The Atlanta Falcons need a quarterback, and not just any quarterback. They need a capable, preferably really good starting quarterback after muddling through the past couple of years without one. The route they take to get that quarterback matters less than ensuring they land one.
If the Falcons want to explore free agency rather than the draft or the trade market—or in addition to those avenues—the options are fairly slim. There’s one high end (if older) starter, one capable one coming off a fine season, and three or so players who have a track record of good-to-great starting quarterback play who either haven’t been a full-time starter in a while, delivered mixed results in 2023, or both.