A breakdown of the initial wave of free agency for the Atlanta Falcons:
Grade: C: The Falcons entered free agency with the mindset of bargain shopping without much cap space. They might have been a tad more aggressive had quarterback Matt Ryan agreed to a contract extension and, thus, lowered his $20-million-plus cap figure in 2018. But that wasn't the case, so the Falcons needed to remain within a strict budget. They were able to fill some needs by signing a guard, a blocking tight end and a special-teams demon. Those moves didn't exactly put Atlanta over the top, but general manager Thomas Dimitroff firmly believes there were no major holes to fill for a team just two years removed from the Super Bowl.