After the 2016 NFL season, the Falcons were looking at how to battle back from a Super Bowl that didn’t go quite as planned. The rebuilding defense failed to slow down a late-game comeback that we won’t talk about now, so it makes sense that Dan Quinn and Thomas Dimitroff focused on defensive help in the offseason help.
Up against the cap, the Falcons made a solid move by adding former Pro Bowl defensive tackle Dontari Poe on a one-year deal as their premier move in free agency.