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Should the Falcons sign Gosder Cherilus? No

Just no.

One of the questions I often get from the bright-eyed legions of Falcons fans on Twitter is some variation of the question "will Atlanta sign Player X?" In many cases, I can understand the impetus for the question, but this is not one of those cases.

Simply put, signing Gosder Cherilus would be a bad move for this tackle-needy Falcons team, and while the desire to kick the tires is defensible given the team's needs, Cherilus is not the guy you want on this particular t

1) He's declining

Cherilus was one of the tackles from the 2008 class who sort of panned out, but the decent contract the Colts gave him a couple of years back now looks borderline indefensible.