Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images The Falcons finalized their 2024 NFL Draft class with five picks on Day 3, finishing with a defensive emphasis after a controversial QB pick at the top. Host Kevin Knight is here to break down all the selections and the draft as a whole. Fellow Falcoholics, welcome to another episode of the Dirty Birds and Brews podcast! The Atlanta Falcons finalized their 2024 NFL Draft class with five picks on Day 3, finishing with a defensive emphasis after a controversial QB pick at the top. Host Kevin Knight is here to break down all the selections and the draft as a whole, starting with the pick of Michael Penix Jr., the future-focused selections on the defensive line, and some late additions to the offense. You can also listen to all of our video shows in an audio-only podcast format, available on all your favorite podcast platforms or by using the player below. If you’re interested in supporting the show, check out our Patreon page to unlock access to exclusive perks including Patron Q&A sessions, Discord perks, live shout-outs and more! Be sure to check out the new community Discord server here! Come chat with your fellow Falcons fans about the show, the team, the NFL draft, and more. You can watch the show here on The Falcoholic, but we recommend watching on YouTube for the best experience—including full 1080p HD video and access to the live Q&A in the chat. You can also access the show using your smart TV or device using the YouTube app for the real big-screen experience! We hope you enjoy the show! If you have comments, we’d love to hear them. Send them to us on Twitter (@FalcoholicLive), leave them below, or e-mail the show at falcoholiclive@gmail.com. Thanks for watching!

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Tanner Bibee and Charlie Morton are the starting pitchers, and you can read more about this matchup in the game preview here. The Braves’ lineup is as expected with a few tweaks for Cleveland’s, which you can see here. Saturday’s game is at 7:20 PM ET and can be watched on Bally Sports South. Join us and discuss today’s game below!

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Atlanta adds a mammoth nose tackle candidate with their last pick. The Atlanta Falcons said they wanted to add young defensive backs, and perhaps they’ll do so via free agency and undrafted free agents. What they wanted to add via the draft, apparently, was help for their defensive front. They capped off this class with their final selection, the 6’5”, 315 pound Zion Logue out of Georgia. He’s a big, big player, and that size and strength is going to earn him a look as a reserve for Atlanta in the coming years. What scouting reports note is that Logue, who only became a full-time starter in his final season at Georgia, needs work on technique in order to take full advantage of that size and strength. He has the tools necessary to be an extremely useful run stopper up front for Atlanta and definitely improved in his final season in college, but will likely need more time and refinement to carve out anything larger than a small early down role occupying blockers. Logue joins a rebuilt front and will have the luxury of time to develop, and if he does, he could be an extremely interesting player for the Falcons. At worst, though, the team added another depth piece to a group that suddenly looks far stronger and deeper than it did heading into the week.

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Travis d’Arnaud starts at catcher, batting eighth ahead of Jarred Kelenic. As the Braves aim to claim the series win against Cleveland at home, check out the game preview with information on the pitching matchup. The Braves are rolling with their regular lineup vs a right-handed pitcher, as has become customary in the Snitker era. Arcia bats sixth, Harris bats seventh, Travis d’Arnaud starts at catcher and bats eighth, and Jarred Kelenic bats ninth. I would expect Chadwick Tromp to get the start tomorrow in the day game for the series finale. Putting on for the city #BravesCountry pic.twitter.com/JRRlspt0Tg— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) April 27, 2024 Meanwhile the Guardians shuffled their lineup a bit coming from the left-handed Sale to the right-handed Morton starting for the Braves. Andres Gimenez rejoins the lineup batting second, dropping Tyler Freeman to sixth. Will Brennan joins the lineup, starting in right field, as Bo Naylor starts at catcher and Estevan Florial starts at DH. Boys back to battle.#ForTheLand pic.twitter.com/XXLRCrQUnH— Cleveland Guardians (@CleGuardians) April 27, 2024 Jose Ramirez has gotten off to a relatively slow start this season and has needed some BABIP luck for it to not look any worse. Hopefully Charlie can help him continue that slow start and if he can, the Braves should feel pretty good about holding down the Cleveland offense. Saturday’s game is scheduled to begin a 7:20 p.m. ET and can be seen on Bally Sports South.