The Falcons currently have enough cap room to go after one or two mid-tier free agents, like say an Ed Dickson at tight end or a Tom Johnson at defensive tackle, before they need to either dip out or free up some real space. That’s partly why they’ve been so quiet before and after surprising everyone by signing guard Brandon Fusco.
The Falcons, it should be noted, have a baseline level of interest in overspending in free agency, and that level is very low. This puts them in with teams like the Patriots and Steelers, who prefer to be players after the big dollars have already flown around, but in years past they’ve still been good for one or two team-building splashes like Alex Mack and Dontari Poe.