Arthur Smith joked that he didn’t want to say the word again. So often over the three days the Atlanta Falcons drafted, the first-year head coach used the same description. Didn’t matter which player he was talking about. Didn’t matter the position. Didn’t matter the round.
The word: versatility.
If there was an overarching theme to how the Falcons drafted players in the first go-round for Smith and general manager Terry Fontenot, it was that. Adding players with the ability to play multiple places, if not different positions entirely.
“I keep hitting that buzzword,” Smith said.