Atlanta Falcons coach Raheem Morris was at the podium last fall at the team's practice facility in Flowery Branch, Georgia. Like many of Morris' news conferences, the topic of the team's pass rush came up. The Falcons have struggled in that area for years -- with 30 fewer sacks than any other team in the NFL since 2019.
Morris, a Super Bowl-winning defensive coordinator, was asked about his pass-rush philosophy and how it still comes down to personnel.
"Really, you need two [guys]," Morris said.
In the draft last month, the Falcons went out and almost followed Morris' viewpoint to a tee: They drafted two edge rushers in the first round in Jalon Walker out of Georgia and Tennessee's James Pearce Jr.