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Friday, April 25, 2008
The AJC’s Mock Draft picks
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Get ready for this, Falcons fans.
At about 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will stroll to the podium at Radio Music Hall and say: “With the third pick in the 2008 NFL Draft, the Atlanta Falcons — with no help whatsoever from owner Arthur Blank — select Boston College quarterback Matt Ryan.”
The Michael Vick era officially will be over.
The 6-foot-5 ACC quarterback will soon board Blank’s private jet and head to Atlanta as the new savior of the franchise.
The Falcons will listen to offers, but if no team is willing to offer numerous picks, they will take Ryan.
Here are projections for the top 16 draft picks, in photos.
And here are projections for picks 17-32.
Michigan offensive tackle Jake Long is signed, sealed and delivered to Miami. St. Louis will take LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey.
The move by the Falcons will be a “need” pick. Higher rated players on the board will include Arkansas running back Darren McFadden and Virginia’s defensive end Chris Long.
In the backfield, the Falcons have Michael Turner and Jerious Norwood and don’t need McFadden.
The defensive end position is set with the trio of John Abraham, Jamaal Anderson and Chauncey Davis.
The selection of Ryan will allow the Falcons to spend the rest of draft addressing their offensive and defensive lines, safety, tight end and kickoff/punt returner.
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