"To me at least, and maybe this is incorrect, the Falcons can be willing to deal with other guys 'stuff' in the draft process," Andy said. "If Ra'Shade Hageman is able to get through the Falcon filter, why can't can't you're guy Simmons from Mississippi State get through the Falcons filter; or somebody."
Defensive end Jeffery Simmons has all the talent to be an elite player on the field but a 2016 viral video of him striking a woman has a lot of teams raising a red flag for off-the-field issues.
"He's a primetime defensive lineman," McMichael said. "He is one of the better defensive tackles in this draft...Falcons filter, I get all that. They want a certain type of guy. And maybe they look at Ra'Shede, 'we know this guy, we know this kid. We know the kind of person he is.'"