FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. – The net will be wide, the options potentially plentiful. This is how the Atlanta Falcons are approaching their search for a new defensive coordinator, one started Monday after Dean Pees announced his retirement.
There was a thought the Pees-Falcons relationship might last at least three seasons, as that’s what Pees was contractually signed to in 2021, but things happen -- from a season-long cold Pees referenced in his retirement news conference to his desire to spend more time with his family.
What might the Falcons might be looking for in Pees’ successor?