The Atlanta Falcons decided not to pick up the fifth-year option on Takk McKinley and maybe that’s because they learned their lesson with Beasley. Since being drafted in 2017, Mckinley has only registered 16.5 sacks which are not the type of production the Falcons expected from their former first-round pick.
Dante Fowler has signed a three-year deal and it’s not out of the question that the Falcons won’t double up and select a pass rusher from the edge in the first round. The Falcons could use the selection of a pass rusher to light a fire under the young McKinley or they could be drafting his replacement with no intention of resigning him no matter what he does this season.