With the offseason slowing down a bit, it’s a fine time to take a closer look at players who didn’t live up to their standards or their promise in 2020, but have a chance to bounce back in 2021. There are several Falcons who belong on this list and several more who were fine last year and could be headed for more significant breakouts in 2021, but I think we can all agree the most logical candidate for this particular writeup is Dante Fowler.
The Falcons elected to keep their front office and coaching staff in place heading into 2020, which put a lot of pressure for a team with a tight budget to win right away.