When Dan Quinn first arrived in Atlanta back in 2015, Ron Parker was one of the rumored apples of his eye. Parker emerged early on as a potential free agent target for Atlanta, which at the time was quietly planning to break in Ricardo Allen at safety and had William Moore at the other safety spot, and it was a mild surprise when they didn’t end up landing him.
Fast forward three seasons and Quinn is established as one of the better Falcons coaches ever, having helped pilot Atlanta to just its second Super Bowl bid and fresh off a weirdly disappointing season that saw the Falcons make it to the Divisional Round.