Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank sat down at the NFL annual meeting to talk shop. He talked about new GM Thomas Dimitroff and coach Mike Smith and their approach to rebuilding.
The best teams in the NFL don’t depend on free agency. They build through the draft, they draft wisely and they don’t make mistakes in the draft. They extend their kids early and don’t wait until their contract is up.
Blank also spoke about the competitiveness of the Falcons in 2008.
It is a rebuilding year, but I’m not ready to say this is not going to be a good year for us. We’ll be competitive, far more than last year.
He talked a bit about the Falcons first pick in the draft.
We have a lot of choices with that No. 3 pick [in the April 26-27 draft]. There are five or six players all worthy of that spot, including at least one quarterback [Boston College’s Matt Ryan].
And finally, he dodged a few questions about Mike Vick.
Michael has written a couple times. I’ve written him back. We have that kind of relationship. Despite the mixture of frustration, anger and disappointment in him, I believe in second chances and redemption.
Bart Stevens
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