Falcons top offseason moves: #3 Adding versatility on defense
A static defense is against Dan Quinn’s vision. Quinn wants players who can light up the backfield on one play and sink into coverage on another. One position isn’t enough, and Atlanta’s 2016 defense will feature a number of moving parts.
Perhaps the most intriguing is second-year Vic Beasley. For the Falcons to climb the ladder defensively, Beasley must too accelerate his development. The former eighth-overall pick must adjust to his position switch, now operating at linebacker in the base defense.
Quinn wants to put Beasley in a prime position to succeed.