In order for Atlanta to have their answer at the quarterback position I would definitely say the Atlanta Falcons need to either trade up in this Draft to get their guy for the future or the Falcons make a trade in free agency.
Seeing the free agent market the options being:
- Kirk Cousins
- Ryan Tannehill
- Marcus Mariota again
- Jacoby Brissett
- Jameis Winston
- Baker Mayfield
- Sam Darnold
- Gardner Minshew
- Tyler Huntley
- Tyrod Taylor
- Joshua Dobbs
However the QBs the Falcons can trade for:
- Derek Carr (division rival/Saints)
- Kyler Murray (Cardinals)
- Justin Fields (Bears/hometown Georgia boy)
But if the Falcons go in neither of those directions and want a rookie QB, then who are the Falcons trying to draft? Caleb Williams or Drake Maye will most likely be gone by the time the Falcons pick. So Jayden Daniels may just be the answer.
Kyler or Fields are the two QBs on this list that fit the system the best. I’m not gonna rule out Atlanta potentially trading up in the draft, but how much real estate are you giving up for a Top QB prospect.
You aren’t going to get much traction for the recommended. This sub is set on Jayden, but they lost 11 draft slots this week and will probably be out on him unless they trade up. And he could rise up even more during the draft process.
Kyler or FRP, I’m happy with both
Not kyler. He’d ask for so much money we’d have to put him on layaway. Clearly the falcons are trying to build a young team that will keep us contending for years. Fields is the only young guy that could be good or bad but we don’t know cuz he plays for the bears. Honestly we just need to draft a guy. We could trade up but idk if that’s a good idea. Jayden Danials is the guy I like but it seems like the saints could get him if they finish worst then us. Hopefully they don’t get him and they roll with Carr. I know we want to win now but we can’t make a dumb decision like get stuck in a contract with some old guy
The most recent trade up in the draft after the top 2 QBs were selected was last draft, when Houston traded the 12th pick, the 33rd pick, a future 1st, and a future 3rd for the 3rd pick and a 4th round pick, all for DE Will Anderson. You could argue that the 33rd pick (a high 2nd rounder) + swapping a 3rd rounder for a 4th rounder is equal value to a late 1st round pick, so the Texans essentially gave up 2 additional 1st round picks to move up.
Also in recent history the Niners vaulted from 12 to 3 for 2 additional 1st round picks and a 3rd rounder, taking QB3 Trey Lance after Trevor Lawrence and Zach Wilson came off the board.
So if we’re picking outside the top 10, and a clear QB3 emerges who’ll be a top 5 pick, we’d have to find a trade partner in the 3-5 range, and we’d have to give up at least 2 future 1st round picks (or equal value) to move up that high. That’s a big ask. Granted, it’s conjecture that a QB3 (Daniels, Penix, Nix, etc.) will rise that high and be drafted that early, but I still think it’s worth gaming out the possibility. This time last year I never would’ve thought Anthony Richardson would be the 4th overall pick.