Offseason Mailbag: Grady Jarrett’s impact, NFL Draft depth & defensive pressure
Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports You asked. We answered. All has been quiet on the Falcons’ front for a few weeks now, giving us all an opportunity to bask in the glow of signing Kirk Cousins. That’s got to be the reason no moves have been made, right? RIGHT??? Who knows what the master plan is at the moment, but I think it’s fair to say the roster is in a pretty settled spot barring the draft still to come. There may be a few lower-level moves to come, but Atlanta has essentially cleared the deck to go defense-heavy in the draft, and they may now be focused on...
Offseason Mailbag: Haason Reddick rumors, free agency lulls & The Taylor Swift Factor
Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports You asked. We answered. Thank you to everyone who submitted questions for today’s Atlanta Falcons mailbag! They are starting to come in bunches, so I apologize if I couldn’t get to all of them today. If I missed yours, I have saved it for next time and I will get to it in the future. Because today’s mailbag is a long one, I’m going to cut out the preamble and get right to it! Which Falcons player is most likely to start dating a world-famous singer who persuades the NFL to allow the team to win a Super Bowl? – Andy...
Offseason Mailbag: Kirk Cousins’ contract, free agent targets & draft strategies
Photo by Stephen Maturen/ The Falcons believe they’ve found their answer at quarterback, but the fanbase has some questions The new league year won’t officially start until Wednesday at 4 pm ET, but the Falcons have reportedly already landed their quarterback. After weeks of intense speculation—seriously, this was the wildest few weeks of rumors from non-reporters I’ve ever witnessed—Atlanta is set to pay top dollar for Kirk Cousins. There’s sure to be plenty of debate until the start of the season about whether Cousins was the right choice, but it’s the...
Offseason Mailbag: Justin Fields & other QB options, priority free agent positions
Photo by Justin Casterline/ It’s been a news-heavy week for the Atlanta Falcons, and we’ve got a few answers for your biggest questions It’s been a news-heavy week for the Atlanta Falcons. Head coach Raheem Morris and General Manager Terry Fontenot spoke from the podium at the NFL Combine, and they made clear what we all know—quarterback is at the top of the offseason priority list. But while the organization is searching for the long-term answer at the game’s most important position, the business of building a roster continues. On that front, Atlanta made an...