Earlier this week, we looked at who Thomas Dimitroff and the front office have drafted since 2008, broken down by position. Today, I’d like to look at hits and misses by position, and talk a little bit about what it says about how far the Falcons have come since Dan Quinn arrived in town, whether that’s coincidence or not.
First, let’s define a hit versus a miss. Day one picks have to be multi-year starters with at least one quality season under their belts, day two picks need to play out their rookie contracts in Atlanta and start, and day three picks need to have at least two years in Atlanta with legitimate playing time (at least half a season), given the diminished expectations the later you go.