Three reasons why Takk McKinley is the biggest bust of the Thomas Dimitroff era
The Falcons gave up a lot just to draft Takk McKinley.
The biggest reason he will go down as the biggest bust in the Thomas Dimitroff era with the Atlanta Falcons is that they traded up to grab a pass rusher that more than likely would have still been on the board.
Yes, Takk was at the NFL draft, so many expected him to be a first-round draft pick, but that isn’t always a guarantee and that sure doesn’t mean that he would not have been available when Atlanta Falcons original 31st pick was on the clock.
In case you don’t remember, here is what the Atlanta Falcons gave up to move five spots to draft Takk McKinley.
They swapped the 31st and 26th overall with the Seattle Seahawks as well as sending the 95th overall pick (3rd round) and the 249th pick (7th round). Sure, the seventh-round pick maybe not such a big deal, but there was a lot of talent on the board with the 95th overall pick that they could have added one of several pieces to this roster.
In addition to drafting a player like Tre’Davious White, T.J. Watt, Budda Baker, or Dalvin Cook in the first round, they could have had any of the following players with their original third-round pick.
Kenny Golladay, James Conner, Eddie Jackson, George Kittle, or even Carl Lawson. No, Carl Lawson hasn’t been great in the NFL but his stats are nearly identical to Takk McKinley’s and he was taken much much later in the draft.
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While there is no way to predict that any of these players would have become the Pro-Bowl/All-Pro players that they are, we do know that Takk McKinley was, in fact, the wrong choice for the Atlanta Falcons and is by far the biggest bust of the Thomas Dimitroff era in Atlanta.