VIDEO: Reaction to the Atlanta Falcons' 2014 draft

[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

D. Orlando Ledbetter

D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. is the award-winning Atlanta Falcons beat writer for the newspaper and has been on the staff since 2003. D. Orlando strives to provide inside information into the Falcons and the NFL. He finds the most joy in providing insight into the team, coaching moves, offseason business moves, draft and games.

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