The Senior Bowl is upon us and with it comes an emotion that Atlanta Falcons fans are all too familiar with: Hope.
Now, hope is a complicated emotion, because with it comes expectation. And if there’s one thing that you don’t put on a young, developing quarterback, it’s expectations. Even if Michael Penix, Jr. seems more than mature enough to handle them.
To take some of the load off him, this defense has to be more productive than the lifeless unit that limped out there in 2024. With the hire of new defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, there looks to be more of a focus on getting more explosive play out of the defense.