NFL Scouting Combine has officially wrapped up, marking another milestone passed on the road to the 2025 NFL Draft. Pro Days and the NFL's free agency period are right around the corner, and teams are gearing up to overhaul their teams ahead of the upcoming NFL season.

NFL season was bittersweet for the Atlanta Falcons. The team got off to a 6-3 start before losing six of the final eight games to miss the playoffs for a seventh consecutive year. Despite the disappointing finish,

Outside of their bad deal at quarterback, and a not-great financial situation, the Falcons are in a solid place this offseason.

Mike Florio and Chris Simms are joined by Raheem Morris to understand the early stages of how the Falcons are budgeting their QB situation, when he knew Michael Penix Jr. was ready to start over Kirk Cousins and more.

After starting the season 6-3, the Falcons collapsed, beginning with a Week 10 game against the New Orleans Saints. Cousins recently revealed that he had been playing through elbow and shoulder injuries sustained in that game, which hampered his performance. Yet, he remained the starter for four more games.

Falcons need to pursue rising cornerback DJ Reed in free agency during the 2025 NFL offseason with his connection to Jeff Ulbrich

The Falcons made tight end Kyle Pitts was a first-round pick in 2021 because of the potential he showed while at Florida and it looked like a good bet when he caught 68 passes for 1,026 yards during his rookie season.

The most notable improvement was the team's head coach grade. Morris earned the second-highest grade in the NFL (A-plus). This comes one year after former Falcons head coach Arthur Smith earned the third-worst grade (C-plus) in the league.