Atlanta Falcons top draft choices answer some roster questions
By Joe Carlino
Two days of drafting have transpired for the Atlanta Falcons, and with the third day still around, the team has definitely addressed some needs on the roster.
Some picks, like always, will be controversial with the fans. Others will be lauded because the team “finally” picks a player they wanted at a position of need, which can be a major plus for a not wanting to admit they’re rebuilding organization.
With Atlanta needing to address virtually everywhere in their roster to ensure, it was almost a formality to the fans that this draft would truly determine the outlook for the short-term success of this regime if there even was going to be one.
Coming into the first two days of the draft, the Falcons were one of the teams with the most draft capital, having not just the eighth overall pick despite going 7-10 (kind of a testament to the level of parity in the league), but also four picks between the second and third rounds. In recent years, it’s not just the first round picks which are highly touted, but rather those who were projected in the top 32, fell into the second/third round, and were picked at a premium by the organizations, who most likely did such to ensure these young men are not within the fifth year of contractual obligation and therefore enter free agency a year earlier.
So, Commissioner Goodell, who did the Atlanta Falcons select with their first pick?
*cue background music and Goodell at the podium*