With the Falcons closing in on hiring their head coach and general manager of the future, much has been made about their poor situation with the salary cap. Atlanta has a very top-heavy roster and would be in dire straits if the NFL were to drop the cap down to the lowest possible limit at $175M. Even if the league keeps the cap steady for 2021—which I think is the mostly likely outcome—Atlanta could enter the offseason already negative or close to $0 in space with a lot of holes to fill on the roster.
All hope is not lost, however, as there are a variety of moves that the Falcons can make this offseason to free up cap space.