This season has been a rough one for Falcons fans. Because we’re riding high on a 2-game winning streak, it’s fair to ask “what if?” What if Dan Quinn hadn’t taken over as defensive coordinator? What if Raheem Morris wasn’t inexplicably relegated to coaching wide receivers?
It’s Week 12, so we have limited options. We can try to make sense of the sudden turnaround ad nauseum or we can move forward and hope the first half of the season was an anomaly. The latter sets up a scenario where a complete tear down doesn’t have to happen.