Is Kerney worth a 3rd or 7th round pick for the Falcons?

Tomorrow Atlanta will find out what sort of compensatory pick it will get for the loss of Patrick Kerney.

It appears that Atlanta will probably get either a 3rd round compensation pick, if Marcus Wilkins does NOT count as a “qualified” free agent signing, or a 7th round pick if Marcus Wilkins does count as a qualified free agent.

Obviously an extra 3rd round selection is worth a whole lot more than an extra 7th round pick. The Falcons need draft picks, so hopefully like the coin toss draft tie breaker, the compensatory formula will also go in our favor. Getting an extra 3rd round pick would make the potential for this draft even more bright, while an extra 7th is just a more expensive version of a undrafted free agent.

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