The preamble isn’t necessary here, because the average Falcons fan has thought a lot about defensive end to this point and is very well aware of the stakes here.
Starters
They’re the same as they have been these last couple of seasons, but both starters are under more pressure.
Vic Beasley is expected to be one of them. Beasley’s 2016 set expectations for a superstar trajectory he just hasn’t followed to this point, putting together a solid but unspectacular 2017 and a largely abysmal 2018 that he rescued by playing a bit by playing well down the stretch.