Atlanta Falcons: Why it’s not time to blow it all up just yet
Why it’s not time for the Atlanta Falcons to blow it all up
The Atlanta Falcons have some major decisions to make over the course of the next few months and that will determine how the franchise goes about moving forward.
We’re going to hear numerous opinions from outside media sources over the next few months about how the Falcons should proceed.
Many national media members are already pegging the Atlanta Falcons as a team looking to sell its top pieces for draft capital. Julio Jones and even Matt Ryan have been included in NFL trade rumors and we’re only going to hear more of that as we head into the spring.
The Falcons have the No. 4 pick in the draft and many national media members are already saying that the franchise will take a quarterback in that spot to prepare for the future. If that’s the case, it would basically be saying that it’s time to blow it all up and look towards the distant future.
Though it’s been tough, the Atlanta Falcons have reasons to not blow it all up right now
It’s easy to say that we all just need to start over. There needs to be a clean slate.
That’s true and the Falcons are going to get that- at least to an extent- with a new GM and head coach. But that doesn’t mean that the franchise should completely give up on winning and trade away their best pieces right now to begin preparing for the future.
We’re talking about a Falcons team that could’ve won 10 or more games this year had they found a way to win a few one-possession affairs. Now, we’re not saying that this team was good enough to compete for a Super Bowl or that they would’ve beaten the likes of the Buccaneers, Saints, Seahawks or Packers in the postseason, but what we are saying is that there is more here currently than what meets the eye.
This isn’t your typical 4-12 team.
There are deficiencies, no doubt. There are question marks and holes that may not be easily filled. But there is still promise that- with a few more added pieces- that this current group intact could compete and get back to the playoffs.
Perhaps it is time to blow it all up, draft a quarterback and begin preparing for three years down the road.
Next. Not even Deshaun Watson could come through for the Falcons. dark
But there’s something to be said about what’s currently on the roster and what this team could still accomplish as soon as next season if the right pieces were added (not just to the roster, but to the coaching staff, as well) moving forward.