The Falcons made a conscious decision to improve their offensive line before the offseason kicked off. In particular they wanted to get better at guard. So they hit the ground running, signing veteran offensive guards Jamon Brown and James Carpenter in free agency. And then they added Chris Lindstrom in the first round of April’s draft.
Thomas Dimitroff and his merry band of scouts aren’t perfect, but I challenge you to question the effort they put into retooling the offensive line last Spring. Brown and Carpenter had an epic camp battle full of twists, turns, and a great deal of speculation; but in the end, Carpenter prevailed .