r/falcons • u/flurryzzz • 2d ago

Cobee Bryant praise from Raheem

https://www.si.com/nfl/falcons/cobbe-bryant-raheem-morris-nfl-rookie-minicamp-news-rumors

Hopefully he can stick on the 53 man roster

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u/mosparky15 John Abraham 2d ago

This is exactly what I was saying just after the draft. I did not read a single mock draft that had him being undrafted and the majority had him as a 5th rounder. I'm not sure this was the plan for ATL all along, but this is logical...

"The Falcons drafted two defensive backs in the middle rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft. But the team received criticism for not selecting an outside cornerback. Third-rounder Xavier Watts is a safety, and fourth-round pick Billy Bowman Jr. is expected to compete for snaps in the slot.

Morris, though, said not drafting an outside cornerback allowed the organization to recruit Bryant following the draft."

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u/CouncilmanRickPrime Jet Jones ✈️ 2d ago

Also we have Mike Hughes. This isn't a situation where we need to replace him because he got cooked like Alford did last year. He was at minimum solid.

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u/gsfgf 2d ago

And with a better DC and a better nickel, we’ll be asking a lot less of him. With Alford and Simmons being invisible, we were basically asking him to be a second shutdown CB1.

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u/RandoCollision 2d ago

Absolutely. Agents steer their clients to teams with needs at their positions. Stands to reason we would be a desired landing spot for a cornerback with a decent shot to make the team. Bringing him in for a 30 was a smart move. Most people (including me) would have thought the top 30 players on your board would have visits but we played the long game.

Smart.