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The Atlanta Falcons have an interesting situation in free agency, and a lot of unique questions to answer this offseason. Many of them have large numbers against the salary cap, some could have a very large one if they were to be re-signed. Here are a few, and what the situation at those positions will be. I will also include most realistic draft picks, given the 2012 picks the Falcons will have.
The first order of business is the Brent Grimes situation, and the corner position in general. Brent Grimes will be an unrestricted free agent when March rolls around, and he would doubtless demand a big time salary on the free agent market. If the Falcons could sign him at a huge discount, that would doubtless be ideal, but it seems quite apparent that we are currently not in a position to spend boat loads of money on another corner. The question popped into my head: what will the Falcons do at corner? The answer came to me in the most unlikely of places. Follow the jump to find out where....
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