The expected additions on defense arrive, even if they come in unexpected forms.

The Atlanta Falcons had to trade up to get one player they coveted, and they let another one come to them. By the time the second day of the 2024 NFL Draft was over, though, they had made a pair of additions to their defensive front that figure to have major roles this coming season.

Whether that eased or erased your concerns with that part of the Falcons defense is a question only you can answer, but it was a welcome day for me, given how few...

The Falcons were busy on Day 2 of the 2024 NFL Draft, as Atlanta traded up to select DT Ruke Orhorhoro at 35 and then took EDGE Bralen Trice at 74. Host Kevin Knight is here to break down all the action, including an analysis of the trade up to 35 and the fit of both Orhorhoro and Trice into the team’s new-look defense.

Fellow Falcoholics, welcome to another episode of the Dirty Birds and Brews podcast! The Atlanta Falcons were busy on Day 2 of the 2024 NFL Draft, as Atlanta traded up to select DT Ruke Orhorhoro at...

Atlanta has some major problem spots to address, even after the first two days.

The Atlanta Falcons won’t be a finished product when the draft is over, but they’re getting a hell a lot closer than they were on Wednesday. That’s something to get excited about, but at the moment, we also have some apprehension over their plans to attack their biggest remaining needs.

We could just say “well, Terry Fontenot said best player available so our top need is talent” and stride briskly away from the computer, but that’s not our style. Here are the top roster holes the...

Atlanta snags an EDGE at last, and it’s Michael Penix’s college teammate.

We have begged the Atlanta Falcons to take an EDGE for as long as I can remember, and even when they do so, the need for more remains acute. That’s why the team deciding to use a third round pick on one will likely be met with applause, making this the first truly popular pick of the 2024 NFL Draft for the team thus far.

Popularity doesn’t matter, of course, but the quality of the player does. The Falcons are hoping they’re getting a good one with Washington...

Atlanta adds pass rush punch to its defensive front, selecting an interior defender to spell and eventually supplant their older starters.

The Atlanta Falcons traded up, surrendering pick No. 79 in the third round, to snag the 35th pick in the draft and select Clemson defensive tackle Ruke Orhorhoro.

A surprise selection here—he was projected to go in the third round in most every mock draft and prospect ranking I saw—Orhorhoro is a tough, versatile interior defensive lineman who adds youth and talent to this Falcons group up front.

I wrote about him briefly after Mel Kiper mocked him to...

What will tonight bring for the Falcons?

The Atlanta Falcons will soon be back on the clock, and they have three total picks to make on the second day of the 2024 NFL Draft. Given that they chose to pick a quarterback in round one and given their still outstanding positional and overall talent needs, that second round pick and those two third round picks are incredibly pivotal selections.

You can talk about the action and the picks right here, and we’ll hope for some good ones tonight. It all kicks off in about a half hour, so grab your...

Let’s look at why Penix was the quarterback Atlanta targeted and what he’ll bring to the franchise

The Falcons made the first major surprise of the 2024 NFL Draft by selecting Washington quarterback Michael Penix with the No. 8 overall pick. Penix was one of the main characters of the 2023 college football season, leading the Huskies to a 14-1 record and a trip to the national championship, but many draft experts pegged him as a Day 2 talent who could get taken in the first round because of the value of the position to NFL teams.

That expectation set...

The Falcons shocked the NFL by drafting Michael Penix Jr. at 8, making the decisions with their three Day 2 picks all the more important. Here are the best players available heading into the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft.

The Atlanta Falcons made the shocking decision to select quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the eighth overall pick on Thursday. Penix is a prospect the team obviously hopes will be become a future franchise quarterback, but given the contract status of Kirk Cousins, is unlikely to see the field for at least two seasons. With Day 2—which consists of...

They are not happy.

After months of anticipation and speculation, the Atlanta Falcons have at last revealed their hand in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. In a move that has caught many off guard, the Falcons have opted for quarterback Michael Penix, Jr. from Washington as their first selection of the weekend. This unexpected choice had sparked debates and analysis across the football community as fans and pundits alike scramble to dissect the implications of this questionable and surprising selection.

In the wake of the surprising draft decision by the Falcons, there’s a palpable buzz of discontent...

The team clearly wanted to land one of the draft’s top defenders, but missed their chance.

The Michael Penix selection yesterday came with significant risks, which I think are well understood at this point. One of those risks was that selecting Penix would make it more difficult for the Falcons to land high-end defensive talent, and that is talent they sorely need.

The Falcons clearly tried to have it both ways. Per NFL insider Steve Wyche, who still has ties to the organization from his Atlanta Journal-Constitution days, the Falcons tried to trade back into the first round with an...

The 2024 NFL Draft is here! Join hosts Kevin Knight, Adnan Ikic, and a star-studded crew of guests as we take you through the second and third rounds with analysis of every pick from a Falcons-focused perspective. Tune in for details on our $50 NFL Shop card giveaway!

At long last, the 2024 NFL Draft has finally arrived. We’ll have you covered for all the breaking news and picks here on The Falcoholic, but we’ll also once again be providing live coverage of the event on Falcoholic Live. That’s right, our Atlanta Falcons NFL Draft Party is back and better...

This is the burning question of all burning questions after a first round selection that left fans reeling.

It was the stunner of the first round, a pick destined to define the Atlanta Falcons in the coming years, and a big flag to plant for Terry Fontenot and Raheem Morris. The Michael Penix pick at No. 8 wasn’t just an audacious, potentially reckless use of premium draft capital designed to get the Falcons their future quarterback. It was a curveball thrown by a team that’s supposed to be contending in the here and now, one we all expected to take...