re: Falcons Fans: Thoughts on Takkarist McKinley

Great fit for the defense. This was Quinn's guy. After he talked to him on the phone in the war room, Quinn was fricking pumped.

As for the on-stage interview and the framed picture, I thought it was hysterical and amazing. It was hilarious, but it was also cool to see someone live out his dream.

While many players have come from tough backgrounds, Takk had it pretty rough by any standards. His mother abandoned his family when he was five and he grew in Richmond (think Coach Carter "Rich-what"). He got a D1 scholarship to Cal, but had to go to a JUCO for a year because they said he was non-qualified. It ended up that his high school miscounted his number of credits (how is this possible?) and he was eligible, so he went to UCLA for his sophomore to senior seasons. Biggest concern right now is medical issues, but this is a great fit.

If there were any other team, the majority of this board would say this was a great pick.