NFL free agency is upon us and fans around the league are following their teams making moves. After a quiet start to the tampering window, the Atlanta Falcons made their first move of the period in signing linebacker Divine Deablo. With a precarious salary cap situation and depleted draft capital, the Falcons are playing with their hands tied.
Is a trade back in the draft their best bet at this point? The Steakhouse discussed.
"The fact that we don't have a third-rounder [which was traded] for Matthew Judon, and then we lost a pick because of Kirk Cousins," Steak said about where the Falcons stand. "I mean, do you want to get sick?"
This is already a collection of young players looking to take a giant step forward in 2025. The Falcons find themselves in an unproven spot when looking at this roster as a whole.
"[Other NFL teams] look at Michael Penix Jr as maybe the twentieth best quarterback in the NFL, they go, 'Drake London, he's nice; they got Bijan, he's nice; they got Jessie Bates and AJ Terrell, those guys are pretty good; they don't have Grady Jarrett anymore," Steak said. "There will not be, in my opinion, one prognostication that will pick the Atlanta Falcons to win [the NFC South]."
They have several areas of need -- corner, pass rush, safety, etc. -- but not a lot of ability to fill them. With how hampered the Falcons are in their ability to pursue free agents, perhaps a trade back into the back half of the first round would be their best option.
As it currently stands, the Falcons hold five total picks. Only two of those selections are in the top-100 and two more are in the final 32 of the Draft.
The Falcons need assets. Trading back, assuming there is a market to do so, would be their best point of action.
The Steakhouse discussed the inability the Falcons have to fill its needs via free agency and how they need to find assets in April.
