Call it larceny. Aaron Anderson sat on the board until pick 197, and the Falcons did not need to be asked twice.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

The Naquan Jones pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.