It’s been easy to overlook the Falcons’ interior linebacking group this offseason because of the team’s outlook at other positions. Although the loss of Foye Oluokun, the NFL’s leading tackler last season, in free agency certainly hurt, the team’s non-edge group of linebackers is a really intriguing bunch.
Given the prioritization of pass rushing for the outside linebackers, the inside group has a little bit of a different role than it did under Dan Quinn. In addition to holding up in coverage, a necessity in today’s NFL, these interior guys need to be able to take on blockers more frequently and able to quickly react to changing gap assignments up front.