Falcons 1st Team Looking to Trade Up in 2014 Draft, Would Be Foolish to Do So

March 25, 2014   ·   Michael Schottey   ·   Jump to comments

If the Atlanta Falcons trade up in this year's NFL draft, it could set their franchise back for years to come. 
The team, led by general manager Thomas Dimitroff, is reportedly interested in trading up, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter on Twitter, making it the first team willing to do so in a league that is increasingly interested in trading down the draft board to accumulate draft capital rather than risk it all on one player. 
Trading up can be a fool's errand, however, and no more foolhardy than the Falcons being interested in doing so in 2014. Though, the gambit worked out moderately well in 2011 as the Falcons traded up for wide receiver Julio Jones who has proved to be a superstar and cornerstone for this team. 
Yet, since 2011, the Falcons' win totals have been 10-6, 13-3 and then 4-12. The Falcons have gone from a team that looked on the cusp of greatness in 2011 and 2012 to a team realizing they desperately need help at multiple points of the of...

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