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The Atlanta Falcons will stay the course. On Friday, they announced they would enter the 2020 NFL season with Dan Quinn as their coach and Thomas Dimitroff as their general manager.
If both Quinn and Dimitroff want to keep their jobs, they will need to avoid a similar start as they had in 2019 (1-7) and replicate the record since (5-2). They will have to find a way to bolster their roster to do so, of course. That may be tricky, considering their cap constraints.
With recent extensions given to Matt Ryan, Julio Jones, Grady Jarrett and Deion Jones, the Falcons will enter the offseason with just $1.1 million in cap space, per Over The Cap, and a need to upgrade the roster. Despite the limitations, Thomas Dimitroff says the Falcons aren't in “cap hell.”
“We continue to be very happy with where we are with our core players,” Dimitroff said on Friday, via the team's official website. “We spent a lot of money on that of course and we continue to expect big things out of those players. Of course, we’ll have to continue to be creative. I think with the appropriate moves into the future we’re going to be in a good spot. I’m not concerned about it being a situation where we are going to be in what has been perceived out there as cap hell. It’s not the case at all. We will accomplish what we need to accomplish to continue to bring the right players in here to be a contender.”
To get their cap space up, the Falcons and Thomas Dimitroff may have to part ways with some well-paid players. They could also look to convert some salary into bonuses. Either way, they have to find a way to add some spending money to upgrade a so-so pass-rush and offensive line.
The draft alone likely won't cut it. Thomas Dimitroff knows this.
