The biggest question facing Arthur Smith and Terry Fontenot early this offseason was pretty clear: To rebuild or not to rebuild. Atlanta had two aging yet expensive players it needed to stick with or move on from in Matt Ryan and Julio Jones. You work on jettisoning those two or building around them, selecting either the projected top offensive weapon in the draft or grabbing the best quarterback available.
The Falcons have never followed suit when you think they should zig or zag. Instead, the brain trust set feet down on each side while announcing this team was not rebuilding.