After trading longtime quarterback Matt Ryan to the Indianapolis Colts today, the Atlanta Falcons roster is a shell of the unit that reached the Super Bowl just five years ago. And everyone is weighing in on it.
The Falcons now have undrafted second-year quarterback Feleipe Franks as the only quarterback under contract. And while they have some talented players in Kyle Pitts, Mike Davis and Cordarrelle Patterson, they’ll be without top wide receiver Calvin Ridley due to a year-long suspension.
On defense, the Falcons have made almost no new additions while cornerbacks A.J. Terrell and Casey Hayward are their few defenders of note. Improving on a unit that ranked in the bottom quarter of the league in most categories will be tough.
As a result, NFL fans have flocked to Twitter to dub the Falcons “the worst roster” in the NFC. Though more believe that it’s the worst in the NFL that they’ve ever seen:
I feel for Falcons fans and players. That’s the worst roster in the NFC and not by a little.
— Gregg Rosenthal (@greggrosenthal) March 21, 2022
What is the #Falcons plan at QB now?
They arguably have had the worst roster in the league, and that was with Matt Ryan.
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) March 21, 2022
Falcons making their case for the worst roster in football
— Derek Shaw (@tbsports33) March 21, 2022
Falcons might have the worst roster I’ve ever seen in my decades watching football I think it’s theirs https://t.co/uwXKm5PX4R
— christian スタンド使い (@____WaffleHouse) March 21, 2022
Falcons might deadass have the WORST roster in the NFL now 🤦♂️
— クーラー (@Coolerlul) March 21, 2022
It’s probably a stretch to call the Atlanta Falcons one of the worst in NFL history. They’re in all likelihood going to draft a quarterback to develop or trade for one before the season, which will have a major impact on how far they can go.
With their No. 8 overall pick, they can conceivably land a top tier defender in the draft who can inject some life into their front seven.
But it’s clear that the Falcons are entering total rebuild mode and that means a lot of growing pains could be on the way.
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