In a professional sports atmosphere dominated by carefully crafted talking points and coachspeak, candor is a rarity. Too often, post-game press conferences are couched in platitudes and cliches devoid of any real meaning, the true story unfolding behind closed doors — especially after a loss.
Falcons linebacker De’Vondre Campbell shattered that norm after Sunday’s humiliating defeat at the hands of the Browns, offering a glimpse behind the curtain to Atlanta’s inner workings. Beyond all of The Brotherhood jargon lay the plain truth of the matter: The Falcons did not take the Cleveland Browns seriously, and appeared to assume they’d emerge victorious on talent alone.