppose to be afraid of hayden or something

uh I dont know where you get that idea from but........no