If the Atlanta Falcons knocked it out of the park on offense with their free agent class, their defensive haul has been much more of a mixed bag.
Much of that can likely be laid at the feet of Raheem Morris and Jimmy Lake, who have cooked up a defense that displays a curious and consistent lack of aggression and playmaking ability that seemingly has infected every player outside of Mike Hughes and Kaden Elliss. But it can also be said that Atlanta’s play to shore up key weaknesses with 30-plus veterans has not panned out the way they had hoped, and that has been part of the reason the defense has been such a letdown throughout the season.