The Falcons have made some concrete improvements to their team in free agency, adding one of the better safeties in football and talent up front on their defense in the form of a pair of former Saints who totaled 12 sacks a year ago. We’re a long way from being done with free agency and the NFL Draft has yet to arrive, but what have those additions done to improve the national perception of the Falcons?
If you guessed “not much,” you’d be correct. The Falcons have gotten mixed grades for their free agency haul to this point from national outlets—fans mostly seem to like ‘em—but DraftKings just released their first edition of 2023 projected win totals and the Falcons are sitting at an over/under at 7.