"Falcons Pro Bowl wide receiver Roddy White was so moved by the team's trade that enabled them to draft wide receiver Julio Jones that he made a 52-second video welcoming Jones to Atlanta.

White, who led the NFL in catches with 115 last season, posted the video on his website roddywhite.tv. It was titled, "Roddy welcomes Julio to the ATL: A draft day welcome from Roddy to Julio Jones."

"I'm excited about our pick," White said. "We moved up. We got Julio Jones. I can't want to see him. [I] can't wait to get him on the squad. [I] can't wait to interact with the young man. Welcome to the NFL."

White also noted that a part of Jones' rookie chores will be to provide him with doughnuts on Fridays and cheeseburgers on Wednesdays.

Jones had not seen the video yet, but when told of his assignment he looked at coach Mike Smith and said, "I better write that down."

No change in philosophy

Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff, Sporting News' two-time NFL executive of the year, didn't see the trade as a deviation from his build-through-the-draft-first philosophy.

He believes the team has enough developing young players who will continue to improve. He stressed that the Falcons needed an impact player from this draft. If he had kept the picks, he would have merely added more young and unproven talent to an already young roster.

ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper had listed the Falcons' top need as a defensive end. So why didn't they go after one of the defensive ends when they moved up?"