Atlanta Falcons: Most complete roster in NFC according to NFL writer Greg Rosenthal

Around the NFL Editor Greg Rosenthal says the Atlanta Falcons have the most complete roster in the NFC, which helps them in their quest to return to the Super Bowl

Greg Rosenthal, editor for Around the NFL had some great praise for the Atlanta Falcons. In his piece where he aims to dissect the biggest weakness for each team in the NFC, Rosenthal had a hard time singling out any one area for the Dirty Birds. Instead he praised general manager Thomas Dimitroff’s hair, as well as the roster he’s constructed — calling the Falcons the most complete team in the conference.

"“Atlanta Falcons: The most complete roster in the conference is brimming with vigor and versatility, like the hair of the man who constructed it. General manager Thomas Dimitroff deserves credit for burnishing the team’s open edge-rusher spot with numbers, even after Vic Beasley’s breakout 2016 season. Beasley will be supported by first-round pick Takkarist McKinley, Adrian Clayborn, Brooks Reed and Derrick Shelby, who can all rush from the outside. Safety is another spot that could stand improvement, but this is a roster with few obvious holes.” — Greg Rosenthal, NFL.com"

It makes sense that Rosenthal would feel this way as the group Atlanta has put together enabled them to get to Super Bowl 50, and they had the ring in their sights before losing in overtime to the New England Patriots. Atlanta already had a great offense, but they also have rebuilt the defense in recent seasons, and added even more firepower on that side with free agent pickup Dontari Poe as well as rookie defensive end Takkarist McKinley and linebacker Duke Riley.

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As for the NFC South foes, Rosenthal thinks the weak spot for the Carolina Panthers is offensive tackle and for the New Orleans Saints it’s defensive end. While those two had line issues, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are believed to be weak at the cornerback spot.