So it was February, about 10 months ago, and the Falcons cut a veteran. That vet packed up, and headed down a hallway for the exit. He ran into a younger player, who happened to be in his position group. A little small talk, and as the vet was walking away he nonchalantly said, Hey man, let me grab your number.
Dan Quinn overheard that. The fact two teammates in the same position group didn’t have each other’s phone numbers told him all he needed to know.
“At that point, I knew we weren’t there yet,” the head coach said from the facility late Wednesday afternoon.