Dating back to his days as the defensive coordinator at the University of Florida, Dan Quinn has been known to tinker with lineups and personnel groupings along the defensive line. As the offseason has progressed, there have been four major moves along the defensive line:
3. Vic Beasley moving from LEO (weakside defensive end) to SAM (strongside linebacker).
These four moves need to be looked through the lens of the two prominent personnel groupings the Falcons will feature this year: the "base defense" which is the 4-3 Under and the Nickel defense.
Let's take a look at the 4-3 Under to get a clearer picture of where the shuffling begins.