Georgia Football: Five facts that prove the Falcons do not avoid drafting Georgia players

Fact No. 4: The player has to play a position the Falcons want to target.

The Falcons need help in the trenches severely this year. So drafting anyone outside of the offensive or defensive lines early would be a mistake. You can go ahead and scratch out D’Andre Swift and Jake Fromm off your wish. Atlanta does not need a running back or quarterback early.

I could honestly see Atlanta hoping Solomon Kindley or Isaiah Wilson falls to them in the second round. Tyler Clark could be a good fit too, but Atlanta needs a nose tackle more than it needs another three-technique next to Grady Jarrett.

There are some players from Georgia that do match up with the needs that the Falcons have this year. The problem is, you have to hope other teams don’t snatch them up first.

Fact No. 5: No General Manager wants to lose his job avoiding great players because of the school they played at.

This one is last, but definitely not least. No General Manager is purposefully avoiding players based on their college because winning is more important. Especially if they want to stay employed. No one is going to skip the opportunity to make their team better just because player X went to a certain college. Not going to happen.

Would you get fired from your job for some petty personal opinion? No, you wouldn’t because your livelihood means more to you. Well so does their source of income, and they have a lot more zeroes riding on their decisions.

So there you have it, five reasons why the Falcons do not avoid drafting your favorite players from your favorite school. The draft is just a crazy and unpredictable creature with a mind of its own. Things do not always fall the way we think they should, for better or for worse.