3 Positions the Atlanta Falcons must improve first this off-season

Aug 27, 2022; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Falcons quarterback Feleipe Franks (15) hands the ball off to running back Caleb Huntley (42) against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the second half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 27, 2022; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Falcons quarterback Feleipe Franks (15) hands the ball off to running back Caleb Huntley (42) against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the second half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 8, 2023; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Falcons quarterback Desmond Ridder (4) escapes pressure to pass downfield against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the second half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /

The Atlanta Falcons have an exciting off-season ahead of them with the ability to open up over $80 million in cap space and a myriad of cap space to improve the roster. The story of the Atlanta off-season will be what the team decides to do at the quarterback position moving forward.

Making the safe decision of sticking with Ridder and building a complete team is the obvious move. However, with last off-season in mind, it isn’t out of the question this coaching staff and front office decides to swing big at the position and view Ridder as a fallback option.

For this exercise, however, let’s assume the Falcons make the right and obvious decision of building around Ridder and using the cap space they worked so hard to open on building a complete team. Leaving the three most important positions the team should address this off-season obvious.