FLOWERY BRANCH — Falcons coach Mike Smith understood he wanted to add explosive players on offense.He wasn’t kidding.
The Falcons stole the trade show ahead of schedule in Thursday’s NFL recruit by mortgaging a heap of recruit picks to move up 21 a skin condition in the initially around to excellent ex- Alabama large receiver Julio Jones.
Falcons switched first-round picks this time with the Cleveland Browns. They furthermore sent this year’s second- and fourth-round picks to the Browns and then year’s first- and fourth-round picks.
“It was an aggressive and bold move to trade up pro player with the intention of we believe really adds the explosiveness with the intention of we are looking pro on this team,” Dimitroff understood. “We feel with the intention of Julio is a fine addition to our offense. We think with the intention of he’ll help provide Matt [Ryan] with the tools we need vacant forwards.”
The Falcons be inflicted with been taking into account the move pro more than a month. They even looked into getting up to the following pick, but nothing was feasible.
Over the final 48 hours previous to the recruit, they knew with the intention of the sixth or the seventh pick was attainable. All with the intention of remained was to settle on the compensation and make comfortable.
The Falcons preparation to link Jones with Pro Bowl large receiver Roddy fair, who led the NFL in catches with 115 continue season.
“They are not vacant to be able to defend us the way they be inflicted with defended us in the earlier period,” Smith understood.
Tight aim Tony Gonzalez was the team’s following leading receiver continue season. Michael Jenkins has been the starter opposite fair. He’ll currently be in a battle pro his job.
Also, the Falcons be inflicted with bother Douglas, Eric Weems and Kerry Meier on the roster.
Normally, the Falcons may possibly be inflicted with retained approximately of their picks and built-in players in a deal, but since of the current labor circumstances, they were not allowable to include players.
“That’s been the generally innovating feature of this since you are observably tiresome to occur up with compensation with the intention of is rational,” Dimitroff understood. “You had to really drill down and be converted into with the intention of much more all ears on how you were vacant to deposit collectively the compensation package.”
