Falcons QB Matt Ryan shooting an ESPN commercial with Hannah Storm (l) and Josh Elliot.
If they shoot another one, maybe he’ll take linebacker Brian Cushing with him. DRAFTVILLE — Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff said the hay is in the barn. The Falcons draft board is all arranged. The Green players are in the green spots. The blue players are in the blue spots. The red guys are in the red slots. The off-the-board guys can find their name plates in the trash dumpster. The matrix is complete. Who should the Falcons draft The Texans could change the Falcons’ plans. But after much debate, were’ projecting that our friends from H-town will select Florida State’s Everette Brown, leaving Cushing to fall to the Falcons. Cushing has some issues. But that’s why he’ll be there at No. 24. When he comes in to meet the media on Sunday he’ll have to explain the steroid accusations that have fellowed him since high school and why he and teammate Clay Matthews Jr. allegedly formed a group called “White Nation” on facebook.
Now if the Cushing scenario doesn’t unfold for the Falcons, that means another good defender — could be Brown or Penn State’s Aaron Maybin — is slipping. Also on the board for the Falcons will be or Missouri defensive tackle Evander “Ziggy” Hood.