The good news: Younghoe Koo signed a multi-year contract this offseason, keeping one of the best kickers in football with Atlanta for the forseeable future, and Avery Williams appears to be pushing for a long-term role as the team’s kick and punt returner. The bad news: The Falcons aren’t at all settled at punter, and long snapper may be a question mark as well.
Last week, we took an early at the interesting defense the Falcons are building and the extremely incomplete offense, both with the caveat that the draft is fast approaching and changes are coming. The same may well be true for special teams, where Atlanta may wind up drafting a punter for the second time in three seasons, and where nobody except Younghoe Koo is truly locked into a job.