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Quarterbacks: Joe Burrow leads class | Top 10 AJC’s 2020 POSITION BY POSITION DRAFT SERIES “We know we need leaders there, as well, right, because that’s a position that we need to make sure someone has the leadership ability to not only get the guys going and get the morale up, but also make sure that they’re passing along the right information,” Dimitroff said. The Falcons like to see some intangibles to go along with the speed they covet at their linebacker spots. I think that’s - again, continuing to look there, continuing to build will always be important for us at the linebacker spot.” “(Coach) Dan (Quinn) has a really good understanding of what he expects from this linebacker group.
“In our minds, we have one of the best linebacker coaches in the league,” Dimitroff said. » MORE: Versatility will help Isaiah Simmons at next level “We feel like through some of our acquisitions in free agency and potentially continuing to look in the draft that we’re going to be in a good spot.”įalcons linebacker coach Jeff Ulbrich, who helped find Deion Jones, former Falcon Duke Riley and Campbell, will be involved in the evaluations. “We’ll continue to build around the linebacker group,” Dimitroff said. While they believe Foye Oluokun is ready to step in, they are still thin at linebacker. Linebacker search: The Falcons lost linebacker De'Vondre Campbell, who was a fourth-round pick in 2016, in free agency. » ALSO: Review all of Thomas Dimitroff's 86 Falcons draft picksģ.
“We are still doing some minor adjustments and massaging, as we call it.” “Our board is set, yeah, it’s set,” Dimitroff said.