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VIDEO: Reaction to the Atlanta Falcons' 2014 draft

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May 12, 2014

[protected-iframe id="cfc5f69d3de7858d19d23d3f9e89dca5-58441833-57875119" info="http://cinesport.ajc.com/inline/3559256345001/#nolink;" width="600" height="364" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"] Did the Falcons fail to address glaring needs in the NFL Draft or improve the team? The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's  D. Orlando Ledbetter & CineSport's Noah Coslov react to the Falcons selections.

Explore Round 1 / 6 -- Jake Matthews, RT, 6-5, 308, Texas A&M
Explore Round 2/37 – Ra’Shede Hageman, DE, 6-6, 318, Minnesota

Round 3/68 – Dezmen Southward, FS, 6-0, 211, Wisconsin

Explore Round 4/103 – Devonta Freeman, RB, 5-8, 206, Florida State
Explore Round 4/139 – Prince Shembo, LB, 6-1, 253 Notre Dame
Explore Round 5/147 – Ricardo Allen, CB, 5-9, 187, Purdue
Explore Round 5/168 – Marquis Spruill, LB, 6-1, 231, Syracuse
Explore Round 7/253 – Yawin Smallwood, LB, 6-2, 246, Connecticut
Explore Round 7/255 – Tyler Starr, LB, 6-4, 250, South Dakota

About the Author

Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his "long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football," D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. has covered the NFL 28 seasons. A graduate of Howard University, he's a winner of Georgia Sportswriter of the Year and three Associated Press Sports Editor awards.

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