theProf Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 New Falcons coach Dan Quinn off to quick startBy GEORGE HENRY (Associated Press) AP - Sports FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) -- New Falcons coach Dan Quinn did more than just say hello to his players in the first team meeting this week.Quinn used the get-together to hand out individual ''point of attack'' tapes, showing each player what he does well in technique and what part of his game needs extra work.Since replacing Mike Smith on Feb. 2, Quinn has looked forward to the first meeting, and he says it met expectations.Quinn says player turnout at the voluntary offseason conditioning program ''has been great'' as the veterans and assistant coaches have met to discuss new offensive and defensive playbooks.''That's what this week is about - not only the scheme we're doing but also a way for us to connect with these guys,'' Quinn said, ''and talk about some specific, detailed things that each of them can have some focus to improve on.''Quinn's primary task is to rebuild a defense that ranked last in total yards allowed, third-down efficiency and sacks and ranked sixth-worst in scoring.In Quinn, Atlanta gets a respected coordinator who helped Seattle win a Super Bowl and a two NFC titles the last two seasons with the league's top defense.Quinn believes the Falcons have filled big personnel holes with free-agent signings of outside linebackers Brooks Reed and Justin Durant. He hopes to land a pass-rushing end with the No. 8 overall pick later this month.''At that position, it comes down to speed and length and that effort to keep relentlessly going, that's what makes the really elite pass rushers the great ones,'' Quinn said. ''Those hands, that effort, that mindset.''The Falcons' offense does not likewise need a major rebuilding. There's stability at quarterback with Pro Bowl quarterback Matt Ryan and receiver Julio Jones, and Quinn brought in coordinator Kyle Shanahan to rebuild the inconsistent running game.Quinn's approach with all of his players, though, is entirely upbeat - ''have the best offseason you've ever had'' - and Ryan says the excitability of his new boss is infectious.''I've really enjoyed getting to know him as a person,'' Ryan said. ''He's got great energy. He's awesome here in the building. It's not that difficult of a transition because Dan has made it easy for everybody and made it exciting day in and day out.''The Falcons' 10-22 record over the last two years ended Smith's seven-season tenure.Atlanta accomplished some of its best seasons under Smith, earning four playoff appearances, two division titles and ending the franchise's 44-year history without consecutive winning seasons.But the Falcons went from elite to dysfunctional after finishing the 2012 season 10 yards shy of the Super Bowl.In Quinn's world, none of that matters today. After all, he remembers hearing the Seahawks talk of their pain of losing in the NFC divisional round three seasons ago when Ryan drove the Falcons into range for Matt Bryant's game-winning field goal at the Georgia Dome.Quinn and his mentor, Seattle head coach Pete Carroll, used that disappointment to help the Seahawks become Super Bowl champs the next year.''The players - they absolutely feel the energy the coaches can bring into the building ?and onto the practice field, into the meeting room,'' Quinn said. ''For us to be the best functioning staff in the world, we've got to be tight. So that's our challenge and our goal to see how we close we can get to be at our best for the players.''http://sports.yahoo.com/news/falcons-coach-dan-quinn-off-quick-start-230032019--nfl.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clownorg Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Quinn believes the Falcons have filled big personnel holes with free-agent signings of outside linebackers Brooks Reed and Justin Durant. He hopes to land a pass-rushing end with the No. 8 overall pick later this month.Now can y'all ****in stop with the Gurley threads already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xskyx Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Quinn believes the Falcons have filled big personnel holes with free-agent signings of outside linebackers Brooks Reed and Justin Durant. He hopes to land a pass-rushing end with the No. 8 overall pick later this month.Now can y'all ****in stop with the Gurley threads alreadySo... Gurlie to Atlantie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis York Morgan Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Quinn used the get-together to hand out individual ''point of attack'' tapes, showing each player what he does well in technique and what part of his game needs extra work.That must've taken an insane amount of time to put together. I know they said that he was obsessive in the film room but...dang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonDaLuvMaker Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 So... Gurlie to Atlantie?Beaslie to Atlantie????Ray to Atlantay????Dupree to Atlantee??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHEC Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Quinn believes the Falcons have filled big personnel holes with free-agent signings of outside linebackers Brooks Reed and Justin Durant. He hopes to land a pass-rushing end with the No. 8 overall pick later this month.Now can y'all ****in stop with the Gurley threads alreadyQuinn not doing the picking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonDaLuvMaker Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Quinn not doing the picking.I bet that he will have an influence in the pick though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfalconsp Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Unless that came separate from the interview yesterday, I don't see anywhere where he says that he is going to go pass rusher at 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis York Morgan Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I think the assistant coaches helped, plus any interns they could make do the grunt work. Yeah, that's fair tbh. Totally unrealistic otherwise. Just getting unintentionally excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvinthemartian Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 For some of the players, the "what you do well" portion of the tape was probably pretty small lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Doktor Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 That must've taken an insane amount of time to put together. I know they said that he was obsessive in the film room but...dang.That's freaking awesome. Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLsuperfan247 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 ''At that position, it comes down to speed and length and that effort to keep relentlessly going, that's what makes the really elite pass rushers the great ones,'' Quinn said. ''Those hands, that effort, that mindset.''Out of Beasley, Ray and Dupree. I only see one with all of these qualities that are even worth the 8th overall pick and thats Beasley. Ray has the high motor and the relentless pass rush. But he doesn't have the length or plays with the length has. Dupree should be a second round pick, the tape iv seen of him is similar to the pass rushers that are graded second round prospects.they all are good in there own way but it all depends on how coach Quinn wants to run his defense. You have a solid defensive line that gets a little bit of pressure from different areas of the line. You have a marque pass rusher that teams have to game plan against. You have and Average overall defense with no name defensive players that make plays every now and then but grow together as a unit and remain balanced. We dont know what coach Quinn wants. He even said that he doesn't want to turn the falcons into the Seahawks. Ill just wait and see what he wants to do. This guessing game is getting old and i wish we had more but thats what they was the fans to do is wait and see. I know its a long off season but repetitively writing the same posts makes it even longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Power I Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Unless that came separate from the interview yesterday, I don't see anywhere where he says that he is going to go pass rusher at 8.Exactly, you won't find a quote saying He expects a pass rusher at 8, regardless of how likely it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trubirdfan4life Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I bet that he will have an influence in the pick though.definitely...blank trusts quinns eye on building his team. thats why he gave quinn final say over the 53 man roster. pioli does all the research and quinn will make the decision on guys, backed up by TD, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Maguire Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 ''At that position, it comes down to speed and length and that effort to keep relentlessly going, that's what makes the really elite pass rushers the great ones,'' Quinn said. ''Those hands, that effort, that mindset.''Out of Beasley, Ray and Dupree. I only see one with all of these qualities that are even worth the 8th overall pick and thats Beasley. Ray has the high motor and the relentless pass rush. But he doesn't have the length or plays with the length has. Dupree should be a second round pick, the tape iv seen of him is similar to the pass rushers that are graded second round prospects.they all are good in there own way but it all depends on how coach Quinn wants to run his defense. You have a solid defensive line that gets a little bit of pressure from different areas of the line. You have a marque pass rusher that teams have to game plan against. You have and Average overall defense with no name defensive players that make plays every now and then but grow together as a unit and remain balanced. We dont know what coach Quinn wants. He even said that he doesn't want to turn the falcons into the Seahawks. Ill just wait and see what he wants to do. This guessing game is getting old and i wish we had more but thats what they was the fans to do is wait and see. I know its a long off season but repetitively writing the same posts makes it even longer.Actually Ray has all of those qualities. Beasley doesn't have the desired length. Ray is as relentless a player as you will ever see and has an insanely explosive first step. He can't bend as well and is not as polished with his moves.I'm interested to know what effect his toe injury had on his pro day numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon Ben Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Quinn not doing the picking.Stop it. Just stop it. TD is going to pick the guy Quinn wants. Just ******* stop it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theProf Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 Unless that came separate from the interview yesterday, I don't see anywhere where he says that he is going to go pass rusher at 8.That particular quote or indication was not part of Quinn's official presser. However, Quinn had to clearly communicate to the AP writer, George Henry, that he was hoping to draft a pass-rushing DE at #8, or otherwise a reputable writer could not have included that indication in his article. The writer was stating a fact as he perceived it from Quinn, not the writer's own opinion, which is clear from how that sentence was worded in the article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Beaslie to Atlantie????Ray to Atlantay????Dupree to Atlantee???Gregory to Atlantee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primetime Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Actually Ray has all of those qualities. Beasley doesn't have the desired length. Ray is as relentless a player as you will ever see and has an insanely explosive first step. He can't bend as well and is not as polished with his moves.I'm interested to know what effect his toe injury had on his pro day numbers.Tbh Ray doesn't have the length. Only Gregory fits all three imho. Not saying he'll be the pick but it fits that criteria better than Ray, Vic or Dupree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozer Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Gregory to Atlantee.What took you so long? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFanSince1970 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Beaslie to Atlantie???? Ray to Atlantay???? Dupree to Atlantee???Gurley is gonna run over every one of em in a Pantie suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonDaLuvMaker Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Gregory to Atlantee.Tried to find another way to say Atlanta with Gregory, couldn't come up with one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 What took you so long?I'm kinda slow, but eventually I get there...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis York Morgan Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Tbh Ray doesn't have the length. Only Gregory fits all three imho. Not saying he'll be the pick but it fits that criteria better than Ray, Vic or Dupree.Has 33" arms. Longer than Beasley and Dupree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockerfalcon Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Gregee to atlantee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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