The Falcoholic
After the Super Bowl is finished, the offseason hits, and the next big football event outside of free agency is the NFL Draft. Here’s the top 5 positions and players that the Falcons should target in 2025.
For the next two weeks, all of America will be planning Super Bowl parties, placing their picks for the champion of the 2024 season, and engaging in online discourse about if a fourth Super Bowl ring puts Patrick Mahomes in the same stratosphere as Tom Brady for the ‘Greatest of All Time’ debate.
After a champion is crowned, all of our eyes will be set on the offseason, and fans everywhere will be wondering what moves their respective teams will make in free agency and in the 2025 NFL Draft. While the Atlanta Falcons 2024 season at the most basic level can be seen as an improvement, after suffering three straight 7-10 seasons and finally progressing to 8-9, the season failed to deliver upon preseason expectations of making the playoffs and winning the NFC South. In turn, that extended the team’s postseason drought to seven years and division title drought to eight.
Even though the Falcons fell short of our goal of being one of fourteen teams left playing in January, it seems like the Falcons are heading in the right direction and are just a solid piece or two away from contending, even if the defense needs a more significant infusion. Even after starting 6-3 and collapsing in the second half of the season, the Falcons put together a respectable last trio of games with Michael Penix under center, and especially offensively, experienced a resurgence that gave Atlanta fans confidence heading into 2025.
With the NFL Draft a few months away, there’s no doubt that ownership and the coaching staff are looking at what players should be wearing black, red and white next season. Let’s take a look at the four most important positions that need strengthening for 2025.
If you’ve ever played Madden’s franchise mode, one of the most enjoyable parts is getting to play general manager in the offseason to try and strengthen your team. The game always displays your team needs as a guideline for what positions you should be prioritizing that offseason, which is helpful to always bear in mind.
Let’s put ourselves in the minds of general manager Terry Fontenot and the coaching staff, who are probably elated that they can now build around a quarterback for the future instead of trying to target one. Above are what I believe are the most important team needs for Atlanta, and of course you can disagree with me in the comments below, but something I think most fans can agree on is defense needs to take precedence this draft, starting in round 1. Our last first round defensive selection was A.J. Terrell in 2020, and since then we’ve selected four straight offensive players with...
