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FalcFans Podcast on The FalcoholicContact The FalcoholicFalcons StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Falcons NewsYahoo Falcons Team PageYahoo Falcons ReportYahoo Falcons Depth ChartYahoo Falcons TransactionsYahoo Falcons PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub 鉁旻alcoholinks: All the Falcons news you need for Monday Stitched Tony Gonzalez Jersey , Feb. 25It’s NFL Combine time.ESTShareTweetShareShareFalcoholinks: All the Falcons news you need for Monday, Feb. 25Eric Hartline-USA TODAY SportsDraft Scouting The NFL Combine kicks off tomorrow, giving us a week’s worth of NFL-related action. There will be risers and fallers and guys running 40-yards real fast, and we’ll of course be tuned in with a keen eye on the performance of the prospects that could be on Atlanta’s radar. With a bevy of players attending the Combine, The Falcoholic’s Kevin Knight has been scouting the positional groups that may be addressed during the draft. Offensive tackle, the interior O-line, running back, and tight end position are all possibilities on Draft Day, so be sure to check-in on Kevin’s always astute scouting reports for these Combine attendees. Trade Forecasting Draft Day traditionally provides some additional intrigue in the form of trades, and if Thomas Dimitroff (a man who loves a good trade) gets his way, what moves could the Falcons make to add to their defensive line? Cory Woodroof took a stab at some potential moves during the 2019 NFL Draft. Forgotten Falcons Another week, and another couple of entries in our offseason Forgotten Falcons series. This week we looked at the Atlanta career of a 2008 free agency acquisition in the secondary, and an undersized return specialist from the late-nineties. A Clash on Crossfire Your favorite new podcast is back, with Eric Robinson defending his title against guest combatant Aaron Freeman of FalcFans.com. The debate was lively, as usual, as the two went head-to-head on a litany of topics. Be sure to vote for the victor once you’ve listened!Blidi Back After cutting Robert Alford and allowing Brian Poole to walk, the cornerback position was suddenly thin. The Falcons addressed that lack of depth on Friday, signing veteran corner Blidi Wreh-Wilson to a one-year deal. Wreh-Wilson has always played particularly well when given the opportunity to see the field, so it was a smart move to bring him back to bolster the cornerback corps. If the Falcons want to continue to plug veteran stopgaps behind Matt Ryan, they’ll have options."The most straightforward, cost-effective thing the Falcons could do with their backup quarterback situation would be to just hand the reins to Kurt Benkert. If he’s at all ready to hold the clipboard and be the break-in-case-of-emergency option, Benkert would be the affordable choice and would give the Falcons a young QB who could hopefully be a long-term backup option.Of course, there’s no guarantee they’ll do that. Dan Quinn has already talked about re-signing Matt Schaub Youth Tony Gonzalez Jersey , potentially, and this is a fairly deep market for backup quarterbacks, as those markets go. Available Options Tyrod Taylor, 30, $15.2 million 2018 salaryJosh McCown, 40, $10 million Teddy Bridgewater, 27, $6 millionMatt Schaub, 38, $4.5 millionRyan Fitzpatrick, 36, $3.3 millionRyan Griffin, 29, $1.125 millionMatt Cassel, 37, $1.1 millionRobert Griffin III, 29, $1.1 millionGeno Smith, 28, $1 millionJoe Webb, 32, $915 Stitched Deion Sanders Jersey ,000Mark Sanchez, 32, $915,000Josh Johnson, 33, $915,000Brock Osweiler, 28, $880,000Brandon Weeden, 35, $880,000David Fales, 28, $880,000Sean Mannion, 27, $812,724Tom Savage, 29, $790,000Austin Davis, 30 Youth Deion Sanders Jersey , $790,000Taylor Heinicke, 26, $660,000Brett Hundley, 26, $625,908Trevor Siemian, 27, $583,196Garrett Gilbert, 28, $510,000The actual optionsYou can eliminate a lot of these guys out of hands, either because they are unimaginably bad or they’ll cost too much on the open market. Taylor, Bridgewater, and potentially Fitzpatrick and McCown will be looked at as potential starters, and the first two in particular will therefore be expensive. Osweiler, Cassel, Weeden, and so forth are so bad and/or old as to not warrant real consideration.So who does that leave? Ryan FitzpatrickPrice will be a sticking point, one imagines, but Fitzpatrick would unquestionably be an upgrade on Schaub and Benkert as a quarterback. Fitzmagic throws too many risky passes but would give Atlanta puncher’s chance of winning if Matt Ryan ever got hurt Stitched Steve Bartkowski Jersey , which can’t be said for many of the options on this list.Ryan GriffinGriffin was the third quarterback in Tampa Bay under Dirk Koetter, which makes him a beyond obvious candidate to come in and compete for a backup job. Griffin has spent time as a Saint and a Buccaneer and has worked with Koetter for four years (more than half of one of them spent on injured reserve). The biggest issue is that we have no idea if he’s any good, as he’s still never thrown an NFL regular season pass. Colin Kaepernick He’s not listed above because while he’s technically a free agent, he hasn’t played in the league in multiple years. Even throwing his name into an article is sure to stir up some manner of hornet’s nest, but Kaepernick is much better (and still younger!) than several names on this list and would be a genuine upgrade as Matt Ryan’s backup. Is it a bit pie in the sky given the team’s habit of shying away from any sort of controversy? Yes. Matt SchaubHe would have to cost less than $4.5 million to come back, I suspect, as the Falcons are cutting costs with an eye on locking up key players. Schaub has been praised up and down the Falcons organization for his veteran leadership and locker room presence, and if Matt Ryan is perfectly healthy and he’s not expensive, he’s a fine addition. At 38, though, Schaub would be a poor bet to actually fill in for #2 if called upon.Geno Smith Smith isn’t an inspiring choice, but he’s gotten a bum rap partly because of the awful start to his career as a starter with the Jets. If you’re looking for a backup who can play, albeit not at the highest positive level, and won’t take up a ton of cap space, Smith is a legitimate option. I see now that I’ve made a mistake writing about backup quarterback candidates. Trevor Siemian If Griffin, Fitzpatrick and Schaub are crossed off the list, Siemian’s the logical choice. He’s had a half-decent run as a starter in the NFL and despite his lackluster arm has put together solid results everywhere he’s gone. He’s fairly young and fairly cheap, making him a real candidate for a team that suddenly seems cost-conscious at non-essential positions. Ultimately, though, I hope they stick with Benkert.