FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- The Atlanta Falcons break out a chart every year around the NFL draft. The board breaks down the tendencies that general managers around the league have, whether they like to trade up or down or stay put.
Along with the tried-an-true method of getting on the phone, this is another way for the Falcons front office to gauge potential draft scenarios.
"So, you want to know who's actually willing to make a trade, and so it can kind of narrow your process as you're going through that, but those calls are really important," Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot said at his pre-draft news conference Wednesday.