Since the 2018 offseason, the Atlanta Falcons have been searching for answers on the defensive side of the ball. Those same questions will be asked again in 2025 as the team looks to pair an explosive offense with a defense that is at least competent.

General manager Terry Fontenot suggested the Falcons could trade down at his end-of-the-year press conference. 2025 will be the first year that Fontenot doesn’t enter the draft with a top-10 pick.

The Falcons stumbled out of their chance at winning the NFC South. But these trade ideas can bolster Atlanta's chances to redeem itself.

The Falcons will get third-round pick Bralen Trice back in 2025 after his year was cut short due to an injury he suffered during the preseason. Atlanta also needs some secondary help with Mike Hughes, Justin Simmons and Dee Alford set to become free agents.

The Senior Bowl is upon us and with it comes an emotion that Atlanta Falcons fans are all too familiar with: Hope. Now, hope is a complicated emotion, because with it comes expectation. And if there’s one thing that you don’t put on a young,