What are the Atlanta Falcons? Depending on your perspective, they might be a contender or a pretender, a frustrating delight or something you delight in feeling frustrated about, and a million variations on the theme. Deciding how you should feel about a polarizing team that has delivered only fleeting success over a nearly 60-year history is not an easy thing, especially right now in a time of transition and tumult.
To their credit, the Falcons are trying to make it easier on us now. The Calvin Ridley suspension and Deshaun Watson pursuit were twin dark clouds on the offseason, with the latter casting some serious doubt over Arthur Blank’s judgement in particular.