The Falcons coaching staff praised Qadree Ollison early on in the summer, and it’s still very possible that Ollison will be back with the Falcons as a practice squad player in the days ahead. Terry Fontenot and Arthur Smith were always going to look for additions after the cutdown to a 53 man roster, though, and when Wayne Gallman became available they obviously felt they had to pounce.
The question is why they did, and it’s actually an easy question to answer. Wayne Gallman is a quality back coming off a quality season, and the Falcons are clearly looking for more proven, physical additions to the backfield.