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3 Ways the Atlanta Falcons have botched the off-season

By Nick Halden

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 09: Matt Ryan #2 of the Atlanta Falcons drops back to pass during the second quarter in the game against the New Orleans Saints at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 09, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 09: Matt Ryan #2 of the Atlanta Falcons drops back to pass during the second quarter in the game against the New Orleans Saints at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 09, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) /
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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 28: Matt Ryan #2 and head coach Arthur Smith of the Atlanta Falcons talk on the side line during the fourth quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field on November 28, 2021 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images) /

To say the Atlanta Falcons have had an underwhelming off-season thus far would be a vast understatement. From the start, Atlanta has had little but bad news for a franchise stuck in irrelevance despite residing in a wide-open NFC.

Atlanta’s off-season started off with the news that Calvin Ridley would be suspended for a full season due to betting on NFL games. Ridley did so while he was away from the Falcons for personal reasons during the 2021 season.

Ridley’s decision cost him a full season and leaves his future in the league up in the air. For Atlanta, this set the tone for the off-season they have had thus far.

The Atlanta Falcons front office has lacked commitment and transparency through the early stages of the off-season

To be clear it is only March, with the draft and plenty of free agency and trade options left Atlanta could turn their off-season around. However, considering the level they have bungled everything thus far it is hard to imagine drastic improvement from a front office that seems directionless despite committing to a rebuild.

Atlanta has managed to create unnecessary drama for themselves and their fans this off-season making head-scratching moves that haven’t pushed the team in the right direction. Here are three biggest mistakes Atlanta has made so far this off-season.

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