Let’s be clear about something: The Falcons are not done on the defensive line. Cornerback and the line simply are not finished products, and the draft is likely to yield at least one piece per unit, which means all Quinn’s praise for his current group does need to be taken with a bit of a grain of salt.
That said, the Falcons are also going to have to rely on players they didn’t have to rely on a year ago, a simple bit of reality confirmed by the exits of Adrian Clayborn, Jack Crawford, and Vic Beasley.