Atlanta Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot reinforced the idea of addressing defense in the first round Thursday.
But general manager Terry Fontenot , who met with reporters Tuesday for the final time before the draft begins Thursday, brought Atlanta’s pre-draft picture back to where it started.
The offensive line class is similarly stout, Fontenot said, and Notre Dame tackle Joe Alt has been projected as a potential top-seven pick. “It’s all risk assessment,” Fontenot said. “You have to look at that player’s makeup. ‘Okay, this is the medical grade, this is what we expect of this player, this is the medical.’ It’s a weighing process.”
And there figures to be plenty of premiere pass rushers staring the Falcons in the eye at No. 8, extending far beyond the edge variety.
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