You can't bring up special teams without mentioning Keith Armstrong, who will be underrated until the day he gets the NFL head coaching job I think he deserves. He's a sterling motivator, someone who always manages to get the most out of the special teams units he coaches, and a man who has turned the Falcons' special teams into the sole consistent performer for this Falcons team.
Really, through the first nine weeks of the season, the story hasn't changed much. There's been a few mistakes and Matt Bryant hasn't been quite the steely-eyed machine we're used to, but special teams is always a strength of this team for a reason.