What is the Falcons most pressing offensive need in 2023? 

Ashton: Outside of the quarterback position, refining the wide receivers unit is definitely a pressing need for this offense.

The Falcons need more playmakers at that position if we’re being honest. Drake London was pretty much the only threat throughout the season, which is easy for any secondary to sniff out. The Falcons had the second-lowest amount of receiving yards in 2022 with 2,927 and no player eclipsed over 1,000 yards.

I thought Olamide Zaccheaus, KhaDarel Hodge and Damiere Byrd all played their roles but I thought the production ultimately lacked. There are some quality receivers hitting the market this offseason like D.J. Chark, Jarvis Landry and JuJu Smith-Schuster that the Falcons could potentially target. And then you have the draft which is another route for the Falcons to take.

Relying heavily on the rushing attack won’t sustain throughout the season. You need guys on the outside that can make a play down the stretch in crunch time, and simply, contribute more efficient production overall. There wasn’t enough of that in 2022.

Obviously, there’s still uncertainty on who will be QB1 at the start of the 2023 season, but besides the fact, acquiring more depth in the receivers room is a must. The amount of cap space Atlanta will have at the start of the league surely helps. It’ll be interesting to see how the Falcons ultimately fill this unit out.

Scott: So I got to the Question of the Week file last and all the top choices were already taken. Dang it.

I’ll have to step outside the box a bit here and go with a position you might not be thinking about.

The Falcons simply must address that position. And, yes, I can already see hands raised, ready to bring up Kaleb McGary following a career year. But the 2019 first-round pick’s contract is set to expire in a few weeks. Then they’ll have a vacancy along the offensive line.