FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Dan Quinn paused for a second, but the Atlanta Falcons coach eventually came up with a ringing endorsement when asked which player has been his best run defender.
"I would probably say right now -- we play him a lot down in the box -- but I'd say Keanu Neal is very active in the tackles," Quinn said of his rookie first-round draft pick. "We put him down in that spot where he's down close to the line of scrimmage intentionally, where we can try to put him toward where some of the action is.