How Will New Head Coach Dan Quinn Rebuild the Falcons’ Pathetic Pass Rush?

February 4, 2015   ·   Gary Davenport   ·   Jump to comments

It's the dawn of a new age for the Atlanta Falcons, who named former Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn as the franchise's 16th head coach Tuesday.
It's hardly a surprise that the Falcons went the defensive route at head coach. It's on that side of the ball where they desperately need to turn things around.
And Quinn's first order of business needs to be finding the Falcons a pass rush, because in recent years opposing quarterbacks have had enough time in the pocket to have a sandwich and play some Candy Crush.
It isn't hard to figure out why Atlanta had the NFL's worst pass defense in 2014. Last year, the Falcons ranked dead last in the NFC with 22 sacks. By weight of comparison, that's the same amount Justin Houston of the Kansas City Chiefs tallied...
By himself.
In fact, the Falcons haven't ranked inside the top 20 in the NFL in sacks since 2011. The team hasn't finished the season inside the top half of the NFL in that regard since 2008.

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