So today, we’re here to consider a what if.
First of all, I really didn’t want to get into the Super Bowl here, because it’s Monday, because it’s the first thing everyone’s mind goes to anyways, and because nobody needs that trauma with their afternoon angst. There were a million other directions I could have gone with this—what if the Falcons hadn’t traded up for Julio? What if Kyle Shanahan stayed in 2017? What if the Falcons didn’t draft Matt Ryan—but I think this one has haunted me for long enough that it’s worth talking about.