The Falcons are in dire straights. As if playing George Costanza, every move the Falcons made in the last five years should have been the opposite. As if preparing a masterclass is mismanagement, Atlanta signed the wrong players, paid the wrong money, drafted the wrong players, and let the wrong players walk.
The result is a defense devoid of talent outside of Grady Jarrett and AJ Terrell, and an offense with an aging quarterback, Kyle Pitts, and perhaps two capable offensive linemen. Somehow, almost impossibly, the team is also near the bottom in available cap space.