Quote:i dont' see the huge number of needs really

the offense is star studded at the skill positions except tight end but julio jones and roddy white fit and healthy along with steven jackson and jacquizz rodgers and harry douglas which should give matt ryan enough weapons to work with

 

the offensive line

 

michael johnson got a 1 year prove it deal so will probably start at right tackle this year after being on ir

ryan schraeder will compete with him for the job and provide depth so that's right tackle sorted

 

hawley has been resigned at centre and played well and asamoah was signed in fa at guard

that's your right tackle right guard and centre sorted

 

justin blalock played well enough last year so will keep his job at left guard

that's 4 of your 5

 

left tackle is a need but the class is pretty deep and lamar homes did quite a good job last year 

 

defensive problems came from lack of pressure up front

they have resigned their pass rushers from last year and retooled their interior d line but they haven't snapped up a real elite pass rusher

 

in my opinion this would help their defense more than a left tackle would help their offense especially as matt ryan still put up some numbers but the falcons d really struggled in sacks and interceptions last year.

 

so if I was the falcons I would want to make sure i got an elite pass rusher to be my difference maker especially as i think there is a higher chance of a good tackle falling to the 2nd round than a top end pass rusher

 

I don't think anybody would argue that don't have two great receivers. I wouldn't expect much from Steven Jackson. He turns 31 this year, was injured part of last year and average 3.5 per carry. Rodgers is a decent situational player but has not shown he can carry a heavier workload. So need to probably add a back in the draft.

 

A bit of a stretch to say Lamar Holmes did a good job. They have a huge hole at left tackle right now. They need to protect their greatest asset right now. And if they stay at 6, they could have a Jake Matthews staring at them in the face.

 

On defense, what do they have? Osi is 32 and could still be cut. They re-signed guys from what was a bad defense. They have nothing at linebacker beyond Weatherspoon. They need help at safety.

 

Maybe I will be proven wrong, I just don't see them trading away picks with so many holes.

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