Somehow, it was worse. They just didn’t look like they cared if they lost. Or, somehow even worse, they couldn’t care if they tried.
As much as this columnist is excited about the future of this franchise (a good team having a bad season in the NFL is its own sort of reward), the present doesn’t warrant that.
This version of the Falcons has given up on the 2018 season. Dallas was the end of it, and the last time we’ve seen this team come anywhere near close to playing every down.
ESPN’s Vaughn McClure noted that Dan Quinn said in the press conference that he thought the energy wasn’t always quite where it needed to be.