The Falcons made a very bold move to trade up back into the first round to draft DE James Pearce, who is a solid young player, but it also cost them their first round pick this upcoming draft. The Los Angeles Rams now own that pick despite them being a playoff team this season.
With Atlanta looking to be a new team atleast from a coaching and front office perspective, they are taking on a situation where they right now don’t have the luxury of getting one of the top prospects coming out of college. While Atlanta wouldn’t have been the first team from the division to pick, not having that first rounder hurts.