Falcons Are Positioning Themselves for a Run at Brian Brohm

Published: November 4, 2007, 5:20 am

Tags: bobby petrino, bobbypetrino, brian brohm, brianbrohm, byron leftwich, byronleftwich, marc bulger, marcbulger

Filed under: Falcons, NFC South, NFL Draft, NFL FansLet's see, we're four days into November and ... it's a 2008 Mock Draft! What took so long? Honestly, this is out of control, but just like a nasty coke habit, you just can't not look at them. Anyway, Scout.com's Chris Steuber gets things started, and while I question anybody who thought the Rams "would be Super Bowl contenders", his mock draft does raise some interesting questions. As it stands, the Rams, Dolphins, Jets and Falcons will have the first four picks. None of the first three teams need a young quarterback (not unless St. Louis thinks Marc Bulger is one big sack away from turning to dust), which means that the Falcons' might have a legit shot at landing Louisville's Brian Brohm. Obviously, there are a bunch of variables to consider: eight more game to determine draft order, Atlanta's draft board, trades, firings, etc. Assuming head coach Bobby Petrino doesn't go AWOL back to the college game, it's certainly reasonable to

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