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Sunday, December 30, 2007
A win, but a loss in draft order
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The good news: The Falcons won a game to finish with four wins.
The bad news: The Falcons may have hurt their draft position.
With the New York Jets and St. Louis, each with three wins, playing the late games Sunday, the Falcons nearly assured themselves of losing out on the No. 2 pick.
Come back later to find out where the Falcons will select in the 2008 NFL draft.
No one is suggesting the Falcons should have thrown the game. However, do you think it was better to win this game, maybe get rid of some bad feelings from a dreadful year or get a better draft pick?
The Falcons’ victory Sunday, as it turns out, did not cost them a spot in the draft order. Had the Falcons lost and finished tied with St. Louis at 3-13, the Rams would still have picked second based on strength of schedule.
