The Falcons were not killed by depth issues alone the past two seasons, but certainly the lack of compelling Plan Bs ended up having an impact on their seasons. Think relying heavily on Jordan Richards at safety in 2018, or the offensive line carousel in 2019, and you’ll probably painfully remember exactly what I mean.
That’s hat makes the Falcons 2020 offseason so striking. With jobs on the line in 2020 and the cap inevitably being dynamited in 2021, the team went ahead and landed a couple of big names in Dante Fowler Jr.