Not only did the Atlanta Falcons decide to take two offensive linemen in the first round of the draft, but the team also hedged almost $13 million on Vic Beasley. You can’t blame Beasley here. The decision was a team one and why wouldn’t he accept?
Athletic defensive ends will always have a longer shelf life in the NFL than they deserve, even when stats and every other metric tells you otherwise.
The $13 million man who Dan Quinn was so eager to work with one-on-one has a total of 11 tackles, one and a half sacks, and just five quarterback hits.