The 2020 season is thankfully a memory so far in the rearview you have to squint to make out the specifics. The offense in Atlanta was terrible, to the extent that the Falcons have their highest draft spot since the team’s quarterback went to federal jail and the team’s head coach left for a college job mere hours after a loss.
A lot has to go wrong to pick this high. It doesn’t just happen by accident. Fans have to suffer for months and months to get one of those top picks.
With that rare slot near the top of the draft, the Falcons have a shot at one of the top quarterbacks not named Trevor Lawrence.