Podcast Recap
The guys (@GamblingPodcast) continue their 2024 NFL Team Preview series with the Atlanta Falcons. We take a look at the 2024 Atlanta Falcons win total, futures, and player props to find their favorite 2024 Atlanta Falcons bets.
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Atlanta Falcons 2024 Season Preview
The Atlanta Falcons made huge splashes this off-season. First, they signed the biggest free agent quarterback on the market in Kirk Cousins to a $180 million dollar contract that included $100 million in guaranteed money, $90 million of which he gets this year. So, yes they went all out to woo the quarterback to Atlanta.
Then came NFL Draft day, and the Falcons were quickly the talk of the town once again, drafting a 24-year-old rookie quarterback with the No. 8 overall pick. Kirk Cousins’s deal is for four years, so they either just bought really expensive insurance, or quickly realized they spent their money wrong and this is the plan to bail themselves out. Only time will tell how this turns out.
Drake London, Kyle Pitts, and Bijian Robinson all return to headline the offensive studs for Atlanta. They’ll likely be more productive with Kirk Cousins at quarterback than they were with Desmond Ridder.
The Falcons open the season with four home games in their first five games in the schedule, a good chance for Cousins to return from that ACL injury and get used to his new home in Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Atlanta Falcons 2024 Season Preview
Key Departures
QB Desmond Ridder (traded to Cardinals), FB Keith Smith, WR Mack Hollins (Bills), WR Van Jefferson (Steelers), WR Scott Miller (Steelers), WR Cordarrelle Patterson (Steelers), TE MyCole Pruitt (Steelers), TE Jonnu Smith (Dolphins), OG Matt Hennessy (Eagles), Edge Bud Dupree (Chargers), DL Calais Campbell (Dolphins), DL Albert Huggins, CB Tre Flowers (Jaguars), CB Jeff Okudah (Texans).
Key Additions
QB Kirk Cousins, WR Ray-Ray McCloud, WR Darnell Mooney, WR Rondale Moore, TE Ross Dwelley, TE Charlie Woerner, DT Eddie Goldman, CB Antonio Hamilton.
Draft Class
QB Michael Penix Jr., DL Ruke Orhorhoro, ED Bralen Trice, DL Brandon Dorlus, LB JD Bertrand, RB Jase McClellan, WR Casey Washington, DL Zion Logue.
Podcast Timecodes
0:00 Intro
3:00 2023 Atlanta Falcons Recap
11:17 Offseason Roster Moves
22:35 Atlanta Falcons 2024 Odds
23:55 Atlanta Falcons Schedule Breakdown
35:40 Atlanta Falcons Best Bets