Any Falcons fan could have told you that OLB was the team's biggest need. Van Gorder needed one in the worst way. Peterson's on the back-hill slide and the Falcons needed to get someone in here that can play. That guy is Sean Weatherspoon. And he'll be an impact guy immediately. 
    Plug this guy in at WLB and turn him loose. In the base 4-3, he starts next to Peterson and Lofton. In the nickel package (which NFL defenses are in over 60% of the time), 'Spoon lines up next to Lofton. The Falcons targeted him because he's a 3-down linebacker. 
    This dude can run (4.53 Pro Day forty). He's strong (weighs 239 pounds and benched 225 lbs 35 times at the combine). Plug in the game tape and you see him chasing down backs and covering tight-ends. Obviously, this is a great fit. Coach Van Gorder is thrilled.
    The selection was made easier for Dimitroff, because the other 2 players the Falcons had targeted were off the board. Derrick Morgan went 16 to Tennessee and Pouncey went the pick in front of Atlanta at 18. Dimitroff passed on TE JErmaine Gresham, who went to the Bengals (poor guy) 2 picks later.
    Mr. Blank's jet picked up Weatherspoon at midnight and flew him to Atlanta for today's press conference. Got a call saying 'Spoon was in the Men's Warehouse in Buford, when the doors opened this morning, to get a new suit. Source told me he wears a size 19 neck.
    And yes, I like the pick. It was a great fit. Not much of a reach. And it fills a huge need.