Hang in there, son. You guys have a good team. And you know what you’re doing. You guys will be back fighting for it.
Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn said those are the words his father would have relayed to him leading into the 2017 NFL season. He’s sure of it, but he can only imagine that conversation with his father, who died at 83 on June 15, 2016, following a bout with a brain tumor.
Jim Quinn remains alive in Dan Quinn’s heart. That’s why the devastation of blowing a 28-3 lead in a 34-28 overtime Super Bowl loss to New England is a little easier to cope with these days.