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Many successful NFL careers don't start as a first-round draft pick or a surprise minicamp stud who wins the starting job from Day 1. Instead, some begin with one team before bouncing around the league and landing with a franchise that finally sees the potential a player has.

The Falcons loaded up on cornerbacks in this draft, bringing in Desmond Trufant and Robert Alford as well as a couple of intriguing young UDFAs.

Time for a run through some odds and ends from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS The Tennessee Titans reportedly could sign defensive end John Abraham this week.

While the San Francisco 49ers were taking just about every big name available, Dimitroff drafted a heap of under-the-radar prospects.

As I look at what NFC South teams did in the NFL draft, I'm not seeing a lot of players that will make instant impacts.

The Atlanta Falcons were bound to make a move in the first round with GM Thomas Dimitroff holding 11 picks, and make a move they did.

If you want to check out my last two mocks in their entirety, you can follow these two links: Mock 1.0 , Mock 2.0 . Auburn's Corey Lemonier would add pass rush and linebacking help to a defense transitioning towards a 3-4 type scheme.

Each year, every NFL team seems to have one player who went largely unnoticed in prior years, but who comes from out of nowhere to dazzle fans and coaches.

It's that time again ladies and gentlemen, one of The Cage's most enjoyable posts throughout the entire year: Atlanta Falcons Full Mock Madness Competition.