The Atlanta Falcons had to sit and wait during Thursday night's opening round of the NFL Draft, but patience seems to have paid off for new general manager Ian Cunningham. After trading their 2026 1st round pick to the LA Rams for the rights to select James Pearce Jr. in 2025, Cunningham was left without a spot in the party on Thursday night. He made up for it on Friday in the second and third rounds. Patience was key for Cunningham as he watched Clemson's Avieon Terrell continue to slide down the board to him at No. 48. Rather than panic buy a couple of spots in the second to move up, he held firm and let Terrell come to him. Terrell was widely considered a first-round talent leading into the draft process, but a dodgy hamstring dogged him before the NFL Combine and again for a private workout in front of NFL scouts . His bad luck was the Falcons' gain, as they were able to get a first-round talent midway through the second round. The draft analysts universally praised the pick by Atlanta.…