FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- While the Atlanta Falcons were working hard this offseason to improve their offense, the defense was left with plenty of questions.
Perhaps the most significant additions to the Falcons on that side of the ball will not be putting on pads. Atlanta hired former Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris as its new head coach, and Morris brought Jimmy Lake over from LA to be his defensive coordinator.
Morris has been a respected defense-focused coach in the NFL for more than 20 years and won two Super Bowls as an assistant, one in Los Angeles and one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.