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Originally Posted by Passacaglia
I'm starting to become more okay with the Penix pick, but I still can't get past the hubris of "we don't plan to be drafting in the top 20 anytime soon" -- okay, 2018 is the last time you haven't drafted in the top 20, and you've done it six years in a row since, so I'm not sure I understand the confidence here.
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Kind of funny, but I was looking up the history of #8 overall picks to see how they have fared over the years and the Falcons have actually had that pick for three straight years now (Penix, Bijan last year, and Drake London in 2022) and have had it 4 times in the past 10 years (Vic Beasley in 2015). Overall, they have picked pretty decently compared to some of the other #8s.
Statmuse List:
https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/8th...icks-nfl-draft