Falcons GM Terry Fontenot expects to add another QB after signing Marcus Mariota

The Atlanta Falcons took a big swing at landing star quarterback Deshaun Watson but missed when the three-time Pro Bowl selection waived his no-trade clause to head to the Cleveland Browns. Atlanta reacted to that disappointment by trading veteran and one-time NFL Most Valuable Player Matt Ryan to the Indianapolis Colts and then by signing 2015 second-overall draft pick Marcus Mariota to a two-year deal. 

It appears Mariota is only penciled-in as Atlanta's QB1 ahead of the upcoming draft.

Per Kevin Patra of the league's website and Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk, Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot told reporters Wednesday the team expects to add to its quarterback room and will explore all options, including free agency, trades and the draft. Fontenot added, though, that he will not "reach" for a signal-caller via the eighth-overall pick of this year's player-selection process. 

"We're excited about Marcus Mariota, and we're going to continue to add to that room," Fontenot explained. 

Out of five CBS Sports analysts, only one (Pete Prisco) currently predicts Atlanta will use pick No. 8 on a quarterback, specifically Liberty Flames product Malik Willis. The Falcons could potentially go shopping for a surplus-to-requirements commodity such as former Browns starter Baker Mayfield or San Francisco 49ers veteran Jimmy Garoppolo, but it's possible Mayfield may ultimately hit free agency at some point after the draft and be available at less than half of the $18.858 million in fully guaranteed money he's owed on the last season of his rookie contract.