Don’t expect the Atlanta Falcons to draft Nevada QB Carson Strong

The Atlanta Falcons are in search of their next quarterback after they traded franchise QB, Matt Ryan, to the Indianapolis Colts. While they did follow up the trade with the signing of Marcus Mariota, not many expect Mariota to be the long-term option.

The best place for Atlanta to find their next quarterback is in the NFL Draft, however, you should not expect them to select a certain Nevada quarterback.

The Falcons will likely avoid drafting Carson Strong

The Falcons’ head coach, Arthur Smith, has been looking for one specific quality in his starting quarterback and that is the ability to scramble and break off long runs, hence why the team decided to pursue Deshaun Watson.

Obviously, the Falcons did not end up with Watson and they instead signed Marcus Mariota, but Mariota is one of the league’s most athletic quarterbacks, that is a big reason why Arthur Smith targetted him.

Now throw in Carson Strong who has some of the best arm talent in the draft this year. Read any scouting report and you will read something along the lines of him having a “rocket arm.”

With every quarterback comes at least one weakness coming out of college, and Strong’s weakness is obvious—his lack of mobility.

This is the reason why you should not expect to see the Falcons call his name late this month, Arthur Smith would prefer to have a quarterback who has the ability to run read options and RPOs, much like he had with Ryan Tannehill in Tennessee.

Carson Strong is not expected to be a first-round pick, rather a mid-round pick, but even then the Falcons will probably not target him. If Atlanta is looking for a quarterback to develop, keep an eye on any mobile quarterback as that is the characteristic that Arthur Smith would like in his franchise quarterback.