The Atlanta Falcons finished the 2025 season in a three-way tie at the "top" of the NFC South division, winning four straight games to end the year with an 8-9 record.
Since then the Falcons have made a lot of changes - mostly to their front office - where they have a new head coach, new GM and Matt Ryan is their new "President of Football," which could mean all kinds of things but definitely puts him higher on the pecking order than Ian Cunningham according to the league office.
However, when it comes to actually improving their roster Atlanta really hasn't done much to move the needle. In fact, some ***** ysts think they had one of the worst offseasons in the NFL. Jordan Dajani at CBS Sports has the Falcons' offseason ranked fifth-worst in the league.
"The Falcons had what I would describe as a middle-of-the-road draft (Lead NFL Draft Insider Ryan Wilson ranked it No. 14), so there's nothing to complain about there other than Atlanta not having a first-round pick because of the Pearce trade. The Falcons also stuck to the bargain bin in free agency. Their two biggest deals totaled just $9 million in value. Those contracts went to kicker Nick Folk and punter Jake Bailey. I don't think a team "loses" free agency just by not signing anyone, but did the Falcons really get better this offseason?"
While we strongly disagree with Dajani's criticism of the Tua Tagovailoa signing, it's difficult to say he's wrong about their 2026 NFL Draft class and their extremely-underwhelming additions in free agency.
Since then the Falcons have made a lot of changes - mostly to their front office - where they have a new head coach, new GM and Matt Ryan is their new "President of Football," which could mean all kinds of things but definitely puts him higher on the pecking order than Ian Cunningham according to the league office.
However, when it comes to actually improving their roster Atlanta really hasn't done much to move the needle. In fact, some ***** ysts think they had one of the worst offseasons in the NFL. Jordan Dajani at CBS Sports has the Falcons' offseason ranked fifth-worst in the league.
"The Falcons had what I would describe as a middle-of-the-road draft (Lead NFL Draft Insider Ryan Wilson ranked it No. 14), so there's nothing to complain about there other than Atlanta not having a first-round pick because of the Pearce trade. The Falcons also stuck to the bargain bin in free agency. Their two biggest deals totaled just $9 million in value. Those contracts went to kicker Nick Folk and punter Jake Bailey. I don't think a team "loses" free agency just by not signing anyone, but did the Falcons really get better this offseason?"
While we strongly disagree with Dajani's criticism of the Tua Tagovailoa signing, it's difficult to say he's wrong about their 2026 NFL Draft class and their extremely-underwhelming additions in free agency.
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