In the months ahead, fans will keep untangling the complicated legacies of Dan Quinn and Thomas Dimitroff in ways both concrete and intangible. One of the most tangible ways to talk about what they did while they were here comes from the roster, which is going to be the primary concern of the next coach and general manager to take over.
Let’s start with what the duo left the Falcons on offense, traditionally the calling card of this team over the last decade-plus. Is this still a group with the talent to be elite under a new coach, or has aging, expensive contracts and short-term thinking sapped it of its talent?