The Atlanta Falcons offense embodies the NFL truism “speed kills.” And for defenses facing an attack spearheaded by aliens like Julio Jones, a lack of speed kills.
That is a self-inflicted wound.
The totem of that failure for the Green Bay defense is Quinten Rollins, the former basketball player who showed off instincts and playmaking ability as a rookie before an injury derailed his first season.
Another injury in 2016 shot his confidence, and possibly some of his explosiveness. A guy who ran 4.57 at the combine and was in the bottom quartile of change-of-direction athletic drills can’t afford that kind of falloff.