This year’s NFL draft is getting closer with big steps. While most teams are still covered in terms of their picks, the owner of the Atlanta Falcons is already sketching the course of his franchise.
In the last four drafts they have Falcons Used their first pick to take an offensive player off the board. This means that this year is not to be expected. Because, according to Arthur Blank, the focus will be on defense at the end of the month in Green Bay.
“The focus of the draft will surely be on the defensive side,” the Falcons-Owner announced this week at the annual league meeting. “I think that’s pretty obvious to everyone.” The fans in Atlanta should actually encourage these words with a nod.
In the past NFL season, Blank’s team took the 23rd place in the league for the points approved per game (24.88) and Yards (345.1). It looked even worse with the approved First Downs (347) and the sacks (31), in which the NFC South representative took 26th place or 31st place.
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The course of the season was accordingly sobering. After a 6-3 start, the Falcons collapsed and only won two of the last eight NFL games. Although the playoffs were missed, Head Coach must Raheem Morris And General Manager Terry Fontenot, according to Blank’s statement, do not worry about your jobs for the time being. The most successful teams in the league would at least have a resistance in both positions that need to be emulated.
However, the owner let his leadership duo know how to evaluate the previous season. “Of course, Raheem understands that I was disappointed,” said Blank. “Of course, Terry understands that I was disappointed. And it wasn’t a long conversation, but it was a very clear conversation with both.”