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Burning 2019 Falcons questions: Where will the defensive improvements come from?

As we continue to think about the 2019 Atlanta Falcons and what’s coming down the pike, let’s focus in on the defense overall and what’s possible going ahead.

After a very sound 2017 season that saw the team’s young defensive stars like Grady Jarrett, Deion Jones, Keanu Neal, Ricardo Allen and De’Vondre Campbell come into their own in major ways and the defensive line actually sack the quarterback, the unit plummeted in 2018 thanks to injuries and questionable roster decisions.

In 2019, the team made some noticeable changes to help fix the defensive woes.