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I've been working on these the past 2 weeks, looking at the Top 5 needs of every team at this point in the year potentially for next year. A quarter of the season has been played, and for many teams a lot of their major issues have been exposed.

Arizona - OT, QB, OLB, CB, OG
Atlanta - TE, DE, DT, RB, CB
Baltimore - S, ILB, OC, WR, OT
Buffalo - QB, WR, LB, S, CB
Carolina - S, DT, WR, OG, CB
Chicago - OT, ILB, TE, CB, S
Cincinnati - LB, RB, WR, S, TE
Cleveland - WR, QB, DE, CB, OT
Dallas - OC, OG, OLB, RB, S
Denver - CB, RB, WR, DT, ILB
Detroit - S, CB, OC, WR, DE
Green Bay - RB, WR, DE, S, OT
Houston - WR, OG, ILB, NT, DE
Indianapolis - OG, S, WR, CB, NT
Jacksonville - CB, DE, DT, OLB, OT
Kansas City - QB, CB, S, DE, ILB
Miami - TE, WR, CB, OG, DE
Minnesota - WR, DT, OT, ILB, CB
New England - S, WR, CB, DE, TE
New Orleans - CB, DT, DE, S, WR
N.Y. Giants - DE, CB, S, OG, OT
N.Y. Jets - RB, OLB, WR, OG, QB
Oakland - CB, DE, DT, OT, LB
Philadelphia - CB, S, OG, OLB, QB
Pittsburgh - CB, WR, ILB, RB, S
St. Louis - WR, RB, OT, OLB, S
San Diego - CB, OT, OG, S, ILB
San Francisco - NT, DE, CB, TE, S
Seattle - OT, CB, OLB, DT, DE
Tampa Bay - CB, S, DT, TE, RB
Tennessee - DE, OC, OG, RB, S
Washington - S, OT, ILB, CB, TE

Pudge, you don't feel off tackle for the Falcons is a need?

Yes, I do. But I don't think the Falcons will prioritize it for next year. I think they'll either decide to re-sign Baker for a modest contract or are prepared to hand the reins to Lamar Holmes. Either way, I think in the Falcons eyes their starting left tackle for 2013 is already on the roster. And with Clabo's contract, he's not going anywhere for a while.

If the Falcons are likely to address the O-line next off-season, I think getting a new right guard will take precedence over an OT.

Thus I would probably list OG as their 6th need, and OT as their 7th.